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Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’ Landing On Digital
From Jennifer Kent, the director of The Babadook, comes The Nightingale, a period thriller about a woman’s mission of revenge. Aisling Franciosi, Baykali Ganambarr, Sam Claflin, and Damon Herriman star in this controversial film that had audiences fleeing theaters due to its graphic violence. Set in the 18th century, this historical horror follows the story of 21-year-old Irish convict Clare (Aisling Franciosi) as she sets out to avenge her family. Kristina Ceyton, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky produced. The Nightingale lands on Digital November 1, 2019, from IFC Films.
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“Cult-Tastic” Docu Series Premiering On Shout! Factory TV
Shout! Factory TV, the digital entertainment streaming service, is set to launch its first original digital docuseries “Cult-Tastic: Tales From the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman.” Created, written and co-produced by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway, the 13-part series about the life and work of Roger and Julie Corman, provides viewers an extraordinary look inside the Cormans’ cinematic universe and features extensive in-depth interviews. In the series, the Cormans draw upon their vast filmography and footage from over 130 films spanning seven decades. Within each episode, the legendary filmmakers share insightful stories and defining moments from their movies, recall talent and young filmmakers they fostered, as well as provide behind-the-scenes perspectives on how they produced some of the smallest budget films that went on to achieve box-office gold. Known for their acute ability to recognize young talent, the Cormans’ lasting legacy will undoubtedly be the legion of producers, directors, writers, and actors they have cultivated. Throughout the series, Roger
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‘Don’t Die Minerva!’ Coming To Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview this December
Xaviant, the developer that brought you the battle royal game The Culling, will be bringing Halloween back into the Christmas season with their upcoming Rogue-like game Don’t Die Minerva!. This third-person game will take players into a haunted house full of evil spirits and monsters as 11-year-old Minerva. All she has with her as she’s inside the mansion is a flashlight and a backpack full of stuffed animals but thanks to the magic inside the mansion, her flashlight is a weapon and her stuffed animal’s fight by her side! This 3-D game has procedurally generated levels, meaning that no game is the same whenever you play. There are four difficulty levels to choose from which will make the randomized combat encounters more intense. The looting system will allow players thousands of customizations of weapons and armor and through the elemental attribute system, weapons can be synergized! There’s a reason why “Don’t Die” is in the game’s title, there’s a permadeath
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Movie Reviews (Frightening Ass Film Fest): After Midnight, Greenlight, and Wrinkles the Clown (all 2019)
After Midnight (formerly titled Something Else) is an odd beast, in the best way. It pushes boundaries on genre blending, resulting in a creature feature film that may be too slow for those hoping for an outright horror outing, but it will highly reward viewers interested in the current trend of quieter, personal fright fare. Writer and codirector (with the film’s cinematographer Christian Stella) Jeremy Gardner (who also helmed, scripted, and starred in The Battery [2012]) stars as Hank, a man content with settling down at his old family home, which is in a state of disrepair, and hunting with buddies when not comanaging the bar he owns with long-time girlfriend Abby (Brea Grant of Beyond the Gates [2016] and Dead Night [2017]). When Abby leaves suddenly with only a short note that doesn’t explain much to announce her departure, Hank becomes isolated and his behavior becomes erratic, including seemingly battling nightly with what he claims to be a monster.
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Lionsgate Announces Supernatural Thriller ‘The Devil’s Light’
Lionsgate announced today that they will produce the upcoming supernatural thriller The Devil’s Light. James Hawes (Black Mirror, Penny Dreadful) will be in the director’s chair for the film written by Robert Zappia (Halloween H20: 20 Years Later). In The Devil’s Light, “with reports of demonic possessions reaching unprecedented numbers globally, the Vatican opens schools for exorcisms in six countries including the United States.” “The Devil’s Light tells the story of Sister Ann, a restless 25-year-old, who devoutly believes that performing exorcisms is her calling. But she is at odds with the institution’s traditions: sisters are not allowed to perform exorcisms, only priests. With the support of a mentor, a professor who senses her special gift, she is allowed to observe actual training sessions. Her desire to prove herself takes a personal turn when she meets one of the school’s most disturbed patients. During their harrowing encounters, Sister Ann comes face to face with a demonic force that infests the
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Netflix’s New Vamp Series “V Wars” Bares Its Teeth This December
Netflix is continuing to add to its horror library with its latest series “V Wars” which will bare its teeth this December. Ian Somerhalder (“Vampire Diaries”) stars as “Dr. Luther Swann, who enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans.” In the series, based on Jonathan Maberry’s best selling books, “As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps pitting normal people against the growing number of these ‘vampires. Swann races against time to understand what’s happening, while Fayne rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires.” The 10-episode vampire series also stars Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Breitkopf, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Greg Bryck, and Anthony Grant. “V Wars” premieres on Netflix on December 5, 2019. The trailer should arrive soon.
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Shudder Gives Fans A Treat On Halloween Eve, Renewing “Creepshow”!
