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Sick of her parents’ fighting, Maya, moves in with her in with her boyfriend ,who is squatting in a condemned building in lower Manhattan. Maya is used to the finer things in life, but now has crack heads and the homeless as neighbors. A virus, born out of the building’s filth, infects it’s inhabitants and turning them into blood-thirsty savages. To make matters worse, all the residents are trapped, the building is in lock-down and being quarantined. Sean Penn’s daughter Dylan Penn makes her debut in ‘Condemned’, whose cast includes Lydia Hurst (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero), Ronen Rubinstein (Some Kind of Hate), Jon Abrahams (Scary Movie), Nick Damici (Stake Land), Johnny Messner (Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid), Robin Wright (Forest Gump) and Law and Order’s Jordan Gelber. ‘Condemned’, written and directed by Eli Morgan Gesner, will infect select theaters and VOD on November 13 via RLJ Entertainment.
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On November 1st AMC will air a special 90-minute episode of ‘The Walking Dead’ to celebrate “The Walking Dead Mega Sunday”. During the extended ‘Here’s Not Here’ episode, AMC will premier the trailer for their new series ‘Preacher‘, starring Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter, Dracula Untold). The new series is based on the adaption of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s fantastic comic book by the same name. For those who are not familiar with the comics, let me explain. ‘Preacher’ follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a preacher from a small Texas town, who was pushed into preaching by his effing insane family. Jesse, after being possessed by Genesis, an entity that is half angel and half demon, sets out to find God. He is accompanied by his ex girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), a vampire. The angels, desperate to have Genesis back in his cage, sends “The Killer of Saints” to find him. Graphic Novel co-creator Garth
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Are you wondering why ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ is not playing in your local theater ? We know why. Paramount Pictures struck a deal making ‘Paranormal Activity’ available on VOD just over two weeks from it’s theater release and it scared off several theater chains, including Cinemark and Regal. The deal is a little risky for the theaters that did decided to play the film, though Paramount did make the deal a little sweeter by offering those theaters a percentage of the VOD sales. The exact date has not be announced, but ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ should arrive on VOD around November 7th. We’ve always wondered about the dark entity in the films. His name, Toby, has been revealed, but his story remains untold, until now. ‘The Ghost Dimension’ follows a new family , the Fleeges. Ryan, the father , is played by Chris J. Murray. Brit Shaw plays the concerned mother, Emily. Ella, their young daughter, is
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‘American Horror Story’s’ Wes Bentley stars along side Jamie Alexander (Thor) and ‘The Unborn’ actor Cam Gigandet in the indie thriller ‘Broken Vows’. The film, written by Sean Keller and Jim Agnew, follows Patrick Flynn (Bentley), a charismatic man who hides a dark secret. When Tara (Alexander) spurs his advances he spirals into madness and obsession. Belgian director Bram Coppens, who is known for his work in commercials, makes his feature directorial debut with ‘Broken Vows’. ‘Life After Beth’ producer Wendy Benge serves as executive producer for the thriller. Bentley, Alexander, Coppens A release date for ‘Broken Vows’ is still unknown, but the film has already wrapped production, so it should not be long before the date is announced and a trailer released.
