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Accept Liongate’s ‘Friend Request’ This December – On DVD And Digital
Writer-director Simon Verhoeven’s Friend Request is a horror film for modern times and it’s coming to Digital HD and DVD this December. Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, Britt Morgan, Brooke Markham, Sean Marguette, Liesl Ahlers, and Shashawnee Hall star. In the film, Laura, a popular girl enjoying college life who shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura’s life is cursed, and her closest friends begin dying cruel deaths. Before time is up, Laura must solve the mystery behind Marina and her Facebook profile in order to break the deadly spell. Quirin Berg, Stefen Gärtner, Mark Popp, Bertha Spieker, Giselher Venzke, Simon Verhoeven, and Max Wiedemann produced. Friend Request arrives on Digital HD on December 19th followed by its release on Blu-ray, DVD, and Video On Demand January 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.
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Watch Frank Grillo In Action In The New Clip From ‘Beyond Skyline’
Purge franchise actor Frank Grillo stars in Liam O’Donnell’s sci-fi horror film Beyond Skyline whose new trailer is wild! Between the trailers, images, and the new clip, the film gives off a serious Alien/Predator vibe. In the sequel to 2010’s Skyline, the population of Los Angeles has been vacuumed off the face of the earth, Detective Mark Corley (Frank Grillo) storms his way onto an alien ship to rescue his estranged son. But after crashing the ship in Southeast Asia, he must forge an alliance with a band of survivors to discover the key to saving his son and taking back the planet once and for all. Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell, Devil), Jonny Weston (Under the Bed, Project Almanac), Iko Uwais, Callan Mulvey, Antonio Fargas, Pamelyn Chee, Yayan Ruhian, Jacob Vargas, Jack Chausse, Valentine Payen, and Betty Gabriel fill out the cast that also includes Kevin O’Donnell who wrote the script. Go Beyond Skyline on December 15, 2017,
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‘The Ice Cream Truck’ Will Soon Reach Its Destiantion, On Blu-ray And DVD
Writer-director Megan Freel Johnston’s psychological thriller The Ice Cream Truck (review) will be arriving on Blu-ray and DVD this week from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, Mary’s husband gets relocated for work which allows her to move back to her suburban hometown. As her family ties up loose ends back home, Mary moves into their new house all alone and….waits. Yet in this idealistic world, something seems very odd. The Ice Cream Man, a symbol of youth and good times, starts killing some of her neighbors. Mary soon learns that the suburbs are scarier in more ways than she ever remembered. Deanna Russo (Being Human, Gossip Girl) stars as Mary. Dana Gaier (Despicable Me 3), John Redlinger (Thirst, Banshee), Emil Johnsen (Isolerad), Hilary Barraford (Go For Sisters), Jeff Daniel Phillips (31), and Lisa Ann Walter (War of the Worlds) co-star in The Ice Cream Truck which our writer Jeffrey Scott labeled as a “sweet treat” (review). Bring home your copy
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Win A Comet TV Prize Pack That Will Leave You Howling At The Moon
This month COMET TV is dishing out all kinds of supernatural goodness! The Friday Night Movies feature Cowboys VS Dinosaurs and Vampires! Who knew Cowboys could kick the undead’s butt as well as prehistoric reptiles? Then we have the Jeff Bridges classic Starman and head into Deep Space! There are also classics like Teen Wolf, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and each week on COMET TV there’s a different theme! Vampires! Ghosts! Werewolves! Oh, My! On Thanksgiving Day, COMET TV has The Freaky Feast Movie Marathon featuring Superbeast, The Incredible Melting Man, Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, The Video Dead, The Beast Within and Creature. Tune in for perfect pass-the-cranberry-sauce scenery. And we want to give you the opportunity to have a Freaky Feast of your own all month long! The COMET TV November Freaky Feast Pack is perfect for a Horror-iffic gathering! We’re giving you a chance to do a giveaway for a lucky reader to win one!
