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Filmmaker Joe O'Connell Discusses His Documentary About Rondo Hatton & Bob Burns

New Documentary ‘Rondo And Bob’ Delves Into The Lives Of Two Horror Icons

The award-winning documentary Rondo and Bob, centering on Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) art director Robert Burns and his obsession with cult actor Rondo Hatton, will be released on streaming platforms this June. Robert A. “Bob” Burns is a significant name in horror, known for his work on Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Re-Animator, The Howling, and Poltergeist. From a young age he showed signs of being a genius and could create complex designs all in his head, draw detailed cartoons and create outrageous puns. In high school and college he studied drama, which he later utilized in films including Confessions of a Serial Killer. While attending the University of Texas he edited the “Texas Ranger” humor magazine and discovered Rondo Hatton, a former Tampa, Florida, sports reporter, who contracted acromegaly, a condition that caused his face, hands and feet to grow out of proportion to the rest of his body. It caused the former athlete and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2022
Movie Reviews: “Dark Glasses” and “No Looking Back” (SLASH 1/2 Film Festival)

Movie Reviews: “Dark Glasses” and “No Looking Back” (SLASH 1/2 Film Festival)

Dark Glasses Italian/French coproduction Dark Glasses (AKA Black Glasses; Occhiali Neri, 2022) is the latest from Dario Argento, and while it isn’t quite a return to form for the legendary director, it is arguably one of his better later-career offerings. High-end call girl Diana (Ilenia Pastorelli) loses her sight when she is pursued in a car chase by a serial killer who targets sex workers, and her vehicle crashes into another, blidning her and killing the parents of young boy Chin (Andrea Zhang). She visits him at the nunnery for orphans where he stays until placed with a foster family, and he escapes to live with her illegally. Naturally, the murderer is still pursuing Diana, which puts both her and the boy in peril. There are no surprises in Dark Glasses other than an eerie opening sequence involving a solar eclipse. After that, it’s pretty standard giallo/slasher fare, and not as stylish as viewers might hope for Argento’s first film

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Joseph Perry
May 10, 2022
Dee Snider Announces He Is Directing A New Horror Film

Dee Snider Announces He Is Directing A New Horror Film

Back in 1998, “Twisted Sister” rocker Dee Snider wrote and starred in the horror movie Strangeland, which has since become something of a cult classic. Now, Snider is back with a new horror project. Snider took to Twitter to announce a new movie that it is greenlit and will kick off pre-production in a month. But that’s not all, he also revealed that he wrote the yet-to-be-named film and will be serving as director. In the past, Snider has teased that he wanted to make a sequel to Strangeland, in which he starred as a sadist obsessed with body modification that lures teens to be his victims via the internet. Could this be it or is it something entirely different? Hopefully, we’ll find out soon enough. Here’s a look back at the trailer for Sniders’ Strangeland.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2022
Sony's New Series Adaption Of "Beasts and Beauty" Reimagines Fairy Tales With A Horror Twist

Sony’s New Series Adaption Of “Beasts and Beauty” Reimagines Fairy Tales With A Horror Twist

Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestseller “Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales,” released last year, is getting a series adaptation from Sony’s 3000 Pictures, Variety reports. Chainani will be writing the pilot for the new series that features “Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death.” “New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani turns old stories we were told as children “into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.” There is no word yet of when the series will premiere, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can get your copy of the book now on Amazon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2022
Wales Interactive Reveal Creepy Co-Op 'Sker Ritual'

Wales Interactive Reveal Creepy Co-Op ‘Sker Ritual’

The spiritual successor to Maid of Sker will be taking players back to Sker island in a 1-4 player co-op first-person shooter where players can take on the silent ones, the main enemies from Maid of Sker, this summer in round-based survival! In Sker Ritual Players can go alone or team up with friends and face hoards of enemies with a mix of some elite enemies and bosses from the first game as they fight for survival and complete objectives. Players can customize their character with interchangeable in-game masks inspired by all forms of horror; folk, gothic, zombie, science fiction, the supernatural, and more! More information about Sker Ritual‘s mechanics and other features will be coming down the line soon. Sker Ritual is coming to PC this summer, with a new-gen launch later in the year. Check out the new trailer featuring the teleporting Banshee, the lethal Mariner, the invisible Phantom, and the Maid of Sker fan-favorite boss Abraham.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 9, 2022
Warner Bros. Unleashes New Clip To Celebrate 'Eraser: Reborn's' Release

