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Matt Reeves Producing ‘Switchboard’ Along With Paranormal Activity Producer

Head of the 2022 release of Matt Reeves‘ The Batman, news has come (via THR) that Reeves has come on board to produce the upcoming horror film Switchboard from Devon Graye. Graye’s film is” set in the late 1940s and centers on a young female switchboard operator who finds herself communicating with, and possibly targeted by, an active serial killer. As their conversation intensifies, she begins to question her safety, her sanity, and, ultimately, her very reality.” Reeves will produce alongside Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity) and Armaan Zorace whose film Wraith is currently in pre-production. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2020
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A First Look At Neil Marshall’s Upcoming Horror ‘The Reckoning’

RLJE and Shudder have acquired Neil Marshall‘s new witchy horror film The Reckoning. Set against the backdrop of the Great Plague in the 17th century, the film centers on Evelyn Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk), a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph (Joe Anderson) as she is falsely accused of witchcraft by her jealous landlord, Squire Pendleton (Steven Waddington) after she rejects his advances. Marshall is a brilliant writer and director known for his films and his work on series such as The Descent, Hellboy, “Game of Thrones” and “Hannibal.” Be sure to keep an eye out for updates on his other upcoming film The Lair. The Reckoning will be released by RLJE before arriving on Shudder. The trailer should arrive soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2020
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A Family Is In Danger In The New Trailer For ‘The Delivered’

Journey back in time for the horror-thriller The Delivered (aka Fanny Lye Deliver’d) starring “Game of Thrones” actor Charles Dance. Written, directed, and produced by Thomas Clay, the film is set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657. The Delivered tells the story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of possibility – albeit at great personal cost. Living a life of Puritan stricture with husband John and young son Arthur, Fanny Lye’s world is shaken to its core by the unexpected arrival of two strangers in need, a young couple closely pursued by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy. Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything), Freddie Fox (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), and Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) also star. The Delivered debuted in the UK and currently has a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Quiver Distribution will release this drama-filled film on VOD on January 15, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 5, 2020
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Italian Witch Series “Luna Nera” Will Soon Cast Its Spell On Netflix

Netflix has revealed that its third Italian original will premiere in just a few days. Titled “Luna Nera” (Black Moon), the series is rooted in history and centers on a group of Italian women accused of witchcraft in the 17th century. “Luna Nera” marks the first Italian series entirely written and directed by women, which should give it a unique perspective. Set in the Roman countryside during the Inquisition as well as the scientific revolution, the six-episode series is based on “Luna Nera”, a series of books written by Tiziana Triana that draws inspiration from real 17th-century witch hunts, trials, and executions. At the center of the series is Ade, a 16-year-old midwife who is accused of witchcraft following the death of a newborn. She flees into the forest where she finds refuge with a family of witches. But she is heartbroken by the fact that she is in love with the young son of the leader of the witch

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 30, 2020
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This February Join ‘The Hunt For Vlad The Impaler’ (Trailer)

This February witness the war thriller The Hunt for Vlad the Impaler from director Osman Kaya. The film is set in the middle of the 15th century, “in the depths of Turkey during the Ottoman Empire, the land is torn apart by horrendous atrocities and bloody murders are inflicted against the terrified people by the cruel and blood-thirsty, Vlad the Impaler. The ruler, Baba Sultan, orders a group of seven fearless warriors known as Deliler, to hunt down Vlad and end the persecution once and for all. The seven heroes set out on their long journey, stopping at nothing until they find the inhumane Vlad and defeat him in what will be a battle to end all battles…” Erkan Petekkaya, Cem Uçan, Yetkin Dikinciler, Nur Fettahoğlu, İsmail Filiz, Hakan Yufkacıgil, Gökçe Özyol, Rüzgar Aksoy, Gülşah Şahin Uçan, Demet Tuncer, Kamil Güler, Namık Rüstemhanlı, Mehmet Pala, Mehmet Ali Karakuş, Batın Uçan, and Baran Öztürk ve Berat Efe Parlar star in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 28, 2020
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Isabelle Fuhrman Traveling Back To 1843 For ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ 

