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Divorce in the Black is a thriller drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry. The Prime Video film follows the story of Ava, a young woman as he leaves her abusive husband and goes back to her parents. When she meets the one true love of her life again, her ex-husband begins stalking her and now she has to do everything legal and illegal to get away from him. Divorce in the Black stars Meagan Good in the lead role with Cory Hardrict, Richard Lawson, Debbi Morgan, Shannon Wallace, Taylor Polidore, and Rakeem Laws starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the thrilling story and intense characters in Divorce in the Black, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Enough is a thriller drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. Based on...

Stars: Katrina Bowden, Jay Mohr, Will Carlson, Spencer Daniels, India Ennenga, Amanda Wyss, Daniel R. Hill, David Labrava, Emmalee Parker, Lexi Atkins, Sean Patrick Flanery, Thomas Jane | Written and Directed by Michael Caissie

Left alone for the night in their new orchard farmhouse, three teenage sisters soon find themselves at the mercy of some unscrupulous townie boys. The tables are turned however, when the malevolence that roams the orchard starts to hunt down the boys.

“Turning the tables” is the defining trope of exploitation cinema. The early 1970s was a time when exploitation cinema was in its prime. Wes Craven made The Last House on the Left and Sam Peckinpah made Straw Dogs but there were many other “rape and revenge” films at the time. The same debates about subtext can be had today with violent horror films. Was The Last House on the Left really about the Vietnam War?...

Stars: Katrina Bowden, Jay Mohr, Will Carlson, Spencer Daniels, India Ennenga, Amanda Wyss, Daniel R. Hill, David Labrava, Emmalee Parker, Lexi Atkins, Sean Patrick Flanery, Thomas Jane | Written and Directed by Michael Caissie

Originality is something I always scream out for, especially when it comes to horror movies. I’m not someone that constantly complains about remakes or sequels but I love to see things I have never seen before, twists on ideas that are well known and Hunter’s Moon at least aims to do this.

It all seems very clichéd at first but I’m sure that’s the idea. We see a family – Mother, father, three daughters – moving from the city into a new house in a small town. Once settled the parents go out for the night, leaving their teenage daughter’s home alone, only for three locals to have invited themselves into the property. From there though,...

Exclusive: In-demand titles include Some Kind Of Hate, The Answer, Time Lapse.

Genre sales outfit Devilworks has inked a slew of deals on its titles including Adam Egypt Mortimer’s debut Some Kind Of Hate, starring Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Sierra McCormick, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins and Spencer Breslin.

Deals have closed with Tiberius for Germany, Austria & Switzerland, Accent for Australia & New Zealand, Dexterity for South America, Kinologistika for Russia while Koch Media has acquired the film for its new Italian horror channel Midnight Factory.

In Some kind Of Hate a bullied teenager is sent to a reform school where he accidentally summons the spirit of a girl, herself a victim of bullying, who takes vengeance on his tormentors.

Devilworks has also sold sci-fi thriller The Answer to Signature Entertainment’s new UK home entertainment label Precision Pictures, which is set to release in Autumn 2016.

Meanwhile deals with Virtual Cinema in China have been secured for The...

Title: Some Kind of Hate Rlj Entertainment Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer Writer: Brian DeLeeuw & Adam Egypt Mortimer Cast: Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Noah Segan, Brando Eaton, Spencer Breslin, Michael Polish Running time: 82 minutes, Unrated (mild sexuality, language, gore, violence) Released in theaters, VOD and iTunes: September 18, 2015 Lincoln (Ronen Rubenstein) is a troubled teen who gets bullied at home by his alcoholic dad, and then at school by some schmucky jock. Only able to fight one, he stabs said jock in the face with a fork. Off Lincoln goes to Mind’s Eye, a refuge /prison for troubled teens, where he befriends [ Read More ]

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Harrowingly scaring devoted fans of the horror genre through physical and emotional scares can be a daunting task, as many people have become detached from feeling empathy for others who are contending with frightening situations. So creating an enthralling horror movie that captivatingly chronicles the problems of contemporary society in a meaningful way is no easy feat, especially for a first-time filmmaker. Actress Lexi Atkins effortlessly collaborated with Adam Egypt Mortimer, who made his feature film writing and directorial debuts on the upcoming independent horror, ‘Some Kind of Hate,’ to create realistic characters who audiences can empathize with. The movie, which is set to be released on Friday in theaters [ Read More ]

