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If you have been looking forward to the August release of Polaroid, from the producers of The Ring and The Grudge, you are about to be disappointed. Dimension Films has announced that the supernatural film needs a little more time to develop and won’t make its scheduled release date of August 25th. Instead, the film will be unleashed on December 1st, supposedly. Lets just hope it doesn’t end up in limbo like Amityville: The Awakening and Demonic, which wrapped back in 2015, have. Based on a short film by the same name directed by Lars Klevberg, Polaroid centers on high school loner Bird Fitcher, a young woman who has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn’t take long to discover that those who have their picture taken will meet a tragic end. Madelaine Petsch, Kathtyn Prescott, Javier Botet, Katie Stevens, Mitch Pileggi, Keenan Tracey, Tyler Young, Shauna MacDonald,
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The Belko Experiment might be one of my favorite horror films so far this year, but that doesn’t mean I’d want the events of the film to actually occur. I mean, its a pretty outlandish concept for a film right? What kind of idiot would let their job put a microchip in them. Jowan Osterlund of Biohax with one of the company’s implantable microchips. Three Square Market, a company in Wisconsin, is partnering with Biohax to offer the chips to employees. Well apparently 50 of the 80 employees at Wisconsin based Technology company Three Square Market are willing to let their employer inject a robot in them. Granted, its in their hand not the back of their skull like Belko. “It was pretty much 100 percent yes right from the get-go for me,” said Sam Bengtson, a software engineer. “In the next five to 10 years, this is going to be something that isn’t scoffed at so much, or is
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Universal’s reboot of The Mummy is coming to Digital this August, followed by its Blu-ray and DVD release this September. In the film, Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible) goes head to head with the legendary Universal Monster, The Mummy. Unlike in most revamped tales of the mummy, this time Cruise’s character faces off with the mummy of Princess Ahmanet, played by Sofia Boutella. Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters. In the film we will also see Dr. Jekyll, played by Russell Crowe, teach Cruise’s character Nick
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After months or waiting the trailer for season 8 of ‘The Walking Dead’ is here, along with the new art and the first image. Premiering on October 23, 2017, the hit series comes thundering back and it’s going to be an all out war. Every faction in the area is going to shed blood. With Alexandria, the Kingdom, and HillTop teaming up and Maggie and Carol being back, they have a real chance of taking down Negan and his Saviors. This season we will have 16 episodes of action. Season 8 will be premiering on October 22nd on AMC and on Fox on October 23rd. The second half of the season will premiere on February 18 and 19th, 2018. Are you ready for war? If after watching that trailer you aren’t pumped and ready for a fight, maybe you are walker.
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As is the case with most of you, my Little Monsters, I am eagerly awaiting the upcoming release of cinematic fare by that Master of the Macabre, Stephen King. We have The Dark Tower coming out on August 4th and IT which is due out on September 8th. But four iconic King horror films will also be released as a collection somewhere in between these two highly anticipated theatrical releases. The 1979 adaptation of Salem’s Lot, Stanley Kubrick’s film version of The Shining, King’s second anthology film, Cat’s Eye, and the original 1989 mini-series adaptation of IT are being compiled for a Blu-ray collection called the “King og Horror Collection”. Granted, each of these adaptations have already been released independently, but such a collection would be a great way to get all the films in one place and would also make a perfect gift to provide newer fans a look at how some of King’s nightmarish stories have been translated
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Southern California’s most authentic haunted attraction may just be the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, and on Saturday, July 29, the attraction’s producers will unveil a new, as-yet-unnamed haunted maze. The seventh maze to be featured at the maritime haunt (along with “Deadrise”, “Lullaby”, “Circus”, and others), this new attraction is sure to terrify Halloween, haunt, and history buffs. What’s even better, is that you won’t have to wait until the traditional haunting season to experience the terror caused by the Captain and his legion of monsters and spirits. The unveiling of the new maze will happen at Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival, held at the Long Beach Convention Center on the weekend of July 23 and 30, 2017. The event’s organizers are planning presentation and discussion that’s sure to terrify, delight, and inform patrons. Prepare to have your spine chilled – just hope it doesn’t get ripped out.
