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Drive-In Dust Offs: The Dark (1979)
6 hours ago
Any horror movie that starts off with a Serlingesque voiceover has my attention. And when you make your antagonist a hulking alien who looks like an eight foot tall Gene Simmons sans Botox with a proclivity for ripping off people’s heads And shooting laser beams out of his eyes, you are granted permission to take all my money. Welcome to The Dark (1979), a fun throwback to a time when audiences weren’t beholden of such things as logic and coherence to have a ripping drive-in experience.
But what audiences do always appreciate is a good cast, strong direction, and some solid jumps. The Dark answers the call though in such an unassuming way that before you could blink, it was gone from theatres (but hung around drive-ins for a bit, as horror films were wont to do). It’s so low key that viewers at the time probably felt »
- Scott Drebit
Listen to a New Broadcast of the King Falls Am Radio Show
8 hours ago
Sammy’s interview with the recently reappeared Tim Jensen (following his abduction by mysterious lights nearly one year ago) has many listeners tuning in to 660 on the radio dial, but the latest broadcast of King Falls Am also features Ben’s debate with a leprechaun, a conversation with Doyle about his cursed lawn, and much more.
Hosted by Sammy Stevens and Ben Arnold, King Falls Am is a late-night radio talk show that broadcasts out of small-town America and covers a wide range of strange topics that are right at home on Daily Dead. Expect to hear new broadcasts of the show around the 1st and 15th of every month, and you can listen to the latest broadcast right now!
Don’t live in King Falls? No worries. You can listen to Sammy and Ben discuss the eerie events of their supernatural-charged town on both the audioBoom Network and iTunes. »
- Derek Anderson
Contest: Win The Hallow on Blu-ray
8 hours ago
A fresh start could mean an early end for the newly moved homeowners in Corin Hardy’s The Hallow, hitting Blu-ray and DVD on April 5th from Scream Factory, and we’ve been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of The Hallow.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Hallow Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on April 8th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Previous Press Release: “Vividly atmospheric and brimming with tension, the twisted modern fairy tale The Hallow makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut April 5th, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight. »
- Derek Anderson
Round-Up: Sharknado 4 Title & Premiere Date, Death House Cast Announced, Hardcore Henry PSA, Zombie With A Shotgun Kickstarter
9 hours ago
Syfy and The Asylum announced the new title of Sharknado 4 yesterday and the official title is… Sharknado: The 4th Awakens. Sharknado 4 debuts Sunday, July 31st at 8:00pm Est. Also in this round-up: casting news for Death House, a look at Alamo Drafthouse’s Hardcore Henry PSA, and Kickstarter details for Zombie With a Shotgun.
Sharknado 4: Press Release (via The Futon Critic): “Westlake Village, CA – April 1, 2016 – Syfy and The Asylum today revealed that the official title of the next Sharknado movie is… Sharknado: The 4th Awakens! The two-hour original movie will premiere four months from now on a TV very, very nearby – on Syfy, Sunday, July 31st at 8 Pm Et/Pt.
The fourth installment of the Sharknado franchise will take place five years after the East Coast was ravaged in last summer’s Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!. Fin (Ian Ziering), his »
- Tamika Jones
Titles and Descriptions for the First Two Episodes of Fear The Walking Dead Season 2
1 April 2016 4:41 PM, PDT
Soon after The Walking Dead’s sixth season comes to an end, Fear The Walking Dead’s second season will begin. To give fans a better idea of what to expect when the show returns, we have titles and descriptions for the first two episodes of Season 2.
Comprised of 15 episodes, Fear The Walking Dead Season 2 premieres on Sunday, April 10th at 9:00pm Est, followed by an episode of Talking Dead. If you were wondering what will happen next, it sounds like The Walking Dead companion series will pick up right where it left off:
“Episode 201: Monster
Our families flee a burning Los Angeles on Strand’s yacht, Strand remains mysterious and our group encounters danger at sea.
Written By: Dave Erickson
Directed By: Adam Davidson
Episode 202: We All Fall Down
Our group seeks shelter with a survivalist family. Madison tries to uncover the family’s true motives. »
- Derek Anderson
Goodnight Mommy Directors Developing New Horror Film The Fortress
1 April 2016 3:22 PM, PDT
Goodnight Mommy filmmakers Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz provided many viewers with an unsettling cinematic experience in 2015, and now the duo is looking to team up with a big studio in Hollywood for their next horror film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal is in “final negotiations” to move forward with The Fortress, a new film being developed by Fiala and Franz, who will write and direct the movie. Lined up to produce the project is Michael De Luca, with Lucy Kitada of De Luca Productions is set to executive produce.
