If you fancy yourself as a creative type, then the website Fun Size Horror has just launched a competition allowing you to put your talents to good use and even to win some cash! Full details below…

From the Press Release:
Fun Size Horror has announced that its first ever “SINGLE SCARES Film Contest” is currently open for entries! All films are 60 seconds or under and will be available for viewing on FunSizeHorror.com.

Submissions will be judged by an all­-star panel of industry horror professionals. The winner will receive our Fun Size Horror Single Scares Award and a CASH PRIZE!

Inspired by Fun Size Horror’s upcoming Single Scares program that was announced on Bloody Disgusting and in partnership with OneMinuteHorror.com, Fun Size Horror wants YOU to use your cameras, phones, create gifs, or whatever you like to frighten their genre­-loving judges.

Submissions close June 6th. Winner will receive $500 and a featured position on FunSizeHorror.com! Winner announced on June 11th!

Single Scares Contest Judges:
● Jason Eisener: Director Hobo with a Shotgun, V/H/S/2
● Roxanne Benjamin: Producer Southbound, V/H/S
● JD Dillard: Writer/Director Sleight
● Rose McIver: Actor “iZombie,” “Masters of Sex”
● Lindsay Pulsipher: Actor “American Horror Story,” “True Blood”

Interested parties can send entries to submit@funsizehorror.com. Read submissions guidelines and rules at FunSizeHorror.com. Entrants can submit as many films as they wish!

Fun Size Horror’s platform hosted their first ever contest in December, 2015. The “Holiday Filmmaking Contest” featured many amazing user-submitted films. The winner, Steve Desmond’s MONSTER, was picked by a panel of celebrity judges that included Clive Barker, Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Leigh Janiak, and Ryan Turek.

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We’re just a few weeks away from the release of The Darkness, and up now we have a new TV spot for the film to share.

The Blumhouse-produced flick arrives in theaters on May 13th.

The Darkness stars Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh, and Jennifer Morrison. Directed by Greg McLean and written by McLean, Shayne Armstrong, and S.P. Krause, the film was produced by Jason Blum, Bianca Martino, and Matt Kaplan. It will be released by BH Tilt in coordination with High Top Releasing.

For more info “like” The Darkness on Facebook, and follow The Darkness on Twitter along with BHTilt on Twitter using the hashtag #FearTheDarkness and tagging @BHTilt and @TheDarknessMov.

Synopsis:
As a family returns from a vacation at the Grand Canyon, they innocently bring home a supernatural force that preys off their own fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy them from within, while consuming their lives with terrifying consequences.

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Around these parts we’re huge fans of the big screen adaptation of Goosebumps so news of a sequel has us elated! According to THR Sony is moving forward on a sequel to its 2015 family frightfest, closing deals to bring back director Rob Letterman and writer Darren Lemke.

Deborah Forte and Neal H. Moritz are returning as producers.

Goosebumps, while not a massive hit, was a solid performer for the studio, generating $80 million domestically and another $77 million internationally on a budget of $58 million. The film also has performed well in home entertainment circles.

The movie was the climax of an 18-year journey to adapt the best-selling book series by R.L. Stine, which was first set up at Fox in 1998 before moving to Sony in 2008. One of the keys of cracking the adaptation included making Stine a character and tackling not just one story but populating the film with a host of his horror creations.

Jack Black portrayed Stine in Goosebumps. The goal is to have him return for the sequel.

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Another VOD service is on the verge of launching called Fullscreen, and with it comes news that American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis is getting set to take the director’s chair for a new original property called The Deleted.

According to Deadline Fullscreen is a global, Netflix-like, ad-free subscription video on demand service for teens and young adults. This morning it fleshed out some of the details, including a plan to distribute a Bret Easton Ellis-directed thriller series called The Deleted.

The company owned by Otter Media — Peter Chernin’s joint venture with AT&T — says the $4.99-a-month service will enable users to search for shows based on their “vibe.” For example, they can say whether they want to “feel all the feels,” “learn new things,” or “laugh till it hurts.”

