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True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder
Ahead of its November release, we’ve got the new trailer for The Acid King, a true-crime documentary based on Ricky Kasso, the young man who murdered his friend in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” in 1984. Directed by Dan Jones and Jesse P. Pollack whose book the film is based on, the documentary examines Kasso’s life and hardships that may have made him a killer as well as the murder Kasso committed and the trial. Ricky Kasso wasn’t a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery—but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed.” Pollack states in his book. “A few months later, Gary went
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Psychological Horror ‘Hypnotic’ Now Streaming On Netflix
Netflix continues to release new horror films and series this Halloween season. Some of their spooky offerings include Nightbooks, and season two of “Locke and Key“. There’s another new movie that’s just been released that you need to check out, Hypnotic. Hypnotic stars Kate Siegel, who has appeared in several Netflix horrors, such as “Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass.” In this film, Siegel stars alongside Jason O’Mara, Dule Hill, and Lucie Guest. In Hypnotic, directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote, a young woman seeking self-improvement enlists the help of a renowned hypnotherapist. But after a handful of intense sessions, she discovers unexpected and deadly consequences. Watch the action-packed psychological horror Hypnotic now on Netflix.
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Bruce Campbell & Devon Sawa Battle Infected Customers In The ‘Black Friday’ Trailer
Screen Media Films is capitalizing on the biggest shopping day of the year and adding a dose of horror in their upcoming movie Black Friday starring none other than Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead franchise). Devon Sawa (Idle Hands), and Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) also star in the movie that follows a group of disgruntled toy store employees who begrudgingly arrive for work to open the store at midnight for the busiest shopping day of the year. Meanwhile, an alien parasite crashes to Earth in a meteor. This group of misfits led by store manager Jonathan (Bruce Campbell) and longtime employee Ken (Devon Sawa) soon finds themselves battling against hordes of holiday shoppers who have been turned into monstrous creatures hellbent on a murderous rampage on Black Friday. Black Friday, directed by Casey Tebo, opens in select theaters on November 19, 2021, followed by its release on VOD on November 23rd.
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Movie Reviews: “What Josiah Saw” and “Let the Wrong One In” (Screamfest)
What Josiah Saw One of the darkest gothic horror tales in recent memory is director Vincent Grashaw’s What Josiah Saw. Rich in ghosts, curses, premonitions, and other supernatural elements, the story is also grounded in the real-world horrors of abuse, suicide, and the lingering effects of these and other trauma-inducing incidents. Robert Patrick stars as Josiah Graham, alcoholic, abusive patriarch of a family made up of three adult children, two of whom want nothing to do with visiting the family property where they grew up — though, naturally for this plot, they eventually must. Tom (Scott Haze), the youngest of the siblings, lives at the home, still suffering abuse and wild flights of fancy from his father. Eli (Nick Stahl), the eldest, is an alcoholic loser in debt with criminals so badly that he must go on a robbery job immediately or be shot on the spot by the local crime boss. Mary (Kelli Garner), the middle child, suffers psychological
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Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark
It was announced today that Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Sweet Home Alabama) is set to lead prolific action director Adrian Grunberg’s (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo) upcoming survival thriller The Black Demon. Written by Boise Esquerra (Austin Film Festival nominated Blackwater), the film is set to start principal photography in December 2021 on location in the Dominican Republic. In the film, when oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul, the vibrant coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: “The Black Demon”. Under constant threat from this ancient enemy of legend, Paul must find a
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Award-Winning Hungarian Horror ‘Post Mortem’ Acquired By Black Mandala
Black Mandala has just announced that it has acquired the Hungarian horror film Post Mortem, directed by Péter Bergendy, which has been chosen to represent Hungary at the Oscars 2022 in the category of Best International Feature Film. Post Mortem premiered at the Warsaw and Sitges film festivals last year and went on to screen at more than 20 genre festivals, picking up prizes in Trieste, Fantasporto, Sombra, and Parma. Last week, the film was screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festing, bringing home ten awards including Best Feature Film, Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Fruzsina Hais), and Best Special Effects. Set at the end of the First World War, the film follows Tomás, a traveling photographer who wanders through Hungary and photographs the recently deceased. Following the premonitory call of a 10-year-old orphan girl, Anna arrives in a small town where an unusual number of supernatural phenomena occur. The spirits need to tell him something,
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Indie Horror ‘Agnes’ Possesses A New Trailer
Ahead of its December release, writer-director Mickey Reece‘s dark supernatural horror film Agnes possesses a new trailer. Co-written by John Selvidge, the film centers on a nun whose disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma. Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, and Chris Sullivan star in Agnes, produced by Jensine Carr, Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Jacob Snovel, and Matthew Welty, and executive produced by Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Matthew Welty, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, and Zac Locke. While you wait for the film’s December 10, 2021 release from Magnet, be sure to check out our interview with director Mickey Reece and our interview with star and producer Molly Quinn.
