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With all the news and the changes, the information surrounding Ridley Scott’s new film, Alien: Covenant, has gotten a bit confusing. Now, things seem to be back on track for the film. In a recent interview with Screen Daily Scott stated that Noomi Repace will indeed be returning for her role as “Dr. Elizabeth Shaw”, even if it is only a “minor part”. Alien: Covenant will be the first of a trilogy that will link back to the original 1979 film, Alien . In the film a ship, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world – whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. Alien: Covenant is set to land in theaters on October 6th, 2017.
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The long awaited film, ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’, has a unveiled two new poster and a new trailer. The movie was both written and directed by Burr Steers, based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austin. ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ stars Jack Huston, Lily James, Bella Heathcote , Charles Dance, Lena Heady, Douglas Booth and ‘Dr. Who’ actor Matt Smith. In the fashion of Jane Austin’s classic tale a zombie outbreak has plagued the area. Relationships, made complex by the difference of their social classes in 19th century England, are put to the test as the undead rise. Lily James, who plays the role of the movie’s heroine Elizabeth Bennet, has made the comment “Rather than knitting and crocheting, they’re polishing muskets.” and Elizabeth is “the most badass zombie slayer there is.” Unlike in the 2005 ‘Pride and Prejudice’, this film is full of lovely ladies wielding weapons, and taking down hungry zombies. After a long
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Tony Wash brings a frightening urban legend to life in his new film, titled The Rake. Red Band Films has just wrapped production of this horror-thriller film, which stars Shenae Grimes (Scream 4), Rachel Melvin (Dumb and Dumber To), Izabella Miko (Clash of the Titans) and Joey Bicicchi (Rudderless). The Rake follows three siblings as they return home to reconcile the murder of their parents twenty years earlier and discover a startling connection to a local urban legend. The Urban Legend surrounding “The Rake” began in the summer of 2003. Supposedly, a human-like creature’s image was caught on trail camera and sparked interest in the local media. Little to no information remains after a blackout was enacted. Now the only information left is the online accounts of the mysterious creature, mainly recounted on the Creepypasta site.
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Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers (Adrien Brody) is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers the horrifying secret shared by his patients, he is put on a course that takes him back to the remote hometown he fled years ago. There in False Creek he is consumed by solving a decades-old mystery that holds the key to his strange and menacing delusions. Adrien Brody (King Kong), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Robin McLeavy (The Loved Ones) star in the dark psychological thriller Backtrack. The film was written and directed by Michael Petroni, co-writer of Queen of the Damned. Backtrack premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and is set to be released in 2016 from Saban Films in association with Madman Films.
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A new poster and trailer has been released for Wild Eye Releasing‘s House of Affliction, the latest supernatural thriller from UK director Anthony M. Winson (The Witching Hour). The film follows Kate Beckley, a best selling crime author, mourning the disappearance of her daughter, Julia, as she tries to start life over in a new home. Soon, she finds herself haunted by strange visions and paranormal activity. Is Julia haunting her, or is it something more sinister praying on Kate’s broken heart? This haunting film stars Michelle Darkin Price, Stefan Boehm, Penelope Butler, Lindsey Parr, Simon Crudgington, Katie Richmond-Ward, Stella Lock, Karl Brown and Evie Mason. House of Affliction will arrive on DVD, with a number of bonus features, in February.
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Artist Travis Falligant and Break.com recently teamed up to create a collection of reimagined Disney princesses as some of our favorite horror icons. The collaboration had awesome results. Snow White as Carrie Ariel (The Little Mermaid) as The Creature From The Black Lagoon Pocahontas as Jason Voorhes Merida (Brave) as Chucky Belle (Beauty and the Beast) as The American Werewolf In London Jasmine (Alladin) as Regan in The Exorcist Elsa and Anna (Frozen) as The Shining Twins Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) as Candyman Snow White as Freddy Krueger Mulan as Samara I’ll never look at Disney Princesses the same way again, and that’s not a bad thing.
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A man, coping with the loss of his wife, Annabel Lee, and a town split by the tragedy, spiral into chaos when a reporter arrives to delve into the story in an attempt to uncover the truth in ‘The Ghost and the Whale’. The problem is, the man doesn’t remember exactly what happened and Annabel’s brothers want revenge. Anthony and James Gaudioso co-directed the thriller. The Gaudioso brothers also penned the film, which stars ‘The Birds’ actress Tippi Hedren, Monica Keena, Jonathan Pryce, Ashlynn Yennie, Timothy Brennen, Maurice Benard and Dominic Bogart. ‘The Ghost and the Whale’ will be out later this year.
