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Free Chilling Horror Films Coming To Redbox This June

As temperatures continue to rise, Redbox has a ton of new films and classics, many available to watch for free! Here’s what’s coming free to stream this June. Willy’s Wonderland (review) A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now-condemned Willy’s Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive. Cast: Nicolas Cage (Con Air), Emily Tosta (Party of Five), Beth Grant (No Country For Old Men) Be sure to check out our interview with G.O. Parsons, the film’s director. Availability: June 13th You Can’t Kill Stephen King A group of friends visits a lake where horror author Stephen King lives and starts getting killed off one at a time. Cast: Monroe Mann (Swimfan), Crystal Arnette (Unicornland), Polly Humphreys (Veep) Availability: June 1st Tin Can Feature Film As the world faces a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 26, 2023

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New ‘The Boogeyman’ Trailer Brings Nightmares To Life

The new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale, The Boogeyman, is on its way, and today the second trailer has arrived, giving us a taste of the horrors and darkness that await us. In the film, a man named Lester Billings talks to his psychiatrist about the “murders” of his three young children, describing the events of the past several years. His first two children died mysteriously of apparently unrelated causes (diagnosed as crib death and convulsions, respectively) when left alone in their bedrooms. The only commonalities were that the children cried, “Boogeyman!” and the closet door was found ajar after discovering their corpses, even though Billings is certain the door was shut. Host and “Bite Size Horror” director Rob Savage is at the helm of the film that began filming this past spring and will expand on the original tale. The film stars David Dastmalchian, Chris Messian, Sophie Thatcher, Marin Ireland, and Vivian Lyre Blair. Written by Scott Beck and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 18, 2023

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Chattanooga Film Festival Promises Fears, Tears, and Cheers for Its 2023 Edition

Chattanooga Film Festival returns to the cinema this year with a stellar selection of horror and genre-film features announced for its first wave. Those who have been following its online versions in recent years need not worry, as the festival is also offering a hybrid edition. Following is the official press announcement. The Chattanooga Film Festival (CFF) will make its long awaited return this summer from June 23-29. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, after being named one of “The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine, the festival will return to the ground June 23-25, while still offering a virtual experience from June 23 – 29. While the festival will have various locations around the city, the main venue will be Chattanooga’s historic and legendary haunted The Read House Hotel. The hotel’s 1920’s beauty and the tale of Room 311, with resident ghost Annalisa, makes it the perfect backdrop for the festival’s 10th Anniversary. Opening the festival will

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Joseph Perry

Apr 12, 2023

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‘IT’ Prequel Series “Welcome To Derry” Announces First Four Cast Members

HBO Max’s upcoming IT prequel series, “Welcome to Derry” has now announced the first four cast members, Variety reports. The first cast members to be announced include Taylour Paige (“Zola,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”), Jovan Adepo (“Babylon,” “Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason,” “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt”), and James Remar (“Oppenheimer,” “Megalopolis”). While many of the details surrounding the upcoming series are being kept quiet, we do know that it is, “Set in the world of Stephen King’s ‘IT’ universe, ‘Welcome to Derry’ is based on King’s ‘It’ novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films ‘IT’ and ‘IT: Chapter Two.’” “Welcome to Derry” got the series order by HBO Max back in February and was developed for television by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs. Fuchs is writing the first episode. Muschetti who directed both movie installments will direct multiple episodes, including the pilot. Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane serve as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2023

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Panic Fest Brings the Fearful and the Frightening to Kansas City — and Your Home — This April

Kansas City’s renowned Panic Fest has announced a 2023 hybrid slate that will have horror and genre-film fans reaching for their drool cups! Whether your cinematic appetites lean toward slashers or slitherers, maniacs or monsters, or practically anything in between, Panic Fest offers something for pretty much everyone next month. Have a gander at the fest’s official press announcement, which follows. Universal Pictures’ new Dracula horror-comedy Renfield, starring Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as The Prince of Darkness, kicks off the 11th annual Panic Fest on Thursday, April 13, at Screenland Armour Theatre in Kansas City, MO. Our festival expands its 2023 programming to feature over 100 films along with special guest filmmakers and special events for opening weekend. Panic Fest will once again be a hybrid festival allowing genre fans to enjoy programming in-person and keep the party going online at home with our virtual programming. In-Person: April 13-19, 2023 Virtual Fest: April

