Avengers: Infinity War and Justice League can both take a backseat, because the upcoming comic book adaptation that’s caught our eye is Rottentail.

Published in 2015 (buy on ComiXology) and written by David C Hayes and Kevin Moyers, the Rottentail graphic novel followed a geeky scientific researcher named Peter Cotton who transforms into a ravenous half-man/half-rabbit hybrid after being bitten by a mutated test rabbit. He travels back to his hometown of Easter Falls, and carrots aren’t on the menu.

The film adaptation is currently shooting in Phoenix, with .357’s Brian Skiba calling the shots. Corin Nemec, William McNamara, Gianni Capaldi, and Aaron Lee star. Artist Todd Tucker created some of the amazing makeup work that you can see below.

From the Press Release:
Source Point Press, the publishing arm of Source Point Productions, previously announced that their horror graphic novel Rottentail would soon be made into a feature film and cast Corin Nemec (Supernatural, Stargate SG-1, Lake Placid vs. Anaconda) in the lead of Peter Cotton, and the monstrous form of Rottentail. Now further casting has been done and the production of the film is underway.

Director Brian Skiba (Blood Moon Rising, Anatomy of Deception, .357) and Director of Photography Patrice Crochet have already wrapped some successful scenes in the first couple days, including a gore-heavy scene. Producer Travis McIntire says “We blew up someone’s head in a scene today, splattered it across the room, and it went incredibly well. All of the sets here look fantastic and are loaded with neat details.”

Award-winning special FX makeup artist Todd Tucker (Watchmen, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and his team are responsible for the amazing transformation of Corin Nemec’s character Peter Cotton into the monstrous mutant rabbit Rottentail. “From the graphic novel art by Kurt Belcher to the movie concept art to the actual makeup work, it’s incredible seeing the journey of this character,” says Source Point Press Art Director Joshua Werner. “Rottentail is going to horrify and sicken you on screen… and probably make you laugh as well.” When asked by a fan on Twitter how long the makeup takes, actor Corin Nemec replied that it was an hour and a half long process. Not bad for such a drastic change in appearance.

Based on the graphic novel written by David C. Hayes and Kevin Moyers, with art by Kurt Belcher, Rottentail tells the story of geeky fertility researcher Peter Cotton, who is bitten by a mutated test bunny, changing him into the half-man/half-rabbit Rottentail. Peter begins a bloody killing spree of revenge that leads him back to his childhood hometown of Easter Falls. The movie has now cast the full line of characters for the film version, including David C. Hayes himself playing the character Louis, Dominique Swain as Ana and Billy McNamara as Jake.

The Rottentail movie is scheduled for a 2017 release, and the graphic novel it is based on is available for purchase in stores and online from Source Point Press. Source Point Press is a Detroit-based publisher of horror, supernatural, occult and pulp comics, novels, and art books. Founded in 2012 by Joshua Werner and Trico J. Lutkins, Source Point Press slowly paid their dues on the convention circuit, churning out titles. That hard work has begun to pay off as they find themselves as one of the fastest growing small press publishers in the industry!

More information can be found at www.SourcePointPress.com, Twitter.com/SourcePtPress and Facebook.com/SourcePointPress.

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Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth

Directed by Gore Verbinski

When an unscrupulous, ladder-climbing young executive named Lockhart (Dane DeHaan, from “In Treatment” and Chronicle) is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious wellness center at a foggy, remote location in the Swiss Alps, he jumps at the chance to take charge. But, being driven along a super-steep mountain road, he’s involved in a car wreck that results in him being entombed in a full leg-cast and checked in as a patient at the healing spa.

After a series of odd and unsettling events, Lockhart comes to suspect that the sanatorium’s miraculous remedies are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its startling secrets, his sanity is tested as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests there, longing for the lifesaving cure.

The doctor in charge of the slack-jawed, glassy-eyed guests is Dr. Heinrich Volmer (Jason Isaacs from the Harry Potter movies, and “Brotherhood” – channeling vintage Vincent Price), and while he holds all of them dear, his dearest charge is the nubile and ethereal teen, Hannah (Mia Goth, from Nymphomaniac and the upcoming Suspiria reboot). When Lockhart and Hannah start to get friendly, Volmer becomes decidedly unfriendly, and the wounded Wall Street warrior is subjected to a series of shocking “treatments” that are squirm-inducing to say the least.