Fullscreen will be the premier launch sponsor and help promote the service — called Fullscreen — to its more than 100 million video, mobile, and broadband customers. They will co-produce programming that will run on Fullscreen as well as a programming block on the AT&T Audience Network, which goes to its DirecTV and U-verse subscribers.

“We created a new kind of entertainment experience which merges the things we love about premium content and social media,” Fullscreen CEO George Strompolos says. “We’re building it for an audience we know and love — a social-first mobile-first generation. We look forward to creating, learning, and evolving at Internet speed.”

The company says that The Deleted is about the “disappearance of three seemingly unconnected people from Los Angeles [that] triggers a collective paranoia among a group of twentysomethings, all of whom escaped from a cult ‎several years back.”

Um… We’ll check the service out, but programming blocks with silly names like “feel all the feels” are kind of an instant turnoff to me and I’m sure many others. Maybe I’m getting older, but shit like that just ain’t “on fleek.”

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The first trailer is here for what sounds like a horror comedy in the Accidental Exorcist, but we can assure you there’s nothing too funny about what you’re about to see. Dig it!

Daniel Falicki directs the film, which will have a dash of humor here and there, but it looks as if the horror stuff is played straight. Thankfully. Warren Croyle and Sheri Beth Dusek wrote the script!

Synopsis:
Richard Vanuck is a natural born exorcist; in fact, he’s the best there ever was, and with possessions on the rise across the city, he’s booked solid. Reluctantly, he faces the fact that performing exorcisms is the only thing he’s truly good at even though it’s wearing him down and making his life utterly miserable.

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WWE Studios has found a new producing partner in Wesley Snipes, and though it sounds like they’ll be concentrating mostly on the action genre, we can still pray for another Blade film, can we not?

From the Press Release:
WWE Studios has entered into a multi-picture deal with Wesley Snipes and his Maandi Media DMM production banner to develop and produce elevated branded content. The recently announced TEMPLE, staring Snipes, Anne Heche, Dave Annable, and WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, which is currently in production, is the first picture under the partnership. It is anticipated that the second picture under the deal will go into production later this year.

“We are always looking for the ideal talent to extend our brand, and Wesley is the right combination of action movie star and savvy producer,” said Michael Luisi, President of WWE Studios. “We look forward to creating exciting new content with the perfect partner.”

“The action genre has been a very big and important part of my career. There is no better way to extend my love for dynamic action-based entertainment than with a company like WWE, who have been entertaining fans for decades with incredible visuals and deliciously entertaining storylines,” commented Snipes. “Maandi strives to create elevated multi-media content that appeals to all demographics worldwide – from childhood fan to feature film collaborators. Wow, sooo cool! We are all incredibly excited to share visions.”

WWE Studios will be handling worldwide rights and will leverage WWE’s extensive platforms – including weekly TV shows, digital and social media, and WWE Network.

Bradley Buchanan handled negotiations on behalf of WWE Studios.

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While today may be Alien Day, tomorrow is Administrative Professionals Day, and the folks over at Sony are celebrating early by showing off a new Ghostbusters featurette. What’s the connection? Well, the video spotlights Chris Hemsworth’s character, who is, you guessed it, an administrative professional. Well. Sort of.

Check out the character vignette below!

Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones are our new paranormal investigators along with their loyal secretary Chris Hemsworth. Neil Casey, Andy Garcia, Michael K. Williams, Matt Walsh, Pat Kiernan, Cecily Strong, and Charles Dance also star. Cameos will include the original film’s stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts. Plus Ozzy Osbourne.

The Ghostbusters reboot will haunt the big screen on July 15, 2016.

Synopsis:
Dead criminals from all eras of New York’s under­belly past have returned to roost among the living. Pilgrims, old-­timey sailors, Revolutionary War spirits, and even a couple of zoot­-suited gangsters are ready to take on four formidable female busters looking to rid the city of its phantasmic filth.

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In a quite appropriate offering to fans everywhere, YouTuber and musician Joachim Horsley put out a video last year (so yeah, we missed it; better late than never, no?) of him playing the famed Psycho theme on piano with knives.

