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New Exclusive Trailer: Jake Busey Stars As Real-Life Serial Killer In ‘Pig Killer’
From Girls and Corpses/Crappy World Films, comes this horrific tale, Pig Killer, starring Jake Busey (Stranger Things, Starship Troopers, The Frighteners) in the role of his life, as Canadian serial killer Willie Pickman. The story was inspired by the true story of Vancouver serial killer Willie Pickton who murdered 49 women and fed them to his pigs. The film also stars Bai Ling (The Crow, Exorcism At 60,000 Feet), Lew Temple (The Walking Dead), and Ginger Lynn (The Devil’s Rejects) as Pickman’s mother. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Exorcism At 60,000 Feet (2020), Night Caller 2022) and produced by Robert Rhine (Exorcism at 60,000 Feet (2020), Cynthia (2018) who also co-stars RCMP Detective Schneer and his partner Michael Pare’ (Eddie and The Cruisers) who plays Detective Oppal. The film was executive produced by Kate Patel, who also stars. This film follows the success Rhine and Ferrin have had producing Parasites (Attack on LA), The Chair, Exorcism
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Horrors Fill The 100 Acre Wood In ‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey’ Trailer
An indie film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, has caught the attention of horror fans due to its crazy plot and posters in which the classic, beloved childhood characters are turned into savage killers. The story of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey centers on Christopher Robin who heads off to college and forgets to feed his friends before he goes. This leaves Winnie and Piglet to starve and turn into bloodthirsty monsters. The movie stars Craig David Dowsett as Winnie the Pooh. Piglet is portrayed by Chris Cordell. Amber Doig-Thorne, Danielle Scott, Maria Taylor, Danielle Ronald, Natasha Tosini, May Kelly, Paula Quiz, and Natasha Rose Mills co-]star. The killer flick is from director Rhys Frake-Waterfield. As soon as a release date is announced for the already controversial movie, we’ll let you know. In the meantime check out the trailer which takes brutal to a whole new level.
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From The Director Of Creep & Creep 2 Comes ‘Home Before Dark’
Who could forget the unnerving horror films Creep and its 2017 sequel simply titled Creep 2? Well, director Patrick Brice is back with a new tale of terror, Home Before Dark, THR reports. The film is an adaptation of Riley Sager’s 2021 novel. THR states that “The plot of the film, which is in early development, is being kept under wraps, though Riley Sager’s book is centered on a young woman, Maggie, whose family fled their Victorian home 25 years earlier in an event that inspired her father to pen a best-selling nonfiction book claiming they experienced a haunting. Maggie, now an adult, doesn’t remember those events and doesn’t believe her father’s book. But when she inherits the old family home after her father’s death, she starts to question if there’s more to the house than she believed.” Blair Butler (Hell Fest, Polaroid, The Invitation) is writing the script with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps (“Stranger Things”) producing. We’ll update you
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The New ‘The Callisto Protocol’ Trailer Showcases Gruesome Gameplay
On the opening night of Gamescom 2022, game director Glen Schofield took the stage to present the latest trailer for the upcoming game he’s directing, The Callisto Protocol. The trailer demonstrates the styles of combat players will use to fight their mutated foes and one of the many ways they could die. The Callisto Protocol takes players to the Callisto moon of Jupiter where Jacob Lee has become imprisoned in the Black Iron Prison on the moon. To make matters worse, the inmates have begun to undergo strange mutations turning them into grotesque monsters and throwing the prison into horrific chaos. Jacob will have to fight his way out of the prison and uncover the dark secrets hidden within the prison by the United Jupiter Company. The Callisto Protocol will be coming out on December 2nd for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and X/S, and PC via the Epic Games store.
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‘Fall’ Takes Terror To New Heights On Blu-ray
Lionsgate takes fear to new heights in the edge-of-your-seat thriller Fall, out now in theaters nationwide and heading to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital this September! Directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Frank, the film centers on two best friends, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), whose lives are all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller co-starring “The Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Produced by Christian Mercuri, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Scott Mann, Fall comes home on Digital on September 27, 2022, followed by its arrival on Blu-ray + Digital and DVD on October 18th, from Lionsgate.
