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A Look At Season 2 Of ‘The Strain’

‘The Strain’, based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s best-selling graphic novel, was 2014’s most watched new scripted series. Del Toro continues to serve as one of the show’s writers, along with Chuck Hogan and several others. The show follows Dr. Goodweather,who is in charge of New York City’s Center for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Goodweather “Eph”and his team are tasked with investigating a plane that has landed, It appears that there are no survivors on board, but the team finds three passengers still living. The outbreak is nothing like the CDC has ever seen before. When it’s determined that even the survivors may have been infected. The CDC team must go to each of the survivor’s homes. Eph soon realizes that this is much more than a illness, the infected are turning into grotesque vampires. Through out season one Eph’s group picks up new members. The group now consists of Nora (Mia Maestro), Eph’s fellow CDC team members,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 20, 2015
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Kate Beckinsale Returning For ‘Underworld 5’

Fans of the ‘Underworld’ franchise have a reason to celebrate, a new sequel is in the works. Selene, the badass vampire heroine, played by Kate Beckinsale, is back in ‘Underworld 5: Next Generation’ to continue fighting the vampire-lycan-human war. Beckinsale will fight along side her brutal ally David, played by ‘Insurgent’ actor Theo James. For those of you who are not familiar with the awesomeness that is ‘Underworld’, let me fill you in. For centuries, a feud between vampires and lycans (werewolves) has been raging.In ‘Underworld’ (2003) Selene, a vampire and complete badass, has fallen in love with Michael (Scott Speedman), a lycan hybrid. In the next chapter, ‘Underworld: Evolution’ (2006), Selene and Michael are on a mission to investigate the history between vampires and lycans, in hopes of discovering the truth behind the battles. 2009’s ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ delves into the past and reveals the origin of the hatred between the clans. In ‘Underworld: Awakening’ (2012) humans

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2015
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What We Know About AMC’s New Series ‘Preacher’

Graphic Novel co-creator Garth Ennis will be working along side Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg on the script for the pilot of AMC’s tv adaption of the graphic novel ‘Preacher’. The guys at ‘Bleeding Cool’ have pulled a ballsy move by sharing sections from the script and script meetings via Twitter. Some fans are overjoyed with the script, others feel it may stray too far from the graphic novels created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillion . The ’90s comic book series ‘Preacher’ tells the story of a preacher in a small Texas town who mergers with an entity that has escaped heaven. He has the ability to make anyone do what he commands. Jesse Custer “the preacher” , Tulip O’Hare and Cassidy,a vampire, team up and go on a journey to find God. The series is hailed as a favorite by many comic book fans. AMC has shown dark shows before, such as The Walking Dead, but fans of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2015
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University Offering Course Based On FX’s ‘The Strain’

The FX vampire apocalypse series ‘The Strain’ has inspired a college course. University of California, Irvine will be offering a four-week course referred to as “Fight or Die: The Science Behind FX’s ‘The Strain'”. The online course is free and open to everyone, including those who are not enrolled in the college. The course will cover a range of themes, including cyber-attacks, disease dynamics and parasites. Where were cool courses like this when I was in college? Kenya Hardaway the, VP of integrated promotions at FX made this statement: “beyond putting a unique twist on the vampire legend, ‘The Strain’ creates an opportunity for serious acedemic discussions about some of today’s most important topics. As society becomes more globally and technologically interconnected, the impact of biological parasites and computer hacks will only become more pronounced.” Sign up for the course here: https://www.canvas.net/browse/ucirvine/fx/courses/the-strain-mooc

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2015
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Movie Review: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ (2014)

The mockumentary ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ follows a group of vampire flat mates through their night to night lives, their partying, hunting, the drama, issues with a werewolf pack, zombies and dating. Jemaine Clement plays the role of Vladislav, the Romeo of the bunch. Ben Fransham’s character Petyr is the oldest of the group, he’s the hungry silent type. The hot-headed vampire, Deacon, is played by Jonathan Brough. Viago, the vampire that serves as the glue that keeps the group together, as well as making sure everything is taken care of, is played by (writer/director) Taika Waititi. The wild card and new vampire, Nick (Jonathan Brough) seems to be the source of most of the groups troubles. Let’s not forget Stu, the only still living human of the bunch, played by Stuart Rutherford. The writing/directing team of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have created a hilarious horror-comedy, with the makings of a cult classic. ‘What We Do In

