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The U.K.’s Horror-on-Sea Film Festival Announces Its Full Lineup for 2022

Horror-on-Sea returns this coming year with a loaded slate of international independent horror features and short films. From ghosts to gorefests and monsters to murderous mayhem, there’s something for every fear-fare fanatic at the Southend fest. Following is the official press release. Following a hiatus in 2021 due to the pandemic, Horror-on-Sea will be making a welcome return to Southend in 2022 with what promises to be its biggest yet. Horror-on-Sea is recognised by many as the true home of independent horror and remains one of the UK’s biggest independent film festivals. Horror-on-Sea was originally formed to promote independent horror films and will continue to uphold that tradition, giving the horror fans an opportunity to see independent titles which would not normally be played on the big screen. Hosted once again at The Park Inn Palace Hotel (Southend-on-Sea) the festival will be running over two weekends from Friday 14th January to Sunday 16th January and Friday 21st January to Sunday

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Joseph Perry

Nov 23, 2021

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A Witch Is Unleashed In ‘The Unkind’ Trailer

This November, six friends awaken evil in director Luca Gabriele Rossetti‘s horror The Unkind. In the movie, six friends vacationing at a historic mansion in Italy accidentally release an ancient bloodthirsty witch from her slumber. Tommaso Basili, Taylor Skeens, Corey T. Stewart, Sherine Mazzulli, and Fred Papa star in The Unkind, out on VOD platforms November 30, 2021, from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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The Dead Rise In The ‘Amityville Uprising’ Trailer

At his point movies with “Amityville” in the title are a dime a dozen and are nine times out of ten are simply terrible. Hopefully, Lionsgate’s new horror Amityville Uprising will be one of the few good ones. Following The Amityville Harvest and The Amityville Moon, Uprising sees a chemical explosion at a military base set off a supernatural disaster, unleashing an acid rain the melts the flesh from bone from anyone it touches. If that wasn’t bad enough, the dead soon begin to rise. Written and directed by Thomas Churchill, Amityville Uprising stars Mike Furguson, Micah Fitzgerald, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Troy Fromin, Aleksandra Zorich Hunt, and Thomas J. Churchill as “Chuck”. Amityville Uprising is out on DVD, Digital, and On Demand on January 11, 2022, from Lionsgate. Check out the new trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Supernatural Horror ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Conjures A January Release Date

Following her role in A24’s oh-so unnerving Lamb, Noomi Repace can next be seen in the supernatural horror You Won’t Be Alone. The film is set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia and centers on a young girl who is kidnapped and transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. After accidentally killing a peasant, the witch takes her form with a desire to experience what it means to be human. You Won’t Be Alone marks the feature debut of writer-director Goran Stolevski. It is produced by Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook, The Nightingale) and Sam Jennings (Cargo). Anamaria Marinca, Carloto Cotta, Alice Englert, Sara Klimoska, and Felix Martaud also star in You Won’t Be Alone, opening in theaters on January 28, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Season Two Ordered For “The Haunted Museum” & “A Ghost Ruined My Life”

Travel Channel and discovery+ have just announced that they have greenlit second seasons of two freshman horror anthology series, “The Haunted Museum“ and “Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life“. Both series debuted to much success on discovery+ this past October during the streamer’s big “Ghostober” programming event. “The Haunted Museum“ is a scripted series produced by renowned filmmaker Eli Roth and in conjunction with “Ghost Adventures” star Zak Bagans, and ELI ROTH PRESENTS: A GHOST RUINED MY LIFE, also produced by master of horror Roth, are slated to launch new seasons next year on discovery+. The finales for both shows drop this weekend on the streaming platform. We’re thrilled to announce that Zak Bagans and Eli Roth will be creating more incredible cinematic content for our horror-loving audience,” said Matthew Butler, general manager, Travel Channel & Paranormal Streaming Content. “Viewers are mesmerized by the scripted and real-life haunted horror stories that each of these series delivers. Zak and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Here’s What We Know About Season Two Of Netflix’s “Squid Game”

