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While its title may be The Good Nurse, Netflix’s upcoming thriller is about someone who is anything but good. Set to premiere this October, the film is based on a real-life serial killer, Charles Cullen, and is an adaptation of Charles Graeber’s 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. The film is from BAFTA-nominated director Tobias Lindholm (Mindhunter, The Hunt) and Oscar-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) and stars Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Fantastic Beast’s Eddie Redmayne. In The Good Nurse, based on a true story, an infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. Jessica Chastain’s character, a fellow nurse, risks her life to stop him from killing again. The true story: In reality, Charles Cullen has been implicated in around 300 -yes, you read that right, 300 – deaths and earned himself the title of “Angel of Death.” Born in 1960, after leaving the Navy, the real
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Lightbulb Film Distribution has now confirmed the release date of the surreal, critically acclaimed horror Something In The Dirt, the latest title from brilliant filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creators of the critically acclaimed films The Endless and Synchronic, as well as episodes from Marvel’s” Moon Knight” and the upcoming second season of “Loki.” The two also star. In the film, “when neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment, they begin documenting the paranormal that could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.” Something in the Dirt will play in select Cinemas beginning November 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital on November 28th, and Blu-ray on December 5th, from XYZ Films.
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No matter if you’re new to horror or you’re a veteran fan, there is one name everyone knows, Boris Karloff. Just in time for Halloween and the 90th anniversary of his landmark performance in Universal’s 1932 classic The Mummy, Voltage Films in collaboration with Sandpiper Pictures releasing a special limited-edition collector’s version DVD/Blu-ray of 2021’s critically acclaimed, award- winning documentary feature, “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster.” The region-free, dual DVD/Blu-ray version and the separate DVD and Blu-ray editions all feature “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster” in its 2021 theatrical format, along with the original trailer and optional English subtitles. Previously unreleased bonus content totals 140 minutes and includes the newly-produced 2-hour documentary, “Boris Karloff: The Rest Of The Story,” with even more about Karloff’s film and TV roles, as well as Donnie Dunagan, Bela Lugosi Jr., and Jack Hill sharing Karloff stories that were not in the 2021 film. Additional extras are the featurettes “Meeting Boris
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Shudder, your home for streaming horror and more has just unveiled the trailer for director Lynne Davison‘s feature film debut, the Irish folk horror Mandrake. “The film follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.” Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning), Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal), Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast), and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry) star in the film, written by Matt Harvey (An Act of Defiance). Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and Paul Kennedy (Nightride) produce. Mandrake debuts exclusively on Shudder on November 10, 2022.
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Every Halloween for the past two decades filmmaker Adam Green (Hatchet franchise) and his team over at ArieScope have released their annual short horror film to celebrate Halloween. This year the short film, which marks the 24th installment, is titled Halloween Costume Cruelty and stars Max Tretta as a kid who has been stuck with an awful Victory Crowley costume. The short comes in the form of a PSA and pokes fun at the horrible, cheap costumes parents buy. Watch Halloween Costume Cruelty below and visit Adam Green’s website where you can watch all 24 short Halloween films and more, free and uncensored.
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eta and Crypt TV present “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat,” the ultimate horror VR experience launching in Meta Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV on Friday, October 21 at 6pm PT/9pm ET. For fans without a Meta Quest 2 VR headset, the experience will be available to watch on Crypt TV’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Written and directed by Eli Roth and starring Vanessa Hudgens and Will Sasso, the 30-minute 180-degree VR experience will take us on a neighborhood trick-or-treating adventure that goes horrifically awry, culminating in a frightening haunted house at the end of the street. “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat” recreates the social and classic experience of going through a haunted house—but this time in VR, inside of Meta Horizon Worlds—full of scares, surprises, and creepy good times that are best shared with friends. In “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat,” the Dollhouse is a decrepit home at the end of the street that should never be entered. Years
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Shana Feste’s horror-thriller, Run Sweetheart Run, from Blumhouse Productions and Automatik, will debut this October and may leave you apprehensive about going on a blind date ever again. “Initially apprehensive when her boss insists she meets with one of his most important clients, single mom Cherie (Ella Balinska) is relieved and excited when she meets charismatic Ethan (Pilou Asbæk). The influential businessman defies expectations and sweeps Cherie off her feet. But at the end of the night, when the two are alone together, he reveals his true, violent nature. Battered and terrified, she flees for her life, beginning a relentless game of cat-and-mouse with a blood-thirsty assailant hell-bent on her utter destruction. In this edge-of-your-seat dark thriller, Cherie finds herself in the crosshairs of a conspiracy stranger and more evil than she could have ever imagined.” Written and directed by Feste, Run Sweetheart Run stars Ella Balinska (Charlie’s Angels), Pilou Asbæk (“Game of Thrones”), Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Dayo