Not since the infamous shower scene was recreated with kittens have we been so jazzed to share something. Check out the video below. Sit back, relax, and crank up your sound. Then argue if the theme from Re-Animator is a complete ripoff or not. It’s inevitable.

Enough talk! Dig it!

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We’ve been talking about the indie flick Sun Choke (review) for quite some time now, and finally you guys are gonna be getting a chance to see it for yourselves. While we wait, dig on this new poster.

Sun Choke Release Details:
XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the thriller SUN CHOKE and will release the film this summer on its acclaimed “MACABRE” genre label. The film has played over a dozen festivals including FrightFest and the Stanley Film Festival.

Written and directed by Ben Cresciman (Negative Space), SUN CHOKE stars iconic horror film actress Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Re-Animator, Lords of Salem), Sarah Hagan (“Freaks and Geeks,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), and Sara Malakul Lane (17 & Life: Jailbait, Kickboxer: Vengeance) along with Evan Jones, Joe Nieves, and Jim Boeven. The film features a haunting score by noted musician/producer Boom Bip (aka Bryan Hollon).

“SUN CHOKE is a deeply unsettling psychological thriller in the vein of Roman Polanski’s Repulsion that will leave audiences emotionally shaken and questioning the line between reality and nightmare. It’s an impressive, assured work that marks Ben Cresciman as an important filmmaker to watch,” said XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon.

Janie (Hagan) is just trying to get well. As Janie recovers from a recent violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker, Irma (Barbara Crampton). Janie begins to veer off the road to recovery when she develops an obsession with a young woman, Savannah (Sarah Malakul Lane), to whom Janie feels an inexplicable yet profound connection. The obsession turns increasingly invasive and wedges all three women into an ever-tightening and terrifying struggle for control. Will Janie pull herself back from the precipice of insanity? Or will she go over head-first, taking everyone down with her?

SUN CHOKE is produced by Georg Kallert, Rob Schroeder, and Peter J. Nieves of Lodger Films with Wandie Kabule, Leigh Jones, and Ian Keiser.

The deal was negotiated by XLrator Media’s Barry Gordon with BoulderLight Pictures’ Raphael Margules and JD Lifshitz on behalf of the filmmakers. Ben Cresciman is repped by Marc Manus at Manus Entertainment.

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No, not the slasher franchise starring WWE supertsar Kane… what we’re talking about here is a redux of the 1971 classic that starred Mia Farrow.

Screen Gems is developing a remake of See No Evil, and according to Deadline, Mike Scannell will write the new script. Unbroken Pictures’ Bryan Bertino and Adrienne Biddle will produce with Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper and EVP Production Scott Strauss overseeing for the studio.

The original See No Evil starred Farrow as a young blind woman who returns to her uncle’s English country home, only to discover her family murdered and the killer still in the house. Richard Fleischer directed Brian Clemens’ script.

Screen Gems and Unbroken are already partnered on the horror thriller He’s Out There, also penned by Scannell and to be directed by Dennis Iliadis. Bertino is also working on the screenplay for The Strangers 2, a sequel to the 2008 pic he wrote and directed. He is in post on the fantasy horror film Stephanie starring Frank Grillo and the horror pic There Are Monsters starring Zoe Kazan and Ella Ballentine.

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On tap right now is the trailer for one of the more buzzed about cult documentaries in quite some time, Holy Hell! Read on for the goods.

From the Press Release:
FilmRise announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights for the documentary, Holy Hell, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The distributor will release the film theatrically on May 20, 2016.

The film is an inside look at a secretive, spiritual cult formed in 1980s West Hollywood. Director Will Allen joined the group just after graduating from film school and as he became more deeply involved, he began filming his experiences as the group’s unofficial videographer. It wasn’t until after Allen left the cult that he understood the film he’d been making for over twenty years. Working with producers Alexandra Johnes and ex-cult member Tracey Harnish, Allen decided to use his footage to take others on his journey. Holy Hell is executive produced by Michael C. Donaldson, Cheryl Sanders, Julian Goldstein and Academy Award®-winner Jared Leto, who describes the film as “relentless, haunting and unforgettable.”

