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Neon picked up YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann’s debut horror movie Shelby Oaks, and Indiewire reports this weekend that the film will release in theaters on October 3, 2025.

Indiewire’s report also notes that Neon supplied Stuckmann with additional funds to shoot new material after they picked up the movie last year, upping the film’s “gore and violence.”

The outlet details, “The new footage recontextualizes some of the original story, but the name of the game for Stuckmann and Koontz was fleshing out the practical effects.”

Additionally, “Creature actor Derek Mears, famous for playing Jason Voorhees in the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot, joined the cast in an undisclosed role.”

Horror master Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, “The Fall of the House of Usher”) recently came on board the upcoming Shelby Oaks as an executive producer. Flanagan, Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka of Intrepid Pictures joined the team as producers.

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In alphabetical order of their last names, here they are with their professional achievements summarized in short bios: Emily Bennett

Writer/Director Emily Bennett is an Academy-recognized screenwriter and Fangoria Chainsaw Award-winning director. Her films Alone With You, Accidental Stars, Lvrs, and Bed have screened at festivals such as Sitges, Fantastic Fest, Brooklyn Horror, Telluride Horror, Bifan, and Fantasia. Her screenplay, Ache, placed quarter finalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship (2020).

In 2023, Bennett won a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for her debut feature film Alone With You, which she co-directed with husband and Dp Justin Brooks. Her second feature film, Blood Shine, is currently in post and stars Bennett,...

While The Vampire Diarieswas full of gripping characters who quickly became fan favorites, Katherine Pierce managed to stand out among them too. The Petrova doppelganger who came before Elena, Katherine, was a victim, villain, and survivor, rolled into one. After eight seasons of mischief and mayhem, Katherine emerged as the final antagonist whom the Mystic Falls gang had to foil to restore peace.

However, many viewers felt that Katherine did not need to die, or be the last bad guy on the show. She had been through the depths of hell for most of her life as she faced loss after loss, after which she was hunted down by Klaus for over five centuries. Katerina deserved a happy ending, and an endgame romantic prospect would have been a good way to do so. She could have had her happily ever after with several The Vampire Diaries characters.

Markos and Katherine...

Katherine Pierce remains one of the most beloved characters of The Vampire Diaries. She was the perfect mix of villainous and sympathetic, as she did not hesitate to do what she needed to for her survival. Her tragic past with Klaus, where she was left fighting for her life and fleeing him as he chased her down all over the world, made viewers feel for her, as she was just a woman alone trying to live while being hunted down. However, Katherine was quite an old vampire, and she had a considerable amount of power that made her a force to be reckoned with.

Even as she battled for survival, Katherine lived an intriguing life as a vampire. She sired a number of other vampires, turning them from humans to vampires for a variety of reasons, both known and unknown. From major characters like the male leads of the show...

With its clever fusion of digital culture themes and the age-old haunted house trope, Ghost Game is a provocative addition to the modern horror environment. This film, directed by Jill Gevargizian, known for her earlier work on The Stylist, features a script by Adam Cesare that grapples with the anxieties of a generation whose identities are becoming increasingly shaped by their online identities.

The narrative invites viewers to investigate the horrors that lurk within its walls and the moral ambiguities of its characters—young adults driven by a desire for internet fame—set against the backdrop of a sinister house steeped in tragedy.

Ghost Game was released in theaters on October 18, 2024, and was soon available on Video On Demand. It describes a time when social media problems were common, and the allure of fame online was unsettling. A film reflecting a society struggling with the consequences of its digital obsessions...

The internet can be a scary place, especially when its so-called challenges and their rules find their way into the real world. With the rise and dominance of internet culture and the dark web, it's no wonder that the screenlife horror subgenre has grown in popularity and in scariness. Ghost Game, directed by Jill Gevargizian of The Stylist fame, starring Kia Dorsey, Zaen Haidar, Sam Lukowski, Emily Bennett, Vienna Maas and Michael C. Williams of The Blair Witch Project fame arguably the codifer of found-footage and screenlife horror blends the most disturbing aspects of screenlife horror with the haunted house, and creates something far more insidious.

