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CD Projekt Red Remaking ‘The Witcher’
CD Projekt Red earlier this month hinted that a game was in the works codenamed “Canis Majoris”. Today CDPR revealed that this secretive project is in fact The Witcher Remake. The remake of the widely popular 2007 RPG that has spawned two sequels, multiple spin-off games, and a TV series is said to be remade from the “ground up” using engine 5 technology with game developer Fool Theory heading it up. Veteran developers who worked on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be working on the remake as well, hopefully easing the anxiety fans might feel hearing about the remake. The Witcher series overall is about a monster hunter named Geralt of Rivia who is known as a Witcher, a monster hunter with supernatural powers, that hunts monsters in a fantasy medieval world. The games are based on the Polish book series of the same name by Andrezej Sapkowski. The game is in
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Movie Review: Frost (2022)
Grant (Vernon Wells of Commando and The Road Warrior fame) and Abby (Devanny Pinn, Death Count) are a father/daughter combo that have grown apart over the years, but the impending birth of Abby’s child have spurned a re-connection between the two. After some of that good ol’ reminiscing, the pair head out for a fishing trip near Grant’s remote cabin, deep in the woods. One car crash en route to said trip makes everyone’s plans go completely tits up as Abby becomes trapped in the car, and as the weather gets worse and worse Grant has no choice but to leave Abby and head out for help. All of that aside, there’s also a surly wolf stalking about, because being pregnant and alone in the freezing cold didn’t suck hard enough for our heroine… Director Brandon Slagle (working from a script from writer Robert Thompson and a story by James Cullen Bressack) have presented a razor-sharp tale of desperation and
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Movie Reviews: FLOWING and THE WEIRD KIDZ (Brooklyn Horror Film Festival)
Flowing Italian/Belgian coproduction Flowing (Piove, 2022)finds the city of Rome infected by steam that rises from the city’s manholes and through open drains in homes. The steam causes people to hallucinate and face their most negative emotions and darkest thoughts, driving them to violence. At the center of the story is the fractured family of father Thomas (Fabrizio Rongione) and his children, troubled teenage son Enrico (Francesco Gheghi), and young wheelchair-bound daughter Barbara (Aurora Menenti). Thomas blames Enrico for the automobile accident that claimed his wife’s life and crippled Barbara, and the father and son show open contempt for each other, so once that steam infects the pair, bad things are bound to happen. Director Paolo Strippoli invests his film, which won the Special Jury Mention Award at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, with a strong sense of dread throughout, and no small amount of goo and gunk to permeate the visuals. The family trauma and drama is presented in a
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Underrated Horror: ‘Skeleton Key’ Unlocks The Horrors Of Hoodoo
There are a lot of underrated horror films that have been released over the years. One that is criminally underrated is 2005’s Skeleton Key from director Ians Softly, and the writer of The Ring. And it happens to be one of my favorites. The movie is set in a once grand plantation that stands against the beautiful backdrop of the bayou of Louisiana where it has stood for over a century. Caroline works as a hospice nurse and is there caring for Ben, the man of the house (John Hurt) in his final days. His wife (Gena Rowlands), a domineering woman, believes Caroline’s presence is not needed but is convinced by her young lawyer (Peter Sarsgaard) to accept the help. But there’s much more to the story, there is a nefarious plot in the works. Skeleton Key is unlike any film you’ve seen before. It’s also full of intrigue, spookiness, and tension. Hoodoo plays a huge part in the story,
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The Horror Genre: The Psychology Behind Why We Love Horror Movies
Who doesn’t love a good scary evening, huddled together with your friends or family in front of the TV in the dark, jumping at every demon or slasher appearing on the screen? But why is that? And why does this strange affection for the macabre often escalate into following much more graphic, more extreme material and subject matter? Fear is not exactly a positive emotion, so what is it about Horror that so many humans are drawn to? Why are some people willing to spend money to be scared, and others try to avoid it at all costs? Today we will take a look at some possible answers to these intriguing questions. Why Consume Horror in the First Place? Well, one reason is to experience stimulation, and exposure to terrifying acts, or even the anticipation of those acts, can stimulate us in two opposing ways: negatively, in the form of fear or anxiety, or positively, in the form of excitement
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‘V/H/S/99’ Dethrones Its Predecessor As Most Watched Thing On Shudder
