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From Patrick Brice, the director that brought us 2014’s twisted horror Creep, comes There’s someone Inside Your House, out this October on Netflix. Produced by James Wan, this teen slasher that sees Makani Young moving from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves. The film is based on Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and written for the screen by Henry Gayden (Shazam!). Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, Diego Josef, Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, and Markian Tarasiuk star. Wan and Michael Clear produce
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It’s been a decade since Michael Goi‘s found-footage horror Megan is Missing was released. Recently, the shocking film was rediscovered and made waves on TikTok. Lionsgate sat up and took notice and in response, is gearing up to release the film on Blu-ray for the first time. Described as “controversial, brutal, and disturbing.” The film tells the story of the disappearance of 14-year-old Megan Stewart (Rachel Quinn) and her best friend, Amy Herman (Amber Perkins), with footage taken from video chats, webcam footage, home videos, and news reports. “Notorious on social media, banned in New Zealand, and enhanced by never-before-seen Blu-ray bonus content, Megan Is Missing offers an unflinchingly candid look at the dangerous online world today’s teenagers face — a world that’s every parent’s worst nightmare.” Get your copy of Megan is Missing on October 26, 2021. SPECIAL FEATURES Audio Commentary with the Cast and Producers Audio Commentary with the Writer-Director Deleted Scene Blooper – NEW Marc Klaasʼs Statement
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Universal has now announced that Halloween Kills will now be a theatrical day-and-date premiere, meaning that on October 15, 2021, the second installment of David Gordon Green‘s trilogy will open in theaters and arrive on Peacock the same day. The reason for the decision is likely that Universal is concerned about people avoiding theaters due to the ongoing pandemic. The reality is Halloween Kills will also have some competition in theaters with Venom: Let There Be Carnage, No Time to Die, and Dune being released around the same time. 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 and Nancy Stephens will also be back. Anthony Michael Hall stars as Tommy Doyle. Green co-wrote the script for the most highly anticipated horror film of 2021 along with Danny McBride and Scott Teems.
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As filming begins on the new adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot cast continues to be announced with the latest being prolific actor William Sadler, who made the announcement himself on Twitter. Just started filming “Salem’s Lot” based on @StephenKing’s terrifying novel. 🙏 Stay tuned. — William Sadler (@Wm_Sadler) September 8, 2021 Sadler joins previously announced cast member Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) who will be starring as author Ben Mears who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot seeking inspiration for his next book only to find his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire. Together with a ragtag group of people, he sets out to fight the monster. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and Spencer Treat Clark will also star in the film produced by James Wan, and written, directed, and executive produced by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun). Sadler is not new to Stephen King adaptations, he starred in 2007’s The
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From folk horror to the supernatural to insane horror comedies and much more, this year’s Fantastic Fest is poised to present some of the most incredible scare-fare of 2021, along with science fiction, thrillers, action, and other genre gems. With a silent classic, restored fare from the 1980s, and of course world premieres, Austin’s Fantastic Fest presents amazing fare from around the world. Thos who can’t make it to Austin during the fest can still join in on the virtual portion of Fantastic Fest, FF@HOME, which takes place 9/30-10/11 on Alamo On Demand. Following is the official press release announcing the final wave of films for this year, along with information about how you can watch from home or at the festival. Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the final wave of programming for the festival’s 16th edition, featuring the widest selection of weird and wonderful films gathered from across the globe to screen in Austin, TX, from September 23rd
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Escape Room: Tournament of Champions arrives later this month and sees survivors of the game forced to play the deadly game once again in a bid for survival. This time around, “six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before.” Taylor Russell‘s Zoey and Logan Miller‘s Ben and both are back to reprise their roles from the first film and are joined by Thomas Cocquerel, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, and Carlito Olivero. Adam Robitel, who directed the first film is back in the director’s chair for Tournament of Champions. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions lands on Digital on September 21, 2021, from Sony, and reportedly features a brand new alternate version of the movie. Watch the trailer and an exclusive clip below.
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Guillermo del Toro’s new film Nightmare Alley, rated “R” for “Strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity, and language.” now has a new release date set for this December. The all-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn. In the film, an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name, “An ambitious young carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.” This is not the first time the story has made it to the big screen, it was first adapted back in 1947 by director Edmund Goulding and starred Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Nightmare Alley was written by Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan and will open in theaters on December 17, 2021.
