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A Brother Must Sacrifice Everything To Save His Sister In The Chosen

Terror Films’ first horror feature, The Chosen, will be co-distributed with Supergravity Pictures. The Chosen has already been released on several platforms as of December 1st, including iTunes, where it spent eight weeks in the top 100 horror films. It is now available on Netflix. The film stars Kian Lawley, Elizabeth Keener, Angelica Chitwood, Mykayla Sohn, Barbara Goodson, Chris Gann, Casey James Knight, Emily Killian, Dayna Devon, Harv Popick, Penelope Richards and Stefanie Estes. The Chosen centers on a young girl who has become the focus of the demon Lilith. To save her, her brother Cameron must sacrifice six of their family members before six days are up. But can he? At a time when many horror films are going overboard with too complex plots and over the top special effects, The Chosen was breath of fresh air. Both the plot and the special effects were simple and straight forward, in a very good way. Kian Lawley’s role as the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 7, 2015

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Paranormal Activity 5: The Ghost Dimension Coming To VOD This Month

Paranormal Activity 5: The Ghost Dimension is the second film, the first being Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, to take part in Paramount’s early release experiment. What does the experiment mean for horror fans? Normally there is a minimum of three months between a film’s theatrical release and its VOD/digital release. Paramount is testing to see how a shorter waiting period would affect their bottom line. This is a good thing. This could mean that in the future we will not have to wait, what feels like forever, to see a film we couldn’t make it to a theater to see. The December 15th VOD/digital release date for Paranormal Activity 5 comes just 53 days after the film’s debut in theaters. On January 12th you will be able to watch the film in the comfort of your own home, on Netflix. The film follows a new family, the Fleeges. Ryan, the father, is played by Chris J. Murray. Brit

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 6, 2015

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Michael Dougherty Turns His Attention To Completing The Script For Trick ‘r Treat 2

Michael Dougherty’s latest film, Krampus, opened this weekend in theaters. Dougherty can now turn his attention back to completing his script for the sequel to his 2007 Halloween-themed anthology hit Trick ‘r Treat. Dougherty had already begun working on the sequel before he took time off from the script to work on Krampus. News broke that he had plans for the film two years ago, but after a long period of silence fans began questioning if Trick ‘r Treat 2 would ever make it to theaters. Dougherty recently stated that the film already has an outline and that he has every intention of seeing the film completed, which is great news for fans. There is no release date set, but we hope to see Sam sooner, rather than later. Dougherty had this to say about the sequel: “I’m just really against filling in too much information about your horror icons. I always find that they get less scary the more

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 5, 2015

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Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse Getting Early Release

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse will be coming to DVD on December 8th, just 39 days after it’s theatrical premiere. Christopher Landon, who also directed ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’, is behind the film about three Scouts who join forces with a bad-ass waitress to survive when their town is swarmed by zombies. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse stars Patrick Shchwarzenegger, Tye Sheridan, Halston Sage, David Koechner and Jesica Ahlberg, among others. Human zombies aren’t the only things the cast will have to face. They also have to dodge, a horde of crazy zombie kitties who want to make a meal out of the group. Scouts Guide is just one of several new films that will be part of Paramount’s experiment that will test if the normal 90-day period studios wait to release films on DVD is really the right way to go. Either way, fans are grateful for the early releases.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 3, 2015

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The Trailer For Doron and Yoav Paz’s Biblical Horror Film Jeruzalem Released

A group of Americans travel to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem. After they arrive, they are caught within the ancient city’s walls as a biblical apocalypse begins. The Paz brothers, Doron and Yoav, together, wrote and directed Jeruzalem. The film stars Yael Grobglas, Yon Tumarkin and Danielle Jadelyn. Jeruzalem will be released in the U.S. some time in 2016 through the Epic Pictures Group.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 3, 2015

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You Better Watch Out, Krampus Is Coming To Town This Weekend!

