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Shudder Is Celebrating The New Year With Exclusives, New Films And Series

Shudder is kicking off the New Year with new exclusives, films, series, and more of the programs that you love! Magic is real… and so are monsters in the new Shudder and Sundance Now original series “A Discovery of Witches“, based on the bestselling All Souls trilogy by author Deborah Harkness. Binge all eight episodes of the first season this month, as well as new Shudder Exclusive films Cold Skin and Don’t Leave Home. New exclusive films, series, specials and other featured programming coming to Shudder’s US feed next month. TO STREAM, START YOUR FREE 7-DAY TRIAL AT SHUDDER ($4.99/MONTH OR $3.99/MONTH WITH ANNUAL PLAN) NEW SERIES A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES — available Thursday, January 17 While studying at Oxford, Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer, Hacksaw Bridge), an untrained witch and historian, discovers the tome desired by all three magical species: witches, vampires, and daemons. She knows she must solve its mysteries and is offered help to do so from a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2018
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Blumhouse’s First Female Director Behind December’s Episode Of “Into The Dark”

Hulu’s horror series “Into the Dark” has released three fantastic episode so far. The first details have just arrived for the fourth episode “New Year, New You“. The episode marks a big moment for Blumhouse. “New Year, New You” features Blumhouse’s first (ever) female director, Sophia Takal (Always Shine, Green, V/H/S). Back in October Jason Blum landed in hot water after he was asked by Polygon why Blumhouse had never featured a female director. No matter what, we’re just glad that a female filmmaker has finally been given the opportunity to see their vision come to life through Blumhouse. In the holiday-themed episode, “A group of friends from high school reconnects for a special New Year’s Eve girls night but as they begin to rehash old memories many of the gripes they’ve been harboring manifest in murderous ways.” Suki Waterhouse (The Bad Batch), Carly Chaikin (“Mr. Robot”), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“Killing Eve”, “Barry”), and Melissa Bergland (“Winners & Losers”) star. “New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2018
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Third Episode Of “Into The Dark” Now Streaming on Hulu

The third episode of Blumhouse’s fantastic feature-length horror series “Into the Dark” is now streaming on Hulu. Titled “Pooka”, this episode of the holiday-themed anthology series stars Nyasha Hatendi (interview) as a struggling actor who gets a temp job as the Christmas character in a plush suit to promote Pooka, the hottest toy of the year. At first, it’s not a bad gig, but as time goes by Pooka slowly takes over. Dale Dickey, Isabelle Bates, Jonny Berryman, April Campion, Gene Freeman, Cliff Weissman, and Katie Wilson co-star in “Pooka” directed by Nacho Vigalondo and written by Gerald Olson. “Into the Dark’s” first episode was titled “The Body” and was set on Halloween. It was followed by episode two “Flesh and Blood” starring Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, and Tembi Locke who filled us on the episode and the series during our interview. Both are now streaming on Hulu along with “Pooka.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2018
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Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Joins M. Night Shyamalan’s New Apple Thriller Series

Earlier this year, Apple gave the straight to series order for the M. Night Shyamalan executive produced still untitled psychological thriller from “Outcast” writer Tony Basgallop. Deadline is reporting that Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint has joined the series and will star alongside “Six Feet Under” actress Lauren Ambrose, and Nell Tiger Free of “Game of Thrones”. Ambrose plays mother Dorthy with Free playing the nanny, and Grint starring as Julian Pearce, Dorthy’s brother. The site also reports that “While the plot of the series has not been revealed, I hear it follows parents Dorothy and Sean Turner, who have hired young nanny Leanne to help care for their newborn child. Not to spoil the big twist, let’s just say things are not quite as they seem.” 10-episode half-hour series will be produced by Shyamalan’s Blinding Edge Pictures. Ashwin Rajan is serving as executive producer along with Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, and Steve Tisch of Escape Artists. Taylor Latham is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 2, 2018
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Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’s Season 2 Premiere Date Announced In New Teaser

Netflix’s “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” will cast a spell on fans during its second season whose premiere date has been revealed in a new teaser. The second season will feature nine episodes filled with devilish fun, frights, and delights. Now that Sabrina has signed her name in the Book of the Beast things are guaranteed to be darker and more disturbing. The new teaser kicks off with a nod to “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” that ran from 1996 to 2003. You might remember Melissa Joan Hart’s character playing magical dress-up in her mirror. Of course, Kiernan Shipka‘s Sabrina has much better taste. It’s also teased that a romance may be sparked by Sabrina and Nicholas Scratch (Gavin Leatherwood). The teaser is jampacked with tidbits. Things are going to get interesting. If you bummed you’ve got to wait until the Spring to see a new episode, don’t be. There will be a holiday special premiering on December 14th. Hopefully, that will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 2, 2018
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“The Purge” Renewed For Season Two

