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‘Itsy Bitsy’ Weaves A Terrifying Tale In Its First Trailer

The dark new trailer for Itsy Bitsy is here and it spins a terrifying web that genre fans are going to get caught up in. Writers Jason Alvino and Bryan Dick weave a dark tale of supernatural mystery in the film from director Micah Gallo (Hatchet) about a family who moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity taking the form of a giant spider. Inspired by the centuries-old poem “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”, the film stars Eileen Dietz, Denise Crosby, Bruce Davison, Matty Cardarople, Treva Etienne, Elizabeth Roberts, Chloe Pernin, Arman Darbo, Grace Shen, and Doua Moua. Itsy Bitsy is to be released in 2018 following its successful Kickstarter campaign and is currently in post-production.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 17, 2017

Trailers

Poster, Trailer, And Release Date Arrive For ‘Strangers: Prey At Night’

The Strangers: Prey at Night, the long-awaited sequel to 2008’s home invasion hit The Strangers from Bryan Bertino, will soon be in theaters. Set to open in theaters in March, the first teaser has arrived and it is awesome. While playing the tune ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ by Debbie Gibbson, the teaser is filled with action and blood and reminds us to “Never underestimate the kindness of strangers”. Did I mention that it is supposedly based on a true story? That turns the creepy factor up a notch or two, doesn’t it? The first poster has also been released. Directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), the film centers on a family whose road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family’s every limit as they struggle

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 16, 2017

From the Crypt

‘Agatha’ Casts ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘One Tree Hill’ Actress Hilarie Burton In Lead Role

Today, we have casting news for the feature film Agatha, based on the festival favorite short film by the same name. ‘One Tree Hill’ actress Hilarie Burton has signed on to star in one of the main roles. Burton, a very talented actress and ‘One Tree Hill’ alum, also co-stars in the ‘Lethal Weapon’ series and is married to none other than Jeffrey Dean Morgan who stars as Negan on ‘The Walking Dead’. In Agatha, from director Timothy Vandenberg, “The orphan train comes daily, spilling hundreds of children onto the streets of Pennsylvania in the late 1800’s. Desperate and alone, the penniless 7 year old Sophie, entrusts an older woman who hires her to bring food each night to someone living in her attic. There is just one rule: Do not pass the serving table….EVER. As time passes, the child’s curiosity grows bold; drawing her closer to discovering the truth behind the prisoner.” Principle photography is set to begin in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 13, 2017

Indie

‘Severed Silence’ Starring ‘Zombieland’ Actress Offers Exclusive Indiegogo Horror Fuel Perk

Award-winning writers/directors Kathryn Michelle and Elizabeta Vidovic, who brought you the films Find Me, Complexion, Because These Kids Are, May I Die, and Working it Out!, are now running an Indiegogo campaign to help fund their next film, Severed Silence. In the film, “Talitha spent two decades suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline. A spontaneous wedding reunites her estranged Romani family and one of them knowingly awakens an unthinkable evil and the curse is released. Talitha not only has to figure out who in her family is fighting against her but also how to prevent the bloody curse from grabbing hold of them and killing them off one by one.” The cast of Severed Silence includes Maiara Walsh who played the role of Witchita in ‘Zombieland’ (the series), Paradox’s Adam Huss, Izabela Vidovic (The Fosters), and Alla Tumanian (Tangerine). Kathryn Michelle, Izabela Vidovic and Elizabeta Vidovic serve as producers. Their campaign is nearly 70% funded with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 13, 2017

Trailers

Check Out This Trailer Filled With ‘Psychopaths’

The trailer for writer-director Mickey Keating’s psychedelic genre film Psychopaths has arrived and is filled with brutality. Set over the course of one excessively blood-soaked night, multiple serial Killers’ paths cross, leaving a trail of bodies and begging the question: Which psychopath will live to see the morning? Graham Skipper, Helen Rogers, Matt Mercer, Larry Fessenden, Sam Zimmerman, Mark Kassen, Ivana Shein, and James Landry star in this brutal slasher. Take a look at the clip from Psychopaths, set to be released in 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 12, 2017

From the Crypt

‘Shameless’ Actor To Star In The Supernatural Film ‘S.O.H.N.: The Rise Of Achak’

