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Maia Reficco, Chandler Kinney, Bailee Madison, Zaria, and Malia Pyles in ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)

Get ready, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin fans – the finale is here and it’s a creepy wild ride. Season one episode 10 – “Final Girls” – starts off back on December 31, 1999 at the Waters’ house. Rose Waters (Jeanette Bonner) takes a page from the mom in Carrie and is upset with Angela (Gabriella Pizzolo), pointing out her makeup and how she’s showing off her body. Rose blames her daughter for being raped, claiming she invited it.

Angela, rightfully, tells her mother it’s not her fault. Rose tells her not to go to the party but Angela storms out.

Present day, December 14th: Faran (Zaria) is happy her dad’s been released from jail, and Zeke (Benton Greene) confirms he believes this was a warning from Sheriff Beasley.

There's a new group of Pretty Little Liars in town. Five years after the Freeform series came to an end, "Pretty Little Liars" is being revived by HBO Max with a brand new cast. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring, the series, which is titled "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin," promises more suspense and horror than the original.

"We're such huge fans of what I. Marlene King and her iconic cast created, we knew that we had to treat the original series as #canon and do something different," Aguirre-Sacasa and Calhoon Bring said in a joint statement, per Deadline. "So we're leaning into the suspense and horror in this reboot, which hopefully will honor what the fans loved about the hit series, while weaving in new, unexpected elements." "Roberto and Lindsay are expanding the 'Pretty Little Liars' universe with more murder, mysteries, and scandal, and we can't wait,...

Exclusive: HBO Max continues to round out the cast for the upcoming Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin as Carson Rowland, Jordan Gonzalez (The L Word: Generation Q), Ben Cook Elias Kacavas (Euphoria) and Benton Greene join as recurring. They join stars Chandler Kinney, Maia Reficco, Bailee Madison, Zaria, Malia Pyles, Alex Aiono, Mallory Bechtel and Eric Johnson.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is a present-day iteration of the popular 2010-17 series from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; Lindsay Calhoon Bring; Alloy Entertainment; and Warner Bros TV. Lisa Soper will direct the first two episodes.

Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and Calhoon Bring, the reboot based on the bestselling books by Sara Shepard will feature a new story and new characters. Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a...

1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas faced off with Jeremiah.

1979: Atwt's Bob and Lisa made Christmas Eve plans.

1979: Eon's Deborah was kidnapped. 2000: Vicky McKinnon

appeared as a ghost during a séance on Atwt."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1949: On radio soap opera The Guiding Light, Mama Bauer (Adelaide Klein) died.

1967: On Dark Shadows, in a duel, Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) shot his uncle, Jeremiah (Anthony George).

1979: On As the World Turns, Dr. Bob Hughes (Don Hastings) made a Christmas Eve date with his ex-wife,...

1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas faced off with Jeremiah.

1979: Atwt's Bob and Lisa made Christmas Eve plans.

1979: Eon's Deborah was kidnapped. 2000: Vicky McKinnon

appeared as a ghost during a séance on Atwt."History is a vast early warning system."

― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1949: On radio soap opera The Guiding Light, Mama Bauer (Adelaide Klein) died.

1967: On Dark Shadows, in a duel, Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) shot his uncle, Jeremiah (Anthony George).

1979: On As the World Turns, Dr. Bob Hughes (Don Hastings) made a Christmas Eve date with his ex-wife, Lisa Shea Colman (Eileen Fulton).

1979: On Guiding Light, Roger Thorpe...

Here's another short film to add to your Halloween playlist.  The Vapors" is a psychological thriller about "a couple threatened by an unknown presence outside their home, only to learn that the real danger may exist within." Written and directed by Lopez Williams, with lensing by Daniel Patterson, the short stars Benton Greene and Jordan Carey as the couple.  We posted the trailer earlier this month, and now in time for Halloween, the short has debuted in its entirety online. See it below: ...

An oldie, but goodie on this Halloween day, October 31, 2014...  It's a short film we featured on this blog at least 2 years ago, so long-time readers will likely remember it. For those who haven't seen it, written and directed by Bree Newsome, and titled "Wake," the 21-minute horror-drama film's synopsis reads: "A repressed woman does away with her domineering father, freeing herself to pursue her heart's desire. Using a local folk magic called "root-work," she conjures a demon to aid her in creating the man of her dreams-- but soon finds herself in a waking nightmare." The film stars Sahr Ali, Christina Faison and Benton Greene. Watch: ...

"The Vapors" is a psychological thriller about "a couple threatened by an unknown presence outside their home, only to learn that the real danger may exist within." Written and directed by Lopez Williams, the short stars Benton Greene and Jordan Carey as the couple.  The film team plans to release the completed short later this month in time for Halloween. In the mean time, find more at the film's website, and see the teaser trailer below: ...

I saw this short film last year, as one of the judges of the 2011 Urbanworld Film Festival short film competition. And it's the film that the 3 of us (judges) unanimously selected as the winner of the contest. Written and directed by Bree Newsome, and titled Wake, the 21-minute drama/horror film's synopsis reads: A repressed woman does away with her domineering father, freeing herself to pursue her heart's desire. Using a local folk magic called "root-work", she conjures a demon to aid her in creating the man of her dreams-- but soon finds herself in a waking nightmare. The well-made Wake stars Sahr Ali, Christina Faison and Benton Greene. ...