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Indie Thriller ‘The Listing’ Now Out On Digital And Blu-ray
The Listing, from writer-director Mario Cerrito III (interview), creator of Human Hibachi, is set to be released worldwide by SGL Entertainment (Winner 2019 HNN film festival) released worldwide by SGL Entertainment today. The film, starring Bernard Glincosky, John DiRenzo, and scream queen Jessica Cameron (Silent Night, “Scream Queens”), follows Michael Mourer, a family man and successful realtor whose his current listing could be his last as he is unexpectedly blackmailed with a harsh time restraint. Cerrito was recently featured on the Travel Channel’ series “Ghost Nation” when his South Jersey home was investigated for paranormal activity The Listing can now be seen on top VOD platforms such as HULU, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play and more. The DVD and Blu-ray can be purchased through Amazon, Best Buy, Target and more.
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Experience The Incredible World Of “Carnival Row” With New Original Soundtrack
There are so many fantastic things about Amazon’s “Carnival Row,” the story, the cast, the cinematography, and the soundtrack that lends so much drama to the series. Now, the soundtrack can be yours. Amazon Studios and Legendary Television have announced the release of Carnival Row (Original Soundtrack) featuring a score by Emmy Award nominee Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in its Walls) and two original songs by German musician Patty Gurdy. The soundtrack featuring music from Season One of the hit neo-Victorian fantasy television series is now available in digital stores and on streaming platforms. Getting to explore the world of Carnival Row as a composer is among my most exciting musical adventures to date,” said Barr. “At its core, the score is heavily thematic and explores themes of identity, love, loss and magic in a fantastical world from the past. Sometimes choral, sometimes orchestral, the music also plugs into the steam punk world
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Movie Review: Midday Demons (2018)
Artsy-fartsy Megan (Fiona Glascott) lives in Dublin with her Eye-talian-oh hubby Leo (Pietro Ragusa), who’s uncle, Monsignor Domenico, has just bought the farm, much to the frowny-face of ye olde Catholic church. To that end, off our duo go to southern Italy to settle the matter of the ancient castle Leo has come to own thanks to his inheritance. Along the way our heroes sure have a swell-ass time drinking in the local color, and in Leo’s case reuniting with old friends. Left alone during the hot Italian afternoon, Meg goes snoopin’ after some strange supernatural occurrences began to occur (as they often do) and begins to unravel some family secrets that aren’t so hot, and there are those that want those deep, dark doings to remain hidden. At first Midday Demons may seem like something familiar, and in a sense it truly is… but, it manages to take tropes from a couple of tried and true genres of our
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Vacation Turns Into Horror In The ‘Fantasy Island’ Trailer
Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.
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HBO Promo Reveals First Look At Jordan Peele’s “Lovecraft Country”
HBO has unveiled a new promo for the new and returning series coming out in 2020. In the video we get our first glimpse at Jordan Peele‘s upcoming series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, the series, written by Misha Green, centers on Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and his Uncle George as they embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback Michael Kenneth Williams, Abbey Lee, Tony Goldwyn, Jamie Harris, Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, Erica Tazel, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Mac Brandt, and Jordan Patrick Smith star. “Lovecraft Country” is produced by Peele and his company Monkeypaw Productions, Misha Green and Warner Bros., and J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot.
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Neil Gaiman Confirms First Two Seasons Of His Netflix Series ‘The Sandman’
Following the success of “American Gods,” Neil Gaiman is currently working on a new series, “The Sandman,” which we first reported back in August. Gaiman has teamed up with David Goyer (Dark Knight trilogy) to produce the new adaptation of his graphic novel series for Netflix. Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) is serving as a writer and will also serve as showrunner. Described as “the most expensive TV series that DC Entertainment has ever done,” “The Sandman” is already approved for a second season. During a recent interview with Radio Times Gaiman confirmed the news. There are three of us, showrunner Heinberg, Goyer, and me, and we’ve just finished writing the first episode, and plotting and breaking down the first two seasons, so we’ll see what happens next.” The first season will feature eleven episodes, but up till now, we did not know that a second season was already ordered. We’re happy to hear it. The story centers on Morpheus, the
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Nicolas Cage Gets Twisted In The Trailer For Hurricane Thriller ‘Grand Isle’
Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.