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Halloween lovers who can’t wait for their favorite time of the year can get ready to experience a season of amplified fright and freakish fun when Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel come together to deliver 14 series and specials – more than 50 hours of shows – as part of the Ghostober programming event on the three networks and ondiscovery+. This year, the larger-than-ever “Ghostober IV” is designed to appeal to viewers who live for the creepy, scary, adrenaline-inducing stories that define Halloween. Several of the series and specials will be led by fan-favorite celebrities and supernatural experts. Emmy® nominated actor and producer Anthony Anderson (Black-ish, To Tell the Truth) and his mischievous mom, Doris Bowman (To Tell the Truth), star in the tricks-filled real estate show House Haunters on discovery+. Actress Alyson Hannigan hosts Outrageous Pumpkins, an ode to astounding carved creations on Food Network. Paranormal superstar Zak Bagans makes his Food Network debut on Halloween Wars,
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From award-winning writer-director Aaron Pagniano (We Got A Monkey’s Paw) comes Sunset on the River Styx On Demand this October, from Indican Pictures. Starring Phillip Andre Botello (As Real As You Make It), Jacqueline Jardell (Transfer), Cory Vaughn (Chosen), and Avery Kristen Pohl (Sound of My Voice), this dark thriller tells the story of two lovers as they attempt to navigate the workings of a vampire death cult. In the film, when Will (Botello), an out of luck bus driver, meets one of his passengers, Ashe (Jardell), the two find themselves entangled in an electric romance and on a voyage they could have never imagined. As Ashe helps Will come out of a waking sleep, she introduces him to a terrifying vampire cult, where his seemingly mundane life quickly transforms into a new, twisted reality. Challenging their pasts, their futures, and time itself, the two embark on a journey full of bloody consequences and horrifying circumstances. Pagniano’s Sunset on the
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In 1978, one film changed the face of cinema forever. Now, 43 years later, the brutal and notorious original film I Spit on Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman) is back and is still refusing to be buried! In the new limited edition 4K UHD 3 disc set, you can re-experience the phenomenon that shocked and divided the world – and influenced an entire genre and generation of filmmakers – in an Ultra High Definition 4K HDR remaster done by Ronin Flix on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The Blu-ray also features the restoration of director Meir Zarchi’s uncut 35mm original camera negative and restored original mono soundtrack on Blu-ray, with a bonus Blu-ray including the feature-length documentary Growing up with I Spit on Your Grave (2019) and all of the historical Ronin Flix special features. This 4K Ultra HD set belongs in every cinephiles collection. Originally coined by Roger Ebert as “a movie so sick, reprehensible and contemptible that
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NetflixNewsStreaming TVTrailers
From Patrick Brice, the director that brought us 2014’s twisted horror Creep, comes There’s someone Inside Your House, out this October on Netflix. Produced by James Wan, this teen slasher that sees Makani Young moving from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves. The film is based on Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and written for the screen by Henry Gayden (Shazam!). Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, Diego Josef, Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, and Markian Tarasiuk star. Wan and Michael Clear produce
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It’s been a decade since Michael Goi‘s found-footage horror Megan is Missing was released. Recently, the shocking film was rediscovered and made waves on TikTok. Lionsgate sat up and took notice and in response, is gearing up to release the film on Blu-ray for the first time. Described as “controversial, brutal, and disturbing.” The film tells the story of the disappearance of 14-year-old Megan Stewart (Rachel Quinn) and her best friend, Amy Herman (Amber Perkins), with footage taken from video chats, webcam footage, home videos, and news reports. “Notorious on social media, banned in New Zealand, and enhanced by never-before-seen Blu-ray bonus content, Megan Is Missing offers an unflinchingly candid look at the dangerous online world today’s teenagers face — a world that’s every parent’s worst nightmare.” Get your copy of Megan is Missing on October 26, 2021. SPECIAL FEATURES Audio Commentary with the Cast and Producers Audio Commentary with the Writer-Director Deleted Scene Blooper – NEW Marc Klaasʼs Statement
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HalloweenNewsTrailers
Universal has now announced that Halloween Kills will now be a theatrical day-and-date premiere, meaning that on October 15, 2021, the second installment of David Gordon Green‘s trilogy will open in theaters and arrive on Peacock the same day. The reason for the decision is likely that Universal is concerned about people avoiding theaters due to the ongoing pandemic. The reality is Halloween Kills will also have some competition in theaters with Venom: Let There Be Carnage, No Time to Die, and Dune being released around the same time. 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 and Nancy Stephens will also be back. Anthony Michael Hall stars as Tommy Doyle. Green co-wrote the script for the most highly anticipated horror film of 2021 along with Danny McBride and Scott Teems.
