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To kick of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2024, ‘Twas The Date Before Christmas is a new, original rom-com, starring Amy Groening and Robert Buckley.

The movie reveals just how far a single woman will go to get her family to continue a holiday tradition. Read on to learn more about the movie’s plot and its cast, and watch a teaser trailer.

‘Twas The Date Before Christmas on Hallmark Channel Photo: Mimi Kuzyk, Sean Cullen, Robert Buckley, Amy Groening, Patrice Goodman Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Peter Stranks

According to TV Insider, ‘Twas The Date Before Christmas tells the story of Jessie (Groening), who wants to stop her family from canceling the Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics. To do so, she tells the family she is bringing a date to the long-standing family tradition.

Meanwhile, she meets Bryan (Buckley) on...

Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas 2024 is kicking off with ‘Twas The Date Before Christmas. This stars Amy Groening and One Tree Hill alum Robert Buckley. How far will a single woman go to get her family to continue their holiday traditions?

Here are all the details about this holiday romcom that is sure to start the holiday off right.

Photo: Robert Buckley, Amy Groening Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Peter Stranks What Is Hallmark’s ‘Twas The Date Before Christmas About?

‘Twas The Date Before Christmas kicks off Countdown To Christmas What is this Hallmark Christmas movie about? According to TV Insider, “To prevent her family from canceling the Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics, Jessie lies and says she’s inviting a date to the long-standing holiday tradition.”

“She meets Bryan on a dating app, and he agrees to spend the holiday with her and her family. As Jessie and Bryan engage...

I have an opinion: "Slasher" is better than "American Horror Story."

Maybe that's not so controversial to say in 2023, when the popular horror anthology series created by Ryan Murphy hasn't had a good season in almost five years, and hasn't had a great one in over 10. "AHS" premiered in 2011, the same year that the sci-fi/technology-run-amok anthology series "Black Mirror" premiered. Curiously, though "Black Mirror" was just as popular, and was covered as furiously as "AHS" was in its prime, its influence on subsequent sci-fi visions seems to have jumped mediums to film. One can imagine pressing play on a new season of "Black Mirror" and watching films like "Ex-Machina," "The Circle," and "Vivarium," were a few minutes shaved off each.

"AHS," however, spawned a veritable renaissance in horror anthology series, from HBO's "Room 104," to Hulu's "Castle Rock," to Syfy's "Channel Zero." Before "AHS," you'd have to...

The Slasher franchise is evolving.

The latest chapter in the thrilling anthology is headed to Shudder, and we have our first deadly look.

Premiering August 12 on Shudder, Slasher: Flesh & Blood follows a wealthy but dysfunctional family that gathers for a reunion on a secluded island only to learn they’ll be pitted against one another in a cruel game of life and death, all while being stalked by a mysterious masked killer.

Nothing is what it seems, and no one is safe as the tension- and the body count- ratchets up.

As with the past installments of the series, Slasher: Flesh & Blood will combine elements of traditional murder mystery with the intense horror and bold kills that audiences have come to expect.

The trailer is perfect, showing a family invited to the island with the aim of winning deadly games to inherit the family fortune.

It's a compelling hook,...

"This is unnatural, we gotta tell someone." "No, we can't!" "Why not...?" "Because they'll take it away from us!!" Time to catch up with this clever sci-fi short film titled Burnt Grass, which originally premiered in 2014 at the Toronto Film Festival. Thanks to a bump from Short of the Week, it's now available to watch on YouTube. Alex Paxton-Beesley and Christopher Jacot star as Sally & Jack, a young couple in the city, discover a strange phenomenon in their backyard that duplicates organic life. Sally quickly envisions its wild possibilities, while Jack suffers its consequences. This almost reminds me of the duplication machine in The Prestige, but with entirely different consequences. If you're intrigued by cloning, this is a must watch short. Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this. Brief description from YouTube: "Sally and Jack, a young couple in the city, discover a strange phenomenon in...

The world of Slasher is not dead yet.

Shudder announced today that it has teamed up with award-winning production company Shaftesbury to make a new eight-episode installment of the hugely popular horror series.