Between the undulating eels and dentist’s drills, there’s a mystery unfolding, little by little, ot the least of which involves the streams of water flowing through the spa: From bottled to bathtub, and from tanks to caves, the evil elixir is not what it seems.

This is a large-scale Gothic mystery along the lines of Shutter Island, Stoneheart Asylum, and Crimson Peak. And, taking it back a few decades, there are tonal similarities to Dario Argento’s Deep Red, Roman Polanski’s The Tenant, and even Michael Crichton’s Coma. There’s a touch of early-era body horror here, taking cues from the classic Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but A Cure for Wellness is unabashedly R-rated. It’s interesting to note that the studio’s description for A Cure for Wellness does not even mention director Gore Verbinski’s biggest blockbusters (The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), but rather name-checks his oddly unsettling horror remake from 2002, The Ring. Verbinski, a former punk rock guitarist turned filmmaker, has an affinity for striking, idiosyncratic visuals in all of his films (even going back to his first feature, the largely misunderstood dark comedy Mouse Hunt), and he holds nothing back here.

A Cure for Wellness is a gorgeously Goth opus, complete with melodrama, a mysterious castle, a mustache-twirling villain, a wide-eyed innocent beauty, and the beleaguered beau who risks it all to rescue her from a frightening fate. The sets and locations are truly magnificent, and cinematographer Bojan Bazelli takes artistic advantage of everything from the hard, green-tiled floors to the soft, pink quivering lips of the heroine. It’s a lush, deliberately-paced film which rewards patient viewers and gives them something pretty to look at along the way.

Having said that, there are a few things that don’t add up when all is said and done. Rational viewers might finish the film shaking their heads, wondering exactly what the whole point was. I did, too, at first. Then I decided to surrender to the macabre insanity and take a dive into those deep waters, and I’m glad I did.

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Four months after New York Comic Con, Diamond Select Toys is returning to the Jacob Javits Center in New York City for the annual International Toy Fair. Once again, DST will unveil new items to retailers and press, and DST is known for surprising people!

Below you’ll see some of the upcoming horror items that will be on display at the show, including new license The Dark Tower plus figures from Ghostbusters, Predator, and a few more that should be of interest.

The Dark Tower
Anticipation for the film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is at an all-time high, and DST is tackling the new film with Vinimates vinyl figures, Minimates mini-figures, and Select action figures!

The Dark Tower Vinimates Man in Black Vinyl Figure (Item # FEB172605, SRP: $9.99)
The Dark Tower Vinimates Gunslinger Vinyl Figure (Item # FEB172604, SRP: $9.99)

Forbidden Planet
The classic sci-fi film Forbidden Planet is now the latest Minimates 2-pack, and work has begun on a larger-scale electronic Robby!

Forbidden Planet Minimates Robby the Robot & Crewman 2-Pack (Item #JAN172655, SRP: $9.99)

Ghostbusters
All-new Ghostbusters action figures will make their debut at the show, plus a highly anticipated variant figure and two new Vinimates vinyl figures!

Ghostbusters Marshmallow Winston Action Figure (SEE IT AT TOY FAIR, $19.99)
Ghostbusters Vinimates Slimed Egon Vinyl Figure (SEE IT AT TOY FAIR, SRP: $9.99)
Ghostbusters Vinimates Slimed Winston Vinyl Figure (SEE IT AT TOY FAIR, SRP: $9.99)

The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas Select action figure line continues with new assortments of characters, plus new Vinimates vinyl figures and Minimates mini-figures!

Nightmare Before Christmas Vinimates Pumpkin King Vinyl Figure (SEE IT AT TOY FAIR, SRP: $9.99)
Nightmare Before Christmas Vinimates Santa Claus Vinyl Figure (SEE IT AT TOY FAIR, SRP: $9.99)
Nightmare Before Christmas Vinimates Zero Vinyl Figure (SEE IT AT TOY FAIR, SRP: $9.99)

Predator
The hunt is back on! The epic fourth series of Predator Minimates is based on films from across the popular movie franchise, including Predator, Predator 2, and Predators!

Predator Minimates Series 4 2-Packs Asst. (Item # FEB172624, SRP: $9.99/ea.)

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With Shane Black’s The Predator comes a whirlwind of questions, rumors, and speculations. One of which is whether or not we’ll see Arnold Schwarzenegger returning as an older version of his character Dutch from the first film.

