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Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck cast adds Matthew Lillard and Heather Langenkamp

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Filmmaker Mike Flanagan knows how to cast for his works. Whether it’s Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, or one of his shows on Netflix, we are sure to get an all-star cast in a Flanagan production, and his upcoming The Life of Chuck is gathering a gaggle of great talents.Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, Tom […]

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay join Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck

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If there’s two things Mike Flanagan loves, then it’s a Stephen King adaptation and an impressive ensemble, and he’s acted on those impulses by adding Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Jacob Tremblay (Doctor Sleep) to the cast of The Life of Chuck.  Deadline reports that the trio will […]

Movie Review – Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)

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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, 2023.Directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer. Starring Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind, Isabella LaBlanc, Pam Grier, David Duchovny, Samantha Mathis, Glen Gould, Vincent Leclerc, Karl Graboshas, Jude Beny, Auden Larratt, John W. Lawson, Elliot Miville-Deschênes, and Aron Benali.SYNOPSIS:In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving […]

Video Review – Pet Sematary: Bloodlines offers the franchise a much-needed reinvention

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EJ Moreno reviews Pet Sematary: Bloodlines…We revisit Ludlow’s infamous haunted burial ground as Pet Sematary returns with a new prequel film. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines looks to reinvent the iconic Stephen King tale with a fresh new perspective from director Lindsey Anderson Beer. The first-time director makes a worthy entry into the pantheon of movies based […]

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines trailer explores the origins of Stephen King’s classic horror

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Ever wondered what made those creepy cats or catatonic kids return from the dead in Stephen King’s Pet Sematary?  You’re about to find out thanks to Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, the Paramount+ prequel film that will explore the origins of that haunted burial place. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is the debut directorial effort from screenwriter Lindsey Beer (Chaos […]

Movie Review – The Boogeyman (2023)

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The Boogeyman, 2023.Directed by Rob Savage. Starring Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, Madison Hu, Maddie Nichols, Mabel Tyler, Leeann Ross, Rio Sarah Machado, Shauna Rappold, LisaGay Hamilton, and Cristala Carter.SYNOPSIS:Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl, and her younger sister find themselves plagued by […]

Mike Flanagan to make The Dark Tower adaptation “priority #1” post-strike

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Last year it was announced Mike Flanagan, a self-avowed Stephen King fan, would develop King’s magnum opus The Dark Tower as a series and two feature films for Amazon Prime but development grounded to a halt due to the WGA strike followed by SAG-AFTRA joining them. Dark Tower fans have little reason to worry though as Flanagan has emphasized […]

The Mist is coming to 4K Ultra HD in October

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Lionsgate has announced that Frank Darabont’s acclaimed 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist will arrive on 4K Ultra HD this October, complete with both the colour and black-and-white versions of the film; check out the cover artwork and details below… When a mysterious mist, and the supernatural creatures within, falls across their town in the […]

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines tells the early days of iconic Stephen King tale

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In what is often described as Stephen King’s scariest work, Pet Sematary is getting a prequel film that will expand its haunted mythos.Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will debut this Halloween season and stars Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Isabella Star LaBlanc, with Pam Grier and David Duchovny also featuring.The film […]

Bill Skarsgard’s Pennywise comes to life with new IT collectible bust

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Sideshow has shared a batch of promotional images for Nemesis Now’s Pennywise bust which is based on the appearance of Bill Skarsgard as the terrifying malevolent being in director Andy Muschietti’s two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s It. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $190; take a look here…  Come face to face with […]