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Terror Films and Shudder, the leading streaming service for horror, thriller, and suspense, have teamed up for the release of writer-director Stephen Cognetti‘s highly-anticipated Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel. Following the success of Hell House LLC, released in 2016, Cognetti is giving fans what they’ve been begging for, a sequel, Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel. The sequel picks up eight years since the opening night tragedy of Hell House LLC; s many unanswered questions remain. Thanks to an anonymous tip, an investigative journalist is convinced that key evidence is hidden inside the abandoned Abaddon Hotel. This evidence that will shed light on the hotel’s mysteries, many unsolved deaths, and disappearances. Journalist Jessica Fox (Jillian Geurts) assembles a team to break into the hotel in hopes of discovering the truth. But the source of the tip and the secrets of the Abaddon Hotel are more horrifying than any of them could have imagined. Geurts stars alongside Vasile
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Anna and the Apocalypse is the new holiday treat we didn’t know we needed. Horror fans have just been gifted with the second trailer that’s filled with Christmas cheer and a lot of zombies. Director John McPhail‘s fresh musical twist on the zombie genre is set in the “sleepy town of Little Haven. Anna and her high school pals must fight, sing and slash their way to survival. Teaming with her best friend John, Anna and her crew try to save family and faculty alike as they encounter zombified snowmen, a manic bachelor party, and teenage hormones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and the only people they can truly rely on are each other.” Ella Hunt (Our Robot Overlords) stars alongside Mark Benton (The Halcyon) and Paul Kaye (Game Of Thrones). Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, and Marli Siu co-star. Ryan McHenry, who wrote the 2010 short film Zombie
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One of the most highly-anticipated horror films of the year, The Nun, opened in theaters nationwide yesterday. The film which had a budget of around $22 million, brought in over $5.4 million dollars on its opening night. To celebrate its opening, we have all of the trailers and clips for you to watch. If they don’t make you excited, you’re dead inside. In the film, a priest with a haunted past and woman on the threshold of taking her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania. The two are forced to face a dark entity in the form of a nun. The Nun stars Oscar-nominated Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (TV’s “American Horror Story”) as Sister Irene, Charlotte Hope (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) as the abbey’s Sister Victoria and Ingrid Bisu (“Toni Erdmann”) as Sister Oana, Jonas Bloquet (Elle) as local villager Frenchie. Bonnie Aarons
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There’s a lot of action surrounding the film “The Predator” and the film is not in theatres yet! It’s been reported that a scene in the upcoming sci-fi horror was removed because one of the actors in the scene was a registered sex offender. Actress Olivia Munn found out that in the scene she was sharing screen-time with Steven Wilder Striegel who served 6 months in jail and is now a registered sex offender after in 2010 he attempted to lure a 14-year-old into a sexual relationship that he met on the internet. Director Shane Black is friends with Striegel and cast him in the bit role to help him out since he can’t find much work in Hollywood (I wonder why.), this was not the first film Black gave a handout to his friend, he gave him bit parts in “Iron Man 3” and “The Nice Guys”. What upset Munn was that Black kept Striegel’s past from the rest
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Artsploitation has announced the home video release of Dutch action/Sci-fi thriller Molly. The English-language first feature from co-directors Colinda Bongers and Thijs Meuwese, Molly premiered at the Imagine Film Festival, where Screen Anarchy raved, “like with Turbo Kid two years ago, ingenuity is the name of the game here”. Molly follows the tale of one young woman’s determined struggle to survive in an inhospitable world. In a barren landscape ravished by war, a super-powered young woman roams the violent post-apocalyptic landscape, armed only with a bow and arrow, to confront the dangers around her. When a sadistic ringmaster who runs an underground fight club hears of her supernatural abilities, he sends his sociopathic marauders to capture her and make her a star attraction in his cage fights. Julia Batelaan makes her feature film debut as the titular Molly, the latest addition to the pantheon of teens standing between evil and the end of the world. Molly will be available nationwide
