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YouTubers Get More Then They Bargained For In ‘Hell’s Half Acre’ Trailer
The new twist-fuelled horror film Hell’s Half Acre, directed by John Patrick Tomasek (“Time Will Never Tell”), will be released worldwide this April from Terror Films. Hells Half Acre centers on “Marcus as he leads his group of young urban explorers, Jessie, Dan, Jose, and Cassie, to abandoned locations for their popular YouTube channel “Strange and Abandoned Places” with the goal of gaining ratings and paid sponsors. However, they quickly discover that the abandoned Rockland Heights Prison is unlike any other location they’ve ever been to before, as strange things begin to occur almost immediately after their arrival. They discover they’re not alone as it becomes a fight for their survival against terrifying and dangerous paranormal demonic entities. Quinn Nehr, Brynn Beveridge, and Omar Vegga Jr star in this Distant Star Films production, featuring an original score composed and produced by Ramesh Kumar Kannan and original songs and title score by VORE. . For as long as I can remember
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Greg Tally Joins Upcoming Monster Movie ‘A Hard Place’
Greg Tally, star of Devil’s Knight and producer of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” has now joined the cast of J. Horton’s upcoming monster movie, A Hard Place, whose killer poster has just been unveiled. A Hard Place follows a group of criminals on the lam in the rocky mountains who find themselves in the middle of an ancient feud between the creatures that rule the day and the monsters that rule the night. Tally plays Steve, a shy guy who lives to take care of his sister ever since their parents were killed tragically years before. He uses humor and sarcasm as a defense mechanism and is not too keen on their recent criminal endeavors. A Hard Place, set to begin film this year, is a large-scale monster vs. monster movie that features two brand-new types of creatures that have never been seen before. Michael J. Epstein co-wrote the film along with J. Horton, who is also directing.
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Horror Adaptation ‘Nefarious’ Possesses An April Theatrical Release Date
Sean Patrick Flanery and Jordan Belfi star in Nefarious, inspired by the book A Nefarious Plot by New York Times best-selling author Steve Deace, “On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer (Flanery) gets a last-minute, court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. The killer astonishes visiting psychiatrist Dr. James Martin (Belfi) by insisting that instead of trying to avoid his execution, he is, in fact, a demon—Nefarious—who wants his execution to go forward. Nefarious further predicts that before the day is out, the doctor will have committed three murders of his own. As a storm gathers outside the prison, Nefarious chips away at Dr. Martin’s resolve and conviction, confounding and unsettling him so much that he begins to doubt his own sanity and fear for his life. As the two face off, they deliver crackling energy and a series of disturbing preternatural revelations propelling them to an inexorable, astounding conclusion. Tom Ohmer, Eric Hansen, Stelio Savante, Robert Peters, and Cameron
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Gothic Horror ‘The Baby In The Basket’ Reveals Teaser Trailer
Shepka Productions is teaming up with writer and producer Tom Jolliffe (Renegades, War of the Worlds: The Attack) and movie site Flickering Myth for their next film, the 1940s-set Gothic horror tale The Baby in the Basket. “A baby in a basket is left on the step of an isolated monastery on a remote island off the Scottish coast. The mysterious woman who left the child disappears into the stormy night without a trace, never to be seen again. Discovering the little boy, the nuns take him in and agree to look after him until the storm passes and they can take the child to the mainland. However, after a night in their care, unsettling things begin to happen, and one of the nuns, Sister Agnes, begins to suspect the child is the son of the devil. Locked away by the other nuns, who believe Sister Agnes has been driven mad by the isolation, she is haunted by the presence
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Spoiler-Free Film Review: The Unheard (Boston Underground Film Festival)
Jeffrey A. Brown, who made a strong impression as director of 2019’s The Beach House, turns in more fine work at the helm with The Unheard. This supernatural feature rewards close watching, as several hints about what is happening around the town in which the film is set and what comes to a head in the third act are subtly laid out throughout the film. Twenty-year-old Chloe (Lachlan Watson) undergoes a clinical trial treatment to try to regain her hearing, which she lost as a young child when she was stricken with meningitis. Dr. Lynch (Shunori Ranamathan) is Chloe’s lead physician on the case, and she instructs Chloe to contact her whenever needed. Chloe takes up residence in her childhood beach home, and as she slowly begins regaining her hearing, she also starts hearing static and other noises, and surfacing amongst them are the voice of her deceased mother, who disappeared when Chloe was eight years old. To give away
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Examine The Trailer For The Docu-Style Horror ‘Exhibit #8’
The new trailer for Exhibit #8, the documentary-style horror film, is here and poses the question, “Would you want to know the truth, whatever the cost?” In the film, “When refugee Aisha and cameraman Elias decide to shoot a documentary on the mysterious disappearance of Aisha’s brother, they discover the dark truth and cross paths with another film crew, who are creating an even more sinister narrative.” The cast includes Nastaran Razawi Khorasani, Claudio Gabriel Magaña Torres, Mike Reus, Coen van Vlijmen, Guido Gerard, Jennifer Evenhuis, Marije Loermans, Tom de Jong, Akri Issa, and Arend Brandligt. Exhibit #8, written by Sarah Offringa, marks the feature directorial debut of Ruben Broekhuis. Examine Exhibit #8 On Demand on April 25, 2023, from Gravitas Ventures.
