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With the pandemic causing chaos and delays with the film and TV industry we are left with questions to what will be renewed and what will be canceled. Today, we’ve got some good news, Netflix’s hit series “Locke & Key” is confirmed to be returning for season two and we’ve got an update. Carlton Cuse told IGN earlier this week that the team of writers are currently hard at work on the show’s second season, which Netflix has already months ago green-lighted. As for the cast of the adaptation of Joe Hill‘s graphic novel, Jackson Robert Scott will be returning as Connor Jessup. Lyla De Oliveri and Darby Stanchfield are also expected to return and will be joined by Sherri Saum as Ellie Whedon, Emilia Jones as Kinsley Locke, and Gryphon Gluck as Gabe. The series is said to pick up right after the events in season one. We can expect it to return sometime in 2021. If you haven’t
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The Asylum’s sci-fi horror Monster Hunters (not to be confused with Monster Hunter (2021) starring Milla Jovovich or Yilin Dai’s Monster Hunters (2020) ) has just been unleashed on VOD and has a new DVD release date set for September. In the film, “an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, who make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a secret branch of the government specializing in alien weaponry. But with the team untested in actual combat, the battle for Earth will be brutal. Directed by Brendan Petrizzo and written by Jeremy M Inman, this action-packed flick stars Tom Sizemore, Connie Jo Sechrist, and Anthony Jensen. David Michael Latt produces. Watch Asylum’s Monster Hunters now on VOD and pick up your copy on DVD on September 25, 2020.
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Over the past few years, there have been some great genre films coming out of Thailand. Now, Netflix’s huge hit horror film The Maid is aiming to join the list and is currently eyeing international distribution. Set in a haunted mansion, a new maid with a vendetta uncovers her employers’ secrets and encounters supernatural inhabitants. This frightening flick stars Ploy Sornarin, Theerapat Sajakul, Savika Chaiyadej, and Kannaporn Puangthong. Lee Thongkham directed from the script he co-wrote with Piyaluk Tuntisrisakul. Check out the trailer!
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CBS All Access announced today that director Josh Boone‘s (The New Mutants) 9-episode limited series adaptation of Stephen King‘s “The Stand” is set to premiere this December. The new series bring’s King’s tale of a world decimated by a plague and stuck in the middle of a battle between good and evil. The fate of mankind hangs in the balance and rests on the shoulders of Mother Abigail, who is 108 years old, and a handful of survivors who must face off against Randall Flagg, humanity’s worst nightmare. Alexander Skarsgård stars as Randall Flagg with Whoopi Goldberg playing the role of Mother Abagail. The cast also includes Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Greg Kinnear, Brad William Henke, Nat Wolff, Daniel Sunjata, Heather Graham, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Amber Heard, Eion Bailey, Katherine McNamara, Hamish Linklater, and Henry Zaga, along with rocker/actor Marilyn Manson. Benjamin CavellandTaylor Elmore(“Justified”) serve as showrunners for “The Stand.” Stephen King penned a new ending of the story
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Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” was a huge hit amongst critics and fans alike leaving viewers shaken. Since its premiere in 2018, fans have been wanting more and Netflix listened giving us the next haunting tale “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” Today, we’ve got the first spooky look at showrunner Mike Flanagan‘s new series. Based on the Henry James novella, The Turning of the Screw, about a young woman who travels to the countryside to care for two orphaned children. There she encounters entities and happenings she can not explain. Several of the cast members from “The Haunting of Hill House” are returning including Victoria Pedretti, Henry Thomas plays the uncle of the children, Kate Siegel, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen who stars as Peter Quint a business associate of the uncle. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Amelie Bea Smith play the roles of the young siblings. Rahul Kohli has also joined the cast as does T’Nia Miller who serves as the
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Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley is setting sail for a new adventure with “The Essex Serpent”, the Apple TV+ series adaptation of Sarah Perry‘s novel set in 1893, Deadline reports. In the novel, “When Cora Seaborne’s brilliant, domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one. Wed at nineteen, this woman of exceptional intelligence and curiosity was ill-suited for the role of society wife. Seeking refuge in the fresh air and open space in the wake of the funeral, Cora leaves London for a visit to coastal Essex, accompanied by her inquisitive and obsessive eleven-year-old son, Francis, and the boy’s nanny, Martha, her fiercely protective friend. While admiring the sites, Cora learns of an intriguing rumor that has arisen further up the estuary, of a fearsome creature said to roam the marshes claiming human lives. After nearly 300 years, the mythical Essex
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RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Terrified from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. In Terrified, on an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. From writer-director Demián Rugna (Cursed Bastards), Terrified is produced by Fernando Diaz and stars Maxi Ghione (“Montecristo”), Norberto Gonzalo (“El Asesor”), Elvira Onetto (Russian Roulette), and Demián Salomón. RLJE Films will release Terrified on Blu-ray and DVD on September 1, 2020.
