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An Interview With Writer, Director, Producer Harrison Smith Of Carolco Pictures

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Harrison Smith. Smith is a talented screen writer, director, producer and the head of Independent Genre Development at Carolco Production. KM “How did you get started in the film industry?” HS “I was ten when my uncle gave me a Super 8 camera, I made silent movies, I made a comedy series with my brother. Then I had a comedy cable show. ‘The Fields’ was my first real movie.” KM “How did ‘The Fields’ come to be?” HS “‘The Fields’ is based on what happened to me as a boy. My parents had a tumultuous relationship, so I spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s farm as a kid. The farmhouse was surrounded by corn fields that went on for miles. The events depicted in the film all started with a stick. I would play Godzilla with sticks and one day I heard something in the edge of the corn field. I

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2015
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Torrey DeVitto Stars In The Haunting Film ‘Amy Makes Three’

‘The Vampire Diaries’ actress Torrey DeVitto will star along side Ursula Parker (666 Park Avenue) and ‘The Green Lantern’s” Mike Doyle in the psychological thriller ‘Amy Makes Three’ from Monolith Pictures. The movie was both written and will be directed by Josh Sternfeld (Winter Solstice). In ‘Amy Makes Three’ an affluent young couple, played by Devitto and Doyle, try to over come their grief by confronting the ghost of their first child (Parker), who passed away as a baby. ‘Amy Makes Three’ has entered preproduction and will be filming in Dutchess County, New York.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 5, 2015
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‘Martyrs’ To Be Released By Anchor Bay

Anchor Bay has purchased the North American distribution rights to the Goetz brothers’ remake of the 2009 French film ‘Martyrs’, originally directed by Pascal Laugier. The remake of the intense, gore filled film, considered one of the most brutal movies every made, has already been filmed. Bailey Noble, who stared in the vampire series ‘True Blood’, stars along side Troian Bellisario of ‘Pretty Little Liars’. Blake Robbins (Rubber) and Kate Burton (Big Trouble In Little China) are also cast in ‘Martyrs’. In the film a ten year old girl named Lucie escapes from the warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Lucie is deeply traumatized and struggles with terrifying nightmares while growing up in an orphanage. Ten years later Lucie and her only friend Anna, finally track down the family that kidnapped and tortured her as a child. Soon the girls find themselves trapped in the same situation Lucie survived once before, but this time if they two can not

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2015
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Kevin Bacon Stars In The Supernatural Film ‘6 Miranda Drive’

Kevin Bacon stars in the new supernatural horror, ‘6 Miranda Drive’, directed by Greg McLean, the film-maker behind the ‘Wolf Creek’ franchise. In ‘6 Miranda Drive’ a family returns from the Grand Canyon, unaware at first, that a supernatural force has followed them home. ‘Silent Hill’ actress Radha Mitchell stars along side Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon A Time), Matt Walsh (Ted), Paul Reiser (Aliens), Lucy Fry (Vampire Academy), David Mazouz (Gotham) and ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ star Ming-Na Wen, in this supernatural film. Mitchell, Morrison, Walsh, Wen Blumhouse Productions will release ‘6 Miranda Drive’ later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 29, 2015
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Women in Horror Spotlight: Monique Dupree

Monique Dupree is a Newark, New Jersey native who is referred to as ‘Tha Original Gata’ and is affectionately known by many horror fans to be the First Black Scream Queen. She is a jack of all trades in the entertainment industry. The model, actress, producer, director, costume designer, musician, publisher, and pro-wrestler (just to name a few of her accomplishments) has been working in horror since 2005 and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. If you haven’t seen Monique Dupree’s work, you should. (Although you have certainly seen her brother – actor Tony Todd.) Fans of b-movies will appreciate her appearances in films such as Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned where she plays ‘Emerald – the demon boobie vampire’. (…Not kidding. That’s how it’s listed on IMDB.) This talented woman has six films set for release in 2015, four of which are in the horror genre. Needless to say, if you’d like to check

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Fox Emm
Jun 27, 2015
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‘BeetleJuice 2’ Will Soon Begin Filming

