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Bruce Campbell Confirms New ‘Evil Dead’ Game Is Coming
The rumor mill has been going in overtime since Bruce Campbell teased earlier this week that more of the Evil Dead franchise was on its way. Today, we finally know what he was teasing, a new immersive Evil Dead video game! And no, we’re not talking about Dead by Daylight. Last year we interviewed Campbell after retiring from his character Ash Williams, the star of the franchise, and he teased that he was working on a few things he couldn’t go into detail about yet. But he was crystal clear about one thing, Ash is retired. During a recent chat with TV Insider, he talked a little about the new game. We’ll see more Evil Dead, that’s for sure. There is an Evil Dead video game out,” Campbell told the site. “A fully immersive video game probably within a year. I’m not sure about the day. There will be variations of that. There won’t be the original Ash anymore. That
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New Featurette And Trailer From ‘Child’s Play’ Shows Chucky In Action
This June Chucky’s back in the remake of Child’s Play. Not only has the third trailer been released, but a behind-the-scenes featurette has also surfaced revealing how the new doll is brought to life. Lars Kleveberg‘s Child’s Play remake features a Chucky voiced by Mark Hamill. While the killer doll lurks in the shadows we get a taste of the movie coming to theaters this June, including his origin story. Originally known as “The Good Guy Doll” the red-headed killer has been rebranded as “Buddi”, an A.I. doll. In the film, Aubrey Plaza plays the role of a mother who gives her son (Gabriel Bateman) a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its sinister nature. Beatrice Kitsos (“The Exorcist”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), Ty Consiglio, and Carlease Burke (Shameless) also star in the film written by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury). Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing under their KatzSmith Productions banner. Aaron Schmidt and Chris Ferguson are
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Blu-ray Review: A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)
You know how sex and violence oft times collide in our beloved horror biz? Well, wait until you feast your putrid peepers on A Record of Sweet Murder… Sang-joon (Yeon Je-wook) is a murder machine on the lam for the kill krazy antics he has pulled all over town. Enter journalist So-yeon (Kim Kko-bbi) who takes it upon herself to interview that rascal, in truth a childhood chum who got stabby to right a wrong that has plagued the pair for a damn sight, along with her cameraman (played by Writer/Director Koji Shiraishi) in the loon’s claustrophobic, grungy-ass apartment in the hopes of gleaning a bit of knowledge as to the deadly goings-on. What does our heroine discover? Why that if Sang-joon kills all 27 poor souls on his shit list (he’s on 25 for the record) then all his victims, and the one he is trying to avenge, will magically rejoin the land of the living. Seems reasonable. Soon
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New “Swamp Thing” Trailer Introduces IT: Chapter Two’s Andy Bean
The “Swamp Thing” series is heading to the DC Universe streaming service later this month. Today, we’ve got a new teaser that introduces Alec Holland, played by Andy Bean, who becomes Swamp Thing. Bean also stars in the IT: Chapter Two. “Swamp Thing” centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane (Reed). When she returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.” The James Wan produced series also stars Derek Mears who plays the role of Swamp Thing, Crystal Reed, Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Kevin Durand, Ian Ziering, Henderson
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DREAD Snags Horror Comedy ‘Harpoon’ At Cannes
Recently acquired out of the Cannes market for US rights by Epic Pictures, Rob Grant’s horror comedy Harpoon is thrilled to release a new hysterically deranged sales trailer. Repped by genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures and coming to DREAD, Epic’s celebrated genre label, the film stars Munro Chambers (star of Epic Pictures’ cult hit Turbo Kid), Emily Tyra (Code Black), and Christopher Gray (The Mist). Harpoon is a black comedy about the rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension that amount when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances. Written by Grant, HARPOON is a brutal and absurd genre film that brings a new twist to the lost at sea genre. Michael Peterson (Knuckleball), Kurtis David Harder (What Keeps You Alive) and Julian Black Antelope (True Fiction) produced for 775 Media Corp. Laurie Venning executive produced for Venntertainment. Harpoon made its world premiere this year at the International Film
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A Sadistic Game Unfolds In The Trailer For ‘The Odds’
How far would you go to buy yourself a better life? In The Odds contestants literally, risk life and limb for a chance to win $1,000,000. Starring Abbi Butler (Country Line) and James J. Fuertes (Doom Patrol), the film centers on a troubled but determined young woman who competes in a gruesome and sadistic game against concealed virtual competitors in a winner-take-all test of survival. Written and directed by Bob Giordano, The Odds arrives on VOD And Digital HD on Leading Digital Platforms and DVD on June 4, 2019.
