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The psychological horror-thriller Wretch is coming to digital and OnDemand this January from ThoughtFly Films. Described as “The Blair Witch Project on acid,” the film stars Spencer Korcz, Megan Massie, and Riker Hill. Wretch centers on three friends struggling to piece together fractured memories after a drug-fueled night in the woods. In the process, they’re forced to confront guilt, jealousy, and a supernatural presence that threatens to expose their true natures. Written and directed by Brian Cunningham, whose previous films include the horror-comedy Overtime, the acclaimed haunted house documentary Monsters Wanted, and the recent Loss Prevention, starring former WWE Superstar Al Snow and veteran actor Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Commando). I’m a horror fanatic,” says Cunningham, “Specifically the psychological variety that gets under your skin and makes you question what you’re watching. It was great to dive straight into the darker recesses of the genre and try to make something that really gets inside your head.”
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James Wan confirmed that the Warrens are coming back but this time to help prove a man’s innocence in The Conjuring 3. Michael Chaves will be directing after impressing Wan with his work on The Curse of La Llorna. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their roles as the Warrens. Wan has stated that the film is about a man on trial for murder and his defense is that he was possessed during the crime saying, “I think it’s the first time in America’s history where the defendant used possessions as a reason, as an excuse.” After quick research, it is confirmed there was a trial like no other where the Warrens were expert witnesses for the defense, the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. Johnson was on trial for the stabbing death of his landlord Alan Bono. Leading up to the murder, Johnson and his girlfriend Debbie, called upon the Warrens to help with Debbie’s little brother David
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Sharon Tate is featured in several upcoming films, including Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and another about Tate’s life, but the one we are here to talk about is Daniel Ferrand‘s controversial film The Haunting of Sharon Tate, starring Hilary Duff as the actress murdered by the Manson Family back in 1969. “The film takes a look at the last days leading up to Tate’s murder from her point of view. The plot is inspired by an actual quote from Tate, from an interview published a year before her death, wherein she reveals having dreams about ghosts haunting her house and foreseeing her own death at the hands of a satanic cult.” The Haunting of Sharon Tate also stars Jonathan Bennett, Lydia Hearst, Pawel Szajda, Ryan Cargill, Bella Popa, Fivel Stewart, and Tyler Johnson, with Ben Mellish playing the role of Charles Manson. We can expect to see the film open in theaters in early to mid-2019.
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In her much-anticipated debut into the horror-thriller genre, Taylor Schilling stars in The Prodigy as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles’ disturbing behavior signals that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family’s safety, Sarah must grapple with her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles in favor of investigating what – or who – is causing his dark turn. She is forced to look for answers in the past, taking the audience on a wild ride; one where the line between perception and reality remains blurry. Directed by Nicholas McCarthy, The Prodigy also stars Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney, and Colm Feore. Tripp Vinson produced. The Prodigy is set to be released on February 8, 2019, by Orion Pictures. Follow the film on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Richard LeMay‘s highly-anticipated supernatural horror Blood Bound is headed your way on Demand this January. Every 25 years, it begins. Bound to an ancient pact, a family of unlimited power descends upon a small rural town to sacrifice four human lives, one being a member of their own family. This Rosemary’s Baby meets Drag Me to Hell style thriller takes a dark look into how far the human spirit can take one soul in it’s most desperate hour. Joseph Melendez (“The Americans”), Eden Brolin (‘’Beyond’’), Rosa Arredondo (“Roswell, New Mexico”), Gerald McCullouch (“C.S.I”), and Cobra Kai’s Vanessa Rubio star in a new film from the director of Dementia 13, Richard LeMay. Blood Bound available on Demand January 15, 2019, from Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment.