Legendary Pictures in-conjunction with Universal will be unleashing Michael Dougherty’s holiday-horror-film, Krampus, in theaters this weekend. The film follows Max, played by Emjay Anthony (Insurgent), a young man who has turned his back on Christmas. During the holiday, as his family’s dysfunction reaches an all time high, Krampus, an ancient deity who punishes bad children on Christmas, is unleashed. The bickering family must find a way to work to together if they want to survive. Krampus stars ‘Parks and Recreation’ actor Adam Scott, Toni Collette (Hostages), Allison Tolman (Fargo), David Koechner (Anchorman), Conchata Ferrell (Mr. Deeds) and Stefania Owen of ‘The Lovely Bones’. ‘Krampus’ was written by Todd Casey and Michael Dougherty, who also directed the film. I hope you’ve been good boys and girls! If not, Krampus may come for you.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 2, 2015

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The Script For The New Predator Sequel Complete

We reported back in August that a new Predator sequel was in the works, under the direction of Iron Man 3 director, Shane Black. We now have an update. Black and co-writer Fred Dekker have finished and turned in the script, according to a post by Dekker on Facebook. Black Much of the details about the sequel are being kept hush-hush, but producer John Davis told Collider in an interview: “The writing is so fresh, the perspective is so fresh. I’m telling you you’re going to get something you don’t expect and you’re going to say, “This is the most entertaining way to reinvent a franchise.” “ Black has had experiencing with Predator before. He played the role of “Hawkins” in the original 1987 film. The original also featured Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of the Special Forces team who comes face to face with the Predator in the jungle of Central America, while on a mission. Black In Predator

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 1, 2015

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Master Of Horror John Carpenter Has Four New Shows In The Works

John Carpenter. has been behind so many horror classics, such as Halloween (1978), They Live (1988) and The Thing (1982), just to name a few. Now, he has four new unnamed television series in development. Carpenter’s wife, Sandy King Carpenter, recently appeared on an episode of the podcast Killer POV and revealed that the four shows were currently in development and that her husband will be writing the pilot episodes of the shows, as well as serving as executive producer for all four. Mrs. Carpenter will be producing along side her husband. “Right now there’s four series waiting to go to network. As far as I’m concered, we’ll do all of them. I mean, they’re great and they’re different from anything that’s out there, and they again push the boundries of what’s horror. John would be directing the pilots and we would be executive producing them. There’s sci-fi, there’s horror, there’s one that I guess would be a sci-fi futuristic

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 30, 2015

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L.A. Slasher Coming To DVD And VOD

The dark horror-comedy L.A. Slasher will be making it’s way to DVD and VOD on December 8th, via Archstone Distribution. Martin Owen directed the film, which stars Mischa Barton, Dave Bautista, Danny Trejo, Eric Roberts, Drake Bell, Brooke Hogan, Elizabeth Morris, Abigail Wright, Marisa Lauren and Andy Dick. L.A. Slasher takes a swing at reality TV and the hype of people who are famous for being famous. According to Owen the film explores “…why it has become acceptable to become an influential star based on no merit or talent, the story follows the titular Slasher character as he systematically abducts these “stars” much to the joy of the online public who view his exploits via social media, and who subsequently and enthusiastically support his mantra of ‘Death To Reality TV’.” Come December 8th you will be able to find the DVD in stores, such as Wal-Mart and on digital platforms. You can now preorder ‘L.A. Slasher’ on Amazon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 29, 2015

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A Look Andrew Moxham’s Survival Horror Film ‘White Raven’

In Andrew Moxham’s survival horror film, ‘White Raven’, four friends set out on their yearly boys-only camping trip in a remote area. As one the group gradually loses his mind, the trip takes a turn for the worse as the other three friends must now fight for survival. ‘White Raven’ Stars Cindy Busby, Sarah Smith, Catharine Michaud, Andrew Dunbar, Shane Twerdun, Aaron Brooks, Steve Bradley, Preston Vanderslice and Missy Cross. The film was written and directed by ‘2012’ actor Andrew Moxham. The indie film gets its name from the Pacific Northwest Native American creation legend of the White Raven. ‘White Raven’ will premiere at Toronto’s Carlton Cinema on November 29th as part of the annual Blood in the Snow Film Festival.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 26, 2015

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