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Full Slate Of New Shows, Seasons, And More Announced For Travel Channel & Discovery+
When it comes to the paranormal and the supernatural two places come to mind, the Travel Channel and discovery+ who can be called the ultimate homes for all things that go bump in the night. As the superior creators of this genre, the streaming service and network announced today a full slate of new series, specials, and new seasons of the most terrifying television with the buzziest and most prolific talent in the business. A new deal with paranormal investigator Zak Bagans will bring multiple projects from the master of horror Eli Roth and paranormal investigator Jack Osbourne and a new show starring global pop superstar Kesha anchor the schedule with series and specials debuting throughout 2022. This fall, when the fifth annual Ghostober celebration kicks off with spooky, scary programs that even bleed into our sister networks. “Travel Channel and discovery+ have tapped into what paranormal and horror fans love the most – a huge slate of brand-new content
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Game Review: ‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong’
If you take Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, The Lost Boys, and Dungeons and Dragons and put them in a blender with a couple of drops of hot sauce, you will get the tabletop/pen and paper RPG Vampire: The Masquerade. The game and its story take place in a “Goth-Punk” world and was released in 1991 and became the best-selling tabletop RPG second to D&D. Over time the game has spawned multiple sequels over the years before becoming a video game. The focus today is the latest in the series of games, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong. A big thank you to Big Bad Wolf and Nacon for the reviewing opportunity. Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong takes place in Boston where all the vampires living in the city receive a “Code Red” alert, meaning that their existence was discovered and they’re under attack. While the city’s vampires are taking shelter, three vampires, Galeb Bazory, one of the oldest vampires in Boston,
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Two Salesmen Get More Than They Bargained For In The Horror Comedy ‘Keeping Company’ (Trailer)
From 1091 Pictures, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. comes the indie horror-comedy Keeping Company. starring Jacob Grodnik, Ahmed Bharoocha, Devin Das, Gillian Vigman, Andy Buckley, Rex Lee, and more. In the film, “A fateful chain of events begins to unravel after two brash insurance salesmen go knocking on the wrong door and find themselves trapped inside of a serial killer’s basement, putting their lives and their jobs on the line.” Keeping Company is from the creative minds of co-writers Devin Das and Josh Wallace with Wallace directing and Das starring in the film. The horror comedy will be available on Video on Demand on June 7, 2022. Check out the new trailer below!
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Dario Argento Produced Horror ‘She Will’ Gets A Summer Release Date
IFC Midnight continues to deliver haunting genre films, including Hatching which was released just yesterday. The newest film they’ve announced is the directorial debut of Charlotte Colbert, She Will, a psychological horror produced by horror legend Dario Argento (Suspiria). She Will is a gothic-tinged drama about a declining movie star, Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige), who, after a difficult surgery, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse, Desi (Kota Eberhardt). With her own identity in doubt, Veronica starts to confront past traumas endured on movie sets. The two women develop an unlikely bond as mysterious natural forces of the wilderness give Veronica the power to enact a revenge. The award-winning film took home “Best First Feature” at the Locarno Film Festival, and screened at notable festivals around the world including the London Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, and Thessaloniki. IFC Midnight will release She Will will in select theaters and on demand on Friday, July 15,
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A Woman Is Forced To Face Her Monsters In The Horror ‘Machination’ Out This Week On Digital
This May, witness psychological horror at its finest with the one-of-a-kind indie film Machination, from directors Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin. Machination: ˌma-kə-ˈnā-shən Noun -an act of machinating -a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish something evil. “Backstage machinations … that have dominated the film industry.” Starring Steffi Thake, Rambert Attard, Sean James Sutton, and Andrew Bonnello, Machination is an entirely improvised film about a young woman forced to confront the monsters that haunt her. News of an out-of-control pandemic has gripped the world and mass panic is pushing humanity into an uncertain future. Maria, a sensitive and anxious woman, struggles to cope with self-isolation. With fear mounting and the demands of the world closing in, Maria is forced to confront her past and the monsters that surround her … both without and within. Machination is a psychological horror/drama inspired by COVID-19 and its effect on mental health. Described as “claustrophobic” and “intense,” the film
