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The Gunslinger, First In The Dark Tower Series, To Star Matthew McConaughey

For a while now the franchise based on Stephen King’s novels has almost become a movie, a show, and back and forth, with no project actually seeing completion. We reported back in December of 2014 that the first ‘The Dark Tower’ Film was coming, but the cast and director has since changed. Now, once again, a ‘Dark Tower’ film series is in the works. The project is being directed by ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’s’ Nikolaj Arcel, based on a script penned by Akiva Goldsman. The first film of the three film series will focus on King’s first book in the collection, ‘The Gunslinger’. Matthew McConaughey has been offered not one role in the film, but two to pick from. McConaughey has his pick of either playing the role of Roland, the Gunslinger and hero of the novels, or the villain, the Man in Black. Word is he’s leaning more towards the darker role at the moment. ‘The Gunslinger’ is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2015
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On Episode Four Of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’, “Brujo”…

We are already three episodes into the first season of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ and fans are all saying the same thing, the STARZ series is “groovy”. Luckily, ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ has already been renewed for season two. On Saturday’s episode we watched as Ash (Bruce Campbell), Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) arrive at “Books From Beyond”, an occult book store, looking for help to translate the Necronomicon and find a spell to send the deadites back to Hell. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as smoothly as they hoped. They could not locate the spell so they raised a demon, named Eligos, in hopes of finding out how to rid the world of the evil entities. Things are only made worse when Officer Fisher interrupts. At the same time the chaos is taking place at the book store, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) arrives at the Maxwell family farm to find the mess Ash left behind. In episode 4, ‘Brujo’,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2015
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Adam Wingard’s Death Note Is Now Casting

Adam Wingard, director of ‘You’re Next’, ‘The Guest’ and the upcoming Cinemax series ‘Outcast’, is moving forward with his live action adaption of ‘Death Note’, penned by Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four). The film has now entered the casting phase. Nat Wolff has been cast as the male lead. Wolff will star opposite actress-singer Margaret Qually. “The story follows a student who discovers a mysterious notebook that kills whomever’s name is written in it. When the student meets the notebook’s previous owner, a demon bent on ridding the world of anyone it deems evil or useless, he ends up tracked by an Interpol officer investigating the unexplained death of several criminals.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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Synopsis of ‘Alien: Covenant’ Revealed

News has finally come regarding Ridley Scott’s newly retitled film ‘Alien: Covenant‘, via Bloody-Disgusting. The website got their hands on not only official logo, but the synopsis as well. The logo looks very similar to the logo of the original ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’ films. “Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ‘Alien’ with ‘Alien: Covenant’, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with ‘Prometheus’-and conects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science-fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world – whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.” Scott has hinted towards a new origin story for the Alien Xenomorphs as well as a new group of travelers. It will be a while before we see the film, Twentieth Century Fox has

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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New Documentary ‘Hail To The Deadites’ Explores The Fandom Of ‘The Evil Dead’

With Bruce Campbell returning to his role as Ash Williams in the new STARZ series ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’, fans of the of the original 1980 film have been ecstatic. Now, a documentary, ‘Hail to the Deadites’, from Digger Films and directed by Steve Villeneuve, will celebrate the fans of the franchise and series that have spawned toys, games, comics, a remake and host of merchandise. The documentary will share interviews with cast, crew and the fans themselves. Stars interviewed in the film includes Ash himself, Bruce Campbell along with Ted Raimi, Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, Theresa Tilly, Richard DeManincor, Tom Sullivan and many more. The release date has not been announced, but several clips have been made public.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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Contestants Face The “Triplets” On This Week’s Episode Of Hellevator

