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A Family Finds Themselves Trapped And Terrified In ‘The Night’ Trailer
From director and co-writer, Kourosh Ahari comes the psychological thriller The Night, from the executive producer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Ahead of its January release, we’ve got the new trailer that teases a dark, unnerving movie. The psychological thriller follows an Iranian couple, Babak and Neda, and their one-year-old daughter, Shabnam. Returning home from a friend’s gathering, Babak drives drunkenly, too stubborn to let Neda drive with a suspended license. When Babak’s driving threatens the safety of the family, Neda insists they stay the night at a hotel. Once they check-in, Babak and Neda find themselves imprisoned, forced to face the secrets they’ve kept from each other. And though the clock moves forward, “the night” never ends. The film features a diverse cast and crew made up of predominantly Iranian immigrants or US-born Iranian-Americans, including Shahab Hosseini, Niousha Jafarian, Leah Oganyan, and George Maguire. Shot on location in the US, The Night recently received a license for theatrical release
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Red Cape Publishing Release ‘The Vegas Rift’ by David F. Gray on Audible
Red Cape Publishing are proud to announce the release of The Vegas Rift by David F. Gray on Audible, narrated by Michael Brusasco. Blending science-fiction, fantasy, and cosmic horror, The Vegas Rift is a story of epic proportions. From David F. Gray, author of Gamble’s Run, comes The Vegas Rift – An epic blend of science fiction, fantasy, and cosmic horror. When Sam Carr becomes separated from his younger brother Doug during a trip to Las Vegas, he finds himself drawn into a world of unimaginable horrors. Through The Vegas Rift, Sam is taken to The Paradise, a sinister, Vegas-style hotel harboring dark secrets. Who is really running things behind the scenes? Will Sam reach Doug before it’s too late? Will they ever return to the world they left behind? Amazon Review – The Vegas Rift is my first exposure to David F Gray’s work and it will definitely not be my last. This superb blend of sci-fi, fantasy and
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Neil Marshall’s ‘The Reckoning’ Conjures A New Trailer
RLJE and Shudder recently nabbed the rights to Master of Horror Neil Marshall‘s new film The Reckoning, set against the backdrop of England at the end of the 17th century as the Great Plague rages. We’ve got the brutal new trailer for the film that looks absolutely amazing. In the film, “After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk) is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft (Sean Pertwee). Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace must face her own inner demons as the Devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.” Joe Anderson and Steven Waddington also star in the film that Marshall wrote with Charlotte Kirk and Edward Evers-Swindell, based on a story by Antony Jones and Nico Evers-Swindell. Marshall has a long list of genre hits including The Descent, Dog Soldiers, and Doomsday, as
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Clancy Brown To Play A Major Role In The “Dexter” Series Revival
We reported back in October that a series revival of the beloved serial killer series “Dexter” was headed your way with Michael C. Hall reprising his role as the title character. Now, news has come via Variety that Clancy Brown, star of Pet Sematary Two and most recently The Mortuary Collection (now streaming on Shudder) has joined the cast and will play the role of Kurt Caldwell, the primary villain of the series. The 10-episode limited series revival picks up ten years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the chaos of Hurricane Laura. The killer of killers is now living under an assumed name in a world away from Miami. The original series’ showrunner Clyde Phillips is also returning along with Marcos Siega, the director of nine episodes of the original series, who will direct six of the new episodes as well as executive produce.