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A Masked Killer Is On The Hunt In ‘Terror At Black Tree Forest’ (Trailer)
TrashArts and HBFilms, in association with SCS Entertainment and the Brit Horror Film Fund Co Ltd, have announced the Blu-ray release of Terror at Black Tree Forest, a slasher horror whodunit feature originally conceived by US filmmaker and director, Dustin W Ferguson in 2009. In the film, a group of college kids set out for a weekend camping trip into Black Tree Forest. However, they soon come face to face with a masked killer who creates the “Terror at Black Tree Forest. A pleasant camping trip turns into a bloodfest. Starring Amanda Bourne, Annabella Rich, Max Pill, Ella Palmer, and Omar Jose Mahmood Lagares, this 2021 remake is now available on Blu-ray and will soon be out on Video on Demand. The Blu-ray includes behind-the-scenes photos and interviews with cast members, the director, and the director of photography as well as trailers for the original and reboot.
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‘Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel’ Is Available To Pre-Order Now
Legendary Comics, in cooperation with Herbert Properties, LLC, announced today the official movie graphic novel based on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune, which has just made its premiere in theaters and on HBO Max, based on the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestselling book from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. Both the graphic novel and the film tell the epic hero’s journey of Paul Atreides (played by Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet). Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, is adapted by writer Lilah Sturges (Legendary Comics’ The Science of Ghost, Lumberjanes) with art by Drew Johnson (Legendary Comics’ Godzilla: Aftershock and Godzilla Dominion) and colors by digital painter Zid (Legendary Comics’ Kingdom Kong) and colorist Niezam, features beautiful artwork that brings the cinematic vision of Dune to the world of sequential art. Limited editions of the graphic novel are now available for pre-order today exclusively on Kickstarter, with the book trade edition to follow. Both editions
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New Clip Debuts Ahead Of The Premiere Of The British Horror ‘Shepherd’
Following its world premiere at BFI London Film Festival, a new clip has been unveiled by Darkland Distribution’s new disturbing British horror, Shepherd, Writer-director Russell Owen, was delighted with the news of the film’s selection, saying, “I’ve followed the BFI London Film Festival for decades, so to actually be a part of it is surreal and a massive honor. I can’t think of a better platform to bring Shepherd to an audience and I’m over the moon.” In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd, in
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True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder
Ahead of its November release, we’ve got the new trailer for The Acid King, a true-crime documentary based on Ricky Kasso, the young man who murdered his friend in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” in 1984. Directed by Dan Jones and Jesse P. Pollack whose book the film is based on, the documentary examines Kasso’s life and hardships that may have made him a killer as well as the murder Kasso committed and the trial. Ricky Kasso wasn’t a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery—but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed.” Pollack states in his book. “A few months later, Gary went
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Psychological Horror ‘Hypnotic’ Now Streaming On Netflix
Netflix continues to release new horror films and series this Halloween season. Some of their spooky offerings include Nightbooks, and season two of “Locke and Key“. There’s another new movie that’s just been released that you need to check out, Hypnotic. Hypnotic stars Kate Siegel, who has appeared in several Netflix horrors, such as “Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass.” In this film, Siegel stars alongside Jason O’Mara, Dule Hill, and Lucie Guest. In Hypnotic, directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote, a young woman seeking self-improvement enlists the help of a renowned hypnotherapist. But after a handful of intense sessions, she discovers unexpected and deadly consequences. Watch the action-packed psychological horror Hypnotic now on Netflix.
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Bruce Campbell & Devon Sawa Battle Infected Customers In The ‘Black Friday’ Trailer
Screen Media Films is capitalizing on the biggest shopping day of the year and adding a dose of horror in their upcoming movie Black Friday starring none other than Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead franchise). Devon Sawa (Idle Hands), and Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) also star in the movie that follows a group of disgruntled toy store employees who begrudgingly arrive for work to open the store at midnight for the busiest shopping day of the year. Meanwhile, an alien parasite crashes to Earth in a meteor. This group of misfits led by store manager Jonathan (Bruce Campbell) and longtime employee Ken (Devon Sawa) soon finds themselves battling against hordes of holiday shoppers who have been turned into monstrous creatures hellbent on a murderous rampage on Black Friday. Black Friday, directed by Casey Tebo, opens in select theaters on November 19, 2021, followed by its release on VOD on November 23rd.
