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Horror ‘The Mothman Tapes’ Delves Into The Disappearance Of Three Kids
Everyone has heard of the legendary Mothman, a creature often seen just before a great catastrophe. The upcoming found-footage horror film, The Mothman Tapes, will explore the legend in a fresh new way. Today, we’ve got your first look at the film. From 1289 Films’ Jesse P. Pollack and Dan Jones, the critically acclaimed directors of 2021’s Satanic Panic-fueled true crime documentary, The Acid King, comes The Mothman Tapes, a brand-new found footage horror film that explores the 1987 disappearance of three best friends who set out on a road trip for Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in search of the entity that had terrorized the region two decades prior. The 1987 portions of the film, which has recently acquired distribution from the independent horror curators at Wild Eye Releasing, will be shot on period-correct vintage equipment on location at the original Mothman sighting points in Point Pleasant, lending an aesthetic of authenticity that is often missing from the modern found
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Indie Vampire Film ‘Bad Blood’ Sinks Its Fangs Into A June Release Date
Genre outfit Devilworks is gearing up to release the horror film Bad Blood this month, a modern offering on the vampire genre. In the indie film, a dedicated social worker forms a bond with a young boy and takes him into her care, only to discover that he is, in fact, a vampire. As his thirst for human blood increases, she must protect him and sets out to help him in any way she can, including hunting his first kill. Bad Blood stars Laura Montgomery Bennett, Tosca Bell, and Lennon Leckey. Eric Steele wrote, directed, and co-produced alongside Barry Morton for Vamoose Productions. Bad Blood will be released on June 21, 2022, on Premium TVOD, followed by a full digital release.
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Become The Undertaker’s Understudy In ‘The Mortuary Assistant’
Dread XP and Darkstone Digital have announced the release o the highly anticipated first-person horror game that’s been in the works for a while now, The Mortuary Assistant where players take on the role of a recent graduate student called in late one night to the River Fields Mortuary, a place where rumors and local legends talk of being involved in demonic rights and possessions, to perform some embalming procedures on some corpses only to get a call telling her she now can’t leave the office, and soon realizes something is not right with these bodies. In The Mortuary Assistant players need to perform authentic mortician tasks around the mortuary including embalmings, body tagging, and general upkeep. Perform standard exorcisms on bodies that won’t stay dead, and find items all over the mortuary that are useful or collectible. The Mortuary Assistant will be haunting your workspace on August 2nd, 2022 for PC.
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“The Umbrella Academy” Is Back With Season 3 This June!
Netflix’s hit series “The Umbrella Academy” returns with a new ten-episode season this month. Based on Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s graphic novels, the series ended its second season on a major cliffhanger in the finale, titled “The End of Something.” This time the Hargraves didn’t cause an apocalypse; they prevented one, but after another time-traveling debacle, the Hargraves think they’ve returned to the present day without any problems, but upon entering their home, they find their father alive. They are told to leave, that it’s not the home of The Umbrella Academy, it’s the home of The Sparrow Academy. So who are the new characters from The Sparrow Academy? Justin Cornwell (I Am the Night) plays Marcus, Sparrow #1, who is described as “honest, virtuous, and demanding” and oozing “confidence and leadership without ever having to raise his voice.” Justin H Min plays Sparrow #2, a “Machiavellian tactician” who is “determined to gain his status as the leader at
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Shudder Original Horror-comedy ‘Who Invited Them’ To Debut This Summer
Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has announced the release date for its latest Original Film, the horror-comedy Who Invited Them from writer-director Duncan Birmingham (Maron, Blunt Talk). The film, which made its U.S. premiere at the New Orleans’ Overlook Film Festival, stars Ryan Hansen (Party Down), Melissa Tang (The Kominsky Method), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why) and Perry Mattfeld (In the Dark). In Who invited Them, Adam and Margo’s (Hansen, Tang) housewarming party is a success. However, one mysterious couple (Granaderos, Mattfeld) linger long after all the other guests have left. The uninvited couple reveals themselves to be their wealthy neighbors, Tom and Sasha. But as a single nightcap leads to another, Adam and Margo start to suspect these new friends are actually duplicitous strangers. The feature is a Shudder Original Production, produced by Mary Pat Bentel (This Close, Holly Slept Over). The deal was negotiated by Emily Gotto and Nicholas Lazo on
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H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Witch House’ Conjures A July Release Date And Trailer
From Horror Wasteland Pictures International, H.P. Lovecraft’s Witch House is coming to digital and DVD this July. The new trailer for this wild supernatural horror is like a fever dream, filled with horrors. In the film, “Graduate student Alice Gilman (Portia Chellelynn, Hematic Web) is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house, a historic home with an ominous history. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Facing bizarre and violent events, Alice is plagued by nightmarish dreams of these evil entities. Trapped between the 4th dimension and reality, Alice’s sinister truth is revealed as she fights for her sanity and soul. Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Dreams in the Witch House, Witch House blurs the boundaries between reality, dreams, and the beyond. Easley and Ken Wallace penned the script for the film, which was shot in Indiana’s Historical Hannah House, which is known
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Teens Make Horrible Discovery In ‘Where The Scary Things Are’ (Trailer)
A group of teens discovers something horrid and dangerous in a closed Halloween haunted attraction in Where the Scary Things Are, from writer-director Harrison Smith (Death House, Camp Dread). Paul Cottman, Michael Cervantes, Peter F.Cote, Quinn Andrew Fickes, Selina Flanscha, Oliver Givens, Emma Lim, Asher Ruppert, and Riley Sullivan star. Where The Scary Things Are is coming to DVD and VOD June 28, 2022, from Lionsgate and Class of ’85 in association with Everything’s Fire and Hollywood Media Bridge. ‘
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Netflix Turning ‘Squid Game’ Into A Reality Competition
Netflix‘s brutal South Korean hit series “Squid Game,” which has now been renewed for its second season, makes contestants play a series of games that can be lethal. It’s no surprise that the series, which hit number 1 on Netflix, is being turned into a new reality competition. The competition features a massive 456 competitors, the most extensive cast in a reality TV series in history. The prize also makes history as a huge $4.56 million purse. In a somewhat vague promo on Tuesday, Netflix revealed the first look, which includes the “Red Light, Green Light” doll and a ton of masked guards. Do you want to play a game? Enter to join Squid Game: The Challenge at https://t.co/MaXfZnqmvb pic.twitter.com/6gYLXlplDC — Netflix (@netflix) June 14, 2022 In season one, hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won
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“Goosebumps The Musical” Soundtrack Coming To Amazon
I don’t know about you, but a good musical always gives me “goosebumps.” Speaking of musicals and goosebumps, “Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium” has just hit #1 on the “Hot New Releases” chart on Amazon, and soon, the new collectible album, based on the books by R.L. Stine, can be yous yours to own. The CD release marks the first time the album will be available in physical format, following the success of the album’s digital release by Ghostlight Records. Since the release, the album’s viral hit song, “The Story of The Phantom,” has garnered millions of streams across TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, and other platforms and spawned hundreds of fan-made cover videos. Just in time for the Goosebumps® series’ 30th anniversary in July, the collectible CD edition features a full-color 32-page booklet including the lyrics, synopsis, and never-before-seen photos of the cast from the recording sessions, as well as the cover art by legendary Goosebumps illustrator Tim Jacobus.