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Movie Reviews: “One and Four” and “Coma” (Jeonju International Film Festival)
One and Four Chinese feature One and Four (2021) is a nailbiter about Sanggye (Jinpa), a ranger who works alone at an isolated post in the Tibetan forest, whose solitude is interrupted when he finds a crashed car with a dead policeman on board. Returning to his cabin, he finds a wounded cop (Wang Zheng), but Sanggye suspects he might actually be a poacher. Kunbo (Kunde), a village acquaintance of Sanggye’s, returns to the cabin after a visit the night before, and eventually another wounded cop (Darggye Tenzin) stumbles onto the scene. As Sanggye becomes increasingly suspicious about each of the men, they do their part in creating further confusion and uncertainties. Naturally, weapons come into play, and as anger and confusion mount, danger threatens with every passing second. Writer/director Jigme Trinley’s debut feature looks terrific, with the snow-covered setting serving both a beautiful and bleak backdrop. He ratchets up the suspense masterfully, even if there’s not a whole lot
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Lost Horror ‘All About Evil’ Rediscovered And Set To Be Released This Summer
Following a world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival and a limited theatrical run in 2010, Peaches Christ‘s All About Evil disappeared underground for years, becoming the stuff of legend. Now, the demented, blood-splattered classic is back for good, coming to both Blu-ray and Shudder this June. To celebrate, Peaches Christ herself will present the film at “Peaches Christ 4-D Screenings” along the West Coast, including the Los Feliz 3 in Los Angeles on June 9 and the Victoria Theater in San Francisco on June 11 where the film was shot. Fans in Los Angeles can also attend a Blu-ray signing event at Dark Delicacies on June 12 with Peaches Christ and members of the cast. All About Evil combines a wildly imaginative script with eye-popping buckets of blood. The film is anchored by a first-class including Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”, “Orange Is the New Black”) as the mad projectionist, Thomas Dekker (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”, Kaboom),
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Movie Review: Hatching Is Impressive & Gruesome In So Many Ways
Horror fans are always begging for something new, something we haven’t seen before, and that is exactly what you get with director Hanna Bergholm’s gruesome film Hatching. The film opens with scenes of a happy and loving family, of course, it doesn’t take long to discover that not all as is it seems. When a bird crashes through the window the mother snaps its neck, but later that night Tinja (Siiri Solalinna hears it crying and discovers its egg, but this is not a normal egg. It grows to a huge size then a creature hatches out, viewing the girl as its mother. With every day that goes by it kills and begins to look more human. Siiri Solalinna does a fantastic job in her role as a young girl struggling with pleasing her overbearing mother and playing a mother herself to the blood-thirsty creature. Her character has so many intense moments and for a young girl to nail every
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Netflix Geek Week Teaser Gives Us A New Look At The “Sandman” Series
During a promotional video for Netflix‘s upcoming June Geek Week event, the streaming giant unveiled a new glimpse at their upcoming live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman, giving us a look at Gwendoline Christie‘s character Lucifer (no connection to the Lucifer TV series). In the video, Tom Sturridge, who is playing Dream of the Endless, says “Oh right, and Sandman’s coming. Trust me.” At the end of the video we see Lucifer in a brief but tense interaction with Dream in Hell. The series is “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.” The series, which Gaiman will executive produce, also stars Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Asim Chaudhry
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Full Moon’s Pothead Horror Franchise Is Back With ‘Evil Bong 888: Infinity High’ (Trailer)
Pothead horror fans will be excited to learn that this week, the latest installment of Full Moon Features’ Evil Bong franchise, Evil Bong 888: Infinity High, is set to arrive this week. In the movie, “when he’s finally given a chance to go legit by opening a restaurant, Rabbit (series regular Sonny Carl Davis) can’t stop himself from sliding back to his old ways. With Eebee as his Master Chef, weed is definitely on the menu and this high-end joint is the toke of the town. Staffed with tons of familiar faces and fan-favorite buds, will Rabbit end on a high note? Or will he be chopped by the cops in a kitchen nightmare that goes up in smoke?” This cast includes Diana Prince (Shudder series “The Last Drive-In”), John Reinke (the bionic zookeeper from cultural phenomenon “Tiger King”), John Patrick Jordan (“Law & Order: SVU”, “Mad Men”), Sonny Carl Davis (Last Night at the Alamo, Fast Times at Ridgemont