Each week on the Game Show Network’s new horror game show ‘Hellevator’, three team members board a haunted elevator that descends into an abandoned warehouse. One player must get out on each floor and complete a frightening challenge, while facing horrifying entities, to earn a cash prize for their team. But if they don’t make it back in time the elevator moves on, leaving them stranded with what ever is lurking there in the dark. Horror icons Jen and Sylvia Soska, aka “The Twisted Twins”, are behind the scenes pulling the strings and enjoying watching the contestants squirm. The gore filled game show is produced by Jason Blum, the same producer that bought us ‘Paranormal Activity’. On this week’s episode of ‘Hellevator’, titled “Triplets”, a group of three friends must face the Triplets, each twisted in their own unique way. The team is pushed to their limits as they try to escape a straight jacket, chains and being trapped in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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NECA Reveals Its Life Size Facehugger And Alien Egg

NECA has a new item that will soon be for sale, a life size facehugger and ‘Alien’ eggs set, and it couldn’t be any cooler. The 36″ tall egg comes complete with a glowing light inside. NECA on the set: As seen in the 1986 horror classic ‘Aliens’, this full-sized replica stands almost 36″ tall, and articulated flaps with a wire armature allow you to actually open the top folds of the egg. The included full-size facehugger has a bendable tail, so you can pose it anywhere…waiting to drop on unsuspected prey from the overhead, or simply lurking inside the egg. The life size Xenomorph Egg is made of detailed, hand-painted foam and stands onits own. A switch activates the LED lights inside the base to create a menacing, otherworldly glow effect. Requires 3 AAA batteries, not included. The set is must have for any ‘Alien’ fan! Visit the NECA website for more information. The set will be available for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2015
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The Maniac Cop Remake To Begin Filming This Spring

The first promotional art for the remake of ‘Maniac Cop’ has been released and the film is slated to begin filming this spring in New York City. The remake of the 1988 cult classic is being directed by John Hyams (Universal Soldiers: Day of Reckoning), based on the script penned by Ed Brubaker . William Lustig, the director of the original, will be serving as producer for the film. The original film stars the late Robert Z’Dar, along side Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Laurene Landon and Richard Roundtree. The cast for the remake has not been announced at this point, but should released soon. In the 1988 version, people are being murder in plain site by a man in a police uniform. Officer Jack Forrest has been set up and must begin his own investigation to try to clear his name.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2015
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The Witch Conjures Two New Dark Posters

‘The Witch’, written and directed by Robert Eggers, who won the award for ‘Best Director’ at this years’ Sundance Film Festival. Studio A24, the studio behind ‘Ex Machina’, has released a new poster for the film. In ‘The Witch’ old traditional fears of magic, witchcraft, and possession combine to create a dark tale that explores one family’s fears and superstitions. ‘The Witch’ stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucus Dawson. The movie, set in the 1630’s, takes place in New England. A farmer has been cast out of a colonial plantation, along with his family. They are forced to move to a remote piece of land bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark magic. Soon, strange things begin to occur, animals act oddly and crops wilt. A child disappears, only to return possessed. As things worsen, everyone begins to accuse the teenage daughter of being the source

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2015
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‘Dementia’ Coming To Select Theaters This December

War Veteran, George Lockhart (Gene Jones) must deal with his estranged family, while facing dementia. George’s son Jerry (Peter Cilella) and his granddaughter Shelby (Hassie Harrison) persuade him to hire a live-in nurse, not knowing she is hiding a sinister secret. ‘Dementia’ stars Gene Jones of ‘The Sacrament’, Peter Cilla (Resolution), Marc Senter (Red, White & Blue), Graham Skipper (Almost Human), Molly McQueen (Carjacked), and Tony Denison from the series ‘The Closer’. Producers Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz made the statement “Our goal with Dementia was to create a new, unique experience in psychological dread and terror, having more in common with films like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? or Repulsion than the latest ghost/found footage/torture movie. A horror film with real characters, drama, and tension, with scares coming from suspense and atmosphere, rather than jump scares and general gratuity. If Contracted made people afraid of being intimate with strangers Dementia will make them afraid to trust people altogether.” IFC

