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Jennifer Beals Joins “Swamp Thing”

DC’s upcoming “Swamp Things” series continues to announce new cast members. Variety is reporting that the latest addition is “Taken” actress Jennifer Beals who also starred in “The L Word”, Book of Eli, and The Grudge 2. Beals’ character Sheriff Lucilia Cable has been described as “tough as nails” with a fierce devotion to her son Matt and has sworn to protect the town of Marais, a community beset by strange forces. She joins Crystal Reed and Maria Sten. We reported back in September that Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead) has been announced as the title character. James Wan is producing the “R” rated series based on the DC comic created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. “Ash vs. Evil Dead” writer Mark Verheiden and IT co-writer Gary Dauberman are penning “Swamp Thing“. Underworld director Lin Wiseman will direct the pilot episode. Verheiden and Dauberman are executive producing along with Atomic Monster’s James Wan

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 30, 2018

Comic Books/Graphic NovelsMoviesNewsStreaming TV

Derek Mears Starring As Swamp Thing In James Wan’s New DC Series

We reported last week that “Gotham” star Crystal Reed had joined the new “Swamp Thing” series from James Wan (The Conjuring franchise). Now, news has come the iconic creature has been cast. Derek Mears will play the role of the DC character. Who will play the human version of Swamp Thing, Dr. Alec Holland has yet to be announced. Mears is an incredibly talented actor who has starred in many horror films including Predators, Hatchet III, Freaks of Nature, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, and 2009’s Friday the 13th in which he played Jason Vorhees. The series, based on the DC comic created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, is penned by “Ash vs. Evil Dead” writer Mark Verheiden and IT co-writer Gary Dauberman. Underworld director Lin Wiseman will direct the pilot episode. “Swamp Thing” centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane. When she returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 12, 2018

ClipsTrailers

A Woman Has An Axe To Grind In The New Clip From The Thriller ‘#FromJennifer’

A new brutal clip, titled “The Girl with an Axe to Grind”, has arrived from Frank Merle’s #From Jennifer, starring Tony Todd (Candyman, Final Destination) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th), ahead of its September release. In the film, after a woman is fired when her ex releases their sex-tape, she sets out to get revenge and to make herself famous. From the Press Release: Horror icons Tony Todd (Candyman, the Final Destination series) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, “Twin Peaks”) star in #FromJennifer, the “highly original and radically ingenious” (Starburst) new film from award-winning writer/director Frank Merle, out 9/26 on Digital and Cable from Sector 5 Films. Jennifer Peterson (Danielle Taddei) is having a very rough week. She’s been fired from a movie shoot, her manager just dropped her, and her boyfriend dumped her, right after releasing a sex tape of them together. But Jennifer has decided to turn things around: she hatches a plot she calls “Revenge

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 25, 2017

Trailers

Tony Todd And Derek Mears Star In The Revenge Film ‘#FromJennifer’

Two horror icons, Tony Todd (Candyman, Final Destination) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th), star in the upcoming film #FromJennifer from award-winning writer/director Frank Merle. After a woman is fired when her ex releases their sex-tape, she sets out to get revenge and to make herself famous. From the Press Release: Horror icons Tony Todd (Candyman, the Final Destination series) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, “Twin Peaks”) star in #FromJennifer, the “highly original and radically ingenious” (Starburst) new film from award-winning writer/director Frank Merle, out 9/28 on Digital and Cable from Sector 5 Films. Jennifer Peterson (Danielle Taddei) is having a very rough week. She’s been fired from a movie shoot, her manager just dropped her, and her boyfriend dumped her, right after releasing a sex tape of them together. But Jennifer has decided to turn things around: she hatches a plot she calls “Revenge Porn Revenge,” in which she plans to settle the score by filming a devastatingly

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 23, 2017

Events

Adam Green To Host A Free ‘Hatchet’ Screening To Celebrate 10th Anniversary

If you’re a fan of Adam Green’s Hatchet franchise and you live in the L.A. area, you’d better cancel any plans you had for next Tuesday, August 22nd. In celebration of the film’s 10th anniversary, director Adam Green will be screening the original Hatchet FOR FREE at Arclight Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA next Tuesday night. Cast members from all 3 films, as well as other celebrities, will be in attendance. A red carpet event is scheduled for 7 pm and the screening will start at 8 pm. There will be a post-screening Q&A session and the following celebrities are tentatively scheduled to be in attendance: Adam Green, Kane Hodder, Perry Shen, Mercedes McNab, Joleigh Fioreavanti, Tamara Feldman, Richard Rieble, Derek Mears, Cody Snider, Tom Holland, Sid Haig, Caroline Williams, Sarah Elbert and Will Barratt. Holliston stars Dee Snider, Joe Lynch and Laura Ortiz are also slated to be in attendance. You’d better plan to arrive early,