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*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Rlj Entertainment. **there are some spoilers in this review. Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer. Writers: Brian DeLeeuw and Adam Egypt Mortimer. Cast: Maestro Harrell, Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Sierra McCormick and Lexi Atkins. Some Kind of Hate is an upcoming horror release. To be distributed by Rlj Entertainment, the film had its World Premiere at the Stanley Film Festival, this year. Very intense in nature, the film's story revolves around bullying and a broken protagonist. He summons a demon for protection, dumbfoundedly. From here, the film turns into a slasher feature and gore aspects are a wrist-slashing spectacle. However, a few questions remain, including whether the villain was dispatched by herself or by another. Did she cut her own throat? The supernatural elements are prominent. And, Some Kind of Hate is a satisfying revenge story. Lincoln (Ronen Rubinstein) comes from a broken home.

Icon Film Distribution and FrightFest have announced a further three films – all of which are personal faves of mine from this years festival – which will be released under the curated banner FrightFest Presents. The new titles are:

Night of the Living Deb, directed by Kyle Rankin starring Maria Thayer (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Michael Cassidy (Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice), Christopher Marquette (Just Friends, The Girl Next Door) and Ray Wise (Infestation, Twin Peaks).

After a girls’ night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She’s thrilled, but can’t remember much of what got her there. Ryan only knows it was a mistake, and ushers her out the door into a full-scale zombie apocalypse. Now, a walk of shame becomes a fight for survival as the mismatched pair discovers that the only thing scarier than trusting someone with your life…...

Stars: Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Ronen Rubinstein, Brando Eaton, Andrew Bryniarski, Noah Segan, Michael Polish, Maestro Harrell, Justin Prentice, Audrey Ellis Fox, Jasper Polish, Josh Ethier | Written by Adam Egypt Mortimer, Brian DeLeeuw | Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer

If there’s one thing I will take away from this years Frightfest it’s that this was the year that saw the tropes of the slasher movie return to the horror genre with a vengeance. From the strong final girl, to insane, and sometimes supernatural, killers and the idea that the horror movie is as metal as Iron Maiden… so gloriously metal… And nowhere are those three more prevalent than in Some Kind of Hate.

Reminscent of Trick or Treat, the 1986 heavy metal horror starring Marc Price; and Savaged, the supernatural revenge thriller that played Frightfest Glasgow in 2014, Some Kind of Hate sees tightly wound Lincoln – a...

Some Kind Of Hate Comes to Haunt theaters, VOD & iTunes on Sept. 18th.

  Some Kind Of Hate is coming to haunt audiences in theaters, On VOD, and iTunes on September 18, 2015, from Rlj Entertainment. Directed by: Adam Egypt Mortimer. Written by: Brian DeLeeuw & Adam Egypt Mortimer. Cast: Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Noah Segan, Brando Eaton with Spencer Breslin and ...

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In two weeks, vampires, cannibals, Halloween frights and more will grace the screen at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois for Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival. Now a telekinetic kid and and an apocalypse have joined the killer lineup, as both June and JeruZalem will make their U.S. premieres at the festival.

Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.

June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.

One month from now, Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival will take over the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois and they've announced killer lineup that includes Tales of Halloween, a screening of Fright Night with a Q&A from Tom Holland, and Eli Roth introducing Cannibal Holocaust:

"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.

“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”

“With this program we...

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Zombeavers (2014)

Written by: Al Kaplan, Jon Kaplan, Jordan Rubin

Directed by: Jordan Rubin

Cast: Rachel Melvin (Mary), Cortney Palm (Zoe), Lexi Atkins (Jenn), Hutch Dano (Sam), Jake Weary (Tommy), Peter Gilroy (Buck), Rex Linn (Smyth), Brent Briscoe (Winston), Phyllis Katz (Myrne), Bill Burr (Joseph), John Mayer (Luke), Robert R. Shafer (Trucker)

It’s so hard to tell nowadays what kind of film you are going to get by just looking at the solitary picture and the synopsis. I seldom ever rely on the number of stars that it has, because someone else’s trash just might be my treasure. Back in the video store days, there were absolutely no guarantees even by looking at the videocassette box, but I guess that I just had a false sense of security that I could make a more informed choice. I’m slowly letting go, and just going with straight up intuition.