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Kevin Bacon Reveals Filming For Syfy’s ‘Tremors’ Series’ Pilot Has Wrapped
The Tremors franchise has 5 sequels if you count the upcoming film, but Kevin Bacon, who stared as Val in the 1990 original, was absent in each of them. Bacon is now making his return to the franchise in Syfy’s ‘Tremors’ series. Recently Bacon shared that the show has wrapped filming for its pilot episode via his Instagram account with the message “So long to NM. Had an amazing time shooting this pilot. Hope I can keep walking in these boots. #Tremors”. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbUzegkFW1D/ The series picks up 25 years after the Graboids nearly destroyed the remote town of Perfection, Nevada. Bacon returns to reprise his role as Valentine “Val” McKee who must attempt to save the town once again while dealing with alcoholism, age, and a serious case of Delusional Hero Complex. J. Byrne, Hunter Parrish, Ebonèe Noel, Haley Tju, Brandon Jay McLaren, Emily Tremaine, Shiloh Fernandez, Megan Ketch, Toks Olagundoye, and John Ellison Conlee co-star. Vincenzo Natali directed the
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‘IT’ Writer To Pen The Script For ‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark’ Movie
If you grew up in the 90’s then you will remember Nickelodeon’s spooky series ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ which centered on a group of teens who referred to themselves as “The Midnight Society”. Each week they would meet in the woods and one teen would tell a scary story to the group. You will be excited to learn that Paramount is currently developing a feature film adaption. The film is expected to a bit more frightening since IT writer Gary Dauberman is set to pen the script. Tracking Board reports that Matt Kaplan will produce. Hopefully, we’ll know more soon. In the meantime, here’s an episode of ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’.
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New Details Emerge for 2018’s “Halloween” Sequel
“Halloween” 2018 writer Danny McBride (yes, that Danny McBride) has revealed more details about the upcoming sequel. While we already knew John Carpenter would score and Jamie Lee Curtis would return, McBride’s interview with Yahoo has let loose some interesting tidbits. “We’re kind of ignoring all the films past the first one,” McBride confirmed. “It picks up after the first one, but it’s sort of an alternate reality.“ “It’s as if the first Halloween ended in a slightly different way,” McBride added, suggesting the new film may rewrite even the events of the original. ……I can’t be the only one whose REALLY not happy to hear that. Given McBride has no horror writing credits to his name, and barely any credits at all (one of the films he did notably write was the 2011 bomb “Your Highness.”) McBride does dress these concerns….sort of. “I think you should be very scared. I mean, this isn’t a comedy at all.” Said McBride.
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Spider-Man’s ‘Morbius The Living Vampire’ Getting His Own Spin-off
Sony is continuing to expand the ‘Spider-Man’ universe with another spin-off. Developed under the dark of night, it has come to light that Sony is moving forward with a movie centered on ‘Morbius the Living Vampire’. The script for the film has officially been submitted to the studio and is ready to enter production. All that they are lacking is the right director, THR reports. Simply titled Morbius, the script was penned by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, who wrote Saban and Lionsgate’s Power Rangers movie. They were also behind God’s of Egypt and Dracula Untold. ‘Morbius the Living Vampire’ made his debut in ‘Spider-Man’ #101, the first issue not written by Marvel co-creator Stan Lee. He was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane. Morbius, while described as a vampire, is not one in the traditional sense. His thirst for blood is a result of experiments he conducted on himself in an attempt to cure a rare disease, but
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Movie Review: Other Halves is Half a Good Flick
Peep this shizz oh grizzly ghouls; Other Halves tells the story of a revolutionary new dating app…an app that matches folks automatically based on your online history…good lord, how many people would be matched up with midgets on horses? Just me? Fuuuuu…. Anyway, we are introduced to our scrappy group of young programmers who are charged with sorting out a few teeny, tiny, bugs in the software before launch…you know, bugs that have users turning into unbelievably horny murder machines…no biggie. On the upside, the story is fast paced, there’s some blood and naked flesh thrown about (male and female for a change), and the satirical elements of the story (including jabs at social media, apps, and horror tropes) manages to be effective without being overly “wink wink”. Also of note is the effective use of location as the film takes place inside the offices of the tech start up working on the app. Does this belie the film’s low
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‘Agatha’ Casts ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘One Tree Hill’ Actress Hilarie Burton In Lead Role
Today, we have casting news for the feature film Agatha, based on the festival favorite short film by the same name. ‘One Tree Hill’ actress Hilarie Burton has signed on to star in one of the main roles. Burton, a very talented actress and ‘One Tree Hill’ alum, also co-stars in the ‘Lethal Weapon’ series and is married to none other than Jeffrey Dean Morgan who stars as Negan on ‘The Walking Dead’. In Agatha, from director Timothy Vandenberg, “The orphan train comes daily, spilling hundreds of children onto the streets of Pennsylvania in the late 1800’s. Desperate and alone, the penniless 7 year old Sophie, entrusts an older woman who hires her to bring food each night to someone living in her attic. There is just one rule: Do not pass the serving table….EVER. As time passes, the child’s curiosity grows bold; drawing her closer to discovering the truth behind the prisoner.” Principle photography is set to begin in
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Accept Liongate’s ‘Friend Request’ This December – On DVD And Digital
Writer-director Simon Verhoeven’s Friend Request is a horror film for modern times and it’s coming to Digital HD and DVD this December. Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, Britt Morgan, Brooke Markham, Sean Marguette, Liesl Ahlers, and Shashawnee Hall star. In the film, Laura, a popular girl enjoying college life who shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura’s life is cursed, and her closest friends begin dying cruel deaths. Before time is up, Laura must solve the mystery behind Marina and her Facebook profile in order to break the deadly spell. Quirin Berg, Stefen Gärtner, Mark Popp, Bertha Spieker, Giselher Venzke, Simon Verhoeven, and Max Wiedemann produced. Friend Request arrives on Digital HD on December 19th followed by its release on Blu-ray, DVD, and Video On Demand January 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.
