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Phantasm: Remastered And Sneak Peek Of Phantasm: Ravager Screening This September
Going to be at the Art House’s Convergence’s annual Art House Theater Day on September 24th? No? A 4K restoration of the original of Phantasm (dubbed Phantasm: Remastered) screening and a special sneak peak of Phantasm: Ravager are going down there…. How about now? There’ll be over 185 theaters participating in this event, so this leaves no excuse for Phantasm fans to miss this! Between Phantasm: Remastered bestowing a brand new 5.1 audio soundtrack on top of receiving a 4K restoration, to Phantasm: Ravager making its first appearance in theaters nationwide starring returning (now sadly deceased) icon Angus Scrimm. Here’s the run down: The restoration of the first film came to be after franchise fanboy JJ Abrams screened the film for his team over a Bad Robot productions. Abrams had the idea to restore the film and called in Phantasm OG director Don Coscarelli to supervise as his team over at Bad Robot remastered the 1979 classic with their state-of-the-art
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The CW Adaptating The Lost Boys For New Series
Fans of ‘The Lost Boys’ franchise might be happy to learn that The CW is currently developing a series based on the 1987 cult classic directed by Joel Schumacher. Deadline broke the news that iZombie’s Rob Thomas is both developing and writing the script for the series for The CW, in conjunction with Gulfstream TV an Warner Bros. The series is being planned as a seven season story. It will follow a group of vampires as they live through the triumphs and tribulations over the decades. Each season will be set in a different decade, beginning in San Francisco in the late 1960’s. In ‘The Lost Boy’s’ Film, two brothers and their mother move to a new town and discover it is a safe haven for vampires. The brothers must stick together if they want to save their family and with the help of a few new friends they might stand a chance. There is no word yet who might
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Jared Leto Joins The Blade Runner Sequel
Jared Leto’s latest role as the Joker in ‘Suicide Squad’ has just ended and he’s already moving on to his next project. Leto has joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic ‘Blade Runner’. He will play the role of a new character, according to an announcement from Alcon Entertainment. The Oscar-winner will co-star alongside Harrison Ford who will be reprising his original role. Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis and Barkhad Abdi will also co-star. Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) will be in the director’s chair for the film, which is set decades after the original . The script was penned by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. Warner Bros. has already set the theatrical release for October 6, 2017.
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[Recap/Review] SCREAM’ Season 2 Finale Revealed Ghost-Face & Cliffhanger
Scream’s Tuesday night season 2 finale brought SCREAM fans from all over to witness the un-masking of MTV’s Ghost-Face. The season 2 finale managed to homage Kevin Williamson’s SCREAM 1, 2 and 4 (he wrote some of it) and leave fans still clamoring for a season 3 (which is yet to be announced). If you stood tuned for my recaps (which some were equipped with reviews) you’d know I have been pointing my finger at Eli towards the end of the season right before the big un-masking which turned out to be [SPOILER ALERT] Keiran. What had fans still pondering as to if this was it, for SCREAM. Letting us know it wasn’t, Keiran got a phone call in prison by who claimed to be the resurrected Brandon James (the Killer everybody was copycatting, who was involved with the Lakewood massacre 20 years prior). Season 3 is still up in the air. Ratings have been not as great as I
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Wild Eye’s The Neon Dead Coming To Digital HD And DVD In September
Wild Eye Releasing is unleashing ‘The Neon Dead’ on Digital HD and DVD this September. Visual effects artist Torey Haas (V/H/S Viral, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie) makes his directing debut with this supernatural flick. He also penned the script. In the film an unemployed college graduate hire two exterminators to combat a monster infestation in her new home. But their prodding into an evil out of their depth unleashes an ancient demon. He and his army of monsters quickly overrun the home, intent on possessing every human they make contact with. From the Press Release: New York, NY – Wild Eye Releasing is flipping the switch with the DVD and Digital HD release of The Neon Dead. The directorial debut from visual effects artist Torey Haas (V/H/S Viral, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie), The Neon Dead stars Marie Barker, Mark Ashworth (The Magnificent Seven, Cell, “Sleepy Hollow”), Greg Garrison, Dylan Schettina, Nathan DeRussy and Candace Mabry (Restoration,
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Before I Wake Pulled From Release
