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A Murder Mystery Unfolds In Season 2 Of AppleTV's "The Afterparty" (Trailer)

A Murder Mystery Unfolds In Season 2 Of AppleTV’s “The Afterparty” (Trailer)

From Academy Award-winning creators Chris Miller and Phil Lord comes season two of Apple TV+’s comedy-laced murder mystery series “The Afterparty.” The 10-episode second season will introduce a new mystery, new characters, and new episodes told through popular film genres. Created by Miller, each episode of “The Afterparty” explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. Stars Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, and Zoë Chao reprise their roles for season two, which will introduce a new case and an expanded cast of characters played by John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Zach Woods, and Vivian Wu. A wedding is ruined this season when the groom is murdered, and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Richardson) and Zoë (Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers, and business

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
Free Titles Coming To Redbox And Crackle This July

Free Titles Coming To Redbox And Crackle This July

What’s better than a good horror movie? A free one and Rebox and Crackle have plenty coming this July! REDBOX Available on July 1, 2023: The ABCs of Death A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty. The Void A blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road is rushOfficerfficer Carter to a nearby hospital with a skeleton crew. Trapped inside by hooded figures, Carter discovers that the patients and staff are transforming into something inhuman. Kiss of the Damned A lonely vampire falls in love with a screenwriter and transforms him into one of the undead, but their budding romance is threatened by her vivacious, troublemaking sister. Fear Pharm 2 Melanie has just gained consciousness to discover that she is being held hostage by the Walker family so they can harvest her special skin in order to create a breakthrough skin care cream and bloom the business; also, she’s not alone. Cast: John Littlefield

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
Shudder's Horror Comedy 'Deadstream' Is Out On Steelbook Today

Shudder’s Horror-Comedy ‘Deadstream’ Coming To Blu-ray & Steelbook

Shudder has now announced that their “Certified Fresh” horror-comedy Deadstream is getting a Steelbook and Blu-ray release, available exclusively at Walmart. The film marks the feature directorial debut of husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who also share writing co-credits. It premiered earlier this year at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnight section and went on to score acclaim from both audiences and critics alike (review). Joseph Winter also stars in the film alongside Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom. Deadstream follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life. The work of the filmmaking duo can next be seen in a segment from Shudder’s hotly-anticipated V/H/S/99, the latest installment in the celebrated found-footage horror series, which premiered at TIFF’s Midnight Madness. The film is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
The Fight Continues In The First Look At Season Two Of Apple TV's "Invasion"

The Fight Continues In The First Look At Season Two Of Apple TV’s “Invasion”

Apple TV+ today unveiled the premiere date and a gripping first look at season two of its ambitious series “Invasion,” which will return globally on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The series is from Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg (“X-Men” films, “Deadpool” films, “The Martian”) and David Weil (“Citadel”), and executive produced by Boat Rocker, “Invasion” is a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion from different perspectives worldwide. “Invasion” will debut with the first episode of its ten-episode second season, followed by one new episode weekly, every Wednesday through October 25, 2023, on Apple TV+. The action-packed second season of “Invasion” picks up just months later, with the aliens escalating their attacks in an all-out war against the humans. The series stars Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, India Brown, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Paddy Holland, and Tara Moayedi. New series regulars joining season two include Enver Gjokaj, Nedra Marie Taylor, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
New 'It Lives Inside' Trailer Teases A Must See Supernatural Horror

New ‘It Lives Inside’ Trailer Teases A Must See Supernatural Horror

A young woman must accept herself in order to overcome a demon in the first trailer for It Lives Inside from director Bishal Dutta and the producers of Get Out. NEON has now announced the film’s release, set for this September. In the film, “Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it.” It Lives Inside stars Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, and Betty Gabriel. Witness the supernatural horrors of It Lives Inside in theaters on September 22, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
Wes Miller's 'Call Her King' Trailer Sees A Courthouse Under Siege

