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At its most basic, possession horror exploits the primal fear of losing control over your own person, usually due to a demonic entity. Victims in a possession movie are rendered mere passengers in their bodies as a sinister force takes over and destroys them from the inside. That potent combination of body horror and a complete lack of free will makes for inherently terrifying and fertile ground for exploration. While possession horror is often tied to biblical battles of good versus evil, that’s not always the case.

This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to demonic possession horror titles that leave conventional depictions of faith and exorcisms behind for new terrain and metaphors.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

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Demon Wind – AMC+, Shudder, Tubi

Possession horror tends to take the possession seriously, opting for full-throttle scares and intense emotional or faith-related stakes.

Nearly every culture in the world has contributed to the horror genre at one point or another, but it’s pretty clear that Hollywood is still the de facto capital of genre filmmaking. That’s why it makes sense that most popular horror tropes and monsters are based on traditional western mythology and religions, as these films are usually made by – and meant to appeal to – a certain demographic.

However, dealing with the same old ghouls and possessions can get old after a hundred and thirty years of cinema, and that’s why we’re lucky that some filmmakers decide to incorporate elements from lesser-known cultures into their scary stories. Whether it’s a foreign film daring to apply the “Hollywood” treatment to a local monster or a north American production taking inspiration from international legends (like Bishal Dutta’s recent It Lives Inside), some of the best horror experiences...

In a display of pink visible from outer space, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” held its lush world premiere on Sunday in Los Angeles.

The Shrine Auditorum, located smack in the middle of the USC campus, was hosed down in colors of blush and bashful for the anticipated Warner Bros. release, which drew the film’s stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

One notable absence was Noah Baumbach, the film’s co-writer and Gerwig’s partner.

“My co-writer and co-creator, my partner in love and art, Noah Baumbach is not here. He is passionately supporting the fight of the Writers Guild of America,” Gerwig said. “He is a Barbie girl. Nothing in ‘Barbie’ happened without him, and nothing in Hollywood happens without writers.”

The Shrine, once the site of the annual Academy Awards, was packed with Gerwig’s cast of dolls, humans and other brand enthusiasts like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Trixie Mattel and,...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is off to a fantastic start with reviewers giving it top scores and many of the people who have played it saying that it is a better game than Breath of the Wild. This is an amazing accomplishment as Botw was recognized as not only one of the best Zelda games but possibly among the best video games ever made. As a sequel to such an innovative and enjoyable title, Totk had a lot to live up to.

Our Screen Rant review of Totk, as well as many others, has listed it with a perfect score. Though this doesn't mean it isn't without its faults, it is a must-play game that is well on its way to being Game of the Year for 2023. Botw was 2017's Game of the Year, and many didn't think that Tears of the Kingdom would be able...

Six top TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy Awards nominees. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, August 9, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.

RSVP today to our entire ongoing Emmy contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.

This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 nominees:

Euphoria (HBO)

Synopsis: A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.

Bio: This year marks the third Emmy nomination for Heidi Bivens for “Euphoria.” Other projects have included “Inland Empire,...

Six top TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Wednesday, May 25, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 6:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.

RSVP today to our entire ongoing Emmy contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.

This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 contenders:

Black-ish (ABC)

Synopsis: A couple struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

Bio: Michelle R. Cole was an eight-time Emmy nominee for “Black-ish” and “In Living Color.” Other projects have included “Martin,...

“… hideous, machine-like creatures. They are legless, moving on a round base. They have no human features. A lens on a flexible shaft acts as an eye, arms with mechanical grips for hands.” Terry Nation’s script for ‘The Survivors’ (aka ‘The Daleks’ Part Two)

The Daleks, along with Judge Dredd, are fictional fascists beloved by a wide audience. At their heart is a combination of terrifying concept – Nazis who always return (imagine) – with a triumph of design. The greatest Dalek stories tap into this uneasy alliance.

A quick summary of the thinking behind this article:

A. We thought people would enjoy it.

B. If a story features the Daleks in a small cameo role, I’ve not included it. I’ve removed ‘The Day of the Doctor’ and ‘The Time of the Doctor’: it seems silly to rate them based on their Dalek content.

The rankings are not based...

