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Ryan Murphy Casts “AHS” Star Even Peters As Famous Serial Killer In Netflix Series ‘Monster’

Like always, Ryan Murphy is turning to his “American Horror Story” alum to cast his new Netflix series, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” TVline reports. According to the site, Murphy has cast long-time “AHS” star, Evan Peters, as the infamous serial killer in the limited series. “Monster tells the tale of one of America’s most infamous killers, who was convicted of murdering 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991, with his methods including mutilation, necrophilia, and cannibalism. The series will focus on the perspective of Dahmer’s victims and will also look at the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree, with Dahmer (aka the “Milwaukee Cannibal”) repeatedly being nearly apprehended but then let go by a justice system that saw him as harmless. Later he was arrested and sentenced but was killed in prison by a fellow inmate before justice could be served. Emmy winner Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 24, 2021
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Shudder Unveils Chilling New Trailer For ‘The Banishing’ – From The Director Of ‘Creep’

Shudder has unveiled the chilling new trailer for acclaimed director Chris Smith‘s (Creep, Severance, Black Death) The Banishing ahead of its April release. The film tells the true story of the most haunted house in England. A young reverend and his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret. When a vengeful spirit haunts the little girl and threatens to tear the family apart, the reverend and his wife are forced to confront their beliefs. They must turn to black magic by seeking the help of a famous Occultist…or risk losing their daughter. Starring Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible franchise), John Lynch (The Secret Garden, Black Death), and John Heffernan (Eye in the Sky), the film is a WestEnd Films Production. The Banishing premieres on Shudder on April 15, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Everything Paranormal And Deadly Coming To Discovery+ March 29th-April 11th

The end of March may be near but discovery+ shows no sign of slowing. With new premieres, programming and exclusives they will keep your days and nights spooky. Here’s what’s coming March 29th through April 11, 2020. In the new Shock Docs special Ed Gein: The Real Psycho investigators explore whether the notorious killer, who served as inspiration for iconic psychopaths from horror’s biggest films, is still haunting his Wisconsin hometown. Viewers can also watch as singer and social media personality Loren Gray joins the Ghost Adventures team special Investigation of the Joshua Tree Inn, Believed to Be Haunted by Late Musician Gram Parsons. discovery+ EXCLUSIVE PREMIERES SHOCK DOCS – ED GEIN: THE REAL PSYCHO TWO-HOUR SPECIAL – Begins Streaming Friday, April 9 on discovery+ The iconic psychopaths featured in “Silence of the Lambs,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Psycho” were not just fictitious villains, they were inspired by a real-life personification of evil – Ed Gein, a convicted murderer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Angry Spirits Haunt The New ‘Morgue’ Trailer

Following a harrowing accident, a down-on-his-luck security guard accepts a promising new gig at the local morgue in the terrifying supernatural thriller Morgue. Unfortunately, his luck quickly goes bad when he gets locked in and eerie occurrences (and a not-quite-lifeless body) leave him to wonder: how much otherworldly rage does it take to wake the dead? A huge breakout hit in its home country of Paraguay, the paranormal film is from Hugo Cardozo who is making his writing-directing feature debut with Morgue, reportedly based on real events. Pablo Martínez, María del Mar Fernández, Willi Villalba, Abel Martínez, Dr. Aldo Von Knobloch, Raúl Rotela, and Francisco Ayala star in Morgue, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD May 11, 2021, from Well Go USA Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Short Story Collection ‘A – Z of Horror: D Is For Demon’ Is Out Now

The book The A-Z of Horror Book Four: D is for Demons is here from Red Cape Publishing comes the book that is now out on Audible and iTunes. Narrated by Bill Perry, also available are A is for Aliens, B is for Beasts, and C is for Cannibals. D is for Demons, the fourth book in an epic series of twenty-six horror anthologies. Within these pages, you will find a collection of thirteen terrifying stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today. From the disturbing to the humorous, from the gruesome to the psychological, D is for Demons contains a range of unsettling stories that will make you sleep with the lights on! D is for Demons includes stories by Jessica Clem, Matt Doyle, Carmilla Voiez, Lesley Drane, David Green, P.J. Blakey-Novis, Molly Thynes, D.S. Ullery, Bryan Miller, J. Herrera Kamin, Mark Anthony Smith, Charles R. Bernard, and Dona Fox. Check out Horror Book Four:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Keanu Reeves Starring In Netflix’s Adaptation Of His Comic ‘BRZRKR’