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A First Look At The Supernatural Indie Horror ‘Hell Wanted’
Today, we’ve got your first look at Hell Wanted from director Braxton Fannin, a supernatural tale about a man paying for the sins of his youth. In the film, written by Austin Phares and Braxton Fannin, seventeen-year-old Wallace made a blood oath with a demonic text and murdered his competitor in order to land a spot on his high school hockey team. After destroying his victim’s body and the infernal book by fire, he went about his life… but forty years later, working as the high school’s janitor, Wallace is about to come face-to-face with his tortured youth. Students have begun mysteriously disappearing from their after-school jobs and, with history prepped to repeat itself, this seemingly-mild mannered custodian is going to have to battle the demons from his past if he wants a fighting chance at saving the present.” William Balzac, Maite Elias-Nava, Caitlin Dullahan-Bates, Connor Vasile, and Joseph Melendez star in the film produced by Austin Phares. Hell Wanted
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“Two Sentence Horror Stories” Returns To The CW This January
CW‘s critically-acclaimed horror series “Two Sentence Horror Stories” is back this January for its second season. Designed to subvert classic horror tropes by centering everyday people and diverse perspectives, the half-hour series taps into universal primal fears while tackling provocative social and cultural issues within our modern society. Created, written and executive produced by Vera Miao, the series is from the six-time EMMY® award-nominated, award-winning studio Stage 13. Season Two of “Two Sentence Horror Stories” premieres on January 12 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on The CW Network. The premiere episode features the tale titled “Bag Man” which follows five high school seniors in their first detention who find themselves falling prey to a terrifying monster. The second half is titled “Elliot”. This story follows a transmasculine student who endures merciless bullying in his high school until a mysterious janitor offers the teen a way to take care of his bullies once and for all.
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Showrunner Won’t Let Threats Stop “The Boys” Or Its Spin-Off
Amazon’s series “The Boys,” shines a light on the dark side of superheroes. It has scored a solid fan base, but not everyone is happy about the action-packed horror-tinged show. Showrunner Eric Kripke has shared that he’s actually receiving threats now. Kripke recently told Consequence of Sound: “[Regarding the threats], it’s only human nature to have to react to anger or hate directed right at you. I’m not gonna lie and say, ‘No, I think it’s funny.’ It affects me. It troubles me and everything. But I think it’s part of my job to not let it affect the work. And not let it force me to second guess myself and what I’m doing here. So, no, I take a moment, feel appropriately horrified, and then process my way past it. And get back to the work of writing.” He went on to say, “And we have a very specific rule that we try to follow, which is, it was
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Witness The Trailer For Post Apocalyptic Thriller ‘Go/Don’t Go’ Ahead Of January Release
Kamikaze Dogfight and Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, have let loose the full trailer for the post-apocalyptic psychological thriller, Go/Don’t Go, ahead of its release this month. Written and directed by first time filmmaker and actor, Alex Knapp, the film in which Knapp also stars, features Olivia Luccardi, Nore Davis, Bettina Skye, Tom Essig, and Zoey Wagner. After an unknown cataclysm, Adam (Alex Knapp) is alone. The sole inhabitant of a vacant, unchanged world, or so he thinks. While attempting to stay grounded in the desolate landscape, visions come to him—the fateful night his best friend Kyle (Nore Davis) introduces him to the love of his life, K (Olivia Luccardi). As Adam’s mental state starts to unravel, he is plagued by lingering questions and uncertain realities about his world. His grip on what’s left starts to slip away—sending him spiraling towards a series of unforeseen consequences and unexpected truths. A combination of “forgotten love story and inescapable paranoia,”
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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Announces Two Planned Events for 2021
The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival celebrates its sixth edition this year with plans for both a virtual component from February 4-7 2021 and a physical edition for Halloween weekend. Among its films directed and produced by women and non-binary filmmakers are the Italian chiller Darkness, moody German offering Time of Moulting, and creepy Argentian tale of the undead The Returned. Following is the festival’s official press announcement. The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, Berlin’s premier showcase of horror films directed and produced by women and non-binary filmmakers, will return in the new year for the 6th time and first virtual edition. The fest will run from February 4—7, 2021, and include features, short blocks, and an impressive slate of talks and special offerings. Feature films will be geo-locked to Germany while several short blocks and all non-film programming will be viewable worldwide. This will be followed by a planned second in-person event to take place over Halloween weekend, October
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Netflix Explores What Happens When We Die In New Series “Surviving Death”
Netflix explores the afterlife this January with their new series “Surviving Death.” The six-episode series from Ricki Stern delves into the questions that have been considered for millennia, what does it mean to die and what happens after our bodies expire? The series explores new research, first accounts from those who have had near-death experiences, experts, physicians, and more including mediums who see the dead. “Surviving Death” takes viewers on a journey beyond human existence beginning January 6, 2021.
