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This weekend, CD Media released the first look at Silent Hill: Echoes, a new fan film. The story follows James Sunderland (Michael Ciesla, “Halloween: Inferno II”) as he searches for his late wife, Maria (Kaylin Cervini, “Book of Evil”) in Silent Hill. According to the filmmakers, Silent Hill: Echoes was made by fans, for fans. The movie promises to deliver strong horror while staying true to the franchise. Producer and Cinematographer Codey Dingfield (CD Media) came up with the concept. Silent Hill 2 inspired me to get into horror. I remember staying up late at night, all alone with my PS2, walking around the apartment and being scared at all times! The atmosphere. The audio design. The soundtrack. The creature design… All of it is timeless and beautiful.” Dingfield states. The score for the movie is being created by composer Peter Wicher, who has been a huge fan of Silent Hill since the first game was released in 1999. The
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Matt Leal and Matt Festle (Hacked), have launched their Indiegogo Campaign for the upcoming creature feature Blood Beast. Starring Lew Temple (“The Walking Dead”), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), and Sleepaway Camp scream queen Felissa Rose, in the film, when Gabe and his niece Piper are forced to move back to their old home, they slowly uncover the truth that the town has an ancient evil lurking in its Forest. Shawn C. Phillips, Mike Ferguson, Alan Maxson, and Marion Moseley also star in the film which promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. Leal’s approach and sources of inspiration are a combination of old and new, when approaching Blood Beast visually and in scope, he pulls from classics like Suspiria, and Halloween as well as blending some of the style and tone in drama from newer horror works such as It Follows and Hereditary but creating an original story for horror fans in Blood Beast. The IndieGoGo
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On Friday, the stars of Hocus Pocus had a reunion to benefit a charity. The big question is will three ever reunite for a sequel? The answer is hopefully yes! Variety is reporting that Disney Plus is currently working on a sequel. While the sequel has been stuck in development for a while now, the charity event has renewed the public’s interest. Though no casting or plot details have been released, we do know that Hocus Pocus 2 will be directed by Adam Shankman, which we first reported on earlier this year. Both Shankman and Disney have stated multiple times that they are both hoping Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will return as the Sanderson Sisters. After all these years, Hocus Pocus, originally released back in 1993, still remains one of the most-watched Halloween. In the movie, a boy wakes the Sanderson Sisters from their sleep after centuries by lighting the black flamed candle. While trying to
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Writer-director Terrie Samundra makes her feature debut with the Netflix Original Film Kaali Khuhi which is set for a 2020 release. Shabana Azmi, Leela Samson, and Sanjeeda Sheikh star in the film set “in the dark fields of a rural village, a man breaks apart the remains of an old boarded-up well that houses secrets of a horrific past. His act unleashes a spirit that has cursed this village in the past. Taking the form of a little girl, the spirit returns to wreak havoc. She sneaks her way into the house of a respected old woman, causing the woman to have a heart attack. When Shivangi gets word that her grandmother has suddenly fallen ill, she travels to her village with her parents to care for her. There, Shivangi finds herself at the crux of a gruesome legacy and unforeseen future as the village is haunted. Events unfold revealing dark secrets. As the adults quickly grow incapable of helping,
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From director G-Hey Kim and writer, Courtney Ellum comes the indie horror film Don’t Click. Starring Valter Skarsgard, Mark Koufos, and Catherine Howard, the film centers on twenty-one-year-old Josh (Skarsgard) and his roommate/best friend, Zane (Koufos). Josh tries to talk Zane into joining him at a party, but Zane declines the invitation, claiming he has to study but instead decides to surf the web for some new porn. A sexually graphic pop-up catches Zane’s attention; he can’t take his eyes off the screen… what kind of porn is this? He takes the bait— he clicks. Later that night, Josh comes back to an empty apartment. Zane’s laptop is still open but there’s no sign of Zane… something doesn’t feel right. Zane’s laptop screen starts flashing and that’s the last thing Josh can remember as he groggily wakes up to find Zane in a dank, surreal cellar with no way out. Josh tries everything he can to save both his friend
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Scott Derrickson, the filmmaker behind Doctor Strange and Sinister, is set to direct Black Phone for Blumhouse and Universal. Derrickson, a frequent collaborator with Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor Strange, Sinister) adapted the script based on a short story by Joe Hill. Mason Thames (For All Mankind) and Madeleine McGraw (Toy Story 4, Secrets of Sulphur Springs) will star. The Black Phone is one of Hill’s stories from his award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Set in 1945, in the tale, John Finney finds himself locked in a blood-stained basement with half a dozen other murdered children. He discovers an antique phone, but it has long been disconnected. However, it still rings, when the dead call. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum of Blumhouse are producing Black Phone, presented by Universal, Blumhouse, and Crooked Highway Productions. Joe Hill is serving as an executive producer. Scott Derrickson is represented by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Ziffren Brittenham. Robert Cargill is represented by WME and
