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While the idea of watching a documentary about sleep paralysis doesn’t seem that thrilling, Rodney Ascher has the ability to capture each sufferers moment of horror and somehow bring it to life for the viewer in his newest film,“The Nightmare.” Now, horror documentaries have a tendency to turn into mocumentaries, often spoofing classic horror films, however, this is not the case. “The Nightmare,” concentrates on 8 separate individuals, men and woman from all walks of life, all across the globe, who suffer from similar episodes of phenomenon known as sleep paralysis. While most modern day horror films are pure movie magic, these are REAL subjects, these are their REAL lives, REAL encounters, REAL experiences. Each interviewee shares multiple episodes throughout the film and while the victim is sharing their story, the film cuts back and forth to reenactments. These reenactments themselves are terrifying, and it is very clear form the first episode that Ascher does not want you to feel
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Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers (Adrien Brody) is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers the horrifying secret shared by his patients, he is put on a course that takes him back to the remote hometown he fled years ago. There in False Creek he is consumed by solving a decades-old mystery that holds the key to his strange and menacing delusions. Adrien Brody (King Kong), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Robin McLeavy (The Loved Ones) star in the dark psychological thriller Backtrack. The film was written and directed by Michael Petroni, co-writer of Queen of the Damned. Backtrack premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and is set to be released in 2016 from Saban Films in association with Madman Films.
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Artist Travis Falligant and Break.com recently teamed up to create a collection of reimagined Disney princesses as some of our favorite horror icons. The collaboration had awesome results. Snow White as Carrie Ariel (The Little Mermaid) as The Creature From The Black Lagoon Pocahontas as Jason Voorhes Merida (Brave) as Chucky Belle (Beauty and the Beast) as The American Werewolf In London Jasmine (Alladin) as Regan in The Exorcist Elsa and Anna (Frozen) as The Shining Twins Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) as Candyman Snow White as Freddy Krueger Mulan as Samara I’ll never look at Disney Princesses the same way again, and that’s not a bad thing.
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A man, coping with the loss of his wife, Annabel Lee, and a town split by the tragedy, spiral into chaos when a reporter arrives to delve into the story in an attempt to uncover the truth in ‘The Ghost and the Whale’. The problem is, the man doesn’t remember exactly what happened and Annabel’s brothers want revenge. Anthony and James Gaudioso co-directed the thriller. The Gaudioso brothers also penned the film, which stars ‘The Birds’ actress Tippi Hedren, Monica Keena, Jonathan Pryce, Ashlynn Yennie, Timothy Brennen, Maurice Benard and Dominic Bogart. ‘The Ghost and the Whale’ will be out later this year.
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In Andrew Moxham’s survival horror film, ‘White Raven’, four friends set out on their yearly boys-only camping trip in a remote area. As one the group gradually loses his mind, the trip takes a turn for the worse as the other three friends must now fight for survival. ‘White Raven’ Stars Cindy Busby, Sarah Smith, Catharine Michaud, Andrew Dunbar, Shane Twerdun, Aaron Brooks, Steve Bradley, Preston Vanderslice and Missy Cross. The film was written and directed by ‘2012’ actor Andrew Moxham. The indie film gets its name from the Pacific Northwest Native American creation legend of the White Raven. ‘White Raven’ will premiere at Toronto’s Carlton Cinema on November 29th as part of the annual Blood in the Snow Film Festival.
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Terror Films presents “Trace,” a supernatural thriller that follows a group of friends experimenting with a specific type of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). After trying to make contact with a sprite at a party, the friends get a lot more than they bargained for… Soon the friends realize that they have opened a door to a realm that the living were never meant to see. Now, they are in a race against time to destroy the transmission in order to save themselves and prevent a demon from entering our world. ‘Trace” stars Nick Fink, August Roads, Jesse Pepe, Samantha Lee, Maddie McGuire, Jerod Meagher, Jeremiah Benjamin, Mike Capozzi and Herion Mustafaraj, and the cast is great! From the first time we see the large group of friends, we instantly get a sense of who these characters are simply by their “look” and attitude. With that said, the main cast is so large, it was sometimes confusing at times to concentrate
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‘The Orphanage’ director J.A. Banyona’s new film, ‘A Monster Calls’, is based on the Youth novel of the same name by Patrick Ness. Ness also penned the screenplay for the film. The story centers on Conor, a 13-year-old boy coping with his mother’s terminal illness. Conor, waking from the same nightmare he’s been experiencing for months, “the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming”, at seven minutes after midnight, hears a voice calling to him from outside his bedroom window, which over looks an old church and a graveyard, sheltered by a yew tree. Walking to the window, Conor meets the monster, a towering mass of branches and leaves in a human shape. The monster insists that Conor summoned it and that it will help him by telling him three short stories, in exchange Conor must tell his own story afterwards. The anthology film will star Liam Neeson, as the voice of the monster. Felicity Jones, Sigourney
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Alex Garland’s latest project, titled Annihilation, is now in pre-production. Jane the Virgin actress Gina Rodriguez is eyeing the lead role in the film, and will star along side Natalie Portman. Annihilation is based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, by the same name. The film follows a group of women on a dangerous mission, to Area X, where the laws of nature do not apply. The previous teams have suffered severe health problems, suicides and insanity. Garland is best known as the screen writer for 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. He made his directorial debut with 2014’s sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. He will serve as both writer and director for Annihilation, which will begin filming in the spring of 2016.