Disenfranchised young adults-turned-content creators Laura (Kia Dorsey) and her friend Adrian (Sam Lukowski) are avid followers of an internet challenge that's rapidly growing in popularity the "ghost game," created and masterminded by an online persona, Mr. Wattley. The game goes as such: wearing masks,...

Jill Gevargizian's Ghost Game will enjoy a limited theatrical run on October 18th, with a VOD release on October 22nd. If you'd like a little tease of what to expect, we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers that gives a preview of the internet challenge that quickly turns fatal.

"Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label Dread presents Ghost Game, following a couple’s internet challenge that turns fatal as they trespass into a haunted house, facing sinister evils lurking within its walls. Ghost Game will have a limited theatrical run beginning October 18, and on October 22 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD). The film will be available on Blu-ray beginning December 10.

Ghost Game is the second directorial feature from Jill Gevargizian, best known for her feature debut The Stylist, which developed from an award-winning short film of the same title and debuted in 2020 from Arrow Video.

Stars: Zaen Haidar, Kia Dorsey, Sam Lukowski, Emily Bennett, Michael C. Williams, Vienna Maas | Written by Adam Cesare | Directed by Jill Gevargizian

Director Jill Gevargizian follows her acclaimed 2020 debut The Stylist with Ghost Game, a low-budget haunted house thriller based on the real-life trend of ‘phrogging’, namely living in someone’s house, undetected. Sadly, it never quite lives up to its initial premise, and is let down by poor writing and lacklustre performances.

The film begins with Laura (Kia Dorsey) and her partner Adrian (Sam Lukowski) getting caught phrogging, only for the camera to pull back and reveal Laura’s new boyfriend Vin (Zaen Haidar) watching footage of their escapade on a laptop. Then pushy, arrogant Adrian shows up and before Vin knows what he’s doing, he’s been railroaded into tagging along on their latest phrogging adventure, breaking into the supposedly haunted Halton House, the legendary site of a grisly murder.

The upcoming horror film Ghost Game is coming our way from quite an interesting creative team. It was directed by Jill Gevargizian, who was previously at the helm of The Stylist, from a screenplay by Adam Cesare, and has The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sánchez serving as an executive producer. Epic Pictures’ Dread will be giving Ghost Game a limited theatrical release on October 18th, with a VOD release to follow on October 22nd, and with those dates swiftly approaching, a trailer for the movie has made its way online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Ghost Game has the following synopsis: After discovering his girlfriend Laura’s involvement in an internet challenge to secretly live alongside unsuspecting residents, Vin persuades her to take him on her next adventure. They target Halton House, a notoriously haunted manor recently purchased by a new family. Upon entering, the thrill-seeking couple experiences chilling,...

Stars: Camille Sullivan, Keith David, Michael Beach, Sarah Durn, Brendan Sexton III, Robin Bartlett, Charlie Talbert, Emily Bennett | Written by Chris Stuckmann, Sam Liz | Directed by Chris Stuckmann

Having built a name for himself as a YouTube film critic, Chris Stuckmann made the decision to change lanes and instead become a filmmaker. His feature debut, Shelby Oaks, generated a lot of hype as it became the most funded horror film on Kickstarter, attached horror master Mike Flanagan as an executive producer, and was acquired by Neon for worldwide distribution rights.

The story tells the unsolved case of The Paranormal Paranoids, a once-successful team of paranormal investigators on YouTube who went missing during an investigation. While many believed it was an elaborate hoax, there remains no sign of justice or answers twelve years later. Turning to a documentary crew for help, Mia (Camille Sullivan) remains adamant on discovering what happened to...

Damon, Elena, and Stefan's story in The Vampire Diaries became so wildly popular, that it spawned two more spinoffs. The Originals and Legacies were well-loved in their own right, but now that the dust has settled on the last Tvd spinoff, fans are clamoring for more. The Vampire Diaries Universe is so vast that it has countless main, side, and negative characters with rich histories and promising futures.

While the future of this seductive vampire franchise remains uncertain (with dregs of hope from creator Julie Plec), the original show itself has immense potential for several more spinoffs. It had a sprawling plot with a large number of characters, all of whom were compelling from the start, and many of them could be the starting point for a brand new Tvd show.

