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4K UltraHD Review: Dead & Buried (1981)

People keep rollin’ on up to small coastal town of Potters Bluff to find themselves tortured and murdered by some of the locals… who also happen to be film buffs judging by the amount of photo’s they take of their dastardly deeds! Enter: Sheriff Dan Gillis (James Farentino), who is gettin’ a tad bit worried that folks are turning-up looking like raw ass… plus his wife (Melody Anderson of 1980’s Flash Gordon fame) is acting bizarre as well. Speaking of “bizarre”, Dobbs (Jack Albertson) the town mortician is one hell of a weirdo as well, and he is absolutely balls deep into his job (not literally… this isn’t a Jörg Buttgereit jam), but he’s more than eager to help our hero solve this monstrous mystery! Oh, you know what else is odd? Some of those dead folks turn up alive and well around town! As you probably have guessed, Dead & Buried is some serious Twilight Zone by way of

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Jul 10, 2021

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It’s Play Or Die In ‘CURS>R’ From The Producer Of Greenland & His Dark Materials

Producer and financier Anton (Greenland, “His Dark Materials,” The Night House) has just announced that its latest production, the feature film CURS>R, has now wrapped principal photography in the U.K. A dark twist on the ‘80s gaming obsession, the horror-thriller stars Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education,” Greed, Hugo), Iola Evans (“The 100,” “Carnival Row”), and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes, The Gentleman, Happy Go Lucky). The film also features horror icon Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street). Rounding out the cast is Angela Griffin (“The Hollow,” “White Lines,” “Harlots”), Kate Fleetwood (Beirut, Deliverers, Star Wars: Episode VII), Ryan Gage (The Hobbit, “The Musketeers”, “Endeavor”) and Joe Bolland (“The Trial of Christine Keeler”). “In pursuit of an unclaimed $125,000 prize, a broke college dropout (Iola Evans) decides to play an obscure, 1980s survival computer game. But the game curses her, and she’s faced with dangerous choices and reality-warping challenges. After a series of unexpectedly terrifying moments, she realizes she’s no longer playing

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 7, 2021

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Robert Englund And Seven Others Join The Cast Of “Stranger Things”

Eight new actors have joined the season four cast of one of Netflix’s biggest series, “Stranger Things” including horror icon and star of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, Robert Englund! Variety is reporting that Englund has joined along with Jamie Campbell (Sweeny Todd), Eduardo Franco (Booksmart), Joseph Quinn (Catherine the Great), Tom Wlaschiha (“Game of Thrones”), Sherman Augustus (“Into the Badlands”), Nikola Djuricko (Genius), and Mason Dye (“Bosch”). Englund is set to play Victor Creel, a “disturbed and intimidating man who is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a gruesome murder in the 1950s. Quinn will play Eddie Munson, an 80’s metalhead who runs Hawkins High’s D&D club. And Franco joins as Argyle, Jonathan’s new best friend. Production on the fourth season has been delayed thanks to the pandemic, but resumed filming last month. Plot details are still being kept under wraps but we do know, thanks to the teaser trailer, that David Harbour’s character is still alive and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 20, 2020

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Watch New Clips Ahead Of The Finale Of “True Terror With Robert Englund”

Join veteran actor and legendary horror movie icon Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise), as he recounts history’s horrors in Travel Channel’s “True Terror With Robert Englund”. Englund scours news reports of yesteryear to bring viewers twisted tales ripped straight from the headlines of newspapers past. In each episode, Englund uses his ominous tones and creepy charisma to masterfully weave together a trilogy of spine-tingling tales, guided by newspaper accounts and layered with commentary from historians and experts that prove that truth is always stranger than fiction. Season one concludes this Wednesday, April 22 at 10/9c on Travel Channel. The finale episode explores three stories of “Bad Omens,” otherworldly messages that something terrifying is coming our way and can be downright diabolical. The first story takes viewers back to the story of Taylor Jones who lost his wife and two young daughters to tuberculosis in rural Pennsylvania. Taylor heads to Kansas City, Kansas, to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 20, 2020

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Robert Englund’s New PSA Urges People To Stay Safe

Horror icon Robert England (aka Freddy Kruger) has just released a PSA video about the current Coronavirus pandemic, urging everyone to stay safe and that this nightmare will soon be over. Listen to @RobertBEnglund and don't miss a #TrueTerror marathon this Saturday starting at 7am|6c! #WeAreNeverAlone https://t.co/9DK2eBcfJt — Trvl Channel (@travelchannel) April 2, 2020 Tune in for a marathon of Englund’s new series “True Terror” on the Travel Channel this Saturday starting at 7 am |6c! Englund takes viewers on a trip through America’s most terrifying true tales in Travel Channel‘s “True Terror With Robert Englund.” Hidden in the dark recesses of our nation’s history are tales so terrifying, they must be true. Now, veteran actor and legendary horror movie icon Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise) scours news reports of yesteryear to bring viewers twisted tales ripped straight from the headlines. In each episode of the six-part series, Englund weaves together a trilogy

