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At the end of September, JoBlo Media and Octane Multimedia teamed up to launch a new YouTube channel named JoBlo TV, which hosts multiple feature films to watch for free throughout the week. The genres we’ll be focusing on at JoBlo TV are Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Thrillers – and the free movies we shared this week were all about the horror!

This week’s line-up consisted of Dead Voices, The Thing Inside Us, and Demons Inside Me. Here’s some information on each of them:

Directed by genre regular William Butler Dead Voices shows what happens when two sisters discover a dark secret while making a documentary about mediums for a college final. Jacob Kyle Young wrote the screenplay and stars in the film alongside Angelica Briones, Lauren Albo, Jack Buckley, Naama Silver, and Cody Anderson.

Written and directed by Paul Catalanotto, The Thing Inside Us has the...

Anton, the London-based company behind “Mothers’ Instinct” and “The End We Start From,” has hired Fremantle alumni Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to spearhead its newly launched TV production arm.

Anton said it will seek to attract leading creatives to launch production scripted labels across Europe. The banner will also look at direct, and first-look deals with established on- and off-screen talent.

“I’m delighted that Sangeeta and Sarah are joining Anton to launch and run our new TV arm,” said Sebastien Raybaud. “Their expertise, experience and enthusiasm will be invaluable. This move marks an important milestone in the development of the company,” Raybaud continued.

Desai added that “Anton has quickly gained a reputation for shaking up the way feature films are financed and produced.” She said she looked forward to exploring “how we can take advantage of Anton’s agility and flexibility to offer some of Europe’s best...

Anglo-French firm looks to drive TV production expansion.

Anglo-French production and financing outfit Anton has hired former Fremantle execs Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to launch a dedicated TV production division.

Anton’s TV division will aim to produce premium talent-driven content for global audiences. It will also seek to partner with leading creatives to launch scripted labels across Europe. The business will also look at direct and first-look deals with established on- and off-screen talent.

Desai, whose recent roles include board director at Boatrocker Media, CEO of Osn, as well as global COO and CEO of emerging markets at...

Anton is opening a TV production arm helmed by former Fremantle alums Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole.

The producer-financier’s London-based TV shingle will make global shows via the boutique studio and the outfit is seeking to attract creatives to partner with on scripted labels across Europe. The TV arm will also look at direct and first-look deals with established on and off-screen talent.

To run the shingle, Anton has made a duo of splashy hires in the form of business unit boss Desai and Creative Director Doole, who worked closely together at Fremantle.

Doole, who was most recently CEO of It’s a Sin producer Red Productions and is a former Fremantle Director of Global Drama, will shape content plans, while Desai spearheads strategy, operations and business development. Desai’s past roles include Boatrocker Media Board Director and Fremantle Global COO and CEO of Emerging Markets.

Anton Founder Sébastien Raybaud...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is a 2019 horror film that doubles down on the creepiness. As if the concept of home invasions wasn’t already scary enough, and if crazy clowns weren’t already super unnerving, this movie tells the story of a home invasion that’s carried out by crazy, creepy clowns! The movie is called The Night They Knocked, and you can check it out over on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Written and directed by Sean Roberts, The Night They Knocked has the following synopsis:

During their last weekend together, a group of friends staying at a reclusive mountain house have...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is the 2018 haunted prison film Devil’s Acid, and you can check it out on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Dead Voices was directed by William Butler, whose name you might know as the man responsible for the Baby Oopsie phenomenon. Dead Voices stars Lochlyn Munro (Scary Movie) and writer-actor Jacob Kyle Young.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Two sisters discover a dark secret while making a documentary about mediums for a college final.

The film also stars Angelica Briones, Lauren Albo, Jack Buckley, Naama Silver and Cody Anderson.

Director William Butler’s got a pretty legit filmography, and...

Need some nightmare fuel to start your day? Trailer Blend has created a fun Child's Play and Toy Story mash-up trailer that should do the trick. Also in today's Highlights: a look at the poster for Jimmy Lee Comb's horror western, Spirit Reckoning, and The Harvesting release details.

Watch the Child's Play / Toy Story Mashup Trailer: "Child’S Play gets a clever mashup treatment with Toy Story, featuring the ultimate creepy doll experience!

It’s also appropriate that the highly anticipated horror film is opening on the same weekend as Toy Story 4 (June 21)! Would be a great double feature for families."

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Official Spirit Reckoning Poster Revealed: "Wild west horror “Spirit Reckoning”, by writer-director Jimmy Lee Combs and Heart and Fire Productions, has unveiled the first poster, teasing the tone of the upcoming film.

“Spirit Reckoning”, which is due to lens later this year, takes place in circa 1875 and tells the story of Sam Conley,...