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While Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep wasn’t a huge smash at the box office, it’s getting nothing but praise. You may be wondering where the franchise will go from here, we can answer that. Warner Bros. has already struck a deal with Flanagan to write a spin-off based on the character of Dick Hallorann, simply titled Hallorann. The chef of the Overlook Hotel was made famous by Scatman Crothers in Stanely Kubrick’s The Shining. The character was most recently played by Carl Lumby in Doctor Sleep. There is no word yet if Lumby will reprise his role in Hallorann or if multiple actors will play the Dick Hallorann. Doctor Sleep is now playing in theaters.
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Reversing Cynema Cynema is not about movie reviews. While I have to tackle some plot points of 2019’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to 1980’s The Shining, this post is more about the human effort that went into reversing a number of things that left The Shining a sterile and cold film that I always felt was undeserving of the title “terrifying.” You can read my assessment of Cynema in The Shining here: https://horrorfuel.com/2019/04/09/all-work-and-no-play-makes-the-shining-a-dull-film/ Or you can listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-17-friends-dont-let-friends-option-bad-scripts/id1472545207?i=1000453326016 Was Cynema at work with Kubrick’s “masterpiece?” I argued that the answer was “yes.” The original 1980 film was a thin translation of King’s best-selling novel and acted more as a personal indulgence for Kubrick than a functioning horror film. Beautifully made, well done, well produced…it was all those things, but terrifying? No. Dull? Yes. Overrated? Absolutely. Why A Sequel Now? Many forget the overall “Meh” reception of the 1980 The Shining. Critics were mixed to positive and the
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Sink your teeth into 47 Meters Down: Uncaged today. From global content leader Lionsgate comes the exciting sequel to 2017’s hit shark movie now out now on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD. To celebrate, Lionsgate has unleashed four new clips to whet your appetite. Fear goes deeper in this thrilling, must-see underwater sequel starring Sophie Nélisse (The Great Gilly Hopkins), Corinne Foxx (TV’s “Beat Shazam”), Brianne Tju (TV’s “Light as a Feather,” “iZombie”), Sistine Rose Stallone (TV’s “Entertainment Tonight”), Khylin Rhambo (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” Ender’s Game), Nia Long (TV’s “Empire,” Are We There Yet?), Brec Bassinger (TV’s “Bella and the Bulldogs”), and John Corbett (The Silence). Directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Roberts and Ernest Riera, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged follows the diving adventure of four teenage girls exploring a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground
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I enjoy folklore outside North America, so I was stoked when Versus Evil and Breadcrumbs Interactive allowed me to play their action RPG that revolves entirely around Slavic Mythology, YAGA. YAGA revolves around the tale of Ivan, a blacksmith that’s unlucky, and missing a hand because of it! Ivan is tasked with quests from the Tsar that will take him into the wilderness where he encounters bandits and mythological creatures as he smashes his way through them to achieve greatness, as well as looking for a wife (to quiet his Grandmother). As all this happens, Baba Yaga watches from beyond, influencing Ivan’s journey. The controls of the game are simple and easy to learn as there are not many buttons used in the game. Ivan’s main weapon is a hammer which not only can be used to strike enemies but can be thrown like Thor’s hammer and strike foes at a distance before spinning right back to him. You can
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The Listing, from writer-director Mario Cerrito III (interview), creator of Human Hibachi, is set to be released worldwide by SGL Entertainment (Winner 2019 HNN film festival) released worldwide by SGL Entertainment today. The film, starring Bernard Glincosky, John DiRenzo, and scream queen Jessica Cameron (Silent Night, “Scream Queens”), follows Michael Mourer, a family man and successful realtor whose his current listing could be his last as he is unexpectedly blackmailed with a harsh time restraint. Cerrito was recently featured on the Travel Channel’ series “Ghost Nation” when his South Jersey home was investigated for paranormal activity The Listing can now be seen on top VOD platforms such as HULU, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play and more. The DVD and Blu-ray can be purchased through Amazon, Best Buy, Target and more.
