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ABC’s newest series is titled ‘The Whispers’. One of the show’s executive producers is none other than Steven Spielberg. The pilot, which premiers June 1st at 10:00 pm Eastern, was written by co-executive producer Soo Hugh, who also developed the series. In ‘The Whispers’ someone or something has been convincing the children of Washington D.C. to play a series of very dangerous games. When the children are asked who is leading them, the children speak of their imaginary friend, Drill. The strange thing is, most of the children are not connected, so how is it that they all have to have the same imaginary friend, by the same name ? To help with the investigation Claire Bennigan, a F.B.I. child specialist, is called in to find answers, but Drill is much more than your average invisible friend. Benningan soon finds herself in a race to not only save the children, but the entire world. The new series will stars ‘American
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Herschell Gordon Lewis, often referred to as “The Godfather of Gore”, made his entrance into the horror genre with his 1963 movie ‘Blood Feast’. After almost fifty three years, ‘Blood Feast’, the first part of a trilogy, is getting a remake. Actor Robert Rusler (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2) announced via his FaceBook page that a remake was in the works. Very little is known about the remake at this time, except that ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ actress Caroline Williams will be co-starring along side Rusler. Two filming locations have also been named, Paris and Munich. In the original ‘Blood Feast’ an Egyptian caterer murders women around the Miami area and uses their body parts in an attempt to raise an Egyptian Goddess. A police detective tries to bring the killer to justice.
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Sam (Maurice Luijten), a twelve year old, is a bit of an outcast. Sam, along with a troop of Cub scouts and their teenage guides on a camping trip, find a spot and pitch their tents in an area of a forest rumored to be the hunting grounds of a werewolf. Sam can’t help himself, he strikes out on his own in search of the legendary creature. Instead of a werewolf, Sam finds a feral boy, who is a true killer. ‘Cub’, which fits in the subcategory of horror referred to as “splatter”, is a Belgian film full of nonstop action, gore and blood. Director Jonas Govaerts, who co-wrote the film with Roel Mondelers, also directed the 2004 movie ‘Mobius’. ‘Cub’ stars Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, Pieter De Brabandere, Thomas De Smet, Titus De Voogdt, Isah De Zutter and many more. ‘Cub’ will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD on August 18th.
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‘The House of Screaming Death’ is an indie horror anthology, reminiscent of the Gothic horror films of the 1970’s. The film is narrated by a mysterious stranger, known only as “The Architect” and is seperated into four eerie tales. Each segment is introduced by The Architect in front of an audience gathered in an old house on a stormy night. ‘The Architect’ sections of the movie were written and directed by Kaush Patel. The first of the four tales revolves around a WII veteran, haunted by ghosts of his past and a house with a long history of tragedy. Troy Dennison wrote and directed this tale, titled ‘The Lady In Grey’. The second story focuses on a house in the 1970’s that has been cursed by witchcraft. When Lilly inherits the house from her odd uncle, who has left instructions to never try to open the doors that are locked. There are dark entities that are trapped within that are
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This week’s Women in Horror spotlight was selected, I confess, due to the fact that her wonderful new horror flick The Ladies of the House is out on VOD this week. (May 1st to be exact; mark it on your calendars!) She and her husband John Stuart Wildman are the writing team/creative whirlwind that is responsible for bringing the horror genre a story about rockabilly cannibal strippers. (Yes, you read right! Rockabilly. Cannibal. Strippers.) The film is an incredible joy to watch. Walford has been a huge part of the creation of the suspense driven thriller which is ridden with symbolism, foreshadowing, and excellent use of costume design and other elements to explain aspects of a story which would otherwise be unknown to the viewer. If you enjoy thinking and predicting outcomes in films as much as you enjoy viewing all the gorey details, you’ll love The Ladies of the House. Although her previous credits don’t include many horror titles,
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When will people learn to stop unearthing ancient evil? The characters in “The Pyramid” are about to learn the hard way that some places are best left alone. During a dig in Egypt a team of archaeologist attempt to explore a previously undiscovered pyramid only to wake a vengeful mummy and other creatures. The team soon realizes that they aren’t just trapped, they’re also being hunted. The Pyramid’s cast includes Ashley Hinshaw (Chronicle) , Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story) and James Buckley (Charlie Countryman) and is directed by Gregory Levasseur. Levasseur also directed ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006) and ‘Mirrors’ (2008). The Pyramid will be out on DVD on May 5th.