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A social media influencer and a crew enter one of the most haunted hotels in America in a bid to gain a new sponsorship and more views in director Antoine Le‘s true story inspired horror film Followed. When aspiring social media influencer “DropTheMike” is offered a lucrative sponsorship to grow his channel, he’s joined by his video crew on a visit to one of the most haunted hotels in America, where he’ll give his audience a horrific night of thrill-seeking the likes of which they have never seen before. What begins as a fun investigative challenge including the infamous Elevator Ritual quickly descends into a personal hell of true evil, begging the timely question: how far would you go to pursue internet fame? Written by Todd Klick, this paranormal flick stars Matthew Solomon, John Savage, Sam Valentine, Tim Drier, Caitlin Grace, Kelsey Griswold, and Christopher Ross Martin. Matthew Ryan Brewbaker produced Followed with J. Todd Harris, Thomas Pettinelli, Greg Berlant,
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If you missed your chance to see DC’s short-lived “Swamp Thing” series, don’t fret. The show is coming to The CW in time for Halloween! Ahead of its arrival, a new trailer has been unleashed by The CW. Check it out below. Produced by James Wan, the series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson stars Crystal Reed, Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Andy Bean, Ian Ziering, Kevin Durand, Henderson Wade, Jeryl Prescott and Maria Sten star in the series. Swamp Thing is played by Friday the 13th’s Derek Mears. “Swamp Thing” centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane (Reed). After returning to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a relationship with scientist Alec Holland, only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby discovers that the
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Back in September, we reported that Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) will be producing a new present-day incarnation of Tobe Hooper’s iconic movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Legendary Pictures. A week into production in Bulgaria, the film has a new director, replacing Ryan and Andy Tohill (The Dig). David Blue Garcia (Tejano) is taking the place of the Tohill brothers who have exited the movie due to creative differences. Filming will now begin again from scratch with the brothers’ footage being scrapped. The cast of the movie includes Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Sarah Yarkin (Happy Death Day 2U), Jacob Latimore (The Maze Runner), and Moe Dunford (“Vikings”). Alvarez produces alongside Bad Hombre’s Rodolfo Sayagues and Kim Henkel, Ian Henkel, and Pat Cassidy who are producing under their Exurbia Films banner. Legendary is hoping that the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie will be the beginning of a new franchise.
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With the pandemic causing chaos and delays with the film and TV industry we are left with questions to what will be renewed and what will be canceled. Today, we’ve got some good news, Netflix’s hit series “Locke & Key” is confirmed to be returning for season two and we’ve got an update. Carlton Cuse told IGN earlier this week that the team of writers are currently hard at work on the show’s second season, which Netflix has already months ago green-lighted. As for the cast of the adaptation of Joe Hill‘s graphic novel, Jackson Robert Scott will be returning as Connor Jessup. Lyla De Oliveri and Darby Stanchfield are also expected to return and will be joined by Sherri Saum as Ellie Whedon, Emilia Jones as Kinsley Locke, and Gryphon Gluck as Gabe. The series is said to pick up right after the events in season one. We can expect it to return sometime in 2021. If you haven’t
Continue reading →
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The Asylum’s sci-fi horror Monster Hunters (not to be confused with Monster Hunter (2021) starring Milla Jovovich or Yilin Dai’s Monster Hunters (2020) ) has just been unleashed on VOD and has a new DVD release date set for September. In the film, “an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, who make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a secret branch of the government specializing in alien weaponry. But with the team untested in actual combat, the battle for Earth will be brutal. Directed by Brendan Petrizzo and written by Jeremy M Inman, this action-packed flick stars Tom Sizemore, Connie Jo Sechrist, and Anthony Jensen. David Michael Latt produces. Watch Asylum’s Monster Hunters now on VOD and pick up your copy on DVD on September 25, 2020.
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Over the past few years, there have been some great genre films coming out of Thailand. Now, Netflix’s huge hit horror film The Maid is aiming to join the list and is currently eyeing international distribution. Set in a haunted mansion, a new maid with a vendetta uncovers her employers’ secrets and encounters supernatural inhabitants. This frightening flick stars Ploy Sornarin, Theerapat Sajakul, Savika Chaiyadej, and Kannaporn Puangthong. Lee Thongkham directed from the script he co-wrote with Piyaluk Tuntisrisakul. Check out the trailer!
