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J.P. Smith Slow Burns in Horror Novel ‘The Summoning’ – Book Review
Plot The plot in J.P. Smith’s novel The Summoning is great, but be warned that it is not easy or simple. It is full of twists, turns, surprises, and there of a definitely emotional, mental and spiritual weight to the novel. This is one of those powerful stories that will take its toll on you. The issues that are in this plot, wrapped in mystics and fraud, deal with the depth of the real emotions of loss and grief. There is so much in this plot that I don’t know how Smith organized and controlled it, but he does, and masterfully so. While reading it, I lost track of the twists and how they were used. Too often twists are used simply for shock value or just for the sake of having a twist, but, Smith uses them strategically to keep the audience (and characters) guessing. The turns in The Summoning progress the story and keep everything moving in the
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Anya Taylor-Joy Sinks Her Teeth Into The Lead Role In The Horror Comedy ‘The Menu’
It has now been announced that Mark Mylod (“Game of Thrones”, “Succession”, “Shameless”) will be directing Searchlight Picture’s upcoming horror-comedy The Menu. THR is reporting the Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, The Queen’s Gambit) is starring alongside Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, Mad Max: Fury Road), and acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Schindler’s List). “The film is a darkly comedic psychological thriller set in the world of eccentric culinary culture, centering on a young couple (Taylor-Joy and Hoult) who visit an exclusive restaurant on a remote island where an acclaimed chef (Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu, with some shocking surprises.” Written by Will Tracy and Seth Reiss, The Menu is being produced by Adam McKay for Searchlight Pictures.
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Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor” Series Scores A Friday The 13th Premiere Date
The adaptation of Todd Grimson‘s horror novel “Brand New Cherry Flavor” is coming to Netflix as a new eight-episode series. Not only do we have the new trailer we’ve also got the August premiere date. “Channel Zero” duo Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion will both write and executive produce the new show that centers on “Lisa N. Nova (Rosa Salazar) who comes to LA dead set on directing her first movie. But when she trusts the wrong person and gets stabbed in the back, everything goes sideways and a dream project turns into a nightmare. This particular nightmare has zombies, hitmen, supernatural kittens, and a mysterious tattoo artist who likes to put curses on people. And Lisa’s going to have to figure out some secrets from her own past in order to get out alive.” Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) leads the cast that also includes Catherine Keener (Get Out), Eric Lange (Escape at Dannemora), Jeff Ward (“Agents of Shield”)
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A Killer Hunts The Audience Of A Movie Theater This August In ‘The Last Matinee’
From director Maxi Contenti (Muñeco viviente V, Neptunia) comes the new Uruguay-Argentinian horror film The Last Matinee. In the indie slasher, “The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist’s daughter.” The film, written by Manuel Facal (High Five, Fiesta Nibiru) and Contenti, stars Luciana Grasso (El Secreto de Julia), Ricardo Islas (El Que No Corre Vuela, Bailiwick), Julieta Spinelli, Franco Duran and Pedro Duarte. Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting will release The Last Matinee, which is English subtitled, in theaters on August 6, 2021, followed by a VOD, Digital, and DVD release on August 24, 2021.
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Game Review: ‘The Ascent’
A big thank you to Neon Giant and Curve Digital for the opportunity to review this cyberpunk RPG! If you’re still being burned by a certain cyberpunk game earlier this year or can’t get enough of the cyberpunk aesthetics, then The Ascent is for you! The Ascent takes players to another planet where a corporate-operated city stretches high in the air and is home to millions of workers (more like slaves) to The Ascent Group arcology from all over the galaxy. One day, the company’s systems shut down putting the livelihood of all who live in the city in jeopardy as rival corporate groups and black marketers try to take advantage. I’m letting slide some tech issues as it’s been announced that patches are on the way in August and September but let’s get on to the game itself! This is a third-person shooter where the camera is set at a higher angle so aiming during combat can be slightly
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Enter ‘The Forever Room’ This August
Director Kevin Hicks (Doppel, Dead Air) is taking viewers on an unnerving trip with his horror-thriller The Forever Room. In this indie film, a Chinimble Lore production, “A woman wakes up to find herself shackled in a basement with no memory of how she got there. Her horror is amplified when she discovers that her captor is her own mother, who assures her that the situation is necessary and for her own good. In the days and nights that follow, she is beset by strange apparitions and frightening experiences, finding herself precariously balanced on a razor’s edge between reality and insanity, and ultimately forced to face a dark truth.” Samantha Valletta and Vickie Hicks, star in The Forever Room out On Demand on August 24, 2021, from Freestyle Digital Media.
