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The filmmaking duo of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who brought us Sinister and Doctor Strange, is back with The Black Phone, the Blumhouse adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story. Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see it. Originally set to open in theaters this January, the movie now has a new February release date. In the film, “Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.” Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) star along with Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are
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Stephen King adaptations are as popular as ever with several being released his year and nine (yes nine) headed your way in 2022 (read more about that here). One of the new adaptations is Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, based on King’s story featured in his new collection If It Bleeds. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is set to be adapted for a feature film for Netflix. The project is being developed by “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy, with John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) writing and directing. Production begins this month on the film, which Blumhouse announced last week during BlumFest 2021. “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is from the latest collection of novellas “If It Bleeds” from Stephen King, about a young boy named Craig, living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone,
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We all know the stories: Bloody Mary, the Chupacabra, Candyman … urban legends that have been around for decades, sometimes centuries, and still haunt us today. But are they real? “The Ghost Brothers” – Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey – are coming together to bring you the first paranormal podcast from discovery+ – Urban Legends With the Ghost Brothers, beginning on Thursday, October 7. The boys will chat about the craziest myths and legends with the help of top paranormal investigators, celebrities, and friends. Listen to Urban Legends With the Ghost Brothers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Each of the 10 episodes will focus on one urban legend and feature the history of where it came from and when and conversations with experts and celebrities to uncover the truth – yes, of course, these urban legends are all true! In addition to special guest interviews, the guys will weave in rich sound design
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Concept Media, the people who brought you the Don’t F in the Woods franchise, Failing Grace, and Trespassing is proud to announce that they will be exclusively distributing the physical release of the Night of the Living Dead tribute, Rebirth. written and directed by Roger Conners. “What begins as an annual visit to their family gravesite quickly becomes a night of sheer terror as two brothers are unexpectedly forced to fight back against a sudden onslaught of violent assailants. Soon, eight strangers find themselves barricaded inside a rural farmhouse in an attempt to survive against the ever-growing army of murderous creatures outside. But they soon realize the real threat is not what’s trying to get inside… it’s each other.” It’s not so much a remake as it is a modern-day retelling of the ground-breaking masterpiece. It will readdress the original topics such as racial prejudice and government control but also interject ideas of homophobia and religious influence on modern society.”
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This October, Netflix is scaring up ton of new movies, series, and more to keep you and your little monsters entertained all month long. We’ve got the complete schedules for both the regular movie and series releases and Netflix and Chills., so grab a bag of popcorn, put on your comfy pants, and hit play. Oct. 1 Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 1 As Good as It Gets Awakenings B.A.P.S. Bad Teacher The Cave Diana: The Musical Desperado The Devil Inside Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Double Team The DUFF Eagle Eye Endless Love Forever Rich Ghost Gladiator The Guilty Hairspray (2007) The Holiday An Inconvenient Truth Jet Li’s Fearless The Karate Kid (2010) A Knight’s Tale Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Léon: The Professional MAID Malcolm X Observe and Report Once Upon a Time in Mexico Paik’s Spirit Project X Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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Disney+ has just unveiled the official trailer for “Just Beyond”, the upcoming anthology series adaptation of R.L. Stine’s horror graphic novels of the same name that features stories about witches, aliens, and ghosts. “The eight-episode anthology series tells astonishing and thought-provoking stories of a reality just beyond the one we know,” reads the synopsis. “Each episode introduces viewers to a new cast of characters who must go on a surprising journey of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes.” The series stars Emmy nominee McKenna Grace and Henry Thomas of “The Haunting of Hill House”, Lexi Underwood (Little Fires Everywhere), Megan Stott (Little Fires Everywhere), Cedric Joe (Space Jam: A New Legacy), Nasim Pedrad (Aladdin), Jack Gore (Rim of the World), Gabriel Bateman (Child’s Play), Christine Ko (Dave), Malcolm Barrett (Timeless), and more. “Just Beyond” was created and written by Seth Grahame-Smith who is also serving as showrunner, with Marc Webb directing. Executive producers include
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Just a few days ago we shared the new trailer for this year’s most highly anticipated horror, Halloween Kills. Today, we’ve got a new featurette In the movie, minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer), and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. The Strode women join a group of other survivors of Michael’s first rampage who decide to take matters into their own hands, forming a vigilante mob that sets out to hunt Michael down, once and for all. David Gordan Green‘s Halloween Kills has a huge returning cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Robert Longstreet, and original Halloween actor Charles Cyphers who will be reprising his roles as Sheriff Leigh Brackett. Kyle Richards
