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Movie Review: Flay (2019)
Patricia (Peggy Schott) is one of those long sufferin’ artist types, but her problems are going to expand 666-fold as she acquires a cursed chain (which has been around since those days of covered wagons and rampant dysentery) which ends up resulting in a serious case of the deaths for anyone unlucky enough to come in possession of those loathsome links! Can Pat get her shit together and end the curse? Special effects wizard turned director Eric Pham and screenwriter Matthew Daley, aren’t exactly re-inventing the wicked wheel with Flay; this is your typical ancient curse causes mayhem in the modern day yarn at it’s heart… but goddamn do they manage to keep things fresh! To wit: the way the curse spreads here is rather inventive, as the links of the chain (which were given that ol’ wild whammy by an imprisoned Native American shaman) give anyone that touches them a permanent bad day, and since our heroine has utilized
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’30 Days Of Night’ Creator Launches Monster Forge Productions
Steve Niles, the man behind the 30 Days of Night comic book series, is ramping up his presence in the genre by launching Monster Forge Productions, THR reports. Niles has teamed up with Shannon Eric Denton to create the company which will bring to life “a spectrum of horror properties, ranging from light monster fare for children to full-blown adult scares.” The site also states that “Monster Forge enters the entertainment space with a multi-platform production division bringing their monstrous library of titles and creator relationships to film, television, interactive entertainment, gaming, and merchandising.” Comics, animation, games, and toys that have grown into a cultural phenomenon over the past two decades” Niles said in a statement shared by THR. “Monster Forge will build a bridge from our own creations and those of like-minded creators’ works to film, TV, toys, games, and beyond.” Horror, sci-fi, kids’ animation, Hammer films, black-and-white creature features, and modern VFX-driven genre fun is all the stuff
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Enter ‘The Wicked Woods’ – Out Now On DVD And VOD
Enter The Wicked Woods – now out on DVD and VOD from Bayview Entertainment. A haunting, cryptic, ethereal mood piece that skillfully sustains an aura of dread and tension throughout. An unhappily married woman and her lover take a weekend retreat at a cabin in the woods to discuss their future. Soon, they find themselves besieged by forces outside the cabin, rushing past windows, making strange noises, appearing and then disappearing within the house; in the fog outside, they make themselves visible as a strange old man in trapper’s garb, a nude woman, and little children in cloaks. Only the sacrifice of one of them can save the other on a night when the portals of another dimension have opened to take their souls and punish them for their actions in life. Unconventional and enigmatic. In Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Lucio A. Rojas, The Wicked Woods (aka Perfidy) starring Catherine Mazoyer, Iñigo Urrutia, and Daniel Antivilo, the film
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Tony Todd Stars In The Sci-fi Thriller ‘Destination Marfa’
Los Angeles based Fairway Film Alliance has acquired worldwide rights to the surrealist science-fiction title Destination Marfa. The film follows four lifelong friends who decide to veer off the road and venture into a small West Texas town known as Marfa, where they encounter mysterious lights as the line between reality and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred. Tony Todd (Candyman) and Stelio Savante (Infidel) play opposing forces in the town of Marfa. Brittany Jo Alvarado, Kyle Colton, Marcus Jahn, Tracy Perez, Richard Riehle, Lisa Roumain, Neil Sandilands, and Scot Scurlock co-star. Producers include Stelio Savante and Starla Christian. The film is the passion project of writer-director-executive producer Andy Stapp and was shot on location throughout Texas. Todd is also starring in Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie Candyman and is represented by Defining Artists and Jeff Goldberg Management. Savante was most recently seen starring opposite Jim Caviezel in the theatrically released film Infidel, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. He is represented by SMS Talent
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‘Silent Hills: Echoes; Delayed Until 2021 For A Noble Reason
The new fan film Silent Hill: Echoes, based on the horror game by Konami, was meant to be released this November, however, after feedback from fans, the filmmakers decided to reshoot a few scenes which have delayed its release. Today we have an update on when fans can see the film. We listen to the feedback,” says co-producer Ken Cosentino, “Once we saw how big the audience was, based on their response we knew we could do better and they deserve better. We agree with their input so we went back for reshoots.” Due to a major outbreak of COVID-19 in Western New York, the reshoots were suddenly postponed.” Creator and DP Codey Dingfield was disappointed but optimistic, saying that it was an easy decision, “At the end of the day we’re bummed because we wanted to roll this out, but the health and wellness of everyone come first.” It’s no joke here,” says Cosentino with a nod. “He’s right