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First Images Surface From Survival Thriller ‘The Dive’
RLJE Films has acquired the survival thriller The Dive, which will see two sisters fight to survive an underwater disaster. Today, we have the first two images from the film. Directed and co-written by Max Erlenwein (Stereo), the film is co-written by Joachim Hedén (Breaking Surface) and stars Louisa Krause (Dark Waters, “Billions”) and Sophie Lowe (Medieval). In The Dive, “a deep-sea diving trip at one of the world’s most remote spots becomes a fight for survival for sisters Drew and May when a catastrophic landslide sends rocks tumbling into the sea. After being struck by the rockfall, May now lies deep below the surface, trapped by debris and unable to move. With dangerously low levels of oxygen, it is up to Drew to fight for her sister’s life. She must put her own life in jeopardy and risk paying the ultimate sacrifice. With no help in sight, time is quickly running out.” “THE DIVE is a suspenseful and thrilling
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Blumhouse Adapting True Haunting Story Of The Moffitt Family For New Series And Film
Blumhouse has acquired the highly sought-after rights to the life story of mother and daughter, Deborah and Jessica Moffitt, who were terrorized alongside other members of the Moffitt family (who were living under the same roof) for more than six years by a supernatural presence they called “Mr. Entity.” The company also acquired the rights to Jessica’s forthcoming book manuscript, “Mr. Entity: The Moffitt Family Haunting,” written from the perspective and first-hand accounts of Deborah, as well as the family’s archive. The manuscript delves deeper into the hauntings and the family’s background going back to Jessica’s great-grandfather’s ties to the Mafia and the nefarious intentions of Jessica’s grandfather against her grandmother, Lee Moffitt. The story of the Moffitt family and the first public account of the hauntings were detailed in a 2022 viral article written by Jessica Moffitt. The Moffitts were terrorized by the menacing presence in their Southern California home from the late 1980s to early 1990s but had
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Horror Anthology ‘Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker’ Scores New Trailer
This April, a caller becomes obsessed during a late-night radio show featuring “real” horror stories in the anthology Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker. Directed by Nathan Crooker, Lorcan Finnegan, and Carlos Goitia and written by Taz Pereyra, Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker stars Paula Brasca (Into the Abyss), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Avengers: Infinity War), Pooya Mohseni (“Law & Order”), Christopher Kirby (Iron Sky), and Agustin Olcese (The Red Book Ritual). Carlos Goitia, Michael Kraetzer, and Nicolás Onetti produce along with Black Mandala. In the movie, “Candy is a late-night radio DJ with a program where people call to tell her real horror stories. One of her listeners begins to call her insistently. Candy quickly discovers that there is a strange connection between them. Soon she will find out how far an obsessed fan is willing to go.” This anthology film features seven frightening segments from directors Charly Goitia (“Nightmare Radio”), Ryan J.Thompson (“Playtime”), Lorcan Finnegan (“Foxes”), Nathan Crooker (“Playback”), Adam O’Brien
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New Female Superhero series, Copycat, Brings Film and Comic Talent Together
Film and television producer, Todd Garner (The Possession of Hannah Grace(2018), Haunt(2019)) of Broken Road Productions is teaming up with writers, Heath Amodio(The Heathens, Foretold) and Cullen Bunn(Harrow County, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe), to give us upcoming comic, Copycat. The concept was something Garner said he’d been “sitting on for a bit” because “after working on movies based on graphic novels like Hellboy, I’ve been intrigued by the possibility of creating a new comic book hero.” Copycat’s protagonist is Sarah, a talented ER nurse, with the unique gift of diagnosing her patients with just one touch. Unfortunately, her power comes with a painful price, as she experiences the same suffering as her patients. In her pursuit to save Emma, a woman with extraordinary abilities, Sarah inadvertently gains Emma’s enhanced strength. Determined to uncover the mystery of Emma’s murder, Sarah sets out on a perilous journey that brings her face to face with a band of hunters with super-human abilities.
