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Big Top Evil, from directors Sean Haitz and Chris Potter, is now out on VOD and Blu-ray, from Gravitas Ventures. Starring Bill Moseley (Devils Rejects, 3 From Hell), J. LaRose (Saw III, Insidious), Sean Haitz, Jisaura Cardinale, and Austin Judd, the film, written by Sean Haitz and John Morrisey, follows five disparate youths, on a road trip to the location of the infamous ‘mangrove slasher,’ who end up being pursued by a cadre of cannibal clowns. Big Top Evil is executive produced by Sharon Carole and produced by Sean Haitz.
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Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Living in the South, I’ve seen a gator or two and am fully aware of exactly how dangerous they are. I also love creature features so when I saw the trailer for the gator infested action/disaster flick Crawl, I knew I had to see it. Now I have. First let me say, I’m a fan of director Alexandre Aja’s work. He’s a fantastic director. Horns, Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes, High Tension, all are great films. Needless to say, I had high expectations for Crawl before I even pressed play. The movie begins with college student Haley (Kaya Scodelario) at swim practice when she receives a call from her sister who is concerned about their father (Barry Pepper) not answering his phone as a Catagory 5 hurricane nears landfall in Florida. When Haley arrives at their old house she finds her father injured in the crawl space that’s flooding, but he’s not alone, there’s a big gator looking for a
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IFC Midnight has acquired the North American rights to the cult thriller The Other Lamb, from director Małgorzata Szumowska (Body, Mug, Elles), which features a nearly all-female cast. Written by award-winning Australian screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen (Two Sentence Horror Stories), the film stars Raffey Cassidy (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)), Michiel Huisman (The Haunting of Hill House), and Denise Gough (Colette). The Other Lamb is a haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), a young girl born into an alternative religion known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children – live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd (Michiel Huisman). Selah, a daughter who is on the cusp of teenage-hood, is an incredibly devoted follower, but begins to bond with Sarah (Denise Gough), an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of Shepherd’s teachings. Selah is given the great honor of
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A family receives instruction to kill or be killed from a mysterious author in Cameron Macgowan‘s Red Letter Day. The film is the feature directorial debut by Cameron Macgowan, who’s previous work has won awards and garnered critical acclaim at international film festivals across the world including SXSW, Fantasia, and the Toronto International Film Festival. He also penned the script. In Red Letter Day, while adjusting to a new life in a quiet suburban community, a recently divorced mother (Dawn Van de Schoot), and her two teens receive mysterious red letters instructing them each to kill or be killed. As the bloodshed begins, they find themselves in a race against time to protect the ones they love from the people they thought they knew. Dawn Van de Schoot (Tom Stone), Hailey Foss (Sarabha: Cry for Freedom), Roger LeBlanc (Painkillers), Tiffany Helm (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) Kaeleb Zain Gartner, and Peter Strand Rumpel star. Jason Wan Lim produced with
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Ahead of its U.S. Premiere at Screamfest next week, Scream Factory! has unleashed a new trailer for directors Jen and Sylvia Soska‘s remake of David Cronenberg’s 1977 classic Rabid. Laura Vandervoort (Supergirl) stars as Rose, a woman who wants to become a fashion designer. After an accident leaves her scarred, Rose undergoes a radical, untested treatment that unleashes a vicious contagion. Rabid also stars Stephen Huszar, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHsttie, C.M. Punk, Hsnnrkr Tslbot, and Jen Soska. Also known as the “Twisted Twins,” Jen and Sylvia Soska gave horror fans Dead Hooker in a Trunk, 2012’s American Mary, See No Evil 2, and Vendetta, starring Dean Cain and Paul “The Big Show” Wight. Rabid arrives in theaters and on VOD on December’s Friday the 13th.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger stars in the supernatural thriller Daniel Isn’t Real, from director Adam Egypt Mortimer, the award-winning filmmaker behind Some Kind of Hate and 2016’s Holidays. Schwarzenegger stars alongside Miles Robbins (“The X-Files”), Sasha Lane (Hellboy), Hannah Marks (The Amazing Spider-Man), and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). Written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw, the film centers on “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” Daniel Isn’t Real, from the producers of Mandy, opens in theaters and arrives On Demand and Digital December 6, 2019, from Shudder and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
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Gorilla Tree Film Company has announced that Garrett Kruithof’s Devil’s Acid for a digital and DVD release this November. “American Horror Story’s” Drew Rin Varick, Ashley Dulaney (“Justified”), Jessica Lynn Parsons (“S.W.A.T”), Betty Jeune (The Florida Project), Nina Leon (“Longmire”) and Eric Gibson star in the trippiest genre film of the year, which we gave a 3/5 in our review. In the movie, brothers Johnny and Luke hold a “haunted hot girl challenge” in an abandoned prison facility deep in the forest on acid. It’s a good trip until the devil shows up. Devil’s Acid lands on digital and DVD on November 5th, from High Octane.
