When Guillermo del Toro walks out of the darkness to introduce his “Cabinet of Curiosities,” he’s also walking directly out of the year 1969.
The eight-episode horror anthology has been in Netflix’s top 10 since its release Oct. 25. Each beautifully crafted episode begins with creator and host del Toro pulling an objet d’art from his elaborate cabinet to introduce the tale and its director, as well as a chess-piece-sized carving of each director.
In a tweet, del Toro explained some of the inspiration of his Cabinet: “First night: EC vibes,” he wrote, referring to the massively influential EC horror comics of the ‘50s such as Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror. “Second night: unsettling and ‘now’, Third night: period/pulp classics and Final night: voices that, in my estimation, are clear and loud in the symphony of our genre.”
But del Toro goes much deeper in his introduction to the upcoming,...
The eight-episode horror anthology has been in Netflix’s top 10 since its release Oct. 25. Each beautifully crafted episode begins with creator and host del Toro pulling an objet d’art from his elaborate cabinet to introduce the tale and its director, as well as a chess-piece-sized carving of each director.
In a tweet, del Toro explained some of the inspiration of his Cabinet: “First night: EC vibes,” he wrote, referring to the massively influential EC horror comics of the ‘50s such as Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror. “Second night: unsettling and ‘now’, Third night: period/pulp classics and Final night: voices that, in my estimation, are clear and loud in the symphony of our genre.”
But del Toro goes much deeper in his introduction to the upcoming,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Mark Rahner
- The Wrap
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Nosferatu & Metaluna Mutant Action Figures from Super 7
Super 7 will add Nosferatu and This Island Earth’s Metaluna Mutant to its Ultimates action figure line in October 2023. They’re available to pre-order for 54.99. Shipping is free with the code FALLFREE22.
Nosferatu comes with three interchangeable heads, eight interchangeable hands, rat, and key ring, while Metaluna Mutant includes two interchangeable heads and four interchangeable hands. Each 7” figure is packaged in a slipcase-style collector’s box.
Halloween Posters from Vice Press
Vice Press has released Halloween 24×36 lithograph prints by Florey. Two variants are available: one with an autumnal, daytime aesthetic and the other with a spooky, nighttime atmosphere. My favorite detail is the subtle reflection of Michael Myers’ mask in the window.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Nosferatu & Metaluna Mutant Action Figures from Super 7
Super 7 will add Nosferatu and This Island Earth’s Metaluna Mutant to its Ultimates action figure line in October 2023. They’re available to pre-order for 54.99. Shipping is free with the code FALLFREE22.
Nosferatu comes with three interchangeable heads, eight interchangeable hands, rat, and key ring, while Metaluna Mutant includes two interchangeable heads and four interchangeable hands. Each 7” figure is packaged in a slipcase-style collector’s box.
Halloween Posters from Vice Press
Vice Press has released Halloween 24×36 lithograph prints by Florey. Two variants are available: one with an autumnal, daytime aesthetic and the other with a spooky, nighttime atmosphere. My favorite detail is the subtle reflection of Michael Myers’ mask in the window.
- 9/23/2022
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hello, dear readers! Before those of us in the States get ready to gobble down our Thanksgiving dinners later this week, we have a brand new batch of horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases to look forward to first. One of this writer’s favorite films of all time, Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) is getting the 4K treatment from Kino Lorber this Tuesday, and Arrow Video is resurrecting both The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch and Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge on Blu-ray as well (this is also very exciting news in my world). Arrow is also re-releasing a handful of other titles—The Cat O’ Nine Tails, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and C.H.U.D.—and the first season of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery is headed to Blu-ray as well.
Other releases for November 23rd include Chupa, Lair,...
Other releases for November 23rd include Chupa, Lair,...
- 11/23/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Thanks to the critical, box office and award-winning success of writer/director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood", actor Brad Pitt who plays movie stunt double, bodyguard 'Cliff Booth' in the film, is open to reprising his character for an extended episode, 'streaming mini-series', featuring new content and character backstories:
"...I look at a mini-series where you can spend much more time on characters and story and explore angles you don't always get to do in films", said Pitt.
"So much of these films end up on the cutting room floor because they just don't fit in that box.
"That's why I think it's interesting that Tarantino previously took 'Hateful Eight' and ostensibly repurposed it as a three-part series. It's almost the best of both worlds.
"You have the cinema experience that exists, but you can actually put more content into the series format."
"...in 'Once Upon A Time In.
"...I look at a mini-series where you can spend much more time on characters and story and explore angles you don't always get to do in films", said Pitt.
"So much of these films end up on the cutting room floor because they just don't fit in that box.
"That's why I think it's interesting that Tarantino previously took 'Hateful Eight' and ostensibly repurposed it as a three-part series. It's almost the best of both worlds.
"You have the cinema experience that exists, but you can actually put more content into the series format."
"...in 'Once Upon A Time In.
- 1/14/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Thanks to the critical and box office success of writer/director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood", actor Brad Pitt aka movie stunt double, bodyguard 'Cliff Booth' in the new film, is open to reprising his character for an extended episode, 'streaming mini-series', featuring new content and character backstories as a complement to the film:
"...I look at a mini-series where you can spend much more time on characters and story and explore angles you don't always get to do in films", said Pitt.