We hate to be the barer of bad news (we really), but the nightmarish film ‘Before I Wake’ has been pulled from release. At the moment there is no word if another date has been set. ‘Before I Wake’ is from Relativity Media and director Mike Flanagan, who co-wrote the film with Jeff Howard. It premiered at this past July’s Fantasia Film Festival and had been set for a September 9th release date. Starring Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok and Jacob Tremblay, ‘Before I wake’ follows a young couple who have lost their young son. They agree to foster Cody, a sweet 8-year-old boy who is terrified to sleep. Soon, the couple learns that whatever the boy dreams manifests into reality, including his nightmares. While his dreams create beautiful, amazing things, his nightmares bring to life terrifying visions and dark entities. To save their new family the couple must uncover the truth behind Cody’s nightmares before it’s
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Death House Releases New Promotional Art
Death House, one of the most highly anticipated horror films of 2016, has just released new artwork by artist Sean Wilson. Director Harrison Smith had this to say about the new poster: We hope the artwork reflects the complexity of the film, hints of steam punk and also a solid sign of the horror Death House contains behind its walls. Smith pointed out an interesting detail about the artwork to me. If you look closely at the left eye (our right) you will see an aerial photo of the Death House facility. Smith, known for his films Camp Dread, The Fields, 6 Degrees of Hell, and Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard, not only directed but also penned the script, based on the original screenplay by Gunnar Hansen who played Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Hansen gave Smith his blessing on the new script before he passed away in 2015. Death House features a cast of genre legends like we’ve
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Ode to 80’s Horror: Re-Animator
Horror has never lacked for mad scientist tales, and the 80’s was no exception. One of the greatest and most classic of these 80’s tales is Re-Animator. Re-Animator is a good old-fashioned horror film. It has mad scientists, dead bodies coming to life, black cats, etc. It’s fun, it’s scary, and it’s completely deserving of this #Odeto80sHorror. WHERE IT CAME FROM: Because of it’s extremely classic themes and elements of Cosmic Horror it’s not surprising that Re-Animator is loosely based of a H.P. Lovecraft story: Herbert West – Reanimator. Stuart Gordon (of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids fame, for all you millennials) co-wrote and directed this 1985 adaptation, produced for an estimated budget of about $900,000. WHY WE LOVE IT: This movie is FUN. If you’re into horror, this movie is a theme park. It’s tone, dialogue, and special effects all reach for you to have a ton of fun watching it- and it doesn’t disappoint. Let’s talk special effects
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Casting News For Season 7 Of The Walking Dead – A New Leader Is Coming
WARNING SPOILERS In ‘The Walking Dead’s’ season 6 finale we met the notorious bat swinging head of the Saviors, Negan (Jeffery Dean Morgan). In the new season 7 trailer we get our first look at The Kingdom’s leader, King Ezeikel (Khary Payton) and his pet tiger Shiva. Now, word has come via The Spoiling Dead that another group will be introduced some time soon. The world is about to get a lot bigger on the hit series. There is a casting call out for a new leader of a new group is named Brion, though that might be a cover name. They did that when casting Negan and Ezekiel. “Brion is an educated, pokerfaced leader who has a superior air and does not let his/her moves be known,” according to the description. One of the most popular theories to who this Brion might be is, Alpha, a woman. There is a savage group that the people of Alexandria meet in
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Discover The Highly Acclaimed Sci-Fi Thriller Flytrap On Digital HD Later This Month
Writer-director Stephen David Brooks’ award-winning psychological sci-fi thriller ‘Flytrap’ is coming to Digital HD. The highly acclaimed indie film has received 9 awards and 13 nominations from around the world and comes across as dark and elegant. The film follows a man trapped in a home by a beautiful woman and her comrades. Slowly, he uncovers their motives and discovers that both his and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – My Man Productions has announced the rollout release of Stephen David Brooks’ Flytrap on Digital HD. Following an impressive year on the international film festival circuit, Flytrap is now streaming on Amazon Instant Video and Google Play. It will be available to rent or own starting August 23rd on iTunes, Vudu and more. Since its debut on the film festival circuit, Flytrap has consistently won acclaim and awards around the world. Among the awards won are Best Non-European Indie Feature at the
