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The director of the remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror ‘Suspiria’ has finally been revealed. The news was discovered during an interview between Luca Guadagnino and Empire about his crime drama ‘A Bigger Splash’. Guadagnino is an Italian filmmaker who has found success with several of his films, including ‘I Am Love’ and ‘Here’. “The movie by Dario Argento was maybe a child of it’s own times. It’s very delicate; almost childish,” Guadagnino continued “I have a very strong interest in German literature and film, so I think [my] ‘Suspiria’ will have to focus very strongly on that moment in history, in 1977, when Germany was divided and a new generation was claiming and asking to recognize the debt of guilt that forged the new Germany after the war against the fathers who wanted to deny the responsibility.” ‘Suspiria’ follows a young woman attending an exclusive ballet school. She soon learns that the school is actually a front for something
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In ‘Standoff’ war veteran Carter Greene lives alone in a rustic farmhouse. Carter is grieving his failed marriage and the death of his young son. Bird, a twelve year old orphaned girl, witnesses a professional assassin kill a group of people at a grave side service on the anniversary of her parents death. Bird flees into the woods with Sade, the killer in pursuit. Bird takes shelter in Carter’s farmhouse, where he vows to protect her. After starring in the series ‘Hannibal’ actor Lauerence Fishburne should have no problem with his role as Sade, the psychotic killer. Thomas Jane (The Mist, Before I Wake) plays Carter in this psychological thriller. Ella Ballentine (Reign) has been cast Bird. Adam Alleca both wrote and directed ‘Standoff’. Alleca also penned the script for the remake of ‘The Last House on the Left’ (2009). There is no release date listed as of now.
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According to Variety, DreamWorks together with Frank Marshall are developing a film inspired by the Urban Legend of “Cropsey” . In the 1970’s Cropsey became a real life boogeyman who is blamed for the disappearance of seven children around Staten Island. Cropsey is believed to live in the woods surrounding the Willowbrook mental institution as well as living in the tunnels underneath the hospital. Willowbrook was closed in 1987 after a disturbing expose by Geraldo Rivera titled ‘Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace‘ exposed the horrid conditions that the patients were living in. Eventually a drifter named Andre Rand was arrested and tried in connection to the disappearances. In Dreamworks’ version of ‘Cropsey’ a group of kids at summer camp are haunted by the legend that dates back to the Colonial period. Richard Naig and Ian Goldberg are set to pen the script for the film. Naig and Goldberg have teamed up before. The duo wrote the script for the ‘Friday
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‘The Keeping Room’ premiered last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The home-invasion western was written by Julia Hart and directed by Daniel Barber, who has been quoted by Bloody-Disgusting as saying “The Keeping Room focuses on the violent resilience and dramatic camaraderie of three Southern women as their home is besieged during the purges at the close of the American Civil War. Forced to defend their land and fight for their lives, the women take up arms against their male oppressors, shattering gender and genre conventions in the process.” Brit Marling (I Origins) is the leader of the group that includes Hailee Steinfield (Ender’s Game) and Muna Otaru in her acting debut. ‘Avatar’ actor Sam Worington, plays the role of a villainous solider who has set his sights on killing the women. ‘The Keeping Room’ premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and was met with great reviews. The film will be in theaters across the U.S. on September
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Last night during the screening of ‘The Green Inferno‘ at the Deauville Film Festival in France, Eli Roth received the kind of response most horror film directors only dream of, an intense physical reaction from the crowd. Reactions were so strong, some people were fainting. Judging by the message Roth tweeted he seemed to be feeling a lot of pride. You can’t buy that kind of advertising. Roth has a talent for getting a reaction out of film goers and for someone to be able to do that these days, is truly impressive. Take a look at this audience reaction video below from a screening of ‘The Green Inferno’. The movie follows a group of student activists who are traveling from New York to the Amazon to protect a small tribe from destruction by land developers. When their plane crashes in the jungle they are taken hostage by the very tribe they are trying to protect. The tribe are not
