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Exclusive: Filming is underway in Oklahoma on comedy-horror Horrified starring Julie Benz (Dexter) as a down-on-her-luck scream queen who returns to the horror convention circuit for fast cash.

The comeback veers off course when she finds herself up against a pig-masked killer from her old franchise weaponizing her cult legacy against her friends and fans, forcing her to confront past demons and fight for survival in a blood-soaked slasher showdown.

Jason Behr (The Grudge), Allison Dunbar (Yellowstone), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) and Aimeé Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) have joined previously announced cast members Benz, Busy Philipps (Mean Girls), Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Jim Rash (The Way Way Back).

The movie is the feature debut of writer-director Michael Zara.

It is being produced by Randy Wayne and Talia Bella under their production company Rebellium Films; Michael Zara and his production company Ghost Bunni, in association with arts charity, Art of Elysium,...

Julie Benz made her screen acting debut in the 1990 Dario Argento / George A. Romero anthology film Two Evil Eyes, appearing in the Argento half of the movie. Since then, she has racked up almost 100 additional credits, appearing in Satan’s School for Girls, Roswell, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Supernatural, Rambo, Saw V, Punisher War Zone, Desperate Housewives, Locusts: The 8th Plague, Dexter, 8Mm 2, Defiance, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, Havenhurst, Hawaii Five-0, V.C. Andrews’ Heaven, Foster Boy, Gold Digger Killer, 9-1-1: Lone Star, and Love, Victor, among many other things. Now, Deadline reports that Benz has signed on to star in the horror comedy Horrified, where she’ll be playing a down-on-her-luck scream queen.

Joining Benz in the cast are Busy Philipps (Mean Girls), Ron Perlman (Hellboy), and Jim Rash (The Way Way Back).

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With memorable roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Dexter,” and Saw V, Julie Benz has earned the tile of scream queen — and now she’s playing one in Horrified.

Deadline reports that Benz will star alongside Busy Philipps (“Freaks and Geeks”), Ron Perlman (Hellboy), and Jim Rash (“Community”) in the meta horror-comedy.

The film sees a down-on-her-luck scream queen return to the horror convention circuit for fast cash, only to find the pig-masked killer from her old franchise weaponizing her cult legacy against her friends and fans, forcing her to confront past demons and fight for survival in a blood-soaked slasher showdown.

Due to shoot this summer, the film marks the feature debut of writer-director Michael Zara (“Major Crimes”). Adam Biddle (Crank) will serve as cinematographer.

“The idea for Horrified came to me over 12 years ago while I was attending a Midwest horror convention, so finally seeing it become...

Exclusive: Julie Benz (Dexter), Busy Philipps (Mean Girls), Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Jim Rash (The Way Way Back) are to star in horror-comedy Horrified.

The film will see a down-on-her-luck scream queen (Benz) return to the horror convention circuit for fast cash, only to find the pig-masked killer from her old franchise weaponizing her cult legacy against her friends and fans, forcing her to confront past demons and fight for survival in a blood-soaked slasher showdown.

The project, which is due to shoot this summer, marks the feature debut of writer-director Michael Zara, a writer on three seasons of TNT drama Major Crimes.

Pic is being produced by Randy Wayne and Talia Bella under their production company Rebellium Films (40 Dates and 40 Nights) alongside Zara and his production company Ghost Bunni, in association with arts charity Art of Elysium, Eb Studios, and producer Daniel Hall.

Executive producers are Julie Benz, Busy Philipps,...

The American Civil War provides a landscape of ready-made horror, a canvas of human cruelty that needs no supernatural embellishment. Resurrection Road begins on this familiar, blood-soaked ground. It presents Barabbas, a man who escaped the shackles of slavery only to find himself in the chains of the Union army, imprisoned and facing a court-martial.

His racist commanders present him with a choice that is no choice at all: lead a small unit of Black soldiers on a suicide mission into the Arkansas mountains or face the hangman’s rope. The objective is to silence the guns of Fort Defiance, a Confederate stronghold from which no Union soldier has ever returned. His reward for success is the oft-promised, seldom-delivered dream of 40 acres and a mule.

The film establishes a grim bargain, where freedom is a commodity to be earned through impossible odds, hinting that the cannons and rifles of the...

Signature Entertainment has announced it has acquired the U.K., Irish and Latin American rights to horror “The Beldham” from the Coven.

The feature is produced by Talia Bella (“Cottonmouth”), Angela Gulner (“The Summoned”), Mark Meir (“The Summoned”) and Randy Wayne (“Cottonmouth”), and is written and directed by first-time feature director Angela Gulner (“Binge”). The film stars Patricia Heaton (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), Corbin Bernsen (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”), Katie Parker (“The Fall of the House of Usher”) and Emma Fitzpatrick.