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2015

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The Gunslinger, First In The Dark Tower Series, To Star Matthew McConaughey

For a while now the franchise based on Stephen King’s novels has almost become a movie, a show, and back and forth, with no project actually seeing completion. We reported back in December of 2014 that the first ‘The Dark Tower’ Film was coming, but the cast and director has since changed. Now, once again, a ‘Dark Tower’ film series is in the works. The project is being directed by ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’s’ Nikolaj Arcel, based on a script penned by Akiva Goldsman. The first film of the three film series will focus on King’s first book in the collection, ‘The Gunslinger’. Matthew McConaughey has been offered not one role in the film, but two to pick from. McConaughey has his pick of either playing the role of Roland, the Gunslinger and hero of the novels, or the villain, the Man in Black. Word is he’s leaning more towards the darker role at the moment. ‘The Gunslinger’ is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2015
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On Episode Four Of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’, “Brujo”…

We are already three episodes into the first season of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ and fans are all saying the same thing, the STARZ series is “groovy”. Luckily, ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ has already been renewed for season two. On Saturday’s episode we watched as Ash (Bruce Campbell), Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) arrive at “Books From Beyond”, an occult book store, looking for help to translate the Necronomicon and find a spell to send the deadites back to Hell. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as smoothly as they hoped. They could not locate the spell so they raised a demon, named Eligos, in hopes of finding out how to rid the world of the evil entities. Things are only made worse when Officer Fisher interrupts. At the same time the chaos is taking place at the book store, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) arrives at the Maxwell family farm to find the mess Ash left behind. In episode 4, ‘Brujo’,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2015
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Adam Wingard’s Death Note Is Now Casting

Adam Wingard, director of ‘You’re Next’, ‘The Guest’ and the upcoming Cinemax series ‘Outcast’, is moving forward with his live action adaption of ‘Death Note’, penned by Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four). The film has now entered the casting phase. Nat Wolff has been cast as the male lead. Wolff will star opposite actress-singer Margaret Qually. “The story follows a student who discovers a mysterious notebook that kills whomever’s name is written in it. When the student meets the notebook’s previous owner, a demon bent on ridding the world of anyone it deems evil or useless, he ends up tracked by an Interpol officer investigating the unexplained death of several criminals.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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Synopsis of ‘Alien: Covenant’ Revealed

News has finally come regarding Ridley Scott’s newly retitled film ‘Alien: Covenant‘, via Bloody-Disgusting. The website got their hands on not only official logo, but the synopsis as well. The logo looks very similar to the logo of the original ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’ films. “Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ‘Alien’ with ‘Alien: Covenant’, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with ‘Prometheus’-and conects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science-fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world – whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.” Scott has hinted towards a new origin story for the Alien Xenomorphs as well as a new group of travelers. It will be a while before we see the film, Twentieth Century Fox has

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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New Documentary ‘Hail To The Deadites’ Explores The Fandom Of ‘The Evil Dead’

With Bruce Campbell returning to his role as Ash Williams in the new STARZ series ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’, fans of the of the original 1980 film have been ecstatic. Now, a documentary, ‘Hail to the Deadites’, from Digger Films and directed by Steve Villeneuve, will celebrate the fans of the franchise and series that have spawned toys, games, comics, a remake and host of merchandise. The documentary will share interviews with cast, crew and the fans themselves. Stars interviewed in the film includes Ash himself, Bruce Campbell along with Ted Raimi, Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, Theresa Tilly, Richard DeManincor, Tom Sullivan and many more. The release date has not been announced, but several clips have been made public.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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Contestants Face The “Triplets” On This Week’s Episode Of Hellevator