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A Family Finds Themselves Trapped And Terrified In ‘The Night’ Trailer
From director and co-writer, Kourosh Ahari comes the psychological thriller The Night, from the executive producer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Ahead of its January release, we’ve got the new trailer that teases a dark, unnerving movie. The psychological thriller follows an Iranian couple, Babak and Neda, and their one-year-old daughter, Shabnam. Returning home from a friend’s gathering, Babak drives drunkenly, too stubborn to let Neda drive with a suspended license. When Babak’s driving threatens the safety of the family, Neda insists they stay the night at a hotel. Once they check-in, Babak and Neda find themselves imprisoned, forced to face the secrets they’ve kept from each other. And though the clock moves forward, “the night” never ends. The film features a diverse cast and crew made up of predominantly Iranian immigrants or US-born Iranian-Americans, including Shahab Hosseini, Niousha Jafarian, Leah Oganyan, and George Maguire. Shot on location in the US, The Night recently received a license for theatrical release
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Red Cape Publishing Release ‘The Vegas Rift’ by David F. Gray on Audible
Red Cape Publishing are proud to announce the release of The Vegas Rift by David F. Gray on Audible, narrated by Michael Brusasco. Blending science-fiction, fantasy, and cosmic horror, The Vegas Rift is a story of epic proportions. From David F. Gray, author of Gamble’s Run, comes The Vegas Rift – An epic blend of science fiction, fantasy, and cosmic horror. When Sam Carr becomes separated from his younger brother Doug during a trip to Las Vegas, he finds himself drawn into a world of unimaginable horrors. Through The Vegas Rift, Sam is taken to The Paradise, a sinister, Vegas-style hotel harboring dark secrets. Who is really running things behind the scenes? Will Sam reach Doug before it’s too late? Will they ever return to the world they left behind? Amazon Review – The Vegas Rift is my first exposure to David F Gray’s work and it will definitely not be my last. This superb blend of sci-fi, fantasy and
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Neil Marshall’s ‘The Reckoning’ Conjures A New Trailer
RLJE and Shudder recently nabbed the rights to Master of Horror Neil Marshall‘s new film The Reckoning, set against the backdrop of England at the end of the 17th century as the Great Plague rages. We’ve got the brutal new trailer for the film that looks absolutely amazing. In the film, “After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk) is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft (Sean Pertwee). Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace must face her own inner demons as the Devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.” Joe Anderson and Steven Waddington also star in the film that Marshall wrote with Charlotte Kirk and Edward Evers-Swindell, based on a story by Antony Jones and Nico Evers-Swindell. Marshall has a long list of genre hits including The Descent, Dog Soldiers, and Doomsday, as
Continue reading →
Clancy Brown To Play A Major Role In The “Dexter” Series Revival
We reported back in October that a series revival of the beloved serial killer series “Dexter” was headed your way with Michael C. Hall reprising his role as the title character. Now, news has come via Variety that Clancy Brown, star of Pet Sematary Two and most recently The Mortuary Collection (now streaming on Shudder) has joined the cast and will play the role of Kurt Caldwell, the primary villain of the series. The 10-episode limited series revival picks up ten years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the chaos of Hurricane Laura. The killer of killers is now living under an assumed name in a world away from Miami. The original series’ showrunner Clyde Phillips is also returning along with Marcos Siega, the director of nine episodes of the original series, who will direct six of the new episodes as well as executive produce.
