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Scream Factory will release Ouija on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on September 9 and Mama on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on September 30.

Featuring new artwork by Orlando Arocena, 2014’s Ouija is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision.

Produced by Blumhouse, Platinum Dunes, and Hasbro, Stiles White makes his directorial debut from a script he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Juliet Snowden.

Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, and Bianca A. Santos star.

Disc 1 – 4K Uhd:

Presented In Dolby Vision (Hdr-10 Compatible) Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, DTS-hd Master Audio 2.0 Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Director Stiles White Audio Commentary With Producer Brad Fuller

Disc 2 – Blu-ray:

Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, DTS-hd Master Audio 2.0 Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Director Stiles White Audio Commentary With Producer Brad Fuller The Spirit Board: An Evolution Icon Of The Unknown Adapting The Fear Ouija Theatrical Trailer Ouija: Origin of Evil Theatrical Trailer

A group of friends must confront their...

Alright, sweethearts, you heard the man and you know the drill. There have been plenty of documentaries about Aliens before, as anyone who has owned the beloved 1986 sci-fi sequel from James Cameron on its various formats can attest (some hardcore fans still insist the 1992 LaserDisc Special Edition release has never been bettered). But there has never been any documentary quite as extensive, expansive or exhaustive as Aliens Expanded, a title that lives heartily up to its name due to a near-five-hour runtime — not quite as long as an unusually long hypersleep, but not far off. It comes from writer-director Ian Nathan, who has literally written the book on the film.

As with 2019’s Memory: The Origins Of Alien, about Ridley Scott’s original film (also featuring contributions from Nathan), this aims to be the definitive take on a definitive genre classic. With a runtime like that, it is fair to...

Ian Nathan, author of Alien Vault, Terminator Vault, Stephen King at the Movies, The Legend of Mad Max, and books about filmmakers James Cameron, Ridley Scott, David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, the Coppolas, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and Clint Eastwood, is teaming up with Creatorvc, the production company behind documentaries like the In Search of Darkness trilogy, In Search of Tomorrow, and First Person Shooter to bring us a new documentary called Aliens Expanded, a 4-hour examination of writer/director James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens. Copies are available for pre-order through Aliens-Expanded.com, and they say if you get in your order before May 5th you’ll get your name in the credits. Digital copies are expected to be delivered in June, with physical copies shipping out in July.

Featuring interviews with Cameron, Aliens cast members Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Jenette Goldstein,...

Get ready for an exclusive inside look at a deadly conspiracy that shook Nashville to its core. When wealthy auto executive Erik Maund crossed paths with escort Holly Williams, he never imagined it would lead to murder. But when Williams’ partner, Bill Lanway, attempted to extort Maund, a chilling murder-for-hire plot unfolded, leaving two lives tragically cut short.

Join ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff as he delves into the gripping investigation, uncovering shocking surveillance footage and the FBI’s undercover sting that cracked the case wide open. In this two-hour special, you’ll hear from the detectives who spearheaded the investigation, FBI agents who orchestrated the takedown, and federal prosecutors who secured convictions.

Don’t miss exclusive interviews with those closest to the case, including Chad Brockway, brother of one of the convicted men, and Daniel Kash, a friend of a key player in the scheme. Plus, hear from friends...

Exclusive: Canadian streamer Crave has cast Lauren Collins and Megan Follows to lead a six-part short-form comedy, My Dead Mom.

The series follow Emmy, a woman questioning her life choices three years after her mother’s passing. It explores the complicated nature of grief through the filter of mothers and daughters.

Production has begun in production in Toronto, with Follows and Collins starring. Rounding out the cast are Rainbow Sun Francks (High Fidelity), David Reale (The Boys), Daniel Maslany (Murdoch Mysteries), Daniel Kash (Slasher) and guest star Matt Murray (In the Dark).

Synopsis reads: “Emmy wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail after her mother died, she was just really busy. But three years on now, her grief is catching up with her. As she questions her lipstick and life choices, her dead mother, Fern, pops into her life...

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 latest chapter of Slasher is well underway.

On Slasher: Ripper Episode 3, Basil (Eric McCormack) is on a mission to unmask the Widow.

In doing so, he realizes that someone from his rich inner circle might be responsible.

If the Widow taught us anything in the first two episodes of this Shudder and AMC+ drama, they are ready to dole out justice towards the elite.

