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Evil Shows No Mercy In ‘Covenant’ – Out This February

This February, they will hide in plain sight… From director Manuel H. Da Silva (The Wakefield Project) comes the atmospheric and chilling supernatural horror film Covenant. In the film, after receiving word of his estranged mother’s untimely passing, a reluctant former army lieutenant must travel to a secluded town in the Pacific Northwest to unlock the mystery surrounding her suspicious death. Nick Smyth, Peter Valdron, Margaryta Soldatova, Dylan Lloyd, Paige Farlardeau, Anna Carr, and Kameryn Carr star. Covenant is available February 4th on Digital and Disc from High Octane Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2020
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‘Invasion Planet Earth’ Lands This February

The world is under attack from an alien menace in the sci-fi action film Invasion Planet Earth from writer-director-producer Simon Cox. Co-written by Simon Bovey, the film centers on Thomas Dunn, who is a broken man after the death of his young daughter. When his wife falls pregnant again, he cannot believe their luck. However, his joy is short-lived, on the very same day, the people of Earth become plagued with terrifying visions of the end of the world. When a gigantic, all-consuming alien mothership appears in the sky and launches a ruthless attack on Earth’s cities, chaos and destruction follow! Tom must find the strength and wisdom to save his wife and unborn child. However, first, he must confront a shocking truth, a truth that threatens the key to the survival of the human race. Simon Haycock, Lucy Drive, Toyah Willcox, Sophie Anderson, Julie Hoult, Danny Steele, and Ian Brooker star. Invasion Planet Earth lands on VOD, Digital HD,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2020
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Three Friends Get Bloody In ‘Harpoon’ – Now On Showtime

Dark secrets, rivalries, and sexual tensions rise when three friends are trapped on a yacht in Harpoon, written and directed by Rob Grant (Alive, What Doesn’t Kill You), Produced by Michael Peterson and Kurtis David Harder, the film stars Munro Chambers (Cardinal, Turbo Kid, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Emily Tyra (Code Black, Boardwalk Empire), and Christopher Gray (The Mist, The Society, Sell By) with narration by Brett Gelman (Fleabag, Stranger Things, The Other Guys). “With his perfect family and perfect upbringing, Richard (Christopher Gray) appears to have it all. So when he thinks that his long-term girlfriend, Sasha (Emily Tyra), and best friend, Jonah (Munro Chambers), are having an affair, it sends him into a fit of rage that leaves Jonah a bloody mess. Once Jonah and Sasha convince Richard the allegations are false, Richard tries to buy back their trust by taking them out for a day-trip on his family’s yacht. Tension boils over once out at sea, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2020
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“AHS” Gets Double Dose Of Great News, It’s Been Renewed And Lead Actress Returning

On Thursday, FX announced that Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series “American Horror Story” has been renewed for three more seasons. With its tenth season premiering this year, the series has been secured through its thirteenth season. Ryan and Brad are the undisputed masters of horror TV, having created the anthological limited series with American Horror Story and sustaining its success for nearly a decade as FX’s highest-rated series,” FX chairman John Landgraf said in a statement. “We are grateful to them and Dana Walden and our studio partners for committing to another three years.” There’s also more good news, series regular Sarah Paulson, who was missing in season 9 “AHS: 1984”, will be returning as a central character in season ten. And we’re so glad to hear it. Paulson is a fantastic actress and key to the series’ success. Paulson last starred in “AHS 8: Apocalypse” as dual characters Cordelia Foxx (from AHS: Coven) and as Wilhemina Venable, leader of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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Award Winning Horror ‘Parasite’ Getting An English Series Adaptation

It appears that many people can’t deal with subtitles, and I get it. But those people are missing out on some seriously amazing films. One foreign horror that is getting a ton of attention from those who can tolerate subtitles is Parasite, hailed as one of the best films of 2019 by many critics. THR is reporting that award-winning Korean film is being adapted into an English-language limited series for HBO with director Bong Joon Ho teaming up with Adam McKay for the series, but there is no word yet if the series will be a continuance of the film or a reboot. The film centers on two opposing families, one rich and one poor. All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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‘IT’ Director Rebooting ‘The Howling’

Over the past few years, the horror genre has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and that trend shows no sign of slowing. With reboots and remakes growing in popularity as well it’s no surprise that genre classics are all on the chopping block. The latest classic to be added to the reboot list is the werewolf classic The Howling. The best part of the news, Andrés Muschietti, the director of IT, will be at the helm for Netflix. Muschietti revealed the news during a Q&A with That HashTag Show following a screening of Underwater. The original 1981 film is an adaptation of the novel by Gary Brander and starred Dee Wallace. It was directed by Joe Dante whose film was not a word for word adaptation. There are no details yet if the new film will be a reboot of the novel or the film, so we’ll just have to wait and see. In Dante’s The Howling, a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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Monster Hunters Are On A Mission In Netflix’s “October Faction” Series Trailer