The 13th Friday director Justin Price (interview) is set to deliver S.O.H.N.: The Rise of Achak from writers Shaun Cairo and Cristiano Demoham who will also both be producing. In S.O.H.N. the lead role is played by Luca Oriel who was featured as Derek, the father of Debbie Gallagher’s baby, in ‘Shameless’. Ronnie Connell (Ticket to Hell) and Bronson Pelletier (The Twilight Saga) co-star. Cairo told Dread Central that “S.O.H.N.: The Rise of Achak will introduce the world to a ‘new’ horror icon like Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers, but of Native American origin.” The film, set on the last day of school centers on, “A group of teenagers decides to go camping in the forest outside the city limits of Coos Bay, Oregon. They arrive in a beautiful, well-preserved area of the forest and set up camp there; however, it is not long before the group members find out that they are not alone and how much danger they

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 10, 2017

From the Crypt

This Spring Blumhouse Will Be Ready To Play ‘Truth or Dare’

What harm could come from playing a game of Truth or Dare? You will soon find out. Blumhouse is gearing up to unleash their supernatural thriller Truth or Dare this spring from director Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Cry Wolf). Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Violett Beane (The Flash), Nolan Gerard Funk (Arrow), Hayden Szeto (The Good Place), and Sophia Taylor Ali (Bad Kids of Crestview Academy) star in the film where we will witness someone – or something – that begins to punish those who tell a lie – or refuse the dare. Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will be producing alongside EP Wadlow, Deadline reports. Truth or Dare will open in theaters on April 27, 2018, via Universal Studios.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 10, 2017

From the Crypt

‘Day Of The Dead: Bloodline’ Sinks Its Teeth Into A Release Date

The latest reimagining of George A. Romero’s 1985 classic Day of the Dead officially has a release date. Now titled Days of the Dead: Bloodline, the film hails from director Hèctor Hernández Vicens and was written by Mark Tonderai and Lars Jacobson. Sophia Shelton, Jeff Gum, Marcus Vanco, Mark Rhino Smith, Lorina Kamburova, Rachel O’Meara, Cristina Serafini, Shari Watson, and Debbie Sherman star alongside Jonathan Schaech who plays “Max“. Max has taken the place of the zombie known as Bub in the original film. The film, set in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled world where a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her world. Day of the Dead: Bloodline will open in theaters on January 5, 2017. It will arrive on VOD and Digital HD on the same day.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 7, 2017

BooksNetflix

Premiere Date Revealed For Netflix’s ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ Series

We reported back in April that a series adaption of’ ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ had been ordered by Netflix. A few days ago we announced that Annabeth Gish has joined the cast. Today, we have another update and a premiere date. The adaption of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel by the same name will see Mike Flanagan in the director’s chair. The 10-episode first season is being referred to as a “modern re-imagining” with Daryll frank and Justin Falvey will be executive producing. Timothy Hutton, Annabeth Gish, Selena Anduze, Amber Chaney, Henry Thomas, Oliver Jackson, Anna Enger, Nelson Bonilla, McKenna Grace, Carla Gugino, Michiel Huisman, and Robert Longstreet will star. Huisman is set to play the role of Steven Crane. Mike Flanagan is well known in the horror genre for his film Ouija: Origin of Evil, Hush and Netflix’s adaption of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game. ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ has been adapted twice before as films under the title

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 6, 2017

Trailers

Terrifying New Images From ‘Insidious: The Last Key’ Arrive

The first batch of images have arrived from Insidious: The Last Key. Featuring Both Lin Shaye as Elise and Hana Hayes as young Elise, the images look terrifying. This chapter we will see Dr. Elise Rainier, a parapsychologist looking into the haunting of her own family home. Shaye revealed a few details of the film to Daily Dead. You meet Elise at a very different point in her life. It takes place right after the end of Chapter 3, when she walks off with Specs and Tucker and they’re starting their company, Spectral Sightings, and they are now living at her home. They’re like her two sons, her two bad sons. So it starts out in a very jovial, happy place and then goes downhill from there. And downhill meaning uphill, though. It’s a fantastic story and it took me back into what made Elise who she is. You meet my family, my mother, my father—we go back to my

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 4, 2017

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