First Clip From Action Thriller ‘Eraser: Reborn’ Issues A Warning

Check out the first-ever clip from the action-thriller Eraser: Reborn, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this June, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. In this exciting clip from the action-packed film, Pollard (played by Dominic Sherwood) issues a warning to a witness under his protection. In the all-new original film, Eraser: Reborn, a reboot of the 1996 blockbuster, U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, with a team of merciless assassins on their trail, Pollard discovers he’s been set up. Double-crossed and fueled by adrenaline, he needs to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased. Permanently. Eraser: Reborn is directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Blu-ray Release Of 'Escape The Field'

New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Blu-ray Release Of ‘Escape The Field’

Lionsgate’s Escape the Field is now playing in select theaters and On Demand. The home release date has just been announced and to celebrate, we have a brand new clip, titled “Maybe He Knows.”. “The fear is inescapable and the suspense nonstop in this gripping horror-thriller about six strangers who suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes it’s been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical — and deadly — puzzle.” Joshua Dobkin and Sean Wathen co-wrote the film with director Emerson Moore. The film stars Shane West, Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif, Julian Feder, and Elena Juatco. Andrew Davies Gans, Michael Philip, Jason

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
James Franco To Star In Upcoming Crime Thriller 'Mace'

James Franco To Star In Upcoming Crime Thriller ‘Mace’

James Franco, known for his roles in movies such as the survival film 127 Hours, based on a true story, Pineapple Express, Homefront, and The Disaster Artist, is set to star in the upcoming action crime-thriller Mace, from director Jon Amiel (“The Singing Detective”). The film, which “is the first production from Meyers Media Group, follows the story of two very different kinds of cops. Mace (Franco) is a veteran officer, corrupt and dangerously unhinged, while Virgin Woods is a young rookie who believes that he can change the system that fosters cops like Mace from within. Inspired by the racial injustice on the streets of America, Woods refuses to be bullied and pits his principles against the amoral Mace, risking everything he believes in to stop Mace from destroying the city when Mace unleashes a gang war to cover up his crimes.” Deadline reports. Amiel directs from a script penned by David Chisholm with Lawrence Steven Meyers, Randy Dannenberg,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
Alex Garland's A24 Horror 'Men' Out This August

A24’s Horror ‘MEN’, From The Director Of Ex Machina, Coming To Theaters

Watch the chilling trailer for A24’s MEN, written and directed by Academy Award® nominee and visionary filmmaker Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation), ahead of its arrival in theaters later this month. “In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears in the feverish, shape-shifting new horror film starring Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things), Rory Kinnear (The Imitation Game), and Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You). MEN opens in theaters on May 20, 2022, from A24, known for its unnerving genre films such as Midsommar, Hereditary, and Lamb.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
Movie Review: 'Monstrous' Lacks Heart And Scares

‘Monstrous’, Starring Christina Ricci, Opens In Theaters This Week

Fresh off her stint on Showtime’s “Yellowjackets”, Christina Ricci, also known for her role as Wednesday Addams, stars in the dark film Monstrous, opening in theaters this week. In the film, from All Cheerleaders Must Die director Chris Siverston, a terrifying new horror awaits Laura (Christina Ricci) and her seven-year-old son Cody when they flee her abusive ex-husband and try to settle into a new life in an idyllic and remote lakeside farmhouse. Still traumatized, their physical and mental well-being are pushed to the limit as their fragile existence is threatened. Colleen Camp (Sliver, Clue, Die Hard With a Vengeance), Santino Bernard (8-Bit Christmas, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, “Bing”), Don Balderamos (Suburbicon, “Castle”), and Nick Vallelonga (Green Book, The Many Saints of Newark, The Birthday Cake) co-star in the film written by Carol Chrest (The Prophet’s Game). Monstrous opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on May 13, 2022, from Screen Media.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022

