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Scary twins appear in many horror movies, but it’s only the best horror movies with twins in that manage to make identical siblings unforgettably terrifying. Society has always had a fascination with twins, and they’ve been integral to the plots of many comedies, dramas, and twist-filled action movies over the years. However, it’s creepy twins in horror movies that are often the most memorable for audiences - whether they’re identical or not.

Horror movies with twins use a variety of different types of siblings who shared a womb. Some use identical twins, some conjoined. Others have mixed-gender twins, and some even focus on the spirits and ghosts of a twin that didn’t survive. The best horror movies with twins also include some incredible directors including the like of James Wan, David Cronenberg, George A. Romero, and Stanley Kubrick, ensuring the niche subgenre contains plenty of highly-regarded horror movies.

Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford's "The Last Video Store" is more than a midnighter ode to mom-and-pop rental shops where countless cinefreaks found their calling. It's a meta-horror blast of nostalgia about how loving movies can be both a blessing and a curse. Kennedy and Rutherford told my Fantastic Fest audience their production is held together with duct tape and passion — which is unmistakably evident in both cases. "The Last Video Store" isn't the sharpest horror genre satire, nor the prettiest pumpkin in the patch, but there's a scrappiness to classic genre homages that makes this a treat for cult film lovers everywhere.

Kevin Martin stars as Blaster Video owner Kevin (Martin owns ​​Edmonton's The Lobby DVD Shop) — one of the last proprietors of VHS tapes amidst the almighty format wars. In walks Nyla (Vanessa Adams) with a stack of overdue videotapes on behalf of her father. Kevin regales...

Last year, Ashley Greene (the Twilight saga) and Shawn Ashmore (Adam Green’s Frozen) shared the screen in the Netflix-released thriller Aftermath. Now Deadline reports that Greene and Ashmore have been reunited on the set of the supernatural horror film It Feeds, which is currently in production.

It Feeds will tell the story of a young girl who insists that a malevolent entity is feeding on her. Greene’s character is “a clairvoyant therapist who must confront her own personal demons to save the girl before she is taken completely.” Ashmore is playing “the anguished father, desperately struggling to protect his daughter.”

Deadline doesn’t name the director of It Feeds or the screenwriter, but they do mention that this film is the first in what is planned to be a ten-film slate of genre projects that’s coming our way from Productivity Media Inc and Black Fawn Films.

Nina Kiri, known for her role as Alma on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” has joined the cast of dystopian sci-fi adventure “Absolution.”

The title will be brought onto the market at Cannes’ Marché du Film Frontières platform, featuring in its Proof of Concept strand.

The Serbian-Canadian actor is no stranger to genre, having appeared in “The Heretics,” “The Haunted House on Kirby Road” or “Let Her Out.” Soon, she will also be spotted in Christos Nikou’s “Fingernails” alongside Jessie Buckley.

Directed by Filip Kovacevic, “Absolution” – a co-production between Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro – takes place in a barren wasteland, far removed from the mythical city of gods, with only one human settlement left.

Under the leadership of a zealous priest, who started conducting human sacrifice rituals after experiencing a religious vision, people are dying out. But things start to change when his younger brother finds a mysterious young woman, buried in a strange capsule.

Meta jokes, perfect pace and sophisticated storytelling are wielded with skill by playful director Cody Calahan

Canadian writer-director Cody Calahan has been building something of a reputation in horror circles for his playful, narratively sophisticated work in what seem like superficially pulpy films, such as Antisocial, Let Her Out and The Oak Room. His latest offering is pretty on-brand, with winking meta-jokes, such as having the central character Joel (Evan Marsh from Shazam!) be a journalist who writes about horror films. What’s more, when we first meet him, he’s pitching a story to a horror film producer (Gord Rand) about a serial killer who is a taxi driver, a joke that pays out satisfyingly much later. In less skilful hands, gags like this would be highly irritating, but Calahan and the cast get away with it thanks to fine comic timing and likable ensemble playing.

