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IFC Presents Sacrifice, written and directed by Peter A. Dowling. Radha Mitchell co-stars along side Rupert Graves, David Robb and Ian McElhinney. The film will premiere at the IFC Center, On Demand and on Digital Download on April 29th. In Sacrifice, disturbing secrets lie buried in the bogs of a remote island. Shortly after surgeon Toar Hamilton (Mitchell) moves with her husband (Graves) to the Shetland Islands – 100 miles off the coast of Scotland – she makes an unnerving discovery: the body of a young woman with strange symbols carved into her flesh and her heart ripped out. When what appears to be the remains of a victim of an ancient ritual turns out to be a fresh corpse. Tora is plunged into a dangerous mystery that may be connected to the dark myths of the island’s folklore.
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Horror series are hotter than ever. Freeform (formally known as ABC Family) will soon premiere a new horror series of their own, titled Dead of Summer. The TV series is inspired by the slasher films of the 1980s, from the creators of the hit show Once Upon a Time, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis along with writer Ian Goldberg. Horror icon Tony Todd will star along side Jenna Berman, Amber Coney, Alberto Frezza, Eli Goree, Mark Indelicato, Elizabeth Lail, Ronan Rubinstein, Elizabeth Mitchell, Paulina Singer and Zelda Williams. Set in the late 1980s, school is out in Dead of Summer, and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn. Dead of Summer will premiere on
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While attending a dinner party, hosted by his ex-wife and her new husband, Will has the nagging feeling that the couple has sinister plans for their guests, and he’s right. Director Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body) brings the thriller The Invitation to life. The all-star cast includes Michael Hulsman (Game of Thrones), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus), John Carroll Lynch (American Horror Story), Tammy Blanchard (Into the Woods), Emayatzy Corinealdi (Rosewood), Mike Doyle (Green Lantern), Karl Yune (Anaconda: Hunt for the Blood Orchid), and others. Draft House Films has just released The Invitation on VOD. Be prepared to witness the dinner party from hell.
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Director Shane Black’s Predator sequel is picking up speed and has begun the casting process. We reported back in early March that Arnold Schwarzenegger was in talks to appear in the new film, but he’s not the only celebrity that has now entered negotiations. During a radio interview with 99Jamz UnCensored rapper-actor-entrepreneur 50 Cent let it slip the he’s currently in talks with Black to star in Predator. “I’m working on some new projects. You ever heard of the movie Predator? I might be a part of that project this summer.” Image: swaggamusic.net “Fiddy” (Curtis Jackson) already has an impressive list of roles under his belt. He’s appeared in many films including the boxing drama Southpaw, the comedy Spy, the action film Escape Plan, Get Rich or Die Trying and many more. He’s also a writer and producer. Of course, he’s most well known his music career. Black will be directing off of the script he co-wrote with Fred Dekker.
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A24 has just released the new brutal red band trailer for writer/Director Jeremy Saulnier’s brutal film Green Room. Watch as bones break and blood is spilled. In the film a punk band find themselves trapped after taking a gig at a secluded bar. When they witness a horrifying act of violence, they become the focus of the bar owner and his goon’s rage. They’re surrounded by skin heads, pit bulls and blades and there will be blood. They’re in the wrong place at the wrong time and now they’ll have to fight to survive. Green Room stars Patrick Stewart as the bar’s owner. Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Mark Webber, Callum Turner, Joe Cole, Eric Edelston, Macon Blair and Kai Lennox also star in the horror-thriller set to be released on May 13th.
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In the new clip from Greg McLean’s supernatural film, The Darkness, Radha Mitchell’s character investigates a noise in the attic and gets an awful fright. The film follows a family just returned home from a vacation. Michael has brought home a souvenir after ignoring the warnings that it may be haunted by ancient Native American spirits. The entity attached to the sacred object prays on the family’s fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy the family and everything they hold most dear. The Darkness stars Kevin Bacon (Tremors), Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), Lucy Fry (Vampire Acadamy), David Mazouz (Gotham), Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon a Time) and Matt Walsh (Ted). Wolf Creek’s Greg McLean directed and co-wrote The Darkness along with Shayne Armstrong and S.P. Krause. Jason Blum, Bianca Martin and Matt Kaplan serve as producers for the film. The Darkness arrives in theaters nationwide on May 13th, 2016 from BH Tilt in conjunction with High Top Releasing . Follow The Darkness
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In the 1890’s the Davenport House was a successful brothel, ruled by an iron-fisted owner notorious for his cruelty and greed. Young Alice was forced to endure years of brutality – until she took revenge on her captor, before taking her own life. Now, more than a century later, the current Davenport heir is throwing an outrageous party in the mansion – complete with booze, drugs, prostitutes and just one rule, anything goes. Before the weekend of debauchery can even begin strange things have begun to happen and Alice’s ghosts reveals herself. RJL Entertainment is ready to deliver The Haunting of Alice D. to horror fans on DVD and Digital Download on May 3, 2016. The film, directed by Jessica Sonneborn, stars Juan Riedinger, Aaron Massey, Megan Hensley, Al Snow, Kane Hodder, and Penny Dreadful’s Kristina Page. The Haunting of Alice D. is produced by Christopher Maltauro, Kristina Page, and Josh Hammond.
