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FKA Twiggs Joins The Cast Of ‘The Crow’
In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal
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Blu-ray Review: The Halfway House (2004)
Things start off with that hot n’ heavy jogging action so popular with the youth of today before dovetailing into a naked sacrifice to a monster… so begins Kenneth J. Hall’s horror-comedy/creature-feature/softcore sex flick, The Halfway House! So about that jogger… well, she’s the sister of one Larissa Morgan (Janet Tracy Keijser) and she isn’t the type to take a missing sister lying down… unless she’s busy fucking a detective, one Dick Sheen (Shawn Savage) by name, to convince her to help her find her missing sib. Said investigation leads to our heroine going undercover at the local church-run halfway house for wayward “girls” lorded over by the stern Sister Cecilia (genre legend Mary Woronov of Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000 fame… and about a billion others), who by day keeps the ladies in line through a healthy dose of fear, and by night sacrifices anyone that tries to escape the house’s wicked walls to the tooth and tentacle heavy
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Stephanie Beatriz Joins Peacock’s “Twisted Metal” Series
Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she
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A Horde Of Horror Films Have Just Arrived On Tubi
A horde of new original horror films and classics have just arrived on the free streaming service Tubi, which has a massive library of over 10,000 horror films! Cult Classics The Thing Mary Elizabeth Winstead · R This prequel to John Carpenter’s classic finds a team of Arctic researchers battling sub-freezing temperatures, paranoia, and a deadly alien organism. Halloween II Jamie Lee Curtis · R Crazed psychopath Michael Myers is still very much alive and out for more revenge against Laurie, the hospitalized babysitter who just fought him off. A-List Film Franchises The Hills Have Eyes Aaron Stanford · R The remake of Wes Craven’s 1977 horror shocker about a family on vacation who gets stranded in the desert battling terrifying cannibal mutants. The Hills Have Eyes 2 Michael McMillian · R On their last day of training in the New Mexico desert, a group of National Guard recruits is ambushed by a bloodthirsty tribe of cannibalistic mutants. Insidious: Chapter
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Controversial, Brutal, Gore-Filled Horror ‘The Sadness’ Lands On Shudder
The controversial, super brutal horror film The Sadness, which nearly caused a riot by disturbed viewers at its festival screening, is now streaming on Shudder. Written and directed by Rob Jabbaz, the story “follows a young couple, played by Regina Lei (76 Horror Bookstore) and Berant Zhu (We Are Champions, How to Train Our Dragon), trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists. Tzu Chiang Wang (It’s Drizzling) and In Ru Chen also star. The film is produced by David Barker and executive produced by Li-Cheng Huang, while Eunice Cheng’s associate produced for Machi Xcelsior Studios. The Sadness, which features English subtitles, was shot in Taipei, Taiwan. While The Sadness, which Craig Engler general manager of Shudder describes as “a brutal, boundary-pushing shocker, one of the boldest and bloodiest we’ve ever acquired,” may not be for everyone, but if you’re into extreme horror it will be right up your alley.
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Blu-ray Review: House On the Edge of the Park 3-Disc Limited Edition (1980)
Alex (David Hess, who coincidentally also starred in Wes Craven’s 1972 masterpiece The Last House on the Left… a title I’m sure I won’t be mentioning again in this review) is a true renaissance man with many passions; disco dancing, acting smarmy, and being a sexually violent serial killer. One night, Alex and his pal Ricky (Italian horror regular Giovanni Lombardo Radice in an amazing t-shirt) are invited to a swank house in New Jersey for a disco party full of discoing. Once there, the rich pricks that are throwing the shindig immediately begin taking advantage of the rather dim Ricky, and our “hero” turns on the apish charm, only to get blue balled. These things goes over like a fart in a submarine for Alex and before long he’s pulled out his straight razor and the night immediately devolves into card-playing, swimming, face slashing (there it is), sexual assault (and again… ), and of course, tchotchke smashing (“Oh, the
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Blu-ray Review: Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (2022)
Remember the 1981 TV movie Dark Night of the Scarecrow? Even if you answer “no” it won’t matter a bit when you sit down to view Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (or maybe it’s Straw Eyes if the extra title card is to be believed), because other than a few passing references to the first film this is a stand alone flick through and through, but more on that in a bit… Single mom Chris Rhymer (Amber Wedding) and her son Jeremy (Aiden Shurr) arrive smack-dab in the middle of cornfield country to begin life anew. Speaking of life, someone or something is wandering about these rural environs killing folks willy-nilly. Therein lies the crux of this fright film. Who is committing these murders, and why? Well, in case you are a really shit-lousy guesser, it seems a scarecrow is doing the deed, but why and how? That is where the movie gets a bit over-complicated for it’s own
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RLJE Sets June Release Date For Supernatural Indie Horror ‘Offseason’ (Trailer)
The supernatural horror Offseason, written and directed by Mickey Keating (Psychopaths), is making its way onto Blu-ray and DVD this June from RLJE Films. In the film, “upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s gravesite has been vandalized. Marie (Donahue) quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. She must unveil the mystery behind her mother’s troubled past in order to make it out alive.” Offseason stars Jocelin Donahue (Doctor Sleep), Joe Swanberg (The Rental, “Easy”), Richard Brake (3 From Hell, Mandy), Melora Walters (The Pale Door, “Pen15”), and Jeremy Gardner (After Midnight, The Mind’s Eye). Pick up your copy of Offseason on Blu-ray or DVD on June 14, 2022.