As a result, people are dropping like flies, and it looks like Basil and his powerful friends are harboring a fateful secret about an event several years before.

In an exclusive clip shared with TV Fanatic, we see the extent Basil is willing to go to get answers.

He's not the nicest person, but he strikes me as the kind of person who will find answers easier than some other characters.

With power and influence, it's easier to get things done, but in the Slasher sandbox,...

We're only a day away from the two-episode premiere of Slasher: Ripper on Shudder and AMC+, and not only do we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers, but director Adam MacDonald (Pyewacket) provided us with some behind-the-scenes details!

Synopsis: "Slasher: Ripper takes the franchise back in time to the late 19th century and follows Basil Garvey (McCormack), a charismatic tycoon whose success is only rivaled by his ruthlessness, as he oversees a city on the cusp of a new century, and a social upheaval that will see its streets run red with blood. There’s a killer stalking the mean streets, but instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper, The Widow is meting out justice against the rich and powerful. The only person standing in the way of this killer is the newly promoted detective, Kenneth Rijkers, whose ironclad belief in justice may...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the thriller The Good Shepherd, which stars Christian Slater and is also known by the title The Confessor. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Lewin Webb from a screenplay by Brad Mirman, The Good Shepherd sees Slater taking on the role of a worldly and urbane priest who is forced to challenge his comfortable existence as an ecclesiastical spin-doctor when he comes to believe in the innocence of a young priest accused of murder. His only ally, a journalist, is also his former sweetheart…

Slater is...

A new season of the television anthology series Slasher – season 5, to be exact, which is also going by the title Slasher: Ripper – is set to premiere on the Shudder and AMC+ streaming services on April 6th. With that date now less than a month away, a trailer for the season has arrived online and you can check it out in the embed above. Poster art for Slasher: Ripper has also been unveiled, and you can take a look at that at the bottom of this article.

Slasher is a show that started out on the now-defunct network Chiller, then moved to Netflix for the second and third seasons, and then jumped over to Shudder for the fourth season (which happened to have genre icon David Cronenberg as a cast member). Now AMC+ has gotten in on the action as well for season 5.

Here’s the official synopsis for Slasher: Ripper,...

It's been a while since we've had a good horror series to capture our attention.

Our wait will soon be over, as Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, released a new trailer today, and it's pretty juicy!

The long-awaited return of a successful franchise is only weeks away with the arrival of Slasher: Ripper.

Slasher: Ripper debuts with a two-episode premiere on Thursday, April 6 on Shudder and AMC+ with new episodes rolling out weekly on Thursdays.

Slasher: Ripper takes the franchise back in time to the late 19th century.

It follows Basil Garvey, a charismatic tycoon whose success is only rivaled by his ruthlessness, as he oversees a city on the cusp of a new century, and a social upheaval that will see its streets run red with blood.

There’s a killer stalking the mean streets, but instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper,...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is the true crime “dramedy” Casino Jack, which first premiered in 2010 and stars Kevin Spacey as the title character. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by George Hickenlooper from a screenplay written by Norman Snider, Casino Jack has the following synopsis: A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.

Spacey is joined in the cast by Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston, Jon Lovitz, Rachelle Lefevre, Graham Greene, Ruth Marshall, Hannah Endicott-Douglas, John Robinson, Jason Weinberg, Spencer Garrett, Yok Come Ho,...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the Vietnam War drama The Veteran, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Sidney J. Furie from a screenplay by J. Stephen Maunder and John Flock, The Veteran was originally released in 2006 and is a follow-up to Furie’s 2001 film Under Heavy Fire, a.k.a. Going Back. This one has the following synopsis: Thirty years on from the Vietnam War, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to her father. Meanwhile,...

I can already hear the critics of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 8, but I think it's perfectly reasonable that gambling and poker are still a going concern in the 32nd Century.

And that casino's dragon hologram greeter is exactly what 32nd Century Vegas or Macau needs.

Mostly though, I appreciate that we're getting a glimpse at what that gap year with Book looked like for Burnham between Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 1 and Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 2.

While we start with the main players far apart in space and mission, there's a lot of landscape to admire as they set the stage.

On the political front, the whole "united front" bit from Vance is a pretty straight-shooting line for the well-spoken admiral.

I've always seen him more as a guarded mentor or guide, toeing that party line no matter his personal feelings, completely trusting in his higher-ups' judgment.

