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Sweden’s Lund Fantastic Film Festival celebrates its 28th edition from October 27–November 5, 2022 with another mind-boggling array of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and related genre films. The fest has announced its first wave of titles, which includes offerings that have been receiving recognition and rave reviews from previous international festivals at which they have screened. More titles will be revealed soon! Following is the festival’s official first wave announcement. The Lund Fantastic Film Festival is back and about to celebrate the broad spectrum of genre cinema once more. From October 27 until November 5, the 28th edition of Lund Fantastic is set to return to Kino and TriArtPlay for a selection of physical and virtual screenings that bring the most distinct or diverse fantastic films to the local Swedish audience. Opening on October 27, Carlota Pereda’s Sundance sensation Piggy reveals a blood-soaked debut that presents a relevant, honest story packed with talent and emotion in equal measure. The festival
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The adaptation of Stephen King‘s tale Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is out today on Netflix! Acting legend Donald Sutherland stars as Mr. Harrigan and Jaeden Martell (IT) plays Craig. Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“Bary”) will play the role of Ms. Heart. Colin O’Brien (The Mothership) and Cyrus Arnold (Just Beyond) co-star. “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is about a young boy named Craig, living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone, and finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone that was buried with him.” Mr. Harrigan’s Phone was featured in King’s recently released collection “If It Bleeds.” The adaptation is from “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy along with Blumhouse. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) is both writing and directing. Watch the ominous film now on Netflix.
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Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich have reunited for the horror film Bones and All, an adaptation of Camille DeAngelis‘s novel. The new trailer is here, teasing a dark, twisted cannibalistic love story. In the film, “two outsiders who embark on a 1,000-mile odyssey through Ronald Reagan’s America. When they discover they cannot outrun their terrifying pasts the pair take a final stand to determine whether their love can survive their otherness.” Timothée Chalamet reunites with Guadagnino after starring in his film Call Me By Your Name. Taylor Russell (Escape Room) also stars along with Mark Rylance, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon-Green, André Holland, Jessica Harper, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Francesca Scorsese. Bones and All will open in theaters on November 23, 2022, from MGM.
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From 87North, the producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a dark as coal holiday action-comedy Violent Night starring “Stranger Things” star David Harbour as Santa. And the new trailer teases why you don’t want to get on his naughty list. “When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint. The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise). Directed by Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise), Violent Night is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick David Leitch, and Guy Danella. The original screenplay
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SYFY and USA’s new vampire comedy series “Reginald the Vampire” premieres TONIGHT starring Jacob Batalon as Reginald. “Imagine a world populated by beautiful, fit, and vain vampires. Reginald Andres tumbles headlong into it as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle – the girl he loves but can’t be with, a bully manager at work, and the vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. A new show with a lot of heart and just enough blood, “Reginald the Vampire” proves the undead life is just as complicated as life itself.” The ten-episode first season is based on the book series by Johnny B. Truant and stars Em Haine, Aren Buchholz, Mandela Van Peebles, Rachelle Goulding, Savannah Basley, Georgia Waters, and Andre Anthony, among others. “Reginald the Vampire” is produced by Great Pacific Media Inc., Modern Story Company, December Films, and Cineflix Studios and executive
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From director Randy Kent and writer Chris Sanders comes the indie horror Demons at Dawn, set to be released just in time for Halloween. Today the official poster has been revealed featuring the entire cast which includes Dani Thompson, Amber Doig-Thorne, Bill Victor Arucan, Stacy Johnson, John Altman, Andy Gatenby, William ‘Bill’ Connor, Chris Sanders, and Crystal J. Huang. The chilling horror film follows a retired hitman who is blackmailed into taking one last job. During his mission, he uncovers an elite Satanic cult that uses human sacrifice to summon demons. Demons At Dawn will be unleashed on digital platforms on October 28, 2022, from Black Coppice Films Ltd.
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The fantastic, creepy AF, and one-of-a-kind horror The Deep House is surfacing on Blu-ray and DVD this October. ” In this terrifying supernatural horror, Tina and Ben are YouTubers who travel to explore a house lost at the bottom of a lake and share their experience on social media. What is initially a unique find turns into a nightmare when they learn that the house was once the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously low, they soon discover they aren’t alone in the house.” Starring James Jagger (Vinyl) and Camille Rowe (No Limit), The Deep House, which we called “a brilliantly dark and disturbing movie that should be seen by every horror fan,” in our review, is written and directed by award-winning filmmakers, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Kandisha, Inside). Get your copy of The Deep House on Blu-ray o DVD on Halloween, from Dazzler Media. You can pre-order your copy now.