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Chris Rock Teaming Up With Lionsgate For New ‘Saw’ Movie
Funnyman Chris Rock is making his horror debut by teaming up with Lionsgate for a new installment of one of the largest and most successful horror franchises, Saw. I’ve been a fan of ‘Saw’ since the first film in 2004,” said Rock in a Lionsgate release. “I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.” The idea for the spin-off came from Rock himself who approached Lionsgate with the idea for the still-untitled film. The screenplay will be written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, based on Rock’s story. Darren Lynn Bousman, who has helmed three of the most successful “Saw” films will be returning to the director’s chair for this film. When Chris Rock came to us and described in chilling detail his fantastic vision that reimagines and spins off the world of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, we were all in,” said Joe Drake, chairman of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group. Drake
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Blu-ray Review: Severin New Release Bonanza!
Hey cats n’ creeps, our dear fiends at Severin have got a beastly bounty of new and upcoming exploitation and horror monsterpieces that are going to make your (severed) heads spin…and I’m gonna slap my patented revoltin’ review magic upon each and every one of them! First up we have a sleazy lil’ number called: Emanuelle and Francoise (1975) Francoise (Patrizia Gori) arrives home from her modeling sesh to find her abusive ass of a lover Carlo (the legendary Big George Eastman) chin deep in the crotch of another. This causes ol’ Franny to commit that hoary ol’ chestnut; train assisted suicide. Enter Emanuelle (Rosemarie Lindt), Francoise’s sister who anonymously saunters in to Carlo’s life and begins the ol’ seduction bag (along with drawing unflattering pictures of herself…as one does). Soon she drugs that big ape and the fun really begins as she drags his ass into her torture room (hidden behind a moving wall in her apartment!!) where she
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Omar Epps Hunts A Killer In First Image From ‘Trick’ – From The Director Of ‘My Bloody Valentine’
Genre veteran Patrick Lussier has released the first image and comments for his latest film, the horror thriller Trick, featuring Omar Epps who leads the cast in the main role of Detective Mike Denver, a man obsessed with a serial killer that has remained one step ahead of him for years. Trick also stars Ellen Adair (Showtime’s “Homeland” and “Billions,” USA’s “The Sinner”) as Sheriff Lisa Jayne, the sheriff in the small town of Benton who has always considered Detective Denver as her mentor. Cheryl Winston, the only survivor of the latest round of killings in her small town, is played by Kristina Reyes (“Blindspot,” “Shades of Blue”). Talbott is played by frequent George A. Romero collaborator Tom Atkins and Jamie Kennedy (Scream 1-3, Malibu’s Most Wanted, Romeo + Juliet) stars as Dr. Steven. Describing his cast, Lussier told Bloody Disgusting, “Reyes is Cheryl, the survivor of Trick’s first rampage, her innocence slain along with the lives of her friends
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New Clip Arrives Ahead World Premiere Of ‘Vivarium’ At Cannes
Ahead of director Lorcan Finnegan‘s (Without Name) sci-fi thriller Vivarium making its world premiere this weekend as part of Cannes Critics’ Week Section, we have a clip to share with you that features Imogen Poots (Green Room) and Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) having a very strange encounter with a real estate agent. In the film, “In search of a starter home, a young couple follows a mysterious estate agent and get trapped in a strange housing development.” John McDonnell and Brendan McCarthy produced with Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts, Alexander Brøndsted, and Antonio Tublen co-producing. Executive producers include Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Brunella Cocchiglia, Lorcan Finnegan, Aram Tertzakian, Maxime Cottray, Todd Brown, Nick Spicer, Gabe Scarpelli, Ryan Shoup, Thomas Gammeltoft, Christophe Hollebeke, Manuel Chiche, and Violaine Barbaroux. Vivarium premieres on May 18, 2019. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL – Public Screenings -Sunday 5/19 @ 7:00pm – Theatre Alexandre III, 19 Boulevard Alexandre III, Cannes -Sunday 5/19 @ 8:30pm – Cinema Valbonne, Pré des Arts,
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Bruce Campbell Confirms New ‘Evil Dead’ Game Is Coming