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YouTubers Get More Then They Bargained For In ‘Hell’s Half Acre’ Trailer
The new twist-fuelled horror film Hell’s Half Acre, directed by John Patrick Tomasek (“Time Will Never Tell”), will be released worldwide this April from Terror Films. Hells Half Acre centers on “Marcus as he leads his group of young urban explorers, Jessie, Dan, Jose, and Cassie, to abandoned locations for their popular YouTube channel “Strange and Abandoned Places” with the goal of gaining ratings and paid sponsors. However, they quickly discover that the abandoned Rockland Heights Prison is unlike any other location they’ve ever been to before, as strange things begin to occur almost immediately after their arrival. They discover they’re not alone as it becomes a fight for their survival against terrifying and dangerous paranormal demonic entities. Quinn Nehr, Brynn Beveridge, and Omar Vegga Jr star in this Distant Star Films production, featuring an original score composed and produced by Ramesh Kumar Kannan and original songs and title score by VORE. . For as long as I can remember
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Greg Tally Joins Upcoming Monster Movie ‘A Hard Place’
Greg Tally, star of Devil’s Knight and producer of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” has now joined the cast of J. Horton’s upcoming monster movie, A Hard Place, whose killer poster has just been unveiled. A Hard Place follows a group of criminals on the lam in the rocky mountains who find themselves in the middle of an ancient feud between the creatures that rule the day and the monsters that rule the night. Tally plays Steve, a shy guy who lives to take care of his sister ever since their parents were killed tragically years before. He uses humor and sarcasm as a defense mechanism and is not too keen on their recent criminal endeavors. A Hard Place, set to begin film this year, is a large-scale monster vs. monster movie that features two brand-new types of creatures that have never been seen before. Michael J. Epstein co-wrote the film along with J. Horton, who is also directing.
Continue reading →
Horror Adaptation ‘Nefarious’ Possesses An April Theatrical Release Date
Sean Patrick Flanery and Jordan Belfi star in Nefarious, inspired by the book A Nefarious Plot by New York Times best-selling author Steve Deace, “On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer (Flanery) gets a last-minute, court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. The killer astonishes visiting psychiatrist Dr. James Martin (Belfi) by insisting that instead of trying to avoid his execution, he is, in fact, a demon—Nefarious—who wants his execution to go forward. Nefarious further predicts that before the day is out, the doctor will have committed three murders of his own. As a storm gathers outside the prison, Nefarious chips away at Dr. Martin’s resolve and conviction, confounding and unsettling him so much that he begins to doubt his own sanity and fear for his life. As the two face off, they deliver crackling energy and a series of disturbing preternatural revelations propelling them to an inexorable, astounding conclusion. Tom Ohmer, Eric Hansen, Stelio Savante, Robert Peters, and Cameron
Continue reading →
Gothic Horror ‘The Baby In The Basket’ Reveals Teaser Trailer
Shepka Productions is teaming up with writer and producer Tom Jolliffe (Renegades, War of the Worlds: The Attack) and movie site Flickering Myth for their next film, the 1940s-set Gothic horror tale The Baby in the Basket. “A baby in a basket is left on the step of an isolated monastery on a remote island off the Scottish coast. The mysterious woman who left the child disappears into the stormy night without a trace, never to be seen again. Discovering the little boy, the nuns take him in and agree to look after him until the storm passes and they can take the child to the mainland. However, after a night in their care, unsettling things begin to happen, and one of the nuns, Sister Agnes, begins to suspect the child is the son of the devil. Locked away by the other nuns, who believe Sister Agnes has been driven mad by the isolation, she is haunted by the presence
Continue reading →
Spoiler-Free Film Review: The Unheard (Boston Underground Film Festival)
Jeffrey A. Brown, who made a strong impression as director of 2019’s The Beach House, turns in more fine work at the helm with The Unheard. This supernatural feature rewards close watching, as several hints about what is happening around the town in which the film is set and what comes to a head in the third act are subtly laid out throughout the film. Twenty-year-old Chloe (Lachlan Watson) undergoes a clinical trial treatment to try to regain her hearing, which she lost as a young child when she was stricken with meningitis. Dr. Lynch (Shunori Ranamathan) is Chloe’s lead physician on the case, and she instructs Chloe to contact her whenever needed. Chloe takes up residence in her childhood beach home, and as she slowly begins regaining her hearing, she also starts hearing static and other noises, and surfacing amongst them are the voice of her deceased mother, who disappeared when Chloe was eight years old. To give away
Continue reading →
Examine The Trailer For The Docu-Style Horror ‘Exhibit #8’
The new trailer for Exhibit #8, the documentary-style horror film, is here and poses the question, “Would you want to know the truth, whatever the cost?” In the film, “When refugee Aisha and cameraman Elias decide to shoot a documentary on the mysterious disappearance of Aisha’s brother, they discover the dark truth and cross paths with another film crew, who are creating an even more sinister narrative.” The cast includes Nastaran Razawi Khorasani, Claudio Gabriel Magaña Torres, Mike Reus, Coen van Vlijmen, Guido Gerard, Jennifer Evenhuis, Marije Loermans, Tom de Jong, Akri Issa, and Arend Brandligt. Exhibit #8, written by Sarah Offringa, marks the feature directorial debut of Ruben Broekhuis. Examine Exhibit #8 On Demand on April 25, 2023, from Gravitas Ventures.