The Founding Families of Mystic Falls

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The feature film debut of writer/director Chris Stuckmann has a solid, albeit slightly familiar, premise. In 2008, four YouTubers known for a ghost hunting show called ‘Paranormal Paranoids’ go missing near the deserted town of Shelby Oaks, sparking conspiracy theories and suspicions it’s a hoax to increase the channel’s notoriety.

When the bodies of Laura (Caisey Cole), Peter (Anthony Baldasare), and David (Eric Francis Malaragni) are discovered, however, the focus shifts to the fourth member: host Riley (Sarah Durn), whose disappearance prompts nationwide speculation around the question: “Who took Riley Brennan?”

That’s the question that Riley’s older sister Mia (Camille Sullivan) can’t stop thinking about. Twelve long years after the disappearance of her supernaturally gifted sibling, Mia is being interviewed by a documentary team led by Janet (Emily Bennett). It’s something of a hail mary by Mia’s husband Robert (Brendan Sexton III), who...

Neon is still popping champagne after the huge box office weekend that their latest release, Longlegs, experienced, which led to the biggest opening of their seven-year history. The indie studio is proving themselves as the place to be for burgeoning talent and provocative releases, and they're looking to establish that point more with each new project they acquire. Fresh off the success of Longlegs, Neon has made moves to pick up a horror film from YouTube personality and filmmaker, Chris Stuckmann.

Per Deadline, Neon has acquired the worldwide rights to Stuckmann's documentary/found-footage horror film, Shelby Oaks, a project he both wrote and directed. The deal came together through Neon's Vice President of Acquisitions & Production Jason Wald, while CEO Aaron B. Koontz, of Paper Street Pictures, handled the deal on Stuckmann's end. Shelby Oaks is set to have its world premiere at the Fantasia Festival this Saturday.

Stuckmann began his...

Fresh off the box office success of Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs, which just had the highest opening weekend in the company’s history, Neon has picked up YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann’s debut horror movie Shelby Oaks, Deadline reports this afternoon.

Neon has acquired worldwide rights to the found footage horror movie, which is World Premiering at Fantasia this week. No word yet on a wide release date. Stay tuned for more.

Horror master Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, “The Fall of the House of Usher”) recently came on board the upcoming Shelby Oaks as an executive producer. Flanagan, Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka of Intrepid Pictures have joined the team.

The cast for Shelby Oaks will include Camille Sullivan (Hunter Hunter), Brendan Sexton III (Don’t Breathe 2), Michael Beach (If Beale Street Could Talk), Robin Bartlett (Shutter Island), Keith David (The Thing), Charlie Talbert (The Big Short), Emily Bennett (Alone With You...

The 25th edition of the Pigeon Shrine FrightFest promises to be an unforgettable celebration of horror cinema, taking place between 22 August to 26 August 2024.

It’s hard to comprehend just how many films will be on offer to see at this fantastic event, so we have broken down each of the screens into articles for you to digest. And we may have saved the best (this one) until last!

We have already detailed what will be on offer in Discovery Screen 1, Discovery Screen 2 and Discovery Screen 3 across the long weekend.

Now it’s time to read about the final list of films on offer, detailed below. Read on for the film programme for the Main Screen, at the Cineworld, Leicester Square.

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 – Main Screen Thursday, 22 August 2024

5:30 Pm – Opening Film: Broken Bird (World Premiere) Directed by Joanne Mitchell and starring Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, Jay Taylor, and Sacharissa Claxton,...

Nearly three years have gone by since Chris Stuckmann, a movie critic and author with a channel on YouTube that has over 2 million subscribers, signed a deal with Paper Street Pictures to write and direct the mystery horror film Shelby Oaks. Two years ago, the project became the most-funded horror film project in Kickstarter history, with its crowdfunding campaign pulling in over $1 million. Filming took place in the Cleveland, Ohio area back in 2022, and while we still don’t know when we’re going to have a chance to see Shelby Oaks, Deadline reports that genre filmmaker Mike Flanagan has just board the project, which is making its way through post-production, as an executive producer.

Flanagan’s previous credits include Absentia, Oculus, Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and...

After breaking records and raising over $1 million on Kickstarter, YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann is making his feature directorial debut with horror movie Shelby Oaks, which we haven’t heard any updates on for a bit now. Today brings a pretty exciting one, however.

