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Eric Roberts Will Deal With ‘No Solicitors’ – This January On DVD

Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Institute, Human Centipede III) stars in the award-winning upcoming campy horror film No Solicitors, coming to DVD and Digital the first of the year. Co-starring Justin Beahm, Felissa Rose, Joshua Benton, Marv Blauvelt, Brian Fortuna, Suze Lanier-Bramlett, and Teddy Saunders, No Solicitors was written and directed by John Callas. In the film, Lewis Cutterman is a well-respected brain surgeon and happily married with two beautiful children who run the family business. They are model citizens within the community. A simple visit to their home by a solicitor is greeted by an invitation to dinner; except dinner takes a macabre turn when the solicitor finds himself drugged by the family. Waking up, the solicitor soon discovers they will be slowly eaten piece by piece and that the kid’s family business is to farm out their internal organs to needy patients. Felissa Rose and John Callas produced with Alan Pao serving as executive producer. No Solicitors

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Filming For ‘Halloween’ Has Been Delayed

Fans are thrilled about getting a new sequel in the Halloween franchise and the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to reprise her role as Laurie Strode just makes it sweeter. The latest news is that filming has been delayed until mid-January. The reason? Casting is taking longer than expected. While much of the cast is being kept under wraps, we do know that Judy Greer (Jurassic World) has entered negotiations to play a key role, that of Laurie Strode’s daughter, Karen Strode. n the new film, “Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.” It sounds as if the film, directed by David Gordon Green, will act as if every film of the franchise beyond the original Halloween never existed. Green co-wrote the “reinvention” with Danny McBride. John Carpenter will provide the score as well as

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Nov 29, 2017
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Lauren Ashley Carter And Chase Williamson Set To Star In The Dark Thriller ‘Artik’

Actor Chase Williamson, who has appeared in films such as John Dies at the End, Siren, and The Guest, has signed on to co-star opposite Lauren Ashley Carter (The Woman, Jug Face, Darling) in Tom Botchii’s dark action-thriller Artik. From the Press Release: Actor Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End, SIREN, Bad Match) will be joining forces with veteran indie actress, Lauren Ashley Carter, (Jug Face, Darling, The Women), rising star Jerry G. Angelo (Warfighter, The Rambler, Fright Night) and indie horror favorite Matt Mercer (Contracted, Contracted: Phase II & The Mind’s Eye), in Tom Botchii’s dark hybrid, action-horror-thriller, Artik. The story centers around a family-run sunflower farm, where comic-book obsessed serial killer Artik (Angelo), his life partner Flin (Carter), and their family of foster kids are on the hunt for the ultimate comic-book hero. Until Holton Shudcase (Williamson), an Al-Anon attending straight edge, punk purist, comes between them. Artik is writer/director Tom Botchii’s feature film debut and will

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Nov 29, 2017
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The First Trailer Is Here For ‘The Midnight Man’ Starring Robert Englund And Lin Shaye

Back in 2016, we reported that genre icons Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise) and Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise) were teaming up for director Travis Zariwny’s The Midnight Man. Now, the trailer has arrived revealing a terrifying supernatural tale that spans decades. Inspired by the video game, the film begins in 1956 and centers on a group of friends playing a game that doesn’t end well for the players. Fast forward to present day when a girl and her friends discover the game in the attic that summons the dark entity known as “The Midnight Man”, who uses their worst fears against them. Emily Haine, Gabrielle Haugh, Summer H. Howell, Callie Lane, Keenan Lehmann, Louise Linton, Michael Sirow, and Luca Villacis co-star with Kyle Strauts playing the Midnight Man. Travis Zariwny penned the script based on Rob Kennedy’s screenplay. Zariwny’s The Midnight Man should not be confused with Aitor Uribarri’s The Midnight Man, starring Ken Foree, whose trailer

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Nov 28, 2017
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‘Children Of The Corn: Runaway’ Coming Soon According To Actress

Things have been quiet for a while now since we had any news for Children of the Corn: Runaway, directed by John Gulager (Feast), up till now. Recently, actress Marci Miller, who plays Ruth in the film, revealed via Instagram that Runaway is “coming soon” after being questioned about the film by a fan. Miller replied that we can expect to see the next installment of the Children of the Corn franchise sometime between February and March of next year. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bae66g6A0a9/?taken-by=_marcimiller_ Written by Joel Soisson, the film centers on a young woman named Ruth, who finds herself pregnant after escaping a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. Ruth struggles for the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors of her childhood. Miller co-stars alongside JR Hatchett, Lynn Andrews III, Gavin Taylor, Blaine Maye, Jake Ryan Scott, Molly Nikki Anderson, Lorrie Chilcoat, and Mary Kathryn Bryant. Dimension Films has yet to confirm a

