Now available on PVOD, this year’s “final” franchise installment The Forever Purge is already headed to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD, with the release scheduled for September 28. Additionally, all five films will be collected together in a Blu-ray set on the same day. “This year, all the rules are broken as a sect of […]
Day: August 2, 2021
Before ‘The Suicide Squad’ – ‘Tromeo and Juliet’ Set the Blueprint for James Gunn’s Absurd Humor and Lovable Characters
Roughly twenty-five years ago, two Shakespeare adaptations released only months apart from each other, both capturing a distinctly ’90s vibe at opposite ends of the spectrum. Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet appealed to mainstream tastes, while Troma’s Tromeo and Juliet delivered a much wilder adaptation that only Troma could. Tromeo and Juliet checks off the usual transgressive humor and […]
“I Heard You’re Looking for Candyman”: Tony Todd’s Voice Heard in Latest ‘Candyman’ TV Spot? [Video]
Described as a “spiritual sequel” to Bernard Rose’s Candyman (itself an adaptation of a Clive Barker tale), Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman is coming to theaters on August 27, 2021, and we still don’t know for certain that Tony Todd will be making an appearance in the film. It would seem likely he will, but up until this point at least, he hasn’t […]
How Ralph Ineson Breathed Life into Practical Effects-Heavy ‘The Green Knight’ [Interview]
Writer/Director David Lowery‘s adaptation of the anonymously written, 14th-century poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” sends young Gawain (Dev Patel) on an arduous, existential quest. Every step of his journey inspires new growth, and hard lessons won; fitting considering it all begins with an invitation to play a deadly game. In The Green Knight (read my […]
‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’: New Trailer and Poster Turn Chad Michael Murray into a Serial Killer
Yet another movie about the real life murders of serial killer Ted Bundy is on the way, with Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman arriving in select theaters via Fathom Events this month. Fathom will release the film in select US theatres on August 16, and we’ve learned today that the movie will then be coming to VOD & […]
Koei Tecmo Trademarked Japanese ‘Fatal Frame’ Series Logo Last Month
Revealed today courtesy of Chizai Watch, it’s been announced that Koei Tecmo had trademarked the kanji logo for the series’ Japanese name, Project Zero. The company had filed the trademark on July 7. While it may very well be in preparation for the release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water later this year, one […]
IFC Midnight’s ‘We Need to Do Something’ Unleashes Tornado Terrors This September [Trailer]
IFC Midnight picked up the indie We Need to Do Something ahead of its Tribeca premiere and will release it in limited theaters and on PVOD this coming September 3, we’ve learned. Additionally, we’ve been provided with the official trailer today, which traps a family inside their house during a tornado. Then again, maybe it’s not […]
Bruce Campbell Will Guest Star in the Fourth Season of Peacock’s “A.P. Bio”
While we wait for new movie Evil Dead Rise, being produced by Bruce Campbell, we’ve learned today that the horror icon is soon headed back to the small screen over at Peacock. Deadline reports that Campbell has booked a guest-starring role on Peacock’s comedy series “A.P. Bio,” set to make an appearance in the show’s […]
The 5-Film ‘Underworld’ Franchise Bringing Werewolves and Vampires to 4K Ultra HD in October
Just in time for Halloween, all five films in the Underworld franchise are headed to 4K Ultra HD, collected together in a set that’s on the way from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring Underworld, Underworld Awakening, Underworld Evolution, Underworld: Blood Wars, and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, the limited edition set releases October 5. This […]
‘Trick ‘r Treat’: New Sam 1/6 Scale Figure Coming Soon from Trick or Treat Studios!
Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat has spawned all kinds of toys and collectibles over the years, and up next is a 1/6 scale figure of the lovable icon Sam from Trick or Treat Studios. Announced over the weekend during the company’s Comic-Con at Home streaming event, the figure is set for an Early 2022 release, […]
Rachel True Documents the Survivors of a Cult in ‘The Last Call’
Rachel True, one of the stars of the teenage witch movie and 1996 cult classic The Craft, has landed the lead role in the supernatural thriller The Last Call, reports Variety. “The Last Call follows Dr. Amara Rowen (True), a documentary filmmaker who, after what appears to be a cult mass suicide, is contacted by […]
‘GRIME’: Surreal Launch Trailer Preps You For Your Journey [Video]
Akupara Games and developer Clover Bite’s “Soulslike Metroidvania” GRIME is out today. And with it, a new launch trailer that unlike the cinematic trailer from last week, feels more like an epic opening cutscene. Not that that’s a bad thing. The story has you “squeezed into existence” from unusual material that has collapsed in on […]
Filmax Begins Recording ‘[REC]’ Documentary “Terror Sin Pause”
The found-footage craze is over but its remnants have left a handful of classics in its wake. One of the greatest found-footage films is the Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró-directed [REC] (2007), which spawned an even better sequel and two more follow-ups that would be directed individually by each of the aforementioned filmmakers. The franchise […]
Over 20 New Horror Movies and Shows Releasing in August 2021!
Autumn may be around the corner, but the summer isn’t going to end without a bang. August is packing a great variety of horror, covering every nightmare one can imagine. When a journalist returns to her ancestral home to research a story, a group of locals capture her and accuse her of being the devil. […]
‘Late Phases’ Director Performs an Exorcism on a Pregnant Woman in ‘La Exorcista’
Spanish director Adrían García Bogliano is returning to horror with La Exorcista, a new exorcism film that’s currently filming in Mexico City, writes Variety. María Evoli stars as Ofelia, a young nun who recently arrived in the town of San Ramón, where she is forced to perform an exorcism on a pregnant woman. “The possession […]