We Got This Covered caught up with star Boyd Holbrook to get the skinny on the Ahnold rumor and more…

“I’m currently working on Predator. It’s not a sequel; Shane Black has made something totally new, somehow keeping within the realm of Predator [while also being] absolutely new in terms of the story that we’re talking about today, and rooted in something real. It’s real fresh. I don’t think you’re going to see [Arnold] Schwarzenegger. It would kind of make it a gimmick. It’s horror, science-fiction and a western.”

Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Jacob Tremblay, and Trevante Rhodes star. Black is directing from a script by Fred Dekker. John Davis, Joel Silver, and Lawrence Gordon — who produced the original — are producing.

In The Predator, which will be rated R, Munn is playing a scientist opposite Holbrook’s Special Forces commando.

Look for The Predator in theaters on February 9, 2018.

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Starring Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Andy Lau, Luhan, Jing Tian

Directed by Yimou Zhang

The Great Wall is great – as in big – with star-power (Matt Damon and Jing Tian), firepower (it’s directed by Zhang Yimou, who brought us Hero, and House of Flying Daggers), and visual force (it’s in 3D/IMAX). It’s also the most expensive Chinese film ever made.

But is the movie great – as in good? I’ll get to that in a sec. First let’s see what it’s about and whether or not horror fans will like it. It’s rated PG-13 and the monsters are all fairly cartoony-looking in spite of having multiple eyes, razor-teeth and goopy green blood. They resemble Middle Earth Orcs and they move en masse, not unlike zombie hordes – there is no distinct personality to any of them.

This epic fantasy-adventure follows William (Damon), a European medieval mercenary who is in China during the Song Dynasty on a quest to find gunpowder, which he plans to bring back to western civilization. This supernatural substance “turns air into fire” and is sure to revolutionize warfare. As he searches, along with his wisecracking sidekick Tovar (“Game of Thrones’” Pedro Pascal), William is attacked out of nowhere by a colossal beast. He quickly kills it, which in due time leads him to an unexpected fate: fighting flocks of the legendary Tao Tie. These are ferocious animals who emerge once every 60 years to dine on the locals. William and Tovar are not locals, but they have no choice… it’s fight or die. But before they can whet their appetites, the Tao Tie they must breech the Great Wall of China.

William and Tovar arouse suspicion after news of their exploits reach the Nameless Order, the squad trained to the fight the Tao Tie. They do not believe that a foreigner could so quickly best their beast, and so they bring the men up to stand before the Council to explain how they killed the marauding monster with such ease. Their answer is not accepted – and they are taken prisoner. While in the dungeon, they meet another westerner. His name is Ballard (Willem Dafoe) and he seems to know an awful lot… can he be trusted, or not? Whatever the case, William and Tovar get a chance to prove their mettle and are eventually unshackled and allowed to join the fray.

After the western mercenaries hook up with the Chinese military and are isolated with the troops atop the gigantic stone fortress behind the Wall, we get to see some martial arts… sort of. Zhang’s trademark elegantly choreographed battles, real stunt work, and authentic locations are marred by the egregious overuse of CGI and over-eager editing. There are some death-defying acrobatics, impressive flying battle axes and other weaponry, plus the menacing monsters themselves. Though the Tao Tie are indeed vicious, bloodthirsty beasts, there is no actual blood (except for their own green-goo, as previously noted).

William strikes up an alliance and mild flirtation with the beautiful, no-nonsense Commander Lin Mae (Jing Tian). Their chemistry is tepid at best. When it comes to Ballard, Dafoe is also tepid at best… there’s not a whole lot fire here from anyone. What’s more, the logic seems a bit off. It turns out the reason William was able to subdue the random Tao Tie he killed early in the story, was because he was carrying a magnetic stone. Everyone marvels over the rarity of this rock and oohs and ahhs over how it will revolutionize travel by acting as a compass. In reality, Chinese civilization first made compasses from magnetic stones in the Han dynasty (AD100). By the timepoint of the movie (between AD960 and AD1127), the compass had been widely used in navigation and so it wouldn’t have been such a huge revelation.

The screenplay is credited to six writers including Max Brooks (World War Z), Tony Gilroy (the Bourne movies) and Edward Zwick (TV drama guy), which explains why there isn’t a strong voice – then again, it’s right in line with the Eastern philosophy that teamwork by a cohesive unit will always win the day. To me The Great Wall comes across more like an extravaganza cartoon than a bona fide feature film. (Actually, there are a few simply-animated sequences, which are there in order to tell the Tao Tie’s backstory.) Except for a few obligatory character beats, the flick focuses firmly on the Nameless Order. It’s not a bad movie; it’s just kind of “there.”

