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Imagine that as you slept, you sensed something in the darkness, but you are paralyzed and helpless, as a shadowy entity comes closer to you, welcome to the world of sleep paralysis. In Ascher’s documentary, titled ‘The Nightmare’ he explores the phenomenon of sleep paralysis and recreates the atmosphere and terror that the victims experience. Often people suffering from the condition wake paralyzed and unable to cry out. It’s not uncommon for sufferers to hear voices, feel as if something is in the room with them or see disturbing images during episodes and often panic sets in. Sleep Paralysis is more common than you would think, around 6% of the world’s population experience the condition. There is a common thread between sufferers, it’s not background or social standing, it’s the fact that almost all of the sufferers describe the same shadow people or horrifying visions during their episodes, leaving us to wonder if something bigger is going on. Rodney Ascher
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Cary Fukunaga is directing the new remake of the classic horror movie ‘IT’. Both the original mini series and the new film are based on the book by Stephen King. ‘IT’ tells the story of a group of teens called ‘The Losers Club’. The group must band together to battle a creepy creature that appears as a killer clown named Pennywise. Decades later the group returns to town and must once again go head to head with the clown, played by Tim Curry. Fukunaga’s version will be split into two movies. In the first movie they will address the battle of the kids and the second will cover the fight by the adults. The man to play the part of Pennywise in the new film is Will Poulter. Poulter, up till now, has played mostly comedic and light hearted roles, like the one he played in ‘We Are the Millers’. In my personal opinion, I don’t think anyone could fill
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Brazilian twin filmmakers, Marcos and Andre de Castro have written and directed ‘The Mosquito Alien: Nights of Terror’, a Grindhouse style sci-fi/horror-comedy film. ‘The Mosquito Alien’ tells the story of a giant mosquito from the planet Endfly, that finds a crack in a black hole and ends up on Earth in the city of Ribeirao Preto. The giant insect’s bite is deadly. The movie is a combination of sci-fi, horror and comedy. ‘The Mosquito Alien’ already has a distribution deal in Brazil but would like to also extend distribution to here in the U.S. the de Castro brothers are now running a Kickstarter campaign to finish the film and expand the film’s reach. Check out the campaign! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/826835015/the-mosquito-alien-nights-of-terror https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/826835015/the-mosquito-alien-nights-of-terror?ref=nav_search
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‘Aliens’, ‘AVP’ and ‘Tremors’ are just a few of the movies Alec Gillis and his special effects company Amalgamated Dynamics (StudioADI) have worked on. Now Gillis has added writer and director to his resume. Gillis’ film ‘Harbenger Down’ will be out later this year. In ‘Harbinger Down’ a group of graduate students are in route to the Bering Sea to study the effects of global warming on a pod of Orcas, when the ship’s crew dredges up the remains of a Soviet space wreckage containing the frozen remains of a cosmonaut. What the crew does not know is that the Russians had experimented with tarigrades, microscopic creatures that can withstand the effects of space. The creatures survived, but were effected by the radiation in space. Now the crew has been exposed to the mutated microscopic beings. ‘Harbinger Down’ stars ‘Aliens’ actor Lance Henriksen, Matt Winston (A.I. Artificial Intelligence), Giovonnie Samuels (Freedom Writers), Winston James Francis (Little Boy) and ‘Whiplash’ actress
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David, a film archivist has been having a tough time lately. David has been going through old reels of crime scene footage at work and stumbled across a video of a crime scene in his new home. To top everything off, David suspects his wife (Alice) may be having an affair. David soon begins hearing voices and seeing shadow figures around him. When Alice disappears David’s world descends into chaos and now his son is in serious danger. The Canal was written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh and stars ‘Hellboy’ actor Rupert Evans as the main character, David. This supernatural tale also stars Hannah HoekstraAnit (APP) as David’s wife Alice. Campbell-Hughes (Albert Nobbs) as David’s coworker. Many other fine actors are listed as cast members. I have to say, I really didn’t expect much from ‘The Canal’, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised. Rupert Evans did a great job in is role as David. He really sales the
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Lionsgate’s 1997 release ‘Cube’, by Vincenzo Natali, is getting a remake. Director Saman Kesh, who is relatively new to horror, will be directing the new version of the film, which is being written, based on the original script, by Phil Gawthorne (One Day in Hell). In ‘Cube’ science fiction collides with horror to create an interesting film. The movie follows seven strangers, who wake to find themselves trapped in a giant cube and must find a way to survive the mazes’s deadly traps. ‘Cube’ is now in early production. No cast has been announced yet. The 1997 Trailer for ‘Cube’
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‘Oculus’ writers Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard are set to pen the sequel to the 2013 paranormal horror ‘Ouija’, which Mike Flanagan directed. Flanagan and Howard ‘Ouija’ follows five teenagers, who have used a Ouija board to reach out to their friends, who supposedly committed suicide. The group accidentally unleashes a vengeful spirit. ‘Ouija’ stars Oivia Cooke and Daren Kagasoff. According to an article by Deadline, the sequel will have a plot that mirrors that of the first movie. ‘Ouija’ did not get rave reviews, so I can’t help but wonder why they would go with the same story twice. It is still early in preproduction, so the story may change. The director and cast have yet to be announced, but Michael Bay and Jason Blum of Blumhouse have already been listed as two of the sequel’s producers. ‘Ouija 2’ is set to be released October 21st of next year. The trailer for ‘Ouija’ (2014)
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In ‘Genisys’ Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) must locate John Conner’s mother, Sarah, played by Emilia Clarke of ‘The Game of Thrones’ in the past. The two team up, along with an aging terminator (Schwarzenegger). Together they must find a way to stop the end of the world. Alan Taylor serves as director for ‘Genisys, which was written by James Cameron ,Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier and The Walking Dead’s Gale Anne Hurd. J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Matt Smith (Dr. Who) and Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) star along side Courtney, Clarke and Schwarzenegger. ‘Terminator: Genisys’ opens in theaters on June 25.
