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By Seth Metoyer

MoreHorror.com

The highly anticipated Us and Canada release of the Charles Manson bio-pic crime/suspense/drama House of Manson has finally come to the United States and Canada through Gravitas Ventures.

The film is available on digital platforms iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, Microsoft, and Hoopla as well as cable providers Comcast, DirectTV, At&T U-Verse, Dish, Charter, Verizon, Suddenlink, Mediacom, Insight, Wow!, Rcn, Earthlink, Rogers, and Shaw.

Check out all the official details below.

From The Press Release

The Charles Manson biography "House of Manson", following a successful festival run and release overseas, has finally come to the United States and Canada through Gravitas Ventures. The film is available on digital platforms iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, Microsoft, and Hoopla as well as cable providers Comcast, DirectTV, At&T U-Verse, Dish, Charter, Verizon, Suddenlink, Mediacom, Insight, Wow!, Rcn, Earthlink, Rogers, and Shaw.

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The bio-pic crime drama House of Manson will release in the United States on digital and physical media on August 5th from Gravitas Ventures.

Read more about the film from the official details below.

From The Press Release

Following a successful film festival run, director Brandon Slagle's "House of Manson" - a tense crime drama based on the life of notorious criminal Charles Manson, will be making its debut on digital platforms and physical media on August 5th in the United States from Gravitas Ventures.

Previously released in the UK as "Manson", the film follows the life of Charles Manson from childhood to his arrest at Barker Ranch following his involvement in the deaths at the Tate and Labianca residences (among others) during the summer of 1969, which ultimately led to his trial and sentencing.

Charles Manson, Tex Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten all remain incarcerated to this day.

The film stars Ryan Kiser (Dead Sea) in the title role of Charles Manson. Having previously portrayed the role in the unrelated short film "Lie" in 2009, Kiser's performance has gained accolades for his fresh take on the character, portraying him not as the ranting caricature often seen in low budget film adaptations of the story but as a flawed, human individual who also happens to be responsible for some of the most heinous acts in United States history.

Also garnering acclaim is Devanny Pinn's (The Black Dahlia Haunting) chilling portrayal of Susan Atkins, who has since died in prison of brain cancer, and Reid Warner's (Oren Peli's Area 51) harrowing and unsettling take on Charles "Tex" Watson - who now ironically runs a Christian outreach program from prison.

Rounding out the cast is Tristan Risk (American Mary) as Abigail Folger, Suzi Lorraine as Sharon Tate, as well as Serena Lorien, Erin Marie Hogan, Britt Griffith, Chriss Anglin (Supergirl), Julie Rose, and Maxine Wasa.

The film received awards and nominations from festivals all over the world including Snowdance, Canada International Film Festival, International Euro Film Festival, North Hollywood Cinefest, Action On Film, Twin Cities Film Festival, and The California Film Awards.

“House of Manson” is a riveting retelling of a bloody chapter in American crime."- Inside SoCal

"Slagle should be applauded... 4.5 out of 5 Stars" - Dread Central

"Ryan Kiser delivers a powerful performance as Manson."- Shock Till You Drop

"Devanny Pinn is outstanding as the chilling Susan Atkins" - Starburst Magazine

"A stellar and true to life film that is engaging as it is terrifying."- HorrorMovies.ca

"It’s hard to imagine anything matching the fiery, accusatory tone of House of Manson"- Austin Chronicle

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3pbuWut0fk

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Area 51 – where the hell do I begin? You have to respect Oren Peli for single-handedly redefining the horror landscape with a 10K budget and a haunted video tape (Paranormal Activity), an act that led everyone to assume the director would be treated as a golden God on whatever project he decided to tackle next. Unsurprisingly, Area 51 was announced – an obvious thematic followup. Found footage scares, alien conspiracies and a handful of unknowns who run around the Neveda desert? Hell, Peli was able to accomplish unspeakable bouts of terror by using an invisible monster, now he’d actually have evil creatures to play with! Blumhouse fanatics immediately started salivating based on Peli’s concept alone.

But then uncertainty set in. Years passed with no updates on the Area 51 front, Peli kept producing and writing other projects (The River), and not even Jason Blum could confirm what the hell...

Paramount Insurge today announced that Area 51 and Drunk Wedding will receive one-weekend-only limited engagements exclusively at 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations in May. Additionally, the films will be available day-and-date on VOD and all digital platforms.

Area 51 will debut Friday, May 15th and run through Sunday, May 17th with one showtime daily. Tickets are on sale online and at participating Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas box offices beginning Monday, May 11th. The found footage horror film will also be available May 15th on VOD and all digital platforms.

