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Week Long Event Taking Place To Celebrate The Release Of Charles Pinion ‘American Mummy’
Charles Pinion (Twisted Issues) is celebrating the release of his most recent film, American Mummy, with a week-long series of events beginning Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Starring Suziey Block, Aidan Bristow, Aaron Burt, and Esther Canata, American Mummy centers on a group of university students in the New Mexico desert unearth an ancient mummy. After they awaken the death-hungry spirit with a primeval blood ritual, the spirit of Aztec Lord Tezcalipoca is intent on continuing his centuries-old reign of terror. From the Press Release: Charles Pinion, the director behind the notorious shot-on-video features Twisted Issues, Red Spirit Lake and We Await invades New York for a week’s worth of events to promote his newest feature, American Mummy from Wild Eye Releasing. This one week only east coast appearance by Pinion will include some extremely rare screenings that will be an absolute must for fans of macabre, transgressive and just plain weird cinema! The events kick off Tuesday, September 12th at
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#FromJennifer Has An Axe To Grind In New Trailer
In a tale of revenge porn revenge, starring Tony Todd and Derek Mears, #FromJennifer looks to weave one of the most unique horror movies in years. Writer/director Frank Merle’s movie, following the titular Jennifer in her goal to film the ultimate embarrassing video, in order to enact revenge on her ex boyfriend (who just so happens to have released her sextape.) Naturally, chaos ensues. Big name horror celebrities, an interesting plot, and one of the best indie trailers of the year? What more could you ask for.
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Elise Returns Home To Face Her Haunted Past In The Trailer For ‘Insidious: The Last Key’
The official title and release date Insidious: The Last Key was announced only yesterday. Today, the trailer has been unleashed. In the frightening trailer, we witness Elise (Lin Shaye) return home to face a dark evil that terrorized her as a young woman. She must face an onslaught of spirits waiting for her in the “Further” to find the last key to unlocking a mystery that has haunted her for a lifetime. The trailer leaves us to believe that Insidious: The Last Key may be the most terrifying film of the franchise, but take a look for yourself (below). The film, directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell who penned the scripts for the entire franchise, is set years before the events of the previous films and present day. It follows Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) as a young woman haunted by malevolent and demonic spirits in her New Mexico home. Leigh Whannell will be reprising his role as
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The Film Empire Presents ‘Scrypt To Screen’ Contest
Okay, all you aspiring writers/directors, here is your chance to make it happen! The Film Empire is having a Scrypt to Screen contest and you can enter! The Film Empire’s Scrypt to Screen Horror Contest will offer a winning writer-director the chance to shoot a horror short under the mentorship of the lineup in Los Angeles. The script will be further developed alongside screenwriter Jeff Howard (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil). Director Adam Robitel (Insidious: Chapter 4, The Taking of Deborah Logan) will guide the director through principal photography. Mentors include cinematographer David A. Armstrong (Saw franchise) and cinematographer Pedro Luque (Don’t Breathe) to guide the cinematography, editor Jason Ballantine (It 2017), composer Charles Bernstein (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and composer Chris Bacon (Bates Motel). Deadline is September 15th! To enter, visit thefilmempire.com/scrypt-to-screen For other contests, visit thefilmempire.com Don’t let this opportunity slip away. Submit your scripts and make it happen!
