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For those of you who haven’t heard about the horror-comedy ‘Ghostpuncher’, let me fill you in. ‘Ghostpuncher’ is the brain-child of Gemini award winning actor/writer Jordan McCloskey . Jordan starred on the TV series ‘The Wilkinsons’ and the series ‘Three Chords From the Truth’. Now Jordan has set out to make an unforgettable and completely original movie with blood, gore, creepy ghosts and a few laughs.‘Ghostpuncher’ tells the story of a single father and his son, who have moved into a new house, unaware of the fact that the home is haunted by three spirits. The home now stands on the foundation of where a nineteenth century poor-house once stood. The spirits are that of a mother and her two daughters, who prayed upon and cannibalized the residents of the poor-house in 1897, the family was known as the Collombelles. At first the spirits are curious and playful, but then turn aggressive, eventually possessing the father and making their lives
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Blumhouse Productions, who brought us Oculus, Paranormal Activity and The Purge: Anarchy, now are set to bring us Sinister 2. Ciaran Foy will direct the sequel to the 2012 horror movie about a father researching a serial killer. After the disturbing events of “Sinister” when a writer and his family is murdered, the sequel follows a mother (Sossamon) along with her nine year old twin sons (played by Robert and Dartanian Sloan) as they move into a rural house that is scarred by death. The family soon find themselves in trouble when a child stealing entity sets it’s sights on the boys. ‘Sinister 2’ stars Shannyn Sossamon (One Missed Call) as Courtney. The role of Dr. Stomberg is played by Tate Ellington (The Walking Dead). ‘Sinister 2’ also stars James Ransone (Oldboy), Nicholas King (Paranormal Activity 3) and Lee Coco (J. Edgar). Sinister 2 will be released August 21, 2015.
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EuroCorp and Vertigo Entertainment, the studio behind ‘The Strangers’ and the upcoming reboot of ‘IT’, are working in conjunction on the adaption of ‘The Girl in 6E’, based on the novel by A.R. Torre. Torre researched the world of web-cam girls by becoming one herself to make sure the story was as realistic as possible. Now that’s dedication. The screenplay is set to be written by Chloe King, daughter of Zaleman King, the man behind the series ‘Red Shoes Diaries’. The story follows a young woman suffering from an extreme case of agoraphobia (the fear of crowds). The woman makes her living as a web-cam girl. When she realizes that one of her customers plans to kidnap a child, she decides to fight her phobia to save the little girl. No release date or cast list is available at this time.
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Sony Entertainment has a new game that creates a unique horror experience based on the player’s choices. Until Dawn, designed for the PS4, brings all of the things we love about horror together. The game combines aspects of multiple sub-genres of horror from the 70s to present day films. In the game eight teenagers are spending the night at a cabin in the woods, as hormones rage and the booze flows the teens are unaware that someone is watching. Along the way the player steps into the role of each character and makes choices that may get them killed. ‘Until Dawn’ will land on shelves on August 25th, 2015.
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Filming for ‘The Conjuring 2’ is finally underway. James Wan is directing the film, which is said to be loosely based on true events. Wan is the director behind some of the most popular horror films of the past decade, including ‘The Conjuring’, ‘Insidious 1 and 2 ‘and ‘Saw’. David Johnson, who wrote ‘Wrath of the Titans’ and serves as a writer for ‘The Walking Dead’, penned the rewrite of the script for ‘The Conjuring 2’. Both Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson will be returning to play their roles of Loraine and Ed Warren, the world’s most reknowned experts in the world of the paranormal. ‘The Conjuring 2’ has already entered preproduction and is in the process of casting. The paranormal thriller, based on the (supposedly) true events of the “Enfield Poltergeist”, which was investigated by many paranormal specialists, including the Warrens. The haunting took place in Enfield, England, where poltergeist activity and even possession, plagued a family. ‘The Conjuring
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Warner Bros. has given the go ahead for a movie based on the creepy video game ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’. The game, which has three sequels, takes place at Chuck-E-Cheese type restaurant. After the restaurant closes at night, animatronic characters spring to life in a murderous rage. Players, who are locked inside, must find a way to survive the night. Gil Kenan, the director of the ‘Poltergeist’ reboot, has been hired to direct the adaption, as well as co-write the movie, along with Tyler Burton Smith. Roy Lee is producing along side Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg. ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ the movie, is in early production, but we should see it’s release sometime in 2016.
