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Join FX Artist Todd Masters Live During SYFY’s “Day Of The Dead” Premiere

The creative forces behind the new upcoming SYFY series “Day if the Dead” turned to Emmy Award-winning makeup FX artist Todd Masters and his company MASTERSFX to create all of the zombie makeup for their new zombie series which Masters will also executive produce. We started meeting and designing our makeup FX work for this project while we were still under Covid and government lockdown,” Masters said. “Literally, the moment we were allowed to re-open our shop, we did, and we hit the ground really rocking and rolling. We had a small army of our amazing artists start immediately throwing themselves into this huge project… there were zombies everywhere! At that time, due to the ongoing Covid situation, we still had no idea how we were going to safely work with the cast and other crew. We ended up devising several new techniques, like making monster dentures digitally, and, in some cases, integrating touchless scanning as opposed to face casting,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Horror Fuel

SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Premiereing This October

Prepare yourself, October 15, 2021, is going to be a massive day for horror fans! Not only is Halloween Kills hitting theaters that day, Amazon’s new genre series “I Know What You Did Last Summer” will be premiering as is SyFy’s “Day of the Dead” series! Based on George A. Romero‘s 1985 classic, the ten-episode series follows six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of the zombie apocalypse. Steven Kostanski (The Void, Psycho Goreman) will direct four episodes of the first season. The series is written by showrunners and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas. It is produced by Jeff Holland and Drew Brown for Cartel and HiTide Studios’ Jeff Holland, Stan Spry, and Drew Brown are also producing. Steven Kostanski will also serve as executive producer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2021
Horror Fuel

“Day Of The Dead” Series Premieres This Fall On SyFy

SyFy is gearing up to deliver a new 10-episode series that is a new spin on George A. Romero’s 1985 movie Day of the Dead, titled – you guessed it – “Day of the Dead“. Variety is reporting that the series will now premiere this fall. Written by showrunners and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, the series centers on six strangers fighting to survive the first 24 hours of the zombie apocalypse. Steven Kostanski, who is directing four of the series’ episodes in the first season has teased that the new series will have ties to the classic horror movie. However, he couldn’t go into detail. The series is produced by Jeff Holland and Drew Brown for Cartel and HiTide Studios’ Jeff Holland, Stan Spry, and Drew Brown are also producing. Steven Kostanski will also serve as executive producer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

From Executive Producers Of ‘Day Of The Dead’ Comes Pearry Teo’s ‘The Assent’

Dazzler Media presents writer-director Pearry Reginald Teo‘s supernatural horror The Assent out on DVD this July. In this fresh new horror, single father Joel (Robert Kazinsky, Pacific Rim, Captain Marvel) suspects his young son may be possessed. Struggling with his own mental health, he can’t be sure what’s real, and what exists in his imagination. He is aided by Father Lambert (Peter Jason, Deadwood, They Live) who seeks his own redemption after serving prison time for the death of a child during a failed exorcism. Lambert believes the boy has been marked by the Devil himself and, without intervention, Joel could lose his son forever. From the executive producers of Texas Chainsaw and Day of the Dead, The Assent is a new tale of supernatural terror from the brilliant multi-award-winning writer and director Pearry Reginald Teo (The Evil Inside, The Gene Generation). Possess The Assent on DVD and Digital on July 27, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 16, 2020
Horror Fuel

SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Day Of The Dead: Bloodline’s’ Bloody, Gore-Filled Red Band Trailer Is Here

The bloody Red Band trailer is here for director Hèctor Hernàndez Vicens’ new revamped version of George A. Romero’s classic, titled Day of the Dead: Bloodline, from Saban Films. The newly updated remake sees the iconic zombie Bub with a new look and a new name (Max) and a ton of gore and violence. The film centers on a small group of military personnel and survivalist living in an underground bunker while they seek to find a cure in a world overrun by the undead. Sophie Skelton (Outlander), Johnathon Schaech (Legends of Tomorrow), Jeff Gum (The Vault), Lorina Kamburova ( Leatherface), Marcus Vanco, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Debbie Sherman, Luke Cousins, Nathan Cooper, Lillian Blankenship, and Cristina Serafini star. The film was produced by Campbell Grobman Films (Leatherface) along with Jeff Rice. Day of the Dead: Bloodline arrives in theaters, on VOD, and on Digital HD on January 5, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2017
Horror Fuel

‘Day Of The Dead: Bloodline’ Sinks Its Teeth Into A Release Date

The latest reimagining of George A. Romero’s 1985 classic Day of the Dead officially has a release date. Now titled Days of the Dead: Bloodline, the film hails from director Hèctor Hernández Vicens and was written by Mark Tonderai and Lars Jacobson. Sophia Shelton, Jeff Gum, Marcus Vanco, Mark Rhino Smith, Lorina Kamburova, Rachel O’Meara, Cristina Serafini, Shari Watson, and Debbie Sherman star alongside Jonathan Schaech who plays “Max“. Max has taken the place of the zombie known as Bub in the original film. The film, set in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled world where a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her world. Day of the Dead: Bloodline will open in theaters on January 5, 2017. It will arrive on VOD and Digital HD on the same day.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2017
Horror Fuel