If you asked me to name my favorite horror film franchise, I wouldn’t cite the usual suspects. My go-to slasher is a pint-sized ginger-haired terror in coveralls whose Good Guy exterior hides a killer underneath. Yep, Don Mancini’s “Child’s Play” series has terrified me, dazzled me, and given me many an opportunity to champion its progressive disability politics. So a series based around Chucky navigating Generation Alpha was always going to be my personal catnip, but thankfully it delivers.

Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur) has had a rough go of things. After the death of his mother, Jake’s father, Lucas (Devon Sawa), spends his days drinking and berating Jake for being gay and a loner. Jake wants to be an artist and his recent sculptures have focused on dolls, so when he spies everyone’s favorite possessed plastic creature at a yard sale, it gives Jake the opportunity to complete his latest piece.

This article contains major spoilers for the third episode of “American Horror Story: Double Feature.”

“AHS: Double Feature” is the fifth season of the Ryan Murphy series that Adina Porter has appeared on, and so far it looks like the most tonally level of the bunch — she previously had a one-episode spot on “Murder House,” and starring roles on “Roanoke,” “Cult” and “Apocalypse.” And as “AHS” fans know those last three in particular get pretty dang silly.

“Double Feature,” by contrast, has a much more serious vibe than we’ve come to expect from “AHS,” at least in these more recent seasons. It’s still absolutely bonkers, but there hasn’t been much winking into the camera.

That’s a fact that has surprised a lot of folks, including myself. But it’s not just those of us on the outside who were caught off guard by the change in...

Exclusive: Seasoned TV director-producer Jason Ensler has been tapped to direct and executive produce the opening episode of Fox’s straight-to-series country music dynasty drama Monarch, produced by Fox Entertainment, and NBC’s drama pilot Dangerous Moms, from Warner Bros. TV and Universal TV. He is shooting the two pilots back-to-back in Atlanta.

Created and written by Melissa London Hilfers, Monarch is a Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’s first family of country music. Hilfer exec produces the series with Michael Rauch, who serves as showrunner, Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady alongside Sandbox Entertainment’s Jason Owen.

Written by Janine Sherman Barrois based on the Spanish series Señoras del (h)Ampa, Dangerous Moms is an off-center dark dramedy about four diverse mothers, played by Shanola Hampton, Dascha Polanco, Linda Park and Vanessa Marano, who accidentally kill the queen bee of their school’s PTA during the demonstration of a new high-end food processor.

With seven nominations under her belt, it might feel like Sarah Paulson has been all over the Emmys for years. But the frequent collaborator of Ryan Murphy has only dominated a specific section of the awards: the limited series/TV movie categories. This year she has the opportunity to change that.

Paulson won her first and so far only Emmy for her lead performance as Marcia Clark on FX’s anthology series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” in 2016. However, she has been nominated a total of three times in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress category. Her other two bids were for the “Coven” and “Cult” installments of FX’s horror anthology series “American Horror Story.” Paulson’s other four Emmy nominations came in the corresponding supporting actress category and are for her performances in HBO’s “Game Change” as well as the “AHS” installments “Asylum,...

The membership will be available in two types – Classic and Cult.

UK distributor and exhibitor Curzon has created a new membership offering which covers both cinema tickets and streaming.

Customers on the Cult membership package will receive five credits each week to use either as cinema tickets or to stream films on Curzon Home Cinema, the company’s own streaming platform.

Curzon says the membership will allow film lovers “to decide when, where and how they enjoy the best new releases”.

The Cult+ package will include the same features but with 10 weekly credits instead of five, plus an additional cardholder...

Photo: ‘American Horror Story’/FX ‘American Horror Story’ - The Art Of Fan Popularity The first season of American Horror Story, ‘Murder House,’ released in 2011, engulfing the audiences with its cast, sex appeal, storyline, and connection to real-life horror events and individuals. After the first season, nine followed with ‘Asylum,’ ‘Coven,’ ‘Freak Show,’ ‘Hotel,’ ‘Roanoke,’ ‘Cult,’ ‘Apocalypse,’ and ‘1984.’ The art of the show comes from the connections within the seasons themselves that flow from each storyline allowing audiences to revisit characters along the way. While the storylines themselves can start and end from a later season to an earlier one, the links hold true. The season that physically transports itself to an earlier season is 2018’s ‘Apocalypse’ with connections to the witches from ‘Coven’ and the birth of Michael Langdon from ‘Murder House.’ Also, a big heartfelt hug from the revisit to Violet Harmon and Tate Langdon’s love story ending on a good note.

