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Exclusive: The marketing and promotion creatives working on hit film, TV and games had their moment in the sun at the fourth Global Entertainment Awards over the weekend.

The awards, held in the Algarve, Portugal, recognize work across film, TV, games and streaming.

Brazilian broadcaster Globo’s trailer for its coverage of the Olympic Games won Best Trailer in the TV section, beating nominees including Sky and Peacock drama The Day Of The Jackal. Sky did, however, prevail in the Best Teaser category, where Lockerbie was the winner.

Work on Netflix projects fared well, with an international spread of wins across categories including Best Social Media Spot, for a Next on Netflix India sizzle reel, and Best Behind the Scenes for Brazil-produced drama Senna. Squid Game Season 2 and Baby Reindeer also featured.

The creatives behind Furiosa, A Mad Max Saga and Paddington in Peru landed wins in Best Trailer and Best Social Media Campaign,...

Amazon's Prime Video has renewed its hit animated series Secret Level for a second season, hot on the heels of releasing more episodes from the highly rated first season. Which should probably be a surprise to absolutely no one, considering the series' Rotten Tomato score and audience reaction to the episodes we've thus far been served.

Set within the worlds of some of the most popular video games out there, Secret Level's adult-animated anthology series formula allows it to integrate stories from beloved franchises, such as Dungeons & Dragons, Sifu, New World, Unreal Tournament, Warhammer 40,000, Pac-Man, Crossfire, Armored Core, The Outer Worlds, Mega Man, and Honor of Kings. The series even created an episode around the canceled game Concord, as an ode to all the hard work that goes into creating these games and their worlds. The show was created by Tim Miller, the director of the first Deadpool film,...

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The following contains spoilers for Secret Level Episode 5, "Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear," which debuted Dec. 10 on Prime Video.

Gamers and superhero movie fans alike have rejoiced over Henry Cavill being cast in the Warhammer 40,000 Prime Video series. Cavill is a big fan of the popular miniature game, which eventually became a video game. It dealt with Space Marines protecting the Imperium from mystical beings, demons, aliens, and other enemies.

Interestingly, Prime Video's Secret Level already has a Warhammer 40,000 story called "And They Shall Know No Fear." It plays into how fearless and conditioned these soldiers are, all building to a harrowing journey and emotive ending.

What Is Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear About? Secret Level...

Quick Links Who Does Keanu Reeves Play in Armored Core: Asset Management? What Does Keanu Reeves' Pilot Do in Secret Level?

The following contains spoilers for Secret Level Episode 8, "Armored Core: Asset Management," which debuted Dec. 10 on Prime Video.

Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood's most beloved actors. Fans will always hold a soft spot in their hearts for his movies like Speed, The Matrix, and John Wick. Next up is his role as Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Now, Prime Video's Secret Level has Reeves in a chapter linked to the Armored Core games that FromSoftware began in the 1990s. "Armored Core: Asset Management" turns out to be every bit as explosive as fans of the game anticipated. It builds to a macabre ending that leaves Reeves' character on a polarizing note.

Who Does Keanu Reeves Play in Armored Core: Asset Management? Reeves Voices a Tragic, Bitter Pilot...

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The following contains spoilers for Secret Level Episode 3, "New World: The Once and Future King," which debuted Dec. 10 on Prime Video.

One of the most interesting aspects of Prime Video's Secret Level is the celebrity factor in a couple of episodes. Secret Level has Keanu Reeves on board. Given Reeves' popularity, that will definitely bring more eyes to the anthology.

In addition, Secret Level has Arnold Schwarzenegger as a lead voice actor in one episode as well: "New World: The Once and Future King." As the story unfolds, Schwarzenegger pays tribute to some key roles from his past, while creating a very heartfelt story about ego and how it ruins friendships.

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Plot: A new adult-animated anthology series featuring original stories set within the worlds of some of the world’s most beloved video games. From the creative minds behind Love, Death + Robots, each of the 15 episodes is a celebration of games and gamers.

Review: Deadpool director Tim Miller is a major animation supporter and spent a decade trying to bring a new feature film anthology based on the cult classic film Heavy Metal, based on the long-running magazine of the same name, to the big screen. When that project failed to come together, Miller helped develop Love, Death + Robots at Netflix, a concept similar to Heavy Metal but with a focus on contemporary animation styles. The three-volume animated anthology was popular with genre fans and had some cross-over appeal with mainstream audiences. Miller aims to reach a different subculture with animated shorts collected in the new Prime Video series Secret Level.