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In ‘Pernicious’ three American friends travel to Thailand for vacation. The young women are out to have a little fun, but the house they have rented holds a dark secret. The women unknowingly let lose the spirit of a murdered child, who is out for revenge and has the power to manipulate those around her to do brutal, horrible things. The award winning film, ‘Pernicious’ was written and directed by ‘Virus of the Dead’ director James Cullen Bressack. This brutal horror movie stars , Ciara Hanna (Project X), Emily O’Brian (Seance), Jackie Moore (Homeland), as the three friends. Byron Gibson (Soldiers), Jarad Cohn (Born Bad), and Sara Malakul Lane (Sharktopus) also have roles in ‘Pernicious’. I will admit, I am looking forward to seeing ‘Prenicious’. I’ve been hearing a lot of really good things about this movie. I will give you a warning, if you can not handle blood and gore, you might want to skip this movie, but if
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Two very lovely, very kind sisters named Angel and Mysti Cozart have created a new series titled ‘Gypsi’ which takes place in the fictional city of Lisette, Louisiana. The city has a very mysterious Victorian feel about it. The citizines of the town believe in the dark world of magic and ancient traditions. The series follows Gypsi LaSalle, who is drawn to the town by her dreams and an heirloom. Gyspi finds herself in the mysterious city where she encounters witches, shapeshifters and Voodoo practitioners. The seductive powers of the dark quickly pull her in. Gypsi, her family and her friends must piece together pieces of the past to reveal who Gypsi truly is, and who she is meant to be. ‘Gypsi’ is being directed by Marishka Phillips (Love Always, Ertha). The Lovely actress, Eve Mauro (Ozombie) has been cast in the lead role of Gypsi. Ruby Modine (Plastic Jesus) will be playing Eden LeCroix. ‘Phobia’ actor Wolfgang Weber stars
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Area 51, in Roswell, New Mexico is one of the most guarded places on earth. Millions of believers and conspiracy theorists have considered Area 51 a mecca since 1947 when (supposedly) an alien craft crash landed in the desert. Now ‘Paranormal Activity’ writer/director Oren Peli has created ‘Area 51’, a found footage film that explores not only our fears about what creatures may exist beyond our own solar system, but also goes far beyond the guarded perimeter of the base and into the base’s secretive corridors, to find something truly terrifying. ‘Area 51’ stars ‘Argo’ actress Nikka Far, ‘House of Manson’ actor Reid Warner, Ben Rovner (The New American Dream), Jelena Nik (P.L.U.G.), Jennifer Ludwigsen (616: Paranormal Incident) and writer/actor Darrion Bragg (After the Party). Glen Campbell, a UFO expert, who is considered the unofficial spokesman of Area 51, will also have a role in the film, as himself. In the film, a group of young conspiracy theorists plan to
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A few months ago, the gaming world received exciting news that Guillermo del Toro was teaming up with gaming giant, the Konami Corporation to make ‘Silent Hills’ starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). A P.T. trailer was released and fans chimed in in excitement. Last month we began to hear rumors and reports that Hideo Kojima was planning to leave the Konami Corporation. Kojima soon announced that as soon as his ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’ was released he would indeed be leaving the company, which left ‘Silent Hills’ in serious trouble. Kojima and Del Toro Many gamers are about to be very disappointed with the news that I have to report. Director Gillermo del Toro announced last night at an event that ‘Silent Hills’ has officially been canceled. Unfortunately, there is no plan to resurrect the game any time soon. Reedus sent out a message about his disappointment and apologize to his fan via Twitter today.