The Great Wall proudly presents a barrage of battles you might want to see for the 3D… but there is nothing scary or striking about the movie itself.

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And the news keeps right on coming out of the European Film Market as Deadline is reporting that Uncork’d Entertainment and Home Entertainment have picked up worldwide distribution rights to Brad Douglas’ Besetment, in a deal inked ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin.

Uncork’d President Keith Leopard made the deal with Douglas, who writes and directs the thriller. The film stars Abby Wathen (The Bay) as a young woman who takes a hotel position in a small town in Oregon. It’s a creepy, back country kind of town but owners Mildred Colvin and her son seem nice. It’s not long before she discovers their real intentions and her struggle to make a living becomes a nightmarish fight for her life.

Marlyn Mason, Michael Meyer, Max Gutfreund and Greg James co-star. Check out the trailer and sales art below.

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The New York-based Toy Fair 2017 runs February 18-21, and to coincide with the event, Bif Bang Pow! has announced its plans to create a unique line of consumer products that celebrate the return of the award-winning television series “Twin Peaks” on Showtime.

From the Press Release:
Under license by CBS Consumer Products and Twin Peaks Productions, this new lineup of “Twin Peaks” collectibles will offer never-before-made merchandise inspired by the show. In development now, the diverse range of products will include bobble heads, wooden figures, tin totes, stationery products, and more.

“We are fortunate to have a great, longstanding relationship with CBS Consumer Products and Showtime. So when they shared ‘Twin Peaks’ was returning to television, we instantly knew that Bif Bang Pow! needed to bring fans the merchandise they’ve been waiting for,” commented Jason Lenzi, co-founder of Bif Bang Pow! “I have been an obsessive fan of ‘Twin Peaks’ since its first airing in 1990, and I’m anxious to see what’s waiting for us in that town when the show comes back in May.”

Beginning with a variety of show-inspired tin totes and a mini journal scheduled to arrive in June of this year, “Twin Peaks” merchandise from Bif Bang Pow! will be available via Entertainment Earth and other fine retailers. For product releases and pre-orders updates, visit entertainmentearth.com.

The new “Twin Peaks” limited event series will premiere on Showtime on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at 9 PM ET/PT.

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I can think of at least 10 C-list celebrities I’d like to see picked off slasher style. That sound like fun to you, too? Then read on for your first look at The Tombs.

From the Press Release:
Templeheart Films, the producing company behind Paul Hyett’s HERITIKS and Andy Edwards’ IBIZA UNDEAD, is set to unleash a new kind of monster in THE TOMBS, which has just finished filming at The London Tombs, The London Bridge Experience’s horror-themed tourist attraction.

Dubbed “Celebrity Big Brother meets Friday the 13th,” the gruesome slasher stars Jessica Ann Brownlie (Valley of the Witch), Jess Impiazzi (The Only Way Is Essex), Marcia do Vales (Ibiza Undead), Jessica Cameron (Truth or Dare), Akie Kotabe (Humans), Anthony Ilott (Wrong Turn 6), Ayvianna Snow (Heretiks), and Devora Wilde (Rush). It’s directed by Dan Brownlie (Self-Induced Nightmares, Serial Kaller)

THE TOMBS, shot over a five-week period at the end of 2016, was the first film allowed access to The London Tombs.

Director Brownlie commented: “We were incredibly privileged to be allowed to film there, considering this was the first time that the attraction has ever allowed third party photography of any kind to take place. It was an fantastic opportunity not to be missed.”

Synopsis:
A clutch of C-list celebrities and the tabloid press have gathered at The London Tombs to participate in a publicity stunt for a new horror movie being launched. They and the cast are to take part in a filmed challenge in which their task is to find the skull of notorious necromancer Robert White. The tour guide actors are on hand to make their mission as scary as possible.

Little do they know that deep in the bowls of the building something has awoken, and what starts as a night of frightful fun turns into one of intense terror when the evil entity starts stalking the claustrophobic halls of this maze of terror.

Some games just shouldn’t be played…

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Get ready for another look at Osgood Perkins’ hotly anticipated feature debut, The Blackcoat’s Daughter! A theatrical run will begin on March 31st. For now, though… dig on this new clip!