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Movie Reviews: “What Josiah Saw” and “Let the Wrong One In” (Screamfest)
What Josiah Saw One of the darkest gothic horror tales in recent memory is director Vincent Grashaw’s What Josiah Saw. Rich in ghosts, curses, premonitions, and other supernatural elements, the story is also grounded in the real-world horrors of abuse, suicide, and the lingering effects of these and other trauma-inducing incidents. Robert Patrick stars as Josiah Graham, alcoholic, abusive patriarch of a family made up of three adult children, two of whom want nothing to do with visiting the family property where they grew up — though, naturally for this plot, they eventually must. Tom (Scott Haze), the youngest of the siblings, lives at the home, still suffering abuse and wild flights of fancy from his father. Eli (Nick Stahl), the eldest, is an alcoholic loser in debt with criminals so badly that he must go on a robbery job immediately or be shot on the spot by the local crime boss. Mary (Kelli Garner), the middle child, suffers psychological
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Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark
It was announced today that Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Sweet Home Alabama) is set to lead prolific action director Adrian Grunberg’s (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo) upcoming survival thriller The Black Demon. Written by Boise Esquerra (Austin Film Festival nominated Blackwater), the film is set to start principal photography in December 2021 on location in the Dominican Republic. In the film, when oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul, the vibrant coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: “The Black Demon”. Under constant threat from this ancient enemy of legend, Paul must find a
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Award-Winning Hungarian Horror ‘Post Mortem’ Acquired By Black Mandala
Black Mandala has just announced that it has acquired the Hungarian horror film Post Mortem, directed by Péter Bergendy, which has been chosen to represent Hungary at the Oscars 2022 in the category of Best International Feature Film. Post Mortem premiered at the Warsaw and Sitges film festivals last year and went on to screen at more than 20 genre festivals, picking up prizes in Trieste, Fantasporto, Sombra, and Parma. Last week, the film was screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festing, bringing home ten awards including Best Feature Film, Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Fruzsina Hais), and Best Special Effects. Set at the end of the First World War, the film follows Tomás, a traveling photographer who wanders through Hungary and photographs the recently deceased. Following the premonitory call of a 10-year-old orphan girl, Anna arrives in a small town where an unusual number of supernatural phenomena occur. The spirits need to tell him something,
Continue reading →
Indie Horror ‘Agnes’ Possesses A New Trailer
Ahead of its December release, writer-director Mickey Reece‘s dark supernatural horror film Agnes possesses a new trailer. Co-written by John Selvidge, the film centers on a nun whose disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma. Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, and Chris Sullivan star in Agnes, produced by Jensine Carr, Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Jacob Snovel, and Matthew Welty, and executive produced by Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Matthew Welty, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, and Zac Locke. While you wait for the film’s December 10, 2021 release from Magnet, be sure to check out our interview with director Mickey Reece and our interview with star and producer Molly Quinn.
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A Masked Killer Is On The Hunt In ‘Terror At Black Tree Forest’ (Trailer)
TrashArts and HBFilms, in association with SCS Entertainment and the Brit Horror Film Fund Co Ltd, have announced the Blu-ray release of Terror at Black Tree Forest, a slasher horror whodunit feature originally conceived by US filmmaker and director, Dustin W Ferguson in 2009. In the film, a group of college kids set out for a weekend camping trip into Black Tree Forest. However, they soon come face to face with a masked killer who creates the “Terror at Black Tree Forest. A pleasant camping trip turns into a bloodfest. Starring Amanda Bourne, Annabella Rich, Max Pill, Ella Palmer, and Omar Jose Mahmood Lagares, this 2021 remake is now available on Blu-ray and will soon be out on Video on Demand. The Blu-ray includes behind-the-scenes photos and interviews with cast members, the director, and the director of photography as well as trailers for the original and reboot.
Continue reading →
‘Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel’ Is Available To Pre-Order Now
Legendary Comics, in cooperation with Herbert Properties, LLC, announced today the official movie graphic novel based on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune, which has just made its premiere in theaters and on HBO Max, based on the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestselling book from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. Both the graphic novel and the film tell the epic hero’s journey of Paul Atreides (played by Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet). Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, is adapted by writer Lilah Sturges (Legendary Comics’ The Science of Ghost, Lumberjanes) with art by Drew Johnson (Legendary Comics’ Godzilla: Aftershock and Godzilla Dominion) and colors by digital painter Zid (Legendary Comics’ Kingdom Kong) and colorist Niezam, features beautiful artwork that brings the cinematic vision of Dune to the world of sequential art. Limited editions of the graphic novel are now available for pre-order today exclusively on Kickstarter, with the book trade edition to follow. Both editions
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New Clip Debuts Ahead Of The Premiere Of The British Horror ‘Shepherd’
Following its world premiere at BFI London Film Festival, a new clip has been unveiled by Darkland Distribution’s new disturbing British horror, Shepherd, Writer-director Russell Owen, was delighted with the news of the film’s selection, saying, “I’ve followed the BFI London Film Festival for decades, so to actually be a part of it is surreal and a massive honor. I can’t think of a better platform to bring Shepherd to an audience and I’m over the moon.” In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd, in
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