This week, we’ve got an insane amount of horror and sci-fi home entertainment choices getting released on Tuesday, including the latest from Scream Factory, Stigmata, and Kino Lorber is bringing us another Mario Bava cult classic to high-def in the form of Evil Ey,e and the recent horror comedy Zombeavers is looking to make a splash on DVD as well.

Anchor Bay is also unleashing The Vatican Exorcisms on May 19th and Olive Films is bringing a double dose of classic terror to Blu-ray with their releases of Peter Benchley’s Creature and It! The Terror from Outer Space. Indie horror fans have a ton of titles this week arriving on DVD to choose from and we’ve also got new high-def releases for both Poltergeist sequels and Terminator 2: Judgment Day too.

Evil Eye- Featuring The Girl Who Knew Too Much (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray & DVD)

While vacationing in Italy,...

Although The Boy Next Door borrows the formula of past thrillers and all twists are easy to see coming, the film manages enough suspense to make it entertaining. The ensemble cast is solid and the pace is fast enough to keep the audience from realizing they have seen this movie a thousand times before.Directed by Rob Cohen and written by Barbara Curry, the film stars Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, John Corbett, Kristin Chenoweth, Lexi Atkins, and Hill Harper.The film opens by letting the audience know high school English teacher Claire Peterson (Lopez) has a failed marriage thanks to […]...

Image Entertainment has picked up the North American rights for  Adam Egypt Mortimer's supernatural slasher flick Some Kind of Hate. The flick had its world premiere at the Stanley Film Festival this past weekend. Some Kind of Hate stars Ronen Rubenstein (It Felt Like Love), Sierra McCormick (Disney's "Ant Farm"), Grace Phipps (Fright Night, Disney's Teen Beach Movie), Spencer Breslin (The Happening, The Kid), Lexi Atkins (The Boy Next Door, Zombeavers), Noah Segan (Looper), and Michael Polish (The Astronaut Farmer, Twin Falls Idaho).Some Kind of Hate tells the story of a troubled teen who's subjected to severe bullying. He accidentally conjures Moira Karp, a teenage girl pushed to commit suicide by bullies years ago. Moira is now a vengeful and unstoppable force on a mission of gruesome retribution. But...

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Adam Egypt Mortimer directed the film that premiered at the Stanley Film Festival on May 2.

Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McCormick, Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Lexi Atkins, Noah Segan and Michael Polish star in the story about a bullied teen who conjures a teenage girl who was herself driven to suicide by bullies.

Mortimer co-wrote the screenplay with novellist Brian DeLeeuw.

Caliber Media’s Dallas Sonnier produced Some Kind Of Hate with Jack Heller, Amanda Mortimer and Gabriella Revilla Lugo.

“Some Kind Of Hate has an amazing story that takes audiences for a ride,” said Rlj Entertainment chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward. “We’re thrilled to bring this film to audiences at large after its incredible debut at the Stanley Film Festival.”

Rlje/Image Entertainment negotiated the North American deal with Caliber Media.

Following its recent premiere at the Stanley Film Festival, Adam Egypt Mortimer's Some Kind of Hate has been acquired by Image Entertainment:

"Los Angeles, May 4, 2015 – Image Entertainment, an Rlje Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brand, has acquired all North American rights to the Caliber Media-produced horror film, Some Kind Of Hate. The buzz-worthy film made its world debut at the Stanley Film Festival on May 2. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer, from a script by Mortimer and novelist Brian DeLeeuw (The Dismantling), Some Kind Of Hate stars Ronen Rubinstein (It Felt Like Love), Sierra McCormick (Disney’s “Ant Farm”), Grace Phipps (Fright Night, Disney’s Teen Beach Movie), Spencer Breslin (The Happening, The Kid), Lexi Atkins (The Boy Next Door, Zombeavers), Noah Segan (Looper), and Michael Polish (The Astronaut Farmer, Twin Falls Idaho). Mark Ward, Rlj Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer for the Image brands, made the announcement today.

“Some Kind Of Hate...

Image Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Some Kind Of Hate, the Caliber Media horror pic written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw. Ronen Rubinstein and Disney Channel stars Sierra McCormick and Grace Phipps topline with Spencer Breslin, Lexi Atkins, Noah Segan and Michael Polish. It just premiered over the weekend at the Stanley Film Festival in Colorado. The plot centers on a troubled teen (Rubenstein) who's subjected to severe…...