Fans of the John Wick franchise and its star Keanu Reeves will be excited to learn that Reeves will be starring in Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of his hit comic, BRZRKR. Netflix is also currently developing an anime series on the same comic that will also star and be produced by Reeves. Exciting news! Netflix is developing a live-action film AND follow-up anime series based on Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, a brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. Reeves will produce and star in the film, and voice the anime,” Netflix confirmed in a new statement. Reeves created the comic that is written by Reeves and Matt Kindt with art by Ron Garney. BRZRKR originally started on Kickstarter before BOOM! Studios picked it up. The first issue of the 12-issue limited series was released this March. The comic follows an immortal warrior, known as Berzerker, as he fights his way through the ages seeking only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Zombie Thriller ‘Hall’ Gets An April Release Date

Hot off the heels of EFM (European Film Market), Black Fawn Distribution has acquired the Canadian rights to the viral zombie thriller Hall, the directorial debut of Francesco Giannini. Starring Carolina Bartczak (X-Men: Apocalypse, Roland Emmerich’s upcoming Moonfall), the film follows Val (Bartczak), a young mother separated from her daughter (Bailey Thain), who must navigate a hotel hallway ravaged by a mysterious virus. Forced to crawl her way past other helpless victims, Val crosses paths with Naomi (Yumiko Shaku) – a pregnant tourist thrust into the fight of her life. While keeping out of sight, Val and Naomi must escape the stretch of isolated carnage, before they become infected themselves. The film also features Mark Gibson (Vicious Fun, Exit Humanity) and Julian Richings (Anything for Jackson, Man of Steel). Hall is the first film completed under Francesco Giannini’s production banner, Franky Films. Giannini recently took home the Best Director honors for Hall at last year’s Blood in the Snow Film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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New Godzilla VS Kong Stat Posters Reveal Just How Badass They Are

We all know that both Godzilla and Kong are giants, but have you ever wondered about things such as their strengths or just how much damage they could do? Ahead of the Godzilla vs Kong release later this month, two stat posters have been revealed for the titans with information such as the fact that Kong packs a punch that registers at 4.2 on the Richter Scale! Ouch! Godzilla vs Kong is set in a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.” Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind The Guest, You’re Next,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Stunning New Poster For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Unholy’ Gives a Warning Ahead Of Its Release

Ahead of its April release, we’ve got the new dark, but stunning poster for the Sam Raimi-produced horror The Unholy (originally titled Shrine). The film, from Screen Gems, was written and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos who making his horror debut after making Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast (2017) and The Huntsman: Winter’s War. “Walking Dead” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars along with Katie Aselton (“Legion”), William Sadler (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Diogo Morgado (The Messengers), and Cary Elwes (Princess Bride). Rob Tapert produces alongside Raimi for Ghost House Pictures. The Unholy, based on James Herbert’s novel Shrine, published in 1983, centers on Alice, “a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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A Mother Fights To Save Herself And Her Daughter In The New Heist Thriller ‘Locked In’

Mena Suvari (Don’t Tell a Soul) and Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) star in the pulse-pounding new heist thriller Locked In. Carlos V. Gutierrez makes his feature film directorial debut with the action-packed film. In Locked In, “After a diamond heist takes a fatal turn, a pair of thieves must entrust their fortune with an accomplice at a high-tech storage facility while they lay low. Hiding the goods within the labyrinth of storage units, the thieves’ inside man pays the ultimate price when he turns against them. Now, hellbent on recovering the missing stones, they seize the facility and kidnap surviving employee Maggie (Suvari), threatening her family unless she helps them. Locked in with nowhere to run, Maggie’s only chance to escape alive is to fight back and stay one step ahead of her captors in a deadly game of cat and mouse.” Manny Perez, Costas Mandylor, Bruno Bichir, and Jasper Polish also star in Locked In, premiering in select theaters, On

