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Award winning writer-director Patricia Chica’s latest short film, a horror-comedy, ‘A Tricky Treat’, will premier at this year’s Screamfest on October 21st in LA. ‘A Tricky Treat’ has already racked up awards from the Fantasia Film Festival including Best Director, Best Short Film, Best Special Effects and the list goes on. Director Patricia Chica is not new to award winning short films. Her last short film, Serpent’s Lullaby took home several awards as well. You can purchase Tickets Here . Follow ‘Tricky Treat’ on FaceBook for regular updates.
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Norman Bates Is Coming Home… Summer, 1983. No Internet. No DVD extras. No “sneak peaks.” There were a handful of magazines to get your entertainment and especially your horror news and Fangoria was mine. I got my first subscription in 1980 and kept it through most of high school. At one point my mother asked me, “Are you sure you don’t want Playboy or something?” Unlike Norman Bates, I had plenty of girlfriends. Boobs I could see any time, but horror? That was serious shit and it came in the mail addressed to me. The slasher film dominated 80s horror. Carpenter’s Halloween hit in 1978 and the original Friday the 13th was ripping off at its heels, and both birthed franchises that spanned an entire decade and beyond. Psychopaths with knives and a variety of tools populated movie houses and late night cable. Most horror scholars will acknowledge the sub genre was peaking around 1983. Friday the 13th was winding
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In ‘The Hoarder’ two women break into a storage facility not knowing a killer is lurking inside. As time goes by the women realize that they are trapped and are being stalked. Luckily a stranger is there to keep them safe. Mischa Barton (The Sixth Sense), Robert Knepper (Hitman) and Valene Kane (Jump) and Robert Knepper (Prison Break) star in this psychological thriller. Matt Winn directed ‘The Hoarder’. ‘The Hoarder’ will be out later this year.
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For many it’s our favorite time of year. The weather is cooler and Halloween is quickly approaching. Today we kick off our ’31 Days of Halloween’ and all 31 films can be found on Netflix Streaming. 1. Scream “What’s your favorite scary Movie?” 2. Sleepy Hallow Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci square off against the Headless Horseman. 3. Burying the Ex Max wants out of his relationship with his overbearing girlfriend. When she is killed he thinks it’s over, but he couldn’t be more wrong. 4. The Babadook “If it’s in a word or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of The Babadook.” 5. The Omen (1976) “It’s all for you Damien.” 6. Rosemary’s Baby If this movie doesn’t creep you out, something’s wrong with you. 7. You’re Next What’s worse, 3 men in masks trying to kill you or dinner with the family? 8. Inner Demons This movie takes a unique spin on possession and addiction. 9.
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It’s been three years since Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones put on those black suits and fought aliens. Producers Walker Parkes and Laurie MacDonald confirmed to THR that a new film is in the works, but that neither Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones will be involved in the sequel. Seriously? Jones and Smith are what made those movies great. I should mention that there won’t be just one new ‘Men in Black’ film, there will be three. Right now the film is in early preproduction. ‘Men in Black 4″ is being penned by ’22 Jumps Street’ writer Oren Uziel and Lowell Cunningham, who wrote the three original ‘Men in Black’ movies. Cunningham’s involvement in the part 4 makes me have a little more hopeful. The big question is, can the movies make it without Smith and Jones ?
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In ‘Dark Awakening’ James moves his wife and young son into the family estate in rural North Carolina, just after his mother passes away. Soon after they arrive his wife Jennifer and their son Danny begin to experience paranormal activity and are haunted by the ghosts of children. When Jennifer seeks advice from Father Donovan O’Malley, the local parish priest she learns of the estate’s dark history and that her husband is tied to the children. Lance Henriksen, William Pifer, Jason Cook and Valerie Azlynn star in ‘Dark Awakening’. Dean C. Jones serves as director along side Executive Producers Liliana Kligman and Michele Weisler of ‘The Ring’. ‘Dark Awakening’ is now out on VOD and on iTunes.
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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback wants residents of the state to be prepared for a zombie attack. Brownback has announced that he will sign a proclamation today (9/30) designating October as “Zombie Awareness Month”. No, this is not a joke. The Governor’s reasoning behind “Zombie Awareness Month” is that if people are prepared for zombies they’re pretty much prepared for any disaster. If you think about it, it’s a clever idea to use the popularity of the zombie genre to get people prepared for real disasters. In a statement Brownback said “If you’re prepared for zombies, you’re prepared for anything.” He continued “Although an actual zombie apocalypse will never happen, the preparation for such an event is the same as for any disaster: make a disaster kit, have a plan and practice it.” The state emergency planning website will offer “preparedness challenges” to help people prepare, like lists of supplies, plans and will offer challenges through social media.
