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Hulu Announces "The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!"

Hulu Announces “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!”

It’s almost Halloween season! Movie, TV, and other spooky announcements have begun to roll in, including today’s news. Hulu has just announced the premiere date for their Halloween special, “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!,” from “Solar Opposites” creator Justin Roiland. 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 doing his job

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
Tessa Thompson & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Heading Into Space For Sci-Fi Thriller 'Ash'

Tessa Thompson & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Heading Into Space For Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Ash’

Musician-turned-filmmaker Flying Lotus (Kuso) not only has a segment in the upcoming horror anthology V/H/S/99, but he also has a new feature film on the way, the sci-fi thriller Ash, starring Tessa Thompson (Thor: Love and Thunder) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Snowden). Deadline reports that the film centers on ”a woman (Thompson) who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed and must then decide if she can trust the man (Gordon-Levitt) sent to rescue her. But as their investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events, he begins to wonder how innocent she really is.” Flying Lotus will also create the score for Ash which is being executive produced by Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie). Jonni Remmler penned the original script. XYZ Films and GFC Films are producing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
Four Friends Are 'Hunted' Like Animals In This New Action-Packed Trailer

Four Friends Are ‘Hunted’ Like Animals In This New Action-Packed Trailer

From director Tommy Boulding and writers Dean Lines and Ray Bogdanovich comes the action-packed horror-thriller Hunted which sees four friends make the mistake of a lifetime and find themselves unwilling participants in the “most dangerous game.” In the film, “Hired by an antiquities dealer to steal a family heirloom, four young friends break into the seemingly abandoned Redwick Estate in pursuit of the treasure. Once inside the mansion, they discover they are not alone. Attacked and bound by their captors, they are spirited away from the home and released in the middle of nowhere. As punishment for breaking into their ancestral home, the Redwick’s will hunt the four friends like animals on their sprawling, secluded estate grounds. Tracked by hounds and pursued by the armed family on horseback, the foursome soon realizes the treacherous property is covered with traps. This is not Redwick’s first time hunting humans. The blood sport has been a decades-long, sadistic family entertainment. After a shockingly

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
New Exclusive Trailer: Jake Busey Stars As Real-Life Serial Killer In 'Pig Killer'

New Exclusive Trailer: Jake Busey Stars As Real-Life Serial Killer In ‘Pig Killer’

From Girls and Corpses/Crappy World Films, comes this horrific tale, Pig Killer, starring Jake Busey (Stranger Things, Starship Troopers, The Frighteners) in the role of his life, as Canadian serial killer Willie Pickman. The story was inspired by the true story of Vancouver serial killer Willie Pickton who murdered 49 women and fed them to his pigs. The film also stars Bai Ling (The Crow, Exorcism At 60,000 Feet), Lew Temple (The Walking Dead), and Ginger Lynn (The Devil’s Rejects) as Pickman’s mother. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Exorcism At 60,000 Feet (2020), Night Caller 2022) and produced by Robert Rhine (Exorcism at 60,000 Feet (2020), Cynthia (2018) who also co-stars RCMP Detective Schneer and his partner Michael Pare’ (Eddie and The Cruisers) who plays Detective Oppal. The film was executive produced by Kate Patel, who also stars. This film follows the success Rhine and Ferrin have had producing Parasites (Attack on LA), The Chair, Exorcism

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
Horrors Fill The 100 Acre Wood In 'Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey' Trailer

Horrors Fill The 100 Acre Wood In ‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey’ Trailer

An indie film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, has caught the attention of horror fans due to its crazy plot and posters in which the classic, beloved childhood characters are turned into savage killers. The story of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey centers on Christopher Robin who heads off to college and forgets to feed his friends before he goes. This leaves Winnie and Piglet to starve and turn into bloodthirsty monsters. The movie stars Craig David Dowsett as Winnie the Pooh. Piglet is portrayed by Chris Cordell. Amber Doig-Thorne, Danielle Scott, Maria Taylor, Danielle Ronald, Natasha Tosini, May Kelly, Paula Quiz, and Natasha Rose Mills co-]star. The killer flick is from director Rhys Frake-Waterfield. As soon as a release date is announced for the already controversial movie, we’ll let you know. In the meantime check out the trailer which takes brutal to a whole new level.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
From The Director Of Creep & Creep 2 Comes 'Home Before Dark'

From The Director Of Creep & Creep 2 Comes ‘Home Before Dark’