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RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, is set to release the horror comedy Satanic Panic just in time for Halloween! Written by popular horror author, Grady Hendrix (“We Sold Our Souls,” “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), and directed by up-and-coming director Chelsea Stardust (Into The Dark’s All That We Destroy), this fun flick stars Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”, “The Mysteries of Laura”) who sat down with us for an interview about this “insane” film. Ruby Modine (“Shameless”, Happy Death Day franchise), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise, “Star Trek: Discovery”), Arden Myrin (“Insatiable”, “Shameless”) and Jerry O’Connell (Stand By Me, “Billions”) also star. In Satanic Panic, Sam’s (Griffith) first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off
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Sean Brown and Luke Gosling’s British horror Blood Myth is set to leave audiences spooked this November. The film, starring Jonathan McClean, Anna Dawson, and Hannah Chalmers, a journalist desperately tries to find his missing fiancée and finally uncover the truth behind a sinister folklore, leading him down a dangerous road of discovery. Blood Myth comes to Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Galen Christy’s High Octane Pictures.
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Big Top Evil, from directors Sean Haitz and Chris Potter, is now out on VOD and Blu-ray, from Gravitas Ventures. Starring Bill Moseley (Devils Rejects, 3 From Hell), J. LaRose (Saw III, Insidious), Sean Haitz, Jisaura Cardinale, and Austin Judd, the film, written by Sean Haitz and John Morrisey, follows five disparate youths, on a road trip to the location of the infamous ‘mangrove slasher,’ who end up being pursued by a cadre of cannibal clowns. Big Top Evil is executive produced by Sharon Carole and produced by Sean Haitz.
Continue reading →
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Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
Continue reading →
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Living in the South, I’ve seen a gator or two and am fully aware of exactly how dangerous they are. I also love creature features so when I saw the trailer for the gator infested action/disaster flick Crawl, I knew I had to see it. Now I have. First let me say, I’m a fan of director Alexandre Aja’s work. He’s a fantastic director. Horns, Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes, High Tension, all are great films. Needless to say, I had high expectations for Crawl before I even pressed play. The movie begins with college student Haley (Kaya Scodelario) at swim practice when she receives a call from her sister who is concerned about their father (Barry Pepper) not answering his phone as a Catagory 5 hurricane nears landfall in Florida. When Haley arrives at their old house she finds her father injured in the crawl space that’s flooding, but he’s not alone, there’s a big gator looking for a
Continue reading →
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IFC Midnight has acquired the North American rights to the cult thriller The Other Lamb, from director Małgorzata Szumowska (Body, Mug, Elles), which features a nearly all-female cast. Written by award-winning Australian screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen (Two Sentence Horror Stories), the film stars Raffey Cassidy (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)), Michiel Huisman (The Haunting of Hill House), and Denise Gough (Colette). The Other Lamb is a haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), a young girl born into an alternative religion known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children – live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd (Michiel Huisman). Selah, a daughter who is on the cusp of teenage-hood, is an incredibly devoted follower, but begins to bond with Sarah (Denise Gough), an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of Shepherd’s teachings. Selah is given the great honor of
Continue reading →
