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CEX Publishing Partners With Lunar Distribution

CEX Publishing Partners With Lunar Distribution

CEX PUBLISHING PARTNERS WITH LUNAR DISTRIBUTION CEX joins an ever-growing list of publishers distributed by Lunar. SHELBYVILLE, KY — December 8, 2021 — CEX Publishing is proud to announce a distribution deal with Lunar Distribution, effective for January-shipping books. CEX joins an ever-growing list of publishers including Ahoy Comics, Uncivilized Books, Scout Comics, and DC Comics who have partnered with Lunar Distribution to distribute their books to comic book retailers and specialty shops nation wide. Starting December 2021, retailers will be able to order CEX titles via Lunar Distribution beginning with the newly announced series Past the Last Mountain by G.I. Joe, TMNT and Power Rangers writer Paul Allor, two-time Silver Ledger Award winner Louie Joyce, and Space Corps artist and writer Gannon Beck. Additional CEX titles like fan favorite Stud and the BloodBlade, Charlie’s Spot, Space Corps, Hocho by Jeff McComsey and Jeff McClelland, and the Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Conqueror Worm, by Clara Meath, will follow soon

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Greg Kershaw
Dec 11, 2021
Netflix's Disappoints Fans By Not Renewing One Of Its Hit Horror Series

New Horror Series “Archive 81” From James Wan Is Coming To Netflix

A new horror series is heading to Netflix this January. Titled “Archive 81,” the series will feature eight, one-hour-long episodes and is based on the podcast of the same name. Mamoudou Athie (Black Box), Dina Shihabi (‘Altered Carbon’), Martin Donovan (Tenet), Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder), Evan Jonigkeit (The Empty Man), Julia Chan (‘Katy Keene’), and Ariana Neal (Hidden Figures) star. The series centers on archivist Dan Turner (Athie), who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras (Shihabi) and is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. As the season unfolds across these two timelines, Dan slowly finds himself obsessed with uncovering what happened to Melody. When the two characters form a mysterious connection, Dan becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago. Rebecca Sonnenshine (“The Boys”) is serving as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
'Scorn' Gets Release Date

‘Scorn’ Gets Release Date

Ebb Software has shared with anxious fans some great news that after a long wait their first-person horror game Scorn will be coming in 2022! Scorn is an atmospheric horror adventure set in a twisted biomechanical world reminiscent of the works of H.R. Giger. Along with the news of the release comes news about Ebb’s Kickstarter campaign where supporters are encouraged to continue donating as they will be treated to behind the scene content such as works in progress, and a more technical look at the work going into Scorn. Ljubomir Peklar, CEO of Ebb Software had this to say about Scorn: We’re really pleased to be able to share more news on the game and its release date. Scorn has been a real work of passion for the entire studio. The atmosphere, the journey, and the experience, we want every moment in Scorn to elicit an emotional response and feeling. It is our hope that Scorn stays with players

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 11, 2021
Dave Franco, Bill Murray & Pete Davidson Star In Roku's New Dark Comedy Series "The Now"

Dave Franco, Bill Murray & Pete Davidson Star In Roku’s New Dark Comedy Series “The Now”

The new dark comedy series “The Now” from Academy Award Winners Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, has just premiered exclusively on Roku. The 14-episode series examines what exactly makes life worth living through the eyes of Ed Poole (Dave Franco). For Ed, life isn’t going as he planned. However, a tragic event causes him to rethink his outlook, forcing him to go after what he loves, cherish the people closest to him and live in The Now. Peter Farrelly stated, “I wanted to make a show about living in the present because I personally have lived too much in the future and the past and I think a lot of people do. We worry about the future, and we have regrets about the past, yet we are only ever living in the now. The future and the past are just concepts, but all life takes place in the present. If you want to make changes in your life you have

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
Uncork'd Entertainment Gives Birth To 'Breeder' - Out Today

Danish Horror ‘Breeder’ Sees Women Forced Into Horrible Experiments

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired the Danish horror, Breeder, from Jens Dahl, a television showrunner-turned-film director who made his directorial debut with 3 Things, featuring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, in 2017. Produced by Maria Møller Christoffersen (Koko-Di Koko-Da), Breeder sees women being abducted for bio-hacking experiments. One of the women, Mia, begins to work out the truth – can she escape from this nightmare? Written by Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, the film stars Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Signe Egholm Olsen, Anders Heinrichsen, and Morten Holst. BREEDER is a superbly crafted horror film with a real-world reminder that we live in a world measured by youth and beauty. This is a film about the effects of ageing, how the world looks upon you once you do, and a miraculous cure- at a cost”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “I’m excited for audiences to experience the film in January”. Breeder screened at a number of leading film festivals including Sitges in Catalonia, Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
Kane Hodder Captures Paranormal Activity In The New Clip From 'Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation'