Area 51 is directed by Oren Peli, written by Oren Peli and Christopher Denham and produced by Jason Blum and Steven Schneider. The film follows Reid, who has always been obsessed with UFOs. While on a weekend trip to Vegas, he convinces two friends to join him on a mission to break into Area 51, where they find terrifying proof of alien presence.

Oren Peli didn’t invent found footage movies, but everyone in the horror genre sought to copy his style after Paranormal Activity became a mega hit. If you can believe it, it has been eight long years since Peli released Paranormal Activity, and after all this time, somewhat out of the blue, a trailer has arrived for Peli’s completed follow-up, Area 51.

The film is yet another found footage horror movie, with a group of young adults devising a plan to break into the mysterious Area 51 and uncover its alien secrets held by the government. Here’s the official synopsis:

Three young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government’s top secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes horrifying, unimaginable secrets. Now you can experience their harrowing adventure in this footage pieced...

More than five years after the studio acquired rights to Oren Peli’s follow-up to the ground-breaking Paranormal Activity, Paramount Insurge has unveiled distribution plans.

The found footage horror film will play theatrically over the weekend of May 15-17 in 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema sites and roll out day-and-date on VOD and digital.

Peli co-wrote Area 51 with Christopher Denham and Jason Blum and Steven Schneider produced.

The film follows a man obsessed with UFOs who diverts from a trip to Las Vegas and takes his friends to the notoriously secretive government site where they find proof of alien life.

Reid Warner, Jamel King, Ben Rovner and Jelena Nik star.

Insurge will also release the comedy Drunk Wedding in the same pattern one week later.

Guess what just got beamed up out of picture purgatory? Filmed years ago, long-awaited by fans of Oren (Paranormal Activity) Peli's work, and almost as mysterious as the location its named after, the found footage thriller Area 51 will finally see the light of the silver screen, as Blumhouse has confirmed that Peli's sophomore effort behind the camera will play the weekend of May 15th at participating Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, with a VOD and digital release scheduled for that same day, as well. And teasing the alien-induced scares to come is the just-released first trailer for Area 51.

Blumhouse confirmed the Area 51 news via Twitter, with ComingSoon.net reinforcing the announcement by revealing that 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations will screen Area 51 the weekend of May 15th. Not only is this an Alamo Drafthouse exclusive in terms of theatrical showtimes, but the participating Drafthouse locations will only screen one...

After going into production in 2009, we didn't hear much about Paramormal Activity director Oren Peli's follow-up, Area 51. In fact, we didn't really hear much at all until June 2014 when the film got its MPAA rating and then, nada. Now, almost a year later, Paramount Insurge releases the film's first trailer along with word the found footage horror film will receive a one-weekend-only limited engagement showing at 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations on the weekend of May 15 to go along with a day-and-date Video On Demand and digital platform release. Area 51 stars Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovne as three young conspiracy theorists who attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government's top secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes horrifying, unimaginable secrets. Now you can experience their harrowing adventure in this footage pieced together...

We learned this morning that Paranormal Activity writer/director Oren Peli’s one and only follow-up film, Area 51, is finally being released in select theaters and VOD next month, and now a trailer for the sci-fi found footage pic has landed online. The story centers on three young conspiracy theorists who attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, only to find horrifying, unimaginable secrets. Peli made this film back in 2008, directly after the success of Paranormal Activity, but it’s been sitting on the shelf ever since. Judging by this trailer, it's not hard to see why the film has sat on the shelf for so long. Even still, it feels like the movie would have had a much better chance of standing out five years ago as opposed to now, when the found footage genre has already been pretty played out. It's odd to think most of...

Remember Oren Peli? Back in 2009, he was supposed to be horror's next golden boy. "Paranormal Activity" became a massive sensation, with the super low budget movie becoming a breakout hit, earning over $190 million worldwide, and spawning a franchise. Then the filmmaker set to work on his next feature, "Area 51," but it has since become something of a mystery. 2011 was the last time we heard about the movie, and even then it was said to be undergoing reshoots and rewrites. But four years later, it's arriving out of the blue and the first trailer is here. Starring Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, Ben Rovner, and Jelena Nik, this one lives up to the title, taking place in the most mysterious of government locations. Here's the official synopsis: Three young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government’s top secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings.