I'm up here at the Stanley Film Festival in beautiful Estes Park, Co (if you're unfamiliar, it's based at the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write The Shining). I just caught up with Adam Egypt Mortimer, who directed the awesomely violent Sff premiere Some Kind of Hate, and was able to ask him a few questions. Check out our brief chat for Some Kind of Hate below. We talk about the film's gore, creating a new slasher villain, and what audiences can expect at the premiere. If you're up here be sure to catch it on May 2nd at 145 Pm at the Historic Park Theater. Mortimer will be there and all of his cast (Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McCormick, Grace Phipps, Lexi Atkins, Noah Segan, Michael Polish, Maestro Harrell and Brando Eaton) will be in attendance. [caption id="attachment_449335" align="alignright" width="360"] Image courtesy of Caliber Media./caption] Collider: Right off the bat, this film is...

I have been talking about the Stanley Film Festival quite a bit lately, because it's my favorite fest around. I've been adamant that, if you live in Colorado or have the means, you should attend (rooms and tickets here). And I've got another reason to recommend this year's lineup with an exclusive new image from Some Kind of Hate, which will be premiering at the fest. The film will be premiering on May 2nd, with director Adam Egypt Mortimer and all of his cast (Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McCormick, Grace Phipps, Lexi Atkins, Noah Segan, Michael Polish, Maestro Harrell and Brando Eaton) in attendance. I've seen a rough cut of Some Kind of Hate and, while I don't know how much has changed, I can tell you that it's a cool new take on the slasher genre with an entirely new kind of slasher villain to root for (or against). It's also very,...

We just haven't seen enough from Ted 2 yet! And it's only a few months away from hitting theater screens across the country this summer. But that all changes courtesy of the MTV Movie Awards, which has just debuted the first clip from the anticipated sequel. We also get to see Mark Wahlberg introducing this sneak peek while at a mini-golf course, as he torments his MTV host with the ball, trying to stuff it in his mouth.

The clip itself features both Mark Wahlberg and Ted, voiced once again by writer and director Seth MacFarlane. It also introduces a new character played by incoming love interest Amanda Seyfried. John Bennett and Ted have sought out the help of a lawyer, and the duo quickly spiral into a riff-off on law terminology. While the clip itself is somewhat short, we do get a sense of what we can expect from...

Editor’s note: Our review of Zombeavers originally ran during last year’s Fantasia Film Festival, but we’re re-posting it as the film has finally opened on VOD and in limited theatrical release. Let’s just get this out of the way right up front. Yes, Zombeavers is about zombie-beavers. No, they don’t look even the slightest bit realistic. Yes, you’re still going to love this movie anyway. Three sorority sisters head to a remote cabin by a lake for a girls weekend away from the boys. The trip was motivated by the recent revelation that Jenn’s (Lexi Atkins) boyfriend cheated on her with an unknown skank leading Mary (Rachel Melvin) to organize the weekend to help her friend heal. Zoe (Cortney Palm) is just along for the ride and the possibility of a full-body tan. Their plans are interrupted by two types of mammals. First, their...

To prematurely write off Zombeavers would be an easy task based on the numerous trailers featuring zombified beaver puppets who growl angrily at the camera, as the footage suggests a watch that takes B-Movie stupidity to realms yet unexplored. Who needs a bunch of undead beavers thwapping their tails against the ground while they’re trying to gnaw through a group of drunken fratheads and their sorority babes? Pointless nudity, radiated beaver dams, filthy double entendres, goofy creature work – do horror fans really need to be subjected to such an untamed zombie/animal hybrid?!

Yeah – you’re f#cking right they do!

The same could have been said for movies like Gremlins, Child’s Play, or any other heavily puppeteered genre exploration that requires heavy special effects techniques and loads of imagination. Sure, we already know how those two famous examples turned out. Gremlins is a classic monster mash for...

Watch out Sharknado, there's a new lethal hybrid in town!

Do you ever wonder what happens when you cross a zombie and a beaver? Probably not, but you’re about to find out in the newest horror-comedy to watch, Zombeavers – a film by Jordan Rubin, in theaters and on-demand March 20.

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A local chemical spill leads to a horde of bloodthirsty zombified beavers (hence the title) wreaking havoc on a trio of unsuspecting co-eds (Cortney Palm, Rachel Melvin, Lexi Atkins) and their boyfriends (Hutch Dano, Jake Weary, Peter Gilroy) at a remote cabin weekend getaway.

