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DVD Review: Amityville Island (2020)
A woman (Jamie Morgan) brings home a box of cursed items she picked up in front of that infamous residence down Long Island way, promptly gets possessed, and offs her entire family, DeFeo style. Flash forward, and our heroine is incarcerated and forced to participate in a felonious fight club with a fellow inmate (Danielle Donahue) which goes over like fart in a submarine, and the duo are shipped off to a private island containing bears, sharks, and mutant zombies, as they so often do, right cats n’ creeps? Anyhow, on said island, a small team of scientists are conducting all manner of eerie experiments and at the center of it all is our friendly neighborhood Psycho Mom, who’s inner demon can leap out and posses the local fauna (including a shark ‘natch) and populace… so you know things are going to go to hell (for some it could be literally) as science and the supernatural clash on the island
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‘The Voices’ Starring Lin Shaye Speaks Of A Release Date (Trailer)
Cinedigm has snagged the domestic rights to the upcoming horror thriller The Voices, directed by Wesley Alley and Bradley Fowler. The new trailer is here, reminding us not to play with Ouija boards. “The story follows a young woman who seeks sanctuary at a remote family home, where she struggles to cope with her sister’s schizophrenia. All too soon, however, her own sanity begins to fray and security of the walls around her transform into a prison of her own making.” Amanda Markowitz (Love Meet Hope), Broadway star Victoria Matlock (“Wicked”), Brendan Sexton III (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), and genre icon Lin Shaye (Insidious, The Grudge) star. Alley, Fowler, Amanda Markowitz, Victoria Matlock, and James Christopher Fechser produced. John W. Bosher, Chris Charles and Juri Koll co-produced, with Andy Wizenberg serving as Executive Producer. The Voices is set for release on Digital and DVD this spring.
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‘The Lurker’ Slashes Its Way Onto DVD This April
Eric Liberacki‘s The Lurker, influenced by the Golden era of horror films, slashes its way onto DVD and Digital this April, from Indican Pictures. Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, 2007), Naomi Grossman (“American Horror Story”), Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th, 1980) and Adam Huss star in the film that follows several high-schoolers as they prepare a local play. A killer lurks in the shadows and the cast is in danger. With the play set to see its final curtain call, these schoolmates will need to band together, if they hope to survive this killer’s knife. Director Liberacki has talked about the film’s influences and what led him to direct The Lurker. He says of slashers: “my screenwriting always gravitated toward slasher films of that time period (the ’80s, ’90s).” This was the pivotal time for slashers and their many sequels. The Lurker was also a team effort: “While I was shooting the feature film the Pale Man the director, John Lerchen, gave
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Movie Reviews (Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow): Death of a Vlogger; The Cleansing Hour
Death of a Vlogger The U.K. faux documentary Death of a Vlogger uses the possibility of supernatural occurrences to explore the pitfalls of today’s social media world. It does so in a manner that is consistently entertaining, and though it offers some criticism on both internet fame seekers and the often callous audiences that follow them, it never gets too heavy-handed in its messages. Writer/director Graham Hughes stars as Graham, a YouTube personality who begins experiencing strange incidents in his flat after he has laser eye surgery. He is joined by his friend Erin (Annabel Logan), and the duo further explores the possibilities of what might be taking place in his home. Eventually, paranormal investigator Steve (Paddy Kondracki) comes aboard, seeking as many new likes and follows as he can get, only for the trio to be called out on their story by fellow YouTuber and skeptic Alice (Joma West). Hughes leads a strong cast, and he helms the film
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Lines Between Reality And Creativity Blur: ‘Based On’ VS ‘Inspired By’
