Tag: Horror

Testament of Horror for March 14 to March 20, 2021

MARCH 14 Born on March 14 1988 – Sasha Grey, appeared in “Would You Rather” and “Smash Cut.” 1986 – Jamie Bell, appeared in “Deathwatch” and “King Kong [2005]” 1980 – Mercedes McNab, appeared in “Hatchet,” “Hatchet II,” “Dark Reel,” “XII,” TV Movies “Thirst,” “Vipers” and more. 1976 – Daniel Gillies, appeared in “Captivity,” “Evil…


RLJE Films & Shudder Acquire North American Rights To “Jakob’s Wife”

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror film, JAKOB’S WIFE, ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. RLJE Films plans to release the film in theaters and on Demand…


IFC FILMS Nabs Modern-Day Whodunnit “Werewolves Within” Press Release

STARRING SAM RICHARDSON (VEEP) AND MILANA VAYNTRUB (THIS IS US) DIRECTED BY JOSH RUBEN (SCARE ME)   ENSEMBLE CAST FEATURES GEORGE BASIL, SARAH BURNS, MICHAEL CHERNUS, CATHERINE CURTIN, WAYNE DUVALL, HARVEY GUILLÉN, REBECCA HENDERSON, CHEYENNE JACKSON, AND MICHAELA WATKINS and GLENN FLESHLER   IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to…


Scare Me Press Release

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to SCARE ME from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. SCARE ME will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 2, 2021. SCARE ME is the feature directorial debut of Josh Ruben (“CollegeHumor Originals”) who also wrote the screenplay and stars in the film. SCARE ME also features Aya…


New Releases for March 9 to 15, 2021

March 9 Rent-A-Pal [2020] Blu-ray/DVD PRINCIPAL CAST: Brian Landis Folkins, Kathleen Brady, Amy Rutledge, Wil Wheaton, Adrian Egolf DIRECTOR: Jon Stevenson PRODUCERS: Annie Elizabeth Baker, Jimmy Weber, Jon Stevenson SYNOPSIS: He talks to you. He listens to you. He understands you. He’s your Rent-A-Pal. In this thriller set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David…


Testament of Horror for March 7 to March 13, 2021

MARCH 7 Born on March 7 1983 – Raquel Alessi, appeared in “Ghost Rider” and “Uncle Sam.” 1971 – Rachel Weisz, starred in the 1999 version of “The Mummy,” “The Mummy Returns,” “Constantine” and “Death Machine.” 1971 – Peter Sarsgaard, starred in “Skeleton Key,” “Orphan” “The Lie” and “The Cell.” 1956 – Bryan Cranston, starring in “Total…


The Pack (2015) – By Baron Craze

  First-time director Nick Robertson teams with screenwriter Evan Randall Green (A Night of Horror Volume 1 [2015]) introduce an ominous tale of wild dogs running free, returning to their wolf pack mentality and killing for sport rather than food. Australian horror cinema usually falls into the ozploitation category, or at least a movie with…


Eli Roth’s History of Horror (2018) – By Baron Craze

When it comes to documentaries on the horror genre, it’s difficult to determine how it will be accepted by the horror fans; often depends both on the topic and who incorporates the talking heads on the production. Over the countless years there’s been a few of these, some might recall The Horror Show [1979], to…


New Releases for March 1 to 8, 2021

March 2 Scare Me [2020] Blu-ray/DVD PRINCIPAL CAST: Aya Cash, Josh Ruben, Rebecca Drysdale, Chris Redd Director: Josh Ruben SYNOPSIS: Two strangers, Fred and Fanny, are stuck in their Catskills cabin during a power outage. Looking to pass the time, they decide to tell each other scary stories. But the more Fred and Fanny commit…


Testament of Horror for March 1 to March 6, 2021

MARCH 1 Born on March 1 1978 – Jensen Ackles, starred in the films “My Bloody Valentine [2009],” “Devour” and the TV series “Supernatural.” 1973 – Jack Davenport, appeared in “Tale of the Mummy,” “The Bunker,” “The Wyvern Mystery” and episodes of the TV Series “Ultraviolet.” 1971 – Cara Buono, appeared in “Cthulhu,” “Let Me…