Ahead of its series premiere later this month we’ve got Netflix’s new trailer for “October Faction,” based on the IDW comic book series by Steve Niles. The series, described as “Men In Black meets ‘Riverdale,'” follows Fred (J.C. MacKenzie)) and Deloris Allen (Tamara Taylor) who, after the death of Fred’s father, return to their hometown in New York with their 17-year-old twins Geoff (Gabriel Darku) and Viv (Aurora Burghart). Subsequently, Geoff and Viv’s lives are turned upside down when they discover their seemingly unremarkable insurance sales rep parents are, in fact, (spoiler alert!) trained assassins who hunt monsters. The series was adapted, created and is executive produced by Damian Kindler (“American Gods”, “Sleepy Hollow”, “Krypton”). Check out the trailer for “October Faction“, produced by High Park Entertainment in association with IDW Entertainment. The action-packed, monster-filled series is set to premiere on January 23, 2020, on Netflix.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2020
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Kiernan Shipka Raises Hell In Music Video Ahead Of “Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina” Premiere

“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” will cast its spell on fans once again this January when the series returns to Netflix for its third season. Today, we watch Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) get sassy in a new music video, titled “Straight to Hell.” This time we’re going to Hell to fetch Sabrina’s boyfriend Nick, which was teased during last season’s finale. Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed that during the Television Association press tour earlier this year. The series follows teenage witch Sabrina Spellman, her family, and her friends as she is forced to choose between the magical world and the human world. Tune in for the season three premiere of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” on Netflix on January 24, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2020
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A Boy Discovers A Haunted Doll In The Trailer For ‘Brahms: The Boy II’

The creepy doll from 2016’s The Boy is back for another round of terror in director William Brent Bell‘s Brahms: The Boy II, starring Katie Holmes. The new trailer introduces us to a family already in turmoil, but whose life is about to be put in real danger. Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms. Holmes stars alongside Christopher Convery (“Gotham”), Owain Yeoman (The Belko Experience) and Ralph Ineson (The Witch) in the film written by Stacey Menear and produced by Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg, Eric Reid, Gary Lucchesi, and Richard Wright in addition to Matt Berenson, Jim Wedaa and Roy Lee. Brahms: The Boy II opens in theaters on February 21, 2020, from STXfilms and Lakeshore Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2020

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Evil Shows No Mercy In ‘Covenant’ – Out This February

This February, they will hide in plain sight… From director Manuel H. Da Silva (The Wakefield Project) comes the atmospheric and chilling supernatural horror film Covenant. In the film, after receiving word of his estranged mother’s untimely passing, a reluctant former army lieutenant must travel to a secluded town in the Pacific Northwest to unlock the mystery surrounding her suspicious death. Nick Smyth, Peter Valdron, Margaryta Soldatova, Dylan Lloyd, Paige Farlardeau, Anna Carr, and Kameryn Carr star. Covenant is available February 4th on Digital and Disc from High Octane Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2020
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‘Invasion Planet Earth’ Lands This February

The world is under attack from an alien menace in the sci-fi action film Invasion Planet Earth from writer-director-producer Simon Cox. Co-written by Simon Bovey, the film centers on Thomas Dunn, who is a broken man after the death of his young daughter. When his wife falls pregnant again, he cannot believe their luck. However, his joy is short-lived, on the very same day, the people of Earth become plagued with terrifying visions of the end of the world. When a gigantic, all-consuming alien mothership appears in the sky and launches a ruthless attack on Earth’s cities, chaos and destruction follow! Tom must find the strength and wisdom to save his wife and unborn child. However, first, he must confront a shocking truth, a truth that threatens the key to the survival of the human race. Simon Haycock, Lucy Drive, Toyah Willcox, Sophie Anderson, Julie Hoult, Danny Steele, and Ian Brooker star. Invasion Planet Earth lands on VOD, Digital HD,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2020
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Three Friends Get Bloody In ‘Harpoon’ – Now On Showtime

Dark secrets, rivalries, and sexual tensions rise when three friends are trapped on a yacht in Harpoon, written and directed by Rob Grant (Alive, What Doesn’t Kill You), Produced by Michael Peterson and Kurtis David Harder, the film stars Munro Chambers (Cardinal, Turbo Kid, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Emily Tyra (Code Black, Boardwalk Empire), and Christopher Gray (The Mist, The Society, Sell By) with narration by Brett Gelman (Fleabag, Stranger Things, The Other Guys). “With his perfect family and perfect upbringing, Richard (Christopher Gray) appears to have it all. So when he thinks that his long-term girlfriend, Sasha (Emily Tyra), and best friend, Jonah (Munro Chambers), are having an affair, it sends him into a fit of rage that leaves Jonah a bloody mess. Once Jonah and Sasha convince Richard the allegations are false, Richard tries to buy back their trust by taking them out for a day-trip on his family’s yacht. Tension boils over once out at sea, and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2020
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“AHS” Gets Double Dose Of Great News, It’s Been Renewed And Lead Actress Returning

