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Regina Hall Heading To College For Supernatural Thriller ‘Master’

Production has begun on writer Mariama Diallo‘s feature directorial debut, the “haunting thriller” Master. Starring Regina Hall (Girls Trip, Shaft), Zoe Renee (“Black Lightning,” Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase), and Amber Gray (“Escape at Dannemora”), the film is from Amazon Studios, Deadline reports. The film centers on “three black women who strive to find their place at the celebrated Ancaster College, an elite university in New England. The school was built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill and the ghostly legacies of Puritan-era persecution haunt the campus in an increasingly supernatural fashion. The plot examines how each of these women will — or won’t — survive in this space of privilege.” From the moment we read Master and met Mariama we knew we needed to be part of bringing this spine-chilling story to life – and we couldn’t be more excited about our incredible cast and executive producer Regina Hall, as well as, Zoe Renee and Amber

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Social Media Horror ‘Followed’ Opens In Theaters This April

How far would you go to be famous? A social media influencer and a crew enter one of the most haunted hotels in America in a bid to gain a new sponsorship and more views in director Antoine Le‘s based on a true story horror film Followed. Written by Todd Klick, this paranormal flick stars Matthew Solomon, John Savage, Sam Valentine, Tim Drier, Caitlin Grace, Kelsey Griswold, and Christopher Ross Martin. When aspiring social media influencer “DropTheMike” is offered a lucrative sponsorship to grow his channel, he’s joined by his video crew on a visit to one of the most haunted hotels in America, where he’ll give his audience a horrific night of thrill-seeking the likes of which they have never seen before. What begins as a fun investigative challenge including the infamous Elevator Ritual quickly descends into a personal hell of true evil, begging the timely question: how far would you go to pursue internet fame? Matthew Ryan Brewbaker

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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Conjures A Director!

After years of rumors and Disney Plus is gifting us with Hocus Pocus 2! The sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic has conjured a director, Adam Shankman. The sequel is scripted by “Workaholics” writer-producer Jen D’Angelo, Variety reports. Hocus Pocus 2 will follow Shankman’s Disenchanted, the sequel to Enchanted, which is currently in pre-production. So while there is no word on when Hocus Pocus 2 will begin production. At the moment none of the Hocus Pocus cast members are attached, but Disney has high hopes that they will be involved in part 2. The original film, directed by Kenny Ortega, followed three sister witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who cast a spell in 1693 and are awakened by a teen boy in the 20th century. He, his sister and a friend fight to survive Halloween and save the town with the help of a talking cat.

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DVD Review: Evil River (2018)

Emma (Margherita Remotti), a right genius on the subject of witches and female suppression, arrives from America in Italy to investigate the story of a herbalist named Shanda (Marcella Braga) who got herself a case of the murders when she tried to stop a plague back in Ye Olden Times… that’s fuckin’ gratitude for your ass, eh boils n’ ghouls? So Emma, along with local guide Giulia (Claudia Marasca), and journalist Daniel (Diego Runco) begin the trek to Shanda’s ol’ stompin’ grounds… well they try anyway, as Emma keeps dreaming they are murdered and then the day begins again like a ghoulish Groundhog Day scenario! Will Emma be able to end her lunatic loop ans solve the ancient mystery or will she just continue to die a bit each day… you know, like we all do as we go about our normal daily routines… So what’s positive in the land of Evil River? Well, for one, the story (provided here

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Mar 4, 2020
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Emily Hampshire Joins “Chapelwhaite” Series Based On King’s ‘Jerusalems Lot’

Actress Emily Hampshire has joined the cast of Epix’s “Chapelwhaite“, based on Stephen King‘s short story Jerusalem’s Lot. The “Schitt’s Creek” actress will star opposite Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Deadline reports. The story follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody) who, in the 1850s moves his family to his ancestral home in Preacher’s Corner, Maine. There he must confront hidden secrets and fight against the darkness that has plagued his family for generations. Hampshire will play Rebecca Morgan, “an ambitious young woman” who left the comforts of home for college and has now returned to write for the prestigious Atlantic Magazine.” Rebecca is instantly drawn to the Captain. She applies to be the governess of the infamous Chapelwaite Manor so that she can write her novel based on the family. Jason and Peter Filardi will executive produce as well as serve as showrunners. Production will begin this April in Novia Scotia on “Chapelwhaite” with a Fall 2020 premiere.