USA’s series adaptation “The Purge“, which revolves around the 12-hour annual event where all crime is legal, has been renewed for its second season. Jason Blum of Blumhouse was very excited about the news for the series that Blumhouse produces. “James Demonaco has done it again: the propulsive and compelling story he crafted for Season 1 of The Purge truly resonated with audiences in a significant way. We are thrilled to embark on Season 2, and can’t wait to bring more of James’ vision to USA and fans of The Purge.” Set in an America ruled by a totalitarian government, the show follows several characters living in a small city. During the 12 hour period where all crime is legal, each character is forced to discover how far they will go to survive the night. The cast for season one includes Billy Baldwin, Gabrial Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Hanah Anderson, Colin Woodell, Reed Diamond, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, and Paulina Gálvez.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2018
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The First Three “What We Do In The Shadows” Series Trailers Look Fangtastic

Three years have passed since we met a crazy group of vampires in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s What We Do in the Shadows. Today, we have the first look at the funny duo’s new spin-off series by the same name. FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” takes us to Staten Island where four vampires are trying to live their lives, Lazlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Nandor (Kayvan Novak), and Colin (Mark Proksch). As of now, no premiere date has been announced, but the series isn’t the only thing we’ll see from the What We Do universe. The spin-off “Wellington Place” is headed to its second season in New Zealand. That’s not all, the 2015 film is getting a sequel titled We’re Wolves that will feature the werewolves we met in the original film. We’ll keep you informed as all of the projects near their releases. In the meantime, check out the first three teaser trailers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Season Two Trailer For Duplass Brothers’ “Room 104” Is Anything But Dull

Anthology series “Room 104” is set to return with its 12-episode second season with to episodes premiering back-to-back each Friday, beginning this November. From creators and executive producers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass, the show is set in a single room of a typical American chain motel and tells a different story of the assorted characters who pass through it in each episode, ranging from comedy to drama to horror. This season’s cast includes Mahershala Ali, Joel Allen, Stephanie Allynne, Katie Aselton, Frank Birney, Josephine Decker, James Earl, Marlene Forte, Abby Ryder Fortson, Ginger Gonzaga, Judy Greer, Brian Tyree Henry, Anita Kalathara, Jennifer Lafleur, Tom Lenk, Phil Matarese, Sheaun McKinney, Natalie Morales, Kent Osborne, Zane Pais, Leonora Pitts, Mark Proksch, Pia Shah, Michael Shannon, Onur Tukel, Dolly Wells, Jud Williford, Rainn Wilson, Mary Wiseman, Charlyne Yi, and Katya Zamolodchikova. Patrick Brice, Josephine Decker, Mark Duplass, Gaby Hoffmann, Liza Johnson, So Yong Kim, Jonah Markowitz, Natalie Morales, Lila Neugebauer, Ross Partridge,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2018
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Shudder Announces New Killer Original Series ‘Deadwax’

A killer strikes terror from the turntable in Shudder‘s first original scripted short-form series, “Deadwax“. Created and directed by filmmaker, acclaimed sound designer and electronic musician Graham Reznick (I Can See You, co-writer of the PlayStation hit Until Dawn), Deadwax chronicles the hunt for a rare recording believed to cause madness and death to anyone who dares listen. In the eight-episode series, Etta (Hannah Gross, Mindhunter), an audiophile and rare vinyl record dealer, is hired to find the only existing print of a notorious record that kills whoever listens to it. At the time of its pressing, the engineer had a heart attack and the vinyl supposedly captured the sound of death itself. When Etta comes across Perry (Evan Gamble, Hap & Leonard), a police officer afflicted by the record, she discovers that hearing even a single note can cause insanity. In order to save Perry and survive the job, she must race to unravel the deadly record’s otherworldly origins.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 27, 2018
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Hulu Sinks Its Fangs Into Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles”

Hulu is bringing Anne Rice‘s “Vampire Chronicles” to life in new original series. The book series was co-written by Rice’s son Christopher. Bryan Fuller, the showrunner for both “Star Trek: Discovery” and “American Gods” was attached earlier this year to write the script but has since stepped away, THR reports. The book series, which includes “Interview with the Vampire” follows an 18th-century French Nobleman Lestat de Lioncourt who becomes a vampire, travels the world, and even becoming a rock star. The 12th book in the series, “Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat” will be out later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 24, 2018