Slasher: Flesh & Blood will stream exclusively on horror platform Shudder in the US, Australia, and New Zealand in 2021.

Shudder will also be the streaming home for Flesh & Blood in Canada, the UK and Ireland following its linear premieres in those countries.

The series will be broadcast exclusively on Hollywood Suite in Canada.

Production is already underway in Ontario, Canada.

"Slasher: Flesh & Blood follows a wealthy but dysfunctional family gathering for a reunion on a secluded island," reads the official logline.

"Their old wounds and competitive rivalries flare up when the family realizes a masked killer is on the island, intent on cruelly picking them off one by one."

Slasher: Flesh & Blood will combine elements of traditional murder...

Exciting news has come in from Shudder, revealing that David Cronenberg will be starring in the latest installment of Slasher. Titled Slasher: Flesh & Blood, the series will head to Shudder in 2021:

New York, NY – November 12, 2020 – Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it has teamed up with award-winning production company Shaftesbury to make a new eight-episode installment of the hugely popular horror series, Slasher. Hailed by Bloody Disgusting as “top-notch horror storytelling”, Slasher: Flesh & Blood will stream exclusively on horror platform Shudder in the US, Australia and New Zealand in 2021. Shudder will also be the streaming home for Flesh & Blood in Canada, the UK and Ireland following its linear premieres in those countries. The series will be broadcast exclusively on Hollywood Suite in Canada. Production is underway now in Ontario, Canada.

Slasher: Flesh & Blood follows a wealthy but dysfunctional family gathering...

Scanners and Videodrome director David Cronenberg is to star in a new series of horror anthology Slasher for AMC streaming service Shudder.

The streamer has ordered a new eight-episode instalment of the series, which has run for three seasons on platforms including Chiller and Netflix.

Slasher: Flesh & Blood, produced by Canadian production company Shaftesbury, will air exclusively on Shudder in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand in 2021 with second window runs in the UK and Ireland and Canada, where it will first air on Hollywood Suite. Production is underway now in Ontario, Canada.

Slasher: Flesh & Blood follows a wealthy but dysfunctional family gathering for a reunion on a secluded island. Their old wounds and competitive rivalries flare up when the family realizes a masked killer is on the island, intent on cruelly picking them off one by one.

Cronenberg, who has acted in other projects including Jason X,...

"Our next contract's a big one..." Neon has finally debuted a full-length official trailer for the uber-violent sci-fi horror film Possessor, the latest film from filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg (son of the iconic David Cronenberg). Everyone loved the teaser for this a few months ago. It first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to quite a bit of buzz, only allowing 18+ to watch it because of graphic sex, nudity, and violence. And it seems they'll be releasing an "Uncut" version - using that buzz as marketing. Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. The thriller stars Andrea Riseborough, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton, Christopher Abbott, Kaniehtiio Horn, Rossif Sutherland, Christopher Jacot, and Hanneke Talbot. I still think the first teaser trailer is better,...

"Interface is active." Neon has revealed the first teaser trailer for the uber-violent, freaky new sci-fi horror film Possessor, the latest film from filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg (son of the iconic David Cronenberg). This premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to quite a bit of buzz, only allowing 18+ to watch it because of graphic sex, nudity, and violence. Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. Andrea Riseborough stars in this, along with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton, Christopher Abbott, Kaniehtiio Horn, Rossif Sutherland, Christopher Jacot, and Hanneke Talbot. It's a very strange film, the best way to describe it is to say it's kind of like Avatar as a horror film. If this teaser intrigues you, then keep an eye out for this. Here's...

"Reindeer are jerks! They've always been jerks..." Screen Media Ventures has released an official trailer for a cute animated kids movie titled Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer, made by animation studio Awesometown Entertainment based in Toronto. The fun holiday movie is about Elliot, a small but determined miniature horse, who travels to the North Pole to compete for a spot alongside the famous reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh. Against all odds, Elliot and his friend Hazel the goat set out to prove that no dream is too big when you believe in yourself. They've been teaching this lesson to kids for generations now. Josh Hutcherson voices Elliot, and the full voice cast includes Samantha Bee, Morena Baccarin, John Cleese, Martin Short, Jeff Dunham, Christopher Jacot, Jean Yoon, plus George Buza as Santa. This looks super duper, extra cheesy with all the toppings, created as ideal holiday entertainment for anyone with young kids.