“The Beldham” had its worldwide premiere at Sitges Intl. Film Festival 2024, and also played at Filmquest, where Gulner won best director and Heaton won best supporting actress.

The film follows single mother who moves in with her own mother to renovate a fading suburban farmhouse. Soon, she finds herself haunted by a threatening presence who seems to have designs on her infant child.

The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment...

Exclusive: Under the radar rom-com 40 Dates and 40 Nights has wrapped production in Houston, with cast including Bailee Madison (Pretty Little Liars), Joel Courtney (The Kissing Booth), Annie Potts (Ghostbusters), Jai Rodriguez (Bros) and Luxy Banner (The Get Together).

The story revolves around Leah Jones (Madison), who is navigating the challenges of dating. Gigi (Potts), her grandmother, bets her a full year’s rent if she can prove love isn’t out there after 40 consecutive dates.

Andy Delaney directs from a script inspired by true events from Sarah “Howie” Howard. Vance Howard is executive producer for Lucky Number 8 Productions. The film is a co-production between Lucky Number 8 and Rebellium Films (Cottonmouth), produced by Randy Wayne and Madison, with co-producers Sandler Weinberg and Sarah Howard.

Supporting cast includes Jack Schumacher, Eric Nelsen, Bethany Geaber, Mia Challis, Sterling Knight, Mark Hapka, Jeremy Culhan and Randy McDowell.

Vance Howard stated: “When I read the script for 40 Dates,...

Exclusive: Joel Courtney (Kissing Booth), Celeste O’Connor (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Charlie Evans (Leave The World Behind), Josh Macqueen (Surviving Summer) and Amelie Zilber (Grown-ish) are set to star in sci-fi thriller Uap, which is due to begin filming in Spain on November 11.

Uap follows a group of childhood friends celebrating their reunion during the 4th of July weekend at an idyllic vacation house when an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or Uap, crash-lands nearby.

First-time feature filmmaker Mason Howard is directing from a script he wrote. Randy Wayne and Talia Bella are producing under their Rebellium Films (Wild Indian) banner. Also producing are Bull’s Eye Entertainment (Crash) and Spanish firm Al Fin De Todo Aie.

Producer Tom Nunan said: “Every generation has its Alien, its E.T., its Ex Machina. My hope and aim is to help Mason make Uap into a culture-shifting, super-thrilling, and momentous milestone of a movie, that handsomely shows off his amazing idea,...

The Coven has boarded Patricia Heaton-led horror The Beldham from Wicked Myth Films and heads to Cannes with worldwide sales rights.

Angela Gulner’s feature debut follows single mother Harper played by Katie Parker (The Fall Of The House Of Usher) who moves in with her own mother (Heaton) to renovate a fading suburban farmhouse.

Before long, Harper finds herself haunted by a threatening presence that seems to desire her infant child. Inspired by folklore about the Beldham, an old hag that feeds on the souls of the young, the film blurs the lines between myth and the true...

The Flood cast showcases a mix of seasoned actors with fresh faces, led by Casper Van Dien and Nicky Whelan. Director Brandon Slagle's 2023 film follows a group of prisoners and guards battling alligators amid a hurricane in Louisiana. Characters like Russell Cody and Sheriff Jo Newman bring depth to the story as they navigate survival and unexpected alliances.

The Flood cast features an interesting mix of familiar faces and lesser-known actors. The 2023 creature feature film is directed by Brandon Slagle, known for The Dark Avengers and Subject 87. The Flood focuses on a group of prisoners and guards trapped amid a hurricane in Louisiana. Due to the flood, a bus transporting prisoners to their intended location is redirected to a nearby sheriff's station. An uprising by the prisoners takes a disastrous turn when they realize that the flooded streets are infested with hungry alligators, eager for their next prey.

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You never know who’s really following you. That’s the premise behind new Shout! Studios horror movie Model House, and Bloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting the trailer today.

The film is being billed as “a potent blend of terror, suspense, and home-invasion genres,” and Shout! Studios is bringing Model House to select theaters and Digital on April 5.

Step inside the Model House below for a sneak peek…

Written and Directed by Derek Pike, Model House follows five swimsuit models shooting a lucrative swimwear campaign at a waterfall one hundred miles north of Los Angeles.

The client has put them up in a secluded house for the weekend, which is referred to in the fashion industry as a “model house,” Over the course of the first night, the models document nearly every move, including their vulnerable location to their millions of social media followers. Before they know it, two intruders break into the house.

