Author: Ada Blood

Filmmaker Addison Binek has been hard at work shooting the sequel to his second cult hit, Magnum Opus: The .MOVie. His follow-up, Magnum Opus Presents: Magnum Foodus, is moving into the final stages of filming. Now, Binek is teasing a huge finale starring Bill Weeden (Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.). Magnum Opus: The .MOVie is described as Boyhood meets Jackass, following the director and his friends as they do sometimes dangerous stunts. This film starts as a group of preteen boys slowly morphs into teens and young adults. Since the bulk of this was shot in the 90s/early 2000s, the film becomes…

The Vietnamese found-footage horror film Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion took theaters by storm upon its release. Now, thanks to Mockingbird Pictures, the film will be hitting select AMC, Regal, and Cinemark locations in North America. Directed by Hùng Trần, the story is based on an urban legend about the alleged haunting of the Hứa family mansion.   A group of young streamers forces their way into the notorious Hứa family estate, obviously looking to rake in views. However, they get more than they bargained for when a malevolent force decides to awaken. Legend has it that the estate is haunted…

Welcome back to another Art History Uncensored. Last week we briefly mentioned Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 film Possession among the other movies deemed video nasties. The thing is, the controversy surrounding Possession, like many other films mentioned in that article, needs much more explanation than we could give it there. So this week we’ll be diving into Żuławski’s heavily censored masterpiece to try to see why it may have been banned. Possession The film stars Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill playing Anna and Mark, a married couple living in West Berlin during the Cold War. When Anna (Adjani) asks for a…

This article is going to very briefly discuss the topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis or may try to harm themselves, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. We’re back with another edition of Urban Legend: Fact or Fiction. In this chapter, we are going to look at the viral rumor that the late actor/comedian Robin Williams had a contract rider that required each of his projects to hire 10 homeless people.  In 2014, the world lost Williams when he tragically took his own life. After his passing, a…

If you or someone you know is suffering from PPD, you are not alone. The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and available 24/7 at 1-833-TLC-MAMA. The world is still reeling from the loss of actress and singer Hayden Panettiere. The day after her sudden death, fans began to share a clip where the performer says she was fired from a Neutrogena contract in 2015 after discussing her experiences with postpartum depression (PPD). The company has now responded to all the backlash. “For more than a decade, Hayden was a valued member of our Neutrogena community. We are…

Ron Perlman (Apple’s Cape Fear) has joined the cast of Amazon MGM’s upcoming horror film Seasons. The film is based on a viral horror short story by Matt and Harrison Query. Drew Hancock (Companion) writes and directs this film adaptation.  Seasons centers around a married couple who are able to buy their dream ranch. Unfortunately, it was too good to be true, and the land houses ancient spirits. For them to survive, they must perform increasingly disturbing rituals each season. Will they be able to break the horrific cycle, or will they succumb to it? The original short story first…

Many of us fear social isolation, and horror movies tap into this innate terror of entrapment. Single-location films provide an incredibly straightforward example of this fear. Forcing whatever horror awaits us to happen inside a confined and often familiar space. What follows is a list of 22 horror movies that take place entirely, or almost entirely, in a single location. 1945 – Isle of the Dead Directed by Mark Robson, this film takes place during the 1912 Balkan War on a small island in Greece. That may not seem very isolated. However, a plague-induced quarantine makes a trapped general feel…

With major studios turning out big-budget flops its refreshing to see a microbudget indie film succeed. The new horror comedy The Weed Eaters is heading to the Letterboxd Video Store’s Unreleased Gem shelf. It is directed by Callum Devlin (The Beths: Auckland, New Zealand, 2020), from a script by Finnius Teppett (Homebound 3.0). Jules (Alice May Connolly) is on a New Year’s Eve trip with her new boyfriend and his two stoner friends in rural New Zealand when they stumble upon a long-forgotten stash of ancient cannabis in an old shed. One smoke session and one accidental murder later, they…

Normally, when we report on a Kickstarter, it’s to help get it funded. Well, Clive Barker’s new campaign is certainly the exception to that. His recent crowdfunding effort for the Library of the Dead project was launched with a $25,000 fundraising goal. At the time of this writing, it sits at $426,543, over 17 times its target. The Library of the Dead project is a year-long publishing event that is being made available exclusively through Kickstarter. “For decades, Clive Barker has redefined horror with stories that blend terror, beauty, mythology, and imagination like no other writer. Now, one of the…

With studios desperate to keep Gen Z coming to theaters, immersive screenings are on the rise. Lionsgate will be hosting 2 invite-only screenings for its upcoming sequel Fall 2: Deadpoint, where fans will have to stand on a ledge. This has to be one of the weirdest ways to ask audiences to play along that we’ve ever seen.  2022’s Fall tells the story of Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), who set out to climb a 2,000-foot TV tower when things go horribly wrong. Fall 2 follows Jax (Harriet Slater), Hunter’s sister, as she is still grieving her…