At one point or another, we all have seen “Based on a true story” or “Inspired by” on movie posters, book covers, and even in video games. As a result, we’re all guilty of it, we the audience immediately want to see, read, and play it because we want to experience the story, especially if its horror related! What happens afterward is a moment of either instant regret, confusion, or in some cases satisfaction without realizing we have a fishhook sticking out of our cheeks. We’ve all been there that after watching a movie “Based on a true story” we sit back thinking, “did it really happen?!” Or “come on that’s totally not how it happened!” and a lot of times… we’re in the latter…and we’re right, and it’s time to call out filmmakers, writers, and studios for misusing the terms “Based on” and “Inspired by” to hook audiences in for a disappointment! First, we need to get the obvious
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The Trailer For Season Two Of Netflix’s “Kingdom” Arrives Ahead Of Premiere
Ravenous hordes of zombie swarm in the full trailer for the second season of Netflix brilliant series “Kingdom” ahead of its premiere on Friday. Directed by Kim Seong-hun, the series set during Korea’s medieval Joseon period tells the story of a crown prince who sets out on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious plague spreading like wildfire across his kingdom. Marked as a traitor by the family of the queen he must not only save his people but also clear his name. In the season one finale, we were left with a major cliffhanger, learning that the queen and her father are even more twisted than we thought, and the prince and his people face a huge horde. “As winter approaches, the battle between the living and the undead in Joseon is just beginning. The royal court is teeming with snakes, the zombies are coming, and the crown prince has a nation to save. The worst is yet to
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Netflix’s ‘The Platform’ Will Leave You Hungry For More This March (Trailer)
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia‘s twisted sci-fi thriller The Platform, also known as El Hoyo, arrives on Netflix this March. The trailer depicts mankind at its darkest, pitting the class against one another. Some will eat, some will starve. Set inside a vertical prison system with one cell per level. Two people per cell. One only food platform and two minutes per day to feed up to down. An endless nightmare trapped in The Pit. Starring Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Jauan, Emilio Buale, Alexandra Masangkay, and Zihara Llana, the film was written by David Desola and Pedro Rivero. The Platform hits Netflix on March 20th, 2020
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This September, Watch ‘Pet Semetary’ At the Real Location
This September, join On Set Media for a truly one of a kind event, watch Stephen King’s Pet Semetary in the real cemetery that inspired the movie! Things don’t get much creepier than that. “Will you come over and play with us? First, we play with Jud. Then mommy came. We had an awfully good time …now we want to play with you! Join ON SET CINEMA on Saturday, September 19th for a very special screening of the original Pet Sematary at the actual Pet Sematary filming location in Ellsworth, Maine! We will be watching the film outside, exactly where the infamous “Pet Sematary” sign and graveyard once stood. Maine is such a beautiful state – make a weekend trip out of it and visit Acadia National Park only 20 minutes away or check out Stephen King’s house in Bangor only 40 minutes north. We encourage everyone to stay all night at The Colonial Inn, which is located directly by
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Movie Review: Juvenile Delinquents (2020)
Pedo ass-hat Frank (Jay Amari) gets him self unintentionally murder-ized by a gaggle of juvenile delinquents that come to the rescue of his latest victim Sarah (Corynn Treadwell). Given their past, these dudes are none to anxious to dial ol’ 911, so they get the shit-hot idea to torch Frank’s pad… but his wife Molly (Marie Smalley) arrives home just as the demented deed is about to go down, and finds herself a hostage as these killer kids, and their friends whom soon join them, decide their next step! As is the way, further static ensues, and the group, once splintered, grows stronger… but will their bond be enough to see them through this patch of dark waters? To clear the air a bit; Juvenile Delinquents would fall more on the drama side of the equation if one is trying to slap a label on it… but at it’s core this circles the exploitation/action side of things rather firmly. You
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Corona Beer Fears Update: WE GOT DUPED!
