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A Camping Trip Goes Terribly Wrong In Three New ‘Crypsis’ Clips
A camping trip goes horribly wrong in writer-director Paul Anthony Rogers‘ creepy creature feature Crypsis, on Demand and DVD this December from Uncork’d Entertainment. Ahead of the release, we have not one, but three new clips! In this indie film, “A group of friends make a bet to survive on an island. Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious old creature begins hunting them throughout the night. What began as an innocent bet quickly turns into a fight for survival. As night falls, this becomes a fight to the death that no one had anticipated.” Rogers co-stars alongside Michael Armata, Anthony Hoang, Jordan Mitchell-Love, and Eddie Nason. Grab your copy of Crypsis on DVD or On Demand on December 17, 2019.
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Looking At Some Popular Horror Movie Theories
Horror fans are possibly one of the most passionate when it comes to anything related to the genre. This love for the films even goes as far to have theories about the stories of the films we love, of course, every film genre has its fan theory base, but when it comes to horror, you got to admit there are some interesting ones out there. Even some bordering absurdity! These fan theories are all over the internet and appear in many videos and web articles but I want to take it a step further by giving the theories a look and then offering my opinion, hell I would love to even hear YOUR opinion in the comments (keep it civil, we’re here for fun!). Warning, some of the topics below may include spoilers for certain films, read at your own risk. Childs is the thing at the end of The Thing (WhatCulture) At the end of John Carpenter’s 1982 film
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Netflix & BBC’s “Dracula” Sinks Its Fangs Into A Release Date
From the makers of “Sherlock” comes “Dracula,” starring Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web). And today, we’ve got the BBC premiere date. The three-episode 90-minute series, written and created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, is a co-production of Netflix and BBC and is based on Bram Stoker’s classic tale. Set in Transylvania in 1897, the blood-drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Joanna Scanlan also star. The first episode premieres on BBC at 9 pm on January 1, 2020. The next airs on January 2nd, followed by the third and final episode on January 3rd. There is no word yet when “Dracula” will premiere on Netflix. The episode titles include “The Rules of the Beast,” “Blood Vessel” and “The Dark Compass.”
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‘Hanukkah’, One Of Sid Haig’s Last Movies Coming To Theaters And VHS
Just months after genre fans mourned the death of The Devil’s Rejects’ star Sid Haig, now one of his ast roles will finally be seen in limited theaters and on VHS. Charles Fleischer, PJ Soles, Caroline Williams, Robert Felsted Jr., Joe Knetter and the late Dick Miller also star. In the film, “A group of Jewish young adults are getting ready for the holidays, but are in for a Festival of Frights. With the help of a wise Rabbi, they deduce that they are being targeted because they have violated Judaic law and that their only chance of survival is to embrace their faith.” Hanukkah arrives in select theaters on December 13th, followed by a VHS release on December 20th and aitsVOD and Blu-ray release on February 11, 2020.
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Blu-ray Review: Jake Speed (1986)
Margaret (Karen Kopins) is feelin’ the ol’ pangs of guilt as she convinced her younger sister Maureen (Becca C. Ashley) to see the world… which resulted in her being abducted while in Paris by a white slavery ring. While some of the family makes Margie feel like a ten pound lump of shit in a two pound sack about the whole affair, her grandfather (Leon Ames) has an idea surely brought upon by a raging case of Alzheimer’s: get Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) on the case right quick… which would be a great plan if Jake existed in the real world instead of in the pulp-adventure novels that bear his name. Well guess what? Fuckin’ Jake Speed does exist, and before you can say Remo Williams, our heroine meets the main man in a Paris bar along with Speed’s guy Friday Desmond Floyd (Dennis Christopher)… where Margaret learns the novels are based on their lives… and cases like her’s make
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This December ‘After She Wakes’ Will Leave You Afraid To Sleep
This December, After She Wakes will leave you afraid to fall asleep. Written and directed by David A. Clark, this indie film stars Hannah Ward, Stella Carlish, Micah Parker, Conrad Goode, and Nicola Lambo. After the tragic death of her baby son, a narcoleptic mother with a young daughter suffers from terrifying sleep disruptions as they try to deal with ongoing pain and grief. They begin experiencing different episodes of parasomnia including night terrors and sleep paralysis, leaving them unable to move and only able to witness horrific visions. These nightmares become too disturbing as they create a rift in their own realities causing the mother to believe someone or something is watching her sleep every night. Soon the terrifying visions from their dreams begin to manifest into a sinister reality, leaving the mother vulnerable, trying everything she can to protect her family from the unwanted intruder. After She Wakes opens in select theaters and arrives On Demand on December
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Director Nicolas Pesce Explains ‘The Grudge’ In New Video
A new vignette gives us a new look at The Grudge. In the video, director Nicolas Pesce and producer Sam Raimi explain some of the mythology of the story. We also see some new footage from the film. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film Ju-On: The Grudge written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and
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‘A Serial Killer’s Guide To Life’ Will School You On Murder This January
Arrow Films is set to release the critically acclaimed British horror comedy A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life in the US and Canada and on Digital HD and iTunes this January. Described as “Sightseers meets Thelma and Louise” (Deborah Haywood, Pin Cushion), A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life is the feature film debut from writer-director Staten Cousins Roe. Following its successful UK premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 in August, the female-driven film stars Olivier Award-winning Katie Brayben (Doctor Who, King Charles III, This Way Out), Poppy Roe (This Way Out, Drawn, The Leisure Class), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Divergent, Me Before You, Malevolent) and Emmy-nominated Sian Clifford (Fleabag, Vanity Fair, Dodgy Dave). This black comedy follows Lou Farnt (Katie Brayben): a 30-something, self-help addict who wants nothing more than to escape her overly controlling mother and the dead-end seaside town where she grew up. So when strange and strikingly confident new life coach Val (Poppy Roe) suddenly arrives on the scene
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Emiliano Ranzani’s ‘Blood Bags’ Slashes Its Way Onto DVD And Digital Today
Emiliano Ranzani’s modern take on classic Italian horror Blood Bags premieres on DVD and Digital today. In the film, “a creature stalks the corridors of an abandoned mansion. Two friends break in and discover that all exits have been sealed off and the creature that hunts them is growing hungry for their blood; there is no escape.” Makenna Guyler, Emanuele Turetta, and Marta Tananyan star in the blood-drenched Blood Bags now available on DVD and Digital from High Octane Pictures.