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In Andrew Moxham’s survival horror film, ‘White Raven’, four friends set out on their yearly boys-only camping trip in a remote area. As one the group gradually loses his mind, the trip takes a turn for the worse as the other three friends must now fight for survival. ‘White Raven’ Stars Cindy Busby, Sarah Smith, Catharine Michaud, Andrew Dunbar, Shane Twerdun, Aaron Brooks, Steve Bradley, Preston Vanderslice and Missy Cross. The film was written and directed by ‘2012’ actor Andrew Moxham. The indie film gets its name from the Pacific Northwest Native American creation legend of the White Raven. ‘White Raven’ will premiere at Toronto’s Carlton Cinema on November 29th as part of the annual Blood in the Snow Film Festival.
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“The Host” This past Saturday (episode 4) we saw Ash (Bruce Campbell), Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) pay a visit to Pablo’s Uncle, a Bruja, to try to uncover secrets of the Necronomicon so that Ash can rid the world of deadites once again. While Ash takes a trip, of the spiritual kind, where he finds his inner “happy place”, complete with both hands, Kelly was possessed and tried to kill him. Meanwhile, Pablo began working on building a new hand for Ash. There was another development in Saturday’s episode, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) revealed to Detective Fisher (Jill marie Jones) what her connection to Ash was. It turns out, that the couple and their daughter that Ash killed in The Evil Dead was actually Ruby’s parents and her sister. Not only does she blame Ash, she has his possessed hand, the one he lopped off. Now Ruby is using the hand to find Ash, so that she might
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The cannibal horror-western Bone Tomahawk will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on December 29th, via RJL Entertainment. The film, written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, has an all-star cast, including Kurt Russell, Mathew Fox, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, David Arquette, Lili Simmons and Sid Haig. A posse, led by Sheriff Franklin (Russel), heads out to track down a group of cannibals who kidnapped a group of settlers from the small western town of Bright Hope. The posse has no idea just how brutal the gang really is, but they are about to find out.
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With all the news and the changes, the information surrounding Ridley Scott’s new film, Alien: Covenant, has gotten a bit confusing. Now, things seem to be back on track for the film. In a recent interview with Screen Daily Scott stated that Noomi Repace will indeed be returning for her role as “Dr. Elizabeth Shaw”, even if it is only a “minor part”. Alien: Covenant will be the first of a trilogy that will link back to the original 1979 film, Alien . In the film a ship, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world – whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. Alien: Covenant is set to land in theaters on October 6th, 2017.
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The long awaited film, ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’, has a unveiled two new poster and a new trailer. The movie was both written and directed by Burr Steers, based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austin. ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ stars Jack Huston, Lily James, Bella Heathcote , Charles Dance, Lena Heady, Douglas Booth and ‘Dr. Who’ actor Matt Smith. In the fashion of Jane Austin’s classic tale a zombie outbreak has plagued the area. Relationships, made complex by the difference of their social classes in 19th century England, are put to the test as the undead rise. Lily James, who plays the role of the movie’s heroine Elizabeth Bennet, has made the comment “Rather than knitting and crocheting, they’re polishing muskets.” and Elizabeth is “the most badass zombie slayer there is.” Unlike in the 2005 ‘Pride and Prejudice’, this film is full of lovely ladies wielding weapons, and taking down hungry zombies. After a long
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Tony Wash brings a frightening urban legend to life in his new film, titled The Rake. Red Band Films has just wrapped production of this horror-thriller film, which stars Shenae Grimes (Scream 4), Rachel Melvin (Dumb and Dumber To), Izabella Miko (Clash of the Titans) and Joey Bicicchi (Rudderless). The Rake follows three siblings as they return home to reconcile the murder of their parents twenty years earlier and discover a startling connection to a local urban legend. The Urban Legend surrounding “The Rake” began in the summer of 2003. Supposedly, a human-like creature’s image was caught on trail camera and sparked interest in the local media. Little to no information remains after a blackout was enacted. Now the only information left is the online accounts of the mysterious creature, mainly recounted on the Creepypasta site.