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Lost World by Kate L. Mary is the fourth book in the Broken World series. Aside from Ryan Casey’s Dead Days, this is the only zombie series I have been eager to continue reading. I am still working my way through Casey’s first season of Dead Days, but something about Mary’s Broken World series keeps reeling me back in each time I get an ARC from her! Description: Lost World, the fourth book in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has destroyed the world and the dead have come back to claim it as their own… With their shelter destroyed and their sense of security shattered, Vivian, Axl and the group set off in search of a safe place. But the group’s morale is at an all-time low, and they now know it’s not just the dead they have to fear. Weeks of wandering brings sickness, death and loss to the survivors, and
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A&E is adding a new show, ‘Damien’, based on the ‘Omen’ franchise, to their lineup some time in 2015. The new series will consist of ten episodes in it’s first season. The series will focus on the life of Damien Thorn, as an adult. Damien has lived his life unaware of the satanic forces around him. Damien must now come to terms with who he really is, the Antichrist. Damien will be played by Bradly James (Merlin, iZombie). Omid Abtahi (Argo), Magalyn Echikunwoke (A Good Day to Die Hard) and Barbra Hershey (Black Swan) will star in the supernatural show. We will give an update when more details and the premier date are announced.
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Imagine that as you slept, you sensed something in the darkness, but you are paralyzed and helpless, as a shadowy entity comes closer to you, welcome to the world of sleep paralysis. In Ascher’s documentary, titled ‘The Nightmare’ he explores the phenomenon of sleep paralysis and recreates the atmosphere and terror that the victims experience. Often people suffering from the condition wake paralyzed and unable to cry out. It’s not uncommon for sufferers to hear voices, feel as if something is in the room with them or see disturbing images during episodes and often panic sets in. Sleep Paralysis is more common than you would think, around 6% of the world’s population experience the condition. There is a common thread between sufferers, it’s not background or social standing, it’s the fact that almost all of the sufferers describe the same shadow people or horrifying visions during their episodes, leaving us to wonder if something bigger is going on. Rodney Ascher
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Cary Fukunaga is directing the new remake of the classic horror movie ‘IT’. Both the original mini series and the new film are based on the book by Stephen King. ‘IT’ tells the story of a group of teens called ‘The Losers Club’. The group must band together to battle a creepy creature that appears as a killer clown named Pennywise. Decades later the group returns to town and must once again go head to head with the clown, played by Tim Curry. Fukunaga’s version will be split into two movies. In the first movie they will address the battle of the kids and the second will cover the fight by the adults. The man to play the part of Pennywise in the new film is Will Poulter. Poulter, up till now, has played mostly comedic and light hearted roles, like the one he played in ‘We Are the Millers’. In my personal opinion, I don’t think anyone could fill
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IndieMoviesReviewsStreaming TV
Brazilian twin filmmakers, Marcos and Andre de Castro have written and directed ‘The Mosquito Alien: Nights of Terror’, a Grindhouse style sci-fi/horror-comedy film. ‘The Mosquito Alien’ tells the story of a giant mosquito from the planet Endfly, that finds a crack in a black hole and ends up on Earth in the city of Ribeirao Preto. The giant insect’s bite is deadly. The movie is a combination of sci-fi, horror and comedy. ‘The Mosquito Alien’ already has a distribution deal in Brazil but would like to also extend distribution to here in the U.S. the de Castro brothers are now running a Kickstarter campaign to finish the film and expand the film’s reach. Check out the campaign! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/826835015/the-mosquito-alien-nights-of-terror https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/826835015/the-mosquito-alien-nights-of-terror?ref=nav_search
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‘Aliens’, ‘AVP’ and ‘Tremors’ are just a few of the movies Alec Gillis and his special effects company Amalgamated Dynamics (StudioADI) have worked on. Now Gillis has added writer and director to his resume. Gillis’ film ‘Harbenger Down’ will be out later this year. In ‘Harbinger Down’ a group of graduate students are in route to the Bering Sea to study the effects of global warming on a pod of Orcas, when the ship’s crew dredges up the remains of a Soviet space wreckage containing the frozen remains of a cosmonaut. What the crew does not know is that the Russians had experimented with tarigrades, microscopic creatures that can withstand the effects of space. The creatures survived, but were effected by the radiation in space. Now the crew has been exposed to the mutated microscopic beings. ‘Harbinger Down’ stars ‘Aliens’ actor Lance Henriksen, Matt Winston (A.I. Artificial Intelligence), Giovonnie Samuels (Freedom Writers), Winston James Francis (Little Boy) and ‘Whiplash’ actress
