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James Wan Shares The Creepy New Poster For The A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’
Horror heavy-hitter James Wan took to social media yesterday to share the new creepy new poster for the upcoming horror movie M3GAN, revealing the first look at a sinister-looking AI doll. In the movie, “Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company who uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma enlists the help of the M3GAN prototype — a decision that has unimaginable consequences.” Allison Williams (“Girls”) leads the cast as Gemma. Ronny Chieng (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Crazy Rich Asians) also stars in the movie directed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) and written by Akela Cooper (Malignant, The Nun 2) which is based on a story by Wan. Jason Blum and Wan are producing M3GAN along with Michael Clear and Judson Scott who are serving as executive producers for Wan’s Atomic Monster. Blumhouse’s
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A Woman Is Plagued By Paranoia This May In The Psychological Thriller ‘Cordelia’
Screen Media has just announced the May premiere date for the unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, which explores loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself and
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‘Turbo Kid’ Trio Are Back With The Horror-Comedy ‘We Are Zombies’
Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell, and François Simard, the brilliant filmmaking team that brought you Turbo Kid and the incredible thriller Summer of 84, are back and this time they are raising the dead in horror-comedy, We Are Zombies. “The offbeat comedic plot follows three slackers looking to earn some easy money who must fight an evil mega-corporation to save their kidnapped grandmother.” Variety reports. Alexander Nachi (“Clash”), Megan Peta Hill (“Riverdale”), and Derek Johns (Moonfall) star in the movie produced by Christal Film Productions, Full House, Maneki Films, and Sparkling, in association with Kinology. Production has already begun in Canada on We Are Zombies, which is an adaptation of Jerry Frissen and Guy Davis’ comic book series “The Zombies That Ate the World.” Both masters of horror George A. Romero and Tobe Hooper raved about the comic books, which Hooper called “disgusting, fun and politically right on target.”
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Natasha Henstridge & Lydia Hearst Join The Supernatural Thriller ‘Condition Of Return’
Natasha Henstridge (The Whole Nine Yards) and Lydia Hearst (“Z Nation”) have joined the cast of the supernatural thriller Condition of Return which sees a woman make a deal with the devil. Henstridge and Hearst join previously announced cast members AnnaLynne McCord (Excision), Dean Cain (“Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”), and Stelio Savante (Infidel). Directed by Tommy Stovall (Room for Rent, starring Lin Shaye, interview), the film follows “a hapless psychoanalyst who is tasked with determining a woman’s fitness to stand trial after she commits an unspeakable crime. In a contentious interrogation, he persuades her to recount her troubling past as she in turn shrewdly manipulates him into revealing secrets of his own.” Written by John E. Spare, Condition of Return will be filming in Arizona this summer. Henstridge is repped by Buchwald, Atlas Artists, and Bloom, Hergott, Diemer, Rosenthal, Laviolette, and Feldman. Hearst is repped by Buchwald, MPE, and Ginsburg, Daniels, Kallis. Savante by SMS Talent,
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From The Producers Of ‘John Wick’ Comes The Action-Packed Trailer For ‘Black Site’
Directed by Sophia Banks, Redbox Entertainment’s action-thriller film Black Site, from the producers of John Wick, is set to premiere this May. In the action-packed trailer, we see “the world’s most dangerous man” taken to a “Black Site”, but can it hold him? The film follows CIA Agent Abby Trent (Michelle Monaghan) who manages an underground black site facility that imprisons dangerous and high-risk detainees. Days before Abby’s reassignment to a new post, Special Ops bring in a high-value target at the top of every Most Wanted list — codename: Hatchet (Jason Clarke). Hatchet is notorious for killing his enemies in a gruesome manner, and for Abby, his capture is personal. Determined to avenge her husband’s death at the hands of Hatchet, Abby’s plan is soon thrown into chaos once Hatchet escapes and begins a bloody game of murdering the site officers —one by one. While Abby and the team hunt him down, she quickly discovers that there are moles
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Review Of Ukrainian Made Game: ‘The Serpent Rogue’