It...

Spoiler Alert: The following story contains details from the season finale of CBS and MGM Television’s Clarice.

On Thursday, Clarice came to the end of its first (and likely final) season, presenting resolution in the case of the Anacostia River murders, as well as signs of personal growth on the part of the titular FBI agent, and a couple of major deaths.

By the time finale, “Family Is Freedom” kicks off, ViCap has uncovered most of the dark secrets of Alastar Pharmaceuticals and its emotionally disturbed CEO, Nils Hagen (Peter McRobbie). Putting her career on the line to aid them in their investigation is Clarice’s fellow agent and best friend, Ardelia (Devyn A. Tyler), who is told by her boss to stay out of the matter, but refuses to do so.

While it’s clear by the beginning of Episode 13 that Hagen is behind the aforementioned murders, one...

Four teens summon a spirit as a joke that becomes all too real in Queen of Spades. Out now on VOD services (with a Blu-ray release on June 29th), we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now and we have details on a contest for Daily Dead readers!

"According to legend, an ominous entity known as the Queen of Spades can be summoned by performing an ancient ritual. Those brave enough draw a door and a staircase on a mirror, in darkness, and say her name three times. What happens next must be experienced to be believed. Four teenagers decide to summon the Queen of Spades as a joke. But they could never imagine the horrors this innocent prank has condemned them and their loved ones to. The evil entity won’t stop until she gets their souls."

Directed by Patrick White, Queen of Spades stars Ava Preston,...

“Son” To Premiere Exclusively On Shudder On July 8, 2021: "New York – June 1, 2021 – Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced that Son will be available exclusively to stream on the platform starting on July 8, 2021. As a Shudder exclusive, the platform will be the only subscription service that will carry the film in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (The Canal, Never Grow Old), Son stars Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (The Autopsy of Jane Doe), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island).

In Son, after a mysterious group breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasing psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts,...

Epic Pictures have released a trailer and poster for director Patrick White’s supernatural horror Queen of Spades – which stars Ava Preston, Daniel Kash, Kaelen Ohm, Eric Osborne, Jamie Bloch, Nabil Rajo, and Krista Marchand – and is based on a Russian take on the same mythos as Candyman.

The film, whose same story was told in the 2018 direct to DVD film Queen of Spades: Dark Rite, follows four teenagers that summon an ominous entity as a joke, not knowing what horrors lie ahead for them and their loved ones when the evil they’ve unleashed will stop at nothing to take their souls.

According to legend, an ominous entity known as the Queen of Spades can be summoned by performing an ancient ritual. Those brave enough draw a door and a staircase on a mirror, in darkness, and say her name three times. What happens next must be experienced to be believed.

"Queen of Spades, show yourself..." Epic Pictures Group has debuted an official trailer for an indie horror film called Queen of Spades, made by Canadian filmmaker Patrick White. The film is about the "ancient legend" of the Queen of Spades, who can supposedly be provoked by drawing a door and a staircase on a mirror, in darkness, and saying her name three times. An ominous entity known as the Queen of Spades can be called upon with this ancient ritual. Four teenagers decide to try it out and end up summoning the Queen of Spades, but they could never imagine the horrors that await them... She won't stop until she gets their souls. Of course not! She always needs more souls. The film stars Ava Preston, Daniel Kash, Kaelen Ohm, Eric Osborne, Jamie Bloch, Nabil Rajo, with Krista Marchand as the "Queen of Spades". This looks like a derivative mash-up...

The court is adjourned for In Contempt, Bet's legal drama series. The cable channel has cancelled the TV show which starred Erica Ash so there won't be a second season. THR was the first to report the cancellation.

Set in a New York legal aid office, In Contempt follows outspoken attorney Gwen Sullivan (Ash) as she deals with complicated cases. She works with quick-witted and egotistical lawyer Charlie Riggs (Christian Keyes) and gets advice from her stern father, Earl Sullivan (Richard Lawson), a former judge. Additional cast members include Daniel Kash, Megan Hutchings, Mouna Traore, Ronnie Rowe Jr., and Tobias Truvillion.

The Bet series debuted on April 10, 2018, and ran until June 12, 2018. There are 10 episodes.

Bet released the following statement: “At this time, Bet Networks will not be moving forward with a second season...