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Nov 28, 2017
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‘Creep 2’ Coming To Netflix

Back in 2014, we were introduced to Mark Duplass’s disturbing character Aaron in the found footage film Creep. Aaron’s back for another round in Creep 2 from director Patrick Brice who co-wrote the film along with Duplass. In the sequel, Desiree Akhavan (Girls) stars as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men. After finding an ad online for “video work,” she thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer (Mark Duplass, reprising his role from the previous film). Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole she can’t escape. The release of Creep 2 is set for December 23rd on Netflix from Blumhouse and

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Nov 25, 2017
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‘Dogged’ Finds Distribution And A 2018 Release

Ash Mountain Films announced today the Left Films has snagged the distribution rights for the award-winning horror film Dogged (review), from director Richard Rowntree. London, Friday 24 November 2017 – Ash Mountain Films today announced that Left Films has acquired their debut feature film “Dogged” for distribution in North America, UK and Eire for an anticipated Q2 release, 2018. Following a massively positive festival run for the film, which has included winning “Best International Horror Feature” at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, “Best Horror Feature” at Glasgow Horror Fest, “Best Horror Feature” and “Best actor in a feature film” at the Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival and “Best Producers” at San Antonio Horrific Film Festival, as well as official selections at festivals around the world, Left Films will be distributing the unique folk-horror film which has garnered critical acclaim. Adapted from the award-winning short film of the same name, director Richard Rowntree has made a film which Dread Central said

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Nov 24, 2017
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A Terrifying Legend Comes To Life In ‘Welcome Home Rougarou’

In the small Louisiana town of French Settlement many legends and lore swirl as part of its rich history, but there is one legend the people fear above all others, that of the Rougarou. Director Blaine Childers brings Welcome Home Rougarou, written by J.P. Willie author of “Blood In The Woods”, to life. The film that centers on Sherman (Joey Alonzo) and Kathy Thibodeaux (Lili Von Kiss), a married couple of 25 years, who haven’t slept since their youngest son, Pete (Adam Henslee) returned home. He was injured while illegally hunting small game on the outskirts of Lake Pontchartrain, and since his homecoming, something about him has changed. If the local legends are true, Pete may never be the same. Welcome Home Rougarou is set for release in February of 2018. We expect the trailer to arrive soon.

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Nov 21, 2017
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‘Beverly Hills Lizard People’ Finds Its Director

Cthulhu Crush Production has now announced that Lisa Ovies (Puppet Killer, 32 Days) will be in the director’s chair for Beverly Hills Lizard People, described as Slither meets Scream. Written by Jody Wheeler, the film is the fourth project from Cthulu Crush whose films include Love, Colin and the current horror flick WTF!. From the Press Release: Santa Monica, California : Cthulhu Crush Productions announced today at the American Film Market that filmmaker Lisa Ovies will direct horror-comedy Beverly Hills Lizard People. Written by Cthulu Crush’s Jody Wheeler, Beverly Hills Lizard People is described as a mix of Slither and Scream, and tells of an ancient race of shape-shifting Lizard People from the depths of the Earth who return to the surface to reclaim what was once theirs: Beverly Hills. An estimated 12.5 million Americans believe in the existence of Lizard People. Wheeler and Steve Parker produce for Cthulhu Crush Productions alongside I No.Films. Ovies is an award-winning producer, director,

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Nov 19, 2017
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Trailer For ‘A Quiet Place’ Speaks Volumes About The Terror That Awaits

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski star in A Quiet Place whose tagline is “Listen closely, move carefully, and never make a sound. If they can’t hear you, they can’t hunt you.” In the newly released trailer, we watch as the family is plagued by supernatural activity. The family, living a quiet life in their home in the woods, lead a silent life, only communicating with sign language. It seems there is a reason for that. If they make the smallest noise they will incur the wrath of something in the house. Krasinski not only co-stars in the film, he directed and he wrote the script along with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck. A Quiet Place opens in theaters on April 6, 2018, from Paramount Pictures.