Following a record-setting first season, Shudder — AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural — gave fans an early treat, today announced the season two renewal of its horror anthology series, Creepshow! Executive produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), Creepshow is based on the iconic 1982 movie written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. Creepshow, Shudder’s first hour-long scripted series, has been a hit with its members and critics alike. The series is rated 92% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and was called one of the “10 best shows on TV right now“ by Paste Magazine. More than 50% of Shudder members watched at least one episode of the series, and the show has also helped drive record growth for the streaming service. Creepshow has met every expectation we had for Shudder’s first original scripted series and then some, with record numbers across the board,” said Shudder GM Craig Engler. “Greg Nicotero
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Nicolas Cage Will Fight Evil Animatronics In ‘Wally’s Wonderland’
Nicolas Cage‘s next project is a twisted horror flick, director Kevin Lewis‘ Wally’s Wonderland, where Cage will play a janitor “forced to spend the night in a twisted amusement park where he is pulled into a living nightmare.” “As the threatening animatronic characters come to life, the janitor has to fight his way from one monster to another to survive until morning and get out of the park.” For me there was always one actor and one actor only who could make this movie work, and that actor is Nicolas Cage,” said Lewis, “I’m thrilled to be working with him and can’t wait to see him go up against Wally and his gang of psychopathic misfits.” “I see this movie as Pale Rider vs Killer Klowns from Outer Space.” G.O. Parsons penned the script, which was featured on the Blood List. The film is currently in pre-production with filming likely to begin early next year on Wally’s Wonderland. While Cage
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A Camping Trip Goes Terribly Wrong In ‘Crypsis’
A camping trip goes horribly wrong in writer-director Paul Anthony Rogers‘ unnerving indie film Crypsis. 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 in a pulse-racing profusion of Stranger Things and Predator. Discover Crypsis On Demand and on DVD December 17th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Four New Clips From ‘Girl On The Third Floor’ Tease The Terror That Awaits
We’ve got not one, but four new clips from Dark Sky Film’s Girl on the Third Floor, a dark, haunting tale from writer-director Travis Stevens that stars WWE legend Phil “C.M. Punk” Brooks and Trieste Kelly Dunn. “Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not what Don Koch (WWE legend Phil “CM Punk” Brooks) expected when he convinced his wife, Liz (Trieste Kelly Dunn), that he could rehab their new Victorian home himself. In over his head, under duress, and tempted by his old weaknesses, Don soon discovers that the house has its own dark, sordid history and won’t be so easy to renovate after all….” Discover the horror that lurks within Girl on the Third Floor, arriving in theaters and on Digital October 25th.
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Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’ Landing On Digital
From Jennifer Kent, the director of The Babadook, comes The Nightingale, a period thriller about a woman’s mission of revenge. Aisling Franciosi, Baykali Ganambarr, Sam Claflin, and Damon Herriman star in this controversial film that had audiences fleeing theaters due to its graphic violence. Set in the 18th century, this historical horror follows the story of 21-year-old Irish convict Clare (Aisling Franciosi) as she sets out to avenge her family. Kristina Ceyton, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky produced. The Nightingale lands on Digital November 1, 2019, from IFC Films.
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“Cult-Tastic” Docu Series Premiering On Shout! Factory TV
Shout! Factory TV, the digital entertainment streaming service, is set to launch its first original digital docuseries “Cult-Tastic: Tales From the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman.” Created, written and co-produced by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway, the 13-part series about the life and work of Roger and Julie Corman, provides viewers an extraordinary look inside the Cormans’ cinematic universe and features extensive in-depth interviews. In the series, the Cormans draw upon their vast filmography and footage from over 130 films spanning seven decades. Within each episode, the legendary filmmakers share insightful stories and defining moments from their movies, recall talent and young filmmakers they fostered, as well as provide behind-the-scenes perspectives on how they produced some of the smallest budget films that went on to achieve box-office gold. Known for their acute ability to recognize young talent, the Cormans’ lasting legacy will undoubtedly be the legion of producers, directors, writers, and actors they have cultivated. Throughout the series, Roger
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‘Don’t Die Minerva!’ Coming To Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview this December
Xaviant, the developer that brought you the battle royal game The Culling, will be bringing Halloween back into the Christmas season with their upcoming Rogue-like game Don’t Die Minerva!. This third-person game will take players into a haunted house full of evil spirits and monsters as 11-year-old Minerva. All she has with her as she’s inside the mansion is a flashlight and a backpack full of stuffed animals but thanks to the magic inside the mansion, her flashlight is a weapon and her stuffed animal’s fight by her side! This 3-D game has procedurally generated levels, meaning that no game is the same whenever you play. There are four difficulty levels to choose from which will make the randomized combat encounters more intense. The looting system will allow players thousands of customizations of weapons and armor and through the elemental attribute system, weapons can be synergized! There’s a reason why “Don’t Die” is in the game’s title, there’s a permadeath
Continue reading →
Movie Reviews (Frightening Ass Film Fest): After Midnight, Greenlight, and Wrinkles the Clown (all 2019)
After Midnight (formerly titled Something Else) is an odd beast, in the best way. It pushes boundaries on genre blending, resulting in a creature feature film that may be too slow for those hoping for an outright horror outing, but it will highly reward viewers interested in the current trend of quieter, personal fright fare. Writer and codirector (with the film’s cinematographer Christian Stella) Jeremy Gardner (who also helmed, scripted, and starred in The Battery [2012]) stars as Hank, a man content with settling down at his old family home, which is in a state of disrepair, and hunting with buddies when not comanaging the bar he owns with long-time girlfriend Abby (Brea Grant of Beyond the Gates [2016] and Dead Night [2017]). When Abby leaves suddenly with only a short note that doesn’t explain much to announce her departure, Hank becomes isolated and his behavior becomes erratic, including seemingly battling nightly with what he claims to be a monster.