On Thursday, FX announced that Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series “American Horror Story” has been renewed for three more seasons. With its tenth season premiering this year, the series has been secured through its thirteenth season. Ryan and Brad are the undisputed masters of horror TV, having created the anthological limited series with American Horror Story and sustaining its success for nearly a decade as FX’s highest-rated series,” FX chairman John Landgraf said in a statement. “We are grateful to them and Dana Walden and our studio partners for committing to another three years.” There’s also more good news, series regular Sarah Paulson, who was missing in season 9 “AHS: 1984”, will be returning as a central character in season ten. And we’re so glad to hear it. Paulson is a fantastic actress and key to the series’ success. Paulson last starred in “AHS 8: Apocalypse” as dual characters Cordelia Foxx (from AHS: Coven) and as Wilhemina Venable, leader of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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Award Winning Horror ‘Parasite’ Getting An English Series Adaptation

It appears that many people can’t deal with subtitles, and I get it. But those people are missing out on some seriously amazing films. One foreign horror that is getting a ton of attention from those who can tolerate subtitles is Parasite, hailed as one of the best films of 2019 by many critics. THR is reporting that award-winning Korean film is being adapted into an English-language limited series for HBO with director Bong Joon Ho teaming up with Adam McKay for the series, but there is no word yet if the series will be a continuance of the film or a reboot. The film centers on two opposing families, one rich and one poor. All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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‘IT’ Director Rebooting ‘The Howling’

Over the past few years, the horror genre has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and that trend shows no sign of slowing. With reboots and remakes growing in popularity as well it’s no surprise that genre classics are all on the chopping block. The latest classic to be added to the reboot list is the werewolf classic The Howling. The best part of the news, Andrés Muschietti, the director of IT, will be at the helm for Netflix. Muschietti revealed the news during a Q&A with That HashTag Show following a screening of Underwater. The original 1981 film is an adaptation of the novel by Gary Brander and starred Dee Wallace. It was directed by Joe Dante whose film was not a word for word adaptation. There are no details yet if the new film will be a reboot of the novel or the film, so we’ll just have to wait and see. In Dante’s The Howling, a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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Monster Hunters Are On A Mission In Netflix’s “October Faction” Series Trailer

Ahead of its series premiere later this month we’ve got Netflix’s new trailer for “October Faction,” based on the IDW comic book series by Steve Niles. The series, described as “Men In Black meets ‘Riverdale,'” follows Fred (J.C. MacKenzie)) and Deloris Allen (Tamara Taylor) who, after the death of Fred’s father, return to their hometown in New York with their 17-year-old twins Geoff (Gabriel Darku) and Viv (Aurora Burghart). Subsequently, Geoff and Viv’s lives are turned upside down when they discover their seemingly unremarkable insurance sales rep parents are, in fact, (spoiler alert!) trained assassins who hunt monsters. The series was adapted, created and is executive produced by Damian Kindler (“American Gods”, “Sleepy Hollow”, “Krypton”). Check out the trailer for “October Faction“, produced by High Park Entertainment in association with IDW Entertainment. The action-packed, monster-filled series is set to premiere on January 23, 2020, on Netflix.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2020
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Kiernan Shipka Raises Hell In Music Video Ahead Of “Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina” Premiere

“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” will cast its spell on fans once again this January when the series returns to Netflix for its third season. Today, we watch Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) get sassy in a new music video, titled “Straight to Hell.” This time we’re going to Hell to fetch Sabrina’s boyfriend Nick, which was teased during last season’s finale. Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed that during the Television Association press tour earlier this year. The series follows teenage witch Sabrina Spellman, her family, and her friends as she is forced to choose between the magical world and the human world. Tune in for the season three premiere of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” on Netflix on January 24, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2020
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A Boy Discovers A Haunted Doll In The Trailer For ‘Brahms: The Boy II’

The creepy doll from 2016’s The Boy is back for another round of terror in director William Brent Bell‘s Brahms: The Boy II, starring Katie Holmes. The new trailer introduces us to a family already in turmoil, but whose life is about to be put in real danger. Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms. Holmes stars alongside Christopher Convery (“Gotham”), Owain Yeoman (The Belko Experience) and Ralph Ineson (The Witch) in the film written by Stacey Menear and produced by Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg, Eric Reid, Gary Lucchesi, and Richard Wright in addition to Matt Berenson, Jim Wedaa and Roy Lee. Brahms: The Boy II opens in theaters on February 21, 2020, from STXfilms and Lakeshore Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2020
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