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Shelley Duvall, whose last performance was in The Shining, is returning to horror for the first time in more than 20 years to star in The Forest Hills, from writer-director Scott Goldberg (Moirai: The Drifter). The film centers on Rico, a disturbed man (Chiko Mendez) who is plagued with nightmarish visions after suffering head trauma while camping in the Catskill Mountains, as Deadline reports. The cast also includes Edward Furlong and Dee Wallace, with Duvall playing Rico’s mother. “We are huge fans of ‘The Shining’ and it’s honestly one of my favorite horror movies of all time, up there with John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ and George A. Romero’s ‘Day of the Dead’ with the dark tones they delivered in their movies, along with perfect scores and elements that make them my personal favorites,” Goldberg said of Duvall’s casting. “Shelley contributed to ‘The Shining’ being an absolute masterpiece by giving her all, and performing in a way that really showcased the fear
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Prey For the Devil, the new supernatural horror film opens in theaters today! We’ve got some of the movie’s clips below to whet your appetite and give you a taste of the terror to come. Directed by Daniel Stamm, the film centers on “Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) who believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl, who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago.
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Red Water Entertainment has just announced the North American VOD debut of Carlo Lavagna‘s Shadows, the Irish-Italian psychological thriller coming to Digital this November. Today, we have to new trailer to share with you. Shadows is the second feature from director Carlo Lavagna, with a script by Fabio Mollo, Damiano Bruè, Vanessa Picciarelli, and Tiziana Triana. The film stars Mia Threapleton, Lola Petticrew, and Saskia Reeves as a family of survivors living in an abandoned hotel after the apparent end of the world. In the film, Alma and Alex, two teenage sisters, are survivors of a catastrophic event. They live deep in the woods with their Mother, a strict, overprotective woman who has sheltered them from ominous presences, the Shadows, which live in the daylight and infest the world beyond the river. When they follow Mother out for hunting, Alma and Alex start a series of events that will lead them to discover the truth about the “Shadows” and their
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Over the past several months Tubi, the free streaming service has been adding to its library of over 10,000 horror and thriller movies and has begun releasing its own original horror films including films such as Hellblazers, Unborn, and Titanic 666, as well as the newly released remake of the 1980s classic Terror Train. The original Terror Train (1980) starred “scream queen,” Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as Ben Johnson and David Copperfield, and has long been celebrated for its cult classic status in the slasher/horror genre. The new cast is led by Canadian actress Robyn Alomar (“Utopia Falls”), who gives a breakout performance and is poised to be crowned the newest scream queen, as well as Tim Rozon (“Schitt’s Creek”). The remake was written by Ian Carpenter and Aaron Martin (“Slasher”) and is directed by long-time Incendo collaborator Philippe Gagnon (“Amber Alert”). Graham Ludlow and Kaleigh Kavanagh produce with Graham Ludlow, Shari Segal, and Brook Peters executive producing. In
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Filmmakers Adam Leader and Richard Oakes have a new dark, comedy-laced movie headed your way, Feed Me, which is inspired by the true story of the cannibal Armin Meiwes. Feed Me follows Jed, whose life is shattered when his wife suddenly dies and Jed feels directly responsible. Spiraling into an abyss of depression, he finds himself in a bar with a deranged cannibal, Lionel Flack convinces him he can redeem himself through the glorious act of allowing himself to be slowly eaten to death. Lionel Flack, Christopher Mulvin, Hannah Al Rashid, and Samantha Loxley star in the film. Kelli: “Ok. First, tell me how y’all got involved with this film?” Adam: “So we were on a, a shoot, I guess a, about a year and a half ago, we were shooting a music video for someone. And, I approached Rich with the idea about maybe writing a story based on the true story inspired by the true story of the
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Canada’s Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS) presents another exciting hybrid version serving up homegrown horror features and shorts both on the big screen and online from November 21 – 26, 2022. Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre will host the live screenings, which include world premieres and festival favorites from this year. Online screenings will be available on Super Channel Fuse. Following is the official press announcement. Super Channel and Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS), a unique and imaginative showcase of contemporary Canadian horror films, are pleased to announce that a hybrid version of the BITS film festival will return again this November. The on-air portion of the festival features six harrowing horror films and a variety of bone-chilling shorts for fans across the country to enjoy nightly on Super Channel Fuse from November 21 – 26, including the World Premiere of The Devil Comes at Night from writer/director Scott Leaver. The in-theatre portion of BITS will be