Who could forget the unnerving horror films Creep and its 2017 sequel simply titled Creep 2? Well, director Patrick Brice is back with a new tale of terror, Home Before Dark, THR reports. The film is an adaptation of Riley Sager’s 2021 novel. THR states that “The plot of the film, which is in early development, is being kept under wraps, though Riley Sager’s book is centered on a young woman, Maggie, whose family fled their Victorian home 25 years earlier in an event that inspired her father to pen a best-selling nonfiction book claiming they experienced a haunting. Maggie, now an adult, doesn’t remember those events and doesn’t believe her father’s book. But when she inherits the old family home after her father’s death, she starts to question if there’s more to the house than she believed.” Blair Butler (Hell Fest, Polaroid, The Invitation) is writing the script with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps (“Stranger Things”) producing. We’ll update you

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022
The New 'The Callisto Protocol' Trailer Showcases Gruesome Gameplay

The New ‘The Callisto Protocol’ Trailer Showcases Gruesome Gameplay

On the opening night of Gamescom 2022, game director Glen Schofield took the stage to present the latest trailer for the upcoming game he’s directing, The Callisto Protocol. The trailer demonstrates the styles of combat players will use to fight their mutated foes and one of the many ways they could die. The Callisto Protocol takes players to the Callisto moon of Jupiter where Jacob Lee has become imprisoned in the Black Iron Prison on the moon. To make matters worse, the inmates have begun to undergo strange mutations turning them into grotesque monsters and throwing the prison into horrific chaos. Jacob will have to fight his way out of the prison and uncover the dark secrets hidden within the prison by the United Jupiter Company. The Callisto Protocol will be coming out on December 2nd for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and X/S, and PC via the Epic Games store.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Aug 30, 2022
Movie Review: 'Fall' Keeps You On The Edge Of Your Seat

‘Fall’ Takes Terror To New Heights On Blu-ray

Lionsgate takes fear to new heights in the edge-of-your-seat thriller Fall, out now in theaters nationwide and heading to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital this September! Directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Frank, the film centers on two best friends, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), whose lives are all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller co-starring “The Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Produced by Christian Mercuri, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Scott Mann, Fall comes home on Digital on September 27, 2022, followed by its arrival on Blu-ray + Digital and DVD on October 18th, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022
Dario Argento Returns To Horror With 'Dark Glasses' (Trailer)

Dario Argento Returns To Horror With ‘Dark Glasses’ (Trailer)

Shudder and IFC Midnight announced today a theatrical run for the highly-anticipated Shudder Original Italian thriller Dark Glasses beginning Friday, October 7 at the IFC Center in New York and at the Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, ahead of the film’s streaming debut on Shudder. Additional theaters, to be announced later, will follow beginning Friday, October 14. The film marks the long-awaited return of Italian master of horror and acclaimed writer-director Dario Argento (Suspiria), the film stars Ilenia Pastorelli, Andrea Zhang, and Asia Argento. In Dark Glasses, an eclipse blackens the skies on a hot summer day in Rome – a harbinger of the darkness that will envelop Diana (Pastorelli) when a serial killer chooses her as prey. Fleeing her predator, the young escort crashes her car and loses her sight. She emerges from the initial shock determined to fight for her life, but she is no longer alone. Defending her and acting as her eyes is a little boy,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022
A Killer Is On Loose On A 'Haunted Trail' In This Movie's New Trailer

A Killer Is On Loose On A ‘Haunted Trail’ In This Movie’s New Trailer

A group of friends receives the fright of their lives while on a haunted Halloween trail in director Robin Givens‘ (The Nana Project, “Riverdale,” “Batwoman”) Haunted Trail. In the film written by Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes) and Paul Lindsay, a group of college friends visit a local haunted trail, not knowing the horror that lies ahead. After many screams and a few nervous laughs, the group realizes that an actual killer is stalking them. Scared out of their minds, the friends run through the attraction, fighting for their lives leading to the discovery of the killer’s identity. Produced by Magwood and Jock McKissic the film stars Comedians Desi Banks (Little, Love by Chance) and Reggie Couz (The Portal, “Dreams”) along with Marquise C. Brown (“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”), Brook Sill (High Expectations, “Stranger Things” ), Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes), Matt William Knowles (Son of the South, Asura, “Love Me If You Dare”), Anna Perdun, and Grace Perdun. Level 33

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022

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Hulu Announces "The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!"

