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If you’ve heard anything at all about the film Abruptio, it’s most likely been positive, and you’ve probably wondered why you can’t find it in a theater or streaming. All of that is changing, which is a very good thing if you’re a fan of unique horror movies.

Released in 2023, Abruptio played at 37 international festivals, winning 21 awards along the way. I was lucky enough to receive a screener at that time, and I absolutely loved it. But, don’t take just my word for it. My colleague Brian Fanelli recently had the opportunity to watch Abruptio and he also gave it an extremely positive review.

Abruptio opened in select theaters on September 27, and will continue its run through at least mid-October. Hopefully, it will expand into even more theaters, because it’s a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen.

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The first, and perhaps only, presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was carried on every major network and cable news channel. It should really have been broadcast on ESPN.

That’s because the evening seemed less a debate than an enthralling boxing match, the best since the Thrilla in Manila. And no points for guessing who came across like Muhammad Ali and who like Joe Frazier.

Yes, Harris was floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. Her extensive preparations for the evening clearly paid off as she bobbed and weaved while Trump kept throwing wild uppercuts and nearly falling to the mats. Oh, and by the way, did you know that illegal immigrants are pouring into the country by the millions, directly from mental institutions and insane asylums? And that the crime rate in Venezuela is way down?

I bring up the last points because Trump did.

It’s extremely tempting to joke that AfrAId feels as though it is written and directed by artificial intelligence. Riddled with plot threads that go nowhere, characters whose arcs happen off-screen between scenes, and enough holes in its strained internal logic that it’s charitable to even say it retains...

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is one of the best teen movies of all time, but it also (perhaps purposely) tells its story from a very privileged point-of-view. I adore the John Hughes classic, yet the last few times I've watched it, I've been struck by how terribly Ferris (Matthew Broderick) treats the customer service workers he meets throughout the film. It's all a part of his schtick; to craft the perfect day off, he has to get access to all sorts of fun stuff, and the quickest way to do that is by putting on a haughty, rich-white guy persona that he probably learned from his dad.

It may be blasphemous to even consider adding a new layer to a perfect Hughes-made story, but if someone's going to do it, it may as well be a filmmaker who's interested in approaching the material from a truly fresh angle. Enter: "Sam and Victor's Day Off,...

Batman: Caped Crusader, the latest animated interpretation of DC’s Dark Knight, embraces the pulpy horror theatrics of EC Comics.

“And you don’t know how to catch a ghost.”

“Before today, I didn’t believe they existed.”

One of superhero media’s greatest luxuries is that it’s an exaggerated genre that frequently toes the line with other styles of story. It’s not unusual for a superhero series to become a political thriller, fantastical rom-com, or epic spaghetti western based on the specific characters who are in play. Batman, in particular, is a classic DC Comics character who’s frequently steeped in dark ideas and he’s someone who’s a natural fit for the horror genre. Each cinematic Batman offering features some degree of horror, even the neon-colored Joel Schumacher entries, and there is no shortage of horror-blending comic stories between Batman: Night Cries, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth,...

On Saturday July 13 2024, Disney broadcasts Zombies: The Re-Animated Series!

Invasion of the Bucky Snatchers; The Dining Season 1 Episode 5 Episode Summary

In this episode of “Zombies: The Re-Animated Series,” titled “Invasion of the Bucky Snatchers; The Dining,” viewers will be taken on a thrilling journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. Bucky, a central character, takes center stage as he turns the school into a Bucky-themed dystopia, leaving everyone wondering about his true intentions.

Meanwhile, Bonzo stumbles upon mysterious blueprints in the diner, setting off a chain of events that no one could have predicted. As he becomes possessed by the desire to build a Spaghetti Waterfall, the storyline takes a fascinating and quirky turn, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.

With the perfect blend of humor, suspense, and a touch of the supernatural, this episode promises to deliver an entertaining and unforgettable experience for fans of the show.