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Watch The New Clip From Horror Anthology ‘Realm Of Shadows’ – Starring Tony Todd

We’ve got the new clip for the highly anticipated Realm of Shadows (aka Fate Upside Down), starring horror legend Tony Todd (Candyman and Final Destination franchises), Jimmy Drain (Fate Upside Down, The Initiation) and Vida Ghaffari (The Mindy Project, Eternal Code). This film features a world of mystery, possession, and shadows in an anthology of short horror-themed tales woven into a full-length feature presentation. Even the most shocking stories are based on true events. Todd plays Fr. Dudley, a long time Catholic priest, dedicated to his profession. Fr. Dudley must watch out for his close friend Robby Duray, played by Drain, during a testing time in Robby’s life. He also takes on the volatile task of taming Robby’s diabolic alter ego, and steer him away from the snares of Satan. Cassandra, played by Ghaffari is the alluring and mysterious muse of Master Makin…the mysterious owner of the haunted vault near Strain City’s infamous cemetery and narrator of the shadows for

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A Man Learns The Hard Way Not To Mess With The Dead In ‘The Bone Box’ Trailer

Genre distributor Terror Films is set to release Luke Genton’s paranormal horror The Bone Box this March after acquiring the worldwide rights. The film centers around Tom (Gareth Koorzen), a down-on-his-luck guy living with his Aunt (Maria Olsen). But his real troubles begin when his gambling debts catch up to him and he finds himself on the wrong side of a gun. In order to pay off the debts, he enlists the help of Elodie (Michelle Krusiec), an undertaker’s daughter and recent divorcee with her own financial woes. Together they conspire to find freshly buried bodies in order to dig them up and steal whatever valuable possessions may have been buried with the recently departed. Soon after Tom has collected a box full of jewelry, strange occurrences begin taking place in the house – weird noises, moving images in paintings and hallucinations all begin to take their toll. Is it guilt? Is he crazy? Or have the dead returned to

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Aliens Crash The Party In March’s “Into The Dark: Crawlers” (Trailer)

This March, a night of fun turns deadly when aliens crash a party in Into the Dark: Crawlers, directed by Brandon Zuck. Starring Jude Demorest (“Star”), Pepi Sonuga (“9-1-1”), Giorgia Whigham (“The Punisher”), Olivia Liang (“Legacies”), Cameron Fuller (“The Last Ship”), this month’s installment of the Hulu anthology is set on Saint Patrick’s Day – a night of wild parties and drunken revelry – and follows three unlikely friends who band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-switching aliens. In partnership with Blumhouse Television, Into The Dark is a monthly horror event series from the prolific, award-winning producer, Jason Blum’s independent TV studio. Each feature-length installment is inspired by a holiday and features Blumhouse’s signature genre/thriller spin on the story. Into The Dark: Crawlers debuts on Hulu Friday, March 6th.

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IFC Midnight Unveils Trailer For Cult Thriller ‘The Other Lamb’

The official trailer and poster are here for the award-winning thriller The Other Lamb which made waves at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival last year. From the Polish award-winning director Malgorzata Szumowska and the producer of Nightcrawler, and starring Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman, and Denise Gough, the film explores the horrors of toxic masculinity and the abuse of power through the eyes of a teenage girl, who is beginning to question everything about her existence. “For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah (Raffey Cassidy) has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd (Michiel Huisman), a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything

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Courtney Cox Returning To Horror In “Shining Vale” Series

Courtney Cox, best known for her roles on “Friends” and as Gale Weathers in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, is making her return to the genre with Starz’s “Shining Vale” series. The series from co-creators Sharon Horgan (“Divorce”) and Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error”). Deadline is reporting that Dearbhla Walsh (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) will direct the pilot. “Written by Horgan and Astrof, Shining Vale is about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Courteney Cox), the mom, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed — turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Everyone has their demons — but are Pat’s real? Or is this the portrait of a typical family torn apart by mental illness?” “Cox’s Patricia “Pat” Phelps is a former “wild child” who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women’s empowerment novel

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Feb 29, 2020

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Regina Hall Heading To College For Supernatural Thriller ‘Master’

