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Brian O’Malley makes his full length feature debut with Dark Sky Films’ ‘Let Us Prey’. The script for this supernatural thriller was penned by David Caims. ‘Let Us Prey’ stars ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh (Woman), Bryan Larkin, Hanna Stanbridge, Douglas Russell, Niall Greig Fulton, Ralph Beswick and Brian Vernel. A small town police station is taken over by a desire for blood and murder when both criminals and officers come under the spell of a mysterious stranger. The officers and criminals reveal their true nature and their horrible crimes, but the man in cell 6 is much more than the wanderer he appears to be. He is there to not only reveal the darkness inside each of them, but also to claim their souls. Will anyone make it out alive? You’ll have to watch ‘Let Us Prey’ to find out. I stumbled across ‘Let Us Prey’ while trying to find something to watch on Netflix, and
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Production has already begun on the ‘Wolf Creek‘ miniseries, which will consist of six one-hour episodes. The minseries is being directed by Tony Tilse and Greg McLean. McLan also directed both ‘Wolf Creek’ and ‘Wolf Creek 2’. Mick Taylor targets an American family on vacation. When Eve, a 19-year-old-woman, survives the massacre and sets out on a mission of revenge. John Jarratt will be returning to his role as Mick Talyor, the killer in the ‘Wolf Creek’ franchise. Australian actress Lucy Fry (Vampire Academy) plays the role of Eve. The cast also includes Dustin Clare (Spartacus: War of the Damned), Deborah Mailman (Offspring), Miranda Tapsell (Love Child), Jessica Tovey (Wonderland), Richard Cawthorne (Catching Milat) and Jake Ryan (Wentworth). The ‘Wolf Creek’ miniseries will premier in mid-2016 on the Australian streaming service Stan, then will be made available world wide.
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Director Harrison Smith, who regularly publishes articles on our site, heads the independent film department of Carolco Pictures along with actress Felissa Rose (Sleepaway camp). During the ‘Sleepaway Camp’ panel at the Rock and Shock convention in Massachusetts Rose revealed that she and Smith are working on a movie adaption of the 2010 novel ‘Love Bites’ by Scream Queen Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog,Tales of Halloween). Broke Horror Fan claimed an exclusive saying Rose mentioned that ‘Resident Evil’ actress Milla Javovich is in talks to possibly be the star of the adaption, but Smith would not confirm that when I asked about the statement. Harrison had this to say: “The article on Milla was preemptive and assuming. We have a great director attached and will be announcing. Script will be in the hands of several known actresses, but I’m not confirming Milla. We hope for a January start date.” In the novel, Detective Peter King of the LAPD finds himself caught
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Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects, Halloween 2007) and Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood, The Hatchet Franchise) play the roles of two brother’s who take after their father, a psycho with a taste for blood. The two brothers pose as paramedics and stalk people in need of medical attention on a lonely stretch of highway. A group of teens will face the brothers, but the girl next door puts up a fight to survive like the brothers have never witnessed. Moseley and Hodder star along side Olivia Alexander (Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader), Brandi Cyrus (The Queue), Sascha Knopf (Acts of Violence), Catherine Blades (Cheerleader), Jake Robinson (American Odyssey), Robert Bogue (Lullaby) and Caitlin Harris (The Vampire Secrets) in this high octane horror film. Director Alan Smithee and writers Joe Landes and Paul Travers did a fantastic job creating a one of a kind slasher film. In a time where most film plots are recycled or
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A&E’s three part miniseries ‘The Enfield Haunting’ is now available on Hulu. The miniseries follows the real-life events of the haunting of a family in London, in the fall of 1977. The series is also an adaption of Guy Lynon Playfair’s book “This House is Haunted’ that documented the events of the haunting in detail. ‘The Enfield Haunting’ was well documented and was investigated by many, including by Ed and Loraine Warren ans is also the topic of ‘The Conjuring 2′. ‘The Enfield Haunting’ stars Timothy Spall, who won Best Actor at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Spall stars along side Juliet Stevenson (The Village), Mathew Macfadyen (Ripper Street), Guy Lyon Playfair (Anna Karenina) and was directed by Kristoffer Nyholm.
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Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 10/28/15 there are plenty of Horror Comics coming out to suit your need to read. Here is my list of what I think you should pick up or add to your pull lists: Image Comics – Black Magick #1, Spawn #257 Dark Horse Comics – Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953 – The Phantom Hand & The Kelpie #1, Colder: Toss the Bones #2, Creepy Comics #22, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare #1 Action Lab Comics – Puppet Master #7, Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab #1, Puppet Master Halloween Special #1 Boundless Comics – Webwitch #1 Liquid Comics – Wes Craven’s Coming of Rage #1 Zenescope Entertainment – Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Van Helsing vs. Dracula #3 So head down
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A group of maniacal serial killers break out of the asylum to have some fun on Halloween in ‘The Funhouse Massacre’. starring horror legend Robert Englund, Jere Burns, Clint Howard, Scottie Thompson and Courtney Gains and was directed by Andy Palmer . Unfortunately, the movie will not be released in time for Halloween, but will land in select theaters on November 13th. On Halloween night, a group of the US’s most notorious and colorful serial killers escape from Statesville Asylum and descend on a giant funhouse whose theme is based on different reigns of terror. The carnival goers think that the carnage is all part the show, until they become part of the main attraction. The only people left to stop the massacre are a group of collage kids , the local Sheriff and a deputy.
