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Filmmaking Duo Behind “The OA” Team Up For ‘Clue’ Like Series “Retreat” For FX

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the filmmaking team behind Netflix’s series “The OA” and the film Sound of my Voice are teaming up once again, this time to write and direct a new mystery series titled “Retreat” that will air on FX. Marling will also star in the series, which sounds a lot like Clue, as Darby Hart, an amateur sleuth who attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat, Deadline reports. In the series, “Darby and 11 other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must fight to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life.” A premiere date has not been announced at this time, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, if you haven’t seen “The OA”, you should check it out.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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First Look: Horror-Comedy ‘When The Screaming Starts’ Making Its World Premiere At FrightFest

Riotous Films in association with Four Plus10 Films has just announced that their new horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts will make its World Premiere later this month at FrightFest. Ahead of the premiere, we’ve got your first look at the film. The mockumentary marks the directorial debut of Conor Boru and stars “The Witcher” alum Yasen Atour, as well as Ed Hartland (“The Crown”), Octavia Gilmore (For Sale), and Jared Rogers (Killer Weekend). In the film, Aidan Mendle has a dream; he aspires to be an infamous serial killer. When a struggling journalist, Norman, is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he believes he has finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a bloodsoaked rampage, will Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned filmmaker turn into a nightmare. Who will be remembered, who will be forgotten and who will be left behind chopped into little pieces? Director Conor Boru was thrilled

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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The New Clip From Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers” Introduces Melissa McCarthy (Watch)

A new clip is here, teasing the first episode of Hulu’s new series “Nine Perfect Strangers”, based on the best-selling novel by Liane Moriarty. We see Melissa McCarthy entering her room at the mysterious facility with hopes that she will find her salvation and healing. “Nine Perfect Strangers” “is set at a health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Nicole Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.” Talk about an all-star cast, the series features Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) with the guests of the resort being played by Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Regina Hall, Grace Van Patten, Bobby Cannavale, Asher Keddie, Michael Shannon, Samara Weaving, and Melvin

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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Shudder Acquires The Horror “The Last Thing Mary Shaw” Ahead OF Fantasia

Writer-director Edoardo Vitaletti‘s feature debut, the occult thriller The Last Thing Mary Saw, is heading to Shudder. Ahead of its premiere at Fantasia, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural has snagged the rights to the film which will premiere on the streaming service in 2022. The Last Thing Mary Saw begins in Southold, New York, 1843: Young Mary (Stefanie Scott, Insidious: Chapter 3), blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be dealt with as severely as possible. The couple attempts to carry on in secret, but someone is always watching, or listening,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Gets An Explosive New Trailer

The trailer for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), has just made World Premiere and it’s explosive, literally (Cage’s cojones are strapped with explovises). Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, in theaters and on VOD and Digital on September 17, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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True Story Inspired Horror Thriller ‘Hidden In The Woods’ Coming To Blu-ray

Warped Releasing has announced the release of director Patricio Valladares’ true story-inspired savagely violent, horror-thriller Hidden in the Woods (2012) on special edition Blu-ray, filled with special features fit for any cinephiles collection. Starring Siboney Lo, Daniel Antivilo, Carmen Paz, Francois Soto, Carolina Escobar, and Jose Hernandez, in the film, after their abusive father is jailed, two sisters being raised in a remote area of Chile find they have to answer to their uncle, a drug kingpin who wants his missing product back. Founded in 2021 by Tony Jopia, Stu Jopia, and Andrij Evans, Warped Releasing specializes in releasing genre movies across all distribution platforms including Limited Theatrical, Blu-ray, SVOD, TVOD, and AVOD. Pre-orders are now live on the Earped Relesaeing website with a 10th September 2021 U.K. release date. Special Features: Mini Poster Making of Documentary Bloopers Director’s Interview Deleted Scenes Michael Biehn Interview Trailer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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Dark Sky Films Announces August Release Of Horror Thriller ‘Blood Conscious’

