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Joe Hill, son of literary legend Stephen King, is quickly making a name for himself in the horror genre. Last year’s film ‘Horns‘, directed by Alexandre Aja, was based on Hill’s novel by the same name. Movie and TV rights for Hill’s latest novel, ‘The Fireman’, are already being discussed ahead of the book’s April 2016 release. In ‘The Fireman’ the world has been overtaken by a deadly new virus. Harper is determined to survive long enough to deliver her baby. But when all it takes to start a deadly blaze, she’s going to need the help of a mysterious fireman. Hill has been busy, his collaboration with his father, ‘In The Tall Grass‘, is getting an adaption for film. The screenplay for ‘In The Tall Grass’ was penned by ‘Cube’ writer-director Vincenzo Natali, who also wrote several episodes of the cannibalistic series ‘Hannibal’. The film has already begun production.
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Last night, during the ninety-minute ‘The Walking Dead’ episode ‘Here’s Not Here’, the trailer of AMC’s new series ‘Preacher‘ made it’s world debut. The new series is based on the adaption of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s fantastic graphic novel by the same name. For those who are not familiar with the comics, let me explain. ‘Preacher’ follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a preacher from a small Texas town, who was pushed into preaching by his effing insane family. Jesse, after being possessed by Genesis, an entity that is half angel and half demon, sets out to find God. He is accompanied by his ex girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), a vampire. The angels, desperate to have Genesis back in his cage, send “The Killer of Saints” to find him. Graphic Novel co-creator Garth Ennis will be working along side Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on the script for the pilot of the series. AMC has
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Warning Spoilers ! There are troubling changes on ‘The Walking Dead’ that imply Glenn might not make it after all. On last night’s (November 1st) episode of TWD ‘Here’s Not Here’, you could see a change in the opening credits, Steven Yeun’s name has been removed. Yeun’s name has been listed in the opening credits since the very first episode, until now. In the episode ‘Thank You‘, Glenn was thrown to the ground, among a zombie horde, after Nicholas took his own life. The last moments show Glenn on the ground, screaming, as entails are being ripped out and torn apart. Many fans refuse to believe that Glenn is really dead and have come up with the theory that the intestines actually belong to Nicholas, who may have landed on top of Glenn. People believe he’s now hiding under the dumpster that he and Nicholas were standing on, but I’m not so sure. Unfortunately, there are other signs he’s in
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As we reported back in May, J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage) has signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2′, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. Bayona recently got the offer to direct ‘Jurassic World 2’, but is locked into a deal with Paramount for ‘WWZ 2’ . Dennis Kelly will now be taking over for Steve Knight as scriptwriter for ‘WWZ 2′. Kelly is behind such films as ‘Utopia’, ‘Black Sea’ and will be writing the script for the upcoming remake of ‘Matilda’. Knight’s reason for exiting the film has not revealed. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but we do know that Brad Pitt will be returning to his role as Gerry Lane. The original writer, Steve Knight did make an interesting statement in an interview earlier this year. “…I thought, ‘why not? What fun.’ It’s not quite like the other, we’re starting with clean slate.” There is no word if
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Fifteen years after the Salem Witch trials, a young woman begins to show signs of possession in’Salem Village’. Desperate for the truth, the town’s elders put their faith in a man of science to uncover the cause of what is happening in Salem and to find a way to end the terrifying events that are plaguing the town. This gritty possession thriller is already being compared to ‘The Witch’, a film that has yet to be released, but is acclaimed by critics. ‘Salem Village’ was penned by Richard and Mark Bianculli and will be distributed by STX Entertainment. The film is now in early preproduction, but there is no word yet who might direct or star in the film. David Gelb (The Lazarus Effect) was at one point listed as director, but has since moved on to other projects, leaving the film in search of a director.