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Full Slate Of New Shows, Seasons, And More Announced For Travel Channel & Discovery+
When it comes to the paranormal and the supernatural two places come to mind, the Travel Channel and discovery+ who can be called the ultimate homes for all things that go bump in the night. As the superior creators of this genre, the streaming service and network announced today a full slate of new series, specials, and new seasons of the most terrifying television with the buzziest and most prolific talent in the business. A new deal with paranormal investigator Zak Bagans will bring multiple projects from the master of horror Eli Roth and paranormal investigator Jack Osbourne and a new show starring global pop superstar Kesha anchor the schedule with series and specials debuting throughout 2022. This fall, when the fifth annual Ghostober celebration kicks off with spooky, scary programs that even bleed into our sister networks. “Travel Channel and discovery+ have tapped into what paranormal and horror fans love the most – a huge slate of brand-new content
Continue reading →
Game Review: ‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong’
If you take Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, The Lost Boys, and Dungeons and Dragons and put them in a blender with a couple of drops of hot sauce, you will get the tabletop/pen and paper RPG Vampire: The Masquerade. The game and its story take place in a “Goth-Punk” world and was released in 1991 and became the best-selling tabletop RPG second to D&D. Over time the game has spawned multiple sequels over the years before becoming a video game. The focus today is the latest in the series of games, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong. A big thank you to Big Bad Wolf and Nacon for the reviewing opportunity. Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong takes place in Boston where all the vampires living in the city receive a “Code Red” alert, meaning that their existence was discovered and they’re under attack. While the city’s vampires are taking shelter, three vampires, Galeb Bazory, one of the oldest vampires in Boston,
Continue reading →
Two Salesmen Get More Than They Bargained For In The Horror Comedy ‘Keeping Company’ (Trailer)
From 1091 Pictures, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. comes the indie horror-comedy Keeping Company. starring Jacob Grodnik, Ahmed Bharoocha, Devin Das, Gillian Vigman, Andy Buckley, Rex Lee, and more. In the film, “A fateful chain of events begins to unravel after two brash insurance salesmen go knocking on the wrong door and find themselves trapped inside of a serial killer’s basement, putting their lives and their jobs on the line.” Keeping Company is from the creative minds of co-writers Devin Das and Josh Wallace with Wallace directing and Das starring in the film. The horror comedy will be available on Video on Demand on June 7, 2022. Check out the new trailer below!
Continue reading →
Dario Argento Produced Horror ‘She Will’ Gets A Summer Release Date
IFC Midnight continues to deliver haunting genre films, including Hatching which was released just yesterday. The newest film they’ve announced is the directorial debut of Charlotte Colbert, She Will, a psychological horror produced by horror legend Dario Argento (Suspiria). She Will is a gothic-tinged drama about a declining movie star, Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige), who, after a difficult surgery, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse, Desi (Kota Eberhardt). With her own identity in doubt, Veronica starts to confront past traumas endured on movie sets. The two women develop an unlikely bond as mysterious natural forces of the wilderness give Veronica the power to enact a revenge. The award-winning film took home “Best First Feature” at the Locarno Film Festival, and screened at notable festivals around the world including the London Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, and Thessaloniki. IFC Midnight will release She Will will in select theaters and on demand on Friday, July 15,
Continue reading →
A Woman Is Forced To Face Her Monsters In The Horror ‘Machination’ Out This Week On Digital
This May, witness psychological horror at its finest with the one-of-a-kind indie film Machination, from directors Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin. Machination: ˌma-kə-ˈnā-shən Noun -an act of machinating -a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish something evil. “Backstage machinations … that have dominated the film industry.” Starring Steffi Thake, Rambert Attard, Sean James Sutton, and Andrew Bonnello, Machination is an entirely improvised film about a young woman forced to confront the monsters that haunt her. News of an out-of-control pandemic has gripped the world and mass panic is pushing humanity into an uncertain future. Maria, a sensitive and anxious woman, struggles to cope with self-isolation. With fear mounting and the demands of the world closing in, Maria is forced to confront her past and the monsters that surround her … both without and within. Machination is a psychological horror/drama inspired by COVID-19 and its effect on mental health. Described as “claustrophobic” and “intense,” the film