Kane Hodder Captures Paranormal Activity In The New Clip From ‘Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation’

Horror icon Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII, VIII, IX, X, Hatchet) leads a team of paranormal investigators as they explore the 112-year-old Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina in Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation. Ahead of its release, we’ve got a new clip that captures possible paranormal activity on camera. Watch as Hodder and his team investigate the 40,000 square foot hotel, called “The south’s Stanley Hotel,” with a disturbing past, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. While Hodder is known for his many roles in the horror genre, he is an experienced paranormal investigator and a founding member of the Hollywood Ghost Hunters and has appeared on “Ghost Adventures”. Director Tony H. Cadwell stated, “This is a paranormal investigation like no other. You have an experienced team led by a horror icon. We had this amazing 40,000 square foot hotel all to ourselves to investigate. Nothing was scripted. We just went in and tried to document any paranormal

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
AMC Streaming Networks January 2023 Premieres

AMC Networks’ January Highlights

This January, AMC Networks is adding a ton of new series and films to its many streaming services and we’ve got the highlights. On ACORN TV: Queens of Mystery, Season 2 (Acorn TV Original) Three 2-Part Mysteries Premiere Mondays Beginning January 10 Through January 24 Queens of Mystery follows the adventures of three crime-writing sisters, Beth (Sarah Woodward, The Pale Horse), Cat (Julie Graham, The Bletchley Circle, Shetland, Penance), and Jane (Siobhan Redmond, Unforgotten) Stone, and their 28-year-old niece, Detective Sergeant Mattie Stone (Florence Hall for S2, The Princess Switch: Switched Again). Using their knowledge of crime – both real-world and fictional – together they solve murders in the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh. But no matter how many cases they are able to crack, the unsolved mystery that haunts all the characters is that of Mattie’s mother’s disappearance 25 years ago. Help (Acorn TV Exclusive) Film Premieres Monday, January 31 In the Rose d’Or Award-winning film Help, young care

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
Check Out The Overview Trailer For 'A Plague Tale: Requiem'

Check Out The Gameplay Reveal Trailer For ‘A Plague Tale: Requiem’

A The Game Awards both Asobo Studio and Focus Home Entertainment presented the gameplay reveal trailer for the sequel to their critically acclaimed hit A Plague Tale: Innocence. In A Plague Tale: Requiem the story of Amicia and Hugo continues after leaving their home country France in the middle of the plague outbreak as well as war. Now heading south to vibrant cities, the siblings again face supernatural forces twisting the landscape, the horrors they thought they left behind them still ever-present. In the desperate struggle for survival and wanting to save those they love, the siblings will strike from the shadows unleashing hell with crafted weaponry and supernatural powers in the continuation of a heart-rendering tale of sibling love and dependency in a world gripped in hellish madness. A Plague Tale: Requiem is set to arrive in 2022 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and on the cloud for Nintendo Switch.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 10, 2021
Casting News For Mike Flanagan's New Series "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Casting News For Mike Flanagan’s New Series “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Master of Horror Mike Flanagan is returning with a new miniseries based on Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. According to Flanagan, the “miniseries is a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe. To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures.” The first casting news has come via the “Midnight Mass” director’s Twitter account. Headlining this incredible ensemble, leading this extraordinary cast as Roderick Usher, the towering patriarch of the Usher dynasty… the legendary FRANK LANGELLA. Also front and center, reuniting with Intrepid for our fourth project together, my dear friend and invaluable collaborator, the one and only… CARLA GUGINO. As Madeline Usher, Roderick’s sister and the hidden hand of the Usher dynasty, we are thrilled to welcome the graceful, powerful, incomparable… MARY MCDONNELL. As Poe’s legendary investigator C. Auguste Dupin, we are so honored

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2021
Horror Comedy 'Werewolves Within' Is Out On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Christmas

Horror Comedy ‘Werewolves Within’ Is Out On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Christmas

Looking for a great Christmas gift for the horror fan in your life or a great flick to add to your collection? Werewolves Within, which is “Certified Fresh”, is out just in time for the holiday season! “After a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community in Werewolves Within. Directed by Josh Ruben and written by Mishna Wolff, Werewolves Within stars Richardson, Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtain, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler. Werewolves Within, which we called “laugh-out-loud funny,” “a quick classic,” and “the best horror-comedy of the year,” in our review, has just been released on Blu-ray and DVD from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2021