James Cameron's superb spacemen vs. monsters siege battle epic is back in a reissue with an extra collector goodie or two, still looking good on Blu-ray for its 30th Anniversary. And that heroine Ripley is still the most combat-worthy space cadet in the galaxy. Aliens 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Fox Home Entertainment 1986 / Color / 2:35 1:85 widescreen 1:37 flat full frame / 137, 154 min. / Street Date September 13, 2016 / 24.99 Starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Jenette Goldstein, Al Matthews, Mark Rolston, Ricco Ross, Colette Hiller, Daniel Kash, Cynthia Scott. Cinematography Adrian Biddle Film Editor Ray Lovejoy Original Music James Horner Written by James Cameron, story by Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill from characters by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett Produced by Gale Ann Hurd Directed by James Cameron

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I know I'm in a minority when I confess that I had little use...

Ramse can be irritating, sure, but at least this mission turned out to be worthwhile.

I am sure I'm not the only Monkeys' fan waiting patiently to learn Olivia's origin story. Man, did 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 10 deliver a fascinating timey-wimey tale for the Tall Man's little sister. It was simultaneously heartbreaking and unpredictable. 

With the coordinates to Titan ripped from the map, will Ramse go after the Witness alone? He better not kill anyone breaking out of the facility.

It was clear this was going to be another fast-paced installment. We learned on 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 9 that a German doctor "supposedly" knew the whereabouts of the Witness.

Well, this episode hit the ground running in Berlin 2016. That said, in true Monkeys fashion, Olivia was the last person I expected to see there. What was her connection to the mysterious doctor and that lab? We got the Tall Man's story, so...

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Aliens, we look at one of its very best performances - Lance Henriksen’s gentle android, Bishop...

When cinema-goers queued up to see Aliens in 1986, seven years had already passed since its predecessor, Alien. While a follow-up to the 79 hit had been discussed at Fox for years, it took James Cameron to finally bring it to fruition - and it’s fair to say that he created something far more than a typical sequel of the era.

Where franchises like Halloween, Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street largely followed the template established by the first film, Cameron attempted something vastly more ambitious: a continuation and expansion of Ridley Scott’s classic, a second chapter in its resourceful heroine Ripley’s story - one where she’s transformed from traumatised survivor to avenging warrior.

Much has been written about the brilliance of Aliens,...

The slayer of Xenomorphs, summoner of Pumpkinhead, and killer of Crystal Lake are coming to Minnesota this weekend for the 10th Annual Crypticon Minneapolis. Featured guests include Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Kane Hodder, and many more, along with a packed three-day schedule that aims to please attendees of "The Nightmare Before Halloween."

Officially kicking off this Friday night (following a special Thursday night screening of Harbinger Down, complete with a Lance Henricksen and Alec Gillis Q&A), Crypticon Minneapolis runs from October 23rd–25th at the Ramada Bloomington. Other special guests include Doug Jones, William Forsythe, Suzanna Leigh, Leslie Easterbrook, Gigi Edgley, David Naughton, and more.

Below, we have the complete Crypticon Minneapolis schedule (via Facebook). If you're heading to Crypticon, make sure to send us an email at Contact@DailyDead.com and we can catch up at the event. To learn more, visit:

http://www.crypticonminneapolis.com/index.html

"Friday Night Events!

A great weight was lifted from our shoulders when NBC renewed "Hannibal," but it's only getting heavier for Will as we head toward the season finale. First we (and Hannibal, it seems) have to get through next week's Episode 2.12, "Tome-Wan." Check out some photos and a promo.

As a bonus - two bonuses actually - more installments of the show's companion web series, "Post Mortem with Scott Thompson," have arrived so be sure to watch co-star Caroline Dhavernas discuss her character, her name, and Will Graham's irresistible flaws.

She's followed by cinematographer James Hawkinson talking about the show's signature look, how he breaks down a script, and shooting in northern light.

NBC also just released the synopsis for the Season 2 finale, Episode 2.13, "Mizumono," so we've included that as well if you'd like to know even more about what's coming. If you'd rather not, we've put it at the bottom...

