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SiREN is the spin-off and feature-length adaptation of a segment from the 2012 anthology horror film V/H/S, titled "Amateur Night". It was released on December 2 in theatres and on December 6th on DVD.
The synopsis is much like the original short, taking place one week before Jonah's wedding day, he and his groomsmen hit the town for a wild night of club hopping and debauchery. The night soon takes a twisted turn for the worse when the group is invited to a seedy underground club. After Jonah frees a seemingly imprisoned dancer, he realizes that the woman he released is actually a terrifying, legendary creature that will stop at nothing to claim her prey.
SiREN is definitely an expansion on the creepy short that dominated the V/H/S anthology with similar story line and uses of camera. Thankfully it was not a found footage film veiwed through camera glasses although it they did use some of the same camera effects including POV flight and falling scenes. The story expounds on the short establishing Lilith as the ancient Succubi who fixates on a mate and won't stop until she gets him. Its a decent homage to 80's films of the same calibur and is original enough to make it a worthy addition to the monster mythos. Check it out, if you dare.
Genre specialist, Jinga Films, the company that discovered A SERBIAN FILM, RABIES and THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME has just launched its Berlin Film Festival marketing campaign for Samuel Cunha Galli's supernatural thriller OUR EVIL (MAL NOSSO) with a red band trailer that looks like it came direct from the Devil.
Set in the seedy underbelly of Sao Paulo, Brasil, an exorcist (Ademir Esteves) uses the dark web to employ a serial killer (Ricardo Casella) to protect his daughter (Laura Pepita) from demonic possession.
Jinga CEO Julian Richards, discovered OUR EVIL whilst serving on the jury of Blood Windows, a genre sidebar of the Latin American film market in Ventana Sur, Argentina. "It's a sensational, stylized film with a narrative that keeps subverting your expectations" said Richards "It's a brutal, terrifying experience, but at it's heart it's about the love a father has for his daughter and the sacrifices he will make to keep her safe".
UK genre stalwart Kim Newman describes OUR EVIL as "a shoo-in for a remake rights sale, but also a possible break-out cult hit with discerning fright fans willing to embrace the subtitled likes of Martyrs, Let the Right One In or Under the Shadow".
Alan Jones, director of the UK's leading genre festival FrightFest describes the thriller as "shocking, surprising, gripping and always keeps you guessing. OUR EVIL will change the game for future Latin American genre cinema".
Keep your eyes peeled for a World premiere festival announcement shortly.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Matt Ryan, who starred as Constantine in NBC's live-action series of the same name, will voice his animated alter ego in the animated series, which will debut on The CW's digital streaming platform CW Seed sometime in the 2017–2018 television season. The CW has ordered five to six 10-minute episodes for the show's first season.
Following the one-season run of Constantine, Ryan went on to play the supernatural investigator in one episode of The CW's Arrow as well as in the Warner Bros. animated movie Justice League Dark.
According to IGN, The CW President Mark Pedowitz mentioned that it's not yet known how or if the Constantine cartoon will connect to the live-action Constantine series, or if anyone else from the previous NBC show will appear in animated form in the future, although Pedowitz did confirm that the animated show is part of the "Arrowverse."
In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her 2 daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business, inviting an evil presence into their home.
Director: Mike Flanagan; Writers: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard; Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso
Ouija: Origin of Evil is one of three movies directed by Mike Flanagan released in 2016, the others being Hush (2016) and Before I Wake (2016). Flanagan is one of those directors that come from the school of strong character driven horrors. Just see his previous works Oculus and Absentia. He's also helped reinvigorate the Blumhouse brand which is probably what got him on this film. Ouija: Origin of Evil is the prequel to almost unbearable Ouija of 2014, and may prove once and for that prequels can make a story line better.