Hideo Kojima and Konami have not gotten along very well ever since he departed from the company in 2015 to venture on his own. Metal Gear is one of the earliest examples of the stealth game genre, and Kojima was the mastermind behind it. Kojima has not collaborated with Konami since his falling out, but he is going to be a part of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater in one way.

Kojima is a visionary when it comes to directing and writing video games; he is the Stanley Kubrick of the gaming world. He started his journey by joining Konami in 1986 and worked on some great games like Metal Gears, Zone of Enders, Snatchers, and Policenauts.

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One key thing to remember, when watching a "Treehouse of Horror" episode of "The Simpsons," is that everything is a reference to something. Sometimes the thing the show's parodying is instantly recognizable, like season 5's take on "The Shining" or season 2's take on "The Raven." But if you find yourself watching a fun "Treehouse" segment and not recognizing where the story's from, that's a sign that you're missing out on a really fun piece of pop culture. 

Such is the case with "The Twilight Zone," a '60s anthology show with 150+ episodes of fun premises to choose from. Some of the episodes "Treehouse" chooses to parody are already extremely famous but others are a little more obscure. Below is a ranking of our favorite "Twilight Zone" parodies throughout the "Treehouse" specials. If you're surprised to find that a given...

The sci-fi classic Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright and Jeff Goldblum) is out now on 4K Uhd (Blu-ray) and Limited Edition Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

Remakes of great films are usually on a hiding to nothing, but Philip Kaufman’s brilliant update of the 1956 classic Invasion Of The Body Snatchers is a rare and memorable exception. Transposing the action to the heart of San Francisco allows Kaufman to retain all the suspense of Jack Finney’s original story while adding caustic social commentary about the selfishness of the 1970s “me generation” that remains all too relevant today.

But it’s a paranoid thriller first and foremost, based on one of the most psychologically terrifying of all premises – what happens when you can no longer trust not just the authorities but even your nearest and dearest?

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When health official Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams...

Hideo Kojima’s love for cinema isn’t hidden from the world. Everyone who follows him on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) must be well acquainted with their feeds full of his day where he’ll share a movie or two, either a review or simply what he watched. The video game auteur took the fans by surprise hilariously when his recommendations included a documentary based on him.

With almost 38 years in the industry, he has decked out the video games industry with titles like Metal Gear, Snatchers, and most recently Death Stranding. The last one became a prophecy for the Covid-19 pandemic where humans preferred to stay in isolation, depriving themselves of any connection to the outer world.

Fans Just Love Hideo Kojima Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding came out in 2019.

Going about his normal day of sharing movies and TV shows on the social media platform, Hideo...

There have been plenty of home invasion movies. And there have been plenty of alien invasion movies. So it only seems logical that there would eventually be an alien home invasion movie. Writer-director Brian Duffield has delivered just that with his sci-fi suspenser featuring Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Dopesick) in a virtually solo, virtually silent performance as a young woman battling a formidable array of extraterrestrials who are definitely not of the cute and cuddly E.T. variety. Premiering on Hulu to provide scares through Halloween, No One Will Save You proves a singularly intense experience.

So intense, in fact, that it’s a shame that it’s been relegated to streaming. Deeply dependent on its imaginative sound effects, powerful visuals and nerve-jangling score by Joseph Trapanese, the film would benefit greatly from immersive theatrical viewing.

The story revolves around Brynn (Dever), who lives alone in a large house in the...

Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter is so loaded with neurotic symbology that you can attach nearly any meaning to it, and that’s the source of its uneasy, primordial power. In 1955, it might’ve been logical to assume that Laughton and critic turned screenwriter James Agee, working from David Grubb’s novel, were intending the film as an allegory for McCarthyism. After all, the villain, Reverend Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), cannily exploits people’s panic in order to line his pockets, turning them on one another so as to distract them from the true evildoings being committed.

Like those in the grip of the second Red Scare, most of Harry’s victims are easily exploited because they willingly forfeit individual judgment in the presence of reassuringly unquestioned leadership. As in other McCarthyism parables (most obviously Don Siegel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers), only the children and...

