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This January Take A Trip To ‘Cannibal Farm’
High Octane Pictures will introduce you to a new killer in Cannibal Farm, where The Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Friday the 13th meets The Hills Have Eyes, slashing its way onto VOD this January from filmmaker Charlie Steeds. Starring Kate Marie Davies, Barrington De La Roche, David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Toby Wynn-Davies, and Peter Cosgrove, the film follows the Harver family who heads out on an idyllic summer camping trip where they can bury past tensions and enjoy some family bonding. But when their camp is sabotaged by an unseen intruder in the night, they head to the nearby creepy old farm desperate for help, where vengeful farmer Hunt Hansen and his hideously deformed son aren’t farming animals… “Fight to survive or get eaten alive!” Cannibal Farm will be here on VOD on January 2, 2018, from High Octane Pictures.
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Movie Review: Hell Night is One Hellacious Slasher Flick!
Hell Night isn’t on the screen more than two seconds before we get a wet t-shirt contest…and awaaaay we go! Truth be told, the aforementioned contest is part of a larger tableau presenting the many faceted jewel that is “teen partying”…and by “teen” I mean people that appear to be pushing thirty. Anyway, what’s with all the celebrating? Because it’s Hell Night; a night dedicated to hazing new fraternity pledges…and what does the brain trust in charge of such things offer up as a suitable challenge to endure? Why, making the pledges spend the night in a haunted house… what the fuck is this, a Bowery Boys short? Of course , the fraternity brothers have set up a myriad of cheap (and improbably elaborate) scares to screw our heroes over…but soon they are murdered by someone or something lurking the grounds of the arcane abode…and you just know it won’t be long before that murderous madman is playin’ the ol’
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Hilarious Alternative Opening To Be Included On “IT” Blu-ray Release
It might feel like September was yesterday, and that 2017 began just last week, but another year has descended upon us. What’s one good way to not fear the reaper? Distractions, and the upcoming “IT” blu-ray will have plenty of those. Releaseing in the States January 9th, the good folks down under in Australia have already got their paws on “IT”. According to Blu-ray.com the release will include: Pennywise Lives (16:25) – a behind-the-scenes featurette about Pennywise, of course. The Losers’ Club (15:42) – a featurette about the child actors in the movie. Author of Fear (13:51) – an extended interview with Stephen King, who talks at length about writing the book. He mentions that Derry was based off a town in Maine called Bangor. And… deleted scenes! These total 15:18! – “Georgie Catches Boat (Opening Gag Scene)”: When Georgie grabs for the boat in the opening…he gets it and walks away, saying “See you later!” to a frustrated Pennywise.
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Death Becomes Her…The Musical?
For those of you who are both fans of the horror genre and of musicals, we have great news! Robert Zemeckis’ 1992 classic black-comedy film Death Becomes Her is headed to Broadway. Tony and Emmy award winner Kristen Chenoweth has signed on to play one of the lead roles, as a fading actress on whose quest to regain her youth ends in a macabre twist. The role was originally played in the film by Meryl Streep. Chenoweth recently appeared in the first season of ‘American Gods’ and she took to the stage as Glinda in ‘Wicked’. Universal who was a partner in the long-running hit show will also be involved with ‘Death Becomes Her’.
