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Many of our childhood days were filled with scary tales thanks to R.L. Stine‘s Goosebumps series. Hopefully, it’s something that we can share with the next generation. Earlier this year Scholastic released three new books of the Goosebumps series, but there’s more to come. R.L. Stine announced during an interview with Medium that at least 6 new books are on there way. I don’t think authors retire,” Stine told Medium when asked about retiring, “I think of Robert B. Parker, who just dropped dead on the keyboard. I think that’s the way to go. Anyway, I just signed on to do six more Goosebumps books.” The Goosebumps movie franchise has added a sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, from Sony Pictures, which arrives in theaters on October 12, 2018. Jack Black is back, reprising his role as R.L. Stine.
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Jim Ojala has made quite a name for himself in the special effects world working on films like Where the Wild Things Are, Thor, Pacific Rim, and many others. Now, Ojala is making a name for himself as a writer/director of Strange Nature. I spoke with Jim about his eco-horror film and more and I have to say I was left very impressed with both his talent and his determination, he has spent the past fifteen years building up to make this film. Between its message, great story, and the talented cast it’s a winner in our book. In Strange Nature, by moving in with her estranged hermit father in the backwoods of a small town, Kim (Lisa Sheridan, “The 4400”) and son Brody find themselves in the middle of a horrendous phenomenon where deadly offspring mutations spread from animals to humans.” Based on true unsolved outbreaks of wildlife mutations, Strange Nature marks the directorial debut of FX master James
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Coming tomorrow (September 28th, 2018) Xbox One fans will be able to play the horror gaming experience, “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” as it arrives at the console but it’s not coming alone! “Amnesia Collection” will include all three titles from the series including the DLC story “Amnesia: Justine”, and the sequel “Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs”. The first person horror game takes players on a journey into madness as players must balance keeping the protagonist’s sanity level down while trying to explore their surroundings, having to rely on tinderboxes (matches) and lamp oil (for your trusty lamp) to light the way and help you feel safe. There’s a twist to the game’s arrival on XB1 as it will include a new difficulty mode for “Amnesia: The Dark Descent”, a hard mode. Normal gameplay is challenging enough but the developers are upping the ante. In hard mode: – Manual saves only, and saving costs four tinderboxes. – Oil and tinderboxes are
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Strap in and get ready to witness the terror that is Hell Fest…in theaters TOMORROW! Sign your waiver and enter… From director Gregory Plotkin, the filmmaker behind Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and editor of Get Out, comes this twisted tale about a masked serial killer who turns a horror-themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show. Written by Seth M. Sherwood, Hell Fest stars Amy Forsyth (Rise), Reign Edwards (Snowfall), Bex Taylor-Klaus (The Killing), Christian James (Nashville), Roby Attal (The Long Road Home), Matt Mercurio (Black Lightning), and horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman). In the film, “College student Natalie (Forsyth) is visiting her childhood best friend Brooke (Edwards) and her roommate Taylor (Taylor-Klaus). If it was any other time of year these three and their boyfriends might be heading to a concert or bar, but it is Halloween which
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Death won’t stop a bullied teen from getting revenge in the two new killer clips from Johnny Gruesome (review). High school students Eric Carter and Johnny Grissom are best friends. Johnny is a heavy metal rebel nicknamed “Johnny Gruesome” by his classmates. When Johnny is murdered while on a drunken joyride, his killer persuades Eric and Johnny’s girlfriend to help him make the murder look like an accidental death. Johnny returns from the grave as a murderous, wisecracking zombie hell-bent on revenge. Based on the award-winning novel by director Gregory Lamberson (interview), also behind Slime City, Killer Rack, Johnny Gruesome stars Anthony De La Torre (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Byron Brown II, and Michael DeLorenzo. Johnny Gruesome arrives on VOD October 16, 2018, and on DVD January 1, 2019, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Decades TV Network is going viewers a real treat, starting Halloween week on Monday, October 29 at 12 AM Eastern, Barnabas Collins returns in 260 episodes of “Dark Shadows“. Decades will start airing 260 episodes of the drama featuring the guilt-ridden, 175-year-old vampire as he made his first appearance, which originally aired on April 18, 1967. Since first airing on ABC-TV from 1966-71, the horror soap opera found its own unique place in TV immortality that had fans running home from school to catch each episode. With its alluring tales of Gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, “Dark Shadows” earned the reputation as being one of the most unusual and enduring programs in broadcasting history. Now, viewers can relive the thrills and chills every weeknight on Decades. Mixing high camp and Gothic horror into the moribund soap formula, “Dark Shadows” quickly gathered a fanatical audience so large that TV Guide called the series one of the 25 greatest cult shows of
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Screambox subscribers, slip on your PJ’s, grab a bag of popcorn, settle in, and get ready for a major binge, Terror Films has just unleashed thirty genre films on the streaming service Screambox– a TV4 Entertainment company. Screambox is one of the leading streaming services dedicated to bringing a wide variety of diverse genre films to diehard horror fans so this partnership was a no brainer for us,” stated Terror Films President, Joe Dain. The films will include some of Terror Film‘s top performing titles and critically acclaimed documentaries including Stephen Cognetti’s original terror-fueled Hell House LLC, the horror anthology Patient Seven, the exciting Dead Body and the in-depth documentary Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary, and many more. Also included will be a number of newer titles such as Justin Seaman’s ‘80s throwback slasher The Barn and the mysterious What the Waters Left Behind. The full slate of films is available in the calendar and at Screambox.