Director/writer: Isaac Cravit. Cast: Annie Clark, Daniel Kash, Richard Clarkin, Steven Love and Alyssa Capriotti. Solo is a backwoods thriller, which was released late in 2013. The film primarily focuses on one character, Gillian (Annie Clark), and her overnight stay on an isolated island. Events take on a psychological element, when a stranger appears on the island. Solo is an indie feature with only a few characters. Still, there is suspense and a little mystery here as first time director Isaac Cravit delivers a compelling feature. A little more horror could have been introduced in this film, but Solo does deliver enough tension to warrant film fans' time. The film begins and ends with the protagonist, Gillian. She has hopes of becoming a camp counsellour. However, she must pass an initiation rite, which leaves her alone on an island for two nights. The situation gets a little stranger when Gillian...

Turns out being the offspring of a genetically-modified clone has its upsides - after being flattened by a speeding car last week, Sarah's sprog Kira (Skyler Wexler) makes a miraculous recovery as Orphan Black's final double-bill begins…

Except Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) doesn't believe in miracles and neither do we - does Kira possess some sort of healing ability or enhanced durability as a result of what's been done to her mother?

In the aftermath of the accident, Sarah has her sights set on Helena, while Tomas (Daniel Kash) has his sights set on Sarah - but he doesn't reckon on his unhinged clone-killer turning on him and soon Tomas is left cowering - brutalised and locked in the same cage where he once kept Helena…

With all this going on, episode nine 'Unconscious Selection' just has time to pack in one final humongous twist - possibly the biggest jaw-dropper...

One question dominates BBC Three's Orphan Black - who can be trusted? Each of the show's characters - from Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) to Paul (Dylan Bruce) to Olivier (David Richmond-Peck) - is telling lies or only sharing half-truths - and this week, in a double-bill, events grow ever more mind-frazzingly complex…

Paul, at least, is apparently on the side of the angels - or as close as this show gets. When he warns Sarah - over the phone - that Olivier knows the truth about her identity swap with Beth, he ends up captive, drugged and beaten.

To save Paul, Sarah forms an uneasy alliance with Helena - promising her information in exchange for rescuing her hunky beau - and the tail-sporting Olivier soon finds himself mutilated and confined to a hospital, where he's finished off by an agent of Aldous Leekie (Matt Frewer).

Leekie's end-game is still a mystery...

To get you over Hump Day, we have on tap an exclusive clip from the upcoming terror tale Solo, which is available now via YouTube. Check it out, and look for more on this one as it comes.

Isaac Cravit writes and directs. Annie Clark, Daniel Kash, and Richard Clarkin star.

Synopsis

17-year-old Gillian takes a job as a counselor at a remote summer camp. As part of her initiation, she must spend two nights by herself on the camp's island, an intimidating collision of rock and wilderness carved out of the lake, supposedly haunted by the ghost of a camper who disappeared suspiciously decades before. When Gilllian's "solo" is interrupted by a local man responding to a distress call, what was meant to be a peaceful time alone in nature devolves into something disturbingly different.

As her paranoia mounts, a horrifying secret is uprooted and Gillian finds herself in a desperate fight to survive.

With the crush of October news stories now in full swing, we've been remiss in letting you know that one of our favorite film fests, Toronto After Dark, kicked off last week; but to make up for it we have the full remaining lineup to share along with some early reviews!

The 8th annual Toronto After Dark film festival begin October 17th and runs through Friday, the 25th, at Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond Street West, in the heart of downtown Toronto. To see some early reviews of several of this year's films, click here for our Toronto After Dark 2013 archive.

Here's what's still to come, beginning Monday, October 21st:

Mon, Oct 21

Double Scene Points Night!

Fans can earn twice as many movie reward points on tickets tonight!

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Odd Thomas (USA) Canadian Premiere!

Based on the best-selling novel by Dean Koontz. In a California desert town, a young cook (Star Trek...

More Canadian distribution news has come in for the upcoming terror tale Solo, and we have it for ya right here! Check it out, and look for more on this one as soon as we get it.

From the Press Release

Indiecan Entertainment has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to Isaac Cravit’s debut feature length thriller Solo. Solo is written and directed by Cravit and produced by Chris Bennett and Robert Budreau for Lumanity Productions.

In Solo, a tense psychological thriller, Annie Clark plays a teenage girl who is terrorized when she spends two nights alone on a remote island as part of her camp counselor initiation.

La-based Continental Media acquired worldwide rights ahead of Cannes and sold the Us to The Orchard, who are partnering with horror specialist Shock Till You Drop on a late October release.

Solo was produced by Lumanity Productions in association with Gyro Park...

