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Sony And Blumhouse’s Horror ‘Fantasy Island’ Gets A New Release Date

Sony Pictures and Blumhouse is bringing new life to the TV classic “Fantasy Island” in the form of a new horror feature by the same name. News has now come that the movie has a been moved up from its original release date February 28, 2020, to February 14, 2020. Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) stars alongside Michael Pena (End of Watch), who is set play Mr. Roarke, the host of the island. Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, “The Walking Dead”), Charlotte McKinney (A Girl is a Gun), Parisa Fitz-Henley (“Jessica Jones”), and Austin Stowell (Bridge of Spies) also star. Jeff Wadlow is directing Fantasy Island, written by Wadlow and co-writers Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs who reunited from Truth or Dare. In the original 1977 series, “Fantasy Island was a unique resort in the Pacific Ocean, where there is very little that the mysterious overseer, Mr. Roarke, cannot provide. Visitors can experience adventures that should be impossible, but

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2019
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Oscar Winner Hilary Swank Stars In Deon Taylor’s Thriller ‘Fatale’

From Deon Taylor, the director behind The Intruder comes Fatale, which has now been acquired Lionsgate, Deadline reports. “Fatale centers on a married man who finds himself living a nightmare as he is relentlessly compromised, out-witted and morally manipulated by a mysterious woman with whom he had a wild one night stand. How far will he go to save his marriage from his mistake?” Written and produced by David Loughery (The Intruder, Lakeview Terrace, Obsessed) this thriller stars Oscar winner Hilary Swank along with Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, and Tyrin Turner. Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group partnered with Roxanne Taylor to produce and is executive produced by partner Robert F. Smith.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2019
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Pre-Order Your Copy Of ‘Candy Corn’ Now

Get ready for a real treat, Josh Hasty‘s Candy Corn is coming to VOD and Blu-ray this September from Epic Pictures and DREAD! “It’s Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he’s resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.” Candy Corn, written and directed by Josh Hasty (In Hell Everybody Loves Popcorn), stars P.J. Soles (Halloween), Courtney Gains (Children of the Corn), Tony Todd (Candyman), Pancho Moler (3 from Hell), Sky Elobar (The Greasy Strangler), Caleb Thomas (The Terror of Hallow’s Eve), Lovlee Carroll (Anabolic Life), Matt O’Neill (Edgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper), and introduces Nate Chaney. Produced by Josh Hasty, Courtney Gains, and Matt O’Neill alongside executive producers Tony Todd, James Claeys (Local Boogeyman Productions) Justin Mabry (Trick or Treat Studios), Lindsey Kowalski, Benjamin Scrivens (Fright Rags), and Johnny Cooper. Candy Corn is the first production financed by Local Boogeyman Productions.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2019
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Boyd Holbrook & Michael C. Hall Hunt A Killer In Netflix’s ‘In The Shadow Of The Moon’

This September Netflix’s genre-bending film In the Shadow of the Moon will make its debut. From director Jim Mickle, comes this psychological thriller that delves into the power of time, and how its passing can either bring people together or how it can rip them apart. Set in 1988, “Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart (Boyd Holbrook), hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer’s crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Locke’s obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.” “Dexter” actor Michael C. Hall also stars along with Cleopatra Coleman, Bokeem Woodbine, Rudi Dharmalingam, and Rachel Keller. Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock penned the script. Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Ben Pugh, Rian Cahill, Linda Moran, and Jim Mickle produce the movie from 42, Automatik, and Nightshade. In the Shadow of the Moon debuts on Netflix on September 27, 2019. Hopefully,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2019
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Movie Review: ‘Satanic Panic’ Is A Fun Flick Worthy Of Praise

What happens when you mix a Satanic cult and broke virgin? You get director Chelsea Stardust‘s Satanic Panic starring Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O’Connell, and Jordan Ladd. Hayley Griffith (interview) plays the lead role of Sam,a young woman working her first night as a pizza delivery girl. With what felt like a nod to Clerks, the film opens with Sam talking with other delivery people before heading off on her delivery route, praying she gets a tip before her scooter runs out of gas. Of course, she runs into a series of cheapskates and weirdoes. When an order needs to be delivered to the rich section of town, she jumps at the chance, not knowing she’s about to run into serious trouble. Between raunchy advances, magical spells, and the threat of becoming a sacrifice, Sam’s day just went from bad to worse. Now, all she has to do is survive the night, a demon, and the cult lead by Danica (Romijn)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2019
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‘I’ll Take Your Dead’ Screening At Fright Fest Ahead Of Release

