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From writer-director Jason Brown comes Creek Encounters, where a group of school teachers must work together to stop the alien virus from escaping and taking over the world. We’ve got the first look and trailer for the sci-fi horror invasion film, which is currently in post-production. Kansa Bowling, Adam Probets, Tamara Glynn, Lamissah La-Shontae, Jude Forsey, and Olivia Maiden star in the action-packed film. In the film, “Helen and the other teachers are trapped inside Creek High with students. Something is creeping around the hallways of the school, and it becomes a race against time to escape the school as the other students aren’t what they seem. All exits are blocked from the outside world. They must work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is happening within the school.” We’ll let you know as soon as a release date is announced. In the meantime, check out the first trailer for Creek Encounters.
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Odds are, you’ve seen 2017’s bonkers indie horror, One Cut of the Dead, by director Shin’ichirô Ueda. Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius‘ has remade One Cut of the Dead and named it Final Cut. To celebrate its release, we’ve got three new clips that you can sink your teeth into. Let me refresh your memory. The film, which earned cult status upon its release, was shot in one long take and saw a film crew making a zombie movie be attacked by real zombies. Final Cut follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, but one by one, they actually turn into zombies. The film features hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage). Final Cut, which screened at both Cannes and Tribecca, serves as a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious
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Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, swimming onto the streaming service this July. Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata surfaces in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews, including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws author Peter Benchley. Scarlata, Kerry Deignan Roy (Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist), and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) produce. Sharksploitation swims exclusively onto Shudder on July 21, 2023.
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Ted Raimi stars in the psychological thriller Failure!, set to make its World Premiere at FrightFest on August 28th. Along with the news comes the first teaser trailer and poster. Failure! “follows business tycoon James (Raimi – The Quarry, Ash v Evil Dead, Creepshow), a loving family man who has a crushing bank debt which he must resolve within an hour or lose his business. Greedy associates, back-stabbing friends and even ghosts from his past, all force him to choose between financial ruin… or murder.” As well as Raimi, the film also stars Merrick McCartha (Senior Year), Melissa Diaz (Ruthless), John Paul Medrano (Seven Days), Daniel Kuhlman (Voodoo MacBeth), and Noel Douglas Orput. Director Alex Kahuam’s psychological thriller Failure! is shot in a single 87-minute take, portrayed in three acts. The film makes Kahuam the first Mexican director to do so in the United States. Kahuam and Raimi produced Failure!, along with Marco De Molina, Kayli Fortun, and Jose D.
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Shudder’s “Certified Fresh” horror-comedy Deadstream is out today on Steelbook and Blu-ray exclusively at Walmart. The film marks the feature directorial debut of husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who also share writing co-credits. It premiered earlier this year at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnight section and went on to score acclaim from both audiences and critics alike (review). Joseph Winter also stars in the film alongside Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom. Deadstream follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life. The film is produced by Joseph and Vanessa Winters, alongside cinematographer Jared Cook and actress Melanie Stone, who also star in the film. The Winters co-edited the film, with Joseph contributing to music for the project as well. The Steelbook comes
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We first reported back in 2021 that Paramount+ would be taking us back to the cursed burial ground where Gage and Church came back to life. The first look at their original horror prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines has just been unleashed, and an October premiere date has been announced. The film stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies, Mrs. Fletcher), Forrest Goodluck (Lawmen Bass Reeves, The Revenant), Jack Mulhern (The Boys in the Boat, Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher, Gangs of New York), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs, The Gifted) and Isabella Star LaBlanc (True Detective: Night Country, Long Slow Exhale), with Pam Grier (Cinnamon, Jackie Brown) and David Duchovny (The X-Files and Californication). A spine-chilling prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is set in 1969, “a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history
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FrightFest and FAB Press present the newest offering in their excellent FrightFest Guides series, The FrightFest Guide to Mad Doctor Movies by practicing surgeon Dr. John Llewellyn Probert! As authoritative as they are fun, the books in this series are all a must for fear-fare fans of every stripe! Following is the official press announcement. Mad medics, sinister surgeons and psychopathic psychiatrists . . . FrightFest and FAB Press once again join forces to exclusively launch THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MAD DOCTOR MOVIES, which goes on sale during FrightFest 2023. The author, practising surgeon Dr. John Llewellyn Probert, will be present, with official signings taking place at Cineworld, Leicester Square on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 August. Ever since the dawn of cinema, filmmakers have been depicting on screen the potential outcomes of medical madness and science gone sick. Now join surgeon, author, film critic and not-at-all-mad Doctor (at least according to him) John Llewellyn Probert as he takes a
