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Based On Irish Lore, ‘Unwelcome’ Is Coming To Theaters (Trailer)

There is a price that must be paid in Unwelcome, from Irish director Jon Wright (Grabbers, Robot Overlords). Written by Mark Stay, the film is inspired by dark Irish lore. In the film, “A couple escapes their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to hear stories of mysterious beings who live in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. As warned by their new neighbors, in Irish lore, the Redcaps will come when called to help souls in dire need of rescue, but it’s crucial to remember that there is always a dear price to pay for their aid.” Mark Stay stars along with Hannah John-Kamen (Black Mirror, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Ready Player One) and Douglas Booth (hit Netflix film The Dirt, Jupiter Ascending, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). Produced by Piers Tempest, Unwelcome opens in select theaters on March 10, 2023, from Well Go USA.

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Jan 13, 2023

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Horror-Thriller ‘The Price We Pay’ Draws Blood In Theaters This Week

Director Ryûhei Kitamura, who brought Clive Barker’s Midnight Meat Train to life, is back with the new blood-drenched horror film The Price We Pay. In the film, starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Stephen Dorff (Blade), after an intense holdup at a pawnshop, Grace is taken hostage by the thieves. Forced to take refuge at a remote farmhouse late at night, they discover a secret dungeon with evidence of sadistic violence—and when “Grandfather” comes home, all hell breaks loose. Can Grace muster the courage to escape the gut-wrenching fates that befall her criminal companions? Gigi Zumbado, Tyler Sanders, Erika Ervin, Jesse Kinser, Sabina Mach, Vernon Wells, and Tanner Zagarino also star in the film written by Christopher Jolley. The Price We Pay opens in theaters on January 13, 2023. Watch it now on Digital and Demand from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 11, 2023

Atomic Monster & Blumhouse's 'Night Swim' Coming Early

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Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, And Bryce McGuire Dive Into Blumhouse’s ‘Night Swim’

Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon star in Night Swim from writer-director Bryce McGuire. The film is based on the short film created by McGuire and Rod Blackhurst. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are producing the film for Universal Pictures. It is the first collaboration for the two companies following the debut of the recent hit film M3GAN, which grossed $30.4M domestically this past weekend. Details are still being kept under wraps, but we know that Night Swim, set to begin production soon, is being described as “a supernatural thriller built around the hidden source of terror found in an iconic backyard swimming pool.” The film does have a premiere date. It is set to premiere on January 19, 2024. James Wan and Jason Blum are producing. Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott and Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek are executive producing. Alayna Glasthal will be the creative executive overseeing the film for Atomic Monster. Wyatt Russell will next be seen in the

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Jan 10, 2023

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Fights To Escape A Haunted Hospital In The ‘Disquiet’ Trailer

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“Vikings,” “Dracula”) discovers the terrors that fill an abandoned hospital in the new trailer for the intense supernatural horror-thriller Disquiet from writer-director Michael Winnick (Malicious). In the edge-of-your-seat film, ” After a near-fatal car accident, Sam (Meyers) wakes to discover he is trapped in an abandoned hospital by mysterious and sinister forces that have no intention of letting him or the other patients leave…” Meyers stars alongside Rachelle Goulding, Elyse Levesque, Lochlyn Munro, Garry Chalk, Trezzo Mahoro, Anita Brown, and Bradley Stryker in the haunting film produced by Steven Paul. Rated “R” for violence, language, and some nudity, Disquiet opens in select theaters and arrives on Digital and On Demand on February 10, 2023, from Paramount Pictures.