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Dive Into The New Trailer For ‘The Deep House’
The French filmmaking duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, known for their films Inside and Leatherface, is taking viewers underwater for their new horror film The Deep House, a unique twist of the haunted house subgenre. The second trailer is here teasing a dark thrill ride. In the film, “While diving in a remote lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialize in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they understand the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, Tina and Ben realize the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.” James Jagger (The Outpost) and Camille Rowe (Knuckledust) star in The Deep House, set to be released in France on June 30th, with a U.S. release to follow at a later date.
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Producers Of New Predator Movie ‘Skull’ Reveal New Details
There have been rumors about the new upcoming Predator movie, Skull since the news broke back in 2020. The producers, John Davis and John Fox have now confirmed some of the details. The two recently told Collider that the film, which is already “three-quarters of the way through” production, will be a “Predator origin story” about “the Predators’ first journey to this planet.”According to Fox, “it actually has more akin to The Revenant than it does any film in the Predator canon.” It’s rumored that the film will be set hundreds of years in the past and centers on Native Americans before the territories were taken by the American settlers and will feature a First Nations cast. But that has yet to be confirmed. Dan Trachtenberg is in the director’s chair and has been working on the project in secret for the past four years. Patrick Aison penned the script. The release date has yet to be announced, but as
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Neil Marshall Unleashes Half Human Monsters In His New Horror Thriller ‘The Lair’
Jonathan Howard (Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, Skylines, Warner Bros.’ Godzilla King of Monsters), Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning, Warner Bros.’ Oceans Eight), and Jamie Bamber (UMC’s “Battlestar Galactica,” Cinemax’s “Strike Back,” 20th Century Fox’s Money) are set to star in the new horror-action-thriller The Lair written and directed by legendary filmmaker Neil Marshall (20th Century Fox’s Dog Soldiers, Lionsgate’s The Descent, The Reckoning, HBO’s “Game Of Thrones”). In the film, “Sergeant Tom Hook is tasked with leading a command to find Lt. Kate Sinclair, a Royal Air Force fighter pilot shot down in Afghanistan. Sinclair, pursued by insurgents, finds refuge in a long-abandoned secret bunker and unwittingly releases a deadly man-made biological weapon – half-human, half-alien, and hungry for human flesh – the Ravagers. Hook and his team, accompanied by a handful of British SAS troops must save Sinclair from the insurgents, and more importantly from the Ravagers before they overrun the area and potentially the world. Leon Ockenden (ITV’s
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4K UHD Review: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Slammin’ Sammy (Tony Musante) is one of those American “writer” types… he’s also completely devoid of the creative spark, so he’s parked his ass down ol’ Italia way in the hopes that a change of scenery will give his juices a jolt! Speaking of “jolting” things, our man Sam gets a real eyeful when he spies the ol’ murder biz goin’ down in a fancy-ass art gallery (really, there are seldom any other kind), but the victim, one Monica Ranieri (Eva Renzi), turns the tables on her faceless assailant who flees into the night (but not before being a real prize-winning dickus to ol’ Sam and Mony-Mony via some electronic doors and slow torture). Enter: Inspector Morosini (Enrico Maria Salerno) who gives our man Sam-I-Am some static, as he holds the writer in Rome in the hopes he will help crack the case with the absolute unending terror he witnessed and all… but the killer at large is more than
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J.P. Smith Slow Burns in Horror Novel ‘The Summoning’ – Book Review
Plot The plot in J.P. Smith’s novel The Summoning is great, but be warned that it is not easy or simple. It is full of twists, turns, surprises, and there of a definitely emotional, mental and spiritual weight to the novel. This is one of those powerful stories that will take its toll on you. The issues that are in this plot, wrapped in mystics and fraud, deal with the depth of the real emotions of loss and grief. There is so much in this plot that I don’t know how Smith organized and controlled it, but he does, and masterfully so. While reading it, I lost track of the twists and how they were used. Too often twists are used simply for shock value or just for the sake of having a twist, but, Smith uses them strategically to keep the audience (and characters) guessing. The turns in The Summoning progress the story and keep everything moving in the