The film stars Emma Roberts (“American Horror Story”) and Kiernan Shipka (“Mad Men,” Carriers) with Lucy Boynton (Miss Porter), James Remar (“Dexter”), and Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber).

The Blackcoat’s Daughter is produced by Unbroken Pictures’ Adrienne Biddle and Bryan Bertino (The Strangers), Rob Paris’ Paris Film, Inc. (Everly), Zed Filmworks’ Rob Menzies, and Alphonse Ghossein of Go Insane Films. Carissa Buffel and Kevin Matusow are executive producing under their Traveling Picture Show (The Quiet Ones) banner along with 120dB Films’ Peter Graham and Steve Hayes as well as Arianne Fraser.

Synopsis:
A deeply atmospheric and terrifying new horror film, The Blackcoat’s Daughter centers on Kat (Shipka) and Rose (Boynton), two girls who are left alone at their prep school Bramford over winter break when their parents mysteriously fail to pick them up. While the girls experience increasingly strange and creepy occurrences at the isolated school, we cross cut to another story—that of Joan (Roberts), a troubled young woman on the road, who, for unknown reasons, is determined to get to Bramford as fast as she can.

As Joan gets closer to the school, Kat becomes plagued by progressively intense and horrifying visions, with Rose doing her best to help her new friend as she slips further and further into the grasp of an unseen evil force. The movie suspensefully builds to the moment when the two stories will finally intersect, setting the stage for a shocking and unforgettable climax.

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A new “video vignette” has arrived for the upcoming film Life, which you can check out right here.

Life arrives in theaters on March 24th from Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Ryan Reynolds star in the new film from Daniel Espinosa (Safe House, Child 44).

Synopsis:
Life is a terrifying sci-fi thriller about a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station whose mission of discovery turns to one of primal fear when they find a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.

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With “The Originals” set to return to The CW exactly one month from tomorrow, we knew it was just a matter of time before the show’s Season 4 artwork was revealed; and today TV Guide debuted it.  They also provided us with a handy reminder of where things stand…

At the end of Season 3, all of the Mikaelsons were incapacitated. Klaus (Joseph Morgan) is in a coma after being stabbed by Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) with the Tunde blade. Rebekah (Claire Holt) is cursed to become a ripper; Freya (Riley Voelkel) is poisoned; and both Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Kol (Nathaniel Buzolic) have been bitten with no cure for that bite. The latter four Mikaelsons have tied their souls in a spell so that they won’t wake until their brother does. In the meantime, Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) is on the road trying to find a cure for all of their ailments while Marcel has taken over New Orleans.

“The Originals” resumes on Friday, March 17th, which is one week following the series finale of “The Vampire Diaries.” There will be a time jump of several months when Season 4 begins.

About “The Originals”:
Family is power. The Original Vampire family swore it to each other a thousand years ago. They pledged to remain together, always and forever. Now, centuries have passed, and the bonds of family are broken. Time, tragedy, and hunger for power have torn the Original Family apart.

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The cast of the sequel to Jurassic World has grown by one… albeit a classy one! THR is reporting that James Cromwell has teamed up with the cast of Universal’s next dino-rific film.

He joins the previously announced Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Toby Jones, Justice Smith, Ted Levine, Rafe Spall, and Daniella Pineda.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, including whom Cromwell will be playing in the sequel to the 2015 hit.

J.A. Bayona is on board to direct with Frank Marshall producing along with Pat Crowley and Belén Atienza. Colin Trevorrow, who helmed Jurassic World, penned the script with his writing partner, Derek Connolly.

Trevorrow will also executive produce with Steven Spielberg. VP of production Sara Scott is overseeing production on behalf of Universal.

Universal has set June 22, 2018, as the release date.

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Like your entertainment on the darker side of the fence? Of course you do. That’s why you’re here. It’s also why we think you’re gonna dig this next flick called The Harrowing!

From the Press Release:
Legendary character actor Michael Ironside (Total Recall) and Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy) are joining Matthew Tompkins (Sicario) and John Hickman (Avengers of Justice) in The Harrowing, written and directed by veteran horror director Jon Keeyes and produced by Wolfclan Productions and Highland Myst Entertainment, filming in Dallas, Texas.

Actor Tompkins and director Keeyes are producing with James Cable, Carl Kirshner, and John Walpole. The film also stars Morgana Shaw (“Salem”), Damon Carney (Hellraiser: Judgement), and Arianne Martin (Drive Angry).