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 13, 2015
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Allow Me To Introduce The Cast Of ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’

The official cast list for ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ has now been released. The following list are those who will be returning this season and those who have been added to the cast roster. Evan Peters, who has been with ‘American Horror Story’ since the beginning, will once again be returning to play “The Prowler”, a mysterious young man who can be found lurking in the shadows. Sarah Paulson, is yet another show regular, will be playing the role of Janis Joplin, who is oblivious to the terrifying events that await her. Kathy Bates, who joined the show two seasons ago,will by walking the halls of the ‘Hotel’ as Claudia DeVeau, a close friend of Joplin’s. Finn Wittrock, played the slightly psychotic role of Dandy, will be joining the cast once again. This time he will portray Chap Newton, a fan down on his luck. Michelle Pfifer, will be joining ‘AHS’ for ‘Hotel. Pfifer will be playing the role of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 27, 2015
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There Is Something Is In ‘The Woods’

When a family moves into a remote mill-house in Ireland they soon find themselves in a fight for survival against demonic creatures that live in the woods. Alan Archbold (Night Train), Stephen Cromwell (From the Dark), Joseph Mawle (Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter), Michael Smiley (The World’s End), ‘Drag Me To Hell’ actress Clare Hitchens and Michael McElhatton (Ripper Street) star in this supernatural movie written by Felipe Marino and Corin Hardy, who also directed. ‘The Woods’ will be out June 26, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 20, 2015
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The Lead Role In AMC’s ‘Preacher’ Has Been Announced

We have news for all of you have been waiting for the main cast of AMC’s new series ‘Preacher’ to be announced, we now know who will be playing the main role of Jesse Custer aka ‘Preacher’. Seth Rogan, one of the writers for the series, announced the news via Twitter that the role has been given to Dominic Cooper. Cooper is a well known actor, who has had parts in movies such as: ‘Dracula Untold’, ‘Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter’ and ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’. Read The Full ‘Preacher’ Article Here

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2015
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‘From The Dark’ A New Horror Movie From The Director Of ‘Stitches’

Conor McMahon, the director of the horror movie ‘Stiches’, comes a new tale of terror, titled ‘From The Dark’. This vampire movie stars Stephen Cromwell (The Sea), Niamh Alger (North Circular), Ged Murray (35 Up) and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ actor Gary O’Brian. “A Sinister being has awakened from a thousand year sleep and it has set it’s sights on the stranded young couple. Deep within the dark bog, the two are faced with an unimaginable evil, but they soon realize that there may be one thing that can stop the creature: light. As the sun sets and light sources dwindle, the creature becomes more powerful, and Sarah and Mark find themselves in a fight for their lives where a gas lamp or just the illumination of a single match may be the only ting that can save them.” ‘From The Dark’ is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray and VOD and Digital Download from Dark Sky Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2015
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A Look At Joshua Hoffine and Anthony Kosar’s Horror Art Kickstarter Campaign

Listen up fans of art, horror and Lovecraft, the incredibly talented photographer/artist Joshua Hoffine has teamed up with special effects artist J. Anthony Kosar once again to create another piece of mind blowing art. This time Hoffine and Kosar are creating a picture based on Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’. Concept Art For ‘Innsmouth’ This is not the first project Hoffine and Kosar has teamed up on. The two talented artists have created two pieces in the past, titled ‘Last Stand’ and ‘Monster Prom’, as well as the short film ‘Black Lullaby.’ With the combined talent of these artists and their track record for creating fantastic artwork, I have no doubt that ‘Innsmouth’ will be just as incredible. ‘Last Stand and ‘Monster Prom’ For those of you who don’t know very much about Joshua Hoffine, let me fill you in. Hoffine is seriously talented and slightly warped. Hoffine is considered the premier horror artist. He has a talent for creating

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2015
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