Screened as a selection of the virtual 2020 Fantasia Film Festival. Many stories begin with, "a man walks into a bar." They are often light jokes, but some involve bone-chilling circumstances and plot twists that we would never expect to follow. The latter transpires in The Oak Room, a suspenseful thriller from Canadian filmmaker Cody Calahan (Let Her Out) and written by Peter Genoway (Masks). The creators set the story during a frosty storm in a small, dim-lit bar. What captures our attention right away is the filmmakers' ability to generate anxiety around a variety of storylines and surprise us with sudden twists and turns in the film. Calahan also highlights the tremendous value and significance of well-crafted, enigmatic storytelling. A drifter named Steve (Rj Mitte) arrives at the bar in his Canadian hometown, in the middle of a raging blizzard. But he doesn't seem too welcome by its owner, Paul...

Production on The Oak Room began in the Summer of 2019. Since then, the film has been completed. And, Cody Calahan's (Let Her Out) latest is set to release in North American, soon. Part drama and part thriller, The Oak Room takes place in an old bar, at closing time. Then, a drifter has a story to tell - a tale about mistaken identities and characters being double-crossed. This title stars: Rj Mitte ("Breaking Bad"), Peter Outerbridge (Suicide Squad), Ari Millen, Martin Roach and several others. Now, fans of suspenseful thrillers can find a trailer and poster, for the film, here. The trailer shows several characters entering the bar. One man promises a dark tale, while others search for hidden items. A fight breaks out. Meanwhile, this bartender has his own tale to tell. A slow burn thriller, The Oak Room brings lots of characters together, at a remote locale.

David Koechner and Julian Richings are starring in the indie horror thriller Vicious Fun from director Cody Calahan and Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment.

The pic, also featuring Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Robert Maillet and Orphan Black star Ari Millen, is currently shooting in Hamilton, Ontario. Chad Archibald is producing.

Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment earlier partnered on such indie genre films as I’ll Take Your Dead, Let Her Out, Bite and Antisocial.

Koechner's credits include Talladega Nights, Thank You for Smoking and the Anchorman franchise. He is repped by UTA and Brillstein.

Richings' credits include Supernatural, The Patriot, 12 Monkeys and ...

David Koechner and Julian Richings are starring in the indie horror thriller Vicious Fun from director Cody Calahan and Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment.

The pic, also featuring Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Robert Maillet and Orphan Black star Ari Millen, is currently shooting in Hamilton, Ontario. Chad Archibald is producing.

Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment earlier partnered on such indie genre films as I’ll Take Your Dead, Let Her Out, Bite and Antisocial.

Koechner's credits include Talladega Nights, Thank You for Smoking and the Anchorman franchise. He is repped by UTA and Brillstein.

Richings' credits include Supernatural, The Patriot, 12 Monkeys and ...

Stars: Aidan Devine, Ava Preston, Jess Salgueiro, Ari Millen, Brandon McKnight, Michael Reventar, Moe Jeudy-Lamour | Written by Jayme Laforest, Chad Archibald | Directed by Chad Archibald

Directed and written by Chad Archibald (Bite) and co-written by Jayme Laforest, I’ll Take Your Dead see’s us follow a guy named William who disposes of dead bodies on his farm, bodies that were victims of gang related murder in the city. When a woman’s body is dropped off by one of these seedy looking gang-bangers for William to get rid of, he soon realises that the woman isn’t actually dead, and decides to help her and keep her against her will, until he can fathom what his next step should be. The situation gets worse for William when the attempted murderers of the woman find out that she’s still alive, and try to put her out for good.

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Rlje Films will release Deadsight on July 2, 2019 on DVD, On Demand and Digital HD. Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl) and written by Liv Collins (Polished) and Kevin Revie (To Hell with Harvey), the film starsCollins, Adam Seybold (Let Her Out) and Ry Barrett (The Demolisher). Rlje Films will release Deadsight on DVD for an Srp of $27.97.

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In Deadsight, Mara Madigan (Collins) is a pregnant police officer about to go on maternity leave.

Rlje Films will release Deadsight on July 2, 2019 on DVD, On Demand and Digital HD.  Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl) and written by Liv Collins (Polished) and Kevin Revie (To Hell with Harvey), the film starsCollins, Adam Seybold (Let Her Out) and Ry Barrett (The Demolisher). Rlje Films will release Deadsight on DVD for an Srp of $27.97.