Have you been longing for a dark, gritty, epic take on the beloved ‘80s video game Pac-Man? Well, your wish has finally come true, as the latest look at the upcoming Prime Video anthology series, Secret Level, gives us just that. While much of the detail regarding the mysterious episode remains under wraps, this latest footage reveals that the Pac-Man episode will follow a lone, alien warrior as they make their way across dangerous terrain, avoiding all manner of monsters and other deadly threats. So, where does Pac-Man come into play? Well, he will reportedly be named Puck, based on the icon’s original moniker, Puck-Man, and is a small orb that helps guide our mysterious hero.

But, worry not, as the Secret Level episode looks epic regardless of how loose an adaptation it may be. You can check out the new footage from the Pac-Man episode below. This unique...

Prime Video is bringing another banger from Netflix's Love, Death, & Robots team, who are asking: What would it really be like to be stuck in a world of Pac-Man? Secret Level, the upcoming animated anthology series made up of 15 short stories based on several video games and franchises, including fan favorites like Mega Man, Warhammer, Armored Core, Dungeons & Dragons, and much more, is bringing the pain to Pac-Man. After making it their bloodiest episode, Dave Wilson, Tim Miller, and Jt Petty of Love, Death, & Robots told Entertainment Weekly about how their Pac-Man episode would, in Pac-Man owner Bandai Namco's words, leave audiences asking, "What the f--- did they do to Pac-Man?

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Inspired by the endlessly brutal repetition of Pac-Man, the episode follows a lone swordsman as they make their journey across an apocalyptic wasteland with a big, yellow, floating orb voiced by The Mandalorians Emily Swallow guiding them,...

From Prime Video and the creative minds behind the adult animated anthology series “Love, Death + Robots” comes the new series “Secret Level,” exploring original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games. Expect things to get very dark.

“Secret Level” will be available exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide starting on December 10, with additional episodic drops until December 17.

The series, from Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio, gives new interpretations and original tales set within our favorite video games, with the trailer below teasing some of the games featured. That includes a rather dark reimagining of Pac-Man, with series writer Jt Petty explaining in an interview with EW how they arrived at translating the game’s iconic ghosts into carnivorous monsters below. “We spent a long time trying to respect the entire 50-year history with Pac-Man and did a lot of retro-style,...

In the genre of horror gaming, few titles have managed to leave as lasting an impression as Red Barrels’ Outlast (2013). While Alan Wake (2010) had already established a successful formula of blending supernatural elements with meta-narrative storytelling, Outlast‘s creators deliberately chose to take their horror in a completely different direction.

A scene from Alan Wake 2 (2023). | Image Credit: Remedy Entertainment

As we reflect on what makes a truly scary game, especially in light of Alan Wake 2‘s recent success with its mind-bending psychological horror, it’s fascinating to revisit writer J.T. Petty’s approach to crafting Outlast‘s narrative. His philosophy on horror storytelling stands in stark contrast to the metaphysical elements that have become increasingly common in modern horror games.

A Different Kind of Horror Story

When Outlast first hit the shelves, it stood out for its commitment to realism in a genre often dominated by supernatural threats and psychological twists.

Video game movies are gaining a second wind with box office hits like The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Sonic the Hedgehog series. Horror fans can now look forward to a proper adaptation of Outlast from the makers of Saw and the producer of Barbarian.

Lionsgate and game developer Red Barrels are developing a film based on the Outlast horror franchise. Producer Roy Lee leads the project with J.T. Petty, the primary story writer for the Outlast series. Petty teased that the film would be faithful to the video game that set a benchmark for survival horror along with Resident Evil and Silent Hill. "Red Barrels has been pushing the limits of horror in games for more than a decade, and expanding the Outlast Universe into film is an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into the characters and killers we love," Petty said (per Bloody Disgusting).

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Outlast is one of the most horrific psychological survival gaming franchises of all time. This series by Red Barrels first made its debut in the gaming world in 2013. The series centers on Miles Upshur, a freelance investigative journalist who chooses to look into Mount Massive Asylum, a remote mental health facility tucked away in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado.

Outlast was released on September 4, 2013. | Credit: Red Barrels.

The first game was a huge hit; hence, the series went on to prolong itself with three more titles. However, just like any other gaming franchise, there were huge demands for an on-screen adaptation of this series. Now, the John Wick and Saw famed company might have heard these demands.