So far in the history of “killer bear” cinema, only Grizzly Park opens with an excerpt from The Bible. As “The Children Destroyed by Bears” goes (without getting too deep into other interpretations), a pair of bears mauled many kiddos after they insulted God’s prophet. The absurdity of such a tale would naturally lead to a movie just as, if not more inane. However, who or what exactly is pulling the strings in Tom Skull’s one and only directed feature is not so clear, at first. Is this fuzzy destroyer acting of its own free will, being manipulated by a human, or is there really an omnipotent force meting out bizarre retribution for naughty youths? In a movie as oddball as Grizzly Park, not a single one of those notions would be considered unsuitable.

After setting up a threat not of the bear persuasion — professional animal trainer Jeff...

The stars of The Dukes of Hazzard haven't shut the door on the television series getting rebooted.

Originally airing for seven seasons on CBS between 1979 and 1985, The Dukes of Hazzard followed the Duke family, which included cousins Bo (John Schneider), Luke (Tom Wopat), and Daisy (Catherine Bach). All three reunited with fellow cast members Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), Jeff Altman (Hughie Hogg), and Rick Hurst (Deputy Cletus Hogg) for a recent appearance at Gallatin Comic-Con in Tennessee. Per Fox, Bach addressed how much love the cast members still have for one another, adding that a potential reboot or even a reunion special is possible.

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The Dukes of Hazzard stars Catherine Bach, John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Byron Cherry, Jeff Altman, and Rick Hurst reunited this weekend at the 2023 Gallatin Comic Con in Gallatin, Tn.#weretalkingcountry #dukesofhazzard #GallatinComicCon #CatherineBach #JohnSchneider #TomWopat pic.twitter.com...

Exclusive: You and The Haunting Of Bly Manor star Victoria Pedretti, Jurassic World star Judy Greer, and Mad Men actor Rich Sommer have joined the cast of coming-of-age movie The Book Of Jobs, which is due to start principal photography tomorrow in Tulsa and Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Newcomer Abigail Donaghy (Bupkis) is joining in the lead role of “teen Claudia”, with Lola Flanery (The 100) also joining the previously announced Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts).

The movie follows a girl growing up in Silicon Valley in the shadow of Steve Jobs’ triumphant return to Apple, and his outsized influence on her imagination, ambitions and relationships.

Written and to-be-directed by Kayci Lacob, Pedretti joins the cast in the role of “adult Claudia”, alongside Greer as Claudia’s mother, and Sommer as the father.

Tom Nunan is producing for Bull’s Eye Entertainment. Talia Bella and Randy Wayne are executive-producing for Rebellium Films alongside Matthew Shreder...

Exclusive: Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts) is attached to co-star in dramedy The Book Of Jobs, which Concourse Media is handling for world sales.

Tom Nunan, founder of Bull’s Eye Entertainment and executive producer of Best Picture Oscar winner Crash, and The Illusionist, has started prep on the movie, which is due to start production next month in California and Oklahoma. The film was granted a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement in August.

Described as a rite of passage film, the story follows a girl growing up in Silicon Valley in the shadow of Steve Jobs’ triumphant return to Apple, and his outsized influence on her imagination, ambitions and relationships. Ambudkar co-stars as ‘Mr. Shine’, an off-beat mentor who guides the obsessive millennial. Additional casting is being firmed up.

The movie will mark the feature debut of Kayci Lacob who writes, directs and produces alongside Nunan.

The producers are working with Tava Sofsky...

While the writers are back at developing projects, film and TV productions have not yet returned in full swing with the actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, still on strike. There are a few projects that have been given the go-ahead to start principle photography during this time with a waiver from SAG-AFTRA. This includes a Kevin Smith film titled The 4:30 Movie, as well as some projects from M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter, Ishana, Sam Raimi and Mel Gibson. According to Deadline, a western starring Ron Pearlman and Esai Morales titled, Cottonmouth, has also started production in Oklahoma with a waiver.

The film stars an ensemble featuring actors Martin Sensmeier, from Westworld, Ron Perlman known for Hellboy, Esai Morales, who can recently be seen in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Eric Nelsen, seen in Paramount+’s 1883, Jonathan Sadowski from Chernobyl Diaries, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, who can be seen in Peter Pan & Wendy, James Landry Hébert,...

Exclusive: Western thriller Cottonmouth entered production last week in Oklahoma after receiving a SAG interim agreement.

Cast includes Martin Sensmeier (Westworld), Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Esai Morales (Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning), Eric Nelsen (1883), Jonathan Sadowski (Chernobyl Diaries), Alyssa Wapanatâhk (Peter Pan & Wendy), James Landry Hébert (1883), and Kimberly Guerrero (The Glorias).

Brock Harris (Wild Game) is directing from a script he wrote alongside Jared Bonner.

Set in 1895, the film follows friends Ed and Frank (Sensmeier and Sadowski) who become brutal enemies in Oklahoma frontier territory when a rivalry develops over a woman (Wapanatâhk) who is set to inherit a prominent saloon. After a bounty hunter (Nelsen) makes Ed disappear to a tortuous prison run by a sinister warden (Perlman), he must learn the ways of an outlaw from a prison-mate (Morales) to escape and exact his revenge.

