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Tasty Horror 'Spoonful Of Sugar' Debuts On Shudder This March (Trailer)

Tasty Horror ‘Spoonful Of Sugar’ Debuts On Shudder This March (Trailer)

Latina director Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s LSD-fueled horror Spoonful of Sugar, a sexy yet disturbing film, is heading your way this March. The film is about a babysitter who experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own. Spoonful of Sugar stars Morgan Saylor (Blow the Man Down), Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, and Myko Oliver. Witness the dark and twisted film streaming exclusively on Shudder beginning March 2, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2023
Blumhouse Launches Gaming Company

Blumhouse Launches Gaming Company

Blumhouse, the multimedia company known for its horror films is launching a new subsidiary to produce and publish video games, introducing Blumhouse Games. Blumhouse is known for producing films on low budgets and allowing creative control and freedom for the films they’re making, this mindset will also be part of the company model for Blumhouse Games which will partner with independent game developers, whose game budgets are under $10M, to bring their original horror games to the masses. Through my time in the industry, I’ve had the good fortune of working closely with developers to bring their ideas to life. There’s a unique opportunity for horror and genre in the indie game space, and I’m thrilled about teaming up with Blumhouse to meaningfully leverage the company’s brand, reputation, and creative talent,” – Zach Wood, President Blumhouse Games Blumhouse Games has named Zach Wood, a veteran of the gaming industry, to be President with former PlayStation finance, operations, and strategy head

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Feb 21, 2023
'The Lake' Trailer Unleashes A Giant Monster

‘The Lake’ Trailer Unleashes A Giant Monster

Epic Pictures is set to unleash a monster this March in Thailand’s The Lake. Ahead of its debut, the killer trailer has arrived, giving us our first look at the film. It looks fantastic and features a monster that could go toe to toe with Godzilla! The English-subtitled film is a Hollywood Thailand production directed by Lee Thongkham and produced by Watson Boy Homsangpradit with executive producer Patrick Ewald. In the film, an eco-horror, ‘a gigantic and bloodthirsty monster emerges from a lake after its egg is stolen and unleashes its fury on a town’s inhabitants, leaving a trail of destruction and death in its wake. The town of Bueng Kan, now cut off from the outside world, must mobilize its officials and citizens, as well as a group of scientists conducting research in town to catch this predator before it’s too late.’ The film’s impressive gigantic monster, designed by Hollywood special effects wizard Jordu Schell, was brought to life

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2023
New 'Dungeons & Dragons' Clip Has "Questions For A Corpse"

New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Clip Has “Questions For A Corpse”

Ahead of its March release, a new clip, “Questions for a Courpse,” has just arrived for the highly-anticipated, action-packed movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. In the movie, “A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the legendary roleplaying game’s rich world and playful spirit to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.” Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley the movie stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will land in theaters on March 31, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
Gritty Thriller 'Devil's Peak' Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

Gritty Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

The crime thriller Devil’s Peak, starring Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thorton (The Gray Man, Bad Santa), is heading to home release. Golden Globe winner Robin Wright (Wonder Woman 1984, House of Cards), Hopper Penn (War Machine, The Cleaner), and Academy Award nominee Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen) also star. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Devil’s Peak is a tense thriller about a family dominated by a crime lord (Thornton) who controls his family and business with his fists. When his son (Penn) meets the girl of his dreams (Katelyn Nacon), desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and free himself from the clutches of his father, he is forced to go head to head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around him.” Devil’s Peak is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love, Extinction) from a screenplay written by Robert Knott (Appaloosa). The film is based

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
'Layers Of Fear' Reveals Its Release Window

‘Layers Of Fear’ Reveals Its Release Window

Bloober Team has revealed today at IGN Fanfest, the release window for the latest edition to their art-themed fist-person psychological horror series, Layers of Fear. Along with the news comes more information about the game’s setting along with a new spine-tingling teaser trailer! The game series always follows a theme involving the arts, the first game follows The Artist, the second The Actor, and this Layers of Fear will be focusing on The Writer. The Writer’s story will tie all the stories in the game series together for a terrifying conclusion. Layers of Fear will feature: Everything in the Layers of Fear series melds together into a single experience, including all DLCs, so players can find all the answers they seek. Shocking New Looks – Enhanced with Unreal Engine 5’s improved technology. This version offers a more immersive horror experience with the addition of Ray Tracing, HDR, 4K resolution, and the Lumen system. Psychological Horror – A grim but gripping

