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Terror Films is set to release the award-winning film What the Waters Left Behind exclusively on Amazon Prime later this month. The film made its World Premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival, where the brother directing duo of Luciano and Nicolas Onetti took home the award for Best Promising Directors. The film also scored numerous other awards during its festival tour. The film centers on “Epecuén, one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Here, thousands of people would visit, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th, 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Thirty years later, the waters have receded exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. However, a group of young filmmakers embark upon the ruins in order to film a documentary. Ignoring the warnings, they find themselves stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary
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Following a successful festival tour and theatrical run, Jenn Wexler‘s indie punk horror flick The Ranger will be arriving on Shudder‘s streaming service from Glass Eye Pix and Hood River Entertainment. In the film, “When Chelsea and her friends get in trouble with the cops, they flee the city and go on the run. Fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called Echo, they hope to lay low-and get high-in an old family hideout in the woods. But Chelsea’s got reservations about going back to nature and secrets she’s not sharing with her friends. When a shot rings out, her past comes crashing back, and the punks find themselves pitted against the local authority- an unhinged park ranger with an ax to grind.” Jeremy Holm (“House of Cards”, “Mr. Robot”), Chloe Levine (The Transfiguration, The OA), and Amanda Grace Benitez (All Cheerleaders Die) star alongside Jeremy Pope, Granit Lahu, and Bubba Weiler. The Ranger was written by Jenn Wexler and Giaco Furino
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Terror Films has just announced “Freaky Friday“! Every Friday in October they will be releasing a new film exclusively on Amazon Prime! An expanded release will follow November 9th across multiple platforms including iTunes, Vudu, and Tubi TV. Releases Include: THE CHAIR – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 First up from TERROR FILMS is THE CHAIR. Based on the Alterna Comics graphic novel of the same name, THE CHAIR follows the story of Richard Sullivan. Sullivan is a man on death row, struggling to escape a grisly fate. Pitted against a sadistic Warden and his crew of cruel prison guards, Sullivan is forced to confront his own horrifying past as he questions his own sanity. The film, which has been well received at film festivals, has a stellar cast. THE CHAIR stars: Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Noah Hathaway (The NeverEnding Story), Emmy Award Winning actor Bill Oberst Jr. and Roddy “Rowdy” Piper – in his final on-screen
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One of the most enjoyable aspects of playing role-playing games (RPGs) is the ability to create an avatar of you to go on perilous adventures may they involve lifting curses, protecting villages from bandits, stealing relics from trolls, or befriending a dragon to fulfill a prophecy. Sometimes people have trouble coming up with a believable character or find it difficult to really “know” their character which may make their character not enjoyable to fellow RPG adventurers. James D’Amato’s book “The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide” will help you bring your character(s) to life! After reading this book I see it’s more than a “how to” book, it’s an interactive tome that makes creating your character fun and unique! If you’re new to the whole RPG world like me, don’t be afraid of this book! Each chapter is based off skill level, just like RPG games you start from level 1 and work your way up as you gain more experience!
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This fall Amazon Prime‘s original mind-bending psychological thriller “Homecoming” starring Julia Roberts is set to premiere following its world debut at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival where director Sam Esmail and stars Julia Roberts, Stephan James, Sissy Spacek, Dermot Mulroney, and Creators/Showrunners Eli Horowitz, and Micah Bloomberg were in attendance. From director Sam Esmail, the creator of “Mr. Robot”, comes the series about Heidi Bergman (Roberts), a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Walter Cruz (Stephan James) is one of these soldiers, eager to begin the next phase of his life. Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale), an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives. Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother (Sissy Spacek) and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her with questions about
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Witness the possession and exorcism of a young woman in Along Came the Devil, inspired by true events. The second trailer has now arrived to mark its release on Amazon Prime. From director Jason DeVan (Mindless) comes this dark supernatural thriller that follows “a young woman who, after a troubled childhood, unwittingly invites in a demonic force — leaving her loved ones battling for her soul.” Originally titled Tell Me Your Name, the film stars Sydney Sweeney (Under the Silver Lake), Jessica Barth (Ted, Ted 2), Matt Dallas (“Kyle XY”), Madison Lintz (“The Walking Dead”), Heather DeVan (“Mindless”), and Bruce Davison (X-Men), Variety reports. Jason DeVan and Heather DeVan produced under their DeVan Clan banner. Keeneth C.Dunn served as executive producer. Along Came the Devil is now streaming on Amazon Prime, from Gravitas Ventures.