Continue reading →
Movie Reviews: “One and Four” and “Coma” (Jeonju International Film Festival)
One and Four Chinese feature One and Four (2021) is a nailbiter about Sanggye (Jinpa), a ranger who works alone at an isolated post in the Tibetan forest, whose solitude is interrupted when he finds a crashed car with a dead policeman on board. Returning to his cabin, he finds a wounded cop (Wang Zheng), but Sanggye suspects he might actually be a poacher. Kunbo (Kunde), a village acquaintance of Sanggye’s, returns to the cabin after a visit the night before, and eventually another wounded cop (Darggye Tenzin) stumbles onto the scene. As Sanggye becomes increasingly suspicious about each of the men, they do their part in creating further confusion and uncertainties. Naturally, weapons come into play, and as anger and confusion mount, danger threatens with every passing second. Writer/director Jigme Trinley’s debut feature looks terrific, with the snow-covered setting serving both a beautiful and bleak backdrop. He ratchets up the suspense masterfully, even if there’s not a whole lot
Continue reading →
Lost Horror ‘All About Evil’ Rediscovered And Set To Be Released This Summer
Following a world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival and a limited theatrical run in 2010, Peaches Christ‘s All About Evil disappeared underground for years, becoming the stuff of legend. Now, the demented, blood-splattered classic is back for good, coming to both Blu-ray and Shudder this June. To celebrate, Peaches Christ herself will present the film at “Peaches Christ 4-D Screenings” along the West Coast, including the Los Feliz 3 in Los Angeles on June 9 and the Victoria Theater in San Francisco on June 11 where the film was shot. Fans in Los Angeles can also attend a Blu-ray signing event at Dark Delicacies on June 12 with Peaches Christ and members of the cast. All About Evil combines a wildly imaginative script with eye-popping buckets of blood. The film is anchored by a first-class including Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”, “Orange Is the New Black”) as the mad projectionist, Thomas Dekker (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”, Kaboom),
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Hatching Is Impressive & Gruesome In So Many Ways
Horror fans are always begging for something new, something we haven’t seen before, and that is exactly what you get with director Hanna Bergholm’s gruesome film Hatching. The film opens with scenes of a happy and loving family, of course, it doesn’t take long to discover that not all as is it seems. When a bird crashes through the window the mother snaps its neck, but later that night Tinja (Siiri Solalinna hears it crying and discovers its egg, but this is not a normal egg. It grows to a huge size then a creature hatches out, viewing the girl as its mother. With every day that goes by it kills and begins to look more human. Siiri Solalinna does a fantastic job in her role as a young girl struggling with pleasing her overbearing mother and playing a mother herself to the blood-thirsty creature. Her character has so many intense moments and for a young girl to nail every
Continue reading →
Netflix Geek Week Teaser Gives Us A New Look At The “Sandman” Series
During a promotional video for Netflix‘s upcoming June Geek Week event, the streaming giant unveiled a new glimpse at their upcoming live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman, giving us a look at Gwendoline Christie‘s character Lucifer (no connection to the Lucifer TV series). In the video, Tom Sturridge, who is playing Dream of the Endless, says “Oh right, and Sandman’s coming. Trust me.” At the end of the video we see Lucifer in a brief but tense interaction with Dream in Hell. The series is “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.” The series, which Gaiman will executive produce, also stars Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Asim Chaudhry
Continue reading →
Full Moon’s Pothead Horror Franchise Is Back With ‘Evil Bong 888: Infinity High’ (Trailer)
Pothead horror fans will be excited to learn that this week, the latest installment of Full Moon Features’ Evil Bong franchise, Evil Bong 888: Infinity High, is set to arrive this week. In the movie, “when he’s finally given a chance to go legit by opening a restaurant, Rabbit (series regular Sonny Carl Davis) can’t stop himself from sliding back to his old ways. With Eebee as his Master Chef, weed is definitely on the menu and this high-end joint is the toke of the town. Staffed with tons of familiar faces and fan-favorite buds, will Rabbit end on a high note? Or will he be chopped by the cops in a kitchen nightmare that goes up in smoke?” This cast includes Diana Prince (Shudder series “The Last Drive-In”), John Reinke (the bionic zookeeper from cultural phenomenon “Tiger King”), John Patrick Jordan (“Law & Order: SVU”, “Mad Men”), Sonny Carl Davis (Last Night at the Alamo, Fast Times at Ridgemont
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