"So much of these films end up on the cutting room floor because they just don't fit in that box.
"That's why I think it's interesting that Tarantino previously took 'Hateful Eight' and ostensibly repurposed it as a three-part series. It's almost the best of both worlds.
"You have the cinema experience that exists, but you can actually put more content into the series format.
"...I look at a mini-series where you can spend much more time on characters and story and explore angles you don't always get to do in films", said Pitt.
"So much of these films end up on the cutting room floor because they just don't fit in that box.
"That's why I think it's interesting that Tarantino previously took 'Hateful Eight' and ostensibly repurposed it as a three-part series. It's almost the best of both worlds.
"You have the cinema experience that exists, but you can actually put more content into the series format.
- 9/13/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at more footage from writer/director Quentin Tarantino's $90 million mystery crime feature "Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood":
"...set in 1969, drunken, chain-smoking, TV actor 'Rick Dalton' (Leonardo Di Caprio) and his personal stunt double 'Cliff Booth' (Brad Pitt)...
"...embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry while living next door to young actress 'Sharon Tate' (Robbie).
Cast also includes Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey, Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs', Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen', Margaret Qualley as 'Pussycat', Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet', Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth', Bruce Dern as 'George Spahn', Clifton Collins Jr. as 'Ernesto The Mexican Vaquero',...
"...set in 1969, drunken, chain-smoking, TV actor 'Rick Dalton' (Leonardo Di Caprio) and his personal stunt double 'Cliff Booth' (Brad Pitt)...
"...embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry while living next door to young actress 'Sharon Tate' (Robbie).
Cast also includes Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey, Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs', Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen', Margaret Qualley as 'Pussycat', Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet', Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth', Bruce Dern as 'George Spahn', Clifton Collins Jr. as 'Ernesto The Mexican Vaquero',...
- 8/19/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood takes place in Tinseltown and brings to life some of Hollywood’s most famous personalities.
From Steve McQueen to Bruce Lee to Sharon Tate, Tarantino, 56, takes audiences through an epic era in Hollywood — and it makes sense the auteur would include as many A-listers as possible, including their kids.
Rumer Willis stars in the film as Joanna Pettet, a close friend of Tate’s (played by Margot Robbie).
Willis, 30, is the oldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. She was recently on The Masked Singer where she showed off her singing skills as the lion.
From Steve McQueen to Bruce Lee to Sharon Tate, Tarantino, 56, takes audiences through an epic era in Hollywood — and it makes sense the auteur would include as many A-listers as possible, including their kids.
Rumer Willis stars in the film as Joanna Pettet, a close friend of Tate’s (played by Margot Robbie).
Willis, 30, is the oldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. She was recently on The Masked Singer where she showed off her singing skills as the lion.
- 7/31/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Sneak Peek more new footage, plus images from "Kill Bill" writer/director Quentin Tarantino's $90 million budgeted mystery crime feature "Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood", starring Margot Robbie as 'Sharon Tate' opening in North America July 26, 2019:
"...set in 1969, stuttering TV actor 'Rick Dalton' (Leonardo Di Caprio) and his personal stunt double 'Cliff Booth' (Brad Pitt)...
"...(supposedly influenced by stunt performer Donald 'Shorty' Shea who was killed by the 'Manson Family')...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
"...while living next door to young actress 'Sharon Tate' (Robbie).
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Cat'...
...Samantha Robinson...
"...set in 1969, stuttering TV actor 'Rick Dalton' (Leonardo Di Caprio) and his personal stunt double 'Cliff Booth' (Brad Pitt)...
"...(supposedly influenced by stunt performer Donald 'Shorty' Shea who was killed by the 'Manson Family')...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
"...while living next door to young actress 'Sharon Tate' (Robbie).
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Cat'...
...Samantha Robinson...
- 7/25/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new images from "Kill Bill" writer/director Quentin Tarantino's $90 million budgeted, 2 plus hours mystery crime feature "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt, opening in North America July 26, 2019:
"...set in 1969, a faded TV actor (Leonardo Di Caprio) and his personal stunt double (Brad Pitt)...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry, while living next door to young actress 'Sharon Tate' (Robbie).
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Kitty Kat', Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'...
...Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth',...
"...set in 1969, a faded TV actor (Leonardo Di Caprio) and his personal stunt double (Brad Pitt)...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry, while living next door to young actress 'Sharon Tate' (Robbie).
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Kitty Kat', Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'...
...Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth',...
- 7/4/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at the entire Cannes press conference for "Kill Bill" writer/director Quentin Tarantino's upcoming mystery crime feature "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", including Tarantino, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio:
"...a faded TV actor and his personal stunt double...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include the late Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Brad Pitt as 'Cliff Booth', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Pussy Cat'...
...Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'...
...Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth', Bruce Dern as 'George Spahn'...
...Clifton Collins Jr. as 'Ernesto The Mexican Vaquero'.
"...a faded TV actor and his personal stunt double...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include the late Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Brad Pitt as 'Cliff Booth', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Pussy Cat'...
...Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'...
...Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth', Bruce Dern as 'George Spahn'...
...Clifton Collins Jr. as 'Ernesto The Mexican Vaquero'.
- 6/15/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
From RedBand.Ca, Sneak Peek new restricted 'red band' footage from "Kill Bill" writer/director Quentin Tarantino's upcoming mystery crime feature "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", plus take a look at more international movie posters within the film showcasing 'Rick Dalton' (Leonardo DiCaprio), screening May 21, 2019 at Cannes and opening in North America July 26, 2019:
"...a faded TV actor and his personal stunt double...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include the late Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Brad Pitt as 'Cliff Booth', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Pussy Cat'...
...Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'.
"...a faded TV actor and his personal stunt double...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include the late Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Brad Pitt as 'Cliff Booth', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Pussy Cat'...
...Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'.
- 5/22/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more images from "Kill Bill" writer/director Quentin Tarantino's upcoming mystery crime feature "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", including fictitious international movie posters within the film showcasing 'Rick Dalton' (Leonardo DiCaprio), screening May 21, 2019 at Cannes and opening in North America July 26, 2019:
"...a faded TV actor and his personal stunt double...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include the late Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Brad Pitt as 'Cliff Booth', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Kitty Kat'...
...Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'...
...Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth',...
"...a faded TV actor and his personal stunt double...
"...embark on an odyssey...
"...to make a name for themselves in the film industry...
Among the ensemble cast, actors also include the late Luke Perry as 'Scott Lancer'...
...Brad Pitt as 'Cliff Booth', Timothy Olyphant as 'James Stacey'...
...Dakota Fanning as 'Squeaky Fromme', Al Pacino as 'Marvin Schwarzs'...
..Emile Hirsch as 'Jay Sebring', Damian Lewis as 'Steve McQueen'...
...Margaret Qualley as 'Kitty Kat'...
...Samantha Robinson as 'Abigail Folger', Rumer Willis as 'Joanna Pettet'...
...Austin Butler as 'Tex', Rebecca Gayheart as 'Billie Booth',...
- 5/19/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Why do crime caper films have so much appeal? Are we all closet criminals, eager to watch less timid souls risk life and limb to get the big payout and live happily ever after? Peter Yates’ stylish re-telling of England’s Great Train Robbery makes for an excitingly detailed, nonsense-free heist straight from real life, with a just-the-facts clarity. The show begins with an influential car chase — straight through the heart of London.
Robbery
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1967 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date May 21, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, William Marlowe, Clinton Greyn, George Sewell, Glynn Edwards, Julie Ege.
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Film Editor: Reginald Beck
Original Music: Johnny Keating
Written by Edward Boyd, George Markstein, Peter Yates, from a story by Gerald Wilson
Produced by Stanley Baker, Michael Deeley
Directed by Peter Yates
I’d always heard about Peter Yates’ Robbery,...
Robbery
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1967 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date May 21, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, William Marlowe, Clinton Greyn, George Sewell, Glynn Edwards, Julie Ege.
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Film Editor: Reginald Beck
Original Music: Johnny Keating
Written by Edward Boyd, George Markstein, Peter Yates, from a story by Gerald Wilson
Produced by Stanley Baker, Michael Deeley
Directed by Peter Yates
I’d always heard about Peter Yates’ Robbery,...
- 5/7/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
“A Great Train Robbery”
By Raymond Benson
In 1963, bandits robbed a Royal Mail train in England and got away with over two million pounds. Most of the gang was eventually caught and incarcerated, but the heist had been meticulously planned and cleverly executed. Hence, it was known as the “Great Train Robbery.”
In 1967, Peter Yates made a movie loosely based on the robbery itself, but everything else in the picture was fictionalized, including the characters involved. Robbery, Yates’ third feature film, is a tight, gritty, and realistic heist picture that is sure to please fans of Yates’ next title, Bullitt (with Steve McQueen). In fact, apparently McQueen wanted Yates to direct Bullitt because of the exciting car chase in the first fifteen minutes of Robbery. One can see the similarities between this one and the iconic sequence in Bullitt, although the earlier one takes place in London, and McQueen’s in San Francisco.
By Raymond Benson
In 1963, bandits robbed a Royal Mail train in England and got away with over two million pounds. Most of the gang was eventually caught and incarcerated, but the heist had been meticulously planned and cleverly executed. Hence, it was known as the “Great Train Robbery.”
In 1967, Peter Yates made a movie loosely based on the robbery itself, but everything else in the picture was fictionalized, including the characters involved. Robbery, Yates’ third feature film, is a tight, gritty, and realistic heist picture that is sure to please fans of Yates’ next title, Bullitt (with Steve McQueen). In fact, apparently McQueen wanted Yates to direct Bullitt because of the exciting car chase in the first fifteen minutes of Robbery. One can see the similarities between this one and the iconic sequence in Bullitt, although the earlier one takes place in London, and McQueen’s in San Francisco.
- 5/7/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
September 18th is definitely a phan-tastic day to be a genre lover, as we’re finally getting individual Blu-ray releases for both Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead and Phantasm IV: Oblivion this week, courtesy of Well Go USA. Scream Factory has given two classic horrors an HD overhaul—Scream for Help and The Evil—that cult film enthusiasts should definitely check out, and there is a pair of Special Edition Blu-rays arriving on Tuesday from Arrow Video to boot: Horrors of Malformed Men and The Pyjama Girl Case.
