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Ever wanted a 2D top-down online multiplayer survival horror? Well, your wish has come true with Noct. Highly stylized and reminiscent of games like Alien Swarm or Hotline Miami, Noct pits you against a dark force, known as Nocturnal, that has wiped out most of human civilization and turned the Earth into a desolate wasteland devoured by darkness. However, the nightmarish beasts conjured by this endless night aren’t the only enemies you will face, as there will be other players to compete with. Sure you can team up with them, but in a world overrun with evil, it’s every person for themselves. Noct switches things up with the way it looks by making it look as though you are watching the scenario through thermal imaging, giving you a fairly limited range of sight that can easily be overwhelmed by the monsters that lurk around corners – and with only one life, you would be wise to explore with caution. Adding
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Netflix is expanding their original content. ‘Black Mirror’ is one of their new projects. The series originally premiered in the UK back in 2011. Now Netflix is picking up where the show left off. The new eleven episode original series will be produced by House of Tomorrow. Charlie Brooker, of House of Tomorrow, is writing the script. Brooker had this to say: “It’s very exciting – a whole bunch of Black Mirror episodes on the most fitting platform imaginable. Netflix connects us with a global audience so that we can create bigger, stranger, more international and diverse stories than before, while maintaining that ‘Black Mirror’feel. I just hope none of these new story ideas come true.” ‘Black Mirror’ reveals the dark side of life and technology. The series has a modern ‘Twilight’ zone type feel. The international premier date has not been announced. Trailer for the original series
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SyFy’s annual ’31 Days of Halloween’ scare-a-thon will consist of more than 600 hours of horror entertainment and will showcase four original films, including ‘The Hollow’. Halloween specials from ‘Ghost Hunters’ and ‘Paranormal Witness’ are also part of the line-up. OCTOBER 1 6/5c The Last Exorcism 10/9c Dominion season finale OCTOBER 2 8/7c Men in Black 2 10/9c ZNation OCTOBER 3 7/6c I AM Legend 9/8c Night of the Wild 11/10c The Wolfman (2010) OCTOBER 4 8/7c Orphan 10:30/9:30c Fright Night (2011) OCTOBER 5 9/8c Blade 2 11:30/10:30c Blade: Trinity OCTOBER 6 6:30/7:30c Blade: Trinity 9/8c Face Off OCTOBER 7 9/8c Ghost Hunters 10/9c Paranormal Witness OCTOBER 8 6/5c The Wraith 10/9c Haven season 5 premier OCTOBER 9 7:30/8:30c Insidious 10/9c ZNation OCTOBER 10 6:30/5:30c Insidious Chapter 2 9/8c Ominous 11/10c Drive Angry OCTOBER 11 6:30/5;30c 1408 9/8c The Conjuring OCTOBER 12 6:30/5:30c The Conjuring 9/8c Orphan OCTOBER 13 6:30/5:30c Orphan 9/8c Face Off OCTOBER 14 9/8c Ghost Hunters 10/9c
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Producer Nicolas Winding Refn announced at Austin’s Fantastic Fest that a remake of 1988’s ‘Maniac Cop’ is now in the works and John Hyams is set to direct. Hyams has quite a bit of experience when it comes to engineered characters, he directed two of the films from the ‘Universal Soldier’ franchise. In ‘Maniac Cop’ an ex police officer has been turned into a killing machine and is killing people on the streets. Jack Forest finds himself the main suspect for the killings, but detective Frank McCrae doesn’t believe it. Together Forrest, his girlfriend and Detective McCrae set out to find the real killer before he can strike again. The original cast includes Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’Dar, and Richard Roundtree and was directed by William Lustig.
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The latest addition to the ‘Tremors’ franchise, titled ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’, will be arriving of DVD and Blu-ray October 6th. Michael Gross will be returning to his role as the gun loving survivalist Burt Gummer with Jamie Kennedy (Scream) as Travis, his Graboid hunting partner.In ‘Tremors 5′ Burt and Travis are hired to hunt down Graboids and Ass-Blasters (Graboids morphed into nasty two legged creatures) in South Africa. The men have no idea that they are about to be faced with something new and very deadly. ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’ was directed by Don Michael Paul (Jarhead 2). The script was penned by John Whelpley, who also wrote the script for ‘Tremors 3: Back to Perfection’ . The movie was produced by Ogden Gavanski, the producer of ‘Warm Bodies’ and stars an international cast.