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Award winning Producers Dave Hastings and Kaush Patel have announced that they have now wrapped phase one of their production of the British horror anthology ‘The House of Screaming Death‘. Patel and Hastings also serve as directors of the film along side Alex Bourne, Troy Dennison and Rebecca Harris-Smith. Hastings of Lightbeam Productions had this to say, “We wrapped production on 25th August after a fantastic 23 day shoot! Our FANTASTIC crew were amazing and we couldn’t have asked for a better team! Every one of them gave it 110% and we couldn’t have done without them! And that also applies to our AMAZING cast, who brought our script and stories life more than we could have ever dreamed! They are stunning, each and every one of them.” He continues ” “we also had our amazing locations, which helped us bring to life all the atmospheric and eerie locations we needed for the differing segments. Each story you’ll see is
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Brett Piper’s latest film ‘Queen Crab’ will be released on DVD and VOD on September 29th. ‘Queen Crab’ is a tribute to the days of stop-motion animation combined with live action. After a meteor crashes into a lake in the remote country side, a centuries -old beast is awaken. The Queen Crab emerges from her home deep in the lake and tears a path of destruction through the country side and into the nearby town. The people of the town must fight for their lives and stop the Queen Crab before she can give birth to an army of crabs that will overrun the world. ‘Queen Crab’ stars Michelle Simone Miller, Kathryn Metz, Rich Lounello, A.J. DeLucia, Steve Diasparra, Danielle Donahue and Ken Van Sant.
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Today I caught up with two of my favorite people in horror, director Oklahoma Ward and actress Nicole Alonso of the horror-scifi film ‘Crawl or Die’. Oklahoma and Nicole have been very busy preparing their new updated website, as well as getting ready to film the second movie of the franchise. 2014’s ‘Crawl or Die’ follows Tank (Alonso), a soldier in an apocalyptic earth over run with aliens , who is escorting the only remaining fertile woman to a ship so that she may be evacuated. On their way a nasty alien has began tracking them. The soldiers take to tunnels to escape. They must crawl or die. Tank is the only thing standing between the woman and the hungry alien. ‘Crawl or Die’ is an action packed, claustrophobia inducing thrill ride. &feature=youtu.be Oklahoma and Nicole are doing something unheard of in the film industry, building a website that truly revolves around their fans. The site goes live globally on
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Most every hardcore horror fan has seen Anthony Hickox’s 1988 film ‘Waxwork’, in which a wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to bring evil to life. ‘Waxwork’ stars Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Joe Baker, Jennifer Bassey, David Warner and John Rhys-Davies. During an interview with Nerd Report director Ian Kessner (Lost After Dark) and screenwriter Bo Ransdell (Lost After Dark) admitted that they are currently developing a remake of ‘Waxwork’. “…I think we’ve got a real fun take on that and actually we have the blessing of Anthony Hickox, who wrote and directed the original so we’re not just doing fan fiction. We can see a path to this getting made potentially and I would love to see that happen for sure.” He continued “It’s got a ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ vibe where the waxworks appears in town overnight.” Kessner adds “It’s really fun. It’s also an opportunity for us to play in a whole bunch of horror
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Special effects master Paul Hyett, known for his work on films such as 2005’s ‘ The Decent’ and ‘Attack the Block’ (2011), is directing a new project titled ‘Howl’. The werewolf film stars ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Ed Speleers, Holly Weston (John Carter), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons), Amit Shah (Lilyhammer) and Shauna Macdonald, who worked with Hyett on ‘The Decent’.‘Howl’ follows a group of passengers who find themselves in serious trouble when their train stops deep in the woods. When the train’s conductor exits the train to investigate why it stopped, he doesn’t return, leaving the ticket inspector to manage the crisis alone. Being stranded is the least of their worries. Something is stalking the group from the shadows and it’s hungry. ‘Howl’ will arrive in theaters on October 16th and on DVD October 26th via Metrodome International .