Solo Trailer. Isaac Cravit‘s Solo (2013) movie trailer stars Annie Clark, Daniel Kash, Steven Love, Alyssa Capriotti, and Sarah Emes. Solo‘s plot synopsis: “17-year-old Gillian takes a job as a counselor at a remote summer camp. As part of her initiation, she must spend two nights by herself on the [...]

Continue reading: Solo (2013) Movie Trailer: Annie Clark has to Survive The Island Alone...

Shock Till You Drop's first distribution release, Solo, has just released its first trailer. In the film, a new camp counselor must first spend two days in the wilderness as initiation. The trailer just backs up my stance that no good can come from camping!

Official synopsis: 17-year-old Gillian takes a job as a counselor at a remote summer camp. As part of her initiation, she must spend two nights by herself on the camp's island, an intimidating collision of rock and wilderness carved out of the lake, supposedly haunted by the ghost of a camper who disappeared suspiciously decades before. When Gilllian's "solo" is interrupted by a local man responding to a distress call, what was meant to be a peaceful time alone in nature devolves into something disturbingly different. As her paranoia mounts, a horrifying secret is uprooted and Gillian finds herself in a desperate fight to survive.

The first trailer for the upcoming terror tale Solo is out, and we have it for ya right here! Check it out, and add it to your list of reasons why you should never go camping again. No good ever comes from such activities!

Isaac Cravit writes and directs. Annie Clark, Daniel Kash, and Richard Clarkin star.

Look for more on this one soon!

Synopsis

17-year-old Gillian takes a job as a counselor at a remote summer camp. As part of her initiation, she must spend two nights by herself on the camp's island, an intimidating collision of rock and wilderness carved out of the lake, supposedly haunted by the ghost of a camper who disappeared suspiciously decades before. When Gilllian's "solo" is interrupted by a local man responding to a distress call, what was meant to be a peaceful time alone in nature devolves into something disturbingly different. As her paranoia mounts,...

Last week, ShockTillYouDrop.com and The Orchard announced a distribution deal that will make horror films available through all home video channels including digital and DVD. The trailer for their first film, the survival thriller Solo , is now online and can be watched below. Available on October 22, the film was written and directed by Isaac Cravit and stars Annie Clark ("Degrassi: The Next Generation"), Daniel Kash and Richard Clarkinold. In Solo , 17-year-old Gillian takes a job as a counselor at a remote summer camp. As part of her initiation, she must spend two nights by herself on the camp's island, an intimidating collision of rock and wilderness carved out of the lake, supposedly haunted by the ghost of a camper who disappeared suspiciously decades before. When...

Our friends over at Shock Till You Drop have entered into a multi-year distribution deal with The Orchard to acquire and distribute new horror films. The two companies will join forces, bringing The Orchard's global distribution network and Shock's expertise in genre to major digital distribution platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, Hulu, the Playstation Network, cable VOD, and even old-skool DVD formats.

The first four films picked up by the team are: Missionary, directed  by Anthony Diblasi (Dread), starring Dawn Olivieri, Mitch Ryan, and Kip Pardue; The Complex, a new film from Hideo Nakata the director of Ringu, The Ring Two and other critically-acclaimed and award-winning films; and two new thrillers from Continental Media - Solo, starring Annie Clark, Daniel Kash and Richard Clarkin, and Bela Kiss based on the famous true story of a Hungarian serial killer. 

Shock's YouTube channel is also part of the deal. Their commentaries and reviews...

Independent music, film and video distribution company The Orchard has teamed with horror film website Shock Till You Drop, owned by Evolve Media's CraveOnline, for a multi-year pact, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. As part of the agreement, the companies will acquire and market contemporary horror films through all home video channels, including digital and DVD. The first four horror films have also been acquired: Missionary, directed by Anthony Diblasi and starring Dawn Olivieri, Mitch Ryan and Kip Pardue; The Complex, directed by Hideo Nakata; SoLo, starring Annie Clark, Daniel Kash and Richard Clarkin; and Bela Kiss, based on

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The Orchard, a pioneering independent music, film and video distribution company and top-ranked McN, has entered into a long term marketing and branding relationship with horror film web publisher, ShockTillYouDrop.com (a division of CraveOnline and Evolve Media).  The multi-year global pact will see the companies combine their resources to acquire and market contemporary horror films through all home video channels including digital and DVD, beginning with the launch of the Shock Till You Drop YouTube channel. The Shock channel will feature two new hosted programs; one featuring host/comic Erin Darling.