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‘The Exorcist’ Director Documents A Real Exorcism In ‘The Devil And Father Amorth’
Back in 1973, William Friedkin directed one of the most important classics to ever come from the horror genre, The Exorcist. Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist centered on Regan (Linda Blair), a young girl possessed. Her mother sought and found help from two priests who were able to rid the girl of the dark entity, at great cost. Fast-forward several decades and you will find Friedkin tackling the subject of exorcism once again, this time in a real life documentary titled The Devil and Father Amorth. Friedkin got up close and personal during a real exorcism proceeded over by Father Gabriele Amorth, who performed exorcisms the Vatican’s Rome Diocese. Father Armoth has penned several books on the subject. After reading Amroth’s books Friedkin sought him out while on a trip to Italy. Surprisingly, the Father was a fan of The Exorcist. In the documentary, Friedkin is allowed to observe a real exorcism with restrictions that
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AMC Announces The Walking Dead’s Season 8 Preview Special
It’s that time of the year again my friends. Things are beginning to cool and Fall is on the horizon. You know what that means, our favorite shows will be returning for their new seasons. One of the most highly-anticipated shows to be returning is AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ and the network has just announced the One of the most highly-anticipated shows to be returning is AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ and the network has just announced the hit show’s Season Eight Preview Special. This year the special will feature showrunner Scott Gimple, Jeffrey Dean Morgan who plays the notorious character Negan, and Lennie James who plays Morgan. Hosted by Chris Hardwick, the special will be an hour long will air on AMC at 8 pm Eastern on September 10th, prior to the midseason premiere of its sister show ‘Fear the Walking Dead’. ‘The Walking Dead’ returns on October 22, 2017, with its 100th episode.
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‘Annabelle: Creation’ Overtakes ‘Get Out’ As Most Profitable Horror Film Of The Year
With a world wide gross of 253 million dollars, Annabelle: Creation is now the most profitable horror film of the year, beating Get Out’s 252 million. Neither is a shabby haul, with both films far exceeding expectations. However Get Out being both an original I.P. and critically adored had many rooting for it to succeed over Annabelle: Creation, the fourth film in The Conjuring Universe and a prequel to the not very well liked at all Annabelle, released back in 2014. Overall it’s been an underwhelming year not just for horror, but movies in general, with several of the lowest box office weekends in recent history, and a steady stream of high profile flops. For every Get Out there seemed to be at least two releases like A Cure For Wellness. With It released this weekend and on track to pull in more than a few pennies , there’s still plenty of time for the year to turn things around.
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Official Title & Release Date Announced For ‘Insidious 4’
The next installment of the Insidious franchise will soon be taking us into the “Further”. Ahead of the trailer release (which should happen very soon) the films official title has been revealed as Insidious: The Last Key. The film, directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell who penned the scripts for the entire franchise, is set years before the events of the previous films and follows Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) as a young woman haunted by malevolent and demonic spirits in her New Mexico home. Leigh Whannell will be reprising his role as “Specs”. Josh Stewart, Javier Botet, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke, and Caitlin Gerard co-star. Insidious: The Last Key opens in theaters nationwide on January 5, 2018.
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Drew Barrymore Producing The CW’s New Horror Anthology Series ‘Black Rose’
Drew Barrymore is a busy lady. Not only is she the star of Netflix’s series ‘Santa Clarita Diet’, she is gearing up to deliver a new horror anthology to The CW. The series, titled ‘Black Rose’, is currently in development from Flower Films, according to Deadline. The series will be both written and directed by women with Barrymore serving as a producer. The pilot episode of ‘Black Rose’ will be penned by Jill Blotevogel who is the former co-showrunner of MTV’s ‘Scream: The TV Series’. The series will explore “some of humanity’s deepest fears from a woman’s unique perspective. Classic themes of terror will be tackled via vignettes about guilt, jealousy, repression, paranoia, insanity, sexual obsession and survival through a modern and distinctly feminine lens.” For many years the male dominated film and television industry has been run by men who often miss the value of a real woman’s perspective. Hopefully, ‘Black Rose’ will bring a much-needed sense of realness
