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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Wraps Production And Scores A “R” Rating
Genius filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro has now officially wrapped production on Nightmare Alley. Today we’ve learned that the film has been rated “R” for “Strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity, and language.” The all-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn. In the film, an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name, “An ambitious young carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.” Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan penned the script. Take a trip down Nightmare Alley on December 3, 2021, from Searchlight Pictures.
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Watch The Award-Winning Horror ‘Trick Of The Witch’ Free On YouTube
After ten years of successful film festival screenings, the award-winning supernatural horror film Trick of the Witch by filmmaker Chris Morrissey is making its exclusive streaming debut on his official YouTube channel FREE for a limited time. The film “centers on a group of fashion models fighting a witchcraft curse during a photo shoot.” The film premiered in 2010 at the New York International Independent Film Festival and won awards for Best Horror Film and the Audience Award. The film had a theatrical run in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in 2011. Trick of the Witch won Best Horror Film at the Golden Indie Movie Awards in 2012. The film recently screened and won awards for Best Actress, Director’s Spotlight, and the Audience Award at the 2016 RIPP Horror Festival and screened along with Morrissey’s most recent feature film Heavy Makeup at the historic Los Feliz 3 Cinemas in Los Angeles. The cast includes indie film starlet Share
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Our Favorite Family Sets Out On A Road Trip In The New Trailer For ‘The Addams Family 2’
Everyone’s favorite spooky family is back for an all-new animated sequel, The Addams Family 2. In the newly arrived trailer, we see the Addams set off for a hair-raising road trip. In this movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with “scream time.” To reclaim their bond they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It, as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong? Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, and Wallace Shawn star, with Snoop Dogg playing Cousin ‘IT’, Bette Midler as Grandma and Bill Hader as Cyrus. The all-together spooky sequel is directed by Greg Tiernan and produced by Gail Berman,
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Discover The Claustrophobia-Inducing Film ‘Meander’
Writer-director Mathieu Turi‘s claustrophobic horror film Meander is headed your way this July. In the film, “after getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown. She quickly understands that every 10 minutes, a fire burns an occupied section. She has no choice but to crawl into safe sections to survive. To know why she’s there and how to get out, Lisa will have to face the memories of her dead daughter…” Gaïa Weiss, Peter Franzen, and Romane Libert star in Meander, arriving in theaters and VOD on July 9, 2021, from Gravitas Ventures.
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A Woman Becomes Entangled With A Dark Mystery In ‘The Green Sea’ Trailer
A troubled musician is lured into a potent mystery, tied to the disappearance of a missing teen in the thriller The Green Sea. Starring Katherine Isabelle (American Mary, Ginger Snaps), Hazel Doupe (Float Like A Butterfly), Jenny Dixon (Full Circle), Dermot Ward (“Game of Thrones”), Michael Parle (Tin Can Man), and Zeb Moore (Hexing), The Green Sea was written and directed by Randal Plunkett. Edwina Forkin and Stephen Lordes produce. Simone (Katharine Isabelle), an American writer living a solitary life in the Irish countryside, is haunted by visions of her past which begin to intertwine with the fantasy world of the novel she is writing, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Her life changes, when the protagonist of her book, known only as “Kid”, played by up-and-coming Irish actress Hazel Doupe (Float Like A Butterfly), appears to her as a victim of a drunk driving incident that forces the pair together. This sets up the beginning of an unlikely
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Entomophobia-Inducing Film ‘The Nest’ To Be Unleashed This July
From director James Suttles (The Evil Inside Her) comes the entomophobia-inducing film The Nest (aka The Bewailing), starring scream queen Dee Wallace (Cujo, The Howling). We’ve got the new trailer that just might leave you with Entomophobia (the fear of insects). “When Meg and her mother Beth visit a yard sale, Beth buys her young daughter an adorable stuffed bear, thinking it may help with Meg’s separation anxiety. As children do, she quickly becomes attached to the bear, talking to it and taking it everywhere she goes. However, soon Beth notices that the bear is communicating with Meg and even influencing her behavior. When Meg starts developing hoarding habits and seems infected by a parasitic creature, things take a turn for the worse. Soon it’s clear there’s something much more nightmarish and sinister to this yard sale toy than anyone could have imagined.” Written by Jennifer Trudrung, The Nest also stars Sarah Navratil, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Drez Ryan, Blaque Fowler,
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Shudder Review: The Call (2021) Starring Lin Shaye And Tobin Bell
Lin Shaye (Insidious) and Tobin Bell (Saw) star in The Call, the new supernatural horror film from Emmy® Nominated Director Timothy Woodward Jr. Set in the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it. Filled with twist after twist, the film reveals lies, secrets, and horrible deeds done by a teenage group, including the harassment they have committed against the elderly couple for years. In the first half of the movie you are given reason after reason to dislike these kids then the movie attempts to trigger your empathy halfway through by revealing their past traumas. But the group is flat-out unlikeable. They are rude, cruel, and well, just assholes in general, save for the new guy (Chester Rushing).