“Following its headline-making run at Sundance, we are elated to be bringing this gripping film to audiences come spring,” said Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise. “Ultimately this is a remarkable film about the human condition, and I am confident that audiences will be engrossed by this captivating story, told by those who lived it.”

“I am so happy that FilmRise will be releasing Holy Hell in theaters for communities to experience together,” said filmmaker Will Allen. “This story is very personal but also universal, because it could have happened to anyone. And seeing how broadly it resonated at Sundance makes me excited to share it with the rest of the world.”

The deal was negotiated between Fisher, FilmRise’s VP of Acquisitions Max Einhorn representing the distributor with Donaldson Califf’s Dean Cheley and Michael Donaldson representing the filmmakers along with Andrew Herwitz, President of The Film Sales Company. Herwitz noted that there is also substantial television interest in the film around the world.

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Today is, of course Alien Day, but for Funko it’s all about the sequel, Aliens… Read on for the details of several new figures based on the franchise heading our way later this year.

From the Press Release:
Funko is celebrating “Aliens Day” with new ReAction and Pop! figures. We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of such an incredible film!

ReAction: Aliens 3-Pack
This time there’s more! The Aliens ReAction 3-pack features Ripley, the 5-1/2-inch Power Loader suit, and the Alien Queen, which stands at 5-1/2 inches tall.

Reenact the famous showdown with this one-of-a-kind action figure set! Coming in August, 2016.

Pop! Movies: Aliens: Ellen Ripley and Alien Queen
Ellen Ripley makes her Pop! debut alongside a super-sized 6″ Alien Queen Pop! Also coming in August, 2016.

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A really obscure little vampire movie from the 80’s entitled Vampires is getting set to put the bite on DVD, and right now we have your first look and details.

From the Press Release:
At a prestigious all-girls prep school, things go terribly awry in the underground horror flick Vampires, resurrecting on DVD May 10, 2016, from Film Chest Media Group.

Originally filmed as the second part of the 1989 cult anthology classic Fright House, this would be the last film of Len Anthony (Murderous Intent, Document of the Dead). Principal cinematographer Ernest Dickerson went on to shoot Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and direct several episodes of AMC’s iconic horror series “The Walking Dead.”

With a unique spin on the vampire genre, full of camp, heavy synth music, and thought-provoking horror, Vampires is the perfect timestamp of ’80s schlock cinema.

An eager young student, Ione (Orly Benyar; Fright House, Ninja Academy), is excited to begin the next chapter of her life when she is awarded a scholarship to attend the prestigious art school at the Abadon estate in New England… which happens to have a distant history of working with the criminally insane.

Soon after arriving on campus, she begins to realize something is amiss with the student body. When some classmates go missing – and no one can seem to account for their whereabouts – Ione decides to investigate.

While searching for clues, Ione encounters Dr. Charles Harmon (Duane Jones; the doomed hero from the horror classic Night of the Living Dead, Ganja & Hess, To Die For), who tells her about Madeline Abadon (Jackie James; Over the Brooklyn Bridge, Fright House) and her quest to suck the youthful energy from students in order to gain immortality.

Charles is then encumbered with the harrowing task of disarming Madeline and her “mad scientist” machine… but will he be able to end the demonic foray on campus before it’s too late?

Vampires is presented in full screen with an aspect ratio of 4 x 3 and original sound. 

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Developer and publisher Red Barrels dropped the first snippets of gameplay footage from Outlast 2 at PAX, and just like the first game, it looks friggin’ terrifying.

Featuring an all-new different cast of characters from its predecessor, Outlast 2 follows a journalist named Blake Langermann, who is traveling with his wife, Lin, to a remote town to investigate the murder of a pregnant woman. But something causes their helicopter to crash, separating them and leaving him stranded in the middle of nowhere. But maybe he’s not as alone as it seems…

The footage shows Blake uncovering horrors deep in the remote wilderness whilst desperately searching for his wife and a direction home. Form what we’ve seen, it looks like it will just as, if not more, terrifying than the first game, so we’ll definitely be keeping a close eye on Outlast 2 before it hits Steam later this year.