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DragonCon Incident Leaves Several In The Hospital
Early Saturday morning at 1:30 a.m. a crowd of attendees celebrating at this year’s DragonCon witnessed a frightening event. The crowd was pummeled by objects thrown down from the tenth floor of the Marriott Marquis Hotel by one or more people. It has been reported that at least four ambulances arrived on the scene. Police say that chairs and bottles were purposely thrown into the crowd below, the Atlanta Journal reports. One of the victims, a woman by the name of Kelli McDaniel, was hit in the head by a chair and was taken to the hospital where she had to have staples to close a wound on her head. The director of public relations made the following statement: Two women at Dragon Con were injured at the convention early Sunday morning when two chairs were dropped from an outside balcony on the 10th floor in the Marriott to a landing below. The women were treated and released at separate
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Week Long Event Taking Place To Celebrate The Release Of Charles Pinion ‘American Mummy’
Charles Pinion (Twisted Issues) is celebrating the release of his most recent film, American Mummy, with a week-long series of events beginning Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Starring Suziey Block, Aidan Bristow, Aaron Burt, and Esther Canata, American Mummy centers on a group of university students in the New Mexico desert unearth an ancient mummy. After they awaken the death-hungry spirit with a primeval blood ritual, the spirit of Aztec Lord Tezcalipoca is intent on continuing his centuries-old reign of terror. From the Press Release: Charles Pinion, the director behind the notorious shot-on-video features Twisted Issues, Red Spirit Lake and We Await invades New York for a week’s worth of events to promote his newest feature, American Mummy from Wild Eye Releasing. This one week only east coast appearance by Pinion will include some extremely rare screenings that will be an absolute must for fans of macabre, transgressive and just plain weird cinema! The events kick off Tuesday, September 12th at
Continue reading →
#FromJennifer Has An Axe To Grind In New Trailer
In a tale of revenge porn revenge, starring Tony Todd and Derek Mears, #FromJennifer looks to weave one of the most unique horror movies in years. Writer/director Frank Merle’s movie, following the titular Jennifer in her goal to film the ultimate embarrassing video, in order to enact revenge on her ex boyfriend (who just so happens to have released her sextape.) Naturally, chaos ensues. Big name horror celebrities, an interesting plot, and one of the best indie trailers of the year? What more could you ask for.
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Elise Returns Home To Face Her Haunted Past In The Trailer For ‘Insidious: The Last Key’
The official title and release date Insidious: The Last Key was announced only yesterday. Today, the trailer has been unleashed. In the frightening trailer, we witness Elise (Lin Shaye) return home to face a dark evil that terrorized her as a young woman. She must face an onslaught of spirits waiting for her in the “Further” to find the last key to unlocking a mystery that has haunted her for a lifetime. The trailer leaves us to believe that Insidious: The Last Key may be the most terrifying film of the franchise, but take a look for yourself (below). The film, directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell who penned the scripts for the entire franchise, is set years before the events of the previous films and present day. It follows Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) as a young woman haunted by malevolent and demonic spirits in her New Mexico home. Leigh Whannell will be reprising his role as
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The Film Empire Presents ‘Scrypt To Screen’ Contest
Okay, all you aspiring writers/directors, here is your chance to make it happen! The Film Empire is having a Scrypt to Screen contest and you can enter! The Film Empire’s Scrypt to Screen Horror Contest will offer a winning writer-director the chance to shoot a horror short under the mentorship of the lineup in Los Angeles. The script will be further developed alongside screenwriter Jeff Howard (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil). Director Adam Robitel (Insidious: Chapter 4, The Taking of Deborah Logan) will guide the director through principal photography. Mentors include cinematographer David A. Armstrong (Saw franchise) and cinematographer Pedro Luque (Don’t Breathe) to guide the cinematography, editor Jason Ballantine (It 2017), composer Charles Bernstein (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and composer Chris Bacon (Bates Motel). Deadline is September 15th! To enter, visit thefilmempire.com/scrypt-to-screen For other contests, visit thefilmempire.com Don’t let this opportunity slip away. Submit your scripts and make it happen!