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN, and a massive thank you to Bandai Namco for sending me a copy of Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope the sequel to the hit game, Man of Medan. This third-person horror experience is pretty much an interactive movie where the choices you make will affect the characters in the story and will determine who lives and who dies. Little Hope follows four college students and their professor who while on a field trip got stranded after their bus got into an accident while being re-routed through the ghost town of Little Hope, once there, the group soon begin to notice that the past still haunts the town… Onto the game itself! The first thing I noticed right away is the animation of Little Hope is way better than Man of Medan as there was a lot of screen tearing and slow frame rate but it’s silky smooth this time around! On the subject of graphics, the art and
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Halloween is our favorite holiday, but have you ever wondered how it came to be? Let us fill you in. The holiday known as Halloween originated with two separate festivals, the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) and the Christian’s All Saints Day. Celts from Britain and Ireland celebrated “Samhain” (Summer’s End) as far back as 2,000 years ago. This was the time when they held festivals celebrating the dead, the harvest, and the beginning of the new year (November 1st). The Celts believed that on the night before the new year the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead was at its thinnest. On that night it was believed that the dead returned as ghosts. At sun-down people donned costumes and masks, huge bonfires were lit, people gathered around with many dancing around the fire, as sacrifices were made. All to pay tribute to the Celtic deities. After the celebration, each family took
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This November, on Friday the 13th, prepare to get Freaky with a twisted take on the body-swap movie when a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer. Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton, Blockers, HBO’s Big Little Lies) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for carnage
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Come Play is here and it will leave you wanting to hide under your covers and have you ready to destroy your tablets and phones! Written and directed by Jacob Chase, the movie features newcomer Azhy Robertson as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen. Come Play, which we called “a truly terrifying tale” in our 5/5 review, opens in theaters this Halloween, from Focus Features!
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This weekend, CD Media released the first look at Silent Hill: Echoes, a new fan film. The story follows James Sunderland (Michael Ciesla, “Halloween: Inferno II”) as he searches for his late wife, Maria (Kaylin Cervini, “Book of Evil”) in Silent Hill. According to the filmmakers, Silent Hill: Echoes was made by fans, for fans. The movie promises to deliver strong horror while staying true to the franchise. Producer and Cinematographer Codey Dingfield (CD Media) came up with the concept. Silent Hill 2 inspired me to get into horror. I remember staying up late at night, all alone with my PS2, walking around the apartment and being scared at all times! The atmosphere. The audio design. The soundtrack. The creature design… All of it is timeless and beautiful.” Dingfield states. The score for the movie is being created by composer Peter Wicher, who has been a huge fan of Silent Hill since the first game was released in 1999. The
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Matt Leal and Matt Festle (Hacked), have launched their Indiegogo Campaign for the upcoming creature feature Blood Beast. Starring Lew Temple (“The Walking Dead”), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), and Sleepaway Camp scream queen Felissa Rose, in the film, when Gabe and his niece Piper are forced to move back to their old home, they slowly uncover the truth that the town has an ancient evil lurking in its Forest. Shawn C. Phillips, Mike Ferguson, Alan Maxson, and Marion Moseley also star in the film which promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. Leal’s approach and sources of inspiration are a combination of old and new, when approaching Blood Beast visually and in scope, he pulls from classics like Suspiria, and Halloween as well as blending some of the style and tone in drama from newer horror works such as It Follows and Hereditary but creating an original story for horror fans in Blood Beast. The IndieGoGo
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On Friday, the stars of Hocus Pocus had a reunion to benefit a charity. The big question is will three ever reunite for a sequel? The answer is hopefully yes! Variety is reporting that Disney Plus is currently working on a sequel. While the sequel has been stuck in development for a while now, the charity event has renewed the public’s interest. Though no casting or plot details have been released, we do know that Hocus Pocus 2 will be directed by Adam Shankman, which we first reported on earlier this year. Both Shankman and Disney have stated multiple times that they are both hoping Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will return as the Sanderson Sisters. After all these years, Hocus Pocus, originally released back in 1993, still remains one of the most-watched Halloween. In the movie, a boy wakes the Sanderson Sisters from their sleep after centuries by lighting the black flamed candle. While trying to
Continue reading →
