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Thriller ‘Sweet Pain’ Acquired For US Release

Sweetwater Pictures, Aved Productions, and Bruise Productions have just announced that following a successful theatrical run in Spain (its country of origin) the critically acclaimed “Giallo” inspired thriller Sweet Pain (aka Dolorosa Gioia), written and directed by Gonzalo Lopez has been acquired by Leomark Studios for North American distribution. The film tells the tale of Carlo (Amiran Winter), a young music composer from a wealthy family who is going through an emotional crisis. When he moves into a new house he harks back to the events that led to his current state: his first marriage, his obsession with music, the infidelities, and their murderous consequences. While the past haunts him in the form of visceral memories, Carlo strives to get his life back together and to not descend into a dark pit of madness. Our thriller Sweet Pain was actually loosely inspired by the tragic life of Renaissance music composer Carlo Gesualdo. Our story is set in the present day

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Bella Thorne Is Out For Revenge In The Thriller ‘Girl’

Screen Media announced today that they have acquired Chad Faust’s feature directorial debut, the thriller Girl, with plans to release the film this November following its premiere at Fantastic Fest. In the film, a young woman (Bella Thorne) returns to her small hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father, only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff (Mickey Rourke) and discovers a family legacy more disturbing than she could have ever imagined. Faust also stars in the film alongside Bella Thorne (“Scream,” The Babysitter, The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2, The Expendables, Sin City), Glenn Gould ( In Order of Disappearance, “Cardinal”), Lanette Ware (Taken, “The Wedding Planners”), and Elizabeth Saunders (“Alias Grace,” IT). The film is produced by Thomas Michael, Shayne Putzlocher, and Sara Shaak. It is executive produced by Jason Moring, Joe Ferraro, Dave Duckett, Jean Pierre Magro,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Hulu’s “Helstrom” Trailer Teases The Dark Side Of The MCU

Marvel is synonymous with helpful superheroes out to save the world, but there’s a lot more to the Marvel Universe. The new series “Helstrom“ will explore Marvel’s dark side, filled with supernatural horrors. The new trailer gives us a taste of what’s to come. The series centers on Daimon and Ana Helstrom, the complicated adult children of a mysterious killer, who have inherited special gifts. We watch as they hunt down the worst of humanity, as well as the not so human. Creator Paul Zbyszewski states: It’s about the family that we’re born with and the family that we create,” he said. “It’s a nature-versus-nurture story. It’s about the stuff that we’re born with genetically that we inherit and we carry with us because we have to. It’s about our environment that we’re raised with and the values that we’re imprinted with as we grow older, and that affects our ability to judge right from wrong, and our morality.” Tom

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Reunite In The Trailer For Amazon’s “Truth Seekers”

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End, have reunited for the new horror-comedy series “Truth Seekers” which will premiere on Amazon just in time for Halloween. “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on genre storytelling.” Nick Frost stars as Gus, Simon Pegg as Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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The Trailer Is Here For Hulu’s ‘Books Of Blood’ Anthology Inspired By Clive Barker

This Halloween Hulu is giving out some tasty treats, including the horror anthology Books of Blood, the new adaptation of horror icon Clive Barker‘s stories published in the ’80s. The first trailer is here, teasing a frightening flick. The film, directed by Brannon Braga (“The Orville”), journeys into the mind of Barker, featuring three tales of terror. Braga also co-wrote and executive produced the film along with executive producer Seth MacFarlane. Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Freda Foh Shen (Ad Astra), Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci’s Inquest), Anna Friel (Marcella), Rafi Gavron (A Star Is Born), Britt Robertson (For the People), and Yul Vazquez (“Midnight, Texas”) star. Books of Blood debuts on Hulu on October 7, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2020
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One Woman Is Out To Serve Justice In The Revenge Thriller ‘Guilt’

I think we’ll all agree that pedophiles should be given harsher punishments, with the sorry excuse for humans frequently getting off light. But in directors Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah‘s revenge thriller Guilt, one woman is out to serve justice. In the film, written by Sarah and Janet Shay, and starring Janet Shay, Hayley Flowers, and Sandra Stock, “angered by all the child abuse in the world, a child psychologist goes vigilante, targeting child sex offenders who escaped severe sentences.” Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah produce alongside Cobalt Media, Digital Realm, and Rogue Entertainment. Guilt seeks revenge in now in select theaters and On Demand from GVN Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2020
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Sam Is Back This Halloween In New ‘Trick ‘R Treat’ Comic Collection

Just in time for Halloween and in celebration of the beloved horror saga, Legendary Comics released today the omnibus of the Trick ‘R Treat comic book collection from the deliciously dark imagination of the film’s creator Michael Dougherty (writer and director of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and the holiday horror hit, Krampus). The celebratory edition—uniting the past two previously released graphic novels for the first time ever and featuring a new special introduction from Dougherty, new cover art, and other cool extras—is now on sale in stores and online. In these unprecedented and hard times, it is important to keep the Halloween spirit alive and I can’t think of a better way to kick off the season than sharing it with the Halloween icon Sam in this special Trick ‘r Treat collection,” said Robert Napton, Senior Vice President of Legendary Comics. “Fans of the film who want to revisit these twisted stories, as well as new readers discovering them