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ABC’s newest series is titled ‘The Whispers’. One of the show’s executive producers is none other than Steven Spielberg. The pilot, which premiers June 1st at 10:00 pm Eastern, was written by co-executive producer Soo Hugh, who also developed the series. In ‘The Whispers’ someone or something has been convincing the children of Washington D.C. to play a series of very dangerous games. When the children are asked who is leading them, the children speak of their imaginary friend, Drill. The strange thing is, most of the children are not connected, so how is it that they all have to have the same imaginary friend, by the same name ? To help with the investigation Claire Bennigan, a F.B.I. child specialist, is called in to find answers, but Drill is much more than your average invisible friend. Benningan soon finds herself in a race to not only save the children, but the entire world. The new series will stars ‘American
Continue reading →
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Herschell Gordon Lewis, often referred to as “The Godfather of Gore”, made his entrance into the horror genre with his 1963 movie ‘Blood Feast’. After almost fifty three years, ‘Blood Feast’, the first part of a trilogy, is getting a remake. Actor Robert Rusler (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2) announced via his FaceBook page that a remake was in the works. Very little is known about the remake at this time, except that ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ actress Caroline Williams will be co-starring along side Rusler. Two filming locations have also been named, Paris and Munich. In the original ‘Blood Feast’ an Egyptian caterer murders women around the Miami area and uses their body parts in an attempt to raise an Egyptian Goddess. A police detective tries to bring the killer to justice.
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Sam (Maurice Luijten), a twelve year old, is a bit of an outcast. Sam, along with a troop of Cub scouts and their teenage guides on a camping trip, find a spot and pitch their tents in an area of a forest rumored to be the hunting grounds of a werewolf. Sam can’t help himself, he strikes out on his own in search of the legendary creature. Instead of a werewolf, Sam finds a feral boy, who is a true killer. ‘Cub’, which fits in the subcategory of horror referred to as “splatter”, is a Belgian film full of nonstop action, gore and blood. Director Jonas Govaerts, who co-wrote the film with Roel Mondelers, also directed the 2004 movie ‘Mobius’. ‘Cub’ stars Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, Pieter De Brabandere, Thomas De Smet, Titus De Voogdt, Isah De Zutter and many more. ‘Cub’ will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD on August 18th.
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‘The House of Screaming Death’ is an indie horror anthology, reminiscent of the Gothic horror films of the 1970’s. The film is narrated by a mysterious stranger, known only as “The Architect” and is seperated into four eerie tales. Each segment is introduced by The Architect in front of an audience gathered in an old house on a stormy night. ‘The Architect’ sections of the movie were written and directed by Kaush Patel. The first of the four tales revolves around a WII veteran, haunted by ghosts of his past and a house with a long history of tragedy. Troy Dennison wrote and directed this tale, titled ‘The Lady In Grey’. The second story focuses on a house in the 1970’s that has been cursed by witchcraft. When Lilly inherits the house from her odd uncle, who has left instructions to never try to open the doors that are locked. There are dark entities that are trapped within that are
Continue reading →
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This week’s Women in Horror spotlight was selected, I confess, due to the fact that her wonderful new horror flick The Ladies of the House is out on VOD this week. (May 1st to be exact; mark it on your calendars!) She and her husband John Stuart Wildman are the writing team/creative whirlwind that is responsible for bringing the horror genre a story about rockabilly cannibal strippers. (Yes, you read right! Rockabilly. Cannibal. Strippers.) The film is an incredible joy to watch. Walford has been a huge part of the creation of the suspense driven thriller which is ridden with symbolism, foreshadowing, and excellent use of costume design and other elements to explain aspects of a story which would otherwise be unknown to the viewer. If you enjoy thinking and predicting outcomes in films as much as you enjoy viewing all the gorey details, you’ll love The Ladies of the House. Although her previous credits don’t include many horror titles,
Continue reading →
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When will people learn to stop unearthing ancient evil? The characters in “The Pyramid” are about to learn the hard way that some places are best left alone. During a dig in Egypt a team of archaeologist attempt to explore a previously undiscovered pyramid only to wake a vengeful mummy and other creatures. The team soon realizes that they aren’t just trapped, they’re also being hunted. The Pyramid’s cast includes Ashley Hinshaw (Chronicle) , Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story) and James Buckley (Charlie Countryman) and is directed by Gregory Levasseur. Levasseur also directed ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006) and ‘Mirrors’ (2008). The Pyramid will be out on DVD on May 5th.
