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An ‘It Follows’ Sequel Is Already In The Works

David Robert Mitchell’s supernatural thriller ‘It Follows’ has made a big impression on horror fans. It’s no surprise that ‘It Follows’ would have a sequel. According to Entertainment Weekly, Radius-TWC has begun the early stages of development, planing out a follow up movie that will answer some of the questions that go unanswered in ‘It Follows’. Tom Quinn, co-president of Radius-TWC had this to say: “I don’t want to give away to much, but we’ve thought about it…Flip the title. There’s so much we could do.” I can’t help but wonder what Quinn meant by “Flip the title”. Perhaps Quinn was hinting that the title of the sequel will be “Follow It” or something similar. There are so many ways the characters could be involved in behavior opposite of the ‘It Follows’ script. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 13, 2015
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‘Private Number’ Starring Judd Nelson And Tom Sizemore

Michael, a writer, is haunted by cryptic phone calls and horrifying visions of a murdered woman while struggling to finish writing his novel. As the haunting gets more intense he fights to keep his grip on reality. As he becomes obsessed with the case of an old murder he discovers a terrible revelation about himself and his wife. ‘Private Number’ has quite an impressive cast. This paranormal horror stars Hal Ozsan (Helter Skelter) as Michael and Nicholle Tom (Just Like Her) as Michael’s wife Katherine. The cast also includes veteran actors Judd Nelson (Bad Kids Go To Hell and, Tom Sizemore (Splinter), among others. ‘Private Number’ was written and directed by LazReal Lison who was behind the 2011 movie ‘Rift’. ‘Private Number’ is set to be released June 2, 2015. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘PRIVATE NUMBER’ HERE

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Out Of The Dark’ (2015) Starring Julia Stiles

Sarah (Julia Stiles), her husband Paul (Scott Speedman) and their young daughter relocate to Columbia when Sarah takes a job at her father’s paper plant. Sarah has no idea that her father, played by Stephen Rea (Underworld: Awakening), is hiding a dark secret that is about to put Sarah and Paul’s daughter Hannah in serious danger at the hands of angry spirits . Sarah and Paul must uncover the truth and find their daughter before it’s to late. Director Luis Quilez brings this supernatural thriller to life. ‘Out of the Dark’ was written by Javier Gullon (Enemy), David Pastor (Carriers) and Alex Pastor (The Last Days). In ‘Out of the Dark’ legend meets horror to create a truly intense supernatural film. ‘Out of the Dark’ reinforces the idea that nothing good can come of burying a secret, which will always come back to haunt us. There are few things I find creepier than children in horror movies. The grotesque, deformed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2015
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True Blood Actress Joins The Cast Of AMC’s Preacher

As I reported in January, AMC has placed the order for their new series ‘Preacher’, based on the graphic novel by Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon. Ennis will be working along side Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg on the show’s script, which is getting a modern update. Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg The ’90s comic book series ‘Preacher’ tells the story of a preacher in a small Texas town, who mergers with an entity that has escaped heaven. Preacher has the ability to make anyone do what he commands. Jesse Custer “the preacher” , Tulip O’Hare and Cassidy, a vampire, team up and go on a journey to find God and fight the evil they discover along the way. AMC has announced two cast members so far, Tulip and Arseface. ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ actress Ruth Negga has been cast in the role of Tulip O’Hare. In the comics, Tulip is a beautiful woman who’s tough as nails. She also

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2015
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‘Suspiria’ To Be Adapted For TV

Dario Argento Recently there has been a big trend of movies being adapted for an international TV series. ‘Suspiria’ has now joined that list. ‘Suspiria’, a 1977 movie by Dario Argento, was based on the 1845 book titled “Suspiria De Profundis’ by Thomas De Quincey . A few years ago the film was in line to be remade, but legal issues stood in the way. ‘Suspiria’ was the first of Argento’s films (in a trilogy) that refers to “The Three Mothers”, a coven of witches. The other titles in the trilogy include ‘Inferno’ and ‘Mother of Tears’. ‘Suspiria’ tells the story of Suzy, an American ballet student, played by Jessica Harper, who joins a ballet academy in Germany. After a series of murders Suzy realizes that the academy is a front for something more, something sinister and supernatural. The new series is titled ‘Suspiria De Profundis’. Aregento will be acting as an “artistic supervisor” for the series. The series will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2015
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Be Careful You Might Catch The ‘Cooties’

Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott’s movie ‘Cooties’ has been making it’s rounds at film festivals. After a long wait, ‘Cooties’ finally has a release date. The horror movie co-written by Insidious writer Leigh Whannell and Glee co-creator Ian Brennan will be released on September 18th in select theaters and VOD. When a mysterious virus spreads though an isolated elementary school, the kids are turned into savage creatures. The teachers must fight if they want to survive. The cast of ‘Cooties’ includes award winning actor Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Rainn Wilson (House of 1000 Corpses), Morgan Lilly (X-Men First Class), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) and Nasim Pedrad of ‘Saturday Night Live’. ‘Cooties’ will be released on September 18, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2015
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‘Candy Man’ Director To Give ‘Frankenstein’ New Life

Bernard Rose, the writer/director behind ‘Candy Man’ and ‘Boxing Day’, has a new spin on the classic tale of Frankenstein. The new ‘Frankeinstein’ is set in modern day L.A. and is told from the monster’s point of view. Two scientists, husband and wife, artificially create a man. When the couple is unable to cope with their creation, they leave their project, named Adam, to fend for himself. Adam now must face a violent and cruel world alone. Much of the cast has already been announced. ‘American Horror Story’ actor Danny Huston, who plays Dr. Frankenstein, will star along side Tony Todd (Candy Man) as Eddie. Carrie-Ann Moss (The Matrix Trilogy) has been cast as Mrs. Frankenstein. Xavier Samuel, who had roles in ‘Twilight’ and ‘Fury’ will play Adam, the monster . ‘Frankenstein’ will be out some time later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2015
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Guillermo del Toro Making The Reboot Of ‘The Haunted Mansion’ Starring Ryan Gosling

‘The Haunted Mansion’, based on the ride at Disney parks, by the same name, has been talking about a reboot for a while, it seems that a new movie is now finally going into pre-production. It seems Disney has roped in Guillermo del Toro , the entertainment genius behind ‘The Strain’, ‘Pans’s Labyinth’, ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Crimson Peak’, for the project. D.V. DeVincentis is writing the new script for ‘The Haunted Mansion’, which has already signed ‘Gangster Squad’ and ‘The Notebook’ actor Ryan Gosling for a role in the new film. Del Toro has already made the statement that this won’t be a children’s movie like the previous version. Del Toro had this to say about the movie: ‘If you take the children, they’ll scream.” There is no word yet when the spooky movie might be released. For those of you who don’t know, ‘The Haunted Mansion’ was first released seven years ago starring Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly, Terence

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2015
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ZNation Gets Worldwide Distribution

Watch out world zombies are invading! Dynamic Television has closed the deal on the SyFy Channel’s hit zombie action/comedy series ‘ZNation’ that premiered in 2014. The series will now be shown around the world. France, Germany and South Korea will soon get to see ‘ZNation’. Netflix also picked the international rights for ‘ZNation’. The show is already being shown on Netflix in the U.S. and now will be available in China and Poland. Season 2 of the series has been ordered and will be produced by The Asylum and as SYFy’s number two ranked series, it’s no surprise the carnage would continue. Season one of ‘ZNation’ starred Harol Perrineau, Kelita Smith, DJ Qualls, Michael Welch, Nat Zang, Pisay Pao, Tom Everett Scott, Russell Hodgkinson and Keith Allen as the show’s star, Murphy. ‘ZNation’ follows a group of survivors during the zombie apocalypse. The group has been tasked with delivering the only known human to survive the zombie virus, Murphy, to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2015
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‘Phantasm: Ravager’ Is Now In Production

The details about the fifth movie of the ‘Phantasm’ franchise, and the first ‘Phantasm’ in sixteen years has finally entered post-production. Most of the details about the movie have been kept quiet up to now. ‘Phantasm: Ravager’ has been in the hands of accomplished director David Hartman. Hartman’s resume includes Rob Zombie’s ‘Lords of Salem’, ‘Bubba Ho-Tep’ and ‘John Dies At The End’. ‘Phantasm’ was written by Hartman and ‘Phantasm’ legend Don Coscarelli. Hartman had this to say about the project. “Having worked with Don before, and being a huge fan of the entire ‘Phantasm’ franchise, it was a great honor to do ‘Ravager’ with him. He continued, “This film is a real turning point in the series. There’s real closure for the core characters that I hope fans will respond to. “ Angus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister, and Michael Baldwin, all actors from the original film, have returned for ‘Ravager’. It’s always great when original cast members return for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2015

