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Movie Review: Knuckleball (2018)

Young Henry (Luca Villacis) is dropped off by his parents for the weekend at his grandpa Jacob’s (Michael Ironside) farm. Things go just peachy as the duo toss baseballs around and do projects around the farm…I mean what could possibly go wrong? Well, gramps dies one night for one thing…so that’s a fuckin’ bummer, but then Henry seeks help from his next door neighbor, a shady as fuck dude named Dixon (Munro Chambers), who just so happens to have had some weird relationship to Jacob. Things go from bad to even more bad as Dixon pulls out all the stops to keep Henry from learning some deep, dark family secret…which he’s more than willing to kill the boy to protect. The main thing that sells Knuckleball is the strength of it’s performances. Villacis is a fine actor, especially given his age, and he manages to be likable and (thankfully) not annoying like so many kids in fright flicks…and Chambers is

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DanXIII

Oct 1, 2018

MoviesNews

‘Turbo Kid’ Stars Michael Ironside And Munro Chambers Reunite For Horror Thriller ‘Knuckleball’

Michael Ironside and Munro Chambers were fantastic together in Turbo Kid. Now, we will get to see that chemistry again on screen in the upcoming horror thriller Knuckleball whose new poster (below) has just arrived. In the film, “Alone, and targeted on an isolated farm, 12-year-old Henry finds himself at the center of a maelstrom of terror, and a dark family legacy, when his secretive grandfather dies suddenly in the night.” Michael Peterson (The Wilmore Boys) directed from the script he co-wrote the script with Kevin Cockle (The Whale). Michael Ironside, Munro Chambers, Luca Villacis, Kathleen Munroe, and Chenier Hundal star. Described as an “R-rated version of Home Alone”, Knuckleball made its World Premiere at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival. It will open in theaters, arrive On Demand, and on Digital HD on October 5, 2018, from Freestyle Digital Media.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 9, 2018

Trailers

‘The Midnight Man’ Starring Robert Englund & Lin Shaye Gets A Release Date

Genre icons Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise) and Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise) teamed up again, this time for director Travis Zariwny’s The Midnight Man whose U.S. release date has now been announced for January. Inspired by the video game, the film begins in 1956 and centers on a group of friends playing a game that doesn’t end well for the players. Fast forward to present day when a girl and her friends discover the game in the attic that summons the dark entity known as “The Midnight Man”, who uses their worst fears against them. Emily Haine, Gabrielle Haugh, Summer H. Howell, Callie Lane, Keenan Lehmann, Louise Linton, Michael Sirow, and Luca Villacis co-star with Kyle Strauts playing the Midnight Man. Travis Zariwny penned the script based on Rob Kennedy’s screenplay. Zariwny’s The Midnight Man, which should not be confused with Aitor Uribarri’s The Midnight Man (2017), will arrive in American theaters and on VOD on Friday,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 13, 2017

Streaming TV

Showrunner Nick Antosca Gives Us An Insight Into Episode 5 Of Channel Zero: Candle Cove

This upcoming Friday, November the 15th, is the season one finale of Syfy’s creepypasta inspired series ‘Channel Zero: Candle Cove’. While we are going to miss the series, we know that the next season has just wrapped filming and we are excited to see what season two has in store. During our weekly discussion with ‘Channel Zero’ showrunner Nick Antosca we discussed the fifth episode and what is coming in the finale. In episode five we witnessed Mike (Paul Schneider) begin to sprout an extra tooth, just like Eddie’s. Later we learn from Mrs. Booth (Marina Stephenson Kerr) that Eddie is coming back, in Mike’s body. Mike struggles to keep himself oriented, Mrs. Booth is leading the children and together they kill Sheriff Amy’s (Luisa D’Oliveria) love interest Simon (Bruce Novakowski) when he finds Mike at an abandoned restaurant. We also learned that Mrs. Booth is the one behind the Jawbone mask. At the end of the episode we see

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 13, 2016

Streaming TVTrailers

Watch Every Trailer And Clip For Syfy’s Channel Zero: Candle Cove – Premiering This Tuesday

Syfy’s upcoming six-part series ‘Channel Zero: Candle Cove’ will premiere on Tuesday. The anthology series is based on the Creepypasta legend created by Kris Straub. ‘Candle Cove‘ followed someone with obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television show from the 1980’s – and the show’s suspected role in a series of murders and deadly events from their childhood. Paul Schneider, Fiona Shaw, Shaun Benson, Natalie Brown, Cassandra Consiglio, Luisa D’Oliveria, Keenan Lehmann, Abigail Pniowsky, Luca Villacis, Conner Peterson, Kristen Harris, Greyden Bohotchuk, and Rachell Casseus star in season one. The series has already been renewed for a second season. Independent filmmaker Craig William Macnell is in the director’s chair for the first season of ‘Channel Zero’. ‘Hannibal’ scribe Nick Antosca penned the pilot and will serve as both showrunner and executive producer alongside Max Landis (Victor Frankenstein). Other writers include Don Mancini, and Harley Peyton, and others. From A Past Press Release: “You may have watched “Are You Afraid of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 10, 2016

Streaming TV

SyFy’s Channel Zero: Candle Cove Gets New Poster And Creepy Promo

A new clip and poster is here from Syfy’s upcoming six-part series ‘Channel Zero: Candle Cove’. The anthology series is based on the Creepypasta legend created by Kris Straub. ‘Candle Cove‘ followed someone with obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television show from the 1980’s – and the show’s suspected role in a series of murders and deadly events from their childhood. Paul Schneider, Fiona Shaw, Shaun Benson, Natalie Brown, Cassandra Consiglio, Luisa D’Oliveria, Keenan Lehmann, Abigail Pniowsky, Luca Villacis, Conner Peterson, Kristen Harris, Greyden Bohotchuk, and Rachell Casseus star in season one. The series has already been renewed for a second season. Independent filmmaker Craig William Macnell is in the director’s chair for the first season of ‘Channel Zero’. ‘Hannibal’ scribe Nick Antosca penned the pilot and will serve as both showrunner and executive producer alongside Max Landis (Victor Frankenstein). Other writers include Don Mancini, and Harley Peyton, and others. From A Past Press Release: “You may have watched

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 11, 2016

Streaming TV

SyFy’s Creepypasta Inspired Series Channel Zero Premieres This September

I’m sure most of you are familiar with Creepypasta website, filled with pieces short works of fiction and twisted tales of all things horror. Since the sites creation in 2008 many of the tales have taken on a life of their own, such as Slender Man. We reported back November of 2015 that the SyFy channel is bringing some of those stories to life for the new anthology series ‘Channel Zero’, already green lighted for its first two seasons. The first season will be ‘Channel Zero: Candle Cove’. Each season will center around a different story. The first season was inspired by the story of “Candle Cove” by Kris Straub. It follows someone with obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television show from the 1980’s – and the show’s suspected role in a series of murders and deadly events from their childhood. Paul Schneider, Fiona Shaw, Shaun Benson, Natalie Brown, Cassandra Consiglio, Luisa D’Oliveria, Keenan Lehmann, Abigail Pniowsky, Luca Villacis,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 23, 2016

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