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Back in 2017, director Coralie Fargeat made a name for herself with her feature film debut with Revenge. Now, she’s back in the director’s chair for the body horror The Substance, which begins production this May in Paris. While plot details are sparse at the moment, Deadline is reporting that “Frageat’s explosive feminist take on body horror,” will star Demi Moore (Ghost) and Margaret Qualley (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) It has been said that the film is absolutely brutal with horrible body horror scenes that include bone protruding through the skin, body parts shredded by glass, and people’s eyes gouged out. The Substance is produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title. Fargeat is producing the film alongside Working Title partners Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan. We’ll keep you posted.
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A brutal new religious horror film, Sin Eater, is headed your way this March from Carmela Chimera (After Mask). The trailer is here and it’s nasty. Consider this a warning to those who suffer from dental phobia. In the film, after suffering a horrible injury during an accident, a woman (Jessie Neurd) finds herself stranded in a remote town that is harboring a dark secret. As she tries to recuperate, she discovers a bizarre religious phenomenon happening around her. With no one to trust and her time running out, Christine realizes that she will have to fight her inner demons as well as the actual demons to survive. Sin Eater is inspired by the real-life religious practice known as sin eating. A sin-eater is a person who performs a ritual in which they consume a meal to spiritually take on the sins of a deceased person. The food is believed to absorb the sins of a recently dead person, thus
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The highly-anticipated English SimulDub™ release of “Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2” is nearly here, arriving next week! “Many years ago, humanity was forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that lurked outside their fortress. Only the heroic members of the Scout Regiment dared to stray behind the safety of the walls –but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive.” In the epic continuation of the worldwide anime phenomenon, starting with episode 76, the lines between friends and enemies become even more blurred. The War for Paradis explodes in Shiganshina and as battle rages on and the true intentions of the masterminds behind the current state of the world become clear… The series is based on one of the best-selling manga series of all time, having sold over 100 million volumes of the manga in print across the world, and is from the award-winning franchise created by Hajime
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Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, stars of the series “The 100,” have been cast in the lead roles of the sci-fi thriller I’ll Be Watching. Deadline reports that “Taylor will play a woman trapped in her isolated new home who becomes caught in a fight for survival.” Morely will play the role of her tech expert husband. The cast also includes David Keith (Firestarter, Curse), Bryan Batt (12 Years A Slave, Darlin’), and V/H/S star Hannah Fierman, Deadline reports. Directed by Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive) and written by Sara Sometti Michaels (St. Agatha) and Elisa Manzini (Angel Baby), I’ll Be Watching is produced by Benacus Entertainment in association with RNF Production. The film is currently shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. We’ll keep you posted.
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Amazon Studios has ordered the genre series “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” based on the hit “Gimlet” podcast, with the show premiering exclusively on Prime Video. Featuring an eight-episode first season, the series is a contemporary spin on Sweeney Todd and will feature macabre tales of love, betrayal, and cannibalism. Justina Machado, star of The Purge: Anarchy and Final Destination 2, will lead the cast of the series that also includes Alejandro Hernandez (“Gotham”), K. Todd Freeman (Grosse Point Blank), and Kita Updike (The Misandrists). In “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” “Dolores Roach is released from prison after 16 years and returns to a severely gentrified Washington Heights with $200 and the clothes on her back. Her is boyfriend missing, her family is long gone, Dolores reunites with an old stoner buddy, Luis, who gives her room and board and lets her give massages for cash in the basement under his dilapidated storefront, Empanada Loca, the only remnant of her
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2021 saw the premiere of Epix’s brilliant adaptation of Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot, and the prequel to Salem’s Lot, “Chapelwaite,” which landed the second spot on our “Top 10 Shows of 2021” list. Today, we’ve learned that the dark, Gothic series will be returning for a second season, and we couldn’t be happier about it. I guess you could say “Chapelwaite” (review) is one vampire series that definitely doesn’t suck. Starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Emily Hampshire, the first season is set in the 1850s and follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Rebecca Morgan (Hampshire), an ambitious young woman who left Preacher’s Corners to attend Mount Holyoke College and has returned home with an advance to
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The post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Last Survivors, starring Drew Van Acker (“Titans”), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), and Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), is out today in theaters and On Demand from Vertical Entertainment. To celebrate, we’ve got two new clips to share with you, the first shows a father injured during a fight, and in the second clip we see a woman in danger. Last Survivors takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Troy (Stephen Moyer) raised his now-grown son, Jake (Drew Van Acker), in a perfect wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. Ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Alicia Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect utopia he created. Directed by