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We’ve got the schedule for Paramount+‘s PEAK SCREAMING, a month-long Halloween event that showcases the best in Halloween programming, from bone-chilling premieres to a number of Halloween-themed episodes from the platform’s most popular shows. Throughout the month of October, Paramount+ is rolling out spooktacular Halloween content, including the premiere of a special Halloween episode from series like “Evil” on Oct. 10 (trailer here), and finally, the premiere of “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” on Oct. 29 (trailer here). The seasonal event will feature kids’ entertainment such as the premiere of a special Halloween episode from RUGRATS on Oct. 7. In “The Werewoof Hunter,” Tommy will need his friends’ help to save Angelica after she turns into a werewolf at a scary Halloween party where their parents seem to be disappearing one by one. Fun-sized viewers are also being trick-or-treated to a HallowScream collection of their favorite spooky episodes from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows such as BLUE’S CLUES (“Blue’s Big
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Our favorite possessed doll is back and ready to play in the new trailer for the upcoming ten-episode series “Chucky,” from franchise creator Don Mancini. In the new television series, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos after a vintage ‘Good Guy’ doll turns up at a suburban yard sale. Soon, everyone must grapple with a series of horrifying murders that begin to expose the town’s deep hypocrisies and hidden secrets. Meanwhile, friends and foes from Chucky’s past creep back into his world and threaten to expose the truth behind his mysterious origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became this notorious monster. Brad Dourif, who has long voiced Chucky, returns along with franchise stars Jennifer Tilly who is back as Tiffany, Fiona Dourif as Nica Pierce, Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay, and Christine Elise as Kyle. Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Hunter Hunter), “Arrow” actress Lexa Doig, Teo Briones (“Ratched”), Bjorgvin Arnarson (“PEN15”), and Alyvia Alyn Lind (“The
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On September 28, 2021, Lionsgate unleashed 3 From Hell exclusively on Steelbook. Being a fan of the Firefly trilogy and Rob Zombie, I had to get my hands on a copy. Let’s begin with the cover, after all, it is the first thing you see. The plastic outer cover features artwork of Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), Winslow (Richard Brake), and Otis Firefly (Bill Moseley) along with the title, and it’s fantastic! The artwork is brilliantly done. Once the plastic hardcover slides off the steelbook is revealed and has the same artwork except with skeletal faces on the front and three caskets on the back. It screams Rob Zombie! The case has a great metal feel and weight. Inside the case are two discs and a card with the digital copy’s information. The first disc has the classic 3 From Hell art that was released when the movie was first announced. The second disc also has the Firefly family. First came
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The filmmaking duo of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who brought us Sinister and Doctor Strange, is back with The Black Phone, the Blumhouse adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story. Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see it. Originally set to open in theaters this January, the movie now has a new February release date. In the film, “Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.” Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) star along with Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are
Continue reading →
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Stephen King adaptations are as popular as ever with several being released his year and nine (yes nine) headed your way in 2022 (read more about that here). One of the new adaptations is Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, based on King’s story featured in his new collection If It Bleeds. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is set to be adapted for a feature film for Netflix. The project is being developed by “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy, with John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) writing and directing. Production begins this month on the film, which Blumhouse announced last week during BlumFest 2021. “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is from the latest collection of novellas “If It Bleeds” from Stephen King, about a young boy named Craig, living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone,
Continue reading →
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We all know the stories: Bloody Mary, the Chupacabra, Candyman … urban legends that have been around for decades, sometimes centuries, and still haunt us today. But are they real? “The Ghost Brothers” – Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey – are coming together to bring you the first paranormal podcast from discovery+ – Urban Legends With the Ghost Brothers, beginning on Thursday, October 7. The boys will chat about the craziest myths and legends with the help of top paranormal investigators, celebrities, and friends. Listen to Urban Legends With the Ghost Brothers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Each of the 10 episodes will focus on one urban legend and feature the history of where it came from and when and conversations with experts and celebrities to uncover the truth – yes, of course, these urban legends are all true! In addition to special guest interviews, the guys will weave in rich sound design
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Concept Media, the people who brought you the Don’t F in the Woods franchise, Failing Grace, and Trespassing is proud to announce that they will be exclusively distributing the physical release of the Night of the Living Dead tribute, Rebirth. written and directed by Roger Conners. “What begins as an annual visit to their family gravesite quickly becomes a night of sheer terror as two brothers are unexpectedly forced to fight back against a sudden onslaught of violent assailants. Soon, eight strangers find themselves barricaded inside a rural farmhouse in an attempt to survive against the ever-growing army of murderous creatures outside. But they soon realize the real threat is not what’s trying to get inside… it’s each other.” It’s not so much a remake as it is a modern-day retelling of the ground-breaking masterpiece. It will readdress the original topics such as racial prejudice and government control but also interject ideas of homophobia and religious influence on modern society.”