Deadline reports that horror master Mike Flanagan has come on board the upcoming Shelby Oaks as an executive producer. Flanagan, Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka of Intrepid Pictures have joined the team.

Shelby Oaks is currently in post-production, so we expect to hear more soon.

“Intrepid’s films and TV shows have inspired me for years, and it’s a dream come true to work with Mike and Trevor on my first feature,” said Stuckmann. “I’m ecstatic beyond words to partner on the release of Shelby Oaks.”

“For a film that had such a hard time getting going, it’s remarkable the doors that then opened to us,...

These days it seems like everyone is on TikTok or has a YouTube channel. Simply talking to a camera and posting the video online will get you likes and follows and can also be your ticket to being an internet celebrity, which may or may not be a good thing. Far too many people are willing to do whatever it takes for online fame. There have been countless internet challenges leading people to film themselves doing all sorts of outrageous things, sometimes resulting in injury or death. In the age of internet culture, people have no shame and no fear, especially if it will make them famous.

In Epic Pictures’ Ghost Game, not too long after meeting on a dating app, deciding they were compatible and moving in together, Vin (Zaen Haidar) discovers his new girlfriend, Laura (Kia Dorsey), has been secretly breaking into houses at night to play the Ghost Game internet challenge.

The Vampire Diaries' minor characters like Lexi Branson and Rose-Marie were wasted and could've added more to the show's plot. Characters like Vicki Donovan and Mason Lockwood had potential but lacked proper development and were mainly defined in relation to other characters. Liz Forbes and Emily Bennett were underutilized characters who deserved more screen time and their own storylines.

The Vampire Diaries had some of the best, and most controversial, characters on television, but some of the more minor characters were wasted on their limited screen time. The series was known for its epic romances and the cruel villains who were constantly trying to keep the heroes apart. Whether the recurring characters were on the side of good or evil, they still added to the stakes of the show and had the potential to do so much more.

Running for eight seasons from 2009 to 2017, the supernatural teen drama had enough juice to produce two spin-offs,...

Spooky season is upon us, and there is no better way to indulge than to binge-watch vampires, witches, and werewolves. Fortunately, The Vampire Diaries has a wealth of all things supernatural that fans keep coming back to years after the series finale. Tvd focused mainly on romance and drama around Elena, Stefan and Damon's love triangle, but there were some truly scary moments throughout the eight seasons of the CW series, as well.

From the return of witchy Bennett ancestors to bloody messes by Ripper vampires, the horror in The Vampire Diaries was cushioned by likable characters and romantic plotlines. However, even the biggest horror fans will get the frights from these creepy and shocking moments in The Vampire Diaries.

Related: The Best New Character In Each Season of The Vampire Diaries

Emily Haunts Bonnie's Dreams

Season 1 of The Vampire Diaries saw Bonnie coming into her own as a witch,...

The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2023 streamed live on Shudder last night – if you missed the show, you can watch it right now! – honoring the best in horror from the past year.

While the Academy Awards may have ignored 2022’s best horror, including The Black Phone, Prey, and Nope, the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards once again served as horror’s own celebration of another incredible year for the genre. And Bloody Disgusting/Cinedigm are thrilled to report that our movies took home Chainsaw Awards in five different categories this year!

Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2 was the biggest winner of the night, winning a whopping four Chainsaw Awards. Horror fans selected Terrifier 2 as the Best Limited Release Movie of 2022, while the film also won for Best Makeup FX and Best Kill. The latter award was won for the gruesome bedroom kill of Allie, a new high water mark for practical gore effects.

The world of fantasy TV shows is expanding, with popular series like Game of Thrones, The Vampire Diaries, and The Witcher receiving great spin-off shows. These TV universes are exceptional influences in pop culture and have improved the reputation of the fantasy genre.

Related: The Worst Parts Of Being A Fantasy TV Fan

Within these popular fantasy shows are some great but underrepresented characters. Side characters like Rowan Macleod in Supernatural and Laenor Velaryon in House of the Dragon add to the complex, fascinating personalities within the genre. These characters are strong allies to the heroes of the story, but their stories are also interesting enough to stand as a fresh spin-off.

