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True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

Ahead of its November release, we’ve got the new trailer for The Acid King, a true-crime documentary based on Ricky Kasso, the young man who murdered his friend in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” in 1984. Directed by Dan Jones and Jesse P. Pollack whose book the film is based on, the documentary examines Kasso’s life and hardships that may have made him a killer as well as the murder Kasso committed and the trial. Ricky Kasso wasn’t a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery—but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed.” Pollack states in his book. “A few months later, Gary went

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Award-Winning Hungarian Horror ‘Post Mortem’ Acquired By Black Mandala

Award-Winning Hungarian Horror ‘Post Mortem’ Acquired By Black Mandala

Black Mandala has just announced that it has acquired the Hungarian horror film Post Mortem, directed by Péter Bergendy, which has been chosen to represent Hungary at the Oscars 2022 in the category of Best International Feature Film. Post Mortem premiered at the Warsaw and Sitges film festivals last year and went on to screen at more than 20 genre festivals, picking up prizes in Trieste, Fantasporto, Sombra, and Parma. Last week, the film was screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festing, bringing home ten awards including Best Feature Film, Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Fruzsina Hais), and Best Special Effects. Set at the end of the First World War, the film follows Tomás, a traveling photographer who wanders through Hungary and photographs the recently deceased. Following the premonitory call of a 10-year-old orphan girl, Anna arrives in a small town where an unusual number of supernatural phenomena occur. The spirits need to tell him something,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

It was announced today that Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Sweet Home Alabama) is set to lead prolific action director Adrian Grunberg’s (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo) upcoming survival thriller The Black Demon. Written by Boise Esquerra (Austin Film Festival nominated Blackwater), the film is set to start principal photography in December 2021 on location in the Dominican Republic. In the film, when oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul, the vibrant coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: “The Black Demon”. Under constant threat from this ancient enemy of legend, Paul must find a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
A Masked Killer Is On The Hunt In ‘Terror At Black Tree Forest’ (Trailer)

A Masked Killer Is On The Hunt In ‘Terror At Black Tree Forest’ (Trailer)

TrashArts and HBFilms, in association with SCS Entertainment and the Brit Horror Film Fund Co Ltd, have announced the Blu-ray release of Terror at Black Tree Forest, a slasher horror whodunit feature originally conceived by US filmmaker and director, Dustin W Ferguson in 2009. In the film, a group of college kids set out for a weekend camping trip into Black Tree Forest. However, they soon come face to face with a masked killer who creates the “Terror at Black Tree Forest. A pleasant camping trip turns into a bloodfest. Starring Amanda Bourne, Annabella Rich, Max Pill, Ella Palmer, and Omar Jose Mahmood Lagares, this 2021 remake is now available on Blu-ray and will soon be out on Video on Demand. The Blu-ray includes behind-the-scenes photos and interviews with cast members, the director, and the director of photography as well as trailers for the original and reboot.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Supernatural Horror 'Agnes' Now Possesses An April Release Date

Indie Horror ‘Agnes’ Possesses A New Trailer

Ahead of its December release, writer-director Mickey Reece‘s dark supernatural horror film Agnes possesses a new trailer. Co-written by John Selvidge, the film centers on a nun whose disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma. Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, and Chris Sullivan star in Agnes, produced by Jensine Carr, Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Jacob Snovel, and Matthew Welty, and executive produced by Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Matthew Welty, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, and Zac Locke. While you wait for the film’s December 10, 2021 release from Magnet, be sure to check out our interview with director Mickey Reece and our interview with star and producer Molly Quinn.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
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Crypt TV’s

Crypt TV has announced the chilling paranormal thriller Chhorii, and Amazon Original, which marks the first entry into India for LA-based Crypt TV, founded by Jack Davis and Eli Roth and backed by horror genre heavyweights Blumhouse Productions. Chhorii follows the story of a young couple forced to flee their city home and seek shelter in a house within a haunted sugarcane field. Soon, the couple realise that the shelter they once sought for refuge from danger is in fact the very location for a seriously sinister paranormal threat. The housewife, eight months pregnant, must now fight to save her unborn baby from the spirits out to snatch her away. The film sees a seriously hair-raising, tentatively twisted story perfectly delivered by talented director Vishal Furia backed by the production by T-Series, Abundantia Entertainment, and Crypt TV. A remake of the Marathi film Lapachhapi, the film features Nushrratt Bharuccha in the lead role. Crypt TV is known for showcasing a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
New Clip Debuts Ahead Of The Premiere Of The British Horror ‘Shepherd’

New Clip Debuts Ahead Of The Premiere Of The British Horror ‘Shepherd’

Following its world premiere at BFI London Film Festival, a new clip has been unveiled by Darkland Distribution’s new disturbing British horror, Shepherd, Writer-director Russell Owen, was delighted with the news of the film’s selection, saying, “I’ve followed the BFI London Film Festival for decades, so to actually be a part of it is surreal and a massive honor. I can’t think of a better platform to bring Shepherd to an audience and I’m over the moon.” In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd, in