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The director of the remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror ‘Suspiria’ has finally been revealed. The news was discovered during an interview between Luca Guadagnino and Empire about his crime drama ‘A Bigger Splash’. Guadagnino is an Italian filmmaker who has found success with several of his films, including ‘I Am Love’ and ‘Here’. “The movie by Dario Argento was maybe a child of it’s own times. It’s very delicate; almost childish,” Guadagnino continued “I have a very strong interest in German literature and film, so I think [my] ‘Suspiria’ will have to focus very strongly on that moment in history, in 1977, when Germany was divided and a new generation was claiming and asking to recognize the debt of guilt that forged the new Germany after the war against the fathers who wanted to deny the responsibility.” ‘Suspiria’ follows a young woman attending an exclusive ballet school. She soon learns that the school is actually a front for something
Continue reading →
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In ‘Standoff’ war veteran Carter Greene lives alone in a rustic farmhouse. Carter is grieving his failed marriage and the death of his young son. Bird, a twelve year old orphaned girl, witnesses a professional assassin kill a group of people at a grave side service on the anniversary of her parents death. Bird flees into the woods with Sade, the killer in pursuit. Bird takes shelter in Carter’s farmhouse, where he vows to protect her. After starring in the series ‘Hannibal’ actor Lauerence Fishburne should have no problem with his role as Sade, the psychotic killer. Thomas Jane (The Mist, Before I Wake) plays Carter in this psychological thriller. Ella Ballentine (Reign) has been cast Bird. Adam Alleca both wrote and directed ‘Standoff’. Alleca also penned the script for the remake of ‘The Last House on the Left’ (2009). There is no release date listed as of now.
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According to Variety, DreamWorks together with Frank Marshall are developing a film inspired by the Urban Legend of “Cropsey” . In the 1970’s Cropsey became a real life boogeyman who is blamed for the disappearance of seven children around Staten Island. Cropsey is believed to live in the woods surrounding the Willowbrook mental institution as well as living in the tunnels underneath the hospital. Willowbrook was closed in 1987 after a disturbing expose by Geraldo Rivera titled ‘Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace‘ exposed the horrid conditions that the patients were living in. Eventually a drifter named Andre Rand was arrested and tried in connection to the disappearances. In Dreamworks’ version of ‘Cropsey’ a group of kids at summer camp are haunted by the legend that dates back to the Colonial period. Richard Naig and Ian Goldberg are set to pen the script for the film. Naig and Goldberg have teamed up before. The duo wrote the script for the ‘Friday
Continue reading →
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‘The Keeping Room’ premiered last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The home-invasion western was written by Julia Hart and directed by Daniel Barber, who has been quoted by Bloody-Disgusting as saying “The Keeping Room focuses on the violent resilience and dramatic camaraderie of three Southern women as their home is besieged during the purges at the close of the American Civil War. Forced to defend their land and fight for their lives, the women take up arms against their male oppressors, shattering gender and genre conventions in the process.” Brit Marling (I Origins) is the leader of the group that includes Hailee Steinfield (Ender’s Game) and Muna Otaru in her acting debut. ‘Avatar’ actor Sam Worington, plays the role of a villainous solider who has set his sights on killing the women. ‘The Keeping Room’ premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and was met with great reviews. The film will be in theaters across the U.S. on September
Continue reading →
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Last night during the screening of ‘The Green Inferno‘ at the Deauville Film Festival in France, Eli Roth received the kind of response most horror film directors only dream of, an intense physical reaction from the crowd. Reactions were so strong, some people were fainting. Judging by the message Roth tweeted he seemed to be feeling a lot of pride. You can’t buy that kind of advertising. Roth has a talent for getting a reaction out of film goers and for someone to be able to do that these days, is truly impressive. Take a look at this audience reaction video below from a screening of ‘The Green Inferno’. The movie follows a group of student activists who are traveling from New York to the Amazon to protect a small tribe from destruction by land developers. When their plane crashes in the jungle they are taken hostage by the very tribe they are trying to protect. The tribe are not