Other notable Blu-ray and DVD releases for September 18th include Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The X-Files: Season 11, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Impulse, and 666: Seance Hour.
The Evil
A psychologist (Richard Crenna) and his wife (Joanna Pettet) buy a dilapidated historical mansion with a dark past in this terrifying chiller. Hoping to restore the estate and turn it into a drug rehabilitation clinic,...
Other notable Blu-ray and DVD releases for September 18th include Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The X-Files: Season 11, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Impulse, and 666: Seance Hour.
The Evil
A psychologist (Richard Crenna) and his wife (Joanna Pettet) buy a dilapidated historical mansion with a dark past in this terrifying chiller. Hoping to restore the estate and turn it into a drug rehabilitation clinic,...
- 9/17/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Home restoration takes a hellish turn in The Evil, and with the 1978 horror film coming to Blu-ray on September 18th from Scream Factory, we've been provided with three high-def copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers!
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Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on September 24th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of The Evil.
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1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
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Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on September 24th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States.
- 9/17/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Director Quentin Tarantino continues to build his cast for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Damon Herriman (Justified) has been cast in the role of Charles Manson in the film and Rafal Zawierucha will play director Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate’s husband. Meanwhile, Danny Strong, Sydney Sweeney, Rumer Willis, Dreama Walker, Margaret Qualley, Costa Ronin, Victoria Pedretti and Madisen Beaty have been cast in the film as well. I can’t believe how massive this cast list is getting. I’m pretty sure that next week we’ll get a notice saying that everyone is in the film.
According to The Wrap, Rumer Willis will play British actress Joanna Pettet; "Walker plays actress and singer Connie Stevens and Ronin (The Americans) portrays Polish actor Voytek Frykowski, who was one of the victims of the Manson Family’s murder spree at Roman Polanski’s home on Cielo Drive." Qualley will take...
According to The Wrap, Rumer Willis will play British actress Joanna Pettet; "Walker plays actress and singer Connie Stevens and Ronin (The Americans) portrays Polish actor Voytek Frykowski, who was one of the victims of the Manson Family’s murder spree at Roman Polanski’s home on Cielo Drive." Qualley will take...
- 8/29/2018
- by Tommy Williams
- GeekTyrant
The search for Quentin Tarantino’s Charles Manson is over. The Wrap confirms the director has cast Australian actor Damon Herriman as the infamous serial killer in his ninth feature, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The casting news arrives as Tarantino is already well into production on the 1969-set movie, which is shaping up to be his penultimate effort if he sticks to his plan to retire after ten movies.
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a television actor trying to break into the film industry alongside his friends and stuntman, played by Brad Pitt. The characters live next door to Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski, played by Margot Robbie and Rafal Zawierucha. Tate and four others were murdered by members of the Manson Family cult on August 9, 1969.
Herriman is best known in the U.S. for playing Dewey Crowe on five seasons of the FX series “Justified.
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a television actor trying to break into the film industry alongside his friends and stuntman, played by Brad Pitt. The characters live next door to Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski, played by Margot Robbie and Rafal Zawierucha. Tate and four others were murdered by members of the Manson Family cult on August 9, 1969.
Herriman is best known in the U.S. for playing Dewey Crowe on five seasons of the FX series “Justified.
- 8/29/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Earlier today, Quentin Tarantino found his Roman Polanski in Rafal Zawierucha and now, the two-time Academy Award winner has finally filled the role we’ve all been waiting for: Charles Manson. According to Cinema Blend (H/T The Wrap), Damon Herriman, star of Justified and Incorporated, has landed the part of the infamous serial killer in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Currently, the extent of Herriman’s role is unknown, but, seeing as a majority of his work has taken place on the small screen, this will undoubtedly be the most significant production of which he’s ever been apart. Joining Herriman on the non-fiction side of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Rumer Willis (Joanna Pettet), Dreama Walker (Connie Stevens) and Costa Ronin (Voytek Frykowski). Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys), Madisen Beaty (The Fosters) and Victoria Pedretti have also come aboard.
Leonardo DiCaprio Shares First Pic From Once...
Currently, the extent of Herriman’s role is unknown, but, seeing as a majority of his work has taken place on the small screen, this will undoubtedly be the most significant production of which he’s ever been apart. Joining Herriman on the non-fiction side of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Rumer Willis (Joanna Pettet), Dreama Walker (Connie Stevens) and Costa Ronin (Voytek Frykowski). Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys), Madisen Beaty (The Fosters) and Victoria Pedretti have also come aboard.
Leonardo DiCaprio Shares First Pic From Once...
- 8/29/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
Quentin Tarantino is filling out the cast of his 1969-set “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” with rising stars Rumer Willis, Dreama Walker, Margaret Qualley, Costa Ronin, Damon Herriman, Victoria Pedretti and Madisen Beaty, TheWrap has learned.