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After the government loses contact with the Vice President while on a campaign stop in Louisiana, a team of Navy Seals are sent to retrieve him. The team has no idea of what they are about to face, a horde of fast moving zombies that have over run the city. The infection is spreading. The team must fight for survival and hope they can find the Vice President, alive. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombie’ was directed by Stanton Barrett (Now You See Me and Looper). The cast includes former NBA player Rick Fox (Sharknado 3), Michael Dudikoff (Olympus Has Fallen), Molly Hagan (iZombie), Ed Quinn (True Blood) and Olympian LoLo Jones. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombies’ is now out on Digital HD and will arrive on DVD and VOD on October 6th from Anchor Bay.
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Last night I popped a bag of popcorn and settled in to watch Alec Gillis’ new horror film ‘Harbinger Down’. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the special effects master did not disappoint. You should recognize Gillis’ name. He has done the special effects for many films including ‘Aliens’, ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987), ‘AVP’, ‘Ender’s Game’ and several films of the ‘Tremors’ franchise. ‘Gillis’ both wrote and directed ‘Harbinger Down’, which stars horror veteran Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Matt Winston (Star Trek: Enterprise), Camille Balsamo (Murder in the First), Giovonnie Samuels (Freedom Writers), Reid Collums (Whiplash), Winston James Francis (Little Boy), Milla Bjorn (Angel), Michael Estime (Beyond Merritt), Edwin H. Bravo (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Mick Ignis (Designed for Dreaming), Jason Speer (The Visitant) and Kraig W. Strutz. In ‘Harbinger Down’ two students and their professor board the ship ‘Harbinger’, a crabbing vessel, to study the effects of global warming on the migration pattern of whales. Sadie
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If you ever played Amnesia: The Dark Decent and were a fan, you’ll be happy to know that Frictional Games’ latest horror endeavour, SOMA, is now available on Steam and the PS4 Network. Imagine if Bioshock and Amnesia had a baby, and then Alien: Isolation and Outlast had a baby, then those two babies grew up and met each other, fell madly in love, and had a baby of their own, that would be SOMA. And that’s not a bad thing. It takes the isolation elements of, well, Isolation, and merges them with the defenceless puzzle elements of Amnesia and Outlast, all taking place in an underwater base called PATHOS-II – much like Bioshock’s Rapture. You will have to outwit a range of enemies, such as corrupt robots, insane humans, and your own sense of reality as you try to bring power back to the facility and escape your potential demise. The dark, haunting depths of the ocean are a
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Sandy Collora is making a horror movie, his way. The veteran special effects artist, who worked for Stan Winston Studios, beginning at the age of 17 as a sculptor. Collora has an impressive portfolio that includes movies like Total Recall and Men in Black, as well as being a writer and director. Collora made this statement on his Kickstarter page: “I hear people complaining about how the Hollywood machine is cranking out the same stuff OVER AND OVER, choosing economic safety over the creative art of filmmaking. I grew up on the original Alien and Predator films. I love them. But where are the NEW iconic creatures and characters? How long has it been since we’ve seen something truly unique and powerful in a genre film? Too long. If Hollywood won’t do it, I will. With your help, we can raise enough independently to crowd fund a great genre film. Maybe together we can even change the paradigm a little
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Japanese filmmaker Takahide Hori aka Yamiken has spent the past four years making a stop-motion short film in his spare time. The 30 minute film was made with no outside funding or help. The film, titled ‘Junk Head 1’ is dark and absolutely incredible. If you’re wondering about the “1” in the title, Yamiken plans for it to be the first of a series. He hopes that ‘Junk Head 1’ will help him secure funding for the next film. ‘Junk Head 1’ follows an explorer in search of a sample of DNA belonging to a race of creatures created to do manual labor for a race of human like beings. The creatures live deep in the subterranean world. As the explorer descends things go very wrong. It blows my mind that one man created such a rich, well made, interesting film. ‘Junk Head 1’ has a distinctly unique feel. The film’s dark dingy hallways and nightmarish creatures make the film
