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Set Sail For ‘The Isle’ This October

A group of shipwrecked sailors think that they have found salvation when they come ashore a an island in Matthew Butler Hart’s The Isle, but instead, they may have sealed their fate. Co-written by Tori Butler Hart, the film is set in 1840. When a ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland, three sailors who have survived the wreck are taken in by the remaining residents while they wait for another boat to arrive. But the sailors’ survival is put in jeopardy when they uncover the strange past of the once vibrant island. Conleth Hill, Alex Hassell, Tori Butler Hart, Fisayo Akinade, Alix Wilton Regan, Graham Butler, Emma King, Dickon Tyrrell, Joe Bannister, and Ben Lee star in this mystery-filled horror-thriller set to arrive in the UK this October.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 1, 2018

IndieMovies

Movie Review: Close Calls Takes Familiar Terror Tropes to Surreal Places!

Morgan is your typical, everyday teenager…all ‘tude and ’80’s slang (as the kids today do?). Anyway, Morgan gives her father the ol’ wise ass ass wise one too many and finds herself grounded…and forced to stay at home with her nuttier than a god damn fruitcake grandmother (who continuously spews blood and lives in what could best be described as a freakin’ haunted attraction in the attic) while her father goes out on a date. To deal with this bummer turn of events, Morgan does a shit ton of drugs and eats pizza in her underwear (a typical Tuesday for some of you creeps, except she actually looks attractive doing it). Soon Morgan is plagued by a series of bizarre obscene phone calls, strange psychotic episodes featuring her dead mother, and the demands of nutty Nana…not to mention an outre, psychotic stranger named Barry that appears on our heroine’s door step (with a supposed tie to her Father) who ups

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DanXIII

Feb 1, 2018

Movies

Film maker David Jung Readying R.O.A.M.; a New Dark Sci-Fi Short!

Writer/Director David Jung (The Possession of Michael King) is preparing to shoot his newest film; a dark sci-fi short titled R.O.A.M. in February. R.O.A.M. details the machinations of the eponymous corporation…and the woman brave enough to stand up to them, while adding a fantastic twist sure to leave lovers of comic book style fantasy well and truly satisfied! And while the short looks to be on track to being a ton of fun, the marketing behind the film is making the whole affair into an immersive experience, including an incredibly cool website, and trailer: Pretty damn cool isn’t it my creeps? If you want to be part of bringing R.O.A.M. to life, you can check out the film’s Kickstarter right here, and in the mean time, here’s a few more tasty bits o’ concept art to tide you over!

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DanXIII

Feb 1, 2018

From the Crypt

WWII Set ‘Overlord’ Revealed To Be The Fourth Film Of The ‘Cloverfield’ Franchise

Back in June, we reported that there were rumors that J.J. Abrams’ WWII set Overlord was rumored to be the fourth film in the Cloverfield universe. Today, we can confirm that it is true (via Slash Films). Overlord, set on the eve of D-Day, follows a group of American paratroopers who are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success, but as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment. Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Jacob Anderson, Dominic Applewhite, Pilou Asbaek, Lain de Caestecker, Mathilde Ollivier, John Magaro, and Bokeem Woodbine star. Directed by Julius Avery and produced by genre heavy-hitter J.J. Abrams, Overlord was written by Billy Ray and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), based on a shared idea with Abrams who co-produces with Lindsey Weber. This news

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2018

News

Horror Racks Up Nominations At The Oscars

After years of being ignored, the horror genre is finally getting the recognition it deserves and racking up nominations at the 2018 Academy Awards with The Shape of Water and Get Out leading the way. Jordan Peele’s socially conscious genre thriller Get Out is nominated for Best Director, Best Picture, Lead Actor (Daniel Ksluuya), and Best Original Screenplay. When Peele heard the news he tweeted, “I just spoke to Daniel. You know when you’re on the phone trying to disguise the sound of an ugly cry? I failed at that.” Who can blame him? Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is also in the running for Best Picture and Original Screenplay, as well as a horde of other awards including Lead Actress (Sally Hawkins), Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins), Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Best Director, Cinematography, Film Editing (Sidney Wolinsky), Sound Editing (Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira), Sound Mixing (Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern), Production Design (Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 24, 2018

