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On Friday, September 14th Universal Studios rolled out the red carpet for the opening night celebration of “Halloween Horror Nights”! Filmmaker Jason Blum (The First Purge, Insidious, Get Out) and actress Lex Scott Davis (The First Purge) walked the carpet. This year’s frightening maze lineup includes The First Purge, based on Universal Picture’s blockbuster thriller, which arrived on Digital this week. Producer Jason Blum (left) and cast member Lex Scott Davis (right) celebrate the upcoming release of “The First Purge” at the opening of Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Halloween Horror Nights” in Universal City, CA. The theme park was overrun by masked attackers seeking to ‘purge’ their grievances on unsuspecting visitors. “Now with the New Founding Fathers of America in charge of America’s political landscape, change is inevitably coming. When Dr. Updale (Marisa Tomei) presents the chance for a risky, theoretical social experiment to become a live phenomenon, The Purge is born. Once Dmitri (Y’Lan Noel) is aware that his hometown
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It’s man versus nature when wrestling superstar John Hennigan and acclaimed actor Stephen Tobolowsky (‘’Silicon Valley’’, ‘’Deadwood’’) play ‘leapfrog’ with mutated amphibians in Ojala Productions’ highly-anticipated eco-thriller Strange Nature, who has just released a new disturbing clip that capture’s every mother’s fear. “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 Ojala (Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Thor, Tron: Legacy) and stars Lisa Sheridan (“Invasion”), Stephen Tobolowsky (Memento), John Hennigan (Minutes to Midnight), Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley), and Carlos Alazraqui (The Funhouse Massacre). In the film, “a children’s hiking group in rural Minnesota discover several live, mutated frogs along a pond. In the same area, a single mother, Kim, and
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“Thousands go missing in the woods every year, never to be seen again. This is what may have happened to some of them…“ Nature Spawns a creature driven by vengeance with the desire to kill in the first trailer for Creature from Cannibal Creek. From director John Migliore (Exorcism of the Dead, Poltergeist Encounters) comes the film that pays homage to the monsters movies of the seventies. The film centers on “a group of cannibals that keep people in cages until they’re ready to be butchered. One of the captives escapes but dies in the surrounding forest. Nature soon takes a hand, reviving the former captive and turning him into a marauding beast.” Creature from Cannibal Creek has now entered into post-production and stars Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith, Simon Wheeldon, Jim Ordolis, Lena Montecalvo, and John Migliore, with cameo appearances by Brett Kelly (My Fair Zombie) and Sébastien Godin (Lycanimator). Juno Award-winning musician, Mike Trebilcock is writing the score for
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Today IFC Midnight announced that it has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Emma Tammi‘s haunting western The Wind. Produced by Soapbox Films and Dive/Conquer, The Wind made its World Premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival to an excited crowd and will screen at Fantastic Fest this weekend. “Director Emma Tammi and writer Teresa Sutherland have embarked on a nightmarish yet empathetic exploration of domestic solitude, skillfully conjuring — in bone-chilling visual and sonic strokes — an indescribable specter that seems to emanate from the abyss of the night itself. Hailed by critics as a femme-centric western and supernatural horror.” Caitlin Gerard (Insidious: The Last Key) stars alongside, Julia Goldani Telles, Ashley Zukerman, Dylan McTee, and Miles Anderson. The Wind also features an array of talented female creatives at the helm and in front of the camera, showcasing work from production designers Hillary and Courtney Andujar, set decorator Elsbeth Mumm along with film editor Alexandra Amick. Emma Tammi’s
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You may have heard of him or at least have seen his cheery black and tan face in the toy aisle at stores, Bendy. Some know who he is and others may not but soon many more will get to know this little guy as he’s coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this October! Don’t let his smiling mug and the whimsical title of his game, “Bendy and the Ink Machine” fool you, the Disneyesque façade of this story is pure horror survival! This first-person episodic game has players taking on the role of retired film animator Henry who has returned to his former employer’s studio. After arriving Henry soon realizes that something is wrong with the studio as there’s no one around, ink is splattered everywhere and the characters from the animated films the studio is famed for are alive, some of which are hell-bent on killing. The fifth and final chapter of “Bendy and the Ink Machine”