Season 2 of Vice TV’s’ “The Devil You Know,” produced by Vice Studios and distributed worldwide by Vice Distribution, will focus on “Alien Reptile Cult” leader Sherry Shriner, who is the “epitome of evil,” according to an exclusive clip obtained by TheWrap.

“People call me a false prophet,” Shriner says in the clip. “Out of every four humans, only one is real… we are at critical mass.” Meanwhile, one of her victims opines, “Sherry Shriner is the epitome of evil.”

“The Devil You Know” Season 2 will kick off on March 29 at 10pm E.T/P.T. and is the first docuseries to explore Shriner and her new-age alien agenda. It will be part of a new “Investigation Night” of programming on Vice TV.

According to the New Republic, Shriner is a self-ordained “Messenger of the Most High God,” and spoke her prophecies through blogs, self-published e-books, Twitter, Facebook and her YouTube channel,...

Ekta Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, who have earlier jointly-produced films namely, Udta Punjab and Lootera, have reunited for their new project, titled Dobaaraa. The movie stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead role and Anurag Kashyap will be directing the new age thriller! The makers today released an intriguing teaser featuring both Taapsee and Anurag, giving us a glimpse of their upcoming film.

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Interestingly, Dobaaraa will be produced by Cult Movies - a new division under Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms along with Sunir Kheterpal's Athena and Gaurav Bose's The Vermillion World Production.

With Cult Movies, Ekta intends to back unconventional, avant garde content. The powerhouse producer is committed in bringing clutter-breaking cinema, that will help redefine the movie viewing experience. The new division of Balaji Telefilms will collaborate with directors and writers who don't shy away from telling bold and ballsy stories.

Ryan Murphy recently announced that fan-fave actress Frances Conroy will be a part of “AHS” Season 10. “Our beloved Frannie is indeed in this season,” the showrunner proudly proclaimed. (Hold for applause.) Conroy’s involvement had been a question mark for an entire year, as she was not listed as part of the original Season 10 cast announcement. In anticipation of her return to the franchise, let’s revisit all of Conroy’s best “American Horror Story” characters ever, ranked worst to best. Scroll through our photo gallery above or click here for direct access.

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FX’s anthology series has received its fair share of Emmys love over the years, including dozens of bids and 16 total wins. Conroy accounted for two of those nominations for playing ghost maid Moira O’Hara in “AHS: Murder House” and orange-haired witch Myrtle Snow in “AHS: Coven.

Onetime Gotham badass Jessica Lucas has joined Fox’s The Resident as a series regular for Season 4 (premiering Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 8/7c).

Per our sister site Deadline, Lucas will play Billie, a childhood friend of Nic’s and onetime top neurosurgery resident at Chastain who was ousted after making a tragic error.

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Lucas’ previous TV credits also include Gracepoint,...

Sarah Paulson is already a Golden Globe winner for “The People v. O.J. Simpson” and now she’s on track to receive another nomination, this time for Netflix’s “Ratched.” She’s one of the top five contenders for Best TV Drama Actress, according to Gold Derby’s predictions, along with Olivia Colman (“The Crown”), Laura Linney (“Ozark”), Jurnee Smollett (“Lovecraft Country”) and Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”). But Paulson possesses a secret weapon the other leading ladies don’t have: Ryan Murphy.

The mega producer is a favorite of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, winning five times over the years for “Nip/Tuck,” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” and “Glee” twice. Many of his actors have received Golden Globe nominations and wins through the years, including Paulson (“O.J.”), Darren Criss (“Versace”), Jessica Lange (“American Horror Story: Murder House”), Lady Gaga (“American Horror Story: Hotel...

FX’s anthology series “American Horror Story” has received its fair share of Emmys love over the years, including 16 total wins. However, one person that’s cruelly never heard his name called on nominations morning is Evan Peters. The 33-year-old actor has been with “AHS” since day (only missing out on last year’s “1984” installment) and is set to return next year in the still-unnamed Season 10. Simply put, we think the Emmy Awards are dead wrong for snubbing Peters all these years, particularly when it comes to the following four characters. These career-best performances really wowed us and should have raked in the awards for Peters … if only voters weren’t so scared. Agree or disagree with our picks? Be sure to sound off down in the comments section.

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Kai Anderson (“Cult”) — For his role as an alt right-inspired cult leader...