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First Images Surface From Survival Thriller ‘The Dive’
RLJE Films has acquired the survival thriller The Dive, which will see two sisters fight to survive an underwater disaster. Today, we have the first two images from the film. Directed and co-written by Max Erlenwein (Stereo), the film is co-written by Joachim Hedén (Breaking Surface) and stars Louisa Krause (Dark Waters, “Billions”) and Sophie Lowe (Medieval). In The Dive, “a deep-sea diving trip at one of the world’s most remote spots becomes a fight for survival for sisters Drew and May when a catastrophic landslide sends rocks tumbling into the sea. After being struck by the rockfall, May now lies deep below the surface, trapped by debris and unable to move. With dangerously low levels of oxygen, it is up to Drew to fight for her sister’s life. She must put her own life in jeopardy and risk paying the ultimate sacrifice. With no help in sight, time is quickly running out.” “THE DIVE is a suspenseful and thrilling
Continue reading →
Blumhouse Adapting True Haunting Story Of The Moffitt Family For New Series And Film
Blumhouse has acquired the highly sought-after rights to the life story of mother and daughter, Deborah and Jessica Moffitt, who were terrorized alongside other members of the Moffitt family (who were living under the same roof) for more than six years by a supernatural presence they called “Mr. Entity.” The company also acquired the rights to Jessica’s forthcoming book manuscript, “Mr. Entity: The Moffitt Family Haunting,” written from the perspective and first-hand accounts of Deborah, as well as the family’s archive. The manuscript delves deeper into the hauntings and the family’s background going back to Jessica’s great-grandfather’s ties to the Mafia and the nefarious intentions of Jessica’s grandfather against her grandmother, Lee Moffitt. The story of the Moffitt family and the first public account of the hauntings were detailed in a 2022 viral article written by Jessica Moffitt. The Moffitts were terrorized by the menacing presence in their Southern California home from the late 1980s to early 1990s but had
Continue reading →
Horror Anthology ‘Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker’ Scores New Trailer
This April, a caller becomes obsessed during a late-night radio show featuring “real” horror stories in the anthology Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker. Directed by Nathan Crooker, Lorcan Finnegan, and Carlos Goitia and written by Taz Pereyra, Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker stars Paula Brasca (Into the Abyss), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Avengers: Infinity War), Pooya Mohseni (“Law & Order”), Christopher Kirby (Iron Sky), and Agustin Olcese (The Red Book Ritual). Carlos Goitia, Michael Kraetzer, and Nicolás Onetti produce along with Black Mandala. In the movie, “Candy is a late-night radio DJ with a program where people call to tell her real horror stories. One of her listeners begins to call her insistently. Candy quickly discovers that there is a strange connection between them. Soon she will find out how far an obsessed fan is willing to go.” This anthology film features seven frightening segments from directors Charly Goitia (“Nightmare Radio”), Ryan J.Thompson (“Playtime”), Lorcan Finnegan (“Foxes”), Nathan Crooker (“Playback”), Adam O’Brien
Continue reading →
New Female Superhero series, Copycat, Brings Film and Comic Talent Together
Film and television producer, Todd Garner (The Possession of Hannah Grace(2018), Haunt(2019)) of Broken Road Productions is teaming up with writers, Heath Amodio(The Heathens, Foretold) and Cullen Bunn(Harrow County, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe), to give us upcoming comic, Copycat. The concept was something Garner said he’d been “sitting on for a bit” because “after working on movies based on graphic novels like Hellboy, I’ve been intrigued by the possibility of creating a new comic book hero.” Copycat’s protagonist is Sarah, a talented ER nurse, with the unique gift of diagnosing her patients with just one touch. Unfortunately, her power comes with a painful price, as she experiences the same suffering as her patients. In her pursuit to save Emma, a woman with extraordinary abilities, Sarah inadvertently gains Emma’s enhanced strength. Determined to uncover the mystery of Emma’s murder, Sarah sets out on a perilous journey that brings her face to face with a band of hunters with super-human abilities.
Continue reading →