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Rym Games is bringing a whole new level of terror to the Psychological Horror genre in gaming with “The Conjuring House” (no way related to the film series) that came out on September 25th. The developers wanted to take a different approach to tell the game’s story by not focusing so much on the violence and gore but having the players in a constant state of panic with the random unscripted encounters with the game’s antagonists. “The Conjuring House” will take players to a haunted house where from start to finish you’ll be in a constant state of panic as non-linear progression to the story will spell out unpredictable encounters with enemies while you look over your should constantly to avoid being discovered by the demonic entity of a woman with murderous intent! Players take on the role of the sole survivor of an investigative team sent to uncover what led to the death of the owner of the Atkinson
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Aneesh Chagnaty‘s social media thriller Searching is headed your way just in time for Halloween. Even though it had a limited release it’s already getting rave reviews from critics and viewers alike, even being declared Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes with a 93% score. John Cho stars as a father whose daughter mysteriously disappears. During his desperate hunt for her, he turns to her computer and social media to attempt to find answers. Debra Messing, Michelle La, and Joseph Lee also star. Sara Sohn, Melissa Disney, and Connor McRaith co-star. Searching will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD on October 30, 2018, from Sony.
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SyFy’s hit series “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” has unveiled its first trailer and it’s creepy as hell, leading us to believe it will the show’s darkest season yet. Created by Nick Antosca, “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” is directed by Evan Katz (Cheap Thrills) and stars Brandon Scott (Blair Witch), Maria Sten (Straight Outta Compton), Steven Robertson (Elementary), Troy James (The Strain), Steven Weber (Wings) and Barbara Crampton (You’re Next). This season, “Newlyweds Jillian and Tom, who have each brought secrets into their marriage. When they discover a strange door in their basement, those secrets start to threaten their relationship and their lives.” Unlike the previous seasons, “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” will premiere miniseries style beginning October 26th and will run through the 31st as part of SyFy’s 31 Days of Halloween.
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Many of our childhood days were filled with scary tales thanks to R.L. Stine‘s Goosebumps series. Hopefully, it’s something that we can share with the next generation. Earlier this year Scholastic released three new books of the Goosebumps series, but there’s more to come. R.L. Stine announced during an interview with Medium that at least 6 new books are on there way. I don’t think authors retire,” Stine told Medium when asked about retiring, “I think of Robert B. Parker, who just dropped dead on the keyboard. I think that’s the way to go. Anyway, I just signed on to do six more Goosebumps books.” The Goosebumps movie franchise has added a sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, from Sony Pictures, which arrives in theaters on October 12, 2018. Jack Black is back, reprising his role as R.L. Stine.
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Jim Ojala has made quite a name for himself in the special effects world working on films like Where the Wild Things Are, Thor, Pacific Rim, and many others. Now, Ojala is making a name for himself as a writer/director of Strange Nature. I spoke with Jim about his eco-horror film and more and I have to say I was left very impressed with both his talent and his determination, he has spent the past fifteen years building up to make this film. Between its message, great story, and the talented cast it’s a winner in our book. In Strange Nature, by moving in with her estranged hermit father in the backwoods of a small town, Kim (Lisa Sheridan, “The 4400”) and son Brody find themselves in the middle of a horrendous phenomenon where deadly offspring mutations spread from animals to humans.” Based on true unsolved outbreaks of wildlife mutations, Strange Nature marks the directorial debut of FX master James
Continue reading →
GamingNewsParanormalProduct
Coming tomorrow (September 28th, 2018) Xbox One fans will be able to play the horror gaming experience, “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” as it arrives at the console but it’s not coming alone! “Amnesia Collection” will include all three titles from the series including the DLC story “Amnesia: Justine”, and the sequel “Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs”. The first person horror game takes players on a journey into madness as players must balance keeping the protagonist’s sanity level down while trying to explore their surroundings, having to rely on tinderboxes (matches) and lamp oil (for your trusty lamp) to light the way and help you feel safe. There’s a twist to the game’s arrival on XB1 as it will include a new difficulty mode for “Amnesia: The Dark Descent”, a hard mode. Normal gameplay is challenging enough but the developers are upping the ante. In hard mode: – Manual saves only, and saving costs four tinderboxes. – Oil and tinderboxes are
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsTrailers
Strap in and get ready to witness the terror that is Hell Fest…in theaters TOMORROW! Sign your waiver and enter… From director Gregory Plotkin, the filmmaker behind Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and editor of Get Out, comes this twisted tale about a masked serial killer who turns a horror-themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show. Written by Seth M. Sherwood, Hell Fest stars Amy Forsyth (Rise), Reign Edwards (Snowfall), Bex Taylor-Klaus (The Killing), Christian James (Nashville), Roby Attal (The Long Road Home), Matt Mercurio (Black Lightning), and horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman). In the film, “College student Natalie (Forsyth) is visiting her childhood best friend Brooke (Edwards) and her roommate Taylor (Taylor-Klaus). If it was any other time of year these three and their boyfriends might be heading to a concert or bar, but it is Halloween which
