By Kyle Laugh
NEWS
The CW Developing a Series Based on Vertigo Comic Survivors’ Club
The Vertigo comic book Survivors’ Club is under development for a new series on The CW, according to Deadline. Comic writer Jared Frieder (MTV’s Sweet Vicious) will be executive producing the series for Warner Bros., alongside veteran Len Goldstein.
Source: ComingSoon
How the Official Novelization for ‘Halloween’ 2018 Expands and Enriches This Year’s Hit Sequel
I can already hear the rebuttals: But Mike, I shouldn’t have to read a book to get answers to questions or fix problems I have with a movie. No, you’re right, you shouldn’t have to. And you don’t have to. But it does help. Something I love about a movie novelization is its function to expand and enrich the narrative of a film. A movie is always subject to its post-production phase. Scenes are either dropped or reshot for a variety of reasons, be it time constraints, pacing problems… any number of issues. A novelization, however, is based on the screenplay (a particular draft or a number of drafts) and isn’t subject to any of those issues. Yes, an author has the freedom to embellish and expound upon characters, but you’ll also find scenes in there that were taken out of the finished film. We may not know what belonged to the screenwriters or what was simply an author’s take on the material unless the subsequent Blu-ray release contains deleted scenes; that being said, a novelization still gives us a broader take on the material and (possibly) the original intent of the filmmaker.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
The Truth Behind the Friday the 13th Lawsuit | Exclusive Interview with Larry Zerner
“I hope this video helps clear things up about the F13 lawsuit. If you have any other questions, just let us know. A lot of us reacted based on our emotions and targeted a man just fighting for his rights. It's time we stand up and do the right thing and stay together as a community.”
Source: Slash ‘N Cast Official Youtube Page
Shudder Scores Rights To Nicolas Cage’s ‘Mandy’; RLJE Films Gets Into ‘Monster Party’
AMC Networks’ Shudder has acquired exclusive streaming rights to Mandy, the Nicolas Cage-starring horror thriller that bowed to big buzz this year at the Sundance Film Festival. RLJE Films acquired the Panos Cosmatos-directed pic after its Park City bow and gave it a limited theatrical release in September, where it has been building a cult fan base thanks to its wild plot.
Source: Deadline
Satanists File $50M Lawsuit Against CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA Over Baphomet Statue
The Satanic Temple claims the show’s statue design is an appropriation of proprietary material, as they recently unveiled their own 9-foot statue of Baphomet. But the Temple’s gripe goes beyond copyright infringement; Satanic Temple Co-Founder Lucien Greaves feels the use of the Baphomet statue in Sabrina maligns the true nature of Satanism, calling the show “asinine Satanic Panic fiction.”
Source: Dread Central
JASON VOORHEES ACTOR DEREK MEARS OFFICIALLY CAST AS SWAMP THING
Casting for the DC Universe streaming series Swamp Thing continues to ramp up. It was recently announced that Virginia Madsen would be joining a cast that includes Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) and Crystal Reed (Gotham). Now the time has come for the titular Swamp Thing and his human counterpart to finally be revealed.
Source: Nightmare on Film Street
Releases
The Amityville Murders
Release: November 13th, 2018
Format: VOD / DVD
On the night of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a high-powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that "voices" in the house commanded him to kill. Thirteen months later, the Lutz family bought the house and stayed only 28 days before fleeing in terror. Their nightmarish ordeal shocked the world in The Amityville Horror. The Lutzes may have escaped from Amityville with their lives ... but the DeFeo's weren't so lucky. This is their story.
Lasso
Release: November 13th, 2018
Format: VOD
Revolves around Simon and Kit, two young leaders of an Active Senior Tour group, out on an adventure to a small-town Rodeo festival located deep in the woods. It’s a great experience for the group...until they try to leave. Simon and Kit must save themselves, and whatever seniors they can, from becoming victims of a deadly Rodeo Ritual. Along the way they join up with another unexpected group of victims, including a one-armed cowboy, Ennis, Rosheen, the Rodeo queen, and Trish, a powerhouse female bull rider. Together the group must fight to survive the night from relentless bloodthirsty cowboys on the hunt for human livestock.
The Clovehitch Killer
Release: November 16th, 2018
Format: VOD
Tyler's a good kid, a boy scout, raised by a poor but happy family in a small, religious town. But when he finds his dad, Don, has disturbing pornography hidden in the shed, he starts to fear that his dad might be Clovehitch, an infamous serial killer that was never caught. Tyler teams up with Kassi, a teenage outcast who's morbidly obsessed with the Clovehitch legend, to discover the truth in time to save his family.
The Farm
Release: November 16th, 2018
Format: VOD
A young couple gets kidnapped and treated like farm animals after stopping at a roadside diner to eat meat.
Horror at the Box-Office
Now that we’re heading full speed into the holiday season, the Box-Office is going to see a bit of a slump when it comes to our beloved genre. Although we have The Possession of Hannah Grace which will be premiering theatrically on November 30th, there isn’t much more to see in a large scale. The good news? Well we will be getting another slew of holiday related horror flicks which pertain to Christmas, Hanukkah and much much more!
With that said, we did have the premiere of Overlord over the weekend which unfortunately did not do as well as most were expecting considering the fantastic reviews it’s been getting from multiple horror reviewers and more. The film has taken the third spot on the top ranking list but has only been able to pull in a mere $10 million. Considering it was made on a budget of $38 million, the film has a ways to go in order to recoup its money, not to mention the money spent on advertising as well.
If you’re wondering why the film had done so poorly, it’s due to the release of the new Grinch movie which has been able to take in well over $66 million and last week’s top film, Bohemian Rhapsody, which had taking in an additional $30 million dollars domestically.
Suspiria is currently 22nd on the list (likely due to its minimal opening of 250 theaters), Halloween has dropped from 5 to 9 while Venom took the least amount of damage dropping from 6th to 8th.
New Horror Trailers
Among the Shadows
Kristy Wolfe (Charlotte Beckett) is a Brussels private eye descended from werewolves who must go to work when her uncle Harry Goldtsone is murdered in a politically-motivated attack. Patricia Sherman (Lindsay Lohan), the wife of European Federation President Richard Sherman, hires Wolfe to investigate Goldstone’s killing, as he was her husband's campaign manager. Wolfe finds bodies falling all over city and must use her innate instincts to unravel the case and stay alive long enough unmask the conspiracy.
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Cam
Alice, an ambitious cam girl, wakes up one day to discover she's been replaced on her show with an exact replica of herself.
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Crocodylus
A dark secret is unearthed by a local farmer. Local Paleontologists reveal its the remains of a prehistoric monster Crocodylus. It's tribal seal has been broken unleashing terror upon the local townspeople.
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Inner Ghosts
A woman who gave up on her life as a medium receives a gift from the afterlife: a device that can perform wonderful things - at a price.
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ZOO
This week on Beyond The Void Horror Podcast is back from vacation! They brought a friend Brandon of RedOnYou Podcast to talk about two 90’s movies! The Willies & The Boneyard! You can listen here or you can Listen/Subscribe on iTunes here!