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South Africa’s Reine Swart Makes Her Directorial Debut With ‘Heks’ (Trailer)

South African actress Reine Swart (“Z Nation”, The Lullaby, interview) has now made the leap to directing and is gearing up for the release of her feature debut, Heks. We’ve got the first trailer and it is killer! In the film, “a grieving British girl unravels her murdered mother’s secrets connected to a South African witch doctor’s curse. She wants to put an end to this haunting hex by traveling to South Africa, but instead it casts her deeper into sinister depths.” Coco Lloyd, Mari Molefe van Heerden, Mary-Anne Barlow, and Christopher Jaftha star in Heks written by Swart. Check out the creepy AF trailer for Heks!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2020
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‘Hereditary’ Actor In Talks To Star In M. Night Shyamalan’s New Thriller

Last September, Universal Pictures announced that two M. Night Shyamalan thrillers would be released, with the first film arriving in February of next year. Thanks to the pandemic, the first film will be delayed, however, Shyamalan is moving forward with the second film and has begun the casting process. Collider is reporting that Hereditary star Alex Wolff is now in talks to star as one of the lead characters. Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Thomasin McKenzie, and Vicky Krieps are also in negotiations to star in the film described as “weird and dark” by the filmmaker. Filming is set to begin the moment production in the US is safe. At this time, no plot details have been released, but we’ll let you know as soon as they are.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2020
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Mike Flanagan Adapting Stephen King’s ‘Revival’

The past few years, Stephen King adaptations have filled theaters and streaming services (not that we’re complaining). News has now come via THR that director Mike Flanagan, who adapted King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, as well as Gerald’s Game, is now adapting King’s 2014 novel Revival. Flanagan will be writing, producing, and possibly directing the Warner Bros. film with Doctor Sleep‘s Trevor Macy also signed on to produce. The novel centers on the relationship between a heroin-addicted musician and a dubious faith healer with a hidden agenda. The minister is obsessed with trying to find a way to communicate with his departed wife and child but ends up reaching a Lovecraftian horror. Back in 2016, it was announced that an adaptation of Revival was being written by Josh Boone while he was working on his adaptation of The Stand, but the film never materialized. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2020
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Rock Meets Horror In The ‘Dark Roads 79’ Trailer

Rock & Roll meets horror in Chase Smith‘s genre film, Dark Roads 79, the newly acquired film from Terror Films. The fantastic cast includes April Bogenschutz (Penance Lane), Eddie George (“Ballers”), David Flannery (Detroit), Chase Smith, Jessica Sonneborn, and horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects, 3 From Hell). The film centers on a southern rock band known as Dark Roads, whose time in the spotlight has come to an abrupt end. To find a new sound and regain their fame and fortune, they head to a secluded cabin to work on a new album. One by one, each band member begins to meet their demise and the survivors soon discover that the frontman of the band sold his soul to the devil – for the fame and fortune they’ve enjoyed. Now, the time has come to pay back this debt with their souls! Written and directed by Chase Smith (Creature Feature) also features an original soundtrack by Smith, which

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2020
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‘Terrifier’ Star Joins The Horror Western ‘Spirit Reckoning’

Character actor David Howard Thorton, best known for his role as Art the Clown for the indie hit Terrifier, has joined the cast of Heart and Fire Productions and Spirit Reckoning LLC’s upcoming horror western Spirit Reckoning. Thorton is set to play the role of the Skull Cowboy who was once a human named Sam Conley. Sam was murdered alongside his family and brought back to life by an Indian Shaman who turned him into an avenging Skull Cowboy. Thorton joins previously announced cast Sean Patrick Flannery of The Boondock Saints, and Lew Temple of “The Walking Dead” as well as The Devil’s Rejects. Spirit Reckoning is a fun-filled action-horror-western that has never been done like this before and we’re billing it as John Woo meets Sergio Leone meets the horror genre”, said writer-director Jimmy Lee Combs. “I have been absolutely mesmerized by David Howard Thornton since seeing him as Art the Clown in Terrifier. The eerie pizza parlor scene

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2020
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Movie Review: Fantasy Island (2020)

Fantasy Island begins exactly like any episode of it’s late ’70s boob-tube classic namesake did; namely a plane arrives on a gorgeous tropical island filled with folks looking to have their greatest wish granted by the island’s suave owner Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña stepping in for the late Ricardo Montalban) via… well, who the fuck knows… but he can do it, or rather the island can, and once a fantasy starts you must not end it. The fantasies are pretty standard on their surface level; a non-stop sex and drug fueled party, a second chance at happiness, a chance to be a soldier (okay, that’s a bit out of left fuckin’ field, but there’s another angle present that makes it reasonable), and revenge against a horrendous childhood bully… except where on the original show things usually didn’t end up balls deep in the horror biz, here that is exactly what happens! Soon our harried heroes and heroines find themselves in

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DanXIII
May 7, 2020
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Issa Lopez And Guillermo Del Toro Team Up For Werewolf Western