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Dario Argento Returns To Horror With ‘Dark Glasses’ (Trailer)
Shudder and IFC Midnight announced today a theatrical run for the highly-anticipated Shudder Original Italian thriller Dark Glasses beginning Friday, October 7 at the IFC Center in New York and at the Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, ahead of the film’s streaming debut on Shudder. Additional theaters, to be announced later, will follow beginning Friday, October 14. The film marks the long-awaited return of Italian master of horror and acclaimed writer-director Dario Argento (Suspiria), the film stars Ilenia Pastorelli, Andrea Zhang, and Asia Argento. In Dark Glasses, an eclipse blackens the skies on a hot summer day in Rome – a harbinger of the darkness that will envelop Diana (Pastorelli) when a serial killer chooses her as prey. Fleeing her predator, the young escort crashes her car and loses her sight. She emerges from the initial shock determined to fight for her life, but she is no longer alone. Defending her and acting as her eyes is a little boy,
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A Killer Is On Loose On A ‘Haunted Trail’ In This Movie’s New Trailer
A group of friends receives the fright of their lives while on a haunted Halloween trail in director Robin Givens‘ (The Nana Project, “Riverdale,” “Batwoman”) Haunted Trail. In the film written by Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes) and Paul Lindsay, a group of college friends visit a local haunted trail, not knowing the horror that lies ahead. After many screams and a few nervous laughs, the group realizes that an actual killer is stalking them. Scared out of their minds, the friends run through the attraction, fighting for their lives leading to the discovery of the killer’s identity. Produced by Magwood and Jock McKissic the film stars Comedians Desi Banks (Little, Love by Chance) and Reggie Couz (The Portal, “Dreams”) along with Marquise C. Brown (“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”), Brook Sill (High Expectations, “Stranger Things” ), Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes), Matt William Knowles (Son of the South, Asura, “Love Me If You Dare”), Anna Perdun, and Grace Perdun. Level 33
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New Images From ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Will Cast A Spell On You
This Halloween, our three favorite witches are back to run amuck in the sequel we’ve been waiting decades for, Hocus Pocus 2! New images from the movie have been conjured. View them below. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the wicked witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. The original Sanderson sisters, Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), and Kathy Njimy (Mary) are all returning as is Doug Jones who plays Winifred’s ex, Billy. They will be joined by The Tomorrow War actor Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories”), Lila Buckingham (“Crown Lake”), and Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”). Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’, The Proposal) directs from the script by Jen D’Angelo. Hocus Pocus 2 will cast its
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U.K.’s Fortean Film Festival Set to Open Eyes and Minds to the Highly Unusual
Are you intrigued by the unbelievable, the unusual, and the unexplained? If so, the International Fortean Film Festival’s 2022 edition, set for September 2 and 3 in Gloucester, U.K., should be your destination for high-strangeness cinema. From the supernatural to cryptozoology to alien life and far beyond, the fest has selected an outstanding array of narrative and documentary features and short films. I can already attest to the hypnotic draw of writer/director Alexander Roman’s New Orleans-set occult mystery Cats of the Bayou (ASMR). Following are a few of the other highlights from the festival’s official selections that I am greatly looking forward to. For more information including the full list of official selections and ticket purchasing, visit https://www.forteanfilmfestival.com/. PANTHERA BRITTANIA: Director Matt Everett’s documentary delves into the possibility of Alien Big Cats (ABCs) as the filmmaker lets experts and eyewitnesses have their say. LADY OF THE LAKE: THE SEARCH FOR CHAMP: Champ is an aquatic cryptid said to inhabit Lake
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Obsession And Mystery Fill ‘The Infernal Machine’ Trailer
Guy Pearce (Momento, The Hurt Locker) stars in the psychological thriller The Infernal Machine, based on “The Hilly Earth Society” by Louis Kornfeld. The trailer has just arrived, teasing a dark tale of obsession and mystery. Written and directed by Andrew Hunt, the film centers on Bruce Cogburn (Pearce), a reclusive and controversial author of the famed controversial book “The Infernal Machine,” is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as Bruce searches for the person behind the cryptic messages… forcing him to confront his past and ultimately revealing the truth behind The Infernal Machine. Pearce stars alongside Alice Eve, Jeremy Davies, and Alex Pettyfer in The Infernal Machine, opening in select theaters and debuting on Digital on September 23, 2022.