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Movie Reviews: “A Wounded Fawn” and “Rounding” (Tribeca Festival)
A Wounded Fawn Director Travis Stevens’ new feature A Wounded Fawn starts off in the world of high-end art and winds up in the depths of a serial killer’s mind, taking concepts from Greek mythology along for the entire ride. The result is a superb blend of supernatural and psychological horror from the man who helmed Jakob’s Wife and Girl on the Third Floor. Meredith (Sara Lind) has successfully gotten out of and over an abusive relationship, and she is ready to test the dating waters once again. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to her, the man she plans to spend the weekend with at his remote cabin is Bruce Ernst (Josh Rubin), who is revealed at the beginning of the film to be a murderer. Meredith becomes suspicious of Ernst when she sees an art piece at his home depicting The Erinyes — also known as The Furies — that just recently passed through the auction house where she works. Seasoned fear-fare
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Horror ‘The Mothman Tapes’ Delves Into The Disappearance Of Three Kids
Everyone has heard of the legendary Mothman, a creature often seen just before a great catastrophe. The upcoming found-footage horror film, The Mothman Tapes, will explore the legend in a fresh new way. Today, we’ve got your first look at the film. From 1289 Films’ Jesse P. Pollack and Dan Jones, the critically acclaimed directors of 2021’s Satanic Panic-fueled true crime documentary, The Acid King, comes The Mothman Tapes, a brand-new found footage horror film that explores the 1987 disappearance of three best friends who set out on a road trip for Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in search of the entity that had terrorized the region two decades prior. The 1987 portions of the film, which has recently acquired distribution from the independent horror curators at Wild Eye Releasing, will be shot on period-correct vintage equipment on location at the original Mothman sighting points in Point Pleasant, lending an aesthetic of authenticity that is often missing from the modern found
Continue reading →
Indie Vampire Film ‘Bad Blood’ Sinks Its Fangs Into A June Release Date
Genre outfit Devilworks is gearing up to release the horror film Bad Blood this month, a modern offering on the vampire genre. In the indie film, a dedicated social worker forms a bond with a young boy and takes him into her care, only to discover that he is, in fact, a vampire. As his thirst for human blood increases, she must protect him and sets out to help him in any way she can, including hunting his first kill. Bad Blood stars Laura Montgomery Bennett, Tosca Bell, and Lennon Leckey. Eric Steele wrote, directed, and co-produced alongside Barry Morton for Vamoose Productions. Bad Blood will be released on June 21, 2022, on Premium TVOD, followed by a full digital release.
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Become The Undertaker’s Understudy In ‘The Mortuary Assistant’
Dread XP and Darkstone Digital have announced the release o the highly anticipated first-person horror game that’s been in the works for a while now, The Mortuary Assistant where players take on the role of a recent graduate student called in late one night to the River Fields Mortuary, a place where rumors and local legends talk of being involved in demonic rights and possessions, to perform some embalming procedures on some corpses only to get a call telling her she now can’t leave the office, and soon realizes something is not right with these bodies. In The Mortuary Assistant players need to perform authentic mortician tasks around the mortuary including embalmings, body tagging, and general upkeep. Perform standard exorcisms on bodies that won’t stay dead, and find items all over the mortuary that are useful or collectible. The Mortuary Assistant will be haunting your workspace on August 2nd, 2022 for PC.
Continue reading →
“The Umbrella Academy” Is Back With Season 3 This June!
Netflix’s hit series “The Umbrella Academy” returns with a new ten-episode season this month. Based on Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s graphic novels, the series ended its second season on a major cliffhanger in the finale, titled “The End of Something.” This time the Hargraves didn’t cause an apocalypse; they prevented one, but after another time-traveling debacle, the Hargraves think they’ve returned to the present day without any problems, but upon entering their home, they find their father alive. They are told to leave, that it’s not the home of The Umbrella Academy, it’s the home of The Sparrow Academy. So who are the new characters from The Sparrow Academy? Justin Cornwell (I Am the Night) plays Marcus, Sparrow #1, who is described as “honest, virtuous, and demanding” and oozing “confidence and leadership without ever having to raise his voice.” Justin H Min plays Sparrow #2, a “Machiavellian tactician” who is “determined to gain his status as the leader at
Continue reading →
Shudder Original Horror-comedy ‘Who Invited Them’ To Debut This Summer
Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has announced the release date for its latest Original Film, the horror-comedy Who Invited Them from writer-director Duncan Birmingham (Maron, Blunt Talk). The film, which made its U.S. premiere at the New Orleans’ Overlook Film Festival, stars Ryan Hansen (Party Down), Melissa Tang (The Kominsky Method), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why) and Perry Mattfeld (In the Dark). In Who invited Them, Adam and Margo’s (Hansen, Tang) housewarming party is a success. However, one mysterious couple (Granaderos, Mattfeld) linger long after all the other guests have left. The uninvited couple reveals themselves to be their wealthy neighbors, Tom and Sasha. But as a single nightcap leads to another, Adam and Margo start to suspect these new friends are actually duplicitous strangers. The feature is a Shudder Original Production, produced by Mary Pat Bentel (This Close, Holly Slept Over). The deal was negotiated by Emily Gotto and Nicholas Lazo on
Continue reading →
H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Witch House’ Conjures A July Release Date And Trailer
From Horror Wasteland Pictures International, H.P. Lovecraft’s Witch House is coming to digital and DVD this July. The new trailer for this wild supernatural horror is like a fever dream, filled with horrors. In the film, “Graduate student Alice Gilman (Portia Chellelynn, Hematic Web) is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house, a historic home with an ominous history. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Facing bizarre and violent events, Alice is plagued by nightmarish dreams of these evil entities. Trapped between the 4th dimension and reality, Alice’s sinister truth is revealed as she fights for her sanity and soul. Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Dreams in the Witch House, Witch House blurs the boundaries between reality, dreams, and the beyond. Easley and Ken Wallace penned the script for the film, which was shot in Indiana’s Historical Hannah House, which is known
Continue reading →
Teens Make Horrible Discovery In ‘Where The Scary Things Are’ (Trailer)
A group of teens discovers something horrid and dangerous in a closed Halloween haunted attraction in Where the Scary Things Are, from writer-director Harrison Smith (Death House, Camp Dread). Paul Cottman, Michael Cervantes, Peter F.Cote, Quinn Andrew Fickes, Selina Flanscha, Oliver Givens, Emma Lim, Asher Ruppert, and Riley Sullivan star. Where The Scary Things Are is coming to DVD and VOD June 28, 2022, from Lionsgate and Class of ’85 in association with Everything’s Fire and Hollywood Media Bridge. ‘
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Netflix Turning ‘Squid Game’ Into A Reality Competition
Netflix‘s brutal South Korean hit series “Squid Game,” which has now been renewed for its second season, makes contestants play a series of games that can be lethal. It’s no surprise that the series, which hit number 1 on Netflix, is being turned into a new reality competition. The competition features a massive 456 competitors, the most extensive cast in a reality TV series in history. The prize also makes history as a huge $4.56 million purse. In a somewhat vague promo on Tuesday, Netflix revealed the first look, which includes the “Red Light, Green Light” doll and a ton of masked guards. Do you want to play a game? Enter to join Squid Game: The Challenge at https://t.co/MaXfZnqmvb pic.twitter.com/6gYLXlplDC — Netflix (@netflix) June 14, 2022 In season one, hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes. A survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won
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“Goosebumps The Musical” Soundtrack Coming To Amazon
I don’t know about you, but a good musical always gives me “goosebumps.” Speaking of musicals and goosebumps, “Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium” has just hit #1 on the “Hot New Releases” chart on Amazon, and soon, the new collectible album, based on the books by R.L. Stine, can be yous yours to own. The CD release marks the first time the album will be available in physical format, following the success of the album’s digital release by Ghostlight Records. Since the release, the album’s viral hit song, “The Story of The Phantom,” has garnered millions of streams across TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, and other platforms and spawned hundreds of fan-made cover videos. Just in time for the Goosebumps® series’ 30th anniversary in July, the collectible CD edition features a full-color 32-page booklet including the lyrics, synopsis, and never-before-seen photos of the cast from the recording sessions, as well as the cover art by legendary Goosebumps illustrator Tim Jacobus.
Continue reading →
Movie Reviews: “A Wounded Fawn” and “Rounding” (Tribeca Festival)
A Wounded Fawn Director Travis Stevens’ new feature A Wounded Fawn starts off in the world of high-end art and winds up in the depths of a serial killer’s mind, taking concepts from Greek mythology along for the entire ride. The result is a superb blend of supernatural and psychological horror from the man who helmed Jakob’s Wife and Girl on the Third Floor. Meredith (Sara Lind) has successfully gotten out of and over an abusive relationship, and she is ready to test the dating waters once again. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to her, the man she plans to spend the weekend with at his remote cabin is Bruce Ernst (Josh Rubin), who is revealed at the beginning of the film to be a murderer. Meredith becomes suspicious of Ernst when she sees an art piece at his home depicting The Erinyes — also known as The Furies — that just recently passed through the auction house where she works. Seasoned fear-fare
Continue reading →