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Before Disney got their hands on classic tales like The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and many others, they were dark gruesome legends handed down for generations and told in stories by brilliant writers like the Brothers Grimm. One fairytale classic is going under the frightening transformation this September for Mermaid’s Song. A dark homage to Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid, and starring Game of Thrones’ Iwan Rheon, the film is set during the 1930s depression and tells of young Charlotte, who is struggling to keep the family business afloat. When gangster Randall offers to pay off the family debt – he demands some illegal changes to the business. But Charlotte, like her mother before her, is a mermaid capable of controlling humans with nothing but her voice, which creates a battle between all of those who want Charlotte’s magical powers for themselves. From director Nicholas Humphries, and starring Iwan Rheon, Katelyn Mager, and Brendan Taylor, Mermaid’s Song arrives on digital
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The next installment of SYFY’s hit anthology series “Channel Zero” is set to premiere this October. Titled “Channel Zero: The Dream Door”, we have the first batch of frightening images. Based on the “creepypasta” short story “Hidden Door” by Charlotte Bywater, the series will premiere over six consecutive nights from Friday, October 26 through Halloween Night, Wednesday, October 31 at 11/10c. “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” follows 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. Created by Nick Antosca, “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” is directed by Evan Katz (“Small Crimes,” “Cheap Thrills”) and stars Brandon Scott (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Maria Sten (“Straight Outta Compton”), Steven Robertson (“Elementary”), Troy James (“The Strain”), Steven Weber (“Wings”) and Barbara Crampton (“You’re Next”). Following the premiere on October 26, all 6 episodes will be available on VOD. “Channel Zero: Dream Door”
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Blood Feast (2016) director Marcel Walz has unveiled the trailer for his new film Rootwood, starring Elissa Dowling (Tales of Halloween, Starry Eyes), Tyler Gallant (Alpha Wolf), Sarah French (Ouija House, California Dreaming), Felissa Rose (Victor Crowley, Sleepaway Camp) and Brandon Rhea (Ultimate Justice, Push). In the film, “students Jessica (Dowling) and William (Gallant) are hosting “The Spooky Hour”, a podcast about paranormal phenomena and urban legends. When they are hired by the Hollywood film producer Laura Benott (Rose) to produce a horror documentary about the Curse of the Wooden Devil, they smell a chance to become famous. Together with their friend Erin (French) they enter Rootwood Forest and investigate the area to find out the truth about the wooden devil and his victims.” Ruediger W. Kuemmerle and Amanda Joe Marshall produced with Dominik Jurcaek co-executive producing and Ralf M. Loerwald serving as executive producer. The combination of monster movie and found footage, Rootwood is said to create a unique
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There’s a lot of weird, twisted web series out there. One is the British horror comedy series “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared“, imagine if you will, “Sesame Street” on acid. The dark web series hails from British filmmakers Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling who are bringing their weird series to American TVs, Deadline reports. “A U.S. TV version of the British web series is in the works at Turner’s Super Deluxe Studio. It comes from Blink Industries, producers of the original shorts, and Conan O’Brien’s Conaco. A spec pilot has been produced with plans to shop it to streaming or cable networks.” Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared premiered in 2011 but hasn’t posted a new episode since 2016. Deadline’s released the new thirty-second trailer with their announcement, which is titled “Wakey Wakey”. We see the series premiere sometime next year. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out the web series, but please don’t let your kids watch it.