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CBS All Access announced today that director Josh Boone‘s (The New Mutants) 9-episode limited series adaptation of Stephen King‘s “The Stand” is set to premiere this December. The new series bring’s King’s tale of a world decimated by a plague and stuck in the middle of a battle between good and evil. The fate of mankind hangs in the balance and rests on the shoulders of Mother Abigail, who is 108 years old, and a handful of survivors who must face off against Randall Flagg, humanity’s worst nightmare. Alexander Skarsgård stars as Randall Flagg with Whoopi Goldberg playing the role of Mother Abagail. The cast also includes Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Greg Kinnear, Brad William Henke, Nat Wolff, Daniel Sunjata, Heather Graham, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Amber Heard, Eion Bailey, Katherine McNamara, Hamish Linklater, and Henry Zaga, along with rocker/actor Marilyn Manson. Benjamin CavellandTaylor Elmore(“Justified”) serve as showrunners for “The Stand.” Stephen King penned a new ending of the story
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Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” was a huge hit amongst critics and fans alike leaving viewers shaken. Since its premiere in 2018, fans have been wanting more and Netflix listened giving us the next haunting tale “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” Today, we’ve got the first spooky look at showrunner Mike Flanagan‘s new series. Based on the Henry James novella, The Turning of the Screw, about a young woman who travels to the countryside to care for two orphaned children. There she encounters entities and happenings she can not explain. Several of the cast members from “The Haunting of Hill House” are returning including Victoria Pedretti, Henry Thomas plays the uncle of the children, Kate Siegel, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen who stars as Peter Quint a business associate of the uncle. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Amelie Bea Smith play the roles of the young siblings. Rahul Kohli has also joined the cast as does T’Nia Miller who serves as the
Continue reading →
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Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley is setting sail for a new adventure with “The Essex Serpent”, the Apple TV+ series adaptation of Sarah Perry‘s novel set in 1893, Deadline reports. In the novel, “When Cora Seaborne’s brilliant, domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one. Wed at nineteen, this woman of exceptional intelligence and curiosity was ill-suited for the role of society wife. Seeking refuge in the fresh air and open space in the wake of the funeral, Cora leaves London for a visit to coastal Essex, accompanied by her inquisitive and obsessive eleven-year-old son, Francis, and the boy’s nanny, Martha, her fiercely protective friend. While admiring the sites, Cora learns of an intriguing rumor that has arisen further up the estuary, of a fearsome creature said to roam the marshes claiming human lives. After nearly 300 years, the mythical Essex
Continue reading →
ForeignMoviesNewsShudderStreaming TVTrailers
RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Terrified from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. In Terrified, on an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. From writer-director Demián Rugna (Cursed Bastards), Terrified is produced by Fernando Diaz and stars Maxi Ghione (“Montecristo”), Norberto Gonzalo (“El Asesor”), Elvira Onetto (Russian Roulette), and Demián Salomón. RLJE Films will release Terrified on Blu-ray and DVD on September 1, 2020.
Continue reading →
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A social media influencer and a crew enter one of the most haunted hotels in America in a bid to gain a new sponsorship and more views in director Antoine Le‘s true story inspired horror film Followed. When aspiring social media influencer “DropTheMike” is offered a lucrative sponsorship to grow his channel, he’s joined by his video crew on a visit to one of the most haunted hotels in America, where he’ll give his audience a horrific night of thrill-seeking the likes of which they have never seen before. What begins as a fun investigative challenge including the infamous Elevator Ritual quickly descends into a personal hell of true evil, begging the timely question: how far would you go to pursue internet fame? Written by Todd Klick, this paranormal flick stars Matthew Solomon, John Savage, Sam Valentine, Tim Drier, Caitlin Grace, Kelsey Griswold, and Christopher Ross Martin. Matthew Ryan Brewbaker produced Followed with J. Todd Harris, Thomas Pettinelli, Greg Berlant,
Continue reading →
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If you missed your chance to see DC’s short-lived “Swamp Thing” series, don’t fret. The show is coming to The CW in time for Halloween! Ahead of its arrival, a new trailer has been unleashed by The CW. Check it out below. Produced by James Wan, the series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson stars Crystal Reed, Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Andy Bean, Ian Ziering, Kevin Durand, Henderson Wade, Jeryl Prescott and Maria Sten star in the series. Swamp Thing is played by Friday the 13th’s Derek Mears. “Swamp Thing” centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane (Reed). After returning to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a relationship with scientist Alec Holland, only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby discovers that the
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Back in September, we reported that Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) will be producing a new present-day incarnation of Tobe Hooper’s iconic movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Legendary Pictures. A week into production in Bulgaria, the film has a new director, replacing Ryan and Andy Tohill (The Dig). David Blue Garcia (Tejano) is taking the place of the Tohill brothers who have exited the movie due to creative differences. Filming will now begin again from scratch with the brothers’ footage being scrapped. The cast of the movie includes Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Sarah Yarkin (Happy Death Day 2U), Jacob Latimore (The Maze Runner), and Moe Dunford (“Vikings”). Alvarez produces alongside Bad Hombre’s Rodolfo Sayagues and Kim Henkel, Ian Henkel, and Pat Cassidy who are producing under their Exurbia Films banner. Legendary is hoping that the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie will be the beginning of a new franchise.
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