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Comic Review: The Nice House on The Lake Vol. 1
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV is the first half of the limited run comic series. It’s published under DC’s Black Label, an imprint that’s only been around since 2018 and focuses on edgier, darker, and more mature stories. It won the 2022 Eisner award for Best New Series and James Tynion IV made out with the Best Writer of 2022 award. He’s also known for Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, and multiple Batman comic runs. Nice House was recommended to me by a friend and I’m so glad they did because I was instantly obsessed. These are the words that begin a long and unusual friendship between Nice House’s characters and Walter(pictured above). While stories of the apocalypse aren’t new, The Nice House on the Lake gives us a fresh spin by complicating the relationship with the cause of the apocalypse and surrounding it with a mystery. A group
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‘The Lake’ Trailer Unleashes A Giant Monster
Epic Pictures is set to unleash a monster this March in Thailand’s The Lake. Ahead of its debut, the killer trailer has arrived, giving us our first look at the film. It looks fantastic and features a monster that could go toe to toe with Godzilla! The English-subtitled film is a Hollywood Thailand production directed by Lee Thongkham and produced by Watson Boy Homsangpradit with executive producer Patrick Ewald. In the film, an eco-horror, ‘a gigantic and bloodthirsty monster emerges from a lake after its egg is stolen and unleashes its fury on a town’s inhabitants, leaving a trail of destruction and death in its wake. The town of Bueng Kan, now cut off from the outside world, must mobilize its officials and citizens, as well as a group of scientists conducting research in town to catch this predator before it’s too late.’ The film’s impressive gigantic monster, designed by Hollywood special effects wizard Jordu Schell, was brought to life
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‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Is Back In New Comic
Bufy’s back! Return to the timeline of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ the series with Buffy the Vampire: The Lost Summer, a new one-shot from Boom Studios. Written by Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer’s Casey Gilly and featuring artwork by Lauren Knight (Golden Rage, Time Before Time), and colors by Francesco Segalag (Firefly), the story is set during the time of the series. It reveals a between-the-seasons road trip. The plot involves Spike searching for a lost copy of his embarrassing poetry. That means Buffy the Gang will take a trip to New Orleans. “Spike is determined to keep the last copy of his embarrassing poetry from being discovered, sending Buffy and the Gang on a faux-supernatural goose chase to New Orleans to cover his tracks. While at an antique fair along the way, the group is captivated by some Casquette Girls’ clothes on display. Dawn utters a wish she most likely should’ve kept to herself, and the gang experiences a
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Romford Horror Festival Announces Its Largest Lineup Yet for 2023 Edition
Witches, ghosts, demons, and other evil entities descend on the U.K. as the Romford Horror Festival takes place in mere days. Following is the official press announcement. The terror returns once again to Premiere Cinemas, as the Romford Horror Festival returns for its third year from February 23rd – 26th. With its biggest line up yet, audiences will have a choice between two screens where they will be able to view 102 features and shorts over the 4 days. The festival offers a variety of titles to cater all horror tastes from around the world, delivering a mixture of both classic films and new premieres. Budgets ranging from the low end of independent cinema to multi million epics. The festival includes several films from local filmmakers including See What She Did, Room 301 and the Uncut Premiere of Video Shop Tales of Terror which due to popular demand now has two separate screenings. There will also be several international films
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New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Clip Has “Questions For A Corpse”
Ahead of its March release, a new clip, “Questions for a Courpse,” has just arrived for the highly-anticipated, action-packed movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. In the movie, “A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the legendary roleplaying game’s rich world and playful spirit to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.” Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley the movie stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will land in theaters on March 31, 2023.