Netflix’s deadly series “Squid Game” is officially Netflix’s most-watched series EVER, so it’s no surprise that a second season is already in the works. While recently speaking to The Associated Press, the series’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that the second season is coming. There’s been so much pressure, so much demand, and so much love for a second season, so I almost feel like you leave us with no choice!” He said. “But I will say there will indeed be a second season. It’s in my head now. I’m in the planning process currently. But I do think it’s too early to say when and how that’s going to happen. So I will promise you this: Gi-hun will come back and he’ll do something for the world.” In the South Korean series, dubbed in English, “Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Home Invasion Horror ‘An Intrusion’ Breaks Into Theaters This Week

A stalker is determined to ruin a man’s life and reveal his dark secrets in An Intrusion, heading to theaters this week. The thriller follows “a man whose home and family is terrorized by a malicious stalker after ending a recent affair with a coworker. Through bloody messages and deadly threats, it is secretly revealed to the patriarch of the family that the motivations may have nothing to do with his recent secret affair, but instead a secret he has violently kept hidden in his past.” Keir Gilchrist (Netflix’s “Atypical”), Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween I & II), Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings trilogy), Erika Hoveland (Netflix’s Before I Wake), and Jaime Zevallos (Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger) and newcomers Dustin Prince and Angelina Danielle Cama star in the film written and directed by Nicholas Holland, produced by Emmy nominee Sam Logan Khaleghi, p.g.a. (who also plays the role of ‘Chris’), and is co-produced by Alexander M. Norris. An Intrusion

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Sinister Intentions Are Teased In The Trailer For ‘Shattered’

Today, we’ve got the new poster and unnerving Red Band trailer for Lionsgate’s upcoming action-thriller Shattered, featuring an all-star cast including Cameron Monaghan, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, Sasha Luss, and John Malkovich. In the tradition of thrillers like Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct comes this dazzling action-thriller starring Academy Award® nominee John Malkovich (RED) and Frank Grillo (Avengers: Endgame). After lonely tech millionaire Chris (Cameron Monaghan, “Shameless”) encounters charming, sexy Sky (Lilly Krug), passion grows between them – and when he’s injured, she quickly steps in as his nurse. But Sky’s odd behavior makes Chris suspect that she has more sinister intentions, especially when Sky’s roommate is found dead from mysterious causes. Directed by Luis Prieto and written by David Loughery, Shattered lands in theaters and arrives On Demand on January 14, 2022, followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on February 22nd.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Adaptation Of Viral Story ‘Dear David’ Snagged By Lionsgate

Odds are you’ve heard of the haunting, viral social media story of Dear David that was laid out in a series of posts by cartoonist Adam Ellis. Ellis posted a series of videos and pictures revealing that he believed he was being haunted by the spirit of a little boy who was out to kill him. Originally set to be adapted for a feature film by New Line, the rights to the story have now been acquired by Lionsgate and BuzzFeed. Deadline has now reported that not only does the film have a new home, and its cast (yet to be revealed), it officially has found its director, Anna and the Apocalypse‘s John McPhail, who will direct from the script penned by Mike Van Waes. Shooting is set to begin immediately. Richard Alan Reid, Head of Global Content and Head of BuzzFeed Studios produces alongside Jason Moring, Michael Philip, and Naysun Alae-Carew. Lin (The Lego Movie) and Jonathan Eirich of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

This February, Witness A Tale Of Reincarnation And Obsession In "Here Before"

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Andrea Riseborough Stars In ‘Here Before,’ Aqcuired By Saban Films

Here Before, the feature film debut of Stacey Gregg, made its World Premiere at SXSW. Now, Saban Films has acquired the psychological thriller starring Mandy, The Grudge, and Possessor, actress Andrea Riseborough. In the film, “When a new family moves in next door, their young daughter, Megan, quickly captivates Laura, stirring up painful memories of her own daughter who died several years previously. Before long, Laura’s memories turn to obsession as Megan’s unsettling behavior begins to convince her of something supernatural. As Laura’s determination to get to the bottom of it becomes all-consuming, her family begins to fracture and the line between the extraordinary and the real becomes ever more obscured in this haunting story about a mother’s love.” Jonjo O’Neill (“The Fall”), Martin McCann (“Calibre”), and Eileen O’Higgins (“Brooklyn”) also star in Here Before, produced by Julia Godzinskaya and Sophie Vickers for Rooks Nest. BBC Film, Pia Pressure, and Northern Ireland Screen financed the film. Executive producers include Eva

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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