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Supernatural Cult Horror ‘Son’ Arrives On Shudder
The supernatural horror film Son, which we called a “bloody good movie” in our review, is set to premiere this week exclusively on Shudder. Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (The Canal, Never Grow Old), Son stars Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (The Autopsy of Jane Doe), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island). In the film, “after a mysterious group breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasing psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.” Son premieres on July 8, 2021. If you’re looking for a movie with an intense unique story, this it.
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An Interview With Writer Director Eric Huskisson Co-Owner Of Blood Moon Pictures
Eric Huskisson, writer, director, producer, and co-owner of Blood Moon Pictures, sat down with me to discuss Blood Moon Picture’s 13 Slays Til X-Mas, the holiday horror anthology that just keeps on giving…chills. Eric and I also discuss their other films, including Volumes of Blood and Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories. 13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar in a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret. You can learn more here. Featuring a massive number of directors and cast members, 13 Slays Till X-Mas features 13-holiday themed tales, including Eric’s segment, that are connected by a wrap-around story. Kelli McNeely: “How did you become involved in the film industry?”
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Players Will Go Back To Middle Earth In ‘Lord Of The Rings: Gollum’
Today at the gaming event NACON Connect, upcoming titles have been announced but the one that leaped out to most is Daedalic Entertainment’s Lord of the Rings: Gollum. Working alongside Middle-Earth Enterprise, Daedalic will takes players back to Middle Earth as the books/films most infamous character, Gollum. As Gollum, players will have to make their way through different environments with Gollum’s skills to find his “Precious”. Players will escape slavery from the Orcs, encounter the Mouth of Sauron in Mordor, Elvenking Thranduil from Mirkwood, and others all the while being caught in the middle of the internal conflict of scheming and dangerous Gollum and the reasonable Sméagol. Lord of the Rings: Gollum will be coming out in 2022 for consoles and PC.
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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Wraps Production And Scores A “R” Rating
Genius filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro has now officially wrapped production on Nightmare Alley. Today we’ve learned that the film has been rated “R” for “Strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity, and language.” The all-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn. In the film, an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name, “An ambitious young carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.” Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan penned the script. Take a trip down Nightmare Alley on December 3, 2021, from Searchlight Pictures.
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Watch The Award-Winning Horror ‘Trick Of The Witch’ Free On YouTube
After ten years of successful film festival screenings, the award-winning supernatural horror film Trick of the Witch by filmmaker Chris Morrissey is making its exclusive streaming debut on his official YouTube channel FREE for a limited time. The film “centers on a group of fashion models fighting a witchcraft curse during a photo shoot.” The film premiered in 2010 at the New York International Independent Film Festival and won awards for Best Horror Film and the Audience Award. The film had a theatrical run in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in 2011. Trick of the Witch won Best Horror Film at the Golden Indie Movie Awards in 2012. The film recently screened and won awards for Best Actress, Director’s Spotlight, and the Audience Award at the 2016 RIPP Horror Festival and screened along with Morrissey’s most recent feature film Heavy Makeup at the historic Los Feliz 3 Cinemas in Los Angeles. The cast includes indie film starlet Share
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Our Favorite Family Sets Out On A Road Trip In The New Trailer For ‘The Addams Family 2’
Everyone’s favorite spooky family is back for an all-new animated sequel, The Addams Family 2. In the newly arrived trailer, we see the Addams set off for a hair-raising road trip. In this movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with “scream time.” To reclaim their bond they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It, as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong? Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, and Wallace Shawn star, with Snoop Dogg playing Cousin ‘IT’, Bette Midler as Grandma and Bill Hader as Cyrus. The all-together spooky sequel is directed by Greg Tiernan and produced by Gail Berman,
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Discover The Claustrophobia-Inducing Film ‘Meander’
Writer-director Mathieu Turi‘s claustrophobic horror film Meander is headed your way this July. In the film, “after getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown. She quickly understands that every 10 minutes, a fire burns an occupied section. She has no choice but to crawl into safe sections to survive. To know why she’s there and how to get out, Lisa will have to face the memories of her dead daughter…” Gaïa Weiss, Peter Franzen, and Romane Libert star in Meander, arriving in theaters and VOD on July 9, 2021, from Gravitas Ventures.
