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Vertical Entertainment has just acquired the upcoming horror film In the Forest, written and directed by Hector Barron (Josh is Dying), and announced the film’s release later this month. The film’s trailer reminds us that the forest is a dangerous place. “In the Forest watches as Helen (Debbon Ayer) and her daughter Emily (Cristina Spruell) reluctantly accompany Helen’s father Stan (Lyman Ward) on a family camping trip, driving deep into the forest for a real outdoors experience, only to have angry landowner Howard (Don Baldaramos) arrive and force them to leave. When their RV gets stuck, Helen decides to seek help but discovers a disturbing secret on the man’s property. She must then fight to protect her family and make it out of the forest alive before being hunted down.” Kaitlyn Dias, Time Winters, and Sharon Sharath also star In the Forest, opening in theaters and debuting on VOD on January 28, 2022.
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The U.S. government has confirmed the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs) – aka UFOs- and is currently establishing a new commission to study these incidents in a more serious and open manner. While the government reports do not confirm or debunk the existence of alien life, it has reignited worldwide interest in the existence of extraterrestrials and sets the perfect stage to take a look back at two of the most well-documented alleged UFO abduction cases in history. In two all-new Shock Docs, discovery+ presents the real stories, recounted by the eyewitnesses and victims themselves, and supported by exclusive audio and hypnosis tapes, of the most fascinating and frightening close encounters ever to be reported in ALIEN ABDUCTION: BETTY AND BARNEY HILL and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON, both streaming on discovery+ on February 18th. With new forensic technologies not available in the 60s and 70s, and access to the remarkably preserved physical evidence from these two cases, investigators re-examine
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Apple TV+ is bringing the “King of Monsters” to the small screen in their upcoming live-action series set in the Monsterverse. While the title has not been announced, we do know that the series will feature both Godzilla and other legendary Titans. The plot goes like this: “Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the series explores one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.” Collider reports that the series will be produced by Legendary Television and executive produced by co-creators Chris Black (Star Trek: Enterprise, Outcast), who will also serve as showrunner. Matt Fraction (“Hawkeye”) also executive produces alongside Safehouse Pictures’ Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell and Toho Co. Ltd. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita will executive produce for Toho, the owner of the Godzilla character. The last time we saw Godzilla
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The darkness that has long-stalked a man closes in on him in the indie horror Rust Belt Driller, starring Aaron Krygier, Jillian Geurts, and Veronica Knightly. In the new trailer, we see an advertisement for the tool, the Rust Belt Driller, and flashes of the brutal violence that fills the film. In the movie, “Renn Maxwell seems to have everything going for him. He has a manager that cares, he’s good enough at his craft (visual art) to have private gallery screenings. He seems to live in a nice-looking house and he has a committed, streetwise, and beautiful partner in Carol. But Renn has been followed all his life by something dark. And now with the chaos of the modern world, and his own inner horrors, that evil has finally gotten close enough to reach out and touch. What follows in the next few days will paint the city of Buffalo, NY a whole new canvas, mostly flowing red. Directed
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The trailer for Netflix’s Fist Full of Vengeance is here, teasing an action-packed, revenge film featuring supernatural elements. And man it is badass! If you love action, superheroes, and martial arts, this film is a must-see! From Roel Reine, the director behind “Black Sails” as well as the upcoming series “Colusseum” and “Halo,” comes the film about super-powered assassin Kai and friends Lu Xin and Tommy, who track a killer from San Francisco’s Chinatown to Thailand to avenge the death of a loved one. But their hunt soon entangles them with old enemies, a mysterious billionaire and an ancient mystical force bent on taking over the world. Iko Uwais (The Raid) stars along with Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), Lawrence Kao (Max Steel), and Pearl Thusi (Queen Sono) in this fast-and-furious martial arts action film from Thailand. Tune in to Netflix for the premiere of Fist Full of Vengeance on February 17, 2022.
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Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.
