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Tristian Risk’s ‘Parlour Tricks’ Ready To Make Its Festival Rounds
Bad Cookie Productions has partnered up with House of Hiss to deliver Parlour Tricks, the new horror-comedy short film from the mind of scream queen Tristan Risk. Risk is well known in the genre for her roles in films like American Mary, Frankenstein Created Bikers, Aliens Ate my homework, Ayla, and ABC’s of Death 2. Set in the 1920’s, Parlour Tricks centers on a family who summons an unexpected guest during an unusual seance. The film stars several well known Vancouver performers such as Gidget Gravedigger (Caravan of Creeps, Dark Entries podcast, Abracadaver Cabaret), Emma Eldritch ( Abracadaver Cabaret, Dark Entries podcast, Osculum Infame), Tyler James Nichols (Howard Lovecraft, 28 Geeks Later), and Sean Covernton (Princess Blasteroid, The Basketball Game, Trick or Treat:The Halloween Party). Cinematographer and Editor Jordan Barnes-Crouse (Extra-Ordinary Amy, Ghost Can, The Sleep of Endymion) worked alongside Producer/Production Designer Topher Graham (The Man in the Rabbit Mask, Punks Vs. Lizards, Madre De Dios) with additional support from
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Movie Review: Hunting Lands (2018)
Poor Frank (Marshall Cook), all he wanted to do is get away from everyone and everything and begin an exciting new life freezing his ever-loving balls off in the cool, cool Michigan wilderness (in the dead of winter no less). Seems simple enough, except some first rate a-hole decides to dump a body practically in the backyard of his new home. Upon dragging the tarp wrapped corpse home, Frank discovers that there is still life left in the ol’ girl, Maggie (Keyna Reynolds) by name, after all…well barely, and decides to find out who the man is that left her for dead and why. The two finally meet at a bar, and Frank invites the man, whom he discovers is named Lance (Joe Raffa), to hunt on his land. What follows is one of the most tense series of events I’ve ever set my eerie eyeballs upon! Nearly devoid of dialog, featuring a cool, de-saturated color pallet, and relying on
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Diane Kruger Is A Woman Out For Revenge In ‘In The Fade’ – Out This April
Cannes Film Festival “Best Actress” award winner Diane Kruger (Inglorious Basterds) stars in the thriller In the Fade set to be released this month. In the film, “Out of nowhere, Katja’s (Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds) life falls apart when her husband Nuri (Numan Acar, “Prison Break”) and little son Rocco are killed in a bomb attack. Her friends and family try to give her the support she needs, and Katja somehow manages to make it through the funeral. But the mind-numbing search for the perpetrators and reasons behind the senseless killing complicate Katja’s painful mourning, opening wounds and doubts. Danilo (Denis Moschitto, Chiko), a lawyer and Nuri’s best friend, represents Katja in the eventual trial against the two suspects: a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene. The trial pushes Katja to the edge, but there’s simply no alternative for her: she wants justice.” Kruger stars alongside Numan Acar (Prison Break), Denis Moschitto (Closed Circut), Johannes Keisch (A Cure for Wellness),
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Joel Hill’s ‘N0S4A2’ Series Coming To AMC
Joel Hill has had a lot of success with his novel ‘N0S4A2’, in fact, AMC has already ordered the series adaptation of the book. Jamie O’Brien created the series based on Hill’s (son of Stephen King) book which is already greenlighted for the first 10-episode season. O’Brien is known for his work on series like “Fear the Walking Dead” and “Hell on Wheels”. He will serve as showrunner as well, Variety reports. The story centers on Vic McQueen, a young, working-class artist who discovers she has the supernatural ability to track the seemingly immortal Charlie Manx, who feeds off of the souls of children before he deposits what remains of them into Christmasland, a twisted Christmas village built in Manx imagination where unhappiness is against the law. “N0S4A2” is set to premiere in 2019. You can pick up your copy of the novel now.
