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J.P. Smith Slow Burns in Horror Novel ‘The Summoning’ – Book Review

Plot The plot in J.P. Smith’s novel The Summoning is great, but be warned that it is not easy or simple. It is full of twists, turns, surprises, and there of a definitely emotional, mental and spiritual weight to the novel. This is one of those powerful stories that will take its toll on you. The issues that are in this plot, wrapped in mystics and fraud, deal with the depth of the real emotions of loss and grief. There is so much in this plot that I don’t know how Smith organized and controlled it, but he does, and masterfully so. While reading it, I lost track of the twists and how they were used. Too often twists are used simply for shock value or just for the sake of having a twist, but, Smith uses them strategically to keep the audience (and characters) guessing. The turns in The Summoning progress the story and keep everything moving in the

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Capt McNeely

Aug 1, 2021

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Anya Taylor-Joy Sinks Her Teeth Into The Lead Role In The Horror Comedy ‘The Menu’

It has now been announced that Mark Mylod (“Game of Thrones”, “Succession”, “Shameless”) will be directing Searchlight Picture’s upcoming horror-comedy The Menu. THR is reporting the Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, The Queen’s Gambit) is starring alongside Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, Mad Max: Fury Road), and acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Schindler’s List). “The film is a darkly comedic psychological thriller set in the world of eccentric culinary culture, centering on a young couple (Taylor-Joy and Hoult) who visit an exclusive restaurant on a remote island where an acclaimed chef (Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu, with some shocking surprises.” Written by Will Tracy and Seth Reiss, The Menu is being produced by Adam McKay for Searchlight Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 31, 2021

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Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor” Series Scores A Friday The 13th Premiere Date

The adaptation of Todd Grimson‘s horror novel “Brand New Cherry Flavor” is coming to Netflix as a new eight-episode series. Not only do we have the new trailer we’ve also got the August premiere date. “Channel Zero” duo Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion will both write and executive produce the new show that centers on “Lisa N. Nova (Rosa Salazar) who comes to LA dead set on directing her first movie. But when she trusts the wrong person and gets stabbed in the back, everything goes sideways and a dream project turns into a nightmare. This particular nightmare has zombies, hitmen, supernatural kittens, and a mysterious tattoo artist who likes to put curses on people. And Lisa’s going to have to figure out some secrets from her own past in order to get out alive.” Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) leads the cast that also includes Catherine Keener (Get Out), Eric Lange (Escape at Dannemora), Jeff Ward (“Agents of Shield”)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 31, 2021

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A Killer Hunts The Audience Of A Movie Theater This August In ‘The Last Matinee’

From director Maxi Contenti (Muñeco viviente V, Neptunia) comes the new Uruguay-Argentinian horror film The Last Matinee. In the indie slasher, “The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist’s daughter.” The film, written by Manuel Facal (High Five, Fiesta Nibiru) and Contenti, stars Luciana Grasso (El Secreto de Julia), Ricardo Islas (El Que No Corre Vuela, Bailiwick), Julieta Spinelli, Franco Duran and Pedro Duarte. Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting will release The Last Matinee, which is English subtitled, in theaters on August 6, 2021, followed by a VOD, Digital, and DVD release on August 24, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 31, 2021

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Enter ‘The Forever Room’ This August

Director Kevin Hicks (Doppel, Dead Air) is taking viewers on an unnerving trip with his horror-thriller The Forever Room. In this indie film, a Chinimble Lore production, “A woman wakes up to find herself shackled in a basement with no memory of how she got there. Her horror is amplified when she discovers that her captor is her own mother, who assures her that the situation is necessary and for her own good. In the days and nights that follow, she is beset by strange apparitions and frightening experiences, finding herself precariously balanced on a razor’s edge between reality and insanity, and ultimately forced to face a dark truth.” Samantha Valletta and Vickie Hicks, star in The Forever Room out On Demand on August 24, 2021, from Freestyle Digital Media.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 30, 2021

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Producers Of New Predator Movie ‘Skull’ Reveal New Details

