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The first teaser trailer for Mania, Jessica Cameron’s new indie horror film, has just been released. Mania was directed by Cameron and written by Scott Higgins, who also appears in the gore filled film. Tristan Risk (American Mary, House of Manson) stars along side Ellie Church (Headless) and Carlo Mendez (The Bay). Mania, described as a “fucked up lesbian love story”, follows two lovers who flee their hometown after a brutal murder changes their lives forever. Follow Mania on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates.
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Cherry Tree, written by Brendan McCarthy and directed by David Keating has just released its first full length trailer. This supernatural thriller stars Naomi Battrick (Blood) as Faith, with Hellboy II actress Anna Walton playing the role of Sissy Young. The cast also includes Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Leah McNamara, Caroline Murphy, Valerie O’Conner, Minnie Phibbs and Elva Trill. Faith is desperate to find a way to save her dying father. When her mysterious field hockey coach, Sissy Young, befriends her, she learns that Sissy is the head of a centuries-old witches’ coven. The coven uses the fruit of an ancient cherry tree in a ceremony that restores the life of those who are dead or dying. Sissy offers Faith a deal, to save her father, but in return Faith must carry a child for the coven. Faith realizes something is very wrong with the baby inside her, it is growing at an alarming speed. With the birth of the
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The trailer for Riddle Room, originally titled Breakaway, now has a trailer and a release date. This horror-thriller was both written and directed by Bryan Binder. It stars Tiren Jhames, Erika Hoveland, Marisa Ruby, Peter Carey, Daniel Usaj and Ava Manson. The film follows Emily Burns (Ruby), a woman being held captive in a room with no idea why or how she got there. Determined to escape and return to her daughter and husband, Emily discovers clues in the room to help explain where she is being held and why she is there. Riddle Room will be released on DVD and VOD on February 16th, 2016 via Breaking Glass Pictures.
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Ray Donovan actor Liev Schreiber stars along side Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass), Maika Monroe (The Guest) , Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy), Maria Bello (Demonic) and The Conjuring’s Ron Livingston in The 5th Wave. In The 5th Wave a deadly alien invasion begins on Earth. With each wave the attack worsens and body count rises. Cassie (Moretz) is desperate to find her little brother after they are separated during one of the waves, before it’s too late. J. Blakeson is the director for this epic invasion movie, which is based on the novel by the same name written by Rick Yancey. Susannah Grant adapted the novel for the screenplay. Judging by the trailer, the film has some seriously awesome effects and a great cast. Normally, I’m not big on alien movies, but I am really looking forward to seeing this one. The 5th Wave will invade theaters in January 15th, 2016.
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The upcoming horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa and Eoin Macken, arrives in theaters on January 8th, from Gramercy Pictures. The film takes place in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, known world wide as the “Suicide Forest”. The area below Mt Fugi is a common location for people to commit suicide. In fact, over one hundred bodies are found each year throughout the site. The location is also well rumored to contain spirits of those who ended their lives among the trees. The locals urge visitors to leave before sundown and to not venture off the paths, if they do the spirits may not let them leave. You can now take a virtual tour of the forest with Enter The Suicide Forest, a 360 degree immersive experience created from real images from the Aokigahara forest. Not only will you see the landscape, the experience allows you to enter for a game of sorts, to follow the clues
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A new teaser trailer for A&E’s upcoming series, Damien, brings back a classic line from The Omen, “Damien, it’s all for you.” The new series follows Damien Thorn (Bradley James) as an adult, when he discovers who he really is, the anti-christ. The first season will premier in 2016 and will feature ten episodes. Bradley James, who played the role of Liv’s love interest in iZombie, will star along side Omid Abtahi (Argo), Megalyn Echikunwoke (The Following), David Meunier (Aquarius) and Barbara Hershey who played the role of Lorraine Lambert in Insidious: Chapter 2. Scott Wilson, who you may recognize as Hershel from the hit series The Walking Dead, also appears in the series. Essentially, the new series will simply be picking up where The Omen left off twenty plus years later. Damien will tie into The Omen through flashbacks, props and quotes, along with a common back story. Take a look at the new teaser, the first teaser trailer
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Director Uli Edel’s latest feature Pay the Ghost, starring Nicholas Cage, is now out on DVD. This weekend I put on PJs, got comfy and turned on the film, not knowing exactly what to expect. I mean, let’s be honest, Nicholas Cage’s films have a hit or miss reputation these days. The Walking Dead‘s Sarah Wayne Callies plays the role of Mike Lawford’s (Cage) in the film about a couple’s young son who goes missing on Halloween. Cage plays the role of Mike, a collage professor, who seems to miss most of his young son’s moments. On Halloween he’s to late to take his son trick ‘r treating. He manages to convince his wife to let him take his son to the Halloween carnival down the street. Just after the boy asks if he can “Pay the Ghost”, Mike turns his back for moment and his son disappears. Fast forward to a year later when he starts seeing visions of
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It’s a custom for families to build gingerbread houses during the holiday, but filmmakers Aaron and Austin Keeling took it a step further. They have recreated The Shining‘s Overlook Hotel and its grounds in an amazing four foot-long gingerbread house . The detail is amazing. The gingerbread house features multiple scenes from Stanley Kurbick’s 1980 film, based on Stephen King’s novel. The hotel is constructed out of gingerbread, icing, candy, fondant, lights, Rice Krispies and powdered sugar.