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Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Oct. 27, the United States Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of New York confirmed on Twitter. The leader of the Nxivm cult was found guilty of federal sex trafficking, extortion, obstruction, and racketeering charges back in June 2019, but his sentencing was delayed several times due to the shutdown of courtrooms resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

Nxivm was originally founded by Raniere and Nancy Salzman in the 1990s, but a 2017 New York Times investigation uncovered the horrifying truths of the cult. The cult has since served as the focus for two documentary series: HBO's The Vow, which premiered in August, and Starz's Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult, which premiered in October. Clare Bronfman, one of Nxivm's financial backers, was sentenced to 81 months in September, while former members Salzman, Allison Mack, and Lauren Salzman are still awaiting sentencing.

Exclusive: Platform One Media, a Boat Rocker company, has optioned writer Bexy Cameron’s upcoming memoir Cult Following, with Dakota Johnson and Riley Keough (Logan Lucky) attached to star and executive produce through Johnson and Ro Donnelly’s production company TeaTime Pictures and Keough and Gina Gammell’s production company Felix Culpa.

The project stems from TeaTime Pictures’ first look deal with Platform One.

“We were so happy that TeaTime introduced us to Bexy’s incredible story,” said Katie O’Connell Marsh, Platform One Media Chairman and CEO. “It’s rare to find writing so pure and captivating and this project is an incredible opportunity to bring a truly unique journey to life with two of the most talented actors working today and the fact that Dakota and Riley have been best friends since they were 15 is an incredibly exciting chemistry to bring to screen.

Exclusive: Maggie Kiley is set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. Kiley replaces Stephen Frears, who had signed on for the project in January but had to step away due to scheduling conflicts given the shift of production dates due to coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Death, from Ucp, was among a slew of shows whose production was delayed by months amid the pandemic.

Kiley leads an all-female Dr. Death directing team, which also includes Jennifer Morrison, who will direct the third and fourth episodes, and So Yong Kim, who will direct the remaining episodes.

Dr. Death explores the twisted mind of a sociopath and the failures of the system designed to protect the most defenseless among us.

“American Horror Story” fans who missed seeing Sarah Paulson during last year’s “1984” cycle can now breathe a sigh of relief: she’s returning for Season 10. Sure, the next installment has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Paulson will officially be back when it eventually airs on FX. (See the Season 10 cast list.) This Emmy winner for “The People v. O.J. Simpson” has been nominated for five “AHS” seasons through the years: “Asylum,” “Coven,” “Freak Show,” “Hotel” and “Cult.”

In anticipation of Paulson’s return to the franchise, we’ve ranked all nine of her “American Horror Story” characters from worst to best. Does Your #1 choice match ours? Sound off in the comments section to let us know your personal rankings.

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9. Susan Atkins (“Cult”) — Paulson briefly played Susan Atkins, a member of Charles Manson’s murderous “family.

At the height of her fame as the country's new sex symbol following Transformers, Megan Fox chose to appear in Diablo Cody's 2009 offbeat horror-comedy Jennifer's Body alongside Amanda Seyfried. The movie was panned upon release but has since come to be regarded as something of a cult classic, especially in the LGBTQ+ community. In an interview with Collider, Fox expressed happiness that people are finding a new appreciation for the film, even if it took longer than expected.

"That, obviously, is overdue. We were all aware of what we were making at the time that we were making it. We were all taken aback - and we meaning me, Karyn [Kusama], Diablo [Cody], and the main players - by how the studio marketed that movie, which was outrageous, and by how it was received. I can't sit there and watch that movie and not be like, "This is a fucking hilarious,...

The historical collaboration launched in 2018 via Film Fund Luxembourg and the Canada Media Fund takes new momentum. In Autumn 2017, Luxembourg signed an agreement with Canada to stimulate audiovisual co-development and co-production. This historical measure then featured a total investment of €1.2m made available to businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. Between 2018 and 2019, the Fonds des Médias du Canada (Fmc) and Film Fund Luxembourg (Ffl) have thus joined forces allowing for the financing of seven projects. The initiative, aimed at television works and feature-length animations, also targeted the sectors of augmented and virtual reality, transmedia projects, as well as innovative technologies – areas of expertise particularly well developed in two countries. The series Cult...

What better way to kick off a new month than a look at the many movies coming to Hulu? Ok, if you don’t have a Hulu subscription you might need an alternative. Maybe this list will convince you to take one out, though (not that I’m there salesperson). But enough patter, let’s crack on with it.