Christian Ozera Vampire Academy

Peacock's Vampire Academy has recently been canceled following its first season, making this the second failed attempt to adapt Richelle Mead's popular novel series. Despite the interesting perspective of this series, many believe...

As seen from its origin story, humanity's most valuable weapon in The Vampire Diaries is the Gilbert family ring. The Vampire Diaries mainly followed 17-year-old Elena Gilbert and her friends as they discover their hometown, Mystic Falls, is full of supernatural entities. However, the series also saw them involved in a battle between good and evil unfold as they tried to protect their home from being destroyed by several evil villains. While most of the main characters ended up acquiring supernatural abilities of their own, they did also have to rely on several mythical objects to protect many of their loved ones since a few characters didn't have any abilities at all.

Over the 8 seasons, The Vampire Diaries writers did add many interesting inventions and artifacts to the show, such as the Phoenix stone, Daylight amulets, and the Cure. However, one that became a core part of the series was the Gilbert ring.

In 2012, Kier-La Janisse published House of Psychotic Women and forever changed the landscape of film analysis. Subtitled An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis, the book is an exhaustive look at films from all genres, each featuring one or more female characters with some degree of mental instability. House of Psychotic Women is split into two sections: memoir and appendix. Janisse begins by examining significant moments in her own life, confronting generational trauma, a troubled childhood, her teenage years as a juvenile delinquent, and her journey to festival programming through the lens of narrative film. Each stage of her life is paired with at least one movie in which she seeks to understand her own experiences by comparing them with a character facing a similar issue. Janisse’s vulnerable and unflinchingly honest writing invites the reader into her psyche while inspiring a deeper look into our own lives.

The memoir is...

There is surviving, and then there is Katherine Pierce, the woman that redefined the art of self-preservation by surviving against all odds - even if it meant burning down the whole world while at it. She is still one villain that The Vampire Diaries fans can't stop talking about since she was the one who brought a lot of chaos to Mystic Falls. Despite being Elena's doppelgänger, Katherine was nothing like her Gilbert descendant as she proved that no one else's life mattered more than hers.

However, while she was a despicable person all around, there's no doubt that she was one of the most intelligent characters all around too as she spent half a millennium outsmarting one of the most dangerous hybrid in the world, Klaus Mikaelson. While she was lucky with some of her escapes, her survival for all those years was down to the many selfish but smart decisions she made.

With the Vampire Academy's first season coming to an end, fans can't help but correlate its characters with those from the beloved supernatural teen drama show, The Vampire Diaries. There were about 200 plus characters that made an appearance throughout the series and although not all of them made a lasting impression, a few stole the spotlight.

Heroism, as seen in the show, is expressed through the act of selflessness and there are several heroic side characters in the series, including Nora Hildegard, Emily Bennett, and Lexi Branson. They made a significant impact on many of the core characters of the show, whether it was through teaching one how to control their powers with Stefan or how they saved each other from a death that would create chaos with Emily.

Luka Martin

Luka took a chance on not only making a friend out of Bonnie but having a connection with another witch his age.

There’s a moment in Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks’ Alone with You when Bennett’s character Charlene becomes locked inside her apartment. Paranoia and loneliness have already set in, but given no options to escape on her own, she unleashes a guttural scream. Tears stain her cheeks, and reality grows even colder. Strangled by depression and […]

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Exclusive: The Kickstarter-backed horror film Shelby Oaks by YouTuber Chris Stuckmann has started production and found its key cast.

Camille Sullivan (Hunter Hunter) is stepping into the lead role, and is supported by Brendan Sexton III (Don’t Breathe 2), Michael Beach (If Beale Street Could Talk) Robin Bartlett (Shutter Island) and Keith David (The Thing). Charlie Talbert (The Big Short), Emily Bennett (Alone With You) and newcomer Sarah Durn (Where the Crawdads Sing) round out the cast.

The film centers around Mia’s (Sullivan) frantic search for her sister Riley, (Durn) after Riley ominously disappeared in the last tape of a group of paranormal investigators called the Paranormal Paranoids. As Mia’s obsession grows, she begins to suspect that the imaginary demon from Riley’s childhood may have been real. The project has been inspired by, and accompanied by, a long-lead online marketing campaign around the subject.

YouTube critic and filmmaker Stuckmann is writer-director.