In Deadsight, Mara Madigan (Collins) is a pregnant police officer about to go on maternity leave. But on her last day on the job, she wakes up to a world ravaged by a nightmarish and bloody plague of the living dead. Amidst the chaos and violence, she finds Ben Neilson (Seybold), a man who is virtually blind, helpless, and has a mystery shrouding his past. Somehow these two must put their heads together and find a way to safety to escape this living hell.

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A movie featuring a killer bed? Yes, please. Jeff Maher's Bed of the Dead is distributed by Black Fawn Distribution and is available now on VOD. The Bed of the Dead Blu-ray and DVD will be released on June 18th, and fans can look forward to the physical copy of the film to be packed with bonus content, including a documentary of the cult film, Death Bed: The Bed that Eats.

"Black Fawn Distribution is pleased to announce the release of their newest title: the blood-soaked thriller Bed of the Dead. Produced by Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment, Bed of the Dead is the directorial debut of Jeff Maher, whose cinematography can be seen in the majority of Black Fawn Films’ most recent releases including Bite, The Heretics and I’ll Take Your Dead. The film is available now on VOD platforms across Canada including iTunes and Black...

'Pray the don't come for you!' This November, Gloria is transforming into something very, very strange. From director Chad Archibald, and in the tradition of Cabin in the Woods and Hereditary, comes The Heretics, which arrives on demand November 6 from Uncork'd Entertainment.

A young woman is abducted by a strange man who claims that a cult is hunting her. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but while restrained, she falls deathly ill. As her friends and family search for her, the source of her illness becomes more and more apparent. She's not sick...she's changing.

From Black Fawn Films, the award-winning and celebrated Canadian horror machine behind the Antisocial series, Bite, and Let Her Out, comes a film that's "part cabin-in-the-woods thriller, part psychological puzzle, and part demonic possession battleground" (iHorror). Nina Kiri (The Handmaid's Tale), Ry Barrett (Lifechanger), and Jorja Cadence star in The Heretics available...

In September, Shudder presents 18 films from its carefully curated list including two vampire classics by Dan Curtis, Dracula (1973) and Dead of Night(1977). Newer releases include Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out(2016) and Carolie Fargeat’s Revenge(2018). Also, this month Shudder will present the second installment of Channel Zero. Check Out What’S New On Shudder In September, Including 18 Films And The …

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September 1

Bait 3D A freak tsunami traps a group of people in a submerged grocery store. As they try to escape, they are hunted by white sharks that are hungry for meat.

The Eye 2 A pregnant woman discovers the ability to see ghosts after she unsuccessfully attempts suicide.

September 3

Gattaca A genetically inferior man (Ethan Hawke) assumes the identity of a superior one (Jude Law) in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

Nurse 3D A young nurse (Katrina Bowden) begins to suspect that a sexy colleague (Paz de la Huerta) is responsible for murdering a string of unfaithful men.

Dan Curtis’ Dracula In this British television movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula,...

From sharks in a supermarket to the limitless horrors of the No-End House, Shudder has a wide variety of scares to experience in September, as the streaming service is adding 18 films and the second season of Channel Zero to their eerie viewing arsenal in the Us:

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Bait 3D A freak tsunami traps a group of people in a submerged grocery store. As they try to escape, they are hunted by white sharks that are hungry for meat.

The Eye 2 A pregnant woman discovers the ability to see ghosts after she unsuccessfully attempts suicide.

September 3

Gattaca A genetically inferior man (Ethan Hawke) assumes the identity of a superior one (Jude Law) in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

Nurse 3D A young nurse (Katrina Bowden) begins to suspect that a sexy colleague (Paz de la Huerta) is responsible for murdering a string of unfaithful men.

Dan...

Over the past few years, the third weekend in October has proven to be the most competitive, for whatever reason. This year, five new movies were ushered into theaters in wide release, one of which didn't make the top 10 (Same Kind of Different As Me in 12th place with $2.6 million), and one of which debuted in the top spot, Tyler Perry's Boo 2! a Madea Halloween. The horror-comedy sequel followed in its predecessor's footsteps as a modest box office hit, taking the top spot with $21.6 million, while the rest of its competitors managed to underperform.

