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Today, XYZ Films unleashed the first teaser and poster for the upcoming Mexican occult horror Huesera, the breakout feature debut from Michelle Garza Cervera, which will receive a theatrical release under their new distribution arm following the Tribeca Film Fest where it will make its world premiere as part of Tribeca’s Midnight section. Garza Cervera, a rising young director in the Mexican genre film scene, has been recognized internationally for her celebrated short films that have played in over a hundred film festivals around the world, including Fantastic Fest, and the Fantasia International Film Festival, and Sitges. In Huesera, Valeria’s (Natalia Solián) joy at becoming pregnant with her first child is quickly taken away when she’s cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in and relationships with her family become fractured, she’s forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her. A group of witches emerges that could be her only hope for safety
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If you’re like me you’ve been eagerly awaiting brilliant writer-director Robert Egger’s latest film, The Northman. Well, there’s good news, it’s now available on VOD. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, and Anya Taylor-Joy, the film follows young prince Amleth, whose father, the king (Hawke) is killed by his uncle and his throne stolen along with his mother. Amleth swears to avenge his father and save his mother. Hidden amongst a berserker tribe, he grows into a strong, fighter who kills like it’s an everyday mundane activity. After a raid, a vision sends him on a quest for revenge and he brings death to anyone who stands in his way. Entwined with the story are the old legends of the north, worship of gods Odin and Freyja, ceremonies, and sacrifice. Mystics trigger otherworldly visions as men crawl on all fours like dogs and Valcaries carry the fortunate off to Valhalla. From beginning to end, The Northman is simply stunning.
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Idris Elba (Hobbs & Shaw, The Suicide Squad) stars in the upcoming pulse-pounding thriller about a father and his daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Elba stars as Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed father who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a trip with his daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley, “Russian Doll”, Maleficent), an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing turns into a fight for survival when a lion begins hunting them. Iyana Halley (The Hate U Give, This is Us series) plays Daniels’ 18-year-old daughter, Meredith, with Leah Sava Jeffries (Rel series, Empire series) in the role of his 13-year-old daughter, Norah. From filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur, the director of Everest and Universal Pictures’ 2 Guns and Contraband, Beast is produced by Will Packer (Girls
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To celebrate the release of Ti West‘s sexy new horror film X, we’ve got new clips to share with you from the movie’s Blu-ray bonus features. In the film, set in 1979, “a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast soon finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.” Jenna Ortega (Scream) and Mia Goth (Suspiria) star along with Scott Mescudi, Kid Cudi (Don’t Look Up, Creepshow), and Brittany Snow (Prom Night, Pitch Perfect) in this nightmare-inducing film. X (review), whose opening scene you can watch here, is now out on Digital and Blu-ray from Lionsgate. As a bonus, you’ll receive a limited edition art print that was a collaboration with director Ti West.
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The fifteenth season of HISTORY® Channel’s long-running out of this world series “Ancient Aliens” lands on DVD this July. Featuring narrator Robert Clotworthy and producer Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, this season of the hit series examines formerly secret government reports about unexplained events around the country and the world, along with ancient relics believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. “From prehistoric stone monoliths and sacred temples to dragon gods and time travelers, this season explores ancient technology and timeless relics that span the globe and the galaxy. As the government shifts from denial of the existence of extraterrestrials’ presence on Earth to releasing their extensive — formerly secret — reports on unexplained phenomena, there is a growing belief that aliens may not be visitors from other planets, but perhaps creatures from our own future. Do these findings reveal alien origins or the origins of humanity? “Ancient Aliens: Season 15” lands on DVD on July 19, 2022, from Lionsgate.
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Congrats to everyone who entered our Firestarter T-Shirt giveaway! The winners have been chosen. If you see your name below please email us at [email protected] with your shirt size and the address where you would like for it to be shipped. For those of you who didn’t win, hang in there. We have a lot of giveaways coming soon! FIRESTARTER WINNERS: Jennifer Holtz Hurie Marie Ben Traimer Victoria Benson Sandra Tibbs Randy McNeely Eddie J. Morales Cory York Efren Herrera VAHGames (Twitter) Special Thanks to Universal Pictures for making this giveaway possible! The new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller Firestarter (review) is now streaming now on Peacock and playing in theaters. From the producers of The Invisible Man, comes Stephen King’s tale about a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers who must fight to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her. For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked,
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The infamous King of B-Horror, Charles Band, the man behind Full Moon Pictures, has now released the first episode of his brand new weekly podcast/vidcast, “Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow” joined by some horror’s biggest heavy-hitters… and just released the never-before-seen trailer! This week, for its first ass-kicking episode, Charlie welcomes his old pal, the iconic director and composer John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York) for an intimate, revealing, relaxed, and often hilarious, candid conversation. Some folks might not know that Carpenter – under the nom de plume John T. Chance – served as editor of Charlie’s first feature film, 1973’s softcore comedy Last Foxtrot In Burbank. The stories these two titans share will leave your jaw properly dropped! “Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow” is available as a vidcast show on Full Moon Features and Full Moon’s Amazon Prime channel and an audio podcast on every known podcast platform (listen here). New episodes will arrive every Tuesday.
