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Paranormal Activty Seven Possesses A Release Date
Back in 2007, the Paranormal Activity franchise began with a bang, heavily influencing the found footage genre. Now, Paramount and Blumhouse have announced the 2021 release date for the seventh installment. It’s been 4 years since the last installment, Gregory Plotkin’s 2015 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension starring Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, and Ivy George. The film followed a couple and their 7-year-old daughter as they get ready for Christmas in their new home. After finding an old camcorder, the father quickly learns that it can record strange apparitions that are invisible to the naked eye. When the daughter starts talking to an imaginary friend and displaying strange behavior, the couple finds themselves in a terrifying battle with a supernatural entity. The new Paranormal Activity film will be unleashed on March 19, 2021.
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‘The Conjuring 2’ Actor Offers An Update For ‘The Crooked Man’
The Conjuring universe continues to expand. The latest spin-off is from The Conjuring 2, The Crooked Man. The spin-off was first announced back in 2017, but thing have been quiet since. Actor Javier Botet has now offered an update during an interview with Daily Dead. Since the first time I met the producers when we were shooting Conjuring 2, they spoke to me, they told me that the intention was to make a spinoff. So I said, ‘Okay, let’s make Conjuring 2 first and then we will play it by ear.’ Botet continued, “But I love the character. It’s amazing, beautiful. So it’s a pity to see only a little, little part in The Conjuring 2. I’m so excited and I want to make a Crooked Man spinoff. But I know the same that everybody knows. They wrote the screenplay and they are waiting at the moment. They want to do it, but we don’t have a schedule. We don’t
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Blu-ray Review: Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)
Sometime in the 19th Century, in Italy, there ends up being a murder (for which someone is doubtlessly responsible) after a sesh of the hot n’ hornies. So begins Byleth: The Demon of Incest; a film sure to bring a tear to your eye and an itch to your crotch. Cut to Lionello Shandell… c’mon movie, what the fuck? Anyway, the impossibly named Lionello (Mark Damon) welcomes his sister Barbara (Marie-Claude Perin) home to the family castle after a journey abroad… too bad she brought along her brand-new husband Giordano (Aldo Bufi Landi)… cue ‘record scratch’, amirite? Long story short; Lionelle is hot for sister, and her marriage has only made that itch harder to scratch… well that and the law of course… so, all of this results in our hero falling into some sort of jealousy fueled fugue state that makes him stalk around and spy on his sister humpin’ her man, as one does. Did I mention Barbara
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DVD Review: Prey
Toby (Logan Miller); trauma survivor and participant in the ‘Lost and Found Program’; a kind of therapy that places troubled youths on remote islands where they are encouraged to reflect on themselves and their troubles, soon finds he is being stalked by some sort of preternatural presence and it’s going to take a whole lotta doing to survive this retreat! Thankfully he is joined by Madeleine (Kristine Froseth); a young woman raised on the island by her explorer-type parents. This lethal lady has survival skills and is good with a bow and arrow… but, her mother is not what she seems, and Maddie may have a secret or two of her own. Along the way we learn tidbits of the horrendous history of the island as Toby struggles to keep the beast at bay. Good luck kiddo. So what does Prey have going for it? Well the narrative, while derivative of The Most Dangerous Game, is mostly well-paced, loaded with
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Blu-ray Review: Apprentice to Murder (1988)
Way back in 1927, down Pennsylvania way; illiterate mill worker Billy (Chad Lowe) seeks some relief for his fucked up cheek by way of the services of folk magic healer John Reese (Donald Sutherland), who throws in a cure for Billy’s booze hound pappy as well. The two become a duo, with John teaching our hero to read… despite what Billy’s maybe/sorta girlfriend Alice (Mia Sara) thinks about John. Turns out her instincts were on the money as John is getting legal static about practicing medicine without a license, and being involved in the death of a young girl under his care. Well you can’t keep a shady cat down for long, and soon John is free and goading billy into joining him in a holy mission of spiritual warfare aimed at what he believes is causing on of those pestilences the kids are so into these days at a local farm. This brings dark times upon Billy indeed… As
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Blu-ray Review: Haxan (1922)