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 3, 2020

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Trailer And Premiere Date For Adult Swim’s New Twisted Series “JJ Villard’s Fary Tales”

Adult Swim has unleashed the trailer for its new twisted series “JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales” today ahead of its May premiere on the network that also gave us “Rick and Morty.” The series is a new, twisted, fun take on the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales like Cinderella and Snow White. The charm and cuteness of the original stories remain, but now they’ve been updated and packaged into a ball of raw, visceral, gross weirdness. The animated quarter-hour series is created, and executive produced by Emmy award-winning animator JJ Villard (“King Star King”) and produced is by Cartoon Network Studios. Voice talent this season includes Linda Blair, Warwick Davis, Robert Englund, Corey Feldman, Alan Oppenheimer, Jennifer Tilly, and Villard himself among others. Tune in for the series premiere on Sunday, May 10th at 12:15 AM (Sunday night leading into Monday).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 1, 2020

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Travel Channel Shares Trailer For New Series “True Terror With Robert Englund”

“Join me on a journey into the dark shadows of our nation’s history.” Horror legend Robert Englund is taking viewers on a trip through America’s most terrifying true tales in Travel Channel‘s upcoming series “True Terror With Robert Englund.” Travel Channel took to Twitter last night to share the trailer. Hidden in the dark recesses of our nation’s history are tales so terrifying, they must be true. Now, veteran actor and legendary horror movie icon Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise) scours news reports of yesteryear to bring viewers twisted tales ripped straight from the headlines. In each episode of the six-part series, Englund weaves together a trilogy of spine-tingling tales, guided by real newspaper accounts and commentary from historians, the experts prove that truth is always stranger than fiction. From flying monsters to creatures of the night, evil possessions and hauntings, these twisted tales will leave viewers wishing the stories were only fiction.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 13, 2020

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‘Urban Legends’ Getting A Reboot

The latest genre film in line for a reboot is 1998’s Urban Legend. Screen Gems has announced that Colin Minihan (What Keeps You Alive) will be in the director’s chair for the new film which has now begun the casting process. The original, directed by Jamie Blanks, followed a group of college students who start seeing their classmates and BFFs killed off one by one by a murderer in a parka with each death echoing classic Urban Legends. The reboot will be an updated version set in the digital age and the Urban Legends that are active now. And there’s a lot of them to choose from. “The movie will center on a diverse cast of college students as they navigate a series of bizarre deaths that resemble urban legends linked to the darkest corners of social media.” We can’t help but wonder if any actors from the original will make a cameo. The cast included Jared Leto, Alicia Witt,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 10, 2020

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Discover Terrifying Stories In Travel Channel’s New Series “True Terror with Robert Englund”

Hidden in the dark recesses of our nation’s history are tales so terrifying, they must be true. Now, veteran actor and legendary horror movie icon Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise) scours news reports of yesteryear to bring viewers twisted tales ripped straight from the headlines in Travel Channel’s new series “True Terror with Robert Englund” premiering Wednesday, March 18th at 10 p.m. ET/PT. In each episode of the six-part series, Englund weaves together a trilogy of spine-tingling tales, guided by real newspaper accounts and commentary from historians, the experts prove that truth is always stranger than fiction. From flying monsters to creatures of the night, evil possessions and hauntings, these twisted tales will leave viewers wishing the stories were only fiction. Revealing the sinister side of our history, I’m thrilled to bring nightmares to life on ‘True Terror,’” said host Robert Englund. “These are tales so terrifyingly twisted, we can only hope they

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 16, 2020

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New Documentary ‘Icon: The Robert Englund Story’ Announced

From the makers of You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night and the upcoming documentaries RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop and Pennywise: The Story of IT comes their next horror centered documentary celebrating the career and legacy of Robert Englund. Titled Icon: The Robert Englund Story, the documentary will delve into Englund’s rise to being one of the biggest names in the genre. Along with Englund, the film will feature many of his co-stars, friends and crew members from his films, including 2001 Maniacs, Urban Legend, Wishmaster, Dead and Buried, Phantom of the Opera, and the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Appearances from icons such as Kane Hodder have been confirmed for the documentary. If anyone deserves this sort of recognition, then it’s Robert Englund,” writer, co-director and producer Gary Smart stated. “He has been a mainstay of horror cinema for nearly 40-years and without question has risen to the ranks in horror alongside Vincent Price, Peter Crushing,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 27, 2019

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