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2021

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Ryan Murphy Casts “AHS” Star Even Peters As Famous Serial Killer In Netflix Series ‘Monster’

Like always, Ryan Murphy is turning to his “American Horror Story” alum to cast his new Netflix series, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” TVline reports. According to the site, Murphy has cast long-time “AHS” star, Evan Peters, as the infamous serial killer in the limited series. “Monster tells the tale of one of America’s most infamous killers, who was convicted of murdering 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991, with his methods including mutilation, necrophilia, and cannibalism. The series will focus on the perspective of Dahmer’s victims and will also look at the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree, with Dahmer (aka the “Milwaukee Cannibal”) repeatedly being nearly apprehended but then let go by a justice system that saw him as harmless. Later he was arrested and sentenced but was killed in prison by a fellow inmate before justice could be served. Emmy winner Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 24, 2021
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Shudder Unveils Chilling New Trailer For ‘The Banishing’ – From The Director Of ‘Creep’

Shudder has unveiled the chilling new trailer for acclaimed director Chris Smith‘s (Creep, Severance, Black Death) The Banishing ahead of its April release. The film tells the true story of the most haunted house in England. A young reverend and his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret. When a vengeful spirit haunts the little girl and threatens to tear the family apart, the reverend and his wife are forced to confront their beliefs. They must turn to black magic by seeking the help of a famous Occultist…or risk losing their daughter. Starring Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible franchise), John Lynch (The Secret Garden, Black Death), and John Heffernan (Eye in the Sky), the film is a WestEnd Films Production. The Banishing premieres on Shudder on April 15, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Everything Paranormal And Deadly Coming To Discovery+ March 29th-April 11th

The end of March may be near but discovery+ shows no sign of slowing. With new premieres, programming and exclusives they will keep your days and nights spooky. Here’s what’s coming March 29th through April 11, 2020. In the new Shock Docs special Ed Gein: The Real Psycho investigators explore whether the notorious killer, who served as inspiration for iconic psychopaths from horror’s biggest films, is still haunting his Wisconsin hometown. Viewers can also watch as singer and social media personality Loren Gray joins the Ghost Adventures team special Investigation of the Joshua Tree Inn, Believed to Be Haunted by Late Musician Gram Parsons. discovery+ EXCLUSIVE PREMIERES SHOCK DOCS – ED GEIN: THE REAL PSYCHO TWO-HOUR SPECIAL – Begins Streaming Friday, April 9 on discovery+ The iconic psychopaths featured in “Silence of the Lambs,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Psycho” were not just fictitious villains, they were inspired by a real-life personification of evil – Ed Gein, a convicted murderer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Angry Spirits Haunt The New ‘Morgue’ Trailer

Following a harrowing accident, a down-on-his-luck security guard accepts a promising new gig at the local morgue in the terrifying supernatural thriller Morgue. Unfortunately, his luck quickly goes bad when he gets locked in and eerie occurrences (and a not-quite-lifeless body) leave him to wonder: how much otherworldly rage does it take to wake the dead? A huge breakout hit in its home country of Paraguay, the paranormal film is from Hugo Cardozo who is making his writing-directing feature debut with Morgue, reportedly based on real events. Pablo Martínez, María del Mar Fernández, Willi Villalba, Abel Martínez, Dr. Aldo Von Knobloch, Raúl Rotela, and Francisco Ayala star in Morgue, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD May 11, 2021, from Well Go USA Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Short Story Collection ‘A – Z of Horror: D Is For Demon’ Is Out Now

The book The A-Z of Horror Book Four: D is for Demons is here from Red Cape Publishing comes the book that is now out on Audible and iTunes. Narrated by Bill Perry, also available are A is for Aliens, B is for Beasts, and C is for Cannibals. D is for Demons, the fourth book in an epic series of twenty-six horror anthologies. Within these pages, you will find a collection of thirteen terrifying stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today. From the disturbing to the humorous, from the gruesome to the psychological, D is for Demons contains a range of unsettling stories that will make you sleep with the lights on! D is for Demons includes stories by Jessica Clem, Matt Doyle, Carmilla Voiez, Lesley Drane, David Green, P.J. Blakey-Novis, Molly Thynes, D.S. Ullery, Bryan Miller, J. Herrera Kamin, Mark Anthony Smith, Charles R. Bernard, and Dona Fox. Check out Horror Book Four:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2021
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Keanu Reeves Starring In Netflix’s Adaptation Of His Comic ‘BRZRKR’