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A family receives instruction to kill or be killed from a mysterious author in Cameron Macgowan‘s Red Letter Day. The film is the feature directorial debut by Cameron Macgowan, who’s previous work has won awards and garnered critical acclaim at international film festivals across the world including SXSW, Fantasia, and the Toronto International Film Festival. He also penned the script. In Red Letter Day, while adjusting to a new life in a quiet suburban community, a recently divorced mother (Dawn Van de Schoot), and her two teens receive mysterious red letters instructing them each to kill or be killed. As the bloodshed begins, they find themselves in a race against time to protect the ones they love from the people they thought they knew. Dawn Van de Schoot (Tom Stone), Hailey Foss (Sarabha: Cry for Freedom), Roger LeBlanc (Painkillers), Tiffany Helm (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) Kaeleb Zain Gartner, and Peter Strand Rumpel star. Jason Wan Lim produced with
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Ahead of its U.S. Premiere at Screamfest next week, Scream Factory! has unleashed a new trailer for directors Jen and Sylvia Soska‘s remake of David Cronenberg’s 1977 classic Rabid. Laura Vandervoort (Supergirl) stars as Rose, a woman who wants to become a fashion designer. After an accident leaves her scarred, Rose undergoes a radical, untested treatment that unleashes a vicious contagion. Rabid also stars Stephen Huszar, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHsttie, C.M. Punk, Hsnnrkr Tslbot, and Jen Soska. Also known as the “Twisted Twins,” Jen and Sylvia Soska gave horror fans Dead Hooker in a Trunk, 2012’s American Mary, See No Evil 2, and Vendetta, starring Dean Cain and Paul “The Big Show” Wight. Rabid arrives in theaters and on VOD on December’s Friday the 13th.
Continue reading →
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Patrick Schwarzenegger stars in the supernatural thriller Daniel Isn’t Real, from director Adam Egypt Mortimer, the award-winning filmmaker behind Some Kind of Hate and 2016’s Holidays. Schwarzenegger stars alongside Miles Robbins (“The X-Files”), Sasha Lane (Hellboy), Hannah Marks (The Amazing Spider-Man), and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). Written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw, the film centers on “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” Daniel Isn’t Real, from the producers of Mandy, opens in theaters and arrives On Demand and Digital December 6, 2019, from Shudder and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Gorilla Tree Film Company has announced that Garrett Kruithof’s Devil’s Acid for a digital and DVD release this November. “American Horror Story’s” Drew Rin Varick, Ashley Dulaney (“Justified”), Jessica Lynn Parsons (“S.W.A.T”), Betty Jeune (The Florida Project), Nina Leon (“Longmire”) and Eric Gibson star in the trippiest genre film of the year, which we gave a 3/5 in our review. In the movie, brothers Johnny and Luke hold a “haunted hot girl challenge” in an abandoned prison facility deep in the forest on acid. It’s a good trip until the devil shows up. Devil’s Acid lands on digital and DVD on November 5th, from High Octane.
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsTrailers
RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, is set to release the horror comedy Satanic Panic just in time for Halloween! Written by popular horror author, Grady Hendrix (“We Sold Our Souls,” “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), and directed by up-and-coming director Chelsea Stardust (Into The Dark’s All That We Destroy), this fun flick stars Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”, “The Mysteries of Laura”) who sat down with us for an interview about this “insane” film. Ruby Modine (“Shameless”, Happy Death Day franchise), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise, “Star Trek: Discovery”), Arden Myrin (“Insatiable”, “Shameless”) and Jerry O’Connell (Stand By Me, “Billions”) also star. In Satanic Panic, Sam’s (Griffith) first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off
Continue reading →
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Sean Brown and Luke Gosling’s British horror Blood Myth is set to leave audiences spooked this November. The film, starring Jonathan McClean, Anna Dawson, and Hannah Chalmers, a journalist desperately tries to find his missing fiancée and finally uncover the truth behind a sinister folklore, leading him down a dangerous road of discovery. Blood Myth comes to Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Galen Christy’s High Octane Pictures.
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