Netflix is cutting Slasher anytime soon. The streaming service just announced they've renewed the TV show for a third season.

The second season of the anthology horror series centers on a shuttered summer camp, which has been taken over by an “intentional community.” Now someone — or something — hellbent on revenge, is targeting the members of this secretive group. The cast includes Leslie Hope, Paula Brancati, Jim Watson, Christopher Jacot, Joanne Vannicola, Jefferson Brown, and Dean McDermott.

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Get your scream on with these new frightful stories from today's Horror Highlights! Screambox's "13 Screams of Halloween" kicked off this past Friday the 13th and will continue until the big day. Also: Netflix's Slasher Season 2 details, Scream Factory's latest Blu-ray releases, a trailer for Sightings, details for the immersive experience Apartment 213, Grimmwood, and Party Bus From Hell.

Details on "13 Screams of Halloween" from Screambox: Press Release: "Los Angeles, Calif. (October 12, 2017) Screambox, the leading streaming service for hardcore horror fans, is celebrating the Halloween season with a fun treat: 13 new fan-favorite films will be released completely free for streaming on any device from Friday the 13th of October through Halloween, October 31st. Even more thrilling, these top-rated, terrifying titles are exclusive to Screambox -- true horror lovers won’t find these films on any other major streaming service, including Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime.

“It’s been a great year for Screambox,...

Vulture Watch Are there any survivors? Has the Slasher TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Netflix? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Slasher, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?    What's This TV Show About? A horror anthology streaming on the Netflix paid subscription platform, each season of Slasher tells a new horror story. The first season aired on Chiller in the Us and Super Channel in Canada. Season two is titled Slasher: Guilty Party and stars: Leslie Hope, Paula Brancati, Jim Watson, Christopher Jacot, Joanne Vannicola, Jefferson Brown, Dean McDermott, Lovell Adams-Gray, Kaitlyn Leeb, Rebecca Liddiard, Melinda Shankar, Sebastian Pigott, Paulino Nunes, Madison Cheeatow, Ty...

Network: Chiller, Netflix. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: March 4, 2016 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Leslie Hope, Paula Brancati, Jim Watson, Christopher Jacot, Joanne Vannicola, Jefferson Brown, Dean McDermott, Lovell Adams-Gray, Kaitlyn Leeb, Rebecca Liddiard, Melinda Shankar, Sebastian Pigott, Paulino Nunes, Madison Cheeatow, Ty Olsson, Simu Liu, Katie McGrath, Brandon Jay McLaren, Wendy Crewson, and Steve Byers. TV show description: A Canadian horror anthology from creator and showrunner Aaron Martin, each season of the Slasher TV show tells a new story. The first season, Slasher: The Seven Deadly Sins, focuses on Sarah Bennett, (McGrath), a young woman who returns to her hometown. There, she winds up in the midst of a series murders --...

Time flies through open wormholes. Syfy's quirky Eureka TV series premiered on July 18, 2006, when the NBC-Universal cable channel was still known as "Sci-Fi." Created by Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia, the comedy-drama starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Joe Morton, and Chris Gauthier is set in the top secret Pacific Northwest town of Eureka.A company town, Eureka is dedicated to scientific achievement and plagued by experiments gone awry. The Eureka TV show was cancelled after five seasons. Its TV series finale episode 5.13, "Just Another Day," aired four years and two days ago, on July 16, 2012.The Eureka TV show cast also includes: Jordan Hinson, Niall Matter, Ed Quinn, Debrah Farentino, Tembi Locke, Christopher Jacot, Kavan Smith, Felicia Day, Matt Frewer, Trevor Jackson, Jaime Ray Newman, and Vanya Asher.Among Eureka's notable guest stars...

If a character is going to return to a show, he may as well do it in a big way.