Note to self: Never go to a remote cabin.

Prepare yourself for plenty of hilarious gore and beaver puns.

Cameos include John Mayer and Bill Burr. The two sat down with actor and writer Stephen Merchant to shoot down the ridiculous Sharknado comparison and talk about their roles in this...

Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Nelson, John Corbett, Lexi Atkins, Hill Harper | Written by Barbara Curry | Directed by Rob Cohen

If I tell you that The Boy Next Door has more in common with The Room and Troll 2 than the work of Alfred Hitchcock, would you consider that a good thing? Don’t bother answering because of course you would. Both films are masterworks of a certain kind of tone, and while Jennifer Lopez’s latest acting effort may not ever reach the same cult status of either, I would say it’s more than a worthy successor to their legacy. That legacy specifically being one of films that are received in more or less the opposite way to how their creators conceived.

Going into this film on the premise and trailer alone, I was fully expecting a tedious, melodramatic thriller that builds to a ludicrous...

They're ferocious, they're furry, they're Zombeavers, the stars of this 2015 horror-comedy, directed by Jordan Rubin. We have the latest trailer for this sure-to-be cult sensation, which shows off the dangerous Beavers in all their gruesome glory...Will you be able to survive the onslaught?

When a trio of sexy college girls (Courtney Palm, Rachel Melvin, Lexi Atkins) arrive at a remote cabin for a weekend getaway, their vacation is quickly jeopardized by a hungry bear, a menacing hunter (Rex Linn), and the girls' own party-crashing boyfriends (Hutch Dano, Jake Weary, Peter Gilroy). However, these preliminary disturbances are nothing compared to what lurks in the lake by the cabin: The result of a local chemical spill, a horde of bloodthirsty, zombified beavers closes in on the unsuspecting co-eds!

It isn't long before the kids are engaged in a life and death struggle with the ferocious Zombeavers, but it turns out that...

They're ferocious, they're furry, they're Zombeavers, the stars of this 2015 horror-comedy, directed by Jordan Rubin. We have the latest trailer for this sure-to-be cult sensation, which shows off the dangerous Beavers in all their gruesome glory...Will you be able to survive the onslaught?

When a trio of sexy college girls (Courtney Palm, Rachel Melvin, Lexi Atkins) arrive at a remote cabin for a weekend getaway, their vacation is quickly jeopardized by a hungry bear, a menacing hunter (Rex Linn), and the girls' own party-crashing boyfriends (Hutch Dano, Jake Weary, Peter Gilroy). However, these preliminary disturbances are nothing compared to what lurks in the lake by the cabin: The result of a local chemical spill, a horde of bloodthirsty, zombified beavers closes in on the unsuspecting co-eds!

It isn't long before the kids are engaged in a life and death struggle with the ferocious Zombeavers, but it turns out that...

Last week, Universal Pictures released the first trailer for their highly-anticipated comedy sequel Ted 2, just days after the first poster debuted. Fortunately, fans don't have to wait much longer for even more footage, with the studio releasing a new trailer during Super Bowl Xlix on NBC. Given the fact that this sequel is another R-rated comedy, hopefully it's only a matter of time before the studio unleashes a red band trailer to showcase all of Ted's foul-mouthed antics. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes an appearance in this trailer, as Ted tries to find the right "donor" to help him and Tammy Lynn have a baby.

Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital's follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time. Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow Ted writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild,...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the thriller “The Boy Next Door” with Jennifer Lopez!

“The Boy Next Door,” which opens on Jan. 23, 2015 and is rated “R,” also stars Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth, John Corbett, Bailey Chase, Ian Nelson, Lexi Atkins, Travis Schuldt and Kari Perdue from director Rob Cohen and writer Barbara Curry. The film is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.

To win your free “The Boy Next Door” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases...

Sneak Peek footage and images from director Rob Cohen's upcoming 'psychological thriller', "The Boy Next Door", starring Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristen Chenoweth and John Corbett:

"...shortly after her divorce, high school teacher 'Claire' (Lopez) has a one-night stand with a young neighbor (Guzman) who quickly develops a dangerous obsession with her..."

Cast also includes Adam Hicks, Lexi Atkins, Ian Nelson, Hill Harper, Bailey Chase and Travis Schuldt.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Boy Next Door"...