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Faith is desperate to find a way to save her dying father, when her mysterious field hockey coach, Sissy Young, befriends her. Faith soon learns that Sissy is the head of a centuries-old witches’ coven. The coven uses the fruit of a cherry tree in a ceremony that restores the life of those who are dead or dying. Sissy offers Faith a deal, to save her father, but in return Faith must carry a child for the coven. Once pregnant Faith realizes something is very wrong with the baby, it is growing at an alarming speed. With the birth of the child approaching and Sissy’s twisted plan for humanity, father and daughter must stand together against evil. ‘Cherry Tree’ was written by Brendan McCarthy and directed by David Keating. This supernatural thriller stars Naomi Battrick (Blood) as Faith with ‘Hellboy II’ actress Anna Walton playing the role of Sissy Young. The cast also includes Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Leah McNamara,
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With ‘The Walking Dead’ approaching it’s October 11th premier date, it’s no surprise that news of new cast members is beginning to surface. Let’s face it, every time a new person shows up we have the same reaction, distrust and doubt. The names of the first three new cast members has now been released. The first character is Denise Cloyd, played by Merritt Wever. Wever has starred in films such as ‘Birdman’ and ‘Signs’ as well as shows such as ‘New Girl’, ‘Nurse Jackie’,’Law and Order’and ‘NCIS’. The character Cloyd is an adaption of the comic book character. The character Carter will be played by Ethan Embry. Embry’s character is a combination of multiple characters from Kirkman’s comics. Scott Gimple told Entertainment Weekly that the character “… is an Alexandrian, and has been there the whole time, just quite busy.” Ethan Embry should look very familiar. He’s been in several films, such as ‘Late Phases‘ (2014), The Guest (2014) and
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F.W. Murnau’s 1922’s vampire film ‘Nosferatu’ has long been considered a true classic. According to Variety, Studio 8 has acquired the rights to the film with the intent of remaking it. Robert Eggers, who wrote the script for the 2015 film ‘The Witch’, will pen the new version of ‘Nosferatu’. ‘Nosferatu’ follows Count Orlok, a vampire, who fains interest in a new residence with his heart set on the agent’s wife. At this time the new film remains untitled and the release date unknown.
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Tom Holland, writer/director of ‘Fright Night’ and ‘Child’s Play’, has been working on the movie adaption of Stephen King’s short story ‘The Ten O’Clock People’ (‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’) for a while now. Holland recently confirmed to the Stephen King fan site Lilja’s Library, that the film is still in production and has gone through a name change. The film’s new title is ‘Cessation’. The definition of cessation, the fact or process of ending. Holland In Stephen King’s story a smoker on a “cessation” drug returns to the habit. The combination of the drug and the cigarettes trigger a side effect that reveals a disturbing reality in which many of the people in authority are actually monsters. ‘Cessation’ is being produced by Don Carmody and will star Jay Baruchel (This is the End). IMDb has the film listed as being released some time in 2016. We will post updates as more details come available. Baruchel This is not Holland’s first experience
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For those of you who haven’t heard about the horror-comedy ‘Ghostpuncher’, let me fill you in. ‘Ghostpuncher’ is the brain-child of Gemini award winning actor/writer Jordan McCloskey . Jordan starred on the TV series ‘The Wilkinsons’ and the series ‘Three Chords From the Truth’. Now Jordan has set out to make an unforgettable and completely original movie with blood, gore, creepy ghosts and a few laughs.‘Ghostpuncher’ tells the story of a single father and his son, who have moved into a new house, unaware of the fact that the home is haunted by three spirits. The home now stands on the foundation of where a nineteenth century poor-house once stood. The spirits are that of a mother and her two daughters, who prayed upon and cannibalized the residents of the poor-house in 1897, the family was known as the Collombelles. At first the spirits are curious and playful, but then turn aggressive, eventually possessing the father and making their lives
Continue reading →
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Blumhouse Productions, who brought us Oculus, Paranormal Activity and The Purge: Anarchy, now are set to bring us Sinister 2. Ciaran Foy will direct the sequel to the 2012 horror movie about a father researching a serial killer. After the disturbing events of “Sinister” when a writer and his family is murdered, the sequel follows a mother (Sossamon) along with her nine year old twin sons (played by Robert and Dartanian Sloan) as they move into a rural house that is scarred by death. The family soon find themselves in trouble when a child stealing entity sets it’s sights on the boys. ‘Sinister 2’ stars Shannyn Sossamon (One Missed Call) as Courtney. The role of Dr. Stomberg is played by Tate Ellington (The Walking Dead). ‘Sinister 2’ also stars James Ransone (Oldboy), Nicholas King (Paranormal Activity 3) and Lee Coco (J. Edgar). Sinister 2 will be released August 21, 2015.
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EuroCorp and Vertigo Entertainment, the studio behind ‘The Strangers’ and the upcoming reboot of ‘IT’, are working in conjunction on the adaption of ‘The Girl in 6E’, based on the novel by A.R. Torre. Torre researched the world of web-cam girls by becoming one herself to make sure the story was as realistic as possible. Now that’s dedication. The screenplay is set to be written by Chloe King, daughter of Zaleman King, the man behind the series ‘Red Shoes Diaries’. The story follows a young woman suffering from an extreme case of agoraphobia (the fear of crowds). The woman makes her living as a web-cam girl. When she realizes that one of her customers plans to kidnap a child, she decides to fight her phobia to save the little girl. No release date or cast list is available at this time.