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Trailers For Christmas Classics Given A Horror Twist (Watch)
We’ve all heard of or have seen the holiday comedy The Elf starring Will Ferrell as the overly-enthusiastic elf, Buddy. Let’s be honest, it’s cheesy and a bit obnoxious. The YouTube channel CineFix has taken the festive Christmas movie and flipped it on its head. The video that they have posted is dark. And we love it! Check it out. You can’t have Christmas without Santa. You may recall the movie The Santa Clause starring Tim Allen as the holly jolly fat man. YouTube user AceInYourFace took the 1994 film and recut it as a short horror film that you should see. Remeber when poor Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) got left at home while his family went on vacation back in 1990’s Home Alone? Enrique Palazzo took the film and gave it a horror feel. Ralphie gets his revenge in gabbdrg‘s recut of the classic holiday film A Christmas Story. Nobody is safe when Clark Grizwald loses his mind in the
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Lin Shaye Joins ‘Gothic Harvest’ Alongside Bill Moseley
Lin Shaye has now joined the cast of Ashley Hamilton’s upcoming supernatural thriller Gothic Harvest. Shaye will appear in Gothic Harvest alongside the previously announced cast that includes Bill Moseley and Sofia Mattsson. The film was written by Chris Kobin (2001 Maniacs) who is also producing, along with Harvey Lowry and Jeff Mullins, Deadline reports. Set in New Orleans, Gothic Harvest centers on four friends on Spring Break at Madi Gras when they unwillingly are caught in a spell cast by Voodoo queen Marie Laveau. The spell keeps the wealthy family immortal, for a price. The family must kidnap one girl each year from the celebration. Shaye, who stars in Insidious: The Last Key , recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from CineAsia in Hong Kong. Shaye’s other upcoming film is The Midnight Man where she reunites with Robert Englund from 2001 Maniacs. In the sequel to 2001 Maniacs, she co-starred with Bill Moseley who will also be in Gothic
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New Extended Trailer Unveiled For ‘Annihilation’ From The Director Of ‘Ex Machina’
Paramount has now unveiled a new extended trailer and new images from Alex Garland’s long-awaited film Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman. Garland (Ex Machina) directed from the script he wrote based on the ‘Southern Reach Trilogy’ by Jeff VanderMeer. Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac, and Gina Rodriguez co-star in the film that centers on a biologist who has signed up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature no longer apply in an attempt to save her husband. Annihilation opens in theaters on February 23, 2018.
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Rob Lowe To Direct And Star In A Remake Of 1956’s ‘The Bad Seed’
Rob Lowe is set to direct, executive produce, and star in the remake the 1956 Oscar-nominated film The Bad Seed, Deadline is reporting. In the Lifetime remake, Lowe will be playing the father of a young girl who the personification of evil. The role is a reverse from the original and from the book it is based on. Nancy Kelly received an Oscar nomination for her role as the mother. Patty McCormack who played the role of Rhoda, the young girl, also received an Oscar nomination. Barbara Marshall (Wish Upon) penned the script for the remake based on the novel by William March that has been adapted for both the 1956 film and the long-running Broadway play. “Lowe will star as a father who seems to have everything under control. But when a terrible tragedy takes place at his daughter Emma’s school, he is forced to question everything he thought he knew about his beloved girl. He slowly begins to
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Movie Review: A Brilliant Monster is a Smart Creature Feature!
Good ol’ Mitch; he’s an mega-successful self-help author that is a seemingly endless font of new ideas…I mean who cares if his beautiful girlfriend left him because he’s a douche, and he has only like one friend in the world (and it isn’t his bedridden a-hole Daddy that lives with him). Well, the creative well does eventually run dry for our pal Mitch, as the ideas stop flowing, no matter how many dipshits he feeds to the toothy monster that lives in a room upstairs in his home. Yeah…Mitch feeds the monster, the monster spits out story ideas…tale as old as time really. Anyway, soon the local police get in on the act as the number of dead hookers and drunk girls gets to be a bit on the high side (that and the fact they actually believe the batshit story his ex-girlfriend feeds them) and things get dicey for our “hero”. A Brilliant Monster does a lot of good
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Syfy’s New Year’s “Twilight Zone” Marathon Episode Slate Announced
For us younger horror fans Syfy’s annual New Year’s marathon was the first exposure we got to “The Twilight Zone”, arguably the most influential, and I would say the best, science fiction show ever made. Really, there’s nothing I can tell you about it you don’t already know; the twists, the horror, Rod Sterling’s perfect narration. And while it’s a lot easier nowadays to check out “Twilight Zone” due to Netflix and the internet and what not, New Years Syfy used to be one of the only ways to catch it. If for tradition if nothing else, I’ll be tuning in this New Years to watch some of the best television ever made. Part one of the schedule has already been released via The Night Gallery. Sunday, December 31, 2017 4:00am – The Howling Man 4:30am – Where is Everybody? 5:00am – The Thirty-Fathom Grave 6:00am – Mirror Image 6:30am – The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank 7:00am – A
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This January Take A Trip To ‘Cannibal Farm’
High Octane Pictures will introduce you to a new killer in Cannibal Farm, where The Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Friday the 13th meets The Hills Have Eyes, slashing its way onto VOD this January from filmmaker Charlie Steeds. Starring Kate Marie Davies, Barrington De La Roche, David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Toby Wynn-Davies, and Peter Cosgrove, the film follows the Harver family who heads out on an idyllic summer camping trip where they can bury past tensions and enjoy some family bonding. But when their camp is sabotaged by an unseen intruder in the night, they head to the nearby creepy old farm desperate for help, where vengeful farmer Hunt Hansen and his hideously deformed son aren’t farming animals… “Fight to survive or get eaten alive!” Cannibal Farm will be here on VOD on January 2, 2018, from High Octane Pictures.