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Gritty Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital
The crime thriller Devil’s Peak, starring Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thorton (The Gray Man, Bad Santa), is heading to home release. Golden Globe winner Robin Wright (Wonder Woman 1984, House of Cards), Hopper Penn (War Machine, The Cleaner), and Academy Award nominee Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen) also star. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Devil’s Peak is a tense thriller about a family dominated by a crime lord (Thornton) who controls his family and business with his fists. When his son (Penn) meets the girl of his dreams (Katelyn Nacon), desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and free himself from the clutches of his father, he is forced to go head to head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around him.” Devil’s Peak is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love, Extinction) from a screenplay written by Robert Knott (Appaloosa). The film is based
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‘Layers Of Fear’ Reveals Its Release Window
Bloober Team has revealed today at IGN Fanfest, the release window for the latest edition to their art-themed fist-person psychological horror series, Layers of Fear. Along with the news comes more information about the game’s setting along with a new spine-tingling teaser trailer! The game series always follows a theme involving the arts, the first game follows The Artist, the second The Actor, and this Layers of Fear will be focusing on The Writer. The Writer’s story will tie all the stories in the game series together for a terrifying conclusion. Layers of Fear will feature: Everything in the Layers of Fear series melds together into a single experience, including all DLCs, so players can find all the answers they seek. Shocking New Looks – Enhanced with Unreal Engine 5’s improved technology. This version offers a more immersive horror experience with the addition of Ray Tracing, HDR, 4K resolution, and the Lumen system. Psychological Horror – A grim but gripping
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New Live-Action ‘Hellboy’ Movie Written By Creator Enters Production
Hellboy is back to fight another day! Millennium Media is currently working on a new live-action movie, which Deadline confirmed today. Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has come on board to direct the movie titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man, based on the Hellboy mini-series from 2008. According to Deadline, the movie will “expand Hellboy’s world through one of the most beloved issues of the comic series.” “The new film will see Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy’s past: the Crooked Man.” Hellboy creator Mike Mignola wrote the script for Hellboy: The Crooked Man alongside Christopher Golden. “The Crooked Man is a departure from all previous Hellboy films where Mike Mignola and the creator of the comics will finally shepherd an authentic version of his stories and characters in film form,” said Millennium
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True Crime Inspired Horror ‘Pig Killer’ Coming Soon
Breaking Glass Pictures has snagged the rights to the true crime-inspired horror film Pig Killer starring Jake Busey (“Stranger Things,” Starship Troopers). The film was inspired by the terrifying true story of the serial killer Robert’ Willy’ Pickton (pictured), the pig farmer and prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world. Speaking of shocking, Pig Killer is not for the faint of heart. It graphically depicts the rape, torture, slaughter, and dismemberment of forty-nine young women on a pig farm. With his herculean hog, Balthazar, by his side, Willy and his menagerie of colorful cohorts terrorized Vancouver’s seedy downtown until his arrest, which uncovered a horrific series of brutal murders. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Night Caller). Busey stars alongside Bai Ling (The Crow), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Ginger Lynn Allen (The Devil’s Rejects), Michael Pare (The Lincoln Lawyer), James Russo (Open Range), Cyril O’Reilly (NightMan), Susan Priver (Night Caller), Kurt Bonzel (Parasites), John
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A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix’s ‘The Strays’ (Trailer)
This week, the intense thriller The Strays, which reveals the story of a woman living a lie, makes its debut on Netflix. “A perfect life… a perfect lie… An upper-middle-class woman’s perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town,” in The Strays. “The Umbrella Academy” and “Salem” actress Ashley Madekwe leads the cast which also includes, Jorden Myrie, Bukky Bakray, Justin Salinger, and Samuel Paul Small. This tense thriller was written and directed by Nathaniel Martello-White (Cla’am). The Strays is set to premiere on Netflix on February 22, 2023.
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Comic Review: The Nice House on The Lake Vol. 1
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV is the first half of the limited run comic series. It’s published under DC’s Black Label, an imprint that’s only been around since 2018 and focuses on edgier, darker, and more mature stories. It won the 2022 Eisner award for Best New Series and James Tynion IV made out with the Best Writer of 2022 award. He’s also known for Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, and multiple Batman comic runs. Nice House was recommended to me by a friend and I’m so glad they did because I was instantly obsessed. These are the words that begin a long and unusual friendship between Nice House’s characters and Walter(pictured above). While stories of the apocalypse aren’t new, The Nice House on the Lake gives us a fresh spin by complicating the relationship with the cause of the apocalypse and surrounding it with a mystery. A group
Continue reading →
‘The Lake’ Trailer Unleashes A Giant Monster
Epic Pictures is set to unleash a monster this March in Thailand’s The Lake. Ahead of its debut, the killer trailer has arrived, giving us our first look at the film. It looks fantastic and features a monster that could go toe to toe with Godzilla! The English-subtitled film is a Hollywood Thailand production directed by Lee Thongkham and produced by Watson Boy Homsangpradit with executive producer Patrick Ewald. In the film, an eco-horror, ‘a gigantic and bloodthirsty monster emerges from a lake after its egg is stolen and unleashes its fury on a town’s inhabitants, leaving a trail of destruction and death in its wake. The town of Bueng Kan, now cut off from the outside world, must mobilize its officials and citizens, as well as a group of scientists conducting research in town to catch this predator before it’s too late.’ The film’s impressive gigantic monster, designed by Hollywood special effects wizard Jordu Schell, was brought to life
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‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Is Back In New Comic
Bufy’s back! Return to the timeline of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ the series with Buffy the Vampire: The Lost Summer, a new one-shot from Boom Studios. Written by Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer’s Casey Gilly and featuring artwork by Lauren Knight (Golden Rage, Time Before Time), and colors by Francesco Segalag (Firefly), the story is set during the time of the series. It reveals a between-the-seasons road trip. The plot involves Spike searching for a lost copy of his embarrassing poetry. That means Buffy the Gang will take a trip to New Orleans. “Spike is determined to keep the last copy of his embarrassing poetry from being discovered, sending Buffy and the Gang on a faux-supernatural goose chase to New Orleans to cover his tracks. While at an antique fair along the way, the group is captivated by some Casquette Girls’ clothes on display. Dawn utters a wish she most likely should’ve kept to herself, and the gang experiences a
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Romford Horror Festival Announces Its Largest Lineup Yet for 2023 Edition
Witches, ghosts, demons, and other evil entities descend on the U.K. as the Romford Horror Festival takes place in mere days. Following is the official press announcement. The terror returns once again to Premiere Cinemas, as the Romford Horror Festival returns for its third year from February 23rd – 26th. With its biggest line up yet, audiences will have a choice between two screens where they will be able to view 102 features and shorts over the 4 days. The festival offers a variety of titles to cater all horror tastes from around the world, delivering a mixture of both classic films and new premieres. Budgets ranging from the low end of independent cinema to multi million epics. The festival includes several films from local filmmakers including See What She Did, Room 301 and the Uncut Premiere of Video Shop Tales of Terror which due to popular demand now has two separate screenings. There will also be several international films
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New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Clip Has “Questions For A Corpse”
Ahead of its March release, a new clip, “Questions for a Courpse,” has just arrived for the highly-anticipated, action-packed movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. In the movie, “A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the legendary roleplaying game’s rich world and playful spirit to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.” Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley the movie stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will land in theaters on March 31, 2023.