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Shudder Is Celebrating The New Year With Exclusives, New Films And Series

Shudder is kicking off the New Year with new exclusives, films, series, and more of the programs that you love! Magic is real… and so are monsters in the new Shudder and Sundance Now original series “A Discovery of Witches“, based on the bestselling All Souls trilogy by author Deborah Harkness. Binge all eight episodes of the first season this month, as well as new Shudder Exclusive films Cold Skin and Don’t Leave Home. New exclusive films, series, specials and other featured programming coming to Shudder’s US feed next month. TO STREAM, START YOUR FREE 7-DAY TRIAL AT SHUDDER ($4.99/MONTH OR $3.99/MONTH WITH ANNUAL PLAN) NEW SERIES A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES — available Thursday, January 17 While studying at Oxford, Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer, Hacksaw Bridge), an untrained witch and historian, discovers the tome desired by all three magical species: witches, vampires, and daemons. She knows she must solve its mysteries and is offered help to do so from a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2018
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Blumhouse’s First Female Director Behind December’s Episode Of “Into The Dark”

Hulu’s horror series “Into the Dark” has released three fantastic episode so far. The first details have just arrived for the fourth episode “New Year, New You“. The episode marks a big moment for Blumhouse. “New Year, New You” features Blumhouse’s first (ever) female director, Sophia Takal (Always Shine, Green, V/H/S). Back in October Jason Blum landed in hot water after he was asked by Polygon why Blumhouse had never featured a female director. No matter what, we’re just glad that a female filmmaker has finally been given the opportunity to see their vision come to life through Blumhouse. In the holiday-themed episode, “A group of friends from high school reconnects for a special New Year’s Eve girls night but as they begin to rehash old memories many of the gripes they’ve been harboring manifest in murderous ways.” Suki Waterhouse (The Bad Batch), Carly Chaikin (“Mr. Robot”), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“Killing Eve”, “Barry”), and Melissa Bergland (“Winners & Losers”) star. “New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2018
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Third Episode Of “Into The Dark” Now Streaming on Hulu

The third episode of Blumhouse’s fantastic feature-length horror series “Into the Dark” is now streaming on Hulu. Titled “Pooka”, this episode of the holiday-themed anthology series stars Nyasha Hatendi (interview) as a struggling actor who gets a temp job as the Christmas character in a plush suit to promote Pooka, the hottest toy of the year. At first, it’s not a bad gig, but as time goes by Pooka slowly takes over. Dale Dickey, Isabelle Bates, Jonny Berryman, April Campion, Gene Freeman, Cliff Weissman, and Katie Wilson co-star in “Pooka” directed by Nacho Vigalondo and written by Gerald Olson. “Into the Dark’s” first episode was titled “The Body” and was set on Halloween. It was followed by episode two “Flesh and Blood” starring Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, and Tembi Locke who filled us on the episode and the series during our interview. Both are now streaming on Hulu along with “Pooka.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2018
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Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Joins M. Night Shyamalan’s New Apple Thriller Series

Earlier this year, Apple gave the straight to series order for the M. Night Shyamalan executive produced still untitled psychological thriller from “Outcast” writer Tony Basgallop. Deadline is reporting that Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint has joined the series and will star alongside “Six Feet Under” actress Lauren Ambrose, and Nell Tiger Free of “Game of Thrones”. Ambrose plays mother Dorthy with Free playing the nanny, and Grint starring as Julian Pearce, Dorthy’s brother. The site also reports that “While the plot of the series has not been revealed, I hear it follows parents Dorothy and Sean Turner, who have hired young nanny Leanne to help care for their newborn child. Not to spoil the big twist, let’s just say things are not quite as they seem.” 10-episode half-hour series will be produced by Shyamalan’s Blinding Edge Pictures. Ashwin Rajan is serving as executive producer along with Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, and Steve Tisch of Escape Artists. Taylor Latham is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 2, 2018
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Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’s Season 2 Premiere Date Announced In New Teaser

Netflix’s “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” will cast a spell on fans during its second season whose premiere date has been revealed in a new teaser. The second season will feature nine episodes filled with devilish fun, frights, and delights. Now that Sabrina has signed her name in the Book of the Beast things are guaranteed to be darker and more disturbing. The new teaser kicks off with a nod to “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” that ran from 1996 to 2003. You might remember Melissa Joan Hart’s character playing magical dress-up in her mirror. Of course, Kiernan Shipka‘s Sabrina has much better taste. It’s also teased that a romance may be sparked by Sabrina and Nicholas Scratch (Gavin Leatherwood). The teaser is jampacked with tidbits. Things are going to get interesting. If you bummed you’ve got to wait until the Spring to see a new episode, don’t be. There will be a holiday special premiering on December 14th. Hopefully, that will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 2, 2018
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“The Purge” Renewed For Season Two