Haxan definitely realizes the Devil is in the details; quite literally as Benjamin Christensen’s 1922 silent masterpiece that attempts to document the origins of witchcraft and it’s propagation down through the ages. After a lengthy history lesson on the mystical beliefs of years past, the film kicks into creative high-gear with a vignette (the film is comprised solely of these pieces instead of a traditional narrative) examining the ghoulish goings-on in a witch’s cottage; a fantastic piece of set design featuring effective use of contrasting warm and cool tints, as well as rich lighting that creates deep shadows where one can imagine evil forms lying coiled waiting to unleash all manner of mischief. Yet for all that sweet, sweet darkness we also get a streak of humor as we are witness to the outrageous results of the witch’s potions on a monk whom a woman lusts after. Also in the segment we get grave-robbing (for science purposes forbidden by the
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First Two Stars Announced For Hulu’s “Monsterland”
The first casting news is here for Hulu‘s upcoming series “Monsterland.” Jonathan Tucker (Westworld, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, pictured above) and Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Them That Follow, pictured below) are set to star in the premiere episode. The series is based on Nathan Ballingrud’s short story collection “North American Monsters“, which we first reported back in May. The first eight episodes of the series will feature tales of encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts that drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and monster. In the premiere episode, “Overwhelmed and underwater, teen mother Toni (Dever) is trapped in her dead-end life until a mysterious stranger shows her that escape is possible… but only if she’s willing to pay for it.” The series was created by Mary Laws (“Preacher”) who will serve as the series’ writer and executive producer. Lucan Toh will executive produce
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A Terrifying Myth Comes To Life In ‘The Tokoloshe’ Trailer
This December, director Jerome Pikwane’s frightening fictional account of the mythological creature The Tokoloshe debuts on digital platforms and disc. In the film, Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly. The film from writers Richard Kunzmann and Jerome Pikwane, stars Petronella Tshuma, Kwande Nkosi, and Dawid Minnaar. The Tokoloshe arrives on December 3, 2019.
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Blu-ray Review: Crazy Fat Ethel (2016)
Ethel (Dixie Gers) has gotten her ass in the soup right good this time. Institutionalized for the murder of her uncle Joe (Brian Dorton), she’s abused by patients and staff alike before finally using the fact that she was raped by some (dis)orderlies to leverage being transferred to he care of her aunt Joyce (Jenny Coulter). True to form, Ethel soon begins eating her aunt out of house and home (while watching cooking shows no less… at least she’s all in on that binge eating shit). Joyce reaches her limit and locks up all the food in the house which naturally leads to Ethel becoming a murder machine once more! But there are consequences for her ways, and soon all those missing persons begin to cause static for ol’ Ethel in the form of a police detective (William Allen Nugent) who becomes mighty suspicious of our anti-heroine… but Ethel is no slouch in covering her tracks. Will anyone be safe
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New Trailer For Award Winning Thriller ‘Knives And Skin’
IFC Midnight has unveiled the trailer for Jennifer Reeder’s visionary coming-of-age thriller Knives and Skin. “What happened to Carolyn Harper? Part suburban nightmare, part neon-soaked teenage fever dream, this tantalizing mystery traces the wave of fear and distrust that spreads across a small Midwestern town in the wake of a high school girl’s mysterious disappearance. As the loneliness and darkness lurking beneath the veneer of everyday life gradually comes to light, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town’s teenage girls—gathering in force until it can no longer be contained. Unfolding in a hallucinatory haze of lushly surreal images, Knives and Skin is a one-of-a-kind coming-of-age noir that haunts like a half-remembered dream.” Starring Kate Arrington (The Irishman, Hello I Must Be Going), Tony Fitzpatrick (Married to the Mob, Philadelphia), Tim Hopper (School of Rock, Vanilla Sky), Raven Whitley (Red Line), and Ty Olwin (Personal Shopper), Knives and Skin was produced by Brian Hieggelke and Jan Hieggelke of Newcity/Chicago Film
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Paranormal Activty Seven Possesses A Release Date
Back in 2007, the Paranormal Activity franchise began with a bang, heavily influencing the found footage genre. Now, Paramount and Blumhouse have announced the 2021 release date for the seventh installment. It’s been 4 years since the last installment, Gregory Plotkin’s 2015 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension starring Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, and Ivy George. The film followed a couple and their 7-year-old daughter as they get ready for Christmas in their new home. After finding an old camcorder, the father quickly learns that it can record strange apparitions that are invisible to the naked eye. When the daughter starts talking to an imaginary friend and displaying strange behavior, the couple finds themselves in a terrifying battle with a supernatural entity. The new Paranormal Activity film will be unleashed on March 19, 2021.