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Writer-director Terrie Samundra makes her feature debut with the Netflix Original Film Kaali Khuhi which is set for a 2020 release. Shabana Azmi, Leela Samson, and Sanjeeda Sheikh star in the film set “in the dark fields of a rural village, a man breaks apart the remains of an old boarded-up well that houses secrets of a horrific past. His act unleashes a spirit that has cursed this village in the past. Taking the form of a little girl, the spirit returns to wreak havoc. She sneaks her way into the house of a respected old woman, causing the woman to have a heart attack. When Shivangi gets word that her grandmother has suddenly fallen ill, she travels to her village with her parents to care for her. There, Shivangi finds herself at the crux of a gruesome legacy and unforeseen future as the village is haunted. Events unfold revealing dark secrets. As the adults quickly grow incapable of helping,
Continue reading →
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From director G-Hey Kim and writer, Courtney Ellum comes the indie horror film Don’t Click. Starring Valter Skarsgard, Mark Koufos, and Catherine Howard, the film centers on twenty-one-year-old Josh (Skarsgard) and his roommate/best friend, Zane (Koufos). Josh tries to talk Zane into joining him at a party, but Zane declines the invitation, claiming he has to study but instead decides to surf the web for some new porn. A sexually graphic pop-up catches Zane’s attention; he can’t take his eyes off the screen… what kind of porn is this? He takes the bait— he clicks. Later that night, Josh comes back to an empty apartment. Zane’s laptop is still open but there’s no sign of Zane… something doesn’t feel right. Zane’s laptop screen starts flashing and that’s the last thing Josh can remember as he groggily wakes up to find Zane in a dank, surreal cellar with no way out. Josh tries everything he can to save both his friend
Continue reading →
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Scott Derrickson, the filmmaker behind Doctor Strange and Sinister, is set to direct Black Phone for Blumhouse and Universal. Derrickson, a frequent collaborator with Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor Strange, Sinister) adapted the script based on a short story by Joe Hill. Mason Thames (For All Mankind) and Madeleine McGraw (Toy Story 4, Secrets of Sulphur Springs) will star. The Black Phone is one of Hill’s stories from his award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Set in 1945, in the tale, John Finney finds himself locked in a blood-stained basement with half a dozen other murdered children. He discovers an antique phone, but it has long been disconnected. However, it still rings, when the dead call. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum of Blumhouse are producing Black Phone, presented by Universal, Blumhouse, and Crooked Highway Productions. Joe Hill is serving as an executive producer. Scott Derrickson is represented by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Ziffren Brittenham. Robert Cargill is represented by WME and
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN, and a massive thank you to Bandai Namco for sending me a copy of Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope the sequel to the hit game, Man of Medan. This third-person horror experience is pretty much an interactive movie where the choices you make will affect the characters in the story and will determine who lives and who dies. Little Hope follows four college students and their professor who while on a field trip got stranded after their bus got into an accident while being re-routed through the ghost town of Little Hope, once there, the group soon begin to notice that the past still haunts the town… Onto the game itself! The first thing I noticed right away is the animation of Little Hope is way better than Man of Medan as there was a lot of screen tearing and slow frame rate but it’s silky smooth this time around! On the subject of graphics, the art and
Continue reading →
HalloweenHoliday HorrorMoviesNewsParanormal
Halloween is our favorite holiday, but have you ever wondered how it came to be? Let us fill you in. The holiday known as Halloween originated with two separate festivals, the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) and the Christian’s All Saints Day. Celts from Britain and Ireland celebrated “Samhain” (Summer’s End) as far back as 2,000 years ago. This was the time when they held festivals celebrating the dead, the harvest, and the beginning of the new year (November 1st). The Celts believed that on the night before the new year the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead was at its thinnest. On that night it was believed that the dead returned as ghosts. At sun-down people donned costumes and masks, huge bonfires were lit, people gathered around with many dancing around the fire, as sacrifices were made. All to pay tribute to the Celtic deities. After the celebration, each family took
Continue reading →
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This November, on Friday the 13th, prepare to get Freaky with a twisted take on the body-swap movie when a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer. Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton, Blockers, HBO’s Big Little Lies) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for carnage
Continue reading →
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Come Play is here and it will leave you wanting to hide under your covers and have you ready to destroy your tablets and phones! Written and directed by Jacob Chase, the movie features newcomer Azhy Robertson as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen. Come Play, which we called “a truly terrifying tale” in our 5/5 review, opens in theaters this Halloween, from Focus Features!
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