Wes Miller’s ‘Call Her King’ Trailer Sees A Courthouse Under Siege

Writer-director Wes Miller‘s (A Day to Die) highly-anticipated action-thriller Call Her King, starring Naturi Naughton (Notorious) and Lance Gross (“House of Payne”), is coming to BET+. Call Her King follows Judge Jaeda King (Naughton), who has just sentenced Sean Samuels (Mitchell) to death when the courthouse is hijacked by Samuels’ brother Gabriel, also known as Black Caesar (Gross). The Judge must then rely on her wits, strength, and skill to find a way to end the standoff, save the hostages and fight her way out. Jason Mitchell, Johnny Messner, Nicholas Turturro, Tobias Truvillion, Garrett Hendricks, and Shiobann Amisial also star. The film marks the first production of Andrew van den Houten and Miller’s newly formed BLacklight Entertainment banner. BLacklight’s mission is to provide quality opportunities for people of color and other traditionally disadvantaged people in front of and behind the camera. Van den Houten and Miller produced the film for the company. Call Her King premieres on BET+ on July

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
Rue Morgue Founder & Filmmaker Rodrigo Gudiño Talks 'The Breach' In An Interview

Rue Morgue Founder & Filmmaker Rodrigo Gudiño Talks ‘The Breach’ In An Interview

In 1997, Rodrigo Gudiño founded the horror/music magazine Rue Morgue, which has since become an iconic staple in the genre. But that’s not all he’s been up to. Somehow he has found the time to become a filmmaker as well. His latest film, The Breach, is set to be released this July. Let me tell you about The Breach. It follows John Hawkins, who is in his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, deep in the woods of Northern Ontario. But when a mangled body with strange wounds is found on the shores of the Porcupine River, he’s pulled into a horrific mystery filled with black magic. And the soundtrack features the iconic Guns N’ Roses Guitarist and Rock God, Slash, who also serves as an Executive Producer. I had the pleasure of talking with Gudiño and discussing his magazine, The Breach, and his next film. The Breach premieres on Digital and VOD

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
It Is Man Vs. Dinosaur In New Action-Packed 'We Hunt Giants' Trailer

It Is Man Vs. Dinosaur In New Action-Packed ‘We Hunt Giants’ Trailer

Titus Paar, director of The Perfect Weapon, which debuted at number 1 on NETFLIX, has just revealed the first look at footage and poster for his new action-packed dinosaur movie, We Hunt Giants. Set “In a world where cavemen and dinosaurs share the world, a tribe is plagued by a man-eating giant T-Rex that hunts them all. Rougu, the son of the village chief, has had his woman and the whole village captured by the witch doctor’s tribe in the same area. They believe that the only way to calm the beast is to sacrifice her beautiful flesh. Rougu and his father realize that the only way to save his woman and their village is to do what no man has ever done before… hunt the giant.” The movie features special effects from VFX master Andreas Feix, known for his work on films such as Jurassic World and Bond. We’ve got an amazing first look at the film, including the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
Popcorn Frights Film Festival Serves Up Summer Shivers with Its First Wave

Popcorn Frights Film Festival Serves Up Summer Shivers with Its First Wave

Florida’s Popcorn Frights heats up every summer with its sizzling selection of horror, science fiction, and other movies that genre-film fans are sure to love — from classic and premiere slashers to cutting-edge speculative cinema — and the festival has just announced the first wave of its 2023 edition, running August 10–20, with in-person and virtual options. Following is the official press release. Popcorn Frights is leaping off the screen in full stereoscopic 3-D glory for its ninth edition, unleashing a wicked lineup of 25 films that delve into the darkest corners of international genre cinema, including seven world premieres, and with many more macabre delights and film premieres yet to be revealed! Summoning darkness on opening night is the world premiere of DELIVER US, a sinister and dread-soaked tale that unveils an ancient prophecy where a nun defies the laws of nature and gives birth to both the messiah and the antichrist. Audiences will need to brace themselves for

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 30, 2023
Watch The New Blood-Drenched Trailer For 'The Passenger'

Watch The New Blood-Drenched Trailer For ‘The Passenger’

When you begin to watch the brutal new trailer for The Passenger, you might think it’s just another home invasion movie, but you would be wrong. It’s so much more. The film centers on “Randy (Johnny Berchtold), who is perfectly content fading into the background. But when his coworker Benson (Kyle Gallner) goes on a sudden and violent rampage leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Randy is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past to survive. Liza Weil and Billy Slaughter also star in the film, not to be confused with the Spanish horror film of the same name released earlier this month. Jason Blum executive produces this one under his Blumhouse Television banner. The Passenger, directed by Carter Smith, who also brought you the body horrors The Ruins and Swallowed, premieres on August 4, 2023, from Paramount Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 29, 2023