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Halloween wouldn’t be the same without the Simpson’s annual ‘Treehouse of Horror’. This year FXX will be holding a ‘Treehouse of Horror’ marathon spanning six days, ending with the channel showing every ‘Treehouse of Horror’ ever aired, in order. The marathon begins on October 25th. This year marks the 26th annual special and it is jam-packed with horror references. Oct 25 XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV The premier of Treehouse of Horror XXIV (26) 8pm 8/7c Oct 26 II III V VI VII Oct 27 IV XIV XVII XXI XXII Oct 28 IX XIII XV XX Oct 29 XI XII XVI XXIV XXV Oct 30 VIII X XVIII XIX XXIII Oct 31 I – XXVI The marathon ends with Treehouse of Horror’ XXVI (26) The Intro From Treehouse of Horror XXVI (26)
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Tim Burton’s 1993 film ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ has long been the subject of debate among fans who have tried to figure out if the stop-motion film is a Halloween movie or if it’s actually a Christmas movie. Finally we have the answer from the film’s director himself, Henry Selick. During a Q&A during the Telluride Horror Show Film Festival a young girl asked which holiday ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ truly belongs to. Selick’s answer, the classic is a Halloween movie. So, there it’s settled. In the film Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, has grown bored with Halloween. On a walk in the woods he discovers doors to each holiday’s world. When he stumbles through the door into Christmas Town his eyes light up with curiosity about the town’s bright colored lights and strange customs. Jack decides to give Santa a break and bring his twist on Christmas to the world, which does not end well. Finally Jack realizes where
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On October 26th A&E will air their special, ‘Cursed: The Bell Witch’. The special follows John Ceallach, a direct descendant of John Bell, connected to the legendary Bell Witch, the same witch that was the focus of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and ‘An American Haunting’. The legend goes that John Bell had a child out of wedlock with a witch named Kate Batts in the early 1800’s. It is believed that to silence his mistress, he murdered her. Before she drew her last breath she cursed the Bell family. The curse is said to affect the first born son of each generation. Each first born son either suffers from insanity or an early death. John Bell Since John Bell’s act five generations have suffered her curse. Ceallach has set out to find the truth behind the legend and snuff out the curse before his fourteen year old son becomes it’s next victim. ‘Cursed: The Bell Witch’ will premier on Monday,
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Ahead of July 11’s San Diego Comic-Con, Screen Gems has released a series of photos from the long awaited movie ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ via Entertainment Weekly. The movie was both written and directed by Burr Steers, based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austin. ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ stars Jack Huston, Lily James, Bella Heathcote , Charles Dance, Lena Heady, Douglas Booth and ‘Dr. Who’ actor Matt Smith. In the fashion of Jane Austin’s classic tale a zombie outbreak has plagued the area. Relationships, made complex by the difference of their social classes in 19th century England, are put to the test as the undead rise. Lily James, who plays the role of the movie’s heroine Elizabeth Bennet, has made the comment “Rather than knitting and crocheting, they’re polishing muskets.” and Elizabeth is “the most badass zombie slayer there is.” Unlike in the 2005 ‘Pride and Prejudice’, this film is full of lovely ladies wielding
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Fans of Doctor Frank-N-Furter, brace yourself, FOX is set to remake the iconic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, which will be released in a two our special next Fall. FOX has made the bold choice to cast ‘Orange is the New Black’ Emmy award winning, transgender actress Laverne Cox as Frank-N-Furter, originally played by Tim Curry. ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ recently celebrated it’s 40th anniversary and remains the longest running production in history. The original film was written by Richard O’Brian and Jim Sherman, who also directed the classic. This fun musical masterpiece starred Curry, Susan Sarandon (Janet), Barry Bostwick (Brad), Richard O’Brian (Riff Raff), Patricia Quinn (Magenta), Nell Campbell (Columbia), Jonathan Adams (Dr. Everett Scott), Peter Hinwood (Rocky) and Meat Loaf (Eddie). Emmy award winner Kenny Ortega (Hocus Pocus) will choreograph, direct and serve as executive producer for the special. Lou Adler, the executive producer of the original film, will be producing the new “reimagined” version. I’m sure
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Crypt TV has announced an amazing contest, The Crypt TV 15 Second Scare. To enter, post your fifteen second video to Instagram with the tags CryptTV and #15SecondScare by Halloween. Entries will be judged by Eli Roth, Jason Blum, Gaspare Noe, Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Peele, deadmau5 and Quentin Tarantino. The winner scores $10,000 and a development deal with Crypt TV. Now, doesn’t that sound freaking fantastic? Good Luck! Follow Crypt TV on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and visit their website.