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Jan 10, 2023

New Exclusive Clip From 'The Way Out' Finds Star "A Little Freaked Out"

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A Man Tries To Find ‘The Way Out’ In This Thriller’s New Trailer

From writer-director Barry Jay comes the unnerving thriller The Way out, starring Jonny Beauchamp (“Penny Dreadful”) and Emmy winner Mike Manning (“Teen Wolf,” “This is Us”), “Alex is an aspiring singer/songwriter and a drug addict who’s been damaged by childhood abuse. After the death of his father and inheriting the family home, he takes in a roommate, a fighter, who takes Alex under his wing, teaching him how to fight back and stand up to abusers. But soon, this leads Alex down a dark path that threatens his sobriety and his life.” Ashleigh Murray (“Riverdale”), and Sherri Shepherd (“Life is Perfect”), also star in this riveting thriller from Terror Films, hitting digital on February 10, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 9, 2023

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Movie Review: ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

Scott Cooper’s (Antlers) new film The Pale Bue Eye has just made its debut on Netflix, and boy, have I been waiting to see it! The film centers on Christian Bale’s Augustus Landor, a retired detective tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830, when Poe did attend in real life, a cadet is found dead in the early hours of a winter morning. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully cut out. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the rigors of the military and a penchant for poetry—a young man named Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling).

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Jan 7, 2023

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Movie Review: The Bat (1959)

After one hell of a swinging opening theme, writer/director Crane Wilbur’s The Bat gets underway… Mystery author Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead, known best these days for her regular appearances on ’60s sitcom Bewitched) along with her assistant Lizzie (Lenita Lane), rents The Oaks; a Gothic mansion/summer home owned by bank prez John Fleming (Harvey Stephens)… who just so happens to have embezzled a million dollars from said bank, and is planning on faking his death with his doctor, Malcolm Wells (Vincent Price) who quickly pulls a double-cross in order to grab those sweet-ass greenbacks! Meanwhile the are has been plagued by woman-killer The Bat; a mysterious shadow-figure who soon makes the scene at The Oaks, and releases a bat which puts the bite on Lizzie which causes a fear of “the rabies” infection… and who do you think they call in to take a look-see? None other than Wicked Wells! Will the wily Wells get his hands on the

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Jan 7, 2023

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A Fight To Survive A Blood-Thirsty Cult Unfolds In ‘Night Of The Bastard’ (Trailer)

Long-buried secrets surface in the home invasion horror Night of the Bastard, which opens in select theaters and on Digital this January. In the film, “Disgruntled hermit Reed lives a solitary life in the desert. After chasing away a group of youths trying to party near his home, Reed’s peaceful life is violently upheaved when a group of savage cultists lay siege to his house. Forced to partner up with one of the party-goers, Reed and his newfound colleague must defend themselves into the night, all while long-buried and disturbing secrets are revealed to him as part of the cult’s evil plan.” Directed by Erik Boccio (Funny or Die’s Weirdfellas, Brutal Realty, Inc. Blood Bath), the film was written by Chuck Foster and Christian Ackerman. Erik Boccio, London May, and Christian Ackerman produce. London May (The Dark Knight Rises, Verotika), Mya Hudson (A Wall Away, upcoming F*ck, Kill, Mary), Hannah Pierce (Flock of Dudes, The Hunted), and Henry Mortensen (Crimson

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 7, 2023

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From The Writer Of Scream Comes Home Invasion Horror ‘Sick’ (Trailer)

From Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s Kevin Williamson comes the home intruder horror Sick. John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick, which is described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.” In the film, “Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.” Dylan Sprayberry, Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Charla Bocchicchio, and Bethlehem Million star. Sick breaks onto Peacock exclusively on January 13, 2023, from Blumhouse.

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Jan 6, 2023

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Poster For Ari Aster’s ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Arrives Ahead Of Trailer

A24 and writer-director Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar) have teamed up once again, this time for Beau Is Afraid, “an intimate, decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time.” Originally titled Disappointment Blvd., the movie’s official poster has arrived ahead of the film’s trailer, which will be released next week. The poster teases that the film will feature Joaquin Phoenix’s character Beau over decades, from a boy to an old man. The film also stars Parker Posey (“Lost in Space”), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Dune), Denis Ménochet (The French Dispatch), Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark), Hayley Squires (In the Earth), and Zoe Lister-Jones (the director of The Craft: Legacy). Nathan Lane (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”), Patti LuPone (“Hollywood”), Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building), and Kylie Rogers (“Yellowstone”) also star. Aster and Lars Knudsen are producing for Square Peg.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 6, 2023

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