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Movie Review: Scarecrows (2018)
A group of young rascals go in search of a remote lagoon (seriously, is that a thing that college kids even do???), and along the way a thumb falls from the sky and collides with their car. Why does this happen? Well, the answer is one that these boobs and most of you could never guess (unless you read the film’s title and watched it’s cold open…fuck, okay…you could have guessed it, but the characters couldn’t)…and that answer is that a crow was feasting on a living scarecrow hanging in the field of a demented farmer and dropped that shit like a thumb turd on the hood of said automobile. Anyhow, our heroes find the lagoon, they splash around, their car gets stolen, and they of course run afoul of that freaky farmer which makes their life choice of not being turned into scarecrows a bit complicated. Scarecrows is a film of flip-floppin’ paradigms, and at that game, this fright
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Possess ‘The Nun’ This November
This December bring home the frightening supernatural flick The Nun, both a spin-off and a prequel to The Conjuring II. In the movie, “when a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring II, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.” The Nun stars Oscar nominee Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (TV’s “American Horror Story”) as Sister Irene, Charlotte Hope (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) as the abbey’s Sister Victoria and Ingrid Bisu (“Toni Erdmann”) as Sister Oana, Jonas Bloquet (Elle) as local villager
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Movie Review: Number 37 (2018)
Randal (Irshaad Ally) has got his ass in some dire freakin’ straits; you see, he owes money to the local loan shark, Emmie (Danny Ross), who makes late payments a death sentence and to some thugs that have broken Randal’s back and left him confined to a wheelchair. As fate (and Hitchcock) would have it; Randal’s girlfriend Pam (Monique Rockman) gives our crippled hero a pair of binoculars with which he discovers a way out of his shitty sitch as he spies the fact that his neighbor, the gangster Lawyer (David Manuel), has a sack of cash just waiting to be stolen in his apartment…more than enough to settle the score with those he owes that multitude of greenbacks, plus live the easy life. But how will he go about robbin’ that gangster and makin’ the dash? Comprised of a number of innovative trappings (that knife wielding albino springs to mind), ratcheting tension, and an effective use of a single
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‘Night Of The Living Dead II’ Is In The Works With A Script By George A. Romero
Zombie fans, brace yourself because what I’m about to tell you might just leave you shook. It’s been fifty years since George A. Romero changed the horror genre forever with his classic Night of the Living Dead. Living Dead Media, the company entrusted with handling Romero’s masterpiece have announced that they are going to deliver the official sequel. What’s more, some of the original people involved with NOTD will be part of Night of the Living Dead II which is expected to be released sometime in late 2019. At this time the company is keeping the details hush, hush, but with something this big, it’s only a matter of time before we learn more. They did have this to say: That history and Night of the Living Dead’s place on the Mt. Rushmore of horror films is known by most horror fans and people all over the world. But, unknown to most is that in the 1970’s, the original writers
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Lin Shaye Has A ‘Room To Rent’
Horror icon Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise) is set to stars in the suspense thriller Room for Rent, directed by Tommy Stovall. Today, we’ve got a first look at the film to share with you. Shaye plays Joyce, a lonely widow who rents out a room in her home, becoming obsessed with one of her guests. Oliver Rayon, Valeska Miller, Ryan Ochoa, Linda Cuchma, Casey Nicholas Price, and Tonya June Moore co-star in the film written by Stuart Flack. Room for Rent was picked up by Uncork’d Entertainment at AFM.
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‘Bloody Ballet’ Dances Towards Its Release
In the tradition of Suspiria, and featuring horror icons Caroline Williams and Debbie Rochon, Bloody Ballet is dancing towards its November release date. “When a beautiful ballerina dancer, Adriana Mena (Kendra Carelli, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), lands the lead role in the upcoming Nutcracker performance, she’s forced to face her demons as jealousy and tension begin to provoke the supernatural.” The horror-thriller blends the atmosphere and suspense of thriller fiction with elements of horror fiction and eroticism – in the vein of Dario Argento’s and Suspiria and Sergio Martino’s Torso – Bloody Ballet is a tour-de-force for rising filmmaker Brett Mullen, who co-wrote the script with Matt Cloude. Caroline Williams (Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, Halloween II), Debbie Rochon (Model Hunger, Death House), Katie Carpenter (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Brett Wagner (The Happytime Murders), and Rob Springer (Bombshell Bloodbath) star in Bloody Ballet, out November 13th on VOD and December 4th on DVD from High Octane Pictures.
