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The Conjuring 2’s Vera Farmiga Joins Godzilla: King Of Monsters
‘Godzilla: King of Monsters‘ will soon begin filming in Atlanta, Georgia under the direction of Michael Dougherty. ‘Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown was the first cast member to be announced, followed by Kyle Chandler who will play the father of Brown’s character and scientist. Today, THR reported that Vera Farmiga has signed on to co-star. Farmiga, most recognized for her role as Lorraine Warren in ‘The Conjuring‘ franchise, recently co-stared as Norma Bates in the hit television series ‘Bates Motel’ which is currently airing its final season. Back in 2015 Legendary and Warner Bros announced a partnership in which Legendary would develop the films with Warner Bros. distributing. The first film born of the partnership was ‘Kong: Skull Island‘ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 10, 2017. The reason for the arrangement, Legendary plans a new “ecosystem’ of giant monsters, old and new. ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’ is set to start filming in Atlanta, Georgia on June 19, 2017
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This March Uncover The Abduction Of Jennifer Grayson On DVD
Wild Eye Releasing has announced that this March writer-director Corynn Egreczky’s thriller ‘The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson’ will see its release on DVD. New York, NY – Wild Eye Releasing has announced the March 28th DVD release of The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson. Starring James Duval (Independence Day, Donnie Darko), WWE superstar Tommy Dreamer (WWE, ECW, Beyond the Mat), Nick Principle (Hatchet II, Laid To Rest) and Rachel Jane Conn (Model Hunger) as the titular victim, Jennifer Grayson centers on a conflicted young woman standing between justice and a pathological killer. Writer-director Corynn Egreczky’s debut feature is currently available on cable and digital platforms, including DirecTV, FiOS, Dish, iTunes, Amazon Instant, Vudu and more. Kidnapped after spurning a man’s advances, a young woman slowly falls for the charms of her captor. He eventually sets her free, but is he the serial killer the police have been hunting for? Only Jennifer Grayson can help them stop him once and for all.
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Officer Downe Unleashed On Blu-ray And DVD This Week
Michael Shawn Crahan’s ‘Officer Downe’, after premiering at the Los Angeles Film Festival, will arrive on Digital HD, DVD, and Blu-ray this week from Magnolia’s Magnet Releasing. ‘Officer Downe’ is an adaption of the brutal comic by Chris Burnham and John Casey, by the same name. Written by Joe Casey, ‘Officer Downe’ is directed by Shawn Crahan best known as ‘Clown’ from the band Slipknot, and produced by Mark Neveldine. The film follows officer Downe, resurrected and returned to duty in Los Angeles, played by Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy). When a rookie officer named Gable is assigned as back up, he discovers there is much more to the titular super-cop than a mindless law enforcement drone warring against a gallery of over-the-top super-villains. Tyler Ross, Sam Witwer, Lauren Luna Velez, Reno Wilson, Alison Lohman, Sona Eyamble and Lindsay Pulsipher co-star in this bloody, action-filled film that includes killer nuns. Rent or pick up your copy of ‘Officer Downe’ on
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Ten Interviews With Women In Horror
As part of our celebration of Women In Horror Month we would like to take a look back at 10 of the fantastic, talented, inspiring women that we have had the honor of interviewing over the past two years (in no particular order), including actresses, writers, directors, artists, and more. Bianca Bradey Bianca was the incredibly talented star of the film ‘Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead’. She is now preparing to once again lead the cast of ‘Wyrmwood’. However, this time it will be in the form of a series spin-off of the zombie flick. Read The Interview HERE. Sadie Katz Sadie has starred in numerous films including ‘Blood Feast’, ‘Wrong Turn VI’, and the upcoming film ‘Moggy Creatures’. She’s also hilarious. Read The Interview HERE. Gabrielle Stone Gabrielle Stone co-stars in the upcoming highly-anticipated genre films ‘Rock Paper Dead’ and ‘Death House’. Stone is also a writer/director with her own films in the works. She gets her talent honestly,
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Jesse Tafero and the Botched Execution
I have focused a lot on women in horror and murder this month and will do a few more articles about those terrifying women before the month is out, but I wanted to focus today a man executed in Florida in 1990. Why Florida? Because the story of his execution is horrific and unbelievable. Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946), his wife Sonia, their two children, and friend Walter Rhodes were asleep in a parked car. This seemingly abandoned car was noticed by police officers Phillip Black and Donald Irwin. Black knocked on the car window and saw the gun on the floor of the car too late. Tafero fired the weapon killing Black at point blank range and then opened fire on Irwin. After the double murder, the murderous crew and their children stole the police car, sped away and were finally captured at a road block. Tafero had a long criminal record consisting of mostly armed robberies. He