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It’s not actually doomed. I just really, really wanted to make that pun. In fact, it’s quite the opposite of doomed. After years of silence and turmoil about the game, it has finally started to poke it’s head out of the ground. All thanks to Bethesda Softworks for jumping in to publish it. A trailer was released at this years E3, and while no official release date has been set, we should see it within the first half of 2016. It’s still definitely a Doom game, complete with hellspawn, devastating weaponry and oodles of buckets of blood. And with today’s tech, we get badder hellspawn, bigger weapons and that satisfying sound of blood spatter drenching the walls of the UAC facilities. Those of you that have played Doom since the beginning will be glad to hear they are moving forward with a more fast paced shooting game, much like the original. Where Doom3 had us hiding around corners, looking out
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SyFy has picked up the anthology series Channel Zero and has already green lit the series for two six-episode seasons. The first season of Channel Zero is based on the creepypasta story “Candle Cove” by Kris Straub. It follows someone with obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television show from the 1980’s – and the show’s suspected role in a series of murders and deadly events from their childhood. The new ‘Channel Zero’ series will be written by Hannibal’s Nick Antosca. The show will debut in the Fall of 2016, followed by season two in the Fall of 2017. There is no word yet which creepypasta story will be featured in season two. Antosca
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While the idea of watching a documentary about sleep paralysis doesn’t seem that thrilling, Rodney Ascher has the ability to capture each sufferers moment of horror and somehow bring it to life for the viewer in his newest film,“The Nightmare.” Now, horror documentaries have a tendency to turn into mocumentaries, often spoofing classic horror films, however, this is not the case. “The Nightmare,” concentrates on 8 separate individuals, men and woman from all walks of life, all across the globe, who suffer from similar episodes of phenomenon known as sleep paralysis. While most modern day horror films are pure movie magic, these are REAL subjects, these are their REAL lives, REAL encounters, REAL experiences. Each interviewee shares multiple episodes throughout the film and while the victim is sharing their story, the film cuts back and forth to reenactments. These reenactments themselves are terrifying, and it is very clear form the first episode that Ascher does not want you to feel
Continue reading →
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Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers (Adrien Brody) is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers the horrifying secret shared by his patients, he is put on a course that takes him back to the remote hometown he fled years ago. There in False Creek he is consumed by solving a decades-old mystery that holds the key to his strange and menacing delusions. Adrien Brody (King Kong), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Robin McLeavy (The Loved Ones) star in the dark psychological thriller Backtrack. The film was written and directed by Michael Petroni, co-writer of Queen of the Damned. Backtrack premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and is set to be released in 2016 from Saban Films in association with Madman Films.
Continue reading →
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Artist Travis Falligant and Break.com recently teamed up to create a collection of reimagined Disney princesses as some of our favorite horror icons. The collaboration had awesome results. Snow White as Carrie Ariel (The Little Mermaid) as The Creature From The Black Lagoon Pocahontas as Jason Voorhes Merida (Brave) as Chucky Belle (Beauty and the Beast) as The American Werewolf In London Jasmine (Alladin) as Regan in The Exorcist Elsa and Anna (Frozen) as The Shining Twins Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) as Candyman Snow White as Freddy Krueger Mulan as Samara I’ll never look at Disney Princesses the same way again, and that’s not a bad thing.
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A man, coping with the loss of his wife, Annabel Lee, and a town split by the tragedy, spiral into chaos when a reporter arrives to delve into the story in an attempt to uncover the truth in ‘The Ghost and the Whale’. The problem is, the man doesn’t remember exactly what happened and Annabel’s brothers want revenge. Anthony and James Gaudioso co-directed the thriller. The Gaudioso brothers also penned the film, which stars ‘The Birds’ actress Tippi Hedren, Monica Keena, Jonathan Pryce, Ashlynn Yennie, Timothy Brennen, Maurice Benard and Dominic Bogart. ‘The Ghost and the Whale’ will be out later this year.
