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Creepshow’s Creep Getting A New Look For Season 2 (Video)

Shudder’s anthology series “Creepshow” has been renewed, which is no surprise seeing that it was a hit. However, there is room for improvement. The series’ host known as the “Creep” was not as impressive as he could have been. “Creepshow‘s” executive producer, brilliant special effects artist Greg Nicoterio took to Instagram and shared a video teasing the “Creep‘s” getting a new look ahead of the new season’s filming. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8IZ5UoHvms/ The series, inspired by the feature films created by George A. Romero and Stephen King back in the ’80s. You can watch the full first season on Shudder. Check out the trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 11, 2020
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Cast Announced For Mike Flanagan’s Netflix Series “Midnight Mass”

“Haunting of Hill House” director Mike Flanagan‘s upcoming Netflix horror series “Midnight Mass,” has now officially announced its full cast. The seven-episode series follows an isolated island community experiencing miraculous events, and frightening omens, after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest. Deadline reports that Kate Siegel (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Zach Gilford (The Purge: Anarchy), and Hamish Linklater (“Legion”) star along with Annabeth Gish (The Haunting of Hill House). Michael Trucco (Hunter Killer), Samantha Sloyan (Grey’s Anatomy), Henry Thomas (The Haunting of Hill House), Rahul Abburi (Killer Ransom), Matt Biedel (Altered Carbon), Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep), Rahul Kohli (Supergirl), Kristin Lehman (The Chronicles of Riddick), Crystal Balint (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco), Robert Longstreet (Doctor Sleep), Igby Rigney (Blue Bloods) and Annarah Shephard round out the cast. Interesting fact: “Midnight Mass” has ties to two other of Flanagan’s films. Midnight Mass is the title of the book written by the character Maddie Young in Hush. The title

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 6, 2020
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Osgood Perkins Adapting Horror Novel ‘A Head Full Of Ghosts”

Osgood Perkins has become a heavy hitter in the horror genre, delivering films like The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and Gretel & Hansel, which just arrived in theaters. So, you may be wondering what’s next for Perkins. According to Bloody Disgusting, he’s next doing a loose adaptation of Paul G. Tremblay‘s A Head Full of Ghosts which won the 2015 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel. Stephen King said the novel, “Sacred the living hell out of me and I’m pretty hard to scare.” The plot of the novel involves an American family under strain when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Marjorie Barrett, exhibits signs of mental illness. The story is told from the point of view of Marjorie’s eight-year-old sister, Merry. The novel includes elements of Catholic exorcism and reality television exploitation. It’s certainly a script that I’m happy about. Whether or not that becomes a movie, you know how

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 3, 2020
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Fiona Dourif Joins The Cast of “The Stand”

Fiona Dourif, who starred in both Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky, has joined the cast of CBS All Access’ upcoming adaptation of “The Stand.” Dourif revealed during a talk with Syfy that she will be playing the role of “Rat Woman,” a new take on the Stephen King character “Rat Man” who was played by Rick Aviles in the original miniseries. I’m playing Rat Man…do you guys remember Rat Man? Rat Man is now Rat Woman,” Dourif told Syfy. “I read the books and watched the miniseries. I love The Stand.” Dourif joins the cast that already includes Alexander Skarsgård, Heather Gram, Whoopi Goldberg, Jovan Adepo, Marilyn Manson, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke, Daniel Sunjata, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Nat Wolff, Eion Bailey, Odessa Young, Katherine McNamara, Henry Zaga, and Hamish Linklater. The 10-episode series is co-written and directed by Josh Boone and features a new ending written by King himself. The series will depict Stephen King‘s tale

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 1, 2020
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Director Richard Stanley Talks ‘Color Out Of Space’ And More In An Interview

Visionary filmmaker Richard Stanley, who brought genre films such as Hardware, Dust Devil and The Island of Dr. Moreau, and several documentaries, took us inside his latest film The Color Out of Space (review) during our interview. In The Color Out of Space, a meteorite lands in the front yard of a farm. Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism as it infects their minds and bodies, transforming their quiet rural life into a nightmare.” Q’orianka Kilcher, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Jullian Hillard, Elliot Knight and Tommy Chong star alongside Cage in this beautifully executed film. Horror Fuel: “I had the pleasure of seeing The Color Out of Space it is fantastic.” Richard Stanley: “I’m so pleased. Creating it was a labor of love.” Horror Fuel: “The film is from a different perspective than Lovecraft’s story. I think it worked really well for the film.” Richard Stanely: “I’m a huge Lovecraft

