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If you ask anyone who reads manga which artist makes good horror mangas, you’ll most likely be pointed in the direction of Junji Ito whose stories and the images that accompany them are legendary and frightening. On the opening day of the Crunchyroll Expo 2019, it was announced that Ito’s popular story Uzumaki, will be getting a four-episode anime adaptation. The series will be directed by Hiroshi Nagahama who is known for directing the anime series adaptation of the supernatural adventure Mushishi. Colin Stetson who composed the soundtrack for the film Hereditary will be composing Uzumaki’s soundtrack. Uzumaki is Japanese for “spiral”, in the manga the story revolves around (no pun intended) fictional town where the citizens are tormented by a curse where spirals are appearing in everyday objects and driving people insane to the point that either they turn into snails OR die with their bodies twisted in a spiral. In 2000 a live-action film adaptation was released as
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If your mind was not blown away enough when it was revealed that Keanu Reeves would be in the upcoming first-person-shooter Cyberpunk 2077, then this new 15-minute gameplay footage that explores more of the game’s lore and mechanics will make you just as excited! There is a warning that there may be some spoilers in the gameplay footage even though it was edited. The video explores one of the districts in Night City called Pacifica as well as the Character V. Players can choose V’s past, and create the character’s appearance and gender. Also, there are teases to Keanu Reeves’ character Johnny Silverhand, is he friend or foe and why is he in the chip that’s implanted in your head making you the only one who can see him? I guess we’ll have to wait and see! Cyberpunk 2077 comes out April 16th, 2020 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia.
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Horror icon Thom Mathews, star of Friday the 13th VI and The Return of the Living Dead, returns to acting after ten years to play the lead in Barry Jay‘s (Ashes) Killer Therapy and we’ve got the first look. Killer Therapy also stars a number of horror legends, established stars and rising talents, including PJ Soles (Halloween, Carrie), Adrienne King (Friday the 13th), Daeg Faerch (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Elizabeth Keener (“The L Word”), Ivy George (“Big Little Lies”) and introducing Michael Qeliqi as Brian. The film tells the story of Brian, a disturbed young man seeking revenge for slights real and imagined, from the family that is terrified of him to the long line of therapists who tried and failed to find a soul inside him. Brian is a disturbed child with sociopathic tendencies dealing with a father who doesn’t love him, a mother unconvinced of his violent nature, and a newly adopted sister he believes is there to replace
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Back in July, director Darren Bousman announced via Instagram that production for Saw was officially underway. Bousman has now returned to social media stating that the ninth Saw has wrapped production. The news came via Twitter with a post featuring Bousman in front of a blood-splattered wall with the caption “That’s a wrap.” That’s a wrap!!! pic.twitter.com/Mw6dGFz8Zb — Darren_Bousman (@darren_bousman) August 28, 2019 The new installment of the killer franchise comes from a story by Chris Rock, who co-stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson. Rock plays a police detective investigating a series of grizzly crimes. Jackson plays the role of Rock’s father. Max Minghella co-stars as Rock’s partner, with Marisol Nichols playing Captain Angie Garza, Rock’s boss. Marl Burg and Oren Kohls return to produce Pete Goldfinger and Jigsaw’s Josh Stolberg penned the film which is executive produced by Rock, Daniel Heffner, and the original creators of the franchise, James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Saw opens in theaters on May 15,
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Misery is coming to “Castle Rock” this season with Lizzy Caplan playing the role of young Annie Wilkes, one of Stephen King’s most disturbing characters. Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) returns to the world of Stephen King alongside Elsie Fish, Yusra Weigert, Barkhad Abdi, Matthew Alan, Paul Sparks, and John Hoogenakker, with Robin Weigert playing the role of Annie’s mother, Crysilda Wilkes. Guest stars include Sarah Gadon (“True Detective”), Alison Wright (“The Americans”), and “Heroes” actor Greg Grunberg. “In season 2, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes gets waylaid in Castle Rock.” Produced by J.J. Abrams, “Castle Rock” returns to Hulu on October 23, 2019. https://twitter.com/castlerockhulu/status/1167108891034832896
