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Woman Sent To Hospital After Watching ‘Annabelle: Creation’

While a lot of people can handle a good horror film, there are many who should know better than to try. A Brazilian woman found out the hard way that she couldn’t handle Annabelle: Creation the hard way. According to multiple Brazilian news sources, a 20-year-old woman entered her local theaters to watch Annabelle: Creation and it quickly turned into a disturbing situation. It is being reported that after seeing the highly-anticipated film from director David F. Sandberg, she was seen on the floor convulsing, screaming, and coughing uncontrollably. A video has surfaced from a witness showing the troubling event just before she was taken to the hospital. One of her friends said that she began acting odd during the movie the moment that the devil appeared. When the film ended, we went to pay the car park and she started hitting herself with punches to her own head, and threw herself on the floor.” One of the theater’s staff

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2017
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‘Conjuring’ Short Film Winner ‘The Nurse’ Announced (Watch It Here)

Last month, a short film contest for Annabelle: Creation (review), from director David F. Sandberg, was announced. Filmmakers were asked to create a short film, lasting 2 minutes or less, that would fit into The Conjuring universe. Filmmaker Julian Terry’s The Nurse has been named the winner for the US portion with his film The Nurse. The UK and Mexico winners are still out. As part of his prize, he will be going on an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood where he will meet with New Line Cinema and David F. Sandberg. In the terrifying short a young girl with her eyes bandaged feels as if she’s not alone. At some point, everyone has had that feeling, like they were not alone in the dark and that something terrible is lurking close by and terror sets in. That is was the girl is feeling. Terry was great at expressing that. There is no word if the short will be adapted

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2017
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Movie Review: ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Crafts A Truly Creepy Origin Tale

Samuel Mullins worked as a toy-maker, and his specialty was crafting custom dolls. He worked from a shop situated in a building that lay adjacent to the home he shared with his wife Esther and their young daughter, Annabelle. One of his creations was a very distinctive looking doll, which was intended to be a limited edition of only 100. However, following the tragic death of young Annabelle, in a tragic accident, only one of these dolls would ever exist – the one he completed just prior to her death. Fast forward 12 years, as we join a group of orphaned girls accompanied by a nun, who are traveling to their new accommodations. The orphanage they previously called home has closed and now Samuel and his wife Esther, who is now a bed ridden invalid, are offering the displaced young women lodgings in their spacious, secluded farm house. Prior to their guests’ arrival, the house was filled with very little

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Capt McNeely
Aug 10, 2017
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Witness True Terror In The First Trailer For Annabelle 2: Creation

A few days ago the new title was announced for Annabelle 2, from Lights Out Director David F. Sandberg, as Annabelle: Creation. The second official teaser was released yesterday and today, we witness the beginning of Annabelle’s reign of terror in the first full trailer. The film, produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars in this prequel alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Bucks. Annabelle: Creation opens in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017 from Warner Bros.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 1, 2017
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Annabelle 2 Conjures A New Title

Ahead of its summer release, Warner Brothers has just been announced that the possessed doll film Annabelle 2, from Lights Out Director David F. Sandberg, has a brand new title, Annabelle: Creation. The film, produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars in this prequel alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Bucks. Annabelle: Creation opens in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 30, 2017
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Lights Out And An Irresponsible Message About Depression.

What most people don’t know about clinical depression is quite a lot. I have personally been diagnosed with it, and yet I am in no way an expert about its biological intricacies. What I do know and what I can tell you is that clinical depression is not equivalent to simple sadness. So to tell a person who suffers from any clinical form of depression to “try and cheer up”, “do something fun to get your mind off things”, or any number of other suggestions that have nothing to do with fixing brain chemistry or psychological trauma, is frankly dismissive and unhelpful. What is helpful, is for those who do suffer from a form of clinical depression to seek treatment. If you have followed me this far, I sincerely thank you, my Little Monsters. I promise I will tie Lights Out to my spiel, but if you haven’t seen it…be warned, there are SPOILERS ahead. The basic premise of Lights

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Capt McNeely
Feb 14, 2017
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Director Shares Images From Annabelle 2