In an early Afm deal, Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media announced today that they have acquired theatrical and VOD rights to the highly-anticipated horror-comedy Zombeavers, which was directed by Jordan Rubin from a script he wrote with Jon and Al Kaplan.

The film stars Rachel Melvin, Cortney Palm, Jake Weary, Lexi Atkins, Peter Gilroy, and Hutch Dano and was produced by Evan Astrowsky, Chris Lemole, Tim Zajaros, Jake Weiner, Jc Spink and Chris Bender.

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It’s difficult enough to survive an onslaught of living dead humans, but perhaps even trickier is going up against a batch of furtive beavers after they’ve been exposed to toxic waste that turns them into flesh eating animals. In Jordan Rubin’s horror-comedy Zombeavers, three women and their friends strive to survive these carnivorous creatures, and we now know when Us audiences can see these living dead lake dwellers.

Variety recently reported that Zombeavers was acquired by Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media at the American Film Market. Zombeavers will be unleashed in theaters and VOD on March 20th.

Directed by Jordan Rubin off of a screenplay he wrote with Al Kaplan and Jon Kaplan, Zombeavers stars Cortney Palm, Hutch Dano, Lexi Atkins, Peter Gilroy, Rachel Melvin, and Jake Weary.

“From the producers of American Pie, We’Re The Millers, The Ring, and Cabin Fever. Three college girls...

A trio of sorority sisters - blonde bombshell Jenn (Lexi Atkins), brunette Zoe (Courtney Palm) and fiery-tressed Mary (Rachel Melvin) - head to a remote riverside cabin for a girl's weekend. They find themselves joined by a gang of horny fratboys who fancy a few days of sex and debauchery. However, they don't bargain on becoming the targets of blood-crazed colony of zombie beavers...

For many horror fans, zombie movies have become too prevalent in the independent horror cinema landscape. In fact, it wouldn’t be surprising to find out that the mere mention of the subgenre makes many cringe. For whatever reason, filmmakers working with a restricted budget seem to think that their best option is to try their hand at making a film that, by it’s very definition, usually requires some sort of elaborate special effects. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. Last year’s zombie film, The Battery, did a great job on super-tight budget. But that is not the standard, so you can imagine how I felt when I heard that Zombeavers was going to be a real thing…

The movie, co-written and directed by Jordan Rubin, is a horror-comedy about a group of college students head to a lakeside house to party away Jenn’s (Lexi Atkins) boyfriend woes.

Horror comedy Zombeavers (review) recently had its UK debut at Film4 FrightFest, but it hit Tribeca last spring for its world premiere, where we had a chance to chat with director and co-writer Jordan Rubin plus several members of the cast.

Stars Peter Gilroy, Rex Linn, Courtney Palm, Jake Weary, Rachel Melvin, and Lexi Atkins emerged from the Zombeavers onslaught to discuss acting in horror movies vs. watching them, the treasures to be found while peeing in the woods, and the ghostly presence of poor Old Yeller.

Additionally, Rubin (pictured above), a veteran of television comedy, joined in to talk about the technical considerations one must take into account when choosing between practical puppet zombeavers vs. CGI zombeavers.

Beware: A few spoilers for some classic movies that should be beyond spoiling by now are lurking in the below video, but there are no spoilers for Zombeavers itself.

Zombeavers is a horror comedy with hysterical interludes,...

Stars: Chad Anderson, Lexi Atkins, Brent Briscoe, Bill Burr, Cortney Palm, Hutch Dano, Peter Gilroy, Rex Linn, Rachel Melvin | Written by Al Kaplan, Jon Kaplan | Directed by Jordan Rubin

Seriously. Do I have to lay out the plot of a film called Zombeavers? It features zombie beavers. What else do you need to know? Oh well, here goes: Three college friends decide to spend the weekend at a riverside cabin in the woods, man free, after one of the trio splits up with her boyfriend. However the boys see things differently and invite themselves on the trip in the hopes of having a debauched weekend filled with sex and booze. Little do the group know, they are right next door to a lodge of beavers who have been mutated, by an accidental toxic waste spill, into rabid zombeavers.

See, did I really need to explain that? Kids go woods. Kids get dead.

The line-up for this year's Film4 FrightFest in London has just been announced – and boy, is it a doozy! Sporting a record-breaking 38 UK/European premieres and 11 world premieres, this August is going to be an exciting time in the genre calendar.

Check it all out right here, including lots of new images!