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Sean Whalen’s Horror-Comedy ‘Crust’ Breathes New Life Into Old Dirty Socks
Actor-writer-producer Sean Whalen, who you will recognize from ‘The People Under The Stairs’, ‘Twister’, ‘The Axe Murders of Villisca’ and many other films and series, suffered through a bout of depression, but when he came out the other side he had a great idea. He sat down with a close friend, Jim Wald, and wrote a script. That is how the horror-comedy, ‘Crust’, was born and now the Indiegogo campaign has begun. Whalen has teamed up with Felissa Rose, Scout-Taylor Compton, and others to bring this unique tale to life. And they need your help. The story centers on a lonely, depressed man, Vegas Winters, whose tears bring to life a sock a monster. The sock monster, named Crust, defends, protects, comforts, and even kills for him. We want to tell this story.” Whalen states on the campaign’s page. “We want you all to see it. So we are trying to raise the money for physical production to start. The
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Haunting New Trailer Arrives For James Cullen Bressack’s ‘Bethany’ – Coming This April
A new trailer has arrived for acclaimed director James Cullen Bressack’s haunting new film ‘Bethany’, a real American horror story. After Claire’s mother dies, she and her husband move back to her childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back and bring unrest into the house. Claire soon finds herself in a fog of past and present when her imaginary friend from childhood begins haunting her memories. What is this terrifying thing that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want? Stefanie Estes (If Looks Could Kill), Zack Ward (Restoration), Keith Jardine (John Wick), Leon Russom (TV’s Prison Break) and Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) star alongside Tom Green (Road Trip, Freddy got Fingered) and Shannen Doherty (Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210). ‘Bethany’, written by James Cullen Bressack (Pernicious) and Zack Ward (Restoration), ‘Bethany’ arrives in theaters and On Demand on April 7th via Uncork’d Entertainment.
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“Monsters Belong On The Screen Not Behind The Camera” – Petition To Stop Jeepers Creepers 3
‘Jeepers Creepers 3‘ has now begun filming to the delight of some genre fans, while others have sworn not to see the film. The reason, writer-director Victor Salva’s infamous past. In fact his past caused the film to hit a snags recently. The Creeper isn’t the only monster involved in the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. Many fans are not aware of the controversy that surrounds Victor Salva, the creator of the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. For those of you who have no idea what he has done, let me fill you in. Salva was convicted of oral copulation, producing child pornography and lewd and lascivious conduct with a 12-year-old boy in 1988. At the time the victim starred in Salva’s first feature film, ‘Clownhouse’. Salva was sentenced to a three-year term and was released after only fifteen-months. After Salva’s conviction and release as a child molester, he went on to direct several films, including: ‘Powder’ and the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. How Salva
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Imitation Girl Set to Make Its World Premiere At Cinequest
‘Imitation Girl’, from Natasha Kermain, will be making its world debut this March as an official selection at the Cinequest Film and VR Festival. From the Press Release: NEW YORK, New York – February 18, 2017 – Iranian-American filmmaker Natasha Kermani’s film IMITATION GIRL, featuring indie horror actress Lauren Ashley Carter (DARLING, POD), has been included in the Official Selection of the Cinequest Film & VR Festival 2017, and will celebrate its world premiere in March in Silicon Valley. A mysterious being appears in the Southwestern desert and assumes the identity of the first person she sees – a woman on a magazine cover. Taken in by Iranian immigrants, she forms an understanding of her new surroundings, and comes to appreciate the beauty and the sadness of her new world. At the same time, Julianna, Imitation’s world-weary earthly double, knows both glitz and grit working as an entertainer in New York City, where her fraying life and relationships threaten her
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Netflix Unveils The First Poster For Its Upcoming Series Adaption Of Castlevania
Earlier this month Netflix announced that an animated ‘Castlevania’ series is in the works which will be executive produced by Adi Shankar (The Grey). The poster for the series has now been released (above). On the red and black poster, which pays homage to the game series that show is based on, we see Dracula’s Gothic castle surrounded by bats. Shankar recently spoke with Dread Central and had this to say about the upcoming series: I’m a gamer. I’m a comic book guy and I’m a video game guy. It’s amazing to see all of the comic book tales beyond just origin stories get treated with respect. Video game adaptations are where comic book adaptations were in the mid-Eighties. We still need our Blade moment, our X-Men moment, our Spider-Man, and then our Avengers moment. ‘Castlevania’ will be the best video game adaptation to date.” ‘Castlevania’ season 1 will arrive on Netflix later this year. Check out the game trailer
