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Hidden Secrets Are Uncovered In The Trailer For South African Horror 'Peacock'

Hidden Secrets Are Uncovered In The Trailer For South African Horror ‘Peacock’

A young woman raised in a strict institute discovers hidden horrors in the exotic South African gothic horror Peacock, coming to the US this December. Directed by Jaco Minnaar, who co-wrote the film with David Cornwell, the film, which is described as “erotic,” stars Tarryn Wyngaard, Johan Botha, Ruan Wessels, Alida Theron, Liza Van Deventer, Nicola Hanekom, and Andre Stolz. “After violating the strict moral standards of The Foundation, the puritanical institution for young women in which she was raised, Anna Pohl (Tarryn Wyngaard) is sent to care for one of its founding members. An Apartheid-era theologian living out his days in paranoia on his isolated farm, Sarel Cilliers (Johan Botha) suffers from frightening visions and demonic hallucinations. Haunted by her own feelings of guilt, Anna slowly gets pulled into Sarel’s terrifying world as she tries to unravel the mysteries behind this sinister place and its connection to the devastating secrets being hidden by The Foundation. An evocative and erotic

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2023
DeWanda Wise Is Tormented By A Childhood Friend In Blumhouse's 'Imaginary' Trailer

DeWanda Wise Is Tormented By A Childhood Friend In Blumhouse’s ‘Imaginary’ Trailer

From Blumhouse, the genre-defining masterminds behind Five Nights At Freddy’s and M3GAN, comes an original horror film that taps into the innocence of imaginary friends – and begs the question: Are they really figments of childhood imagination, or is something more terrifying lying just beneath? In Imaginary, “When Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice (Pyper Braun) develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey that she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playfully and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be. The cast for this dark film includes DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, with Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley. Directed by Jeff Wadlow co-wrote the script along with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland. Jason Blum and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2023
Eli Roth's 'Thanksgiving' Slashing Its Way onto Blu-ray

Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ Slashes Its Way Into Theaters This Week

You may have thought your Thanksgiving would be a nightmare between family drama and the brutal Black Friday shopping trips, but you haven’t seen anything yet. Eli Roth’s upcoming horror movie, Thanksgiving, sixteen years in the making, takes a stab at the holiday in true horror fashion in the brutal new trailer. From director Eli Roth, known for bloody horror movies such as Hostile and Cabin Fever, comes the movie starring Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey, Milo Manheim, Addison Rae, and Nell Verlaque, to name a few. In the fright-filled flick, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.” Thanksgiving is based on the faux trailer featured in Roth, Quentin Tarantino, and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 horror Grindhouse. In the original trailer, a mysterious killer stalks a small town in Massachusetts on the holiday. Thanksgiving slashes its way into theaters just in time for Turkey Day

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 16, 2023
Netflix's Monster Series "Sweet Home" Has Been Renewed Ahead Of Season Two!

Netflix’s Monster Series “Sweet Home” Has Been Renewed Ahead Of Season Two!

Earlier this week, we shared the news that the second season of Netflix’s killer Korean series “Sweet Home” will premiere this December. We have since learned that the monster series has also been renewed for its third season, which is fantastic news. In season one, which we called a “must-see” in our review, Hyun, who lost his entire family in a terrible accident, is forced to face a new reality where monsters are trying to wipe out all of humanity. In our, being called a “must-see.” Season two sees “the main characters depart from the Green Home, the site of their previous monster battles, and are compelled to venture into the outside world. Survivors have gathered at what is left of the stadium and built a community, but they still cannot let their guard down. The evolving storyline promises heightened anticipation as the characters confront new dangers in different environments, where they must fight against external monsters and their monstrous

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 16, 2023
A New Threat Emerges In 'Resident Evil: Death Island' Now Streaming On Netflix

A New Threat Emerges In ‘Resident Evil: Death Island’ Now Streaming On Netflix

Bizarre clues and a new T-Virus strain lead Agent Chris Redfield and a team of familiar faces to Alcatraz Island to confront a mysterious threat in the latest installment of the Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil: Death Island. From director Eiichirô Haumi and writer Nakito Fukami comes the action-packed CGI-animated film voiced by Matthew Mercer, Kevin Dorman, Stephanie Panisello, Erin Cahill, and more. Watch as Claire and her team travel to the infamous Alcatraz Island to face off against a new threat, a new villain, and a horde of infected people and animals that must be terminated before the new strain of the T-Virus spreads. Resident Evil: Death Island, from Sony Pictures, is out now on Netflix. You can also watch Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness on the streaming service.