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New Exclusive Trailer: Jake Busey Stars As Real-Life Serial Killer In ‘Pig Killer’
From Girls and Corpses/Crappy World Films, comes this horrific tale, Pig Killer, starring Jake Busey (Stranger Things, Starship Troopers, The Frighteners) in the role of his life, as Canadian serial killer Willie Pickman. The story was inspired by the true story of Vancouver serial killer Willie Pickton who murdered 49 women and fed them to his pigs. The film also stars Bai Ling (The Crow, Exorcism At 60,000 Feet), Lew Temple (The Walking Dead), and Ginger Lynn (The Devil’s Rejects) as Pickman’s mother. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Exorcism At 60,000 Feet (2020), Night Caller 2022) and produced by Robert Rhine (Exorcism at 60,000 Feet (2020), Cynthia (2018) who also co-stars RCMP Detective Schneer and his partner Michael Pare’ (Eddie and The Cruisers) who plays Detective Oppal. The film was executive produced by Kate Patel, who also stars. This film follows the success Rhine and Ferrin have had producing Parasites (Attack on LA), The Chair, Exorcism
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Horrors Fill The 100 Acre Wood In ‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey’ Trailer
An indie film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, has caught the attention of horror fans due to its crazy plot and posters in which the classic, beloved childhood characters are turned into savage killers. The story of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey centers on Christopher Robin who heads off to college and forgets to feed his friends before he goes. This leaves Winnie and Piglet to starve and turn into bloodthirsty monsters. The movie stars Craig David Dowsett as Winnie the Pooh. Piglet is portrayed by Chris Cordell. Amber Doig-Thorne, Danielle Scott, Maria Taylor, Danielle Ronald, Natasha Tosini, May Kelly, Paula Quiz, and Natasha Rose Mills co-]star. The killer flick is from director Rhys Frake-Waterfield. As soon as a release date is announced for the already controversial movie, we’ll let you know. In the meantime check out the trailer which takes brutal to a whole new level.
Continue reading →
From The Director Of Creep & Creep 2 Comes ‘Home Before Dark’
Who could forget the unnerving horror films Creep and its 2017 sequel simply titled Creep 2? Well, director Patrick Brice is back with a new tale of terror, Home Before Dark, THR reports. The film is an adaptation of Riley Sager’s 2021 novel. THR states that “The plot of the film, which is in early development, is being kept under wraps, though Riley Sager’s book is centered on a young woman, Maggie, whose family fled their Victorian home 25 years earlier in an event that inspired her father to pen a best-selling nonfiction book claiming they experienced a haunting. Maggie, now an adult, doesn’t remember those events and doesn’t believe her father’s book. But when she inherits the old family home after her father’s death, she starts to question if there’s more to the house than she believed.” Blair Butler (Hell Fest, Polaroid, The Invitation) is writing the script with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps (“Stranger Things”) producing. We’ll update you
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The New ‘The Callisto Protocol’ Trailer Showcases Gruesome Gameplay
On the opening night of Gamescom 2022, game director Glen Schofield took the stage to present the latest trailer for the upcoming game he’s directing, The Callisto Protocol. The trailer demonstrates the styles of combat players will use to fight their mutated foes and one of the many ways they could die. The Callisto Protocol takes players to the Callisto moon of Jupiter where Jacob Lee has become imprisoned in the Black Iron Prison on the moon. To make matters worse, the inmates have begun to undergo strange mutations turning them into grotesque monsters and throwing the prison into horrific chaos. Jacob will have to fight his way out of the prison and uncover the dark secrets hidden within the prison by the United Jupiter Company. The Callisto Protocol will be coming out on December 2nd for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and X/S, and PC via the Epic Games store.
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‘Fall’ Takes Terror To New Heights On Blu-ray
Lionsgate takes fear to new heights in the edge-of-your-seat thriller Fall, out now in theaters nationwide and heading to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital this September! Directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Frank, the film centers on two best friends, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), whose lives are all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller co-starring “The Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Produced by Christian Mercuri, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Scott Mann, Fall comes home on Digital on September 27, 2022, followed by its arrival on Blu-ray + Digital and DVD on October 18th, from Lionsgate.
