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‘Evil Dead’ Is Headed Back To Theaters To Celebrate 40th Anniversary

When it comes to classic horror, you don’t get much more iconic than writer-director Sam Raimi’s 1981 film The Evil Dead, which has spawned sequels, a reboot, a TV series, and a game franchise. This October the cherished film is returning to theaters to celebrate its 40th anniversary. In addition to the part horror, part comedy film’s theatrical return, attendees will be treated to an exclusive introduction from star Bruce Campbell, who portrayed the franchise’s iconic lead character, Ashley “Ash” Williams. In the first installment of Raimi’s famed original Evil Dead trilogy, Ash (Campbell), his girlfriend Linda (Baker), his sister Cheryl (Sandweiss), and couple Scotty (Delrich) and Shelly (York), drive to a remote cabin in the woods for a fun getaway. While there, they find the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (aka “The Book of the Dead”), an ancient tome whose text reawakens the dead when read out loud. After unintentionally releasing a flood of evil, the five friends must fight for their

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 12, 2021

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‘Witch Hunt’ Conjures An October Release Date

Head Count director Elle Callahan is back with Witch Hunt, set in a world where magic is real and witches are hunted. In the film, “In a modern America where magic is real and witches are persecuted by US authorities, teenager Claire and her family are part of an intricate network that helps these women escape across the border to seek asylum in Mexico. However, when their mode of transport is disrupted by federal witch hunters, trouble befalls the family as they struggle to hide two young witches within the walls of their home. As witch hunters close in and strange magic begins haunting the family, Claire discovers that she may have more in common with these witches than she could have ever imagined.” Gideon Adlon, Abigail Cowen, Christian Camargo, and Elizabeth Mitchell star in Witch Hunt that has now conjured an October 1, 2021 release date for theaters, Digital, and On Demand, via Momentum Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 8, 2021

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Brutal Thriller ‘Coming Home In The Dark’ Coming To Theaters And VOD

Coming Home in the Dark left viewers at Sundance on the edge of their seats. Now, it’s gearing up to open in theaters and land on VOD this October. Ahead of its release, we’ve got the new trailer for this dark, brutal, horror thriller. In Coming Home in the Dark, directed by James Ashcroft, “A family’s idyllic outing at an isolated coastline descends into terror when high school teacher Alan ‘Hoaggie’ Hoaganraad, his wife Jill, and stepsons Maika and Jordon unexpectedly come across a pair of murderous drifters – the enigmatic psychopath Mandrake and his hulking man-child accomplice Tubs – who thrust them into a nightmare road trip. At first, the family’s terror seems to be born of a random encounter with two sociopaths, but as the night drags on, Hoaggie and Jill realize that this nightmare was set in motion 20 years earlier; and as they approach their mysterious final destination, Mandrake reveals the horrible secret driving his actions.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 5, 2021

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George A. Romero’s Classic Gets A Fresh Take With ‘Night Of The Animated Dead’

George A. Romero’s 1968 horror classic gets a fresh take with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Night of the Animated Dead, a new, star-studded animated recreation of the film set to be released this September. Presented by The Long Game in association with Hemisphere Entertainment, Night of the Animated Dead is an animated adaptation of the 1968 horror classic and includes never-before-seen, exclusive animated scenes not found in the original live-action film. In the movie, “siblings Barbara and Johnny visit their father’s grave in a remote cemetery in Pennsylvania when they are suddenly set upon by zombies. Barbara flees and takes refuge in an abandoned farmhouse along with stranded motorist Ben and four local survivors found hiding in the cellar. Together, the group must fight to stay alive against the oncoming horde of zombies while also confronting their own fears and prejudices.” Night of the Animated Dead features the voice talents of Josh Duhamel (Jupiter’s Legacy, Transformers) as Harry Cooper, Dulé

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 4, 2021

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Shudder Announces Cast For ‘Horror Noire’ Anthology

Shudder has announced some of the cast for their new upcoming horror anthology Horror Noire, based on both the book and documentary series of the same name and will feature some of the best names as well as emerging talent from black entertainment. Comprised of six tales, titled Daddy, Bride Before You, Brand of Evil, The Lake, Sundown, and Fugue State, the two-hour event will debut on Shudder this October, Deadline reports. Some of the talent involved includes Tony Todd, Brandon Mychal Smith, Peter Stormare, Sean Patrick Thomas, Malcolm Barrett, Lavell Crawford, Rachel True, Tone Bell, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, and Lenora Crichlow. The scripts for the project were written by Victor LaValle (Daddy), Al Letson (Sundown), Ezra C. Daniels (Brand of Evil), Shernold Edwards (Bride Before You), Barnes and Due (Fugue State), and Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due (The Lake). Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 1, 2021