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Ever wanted a 2D top-down online multiplayer survival horror? Well, your wish has come true with Noct. Highly stylized and reminiscent of games like Alien Swarm or Hotline Miami, Noct pits you against a dark force, known as Nocturnal, that has wiped out most of human civilization and turned the Earth into a desolate wasteland devoured by darkness. However, the nightmarish beasts conjured by this endless night aren’t the only enemies you will face, as there will be other players to compete with. Sure you can team up with them, but in a world overrun with evil, it’s every person for themselves. Noct switches things up with the way it looks by making it look as though you are watching the scenario through thermal imaging, giving you a fairly limited range of sight that can easily be overwhelmed by the monsters that lurk around corners – and with only one life, you would be wise to explore with caution. Adding
Continue reading →
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Netflix is expanding their original content. ‘Black Mirror’ is one of their new projects. The series originally premiered in the UK back in 2011. Now Netflix is picking up where the show left off. The new eleven episode original series will be produced by House of Tomorrow. Charlie Brooker, of House of Tomorrow, is writing the script. Brooker had this to say: “It’s very exciting – a whole bunch of Black Mirror episodes on the most fitting platform imaginable. Netflix connects us with a global audience so that we can create bigger, stranger, more international and diverse stories than before, while maintaining that ‘Black Mirror’feel. I just hope none of these new story ideas come true.” ‘Black Mirror’ reveals the dark side of life and technology. The series has a modern ‘Twilight’ zone type feel. The international premier date has not been announced. Trailer for the original series
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SyFy’s annual ’31 Days of Halloween’ scare-a-thon will consist of more than 600 hours of horror entertainment and will showcase four original films, including ‘The Hollow’. Halloween specials from ‘Ghost Hunters’ and ‘Paranormal Witness’ are also part of the line-up. OCTOBER 1 6/5c The Last Exorcism 10/9c Dominion season finale OCTOBER 2 8/7c Men in Black 2 10/9c ZNation OCTOBER 3 7/6c I AM Legend 9/8c Night of the Wild 11/10c The Wolfman (2010) OCTOBER 4 8/7c Orphan 10:30/9:30c Fright Night (2011) OCTOBER 5 9/8c Blade 2 11:30/10:30c Blade: Trinity OCTOBER 6 6:30/7:30c Blade: Trinity 9/8c Face Off OCTOBER 7 9/8c Ghost Hunters 10/9c Paranormal Witness OCTOBER 8 6/5c The Wraith 10/9c Haven season 5 premier OCTOBER 9 7:30/8:30c Insidious 10/9c ZNation OCTOBER 10 6:30/5:30c Insidious Chapter 2 9/8c Ominous 11/10c Drive Angry OCTOBER 11 6:30/5;30c 1408 9/8c The Conjuring OCTOBER 12 6:30/5:30c The Conjuring 9/8c Orphan OCTOBER 13 6:30/5:30c Orphan 9/8c Face Off OCTOBER 14 9/8c Ghost Hunters 10/9c
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Producer Nicolas Winding Refn announced at Austin’s Fantastic Fest that a remake of 1988’s ‘Maniac Cop’ is now in the works and John Hyams is set to direct. Hyams has quite a bit of experience when it comes to engineered characters, he directed two of the films from the ‘Universal Soldier’ franchise. In ‘Maniac Cop’ an ex police officer has been turned into a killing machine and is killing people on the streets. Jack Forest finds himself the main suspect for the killings, but detective Frank McCrae doesn’t believe it. Together Forrest, his girlfriend and Detective McCrae set out to find the real killer before he can strike again. The original cast includes Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’Dar, and Richard Roundtree and was directed by William Lustig.
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The latest addition to the ‘Tremors’ franchise, titled ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’, will be arriving of DVD and Blu-ray October 6th. Michael Gross will be returning to his role as the gun loving survivalist Burt Gummer with Jamie Kennedy (Scream) as Travis, his Graboid hunting partner.In ‘Tremors 5′ Burt and Travis are hired to hunt down Graboids and Ass-Blasters (Graboids morphed into nasty two legged creatures) in South Africa. The men have no idea that they are about to be faced with something new and very deadly. ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’ was directed by Don Michael Paul (Jarhead 2). The script was penned by John Whelpley, who also wrote the script for ‘Tremors 3: Back to Perfection’ . The movie was produced by Ogden Gavanski, the producer of ‘Warm Bodies’ and stars an international cast.
