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They’re creepy and their Kooky, they’re the Addams family, and they’re back in the all-new full-length animated comedy, The Addams Family 2, available to own for the first time on Blu-ray™ and DVD, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Hailed by critics as “creepier and kookier than the first” (Owen Gleiberman, Variety), MGM’s hilarious sequel brings the beloved macabre squad closer than ever before as they squeeze into the family RV and embark on a cross-country road trip. Packed with family-friendly laughs and spooky hijinks, The Addams Family 2 on Blu-ray™, DVD, and Digital is filled with brand-new exclusive bonus features for all ages to enjoy including a road trip checklist and featurettes with cast and crew, taking audiences behind the scenes of the wonderfully weird world of the Addams Family and the film’s messages of family, love, and acceptance. From directors Greg Tiernan (Sausage Party, “Thomas & Friends”) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Madagascar 3), The Addams Family 2 boasts
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Twenty-eight years in the making, Hocus Pocus II is finally on its way. Back in November, we reported that production on the film had officially started. Now, we can tell you the film’s working title, Hocus Pocus: Balck Flame, thanks to a photo posted on social media by Mike Ferguson of a dressing room/trailer door with Winifred’s (Bette Midler) name and just above it is “Black Flame” Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’, The Proposal) will be directing the sequel to the 1993 classic directed by Kenny Ortega. Jen D’Angelo penned the script for Hocus Pocus 2. “In Hocus Pocus 2, three young women accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on the world.” Disney has confirmed that the original Sanderson sisters Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), and Kathy Njimy (Mary), are all returning. They will be joined by The Tomorrow War
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The Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas starring erotic thriller Deep Water was pulled from 20 Century’s theatrical schedule last week, but according to Deadline, the movie will be heading straight to Hulu. “Deep Water” marks director Adrian Lyne‘s first film since 2002’s Unfaithful. “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson and Stranger Than Fiction writer Zach Helm penned the script, which is based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith. The film follows Vic and Melinda Van Allen, a married couple in an open relationship. Unfortunately, the arrangement comes with a body count. Deep Water was originally set to open in theaters this January. The Hulu release date is yet to be announced or the trailer released, but we will keep you posted.
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The indie horror hit The Scarecrows: Hell on Earth, being compared to Friday the 13th and Madman, continues to trend on Tubi. And now, it’s heading to Amazon Prime. Produced by McGahee (Rise of the Scarecrows), Gregory Hatanaka (Samurai Cop 2), Pete Baez (Remember the Times), Matt Hebert (Zombie Busters” Outlive the Dead), and Jesse Delta Ariel Waegelein-Hall (Revenge), the film promises to bring the monster in the woods slasher back complete with good gore and twists and turns along the way. The film is released by Cinema Epoch and Cineridge Entertainment. The film features music from Joe Becker, Frank Palangi, Sonora & Gary Steinour. In the film, “a young writer returns to his hometown and soon discovers the dark secret that has been hidden for years. The Scarecrows have risen and they are raising hell.”
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The Danish horror-thriller Breeder is heading to a TV near you this January. From Uncork’d Entertainment comes the film directed Jens Dahl, a television showrunner-turned-film director who made his directorial debut with 3 Things. 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, but can she escape from this nightmare? Written by Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, Breeder 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”. Following its festival tour including screenings at Sitges in Catalonia, Fantastic Zagreb
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Calling all horror fans! Attend the virtual global premiere of FREAK hosted by director, Bianca Crespo herself on December 16, 2021, at 8 pm EST. In the film, following a harrowing incident in LA, writer Ava retreats to a remote cabin in the woods of Bucks County to escape, but the longer she stays, the more she realizes that her nightmare has only just begun. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Bianca Crespo is a producer, director, and writer, who started her entertainment career in Los Angeles in 2012, where she worked for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and Millennium Films. She established her independent company Santa Mira Studio in 2017, producing various multimedia projects like Brain Burrow, a horror/psychology podcast hosted by Mark D. Valenti. Watch on Eorbi on December 16, 2021, at 8 pm EST. Tickets are $5.