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Sex. Murder. Revenge. ‘Rondo’ Arrives Early Next Year
Sex. Murder. Revenge. Part black comedy, part slasher, the action-packed film Rondo is set for an early 2019 release. Luke Sorge stars as Paul, a troubled young veteran, is told by a psychiatrist that sex is the solution to his dependency and drinking problems. But things turn out otherwise as Paul and his sister are sucked into a criminal underworld where sex and murder are daily specials and revenge is served piping hot. G.C. Clark, Kendrick “Jazz” Copeland, Reggie De Morton, Ashley Gagnon, and Grant Benjamin Leibowitz co-star in the film from Drew Barnhardt. Artsploitation’s Murray says, “The moment the ominous voice-over begins in Rondo, I was taken away to my youthful times at 42nd Street grindhouses, where great exploitation films taught me all there is to know about movies. Director Drew Barnhardt pays homage to these films while injecting his own dark modern touches. Intelligent, craftily stylized and wildly entertaining, Rondo is a film that screams, “Artsploitation.” Barnhardt of
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‘Candyman’ Actress Virginia Madsen Joins “Swamp Thing”
Candyman actress Virginia Madsen has joined DC’s “Swamp Thing” series as a lead character, Deadline is reporting. Madsen will be playing the role of Maria Sunderland, a woman married to local businessman Avery Sunderland. Madsen joins the cast that already includes Crystal Reed, Jeryl Prescott, Jennifer Beals, Maria Sten, and Crystal Reed, with Friday the 13th‘s Derek Mears playing the title character based on the comic created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. Written by Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman, the series follows Abby Arcane (Reed) as she investigates what appears to be a deadly swamp-born virus plaguing a small town in Louisiana, but soon she discovers that the swamp is filled with supernatural secrets. “Swamp Thing“, arriving in 2019 on the DC Universe service, is produced by James Wan under his Atomic Monster banner along with Warner Bros. Television.
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‘Leprechaun Returns’ This December
The devious, deadly wisecracking Leprechaun that we all know and love (and love to hate) is back and ready to reclaim his pot of gold this December from a sorority house in Leprechaun Returns. ‘ Linden Porco (TV’s “Channel Zero,” Cult of Chucky) stars as the Leprechaun with his signature hat and shiny shoes. The movie also stars Taylor Spreitler (Amityville: The Awakening, TV’s “Kevin Can Wait,” TV’s “Casual”), and Mark Holton (Leprechaun, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, A League of Their Own), who is back for the first time since the 1993 original. Steven Kostanski directed from the script penned by Suzanne Keilly. “The deadly, wisecracking Leprechaun is back in all his gory glory. When the sorority sisters of the Alpha Upsilon house decide to go green and use an old well as their water source, they unwittingly awaken a pint-sized, green-clad monster. The Leprechaun wants a pot of gold buried near the sorority house, but first, he must recover his
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24 Hour Game-A-Thon For Charity This Weekend!