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A Woman Becomes Entangled With A Dark Mystery In ‘The Green Sea’ Trailer
A troubled musician is lured into a potent mystery, tied to the disappearance of a missing teen in the thriller The Green Sea. Starring Katherine Isabelle (American Mary, Ginger Snaps), Hazel Doupe (Float Like A Butterfly), Jenny Dixon (Full Circle), Dermot Ward (“Game of Thrones”), Michael Parle (Tin Can Man), and Zeb Moore (Hexing), The Green Sea was written and directed by Randal Plunkett. Edwina Forkin and Stephen Lordes produce. Simone (Katharine Isabelle), an American writer living a solitary life in the Irish countryside, is haunted by visions of her past which begin to intertwine with the fantasy world of the novel she is writing, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Her life changes, when the protagonist of her book, known only as “Kid”, played by up-and-coming Irish actress Hazel Doupe (Float Like A Butterfly), appears to her as a victim of a drunk driving incident that forces the pair together. This sets up the beginning of an unlikely
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Entomophobia-Inducing Film ‘The Nest’ To Be Unleashed This July
From director James Suttles (The Evil Inside Her) comes the entomophobia-inducing film The Nest (aka The Bewailing), starring scream queen Dee Wallace (Cujo, The Howling). We’ve got the new trailer that just might leave you with Entomophobia (the fear of insects). “When Meg and her mother Beth visit a yard sale, Beth buys her young daughter an adorable stuffed bear, thinking it may help with Meg’s separation anxiety. As children do, she quickly becomes attached to the bear, talking to it and taking it everywhere she goes. However, soon Beth notices that the bear is communicating with Meg and even influencing her behavior. When Meg starts developing hoarding habits and seems infected by a parasitic creature, things take a turn for the worse. Soon it’s clear there’s something much more nightmarish and sinister to this yard sale toy than anyone could have imagined.” Written by Jennifer Trudrung, The Nest also stars Sarah Navratil, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Drez Ryan, Blaque Fowler,
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Shudder Review: The Call (2021) Starring Lin Shaye And Tobin Bell
Lin Shaye (Insidious) and Tobin Bell (Saw) star in The Call, the new supernatural horror film from Emmy® Nominated Director Timothy Woodward Jr. Set in the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it. Filled with twist after twist, the film reveals lies, secrets, and horrible deeds done by a teenage group, including the harassment they have committed against the elderly couple for years. In the first half of the movie you are given reason after reason to dislike these kids then the movie attempts to trigger your empathy halfway through by revealing their past traumas. But the group is flat-out unlikeable. They are rude, cruel, and well, just assholes in general, save for the new guy (Chester Rushing).
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Supernatural Cult Horror ‘Son’ Arrives On Shudder
The supernatural horror film Son, which we called a “bloody good movie” in our review, is set to premiere this week exclusively on Shudder. Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (The Canal, Never Grow Old), Son stars Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (The Autopsy of Jane Doe), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island). In the film, “after a mysterious group breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasing psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.” Son premieres on July 8, 2021. If you’re looking for a movie with an intense unique story, this it.
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An Interview With Writer Director Eric Huskisson Co-Owner Of Blood Moon Pictures
Eric Huskisson, writer, director, producer, and co-owner of Blood Moon Pictures, sat down with me to discuss Blood Moon Picture’s 13 Slays Til X-Mas, the holiday horror anthology that just keeps on giving…chills. Eric and I also discuss their other films, including Volumes of Blood and Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories. 13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar in a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret. You can learn more here. Featuring a massive number of directors and cast members, 13 Slays Till X-Mas features 13-holiday themed tales, including Eric’s segment, that are connected by a wrap-around story. Kelli McNeely: “How did you become involved in the film industry?”
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Players Will Go Back To Middle Earth In ‘Lord Of The Rings: Gollum’
Today at the gaming event NACON Connect, upcoming titles have been announced but the one that leaped out to most is Daedalic Entertainment’s Lord of the Rings: Gollum. Working alongside Middle-Earth Enterprise, Daedalic will takes players back to Middle Earth as the books/films most infamous character, Gollum. As Gollum, players will have to make their way through different environments with Gollum’s skills to find his “Precious”. Players will escape slavery from the Orcs, encounter the Mouth of Sauron in Mordor, Elvenking Thranduil from Mirkwood, and others all the while being caught in the middle of the internal conflict of scheming and dangerous Gollum and the reasonable Sméagol. Lord of the Rings: Gollum will be coming out in 2022 for consoles and PC.
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