Trailers

New Poster For ‘The School’ Teaches A Lesson In Terror

New artwork (above) has arrived for award-winning writer-director Storm Ashwood’s supernatural genre thriller The School. The film centers on Amy, a doctor who struggles to cope with her emergency room duties while her son is in a coma. After being reprimanded by her boss for obsessively believing her son can still wake up, she becomes trapped in a coma/purgatory of her own in a school where children from her past emerge to taunt and test her to her core, putting in doubt if she will be able to save her son and escape The School. Nicholas Hope, Megan Drury, Texas Watterston, William Charles McDonald, Milly Alcock, Sassy Soupidis, Christian Willis, Leah Ashwood, and Jack Ruwald co-star in this unnerving tale. Jim Robinson and Blake Northfield produced with Phil Hunt and Compton Ross serving as executive producers for the Australian film. The School was filmed at the oldest mental institute in Australia, the Gladesville Mental Asylum. Founded in the 1830’s, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 23, 2018

Netflix

Alexander Skarsgard Seeks Answers In The Netflix Original ‘Mute’

This February, arriving on Netflix is Duncan Jones’ Mute starring Alexander Skarsgård as a bartender who goes up against the city’s gangsters to find answers about his missing partner in this futuristic thriller. Set in the near-future, Leo (Skarsgård) is a bartender living in Berlin.Leo lost the ability to speak in a childhood accident. The only good thing in his life is his beautiful girlfriend Naadirah (Seyneb Saleh). When she vanishes without a trace, Leo’s search for her takes him deep into the city’s seedy underbelly. A pair of wise-cracking American surgeons (Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux) are the only recurring clue and Leo is forced to take on this teeming underworld in order to find his love. Directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones and Michael Robert Johnson. Stuart Fenegan, Charles J.D. Schissel, and Trevor Beattie serve as executive producers with Stuart Fenegan producing. Mute arrives on Netflix is available on February 23, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 21, 2018

BooksFilm Festivals

‘Piercing’ Unveils Poster Ahead Of Its World Premiere At Sundance

Piercing, the murder thriller, written and directed by Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes of My Mother (review)), has unveiled its a new poster ahead of its world premiere at Sundance. In the film, an official selection at Sundance, Reed (Christopher Abbott) is going on a business trip. He kisses his wife and infant son goodbye, but in lieu of a suitcase filled with clothes, he’s packed a toothbrush and a murder kit. Everything is meticulously planned: check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting victim. Only then will he rid himself of his devious impulses and continue to be a good husband and father. But Reed gets more than he bargained for with Jackie (Mia Wasikowska), an alluring call girl who arrives at his room. First, they relax and get in the mood, but when there’s an unexpected disruption, the balance of control begins to sway back and forth between the two. Is he seeing things? Who’s playing whom? Before the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 19, 2018

Comic Books/Graphic Novels

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn Movie Begins Casting

We’ve been talking about Todd McFarlane’s upcoming Spawn movie for a while now, but news has now come that the film has made a giant leap towards actually happening. While talking with ComicBook.com, the character’s creator, McFarlane, revealed that casting has begun! We just officially the other day had our first casting meeting, and so what that means for anyone listening today is with the final script we’re going to start sending that into Hollywood to actually go pick up the cast members,” MacFarlane stated. He continued, “So what you do during those first couple of meetings is go through all the characters and then sort of throw some names and bat some names around for people you think might fit it. More specifically, are there actors or characters you’ve seen in other movies that you think fall into that pool, because all of that gives the casting director a picture so that they can go ‘oh, okay, I know

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 18, 2018

Trailers

Witness A Curse When You Visit ‘The Campus’ This February

Gas Money Pictures will be taking horror fans to The Campus this February following its world premiere in Hollywood later this month. In the film, written and directed by Jason Horton, Robert (Robert C. Pullman) has died after breaking a deal with the Devil. His daughter returns for his funeral, only to be drawn into a family curse. Now, Morgan (Bryant) is in a never-ending cycle of being murdered, resurrected, only to be killed again. The Campus is a genre-bending thriller ride, deftly combining sub-genres such as body horror, zombies, ghosts, and monsters. Rachel Amanda Bryant, Britt Sheridan, Robert C. Pullman, and Scott Menville star. The film was produced by Sean A. Reid, Joe Bartone, Robert Pullman, James L. Bills, and Paul Norman. The Campus will arrive on Video on Demand on and Amazon on February 1st, followed by its Blu-ray and DVD release this April. Follow the film on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates and more. https://vimeo.com/241165897

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 15, 2018