The horror comedy sequel comes almost exactly a year after its predecessor, Boo! A Madea Halloween opened in theaters by taking the top spot at the box office with $28.5 million, in a crowded weekend where it beat three more newcomers, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back ($22.8 million), Ouija: Origin of Evil ($14 million) and Keeping Up With the Joneses...

After earning more than five times its budget on opening weekend, the Blumhouse thriller Happy Death Day will have plenty of competition in its second frame, with the year's most crowded field to date, five new movies opening in wide release. Among the newcomers are Lionsgate's comedy sequel Boo 2! a Madea Halloween, Warner Bros.' disaster thriller Geostorm, Sony's biopic Only the Brave, Universal's The Snowman and PureFlix's Same Kind of Different As Me. We're projecting that writer-director-star Tyler Perry's sequel Boo 2 will follow in its predecessor's footsteps by taking the top box office spot in a crowded field, with $24.6 million.

The third frame in October has traditionally become the most crowded weekend of the year, which started in 2015, when four new movies hit theaters, The Last Witch Hunter, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Rock the Kasbah and Jem and the Holograms, although only the first two movies were...

From Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment, and the team behind the breakaway indie-hits Antisocial, The Drownsman, and Bite comes Let Her Out (read our review) directed by Cody Calahan (Antisocial) and on VOD platforms October 20, 2017. Filmed and set in Toronto, “Let Her Out follows Helen, a bike courier who suffers a traumatic accident. […]...

A71 Entertainment has acquired the Canadian rights from Breakthrough Entertainment to distribute the horror feature The Heretics, Bloody Disgusting learned. Directed by Chad Archibald (Bite, The Drownsman), produced by Black Fawn Films (Antisocial, The Sublet, Let Her Out) and distributed worldwide by Breakthrough Entertainment, The Heretics has been heating up the festival circuit with its […]...

If you've been howling at the moon with anticipation for the further hairy adventures of lycanthrope Lou Garou and you live north of the Us border, then you're in luck, because Vortex Words + Pictures has teamed up withA71 Entertainment and Black Fawn Distribution to release Another WolfCop (read Heather Wixson's interview with director Lowell Dean here) in Canadian theaters on December 8th before bringing the sequel to Blu-ray, DVD, and digital platforms in 2018:

Press Release: Toronto, Canada (August 30, 2017) – Vortex Words + Pictures have announced a new partnership with A71 Entertainment and Black Fawn Distribution to release the outrageously funny horror sequel, Another WolfCop in Canada. The film is a direct sequel to the 2014 festival cult hit WolfCop. Leo Fafard returns as WolfCop, with Yannick Bisson (TV’s Murdoch Mysteries) starring as super villain Sydney Swallows. The film also features special appearances from Canadian music icon Gowan and legendary filmmaker Kevin Smith.

Gloria's haunted past comes back to reclaim her in the eerie trailer for The Heretics, the latest film from director Chad Archibald (Bite).

Press Release: Toronto, Canada (June 27, 2017) – From Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment, the team that brought you the smash indie hits, Bite, Let Her Out, Bed of the Dead and Antisocial, brings what Howard Gorman at Scream Magazine calls "Brutally unpredictable bombshells and harrowing chills aplenty” - The Heretics. The Heretics also graces the June 2017 issue of Scream Magazine with a full front cover feature and extensive interview with Black Fawn Films inside.

The official trailer for The Heretics is here; starring Nina Kiri (TV’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Let Her Out), Ry Barrett (The Drownsman, Neverlost, and The Demolisher) and, with a breakout performance from Australian new comer Jorja Cadence. The Heretics was produced by Cody Calahan, Chad Archibald and Christopher Giroux with cinematography by...