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Filmmaker Joe O'Connell Discusses His Documentary About Rondo Hatton & Bob Burns

New Documentary ‘Rondo And Bob’ Delves Into The Lives Of Two Horror Icons

The award-winning documentary Rondo and Bob, centering on Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) art director Robert Burns and his obsession with cult actor Rondo Hatton, will be released on streaming platforms this June. Robert A. “Bob” Burns is a significant name in horror, known for his work on Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Re-Animator, The Howling, and Poltergeist. From a young age he showed signs of being a genius and could create complex designs all in his head, draw detailed cartoons and create outrageous puns. In high school and college he studied drama, which he later utilized in films including Confessions of a Serial Killer. While attending the University of Texas he edited the “Texas Ranger” humor magazine and discovered Rondo Hatton, a former Tampa, Florida, sports reporter, who contracted acromegaly, a condition that caused his face, hands and feet to grow out of proportion to the rest of his body. It caused the former athlete and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2022
Movie Reviews: “Dark Glasses” and “No Looking Back” (SLASH 1/2 Film Festival)

Movie Reviews: “Dark Glasses” and “No Looking Back” (SLASH 1/2 Film Festival)

Dark Glasses Italian/French coproduction Dark Glasses (AKA Black Glasses; Occhiali Neri, 2022) is the latest from Dario Argento, and while it isn’t quite a return to form for the legendary director, it is arguably one of his better later-career offerings. High-end call girl Diana (Ilenia Pastorelli) loses her sight when she is pursued in a car chase by a serial killer who targets sex workers, and her vehicle crashes into another, blidning her and killing the parents of young boy Chin (Andrea Zhang). She visits him at the nunnery for orphans where he stays until placed with a foster family, and he escapes to live with her illegally. Naturally, the murderer is still pursuing Diana, which puts both her and the boy in peril. There are no surprises in Dark Glasses other than an eerie opening sequence involving a solar eclipse. After that, it’s pretty standard giallo/slasher fare, and not as stylish as viewers might hope for Argento’s first film

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
May 10, 2022
Dee Snider Announces He Is Directing A New Horror Film

Dee Snider Announces He Is Directing A New Horror Film

Back in 1998, “Twisted Sister” rocker Dee Snider wrote and starred in the horror movie Strangeland, which has since become something of a cult classic. Now, Snider is back with a new horror project. Snider took to Twitter to announce a new movie that it is greenlit and will kick off pre-production in a month. But that’s not all, he also revealed that he wrote the yet-to-be-named film and will be serving as director. In the past, Snider has teased that he wanted to make a sequel to Strangeland, in which he starred as a sadist obsessed with body modification that lures teens to be his victims via the internet. Could this be it or is it something entirely different? Hopefully, we’ll find out soon enough. Here’s a look back at the trailer for Sniders’ Strangeland.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2022
Sony's New Series Adaption Of "Beasts and Beauty" Reimagines Fairy Tales With A Horror Twist

Sony’s New Series Adaption Of “Beasts and Beauty” Reimagines Fairy Tales With A Horror Twist

Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestseller “Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales,” released last year, is getting a series adaptation from Sony’s 3000 Pictures, Variety reports. Chainani will be writing the pilot for the new series that features “Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death.” “New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani turns old stories we were told as children “into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.” There is no word yet of when the series will premiere, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can get your copy of the book now on Amazon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2022
Wales Interactive Reveal Creepy Co-Op 'Sker Ritual'

Wales Interactive Reveal Creepy Co-Op ‘Sker Ritual’

The spiritual successor to Maid of Sker will be taking players back to Sker island in a 1-4 player co-op first-person shooter where players can take on the silent ones, the main enemies from Maid of Sker, this summer in round-based survival! In Sker Ritual Players can go alone or team up with friends and face hoards of enemies with a mix of some elite enemies and bosses from the first game as they fight for survival and complete objectives. Players can customize their character with interchangeable in-game masks inspired by all forms of horror; folk, gothic, zombie, science fiction, the supernatural, and more! More information about Sker Ritual‘s mechanics and other features will be coming down the line soon. Sker Ritual is coming to PC this summer, with a new-gen launch later in the year. Check out the new trailer featuring the teleporting Banshee, the lethal Mariner, the invisible Phantom, and the Maid of Sker fan-favorite boss Abraham.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 9, 2022
Warner Bros. Unleashes New Clip To Celebrate 'Eraser: Reborn's' Release