Synopsis:
Outlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast. Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new journey into the depths of the human mind and its dark secrets. No conflict is ever black and white.

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You may remember that we recently reported on American Murder Song, an album featuring music based on America’s violent history. One of its EPs is now available for pre-order, as stated in the latest press release.

From the Press Release:
After tackling industrial opera with 2008’s REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, sideshow cabaret with 2012’s THE DEVIL’S CARNIVAL, and celestial big band in 2015’s ALLELUIA! THE DEVIL’S CARNIVAL, hit cult film composers Terrance Zdunich and Saar Hendelman are reuniting for an edgy, new musical collaboration. This time, they’re taking on early American murder.

AMERICAN MURDER SONG is a collection of original murder ballads by the genre-defying duo, set in 1816 America. The first EP of killer songs, I. DAWN, was produced by BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY’s Scotty Morris and is now available for pre-order. And as a way to thank their fans for their support thus far, as well as a way to welcome new travelers into the fold, AMS’ first single “Murder! Murder!” will be available as a free download for the next two weeks, exclusively on the AMERICAN MURDER SONG website.

Between now and May 10th, Terrance and Saar are also presenting fans with an exclusive pay-what-you-want opportunity for all EP pre-orders for I. DAWN. All proceeds will go towards funding the next EP and upcoming AMS Tour, which is tentatively slated for fall 2016. Prior to the upcoming tour, AMERICAN MURDER SONG will also be celebrating its debut performance at the 2016 Steampunk World’s Fair on Friday, May 13th, in Piscataway, New Jersey.

To download your free song, pre-order the first EP, or find out more about the project, visit AMERICAN MURDER SONG’s official website at AmericanMurderSong.com. New videos and music are released every Tuesday.

AMERICAN MURDER SONG
I. DAWN

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Track Listing:

• 1.) Murder! Murder!
• 2.) Johnny
• 3.) Mary
• 4.) Edward
• 5.) Lullaby

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We’ve been holding off posting the synopses of The CW’s genre shows for the week of May 9th because they’ve been keeping the season finale of “The Vampire Diaries” under wraps, but now the cat’s out of the bag, and along with the synopses of “TVD” Episode 7.22, “Gods & Monsters,” we also have a look at what’s ahead on “Containment,” “Supernatural,” and “The Originals.”

Nothing really stands out except things aren’t looking good for Castiel, that’s for sure!

“Containment” Episode 1.04 – “With Silence and Tears” (5/10/16; 9:00-10:00 pm)
LIES AND MORE LIES — As the situation inside the cordon grows more dire, Lex’s (David Gyasi) frustration builds as he becomes increasingly conflicted by the messages of false hope he’s being forced to send to the public.  When Jana (Christina Moses) suspects something is off with Lex’s demeanor, she realizes the situation may be more serious than the government is letting on and devises a plan to reach Lex directly.  At the hospital, Dr. Cannerts (George Young) continues working towards finding an antidote, while Jake (Chris Wood) helps Katie (Kristen Gutoskie) cope with some personal issues.  Elsewhere, Leo (Trevor St. John) becomes concerned for his friends inside the cordon and turns to an unlikely ally to help him.  Finally, a turn of events at the grocery mart leaves Teresa (Hanna Mangan Lawrence) and her mother in a terrifying position.  Chris Grismer directed the episode written by Michael Jones-Morales.

“Supernatural” Episode 11.21 – “All in the Family” (5/11/16; 9:00-10:00 pm)
THE WAR CONTINUES – Amara (guest star Emily Swallows) shows Dean (Jensen Ackles) how she’s torturing Lucifer (Misha Collins).  Worried for Castiel, Dean and Sam (Jared Padalecki) come up with a plan to rescue him from Amara’s clutches.  Thomas J. Wright directed the episode written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner.