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Hex Studios Releases Trailer For Gothic Film ‘Automata’
Following the success of their film The Black Gloves, director Lawrie Brewster and writer Sarah Daly are back with a new Gothic tale, Automata. The film centers on an antique dealer sent to authenticate the “Infernal Princess”, a three-hundred-year-old clockwork doll with a notorious history. He soon comes under its corrupting influence along with his stepdaughter Rose. Jamie Scott Gordon (The Black Gloves, Bonejangles), Alexandra Nicole Hulme (The Black Gloves, Lord of Tears), Erich Redman (The Danish Girl), Jonathan Hansler (The Devil’s Business), and Victoria Lucie (Dartmoor Killing). Director Lawrie Brewster said, “Automata is a wild, Gothic thrill-ride inspired by the decadence of Ken Russell’s Gothic, as well as the sensual expressionism of Argento’s Suspiria and Bava’s Black Sabbath.” The film is produced by Hex Studios and their partners Dark Dunes Productions along with Needle’s Eye Productions. Nick Ford, Greg Orsi, and Richard Pate executive produce. Automata has begun its Kickstarter campaign and offer pre-orders of the film as well
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‘Demon House’ Documentary Issues A Warning In Its New Trailer
This March watch as Zak Bagans and his team enter “The Demon House” to document the supernatural events that made the house grab headlines over the past few years. The documentary’s trailer has now been released, but it gives you a strong warning to “watch at your own risk”, that “it’s cursed. “Written, directed, and produced by the “Ghost Adventures” leader. the documentary features Bagans along with Father Michael Maginot and Dr. Barry Taff. Demon House was produced also by Joseph Taglieri and Mike Dorsey, and Jay Wasley. The small house on Carolina Street, in Gary, Indiana looks normal from the outside, but there have been over 800 pages of reports of intense paranormal activity and even possession. Even the Captain of the Gary Police Department swears that the house is haunted. Various Mediums and Psychics have stated that the house is infested with hundreds of demons and ghosts. Mrs. Ammons’ who owned the home said her children were reportedly
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Alien Invasion Film ‘Occupation’ To Hold Advanced Screening
This May catch the advanced screening of writer-director Luke Sparke’s Occupation during Monster Fest on May 25th at Event Cinemas Brisbane Myer Centre ahead of the film’s release later this year (get your tickets here). In the film, “After their small Australian country town is annihilated by an overwhelming airborne attack, a group of civilians evade capture and discover they are now among the last remaining survivors of an extraterrestrial invasion engulfing the entire planet. As humanity falls under world-wide occupation, they form a home-grown army to fight back against vastly superior enemy forces. On the frontlines of the battle for Earth, they are our last hope.” Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Stephany Jacobson, Rhiannon Fish, Zachary Garred, Izzy Stevens, and Charles Terrier star. Luke Sparke co-wrote Occupation alongside Felix Williamson. For more on the film, visit Occupation on Facebook, Twitter, and on Instagram, as well as the official website.
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‘The Meg’ Trailer Has Surfaced!
The Trailer for Jon Turteltaub’s The Meg has just been unleashed and reveals a big f*cking beast! In the film, based on novel series by Steve Alten, “A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have imagined is that, years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying creature. Now, teamed with Suyin, he must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below…bringing him face to face once more with the greatest and largest predator
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‘The Farm’ Trailer Teases Kidnapping And Cannibalism
The new trailer is here for the cannibalistic film The Farm, from writer-director Hans Stjernswärd. Starring Nora Yessayan, Alec Gaylord, and Ken Volok, the film centers on a young couple who gets kidnapped and treated like farm animals after stopping at a roadside diner. While we don’t have a release date yet, we should see the filmed later in 2018 or early next year. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out the new trailer which has a serious Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Wrong Turn feel.
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New Images Surface From Netflix’s ‘Sabrina’ Series
Netflix’s untitled Sabrina series, based on the Archie Comics graphic The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, has already been approved for its first two seasons and with filming underway, the images have begun coming in from various sources. The latest image from the one-hour series is of a black goat named Black Narcissus (above), teasing that the series is going to be dark. The image was shared by fan site @SabrinaChilling, who also shared several behind the scenes shots. More Behind the Scenes photos of the cast filming #ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina in Vancouver. #SabrinaOnNetflix #SabrinaHorror (Via Just Jared). pic.twitter.com/6f4TBb9OCq — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (@SabrinaChilling) April 5, 2018 In the series, “Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina wrestling to reconcile her dual nature — half-witch, half-mortal — while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.” Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) will be playing the role of Sabrina.