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FrightFest has announced its lineup for the FrightFest Glasgow 2022 edition, with 12 incredible slices of fright-fare and dark comedies on tap. Whether you are in the mood for monsters, mayhem, or mirth, this can’t-miss film festival has something to appease all manner of lovers of the strange and the suspenseful, and the weird and the wild. Following is the official press announcement. The UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival is back in person at the Glasgow Film Theatre, which for 17 glorious years has been FrightFest’s second home, as part of the internationally renowned Glasgow Film Festival. From Thursday 10th March to Saturday 12th March, FrightFest opens its terror trove to present twelve tasty treasures; an extravaganza of the dark arts, embracing the latest genre discoveries from around the globe, spanning eight countries in three continents, which includes World, International and UK premieres. Alan Jones, co-director of FrightFest commentated: “It’s with great delight and with every single bloody
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Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.
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MidWest WeirdFest once again serves up cinema fare from the mythical to the mind-bending with the reveal of its first wave announcement for this year’s edition. Fans of fear fare and the fantastic alike will find plenty to get excited about regarding the first seven feature films announced. Following is the official press announcement. MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave for 2022 today. The cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird, is now in its 6th year. The festival takes place March 4-6, 2022 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “Get ready for the fest’s weirdest and most wonderful season yet!” says MidWest WeirdFest founder and programming director Dean Bertram. “From a record number of films submitted to the festival this year, we’ve assembled an unmissable program of horror, science fiction, fantasy, documentary, and underground gems. The first wave announcement gives a glimpse at just some of this year’s dark and
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Looking for some pulse-pounding, edge of your seat entertainment? The thriller The Desperate Hour is heading your way next month from Vertical Entertainment and we’ve got the new trailer, featuring a panicked and desperate Naomi Watts. The film “unfolds in real-time and is a “riveting and pulse-pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award®-nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she’s on a jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as shooting takes place at her son’s school. Miles away on foot in the dense forest, Amy desperately races against time to save her son.” The Desperate Hour also stars Colton Gobbo and Sierra Maltby and was written by Chirs Sparling. Watch The Desperate Hour, opening in theaters, and landing on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.
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Vertical Entertainment has just acquired the upcoming horror film In the Forest, written and directed by Hector Barron (Josh is Dying), and announced the film’s release later this month. The film’s trailer reminds us that the forest is a dangerous place. “In the Forest watches as Helen (Debbon Ayer) and her daughter Emily (Cristina Spruell) reluctantly accompany Helen’s father Stan (Lyman Ward) on a family camping trip, driving deep into the forest for a real outdoors experience, only to have angry landowner Howard (Don Baldaramos) arrive and force them to leave. When their RV gets stuck, Helen decides to seek help but discovers a disturbing secret on the man’s property. She must then fight to protect her family and make it out of the forest alive before being hunted down.” Kaitlyn Dias, Time Winters, and Sharon Sharath also star In the Forest, opening in theaters and debuting on VOD on January 28, 2022.
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The U.S. government has confirmed the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs) – aka UFOs- and is currently establishing a new commission to study these incidents in a more serious and open manner. While the government reports do not confirm or debunk the existence of alien life, it has reignited worldwide interest in the existence of extraterrestrials and sets the perfect stage to take a look back at two of the most well-documented alleged UFO abduction cases in history. In two all-new Shock Docs, discovery+ presents the real stories, recounted by the eyewitnesses and victims themselves, and supported by exclusive audio and hypnosis tapes, of the most fascinating and frightening close encounters ever to be reported in ALIEN ABDUCTION: BETTY AND BARNEY HILL and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON, both streaming on discovery+ on February 18th. With new forensic technologies not available in the 60s and 70s, and access to the remarkably preserved physical evidence from these two cases, investigators re-examine
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Apple TV+ is bringing the “King of Monsters” to the small screen in their upcoming live-action series set in the Monsterverse. While the title has not been announced, we do know that the series will feature both Godzilla and other legendary Titans. The plot goes like this: “Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the series explores one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.” Collider reports that the series will be produced by Legendary Television and executive produced by co-creators Chris Black (Star Trek: Enterprise, Outcast), who will also serve as showrunner. Matt Fraction (“Hawkeye”) also executive produces alongside Safehouse Pictures’ Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell and Toho Co. Ltd. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita will executive produce for Toho, the owner of the Godzilla character. The last time we saw Godzilla