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2020
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The First Look At IFC Midnight’s ‘Hunter Hunter’ Is Locked And Loaded

IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to the killer-thriller Hunter Hunter, starring nineties teen icons Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands) and Nick Stahl (Bully, Disturbing Behavior). Take a look at the first two images to be released. The film is directed and written by Shawn Linden and produced by Juliette Hagopian, Neil Elman, and Linden with Jennifer Westin, Hannah Pillemer, Tony Vassiliadis, and Fernando Szew at MarVista Entertainment and Particular Crowd executive producing. The film follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan, “The Man in the High Castle”), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell, Curse of Chucky) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 22, 2020
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Horror ‘Chop Chop’ Slashing Its Way Onto Digital This October

Kamikaze Dogfight in partnership with Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has announced the Digital HD and Cable VOD release of Rony Patel‘s debut slasher Chop Chop. In the movie, “an ordinary pizza delivery leads to a night of chaos when a murderous psychopath targets a young couple who might be harboring a secret of their own.” An innocent night between a young couple takes a bizarre turn when a psychotic serial killer comes knocking at the door. As the couple starts to fend for their lives, we soon learn there might be more to the lovers than meets the eye. A long fight for survival leads them into a series of unsettling encounters within the criminal underworld. Atala Arce and Jake Taylor star as the young couple whose attack by a murdering psychopath is only the beginning of a very dangerous night. Chop Chop was directed and produced by Rony Patel, from a script he co-wrote with Andrew

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 22, 2020
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Movie Review: Alone (2020)

Director John Hymas’ thriller Alone is an intense tale of one woman’s fight to survive as a serial killer hunts her down. When Jessica (Jules Willcox) backs up her belongings and heads off to start a new life in a new town she has no idea of the horrors she is about to face. A serial killer has set his sights on her and will stop at nothing to get her. Warning: Spoilers Ahead Jessica is a complicated character. She’s still coping with the loss of her husband and her family’s opinion that she’s making a mistake leaving town to start over. When Jessica stops at a gas station she meets a stranger (Marc Menchaca) who asks a few to many questions like where is she going, where is she from, if she’s traveling alone. Of course, this automatically raises red flags. Every time she stops he pops up and it doesn’t take long for her to realize that she’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2020

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Thriller ‘Sweet Pain’ Acquired For US Release

Sweetwater Pictures, Aved Productions, and Bruise Productions have just announced that following a successful theatrical run in Spain (its country of origin) the critically acclaimed “Giallo” inspired thriller Sweet Pain (aka Dolorosa Gioia), written and directed by Gonzalo Lopez has been acquired by Leomark Studios for North American distribution. The film tells the tale of Carlo (Amiran Winter), a young music composer from a wealthy family who is going through an emotional crisis. When he moves into a new house he harks back to the events that led to his current state: his first marriage, his obsession with music, the infidelities, and their murderous consequences. While the past haunts him in the form of visceral memories, Carlo strives to get his life back together and to not descend into a dark pit of madness. Our thriller Sweet Pain was actually loosely inspired by the tragic life of Renaissance music composer Carlo Gesualdo. Our story is set in the present day

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Bella Thorne Is Out For Revenge In The Thriller ‘Girl’

Screen Media announced today that they have acquired Chad Faust’s feature directorial debut, the thriller Girl, with plans to release the film this November following its premiere at Fantastic Fest. In the film, a young woman (Bella Thorne) returns to her small hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father, only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff (Mickey Rourke) and discovers a family legacy more disturbing than she could have ever imagined. Faust also stars in the film alongside Bella Thorne (“Scream,” The Babysitter, The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2, The Expendables, Sin City), Glenn Gould ( In Order of Disappearance, “Cardinal”), Lanette Ware (Taken, “The Wedding Planners”), and Elizabeth Saunders (“Alias Grace,” IT). The film is produced by Thomas Michael, Shayne Putzlocher, and Sara Shaak. It is executive produced by Jason Moring, Joe Ferraro, Dave Duckett, Jean Pierre Magro,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Hulu’s “Helstrom” Trailer Teases The Dark Side Of The MCU

Marvel is synonymous with helpful superheroes out to save the world, but there’s a lot more to the Marvel Universe. The new series “Helstrom“ will explore Marvel’s dark side, filled with supernatural horrors. The new trailer gives us a taste of what’s to come. The series centers on Daimon and Ana Helstrom, the complicated adult children of a mysterious killer, who have inherited special gifts. We watch as they hunt down the worst of humanity, as well as the not so human. Creator Paul Zbyszewski states: It’s about the family that we’re born with and the family that we create,” he said. “It’s a nature-versus-nurture story. It’s about the stuff that we’re born with genetically that we inherit and we carry with us because we have to. It’s about our environment that we’re raised with and the values that we’re imprinted with as we grow older, and that affects our ability to judge right from wrong, and our morality.” Tom