Lionsgate Is Gearing Up to Bring Outlast on the Big Screen The Outlast movie is on the cards. | Credit: Red Barrels.

As reported by Bloody Disgusting, Red Barrels, one of the most...

Lionsgate has snapped up the rights and is set to turn the pant-wettingly scary survival horror title Outlast into a film.

Being Halloween today (assuming you’re reading these words on the 31st October), it feels right to see at least one film announcement that fits the tone of the spookiest day on the calendar (unless you have a phobia about Christmas).

Lionsgate, then, has revealed that a film adaptation of Outlast is on the way. Per Bloody Disgusting's report, Canadian videogame developer Red Barrels – the team responsible for the survival horror series – is teaming up with the studio behind John Wick to try to emulate the scares that the game has been renowned for since its release over a decade ago.

Make no mistake, Outlast is a terrifying game, using a blend of first-person perspective and night vision lighting (for which there is never enough batteries) to limit the...

Get ready gamers, you're in for a scare. The studio that brought the world the gory and uncomfortably twisted horror movie franchise Saw is about to enter an even more gory and twisted world with a new film adaptation of the terrifying video game franchise Outlast. In an exclusive report from Bloody Disgusting, Lionsgate revealed that it's teaming up with Red Barrels, the video game developer behind the Outlast games, to bring the survival horror series to the silver screen. If the unadulterated body horror of the Saw franchise is any indication of what's to come, then Outlast has found the perfect production company to bring the game to movie audiences.

The revolutionary game's adaptation will be led by Roy Lee, who has a famous horror movie history with hit films such as It, Barbarian, Late Night with the Devil, and Strange Darling in his portfolio. This is great news for fans of Red Barrels,...

Until Dawn is getting a movie adaptation, Blumhouse is reportedly working on a Dead by Daylight film, and now Bloody Disgusting exclusively reports that Lionsgate—the studio behind the long-running Saw franchise—is planning on terrifying a whole new audience with a movie version of Outlast.

According to the outlet, horror film producer Roy Lee, who has produced titles like Barbarian and this year's Late Night with the Devil, will "lead the adaptation." Original Outlast writer J.T. Petty will work on the screenplay.

Red Barrels has been pushing the limits of horror in games for more than a decade, and expanding the 'Outlast Universe' into film is an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into the characters and killers we love.Roy Lee

A survival horror game, Outlast puts players in the role of a journalist who receives a tip regarding a creepy old psychiatric hospital in Colorado. Once inside, he uncovers an absolute nightmare.

In a thrilling announcement for horror fans, Lionsgate and Red Barrels have revealed plans to adapt the cult-favourite Outlast video game series into a feature film. The project promises to bring the immersive terror and psychological tension of the hit horror franchise, which has captivated over 37 million players worldwide, to a new audience on the big screen.

Leading the adaptation is Roy Lee, the celebrated horror producer behind blockbusters such as It, Barbarian, and Late Night with the Devil. Known for his knack for translating terrifying stories to film with striking authenticity, Lee’s involvement has sparked significant anticipation. “When Outlast launched in 2012, it changed the landscape of horror gaming, setting a new standard for immersion in the genre,” said Lee. “Its deep, emergent lore has provided a perfect foundation for creating a film that delves into the psychological and physical horrors at the core of the franchise. I’m...

Horror film producer Roy Lee is planning to adapt the Red Barrels videogame for Lionsgate with J.T. Petty, who was involved in the game, working on the film’s screenplay.

The psychological horror game franchise counts 37 million players worldwide. The original first-person game revolves around an investigative journalist, Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate a remote psychiatric hospital named Mount Massive Asylum, in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado. Beneath the psychological terror that defines each Outlast installment lies a recurring theme of manipulation and abuse of power, with corrupt institutions exploiting people for their own sinister purposes.

Since its launch in 2012, the Outlast video game series includes such installments as the prequel Outlast: Whistleblower and the standalone sequel Outlast 2. Most recently, The Outlast Trials launched this year, offering an immersive multiplayer experience for up to four players.

A modestly produced feature in the spirit of Five Nights at Freddy...

The video game to film adaptation pipeline continues to slowly dominate Hollywood now that superhero movies are no longer the sure-fire hits they once were. While we wait for "Five Nights at Freddy's 2" to deliver the animatronic scares next year, Hollywood just found its next indie horror game to adapt for the big screen.

