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Lady Usher, a retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Fall of the House of Usher, is out today on Digital from writer-director-producer George Adams (Climate of the Hunter). In the film, “When Roderick (John Tupy) learns that his father has taken ill, he tells his fiancé Morgan (Billie D. Merritt, “Deputy”) that he must leave college and head to his gothic-style southern home to be with his family. Though he warns her not to come, Morgan is encouraged by her friend Liz (Allyson Cristofaro, Breaking Them Up) to follow Roderick, making a surprise and unannounced trip to be by his side and meet his family. Shocked by her arrival, Roderick is forced to introduce Morgan to everyone – who are all learning about her for the first time – including the family matriarch, Lady Usher (Theresa Santiago, Emerald, Texas), who makes it evidently and venomously clear that she is unwelcome. With a household cursed by madness and unrequited
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Louis Bayard‘s 2003 novel The Pale Blue Eye is being adapted for the big screen by Antlers director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Antlers) who also penned the screenplay, according to Deadline. But that’s not all, Cooper will be reuniting with Oscar-winning American Psycho and The Dark Knight actor Christian Bale who is set to star. The two previously worked together on both Out of the Furnace and Hostiles. Deadline reports that “The thriller revolves around the attempt to solve a series of murders that took place in 1830 at the US Military Academy at West Point. Bale will play a veteran detective who investigates the murders, helped by a detail-oriented young cadet who will later become a world-famous author, Edgar Allan Poe.” Even though Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston and died, delirious, in Baltimore, the majority of his life was spent in Virginia, my home state,” Scott Cooper said in a statement. “So I grew up with his
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Award-winning Sunshine Boy Productions’ latest short horror film Heartless will be screening at 5th Annual North Hollywood Cinefest on Monday, March 26th 9:30 pm PST at Laemmle’s NoHo 7 on 5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA. The film marks the directorial debut of Kevin Slunder who is one half of the creative team behind Sunshine Boy Productions along with his wife Jennifer. Heartless is about Shelby, played by Stacy Snyder, an overworked and overlooked corporate assistant who struggles to complete a corporate presentation as her conscience gnaws at her. The film is based on Edgar Allen Poe’s story The Telltale Heart as well as paying homage to American Psycho. Heartless will not be the only Sunshine Boy Productions film to be screened on the 26th, Jai Ting/Family another horror short that takes place during the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse directed and starring Elaine Loh will also be screened. Other shorts that will be screened this weekend will be the
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When you die in a video game, usually you restart from a checkpoint or where you last saved, but many gamers like a challenge, now comes the gaming term that either excites or terrifies players, “permadeath”. Permadeath is a gaming slang term for “permanent death” means exactly as it sounds, when you die in a game that’s it, game over, you must now start from scratch. Most games either don’t have this mechanic as it’s more or less a personal challenge made by the player themselves or in some games like Wolfenstein: New Colossus it’s a difficulty that you can unlock, but for upcoming survival horror game Song of Horror by Protocol Games it’s the game’s main feature. To ease your concerns about the permadeath mechanic in Song of Horror, it’s only permanent for one of 16 playable characters, that’s right, you can control 16 different characters! The game’s protagonist, Daniel Noyer, is at the center of the game’s story
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The weather outside is frightful, so stay in, get cozy and watch Comet TV, it’s delightful. The FREE streaming service has a hot January lineup that includes amazing programming that features both films and series. This Month On Comet TV: The Craft (1996) Teen movies might want you to believe that high school was all about keggers and beautiful cheerleaders, but we prefer The Craft’s version of events. Featuring a quartet of angsty teens who turn to witchcraft in the face of personal high school horrors, The Craft casts a spell that leaves you wishing you had an occult stor on your local main street. Friday, January 12 at 8P/7C Saturday, January 13 at 8P/7C Sunday, January 21 at 6P/5C Monday, January 22 at 8P/7C FILMS ON COMET IN JANUARY Labyrinth (1986) January will mark the second anniversary of the day we lost pop culture legend David Bowie, so this month’s COMET is honoring his memory in the best way