Shudder’s Original Film V/H/S/99, the fifth installment in Studio71’s blockbuster V/H/S film franchise and the second to premiere exclusively on Shudder since the streamer revived the franchise last year. V/H/S/99 premiered a few days ago to record numbers in its opening weekend. Through its first four days of release, the film registered 28% more unique viewers than the previous record holder, V/H/S/94, which premiered on Shudder in 2021. V/H/S/99 also accounted for nearly 22% of all on-demand streams on Shudder during the same time period and was AMC+’s #1 most-watched movie of the weekend. In V/H/S/99, a thirsty teenager’s home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations. The film features five new stories from filmmakers Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City), Flying Lotus (Kuso), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls) and Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream). Shudder recently announced the greenlight of a sixth installment of the found footage
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“Stargirl” Actress Amy Smart Is Leading The Cast Of Upcoming Thriller ‘Blunt’
Amy Smart (Stargirl, Just Friends, Crank), Matt Davis (Legally Blonde, “The Vampire Diaries,” Blue Crush), Ne-Yo (Battle Los Angeles, Stomp the Yard), Billy Zane (Titanic, The Phantom) and Greer Grammer (Deadly Illusions) are set to star in writer-director Anna Elizabeth James’ Blunt, Voltage Pictures President, and COO Jonathan Deckterannounced today. In this mystery thriller, “a single mother (Smart) wakes up to find herself hogtied and held captive at her country vacation rental by an unknown assailant. In a race against time, she must piece together clues from the previous guests to find out who assaulted her, and hopefully survive the ordeal.” James produces under her Kiss and Tale Productions banner alongside Richard Switzer, Julie Gause, Paul Luba and Chad Verdi Jr. Executive producers are Larry Galluzzo and Tim Bien. James’ previous film, the suspenseful thriller, Deadly Illusions, was number one worldwide for eight days upon release on Netflix in 2021. Voltage also represented rights on the runaway success. “Deadly Illusions
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The True Story Inspired Horror ‘A Savannah Haunting’ Premieres This Week On Digital
This October, witness a tale of heartbreak, mourning, and a terrifying haunting in A Savannah Haunting, from writer-director William Mark McCullough whose real-life paranormal experiences the film is based on. To top it off, the movie was filmed in the actual house where he experienced the activity. “A Savannah Haunting centers around a family who moves to Savannah, Georgia to escape the memory of their young daughter’s tragic drowning. Once in their new home, the mother begins to experience chilling phenomena that lead her to believe she is being haunted by her dead daughter. But an old black woman with ties to the home’s slavery past warns there may be darker, more sinister forces dwelling beneath the house. The family is torn apart as the haunting turns each of them against the other. Will they discover what is inside their home before it’s too late?” “Cobra Kai,” “Dopesick,” and “Creepshow” actress Gena Shaw, who sat down with us for an
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Movie Review: Army of Darkness – Limited Edition Steelbook [4K UHD]
Pretend for a hot second that your arcane asses have never heard of Sam Raimi’s absolute masterpiece of a follow up to his two previous entries in the Evil Dead series… Army of Darkness (technically Evil Dead III: Medieval Dead) begins with our hero, the hilariously abrasive braggart Ash (the legendary Bruce Campbell in the role that made his ass such a legendary legend in the first place) trapped in the Middle ages and at the mercy of King Arthur (Marcus Gilbert) who has every intention of chucking our hero in his Deadite-infested pit and calling it a day. And he does, but Ash has one strong skill-set in his arsenal… he’s really good at fighting un-dead demons, and by effect saving his own ass… and luckily his chainsaw has made the cross-time journey as well! Before long, our hero finds himself caught between warring armies, both human and walking dead in a quest to obtain the Necronomicon and make
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‘The Sleep Experiment’ Will Give You Nightmares This November (Trailer)
Unless you have been living under a rock, you’ve heard the story of the infamous Russian Sleep Experiments. Red Water Entertainment has now announced the North American VOD debut of John Farrelly‘s film about the horrifying tests, which is said to explore the real-life horrors of what humanity is capable of when pushed to its limits. The Sleep Experiment is the first feature from writer-director John Farrelly, who was named Ireland’s “Young Filmmaker of the Year” in 2018 for his short Choice. The Irish psychological horror-thriller stars Rob James Capel, Will Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Barry John Kinsella, and Will Murphy. In the film, Two detectives begin an investigation into the ethics involved in the top-secret research facility, Porton Down. One experiment, in particular, stands out to them as the most horrific, The Sleep Experiment, a scientific experiment that took place during the Cold War. The experiment consisted of five prisoners, deemed Enemies of the State, being locked in a sealed