According to a Bloody Disgusting report, Lionsgate is now working on a movie adaptation of the hugely popular horror video game "Outlast" from developer Red Barrels. Though there is no director attached just yet, Roy Lee, who produced recent horror darlings like "Barbarian," "Late Night with the Devil," and "Strange Darling," will produce the movie adaptation. More exciting, however, is the news that the screenplay is being penned by J.T. Petty, who wrote the story of the original "Outlast" game, as well as its two sequels. Though that doesn't guarantee a faithful adaptation, at the...

Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report that Lionsgate, the studio behind the hit Saw franchise, and Red Barrels, one of the horror genre’s most influential video game developers, have announced a deal to bring the Outlast horror series to the big screen.

Prolific horror film producer Roy Lee will lead the adaptation. Lee will bring the film the same terrifying authenticity that has made the critically acclaimed psychological horror game franchise a fan favorite for over 37 million players worldwide.

J.T. Petty, who is deeply involved in the story for the games themselves, will be working on the film’s screenplay. Petty previews, “Red Barrels has been pushing the limits of horror in games for more than a decade, and expanding the Outlast Universe into film is an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into the characters and killers we love.”

With Lionsgate’s success and expertise in high-quality cinematic storytelling in...

Secret Level executive producer and supervising director Dave Wilson teases how the series will adapt Pac-Man. The Prime Video show is an animated anthology series, featuring 15 standalone episodes that adapt familiar video games characters and brands, including Pac-Man and Warhammer. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Temuera Morrison, Emily Swallow, and Gabriel Luna are among the many members of the series' star-studded cast.

While speaking with Screen Rant at New York City Comic Con, Wilson hinted at the bold and surprising way that Pac-Man was adapted in one of Secret Level's episodes. He explained how Secret Level's creative approach differed greatly from a more traditional process, yet this departure worked well for the series' take on Pac-Man. Wilson also teased the abundance of weirdness in the episode that was grounded in the inherent weirdness of the Pac-Man games. Check out Wilson's comments below:

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Creature Features as a subgenre of horror tend to be in direct response to the cultural anxieties of the people that create them. The most obvious example, of course, is Godzilla. A film produced by Japan in the wake of Americas nuclear assault, its easy to see why a giant lizard that feeds on radiation would be terrifying for the audience it was created for. For its part, The Burrowers is a 2008 horror-western set against the backdrop of the American frontier in 1879. Written and directed by J.T. Petty and starring Clancy Brown, William Mapother, Laura Leighton, Karl Geary, and Alexandra Edmo, The Burrowers is an exploration of the evils of settler-colonialism and white supremacy through its protagonists' search for missing settlers.

Since the earliest days of Hollywood, the Western genre has proven to be incredibly versatile, with visionaries like John Ford, Sergio Leone and Howard Hawks bringing their own styles to the big screen. While most fans of the Old West know it for epic, classical and revisionist stories, horror has also been a core part of the genre for decades. Dating back to the earliest uses of claymation monsters in B-movie Westerns, filmmakers have used the desolate, lawless setting to great effect in telling scary stories.

Where some movies will lean into the horror element more, others make the scares almost incidental to the Old West setting. Regardless, the combined use of two genres that are best known for tension, isolation and danger has made for some truly great pieces of cinema. Ranging from overlooked popcorn movies to surprisingly deep takes on the American West, these movies are a great source of entertainment.

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The Western horror genre may be slightly niche. Still, it is marked by many phenomenal movies, from J.T. Petty's atmospheric horror Western The Burrowers to the vastly underrated frontier cannibalistic thriller Ravenous. The genre has established itself as a favorite among fans of both genres, with a few stand-out movies leading the charge. Among these films, though, one stands out more than the others: the S. Craig Zahler-directed and Kurt Russell-led Bone Tomahawk.

Bone Tomahawk is a modern masterpiece that blends genre elements under the distinct vision of its director. However, the movie draws its inspiration from curious places, including one of the oldest recorded works of literature, Beowulf. By drawing on modern and contemporary forms of storytelling, we will look at how the two...

A year ago, Legendary Entertainment’s remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death (get it Here) went into production in Louisiana, with Barbie Ferreira of the HBO series Euphoria, Dacre Montgomery of Netflix’s Stranger Things, Josie Totah of the recent Saved by the Bell revival, Jermaine Fowler of The Blackening, and singer Charli Xcx making up the cast. We haven’t heard a release date for this one yet, but it did just take a major step forward: it has gotten its rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board. They have announced that the Faces of Death remake has received an R rating for strong bloody violence and gore, sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.