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CEX Publishing Partners With Lunar Distribution

CEX Publishing Partners With Lunar Distribution

CEX PUBLISHING PARTNERS WITH LUNAR DISTRIBUTION CEX joins an ever-growing list of publishers distributed by Lunar. SHELBYVILLE, KY — December 8, 2021 — CEX Publishing is proud to announce a distribution deal with Lunar Distribution, effective for January-shipping books. CEX joins an ever-growing list of publishers including Ahoy Comics, Uncivilized Books, Scout Comics, and DC Comics who have partnered with Lunar Distribution to distribute their books to comic book retailers and specialty shops nation wide. Starting December 2021, retailers will be able to order CEX titles via Lunar Distribution beginning with the newly announced series Past the Last Mountain by G.I. Joe, TMNT and Power Rangers writer Paul Allor, two-time Silver Ledger Award winner Louie Joyce, and Space Corps artist and writer Gannon Beck. Additional CEX titles like fan favorite Stud and the BloodBlade, Charlie’s Spot, Space Corps, Hocho by Jeff McComsey and Jeff McClelland, and the Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Conqueror Worm, by Clara Meath, will follow soon

Continue reading →
Greg Kershaw
Dec 11, 2021
Netflix's Disappoints Fans By Not Renewing One Of Its Hit Horror Series

New Horror Series “Archive 81” From James Wan Is Coming To Netflix

A new horror series is heading to Netflix this January. Titled “Archive 81,” the series will feature eight, one-hour-long episodes and is based on the podcast of the same name. Mamoudou Athie (Black Box), Dina Shihabi (‘Altered Carbon’), Martin Donovan (Tenet), Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder), Evan Jonigkeit (The Empty Man), Julia Chan (‘Katy Keene’), and Ariana Neal (Hidden Figures) star. The series centers on archivist Dan Turner (Athie), who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras (Shihabi) and is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. As the season unfolds across these two timelines, Dan slowly finds himself obsessed with uncovering what happened to Melody. When the two characters form a mysterious connection, Dan becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago. Rebecca Sonnenshine (“The Boys”) is serving as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
'Scorn' Gets Release Date

‘Scorn’ Gets Release Date

Ebb Software has shared with anxious fans some great news that after a long wait their first-person horror game Scorn will be coming in 2022! Scorn is an atmospheric horror adventure set in a twisted biomechanical world reminiscent of the works of H.R. Giger. Along with the news of the release comes news about Ebb’s Kickstarter campaign where supporters are encouraged to continue donating as they will be treated to behind the scene content such as works in progress, and a more technical look at the work going into Scorn. Ljubomir Peklar, CEO of Ebb Software had this to say about Scorn: We’re really pleased to be able to share more news on the game and its release date. Scorn has been a real work of passion for the entire studio. The atmosphere, the journey, and the experience, we want every moment in Scorn to elicit an emotional response and feeling. It is our hope that Scorn stays with players

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 11, 2021
Dave Franco, Bill Murray & Pete Davidson Star In Roku's New Dark Comedy Series "The Now"

Dave Franco, Bill Murray & Pete Davidson Star In Roku’s New Dark Comedy Series “The Now”

The new dark comedy series “The Now” from Academy Award Winners Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, has just premiered exclusively on Roku. The 14-episode series examines what exactly makes life worth living through the eyes of Ed Poole (Dave Franco). For Ed, life isn’t going as he planned. However, a tragic event causes him to rethink his outlook, forcing him to go after what he loves, cherish the people closest to him and live in The Now. Peter Farrelly stated, “I wanted to make a show about living in the present because I personally have lived too much in the future and the past and I think a lot of people do. We worry about the future, and we have regrets about the past, yet we are only ever living in the now. The future and the past are just concepts, but all life takes place in the present. If you want to make changes in your life you have

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
Uncork'd Entertainment Gives Birth To 'Breeder' - Out Today

Danish Horror ‘Breeder’ Sees Women Forced Into Horrible Experiments

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired the Danish horror, Breeder, from Jens Dahl, a television showrunner-turned-film director who made his directorial debut with 3 Things, featuring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, in 2017. Produced by Maria Møller Christoffersen (Koko-Di Koko-Da), Breeder sees women being abducted for bio-hacking experiments. One of the women, Mia, begins to work out the truth – can she escape from this nightmare? Written by Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, the film stars Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Signe Egholm Olsen, Anders Heinrichsen, and Morten Holst. BREEDER is a superbly crafted horror film with a real-world reminder that we live in a world measured by youth and beauty. This is a film about the effects of ageing, how the world looks upon you once you do, and a miraculous cure- at a cost”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “I’m excited for audiences to experience the film in January”. Breeder screened at a number of leading film festivals including Sitges in Catalonia, Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
Kane Hodder Captures Paranormal Activity In The New Clip From 'Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation'

