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The Fly meets Tremors in this ‘buzz worthy’ new indie ‘bee’ horror, Royal Jelly, that just might leave you with melissophobia! “When Aster, a reclusive high school bee enthusiast, is taken under the wing of a mysterious mentor named Tresa, everything Aster loves is shattered. Snatched away to Tresa’s remote, nightmarish apiary, Aster finds herself captive to Tresa’s grotesque plan – being groomed as a diseased hive’s next queen. Aster must find the strength within to exterminate Tresa and her godforsaken brood to survive.” Elizabeth McCoy, Sherry Lattanzi, and Fiona McQuinn star in the Sam Riley film Royal Jelly landing on Digital on September 14, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Many students like gathering with their peers to watch and discuss the latest horror movies. But have you ever thought why young people enjoy frightening scenes more than historical or dramatic films? Let’s try to figure it out! Since fear is one of the most powerful emotions, some people just seek intense feelings. They want to get scared because it helps them to get distracted from study routines. A kind of emotional rollercoaster helps students reboot their brains and mentally reset. Those who don’t imagine their lives without the regular adrenaline rush also tend to prefer horror movies to other genres. Sometimes, students choose horrors because they find them a great alternative to cliche films. Typically, horror movies have an unexpected beginning and extraordinary story. Their plot usually implies a unique combination of fantasy, mystery, and real-life situations. Now that you realize how cool a horror genre is, you are probably wondering how to find time for a movie night.
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Riotous Films in association with Four Plus10 Films has just released the first trailer for their new laugh-out-loud horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts, which will make its World Premiere later this month at FrightFest. The mockumentary marks the directorial debut of Conor Boru and stars “The Witcher” alum Yasen Atour, as well as Ed Hartland (“The Crown”), Octavia Gilmore (For Sale), and Jared Rogers (Killer Weekend). In the film, Aidan Mendle has a dream; he aspires to be an infamous serial killer. When a struggling journalist, Norman, is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he believes he has finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a bloodsoaked rampage, will Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned filmmaker turn into a nightmare. Who will be remembered, who will be forgotten and who will be left behind chopped into little pieces? Director Conor Boru was thrilled with the news that the film was
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Eddie Augustin makes his feature directorial debut with Hostage, starring Nicole Henderson, with the horror-thriller premiering on digital this month. In the film, Marek is down on his luck and looking for a house to rob. He picks one that is seemingly empty and breaks in through the window. To his surprise, he is attacked by an unknown assailant, Ashley, the daughter of the people that live in the house, is taken hostage by the entire family. Hostage” is my feature film, directorial debut. After directing several short films, I decided it was time to make my own feature. I partnered with my long-time collaborator, Laura Polisena to co-write and produce a compelling story that would focus on a convoluted character and the people that made her that way. We also wanted to tell a story in which the audience does not know who to side for because everyone has their own evil motive (of course some are worse than
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his September, RLJE Films will release the haunting Shudder Original film The Power, from writer-director Corinna Faith (The Innocents), which we call “a must-see” in our review. “As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country in 1974, trainee nurse Val (Rose Williams) arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near-empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears in order to confront the malevolent force that’s intent on destroying everything around her.” Shakira Rahman, Charlie Carrick, Diveen Henry, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Nuala McGowan, Emma Rigby, and Theo Barklem-Biggs also star. Rob Watson and Matthew James Wilkinson produce. The Power is out on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD on September 21, 2021. Be sure to check out our
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Terror Films, behind movies such as Blood Born, Freaky Friday, and more, have now announced that they have partnered with the US-based streaming media company, Jungo TV for a new YouTube channel. Jungo TV will create, launch, and manage an official ad-based YouTube channel for Terror Films. Jungo TV will also release all content under the Terror Films and sister label, Global Digital Releasing’s film libraries, across Jungo TV’s massive AVOD YouTube movie channel network. This includes the creation of subtitles and dubs to expand the releases directly to international audiences. Terror Films and Global Digital Releasing President Joe Dain spoke of the partnership, recently. He said: “I am thrilled about this new partnership and more importantly, this next phase in the continued growth of our distribution capabilities. We have seen an explosion in Ad based revenue in the last 2 years from platforms like Tubi TV and Roku and more recently, in our partnerships with YouTube AVOD channels such
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There’s a horror film coming to Netflix that you don’t want to miss. After premiering at the Sitges Film Festival last October, The Old Ways is finally landing on the streaming service this month. In the supernatural horror film, “Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origins, travels to the home of her ancestors in Veracruz to investigate a story involving witchcraft and healers. Once there, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim that she’s possessed by the devil and that she needs to be exorcised. When she tries to escape this nightmarish situation, the woman starts to believe that her captors may actually be right…” Directed by Christopher Alender and written by Marcos Gabriel (Muppets Now, Memorial Day), The Old Ways stars Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera, and Sal Lopez. The Old Ways premieres on Netflix on August 25, 2021.