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10. Midnight Mass (review) One of the new series the streaming giant, Netflix, unleashed this year is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” While I did have issues with some of the elements of the show, mainly the ending, it belongs on this list due to the quality of the series and its incredible all-star cast. 9. Shadow and Bone Dark and supernatural, the series, an adaptation of the best-selling Grishaverse novels, is set in a war-torn world where Alina Starkov has just discovered a power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she
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Sink your teeth into the new exclusive clip from the indie vampire horror Red Snow, written and directed by Sean Nicholas Lynch. Starring Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, and Laura Kennon, and produced by Alrik Bursell, Red Snow centers on a struggling vampire romance novelist who must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe. When an injured bat transforms into a handsome vampire, struggling horror novelist Olivia Romo hides him in her garage to protect him from a vampire hunter. Besotted by the creature, she feeds him animal blood, but any chance of romance is soon thwarted when a gang of fellow bloodsuckers invades her home in search of their missing friend. Red Snow bares its fangs on DVD, VOD, and Digital on December 28, 2021, from 4Digital Media.
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Ghostface will be returning this January in the latest installment of the franchise. While fans eagerly await the release, a series of TV spots have been released and it’s clear Scream is turning the heat. In one clip, we see Ghostface is toating a freakin’ flame thrower! The killer has also had some wardrobe upgrades including a sleek, shiny new mask. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) return to save a new generation of victims in the new sequel to Scream, set twenty-five years after the first film. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder
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This January, Danny Trejo faces off against the “weeping woman” in the indie horror The Legend of La Llorona, from director Patricia Harris Seeley. A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico. Andrew, Carly, and their son Danny travel to an isolated hacienda in Mexico for a much-needed vacation. As they enter the town, signs showing missing children set an ominous tone. The family learns of the legend of “La Llorona,” the evil spirit of a distraught mother who lurks near the water’s edge and strikes fear in the hearts of all who see her. La Llorona torments the family mercilessly, snatching Danny and trapping him in a netherworld between the living and the dead. Aided by the resourceful taxi driver Jorge (Danny Trejo) the family races to save their only child, navigating the foreboding countryside held by menacing cartel thugs. Gaining strength and power and leaving a path of death and destruction in her wake,
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They’re creepy and their Kooky, they’re the Addams family, and they’re back in the all-new full-length animated comedy, The Addams Family 2, available to own for the first time on Blu-ray™ and DVD, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Hailed by critics as “creepier and kookier than the first” (Owen Gleiberman, Variety), MGM’s hilarious sequel brings the beloved macabre squad closer than ever before as they squeeze into the family RV and embark on a cross-country road trip. Packed with family-friendly laughs and spooky hijinks, The Addams Family 2 on Blu-ray™, DVD, and Digital is filled with brand-new exclusive bonus features for all ages to enjoy including a road trip checklist and featurettes with cast and crew, taking audiences behind the scenes of the wonderfully weird world of the Addams Family and the film’s messages of family, love, and acceptance. From directors Greg Tiernan (Sausage Party, “Thomas & Friends”) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Madagascar 3), The Addams Family 2 boasts
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Twenty-eight years in the making, Hocus Pocus II is finally on its way. Back in November, we reported that production on the film had officially started. Now, we can tell you the film’s working title, Hocus Pocus: Balck Flame, thanks to a photo posted on social media by Mike Ferguson of a dressing room/trailer door with Winifred’s (Bette Midler) name and just above it is “Black Flame” Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’, The Proposal) will be directing the sequel to the 1993 classic directed by Kenny Ortega. Jen D’Angelo penned the script for Hocus Pocus 2. “In Hocus Pocus 2, three young women accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on the world.” Disney has confirmed that the original Sanderson sisters Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), and Kathy Njimy (Mary), are all returning. They will be joined by The Tomorrow War
Continue reading →
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The Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas starring erotic thriller Deep Water was pulled from 20 Century’s theatrical schedule last week, but according to Deadline, the movie will be heading straight to Hulu. “Deep Water” marks director Adrian Lyne‘s first film since 2002’s Unfaithful. “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson and Stranger Than Fiction writer Zach Helm penned the script, which is based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith. The film follows Vic and Melinda Van Allen, a married couple in an open relationship. Unfortunately, the arrangement comes with a body count. Deep Water was originally set to open in theaters this January. The Hulu release date is yet to be announced or the trailer released, but we will keep you posted.