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A Murder Mystery Unfolds In Season 2 Of AppleTV's "The Afterparty" (Trailer)

A Murder Mystery Unfolds In Season 2 Of AppleTV’s “The Afterparty” (Trailer)

From Academy Award-winning creators Chris Miller and Phil Lord comes season two of Apple TV+’s comedy-laced murder mystery series “The Afterparty.” The 10-episode second season will introduce a new mystery, new characters, and new episodes told through popular film genres. Created by Miller, each episode of “The Afterparty” explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. Stars Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, and Zoë Chao reprise their roles for season two, which will introduce a new case and an expanded cast of characters played by John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Zach Woods, and Vivian Wu. A wedding is ruined this season when the groom is murdered, and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Richardson) and Zoë (Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers, and business

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
Free Titles Coming To Redbox And Crackle This July

Free Titles Coming To Redbox And Crackle This July

What’s better than a good horror movie? A free one and Rebox and Crackle have plenty coming this July! REDBOX Available on July 1, 2023: The ABCs of Death A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty. The Void A blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road is rushOfficerfficer Carter to a nearby hospital with a skeleton crew. Trapped inside by hooded figures, Carter discovers that the patients and staff are transforming into something inhuman. Kiss of the Damned A lonely vampire falls in love with a screenwriter and transforms him into one of the undead, but their budding romance is threatened by her vivacious, troublemaking sister. Fear Pharm 2 Melanie has just gained consciousness to discover that she is being held hostage by the Walker family so they can harvest her special skin in order to create a breakthrough skin care cream and bloom the business; also, she’s not alone. Cast: John Littlefield

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
Shudder's Horror Comedy 'Deadstream' Is Out On Steelbook Today

Shudder’s Horror-Comedy ‘Deadstream’ Coming To Blu-ray & Steelbook

Shudder has now announced that their “Certified Fresh” horror-comedy Deadstream is getting a Steelbook and Blu-ray release, available exclusively at Walmart. The film marks the feature directorial debut of husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who also share writing co-credits. It premiered earlier this year at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnight section and went on to score acclaim from both audiences and critics alike (review). Joseph Winter also stars in the film alongside Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom. Deadstream follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life. The work of the filmmaking duo can next be seen in a segment from Shudder’s hotly-anticipated V/H/S/99, the latest installment in the celebrated found-footage horror series, which premiered at TIFF’s Midnight Madness. The film is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
The Fight Continues In The First Look At Season Two Of Apple TV's "Invasion"

The Fight Continues In The First Look At Season Two Of Apple TV’s “Invasion”

Apple TV+ today unveiled the premiere date and a gripping first look at season two of its ambitious series “Invasion,” which will return globally on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The series is from Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg (“X-Men” films, “Deadpool” films, “The Martian”) and David Weil (“Citadel”), and executive produced by Boat Rocker, “Invasion” is a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion from different perspectives worldwide. “Invasion” will debut with the first episode of its ten-episode second season, followed by one new episode weekly, every Wednesday through October 25, 2023, on Apple TV+. The action-packed second season of “Invasion” picks up just months later, with the aliens escalating their attacks in an all-out war against the humans. The series stars Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, India Brown, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Paddy Holland, and Tara Moayedi. New series regulars joining season two include Enver Gjokaj, Nedra Marie Taylor, and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2023
New 'It Lives Inside' Trailer Teases A Must See Supernatural Horror

New ‘It Lives Inside’ Trailer Teases A Must See Supernatural Horror

A young woman must accept herself in order to overcome a demon in the first trailer for It Lives Inside from director Bishal Dutta and the producers of Get Out. NEON has now announced the film’s release, set for this September. In the film, “Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it.” It Lives Inside stars Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, and Betty Gabriel. Witness the supernatural horrors of It Lives Inside in theaters on September 22, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
Wes Miller's 'Call Her King' Trailer Sees A Courthouse Under Siege