The first teaser for The Heretics came out in March. Now, the official trailer is here from Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films. The clip shows a woman kidnapped and held against a will. Meanwhile, a monster is being borne. The film stars: Nina Kiri (Let Her Out), Ry Barrett (The Demolisher) and Jorja Cadence. Directed by Chad Archibald, the film is currently on a worldwide tour. More details on The Heretics are below. One source on the story mentions a notorious cult. They sacrifice themselves at the light of the locust moon. A woman escapes the ritual, but she is tracked several years on. A demon is growing within her and another phase of the ritual must take place, to give it birth. Recently, The Heretics had its World Premiere in Canada. The showing took place at The Canadian Film Festival. The film also had a showing at the European Film Market,...

Grimmfest’s sister distribution company, Grimm Entertainment, have announced the UK video-on-demand release of the internationally acclaimed The Haunted House on Kirby Road on 7th August 2017. The film – which is inspired by true events and takes its cue from the infamous Kirby Road urban myths in Ontario, Canada, which have been made famous by the internet phenomenon Creepypasta – will be made available on all major transactional video-on-demand platforms, including: Sky Store, Virgin FilmFlex, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Microsoft Video Store and Google Play.

Six stoner best friends discover a viral video of a local teen who disappeared years ago from an alleged haunted house in their neighbourhood. Searching for one last adventure before graduating high school, the teens decide to investigate this local urban legend, only to discover this night could be their worst, and possible last, experience of their lives.

The directorial debut of cult actor Stu Stone (Donnie Darko,...

The UK’s Grimm Entertainment have announced the signing of two widely lauded genre films from Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment: Black Fawn Films’ Bed of the Dead and Five Seven Film’s The Haunted House on Kirby Road.

Black Fawn Films (Bite, Antisocial 1&2, Let Her Out) are set to unleash another genre favourite with Bed of the Dead, the tale of a haunted antique bed which brings whoever lies within to a gruesome end. Starring Colin Price (The Heretics), Samantha Cole (Friends With Benefits TV series) and Dennis Andres (The Strain TV series), Bed of the Dead – the directorial debut of award-winning cinematographer Jeff Maher – premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival and has since played at Toronto After Dark, FrightFest, Berlin Fantasy Film Fest and Other Worlds in Austin, Texas.

In The Haunted House on Kirby Road, a group of stoned, horny teens decide to investigate the famed hauntings on Kirby Road for themselves.

Disruptor Beam has launched a new Survivor System for their mobile game The Walking Dead: March to War, and we have official details in today's Horror Highlights. We also have info on the world premiere of Chad Archibald's (Bite) new film, The Heretics, and details on the Kong: Skull Island soundtrack by composer Henry Jackman.

The Walking Dead: March to War: Survivor System: From Disruptor Beam: "How to Survive: An Interview with Senior Game Designer Michael Leoncavallo

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The Heretics, from director Chad Archibald (Bite, 2016), has a new trailer. The clip shows a young woman, about to be sacrificed, by a malicious cult. This title recently screened at the European Film Market, for distributors. As well, The Heretics will have its official World Premiere in March, at the Canadian Film Festival. The film stars: Nina Kiri (Let Her Out), Ry Barrett (The Demolisher) and Jorja Cadence. Fans of horror can take a peek at the film here. The trailer shows more of the cult. They wear masks, while preparing their sacrifice. Meanwhile, a voice-over mentions that the girl has been kidnapped before. Events kick into high gear when Gloria (Kiri) begins to change into something monstrous. The Canadian Film Festival will show in Toronto. This film festival begins in late March. Here, several films will debut, including The Heretics. More details on this title and others at the...

The Creeper would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kids! Funko presents an Emerald City Comicon Pop! vinyl figure for The Creeper from Scooby-Doo. Also: a new clip for the latest episode of TLC’s Paranormal Lockdown, Stray Bullets release details, Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment’s renewed partnership, a complete look at Friday the 13th Nintendo Fan Short Film, plus a new clip and trailer for The Tribe.

Funko’s Emerald City Comicon The Creeper Exclusive Pop! Vinyl Figure: Part 1 of Funko’s Emerald City Comicon exclusives includes the Pop! vinyl figure of The Creeper from Scooby-Doo.

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New Paranormal Lockdown Episode Details: “About This Week’S Episode: Friday, February 10 at 9/8c.

Paranormal investigators Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman travel to small-town Iowa where Malvern Manor – and its elusive entities – await. Investigator Johnny Houser claims an overwhelming rage came over him after encountering a shadow figure.