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A Woman Finds Herself Trapped And Fighting To Survive A Disaster In ‘Relentless’
Terror Films has announced the release date for Barry Andersson’s survival thriller Relentless and we’ve got a new clip. Andersson’s desperate tale of tragedy, starring Rachel Weber, will be released this November on multiple Digital Platforms. In the film, Jennifer (Rachel Weber) is living alone in a large, empty house while struggling with depression after a recent loss. She is trying her best to deal with the hand that life has dealt her. On the eve of a major thunderstorm, Jennifer accidentally locks herself in the basement. As the water begins to flood in and quickly rise, Jennifer soon finds herself in the ultimate fight for survival! Director Barry Andersson has talked about the challenges of filming, recently. I loved exploring the basic idea of what we, as human’s value when faced with a personal tragedy. What do we hang onto and when do we need to let go of things? We set up the house to be a metaphor
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HBO Adapting ‘The Last Of Us’ Gaming Franchise For New Series
Earlier this year it was announced that the hit zombie game “The Last of Us” may be getting a series adaptation. It’s officially happening! HBO has ordered the series with the game’s creator and writer Neil Druckmann co-writing and producing with the first season covering the first game of the franchise. Variety is reporting that “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”) is developing and executive producing the series for HBO and will be co-writing along with Druckmann. “Craig and Neil are visionaries in a league of their own,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming, states. “With them at the helm alongside the incomparable Carolyn
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Stephen Lang Teases ‘Don’t Breathe 2’
Filming has now wrapped on Don’t Breathe 2, the sequel to Fede Alverez’s 2016 hit home invasion horror. Stephen Lang, who starred in the original returns as the badass blind man. During a chat with THR earlier this week, Lang teased that the sequel will be “very much its own thing.” I never walked away from a scene on this feeling like we’d left something on the table there. We really strived to get everything we could out of it,” said Lang. “It has a tremendous kinship with the first film, but in many ways — in every way — it’s very much its own thing.” We kind of debate and negotiate and massage every word, every phrase, every grunt,” Lang added. “We all have a ball doing it, because we enjoy working together. On the day-to-day life on set, I had a lot of input into it.” Don’t Breathe 2 is the feature directorial debut of Rodo Sayagues, who
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Movie Review: Attack of the Demons (2019)
In a serene mountain town down Colorado way in the early nineteen nineties, a Halloween-set music festival is interrupted by a demonic paranormal event… namely some devious devil makin’ the scene and turning revelers into full on monster mother fuckers via his spraying crimson issue! Meanwhile, re-united high school chums Natalie (Katie Maguire), Jeff (Andreas Peterson) and Kevin (Thomas Peterson), find their lil’ catch up sesh seriously interrupted by the aforementioned supernatural shenanigans. To that end, those cats decide to high-tail it to Jeff’s uncle’s pad; an abode fortified by some serious survivalist accoutrement… but alas that gear ultimately does jack fuck-all to slow the pace of that insidious invasion! As fate would have it, a demonologist named Stuart (August Sargenti) enters the picture and fills our heroes in on how to end this beastly bullshit… but can they actually pull it off before the whole wicked world falls victim to these arcane assholes?!! Possessing (pun intended) a style and
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New Coffee Table Book Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of “Night Gallery”
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the classic TV series “The Night Gallery” on December 16th, Creature Features has announced the new lavishly illustrated coffee table book “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness.” The book captures images of the nightmarish paintings and sculptures that were featured in the series from its 52 episodes that aired between 1969 and 1973. The book, which ships on December 4th, also highlights the 50-year search and eventual discovery of a long-lost portrait of Hollywood screen legend Joan Crawford featured in “Eyes,” a Steven Spielberg-directed segment of the series. “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness” would make a fantastic Christmas gift for any fan of Serling, the series, or any genre fan. You can order your copy NOW from the Creature Features website.