Black Fawn Distribution is gearing up to unleash the horror-thriller I’ll Take Your Dead, from director Chad Archibald (Bite, The Heretics, Neverlost). I’ll Take Your Dead the film centers on “William (Aidan Devine, Wolfcop), a man who has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. His country farmhouse has become a dumping ground for gang-related casualties while his daughter Gloria (Ava Preston, Critters Attack!) is convinced that some of them haunt their home. After a woman’s body (Jess Salgueiro, “Letterkenny”, “The Boys”) is dropped off on their doorstep, William realizes that she’s not actually dead. As he tries to figure out what to do next, the woman’s assailants get word that she’s still alive and make a plan to finish what they started.” I’ll Take Your Dead stars Aidan Devine (A History of Violence, Suicide Squad), Ava Preston (Critters Attack! The Odd Squad), Toronto International Film Festival’s 2018 Rising Star Jessica Salgueiro (TV’s The Boys, TV’s Letterkenny), and Canadian

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2019
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Meg Foster Tells A Story In The New ‘Investigation 13’ Clip

Genre legend Meg Foster (“Twin Peaks”, They Live) stars in the found footage film Investigation 13, from director Krisstian de Lara. Check out the new clip below. The film follows a group of college science students investigating the urban legend of “The Mole Man”, an ex-patient said to still live in the walls of the Balck Grove Asylum, When the students start disappearing one by one, the group realizes that their 13th investigation will be something they soon regret. Investigation 13 also stars Stephanie Hernandez, Patrick Flanagan, Robert Paget, William Alexander, Giordan Diaz, Jesse Ramos, with Peter Aratari starring as “The Mole Man.” Investigation 13 lands on VOD and DVD September 10, 2019, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019
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Netflix Taking Us On Nightmare Vacation In New Series “The I-Land”

Kate Bosworth and Natalie Martinez take a trip to Netflix’s “The I-Land” this September. The first teaser welcomes you to “The I-Land“, coming off like a horror version of “Lost.” The mysterious new event series follows ten people who wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of how they arrived. As they et off to find a way back home, they soon discover this world is not as it seems. Faced with the island’s extreme psychological and physical challenges, they must become their better selves or die as their worst. Rumor has it that the series was inspired by the disastrous Fyre Festival 2017 music festival held on a remote island. When attendees showed up they found tents, little food and no concert featuring big-name musicians. Alex Pettyfer, Ronald Peet, Kota Eberhardt, Kyle Schmid, Sibylla Deen, Giles Geary, Anthony Lee Medina, and Michele Veintimilla also star. The seven-episode event premieres on Netflix on September 12, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019
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Bigfoot Movie ‘Hoax’ Now Out On Blu-ray

Epic Pictures and Dread have announced that this summer’s “biggest” horror film, Hoax is now on VOD and Blu-ray! In the film, an investigative team travels deep into the remote Colorado wilderness  after a group of young campers are viciously murdered by what may be  Bigfoot. While the highly specialized crew  searches for evidence, they find themselves in a fight for survival  against the legendary beast. What they encounter turns out to be more  unexpected and dangerous than anything they could have ever imagined. Hoax was directed and co-written by Matt Allen along with Scott Park, composed by frequent John Carpenter collaborator, Alan Howarth (Escape from New York), and features creature design by none other than William Munns (Swamp Thing). Adrienne Barbeau (Escape from New York), Brian Thompson (X-Files), Ben Browder (Farscape), Cheryl Texiera (Girl Meets World), Shoshana Bush (Dance Flick), Hutch Dano (Zombeavers), Matt Reidy (The Judge), Anthony Ray Parker (The Matrix), Christopher Soren Kelly (Infinity Chamber),Ryan Lee (Qi:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019
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Production Begins On ‘Welcome To Sudden Death’ Starring Michael Jai White

Universal 1140 has launched production on Welcome To Sudden Death, the sophomore feature from writer and director Dallas Jackson whose most recent credit is Blumhouse’s urban slasher Thriller while in the realm of television he notably served as executive producer on BET’s series “Rebel” with the late iconic-filmmaker John Singleton, who was a long-time friend and mentor to Jackson. Welcome To Sudden Death is a reboot of the original 1995 film Sudden Death, directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, now presented with a comedic twist. The new film will star actor and comedian Gary Owen and trained martial artist Michael Jai White, who’s diverse and ground-breaking credits include Black Dynomite, Spawn and most recently the American action flicks Triple Threat and A Hard Way, as well as a recurring role on CW’s hit “Arrow”. I’m such a huge fan of martial-arts films I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to reboot this cult classic with Universal 1440,” says