Market roster includes Fantastic Fest paranoia thriller Alone With You.

In the run-up to Cannes Toronto genre specialist Raven Banner has landed sales rights to the upcoming Shudder original sequel Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge produced and directed by creator Aaron B. Koontz with Paper Street Pictures.

Raven Banner will present select clips to buyers at the market on the project, which is in post and is also being produced by Cameron Burns, Ashleigh Snead, Alex Euting and Shawn Talley for Paper Street. Alexandra Barreto, Jed Shepherd, Rachele Wiggins and Anthony Cousins have stepped into the anticipated sequel as segment directors.

Understanding and empathizing with the confusion and fears of all characters, no matter what background they come from or beliefs they hold, is a powerful attribute of all horror films. The new horror thriller, ‘Alone with You,’ thrives on the anxieties of its protagonist, Charlie, as well as all of the people in her life, […]

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The film is about a struggling all-girl rock band who go on tour only to discover that being forgotten by their fans was not their worst problem.

Toronto-based genre specialist Raven Banner has added worldwide rights on Pablo Parés’s Argentinian horror PussyCake to its EFM slate.

The film is about a struggling all-girl rock band who go on tour only to discover that being forgotten by their fans was not their worst problem. Maca Suarez, Aldana Ruberto, Sofía Rossi, Anahi Politi, and Flor Moreno star.

The film is produced by Hydra Corp.

Raven Banner’s EFM slate includes Fantastic...

Born out of a need to be creative during the pandemic, creative partners Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks decided to make a movie. Alone with You is the resulting project.

Part psychological thriller and part relationship drama, Bennett also stars as Charlie, the film's lead and pretty much only character. Charlie is anxiously preparing for her girlfriend's return but as the day progresses, it also begins to fall apart: she finds herself locked in her apartment, she begins to hear voices, and the conversations with friends and family get progressively stranger as the day wears on. Soon, it's clear that there's far more going on with Charlie and her descent into madness is really unsettling to watch.

Alone with You spawned from the pandemic but Bennett and Brooks were...

Welcome back to Let’s Scare Bryan to Death, where the new year brings a new movie (to me at least) that I get to discuss with some of the best voices in horror. This month, I’m talking to filmmaking duo Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, whose debut feature Alone With You comes out February 4th in theaters and February 8th on VOD. And a hell of a debut it is, as their story about a woman trapped in her apartment is filled with dread and is also shockingly dynamic given most of it was shot with just the two of them in one location during quarantine.

Bennett and Brooks have explained that part of what makes their collaborations work is that they bring different sensibilities to their films, with Brooks having grown up on mainstream horror and Bennett being drawn to more independent, arthouse fare. So I was...

Written and directed by Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks, Dark Star’s upcoming horror movie Alone With You goes heavy on the paranoia, with horror icon Barbara Crampton co-starring. Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at the film featuring You’re Next, From Beyond and Re-Animator‘s Barbara Crampton in which she gets into a fight with her daughter who appears to be on the […]

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Now this is Photoshop done right.  The key art for Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks' Alone With You is creepy in all the right ways. Design house The Robot Eye saturates the unsettling visage with a warm, grainy tones, and keeps the visage clear from clutter, squeezing the festival logos, title, tagline, and abridged credit block down in the bottom left. The 'shared eye' is particularly disturbing, and visually magnetic, like an optical illusion, or something 'wrong' glanced by ones peripheral vision. That right there is enough to make a memorable one sheet. Bravo....

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Alone With You: "As a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face."

Starring: Emily Bennett, Emma Myles, Dora Madison and Barbara Crampton

Co-Written and Co-Directed by: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks

In Theaters - February 4, 2022, On Demand, Digital and DVD - February 8, 2022

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The Last Thing Mary Saw: "Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, unveils today the first trailer and new poster art for the upcoming Shudder Original The Last Thing Mary Saw, premiering exclusively on the platform on Thursday, January 20.

The film stars Rory Culkin, Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3) and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), and is written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, making his feature length film debut.

Southold, New York, 1843: Young Mary (Scott), blood trickling...

Alone With You starring Emily Bennett, Emma Myles, Dora Madison and Barbara Crampton will be In Theaters February 4th and On Demand, Digital and DVD February 8th

Here’s the trailer:

As a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.