I’m nearing a major milestone of reviewing over 100 games for you the Horror Fuel reader but this review, in my opinion, is more important as it’s been both humbling and surreal. The game reviewed today comes to us from Sengi Games a Ukrainian-based indie game developer, even though their home country is in the middle of a war in which many of their countrymen have been murdered for simply being Ukrainian, they still worked on the game so it will be ready in time for its release date, the game: The Serpent Rogue. I want to thank Team 17 and Sengi Games (I hope you guys see this!) for the reviewing opportunity! The Serpent Rogue is a third-person adventure where players are in a dark world and play as The Warden, a plague doctor-looking alchemist tasked with saving the world from a corrupting dark force that reawakened and is taking over the lands. Now onto the game itself. The
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XYZ Announces Release Date For Horror-Comedy ‘Gatlopp’
XYZ Films has now announced a summer release date for Gatlopp, a paranormal horror-comedy from director Alberto Belli (The House of Flowers) and writer Jim Mahoney (Klaus) who has a reoccurring role on “The Orville”. Starring Jim Mahoney, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Sarunas J. Jackson, Jon Bass, Shelley Hennig, John Ales, and Amy Davidson, in the film, “A group of old friends reunites for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. After one too many, they decide to play a drinking game, but it’s quickly revealed that this game comes with supernatural stakes. Mischief leads to mayhem, and the group realizes that if they can’t come together to win the game by sunrise, they will be forced to play for eternity – in hell.” Mark Lane (47 Meters Down) and James Harris (Wrong Turn) of Tea Shop Films produce along with Signature Film’s Marc Goldberg (Final Score) and Sarah Gabriel (Bull). Peter Bevan, Tomás Yankelevich, and Mariana Sanjurjo
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Tom Hiddleston And Claire Danes Face “The Essex Serpent” In Apple TV’s New Series
Apple TV‘s new miniseries “The Essex Serpent,” directed and executive produced by Clio Barnard and starring Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) and Claire Danes (“Homeland”), is set to premiere this May. “The Essex Serpent” follows London widow Cora Seaborne (Claire Danes) who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar (Tom Hiddleston), but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature. Based on the novel by Sarah Perry, this series also stars Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy, and Hayley Squires, and was written by Anna Symon. Executive producers include Anna Symon, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Patrick Walters. Tune in on Apple TV on Friday, May 13th for the premiere of the horror series “The Essex Serpent“. The trailer should arrive soon.
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The Times Batman’s World Turned To Into A Nightmare
Batman’s role in the universe he exists in is largely centered on his biggest deficiency. As a ‘superhero’, he possesses a grand total of zero powers and simply relies on his human capabilities. The stakes are always maintained within human limits and the things humans can do to each other, rather than the more extravagant scale of world-saving that Superman might get up to. Of all the superheroes, many of Batman’s foes are some of the most disturbed and most twisted. The Joker or the Riddler, for example, are driven purely by desires for chaos brought on by the abuses they’ve suffered or awful events that befell them. Because Batman is only human, ideas like absolute power or ‘saving the universe’ simply aren’t in the ballpark he plays in. The character is perhaps best known for his wealth and high-tech arsenal, as well as his uncanny ability to plan ahead. Often, Batman is expected to have some trick or tool
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The Egyptian Gods Of Marvel’s “Moon Knight”
I’ll be honest, I’m a big fan of Marvel’s new series, “Moon Knight.” But things can get a bit complicated if you aren’t an expert on Egyptian history. There are so many gods featured in the story that it might leave your head spinning a bit. So, I’m going to make things easier for you. Below you will find the gods featured in the series and some information about who they are. One of the most important gods featured is the moon god, Khonshu (F. Murray Abraham), which Mark and Steven (Oscar Isaac) serve as an avatar for. Khonshu, featuring the head of a skeleton bird, controls the movement of the moon across the sky. The villain of the series, Harrow, played by Ethan Hawke, is the avatar of the crocodile-headed goddess Ammit (Sofia Danu) who is the god of death, judgment, and funerals. She’s also known as “Devourer of the Dead”. Osiris, who is often depicted with green skin,
