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Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.
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Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.
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Way back in 1927, down Pennsylvania way; illiterate mill worker Billy (Chad Lowe) seeks some relief for his fucked up cheek by way of the services of folk magic healer John Reese (Donald Sutherland), who throws in a cure for Billy’s booze hound pappy as well. The two become a duo, with John teaching our hero to read… despite what Billy’s maybe/sorta girlfriend Alice (Mia Sara) thinks about John. Turns out her instincts were on the money as John is getting legal static about practicing medicine without a license, and being involved in the death of a young girl under his care. Well you can’t keep a shady cat down for long, and soon John is free and goading billy into joining him in a holy mission of spiritual warfare aimed at what he believes is causing on of those pestilences the kids are so into these days at a local farm. This brings dark times upon Billy indeed… As
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IFC Midnight has unveiled the trailer for Jennifer Reeder’s visionary coming-of-age thriller Knives and Skin. “What happened to Carolyn Harper? Part suburban nightmare, part neon-soaked teenage fever dream, this tantalizing mystery traces the wave of fear and distrust that spreads across a small Midwestern town in the wake of a high school girl’s mysterious disappearance. As the loneliness and darkness lurking beneath the veneer of everyday life gradually comes to light, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town’s teenage girls—gathering in force until it can no longer be contained. Unfolding in a hallucinatory haze of lushly surreal images, Knives and Skin is a one-of-a-kind coming-of-age noir that haunts like a half-remembered dream.” Starring Kate Arrington (The Irishman, Hello I Must Be Going), Tony Fitzpatrick (Married to the Mob, Philadelphia), Tim Hopper (School of Rock, Vanilla Sky), Raven Whitley (Red Line), and Ty Olwin (Personal Shopper), Knives and Skin was produced by Brian Hieggelke and Jan Hieggelke of Newcity/Chicago Film
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Jeremy Saulnier, the filmmaker behind Murder Party, Green Room, and Hold the Dark, is teaming up with Netflix once again for the thriller Rebel Ridge. Variety is reporting that Attack the Block and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker actor John Boyega will star. The site describes the film as “a high-velocity thriller that explores systemic American injustices through bone-breaking action sequences, suspense, and dark humor.” Filmscience and Bonneville Pictures are co-producing Rebel Ridge alongside Saulnier, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino. Macon Blair will serve as executive producer.
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A forerunner to reality television—lost and forgotten in a New Jersey garage for more than 50 years— the “Deadline” television series that ran from 1959 to 1961 has been rediscovered and is coming to DVD. The series that dramatized stories ripped from real-life newspaper headlines of the ’50s has been rediscovered and is making its home video debut this November. This cult TV classic, in a 39-episode, three-disc collector’s set, features such iconic actors in their youth as Paul Stewart (narrator), Peter Falk, Dianne Ladd, George Maharis, and Robert Lansing, among others. Bring home your copy of “Deadline” on November 19th. You can pre-order your copy now (here).
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This November director Michael Goi‘s frightening film Mary, starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour, The Dark Knight), pulls into port to spook viewers on Blu-ray and DVD. In MARY, David (Oldman) is a struggling blue-collar captain looking to make a better life for his family. Strangely drawn to an abandoned ship that is up for auction, David impulsively buys the boat, believing it will be his family’s ticket to happiness and prosperity. But soon after they embark on their maiden journey, strange and frightening events begin to terrorize David and his family, causing them to turn on one another and doubt their own sanity. With tensions high, the ship drifts off course, and it becomes horrifyingly clear that they are being lured to an even greater evil out at sea. The all-star cast also includes Emily Mortimer (Mary Poppins Returns, Lars and the Real Girl), Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Murder on the Orient Express, The Magnificent Seven), Stefanie Scott (Beautiful
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Cinestate and Fangoria have teamed up again for the exorcism film The Seventh Day, from director Guy Pearce and writer Justin P. Lange, Deadline reports. Being described as “Training Day meets The Exorcist,” the film follows a renowned exorcist who teams up with a rookie priest for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and evil blur, and their own demons emerge. Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Presmyk are producing alongside Kimberly Hwang and Chelsea Davenport. Nicolas Chartier, Jonathan Deckter, Adam Donaghey, Phil Nobile Jr., and Danielle Cox are executive producing the project. The film’s cast has yet to be announced, but we will keep you posted.
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This past September writer-director Ping Lumpraploeng‘s creature feature The Pool took home the award for “Most Fun Movie to See with an Audience” at Fantastic Fest. Now, it has just debuted on Amazon Prime. The film centers on a man (Theeradej Wongpuapan) and his girlfriend (Ratnamon Ratchiratham) who become trapped in an empty swimming pool with a deadly crocodile. Check out this action-packed flick on Amazon Prime now.
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After Midnight (formerly titled Something Else) is an odd beast, in the best way. It pushes boundaries on genre blending, resulting in a creature feature film that may be too slow for those hoping for an outright horror outing, but it will highly reward viewers interested in the current trend of quieter, personal fright fare. Writer and codirector (with the film’s cinematographer Christian Stella) Jeremy Gardner (who also helmed, scripted, and starred in The Battery [2012]) stars as Hank, a man content with settling down at his old family home, which is in a state of disrepair, and hunting with buddies when not comanaging the bar he owns with long-time girlfriend Abby (Brea Grant of Beyond the Gates [2016] and Dead Night [2017]). When Abby leaves suddenly with only a short note that doesn’t explain much to announce her departure, Hank becomes isolated and his behavior becomes erratic, including seemingly battling nightly with what he claims to be a monster.
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Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.
Continue reading →
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Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.