Continue reading →
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Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers (Adrien Brody) is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers the horrifying secret shared by his patients, he is put on a course that takes him back to the remote hometown he fled years ago. There in False Creek he is consumed by solving a decades-old mystery that holds the key to his strange and menacing delusions. Adrien Brody (King Kong), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Robin McLeavy (The Loved Ones) star in the dark psychological thriller Backtrack. The film was written and directed by Michael Petroni, co-writer of Queen of the Damned. Backtrack premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and is set to be released in 2016 from Saban Films in association with Madman Films.
Continue reading →
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A new poster and trailer has been released for Wild Eye Releasing‘s House of Affliction, the latest supernatural thriller from UK director Anthony M. Winson (The Witching Hour). The film follows Kate Beckley, a best selling crime author, mourning the disappearance of her daughter, Julia, as she tries to start life over in a new home. Soon, she finds herself haunted by strange visions and paranormal activity. Is Julia haunting her, or is it something more sinister praying on Kate’s broken heart? This haunting film stars Michelle Darkin Price, Stefan Boehm, Penelope Butler, Lindsey Parr, Simon Crudgington, Katie Richmond-Ward, Stella Lock, Karl Brown and Evie Mason. House of Affliction will arrive on DVD, with a number of bonus features, in February.
Continue reading →
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Artist Travis Falligant and Break.com recently teamed up to create a collection of reimagined Disney princesses as some of our favorite horror icons. The collaboration had awesome results. Snow White as Carrie Ariel (The Little Mermaid) as The Creature From The Black Lagoon Pocahontas as Jason Voorhes Merida (Brave) as Chucky Belle (Beauty and the Beast) as The American Werewolf In London Jasmine (Alladin) as Regan in The Exorcist Elsa and Anna (Frozen) as The Shining Twins Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) as Candyman Snow White as Freddy Krueger Mulan as Samara I’ll never look at Disney Princesses the same way again, and that’s not a bad thing.
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A man, coping with the loss of his wife, Annabel Lee, and a town split by the tragedy, spiral into chaos when a reporter arrives to delve into the story in an attempt to uncover the truth in ‘The Ghost and the Whale’. The problem is, the man doesn’t remember exactly what happened and Annabel’s brothers want revenge. Anthony and James Gaudioso co-directed the thriller. The Gaudioso brothers also penned the film, which stars ‘The Birds’ actress Tippi Hedren, Monica Keena, Jonathan Pryce, Ashlynn Yennie, Timothy Brennen, Maurice Benard and Dominic Bogart. ‘The Ghost and the Whale’ will be out later this year.
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In Andrew Moxham’s survival horror film, ‘White Raven’, four friends set out on their yearly boys-only camping trip in a remote area. As one the group gradually loses his mind, the trip takes a turn for the worse as the other three friends must now fight for survival. ‘White Raven’ Stars Cindy Busby, Sarah Smith, Catharine Michaud, Andrew Dunbar, Shane Twerdun, Aaron Brooks, Steve Bradley, Preston Vanderslice and Missy Cross. The film was written and directed by ‘2012’ actor Andrew Moxham. The indie film gets its name from the Pacific Northwest Native American creation legend of the White Raven. ‘White Raven’ will premiere at Toronto’s Carlton Cinema on November 29th as part of the annual Blood in the Snow Film Festival.
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“The Host” This past Saturday (episode 4) we saw Ash (Bruce Campbell), Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) pay a visit to Pablo’s Uncle, a Bruja, to try to uncover secrets of the Necronomicon so that Ash can rid the world of deadites once again. While Ash takes a trip, of the spiritual kind, where he finds his inner “happy place”, complete with both hands, Kelly was possessed and tried to kill him. Meanwhile, Pablo began working on building a new hand for Ash. There was another development in Saturday’s episode, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) revealed to Detective Fisher (Jill marie Jones) what her connection to Ash was. It turns out, that the couple and their daughter that Ash killed in The Evil Dead was actually Ruby’s parents and her sister. Not only does she blame Ash, she has his possessed hand, the one he lopped off. Now Ruby is using the hand to find Ash, so that she might
Continue reading →
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The cannibal horror-western Bone Tomahawk will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on December 29th, via RJL Entertainment. The film, written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, has an all-star cast, including Kurt Russell, Mathew Fox, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, David Arquette, Lili Simmons and Sid Haig. A posse, led by Sheriff Franklin (Russel), heads out to track down a group of cannibals who kidnapped a group of settlers from the small western town of Bright Hope. The posse has no idea just how brutal the gang really is, but they are about to find out.
Continue reading →