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Feb 20, 2023
New Live-Action 'Hellboy' Movie Written By Creator Enters Production

New Live-Action ‘Hellboy’ Movie Written By Creator Enters Production

Hellboy is back to fight another day! Millennium Media is currently working on a new live-action movie, which Deadline confirmed today. Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has come on board to direct the movie titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man, based on the Hellboy mini-series from 2008. According to Deadline, the movie will “expand Hellboy’s world through one of the most beloved issues of the comic series.” “The new film will see Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy’s past: the Crooked Man.” Hellboy creator Mike Mignola wrote the script for Hellboy: The Crooked Man alongside Christopher Golden. “The Crooked Man is a departure from all previous Hellboy films where Mike Mignola and the creator of the comics will finally shepherd an authentic version of his stories and characters in film form,” said Millennium

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
True Crime Inspired Horror 'Pig Killer' Coming Soon

True Crime Inspired Horror ‘Pig Killer’ Coming Soon

Breaking Glass Pictures has snagged the rights to the true crime-inspired horror film Pig Killer starring Jake Busey (“Stranger Things,” Starship Troopers). The film was inspired by the terrifying true story of the serial killer Robert’ Willy’ Pickton (pictured), the pig farmer and prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world. Speaking of shocking, Pig Killer is not for the faint of heart. It graphically depicts the rape, torture, slaughter, and dismemberment of forty-nine young women on a pig farm. With his herculean hog, Balthazar, by his side, Willy and his menagerie of colorful cohorts terrorized Vancouver’s seedy downtown until his arrest, which uncovered a horrific series of brutal murders. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Night Caller). Busey stars alongside Bai Ling (The Crow), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Ginger Lynn Allen (The Devil’s Rejects), Michael Pare (The Lincoln Lawyer), James Russo (Open Range), Cyril O’Reilly (NightMan), Susan Priver (Night Caller), Kurt Bonzel (Parasites), John

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix's 'The Strays' (Trailer)

A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix’s ‘The Strays’ (Trailer)

This week, the intense thriller The Strays, which reveals the story of a woman living a lie, makes its debut on Netflix. “A perfect life… a perfect lie… An upper-middle-class woman’s perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town,” in The Strays. “The Umbrella Academy” and “Salem” actress Ashley Madekwe leads the cast which also includes, Jorden Myrie, Bukky Bakray, Justin Salinger, and Samuel Paul Small. This tense thriller was written and directed by Nathaniel Martello-White (Cla’am). The Strays is set to premiere on Netflix on February 22, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
Your March Guide To Everything Spooky On Discovery And Travel Channel

Your March Guide To Everything Spooky On Discovery And Travel Channel

On an All-New KINDRED SPIRITS, the Team Help a Family Terrified by Shadow Figures and a Potential Portal Inside Their Home Plus, SHOCK DOC Specials, THE CURSE OF LIZZIE BORDEN and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON, Explore Two of History’s Most Infamous and Bizarre Incidents CONCURRENT PREMIERES KINDRED SPIRITS New Episodes: Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming Same Day on discovery+ Paranormal investigators Amy Bruni, Adam Berry, and psychic medium Chip Coffey are back with a brand-new season of KINDRED SPIRITS. These intrepid investigators help people tormented by the dead by settling spirit activity, capturing evidence, and bringing closure to each location they visit. Utilizing several tools to communicate with spirits, Bruni, Berry, and Coffey discover shocking stories by visiting some of America’s most haunted homes and historic sites. During their emotional and terrifying investigations, this all-star paranormal Team captures evidence, settles spirit activity, and brings closure to each location they visit. [Hour-long episodes] “Living With the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2023