Video Games and Cons for charity? YES! The first ever Grubby Games Convention (GG Con) will be held at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology this weekend (November 3-4) to raise money for Regional Health’s Children’s Miracle Network. The acronym for the con is quite fitting, in the gaming world (especially in multiplayer games) typing “GG” in the game’s chat or saying “GG” in voice chat means “Good Game” and is commonly said by all players to either show there are no hard feelings towards their opponents OR that they really enjoyed the game. The highlight of the event is the “League of Legends” state championship 24-hour game-a-thon being held in the Frasier Gymnasium in the King Center starting at 3 PM Saturday and ending at 3 PM Sunday. The championship is between SD Mines (who’s hosting the event), South Dakota State University, Dakota State University, and Black Hills State University. Along with the main event being the
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Movie Review: Scarecrows (2018)
A group of young rascals go in search of a remote lagoon (seriously, is that a thing that college kids even do???), and along the way a thumb falls from the sky and collides with their car. Why does this happen? Well, the answer is one that these boobs and most of you could never guess (unless you read the film’s title and watched it’s cold open…fuck, okay…you could have guessed it, but the characters couldn’t)…and that answer is that a crow was feasting on a living scarecrow hanging in the field of a demented farmer and dropped that shit like a thumb turd on the hood of said automobile. Anyhow, our heroes find the lagoon, they splash around, their car gets stolen, and they of course run afoul of that freaky farmer which makes their life choice of not being turned into scarecrows a bit complicated. Scarecrows is a film of flip-floppin’ paradigms, and at that game, this fright
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Possess ‘The Nun’ This November
This December bring home the frightening supernatural flick The Nun, both a spin-off and a prequel to The Conjuring II. In the movie, “when a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring II, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.” The Nun stars Oscar nominee Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (TV’s “American Horror Story”) as Sister Irene, Charlotte Hope (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) as the abbey’s Sister Victoria and Ingrid Bisu (“Toni Erdmann”) as Sister Oana, Jonas Bloquet (Elle) as local villager
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Movie Review: Number 37 (2018)
Randal (Irshaad Ally) has got his ass in some dire freakin’ straits; you see, he owes money to the local loan shark, Emmie (Danny Ross), who makes late payments a death sentence and to some thugs that have broken Randal’s back and left him confined to a wheelchair. As fate (and Hitchcock) would have it; Randal’s girlfriend Pam (Monique Rockman) gives our crippled hero a pair of binoculars with which he discovers a way out of his shitty sitch as he spies the fact that his neighbor, the gangster Lawyer (David Manuel), has a sack of cash just waiting to be stolen in his apartment…more than enough to settle the score with those he owes that multitude of greenbacks, plus live the easy life. But how will he go about robbin’ that gangster and makin’ the dash? Comprised of a number of innovative trappings (that knife wielding albino springs to mind), ratcheting tension, and an effective use of a single
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‘Night Of The Living Dead II’ Is In The Works With A Script By George A. Romero
Zombie fans, brace yourself because what I’m about to tell you might just leave you shook. It’s been fifty years since George A. Romero changed the horror genre forever with his classic Night of the Living Dead. Living Dead Media, the company entrusted with handling Romero’s masterpiece have announced that they are going to deliver the official sequel. What’s more, some of the original people involved with NOTD will be part of Night of the Living Dead II which is expected to be released sometime in late 2019. At this time the company is keeping the details hush, hush, but with something this big, it’s only a matter of time before we learn more. They did have this to say: That history and Night of the Living Dead’s place on the Mt. Rushmore of horror films is known by most horror fans and people all over the world. But, unknown to most is that in the 1970’s, the original writers
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Lin Shaye Has A ‘Room To Rent’
Horror icon Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise) is set to stars in the suspense thriller Room for Rent, directed by Tommy Stovall. Today, we’ve got a first look at the film to share with you. Shaye plays Joyce, a lonely widow who rents out a room in her home, becoming obsessed with one of her guests. Oliver Rayon, Valeska Miller, Ryan Ochoa, Linda Cuchma, Casey Nicholas Price, and Tonya June Moore co-star in the film written by Stuart Flack. Room for Rent was picked up by Uncork’d Entertainment at AFM.
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‘Bloody Ballet’ Dances Towards Its Release
In the tradition of Suspiria, and featuring horror icons Caroline Williams and Debbie Rochon, Bloody Ballet is dancing towards its November release date. “When a beautiful ballerina dancer, Adriana Mena (Kendra Carelli, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), lands the lead role in the upcoming Nutcracker performance, she’s forced to face her demons as jealousy and tension begin to provoke the supernatural.” The horror-thriller blends the atmosphere and suspense of thriller fiction with elements of horror fiction and eroticism – in the vein of Dario Argento’s and Suspiria and Sergio Martino’s Torso – Bloody Ballet is a tour-de-force for rising filmmaker Brett Mullen, who co-wrote the script with Matt Cloude. Caroline Williams (Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, Halloween II), Debbie Rochon (Model Hunger, Death House), Katie Carpenter (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Brett Wagner (The Happytime Murders), and Rob Springer (Bombshell Bloodbath) star in Bloody Ballet, out November 13th on VOD and December 4th on DVD from High Octane Pictures.