“The Vampire Diaries” Episode 7.22 – “Gods & Monsters” (5/13/16; 8:00-9:00 pm)
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE — Despite their best efforts to help Bonnie (Kat Graham) through the harrowing predicament she now faces, Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Enzo (Michael Malarkey), and Caroline (Candice King) realize their options are running out and drastic measures need to be taken.  With their only chance of saving their friend lying inside the Armory, Stefan (Paul Wesley) breaks the news to Caroline that they may need help from an unlikely source – her and Alaric’s twin daughters.  Elsewhere, Enzo (Michael Malarkey) keeps Bonnie preoccupied by bringing her back to their cabin, but when his plan takes an unexpected turn, it’ll be up to Damon to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his closest friends.  Zach Roerig also stars.  Michael Allowitz directed the episode written by Brian Young.

“The Originals” Episode 3.21 – “Give ‘Em Hell Kid” (5/13/16; 9:00-10:00 pm)
A MAN ON A MISSION — After receiving new visions of the looming prophecy, Freya (Riley Voelkel) uncovers that her family is on a collision course with a dangerous new enemy.  Meanwhile, with the help of Detective Kinney (guest star Jason Dohring), Vincent (Yusuf Gatewood) and Kol (guest star Nathaniel Buzolic) travel to the ancestral world to put a stop to the witches and take back their city once and for all.  Elsewhere, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies) confront Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) after a heartbreaking plan gone wrong has sent him spiraling.  Phoebe Tonkin and Danielle Campbell also star.  Jeffrey Hunt directed the episode written by Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson.

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If you grew up in the late ’70s/early ’80s in New York, then you remember what would happen every Saturday night at 1:00 AM on WOR-TV after the WWF show… it was time for “Fright Night.”

For many years I’ve been trying to name every film in the opening montage of the show, but some of them elude me to this very day. So, dear reader… I turn to you. There’s no prize or anything for naming all of these wondrous movies, but you’ll definitely be one of the coolest motherfuckers on the planet if you could!

Ready? Set? “Fright Night!”

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Described as having a tone similar to both Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, Swedish author Camilla Grebe’s bestseller The Ice Beneath Her has garnered rave reviews, so it was only a matter of time before Hollywood came knocking. And though the book hasn’t yet hit the States, an adaptation is already in motion.

Per Deadline, New Line Cinema has acquired the film rights to the 2015 novel, with Andrew Lazar (American Sniper) attached to produce the psychological thriller.

The Ice Beneath Her revolves around an investigator and psychological profiler who work to solve the case after a young woman is found beheaded in the home of a prominent businessman. The investigation quickly evolves into a race against time.

The novel will be released in December in North America via Ballantine Books.

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As you’ve probably noticed, we’re big fans of the streaming service Shudder here at Dread, and they have a pretty awesome promotion taking place during the upcoming month of May.  Shudder will be hosting “Movie Mayhem” and adding a new title to the platform every weekday starting May 2nd. Read on for the details!

From the Press Release:
Scream your way through May with a new horror movie every night! Shudder, the AMC-backed streaming service, has announced the release of a new film EVERY WEEKDAY for an entire month of curated “Movie Mayhem.”

Fresh off releasing a full list of new titles in April—including films found ONLY ON SHUDDER—the platform is now upping the ante as the ultimate destination for horror and genre fans. The films already announced for Movie Mayhem feature a full spectrum of horror programing with new American releases like We Are Still Here and The Midnight Swim sitting alongside foreign films such as the recent Mexico Barbaro and the undead classic Zombie.