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From Scott Cooper, the director of Antlers, comes The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale (American Psycho) with Harry Melling (Harry Potter) playing the role of Edgar Allan Poe. It is an adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel of the same name. The new teaser trailer has arrived, promising a dark, thrill-filled film. Bales stars as retired detective Augustus Landor, tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the
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The season finale of “The Dark Pictures Anthology” is quickly approaching with its release next month but Bandai Namco released a new trailer in time for Halloween to help fans get into the spirit. The new trailer for The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me features the game’s antagonist as well as offers a glimpse into the potential fate of the characters. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me follows the Lonnit Entertainment crew who were lured to a reproduction of the infamous Murder Castle for their failing documentary on H.H. Holmes by Granthem Du’Met. Du’Met trapped the crew inside and now watches their every move, plotting and planning their most exquisite deaths. Players will have to make choices that will determine if their character lives or meets a gruesome fate. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me releases on November 18th, 2022, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
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The fifth and final episode of “Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror,” hosted by horror icon Robert Englund, is set to premiere on Epix on Halloween Eve. Produced in partnership with Blumhouse Television (Worst Roommate Ever, A Wilderness of Error), the five-part series is the definitive retrospective on the horror genre from the company regarded as the driving force in the horror renaissance. “Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror” revisits the shocks and scares from our favorite iconic cinematic horror moments from the 1930s until today featuring insights from some of the best and most influential filmmakers, producers, and actors working in the genre, as well as experts and historians. And reflects how quintessential horror films have revealed and reflected the real-life scares of the world to the audience, uniting us with shared understanding, catharsis, and entertainment. The fifth episode, titled “New Horror,” premieres on October 30, 2022, at 10:00 PM on Epix. The episode delves into how “the emergence of cellphones and new
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While its title may be The Good Nurse, Netflix’s upcoming thriller is about someone who is anything but good. Set to premiere this October, the film is based on a real-life serial killer, Charles Cullen, and is an adaptation of Charles Graeber’s 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. The film is from BAFTA-nominated director Tobias Lindholm (Mindhunter, The Hunt) and Oscar-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) and stars Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Fantastic Beast’s Eddie Redmayne. In The Good Nurse, based on a true story, an infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. Jessica Chastain’s character, a fellow nurse, risks her life to stop him from killing again. The true story: In reality, Charles Cullen has been implicated in around 300 -yes, you read that right, 300 – deaths and earned himself the title of “Angel of Death.” Born in 1960, after leaving the Navy, the real
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Shelley Duvall, whose last performance was in The Shining, is returning to horror for the first time in more than 20 years to star in The Forest Hills, from writer-director Scott Goldberg (Moirai: The Drifter). The film centers on Rico, a disturbed man (Chiko Mendez) who is plagued with nightmarish visions after suffering head trauma while camping in the Catskill Mountains, as Deadline reports. The cast also includes Edward Furlong and Dee Wallace, with Duvall playing Rico’s mother. “We are huge fans of ‘The Shining’ and it’s honestly one of my favorite horror movies of all time, up there with John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ and George A. Romero’s ‘Day of the Dead’ with the dark tones they delivered in their movies, along with perfect scores and elements that make them my personal favorites,” Goldberg said of Duvall’s casting. “Shelley contributed to ‘The Shining’ being an absolute masterpiece by giving her all, and performing in a way that really showcased the fear
Continue reading →
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Prey For the Devil, the new supernatural horror film opens in theaters today! We’ve got some of the movie’s clips below to whet your appetite and give you a taste of the terror to come. Directed by Daniel Stamm, the film centers on “Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) who believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl, who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago.