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There are so many fantastic things about Amazon’s “Carnival Row,” the story, the cast, the cinematography, and the soundtrack that lends so much drama to the series. Now, the soundtrack can be yours. Amazon Studios and Legendary Television have announced the release of Carnival Row (Original Soundtrack) featuring a score by Emmy Award nominee Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in its Walls) and two original songs by German musician Patty Gurdy. The soundtrack featuring music from Season One of the hit neo-Victorian fantasy television series is now available in digital stores and on streaming platforms. Getting to explore the world of Carnival Row as a composer is among my most exciting musical adventures to date,” said Barr. “At its core, the score is heavily thematic and explores themes of identity, love, loss and magic in a fantastical world from the past. Sometimes choral, sometimes orchestral, the music also plugs into the steam punk world
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Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.
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HBO has unveiled a new promo for the new and returning series coming out in 2020. In the video we get our first glimpse at Jordan Peele‘s upcoming series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, the series, written by Misha Green, centers on Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and his Uncle George as they embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback Michael Kenneth Williams, Abbey Lee, Tony Goldwyn, Jamie Harris, Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, Erica Tazel, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Mac Brandt, and Jordan Patrick Smith star. “Lovecraft Country” is produced by Peele and his company Monkeypaw Productions, Misha Green and Warner Bros., and J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot.
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Following the success of “American Gods,” Neil Gaiman is currently working on a new series, “The Sandman,” which we first reported back in August. Gaiman has teamed up with David Goyer (Dark Knight trilogy) to produce the new adaptation of his graphic novel series for Netflix. Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) is serving as a writer and will also serve as showrunner. Described as “the most expensive TV series that DC Entertainment has ever done,” “The Sandman” is already approved for a second season. During a recent interview with Radio Times Gaiman confirmed the news. There are three of us, showrunner Heinberg, Goyer, and me, and we’ve just finished writing the first episode, and plotting and breaking down the first two seasons, so we’ll see what happens next.” The first season will feature eleven episodes, but up till now, we did not know that a second season was already ordered. We’re happy to hear it. The story centers on Morpheus, the
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Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.
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While Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep wasn’t a huge smash at the box office, it’s getting nothing but praise. You may be wondering where the franchise will go from here, we can answer that. Warner Bros. has already struck a deal with Flanagan to write a spin-off based on the character of Dick Hallorann, simply titled Hallorann. The chef of the Overlook Hotel was made famous by Scatman Crothers in Stanely Kubrick’s The Shining. The character was most recently played by Carl Lumby in Doctor Sleep. There is no word yet if Lumby will reprise his role in Hallorann or if multiple actors will play the Dick Hallorann. Doctor Sleep is now playing in theaters.
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Reversing Cynema Cynema is not about movie reviews. While I have to tackle some plot points of 2019’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to 1980’s The Shining, this post is more about the human effort that went into reversing a number of things that left The Shining a sterile and cold film that I always felt was undeserving of the title “terrifying.” You can read my assessment of Cynema in The Shining here: https://horrorfuel.com/2019/04/09/all-work-and-no-play-makes-the-shining-a-dull-film/ Or you can listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-17-friends-dont-let-friends-option-bad-scripts/id1472545207?i=1000453326016 Was Cynema at work with Kubrick’s “masterpiece?” I argued that the answer was “yes.” The original 1980 film was a thin translation of King’s best-selling novel and acted more as a personal indulgence for Kubrick than a functioning horror film. Beautifully made, well done, well produced…it was all those things, but terrifying? No. Dull? Yes. Overrated? Absolutely. Why A Sequel Now? Many forget the overall “Meh” reception of the 1980 The Shining. Critics were mixed to positive and the
Continue reading →
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Sink your teeth into 47 Meters Down: Uncaged today. From global content leader Lionsgate comes the exciting sequel to 2017’s hit shark movie now out now on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD. To celebrate, Lionsgate has unleashed four new clips to whet your appetite. Fear goes deeper in this thrilling, must-see underwater sequel starring Sophie Nélisse (The Great Gilly Hopkins), Corinne Foxx (TV’s “Beat Shazam”), Brianne Tju (TV’s “Light as a Feather,” “iZombie”), Sistine Rose Stallone (TV’s “Entertainment Tonight”), Khylin Rhambo (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” Ender’s Game), Nia Long (TV’s “Empire,” Are We There Yet?), Brec Bassinger (TV’s “Bella and the Bulldogs”), and John Corbett (The Silence). Directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Roberts and Ernest Riera, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged follows the diving adventure of four teenage girls exploring a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground
Continue reading →
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I enjoy folklore outside North America, so I was stoked when Versus Evil and Breadcrumbs Interactive allowed me to play their action RPG that revolves entirely around Slavic Mythology, YAGA. YAGA revolves around the tale of Ivan, a blacksmith that’s unlucky, and missing a hand because of it! Ivan is tasked with quests from the Tsar that will take him into the wilderness where he encounters bandits and mythological creatures as he smashes his way through them to achieve greatness, as well as looking for a wife (to quiet his Grandmother). As all this happens, Baba Yaga watches from beyond, influencing Ivan’s journey. The controls of the game are simple and easy to learn as there are not many buttons used in the game. Ivan’s main weapon is a hammer which not only can be used to strike enemies but can be thrown like Thor’s hammer and strike foes at a distance before spinning right back to him. You can
Continue reading →
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The Listing, from writer-director Mario Cerrito III (interview), creator of Human Hibachi, is set to be released worldwide by SGL Entertainment (Winner 2019 HNN film festival) released worldwide by SGL Entertainment today. The film, starring Bernard Glincosky, John DiRenzo, and scream queen Jessica Cameron (Silent Night, “Scream Queens”), follows Michael Mourer, a family man and successful realtor whose his current listing could be his last as he is unexpectedly blackmailed with a harsh time restraint. Cerrito was recently featured on the Travel Channel’ series “Ghost Nation” when his South Jersey home was investigated for paranormal activity The Listing can now be seen on top VOD platforms such as HULU, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play and more. The DVD and Blu-ray can be purchased through Amazon, Best Buy, Target and more.
Continue reading →
Amazon Prime VideoMusicNewsProductStreaming TVTrailers
There are so many fantastic things about Amazon’s “Carnival Row,” the story, the cast, the cinematography, and the soundtrack that lends so much drama to the series. Now, the soundtrack can be yours. Amazon Studios and Legendary Television have announced the release of Carnival Row (Original Soundtrack) featuring a score by Emmy Award nominee Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in its Walls) and two original songs by German musician Patty Gurdy. The soundtrack featuring music from Season One of the hit neo-Victorian fantasy television series is now available in digital stores and on streaming platforms. Getting to explore the world of Carnival Row as a composer is among my most exciting musical adventures to date,” said Barr. “At its core, the score is heavily thematic and explores themes of identity, love, loss and magic in a fantastical world from the past. Sometimes choral, sometimes orchestral, the music also plugs into the steam punk world
Continue reading →
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Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.
Continue reading →
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HBO has unveiled a new promo for the new and returning series coming out in 2020. In the video we get our first glimpse at Jordan Peele‘s upcoming series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, the series, written by Misha Green, centers on Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and his Uncle George as they embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback Michael Kenneth Williams, Abbey Lee, Tony Goldwyn, Jamie Harris, Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, Erica Tazel, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Mac Brandt, and Jordan Patrick Smith star. “Lovecraft Country” is produced by Peele and his company Monkeypaw Productions, Misha Green and Warner Bros., and J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot.
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Following the success of “American Gods,” Neil Gaiman is currently working on a new series, “The Sandman,” which we first reported back in August. Gaiman has teamed up with David Goyer (Dark Knight trilogy) to produce the new adaptation of his graphic novel series for Netflix. Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) is serving as a writer and will also serve as showrunner. Described as “the most expensive TV series that DC Entertainment has ever done,” “The Sandman” is already approved for a second season. During a recent interview with Radio Times Gaiman confirmed the news. There are three of us, showrunner Heinberg, Goyer, and me, and we’ve just finished writing the first episode, and plotting and breaking down the first two seasons, so we’ll see what happens next.” The first season will feature eleven episodes, but up till now, we did not know that a second season was already ordered. We’re happy to hear it. The story centers on Morpheus, the
Continue reading →
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Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.
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