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Vivica A.Fox (Independence Day, Kill Bill) stars in the sci-fi thriller Crossbreed, invading VOD this February Uncork’d Entertainment. Marine takes on a monster in an action-packed throwback in the tradition of Aliens and Escape from New York. In the near future, the President of the United States of America hires a team of military veterans to retrieve an alien bio-weapon from a top-secret research facility orbiting the Earth. These highly trained mercenaries must infiltrate the space station and recover the deadly experimental alien cargo located onboard. All is going according to the plan until the cargo escapes. Daniel Baldwin (John Carpenter’s Vampires), Stink Fisher (“Gotham”), Devanny Pinn (Party Bus to Hell), and Vernon Wells (Commando) star in a Brandon Slagle film, Crossbreed premiering February 5, 2019, on VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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The Travel Channel has a killer lineup this January and we’re here t give you the highlights for January 14th to the 27th. DIG INTO THE SERIES PREMIERE OF ‘LOST GOLD,’ AS TREASURE-HUNTING BROTHERS, JOSH AND JESSE FELDMAN, SEARCH FOR AMERICA’S FABLED MISSING TREASURES Paranormal Duo, Amy Bruni, and Adam Berry Return with an All-New Season of the Spooky Supernatural Series ‘Kindred Spirits’ On an All-New ‘Legend Hunter,’ Explorer Pat Spain Uncovers Evidence Linking a New Suspect to the Infamous Jack the Ripper Murder Mystery. NEW SERIES LOST GOLD Travel Channel’s new series, “Lost Gold,” follows brothers Josh and Jesse Feldman as they seek out America’s most fabled missing treasures. With reverence for the past and a taste for adventure, the brothers track legends and clues across the vast American Frontier in search of unfound riches. To unravel these more than 100-year-old mysteries, Josh and Jesse put themselves in the shoes of the people of the era: they search for
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Josh Gerritsen, who directed Island Zero has released a statement (written by Tess Gerritsen) following viewer’s response and backlash to the opening scene of his film. In the film, which marks the directorial debut of Gerritsen, “Inhabitants of a fishing island off the coast of Maine find themselves mysteriously cut off from the outside world the ferry suddenly stops coming. All the phones have gone dead and every boat sent to the mainland fails to return. When dead bodies turn up along the water’s edge, the hardy band of survivors must find out who, or what is killing them.” Laila Robins (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles), Adam Wade McLaughlin (Showtime’s “Billions”), Teri Reeves (ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”), and Matthew Wilkas (Fits and Starts) star. The film was written by Tess Gerritsen, best-selling author of the “Rizzoli & Isles” novels. The statement is as follows: Every thriller writer knows you must never, ever kill a pet in your novel. You can
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The undead rise in the new trailer for Netflix‘s upcoming original series “Kingdom“. Judging by the trailer we are in for a fast-paced action-packed zombie series. Set South Korea’s medieval era known as the Joseon period (1392-1897), a kingdom has been defeated by corruption and famine as a mysterious plague spreads to turn those infected into monsters. The crown prince, framed for treason and desperate to save his people, sets out on a journey to unveil what evil lurks in the dark. The series is written by Kim Eun-hee (Signal), based on his webcomic Land of the Gods. Kim Seong-hun (The Tunnel) will serve as director for the first season. Ji-hoon Ju, Doona Bae, Seung-ryong Ryu, Sang-ho Kim, Joon-ho Heo, Seok-ho Jeon, and Hun-yub Chu star. “Kingdom” premieres on Netflix on January 25, 2019. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads
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Happy Death Day 2U is ringing in the New Year with a brand new trailer in which we discover that Tree isn’t the only one trapped in a loop. Jessica Rothe leads the returning cast for Happy Death Day 2U, the follow-up to Blumhouse’s (Split, Get Out, The Purge series) surprise 2017 smash hit featuring riveting, repeating twists and comic turns. Isreal Broussard, Ruby Modine, Suraj Sharma, Steve Zissis, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken, Sarah Yarkin, and Caleb Spillyards also star. This time, our hero Tree (Rothe) discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead. Jason Blum once again produces and Christopher Landon returns to write and direct this next chapter, while Happy Death Day executive producers Angela Mancuso and John Baldecchi are newly joined by executive producer Samson Mucke (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse). Grab your sweetheart and head to theaters on Valentines Day for Happy Death Day 2U.