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Anya Taylor-Joy Sinks Her Teeth Into The Lead Role In The Horror Comedy ‘The Menu’
It has now been announced that Mark Mylod (“Game of Thrones”, “Succession”, “Shameless”) will be directing Searchlight Picture’s upcoming horror-comedy The Menu. THR is reporting the Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, The Queen’s Gambit) is starring alongside Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, Mad Max: Fury Road), and acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Schindler’s List). “The film is a darkly comedic psychological thriller set in the world of eccentric culinary culture, centering on a young couple (Taylor-Joy and Hoult) who visit an exclusive restaurant on a remote island where an acclaimed chef (Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu, with some shocking surprises.” Written by Will Tracy and Seth Reiss, The Menu is being produced by Adam McKay for Searchlight Pictures.
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Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor” Series Scores A Friday The 13th Premiere Date
The adaptation of Todd Grimson‘s horror novel “Brand New Cherry Flavor” is coming to Netflix as a new eight-episode series. Not only do we have the new trailer we’ve also got the August premiere date. “Channel Zero” duo Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion will both write and executive produce the new show that centers on “Lisa N. Nova (Rosa Salazar) who comes to LA dead set on directing her first movie. But when she trusts the wrong person and gets stabbed in the back, everything goes sideways and a dream project turns into a nightmare. This particular nightmare has zombies, hitmen, supernatural kittens, and a mysterious tattoo artist who likes to put curses on people. And Lisa’s going to have to figure out some secrets from her own past in order to get out alive.” Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) leads the cast that also includes Catherine Keener (Get Out), Eric Lange (Escape at Dannemora), Jeff Ward (“Agents of Shield”)
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A Killer Hunts The Audience Of A Movie Theater This August In ‘The Last Matinee’
From director Maxi Contenti (Muñeco viviente V, Neptunia) comes the new Uruguay-Argentinian horror film The Last Matinee. In the indie slasher, “The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist’s daughter.” The film, written by Manuel Facal (High Five, Fiesta Nibiru) and Contenti, stars Luciana Grasso (El Secreto de Julia), Ricardo Islas (El Que No Corre Vuela, Bailiwick), Julieta Spinelli, Franco Duran and Pedro Duarte. Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting will release The Last Matinee, which is English subtitled, in theaters on August 6, 2021, followed by a VOD, Digital, and DVD release on August 24, 2021.
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Game Review: ‘The Ascent’
A big thank you to Neon Giant and Curve Digital for the opportunity to review this cyberpunk RPG! If you’re still being burned by a certain cyberpunk game earlier this year or can’t get enough of the cyberpunk aesthetics, then The Ascent is for you! The Ascent takes players to another planet where a corporate-operated city stretches high in the air and is home to millions of workers (more like slaves) to The Ascent Group arcology from all over the galaxy. One day, the company’s systems shut down putting the livelihood of all who live in the city in jeopardy as rival corporate groups and black marketers try to take advantage. I’m letting slide some tech issues as it’s been announced that patches are on the way in August and September but let’s get on to the game itself! This is a third-person shooter where the camera is set at a higher angle so aiming during combat can be slightly
Continue reading →
Enter ‘The Forever Room’ This August
Director Kevin Hicks (Doppel, Dead Air) is taking viewers on an unnerving trip with his horror-thriller The Forever Room. In this indie film, a Chinimble Lore production, “A woman wakes up to find herself shackled in a basement with no memory of how she got there. Her horror is amplified when she discovers that her captor is her own mother, who assures her that the situation is necessary and for her own good. In the days and nights that follow, she is beset by strange apparitions and frightening experiences, finding herself precariously balanced on a razor’s edge between reality and insanity, and ultimately forced to face a dark truth.” Samantha Valletta and Vickie Hicks, star in The Forever Room out On Demand on August 24, 2021, from Freestyle Digital Media.