Fans of the John Wick franchise and its star Keanu Reeves will be excited to learn that Reeves will be starring in Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of his hit comic, BRZRKR. Netflix is also currently developing an anime series on the same comic that will also star and be produced by Reeves. Exciting news! Netflix is developing a live-action film AND follow-up anime series based on Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, a brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. Reeves will produce and star in the film, and voice the anime,” Netflix confirmed in a new statement. Reeves created the comic that is written by Reeves and Matt Kindt with art by Ron Garney. BRZRKR originally started on Kickstarter before BOOM! Studios picked it up. The first issue of the 12-issue limited series was released this March. The comic follows an immortal warrior, known as Berzerker, as he fights his way through the ages seeking only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Zombie Thriller ‘Hall’ Gets An April Release Date

Hot off the heels of EFM (European Film Market), Black Fawn Distribution has acquired the Canadian rights to the viral zombie thriller Hall, the directorial debut of Francesco Giannini. Starring Carolina Bartczak (X-Men: Apocalypse, Roland Emmerich’s upcoming Moonfall), the film follows Val (Bartczak), a young mother separated from her daughter (Bailey Thain), who must navigate a hotel hallway ravaged by a mysterious virus. Forced to crawl her way past other helpless victims, Val crosses paths with Naomi (Yumiko Shaku) – a pregnant tourist thrust into the fight of her life. While keeping out of sight, Val and Naomi must escape the stretch of isolated carnage, before they become infected themselves. The film also features Mark Gibson (Vicious Fun, Exit Humanity) and Julian Richings (Anything for Jackson, Man of Steel). Hall is the first film completed under Francesco Giannini’s production banner, Franky Films. Giannini recently took home the Best Director honors for Hall at last year’s Blood in the Snow Film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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New Godzilla VS Kong Stat Posters Reveal Just How Badass They Are

We all know that both Godzilla and Kong are giants, but have you ever wondered about things such as their strengths or just how much damage they could do? Ahead of the Godzilla vs Kong release later this month, two stat posters have been revealed for the titans with information such as the fact that Kong packs a punch that registers at 4.2 on the Richter Scale! Ouch! Godzilla vs Kong is set in a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.” Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind The Guest, You’re Next,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Stunning New Poster For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Unholy’ Gives a Warning Ahead Of Its Release

Ahead of its April release, we’ve got the new dark, but stunning poster for the Sam Raimi-produced horror The Unholy (originally titled Shrine). The film, from Screen Gems, was written and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos who making his horror debut after making Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast (2017) and The Huntsman: Winter’s War. “Walking Dead” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars along with Katie Aselton (“Legion”), William Sadler (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Diogo Morgado (The Messengers), and Cary Elwes (Princess Bride). Rob Tapert produces alongside Raimi for Ghost House Pictures. The Unholy, based on James Herbert’s novel Shrine, published in 1983, centers on Alice, “a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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A Mother Fights To Save Herself And Her Daughter In The New Heist Thriller ‘Locked In’

Mena Suvari (Don’t Tell a Soul) and Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) star in the pulse-pounding new heist thriller Locked In. Carlos V. Gutierrez makes his feature film directorial debut with the action-packed film. In Locked In, “After a diamond heist takes a fatal turn, a pair of thieves must entrust their fortune with an accomplice at a high-tech storage facility while they lay low. Hiding the goods within the labyrinth of storage units, the thieves’ inside man pays the ultimate price when he turns against them. Now, hellbent on recovering the missing stones, they seize the facility and kidnap surviving employee Maggie (Suvari), threatening her family unless she helps them. Locked in with nowhere to run, Maggie’s only chance to escape alive is to fight back and stay one step ahead of her captors in a deadly game of cat and mouse.” Manny Perez, Costas Mandylor, Bruno Bichir, and Jasper Polish also star in Locked In, premiering in select theaters, On

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2021
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