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Shudder Snags 'Speak No Evil' Ahead Of Sundance

Shudder Snags ‘Speak No Evil’ Ahead Of Sundance

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, has acquired rights to psychological horror Speak No Evil ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. An official selection of Sundance Midnight, Speak No Evil is written and directed by Christian Tafdrup (A Horrible Woman) and is set for release in North America, the United Kingdom, and Ireland in late 2022. In Speak No Evil, on a vacation in Tuscany, two families – one Danish, one Dutch – meet and become fast friends. Months later, the free-spirited Dutch family extends an invitation to the more conservative Danish one for a holiday weekend getaway at their countryside home. However, it doesn’t take long before things gradually get out of hand as the joy of reunion is replaced with misunderstandings. The Dutch hospitality quickly turns unnerving for the Danes, and they find themselves increasingly caught in a web of their own politeness in the face of eccentric…or

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Jan 22, 2022
The Trailer For Horror-Thriller 'In The Forest' Reminds Us The Forest Is A Dangerous Place

The Trailer For Horror-Thriller ‘In The Forest’ Reminds Us The Forest Is A Dangerous Place

Vertical Entertainment has just acquired the upcoming horror film In the Forest, written and directed by Hector Barron (Josh is Dying), and announced the film’s release later this month. The film’s trailer reminds us that the forest is a dangerous place. “In the Forest watches as Helen (Debbon Ayer) and her daughter Emily (Cristina Spruell) reluctantly accompany Helen’s father Stan (Lyman Ward) on a family camping trip, driving deep into the forest for a real outdoors experience, only to have angry landowner Howard (Don Baldaramos) arrive and force them to leave. When their RV gets stuck, Helen decides to seek help but discovers a disturbing secret on the man’s property. She must then fight to protect her family and make it out of the forest alive before being hunted down.” Kaitlyn Dias, Time Winters, and Sharon Sharath also star In the Forest, opening in theaters and debuting on VOD on January 28, 2022.

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Jan 21, 2022
Movie Review: Shepherd (2022) Is Equally Stunning And Disturbing

Dark And Disturbing British Horror ‘Shepherd’ Coming To The US This February

Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.

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Jan 20, 2022
Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror 'M3GAN'

Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’

Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.

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Jan 20, 2022
'Honeycomb' Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Film's World Premiere

‘Honeycomb’ Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Film’s World Premiere

Five small-town girls abandon their mundane lives and move into an abandoned cabin. Growing increasingly isolated, their world becomes filled with imagined rituals and rules but the events of one summer night threaten to abruptly end their age of innocence forever in Honeycomb, whose teaser has been released ahead of its Slamdance World Premiere. Honeycomb marks the feature film debut of 21-year old Canadian filmmaker Avalon Fast. It was shot in the summer of 2019 on Cortes Island, British Columbia with a cast and crew of her peers and friends. Inspired by the fear of the future, the uncertainty of growing up, sun-soaked summer, and the unique experience of being a teenage girl. A beautiful and raw love letter to youth, Honeycomb is a bold and promising feature debut for Fast, who shares writing credit with Emmett Roiko. The film stars a breakout cast of young talent that includes Rowan Wales, Sophie Bawks-Smith, Jillian Frank, Destini Stewart, and Mari Geraghty.

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Jan 19, 2022
Brutal New Clip Arrives Ahead Of The Premiere Of 'The Last Thing Mary Saw' On Shudder

Brutal New Clip Arrives Ahead Of The Premiere Of ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ On Shudder

Ahead of its release this week, Shudder unveiled a new clip, titled Knees And Prayers” from their dark original film The Last Thing Mary Saw. In it, we see the brutal religious punishment of the two stars as they are forced to pray on their knees as rice is ground between the flesh of their knee caps and the hard floor, which is excruciatingly painful. This period horror-thriller stars Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), and Rory Culkin (Waco, Halston). The Last Thing Mary Saw was written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, who is making his feature debut. Set in Southold, New York, in 1843: Young Mary (Scott), who has blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Fuhrman), the home’s maid. Her

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Jan 18, 2022
'Candyman: Day Of The Dead' Collector's Edition Now Out On Blu-ray