Continue reading →
A First Look At The Supernatural Indie Horror ‘Hell Wanted’
Today, we’ve got your first look at Hell Wanted from director Braxton Fannin, a supernatural tale about a man paying for the sins of his youth. In the film, written by Austin Phares and Braxton Fannin, seventeen-year-old Wallace made a blood oath with a demonic text and murdered his competitor in order to land a spot on his high school hockey team. After destroying his victim’s body and the infernal book by fire, he went about his life… but forty years later, working as the high school’s janitor, Wallace is about to come face-to-face with his tortured youth. Students have begun mysteriously disappearing from their after-school jobs and, with history prepped to repeat itself, this seemingly-mild mannered custodian is going to have to battle the demons from his past if he wants a fighting chance at saving the present.” William Balzac, Maite Elias-Nava, Caitlin Dullahan-Bates, Connor Vasile, and Joseph Melendez star in the film produced by Austin Phares. Hell Wanted
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“Two Sentence Horror Stories” Returns To The CW This January
CW‘s critically-acclaimed horror series “Two Sentence Horror Stories” is back this January for its second season. Designed to subvert classic horror tropes by centering everyday people and diverse perspectives, the half-hour series taps into universal primal fears while tackling provocative social and cultural issues within our modern society. Created, written and executive produced by Vera Miao, the series is from the six-time EMMY® award-nominated, award-winning studio Stage 13. Season Two of “Two Sentence Horror Stories” premieres on January 12 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on The CW Network. The premiere episode features the tale titled “Bag Man” which follows five high school seniors in their first detention who find themselves falling prey to a terrifying monster. The second half is titled “Elliot”. This story follows a transmasculine student who endures merciless bullying in his high school until a mysterious janitor offers the teen a way to take care of his bullies once and for all.
Continue reading →
Showrunner Won’t Let Threats Stop “The Boys” Or Its Spin-Off
Amazon’s series “The Boys,” shines a light on the dark side of superheroes. It has scored a solid fan base, but not everyone is happy about the action-packed horror-tinged show. Showrunner Eric Kripke has shared that he’s actually receiving threats now. Kripke recently told Consequence of Sound: “[Regarding the threats], it’s only human nature to have to react to anger or hate directed right at you. I’m not gonna lie and say, ‘No, I think it’s funny.’ It affects me. It troubles me and everything. But I think it’s part of my job to not let it affect the work. And not let it force me to second guess myself and what I’m doing here. So, no, I take a moment, feel appropriately horrified, and then process my way past it. And get back to the work of writing.” He went on to say, “And we have a very specific rule that we try to follow, which is, it was
Continue reading →
Witness The Trailer For Post Apocalyptic Thriller ‘Go/Don’t Go’ Ahead Of January Release
Kamikaze Dogfight and Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, have let loose the full trailer for the post-apocalyptic psychological thriller, Go/Don’t Go, ahead of its release this month. Written and directed by first time filmmaker and actor, Alex Knapp, the film in which Knapp also stars, features Olivia Luccardi, Nore Davis, Bettina Skye, Tom Essig, and Zoey Wagner. After an unknown cataclysm, Adam (Alex Knapp) is alone. The sole inhabitant of a vacant, unchanged world, or so he thinks. While attempting to stay grounded in the desolate landscape, visions come to him—the fateful night his best friend Kyle (Nore Davis) introduces him to the love of his life, K (Olivia Luccardi). As Adam’s mental state starts to unravel, he is plagued by lingering questions and uncertain realities about his world. His grip on what’s left starts to slip away—sending him spiraling towards a series of unforeseen consequences and unexpected truths. A combination of “forgotten love story and inescapable paranoia,”
Continue reading →
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Announces Two Planned Events for 2021
The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival celebrates its sixth edition this year with plans for both a virtual component from February 4-7 2021 and a physical edition for Halloween weekend. Among its films directed and produced by women and non-binary filmmakers are the Italian chiller Darkness, moody German offering Time of Moulting, and creepy Argentian tale of the undead The Returned. Following is the festival’s official press announcement. The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, Berlin’s premier showcase of horror films directed and produced by women and non-binary filmmakers, will return in the new year for the 6th time and first virtual edition. The fest will run from February 4—7, 2021, and include features, short blocks, and an impressive slate of talks and special offerings. Feature films will be geo-locked to Germany while several short blocks and all non-film programming will be viewable worldwide. This will be followed by a planned second in-person event to take place over Halloween weekend, October
Continue reading →
Netflix Explores What Happens When We Die In New Series “Surviving Death”
Netflix explores the afterlife this January with their new series “Surviving Death.” The six-episode series from Ricki Stern delves into the questions that have been considered for millennia, what does it mean to die and what happens after our bodies expire? The series explores new research, first accounts from those who have had near-death experiences, experts, physicians, and more including mediums who see the dead. “Surviving Death” takes viewers on a journey beyond human existence beginning January 6, 2021.
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