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Watch Frank Grillo In Action In The New Clip From ‘Beyond Skyline’
Purge franchise actor Frank Grillo stars in Liam O’Donnell’s sci-fi horror film Beyond Skyline whose new trailer is wild! Between the trailers, images, and the new clip, the film gives off a serious Alien/Predator vibe. In the sequel to 2010’s Skyline, the population of Los Angeles has been vacuumed off the face of the earth, Detective Mark Corley (Frank Grillo) storms his way onto an alien ship to rescue his estranged son. But after crashing the ship in Southeast Asia, he must forge an alliance with a band of survivors to discover the key to saving his son and taking back the planet once and for all. Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell, Devil), Jonny Weston (Under the Bed, Project Almanac), Iko Uwais, Callan Mulvey, Antonio Fargas, Pamelyn Chee, Yayan Ruhian, Jacob Vargas, Jack Chausse, Valentine Payen, and Betty Gabriel fill out the cast that also includes Kevin O’Donnell who wrote the script. Go Beyond Skyline on December 15, 2017,
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‘The Ice Cream Truck’ Will Soon Reach Its Destiantion, On Blu-ray And DVD
Writer-director Megan Freel Johnston’s psychological thriller The Ice Cream Truck (review) will be arriving on Blu-ray and DVD this week from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, Mary’s husband gets relocated for work which allows her to move back to her suburban hometown. As her family ties up loose ends back home, Mary moves into their new house all alone and….waits. Yet in this idealistic world, something seems very odd. The Ice Cream Man, a symbol of youth and good times, starts killing some of her neighbors. Mary soon learns that the suburbs are scarier in more ways than she ever remembered. Deanna Russo (Being Human, Gossip Girl) stars as Mary. Dana Gaier (Despicable Me 3), John Redlinger (Thirst, Banshee), Emil Johnsen (Isolerad), Hilary Barraford (Go For Sisters), Jeff Daniel Phillips (31), and Lisa Ann Walter (War of the Worlds) co-star in The Ice Cream Truck which our writer Jeffrey Scott labeled as a “sweet treat” (review). Bring home your copy
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Win A Comet TV Prize Pack That Will Leave You Howling At The Moon
This month COMET TV is dishing out all kinds of supernatural goodness! The Friday Night Movies feature Cowboys VS Dinosaurs and Vampires! Who knew Cowboys could kick the undead’s butt as well as prehistoric reptiles? Then we have the Jeff Bridges classic Starman and head into Deep Space! There are also classics like Teen Wolf, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and each week on COMET TV there’s a different theme! Vampires! Ghosts! Werewolves! Oh, My! On Thanksgiving Day, COMET TV has The Freaky Feast Movie Marathon featuring Superbeast, The Incredible Melting Man, Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, The Video Dead, The Beast Within and Creature. Tune in for perfect pass-the-cranberry-sauce scenery. And we want to give you the opportunity to have a Freaky Feast of your own all month long! The COMET TV November Freaky Feast Pack is perfect for a Horror-iffic gathering! We’re giving you a chance to do a giveaway for a lucky reader to win one!