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The Conjuring 2’s Vera Farmiga Joins Godzilla: King Of Monsters
‘Godzilla: King of Monsters‘ will soon begin filming in Atlanta, Georgia under the direction of Michael Dougherty. ‘Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown was the first cast member to be announced, followed by Kyle Chandler who will play the father of Brown’s character and scientist. Today, THR reported that Vera Farmiga has signed on to co-star. Farmiga, most recognized for her role as Lorraine Warren in ‘The Conjuring‘ franchise, recently co-stared as Norma Bates in the hit television series ‘Bates Motel’ which is currently airing its final season. Back in 2015 Legendary and Warner Bros announced a partnership in which Legendary would develop the films with Warner Bros. distributing. The first film born of the partnership was ‘Kong: Skull Island‘ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 10, 2017. The reason for the arrangement, Legendary plans a new “ecosystem’ of giant monsters, old and new. ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’ is set to start filming in Atlanta, Georgia on June 19, 2017
Continue reading →
This March Uncover The Abduction Of Jennifer Grayson On DVD
Wild Eye Releasing has announced that this March writer-director Corynn Egreczky’s thriller ‘The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson’ will see its release on DVD. New York, NY – Wild Eye Releasing has announced the March 28th DVD release of The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson. Starring James Duval (Independence Day, Donnie Darko), WWE superstar Tommy Dreamer (WWE, ECW, Beyond the Mat), Nick Principle (Hatchet II, Laid To Rest) and Rachel Jane Conn (Model Hunger) as the titular victim, Jennifer Grayson centers on a conflicted young woman standing between justice and a pathological killer. Writer-director Corynn Egreczky’s debut feature is currently available on cable and digital platforms, including DirecTV, FiOS, Dish, iTunes, Amazon Instant, Vudu and more. Kidnapped after spurning a man’s advances, a young woman slowly falls for the charms of her captor. He eventually sets her free, but is he the serial killer the police have been hunting for? Only Jennifer Grayson can help them stop him once and for all.
Continue reading →
Officer Downe Unleashed On Blu-ray And DVD This Week
Michael Shawn Crahan’s ‘Officer Downe’, after premiering at the Los Angeles Film Festival, will arrive on Digital HD, DVD, and Blu-ray this week from Magnolia’s Magnet Releasing. ‘Officer Downe’ is an adaption of the brutal comic by Chris Burnham and John Casey, by the same name. Written by Joe Casey, ‘Officer Downe’ is directed by Shawn Crahan best known as ‘Clown’ from the band Slipknot, and produced by Mark Neveldine. The film follows officer Downe, resurrected and returned to duty in Los Angeles, played by Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy). When a rookie officer named Gable is assigned as back up, he discovers there is much more to the titular super-cop than a mindless law enforcement drone warring against a gallery of over-the-top super-villains. Tyler Ross, Sam Witwer, Lauren Luna Velez, Reno Wilson, Alison Lohman, Sona Eyamble and Lindsay Pulsipher co-star in this bloody, action-filled film that includes killer nuns. Rent or pick up your copy of ‘Officer Downe’ on
Continue reading →
Ten Interviews With Women In Horror
As part of our celebration of Women In Horror Month we would like to take a look back at 10 of the fantastic, talented, inspiring women that we have had the honor of interviewing over the past two years (in no particular order), including actresses, writers, directors, artists, and more. Bianca Bradey Bianca was the incredibly talented star of the film ‘Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead’. She is now preparing to once again lead the cast of ‘Wyrmwood’. However, this time it will be in the form of a series spin-off of the zombie flick. Read The Interview HERE. Sadie Katz Sadie has starred in numerous films including ‘Blood Feast’, ‘Wrong Turn VI’, and the upcoming film ‘Moggy Creatures’. She’s also hilarious. Read The Interview HERE. Gabrielle Stone Gabrielle Stone co-stars in the upcoming highly-anticipated genre films ‘Rock Paper Dead’ and ‘Death House’. Stone is also a writer/director with her own films in the works. She gets her talent honestly,
Continue reading →
Jesse Tafero and the Botched Execution
I have focused a lot on women in horror and murder this month and will do a few more articles about those terrifying women before the month is out, but I wanted to focus today a man executed in Florida in 1990. Why Florida? Because the story of his execution is horrific and unbelievable. Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946), his wife Sonia, their two children, and friend Walter Rhodes were asleep in a parked car. This seemingly abandoned car was noticed by police officers Phillip Black and Donald Irwin. Black knocked on the car window and saw the gun on the floor of the car too late. Tafero fired the weapon killing Black at point blank range and then opened fire on Irwin. After the double murder, the murderous crew and their children stole the police car, sped away and were finally captured at a road block. Tafero had a long criminal record consisting of mostly armed robberies. He
