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‘Hereditary’ Trailer Causes Chaos at Showing of ‘Peter Rabbit’

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Everyone remembers their first introduction to horror. It’s a genre that often feels like a right of passage into maturity. I remember my first brush with horror was at a tender age when I still thought Santa was real (No, not last year). Apparently, that moment came unexpectedly for lot of families at a theater in Australia.

Hereditary is a film about family, but it’s definitely not a family film, as one unsuspecting audience unfortunately found out. The Sydney Morning Herald reported the terrifying Hereditary trailer incited a small panic at Event Cinemas in Innaloo, Western Australia on April 25th. Families were horrified and fled from the auditorium when staff mistakenly played the trailer before a showing of Peter Rabbit.

The Sydney Morning Herald said a theatergoer named Jane, who brought her sister’s children to the movie, told WAToday the packed theater must have had “at least 40 children.”

“It was dreadful,” Jane said, “Very quickly you could tell this was not a kid’s film. Parents were yelling at the projectionist to stop, covering their kids’ eyes and ears.”

She continues, “A few went out to get a staff member but she was overwhelmed and didn’t really know what to do. Some parents fled the cinema with their kids in tow.”

Staff eventually came in with a walkie talkie and stopped the film, but the damage had already been done. The theater attempted to appease the upset guests with free movie passes. Unfortunately, Jane realized they made another mistake when she discovered they expired that day…Poor Event Cinemas just couldn’t seem to do anything right for the Peter Rabbit fans.

A spokesperson for the theater assured everyone the complimentary tickets are “definitely” good for a year.

“A lot of the kids were upset, and if you think back to your own childhood you remember things that scared you when you saw them for the first time. I still remember the first time I saw a robber on TV,” said Jane.

Indeed, we do, Jane.

You have to sympathize for the families. The Hereditary trailer is pretty traumatizing.

And if you can’t get enough of Hereditary, A24’s newest trailer focusing on the Graham family’s daughter Charlie is even more disturbing.

Hereditary will play in the theaters it’s meant to be seen in on June 8th. Check out our SXSW Hereditary review from iHorror’s Trey Hilburn III.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

The Faceless Lady

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

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