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The darkness that has long-stalked a man closes in on him in the indie horror Rust Belt Driller, starring Aaron Krygier, Jillian Geurts, and Veronica Knightly. In the new trailer, we see an advertisement for the tool, the Rust Belt Driller, and flashes of the brutal violence that fills the film. In the movie, “Renn Maxwell seems to have everything going for him. He has a manager that cares, he’s good enough at his craft (visual art) to have private gallery screenings. He seems to live in a nice-looking house and he has a committed, streetwise, and beautiful partner in Carol. But Renn has been followed all his life by something dark. And now with the chaos of the modern world, and his own inner horrors, that evil has finally gotten close enough to reach out and touch. What follows in the next few days will paint the city of Buffalo, NY a whole new canvas, mostly flowing red. Directed
Continue reading →
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The trailer for Netflix’s Fist Full of Vengeance is here, teasing an action-packed, revenge film featuring supernatural elements. And man it is badass! If you love action, superheroes, and martial arts, this film is a must-see! From Roel Reine, the director behind “Black Sails” as well as the upcoming series “Colusseum” and “Halo,” comes the film about super-powered assassin Kai and friends Lu Xin and Tommy, who track a killer from San Francisco’s Chinatown to Thailand to avenge the death of a loved one. But their hunt soon entangles them with old enemies, a mysterious billionaire and an ancient mystical force bent on taking over the world. Iko Uwais (The Raid) stars along with Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), Lawrence Kao (Max Steel), and Pearl Thusi (Queen Sono) in this fast-and-furious martial arts action film from Thailand. Tune in to Netflix for the premiere of Fist Full of Vengeance on February 17, 2022.
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Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.
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FrightFest has announced its lineup for the FrightFest Glasgow 2022 edition, with 12 incredible slices of fright-fare and dark comedies on tap. Whether you are in the mood for monsters, mayhem, or mirth, this can’t-miss film festival has something to appease all manner of lovers of the strange and the suspenseful, and the weird and the wild. Following is the official press announcement. The UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival is back in person at the Glasgow Film Theatre, which for 17 glorious years has been FrightFest’s second home, as part of the internationally renowned Glasgow Film Festival. From Thursday 10th March to Saturday 12th March, FrightFest opens its terror trove to present twelve tasty treasures; an extravaganza of the dark arts, embracing the latest genre discoveries from around the globe, spanning eight countries in three continents, which includes World, International and UK premieres. Alan Jones, co-director of FrightFest commentated: “It’s with great delight and with every single bloody
Continue reading →
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Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.
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MidWest WeirdFest once again serves up cinema fare from the mythical to the mind-bending with the reveal of its first wave announcement for this year’s edition. Fans of fear fare and the fantastic alike will find plenty to get excited about regarding the first seven feature films announced. Following is the official press announcement. MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave for 2022 today. The cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird, is now in its 6th year. The festival takes place March 4-6, 2022 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “Get ready for the fest’s weirdest and most wonderful season yet!” says MidWest WeirdFest founder and programming director Dean Bertram. “From a record number of films submitted to the festival this year, we’ve assembled an unmissable program of horror, science fiction, fantasy, documentary, and underground gems. The first wave announcement gives a glimpse at just some of this year’s dark and
Continue reading →
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Looking for some pulse-pounding, edge of your seat entertainment? The thriller The Desperate Hour is heading your way next month from Vertical Entertainment and we’ve got the new trailer, featuring a panicked and desperate Naomi Watts. The film “unfolds in real-time and is a “riveting and pulse-pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award®-nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she’s on a jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as shooting takes place at her son’s school. Miles away on foot in the dense forest, Amy desperately races against time to save her son.” The Desperate Hour also stars Colton Gobbo and Sierra Maltby and was written by Chirs Sparling. Watch The Desperate Hour, opening in theaters, and landing on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.
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