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Movie Review: Flay (2019)
Patricia (Peggy Schott) is one of those long sufferin’ artist types, but her problems are going to expand 666-fold as she acquires a cursed chain (which has been around since those days of covered wagons and rampant dysentery) which ends up resulting in a serious case of the deaths for anyone unlucky enough to come in possession of those loathsome links! Can Pat get her shit together and end the curse? Special effects wizard turned director Eric Pham and screenwriter Matthew Daley, aren’t exactly re-inventing the wicked wheel with Flay; this is your typical ancient curse causes mayhem in the modern day yarn at it’s heart… but goddamn do they manage to keep things fresh! To wit: the way the curse spreads here is rather inventive, as the links of the chain (which were given that ol’ wild whammy by an imprisoned Native American shaman) give anyone that touches them a permanent bad day, and since our heroine has utilized
Continue reading →
’30 Days Of Night’ Creator Launches Monster Forge Productions
Steve Niles, the man behind the 30 Days of Night comic book series, is ramping up his presence in the genre by launching Monster Forge Productions, THR reports. Niles has teamed up with Shannon Eric Denton to create the company which will bring to life “a spectrum of horror properties, ranging from light monster fare for children to full-blown adult scares.” The site also states that “Monster Forge enters the entertainment space with a multi-platform production division bringing their monstrous library of titles and creator relationships to film, television, interactive entertainment, gaming, and merchandising.” Comics, animation, games, and toys that have grown into a cultural phenomenon over the past two decades” Niles said in a statement shared by THR. “Monster Forge will build a bridge from our own creations and those of like-minded creators’ works to film, TV, toys, games, and beyond.” Horror, sci-fi, kids’ animation, Hammer films, black-and-white creature features, and modern VFX-driven genre fun is all the stuff
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Enter ‘The Wicked Woods’ – Out Now On DVD And VOD
Enter The Wicked Woods – now out on DVD and VOD from Bayview Entertainment. A haunting, cryptic, ethereal mood piece that skillfully sustains an aura of dread and tension throughout. An unhappily married woman and her lover take a weekend retreat at a cabin in the woods to discuss their future. Soon, they find themselves besieged by forces outside the cabin, rushing past windows, making strange noises, appearing and then disappearing within the house; in the fog outside, they make themselves visible as a strange old man in trapper’s garb, a nude woman, and little children in cloaks. Only the sacrifice of one of them can save the other on a night when the portals of another dimension have opened to take their souls and punish them for their actions in life. Unconventional and enigmatic. In Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Lucio A. Rojas, The Wicked Woods (aka Perfidy) starring Catherine Mazoyer, Iñigo Urrutia, and Daniel Antivilo, the film
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Tony Todd Stars In The Sci-fi Thriller ‘Destination Marfa’
Los Angeles based Fairway Film Alliance has acquired worldwide rights to the surrealist science-fiction title Destination Marfa. The film follows four lifelong friends who decide to veer off the road and venture into a small West Texas town known as Marfa, where they encounter mysterious lights as the line between reality and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred. Tony Todd (Candyman) and Stelio Savante (Infidel) play opposing forces in the town of Marfa. Brittany Jo Alvarado, Kyle Colton, Marcus Jahn, Tracy Perez, Richard Riehle, Lisa Roumain, Neil Sandilands, and Scot Scurlock co-star. Producers include Stelio Savante and Starla Christian. The film is the passion project of writer-director-executive producer Andy Stapp and was shot on location throughout Texas. Todd is also starring in Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie Candyman and is represented by Defining Artists and Jeff Goldberg Management. Savante was most recently seen starring opposite Jim Caviezel in the theatrically released film Infidel, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. He is represented by SMS Talent
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‘Silent Hills: Echoes; Delayed Until 2021 For A Noble Reason
The new fan film Silent Hill: Echoes, based on the horror game by Konami, was meant to be released this November, however, after feedback from fans, the filmmakers decided to reshoot a few scenes which have delayed its release. Today we have an update on when fans can see the film. We listen to the feedback,” says co-producer Ken Cosentino, “Once we saw how big the audience was, based on their response we knew we could do better and they deserve better. We agree with their input so we went back for reshoots.” Due to a major outbreak of COVID-19 in Western New York, the reshoots were suddenly postponed.” Creator and DP Codey Dingfield was disappointed but optimistic, saying that it was an easy decision, “At the end of the day we’re bummed because we wanted to roll this out, but the health and wellness of everyone come first.” It’s no joke here,” says Cosentino with a nod. “He’s right