The first Faces of Death was about a pathologist exploring gruesome ways to die via footage purportedly culled from around the world. In reality, most of the death scenes were staged,...

It’s a brand new year, and Deep Cuts Rising is back to spotlight less talked about horror movies. The first installment of 2024 features selections reflecting the month of January.

Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.

This month’s offerings feature zombies, a killer New Year’s party and more.

Knife of Ice (1972)

Image: All but too late, Ida Galli (as Evelyn Stewart) spots the knife-wielding killer behind her in Knife of Ice.

Directed by Umberto Lenzi.

Giallo fans have designated both January and July as months for celebrating the genre. So it’s a great time to get acquainted with these stylish mysteries. Novices will naturally be drawn to the more popular and acclaimed filmmakers that gialli have to offer — Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci — but others like Umberto Lenzi shouldn’t be disregarded.

Though not the most popular of subgenres within film, horror westerns have been gaining decent, fan-favorite traction as of late. The earliest example is The Rawhide Terror (1934), directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and Jack Nelson from a script that was penned by the latter. From there, one other horror western from the earlier years of Hollywood remains worth noting today. Featuring Michael Pate as a vampire gunfighter, Curse of the Undead (1959) isn't held in high regard, or anything. But it is noted by historians as an early example of a western-horror film.

It would be several more decades before the subgenre truly took off with regard to worldwide popularity. Filmmakers pumped out B-movie-level products until a certain release in the 1980s, called Near Dark (1987). A neo-Western horror hybrid, it's one of the greatest films of its kind, seeing direction under the great Kathryn Bigelow from a script she co-wrote alongside Eric Red.

The Outlast Trials: The Murkoff Collections, a comic book tie-in to The Outlast Trials, had its first issue released last week. Now developer Red Barrels has released the second issue of the two-part digital comic book series written by J.T. Petty, the scriptwriter for both Outlast games and comics, and illustrated by Gmb Chomichuk.

For those not up on the series’ lore, the Murkoff Corporation uses science and cutting-edge psychotherapy to “promote liberty, prosperity, and the strength of free markets around the world.” The Murkoff Collections Department in particular searches for assets, subjects, and techniques potentially useful to the organization, especially in the buildup of the potentially revolutionary Sinyala Facility.

This second issue focuses on Phylis Futterman, aka Mother Gooseberry. Like the first issue’s Leland Coyle, Mother Gooseberry is an Ex-Pop, and one of the antagonists in The Outlast Trials. She is a disgraced, mentally unstable children’s show host suffering from psychosis.

Fans of Red Barrels’ The Outlast Trials now have some light reading while they wait on the next update for the Early Access game. Per ComicBook.com, fans can now check out the first issue of the comic book tie-in with The Outlast Trials: The Murkoff Collections.

Written by Jt Petty and illustrated by Gmb Chomichuk, The Outlast Trials: The Murkoff Collections focuses on Leland Coyle, the former policeman who was enlisted by the Murkoff Corporation as one of the Experimental Population or Ex-Pops. For those who haven’t played the game, the Ex-Pops are failed test subjects of the early stages of the Corporation experiments, and are one of the main antagonists in The Outlast Trials.

“I love comics that let you obsess over details, stuff like Matt Kindt and Alan Moore, where it feels as much like an investigation as a story,” says Petty. “Even in the Outlast video games,...

Legendary Entertainment’s remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death (get it Here) is now filming in Louisiana, and Deadline reports that Jermaine Fowler of Sorry to Bother You, The Drop, Coming 2 America, and the upcoming horror comedy The Blackening has been cast in the movie. Fowler joins previously announced cast members Barbie Ferreira of the HBO series Euphoria, Dacre Montgomery of Netflix’s Stranger Things, Josie Totah of the recent Saved by the Bell revival, and singer Charli Xcx.

The first Faces of Death was about a pathologist exploring gruesome ways to die via footage purportedly culled from around the world. In reality, most of the death scenes were staged, but no matter, the movie had its producers’ desired effect: outrage, revulsion, banning, and, of course, a money-making hit that spawned sequels and imitators. It was written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, who used...