Dark Sky Films has just announced the theatrical, Digital, and VOD release of the festival fan-favorite horror film Blood Conscious, starring Nick Damici (“Hap and Leonard”, Dark Was the Night). In the film, ” Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, set off to their parents’ lakeside cottage expecting a leisurely weekend getaway but little did they expect the horror that awaits them. Their holiday turns into a trip from hell as they enter a scene of mass murder, where their parents and neighbors on this side of the lake all lie dead. Terror strikes when the armed murderer confronts them, alleging that they are fighting demonic forces that had possessed them all. They pin him down and lock him up in the cellar, but soon he claims not to be alone down there. As unexpected and traumatic events keep unfolding, they will have to find a way to survive the night without turning on each other, or

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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‘The Evil Next Door’ Haunts A Family This September (Trailer)

The Swedish film The Evil Next Door, from the writing-directing team of Oskar Mellender and Tord Danielsson, will invite you in this September and reveal the horrors that await a family in their new home. “New to her stepmom role, Shirin (Dilan Gwyn, “Beyond” and Dracula Untold) moves into a duplex with her partner, Frederik (Linus Wahlgren, “Bäckström”), and his son, Lucas (Eddie Eriksson Dominguez). The new home feels like the right place to start becoming a family. But, when Frederik leaves for work and Lucas begins talking to an imaginary friend, strange things are heard from the other, uninhabited side.” The Evil Next Door is out on DVD and Digital HD on September 21, 2021, from Magnolia Home Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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Rob Zombie’s ‘3 From Hell’ Is Being Released On 4K Ultra And Steelbook

It all started with House of 1000. Then came The Devil’s Rejects. But the Firefly family’s brutal rampage didn’t stop there. Now, writer-director Rob Zombie‘s blood-drenched sequel 3 From Hell is coming to 4K Ultra HD™ and Steelbook from Lionsgate, featuring all-new artwork from artist Vance Kelly, In 3 From Hell, “after barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley), and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell…and back.” 3 From Hell will be available on 4K Ultra HD™ and Steelbook on September 28, 2021, from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. 4K and BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell (4-Part Documentary) Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Rob Zombie

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2021

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Filmmaking Duo Behind “The OA” Team Up For ‘Clue’ Like Series “Retreat” For FX

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the filmmaking team behind Netflix’s series “The OA” and the film Sound of my Voice are teaming up once again, this time to write and direct a new mystery series titled “Retreat” that will air on FX. Marling will also star in the series, which sounds a lot like Clue, as Darby Hart, an amateur sleuth who attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat, Deadline reports. In the series, “Darby and 11 other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must fight to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life.” A premiere date has not been announced at this time, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, if you haven’t seen “The OA”, you should check it out.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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First Look: Horror-Comedy ‘When The Screaming Starts’ Making Its World Premiere At FrightFest

Riotous Films in association with Four Plus10 Films has just announced that their new horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts will make its World Premiere later this month at FrightFest. Ahead of the premiere, we’ve got your first look at the film. The mockumentary marks the directorial debut of Conor Boru and stars “The Witcher” alum Yasen Atour, as well as Ed Hartland (“The Crown”), Octavia Gilmore (For Sale), and Jared Rogers (Killer Weekend). In the film, Aidan Mendle has a dream; he aspires to be an infamous serial killer. When a struggling journalist, Norman, is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he believes he has finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a bloodsoaked rampage, will Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned filmmaker turn into a nightmare. Who will be remembered, who will be forgotten and who will be left behind chopped into little pieces? Director Conor Boru was thrilled

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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The New Clip From Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers” Introduces Melissa McCarthy (Watch)

A new clip is here, teasing the first episode of Hulu’s new series “Nine Perfect Strangers”, based on the best-selling novel by Liane Moriarty. We see Melissa McCarthy entering her room at the mysterious facility with hopes that she will find her salvation and healing. “Nine Perfect Strangers” “is set at a health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Nicole Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.” Talk about an all-star cast, the series features Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) with the guests of the resort being played by Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Regina Hall, Grace Van Patten, Bobby Cannavale, Asher Keddie, Michael Shannon, Samara Weaving, and Melvin