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Terror Films Teams Up With Streaming Service Horrify
U.S. based genre distributor Terror Films has closed a multi-picture content deal with Dutch Streaming service Horrify. The terms, which were negotiated at AFM between Terror Films President of Worldwide Distribution, Joe Dain and Horrify Director of Content and Programming, Lemke Roos will include 20 films such as the highly successful Hell House LLC franchise, the politically charged Savageland, Australian horror film, Inner Demon and the critically acclaimed ride-share thriller, End Trip – among others. This new partnership is one more step in expanding our digital footprint on a global scale. As we increasingly see less and less opportunity to secure sales for indie horror films in the more traditional foreign markets, these direct platform relationships help us diversify without the need for a 3rd party distributor”, stated Terror Films President Joe Dain. Horrify, which launched October 30th, 2018 has since become an instant success and is the largest horror-only steaming SVOD service in the Netherlands with currently over 350
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U.K.’s Horror-on-Sea Film Festival Announces Its Stellar 2020 Lineup
Horror-on-Sea returns to Southend once again in 2020 with its biggest blood-soaked line up yet of independent film as the fest celebrates its eighth year. One of the UK’s biggest independent film festivals, it was originally formed to promote independent horror films. The fest gives an opportunity to fright-fare features and shorts that are not normally played on the big screen. Taking place at The Park Inn Palace Hotel (Southend-on-Sea), the festival will run over two weekends, from Friday, January 10 to Sunday, January 12, and then Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19. Many of the screenings of more than 36 features and 62 shorts will include introductions by the filmmakers themselves. I have reviewed the incredible Bloodsucker’s Planet for Horror Fuel (read here), and can highly recommend adding that film to your must-see list. Among the other announced features that I am greatly looking forward to are Peruvian fear-fare anthology Witch Tales, U.K. home invasion horror outing Nefarious,
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Horror Actress Arrested For Murder One Day After Movie Wraps Filming
Aisling Tucker Moore-Redd, who goes by Wyn Reed, stars as the lead role of Valerie in the upcoming horror film From the Dark. Just one day after the film wrapped the journalist turned actress was charged with a real-life murder. During the five months of filming, investigators obtained cellphone footage of Moore-Reed that she recorded as she shot her uncle, Shane Patrick Moore, 63, in 2016, according to reports. She now faces murder charges and is being held without bail. The New York Post reports that the filmmakers say they had no idea that she was facing charges in Jackson County, Oregon where she had claimed self-defense. Siskiyou Productions say they are now “struggling” on how to handle the film’s release, set for January. We had absoloutely no idea about who she was or her circumstances,” the company stated on the Indiegog page for the film.” Others on the project say that the character’s actions in the film are eerily
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Indie Thriller ‘The Listing’ Now Out On Digital And Blu-ray
The Listing, from writer-director Mario Cerrito III (interview), creator of Human Hibachi, is set to be released worldwide by SGL Entertainment (Winner 2019 HNN film festival) released worldwide by SGL Entertainment today. The film, starring Bernard Glincosky, John DiRenzo, and scream queen Jessica Cameron (Silent Night, “Scream Queens”), follows Michael Mourer, a family man and successful realtor whose his current listing could be his last as he is unexpectedly blackmailed with a harsh time restraint. Cerrito was recently featured on the Travel Channel’ series “Ghost Nation” when his South Jersey home was investigated for paranormal activity The Listing can now be seen on top VOD platforms such as HULU, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play and more. The DVD and Blu-ray can be purchased through Amazon, Best Buy, Target and more.
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Experience The Incredible World Of “Carnival Row” With New Original Soundtrack
There are so many fantastic things about Amazon’s “Carnival Row,” the story, the cast, the cinematography, and the soundtrack that lends so much drama to the series. Now, the soundtrack can be yours. Amazon Studios and Legendary Television have announced the release of Carnival Row (Original Soundtrack) featuring a score by Emmy Award nominee Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in its Walls) and two original songs by German musician Patty Gurdy. The soundtrack featuring music from Season One of the hit neo-Victorian fantasy television series is now available in digital stores and on streaming platforms. Getting to explore the world of Carnival Row as a composer is among my most exciting musical adventures to date,” said Barr. “At its core, the score is heavily thematic and explores themes of identity, love, loss and magic in a fantastical world from the past. Sometimes choral, sometimes orchestral, the music also plugs into the steam punk world
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Midday Demons (2018)
Artsy-fartsy Megan (Fiona Glascott) lives in Dublin with her Eye-talian-oh hubby Leo (Pietro Ragusa), who’s uncle, Monsignor Domenico, has just bought the farm, much to the frowny-face of ye olde Catholic church. To that end, off our duo go to southern Italy to settle the matter of the ancient castle Leo has come to own thanks to his inheritance. Along the way our heroes sure have a swell-ass time drinking in the local color, and in Leo’s case reuniting with old friends. Left alone during the hot Italian afternoon, Meg goes snoopin’ after some strange supernatural occurrences began to occur (as they often do) and begins to unravel some family secrets that aren’t so hot, and there are those that want those deep, dark doings to remain hidden. At first Midday Demons may seem like something familiar, and in a sense it truly is… but, it manages to take tropes from a couple of tried and true genres of our
Continue reading →
Vacation Turns Into Horror In The ‘Fantasy Island’ Trailer
Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.