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 16, 2023
Command A Zombie Army In 'Welcome to ParadiZe'

Command A Zombie Army In ‘Welcome to ParadiZe’

Ever wanted to have a zombie friend? Or a Zombie that does chores for you, or fights your fights? In NACON and Eko Software’s upcoming game, Welcome to ParadiZe, you can live out this dream! Welcome to ParadiZe (originally called Paradize Project) is an offbeat open-world game where players can go solo or play with friends, and survive the zombie apocalypse with the aid of a zombie hacking helmet that will allow them the ability to control zombies to help you look for materials, defend your camp, be your bodyguard, and even carry you around as you strive to become the smartest survivor by outlasting others as well as the zombies themselves! Welcome to ParadiZe releases on February 29, 2024, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 15, 2023
'The Thaumaturge' Release Date Delayed

‘The Thaumaturge’ Release Date Delayed

Previously, 11 Bit Studios and Fool’s Theory announced their dark RPG The Thaumaturge would be released in December of this year. Today they have announced that the game’s launch will be delayed till after the new year. As finishing touches and polishing were underway for the initial release, the team saw more opportunities to improve the quality of The Thaumaturge even more for players and decided to push back the release date for a more flawless experience for fans. The Thaumaturge is a narrative-focused RPG, players take on the role of Wiktor Szulski, a thaumaturge on a quest to make peace with his past. Unfolding in 1905 Warsaw, the story revolves around the complex theme of inner demons and how that can mean more than just a mental burden in this world. In The Thaumaturge, demons are known as Salutors who feed on one’s darkest secrets and only the titular thaumaturge can relieve someone of this burden. The Thaumaturge will

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 15, 2023
Leaving Is Not An Option In New Exclusive Clip From "Terror Lake Drive"

Exclusive Clip: Season Three Of “Terror Lake Drive” Premieres This Week

Ahead of tomorrow’s season three premiere, we’ve got an exclusive clip from ALLBLK’s hit anthology series, “Terror Lake Drive: Summer Purge.” Season three “opens with the demolished Freeman Lakes transformed into a sprawling, glamorous lakefront summer resort aptly named Lake Levi. —a highly touted exclusive destination for Atlanta’s elite and privileged. When Janice DuVernay (Deborah Joy Winans, The Final Say), an in-debt science teacher, discovers she is the sole beneficiary to her grandfather’s million-dollar estate on Lake Levi, her family can barely contain their excitement at the prospect of attaining a better life. As the DuVernay’s embark on their summer getaway, a series of bizarre events unfold, making it apparent that not all fairytales have a happy ending. Created by Jerry LaMothe (Blackout) and Kajuana S. Marie, the series stars Josh Ventura (Till, P-Valley), Kennedy Chanel (BMF), Jaylon Gordon (Zoe Ever After), B. Simone (Scheme Queens), Brittany L. Smith (Sweet Magnolias), E. Roger Mitchell (Outer Banks), Reginae Carter (Social Society),

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 15, 2023
Apple TV's New "Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters" Series Premieres This Week

Apple TV’s New “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters” Series Premieres This Week

Godzilla returns this week in the new Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and he’s bringing some friends, well, enemies too. Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later when Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga – spanning three generations – reveals buried secrets and how epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives. The all-star cast includes Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski. It is executive produced by

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 15, 2023
New Stephen King Anthology 'You Like It Darker' Is Coming In 2024

New Stephen King Anthology ‘You Like It Darker’ Is Coming In 2024

2023 has seen multiple Stephen King adaptations released, including The Boogeyman, whose director, Rob Savage, sat down with us for an interview. Several adaptations have already been announced for 2024, including Life of Chuck, The Monkey, Billy Summers, and Salem’s Lot. A new King novel, a dark anthology titled You Like It Darker, which features a dozen tales of terror, is coming your way in 2024. It’s only a matter of time before some filmmaker will turn one or more of the tales into a movie or series. And we hope they do. A few of the plots of the tales have already been revealed: Two Talented Bastids “explores the long-hidden secret of the titular men and how they got their talents.” Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream sees “a brief, unexpected psychic flash that disrupts the lives of dozens of people–and Danny’s life–catastrophically.” The Dreamers centers on a Vietnam veteran who “responds to a job offer–and learns there are corners of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2023