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Sick of her parents’ fighting, Maya, moves in with her in with her boyfriend ,who is squatting in a condemned building in lower Manhattan. Maya is used to the finer things in life, but now has crack heads and the homeless as neighbors. A virus, born out of the building’s filth, infects it’s inhabitants and turning them into blood-thirsty savages. To make matters worse, all the residents are trapped, the building is in lock-down and being quarantined. Sean Penn’s daughter Dylan Penn makes her debut in ‘Condemned’, whose cast includes Lydia Hurst (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero), Ronen Rubinstein (Some Kind of Hate), Jon Abrahams (Scary Movie), Nick Damici (Stake Land), Johnny Messner (Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid), Robin Wright (Forest Gump) and Law and Order’s Jordan Gelber. ‘Condemned’, written and directed by Eli Morgan Gesner, will infect select theaters and VOD on November 13 via RLJ Entertainment.
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On November 1st AMC will air a special 90-minute episode of ‘The Walking Dead’ to celebrate “The Walking Dead Mega Sunday”. During the extended ‘Here’s Not Here’ episode, AMC will premier the trailer for their new series ‘Preacher‘, starring Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter, Dracula Untold). The new series is based on the adaption of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s fantastic comic book by the same name. For those who are not familiar with the comics, let me explain. ‘Preacher’ follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a preacher from a small Texas town, who was pushed into preaching by his effing insane family. Jesse, after being possessed by Genesis, an entity that is half angel and half demon, sets out to find God. He is accompanied by his ex girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), a vampire. The angels, desperate to have Genesis back in his cage, sends “The Killer of Saints” to find him. Graphic Novel co-creator Garth
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Are you wondering why ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ is not playing in your local theater ? We know why. Paramount Pictures struck a deal making ‘Paranormal Activity’ available on VOD just over two weeks from it’s theater release and it scared off several theater chains, including Cinemark and Regal. The deal is a little risky for the theaters that did decided to play the film, though Paramount did make the deal a little sweeter by offering those theaters a percentage of the VOD sales. The exact date has not be announced, but ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ should arrive on VOD around November 7th. We’ve always wondered about the dark entity in the films. His name, Toby, has been revealed, but his story remains untold, until now. ‘The Ghost Dimension’ follows a new family , the Fleeges. Ryan, the father , is played by Chris J. Murray. Brit Shaw plays the concerned mother, Emily. Ella, their young daughter, is
Continue reading →
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‘American Horror Story’s’ Wes Bentley stars along side Jamie Alexander (Thor) and ‘The Unborn’ actor Cam Gigandet in the indie thriller ‘Broken Vows’. The film, written by Sean Keller and Jim Agnew, follows Patrick Flynn (Bentley), a charismatic man who hides a dark secret. When Tara (Alexander) spurs his advances he spirals into madness and obsession. Belgian director Bram Coppens, who is known for his work in commercials, makes his feature directorial debut with ‘Broken Vows’. ‘Life After Beth’ producer Wendy Benge serves as executive producer for the thriller. Bentley, Alexander, Coppens A release date for ‘Broken Vows’ is still unknown, but the film has already wrapped production, so it should not be long before the date is announced and a trailer released.