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Dive Into The New Trailer For ‘The Deep House’
The French filmmaking duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, known for their films Inside and Leatherface, is taking viewers underwater for their new horror film The Deep House, a unique twist of the haunted house subgenre. The second trailer is here teasing a dark thrill ride. In the film, “While diving in a remote lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialize in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they understand the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, Tina and Ben realize the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.” James Jagger (The Outpost) and Camille Rowe (Knuckledust) star in The Deep House, set to be released in France on June 30th, with a U.S. release to follow at a later date.
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Producers Of New Predator Movie ‘Skull’ Reveal New Details
There have been rumors about the new upcoming Predator movie, Skull since the news broke back in 2020. The producers, John Davis and John Fox have now confirmed some of the details. The two recently told Collider that the film, which is already “three-quarters of the way through” production, will be a “Predator origin story” about “the Predators’ first journey to this planet.”According to Fox, “it actually has more akin to The Revenant than it does any film in the Predator canon.” It’s rumored that the film will be set hundreds of years in the past and centers on Native Americans before the territories were taken by the American settlers and will feature a First Nations cast. But that has yet to be confirmed. Dan Trachtenberg is in the director’s chair and has been working on the project in secret for the past four years. Patrick Aison penned the script. The release date has yet to be announced, but as
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Neil Marshall Unleashes Half Human Monsters In His New Horror Thriller ‘The Lair’
Jonathan Howard (Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, Skylines, Warner Bros.’ Godzilla King of Monsters), Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning, Warner Bros.’ Oceans Eight), and Jamie Bamber (UMC’s “Battlestar Galactica,” Cinemax’s “Strike Back,” 20th Century Fox’s Money) are set to star in the new horror-action-thriller The Lair written and directed by legendary filmmaker Neil Marshall (20th Century Fox’s Dog Soldiers, Lionsgate’s The Descent, The Reckoning, HBO’s “Game Of Thrones”). In the film, “Sergeant Tom Hook is tasked with leading a command to find Lt. Kate Sinclair, a Royal Air Force fighter pilot shot down in Afghanistan. Sinclair, pursued by insurgents, finds refuge in a long-abandoned secret bunker and unwittingly releases a deadly man-made biological weapon – half-human, half-alien, and hungry for human flesh – the Ravagers. Hook and his team, accompanied by a handful of British SAS troops must save Sinclair from the insurgents, and more importantly from the Ravagers before they overrun the area and potentially the world. Leon Ockenden (ITV’s
Continue reading →
4K UHD Review: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Slammin’ Sammy (Tony Musante) is one of those American “writer” types… he’s also completely devoid of the creative spark, so he’s parked his ass down ol’ Italia way in the hopes that a change of scenery will give his juices a jolt! Speaking of “jolting” things, our man Sam gets a real eyeful when he spies the ol’ murder biz goin’ down in a fancy-ass art gallery (really, there are seldom any other kind), but the victim, one Monica Ranieri (Eva Renzi), turns the tables on her faceless assailant who flees into the night (but not before being a real prize-winning dickus to ol’ Sam and Mony-Mony via some electronic doors and slow torture). Enter: Inspector Morosini (Enrico Maria Salerno) who gives our man Sam-I-Am some static, as he holds the writer in Rome in the hopes he will help crack the case with the absolute unending terror he witnessed and all… but the killer at large is more than
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