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Movie Review – Pet Sematary (2019)

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Pet Sematary, 2019. Directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer. Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Sonia Maria Chirila, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie, and John Lithgow.   SYNOPSIS: Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon […]

Stephen King and J.J. Abrams adapting Lisey’s Story with Julianne Moore

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THR is reporting that Apple has granted a straight-to-series order for an eight-episode TV adaptation of Stephen King’s 2006 novel Lisey’s Story after a competitive bidding situation between multiple outlets. Here’s the official Amazon description for the novel: Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark. Lisey knew it when she first fell for […]

Movie Review – Pet Sematary (2019)

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Pet Sematary, 2019. Directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer. Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Sonia Maria Chirila, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie, and John Lithgow. SYNOPSIS: Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover […]

Adrienne Barbeau, Giancarlo Esposito and Tobin Bell cast in Creepshow pilot ‘Gray Matter’

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Shudder has kicked off casting for its upcoming Creepshow horror anthology series, with Adrienne Barbeau – who starred in the original 1982 movie – set to appear in the first episode of the series alongside Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul) and Tobin Bell (Saw). The debut episode will adapt Stephen King’s short story Gray Matter, […]

Second Opinion – Pet Sematary (2019)

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Pet Sematary, 2019. Directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Sonia Maria Chirila, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie, and John Lithgow. SYNOPSIS: After moving to the sleepy, woodland town of Ludlow, a family faces tragedy and demonic evil emanating from a distant point deep […]

Movie Review – Pet Sematary (2019)

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Pet Sematary, 2019. Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. Starring Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence, Amy Seimetz, Obssa Ahmed, Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie. SYNOPSIS: A doctor and his family move to a secluded small town in Maine, home to a burial ground for deceased pets which boasts a strange, supernatural power. Pet […]

The Dark Tower TV series finds its Gunslinger and Man in Black

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Having opted against the original plan of tying it in with the 2017 movie in favour of a complete reboot, Media Rights Capital has now cast its leads for Amazon’s TV adaptation of the Stephen King fantasy epic The Dark Tower. As reported by THR, Sam Strike (Nightflyers) has been cast as the Gunslinger Roland […]

Castle Rock season 2 casts Lizzy Caplan as iconic Annie Wilkes while Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher and Garrett Hedlund join the series

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Hulu has just added a number of actors to its Stephen King-inspired horror anthology series Castle Rock. Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex) is set to take on the iconic role of psychopathic nurse Annie Wilkes of King’s Misery. Joining Caplan in the second season will be Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Eslie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Garrett […]

Mr. Mercedes season 3 adds Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gelman and Natalie Paul

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The third season of Mr. Mercedes will see Kate Mulgrew (Orange is the New Black), Brett Gelman (Stranger Things) and Natalie Paul (You) joining the Stephen King adaptation in recurring roles. Mulgrew will play Alma Lane, a “life-long resident of Bridgton, Ohio and a compelling force in Morris’ life since he was a boy. She is a […]

First Pet Sematary clip suggests that sometimes dead is better

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Paramount Pictures has debuted the first clip from the hotly-anticipated horror Pet Sematary which sees Louis (Jason Clarke) explaining to his terrified wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) how their recently deceased daughter Ellie (Jete Laurence) has come back from the dead; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Pet Sematary featurette brings True Horror “Based on the seminal […]