Tigers Are Not Afraid director Issa López is teaming up with Guillermo del Toro for a currently untitled werewolf western (yes, you read that right). López has now teased that the horror film as being very dark, very violent, and a ton of fun. During a conversation with Collider, she stated, “We started looking at options and he came to me with this idea for a werewolf western and I loved it because who would think of a werewolf western directed by a Mexican woman director? It’s such an odd combination. I would definitely want to see that! And I always want to make good movies that I want to see. So it is very dark, it’s violent and fun!” “Tigers Are Not Afraid is a haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars. The film follows a group of orphaned children who are unexpectedly given three magical wishes. As they run from the cartel that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2020
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This June, ‘The Candy Witch’ Comes Home

This summer, writer-director Rebecca J. Matthews‘ (Pet Graveyard) The Candy Witch will come home on DVD and Digital. In the film, “two ghost hunters are called upon a distressed family who claims they are being tormented by an evil spirit known in their local town as “The Candy Witch”. But as the mystery of her curse is uncovered, surprising and sinister turns are discovered around The Candy Witch’s identity. Their hardest case yet, can they solve this evil curse before more people are killed by the demonic spirit?” Kate Lush, Abi Casson Thompson, Heather Jackson, and Richard D. Myers star in this haunting tale. The Candy Witch comes for you on June 9th. Pick up your copy on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2020
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New Release Date Announced For ‘Escape Room 2’

The coronavirus pandemic has delayed many films’ release, including Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2, originally set to open in theaters on December 30th. But you won’t have to wait long to see the sequel. Sony’s Columbia Pictures has just announced the new release date that is only a few days later. Logan Miller and Taylor Russell will be returning for the sequel to Robitel’s 2019 hit film about a group of strangers that are trapped in a series of escape rooms filled with deadly traps. The movie picks up after Zoey (Russell) and Ben (Miller) survive the traps in the first film and swear to hunt down the people behind the deadly game. Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”), and Carlito Olivero (“East Los High”) also star. Escape Room 2 opens in theaters on January 1, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 26, 2020
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Bring Home ‘The Lodge’ This May

From the filmmakers, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, who brought us Goodnight Mommy, comes a new tale of terror, The Lodge. The Lodge, centers on a family retreats to a remote winter cabin for the holidays. When the father (Richard Armitage) is forced to go to work he leaves his two children with his girlfriend Grace (Riley Keough). Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying specters from Grace’s past come back to haunt them. Alicia Silverstone, Armitage (The Hobbit franchise), Jaedon Martell (IT), Lia McHugh (Along Came the Devil), and Keough (Mad Max) star. The Lodge lands on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital on May 5th, as well pm Hulu on the same day.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 19, 2020

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South Africa’s Reine Swart Makes Her Directorial Debut With ‘Heks’ (Trailer)

South African actress Reine Swart (“Z Nation”, The Lullaby, interview) has now made the leap to directing and is gearing up for the release of her feature debut, Heks. We’ve got the first trailer and it is killer! In the film, “a grieving British girl unravels her murdered mother’s secrets connected to a South African witch doctor’s curse. She wants to put an end to this haunting hex by traveling to South Africa, but instead it casts her deeper into sinister depths.” Coco Lloyd, Mari Molefe van Heerden, Mary-Anne Barlow, and Christopher Jaftha star in Heks written by Swart. Check out the creepy AF trailer for Heks!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2020
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‘Hereditary’ Actor In Talks To Star In M. Night Shyamalan’s New Thriller

Last September, Universal Pictures announced that two M. Night Shyamalan thrillers would be released, with the first film arriving in February of next year. Thanks to the pandemic, the first film will be delayed, however, Shyamalan is moving forward with the second film and has begun the casting process. Collider is reporting that Hereditary star Alex Wolff is now in talks to star as one of the lead characters. Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Thomasin McKenzie, and Vicky Krieps are also in negotiations to star in the film described as “weird and dark” by the filmmaker. Filming is set to begin the moment production in the US is safe. At this time, no plot details have been released, but we’ll let you know as soon as they are.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2020
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Mike Flanagan Adapting Stephen King’s ‘Revival’

The past few years, Stephen King adaptations have filled theaters and streaming services (not that we’re complaining). News has now come via THR that director Mike Flanagan, who adapted King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, as well as Gerald’s Game, is now adapting King’s 2014 novel Revival. Flanagan will be writing, producing, and possibly directing the Warner Bros. film with Doctor Sleep‘s Trevor Macy also signed on to produce. The novel centers on the relationship between a heroin-addicted musician and a dubious faith healer with a hidden agenda. The minister is obsessed with trying to find a way to communicate with his departed wife and child but ends up reaching a Lovecraftian horror. Back in 2016, it was announced that an adaptation of Revival was being written by Josh Boone while he was working on his adaptation of The Stand, but the film never materialized. We’ll keep you posted.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2020
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Rock Meets Horror In The ‘Dark Roads 79’ Trailer