This year Film4 FrightFest will be moving from its previous home at Leicester Square's Empire Cinema to the nearby Vue Cinema (also on Leicester Square), prompting an ingenious reshuffle of the screening arrangements.

All main screen films will be presented at different times across three different screens, with two extra screens reserved for single-slot screenings of the various films hitting this year's Discovery Screens.

Here's the full list of goodies:

Main Screens (5, 6, 7)

Thursday Aug 21

Opening Night Film - The Guest (UK Premiere)

Director: Adam Wingard. Cast: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser. USA 2014. 99 mins.

Film4 FrightFest 2014, returning for its 15th year, unveils its biggest line-up ever. From Thurs 21 August to Monday 25 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Vue West End, Leicester Square, to present sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.

Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws, cannibalism, cult classics, murderous musicals, chiller thrillers, graphic novel action and sick celluloid masterpieces? Then prepare yourself for the biggest, strongest and most eclectic must-see programme in Film4 FrightFest’s history.

From the opening night turbo-driven thrill-ride The Guest to the UK premiere of the closing night mesmeric sci-fi fantasy The Signal, FrightFest has netted the latest works from genre big-hitters such as Eli Roth (The Green Inferno), Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins (Show...

Exclusive: Horror comedy sells to Spain, France and Australia, among others.

Zombeavers has taken a bite out of the market as Epic Pictures heads Patrick Ewald and Shaked Berenson announced a slew of deals.

The horror comedy received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last month after the trailer went viral, generating more than 2.5m hits.

Rights have gone to Benelux and German-speaking Europe (Splendid Films), Spain (A Contracorriente Films), France (Zylo), Australia and New Zealand  (Roadshow) and the Middle East (Prime Pictures).

Epic is understood to be closing a multi-territory deal with a major distributor for the UK, Scandinavia, Latin America and Eastern Europe excluding Russia and a pan-Asian pay-tv deal with a studio.

Negotiations are ongoing for Russia, Taiwan and South Korea.

Jordan Rubin directed the tale of girlfriends at a lakeside getaway who get attacked by mutant rodents. Evan Astrowsky, Chris Bender, Jc Spink, Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros produced.

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A new slasher movie is on it's way from Caliber Media and Revek Entertainment. 'Some Kind of Hate' is the bringing together of revenge and the supernatural as a bullied kid summons a spirit to deal with his tormentors. It's good to see writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer trying something a little bit different with the genre but it does sound like a familiar amalgamation of past horror features that have already treaded similar ground - such as Brit horror 'Tormented' amongst others. But still our hopes are high. 'Some Kind of Hate' stars Ronen Rubinstein, the gorgeous Grace Phipps ('Fright Night'), Sierra McCormick, Michael Polish, Noah Segan ('Looper'), Spencer Breslin ('The Happening'), Maestro Harrell ('Suburgatory'), Jasper Polish ('The Astronaut Farmer'), Jeremy Hawkins, Brando Eaton and the sexy Lexi Atkins -below ('Zombeavers')....

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Around these parts we love a good slasher movie. The only problem is finding a good slasher movie. Will the killer in the recently announced Some Kind of Hate be able to bring the right kind of disturbing to the old chopping block? Read on for details.

According to THR, Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, and Sierra McCormick will star in Some Kind of Hate, a new take on the slasher genre from Adam Egypt Mortimer.

The flick centers on a tightly wound kid who is a favorite target for the local high school bullies. He is sent away to a remote reform school, where the teen accidentally summons a vengeful spirit -- herself a victim of bullying -- to exact retribution on his tormentors.

Mortimer co-wrote the script with novelist Brian DeLeeuw (In This Way I Was Saved). Caliber Media partners Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller arranged the financing and...

Sierra McCormick (Disney's “A.N.T. Farm”) is set to star in Adam Egypt Mortimer's original slasher movie “Some Kind of Hate” alongside fellow rising stars Ronen Rubinstein (“It Felt Like Love”) and Grace Phipps (Disney's “Teen Beach”), production company Caliber Media announced Monday. Mortimer co-wrote the screenplay with novelist Brian DeLeeuw. Caliber Media partners Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller arranged the financing and will produce alongside Amanda Mortimer and Gabriela Revilla's Revek Entertainment. Also read: Dylan Penn, Daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright, to Star in ‘Condemned’ The rest of the cast includes Michael Polish (“Big Sur”), Noah Segan...