Herriman, an Australian actor best known to American audiences for a recurring role on “Justified,” has been cast as Charles Manson — the notorious cult leader whose self-styled “family” committed multiple murders in the year when the movie takes place.
In addition, “Empire” star Rumer Willis plays British actress Joanna Pettet; Walker plays actress and singer Connie Stevens and Ronin (“The Americans”) portrays Polish actor Voytek Frykowski, who was one of the victims of the Manson Family’s murder spree at Roman Polanski’s home on Cielo Drive.
Also Read: Quentin Tarantino's Charles Manson Movie: How the Stars Compare to Real-Life Characters (Photos)
Qualley plays a character named Kitty Kat, Beaty portrays Katie and Pedretti is Lulu.
Herriman, an Australian actor best known to American audiences for a recurring role on “Justified,” has been cast as Charles Manson — the notorious cult leader whose self-styled “family” committed multiple murders in the year when the movie takes place.
In addition, “Empire” star Rumer Willis plays British actress Joanna Pettet; Walker plays actress and singer Connie Stevens and Ronin (“The Americans”) portrays Polish actor Voytek Frykowski, who was one of the victims of the Manson Family’s murder spree at Roman Polanski’s home on Cielo Drive.
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Qualley plays a character named Kitty Kat, Beaty portrays Katie and Pedretti is Lulu.
- 8/28/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
From a haunted house to a doomed romance, Scream Factory has been giving horror fans several reasons to mark their calendars for high-def home media releases this September, including new Blu-rays of The Evil, The Seventh Sign, and The Bride.
Special features have yet to be announced for this trio of horror Blu-rays, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, you can read the initial announcements and check out the cover art (via Facebook) for all three releases below:
The Evil Blu-ray: "The often-requested 70s haunted house film The Evil is finally coming to Blu-ray for the first time!
A psychologist (Richard Crenna) and his wife (Joanna Pettet) buy a dilapidated historical mansion with a dark past in this terrifying chiller. Hoping to restore the estate and turn it into a drug rehabilitation clinic, he accepts the help of some of his students and current patients.
Special features have yet to be announced for this trio of horror Blu-rays, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, you can read the initial announcements and check out the cover art (via Facebook) for all three releases below:
The Evil Blu-ray: "The often-requested 70s haunted house film The Evil is finally coming to Blu-ray for the first time!
A psychologist (Richard Crenna) and his wife (Joanna Pettet) buy a dilapidated historical mansion with a dark past in this terrifying chiller. Hoping to restore the estate and turn it into a drug rehabilitation clinic, he accepts the help of some of his students and current patients.
- 5/31/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Michael Callan, Joanna Pettet, Seymour Cassel, James Stacy, Pamela Hensley, Cleavon Little, Robert Tessier, Sally Kirkland | Written and Directed by William Bryon Hillman
A remake of director William Bryon Hillman’s own 1974 film The Photographer, Double Exposure is the latest slice of cinematic sleaze to be rescued from obscurity by the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome; and unlike the majority of their releases I purchase, this was a blind-buy, Meaning I was going into this movie without any prior knowledge with what to expect, trusting in Vinegar Syndrome to deliver another fantastic flick. And that trust – as usual – was well founded.
Double Exposure stars Michael Callan as Adrian Wilde, a prolific photographer whose specialty is shooting nude models for men’s magazines. His life starts to unravel when he begins to experience strange and almost lifelike dreams in which he murders the very women he’s been photographing. What...
A remake of director William Bryon Hillman’s own 1974 film The Photographer, Double Exposure is the latest slice of cinematic sleaze to be rescued from obscurity by the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome; and unlike the majority of their releases I purchase, this was a blind-buy, Meaning I was going into this movie without any prior knowledge with what to expect, trusting in Vinegar Syndrome to deliver another fantastic flick. And that trust – as usual – was well founded.
Double Exposure stars Michael Callan as Adrian Wilde, a prolific photographer whose specialty is shooting nude models for men’s magazines. His life starts to unravel when he begins to experience strange and almost lifelike dreams in which he murders the very women he’s been photographing. What...
- 5/17/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
A haunted house film is a tough sell. No masked stalker, no creatures that eviscerate and certainly no zombies lurching down those shadowed halls. A single setting, a dark secret, a group of people terrified by something is usually your standard template, and even the best haunted house flick doth not stray from the formula. So the trick is to convince the viewers once you get them inside – something that the low on budget, high on conviction, and seldom talked about The Evil (1978) accomplishes admirably.
Barely distributed in May of ‘78 by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, The Evil was made for $700,000 Us and came and went very quickly. The filmmakers complained about the paltry distribution, but I’m sure Corman turned a profit somewhere down the line – he usually did. So from the modest budget, to the generic sounding title (why not just call it Horror Movie?) to the not exactly topical sub genre,...
Barely distributed in May of ‘78 by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, The Evil was made for $700,000 Us and came and went very quickly. The filmmakers complained about the paltry distribution, but I’m sure Corman turned a profit somewhere down the line – he usually did. So from the modest budget, to the generic sounding title (why not just call it Horror Movie?) to the not exactly topical sub genre,...
- 2/20/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Casino Royale
Directed by John Huston, Val Guest and co.