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Painted Creek Productions has released the trailer their upcoming thriller Agramon’s Gate, written, directed, and produced by award-winning filmmaker and actor Harley Wallen (Artificial Loyalty). Starring Laurene Landon (Sky, Maniac Cop 1 & 2) and Yan Birch (Wes Craven’s The People Underneath the Stairs, Death House). When I wrote Agramon’s gate this was one of the scripts that came out really easy. I wanted to make a horror movie with a good storyline that had good plot and great characters. So writing it pretty much poured right out after I figured out the components, characters and story.” Wallen stated. ” I was always a fan of horror movies that offered more than just gore. I love when there is a great story, strong suspense and some mystery along with some jump moments and some gore and frights! I really feel we brought that to life in Agramon’s Gate. “In the story, we follow Richie (Kris Reilly) who at a young
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One of the many great things about Halloween is the movie marathons and specials that fill our televisions. One annual treat is Freeform’s “13 Nights of Halloween”, but this year they are going bigger, renaming the marathon “31 Nights of Halloween“. Awesome right? Check out the schedule that promises lots of thrills and chills. Monday, October 1 5pm/4c ParaNorman 7:10pm/6:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus 12am/11c ParaNorman Tuesday, October 2 5pm/4c The Nightmare Before Christmas 6:30pm/5:30c Hocus Pocus 8:30pm/7:30c Disney•Pixar’s Monsters University 12am/11c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Wednesday, October 3 4pm/3c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) 6:30pm/5:30c Disney•Pixar’s Monsters University 9pm/8c Monster House 12am/11c The Final Girls Thursday, October 4 5pm/4c ParaNorman 7pm/6c Monster House 9pm/8c The Addams Family (1991) 12am/11c Teen Spirit Friday, October 5 12:30pm/11:30c The Parent Trap (1998) 3:30pm/2:30c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) 6:10pm/5:10c The Addams Family (1991) 8:20pm/7:20c The Goonies 12am/11c The Breakfast Club Saturday, October 6
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In the mood for a zombie flick, but your better half is demanding a rom-com? We’ve got the solution that will leave you both smiling, Better off Zed. From Butcher Bird Studios and award-winning director Travis Stevens (Linked; Shelf Life), with a script penned by 2015 Nicholl Fellowship-winner Amy Tofte, Better Off Zed stars Christine Woods (HBO’s Hello Ladies; The Walking Dead; About a Boy) and Graham Sibley (Sully; Jane the Virgin; The Affair). The film is executive produced by Linda Morel (Key & Peele; Heathers, Teachers). “For the last decade, Guy (Sibley) has worked a mentally and physically demanding 60-hour week, a soul-crushing daily grind that has frayed his nerves; while his wife Paige (Woods), a free spirit with multiple fine arts degrees to her name, has spent their marriage chasing creative inspiration. When the zombie apocalypse arrives, Guy is ecstatic: no more grueling work, no more monotony, no more hopeless future. He spends his days in idyllic splendor,
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High school becomes literal hell for a group of young women who tap into witchcraft in order to fulfill their every wish in The Witch Files. “While spending a dull detention together, an unlikely gathering of teenage girls discovers one of their group may possess supernatural powers. Intrigued, they follow her into the local woods, where they harness the ambient energy of witches who were persecuted there hundreds of years ago. Realizing they now have the ability to make every desire a reality, the girls form a coven and soon have the entire school under their control. Their newfound power, however, comes at a deadly cost, and before long they find themselves under attack from one of their own … who isn’t about to give up the good life without a fight.” From director Kyle Rankin (Infestation, Night of the Living Deb), The Witch Files stars Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds, Community), Holly Taylor (The Americans), and Greg Finley (The Secret
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Every horror fan knows Joe Bob Briggs. After the unprecedented 24-hour event The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs “broke the Internet” in July, Shudder will be bringing back the iconic horror host for Thanksgiving and Christmas specials, titled “The Dinners of Death” and “A Very Joe Bob Christmas!” Shudder, AMC’s premium streaming service for thrillers, suspense, and horror, also announced…hold on to your hats…plans to launch a regular series featuring Joe Bob in 2019! The response to our first marathon was overwhelming, and we can’t think of a better gift for our members than to bring Joe Bob back for the holidays,” said Shudder GM Craig Engler. “We’ve been hard at work with Joe Bob and his team to make these new marathons unforgettable events, and we have even bigger plans for 2019.” Joe Bob Briggs adds, “In November we’re turning Black Friday into Red Thursday with the best deadly-dinner movies in history, and in December we have a
