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CJ Entertainment Announces New Horror Film Label 413 Pictures

CJ Entertainment announced today they have launched the new horror label, 413 Pictures, whose name is derived from ‘4’ being an unlucky number in Asia and ‘13’, an unlucky number in the U.S. The new label aims to release between two and four English-language genre films and four to five local-language Asian genre films each year. It will have a broad appeal to both Asia and Western markets as its contents will incorporate horror elements from both cultures. The first films to be released under the 413 Pictures label in the U.S. will be Hide and Seek (going into production this fall) and The Housemaid (going into production next year). CJ Entertainment is developing, financing and producing both films. Joel David Moore (“Avatar” franchise) is directing Hide and Seek – a remake of the hit Korean social horror-thriller written and directed by Huh Jung and released to wide critical and commercial success in 2013. The movie builds upon themes related

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 1, 2018

MoviesNewsTrailers

Lovecraftian Horror ‘Black Wake’ Unveils Trailer And Poster

Ahead of Jeremiah Kipp‘s Black Wake being unleashed on DVD and VOD, the trailer has arrived along with a poster. Inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft, Blake Wake, winner of Best Horror Feature Film at the 2018 Phillip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, is “set in an aquatic alien world where evil parasites who practice mind control live in the depths of the sea. It is a fresh, creative and original story that is part alien invasion film, part conspiracy thriller, and zombie movie.” Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Nana Gouvea (Blood Circus), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Johnny Beauchamp (Penny Dreadful), and Chuck Zito (Sons of Anarchy) star. Black Wake arrives on VOD and DVD on August 7, 2018, from Vision Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 13, 2018

Film Festivals

Sci-fi/Horror Short ‘Mainline’ Set To Screen At Cinepocalypse (Trailer)

It has now been announced that the “mind-bending” short Scifi/horror film Mainline is set to be screened at Chicago’s Cinepocalypse Film Festival on Saturday, June 23rd at 9:30 pm and Thursday, June 28th at 1:45 pm CT. Written and directed by Eric Kleifield, the short film is a “thrilling time-travel story that explores the dark side of advanced technology. Confined to his makeshift lab, a reclusive bioengineer must deal with the horrifying and deadly consequences of his injectable time-traveling serum.” The film made its world premiere at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in October 2017 and was nominated for both Best Horror Short Film and Best Short Film Director at the North Hollywood Cinefest in April 2018. “A lifelong sci-fi and horror fan, writer/director Eric Kleifield spent a year developing the film’s time-travel mechanics: “It took a lot of narrative experimentation, and many headache-inducing diagrams, to create a new take on time-travel that feels fresh and packs an emotional punch.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 20, 2018

ForeignMoviesNewsTrailers

Italian Action-Horror ‘Road To Hell’ (Fino all’Inferno) Heading To Theaters

Roberto D’Antona‘s Italian action-thriller Road to Hell (Fino all’Inferno) is set to debut in Italy this August. Today, a new trailer has been unveiled to go along with the release announcement. In the blood-filled film, a gang of young criminals fleeing to a new life far from their past. When they meet a woman and her son, also on the run, they will find themselves hurled into something much bigger. Among violent gangsters, sadistic killers and a mysterious organization of unscrupulous men, they will work together with a jealous girlfriend and a cop to save the life of the child and the future of the world. I can not wait to see the movie in theaters and know what the public will think. ” Roberto D’Anton said. “With this film I gave life to one of my greatest dreams. A genre of action/crime/horror film with sci-fi nuances and a western/80s soundtrack, here’s what it is Road To Hell, it’s a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 6, 2018

News

Oscar Winner Gary Oldman Set To Star In Thriller ‘The Bayou’

Oscar Winner Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf) are starring in The Bayou, the story of a hitman (Oldman) who is determined to rescue a young woman from being sold by human traffickers, Deadline reports. In the film, an aging mob hitman named Tickie Bordeaux (Oldman) is mentoring a dangerous young protege named Ceto (O’Brien) who lost his kid sister to the criminal underworld. They work for crime boss Emmeline, who operates out of a gentleman’s club in the French Quarter. When Ceto secretly spares a runaway named Billie, the girl follows Ceto and begs for his help, setting him on a violent collision course with his bosses. Penned by Point Break writer W. Peter Iliff, Gary Fleder (Runaway Jury) is in talks to direct. Natalie Burn (interview) (The Expendables 3) is producing under her banner Born to Burn Films along with Rob Van Norden (Olympus Has Fallen). Trevor Short,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 8, 2018

ForeignTrailers

This June Bring Home The Haunting South Korean Horror Film ‘The Mimic’