While Goodnight Mommy centered on a small family in a secluded house on the lake, The Fortress will follow “a group of refugees hidden aboard a container ship who discover their passage to safety is not what it seems.”
Further plot information and casting details are unknown at this time, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on future announcements. »
- Derek Anderson
Watch the New Teaser Video for AMC’s Preacher
1 April 2016 1:10 PM, PDT
“Something got loose…” Ahead of its May 22nd premiere, a new teaser video has been released for AMC’s Preacher, the long-awaited TV series adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s cult comic book series.
The first episode of Preacher will make its TV debut on Sunday, May 22nd at 10:00pm Est after the mid-season finale of Fear The Walking Dead. After re-airing the premiere over Memorial Day weekend, the next new episode will air on Sunday, June 5th at 9:00pm Est, which will be the show’s regular time slot for the rest of the season.
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on Preacher and for more information, we have the press release with full details. What are you hoping to see in the series adaptation? Let us know in the comments section below.
Press Release: Austin, TX – March 14, 2016 – AMC announced today from the »
- Derek Anderson
The Walking Dead #153 Preview Panels
1 April 2016 11:47 AM, PDT
Where did he go and what will he do now? Those questions have been on readers’ minds since the release of The Walking Dead #152 last month, and with issue #153 hitting shelves next week, new preview panels tease what’s to come in Robert Kirkman’s comic book series.
The Walking Dead #153 comes out on April 6th. The preview panels below are thanks to our friends at TheWalkingDead.com!
“The Walking Dead #153
Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano & Cliff Rathburn
Cover: Charlie Adlard & Dave Stewart
April 6
32 Pages | Black & White | Mature
$2.99″
Heavy hangs the head.
The post The Walking Dead #153 Preview Panels appeared first on Daily Dead. »
- Derek Anderson
Listen to the Special April Fools’ Day Broadcast of King Falls Am
1 April 2016 10:22 AM, PDT
Although werewolves, ghosts, and aliens have made life anything but normal in King Falls, the town is not open to the wacky hijinks and bizarre antics of April Fools’ Day. In a special installment of King Falls Am, Ben Arnold’s loathed rivals over at Channel 13 News spoke with Deputy Troy and librarian Emily Potter to reflect on the town’s strained relationship with April 1st.
Following today’s special April Fools’ Day episode, Sammy and Ben will be back on the airwaves for a new broadcast of the King Falls Am radio show tomorrow, and we’ll be sure to share it on Daily Dead.
Hosted by Sammy Stevens and Ben Arnold, King Falls Am is a late-night radio talk show that broadcasts out of small-town America and covers a wide range of strange topics that are right at home on Daily Dead. Expect to hear new broadcasts of »
- Derek Anderson
Official Trailer & Poster for The Offering
1 April 2016 9:18 AM, PDT
An official trailer and poster have been released for Momentum Pictures’ The Offering. Set and filmed in Singapore, The Offering follows a reporter (Elizabeth Rice) on a mission to learn the truth behind her sister’s mysterious death, only to discover something sinister behind it all.
“Momentum Pictures is proud to reveal the terrifying theatrical trailer and official poster artwork to the new horror feature The Offering, coming to select U.S. theaters and VOD nationwide May 6th, 2016!
When successful reporter Jamie (Elizabeth Rice) finds out that her sister has died mysteriously, she travels to Singapore to uncover the truth. There, she discovers multiple deaths linked to her sister and must join forces with her sister’s husband (Matthew Settle) in order to defeat a demonic entity that is using new technology to complete an ancient mission.”
The Offering, directed by Kelvin Tong, stars Matthew Settle (Gossip Girl, Band of Brothers »
- Tamika Jones
Blu-ray Clips & Trailer for #Horror
1 April 2016 8:23 AM, PDT
Chloë Sevigny stars in #Horror, in which virtual terror turns into real terror for a group of young, privileged girls. Ahead of the film’s release on Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, April 5th from Scream Factory, we have two Blu-ray clips and the official trailer to share with our readers.