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Tristian Risk’s ‘Parlour Tricks’ Ready To Make Its Festival Rounds
Bad Cookie Productions has partnered up with House of Hiss to deliver Parlour Tricks, the new horror-comedy short film from the mind of scream queen Tristan Risk. Risk is well known in the genre for her roles in films like American Mary, Frankenstein Created Bikers, Aliens Ate my homework, Ayla, and ABC’s of Death 2. Set in the 1920’s, Parlour Tricks centers on a family who summons an unexpected guest during an unusual seance. The film stars several well known Vancouver performers such as Gidget Gravedigger (Caravan of Creeps, Dark Entries podcast, Abracadaver Cabaret), Emma Eldritch ( Abracadaver Cabaret, Dark Entries podcast, Osculum Infame), Tyler James Nichols (Howard Lovecraft, 28 Geeks Later), and Sean Covernton (Princess Blasteroid, The Basketball Game, Trick or Treat:The Halloween Party). Cinematographer and Editor Jordan Barnes-Crouse (Extra-Ordinary Amy, Ghost Can, The Sleep of Endymion) worked alongside Producer/Production Designer Topher Graham (The Man in the Rabbit Mask, Punks Vs. Lizards, Madre De Dios) with additional support from
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Movie Review: Hunting Lands (2018)
Poor Frank (Marshall Cook), all he wanted to do is get away from everyone and everything and begin an exciting new life freezing his ever-loving balls off in the cool, cool Michigan wilderness (in the dead of winter no less). Seems simple enough, except some first rate a-hole decides to dump a body practically in the backyard of his new home. Upon dragging the tarp wrapped corpse home, Frank discovers that there is still life left in the ol’ girl, Maggie (Keyna Reynolds) by name, after all…well barely, and decides to find out who the man is that left her for dead and why. The two finally meet at a bar, and Frank invites the man, whom he discovers is named Lance (Joe Raffa), to hunt on his land. What follows is one of the most tense series of events I’ve ever set my eerie eyeballs upon! Nearly devoid of dialog, featuring a cool, de-saturated color pallet, and relying on
Continue reading →
Diane Kruger Is A Woman Out For Revenge In ‘In The Fade’ – Out This April
Cannes Film Festival “Best Actress” award winner Diane Kruger (Inglorious Basterds) stars in the thriller In the Fade set to be released this month. In the film, “Out of nowhere, Katja’s (Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds) life falls apart when her husband Nuri (Numan Acar, “Prison Break”) and little son Rocco are killed in a bomb attack. Her friends and family try to give her the support she needs, and Katja somehow manages to make it through the funeral. But the mind-numbing search for the perpetrators and reasons behind the senseless killing complicate Katja’s painful mourning, opening wounds and doubts. Danilo (Denis Moschitto, Chiko), a lawyer and Nuri’s best friend, represents Katja in the eventual trial against the two suspects: a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene. The trial pushes Katja to the edge, but there’s simply no alternative for her: she wants justice.” Kruger stars alongside Numan Acar (Prison Break), Denis Moschitto (Closed Circut), Johannes Keisch (A Cure for Wellness),
Continue reading →
Joel Hill’s ‘N0S4A2’ Series Coming To AMC
Joel Hill has had a lot of success with his novel ‘N0S4A2’, in fact, AMC has already ordered the series adaptation of the book. Jamie O’Brien created the series based on Hill’s (son of Stephen King) book which is already greenlighted for the first 10-episode season. O’Brien is known for his work on series like “Fear the Walking Dead” and “Hell on Wheels”. He will serve as showrunner as well, Variety reports. The story centers on Vic McQueen, a young, working-class artist who discovers she has the supernatural ability to track the seemingly immortal Charlie Manx, who feeds off of the souls of children before he deposits what remains of them into Christmasland, a twisted Christmas village built in Manx imagination where unhappiness is against the law. “N0S4A2” is set to premiere in 2019. You can pick up your copy of the novel now.