Kane Hodder Captures Paranormal Activity In The New Clip From ‘Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation’

Horror icon Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII, VIII, IX, X, Hatchet) leads a team of paranormal investigators as they explore the 112-year-old Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina in Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation. Ahead of its release, we’ve got a new clip that captures possible paranormal activity on camera. Watch as Hodder and his team investigate the 40,000 square foot hotel, called “The south’s Stanley Hotel,” with a disturbing past, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. While Hodder is known for his many roles in the horror genre, he is an experienced paranormal investigator and a founding member of the Hollywood Ghost Hunters and has appeared on “Ghost Adventures”. Director Tony H. Cadwell stated, “This is a paranormal investigation like no other. You have an experienced team led by a horror icon. We had this amazing 40,000 square foot hotel all to ourselves to investigate. Nothing was scripted. We just went in and tried to document any paranormal

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
AMC Streaming Networks January 2023 Premieres

AMC Networks’ January Highlights

This January, AMC Networks is adding a ton of new series and films to its many streaming services and we’ve got the highlights. On ACORN TV: Queens of Mystery, Season 2 (Acorn TV Original) Three 2-Part Mysteries Premiere Mondays Beginning January 10 Through January 24 Queens of Mystery follows the adventures of three crime-writing sisters, Beth (Sarah Woodward, The Pale Horse), Cat (Julie Graham, The Bletchley Circle, Shetland, Penance), and Jane (Siobhan Redmond, Unforgotten) Stone, and their 28-year-old niece, Detective Sergeant Mattie Stone (Florence Hall for S2, The Princess Switch: Switched Again). Using their knowledge of crime – both real-world and fictional – together they solve murders in the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh. But no matter how many cases they are able to crack, the unsolved mystery that haunts all the characters is that of Mattie’s mother’s disappearance 25 years ago. Help (Acorn TV Exclusive) Film Premieres Monday, January 31 In the Rose d’Or Award-winning film Help, young care

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
Check Out The Overview Trailer For 'A Plague Tale: Requiem'

Check Out The Gameplay Reveal Trailer For ‘A Plague Tale: Requiem’

A The Game Awards both Asobo Studio and Focus Home Entertainment presented the gameplay reveal trailer for the sequel to their critically acclaimed hit A Plague Tale: Innocence. In A Plague Tale: Requiem the story of Amicia and Hugo continues after leaving their home country France in the middle of the plague outbreak as well as war. Now heading south to vibrant cities, the siblings again face supernatural forces twisting the landscape, the horrors they thought they left behind them still ever-present. In the desperate struggle for survival and wanting to save those they love, the siblings will strike from the shadows unleashing hell with crafted weaponry and supernatural powers in the continuation of a heart-rendering tale of sibling love and dependency in a world gripped in hellish madness. A Plague Tale: Requiem is set to arrive in 2022 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and on the cloud for Nintendo Switch.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 10, 2021
Casting News For Mike Flanagan's New Series "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Casting News For Mike Flanagan’s New Series “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Master of Horror Mike Flanagan is returning with a new miniseries based on Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. According to Flanagan, the “miniseries is a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe. To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures.” The first casting news has come via the “Midnight Mass” director’s Twitter account. Headlining this incredible ensemble, leading this extraordinary cast as Roderick Usher, the towering patriarch of the Usher dynasty… the legendary FRANK LANGELLA. Also front and center, reuniting with Intrepid for our fourth project together, my dear friend and invaluable collaborator, the one and only… CARLA GUGINO. As Madeline Usher, Roderick’s sister and the hidden hand of the Usher dynasty, we are thrilled to welcome the graceful, powerful, incomparable… MARY MCDONNELL. As Poe’s legendary investigator C. Auguste Dupin, we are so honored

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2021
Horror Comedy 'Werewolves Within' Is Out On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Christmas

Horror Comedy ‘Werewolves Within’ Is Out On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Christmas

Looking for a great Christmas gift for the horror fan in your life or a great flick to add to your collection? Werewolves Within, which is “Certified Fresh”, is out just in time for the holiday season! “After a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community in Werewolves Within. Directed by Josh Ruben and written by Mishna Wolff, Werewolves Within stars Richardson, Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtain, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler. Werewolves Within, which we called “laugh-out-loud funny,” “a quick classic,” and “the best horror-comedy of the year,” in our review, has just been released on Blu-ray and DVD from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2021
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