I know a lot of you have been asking for updates on the Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”). Well, we’re excited to reveal today that we bought it!

Yup! First reported by THR this afternoon, Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the remake of the 1997 award-winning Canadian cult classic and will be bringing it straight to Screambox subscribers on April 11th!

The newest Cube takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore and follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in a mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code.

Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps.

William Malone, a Master of Horror behind such films as Creature, House on Haunted Hill, and Parasomnia, once took a stab at mixing early internet tech with horror in FeardotCom, which starred Stephen Dorff and was released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2002.

The film has been making a bit of a resurgence and maybe even having a renaissance with horror fans newly appreciating the much-maligned techy horror film that followed Dorff as a New York City detective who investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto feardotcom.

Now, you can judge for yourself as FeardotCom is streaming exclusively on Screambox today, alongside Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead)!

March is a huge month on Screambox as we’ll also be releasing the second season of “The Island” from Pandorum director Christian Alvart,...

Catching up on they've watched and read lately, Corpse Club co-hosts Derek Anderson and Jonathan James discuss Robert Eggers' The Northman, Lucio Fulci's The Beyond, Stuart Gordon's Dagon, Dean Alioto's The McPherson Tape, Junji Ito's Dissolving Classroom, and Jack Finney's Invasion of the Body Snatchers on this episode of Daily Dead's official podcast!

You can listen to the new episode of Corpse Club right now on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube, Pandora, and SoundCloud!

Looking for more scary good Corpse Club content? Be sure to check out our Corpse Club website and memberships. Not only can you view past episodes, but you can also sign up to be an official Corpse Club member to enjoy a wide range of rewards, including a shirt and pin that are to die for, access to bonus content, and the ability to suggest an episode topic!

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Criterion gives this classic its first exposure on Region A Blu-ray! A new 4K remaster puts the story of a guy too tiny to escape from his own cellar in its very best light — Scott Carey’s combat with the spider is still a scary delight, with a newly-fixed imperfection. Criterion’s extras lean toward fan-oriented fare: Tom Weaver tops the stack with a fine commentary and we get good input from Ben Burtt, Craig Barron, Richard Christian Matheson, Joe Dante and Dana Gould — plus thoughtful liner notes by Geoffrey O’Brien. And don’t forget those excellent movie trailers narrated by a breathless Orson Welles. Robert Scott Carey should have his own statue in Los Angeles, like Rocky Balboa in Philadelphia.

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Starring: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton,...

Exclusive: Showtime has rounded out the cast for its upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Aya Cash (The Boys), Jake Picking (Hollywood), Cayden Boyd (The Resident), Marc Hills (Snatchers), Ben Cook (Paterno), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bridge and Tunnel), Thomas E. Sullivan and Patrice Johnson Chevannes (Chambers) have been cast in the series, joining previously announced stars Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.

The First Lady, created by Aaron Cooley and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime, is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Season 1 focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt (Anderson), Betty Ford (Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Davis).

Previously announced cast also includes Lexi Underwood as Malia Obama, O-t Fagbenle as Barack Obama and Derek Cecil as Donald Rumsfeld.

Cash will play Esther Liebowitz, press secretary to Betty Ford, who often butts heads with...

Let’s take a minute and give thanks for the Mad Scientist. Like any other cinematic profession, there can be good and evil examples of both; some want to heal the world, others want to crush it. The Brain (1988) gives us a villain squarely in the latter camp, and he’s not even the head baddie (see: title). A modern day love letter to the genre, The Brain is weird enough for a passé crowd yet conventional enough to work as a straight up monster movie.

Given a limited release in its homeland in November, the achingly Canadian film was released stateside on video in December. Some critics appreciated the good-natured update to the schlocky sci-fi fests of yore; others did not, and to them I say they can’t all be Invasion of the Body Snatchers, bunky.

But by gum they can be fun; even though the seams threaten to burst at every turn,...