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Dario Argento Returns To Horror With ‘Dark Glasses’ (Trailer)
Shudder and IFC Midnight announced today a theatrical run for the highly-anticipated Shudder Original Italian thriller Dark Glasses beginning Friday, October 7 at the IFC Center in New York and at the Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, ahead of the film’s streaming debut on Shudder. Additional theaters, to be announced later, will follow beginning Friday, October 14. The film marks the long-awaited return of Italian master of horror and acclaimed writer-director Dario Argento (Suspiria), the film stars Ilenia Pastorelli, Andrea Zhang, and Asia Argento. In Dark Glasses, an eclipse blackens the skies on a hot summer day in Rome – a harbinger of the darkness that will envelop Diana (Pastorelli) when a serial killer chooses her as prey. Fleeing her predator, the young escort crashes her car and loses her sight. She emerges from the initial shock determined to fight for her life, but she is no longer alone. Defending her and acting as her eyes is a little boy,
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A Killer Is On Loose On A ‘Haunted Trail’ In This Movie’s New Trailer
A group of friends receives the fright of their lives while on a haunted Halloween trail in director Robin Givens‘ (The Nana Project, “Riverdale,” “Batwoman”) Haunted Trail. In the film written by Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes) and Paul Lindsay, a group of college friends visit a local haunted trail, not knowing the horror that lies ahead. After many screams and a few nervous laughs, the group realizes that an actual killer is stalking them. Scared out of their minds, the friends run through the attraction, fighting for their lives leading to the discovery of the killer’s identity. Produced by Magwood and Jock McKissic the film stars Comedians Desi Banks (Little, Love by Chance) and Reggie Couz (The Portal, “Dreams”) along with Marquise C. Brown (“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”), Brook Sill (High Expectations, “Stranger Things” ), Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes), Matt William Knowles (Son of the South, Asura, “Love Me If You Dare”), Anna Perdun, and Grace Perdun. Level 33
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New Images From ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Will Cast A Spell On You
This Halloween, our three favorite witches are back to run amuck in the sequel we’ve been waiting decades for, Hocus Pocus 2! New images from the movie have been conjured. View them below. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the wicked witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. The original Sanderson sisters, Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), and Kathy Njimy (Mary) are all returning as is Doug Jones who plays Winifred’s ex, Billy. They will be joined by The Tomorrow War actor Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories”), Lila Buckingham (“Crown Lake”), and Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”). Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’, The Proposal) directs from the script by Jen D’Angelo. Hocus Pocus 2 will cast its
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U.K.’s Fortean Film Festival Set to Open Eyes and Minds to the Highly Unusual
Are you intrigued by the unbelievable, the unusual, and the unexplained? If so, the International Fortean Film Festival’s 2022 edition, set for September 2 and 3 in Gloucester, U.K., should be your destination for high-strangeness cinema. From the supernatural to cryptozoology to alien life and far beyond, the fest has selected an outstanding array of narrative and documentary features and short films. I can already attest to the hypnotic draw of writer/director Alexander Roman’s New Orleans-set occult mystery Cats of the Bayou (ASMR). Following are a few of the other highlights from the festival’s official selections that I am greatly looking forward to. For more information including the full list of official selections and ticket purchasing, visit https://www.forteanfilmfestival.com/. PANTHERA BRITTANIA: Director Matt Everett’s documentary delves into the possibility of Alien Big Cats (ABCs) as the filmmaker lets experts and eyewitnesses have their say. LADY OF THE LAKE: THE SEARCH FOR CHAMP: Champ is an aquatic cryptid said to inhabit Lake
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Obsession And Mystery Fill ‘The Infernal Machine’ Trailer
Guy Pearce (Momento, The Hurt Locker) stars in the psychological thriller The Infernal Machine, based on “The Hilly Earth Society” by Louis Kornfeld. The trailer has just arrived, teasing a dark tale of obsession and mystery. Written and directed by Andrew Hunt, the film centers on Bruce Cogburn (Pearce), a reclusive and controversial author of the famed controversial book “The Infernal Machine,” is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as Bruce searches for the person behind the cryptic messages… forcing him to confront his past and ultimately revealing the truth behind The Infernal Machine. Pearce stars alongside Alice Eve, Jeremy Davies, and Alex Pettyfer in The Infernal Machine, opening in select theaters and debuting on Digital on September 23, 2022.
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