Two Paramount Insurge films, Area 51 and Drunk Wedding, will get exclusive one-weekend runs at 16 Alamo Drafthouse theaters around the country in May alongside day-and-date releases on VOD and digital platforms. Area 51, a found-footage horror film, debuts May 15. It was co-written and directed by Oren Peli, and stars Reid Warner, Jamel King, Ben Rovner and Jelena Nik. Producers are microbudget horror meister Jason Blum and Steve Schneider. Drunk Wedding will run…...

Remember when the tiny budgeted Paranormal Activity hit theaters in 2007 and was a box office smash? And remember when writer/director Oren Peli made his follow-up film, Area 51? You’d be forgiven for forgetting about the second part, because while Area 51 was shot in 2008, it’s been sitting on the shelf ever since…until now. Yes, Paramount Insurge announced today that Area 51 is finally being released next month, but its theatrical engagement will be severely limited. The sci-fi horror pic will debut exclusively in Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas on Friday, May 15th and will only run through Sunday, May 17th, with one showtime daily. Additionally, the pic will be available on VOD and all digital platforms on May 15th. [caption id="attachment_448781" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Paramount Pictures/caption] Anticipation was incredibly high for the found footage pic given Paranormal Activity’s success, but it sat on the shelf for years and years,...

by Seth Metoyer

MoreHorror.com

1969 was the Summer of love, so we've been told. I like that idea.

The Charles Manson biopic House of Manson has some new sales key art for this years Afm and the film recently premiered at the Twin Cities Film Festival. The movie will also screen during this year's American Film Market (Afm), which runs from November 5 - 12, 2014. Check out the full details below.

From the Press Release

Micro Bay Features is pleased to present the Afm 2014 sales art for its Charles Manson biographical feature film, House of Manson.

The film just had its world premiere at the 5th annual Academy-qualifying Twin Cities Film Festival. The highly anticipated premiere received an encore screening and became the first movie in the festival’s history to host two completely sold out theaters.

“With a great cast and direction by Brandon Slagle, House of Manson is definitely worth...

Four decades removed from the Tate murders, Charles Manson is one of those names that are entirely too capable of sending many a shiver down the spine. On tap right now we have the trailer for the latest film to explore his madness, Brandon Slagle's House of Manson. Check it out!

From the Press Release

House of Manson chronicles Charles Manson's life from childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles but throughout the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by The Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, House of Manson is poised to take a more intense approach to the subject matter than previous film and TV iterations have.

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

It was 1969 man, you know -- the Summer of Love. Now that time is being refocused by an upcoming Charles Manson biopic called House of Manson

Following up its Us premiere at The Galactic Film Festival in California and its UK premiere at Fright Fest, Micro Bay Features LLC has unleashed the full theatrical trailer for House of Manson. Watch the killer trailer below the official details.

From The Press Release:

"House of Manson" chronicles Charles Manson's life from childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but throughout the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by the Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, "House of Manson...

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a clip from Alice D, a call for submissions from the London Horror Festival, trailers for Fractured, Too Young to Die, and Ghostline, first details for Imaginapped and Grimmerson Manor, and a Q&A with Jacqui Holland:

First Clip from Alice D: “In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice’s ghost, and was eventually abandoned.

More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner; the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.

Over 40 years after becoming one of the most infamous characters in American history, Charles Manson still manages to captivate, as evidenced by the multitude of films and television series in the works about his life and crimes.

One of those films is Brandon Slagle's House of Manson, and today we invite you to step foot inside with the very first teaser trailer. Dig it!

From the Press Release

House of Manson chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but through the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by The Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, House of Manson is poised to take...

Charles Manson has had his likeness brought to television and film over the years and it continues to take place and most likely will be retold in many more ways as the years come and go. The latest attempt at a retelling is the upcoming bio- thriller directed by Brandon Slagle titled House Of Manson. The very first teaser trailer awaits you below. The film stars Ryan Kiser as Charles Manson, Reid Warner as Tex Watson, Chriss Anglin as Ronald H…...

House of Manson chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but through the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by the Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, "House of Manson" is poised to take a more intense approach to the subject matter than previous film and tv iterations have. The film was produced by Britt Griffith, (co-star of Syfy's Ghosthunters), who also produced Slagle's previous directorial effort, the dark creature feature "Dead Sea", set for retail release in the United States and Canada in May.

Actor Ryan Kiser (Truth or Dare), stars as Charles Manson, having previously played the role in the acclaimed...

Last week we brought you exclusive stills from writer and director Brandon Slagle’s feature film House of Manson, and today we've got a first look at the flick's trailer.