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A new gorgeous poster (above) for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), is here featuring Cage standing atop a giant set of tatami gusoku (Japanese armor) that looks like it’s right of the Kofun period. The new art also features a quote from Cage where he calls the film, “The wildest movie I’ve ever made.” Coming from Cage, that says a lot! Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, written
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Boris Karloff is an absolute legend in the horror genre, appearing in films such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Raven and so many more. A new documentary, Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster intends to shed light on the star, whose real name is William Henry Pratt, and his extraordinary 60-year long acting career. Directed by Thomas Hamilton (Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn) and co-produced and co-written by Ron MacCloskey, the film provides a riveting depiction of Karloff and the genre he helped define through exclusive interviews with his daughter, Sarah Karloff, and filmmakers he influenced, including Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Plummer, John Landis, Roger Corman, and Kevin Brownlow. The documentary is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2010 biography “Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster,” written by Karloff’s official biographer Stephen Jacobs, who also serves as the film’s historical consultant. In Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster, audiences will be taken on
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Frida Kempff makes her feature directorial debut with the horror-thriller Knocking, the film adaptation of John Theorin‘s novel of the same name. In the film, which made its world premiere at Sundance, “after suffering a traumatic incident, Molly (Cecilia Milocco) moves into a new apartment to begin her path to recovery, but it’s not long after her arrival that a series of persistent knocks and screams begin to wake her up at night. Molly’s new life begins to unravel as the screams intensify and no one else in the building believes or is willing to help her.” Çecilia Miloccco, Albin Grenholm, Alexander Salzberger, Krister Kern, Ville Virtanen, Charlotta Åkerblom, and Naida Ragimova star. The script for Knocking was written by Emma Broström and is produced by Erik Andersson for Läsk in collaboration with SVT and the Swedish Film Institute through the initiative Moving Sweden with support from Norrköpings Filmfond. Federico Ambrosini served as executive producer. Knocking is a timely psychological
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The Fly meets Tremors in this ‘buzz worthy’ new indie ‘bee’ horror, Royal Jelly, that just might leave you with melissophobia! “When Aster, a reclusive high school bee enthusiast, is taken under the wing of a mysterious mentor named Tresa, everything Aster loves is shattered. Snatched away to Tresa’s remote, nightmarish apiary, Aster finds herself captive to Tresa’s grotesque plan – being groomed as a diseased hive’s next queen. Aster must find the strength within to exterminate Tresa and her godforsaken brood to survive.” Elizabeth McCoy, Sherry Lattanzi, and Fiona McQuinn star in the Sam Riley film Royal Jelly landing on Digital on September 14, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Many students like gathering with their peers to watch and discuss the latest horror movies. But have you ever thought why young people enjoy frightening scenes more than historical or dramatic films? Let’s try to figure it out! Since fear is one of the most powerful emotions, some people just seek intense feelings. They want to get scared because it helps them to get distracted from study routines. A kind of emotional rollercoaster helps students reboot their brains and mentally reset. Those who don’t imagine their lives without the regular adrenaline rush also tend to prefer horror movies to other genres. Sometimes, students choose horrors because they find them a great alternative to cliche films. Typically, horror movies have an unexpected beginning and extraordinary story. Their plot usually implies a unique combination of fantasy, mystery, and real-life situations. Now that you realize how cool a horror genre is, you are probably wondering how to find time for a movie night.