Bub Gets A New Look And New Name In The ‘Day Of The Dead’ Remake

Fans were crushed earlier this month when George A. Romero passed away. One of his most cherished classics is Day of the Day. Today, we have a first look at Jonathan Schaech who will be playing the role of the intelligent zombie in Héctor Vicens’ remake. Originally named Bub, the iconic character has a new name in the upcoming remake. He is now called Max. That’s a pretty big change for such a well known zombie. In an interview with Bloody Disgusting, Schaech described Max as “more as a Hulk thank Bub.” Max is more of a “Bub on steroids”. In the remake, Max is obsessed with the new character Zoe (Sophia Skelton). Schaech also compared the new version of Romero’s 1985 classic with ‘The Walking Dead’, which interesting considering the fact that Romeo made it clear on several occasions that he disliked the hit series. Basically, it’s just a Soap Opera with a zombie occasionally. I always used the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2017
Horror Fuel

Disney And Pixar Are Taking Us On A Trip To The Land Of The Dead In ‘Coco’

Disney and Pixar have teamed up for the animated feature Coco. The film, which draws inspiration from Dia de Muertos, the Day of the dead. While Coco is not technically a horror film, it will appeal to genre fans. The film is perfect to share with your children and to introduce them to the rich world and mythos of Dia de Muertos. In the film, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez), despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (Gael García Bernal) and together, they set off on an journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. Coco opens in U.S. theaters nationwide on November 22, 2017. Meet Dante, Miguel’s best friend from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2017
Horror Fuel

New Pic For Day Of The Dead’ Guns Up!

So, you’ve seen BUB 2.0, you’ve heard Day Of The Dead is NOT a remake but now a entirely new pic has emerged featuring the defense force [pictured above]! Day Of The Dead is set to star Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco, Jeff Gum (Exeter, The Vault), Lorina Kamburova (Nightworld, Leatherface Death Race 4), Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Debbie Sherman, Luke Cousins, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini The NOT remake is also said to follow “a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her.” Although the film still isn’t confirmed to be a remake, reboot or sequel it is spawn from the 1985′ George Romero zombie classic of the same name. The film will be directed by Hector Hernandez Vicens (The Corpse of Anna Fritz) and produced by Campbell Gorbman Films whom’s coming off their upcoming Texas Chainsaw prequel Leatherface with Jeff Rice. Filming for Day Of

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Capt McNeely
Jul 12, 2016

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Join FX Artist Todd Masters Live During SYFY’s “Day Of The Dead” Premiere

The creative forces behind the new upcoming SYFY series “Day if the Dead” turned to Emmy Award-winning makeup FX artist Todd Masters and his company MASTERSFX to create all of the zombie makeup for their new zombie series which Masters will also executive produce. We started meeting and designing our makeup FX work for this project while we were still under Covid and government lockdown,” Masters said. “Literally, the moment we were allowed to re-open our shop, we did, and we hit the ground really rocking and rolling. We had a small army of our amazing artists start immediately throwing themselves into this huge project… there were zombies everywhere! At that time, due to the ongoing Covid situation, we still had no idea how we were going to safely work with the cast and other crew. We ended up devising several new techniques, like making monster dentures digitally, and, in some cases, integrating touchless scanning as opposed to face casting,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Horror Fuel

SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Premiereing This October

Prepare yourself, October 15, 2021, is going to be a massive day for horror fans! Not only is Halloween Kills hitting theaters that day, Amazon’s new genre series “I Know What You Did Last Summer” will be premiering as is SyFy’s “Day of the Dead” series! Based on George A. Romero‘s 1985 classic, the ten-episode series follows six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of the zombie apocalypse. Steven Kostanski (The Void, Psycho Goreman) will direct four episodes of the first season. The series is written by showrunners and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas. It is produced by Jeff Holland and Drew Brown for Cartel and HiTide Studios’ Jeff Holland, Stan Spry, and Drew Brown are also producing. Steven Kostanski will also serve as executive producer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2021
Horror Fuel

“Day Of The Dead” Series Premieres This Fall On SyFy

SyFy is gearing up to deliver a new 10-episode series that is a new spin on George A. Romero’s 1985 movie Day of the Dead, titled – you guessed it – “Day of the Dead“. Variety is reporting that the series will now premiere this fall. Written by showrunners and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, the series centers on six strangers fighting to survive the first 24 hours of the zombie apocalypse. Steven Kostanski, who is directing four of the series’ episodes in the first season has teased that the new series will have ties to the classic horror movie. However, he couldn’t go into detail. The series is produced by Jeff Holland and Drew Brown for Cartel and HiTide Studios’ Jeff Holland, Stan Spry, and Drew Brown are also producing. Steven Kostanski will also serve as executive producer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

From Executive Producers Of ‘Day Of The Dead’ Comes Pearry Teo’s ‘The Assent’