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IFC Films Unveils Tension-Filled Trailer For Psychological Thriller ‘Resurrection’
IFC Films has now unveiled the trailer for writer-director Andrew Seman’s (Nancy Please) jaw-dropping sophomore feature, the psychological horror film Resurrection, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. In the film, “Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. Everything is under control. But that careful balance is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David (Tim Roth) returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business. Lars Knudsen produces for Square Peg, along with Alex Scharfman & Drew Houpt of Secret Engine, and Tory Lenosky of Rosetory, Resurrection opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on August 5, 2022, with a Shudder release to follow.
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First Look: Kevin Bacon Stars In The Conversion Camp Horror ‘They/Them”
John Logan (“Penny Dreadful”) is making his feature directorial with the upcoming slasher They/Them (originally titled Whistler Camp), starring Kevin Bacon (Tremors). Set to premiere on Peacock, the official release date has just been announced and the first images shared. The LBGTQ+ slasher, pronounced “They Slash Them,” is set at a conversion camp – as if that isn’t horrifying enough on its own – where a group of campers is sent for a week of “re-programming.” “As the camp’s methods become increasingly more psychologically unsettling, the campers must work together to protect themselves. When a mysterious killer starts claiming victims, things get even more dangerous.” Bacon stars as Owen the camp’s director and is joined by Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston, Theo Germaine, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, and Monique Kim, along with others. For those who don’t know, conversion camps are controversial, horrible places where parents send their LBQTQ+ children in an attempt to cure the gay away. These places often
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FKA Twiggs Joins The Cast Of ‘The Crow’
In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: The Halfway House (2004)
Things start off with that hot n’ heavy jogging action so popular with the youth of today before dovetailing into a naked sacrifice to a monster… so begins Kenneth J. Hall’s horror-comedy/creature-feature/softcore sex flick, The Halfway House! So about that jogger… well, she’s the sister of one Larissa Morgan (Janet Tracy Keijser) and she isn’t the type to take a missing sister lying down… unless she’s busy fucking a detective, one Dick Sheen (Shawn Savage) by name, to convince her to help her find her missing sib. Said investigation leads to our heroine going undercover at the local church-run halfway house for wayward “girls” lorded over by the stern Sister Cecilia (genre legend Mary Woronov of Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000 fame… and about a billion others), who by day keeps the ladies in line through a healthy dose of fear, and by night sacrifices anyone that tries to escape the house’s wicked walls to the tooth and tentacle heavy
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Stephanie Beatriz Joins Peacock’s “Twisted Metal” Series
Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she
Continue reading →
A Horde Of Horror Films Have Just Arrived On Tubi
A horde of new original horror films and classics have just arrived on the free streaming service Tubi, which has a massive library of over 10,000 horror films! Cult Classics The Thing Mary Elizabeth Winstead · R This prequel to John Carpenter’s classic finds a team of Arctic researchers battling sub-freezing temperatures, paranoia, and a deadly alien organism. Halloween II Jamie Lee Curtis · R Crazed psychopath Michael Myers is still very much alive and out for more revenge against Laurie, the hospitalized babysitter who just fought him off. A-List Film Franchises The Hills Have Eyes Aaron Stanford · R The remake of Wes Craven’s 1977 horror shocker about a family on vacation who gets stranded in the desert battling terrifying cannibal mutants. The Hills Have Eyes 2 Michael McMillian · R On their last day of training in the New Mexico desert, a group of National Guard recruits is ambushed by a bloodthirsty tribe of cannibalistic mutants. Insidious: Chapter
Continue reading →
Controversial, Brutal, Gore-Filled Horror ‘The Sadness’ Lands On Shudder
The controversial, super brutal horror film The Sadness, which nearly caused a riot by disturbed viewers at its festival screening, is now streaming on Shudder. Written and directed by Rob Jabbaz, the story “follows a young couple, played by Regina Lei (76 Horror Bookstore) and Berant Zhu (We Are Champions, How to Train Our Dragon), trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists. Tzu Chiang Wang (It’s Drizzling) and In Ru Chen also star. The film is produced by David Barker and executive produced by Li-Cheng Huang, while Eunice Cheng’s associate produced for Machi Xcelsior Studios. The Sadness, which features English subtitles, was shot in Taipei, Taiwan. While The Sadness, which Craig Engler general manager of Shudder describes as “a brutal, boundary-pushing shocker, one of the boldest and bloodiest we’ve ever acquired,” may not be for everyone, but if you’re into extreme horror it will be right up your alley.
