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King of he undead, George A. Romero, will soon have his own series on AMC. Romero’s graphic novel ‘Empire of the Dead’ is being adapted for TV. The show will be penned by Romero himself, along with his long time partner Peter Grunwald. Romero, Grunwald, William D. Johnson and Sam Englebardt will be producing. We reported back in May that the books would be getting an adaption, but at the time the network was unknown. The graphic novels are set in New York City and not only have zombies, but vampires as well. In ‘Empire of the Dead’, humanity is caught in the conflict between a race of vampires and the undead. Manhattan has been quarantined and those inside are stuck in the middle of the supernatural war. The Marvel series consists of issues referred to as “Acts”. Act one of the series, released in January of 2014, sold over 1 million copies. ‘Empire of the Dead’ artist Arthur Suydam
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Each week on the Game Show Network’s new horror game show ‘Hellevator’, produced by Jason Blum, the same producer that bought us ‘Paranormal Activity’, 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. On this week’s episode of ‘Hellevator’, three friends enter the infamous ‘Murder Castle’, built by non-other than America’s first serial killer, H. H. Holmes. The trio must complete a series of terror-inducing challenges that includes being trapped in a vault and fishing for bones in a an acid filled tub,
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Neil Gaiman, the creator of the ‘Sandman’ graphic novel, is getting his own anthology TV series, ‘Likely Stories’. The series will explore four of Gaiman’s short stories, which ones it will be has not been announced. ‘Likely Stories’ will begin production this month. Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard will be directing the series. It will be produced by the London based independent film company, Sid Gentle Films. Gaiman’s book American Gods is also being adapted into a television series. ‘American Gods’ combines the legends of various religions and mythology and witnesses a battle between deities. Starz is currently looking for the right leading man for ‘American Gods’, to play the character Shadow Moon. Shadow Moon, the main character of the novel, is an ex-convict and a bodyguard of Mr. Wednesday, the incarnation of the Norse God Odin. It’s hinted that Shadow Moon is actually the reincarnation of Baldr, the Norse God of light.
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2007’s horror film ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ became an instant Halloween classic, recently spawning a graphic novel and soon, a sequel. Now that writer/director Michael Dougherty’s Christmas film, ‘Krampus’ , is done he can turn his attention back to the ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ sequel. Dougherty spoke with Cinema Blend earlier this week about what we can expect from the sequel to the anthology filmy and what we will not see. “I’m just really against filling in too much information about your horror icons. I always find that they get less scary the more you know about them. [We won’t be] diving too deep into Sam’s origins. They will always remain shrouded in mystery.” Dougherty continued “I feel like the first film really just scratched the surface in terms of exploring what really goes on in the shadows of Halloween. For me the first film is really just introducing audiences to the notion that, yes strange creepy magical things do happen on
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Crypt TV has announced the winners from their October #15SecondScare Contest. Entries were posted by contestants on Instagram and judged by Eli Roth, Quinton Tarantino, Gaspar Noe, Jason Blum, Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Peele and music producer deadmau5. To watch one of the short films, click on the center of the box. First prize went to Dan Adre for his short film titled ‘Emma’. Andre’s prize includes a development deal with Crypt TV. https://instagram.com/p/9h2NN0ioAj/ Nick Lines won an all expense paid trip to Portland, Oregon From EastSide Distilling (valued at $5,000) for his short film ‘Fly’. https://instagram.com/p/9b5pkNhTdJ/ Nick Lines also won a gift box of Intellibed Pillows (valued at $300) for his short film ‘Shriek’. https://instagram.com/p/9XLWh3ieYe/ Tap At Your Own Risk scored a Masterpiece necklace and a $500 gift certificate from Park Lane Jewelry for their short film. https://instagram.com/p/9XcZoeoA9Q/ Hugo Breant won a $500 gift card from Girly Go Garter for ‘Prying Eyes’. https://instagram.com/p/9bXUoyB6Tv/ Lord Binah’s entry won a gift box
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Four beautiful girls, spending the weekend at a holiday cabin, discover that they may not be alone. But not every thing is what it seems to be in ‘Definition of Fear’. One of the women want to use the get away to document what happens when fear is created. James Simpson makes his directorial debut with this horror-thriller, which he also wrote. The film stars Jacqueline Fernandez (Brothers) , Katherine Barrell (The Scarehouse), Sean Tucker (Helix), Mercedes Papalia (Smash Cut) and Blythe Hubbard (Rookie Blue). ‘Definition of Fear’ will be out sometime later this year.