Written by Wolf Mankowitz, John Law and co.
U.S.A., 1967
With the mad success of the James Bond films as produced by partners Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and (Canadian) Harry Saltzman, which had run from 1962’s Dr. No to 1965 Thunderball, it was only natural for the Hollywood system to create a great number of other spy genre pictures. After all, like it or not, copycats make for good business, oftentimes regardless of the quality of the films themselves. Without the shadow of a doubt, the most curious imitator of them all, one that has earned, for both right and wrong reasons, a cult status throughout the decades, was the brainchild of producer Charles K. Feldman. Determined to cash in on the 007 craze, Feldman did not just make a copycat of Bond, he tried to make a Bond film, albeit one...
Directed by John Huston, Val Guest and co.
Written by Wolf Mankowitz, John Law and co.
U.S.A., 1967
With the mad success of the James Bond films as produced by partners Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and (Canadian) Harry Saltzman, which had run from 1962’s Dr. No to 1965 Thunderball, it was only natural for the Hollywood system to create a great number of other spy genre pictures. After all, like it or not, copycats make for good business, oftentimes regardless of the quality of the films themselves. Without the shadow of a doubt, the most curious imitator of them all, one that has earned, for both right and wrong reasons, a cult status throughout the decades, was the brainchild of producer Charles K. Feldman. Determined to cash in on the 007 craze, Feldman did not just make a copycat of Bond, he tried to make a Bond film, albeit one...
- 11/5/2015
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Gun to your head - or, rather, powerful laser device pointed close to your groin - you could probably list all six actors who've played James Bond.
But Connery, Brosnan, Moore and so on are the just the tip of the (admittedly quite small) iceberg, as this list of the "other" Bonds proves...
1. Bob Holness
Best known for everyone's favourite pee-themed, letter-obsessed quiz show, Holness enjoyed a wide and varied career before he settled down behind the Blockbusters desk, once working as an airborne traffic reporter and briefly holding down a job in a South African printing press.
How he then ended up as secret agent James Bond 007 seems as great a mystery as "Who are the kind of parents that call their daughter Pussy Galore?" But he did, thanks to a 1956 BBC radio play based on Moonraker.
2. Barry Nelson
Eight years before Sean Connery met Dr No, Barry Nelson...
But Connery, Brosnan, Moore and so on are the just the tip of the (admittedly quite small) iceberg, as this list of the "other" Bonds proves...
1. Bob Holness
Best known for everyone's favourite pee-themed, letter-obsessed quiz show, Holness enjoyed a wide and varied career before he settled down behind the Blockbusters desk, once working as an airborne traffic reporter and briefly holding down a job in a South African printing press.
How he then ended up as secret agent James Bond 007 seems as great a mystery as "Who are the kind of parents that call their daughter Pussy Galore?" But he did, thanks to a 1956 BBC radio play based on Moonraker.
2. Barry Nelson
Eight years before Sean Connery met Dr No, Barry Nelson...
- 10/28/2015
- Digital Spy
By Lee Pfeiffer
The little-seen 1983 thriller Double Exposure has been released on Blu-ray by Scorpion Releasing as a special edition. The film has an interesting background. It was originally filmed in 1971 under the title of The Photographer by director William Byron Hillman with Michael Callan cast as a photographer of beautiful women who also turns out to be a serial murderer. Hillman and Callan were frustrated that the movie received only a limited release. Twelve years later, they collaborated on a remake of the movie using the title Double Exposure. This time around, Callan served as an uncredited screenwriter on Hillman's new script and he also produced the movie, as well. Major script changes included having the main character, Adrian Wilde (Callan), not certain if he actually is a murderer. He's a generally kind and decent man who eeks out a modest living photographing models. He resides in a mobile home in L.
The little-seen 1983 thriller Double Exposure has been released on Blu-ray by Scorpion Releasing as a special edition. The film has an interesting background. It was originally filmed in 1971 under the title of The Photographer by director William Byron Hillman with Michael Callan cast as a photographer of beautiful women who also turns out to be a serial murderer. Hillman and Callan were frustrated that the movie received only a limited release. Twelve years later, they collaborated on a remake of the movie using the title Double Exposure. This time around, Callan served as an uncredited screenwriter on Hillman's new script and he also produced the movie, as well. Major script changes included having the main character, Adrian Wilde (Callan), not certain if he actually is a murderer. He's a generally kind and decent man who eeks out a modest living photographing models. He resides in a mobile home in L.
- 4/28/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Actor renowned as the machiavellian oilman Jr Ewing in Dallas
On 21 November 1980, 83 million people in the Us and 24 million in the UK watched the TV show Dallas to see who had shot the villainous Jr Ewing. While working late at the office, the boss of Ewing Oil was suddenly fired on by an unseen assailant. Who shot Jr, and would he survive?
Any character who had ever come into contact with the oleaginous Texas oilman had good reason to do away with him, but there was no way he could really have been killed off. If Jr had died, then the series would have died, because Jr was Dallas – and Larry Hagman, who has died aged 81 after suffering from throat cancer, was Jr.
Other actors were at times replaced in their roles, but Hagman was irreplaceable. Nevertheless, just in case, Hagman quickly renegotiated his contract with Lorimar Studios just after...