Every time news breaks regarding Legendary Entertainment’s remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death (get it Here), it’s something completely unexpected. Who would have ever thought that film would inspire a remake that stars young actors from the likes of Euphoria, Stranger Things, and Saved by the Bell? That’s exactly what’s happening, as the project (which starts filming this month) does indeed star Barbie Ferreira of the HBO series Euphoria, Dacre Montgomery of Netflix’s Stranger Things, and Josie Totah of the recent Saved by the Bell revival. Now The Wrap delivers some more unexpected news: singer Charli Xcx has chosen to make her film acting debut in the Faces of Death remake.

Charli Xcx has done some voice acting before (The Angry Birds Movie and UglyDolls) and has appeared on TV shows (Saturday Night Live and Gossip Girl), but this will be...

I never imagined I would someday be writing about a Faces of Death remake that has stars of well-known TV shows in its cast, and yet here we are. About two years ago, we heard that writer Isa Mazzei and director Daniel Goldhaber, the team that brought us the Netflix release Cam, had been hired to craft a remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death (get it Here) for Legendary Entertainment and producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford’s company Angry Films. A few weeks ago, Barbie Ferreira of the HBO series Euphoria and Dacre Montgomery of Netflix’s Stranger Things were cast in the remake. And now Deadline has broken the news that Josie Totah, who had a role in the recent Saved by the Bell revival, has also signed on to be in Faces of Death.

The first Faces of Death was about a pathologist...

About two years ago, we heard that writer Isa Mazzei and director Daniel Goldhaber, the team that brought us the Netflix release Cam, had been hired to craft a remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death (get it Here) for Legendary Entertainment and producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford’s company Angry Films. Now that remake is gearing up to go into production, and The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Barbie Ferreira of the HBO series Euphoria and Dacre Montgomery of Netflix’s Stranger Things have been cast in the film. Details on the characters they’ll be playing have not been revealed.

The first Faces of Death was about a pathologist exploring gruesome ways to die via footage purportedly culled from around the world. In reality, most of the death scenes were staged, but no matter, the movie had its producers’ desired effect: outrage,...

There’s something inherently terrifying about subterranean horror. Getting trapped underground creates a tense survival scenario thanks to various dangers. But what about what’s lurking in the dark? Survival horror with carnivorous creatures provides fertile ground for fear.

Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) is back with the brand new underground monster movie The Lair, which comes to theaters and on Digital and VOD on October 28, 2022.

In The Lair, “Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair (Charlotte Kirk) is shot down over Afghanistan and finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened.”

Jonathan Howard (Thor: The Dark World) and Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”) also star.

Charlotte Kirk co-wrote the screenplay with Neil Marshall.

In anticipation of Marshall’s return to the subterranean creature feature, we look back at eight horror movies that feature underground monsters.

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“Malignant,” James Wan’s latest horror offering, scared its way into theaters on Friday, but for those of you who want to watch from home, the film is streaming exclusively on HBO Max.

Annabelle Wallis stars in the spooky movie about a woman who discovers that her debilitating dreams are terrifying realities. Rounding out the cast are Maddie Hasson (“Novitiate”), George Young (“Containment”), Michole Briana White, Jake Abel, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Ingrid Bisu.

In order to watch “Malignant,” you must be subscribed to the HBO Max ad-free plan ($14.99 a month). The movie is available in 4K Ultra HD, Hdr 10, and Dolby Vision.

Don’t have HBO Max? Join today through Hulu and enjoy a free seven-day trial.

Of all the horror films on the release schedule, perhaps one of the most intriguing and enigmatic is James Wan's Malignant. Previously slated to come out last year, like many movies, Malginant was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but Warner Bros. has rescheduled the film for a theatrical and IMAX release on September 10th, along with a simultaneous HBO Max streaming release for 31 days.

Directed by Wan from a screenplay by Akela Cooper and J.T. Petty (based on a story idea by Wan and Ingrid Bisu), Malignant stars Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jake Abel, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Ingrid Bisu. The film is produced by Wan and Michael Clear.

Wan announced the new release date for Malignant on Instagram (see below), accompanied by a new image that teases the giallo-esque tone of the movie, which has been rated R for "strong horror violence and gruesome images,...

A new animated Scooby-Doo adventure, James Wan's next horror film, and a new religious horror movie from A24 are among the latest movies to be delayed due to the coronavirus.

Deadline reports the news that Warner Bros. has delayed the release of Scoob! and New Line Cinema has taken Wan's Malignant off the release schedule, while Bloody Disgusting shares the news of A24 postponing the release of Saint Maud.

Scoob! was slated for a May 15th release, Malignant was set to come out on August 14th, and Saint Maud was most recently expected to come out on April 10th.

