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The horror world is in mourning, Gunnar Hansen, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1974 film ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, has passed away at the age of 68. Hansen passed at his home in Maine on Saturday November 7th, from pancreatic cancer. The Iceland born actor starred in over 30 films, including the upcoming film ‘Death House‘, set to be released in 2016. He was not only an actor, but also a writer, director and a magazine editor. His book, ‘Chain Saw Confidential’ explored the making of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this dark time. Hansen will be missed.
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We reported back in September that the filmmaking duo behind ‘The Conjuring’, brothers Chad and Carey Hayes, have a new project under way, titled ‘The Crucifixion’. This supernatural thriller is being directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman) and produced by Peter Safran (The Conjuring) and the Hayes brothers themselves. The film has already begun principle photography in Romania, which should put the it’s release some time in 2016. New images from ‘The Crucifixion’ have now made their way onto the web, and we happen to have them here. The cast of ‘The Crucifixion’ includes ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ actress Sophie Cookson, Javier Botet (Mama), Alexis Rodney (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Radu Andrei Micu of ‘Dead in Tombstone’, among others. In ‘The Crucifixion’, a priest is jailed after a possessed nun dies during an exorcism. A journalist delves into the story to try to determine what really happened and if the priest killed a mentally ill nun or if she died
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Casting will soon begin for ‘We Are Still Here‘, director Ted Geoghegan’s new film, ‘Satanic Panic’. The film’s screenplay was penned by Grady Hendrix, author of the best selling novel ‘Horrorstor’. ‘Satanic Panic’ centers on a minimum-wage delivery girl, forced into a night-long battle with the affluent leaders of a suburban community after discovering they are part of a cult. The director had this to say about his upcoming film: “Equal parts supernatural horror and survival thriller, the film hinges on smart, funny dialogue and a clever, surprisingly badass female hero.” Geoghegan continued “A snarky, splattery takedown of the 1%, it places a trod-upon heroine up against the literally soulless societal upper crust.”
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ITV’s new series, ‘Jekyll and Hyde’, has triggered a landslide of hundreds of complaints, the reason? The complainants declare that the show is “too scary”, at least according to The Guardian. TV regulator Ofcom told The Guardian that it has received over 460 complaints about the show, the TV station itself has received over 300, mainly because people feel the show is too scary for its 6:30 p.m. time slot, which makes me really want to watch it. The site stated “Jekyll and Hyde featured potentially disturbing images from the start, with one character bludgeoned to death within the first minute, and further violent deaths including someone being set on fire and another being shot in the stomach.” ITV has already stated that they have no plan to move ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ to a different time slot, at least not until the season is over. With nine episodes remaining, it will be a while. The show’s creator, Charlie Higson, agreed
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Director Joe Dante (Gremlins, Burying the Ex) and director Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers, Hocus Pocus) will be directing segments of ‘Nightmare Cinema’, a new horror anthology film. The five stories that make the film will be directed by five masters of horror. The other three segments will be from directors Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train), David Slade (Hannibal), Alejandro Brugues (Jaun of the Dead). The international team of directors will be working off of scripts written by Richard Christian Matheson, Sandra Becerril, David Slade, and Garris. ‘Nightmare Cinema’ is expected to begin filming in early 2016. In an interview with Shock Till You Drop, Garris had this to say about the project: “This is a feature-film collection of unique horror stories linked only by a desire to reach in and grab you by the terror gland, made by a group of directors from around the world, each with a vision unlike any other,” Garris told the site. “It’s the same philosophy
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Legendary Pictures in-conjunction with Universal will be unleashing ‘Krampus’ this holiday season. They have just gifted us all with the film’s new poster and the new TV spot. This horror-comedy follows Max, played by Emjay Anthony (Insurgent). The young man has turned his back on Christmas during the holiday, as his family’s dysfunction reaches an all time high. Krampus, an ancient deity who punishes bad children on Christmas, is the exact opposite of lovable Saint Nick. Krampus is unleashed and the bickering family must find a way to work to together if they want to survive. This twisted version of a holiday movie stars ‘Parks and Recreation’ actor Adam Scott, Toni Collette (Hostages), Allison Tolman (Fargo), David Koechner (Anchorman), Conchata Ferrell (Mr. Deeds) and Stefania Owen of ‘The Lovely Bones’. ‘Krampus’ was written by Todd Casey and Michael Dougherty, who also directed the film. I hope you’ve been good, ‘Krampus’ will be coming to town on December 4th.
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Bad news for ‘Twin Peaks’ fans, the new series will not be airing until 2017. The series already had one delay this year, when David Lynch and Showtime clashed over budget issues and other details of the series. The problem worked themselves out and Showtime agreed to nine-plus episodes directed by Lynch, according to IMDb there will be eighteen episodes. The revival comes twenty-five years after the original series’ premiere. Dana Ashbrook, Sheryl Lee, Kyle MacLachlan, Kimmy Robertson, Lara Flynn Boyle , Piper Laurie, Ray Wise, Joan Chen, Madchen Amick and Sherilyn Fenn will be returning for the series. They will be joined by new cast members, including Amanda Seyfried.
