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Serial Killer Horror ‘Cut Off’ Getting A U.S. Release (Trailer)

From writer-director Christian Alvart (Antibodies, Pandorum) comes the dark German horror-thriller Cut Off, based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Fitzek and Michael Tsokos. Titled Abgeschnitten in its original language, the pulse-pounding film centers on Coroner Paul Herzfeld who discovers something terrifying, a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter who is missing. Paul finds himself to save his daughter from a serial killer on an island cut off from the mainland by a raging storm. Moritz Bleibtreu leads the cast that includes Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Fahri Yardim, Enno Hesse, Christian Kuchenbuch, Urs Jucker, and Barbara Prakopenka. Cut Off will receive an American release on digital platforms on July 3, 2020, from Dark Sky Films

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2020
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Emmy Winner John Renck In Talks To Direct “The Magus” Adaptation

The Emmy Award-winning “Chernobyl” John Renck is currently in negotiation to direct the adaptation of John Fowles’ novel for the mini-series “The Magus,” Variety reports. “The Magus,” originally published back in 1966, is set on a Greek isle where Nicholas Urfe, a young school teacher, finds himself embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which becomes increasingly dark and serious. “1917’s” Neal Street Productions produces along with Pippa Harris and Sam Mendes and is written by Tom Edge (Judy, “The Crown”). The novel has been adapted once before in the 1960s by Fowles himself and starred Anthony Quinn. Take a look at the 1968 film’s trailer (below). Featured Image By Variety

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2020
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Leigh Whannell’s ‘Upgrade’ Is Getting A Series Adaptation

Blumhouse Television and UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, are teaming up for the series adaption of Leigh Whannell’s 2018 sci-fi, thriller Upgrade, which Whannell co-created and will direct, as well as executive produce along with showrunner Tim Walsh (Treadstone, Chicago P.D., Shooter). The series picks up a few years after the events of the film and broadens the universe with an evolved version of STEM and a new host in a world in which the government repurposes STEM to help curb criminal activity. A writer’s room has begun work on the series’ first season. Krystal Ziv Houghton and James Roland, who ran the second season of The Purge, have joined Whannell and Walsh. The film, which Whannell both wrote and directed, starred Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. In the film, after his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Marshall-Green) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 29, 2020
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“Swamp Thing” Series Finds A New Home At The CW

Nearly a year ago, DC broke the news that they were canceling the series “Swamp Thing“. News has come that CW has picked up the rights and is planning to air the series on its network. And we can’t help but wonder if maybe the classic comic book character is still lurking in the swamp, ready to return. “Swamp Thing” centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane. When she returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.” The James Wan produced series stars Derek Mears who plays the role of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 13, 2020
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‘Haunting Of Hill House’ Creator Adapting “The Midnight Club” For Netflix

The team behind Netflix’s hit series “The Haunting of Hill House” is now set to adapt the Christopher Pike novel “The Midnight Club” for the streaming giant, according to Variety. Originally published back in 1994, the story is set at Rotterdam Home, a hospice for terminally ill teens. A group of patients begins to gather at midnights to share scary stories. Eventually, they make a pact that whichever kid dies first they will contact the others from beyond the grave. Mike Flanagan, who brought us “Haunting of Hill House” and will deliver its sequel “The Haunting of Bly Manor” later this year, also serves as the creator for the adaptation along with Leah Fong. Flanagan will executive produce under the Intrepid Pictures banner along with Trevor Macy. Fong will also executive produce. Flanagan is also behind many incredible films, including the adaptation of Doctor Sleep, Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining, as well as King’s Gerald’s Game, Oculus, and the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2020
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Elisabeth Moss Stars In The Film Adaptation of ‘Shirley’

Invisible Man actress Elisabeth Moss stars in Shirley, the incredible thriller directed by Josephine Decker and written by Sarah Gubbins. Based on the novel by Susan Scarf Merrell, the film centers on renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson who is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door. Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, and Logan Lerman also star in Shirley which will be released everywhere on June 5th, from NEON.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: Verotika (2019)

The arcane anthology Verotika (written and directed by the legendary Glenn Danzig; he of Misfits, Samhain, and solo fame… and based on the comic books he created for his Verotik imprint) begins with an eye-opening introduction from Morella (played with loads of satanic sass by Kayden Kross), a demonic entity that first appeared within the pages of Satanika (issue number eight to be precise, with Mighty Duke Mighten on poison pencils)… shit, did I fail to mention that I’m a titanic fan of both Glenn and his comics? Following our intro we jump to an adaptation of my favorite Verotik series, The Albino Spider of Dajette (which featured kinetic, Aeon Flux-style artwork created by Eric Canete). The basics of the story goes as follows: French model Dajette makes love in her apartment with a man that is ill-prepared to handle her unique deformity… she has eyes in her tits where those good ol’ nipples should be! Said boyfriend ghosts which

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DanXIII
Apr 10, 2020
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Watch The Entire “True Blood” Series Free On HBO

Need something to binge while in isolation? Sink your teeth into the complete 7-season series “True Blood“, created by Alan Ball, based on the book series by Charlaine Harris. HBO has offered up the entire 80-episode series for free, without having to subscribe for viewers in the U.S. which is available both online, on Now & Go apps, and through Prime. The long-running series (2008-2014) follows telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) as she discovers the supernatural world after vampires come out of the shadows and enter regular society. When Sookie meets the mysterious vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) she’s thrust into the supernatural world filled with vampires, witches, werewolves, fairies and more. Alexander Skarsgård, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, and Nelson Ellis star among others.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 5, 2020
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Creepy Short Film Being Adapted As The Feature Film ‘Come Play’

Jacob Chase‘s short horror film Larry is now being adapted for a feature film titled Come Play, starring Gillian Jacobs (“Community”) and John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane). The film has just received a July release date. “Come Play stars Azhy Robertson, as a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy’s devices against him to break into our world, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.” Produced by Amblin, Come Play is set to be released on July 24th from Focus Features. Check out the creepy AF short film Larry below.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 12, 2020
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“Chernobyl” Creator Adapting Hit Game ‘The Last OF Us’ For New Series

The creator of HBO’s “Chernobyl” is adapting the hit post-apocalyptic video game The Last of Us for a new HBO series. Craig Mazin is teaming up with the game’s creative director Neil Druckmann for the adaptation. Neil Druckmann is without question the finest storyteller working in the video game medium, and The Last of Us is his magnum opus,” Mazin states. “Getting a chance to adapt this breathtaking work of art has been a dream of mine for years.” The first season will cover the events of the first game, which was released in 2013. It follows Joel and Ellie in the post-apocalyptic US. Joel lost his family twenty years before the game. He’s a smuggler and is given the task of getting 14-year-old Ellie to the Fireflies, a group of rebels. The game, from Naughty Dog, puts a fresh spin on the zombie genre and uses Cordyceps fungus instead of the zombie virus we see so much of. What

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2020

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Serial Killer Horror ‘Cut Off’ Getting A U.S. Release (Trailer)

From writer-director Christian Alvart (Antibodies, Pandorum) comes the dark German horror-thriller Cut Off, based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Fitzek and Michael Tsokos. Titled Abgeschnitten in its original language, the pulse-pounding film centers on Coroner Paul Herzfeld who discovers something terrifying, a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter who is missing. Paul finds himself to save his daughter from a serial killer on an island cut off from the mainland by a raging storm. Moritz Bleibtreu leads the cast that includes Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Fahri Yardim, Enno Hesse, Christian Kuchenbuch, Urs Jucker, and Barbara Prakopenka. Cut Off will receive an American release on digital platforms on July 3, 2020, from Dark Sky Films

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2020
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Emmy Winner John Renck In Talks To Direct “The Magus” Adaptation

The Emmy Award-winning “Chernobyl” John Renck is currently in negotiation to direct the adaptation of John Fowles’ novel for the mini-series “The Magus,” Variety reports. “The Magus,” originally published back in 1966, is set on a Greek isle where Nicholas Urfe, a young school teacher, finds himself embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which becomes increasingly dark and serious. “1917’s” Neal Street Productions produces along with Pippa Harris and Sam Mendes and is written by Tom Edge (Judy, “The Crown”). The novel has been adapted once before in the 1960s by Fowles himself and starred Anthony Quinn. Take a look at the 1968 film’s trailer (below). Featured Image By Variety

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2020
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Leigh Whannell’s ‘Upgrade’ Is Getting A Series Adaptation

Blumhouse Television and UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, are teaming up for the series adaption of Leigh Whannell’s 2018 sci-fi, thriller Upgrade, which Whannell co-created and will direct, as well as executive produce along with showrunner Tim Walsh (Treadstone, Chicago P.D., Shooter). The series picks up a few years after the events of the film and broadens the universe with an evolved version of STEM and a new host in a world in which the government repurposes STEM to help curb criminal activity. A writer’s room has begun work on the series’ first season. Krystal Ziv Houghton and James Roland, who ran the second season of The Purge, have joined Whannell and Walsh. The film, which Whannell both wrote and directed, starred Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. In the film, after his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Marshall-Green) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 29, 2020
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“Swamp Thing” Series Finds A New Home At The CW