Pic is being produced by Randy Wayne and Talia Bella under their production company Rebellium Films,...

Distributor plans multi-platform release in 2024 starting with theatrical.

Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to the thriller Model House from Concourse Media as the latter continues talks with international buyers in Toronto.

Music video veteran Derek Pike, who has worked with the likes of XXXTentacion, Wiz Khalifa, and Aloe Blacc, directed the story of five swimsuit models staying in a secluded house who fight to stay alive when intruders hold them captive and extort money from their social media followers.

Model House stars Cory Anne Roberts (America’s Next Top Model), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween), Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3), Chris Zylka...

It’s Gators vs Jailbreakers! To celebrate the DVD release of Casper Van Dien and Nicky Whelan’s action thriller The Flood, we have a couple of copies up for grabs!

Assault on Precinct 13 meets Alligator in the action thriller The Flood, which sees Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass) trying to control a jail filled with dangerous convicts, a torrential storm, and a horde of hungry alligators. A rip-roaring, action-packed ride, The Flood is a must-watch for fans of nerve-shredding creature features Meg, 47 Feet Down, and Black Water Abyss.

Written and directed by Brandon Slaglel (Battle for Saipan), the film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D), and Randy Wayne (Hellraiser: Judgement), and features some seriously scary reptiles who are keen to snack on some caged convicts.

A daring jailbreak during a ferocious storm gets complicated when a horde of giant, hungry alligators interrupt the escape attempt.

Nail biting thriller The Flood is out now on Digital Platforms and DVD.

Assault on Precinct 13 meets Alligator in the action thriller The Flood, which sees Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass) trying to control a jail filled with dangerous convicts, a torrential storm, and a horde of hungry alligators.

Written and directed by Brandon Slagle (Battle for Saipan), the film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D), and Randy Wayne (Hellraiser: Judgement), and features some seriously scary reptiles who are keen to snack on some caged convicts. A rip-roaring, action packed ride, The Flood is a must-watch for fans of nerve-shredding creature features Meg, 47 Feet Down, and Black Water Abyss.

Synopsis: A daring jailbreak during a ferocious storm gets complicated when a horde of giant, hungry alligators interrupt the escape attempt.

The Flood is available on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon,...

Is there anything more entertaining than when a man wrestles with an alligator? The answer, of course, is no. And thankfully, we have an exclusive clip of just such a battle, as man named Big Jimbo fights an alligator in a new clip for the new action horror flick, The Flood. Coming courtesy of Lionsgate and Saban Films, and led by Starship Troopers star Casper Van Dien, The Flood finds a group of people at the mercy of many a giant, CGI alligator after a hurricane. Check out our exclusive clip from The Flood above.

“After a massive hurricane floods Louisiana, it unleashes a threat even deadlier than the rising water level: a relentless horde of giant hungry alligators,” the official synopsis for The Flood reads. “When a group of in-transit prisoners and their security guards seek shelter in a local prison, they become prey for the flesh-eating attackers. To survive,...

Directed by Brandon Slagle, The Flood will be available in theaters, On Demand, and on Digital beginning Friday, July 14th. Saban Films' latest creature feature follows a group of in-transit prisoners who fall prey to a horde of alligators after a hurricane floods the police station. If they hope to survive the attack, the police and convicts must set aside their differences and work together to fend off the hungry beasts.

Daemon Hillin serves as The Flood's producer and has worked on several other films within the horror genre. Some of his most recent works include Maneater, The Long Night, and Hellblazers. Casper Van Dien, Nicky Whelan, Louis Mandylor, Randy Wayne, Ryan Francis, Devanny Pinn, Kim DeLonghi, and Mike Ferguson make up the main cast.

Related: Casper Van Dien & Nicky Whelan Face An Alligator In The Flood Horror Movie Clip

Daemon Hillin chats exclusively with Screen Rant about teaming...

Saban Films has released the official trailer for the alligator horror movie The Flood. Starring Casper Van Dien, Nicky Whelan, and Louis Mandylor, The Flood is a story about prisoners and security guards working together to survive when they seek shelter in a jail that's been overrun with rising waters and hungry gators. The film hits theaters, digital, and on demand outlets on July 14, and you can get an early look now by watching the new trailer below.

The film looks like a fun time for fans of eco-horror, and in particular, gator-based horror films. The official synopsis for The Flood is as follows:

"After a massive hurricane floods Louisiana, it unleashes a threat even deadlier than the rising water level: a relentless horde of giant hungry alligators. When a group of in-transit prisoners and their security guards seek shelter in a local prison, they become prey for the flesh-eating attackers.