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The National Association of Police Organizations, representing over 241,000 officers, along with other law enforcement groups in New York, Houston, L.A., New Jersey, Chicago and Philadelphia, have joined the boycott of Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino angered law enforcement agencies when he referred to police as “murderers” during a statement at a “Black Lives Matter” rally in New York City on October 24th. “This is not being dealt with in any way at all. That’s why we are out here.” Tarantino continued “If it was being dealt with, then these murdering cops would be in jail or at least be facing charges. When I see murderers, I do not stand by. I have to call a murder a murder, and I have to call the murderers the murderers.” According to Variety, The Weinstein Company, which will be releasing Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ on Christmas, did not respond to a request for a comment about the boycott. The National Association of Police Organizations’
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On October 29th (2015), ‘Fifteen’, the world’s first live horror film debuted. ‘Fifteen’ was broadcast using Twitter’s Periscope app. The film lasts exactly fifteen minutes, hence the name. ‘Fifteen’ was developed by director Michael Gavin Booth (The Scarehouse) and Ryan Turek of Blumhouse Productions. ‘Fifteen’ stars Neil Napier of ‘Helix’, Sarah Booth, Hannah Kat Jones, Paula Jean Hixson and Alastair James. ‘Fifteen’ takes place on the night of October 29th. A serial killer, nicknamed “Truman”, is broadcasting his murderous rampage to the masses, via the Periscope app. The killer’s next target is a house where two roommates are preparing for the Halloween party that they’re hosting. But tonight, he’s picked the wrong house to mess with. ‘Fifteen’ was developed and rehearsed extensively over the past week. All of the action, stunts and special effects were in real time, with actors shooting the film with a smartphone. Gavin Michael Booth had this to say about the film: “We set out to
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Asa Butterfield (Ender’s Game) will star in ‘Croak’, the first live-action film from Oscar-nominated ParaNorman director Sam Fell. Fell will star along side ‘X-Files’ actress Gillian Anderson, Stanley Tucci and Jermine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows), according to THR. Butterfield will be playing a young Grimm Reaper in this horror-comedy. Butterfield’s Reaper character will be haunting everyday people while he controls the exit of souls from our world to the next. The other details of the film are being kept “hush hush”, but with a such an impressive cast, I expect great things from the film. We will give an update when we know more.
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WARNING SPOILERS !!! Last night was Halloween, and we got one hell of a treat, the premiere of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’. The series is based on ‘The Evil Dead’, released on January 17, 1981. The film was written and directed by Sam Raimi and starred Bruce Campbell, as the chainsaw wielding badass Ash. The film, followed by 2 more films, quickly became cult classics and has a legion of dedicated fans. ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ begins thirty years after Ash Williams lost his friends at that cabin in the woods. Now, the aging ladies man is working a dead end job. Lucky for him, his co-worker Pablo (Ray Santiago) is looking out for him. Pablo looks up to Ash and does what he can to make sure Ash keeps his job. Ash hooks up with a random woman in a bar right before it closes, while they’re having sex in the bar’s bathroom, he sees her face transform into
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Uncork’d Entertainment’s ‘Crying Wolf‘ will be unleashed in select theaters on December 12th. The British werewolf horror-comedy was written by Andy Davie, Michael Dale, and Tony Jopia, who also directed the movie. ‘Crying Wolf stars Hugh Edwards (‘Apocalypse’),Guy Mannerings (‘Kingsman’), Marco Radice (‘Dark Soulmate’), Gabriela Hersham (Gypsy), Kristofer Dayne (‘Going Home’), Rosie Pearson (‘Razzle Dazzle’), Ian Donnelly (‘Deadtime’), Kimberly Jaraj (‘Knife Edge’), David Sellicks (‘The Zombie King’) and Roger Pinkha. ‘Crying Wolf’ begins in a small English village named Deddington, a town that frequently experiences strange happenings. After the brutal death of a local woman is blamed on a rabid creature, two hunters on a mission of revenge, arrive undercover as camping guides. A group of friends has hired the guides to take them camping, not knowing their secret of being a pack of werewolves is known. On their way to the campsite, they pick up two hitchhikers and one of the group’s stepsister. Tensions run high and things are
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Joe Hill, son of literary legend Stephen King, is quickly making a name for himself in the horror genre. Last year’s film ‘Horns‘, directed by Alexandre Aja, was based on Hill’s novel by the same name. Movie and TV rights for Hill’s latest novel, ‘The Fireman’, are already being discussed ahead of the book’s April 2016 release. In ‘The Fireman’ the world has been overtaken by a deadly new virus. Harper is determined to survive long enough to deliver her baby. But when all it takes to start a deadly blaze, she’s going to need the help of a mysterious fireman. Hill has been busy, his collaboration with his father, ‘In The Tall Grass‘, is getting an adaption for film. The screenplay for ‘In The Tall Grass’ was penned by ‘Cube’ writer-director Vincenzo Natali, who also wrote several episodes of the cannibalistic series ‘Hannibal’. The film has already begun production.