Continue reading →
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Death won’t stop a bullied teen from getting revenge in the two new killer clips from Johnny Gruesome (review). High school students Eric Carter and Johnny Grissom are best friends. Johnny is a heavy metal rebel nicknamed “Johnny Gruesome” by his classmates. When Johnny is murdered while on a drunken joyride, his killer persuades Eric and Johnny’s girlfriend to help him make the murder look like an accidental death. Johnny returns from the grave as a murderous, wisecracking zombie hell-bent on revenge. Based on the award-winning novel by director Gregory Lamberson (interview), also behind Slime City, Killer Rack, Johnny Gruesome stars Anthony De La Torre (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Byron Brown II, and Michael DeLorenzo. Johnny Gruesome arrives on VOD October 16, 2018, and on DVD January 1, 2019, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
Continue reading →
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Decades TV Network is going viewers a real treat, starting Halloween week on Monday, October 29 at 12 AM Eastern, Barnabas Collins returns in 260 episodes of “Dark Shadows“. Decades will start airing 260 episodes of the drama featuring the guilt-ridden, 175-year-old vampire as he made his first appearance, which originally aired on April 18, 1967. Since first airing on ABC-TV from 1966-71, the horror soap opera found its own unique place in TV immortality that had fans running home from school to catch each episode. With its alluring tales of Gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, “Dark Shadows” earned the reputation as being one of the most unusual and enduring programs in broadcasting history. Now, viewers can relive the thrills and chills every weeknight on Decades. Mixing high camp and Gothic horror into the moribund soap formula, “Dark Shadows” quickly gathered a fanatical audience so large that TV Guide called the series one of the 25 greatest cult shows of
Continue reading →
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Screambox subscribers, slip on your PJ’s, grab a bag of popcorn, settle in, and get ready for a major binge, Terror Films has just unleashed thirty genre films on the streaming service Screambox– a TV4 Entertainment company. Screambox is one of the leading streaming services dedicated to bringing a wide variety of diverse genre films to diehard horror fans so this partnership was a no brainer for us,” stated Terror Films President, Joe Dain. The films will include some of Terror Film‘s top performing titles and critically acclaimed documentaries including Stephen Cognetti’s original terror-fueled Hell House LLC, the horror anthology Patient Seven, the exciting Dead Body and the in-depth documentary Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary, and many more. Also included will be a number of newer titles such as Justin Seaman’s ‘80s throwback slasher The Barn and the mysterious What the Waters Left Behind. The full slate of films is available in the calendar and at Screambox.
Continue reading →
GamingIndieNewsParanormalProduct
Rym Games is bringing a whole new level of terror to the Psychological Horror genre in gaming with “The Conjuring House” (no way related to the film series) that came out on September 25th. The developers wanted to take a different approach to tell the game’s story by not focusing so much on the violence and gore but having the players in a constant state of panic with the random unscripted encounters with the game’s antagonists. “The Conjuring House” will take players to a haunted house where from start to finish you’ll be in a constant state of panic as non-linear progression to the story will spell out unpredictable encounters with enemies while you look over your should constantly to avoid being discovered by the demonic entity of a woman with murderous intent! Players take on the role of the sole survivor of an investigative team sent to uncover what led to the death of the owner of the Atkinson
Continue reading →
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Aneesh Chagnaty‘s social media thriller Searching is headed your way just in time for Halloween. Even though it had a limited release it’s already getting rave reviews from critics and viewers alike, even being declared Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes with a 93% score. John Cho stars as a father whose daughter mysteriously disappears. During his desperate hunt for her, he turns to her computer and social media to attempt to find answers. Debra Messing, Michelle La, and Joseph Lee also star. Sara Sohn, Melissa Disney, and Connor McRaith co-star. Searching will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD on October 30, 2018, from Sony.
Continue reading →
NewsStreaming TVTrailers
SyFy’s hit series “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” has unveiled its first trailer and it’s creepy as hell, leading us to believe it will the show’s darkest season yet. Created by Nick Antosca, “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” is directed by Evan Katz (Cheap Thrills) and stars Brandon Scott (Blair Witch), Maria Sten (Straight Outta Compton), Steven Robertson (Elementary), Troy James (The Strain), Steven Weber (Wings) and Barbara Crampton (You’re Next). This season, “Newlyweds Jillian and Tom, who have each brought secrets into their marriage. When they discover a strange door in their basement, those secrets start to threaten their relationship and their lives.” Unlike the previous seasons, “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” will premiere miniseries style beginning October 26th and will run through the 31st as part of SyFy’s 31 Days of Halloween.
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