Director William Brent Bell (The Boy) is shooting Orphan prequel Orphan: First Kill in Winnipeg with Isabelle Fuhrman returning as Esther and Julia Stiles (Dexter). And today Don’t Look Now and Invasion of the Body Snatchers star Donald Sutherland’s son Rossif Sutherland (Kiefer Sutherland’s half-brother) joins the cast. Sutherland recently starred in Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor. Written by David […]...

Dark Sky Films is having their Christmas feast this Halloween season with Hosts, on digital and VOD October 2nd. Said to “follow in the footsteps of The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Inglorious Basterds,” Hosts takes place on Christmas Eve where an innocent couple become hosts to a malicious entity… “Throughout the night they proceed […]...

Escape : Puzzle Of Fear will be available On Demand and DVD August 18. The movie stars Omar Gooding (“Barbershop”, “Deadwood”), Nicholas Turturro (BlackKKKlansman, “Blue Bloods” ), Tommy Nash (The Amityville Terror) and Aubrey Reynolds (“Snatchers”), and is directed by J. Jones. Check out the trailer:

Hot-shot Hollywood agent Matthew Blake has a dark past. He thinks that he is on his way to a double date with his oldest friend to a new Escape Room in Los Angeles. When the couples are locked into the Escape Room, Matthew quickly finds himself at the center of a revenge plot meant to right the wrongs of his past, with deadly results. From director J.Jones, and starring Tommy Nash, Aubrey Reynolds, Omar Gooding, Naina Michaud, Nicholas Turturro, Sara Stretton, John Colton, and Lili Bordán, Escape: Puzzle of Fear premieres on DVD and On Demand August 18 from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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HBO Max launched on May 27th and has been off to a pretty good start with well over 10,000 hours worth of content on the service from day one. If you’re a horror fan, you may be excited to hear that a fairly decent portion of those 10,000 hours include some of the biggest and most popular horror films of all time. So, if you haven’t subscribed yet, now might just be the time to do so.

Do you like Steven Spielberg and massive sharks eating people? If so, you’ll be delighted to hear that you can catch the entire Jaws franchise – which spans four films – on HBO Max right away. If you haven’t ever seen them, now’s a great opportunity to take a trip back in time to catch up on what was arguably the very first blockbuster movie series.

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HBO Max will launch with an extensive library and a handful of original series and films May 27 — but those titles are just the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service’s initial offerings.

On Wednesday, HBO Max revealed the new shows and movies coming to the platform this summer, including “Doom Patrol” Season 2 (which will launch simultaneously on DC Universe and HBO Max June 25), the first “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” special, “Search Party” Season 3, Seth Rogen’s comedy feature “American Pickle,” Amy Schumer’s three-part doc “Expecting Amy,” comedy “Frayed,” family docusoap “The House of Ho,” adult animated series “Close Enough,” unscripted animal rescue series “The Dog House,” kids’ competition “Karma,” animated show “Tig N’ Seek” and Sesame Workshop’s “Esme & Roy.”

These originals will begin to roll out on HBO Max on June 18 and be accompanied on the platform by HBO’s summer series “I May Destroy You,” “Perry Mason,” “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,...

Vertigo Releasing has debuted a new trailer for horror ‘The Wretched’ starring John-Paul Howard.

The story follows a rebellious teenage boy, Ben. When visiting his father for the summer, he makes a haunting discovery – A malevolent fiend from the deep woods stalks the young family living next door. Taking ahold of the mother, the creature begins playing a terrifying game of house while preying upon the local children. Alone in his suspicions, Ben launches into a perilous crusade to stop the wretched evil before it consumes everything he holds dear.

Directed by the Pierce Brothers, the film stars John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda (Youth & Consequences), Jamison Jones (True Detective), Azie Tesfai (Supergirl) and Zara Mahler (Nightmare Cinema).

Also in trailers – New trailer lands for 80’s remake of ‘Valley Girl’

The film will be released on digital on 8th May and will be available on the following platforms: Apple TV, Amazon,...