Following writer-director Huh Jung’s directorial debut hit Hide and Seek, which is currently getting an American remake, comes Jung’s horror-thriller The Mimic. Inspired the South Korean mythological tale of the “Tiger of Mt. Jang,” where a legendary ghost that mimics humans, a woman takes in a lost girl she finds near the mysterious Mt. Jang and mystifying things begin to happen to her frightened family. The Mimic stars Yum Jung-Ah (Tell Me Something), Park Hyuk-Kwon (A Taxi Driver), Shin Rin-Ah (Ode To My Father), Heo Jin (The Wailing), Kil Hae-Yeon (Missing) and Lee Yool (Hello Murderer). In the film, “A classic Korean ghost story gets a horrifying new spin, as the mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods and soon begins to wonder if she is even human.” The Mimic arrives on Digital and Blu-ray™ June 12, 2018, from Well Go USA Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 5, 2018

NewsTrailers

Trailer Lands For Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Astro’

The trailer has been unveiled for sci-fi thriller Astro, set to premiere at Cannes this May before landing on home entertainment this July. Directed by Asif Akbar, who co-wrote the script with Bernard Selling, the film tells of a billionaire’s private space exploration program returning to Earth with an abducted extraterrestrial from a newly discovered alien planet. Gary Daniels (The Expendables) and Dominique Swain (Boone: The Bounty Hunter) lead the cast with Louis Mandylor, Max Wasa, Omi Vaidya, Luke G. Crosby, Orson Chaplin, Gianni Capaldi, Spice Williams-Crosby, Courtney Akbar, Christopher Showerman and Michael Pare also starring. Marshal Hilton filled us in on his role in Astro during an interview with the Bunnyman 2/Primal Rage actor. Check it out. Astro is a Film Life Factory, LLC and XVIII Entertainment, LLC production. ITN Distribution is handling sales in all domestic and certain parts of the European territories with Avail Films and XVIII Entertainment handling the rest of the worldwide sales at the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 1, 2018

From the Crypt

A First Look At Roxy Shih’s Horror Film ‘Painkillers’

The first images have arrived for Roxy Shih’s (Dark/Web, The Tribe) Painkillers following its international premiere at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF). Painkillers, the thriller from Title Media and Lone Suspect, stars Mischa Barton (Sixth Sense), Adam Huss (Power), Madeline Zima (Twin Peaks), Grant Bowler (True Blood), Debra Wilson (Mad TV), and “American Horror Story” actress Naomi Grossman (interview). In the film, “After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, brilliant surgeon John Clarke, tormented by guilt, becomes prey to an unbearable physical pain. While his marriage starts disintegrating, John soon finds out that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood. When he encounters Herb Morris, a man who claims he can help him get his life back, John embarks upon a nightmarish journey through which he will either have to come to terms with his pain… or become a monster.” Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale are producing under their

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 15, 2018

ClipsFilm FestivalsTrailers

Sci-fi Thriller ‘Chimera’ Set To Premiere At Boston Film Festival

Chimera, the highly-anticipated sci-fi thriller will be holding its North American premiere on Wednesday Aprill 11th as the opening feature of the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF). The attending audience will enjoy the distinguished presence of Oscar® and two-time Golden Globes nominated actress Kathleen Quinlan, LGBT-rights advocate and actress Erika Ervin and first-time writer-director Maurice Haeems as well as cast members Henry Ian Cusick, Kathleen Quinlan, and “American Horror Story” actress Erika Ervin a.k.a. Amazon Eve. “Chimera was filmed entirely in Massachusetts for which the producers give thanks to the assistance of the MA Film Office and to the tax credits offered by the MA Department of Revenue. Most of the production’s below-the-line crew and supporting cast are from the region and/or have ties to the state. Given Chimera’s deep connections to Boston and Massachusetts, the film’s North American Premiere is fittingly taking place on Opening Night at the 2018 BIFF.” We viewed Chimera not just as a stunning piece

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 3, 2018

IndieMovies

Movie Review: Mohawk is a Rock Solid Historic Revenge Thriller!

As the War of 1812 rages, British soldier Joshua Pinsmail (Eamon Farren) attempts to convince Mohawk elder Wentahawi (Sheri Foster) to align her people with the forces opposing America with the help of tribe members Oak (Kaniehtiio Horn) and Calvin Two Rivers (Justin Rain). After she refuses, Calvin does the murder biz on a cadre of sleeping American soldiers. this goes over like a fart in a submarine, and soon our heroes find themselves pursued by world-class psycho Col. Hezekiah Holt (Ezra Buzzington) and his small band of soldiers. What follows is an orgy of torture, suspense, and supernatural intervention all intertwining on the trail to sweet revenge. Mohawk isn’t a straight up fright flick, it includes so many earmarks of our beloved horror biz that it would be foolhardy not to consider it a part of our petrifying pantheon…there is effective practical gore, a protagonist that has some serious preternatural overtones, and a climax that has more than a

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DanXIII

Mar 1, 2018