Nearly a year ago, DC broke the news that they were canceling the series “Swamp Thing“. News has come that CW has picked up the rights and is planning to air the series on its network. And we can’t help but wonder if maybe the classic comic book character is still lurking in the swamp, ready to return. “Swamp Thing” centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane. When she returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.” The James Wan produced series stars Derek Mears who plays the role of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 13, 2020
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‘Haunting Of Hill House’ Creator Adapting “The Midnight Club” For Netflix

The team behind Netflix’s hit series “The Haunting of Hill House” is now set to adapt the Christopher Pike novel “The Midnight Club” for the streaming giant, according to Variety. Originally published back in 1994, the story is set at Rotterdam Home, a hospice for terminally ill teens. A group of patients begins to gather at midnights to share scary stories. Eventually, they make a pact that whichever kid dies first they will contact the others from beyond the grave. Mike Flanagan, who brought us “Haunting of Hill House” and will deliver its sequel “The Haunting of Bly Manor” later this year, also serves as the creator for the adaptation along with Leah Fong. Flanagan will executive produce under the Intrepid Pictures banner along with Trevor Macy. Fong will also executive produce. Flanagan is also behind many incredible films, including the adaptation of Doctor Sleep, Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining, as well as King’s Gerald’s Game, Oculus, and the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2020
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Elisabeth Moss Stars In The Film Adaptation of ‘Shirley’

Invisible Man actress Elisabeth Moss stars in Shirley, the incredible thriller directed by Josephine Decker and written by Sarah Gubbins. Based on the novel by Susan Scarf Merrell, the film centers on renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson who is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door. Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, and Logan Lerman also star in Shirley which will be released everywhere on June 5th, from NEON.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: Verotika (2019)

The arcane anthology Verotika (written and directed by the legendary Glenn Danzig; he of Misfits, Samhain, and solo fame… and based on the comic books he created for his Verotik imprint) begins with an eye-opening introduction from Morella (played with loads of satanic sass by Kayden Kross), a demonic entity that first appeared within the pages of Satanika (issue number eight to be precise, with Mighty Duke Mighten on poison pencils)… shit, did I fail to mention that I’m a titanic fan of both Glenn and his comics? Following our intro we jump to an adaptation of my favorite Verotik series, The Albino Spider of Dajette (which featured kinetic, Aeon Flux-style artwork created by Eric Canete). The basics of the story goes as follows: French model Dajette makes love in her apartment with a man that is ill-prepared to handle her unique deformity… she has eyes in her tits where those good ol’ nipples should be! Said boyfriend ghosts which

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Apr 10, 2020
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Watch The Entire “True Blood” Series Free On HBO

Need something to binge while in isolation? Sink your teeth into the complete 7-season series “True Blood“, created by Alan Ball, based on the book series by Charlaine Harris. HBO has offered up the entire 80-episode series for free, without having to subscribe for viewers in the U.S. which is available both online, on Now & Go apps, and through Prime. The long-running series (2008-2014) follows telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) as she discovers the supernatural world after vampires come out of the shadows and enter regular society. When Sookie meets the mysterious vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) she’s thrust into the supernatural world filled with vampires, witches, werewolves, fairies and more. Alexander Skarsgård, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, and Nelson Ellis star among others.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 5, 2020
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Creepy Short Film Being Adapted As The Feature Film ‘Come Play’

Jacob Chase‘s short horror film Larry is now being adapted for a feature film titled Come Play, starring Gillian Jacobs (“Community”) and John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane). The film has just received a July release date. “Come Play stars Azhy Robertson, as a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy’s devices against him to break into our world, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.” Produced by Amblin, Come Play is set to be released on July 24th from Focus Features. Check out the creepy AF short film Larry below.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 12, 2020
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“Chernobyl” Creator Adapting Hit Game ‘The Last OF Us’ For New Series

The creator of HBO’s “Chernobyl” is adapting the hit post-apocalyptic video game The Last of Us for a new HBO series. Craig Mazin is teaming up with the game’s creative director Neil Druckmann for the adaptation. Neil Druckmann is without question the finest storyteller working in the video game medium, and The Last of Us is his magnum opus,” Mazin states. “Getting a chance to adapt this breathtaking work of art has been a dream of mine for years.” The first season will cover the events of the first game, which was released in 2013. It follows Joel and Ellie in the post-apocalyptic US. Joel lost his family twenty years before the game. He’s a smuggler and is given the task of getting 14-year-old Ellie to the Fireflies, a group of rebels. The game, from Naughty Dog, puts a fresh spin on the zombie genre and uses Cordyceps fungus instead of the zombie virus we see so much of. What

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2020
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