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Tasty Horror 'Spoonful Of Sugar' Debuts On Shudder This March (Trailer)

Tasty Horror ‘Spoonful Of Sugar’ Debuts On Shudder This March (Trailer)

Latina director Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s LSD-fueled horror Spoonful of Sugar, a sexy yet disturbing film, is heading your way this March. The film is about a babysitter who experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own. Spoonful of Sugar stars Morgan Saylor (Blow the Man Down), Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, and Myko Oliver. Witness the dark and twisted film streaming exclusively on Shudder beginning March 2, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2023
Blumhouse Launches Gaming Company

Blumhouse Launches Gaming Company

Blumhouse, the multimedia company known for its horror films is launching a new subsidiary to produce and publish video games, introducing Blumhouse Games. Blumhouse is known for producing films on low budgets and allowing creative control and freedom for the films they’re making, this mindset will also be part of the company model for Blumhouse Games which will partner with independent game developers, whose game budgets are under $10M, to bring their original horror games to the masses. Through my time in the industry, I’ve had the good fortune of working closely with developers to bring their ideas to life. There’s a unique opportunity for horror and genre in the indie game space, and I’m thrilled about teaming up with Blumhouse to meaningfully leverage the company’s brand, reputation, and creative talent,” – Zach Wood, President Blumhouse Games Blumhouse Games has named Zach Wood, a veteran of the gaming industry, to be President with former PlayStation finance, operations, and strategy head

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Feb 21, 2023
'The Lake' Trailer Unleashes A Giant Monster

‘The Lake’ Trailer Unleashes A Giant Monster

Epic Pictures is set to unleash a monster this March in Thailand’s The Lake. Ahead of its debut, the killer trailer has arrived, giving us our first look at the film. It looks fantastic and features a monster that could go toe to toe with Godzilla! The English-subtitled film is a Hollywood Thailand production directed by Lee Thongkham and produced by Watson Boy Homsangpradit with executive producer Patrick Ewald. In the film, an eco-horror, ‘a gigantic and bloodthirsty monster emerges from a lake after its egg is stolen and unleashes its fury on a town’s inhabitants, leaving a trail of destruction and death in its wake. The town of Bueng Kan, now cut off from the outside world, must mobilize its officials and citizens, as well as a group of scientists conducting research in town to catch this predator before it’s too late.’ The film’s impressive gigantic monster, designed by Hollywood special effects wizard Jordu Schell, was brought to life

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2023
New 'Dungeons & Dragons' Clip Has "Questions For A Corpse"

New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Clip Has “Questions For A Corpse”

Ahead of its March release, a new clip, “Questions for a Courpse,” has just arrived for the highly-anticipated, action-packed movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. In the movie, “A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the legendary roleplaying game’s rich world and playful spirit to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.” Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley the movie stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will land in theaters on March 31, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
Gritty Thriller 'Devil's Peak' Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

Gritty Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

The crime thriller Devil’s Peak, starring Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thorton (The Gray Man, Bad Santa), is heading to home release. Golden Globe winner Robin Wright (Wonder Woman 1984, House of Cards), Hopper Penn (War Machine, The Cleaner), and Academy Award nominee Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen) also star. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Devil’s Peak is a tense thriller about a family dominated by a crime lord (Thornton) who controls his family and business with his fists. When his son (Penn) meets the girl of his dreams (Katelyn Nacon), desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and free himself from the clutches of his father, he is forced to go head to head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around him.” Devil’s Peak is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love, Extinction) from a screenplay written by Robert Knott (Appaloosa). The film is based

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
'Layers Of Fear' Reveals Its Release Window

‘Layers Of Fear’ Reveals Its Release Window

Bloober Team has revealed today at IGN Fanfest, the release window for the latest edition to their art-themed fist-person psychological horror series, Layers of Fear. Along with the news comes more information about the game’s setting along with a new spine-tingling teaser trailer! The game series always follows a theme involving the arts, the first game follows The Artist, the second The Actor, and this Layers of Fear will be focusing on The Writer. The Writer’s story will tie all the stories in the game series together for a terrifying conclusion. Layers of Fear will feature: Everything in the Layers of Fear series melds together into a single experience, including all DLCs, so players can find all the answers they seek. Shocking New Looks – Enhanced with Unreal Engine 5’s improved technology. This version offers a more immersive horror experience with the addition of Ray Tracing, HDR, 4K resolution, and the Lumen system. Psychological Horror – A grim but gripping