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‘The Conjuring 2’ Actor Offers An Update For ‘The Crooked Man’
The Conjuring universe continues to expand. The latest spin-off is from The Conjuring 2, The Crooked Man. The spin-off was first announced back in 2017, but thing have been quiet since. Actor Javier Botet has now offered an update during an interview with Daily Dead. Since the first time I met the producers when we were shooting Conjuring 2, they spoke to me, they told me that the intention was to make a spinoff. So I said, ‘Okay, let’s make Conjuring 2 first and then we will play it by ear.’ Botet continued, “But I love the character. It’s amazing, beautiful. So it’s a pity to see only a little, little part in The Conjuring 2. I’m so excited and I want to make a Crooked Man spinoff. But I know the same that everybody knows. They wrote the screenplay and they are waiting at the moment. They want to do it, but we don’t have a schedule. We don’t
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)
Sometime in the 19th Century, in Italy, there ends up being a murder (for which someone is doubtlessly responsible) after a sesh of the hot n’ hornies. So begins Byleth: The Demon of Incest; a film sure to bring a tear to your eye and an itch to your crotch. Cut to Lionello Shandell… c’mon movie, what the fuck? Anyway, the impossibly named Lionello (Mark Damon) welcomes his sister Barbara (Marie-Claude Perin) home to the family castle after a journey abroad… too bad she brought along her brand-new husband Giordano (Aldo Bufi Landi)… cue ‘record scratch’, amirite? Long story short; Lionelle is hot for sister, and her marriage has only made that itch harder to scratch… well that and the law of course… so, all of this results in our hero falling into some sort of jealousy fueled fugue state that makes him stalk around and spy on his sister humpin’ her man, as one does. Did I mention Barbara
Continue reading →
DVD Review: Prey
Toby (Logan Miller); trauma survivor and participant in the ‘Lost and Found Program’; a kind of therapy that places troubled youths on remote islands where they are encouraged to reflect on themselves and their troubles, soon finds he is being stalked by some sort of preternatural presence and it’s going to take a whole lotta doing to survive this retreat! Thankfully he is joined by Madeleine (Kristine Froseth); a young woman raised on the island by her explorer-type parents. This lethal lady has survival skills and is good with a bow and arrow… but, her mother is not what she seems, and Maddie may have a secret or two of her own. Along the way we learn tidbits of the horrendous history of the island as Toby struggles to keep the beast at bay. Good luck kiddo. So what does Prey have going for it? Well the narrative, while derivative of The Most Dangerous Game, is mostly well-paced, loaded with
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Apprentice to Murder (1988)
Way back in 1927, down Pennsylvania way; illiterate mill worker Billy (Chad Lowe) seeks some relief for his fucked up cheek by way of the services of folk magic healer John Reese (Donald Sutherland), who throws in a cure for Billy’s booze hound pappy as well. The two become a duo, with John teaching our hero to read… despite what Billy’s maybe/sorta girlfriend Alice (Mia Sara) thinks about John. Turns out her instincts were on the money as John is getting legal static about practicing medicine without a license, and being involved in the death of a young girl under his care. Well you can’t keep a shady cat down for long, and soon John is free and goading billy into joining him in a holy mission of spiritual warfare aimed at what he believes is causing on of those pestilences the kids are so into these days at a local farm. This brings dark times upon Billy indeed… As
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Haxan (1922)