To celebrate the release of Snatchers – available on Blu-ray & DVD 17th February – we are giving away a Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Chosen as one of Variety’s “11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival”, and described as a cross between Aliens meets Mean Girls, Snatchers was initially released in new media as a successful short-form series that follows a status-obsessed high school teenager who loses her virginity and finds herself pregnant the next day…with an alien!

Senior year is going to rule! Thanks to her relationship with clueless hunk Skyler, Sara is totally in with the cool girls. But Skyler contracted an extraterrestrial bug during his summer vacation. After just one night together, Sara discovers she’s Nine. Months. Pregnant. Desperate to keep her condition on the Dl, she turns to the only person she can trust: her nerdy ex-bestie, Hayley. The girls soon realize this...

Snatchers, one of Variety’s “11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival,” is available to own Today – January 7 on Digital, and will arrive on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack and DVD on February 18. The original horror comedy full-length feature film is described as a cross between Aliens meets Mean Girls , and was …

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Warner Bros. has just released the horror comedy Snatchers. Currently on Digital platforms throughout the U.S., Snatchers is a strange film, in which one young woman becomes pregnant with an alien baby! Promoted as a blend of "Aliens meets Mean Girls," this title was picked as one of SXSW's "11 Best Movies of 2019." Created by Stephen Cedars and Benji Kleiman, this film centrally stars: Mary Nepi (Not Cool), Gabrielle Elyse, J.J Nolan, Austin Fryberger, Nick Gomez and Rich Fulcher. A new clip is available for Snatchers, titled "What Happened in Mexico?" right here. The clip shows Sara (Nepi) struggling with her pregnancy and with her ex-boyfriend, Skylar (Fryberger). Skylar is unconcerned with Sara's predicament and when times get tough, Skylar hits the road. The clip is a funny one and well set-up. Horror or comedy fans can see the film now, on Digital. Snatchers is available on most Digital platforms,...

Is there anything more terrifying than an unplanned pregnancy? Not if you’re a teenager! Arriving on Digital January 7th and Blu-ray/DVD beginning February 18th is the pregnancy-themed horror-comedy Snatchers! Give the trailer a spin at the top of the article […]

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Happy 2020, everyone! With a new year comes a new batch of VOD and digital releases for the month of January. So, if you’re looking for some movies to keep you busy while you try and escape the unforgiving winter elements, we have plenty coming our way over the next few weeks.

Everything kicks off on the 7th with an array of titles making their digital debut, including Countdown, Sequence Break, Snatchers and Inner Ghosts. A few days later, The Marshes arrives on Shudder exclusively, and both The Sonata and Inherit the Viper hit various platforms on the 10th.

January 14th is another big day for digital releases, as one my favorite films of 2019 is set to premiere—Parasite—as well as several other films, including Terminator: Dark Fate, Boneyard, Rough Draft and House of Demons. The Wave, featuring Justin Long and Donald Faison, makes its digital debut on the 17th,...

Snatchers Available on Digital January 7, 2020 On Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, and DVD February 18 Chosen as one of Variety’s “11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival,” Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you Snatchers – an original horror-comedy feature film on Digital January 7, and Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD on February 18, …

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"Did you... pull out?" Warner Bros Home Entertainment has unveiled the official trailer for a movie titled Snatchers, a horror comedy from the filmmaking duo Stephen Cedars & Benji Kleiman. Some folks may recognize this already, as it's based on the short film and TV series also both titled Snatchers, dealing with the same thing. After status-obsessed teen Sara, played by newcomer Mary Nepi, has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien. It's a creepy, icky, amusing creature feature pregnancy comedy and it actually lives up to that conceptual potential. Also starring Gabrielle Elyse, J.J. Nolan, Austin Fryberger, Nick Gomez, Rich Fulcher, Amy Landecker, and Ashley Argota. This really, really does look like it might be the best possible version of this pregnancy-as-a-monster metaphor turned into a movie. All the jokes are solid, their friendship works well, might even be better than this looks.