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We’ve been eagerly awaiting news for “The Haunting of Bly Manor“. Victoria Pedretti, who played Nell in season one, will return for the second season as the lead character, Dani. But she won’t be returning alone. Pedretti will be joined by “Hill House” alums Henry Thomas, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Elizabeth Reaser. Today, Mike Flanagan announced that Kate Siegel has signed on to return as well. The family is almost complete. The second season of Netflix’s hit anthology series was inspired by Henry James’ novella The Turn of the Screw which Mike Flanagan intends to put a new spin on. He also promises that this season is going to be even “scarier” than the first. We’re looking at all the ghost stories of Henry James as the jumping-off point for the season, so it very much is a whole new deal. It’s a cool way to expand on some of the things I loved about season one, but within the framework
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HBO’s multi genre-spanning series “Room 104” returns this September with twelve episodes that combine comedy, horror, and much more. Created by Jay and Mark Duplass (HBO’s “Animals.” and “Togetherness”), “the late-night, half-hour anthology series returns with 12 new episodes, telling unique and unexpected tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel. While the room stays the same, every episode of the series features a different story, with the tone, plot, characters, and even the time period, changing with each installment. Tapping into a variety of genres, from dark comedy to poignant drama to musical romance, the stories and characters featured in season 3 include: a man searching for a cure to his chronic skin condition; the caretaker of an exotic animal looking to make a sale; estranged siblings reuniting to make an investment; and more. Filled with plenty of twists and surprises, this season offers a new discovery from one episode to
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Horror fans are raving about the new film Ashes, calling it “gruesome” and “inventive,” a “must-see” for genre fans. In the film, when an estranged aunt passes away, a family is creeped out to receive her ashes. And when supernatural misfortunes begin to best them, they quickly discover they have to go through hell to rid of her angry spirit. From writer-director Barry Jay, the filmmaker behind The Chosen and Patient Seven, the movie stars Elizabeth Keener, Jeremy Earl, Yumarie Morales, Angelique Maurnaé, and Melinda deKay. Ashes is now out on Digital and On Demand, from 1091 Media. Check out the new clip.
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Global Digital Releasing has snagged the worldwide rights to writer-director Anderson Cowan‘s LGBTQ horror-comedy feature debut Groupers. “The film centers around two all-American high school jocks Brad and Dylan (Peter Mayer-Klepchick and Cameron Duckett) who are out for a night on the town when they are approached by the beautiful and seductive Meg (Nicole Dambro) at a local bar. Ready for what they hope will be a night to remember, the guys are subsequently kidnapped, drugged and awaken tied up face to face in an abandoned pool in the middle of nowhere. Absurdity and insanity ensue as we learn that Orin (Jesse Pudles), Meg’s overly flamboyant brother has been the target of Brad and Dylan’s homophobic bullying and that Meg is actually a grad student who plans to perform a psychological and somewhat sadistic experiment on them as part of her thesis, which poses the question, “is homosexuality a choice”. The Cinequest Film Festival referred to the film in its
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In anticipation of the premiere of the neo-Victorian fantasy television series “Carnival Row”, Legendary Comics has announced From the Dark and Sparrowhawk, two prequel one-shot comic book companions available today on comiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comics service. The two issues introduce readers to the show’s two main characters: the war-hardened investigator Rycroft Philostrate played by Orlando Bloom and faerie refugee Vignette Stonemoss Cara Delevingne, allowing readers to get a sneak peek into the histories of both protagonists prior to the launch of the highly-anticipated television series. Both issues are free to enjoy for the first week and $0.99 after September 4. A rich world with intriguingly complex characters,” said Robert Napton, Senior Vice President of Legendary Comics. “We enjoyed working with the creative team to delve even further into both Philo and Vignette’s backstories offering viewers a chance to learn more about these enthralling characters, as well as get a deeper understanding of their motivations.” Legendary Comics developed both stories
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Comic Books/Graphic NovelsNewsParanormal