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Nov 19, 2017

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Eric Roberts Will Deal With ‘No Solicitors’ – This January On DVD

Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Institute, Human Centipede III) stars in the award-winning upcoming campy horror film No Solicitors, coming to DVD and Digital the first of the year. Co-starring Justin Beahm, Felissa Rose, Joshua Benton, Marv Blauvelt, Brian Fortuna, Suze Lanier-Bramlett, and Teddy Saunders, No Solicitors was written and directed by John Callas. In the film, Lewis Cutterman is a well-respected brain surgeon and happily married with two beautiful children who run the family business. They are model citizens within the community. A simple visit to their home by a solicitor is greeted by an invitation to dinner; except dinner takes a macabre turn when the solicitor finds himself drugged by the family. Waking up, the solicitor soon discovers they will be slowly eaten piece by piece and that the kid’s family business is to farm out their internal organs to needy patients. Felissa Rose and John Callas produced with Alan Pao serving as executive producer. No Solicitors

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Filming For ‘Halloween’ Has Been Delayed

Fans are thrilled about getting a new sequel in the Halloween franchise and the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to reprise her role as Laurie Strode just makes it sweeter. The latest news is that filming has been delayed until mid-January. The reason? Casting is taking longer than expected. While much of the cast is being kept under wraps, we do know that Judy Greer (Jurassic World) has entered negotiations to play a key role, that of Laurie Strode’s daughter, Karen Strode. n the new film, “Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.” It sounds as if the film, directed by David Gordon Green, will act as if every film of the franchise beyond the original Halloween never existed. Green co-wrote the “reinvention” with Danny McBride. John Carpenter will provide the score as well as

Continue reading →
Nov 29, 2017
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Lauren Ashley Carter And Chase Williamson Set To Star In The Dark Thriller ‘Artik’

Actor Chase Williamson, who has appeared in films such as John Dies at the End, Siren, and The Guest, has signed on to co-star opposite Lauren Ashley Carter (The Woman, Jug Face, Darling) in Tom Botchii’s dark action-thriller Artik. From the Press Release: Actor Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End, SIREN, Bad Match) will be joining forces with veteran indie actress, Lauren Ashley Carter, (Jug Face, Darling, The Women), rising star Jerry G. Angelo (Warfighter, The Rambler, Fright Night) and indie horror favorite Matt Mercer (Contracted, Contracted: Phase II & The Mind’s Eye), in Tom Botchii’s dark hybrid, action-horror-thriller, Artik. The story centers around a family-run sunflower farm, where comic-book obsessed serial killer Artik (Angelo), his life partner Flin (Carter), and their family of foster kids are on the hunt for the ultimate comic-book hero. Until Holton Shudcase (Williamson), an Al-Anon attending straight edge, punk purist, comes between them. Artik is writer/director Tom Botchii’s feature film debut and will

Continue reading →
Nov 29, 2017
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The First Trailer Is Here For ‘The Midnight Man’ Starring Robert Englund And Lin Shaye

Back in 2016, we reported that genre icons Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise) and Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise) were teaming up for director Travis Zariwny’s The Midnight Man. Now, the trailer has arrived revealing a terrifying supernatural tale that spans decades. Inspired by the video game, the film begins in 1956 and centers on a group of friends playing a game that doesn’t end well for the players. Fast forward to present day when a girl and her friends discover the game in the attic that summons the dark entity known as “The Midnight Man”, who uses their worst fears against them. Emily Haine, Gabrielle Haugh, Summer H. Howell, Callie Lane, Keenan Lehmann, Louise Linton, Michael Sirow, and Luca Villacis co-star with Kyle Strauts playing the Midnight Man. Travis Zariwny penned the script based on Rob Kennedy’s screenplay. Zariwny’s The Midnight Man should not be confused with Aitor Uribarri’s The Midnight Man, starring Ken Foree, whose trailer

Continue reading →
Nov 28, 2017
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‘Children Of The Corn: Runaway’ Coming Soon According To Actress

Things have been quiet for a while now since we had any news for Children of the Corn: Runaway, directed by John Gulager (Feast), up till now. Recently, actress Marci Miller, who plays Ruth in the film, revealed via Instagram that Runaway is “coming soon” after being questioned about the film by a fan. Miller replied that we can expect to see the next installment of the Children of the Corn franchise sometime between February and March of next year. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bae66g6A0a9/?taken-by=_marcimiller_ Written by Joel Soisson, the film centers on a young woman named Ruth, who finds herself pregnant after escaping a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. Ruth struggles for the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors of her childhood. Miller co-stars alongside JR Hatchett, Lynn Andrews III, Gavin Taylor, Blaine Maye, Jake Ryan Scott, Molly Nikki Anderson, Lorrie Chilcoat, and Mary Kathryn Bryant. Dimension Films has yet to confirm a