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Joseph Perry
Nov 22, 2021
‘Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel’ Is Available To Pre-Order Now

‘Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel’ Is Available To Pre-Order Now

Legendary Comics, in cooperation with Herbert Properties, LLC, announced today the official movie graphic novel based on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune, which has just made its premiere in theaters and on HBO Max, based on the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestselling book from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. Both the graphic novel and the film tell the epic hero’s journey of Paul Atreides (played by Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet). Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, is adapted by writer Lilah Sturges (Legendary Comics’ The Science of Ghost, Lumberjanes) with art by Drew Johnson (Legendary Comics’ Godzilla: Aftershock and Godzilla Dominion) and colors by digital painter Zid (Legendary Comics’ Kingdom Kong) and colorist Niezam, features beautiful artwork that brings the cinematic vision of Dune to the world of sequential art. Limited editions of the graphic novel are now available for pre-order today exclusively on Kickstarter, with the book trade edition to follow. Both editions

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut’ Now Out On Steelbook

‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut’ Now Out On Steelbook

Over the past few months, Lionsgate has released a series of fantastic films on Steelbooks, sold exclusively at Best Buy, including 3 From Hell. The latest to be released is the brilliant film Apocalypse Now: Final Cut in 4K Ultra. Directed by legendary Acadamy Award-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now features a compelling story, fantastic acting, and an unflinching look at the horrors of the Vietnam war. It stands out as one of the finest films ever made. The film, originally released in 1979, follows a U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam who is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. Martin Sheen stars alongside Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall in the film that, unlike many others, in no way glamorizes the war instead it uses its brutality and ugliness to explain how everyday men can turn into monsters. Apocalypse Now opens with glimpses of choppers and the lush jungle which served

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘A Quiet Place’ Video Game Is In Development

‘A Quiet Place’ Video Game Is In Development

Saber Interactive, iLLOGIKA Studios, and EP1T0ME Studios have announced that they are banding together to bring the cinematic universe of “A Quiet Place” to life in the upcoming survival horror game A Quiet Place. More news will come in time but overall information about the game is that it’s a single-player, story-driven horror adventure set in the Paramount Film’s universe with an original story full of suspense, emotion, and drama that the films brought to fans who can now personally experience the horrors of that quiet world full of ravenous creatures themselves! The game is projected for a 2022 release. The “A Quiet Place” films follow a family of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by alien creatures that are blind but have a super-sensitive sense of hearing where the slightest sound draws them in for the kill. Both films were directed by John Krasinski starring Emily Blunt.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 22, 2021

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True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

Ahead of its November release, we’ve got the new trailer for The Acid King, a true-crime documentary based on Ricky Kasso, the young man who murdered his friend in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” in 1984. Directed by Dan Jones and Jesse P. Pollack whose book the film is based on, the documentary examines Kasso’s life and hardships that may have made him a killer as well as the murder Kasso committed and the trial. Ricky Kasso wasn’t a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery—but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed.” Pollack states in his book. “A few months later, Gary went

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Award-Winning Hungarian Horror ‘Post Mortem’ Acquired By Black Mandala

Award-Winning Hungarian Horror ‘Post Mortem’ Acquired By Black Mandala

Black Mandala has just announced that it has acquired the Hungarian horror film Post Mortem, directed by Péter Bergendy, which has been chosen to represent Hungary at the Oscars 2022 in the category of Best International Feature Film. Post Mortem premiered at the Warsaw and Sitges film festivals last year and went on to screen at more than 20 genre festivals, picking up prizes in Trieste, Fantasporto, Sombra, and Parma. Last week, the film was screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festing, bringing home ten awards including Best Feature Film, Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Fruzsina Hais), and Best Special Effects. Set at the end of the First World War, the film follows Tomás, a traveling photographer who wanders through Hungary and photographs the recently deceased. Following the premonitory call of a 10-year-old orphan girl, Anna arrives in a small town where an unusual number of supernatural phenomena occur. The spirits need to tell him something,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

It was announced today that Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Sweet Home Alabama) is set to lead prolific action director Adrian Grunberg’s (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo) upcoming survival thriller The Black Demon. Written by Boise Esquerra (Austin Film Festival nominated Blackwater), the film is set to start principal photography in December 2021 on location in the Dominican Republic. In the film, when oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul, the vibrant coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: “The Black Demon”. Under constant threat from this ancient enemy of legend, Paul must find a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
A Masked Killer Is On The Hunt In ‘Terror At Black Tree Forest’ (Trailer)

A Masked Killer Is On The Hunt In ‘Terror At Black Tree Forest’ (Trailer)