Production has begun on writer Mariama Diallo‘s feature directorial debut, the “haunting thriller” Master. Starring Regina Hall (Girls Trip, Shaft), Zoe Renee (“Black Lightning,” Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase), and Amber Gray (“Escape at Dannemora”), the film is from Amazon Studios, Deadline reports. The film centers on “three black women who strive to find their place at the celebrated Ancaster College, an elite university in New England. The school was built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill and the ghostly legacies of Puritan-era persecution haunt the campus in an increasingly supernatural fashion. The plot examines how each of these women will — or won’t — survive in this space of privilege.” From the moment we read Master and met Mariama we knew we needed to be part of bringing this spine-chilling story to life – and we couldn’t be more excited about our incredible cast and executive producer Regina Hall, as well as, Zoe Renee and Amber

Continue reading →
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Social Media Horror ‘Followed’ Opens In Theaters This April

How far would you go to be famous? A social media influencer and a crew enter one of the most haunted hotels in America in a bid to gain a new sponsorship and more views in director Antoine Le‘s based on a true story horror film Followed. Written by Todd Klick, this paranormal flick stars Matthew Solomon, John Savage, Sam Valentine, Tim Drier, Caitlin Grace, Kelsey Griswold, and Christopher Ross Martin. When aspiring social media influencer “DropTheMike” is offered a lucrative sponsorship to grow his channel, he’s joined by his video crew on a visit to one of the most haunted hotels in America, where he’ll give his audience a horrific night of thrill-seeking the likes of which they have never seen before. What begins as a fun investigative challenge including the infamous Elevator Ritual quickly descends into a personal hell of true evil, begging the timely question: how far would you go to pursue internet fame? Matthew Ryan Brewbaker

Continue reading →
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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Conjures A Director!

After years of rumors and Disney Plus is gifting us with Hocus Pocus 2! The sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic has conjured a director, Adam Shankman. The sequel is scripted by “Workaholics” writer-producer Jen D’Angelo, Variety reports. Hocus Pocus 2 will follow Shankman’s Disenchanted, the sequel to Enchanted, which is currently in pre-production. So while there is no word on when Hocus Pocus 2 will begin production. At the moment none of the Hocus Pocus cast members are attached, but Disney has high hopes that they will be involved in part 2. The original film, directed by Kenny Ortega, followed three sister witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who cast a spell in 1693 and are awakened by a teen boy in the 20th century. He, his sister and a friend fight to survive Halloween and save the town with the help of a talking cat.

Continue reading →
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DVD Review: Evil River (2018)

Emma (Margherita Remotti), a right genius on the subject of witches and female suppression, arrives from America in Italy to investigate the story of a herbalist named Shanda (Marcella Braga) who got herself a case of the murders when she tried to stop a plague back in Ye Olden Times… that’s fuckin’ gratitude for your ass, eh boils n’ ghouls? So Emma, along with local guide Giulia (Claudia Marasca), and journalist Daniel (Diego Runco) begin the trek to Shanda’s ol’ stompin’ grounds… well they try anyway, as Emma keeps dreaming they are murdered and then the day begins again like a ghoulish Groundhog Day scenario! Will Emma be able to end her lunatic loop ans solve the ancient mystery or will she just continue to die a bit each day… you know, like we all do as we go about our normal daily routines… So what’s positive in the land of Evil River? Well, for one, the story (provided here

Continue reading →
Mar 4, 2020
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Emily Hampshire Joins “Chapelwhaite” Series Based On King’s ‘Jerusalems Lot’

Actress Emily Hampshire has joined the cast of Epix’s “Chapelwhaite“, based on Stephen King‘s short story Jerusalem’s Lot. The “Schitt’s Creek” actress will star opposite Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Deadline reports. The story follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody) who, in the 1850s moves his family to his ancestral home in Preacher’s Corner, Maine. There he must confront hidden secrets and fight against the darkness that has plagued his family for generations. Hampshire will play Rebecca Morgan, “an ambitious young woman” who left the comforts of home for college and has now returned to write for the prestigious Atlantic Magazine.” Rebecca is instantly drawn to the Captain. She applies to be the governess of the infamous Chapelwaite Manor so that she can write her novel based on the family. Jason and Peter Filardi will executive produce as well as serve as showrunners. Production will begin this April in Novia Scotia on “Chapelwhaite” with a Fall 2020 premiere.