The rumor mill has been going in overtime since Bruce Campbell teased earlier this week that more of the Evil Dead franchise was on its way. Today, we finally know what he was teasing, a new immersive Evil Dead video game! And no, we’re not talking about Dead by Daylight. Last year we interviewed Campbell after retiring from his character Ash Williams, the star of the franchise, and he teased that he was working on a few things he couldn’t go into detail about yet. But he was crystal clear about one thing, Ash is retired. During a recent chat with TV Insider, he talked a little about the new game. We’ll see more Evil Dead, that’s for sure. There is an Evil Dead video game out,” Campbell told the site. “A fully immersive video game probably within a year. I’m not sure about the day. There will be variations of that. There won’t be the original Ash anymore. That
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New Featurette And Trailer From ‘Child’s Play’ Shows Chucky In Action
This June Chucky’s back in the remake of Child’s Play. Not only has the third trailer been released, but a behind-the-scenes featurette has also surfaced revealing how the new doll is brought to life. Lars Kleveberg‘s Child’s Play remake features a Chucky voiced by Mark Hamill. While the killer doll lurks in the shadows we get a taste of the movie coming to theaters this June, including his origin story. Originally known as “The Good Guy Doll” the red-headed killer has been rebranded as “Buddi”, an A.I. doll. In the film, Aubrey Plaza plays the role of a mother who gives her son (Gabriel Bateman) a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its sinister nature. Beatrice Kitsos (“The Exorcist”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), Ty Consiglio, and Carlease Burke (Shameless) also star in the film written by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury). Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing under their KatzSmith Productions banner. Aaron Schmidt and Chris Ferguson are
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Blu-ray Review: A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)
You know how sex and violence oft times collide in our beloved horror biz? Well, wait until you feast your putrid peepers on A Record of Sweet Murder… Sang-joon (Yeon Je-wook) is a murder machine on the lam for the kill krazy antics he has pulled all over town. Enter journalist So-yeon (Kim Kko-bbi) who takes it upon herself to interview that rascal, in truth a childhood chum who got stabby to right a wrong that has plagued the pair for a damn sight, along with her cameraman (played by Writer/Director Koji Shiraishi) in the loon’s claustrophobic, grungy-ass apartment in the hopes of gleaning a bit of knowledge as to the deadly goings-on. What does our heroine discover? Why that if Sang-joon kills all 27 poor souls on his shit list (he’s on 25 for the record) then all his victims, and the one he is trying to avenge, will magically rejoin the land of the living. Seems reasonable. Soon
Continue reading →
New “Swamp Thing” Trailer Introduces IT: Chapter Two’s Andy Bean
The “Swamp Thing” series is heading to the DC Universe streaming service later this month. Today, we’ve got a new teaser that introduces Alec Holland, played by Andy Bean, who becomes Swamp Thing. Bean also stars in the IT: Chapter Two. “Swamp Thing” centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane (Reed). When she returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.” The James Wan produced series also stars Derek Mears who plays the role of Swamp Thing, Crystal Reed, Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Kevin Durand, Ian Ziering, Henderson
Continue reading →
DREAD Snags Horror Comedy ‘Harpoon’ At Cannes
Recently acquired out of the Cannes market for US rights by Epic Pictures, Rob Grant’s horror comedy Harpoon is thrilled to release a new hysterically deranged sales trailer. Repped by genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures and coming to DREAD, Epic’s celebrated genre label, the film stars Munro Chambers (star of Epic Pictures’ cult hit Turbo Kid), Emily Tyra (Code Black), and Christopher Gray (The Mist). Harpoon is a black comedy about the rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension that amount when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances. Written by Grant, HARPOON is a brutal and absurd genre film that brings a new twist to the lost at sea genre. Michael Peterson (Knuckleball), Kurtis David Harder (What Keeps You Alive) and Julian Black Antelope (True Fiction) produced for 775 Media Corp. Laurie Venning executive produced for Venntertainment. Harpoon made its world premiere this year at the International Film
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A Sadistic Game Unfolds In The Trailer For ‘The Odds’
How far would you go to buy yourself a better life? In The Odds contestants literally, risk life and limb for a chance to win $1,000,000. Starring Abbi Butler (Country Line) and James J. Fuertes (Doom Patrol), the film centers on a troubled but determined young woman who competes in a gruesome and sadistic game against concealed virtual competitors in a winner-take-all test of survival. Written and directed by Bob Giordano, The Odds arrives on VOD And Digital HD on Leading Digital Platforms and DVD on June 4, 2019.