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Terror Films and Shudder, the leading streaming service for horror, thriller, and suspense, have teamed up for the release of writer-director Stephen Cognetti‘s highly-anticipated Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel. Following the success of Hell House LLC, released in 2016, Cognetti is giving fans what they’ve been begging for, a sequel, Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel. The sequel picks up eight years since the opening night tragedy of Hell House LLC; s many unanswered questions remain. Thanks to an anonymous tip, an investigative journalist is convinced that key evidence is hidden inside the abandoned Abaddon Hotel. This evidence that will shed light on the hotel’s mysteries, many unsolved deaths, and disappearances. Journalist Jessica Fox (Jillian Geurts) assembles a team to break into the hotel in hopes of discovering the truth. But the source of the tip and the secrets of the Abaddon Hotel are more horrifying than any of them could have imagined. Geurts stars alongside Vasile
Continue reading →
Holiday HorrorMoviesNewsTrailers
Anna and the Apocalypse is the new holiday treat we didn’t know we needed. Horror fans have just been gifted with the second trailer that’s filled with Christmas cheer and a lot of zombies. Director John McPhail‘s fresh musical twist on the zombie genre is set in the “sleepy town of Little Haven. Anna and her high school pals must fight, sing and slash their way to survival. Teaming with her best friend John, Anna and her crew try to save family and faculty alike as they encounter zombified snowmen, a manic bachelor party, and teenage hormones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and the only people they can truly rely on are each other.” Ella Hunt (Our Robot Overlords) stars alongside Mark Benton (The Halcyon) and Paul Kaye (Game Of Thrones). Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, and Marli Siu co-star. Ryan McHenry, who wrote the 2010 short film Zombie
Continue reading →
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One of the most highly-anticipated horror films of the year, The Nun, opened in theaters nationwide yesterday. The film which had a budget of around $22 million, brought in over $5.4 million dollars on its opening night. To celebrate its opening, we have all of the trailers and clips for you to watch. If they don’t make you excited, you’re dead inside. In the film, a priest with a haunted past and woman on the threshold of taking her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania. The two are forced to face a dark entity in the form of a nun. The Nun stars Oscar-nominated Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (TV’s “American Horror Story”) as Sister Irene, Charlotte Hope (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) as the abbey’s Sister Victoria and Ingrid Bisu (“Toni Erdmann”) as Sister Oana, Jonas Bloquet (Elle) as local villager Frenchie. Bonnie Aarons
Continue reading →
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There’s a lot of action surrounding the film “The Predator” and the film is not in theatres yet! It’s been reported that a scene in the upcoming sci-fi horror was removed because one of the actors in the scene was a registered sex offender. Actress Olivia Munn found out that in the scene she was sharing screen-time with Steven Wilder Striegel who served 6 months in jail and is now a registered sex offender after in 2010 he attempted to lure a 14-year-old into a sexual relationship that he met on the internet. Director Shane Black is friends with Striegel and cast him in the bit role to help him out since he can’t find much work in Hollywood (I wonder why.), this was not the first film Black gave a handout to his friend, he gave him bit parts in “Iron Man 3” and “The Nice Guys”. What upset Munn was that Black kept Striegel’s past from the rest
Continue reading →
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Artsploitation has announced the home video release of Dutch action/Sci-fi thriller Molly. The English-language first feature from co-directors Colinda Bongers and Thijs Meuwese, Molly premiered at the Imagine Film Festival, where Screen Anarchy raved, “like with Turbo Kid two years ago, ingenuity is the name of the game here”. Molly follows the tale of one young woman’s determined struggle to survive in an inhospitable world. In a barren landscape ravished by war, a super-powered young woman roams the violent post-apocalyptic landscape, armed only with a bow and arrow, to confront the dangers around her. When a sadistic ringmaster who runs an underground fight club hears of her supernatural abilities, he sends his sociopathic marauders to capture her and make her a star attraction in his cage fights. Julia Batelaan makes her feature film debut as the titular Molly, the latest addition to the pantheon of teens standing between evil and the end of the world. Molly will be available nationwide
Continue reading →