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Hey there, my Little Monsters. We have some casting news regarding the 7th season of the FX Horror Anthology Series, American Horror Story. Tonight via Twitter, series co-creator Ryan Murphy shared some news he was very excited about. https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/887844862426468352 Lena Dunham, who created and starred in the HBO series Girls, recently brought the series to its conclusion after six seasons, thus freeing her up to take part in the FX series. At this point, there are no details in relation to the character Dunham will be playing. She will be joining a cast that currently consists of previous AHS alums Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, as well as series rookies, Billie Lourd and Billy Eichner. Aside from the revelation that Season 7’s premise is heavily influenced by the 2016 presidential election, wery little else is known. And while Murphy has dropped clues about Season 7’s title, the full title reveal will finally happen Thursday July 20th. So stay tuned, keep
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When an area becomes a popular place to film it can attract two types of surges, the good, with things like an increase in tourism or, the bad, with an increase crime. Recently, there has been a lot of the later in southern California. Over the past two years there has been a huge jump in crime targeting film crews and it’s something we all need to talk about. At 8 am on Sunday, July 16th, 71 year-old Ed French, a well known fixture in commercial production, was scouting locations for a commercial at the Twin Peaks Overlook in San Francisco. What started out as a beautiful morning quickly turned into a nightmare. French was approached by an African American man with shoulder-length dreadlocks and a woman in her late teens. The two strangers shot French and took his camera and equipment before fleeing the area in a dark gray Honda Accord, a witness reported to police. This has happened
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A snowman is usually an innocuous sign of a significant winter snowfall and childhood merriment. However, when the name is attached to a serial killer whose murders tend to coincide with the first snow of the year, it obviously takes on a whole new sinister meaning. The Snowman is a thriller adapted from the book of the same name, written by Jo Nesbø. The story follows Norwegian detective Harry Hole’s investigation into a missing woman, who has vanished leaving no trace except for her pink scarf which is draped around the neck of an ominous looking snowman. When he discovers similarities between this case and some cold case files, Harry determines that Norway has its first official serial killer. Now Harry and his team are on the hunt to discover the identity of the killer before this new case goes cold as well. The Snowman is directed by Tomas Alfredson and stars Michael Fassbender as Harry Hole. The supporting cast
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Hello there, my Little Monsters. We are midway through another week, and therefor it’s time to celebrate another wonderful Woman of Horror. With as many of them as there are in the genre, it can be difficult to decide on just who to highlight. But after watching one of this actress’ films last night I thought I would conjure up a Woman Crush Wednesday piece about her. See what I did there? CONJURE? OK…I know, that was cheesy. Anyway, it’s my pleasure to bring you this week’s lovely and talented lady, Miss Vera Farmiga. Vera was born in Clifton , New Jersey, to Michael and Luba Farmiga, and was raised in a rather sectarian Ukranian American community in Irvington, New Jersey. She comes from a large family and is the second oldest of seven children. The youngest of the seven is her sister, fellow actress, Taissa Farmiga. Her first language was Ukranian, and she didn’t even learn English until the
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If you have been looking forward to the August release of Polaroid, from the producers of The Ring and The Grudge, you are about to be disappointed. Dimension Films has announced that the supernatural film needs a little more time to develop and won’t make its scheduled release date of August 25th. Instead, the film will be unleashed on December 1st, supposedly. Lets just hope it doesn’t end up in limbo like Amityville: The Awakening and Demonic, which wrapped back in 2015, have. Based on a short film by the same name directed by Lars Klevberg, Polaroid centers on high school loner Bird Fitcher, a young woman who has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn’t take long to discover that those who have their picture taken will meet a tragic end. Madelaine Petsch, Kathtyn Prescott, Javier Botet, Katie Stevens, Mitch Pileggi, Keenan Tracey, Tyler Young, Shauna MacDonald,
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The Belko Experiment might be one of my favorite horror films so far this year, but that doesn’t mean I’d want the events of the film to actually occur. I mean, its a pretty outlandish concept for a film right? What kind of idiot would let their job put a microchip in them. Jowan Osterlund of Biohax with one of the company’s implantable microchips. Three Square Market, a company in Wisconsin, is partnering with Biohax to offer the chips to employees. Well apparently 50 of the 80 employees at Wisconsin based Technology company Three Square Market are willing to let their employer inject a robot in them. Granted, its in their hand not the back of their skull like Belko. “It was pretty much 100 percent yes right from the get-go for me,” said Sam Bengtson, a software engineer. “In the next five to 10 years, this is going to be something that isn’t scoffed at so much, or is
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Universal’s reboot of The Mummy is coming to Digital this August, followed by its Blu-ray and DVD release this September. In the film, Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible) goes head to head with the legendary Universal Monster, The Mummy. Unlike in most revamped tales of the mummy, this time Cruise’s character faces off with the mummy of Princess Ahmanet, played by Sofia Boutella. Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters. In the film we will also see Dr. Jekyll, played by Russell Crowe, teach Cruise’s character Nick
Continue reading →
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After months or waiting the trailer for season 8 of ‘The Walking Dead’ is here, along with the new art and the first image. Premiering on October 23, 2017, the hit series comes thundering back and it’s going to be an all out war. Every faction in the area is going to shed blood. With Alexandria, the Kingdom, and HillTop teaming up and Maggie and Carol being back, they have a real chance of taking down Negan and his Saviors. This season we will have 16 episodes of action. Season 8 will be premiering on October 22nd on AMC and on Fox on October 23rd. The second half of the season will premiere on February 18 and 19th, 2018. Are you ready for war? If after watching that trailer you aren’t pumped and ready for a fight, maybe you are walker.