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Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’ will make you think twice about spending time with your elder family members. Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions along with Mark Bienstock (See No Evil 2) serve as producers for ‘The Visit’. Ashwin Rajan (Wayward Pines) and Steven Schneider (Insidious 1 and 2) are labeled as executive producers. Kathryn Hahn (We’re the Millers), Peter McRobbie (Lincoln), Olivia Dejonge (The Sisterhood of Night) and Michelle Rose Domb (Rosewood) star in the twisted film. In ‘The Visit’ Two children arrive at their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania Farm for a week long visit and soon realize something is very wrong with their grandmother (Deanna Dougan) and grandfather (Peter McRobbie), too bad their mother doesn’t believe them. Their grandfather warns them to stay inside their room with the door shut after 9:30pm at night and to always follow the rules. When the children hear a strange noise outside their door after 10pm they make the mistake of opening the
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The horror world is in mourning, Gunnar Hansen, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1974 film ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, has passed away at the age of 68. Hansen passed at his home in Maine on Saturday November 7th, from pancreatic cancer. The Iceland born actor starred in over 30 films, including the upcoming film ‘Death House‘, set to be released in 2016. He was not only an actor, but also a writer, director and a magazine editor. His book, ‘Chain Saw Confidential’ explored the making of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this dark time. Hansen will be missed.
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We reported back in September that the filmmaking duo behind ‘The Conjuring’, brothers Chad and Carey Hayes, have a new project under way, titled ‘The Crucifixion’. This supernatural thriller is being directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman) and produced by Peter Safran (The Conjuring) and the Hayes brothers themselves. The film has already begun principle photography in Romania, which should put the it’s release some time in 2016. New images from ‘The Crucifixion’ have now made their way onto the web, and we happen to have them here. The cast of ‘The Crucifixion’ includes ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ actress Sophie Cookson, Javier Botet (Mama), Alexis Rodney (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Radu Andrei Micu of ‘Dead in Tombstone’, among others. In ‘The Crucifixion’, a priest is jailed after a possessed nun dies during an exorcism. A journalist delves into the story to try to determine what really happened and if the priest killed a mentally ill nun or if she died
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Casting will soon begin for ‘We Are Still Here‘, director Ted Geoghegan’s new film, ‘Satanic Panic’. The film’s screenplay was penned by Grady Hendrix, author of the best selling novel ‘Horrorstor’. ‘Satanic Panic’ centers on a minimum-wage delivery girl, forced into a night-long battle with the affluent leaders of a suburban community after discovering they are part of a cult. The director had this to say about his upcoming film: “Equal parts supernatural horror and survival thriller, the film hinges on smart, funny dialogue and a clever, surprisingly badass female hero.” Geoghegan continued “A snarky, splattery takedown of the 1%, it places a trod-upon heroine up against the literally soulless societal upper crust.”
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King of he undead, George A. Romero, will soon have his own series on AMC. Romero’s graphic novel ‘Empire of the Dead’ is being adapted for TV. The show will be penned by Romero himself, along with his long time partner Peter Grunwald. Romero, Grunwald, William D. Johnson and Sam Englebardt will be producing. We reported back in May that the books would be getting an adaption, but at the time the network was unknown. The graphic novels are set in New York City and not only have zombies, but vampires as well. In ‘Empire of the Dead’, humanity is caught in the conflict between a race of vampires and the undead. Manhattan has been quarantined and those inside are stuck in the middle of the supernatural war. The Marvel series consists of issues referred to as “Acts”. Act one of the series, released in January of 2014, sold over 1 million copies. ‘Empire of the Dead’ artist Arthur Suydam
Continue reading →
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Each week on the Game Show Network’s new horror game show ‘Hellevator’, produced by Jason Blum, the same producer that bought us ‘Paranormal Activity’, 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. On this week’s episode of ‘Hellevator’, three friends enter the infamous ‘Murder Castle’, built by non-other than America’s first serial killer, H. H. Holmes. The trio must complete a series of terror-inducing challenges that includes being trapped in a vault and fishing for bones in a an acid filled tub,
Continue reading →
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Neil Gaiman, the creator of the ‘Sandman’ graphic novel, is getting his own anthology TV series, ‘Likely Stories’. The series will explore four of Gaiman’s short stories, which ones it will be has not been announced. ‘Likely Stories’ will begin production this month. Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard will be directing the series. It will be produced by the London based independent film company, Sid Gentle Films. Gaiman’s book American Gods is also being adapted into a television series. ‘American Gods’ combines the legends of various religions and mythology and witnesses a battle between deities. Starz is currently looking for the right leading man for ‘American Gods’, to play the character Shadow Moon. Shadow Moon, the main character of the novel, is an ex-convict and a bodyguard of Mr. Wednesday, the incarnation of the Norse God Odin. It’s hinted that Shadow Moon is actually the reincarnation of Baldr, the Norse God of light.