On 21 November 1980, 83 million people in the Us and 24 million in the UK watched the TV show Dallas to see who had shot the villainous Jr Ewing. While working late at the office, the boss of Ewing Oil was suddenly fired on by an unseen assailant. Who shot Jr, and would he survive?
Any character who had ever come into contact with the oleaginous Texas oilman had good reason to do away with him, but there was no way he could really have been killed off. If Jr had died, then the series would have died, because Jr was Dallas – and Larry Hagman, who has died aged 81 after suffering from throat cancer, was Jr.
Other actors were at times replaced in their roles, but Hagman was irreplaceable. Nevertheless, just in case, Hagman quickly renegotiated his contract with Lorimar Studios just after...
- 11/26/2012
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Casino Royale
Directed by John Huston, Val Guest and co.
Written by Wolf Mankowitz, John Law and co.
U.S.A., 1967
With the mad success of the James Bond films as produced by partners Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and (Canadian) Harry Saltzman, which had run from 1962’s Dr. No to 1965 Thunderball, it was only natural for the Hollywood system to create a great number of other spy genre pictures. After all, like it or not, copycats make for good business, oftentimes regardless of the quality of the films themselves. Without the shadow of a doubt, the most curious imitator of them all, one that has earned, for both right and wrong reasons, a cult status throughout the decades, was the brainchild of producer Charles K. Feldman. Determined to cash in on the 007 craze, Feldman did not just make a copycat of Bond, he tried to make a Bond film, albeit one...
Directed by John Huston, Val Guest and co.
Written by Wolf Mankowitz, John Law and co.
U.S.A., 1967
With the mad success of the James Bond films as produced by partners Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and (Canadian) Harry Saltzman, which had run from 1962’s Dr. No to 1965 Thunderball, it was only natural for the Hollywood system to create a great number of other spy genre pictures. After all, like it or not, copycats make for good business, oftentimes regardless of the quality of the films themselves. Without the shadow of a doubt, the most curious imitator of them all, one that has earned, for both right and wrong reasons, a cult status throughout the decades, was the brainchild of producer Charles K. Feldman. Determined to cash in on the 007 craze, Feldman did not just make a copycat of Bond, he tried to make a Bond film, albeit one...
- 11/10/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Directed by: John Badham, Jeannot Szwarc, Timothy Galfas, Jack Laird
Written by: Rod Serling, Jack Laird, Halsted Welles, David Rayfiel
Starring: Rod Serling, Joanna Pettet, Burgess Meredith, Vincent Price, Bill Bixby, Geraldine Page
Rod Serling’s Night Gallery is a beloved cult series with a complicated history. It was Serling’s follow-up to his critically acclaimed Twilight Zone, which ran on CBS from 1959–64. Its eerie opening introduction featuring Serling in a dark gallery surrounded by dynamic, often disturbing paintings was the hallmark of the show. Serling would introduce new paintings (by gifted artist Tom Wright) each week, which would segue into a story that usually revolved around a supernatural or occult theme.
Night Gallery began its run with a well-received two-hour pilot on NBC in November 1969. The following year it was included as part of NBC’s Four-in-One programming wheel. It rotated every fourth Wednesday with The Psychiatrist, McCloud and San Francisco International Airport.
Written by: Rod Serling, Jack Laird, Halsted Welles, David Rayfiel
Starring: Rod Serling, Joanna Pettet, Burgess Meredith, Vincent Price, Bill Bixby, Geraldine Page
Rod Serling’s Night Gallery is a beloved cult series with a complicated history. It was Serling’s follow-up to his critically acclaimed Twilight Zone, which ran on CBS from 1959–64. Its eerie opening introduction featuring Serling in a dark gallery surrounded by dynamic, often disturbing paintings was the hallmark of the show. Serling would introduce new paintings (by gifted artist Tom Wright) each week, which would segue into a story that usually revolved around a supernatural or occult theme.
Night Gallery began its run with a well-received two-hour pilot on NBC in November 1969. The following year it was included as part of NBC’s Four-in-One programming wheel. It rotated every fourth Wednesday with The Psychiatrist, McCloud and San Francisco International Airport.
- 4/24/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
A Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre releases for April.
Night Gallery: Season 3 DVD Available Now
The third and final season (1972–73) of Rod Serling’s underrated series finally comes to DVD. Season 3 (with episodes downsized to half an hour) is generally considered inferior to the first two years, but it still contains several classic episodes. Best of all, Jim Benson and Scott Skelton, co-authors of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, helped put together a “lost” episode featuring four segments that were heavily altered for syndication. Guest stars this season include Mickey Rooney, Vincent Price, Burgess Meredith and gorgeous Joanna Pettet (The Evil).
Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except (1985) Blu-ray/DVD combo Available Now
One of the last great exploitation films of the ‘80s to receive wide theatrical distribution, this gonzo action/horror hybrid from director Josh Becker features many names from the Evil Dead team, both...