First Clip From Action Thriller ‘Eraser: Reborn’ Issues A Warning

Check out the first-ever clip from the action-thriller Eraser: Reborn, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this June, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. In this exciting clip from the action-packed film, Pollard (played by Dominic Sherwood) issues a warning to a witness under his protection. In the all-new original film, Eraser: Reborn, a reboot of the 1996 blockbuster, U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, with a team of merciless assassins on their trail, Pollard discovers he’s been set up. Double-crossed and fueled by adrenaline, he needs to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased. Permanently. Eraser: Reborn is directed

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Blu-ray Release Of 'Escape The Field'

New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Blu-ray Release Of ‘Escape The Field’

Lionsgate’s Escape the Field is now playing in select theaters and On Demand. The home release date has just been announced and to celebrate, we have a brand new clip, titled “Maybe He Knows.”. “The fear is inescapable and the suspense nonstop in this gripping horror-thriller about six strangers who suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes it’s been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical — and deadly — puzzle.” Joshua Dobkin and Sean Wathen co-wrote the film with director Emerson Moore. The film stars Shane West, Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif, Julian Feder, and Elena Juatco. Andrew Davies Gans, Michael Philip, Jason

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
James Franco To Star In Upcoming Crime Thriller 'Mace'

James Franco To Star In Upcoming Crime Thriller ‘Mace’

James Franco, known for his roles in movies such as the survival film 127 Hours, based on a true story, Pineapple Express, Homefront, and The Disaster Artist, is set to star in the upcoming action crime-thriller Mace, from director Jon Amiel (“The Singing Detective”). The film, which “is the first production from Meyers Media Group, follows the story of two very different kinds of cops. Mace (Franco) is a veteran officer, corrupt and dangerously unhinged, while Virgin Woods is a young rookie who believes that he can change the system that fosters cops like Mace from within. Inspired by the racial injustice on the streets of America, Woods refuses to be bullied and pits his principles against the amoral Mace, risking everything he believes in to stop Mace from destroying the city when Mace unleashes a gang war to cover up his crimes.” Deadline reports. Amiel directs from a script penned by David Chisholm with Lawrence Steven Meyers, Randy Dannenberg,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
Alex Garland's A24 Horror 'Men' Out This August

A24’s Horror ‘MEN’, From The Director Of Ex Machina, Coming To Theaters

Watch the chilling trailer for A24’s MEN, written and directed by Academy Award® nominee and visionary filmmaker Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation), ahead of its arrival in theaters later this month. “In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears in the feverish, shape-shifting new horror film starring Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things), Rory Kinnear (The Imitation Game), and Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You). MEN opens in theaters on May 20, 2022, from A24, known for its unnerving genre films such as Midsommar, Hereditary, and Lamb.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
Movie Review: 'Monstrous' Lacks Heart And Scares

‘Monstrous’, Starring Christina Ricci, Opens In Theaters This Week

Fresh off her stint on Showtime’s “Yellowjackets”, Christina Ricci, also known for her role as Wednesday Addams, stars in the dark film Monstrous, opening in theaters this week. In the film, from All Cheerleaders Must Die director Chris Siverston, a terrifying new horror awaits Laura (Christina Ricci) and her seven-year-old son Cody when they flee her abusive ex-husband and try to settle into a new life in an idyllic and remote lakeside farmhouse. Still traumatized, their physical and mental well-being are pushed to the limit as their fragile existence is threatened. Colleen Camp (Sliver, Clue, Die Hard With a Vengeance), Santino Bernard (8-Bit Christmas, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, “Bing”), Don Balderamos (Suburbicon, “Castle”), and Nick Vallelonga (Green Book, The Many Saints of Newark, The Birthday Cake) co-star in the film written by Carol Chrest (The Prophet’s Game). Monstrous opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on May 13, 2022, from Screen Media.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2022
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