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After making a splash at theaters, writer-director Ti West‘s sexy new horror film, X, which has a killer soundtrack, is out now from A24 (review)! In the film, set in 1979, “a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast soon finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.” Jenna Ortega (Scream) and Mia Goth (Suspiria) star along with Scott Mescudi, Kid Cudi (Don’t Look Up, Creepshow), and Brittany Snow (Prom Night, Pitch Perfect) in this nightmare-inducing film. X, whose opening scene you can watch here, is now out on Digital and Blu-ray from A24. As a bonus, you’ll recieve a limited edition art print that was a collaboration with director Ti West (below).
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David Cronenberg, known for his body horror, like in The Fly, has a new film coming out, Crimes of the Future which made its world premiere recently at Cannes. Some viewers just couldn’t handle it and walked out within the first five minutes, with more leaving the theater “during a particularly grotesque scene involving Léa Seydoux and an open wound.” IGN reports. But Cronenberg expected it would happen. “There are some very strong scenes,” explained Cronenberg. “I mean, I’m sure that we will have walkouts within the first five minutes of the movie. I’m sure of that. Some people who have seen the film have said that they think the last 20 minutes will be very hard on people and that there’ll be a lot of walkouts. Some guy said that he almost had a panic attack.” Starring Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux, the film is set in the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to
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Dark Star Pictures’ home invasion thriller Human Factors, which screened at Sundance, is out today. Sabine Timoteo, Mark Waschke, Jule Hermann, and Wanja Valentin Kube star in the German-Italian-Danish production from director Ronny Trocker, The film centers on couple Nina and Jan who have signed a new politically-charged client, forcing them to confront their clashing priorities. To escape mounting tensions at work, they whisk their kids, Max and Emma, away to their seaside vacation home. But what’s meant to be an idyllic off-season retreat turns sinister when a mysterious home invasion sets everything off balance. Though at first, the aftermath brings the family closer, as they try to put the incident into perspective, their accounts of what took place begin to unravel alongside the couple’s faith in each other. Human Factors lands on Digital on May 24, 2022, from Dark Star Pictures.
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Today, XYZ Films unleashed the first teaser and poster for the upcoming Mexican occult horror Huesera, the breakout feature debut from Michelle Garza Cervera, which will receive a theatrical release under their new distribution arm following the Tribeca Film Fest where it will make its world premiere as part of Tribeca’s Midnight section. Garza Cervera, a rising young director in the Mexican genre film scene, has been recognized internationally for her celebrated short films that have played in over a hundred film festivals around the world, including Fantastic Fest, and the Fantasia International Film Festival, and Sitges. In Huesera, Valeria’s (Natalia Solián) joy at becoming pregnant with her first child is quickly taken away when she’s cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in and relationships with her family become fractured, she’s forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her. A group of witches emerges that could be her only hope for safety
Continue reading →
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If you’re like me you’ve been eagerly awaiting brilliant writer-director Robert Egger’s latest film, The Northman. Well, there’s good news, it’s now available on VOD. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, and Anya Taylor-Joy, the film follows young prince Amleth, whose father, the king (Hawke) is killed by his uncle and his throne stolen along with his mother. Amleth swears to avenge his father and save his mother. Hidden amongst a berserker tribe, he grows into a strong, fighter who kills like it’s an everyday mundane activity. After a raid, a vision sends him on a quest for revenge and he brings death to anyone who stands in his way. Entwined with the story are the old legends of the north, worship of gods Odin and Freyja, ceremonies, and sacrifice. Mystics trigger otherworldly visions as men crawl on all fours like dogs and Valcaries carry the fortunate off to Valhalla. From beginning to end, The Northman is simply stunning.
Continue reading →
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Idris Elba (Hobbs & Shaw, The Suicide Squad) stars in the upcoming pulse-pounding thriller about a father and his daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Elba stars as Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed father who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a trip with his daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley, “Russian Doll”, Maleficent), an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing turns into a fight for survival when a lion begins hunting them. Iyana Halley (The Hate U Give, This is Us series) plays Daniels’ 18-year-old daughter, Meredith, with Leah Sava Jeffries (Rel series, Empire series) in the role of his 13-year-old daughter, Norah. From filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur, the director of Everest and Universal Pictures’ 2 Guns and Contraband, Beast is produced by Will Packer (Girls
Continue reading →
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To celebrate the release of Ti West‘s sexy new horror film X, we’ve got new clips to share with you from the movie’s Blu-ray bonus features. In the film, set in 1979, “a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast soon finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.” Jenna Ortega (Scream) and Mia Goth (Suspiria) star along with Scott Mescudi, Kid Cudi (Don’t Look Up, Creepshow), and Brittany Snow (Prom Night, Pitch Perfect) in this nightmare-inducing film. X (review), whose opening scene you can watch here, is now out on Digital and Blu-ray from Lionsgate. As a bonus, you’ll receive a limited edition art print that was a collaboration with director Ti West.