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Painted Creek Productions has released the trailer their upcoming thriller Agramon’s Gate, written, directed, and produced by award-winning filmmaker and actor Harley Wallen (Artificial Loyalty). Starring Laurene Landon (Sky, Maniac Cop 1 & 2) and Yan Birch (Wes Craven’s The People Underneath the Stairs, Death House). When I wrote Agramon’s gate this was one of the scripts that came out really easy. I wanted to make a horror movie with a good storyline that had good plot and great characters. So writing it pretty much poured right out after I figured out the components, characters and story.” Wallen stated. ” I was always a fan of horror movies that offered more than just gore. I love when there is a great story, strong suspense and some mystery along with some jump moments and some gore and frights! I really feel we brought that to life in Agramon’s Gate. “In the story, we follow Richie (Kris Reilly) who at a young
Continue reading →
EventsHalloweenHoliday HorrorMoviesNews
One of the many great things about Halloween is the movie marathons and specials that fill our televisions. One annual treat is Freeform’s “13 Nights of Halloween”, but this year they are going bigger, renaming the marathon “31 Nights of Halloween“. Awesome right? Check out the schedule that promises lots of thrills and chills. Monday, October 1 5pm/4c ParaNorman 7:10pm/6:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus 12am/11c ParaNorman Tuesday, October 2 5pm/4c The Nightmare Before Christmas 6:30pm/5:30c Hocus Pocus 8:30pm/7:30c Disney•Pixar’s Monsters University 12am/11c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Wednesday, October 3 4pm/3c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) 6:30pm/5:30c Disney•Pixar’s Monsters University 9pm/8c Monster House 12am/11c The Final Girls Thursday, October 4 5pm/4c ParaNorman 7pm/6c Monster House 9pm/8c The Addams Family (1991) 12am/11c Teen Spirit Friday, October 5 12:30pm/11:30c The Parent Trap (1998) 3:30pm/2:30c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) 6:10pm/5:10c The Addams Family (1991) 8:20pm/7:20c The Goonies 12am/11c The Breakfast Club Saturday, October 6
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In the mood for a zombie flick, but your better half is demanding a rom-com? We’ve got the solution that will leave you both smiling, Better off Zed. From Butcher Bird Studios and award-winning director Travis Stevens (Linked; Shelf Life), with a script penned by 2015 Nicholl Fellowship-winner Amy Tofte, Better Off Zed stars Christine Woods (HBO’s Hello Ladies; The Walking Dead; About a Boy) and Graham Sibley (Sully; Jane the Virgin; The Affair). The film is executive produced by Linda Morel (Key & Peele; Heathers, Teachers). “For the last decade, Guy (Sibley) has worked a mentally and physically demanding 60-hour week, a soul-crushing daily grind that has frayed his nerves; while his wife Paige (Woods), a free spirit with multiple fine arts degrees to her name, has spent their marriage chasing creative inspiration. When the zombie apocalypse arrives, Guy is ecstatic: no more grueling work, no more monotony, no more hopeless future. He spends his days in idyllic splendor,
Continue reading →
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High school becomes literal hell for a group of young women who tap into witchcraft in order to fulfill their every wish in The Witch Files. “While spending a dull detention together, an unlikely gathering of teenage girls discovers one of their group may possess supernatural powers. Intrigued, they follow her into the local woods, where they harness the ambient energy of witches who were persecuted there hundreds of years ago. Realizing they now have the ability to make every desire a reality, the girls form a coven and soon have the entire school under their control. Their newfound power, however, comes at a deadly cost, and before long they find themselves under attack from one of their own … who isn’t about to give up the good life without a fight.” From director Kyle Rankin (Infestation, Night of the Living Deb), The Witch Files stars Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds, Community), Holly Taylor (The Americans), and Greg Finley (The Secret
Continue reading →
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Every horror fan knows Joe Bob Briggs. After the unprecedented 24-hour event The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs “broke the Internet” in July, Shudder will be bringing back the iconic horror host for Thanksgiving and Christmas specials, titled “The Dinners of Death” and “A Very Joe Bob Christmas!” Shudder, AMC’s premium streaming service for thrillers, suspense, and horror, also announced…hold on to your hats…plans to launch a regular series featuring Joe Bob in 2019! The response to our first marathon was overwhelming, and we can’t think of a better gift for our members than to bring Joe Bob back for the holidays,” said Shudder GM Craig Engler. “We’ve been hard at work with Joe Bob and his team to make these new marathons unforgettable events, and we have even bigger plans for 2019.” Joe Bob Briggs adds, “In November we’re turning Black Friday into Red Thursday with the best deadly-dinner movies in history, and in December we have a
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