Tricia Lee's Blood Hunters kicks off today's Horror Highlights with news that the film will have three screenings this month in North America, just in time for the most glorious of holidays, Halloween! Also: a recap / photos for Trash Fire's Screamfest screening in Los Angeles, a trailer / poster for The Terrible Two, and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival's list of awards.

Blood Hunters North American October Premiere: Press Release: "The trees are changing color and the weather is starting to cool, but Halloween is right around the corner. And Blood Hunters is having its North American premiere in the month of October. With three screenings scheduled this month, the film is fresh off a successful and well-received world premiere at Horror Channel Frightfest in London.

Directed by Tricia Lee and starring Lara Gilchrist, Benjamin Arthur, Torri Higginson, Julian Richings, Mark Taylor, and Peter Blankenstein, the film debuted in...

In this day and age of cookie cutter remakes and PG-13 so-called horror films, it’s somewhat refreshing when an artful, original, and engaging film like Let Her Out comes along to restore hope that not all is lost. Even though it has some problems, namely some rather stiff dialogue and an underwhelming supporting cast, it’s still – along with The Sublet - the best and most fully realized film that Black Fawn Films (Bite, Bed Of The Dead) and director Cody Calahan (the Antisocial films) have produced.

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As far as psychological body horror films go, Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out plays all the expected Cronenbergian beats while exuding a neon hue. Nothing more, nothing less. Canada’s Black Fawn team once again work their indie charms through low-budget tightrope walking, and bring supernatural unrest without some Toronto-sized price tag.

This is a cool, calm and collected attack on sibling rivalries, compact and delusional enough to cruise through a psyche-bending battle of inner-wits. Blackouts skip time while a woman learns about the sister she never knew, until Calahan unleashes a skin-crawling finale that makes up for otherwise mundane plot navigating. Creeps, crawls and all the grossness in between soon rise – it’s enough to keep genre fans engaged on character corruption alone.

Alanna LeVierge stars as Helen, a Canadian bike courier holding onto a dark past. Her mother – a sex worker impregnated through rape – unsuccessfully attempted to kill Helen,...

The Phoenix International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival has officially unveiled its lineup for the 2nd Annual Horror Showcase, giving horror fans three big reasons to flock to Phoenix this October 18th–20th.

Press Release: Phoenix, Arizona (September 19th, 2016) – It’s that wonderful time of year again horror fans. The International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival is excited to announce the program of films for the 2nd Annual Horror Showcase taking place over three nights from October 18th-20th at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theaters in Phoenix, Arizona.

The inaugural event in 2015 played host to three films, The Final Girls, Bite, and Bone Tomahawk, offering eager horror fans a little something different every evening. The goal for the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival is to provide events where unique, diverse, subversive, experimental, and artistic filmmakers and films can display their creations to an eager community of film enthusiasts.

“October is the...

Leave it to a movie to introduce you to a concept you'd never heard of. In this case, the idea of "vanishing twin" which is the layman's term for what happens when one twin dies in utero and is then partially or completely absorbed by the other baby. This idea is at the centre of Cody Calahan's new horror movie Let Her Out.

Relative newcomer Alanna LeVierge stars as Helen, a bike courier who has a fairly serious accident. As she recovers, she begins to experience semi-regular blackouts which are believed to be the result of a malignant tumor which doctors believe to be the remnants of her vanishing twin. As you may have now guessed, the vanished twin is evil, is taking over during Helen's blackout moments and slowly trying to bury the "real" Helen.

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Canadian production house Black Fawn Films continues to develop indie horror features. Recently, they have completed: Bite (2015), Antisocial 2 (2015), The Sublet (2015) and Bed of the Dead (2016). Their latest is titled Let Her Out. This feature deals with a young women, who has a twin growing inside her. Similar in story to Jason Bognacki's Another (2014), this "vanishing twin" turns Helen's (Alanna LeVierge) life into a living hell. The first trailer for the film has been released and fans of indie horror can find it here. For more on the story, Helen suffers a traumatic accident. This accident causes blackouts and strange behaviour. Helen becomes unhinged as a tumour begins to ascend in power. And, she must find a way to free herself of this disturbing manifestation. Black Fawn Films is one of the busiest production houses in the country. While an early screener of Bed of the Dead did not wow this critic,...