Here’s every new film that arrived on July 1st:

12 and Holding (2006)

2001 Maniacs (2005)

52 Pick-Up (1986)

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2009)

A Kid Like Jake (2018)

A Mighty Wind (2003)

A Storks Journey (2017)

An Eye for a Eye (1966)

The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017)

The Bellboy (1960)

Beloved (2012)

Best In Show (2000)

Between Us (2017)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Birdwatchers (2010)

Boogie Woogie (2010)

The Bounty (1984)

Brokedown Palace (1998)

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Bug (1975)

Buried (2010)

Cadaver (2009)

California Dreamin’ (2009)

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

Catcher Was A Spy (2018)

The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)

Change of Plans (2010)

Cheech & Chong...

Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig, Kristin Scott Thomas and Imelda Staunton are among the stars lined up for new BBC One adaptations of playwright Alan Bennett’s acclaimed “Talking Heads” monologues, which start filming Tuesday.

Ten of the original pieces are being remade, having first aired on BBC Television in 1988 and 1998, winning two BAFTA awards. Two new monologues, written by Bennett last year, are also being filmed.

The contained nature of Bennett’s monologues means they are one of the very few dramas that can be produced while following guidelines on safe working practices during Covid-19. Filming is taking place at BBC Elstree Studios using existing sets.

They are produced by former National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner’s London Theatre Company and ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ producer Kevin Loader.

Lead director Hytner, whose film credits include “The Madness of King George” and “The History Boys,” said:...

The BBC has dusted off British playwright Alan Bennett’s famous series of Talking Heads monologues and is remaking them for the coronavirus age with a head-turning cast.

Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer, Sherlock‘s Martin Freeman and the soon-to-be star of The Crown Imelda Staunton are among those attached to the project, which will breathe new life into the BAFTA-winning show that ran for two seasons in 1988 and a decade later in 1998.

Talking Heads will be produced by London Theatre Company for BBC One, and overseen by Bennett’s long-time collaborator Sir Nicholas Hytner, who staged shows including The History Boys. The plan is to make 12 episodes, 10 of which will be monologues filmed for the original series and two new stories Bennett sent Hytner last year.

Auditions and rehearsals have taken place over Zoom but the series will be filmed on ready-made sets at Elstree Studios, with a slimline...

While the Covid-19 pandemic is currently keeping cinemas from opening their doors, this summer could see a resurgence in drive-in movies that allow attendees to enjoy films from the comfort of their cars. It's fitting, then, that producer/distributor Sam Sherman will bring his eclectic catalogue of movies on a drive-in road show this summer, featuring Al Adamson movies such as Dracula vs. Frankenstein, The Blood Island franchise, and more!

Press Release: Freehold, NJ, April 20, 2020 - At this time of our National Emergency, when people are being advised to avoid crowds and remain at home, how can the public go out into the world for entertainment and keep a safe distance from potential germ-laden crowds? The answer: take a trip back in time to a Drive-In Movie Theatre where you can see movies the way they were meant to be seen … on the Big Screen … all in the safety and comfort of your car!

It has been my pleasure to get a sneak peak at this new documentary series about Cult Films.

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Volume One: Midnight Madness is the first of three parts and debuts for On Demand viewing, Tuesday April 21. The second and third episodes will be released May 19 and June 23. You are in for a treat in this exploration of a fun and fascinating area of Film history.

Cult movies include a broad range of material, but what they have in common is a rabid following by their extremely devoted and obsessed hardcore fans. Their passion for these films includes their feelings of being misunderstood by mainstream society but finding a home with fellow freaks in these little known cinema gems that they have "discovered" and turned one another on...

A long list of issues contributed to Fallout 76‘s tepid debut in 2018. While the game suffered from poor balancing, glitchy mechanics, and an incredibly ill-advised microtransaction system at launch, no issue was as glaring as the lack of NPCs with which to interact with, a key element of the Fallout franchise stripped away seemingly to encourage players to make their own fun.

Bethesda’s intention with Fallout 76 seemed to be to breathe new life into the franchise by creating a post-apocalypse populated solely by real-life players. Perhaps the studio hoped that this would connect the game’s community in a new way. But the concept backfired. Instead of making Fallout feel more alive, replacing NPCs with real players made Fallout 76’s Appalachia feel isolating and lifeless. The game was depressing and lonesome to play, and anything good the title had going for it was marred by this issue.