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Phantasm: Remastered And Sneak Peek Of Phantasm: Ravager Screening This September
Going to be at the Art House’s Convergence’s annual Art House Theater Day on September 24th? No? A 4K restoration of the original of Phantasm (dubbed Phantasm: Remastered) screening and a special sneak peak of Phantasm: Ravager are going down there…. How about now? There’ll be over 185 theaters participating in this event, so this leaves no excuse for Phantasm fans to miss this! Between Phantasm: Remastered bestowing a brand new 5.1 audio soundtrack on top of receiving a 4K restoration, to Phantasm: Ravager making its first appearance in theaters nationwide starring returning (now sadly deceased) icon Angus Scrimm. Here’s the run down: The restoration of the first film came to be after franchise fanboy JJ Abrams screened the film for his team over a Bad Robot productions. Abrams had the idea to restore the film and called in Phantasm OG director Don Coscarelli to supervise as his team over at Bad Robot remastered the 1979 classic with their state-of-the-art
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The CW Adaptating The Lost Boys For New Series
Fans of ‘The Lost Boys’ franchise might be happy to learn that The CW is currently developing a series based on the 1987 cult classic directed by Joel Schumacher. Deadline broke the news that iZombie’s Rob Thomas is both developing and writing the script for the series for The CW, in conjunction with Gulfstream TV an Warner Bros. The series is being planned as a seven season story. It will follow a group of vampires as they live through the triumphs and tribulations over the decades. Each season will be set in a different decade, beginning in San Francisco in the late 1960’s. In ‘The Lost Boy’s’ Film, two brothers and their mother move to a new town and discover it is a safe haven for vampires. The brothers must stick together if they want to save their family and with the help of a few new friends they might stand a chance. There is no word yet who might
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Jared Leto Joins The Blade Runner Sequel
Jared Leto’s latest role as the Joker in ‘Suicide Squad’ has just ended and he’s already moving on to his next project. Leto has joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic ‘Blade Runner’. He will play the role of a new character, according to an announcement from Alcon Entertainment. The Oscar-winner will co-star alongside Harrison Ford who will be reprising his original role. Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis and Barkhad Abdi will also co-star. Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) will be in the director’s chair for the film, which is set decades after the original . The script was penned by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. Warner Bros. has already set the theatrical release for October 6, 2017.
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[Recap/Review] SCREAM’ Season 2 Finale Revealed Ghost-Face & Cliffhanger
Scream’s Tuesday night season 2 finale brought SCREAM fans from all over to witness the un-masking of MTV’s Ghost-Face. The season 2 finale managed to homage Kevin Williamson’s SCREAM 1, 2 and 4 (he wrote some of it) and leave fans still clamoring for a season 3 (which is yet to be announced). If you stood tuned for my recaps (which some were equipped with reviews) you’d know I have been pointing my finger at Eli towards the end of the season right before the big un-masking which turned out to be [SPOILER ALERT] Keiran. What had fans still pondering as to if this was it, for SCREAM. Letting us know it wasn’t, Keiran got a phone call in prison by who claimed to be the resurrected Brandon James (the Killer everybody was copycatting, who was involved with the Lakewood massacre 20 years prior). Season 3 is still up in the air. Ratings have been not as great as I
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Wild Eye’s The Neon Dead Coming To Digital HD And DVD In September
Wild Eye Releasing is unleashing ‘The Neon Dead’ on Digital HD and DVD this September. Visual effects artist Torey Haas (V/H/S Viral, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie) makes his directing debut with this supernatural flick. He also penned the script. In the film an unemployed college graduate hire two exterminators to combat a monster infestation in her new home. But their prodding into an evil out of their depth unleashes an ancient demon. He and his army of monsters quickly overrun the home, intent on possessing every human they make contact with. From the Press Release: New York, NY – Wild Eye Releasing is flipping the switch with the DVD and Digital HD release of The Neon Dead. The directorial debut from visual effects artist Torey Haas (V/H/S Viral, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie), The Neon Dead stars Marie Barker, Mark Ashworth (The Magnificent Seven, Cell, “Sleepy Hollow”), Greg Garrison, Dylan Schettina, Nathan DeRussy and Candace Mabry (Restoration,
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Before I Wake Pulled From Release