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James Wan Shares The Creepy New Poster For The A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’
Horror heavy-hitter James Wan took to social media yesterday to share the new creepy new poster for the upcoming horror movie M3GAN, revealing the first look at a sinister-looking AI doll. In the movie, “Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company who uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma enlists the help of the M3GAN prototype — a decision that has unimaginable consequences.” Allison Williams (“Girls”) leads the cast as Gemma. Ronny Chieng (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Crazy Rich Asians) also stars in the movie directed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) and written by Akela Cooper (Malignant, The Nun 2) which is based on a story by Wan. Jason Blum and Wan are producing M3GAN along with Michael Clear and Judson Scott who are serving as executive producers for Wan’s Atomic Monster. Blumhouse’s
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A Woman Is Plagued By Paranoia This May In The Psychological Thriller ‘Cordelia’
Screen Media has just announced the May premiere date for the unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, which explores loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself and
Continue reading →
‘Turbo Kid’ Trio Are Back With The Horror-Comedy ‘We Are Zombies’
Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell, and François Simard, the brilliant filmmaking team that brought you Turbo Kid and the incredible thriller Summer of 84, are back and this time they are raising the dead in horror-comedy, We Are Zombies. “The offbeat comedic plot follows three slackers looking to earn some easy money who must fight an evil mega-corporation to save their kidnapped grandmother.” Variety reports. Alexander Nachi (“Clash”), Megan Peta Hill (“Riverdale”), and Derek Johns (Moonfall) star in the movie produced by Christal Film Productions, Full House, Maneki Films, and Sparkling, in association with Kinology. Production has already begun in Canada on We Are Zombies, which is an adaptation of Jerry Frissen and Guy Davis’ comic book series “The Zombies That Ate the World.” Both masters of horror George A. Romero and Tobe Hooper raved about the comic books, which Hooper called “disgusting, fun and politically right on target.”
Continue reading →
Natasha Henstridge & Lydia Hearst Join The Supernatural Thriller ‘Condition Of Return’
Natasha Henstridge (The Whole Nine Yards) and Lydia Hearst (“Z Nation”) have joined the cast of the supernatural thriller Condition of Return which sees a woman make a deal with the devil. Henstridge and Hearst join previously announced cast members AnnaLynne McCord (Excision), Dean Cain (“Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”), and Stelio Savante (Infidel). Directed by Tommy Stovall (Room for Rent, starring Lin Shaye, interview), the film follows “a hapless psychoanalyst who is tasked with determining a woman’s fitness to stand trial after she commits an unspeakable crime. In a contentious interrogation, he persuades her to recount her troubling past as she in turn shrewdly manipulates him into revealing secrets of his own.” Written by John E. Spare, Condition of Return will be filming in Arizona this summer. Henstridge is repped by Buchwald, Atlas Artists, and Bloom, Hergott, Diemer, Rosenthal, Laviolette, and Feldman. Hearst is repped by Buchwald, MPE, and Ginsburg, Daniels, Kallis. Savante by SMS Talent,
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From The Producers Of ‘John Wick’ Comes The Action-Packed Trailer For ‘Black Site’
Directed by Sophia Banks, Redbox Entertainment’s action-thriller film Black Site, from the producers of John Wick, is set to premiere this May. In the action-packed trailer, we see “the world’s most dangerous man” taken to a “Black Site”, but can it hold him? The film follows CIA Agent Abby Trent (Michelle Monaghan) who manages an underground black site facility that imprisons dangerous and high-risk detainees. Days before Abby’s reassignment to a new post, Special Ops bring in a high-value target at the top of every Most Wanted list — codename: Hatchet (Jason Clarke). Hatchet is notorious for killing his enemies in a gruesome manner, and for Abby, his capture is personal. Determined to avenge her husband’s death at the hands of Hatchet, Abby’s plan is soon thrown into chaos once Hatchet escapes and begins a bloody game of murdering the site officers —one by one. While Abby and the team hunt him down, she quickly discovers that there are moles
Continue reading →
Review Of Ukrainian Made Game: ‘The Serpent Rogue’