The new partnership announces its first horror film acquisitions. Missionary, directed  by Anthony Diblasi (Dread), starring Dawn Olivieri, Mitch Ryan, and Kip Pardue; The Complex, a new film from Hideo Nakata the director of Ringu, The Ring Two and other critically-acclaimed and award-winning...

Whatever we were expecting about a show that features clones, we certainly were not expecting Orphan Black to whip out the twins card too. When Sarah’s (Tatiana Maslany) birth mother finally makes an appearance, it is not the fact that she was a mere surrogate that gets our attention, but rather the critical piece of information that she carried two babies to birth – she had twins. That’s right, that special bond between Helena and Sarah was more than just the clone DNA drawing them together, it was their twin-bond. The clever birth mother sought to protect the babies she carried, so she gave one to the state and one to the church. It probably seemed like a reasonable and safe option at the time. But years later, after seeing how Helena fared growing up under a radical devote regime through the church, that decision seems a bit dubious.

In last week’s episode “Entangled Bank” we saw Sarah, Cosima and Allison (all played by Tatiana Maslany) spiraling out in their lives. Cosima took a giant leap and seduced her monitor Delphine (Evelyne Brouchu), which only gave Delphine the perfect opportunity to snoop around and get a good look at Cosima’s notes on all the clones. Then Allison revealed that her and her husband Donnie (Kristian Bruun) were getting a divorce, which led to drunken binging and sleeping with her suspected monitor’s husband. And Sarah, trying to hold the clone club together, decided to enlist Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy) into the club and see what information she could provide. Unfortunately, little Kira (Skyler Wexler) bore the brunt of all the clones’ secrets when she happily took Helena’s hand for a walk, which ended tragically.

With the noose tightening around them, Sarah, Allison and Cosima were not exactly playing it safe.

The first bit of sales art for the upcoming terror tale Solo has arrived, and according to it women may never want to go camping again. Count us in with the chicks. Crappin' in the woods really sucks.

From the Press Release

Continental Media has nabbed the rights to sell the latest "girl in the woods" horror feature, Solo, which has just wrapped post-production and is already gaining traction with distributors, this May at Cannes.

Solo follows a teenage girl who is terrorized while spending two nights alone on a remote island as part of her camp counselor initiation. The film brings every girl's nightmare to the screen in an intimate utterly terrifying way.

Isaac Cravit writes and directs. Annie Clark, Daniel Kash, and Richard Clarkin star.

Look for more on this one soon!

Synopsis

When her summer job requires a qualifying "solo" camping trip, Gillian, a young and athletic teenager,...

Reviewed by Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com

Anything that has a “Guillermo Del Toro Presents…” tag above a film, be it horror or otherwise, I know I can get excited about because that man just has an eye for some bizarre and refreshingly original content and he hasn’t let me down yet.

Mama comes from the twisted minds of Andrés Muschietti and Bárbara Muschietti and is the result of Guillermo Del Toro discovering their 2008 short film Mamá and being so impressed by it that he helped the duo develop a feature film around the concept with bigger toys to play with in the sandbox.

I could begin this sentence by going into the plot and setting up the storyline for you all, but Mama is one of those horror films where you are best going into blind and discovering plot details for yourself and even beginning to describe how this...

From Academy Award nominated actress Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, The Help) comes the pulse-pounding tale of one mother's twisted love in Mama. Brought to life by Academy Award nominee Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and also starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones), Mama will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on May 7, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Also available on Digital Download on April 23, 2013.

Mama is the haunting tale of two little girls who vanish without a trace from their suburban neighborhood the day that their parents were killed. But when the young sisters are found alive years later in a decrepit cabin, their uncle (Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Chastain), take them in. As they try to introduce the children to a normal life, Annabel begins to wonder if the traumatized girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home or if...

Andres Muschietti is in talks to helm an adaptation of Josh Malerman's upcoming novel Bird Box for Universal.

Plot details are few, but we do know that the story will be set in a post apocalyptic time and centers on a woman and two children that make their way down a river. The studio is currently searching for a writer.

Josh Malerman is the front-man to a Detroit based pop rock band, which formed back in 2000. His novel will be published in 2014. Andres Muschietti most recently direct Mama, which brought in over $97 million worldwide.

Scott Stuber, Christopher Morgan and Barbara Muschietti will be producing. No production date has been released.