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Capt McNeely

Aug 15, 2017

Streaming TV

Sleepy Hollow’s Fourth And Final Season Arriving On DVD And Special Box Set

The fourth and final season of the supernatural series ‘Sleepy Hollow’ will arrive on DVD this September along with a special collector’s edition box set featuring all for four seasons. In the series, following a 250-year slumber, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) devotes his life and knowledge of the supernatural to defeating the demonic forces that plague present-day Sleepy Hollow. But, after the climactic events of Season Three — and the death of his partner and fellow Witness, Abbie Mills — Crane’s world is turned upside down. He is then led out of town by a mysterious group promising to put him in charge of an evil-fighting organization created hundreds of years ago by none other than, George Washington. Crane now finds himself in an all-new city working with all-new allies as he embarks on his most important mission yet to save Washington, D.C., from otherworldly threats that promise harm not only to the United States and its people, but to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 20, 2017

From the Crypt

A First Look At Wesley Alley’s ‘SockMonster’ – Produced By The Director Of Saw II – IV

Wesley Alley, the co-director of the upcoming genre film The Voices, who has worked on films and series such as Kong: Skull Island, Twin Peaks, Teen Wolf, is currently working on his next project, the short horror film SockMonster which he not only directed, but also wrote. Briana Evigan, Brian C. Chenworth and AnaSofia Bianchi star alongside Friday the 13th actor Derek Mears. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2017 – Wesley Alley is set to direct the short film “SockMonster” on July 6, 2017. SockMonster follows Anne, a mother who is shattered by the loss of her young child. Refusing to let her daughter go, Anne finds that it’s not only socks that go missing in the dryer. The film is directed by Wesley Alley and stars Briana Evigan (Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up All In, Sorority Row) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, Predators, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters). Produced by: Wesley Alley, Darren

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 9, 2017

ClipsTrailers

A Sneak Peek At NBC’s Supernatural Series ‘Midnight, Texas’ – Premiering Later This Month

NBC/Universal’s new supernatural series Midnight, Texas, an adaption of Charlaine Harris’ novels by the same name, will be premiering later this month. Today, we have a sneak peek to share with you. While it looks normal from the outside, Midnight is a mysterious safe haven for those who are different. As the town’s residents fight off outside pressures from rowdy biker gangs, ever-suspicious cops, and their own dangerous pasts, they band together and form a strong and unlikely family. The series stars François Arnaud (“The Borgias”) as Manfred, a charming, powerful psychic on the run who can communicate with spirits and finds safety in Midnight surrounding himself with both human and supernatural allies. Midnight is also home to Bobo, proprietor of the local pawn shop (Dylan Bruce, “Orphan Black”); Fiji, a witch who owns the local wiccan shop (Parisa Fitz-Henley, “Luke Cage”); Olivia, a mysterious assassin with a weapon for every occasion (Arielle Kebbel, “The Vampire Diaries”); Joe, an angel

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 8, 2017

Streaming TV

New Supernatural Series ‘Midnight, Texas’ Coming To NBC This July

Vampires and psychics and werewolves, oh my! We first told you about the upcoming supernatural series Midnight, Texas back last year. Soon, the trailer was released. This February we broke the news that Friday the 13th star Derek Mears would be making an appearance on the new show. Now, NBC has announced that we will see Midnight, Texas premiere this summer. Midnight, Texas, an adaption of Charlaine Harris’ novel series by the same name, is closely tied to True Blood. Featuring Vampires, witches, werewolves and the supernatural, there is a chance that the two series may crossover at some point. While it looks normal from the outside, Midnight is a safe haven for all supernatural beings, as well as humans, fortune tellers and other outcasts. Residents must deal with bikers, police and other challenges, all while coping with each other and while trying to find a murderer. The lead role of Manfred Bernardo, a powerful psychic and the new guy

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 18, 2017

EventsFilm Festivals

Horror Fuel Invades Days Of The Dead Atlanta 2017

I spent this past weekend (Feb 3- 5) at the Days of the Dead convention in Atlanta. This is the second DOTD I have attended in the past few years and once again, it did not disappoint. First, I would like to tell you about my favorite part of the convention. No, it’s not the parties, or the other events, it is the people. To say that horror fans are the best would be an understatement. You will not find a friendlier group of people. Stand by a booth, in a line, by an elevator, or outside smoking and in with seconds there is a conversation happening. It is nothing to be asked “How far did you traveled?”, “Are you having fun?”, “Did you see….?”. As for the celebs, every single celebrity I talked to was pleasant. Some were as excited about the convention as I was. No joke, Derek Mears, who has played Jason, the Predator, and more, was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 8, 2017

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