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Seven Famous Cursed Movie Productions

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Disasters, terrible luck, radiation poisoning and death. We look at some famous cursed film productions… With Flickering Myth’s first foray into movie-making on The Baby in the Basket now underway, we’ve found ourselves faced with a number of problems throughout pre-production as recently covered in our pre-production update. We’ve dealt with unavoidable dropouts, unexpected costs […]

Check into Dante’s Hotel with trailer for Tubi supernatural horror

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Tubi has released a trailer for director Anthony C. Ferrante’s (Sharknado, Nix) new horror Dante’s Hotel ahead of its premiere this coming Friday the 13th. Starring AnnaLynne McCord, Judd Nelson, Moon Bloodgood, Ted Raimi, Emilio Rivera and Kevin Porter, the film centres on the patrons of a haunted hotel as they fall prey to a […]

Video Review – V/H/S/85 hits new heights for the long-running franchise

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EJ Moreno ranks and reviews the V/H/S/85 segments… For over a decade, the V/H/S/ franchise has made quite a splash within the horror world. Now, with the sixth entry titled V/H/S/85, the franchise is heading to new heights in terms of horror and utter madness. In the latest Flickering Myth TV episode, our host EJ […]

Trailer for Thanksgiving slasher When the Trash Man Knocks

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Ahead of its VOD release this November, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the slasher When the Trash Man Knocks. Written and directed by Christopher Wesley Moore, the film centres on an agoraphobic woman who is haunted by the harrowing memories of the death of her husband and eldest son in a brutal […]

Nessie attacks in trailer for The Loch Ness Horror

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Uncork’d Entertainment has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Tyler-James’ action horror The Loch Ness Horror which sees a team of rescue operatives in search of a missing submarine become the target of an angry Nessie; take a look here… A submarine vanishing prompts a rescue operation that comes face to face with the […]

BFI London Film Festival 2023 Review – In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

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In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, 2023. Directed by Alex Gibney. Starring Paul Simon. SYNOPSIS: In Restless Dreams follows Paul Simon inside the studio making his new album Seven Psalms while looking back on his six-decade career with countless musical peaks from Sounds of Silence to Graceland. Paul Simon is one of popular […]

2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Bikeriders

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The Bikeriders, 2023. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Mike Faist, Norman Reedus, Michael Shannon, Emory Cohen, Boyd Holbrook, Paul Sparks, and Damon Herriman. SYNOPSIS: The Bikeriders is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Jeff […]

Cyberpunk 2077 to receive live action adaptation

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Cyberpunk 2077 had a rocky road as a video game. Now, it will look to find its footing in live-action film and television. It was announced this week that CD Projekt Red will team up with Anonymous Content to develop a new story set within the Cyberpunk universe. The production is currently looking for a […]

Prepare for The Fall of the House of Usher with new trailer for Mike Flanagan’s Netflix series

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With just under a week to go until The Fall of the House of Usher arrives on Netflix, the streamer has released a new trailer for Mike Flanagan’s (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) eagerly-anticipated contemporary reimagining of the works of Edgar Allan Poe; watch it below… In this wicked series from Mike Flanagan […]

The Fugitive at 30: The Story Behind the Harrison Ford Blockbuster

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Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind The Fugutive on its 30th anniversary… Even by today’s lofty standards 1993’s The Fugitive is something of a rarity – an intelligent blockbuster bolstered by powerful performances and a thought-provoking narrative. It is the kind of effort that makes movie goers say “they don’t make ‘em like they […]