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CD Projekt Red Remaking ‘The Witcher’
CD Projekt Red earlier this month hinted that a game was in the works codenamed “Canis Majoris”. Today CDPR revealed that this secretive project is in fact The Witcher Remake. The remake of the widely popular 2007 RPG that has spawned two sequels, multiple spin-off games, and a TV series is said to be remade from the “ground up” using engine 5 technology with game developer Fool Theory heading it up. Veteran developers who worked on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be working on the remake as well, hopefully easing the anxiety fans might feel hearing about the remake. The Witcher series overall is about a monster hunter named Geralt of Rivia who is known as a Witcher, a monster hunter with supernatural powers, that hunts monsters in a fantasy medieval world. The games are based on the Polish book series of the same name by Andrezej Sapkowski. The game is in
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Frost (2022)
Grant (Vernon Wells of Commando and The Road Warrior fame) and Abby (Devanny Pinn, Death Count) are a father/daughter combo that have grown apart over the years, but the impending birth of Abby’s child have spurned a re-connection between the two. After some of that good ol’ reminiscing, the pair head out for a fishing trip near Grant’s remote cabin, deep in the woods. One car crash en route to said trip makes everyone’s plans go completely tits up as Abby becomes trapped in the car, and as the weather gets worse and worse Grant has no choice but to leave Abby and head out for help. All of that aside, there’s also a surly wolf stalking about, because being pregnant and alone in the freezing cold didn’t suck hard enough for our heroine… Director Brandon Slagle (working from a script from writer Robert Thompson and a story by James Cullen Bressack) have presented a razor-sharp tale of desperation and
Continue reading →
Movie Reviews: FLOWING and THE WEIRD KIDZ (Brooklyn Horror Film Festival)
Flowing Italian/Belgian coproduction Flowing (Piove, 2022)finds the city of Rome infected by steam that rises from the city’s manholes and through open drains in homes. The steam causes people to hallucinate and face their most negative emotions and darkest thoughts, driving them to violence. At the center of the story is the fractured family of father Thomas (Fabrizio Rongione) and his children, troubled teenage son Enrico (Francesco Gheghi), and young wheelchair-bound daughter Barbara (Aurora Menenti). Thomas blames Enrico for the automobile accident that claimed his wife’s life and crippled Barbara, and the father and son show open contempt for each other, so once that steam infects the pair, bad things are bound to happen. Director Paolo Strippoli invests his film, which won the Special Jury Mention Award at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, with a strong sense of dread throughout, and no small amount of goo and gunk to permeate the visuals. The family trauma and drama is presented in a
Continue reading →
Underrated Horror: ‘Skeleton Key’ Unlocks The Horrors Of Hoodoo
There are a lot of underrated horror films that have been released over the years. One that is criminally underrated is 2005’s Skeleton Key from director Ians Softly, and the writer of The Ring. And it happens to be one of my favorites. The movie is set in a once grand plantation that stands against the beautiful backdrop of the bayou of Louisiana where it has stood for over a century. Caroline works as a hospice nurse and is there caring for Ben, the man of the house (John Hurt) in his final days. His wife (Gena Rowlands), a domineering woman, believes Caroline’s presence is not needed but is convinced by her young lawyer (Peter Sarsgaard) to accept the help. But there’s much more to the story, there is a nefarious plot in the works. Skeleton Key is unlike any film you’ve seen before. It’s also full of intrigue, spookiness, and tension. Hoodoo plays a huge part in the story,
Continue reading →
The Horror Genre: The Psychology Behind Why We Love Horror Movies
Who doesn’t love a good scary evening, huddled together with your friends or family in front of the TV in the dark, jumping at every demon or slasher appearing on the screen? But why is that? And why does this strange affection for the macabre often escalate into following much more graphic, more extreme material and subject matter? Fear is not exactly a positive emotion, so what is it about Horror that so many humans are drawn to? Why are some people willing to spend money to be scared, and others try to avoid it at all costs? Today we will take a look at some possible answers to these intriguing questions. Why Consume Horror in the First Place? Well, one reason is to experience stimulation, and exposure to terrifying acts, or even the anticipation of those acts, can stimulate us in two opposing ways: negatively, in the form of fear or anxiety, or positively, in the form of excitement
Continue reading →
‘V/H/S/99’ Dethrones Its Predecessor As Most Watched Thing On Shudder
