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Dark And Disturbing British Horror ‘Shepherd’ Coming To The US This February

Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022

Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’

Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022

Naomi Watts Races Against Time In ‘The Desperate Hour’ (Trailer)

Looking for some pulse-pounding, edge of your seat entertainment? The thriller The Desperate Hour is heading your way next month from Vertical Entertainment and we’ve got the new trailer, featuring a panicked and desperate Naomi Watts. The film “unfolds in real-time and is a “riveting and pulse-pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award®-nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she’s on a jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as shooting takes place at her son’s school. Miles away on foot in the dense forest, Amy desperately races against time to save her son.” The Desperate Hour also stars Colton Gobbo and Sierra Maltby and was written by Chirs Sparling. Watch The Desperate Hour, opening in theaters, and landing on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022

A Family Stands Vigil In The New Clip From Shudder ‘s ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’

Shudder unveiled today a new clip, titled “Finger,” from their dark original film The Last Thing Mary Saw. In it, we see a family standing vigil over an old woman, with their gaze locked on her hands, watching for the slightest sign of life. This period horror-thriller stars Rory Culkin (Waco, Halston), Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan). The Last Thing Mary Saw was written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, who is making his feature debut. Set in Southold, New York, in 1843: Young Mary (Scott), who has blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Fuhrman), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2022

Prequel ‘Orphan: First Kill’ Gets A January Release Date

If you are anything like me, you probably found 2009’s Orphan unnerving and downright disturbing. Now, the prequel, Orphan: First Kill finally has a release date and it will be here sooner than you think, this January in fact. Isabell Fuhrman returns as the infamous Esther/Leena Klemmer, who in 2009 portrayed herself as a young girl adopted by a family only to bring death suffering after it’s revealed that she was actually a psychotic grown woman. This time around, William Brent Bell (The Boy) is in the director’s chair for the film that will reveal Esther’s origin story. In the prequel, will see her escape from a psychiatric facility and travel to America while impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family and faces off against a mother (Julia Styles) who will protect her family at any cost. New cast members include Julia Stiles as Katie Mauerova, Rossif Sutherland as Richard Mauerova, Hiro Kanagawa as Donnan, Jade Michael as Madison,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2021

A24’s ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Possesses A New Trailer Ahead Of Its January Premiere

Following her role in A24’s oh-so unnerving Lamb, Noomi Repace can next be seen in the supernatural horror You Won’t Be Alone, which possesses a new trailer after making a name for itself at Sundance. The film is set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia and centers on a young girl who is kidnapped and transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. After accidentally killing a peasant, the witch takes her form with a desire to experience what it means to be human. You Won’t Be Alone marks the feature debut of writer-director Goran Stolevski. It is produced by Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook, The Nightingale) and Sam Jennings (Cargo). Anamaria Marinca, Carloto Cotta, Alice Englert, Sara Klimoska, and Felix Martaud also star in You Won’t Be Alone, opening in theaters on January 28, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 16, 2021

This January, Something Lurks In The Woods In ‘Old Strangers’ (Trailer)

This January, something lurks in the dark of the woods… From writer-director Nick Gregorio’s (Happy Birthday Harry Malden, Green) comes the 2022 post-pandemic thriller Old Strangers. In the indie horror film, Sarah, Michael, and Danny try to rekindle the spark of their youth only to be confronted with the harsh realities of their relationships. Just beyond their reunion, in the deep woods, there is something otherworldly growing and feeding on their pain. Madeleine Humphries, Colton Eschief Mastro, and Ted Evans star Old Strangers premiering on digital January 11, 2022, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 7, 2021

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel Slashes Its Way Onto Netflix This February (Trailer)

Netflix continues to build its genre library. One of the movies coming next year is a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel whose premiere date has just been announced. Alvarez said this about the movie: “It’s basically the same character, who is still alive. Our take on it was this guy probably disappeared after everything he’s done. You know, how do you catch a guy who has a mask? Once he removes the mask and runs away, it’s very easy for him to hide somewhere. This story will pick it up many, many years after the original story. He’s been in hiding for a long, long time, trying to be a good person. “These people arriving in this town are going to awaken the giant.” David Blue Garcia (Tejano) directed the movie for Legendary from the script penned by Chris Thomas Devlin. The movie stars Olwen Fouéré (Mandy), Elsie Fisher (“Castle Rock”), Sarah Yarkin (Happy Death Day 2U), Mark Burnham (Wrong

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 4, 2021

Horror Thriller ‘Time Now’ Out This October Following Austin Film Festival

Writer-director Spencer King‘s highly anticipated horror-thriller Time Now is set to make its World Premiere this October at the Austin Film festival followed by its theatrical and On Demand debut a few days later. Eleanor Lambert (daughter of acclaimed actors Diane Lane and Christopher Lambert) and Claudia Black (“Farscape”, “The Nevers”), star in the film about a young woman, who after a falling out with her family, returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems. Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, Asher Atkisson, Dominique Alexander, and Ashley Sheri also star in the film. Featuring music from R&B star Dwele. Time Now makes its World premiere at the Austin Film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021

The ‘Scream 5’ Trailer Is Here!

