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‘La Noria’: A Gorgeous, Must-See Horror Short of 2018

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Could we please talk about Carlos Baena’s short film La Noria for a minute? If you haven’t heard of this stunning film yet, it will undoubtedly be on your 2018 must-see list after this article.

Carlos Baena is an award-winning animator, whose impressive filmography includes A-list movies like Finding Dory, Wall-E, and Toy Story 3. After lending his talents to studios like ILM, Paramount Pictures, and Pixar, he has since branched out to bring his own passion project La Noria to life. The result looks like Monsters Inc. meets Insidious.

‘La Noria’ via NightWheel Pictures

This emotional, eerie film is about a little boy who comes face-to-face with terrifying creatures after experiencing a terrible loss. Baena is writing and directing the film himself to tell this deeply personal and dark tale. The Indiegogo page reveals the filmmaker is putting his own personal demons on screen.

Here’s a clip from Indiegogo:

“Having found himself in a dark and difficult emotional situation at one point in his life, Carlos always wanted to tell a story based on the dark and emotional journey in a very visual way.”

Baena has assembled an all-star team of industry professionals for the project. He found many of them could relate to the story of struggle and darkness that drove him to create the film. The crew’s staggering skills shine through, as La Noria’s gorgeously cinematic teaser trailer rivals big-budget productions.

La Noria will be stepping outside the comfort zone of most animated theatrical releases by touching upon some heavy subject matters. The short is being produced by Sasha Korellis under NightWheel Pictures, which is an independent film company started by Baena and Korellis in 2011. Their website states the company’s focus is “creating a new vision for animation and VFX films exploring darker, complex and emotional themes.”

La Noria demonstrates versatility of animation as a medium that could be used in Hollywood for far more than just kids films. The unique marriage of charming animation and atmospheric horror looks to be creating something truly special.

There’s no official release date as of yet; however, the film’s Facebook page states it should be complete sometime later in 2018. We’ll definitely keep you posted on any updates!

‘La Noria’ via NightWheel Pictures

In the meantime, support the film by donating to their Indiegogo! Donations of $15 or more will receive a digital download of the film as soon as it’s completed. There are plenty of other cool perks available as well for donators.

Check out the spooky trailer below, and let us know what you think in the comment section!

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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.

28 Days Later

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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