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A Woman Finds Herself Trapped And Fighting To Survive A Disaster In ‘Relentless’
Terror Films has announced the release date for Barry Andersson’s survival thriller Relentless and we’ve got a new clip. Andersson’s desperate tale of tragedy, starring Rachel Weber, will be released this November on multiple Digital Platforms. In the film, Jennifer (Rachel Weber) is living alone in a large, empty house while struggling with depression after a recent loss. She is trying her best to deal with the hand that life has dealt her. On the eve of a major thunderstorm, Jennifer accidentally locks herself in the basement. As the water begins to flood in and quickly rise, Jennifer soon finds herself in the ultimate fight for survival! Director Barry Andersson has talked about the challenges of filming, recently. I loved exploring the basic idea of what we, as human’s value when faced with a personal tragedy. What do we hang onto and when do we need to let go of things? We set up the house to be a metaphor
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HBO Adapting ‘The Last Of Us’ Gaming Franchise For New Series
Earlier this year it was announced that the hit zombie game “The Last of Us” may be getting a series adaptation. It’s officially happening! HBO has ordered the series with the game’s creator and writer Neil Druckmann co-writing and producing with the first season covering the first game of the franchise. Variety is reporting that “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”) is developing and executive producing the series for HBO and will be co-writing along with Druckmann. “Craig and Neil are visionaries in a league of their own,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming, states. “With them at the helm alongside the incomparable Carolyn
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Stephen Lang Teases ‘Don’t Breathe 2’
Filming has now wrapped on Don’t Breathe 2, the sequel to Fede Alverez’s 2016 hit home invasion horror. Stephen Lang, who starred in the original returns as the badass blind man. During a chat with THR earlier this week, Lang teased that the sequel will be “very much its own thing.” I never walked away from a scene on this feeling like we’d left something on the table there. We really strived to get everything we could out of it,” said Lang. “It has a tremendous kinship with the first film, but in many ways — in every way — it’s very much its own thing.” We kind of debate and negotiate and massage every word, every phrase, every grunt,” Lang added. “We all have a ball doing it, because we enjoy working together. On the day-to-day life on set, I had a lot of input into it.” Don’t Breathe 2 is the feature directorial debut of Rodo Sayagues, who
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Movie Review: Attack of the Demons (2019)
In a serene mountain town down Colorado way in the early nineteen nineties, a Halloween-set music festival is interrupted by a demonic paranormal event… namely some devious devil makin’ the scene and turning revelers into full on monster mother fuckers via his spraying crimson issue! Meanwhile, re-united high school chums Natalie (Katie Maguire), Jeff (Andreas Peterson) and Kevin (Thomas Peterson), find their lil’ catch up sesh seriously interrupted by the aforementioned supernatural shenanigans. To that end, those cats decide to high-tail it to Jeff’s uncle’s pad; an abode fortified by some serious survivalist accoutrement… but alas that gear ultimately does jack fuck-all to slow the pace of that insidious invasion! As fate would have it, a demonologist named Stuart (August Sargenti) enters the picture and fills our heroes in on how to end this beastly bullshit… but can they actually pull it off before the whole wicked world falls victim to these arcane assholes?!! Possessing (pun intended) a style and
Continue reading →
New Coffee Table Book Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of “Night Gallery”
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the classic TV series “The Night Gallery” on December 16th, Creature Features has announced the new lavishly illustrated coffee table book “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness.” The book captures images of the nightmarish paintings and sculptures that were featured in the series from its 52 episodes that aired between 1969 and 1973. The book, which ships on December 4th, also highlights the 50-year search and eventual discovery of a long-lost portrait of Hollywood screen legend Joan Crawford featured in “Eyes,” a Steven Spielberg-directed segment of the series. “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness” would make a fantastic Christmas gift for any fan of Serling, the series, or any genre fan. You can order your copy NOW from the Creature Features website.
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