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A movie adaption of Edgar Allen Poe’s terrifying tale, The Masque of the Red Death, is entering production. Originally adapted by Akira Kurosawa and set in Russia, it was set to be filmed back in 1998, but was never made due Kurosawa’s stroke, followed by his death. Chinese Studio’s Huayi Brothers in conjunction with CKF Pictures will breathe new life into the project by producing the film from Kurosawa’s screenplay. There is no word who will direct. Cinephilia & Beyond featured an English translation of the film’s plot, “humanity is faced with a deadly contagion, and people’s characters, resilience and survival are being tested as society is pushed well into the brinks of despair and possible annihilation.” Poe’s short story finds Prince Prospero as he attempts to avoid a plague, known as the “Red Death”, by seeking refuge in his abbey. As he hosts a masquerade ball with many wealthy nobles in attendance, a mysterious figure arrives disguised as a
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Years and years ago during one Halloween, my dad put on Michaels Jackson’s Thriller album. The end of the title track features a devilish laugh. I didn’t know who the laugh was performed by and I was too young to realize what the song was about, but I remember my older brother bursting into tears at the demonic cackle and run out of living room to find comfort in the safety of his bedroom. It is one of my favorite memories…especially because it didn’t only happen once (mom and dad thought it was hilarious). For those of you who haven’t heard the laugh, stop reading, go to this link and check it out. That voice belongs to the icon, the legend, Vincent Price. Price has been the face and voice of horror for decades and continues that legacy long after his death. Obviously this talented actor’s career spanned other genres, but he is the indisputable king of horror. Vincent Leonard
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The animated film ‘Extraordinary Tales’ features voices from some of horror’s most legendary people, including Bela Lugosi, Sir Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Julian Sands and Guillermo del Toro. The film is an anthology of some of Edgar Allen Poe’s most popular tales, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’, The Masque of the Red Death’ and ‘The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar’. Each tale in the anthology has it’s on distinct look and feel. The film pays honor to Poe’s original pieces of work, but at the same time makes the film is a unique original. Spanish animator and director Raul Garcia is behind the film. ‘Extraordinary Tales’ is now in select theaters and is available on VOD.
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Lady Usher, a retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Fall of the House of Usher, is out today on Digital from writer-director-producer George Adams (Climate of the Hunter). In the film, “When Roderick (John Tupy) learns that his father has taken ill, he tells his fiancé Morgan (Billie D. Merritt, “Deputy”) that he must leave college and head to his gothic-style southern home to be with his family. Though he warns her not to come, Morgan is encouraged by her friend Liz (Allyson Cristofaro, Breaking Them Up) to follow Roderick, making a surprise and unannounced trip to be by his side and meet his family. Shocked by her arrival, Roderick is forced to introduce Morgan to everyone – who are all learning about her for the first time – including the family matriarch, Lady Usher (Theresa Santiago, Emerald, Texas), who makes it evidently and venomously clear that she is unwelcome. With a household cursed by madness and unrequited
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Louis Bayard‘s 2003 novel The Pale Blue Eye is being adapted for the big screen by Antlers director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Antlers) who also penned the screenplay, according to Deadline. But that’s not all, Cooper will be reuniting with Oscar-winning American Psycho and The Dark Knight actor Christian Bale who is set to star. The two previously worked together on both Out of the Furnace and Hostiles. Deadline reports that “The thriller revolves around the attempt to solve a series of murders that took place in 1830 at the US Military Academy at West Point. Bale will play a veteran detective who investigates the murders, helped by a detail-oriented young cadet who will later become a world-famous author, Edgar Allan Poe.” Even though Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston and died, delirious, in Baltimore, the majority of his life was spent in Virginia, my home state,” Scott Cooper said in a statement. “So I grew up with his
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Award-winning Sunshine Boy Productions’ latest short horror film Heartless will be screening at 5th Annual North Hollywood Cinefest on Monday, March 26th 9:30 pm PST at Laemmle’s NoHo 7 on 5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA. The film marks the directorial debut of Kevin Slunder who is one half of the creative team behind Sunshine Boy Productions along with his wife Jennifer. Heartless is about Shelby, played by Stacy Snyder, an overworked and overlooked corporate assistant who struggles to complete a corporate presentation as her conscience gnaws at her. The film is based on Edgar Allen Poe’s story The Telltale Heart as well as paying homage to American Psycho. Heartless will not be the only Sunshine Boy Productions film to be screened on the 26th, Jai Ting/Family another horror short that takes place during the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse directed and starring Elaine Loh will also be screened. Other shorts that will be screened this weekend will be the
