Win some creepy merchandise for It Chapter 2, in cinemas 6 September By Poppy-Jay Palmer 30-08-19 911 Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club in a return to where it all began with IT Chapter Two, the conclusion to the highest-grossing horror film of all time. Twenty-seven years after the
Month: August 2019
Following this week’s news that actor Henry Thomas had joined the The Haunting Of Bly Manor, the second season of Netflix’s horror series The Haunting Of Hill House, creator Mike Flanagan has taken to Twitter again to reveal even more casting news. Kate Siegel has officially boarded the new season, but the role she will be playing
Sarah Connor is on one in this new trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate By Poppy-Jay Palmer 30-08-19 3,847 It’s all kicking off in this action-packed new trailer for Tim Miller’s upcoming Terminator sequel, Terminator: Dark Fate. Check it out: Here’s the synopsis for the film: Linda Hamilton (“Sarah Connor”) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (“T-800”) return in their iconic
To celebrate the release of American Horror Story: Apocalypse on Blu-ray, with have a copy to give away. For your chance to win, answer the question at the bottom of the page. Chaos has won, and evil runs amok in American Horror Story: Apocalypse, the most terrifying and ambitious series yet of the hit anthology horror drama
These stunning new posters for Joker follow Arthur Fleck’s journey By Poppy-Jay Palmer 29-08-19 2,442 Joker is directed by Phillips from a script by Phillips and Scott Silver, and produced by Phillips, Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge,
The Haunting Of Hill House star Henry Thomas will be returning for the second season of the Netflix horror anthology series, The Haunting Of Bly Manor. The news comes from creator Mike Flanagan this week, via his Twitter account. “I’m beyond thrilled to announce that the inestimable, irreplaceable, invaluable Henry Thomas has joined the cast of The Haunting
A new trailer for Todd Phillips’ Joker has arrived and while it’s still not giving much away in terms of details, it does show off more of Joaquin Phoenix’s performance and sees the character name himself… And plus there’s Marc Maron, too. Joker is directed by Phillips from a script by Phillips and Scott Silver,
“Puppets, Maxine. You see, it’s the idea of being inside someone else’s skin and seeing what they see and feeling what they feel.” From Dead of Night to Puppet Master, marionettes have been used to explore humanity’s inner psyche in cinema since they could, well, walk. Why the fascination? What is it about them that
An author’s horror stories start to come true in the trailer for Netflix original series Marianne By Poppy-Jay Palmer 28-08-19 3,455 Netflix’s latest venture into horror comes in the form of French original series Marianne, which follows a novelist who begins to realise her terrifying stories are starting to come true. Check out the trailer here:
A title like Sadistic Intentions comes with a certain expectation/bracing oneself, but writer-director Eric Pennycoff’s tightly wound debut is more interested in exactly what the title describes, and whether or not said intentions will come to fruition, than a violent payoff. After a shocking prologue, we watch as Chloe (Taylor Zaudtke) receives a phone call
Stirring mental illness into supernatural horror is a tricky thing to get right. The allure of the “is this really happening?” element is understandable but it can be so dispiritingly manipulative and exploitative when done carelessly, so: hats off to director Brian Hanson and his co-writer Richard Handley for working hard to maintain ambiguity and
Ahead of the release of Tim Lebbon’s upcoming sci-fi novel Eden, we’re thrilled to be able to reveal the cover for the book as well as an exclusive extract. Here’s the book’s synopsis: From the bestselling author of The Silence comes a brand-new supernatural eco thriller. In large areas of the planet, nature is no longer
The Soska Sisters return with their pointed and bloody remake of David Cronenberg’s Rabid By Katherine McLaughlin 27-08-19 25 There was a moment in fashion back in 2001 when Alexander McQueen confronted the hypocrisies of the industry with his Asylum show. He literally held up a mirror to those in charge with a final reveal
Andrew Desmond’s feature debut The Sonata, co-written with Arthur Morin, opens with composer Richard Marlow (the late Rutger Hauer) putting the finishing touches on a musical score. He then walks downstairs, heads outside into the dark night with a petrol canister and candle in hand, douses his body in the fuel and sets fire to
The beginning of Henry Jacobson’s feature debut Bloodline seems comfortable (at least to the horror viewer) because it is so steeped in cliché. A nurse (Christie Herring) wanders an empty hospital corridor at night, thinks she hears something behind her, enters the shower room, undresses, and has a shower, while a POV shot makes it