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The Vigil

The first two acts of Keith Thomas’ film are effective enough, as a young man named Yakov, having recently left Orthodox Jewish community after a traumatic incident, is tasked with keeping vigil over a recently deceased man who he soon finds had been targeted by a dangerous spirit. But it’s in the third act when the film becomes truly special as Thomas merges themes of Jewish demonology, grief, and faith into perhaps the most satisfyingly bittersweet ending of any movie this year. Huge credit is also due to Dave Davis, who as Yakov carries a lot of the heavy lifting both in the turmoil from his past and the terrifying entity that’s got him in its crosshairs. It’s quite haunting and also incorporates interesting themes about finding your path in the world even after living through unimaginable heartbreak.

Halloween Kills

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“I’m just not used to be chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots.”

Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival Brings Frightfully Fun Feature And Short Films To You On Filmocracy.Com October 15-17, 2021. Visit www.SleepyHollowFilmFest.com For Programming & Tickets. Tickets On-sale .

“Certain it is, the place still continues under the sway of some witching power that holds a spell over the minds of the good people, causing them to walk in continual reverie.” —Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

After its thrilling inaugural year in 2019, the Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival (Shiff) returns this October 15-17, 2021, in the comfort of your very own hollow, virtually bringing you a provocative and exhilaratingly eclectic selection of noteworthy feature films and short films via Filmocracy.com !

In the creative spirit of Washington Irving’s classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the actual town that inspired it,...

One of my favorites out of Fantastic Fest 2021 is definitely Alone with You. It’s a simple story, set largely in a single location, where our main character is the target of a somewhat unconventional haunting. Directors Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks craft a chilling tale that uses shattered imagery to create a downward spiral of dread.

As the film opens, Charlie (Bennett) is preparing to welcome her girlfriend, Simone (Emma Miles). Simone is a photographer who has been away on a job, and Charlie is excitedly preparing a homecoming surprise in their beautiful Brooklyn apartment. She wants everything to be perfect. She has the flowers, the wine, the sexy nightgown—everything. Through some early flashbacks, we get the sense that all has not been well in their relationship, and that this surprise might be a bit of a peace offering as much as a homecoming. But either way, Charlie...

Dark Star Pictures acquires North American rights.

Raven Banner has boarded international sales on paranoia thriller Alone With You following its world premiere at Fantastic Fest.

Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks wrote and directed their feature debut starring Bennett as a young woman who experiences sinister sounds and sights in her apartment as she prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend.

Barbara Crampton, Dora Madison and Emma Myles round out the lead cast on Alone With You, which is produced by Andrew Corkin and Divergent franchise star Theo James through their Untapped label.

Genre specialist Raven Banner plans to showcase...

Smoke And Mirrors : The Story Of Tom Savini: "Special Makeup Effects legend, Actor, Director, Stuntman. Tom Savini has redefined the horror genre with his arsenal on talents. But who is the man behind the "King of Splatter?" From his his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pa; to his tour of duty during Vietnam, to his beginnings with George A. Romero and beyond. Smoke And Mirrors is the defining documentary on the life and career of horror icon Tom Savini.

Featuring Tom Savini, Danny McBride, Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Alice Cooper, Greg Nicotero, Tom Atkins, Corey Feldman, Doug Bradley, Bill Moseley, and more!

From Wild Eye Releasing, director Jason Baker's Smoke And Mirrors on Digital October 19."

Wide On Demand And Digital Release : October 19

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And Then! He Kissed Me: "A small bump on an otherwise smooth date sends Nastya on a gory journey of self actualization. "

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Screamfest® Horror Film...

A young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend. As she goes about this her apartment begins to feel more and more like a tomb as voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.   Dark Star Pictures announced this week that they have acquired the North American rights for the thriller Alone With You. It is the debut feature film from writing and directing duo Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks and it is having its world premiere at Fantastic Fest. Not too shabby.    Bennett also stars in the film along with genre icon Barbara Crampton. They are joined by Dora Madison and Emma Myles.    Dark Star Pictures is planning to do a theatrical run in...

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Exclusive: Dark Star Pictures has taken North American rights to paranoia thriller Alone With You ahead of the film’s world premiere at Fantastic Fest.