Continue reading →
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When you die in a video game, usually you restart from a checkpoint or where you last saved, but many gamers like a challenge, now comes the gaming term that either excites or terrifies players, “permadeath”. Permadeath is a gaming slang term for “permanent death” means exactly as it sounds, when you die in a game that’s it, game over, you must now start from scratch. Most games either don’t have this mechanic as it’s more or less a personal challenge made by the player themselves or in some games like Wolfenstein: New Colossus it’s a difficulty that you can unlock, but for upcoming survival horror game Song of Horror by Protocol Games it’s the game’s main feature. To ease your concerns about the permadeath mechanic in Song of Horror, it’s only permanent for one of 16 playable characters, that’s right, you can control 16 different characters! The game’s protagonist, Daniel Noyer, is at the center of the game’s story
Continue reading →
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The weather outside is frightful, so stay in, get cozy and watch Comet TV, it’s delightful. The FREE streaming service has a hot January lineup that includes amazing programming that features both films and series. This Month On Comet TV: The Craft (1996) Teen movies might want you to believe that high school was all about keggers and beautiful cheerleaders, but we prefer The Craft’s version of events. Featuring a quartet of angsty teens who turn to witchcraft in the face of personal high school horrors, The Craft casts a spell that leaves you wishing you had an occult stor on your local main street. Friday, January 12 at 8P/7C Saturday, January 13 at 8P/7C Sunday, January 21 at 6P/5C Monday, January 22 at 8P/7C FILMS ON COMET IN JANUARY Labyrinth (1986) January will mark the second anniversary of the day we lost pop culture legend David Bowie, so this month’s COMET is honoring his memory in the best way
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A movie adaption of Edgar Allen Poe’s terrifying tale, The Masque of the Red Death, is entering production. Originally adapted by Akira Kurosawa and set in Russia, it was set to be filmed back in 1998, but was never made due Kurosawa’s stroke, followed by his death. Chinese Studio’s Huayi Brothers in conjunction with CKF Pictures will breathe new life into the project by producing the film from Kurosawa’s screenplay. There is no word who will direct. Cinephilia & Beyond featured an English translation of the film’s plot, “humanity is faced with a deadly contagion, and people’s characters, resilience and survival are being tested as society is pushed well into the brinks of despair and possible annihilation.” Poe’s short story finds Prince Prospero as he attempts to avoid a plague, known as the “Red Death”, by seeking refuge in his abbey. As he hosts a masquerade ball with many wealthy nobles in attendance, a mysterious figure arrives disguised as a
Continue reading →
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Years and years ago during one Halloween, my dad put on Michaels Jackson’s Thriller album. The end of the title track features a devilish laugh. I didn’t know who the laugh was performed by and I was too young to realize what the song was about, but I remember my older brother bursting into tears at the demonic cackle and run out of living room to find comfort in the safety of his bedroom. It is one of my favorite memories…especially because it didn’t only happen once (mom and dad thought it was hilarious). For those of you who haven’t heard the laugh, stop reading, go to this link and check it out. That voice belongs to the icon, the legend, Vincent Price. Price has been the face and voice of horror for decades and continues that legacy long after his death. Obviously this talented actor’s career spanned other genres, but he is the indisputable king of horror. Vincent Leonard
Continue reading →
NewsReviews
The animated film ‘Extraordinary Tales’ features voices from some of horror’s most legendary people, including Bela Lugosi, Sir Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Julian Sands and Guillermo del Toro. The film is an anthology of some of Edgar Allen Poe’s most popular tales, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’, The Masque of the Red Death’ and ‘The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar’. Each tale in the anthology has it’s on distinct look and feel. The film pays honor to Poe’s original pieces of work, but at the same time makes the film is a unique original. Spanish animator and director Raul Garcia is behind the film. ‘Extraordinary Tales’ is now in select theaters and is available on VOD.
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