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‘The Terror’s’ Jared Harris Joins ‘Morbius’

The cast for Sony’s vampire Spider-Man spinoff Morbius continues to grow. Deadline is reporting that “The Terror” star Jared Harris has signed on along with previously announced stars Matt Smith and Adria Arjona. Jared Leto stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist who, while trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transforms himself into a living vampire. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. Daniel Espinosa (Life) directs from the script penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless based on the character created by writer Roy Thomas. Morbius made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #101. Morbius opens in theaters on July 31, 2020.

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Enter The World Of Barnabas Collins With The Documentary ‘Master Of Dark Shadows’

MPI Media Group has just announced the release date and revealed the trailer for Master of Dark Shadows, directed by David Gregory, a comprehensive celebration of the legendary Gothic daytime series Dark Shadows and its visionary creator, Dan Curtis. Filmed in New York, LA and London, the documentary features interviews with key actors and filmmakers involved in the popular story of vampire Barnabas Collins and all the eerie goings-on at the gloomy Maine mansion Collinwood. Narrated by Ian McShane (Deadwood), Master of Dark Shadows offers insights from Curtis himself in addition to Oscar-winning writer-producer Alan Ball (True Blood), screenwriter William F. Nolan (Trilogy of Terror), author Herman Wouk (The Winds Of War), veteran actors Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost), Barbara Steele (Black Sunday)and Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire), Dark Shadows stars Jonathan Frid, David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker, John Karlen, Nancy Barrett, Jerry Lacy, Roger Davis, Marie Wallace, Chris Pennock and James Storm, plus other colleagues and family members. In

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The Frog Sisters Cast For The CW’s “Lost Boys” Series

Last week reported that The CW is making big changes in the series reboot of The Lost Boys. The first change, the vampire hunting Frog brothers are being swapped out for the Frog sisters. Today, we can report that the Frog sisters have been cast. Cheyenne Haynes (Camping) and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) are set to play two teens working at a Santa Carla comic-book store. Until Sam arrives the girl’s think that they’re the only ones who know something is going in town. The changes don’t stop there. Sarah Hay (Flesh and Bone) has been cast as Mollie who was turned by David. Mollie has now become David’s rival seeking to take over the vampire gang. Mollie travels with a pack that includes her vampire son, Laddie. Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi, and Dakota Shapiro have also joined the cast. Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will be in the director’s chair for the pilot for the series

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Shudder Announces Three Original Podcasts From Eli Roth, Elijah Wood, And Adrienne Barbeau

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, announced today an exciting trio of original podcasts offering candid conversations with many of the most important and iconic figures in the genre: Eli Roth’s History of Horror: Uncut, an expansion of the television series AMC Visionaries: Eli Roth’s History of Horror; She Kills, a podcast by and about women in the horror genre, hosted by Adrienne Barbeau; and Visitations with Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah, a unique series that invites listeners into the lives and homes of some of the most creative figures working in genre entertainment today. We’re thrilled to be working with amazing talents like Eli Roth, Adrienne Barbeau, Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah, who have assembled an unprecedented collection of horror creators for this slate of podcasts,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “They’ll be exploring timely topics, unpacking the history of the genre and pointing the way to its future by talking to

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Feb 22, 2019
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Plot Details And More For The “Lost Boys” Series

A few days ago we reported that the “The Lost Boys” series was swapping the Frog Brothers for the Frog Sisters. Today, we have another update, via Deadline. The site reports that Twilight‘s Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct the pilot for the CW. But that’s not all, we finally have casting and plot details as well. Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi, and Dakota Shapiro are set to star in the pilot written by Heather Mitchell. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead. According to the site: Michael and Lucy were played by Jason Patric and Dianne Wiest, respectively, in the 1987 movie directed by Joel Schumacher. Shapiro plays

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Feb 21, 2019
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Warner Bros. Making A Horror Film Based On “The Banana Splits” Show