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To celebrate Its 70th anniversary, Robot Monster is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in a Restored Edition, in 3-D, from Bayview Entertainment, loaded with out-of-this-world extras. A cosmic catastrophe ”has wiped out humanity, and now the last six survivors must outwit that strangely iconic alien menace, Ro-Man (George Barrows). Taking orders from the pitiless Great Guidance, Ro-Man wavers in his pursuit of human annihilation when he falls in love with a girl (Claudia Barrett). Can dashing young Roy (George Nader) save her? Filmed in the Tru-Stereo process, Robot Monster boasts excellent 3-D that rivals big studio efforts of its day. Now you can thrill to the fully restored 70th Anniversary BD3D version on 3-D televisions and projectors or the compatible anaglyphic version that will play on any system or monitor (one pair of glasses is included). And for all who like your movies flat, there’s also a 2-D version that looks better than ever before. The Blu-ray contains over two
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The Mall of America is doubling down on frights this spooky season with a massive 45,000-square-foot haunted attraction, “Onionhead’s Revenge.” Presented by American Monsters, the Halloween attraction is described as a “haunt” unlike no other.” The event will feature one-of-a-kind offerings like specialty drinks and themed cocktails and food, along with thrills and chills. The team promises “a haunt experience like no other.” According to local legend, “Onionhead” was the cruel nickname given to a young man who was brutally murdered by a vigilante mob after being wrongly accused of the murder of a young woman. Consumed by rage, they hacked his body into 13 pieces and scattered them in a nearby cemetery. Swearing vengeance, his mother cursed the townspeople who took her son. In the months following, those responsible for Onionhead’s demise suffered gruesome deaths. Locals still report sightings of a monstrosity, hideously stitched together, stalking the cemetery, out for revenge. “We are thrilled to partner with the leaders
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Truly creepy horror movies are few and far between these days, but one new movie, Cobweb, will leave you jumping at every creek and crack you hear in your house for days. In the film, “eight-year-old Peter (Woody Norman) is plagued by a tapping from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes his parents, played by Lizzy Caplan (“Castle Rock”) and Antony Starr (“The Boys”), could be hiding a terrible, dangerous, deadly secret.” I had the pleasure of discussing Cobweb with its director, Samuel Bodin. While the film marks his directorial film debut, Bodin is no stranger to unnerving horror. He delivered frights, chills, and thrills in his absolutely fantastic and creepy AF 2019 series “Marianne,” which I called “the best thing in horror to happen to Netflix this year” in my review. Here’s what Bodin had to say about Cobweb, which is guaranteed to
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From writer-director Jason Brown comes Creek Encounters, where a group of school teachers must work together to stop the alien virus from escaping and taking over the world. We’ve got the first look and trailer for the sci-fi horror invasion film, which is currently in post-production. Kansa Bowling, Adam Probets, Tamara Glynn, Lamissah La-Shontae, Jude Forsey, and Olivia Maiden star in the action-packed film. In the film, “Helen and the other teachers are trapped inside Creek High with students. Something is creeping around the hallways of the school, and it becomes a race against time to escape the school as the other students aren’t what they seem. All exits are blocked from the outside world. They must work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is happening within the school.” We’ll let you know as soon as a release date is announced. In the meantime, check out the first trailer for Creek Encounters.
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Odds are, you’ve seen 2017’s bonkers indie horror, One Cut of the Dead, by director Shin’ichirô Ueda. Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius‘ has remade One Cut of the Dead and named it Final Cut. To celebrate its release, we’ve got three new clips that you can sink your teeth into. Let me refresh your memory. The film, which earned cult status upon its release, was shot in one long take and saw a film crew making a zombie movie be attacked by real zombies. Final Cut follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, but one by one, they actually turn into zombies. The film features hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage). Final Cut, which screened at both Cannes and Tribecca, serves as a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious
Continue reading →
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Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, swimming onto the streaming service this July. Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata surfaces in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews, including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws author Peter Benchley. Scarlata, Kerry Deignan Roy (Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist), and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) produce. Sharksploitation swims exclusively onto Shudder on July 21, 2023.
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Ted Raimi stars in the psychological thriller Failure!, set to make its World Premiere at FrightFest on August 28th. Along with the news comes the first teaser trailer and poster. Failure! “follows business tycoon James (Raimi – The Quarry, Ash v Evil Dead, Creepshow), a loving family man who has a crushing bank debt which he must resolve within an hour or lose his business. Greedy associates, back-stabbing friends and even ghosts from his past, all force him to choose between financial ruin… or murder.” As well as Raimi, the film also stars Merrick McCartha (Senior Year), Melissa Diaz (Ruthless), John Paul Medrano (Seven Days), Daniel Kuhlman (Voodoo MacBeth), and Noel Douglas Orput. Director Alex Kahuam’s psychological thriller Failure! is shot in a single 87-minute take, portrayed in three acts. The film makes Kahuam the first Mexican director to do so in the United States. Kahuam and Raimi produced Failure!, along with Marco De Molina, Kayli Fortun, and Jose D.