With Wastelanders,...

When it comes to the terms "living legend" and "prolific," perhaps nobody deserves those titles more than Roger Corman, who through hundreds of films has inspired and provided countless filmmakers and actors with opportunities to break into the movie industry. April 5th marks Corman's 94th birthday, and Shout! Factory TV is celebrating in grand fashion with a 48-hour livestream marathon of some of his most notable films as well as the 13-part series Cult-Tastic: Tales from the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman.

Below, we have a trailer and an official press release with full details on the Roger Corman livestream marathon, which will kick off on Saturday, April 4th at 12:00am Pt on ShoutFactoryTV.com and various streaming platforms:

Press Release: Los Angeles – March 30, 2020 – Shout! Factory TV celebrates cult film icon Roger Corman’s 94th birthday with a weekend-long marathon livestream April 4 and 5. The marathon will present notable...

The country’s audiovisual agency has earmarked almost €10 million in development and production grants. The Film Fund Luxembourg, the country’s main audiovisual agency, has announced the beneficiaries of its latest slate of funding. On this occasion, the body has earmarked €9,999,579 in production and development grants, and confirmed it is backing 19 projects out of a total of 32. In detail, the organisation awarded €477,500 in development grants. The nine selected projects are Bernard Michaux and Remy Solomon’s TV series Cult, Laura Schroeder’s fiction feature Maret, Loïc Tanson’s documentary feature 208, Adolf El Assal’s fiction feature Hooped, Robin McNicholas’ Vr project Sweet Dreams, Eileen Byrne’s fiction feature Bille & Zotel, Kevin...

The highly anticipated 10th season of “American Horror Story” doesn’t debut on FX until the fall, but we already know 10 of its cast members. From returning favorites like Sarah Paulson to new star Macaulay Culkin, “Ahs” Season 10 is sure to be one to remember. Tour our gallery above to see all of the “American Horror Story” 2020 cast photos.

Paulson is one of the two cast members to appear in almost every season of “American Horror Story,” starting with the first. Last year’s “1984” was the only season in which she didn’t appear, with Season 10 marking her triumphant return.

Culkin is the only new cast member announced (so far) for “American Horror Story” Season 10. He is most famous for playing the central role of Kevin McCallister in the “Home Alone” film series.

SEEKathy Bates’ ‘American Horror Story’ characters ranked worst to best: Delphine Lalaurie, the Butcher …

Kathy Bates...

Celebrated writer/director Marielle Heller has lined up her first project since 2019’s Mr. Rogers biopic “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” According to a new report from Deadline, Heller will re-team with that film’s financier, Big Beach, for “Five Women,” a limited series centered on a serial sexual harasser and his effects on his female employees. Heller will direct the series, based on an episode of the NPR show “This American Life.”

The announcement of the new series arrives as the Harvey Weinstein trial deliberations are underway in New York City — and the #MeToo response that followed the outing of Weinstein as an alleged sexual predator in the fall of 2017 inspired the March 2018 episode of the podcast. “Five Women” tells the story of several disparate women connected by the boss who sexual harasses them in the workplace. The podcast and series look back and forth at who they...

Fans of “American Horror Story” agree Frances Conroy is the show’s secret weapon, with a versatility that ranges from a witty fashionista to the Angel of Death. There is a quiet intensity to many of Conroy’s performances that makes her one of the show’s most captivating cast members. It all began in Season 1 with Moira O’Hara, a ghost maid who appears as her seductive younger self to straight men with wandering eyes while presenting as herself to everyone else. She earned an Emmy nomination for the role, ultimately losing to her onscreen sparring partner Jessica Lange. Check out our photo gallery above to see all of Conroy’s “Ahs” characters ranked worst to best.

SEEKathy Bates’ ‘American Horror Story’ characters ranked worst to best: Delphine Lalaurie, the Butcher …

She returned in a smaller role for “Asylum” as Shachath, the Angel of Death. The winged spirit appeared to those on their deathbed,...