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The indie horror hit The Scarecrows: Hell on Earth, being compared to Friday the 13th and Madman, continues to trend on Tubi. And now, it’s heading to Amazon Prime. Produced by McGahee (Rise of the Scarecrows), Gregory Hatanaka (Samurai Cop 2), Pete Baez (Remember the Times), Matt Hebert (Zombie Busters” Outlive the Dead), and Jesse Delta Ariel Waegelein-Hall (Revenge), the film promises to bring the monster in the woods slasher back complete with good gore and twists and turns along the way. The film is released by Cinema Epoch and Cineridge Entertainment. The film features music from Joe Becker, Frank Palangi, Sonora & Gary Steinour. In the film, “a young writer returns to his hometown and soon discovers the dark secret that has been hidden for years. The Scarecrows have risen and they are raising hell.”
Continue reading →
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The Danish horror-thriller Breeder is heading to a TV near you this January. From Uncork’d Entertainment comes the film directed Jens Dahl, a television showrunner-turned-film director who made his directorial debut with 3 Things. 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, but can she escape from this nightmare? Written by Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, Breeder 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”. Following its festival tour including screenings at Sitges in Catalonia, Fantastic Zagreb
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Calling all horror fans! Attend the virtual global premiere of FREAK hosted by director, Bianca Crespo herself on December 16, 2021, at 8 pm EST. In the film, following a harrowing incident in LA, writer Ava retreats to a remote cabin in the woods of Bucks County to escape, but the longer she stays, the more she realizes that her nightmare has only just begun. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Bianca Crespo is a producer, director, and writer, who started her entertainment career in Los Angeles in 2012, where she worked for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and Millennium Films. She established her independent company Santa Mira Studio in 2017, producing various multimedia projects like Brain Burrow, a horror/psychology podcast hosted by Mark D. Valenti. Watch on Eorbi on December 16, 2021, at 8 pm EST. Tickets are $5.
Continue reading →
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10. Midnight Mass (review) One of the new series the streaming giant, Netflix, unleashed this year is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” While I did have issues with some of the elements of the show, mainly the ending, it belongs on this list due to the quality of the series and its incredible all-star cast. 9. Shadow and Bone Dark and supernatural, the series, an adaptation of the best-selling Grishaverse novels, is set in a war-torn world where Alina Starkov has just discovered a power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she
Continue reading →
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Sink your teeth into the new exclusive clip from the indie vampire horror Red Snow, written and directed by Sean Nicholas Lynch. Starring Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, and Laura Kennon, and produced by Alrik Bursell, Red Snow centers on a struggling vampire romance novelist who must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe. When an injured bat transforms into a handsome vampire, struggling horror novelist Olivia Romo hides him in her garage to protect him from a vampire hunter. Besotted by the creature, she feeds him animal blood, but any chance of romance is soon thwarted when a gang of fellow bloodsuckers invades her home in search of their missing friend. Red Snow bares its fangs on DVD, VOD, and Digital on December 28, 2021, from 4Digital Media.
Continue reading →
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Ghostface will be returning this January in the latest installment of the franchise. While fans eagerly await the release, a series of TV spots have been released and it’s clear Scream is turning the heat. In one clip, we see Ghostface is toating a freakin’ flame thrower! The killer has also had some wardrobe upgrades including a sleek, shiny new mask. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) return to save a new generation of victims in the new sequel to Scream, set twenty-five years after the first film. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder
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This January, Danny Trejo faces off against the “weeping woman” in the indie horror The Legend of La Llorona, from director Patricia Harris Seeley. A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico. Andrew, Carly, and their son Danny travel to an isolated hacienda in Mexico for a much-needed vacation. As they enter the town, signs showing missing children set an ominous tone. The family learns of the legend of “La Llorona,” the evil spirit of a distraught mother who lurks near the water’s edge and strikes fear in the hearts of all who see her. La Llorona torments the family mercilessly, snatching Danny and trapping him in a netherworld between the living and the dead. Aided by the resourceful taxi driver Jorge (Danny Trejo) the family races to save their only child, navigating the foreboding countryside held by menacing cartel thugs. Gaining strength and power and leaving a path of death and destruction in her wake,
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