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One family’s dream of owning a Montana ranch turns into a nightmare when they discover it comes with more than just horses and history in Travel Channel and Discovery+’s new series “The Ghost Town Terror,” premiering this March. On the outskirts of Anaconda, Montana, sits Gunslinger Gulch – a sprawling ghost town and guest ranch made up of various historic abandoned buildings salvaged from across the state. When the Broussard family answered the beckoning call of a new life in Big Sky Country and opportunity to own this unique 52-acre property, they got more than they bargained for. They soon discovered the ranch offered anything but the serene Montana lifestyle they were seeking. Relentless, menacing supernatural activity has plagued the family since day one, leaving them terrified and desperate for answers. After more than a year of paranormal attacks, including unexplained scratches, apparitions, disembodied voices and poltergeist activity, Karen and her family – daughter Chloe, 20, and sons Cameron, 21,
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A brutal new religious horror film, Sin Eater, is headed your way this March from Carmela Chimera (After Mask). The trailer is here and it’s nasty. Consider this a warning to those who suffer from dental phobia. In the film, after suffering a horrible injury during an accident, a woman (Jessie Neurd) finds herself stranded in a remote town that is harboring a dark secret. As she tries to recuperate, she discovers a bizarre religious phenomenon happening around her. With no one to trust and her time running out, Christine realizes that she will have to fight her inner demons as well as the actual demons to survive. Sin Eater is inspired by the real-life religious practice known as sin eating. A sin-eater is a person who performs a ritual in which they consume a meal to spiritually take on the sins of a deceased person. The food is believed to absorb the sins of a recently dead person, thus
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2021 saw the premiere of Epix’s brilliant adaptation of Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot, and the prequel to Salem’s Lot, “Chapelwaite,” which landed the second spot on our “Top 10 Shows of 2021” list. Today, we’ve learned that the dark, Gothic series will be returning for a second season, and we couldn’t be happier about it. I guess you could say “Chapelwaite” (review) is one vampire series that definitely doesn’t suck. Starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Emily Hampshire, the first season is set in the 1850s and follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Rebecca Morgan (Hampshire), an ambitious young woman who left Preacher’s Corners to attend Mount Holyoke College and has returned home with an advance to
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Shudder announced today that they have acquired The Cellar, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, The Cellar will have a day-and-date premiere on April 15th, streaming exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with a U.S. theatrical release through RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. “The Cellar is a riveting story that we think will appeal to both horror lovers and broader audiences alike, and we’re delighted to work with RLJE Films to bring it to the widest possible audience,” said
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It’s been four years since we entered “The Further” in James Wan‘s Insidious: The Last Key. Well, get ready to enter “The Further” once more in the upcoming fifth film of the franchise. While talking to Screen Rant star Patrick Wilson, who will also be in the director’s chair this go around, revealed a few details about the sequel that will take us back to the Lambert family with Wilson reprising his role as the father, Josh Lambert. “It’s something that I’m super passionate about and there hasn’t been a day since they pitched me the idea that I haven’t been all in,” Wilson told Screen Rant. “It’s been a lot of work by Scott Teems, the writer, and me. Leigh Whannell has helped out obviously a ton, and of course, Blumhouse is a great partner. I’ve done a bunch of stuff with them, so I couldn’t be happier to have my first experience with a very helpful and comfortable
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The official Instagram account for Universal Monsters has now shared the red and yellow retro-style logo for Chris McKay‘s upcoming Dracula spin-off Renfield. The lettering has the same vibe as the original Universal Monster movie titles. The post of the behind-the-scenes shot of the Renfield slate also comes with the announcement that the movie has officially begun production. Renfield will examine the relationship between Count Dracula, played by Nicolas Cage, and Renfield, with Nicolas Hoult (MadMax: Fury Road) playing the titular character who first appeared in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, in which he was a patient in the asylum overseen by Dr. John Seward, waiting for instructions from his “Master,” Dracula. Other cast members that have already been announced include Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, and Shohreh Aghdashloo. Renfield is written by Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”).
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Peter Williams, an American priest working in Mexico, is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a dark secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his own demon one final time in The Exorcism of God. The film that hails from director Alejandro Hidalgo and his co-writer Santiago Fernández Calvete, stars Joseph Marcell, María Gabriela de Faría, Will Beinbrink, Hector Kotsifakis, and Irán Castillo. The Exorcism of God opens in theaters and debuts on Digital, and On Demand on March 11, 2022, from Saban Films.