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Sex. Murder. Revenge. ‘Rondo’ Arrives Early Next Year
Sex. Murder. Revenge. Part black comedy, part slasher, the action-packed film Rondo is set for an early 2019 release. Luke Sorge stars as Paul, a troubled young veteran, is told by a psychiatrist that sex is the solution to his dependency and drinking problems. But things turn out otherwise as Paul and his sister are sucked into a criminal underworld where sex and murder are daily specials and revenge is served piping hot. G.C. Clark, Kendrick “Jazz” Copeland, Reggie De Morton, Ashley Gagnon, and Grant Benjamin Leibowitz co-star in the film from Drew Barnhardt. Artsploitation’s Murray says, “The moment the ominous voice-over begins in Rondo, I was taken away to my youthful times at 42nd Street grindhouses, where great exploitation films taught me all there is to know about movies. Director Drew Barnhardt pays homage to these films while injecting his own dark modern touches. Intelligent, craftily stylized and wildly entertaining, Rondo is a film that screams, “Artsploitation.” Barnhardt of
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‘Candyman’ Actress Virginia Madsen Joins “Swamp Thing”
Candyman actress Virginia Madsen has joined DC’s “Swamp Thing” series as a lead character, Deadline is reporting. Madsen will be playing the role of Maria Sunderland, a woman married to local businessman Avery Sunderland. Madsen joins the cast that already includes Crystal Reed, Jeryl Prescott, Jennifer Beals, Maria Sten, and Crystal Reed, with Friday the 13th‘s Derek Mears playing the title character based on the comic created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. Written by Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman, the series follows Abby Arcane (Reed) as she investigates what appears to be a deadly swamp-born virus plaguing a small town in Louisiana, but soon she discovers that the swamp is filled with supernatural secrets. “Swamp Thing“, arriving in 2019 on the DC Universe service, is produced by James Wan under his Atomic Monster banner along with Warner Bros. Television.
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‘Leprechaun Returns’ This December
The devious, deadly wisecracking Leprechaun that we all know and love (and love to hate) is back and ready to reclaim his pot of gold this December from a sorority house in Leprechaun Returns. ‘ Linden Porco (TV’s “Channel Zero,” Cult of Chucky) stars as the Leprechaun with his signature hat and shiny shoes. The movie also stars Taylor Spreitler (Amityville: The Awakening, TV’s “Kevin Can Wait,” TV’s “Casual”), and Mark Holton (Leprechaun, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, A League of Their Own), who is back for the first time since the 1993 original. Steven Kostanski directed from the script penned by Suzanne Keilly. “The deadly, wisecracking Leprechaun is back in all his gory glory. When the sorority sisters of the Alpha Upsilon house decide to go green and use an old well as their water source, they unwittingly awaken a pint-sized, green-clad monster. The Leprechaun wants a pot of gold buried near the sorority house, but first, he must recover his
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24 Hour Game-A-Thon For Charity This Weekend!
Video Games and Cons for charity? YES! The first ever Grubby Games Convention (GG Con) will be held at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology this weekend (November 3-4) to raise money for Regional Health’s Children’s Miracle Network. The acronym for the con is quite fitting, in the gaming world (especially in multiplayer games) typing “GG” in the game’s chat or saying “GG” in voice chat means “Good Game” and is commonly said by all players to either show there are no hard feelings towards their opponents OR that they really enjoyed the game. The highlight of the event is the “League of Legends” state championship 24-hour game-a-thon being held in the Frasier Gymnasium in the King Center starting at 3 PM Saturday and ending at 3 PM Sunday. The championship is between SD Mines (who’s hosting the event), South Dakota State University, Dakota State University, and Black Hills State University. Along with the main event being the
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