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There’s only one more episode of Ash vs Evil Dead before the season one finale, I know, it’s too soon, we need more! In this weeks episode (109), ‘Bound in the Flesh’, Ash is ready to “slice and dice”. He wants to destroy the necronomicon once and for all. Ruby (Lucy Lawless) finds her way to the cabin, but will she help or go after Ash? Don’t worry if you’ve missed an episode, there will be a marathon beginning Monday, December 28th at 9pm with episodes 1-3, Tuesday episodes 4-6 will air beginning at 9pm, followed by 7-9 on Wednesday and the season finale on Saturday, January 2nd. Last week we witnessed Ash (Bruce Campbell) returning to the cabin, a run-in with his ex and the death of Amanda (Jill Marie Jones) at the hands of “Evil Ash”, who grew out of the possessed hand. Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) showed up to find Ash was standing over
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Back in May we reported that Sony had ordered the remake of 1996’s The Craft. News has come via THR that Leigh Janiak has been hired to both direct and pen the new script, along side Phil Raziadei. Doug Wick will be returning as a producer. There is no word yet who will star in the remake. Director Andrew Fleming and writer Peter Filardi did an amazing job on the original film. Robin Tunney (The Mentalist), Neve Campbell (Scream), Fairuza Balk (The Waterboy), Rachel True (Social Nightmare), Skeet Ulrich (Scream) and Christine Taylor (Tropic Thunder) made up the perfect cast for the film. I bind you Sony, from doing harm, harm against others and harm against the original movie.
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The first teaser trailer for Mania, Jessica Cameron’s new indie horror film, has just been released. Mania was directed by Cameron and written by Scott Higgins, who also appears in the gore filled film. Tristan Risk (American Mary, House of Manson) stars along side Ellie Church (Headless) and Carlo Mendez (The Bay). Mania, described as a “fucked up lesbian love story”, follows two lovers who flee their hometown after a brutal murder changes their lives forever. Follow Mania on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates.
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Cherry Tree, written by Brendan McCarthy and directed by David Keating has just released its first full length trailer. This supernatural thriller stars Naomi Battrick (Blood) as Faith, with Hellboy II actress Anna Walton playing the role of Sissy Young. The cast also includes Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Leah McNamara, Caroline Murphy, Valerie O’Conner, Minnie Phibbs and Elva Trill. Faith is desperate to find a way to save her dying father. When her mysterious field hockey coach, Sissy Young, befriends her, she learns that Sissy is the head of a centuries-old witches’ coven. The coven uses the fruit of an ancient cherry tree in a ceremony that restores the life of those who are dead or dying. Sissy offers Faith a deal, to save her father, but in return Faith must carry a child for the coven. Faith realizes something is very wrong with the baby inside her, it is growing at an alarming speed. With the birth of the
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The trailer for Riddle Room, originally titled Breakaway, now has a trailer and a release date. This horror-thriller was both written and directed by Bryan Binder. It stars Tiren Jhames, Erika Hoveland, Marisa Ruby, Peter Carey, Daniel Usaj and Ava Manson. The film follows Emily Burns (Ruby), a woman being held captive in a room with no idea why or how she got there. Determined to escape and return to her daughter and husband, Emily discovers clues in the room to help explain where she is being held and why she is there. Riddle Room will be released on DVD and VOD on February 16th, 2016 via Breaking Glass Pictures.
Continue reading →
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Ray Donovan actor Liev Schreiber stars along side Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass), Maika Monroe (The Guest) , Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy), Maria Bello (Demonic) and The Conjuring’s Ron Livingston in The 5th Wave. In The 5th Wave a deadly alien invasion begins on Earth. With each wave the attack worsens and body count rises. Cassie (Moretz) is desperate to find her little brother after they are separated during one of the waves, before it’s too late. J. Blakeson is the director for this epic invasion movie, which is based on the novel by the same name written by Rick Yancey. Susannah Grant adapted the novel for the screenplay. Judging by the trailer, the film has some seriously awesome effects and a great cast. Normally, I’m not big on alien movies, but I am really looking forward to seeing this one. The 5th Wave will invade theaters in January 15th, 2016.