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Movie Review: Hell Night is One Hellacious Slasher Flick!
Hell Night isn’t on the screen more than two seconds before we get a wet t-shirt contest…and awaaaay we go! Truth be told, the aforementioned contest is part of a larger tableau presenting the many faceted jewel that is “teen partying”…and by “teen” I mean people that appear to be pushing thirty. Anyway, what’s with all the celebrating? Because it’s Hell Night; a night dedicated to hazing new fraternity pledges…and what does the brain trust in charge of such things offer up as a suitable challenge to endure? Why, making the pledges spend the night in a haunted house… what the fuck is this, a Bowery Boys short? Of course , the fraternity brothers have set up a myriad of cheap (and improbably elaborate) scares to screw our heroes over…but soon they are murdered by someone or something lurking the grounds of the arcane abode…and you just know it won’t be long before that murderous madman is playin’ the ol’
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Hilarious Alternative Opening To Be Included On “IT” Blu-ray Release
It might feel like September was yesterday, and that 2017 began just last week, but another year has descended upon us. What’s one good way to not fear the reaper? Distractions, and the upcoming “IT” blu-ray will have plenty of those. Releaseing in the States January 9th, the good folks down under in Australia have already got their paws on “IT”. According to Blu-ray.com the release will include: Pennywise Lives (16:25) – a behind-the-scenes featurette about Pennywise, of course. The Losers’ Club (15:42) – a featurette about the child actors in the movie. Author of Fear (13:51) – an extended interview with Stephen King, who talks at length about writing the book. He mentions that Derry was based off a town in Maine called Bangor. And… deleted scenes! These total 15:18! – “Georgie Catches Boat (Opening Gag Scene)”: When Georgie grabs for the boat in the opening…he gets it and walks away, saying “See you later!” to a frustrated Pennywise.
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Death Becomes Her…The Musical?
For those of you who are both fans of the horror genre and of musicals, we have great news! Robert Zemeckis’ 1992 classic black-comedy film Death Becomes Her is headed to Broadway. Tony and Emmy award winner Kristen Chenoweth has signed on to play one of the lead roles, as a fading actress on whose quest to regain her youth ends in a macabre twist. The role was originally played in the film by Meryl Streep. Chenoweth recently appeared in the first season of ‘American Gods’ and she took to the stage as Glinda in ‘Wicked’. Universal who was a partner in the long-running hit show will also be involved with ‘Death Becomes Her’.