"We're all going to get eaten alive!" Yes, yes they probably will. Saban Films has revealed the trailer for an action horror movie called The Flood, another of these junky direct-to-video B-movie horror flicks that seem to be popping up all the time now. It's from the same bad filmmaker who also made Battle For Saipan, also with Casper Van Dien, who is back again for this one. A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana. Yes, this is the alligators-in-a-prison movie, if anyone wants to watch. Starring Casper Van Dien, Nicky Whelan, Louis Mandylor, Devanny Pinn, Ryan Francis, Randy Wayne, and Kim DeLonghi. This does not seem worth anyone's time or money - steer clear of this one, folks. There are plenty of other better giant alligator / croc movies to watch instead: Sewer Gators,...

Just yesterday, we shared the news that the “nature run amok” horror thriller The Flood is going to receive a theatrical, VOD, and digital release on July 14th, courtesy of Saban Films. With the release date so close, we knew a trailer would be available soon – we just didn’t expect it to be this soon! The trailer for The Flood is now online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Brandon Slagle (Attack of the Unknown) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers), this project could be described as “Crawl meets Assault on Precinct 13”. Here’s the synopsis: A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana.

The film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn...

Following in the tradition of fun “nature run amok” horror thrillers like Alligator, Crawl, and that black sheep known as Alligator II: The Mutation, director directed by Brandon Slagle (Attack of the Unknown) is set to bring us the “Crawl meets Assault on Precinct 13” mash-up The Flood – and Saban Films has announced (via Action-Flix) that they will be giving the film a theatrical, VOD, and digital release on July 14th!

Scripted by by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers), The Flood will tell the following story: A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana.

The film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn (Battle for Saipan), and Randy Wayne (Hellraiser: Judgment).

Daemon Hillin produced The Flood, with Amy Covell co-producing. The list of executive producers includes Mark Boot,...

After racking up more than a decade of acting credits, Angela Gulner – who has been in the genre films Take Back the Night, Dead in the Water, and The Summoned, as well as a season 3 episode of the Netflix series Glow – is making her feature directorial debut with the psychological horror thriller The Beldham, which is currently filming in Oklahoma. Deadline reports that The Beldham stars Patricia Heaton of Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle, as well as Corbin Bernsen (City on a Hill), Katie Parker (The Midnight Club), Emma Fitzpatrick (The Collection), and Hannah Reese (Baby Money).

Described as being “about mother-daughter relationships”, The Beldham sees Heaton taking on the role of Sadie, a fierce caregiver determined to protect her family from a monstrous presence that threatens to tear them all apart.

Gulner wrote the screenplay for the film and is producing it with Mark Meir for Wicked Myth Films,...

Exclusive: Patricia Heaton (Carol’s Second Act) has signed on to star in The Beldham, a new psychological horror-thriller about mother-daughter relationships, marking the feature directorial debut of actress Angela Gulner (Glow).

Others set for the Gulner-penned indie, which is currently in production in Oklahoma, include 2x Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Corbin Bernsen (City on a Hill), Katie Parker (The Midnight Club), Emma Fitzpatrick (Take Back the Night) and Hannah Reese (Baby Money).

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The film has Heaton playing Sadie, a fierce caregiver determined to protect her family from a monstrous presence that threatens to tear them all apart. Mark Meir...

Few setups and storylines have been explored and exploited more in the horror genre than the team of paranormal explorers contacting the other side and being confronted with their skeptical beliefs being confirmed wrong. From “The Legend of Hell House” to “Grave Encounters” and its sequel, “Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary” to the celebrated South Korean effort “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum“, to an entire franchise of TV shows based around “Ghost Hunters” performing this around the world, this concept is a huge part of the genre with entries being found around the globe. This Malaysian Barnstorm Entertainment-Brando Studios co-production, from director Brando Lee and starring a slew of recognizable American actors and actresses, arrives as a new entry in the style on October 7 from Outsider Pictures.

Led by troubled medium Jules (Fiona Dourif), her friends Mattie (Jordan Belfi), Wolf (Randy Wayne), Ben (Harris Dickinson), and Annie (Thao Nhu Phan), an American television crew of paranormal investigators,...

Outsider Pictures has announced that the supernatural horror film Don’t Look at the Demon, starring the Chucky franchise’s Fiona Dourif, will be getting a theatrical release in over 100 theatres across the United States and Canada this Halloween season, beginning on October 7th. Along with this announcement comes the unveiling of a trailer for the film, and you can check that out in the embed above.

Directed by Brando Lee from a screenplay by Alfie Palermo (based on Lee’s story), Don’t Look at the Demon has the following synopsis:

Led by the troubled medium Jules (Dourif), an American team of paranormal TV investigators go to the home of a couple who claim to have experienced inexplicable, threatening disturbances. Delving into the mystery, they encounter possessions and apparitions more terrifying than any they’d witnessed before – actual contact with the other side. As the cameras roll and bodies are possessed,...

