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The sequel to 2014’s supernatural thriller ‘Ouija’ is now in production. Mike Flanagan is not only directing the sequel, but is also co-writing the movie’s script along with Jeff Howard. Flanagan and Howard have teamed up before, with 2014’s ‘Oculus’. According to Deadline the movie now has it’s full cast that includes Doug Jones (The Strain), Sam Anderson (Justified), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us From Evil), Henry Thomas (E,T.), Elizabeth Reaser (True Detectives), Parker Mack (Faking It), and Kate Siegel and Annalise Basso, who both appeared in Flanagan’s ‘Oculus’. Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will producing for Blumhouse Productions. Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis will produce under Hasbro and Trevor Macy will produce under the Intrepid Pictures’ banner. Sara Scott will oversee ‘Ouija 2’ for Universal, which will open in theaters on October 21, 2016. In the first film a group of friends come together to try to communicate with their friend who had recently committed suicide. Soon after
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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 now begun principle photography in Romania, according to Deadline, which should put the it’s release in 2016. Chad and Carey Hayes The cast 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, jailed for the murder of a nun thought to be possessed, after she dies during the exorcism. A journalist delves into the story to try to determine what really happened and if the priest killed a mentally ill nun or lost the battle with a demonic entity.
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Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 9/23/15 there are plenty of Horror Comics coming out to suit your need to read. Here is my list of what I think you should pick up or add to your pull lists Image Comics – Mythic #4, Witchblade #184 Marvel Comics – George Romero’s Empire of the Dead: Act Three #5 Dark Horse Comics– Hellboy in Hell #8, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 #19, Negative Space #2 Action Lab Comics – Puppet Master #6 Archie Comics – Betty and Veronica Comics Double Digest Halloween Annual #237 Zenescope Entertainment – Grimm Fairy Tales Presents 10th Anniversary Special #4, Grimm Fairy Tales: Coven #3 So head down to your local comic shop or supplier and tell them that ZADF.ORG sent you!
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A bored young woman living in a sleepy little town starts receiving photographs of brutally murdered young women. A celebrity photographer arrives in town after seeing the photographs when they are released. Are the photos real or is the man behind them simply a great artist faking the brutal scenes? Katharine Isabelle, Christy Carlson Romano, Kenny Wormald, Claudia Lee, Miranda Rae Mayo, Toby Hemingway and Eva Bourne star along side ‘The X-Files’ actor Mitch Pileggi and ‘Harold and Kumar’s’ Kal Penn in this horror thriller, which was produced by Wes Craven. Director Nick Simon’s ‘The Girl in the Photographs’ debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival to mixed reviews a few days ago. The general release date is still a mystery.
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The Paranormal Activity franchise will end this October with it’s sixth film ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’, directed by Greg Plotkin. We’ve always wondered about the dark entity in the films. His name, Toby, has been revealed, but his story remains untold, until now. ‘The Ghost Dimension’ follows a new family , the Fleeges. Ryan, the father , is played by Chris J. Murray. Brit Shaw plays the concerned mother, Emily. Ella, their young daughter, is played by Ivy George. When the family moves into the house they discover a box of tapes and a camera left in the garage. After they look through the footage they begin to experience intense paranormal activity. Kristi and Katie (Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery) from ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ will return in ‘The Ghost Dimension’. ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ will appear in 3D in theaters on October 23rd.
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Rob Zombie’s latest film ’31’ has just wrapped produnction and he’s not taking any time off. Zombie is teaming up Mila Kunis (Ted, Black Swan) to produce a new horror-comedy series coming to STARZ. The thirty minute series, titled ‘Trapped’, will also be directed by Zombie. The script for the series will be written by Joey Slamon, who is also the shows creator. Slamon is also behind the series ‘Arrested Development’. ‘Trapped’ takes place over one night in the home of a wealthy family. The home and family is under attack from a blood thirsty cult. There has not been announcements about cast or when the series will air, but my guess would be that ‘Trapped’ will premier in summer 2016 or early 2017. I’ll admit that Kunis and Zombie teaming up seems like an odd combination, but both of them bring something different and a lot of experience to the table, which may have great results.