From the Press Release: You’ve got followers… cyber bullying goes offline during one deadly night. #Horror follows a group of preteen girls living in a suburban world of money and privilege. But when their obsession with a disturbing online game goes too far, virtual terror becomes all too real. This stylishly dark film makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut April 5th, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight. Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com
In #Horror, Chloë Sevigny (American Horror Story, American Psycho) leads an ensemble cast that includes Timothy Hutton (American Crime, »
- Tamika Jones
Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep Moving Forward at Warner Bros.
1 April 2016 7:26 AM, PDT
Doctor Sleep, the sequel to Stephen King’s epic 1977 novel, The Shining, is being adapted for the big screen at Warner Bros., and a writer for the adapted screenplay has now been revealed.
The Tracking Board reports that Akiva Goldsman has been set to write the screenplay adaptation of King’s 2013 novel Doctor Sleep, which follows a grown-up Danny Torrance, who, with the Overlook Hotel and his father’s descent into madness decades in the rearview mirror, now works at a nursing home and must face a creepy collection of people known as The True Knot.
Stephen King will executive produce the Doctor Sleep film, with Jon Berg and Jon Gonda supervising the project on behalf of Warner Bros. A release date and director have yet to be revealed, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on future details.
Goldsman is no stranger to King’s work, having contributed »
- Derek Anderson
Round-Up: Outcast Screening at Image Expo Spring Formal, Dementia Blu-ray / DVD, HorrorHound Film Festival’s Call for Entries
1 April 2016 7:00 AM, PDT
Image Comics recently announced that attendees of the Image Expo Spring Formal on Wednesday, April 6th will be treated to a screening of the pilot episode of Robert Kirkman’s Outcast. The series officially kicks off on June 3rd on Cinemax. Also in this round-up: release details for Dementia Blu-ray / DVD and a call for submissions for this September’s HorrorHound Film Festival.
Outcast Screening: Press Release: “Image Comics is pleased to reveal that fans attending the Image Expo Spring Formal will be treated with a special screening of the pilot episode of Outcast, the forthcoming Cinemax TV series based on the bestselling Image/Skybound series, Outcast By Kirkman and Azaceta. The television series was created by Image/Skybound’s own Robert Kirkman who also penned the pilot episode. The series premieres June 3rd on Cinemax and has already been renewed for a second season.
A limited number of tickets »
- Tamika Jones
Watch All 16 Parts of Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462
31 March 2016 4:27 PM, PDT
Since October, viewers have watched panic spread on an airplane in AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462, and now the 16-part web series is available to watch in its entirety.
“Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462” tells the story of a group of passengers aboard a commercial airplane during the earliest moments of the outbreak. Over the course of the series, the plane and the lives of its passengers are put in jeopardy once they discover an infected traveler. The series is written by L. Signorino and Mike Zunic and directed by “Fear” director of photography Michael McDonough.
In addition, one of the characters featured in the web series, which is produced by “Fear the Walking Dead” showrunner and executive producer Dave Erickson and co-executive producer David Wiener, will join the cast of “Fear the Walking Dead” season 2.”
Video courtesy of AMC:
Alternate embed via SpoilerTV:
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- Derek Anderson
April 2016 VOD Releases Include The Invitation, The Forest, Holidays
31 March 2016 2:34 PM, PDT
This April’s VOD offerings are a strong and eclectic bunch, including one of my favorite films out of the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, The Invitation, which arrives on digital platforms April 8th.
For you Norman Reedus fans out there, IFC releases the road thriller Sky, in which he plays a supporting role, on April 15th. The latest horror anthology, Holidays, makes its VOD bow on the same day, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment and Xyz Films, and if you dig Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, then you have The Tell-Tale Heart to look forward to on April 5th.
Other notable VOD titles for April 2016 include The Girl in the Photographs, Pandemic, The Forest, and 13 Cameras.
The Girl in the Photographs (Vertical Entertainment) – April 1st
In Nick Simon’s The Girl In The Photographs, Colleen’s life isn’t going anywhere. The small town check out girl with natural beauty is bored with »
- Heather Wixson
“Fight Like Hell” in the New Doom Cinematic Trailer
31 March 2016 1:57 PM, PDT
The cinematic trailer for id Software’s new Doom video game invites players to “fight like Hell” when the game is released on May 13th.