Fiona Dourif is back in “Chucky” Season 2 this Halloween, and Dourif will also be starring in the indie horror movie Don’t Look at the Demon. We’ve got the trailer for ya today.

We’ve learned that Don’t Look at the Demon will be released in 100+ theaters in the United States and Canada on the road to Halloween, arriving in select theaters on October 7, 2022.

From Outsider Pictures, watch the official trailer below.

In the film, “Led by the troubled medium Jules (Fiona Dourif), an American team of paranormal TV investigators – along with Harris Dickinson, Jordon Belfi (Entourage), and Randy Wayne (Dukes of Hazard: The Beginning) – go to the home of a couple who claim to have experienced inexplicable, threatening disturbances. Delving into the mystery, they encounter possessions and apparitions more terrifying than any they’d witnessed before – actual contact with the other side.

“As the cameras roll and bodies are possessed,...

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A Thousand Little Cuts opens with a longish take of Anne jogging as a pop song plays in the background. Then, without warning, it switches to a brief clip of what seems to a sexual assault. And then we’re at the hospital where Anne is being asked if she’ll be all right.

As if that isn’t confusing enough instead of an answer we cut to Anne her job where her boss blows off for a meeting with her. She picks up her friend Kiara for a wine and bitch session only to walk in on her boyfriend Greg with another woman. Only then do we realize she’s talking to a psychiatrist Dr. Atlas.

If all of that sounds rather confusing, that’s because it is.

Nominees for the 12thAnnual Indie Series Awards were revealed Wednesday during a special episode of Serial Scoop Now hosted by actor and entertainer Jo Weil.

Anacostia and The Bay led the pack with 15 nominations each. They are joined in the Best Drama Series category by Arthur, Capital Roar, For the Record, Incompleteness, My Pride and Purgatory.

The comedies were led by The Amazing Gayl Pile: Last Resort with 14 nominations. They are joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him), Cady Did, Cam_Girlfriend, Claire-ity, The Communist's Daughter, Reality Sets In and Searching for Sylvie.

The growing audio fiction genre was added to the ceremony this year. The nominees for Best Audio Series are Around the Sun, Clutch: Chapter 3, Earth Eclipsed, Jack and Lou: A Gangster Love Story, The Ol' Timey Spectral Hour and Silva Lining's Care Plan.

A record number of submissions...

Stars: Michael Jai White, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Tom Berenger, Patrick Kilpatrick, Victoria Pratt, Chuck Zito, Gillian White, Randy Wayne | Written and Directed by Scott Windhauser

Cops and Robbers stars Michael Jai White as a hostage negotiator who plays a high stakes game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber. As the two men learn each other’s identity, they realise they have a shared past, as estranged brothers do, with scores and grudges to be settled…

Can Micheal Jai White ever get a break? The man had obvious skills, both in acting and martial arts, which we’ve seen in a myriad of his previous films. However lately he seems to have become stuck in a rut of appearing own small cameo roles in films or playing cop roles that don’t show off his skillset. Even when he does get to kick some ass his performance seems stifled.

It's not a trippy '60s flashback. Vanessa Hudgens took to Instagram this weekend and posed for the mirror in a suit that takes fans back to when she was robbing restaurants to pay for her spring break vacation ala Spring Breakers. The Pucci design and colors coupled with a matching headscarf would make it hard to pick her out of a Woodstock line-up. However, her fans can't take their eyes off her rock hard abs. Captioned, "Loves a set."

It's nice to see Vanessa Hudgens squeezing in time for some R&r, because she has been quite a busy woman. She has to keep those vocal chords in shape when she's singing the national anthem for the Phoenix Suns before Game 5 of the NBA Finals, like she did Saturday night in Phoenix, Arizona.

And those abs don't just happen; she definitely lived in the gym to prepare for her...

The 2021 Daytime Emmys were presented on Friday night, June 25 … but not all of them. Awards have already gone out to the best in soap operas, game shows, talk shows, and a few other fields. But on June 28 the national television academy revealed their second round of nominations focusing on animated, nonfiction, children’s, and daytime fiction programming. These winners will be announced on Saturday, July 17, and Sunday, July 18. Scroll down for the complete list.

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“Sesame Street” is on top with 14 nominations if you count the main HBO series (which has seven) and its specials “The Power of We,” “The Monster at the End of This Story,” and “CNN/Sesame Street Town Halls.” Perennial digital drama champ “The Bay” is next in line with 12 noms; it was up for Best Limited Drama Series at the June 25 broadcast,...

Stars: Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Paul T. Taylor | Written and Directed by Gary J. Tunnicliffe

“We have such sights to show you.”