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019

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Sony And Blumhouse’s Horror ‘Fantasy Island’ Gets A New Release Date

Sony Pictures and Blumhouse is bringing new life to the TV classic “Fantasy Island” in the form of a new horror feature by the same name. News has now come that the movie has a been moved up from its original release date February 28, 2020, to February 14, 2020. Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) stars alongside Michael Pena (End of Watch), who is set play Mr. Roarke, the host of the island. Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, “The Walking Dead”), Charlotte McKinney (A Girl is a Gun), Parisa Fitz-Henley (“Jessica Jones”), and Austin Stowell (Bridge of Spies) also star. Jeff Wadlow is directing Fantasy Island, written by Wadlow and co-writers Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs who reunited from Truth or Dare. In the original 1977 series, “Fantasy Island was a unique resort in the Pacific Ocean, where there is very little that the mysterious overseer, Mr. Roarke, cannot provide. Visitors can experience adventures that should be impossible, but

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2019
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Oscar Winner Hilary Swank Stars In Deon Taylor’s Thriller ‘Fatale’

From Deon Taylor, the director behind The Intruder comes Fatale, which has now been acquired Lionsgate, Deadline reports. “Fatale centers on a married man who finds himself living a nightmare as he is relentlessly compromised, out-witted and morally manipulated by a mysterious woman with whom he had a wild one night stand. How far will he go to save his marriage from his mistake?” Written and produced by David Loughery (The Intruder, Lakeview Terrace, Obsessed) this thriller stars Oscar winner Hilary Swank along with Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, and Tyrin Turner. Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group partnered with Roxanne Taylor to produce and is executive produced by partner Robert F. Smith.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2019
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Pre-Order Your Copy Of ‘Candy Corn’ Now

Get ready for a real treat, Josh Hasty‘s Candy Corn is coming to VOD and Blu-ray this September from Epic Pictures and DREAD! “It’s Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he’s resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.” Candy Corn, written and directed by Josh Hasty (In Hell Everybody Loves Popcorn), stars P.J. Soles (Halloween), Courtney Gains (Children of the Corn), Tony Todd (Candyman), Pancho Moler (3 from Hell), Sky Elobar (The Greasy Strangler), Caleb Thomas (The Terror of Hallow’s Eve), Lovlee Carroll (Anabolic Life), Matt O’Neill (Edgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper), and introduces Nate Chaney. Produced by Josh Hasty, Courtney Gains, and Matt O’Neill alongside executive producers Tony Todd, James Claeys (Local Boogeyman Productions) Justin Mabry (Trick or Treat Studios), Lindsey Kowalski, Benjamin Scrivens (Fright Rags), and Johnny Cooper. Candy Corn is the first production financed by Local Boogeyman Productions.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2019
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Boyd Holbrook & Michael C. Hall Hunt A Killer In Netflix’s ‘In The Shadow Of The Moon’

This September Netflix’s genre-bending film In the Shadow of the Moon will make its debut. From director Jim Mickle, comes this psychological thriller that delves into the power of time, and how its passing can either bring people together or how it can rip them apart. Set in 1988, “Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart (Boyd Holbrook), hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer’s crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Locke’s obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.” “Dexter” actor Michael C. Hall also stars along with Cleopatra Coleman, Bokeem Woodbine, Rudi Dharmalingam, and Rachel Keller. Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock penned the script. Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Ben Pugh, Rian Cahill, Linda Moran, and Jim Mickle produce the movie from 42, Automatik, and Nightshade. In the Shadow of the Moon debuts on Netflix on September 27, 2019. Hopefully,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2019
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Movie Review: ‘Satanic Panic’ Is A Fun Flick Worthy Of Praise

What happens when you mix a Satanic cult and broke virgin? You get director Chelsea Stardust‘s Satanic Panic starring Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O’Connell, and Jordan Ladd. Hayley Griffith (interview) plays the lead role of Sam,a young woman working her first night as a pizza delivery girl. With what felt like a nod to Clerks, the film opens with Sam talking with other delivery people before heading off on her delivery route, praying she gets a tip before her scooter runs out of gas. Of course, she runs into a series of cheapskates and weirdoes. When an order needs to be delivered to the rich section of town, she jumps at the chance, not knowing she’s about to run into serious trouble. Between raunchy advances, magical spells, and the threat of becoming a sacrifice, Sam’s day just went from bad to worse. Now, all she has to do is survive the night, a demon, and the cult lead by Danica (Romijn)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2019
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‘I’ll Take Your Dead’ Screening At Fright Fest Ahead Of Release