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Hidden Secrets Are Uncovered In The Trailer For South African Horror 'Peacock'

Hidden Secrets Are Uncovered In The Trailer For South African Horror ‘Peacock’

A young woman raised in a strict institute discovers hidden horrors in the exotic South African gothic horror Peacock, coming to the US this December. Directed by Jaco Minnaar, who co-wrote the film with David Cornwell, the film, which is described as “erotic,” stars Tarryn Wyngaard, Johan Botha, Ruan Wessels, Alida Theron, Liza Van Deventer, Nicola Hanekom, and Andre Stolz. “After violating the strict moral standards of The Foundation, the puritanical institution for young women in which she was raised, Anna Pohl (Tarryn Wyngaard) is sent to care for one of its founding members. An Apartheid-era theologian living out his days in paranoia on his isolated farm, Sarel Cilliers (Johan Botha) suffers from frightening visions and demonic hallucinations. Haunted by her own feelings of guilt, Anna slowly gets pulled into Sarel’s terrifying world as she tries to unravel the mysteries behind this sinister place and its connection to the devastating secrets being hidden by The Foundation. An evocative and erotic

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2023
DeWanda Wise Is Tormented By A Childhood Friend In Blumhouse's 'Imaginary' Trailer

DeWanda Wise Is Tormented By A Childhood Friend In Blumhouse’s ‘Imaginary’ Trailer

From Blumhouse, the genre-defining masterminds behind Five Nights At Freddy’s and M3GAN, comes an original horror film that taps into the innocence of imaginary friends – and begs the question: Are they really figments of childhood imagination, or is something more terrifying lying just beneath? In Imaginary, “When Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice (Pyper Braun) develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey that she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playfully and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be. The cast for this dark film includes DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, with Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley. Directed by Jeff Wadlow co-wrote the script along with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland. Jason Blum and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2023
Eli Roth's 'Thanksgiving' Slashing Its Way onto Blu-ray

Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ Slashes Its Way Into Theaters This Week

You may have thought your Thanksgiving would be a nightmare between family drama and the brutal Black Friday shopping trips, but you haven’t seen anything yet. Eli Roth’s upcoming horror movie, Thanksgiving, sixteen years in the making, takes a stab at the holiday in true horror fashion in the brutal new trailer. From director Eli Roth, known for bloody horror movies such as Hostile and Cabin Fever, comes the movie starring Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey, Milo Manheim, Addison Rae, and Nell Verlaque, to name a few. In the fright-filled flick, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.” Thanksgiving is based on the faux trailer featured in Roth, Quentin Tarantino, and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 horror Grindhouse. In the original trailer, a mysterious killer stalks a small town in Massachusetts on the holiday. Thanksgiving slashes its way into theaters just in time for Turkey Day

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 16, 2023
Netflix's Monster Series "Sweet Home" Has Been Renewed Ahead Of Season Two!

Netflix’s Monster Series “Sweet Home” Has Been Renewed Ahead Of Season Two!

Earlier this week, we shared the news that the second season of Netflix’s killer Korean series “Sweet Home” will premiere this December. We have since learned that the monster series has also been renewed for its third season, which is fantastic news. In season one, which we called a “must-see” in our review, Hyun, who lost his entire family in a terrible accident, is forced to face a new reality where monsters are trying to wipe out all of humanity. In our, being called a “must-see.” Season two sees “the main characters depart from the Green Home, the site of their previous monster battles, and are compelled to venture into the outside world. Survivors have gathered at what is left of the stadium and built a community, but they still cannot let their guard down. The evolving storyline promises heightened anticipation as the characters confront new dangers in different environments, where they must fight against external monsters and their monstrous

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 16, 2023
A New Threat Emerges In 'Resident Evil: Death Island' Now Streaming On Netflix

A New Threat Emerges In ‘Resident Evil: Death Island’ Now Streaming On Netflix

Bizarre clues and a new T-Virus strain lead Agent Chris Redfield and a team of familiar faces to Alcatraz Island to confront a mysterious threat in the latest installment of the Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil: Death Island. From director Eiichirô Haumi and writer Nakito Fukami comes the action-packed CGI-animated film voiced by Matthew Mercer, Kevin Dorman, Stephanie Panisello, Erin Cahill, and more. Watch as Claire and her team travel to the infamous Alcatraz Island to face off against a new threat, a new villain, and a horde of infected people and animals that must be terminated before the new strain of the T-Virus spreads. Resident Evil: Death Island, from Sony Pictures, is out now on Netflix. You can also watch Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness on the streaming service.

