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R Rated ‘Deep Blue Sea 2’ Coming In 2018

Earlier this year we reported that a sequel to 1999’s killer shark movie Deep Blue Sea was in the works. The sequel, which filmed this summer in Cape Town, South Africa, has received a 2018 release and an R rating for “creature violence, gore, and for language” UHM is reporting. Darin Scott (Tales from the Hood) is in the director’s chair for the sequel, simply titled Deep Blue Sea 2. Michael Beach, Rob Mayes, Danielle Savre, Nathan Lynn, and Darron Meyer star. Erik Patterson, Hans Rodionoff, and Jessica Scott penned the script. According to Syfy, “The plot kicks off with shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun invited to consult on a top-secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant (Beach). Calhoun is shocked to learn that the company is using the unpredictable and highly aggressive bull sharks as its test subjects. You can probably guess where this goes next, and Warner Bros. teases some “personality” from the sharks that’ll be menacing

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 7, 2017

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Exclusive Trailer For The New Game ‘Invector’

At midnight tonight (December 7th, 2017), North American Gamers on the east-coast can get their hands on the new PS4 game Invector by Hello There Games. Invector is a new Rhythm Game, like Guitar Hero but with a Spaceship piloted by Stella voiced by Maya Tuttle. Players help Stella collect colorful fragments scattered across different worlds as well as help keep the rhythm of each levels song. Speaking of the songs, the playlist consists of 22 songs performed by Swedish Musician/DJ, Avicii. The game can be played solo or with friends in split-screen action, the music and this feature are perfect for parties! If you like the feeling of being in the middle of an awesome party, music you don’t mind staying in your head after a while and Cyberpunk pilots with a precious stash of chocolate bars. Then fire up your PS4, get your friends, turn up the volume and blast off with Avicii in Invector.

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Capt McNeely

Dec 7, 2017

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Ridley Scott Planning Another ‘Alien’ Film

Fans of the Alien franchise will be happy to learn that even though critics weren’t a big fan of Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott has not given up on the franchise. In fact, he still has plans to make another film. Even though Scott has several projects underway, including re-shooting scenes from All the Money thanks to Kevin Spacey being replaced after sexual harassment allegations, and preparing for his next film which is an adaption of Don Winslow’s The Cartel, Scott has definite plans to continue the Alien franchise. Scott told EW about his plan: We are [going to make another], we are. I think what we have to do is gradually drift away from the alien stuff.” He continued, “People say,’You need more chest bursting,’ so I put a lot of that in Covenant and it fit nicely. But I think if you go again you need to start finding another solution that is more interesting. I think AI is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 5, 2017

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Something’s In Your House In Upcoming Video Game ‘Allison Road’

First, some history, in 2014 Konami released a demo called P.T. which actually means “Playable Teaser” that sent shockwaves through the gaming world within your face terror the likes of which were not seen on a bigger scale with the help of Youtube Gamers and word of mouth. The game had a disturbing storyline that was equally accompanied by the overall vibe. You’re unarmed and forced to evade a terrifying phantom. Once you complete the teaser you discovered your character is the spitting image of Norman Reedus and that this teaser is for Silent Hills the latest in the video game series Silent Hill. Sadly, production was canceled but it inspired a new wave of first-person horror games that are heavily influenced by P.T. notable is the upcoming game, Allison Road. The game is hailed as being the “Spiritual Successor” to P.T. and just like it, fans were excited at the news of it and then had the rug pulled

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Capt McNeely

Dec 4, 2017

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Spectacular Optical Presents ‘Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television’

Time to embrace the darker side of Christmas. This holiday season is usually filled with bright lights, glitter, and tinsel; however, we horror fans know that it is okay to wrap our traditions around the macabre side of the holidays and Yuletide Terror is going to help with that. Canadian micro-press Spectacular Optical’s new book Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television delves into the world of festive fright favourites and obscurities, from American Santa Slashers (and the ensuing controversies) to the quintessentially-English A Ghost Story for Christmas series, providing insight on these subversive film and television presentations that allow viewers to engage in different ways with the complicated cultural history of the Christmas season. To celebrate the release of the book, publisher Spectacular Optical is teaming up with a host of organizations this December to present screenings, lectures and other events related to the book’s subject matter. Each event will also feature the premiere of a new Christmas

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Capt McNeely

Dec 3, 2017

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New Dark ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ Series Coming To Netflix

The ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ series, originally developed for the CW, has received a straight-to-series order at Netflix. The series has already been green-lighted for two-seasons and 20-episodes to start off with, according to Deadline. The show, based on the graphic novel ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’, is from the team behind ‘Riverdale’, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television. Aquirre-Sacasa penned the script for the pilot which Lee Toland Krieger directed. Unlike the ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’ that aired from ’96 to 2003, this series will be a dark drama mixed with horror and is an origin story in which Sabrina finds herself wrestling with her duel-nature, half witch, half human. While Sabrina is trying to find her way she will fight the evil force that threatens her and her family. Aguirre-Sacasa, Krieger, and Berlanti Productions will executive produce the series along with Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater of Archie Comics.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 3, 2017

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Gaming: The Evolution Of A Billion Dollar Industry

Video Games, the mention of that word brings up many images the most common one being someone who’s wasting their life over “Cheap” entertainment. Well, a gamer like me and others can say one thing; it’s an expensive hobby and we get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Video Games and Gaming itself has evolved over the years and has developed a strong subculture and industry that brings in billions of dollars a year, combining revenue made by the Gaming industry in 2017 they made $108 Billion in total, more than oil company Gazprom made last year ($102.1B)! A recent Info graph by website HistoryDegree.Net shows that not only is the gaming world changing but so is the profits made by companies. Video Games started off as the beloved and hated quarter-eating arcade games that you would find in stores, restaurants, and malls the first and most notable game, Pong. That changed in 1972 when the new concept of

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Capt McNeely

Dec 2, 2017

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Lauren Ashley Carter And Chase Williamson Set To Star In The Dark Thriller ‘Artik’

Actor Chase Williamson, who has appeared in films such as John Dies at the End, Siren, and The Guest, has signed on to co-star opposite Lauren Ashley Carter (The Woman, Jug Face, Darling) in Tom Botchii’s dark action-thriller Artik. From the Press Release: Actor Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End, SIREN, Bad Match) will be joining forces with veteran indie actress, Lauren Ashley Carter, (Jug Face, Darling, The Women), rising star Jerry G. Angelo (Warfighter, The Rambler, Fright Night) and indie horror favorite Matt Mercer (Contracted, Contracted: Phase II & The Mind’s Eye), in Tom Botchii’s dark hybrid, action-horror-thriller, Artik. The story centers around a family-run sunflower farm, where comic-book obsessed serial killer Artik (Angelo), his life partner Flin (Carter), and their family of foster kids are on the hunt for the ultimate comic-book hero. Until Holton Shudcase (Williamson), an Al-Anon attending straight edge, punk purist, comes between them. Artik is writer/director Tom Botchii’s feature film debut and will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 29, 2017

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‘Ghost Ship’ And Dead Crew Wash Ashore

Sky News reported that over the weekend in Japan a derelict wooden vessel washed ashore on Sado-an Island in the Sea of Japan. Japanese Coast Guard and local Police discovered the skeletal remains of eight men on board. Authorities believe the men are North Korean after life-vests with Korean writing where found on board as well. The conclusion that the men were North Korean came due to rising tensions between North Korea and the United States and a famine that’s occurring inside the isolated dystopian country which leads to the conclusion that these eight lost souls were fishermen sailing out in unfamiliar waters in the Sea of Japan to fish, a trend among North Korean Fishermen over the past year. Last week eight fishermen who identified themselves as North Korean were found on board their boat that was drifting in the Sea of Japan, they had experienced a problem with their vessel which resulted in it becoming disabled. So far

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Capt McNeely

Nov 27, 2017

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‘Butcher Of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic Found Guilty

NPR has reported that former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic (74) was found guilty by The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and was sentenced to life for orchestrating the mass murder of Ethnic Muslims during the Bosnian Civil War, most notably the mass murder of 8000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica. Mladic’s reign of terror during the Bosnian War started in May of ’92 and ended in November of ’95 when the war ended. Mladic is the last of 161 individuals who were arrested and tried for atrocities committed during the conflict. Mladic was one of three big-name players to be tried. Last year Radovan Karadzic, former Bosnian Serb leader, was convicted for his role in the atrocities during the war, he was sentenced to 40 years. Former Serbian leader Slobodon Milosevic AKA the ‘Butcher of the Balkans’, died in 2006 while still on trial. Mladic’s attorneys have stated that Mladic will seek an appeal from

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Capt McNeely

Nov 22, 2017

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