Continue reading →
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The upcoming horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa and Eoin Macken, arrives in theaters on January 8th, from Gramercy Pictures. The film takes place in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, known world wide as the “Suicide Forest”. The area below Mt Fugi is a common location for people to commit suicide. In fact, over one hundred bodies are found each year throughout the site. The location is also well rumored to contain spirits of those who ended their lives among the trees. The locals urge visitors to leave before sundown and to not venture off the paths, if they do the spirits may not let them leave. You can now take a virtual tour of the forest with Enter The Suicide Forest, a 360 degree immersive experience created from real images from the Aokigahara forest. Not only will you see the landscape, the experience allows you to enter for a game of sorts, to follow the clues
Continue reading →
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A new teaser trailer for A&E’s upcoming series, Damien, brings back a classic line from The Omen, “Damien, it’s all for you.” The new series follows Damien Thorn (Bradley James) as an adult, when he discovers who he really is, the anti-christ. The first season will premier in 2016 and will feature ten episodes. Bradley James, who played the role of Liv’s love interest in iZombie, will star along side Omid Abtahi (Argo), Megalyn Echikunwoke (The Following), David Meunier (Aquarius) and Barbara Hershey who played the role of Lorraine Lambert in Insidious: Chapter 2. Scott Wilson, who you may recognize as Hershel from the hit series The Walking Dead, also appears in the series. Essentially, the new series will simply be picking up where The Omen left off twenty plus years later. Damien will tie into The Omen through flashbacks, props and quotes, along with a common back story. Take a look at the new teaser, the first teaser trailer
Continue reading →
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Director Uli Edel’s latest feature Pay the Ghost, starring Nicholas Cage, is now out on DVD. This weekend I put on PJs, got comfy and turned on the film, not knowing exactly what to expect. I mean, let’s be honest, Nicholas Cage’s films have a hit or miss reputation these days. The Walking Dead‘s Sarah Wayne Callies plays the role of Mike Lawford’s (Cage) in the film about a couple’s young son who goes missing on Halloween. Cage plays the role of Mike, a collage professor, who seems to miss most of his young son’s moments. On Halloween he’s to late to take his son trick ‘r treating. He manages to convince his wife to let him take his son to the Halloween carnival down the street. Just after the boy asks if he can “Pay the Ghost”, Mike turns his back for moment and his son disappears. Fast forward to a year later when he starts seeing visions of
Continue reading →
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It’s a custom for families to build gingerbread houses during the holiday, but filmmakers Aaron and Austin Keeling took it a step further. They have recreated The Shining‘s Overlook Hotel and its grounds in an amazing four foot-long gingerbread house . The detail is amazing. The gingerbread house features multiple scenes from Stanley Kurbick’s 1980 film, based on Stephen King’s novel. The hotel is constructed out of gingerbread, icing, candy, fondant, lights, Rice Krispies and powdered sugar.
Continue reading →
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There’s only one more episode of Ash vs Evil Dead before the season one finale, I know, it’s too soon, we need more! In this weeks episode (109), ‘Bound in the Flesh’, Ash is ready to “slice and dice”. He wants to destroy the necronomicon once and for all. Ruby (Lucy Lawless) finds her way to the cabin, but will she help or go after Ash? Don’t worry if you’ve missed an episode, there will be a marathon beginning Monday, December 28th at 9pm with episodes 1-3, Tuesday episodes 4-6 will air beginning at 9pm, followed by 7-9 on Wednesday and the season finale on Saturday, January 2nd. Last week we witnessed Ash (Bruce Campbell) returning to the cabin, a run-in with his ex and the death of Amanda (Jill Marie Jones) at the hands of “Evil Ash”, who grew out of the possessed hand. Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) showed up to find Ash was standing over
Continue reading →
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Back in May we reported that Sony had ordered the remake of 1996’s The Craft. News has come via THR that Leigh Janiak has been hired to both direct and pen the new script, along side Phil Raziadei. Doug Wick will be returning as a producer. There is no word yet who will star in the remake. Director Andrew Fleming and writer Peter Filardi did an amazing job on the original film. Robin Tunney (The Mentalist), Neve Campbell (Scream), Fairuza Balk (The Waterboy), Rachel True (Social Nightmare), Skeet Ulrich (Scream) and Christine Taylor (Tropic Thunder) made up the perfect cast for the film. I bind you Sony, from doing harm, harm against others and harm against the original movie.
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