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The Empty Man

Horror Obsession Fulfilled with “The Empty Man”

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Directed by David Prior, The Empty Man is a supernatural horror film that centers on shocking events originating in a small Midwestern town.

It follows the mysterious disappearance of a group of teenagers. James Lasombra, played by James Badge Dale, a troubled retired cop who thrusts into action to investigate. Following leads that may tie a secretive occult-minded group to a terrifying local legend, he soon realizes that his life — and those close to him — are in terrible danger. The screen story and screenplay are by David Prior.

In The Empty Man comics, it’s been one year since the first reported case of the titular disease, and no drug has slowed its progress. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms include fits of rage, hideous hallucinations, and suicidal dementia, followed by death or a near lifeless, “empty” state of catatonia.

As a group of followers rises nationwide, the FBI and CDC enter a joint investigation of the Empty Man, racing against the clock to piece together clues to stop them from following and uncover a cure. 

Fear of Rain

“Fear of Rain” Don’t Be Afraid to Be Who You Are

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Fear of Rain

For the teenager, Rain Burroughs, played by Madison Iseman, becomes caught in the synthetic psychiatric mumbo-jumbo of labeling and being diagnosed with made-up illness schizophrenia.

I look forward to the day where filmmakers can create a character, going through difficulties and horror without cookie cutting a psychiatric label. It’s lazy writing — without imagination. For example, Harry Potter grew up not knowing he was a wizard and had out-of-the-ordinary things happen around him, but did Rowlings label him or send him to a psychiatrist, no. She wrote a legendary story about a tough childhood, being different, having loyal friends, and saving the world.

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With that, check out the Citizens Commission on Human Rights and save yourself from the horrors of psychiatry.

Written and directed by Castille Landon, Rain struggles as she tries to figure out which of the disturbing images, harrowing voices, and traumatic feelings she experiences are real and which are all in her mind.

But when Rain goes against her parents, played by Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick, Jr., as they advise her. The shadows and cries from her neighbor’s attic appear to hide a dark secret. She enlists help from Caleb, played by Israel Broussard, the charmingly awkward new boy at school — who himself may not be real.

The movie is a terrifying thriller that takes you inside Rain’s mind as she confronts the frightening hallucinations of her imagination to determine whether there is genuine horror hiding right next door.

Also starring in the movie are Israel Broussard and Eugenie Bondurant.

Come Play

“Come Play” Emerging Danger of Video Games

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Come Play

Directed by Jacob Chase, Come Play follows Oliver, played by newcomer Azhy Robertson. He’s a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet.

When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents, played by Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr., must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.

The Addams Family 2

“The Addams Family 2” Launching a Weird Zinger

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The Addams Family 2

Three directors, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau, and Kevin Pavlovic, helmed the next Addams Family animated installment, rightfully called The Addams Family 2.

The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with many unsuspecting characters. It looks like the same voice actors have returned for the sequel. The same cast includes Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Oscar Isaac.

Freaky

Obsession Satisfied with “Freaky” as Horrific and Funny

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Freaky

Written and directed by Christopher Landon, Freaky gets twisted with a take on the body-swap movie genre. A teenage girl, played by Kathryn Newton, switches bodies with a relentless serial killer.

The story is simple, horrific, and, hopefully, funny, as seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High. It’s the cruelty of the popular crowd that gets her down. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher, played by Vince Vaughn, her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.

When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent. She’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt, while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for more carnage at homecoming.

With some help from her friends, ultra-woke Nyla, played by Celeste O’Connor, ultra-fabulous Joshua, played by Misha Osherovich, and her crush Booker, played by Uriah Shelton, Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse. The Butcher discovers that having a female teen body is the perfect cover for a little homecoming killing spree.

The film also stars Alan Ruck, Katie Finneran, and Dana Drori.

Produced by Blumhouse, and it’s a pitch-black horror-comedy about a slasher, a senior, and the brutal truth about high school.

Watch You Should Have Left

Obsession Turns Horrific “You Should Have Left” Trailer

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Written and directed by David Koepp is a new psychological thriller called You Should Have Left. Koepp is a legendary screenwriter of popular moneymakers: Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Panic Room. The thriller stars Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried as a couple seeking a restful vacation. They pick an isolated location on the edge of the world, only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning and travel with you.

Watch You Should Have Left with Kevin Bacon and Amy Seyfried.
From the same team that brought you “The Invisible Man.”

It is a terrifying, mind-twisting tale about a father who fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave. The story suggests Stephen King’s The Shining, where a family settles in at a private resort, isolated and with tons of history and ghosts. 

Theo Conroy, played by Bacon, is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna, played by Seyfried, is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy and the shadow of his past.

To repair their relationship, Theo and Susanna book a vacation at a stunning, remote modern home in the Welsh countryside for themselves and their six-year-old daughter, Ella, played by Avery Essex. What initially seems like a perfect retreat distorts into a complete nightmare when Theo’s grasp on reality unravels. He suspects that a sinister force within the house knows more than he or Susanna has revealed, even to each other.

The featurette tells us more about the movie and the sense that Bacon’s character is not to be trusted.

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Focusing on the Imagination in “Body Cam” Trailer

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Directed by Malik Vitthal, Body Cam starts when a routine traffic stop results in the unexplained, grisly death of her colleague. A cop, Mary J. Blige, realizes footage of the incident will play for her eyes only. As the attacks mount, she races to understand the supernatural force behind them.

You can catch on Amazon or other streaming platforms.

Strange Obsession Delivers Horror “Spiral” Trailer and Poster

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Spiral stars Chris Rock, who is also an executive producer.

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, Spiral follows the aftermath of a sadistic mastermind who unleashes a twisted form of justice in the terrifying new chapter of the book Saw. 

Brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks, played by Chris Rock, works in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, played by Samuel L. Jackson. Zeke and his rookie partner, played by Max Minghella, take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game. The movie also stars Marisol Nichols.

Enjoy these additional featurettes.

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Unlock the Terrific Horror “Candyman” Poster and Trailer

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Don’t say his name. 

Co-written and directed by Nia DaCosta and produced and co-written by Oscar winner Jordan Peele with co-writer Win Rosenfeld, the movie will bring back childhood memories of a fresh take on a blood-chilling urban legend. Your friend’s older sibling probably told you about at a sleepover, known as the Candyman, is a contemporary incarnation of the cult classic.  

For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, quickly summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. 

You come to the present day, after a decade of the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down. Enter visual artist Anthony McCoy, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright, played by Teyonah Parris, move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer, played by Colman Domingo, exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio. He sees it as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening the door to a complicated past that unravels his sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

Watch Brahms: The Boy II

Spotlight on the Horrifying “Brahms: The Boy II” Trailers and Poster

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horrifying look at a boy who befriends a doll, Brahms: The Boy II

Directed by William Brent Bell, Brahms: The Boy II brings a frightful look at the unaware and terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion. The story follows a young family just moving into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms.

Bell directed the first Brahms movie. An excellent cast includes Katie Holmes, Christopher Convery, Owain Yeoman, and Ralph Ineson.

The studio calls this the final trailer, and it’s okay because it tells more about the story.