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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Shudder Acquires The Horror “The Last Thing Mary Shaw” Ahead OF Fantasia

Writer-director Edoardo Vitaletti‘s feature debut, the occult thriller The Last Thing Mary Saw, is heading to Shudder. Ahead of its premiere at Fantasia, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural has snagged the rights to the film which will premiere on the streaming service in 2022. The Last Thing Mary Saw begins in Southold, New York, 1843: Young Mary (Stefanie Scott, Insidious: Chapter 3), blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be dealt with as severely as possible. The couple attempts to carry on in secret, but someone is always watching, or listening,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Gets An Explosive New Trailer

The trailer for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), has just made World Premiere and it’s explosive, literally (Cage’s cojones are strapped with explovises). Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, in theaters and on VOD and Digital on September 17, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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True Story Inspired Horror Thriller ‘Hidden In The Woods’ Coming To Blu-ray

Warped Releasing has announced the release of director Patricio Valladares’ true story-inspired savagely violent, horror-thriller Hidden in the Woods (2012) on special edition Blu-ray, filled with special features fit for any cinephiles collection. Starring Siboney Lo, Daniel Antivilo, Carmen Paz, Francois Soto, Carolina Escobar, and Jose Hernandez, in the film, after their abusive father is jailed, two sisters being raised in a remote area of Chile find they have to answer to their uncle, a drug kingpin who wants his missing product back. Founded in 2021 by Tony Jopia, Stu Jopia, and Andrij Evans, Warped Releasing specializes in releasing genre movies across all distribution platforms including Limited Theatrical, Blu-ray, SVOD, TVOD, and AVOD. Pre-orders are now live on the Earped Relesaeing website with a 10th September 2021 U.K. release date. Special Features: Mini Poster Making of Documentary Bloopers Director’s Interview Deleted Scenes Michael Biehn Interview Trailer

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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Dark Sky Films Announces August Release Of Horror Thriller ‘Blood Conscious’

Dark Sky Films has just announced the theatrical, Digital, and VOD release of the festival fan-favorite horror film Blood Conscious, starring Nick Damici (“Hap and Leonard”, Dark Was the Night). In the film, ” Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, set off to their parents’ lakeside cottage expecting a leisurely weekend getaway but little did they expect the horror that awaits them. Their holiday turns into a trip from hell as they enter a scene of mass murder, where their parents and neighbors on this side of the lake all lie dead. Terror strikes when the armed murderer confronts them, alleging that they are fighting demonic forces that had possessed them all. They pin him down and lock him up in the cellar, but soon he claims not to be alone down there. As unexpected and traumatic events keep unfolding, they will have to find a way to survive the night without turning on each other, or

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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‘The Evil Next Door’ Haunts A Family This September (Trailer)

The Swedish film The Evil Next Door, from the writing-directing team of Oskar Mellender and Tord Danielsson, will invite you in this September and reveal the horrors that await a family in their new home. “New to her stepmom role, Shirin (Dilan Gwyn, “Beyond” and Dracula Untold) moves into a duplex with her partner, Frederik (Linus Wahlgren, “Bäckström”), and his son, Lucas (Eddie Eriksson Dominguez). The new home feels like the right place to start becoming a family. But, when Frederik leaves for work and Lucas begins talking to an imaginary friend, strange things are heard from the other, uninhabited side.” The Evil Next Door is out on DVD and Digital HD on September 21, 2021, from Magnolia Home Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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Rob Zombie’s ‘3 From Hell’ Is Being Released On 4K Ultra And Steelbook

It all started with House of 1000. Then came The Devil’s Rejects. But the Firefly family’s brutal rampage didn’t stop there. Now, writer-director Rob Zombie‘s blood-drenched sequel 3 From Hell is coming to 4K Ultra HD™ and Steelbook from Lionsgate, featuring all-new artwork from artist Vance Kelly, In 3 From Hell, “after barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley), and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell…and back.” 3 From Hell will be available on 4K Ultra HD™ and Steelbook on September 28, 2021, from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. 4K and BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell (4-Part Documentary) Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Rob Zombie

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2021
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