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Lauren Cohan should look familiar, she plays Maggie in the hit TV show ‘The Walking Dead’, she has also starred in ‘Death Race 2′ (2010), Van Wilder (2006) and in the TV shows ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Vampire Diaries’. Cohan is now stepping into her first lead role in the film ‘The Boy’, from Lakeshore Entertainment and Vertigo Entertainment. We first reported on ‘The Boy’ back in January, today we have the new poster for the film. ‘The Boy’ follows a nanny (Cohan) that is hired to look after an unconventional couple’s life like doll. The couple uses the doll to help them cope with the death of their young son or is it really that simple? The doll is treated as if it was actually their son, he’s fed, read to and tucked in, but there are rules that must be followed. As if the situation wasn’t bizarre enough already, Cohan’s character soon comes to believe that the doll may
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Are you a fan of Alfred Hitchcock? Who are we kidding, of course you are. We have good news, Saturday November 2nd, beginning at 10 am (eastern), the Chiller channel’s Hitchcock movie marathon begins. Chiller will be showing Hitchcock’s five best films. 10 am – ‘Frenzy’ The London police think they have captured a serial killer, who is strangling women with neckties, but they have the wrong man. 1 pm – ‘Vertigo’ A retired detective, who suffers from acrophobia, is investigating the wife of a friend. The man is becoming dangerously obsessed with the woman. 4 pm – ‘The Birds’ A socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small town that suddenly becomes over run with birds, turned vicious. 6:30 pm – ‘Rear Window’ A wheelchair bound man spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and is convinced one of them has committed murder. 9 pm – ‘Psycho’ A secretary steals $40,000 from her employer and goes on the
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CBS is adapting Stefan Petrucha’s best-selling novel ‘Dead Mann Walking’ for a new TV series. ‘Continuum’ creator Simon Barry will be penning the script for the series, according to THR. Barry “After Hessius Mann was wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder, suppressed evidence came to light and the verdict overturned. Too bad he was already executed, but thanks to modern science, he was brought back to life, sort of. Now that he’s joined the ranks of Fort Hammer’s pulse challenged population, Hessius attempts to make a “living” as a private investigator. But when a missing persons case leads to a few zombies cut to pieces, Hessius starts thinking that someone’s giving him the run-around and it’s not like he’s in any condition to make a quick getaway…”
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The horror world is in mourning, Gunnar Hansen, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1974 film ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, has passed away at the age of 68. Hansen passed at his home in Maine on Saturday November 7th, from pancreatic cancer. The Iceland born actor starred in over 30 films, including the upcoming film ‘Death House‘, set to be released in 2016. He was not only an actor, but also a writer, director and a magazine editor. His book, ‘Chain Saw Confidential’ explored the making of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this dark time. Hansen will be missed.
Continue reading →
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We reported back in September that the filmmaking duo behind ‘The Conjuring’, brothers Chad and Carey Hayes, have a new project under way, titled ‘The Crucifixion’. This supernatural thriller is being directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman) and produced by Peter Safran (The Conjuring) and the Hayes brothers themselves. The film has already begun principle photography in Romania, which should put the it’s release some time in 2016. New images from ‘The Crucifixion’ have now made their way onto the web, and we happen to have them here. The cast of ‘The Crucifixion’ includes ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ actress Sophie Cookson, Javier Botet (Mama), Alexis Rodney (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Radu Andrei Micu of ‘Dead in Tombstone’, among others. In ‘The Crucifixion’, a priest is jailed after a possessed nun dies during an exorcism. A journalist delves into the story to try to determine what really happened and if the priest killed a mentally ill nun or if she died
Continue reading →
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Casting will soon begin for ‘We Are Still Here‘, director Ted Geoghegan’s new film, ‘Satanic Panic’. The film’s screenplay was penned by Grady Hendrix, author of the best selling novel ‘Horrorstor’. ‘Satanic Panic’ centers on a minimum-wage delivery girl, forced into a night-long battle with the affluent leaders of a suburban community after discovering they are part of a cult. The director had this to say about his upcoming film: “Equal parts supernatural horror and survival thriller, the film hinges on smart, funny dialogue and a clever, surprisingly badass female hero.” Geoghegan continued “A snarky, splattery takedown of the 1%, it places a trod-upon heroine up against the literally soulless societal upper crust.”