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Blumhouse and QC Entertainment have teamed up to produce a new horror film titled ‘Get Out’. The writer/director is new to the horror genre, but not new to entertainment. You would more than likely recognize Jordan Peele as one half of the comedy duo of Key and Peele. Peele has had a successful series on Comedy Central for the past five seasons, but wants to take a turn behind the camera, in the horror genre. Peele had this to say about his new project: “People know me for my work in comedy, but now I’ll get to focus on my passion for writing and directing horror films. Like Comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way. Get Out takes on the task of exploring race in America, something that hasn’t really been done within the genre since Night of the Living Dead 47 years ago. It’s long
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The horror anthology ‘Southbound’ has five interlocking tales that follows the fates of a group of travelers who are faced with their worst fears and darkest secrets over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway, with all roads leading to a town that is Hell on earth. The film was written and it’s segments directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and the group Radio Silence. The cast includes Kate Beahan, Matt Bettinelli-Olphin, Susan Burke, Zoe Cooper, Karla Droege, Gerals Downey, Larry Fessenden, Dana Gould, Nathalie Love and others. ‘Southbound’ premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival a few days ago. No release date has been announced.
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Fifty-four years ago this week, the first alien abduction was reported by Barney and Betty Hill. WGA has partnered with Gothom/Principle, the producers of ‘Maze Runner: Scorch Trials’, and Bryce and Jackie Zabel of Stellar Productions have teamed up to tell the Hill’s story in the film ‘Captured’. Barney and Betty Hill of Portsmouth, New Hamshire reported that they had been abducted by a UFO on September 19th, 1961. The interracial couple claimed that they had been abducted on a lonely stretch of highway, studied and then returned to their car with missing memories, which were later retrieved during hypnosis. The script, adapted from the 2007 non-fiction book ‘Captured!’ The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience’ by Kathleen Marden (Betty’s niece) and physicist Stanton Friedman. The film will focus on their account, the time’s issues with race relations and Cold War paranoia. There was a portion of American Horror Story Asylum that also touched on the Hill story. ‘Captured’ will
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STX Entertainment won the bidding for the indie film ‘Hardcore’ that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week with the final bid of $10 Million. The film is not like most of the movies we see from either Lionsgate or Universal, ‘Hardcore’ is fast paced horror action thriller, shot completely from the first person perspective. Director llya Naishuller’s film was shot in the popular style of many video games that puts viewers right in the center of that action. The film follows Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must find a way to save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant, Akan, with telekinetic powers and a an army of mercenaries. Henry is joined by Jimmy, Henry’s only hope. ‘Hardcore’ stars Sharlto Copley, Haley Benet, Danila Kozlovsky , Cyrus Arnold, llya Naishuller, Will Stewart, Andrei Dementiev amd Darya Charusha. It might be a while before we know ‘Hardcore’s’ release date.
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The sequel to 2014’s supernatural thriller ‘Ouija’ is now in production. Mike Flanagan is not only directing the sequel, but is also co-writing the movie’s script along with Jeff Howard. Flanagan and Howard have teamed up before, with 2014’s ‘Oculus’. According to Deadline the movie now has it’s full cast that includes Doug Jones (The Strain), Sam Anderson (Justified), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us From Evil), Henry Thomas (E,T.), Elizabeth Reaser (True Detectives), Parker Mack (Faking It), and Kate Siegel and Annalise Basso, who both appeared in Flanagan’s ‘Oculus’. Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will producing for Blumhouse Productions. Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis will produce under Hasbro and Trevor Macy will produce under the Intrepid Pictures’ banner. Sara Scott will oversee ‘Ouija 2’ for Universal, which will open in theaters on October 21, 2016. In the first film a group of friends come together to try to communicate with their friend who had recently committed suicide. Soon after
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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 now begun principle photography in Romania, according to Deadline, which should put the it’s release in 2016. Chad and Carey Hayes The cast 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, jailed for the murder of a nun thought to be possessed, after she dies during the exorcism. A journalist delves into the story to try to determine what really happened and if the priest killed a mentally ill nun or lost the battle with a demonic entity.
Continue reading →
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Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 9/23/15 there are plenty of Horror Comics coming out to suit your need to read. Here is my list of what I think you should pick up or add to your pull lists Image Comics – Mythic #4, Witchblade #184 Marvel Comics – George Romero’s Empire of the Dead: Act Three #5 Dark Horse Comics– Hellboy in Hell #8, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 #19, Negative Space #2 Action Lab Comics – Puppet Master #6 Archie Comics – Betty and Veronica Comics Double Digest Halloween Annual #237 Zenescope Entertainment – Grimm Fairy Tales Presents 10th Anniversary Special #4, Grimm Fairy Tales: Coven #3 So head down to your local comic shop or supplier and tell them that ZADF.ORG sent you!
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A bored young woman living in a sleepy little town starts receiving photographs of brutally murdered young women. A celebrity photographer arrives in town after seeing the photographs when they are released. Are the photos real or is the man behind them simply a great artist faking the brutal scenes? Katharine Isabelle, Christy Carlson Romano, Kenny Wormald, Claudia Lee, Miranda Rae Mayo, Toby Hemingway and Eva Bourne star along side ‘The X-Files’ actor Mitch Pileggi and ‘Harold and Kumar’s’ Kal Penn in this horror thriller, which was produced by Wes Craven. Director Nick Simon’s ‘The Girl in the Photographs’ debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival to mixed reviews a few days ago. The general release date is still a mystery.