David F. Sandberg’s prequel ‘Annabelle 2’ will be opening in theaters this August. Today, we get a behind the scenes look at the spin-off to ‘The Conjuring’ via Sandberg’s Instagram account. And things look pretty bloody creepy. The film, produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Bucks. ‘Annabelle 2’ arrives in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2017
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Five Terrifying Short Films From The Writer-Director Of Lights Out

David F. Sandberg’s name should sound familiar, he recently directed the genre hit ‘Lights Out’ (review). Before the blockbuster film, produced by James Wan, came to be there was the short film ‘Lights Out’, from Sandberg and it has racked-up over 13 million views on YouTube. The brilliant writer-director has several other terrifying short films, starring Lotta Losten, and we have a few of them here for you to enjoy. We advise you not to watch them late at night with the lights out. ‘Lights Out’ ‘Attic Panic’ centers on a woman locked in an attic who realizes that she is not be alone. In ‘Closet Space’, starring Sandberg and Losten, a woman moving into a new home discovers a closet with strange powers. ‘Coffer’ features a chest and a long drop into the unkown. An old photo and ghost scare the day lights out of a woman in ‘Pictured’.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2016
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Annabelle 2 Possesses A New Release Date

‘Annabelle 2’, the prequel to the 2014 ‘The Conjuring’ spin-off, has abandoned it’s May 19, 2017 release date for a new summer date, August 11th from Warner Bros. The film, directed by David F. Sandberg and produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Buck.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2016
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Lights Out Getting A Sequel

James Wan is now one of the leading names in horror. The incredibly talented writer/director/producer is responsible for four great franchises, The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle (the sequel is filming now) and Saw. Now, he’s adding a fifth franchise to the list. While his latest film, Lights Out is still in theaters, it has already been granted a sequel. The supernatural thriller did great during last week’s opening weekend, grossing over $60 million globally, 12 times its budget. Lights Out, based on the short film by the same name, was penned by Eric Heisserer, who will return for the sequel, Deadline reports. David F. Sandberg will be back to direct the sequel after he wraps filming Wan’s Annabelle 2. Lawrence Gray will produce. The film centers on Rebecca, a young woman who thought she left her childhood fears behind her. Growing up, she never was really sure what was real and what wasn’t when the lights went out. Now, her little

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 28, 2016

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Woman Sent To Hospital After Watching ‘Annabelle: Creation’

While a lot of people can handle a good horror film, there are many who should know better than to try. A Brazilian woman found out the hard way that she couldn’t handle Annabelle: Creation the hard way. According to multiple Brazilian news sources, a 20-year-old woman entered her local theaters to watch Annabelle: Creation and it quickly turned into a disturbing situation. It is being reported that after seeing the highly-anticipated film from director David F. Sandberg, she was seen on the floor convulsing, screaming, and coughing uncontrollably. A video has surfaced from a witness showing the troubling event just before she was taken to the hospital. One of her friends said that she began acting odd during the movie the moment that the devil appeared. When the film ended, we went to pay the car park and she started hitting herself with punches to her own head, and threw herself on the floor.” One of the theater’s staff

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2017
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‘Conjuring’ Short Film Winner ‘The Nurse’ Announced (Watch It Here)

Last month, a short film contest for Annabelle: Creation (review), from director David F. Sandberg, was announced. Filmmakers were asked to create a short film, lasting 2 minutes or less, that would fit into The Conjuring universe. Filmmaker Julian Terry’s The Nurse has been named the winner for the US portion with his film The Nurse. The UK and Mexico winners are still out. As part of his prize, he will be going on an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood where he will meet with New Line Cinema and David F. Sandberg. In the terrifying short a young girl with her eyes bandaged feels as if she’s not alone. At some point, everyone has had that feeling, like they were not alone in the dark and that something terrible is lurking close by and terror sets in. That is was the girl is feeling. Terry was great at expressing that. There is no word if the short will be adapted

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2017
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Movie Review: ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Crafts A Truly Creepy Origin Tale

Samuel Mullins worked as a toy-maker, and his specialty was crafting custom dolls. He worked from a shop situated in a building that lay adjacent to the home he shared with his wife Esther and their young daughter, Annabelle. One of his creations was a very distinctive looking doll, which was intended to be a limited edition of only 100. However, following the tragic death of young Annabelle, in a tragic accident, only one of these dolls would ever exist – the one he completed just prior to her death. Fast forward 12 years, as we join a group of orphaned girls accompanied by a nun, who are traveling to their new accommodations. The orphanage they previously called home has closed and now Samuel and his wife Esther, who is now a bed ridden invalid, are offering the displaced young women lodgings in their spacious, secluded farm house. Prior to their guests’ arrival, the house was filled with very little