Isabelle Fuhrman killed it back in 2009 as the twisted girl in Orphan, now she’s gearing up to do it again in the upcoming period horror The Last Thing Mary Saw Fuhrman will be starring alongside Rory Culkin (Lords of Chaos), Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), and Judith Roberts (You Were Never Really Here) in the film from writer-director Edoardo Vitaletti. The Last Thing Mary Saw is set in winter, 1843. A darkly strict religious family inhabits an isolated farmhouse. One ill-omened morning, Mary, the youngest daughter, discovers her Grandmother – Constance – dead, covered in blood. A day like any other turns into a day of murder and mourning. Thirty-six hours later, Mary sits in a grim detention room, her clothes stained in blood, and her eyes covered with a black cloth. The town’s constable dives into her past, unearthing horrors forgotten for Millennia: what happened at the farm during the Grandmother’s funeral? Aimee Schoof and Isen Robbins of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2019
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Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’ Landing On Digital

From Jennifer Kent, the director of The Babadook, comes The Nightingale, a period thriller about a woman’s mission of revenge. Aisling Franciosi, Baykali Ganambarr, Sam Claflin, and Damon Herriman star in this controversial film that had audiences fleeing theaters due to its graphic violence. Set in the 18th century, this historical horror follows the story of 21-year-old Irish convict Clare (Aisling Franciosi) as she sets out to avenge her family. Kristina Ceyton, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky produced. The Nightingale lands on Digital November 1, 2019, from IFC Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2019
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The ‘Gwen’ Trailer Teases An Intense, Dark Folk Horror Tale

Ahead of its August release, the trailer has been unveiled for writer-director William McGregor’s dark folk horror, Gwen, teasing a family in peril. The film centers on Gwen, a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local community grows suspicious and turns on Gwen and her family. Starring Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Gwen will be unleashed on Digital HD and On Demand August 16, 2019, from Shudder and RLJE Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2019
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Pull Up A Seat For The Supernatural Film ‘Dinner With The Alchemist’ This February

Pull up a seat for Dinner with the Alchemist, the supernatural drama based on the true events surrounding a series of murders in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. Starring Dan Istrate as Jacques St. Germaine, the wealthy Alchemist (Alias, 96 Souls, Drakul), Dionne Audain as voodoo priestess Marie Laveu ( I Love Dick, Lemon, How To Get Away With Murder ), and Megan Graves as Mary, the orphan (House of Cards, All Our Yesterdays: Past Is Prologue, Chris and Carol), and with an original musical score by composer John Pscitello (Becoming Bond, The Short Game, Unseen Enemy ), Dinner with the Alchemist weaves a tale filled with “historical facts and imaginative storytelling into a salacious, mysterious supernatural drama of murder and mayhem in the French Quarter.” The film hails from the husband and wife team of Kevin Good (director) and Jenna St. John’s (writer/producer/actress) and is set to be released on Video On Demand and Digital on February 13, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2018
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‘Ghosts Of War’ Drafts Billy Zane And Three Others

The supernatural thriller, Ghosts of War has drafted four new actors to add to their cast, including Billy Zane, Alan Ritchson, Kyle Gallner, and Shaun Toub, Variety reports. The four will co-star alongside Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, (pictured below)), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), and Pitch Perfect’s Skylar Astin. Adrian Jayasinha will executive produce alongside Bernard Stewart, Andrew Mann, and Zane. Written and directed by Eric Bress (The Butterfly Effect), this World War II era film follows five American soldiers tasked with guarding a French chateau at the end of World War II. The home was previously occupied by Nazi commanders, and the soldiers soon find that there is a terrifying, supernatural force within its walls. Filming for Ghosts of War has already begun in Bulgaria. We will update you when we know more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 29, 2017