Warner Brs. Home Entertainment and Syfy are teaming are adapting Hanna-Barbera’s show the “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour“…as a horror movie. Yes, you read that right. Deadline is reporting that the animal hosts will be back and that the movie is set to premiere later this year from Blue Ribbon Content and Warner Bros. It will make its television premiere on Syfy. In the new horror thriller, “A boy named Harley and his family (brother Austin, mother Beth, and father Mitch) attend a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn — and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom, and their new pals safely escape?” Dani Kind (“Wyonna Earp”), Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Kindness of Strangers), Romeo Carere (Pyewacket), Steve Lund (Schitt’s Creek), and Sara Canning (“The Vampire Diaries”) star in

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Feb 20, 2019
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The CW Is Sex Swapping Characters For ‘The Lost Boys’ Series

Brace yourselves, you’re not going to be happy with I’m about to tell you. We’ve been reporting for a while that a series adaptation is in the works for the beloved 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys. Today we have an update. The CW’s series is going to be very different from the story we know and love. In fact, several characters are getting a gender swap, including the Frog brothers, originally played by Cory Feldman and Jamison Newlander. That’s right, the two vampire slayers are going to be girls in the series. Collider is reporting that the Frogs will now be named Cassie and Liza. Ugh (*facepalm). While no casting has been announced at this point we have our fingers crossed that this will be the only change to the main characters. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for expanding storylines to make all viewers happy, but when main characters based on cult classics are drastically changed I can’t

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Feb 19, 2019
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Watch An Exclusive Clip From The Supernatrual Horror ‘1st Summoning’

We have a sweet Valentine’s Day treat for Horror Fuel readers, an exclusive clip from director Raymond Wood‘s supernatural thriller 1st Summoning. Written by Chris Piner, the film centers on four student filmmakers who set out to explore an abandoned building famous for its connection with the occult, but as their journey becomes littered with strange behavior and unexplained phenomena, it becomes clear that the horror they are attempting to document may already have them trapped. Hayle Lovitt of “The Gifted”, Jason MacDonald (“The Vampire Diaries”), Teddy Cole, Brook Todd, and Ace Harney star in this paranormal thriller opening in theaters and On Demand February 22, 2019, followed by iton Digital, and VOD release on March 5th, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Feb 15, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Nightwing (1979) and Shadow of the Hawk (1976) Double Feature

Mill Creek Entertainment sent over a double feature Blu containing the fright flicks Nightwing and Shadow of the Hawk…two pictures I sure as shit had never heard of…so with out further ado, let’s get acquainted with these and see what’s what boils n’ ghouls! Nightwing: Down New Mexico way, ol’ Youngman Duran (Nick Mancuso) is John Q. Law for the local Hopi reservation…a reservation that’s balls deep in cattle mutilations. Enter Abner Tasupi (George Clutesi) a medicine man that seems to be pushing eleventy billion years old. This coot claims he cast a spell to end the world this very night…well one person’s world did end, Abner’s as by morning he is dead as are a shepherd and his flock. Among that headache, Duran is tasked to keep the grizzly goings-on secret as oil has been discovered on the reservation, and the locals don’t want anything to fuck up that deal let me tell ya. Soon the source of the

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Feb 14, 2019
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Evil Lies Within The First Trailer For ‘1st Summoning’

We’ve got a special treat for horror fans today, the new trailer for director Raymond Wood‘s 1st Summoning. Written by Chris Piner, the film centers on four student filmmakers who set out to explore an abandoned building famous for its connection with the occult, but as their journey becomes littered with strange behavior and unexplained phenomena, it becomes clear the horror they are attempting to document may already have them trapped. Hayle Lovitt of “The Gifted”, Jason MacDonald (“The Vampire Diaries”), Teddy Cole, Brook Todd, and Ace Harney star in this paranormal thriller opening Friday, March 1, 2019, in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Music Hall and in New York at Cinema Village followed by it On Demand, Digital, and VOD release on March 5th, from Gravitas Ventures.

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