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HBO Promo Reveals First Look At Jordan Peele’s “Lovecraft Country”
HBO has unveiled a new promo for the new and returning series coming out in 2020. In the video we get our first glimpse at Jordan Peele‘s upcoming series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, the series, written by Misha Green, centers on Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and his Uncle George as they embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback Michael Kenneth Williams, Abbey Lee, Tony Goldwyn, Jamie Harris, Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, Erica Tazel, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Mac Brandt, and Jordan Patrick Smith star. “Lovecraft Country” is produced by Peele and his company Monkeypaw Productions, Misha Green and Warner Bros., and J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot.
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Neil Gaiman Confirms First Two Seasons Of His Netflix Series ‘The Sandman’
Following the success of “American Gods,” Neil Gaiman is currently working on a new series, “The Sandman,” which we first reported back in August. Gaiman has teamed up with David Goyer (Dark Knight trilogy) to produce the new adaptation of his graphic novel series for Netflix. Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) is serving as a writer and will also serve as showrunner. Described as “the most expensive TV series that DC Entertainment has ever done,” “The Sandman” is already approved for a second season. During a recent interview with Radio Times Gaiman confirmed the news. There are three of us, showrunner Heinberg, Goyer, and me, and we’ve just finished writing the first episode, and plotting and breaking down the first two seasons, so we’ll see what happens next.” The first season will feature eleven episodes, but up till now, we did not know that a second season was already ordered. We’re happy to hear it. The story centers on Morpheus, the
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Nicolas Cage Gets Twisted In The Trailer For Hurricane Thriller ‘Grand Isle’
Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.
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Terror Films Teams Up With Streaming Service Horrify
U.S. based genre distributor Terror Films has closed a multi-picture content deal with Dutch Streaming service Horrify. The terms, which were negotiated at AFM between Terror Films President of Worldwide Distribution, Joe Dain and Horrify Director of Content and Programming, Lemke Roos will include 20 films such as the highly successful Hell House LLC franchise, the politically charged Savageland, Australian horror film, Inner Demon and the critically acclaimed ride-share thriller, End Trip – among others. This new partnership is one more step in expanding our digital footprint on a global scale. As we increasingly see less and less opportunity to secure sales for indie horror films in the more traditional foreign markets, these direct platform relationships help us diversify without the need for a 3rd party distributor”, stated Terror Films President Joe Dain. Horrify, which launched October 30th, 2018 has since become an instant success and is the largest horror-only steaming SVOD service in the Netherlands with currently over 350
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U.K.’s Horror-on-Sea Film Festival Announces Its Stellar 2020 Lineup
Horror-on-Sea returns to Southend once again in 2020 with its biggest blood-soaked line up yet of independent film as the fest celebrates its eighth year. One of the UK’s biggest independent film festivals, it was originally formed to promote independent horror films. The fest gives an opportunity to fright-fare features and shorts that are not normally played on the big screen. Taking place at The Park Inn Palace Hotel (Southend-on-Sea), the festival will run over two weekends, from Friday, January 10 to Sunday, January 12, and then Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19. Many of the screenings of more than 36 features and 62 shorts will include introductions by the filmmakers themselves. I have reviewed the incredible Bloodsucker’s Planet for Horror Fuel (read here), and can highly recommend adding that film to your must-see list. Among the other announced features that I am greatly looking forward to are Peruvian fear-fare anthology Witch Tales, U.K. home invasion horror outing Nefarious,
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Horror Actress Arrested For Murder One Day After Movie Wraps Filming
Aisling Tucker Moore-Redd, who goes by Wyn Reed, stars as the lead role of Valerie in the upcoming horror film From the Dark. Just one day after the film wrapped the journalist turned actress was charged with a real-life murder. During the five months of filming, investigators obtained cellphone footage of Moore-Reed that she recorded as she shot her uncle, Shane Patrick Moore, 63, in 2016, according to reports. She now faces murder charges and is being held without bail. The New York Post reports that the filmmakers say they had no idea that she was facing charges in Jackson County, Oregon where she had claimed self-defense. Siskiyou Productions say they are now “struggling” on how to handle the film’s release, set for January. We had absoloutely no idea about who she was or her circumstances,” the company stated on the Indiegog page for the film.” Others on the project say that the character’s actions in the film are eerily
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