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Reunite In The Trailer For Amazon’s “Truth Seekers”

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End, have reunited for the new horror-comedy series “Truth Seekers” which will premiere on Amazon just in time for Halloween. “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on genre storytelling.” Nick Frost stars as Gus, Simon Pegg as Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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The Trailer Is Here For Hulu’s ‘Books Of Blood’ Anthology Inspired By Clive Barker

This Halloween Hulu is giving out some tasty treats, including the horror anthology Books of Blood, the new adaptation of horror icon Clive Barker‘s stories published in the ’80s. The first trailer is here, teasing a frightening flick. The film, directed by Brannon Braga (“The Orville”), journeys into the mind of Barker, featuring three tales of terror. Braga also co-wrote and executive produced the film along with executive producer Seth MacFarlane. Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Freda Foh Shen (Ad Astra), Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci’s Inquest), Anna Friel (Marcella), Rafi Gavron (A Star Is Born), Britt Robertson (For the People), and Yul Vazquez (“Midnight, Texas”) star. Books of Blood debuts on Hulu on October 7, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2020
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One Woman Is Out To Serve Justice In The Revenge Thriller ‘Guilt’

I think we’ll all agree that pedophiles should be given harsher punishments, with the sorry excuse for humans frequently getting off light. But in directors Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah‘s revenge thriller Guilt, one woman is out to serve justice. In the film, written by Sarah and Janet Shay, and starring Janet Shay, Hayley Flowers, and Sandra Stock, “angered by all the child abuse in the world, a child psychologist goes vigilante, targeting child sex offenders who escaped severe sentences.” Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah produce alongside Cobalt Media, Digital Realm, and Rogue Entertainment. Guilt seeks revenge in now in select theaters and On Demand from GVN Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2020
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Sam Is Back This Halloween In New ‘Trick ‘R Treat’ Comic Collection

Just in time for Halloween and in celebration of the beloved horror saga, Legendary Comics released today the omnibus of the Trick ‘R Treat comic book collection from the deliciously dark imagination of the film’s creator Michael Dougherty (writer and director of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and the holiday horror hit, Krampus). The celebratory edition—uniting the past two previously released graphic novels for the first time ever and featuring a new special introduction from Dougherty, new cover art, and other cool extras—is now on sale in stores and online. In these unprecedented and hard times, it is important to keep the Halloween spirit alive and I can’t think of a better way to kick off the season than sharing it with the Halloween icon Sam in this special Trick ‘r Treat collection,” said Robert Napton, Senior Vice President of Legendary Comics. “Fans of the film who want to revisit these twisted stories, as well as new readers discovering them

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2020
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The First Look At IFC Midnight’s ‘Hunter Hunter’ Is Locked And Loaded

IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to the killer-thriller Hunter Hunter, starring nineties teen icons Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands) and Nick Stahl (Bully, Disturbing Behavior). Take a look at the first two images to be released. The film is directed and written by Shawn Linden and produced by Juliette Hagopian, Neil Elman, and Linden with Jennifer Westin, Hannah Pillemer, Tony Vassiliadis, and Fernando Szew at MarVista Entertainment and Particular Crowd executive producing. The film follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan, “The Man in the High Castle”), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell, Curse of Chucky) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 22, 2020
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Horror ‘Chop Chop’ Slashing Its Way Onto Digital This October

Kamikaze Dogfight in partnership with Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has announced the Digital HD and Cable VOD release of Rony Patel‘s debut slasher Chop Chop. In the movie, “an ordinary pizza delivery leads to a night of chaos when a murderous psychopath targets a young couple who might be harboring a secret of their own.” An innocent night between a young couple takes a bizarre turn when a psychotic serial killer comes knocking at the door. As the couple starts to fend for their lives, we soon learn there might be more to the lovers than meets the eye. A long fight for survival leads them into a series of unsettling encounters within the criminal underworld. Atala Arce and Jake Taylor star as the young couple whose attack by a murdering psychopath is only the beginning of a very dangerous night. Chop Chop was directed and produced by Rony Patel, from a script he co-wrote with Andrew

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 22, 2020
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Movie Review: Alone (2020)

Director John Hymas’ thriller Alone is an intense tale of one woman’s fight to survive as a serial killer hunts her down. When Jessica (Jules Willcox) backs up her belongings and heads off to start a new life in a new town she has no idea of the horrors she is about to face. A serial killer has set his sights on her and will stop at nothing to get her. Warning: Spoilers Ahead Jessica is a complicated character. She’s still coping with the loss of her husband and her family’s opinion that she’s making a mistake leaving town to start over. When Jessica stops at a gas station she meets a stranger (Marc Menchaca) who asks a few to many questions like where is she going, where is she from, if she’s traveling alone. Of course, this automatically raises red flags. Every time she stops he pops up and it doesn’t take long for her to realize that she’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2020
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