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Doug Jones stars in the upcoming film The Bye Bye Man along side Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount, Michael Trucco, Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway . Jones, who has starred in films such as Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Crimson Peak, is known for his amazing transformations. In this film he will play the supernatural entity “The Bye Bye Man”. “Set in 1990’s Wisconsin, when three college students move into an old house off campus, the unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all while keeping his The Bye Bye Man’s existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.” The film, directed by Stacy Title, was penned by Jonathon Penner and was based on Robert Damon Schneck’s short story “The Bridge to Body Island”. It was produced by Trevor Macy for Intrepid, and Simon
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Fox’s series Lucifer, based on the DC Comic created by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg and Sam Keith, has been renewed for season 2. The series, which averages 10.5 million viewers an episode, follows Lucifer (Tom Ellis) who has abandoned hell for the bright lights of LA. When a friend of Lucifer is gun down in front of his club he teams up with detective Chloe Dancer (Lauren German) to help solve crimes, but the longer he stays on earth the more human he becomes. Rachael Harris (The Hangover), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Spartacus: War of the Damned), Matt Corby (The Shield), Johnathan Salisbury (Captain Cook: The Legend Begins) and D.B. Woodside (Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2) co-star in the supernatural series. Lucifer is scripted by Tom Kapinos (Californication) and directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld) . Jerry Bruckheimer and Littman (CSI) along with Len Wiseman (Sleepy Hollow and Underworld) serve as executive producers for the series. Watch Lucifer Monday night’s on Fox.
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Chad Archibald’s Bite is not for the squeamish. In fact, it had a big effect on viewers during screenings in select theaters, including making some viewers faint and others physically ill. Come May 6th you will be able to see it for yourself, just make sure to watch it on an empty stomach. From the Press Release: When she returns from her tropical bachelorette party getaway, a young woman begins to succumb to an insect bite in the palpably disturbing film Bite. Witness the skin-crawling chronicle of one woman’s truly terrifying descent into madness when the visceral body-horror feature bite debuts in select U.S. theaters, on VOD, and On Demand May 6, 2016. Directed by Chad Archibals (The Drownsman), Bite had a sensational premiere at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won an Audience Award, and has recently played at numerous top international genre film festivals. Synopsis: While on her bachelorette party getaway, Casey, the bride
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IFC Presents Sacrifice, written and directed by Peter A. Dowling. Radha Mitchell co-stars along side Rupert Graves, David Robb and Ian McElhinney. The film will premiere at the IFC Center, On Demand and on Digital Download on April 29th. In Sacrifice, disturbing secrets lie buried in the bogs of a remote island. Shortly after surgeon Toar Hamilton (Mitchell) moves with her husband (Graves) to the Shetland Islands – 100 miles off the coast of Scotland – she makes an unnerving discovery: the body of a young woman with strange symbols carved into her flesh and her heart ripped out. When what appears to be the remains of a victim of an ancient ritual turns out to be a fresh corpse. Tora is plunged into a dangerous mystery that may be connected to the dark myths of the island’s folklore.
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Horror series are hotter than ever. Freeform (formally known as ABC Family) will soon premiere a new horror series of their own, titled Dead of Summer. The TV series is inspired by the slasher films of the 1980s, from the creators of the hit show Once Upon a Time, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis along with writer Ian Goldberg. Horror icon Tony Todd will star along side Jenna Berman, Amber Coney, Alberto Frezza, Eli Goree, Mark Indelicato, Elizabeth Lail, Ronan Rubinstein, Elizabeth Mitchell, Paulina Singer and Zelda Williams. Set in the late 1980s, school is out in Dead of Summer, and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn. Dead of Summer will premiere on
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While attending a dinner party, hosted by his ex-wife and her new husband, Will has the nagging feeling that the couple has sinister plans for their guests, and he’s right. Director Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body) brings the thriller The Invitation to life. The all-star cast includes Michael Hulsman (Game of Thrones), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus), John Carroll Lynch (American Horror Story), Tammy Blanchard (Into the Woods), Emayatzy Corinealdi (Rosewood), Mike Doyle (Green Lantern), Karl Yune (Anaconda: Hunt for the Blood Orchid), and others. Draft House Films has just released The Invitation on VOD. Be prepared to witness the dinner party from hell.
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Director Shane Black’s Predator sequel is picking up speed and has begun the casting process. We reported back in early March that Arnold Schwarzenegger was in talks to appear in the new film, but he’s not the only celebrity that has now entered negotiations. During a radio interview with 99Jamz UnCensored rapper-actor-entrepreneur 50 Cent let it slip the he’s currently in talks with Black to star in Predator. “I’m working on some new projects. You ever heard of the movie Predator? I might be a part of that project this summer.” Image: swaggamusic.net “Fiddy” (Curtis Jackson) already has an impressive list of roles under his belt. He’s appeared in many films including the boxing drama Southpaw, the comedy Spy, the action film Escape Plan, Get Rich or Die Trying and many more. He’s also a writer and producer. Of course, he’s most well known his music career. Black will be directing off of the script he co-wrote with Fred Dekker.