Academy Award winner Kathy Bates has become a staple of FX’s “American Horror Story,” especially after the exit of fellow Oscar winner Jessica Lange. Bates first appeared alongside Lange in the third season of “American Horror Story,” titled “Coven,” as racist socialite Delphine Lalaurie. The monstrous role won her a Primetime Emmy Award, defeating two of her co-stars in the process. The actress returned for Season 4, “Freak Show,” where she played bearded lady with a Baltimore accent, Ethel Darling. She came back to lead Season 5, “Hotel,” as Iris, the manager of the Hotel Cortez. These two seasons would earn her Emmy nominations. Check out our photos above to see all of Bates’ “Ahs” characters ranked worst to best.

SEEEvan Peters’ ‘American Horror Story’ characters ranked worst to best: Tate Langdon, Kai Anderson, Charles Manson …

Bates would then play a dual role in “American Horror Story: Roanoke.” The nature of...

Evan Peters, alongside Sarah Paulson, has become a staple of the “American Horror Story” franchise to the point that it was jarring to see him not appear in the show’s most recent season, “1984.” Audiences first obsessed over Peters’ presence in the first year of “Ahs” as Tate Langdon, a sociopathic teen with a sensitive side, especially when it came to his love for Violet (Taissa Farmiga). In the next three seasons, we would see Peters portray misunderstood characters like inmate Kit Walker in “Asylum,” frat boy-turned-Frankenstein creation Kyle Spencer in “Coven,” and freak show performer Jimmy Darling in “Freak Show.” Tour our photos above to see all of Peters’ “Ahs” characters ranked worst to best.

SEESarah Paulson’s ‘American Horror Story’ characters ranked worst to best: Does Your #1 choice match ours?

As “American Horror Story” transitioned to the post-Jessica Lange era, Peters would increasingly play more eccentric characters.

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (Lgbtq) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director Ryan Murphy with the Vito Russo Award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Hilton Midtown in New York on Thursday, March 19.

The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of Lgbtq people and issues. The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta, Gilead, Hyundai, and Ketel One Family-Made Vodka. GLAAD previously announced over 175 nominees in 30 categories. Taylor Swift will receive the Vanguard Award and Janet Mock will receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 16.

The Vito Russo Award is presented to an openly Lgbtq media professional who has made a significant difference in accelerating Lgbtq acceptance. The Award is named after Vito Russo,...

Stars: Alexis Kendra, Stelio Savante, Rachel Alig, Elizabeth Sandy, Mykayla Sohn, JoAnne McGrath, Keri Marrone | Written by Jon Knautz, Alexis Kendra | Directed by Jon Knautz

Based on the 2016 short of the same name (also written and directed by Jon Knautz), The Cleaning Lady follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous bond with her new domestic while trying to avoid her married lover. As Alice struggles to end her affair with a married man, she finds solace in Shelly, a reclusive burn victim who cleans Alice’s apartment. As their friendship grows, so does Shelly’s twisted obsession with Alice. When Shelly learns of Alice’s on-and-off affair, she takes matters into her own hands in order to cleanse Alice of her bad behavior.

Jon Knautz is, for me, one of the most fascinating writer/directors working in horror today. Knautz’s work often times feels like a love...

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer and The Shrine director Jon Knautz is back with The Cleaning Lady, which Rlje Films released today on DVD, Digital HD, and VOD. In the film reteams Knautz with the star of his Goddess of Love, Alexis Kendra, a love-addicted woman befriends a cleaning lady, badly scarred by burns. To celebrate the release, Knautz shares with Bloody […]...

Rlj Entertainment has picked up rights to the film which premiered at London’s FrightFest.

Rlj Entertainment has picked up Us rights to Jon Knautz’s psychological horror film The Cleaning Lady from the UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films.

The film follows a rich beautician who distracts herself from an affair with a married man by befriending her reclusive cleaner, who has a facial scar from a traumatic childhood incident.

Jinga had previously secured deals on the film for the UK (101), Middle East (Falcon), Japan (Pflug) and Taiwain (MovieCloud).

The film is Canadian director Knautz’s fifth feature following Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer,...

Stars: Alexis Kendra, Stelio Savante, Rachel Alig, Elizabeth Sandy, Mykayla Sohn, JoAnne McGrath, Keri Marrone | Written by Jon Knautz, Alexis Kendra | Directed by Jon Knautz

Based on the 2016 short of the same name (also written and directed by Jon Knautz), The Cleaning Lady follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous bond with her new domestic while trying to avoid her married lover. As Alice struggles to end her affair with a married man, she finds solace in Shelly, a reclusive burn victim who cleans Alice’s apartment. As their friendship grows, so does Shelly’s twisted obsession with Alice. When Shelly learns of Alice’s on-and-off affair, she takes matters into her own hands in order to cleanse Alice of her bad behavior.