Haxan definitely realizes the Devil is in the details; quite literally as Benjamin Christensen’s 1922 silent masterpiece that attempts to document the origins of witchcraft and it’s propagation down through the ages. After a lengthy history lesson on the mystical beliefs of years past, the film kicks into creative high-gear with a vignette (the film is comprised solely of these pieces instead of a traditional narrative) examining the ghoulish goings-on in a witch’s cottage; a fantastic piece of set design featuring effective use of contrasting warm and cool tints, as well as rich lighting that creates deep shadows where one can imagine evil forms lying coiled waiting to unleash all manner of mischief. Yet for all that sweet, sweet darkness we also get a streak of humor as we are witness to the outrageous results of the witch’s potions on a monk whom a woman lusts after. Also in the segment we get grave-robbing (for science purposes forbidden by the
Continue reading →
First Two Stars Announced For Hulu’s “Monsterland”
The first casting news is here for Hulu‘s upcoming series “Monsterland.” Jonathan Tucker (Westworld, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, pictured above) and Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Them That Follow, pictured below) are set to star in the premiere episode. The series is based on Nathan Ballingrud’s short story collection “North American Monsters“, which we first reported back in May. The first eight episodes of the series will feature tales of encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts that drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and monster. In the premiere episode, “Overwhelmed and underwater, teen mother Toni (Dever) is trapped in her dead-end life until a mysterious stranger shows her that escape is possible… but only if she’s willing to pay for it.” The series was created by Mary Laws (“Preacher”) who will serve as the series’ writer and executive producer. Lucan Toh will executive produce
Continue reading →
A Terrifying Myth Comes To Life In ‘The Tokoloshe’ Trailer
This December, director Jerome Pikwane’s frightening fictional account of the mythological creature The Tokoloshe debuts on digital platforms and disc. In the film, Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly. The film from writers Richard Kunzmann and Jerome Pikwane, stars Petronella Tshuma, Kwande Nkosi, and Dawid Minnaar. The Tokoloshe arrives on December 3, 2019.
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Crazy Fat Ethel (2016)
Ethel (Dixie Gers) has gotten her ass in the soup right good this time. Institutionalized for the murder of her uncle Joe (Brian Dorton), she’s abused by patients and staff alike before finally using the fact that she was raped by some (dis)orderlies to leverage being transferred to he care of her aunt Joyce (Jenny Coulter). True to form, Ethel soon begins eating her aunt out of house and home (while watching cooking shows no less… at least she’s all in on that binge eating shit). Joyce reaches her limit and locks up all the food in the house which naturally leads to Ethel becoming a murder machine once more! But there are consequences for her ways, and soon all those missing persons begin to cause static for ol’ Ethel in the form of a police detective (William Allen Nugent) who becomes mighty suspicious of our anti-heroine… but Ethel is no slouch in covering her tracks. Will anyone be safe
Continue reading →
New Trailer For Award Winning Thriller ‘Knives And Skin’
IFC Midnight has unveiled the trailer for Jennifer Reeder’s visionary coming-of-age thriller Knives and Skin. “What happened to Carolyn Harper? Part suburban nightmare, part neon-soaked teenage fever dream, this tantalizing mystery traces the wave of fear and distrust that spreads across a small Midwestern town in the wake of a high school girl’s mysterious disappearance. As the loneliness and darkness lurking beneath the veneer of everyday life gradually comes to light, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town’s teenage girls—gathering in force until it can no longer be contained. Unfolding in a hallucinatory haze of lushly surreal images, Knives and Skin is a one-of-a-kind coming-of-age noir that haunts like a half-remembered dream.” Starring Kate Arrington (The Irishman, Hello I Must Be Going), Tony Fitzpatrick (Married to the Mob, Philadelphia), Tim Hopper (School of Rock, Vanilla Sky), Raven Whitley (Red Line), and Ty Olwin (Personal Shopper), Knives and Skin was produced by Brian Hieggelke and Jan Hieggelke of Newcity/Chicago Film
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