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The epic sci-fi disaster thriller Moonfall, from the director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, is out today in theaters and IMAX. In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award® winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, “Midway”) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, “Game of Thrones”) believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is. The out-of-this-world cast for this pulse-pounding movie includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer,
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For a lot of people, their introduction to horror was R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps book series, which spawned the TV series that aired in the 90s and two films. Well, it’s back to introduce a new generation to the genre with a live-action revival series coming to Disney+. The ten episodes first season will center on five-high schoolers who accidentally set loose the forces of evil and have to team up to set things right. The series will pay homage to the books as well as focus on the relationships between all of the kids. Nick Stoller and Rob Letterman (director of the first film), will serve as both writers and executive producers on the show, with Stoller executive producing via Stoller Global Solutions. Letterman will also direct the first episode. Neal H. Moritz, who produced the two Goosebumps movies, and Pavan Shetty of Original Film, Conor Welch of Stoller Global Solutions, and Iole Lucchese and Caitlin Friedman of Scholastic Entertainment
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Shudder announced today that they have acquired The Cellar, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, The Cellar will have a day-and-date premiere on April 15th, streaming exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with a U.S. theatrical release through RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. “The Cellar is a riveting story that we think will appeal to both horror lovers and broader audiences alike, and we’re delighted to work with RLJE Films to bring it to the widest possible audience,” said
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Back in 2017, director Coralie Fargeat made a name for herself with her feature film debut with Revenge. Now, she’s back in the director’s chair for the body horror The Substance, which begins production this May in Paris. While plot details are sparse at the moment, Deadline is reporting that “Frageat’s explosive feminist take on body horror,” will star Demi Moore (Ghost) and Margaret Qualley (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) It has been said that the film is absolutely brutal with horrible body horror scenes that include bone protruding through the skin, body parts shredded by glass, and people’s eyes gouged out. The Substance is produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title. Fargeat is producing the film alongside Working Title partners Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan. We’ll keep you posted.
Continue reading →
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A brutal new religious horror film, Sin Eater, is headed your way this March from Carmela Chimera (After Mask). The trailer is here and it’s nasty. Consider this a warning to those who suffer from dental phobia. In the film, after suffering a horrible injury during an accident, a woman (Jessie Neurd) finds herself stranded in a remote town that is harboring a dark secret. As she tries to recuperate, she discovers a bizarre religious phenomenon happening around her. With no one to trust and her time running out, Christine realizes that she will have to fight her inner demons as well as the actual demons to survive. Sin Eater is inspired by the real-life religious practice known as sin eating. A sin-eater is a person who performs a ritual in which they consume a meal to spiritually take on the sins of a deceased person. The food is believed to absorb the sins of a recently dead person, thus
Continue reading →
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The highly-anticipated English SimulDub™ release of “Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2” is nearly here, arriving next week! “Many years ago, humanity was forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that lurked outside their fortress. Only the heroic members of the Scout Regiment dared to stray behind the safety of the walls –but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive.” In the epic continuation of the worldwide anime phenomenon, starting with episode 76, the lines between friends and enemies become even more blurred. The War for Paradis explodes in Shiganshina and as battle rages on and the true intentions of the masterminds behind the current state of the world become clear… The series is based on one of the best-selling manga series of all time, having sold over 100 million volumes of the manga in print across the world, and is from the award-winning franchise created by Hajime
Continue reading →
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Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, stars of the series “The 100,” have been cast in the lead roles of the sci-fi thriller I’ll Be Watching. Deadline reports that “Taylor will play a woman trapped in her isolated new home who becomes caught in a fight for survival.” Morely will play the role of her tech expert husband. The cast also includes David Keith (Firestarter, Curse), Bryan Batt (12 Years A Slave, Darlin’), and V/H/S star Hannah Fierman, Deadline reports. Directed by Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive) and written by Sara Sometti Michaels (St. Agatha) and Elisa Manzini (Angel Baby), I’ll Be Watching is produced by Benacus Entertainment in association with RNF Production. The film is currently shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. We’ll keep you posted.