There have been rumors about the new upcoming Predator movie, Skull since the news broke back in 2020. The producers, John Davis and John Fox have now confirmed some of the details. The two recently told Collider that the film, which is already “three-quarters of the way through” production, will be a “Predator origin story” about “the Predators’ first journey to this planet.”According to Fox, “it actually has more akin to The Revenant than it does any film in the Predator canon.” It’s rumored that the film will be set hundreds of years in the past and centers on Native Americans before the territories were taken by the American settlers and will feature a First Nations cast. But that has yet to be confirmed. Dan Trachtenberg is in the director’s chair and has been working on the project in secret for the past four years. Patrick Aison penned the script. The release date has yet to be announced, but as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 30, 2021

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Neil Marshall Unleashes Half Human Monsters In His New Horror Thriller ‘The Lair’

Jonathan Howard (Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, Skylines, Warner Bros.’ Godzilla King of Monsters), Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning, Warner Bros.’ Oceans Eight), and Jamie Bamber (UMC’s “Battlestar Galactica,” Cinemax’s “Strike Back,” 20th Century Fox’s Money) are set to star in the new horror-action-thriller The Lair written and directed by legendary filmmaker Neil Marshall (20th Century Fox’s Dog Soldiers, Lionsgate’s The Descent, The Reckoning, HBO’s “Game Of Thrones”). In the film, “Sergeant Tom Hook is tasked with leading a command to find Lt. Kate Sinclair, a Royal Air Force fighter pilot shot down in Afghanistan. Sinclair, pursued by insurgents, ﬁnds refuge in a long-abandoned secret bunker and unwittingly releases a deadly man-made biological weapon – half-human, half-alien, and hungry for human ﬂesh – the Ravagers. Hook and his team, accompanied by a handful of British SAS troops must save Sinclair from the insurgents, and more importantly from the Ravagers before they overrun the area and potentially the world. Leon Ockenden (ITV’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 30, 2021

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See The New Overview Trailer For ‘World War Z: Aftermath’

Saber Interactive today has released the new gameplay overview trailer for the upcoming third-person shooter, World War Z: Aftermath, the sequel to their previously successful title. Inspired by the film World War Z by Paramount, this game will pit players against the rampaging hoard of zombies alongside their teammates. Go it alone with AI buddies OR squad up with three friends on cross-platform gameplay. Key Features: New Battles from a World at War: Fend for your life and make a stand against the swarm in two thrilling new story episodes — take back Vatican City in an epic confrontation in Rome, and join forces with survivors in Russia’s snowbound Kamchatka region. New Ways to Fight: Decimate the undead with a brutal new melee system featuring two-handed and dual-wield weapons like the sickle, cleaver, fire axe, and sledgehammer, and experience the heart-pounding immersion of Aftermath’s optional first-person mode. Deep Hero Progression: Level up eight unique classes, each with its own perks,

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Capt McNeely

Jul 29, 2021

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Two Huge Stars Joining The Cast Of ‘The Haunted Mansion’

Disney is taking us to the Haunted Mansion with a new film based on the iconic ride. Today, we’ve got some casting news to share with you. Comedian Tiffany Haddish (Night School, Girls Trip, Like A Boss) and Oscar nominee LaKeith Stanfield (Get Out, Knives Out, Sorry To Bother You) are currently in talks to star in the movie, THR reports. “Stanfield would play a widower who once believed in the supernatural but is now a rather lifeless tour guide in New Orleans’ French Quarter,” and “Haddish would play a psychic hired to commune with the dead.” Which we assume is the role of the iconic Madame Leota, the headless psychic in the crystal ball, played by Jennifer Tilly in the 2003 adaptation. The movie, which has nothing to do with the 2003 movie starring Eddie Murphy, sounds a lot like a prequel to the ride, an origin story if you will. But we’ll have to wait for the synopsis

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 29, 2021

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A24’s New ‘Lamb’ Trailer Left Us Speechless

When it comes to unique, unnerving films, anything from A24 is bound to get under your skin. That includes Lamb, whose new trailer left me speechless. From Valdimar Jóhannsson comes the supernatural horror thriller Lamb “is the story of a childless couple, María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason), who are sheep farmers in Iceland. On Christmas Eve they find a newborn who is half-human, half sheep. Longing for a child of their own they decide to keep the lamb-child and raise it as their own regardless of the consequences. This unexpected prospect of a new family brings them much joy before it ultimately destroys them.” Lamb, a film unlike anything we’ve seen before, is set to be released on October 8, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 28, 2021

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