From Bethesda Softworks: “Fight. Like. Hell. Celebrate Doom’s upcoming launch with our all-new live-action cinematic trailer. Directed by Joe Kosinski (Oblivion, Tron: Legacy), the trailer evokes the pillars of Doom’s gameplay: Relentless Combat, Terrifying Demons, and Bad Ass Guns.
Doom releases on Friday, May 13th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, and can be pre-ordered by heading to Doom.com (http://doom.com/en-us/preorder)
Doom releases on Friday, May 13. Learn more about Doom’s multiplayer, single-player, and its community tool, SnapMap, at the game’s official website, Doom.com, and through featured content on Bethesda.net.”
The closed beta for Doom is scheduled to run from March 31–April 3 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and the PC. According to id, the beta is only »
- Derek Anderson
Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s Cell Acquired for Us Distribution
31 March 2016 1:24 PM, PDT
Starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s Cell has been en route to the big screen for quite some time, but now that the movie has been acquired for Us distribution, it looks like viewers will finally get to see the story’s murderous cell phone users on-screen.
Variety reports that Saban Films—the same company that recently picked up Rob Zombie’s 31—has acquired the Us distribution rights to Cell.
Based on King’s unflinchingly violent 2006 novel of the same name, Cell was directed by Paranormal Activity 2’s Tod Williams from an adapted screenplay by Stephen King and Adam Alleca (2009’s The Last House on the Left). The film re-teams Cusack and Jackson, who co-starred in another King adaptation, 1408. The cast also includes Isabelle Fuhrman, Owen Teague, and Stacy Keach. A release date has not yet been revealed.
Benaroya Pictures and the Genre Company produced Cell, »
- Derek Anderson
New Photo & Promo Video for Robert Kirkman’s Outcast TV Series
31 March 2016 12:30 PM, PDT
Ahead of its June 3rd premiere, a new photo and promo video have been released for Cinemax’s Outcast series, based on Robert Kirkman’s exorcism comic book of the same name.
Previous Press Release (via TheFutonCritic.com): Austin, March 14, 2016 – The Cinemax drama series Outcast will launch its ten-episode season Friday, June 3 and has been renewed for a second season ahead of the series debut, it was announced today at the 2016 SXSW Festival. The series is created and executive produced by Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead”), and executive produced by showrunner Chris Black.
“Outcast has been a passion project of mine for many years,” said Kirkman. “Seeing it come together has been a huge thrill for me. What we’ve been able to achieve on Cinemax, with its unprecedented creative freedom, frankly, almost scares Me at times.”
“Going into the first season of Outcast, we knew that Robert Kirkman »
- Derek Anderson
Listen: New Episode of The Walking Dead ’Cast Features Interview with Tom Payne
31 March 2016 11:59 AM, PDT
With only one episode left in The Walking Dead’s sixth season, Jason and Karen have a lot of intriguing topics to discuss in the latest episode of The Walking Dead ’Cast, which includes a special interview with cast member Tom Payne, who plays Jesus on the show.
From The Walking Dead ’Cast: “This ep is packed to the gills. First off, it was my complete pleasure to talk with Tom Payne, aka Jesus. Find out his take on the inner life and hidden capabilities of the character, what it was like to play opposite Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus, his thoughts on the comic, who he thinks would win in a fight, Jesus or Morgan, and much more. Also, our review of the penultimate episode of the season, some Comic Talk with Karen and Jason this week, a lot of great feedback (including a lengthy complaint) from you guys, »
- Derek Anderson
Robin Wright Sets Sights on Blade Runner Sequel
31 March 2016 11:08 AM, PDT
House of Cards fans will be pleased to know that Robin Wright could play a key role in the Blade Runner sequel.
Press Release (via /Film): Los Angeles, CA, March 31, 2016 – Golden Globe winner Robin Wright is in final negotiations to join Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in Alcon Entertainment’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece Blade Runner, it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-ceo’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.
Director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Prisoners) is directing. Principal photography is scheduled to begin July 2016 and the film will be released by Warner Bros. in North America, Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute in all overseas territories in all media.
The film is set several decades after the 1982 original, with Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role as Rick Deckard. The film is written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and succeeds the initial story by Fancher and David Peoples »
- Derek Anderson
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