“We’re trying to push horror into some areas that haven’t been explored in a while,” shared director Keeyes. “The Harrowing is an intellectual horror movie that questions reality, explores the psychological and metaphorical meaning of demons, and yet entertains with a lot of great terror.”

Ironside plays Carl Logan, a jaded police lieutenant who must decide whether or not his officer is a killer. Vosloo plays Dr. Whitney, who runs a forensic hospital that’s conducting secret experiments on its patients. The film focuses on vice detective Calhoun, played by Matthew Tompkins, who is accused of the ritualistic murder of his best friend. Bent on finding the truth, he is plunged into Hell when he goes undercover and discovers that demons might be real. This is a hard-boiled thriller in the vein of genre classics Jacobs Ladder and Angel Heart.

Says Tompkins, “The idea of playing a rough-shelled, complex character like Ryan Calhoun, so damaged that reality begins to distort for him to the point that he begins to question his very identify, was fascinating. But to have two powerful actors like Michael Ironside and Arnold Vosloo on conflicting sides of the looking glass was thrilling… it kept me on my toes, and I think it will absolutely have the same disturbing effect on the audience.”

Wolfclan Productions and Highland Myst are currently releasing the celebrated festival hit Nightmare Box. Most recently released is the dramatic thriller Odd Man Out and the award-winning Mechanical Grave, with several projects currently in development. Jon Keeyes is a longtime horror director; his debut film is the cult classic American Nightmare.

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Comedian Jordan Peele teamed with Blumhouse Productions on his horror film Get Out, and right now we have a look at a pair of UK posters for ya! Dig ’em!

From the Press Release:
In Universal Pictures’ Get Out, a speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation.

Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, Sicario) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams, Girls), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy (Catherine Keener, Captain Phillips) and Dean (Bradley Whitford, The Cabin in the Woods).

At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined.

Equal parts gripping thriller and provocative commentary, Get Out is written and directed by Peele (Key and Peele) and produced by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum, as well as Sean McKittrick (Donnie Darko, The Box), Peele and Edward H. Hamm Jr. (The Box, Bad Words). The film also stars Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men series), Milton “Lil Rel” Howery (The Carmichael Show), Betty Gabriel (The Purge: Election Year), Marcus Henderson (Pete’s Dragon) and Keith Stanfield (Straight Outta Compton).

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We haven’t had a really good movie about the infamous Bermuda Triangle in years. That’s a shame too, because the legends surrounding this area are plentiful. As fans of the paranormal we’re elated to tell you that THR is reporting that none other than Sam Raimi is working on a new film about this hotbed of supernatural activity.

The director, best known for his Spider-Man and Evil Dead movies, is boarding the mystery thriller project set up at Skydance Productions.

Skydance has one of three Bermuda Triangle projects in development, with Universal and Warner Bros. also developing their own tales about the infamous patch of the Caribbean where planes and ships have inexplicably gone missing.

In such a competitive environment, all the companies are keeping their own takes super-secret for fear of letting out who or what is behind the disappearances. Even getting the directing gig was controlled: Prospective filmmakers had to go to Skydance’s offices just to read the script.

Plot details for this project are, of course, being kept submerged, but it is known that Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard, the co-writers on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, penned the script.

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In pre-EFM news we told you that the new alien invasion flick, Extinction starring Michael Pena was headed to Berlin’s big film dance, and now Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures has acquired the sci-fi thriller in a competitive bidding war.

Pena stars in the movie, from Good Universe and Mandeville Films, as a man trying to save his family from an alien invasion. Ben Young will direct.

Academy Award nominee Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out), Spenser Cohen (Moonfall), and Bradley Caleb Kane wrote the screenplay.

Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville will produce. Mandeville’s Alexander Young will executive produce, alongside Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe. Anna Halberg will serve as co-producer.

Exec VP of production Erik Baiers and creative executive Mika Pryce will oversee production for Universal. Erin Westerman will work on behalf of Good Universe.

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The CW just provided us with the official synopsis for the series finale of “The Vampire Diaries,” Episode 8.16, titled “I Was Feeling Epic,” and also announced that it will be preceded by the retrospective “The Vampire Diaries: Forever Yours.”

Read on for the details of both along with the teaser video for the finale the network released a few days ago in case you missed it. We already know Nina Dobrev will be back – what other tricks do they have up their sleeves? Tune in on March 10th to find out!