Earlier this year, we reported that there was word circulating that a sequel to ‘Beetlejuice’ was possibly coming. We have now concrete news, thanks to an interview by Entertainment Weekly with Seth Grahame-Smith. Smith confirmed that he is indeed writing the script for ‘Beetlejuice 2’, as well as producing. Smith also wrote the script for ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ and is serving as producer for the new ‘Gremlins’ movie and the ‘IT’ remake. “I’ve emailed with Michael Keaton. I know he’s excited about the idea. I know Tim is excited about the idead. Where it stands now is Tim’s got to get ready to make ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ and then hopefully we are set, deals are done, and we’re waiting in the wings ready to go right after ‘Peregrine’s’ wraps up. The ideal timeline is we’re really getting into it toward the end of this year.” The sequel will begin filming later this year. Winona Ryder, Michael

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 23, 2015
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‘Abruptio’, A New Kind Of Horror Movie

Hellbent Pictures LLC presents ‘Abruptio’, a thriller, that follows Les Hackel, a man with a bomb implanted in his neck. Les must carry out horrible acts while he tries to discover who or what is pulling his strings. This is not your average horror movie. All the characters are played by life like puppets. The voice over sessions for the film have begun. The voices of two of the puppets are by ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ actor Sid Haig and James Marsters, who played the role of Spike on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’. Christopher McDonald who starred in movies such as ‘The Collection’ ‘Requiem for a Dream’ and ‘Happy Gilmore’. ‘Abruptio’ is the brain child of Evan Marlowe, who also brought us the films ’50 Kisses’ and ‘Blood Rush’. This unusual film will be out sometime in early 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2015
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The Highest Grossing Horror Movies And Franchises To Date

In the past few years horror has moved from the shadows into main stream media (it’s about time). Movie sales, box office profits and low production costs, compared to other categories, have quickly made horror one of the most profitable genres out there. Have you ever wondered which horror movies made a huge killing ? Here are the top 10 highest grossing horror flicks to date. 10. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) Director: Henry Joost Stars: Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown Budget: $5 Million – Gross: $104 Million 9. Interview With the Vampire (1994) Director: Neil Jordon Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise Budget: $60 Million – Gross: $105 Million 8. Paranormal Activity (2007) Director: Oren Peli Stars: Kate Featherston, Micah Sloat Budget: $15,000 – Gross: $108 Million 7. The Grudge (2004) Director: Takashi Shimizu Stars: Sarah Michelle Geller, Bill Pullman Budget: $10 million – Gross: $110 Million 6. The Ring (2002) Director: Gore Verbinski Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson Budget: $48

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2015
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Love and Decay Vol 1, Season 1 by Rachel Higginson

Love and Decay Volume #1 (Episodes 1-6 of the first season) by Rachel Higginson is a book I have been meaning to read for a while. It was recommended to me months ago by a reader during Women in Horror month and I’m just now getting the chance to circle back around to it. As of this post, the book is available for free on Kindle. (I seem to plug kindle a lot, but it’s what I use and I love the fact that I can read books online or on my cell phone with the FREE Kindle Reading App. If you like another medium feel free to recommend it in the comments or to me on Twitter!) The good news with this series is that it is already several volumes in the making, which means that unless you have a huge reading appetite you won’t have to wait a long time for the next installment. …Not unless you get

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Fox Emm
May 29, 2015
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‘The Hallow’ aka ‘The Woods’

Financial problems forces a family to move to the countryside and take a job working deep in an Irish forest. When the family arrives, a local farmer warns them about the legends and dangers of the forest, but they have no choice but to stay. One night their new home is invaded by vicious creatures from inside the dark forest. Felipe Marino along with Corin Hardy, who also directed the film, wrote the script for ‘The Hallow’, also known as ‘The Woods’. Stephen Cromwell (From the Dark), Joseph Mawle (Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell) and Michael Smiley (The World’s End) serve as cast for this dark film. ‘The Hallow’/ ‘The Woods’ will be released on June 26, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2015
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