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Chucky Is Back In The New Teaser Trailer For The Upcoming Series

The new teaser trailer is here for Don Mancini‘s upcoming “Chucky” series, giving us our first look at the killer doll bought at a yard sale by a teen. Jennifer Tilly returns as Tiffany; Brad Dourif is back as the voice of Chucky. Dourif’s daughter, Fiona Dourif who is the star of two of the Chucky sequels is also returning as is Alex Vincent as Andy, and Christine Elise. Final Destination‘s Devon Sawa (Hunter Hunter) has joined the cast along with “Arrow” actress Lexa Doig, Teo Briones (Ratched), Bjorgvin Arnarson (PEN15), and Alyvia Alyn Lind (The Young and the Restless), and Zackary Arthur. In the 10-episode first season, “After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2021

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DC Unleashing ‘Task Force Z’ & ‘DC VS. Vampires’ Just In Time For Halloween

This October, just in time for Halloween, the DC Universe gets a whole lot scarier with TASK FORCE Z and DC VS. VAMPIRES! Writer Matthew Rosenberg (The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox; 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank) is dragging some of Gotham City’s most dangerous villains back from the dead to earn a second chance at life in TASK FORCE Z. But the undead aren’t contained in Gotham; in DC VS. VAMPIRES, Rosenberg has teamed up with writer James Tynion IV (The Nice House on the Lake; Something is Killing the Children) for a twelve-issue maxiseries where the Justice League discovers that, while they’ve been monitoring the skies for intergalactic threats, a new enemy has been hiding on earth all along. On A-Day, hundreds of Gotham City’s most dangerous and deranged criminals were left dead after an attack on Arkham Asylum and now, they’re getting a second chance at life. A mysterious benefactor is bringing together a new Task Force

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 14, 2021

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Watch The Award-Winning Horror ‘Trick Of The Witch’ Free On YouTube

After ten years of successful film festival screenings, the award-winning supernatural horror film Trick of the Witch by filmmaker Chris Morrissey is making its exclusive streaming debut on his official YouTube channel FREE for a limited time. The film “centers on a group of fashion models fighting a witchcraft curse during a photo shoot.” The film premiered in 2010 at the New York International Independent Film Festival and won awards for Best Horror Film and the Audience Award. The film had a theatrical run in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in 2011. Trick of the Witch won Best Horror Film at the Golden Indie Movie Awards in 2012. The film recently screened and won awards for Best Actress, Director’s Spotlight, and the Audience Award at the 2016 RIPP Horror Festival and screened along with Morrissey’s most recent feature film Heavy Makeup at the historic Los Feliz 3 Cinemas in Los Angeles. The cast includes indie film starlet Share

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 8, 2021

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Our Favorite Family Sets Out On A Road Trip In The New Trailer For ‘The Addams Family 2’

Everyone’s favorite spooky family is back for an all-new animated sequel, The Addams Family 2. In the newly arrived trailer, we see the Addams set off for a hair-raising road trip. In this movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with “scream time.” To reclaim their bond they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It, as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong? Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, and Wallace Shawn star, with Snoop Dogg playing Cousin ‘IT’, Bette Midler as Grandma and Bill Hader as Cyrus. The all-together spooky sequel is directed by Greg Tiernan and produced by Gail Berman,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 7, 2021

IndieMoviesNews

Miles Doleac’s Myth Based Horror ‘Demigod’ Gets An October Release Date

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios Company has acquired director Miles Doleac’s macabre riff on the Cernunnos myth, Demigod, and will release it in theaters and on streaming services this October. Directed and co-written by Doleac and Michael Donovan Horn, Demigod stars Rachel Nichols (Continuum, Star Trek) and was produced by Doleac, James Victor Bulian, Lindsay Anne Williams, and Wesley O’Mary, the same team behind 2020’s The Dinner Party. The film tells the story of a woman (Nichols), who travels with her husband (Yohance Myles) to Germany’s Black Forest upon learning that her huntsman grandfather has died and left her all his worldly possessions. Upon arrival, a terrifying secret forces her to reckon with her family’s past and a mysterious ritual she thought was the stuff of fairy tales. I’m extremely grateful to Jeff Cooper and to Gravitas for their belief in this film’s potential. From its infancy, I knew this was a film that I wanted seen on the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 16, 2021

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