‘Candyman: Day Of The Dead’ Collector’s Edition Now Out On Blu-ray

The Vestron Video Collector’s Series unleashes unholy terror with Candyman: Day of the Dead, the third installment in the original Candyman series, out on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) today from Lionsgate. Based on the characters created by acclaimed horror writer Clive Barker, this film stars Donna D’Errico (“Baywatch,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “9-1-1”), Robert O’Reilly (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”), and horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman, The Crow, “The Flash”). Candyman: Day of the Dead will be available on Blu-ray™ for the suggested retail price of $17.99. In Candyman: Day of the Dead, Candyman is back, and he’s hooked on revenge! As the Day of the Dead celebration approaches the barrio of East Los Angeles, the tortured ghost is intent upon bringing his family together in a bloody reunion beyond the grave. Challenged to confront the horrifying legend of her ancestor, Caroline (Donna D’Errico, “Baywatch”) must come face to face with the monster who has destroyed her past

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Jan 18, 2022
Sink Your Fangs In The 'Dracula: The Original Living Vampire' Trailer

Sink Your Fangs In The ‘Dracula: The Original Living Vampire’ Trailer

This January, sink your teeth into Asylum’s latest horror fare Dracula: The Original Living Vampire, starring Michael Ironside (Total Recall, Starship Troopers). In the film, Detective Amelia Van Helsing is on the desperate hunt for the killer responsible for a string of grisly murders targeting young women. Matters only worsen when all evidence leads to the seemingly untouchable Count Dracula. And when Van Helsing’s girlfriend vanishes, she is forced to question the very existence of monsters in a final showdown with the enigmatic count. Maximilian Elfeldt directs from the script penned by Michael Varrati. Michael Ironside stars as Dr. Jack Seward, with Jake Herbert playing Count Dracula, Christine Prouty appearing as Amelia Van Helsing, India Davies plays Mina Murray, and Ryan Woodcock stars as Jonathan Harker. Dracula: The Original Living Vampire is getting a day-and-date theatrical on January 28, 2022. Theaters: ATLANTA, GA Area 51’s Aurora Cineplex CLEVELAND, OH Hickory Ridge Cinema LOS ANGELES, CA Laemmle Glendale MIAMI, FL O

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Jan 18, 2022
A Podcast Turns Deadly This February In 'Superhost'

A Podcast Turns Deadly This February In ‘Superhost’

RLJE has snagged the rights to Shudder’s Superhost and set a February release date for the film from writer-director Brandon Christensen who also brought us the fright-filled films Z and Still/Born. In Superhost, Teddy and Claire are travel vloggers who run a channel called “SUPERHOST” where they travel and share their experiences in and around vacation homes, and until recently, had become successful doing it. With a dwindling subscriber count, they find the perfect opportunity to create content that people want to see when they meet Rebecca, the host of their most recent trip. Slowly they start to realize that something isn’t right with Rebecca, and as they investigate it further, they unlock a horrifying truth. She doesn’t just want a great review, she wants something far worse.” The film stars Sara Canning (“9-1-1”, “Nancy Drew”), Osric Chau (“The Flash”, “Nancy Drew”), Gracie Gillam (“Z Nation,” “Scream Queens”), and Barbara Crampton (Jakob’s Wife). RLJE Films will release Superhost on VOD,

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Jan 18, 2022
'Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter' Gets A Bloody Badass New Trailer

‘Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter’ Gets A Bloody Badass New Trailer

Director Andrei Bogatyrev is taking us back to WWII for the Russian action-thriller Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter. In the new bloody, action-packed trailer we see soldiers fight to survive the enemy. “Set in Vyazma, USSR. WWII, 1941. A mythical lone-wolf fighter, known as The Red Ghost, roams the Russian forests sniping and killing Nazis one by one. He’s so destructive that a special unit of the Nazis’ Wehrmacht is ordered to search for and kill him. Simultaneously, a band of Soviet soldiers behind enemy lines trudges through the snow, hopeful to find safety, warmth, and vodka. Instead, they find themselves trapped at a farm and surrounded by the Wehrmacht unit against whom they must fight to the death – but not without the help of The Red Ghost.” Written by Andrei Bogatyrev, Vyacheslav Shikhaleev, and Pavel Abramenkov, Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter will be unleashed on Digital (dubbed in English) on February 15, 2022.

