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The animated film ‘Extraordinary Tales’ features voices from some of horror’s most legendary people, including Bela Lugosi, Sir Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Julian Sands and Guillermo del Toro. The film is an anthology of some of Edgar Allen Poe’s most popular tales, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’, The Masque of the Red Death’ and ‘The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar’. Each tale in the anthology has it’s on distinct look and feel. The film pays honor to Poe’s original pieces of work, but at the same time makes the film is a unique original. Spanish animator and director Raul Garcia is behind the film. ‘Extraordinary Tales’ is now in select theaters and is available on VOD.
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The holiday known as Halloween, originated with two separate festivals, the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) and the Christian’s All Saints Day. Celts celebrated “Samhain” (Summer’s End) as far back as 2,000 years ago. This was the time when they held festivals celebrating the dead, the harvest and the beginning of the new year (November 1st). The Celts believed that on the night before the new year the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead was at it’s thinnest. On that night it was believed that the dead returned as ghosts. At sun-down people donned costumes and masks, huge bonfires were lit, people gathered around, many dancing around the fire, and sacrifices were made. All to pay tribute to the Celtic deities. After the celebration each family took a piece of lit wood or coal home to light their fires. People would leave offerings of food and wine outside in-front of their doors
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The extremely popular Mattel toy and animated series franchise Monster High is getting it’s own live action film from Universal. Oscar winner, Ari Sandel has signed on to direct the film, with the script written by Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz. The Monster High line features characters (dolls) inspired by monsters from literature, movies and legends. Each character is the son or daughter of a feature monsters like Dracula’s daughter Draculaura, Frankenstien’s daughter Frankie Stein, The Mummy’s daughter Cleo de Nile and Medusa’s son Deuce. In their adventures they learn about life, love, friendship and acceptance. If you have a kid, Monster High is a great way to introduce them to the classic monsters.
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I’ve been looking forward to seeing ‘The Vatican Tapes’ for a while now. Last night I finally go to see it via VOD. The film from Lionsgate was directed by Mark Neveldine and stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michael Pena, Dougray Scott, John Patrick Amedori, Djimon Hounsou and Peter Andersson. In ‘The Vatican Tapes’ Angela (Dudley), a young woman, is celebrating her birthday when she cuts her finger badly, while cutting her cake. After getting stitches she and her boyfriend Pete (Amedori) are riding on a bus when a crow crashes through the window. She moves in to take a look at the bird, which then bites her. Over the next few days she becomes sick and is carried to the hospital, where she falls into a coma. Her father is forced to make the decision to remove her from life support, she dies, only to come back after a few minutes. Her sanity comes into question, but a priest (Pena)
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In Steven Rosales’ film ‘Out There in the Dark’ two teenage girls become plagued by paranormal activity after holding a paranormal investigation in a haunted house. The haunting leads the young women to discover a sinister secret about Jacob, a man who was hanged in 1892 for the murder. Now, Jacob has his sights set on Autumn (Chester). Oksana Chester (Water) stars along side Sheena Midori (Single Dad) and ‘Last Life’s’ John Grohl in ‘Out There in the Dark’, written by Dianna and Rossinna Ippolito. The release date for ‘Out There in the Dark’ has not been announced, but it has wrapped production.
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WARNING SPOILERS ! A legion of Walking Dead fans found themselves nearly (or actually) in tears, screaming at their TV’s last night during the scene of the episode titled ‘Thank You’, where Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Nicholas (Michael Traynor) found themselves cornered by a massive horde of walkers. During the last moment of the scene Nicholas chose to die by his own hand rather than become walker food, unfortunately, when he fell, he took Glenn with him.Moments later the camera shows Glenn on the ground and covered in blood as walkers pulled out handfuls of guts. Now, there is a huge debate, did Glenn actually die or did the entrails actually belong to Nicholas, who appeared to fall on top of him ? The popular theory is that Glenn will survive by hiding under the dumpster, but there are others who believe Glenn actually lost his life there on the hot concrete in that alley. After the episode on The
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One of the best parts of Halloween is roaming around, seeing the creative ways people decorate their homes. Christine H. McConnell, a photographer, artist and model, takes decorating to a whole new level. This Halloween, her DIY house, covered in eyes, is beyond awesome. McConell has stated that she has had a life long affair with the horror genre, which is evident in her photography and decorating. Last year McConnell embraced the theme of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’. I look forward to seeing what she will create next Halloween. Follow Christine H. McConnell on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and visit her website. She also has a cookbook coming out soon that reflects her unique style.