Continue reading →
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Amazon Studios has ordered the genre series “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” based on the hit “Gimlet” podcast, with the show premiering exclusively on Prime Video. Featuring an eight-episode first season, the series is a contemporary spin on Sweeney Todd and will feature macabre tales of love, betrayal, and cannibalism. Justina Machado, star of The Purge: Anarchy and Final Destination 2, will lead the cast of the series that also includes Alejandro Hernandez (“Gotham”), K. Todd Freeman (Grosse Point Blank), and Kita Updike (The Misandrists). In “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” “Dolores Roach is released from prison after 16 years and returns to a severely gentrified Washington Heights with $200 and the clothes on her back. Her is boyfriend missing, her family is long gone, Dolores reunites with an old stoner buddy, Luis, who gives her room and board and lets her give massages for cash in the basement under his dilapidated storefront, Empanada Loca, the only remnant of her
Continue reading →
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2021 saw the premiere of Epix’s brilliant adaptation of Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot, and the prequel to Salem’s Lot, “Chapelwaite,” which landed the second spot on our “Top 10 Shows of 2021” list. Today, we’ve learned that the dark, Gothic series will be returning for a second season, and we couldn’t be happier about it. I guess you could say “Chapelwaite” (review) is one vampire series that definitely doesn’t suck. Starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Emily Hampshire, the first season is set in the 1850s and follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Rebecca Morgan (Hampshire), an ambitious young woman who left Preacher’s Corners to attend Mount Holyoke College and has returned home with an advance to
Continue reading →
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The post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Last Survivors, starring Drew Van Acker (“Titans”), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), and Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), is out today in theaters and On Demand from Vertical Entertainment. To celebrate, we’ve got two new clips to share with you, the first shows a father injured during a fight, and in the second clip we see a woman in danger. Last Survivors takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Troy (Stephen Moyer) raised his now-grown son, Jake (Drew Van Acker), in a perfect wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. Ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Alicia Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect utopia he created. Directed by
Continue reading →
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The epic sci-fi disaster thriller Moonfall, from the director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, is out today in theaters and IMAX. In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award® winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, “Midway”) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, “Game of Thrones”) believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is. The out-of-this-world cast for this pulse-pounding movie includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer,
Continue reading →
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For a lot of people, their introduction to horror was R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps book series, which spawned the TV series that aired in the 90s and two films. Well, it’s back to introduce a new generation to the genre with a live-action revival series coming to Disney+. The ten episodes first season will center on five-high schoolers who accidentally set loose the forces of evil and have to team up to set things right. The series will pay homage to the books as well as focus on the relationships between all of the kids. Nick Stoller and Rob Letterman (director of the first film), will serve as both writers and executive producers on the show, with Stoller executive producing via Stoller Global Solutions. Letterman will also direct the first episode. Neal H. Moritz, who produced the two Goosebumps movies, and Pavan Shetty of Original Film, Conor Welch of Stoller Global Solutions, and Iole Lucchese and Caitlin Friedman of Scholastic Entertainment
Continue reading →
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Shudder announced today that they have acquired The Cellar, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, The Cellar will have a day-and-date premiere on April 15th, streaming exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with a U.S. theatrical release through RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. “The Cellar is a riveting story that we think will appeal to both horror lovers and broader audiences alike, and we’re delighted to work with RLJE Films to bring it to the widest possible audience,” said
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