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Feb 20, 2023
New Live-Action 'Hellboy' Movie Written By Creator Enters Production

New Live-Action ‘Hellboy’ Movie Written By Creator Enters Production

Hellboy is back to fight another day! Millennium Media is currently working on a new live-action movie, which Deadline confirmed today. Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has come on board to direct the movie titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man, based on the Hellboy mini-series from 2008. According to Deadline, the movie will “expand Hellboy’s world through one of the most beloved issues of the comic series.” “The new film will see Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy’s past: the Crooked Man.” Hellboy creator Mike Mignola wrote the script for Hellboy: The Crooked Man alongside Christopher Golden. “The Crooked Man is a departure from all previous Hellboy films where Mike Mignola and the creator of the comics will finally shepherd an authentic version of his stories and characters in film form,” said Millennium

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
True Crime Inspired Horror 'Pig Killer' Coming Soon

True Crime Inspired Horror ‘Pig Killer’ Coming Soon

Breaking Glass Pictures has snagged the rights to the true crime-inspired horror film Pig Killer starring Jake Busey (“Stranger Things,” Starship Troopers). The film was inspired by the terrifying true story of the serial killer Robert’ Willy’ Pickton (pictured), the pig farmer and prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world. Speaking of shocking, Pig Killer is not for the faint of heart. It graphically depicts the rape, torture, slaughter, and dismemberment of forty-nine young women on a pig farm. With his herculean hog, Balthazar, by his side, Willy and his menagerie of colorful cohorts terrorized Vancouver’s seedy downtown until his arrest, which uncovered a horrific series of brutal murders. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Night Caller). Busey stars alongside Bai Ling (The Crow), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Ginger Lynn Allen (The Devil’s Rejects), Michael Pare (The Lincoln Lawyer), James Russo (Open Range), Cyril O’Reilly (NightMan), Susan Priver (Night Caller), Kurt Bonzel (Parasites), John

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix's 'The Strays' (Trailer)

A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix’s ‘The Strays’ (Trailer)

This week, the intense thriller The Strays, which reveals the story of a woman living a lie, makes its debut on Netflix. “A perfect life… a perfect lie… An upper-middle-class woman’s perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town,” in The Strays. “The Umbrella Academy” and “Salem” actress Ashley Madekwe leads the cast which also includes, Jorden Myrie, Bukky Bakray, Justin Salinger, and Samuel Paul Small. This tense thriller was written and directed by Nathaniel Martello-White (Cla’am). The Strays is set to premiere on Netflix on February 22, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
Your March Guide To Everything Spooky On Discovery And Travel Channel

Your March Guide To Everything Spooky On Discovery And Travel Channel

On an All-New KINDRED SPIRITS, the Team Help a Family Terrified by Shadow Figures and a Potential Portal Inside Their Home Plus, SHOCK DOC Specials, THE CURSE OF LIZZIE BORDEN and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON, Explore Two of History’s Most Infamous and Bizarre Incidents CONCURRENT PREMIERES KINDRED SPIRITS New Episodes: Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming Same Day on discovery+ Paranormal investigators Amy Bruni, Adam Berry, and psychic medium Chip Coffey are back with a brand-new season of KINDRED SPIRITS. These intrepid investigators help people tormented by the dead by settling spirit activity, capturing evidence, and bringing closure to each location they visit. Utilizing several tools to communicate with spirits, Bruni, Berry, and Coffey discover shocking stories by visiting some of America’s most haunted homes and historic sites. During their emotional and terrifying investigations, this all-star paranormal Team captures evidence, settles spirit activity, and brings closure to each location they visit. [Hour-long episodes] “Living With the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2023
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