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The critically acclaimed psychological thriller The Shelter, starring iconic actor Michael Paré (“Streets of Fire”, Eddie and the Cruiser), is now available for viewing around the world, thanks to its newfound home on Vimeo On Demand. The film, which the L.A. Times called “remarkably ambitious” and “a concise genre piece that doubles as a heavily metaphorical character sketch”, had previously been released on DVD and VOD in the United States, and was also sold in various countries around the world including Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden and South East Asia. Now the rest of the world gets their chance to watch the suspense-filled film which critics loved at the London Frightfest, as well as the Sitges Film Festival. The film centers on a homeless man named Thomas (Michael Pare) who finds shelter for the night within a lavish abandoned two-story house. He eventually discovers that he is not alone and the house won’t let him
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Last month FOX announced that they were canceling the series “Lucifer” after its third season which has now ended. Fans quickly started petitions to get FOX to change its mind or convince other networks to pick up the series and it may have paid off. According to Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke, they have has talked about keeping “Lucifer” alive. While talking to Deadline on Thursday, Salke confirmed that talks about taking over Lucifer were happening and that’s as recently as a few days ago. We were talking about Lucifer” Salke stated. “I’m not sure where we are on that. I know that international, especially the UK group, was really bullish on that show, I haven’t checked in on that today Thursday), but I heard conversations were ongoing on that yesterday.” Hopefully, the folks over at Amazon will decide to go ahead and save “Lucifer“. It wouldn’t be the only show that Amazon has rescued from cancelation. Only days after
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Jordan Peele joined the list of our favorite kings of horror last year following his directorial debut, Get Out. We reported not long ago that his next genre feature is titled Us. He also has the HBO series “Lovecraft Country” in the works. Today it was confirmed by THR that his second series titled “The Hunt” is indeed on its way. When David Weil first shared The Hunt with me, I immediately knew that we had to be involved,” said Peele. “It’s cathartic. It’s noir. It’s frighteningly relevant. It’s exactly what I want to see on television. I am thrilled to be working with Amazon in bringing this incredible vision to the world.” Peele said. The 10 episode series, set in 1977, was “inspired by real-life events, it tells the story of a group of Nazi hunters in New York City in the 1970s. The Hunters discover that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among them and conspiring to
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Amazon has released the teaser trailer for Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn‘s upcoming series “Too Old To Die Young“. Refn directed and co-wrote the 10-episode first season with co-writer Ed Brubaker (Westworld, Captain America: Winter Soldier). “The series explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles by following characters’ existential journeys from being killers to becoming samurais in the City of Angels.” Miles Teller, Jena Malone, William Baldwin, Celestino Corneille, Nell Tiger Free, John Hawkes, Kegn Matungulu, and Callie Hernandez star. “Too Old To Die Young” is set to premiere next year.
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Terror Films is set to release the award-winning film What the Waters Left Behind exclusively on Amazon Prime later this month. The film made its World Premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival, where the brother directing duo of Luciano and Nicolas Onetti took home the award for Best Promising Directors. The film also scored numerous other awards during its festival tour. The film centers on “Epecuén, one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Here, thousands of people would visit, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th, 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Thirty years later, the waters have receded exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. However, a group of young filmmakers embark upon the ruins in order to film a documentary. Ignoring the warnings, they find themselves stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary
Continue reading →
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Following a successful festival tour and theatrical run, Jenn Wexler‘s indie punk horror flick The Ranger will be arriving on Shudder‘s streaming service from Glass Eye Pix and Hood River Entertainment. In the film, “When Chelsea and her friends get in trouble with the cops, they flee the city and go on the run. Fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called Echo, they hope to lay low-and get high-in an old family hideout in the woods. But Chelsea’s got reservations about going back to nature and secrets she’s not sharing with her friends. When a shot rings out, her past comes crashing back, and the punks find themselves pitted against the local authority- an unhinged park ranger with an ax to grind.” Jeremy Holm (“House of Cards”, “Mr. Robot”), Chloe Levine (The Transfiguration, The OA), and Amanda Grace Benitez (All Cheerleaders Die) star alongside Jeremy Pope, Granit Lahu, and Bubba Weiler. The Ranger was written by Jenn Wexler and Giaco Furino
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Terror Films has just announced “Freaky Friday“! Every Friday in October they will be releasing a new film exclusively on Amazon Prime! An expanded release will follow November 9th across multiple platforms including iTunes, Vudu, and Tubi TV. Releases Include: THE CHAIR – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 First up from TERROR FILMS is THE CHAIR. Based on the Alterna Comics graphic novel of the same name, THE CHAIR follows the story of Richard Sullivan. Sullivan is a man on death row, struggling to escape a grisly fate. Pitted against a sadistic Warden and his crew of cruel prison guards, Sullivan is forced to confront his own horrifying past as he questions his own sanity. The film, which has been well received at film festivals, has a stellar cast. THE CHAIR stars: Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Noah Hathaway (The NeverEnding Story), Emmy Award Winning actor Bill Oberst Jr. and Roddy “Rowdy” Piper – in his final on-screen
Continue reading →
Amazon Prime VideoBooksGamingProductReviews
One of the most enjoyable aspects of playing role-playing games (RPGs) is the ability to create an avatar of you to go on perilous adventures may they involve lifting curses, protecting villages from bandits, stealing relics from trolls, or befriending a dragon to fulfill a prophecy. Sometimes people have trouble coming up with a believable character or find it difficult to really “know” their character which may make their character not enjoyable to fellow RPG adventurers. James D’Amato’s book “The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide” will help you bring your character(s) to life! After reading this book I see it’s more than a “how to” book, it’s an interactive tome that makes creating your character fun and unique! If you’re new to the whole RPG world like me, don’t be afraid of this book! Each chapter is based off skill level, just like RPG games you start from level 1 and work your way up as you gain more experience!