The vengeful revenant at the heart of Adam Egypt Mortimer’s feature debut Some Kind Of Hate (2016), co-written with Brian DeLeeuw, embodies and enacts the darkest drives of the film’s living characters. In its follow-up, Daniel Isn’t Real, adapted by Mortimer from DeLeeuw’s 2009 novel In This Way I Saved, once again mental illness takes
As its title implies, Master Of Dark Shadows, directed by David Gregory (Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey Of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr Moreau, 2014; Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death Of Al Adamson, 2019), has two focal points. The first is the romantic gothic TV series Dark Shadows that played on
Witches In The Woods opens with a quote from playwright and screenwriter Robert Oxton Bolton: “A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind.” These words introduce the film’s central theme – the irresistible power of belief, misapprehension and deception over our thinking and actions –
“They say when you die, your whole life flashes before your eyes,” says James (Adrian Glynn McMorran) in voice-over at the beginning of Volition. “I wish it were that simple.” James is practically announcing that this film, directed by Tony Dean Smith and co-written with his brother Ryan Smith, is a chronicle of a death
Young student Harper (Katie Stevens) is a victim twice over. She still bears – faintly – the bruise on her face from where her alcoholic almost-ex stalker boyfriend Sam (Samuel Hunt) hit her the other night; and she also bears the mental scars of her childhood home – which she expressly terms the ‘haunted house’
“Be me, then be yourself”, advises self-help guru Chuck Knoah (Ben Lloyd Hughes) in the motivational video that opens A Serial Killer’s Guide To Life. “You can be like me, but you can’t be me,” he adds, sounding like an unhinged – and somewhat confused – narcissist. “You can be like me.” The psychotically manipulative
Siblings Jesús (Pablo Sigal) and Maria José (Valeria Giorcelli) work symbiotically. The siblings live together in their late father’s apartment. They have their own routine. They don’t particularly want to be disturbed. So, when their half-sister Magdalena (Augustina Cerviño) arrives from Spain suggesting that dad’s death means it’s time to sell the place and split
When you’re dealing with a film as self-consciously odd as Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come To Daddy, casting is so important. Get it wrong and you end up with something infuriating, get it right and it can be a joy. This is why there’s a real thrill to be had from seeing Pontypool’s Stephen McHattie
A young boy is keeping a deadly secret in the creepy new trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Antlers By Poppy-Jay Palmer 21-08-19 995 The latest from producer Guillermo del Toro comes in the form of Antlers, a disturbing horror inspired by the short story The Quiet Boy by Nick Antosca. Check out the trailer now: Here’s
Of all the potential prequel series to come out of this year, we weren’t expecting HBO’s latest: a prequel series to 1998 fantasy rom-com Practical Magic. According to Variety, HBO Max has recently ordered a pilot commitment for the hour-long drama, titled Rules Of Magic. The pilot will be based on the novels Rules Of Magic and Practical Magic
The MCU has officially dropped Spider-Man from its superhero roster, with Marvel Studios president not producing any further Spidey films. The news comes after Disney and Sony were unable to reach new terms that would have given Disney a co-financing stake going forward. With no new deal in place, Marvel has decided to lose Spider-Man
The Matrix 4 is in the works, and Lana Wachowski, Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are returning By Poppy-Jay Palmer 21-08-19 5,171 16 years after The Matrix Revolutions, there’s finally news of another Matrix sequel: the fourth film in the Matrix film series is officially on the way, with stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprising their roles as
To celebrate the release of Alexandre Aja’s alligator horror Crawl (Cert 15), in cinemas from 23 August, we have a pair of tickets available to giveaway for the Special 4DX Screening of the film on 22 August, a day ahead of release, at Leicester Square. We also have a bundle of Crawl merchandise to give away to other winners. #CrawlMovie For
Fleabag‘s own hot priest Andrew Scott has officially joined the cast of HBO and BBC series His Dark Materials, according to Variety. As well as Fleabag, Scott is also known for his roles in the likes of BBC drama series Sherlock and Bond film Spectre. In His Dark Materials, the actor is set to play Colonel John Parry, also known as
Kristen Stewart is trapped below the sea in this new trailer for horror Underwater By Poppy-Jay Palmer 20-08-19 1,971 Things really aren’t looking good for a crew of ocean researchers when they find themselves desperately trying to escape after an earthquake devastates their subterranean lab in William Eubank’s horror film Underwater. Check out the film’s first