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Kevin Bacon Reveals Filming For Syfy’s ‘Tremors’ Series’ Pilot Has Wrapped
The Tremors franchise has 5 sequels if you count the upcoming film, but Kevin Bacon, who stared as Val in the 1990 original, was absent in each of them. Bacon is now making his return to the franchise in Syfy’s ‘Tremors’ series. Recently Bacon shared that the show has wrapped filming for its pilot episode via his Instagram account with the message “So long to NM. Had an amazing time shooting this pilot. Hope I can keep walking in these boots. #Tremors”. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbUzegkFW1D/ The series picks up 25 years after the Graboids nearly destroyed the remote town of Perfection, Nevada. Bacon returns to reprise his role as Valentine “Val” McKee who must attempt to save the town once again while dealing with alcoholism, age, and a serious case of Delusional Hero Complex. J. Byrne, Hunter Parrish, Ebonèe Noel, Haley Tju, Brandon Jay McLaren, Emily Tremaine, Shiloh Fernandez, Megan Ketch, Toks Olagundoye, and John Ellison Conlee co-star. Vincenzo Natali directed the
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‘IT’ Writer To Pen The Script For ‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark’ Movie
If you grew up in the 90’s then you will remember Nickelodeon’s spooky series ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ which centered on a group of teens who referred to themselves as “The Midnight Society”. Each week they would meet in the woods and one teen would tell a scary story to the group. You will be excited to learn that Paramount is currently developing a feature film adaption. The film is expected to a bit more frightening since IT writer Gary Dauberman is set to pen the script. Tracking Board reports that Matt Kaplan will produce. Hopefully, we’ll know more soon. In the meantime, here’s an episode of ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’.
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New Details Emerge for 2018’s “Halloween” Sequel
“Halloween” 2018 writer Danny McBride (yes, that Danny McBride) has revealed more details about the upcoming sequel. While we already knew John Carpenter would score and Jamie Lee Curtis would return, McBride’s interview with Yahoo has let loose some interesting tidbits. “We’re kind of ignoring all the films past the first one,” McBride confirmed. “It picks up after the first one, but it’s sort of an alternate reality.“ “It’s as if the first Halloween ended in a slightly different way,” McBride added, suggesting the new film may rewrite even the events of the original. ……I can’t be the only one whose REALLY not happy to hear that. Given McBride has no horror writing credits to his name, and barely any credits at all (one of the films he did notably write was the 2011 bomb “Your Highness.”) McBride does dress these concerns….sort of. “I think you should be very scared. I mean, this isn’t a comedy at all.” Said McBride.
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Spider-Man’s ‘Morbius The Living Vampire’ Getting His Own Spin-off
Sony is continuing to expand the ‘Spider-Man’ universe with another spin-off. Developed under the dark of night, it has come to light that Sony is moving forward with a movie centered on ‘Morbius the Living Vampire’. The script for the film has officially been submitted to the studio and is ready to enter production. All that they are lacking is the right director, THR reports. Simply titled Morbius, the script was penned by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, who wrote Saban and Lionsgate’s Power Rangers movie. They were also behind God’s of Egypt and Dracula Untold. ‘Morbius the Living Vampire’ made his debut in ‘Spider-Man’ #101, the first issue not written by Marvel co-creator Stan Lee. He was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane. Morbius, while described as a vampire, is not one in the traditional sense. His thirst for blood is a result of experiments he conducted on himself in an attempt to cure a rare disease, but
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Other Halves is Half a Good Flick
Peep this shizz oh grizzly ghouls; Other Halves tells the story of a revolutionary new dating app…an app that matches folks automatically based on your online history…good lord, how many people would be matched up with midgets on horses? Just me? Fuuuuu…. Anyway, we are introduced to our scrappy group of young programmers who are charged with sorting out a few teeny, tiny, bugs in the software before launch…you know, bugs that have users turning into unbelievably horny murder machines…no biggie. On the upside, the story is fast paced, there’s some blood and naked flesh thrown about (male and female for a change), and the satirical elements of the story (including jabs at social media, apps, and horror tropes) manages to be effective without being overly “wink wink”. Also of note is the effective use of location as the film takes place inside the offices of the tech start up working on the app. Does this belie the film’s low
Continue reading →
‘Agatha’ Casts ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘One Tree Hill’ Actress Hilarie Burton In Lead Role
Today, we have casting news for the feature film Agatha, based on the festival favorite short film by the same name. ‘One Tree Hill’ actress Hilarie Burton has signed on to star in one of the main roles. Burton, a very talented actress and ‘One Tree Hill’ alum, also co-stars in the ‘Lethal Weapon’ series and is married to none other than Jeffrey Dean Morgan who stars as Negan on ‘The Walking Dead’. In Agatha, from director Timothy Vandenberg, “The orphan train comes daily, spilling hundreds of children onto the streets of Pennsylvania in the late 1800’s. Desperate and alone, the penniless 7 year old Sophie, entrusts an older woman who hires her to bring food each night to someone living in her attic. There is just one rule: Do not pass the serving table….EVER. As time passes, the child’s curiosity grows bold; drawing her closer to discovering the truth behind the prisoner.” Principle photography is set to begin in
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