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The suspense-filled trailer for Mark Hartley‘s new thriller Girl at the Window is here ahead of its November release and it teases that a killer is lurking too close to home for one young woman. In the film, Amy (Ella Newton) and her mother (Radha Mitchell) move to a new home. Amy sees weird activity – her neighbor comes and goes at strange hours and she hears screams. Is her new neighbor and her mother’s new love interest the serial killer that’s killing her classmates? From filmmaker Mark Hartley (genre documentary Not Quite Hollywood), this serial killer-next-door thriller has plenty of kills, gore, and suspense that will keep horror fans hooked. Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill franchise, Mozart and the Whale, Man on Fire) stars alongside Ella Newton (TV’s Harrow, Kit & Em, TV’s Neighbours), James Mackay (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Battle of the Sexes, Hacksaw Ridge), Karis Oka, and Vince Colosimo (Lantana, Chopper). Girl at
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This Fall, horror fans around the world will finally get to be a part of the social network for horror – Slasher. Previously available only in the U.S. and Canada via mobile app, Slasher will be expanding its community of diehard horror fans to the web for a worldwide release. This presents new opportunities for horror fans and creators to reach one another at a global level. “This is the most exciting project I’ve worked on since I started building Slasher. Now, I can bring the entire world together to be a part of all the great stuff we’ve been sharing and enjoying for the past few years. Slasher has become a fantastic community that’s constantly evolving to give the horror genre new ways to grow. It’s going to be amazing having easier access to books, movies, and other creative works from people everywhere.”, shared Damon [Della Greca], the creator of Slasher. Horror fans are hooked on Slasher for all
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Hulu continues to deliver everything spooky during Huluween, including the “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!,” from “Solar Opposites” creator Justin Roiland. Meet “Dr. Toomis” (a play on Halloween’s Dr. Loomis) in the new clip that has just arrived ahead of its release. . In this special, “Leroy, Reggie, and Cheruce Paloni have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to be the hosts of an unforgettable Halloween Special full of “spooky” shorts from a group of up-and-coming animators.” Justin Roiland voices Leroy, the oldest sibling in the family, Leroy is an optimistic, hard-working guy whose only dream for as long as he can remember has been to make and host his own variety show. He and his brother Reggie are very close and are usually on the same page creatively.” Zach Hadel (“Smiling Friends”) plays Reggie, the short-fused, fast-talking little brother of the family with a foul mouth and a tendency to let his temper get in the way of
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While its title may be The Good Nurse, Netflix’s upcoming thriller is about someone who is anything but good. Set to premiere this October, the film is based on a real-life serial killer, Charles Cullen, and is an adaptation of Charles Graeber’s 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. The film is from BAFTA-nominated director Tobias Lindholm (Mindhunter, The Hunt) and Oscar-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) and stars Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Fantastic Beast’s Eddie Redmayne. In The Good Nurse, based on a true story, an infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. Jessica Chastain’s character, a fellow nurse, risks her life to stop him from killing again. The true story: In reality, Charles Cullen has been implicated in around 300 -yes, you read that right, 300 – deaths and earned himself the title of “Angel of Death.” Born in 1960, after leaving the Navy, the real
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Lightbulb Film Distribution has now confirmed the release date of the surreal, critically acclaimed horror Something In The Dirt, the latest title from brilliant filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creators of the critically acclaimed films The Endless and Synchronic, as well as episodes from Marvel’s” Moon Knight” and the upcoming second season of “Loki.” The two also star. In the film, “when neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment, they begin documenting the paranormal that could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.” Something in the Dirt will play in select Cinemas beginning November 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital on November 28th, and Blu-ray on December 5th, from XYZ Films.
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DocumentariesMoviesNewsTrailersTrue Story
No matter if you’re new to horror or you’re a veteran fan, there is one name everyone knows, Boris Karloff. Just in time for Halloween and the 90th anniversary of his landmark performance in Universal’s 1932 classic The Mummy, Voltage Films in collaboration with Sandpiper Pictures releasing a special limited-edition collector’s version DVD/Blu-ray of 2021’s critically acclaimed, award- winning documentary feature, “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster.” The region-free, dual DVD/Blu-ray version and the separate DVD and Blu-ray editions all feature “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster” in its 2021 theatrical format, along with the original trailer and optional English subtitles. Previously unreleased bonus content totals 140 minutes and includes the newly-produced 2-hour documentary, “Boris Karloff: The Rest Of The Story,” with even more about Karloff’s film and TV roles, as well as Donnie Dunagan, Bela Lugosi Jr., and Jack Hill sharing Karloff stories that were not in the 2021 film. Additional extras are the featurettes “Meeting Boris
Continue reading →
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Shudder, your home for streaming horror and more has just unveiled the trailer for director Lynne Davison‘s feature film debut, the Irish folk horror Mandrake. “The film follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.” Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning), Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal), Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast), and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry) star in the film, written by Matt Harvey (An Act of Defiance). Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and Paul Kennedy (Nightride) produce. Mandrake debuts exclusively on Shudder on November 10, 2022.