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Red Water Entertainment has just announced the North American VOD debut of Carlo Lavagna‘s Shadows, the Irish-Italian psychological thriller coming to Digital this November. Today, we have to new trailer to share with you. Shadows is the second feature from director Carlo Lavagna, with a script by Fabio Mollo, Damiano Bruè, Vanessa Picciarelli, and Tiziana Triana. The film stars Mia Threapleton, Lola Petticrew, and Saskia Reeves as a family of survivors living in an abandoned hotel after the apparent end of the world. In the film, Alma and Alex, two teenage sisters, are survivors of a catastrophic event. They live deep in the woods with their Mother, a strict, overprotective woman who has sheltered them from ominous presences, the Shadows, which live in the daylight and infest the world beyond the river. When they follow Mother out for hunting, Alma and Alex start a series of events that will lead them to discover the truth about the “Shadows” and their
Continue reading →
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Over the past several months Tubi, the free streaming service has been adding to its library of over 10,000 horror and thriller movies and has begun releasing its own original horror films including films such as Hellblazers, Unborn, and Titanic 666, as well as the newly released remake of the 1980s classic Terror Train. The original Terror Train (1980) starred “scream queen,” Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as Ben Johnson and David Copperfield, and has long been celebrated for its cult classic status in the slasher/horror genre. The new cast is led by Canadian actress Robyn Alomar (“Utopia Falls”), who gives a breakout performance and is poised to be crowned the newest scream queen, as well as Tim Rozon (“Schitt’s Creek”). The remake was written by Ian Carpenter and Aaron Martin (“Slasher”) and is directed by long-time Incendo collaborator Philippe Gagnon (“Amber Alert”). Graham Ludlow and Kaleigh Kavanagh produce with Graham Ludlow, Shari Segal, and Brook Peters executive producing. In
Continue reading →
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Filmmakers Adam Leader and Richard Oakes have a new dark, comedy-laced movie headed your way, Feed Me, which is inspired by the true story of the cannibal Armin Meiwes. Feed Me follows Jed, whose life is shattered when his wife suddenly dies and Jed feels directly responsible. Spiraling into an abyss of depression, he finds himself in a bar with a deranged cannibal, Lionel Flack convinces him he can redeem himself through the glorious act of allowing himself to be slowly eaten to death. Lionel Flack, Christopher Mulvin, Hannah Al Rashid, and Samantha Loxley star in the film. Kelli: “Ok. First, tell me how y’all got involved with this film?” Adam: “So we were on a, a shoot, I guess a, about a year and a half ago, we were shooting a music video for someone. And, I approached Rich with the idea about maybe writing a story based on the true story inspired by the true story of the
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Canada’s Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS) presents another exciting hybrid version serving up homegrown horror features and shorts both on the big screen and online from November 21 – 26, 2022. Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre will host the live screenings, which include world premieres and festival favorites from this year. Online screenings will be available on Super Channel Fuse. Following is the official press announcement. Super Channel and Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS), a unique and imaginative showcase of contemporary Canadian horror films, are pleased to announce that a hybrid version of the BITS film festival will return again this November. The on-air portion of the festival features six harrowing horror films and a variety of bone-chilling shorts for fans across the country to enjoy nightly on Super Channel Fuse from November 21 – 26, including the World Premiere of The Devil Comes at Night from writer/director Scott Leaver. The in-theatre portion of BITS will be
Continue reading →
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From Scott Cooper, the director of Antlers, comes The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale (American Psycho) with Harry Melling (Harry Potter) playing the role of Edgar Allan Poe. It is an adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel of the same name. The new teaser trailer has arrived, promising a dark, thrill-filled film. Bales stars as retired detective Augustus Landor, tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the
Continue reading →
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The season finale of “The Dark Pictures Anthology” is quickly approaching with its release next month but Bandai Namco released a new trailer in time for Halloween to help fans get into the spirit. The new trailer for The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me features the game’s antagonist as well as offers a glimpse into the potential fate of the characters. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me follows the Lonnit Entertainment crew who were lured to a reproduction of the infamous Murder Castle for their failing documentary on H.H. Holmes by Granthem Du’Met. Du’Met trapped the crew inside and now watches their every move, plotting and planning their most exquisite deaths. Players will have to make choices that will determine if their character lives or meets a gruesome fate. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me releases on November 18th, 2022, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
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The fifth and final episode of “Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror,” hosted by horror icon Robert Englund, is set to premiere on Epix on Halloween Eve. Produced in partnership with Blumhouse Television (Worst Roommate Ever, A Wilderness of Error), the five-part series is the definitive retrospective on the horror genre from the company regarded as the driving force in the horror renaissance. “Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror” revisits the shocks and scares from our favorite iconic cinematic horror moments from the 1930s until today featuring insights from some of the best and most influential filmmakers, producers, and actors working in the genre, as well as experts and historians. And reflects how quintessential horror films have revealed and reflected the real-life scares of the world to the audience, uniting us with shared understanding, catharsis, and entertainment. The fifth episode, titled “New Horror,” premieres on October 30, 2022, at 10:00 PM on Epix. The episode delves into how “the emergence of cellphones and new
Continue reading →
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While its title may be The Good Nurse, Netflix’s upcoming thriller is about someone who is anything but good. Set to premiere this October, the film is based on a real-life serial killer, Charles Cullen, and is an adaptation of Charles Graeber’s 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. The film is from BAFTA-nominated director Tobias Lindholm (Mindhunter, The Hunt) and Oscar-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) and stars Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Fantastic Beast’s Eddie Redmayne. In The Good Nurse, based on a true story, an infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. Jessica Chastain’s character, a fellow nurse, risks her life to stop him from killing again. The true story: In reality, Charles Cullen has been implicated in around 300 -yes, you read that right, 300 – deaths and earned himself the title of “Angel of Death.” Born in 1960, after leaving the Navy, the real
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