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Gritty Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital
The crime thriller Devil’s Peak, starring Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thorton (The Gray Man, Bad Santa), is heading to home release. Golden Globe winner Robin Wright (Wonder Woman 1984, House of Cards), Hopper Penn (War Machine, The Cleaner), and Academy Award nominee Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen) also star. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Devil’s Peak is a tense thriller about a family dominated by a crime lord (Thornton) who controls his family and business with his fists. When his son (Penn) meets the girl of his dreams (Katelyn Nacon), desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and free himself from the clutches of his father, he is forced to go head to head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around him.” Devil’s Peak is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love, Extinction) from a screenplay written by Robert Knott (Appaloosa). The film is based
Continue reading →
‘Layers Of Fear’ Reveals Its Release Window
Bloober Team has revealed today at IGN Fanfest, the release window for the latest edition to their art-themed fist-person psychological horror series, Layers of Fear. Along with the news comes more information about the game’s setting along with a new spine-tingling teaser trailer! The game series always follows a theme involving the arts, the first game follows The Artist, the second The Actor, and this Layers of Fear will be focusing on The Writer. The Writer’s story will tie all the stories in the game series together for a terrifying conclusion. Layers of Fear will feature: Everything in the Layers of Fear series melds together into a single experience, including all DLCs, so players can find all the answers they seek. Shocking New Looks – Enhanced with Unreal Engine 5’s improved technology. This version offers a more immersive horror experience with the addition of Ray Tracing, HDR, 4K resolution, and the Lumen system. Psychological Horror – A grim but gripping
Continue reading →
New Live-Action ‘Hellboy’ Movie Written By Creator Enters Production
Hellboy is back to fight another day! Millennium Media is currently working on a new live-action movie, which Deadline confirmed today. Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has come on board to direct the movie titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man, based on the Hellboy mini-series from 2008. According to Deadline, the movie will “expand Hellboy’s world through one of the most beloved issues of the comic series.” “The new film will see Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy’s past: the Crooked Man.” Hellboy creator Mike Mignola wrote the script for Hellboy: The Crooked Man alongside Christopher Golden. “The Crooked Man is a departure from all previous Hellboy films where Mike Mignola and the creator of the comics will finally shepherd an authentic version of his stories and characters in film form,” said Millennium
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True Crime Inspired Horror ‘Pig Killer’ Coming Soon
Breaking Glass Pictures has snagged the rights to the true crime-inspired horror film Pig Killer starring Jake Busey (“Stranger Things,” Starship Troopers). The film was inspired by the terrifying true story of the serial killer Robert’ Willy’ Pickton (pictured), the pig farmer and prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world. Speaking of shocking, Pig Killer is not for the faint of heart. It graphically depicts the rape, torture, slaughter, and dismemberment of forty-nine young women on a pig farm. With his herculean hog, Balthazar, by his side, Willy and his menagerie of colorful cohorts terrorized Vancouver’s seedy downtown until his arrest, which uncovered a horrific series of brutal murders. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Night Caller). Busey stars alongside Bai Ling (The Crow), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Ginger Lynn Allen (The Devil’s Rejects), Michael Pare (The Lincoln Lawyer), James Russo (Open Range), Cyril O’Reilly (NightMan), Susan Priver (Night Caller), Kurt Bonzel (Parasites), John
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A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix’s ‘The Strays’ (Trailer)
This week, the intense thriller The Strays, which reveals the story of a woman living a lie, makes its debut on Netflix. “A perfect life… a perfect lie… An upper-middle-class woman’s perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town,” in The Strays. “The Umbrella Academy” and “Salem” actress Ashley Madekwe leads the cast which also includes, Jorden Myrie, Bukky Bakray, Justin Salinger, and Samuel Paul Small. This tense thriller was written and directed by Nathaniel Martello-White (Cla’am). The Strays is set to premiere on Netflix on February 22, 2023.
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