Hitting the big screen on August 5th, Suicide Squad's Joker comes to life in a new sixth scale figure from Hot Toys and Sideshow. In addition to images and release details on the Toy Fair figure, we also have an exclusive audio excerpt from composer Todd Haberman's score for the horror film Satanic, as well as details on the Fantasia 2016 world premiere of Bed of the Dead.

Joker Sixth Scale Suicide Squad Figure: From Sideshow Collectibles: "Hahahaha...in DC Comics' upcoming blockbuster film, Suicide Squad, the new portrayal of the infamous The Joker has captured many fans attention since the character's first reveal! As a secret government agency recruits and imprison supervillians to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency and saving the world from an unknown but powerful threat, fans are anxious to see the Joker's role in the epic summer hit!

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Evil bed bloodbath releases first trailer. From Black Fawn Films (Bite, The Drownsman, The Heretics, Let Her Out and so many more) and Breakthrough Entertainment comes the haunted four-post freak-out Bed Of The Dead, directed by veteran cinematographer Jeff Maher. It’s a gruesome and bizarre romp about curious couples at a haunted sex club who…

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Late this summer, West London's Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 will host an eclectic collection of horror films, including Rob Zombie's 31, Sean Byrne's The Devil's Candy, Darren Lynn Bousman's Abattoir, Jackson Stewart's Beyond the Gates, and Adam Wingard's The Woods:

Press Release: From grindhouse to art-house, feel-good to squeal-good, blockbuster to ghostbuster FrightFest returns in all its gory glory, now housed at the 12-screen Vue Cinema at Shepherd’s Bush, West London, from Aug 25 - Aug 29.

In its 17th year, the world renowned genre film festival will present 62 new feature films, embracing sixteen countries and bringing together established filmmakers, British first-timers and emerging international visionaries from six continents.

The opening night attraction is the European Premiere of My Father Die, Sean Brosnan’s brutal and beautiful feature debut – an ultra-stylish, uber violent revenge thriller that’s a calling card for Brosnan’s brilliant talents. And our...

Snapping at the heels of recent festival fave Bite (review), comes Let Her Out, the latest venture from those unstoppable beasts over at Black Fawn Films. Dubbed “The Secret Project” until just a couple of weeks ago, Let Her Out marks director Cody Calahan’s bid farewell to his trusty Antisocial franchise, and whilst this… Continue Reading →

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London-based genre festival to feature 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres.

Horror Channel FrightFest has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 17th edition, taking place at its new home of the Vue Shepherd’s Bush from Aug 25-29.

Sean Brosnan’s revenge thriller My Father Die [pictured] receives its European premiere as the opening film, while the UK premiere of Sang-ho Yeon’s Cannes title Train To Busan closes this year’s festival.

In total, the 62-strong feature line-up includes 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres. Ivan Silvestrini’s Monolith, Tricia Lee’s creepy chiller Blood Hunters and Nick Jongerius’ gory The Windmill Massacre are among the world premieres.

Meanwhile, Adam Wingard’s eagerly anticipated The Woods will receive its European premiere in the Main Screen strand, playing alongside the likes of Stephen King adaptation Cell, Italian box office hit They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out.

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A movie poster for Let Her Out debuted recently, on Breakthrough Entertainment. This release was followed by another, on the horror website Shock Till You Drop (photos). The early graphics show a woman struggling with a psychological split, following a traumatic accident. Shot by Cody Calahan (Antisocial 2), the script was developed by Adam Seybold. Alanna LeVierge, Nina Kiri and Adam Christie star in this horror thriller. Many of the images, from Let Her Out, are hosted here. From the story, a bike courier suffers a head injury. In the hospital, she experiences hallucinations and night terrors. A tumour is found and it is discovered that Helen (LeVierge) has a twin growing within her. Its influence forces her to act out, threatening everyone around her. Let Her Out is two party collaboration. Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films have developed this feature, which was shot in Toronto, Canada. Now completed,...