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In ‘Pernicious’ three American friends travel to Thailand for vacation. The young women are out to have a little fun, but the house they have rented holds a dark secret. The women unknowingly let lose the spirit of a murdered child, who is out for revenge and has the power to manipulate those around her to do brutal, horrible things. The award winning film, ‘Pernicious’ was written and directed by ‘Virus of the Dead’ director James Cullen Bressack. This brutal horror movie stars , Ciara Hanna (Project X), Emily O’Brian (Seance), Jackie Moore (Homeland), as the three friends. Byron Gibson (Soldiers), Jarad Cohn (Born Bad), and Sara Malakul Lane (Sharktopus) also have roles in ‘Pernicious’. I will admit, I am looking forward to seeing ‘Prenicious’. I’ve been hearing a lot of really good things about this movie. I will give you a warning, if you can not handle blood and gore, you might want to skip this movie, but if
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
Two very lovely, very kind sisters named Angel and Mysti Cozart have created a new series titled ‘Gypsi’ which takes place in the fictional city of Lisette, Louisiana. The city has a very mysterious Victorian feel about it. The citizines of the town believe in the dark world of magic and ancient traditions. The series follows Gypsi LaSalle, who is drawn to the town by her dreams and an heirloom. Gyspi finds herself in the mysterious city where she encounters witches, shapeshifters and Voodoo practitioners. The seductive powers of the dark quickly pull her in. Gypsi, her family and her friends must piece together pieces of the past to reveal who Gypsi truly is, and who she is meant to be. ‘Gypsi’ is being directed by Marishka Phillips (Love Always, Ertha). The Lovely actress, Eve Mauro (Ozombie) has been cast in the lead role of Gypsi. Ruby Modine (Plastic Jesus) will be playing Eden LeCroix. ‘Phobia’ actor Wolfgang Weber stars
Continue reading →
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Area 51, in Roswell, New Mexico is one of the most guarded places on earth. Millions of believers and conspiracy theorists have considered Area 51 a mecca since 1947 when (supposedly) an alien craft crash landed in the desert. Now ‘Paranormal Activity’ writer/director Oren Peli has created ‘Area 51’, a found footage film that explores not only our fears about what creatures may exist beyond our own solar system, but also goes far beyond the guarded perimeter of the base and into the base’s secretive corridors, to find something truly terrifying. ‘Area 51’ stars ‘Argo’ actress Nikka Far, ‘House of Manson’ actor Reid Warner, Ben Rovner (The New American Dream), Jelena Nik (P.L.U.G.), Jennifer Ludwigsen (616: Paranormal Incident) and writer/actor Darrion Bragg (After the Party). Glen Campbell, a UFO expert, who is considered the unofficial spokesman of Area 51, will also have a role in the film, as himself. In the film, a group of young conspiracy theorists plan to
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A few months ago, the gaming world received exciting news that Guillermo del Toro was teaming up with gaming giant, the Konami Corporation to make ‘Silent Hills’ starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). A P.T. trailer was released and fans chimed in in excitement. Last month we began to hear rumors and reports that Hideo Kojima was planning to leave the Konami Corporation. Kojima soon announced that as soon as his ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’ was released he would indeed be leaving the company, which left ‘Silent Hills’ in serious trouble. Kojima and Del Toro Many gamers are about to be very disappointed with the news that I have to report. Director Gillermo del Toro announced last night at an event that ‘Silent Hills’ has officially been canceled. Unfortunately, there is no plan to resurrect the game any time soon. Reedus sent out a message about his disappointment and apologize to his fan via Twitter today.
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