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Discovery+ has teamed up with the Emmy Award-Winning production company 1895 Films for renowned high-quality documentary programming headed by journalist turned-filmmaker Tom Jennings. On February 18th, Discovery+ will premiere two all-new out-of-this-world documentaries brought by 1895 Films, ALIEN ABDUCTION: BETTY AND BARNEY HILL and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON. The mysterious alleged abductions are among the most well-documented in history. Tom weaves archival footage together with haunting interviews, as eerie experiences are recounted by eyewitnesses and victims. Exclusive audio tapes capture some of the most fascinating and frightening close encounters ever reported. And despite the decades elapsed since these incidents, well-preserved evidence puts modern forensic technologies to task, as investigators now seek conclusive proof of extraterrestrial claims and contacts. ALIEN ABDUCTION: BETTY AND BARNEY HILL In September 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were driving home to New Hampshire from a honeymoon trip when they made a shocking discovery and came face-to-face with a UFO. When they could not shake the feeling
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In one of his final appearances, the late rock legend Meat Loaf, joined the “Ghost Hunters” team to investigate “The Haunted House on the Hill,” premiering February 12th, only on discovery+. No stranger to the paranormal, the late rock legend Meat Loaf first joined the “Ghost Hunters” on an investigation in 2009 and has worked with the TAPS team on numerous investigations since. The “Bat Out of Hell “singer and longtime friend of Jason Hawes, joined TAPS for a final time in September 2021 to investigate an old farmhouse in Tennessee. Rumors of terrifying activity have plagued the property for decades, but the new owners want to reassure the community that their home doesn’t harbor dangerous entities. Original “Ghost Hunters” members Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango, along with Shari DeBenedetti, reunite to revisit their most chilling cases and investigate disturbing new hauntings. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, their proven methodology, and special guest investigators, TAPS tackle disturbing paranormal activity
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In The Deep House, A young couple, out to gain followers on social media, explore abandoned and long-forgotten places. On a mission to make it to 1,000,000 followers head out to find the location of a man-made lake where many homes lay drowned under its surface. After finding a guide, they hit the jackpot, discovering a large home intact many meters underwater. From the moment they enter the once beautiful home, things seem off, but when they make a disturbing discovery in the home’s basement, everything turns into a nightmare. When I first heard about The Deep House, I’ll be honest, I had my doubts. Billed as “a haunted house movie underwater,” I assumed the movie would not be anything more than a disappointment. I now regret jumping to that conclusion. I will admit when I am wrong. After watching it, I can tell you that it is the haunted house movie that I didn’t know we needed. The moment
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One family’s dream of owning a Montana ranch turns into a nightmare when they discover it comes with more than just horses and history in Travel Channel and Discovery+’s new series “The Ghost Town Terror,” premiering this March. On the outskirts of Anaconda, Montana, sits Gunslinger Gulch – a sprawling ghost town and guest ranch made up of various historic abandoned buildings salvaged from across the state. When the Broussard family answered the beckoning call of a new life in Big Sky Country and opportunity to own this unique 52-acre property, they got more than they bargained for. They soon discovered the ranch offered anything but the serene Montana lifestyle they were seeking. Relentless, menacing supernatural activity has plagued the family since day one, leaving them terrified and desperate for answers. After more than a year of paranormal attacks, including unexplained scratches, apparitions, disembodied voices and poltergeist activity, Karen and her family – daughter Chloe, 20, and sons Cameron, 21,
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsParanormalTrailers
A brutal new religious horror film, Sin Eater, is headed your way this March from Carmela Chimera (After Mask). The trailer is here and it’s nasty. Consider this a warning to those who suffer from dental phobia. In the film, after suffering a horrible injury during an accident, a woman (Jessie Neurd) finds herself stranded in a remote town that is harboring a dark secret. As she tries to recuperate, she discovers a bizarre religious phenomenon happening around her. With no one to trust and her time running out, Christine realizes that she will have to fight her inner demons as well as the actual demons to survive. Sin Eater is inspired by the real-life religious practice known as sin eating. A sin-eater is a person who performs a ritual in which they consume a meal to spiritually take on the sins of a deceased person. The food is believed to absorb the sins of a recently dead person, thus
Continue reading →
AdaptationBooksNewsParanormalStreaming TV
2021 saw the premiere of Epix’s brilliant adaptation of Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot, and the prequel to Salem’s Lot, “Chapelwaite,” which landed the second spot on our “Top 10 Shows of 2021” list. Today, we’ve learned that the dark, Gothic series will be returning for a second season, and we couldn’t be happier about it. I guess you could say “Chapelwaite” (review) is one vampire series that definitely doesn’t suck. Starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Emily Hampshire, the first season is set in the 1850s and follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Rebecca Morgan (Hampshire), an ambitious young woman who left Preacher’s Corners to attend Mount Holyoke College and has returned home with an advance to
Continue reading →