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“V has come to” is how the game begins. Such a simple phrase and yet has so much behind it. Minutes after “V has come to” the game ascends and shows us what we have in store. Big Boss, our main protagonist awakens from a 9 year coma in a hospital in Cyprus missing an arm and having a large chunk of shrapnel lodged in his head, Big Boss’ awakening is only cut short when the hospital is invaded by a covert military force dubbed “XOF” on the hunt to kill him. With the help of a mysterious man named “Ishmal” Big Boss is able to escape a narrow death. Soon later the halls of the hospital begin to fill with smoke and fire when suddenly a man covered in head to toe in fire arrives in the hospital and begins searching for Big Boss. The Man on Fire has Big Boss in his clutches until the “XOF” force returns
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A little while back a small indie game called “The Escapists” was released onto next-gen consoles and PC and was a pretty big success. The game was a “Shawshank Redemption”-esque game, where you played a character trying to escape from a prison. Well now the developers of the game Team 17 have now taken their gameplay and 8 bit pixel style graphics and mixed it with “The Walking Dead”. The game places you in control of Rick Grimes and has you creating safe escape routes to help and secure survivors from large areas. You have to fend off zombies and rescue as many survivors as you can. The unique aspect of the game though is how it takes most of its source material not from the TV show but from the comics, so you’ll see some very similar locations as well as new places not yet seen in the show. “The Escapist: The Walking Dead” is avalible now on Xbox
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Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to adapt the Japanese graphic novel series ‘Death Note’, written by Tsugumi Ohba with art by Takeshi Obata, into a live action film. The film will be directed by ‘You’re Next’ director Adam Wingard, according to THR. The series follows Light Yagami, a high school student. A bored God of Death, Ryuk, puts a book in Light’s path, called a Death Note, giving Light the power of life and death with the stroke of a pen. Light is determined to use the Death Note for good, by riding the world of evil. Only one member of the cast has been revealed so far. “The Fault in Our Stars’ actor Nat Wolff has been cast in the role of Light Yagami.
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Award winning writer-director Patricia Chica’s latest short film, a horror-comedy, ‘A Tricky Treat’, will premier at this year’s Screamfest on October 21st in LA. ‘A Tricky Treat’ has already racked up awards from the Fantasia Film Festival including Best Director, Best Short Film, Best Special Effects and the list goes on. Director Patricia Chica is not new to award winning short films. Her last short film, Serpent’s Lullaby took home several awards as well. You can purchase Tickets Here . Follow ‘Tricky Treat’ on FaceBook for regular updates.
Continue reading →
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Norman Bates Is Coming Home… Summer, 1983. No Internet. No DVD extras. No “sneak peaks.” There were a handful of magazines to get your entertainment and especially your horror news and Fangoria was mine. I got my first subscription in 1980 and kept it through most of high school. At one point my mother asked me, “Are you sure you don’t want Playboy or something?” Unlike Norman Bates, I had plenty of girlfriends. Boobs I could see any time, but horror? That was serious shit and it came in the mail addressed to me. The slasher film dominated 80s horror. Carpenter’s Halloween hit in 1978 and the original Friday the 13th was ripping off at its heels, and both birthed franchises that spanned an entire decade and beyond. Psychopaths with knives and a variety of tools populated movie houses and late night cable. Most horror scholars will acknowledge the sub genre was peaking around 1983. Friday the 13th was winding
Continue reading →
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In ‘The Hoarder’ two women break into a storage facility not knowing a killer is lurking inside. As time goes by the women realize that they are trapped and are being stalked. Luckily a stranger is there to keep them safe. Mischa Barton (The Sixth Sense), Robert Knepper (Hitman) and Valene Kane (Jump) and Robert Knepper (Prison Break) star in this psychological thriller. Matt Winn directed ‘The Hoarder’. ‘The Hoarder’ will be out later this year.
Continue reading →
HalloweenHoliday HorrorReviews
For many it’s our favorite time of year. The weather is cooler and Halloween is quickly approaching. Today we kick off our ’31 Days of Halloween’ and all 31 films can be found on Netflix Streaming. 1. Scream “What’s your favorite scary Movie?” 2. Sleepy Hallow Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci square off against the Headless Horseman. 3. Burying the Ex Max wants out of his relationship with his overbearing girlfriend. When she is killed he thinks it’s over, but he couldn’t be more wrong. 4. The Babadook “If it’s in a word or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of The Babadook.” 5. The Omen (1976) “It’s all for you Damien.” 6. Rosemary’s Baby If this movie doesn’t creep you out, something’s wrong with you. 7. You’re Next What’s worse, 3 men in masks trying to kill you or dinner with the family? 8. Inner Demons This movie takes a unique spin on possession and addiction. 9.