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 10, 2017
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Witness True Terror In The First Trailer For Annabelle 2: Creation

A few days ago the new title was announced for Annabelle 2, from Lights Out Director David F. Sandberg, as Annabelle: Creation. The second official teaser was released yesterday and today, we witness the beginning of Annabelle’s reign of terror in the first full trailer. The film, produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars in this prequel alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Bucks. Annabelle: Creation opens in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017 from Warner Bros.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 1, 2017
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Annabelle 2 Conjures A New Title

Ahead of its summer release, Warner Brothers has just been announced that the possessed doll film Annabelle 2, from Lights Out Director David F. Sandberg, has a brand new title, Annabelle: Creation. The film, produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars in this prequel alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Bucks. Annabelle: Creation opens in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 30, 2017
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Lights Out And An Irresponsible Message About Depression.

What most people don’t know about clinical depression is quite a lot. I have personally been diagnosed with it, and yet I am in no way an expert about its biological intricacies. What I do know and what I can tell you is that clinical depression is not equivalent to simple sadness. So to tell a person who suffers from any clinical form of depression to “try and cheer up”, “do something fun to get your mind off things”, or any number of other suggestions that have nothing to do with fixing brain chemistry or psychological trauma, is frankly dismissive and unhelpful. What is helpful, is for those who do suffer from a form of clinical depression to seek treatment. If you have followed me this far, I sincerely thank you, my Little Monsters. I promise I will tie Lights Out to my spiel, but if you haven’t seen it…be warned, there are SPOILERS ahead. The basic premise of Lights

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 14, 2017
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Director Shares Images From Annabelle 2

David F. Sandberg’s prequel ‘Annabelle 2’ will be opening in theaters this August. Today, we get a behind the scenes look at the spin-off to ‘The Conjuring’ via Sandberg’s Instagram account. And things look pretty bloody creepy. The film, produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Bucks. ‘Annabelle 2’ arrives in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2017
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Five Terrifying Short Films From The Writer-Director Of Lights Out

David F. Sandberg’s name should sound familiar, he recently directed the genre hit ‘Lights Out’ (review). Before the blockbuster film, produced by James Wan, came to be there was the short film ‘Lights Out’, from Sandberg and it has racked-up over 13 million views on YouTube. The brilliant writer-director has several other terrifying short films, starring Lotta Losten, and we have a few of them here for you to enjoy. We advise you not to watch them late at night with the lights out. ‘Lights Out’ ‘Attic Panic’ centers on a woman locked in an attic who realizes that she is not be alone. In ‘Closet Space’, starring Sandberg and Losten, a woman moving into a new home discovers a closet with strange powers. ‘Coffer’ features a chest and a long drop into the unkown. An old photo and ghost scare the day lights out of a woman in ‘Pictured’.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2016
Horror Fuel

Annabelle 2 Possesses A New Release Date

‘Annabelle 2’, the prequel to the 2014 ‘The Conjuring’ spin-off, has abandoned it’s May 19, 2017 release date for a new summer date, August 11th from Warner Bros. The film, directed by David F. Sandberg and produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Buck.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2016
Horror Fuel

Lights Out Getting A Sequel

James Wan is now one of the leading names in horror. The incredibly talented writer/director/producer is responsible for four great franchises, The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle (the sequel is filming now) and Saw. Now, he’s adding a fifth franchise to the list. While his latest film, Lights Out is still in theaters, it has already been granted a sequel. The supernatural thriller did great during last week’s opening weekend, grossing over $60 million globally, 12 times its budget. Lights Out, based on the short film by the same name, was penned by Eric Heisserer, who will return for the sequel, Deadline reports. David F. Sandberg will be back to direct the sequel after he wraps filming Wan’s Annabelle 2. Lawrence Gray will produce. The film centers on Rebecca, a young woman who thought she left her childhood fears behind her. Growing up, she never was really sure what was real and what wasn’t when the lights went out. Now, her little

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 28, 2016
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