Hulu Announces “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!”

It’s almost Halloween season! Movie, TV, and other spooky announcements have begun to roll in, including today’s news. Hulu has just announced the premiere date for their Halloween special, “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!,” from “Solar Opposites” creator Justin Roiland. 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 doing his job

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
Tessa Thompson & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Heading Into Space For Sci-Fi Thriller 'Ash'

Tessa Thompson & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Heading Into Space For Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Ash’

Musician-turned-filmmaker Flying Lotus (Kuso) not only has a segment in the upcoming horror anthology V/H/S/99, but he also has a new feature film on the way, the sci-fi thriller Ash, starring Tessa Thompson (Thor: Love and Thunder) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Snowden). Deadline reports that the film centers on ”a woman (Thompson) who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed and must then decide if she can trust the man (Gordon-Levitt) sent to rescue her. But as their investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events, he begins to wonder how innocent she really is.” Flying Lotus will also create the score for Ash which is being executive produced by Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie). Jonni Remmler penned the original script. XYZ Films and GFC Films are producing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
Four Friends Are 'Hunted' Like Animals In This New Action-Packed Trailer

Four Friends Are ‘Hunted’ Like Animals In This New Action-Packed Trailer

From director Tommy Boulding and writers Dean Lines and Ray Bogdanovich comes the action-packed horror-thriller Hunted which sees four friends make the mistake of a lifetime and find themselves unwilling participants in the “most dangerous game.” In the film, “Hired by an antiquities dealer to steal a family heirloom, four young friends break into the seemingly abandoned Redwick Estate in pursuit of the treasure. Once inside the mansion, they discover they are not alone. Attacked and bound by their captors, they are spirited away from the home and released in the middle of nowhere. As punishment for breaking into their ancestral home, the Redwick’s will hunt the four friends like animals on their sprawling, secluded estate grounds. Tracked by hounds and pursued by the armed family on horseback, the foursome soon realizes the treacherous property is covered with traps. This is not Redwick’s first time hunting humans. The blood sport has been a decades-long, sadistic family entertainment. After a shockingly

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
New Exclusive Trailer: Jake Busey Stars As Real-Life Serial Killer In 'Pig Killer'

New Exclusive Trailer: Jake Busey Stars As Real-Life Serial Killer In ‘Pig Killer’

From Girls and Corpses/Crappy World Films, comes this horrific tale, Pig Killer, starring Jake Busey (Stranger Things, Starship Troopers, The Frighteners) in the role of his life, as Canadian serial killer Willie Pickman. The story was inspired by the true story of Vancouver serial killer Willie Pickton who murdered 49 women and fed them to his pigs. The film also stars Bai Ling (The Crow, Exorcism At 60,000 Feet), Lew Temple (The Walking Dead), and Ginger Lynn (The Devil’s Rejects) as Pickman’s mother. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Exorcism At 60,000 Feet (2020), Night Caller 2022) and produced by Robert Rhine (Exorcism at 60,000 Feet (2020), Cynthia (2018) who also co-stars RCMP Detective Schneer and his partner Michael Pare’ (Eddie and The Cruisers) who plays Detective Oppal. The film was executive produced by Kate Patel, who also stars. This film follows the success Rhine and Ferrin have had producing Parasites (Attack on LA), The Chair, Exorcism

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
Horrors Fill The 100 Acre Wood In 'Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey' Trailer

Horrors Fill The 100 Acre Wood In ‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey’ Trailer

An indie film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, has caught the attention of horror fans due to its crazy plot and posters in which the classic, beloved childhood characters are turned into savage killers. The story of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey centers on Christopher Robin who heads off to college and forgets to feed his friends before he goes. This leaves Winnie and Piglet to starve and turn into bloodthirsty monsters. The movie stars Craig David Dowsett as Winnie the Pooh. Piglet is portrayed by Chris Cordell. Amber Doig-Thorne, Danielle Scott, Maria Taylor, Danielle Ronald, Natasha Tosini, May Kelly, Paula Quiz, and Natasha Rose Mills co-]star. The killer flick is from director Rhys Frake-Waterfield. As soon as a release date is announced for the already controversial movie, we’ll let you know. In the meantime check out the trailer which takes brutal to a whole new level.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2022
From The Director Of Creep & Creep 2 Comes 'Home Before Dark'

From The Director Of Creep & Creep 2 Comes ‘Home Before Dark’