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Jan 17, 2022

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Shudder Snags 'Speak No Evil' Ahead Of Sundance

Shudder Snags ‘Speak No Evil’ Ahead Of Sundance

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, has acquired rights to psychological horror Speak No Evil ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. An official selection of Sundance Midnight, Speak No Evil is written and directed by Christian Tafdrup (A Horrible Woman) and is set for release in North America, the United Kingdom, and Ireland in late 2022. In Speak No Evil, on a vacation in Tuscany, two families – one Danish, one Dutch – meet and become fast friends. Months later, the free-spirited Dutch family extends an invitation to the more conservative Danish one for a holiday weekend getaway at their countryside home. However, it doesn’t take long before things gradually get out of hand as the joy of reunion is replaced with misunderstandings. The Dutch hospitality quickly turns unnerving for the Danes, and they find themselves increasingly caught in a web of their own politeness in the face of eccentric…or

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Jan 22, 2022
The Trailer For Horror-Thriller 'In The Forest' Reminds Us The Forest Is A Dangerous Place

The Trailer For Horror-Thriller ‘In The Forest’ Reminds Us The Forest Is A Dangerous Place

Vertical Entertainment has just acquired the upcoming horror film In the Forest, written and directed by Hector Barron (Josh is Dying), and announced the film’s release later this month. The film’s trailer reminds us that the forest is a dangerous place. “In the Forest watches as Helen (Debbon Ayer) and her daughter Emily (Cristina Spruell) reluctantly accompany Helen’s father Stan (Lyman Ward) on a family camping trip, driving deep into the forest for a real outdoors experience, only to have angry landowner Howard (Don Baldaramos) arrive and force them to leave. When their RV gets stuck, Helen decides to seek help but discovers a disturbing secret on the man’s property. She must then fight to protect her family and make it out of the forest alive before being hunted down.” Kaitlyn Dias, Time Winters, and Sharon Sharath also star In the Forest, opening in theaters and debuting on VOD on January 28, 2022.

Continue reading →
Jan 21, 2022
Movie Review: Shepherd (2022) Is Equally Stunning And Disturbing

Dark And Disturbing British Horror ‘Shepherd’ Coming To The US This February

Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.

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Jan 20, 2022
Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror 'M3GAN'

Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’

Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.

Continue reading →
Jan 20, 2022
'Honeycomb' Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Film's World Premiere

‘Honeycomb’ Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Film’s World Premiere

Five small-town girls abandon their mundane lives and move into an abandoned cabin. Growing increasingly isolated, their world becomes filled with imagined rituals and rules but the events of one summer night threaten to abruptly end their age of innocence forever in Honeycomb, whose teaser has been released ahead of its Slamdance World Premiere. Honeycomb marks the feature film debut of 21-year old Canadian filmmaker Avalon Fast. It was shot in the summer of 2019 on Cortes Island, British Columbia with a cast and crew of her peers and friends. Inspired by the fear of the future, the uncertainty of growing up, sun-soaked summer, and the unique experience of being a teenage girl. A beautiful and raw love letter to youth, Honeycomb is a bold and promising feature debut for Fast, who shares writing credit with Emmett Roiko. The film stars a breakout cast of young talent that includes Rowan Wales, Sophie Bawks-Smith, Jillian Frank, Destini Stewart, and Mari Geraghty.

Continue reading →
Jan 19, 2022
Brutal New Clip Arrives Ahead Of The Premiere Of 'The Last Thing Mary Saw' On Shudder

Brutal New Clip Arrives Ahead Of The Premiere Of ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ On Shudder

Ahead of its release this week, Shudder unveiled a new clip, titled Knees And Prayers” from their dark original film The Last Thing Mary Saw. In it, we see the brutal religious punishment of the two stars as they are forced to pray on their knees as rice is ground between the flesh of their knee caps and the hard floor, which is excruciatingly painful. This period horror-thriller stars Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), and Rory Culkin (Waco, Halston). The Last Thing Mary Saw was written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, who is making his feature debut. Set in Southold, New York, in 1843: Young Mary (Scott), who has blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Fuhrman), the home’s maid. Her

Continue reading →
Jan 18, 2022
'Candyman: Day Of The Dead' Collector's Edition Now Out On Blu-ray