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Lionsgate Announces Supernatural Thriller ‘The Devil’s Light’
Lionsgate announced today that they will produce the upcoming supernatural thriller The Devil’s Light. James Hawes (Black Mirror, Penny Dreadful) will be in the director’s chair for the film written by Robert Zappia (Halloween H20: 20 Years Later). In The Devil’s Light, “with reports of demonic possessions reaching unprecedented numbers globally, the Vatican opens schools for exorcisms in six countries including the United States.” “The Devil’s Light tells the story of Sister Ann, a restless 25-year-old, who devoutly believes that performing exorcisms is her calling. But she is at odds with the institution’s traditions: sisters are not allowed to perform exorcisms, only priests. With the support of a mentor, a professor who senses her special gift, she is allowed to observe actual training sessions. Her desire to prove herself takes a personal turn when she meets one of the school’s most disturbed patients. During their harrowing encounters, Sister Ann comes face to face with a demonic force that infests the
Continue reading →
Netflix’s New Vamp Series “V Wars” Bares Its Teeth This December
Netflix is continuing to add to its horror library with its latest series “V Wars” which will bare its teeth this December. Ian Somerhalder (“Vampire Diaries”) stars as “Dr. Luther Swann, who enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans.” In the series, based on Jonathan Maberry’s best selling books, “As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps pitting normal people against the growing number of these ‘vampires. Swann races against time to understand what’s happening, while Fayne rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires.” The 10-episode vampire series also stars Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Breitkopf, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Greg Bryck, and Anthony Grant. “V Wars” premieres on Netflix on December 5, 2019. The trailer should arrive soon.
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Shudder Gives Fans A Treat On Halloween Eve, Renewing “Creepshow”!
Following a record-setting first season, Shudder — AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural — gave fans an early treat, today announced the season two renewal of its horror anthology series, Creepshow! Executive produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), Creepshow is based on the iconic 1982 movie written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. Creepshow, Shudder’s first hour-long scripted series, has been a hit with its members and critics alike. The series is rated 92% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and was called one of the “10 best shows on TV right now“ by Paste Magazine. More than 50% of Shudder members watched at least one episode of the series, and the show has also helped drive record growth for the streaming service. Creepshow has met every expectation we had for Shudder’s first original scripted series and then some, with record numbers across the board,” said Shudder GM Craig Engler. “Greg Nicotero
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Nicolas Cage Will Fight Evil Animatronics In ‘Wally’s Wonderland’
Nicolas Cage‘s next project is a twisted horror flick, director Kevin Lewis‘ Wally’s Wonderland, where Cage will play a janitor “forced to spend the night in a twisted amusement park where he is pulled into a living nightmare.” “As the threatening animatronic characters come to life, the janitor has to fight his way from one monster to another to survive until morning and get out of the park.” For me there was always one actor and one actor only who could make this movie work, and that actor is Nicolas Cage,” said Lewis, “I’m thrilled to be working with him and can’t wait to see him go up against Wally and his gang of psychopathic misfits.” “I see this movie as Pale Rider vs Killer Klowns from Outer Space.” G.O. Parsons penned the script, which was featured on the Blood List. The film is currently in pre-production with filming likely to begin early next year on Wally’s Wonderland. While Cage
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A Camping Trip Goes Terribly Wrong In ‘Crypsis’
A camping trip goes horribly wrong in writer-director Paul Anthony Rogers‘ unnerving indie film Crypsis. 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 in a pulse-racing profusion of Stranger Things and Predator. Discover Crypsis On Demand and on DVD December 17th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Four New Clips From ‘Girl On The Third Floor’ Tease The Terror That Awaits
We’ve got not one, but four new clips from Dark Sky Film’s Girl on the Third Floor, a dark, haunting tale from writer-director Travis Stevens that stars WWE legend Phil “C.M. Punk” Brooks and Trieste Kelly Dunn. “Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not what Don Koch (WWE legend Phil “CM Punk” Brooks) expected when he convinced his wife, Liz (Trieste Kelly Dunn), that he could rehab their new Victorian home himself. In over his head, under duress, and tempted by his old weaknesses, Don soon discovers that the house has its own dark, sordid history and won’t be so easy to renovate after all….” Discover the horror that lurks within Girl on the Third Floor, arriving in theaters and on Digital October 25th.
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