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Twenty years after a tragic accident took a young life during a high school play, the cast members return to their home town in an attempt to resurrect the play to honer the tragedy on it’s anniversary. The group will soon figure out that sometimes things are better left buried. Blumhouse brings us the horror-thriller ‘The Gallows’, which stars Ryan Shoos (As Night Comes), Cassidy Gifford (God’s Not Dead), Pfifer Brown (Molly’s Method), Reese Mishler (Medicine Men) and Alexis Schneider (Roadside Massacre). ‘The Gallows’ was written and directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing. The release date for ‘The Gallows’ has been set as July 10 of this year.
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An American journalist and his wife move into the mysterious villa ‘Casa Matusita’ in Lima, Peru during a trip to investigate a story. Soon the couple begin to experience supernatural events, changing their lives in ways they could not imagine. The story of ‘The Secret of Casa Matusita’, written by Colette Freedman, is based on true events and is directed by Catherine C. Pirotta. Horror veteran Malcolm McDowell (Halloween (2007), Silent Night) stars along side ‘X-Men’ actor Bruce Davison in this supernatural tale. The other members of the cast have not yet been announced. ‘The Secret of Casa Matusita’ has now entered early production and will be released some time in 2016.
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In Norwegian folklore exists a creature known as a Thale. In ‘Thale’ two men encounter one of the creatures in a basement during a job. What starts out as a regular job turns into a fight for survival. The 2012 movie, written and directed by Alexsander Nordaas, is getting a sequel. The 2016 movie will continue to follow story of the creature, that was the focus of the first movie. Nordaas will also be writing and directing the sequel, which should be out in 2016. Shaked Berenson, Patrick Ewald and Bendik-Heggen Stronstad will be serving as producers. Gudrun Giddings will be the executive producer for ‘Thale 2’. The release date has not been announced at this time.
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Conor McMahon, the director of the horror movie ‘Stiches’, comes a new tale of terror, titled ‘From The Dark’. This vampire movie stars Stephen Cromwell (The Sea), Niamh Alger (North Circular), Ged Murray (35 Up) and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ actor Gary O’Brian. “A Sinister being has awakened from a thousand year sleep and it has set it’s sights on the stranded young couple. Deep within the dark bog, the two are faced with an unimaginable evil, but they soon realize that there may be one thing that can stop the creature: light. As the sun sets and light sources dwindle, the creature becomes more powerful, and Sarah and Mark find themselves in a fight for their lives where a gas lamp or just the illumination of a single match may be the only ting that can save them.” ‘From The Dark’ is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray and VOD and Digital Download from Dark Sky Films.
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Listen up fans of art, horror and Lovecraft, the incredibly talented photographer/artist Joshua Hoffine has teamed up with special effects artist J. Anthony Kosar once again to create another piece of mind blowing art. This time Hoffine and Kosar are creating a picture based on Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’. Concept Art For ‘Innsmouth’ This is not the first project Hoffine and Kosar has teamed up on. The two talented artists have created two pieces in the past, titled ‘Last Stand’ and ‘Monster Prom’, as well as the short film ‘Black Lullaby.’ With the combined talent of these artists and their track record for creating fantastic artwork, I have no doubt that ‘Innsmouth’ will be just as incredible. ‘Last Stand and ‘Monster Prom’ For those of you who don’t know very much about Joshua Hoffine, let me fill you in. Hoffine is seriously talented and slightly warped. Hoffine is considered the premier horror artist. He has a talent for creating
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Rob Zombie’s latest movie 31 has just finished filming and already has another project lined up. Zombie is listed as a writer for the upcoming ‘The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning’ as well as an actor in it. The new ‘Hills Have Eyes’ movie is just entering the pre-production phase and is said to be an animated film, based on the graphic novel series by writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray and artists John Higgins and Dennis Calero and is distributed by Fox Atomic Comics. The movie will go back to the very beginning and follow the evolution of the family from normal to the killer, cannibal, mutated monsters they have become. The well known ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ movie franchise presently includes ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (1977), ‘The Hills Have Eyes 2’ (1984), ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006) and ‘The Hills Have Eyes 2’ (2007), as well as two documentaries and a couple of other films loosely tied to
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The 1999 underdog hit ‘The Blair Witch Project’ broke new ground in the horror genre and brought “found footage” into the light. After one sequel and several documentaries, one documentary will be coming out later this year, ‘The Blair Witch Project’ still stands as a ground breaking film and now there is about to be a new addition to the franchise. Bloody-Disgusting announced that according to an insider at Lionsgate, a new movie is already in production. The news won’t be a shock to Eduardo Sanches, the co-director of the original ‘The Blair Witch Project’. He made a statement in January that another sequel is “inevitable”. The rumor is Jessica Wu (You’re Next), Keith Cadler, Roy Lee (Poltergeist), and Steven Schneider (Inssidious) will be producing the new movie. There is a chance that the movie the insider referred to is the movie ‘The Woods’, written by Simon Barrett. ‘The Woods’ follows a group of collage students who are camping in