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It’s been three years since Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones put on those black suits and fought aliens. Producers Walker Parkes and Laurie MacDonald confirmed to THR that a new film is in the works, but that neither Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones will be involved in the sequel. Seriously? Jones and Smith are what made those movies great. I should mention that there won’t be just one new ‘Men in Black’ film, there will be three. Right now the film is in early preproduction. ‘Men in Black 4″ is being penned by ’22 Jumps Street’ writer Oren Uziel and Lowell Cunningham, who wrote the three original ‘Men in Black’ movies. Cunningham’s involvement in the part 4 makes me have a little more hopeful. The big question is, can the movies make it without Smith and Jones ?
Continue reading →
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In ‘Dark Awakening’ James moves his wife and young son into the family estate in rural North Carolina, just after his mother passes away. Soon after they arrive his wife Jennifer and their son Danny begin to experience paranormal activity and are haunted by the ghosts of children. When Jennifer seeks advice from Father Donovan O’Malley, the local parish priest she learns of the estate’s dark history and that her husband is tied to the children. Lance Henriksen, William Pifer, Jason Cook and Valerie Azlynn star in ‘Dark Awakening’. Dean C. Jones serves as director along side Executive Producers Liliana Kligman and Michele Weisler of ‘The Ring’. ‘Dark Awakening’ is now out on VOD and on iTunes.
Continue reading →
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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback wants residents of the state to be prepared for a zombie attack. Brownback has announced that he will sign a proclamation today (9/30) designating October as “Zombie Awareness Month”. No, this is not a joke. The Governor’s reasoning behind “Zombie Awareness Month” is that if people are prepared for zombies they’re pretty much prepared for any disaster. If you think about it, it’s a clever idea to use the popularity of the zombie genre to get people prepared for real disasters. In a statement Brownback said “If you’re prepared for zombies, you’re prepared for anything.” He continued “Although an actual zombie apocalypse will never happen, the preparation for such an event is the same as for any disaster: make a disaster kit, have a plan and practice it.” The state emergency planning website will offer “preparedness challenges” to help people prepare, like lists of supplies, plans and will offer challenges through social media.
Continue reading →
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“V has come to” is how the game begins. Such a simple phrase and yet has so much behind it. Minutes after “V has come to” the game ascends and shows us what we have in store. Big Boss, our main protagonist awakens from a 9 year coma in a hospital in Cyprus missing an arm and having a large chunk of shrapnel lodged in his head, Big Boss’ awakening is only cut short when the hospital is invaded by a covert military force dubbed “XOF” on the hunt to kill him. With the help of a mysterious man named “Ishmal” Big Boss is able to escape a narrow death. Soon later the halls of the hospital begin to fill with smoke and fire when suddenly a man covered in head to toe in fire arrives in the hospital and begins searching for Big Boss. The Man on Fire has Big Boss in his clutches until the “XOF” force returns
Continue reading →
ReviewsStreaming TV
A little while back a small indie game called “The Escapists” was released onto next-gen consoles and PC and was a pretty big success. The game was a “Shawshank Redemption”-esque game, where you played a character trying to escape from a prison. Well now the developers of the game Team 17 have now taken their gameplay and 8 bit pixel style graphics and mixed it with “The Walking Dead”. The game places you in control of Rick Grimes and has you creating safe escape routes to help and secure survivors from large areas. You have to fend off zombies and rescue as many survivors as you can. The unique aspect of the game though is how it takes most of its source material not from the TV show but from the comics, so you’ll see some very similar locations as well as new places not yet seen in the show. “The Escapist: The Walking Dead” is avalible now on Xbox
Continue reading →
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Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to adapt the Japanese graphic novel series ‘Death Note’, written by Tsugumi Ohba with art by Takeshi Obata, into a live action film. The film will be directed by ‘You’re Next’ director Adam Wingard, according to THR. The series follows Light Yagami, a high school student. A bored God of Death, Ryuk, puts a book in Light’s path, called a Death Note, giving Light the power of life and death with the stroke of a pen. Light is determined to use the Death Note for good, by riding the world of evil. Only one member of the cast has been revealed so far. “The Fault in Our Stars’ actor Nat Wolff has been cast in the role of Light Yagami.
Continue reading →