Continue reading →
HalloweenNewsReviews
2007’s horror film ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ became an instant Halloween classic, recently spawning a graphic novel and soon, a sequel. Now that writer/director Michael Dougherty’s Christmas film, ‘Krampus’ , is done he can turn his attention back to the ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ sequel. Dougherty spoke with Cinema Blend earlier this week about what we can expect from the sequel to the anthology filmy and what we will not see. “I’m just really against filling in too much information about your horror icons. I always find that they get less scary the more you know about them. [We won’t be] diving too deep into Sam’s origins. They will always remain shrouded in mystery.” Dougherty continued “I feel like the first film really just scratched the surface in terms of exploring what really goes on in the shadows of Halloween. For me the first film is really just introducing audiences to the notion that, yes strange creepy magical things do happen on
Continue reading →
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Crypt TV has announced the winners from their October #15SecondScare Contest. Entries were posted by contestants on Instagram and judged by Eli Roth, Quinton Tarantino, Gaspar Noe, Jason Blum, Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Peele and music producer deadmau5. To watch one of the short films, click on the center of the box. First prize went to Dan Adre for his short film titled ‘Emma’. Andre’s prize includes a development deal with Crypt TV. https://instagram.com/p/9h2NN0ioAj/ Nick Lines won an all expense paid trip to Portland, Oregon From EastSide Distilling (valued at $5,000) for his short film ‘Fly’. https://instagram.com/p/9b5pkNhTdJ/ Nick Lines also won a gift box of Intellibed Pillows (valued at $300) for his short film ‘Shriek’. https://instagram.com/p/9XLWh3ieYe/ Tap At Your Own Risk scored a Masterpiece necklace and a $500 gift certificate from Park Lane Jewelry for their short film. https://instagram.com/p/9XcZoeoA9Q/ Hugo Breant won a $500 gift card from Girly Go Garter for ‘Prying Eyes’. https://instagram.com/p/9bXUoyB6Tv/ Lord Binah’s entry won a gift box
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Four beautiful girls, spending the weekend at a holiday cabin, discover that they may not be alone. But not every thing is what it seems to be in ‘Definition of Fear’. One of the women want to use the get away to document what happens when fear is created. James Simpson makes his directorial debut with this horror-thriller, which he also wrote. The film stars Jacqueline Fernandez (Brothers) , Katherine Barrell (The Scarehouse), Sean Tucker (Helix), Mercedes Papalia (Smash Cut) and Blythe Hubbard (Rookie Blue). ‘Definition of Fear’ will be out sometime later this year.
Continue reading →
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Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’ will make you think twice about spending time with your elder family members. Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions along with Mark Bienstock (See No Evil 2) serve as producers for ‘The Visit’. Ashwin Rajan (Wayward Pines) and Steven Schneider (Insidious 1 and 2) are labeled as executive producers. Kathryn Hahn (We’re the Millers), Peter McRobbie (Lincoln), Olivia Dejonge (The Sisterhood of Night) and Michelle Rose Domb (Rosewood) star in the twisted film. In ‘The Visit’ Two children arrive at their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania Farm for a week long visit and soon realize something is very wrong with their grandmother (Deanna Dougan) and grandfather (Peter McRobbie), too bad their mother doesn’t believe them. Their grandfather warns them to stay inside their room with the door shut after 9:30pm at night and to always follow the rules. When the children hear a strange noise outside their door after 10pm they make the mistake of opening the
Continue reading →
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The horror world is in mourning, Gunnar Hansen, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1974 film ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, has passed away at the age of 68. Hansen passed at his home in Maine on Saturday November 7th, from pancreatic cancer. The Iceland born actor starred in over 30 films, including the upcoming film ‘Death House‘, set to be released in 2016. He was not only an actor, but also a writer, director and a magazine editor. His book, ‘Chain Saw Confidential’ explored the making of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this dark time. Hansen will be missed.
Continue reading →
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We reported back in September that the filmmaking duo behind ‘The Conjuring’, brothers Chad and Carey Hayes, have a new project under way, titled ‘The Crucifixion’. This supernatural thriller is being directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman) and produced by Peter Safran (The Conjuring) and the Hayes brothers themselves. The film has already begun principle photography in Romania, which should put the it’s release some time in 2016. New images from ‘The Crucifixion’ have now made their way onto the web, and we happen to have them here. The cast of ‘The Crucifixion’ includes ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ actress Sophie Cookson, Javier Botet (Mama), Alexis Rodney (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Radu Andrei Micu of ‘Dead in Tombstone’, among others. In ‘The Crucifixion’, a priest is jailed after a possessed nun dies during an exorcism. A journalist delves into the story to try to determine what really happened and if the priest killed a mentally ill nun or if she died
Continue reading →
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Casting will soon begin for ‘We Are Still Here‘, director Ted Geoghegan’s new film, ‘Satanic Panic’. The film’s screenplay was penned by Grady Hendrix, author of the best selling novel ‘Horrorstor’. ‘Satanic Panic’ centers on a minimum-wage delivery girl, forced into a night-long battle with the affluent leaders of a suburban community after discovering they are part of a cult. The director had this to say about his upcoming film: “Equal parts supernatural horror and survival thriller, the film hinges on smart, funny dialogue and a clever, surprisingly badass female hero.” Geoghegan continued “A snarky, splattery takedown of the 1%, it places a trod-upon heroine up against the literally soulless societal upper crust.”
Continue reading →