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After the government loses contact with the Vice President while on a campaign stop in Louisiana, a team of Navy Seals are sent to retrieve him. The team has no idea of what they are about to face, a horde of fast moving zombies that have over run the city. The infection is spreading. The team must fight for survival and hope they can find the Vice President, alive. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombie’ was directed by Stanton Barrett (Now You See Me and Looper). The cast includes former NBA player Rick Fox (Sharknado 3), Michael Dudikoff (Olympus Has Fallen), Molly Hagan (iZombie), Ed Quinn (True Blood) and Olympian LoLo Jones. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombies’ is now out on Digital HD and will arrive on DVD and VOD on October 6th from Anchor Bay.
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Last night I popped a bag of popcorn and settled in to watch Alec Gillis’ new horror film ‘Harbinger Down’. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the special effects master did not disappoint. You should recognize Gillis’ name. He has done the special effects for many films including ‘Aliens’, ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987), ‘AVP’, ‘Ender’s Game’ and several films of the ‘Tremors’ franchise. ‘Gillis’ both wrote and directed ‘Harbinger Down’, which stars horror veteran Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Matt Winston (Star Trek: Enterprise), Camille Balsamo (Murder in the First), Giovonnie Samuels (Freedom Writers), Reid Collums (Whiplash), Winston James Francis (Little Boy), Milla Bjorn (Angel), Michael Estime (Beyond Merritt), Edwin H. Bravo (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Mick Ignis (Designed for Dreaming), Jason Speer (The Visitant) and Kraig W. Strutz. In ‘Harbinger Down’ two students and their professor board the ship ‘Harbinger’, a crabbing vessel, to study the effects of global warming on the migration pattern of whales. Sadie
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If you ever played Amnesia: The Dark Decent and were a fan, you’ll be happy to know that Frictional Games’ latest horror endeavour, SOMA, is now available on Steam and the PS4 Network. Imagine if Bioshock and Amnesia had a baby, and then Alien: Isolation and Outlast had a baby, then those two babies grew up and met each other, fell madly in love, and had a baby of their own, that would be SOMA. And that’s not a bad thing. It takes the isolation elements of, well, Isolation, and merges them with the defenceless puzzle elements of Amnesia and Outlast, all taking place in an underwater base called PATHOS-II – much like Bioshock’s Rapture. You will have to outwit a range of enemies, such as corrupt robots, insane humans, and your own sense of reality as you try to bring power back to the facility and escape your potential demise. The dark, haunting depths of the ocean are a
Continue reading →
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Sandy Collora is making a horror movie, his way. The veteran special effects artist, who worked for Stan Winston Studios, beginning at the age of 17 as a sculptor. Collora has an impressive portfolio that includes movies like Total Recall and Men in Black, as well as being a writer and director. Collora made this statement on his Kickstarter page: “I hear people complaining about how the Hollywood machine is cranking out the same stuff OVER AND OVER, choosing economic safety over the creative art of filmmaking. I grew up on the original Alien and Predator films. I love them. But where are the NEW iconic creatures and characters? How long has it been since we’ve seen something truly unique and powerful in a genre film? Too long. If Hollywood won’t do it, I will. With your help, we can raise enough independently to crowd fund a great genre film. Maybe together we can even change the paradigm a little
Continue reading →
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Japanese filmmaker Takahide Hori aka Yamiken has spent the past four years making a stop-motion short film in his spare time. The 30 minute film was made with no outside funding or help. The film, titled ‘Junk Head 1’ is dark and absolutely incredible. If you’re wondering about the “1” in the title, Yamiken plans for it to be the first of a series. He hopes that ‘Junk Head 1’ will help him secure funding for the next film. ‘Junk Head 1’ follows an explorer in search of a sample of DNA belonging to a race of creatures created to do manual labor for a race of human like beings. The creatures live deep in the subterranean world. As the explorer descends things go very wrong. It blows my mind that one man created such a rich, well made, interesting film. ‘Junk Head 1’ has a distinctly unique feel. The film’s dark dingy hallways and nightmarish creatures make the film
Continue reading →