If you ask anyone who reads manga which artist makes good horror mangas, you’ll most likely be pointed in the direction of Junji Ito whose stories and the images that accompany them are legendary and frightening. On the opening day of the Crunchyroll Expo 2019, it was announced that Ito’s popular story Uzumaki, will be getting a four-episode anime adaptation. The series will be directed by Hiroshi Nagahama who is known for directing the anime series adaptation of the supernatural adventure Mushishi. Colin Stetson who composed the soundtrack for the film Hereditary will be composing Uzumaki’s soundtrack. Uzumaki is Japanese for “spiral”, in the manga the story revolves around (no pun intended) fictional town where the citizens are tormented by a curse where spirals are appearing in everyday objects and driving people insane to the point that either they turn into snails OR die with their bodies twisted in a spiral. In 2000 a live-action film adaptation was released as
Continue reading →
GamingNewsProductTrailersYouTube
If your mind was not blown away enough when it was revealed that Keanu Reeves would be in the upcoming first-person-shooter Cyberpunk 2077, then this new 15-minute gameplay footage that explores more of the game’s lore and mechanics will make you just as excited! There is a warning that there may be some spoilers in the gameplay footage even though it was edited. The video explores one of the districts in Night City called Pacifica as well as the Character V. Players can choose V’s past, and create the character’s appearance and gender. Also, there are teases to Keanu Reeves’ character Johnny Silverhand, is he friend or foe and why is he in the chip that’s implanted in your head making you the only one who can see him? I guess we’ll have to wait and see! Cyberpunk 2077 comes out April 16th, 2020 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia.
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IndieMoviesNews
Horror icon Thom Mathews, star of Friday the 13th VI and The Return of the Living Dead, returns to acting after ten years to play the lead in Barry Jay‘s (Ashes) Killer Therapy and we’ve got the first look. Killer Therapy also stars a number of horror legends, established stars and rising talents, including PJ Soles (Halloween, Carrie), Adrienne King (Friday the 13th), Daeg Faerch (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Elizabeth Keener (“The L Word”), Ivy George (“Big Little Lies”) and introducing Michael Qeliqi as Brian. The film tells the story of Brian, a disturbed young man seeking revenge for slights real and imagined, from the family that is terrified of him to the long line of therapists who tried and failed to find a soul inside him. Brian is a disturbed child with sociopathic tendencies dealing with a father who doesn’t love him, a mother unconvinced of his violent nature, and a newly adopted sister he believes is there to replace
Continue reading →
MoviesNews
Back in July, director Darren Bousman announced via Instagram that production for Saw was officially underway. Bousman has now returned to social media stating that the ninth Saw has wrapped production. The news came via Twitter with a post featuring Bousman in front of a blood-splattered wall with the caption “That’s a wrap.” That’s a wrap!!! pic.twitter.com/Mw6dGFz8Zb — Darren_Bousman (@darren_bousman) August 28, 2019 The new installment of the killer franchise comes from a story by Chris Rock, who co-stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson. Rock plays a police detective investigating a series of grizzly crimes. Jackson plays the role of Rock’s father. Max Minghella co-stars as Rock’s partner, with Marisol Nichols playing Captain Angie Garza, Rock’s boss. Marl Burg and Oren Kohls return to produce Pete Goldfinger and Jigsaw’s Josh Stolberg penned the film which is executive produced by Rock, Daniel Heffner, and the original creators of the franchise, James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Saw opens in theaters on May 15,
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HuluNewsStreaming TV
Misery is coming to “Castle Rock” this season with Lizzy Caplan playing the role of young Annie Wilkes, one of Stephen King’s most disturbing characters. Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) returns to the world of Stephen King alongside Elsie Fish, Yusra Weigert, Barkhad Abdi, Matthew Alan, Paul Sparks, and John Hoogenakker, with Robin Weigert playing the role of Annie’s mother, Crysilda Wilkes. Guest stars include Sarah Gadon (“True Detective”), Alison Wright (“The Americans”), and “Heroes” actor Greg Grunberg. “In season 2, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes gets waylaid in Castle Rock.” Produced by J.J. Abrams, “Castle Rock” returns to Hulu on October 23, 2019. https://twitter.com/castlerockhulu/status/1167108891034832896