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Halloween wouldn’t be the same without the Simpson’s annual ‘Treehouse of Horror’. This year FXX will be holding a ‘Treehouse of Horror’ marathon spanning six days, ending with the channel showing every ‘Treehouse of Horror’ ever aired, in order. The marathon begins on October 25th. This year marks the 26th annual special and it is jam-packed with horror references. Oct 25 XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV The premier of Treehouse of Horror XXIV (26) 8pm 8/7c Oct 26 II III V VI VII Oct 27 IV XIV XVII XXI XXII Oct 28 IX XIII XV XX Oct 29 XI XII XVI XXIV XXV Oct 30 VIII X XVIII XIX XXIII Oct 31 I – XXVI The marathon ends with Treehouse of Horror’ XXVI (26) The Intro From Treehouse of Horror XXVI (26)
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Tim Burton’s 1993 film ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ has long been the subject of debate among fans who have tried to figure out if the stop-motion film is a Halloween movie or if it’s actually a Christmas movie. Finally we have the answer from the film’s director himself, Henry Selick. During a Q&A during the Telluride Horror Show Film Festival a young girl asked which holiday ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ truly belongs to. Selick’s answer, the classic is a Halloween movie. So, there it’s settled. In the film Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, has grown bored with Halloween. On a walk in the woods he discovers doors to each holiday’s world. When he stumbles through the door into Christmas Town his eyes light up with curiosity about the town’s bright colored lights and strange customs. Jack decides to give Santa a break and bring his twist on Christmas to the world, which does not end well. Finally Jack realizes where
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On October 26th A&E will air their special, ‘Cursed: The Bell Witch’. The special follows John Ceallach, a direct descendant of John Bell, connected to the legendary Bell Witch, the same witch that was the focus of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and ‘An American Haunting’. The legend goes that John Bell had a child out of wedlock with a witch named Kate Batts in the early 1800’s. It is believed that to silence his mistress, he murdered her. Before she drew her last breath she cursed the Bell family. The curse is said to affect the first born son of each generation. Each first born son either suffers from insanity or an early death. John Bell Since John Bell’s act five generations have suffered her curse. Ceallach has set out to find the truth behind the legend and snuff out the curse before his fourteen year old son becomes it’s next victim. ‘Cursed: The Bell Witch’ will premier on Monday,
Continue reading →
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Ahead of July 11’s San Diego Comic-Con, Screen Gems has released a series of photos from the long awaited movie ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ via Entertainment Weekly. The movie was both written and directed by Burr Steers, based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austin. ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ stars Jack Huston, Lily James, Bella Heathcote , Charles Dance, Lena Heady, Douglas Booth and ‘Dr. Who’ actor Matt Smith. In the fashion of Jane Austin’s classic tale a zombie outbreak has plagued the area. Relationships, made complex by the difference of their social classes in 19th century England, are put to the test as the undead rise. Lily James, who plays the role of the movie’s heroine Elizabeth Bennet, has made the comment “Rather than knitting and crocheting, they’re polishing muskets.” and Elizabeth is “the most badass zombie slayer there is.” Unlike in the 2005 ‘Pride and Prejudice’, this film is full of lovely ladies wielding
Continue reading →
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Fans of Doctor Frank-N-Furter, brace yourself, FOX is set to remake the iconic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, which will be released in a two our special next Fall. FOX has made the bold choice to cast ‘Orange is the New Black’ Emmy award winning, transgender actress Laverne Cox as Frank-N-Furter, originally played by Tim Curry. ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ recently celebrated it’s 40th anniversary and remains the longest running production in history. The original film was written by Richard O’Brian and Jim Sherman, who also directed the classic. This fun musical masterpiece starred Curry, Susan Sarandon (Janet), Barry Bostwick (Brad), Richard O’Brian (Riff Raff), Patricia Quinn (Magenta), Nell Campbell (Columbia), Jonathan Adams (Dr. Everett Scott), Peter Hinwood (Rocky) and Meat Loaf (Eddie). Emmy award winner Kenny Ortega (Hocus Pocus) will choreograph, direct and serve as executive producer for the special. Lou Adler, the executive producer of the original film, will be producing the new “reimagined” version. I’m sure
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Crypt TV has announced an amazing contest, The Crypt TV 15 Second Scare. To enter, post your fifteen second video to Instagram with the tags CryptTV and #15SecondScare by Halloween. Entries will be judged by Eli Roth, Jason Blum, Gaspare Noe, Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Peele, deadmau5 and Quentin Tarantino. The winner scores $10,000 and a development deal with Crypt TV. Now, doesn’t that sound freaking fantastic? Good Luck! Follow Crypt TV on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and visit their website.
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