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We all thought Jigsaw was done, we were wrong. That’s right, there’s a new film in the works for the ‘Saw’ franchise. ‘Saw VIII’ is scheduled to premier some time in 2017. James Wan and Leigh Whannell have teamed up to pen the script and will both serve as executive producers. There has not been word yet who will be directing. Tobin Bell, who played the role of Jigsaw through out the franchise, will be returning for ‘Saw VIII’. There is no word yet about the plot or who the other cast members might be, but we will follow the film’s development and keep you updated.
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‘Silent Night, Bloody Night 2’ director Dustin Ferguson, has a new project in the works, titled ‘The Amityville Legacy’. In the film a cursed antique toy monkey, from the legendary Amityville home, brings chaos to the lives of a struggling family. The film is scheduled to begin filming in February in Nebraska under the 42nd Street Films banner. ‘The Amityville Legacy’ is another film in a long line of movies that takes advantage of the ‘Amityville’ name, but is not part of the actual franchise.
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We’ve all been waiting for the new Halloween sequel ‘Halloween Returns‘, well, we’re going to have to wait a little longer. The release date for ‘Halloween Returns’ has now been pushed back to 2017. Malek Akkad, long term producer for the franchise and the son of the original ‘Halloween’s’ producer Moustapha Akkad, told Daily Dead that the delay is for the good of the film. Akkad was quoted as saying “…there is a bit of delay with this sequel now, But I do think it is a good thing for the franchise. It’s only going to be resulting in a better film, which I hope the fans appreciate. But this Halloween isn’t going to be quite what has been announced and what people are expecting, so we’re making some changes there as well.” Akkad continued “I have to say, and this is somewhat new news-but unfortunately things happen in Hollywood where you have issues with studios and different variables-we’ve had
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Brian O’Malley makes his full length feature debut with Dark Sky Films’ ‘Let Us Prey’. The script for this supernatural thriller was penned by David Caims. ‘Let Us Prey’ stars ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh (Woman), Bryan Larkin, Hanna Stanbridge, Douglas Russell, Niall Greig Fulton, Ralph Beswick and Brian Vernel. A small town police station is taken over by a desire for blood and murder when both criminals and officers come under the spell of a mysterious stranger. The officers and criminals reveal their true nature and their horrible crimes, but the man in cell 6 is much more than the wanderer he appears to be. He is there to not only reveal the darkness inside each of them, but also to claim their souls. Will anyone make it out alive? You’ll have to watch ‘Let Us Prey’ to find out. I stumbled across ‘Let Us Prey’ while trying to find something to watch on Netflix, and
Continue reading →
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Production has already begun on the ‘Wolf Creek‘ miniseries, which will consist of six one-hour episodes. The minseries is being directed by Tony Tilse and Greg McLean. McLan also directed both ‘Wolf Creek’ and ‘Wolf Creek 2’. Mick Taylor targets an American family on vacation. When Eve, a 19-year-old-woman, survives the massacre and sets out on a mission of revenge. John Jarratt will be returning to his role as Mick Talyor, the killer in the ‘Wolf Creek’ franchise. Australian actress Lucy Fry (Vampire Academy) plays the role of Eve. The cast also includes Dustin Clare (Spartacus: War of the Damned), Deborah Mailman (Offspring), Miranda Tapsell (Love Child), Jessica Tovey (Wonderland), Richard Cawthorne (Catching Milat) and Jake Ryan (Wentworth). The ‘Wolf Creek’ miniseries will premier in mid-2016 on the Australian streaming service Stan, then will be made available world wide.