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Anne Hathaway stars opposite Austin Stowell and Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming monster movie ‘Colossal’. In the film Gloria (Hathaway), after losing both her job and her fiancee, moves back to her home town and discovers she has a connection to a series of attacks by a giant lizard and that she is the only person who can stop the creature. Photo From The Set Of Colossal Nacho Vigalondo (Extraterrestrial) wrote the screen play and will also be directing ‘Colossal’. A release date has not yet been announced for the film, but it is currently filming.
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The Stanley Hotel is one of the most recognizable hotels in the world, most people know it as the backdrop for Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’. The hotel 140 room hotel, built by Freelan Oscar Stanley, opened on July 4th, 1909. The hotel, rumored to be one of the most haunted hotels in the world, is now seeking to become a horror museum. The hotel hopes to open a horror museum and build a new facility to house a film production studio. The founding board members for the new Stanley Film Center includes Elijah Wood and Simon Pegg. The new center will house an auditorium, a sound stage, an area for post-production and editing, as well as a mobile film exhibit. The nonprofit center will collaborate with the Colorado Film School. The Stanley Hotel is depending on fans of ‘The Shining’, visitors, it’s ghost tours and annual horror film festival, investors and aid from the Colorado tourism board for their new
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CBS has announced that Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon) has joined the cast of their upcoming series ‘BrainDead’, from Robert and Michelle King. James will star along side Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Thing 2011) and Aaron Tveit (Graceland). ‘BrainDead’ is set to premier in the summer of 2016. The series follows Laurel (Winestead), a young Hill staffer in Washington D.C. , as she discovers two things : the government is no longer running and that an alien creature has come to earth and infected the brains of politicians. James’ character, Rochelle, is a medical student who is seeking answers after her father died from the alien infection. Rochelle and Laurel team up to get to the bottom of what is causing the infection and stop it before it spreads any further, according to Deadline.
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The animated film ‘Extraordinary Tales’ features voices from some of horror’s most legendary people, including Bela Lugosi, Sir Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Julian Sands and Guillermo del Toro. The film is an anthology of some of Edgar Allen Poe’s most popular tales, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’, The Masque of the Red Death’ and ‘The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar’. Each tale in the anthology has it’s on distinct look and feel. The film pays honor to Poe’s original pieces of work, but at the same time makes the film is a unique original. Spanish animator and director Raul Garcia is behind the film. ‘Extraordinary Tales’ is now in select theaters and is available on VOD.
Continue reading →
HalloweenHoliday HorrorNewsReviews
The holiday known as Halloween, originated with two separate festivals, the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) and the Christian’s All Saints Day. Celts celebrated “Samhain” (Summer’s End) as far back as 2,000 years ago. This was the time when they held festivals celebrating the dead, the harvest and the beginning of the new year (November 1st). The Celts believed that on the night before the new year the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead was at it’s thinnest. On that night it was believed that the dead returned as ghosts. At sun-down people donned costumes and masks, huge bonfires were lit, people gathered around, many dancing around the fire, and sacrifices were made. All to pay tribute to the Celtic deities. After the celebration each family took a piece of lit wood or coal home to light their fires. People would leave offerings of food and wine outside in-front of their doors
Continue reading →
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The extremely popular Mattel toy and animated series franchise Monster High is getting it’s own live action film from Universal. Oscar winner, Ari Sandel has signed on to direct the film, with the script written by Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz. The Monster High line features characters (dolls) inspired by monsters from literature, movies and legends. Each character is the son or daughter of a feature monsters like Dracula’s daughter Draculaura, Frankenstien’s daughter Frankie Stein, The Mummy’s daughter Cleo de Nile and Medusa’s son Deuce. In their adventures they learn about life, love, friendship and acceptance. If you have a kid, Monster High is a great way to introduce them to the classic monsters.
