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New ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Episode Brings Star Studded Vampire Council

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The TV adaptation of Taika Waititi’s 2014 horror comedy vampire movie hit What We Do In The Shadows has quickly become a fan fan favorite, with the announcement that the series has been picked up for a second season before the first season has even finished. The series follows a group of vampires living in Staten Island including Ottoman Empire warrior Nandor The Relentless (Kayvan Novak), Nandor’s familiar Guillermo (Harvey Guillen), the vampire couple Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Laszlo (Matt Berry), and their excruciatingly annoying energy vampire roommate Colin Robinson (Mark Proksh) as they’re documented and interviewed by a reality TV crew. Last night’s episode turned out to be a star studded cavalcade of guest-stars, so if you haven’t watched yet and want to avoid spoilers, avert thy eyes.

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The What We Do In The Shadows series began with the arrival of the vampire’s master “The Baron” played with intensity by Doug Jones, as he crashes at their home as they try to implement his ridiculously difficult desire to have vampires take over America. When The Baron emerges, the group instead end up on a blood bender, drinking the drunk/drugged blood of people and getting messed up themselves. Leading to The Baron accidentally getting incinerated by an unknowing Guillermo when he enters the home during the morning, and leaving everyone else too hung over to remember what happened. With The Baron’s death, Nandor, Nadja, and Laszlo are called before an international council of vampires for answers.

This leads to an absolutely amazing series of guest-stars and cameos in any work of vampire fiction. Firstly, they’re led by Flight Of The Conchords regular Kristen Schaal as a floating messenger for the council, then the group encountering Dave Bautista as a vampire wrongfully imprisoned for turning a baby into a vampire… that was in fact Laszlo’s doing. “In my defense, I was very bored.” he notes.

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Then we get to meet the vampire council proper, and after an extraordinarily choreographed and eerie dance number they’re revealed to include numerous actors who have portrayed vampires in film and TV over the years. Their leader played by Tilda, Tilda Swinton who was in Only Lovers Left Alive and what helped spark the idea for Taika Waititi according to Entertainment Weekly. As well, there was Paul Reubens from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Evan-Rachel Wood of True Blood, Danny Trejo of From Dusk Till Dawn, and even Wesley Snipes of the Blade movies. Via Skype! With each ‘character’ being referred to by their first names only, but dressed reminiscent of their vampire characters. As well, the original What We Do In The Shadows New Zealand vampires Vladislav (Jemaine Clement), Viago (Taika Waititi), and Deacon (Jonathan Brugh) appear as a part of the council among the other vamps. Making for perhaps one of the greatest crossover of fictional vampires yet. On top of that, Colin Robinson was revealed to be on the council as well!

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The episode was hilarious on so many levels, and opens the door further on the world of vampires in What We Do In The Shadows. Who knows what other ‘vampires’ could pop up in the future, especially with a second season on the way? Viago even mentioning other vampire council members like ‘Brad’ and ‘Kiefer’ couldn’t make it.

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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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