Continue reading →
Sean Whalen’s Horror-Comedy ‘Crust’ Breathes New Life Into Old Dirty Socks
Actor-writer-producer Sean Whalen, who you will recognize from ‘The People Under The Stairs’, ‘Twister’, ‘The Axe Murders of Villisca’ and many other films and series, suffered through a bout of depression, but when he came out the other side he had a great idea. He sat down with a close friend, Jim Wald, and wrote a script. That is how the horror-comedy, ‘Crust’, was born and now the Indiegogo campaign has begun. Whalen has teamed up with Felissa Rose, Scout-Taylor Compton, and others to bring this unique tale to life. And they need your help. The story centers on a lonely, depressed man, Vegas Winters, whose tears bring to life a sock a monster. The sock monster, named Crust, defends, protects, comforts, and even kills for him. We want to tell this story.” Whalen states on the campaign’s page. “We want you all to see it. So we are trying to raise the money for physical production to start. The
Continue reading →
Haunting New Trailer Arrives For James Cullen Bressack’s ‘Bethany’ – Coming This April
A new trailer has arrived for acclaimed director James Cullen Bressack’s haunting new film ‘Bethany’, a real American horror story. After Claire’s mother dies, she and her husband move back to her childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back and bring unrest into the house. Claire soon finds herself in a fog of past and present when her imaginary friend from childhood begins haunting her memories. What is this terrifying thing that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want? Stefanie Estes (If Looks Could Kill), Zack Ward (Restoration), Keith Jardine (John Wick), Leon Russom (TV’s Prison Break) and Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) star alongside Tom Green (Road Trip, Freddy got Fingered) and Shannen Doherty (Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210). ‘Bethany’, written by James Cullen Bressack (Pernicious) and Zack Ward (Restoration), ‘Bethany’ arrives in theaters and On Demand on April 7th via Uncork’d Entertainment.
Continue reading →
“Monsters Belong On The Screen Not Behind The Camera” – Petition To Stop Jeepers Creepers 3
‘Jeepers Creepers 3‘ has now begun filming to the delight of some genre fans, while others have sworn not to see the film. The reason, writer-director Victor Salva’s infamous past. In fact his past caused the film to hit a snags recently. The Creeper isn’t the only monster involved in the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. Many fans are not aware of the controversy that surrounds Victor Salva, the creator of the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. For those of you who have no idea what he has done, let me fill you in. Salva was convicted of oral copulation, producing child pornography and lewd and lascivious conduct with a 12-year-old boy in 1988. At the time the victim starred in Salva’s first feature film, ‘Clownhouse’. Salva was sentenced to a three-year term and was released after only fifteen-months. After Salva’s conviction and release as a child molester, he went on to direct several films, including: ‘Powder’ and the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. How Salva
Continue reading →
Imitation Girl Set to Make Its World Premiere At Cinequest
‘Imitation Girl’, from Natasha Kermain, will be making its world debut this March as an official selection at the Cinequest Film and VR Festival. From the Press Release: NEW YORK, New York – February 18, 2017 – Iranian-American filmmaker Natasha Kermani’s film IMITATION GIRL, featuring indie horror actress Lauren Ashley Carter (DARLING, POD), has been included in the Official Selection of the Cinequest Film & VR Festival 2017, and will celebrate its world premiere in March in Silicon Valley. A mysterious being appears in the Southwestern desert and assumes the identity of the first person she sees – a woman on a magazine cover. Taken in by Iranian immigrants, she forms an understanding of her new surroundings, and comes to appreciate the beauty and the sadness of her new world. At the same time, Julianna, Imitation’s world-weary earthly double, knows both glitz and grit working as an entertainer in New York City, where her fraying life and relationships threaten her
Continue reading →
Netflix Unveils The First Poster For Its Upcoming Series Adaption Of Castlevania
Earlier this month Netflix announced that an animated ‘Castlevania’ series is in the works which will be executive produced by Adi Shankar (The Grey). The poster for the series has now been released (above). On the red and black poster, which pays homage to the game series that show is based on, we see Dracula’s Gothic castle surrounded by bats. Shankar recently spoke with Dread Central and had this to say about the upcoming series: I’m a gamer. I’m a comic book guy and I’m a video game guy. It’s amazing to see all of the comic book tales beyond just origin stories get treated with respect. Video game adaptations are where comic book adaptations were in the mid-Eighties. We still need our Blade moment, our X-Men moment, our Spider-Man, and then our Avengers moment. ‘Castlevania’ will be the best video game adaptation to date.” ‘Castlevania’ season 1 will arrive on Netflix later this year. Check out the game trailer
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