By Kyle Laugh
NEWS From Last Week
This TV Series Is About A Vinyl Record THAT KILLS PEOPLE
Everyone knows vinyl records don’t kill people. What this TV show presupposes is … maybe they do. Deadwax, an upcoming original short-form series from the horror-specific streaming service Shudder, takes its name from the space between the last track and the label on a vinyl record and its inspiration from the urban myths surrounding “backmasking,” the practice of hiding a backwards message — like, say, “PAUL IS DEAD” — in a recording.
Source: Stereogum
New Line In Lead To Catch ‘Train To Busan’ Remake; Gary Dauberman Scripting, James Wan Producing Zombie Thriller – Update
Five studios have been in the mix on the hot property, a redo of the 2016 Korean apocalyptic zombie thriller, with Universal bowing out earlier and Paramount, Lionsgate and Screen Gems all circling with New Line. We understand New Line is now in negotiations which makes sense, as Dauberman wrote the studio’s Annabelle and is now directing the next installment there which he also scripted.
Source: Deadline
‘Happy Death Day 2U’ Gets Valentine’s Day 2019 Release Date
Jessica Rothe will return as the film’s lead actor. This time, Tree discovers that dying over and over again was easier than the dangers in her future. Jason Blum will once again produce while Christopher Landon will return to write and direct the second installment.
Source: The Wrap
FX Bringing “What We Do in the Shadows” TV Series to NYCC in October; Spring 2019 Premiere Planned
In addition to spinoff series “Wellington Paranormal,” Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s hilarious What We Do in the Shadows is also spawning another television series, titled “What We Do in the Shadows” and coming to FX next year. The 10-episode first season is scheduled to premiere in Spring 2019, with the series having a presence at NYCC next month.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
Original 'Freddy Krueger' Actor Robert Englund Is Bringing The Horror Icon To TV In An Unexpected Way
Horror fans watching The Goldbergs this Halloween season are in for quite a surprise. The series' official Twitter account has revealed that seasoned horror veteran Robert Englund will be reprising his iconic role as the dream demon, Freddy Krueger.
Source: GeorgeTakei.com
'Halloween' Producer Hopes to Develop Franchise Into a TV Series
"It’s [an idea] that we’ve had for a long time and I definitely want to see it done,” Malek Akkad shared with Bloody Disgusting. "This was in development about a decade ago. At the time, I think the thought was we don’t want to cannibalize the theatrical. Let’s keep it as a theatrical event movie. If that starts flowing down, we would address TV. Nowadays, we all know, TV is pulling out ahead of theatrical in a way that surprised everybody, certainly me.”
Source: Comicbook.com
EXCLUSIVE: BILL MOSELEY SAYS “3 FROM HELL” WILL BE FULL OF “GRATUITOUS VIOLENCE”
“It’s going to be a crowd pleaser. From what I’ve heard from Rob, he’s very happy and excited about what he’s got, and it’s chockablock with gratuitous violence [laughs], which is great, because lately there have been a lot of good horror movies that just don’t have a lot of that. I mean, the violence is skillful, it’s effective, but it’s not gratuitous, and that’s what I think the fans are missing. I think we just want a lot of violence for violence’s sake”
Source: Rue Morgue
Releases
THE FIRST PURGE
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Format: DVD
Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
HOUSEWIFE
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Format: DVD / VOD
Haunted by a horrific childhood trauma for twenty years, Holly struggles with vivid, disturbing nightmares that leave her detached and unable to live a normal life. Then an old friend recommends Holly meet with charismatic cult leader Bruce O’Hara, and she is led on a twisted journey of waking dreams that will begin to unravel the fabric of reality and reveal the truth about Holly’s family…a terrifying destiny.
TALES FROM THE HOOD 2
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Format: DVD / VOD
Keith David stars as a contemporary Mr. Simms to tell bloodcurdling stories about lust, greed, pride and politics through tales with demonic dolls, possessed psychics, vengeful vixens and historical ghosts. Mr. Simms’ haunting stories will make you laugh... while you scream.