One of my past articles that seemed to have received a lot of love (Thanks guys!) has now made me look like a fool as it did with many other news outlets that reported it. As it turns out my article about 38% of Americans won’t be drinking Corona Beer due to the fear of Coronavirus, was an elaborate hoax…and I fell for it. Normally I would be kicking myself in the head for falling for something like this but I’m thankful to know the fact that other major news outlets and respectable journalists have fallen for it as well. So it’s my responsibility to give the facts and to correct my mistake. So what happened? In February the news spread far a wide like the Coronavirus itself after what appeared to be a coordinated effort by 5W Public Relations, and PR Newswire who withheld information pertaining to the questions asked on the survey and how they were asked, when
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DVD Review: Amityville Island (2020)
A woman (Jamie Morgan) brings home a box of cursed items she picked up in front of that infamous residence down Long Island way, promptly gets possessed, and offs her entire family, DeFeo style. Flash forward, and our heroine is incarcerated and forced to participate in a felonious fight club with a fellow inmate (Danielle Donahue) which goes over like fart in a submarine, and the duo are shipped off to a private island containing bears, sharks, and mutant zombies, as they so often do, right cats n’ creeps? Anyhow, on said island, a small team of scientists are conducting all manner of eerie experiments and at the center of it all is our friendly neighborhood Psycho Mom, who’s inner demon can leap out and posses the local fauna (including a shark ‘natch) and populace… so you know things are going to go to hell (for some it could be literally) as science and the supernatural clash on the island
Continue reading →
‘The Voices’ Starring Lin Shaye Speaks Of A Release Date (Trailer)
Cinedigm has snagged the domestic rights to the upcoming horror thriller The Voices, directed by Wesley Alley and Bradley Fowler. The new trailer is here, reminding us not to play with Ouija boards. “The story follows a young woman who seeks sanctuary at a remote family home, where she struggles to cope with her sister’s schizophrenia. All too soon, however, her own sanity begins to fray and security of the walls around her transform into a prison of her own making.” Amanda Markowitz (Love Meet Hope), Broadway star Victoria Matlock (“Wicked”), Brendan Sexton III (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), and genre icon Lin Shaye (Insidious, The Grudge) star. Alley, Fowler, Amanda Markowitz, Victoria Matlock, and James Christopher Fechser produced. John W. Bosher, Chris Charles and Juri Koll co-produced, with Andy Wizenberg serving as Executive Producer. The Voices is set for release on Digital and DVD this spring.
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‘The Lurker’ Slashes Its Way Onto DVD This April
Eric Liberacki‘s The Lurker, influenced by the Golden era of horror films, slashes its way onto DVD and Digital this April, from Indican Pictures. Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, 2007), Naomi Grossman (“American Horror Story”), Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th, 1980) and Adam Huss star in the film that follows several high-schoolers as they prepare a local play. A killer lurks in the shadows and the cast is in danger. With the play set to see its final curtain call, these schoolmates will need to band together, if they hope to survive this killer’s knife. Director Liberacki has talked about the film’s influences and what led him to direct The Lurker. He says of slashers: “my screenwriting always gravitated toward slasher films of that time period (the ’80s, ’90s).” This was the pivotal time for slashers and their many sequels. The Lurker was also a team effort: “While I was shooting the feature film the Pale Man the director, John Lerchen, gave
Continue reading →
Movie Reviews (Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow): Death of a Vlogger; The Cleansing Hour
Death of a Vlogger The U.K. faux documentary Death of a Vlogger uses the possibility of supernatural occurrences to explore the pitfalls of today’s social media world. It does so in a manner that is consistently entertaining, and though it offers some criticism on both internet fame seekers and the often callous audiences that follow them, it never gets too heavy-handed in its messages. Writer/director Graham Hughes stars as Graham, a YouTube personality who begins experiencing strange incidents in his flat after he has laser eye surgery. He is joined by his friend Erin (Annabel Logan), and the duo further explores the possibilities of what might be taking place in his home. Eventually, paranormal investigator Steve (Paddy Kondracki) comes aboard, seeking as many new likes and follows as he can get, only for the trio to be called out on their story by fellow YouTuber and skeptic Alice (Joma West). Hughes leads a strong cast, and he helms the film
Continue reading →
Lines Between Reality And Creativity Blur: ‘Based On’ VS ‘Inspired By’