Night Gallery: Season 3 DVD Available Now
The third and final season (1972–73) of Rod Serling’s underrated series finally comes to DVD. Season 3 (with episodes downsized to half an hour) is generally considered inferior to the first two years, but it still contains several classic episodes. Best of all, Jim Benson and Scott Skelton, co-authors of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, helped put together a “lost” episode featuring four segments that were heavily altered for syndication. Guest stars this season include Mickey Rooney, Vincent Price, Burgess Meredith and gorgeous Joanna Pettet (The Evil).
Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except (1985) Blu-ray/DVD combo Available Now
One of the last great exploitation films of the ‘80s to receive wide theatrical distribution, this gonzo action/horror hybrid from director Josh Becker features many names from the Evil Dead team, both...
- 4/11/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
It's like an odd flickapalooza, man! The sickos over at Scorpion Releasing have four more terror flicks on tap for us that haven't seen the light of day in ages. Read on for all the details.
From the Press Release
On February 21st, Scorpion Releasing and Katarina's Nightmare Theater present Whispers, from the horrifying best seller by master horror writer Dean R. Koontz! Hilary Thomas (Victoria Tennant, L.A. Story) is a beautiful young writer who is stalked by a madman. The demented killer, Bruno Clavel (Jean LeClerc, All My Children), brutally attacks Hilary one night and she thinks she kills him, but he later reappears alive and well. She enlists the aid and protection of a cop (Chris Sarandon, Fright Night, Child's Play, The Sentinel) who believes her story, and as his love for her grows, he helps her discover the terrifying dark secret that drives Bruno to kill!
Special...
From the Press Release
On February 21st, Scorpion Releasing and Katarina's Nightmare Theater present Whispers, from the horrifying best seller by master horror writer Dean R. Koontz! Hilary Thomas (Victoria Tennant, L.A. Story) is a beautiful young writer who is stalked by a madman. The demented killer, Bruno Clavel (Jean LeClerc, All My Children), brutally attacks Hilary one night and she thinks she kills him, but he later reappears alive and well. She enlists the aid and protection of a cop (Chris Sarandon, Fright Night, Child's Play, The Sentinel) who believes her story, and as his love for her grows, he helps her discover the terrifying dark secret that drives Bruno to kill!
Special...
- 2/16/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
With the release of M. Night Shayamalan’s Devil on DVD and Blu-ray yesterday, Owf was challenged with chronicling the ten greatest performances by an actor/actress as the lord of the underworld!
Shayamalan’s horror/thriller – which sees a group of people trapped in an elevator begin to realise that the Devil is amongst them… – is one of the haphazard director’s better offerings of late and engages an interesting narrative.
However, the Devil, Lucifer, Satan, Mephistopheles (or whatever you want to call the epitome of evil!) have featured in film from as early as 1896 and a variety of talent has portrayed the character. Whether it has been for comedic effect or to generate fear in an audience, there have been some fantastic performances within the role. Below are, in my opinion, the ten best. Of course, as there have been no less than 725 known productions featuring the Prince of Darkness,...
Shayamalan’s horror/thriller – which sees a group of people trapped in an elevator begin to realise that the Devil is amongst them… – is one of the haphazard director’s better offerings of late and engages an interesting narrative.
However, the Devil, Lucifer, Satan, Mephistopheles (or whatever you want to call the epitome of evil!) have featured in film from as early as 1896 and a variety of talent has portrayed the character. Whether it has been for comedic effect or to generate fear in an audience, there have been some fantastic performances within the role. Below are, in my opinion, the ten best. Of course, as there have been no less than 725 known productions featuring the Prince of Darkness,...
- 1/25/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
The Evil (1978)
Directed by: Gus Triskonis
Starring: Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Victor Buono, Andrew Prine and Cassie Yates.
In Gus Trikonis' The Evil, psychologist C.J. Arnold (Richard Crenna) and his wife Caroline (Joanna Pettet) buy a dilapidated mansion with a dark past in the hopes of restoring the estate and turning it into a drug rehabilitation clinic. With the help of some of his students and current patients, the doctor begins work on the mansion - but things take a nasty turn when an ancient spirit starts attacking people. When he opens a secret door in the basement of the house, the psychologist inadvertently releases the malevolent presence...and all hell breaks loose.
In terms of B-Movie ranking, The Evil isn't all that bad. The film takes an admittedly strong stance on the importance of sticking to a more classic ghost story rather than a sleazy, gory filled B-movie romp.
Directed by: Gus Triskonis
Starring: Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Victor Buono, Andrew Prine and Cassie Yates.
In Gus Trikonis' The Evil, psychologist C.J. Arnold (Richard Crenna) and his wife Caroline (Joanna Pettet) buy a dilapidated mansion with a dark past in the hopes of restoring the estate and turning it into a drug rehabilitation clinic. With the help of some of his students and current patients, the doctor begins work on the mansion - but things take a nasty turn when an ancient spirit starts attacking people. When he opens a secret door in the basement of the house, the psychologist inadvertently releases the malevolent presence...and all hell breaks loose.
In terms of B-Movie ranking, The Evil isn't all that bad. The film takes an admittedly strong stance on the importance of sticking to a more classic ghost story rather than a sleazy, gory filled B-movie romp.
- 10/15/2010
- by AndreDumas
- Planet Fury
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