USA’s series adaptation “The Purge“, which revolves around the 12-hour annual event where all crime is legal, has been renewed for its second season. Jason Blum of Blumhouse was very excited about the news for the series that Blumhouse produces. “James Demonaco has done it again: the propulsive and compelling story he crafted for Season 1 of The Purge truly resonated with audiences in a significant way. We are thrilled to embark on Season 2, and can’t wait to bring more of James’ vision to USA and fans of The Purge.” Set in an America ruled by a totalitarian government, the show follows several characters living in a small city. During the 12 hour period where all crime is legal, each character is forced to discover how far they will go to survive the night. The cast for season one includes Billy Baldwin, Gabrial Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Hanah Anderson, Colin Woodell, Reed Diamond, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, and Paulina Gálvez.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2018
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The First Three “What We Do In The Shadows” Series Trailers Look Fangtastic

Three years have passed since we met a crazy group of vampires in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s What We Do in the Shadows. Today, we have the first look at the funny duo’s new spin-off series by the same name. FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” takes us to Staten Island where four vampires are trying to live their lives, Lazlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Nandor (Kayvan Novak), and Colin (Mark Proksch). As of now, no premiere date has been announced, but the series isn’t the only thing we’ll see from the What We Do universe. The spin-off “Wellington Place” is headed to its second season in New Zealand. That’s not all, the 2015 film is getting a sequel titled We’re Wolves that will feature the werewolves we met in the original film. We’ll keep you informed as all of the projects near their releases. In the meantime, check out the first three teaser trailers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2018
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The Season Two Trailer For Duplass Brothers’ “Room 104” Is Anything But Dull

Anthology series “Room 104” is set to return with its 12-episode second season with to episodes premiering back-to-back each Friday, beginning this November. From creators and executive producers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass, the show is set in a single room of a typical American chain motel and tells a different story of the assorted characters who pass through it in each episode, ranging from comedy to drama to horror. This season’s cast includes Mahershala Ali, Joel Allen, Stephanie Allynne, Katie Aselton, Frank Birney, Josephine Decker, James Earl, Marlene Forte, Abby Ryder Fortson, Ginger Gonzaga, Judy Greer, Brian Tyree Henry, Anita Kalathara, Jennifer Lafleur, Tom Lenk, Phil Matarese, Sheaun McKinney, Natalie Morales, Kent Osborne, Zane Pais, Leonora Pitts, Mark Proksch, Pia Shah, Michael Shannon, Onur Tukel, Dolly Wells, Jud Williford, Rainn Wilson, Mary Wiseman, Charlyne Yi, and Katya Zamolodchikova. Patrick Brice, Josephine Decker, Mark Duplass, Gaby Hoffmann, Liza Johnson, So Yong Kim, Jonah Markowitz, Natalie Morales, Lila Neugebauer, Ross Partridge,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2018
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Shudder Announces New Killer Original Series ‘Deadwax’

A killer strikes terror from the turntable in Shudder‘s first original scripted short-form series, “Deadwax“. Created and directed by filmmaker, acclaimed sound designer and electronic musician Graham Reznick (I Can See You, co-writer of the PlayStation hit Until Dawn), Deadwax chronicles the hunt for a rare recording believed to cause madness and death to anyone who dares listen. In the eight-episode series, Etta (Hannah Gross, Mindhunter), an audiophile and rare vinyl record dealer, is hired to find the only existing print of a notorious record that kills whoever listens to it. At the time of its pressing, the engineer had a heart attack and the vinyl supposedly captured the sound of death itself. When Etta comes across Perry (Evan Gamble, Hap & Leonard), a police officer afflicted by the record, she discovers that hearing even a single note can cause insanity. In order to save Perry and survive the job, she must race to unravel the deadly record’s otherworldly origins.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 27, 2018
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Hulu Sinks Its Fangs Into Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles”

Hulu is bringing Anne Rice‘s “Vampire Chronicles” to life in new original series. The book series was co-written by Rice’s son Christopher. Bryan Fuller, the showrunner for both “Star Trek: Discovery” and “American Gods” was attached earlier this year to write the script but has since stepped away, THR reports. The book series, which includes “Interview with the Vampire” follows an 18th-century French Nobleman Lestat de Lioncourt who becomes a vampire, travels the world, and even becoming a rock star. The 12th book in the series, “Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat” will be out later this year.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 24, 2018
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