Continue reading →
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This fall Amazon Prime‘s original mind-bending psychological thriller “Homecoming” starring Julia Roberts is set to premiere following its world debut at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival where director Sam Esmail and stars Julia Roberts, Stephan James, Sissy Spacek, Dermot Mulroney, and Creators/Showrunners Eli Horowitz, and Micah Bloomberg were in attendance. From director Sam Esmail, the creator of “Mr. Robot”, comes the series about Heidi Bergman (Roberts), a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Walter Cruz (Stephan James) is one of these soldiers, eager to begin the next phase of his life. Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale), an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives. Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother (Sissy Spacek) and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her with questions about
Continue reading →
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Witness the possession and exorcism of a young woman in Along Came the Devil, inspired by true events. The second trailer has now arrived to mark its release on Amazon Prime. From director Jason DeVan (Mindless) comes this dark supernatural thriller that follows “a young woman who, after a troubled childhood, unwittingly invites in a demonic force — leaving her loved ones battling for her soul.” Originally titled Tell Me Your Name, the film stars Sydney Sweeney (Under the Silver Lake), Jessica Barth (Ted, Ted 2), Matt Dallas (“Kyle XY”), Madison Lintz (“The Walking Dead”), Heather DeVan (“Mindless”), and Bruce Davison (X-Men), Variety reports. Jason DeVan and Heather DeVan produced under their DeVan Clan banner. Keeneth C.Dunn served as executive producer. Along Came the Devil is now streaming on Amazon Prime, from Gravitas Ventures.
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The critically acclaimed psychological thriller The Shelter, starring iconic actor Michael Paré (“Streets of Fire”, Eddie and the Cruiser), is now available for viewing around the world, thanks to its newfound home on Vimeo On Demand. The film, which the L.A. Times called “remarkably ambitious” and “a concise genre piece that doubles as a heavily metaphorical character sketch”, had previously been released on DVD and VOD in the United States, and was also sold in various countries around the world including Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden and South East Asia. Now the rest of the world gets their chance to watch the suspense-filled film which critics loved at the London Frightfest, as well as the Sitges Film Festival. The film centers on a homeless man named Thomas (Michael Pare) who finds shelter for the night within a lavish abandoned two-story house. He eventually discovers that he is not alone and the house won’t let him
Continue reading →
Amazon Prime VideoNewsStreaming TV
Last month FOX announced that they were canceling the series “Lucifer” after its third season which has now ended. Fans quickly started petitions to get FOX to change its mind or convince other networks to pick up the series and it may have paid off. According to Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke, they have has talked about keeping “Lucifer” alive. While talking to Deadline on Thursday, Salke confirmed that talks about taking over Lucifer were happening and that’s as recently as a few days ago. We were talking about Lucifer” Salke stated. “I’m not sure where we are on that. I know that international, especially the UK group, was really bullish on that show, I haven’t checked in on that today Thursday), but I heard conversations were ongoing on that yesterday.” Hopefully, the folks over at Amazon will decide to go ahead and save “Lucifer“. It wouldn’t be the only show that Amazon has rescued from cancelation. Only days after
Continue reading →
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Jordan Peele joined the list of our favorite kings of horror last year following his directorial debut, Get Out. We reported not long ago that his next genre feature is titled Us. He also has the HBO series “Lovecraft Country” in the works. Today it was confirmed by THR that his second series titled “The Hunt” is indeed on its way. When David Weil first shared The Hunt with me, I immediately knew that we had to be involved,” said Peele. “It’s cathartic. It’s noir. It’s frighteningly relevant. It’s exactly what I want to see on television. I am thrilled to be working with Amazon in bringing this incredible vision to the world.” Peele said. The 10 episode series, set in 1977, was “inspired by real-life events, it tells the story of a group of Nazi hunters in New York City in the 1970s. The Hunters discover that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among them and conspiring to
Continue reading →
Amazon Prime VideoNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Amazon has released the teaser trailer for Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn‘s upcoming series “Too Old To Die Young“. Refn directed and co-wrote the 10-episode first season with co-writer Ed Brubaker (Westworld, Captain America: Winter Soldier). “The series explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles by following characters’ existential journeys from being killers to becoming samurais in the City of Angels.” Miles Teller, Jena Malone, William Baldwin, Celestino Corneille, Nell Tiger Free, John Hawkes, Kegn Matungulu, and Callie Hernandez star. “Too Old To Die Young” is set to premiere next year.
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