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The Paranormal Activity franchise will end this October with it’s sixth film ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’, directed by Greg Plotkin. We’ve always wondered about the dark entity in the films. His name, Toby, has been revealed, but his story remains untold, until now. ‘The Ghost Dimension’ follows a new family , the Fleeges. Ryan, the father , is played by Chris J. Murray. Brit Shaw plays the concerned mother, Emily. Ella, their young daughter, is played by Ivy George. When the family moves into the house they discover a box of tapes and a camera left in the garage. After they look through the footage they begin to experience intense paranormal activity. Kristi and Katie (Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery) from ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ will return in ‘The Ghost Dimension’. ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ will appear in 3D in theaters on October 23rd.
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Rob Zombie’s latest film ’31’ has just wrapped produnction and he’s not taking any time off. Zombie is teaming up Mila Kunis (Ted, Black Swan) to produce a new horror-comedy series coming to STARZ. The thirty minute series, titled ‘Trapped’, will also be directed by Zombie. The script for the series will be written by Joey Slamon, who is also the shows creator. Slamon is also behind the series ‘Arrested Development’. ‘Trapped’ takes place over one night in the home of a wealthy family. The home and family is under attack from a blood thirsty cult. There has not been announcements about cast or when the series will air, but my guess would be that ‘Trapped’ will premier in summer 2016 or early 2017. I’ll admit that Kunis and Zombie teaming up seems like an odd combination, but both of them bring something different and a lot of experience to the table, which may have great results.
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Blumhouse and QC Entertainment have teamed up to produce a new horror film titled ‘Get Out’. The writer/director is new to the horror genre, but not new to entertainment. You would more than likely recognize Jordan Peele as one half of the comedy duo of Key and Peele. Peele has had a successful series on Comedy Central for the past five seasons, but wants to take a turn behind the camera, in the horror genre. Peele had this to say about his new project: “People know me for my work in comedy, but now I’ll get to focus on my passion for writing and directing horror films. Like Comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way. Get Out takes on the task of exploring race in America, something that hasn’t really been done within the genre since Night of the Living Dead 47 years ago. It’s long
Continue reading →
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The horror anthology ‘Southbound’ has five interlocking tales that follows the fates of a group of travelers who are faced with their worst fears and darkest secrets over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway, with all roads leading to a town that is Hell on earth. The film was written and it’s segments directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and the group Radio Silence. The cast includes Kate Beahan, Matt Bettinelli-Olphin, Susan Burke, Zoe Cooper, Karla Droege, Gerals Downey, Larry Fessenden, Dana Gould, Nathalie Love and others. ‘Southbound’ premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival a few days ago. No release date has been announced.
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Fifty-four years ago this week, the first alien abduction was reported by Barney and Betty Hill. WGA has partnered with Gothom/Principle, the producers of ‘Maze Runner: Scorch Trials’, and Bryce and Jackie Zabel of Stellar Productions have teamed up to tell the Hill’s story in the film ‘Captured’. Barney and Betty Hill of Portsmouth, New Hamshire reported that they had been abducted by a UFO on September 19th, 1961. The interracial couple claimed that they had been abducted on a lonely stretch of highway, studied and then returned to their car with missing memories, which were later retrieved during hypnosis. The script, adapted from the 2007 non-fiction book ‘Captured!’ The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience’ by Kathleen Marden (Betty’s niece) and physicist Stanton Friedman. The film will focus on their account, the time’s issues with race relations and Cold War paranoia. There was a portion of American Horror Story Asylum that also touched on the Hill story. ‘Captured’ will
Continue reading →
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STX Entertainment won the bidding for the indie film ‘Hardcore’ that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week with the final bid of $10 Million. The film is not like most of the movies we see from either Lionsgate or Universal, ‘Hardcore’ is fast paced horror action thriller, shot completely from the first person perspective. Director llya Naishuller’s film was shot in the popular style of many video games that puts viewers right in the center of that action. The film follows Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must find a way to save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant, Akan, with telekinetic powers and a an army of mercenaries. Henry is joined by Jimmy, Henry’s only hope. ‘Hardcore’ stars Sharlto Copley, Haley Benet, Danila Kozlovsky , Cyrus Arnold, llya Naishuller, Will Stewart, Andrei Dementiev amd Darya Charusha. It might be a while before we know ‘Hardcore’s’ release date.
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