Continue reading →
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The fifteenth season of HISTORY® Channel’s long-running out of this world series “Ancient Aliens” lands on DVD this July. Featuring narrator Robert Clotworthy and producer Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, this season of the hit series examines formerly secret government reports about unexplained events around the country and the world, along with ancient relics believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. “From prehistoric stone monoliths and sacred temples to dragon gods and time travelers, this season explores ancient technology and timeless relics that span the globe and the galaxy. As the government shifts from denial of the existence of extraterrestrials’ presence on Earth to releasing their extensive — formerly secret — reports on unexplained phenomena, there is a growing belief that aliens may not be visitors from other planets, but perhaps creatures from our own future. Do these findings reveal alien origins or the origins of humanity? “Ancient Aliens: Season 15” lands on DVD on July 19, 2022, from Lionsgate.
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Congrats to everyone who entered our Firestarter T-Shirt giveaway! The winners have been chosen. If you see your name below please email us at [email protected] with your shirt size and the address where you would like for it to be shipped. For those of you who didn’t win, hang in there. We have a lot of giveaways coming soon! FIRESTARTER WINNERS: Jennifer Holtz Hurie Marie Ben Traimer Victoria Benson Sandra Tibbs Randy McNeely Eddie J. Morales Cory York Efren Herrera VAHGames (Twitter) Special Thanks to Universal Pictures for making this giveaway possible! The new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller Firestarter (review) is now streaming now on Peacock and playing in theaters. From the producers of The Invisible Man, comes Stephen King’s tale about a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers who must fight to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her. For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked,
Continue reading →
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The infamous King of B-Horror, Charles Band, the man behind Full Moon Pictures, has now released the first episode of his brand new weekly podcast/vidcast, “Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow” joined by some horror’s biggest heavy-hitters… and just released the never-before-seen trailer! This week, for its first ass-kicking episode, Charlie welcomes his old pal, the iconic director and composer John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York) for an intimate, revealing, relaxed, and often hilarious, candid conversation. Some folks might not know that Carpenter – under the nom de plume John T. Chance – served as editor of Charlie’s first feature film, 1973’s softcore comedy Last Foxtrot In Burbank. The stories these two titans share will leave your jaw properly dropped! “Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow” is available as a vidcast show on Full Moon Features and Full Moon’s Amazon Prime channel and an audio podcast on every known podcast platform (listen here). New episodes will arrive every Tuesday.
Continue reading →
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After making a splash at theaters, writer-director Ti West‘s sexy new horror film, X, which has a killer soundtrack, is out now from A24 (review)! In the film, set in 1979, “a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast soon finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.” Jenna Ortega (Scream) and Mia Goth (Suspiria) star along with Scott Mescudi, Kid Cudi (Don’t Look Up, Creepshow), and Brittany Snow (Prom Night, Pitch Perfect) in this nightmare-inducing film. X, whose opening scene you can watch here, is now out on Digital and Blu-ray from A24. As a bonus, you’ll recieve a limited edition art print that was a collaboration with director Ti West (below).
Continue reading →
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David Cronenberg, known for his body horror, like in The Fly, has a new film coming out, Crimes of the Future which made its world premiere recently at Cannes. Some viewers just couldn’t handle it and walked out within the first five minutes, with more leaving the theater “during a particularly grotesque scene involving Léa Seydoux and an open wound.” IGN reports. But Cronenberg expected it would happen. “There are some very strong scenes,” explained Cronenberg. “I mean, I’m sure that we will have walkouts within the first five minutes of the movie. I’m sure of that. Some people who have seen the film have said that they think the last 20 minutes will be very hard on people and that there’ll be a lot of walkouts. Some guy said that he almost had a panic attack.” Starring Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux, the film is set in the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to
Continue reading →
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Dark Star Pictures’ home invasion thriller Human Factors, which screened at Sundance, is out today. Sabine Timoteo, Mark Waschke, Jule Hermann, and Wanja Valentin Kube star in the German-Italian-Danish production from director Ronny Trocker, The film centers on couple Nina and Jan who have signed a new politically-charged client, forcing them to confront their clashing priorities. To escape mounting tensions at work, they whisk their kids, Max and Emma, away to their seaside vacation home. But what’s meant to be an idyllic off-season retreat turns sinister when a mysterious home invasion sets everything off balance. Though at first, the aftermath brings the family closer, as they try to put the incident into perspective, their accounts of what took place begin to unravel alongside the couple’s faith in each other. Human Factors lands on Digital on May 24, 2022, from Dark Star Pictures.
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