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The ‘Zombies 4’ cast at a table read (Disney/Matt Klitscher)

Filming has begun on Zombies 4 (working title) with Milo Manheim returning as Zed the zombie, Meg Donnelly back as cheerleader Addison, Kylee Russell returning as zombie Eliza, and Chandler Kinney reprising her role as Willa the werewolf. Joining the supernatural fun are Lisa Chappell (McLeod’s Daughters) as Eldress and Jonno Roberts (La Brea) as Commander Bright.

Additional newcomers to the franchise include Swayam Bhatia (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers) as Vera, Julian Lerner (The Wonder Years) as Ray, and Mekonnen Knife (Joe vs. Carole) as Vargas. The threesome are described as new mysterious supernatural monsters.

Malachi Barton joins as Victor and Freya Skye is playing Nova.

“The franchise’s fourth installment follows Zed and Addison as they embark on a road trip the summer after their first year of college,” reads Disney Branded Entertainment’s synopsis. “As adventures unfold,...

Exclusive: Production is officially underway on Zombies 4 (w/t) in New Zealand with stars Swayam Bhatia (Disney’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers) playing Vera; Julian Lerner (ABC’s The Wonder Years) as Ray; and Mekonnen Knife (Joe vs. Carole) as Vargas—all characters are new mysterious supernatural monsters.

Lisa Chappell (McLeod’s Daughters) and Jonno Roberts (La Brea) also join the cast in new adult roles as Eldress and Commander Bright, respectively.

The “Zombies” franchise’s fourth installment follows Zed (Milo Manheim) and Addison (Meg Donnelly) as they embark on a road trip the summer after their first year of college. As adventures unfold, they unexpectedly discover the warring worlds of Sunnyside and Shadyside and come into contact with Nova (Freya Skye), Victor (Malachi Barton), Vera, Ray and Vargas on their summer travels. Zombies, werewolves and aliens alike are shocked by the meeting of two new supernatural groups.

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‘McLeod’s Daughters’ (Photo credit: Millennium Pictures).

Posie Graeme-Evans, co-creator of the Nine Network drama McLeod’s Daughters, is working on a feature film spin-off with producer Sue Clothier and screenwriter Emma Jensen.

Screen Tasmania is funding the early development of McLeods of Drovers Run, scripted by Jensen and produced by Graeme-Evans and Clothier.

Based on an origin story by Graeme-Evans, the plot sees tragic, unfinished business that begins in 1850s Scotland at the ancestral home of the McLeods return to haunt the present day family.

The logline reads: “In the end, family is all we have when the past will not die. That’s a good thing. Right?”

Graeme-Evans is convinced there is still a huge appetite for the McLeod’s franchise. Currently screening on Stan, the series won the Meaa’s The Great Australian Binge vote for Australia’s most favourite show.

A McLeod’s Daughters reunion attended by cast members Bridie Carter,...

Stars: Blake Northfield, Kendal Rae, Lisa Chappell, Helmut Bakaitis, Jake Ryan, Goran D. Kleut, Anna Demidova, Jim Robison, Miyuki Lotz, Madison Haley, Fiona Press | Written by Dee McLachlan, Rena Owen | Directed by Dee McLachlan

Joining the long list of haunted house flicks is Australian offering Out of the Shadows from Dee McLachlan. The director’s last feature was 10Terrorists in 2012 (with a couple of episodes of Wentworth inbetween). Has this long gestation period allowed for a horror masterclass? Read on to find out!

Our plot revolves around Detective Eric Hughes (Blake Northfield) and his heavily pregnant wife Katrina (Kendal Rae) the couple find themselves taking residence in a former midwifery with a dark past whilst Eric attempts to unravel the truth behind a grisly murder. As spooky events transpire, we’re left to question whether Katrina mental state is beginning to unravel or if she is truly the victim of...

The film stars Goran D Kleut (Gods Of Egypt), Jake Ryan (The Great Gatsby).

UK-based Evolutionary Films has sold Australian horror thriller Out Of The Shadows to China (Virtual Cinema) and North America (Blue Fox Entertainment).

Evolutionary Films has also taken UK rights and is planning to release the film day-and-date in that territory when Blue Fox Entertainment releases it in North America.

The film was previously represented by Kaleidescope Film Distribution and the company retains rights to the territories they already sold, but the rest were given to Evolutionary Films before Cannes last year.

Directed by Dee McLachlan, the...

Tagline: "They come from the darkness." There are a number of haunted houses in horror films, of late. Out of the Shadows, from Bronte Pictures, was shot in Australia. It has already been released in this country. In the film, a pregnant woman moves into her dream home. But, a stranger is living just down the hall. Now, Kat (Kendal Rae) must uncover this shade's past, or lose herself to insanity. As well, the film stars: Goran D. Kleut (Alien: Covenant), Lisa Chappell and Jake Ryan. A trailer for the film was released in October. Now, the film's official artwork is hosted here, for fans of haunted house thrillers. It is hard not to think of Terror Film's The House on Pine Street (2016), when watching the trailer for Out of the Shadows. Both films deal with a very pregnant woman and a strange haunting. Also, both films have haunted cribs...

Today’s film is the 2007 short Crossbow. The film stars Cy Standen, Lisa Chappell, and Joel Edgerton, and is written and directed by David Michôd. Michôd first came to the attention of filmgoers with the 2010 film Hesher, which he co-wrote, and garnered acclaim in the international film community for his feature filmmaking debut Animal Kingdom. His newest feature, titled The Rover, opened in limited release in American theatres this weekend.