Written and directed by Rose Glass, Saint Maud stars Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lilly Frazer, Lily Knight, Marcus Hutton, Turlough Convery, and Rosie Sansom. In case you missed it, read Emily von Seele's 5-star review of the movie.

Directed by Wan and written by Akela Cooper and J.T. Petty (based...

Whiplash Oscar winner J.K. Simmons is attached to star in director Mark Palansky’s dark comedy/heist thriller My Only Sunshine from Circle of Confusion and Patriot Pictures. John Cusack is also in talks to join.

In the film, written by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty, Cusack plays one half of a passionately dysfunctional couple, who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counseling. Trying to make peace with the shocking mystery of their relationship throughout a violent hostage situation, is a cop hostage negotiator (Simmons), who previously investigated a past related murder.

Circle of Confusion‘s Matt Smith and Lawrence Mattis, and Michael Mendelsohn from Patriot Pictures are producing. Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital Management, LLC is fully financing the project. J.T. Petty, Natalie Perrotta, and Jim Steele will be executive producing. Xyz Films and Patriot are handling global sales now at Berlin.

John Cusack is in talks to star alongside J.K. Simmons in director Mark Palansky’s dark comic heist thriller “My Only Sunshine.” Xyz Films will handle worldwide sales at the Berlin Film Festival.

In the film, Cusack plays one half of a passionately dysfunctional couple, who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counseling. Trying to make peace with the shocking mystery of their relationship throughout a violent hostage situation is a cop hostage negotiator (Simmons), who previously investigated a past related murder.

The film was written by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty, and is produced by Circle of Confusion‘s Matt Smith and Lawrence Mattis, and Michael Mendelsohn from Patriot Pictures. Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital Management is fully financing.

Petty, Natalie Perrotta, and Jim Steele will be executive producing. Production is scheduled to start spring/summer 2020.

Palansky is known for directing “Penelope,” starring Christina Ricci,...

Circle of Confusion, Patriot Pictures dark comedy heist thriller set to go before cameras in spring / summer.

John Cusack is in talks to star alongside J.K. Simmons in the dark comedy heist thriller My Only Sunshine from Circle of Confusion and Michael Mendelsohn’s Patriot Pictures which Xyz Films is introducing to Efm buyers this week.

Production is scheduled to start in spring / summer this year, with Patriot Pictures head Michael Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital Management fully financing.

Mark Palansky (Penelope) will direct from a screenplay by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty about a dysfunctional couple who orchestrate...

John Cusack is in talks to star alongside J.K. Simmons in director Mark Palansky's dark comedy/heist thriller My Only Sunshine.

The film will see Cusack play one half of a passionately dysfunctional couple orchestrating a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counseling. Trying to make peace with the shocking mystery of their relationship throughout a violent hostage situation is a cop hostage negotiator (Simmons), who previously investigated a past related murder.

The film was written by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty, and is produced by Circle of Confusion‘s Matt Smith and Lawrence ...

John Cusack is in talks to star alongside J.K. Simmons in director Mark Palansky's dark comedy/heist thriller My Only Sunshine.

The film will see Cusack play one half of a passionately dysfunctional couple orchestrating a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counseling. Trying to make peace with the shocking mystery of their relationship throughout a violent hostage situation is a cop hostage negotiator (Simmons), who previously investigated a past related murder.

The film was written by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty, and is produced by Circle of Confusion‘s Matt Smith and Lawrence ...

J.T. Petty, who has penned video games like Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell and Outlast, has written and is set to direct Appetite, a missing-persons thriller to be produced by David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four. The project is moving forward as Productivity Media has come aboard to fully finance the pic. Casting is underway with the a first-quarter 2020 start date being eyed.

The plot centers on a mother who investigates her daughter’s disappearance leading to inexplicable and terrible consequences.

Phantom Four’s Goyer and Keith Levine are producing. CAA Media Finance arranged financing and will rep Appetite’s domestic rights. Celsius Entertainment will sell foreign.

“J.T. has crafted a unique vision that completely upends the missing child genre in a fresh and unpredictable way,” Goyer said in a release announcing the news. “We are excited to help him bring to life this truly original tale.”

Petty recently co-penned My Only Sunshine,...

J.T. Petty is set to write and direct “Appetite,” a thriller produced by “Dark Knight” writer David S. Goyer and Keith Levine.