Continue reading →
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Last night, during the ninety-minute ‘The Walking Dead’ episode ‘Here’s Not Here’, the trailer of AMC’s new series ‘Preacher‘ made it’s world debut. The new series is based on the adaption of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s fantastic graphic novel by the same name. For those who are not familiar with the comics, let me explain. ‘Preacher’ follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a preacher from a small Texas town, who was pushed into preaching by his effing insane family. Jesse, after being possessed by Genesis, an entity that is half angel and half demon, sets out to find God. He is accompanied by his ex girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), a vampire. The angels, desperate to have Genesis back in his cage, send “The Killer of Saints” to find him. Graphic Novel co-creator Garth Ennis will be working along side Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on the script for the pilot of the series. AMC has
Continue reading →
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Warning Spoilers ! There are troubling changes on ‘The Walking Dead’ that imply Glenn might not make it after all. On last night’s (November 1st) episode of TWD ‘Here’s Not Here’, you could see a change in the opening credits, Steven Yeun’s name has been removed. Yeun’s name has been listed in the opening credits since the very first episode, until now. In the episode ‘Thank You‘, Glenn was thrown to the ground, among a zombie horde, after Nicholas took his own life. The last moments show Glenn on the ground, screaming, as entails are being ripped out and torn apart. Many fans refuse to believe that Glenn is really dead and have come up with the theory that the intestines actually belong to Nicholas, who may have landed on top of Glenn. People believe he’s now hiding under the dumpster that he and Nicholas were standing on, but I’m not so sure. Unfortunately, there are other signs he’s in
Continue reading →
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As we reported back in May, J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage) has signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2′, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. Bayona recently got the offer to direct ‘Jurassic World 2’, but is locked into a deal with Paramount for ‘WWZ 2’ . Dennis Kelly will now be taking over for Steve Knight as scriptwriter for ‘WWZ 2′. Kelly is behind such films as ‘Utopia’, ‘Black Sea’ and will be writing the script for the upcoming remake of ‘Matilda’. Knight’s reason for exiting the film has not revealed. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but we do know that Brad Pitt will be returning to his role as Gerry Lane. The original writer, Steve Knight did make an interesting statement in an interview earlier this year. “…I thought, ‘why not? What fun.’ It’s not quite like the other, we’re starting with clean slate.” There is no word if
Continue reading →
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Fifteen years after the Salem Witch trials, a young woman begins to show signs of possession in’Salem Village’. Desperate for the truth, the town’s elders put their faith in a man of science to uncover the cause of what is happening in Salem and to find a way to end the terrifying events that are plaguing the town. This gritty possession thriller is already being compared to ‘The Witch’, a film that has yet to be released, but is acclaimed by critics. ‘Salem Village’ was penned by Richard and Mark Bianculli and will be distributed by STX Entertainment. The film is now in early preproduction, but there is no word yet who might direct or star in the film. David Gelb (The Lazarus Effect) was at one point listed as director, but has since moved on to other projects, leaving the film in search of a director.