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Joseph Perry

Mar 15, 2023

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Movie Review: The Long Dark Trail (2022 – Cleopatra Blu-ray)

Things are mega-shitty for two teenage brothers (Brady and Carter O’Donnell) in rural Pennsylvania. How so you may (or may not) ask? Well, their beloved mother has flown the coop, and Daddy Dearest is an abusive dick second to none. It’s that last point that inspires our heroes to beat feet out of the cabin the family calls home, and begin a trek into the wicked woods that surround their abode. As they trek through the verdant forests in search of their mother they begin to realize there is something sinister among the trees and streams… namely a pagan cult that may be worse than the home-based horrors they faced previous! Writer/directors Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis do a lot right with The Long Dark Trail. For starters, the story is a deft blend of Stand By Me-style dark childhood journey mixed with folk horror cult goodness that works incredibly well from a narrative stand point. This story is helped

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DanXIII

Feb 11, 2023

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13 Fascinating Facts About Your Favorite Horror Movies

Horror is one of the most popular film genres. It makes your heart beat faster, freezes in anticipation, and experience strong emotions. Oftentimes, scary films have truly fascinating stories behind them. Here are some interesting horror movie facts that might surprise you. We bet you didn’t know many of them. 1. Stephen King didn’t really like Kubrick’s The Shining The author of the horror novel The Shining admitted that he was disappointed in the film, though he had always admired Kubrick’s work. King had high hopes for the project, but most scenes seemed flat to him. The writer wasn’t thrilled about the cast either. In his opinion, Jack Nicholson wasn’t a good choice for the role of Jack Torrance. He explained that the audience had strong associations with Nicholson as the madman from the very beginning of the movie. But King’s character gradually became insane. 2. The Exorcist became the first horror movie to be nominated for the Best Picture

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Ella Rebecca Horton

Feb 7, 2023

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‘Children Of The Corn’ Remake Walks Behind The Rows This March

RLJE Films has now announced that it will release the remake of the horror classic horror film Children of the Corn in Theaters this March. Directed and written by Kurt Wimmer (Ultraviolet), the film is based on the short story “Children of the Corn” by Stephen King. It stars Elena Kampouris (Before I Fall), Kate Moyer (“Station Eleven”), Callan Mulvey (The Gray Man), and Bruce Spence (The Road Warrior). “Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, a twelve-year-old girl in Nebraska recruits the other children in her small town to go on a bloody rampage and kill all the adults and anyone else who opposes her. The town’s only hope of survival is a bright high schooler who won’t go along with the plan.” Children of the Corn will open in theaters on March 3, 2023, and On Demand and Digital on March 21, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 28, 2023

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Amazon Is Diving In And Adapting ‘The Deep’ Into A New Series

Several shark projects are swimming your way, including Amazon’s upcoming series The Deep, which is based on the 2015 novel by Nick Cutter. The novel garnered high praises from the likes of Stephen King, who said it “scared the hell out of me…. it’s old school horror at its best.” and Clive Barker who called it “utterly terrifying.” “Set in the near future, The Deep centers on a research station at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, where a miraculous discovery signals a new hope for humanity – but secrets unearthed on the ocean floor may hold devastating consequences for the world above.” Deadline reports that C. Henry Chaisson (Antlers, “Servant”) is writing the series for Amazon Studios with Carlton Cuse executive producing alongside Henrik Bastin and Melissa Aouate (“Bosch”). Chaisson is also executive producing. We will keep you posted. In the meantime, dive into “The Deep,” available on Kindle and paperback from Amazon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 19, 2022

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7 Most Memorable Horror Movie Villains

Horror films have a solid following of people who love getting scared. They’ve drawn in audiences since the early days of Dracula and The Wolf Man films. All this time, filmmakers try to capture the haunting atmosphere, gore, and sense of dread. To do this, every movie needs a formidable antagonist. That’s why movie villains often take the spotlight in most horror franchises. People love dressing up in their costumes and wielding replicas of their famous weapons. But no one wants to meet them in a dark alley. While there are many classical and modern villains, several of them stand above the rest. Annie Wilkes – Misery Unlike other bad guys on this list, Annie Wilkes doesn’t have a long-running franchise. She has no iconic clothes, murder weapons, or supernatural powers. Instead, she is every writer’s nightmare. No, she doesn’t stalk workers of an essay writing help service. Instead, Annie is the number one fan. While appearing in only one

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Ella Rebecca Horton

Nov 25, 2022