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An ‘It Follows’ Sequel Is Already In The Works

David Robert Mitchell’s supernatural thriller ‘It Follows’ has made a big impression on horror fans. It’s no surprise that ‘It Follows’ would have a sequel. According to Entertainment Weekly, Radius-TWC has begun the early stages of development, planing out a follow up movie that will answer some of the questions that go unanswered in ‘It Follows’. Tom Quinn, co-president of Radius-TWC had this to say: “I don’t want to give away to much, but we’ve thought about it…Flip the title. There’s so much we could do.” I can’t help but wonder what Quinn meant by “Flip the title”. Perhaps Quinn was hinting that the title of the sequel will be “Follow It” or something similar. There are so many ways the characters could be involved in behavior opposite of the ‘It Follows’ script. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 13, 2015
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‘Private Number’ Starring Judd Nelson And Tom Sizemore

Michael, a writer, is haunted by cryptic phone calls and horrifying visions of a murdered woman while struggling to finish writing his novel. As the haunting gets more intense he fights to keep his grip on reality. As he becomes obsessed with the case of an old murder he discovers a terrible revelation about himself and his wife. ‘Private Number’ has quite an impressive cast. This paranormal horror stars Hal Ozsan (Helter Skelter) as Michael and Nicholle Tom (Just Like Her) as Michael’s wife Katherine. The cast also includes veteran actors Judd Nelson (Bad Kids Go To Hell and, Tom Sizemore (Splinter), among others. ‘Private Number’ was written and directed by LazReal Lison who was behind the 2011 movie ‘Rift’. ‘Private Number’ is set to be released June 2, 2015. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘PRIVATE NUMBER’ HERE

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Out Of The Dark’ (2015) Starring Julia Stiles

Sarah (Julia Stiles), her husband Paul (Scott Speedman) and their young daughter relocate to Columbia when Sarah takes a job at her father’s paper plant. Sarah has no idea that her father, played by Stephen Rea (Underworld: Awakening), is hiding a dark secret that is about to put Sarah and Paul’s daughter Hannah in serious danger at the hands of angry spirits . Sarah and Paul must uncover the truth and find their daughter before it’s to late. Director Luis Quilez brings this supernatural thriller to life. ‘Out of the Dark’ was written by Javier Gullon (Enemy), David Pastor (Carriers) and Alex Pastor (The Last Days). In ‘Out of the Dark’ legend meets horror to create a truly intense supernatural film. ‘Out of the Dark’ reinforces the idea that nothing good can come of burying a secret, which will always come back to haunt us. There are few things I find creepier than children in horror movies. The grotesque, deformed

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2015
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True Blood Actress Joins The Cast Of AMC’s Preacher

As I reported in January, AMC has placed the order for their new series ‘Preacher’, based on the graphic novel by Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon. Ennis will be working along side Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg on the show’s script, which is getting a modern update. Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg The ’90s comic book series ‘Preacher’ tells the story of a preacher in a small Texas town, who mergers with an entity that has escaped heaven. Preacher has the ability to make anyone do what he commands. Jesse Custer “the preacher” , Tulip O’Hare and Cassidy, a vampire, team up and go on a journey to find God and fight the evil they discover along the way. AMC has announced two cast members so far, Tulip and Arseface. ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ actress Ruth Negga has been cast in the role of Tulip O’Hare. In the comics, Tulip is a beautiful woman who’s tough as nails. She also

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2015
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‘Suspiria’ To Be Adapted For TV

Dario Argento Recently there has been a big trend of movies being adapted for an international TV series. ‘Suspiria’ has now joined that list. ‘Suspiria’, a 1977 movie by Dario Argento, was based on the 1845 book titled “Suspiria De Profundis’ by Thomas De Quincey . A few years ago the film was in line to be remade, but legal issues stood in the way. ‘Suspiria’ was the first of Argento’s films (in a trilogy) that refers to “The Three Mothers”, a coven of witches. The other titles in the trilogy include ‘Inferno’ and ‘Mother of Tears’. ‘Suspiria’ tells the story of Suzy, an American ballet student, played by Jessica Harper, who joins a ballet academy in Germany. After a series of murders Suzy realizes that the academy is a front for something more, something sinister and supernatural. The new series is titled ‘Suspiria De Profundis’. Aregento will be acting as an “artistic supervisor” for the series. The series will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2015
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Be Careful You Might Catch The ‘Cooties’

Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott’s movie ‘Cooties’ has been making it’s rounds at film festivals. After a long wait, ‘Cooties’ finally has a release date. The horror movie co-written by Insidious writer Leigh Whannell and Glee co-creator Ian Brennan will be released on September 18th in select theaters and VOD. When a mysterious virus spreads though an isolated elementary school, the kids are turned into savage creatures. The teachers must fight if they want to survive. The cast of ‘Cooties’ includes award winning actor Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Rainn Wilson (House of 1000 Corpses), Morgan Lilly (X-Men First Class), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) and Nasim Pedrad of ‘Saturday Night Live’. ‘Cooties’ will be released on September 18, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2015
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‘Candy Man’ Director To Give ‘Frankenstein’ New Life

Bernard Rose, the writer/director behind ‘Candy Man’ and ‘Boxing Day’, has a new spin on the classic tale of Frankenstein. The new ‘Frankeinstein’ is set in modern day L.A. and is told from the monster’s point of view. Two scientists, husband and wife, artificially create a man. When the couple is unable to cope with their creation, they leave their project, named Adam, to fend for himself. Adam now must face a violent and cruel world alone. Much of the cast has already been announced. ‘American Horror Story’ actor Danny Huston, who plays Dr. Frankenstein, will star along side Tony Todd (Candy Man) as Eddie. Carrie-Ann Moss (The Matrix Trilogy) has been cast as Mrs. Frankenstein. Xavier Samuel, who had roles in ‘Twilight’ and ‘Fury’ will play Adam, the monster . ‘Frankenstein’ will be out some time later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2015
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Guillermo del Toro Making The Reboot Of ‘The Haunted Mansion’ Starring Ryan Gosling

‘The Haunted Mansion’, based on the ride at Disney parks, by the same name, has been talking about a reboot for a while, it seems that a new movie is now finally going into pre-production. It seems Disney has roped in Guillermo del Toro , the entertainment genius behind ‘The Strain’, ‘Pans’s Labyinth’, ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Crimson Peak’, for the project. D.V. DeVincentis is writing the new script for ‘The Haunted Mansion’, which has already signed ‘Gangster Squad’ and ‘The Notebook’ actor Ryan Gosling for a role in the new film. Del Toro has already made the statement that this won’t be a children’s movie like the previous version. Del Toro had this to say about the movie: ‘If you take the children, they’ll scream.” There is no word yet when the spooky movie might be released. For those of you who don’t know, ‘The Haunted Mansion’ was first released seven years ago starring Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly, Terence

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2015
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ZNation Gets Worldwide Distribution

Watch out world zombies are invading! Dynamic Television has closed the deal on the SyFy Channel’s hit zombie action/comedy series ‘ZNation’ that premiered in 2014. The series will now be shown around the world. France, Germany and South Korea will soon get to see ‘ZNation’. Netflix also picked the international rights for ‘ZNation’. The show is already being shown on Netflix in the U.S. and now will be available in China and Poland. Season 2 of the series has been ordered and will be produced by The Asylum and as SYFy’s number two ranked series, it’s no surprise the carnage would continue. Season one of ‘ZNation’ starred Harol Perrineau, Kelita Smith, DJ Qualls, Michael Welch, Nat Zang, Pisay Pao, Tom Everett Scott, Russell Hodgkinson and Keith Allen as the show’s star, Murphy. ‘ZNation’ follows a group of survivors during the zombie apocalypse. The group has been tasked with delivering the only known human to survive the zombie virus, Murphy, to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2015
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‘Phantasm: Ravager’ Is Now In Production

The details about the fifth movie of the ‘Phantasm’ franchise, and the first ‘Phantasm’ in sixteen years has finally entered post-production. Most of the details about the movie have been kept quiet up to now. ‘Phantasm: Ravager’ has been in the hands of accomplished director David Hartman. Hartman’s resume includes Rob Zombie’s ‘Lords of Salem’, ‘Bubba Ho-Tep’ and ‘John Dies At The End’. ‘Phantasm’ was written by Hartman and ‘Phantasm’ legend Don Coscarelli. Hartman had this to say about the project. “Having worked with Don before, and being a huge fan of the entire ‘Phantasm’ franchise, it was a great honor to do ‘Ravager’ with him. He continued, “This film is a real turning point in the series. There’s real closure for the core characters that I hope fans will respond to. “ Angus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister, and Michael Baldwin, all actors from the original film, have returned for ‘Ravager’. It’s always great when original cast members return for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2015
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