Mama was released January 18th, 2013 and stars Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash, Javier Botet, Jane Moffat, Morgan McGarry. The film is directed by Andres Muschietti.

Universal Pictures is eyeing Mama as a potential franchise, with early discussions under way about making a sequel to director Andres Muschietti's horror-thriller.

Here's what Universal Studios International president David Kosse had to say about a potential follow-up.

"We think there's potential for a Mama franchise. We'd like to do another one. But those conversations are in the early stages. Mama is the first of this type of model that we've had enormous success with so there are more opportunities for this kind of film."

The model he is speaking of is the Universal Studios International co-production with Barbara Muschietti's company Toma 78, where the project was reconceived as an English-language Canadian-Spanish co-production. Universal had initially planned on making the film a Spanish-language production.

Mama has earned an impressive $89.2 million worldwide, with $68.2 coming from the U.S. The movie has yet to open in 43 key territories, such as UK,...

Film: "Mama"; Actors: Jessica Chastain, Nicolaj Coster-Waldau, Daniel Kash, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nelisse, Director: Andres Muschietti; Rating: ** - not so terrifying.

Stretched from an exciting three-minute short film of the same name, "Mama" the feature film, is not in any way exciting. It neither has a complicated story, nor is it a very serious film. It starts off with great expectations, but does not sustain the excitement as it progresses. Nevertheless, it has its moments of weirdness and creepy visual effects.

It is set during the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2008. The film starts off with Jeff, a.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Guillermo Del Toro seems to put his name on just about everything these days – some great, some not so great – but here’s a film from a hot up-and-comer who definitely deserves the rub. Adapting his 3-minute short of the same name, Spanish director Andres Muschietti is able to craft a slick if unoriginal mood piece that delivers a few eerie thrills and benefits massively from the stirring presence of Jessica Chastain in the lead role.

The film opens as a man named Jeffrey, sent into an irreparable tailspin by the 2008 financial meltdown, hits rock-bottom, deciding to kill himself and his two young daughters, Victoria and Lilly. However, fate has other plans; a mysterious unseen entity saves the girls from sure death while disposing of their father.

Five years later, Jeffrey’s brother Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is still searching for his nieces with the help of his girlfriend,...

Universal Pictures' horror-thriller Mama took the top spot at the box office last weekend, taking in an impressive $28.1 million. The studio has released an intriguing behind-the-scenes video that shows fans how Mama herself came to life. This motion test reveals actor Javier Botet's unorthodox movements that, combined with prosthetics, makeup, and CGI hair, brought this creepy character to the silver screen in director Andres Muschietti's captivating thriller.

Mama - Movement Test

Mama was released January 18th, 2013 and stars Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash, Javier Botet, Jane Moffat, Morgan McGarry. The film is directed by Andres Muschietti.

Directed by: Andrés Muschietti

Written by: Neil Cross, Andrés Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti

Featuring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Jane Moffat, Daniel Kash

Like most horror fans, I await any film with Guillermo del Toro's name attached to it. The man knows and loves the genre and has a deep respect for its fans. So, because del Toro is "presenting" the new film Mama, I went in wanting to love it. But the flick is so bloated with pointless scenes, superficial characters and cheap jump scares, it never generates any sense of suspense or fear.

Mama is set during the recent stock market collapse, after Jeffrey (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), whose firm is suffering heavy losses, shoots several people at his office. He flees to the home of his estranged wife, kills her and drives off with their two daughters, Victoria and Lilly.

On an ice-covered mountain pass, Jeffrey loses control of the car,...

Director: Andres Muschietti Writer: Andres Muschietti Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nelisse, Daniel Kash, Javier Botet Guillermo Del Toro has, by now, established an Mo for the projects he attaches himself to: children face the unknown through contact with sometimes insidious, sometimes benevolent supernatural beings, generally with dark results. Mama, produced by Del Toro and written and directed by newcomer Andres Muschietti, gets the formula right in a refreshingly beautiful horror film. In Mama, the children in question are two girls, Victoria (Megan Charpentier) and Lily (Isabelle Nelisse) who are abandoned in a snowy cabin. They survive five years in the wilderness through the protection of a magnanimous spirit that they call “Mama.” But when the girls are discovered and rendered into the care of their uncle, Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his less nurturing girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain), Mama shows itself to be far less kind-hearted at...