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‘The Exorcist’ Director Documents A Real Exorcism In ‘The Devil And Father Amorth’
Back in 1973, William Friedkin directed one of the most important classics to ever come from the horror genre, The Exorcist. Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist centered on Regan (Linda Blair), a young girl possessed. Her mother sought and found help from two priests who were able to rid the girl of the dark entity, at great cost. Fast-forward several decades and you will find Friedkin tackling the subject of exorcism once again, this time in a real life documentary titled The Devil and Father Amorth. Friedkin got up close and personal during a real exorcism proceeded over by Father Gabriele Amorth, who performed exorcisms the Vatican’s Rome Diocese. Father Armoth has penned several books on the subject. After reading Amroth’s books Friedkin sought him out while on a trip to Italy. Surprisingly, the Father was a fan of The Exorcist. In the documentary, Friedkin is allowed to observe a real exorcism with restrictions that
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AMC Announces The Walking Dead’s Season 8 Preview Special
It’s that time of the year again my friends. Things are beginning to cool and Fall is on the horizon. You know what that means, our favorite shows will be returning for their new seasons. One of the most highly-anticipated shows to be returning is AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ and the network has just announced the One of the most highly-anticipated shows to be returning is AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ and the network has just announced the hit show’s Season Eight Preview Special. This year the special will feature showrunner Scott Gimple, Jeffrey Dean Morgan who plays the notorious character Negan, and Lennie James who plays Morgan. Hosted by Chris Hardwick, the special will be an hour long will air on AMC at 8 pm Eastern on September 10th, prior to the midseason premiere of its sister show ‘Fear the Walking Dead’. ‘The Walking Dead’ returns on October 22, 2017, with its 100th episode.
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‘Annabelle: Creation’ Overtakes ‘Get Out’ As Most Profitable Horror Film Of The Year
With a world wide gross of 253 million dollars, Annabelle: Creation is now the most profitable horror film of the year, beating Get Out’s 252 million. Neither is a shabby haul, with both films far exceeding expectations. However Get Out being both an original I.P. and critically adored had many rooting for it to succeed over Annabelle: Creation, the fourth film in The Conjuring Universe and a prequel to the not very well liked at all Annabelle, released back in 2014. Overall it’s been an underwhelming year not just for horror, but movies in general, with several of the lowest box office weekends in recent history, and a steady stream of high profile flops. For every Get Out there seemed to be at least two releases like A Cure For Wellness. With It released this weekend and on track to pull in more than a few pennies , there’s still plenty of time for the year to turn things around.
Continue reading →
Official Title & Release Date Announced For ‘Insidious 4’
The next installment of the Insidious franchise will soon be taking us into the “Further”. Ahead of the trailer release (which should happen very soon) the films official title has been revealed as Insidious: The Last Key. The film, directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell who penned the scripts for the entire franchise, is set years before the events of the previous films and follows Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) as a young woman haunted by malevolent and demonic spirits in her New Mexico home. Leigh Whannell will be reprising his role as “Specs”. Josh Stewart, Javier Botet, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke, and Caitlin Gerard co-star. Insidious: The Last Key opens in theaters nationwide on January 5, 2018.
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Drew Barrymore Producing The CW’s New Horror Anthology Series ‘Black Rose’
Drew Barrymore is a busy lady. Not only is she the star of Netflix’s series ‘Santa Clarita Diet’, she is gearing up to deliver a new horror anthology to The CW. The series, titled ‘Black Rose’, is currently in development from Flower Films, according to Deadline. The series will be both written and directed by women with Barrymore serving as a producer. The pilot episode of ‘Black Rose’ will be penned by Jill Blotevogel who is the former co-showrunner of MTV’s ‘Scream: The TV Series’. The series will explore “some of humanity’s deepest fears from a woman’s unique perspective. Classic themes of terror will be tackled via vignettes about guilt, jealousy, repression, paranoia, insanity, sexual obsession and survival through a modern and distinctly feminine lens.” For many years the male dominated film and television industry has been run by men who often miss the value of a real woman’s perspective. Hopefully, ‘Black Rose’ will bring a much-needed sense of realness
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DragonCon Incident Leaves Several In The Hospital
Early Saturday morning at 1:30 a.m. a crowd of attendees celebrating at this year’s DragonCon witnessed a frightening event. The crowd was pummeled by objects thrown down from the tenth floor of the Marriott Marquis Hotel by one or more people. It has been reported that at least four ambulances arrived on the scene. Police say that chairs and bottles were purposely thrown into the crowd below, the Atlanta Journal reports. One of the victims, a woman by the name of Kelli McDaniel, was hit in the head by a chair and was taken to the hospital where she had to have staples to close a wound on her head. The director of public relations made the following statement: Two women at Dragon Con were injured at the convention early Sunday morning when two chairs were dropped from an outside balcony on the 10th floor in the Marriott to a landing below. The women were treated and released at separate
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