Continue reading →
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The National Association of Police Organizations, representing over 241,000 officers, along with other law enforcement groups in New York, Houston, L.A., New Jersey, Chicago and Philadelphia, have joined the boycott of Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino angered law enforcement agencies when he referred to police as “murderers” during a statement at a “Black Lives Matter” rally in New York City on October 24th. “This is not being dealt with in any way at all. That’s why we are out here.” Tarantino continued “If it was being dealt with, then these murdering cops would be in jail or at least be facing charges. When I see murderers, I do not stand by. I have to call a murder a murder, and I have to call the murderers the murderers.” According to Variety, The Weinstein Company, which will be releasing Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ on Christmas, did not respond to a request for a comment about the boycott. The National Association of Police Organizations’
Continue reading →
Holiday HorrorReviewsTrailers
On October 29th (2015), ‘Fifteen’, the world’s first live horror film debuted. ‘Fifteen’ was broadcast using Twitter’s Periscope app. The film lasts exactly fifteen minutes, hence the name. ‘Fifteen’ was developed by director Michael Gavin Booth (The Scarehouse) and Ryan Turek of Blumhouse Productions. ‘Fifteen’ stars Neil Napier of ‘Helix’, Sarah Booth, Hannah Kat Jones, Paula Jean Hixson and Alastair James. ‘Fifteen’ takes place on the night of October 29th. A serial killer, nicknamed “Truman”, is broadcasting his murderous rampage to the masses, via the Periscope app. The killer’s next target is a house where two roommates are preparing for the Halloween party that they’re hosting. But tonight, he’s picked the wrong house to mess with. ‘Fifteen’ was developed and rehearsed extensively over the past week. All of the action, stunts and special effects were in real time, with actors shooting the film with a smartphone. Gavin Michael Booth had this to say about the film: “We set out to
Continue reading →
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Asa Butterfield (Ender’s Game) will star in ‘Croak’, the first live-action film from Oscar-nominated ParaNorman director Sam Fell. Fell will star along side ‘X-Files’ actress Gillian Anderson, Stanley Tucci and Jermine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows), according to THR. Butterfield will be playing a young Grimm Reaper in this horror-comedy. Butterfield’s Reaper character will be haunting everyday people while he controls the exit of souls from our world to the next. The other details of the film are being kept “hush hush”, but with a such an impressive cast, I expect great things from the film. We will give an update when we know more.
Continue reading →
ReviewsStreaming TV
WARNING SPOILERS !!! Last night was Halloween, and we got one hell of a treat, the premiere of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’. The series is based on ‘The Evil Dead’, released on January 17, 1981. The film was written and directed by Sam Raimi and starred Bruce Campbell, as the chainsaw wielding badass Ash. The film, followed by 2 more films, quickly became cult classics and has a legion of dedicated fans. ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ begins thirty years after Ash Williams lost his friends at that cabin in the woods. Now, the aging ladies man is working a dead end job. Lucky for him, his co-worker Pablo (Ray Santiago) is looking out for him. Pablo looks up to Ash and does what he can to make sure Ash keeps his job. Ash hooks up with a random woman in a bar right before it closes, while they’re having sex in the bar’s bathroom, he sees her face transform into
Continue reading →
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Uncork’d Entertainment’s ‘Crying Wolf‘ will be unleashed in select theaters on December 12th. The British werewolf horror-comedy was written by Andy Davie, Michael Dale, and Tony Jopia, who also directed the movie. ‘Crying Wolf stars Hugh Edwards (‘Apocalypse’),Guy Mannerings (‘Kingsman’), Marco Radice (‘Dark Soulmate’), Gabriela Hersham (Gypsy), Kristofer Dayne (‘Going Home’), Rosie Pearson (‘Razzle Dazzle’), Ian Donnelly (‘Deadtime’), Kimberly Jaraj (‘Knife Edge’), David Sellicks (‘The Zombie King’) and Roger Pinkha. ‘Crying Wolf’ begins in a small English village named Deddington, a town that frequently experiences strange happenings. After the brutal death of a local woman is blamed on a rabid creature, two hunters on a mission of revenge, arrive undercover as camping guides. A group of friends has hired the guides to take them camping, not knowing their secret of being a pack of werewolves is known. On their way to the campsite, they pick up two hitchhikers and one of the group’s stepsister. Tensions run high and things are
Continue reading →