Continue reading →
Nov 28, 2017
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‘Creep 2’ Coming To Netflix

Back in 2014, we were introduced to Mark Duplass’s disturbing character Aaron in the found footage film Creep. Aaron’s back for another round in Creep 2 from director Patrick Brice who co-wrote the film along with Duplass. In the sequel, Desiree Akhavan (Girls) stars as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men. After finding an ad online for “video work,” she thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer (Mark Duplass, reprising his role from the previous film). Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole she can’t escape. The release of Creep 2 is set for December 23rd on Netflix from Blumhouse and

Continue reading →
Nov 25, 2017
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‘Dogged’ Finds Distribution And A 2018 Release

Ash Mountain Films announced today the Left Films has snagged the distribution rights for the award-winning horror film Dogged (review), from director Richard Rowntree. London, Friday 24 November 2017 – Ash Mountain Films today announced that Left Films has acquired their debut feature film “Dogged” for distribution in North America, UK and Eire for an anticipated Q2 release, 2018. Following a massively positive festival run for the film, which has included winning “Best International Horror Feature” at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, “Best Horror Feature” at Glasgow Horror Fest, “Best Horror Feature” and “Best actor in a feature film” at the Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival and “Best Producers” at San Antonio Horrific Film Festival, as well as official selections at festivals around the world, Left Films will be distributing the unique folk-horror film which has garnered critical acclaim. Adapted from the award-winning short film of the same name, director Richard Rowntree has made a film which Dread Central said

Continue reading →
Nov 24, 2017
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A Terrifying Legend Comes To Life In ‘Welcome Home Rougarou’

In the small Louisiana town of French Settlement many legends and lore swirl as part of its rich history, but there is one legend the people fear above all others, that of the Rougarou. Director Blaine Childers brings Welcome Home Rougarou, written by J.P. Willie author of “Blood In The Woods”, to life. The film that centers on Sherman (Joey Alonzo) and Kathy Thibodeaux (Lili Von Kiss), a married couple of 25 years, who haven’t slept since their youngest son, Pete (Adam Henslee) returned home. He was injured while illegally hunting small game on the outskirts of Lake Pontchartrain, and since his homecoming, something about him has changed. If the local legends are true, Pete may never be the same. Welcome Home Rougarou is set for release in February of 2018. We expect the trailer to arrive soon.

Continue reading →
Nov 21, 2017
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‘Beverly Hills Lizard People’ Finds Its Director

Cthulhu Crush Production has now announced that Lisa Ovies (Puppet Killer, 32 Days) will be in the director’s chair for Beverly Hills Lizard People, described as Slither meets Scream. Written by Jody Wheeler, the film is the fourth project from Cthulu Crush whose films include Love, Colin and the current horror flick WTF!. From the Press Release: Santa Monica, California : Cthulhu Crush Productions announced today at the American Film Market that filmmaker Lisa Ovies will direct horror-comedy Beverly Hills Lizard People. Written by Cthulu Crush’s Jody Wheeler, Beverly Hills Lizard People is described as a mix of Slither and Scream, and tells of an ancient race of shape-shifting Lizard People from the depths of the Earth who return to the surface to reclaim what was once theirs: Beverly Hills. An estimated 12.5 million Americans believe in the existence of Lizard People. Wheeler and Steve Parker produce for Cthulhu Crush Productions alongside I No.Films. Ovies is an award-winning producer, director,

Continue reading →
Nov 19, 2017
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Trailer For ‘A Quiet Place’ Speaks Volumes About The Terror That Awaits

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski star in A Quiet Place whose tagline is “Listen closely, move carefully, and never make a sound. If they can’t hear you, they can’t hunt you.” In the newly released trailer, we watch as the family is plagued by supernatural activity. The family, living a quiet life in their home in the woods, lead a silent life, only communicating with sign language. It seems there is a reason for that. If they make the smallest noise they will incur the wrath of something in the house. Krasinski not only co-stars in the film, he directed and he wrote the script along with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck. A Quiet Place opens in theaters on April 6, 2018, from Paramount Pictures.

Continue reading →
Nov 19, 2017