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As is the case with most of you, my Little Monsters, I am eagerly awaiting the upcoming release of cinematic fare by that Master of the Macabre, Stephen King. We have The Dark Tower coming out on August 4th and IT which is due out on September 8th. But four iconic King horror films will also be released as a collection somewhere in between these two highly anticipated theatrical releases. The 1979 adaptation of Salem’s Lot, Stanley Kubrick’s film version of The Shining, King’s second anthology film, Cat’s Eye, and the original 1989 mini-series adaptation of IT are being compiled for a Blu-ray collection called the “King og Horror Collection”. Granted, each of these adaptations have already been released independently, but such a collection would be a great way to get all the films in one place and would also make a perfect gift to provide newer fans a look at how some of King’s nightmarish stories have been translated
Continue reading →
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Southern California’s most authentic haunted attraction may just be the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, and on Saturday, July 29, the attraction’s producers will unveil a new, as-yet-unnamed haunted maze. The seventh maze to be featured at the maritime haunt (along with “Deadrise”, “Lullaby”, “Circus”, and others), this new attraction is sure to terrify Halloween, haunt, and history buffs. What’s even better, is that you won’t have to wait until the traditional haunting season to experience the terror caused by the Captain and his legion of monsters and spirits. The unveiling of the new maze will happen at Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival, held at the Long Beach Convention Center on the weekend of July 23 and 30, 2017. The event’s organizers are planning presentation and discussion that’s sure to terrify, delight, and inform patrons. Prepare to have your spine chilled – just hope it doesn’t get ripped out.
Continue reading →
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Hey there, my Little Monsters. We have some casting news regarding the 7th season of the FX Horror Anthology Series, American Horror Story. Tonight via Twitter, series co-creator Ryan Murphy shared some news he was very excited about. https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/887844862426468352 Lena Dunham, who created and starred in the HBO series Girls, recently brought the series to its conclusion after six seasons, thus freeing her up to take part in the FX series. At this point, there are no details in relation to the character Dunham will be playing. She will be joining a cast that currently consists of previous AHS alums Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, as well as series rookies, Billie Lourd and Billy Eichner. Aside from the revelation that Season 7’s premise is heavily influenced by the 2016 presidential election, wery little else is known. And while Murphy has dropped clues about Season 7’s title, the full title reveal will finally happen Thursday July 20th. So stay tuned, keep
Continue reading →
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When an area becomes a popular place to film it can attract two types of surges, the good, with things like an increase in tourism or, the bad, with an increase crime. Recently, there has been a lot of the later in southern California. Over the past two years there has been a huge jump in crime targeting film crews and it’s something we all need to talk about. At 8 am on Sunday, July 16th, 71 year-old Ed French, a well known fixture in commercial production, was scouting locations for a commercial at the Twin Peaks Overlook in San Francisco. What started out as a beautiful morning quickly turned into a nightmare. French was approached by an African American man with shoulder-length dreadlocks and a woman in her late teens. The two strangers shot French and took his camera and equipment before fleeing the area in a dark gray Honda Accord, a witness reported to police. This has happened
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A snowman is usually an innocuous sign of a significant winter snowfall and childhood merriment. However, when the name is attached to a serial killer whose murders tend to coincide with the first snow of the year, it obviously takes on a whole new sinister meaning. The Snowman is a thriller adapted from the book of the same name, written by Jo Nesbø. The story follows Norwegian detective Harry Hole’s investigation into a missing woman, who has vanished leaving no trace except for her pink scarf which is draped around the neck of an ominous looking snowman. When he discovers similarities between this case and some cold case files, Harry determines that Norway has its first official serial killer. Now Harry and his team are on the hunt to discover the identity of the killer before this new case goes cold as well. The Snowman is directed by Tomas Alfredson and stars Michael Fassbender as Harry Hole. The supporting cast
Continue reading →
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Hello there, my Little Monsters. We are midway through another week, and therefor it’s time to celebrate another wonderful Woman of Horror. With as many of them as there are in the genre, it can be difficult to decide on just who to highlight. But after watching one of this actress’ films last night I thought I would conjure up a Woman Crush Wednesday piece about her. See what I did there? CONJURE? OK…I know, that was cheesy. Anyway, it’s my pleasure to bring you this week’s lovely and talented lady, Miss Vera Farmiga. Vera was born in Clifton , New Jersey, to Michael and Luba Farmiga, and was raised in a rather sectarian Ukranian American community in Irvington, New Jersey. She comes from a large family and is the second oldest of seven children. The youngest of the seven is her sister, fellow actress, Taissa Farmiga. Her first language was Ukranian, and she didn’t even learn English until the
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