Rock & Roll meets horror in Chase Smith‘s genre film, Dark Roads 79, the newly acquired film from Terror Films. The fantastic cast includes April Bogenschutz (Penance Lane), Eddie George (“Ballers”), David Flannery (Detroit), Chase Smith, Jessica Sonneborn, and horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects, 3 From Hell). The film centers on a southern rock band known as Dark Roads, whose time in the spotlight has come to an abrupt end. To find a new sound and regain their fame and fortune, they head to a secluded cabin to work on a new album. One by one, each band member begins to meet their demise and the survivors soon discover that the frontman of the band sold his soul to the devil – for the fame and fortune they’ve enjoyed. Now, the time has come to pay back this debt with their souls! Written and directed by Chase Smith (Creature Feature) also features an original soundtrack by Smith, which

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2020
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‘Terrifier’ Star Joins The Horror Western ‘Spirit Reckoning’

Character actor David Howard Thorton, best known for his role as Art the Clown for the indie hit Terrifier, has joined the cast of Heart and Fire Productions and Spirit Reckoning LLC’s upcoming horror western Spirit Reckoning. Thorton is set to play the role of the Skull Cowboy who was once a human named Sam Conley. Sam was murdered alongside his family and brought back to life by an Indian Shaman who turned him into an avenging Skull Cowboy. Thorton joins previously announced cast Sean Patrick Flannery of The Boondock Saints, and Lew Temple of “The Walking Dead” as well as The Devil’s Rejects. Spirit Reckoning is a fun-filled action-horror-western that has never been done like this before and we’re billing it as John Woo meets Sergio Leone meets the horror genre”, said writer-director Jimmy Lee Combs. “I have been absolutely mesmerized by David Howard Thornton since seeing him as Art the Clown in Terrifier. The eerie pizza parlor scene

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2020
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Movie Review: Fantasy Island (2020)

Fantasy Island begins exactly like any episode of it’s late ’70s boob-tube classic namesake did; namely a plane arrives on a gorgeous tropical island filled with folks looking to have their greatest wish granted by the island’s suave owner Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña stepping in for the late Ricardo Montalban) via… well, who the fuck knows… but he can do it, or rather the island can, and once a fantasy starts you must not end it. The fantasies are pretty standard on their surface level; a non-stop sex and drug fueled party, a second chance at happiness, a chance to be a soldier (okay, that’s a bit out of left fuckin’ field, but there’s another angle present that makes it reasonable), and revenge against a horrendous childhood bully… except where on the original show things usually didn’t end up balls deep in the horror biz, here that is exactly what happens! Soon our harried heroes and heroines find themselves in

Continue reading →
DanXIII
May 7, 2020
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Issa Lopez And Guillermo Del Toro Team Up For Werewolf Western

Tigers Are Not Afraid director Issa López is teaming up with Guillermo del Toro for a currently untitled werewolf western (yes, you read that right). López has now teased that the horror film as being very dark, very violent, and a ton of fun. During a conversation with Collider, she stated, “We started looking at options and he came to me with this idea for a werewolf western and I loved it because who would think of a werewolf western directed by a Mexican woman director? It’s such an odd combination. I would definitely want to see that! And I always want to make good movies that I want to see. So it is very dark, it’s violent and fun!” “Tigers Are Not Afraid is a haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars. The film follows a group of orphaned children who are unexpectedly given three magical wishes. As they run from the cartel that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2020
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This June, ‘The Candy Witch’ Comes Home

This summer, writer-director Rebecca J. Matthews‘ (Pet Graveyard) The Candy Witch will come home on DVD and Digital. In the film, “two ghost hunters are called upon a distressed family who claims they are being tormented by an evil spirit known in their local town as “The Candy Witch”. But as the mystery of her curse is uncovered, surprising and sinister turns are discovered around The Candy Witch’s identity. Their hardest case yet, can they solve this evil curse before more people are killed by the demonic spirit?” Kate Lush, Abi Casson Thompson, Heather Jackson, and Richard D. Myers star in this haunting tale. The Candy Witch comes for you on June 9th. Pick up your copy on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2020
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New Release Date Announced For ‘Escape Room 2’

The coronavirus pandemic has delayed many films’ release, including Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2, originally set to open in theaters on December 30th. But you won’t have to wait long to see the sequel. Sony’s Columbia Pictures has just announced the new release date that is only a few days later. Logan Miller and Taylor Russell will be returning for the sequel to Robitel’s 2019 hit film about a group of strangers that are trapped in a series of escape rooms filled with deadly traps. The movie picks up after Zoey (Russell) and Ben (Miller) survive the traps in the first film and swear to hunt down the people behind the deadly game. Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”), and Carlito Olivero (“East Los High”) also star. Escape Room 2 opens in theaters on January 1, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 26, 2020
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Bring Home ‘The Lodge’ This May

From the filmmakers, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, who brought us Goodnight Mommy, comes a new tale of terror, The Lodge. The Lodge, centers on a family retreats to a remote winter cabin for the holidays. When the father (Richard Armitage) is forced to go to work he leaves his two children with his girlfriend Grace (Riley Keough). Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying specters from Grace’s past come back to haunt them. Alicia Silverstone, Armitage (The Hobbit franchise), Jaedon Martell (IT), Lia McHugh (Along Came the Devil), and Keough (Mad Max) star. The Lodge lands on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital on May 5th, as well pm Hulu on the same day.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 19, 2020
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