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We’ve been eagerly awaiting news for “The Haunting of Bly Manor“. Victoria Pedretti, who played Nell in season one, will return for the second season as the lead character, Dani. But she won’t be returning alone. Pedretti will be joined by “Hill House” alums Henry Thomas, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Elizabeth Reaser. Today, Mike Flanagan announced that Kate Siegel has signed on to return as well. The family is almost complete. The second season of Netflix’s hit anthology series was inspired by Henry James’ novella The Turn of the Screw which Mike Flanagan intends to put a new spin on. He also promises that this season is going to be even “scarier” than the first. We’re looking at all the ghost stories of Henry James as the jumping-off point for the season, so it very much is a whole new deal. It’s a cool way to expand on some of the things I loved about season one, but within the framework
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsStreaming TVTrailers
HBO’s multi genre-spanning series “Room 104” returns this September with twelve episodes that combine comedy, horror, and much more. Created by Jay and Mark Duplass (HBO’s “Animals.” and “Togetherness”), “the late-night, half-hour anthology series returns with 12 new episodes, telling unique and unexpected tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel. While the room stays the same, every episode of the series features a different story, with the tone, plot, characters, and even the time period, changing with each installment. Tapping into a variety of genres, from dark comedy to poignant drama to musical romance, the stories and characters featured in season 3 include: a man searching for a cure to his chronic skin condition; the caretaker of an exotic animal looking to make a sale; estranged siblings reuniting to make an investment; and more. Filled with plenty of twists and surprises, this season offers a new discovery from one episode to
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Horror fans are raving about the new film Ashes, calling it “gruesome” and “inventive,” a “must-see” for genre fans. In the film, when an estranged aunt passes away, a family is creeped out to receive her ashes. And when supernatural misfortunes begin to best them, they quickly discover they have to go through hell to rid of her angry spirit. From writer-director Barry Jay, the filmmaker behind The Chosen and Patient Seven, the movie stars Elizabeth Keener, Jeremy Earl, Yumarie Morales, Angelique Maurnaé, and Melinda deKay. Ashes is now out on Digital and On Demand, from 1091 Media. Check out the new clip.
Continue reading →
MoviesNews
Global Digital Releasing has snagged the worldwide rights to writer-director Anderson Cowan‘s LGBTQ horror-comedy feature debut Groupers. “The film centers around two all-American high school jocks Brad and Dylan (Peter Mayer-Klepchick and Cameron Duckett) who are out for a night on the town when they are approached by the beautiful and seductive Meg (Nicole Dambro) at a local bar. Ready for what they hope will be a night to remember, the guys are subsequently kidnapped, drugged and awaken tied up face to face in an abandoned pool in the middle of nowhere. Absurdity and insanity ensue as we learn that Orin (Jesse Pudles), Meg’s overly flamboyant brother has been the target of Brad and Dylan’s homophobic bullying and that Meg is actually a grad student who plans to perform a psychological and somewhat sadistic experiment on them as part of her thesis, which poses the question, “is homosexuality a choice”. The Cinequest Film Festival referred to the film in its
Continue reading →
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In anticipation of the premiere of the neo-Victorian fantasy television series “Carnival Row”, Legendary Comics has announced From the Dark and Sparrowhawk, two prequel one-shot comic book companions available today on comiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comics service. The two issues introduce readers to the show’s two main characters: the war-hardened investigator Rycroft Philostrate played by Orlando Bloom and faerie refugee Vignette Stonemoss Cara Delevingne, allowing readers to get a sneak peek into the histories of both protagonists prior to the launch of the highly-anticipated television series. Both issues are free to enjoy for the first week and $0.99 after September 4. A rich world with intriguingly complex characters,” said Robert Napton, Senior Vice President of Legendary Comics. “We enjoyed working with the creative team to delve even further into both Philo and Vignette’s backstories offering viewers a chance to learn more about these enthralling characters, as well as get a deeper understanding of their motivations.” Legendary Comics developed both stories
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