Continue reading →
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In Andrew Moxham’s survival horror film, ‘White Raven’, four friends set out on their yearly boys-only camping trip in a remote area. As one the group gradually loses his mind, the trip takes a turn for the worse as the other three friends must now fight for survival. ‘White Raven’ Stars Cindy Busby, Sarah Smith, Catharine Michaud, Andrew Dunbar, Shane Twerdun, Aaron Brooks, Steve Bradley, Preston Vanderslice and Missy Cross. The film was written and directed by ‘2012’ actor Andrew Moxham. The indie film gets its name from the Pacific Northwest Native American creation legend of the White Raven. ‘White Raven’ will premiere at Toronto’s Carlton Cinema on November 29th as part of the annual Blood in the Snow Film Festival.
Continue reading →
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Terror Films presents “Trace,” a supernatural thriller that follows a group of friends experimenting with a specific type of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). After trying to make contact with a sprite at a party, the friends get a lot more than they bargained for… Soon the friends realize that they have opened a door to a realm that the living were never meant to see. Now, they are in a race against time to destroy the transmission in order to save themselves and prevent a demon from entering our world. ‘Trace” stars Nick Fink, August Roads, Jesse Pepe, Samantha Lee, Maddie McGuire, Jerod Meagher, Jeremiah Benjamin, Mike Capozzi and Herion Mustafaraj, and the cast is great! From the first time we see the large group of friends, we instantly get a sense of who these characters are simply by their “look” and attitude. With that said, the main cast is so large, it was sometimes confusing at times to concentrate
Continue reading →
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‘The Orphanage’ director J.A. Banyona’s new film, ‘A Monster Calls’, is based on the Youth novel of the same name by Patrick Ness. Ness also penned the screenplay for the film. The story centers on Conor, a 13-year-old boy coping with his mother’s terminal illness. Conor, waking from the same nightmare he’s been experiencing for months, “the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming”, at seven minutes after midnight, hears a voice calling to him from outside his bedroom window, which over looks an old church and a graveyard, sheltered by a yew tree. Walking to the window, Conor meets the monster, a towering mass of branches and leaves in a human shape. The monster insists that Conor summoned it and that it will help him by telling him three short stories, in exchange Conor must tell his own story afterwards. The anthology film will star Liam Neeson, as the voice of the monster. Felicity Jones, Sigourney
Continue reading →
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Alex Garland’s latest project, titled Annihilation, is now in pre-production. Jane the Virgin actress Gina Rodriguez is eyeing the lead role in the film, and will star along side Natalie Portman. Annihilation is based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, by the same name. The film follows a group of women on a dangerous mission, to Area X, where the laws of nature do not apply. The previous teams have suffered severe health problems, suicides and insanity. Garland is best known as the screen writer for 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. He made his directorial debut with 2014’s sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. He will serve as both writer and director for Annihilation, which will begin filming in the spring of 2016.
Continue reading →
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It’s not actually doomed. I just really, really wanted to make that pun. In fact, it’s quite the opposite of doomed. After years of silence and turmoil about the game, it has finally started to poke it’s head out of the ground. All thanks to Bethesda Softworks for jumping in to publish it. A trailer was released at this years E3, and while no official release date has been set, we should see it within the first half of 2016. It’s still definitely a Doom game, complete with hellspawn, devastating weaponry and oodles of buckets of blood. And with today’s tech, we get badder hellspawn, bigger weapons and that satisfying sound of blood spatter drenching the walls of the UAC facilities. Those of you that have played Doom since the beginning will be glad to hear they are moving forward with a more fast paced shooting game, much like the original. Where Doom3 had us hiding around corners, looking out
Continue reading →
NewsReviewsStreaming TV
SyFy has picked up the anthology series Channel Zero and has already green lit the series for two six-episode seasons. The first season of Channel Zero is based on the creepypasta story “Candle Cove” by Kris Straub. It follows someone with obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television show from the 1980’s – and the show’s suspected role in a series of murders and deadly events from their childhood. The new ‘Channel Zero’ series will be written by Hannibal’s Nick Antosca. The show will debut in the Fall of 2016, followed by season two in the Fall of 2017. There is no word yet which creepypasta story will be featured in season two. Antosca
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