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Fifty strangers wake to find themselves trapped inside a mysterious chamber with a machine that kills them one by one, together they must decide the one person in the group that deserves to survive. ‘Circle’ explores the length people will go to in order to survive. Writer/director Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione, in conjunction with Taggart Productions, brings us this psychological horror movie. The ‘Circle’ cast includes ‘Nightlight’ actor Carter Jenkins, Autumn Federici (Paranormal Incident) and Julie Benz, who played serial killer Dexter Morgan’s wife on ‘Dexter’. ‘Circle’ is already in the early stages of distribution. The release date will soon be released, so, stay tuned. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘CIRCLE’ HERE Follow ‘Circle’ on it’s social media pages for more information and updates. https://twitter.com/circle_film https://instagram.com/circle_film/_ https://www.facebook.com/circlefilm/photos_stream?ref=page_internal
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Have you ever wondered how you would fare in the zombie apocalypse? If you’re in Australia you can find out. ‘Lazarus’ is an intense real life immersive zombie experience. The course features zombie characters coming after you, like the zombies you see in films and shows, and you have the ability to fight back with weapons so realistic, you’ll actually feel as if you just fired at a real flesh eater. “Oz Apocalypse Zombie Experience is all about the excitement of experiencing the Zombie Apocalypse- being armed with military-grade simulated weapons, taking out zombies, and the adrenaline rush of survival and victory, all in a live film set – without the nasty drawbacks of death or Zombification. Our unique and exclusive simulated weapons are the best in the industry: their size, form, and function are just like the real thing. This means your slings, sights, stocks, and other add-ons attach seamlessly. Pull the trigger for a live bang, recoil, and
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Lionsgate has come under fire for allegedly stealing the idea for ‘Cabin In The Woods’. Peter Gallagher claims that 2012 movie ‘Cabin in the Woods’ is based on his book ‘The Little White Trip: A Night in the Pines’ and he’s claiming that ‘Cabin in the Woods’ producer and co-writer Joss Whedon is behind it. Director Drew Goddard and Mutant Enemy (Whedon’s company) has also been named in the law suit. Joss Whedon The law suit, filed in California’s Federal court on Monday, states that Gallagher believes that there are striking similarities between his book and the movie, including everything from character’s names, the events, mood and specific scenes. At this time he is seeking $10 million in damages and restitution from Whedon and Lionsgate.
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Twenty years after a tragic accident took a young life during a high school play, the cast members return to their home town in an attempt to resurrect the play to honer the tragedy on it’s anniversary. The group will soon figure out that sometimes things are better left buried. Blumhouse brings us the horror-thriller ‘The Gallows’, which stars Ryan Shoos (As Night Comes), Cassidy Gifford (God’s Not Dead), Pfifer Brown (Molly’s Method), Reese Mishler (Medicine Men) and Alexis Schneider (Roadside Massacre). ‘The Gallows’ was written and directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing. The release date for ‘The Gallows’ has been set as July 10 of this year.
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An American journalist and his wife move into the mysterious villa ‘Casa Matusita’ in Lima, Peru during a trip to investigate a story. Soon the couple begin to experience supernatural events, changing their lives in ways they could not imagine. The story of ‘The Secret of Casa Matusita’, written by Colette Freedman, is based on true events and is directed by Catherine C. Pirotta. Horror veteran Malcolm McDowell (Halloween (2007), Silent Night) stars along side ‘X-Men’ actor Bruce Davison in this supernatural tale. The other members of the cast have not yet been announced. ‘The Secret of Casa Matusita’ has now entered early production and will be released some time in 2016.
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In Norwegian folklore exists a creature known as a Thale. In ‘Thale’ two men encounter one of the creatures in a basement during a job. What starts out as a regular job turns into a fight for survival. The 2012 movie, written and directed by Alexsander Nordaas, is getting a sequel. The 2016 movie will continue to follow story of the creature, that was the focus of the first movie. Nordaas will also be writing and directing the sequel, which should be out in 2016. Shaked Berenson, Patrick Ewald and Bendik-Heggen Stronstad will be serving as producers. Gudrun Giddings will be the executive producer for ‘Thale 2’. The release date has not been announced at this time.
Continue reading →
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Conor McMahon, the director of the horror movie ‘Stiches’, comes a new tale of terror, titled ‘From The Dark’. This vampire movie stars Stephen Cromwell (The Sea), Niamh Alger (North Circular), Ged Murray (35 Up) and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ actor Gary O’Brian. “A Sinister being has awakened from a thousand year sleep and it has set it’s sights on the stranded young couple. Deep within the dark bog, the two are faced with an unimaginable evil, but they soon realize that there may be one thing that can stop the creature: light. As the sun sets and light sources dwindle, the creature becomes more powerful, and Sarah and Mark find themselves in a fight for their lives where a gas lamp or just the illumination of a single match may be the only ting that can save them.” ‘From The Dark’ is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray and VOD and Digital Download from Dark Sky Films.