Continue reading →
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I’ve been looking forward to seeing ‘The Vatican Tapes’ for a while now. Last night I finally go to see it via VOD. The film from Lionsgate was directed by Mark Neveldine and stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michael Pena, Dougray Scott, John Patrick Amedori, Djimon Hounsou and Peter Andersson. In ‘The Vatican Tapes’ Angela (Dudley), a young woman, is celebrating her birthday when she cuts her finger badly, while cutting her cake. After getting stitches she and her boyfriend Pete (Amedori) are riding on a bus when a crow crashes through the window. She moves in to take a look at the bird, which then bites her. Over the next few days she becomes sick and is carried to the hospital, where she falls into a coma. Her father is forced to make the decision to remove her from life support, she dies, only to come back after a few minutes. Her sanity comes into question, but a priest (Pena)
Continue reading →
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In Steven Rosales’ film ‘Out There in the Dark’ two teenage girls become plagued by paranormal activity after holding a paranormal investigation in a haunted house. The haunting leads the young women to discover a sinister secret about Jacob, a man who was hanged in 1892 for the murder. Now, Jacob has his sights set on Autumn (Chester). Oksana Chester (Water) stars along side Sheena Midori (Single Dad) and ‘Last Life’s’ John Grohl in ‘Out There in the Dark’, written by Dianna and Rossinna Ippolito. The release date for ‘Out There in the Dark’ has not been announced, but it has wrapped production.
Continue reading →
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WARNING SPOILERS ! A legion of Walking Dead fans found themselves nearly (or actually) in tears, screaming at their TV’s last night during the scene of the episode titled ‘Thank You’, where Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Nicholas (Michael Traynor) found themselves cornered by a massive horde of walkers. During the last moment of the scene Nicholas chose to die by his own hand rather than become walker food, unfortunately, when he fell, he took Glenn with him.Moments later the camera shows Glenn on the ground and covered in blood as walkers pulled out handfuls of guts. Now, there is a huge debate, did Glenn actually die or did the entrails actually belong to Nicholas, who appeared to fall on top of him ? The popular theory is that Glenn will survive by hiding under the dumpster, but there are others who believe Glenn actually lost his life there on the hot concrete in that alley. After the episode on The
Continue reading →
HalloweenHoliday HorrorNewsReviews
One of the best parts of Halloween is roaming around, seeing the creative ways people decorate their homes. Christine H. McConnell, a photographer, artist and model, takes decorating to a whole new level. This Halloween, her DIY house, covered in eyes, is beyond awesome. McConell has stated that she has had a life long affair with the horror genre, which is evident in her photography and decorating. Last year McConnell embraced the theme of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’. I look forward to seeing what she will create next Halloween. Follow Christine H. McConnell on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and visit her website. She also has a cookbook coming out soon that reflects her unique style.
Continue reading →
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Anne Hathaway stars opposite Austin Stowell and Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming monster movie ‘Colossal’. In the film Gloria (Hathaway), after losing both her job and her fiancee, moves back to her home town and discovers she has a connection to a series of attacks by a giant lizard and that she is the only person who can stop the creature. Photo From The Set Of Colossal Nacho Vigalondo (Extraterrestrial) wrote the screen play and will also be directing ‘Colossal’. A release date has not yet been announced for the film, but it is currently filming.
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The Stanley Hotel is one of the most recognizable hotels in the world, most people know it as the backdrop for Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’. The hotel 140 room hotel, built by Freelan Oscar Stanley, opened on July 4th, 1909. The hotel, rumored to be one of the most haunted hotels in the world, is now seeking to become a horror museum. The hotel hopes to open a horror museum and build a new facility to house a film production studio. The founding board members for the new Stanley Film Center includes Elijah Wood and Simon Pegg. The new center will house an auditorium, a sound stage, an area for post-production and editing, as well as a mobile film exhibit. The nonprofit center will collaborate with the Colorado Film School. The Stanley Hotel is depending on fans of ‘The Shining’, visitors, it’s ghost tours and annual horror film festival, investors and aid from the Colorado tourism board for their new
Continue reading →
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CBS has announced that Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon) has joined the cast of their upcoming series ‘BrainDead’, from Robert and Michelle King. James will star along side Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Thing 2011) and Aaron Tveit (Graceland). ‘BrainDead’ is set to premier in the summer of 2016. The series follows Laurel (Winestead), a young Hill staffer in Washington D.C. , as she discovers two things : the government is no longer running and that an alien creature has come to earth and infected the brains of politicians. James’ character, Rochelle, is a medical student who is seeking answers after her father died from the alien infection. Rochelle and Laurel team up to get to the bottom of what is causing the infection and stop it before it spreads any further, according to Deadline.
Continue reading →