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AMC has added two stars to the cast of the adaptation of Joe Hill‘s supernatural novel “NOS4A2“. “American Horror Story’s” Zachary Quinto and Ashley Cummings (Hounds of Love) will play the lead roles in the series whose first two episodes will be directed by Kari Skogland (“The Handmaid’s Tale”). In “NOS4A2”, Vic McQueen (Cummings), a young, working-class artist discovers she has a supernatural ability to track the seemingly immortal Charlie Manx (Quinto). Manx feeds off the souls of children, then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – a twisted Christmas Village of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas day and unhappiness is against the law. Vic fights to defeat Manx and rescue his victims but must do so without losing her mind or falling victim to him herself. Produced by AMC Studios in association with Michael Eisner’s Tornante Television, the series was created by Jami O’Brien (Far the Walking Dead) who will serve as the series’ showrunner. “NOS4A2”
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On Friday, September 14th Universal Studios rolled out the red carpet for the opening night celebration of “Halloween Horror Nights”! Filmmaker Jason Blum (The First Purge, Insidious, Get Out) and actress Lex Scott Davis (The First Purge) walked the carpet. This year’s frightening maze lineup includes The First Purge, based on Universal Picture’s blockbuster thriller, which arrived on Digital this week. Producer Jason Blum (left) and cast member Lex Scott Davis (right) celebrate the upcoming release of “The First Purge” at the opening of Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Halloween Horror Nights” in Universal City, CA. The theme park was overrun by masked attackers seeking to ‘purge’ their grievances on unsuspecting visitors. “Now with the New Founding Fathers of America in charge of America’s political landscape, change is inevitably coming. When Dr. Updale (Marisa Tomei) presents the chance for a risky, theoretical social experiment to become a live phenomenon, The Purge is born. Once Dmitri (Y’Lan Noel) is aware that his hometown
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It’s man versus nature when wrestling superstar John Hennigan and acclaimed actor Stephen Tobolowsky (‘’Silicon Valley’’, ‘’Deadwood’’) play ‘leapfrog’ with mutated amphibians in Ojala Productions’ highly-anticipated eco-thriller Strange Nature, who has just released a new disturbing clip that capture’s every mother’s fear. “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 Ojala (Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Thor, Tron: Legacy) and stars Lisa Sheridan (“Invasion”), Stephen Tobolowsky (Memento), John Hennigan (Minutes to Midnight), Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley), and Carlos Alazraqui (The Funhouse Massacre). In the film, “a children’s hiking group in rural Minnesota discover several live, mutated frogs along a pond. In the same area, a single mother, Kim, and
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“Thousands go missing in the woods every year, never to be seen again. This is what may have happened to some of them…“ Nature Spawns a creature driven by vengeance with the desire to kill in the first trailer for Creature from Cannibal Creek. From director John Migliore (Exorcism of the Dead, Poltergeist Encounters) comes the film that pays homage to the monsters movies of the seventies. The film centers on “a group of cannibals that keep people in cages until they’re ready to be butchered. One of the captives escapes but dies in the surrounding forest. Nature soon takes a hand, reviving the former captive and turning him into a marauding beast.” Creature from Cannibal Creek has now entered into post-production and stars Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith, Simon Wheeldon, Jim Ordolis, Lena Montecalvo, and John Migliore, with cameo appearances by Brett Kelly (My Fair Zombie) and Sébastien Godin (Lycanimator). Juno Award-winning musician, Mike Trebilcock is writing the score for
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Today IFC Midnight announced that it has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Emma Tammi‘s haunting western The Wind. Produced by Soapbox Films and Dive/Conquer, The Wind made its World Premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival to an excited crowd and will screen at Fantastic Fest this weekend. “Director Emma Tammi and writer Teresa Sutherland have embarked on a nightmarish yet empathetic exploration of domestic solitude, skillfully conjuring — in bone-chilling visual and sonic strokes — an indescribable specter that seems to emanate from the abyss of the night itself. Hailed by critics as a femme-centric western and supernatural horror.” Caitlin Gerard (Insidious: The Last Key) stars alongside, Julia Goldani Telles, Ashley Zukerman, Dylan McTee, and Miles Anderson. The Wind also features an array of talented female creatives at the helm and in front of the camera, showcasing work from production designers Hillary and Courtney Andujar, set decorator Elsbeth Mumm along with film editor Alexandra Amick. Emma Tammi’s
Continue reading →
GamingIndieNewsProduct
You may have heard of him or at least have seen his cheery black and tan face in the toy aisle at stores, Bendy. Some know who he is and others may not but soon many more will get to know this little guy as he’s coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this October! Don’t let his smiling mug and the whimsical title of his game, “Bendy and the Ink Machine” fool you, the Disneyesque façade of this story is pure horror survival! This first-person episodic game has players taking on the role of retired film animator Henry who has returned to his former employer’s studio. After arriving Henry soon realizes that something is wrong with the studio as there’s no one around, ink is splattered everywhere and the characters from the animated films the studio is famed for are alive, some of which are hell-bent on killing. The fifth and final chapter of “Bendy and the Ink Machine”