TrashArts and HBFilms, in association with SCS Entertainment and the Brit Horror Film Fund Co Ltd, have announced the Blu-ray release of Terror at Black Tree Forest, a slasher horror whodunit feature originally conceived by US filmmaker and director, Dustin W Ferguson in 2009. In the film, a group of college kids set out for a weekend camping trip into Black Tree Forest. However, they soon come face to face with a masked killer who creates the “Terror at Black Tree Forest. A pleasant camping trip turns into a bloodfest. Starring Amanda Bourne, Annabella Rich, Max Pill, Ella Palmer, and Omar Jose Mahmood Lagares, this 2021 remake is now available on Blu-ray and will soon be out on Video on Demand. The Blu-ray includes behind-the-scenes photos and interviews with cast members, the director, and the director of photography as well as trailers for the original and reboot.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Supernatural Horror 'Agnes' Now Possesses An April Release Date

Indie Horror ‘Agnes’ Possesses A New Trailer

Ahead of its December release, writer-director Mickey Reece‘s dark supernatural horror film Agnes possesses a new trailer. Co-written by John Selvidge, the film centers on a nun whose disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma. Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, and Chris Sullivan star in Agnes, produced by Jensine Carr, Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Jacob Snovel, and Matthew Welty, and executive produced by Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Matthew Welty, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, and Zac Locke. While you wait for the film’s December 10, 2021 release from Magnet, be sure to check out our interview with director Mickey Reece and our interview with star and producer Molly Quinn.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
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Crypt TV’s

Crypt TV has announced the chilling paranormal thriller Chhorii, and Amazon Original, which marks the first entry into India for LA-based Crypt TV, founded by Jack Davis and Eli Roth and backed by horror genre heavyweights Blumhouse Productions. Chhorii follows the story of a young couple forced to flee their city home and seek shelter in a house within a haunted sugarcane field. Soon, the couple realise that the shelter they once sought for refuge from danger is in fact the very location for a seriously sinister paranormal threat. The housewife, eight months pregnant, must now fight to save her unborn baby from the spirits out to snatch her away. The film sees a seriously hair-raising, tentatively twisted story perfectly delivered by talented director Vishal Furia backed by the production by T-Series, Abundantia Entertainment, and Crypt TV. A remake of the Marathi film Lapachhapi, the film features Nushrratt Bharuccha in the lead role. Crypt TV is known for showcasing a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
New Clip Debuts Ahead Of The Premiere Of The British Horror ‘Shepherd’

New Clip Debuts Ahead Of The Premiere Of The British Horror ‘Shepherd’

Following its world premiere at BFI London Film Festival, a new clip has been unveiled by Darkland Distribution’s new disturbing British horror, Shepherd, Writer-director Russell Owen, was delighted with the news of the film’s selection, saying, “I’ve followed the BFI London Film Festival for decades, so to actually be a part of it is surreal and a massive honor. I can’t think of a better platform to bring Shepherd to an audience and I’m over the moon.” In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd, in

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Nov 22, 2021
‘Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel’ Is Available To Pre-Order Now

‘Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel’ Is Available To Pre-Order Now

Legendary Comics, in cooperation with Herbert Properties, LLC, announced today the official movie graphic novel based on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune, which has just made its premiere in theaters and on HBO Max, based on the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestselling book from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. Both the graphic novel and the film tell the epic hero’s journey of Paul Atreides (played by Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet). Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, is adapted by writer Lilah Sturges (Legendary Comics’ The Science of Ghost, Lumberjanes) with art by Drew Johnson (Legendary Comics’ Godzilla: Aftershock and Godzilla Dominion) and colors by digital painter Zid (Legendary Comics’ Kingdom Kong) and colorist Niezam, features beautiful artwork that brings the cinematic vision of Dune to the world of sequential art. Limited editions of the graphic novel are now available for pre-order today exclusively on Kickstarter, with the book trade edition to follow. Both editions

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut’ Now Out On Steelbook

‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut’ Now Out On Steelbook

Over the past few months, Lionsgate has released a series of fantastic films on Steelbooks, sold exclusively at Best Buy, including 3 From Hell. The latest to be released is the brilliant film Apocalypse Now: Final Cut in 4K Ultra. Directed by legendary Acadamy Award-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now features a compelling story, fantastic acting, and an unflinching look at the horrors of the Vietnam war. It stands out as one of the finest films ever made. The film, originally released in 1979, follows a U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam who is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. Martin Sheen stars alongside Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall in the film that, unlike many others, in no way glamorizes the war instead it uses its brutality and ugliness to explain how everyday men can turn into monsters. Apocalypse Now opens with glimpses of choppers and the lush jungle which served

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘A Quiet Place’ Video Game Is In Development

‘A Quiet Place’ Video Game Is In Development

Saber Interactive, iLLOGIKA Studios, and EP1T0ME Studios have announced that they are banding together to bring the cinematic universe of “A Quiet Place” to life in the upcoming survival horror game A Quiet Place. More news will come in time but overall information about the game is that it’s a single-player, story-driven horror adventure set in the Paramount Film’s universe with an original story full of suspense, emotion, and drama that the films brought to fans who can now personally experience the horrors of that quiet world full of ravenous creatures themselves! The game is projected for a 2022 release. The “A Quiet Place” films follow a family of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by alien creatures that are blind but have a super-sensitive sense of hearing where the slightest sound draws them in for the kill. Both films were directed by John Krasinski starring Emily Blunt.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 22, 2021
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