Wes Miller’s ‘Call Her King’ Trailer Sees A Courthouse Under Siege

Writer-director Wes Miller‘s (A Day to Die) highly-anticipated action-thriller Call Her King, starring Naturi Naughton (Notorious) and Lance Gross (“House of Payne”), is coming to BET+. Call Her King follows Judge Jaeda King (Naughton), who has just sentenced Sean Samuels (Mitchell) to death when the courthouse is hijacked by Samuels’ brother Gabriel, also known as Black Caesar (Gross). The Judge must then rely on her wits, strength, and skill to find a way to end the standoff, save the hostages and fight her way out. Jason Mitchell, Johnny Messner, Nicholas Turturro, Tobias Truvillion, Garrett Hendricks, and Shiobann Amisial also star. The film marks the first production of Andrew van den Houten and Miller’s newly formed BLacklight Entertainment banner. BLacklight’s mission is to provide quality opportunities for people of color and other traditionally disadvantaged people in front of and behind the camera. Van den Houten and Miller produced the film for the company. Call Her King premieres on BET+ on July

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
Rue Morgue Founder & Filmmaker Rodrigo Gudiño Talks 'The Breach' In An Interview

Rue Morgue Founder & Filmmaker Rodrigo Gudiño Talks ‘The Breach’ In An Interview

In 1997, Rodrigo Gudiño founded the horror/music magazine Rue Morgue, which has since become an iconic staple in the genre. But that’s not all he’s been up to. Somehow he has found the time to become a filmmaker as well. His latest film, The Breach, is set to be released this July. Let me tell you about The Breach. It follows John Hawkins, who is in his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, deep in the woods of Northern Ontario. But when a mangled body with strange wounds is found on the shores of the Porcupine River, he’s pulled into a horrific mystery filled with black magic. And the soundtrack features the iconic Guns N’ Roses Guitarist and Rock God, Slash, who also serves as an Executive Producer. I had the pleasure of talking with Gudiño and discussing his magazine, The Breach, and his next film. The Breach premieres on Digital and VOD

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
It Is Man Vs. Dinosaur In New Action-Packed 'We Hunt Giants' Trailer

It Is Man Vs. Dinosaur In New Action-Packed ‘We Hunt Giants’ Trailer

Titus Paar, director of The Perfect Weapon, which debuted at number 1 on NETFLIX, has just revealed the first look at footage and poster for his new action-packed dinosaur movie, We Hunt Giants. Set “In a world where cavemen and dinosaurs share the world, a tribe is plagued by a man-eating giant T-Rex that hunts them all. Rougu, the son of the village chief, has had his woman and the whole village captured by the witch doctor’s tribe in the same area. They believe that the only way to calm the beast is to sacrifice her beautiful flesh. Rougu and his father realize that the only way to save his woman and their village is to do what no man has ever done before… hunt the giant.” The movie features special effects from VFX master Andreas Feix, known for his work on films such as Jurassic World and Bond. We’ve got an amazing first look at the film, including the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2023
Popcorn Frights Film Festival Serves Up Summer Shivers with Its First Wave

Popcorn Frights Film Festival Serves Up Summer Shivers with Its First Wave

Florida’s Popcorn Frights heats up every summer with its sizzling selection of horror, science fiction, and other movies that genre-film fans are sure to love — from classic and premiere slashers to cutting-edge speculative cinema — and the festival has just announced the first wave of its 2023 edition, running August 10–20, with in-person and virtual options. Following is the official press release. Popcorn Frights is leaping off the screen in full stereoscopic 3-D glory for its ninth edition, unleashing a wicked lineup of 25 films that delve into the darkest corners of international genre cinema, including seven world premieres, and with many more macabre delights and film premieres yet to be revealed! Summoning darkness on opening night is the world premiere of DELIVER US, a sinister and dread-soaked tale that unveils an ancient prophecy where a nun defies the laws of nature and gives birth to both the messiah and the antichrist. Audiences will need to brace themselves for

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 30, 2023
Watch The New Blood-Drenched Trailer For 'The Passenger'

Watch The New Blood-Drenched Trailer For ‘The Passenger’

When you begin to watch the brutal new trailer for The Passenger, you might think it’s just another home invasion movie, but you would be wrong. It’s so much more. The film centers on “Randy (Johnny Berchtold), who is perfectly content fading into the background. But when his coworker Benson (Kyle Gallner) goes on a sudden and violent rampage leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Randy is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past to survive. Liza Weil and Billy Slaughter also star in the film, not to be confused with the Spanish horror film of the same name released earlier this month. Jason Blum executive produces this one under his Blumhouse Television banner. The Passenger, directed by Carter Smith, who also brought you the body horrors The Ruins and Swallowed, premieres on August 4, 2023, from Paramount Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 29, 2023
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