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 16, 2023
Command A Zombie Army In 'Welcome to ParadiZe'

Command A Zombie Army In ‘Welcome to ParadiZe’

Ever wanted to have a zombie friend? Or a Zombie that does chores for you, or fights your fights? In NACON and Eko Software’s upcoming game, Welcome to ParadiZe, you can live out this dream! Welcome to ParadiZe (originally called Paradize Project) is an offbeat open-world game where players can go solo or play with friends, and survive the zombie apocalypse with the aid of a zombie hacking helmet that will allow them the ability to control zombies to help you look for materials, defend your camp, be your bodyguard, and even carry you around as you strive to become the smartest survivor by outlasting others as well as the zombies themselves! Welcome to ParadiZe releases on February 29, 2024, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 15, 2023
'The Thaumaturge' Release Date Delayed

‘The Thaumaturge’ Release Date Delayed

Previously, 11 Bit Studios and Fool’s Theory announced their dark RPG The Thaumaturge would be released in December of this year. Today they have announced that the game’s launch will be delayed till after the new year. As finishing touches and polishing were underway for the initial release, the team saw more opportunities to improve the quality of The Thaumaturge even more for players and decided to push back the release date for a more flawless experience for fans. The Thaumaturge is a narrative-focused RPG, players take on the role of Wiktor Szulski, a thaumaturge on a quest to make peace with his past. Unfolding in 1905 Warsaw, the story revolves around the complex theme of inner demons and how that can mean more than just a mental burden in this world. In The Thaumaturge, demons are known as Salutors who feed on one’s darkest secrets and only the titular thaumaturge can relieve someone of this burden. The Thaumaturge will

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 15, 2023
Leaving Is Not An Option In New Exclusive Clip From "Terror Lake Drive"

Exclusive Clip: Season Three Of “Terror Lake Drive” Premieres This Week

Ahead of tomorrow’s season three premiere, we’ve got an exclusive clip from ALLBLK’s hit anthology series, “Terror Lake Drive: Summer Purge.” Season three “opens with the demolished Freeman Lakes transformed into a sprawling, glamorous lakefront summer resort aptly named Lake Levi. —a highly touted exclusive destination for Atlanta’s elite and privileged. When Janice DuVernay (Deborah Joy Winans, The Final Say), an in-debt science teacher, discovers she is the sole beneficiary to her grandfather’s million-dollar estate on Lake Levi, her family can barely contain their excitement at the prospect of attaining a better life. As the DuVernay’s embark on their summer getaway, a series of bizarre events unfold, making it apparent that not all fairytales have a happy ending. Created by Jerry LaMothe (Blackout) and Kajuana S. Marie, the series stars Josh Ventura (Till, P-Valley), Kennedy Chanel (BMF), Jaylon Gordon (Zoe Ever After), B. Simone (Scheme Queens), Brittany L. Smith (Sweet Magnolias), E. Roger Mitchell (Outer Banks), Reginae Carter (Social Society),

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 15, 2023
Apple TV's New "Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters" Series Premieres This Week

Apple TV’s New “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters” Series Premieres This Week

Godzilla returns this week in the new Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and he’s bringing some friends, well, enemies too. Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later when Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga – spanning three generations – reveals buried secrets and how epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives. The all-star cast includes Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski. It is executive produced by

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Nov 15, 2023
New Stephen King Anthology 'You Like It Darker' Is Coming In 2024

New Stephen King Anthology ‘You Like It Darker’ Is Coming In 2024

2023 has seen multiple Stephen King adaptations released, including The Boogeyman, whose director, Rob Savage, sat down with us for an interview. Several adaptations have already been announced for 2024, including Life of Chuck, The Monkey, Billy Summers, and Salem’s Lot. A new King novel, a dark anthology titled You Like It Darker, which features a dozen tales of terror, is coming your way in 2024. It’s only a matter of time before some filmmaker will turn one or more of the tales into a movie or series. And we hope they do. A few of the plots of the tales have already been revealed: Two Talented Bastids “explores the long-hidden secret of the titular men and how they got their talents.” Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream sees “a brief, unexpected psychic flash that disrupts the lives of dozens of people–and Danny’s life–catastrophically.” The Dreamers centers on a Vietnam veteran who “responds to a job offer–and learns there are corners of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2023
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