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SON OF MONSTERPALOOZA 2017 Previews MAYHEM To Come

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Son of Monsterpalooza crawled back into town, and with it, previews and panels for all kinds of awesome upcoming horror movies! Including one such preview for the upcoming corporate action horror, MAYHEM! As we’ve covered before, Directed by Joe Lynch of EVERLY and WRONG TURN 2, the story follows Steven Yeun (THE WALKING DEAD) as attorney Derek Saunders at a law office who’s unjustly fired and on his way out when the entire building is put on quarantine due to the release of a bioweapon virus that causes the infected to be completely uninhibited. Infected, he teams up with an angry client of the firm, Melanie Cross, played by Samara Weaving (ASH VS EVIL DEAD) to survive. They decide to scale the chaotic office in order to get revenge on the big bosses on top.

The panel consisted of director, Joe Lynch and stars Yeun and Weaving, discussing the making of the film and the efforts that went into it. Lynch telling how he received the script written by Matias Caruso while he was working a corporate job of his own. How the story is a bit of catharsis for anyone who’s been fed up against that type of employment, especially with the wave of ‘Officesploitation’ movies like THE BELKO EXPERIMENT and OFFICE UPRISING out and on the horizon, respectively. People want to “Rage Against The Machine” as it were.

Samara attracted to the script for the ‘WTF’ reaction she got while reading it, and Steven feeling that it’s the type of story that gives a feeling of purging anger. The working title even originally called ‘RAGE’. Steven “Getting to be angry for a month.” The cast and director bringing up how familial they got while filming, including watching movies to get inspired like THE HATEFUL 8. That familial presence allowing for a bit more improv from Yeun and Weaving that Lynch was very excited for viewers to witness.

The preview panel showed an action packed scene from MAYHEM involving the duo of Derek and Melanie trying to navigate the chaos of the infected office in order to get a keycard from a high positioned employee nicknamed “The Reaper” for his role in terminating workers. Giving a look into the method of the virus as one moment, The Reaper is calmly gardening his bonsai plant to classical music, the next, he’s eating it! An epic siege follows as the unlikely team tries to force their way into The Reaper’s office while dodging stun-gun wielding foes and the crazed infected.

Influences made in the discussion afterward to the famous Bruce Lee film GAME OF DEATH and video games in general, as Derek and Melanie’s violent quest literally takes them from level to the next. The comparison made that it’s like Mario and Luigi working their way up. Lynch however noting that outright  and specific references were kept out to let the movie stand on its own. MAYHEM having some fun and interesting ties to Lynch’s previous action film, EVERLY in that both were made in Belgrade, Siberia for cost effectiveness and days. That project proving so bloody, that they still had gallons of the stuff leftover to use in MAYHEM! Everything they could try and do practically, they would. The panel ending with Lynch, Yeun, and Weaving doing a signing of the new poster for fans.

Of course, this is just the tip of the red misted iceberg that is MAYHEM, and I cannot wait to see the whole, bloody corporate climb!

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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