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Movie Review: ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Conjures Mistakes & Mediocrity

Twenty-nine years after the black flame candle was lit, the Sanderson sisters are back in Hocus Pocus 2, and I have some thoughts. Directed by Anne Fletcher, the sequel sees the return of Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), and Kathy Njimy (Mary), as well as Doug Jones who plays Billy. They are joined by Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lila Buckingham, Hannah Waddingham, and Anne Fletcher. In the film, a shop owner gives a teen a candle for her 16th birthday, when she lights the candle the Sanderson sisters return. Now, it is up to the three high-school students to stop the wicked witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. The thing is, the movie relies heavily on nostalgia right out of the gate. I’m a realist and went into watching knowing there was no way it would be as special as the original and I was right.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 2, 2022

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Movie Review: Mean Girls Meets The Exorcist In ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’

As if being a teenage girl isn’t bad enough, the loyalty of a group of friends is put to the test when one of them, Gretchen (Amiah Miller) is possessed. It’s up to her best friend Abby (Elsie Fisher) to save her in My Best Friend’s Possession, based on the novel by Best-Selling author Grady Hendrix. When we are first introduced to the movie’s characters, it’s driven home that the girls are inseparable. And after a night of playing with an Ouija Board (always a bad idea) and visiting the sight of a legendary murder, Abby begins to notice that her BFF is acting strange, leading to a battle for Gretchen’s soul. The cast did a fine job in their roles with Elsie Fisher and Amiah Miller standing out. Each character in their friends’ group obviously fits your basic stereotypes, the pretty one, the shy one, the quiet one struggling with the fact she’s a lesbian in love with her

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 2, 2022

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“Ghost Hunters” Investigator Steve Gonsalves Teases The New Season And More In Our Interview

Ahead of the new season of “Ghost Hunters,” which premieres on October 31st, we sat down with team member Steve Gonsalves to talk about the new season and things that go bump in the night. Gonsalves has long been a member of the T.A.P.S. and the Ghost Hunters teams and has been featured on multiple seasons of “Ghost Nations.” He also served as producer for the two-installment documentary The House Inbetween. I recommend that you check all of them out. Kelli: ” Ghost Hunters’ new season is set to premiere this October. What can people expect this season? Steve: “Great Evidence.” Kelli: “Y’all use a lot of equipment during investigations, but what’s your personal favorite? Steve: “The EMS meter. I can see a fluctuation in a house room. It shows which areas have the most potential for activity. Like, okay, so I know something, some sort of energy happened there or will be happening again. What I like about that,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 1, 2022

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“Dead Bride” Rises From The Grave This October (Trailer)

Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the release of the haunting Italian ghost story Dead Bride from writer-director Francesco Picone (“Anger of the Dead”). After her father’s death, Alyson, her partner Richard and their baby return to her childhood home. Following a few shocking supernatural events, Alyson discovers that she and her family have been living with a terrible curse, unleashed in the past by a bride killed by Alyson’s grandfather. Soon after Alyson’s child disappears and she has no choice but to embark on a frightening journey into the underworld, to free herself from the bride’s curse, and to look for her daughter. The film stars Jennifer Mischiati, Christoph Hülsen, Douglas Dean, Sean James Sutton, and Francesca Albanese. Dead Bride will arrive on October 4th on digital, VOD platforms including iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Xbox, and Vudu, as well as local cable and satellite providers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 1, 2022

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‘The Crow’ Is One Step Closer To Theaters!

It would be no surprise if you doubt the news we broke back in earlier this year, because, let’s face it after numerous false starts, there was room for doubt. Well, doubt no more. The Crow has officially wrapped production, according to The Prague Reporter! The website detailed some of the filming locations. “During a lengthy 10-week shoot, The Crow shot across numerous locations in the Old Town and New Town neighborhoods of the Czech capital. One of the major set pieces for The Crow was shot at Prague’s Rudolfinum concert hall, and involved the participation of hundreds of extras in formal attire.” Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) is in the director’s chair with Bill Skarsgård (IT) starring as the lead character Eric Draven, originally played by Brandon Lee in the 1994 original. Danny Huston (30 Days of Night) also stars. Zach Baylin penned the script based on James O’Barr’s original graphic novel. Molly Hassell (Braven, Terminal), Victor