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A24 has just released the new brutal red band trailer for writer/Director Jeremy Saulnier’s brutal film Green Room. Watch as bones break and blood is spilled. In the film a punk band find themselves trapped after taking a gig at a secluded bar. When they witness a horrifying act of violence, they become the focus of the bar owner and his goon’s rage. They’re surrounded by skin heads, pit bulls and blades and there will be blood. They’re in the wrong place at the wrong time and now they’ll have to fight to survive. Green Room stars Patrick Stewart as the bar’s owner. Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Mark Webber, Callum Turner, Joe Cole, Eric Edelston, Macon Blair and Kai Lennox also star in the horror-thriller set to be released on May 13th.
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In the new clip from Greg McLean’s supernatural film, The Darkness, Radha Mitchell’s character investigates a noise in the attic and gets an awful fright. The film follows a family just returned home from a vacation. Michael has brought home a souvenir after ignoring the warnings that it may be haunted by ancient Native American spirits. The entity attached to the sacred object prays on the family’s fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy the family and everything they hold most dear. The Darkness stars Kevin Bacon (Tremors), Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), Lucy Fry (Vampire Acadamy), David Mazouz (Gotham), Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon a Time) and Matt Walsh (Ted). Wolf Creek’s Greg McLean directed and co-wrote The Darkness along with Shayne Armstrong and S.P. Krause. Jason Blum, Bianca Martin and Matt Kaplan serve as producers for the film. The Darkness arrives in theaters nationwide on May 13th, 2016 from BH Tilt in conjunction with High Top Releasing . Follow The Darkness
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In the 1890’s the Davenport House was a successful brothel, ruled by an iron-fisted owner notorious for his cruelty and greed. Young Alice was forced to endure years of brutality – until she took revenge on her captor, before taking her own life. Now, more than a century later, the current Davenport heir is throwing an outrageous party in the mansion – complete with booze, drugs, prostitutes and just one rule, anything goes. Before the weekend of debauchery can even begin strange things have begun to happen and Alice’s ghosts reveals herself. RJL Entertainment is ready to deliver The Haunting of Alice D. to horror fans on DVD and Digital Download on May 3, 2016. The film, directed by Jessica Sonneborn, stars Juan Riedinger, Aaron Massey, Megan Hensley, Al Snow, Kane Hodder, and Penny Dreadful’s Kristina Page. The Haunting of Alice D. is produced by Christopher Maltauro, Kristina Page, and Josh Hammond.
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Doug Jones stars in the upcoming film The Bye Bye Man along side Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount, Michael Trucco, Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway . Jones, who has starred in films such as Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Crimson Peak, is known for his amazing transformations. In this film he will play the supernatural entity “The Bye Bye Man”. “Set in 1990’s Wisconsin, when three college students move into an old house off campus, the unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all while keeping his The Bye Bye Man’s existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.” The film, directed by Stacy Title, was penned by Jonathon Penner and was based on Robert Damon Schneck’s short story “The Bridge to Body Island”. It was produced by Trevor Macy for Intrepid, and Simon
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Fox’s series Lucifer, based on the DC Comic created by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg and Sam Keith, has been renewed for season 2. The series, which averages 10.5 million viewers an episode, follows Lucifer (Tom Ellis) who has abandoned hell for the bright lights of LA. When a friend of Lucifer is gun down in front of his club he teams up with detective Chloe Dancer (Lauren German) to help solve crimes, but the longer he stays on earth the more human he becomes. Rachael Harris (The Hangover), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Spartacus: War of the Damned), Matt Corby (The Shield), Johnathan Salisbury (Captain Cook: The Legend Begins) and D.B. Woodside (Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2) co-star in the supernatural series. Lucifer is scripted by Tom Kapinos (Californication) and directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld) . Jerry Bruckheimer and Littman (CSI) along with Len Wiseman (Sleepy Hollow and Underworld) serve as executive producers for the series. Watch Lucifer Monday night’s on Fox.
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Chad Archibald’s Bite is not for the squeamish. In fact, it had a big effect on viewers during screenings in select theaters, including making some viewers faint and others physically ill. Come May 6th you will be able to see it for yourself, just make sure to watch it on an empty stomach. From the Press Release: When she returns from her tropical bachelorette party getaway, a young woman begins to succumb to an insect bite in the palpably disturbing film Bite. Witness the skin-crawling chronicle of one woman’s truly terrifying descent into madness when the visceral body-horror feature bite debuts in select U.S. theaters, on VOD, and On Demand May 6, 2016. Directed by Chad Archibals (The Drownsman), Bite had a sensational premiere at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won an Audience Award, and has recently played at numerous top international genre film festivals. Synopsis: While on her bachelorette party getaway, Casey, the bride
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