Continue reading →
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Shudder’s “Certified Fresh” horror-comedy Deadstream is out today on Steelbook and Blu-ray exclusively at Walmart. The film marks the feature directorial debut of husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who also share writing co-credits. It premiered earlier this year at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnight section and went on to score acclaim from both audiences and critics alike (review). Joseph Winter also stars in the film alongside Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom. Deadstream follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life. The film is produced by Joseph and Vanessa Winters, alongside cinematographer Jared Cook and actress Melanie Stone, who also star in the film. The Winters co-edited the film, with Joseph contributing to music for the project as well. The Steelbook comes
Continue reading →
AdaptationBooksMoviesNewsParamount+Streaming TV
We first reported back in 2021 that Paramount+ would be taking us back to the cursed burial ground where Gage and Church came back to life. The first look at their original horror prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines has just been unleashed, and an October premiere date has been announced. The film stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies, Mrs. Fletcher), Forrest Goodluck (Lawmen Bass Reeves, The Revenant), Jack Mulhern (The Boys in the Boat, Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher, Gangs of New York), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs, The Gifted) and Isabella Star LaBlanc (True Detective: Night Country, Long Slow Exhale), with Pam Grier (Cinnamon, Jackie Brown) and David Duchovny (The X-Files and Californication). A spine-chilling prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is set in 1969, “a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history
Continue reading →
BooksFilm FestivalsNews
FrightFest and FAB Press present the newest offering in their excellent FrightFest Guides series, The FrightFest Guide to Mad Doctor Movies by practicing surgeon Dr. John Llewellyn Probert! As authoritative as they are fun, the books in this series are all a must for fear-fare fans of every stripe! Following is the official press announcement. Mad medics, sinister surgeons and psychopathic psychiatrists . . . FrightFest and FAB Press once again join forces to exclusively launch THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MAD DOCTOR MOVIES, which goes on sale during FrightFest 2023. The author, practising surgeon Dr. John Llewellyn Probert, will be present, with official signings taking place at Cineworld, Leicester Square on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 August. Ever since the dawn of cinema, filmmakers have been depicting on screen the potential outcomes of medical madness and science gone sick. Now join surgeon, author, film critic and not-at-all-mad Doctor (at least according to him) John Llewellyn Probert as he takes a
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To celebrate Its 70th anniversary, Robot Monster is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in a Restored Edition, in 3-D, from Bayview Entertainment, loaded with out-of-this-world extras. A cosmic catastrophe ”has wiped out humanity, and now the last six survivors must outwit that strangely iconic alien menace, Ro-Man (George Barrows). Taking orders from the pitiless Great Guidance, Ro-Man wavers in his pursuit of human annihilation when he falls in love with a girl (Claudia Barrett). Can dashing young Roy (George Nader) save her? Filmed in the Tru-Stereo process, Robot Monster boasts excellent 3-D that rivals big studio efforts of its day. Now you can thrill to the fully restored 70th Anniversary BD3D version on 3-D televisions and projectors or the compatible anaglyphic version that will play on any system or monitor (one pair of glasses is included). And for all who like your movies flat, there’s also a 2-D version that looks better than ever before. The Blu-ray contains over two
Continue reading →
EventsHalloweenNews
The Mall of America is doubling down on frights this spooky season with a massive 45,000-square-foot haunted attraction, “Onionhead’s Revenge.” Presented by American Monsters, the Halloween attraction is described as a “haunt” unlike no other.” The event will feature one-of-a-kind offerings like specialty drinks and themed cocktails and food, along with thrills and chills. The team promises “a haunt experience like no other.” According to local legend, “Onionhead” was the cruel nickname given to a young man who was brutally murdered by a vigilante mob after being wrongly accused of the murder of a young woman. Consumed by rage, they hacked his body into 13 pieces and scattered them in a nearby cemetery. Swearing vengeance, his mother cursed the townspeople who took her son. In the months following, those responsible for Onionhead’s demise suffered gruesome deaths. Locals still report sightings of a monstrosity, hideously stitched together, stalking the cemetery, out for revenge. “We are thrilled to partner with the leaders
Continue reading →
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Truly creepy horror movies are few and far between these days, but one new movie, Cobweb, will leave you jumping at every creek and crack you hear in your house for days. In the film, “eight-year-old Peter (Woody Norman) is plagued by a tapping from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes his parents, played by Lizzy Caplan (“Castle Rock”) and Antony Starr (“The Boys”), could be hiding a terrible, dangerous, deadly secret.” I had the pleasure of discussing Cobweb with its director, Samuel Bodin. While the film marks his directorial film debut, Bodin is no stranger to unnerving horror. He delivered frights, chills, and thrills in his absolutely fantastic and creepy AF 2019 series “Marianne,” which I called “the best thing in horror to happen to Netflix this year” in my review. Here’s what Bodin had to say about Cobweb, which is guaranteed to
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