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Chris Rock Teaming Up With Lionsgate For New ‘Saw’ Movie
Funnyman Chris Rock is making his horror debut by teaming up with Lionsgate for a new installment of one of the largest and most successful horror franchises, Saw. I’ve been a fan of ‘Saw’ since the first film in 2004,” said Rock in a Lionsgate release. “I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.” The idea for the spin-off came from Rock himself who approached Lionsgate with the idea for the still-untitled film. The screenplay will be written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, based on Rock’s story. Darren Lynn Bousman, who has helmed three of the most successful “Saw” films will be returning to the director’s chair for this film. When Chris Rock came to us and described in chilling detail his fantastic vision that reimagines and spins off the world of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, we were all in,” said Joe Drake, chairman of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group. Drake
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Severin New Release Bonanza!
Hey cats n’ creeps, our dear fiends at Severin have got a beastly bounty of new and upcoming exploitation and horror monsterpieces that are going to make your (severed) heads spin…and I’m gonna slap my patented revoltin’ review magic upon each and every one of them! First up we have a sleazy lil’ number called: Emanuelle and Francoise (1975) Francoise (Patrizia Gori) arrives home from her modeling sesh to find her abusive ass of a lover Carlo (the legendary Big George Eastman) chin deep in the crotch of another. This causes ol’ Franny to commit that hoary ol’ chestnut; train assisted suicide. Enter Emanuelle (Rosemarie Lindt), Francoise’s sister who anonymously saunters in to Carlo’s life and begins the ol’ seduction bag (along with drawing unflattering pictures of herself…as one does). Soon she drugs that big ape and the fun really begins as she drags his ass into her torture room (hidden behind a moving wall in her apartment!!) where she
Continue reading →
Omar Epps Hunts A Killer In First Image From ‘Trick’ – From The Director Of ‘My Bloody Valentine’
Genre veteran Patrick Lussier has released the first image and comments for his latest film, the horror thriller Trick, featuring Omar Epps who leads the cast in the main role of Detective Mike Denver, a man obsessed with a serial killer that has remained one step ahead of him for years. Trick also stars Ellen Adair (Showtime’s “Homeland” and “Billions,” USA’s “The Sinner”) as Sheriff Lisa Jayne, the sheriff in the small town of Benton who has always considered Detective Denver as her mentor. Cheryl Winston, the only survivor of the latest round of killings in her small town, is played by Kristina Reyes (“Blindspot,” “Shades of Blue”). Talbott is played by frequent George A. Romero collaborator Tom Atkins and Jamie Kennedy (Scream 1-3, Malibu’s Most Wanted, Romeo + Juliet) stars as Dr. Steven. Describing his cast, Lussier told Bloody Disgusting, “Reyes is Cheryl, the survivor of Trick’s first rampage, her innocence slain along with the lives of her friends
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New Clip Arrives Ahead World Premiere Of ‘Vivarium’ At Cannes
Ahead of director Lorcan Finnegan‘s (Without Name) sci-fi thriller Vivarium making its world premiere this weekend as part of Cannes Critics’ Week Section, we have a clip to share with you that features Imogen Poots (Green Room) and Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) having a very strange encounter with a real estate agent. In the film, “In search of a starter home, a young couple follows a mysterious estate agent and get trapped in a strange housing development.” John McDonnell and Brendan McCarthy produced with Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts, Alexander Brøndsted, and Antonio Tublen co-producing. Executive producers include Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Brunella Cocchiglia, Lorcan Finnegan, Aram Tertzakian, Maxime Cottray, Todd Brown, Nick Spicer, Gabe Scarpelli, Ryan Shoup, Thomas Gammeltoft, Christophe Hollebeke, Manuel Chiche, and Violaine Barbaroux. Vivarium premieres on May 18, 2019. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL – Public Screenings -Sunday 5/19 @ 7:00pm – Theatre Alexandre III, 19 Boulevard Alexandre III, Cannes -Sunday 5/19 @ 8:30pm – Cinema Valbonne, Pré des Arts,
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