Ouija: Origin of Evil tells the story of Paulina (Lin Shaye in the original) whose mother was a medium and used her sister Doris as a vessel for the dead to speak through. Their mother went mad and sewed Doris's mouth shut before killing her. Not a spoiler if you've seen the original, Lin Shaye's character tells us all this and the crux of the film ends in the discovery that Doris is the evil entity. Again, we aren't spoiling anything you wouldn't have learned in the original, should you have survived its high schoolery. Don't worry, we won't spoil the origin of the demon for you but the may be Nazi's involved. Flash back to the 60's and we know what's about to happen. But, as strange as it sounds, even though we know the story and how it's supposed to play out, Ouija: Origin of Evil is a far superior film to its predecessor. Maybe we can attribute that to the writer/director. Maybe its thanks to a more seasoned acting troupe. Maybe it's because Michael Bay truly stepped back and just executive produced. Mostly it's because its a more realized and solid story with legitimately creepy moments that feels like James Wan was somehow involved. All of which make the expected more fun to watch. Especially when in an act of horror trope gold, the board comes with 3 rules, "never play alone, never play in a graveyard, and always say goodbye" which are immediately broken.
Ouija: Origin of Evil is available today on all platforms, enjoy it whether you enjoyed the original or not.
On the brink of reaching the pinnacle of his film career for his latest theatrical masterpiece; Director Charlie Buckwald suddenly disappears with all of the footage. After several coincidental film crew deaths documentarian Jack Humphreys decides to investigate uncovering a sinister involvement.
Director: George Cameron Romero (as G. Cameron Romero); Writers: James Cullen Bressack (story by), James Cullen Bressack; Stars: Tom Sizemore, B.J. Hendricks, Ian Hutton
George Cameron Romero is exactly who you think he is. He's been a commercial director for several years now with a few forays into feature film. Recently he and his father G.A. have announced an animated Living Dead project for us in the future but for right now we have Auteur to talk about. There's no doubt G.C. knows a thing or two about auteurs, being so closely related to one. He also doesn't have to travel far to get independent film advice. Nor, so it seems, does he have a problem finding an A-list actor to lend credibility to his work. Tom Sizemore is not a man you count out to early. The story of our Auteur is well developed, Charlie Buckwald is a driven direction who originally set out to make his opus. The story of that masterpiece and its many controversies is interwoven into our documentary film makers struggle to learn more about his idol. We also can't help but be drawn into the struggle as the reclusive film maker tries to keep his secret while hiding from its consequences. But all it takes is one curious fan equally driven to let the cat out of the bag and chaos is on its way.
Romero has experience with documentary style film making and the interviews interwoven with mystery mix well. The only problem I see with it is the unexplained switches to non-POV for a scene or two. It seemed to abrupt and came out of nowhere. I can't help but refer back to Behind the Mask, where Glosserman made the switch to omniscient obvious and without apology, Glossermans choice avoided confusion and distraction. With Auteur I actually lost the story for a moment when I realized our view had changed. That much said there's little else that fails in Auteur. Cinematically it matches up with every other film of its kind and the acting is well done if not slightly relaxed. The only character that is confusing is Tom Sizemore, its hard to understand why exactly is he there, well except to give his trademark tough guy routine.
Auteur is currently available on all platforms and definitely worth addition to your collection of Hollywood Fringe horror stories.
You cannot consider yourself a true zombie fan, until you've seen Lucio Fulci's unofficial sequel to George A. Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead' (1978).
4 out of 5 stars
Lets face it, cults are scary, and horror movies have the greatest cults, and cult leaders. Take Isaac of Children of the Corn and those crazy folks from The Wicker Man. That being the case we decided it is about time to expose the rest of the world to the Top 5 (plus honorable mention) horror films that have featured a cult leader you probably haven't met yet. Making this list was extremely difficult given how many films we have to choose from but we stand by these 6. All of them have something in common, they are twisted and mimic real life cult leaders. At least one takes you behind the scenes and exposes the charlatains for what they really are, scam artists. Please join us for the next few weeks as we discuss the Top 5 Cult Leaders in Horror Films You Probably Haven't Seen Yet.
Honorable Mention
Steve Railsback as Charles Manson in 'Helter Skelter' (1976 TV Movie)
Whenever anyone brings up the subject of serial killing cults the first name likely to pop up in discussion is Charles Manson. This TV mini-series relives everything from the Tate murders to the court room. The man tasked with making Manson realistic and scary as hell is Steve Railsback. He looks and plays the Manson Family patriarch with no shame, undoubtedly making the real Manson proud and a force that needs to be dealt with.