Continue reading →
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Sony Entertainment has a new game that creates a unique horror experience based on the player’s choices. Until Dawn, designed for the PS4, brings all of the things we love about horror together. The game combines aspects of multiple sub-genres of horror from the 70s to present day films. In the game eight teenagers are spending the night at a cabin in the woods, as hormones rage and the booze flows the teens are unaware that someone is watching. Along the way the player steps into the role of each character and makes choices that may get them killed. ‘Until Dawn’ will land on shelves on August 25th, 2015.
Continue reading →
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Filming for ‘The Conjuring 2’ is finally underway. James Wan is directing the film, which is said to be loosely based on true events. Wan is the director behind some of the most popular horror films of the past decade, including ‘The Conjuring’, ‘Insidious 1 and 2 ‘and ‘Saw’. David Johnson, who wrote ‘Wrath of the Titans’ and serves as a writer for ‘The Walking Dead’, penned the rewrite of the script for ‘The Conjuring 2’. Both Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson will be returning to play their roles of Loraine and Ed Warren, the world’s most reknowned experts in the world of the paranormal. ‘The Conjuring 2’ has already entered preproduction and is in the process of casting. The paranormal thriller, based on the (supposedly) true events of the “Enfield Poltergeist”, which was investigated by many paranormal specialists, including the Warrens. The haunting took place in Enfield, England, where poltergeist activity and even possession, plagued a family. ‘The Conjuring
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
Warner Bros. has given the go ahead for a movie based on the creepy video game ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’. The game, which has three sequels, takes place at Chuck-E-Cheese type restaurant. After the restaurant closes at night, animatronic characters spring to life in a murderous rage. Players, who are locked inside, must find a way to survive the night. Gil Kenan, the director of the ‘Poltergeist’ reboot, has been hired to direct the adaption, as well as co-write the movie, along with Tyler Burton Smith. Roy Lee is producing along side Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg. ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ the movie, is in early production, but we should see it’s release sometime in 2016.
Continue reading →
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Faith is desperate to find a way to save her dying father, when her mysterious field hockey coach, Sissy Young, befriends her. Faith soon learns that Sissy is the head of a centuries-old witches’ coven. The coven uses the fruit of a cherry tree in a ceremony that restores the life of those who are dead or dying. Sissy offers Faith a deal, to save her father, but in return Faith must carry a child for the coven. Once pregnant Faith realizes something is very wrong with the baby, it is growing at an alarming speed. With the birth of the child approaching and Sissy’s twisted plan for humanity, father and daughter must stand together against evil. ‘Cherry Tree’ was written by Brendan McCarthy and directed by David Keating. This supernatural thriller stars Naomi Battrick (Blood) as Faith with ‘Hellboy II’ actress Anna Walton playing the role of Sissy Young. The cast also includes Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Leah McNamara,
Continue reading →
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With ‘The Walking Dead’ approaching it’s October 11th premier date, it’s no surprise that news of new cast members is beginning to surface. Let’s face it, every time a new person shows up we have the same reaction, distrust and doubt. The names of the first three new cast members has now been released. The first character is Denise Cloyd, played by Merritt Wever. Wever has starred in films such as ‘Birdman’ and ‘Signs’ as well as shows such as ‘New Girl’, ‘Nurse Jackie’,’Law and Order’and ‘NCIS’. The character Cloyd is an adaption of the comic book character. The character Carter will be played by Ethan Embry. Embry’s character is a combination of multiple characters from Kirkman’s comics. Scott Gimple told Entertainment Weekly that the character “… is an Alexandrian, and has been there the whole time, just quite busy.” Ethan Embry should look very familiar. He’s been in several films, such as ‘Late Phases‘ (2014), The Guest (2014) and
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
F.W. Murnau’s 1922’s vampire film ‘Nosferatu’ has long been considered a true classic. According to Variety, Studio 8 has acquired the rights to the film with the intent of remaking it. Robert Eggers, who wrote the script for the 2015 film ‘The Witch’, will pen the new version of ‘Nosferatu’. ‘Nosferatu’ follows Count Orlok, a vampire, who fains interest in a new residence with his heart set on the agent’s wife. At this time the new film remains untitled and the release date unknown.
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
Tom Holland, writer/director of ‘Fright Night’ and ‘Child’s Play’, has been working on the movie adaption of Stephen King’s short story ‘The Ten O’Clock People’ (‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’) for a while now. Holland recently confirmed to the Stephen King fan site Lilja’s Library, that the film is still in production and has gone through a name change. The film’s new title is ‘Cessation’. The definition of cessation, the fact or process of ending. Holland In Stephen King’s story a smoker on a “cessation” drug returns to the habit. The combination of the drug and the cigarettes trigger a side effect that reveals a disturbing reality in which many of the people in authority are actually monsters. ‘Cessation’ is being produced by Don Carmody and will star Jay Baruchel (This is the End). IMDb has the film listed as being released some time in 2016. We will post updates as more details come available. Baruchel This is not Holland’s first experience
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