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 21, 2020
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Amazon Cancels Their Series “The Dark Towers”

For years Amazon has been teasing that a new series based in Stephen King’s The Dark Towers was coming. In fact, they were even announcing cast members this summer. Unfortunately, the series has now been canceled. Damn it. Deadline is reporting that the streaming service feels that series from showrunner and executive producer Glen Mazzara was “not on the level of other large scope elevated genre series,” like their upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series. The series would have followed King’s Novel closer than 2017’s film adaptation which bombed. It would have explored the origin story of Roland Deschain and his fight with the man in black. The cast was rumored to include Michael Rooker, Jerome Flynn, and Joana Ribeiro, among others.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2020
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From The Director Of ‘Haunting Of Hill House’ Comes New Netflix Horror Series “Midnight Mass”

“A Haunting Of Hill House” and Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan is a busy man. Not only is Flanagan bringing “The Haunting of Bly Manor” to Netflix, but news has also come that Flanagan will be working on another horror series for the streaming giant. Titled “Midnight Mass” the seven-episode series follows an isolated island community who experiencing miraculous events and frightening omens following the arrival or a charismatic, mysterious priest. Over the weekend Flanagan revealed on Twitter that filming on “Midnight Mass” will soon begin in Vancouver and that the incredible filmmaker will be directing the series himself. “Midnight Mass” has ties to two other of Flanagan’s films. Midnight Mass is the title of the book written by the character Maddie Young in Hush. The title appears again in Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game. https://twitter.com/flanaganfilm/status/1213522886922657793

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2020
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Horror Fuel’s Top 10 Films And Series Of 2019

2019 saw many horror films and series released, some good, some bad. We’re here to talk about the best of the best, the top 10 must-see films and series of the year! Top 10 Films 10.The Head Hunter (review) In a cold, medieval forest, a warrior (Christopher Rygh) stalks the land eternally hunting for one more monster head to add to his collection… but this decapitation would offer our hero sweet revenge! While at it’s heart an absolute exercise in minimalism, this film is everything I crave from genre cinema; unique, inventive, and packed with sweet, sweet creatures! Grim, grizzly, nihilistic, and often breathtaking; The Head Hunter is easily one of the best horror pics that has come down the putrid pike in a damn sight! -Dan XIII 9. The Lighthouse (review) Robert Eggers (The Witch) is back with his new venture into the dramatic, psychological horror with The Lighthouse starring Willem Dafoe. Set on an isolated island in New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 31, 2019
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Multiple Movies From Shudder Make Rotten Tomatoes’ Top 20 Of 2019 List

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service, is dedicated to super-serving fans of horror, thrillers and the supernatural with its unbeatable curated collection of new genre movies and shows. In 2019 the critics have taken notice by lauding two Shudder films as the best of the year, according to popular review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes®. At 100% Certified Fresh™, Shinichiro Ueda’s zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead topped Rotten Tomatoes’® list of the best movies of 2019. While shooting a low-budget zombie film in an abandoned warehouse, the crew in this inventive spin on the zombie genre find themselves caught between actual zombies and a mad director who won’t stop rolling. At 97% Certified Fresh™, Issa López’s chilling and heartbreaking Tigers Are Not Afraid stands at the top of the list. A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars, the film follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2019
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New ‘Firestarter’ Adaptation Catches ‘Vigil’ Director And ‘Halloween Kills’ Writer

A few years ago Jason Blum announced that Blumhouse was teaming up with Akiva Goldsman to develop a new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter. While the film spent years in limbo, it has now sprung to life. Akiva is reportedly now writing the script along with Halloween Kills‘ Scott Teems. But that’s not all, Collider is reporting that Keith Thomas (The Vigil) has now signed on to direct. While this is not the first adaptation, we got the first in 1984, a new updated version might be nice. The original, directed by Mark L. Lester, starred Drew Barrymore as a kid with pyrokinetic abilities on the run with her telekinetic father. There is no word yet on who will star in the new film.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2019
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