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The psychological horror-thriller Wretch is coming to digital and OnDemand this January from ThoughtFly Films. Described as “The Blair Witch Project on acid,” the film stars Spencer Korcz, Megan Massie, and Riker Hill. Wretch centers on three friends struggling to piece together fractured memories after a drug-fueled night in the woods. In the process, they’re forced to confront guilt, jealousy, and a supernatural presence that threatens to expose their true natures. Written and directed by Brian Cunningham, whose previous films include the horror-comedy Overtime, the acclaimed haunted house documentary Monsters Wanted, and the recent Loss Prevention, starring former WWE Superstar Al Snow and veteran actor Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Commando). I’m a horror fanatic,” says Cunningham, “Specifically the psychological variety that gets under your skin and makes you question what you’re watching. It was great to dive straight into the darker recesses of the genre and try to make something that really gets inside your head.”
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James Wan confirmed that the Warrens are coming back but this time to help prove a man’s innocence in The Conjuring 3. Michael Chaves will be directing after impressing Wan with his work on The Curse of La Llorna. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their roles as the Warrens. Wan has stated that the film is about a man on trial for murder and his defense is that he was possessed during the crime saying, “I think it’s the first time in America’s history where the defendant used possessions as a reason, as an excuse.” After quick research, it is confirmed there was a trial like no other where the Warrens were expert witnesses for the defense, the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. Johnson was on trial for the stabbing death of his landlord Alan Bono. Leading up to the murder, Johnson and his girlfriend Debbie, called upon the Warrens to help with Debbie’s little brother David
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Sharon Tate is featured in several upcoming films, including Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and another about Tate’s life, but the one we are here to talk about is Daniel Ferrand‘s controversial film The Haunting of Sharon Tate, starring Hilary Duff as the actress murdered by the Manson Family back in 1969. “The film takes a look at the last days leading up to Tate’s murder from her point of view. The plot is inspired by an actual quote from Tate, from an interview published a year before her death, wherein she reveals having dreams about ghosts haunting her house and foreseeing her own death at the hands of a satanic cult.” The Haunting of Sharon Tate also stars Jonathan Bennett, Lydia Hearst, Pawel Szajda, Ryan Cargill, Bella Popa, Fivel Stewart, and Tyler Johnson, with Ben Mellish playing the role of Charles Manson. We can expect to see the film open in theaters in early to mid-2019.
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In her much-anticipated debut into the horror-thriller genre, Taylor Schilling stars in The Prodigy as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles’ disturbing behavior signals that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family’s safety, Sarah must grapple with her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles in favor of investigating what – or who – is causing his dark turn. She is forced to look for answers in the past, taking the audience on a wild ride; one where the line between perception and reality remains blurry. Directed by Nicholas McCarthy, The Prodigy also stars Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney, and Colm Feore. Tripp Vinson produced. The Prodigy is set to be released on February 8, 2019, by Orion Pictures. Follow the film on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Richard LeMay‘s highly-anticipated supernatural horror Blood Bound is headed your way on Demand this January. Every 25 years, it begins. Bound to an ancient pact, a family of unlimited power descends upon a small rural town to sacrifice four human lives, one being a member of their own family. This Rosemary’s Baby meets Drag Me to Hell style thriller takes a dark look into how far the human spirit can take one soul in it’s most desperate hour. Joseph Melendez (“The Americans”), Eden Brolin (‘’Beyond’’), Rosa Arredondo (“Roswell, New Mexico”), Gerald McCullouch (“C.S.I”), and Cobra Kai’s Vanessa Rubio star in a new film from the director of Dementia 13, Richard LeMay. Blood Bound available on Demand January 15, 2019, from Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment.