At one point or another, we all have seen “Based on a true story” or “Inspired by” on movie posters, book covers, and even in video games. As a result, we’re all guilty of it, we the audience immediately want to see, read, and play it because we want to experience the story, especially if its horror related! What happens afterward is a moment of either instant regret, confusion, or in some cases satisfaction without realizing we have a fishhook sticking out of our cheeks. We’ve all been there that after watching a movie “Based on a true story” we sit back thinking, “did it really happen?!” Or “come on that’s totally not how it happened!” and a lot of times… we’re in the latter…and we’re right, and it’s time to call out filmmakers, writers, and studios for misusing the terms “Based on” and “Inspired by” to hook audiences in for a disappointment! First, we need to get the obvious
Continue reading →
The Trailer For Season Two Of Netflix’s “Kingdom” Arrives Ahead Of Premiere
Ravenous hordes of zombie swarm in the full trailer for the second season of Netflix brilliant series “Kingdom” ahead of its premiere on Friday. Directed by Kim Seong-hun, the series set during Korea’s medieval Joseon period tells the story of a crown prince who sets out on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious plague spreading like wildfire across his kingdom. Marked as a traitor by the family of the queen he must not only save his people but also clear his name. In the season one finale, we were left with a major cliffhanger, learning that the queen and her father are even more twisted than we thought, and the prince and his people face a huge horde. “As winter approaches, the battle between the living and the undead in Joseon is just beginning. The royal court is teeming with snakes, the zombies are coming, and the crown prince has a nation to save. The worst is yet to
Continue reading →
Netflix’s ‘The Platform’ Will Leave You Hungry For More This March (Trailer)
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia‘s twisted sci-fi thriller The Platform, also known as El Hoyo, arrives on Netflix this March. The trailer depicts mankind at its darkest, pitting the class against one another. Some will eat, some will starve. Set inside a vertical prison system with one cell per level. Two people per cell. One only food platform and two minutes per day to feed up to down. An endless nightmare trapped in The Pit. Starring Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Jauan, Emilio Buale, Alexandra Masangkay, and Zihara Llana, the film was written by David Desola and Pedro Rivero. The Platform hits Netflix on March 20th, 2020
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This September, Watch ‘Pet Semetary’ At the Real Location
This September, join On Set Media for a truly one of a kind event, watch Stephen King’s Pet Semetary in the real cemetery that inspired the movie! Things don’t get much creepier than that. “Will you come over and play with us? First, we play with Jud. Then mommy came. We had an awfully good time …now we want to play with you! Join ON SET CINEMA on Saturday, September 19th for a very special screening of the original Pet Sematary at the actual Pet Sematary filming location in Ellsworth, Maine! We will be watching the film outside, exactly where the infamous “Pet Sematary” sign and graveyard once stood. Maine is such a beautiful state – make a weekend trip out of it and visit Acadia National Park only 20 minutes away or check out Stephen King’s house in Bangor only 40 minutes north. We encourage everyone to stay all night at The Colonial Inn, which is located directly by
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Movie Review: Juvenile Delinquents (2020)
Pedo ass-hat Frank (Jay Amari) gets him self unintentionally murder-ized by a gaggle of juvenile delinquents that come to the rescue of his latest victim Sarah (Corynn Treadwell). Given their past, these dudes are none to anxious to dial ol’ 911, so they get the shit-hot idea to torch Frank’s pad… but his wife Molly (Marie Smalley) arrives home just as the demented deed is about to go down, and finds herself a hostage as these killer kids, and their friends whom soon join them, decide their next step! As is the way, further static ensues, and the group, once splintered, grows stronger… but will their bond be enough to see them through this patch of dark waters? To clear the air a bit; Juvenile Delinquents would fall more on the drama side of the equation if one is trying to slap a label on it… but at it’s core this circles the exploitation/action side of things rather firmly. You
Continue reading →
Corona Beer Fears Update: WE GOT DUPED!
One of my past articles that seemed to have received a lot of love (Thanks guys!) has now made me look like a fool as it did with many other news outlets that reported it. As it turns out my article about 38% of Americans won’t be drinking Corona Beer due to the fear of Coronavirus, was an elaborate hoax…and I fell for it. Normally I would be kicking myself in the head for falling for something like this but I’m thankful to know the fact that other major news outlets and respectable journalists have fallen for it as well. So it’s my responsibility to give the facts and to correct my mistake. So what happened? In February the news spread far a wide like the Coronavirus itself after what appeared to be a coordinated effort by 5W Public Relations, and PR Newswire who withheld information pertaining to the questions asked on the survey and how they were asked, when
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