BLOOD FEST
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Format: VOD
Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. As festival attendees start dying off, three teenagers - more schooled in horror-film cliches than practical knowledge - must band together and battle through various madmen and monstrosities to survive.
SLEEP NO MORE
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Format: DVD / VOD
Five graduate students are conducting a study to prove the theory that once you’ve passed 200 hours without sleep, you will never need sleep again. As the hours tick by and their struggle to stay awake intensifies, they each start to have strange and unsettling experiences. Visions from the past, violent impulses and terrifying waking nightmares begin to take hold and turn this experiment into a desperate fight for survival.
FERAL
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Format: DVD
Your best friend has just been infected with a horrifying virus that will soon turn her into a rabid, rampaging cannibal-zombie. Do you: a) try to save her? or b) kill her before she kills you? That’s the nightmarish scenario six students find themselves facing when their celebratory camping trip goes terrifyingly wrong. One by one, each falls victim to the “feral” disease, until only Alice (Compton) and Jules (Luccardi)—two girlfriends testing the waters of their new relationship—are left standing, armed with a shotgun and holed up in a remote cabin. They’ve got a hell of a fight before them if they hope to survive…
EXTREMITY
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Format: DVD / VOD
A young woman obsessed with horror, subjects herself to twelve hours of grueling torment in an attempt to confront her own fears and conquer the tragic past which haunts her.
KNUCKLEBALL
Release: October 5th, 2018
Format: VOD
Alone, and targeted on an isolated farm, 12 year old Henry finds himself at the center of a maelstrom of terror, and a dark family legacy, when his secretive grandfather dies suddenly in the night.
VENOM
Release: October 5th, 2018
Format: Theatrical
One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters comes to the big screen, starring Academy Award nominated actor Tom Hardy as the lethal protector Venom.
Horror At The Box Office
Unfortunately this week, kids films and a comedy are the top ranking films. HellFest did premiere this week but was unable to do too much damage as it came in sixth, right under The Nun which is still going fairly strong considering it’s going on its fourth week.
Until the release of Halloween on the 19th, we have a couple of lite horror films coming out. As you’ve likely just read earlier, Venom will be coming out this week with the next installment in the Goosebumps films coming out the following week. It’s not the strongest set of horror related films but almost a guarantee for at least one of them to reach the top spot in the upcoming weeks.
Trailers
Did You See That?
"When a few college seniors dabble in magic in order to put a love spell on two of the biggest ladies men on campus, they unwittingly unleash an evil entity into the world which begins to pick off their friends and family one by one. Soon it's left to big brother Lamar to lead the survivors into a desperate battle of good versus evil."
The Amityville Murders
William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. Through circumstances out of his control, his little farm house in the country has become a dumping ground for the casualties of the gang related murders in the nearby city. His daughter Gloria has become used to the rough looking men dropping off corpses and is even convinced that some of them haunt their house. After a woman’s body is dumped at the house, William begins his meticulous process when he realizes that she’s not actually dead. As the gang activity increases, William patches up the woman and holds her against her will until he can figure out what to do with her. As they begin to develop an unusual respect for each other, the woman’s murderers get word that she’s still alive and make a plan to finish what they started
I’ll Take Your Dead
William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. Through circumstances out of his control, his little farm house in the country has become a dumping ground for the casualties of the gang related murders in the nearby city. His daughter Gloria has become used to the rough looking men dropping off corpses and is even convinced that some of them haunt their house. After a woman’s body is dumped at the house, William begins his meticulous process when he realizes that she’s not actually dead. As the gang activity increases, William patches up the woman and holds her against her will until he can figure out what to do with her. As they begin to develop an unusual respect for each other, the woman’s murderers get word that she’s still alive and make a plan to finish what they started
This week on Beyond The Void Horror Podcast is back on the Howling Franchise as promised! They dip into Howling 5 The Rebirth & Howling 6 The Freaks! It’s been a long bumpy road in the franchise but it’s almost over. Spoiler free review, trivia & favorites scenes with spoiler warning. See which one wins! You can listen here or you can Listen/Subscribe on iTunes here!