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 1, 2022

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Blood-Drenched Horror-Thriller ‘Among The Living’ Comes To Life On Digital

Among new releases this week is writer-director Rob Worsey‘s gore-filled horror-thriller Among the Living, coming to VOD and Digital. “Stranded in the countryside in the aftermath of a deadly outbreak, older brother Harry fights to protect his younger sister, Lily, while he desperately searches to find refuge with their father. Harry and Lily are determined to survive their journey as they strive to avoid an infected population with a thirst for blood as well as the greater threat of other survivors.” Dean Michael Gregory, George Newton, Melissa Worsey, and Leon Worsey star. Among the Living arrives on VOD and Digital on October 4, 2022, from Dread.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 1, 2022

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Samara Weaving Joins The Cast Of Action-Horror Film ‘Azael’

Ready Or Not and Scream 6 actress Samara Weaving is now set to star in the action-horror movie Azrael, which is being considered for a new franchise. Evan Katz (Haunting Of Bly Manor) is directing from the script by You’re Next scribe Simon Barrett who is also doing the Godzilla Vs Kong sequel coming in 2024. Principal photography is slated to begin on October 10, we do know that Kok Estonia, Deadline reports. While the plot details remain a secret we do know that Jason Cloth (Joker) and his C2 Motion Pictures will finance the film,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 1, 2022

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Paramount+ Featuring A Ton Of Movies During Their “Peak Screaming” Programming

Horror classics are coming to Paramount + this Halloween season as part of Peak Screaming, their special October programming. To make things easy they are including easy-to-find themed tabs including one for Cult Classics. Here are the classics you can find on Paramount+ this spooky season: Night of the Living Dead Tales From the Darkside (Available Oct. 1) King Kong Jennifer’s Body (Available Oct. 1) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Available for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME bundle members) Candyman (2021) Scream (1996) (Available Oct. 3) The Blair Witch Project Carrie (2013) Rosemary’s Baby (Available for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME bundle members) The Ring Ghoulies (SHOWTIME) Other tabs include: Big Screen’s Big Screams: Blockbuster hits such as A QUIET PLACE, THE RING, THE DESCENT, WORLD WAR Z, and 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE. Buried Gems: Chilling thrillers such as THE BABYSITTER, as well as horror films like SPELL and SAINT MAUD. ·Slash Hits: Spine-chilling films such as ORPHAN: FIRST KILL, SCREAM, CANDYMAN and THE TOWN

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 30, 2022

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Real Monsters: Samuel Little The US’s Most Prolific Killer

Imagine, you are a woman, standing at a bar, looking for a john to make a little cash. In walks an older man who makes a beeline for you. He looks friendly enough. After a chat you leave to go for a ride, not knowing it’s the last time you will ever be seen alive again. Samuel Little may look like just another grumpy old man, but he is far from it. In reality, he is one of the world’s most prolific serial killers. Little, who has been behind bars since 2012, confessed last year to killing over 90 women between 1970 and 2005, earning the title of “America’s deadliest serial killer.” So far the FBI has been able to confirm 60 of his victims which puts his body count far above Dahmer, Bundy, and most of the world’s most famous killers. The 79-year-old is serving multiple life sentences in California and has confessed that he strangled most of his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 30, 2022

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Film Movement Plus Delivers Chills And Thrills This October (Guide)

This October, Film Movement Plus is delivering chills and thrills with premieres and genre classics, guaranteeing a spooky Halloween. THE COLUMNIST, ZOMBI CHILD and THE REFLECTING SKIN New York, NY– SVOD subscription service FILM MOVEMENT PLUS celebrate the spooky season this October, with chills, thrills, and five premieres including the dark and disturbing Rose Plays Juliet, starring “The Nevers” Ann Skelly, Orla Brady (“Picard”) and Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”), along with four films from two giants of Italian Giallo, Lamberto Bava, and Dario Argento, with, respectively, Demons and Demons 2, Phenomena, and Tenebrae. In addition, genre fans looking to spend more time in the shadows this October can turn to the dozens of genre films available on the service, including The Columnist, a pitch black satire starring Evil’s Katja Herbers, Abner Pastoll’s A Good Woman is Hard to Find starring Sarah Bolger as a single mother seeking escape at any cost from Irish thugs, the medieval thriller Sword of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 30, 2022

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