“The Vampire Diaries: Forever Yours” (airs 3/10/17, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT)
IT’S BEEN EPIC – After eight amazing seasons, “The Vampire Diaries” is coming to a dramatic and epic end. This one-hour retrospective features interviews with past and present cast members and guest stars, a conversation with executive producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, behind-the-scenes footage from the final season, and special moments from the past eight years.

“The Vampire Diaries” Episode 8.16 – “I Was Feeling Epic” (airs 3/10/17, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)
OLD FRIENDS – With the fate of Mystic Falls at stake, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) must fight their greatest enemy for one last battle. Julie Plec directed the episode written by Plec and Kevin Williamson.

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We’re a big bunch of softies here at the Who Goes There Podcast. We love our haomies, we love puppies, and cuddles and walks down memory lane. We also like a pinky in the ole’ fudge factory on occasion, but that’s irrelevant.

We’re taking one of those walks down memory lane with one of our good haomies ScarecrowOven to circle jerk all over 1987’s “mysterious hole in the backyard” flick The Gate! In addition, Jason’s out, Michael and Kenny are fuckin in! Waxworks wakes the beast, Fango folds, and fat folk make fabulous fucks! What?

Well John it’s been fun but I got to go. I have a date with a 6 year old boy and you have a date with death! It’s the Who Goes There Podcast episode 103!

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The Kickstarter campaign that we reported on for the Apocalypse Now survival horror game fell short of its goal, so the developers are instead raising funds to complete the project on its newly launched official website.

From the Press Release:
Ambitious Videogame Project Sets Sights on Crowdfunding Goal via Dedicated Platform With Deeper Connection To Development and Ongoing Project Updates

Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope and the team of game industry veterans developing the Apocalypse Now videogame adaptation have moved the project from Kickstarter to a dedicated platform at ApocalypseNow.com. The new platform will serve as a rallying point for the community and represents the team’s long-term commitment to both funding the project and sharing details of the development process.

ApocalypseNow.com will be an engaging space where fans and backers can get the latest updates, communicate with the team making the game and continue to support the project through the entirety of the game’s development cycle. The team will rely on this dialogue with the community to help them to create an Apocalypse Now game worthy of the motion picture in every way.

“We are making a unique interactive experience with the Apocalypse Now videogame — it’s like Fallout: New Vegas on acid in Vietnam,” said game director Montgomery Markland. “The Apocalypse Now team plans to raise $5 million to produce an authentic game that the people want to play.”

Through the new platform, the team making the game have created a long-term plan for the community to guide and influence the progress of Apocalypse Now. The development team will be able to entertain and engage with fans, and provide continuous entertainment culminating in the videogame release. The community will start receiving rewards shortly after successful funding and regularly over time.

ApocalypseNow.com will also be a virtual playground for fans, built around the narrative of the original motion picture. The Apocalypse Now community will see real-time updates on the game through posts, livestreams and group community events. Backers will directly communicate with the team through the premium site, creating a systematic and regular flow of conversation, updates and news.

Begin your mission at ApocalypseNow.com, and never get out of the boat.

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Terror Films has locked in a U.S. release date for the multi-award winning film Savageland, and to celebrate the film’s launch later this month, a clip has arrived.

Savageland is centered on the night of June 2, 2011. On this date, the largest mass murder in American history occurs in the off-the-grid border town of Sangre de Cristo, Arizona, just a few miles north of Mexico. The entire population of fifty-seven disappears overnight, and the next morning nothing is left but blood trails leading into the desert.

The film was co-directed by Phil Guidry, Simon Herbert, and David Whelan.

Savageland has swept the festival circuit, including being an official selection at the San Diego Comic-Con, the Independent Filmmakers’ Showcase, the Atlanta Horror Film Festival, and the NOLA Horror Film Festival – to name just a few.

The first phase of the release will begin on Friday, February 24th, on the following platforms: iTunes, Amazon Instant, Google Play/YouTube, Vudu, Xbox Live, Sony PlayStation, Vimeo on Demand, I Bleed Indie, and three Roku channels (Free Flix Tonight, 24-Hour Movie Channel, and Free Grindhouse Flix Tonight).

The company plans to expand the release in the coming months on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Hoopla, Cable VOD, DVD retailers, and others. Raven Banner Entertainment will handle the Canadian release on behalf of Terror Films. Those dates will be announced once they have secured placement.

The official poster and trailer will debut several days prior to the film’s February 24th release date. In the meantime enjoy this sneak peek, titled “Dead Alive!”

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