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Matt Reeves Producing ‘Switchboard’ Along With Paranormal Activity Producer

Head of the 2022 release of Matt Reeves‘ The Batman, news has come (via THR) that Reeves has come on board to produce the upcoming horror film Switchboard from Devon Graye. Graye’s film is” set in the late 1940s and centers on a young female switchboard operator who finds herself communicating with, and possibly targeted by, an active serial killer. As their conversation intensifies, she begins to question her safety, her sanity, and, ultimately, her very reality.” Reeves will produce alongside Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity) and Armaan Zorace whose film Wraith is currently in pre-production. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2020
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A First Look At Neil Marshall’s Upcoming Horror ‘The Reckoning’

RLJE and Shudder have acquired Neil Marshall‘s new witchy horror film The Reckoning. Set against the backdrop of the Great Plague in the 17th century, the film centers on Evelyn Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk), a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph (Joe Anderson) as she is falsely accused of witchcraft by her jealous landlord, Squire Pendleton (Steven Waddington) after she rejects his advances. Marshall is a brilliant writer and director known for his films and his work on series such as The Descent, Hellboy, “Game of Thrones” and “Hannibal.” Be sure to keep an eye out for updates on his other upcoming film The Lair. The Reckoning will be released by RLJE before arriving on Shudder. The trailer should arrive soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2020
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A Family Is In Danger In The New Trailer For ‘The Delivered’

Journey back in time for the horror-thriller The Delivered (aka Fanny Lye Deliver’d) starring “Game of Thrones” actor Charles Dance. Written, directed, and produced by Thomas Clay, the film is set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657. The Delivered tells the story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of possibility – albeit at great personal cost. Living a life of Puritan stricture with husband John and young son Arthur, Fanny Lye’s world is shaken to its core by the unexpected arrival of two strangers in need, a young couple closely pursued by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy. Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything), Freddie Fox (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), and Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) also star. The Delivered debuted in the UK and currently has a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Quiver Distribution will release this drama-filled film on VOD on January 15, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 5, 2020
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Italian Witch Series “Luna Nera” Will Soon Cast Its Spell On Netflix

Netflix has revealed that its third Italian original will premiere in just a few days. Titled “Luna Nera” (Black Moon), the series is rooted in history and centers on a group of Italian women accused of witchcraft in the 17th century. “Luna Nera” marks the first Italian series entirely written and directed by women, which should give it a unique perspective. Set in the Roman countryside during the Inquisition as well as the scientific revolution, the six-episode series is based on “Luna Nera”, a series of books written by Tiziana Triana that draws inspiration from real 17th-century witch hunts, trials, and executions. At the center of the series is Ade, a 16-year-old midwife who is accused of witchcraft following the death of a newborn. She flees into the forest where she finds refuge with a family of witches. But she is heartbroken by the fact that she is in love with the young son of the leader of the witch

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 30, 2020
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This February Join ‘The Hunt For Vlad The Impaler’ (Trailer)

This February witness the war thriller The Hunt for Vlad the Impaler from director Osman Kaya. The film is set in the middle of the 15th century, “in the depths of Turkey during the Ottoman Empire, the land is torn apart by horrendous atrocities and bloody murders are inflicted against the terrified people by the cruel and blood-thirsty, Vlad the Impaler. The ruler, Baba Sultan, orders a group of seven fearless warriors known as Deliler, to hunt down Vlad and end the persecution once and for all. The seven heroes set out on their long journey, stopping at nothing until they find the inhumane Vlad and defeat him in what will be a battle to end all battles…” Erkan Petekkaya, Cem Uçan, Yetkin Dikinciler, Nur Fettahoğlu, İsmail Filiz, Hakan Yufkacıgil, Gökçe Özyol, Rüzgar Aksoy, Gülşah Şahin Uçan, Demet Tuncer, Kamil Güler, Namık Rüstemhanlı, Mehmet Pala, Mehmet Ali Karakuş, Batın Uçan, and Baran Öztürk ve Berat Efe Parlar star in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 28, 2020
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Isabelle Fuhrman Traveling Back To 1843 For ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ 