We hate to be the barer of bad news (we really), but the nightmarish film ‘Before I Wake’ has been pulled from release. At the moment there is no word if another date has been set. ‘Before I Wake’ is from Relativity Media and director Mike Flanagan, who co-wrote the film with Jeff Howard. It premiered at this past July’s Fantasia Film Festival and had been set for a September 9th release date. Starring Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok and Jacob Tremblay, ‘Before I wake’ follows a young couple who have lost their young son. They agree to foster Cody, a sweet 8-year-old boy who is terrified to sleep. Soon, the couple learns that whatever the boy dreams manifests into reality, including his nightmares. While his dreams create beautiful, amazing things, his nightmares bring to life terrifying visions and dark entities. To save their new family the couple must uncover the truth behind Cody’s nightmares before it’s
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Death House Releases New Promotional Art
Death House, one of the most highly anticipated horror films of 2016, has just released new artwork by artist Sean Wilson. Director Harrison Smith had this to say about the new poster: We hope the artwork reflects the complexity of the film, hints of steam punk and also a solid sign of the horror Death House contains behind its walls. Smith pointed out an interesting detail about the artwork to me. If you look closely at the left eye (our right) you will see an aerial photo of the Death House facility. Smith, known for his films Camp Dread, The Fields, 6 Degrees of Hell, and Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard, not only directed but also penned the script, based on the original screenplay by Gunnar Hansen who played Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Hansen gave Smith his blessing on the new script before he passed away in 2015. Death House features a cast of genre legends like we’ve
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Ode to 80’s Horror: Re-Animator
Horror has never lacked for mad scientist tales, and the 80’s was no exception. One of the greatest and most classic of these 80’s tales is Re-Animator. Re-Animator is a good old-fashioned horror film. It has mad scientists, dead bodies coming to life, black cats, etc. It’s fun, it’s scary, and it’s completely deserving of this #Odeto80sHorror. WHERE IT CAME FROM: Because of it’s extremely classic themes and elements of Cosmic Horror it’s not surprising that Re-Animator is loosely based of a H.P. Lovecraft story: Herbert West – Reanimator. Stuart Gordon (of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids fame, for all you millennials) co-wrote and directed this 1985 adaptation, produced for an estimated budget of about $900,000. WHY WE LOVE IT: This movie is FUN. If you’re into horror, this movie is a theme park. It’s tone, dialogue, and special effects all reach for you to have a ton of fun watching it- and it doesn’t disappoint. Let’s talk special effects
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Casting News For Season 7 Of The Walking Dead – A New Leader Is Coming
WARNING SPOILERS In ‘The Walking Dead’s’ season 6 finale we met the notorious bat swinging head of the Saviors, Negan (Jeffery Dean Morgan). In the new season 7 trailer we get our first look at The Kingdom’s leader, King Ezeikel (Khary Payton) and his pet tiger Shiva. Now, word has come via The Spoiling Dead that another group will be introduced some time soon. The world is about to get a lot bigger on the hit series. There is a casting call out for a new leader of a new group is named Brion, though that might be a cover name. They did that when casting Negan and Ezekiel. “Brion is an educated, pokerfaced leader who has a superior air and does not let his/her moves be known,” according to the description. One of the most popular theories to who this Brion might be is, Alpha, a woman. There is a savage group that the people of Alexandria meet in
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Discover The Highly Acclaimed Sci-Fi Thriller Flytrap On Digital HD Later This Month
Writer-director Stephen David Brooks’ award-winning psychological sci-fi thriller ‘Flytrap’ is coming to Digital HD. The highly acclaimed indie film has received 9 awards and 13 nominations from around the world and comes across as dark and elegant. The film follows a man trapped in a home by a beautiful woman and her comrades. Slowly, he uncovers their motives and discovers that both his and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – My Man Productions has announced the rollout release of Stephen David Brooks’ Flytrap on Digital HD. Following an impressive year on the international film festival circuit, Flytrap is now streaming on Amazon Instant Video and Google Play. It will be available to rent or own starting August 23rd on iTunes, Vudu and more. Since its debut on the film festival circuit, Flytrap has consistently won acclaim and awards around the world. Among the awards won are Best Non-European Indie Feature at the
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