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Trailers For Christmas Classics Given A Horror Twist (Watch)
We’ve all heard of or have seen the holiday comedy The Elf starring Will Ferrell as the overly-enthusiastic elf, Buddy. Let’s be honest, it’s cheesy and a bit obnoxious. The YouTube channel CineFix has taken the festive Christmas movie and flipped it on its head. The video that they have posted is dark. And we love it! Check it out. You can’t have Christmas without Santa. You may recall the movie The Santa Clause starring Tim Allen as the holly jolly fat man. YouTube user AceInYourFace took the 1994 film and recut it as a short horror film that you should see. Remeber when poor Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) got left at home while his family went on vacation back in 1990’s Home Alone? Enrique Palazzo took the film and gave it a horror feel. Ralphie gets his revenge in gabbdrg‘s recut of the classic holiday film A Christmas Story. Nobody is safe when Clark Grizwald loses his mind in the
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Lin Shaye Joins ‘Gothic Harvest’ Alongside Bill Moseley
Lin Shaye has now joined the cast of Ashley Hamilton’s upcoming supernatural thriller Gothic Harvest. Shaye will appear in Gothic Harvest alongside the previously announced cast that includes Bill Moseley and Sofia Mattsson. The film was written by Chris Kobin (2001 Maniacs) who is also producing, along with Harvey Lowry and Jeff Mullins, Deadline reports. Set in New Orleans, Gothic Harvest centers on four friends on Spring Break at Madi Gras when they unwillingly are caught in a spell cast by Voodoo queen Marie Laveau. The spell keeps the wealthy family immortal, for a price. The family must kidnap one girl each year from the celebration. Shaye, who stars in Insidious: The Last Key , recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from CineAsia in Hong Kong. Shaye’s other upcoming film is The Midnight Man where she reunites with Robert Englund from 2001 Maniacs. In the sequel to 2001 Maniacs, she co-starred with Bill Moseley who will also be in Gothic
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New Extended Trailer Unveiled For ‘Annihilation’ From The Director Of ‘Ex Machina’
Paramount has now unveiled a new extended trailer and new images from Alex Garland’s long-awaited film Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman. Garland (Ex Machina) directed from the script he wrote based on the ‘Southern Reach Trilogy’ by Jeff VanderMeer. Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac, and Gina Rodriguez co-star in the film that centers on a biologist who has signed up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature no longer apply in an attempt to save her husband. Annihilation opens in theaters on February 23, 2018.
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Rob Lowe To Direct And Star In A Remake Of 1956’s ‘The Bad Seed’
Rob Lowe is set to direct, executive produce, and star in the remake the 1956 Oscar-nominated film The Bad Seed, Deadline is reporting. In the Lifetime remake, Lowe will be playing the father of a young girl who the personification of evil. The role is a reverse from the original and from the book it is based on. Nancy Kelly received an Oscar nomination for her role as the mother. Patty McCormack who played the role of Rhoda, the young girl, also received an Oscar nomination. Barbara Marshall (Wish Upon) penned the script for the remake based on the novel by William March that has been adapted for both the 1956 film and the long-running Broadway play. “Lowe will star as a father who seems to have everything under control. But when a terrible tragedy takes place at his daughter Emma’s school, he is forced to question everything he thought he knew about his beloved girl. He slowly begins to
Continue reading →
Movie Review: A Brilliant Monster is a Smart Creature Feature!
Good ol’ Mitch; he’s an mega-successful self-help author that is a seemingly endless font of new ideas…I mean who cares if his beautiful girlfriend left him because he’s a douche, and he has only like one friend in the world (and it isn’t his bedridden a-hole Daddy that lives with him). Well, the creative well does eventually run dry for our pal Mitch, as the ideas stop flowing, no matter how many dipshits he feeds to the toothy monster that lives in a room upstairs in his home. Yeah…Mitch feeds the monster, the monster spits out story ideas…tale as old as time really. Anyway, soon the local police get in on the act as the number of dead hookers and drunk girls gets to be a bit on the high side (that and the fact they actually believe the batshit story his ex-girlfriend feeds them) and things get dicey for our “hero”. A Brilliant Monster does a lot of good
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Syfy’s New Year’s “Twilight Zone” Marathon Episode Slate Announced
For us younger horror fans Syfy’s annual New Year’s marathon was the first exposure we got to “The Twilight Zone”, arguably the most influential, and I would say the best, science fiction show ever made. Really, there’s nothing I can tell you about it you don’t already know; the twists, the horror, Rod Sterling’s perfect narration. And while it’s a lot easier nowadays to check out “Twilight Zone” due to Netflix and the internet and what not, New Years Syfy used to be one of the only ways to catch it. If for tradition if nothing else, I’ll be tuning in this New Years to watch some of the best television ever made. Part one of the schedule has already been released via The Night Gallery. Sunday, December 31, 2017 4:00am – The Howling Man 4:30am – Where is Everybody? 5:00am – The Thirty-Fathom Grave 6:00am – Mirror Image 6:30am – The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank 7:00am – A
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