Each week on the Game Show Network’s new horror game show ‘Hellevator’, three team members board a haunted elevator that descends into an abandoned warehouse. One player must get out on each floor and complete a frightening challenge, while facing horrifying entities, to earn a cash prize for their team. But if they don’t make it back in time the elevator moves on, leaving them stranded with what ever is lurking there in the dark. Horror icons Jen and Sylvia Soska, aka “The Twisted Twins”, are behind the scenes pulling the strings and enjoying watching the contestants squirm. The gore filled game show is produced by Jason Blum, the same producer that bought us ‘Paranormal Activity’. On this week’s episode of ‘Hellevator’, titled “Triplets”, a group of three friends must face the Triplets, each twisted in their own unique way. The team is pushed to their limits as they try to escape a straight jacket, chains and being trapped in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2015
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NECA Reveals Its Life Size Facehugger And Alien Egg

NECA has a new item that will soon be for sale, a life size facehugger and ‘Alien’ eggs set, and it couldn’t be any cooler. The 36″ tall egg comes complete with a glowing light inside. NECA on the set: As seen in the 1986 horror classic ‘Aliens’, this full-sized replica stands almost 36″ tall, and articulated flaps with a wire armature allow you to actually open the top folds of the egg. The included full-size facehugger has a bendable tail, so you can pose it anywhere…waiting to drop on unsuspected prey from the overhead, or simply lurking inside the egg. The life size Xenomorph Egg is made of detailed, hand-painted foam and stands onits own. A switch activates the LED lights inside the base to create a menacing, otherworldly glow effect. Requires 3 AAA batteries, not included. The set is must have for any ‘Alien’ fan! Visit the NECA website for more information. The set will be available for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2015
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The Maniac Cop Remake To Begin Filming This Spring

The first promotional art for the remake of ‘Maniac Cop’ has been released and the film is slated to begin filming this spring in New York City. The remake of the 1988 cult classic is being directed by John Hyams (Universal Soldiers: Day of Reckoning), based on the script penned by Ed Brubaker . William Lustig, the director of the original, will be serving as producer for the film. The original film stars the late Robert Z’Dar, along side Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Laurene Landon and Richard Roundtree. The cast for the remake has not been announced at this point, but should released soon. In the 1988 version, people are being murder in plain site by a man in a police uniform. Officer Jack Forrest has been set up and must begin his own investigation to try to clear his name.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2015
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The Witch Conjures Two New Dark Posters

‘The Witch’, written and directed by Robert Eggers, who won the award for ‘Best Director’ at this years’ Sundance Film Festival. Studio A24, the studio behind ‘Ex Machina’, has released a new poster for the film. In ‘The Witch’ old traditional fears of magic, witchcraft, and possession combine to create a dark tale that explores one family’s fears and superstitions. ‘The Witch’ stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucus Dawson. The movie, set in the 1630’s, takes place in New England. A farmer has been cast out of a colonial plantation, along with his family. They are forced to move to a remote piece of land bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark magic. Soon, strange things begin to occur, animals act oddly and crops wilt. A child disappears, only to return possessed. As things worsen, everyone begins to accuse the teenage daughter of being the source

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2015
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‘Dementia’ Coming To Select Theaters This December

War Veteran, George Lockhart (Gene Jones) must deal with his estranged family, while facing dementia. George’s son Jerry (Peter Cilella) and his granddaughter Shelby (Hassie Harrison) persuade him to hire a live-in nurse, not knowing she is hiding a sinister secret. ‘Dementia’ stars Gene Jones of ‘The Sacrament’, Peter Cilla (Resolution), Marc Senter (Red, White & Blue), Graham Skipper (Almost Human), Molly McQueen (Carjacked), and Tony Denison from the series ‘The Closer’. Producers Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz made the statement “Our goal with Dementia was to create a new, unique experience in psychological dread and terror, having more in common with films like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? or Repulsion than the latest ghost/found footage/torture movie. A horror film with real characters, drama, and tension, with scares coming from suspense and atmosphere, rather than jump scares and general gratuity. If Contracted made people afraid of being intimate with strangers Dementia will make them afraid to trust people altogether.” IFC

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2015
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