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“The Confession Killer”: Netflix Exploring The Case Of Killer Henry Lee Lucus
Netflix’s latest exploration into the mind of serials killers will delve into the crimes of Henry Lee Lucas in the documentary “The Confession Killer“. The killer, who claims to have killed hundreds of victims in the 1980s was the inspiration for the 1986 film, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, starring Michael Rooker. Netflix and filmmakers Robert Kenner and Taki Oldham explore Lucas’ crimes and confessions of slaying multiple victims. Originally convicted of killing three people in 1998, including his own mother, he admitted to killing around 600 victims across the US. But many of his supposed victims were lies. Investigators and reporters’ research uncovered evidence that most of his confessions were false. “The Confession Killer‘s” synopsis reads: “During the early ’80s, Henry Lee Lucus confessed to hundreds of murders. Bringing closure to unsolved cases and grieving families. Even with no direct evidence linking Lucus to the crime scenes, he stunned authorities with his ability to sketch victims’ portraits of
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A Camping Trip Goes Terribly Wrong In Three New ‘Crypsis’ Clips
A camping trip goes horribly wrong in writer-director Paul Anthony Rogers‘ creepy creature feature Crypsis, on Demand and DVD this December from Uncork’d Entertainment. Ahead of the release, we have not one, but three new clips! In this indie film, “A group of friends make a bet to survive on an island. Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious old creature begins hunting them throughout the night. What began as an innocent bet quickly turns into a fight for survival. As night falls, this becomes a fight to the death that no one had anticipated.” Rogers co-stars alongside Michael Armata, Anthony Hoang, Jordan Mitchell-Love, and Eddie Nason. Grab your copy of Crypsis on DVD or On Demand on December 17, 2019.
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Looking At Some Popular Horror Movie Theories
Horror fans are possibly one of the most passionate when it comes to anything related to the genre. This love for the films even goes as far to have theories about the stories of the films we love, of course, every film genre has its fan theory base, but when it comes to horror, you got to admit there are some interesting ones out there. Even some bordering absurdity! These fan theories are all over the internet and appear in many videos and web articles but I want to take it a step further by giving the theories a look and then offering my opinion, hell I would love to even hear YOUR opinion in the comments (keep it civil, we’re here for fun!). Warning, some of the topics below may include spoilers for certain films, read at your own risk. Childs is the thing at the end of The Thing (WhatCulture) At the end of John Carpenter’s 1982 film
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Netflix & BBC’s “Dracula” Sinks Its Fangs Into A Release Date
From the makers of “Sherlock” comes “Dracula,” starring Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web). And today, we’ve got the BBC premiere date. The three-episode 90-minute series, written and created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, is a co-production of Netflix and BBC and is based on Bram Stoker’s classic tale. Set in Transylvania in 1897, the blood-drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Joanna Scanlan also star. The first episode premieres on BBC at 9 pm on January 1, 2020. The next airs on January 2nd, followed by the third and final episode on January 3rd. There is no word yet when “Dracula” will premiere on Netflix. The episode titles include “The Rules of the Beast,” “Blood Vessel” and “The Dark Compass.”
Continue reading →
‘Hanukkah’, One Of Sid Haig’s Last Movies Coming To Theaters And VHS
Just months after genre fans mourned the death of The Devil’s Rejects’ star Sid Haig, now one of his ast roles will finally be seen in limited theaters and on VHS. Charles Fleischer, PJ Soles, Caroline Williams, Robert Felsted Jr., Joe Knetter and the late Dick Miller also star. In the film, “A group of Jewish young adults are getting ready for the holidays, but are in for a Festival of Frights. With the help of a wise Rabbi, they deduce that they are being targeted because they have violated Judaic law and that their only chance of survival is to embrace their faith.” Hanukkah arrives in select theaters on December 13th, followed by a VHS release on December 20th and aitsVOD and Blu-ray release on February 11, 2020.