From Lionsgate UK, Hellraiser: Judgment – the tenth and latest of the series – is the second of two Hellraiser films to have new releases in the UK, both digitally and physically. In having same day releases with its predecessor, Hellraiser: Revelations, the two most recent Hellraiser films now sit alongside the original trilogy as having official UK Blu-ray releases.

Originally released in 2018, Hellraiser: Judgment opens in the bizarre fashion of a tramp sex offender strapped into a wheelchair, with his blood fueling the ink of a typewriter, confessing his sins to a morbid-looking auditor – played excellently by writer-director Gary J. Tunnicliffe. What follows is wildly sadistic and grotesque, all appearing before the title sequence too – a very fair warning for what you’re in for! The plot...

Pinhead is still lurking, but the iconic series’ once-interesting eroticism has degenerated into nasty titillation in this sorry sequel

There have been so many additions to the Hellraiser franchise since the first one debuted in 1987 that we’ve now got to the stage when it’s best not to remind viewers how many there have been, lest the young uns think it’s some kind of musty Gen X thing that just won’t die. Which it kind of is, to be honest. This latest contribution, written and directed by makeup effects specialist Gary J Tunnicliffe, feels like a pretty degraded mutation from the original concept. Where the first few Hellraisers had an interesting if somewhat icky erotic tang to them – alluding to S&m/fetish culture as much as horror, and featuring female protagonists – Judgment is less about desire than just straight-up misogyny and gory, gross-out money shots.

The...

"Is there anybody that'll ride with 'em?" "I will." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an indie "epic, action-packed Western" titled Hell on the Border. Based on the true life story of Bass Reeves, a legendary tough African American cowboy in the Wild West. David Gyasi stars as Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma Territory. During his long career, he was credited with arresting more than 3,000 felons. He shot and killed 14 outlaws in self-defense. Sounds like quite a badass, alas this trailer isn't that badass after all. Hell on the Border also stars Frank Grillo, Zahn McClarnon, Randy Wayne, Manu Intiraymi, Rudy Youngblood, Ashley Atwood, and Ron Perlman. Looks like this might be entertaining, with some solid action scenes to boot. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Wes Miller's Hell on the Border,...

2008: The final episode of Passions aired on DirecTV's The 101."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1950: On The Guiding Light, during breakfast Bill Bauer (Lyle Sudrow) told his sister, Meta White (Jone Allison), that he and Bert were interested in buying a house in Beverly Hills. Later, Meta received a long-distance phone call from her husband, Ted.

Thanks to Jennifer for sending in the clip above.

1974: Douglass Watson made his first appearance as Mackenzie Cory on Another World. Robert Emhardt, who played the role for just over a year,...

After the successful premiere of Welcome to Daisyland's first episode, the rest of the series will air on Screambox TV! Also in today's Horror Highlights: Threshold VOD and digital release details, The Padre teaser trailer and release details, and new music by Chris Alexander, including his new track "Sssssss."

Welcome to Daisyland Screambox TV Premiere Details: "Due to the massive success and positive feedback following the self-released premiere of Episode 1 from the thrilling new horror anthology series "Welcome To Daisyland," the subscription-based horror streaming platform Screambox TV has officially signed on to air the series in its entirety beginning Wednesday, April 3. The series will air on Screambox uncut, uncensored and commercial free.

Developed by Spitfire Music, the new horror anthology series enlists the Australian-American hard rock collective The Dead Daisies to provide the music and orchestration for the series, furthering their stance that rock music is indeed alive and well.

Pop culture comes to life in St. Louis next month! It’s the Wizard World Comic Con April 5th – 7th at America’s Center downtown, and boy oh boy, do they have an amazing line-up of guests!

Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. St. Louis show hours are Friday, February 2nd, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, February 3rd, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday,February 4th, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character – and some never before dreamed – will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday night.

Tagline: "The end isn't near, it's already inside." Threshold is an upcoming horror thriller, from director Jason Eric Perlman. This title has been in development for a number of years. Shooting began in 2014. Completed in 2016, this science fiction tinged film is currently being repped by Tombstone Distribution, for a release later this year or in early 2019. Also, Threshold stars: Randy Wayne (Hellraiser: Judgement) and Leslie Stevens ("True Blood"). In the film, a couple adopts a young child. The child dies in a tragic accident, leading to a strange, worldwide phenomenon. Fans of horror or of science fiction can find the latest details, on Threshold here. There are a number of synopses for Threshold. One mentions an otherworldly intruder, who knows more about the adopted boy. Another plotline mentions apocalyptic world events and a mother's grief. The trailer develops the story even more, showing a world gone amuck. Threshold has already...

