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In today’s film news roundup, Michael B. Jordan’s “Without Remorse” and the fourth “Jackass” movie are delayed, “Algorithm: Bliss” gets a release date, “Bad Trip” is released briefly, and AFI gets a $3 million gift.

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Paramount Pictures has decided to move its Michael B. Jordan spy thriller “Without Remorse” back two weeks from Sept. 18 to Oct. 2.

Paramount made the move on Wednesday following Sony’s decision to vacate the date for the release of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and move the supervillain sequel to June 2021.

Tom Clancy’s “Without Remorse” was first published in 1993 and is an origin story about John Kelly, a Navy Seal who avenges his wife’s murder only to find himself inside a larger conspiracy.

Stefano Sollima is directing the film, which also stars Brett Gelman, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell, Jacob Scipio, Jack Kesy, Todd Lasance, Luke Mitchell and Cam Gigandet.

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Rumpus Room Productions/Elpis Films have announced that they will be releasing Ascent to Hell, the horror feature debut from Dena Hysell (The Paladins), on VOD/Digital platforms as well as DVD and Blu-ray on March 14th, with distribution from Gravitas Ventures.… Continue Reading →

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While many couples and lovebirds will be going to the theaters to see Fifty Shades Darker on Valentine's Day, there has been a growing cult of people who enjoy watching horror films on this holiday. If you or your significant other enjoy this type of film and prefer celebrating Valentine's Day at home, I suggest watching The Tribe.

The Tribe becomes available today on iTunes, Amazon Instant, Google Play/YouTube, Vudu, Xbox Live, Sony PlayStation, and Vimeo on Demand.

The Tribe centers on a family of three young sisters, played by Jessica Rothe, Anne Winters, and Chloe Beth Jones. The siblings live out their days after a pandemic has consumed most of the known world. One day a stranger, played by Michael Nardelli, suddenly shows up; and their world changes in ways they never could have imagined.

The film marks the feature directorial debut of Roxy Shih ("Dark/Web"), she...

We have such sights to show you in today’s Horror Highlights, which includes info on a special screening of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth at this year’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival, a clip and release details for The Tribe, and everything you need to know about Comet TV’s Mystery Science Theater 3000 Super Bowl marathon.

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Popcorn Frights Film Festival Screening: “Popcorn Frights Film Festival is excited to announce that on Thursday, March 2nd, we will be hosting a special 25th Anniversary Screening of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth. Director Anthony Hickox (“Hellraiser III”, “Waxworks”, “Warlock: Armageddon”) will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A.

The screening will take place at the O Cinema Wynwood theater in Miami, Florida at 9pm.

We have such sights to show you! Come see Pinhead and his cenobites on the big screen in a newly...

Yesterday, we shared with you that we are very close to announcing the winner of our Dark-web Call-for-Submission.  The response has been outstanding and the quality and talent of all the participating writers has made it very difficult to select a winning script!  Today, we want to give credit to the semi-finalist.  One of these very talented writers will have the chance to work with the producers and creators of the hit movie Circle and will have their winning script produced and seen my millions of Lrm readers.  As previously announced, these semi-finalist will receive a copy of the newly released DVD for the hit movie Circle signed by some of the cast and crew from the film.  Congratulations to our semi-finalist and good luck!

Congratulations to the Dark Web Call-for-Submission Semi-Finalist!

Thomas Aguilar

Mitchell Boyce

Joel Brittain

Joseph Chaisson

Tendai Chigovanyika

Ian Conner

Julio Crespo

David Desio

Jacques Earley...

Apl Film has acquired the international sales rights to Rumpus Room Productions and Elpis Film’s thriller/horror, Ascent to Hell. The deal was concluded by Andrew van den Houten of 79th & Broadway on behalf of the producers, with Warren Nimchuk negotiating for Apl Film. Sales are currently underway at Cannes Film Market. Here is a …

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The indie horror title Ascent to Hell has been completed. Recently, the film was at Cannes, France. Here, Ascent to Hell was shown before sales agent Apl Films. As well, the film was shown to distributors, for a future release. This title looks at a real life tragedy, the New York Triangle Factory Fire, in which hundreds of workers were killed or injured, while working in a rundown sweatshop. The film, from director Dena Hysell, stars Azura Skye (One Missed Call), Bill Sage (We Are What We Are), John Randall Hennigan (aka WWE’s Johnny Nitro) and Cayleb Long. The film's first ominous graphic is hosted here. The story begins with Kate (Skye). She is set to close a lucrative real estate deal, with a wealthy investment manager (Sage). However, the plans are put to the side as the duo experience strange going-ons, in an old building. Now, they must...

Apl Film have announced they have acquired the international sales rights to Rumpus Room Productions and Elpis Film’s thriller/horror, Ascent to Hell. Sales are currently underway at Cannes Film Market, and we have your first look at the international sales key art/poster.

Kate (Skye), an ambitious commercial real estate agent has her sights set on a big contract, with a wealthy investment manager (Sage). The deal is lucrative, but it is suddenly on the rocks as Kate and Mr. Browning, and the rest of the people involved in the deal must survive a mysterious supernatural trap. In order to escape with their lives, Kate must find the clues to the building’s past.

Inspired by the New York Triangle Factory Fire, which left hundreds of female workers dead, Ascent to Hell is a classic ghost story about this former sweatshop and the ghosts that are trying to escape.

Rumpus Room Productions announced the cast and production of sci-fi horror movie “The App.”

It stars Sean Faris (“Pretty Little Liars”), Sarah Roemer (“Disturbia”), Frank Deal (“The Bourne Legacy”), James Saito (“Life Of Pi”), and Leslie Marshall (news personality and regular on “The O’Reilly Factor,” & “America Live”), “The App” will be directed by Dena Hysell (“The Paladins”) & Isak Borg and produced by Rumpus Room Productions, with thrilling special effects by genre master Brian Spears (“We Are What We Are”).