Continue reading →
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Listen up fans of art, horror and Lovecraft, the incredibly talented photographer/artist Joshua Hoffine has teamed up with special effects artist J. Anthony Kosar once again to create another piece of mind blowing art. This time Hoffine and Kosar are creating a picture based on Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’. Concept Art For ‘Innsmouth’ This is not the first project Hoffine and Kosar has teamed up on. The two talented artists have created two pieces in the past, titled ‘Last Stand’ and ‘Monster Prom’, as well as the short film ‘Black Lullaby.’ With the combined talent of these artists and their track record for creating fantastic artwork, I have no doubt that ‘Innsmouth’ will be just as incredible. ‘Last Stand and ‘Monster Prom’ For those of you who don’t know very much about Joshua Hoffine, let me fill you in. Hoffine is seriously talented and slightly warped. Hoffine is considered the premier horror artist. He has a talent for creating
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
Rob Zombie’s latest movie 31 has just finished filming and already has another project lined up. Zombie is listed as a writer for the upcoming ‘The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning’ as well as an actor in it. The new ‘Hills Have Eyes’ movie is just entering the pre-production phase and is said to be an animated film, based on the graphic novel series by writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray and artists John Higgins and Dennis Calero and is distributed by Fox Atomic Comics. The movie will go back to the very beginning and follow the evolution of the family from normal to the killer, cannibal, mutated monsters they have become. The well known ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ movie franchise presently includes ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (1977), ‘The Hills Have Eyes 2’ (1984), ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006) and ‘The Hills Have Eyes 2’ (2007), as well as two documentaries and a couple of other films loosely tied to
Continue reading →
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The 1999 underdog hit ‘The Blair Witch Project’ broke new ground in the horror genre and brought “found footage” into the light. After one sequel and several documentaries, one documentary will be coming out later this year, ‘The Blair Witch Project’ still stands as a ground breaking film and now there is about to be a new addition to the franchise. Bloody-Disgusting announced that according to an insider at Lionsgate, a new movie is already in production. The news won’t be a shock to Eduardo Sanches, the co-director of the original ‘The Blair Witch Project’. He made a statement in January that another sequel is “inevitable”. The rumor is Jessica Wu (You’re Next), Keith Cadler, Roy Lee (Poltergeist), and Steven Schneider (Inssidious) will be producing the new movie. There is a chance that the movie the insider referred to is the movie ‘The Woods’, written by Simon Barrett. ‘The Woods’ follows a group of collage students who are camping in
Continue reading →
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Fifty strangers wake to find themselves trapped inside a mysterious chamber with a machine that kills them one by one, together they must decide the one person in the group that deserves to survive. ‘Circle’ explores the length people will go to in order to survive. Writer/director Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione, in conjunction with Taggart Productions, brings us this psychological horror movie. The ‘Circle’ cast includes ‘Nightlight’ actor Carter Jenkins, Autumn Federici (Paranormal Incident) and Julie Benz, who played serial killer Dexter Morgan’s wife on ‘Dexter’. ‘Circle’ is already in the early stages of distribution. The release date will soon be released, so, stay tuned. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘CIRCLE’ HERE Follow ‘Circle’ on it’s social media pages for more information and updates. https://twitter.com/circle_film https://instagram.com/circle_film/_ https://www.facebook.com/circlefilm/photos_stream?ref=page_internal
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Have you ever wondered how you would fare in the zombie apocalypse? If you’re in Australia you can find out. ‘Lazarus’ is an intense real life immersive zombie experience. The course features zombie characters coming after you, like the zombies you see in films and shows, and you have the ability to fight back with weapons so realistic, you’ll actually feel as if you just fired at a real flesh eater. “Oz Apocalypse Zombie Experience is all about the excitement of experiencing the Zombie Apocalypse- being armed with military-grade simulated weapons, taking out zombies, and the adrenaline rush of survival and victory, all in a live film set – without the nasty drawbacks of death or Zombification. Our unique and exclusive simulated weapons are the best in the industry: their size, form, and function are just like the real thing. This means your slings, sights, stocks, and other add-ons attach seamlessly. Pull the trigger for a live bang, recoil, and
Continue reading →
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Lionsgate has come under fire for allegedly stealing the idea for ‘Cabin In The Woods’. Peter Gallagher claims that 2012 movie ‘Cabin in the Woods’ is based on his book ‘The Little White Trip: A Night in the Pines’ and he’s claiming that ‘Cabin in the Woods’ producer and co-writer Joss Whedon is behind it. Director Drew Goddard and Mutant Enemy (Whedon’s company) has also been named in the law suit. Joss Whedon The law suit, filed in California’s Federal court on Monday, states that Gallagher believes that there are striking similarities between his book and the movie, including everything from character’s names, the events, mood and specific scenes. At this time he is seeking $10 million in damages and restitution from Whedon and Lionsgate.
Continue reading →