Although most of Movie Mayhem’s releases are being kept a mystery, here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming:

MAY 2ND: We Are Still Here (2015)
Director: Ted Geoghegan. Cast includes: Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig, Lisa Marie

MAY 6TH: Zombie (1979)
Director: Lucio Fulci. Cast includes: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson

MAY 11TH: Mexico Barbaro (2014)
Directors: Isaac Ezban, Laurette Flores Bornn, Jorge Michel Grau, Ulises Guzman, Edgar Nito, Lex Ortega, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Aaron Soto. Cast includes: Dulce Alexa, Sara Camacho, Lorena Gonzalez

MAY 16TH: The Midnight Swim (2014)
Director: Sarah Adina Smith. Cast includes: Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, Aleksa Palladino

MAY 20TH: Society (1989)
Director: Brian Yuzna. Cast includes: Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards

MAY 25TH: Night of the Demons (1988)
Director: Kevin Tenney. Cast includes: Cathy Podewell, Alvin Alexis, Hal Havins

The remaining titles for “Movie Mayhem” will be announced throughout the month on Shudder’s Facebook and Twitter pages as well as Shudder.com.

New titles released in April include:

Nightmares (aka Stage Fright) (1980)
Director: John D. Lamond. Cast includes: Jenny Neumann, Nina Landis, Gary Sweet

Q – The Winged Serpent (1982)
Director: Larry Cohen. Cast includes: David Carradine, Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark

Trouble Every Day (2001)
Director: Claire Denis. Cast includes: Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Beatrice Dalle 

WNUF Halloween Special – ONLY ON SHUDDER (2013)
Directors: Chris LaMartina, James Branscome. Cast includes: Paul Fahrenkopf, Aaron Henkin, Nicolette le Faye

Monster A Go-Go – ONLY ON SHUDDER (1965)
Directors: Bill Rebane, Herschell Gordon Lewis. Cast includes: Philip Morton, June Travis, George Perry

Slime City – ONLY ON SHUDDER (1988)
Director: Greg Lamberson. Cast includes: Craig Sabin, Mary Huner, T.J. Merrick

Video Violence – ONLY ON SHUDDER (1987)
Director: Gary P. Cohen. Cast includes: Gary Schwartz, Chick Kaplan, Robin Leeds

Hypothermia – ONLY ON SHUDDER (2010)
Director: James Felix McKenney. Cast includes: Michael Rooker, Blanche baker, Benjamin Forster

Bitter Feast – ONLY ON SHUDDER (2010)
Director: Joe Maggio. Cast includes: James Le Gros, Joshua Leonard, Amy Seimetz

Atrocious – ONLY ON SHUDDER (2010)
Director: Fernando Barreda Luna. Cast includes: Cristian Valencia, Clara Moraleda, Chus Pereiro

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
Director: David DeCoteau. Cast includes: Andras Jones, Linnea Quigley, Robin Stille

Shudder houses a variety of films that span all decades and sub-genres of horror in detailed collections created by lead curators Colin Geddes, a prominent film aficionado and historian, and Sam Zimmerman, writer and expert on anything horror.  Shudder’s growing library of curated horror is available ad-free and for unlimited viewing on Shudder’s website, mobile apps for iOS and Android, Chromecast, Apple TV, and the Roku platform with a free 14-day trial or $4.99 monthly/$49.99 yearly membership. To sign up or learn more, visit shudder.com.

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IFC Midnight will be releasing Sacrifice, in which Radha Mitchell co-stars with Rupert Graves, on April 29th; and now we have two clips for you sickos!

Sacrifice, written and directed by Peter A. Dowling, will screen in New York at IFC Center and will be available On Demand and via all Digital platforms. After its late April debut, the film will screen in Los Angeles at the Arena Cinema Hollywood beginning on Friday, May 6th.

Along with Mitchell and Graves, the film co-stars David Robb and Ian McElhinney. The producers include Peter Lewis, Tristan Lynch, Aoife O’Sullivan, and Arnold Rifkin.

Synopsis:
Disturbing secrets lie buried in the bogs of a remote island in this spellbinding thriller. Shortly after surgeon Tora Hamilton (Radha Mitchell) moves with her husband (Rupert Graves) to the Shetland Islands – 100 miles off the coast of Scotland – she makes an unnerving discovery: the body of a young woman with strange symbols carved into her flesh and her heart ripped out. When what at first appears to be the remains of a victim of an ancient ritual turns out to be a fresh corpse, Tora is plunged into a dangerous mystery that may be connected to the dark myths of the island’s folklore.

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