Black Fawn Distribution is gearing up to unleash the horror-thriller I’ll Take Your Dead, from director Chad Archibald (Bite, The Heretics, Neverlost). I’ll Take Your Dead the film centers on “William (Aidan Devine, Wolfcop), a man who has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. His country farmhouse has become a dumping ground for gang-related casualties while his daughter Gloria (Ava Preston, Critters Attack!) is convinced that some of them haunt their home. After a woman’s body (Jess Salgueiro, “Letterkenny”, “The Boys”) is dropped off on their doorstep, William realizes that she’s not actually dead. As he tries to figure out what to do next, the woman’s assailants get word that she’s still alive and make a plan to finish what they started.” I’ll Take Your Dead stars Aidan Devine (A History of Violence, Suicide Squad), Ava Preston (Critters Attack! The Odd Squad), Toronto International Film Festival’s 2018 Rising Star Jessica Salgueiro (TV’s The Boys, TV’s Letterkenny), and Canadian

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2019
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Meg Foster Tells A Story In The New ‘Investigation 13’ Clip

Genre legend Meg Foster (“Twin Peaks”, They Live) stars in the found footage film Investigation 13, from director Krisstian de Lara. Check out the new clip below. The film follows a group of college science students investigating the urban legend of “The Mole Man”, an ex-patient said to still live in the walls of the Balck Grove Asylum, When the students start disappearing one by one, the group realizes that their 13th investigation will be something they soon regret. Investigation 13 also stars Stephanie Hernandez, Patrick Flanagan, Robert Paget, William Alexander, Giordan Diaz, Jesse Ramos, with Peter Aratari starring as “The Mole Man.” Investigation 13 lands on VOD and DVD September 10, 2019, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019
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Netflix Taking Us On Nightmare Vacation In New Series “The I-Land”

Kate Bosworth and Natalie Martinez take a trip to Netflix’s “The I-Land” this September. The first teaser welcomes you to “The I-Land“, coming off like a horror version of “Lost.” The mysterious new event series follows ten people who wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of how they arrived. As they et off to find a way back home, they soon discover this world is not as it seems. Faced with the island’s extreme psychological and physical challenges, they must become their better selves or die as their worst. Rumor has it that the series was inspired by the disastrous Fyre Festival 2017 music festival held on a remote island. When attendees showed up they found tents, little food and no concert featuring big-name musicians. Alex Pettyfer, Ronald Peet, Kota Eberhardt, Kyle Schmid, Sibylla Deen, Giles Geary, Anthony Lee Medina, and Michele Veintimilla also star. The seven-episode event premieres on Netflix on September 12, 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019
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Bigfoot Movie ‘Hoax’ Now Out On Blu-ray

Epic Pictures and Dread have announced that this summer’s “biggest” horror film, Hoax is now on VOD and Blu-ray! In the film, an investigative team travels deep into the remote Colorado wilderness  after a group of young campers are viciously murdered by what may be  Bigfoot. While the highly specialized crew  searches for evidence, they find themselves in a fight for survival  against the legendary beast. What they encounter turns out to be more  unexpected and dangerous than anything they could have ever imagined. Hoax was directed and co-written by Matt Allen along with Scott Park, composed by frequent John Carpenter collaborator, Alan Howarth (Escape from New York), and features creature design by none other than William Munns (Swamp Thing). Adrienne Barbeau (Escape from New York), Brian Thompson (X-Files), Ben Browder (Farscape), Cheryl Texiera (Girl Meets World), Shoshana Bush (Dance Flick), Hutch Dano (Zombeavers), Matt Reidy (The Judge), Anthony Ray Parker (The Matrix), Christopher Soren Kelly (Infinity Chamber),Ryan Lee (Qi:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019
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Production Begins On ‘Welcome To Sudden Death’ Starring Michael Jai White

Universal 1140 has launched production on Welcome To Sudden Death, the sophomore feature from writer and director Dallas Jackson whose most recent credit is Blumhouse’s urban slasher Thriller while in the realm of television he notably served as executive producer on BET’s series “Rebel” with the late iconic-filmmaker John Singleton, who was a long-time friend and mentor to Jackson. Welcome To Sudden Death is a reboot of the original 1995 film Sudden Death, directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, now presented with a comedic twist. The new film will star actor and comedian Gary Owen and trained martial artist Michael Jai White, who’s diverse and ground-breaking credits include Black Dynomite, Spawn and most recently the American action flicks Triple Threat and A Hard Way, as well as a recurring role on CW’s hit “Arrow”. I’m such a huge fan of martial-arts films I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to reboot this cult classic with Universal 1440,” says

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2019
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