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Following its World Premiere at LA’s Beyond Fest, Feed Me is coming to Digital and On Demand just in time for Halloween. 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 produced by Ed Polgardy (The Wretched) along with Adam Leader, Richard Oakes, and Neal Ward. Adam Leader and Richard Oakes both directed and wrote the script. XYZ Films’ EVP of US distribution, James Emanuel Shapiro, negotiated the deal directly with the film’s four producers. Let the new trailer whet your appetite for the horrors you will witness in Feed Me, arriving on Digital and On Demand on October 27,
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Pearl, the second film in Ti West’s X trilogy is coming home on Blu-ray and DVD this November! Mia Goth, who played both the final girl and the old woman in X, stars as Pearl in the film A24 describes as “the X-traordinary origin story” of the character first seen in X. Ti West (X, The Innkeepers, The Sacrament, The House of the Devil) and Mia Goth co-wrote the script. The film is set in 1918, decades before the 1970s-set X, in which Maxine kills Pearl along with her husband Howard after the elderly couple brutally slayed Maxine’s friends in X. “Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide in the stunning, Technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.” David Corenswet (We Own This City, Hollywood, TV’s
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Electronic Arts today has rekindled the fire in fans with the release of a new gaMeplay trailer for the upcoming remAke of the cult classic space survival horror game, Dead Space. Players will return to the USG Ishimura as Isaac ClarKe, an engineEr tasked with making repairs on the floating ghost ship where his girlfriend worked. Soon Isaac learns that the ship was overrUn by an infection turning the crew into nightmarish creatureS called the Necomorphs. Isaac must make his way through the ship to find survivors and uncover the mystery behind a strange alien artifact and the cult that worships it. Dead Space Was rebuilt from the ground up to make the claustropHobic atmosphere more immersive than befOre with new graphics and sound design. Returning fans shouLd be warned that the story may be the same but nEw narrative elements have been added to this remake to add a new layer of terror in the cold vacuum of space.
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Sweden’s Lund Fantastic Film Festival celebrates its 28th edition from October 27–November 5, 2022 with another mind-boggling array of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and related genre films. The fest has announced its first wave of titles, which includes offerings that have been receiving recognition and rave reviews from previous international festivals at which they have screened. More titles will be revealed soon! Following is the festival’s official first wave announcement. The Lund Fantastic Film Festival is back and about to celebrate the broad spectrum of genre cinema once more. From October 27 until November 5, the 28th edition of Lund Fantastic is set to return to Kino and TriArtPlay for a selection of physical and virtual screenings that bring the most distinct or diverse fantastic films to the local Swedish audience. Opening on October 27, Carlota Pereda’s Sundance sensation Piggy reveals a blood-soaked debut that presents a relevant, honest story packed with talent and emotion in equal measure. The festival
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The adaptation of Stephen King‘s tale Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is out today on Netflix! Acting legend Donald Sutherland stars as Mr. Harrigan and Jaeden Martell (IT) plays Craig. Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“Bary”) will play the role of Ms. Heart. Colin O’Brien (The Mothership) and Cyrus Arnold (Just Beyond) co-star. “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is about a young boy named Craig, living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone, and finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone that was buried with him.” Mr. Harrigan’s Phone was featured in King’s recently released collection “If It Bleeds.” The adaptation is from “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy along with Blumhouse. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) is both writing and directing. Watch the ominous film now on Netflix.
Continue reading →
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Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich have reunited for the horror film Bones and All, an adaptation of Camille DeAngelis‘s novel. The new trailer is here, teasing a dark, twisted cannibalistic love story. In the film, “two outsiders who embark on a 1,000-mile odyssey through Ronald Reagan’s America. When they discover they cannot outrun their terrifying pasts the pair take a final stand to determine whether their love can survive their otherness.” Timothée Chalamet reunites with Guadagnino after starring in his film Call Me By Your Name. Taylor Russell (Escape Room) also stars along with Mark Rylance, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon-Green, André Holland, Jessica Harper, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Francesca Scorsese. Bones and All will open in theaters on November 23, 2022, from MGM.