Jon Knautz is, for me, one of the most fascinating writer/directors working in horror today. Knautz’s work often times feels like a love...

Genre veteran Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) has announced the world premiere of his latest feature, The Cleaning Lady, at Arrow Video FrightFest 2018. Based on the 2016 short of the same name, this potentially creepy film follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous bond with her new domestic, while trying to avoid her married lover. A   lexis Kendra (Goddess of Love) and Rachel Alig (Officer Down) headline the cast as two women, both reeling from their own traumas, attempting to find solace in each other. As their bond deepens, the connection quickly turns obsessive with disastrous consequences. FrightFest veteran Jon Knautz directed from a script he co-wrote with Alexis Kendra, and they produced alongside James...

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Jon Knautz, who will best be remembered by horror fans for his ultra-fun Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, as well as the excellent The Shrine, is returning to the genre with The Cleaning Lady (formerly Something Fierce). In the film, as a means to distract herself from an affair, a love-addicted woman befriends a cleaning lady, badly scarred by burns. She […]...

It’s been a few years since we’ve seen the work of Jon Knautz (Goddess of Love, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, The Shrine) but now we’ve got exclusive word from the writer/director about his next project, Something Fierce! Knautz tells Dread… Continue Reading →

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*full disclosure: an online screener was provided by the film's pr' firm. Direct: Chad Archibald. Writer: Jayme Laforest. Cast: Nina Kiri, Ry Barret, Jorja Cadence, Nina Richmond and Will King. Black Fawn Films is likely the biggest Canadian indie horror film producer. This film company has completed at least eight titles, in just a few years. Their latest is titled The Heretics and it was written by Jayme Laforest, who also wrote 2015's Bite. Both films deal with body horror and a female protagonist. This title incorporates one of the worst sex scenes, in recent film history. Always say no to demon sex, no matter how attractive the offer is. The story, within the film, deals with the birth of a demon - Abaddon and his desire to end the world. Similar to Jon Knautz's The Shrine (2011), characters are overcome through possession. In The Heretics, this reduces the protagonist's ability to resist evil.

Following this past weekend’s channel debuts of Cockneys vs Zombies, Horror Express and Antiviral, the UK’s very own Horror Channel will be screening Eight more weekend film premieres this month, including the UK TV premieres of Tommy Wirkola’s crowd-pleasing, carnage-driven Dead Snow 2: Red or Dead, Jon Knautz’s demonic gem The Shrine, Tyler Shields’s stylish mash-up of Scream and La Femme Nikita, Final Girl, and Ben Kital’s underground possession thriller Beneath.

There are also network premieres Wes Craven’s demented classic The Hills Have Eyes, Leigh Janiak’s acclaimed Honeymoon starring Harry Treadaway and Rose Leslie, John Grissmer’s gloriously gruesome slice of ‘80s slasher, Blood Rage, and Steve Miner’s hilarious cult favourite House.

Full details of premieres in transmission order:

Fri 11 Nov @ 22:55 – The Shrine (2010) *UK TV Premiere

Three reporters sneak off to an isolated Polish village, eager to investigate the disappearance of a backpacker.

We’re kicking off our most special day of all days with a treat from director Jon Knautz, much beloved in the horror community for films like Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, The Shrine, and his latest, Goddess of Love (review). He’s… Continue Reading →

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Terror Films will be releasing Jon Knautz's Goddess of Love, tomorrow (Oct. 7th, 2016). The film plays out like a dating horror story as one woman becomes unhinged after a bad breakup; the results are terrifying! Director Knautz, of The Shrine (2010) fame, has woven an exciting thriller, with this feature. A Goddess of Love review is available here: A Goddess of Love Review on 28Dla. As well, the film centrally stars: Alexis Kendra, Woody Naismith and Elizabeth Sandy. A new clip, for the film, is available here. It is titled "Kitty Love" and should not be watched by fans of cats. The "Kitty Love" clip shows one of the minor characters, in her home. The door bell rings and there is a nasty surprise, a bloody furball. Who left this gruesome gift? Fans of horror can find the answer to this question, on October 7th. On this date, Goddess of Love...