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Hex Studios Releases Trailer For Gothic Film ‘Automata’
Following the success of their film The Black Gloves, director Lawrie Brewster and writer Sarah Daly are back with a new Gothic tale, Automata. The film centers on an antique dealer sent to authenticate the “Infernal Princess”, a three-hundred-year-old clockwork doll with a notorious history. He soon comes under its corrupting influence along with his stepdaughter Rose. Jamie Scott Gordon (The Black Gloves, Bonejangles), Alexandra Nicole Hulme (The Black Gloves, Lord of Tears), Erich Redman (The Danish Girl), Jonathan Hansler (The Devil’s Business), and Victoria Lucie (Dartmoor Killing). Director Lawrie Brewster said, “Automata is a wild, Gothic thrill-ride inspired by the decadence of Ken Russell’s Gothic, as well as the sensual expressionism of Argento’s Suspiria and Bava’s Black Sabbath.” The film is produced by Hex Studios and their partners Dark Dunes Productions along with Needle’s Eye Productions. Nick Ford, Greg Orsi, and Richard Pate executive produce. Automata has begun its Kickstarter campaign and offer pre-orders of the film as well
Continue reading →
‘Demon House’ Documentary Issues A Warning In Its New Trailer
This March watch as Zak Bagans and his team enter “The Demon House” to document the supernatural events that made the house grab headlines over the past few years. The documentary’s trailer has now been released, but it gives you a strong warning to “watch at your own risk”, that “it’s cursed. “Written, directed, and produced by the “Ghost Adventures” leader. the documentary features Bagans along with Father Michael Maginot and Dr. Barry Taff. Demon House was produced also by Joseph Taglieri and Mike Dorsey, and Jay Wasley. The small house on Carolina Street, in Gary, Indiana looks normal from the outside, but there have been over 800 pages of reports of intense paranormal activity and even possession. Even the Captain of the Gary Police Department swears that the house is haunted. Various Mediums and Psychics have stated that the house is infested with hundreds of demons and ghosts. Mrs. Ammons’ who owned the home said her children were reportedly
Continue reading →
Alien Invasion Film ‘Occupation’ To Hold Advanced Screening
This May catch the advanced screening of writer-director Luke Sparke’s Occupation during Monster Fest on May 25th at Event Cinemas Brisbane Myer Centre ahead of the film’s release later this year (get your tickets here). In the film, “After their small Australian country town is annihilated by an overwhelming airborne attack, a group of civilians evade capture and discover they are now among the last remaining survivors of an extraterrestrial invasion engulfing the entire planet. As humanity falls under world-wide occupation, they form a home-grown army to fight back against vastly superior enemy forces. On the frontlines of the battle for Earth, they are our last hope.” Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Stephany Jacobson, Rhiannon Fish, Zachary Garred, Izzy Stevens, and Charles Terrier star. Luke Sparke co-wrote Occupation alongside Felix Williamson. For more on the film, visit Occupation on Facebook, Twitter, and on Instagram, as well as the official website.
Continue reading →
‘The Meg’ Trailer Has Surfaced!
The Trailer for Jon Turteltaub’s The Meg has just been unleashed and reveals a big f*cking beast! In the film, based on novel series by Steve Alten, “A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have imagined is that, years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying creature. Now, teamed with Suyin, he must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below…bringing him face to face once more with the greatest and largest predator
Continue reading →
‘The Farm’ Trailer Teases Kidnapping And Cannibalism
The new trailer is here for the cannibalistic film The Farm, from writer-director Hans Stjernswärd. Starring Nora Yessayan, Alec Gaylord, and Ken Volok, the film centers on a young couple who gets kidnapped and treated like farm animals after stopping at a roadside diner. While we don’t have a release date yet, we should see the filmed later in 2018 or early next year. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out the new trailer which has a serious Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Wrong Turn feel.
Continue reading →
New Images Surface From Netflix’s ‘Sabrina’ Series
Netflix’s untitled Sabrina series, based on the Archie Comics graphic The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, has already been approved for its first two seasons and with filming underway, the images have begun coming in from various sources. The latest image from the one-hour series is of a black goat named Black Narcissus (above), teasing that the series is going to be dark. The image was shared by fan site @SabrinaChilling, who also shared several behind the scenes shots. More Behind the Scenes photos of the cast filming #ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina in Vancouver. #SabrinaOnNetflix #SabrinaHorror (Via Just Jared). pic.twitter.com/6f4TBb9OCq — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (@SabrinaChilling) April 5, 2018 In the series, “Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina wrestling to reconcile her dual nature — half-witch, half-mortal — while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.” Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) will be playing the role of Sabrina.
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