Continue reading →
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Award winning Producers Dave Hastings and Kaush Patel have announced that they have now wrapped phase one of their production of the British horror anthology ‘The House of Screaming Death‘. Patel and Hastings also serve as directors of the film along side Alex Bourne, Troy Dennison and Rebecca Harris-Smith. Hastings of Lightbeam Productions had this to say, “We wrapped production on 25th August after a fantastic 23 day shoot! Our FANTASTIC crew were amazing and we couldn’t have asked for a better team! Every one of them gave it 110% and we couldn’t have done without them! And that also applies to our AMAZING cast, who brought our script and stories life more than we could have ever dreamed! They are stunning, each and every one of them.” He continues ” “we also had our amazing locations, which helped us bring to life all the atmospheric and eerie locations we needed for the differing segments. Each story you’ll see is
Continue reading →
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Brett Piper’s latest film ‘Queen Crab’ will be released on DVD and VOD on September 29th. ‘Queen Crab’ is a tribute to the days of stop-motion animation combined with live action. After a meteor crashes into a lake in the remote country side, a centuries -old beast is awaken. The Queen Crab emerges from her home deep in the lake and tears a path of destruction through the country side and into the nearby town. The people of the town must fight for their lives and stop the Queen Crab before she can give birth to an army of crabs that will overrun the world. ‘Queen Crab’ stars Michelle Simone Miller, Kathryn Metz, Rich Lounello, A.J. DeLucia, Steve Diasparra, Danielle Donahue and Ken Van Sant.
Continue reading →
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Today I caught up with two of my favorite people in horror, director Oklahoma Ward and actress Nicole Alonso of the horror-scifi film ‘Crawl or Die’. Oklahoma and Nicole have been very busy preparing their new updated website, as well as getting ready to film the second movie of the franchise. 2014’s ‘Crawl or Die’ follows Tank (Alonso), a soldier in an apocalyptic earth over run with aliens , who is escorting the only remaining fertile woman to a ship so that she may be evacuated. On their way a nasty alien has began tracking them. The soldiers take to tunnels to escape. They must crawl or die. Tank is the only thing standing between the woman and the hungry alien. ‘Crawl or Die’ is an action packed, claustrophobia inducing thrill ride. &feature=youtu.be Oklahoma and Nicole are doing something unheard of in the film industry, building a website that truly revolves around their fans. The site goes live globally on
Continue reading →
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Most every hardcore horror fan has seen Anthony Hickox’s 1988 film ‘Waxwork’, in which a wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to bring evil to life. ‘Waxwork’ stars Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Joe Baker, Jennifer Bassey, David Warner and John Rhys-Davies. During an interview with Nerd Report director Ian Kessner (Lost After Dark) and screenwriter Bo Ransdell (Lost After Dark) admitted that they are currently developing a remake of ‘Waxwork’. “…I think we’ve got a real fun take on that and actually we have the blessing of Anthony Hickox, who wrote and directed the original so we’re not just doing fan fiction. We can see a path to this getting made potentially and I would love to see that happen for sure.” He continued “It’s got a ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ vibe where the waxworks appears in town overnight.” Kessner adds “It’s really fun. It’s also an opportunity for us to play in a whole bunch of horror
Continue reading →
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Special effects master Paul Hyett, known for his work on films such as 2005’s ‘ The Decent’ and ‘Attack the Block’ (2011), is directing a new project titled ‘Howl’. The werewolf film stars ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Ed Speleers, Holly Weston (John Carter), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons), Amit Shah (Lilyhammer) and Shauna Macdonald, who worked with Hyett on ‘The Decent’.‘Howl’ follows a group of passengers who find themselves in serious trouble when their train stops deep in the woods. When the train’s conductor exits the train to investigate why it stopped, he doesn’t return, leaving the ticket inspector to manage the crisis alone. Being stranded is the least of their worries. Something is stalking the group from the shadows and it’s hungry. ‘Howl’ will arrive in theaters on October 16th and on DVD October 26th via Metrodome International .
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