Yesterday we shared with you the first images from Scream. Today, we’re excited to share the movie’s first trailer that reveals the return of the original characters, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette), to save a new generation of victims. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise out this January, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock)penned the script Kevin Williamson returns as executive producer for Scream, opening in theaters on January 14, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021

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Dark And Disturbing British Horror ‘Shepherd’ Coming To The US This February

Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022

Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’

Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022

Naomi Watts Races Against Time In ‘The Desperate Hour’ (Trailer)

Looking for some pulse-pounding, edge of your seat entertainment? The thriller The Desperate Hour is heading your way next month from Vertical Entertainment and we’ve got the new trailer, featuring a panicked and desperate Naomi Watts. The film “unfolds in real-time and is a “riveting and pulse-pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award®-nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she’s on a jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as shooting takes place at her son’s school. Miles away on foot in the dense forest, Amy desperately races against time to save her son.” The Desperate Hour also stars Colton Gobbo and Sierra Maltby and was written by Chirs Sparling. Watch The Desperate Hour, opening in theaters, and landing on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022

A Family Stands Vigil In The New Clip From Shudder ‘s ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’

Shudder unveiled today a new clip, titled “Finger,” from their dark original film The Last Thing Mary Saw. In it, we see a family standing vigil over an old woman, with their gaze locked on her hands, watching for the slightest sign of life. This period horror-thriller stars Rory Culkin (Waco, Halston), Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan). The Last Thing Mary Saw was written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, who is making his feature debut. Set in Southold, New York, in 1843: Young Mary (Scott), who has blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Fuhrman), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2022

Prequel ‘Orphan: First Kill’ Gets A January Release Date

If you are anything like me, you probably found 2009’s Orphan unnerving and downright disturbing. Now, the prequel, Orphan: First Kill finally has a release date and it will be here sooner than you think, this January in fact. Isabell Fuhrman returns as the infamous Esther/Leena Klemmer, who in 2009 portrayed herself as a young girl adopted by a family only to bring death suffering after it’s revealed that she was actually a psychotic grown woman. This time around, William Brent Bell (The Boy) is in the director’s chair for the film that will reveal Esther’s origin story. In the prequel, will see her escape from a psychiatric facility and travel to America while impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family and faces off against a mother (Julia Styles) who will protect her family at any cost. New cast members include Julia Stiles as Katie Mauerova, Rossif Sutherland as Richard Mauerova, Hiro Kanagawa as Donnan, Jade Michael as Madison,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2021

A24’s ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Possesses A New Trailer Ahead Of Its January Premiere

Following her role in A24’s oh-so unnerving Lamb, Noomi Repace can next be seen in the supernatural horror You Won’t Be Alone, which possesses a new trailer after making a name for itself at Sundance. The film is set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia and centers on a young girl who is kidnapped and transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. After accidentally killing a peasant, the witch takes her form with a desire to experience what it means to be human. You Won’t Be Alone marks the feature debut of writer-director Goran Stolevski. It is produced by Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook, The Nightingale) and Sam Jennings (Cargo). Anamaria Marinca, Carloto Cotta, Alice Englert, Sara Klimoska, and Felix Martaud also star in You Won’t Be Alone, opening in theaters on January 28, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 16, 2021

This January, Something Lurks In The Woods In ‘Old Strangers’ (Trailer)

This January, something lurks in the dark of the woods… From writer-director Nick Gregorio’s (Happy Birthday Harry Malden, Green) comes the 2022 post-pandemic thriller Old Strangers. In the indie horror film, Sarah, Michael, and Danny try to rekindle the spark of their youth only to be confronted with the harsh realities of their relationships. Just beyond their reunion, in the deep woods, there is something otherworldly growing and feeding on their pain. Madeleine Humphries, Colton Eschief Mastro, and Ted Evans star Old Strangers premiering on digital January 11, 2022, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 7, 2021

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel Slashes Its Way Onto Netflix This February (Trailer)

Netflix continues to build its genre library. One of the movies coming next year is a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel whose premiere date has just been announced. Alvarez said this about the movie: “It’s basically the same character, who is still alive. Our take on it was this guy probably disappeared after everything he’s done. You know, how do you catch a guy who has a mask? Once he removes the mask and runs away, it’s very easy for him to hide somewhere. This story will pick it up many, many years after the original story. He’s been in hiding for a long, long time, trying to be a good person. “These people arriving in this town are going to awaken the giant.” David Blue Garcia (Tejano) directed the movie for Legendary from the script penned by Chris Thomas Devlin. The movie stars Olwen Fouéré (Mandy), Elsie Fisher (“Castle Rock”), Sarah Yarkin (Happy Death Day 2U), Mark Burnham (Wrong

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 4, 2021

Horror Thriller ‘Time Now’ Out This October Following Austin Film Festival

Writer-director Spencer King‘s highly anticipated horror-thriller Time Now is set to make its World Premiere this October at the Austin Film festival followed by its theatrical and On Demand debut a few days later. Eleanor Lambert (daughter of acclaimed actors Diane Lane and Christopher Lambert) and Claudia Black (“Farscape”, “The Nevers”), star in the film about a young woman, who after a falling out with her family, returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems. Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, Asher Atkisson, Dominique Alexander, and Ashley Sheri also star in the film. Featuring music from R&B star Dwele. Time Now makes its World premiere at the Austin Film

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021

The ‘Scream 5’ Trailer Is Here!

Yesterday we shared with you the first images from Scream. Today, we’re excited to share the movie’s first trailer that reveals the return of the original characters, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette), to save a new generation of victims. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise out this January, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock)penned the script Kevin Williamson returns as executive producer for Scream, opening in theaters on January 14, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
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