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Shudder announced today that they have acquired The Cellar, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, The Cellar will have a day-and-date premiere on April 15th, streaming exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with a U.S. theatrical release through RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. “The Cellar is a riveting story that we think will appeal to both horror lovers and broader audiences alike, and we’re delighted to work with RLJE Films to bring it to the widest possible audience,” said
Continue reading →
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It’s been four years since we entered “The Further” in James Wan‘s Insidious: The Last Key. Well, get ready to enter “The Further” once more in the upcoming fifth film of the franchise. While talking to Screen Rant star Patrick Wilson, who will also be in the director’s chair this go around, revealed a few details about the sequel that will take us back to the Lambert family with Wilson reprising his role as the father, Josh Lambert. “It’s something that I’m super passionate about and there hasn’t been a day since they pitched me the idea that I haven’t been all in,” Wilson told Screen Rant. “It’s been a lot of work by Scott Teems, the writer, and me. Leigh Whannell has helped out obviously a ton, and of course, Blumhouse is a great partner. I’ve done a bunch of stuff with them, so I couldn’t be happier to have my first experience with a very helpful and comfortable
Continue reading →
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The official Instagram account for Universal Monsters has now shared the red and yellow retro-style logo for Chris McKay‘s upcoming Dracula spin-off Renfield. The lettering has the same vibe as the original Universal Monster movie titles. The post of the behind-the-scenes shot of the Renfield slate also comes with the announcement that the movie has officially begun production. Renfield will examine the relationship between Count Dracula, played by Nicolas Cage, and Renfield, with Nicolas Hoult (MadMax: Fury Road) playing the titular character who first appeared in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, in which he was a patient in the asylum overseen by Dr. John Seward, waiting for instructions from his “Master,” Dracula. Other cast members that have already been announced include Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, and Shohreh Aghdashloo. Renfield is written by Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”).
Continue reading →
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Peter Williams, an American priest working in Mexico, is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a dark secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his own demon one final time in The Exorcism of God. The film that hails from director Alejandro Hidalgo and his co-writer Santiago Fernández Calvete, stars Joseph Marcell, María Gabriela de Faría, Will Beinbrink, Hector Kotsifakis, and Irán Castillo. The Exorcism of God opens in theaters and debuts on Digital, and On Demand on March 11, 2022, from Saban Films.
Continue reading →
DocumentariesMoviesNewsParanormalStreaming TVTrue Story
Discovery+ has teamed up with the Emmy Award-Winning production company 1895 Films for renowned high-quality documentary programming headed by journalist turned-filmmaker Tom Jennings. On February 18th, Discovery+ will premiere two all-new out-of-this-world documentaries brought by 1895 Films, ALIEN ABDUCTION: BETTY AND BARNEY HILL and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON. The mysterious alleged abductions are among the most well-documented in history. Tom weaves archival footage together with haunting interviews, as eerie experiences are recounted by eyewitnesses and victims. Exclusive audio tapes capture some of the most fascinating and frightening close encounters ever reported. And despite the decades elapsed since these incidents, well-preserved evidence puts modern forensic technologies to task, as investigators now seek conclusive proof of extraterrestrial claims and contacts. ALIEN ABDUCTION: BETTY AND BARNEY HILL In September 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were driving home to New Hampshire from a honeymoon trip when they made a shocking discovery and came face-to-face with a UFO. When they could not shake the feeling
Continue reading →
NewsParanormalStreaming TV
In one of his final appearances, the late rock legend Meat Loaf, joined the “Ghost Hunters” team to investigate “The Haunted House on the Hill,” premiering February 12th, only on discovery+. No stranger to the paranormal, the late rock legend Meat Loaf first joined the “Ghost Hunters” on an investigation in 2009 and has worked with the TAPS team on numerous investigations since. The “Bat Out of Hell “singer and longtime friend of Jason Hawes, joined TAPS for a final time in September 2021 to investigate an old farmhouse in Tennessee. Rumors of terrifying activity have plagued the property for decades, but the new owners want to reassure the community that their home doesn’t harbor dangerous entities. Original “Ghost Hunters” members Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango, along with Shari DeBenedetti, reunite to revisit their most chilling cases and investigate disturbing new hauntings. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, their proven methodology, and special guest investigators, TAPS tackle disturbing paranormal activity
Continue reading →
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In The Deep House, A young couple, out to gain followers on social media, explore abandoned and long-forgotten places. On a mission to make it to 1,000,000 followers head out to find the location of a man-made lake where many homes lay drowned under its surface. After finding a guide, they hit the jackpot, discovering a large home intact many meters underwater. From the moment they enter the once beautiful home, things seem off, but when they make a disturbing discovery in the home’s basement, everything turns into a nightmare. When I first heard about The Deep House, I’ll be honest, I had my doubts. Billed as “a haunted house movie underwater,” I assumed the movie would not be anything more than a disappointment. I now regret jumping to that conclusion. I will admit when I am wrong. After watching it, I can tell you that it is the haunted house movie that I didn’t know we needed. The moment
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