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesNetflixNewsStreaming TVThriller
This October, Netflix is scaring up ton of new movies, series, and more to keep you and your little monsters entertained all month long. We’ve got the complete schedules for both the regular movie and series releases and Netflix and Chills., so grab a bag of popcorn, put on your comfy pants, and hit play. Oct. 1 Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 1 As Good as It Gets Awakenings B.A.P.S. Bad Teacher The Cave Diana: The Musical Desperado The Devil Inside Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Double Team The DUFF Eagle Eye Endless Love Forever Rich Ghost Gladiator The Guilty Hairspray (2007) The Holiday An Inconvenient Truth Jet Li’s Fearless The Karate Kid (2010) A Knight’s Tale Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Léon: The Professional MAID Malcolm X Observe and Report Once Upon a Time in Mexico Paik’s Spirit Project X Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Continue reading →
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Disney+ has just unveiled the official trailer for “Just Beyond”, the upcoming anthology series adaptation of R.L. Stine’s horror graphic novels of the same name that features stories about witches, aliens, and ghosts. “The eight-episode anthology series tells astonishing and thought-provoking stories of a reality just beyond the one we know,” reads the synopsis. “Each episode introduces viewers to a new cast of characters who must go on a surprising journey of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes.” The series stars Emmy nominee McKenna Grace and Henry Thomas of “The Haunting of Hill House”, Lexi Underwood (Little Fires Everywhere), Megan Stott (Little Fires Everywhere), Cedric Joe (Space Jam: A New Legacy), Nasim Pedrad (Aladdin), Jack Gore (Rim of the World), Gabriel Bateman (Child’s Play), Christine Ko (Dave), Malcolm Barrett (Timeless), and more. “Just Beyond” was created and written by Seth Grahame-Smith who is also serving as showrunner, with Marc Webb directing. Executive producers include
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Just a few days ago we shared the new trailer for this year’s most highly anticipated horror, Halloween Kills. Today, we’ve got a new featurette In the movie, minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer), and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. The Strode women join a group of other survivors of Michael’s first rampage who decide to take matters into their own hands, forming a vigilante mob that sets out to hunt Michael down, once and for all. David Gordan Green‘s Halloween Kills has a huge returning cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Robert Longstreet, and original Halloween actor Charles Cyphers who will be reprising his roles as Sheriff Leigh Brackett. Kyle Richards
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HalloweenMoviesNewsParamount+Streaming TV
We’ve got the schedule for Paramount+‘s PEAK SCREAMING, a month-long Halloween event that showcases the best in Halloween programming, from bone-chilling premieres to a number of Halloween-themed episodes from the platform’s most popular shows. Throughout the month of October, Paramount+ is rolling out spooktacular Halloween content, including the premiere of a special Halloween episode from series like “Evil” on Oct. 10 (trailer here), and finally, the premiere of “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” on Oct. 29 (trailer here). The seasonal event will feature kids’ entertainment such as the premiere of a special Halloween episode from RUGRATS on Oct. 7. In “The Werewoof Hunter,” Tommy will need his friends’ help to save Angelica after she turns into a werewolf at a scary Halloween party where their parents seem to be disappearing one by one. Fun-sized viewers are also being trick-or-treated to a HallowScream collection of their favorite spooky episodes from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows such as BLUE’S CLUES (“Blue’s Big
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Our favorite possessed doll is back and ready to play in the new trailer for the upcoming ten-episode series “Chucky,” from franchise creator Don Mancini. In the new television series, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos after a vintage ‘Good Guy’ doll turns up at a suburban yard sale. Soon, everyone must grapple with a series of horrifying murders that begin to expose the town’s deep hypocrisies and hidden secrets. Meanwhile, friends and foes from Chucky’s past creep back into his world and threaten to expose the truth behind his mysterious origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became this notorious monster. Brad Dourif, who has long voiced Chucky, returns along with franchise stars Jennifer Tilly who is back as Tiffany, Fiona Dourif as Nica Pierce, Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay, and Christine Elise as Kyle. Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Hunter Hunter), “Arrow” actress Lexa Doig, Teo Briones (“Ratched”), Bjorgvin Arnarson (“PEN15”), and Alyvia Alyn Lind (“The
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On September 28, 2021, Lionsgate unleashed 3 From Hell exclusively on Steelbook. Being a fan of the Firefly trilogy and Rob Zombie, I had to get my hands on a copy. Let’s begin with the cover, after all, it is the first thing you see. The plastic outer cover features artwork of Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), Winslow (Richard Brake), and Otis Firefly (Bill Moseley) along with the title, and it’s fantastic! The artwork is brilliantly done. Once the plastic hardcover slides off the steelbook is revealed and has the same artwork except with skeletal faces on the front and three caskets on the back. It screams Rob Zombie! The case has a great metal feel and weight. Inside the case are two discs and a card with the digital copy’s information. The first disc has the classic 3 From Hell art that was released when the movie was first announced. The second disc also has the Firefly family. First came
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