Continue reading →
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Director Harrison Smith, who regularly publishes articles on our site, heads the independent film department of Carolco Pictures along with actress Felissa Rose (Sleepaway camp). During the ‘Sleepaway Camp’ panel at the Rock and Shock convention in Massachusetts Rose revealed that she and Smith are working on a movie adaption of the 2010 novel ‘Love Bites’ by Scream Queen Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog,Tales of Halloween). Broke Horror Fan claimed an exclusive saying Rose mentioned that ‘Resident Evil’ actress Milla Javovich is in talks to possibly be the star of the adaption, but Smith would not confirm that when I asked about the statement. Harrison had this to say: “The article on Milla was preemptive and assuming. We have a great director attached and will be announcing. Script will be in the hands of several known actresses, but I’m not confirming Milla. We hope for a January start date.” In the novel, Detective Peter King of the LAPD finds himself caught
Continue reading →
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Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects, Halloween 2007) and Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood, The Hatchet Franchise) play the roles of two brother’s who take after their father, a psycho with a taste for blood. The two brothers pose as paramedics and stalk people in need of medical attention on a lonely stretch of highway. A group of teens will face the brothers, but the girl next door puts up a fight to survive like the brothers have never witnessed. Moseley and Hodder star along side Olivia Alexander (Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader), Brandi Cyrus (The Queue), Sascha Knopf (Acts of Violence), Catherine Blades (Cheerleader), Jake Robinson (American Odyssey), Robert Bogue (Lullaby) and Caitlin Harris (The Vampire Secrets) in this high octane horror film. Director Alan Smithee and writers Joe Landes and Paul Travers did a fantastic job creating a one of a kind slasher film. In a time where most film plots are recycled or
Continue reading →
NewsParanormalReviews
A&E’s three part miniseries ‘The Enfield Haunting’ is now available on Hulu. The miniseries follows the real-life events of the haunting of a family in London, in the fall of 1977. The series is also an adaption of Guy Lynon Playfair’s book “This House is Haunted’ that documented the events of the haunting in detail. ‘The Enfield Haunting’ was well documented and was investigated by many, including by Ed and Loraine Warren ans is also the topic of ‘The Conjuring 2′. ‘The Enfield Haunting’ stars Timothy Spall, who won Best Actor at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Spall stars along side Juliet Stevenson (The Village), Mathew Macfadyen (Ripper Street), Guy Lyon Playfair (Anna Karenina) and was directed by Kristoffer Nyholm.
Continue reading →
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Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 10/28/15 there are plenty of Horror Comics coming out to suit your need to read. Here is my list of what I think you should pick up or add to your pull lists: Image Comics – Black Magick #1, Spawn #257 Dark Horse Comics – Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953 – The Phantom Hand & The Kelpie #1, Colder: Toss the Bones #2, Creepy Comics #22, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare #1 Action Lab Comics – Puppet Master #7, Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab #1, Puppet Master Halloween Special #1 Boundless Comics – Webwitch #1 Liquid Comics – Wes Craven’s Coming of Rage #1 Zenescope Entertainment – Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Van Helsing vs. Dracula #3 So head down
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A group of maniacal serial killers break out of the asylum to have some fun on Halloween in ‘The Funhouse Massacre’. starring horror legend Robert Englund, Jere Burns, Clint Howard, Scottie Thompson and Courtney Gains and was directed by Andy Palmer . Unfortunately, the movie will not be released in time for Halloween, but will land in select theaters on November 13th. On Halloween night, a group of the US’s most notorious and colorful serial killers escape from Statesville Asylum and descend on a giant funhouse whose theme is based on different reigns of terror. The carnival goers think that the carnage is all part the show, until they become part of the main attraction. The only people left to stop the massacre are a group of collage kids , the local Sheriff and a deputy.
Continue reading →
NewsReviews
We all thought Jigsaw was done, we were wrong. That’s right, there’s a new film in the works for the ‘Saw’ franchise. ‘Saw VIII’ is scheduled to premier some time in 2017. James Wan and Leigh Whannell have teamed up to pen the script and will both serve as executive producers. There has not been word yet who will be directing. Tobin Bell, who played the role of Jigsaw through out the franchise, will be returning for ‘Saw VIII’. There is no word yet about the plot or who the other cast members might be, but we will follow the film’s development and keep you updated.
Continue reading →
NewsReviews
‘Silent Night, Bloody Night 2’ director Dustin Ferguson, has a new project in the works, titled ‘The Amityville Legacy’. In the film a cursed antique toy monkey, from the legendary Amityville home, brings chaos to the lives of a struggling family. The film is scheduled to begin filming in February in Nebraska under the 42nd Street Films banner. ‘The Amityville Legacy’ is another film in a long line of movies that takes advantage of the ‘Amityville’ name, but is not part of the actual franchise.
Continue reading →
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We’ve all been waiting for the new Halloween sequel ‘Halloween Returns‘, well, we’re going to have to wait a little longer. The release date for ‘Halloween Returns’ has now been pushed back to 2017. Malek Akkad, long term producer for the franchise and the son of the original ‘Halloween’s’ producer Moustapha Akkad, told Daily Dead that the delay is for the good of the film. Akkad was quoted as saying “…there is a bit of delay with this sequel now, But I do think it is a good thing for the franchise. It’s only going to be resulting in a better film, which I hope the fans appreciate. But this Halloween isn’t going to be quite what has been announced and what people are expecting, so we’re making some changes there as well.” Akkad continued “I have to say, and this is somewhat new news-but unfortunately things happen in Hollywood where you have issues with studios and different variables-we’ve had
Continue reading →