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HalloweenMoviesNewsTrailers
Every Halloween for the past two decades filmmaker Adam Green (Hatchet franchise) and his team over at ArieScope have released their annual short horror film to celebrate Halloween. This year the short film, which marks the 24th installment, is titled Halloween Costume Cruelty and stars Max Tretta as a kid who has been stuck with an awful Victory Crowley costume. The short comes in the form of a PSA and pokes fun at the horrible, cheap costumes parents buy. Watch Halloween Costume Cruelty below and visit Adam Green’s website where you can watch all 24 short Halloween films and more, free and uncensored.
Continue reading →
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eta and Crypt TV present “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat,” the ultimate horror VR experience launching in Meta Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV on Friday, October 21 at 6pm PT/9pm ET. For fans without a Meta Quest 2 VR headset, the experience will be available to watch on Crypt TV’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Written and directed by Eli Roth and starring Vanessa Hudgens and Will Sasso, the 30-minute 180-degree VR experience will take us on a neighborhood trick-or-treating adventure that goes horrifically awry, culminating in a frightening haunted house at the end of the street. “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat” recreates the social and classic experience of going through a haunted house—but this time in VR, inside of Meta Horizon Worlds—full of scares, surprises, and creepy good times that are best shared with friends. In “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat,” the Dollhouse is a decrepit home at the end of the street that should never be entered. Years
Continue reading →
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Shana Feste’s horror-thriller, Run Sweetheart Run, from Blumhouse Productions and Automatik, will debut this October and may leave you apprehensive about going on a blind date ever again. “Initially apprehensive when her boss insists she meets with one of his most important clients, single mom Cherie (Ella Balinska) is relieved and excited when she meets charismatic Ethan (Pilou Asbæk). The influential businessman defies expectations and sweeps Cherie off her feet. But at the end of the night, when the two are alone together, he reveals his true, violent nature. Battered and terrified, she flees for her life, beginning a relentless game of cat-and-mouse with a blood-thirsty assailant hell-bent on her utter destruction. In this edge-of-your-seat dark thriller, Cherie finds herself in the crosshairs of a conspiracy stranger and more evil than she could have ever imagined.” Written and directed by Feste, Run Sweetheart Run stars Ella Balinska (Charlie’s Angels), Pilou Asbæk (“Game of Thrones”), Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Dayo
Continue reading →
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The suspense-filled trailer for Mark Hartley‘s new thriller Girl at the Window is here ahead of its November release and it teases that a killer is lurking too close to home for one young woman. In the film, Amy (Ella Newton) and her mother (Radha Mitchell) move to a new home. Amy sees weird activity – her neighbor comes and goes at strange hours and she hears screams. Is her new neighbor and her mother’s new love interest the serial killer that’s killing her classmates? From filmmaker Mark Hartley (genre documentary Not Quite Hollywood), this serial killer-next-door thriller has plenty of kills, gore, and suspense that will keep horror fans hooked. Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill franchise, Mozart and the Whale, Man on Fire) stars alongside Ella Newton (TV’s Harrow, Kit & Em, TV’s Neighbours), James Mackay (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Battle of the Sexes, Hacksaw Ridge), Karis Oka, and Vince Colosimo (Lantana, Chopper). Girl at
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsStreaming TV
This Fall, horror fans around the world will finally get to be a part of the social network for horror – Slasher. Previously available only in the U.S. and Canada via mobile app, Slasher will be expanding its community of diehard horror fans to the web for a worldwide release. This presents new opportunities for horror fans and creators to reach one another at a global level. “This is the most exciting project I’ve worked on since I started building Slasher. Now, I can bring the entire world together to be a part of all the great stuff we’ve been sharing and enjoying for the past few years. Slasher has become a fantastic community that’s constantly evolving to give the horror genre new ways to grow. It’s going to be amazing having easier access to books, movies, and other creative works from people everywhere.”, shared Damon [Della Greca], the creator of Slasher. Horror fans are hooked on Slasher for all
Continue reading →
ClipsHalloweenHuluMoviesNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Hulu continues to deliver everything spooky during Huluween, including the “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!,” from “Solar Opposites” creator Justin Roiland. Meet “Dr. Toomis” (a play on Halloween’s Dr. Loomis) in the new clip that has just arrived ahead of its release. . In this special, “Leroy, Reggie, and Cheruce Paloni have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to be the hosts of an unforgettable Halloween Special full of “spooky” shorts from a group of up-and-coming animators.” Justin Roiland voices Leroy, the oldest sibling in the family, Leroy is an optimistic, hard-working guy whose only dream for as long as he can remember has been to make and host his own variety show. He and his brother Reggie are very close and are usually on the same page creatively.” Zach Hadel (“Smiling Friends”) plays Reggie, the short-fused, fast-talking little brother of the family with a foul mouth and a tendency to let his temper get in the way of
Continue reading →