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David, a film archivist has been having a tough time lately. David has been going through old reels of crime scene footage at work and stumbled across a video of a crime scene in his new home. To top everything off, David suspects his wife (Alice) may be having an affair. David soon begins hearing voices and seeing shadow figures around him. When Alice disappears David’s world descends into chaos and now his son is in serious danger. The Canal was written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh and stars ‘Hellboy’ actor Rupert Evans as the main character, David. This supernatural tale also stars Hannah HoekstraAnit (APP) as David’s wife Alice. Campbell-Hughes (Albert Nobbs) as David’s coworker. Many other fine actors are listed as cast members. I have to say, I really didn’t expect much from ‘The Canal’, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised. Rupert Evans did a great job in is role as David. He really sales the
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
Lionsgate’s 1997 release ‘Cube’, by Vincenzo Natali, is getting a remake. Director Saman Kesh, who is relatively new to horror, will be directing the new version of the film, which is being written, based on the original script, by Phil Gawthorne (One Day in Hell). In ‘Cube’ science fiction collides with horror to create an interesting film. The movie follows seven strangers, who wake to find themselves trapped in a giant cube and must find a way to survive the mazes’s deadly traps. ‘Cube’ is now in early production. No cast has been announced yet. The 1997 Trailer for ‘Cube’
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‘Oculus’ writers Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard are set to pen the sequel to the 2013 paranormal horror ‘Ouija’, which Mike Flanagan directed. Flanagan and Howard ‘Ouija’ follows five teenagers, who have used a Ouija board to reach out to their friends, who supposedly committed suicide. The group accidentally unleashes a vengeful spirit. ‘Ouija’ stars Oivia Cooke and Daren Kagasoff. According to an article by Deadline, the sequel will have a plot that mirrors that of the first movie. ‘Ouija’ did not get rave reviews, so I can’t help but wonder why they would go with the same story twice. It is still early in preproduction, so the story may change. The director and cast have yet to be announced, but Michael Bay and Jason Blum of Blumhouse have already been listed as two of the sequel’s producers. ‘Ouija 2’ is set to be released October 21st of next year. The trailer for ‘Ouija’ (2014)
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In ‘Genisys’ Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) must locate John Conner’s mother, Sarah, played by Emilia Clarke of ‘The Game of Thrones’ in the past. The two team up, along with an aging terminator (Schwarzenegger). Together they must find a way to stop the end of the world. Alan Taylor serves as director for ‘Genisys, which was written by James Cameron ,Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier and The Walking Dead’s Gale Anne Hurd. J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Matt Smith (Dr. Who) and Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) star along side Courtney, Clarke and Schwarzenegger. ‘Terminator: Genisys’ opens in theaters on June 25.
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Lost World by Kate L. Mary is the fourth book in the Broken World series. Aside from Ryan Casey’s Dead Days, this is the only zombie series I have been eager to continue reading. I am still working my way through Casey’s first season of Dead Days, but something about Mary’s Broken World series keeps reeling me back in each time I get an ARC from her! Description: Lost World, the fourth book in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has destroyed the world and the dead have come back to claim it as their own… With their shelter destroyed and their sense of security shattered, Vivian, Axl and the group set off in search of a safe place. But the group’s morale is at an all-time low, and they now know it’s not just the dead they have to fear. Weeks of wandering brings sickness, death and loss to the survivors, and
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
A&E is adding a new show, ‘Damien’, based on the ‘Omen’ franchise, to their lineup some time in 2015. The new series will consist of ten episodes in it’s first season. The series will focus on the life of Damien Thorn, as an adult. Damien has lived his life unaware of the satanic forces around him. Damien must now come to terms with who he really is, the Antichrist. Damien will be played by Bradly James (Merlin, iZombie). Omid Abtahi (Argo), Magalyn Echikunwoke (A Good Day to Die Hard) and Barbra Hershey (Black Swan) will star in the supernatural show. We will give an update when more details and the premier date are announced.
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