“Appetite” follows a mother who investigates her daughter’s disappearance leading to inexplicable and terrible consequences. Casting is currently underway, and the movie is expected to start filming in early 2020.

“J.T. has crafted a unique vision that completely upends the missing child genre in a fresh and unpredictable way,” said Goyer, who is producing through his company, Phantom Four. “We are excited to help him bring to life this truly original tale.”

Productivity Media will fully finance “Appetite.” Celsius Entertainment will sell foreign rights. CAA Media Finance arranged the film’s financing and will represent its domestic distribution rights.

Petty, known for working on video game franchises including “Splinter Cell” and “Outcast,” wrote the upcoming thriller “My Only Sunshine” starring Simon Pegg and J.K. Simmons.

Goyer co-wrote Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy,...

Celsius Entertainment handles international sales.

Productivity Media has come on board to fully finance the upcoming Phantom Four thriller Appetite that video game writer J.T. Petty will direct from his original screenplay.

Celsius Entertainment will handle international sales on the thriller and CAA Media Finance arranged financing and represents Us rights.

Phantom Four’s David S. Goyer and Keith Levine will produce Appetite, which follows a woman who investigates her daughter’s disappearance and faces terrible consequences. Casting is underway and the producers have earmarked a first quarter 2020 start date.

“Productivity Media was immediately drawn to this missing person thriller...

Simon Pegg and J.K. Simmons are set to star in a new movie together, and it sounds like it’ll be a lot of fun. The movie is a comedy heist thriller called My Only Sunshine.

The story revolves around “a passionately dysfunctional couple who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counseling. They try to make peace with the shocking mystery of their relationship throughout the violent hostage situation, discovered by a cop hostage negotiator who previously investigated a past related crime.”

That sounds like some pretty crazy and unconventional marriage counseling! The film is being directed by Mark Palansky (Penelope) from a script written by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty.

Production on the film will begin in the fall, with Xyz Films handling worldwide sales beginning at next month’s Toronto Film Festival and teaming with ICM Partners to rep U.S. rights.

British actor, Simon Pegg and Oscar winner J.K Simmons have signed up to star in the new heist comedy thriller ‘My Only Sunshine’.

The feature will be directed by Mark Palansky from a script by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty. No distributor is yet attached but sales for the film is expected to commence at next month’s Toronto Film Festival.

The story will revolve around a passionately dysfunctional couple who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counselling. They try to make peace with the shocking mystery of their relationship throughout the violent hostage situation, discovered by a cop hostage negotiator who previously investigated a past related crime.

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Matt Smith, Lawrence Mattis are producing for Circle of Confusion and Michael Mendelsohn is producing on behalf of Patriot Pictures.

Mark Palansky to commence directing later this year.

Xyz Films has added an appealing sales title to the Toronto market and will launch worldwide pre-sales next week on the comedy heist thriller My Only Sunshine starring Simon Pegg and J.K. Simmons.

The story centres on a dysfunctional couple who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act of marriage counselling. Mark Palansky will commence directing later this year from a screenplay by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty. Another key character is a tenacious police officer.

Michael Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital Management is fully financing the project and Circle...

Simon Pegg and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons have been set to star in My Only Sunshine, a comedy heist thriller being directed by Penelope helmer Mark Palansky. The pic penned by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty will begin production in the fall, with Xyz Films handling worldwide sales beginning at next month’s Toronto Film Festival and teaming with ICM Partners to rep U.S. rights.

The pic revolves around a passionately dysfunctional couple who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counseling. They try to make peace with the shocking mystery of their relationship throughout the violent hostage situation, discovered by a cop hostage negotiator who previously investigated a past related crime.

Producers are Circle of Confusion‘s Matt Smith and Lawrence Mattis, and Patriot Pictures’ Michael Mendelsohn; Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital Management is fully financing. J.T. Petty, Natalie Perrotta and Jim Steele are executive producing.

Simon Pegg and J.K. Simmons are set to star in Mark Palansky’s comedy heist thriller “My Only Sunshine,” which will be introduced to buyers at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.

“My Only Sunshine” was written by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty and is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Matt Smith and Lawrence Mattis, and Michael Mendelsohn from Patriot Pictures. Executive producers are Natalie Perrotta and Jim Steele. Xyz will handle worldwide sales at Tiff and co-represent with ICM partners. The film is supposed to begin production this fall.

The film follows a dysfunctional couple that orchestrates a bank robbery as a form or marriage counseling. A violent hostage situation makes the pair confront their marital problems.

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