Continue reading →
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ITV’s new series, ‘Jekyll and Hyde’, has triggered a landslide of hundreds of complaints, the reason? The complainants declare that the show is “too scary”, at least according to The Guardian. TV regulator Ofcom told The Guardian that it has received over 460 complaints about the show, the TV station itself has received over 300, mainly because people feel the show is too scary for its 6:30 p.m. time slot, which makes me really want to watch it. The site stated “Jekyll and Hyde featured potentially disturbing images from the start, with one character bludgeoned to death within the first minute, and further violent deaths including someone being set on fire and another being shot in the stomach.” ITV has already stated that they have no plan to move ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ to a different time slot, at least not until the season is over. With nine episodes remaining, it will be a while. The show’s creator, Charlie Higson, agreed
Continue reading →
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Director Joe Dante (Gremlins, Burying the Ex) and director Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers, Hocus Pocus) will be directing segments of ‘Nightmare Cinema’, a new horror anthology film. The five stories that make the film will be directed by five masters of horror. The other three segments will be from directors Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train), David Slade (Hannibal), Alejandro Brugues (Jaun of the Dead). The international team of directors will be working off of scripts written by Richard Christian Matheson, Sandra Becerril, David Slade, and Garris. ‘Nightmare Cinema’ is expected to begin filming in early 2016. In an interview with Shock Till You Drop, Garris had this to say about the project: “This is a feature-film collection of unique horror stories linked only by a desire to reach in and grab you by the terror gland, made by a group of directors from around the world, each with a vision unlike any other,” Garris told the site. “It’s the same philosophy
Continue reading →
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Legendary Pictures in-conjunction with Universal will be unleashing ‘Krampus’ this holiday season. They have just gifted us all with the film’s new poster and the new TV spot. This horror-comedy follows Max, played by Emjay Anthony (Insurgent). The young man has turned his back on Christmas during the holiday, as his family’s dysfunction reaches an all time high. Krampus, an ancient deity who punishes bad children on Christmas, is the exact opposite of lovable Saint Nick. Krampus is unleashed and the bickering family must find a way to work to together if they want to survive. This twisted version of a holiday movie stars ‘Parks and Recreation’ actor Adam Scott, Toni Collette (Hostages), Allison Tolman (Fargo), David Koechner (Anchorman), Conchata Ferrell (Mr. Deeds) and Stefania Owen of ‘The Lovely Bones’. ‘Krampus’ was written by Todd Casey and Michael Dougherty, who also directed the film. I hope you’ve been good, ‘Krampus’ will be coming to town on December 4th.
Continue reading →
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Bad news for ‘Twin Peaks’ fans, the new series will not be airing until 2017. The series already had one delay this year, when David Lynch and Showtime clashed over budget issues and other details of the series. The problem worked themselves out and Showtime agreed to nine-plus episodes directed by Lynch, according to IMDb there will be eighteen episodes. The revival comes twenty-five years after the original series’ premiere. Dana Ashbrook, Sheryl Lee, Kyle MacLachlan, Kimmy Robertson, Lara Flynn Boyle , Piper Laurie, Ray Wise, Joan Chen, Madchen Amick and Sherilyn Fenn will be returning for the series. They will be joined by new cast members, including Amanda Seyfried.
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Lauren Cohan should look familiar, she plays Maggie in the hit TV show ‘The Walking Dead’, she has also starred in ‘Death Race 2′ (2010), Van Wilder (2006) and in the TV shows ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Vampire Diaries’. Cohan is now stepping into her first lead role in the film ‘The Boy’, from Lakeshore Entertainment and Vertigo Entertainment. We first reported on ‘The Boy’ back in January, today we have the new poster for the film. ‘The Boy’ follows a nanny (Cohan) that is hired to look after an unconventional couple’s life like doll. The couple uses the doll to help them cope with the death of their young son or is it really that simple? The doll is treated as if it was actually their son, he’s fed, read to and tucked in, but there are rules that must be followed. As if the situation wasn’t bizarre enough already, Cohan’s character soon comes to believe that the doll may
Continue reading →
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Are you a fan of Alfred Hitchcock? Who are we kidding, of course you are. We have good news, Saturday November 2nd, beginning at 10 am (eastern), the Chiller channel’s Hitchcock movie marathon begins. Chiller will be showing Hitchcock’s five best films. 10 am – ‘Frenzy’ The London police think they have captured a serial killer, who is strangling women with neckties, but they have the wrong man. 1 pm – ‘Vertigo’ A retired detective, who suffers from acrophobia, is investigating the wife of a friend. The man is becoming dangerously obsessed with the woman. 4 pm – ‘The Birds’ A socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small town that suddenly becomes over run with birds, turned vicious. 6:30 pm – ‘Rear Window’ A wheelchair bound man spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and is convinced one of them has committed murder. 9 pm – ‘Psycho’ A secretary steals $40,000 from her employer and goes on the
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CBS is adapting Stefan Petrucha’s best-selling novel ‘Dead Mann Walking’ for a new TV series. ‘Continuum’ creator Simon Barry will be penning the script for the series, according to THR. Barry “After Hessius Mann was wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder, suppressed evidence came to light and the verdict overturned. Too bad he was already executed, but thanks to modern science, he was brought back to life, sort of. Now that he’s joined the ranks of Fort Hammer’s pulse challenged population, Hessius attempts to make a “living” as a private investigator. But when a missing persons case leads to a few zombies cut to pieces, Hessius starts thinking that someone’s giving him the run-around and it’s not like he’s in any condition to make a quick getaway…”
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