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Blu-ray Review: Jake Speed (1986)
Margaret (Karen Kopins) is feelin’ the ol’ pangs of guilt as she convinced her younger sister Maureen (Becca C. Ashley) to see the world… which resulted in her being abducted while in Paris by a white slavery ring. While some of the family makes Margie feel like a ten pound lump of shit in a two pound sack about the whole affair, her grandfather (Leon Ames) has an idea surely brought upon by a raging case of Alzheimer’s: get Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) on the case right quick… which would be a great plan if Jake existed in the real world instead of in the pulp-adventure novels that bear his name. Well guess what? Fuckin’ Jake Speed does exist, and before you can say Remo Williams, our heroine meets the main man in a Paris bar along with Speed’s guy Friday Desmond Floyd (Dennis Christopher)… where Margaret learns the novels are based on their lives… and cases like her’s make
Continue reading →
This December ‘After She Wakes’ Will Leave You Afraid To Sleep
This December, After She Wakes will leave you afraid to fall asleep. Written and directed by David A. Clark, this indie film stars Hannah Ward, Stella Carlish, Micah Parker, Conrad Goode, and Nicola Lambo. After the tragic death of her baby son, a narcoleptic mother with a young daughter suffers from terrifying sleep disruptions as they try to deal with ongoing pain and grief. They begin experiencing different episodes of parasomnia including night terrors and sleep paralysis, leaving them unable to move and only able to witness horrific visions. These nightmares become too disturbing as they create a rift in their own realities causing the mother to believe someone or something is watching her sleep every night. Soon the terrifying visions from their dreams begin to manifest into a sinister reality, leaving the mother vulnerable, trying everything she can to protect her family from the unwanted intruder. After She Wakes opens in select theaters and arrives On Demand on December
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Director Nicolas Pesce Explains ‘The Grudge’ In New Video
A new vignette gives us a new look at The Grudge. In the video, director Nicolas Pesce and producer Sam Raimi explain some of the mythology of the story. We also see some new footage from the film. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film Ju-On: The Grudge written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and
Continue reading →
‘A Serial Killer’s Guide To Life’ Will School You On Murder This January
Arrow Films is set to release the critically acclaimed British horror comedy A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life in the US and Canada and on Digital HD and iTunes this January. Described as “Sightseers meets Thelma and Louise” (Deborah Haywood, Pin Cushion), A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life is the feature film debut from writer-director Staten Cousins Roe. Following its successful UK premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 in August, the female-driven film stars Olivier Award-winning Katie Brayben (Doctor Who, King Charles III, This Way Out), Poppy Roe (This Way Out, Drawn, The Leisure Class), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Divergent, Me Before You, Malevolent) and Emmy-nominated Sian Clifford (Fleabag, Vanity Fair, Dodgy Dave). This black comedy follows Lou Farnt (Katie Brayben): a 30-something, self-help addict who wants nothing more than to escape her overly controlling mother and the dead-end seaside town where she grew up. So when strange and strikingly confident new life coach Val (Poppy Roe) suddenly arrives on the scene
Continue reading →
Emiliano Ranzani’s ‘Blood Bags’ Slashes Its Way Onto DVD And Digital Today
Emiliano Ranzani’s modern take on classic Italian horror Blood Bags premieres on DVD and Digital today. In the film, “a creature stalks the corridors of an abandoned mansion. Two friends break in and discover that all exits have been sealed off and the creature that hunts them is growing hungry for their blood; there is no escape.” Makenna Guyler, Emanuele Turetta, and Marta Tananyan star in the blood-drenched Blood Bags now available on DVD and Digital from High Octane Pictures.
Continue reading →
“The Confession Killer”: Netflix Exploring The Case Of Killer Henry Lee Lucus
Netflix’s latest exploration into the mind of serials killers will delve into the crimes of Henry Lee Lucas in the documentary “The Confession Killer“. The killer, who claims to have killed hundreds of victims in the 1980s was the inspiration for the 1986 film, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, starring Michael Rooker. Netflix and filmmakers Robert Kenner and Taki Oldham explore Lucas’ crimes and confessions of slaying multiple victims. Originally convicted of killing three people in 1998, including his own mother, he admitted to killing around 600 victims across the US. But many of his supposed victims were lies. Investigators and reporters’ research uncovered evidence that most of his confessions were false. “The Confession Killer‘s” synopsis reads: “During the early ’80s, Henry Lee Lucus confessed to hundreds of murders. Bringing closure to unsolved cases and grieving families. Even with no direct evidence linking Lucus to the crime scenes, he stunned authorities with his ability to sketch victims’ portraits of
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