Continue reading →
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Watch The New Clip From Horror Anthology ‘Realm Of Shadows’ – Starring Tony Todd

We’ve got the new clip for the highly anticipated Realm of Shadows (aka Fate Upside Down), starring horror legend Tony Todd (Candyman and Final Destination franchises), Jimmy Drain (Fate Upside Down, The Initiation) and Vida Ghaffari (The Mindy Project, Eternal Code). This film features a world of mystery, possession, and shadows in an anthology of short horror-themed tales woven into a full-length feature presentation. Even the most shocking stories are based on true events. Todd plays Fr. Dudley, a long time Catholic priest, dedicated to his profession. Fr. Dudley must watch out for his close friend Robby Duray, played by Drain, during a testing time in Robby’s life. He also takes on the volatile task of taming Robby’s diabolic alter ego, and steer him away from the snares of Satan. Cassandra, played by Ghaffari is the alluring and mysterious muse of Master Makin…the mysterious owner of the haunted vault near Strain City’s infamous cemetery and narrator of the shadows for

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

A Man Learns The Hard Way Not To Mess With The Dead In ‘The Bone Box’ Trailer

Genre distributor Terror Films is set to release Luke Genton’s paranormal horror The Bone Box this March after acquiring the worldwide rights. The film centers around Tom (Gareth Koorzen), a down-on-his-luck guy living with his Aunt (Maria Olsen). But his real troubles begin when his gambling debts catch up to him and he finds himself on the wrong side of a gun. In order to pay off the debts, he enlists the help of Elodie (Michelle Krusiec), an undertaker’s daughter and recent divorcee with her own financial woes. Together they conspire to find freshly buried bodies in order to dig them up and steal whatever valuable possessions may have been buried with the recently departed. Soon after Tom has collected a box full of jewelry, strange occurrences begin taking place in the house – weird noises, moving images in paintings and hallucinations all begin to take their toll. Is it guilt? Is he crazy? Or have the dead returned to

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

Aliens Crash The Party In March’s “Into The Dark: Crawlers” (Trailer)

This March, a night of fun turns deadly when aliens crash a party in Into the Dark: Crawlers, directed by Brandon Zuck. Starring Jude Demorest (“Star”), Pepi Sonuga (“9-1-1”), Giorgia Whigham (“The Punisher”), Olivia Liang (“Legacies”), Cameron Fuller (“The Last Ship”), this month’s installment of the Hulu anthology is set on Saint Patrick’s Day – a night of wild parties and drunken revelry – and follows three unlikely friends who band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-switching aliens. In partnership with Blumhouse Television, Into The Dark is a monthly horror event series from the prolific, award-winning producer, Jason Blum’s independent TV studio. Each feature-length installment is inspired by a holiday and features Blumhouse’s signature genre/thriller spin on the story. Into The Dark: Crawlers debuts on Hulu Friday, March 6th.

Continue reading →
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IFC Midnight Unveils Trailer For Cult Thriller ‘The Other Lamb’

The official trailer and poster are here for the award-winning thriller The Other Lamb which made waves at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival last year. From the Polish award-winning director Malgorzata Szumowska and the producer of Nightcrawler, and starring Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman, and Denise Gough, the film explores the horrors of toxic masculinity and the abuse of power through the eyes of a teenage girl, who is beginning to question everything about her existence. “For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah (Raffey Cassidy) has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd (Michiel Huisman), a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything

Continue reading →
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Courtney Cox Returning To Horror In “Shining Vale” Series

Courtney Cox, best known for her roles on “Friends” and as Gale Weathers in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, is making her return to the genre with Starz’s “Shining Vale” series. The series from co-creators Sharon Horgan (“Divorce”) and Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error”). Deadline is reporting that Dearbhla Walsh (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) will direct the pilot. “Written by Horgan and Astrof, Shining Vale is about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Courteney Cox), the mom, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed — turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Everyone has their demons — but are Pat’s real? Or is this the portrait of a typical family torn apart by mental illness?” “Cox’s Patricia “Pat” Phelps is a former “wild child” who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women’s empowerment novel

Continue reading →
Feb 29, 2020