2008: The final episode of Passions aired on DirecTV's The 101."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1950: On The Guiding Light, during breakfast Bill Bauer (Lyle Sudrow) told his sister, Meta White (Jone Allison), that he and Bert were interested in buying a house in Beverly Hills. Later, Meta received a long-distance phone call from her husband, Ted.

Thanks to Jennifer for sending in the clip above.

1974: Douglass Watson made his first appearance as Mackenzie Cory on Another World. Robert Emhardt, who played the role for just over a year, had left the show in June. Watson's...

The discovery of one extraterrestrial could lead to the uncovering of an entire unknown species from a parallel universe in Asif Akbar's new movie Astro. With the sci-fi thriller coming to DVD on June 5th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!

"This June, be careful what you search for.

From director Asif Akbar comes the "compelling"* new sci-fi thriller Astro, starring Gary Daniels, Dominique Swain (Alpha Dog), Marshal Hilton (Primal Rage) and Michael Pare (The Shelter), arriving on DVD June 5 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

A billionaire's private space exploration program returns to Earth with an abducted extraterrestrial from a newly discovered alien planet in a unique new film that "kickstarts an original sci-fi franchise"*.

Louis Mandylor (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Max Wasa, Omi Vaidya, Luke G. Crosby, Orson Chaplin, Gianni Capaldi, Spice Williams-Crosby, Courtney Akbar,...

Escape rooms are all the rage across the country right now, but what if the experience isn't as safe as you think? Escape Room, starring Skeet Ulrich, is hitting Redbox today! Also: Florida International Horror & Genre Film Festival was announced and Shhhh is coming to VOD.

Escape Room Release Details: "Henderson, Nv - Thursday, May 3, 2018 - Worldwide film production and distribution company Global Genesis Group is proud to announce the launch of Escape Room starring Skeet Ulrich, Sean Young and Randy Wayne exclusively at Redbox® kiosks across the nation on May 8th.

In Escape Room, directed by Peter Dukes, four friends decide to partake in a popular escape room horror attraction only to find themselves stuck inside with a demonically possessed killer. They only have one hour to solve the room and escape with their lives.

The film marks Skeet Ulrich’s long-awaited return to the horror film genre after...

For those Hellraiser fans who’ve yet to abandon Pinhead’s sin-o-rama condemnation – how could you miss Hellraiser: Deader (real title) – 2018 brings yet another straight-to-video (ceno)bite of sadomasochism. Enter Hellraiser: Judgment, Gary J. Tunnicliffe’s religious allegory about divinity, evil and *putrid* torture exploitation. The chains that bind are greased and tightened once more, but a task force retread ends up overshadowing most of Pinhead’s minimal exposure. It’s serial killer procedural flavors slapped between familiar franchise beats, none of which make for a double-decker delight.

Frankly, I liked Hellraiser: Judgment better when it was The Devil’s Carnival.

Detective brothers Sean (Damon Carney) and David Carter (Randy Wayne) are hot on the trail of their serial killer adversary, The Preceptor – this mass murderer who selects victims based on broken Commandments. One night Sean’s investigating a child predator’s apartment when he finds an address. Without backup,...

In the Hellraiser universe things can be extremely dark, bloody, and grim… but behind the scenes there’s always some fun to be had. Need proof? We have a peek at the gag reel for the upcoming Hellraiser: Judgment. Dig it! The film stars Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Jeff Fenter, Helena Grace Donald, Grace […]

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The steady, blood-red stream of Hellraiser: Judgment content continues today with Bloody Disgusting unveiling some creepy new stills from the forthcoming horror flick.

On paper, it’s the straight-to-video revival from Gary J. Tunnicliffe, who has been developing Judgment since as far back as 2015. Inspired by the works of Clive Barker, Tunnicliffe’s über-violent gorefest aims to resurrect the Cenobite Pinhead (Paul T. Taylor) in style, and maybe – just maybe – spawn a sequel of its own.

Before we get swept up by forward-thinking and speculation, though, Bloody Disgusting’s gallery is a puzzle box of sadomasochistic experiments, which, if nothing else, acts as living proof that Hellraiser: Judgment is four weeks away from making Event Horizon seem like a bright and breezy Disney movie.

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I have to say, it hurts my heart a tiny little bit to see Pinhead brought down to this level.

Admittedly, there hasn't been a good Hellraiser movie since the early 90s (arguably since the original but I give at least the first 2 sequels a shrugging pass) but that's not for lack of trying.

Hellraiser: Judgment, the tenth (!) movie in the franchise, now has Pinhead, played by Paul T. Taylor, as a serial killer (for real?!) being tracked down by two detectives played by Randy Wayne and Alexandra Harris. To keep things interesting, Pinhead is also accompanied by a variety of fan favourite Cenobites because, why not?

Hellraiser: Judgment is written and directed by Gary J. Tunnicliffe, a makeup effects designer who has also directed a couple of f [Continued ...]...