Continue reading →
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Riotous Films in association with Four Plus10 Films has just released the first trailer for their new laugh-out-loud horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts, which will make its World Premiere later this month at FrightFest. The mockumentary marks the directorial debut of Conor Boru and stars “The Witcher” alum Yasen Atour, as well as Ed Hartland (“The Crown”), Octavia Gilmore (For Sale), and Jared Rogers (Killer Weekend). In the film, Aidan Mendle has a dream; he aspires to be an infamous serial killer. When a struggling journalist, Norman, is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he believes he has finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a bloodsoaked rampage, will Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned filmmaker turn into a nightmare. Who will be remembered, who will be forgotten and who will be left behind chopped into little pieces? Director Conor Boru was thrilled with the news that the film was
Continue reading →
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Eddie Augustin makes his feature directorial debut with Hostage, starring Nicole Henderson, with the horror-thriller premiering on digital this month. In the film, Marek is down on his luck and looking for a house to rob. He picks one that is seemingly empty and breaks in through the window. To his surprise, he is attacked by an unknown assailant, Ashley, the daughter of the people that live in the house, is taken hostage by the entire family. Hostage” is my feature film, directorial debut. After directing several short films, I decided it was time to make my own feature. I partnered with my long-time collaborator, Laura Polisena to co-write and produce a compelling story that would focus on a convoluted character and the people that made her that way. We also wanted to tell a story in which the audience does not know who to side for because everyone has their own evil motive (of course some are worse than
Continue reading →
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his September, RLJE Films will release the haunting Shudder Original film The Power, from writer-director Corinna Faith (The Innocents), which we call “a must-see” in our review. “As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country in 1974, trainee nurse Val (Rose Williams) arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near-empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears in order to confront the malevolent force that’s intent on destroying everything around her.” Shakira Rahman, Charlie Carrick, Diveen Henry, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Nuala McGowan, Emma Rigby, and Theo Barklem-Biggs also star. Rob Watson and Matthew James Wilkinson produce. The Power is out on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD on September 21, 2021. Be sure to check out our
Continue reading →
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Terror Films, behind movies such as Blood Born, Freaky Friday, and more, have now announced that they have partnered with the US-based streaming media company, Jungo TV for a new YouTube channel. Jungo TV will create, launch, and manage an official ad-based YouTube channel for Terror Films. Jungo TV will also release all content under the Terror Films and sister label, Global Digital Releasing’s film libraries, across Jungo TV’s massive AVOD YouTube movie channel network. This includes the creation of subtitles and dubs to expand the releases directly to international audiences. Terror Films and Global Digital Releasing President Joe Dain spoke of the partnership, recently. He said: “I am thrilled about this new partnership and more importantly, this next phase in the continued growth of our distribution capabilities. We have seen an explosion in Ad based revenue in the last 2 years from platforms like Tubi TV and Roku and more recently, in our partnerships with YouTube AVOD channels such
Continue reading →
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There’s a horror film coming to Netflix that you don’t want to miss. After premiering at the Sitges Film Festival last October, The Old Ways is finally landing on the streaming service this month. In the supernatural horror film, “Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origins, travels to the home of her ancestors in Veracruz to investigate a story involving witchcraft and healers. Once there, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim that she’s possessed by the devil and that she needs to be exorcised. When she tries to escape this nightmarish situation, the woman starts to believe that her captors may actually be right…” Directed by Christopher Alender and written by Marcos Gabriel (Muppets Now, Memorial Day), The Old Ways stars Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera, and Sal Lopez. The Old Ways premieres on Netflix on August 25, 2021.
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A new gorgeous poster (above) for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), is here featuring Cage standing atop a giant set of tatami gusoku (Japanese armor) that looks like it’s right of the Kofun period. The new art also features a quote from Cage where he calls the film, “The wildest movie I’ve ever made.” Coming from Cage, that says a lot! Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, written
Continue reading →
DocumentariesMoviesNewsTrailers
Boris Karloff is an absolute legend in the horror genre, appearing in films such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Raven and so many more. A new documentary, Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster intends to shed light on the star, whose real name is William Henry Pratt, and his extraordinary 60-year long acting career. Directed by Thomas Hamilton (Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn) and co-produced and co-written by Ron MacCloskey, the film provides a riveting depiction of Karloff and the genre he helped define through exclusive interviews with his daughter, Sarah Karloff, and filmmakers he influenced, including Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Plummer, John Landis, Roger Corman, and Kevin Brownlow. The documentary is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2010 biography “Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster,” written by Karloff’s official biographer Stephen Jacobs, who also serves as the film’s historical consultant. In Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster, audiences will be taken on
Continue reading →
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Frida Kempff makes her feature directorial debut with the horror-thriller Knocking, the film adaptation of John Theorin‘s novel of the same name. In the film, which made its world premiere at Sundance, “after suffering a traumatic incident, Molly (Cecilia Milocco) moves into a new apartment to begin her path to recovery, but it’s not long after her arrival that a series of persistent knocks and screams begin to wake her up at night. Molly’s new life begins to unravel as the screams intensify and no one else in the building believes or is willing to help her.” Çecilia Miloccco, Albin Grenholm, Alexander Salzberger, Krister Kern, Ville Virtanen, Charlotta Åkerblom, and Naida Ragimova star. The script for Knocking was written by Emma Broström and is produced by Erik Andersson for Läsk in collaboration with SVT and the Swedish Film Institute through the initiative Moving Sweden with support from Norrköpings Filmfond. Federico Ambrosini served as executive producer. Knocking is a timely psychological
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