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John Carpenter'S Tales For A Halloweenight: "John Carpenter's Tales For A Halloweenight, Volume 10, brings together true comics legends — 13 writers and 20 artists — for 12 new stories in this tenth anniversary collection. John Carpenter's own "Sos" leads the pack of tales.

John Carpenter's Tales For A Halloweenight, Volume 10 is available today (September 25) at comic shops and at www.StormKingComics.com, and October 8 from book retailers."

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24Th Annual Screamfest® Horror Film Festival Announces Opening And Closing Nights And Additional Features For The 2024 Lineup: "Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States, is excited to announce its opening and closing night events as well as additional features. Taking place from October 8 to 17, 2024, at the Tcl Chinese Theater, Screamfest® will kick off the festival with award-winning filmmaker Joseph Kahn's (Bodied), sci-fi/horror satire Ick, which will have its West Coast premiere with a red-carpet gala screening on Tuesday,...

As was announced yesterday, The Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, celebrating its 25th anniversary, has announced its scream-inducing lineup for 2024. Taking place from Thursday, 22 August to Monday, 26 August, the festival will be hosted at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London, utilising all seven screens for this year’s horror extravaganza. We have already detailed what will be on offer in Discovery Screen 1 across the long weekend.

Now we have yet more horror for you, below is the detailed programme for the Odeon Luxe West End Screen 2 (75 capacity).

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 – Discovery Screen 2 Thursday, 22 August 2024

8:10 Pm – I Will Never Leave You Alone (International Premiere) Directed by Dw Medoff and starring Ken Trujillo, Katerina Eichenberger, Emma Anne Wedemeyer, and Chris Genovese, this film explores the psychological horrors faced by a man recently released from prison who must stay in a haunted house or return to jail. Medoff aims to address mental health themes,...

REinvent International Sales has boarded Howard J. Ford’s “River of Blood,” a psychological thriller that’s about to start shooting in Thailand. The company will unveil the project to buyers at the American Film Market.

The cast comprises of Joseph Millson (“Casino Royale”), Louis James (“Help”), Ella Starbuck (“Witch”), David Wayman (“The Ledge”) and Sarah A. Marks (“Witch”).

Penned by Tom Boyle, the film follows two young couples on a luxurious holiday at a jungle resort who go on a kayaking tour through the jungle and see their guide, Ritchie, disappear mysteriously.

As they search for Ritchie, the couples unwittingly wander into the perilous territory of an Indigenous tribe of cannibals known for their gruesome rituals. Their dream-vacation soon transforms into a nightmarish fight for survival on sacred land.

Ford’s credits include “The Dead,” “The Ledge,” “Never Let Go” and the horror thriller “The Lockdown Hauntings.”

Rikke Ennis,...

REinvent Intl. Sales, the banner launched by former TrustNordisk CEO Rikke Ennis, has picked up “In the Name of God,” a thriller about a priest on a mission to expand his congregation at any cost.

The film is directed by Ludvig Gür (“Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story”) and stars Linus Wahlgren, Vilhelm Blomgren and Lisa Henni. The movie just wrapped filming.

The film revolves around Theodor, a 40-year-old priest whose world unravel after his wife becomes ill. He becomes convinced that he has been chosen by God to rid the world of sinners in order to bring new life to true believers.

“In the Name of God” is produced by Silverbullet Film by Daniel Lägersten in cooperation with executive producers Daniel Berntsson and Wahlgren with support from CANfilm and LjudBang. REinvent handles international sales.

“ ‘In the Name of God’ plays with good and evil...

Update: Tony Hawk, the skateboarding superstar whose name has become virtually synonymous with the now-Olympic sport, will be the subject of a major forthcoming feature documentary.

The film is being produced by the Duplass brothers, with ICM Partners representing sales for the film, Variety has learned.

“We’ve been quietly working on this one for a few years,” producer Mark Duplass told Variety. “We are floored with the unmitigated access Tony has allowed us to his life and his fascinating relationship to the sport.”

The as-yet-untitled film will focus on the life and career of the 53-year-old ‘Birdman,’ and is being directed by filmmaker-photographer Sam Jones.

“I’ve been a skater my whole life, so this film is a passion project for me and I am excited to find a good home for it,” said Jones.

Hawk told Variety: “We have already shot everything for it, it’s just in the editing process.

The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game franchise was an absolute revelation in the industry, as well as a huge attraction for gamers on the whole. I know even just personally, growing up it was one of the most popular things you could be playing, whether or not you knew anything about skateboarding, or even if you were interested in it. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and its sequels were as big, or bigger than any sports game on the consoles, showing an ability to break through to the mainstream that’s incredibly difficult. The appeal of this game, as well as how it came to be, is the subject of the new documentary Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story. Hitting tomorrow, it’s an interesting doc about a subject you’ve probably never considered. The movie is, of course, a documentary on the...

“So here I am, doing everything I can. Holding on to what I am, pretending I’m a superman.” If those Goldfinger lyrics conjure very specific memories for you, you likely had a videogame console in the late 1990s or early 2000s and were addicted to the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games. The phenomenon of the videogame and its impact on the world of skateboarding at large is now the subject of a new documentary.

Pretending I’m a Superman – The Tony Hawk Video Game Story is set to arrive in mid-August, well-timed to land just before new ports arrive on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PCs a few weeks later. Directed by Ludvig Gür, the first trailer has now landed, which specifically explores the angle of how the game changed the global interest in the sport. Backed by Tony Hawk himself, he said, “Pretending I’m a Superman is a robust,...

Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, the most recognized name in the sport, is the subject of upcoming feature-length documentary Pretending I'm a Superman, and The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive first trailer. Directed by Ludvig Gür, the doc tells the story of how Hawk's skateboarding video games went on to influence the evolution of the sport.

Exploring the skateboarding scene from the early 1980s onward, the trailer features archival footage and a slew of skateboarding athletes including Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Chad Muska, Rodney Mullen and more, who give a raw picture of what the community was like back then: ...

Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, the most recognized name in the sport, is the subject of upcoming feature-length documentary Pretending I'm a Superman, and The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive first trailer. Directed by Ludvig Gür, the doc tells the story of how Hawk's skateboarding video games went on to influence the evolution of the sport.

Exploring the skateboarding scene from the early 1980s onward, the trailer features archival footage and a slew of skateboarding athletes including Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Chad Muska, Rodney Mullen and more, who give a raw picture of what the community was like back then: ...

Professional skater Tony Hawk’s documentary, “Pretending I’m a Superman,” has found a home, Variety has learned exclusively.

Wood Entertainment has bought worldwide rights to “Pretending I’m a Superman – The Tony Hawk Video Game Story.”

Hawk and Activision launched the initial “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater” series in 1999, selling 9 million copies and spawning a total of 17 versions of the game by 2015. The film, directed by Ludvig Gür, tells the story of how Hawk evolved from a skater to a video game mogul, and the near extinction of skateboarding culture before exploding into the mainstream in the early 2000s.

Wood Entertainment CEO Tara Wood negotiated the deal with producer Ralph D’Amato, a producer on the “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater” franchise, on behalf of D’Amato Productions.

“‘Pretending I’m a Superman’ is a robust, real-life story of our successful video game series as told by those who created it,...