Director: Jordan Rubin; Screenwriter: Jordan Rubin, Jon Kaplan, Al Kaplan; Starring: Cortney Palm, Rachel Melvin, Hutch Dano, Jake Weary, Lexi Atkins, Peter Gilroy Running time: 85 mins

This is a movie about zombie beavers, and beaver zombies. What more, exactly, do you need to know? With Zombeavers, director Jordan Rubin and writers Al and Jon Kaplan have made an irreverent, low-budget spectacle in the tradition of horror comedies like Sharknado and Piranha 3D. The film features a mostly unknown cast, with a brief but funny cameo from a mustachioed John Mayer and leadwork from Cortney Palm, perhaps best known for her role in 2012's Sushi Girl.

Rubin and co use the the typical cabin in the woods model to set up their story - pragmatic Mary (Rachel Melvin), sex-crazed and potty mouthed Zoe (Palm), and a post-breakup depressed Jenn (Lexi Atkins) decide to go on a girls weekend in a country house by the lake.

In NYC and planning to see Zombeavers at Tribeca? Or maybe you're on the other side of the country like we are and jonesing for any kind of update you can get. Either way, we have the film's new poster to share!

Starring Cortney Palm, Lexi Atkins, Rachel Melvin, Hutch Dano, and Jake Weary, Zombeavers is an action-packed horror/comedy from director Jordan Rubin. It's written by Rubin, Al Kaplan, and Jon Kaplan.

The Zombeavers schedule at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival is as follows:

Sat 4/19 - 10:30 Pm - Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea 4

Sat 4/26 - 11:30 Pm - AMC Loews Village 7 - 3

Synopsis:

A group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close in on the kids. Riding the line between scary, sexy, and funny, the kids are...

What a way to end a Hump Day! On tap for you cats right now are two Zombeavers stills that showcase the little furry undead bastards doing what they do best... swimming and gnawing! Check 'em out!

Starring Cortney Palm, Lexi Atkins, Rachel Melvin, Hutch Dano, and Jake Weary, Zombeavers is an action-packed horror/comedy from director Jordan Rubin. It's written by Rubin, Al Kaplan, and Jon Kaplan.

Synopsis:

A group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close in on the kids. Riding the line between scary, sexy, and funny, the kids are soon fighting for their lives in a desperate attempt to fend off the hoard of beavers that attack them in and around their cabin.

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Be warned, kids! When the Zombeavers promotional dam breaks, you're likely to be flooded with all manner of goodness. On tap right now in support of the flick's appearance at Tribeca are a few new stills that don't shy away from the red stuff.

The first two pics are the new ones; we're including the rest in case you missed them in our initial Tribeca 2014 Midnight Section lineup announcement.

Starring Cortney Palm, Lexi Atkins, Rachel Melvin, Hutch Dano and Jake Weary, Zombeavers is an action-packed horror/comedy.

Synopsis:

A group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close in on the kids. Riding the line between scary, sexy, and funny, the kids are soon fighting for their lives in a desperate attempt to fend off the hoard of...

The winners have won and the losers are left to sulk in shame, another year and another Oscar night has concluded. And in case you missed them and for your post-consideration how about Jordan Rubin's comedy horror flick 'Zombeavers'. A trio of Oscar parody based posters from the project have emerged adequately spoofing the likes of Oscar-winning features 'Gravity' and Spike Jonze's 'Her' and the biggest loser on the night 'American Hustle'. 'Zombeavers' stars Cortney Palm, Rachel Melvin, Bill Burr, Lexi Atkins, Hutch Dano, Rex Linn, Jake Weary and Brent Briscoe. Check out the posters below....

With the Academy Awards right around the corner and films like American Hustle, Her, and Gravity getting all the love, Jordan Rubin's horror comedy Zombeavers is here to remind you that it's pretty friggin' deserving of an Oscar, too!

Check out the awesome new artwork below, and cast your votes!

“To me it’s all about doing it straight,” Rubin tells THR about the film, assuring fans it’s not the next Sharknado. “It’s a serious situation. It’s pure horror. Playing to the reality is so funny.”

Starring Cortney Palm, Lexi Atkins, Rachel Melvin, Hutch Dano and Jake Weary, Zombeavers is an action-packed horror/comedy.

Synopsis:

A group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close in on the kids. Riding the line between scary,...