I’m nearing a major milestone of reviewing over 100 games for you the Horror Fuel reader but this review, in my opinion, is more important as it’s been both humbling and surreal. The game reviewed today comes to us from Sengi Games a Ukrainian-based indie game developer, even though their home country is in the middle of a war in which many of their countrymen have been murdered for simply being Ukrainian, they still worked on the game so it will be ready in time for its release date, the game: The Serpent Rogue. I want to thank Team 17 and Sengi Games (I hope you guys see this!) for the reviewing opportunity! The Serpent Rogue is a third-person adventure where players are in a dark world and play as The Warden, a plague doctor-looking alchemist tasked with saving the world from a corrupting dark force that reawakened and is taking over the lands. Now onto the game itself. The
Continue reading →
XYZ Announces Release Date For Horror-Comedy ‘Gatlopp’
XYZ Films has now announced a summer release date for Gatlopp, a paranormal horror-comedy from director Alberto Belli (The House of Flowers) and writer Jim Mahoney (Klaus) who has a reoccurring role on “The Orville”. Starring Jim Mahoney, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Sarunas J. Jackson, Jon Bass, Shelley Hennig, John Ales, and Amy Davidson, in the film, “A group of old friends reunites for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. After one too many, they decide to play a drinking game, but it’s quickly revealed that this game comes with supernatural stakes. Mischief leads to mayhem, and the group realizes that if they can’t come together to win the game by sunrise, they will be forced to play for eternity – in hell.” Mark Lane (47 Meters Down) and James Harris (Wrong Turn) of Tea Shop Films produce along with Signature Film’s Marc Goldberg (Final Score) and Sarah Gabriel (Bull). Peter Bevan, Tomás Yankelevich, and Mariana Sanjurjo
Continue reading →
Tom Hiddleston And Claire Danes Face “The Essex Serpent” In Apple TV’s New Series
Apple TV‘s new miniseries “The Essex Serpent,” directed and executive produced by Clio Barnard and starring Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) and Claire Danes (“Homeland”), is set to premiere this May. “The Essex Serpent” follows London widow Cora Seaborne (Claire Danes) who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar (Tom Hiddleston), but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature. Based on the novel by Sarah Perry, this series also stars Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy, and Hayley Squires, and was written by Anna Symon. Executive producers include Anna Symon, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Patrick Walters. Tune in on Apple TV on Friday, May 13th for the premiere of the horror series “The Essex Serpent“. The trailer should arrive soon.
Continue reading →
The Times Batman’s World Turned To Into A Nightmare
Batman’s role in the universe he exists in is largely centered on his biggest deficiency. As a ‘superhero’, he possesses a grand total of zero powers and simply relies on his human capabilities. The stakes are always maintained within human limits and the things humans can do to each other, rather than the more extravagant scale of world-saving that Superman might get up to. Of all the superheroes, many of Batman’s foes are some of the most disturbed and most twisted. The Joker or the Riddler, for example, are driven purely by desires for chaos brought on by the abuses they’ve suffered or awful events that befell them. Because Batman is only human, ideas like absolute power or ‘saving the universe’ simply aren’t in the ballpark he plays in. The character is perhaps best known for his wealth and high-tech arsenal, as well as his uncanny ability to plan ahead. Often, Batman is expected to have some trick or tool
Continue reading →
The Egyptian Gods Of Marvel’s “Moon Knight”
I’ll be honest, I’m a big fan of Marvel’s new series, “Moon Knight.” But things can get a bit complicated if you aren’t an expert on Egyptian history. There are so many gods featured in the story that it might leave your head spinning a bit. So, I’m going to make things easier for you. Below you will find the gods featured in the series and some information about who they are. One of the most important gods featured is the moon god, Khonshu (F. Murray Abraham), which Mark and Steven (Oscar Isaac) serve as an avatar for. Khonshu, featuring the head of a skeleton bird, controls the movement of the moon across the sky. The villain of the series, Harrow, played by Ethan Hawke, is the avatar of the crocodile-headed goddess Ammit (Sofia Danu) who is the god of death, judgment, and funerals. She’s also known as “Devourer of the Dead”. Osiris, who is often depicted with green skin,
Continue reading →