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsTrailers
Before Disney got their hands on classic tales like The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and many others, they were dark gruesome legends handed down for generations and told in stories by brilliant writers like the Brothers Grimm. One fairytale classic is going under the frightening transformation this September for Mermaid’s Song. A dark homage to Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid, and starring Game of Thrones’ Iwan Rheon, the film is set during the 1930s depression and tells of young Charlotte, who is struggling to keep the family business afloat. When gangster Randall offers to pay off the family debt – he demands some illegal changes to the business. But Charlotte, like her mother before her, is a mermaid capable of controlling humans with nothing but her voice, which creates a battle between all of those who want Charlotte’s magical powers for themselves. From director Nicholas Humphries, and starring Iwan Rheon, Katelyn Mager, and Brendan Taylor, Mermaid’s Song arrives on digital
Continue reading →
NewsStreaming TV
The next installment of SYFY’s hit anthology series “Channel Zero” is set to premiere this October. Titled “Channel Zero: The Dream Door”, we have the first batch of frightening images. Based on the “creepypasta” short story “Hidden Door” by Charlotte Bywater, the series will premiere over six consecutive nights from Friday, October 26 through Halloween Night, Wednesday, October 31 at 11/10c. “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” follows 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. Created by Nick Antosca, “Channel Zero: The Dream Door” is directed by Evan Katz (“Small Crimes,” “Cheap Thrills”) and stars Brandon Scott (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Maria Sten (“Straight Outta Compton”), Steven Robertson (“Elementary”), Troy James (“The Strain”), Steven Weber (“Wings”) and Barbara Crampton (“You’re Next”). Following the premiere on October 26, all 6 episodes will be available on VOD. “Channel Zero: Dream Door”
Continue reading →
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Blood Feast (2016) director Marcel Walz has unveiled the trailer for his new film Rootwood, starring Elissa Dowling (Tales of Halloween, Starry Eyes), Tyler Gallant (Alpha Wolf), Sarah French (Ouija House, California Dreaming), Felissa Rose (Victor Crowley, Sleepaway Camp) and Brandon Rhea (Ultimate Justice, Push). In the film, “students Jessica (Dowling) and William (Gallant) are hosting “The Spooky Hour”, a podcast about paranormal phenomena and urban legends. When they are hired by the Hollywood film producer Laura Benott (Rose) to produce a horror documentary about the Curse of the Wooden Devil, they smell a chance to become famous. Together with their friend Erin (French) they enter Rootwood Forest and investigate the area to find out the truth about the wooden devil and his victims.” Ruediger W. Kuemmerle and Amanda Joe Marshall produced with Dominik Jurcaek co-executive producing and Ralf M. Loerwald serving as executive producer. The combination of monster movie and found footage, Rootwood is said to create a unique
Continue reading →
NewsStreaming TV
There’s a lot of weird, twisted web series out there. One is the British horror comedy series “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared“, imagine if you will, “Sesame Street” on acid. The dark web series hails from British filmmakers Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling who are bringing their weird series to American TVs, Deadline reports. “A U.S. TV version of the British web series is in the works at Turner’s Super Deluxe Studio. It comes from Blink Industries, producers of the original shorts, and Conan O’Brien’s Conaco. A spec pilot has been produced with plans to shop it to streaming or cable networks.” Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared premiered in 2011 but hasn’t posted a new episode since 2016. Deadline’s released the new thirty-second trailer with their announcement, which is titled “Wakey Wakey”. We see the series premiere sometime next year. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out the web series, but please don’t let your kids watch it.
Continue reading →
NewsStreaming TV
AMC has added two stars to the cast of the adaptation of Joe Hill‘s supernatural novel “NOS4A2“. “American Horror Story’s” Zachary Quinto and Ashley Cummings (Hounds of Love) will play the lead roles in the series whose first two episodes will be directed by Kari Skogland (“The Handmaid’s Tale”). In “NOS4A2”, Vic McQueen (Cummings), a young, working-class artist discovers she has a supernatural ability to track the seemingly immortal Charlie Manx (Quinto). Manx feeds off the souls of children, then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – a twisted Christmas Village of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas day and unhappiness is against the law. Vic fights to defeat Manx and rescue his victims but must do so without losing her mind or falling victim to him herself. Produced by AMC Studios in association with Michael Eisner’s Tornante Television, the series was created by Jami O’Brien (Far the Walking Dead) who will serve as the series’ showrunner. “NOS4A2”
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