Shudder’s Original Film V/H/S/99, the fifth installment in Studio71’s blockbuster V/H/S film franchise and the second to premiere exclusively on Shudder since the streamer revived the franchise last year. V/H/S/99 premiered a few days ago to record numbers in its opening weekend. Through its first four days of release, the film registered 28% more unique viewers than the previous record holder, V/H/S/94, which premiered on Shudder in 2021. V/H/S/99 also accounted for nearly 22% of all on-demand streams on Shudder during the same time period and was AMC+’s #1 most-watched movie of the weekend. In V/H/S/99, a thirsty teenager’s home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations. The film features five new stories from filmmakers Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City), Flying Lotus (Kuso), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls) and Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream). Shudder recently announced the greenlight of a sixth installment of the found footage
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“Stargirl” Actress Amy Smart Is Leading The Cast Of Upcoming Thriller ‘Blunt’
Amy Smart (Stargirl, Just Friends, Crank), Matt Davis (Legally Blonde, “The Vampire Diaries,” Blue Crush), Ne-Yo (Battle Los Angeles, Stomp the Yard), Billy Zane (Titanic, The Phantom) and Greer Grammer (Deadly Illusions) are set to star in writer-director Anna Elizabeth James’ Blunt, Voltage Pictures President, and COO Jonathan Deckterannounced today. In this mystery thriller, “a single mother (Smart) wakes up to find herself hogtied and held captive at her country vacation rental by an unknown assailant. In a race against time, she must piece together clues from the previous guests to find out who assaulted her, and hopefully survive the ordeal.” James produces under her Kiss and Tale Productions banner alongside Richard Switzer, Julie Gause, Paul Luba and Chad Verdi Jr. Executive producers are Larry Galluzzo and Tim Bien. James’ previous film, the suspenseful thriller, Deadly Illusions, was number one worldwide for eight days upon release on Netflix in 2021. Voltage also represented rights on the runaway success. “Deadly Illusions
Continue reading →
The True Story Inspired Horror ‘A Savannah Haunting’ Premieres This Week On Digital
This October, witness a tale of heartbreak, mourning, and a terrifying haunting in A Savannah Haunting, from writer-director William Mark McCullough whose real-life paranormal experiences the film is based on. To top it off, the movie was filmed in the actual house where he experienced the activity. “A Savannah Haunting centers around a family who moves to Savannah, Georgia to escape the memory of their young daughter’s tragic drowning. Once in their new home, the mother begins to experience chilling phenomena that lead her to believe she is being haunted by her dead daughter. But an old black woman with ties to the home’s slavery past warns there may be darker, more sinister forces dwelling beneath the house. The family is torn apart as the haunting turns each of them against the other. Will they discover what is inside their home before it’s too late?” “Cobra Kai,” “Dopesick,” and “Creepshow” actress Gena Shaw, who sat down with us for an
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Army of Darkness – Limited Edition Steelbook [4K UHD]
Pretend for a hot second that your arcane asses have never heard of Sam Raimi’s absolute masterpiece of a follow up to his two previous entries in the Evil Dead series… Army of Darkness (technically Evil Dead III: Medieval Dead) begins with our hero, the hilariously abrasive braggart Ash (the legendary Bruce Campbell in the role that made his ass such a legendary legend in the first place) trapped in the Middle ages and at the mercy of King Arthur (Marcus Gilbert) who has every intention of chucking our hero in his Deadite-infested pit and calling it a day. And he does, but Ash has one strong skill-set in his arsenal… he’s really good at fighting un-dead demons, and by effect saving his own ass… and luckily his chainsaw has made the cross-time journey as well! Before long, our hero finds himself caught between warring armies, both human and walking dead in a quest to obtain the Necronomicon and make
Continue reading →
‘The Sleep Experiment’ Will Give You Nightmares This November (Trailer)
Unless you have been living under a rock, you’ve heard the story of the infamous Russian Sleep Experiments. Red Water Entertainment has now announced the North American VOD debut of John Farrelly‘s film about the horrifying tests, which is said to explore the real-life horrors of what humanity is capable of when pushed to its limits. The Sleep Experiment is the first feature from writer-director John Farrelly, who was named Ireland’s “Young Filmmaker of the Year” in 2018 for his short Choice. The Irish psychological horror-thriller stars Rob James Capel, Will Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Barry John Kinsella, and Will Murphy. In the film, Two detectives begin an investigation into the ethics involved in the top-secret research facility, Porton Down. One experiment, in particular, stands out to them as the most horrific, The Sleep Experiment, a scientific experiment that took place during the Cold War. The experiment consisted of five prisoners, deemed Enemies of the State, being locked in a sealed
Continue reading →