Continue reading →
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Way back in 1927, down Pennsylvania way; illiterate mill worker Billy (Chad Lowe) seeks some relief for his fucked up cheek by way of the services of folk magic healer John Reese (Donald Sutherland), who throws in a cure for Billy’s booze hound pappy as well. The two become a duo, with John teaching our hero to read… despite what Billy’s maybe/sorta girlfriend Alice (Mia Sara) thinks about John. Turns out her instincts were on the money as John is getting legal static about practicing medicine without a license, and being involved in the death of a young girl under his care. Well you can’t keep a shady cat down for long, and soon John is free and goading billy into joining him in a holy mission of spiritual warfare aimed at what he believes is causing on of those pestilences the kids are so into these days at a local farm. This brings dark times upon Billy indeed… As
Continue reading →
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IFC Midnight has unveiled the trailer for Jennifer Reeder’s visionary coming-of-age thriller Knives and Skin. “What happened to Carolyn Harper? Part suburban nightmare, part neon-soaked teenage fever dream, this tantalizing mystery traces the wave of fear and distrust that spreads across a small Midwestern town in the wake of a high school girl’s mysterious disappearance. As the loneliness and darkness lurking beneath the veneer of everyday life gradually comes to light, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town’s teenage girls—gathering in force until it can no longer be contained. Unfolding in a hallucinatory haze of lushly surreal images, Knives and Skin is a one-of-a-kind coming-of-age noir that haunts like a half-remembered dream.” Starring Kate Arrington (The Irishman, Hello I Must Be Going), Tony Fitzpatrick (Married to the Mob, Philadelphia), Tim Hopper (School of Rock, Vanilla Sky), Raven Whitley (Red Line), and Ty Olwin (Personal Shopper), Knives and Skin was produced by Brian Hieggelke and Jan Hieggelke of Newcity/Chicago Film
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Jeremy Saulnier, the filmmaker behind Murder Party, Green Room, and Hold the Dark, is teaming up with Netflix once again for the thriller Rebel Ridge. Variety is reporting that Attack the Block and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker actor John Boyega will star. The site describes the film as “a high-velocity thriller that explores systemic American injustices through bone-breaking action sequences, suspense, and dark humor.” Filmscience and Bonneville Pictures are co-producing Rebel Ridge alongside Saulnier, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino. Macon Blair will serve as executive producer.
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsShowStreaming TVThrillerTrue Crime
A forerunner to reality television—lost and forgotten in a New Jersey garage for more than 50 years— the “Deadline” television series that ran from 1959 to 1961 has been rediscovered and is coming to DVD. The series that dramatized stories ripped from real-life newspaper headlines of the ’50s has been rediscovered and is making its home video debut this November. This cult TV classic, in a 39-episode, three-disc collector’s set, features such iconic actors in their youth as Paul Stewart (narrator), Peter Falk, Dianne Ladd, George Maharis, and Robert Lansing, among others. Bring home your copy of “Deadline” on November 19th. You can pre-order your copy now (here).
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsParanormalThrillerTrailers
This November director Michael Goi‘s frightening film Mary, starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour, The Dark Knight), pulls into port to spook viewers on Blu-ray and DVD. In MARY, David (Oldman) is a struggling blue-collar captain looking to make a better life for his family. Strangely drawn to an abandoned ship that is up for auction, David impulsively buys the boat, believing it will be his family’s ticket to happiness and prosperity. But soon after they embark on their maiden journey, strange and frightening events begin to terrorize David and his family, causing them to turn on one another and doubt their own sanity. With tensions high, the ship drifts off course, and it becomes horrifyingly clear that they are being lured to an even greater evil out at sea. The all-star cast also includes Emily Mortimer (Mary Poppins Returns, Lars and the Real Girl), Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Murder on the Orient Express, The Magnificent Seven), Stefanie Scott (Beautiful
Continue reading →
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Cinestate and Fangoria have teamed up again for the exorcism film The Seventh Day, from director Guy Pearce and writer Justin P. Lange, Deadline reports. Being described as “Training Day meets The Exorcist,” the film follows a renowned exorcist who teams up with a rookie priest for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and evil blur, and their own demons emerge. Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Presmyk are producing alongside Kimberly Hwang and Chelsea Davenport. Nicolas Chartier, Jonathan Deckter, Adam Donaghey, Phil Nobile Jr., and Danielle Cox are executive producing the project. The film’s cast has yet to be announced, but we will keep you posted.
Continue reading →
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This past September writer-director Ping Lumpraploeng‘s creature feature The Pool took home the award for “Most Fun Movie to See with an Audience” at Fantastic Fest. Now, it has just debuted on Amazon Prime. The film centers on a man (Theeradej Wongpuapan) and his girlfriend (Ratnamon Ratchiratham) who become trapped in an empty swimming pool with a deadly crocodile. Check out this action-packed flick on Amazon Prime now.
Continue reading →
DocumentariesFilm FestivalsThriller
After Midnight (formerly titled Something Else) is an odd beast, in the best way. It pushes boundaries on genre blending, resulting in a creature feature film that may be too slow for those hoping for an outright horror outing, but it will highly reward viewers interested in the current trend of quieter, personal fright fare. Writer and codirector (with the film’s cinematographer Christian Stella) Jeremy Gardner (who also helmed, scripted, and starred in The Battery [2012]) stars as Hank, a man content with settling down at his old family home, which is in a state of disrepair, and hunting with buddies when not comanaging the bar he owns with long-time girlfriend Abby (Brea Grant of Beyond the Gates [2016] and Dead Night [2017]). When Abby leaves suddenly with only a short note that doesn’t explain much to announce her departure, Hank becomes isolated and his behavior becomes erratic, including seemingly battling nightly with what he claims to be a monster.
Continue reading →