So it was for Chris (Travis Milne) in "What I Lost," Thursday's (Aug. 15) episode of ABC's "Rookie Blue." His visit to Toronto with his family initially revealed an even-more-fun side of Andy and Nick (Missy Peregrym, Peter Mooney), who played with Chris' young son Christian at a park playground, but things turned very serious very fast.

As the former undercover partners started to have a conversation about whether to embark on a personal relationship, they were distracted by a woman's cry for help after her companion collapsed. Nick and Andy ran to the rescue -- and when Andy returned, Christian was gone.

Oliver (Matt Gordon) began to lead the investigation, but Andy didn't deal well with suddenly being cast in the role of victim. And upon his arrival at the scene,...

A man gets onto the subway train at the last moment. Ellie (Sydney Park) gives up her seat to him. It was apparent it wasn't really a man since he had effeminate features! Another man gets up and questions what's in the cigar box and asks if he remembers him, cos he knows him. They get off at the next stop where a struggle ensues and the old man is killed. Flack (Eddie Cahill) bets Mac (Gary Sinise) coffee that this'll be the best Cs he'll have for the entire week. Hawkes (Hill Harper) gives Flack the pleasure of asking Mac what his age is. Hawkes answers in his 30's and he's actually a she. Flack prefers his coffee, black with no sugar. Mac should know how he has his coffee by now, mustn't he. Oops, may be my bad, they usually meet for drinks not coffee, ha. There's no ID on the Vic,...

At the end of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring I remember being awestruck for two reasons. One it was a cinematic experience to behold and I had just beheld it; it was refreshing and exhilarating. The second feeling was a pang of instantaneous remorse when the first name sprawled across the scene for the end credits.

“That’s it?! What?! No! More!”

I had just sat through a 3 hour film which had left me wanting more. I was not and am not an avid Tolkien fan and even resented the man slightly going in to the film. By the end, Peter Jackson had made us amiable acquaintances. That’s what a good film does, it draws you in to a new world, makes you feel and then spits you back out with little pieces of it still attached to your mind. Keep that in mind: I...

America’s fascination with the scared straight routine has long since run its course, but that doesn’t mean the shock tactics involved don’t still carry some weight. Boot Camp tells a story inspired by true events about the “correctional facilities” that still exist across the world, nestled away in countries whose laws don’t have as much red tape as those in the good ol’ U.S. of A. These boot camps aren’t mini-Guantanamo Bays, their clientele never conspired to fly a plane into a building; the people being held here are problematic teenagers whose parents have run out of options and just don’t know what else to do. If you’ll believe it, there are in fact camps like this in the world and their purposes aren’t far off from what you’ll see in this thriller starring Mila Kunis – but the film’s...

MGM Home Entertainment is set to release the 2007 psychological suspense thriller "Boot Camp" on Unrated DVD on August 25.

"Boot Camp" stars former "That '70s Show" star Mila Kunis as Sophie, a rebellious teenager who gets sent to a high-tech "tough love" rehabilitation program for troubled teens called Camp Serenity on a remote island in Fiji. The facility turns out to be a penitentiary-style boot camp where teenagers are brutalized and brainwashed.

Also starring are Gregory Smith, Peter Stormare, Christopher Jacot, Tygh Runyan, Colleen Rennison, Regine Nehy, and Grace Bauer.

The Unrated DVD, in widescreen format, will be available for .98 on August 25.

Summer TV doesn't have a lot of jewels, but the show SciFi is using to relaunch itself as SyFy sparkles like a logic diamond in a coal mine. The quirky little town of Eureka is where the government keeps the coolest toys - forget Area 51, that's for tourists.

Since the earliest part of the 20th century, the idyllic little town of Eureka has been the haven for the best and the brightest America has ever had. They invented the atomic bomb decades before WWII.  Teleportation? Got it. Cloaking device? How do you think they hide the town from us? Clean fusion power? Even the town diner, Cafe Diem, has a fusion reactor powering its freezer. 

Vincent (Chris Gauthier)

Cafe Diem is the excuse we're going to use to provide a little coverage of this little gem of a show.  That diner is the social center of the town of Eureka,...