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From 87North, the producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a dark as coal holiday action-comedy Violent Night starring “Stranger Things” star David Harbour as Santa. And the new trailer teases why you don’t want to get on his naughty list. “When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint. The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise). Directed by Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise), Violent Night is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick David Leitch, and Guy Danella. The original screenplay
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SYFY and USA’s new vampire comedy series “Reginald the Vampire” premieres TONIGHT starring Jacob Batalon as Reginald. “Imagine a world populated by beautiful, fit, and vain vampires. Reginald Andres tumbles headlong into it as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle – the girl he loves but can’t be with, a bully manager at work, and the vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. A new show with a lot of heart and just enough blood, “Reginald the Vampire” proves the undead life is just as complicated as life itself.” The ten-episode first season is based on the book series by Johnny B. Truant and stars Em Haine, Aren Buchholz, Mandela Van Peebles, Rachelle Goulding, Savannah Basley, Georgia Waters, and Andre Anthony, among others. “Reginald the Vampire” is produced by Great Pacific Media Inc., Modern Story Company, December Films, and Cineflix Studios and executive
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From director Randy Kent and writer Chris Sanders comes the indie horror Demons at Dawn, set to be released just in time for Halloween. Today the official poster has been revealed featuring the entire cast which includes Dani Thompson, Amber Doig-Thorne, Bill Victor Arucan, Stacy Johnson, John Altman, Andy Gatenby, William ‘Bill’ Connor, Chris Sanders, and Crystal J. Huang. The chilling horror film follows a retired hitman who is blackmailed into taking one last job. During his mission, he uncovers an elite Satanic cult that uses human sacrifice to summon demons. Demons At Dawn will be unleashed on digital platforms on October 28, 2022, from Black Coppice Films Ltd.
Continue reading →
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The fantastic, creepy AF, and one-of-a-kind horror The Deep House is surfacing on Blu-ray and DVD this October. ” In this terrifying supernatural horror, Tina and Ben are YouTubers who travel to explore a house lost at the bottom of a lake and share their experience on social media. What is initially a unique find turns into a nightmare when they learn that the house was once the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously low, they soon discover they aren’t alone in the house.” Starring James Jagger (Vinyl) and Camille Rowe (No Limit), The Deep House, which we called “a brilliantly dark and disturbing movie that should be seen by every horror fan,” in our review, is written and directed by award-winning filmmakers, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Kandisha, Inside). Get your copy of The Deep House on Blu-ray o DVD on Halloween, from Dazzler Media. You can pre-order your copy now.
Continue reading →
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Following its World Premiere at LA’s Beyond Fest, Feed Me is coming to Digital and On Demand just in time for Halloween. 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 produced by Ed Polgardy (The Wretched) along with Adam Leader, Richard Oakes, and Neal Ward. Adam Leader and Richard Oakes both directed and wrote the script. XYZ Films’ EVP of US distribution, James Emanuel Shapiro, negotiated the deal directly with the film’s four producers. Let the new trailer whet your appetite for the horrors you will witness in Feed Me, arriving on Digital and On Demand on October 27,
Continue reading →
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Pearl, the second film in Ti West’s X trilogy is coming home on Blu-ray and DVD this November! Mia Goth, who played both the final girl and the old woman in X, stars as Pearl in the film A24 describes as “the X-traordinary origin story” of the character first seen in X. Ti West (X, The Innkeepers, The Sacrament, The House of the Devil) and Mia Goth co-wrote the script. The film is set in 1918, decades before the 1970s-set X, in which Maxine kills Pearl along with her husband Howard after the elderly couple brutally slayed Maxine’s friends in X. “Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide in the stunning, Technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.” David Corenswet (We Own This City, Hollywood, TV’s
Continue reading →
GamingNewsParanormalProductSci-FiTrailers
Electronic Arts today has rekindled the fire in fans with the release of a new gaMeplay trailer for the upcoming remAke of the cult classic space survival horror game, Dead Space. Players will return to the USG Ishimura as Isaac ClarKe, an engineEr tasked with making repairs on the floating ghost ship where his girlfriend worked. Soon Isaac learns that the ship was overrUn by an infection turning the crew into nightmarish creatureS called the Necomorphs. Isaac must make his way through the ship to find survivors and uncover the mystery behind a strange alien artifact and the cult that worships it. Dead Space Was rebuilt from the ground up to make the claustropHobic atmosphere more immersive than befOre with new graphics and sound design. Returning fans shouLd be warned that the story may be the same but nEw narrative elements have been added to this remake to add a new layer of terror in the cold vacuum of space.
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