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As filming begins on the new adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot cast continues to be announced with the latest being prolific actor William Sadler, who made the announcement himself on Twitter. Just started filming “Salem’s Lot” based on @StephenKing’s terrifying novel. 🙏 Stay tuned. — William Sadler (@Wm_Sadler) September 8, 2021 Sadler joins previously announced cast member Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) who will be starring as author Ben Mears who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot seeking inspiration for his next book only to find his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire. Together with a ragtag group of people, he sets out to fight the monster. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and Spencer Treat Clark will also star in the film produced by James Wan, and written, directed, and executive produced by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun). Sadler is not new to Stephen King adaptations, he starred in 2007’s The
Continue reading →
Film FestivalsNews
From folk horror to the supernatural to insane horror comedies and much more, this year’s Fantastic Fest is poised to present some of the most incredible scare-fare of 2021, along with science fiction, thrillers, action, and other genre gems. With a silent classic, restored fare from the 1980s, and of course world premieres, Austin’s Fantastic Fest presents amazing fare from around the world. Thos who can’t make it to Austin during the fest can still join in on the virtual portion of Fantastic Fest, FF@HOME, which takes place 9/30-10/11 on Alamo On Demand. Following is the official press release announcing the final wave of films for this year, along with information about how you can watch from home or at the festival. Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the final wave of programming for the festival’s 16th edition, featuring the widest selection of weird and wonderful films gathered from across the globe to screen in Austin, TX, from September 23rd
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Escape Room: Tournament of Champions arrives later this month and sees survivors of the game forced to play the deadly game once again in a bid for survival. This time around, “six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before.” Taylor Russell‘s Zoey and Logan Miller‘s Ben and both are back to reprise their roles from the first film and are joined by Thomas Cocquerel, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, and Carlito Olivero. Adam Robitel, who directed the first film is back in the director’s chair for Tournament of Champions. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions lands on Digital on September 21, 2021, from Sony, and reportedly features a brand new alternate version of the movie. Watch the trailer and an exclusive clip below.
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BooksNews
Guillermo del Toro’s new film Nightmare Alley, rated “R” for “Strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity, and language.” now has a new release date set for this December. The all-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn. In the film, an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name, “An ambitious young carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.” This is not the first time the story has made it to the big screen, it was first adapted back in 1947 by director Edmund Goulding and starred Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Nightmare Alley was written by Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan and will open in theaters on December 17, 2021.
Continue reading →
HalloweenNewsParanormalStreaming TVTravel Channel
Halloween lovers who can’t wait for their favorite time of the year can get ready to experience a season of amplified fright and freakish fun when Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel come together to deliver 14 series and specials – more than 50 hours of shows – as part of the Ghostober programming event on the three networks and ondiscovery+. This year, the larger-than-ever “Ghostober IV” is designed to appeal to viewers who live for the creepy, scary, adrenaline-inducing stories that define Halloween. Several of the series and specials will be led by fan-favorite celebrities and supernatural experts. Emmy® nominated actor and producer Anthony Anderson (Black-ish, To Tell the Truth) and his mischievous mom, Doris Bowman (To Tell the Truth), star in the tricks-filled real estate show House Haunters on discovery+. Actress Alyson Hannigan hosts Outrageous Pumpkins, an ode to astounding carved creations on Food Network. Paranormal superstar Zak Bagans makes his Food Network debut on Halloween Wars,
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From award-winning writer-director Aaron Pagniano (We Got A Monkey’s Paw) comes Sunset on the River Styx On Demand this October, from Indican Pictures. Starring Phillip Andre Botello (As Real As You Make It), Jacqueline Jardell (Transfer), Cory Vaughn (Chosen), and Avery Kristen Pohl (Sound of My Voice), this dark thriller tells the story of two lovers as they attempt to navigate the workings of a vampire death cult. In the film, when Will (Botello), an out of luck bus driver, meets one of his passengers, Ashe (Jardell), the two find themselves entangled in an electric romance and on a voyage they could have never imagined. As Ashe helps Will come out of a waking sleep, she introduces him to a terrifying vampire cult, where his seemingly mundane life quickly transforms into a new, twisted reality. Challenging their pasts, their futures, and time itself, the two embark on a journey full of bloody consequences and horrifying circumstances. Pagniano’s Sunset on the
Continue reading →
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In 1978, one film changed the face of cinema forever. Now, 43 years later, the brutal and notorious original film I Spit on Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman) is back and is still refusing to be buried! In the new limited edition 4K UHD 3 disc set, you can re-experience the phenomenon that shocked and divided the world – and influenced an entire genre and generation of filmmakers – in an Ultra High Definition 4K HDR remaster done by Ronin Flix on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The Blu-ray also features the restoration of director Meir Zarchi’s uncut 35mm original camera negative and restored original mono soundtrack on Blu-ray, with a bonus Blu-ray including the feature-length documentary Growing up with I Spit on Your Grave (2019) and all of the historical Ronin Flix special features. This 4K Ultra HD set belongs in every cinephiles collection. Originally coined by Roger Ebert as “a movie so sick, reprehensible and contemptible that
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