The story is described as Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” in the digital age as it merges the utopic scientific advancement intertwined with a brilliant mind’s descent into madness.

The script is written by Isak Borg (“The Factory”) and Golan Ramras (“Snuff”). It begins lensing in New York this week.

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes casting announcements on multiple films, including Recovery, The App, and Dark, details on The Wobbling Dead, Repentance, and the 2014 TromaDance Film Festival, a review of Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives, a Q&A with Lindsey McKeon from Supernatural, and more:

Casting News for Recovery: “Kirby Bliss Blanton (The Green Inferno, Project X) and Samuel Larsen (“Glee”) have been cast in the upcoming thriller “Recovery”, starting production this summer. The film follows Blanton’s character on the night of her high school graduation after her iPhone is stolen and tracked down with a “find my iPhone” app to a house where the demented tenants plan on kidnapping her and making her part of the family. Alex Shaffer (Win Win) and James Landry Hébert (Two Step, Gangster Squad) are also on board to star.

Sean Faris, Sarah Roemer, Frank Deal, James Saito and Leslie Marshall are set to star in the thriller The App, written by Isak Borg and Golan Ramras. Shooting begins in New York next month under the direction of Dena Hysell (The Paladins) and Borg. We're told the film "gives audiences fascinating utopic scientific advancement intertwined with…

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No, we're not talking about the recently released John Cusack flick of the same name, though it couldn't possibly be worse, that's for sure. On tap for you cats right now is the first word on the latest spooker coming our way called The Factory.

From the Press Release

Rumpus Room Productions begins lensing on The Factory, the Golan Ramras (Snuff) script, with story by Isak Borg and Dena Hysell, in New York starting April 2, 2013.

Starring Azura Skye (Bandits), Bill Sage (Mysterious Skin), and John Hennigan (pictured; John Morrison/Johnny Nitro – WWE), The Factory will be directed by Dena Hysell (The Paladins) and produced by Hysell and Sirad Balducci (Gun Hill Road).

The Factory, inspired by true events, chronicles a group of people considering buying an old factory who get trapped inside trying to escape the demons from the factory's past.

“How is it possible that a century ago we...

There's another film on the way taking the moniker of The Factory. Not to be confused with the John Cusack-starring thriller which hit DVD this year, The Factory is a film by Dena Hysell and it's set to star Azura Skye (American Horror Story), Bill Sage and John Hennigan, says Variety.

According to the outlet, the film "chronicles a group considering buying an old factory who then get trapped inside trying to escape the demons from the factory’s past."

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What would horror be like without women? It would suck ass. Sure, a big guy is intimidating, but women as killers (or their creators) make everything so much more interesting. Which is why we're happy to remind you it's Women in Horror Month, time to give blood - and cash - to charity.

As it has in the past, Women in Horror Month is sponsoring a Massive Blood Drive as a way to motivate us to get out and give blood - the medical way so it can be reused, not the splatter all over the floor way! To book an appointment, call 1-888-z-donate.

In addition Gratwick Films has taken up the charitable torch and started a fundraising campaign for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation based around its film The Perfect House.

Women in Horror Month, led by founder Hannah Neurotica, is now in its third year and going strong.

Apple have debited the first trailer and poster for new indie movie from Freestyle Releasing/ Secret Handshake. It’s called A Little Help and from the trailer looks like it could have some potential. It’s directed by Michael J. Weithorn and stars Jenna Fischer, Chris O’Donnell, Rob Benedict, Daniel Yelsky, Kim Coates, Brooke Smith, Lesley Ann Warren, Ron Leibman , Zach Page, Arden Myrin, Aida Turturro, Michelle Hurst , Michael J. Weithorn, Dena Hysell and Joe Gressis.

Synopsis: A Little Help is the story – funny, touching, sad, and real – of an ordinary person, engulfed by ordinary events, making an extraordinary emotional journey.

No Us or UK release dates as yet but we’ll keep you posted.

Although we all know her from The Office, Jenna Fischer and dipped her toe into the film world with supporting roles in such films as Blades of Glory, Walk Hard, and most recently, Hall Pass. Her next film, in wihch she has a lead role, actually did a festival run in 2010 and will now see a limited release. From The King of Queens executive producer and writer Michael J. Weithorn comes A Little Help. It looks like a perfectly harmless, if predicable, light comedy. I don’t trust any recommendation from Pete Hammond, but I may eventually check this out.

Fischer stars next to Chris O’Donnell, Rob Benedict, Daniel Yelsky, Kim Coates, Brooke Smith, Lesley Ann Warren, Ron Leibman , Zach Page, Arden Myrin, Aida Turturro, Michelle Hurst , Michael J. Weithorn, Dena Hysell, and Joe Gressis. Check out the trailer and poster below via Apple.

Synopsis:

A Little Help is the story – funny,...

Mickey Rourke is going from taking hits in the ring to doling out hits himself.

The Oscar nominee for "The Wrestler" is set to star in "St. Vincent" for Occupant Films and Secret Handshake Entertainment.

He'll play a hit man who returns to New York to complete a botched hit. Masquerading as a priest, he finds himself hearing the confession of the man who he is targetting.

Walter Hill, who directed Rourke in the 1989 gangster tale "Johnny Handsome," is helming the project, based on an original script by Cameron Young.

Production is slated to begin later this year. Stuart Ford's Im Global is currently selling international rights outside of North America, while Icm, which also reps Rourke and Hill, handles North American rights.

Occupant's Keith Calder, Joe Neurauter and Felipe Marino and Secret Handshake's Dena Hysell and Joe Gressis will produce.

L.A.-based Occupant most recently produced the...