‘Candyman: Day Of The Dead’ Collector’s Edition Now Out On Blu-ray

The Vestron Video Collector’s Series unleashes unholy terror with Candyman: Day of the Dead, the third installment in the original Candyman series, out on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) today from Lionsgate. Based on the characters created by acclaimed horror writer Clive Barker, this film stars Donna D’Errico (“Baywatch,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “9-1-1”), Robert O’Reilly (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”), and horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman, The Crow, “The Flash”). Candyman: Day of the Dead will be available on Blu-ray™ for the suggested retail price of $17.99. In Candyman: Day of the Dead, Candyman is back, and he’s hooked on revenge! As the Day of the Dead celebration approaches the barrio of East Los Angeles, the tortured ghost is intent upon bringing his family together in a bloody reunion beyond the grave. Challenged to confront the horrifying legend of her ancestor, Caroline (Donna D’Errico, “Baywatch”) must come face to face with the monster who has destroyed her past

Continue reading →
Jan 18, 2022
Sink Your Fangs In The 'Dracula: The Original Living Vampire' Trailer

Sink Your Fangs In The ‘Dracula: The Original Living Vampire’ Trailer

This January, sink your teeth into Asylum’s latest horror fare Dracula: The Original Living Vampire, starring Michael Ironside (Total Recall, Starship Troopers). In the film, Detective Amelia Van Helsing is on the desperate hunt for the killer responsible for a string of grisly murders targeting young women. Matters only worsen when all evidence leads to the seemingly untouchable Count Dracula. And when Van Helsing’s girlfriend vanishes, she is forced to question the very existence of monsters in a final showdown with the enigmatic count. Maximilian Elfeldt directs from the script penned by Michael Varrati. Michael Ironside stars as Dr. Jack Seward, with Jake Herbert playing Count Dracula, Christine Prouty appearing as Amelia Van Helsing, India Davies plays Mina Murray, and Ryan Woodcock stars as Jonathan Harker. Dracula: The Original Living Vampire is getting a day-and-date theatrical on January 28, 2022. Theaters: ATLANTA, GA Area 51’s Aurora Cineplex CLEVELAND, OH Hickory Ridge Cinema LOS ANGELES, CA Laemmle Glendale MIAMI, FL O

Continue reading →
Jan 18, 2022
A Podcast Turns Deadly This February In 'Superhost'

A Podcast Turns Deadly This February In ‘Superhost’

RLJE has snagged the rights to Shudder’s Superhost and set a February release date for the film from writer-director Brandon Christensen who also brought us the fright-filled films Z and Still/Born. In Superhost, Teddy and Claire are travel vloggers who run a channel called “SUPERHOST” where they travel and share their experiences in and around vacation homes, and until recently, had become successful doing it. With a dwindling subscriber count, they find the perfect opportunity to create content that people want to see when they meet Rebecca, the host of their most recent trip. Slowly they start to realize that something isn’t right with Rebecca, and as they investigate it further, they unlock a horrifying truth. She doesn’t just want a great review, she wants something far worse.” The film stars Sara Canning (“9-1-1”, “Nancy Drew”), Osric Chau (“The Flash”, “Nancy Drew”), Gracie Gillam (“Z Nation,” “Scream Queens”), and Barbara Crampton (Jakob’s Wife). RLJE Films will release Superhost on VOD,

Continue reading →
Jan 18, 2022
'Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter' Gets A Bloody Badass New Trailer

‘Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter’ Gets A Bloody Badass New Trailer

Director Andrei Bogatyrev is taking us back to WWII for the Russian action-thriller Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter. In the new bloody, action-packed trailer we see soldiers fight to survive the enemy. “Set in Vyazma, USSR. WWII, 1941. A mythical lone-wolf fighter, known as The Red Ghost, roams the Russian forests sniping and killing Nazis one by one. He’s so destructive that a special unit of the Nazis’ Wehrmacht is ordered to search for and kill him. Simultaneously, a band of Soviet soldiers behind enemy lines trudges through the snow, hopeful to find safety, warmth, and vodka. Instead, they find themselves trapped at a farm and surrounded by the Wehrmacht unit against whom they must fight to the death – but not without the help of The Red Ghost.” Written by Andrei Bogatyrev, Vyacheslav Shikhaleev, and Pavel Abramenkov, Red Ghost: Nazi Hunter will be unleashed on Digital (dubbed in English) on February 15, 2022.

Continue reading →
Jan 17, 2022