House Of Manson - First Teaser Trailer

Produced by Britt Griffith (co-star of Syfy's Ghosthunters), the crime thriller/biopic stars Devanny Pinn (Dead Sea) as Susan Atkins, Ryan Kiser (Truth or Dare) as Charles Manson, Reid Warner (Oren Peli's Area 51) as Tex Watson, Chriss Anglin (Call of Duty: Black Ops) as Ronald Hughes, Serena Lorien as Patricia Krenwinkel, Erin Marie Hogan (Paranormal Entity) as Linda Kasabian, and Suzi Lorraine (Music and Lyrics) as Sharon Tate.

House of Manson chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood, up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but through the entire world.

Currently in post-production,...

With writer and director Brandon Slagle’s feature House of Manson having just wrapped principal photography in Los Angeles, CA, we’ve got on our hands on some exclusive stills from the flick, as well as word from actress Devanny Pinn, one of the stars of the crime thriller/biopic. Have a look!

Produced by Britt Griffith (co-star of Syfy's Ghosthunters), House of Manson stars Pinn (Dead Sea) as Susan Watkins, Ryan Kiser (Truth or Dare) as Charles Manson, Reid Warner (Oren Peli's Area 51) as Tex Watson, Chriss Anglin (Call of Duty: Black Ops) as Ronald Hughes, Serena Lorien as Patricia Krenwinkel, Erin Marie Hogan (Paranormal Entity) as Linda Kasabian, and Suzi Lorraine (Music and Lyrics) as Sharon Tate.

The feature chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood, up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a...

The first stills or the upcoming Micro Bay Features release House of Manson have been released. Take a gander at some of the stills below the official details.

From The Press Release

The film is currently shooting, and on course to wrap next week in the Los Angeles area.

"House of Manson" chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but through the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle (the upcoming Dead Sea) and is produced by Britt Griffith (co-star of Syfy's Ghosthunters). Starring are Ryan Kiser (Truth or Dare) as Charles Manson, Reid Warner (Oren Peli's Area 51) as Tex Watson, Chriss Anglin (Call of Duty: Black Ops) as Ronald Hughes, Devanny Pinn (The Black Dahlia Haunting) as Susan Atkins,...

Hey horror fans – remember way back when Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli announced his second horror film would be another “found footage” thrill-ride called Area 51? Fanboys were ecstatic, haters laughed at another first-person horror idea, but the buzz was undeniable surrounding Peli, who single-handedly turned an entire sub-genre on its head – and demolished all competitors in his path.

But here we are, some four years after Paranormal Activity‘s release, and about six years after its production, and we still don’t have a release date for Oren Peli’s second film. In fact, we don’t have much of anything. The only thing we (supposedly) do know is that the film stars Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, and Ben Rovner, who play some teenage boys snooping around the fabled Nevada military complex known publicly as Area 51.

Since I had the opportunity this weekend to sit down with Blumhouse Productions showrunner Jason Blum,...

Well, maybe not quite alien, but certainly unknown.

Although his name is associated with the most buzzed about film this fall, Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli isn’t falling into the trappings of Hollywood just yet.

For his next film, Area 51, Peli has cast three unheard of actors. Out of Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, and Ben Rovner, only Warner has had even minor exposure, and that was in small, one-episode appearances on TV’s The Unit and Eli Stone.

Area 51 will be a film similar to Paranormal Activity, in that it too will be a movie done in the style of “found footage.” Although details are being kept quiet, the movie reportedly will follow three teenagers whose curiosity leads them to the much speculated about Area 51 Air Force base.

As with Paranormal Activity, employing unknown actors will add to the believability of the film consisting of real...

Bloody-Disgusting has reported from the American Film Market that Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli's next film Area 51 will feature 3 unknown actors.

They are Reid Warner (Eli Stone), Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovne.

Set to come out in 2010, Area 51 is a "found footage" take on the secret location, that supposedly houses a UFO, as a group of folks try to break in.

While covering the American Film Market, Bloody Disgusting discovered the names of the three main cast members for director Oren Peli's Area 51, the filmmaker's follow-up to the indie supernatural thriller viral sensation Paranormal Activity. Peli is not going Hollywood yet, and keeping it low-key, with three virtually unknown actors - Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovner. Aside from Warner's one-episode small guest spots on The Unit and Eli Stone, the trio have been virtually unseen in both movies and television. It seems to me to be a smart move on many levels. First of all it allows Peli to keep the costs low -- the estimated budget is around $5 million, which will probably go mostly toward effects. Second of all, not using any established or known actors allows Peli to play with the audience's perceptions of real/cinema, as he did with Activity. Peli began shooting Area 51,...