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: House On the Edge of the Park 3-Disc Limited Edition (1980)
Alex (David Hess, who coincidentally also starred in Wes Craven’s 1972 masterpiece The Last House on the Left… a title I’m sure I won’t be mentioning again in this review) is a true renaissance man with many passions; disco dancing, acting smarmy, and being a sexually violent serial killer. One night, Alex and his pal Ricky (Italian horror regular Giovanni Lombardo Radice in an amazing t-shirt) are invited to a swank house in New Jersey for a disco party full of discoing. Once there, the rich pricks that are throwing the shindig immediately begin taking advantage of the rather dim Ricky, and our “hero” turns on the apish charm, only to get blue balled. These things goes over like a fart in a submarine for Alex and before long he’s pulled out his straight razor and the night immediately devolves into card-playing, swimming, face slashing (there it is), sexual assault (and again… ), and of course, tchotchke smashing (“Oh, the
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (2022)
Remember the 1981 TV movie Dark Night of the Scarecrow? Even if you answer “no” it won’t matter a bit when you sit down to view Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (or maybe it’s Straw Eyes if the extra title card is to be believed), because other than a few passing references to the first film this is a stand alone flick through and through, but more on that in a bit… Single mom Chris Rhymer (Amber Wedding) and her son Jeremy (Aiden Shurr) arrive smack-dab in the middle of cornfield country to begin life anew. Speaking of life, someone or something is wandering about these rural environs killing folks willy-nilly. Therein lies the crux of this fright film. Who is committing these murders, and why? Well, in case you are a really shit-lousy guesser, it seems a scarecrow is doing the deed, but why and how? That is where the movie gets a bit over-complicated for it’s own
Continue reading →
RLJE Sets June Release Date For Supernatural Indie Horror ‘Offseason’ (Trailer)
The supernatural horror Offseason, written and directed by Mickey Keating (Psychopaths), is making its way onto Blu-ray and DVD this June from RLJE Films. In the film, “upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s gravesite has been vandalized. Marie (Donahue) quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. She must unveil the mystery behind her mother’s troubled past in order to make it out alive.” Offseason stars Jocelin Donahue (Doctor Sleep), Joe Swanberg (The Rental, “Easy”), Richard Brake (3 From Hell, Mandy), Melora Walters (The Pale Door, “Pen15”), and Jeremy Gardner (After Midnight, The Mind’s Eye). Pick up your copy of Offseason on Blu-ray or DVD on June 14, 2022.
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IFC Films Unveils Tension-Filled Trailer For Psychological Thriller ‘Resurrection’
IFC Films has now unveiled the trailer for writer-director Andrew Seman’s (Nancy Please) jaw-dropping sophomore feature, the psychological horror film Resurrection, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. In the film, “Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. Everything is under control. But that careful balance is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David (Tim Roth) returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business. Lars Knudsen produces for Square Peg, along with Alex Scharfman & Drew Houpt of Secret Engine, and Tory Lenosky of Rosetory, Resurrection opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on August 5, 2022, with a Shudder release to follow.
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First Look: Kevin Bacon Stars In The Conversion Camp Horror ‘They/Them”
John Logan (“Penny Dreadful”) is making his feature directorial with the upcoming slasher They/Them (originally titled Whistler Camp), starring Kevin Bacon (Tremors). Set to premiere on Peacock, the official release date has just been announced and the first images shared. The LBGTQ+ slasher, pronounced “They Slash Them,” is set at a conversion camp – as if that isn’t horrifying enough on its own – where a group of campers is sent for a week of “re-programming.” “As the camp’s methods become increasingly more psychologically unsettling, the campers must work together to protect themselves. When a mysterious killer starts claiming victims, things get even more dangerous.” Bacon stars as Owen the camp’s director and is joined by Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston, Theo Germaine, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, and Monique Kim, along with others. For those who don’t know, conversion camps are controversial, horrible places where parents send their LBQTQ+ children in an attempt to cure the gay away. These places often
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