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This week's roundup of DVD releases include fan favorites from TV, a scarred comic book antihero, the next installment of The Lost Boys, the requisite creature features, a Roger Corman set, and SyFy's apocalyptic view of the world. Also, don't forget to check out the soundtrack from the hottest vampire TV show right now (well, there's only one playing currently) at the very end of this list.

While waiting for your orders to arrive by mail, you can always catch up on Camera Obscura for free with our Episode 1-7 episodes & recap or watch the newest episodes on Dailymotion. You can also learn all about creature making from our Q&A With Camera Obscura's FX Maestro Jeff Farley.

On with the list....

Jonah Hex

Directed by Jimmy Hayward

Out of the pages of the legendary comics and graphic novels steps Jonah Hex (review), a scarred drifter and bounty hunter...

Coffin Rock was shot in Adelaide, south Australia and this ninety-two minute thriller has recently been picked up by IFC Films for 2010 distribution. The film involves a mentally disturbed man (Sam Parsonson) who just cannot let go of the woman he loves, Jess (Lisa Chappell). Unfortunately for Evan Jess is married to Rob (Robert Taylor) and things get off to a rocky start in this chilling violent threesome. An exact IFC release date is forthcoming, for now check out the full trailer and synopsis courtesy of Bankside Films.

The synopsis for Coffin Rock:

"In a remote fishing town, happily married Rob and Jess have been trying to have a baby for three long years and she is becoming desperate. In a drunken mistake, she sleeps with Evan, a young stranger come to town whose interest in her borders on the obsessive. The day she discovers she is pregnant, Jess'...

Fango has learned that IFC Films has grabbed another pair of fear features from overseas, to premiere on the company’s video-on-demand platforms ahead of eventual DVD release. These titles join IFC’s growing lineup of upcoming genre titles, which also includes such recent acquisitions as Nicolas Winding Refn’s brutal Viking film Valhalla Rising and Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher’s zombie opus La Horde.

New to the IFC roster are the Australian chiller Coffin Rock (pictured) and the Spanish production Paintball. Coffin Rock, written and directed by Rupert Glasson, is about a young married woman (Lisa Chappell) who drunkenly sleeps with a stranger; when she becomes pregnant, the one-night stand begins a psychopathic campaign to prove the baby is his. Robert Taylor, Sam Parsonson and The Cars That Ate Paris’ Terry Camilleri co-star. In Paintball, directed by Daniel Benmayor from a Mario Schoendorff script, a group of contestants...

Tina Mabry's "Mississippi Damned," an independent American production, won the Gold Hugo as the best film in the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival, and added Gold Plaques for best supporting actress (Jossie Thacker) and best screenplay (Mabry). It tells the harrowing story of three black children growing up in rural Mississippi in circumstances of violence and addiction. The film's trailer and an interview with Mabry are linked at the bottom.

Kylee Russell in "Mississippi Damned"

The win came over a crowed field of competitors from all over the world, many of them with much larger budgets. The other big winner at the Pump Room of the Ambassador East awards ceremony Saturday evening was by veteran master Marco Bellocchio of Italy, who won the Silver Hugo as best director for "Vincere," the story of Mussolini's younger brother. Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Filippo Timi won Silver Hugos as best actress and actor,...

Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever!

How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.

Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.

UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.

The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.

The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!

Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)

Main Programme - Empire 1

# Thursday 27 August

18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...

The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film 4 FrightFest has released what could very well be one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place August 27th - August 31st, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!

If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!

Main Programme - Empire 1

Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.

95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009

Melissa George...

Auckland Theatre Company in association with the Court Theatre presents The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan, adapted by Ross Gumbley. 12 February - 07 March 2009 They say there are no more heroes. They haven't met Richard Hannay yet. Director: Ross Gumbley Starring: Lisa Chappell, Stephen Papps, Cameron Rhodes Design: Tony Geddes, Elizabeth Whiting, Brad Gledhill Four fearless actors play 139 roles in 100 madcap minutes in this inventive adaptation of John Buchan's classic British spy thriller.

David Lightfoot, the producer of Wolf Creek and Rogue , is overseeing production on the thriller Coffin Rock . Written and directed by Rupert Glasson, here making his feature debut, Coffin introduces us to Rob and Jess, a couple struggling to conceive a child. In a weak moment, Jess winds up sleeping a stranger named Evan and later learns she's pregnant. Her guilt turns to horror as Evan begins a terrifying transformation from stalker to psychopath, determined to prove paternity of the child and claim Jess as his own. Bankside Films, the film's worldwide sales rep, describes the film as a cross between Fatal Attraction and Cape Fear . Robert Taylor of Rogue stars alongside Lisa Chappell ( Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ) and Sam Parsonson. Coffin Rock is due...

The new Australian thriller Coffin Rock, from producer David Lightfoot (whose credits include Wolf Creek and Rogue) and his Ultrafilm company, was deep into postproduction when Fango got a word in with ultra-busy Ayisha Davies. Having served as 2nd unit production manager on Rogue and produced several shorts (including one called The Bloody Sweet Hit), Davies is excited to talk up Coffin Rock, her first feature as producer.

Starring Lisa Chappell (seen in several episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journies), Robert (Storm Warning) Taylor and Sam Parsonson, Coffin Rock is about “a married woman who’s so desperate for a child that she sleeps with a stranger in a drunken mistake,” Davies tells Fango. “The young stranger’s claims to paternity then turn out to be quite deadly.”

Davies goes on to describe Coffin Rock, which is also the feature debut of its writer/director Rupert Glasson, as “a kind...