Isabelle Fuhrman killed it back in 2009 as the twisted girl in Orphan, now she’s gearing up to do it again in the upcoming period horror The Last Thing Mary Saw Fuhrman will be starring alongside Rory Culkin (Lords of Chaos), Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), and Judith Roberts (You Were Never Really Here) in the film from writer-director Edoardo Vitaletti. The Last Thing Mary Saw is set in winter, 1843. A darkly strict religious family inhabits an isolated farmhouse. One ill-omened morning, Mary, the youngest daughter, discovers her Grandmother – Constance – dead, covered in blood. A day like any other turns into a day of murder and mourning. Thirty-six hours later, Mary sits in a grim detention room, her clothes stained in blood, and her eyes covered with a black cloth. The town’s constable dives into her past, unearthing horrors forgotten for Millennia: what happened at the farm during the Grandmother’s funeral? Aimee Schoof and Isen Robbins of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2019
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Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’ Landing On Digital

From Jennifer Kent, the director of The Babadook, comes The Nightingale, a period thriller about a woman’s mission of revenge. Aisling Franciosi, Baykali Ganambarr, Sam Claflin, and Damon Herriman star in this controversial film that had audiences fleeing theaters due to its graphic violence. Set in the 18th century, this historical horror follows the story of 21-year-old Irish convict Clare (Aisling Franciosi) as she sets out to avenge her family. Kristina Ceyton, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky produced. The Nightingale lands on Digital November 1, 2019, from IFC Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2019
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The ‘Gwen’ Trailer Teases An Intense, Dark Folk Horror Tale

Ahead of its August release, the trailer has been unveiled for writer-director William McGregor’s dark folk horror, Gwen, teasing a family in peril. The film centers on Gwen, a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local community grows suspicious and turns on Gwen and her family. Starring Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Gwen will be unleashed on Digital HD and On Demand August 16, 2019, from Shudder and RLJE Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2019
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Pull Up A Seat For The Supernatural Film ‘Dinner With The Alchemist’ This February

Pull up a seat for Dinner with the Alchemist, the supernatural drama based on the true events surrounding a series of murders in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. Starring Dan Istrate as Jacques St. Germaine, the wealthy Alchemist (Alias, 96 Souls, Drakul), Dionne Audain as voodoo priestess Marie Laveu ( I Love Dick, Lemon, How To Get Away With Murder ), and Megan Graves as Mary, the orphan (House of Cards, All Our Yesterdays: Past Is Prologue, Chris and Carol), and with an original musical score by composer John Pscitello (Becoming Bond, The Short Game, Unseen Enemy ), Dinner with the Alchemist weaves a tale filled with “historical facts and imaginative storytelling into a salacious, mysterious supernatural drama of murder and mayhem in the French Quarter.” The film hails from the husband and wife team of Kevin Good (director) and Jenna St. John’s (writer/producer/actress) and is set to be released on Video On Demand and Digital on February 13, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2018
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‘Ghosts Of War’ Drafts Billy Zane And Three Others

The supernatural thriller, Ghosts of War has drafted four new actors to add to their cast, including Billy Zane, Alan Ritchson, Kyle Gallner, and Shaun Toub, Variety reports. The four will co-star alongside Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, (pictured below)), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), and Pitch Perfect’s Skylar Astin. Adrian Jayasinha will executive produce alongside Bernard Stewart, Andrew Mann, and Zane. Written and directed by Eric Bress (The Butterfly Effect), this World War II era film follows five American soldiers tasked with guarding a French chateau at the end of World War II. The home was previously occupied by Nazi commanders, and the soldiers soon find that there is a terrifying, supernatural force within its walls. Filming for Ghosts of War has already begun in Bulgaria. We will update you when we know more.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 29, 2017
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