Written and directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks as their feature debut, the film also stars Bennett, alongside horror stalwart Barbara Crampton (You’re Next), Dora Madison (Friday Night Lights) and Emma Myles (Orange is the New Black). Pic was produced by Uncorked Productions Andrew Corkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene).

The story follows a young woman (Bennett) as she painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend. As she goes about her task, her apartment begins to feel more and more like a tomb as voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.

Dark Star will release theatrically in early 2022 in New York and Los Angeles, plus additional markets across the country, with an on demand and digital release following after.

We Need To Do Something: "After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family - and the entire world - apart."

Directed by Sean King O’Grady Starring Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin and Lisette Alexis Written by and Max Booth III

Opening in theaters, Digital and VOD on Friday, September 3

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Recon: Reality Escape Convention: "Room Escape Artist announces the full line up and schedule for the second annual Reality Escape Convention (Recon), taking place online August 22 and 23, 2021, including the addition of veteran actor and immersive creator Neil Patrick Harris, who will be joining the virtual stage Sunday, August 22nd to introduce the keynote speakers and kick things off!

Jim Cummings and Pj McCabe’s ‘The Beta Test’ will open the festival.

US directors Jim Cummings and Pj McCabe’s feature The Beta Test will open the UK’s genre film festival Grimmfest which is running as a physical event in Manchester from October 7-10.

Cummings and McCabe will also star in the film about a Hollywood agent who gets sucked into a world of sexual infidelity and mysterious streams of digital data. Los Angeles based-Vanishing Angle produced the horror thriller. The feature initially premiered in the Berlin International Film Festival’s Encounters.

The festival is screening three...

After recently announcing that the annual "Romero Lives" celebration will be moving from Pittsburgh to Salem, with a month-long series of screenings and events, we have word from Salem Horror Fest that its first wave of premieres will include Greg Sestero's Miracle Valley:

"First wave premieres have been announced for the fifth annual Salem Horror Fest leading with the world premiere of Miracle Valley written and directed by Greg Sestero, who will personally present the film and whose memoirs were the source of the 2017 Academy Award-nominated film The Disaster Artist, based on his experience making the 2003 cult hit The Room.

Synopsis

An obsessive photographer and his girlfriend are invited to a desert getaway in search of an ultra-rare bird. Fortune, fame, and mending their fading relationship takes a turn at the hands of a sinister force where they face demons from both past, present, and future.

The 2021 slate of...

Featuring a Rich and Diverse Programming Slate, the 2021 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Returns for Their Hybrid Edition September 2-5! Headlined by Hiff alum and 2019 “Best Director” Emily Bennett, Horrible Imaginings welcomes her short film Bed, as one of the 11 First Wave programming selections. Featuring globally acclaimed and thought-provoking projects from North America, …

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We are Very excited for the return of Salem Horror Fest this October and they already have some major announcement to share. The annual "Romero Lives" celebration will be moving from Pittsburgh to Salem, with a month-long series of screenings and events planned to celebrate the life and work of George A. Romero! And the first wave of films has been officially announced! Here's the official press release:

Salem Horror Fest has announced first wave of programs for their fifth annual return to the Halloween capital of the world this October.

Romero Lives, the annual retrospective celebrating the life and legacy of George A. Romero, will relocate from Pittsburgh to Salem for a curated month-long series dedicated to the Master of Horror in partnership with The George A. Romero Foundation. Events to include a screening of the newly restored ‘lost’ Romero film, The Amusement Park and the 100th episode of...

"I'm just sitting back and... letting life do what it does." Gravitas has released the first official trailer for an indie dark comedy called King of Knives, marking the feature directorial debut of cinematographer Jon Delgado. The title is reference to the tarot card (aka "King of Swords"). No relation to Knives Out, this one is about a New York City family the implodes over three days as they careen through mid-life and quarter-life crises. We've seen plenty of these dysfunctional family comedies before. Described as "a darkly funny take on the modern family," and a film "that two disparate generations can fully relate to." King of Knives stars Gene Pope, Mel Harris, Roxi Pope, Emily Bennett, Kara Young, and Emma Myles. I certainly can appreciate the honesty in this footage, and hopefully there's more of that during the rest of the film. Enjoy. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster...