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Hulu’s ‘All That We Destroy’ is a Sinister Take on the Depths of a Mother’s Love

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All That We Destroy, the latest feature-length episode in the Blumhouse-Hulu venture Into the Dark, takes the notion of a mother’s powerful and unconditional love and turns it on its head with chilling and twisted results.

Set in an unnamed future, the film tells the story of Dr. Victoria Harris (Samantha Mathis), a brilliant geneticist with a specialization in cloning whose company has patented a process for cloning organs for human transplant. She lives in an idyllic desert home with her son Spencer (Israel Broussard).

Spencer is a socially awkward yet talented artist. He also happens to be a cold-blooded killer, and we learn in the first five minutes of the episode that Victoria has begun cloning his first murder victim (Aurora Perrineau) again and again in an attempt to assuage his need to kill.

Written by writing duo Sean Keller and Jim Agnew, All That We Destroy marks the feature directorial debut of Chelsea Stardust. For her part, the director proves that she has what it takes to bring out great performances from her cast and is adept at slowly building tension in a subtly organic way from a mixture of action and character.

It doesn’t hurt that her cast is equally brilliant.

At its core, the film is about the duality in all of us, and the film’s leads underline this beautifully.

Broussard’s Spencer is completely believable as a socially inept, shy young man who creates beautiful art. He chafes against his mother’s constant monitoring, but no more than any other young man would. All of this makes his sudden killing rages seem even more intense.

The actor, who previously starred in Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U, proves that he has what it takes to be a start.

Mathis is equally believable as the dedicated scientist and the desperate mother. As she begins to modify her experiments in the cloning process, and further, actually begins grooming the human clones to be more “real” in order to satiate her son’s need for violence, she becomes just as sinister as Spencer.

And then there’s Perrineau who gives a remarkable performance as Ashley, Spencer’s repeated victim. In her life before, she was a bit of a wild child with a criminal record, but there is a palpable vulnerability in each of her iterations as a clone.

Slowly, this duality seeps into the viewer, as well. We are frustrated by these people, afraid of their capabilities, and yet there is a genuine sympathetic response.

We know that what this mother and son are doing is wrong…but how wrong is it if he’s essentially killing the same person over and over again?

The fact that we ask ourselves the question while watching proves just how well Stardust and her cast and crew performed their jobs.

All That We Destroy is available to stream on Hulu. Check out the trailer below!

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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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