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Vivica A.Fox (Independence Day, Kill Bill) stars in the sci-fi thriller Crossbreed, invading VOD this February Uncork’d Entertainment. Marine takes on a monster in an action-packed throwback in the tradition of Aliens and Escape from New York. In the near future, the President of the United States of America hires a team of military veterans to retrieve an alien bio-weapon from a top-secret research facility orbiting the Earth. These highly trained mercenaries must infiltrate the space station and recover the deadly experimental alien cargo located onboard. All is going according to the plan until the cargo escapes. Daniel Baldwin (John Carpenter’s Vampires), Stink Fisher (“Gotham”), Devanny Pinn (Party Bus to Hell), and Vernon Wells (Commando) star in a Brandon Slagle film, Crossbreed premiering February 5, 2019, on VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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The Travel Channel has a killer lineup this January and we’re here t give you the highlights for January 14th to the 27th. DIG INTO THE SERIES PREMIERE OF ‘LOST GOLD,’ AS TREASURE-HUNTING BROTHERS, JOSH AND JESSE FELDMAN, SEARCH FOR AMERICA’S FABLED MISSING TREASURES Paranormal Duo, Amy Bruni, and Adam Berry Return with an All-New Season of the Spooky Supernatural Series ‘Kindred Spirits’ On an All-New ‘Legend Hunter,’ Explorer Pat Spain Uncovers Evidence Linking a New Suspect to the Infamous Jack the Ripper Murder Mystery. NEW SERIES LOST GOLD Travel Channel’s new series, “Lost Gold,” follows brothers Josh and Jesse Feldman as they seek out America’s most fabled missing treasures. With reverence for the past and a taste for adventure, the brothers track legends and clues across the vast American Frontier in search of unfound riches. To unravel these more than 100-year-old mysteries, Josh and Jesse put themselves in the shoes of the people of the era: they search for
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Josh Gerritsen, who directed Island Zero has released a statement (written by Tess Gerritsen) following viewer’s response and backlash to the opening scene of his film. In the film, which marks the directorial debut of Gerritsen, “Inhabitants of a fishing island off the coast of Maine find themselves mysteriously cut off from the outside world the ferry suddenly stops coming. All the phones have gone dead and every boat sent to the mainland fails to return. When dead bodies turn up along the water’s edge, the hardy band of survivors must find out who, or what is killing them.” Laila Robins (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles), Adam Wade McLaughlin (Showtime’s “Billions”), Teri Reeves (ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”), and Matthew Wilkas (Fits and Starts) star. The film was written by Tess Gerritsen, best-selling author of the “Rizzoli & Isles” novels. The statement is as follows: Every thriller writer knows you must never, ever kill a pet in your novel. You can
Continue reading →
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The undead rise in the new trailer for Netflix‘s upcoming original series “Kingdom“. Judging by the trailer we are in for a fast-paced action-packed zombie series. Set South Korea’s medieval era known as the Joseon period (1392-1897), a kingdom has been defeated by corruption and famine as a mysterious plague spreads to turn those infected into monsters. The crown prince, framed for treason and desperate to save his people, sets out on a journey to unveil what evil lurks in the dark. The series is written by Kim Eun-hee (Signal), based on his webcomic Land of the Gods. Kim Seong-hun (The Tunnel) will serve as director for the first season. Ji-hoon Ju, Doona Bae, Seung-ryong Ryu, Sang-ho Kim, Joon-ho Heo, Seok-ho Jeon, and Hun-yub Chu star. “Kingdom” premieres on Netflix on January 25, 2019. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads
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Happy Death Day 2U is ringing in the New Year with a brand new trailer in which we discover that Tree isn’t the only one trapped in a loop. Jessica Rothe leads the returning cast for Happy Death Day 2U, the follow-up to Blumhouse’s (Split, Get Out, The Purge series) surprise 2017 smash hit featuring riveting, repeating twists and comic turns. Isreal Broussard, Ruby Modine, Suraj Sharma, Steve Zissis, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken, Sarah Yarkin, and Caleb Spillyards also star. This time, our hero Tree (Rothe) discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead. Jason Blum once again produces and Christopher Landon returns to write and direct this next chapter, while Happy Death Day executive producers Angela Mancuso and John Baldecchi are newly joined by executive producer Samson Mucke (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse). Grab your sweetheart and head to theaters on Valentines Day for Happy Death Day 2U.
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