Who could forget the unnerving horror films Creep and its 2017 sequel simply titled Creep 2? Well, director Patrick Brice is back with a new tale of terror, Home Before Dark, THR reports. The film is an adaptation of Riley Sager’s 2021 novel. THR states that “The plot of the film, which is in early development, is being kept under wraps, though Riley Sager’s book is centered on a young woman, Maggie, whose family fled their Victorian home 25 years earlier in an event that inspired her father to pen a best-selling nonfiction book claiming they experienced a haunting. Maggie, now an adult, doesn’t remember those events and doesn’t believe her father’s book. But when she inherits the old family home after her father’s death, she starts to question if there’s more to the house than she believed.” Blair Butler (Hell Fest, Polaroid, The Invitation) is writing the script with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps (“Stranger Things”) producing. We’ll update you

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022
The New 'The Callisto Protocol' Trailer Showcases Gruesome Gameplay

The New ‘The Callisto Protocol’ Trailer Showcases Gruesome Gameplay

On the opening night of Gamescom 2022, game director Glen Schofield took the stage to present the latest trailer for the upcoming game he’s directing, The Callisto Protocol. The trailer demonstrates the styles of combat players will use to fight their mutated foes and one of the many ways they could die. The Callisto Protocol takes players to the Callisto moon of Jupiter where Jacob Lee has become imprisoned in the Black Iron Prison on the moon. To make matters worse, the inmates have begun to undergo strange mutations turning them into grotesque monsters and throwing the prison into horrific chaos. Jacob will have to fight his way out of the prison and uncover the dark secrets hidden within the prison by the United Jupiter Company. The Callisto Protocol will be coming out on December 2nd for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and X/S, and PC via the Epic Games store.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Aug 30, 2022
Movie Review: 'Fall' Keeps You On The Edge Of Your Seat

‘Fall’ Takes Terror To New Heights On Blu-ray

Lionsgate takes fear to new heights in the edge-of-your-seat thriller Fall, out now in theaters nationwide and heading to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital this September! Directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Frank, the film centers on two best friends, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), whose lives are all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller co-starring “The Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Produced by Christian Mercuri, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Scott Mann, Fall comes home on Digital on September 27, 2022, followed by its arrival on Blu-ray + Digital and DVD on October 18th, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022
Dario Argento Returns To Horror With 'Dark Glasses' (Trailer)

Dario Argento Returns To Horror With ‘Dark Glasses’ (Trailer)

Shudder and IFC Midnight announced today a theatrical run for the highly-anticipated Shudder Original Italian thriller Dark Glasses beginning Friday, October 7 at the IFC Center in New York and at the Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, ahead of the film’s streaming debut on Shudder. Additional theaters, to be announced later, will follow beginning Friday, October 14. The film marks the long-awaited return of Italian master of horror and acclaimed writer-director Dario Argento (Suspiria), the film stars Ilenia Pastorelli, Andrea Zhang, and Asia Argento. In Dark Glasses, an eclipse blackens the skies on a hot summer day in Rome – a harbinger of the darkness that will envelop Diana (Pastorelli) when a serial killer chooses her as prey. Fleeing her predator, the young escort crashes her car and loses her sight. She emerges from the initial shock determined to fight for her life, but she is no longer alone. Defending her and acting as her eyes is a little boy,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022
A Killer Is On Loose On A 'Haunted Trail' In This Movie's New Trailer

A Killer Is On Loose On A ‘Haunted Trail’ In This Movie’s New Trailer

A group of friends receives the fright of their lives while on a haunted Halloween trail in director Robin Givens‘ (The Nana Project, “Riverdale,” “Batwoman”) Haunted Trail. In the film written by Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes) and Paul Lindsay, a group of college friends visit a local haunted trail, not knowing the horror that lies ahead. After many screams and a few nervous laughs, the group realizes that an actual killer is stalking them. Scared out of their minds, the friends run through the attraction, fighting for their lives leading to the discovery of the killer’s identity. Produced by Magwood and Jock McKissic the film stars Comedians Desi Banks (Little, Love by Chance) and Reggie Couz (The Portal, “Dreams”) along with Marquise C. Brown (“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”), Brook Sill (High Expectations, “Stranger Things” ), Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes), Matt William Knowles (Son of the South, Asura, “Love Me If You Dare”), Anna Perdun, and Grace Perdun. Level 33

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2022
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