Dazzler Media presents writer-director Pearry Reginald Teo‘s supernatural horror The Assent out on DVD this July. In this fresh new horror, single father Joel (Robert Kazinsky, Pacific Rim, Captain Marvel) suspects his young son may be possessed. Struggling with his own mental health, he can’t be sure what’s real, and what exists in his imagination. He is aided by Father Lambert (Peter Jason, Deadwood, They Live) who seeks his own redemption after serving prison time for the death of a child during a failed exorcism. Lambert believes the boy has been marked by the Devil himself and, without intervention, Joel could lose his son forever. From the executive producers of Texas Chainsaw and Day of the Dead, The Assent is a new tale of supernatural terror from the brilliant multi-award-winning writer and director Pearry Reginald Teo (The Evil Inside, The Gene Generation). Possess The Assent on DVD and Digital on July 27, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 16, 2020
Horror Fuel

SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Day Of The Dead: Bloodline’s’ Bloody, Gore-Filled Red Band Trailer Is Here

The bloody Red Band trailer is here for director Hèctor Hernàndez Vicens’ new revamped version of George A. Romero’s classic, titled Day of the Dead: Bloodline, from Saban Films. The newly updated remake sees the iconic zombie Bub with a new look and a new name (Max) and a ton of gore and violence. The film centers on a small group of military personnel and survivalist living in an underground bunker while they seek to find a cure in a world overrun by the undead. Sophie Skelton (Outlander), Johnathon Schaech (Legends of Tomorrow), Jeff Gum (The Vault), Lorina Kamburova ( Leatherface), Marcus Vanco, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Debbie Sherman, Luke Cousins, Nathan Cooper, Lillian Blankenship, and Cristina Serafini star. The film was produced by Campbell Grobman Films (Leatherface) along with Jeff Rice. Day of the Dead: Bloodline arrives in theaters, on VOD, and on Digital HD on January 5, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2017
Horror Fuel

‘Day Of The Dead: Bloodline’ Sinks Its Teeth Into A Release Date

The latest reimagining of George A. Romero’s 1985 classic Day of the Dead officially has a release date. Now titled Days of the Dead: Bloodline, the film hails from director Hèctor Hernández Vicens and was written by Mark Tonderai and Lars Jacobson. Sophia Shelton, Jeff Gum, Marcus Vanco, Mark Rhino Smith, Lorina Kamburova, Rachel O’Meara, Cristina Serafini, Shari Watson, and Debbie Sherman star alongside Jonathan Schaech who plays “Max“. Max has taken the place of the zombie known as Bub in the original film. The film, set in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled world where a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her world. Day of the Dead: Bloodline will open in theaters on January 5, 2017. It will arrive on VOD and Digital HD on the same day.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2017
Horror Fuel

Bub Gets A New Look And New Name In The ‘Day Of The Dead’ Remake

Fans were crushed earlier this month when George A. Romero passed away. One of his most cherished classics is Day of the Day. Today, we have a first look at Jonathan Schaech who will be playing the role of the intelligent zombie in Héctor Vicens’ remake. Originally named Bub, the iconic character has a new name in the upcoming remake. He is now called Max. That’s a pretty big change for such a well known zombie. In an interview with Bloody Disgusting, Schaech described Max as “more as a Hulk thank Bub.” Max is more of a “Bub on steroids”. In the remake, Max is obsessed with the new character Zoe (Sophia Skelton). Schaech also compared the new version of Romero’s 1985 classic with ‘The Walking Dead’, which interesting considering the fact that Romeo made it clear on several occasions that he disliked the hit series. Basically, it’s just a Soap Opera with a zombie occasionally. I always used the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2017
Horror Fuel

Disney And Pixar Are Taking Us On A Trip To The Land Of The Dead In ‘Coco’

Disney and Pixar have teamed up for the animated feature Coco. The film, which draws inspiration from Dia de Muertos, the Day of the dead. While Coco is not technically a horror film, it will appeal to genre fans. The film is perfect to share with your children and to introduce them to the rich world and mythos of Dia de Muertos. In the film, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez), despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (Gael García Bernal) and together, they set off on an journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. Coco opens in U.S. theaters nationwide on November 22, 2017. Meet Dante, Miguel’s best friend from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2017
Horror Fuel

New Pic For Day Of The Dead’ Guns Up!

So, you’ve seen BUB 2.0, you’ve heard Day Of The Dead is NOT a remake but now a entirely new pic has emerged featuring the defense force [pictured above]! Day Of The Dead is set to star Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco, Jeff Gum (Exeter, The Vault), Lorina Kamburova (Nightworld, Leatherface Death Race 4), Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Debbie Sherman, Luke Cousins, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini The NOT remake is also said to follow “a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her.” Although the film still isn’t confirmed to be a remake, reboot or sequel it is spawn from the 1985′ George Romero zombie classic of the same name. The film will be directed by Hector Hernandez Vicens (The Corpse of Anna Fritz) and produced by Campbell Gorbman Films whom’s coming off their upcoming Texas Chainsaw prequel Leatherface with Jeff Rice. Filming for Day Of

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 12, 2016
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