Tracker fans who want to know more about Colton Shaw’s family will finally get to meet his sister in Season 1, Episode 11 entitled “Beyond The Campus Walls.” The CBS action drama series has slowly been unpeeling the layers of Colter’s past. But, this episode promises to open up a Pandora’s box of new questions.
It was in the series premiere that showed the Shaw family’s unusual story. Ashton and Mary Shaw were Berkeley professors. However, as Colter remembered it, there was an “incident with dad.” That led the family to move to a compound deep in the Sierra National Forest. Although they were off-grid, Ashton Shaw was very paranoid. Therefore, he taught his children survival’s skills. That means they learned to hunt and track, and climb a place called Devil’s Notch.
Unfortunately, one day when Mary was gone, Russell took off, and Colter found
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It was in the series premiere that showed the Shaw family’s unusual story. Ashton and Mary Shaw were Berkeley professors. However, as Colter remembered it, there was an “incident with dad.” That led the family to move to a compound deep in the Sierra National Forest. Although they were off-grid, Ashton Shaw was very paranoid. Therefore, he taught his children survival’s skills. That means they learned to hunt and track, and climb a place called Devil’s Notch.
Unfortunately, one day when Mary was gone, Russell took off, and Colter found
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- 5/5/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
In the shadowy corridors of horror cinema, there are those films that, despite the cold shoulder from critics, have wormed their way into the hearts of fans, becoming cult classics or beloved guilty pleasures. Today, we’re diving into a crypt of such misunderstood treasures, highlighting “10 Great Horror Movies That Are Way Better Than Their Low Rotten Tomatoes Scores”.
These films, while not always basking in critical acclaim, have undeniably etched themselves into the genre’s vast landscape, offering unique scares, laughs, and everything in between. So, let’s peel back the curtain on these underappreciated gems, proving that sometimes, the most memorable horrors are those that dare to diverge from the norm.
As Above, So Below (2014) | Universal 10. As Above, So Below (2014) – Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 26%
Venturing into the catacombs beneath Paris, As Above, So Below follows Scarlett (Perdita Weeks), a driven archaeologist, as she seeks the fabled Philosopher’s Stone.
These films, while not always basking in critical acclaim, have undeniably etched themselves into the genre’s vast landscape, offering unique scares, laughs, and everything in between. So, let’s peel back the curtain on these underappreciated gems, proving that sometimes, the most memorable horrors are those that dare to diverge from the norm.
As Above, So Below (2014) | Universal 10. As Above, So Below (2014) – Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 26%
Venturing into the catacombs beneath Paris, As Above, So Below follows Scarlett (Perdita Weeks), a driven archaeologist, as she seeks the fabled Philosopher’s Stone.
- 2/22/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Five Nights at Freddy’s is a supernatural horror film directed by Emma Tammi, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Seth Cuddeback. Based on a video game series of the same name by Scott Cawthon, the film revolves around a troubled security guard who starts his new job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. You know what happens next. Five Nights at Freddy’s stars Mike Schmidt, Elizabeth Lail, and Matthew Lillard. So, if you love the horror film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Willy’s Wonderland (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Screen Media Films
Synopsis: When his car breaks down, a quiet loner (Nic Cage) agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped inside Willy’s Wonderland.
Dead Silence (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: You Scream. You Die. Dare...
Willy’s Wonderland (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Screen Media Films
Synopsis: When his car breaks down, a quiet loner (Nic Cage) agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped inside Willy’s Wonderland.
Dead Silence (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: You Scream. You Die. Dare...
- 10/29/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Having taken the world by storm with "Saw" in 2004, Australian director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell were suddenly the hottest new act in horror. Unfortunately, three years later, the duo would suffer the dreaded "sophomore slump" with "Dead Silence," an original puppet horror film that was lambasted by critics and bombed at the box office, barely matching its $20 million budget. It's a shame, honestly. I won't deny that "Dead Silence" has its problems (which we will get into), but it's also an enthrallingly gothic tale of mystery and the macabre (one bursting with creative ideas and inventively ghastly visuals). Not to mention it functions as a useful primer for the rest of Wan and Whannell's horror oeuvre.
"Dead Silence" starts out pretty nasty and only gets meaner the further along it goes. Upon being anonymously gifted with a ventriloquist doll named Billy (think Slappy from "Goosebumps" only somehow even...
"Dead Silence" starts out pretty nasty and only gets meaner the further along it goes. Upon being anonymously gifted with a ventriloquist doll named Billy (think Slappy from "Goosebumps" only somehow even...
- 10/20/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Dolls, with their lifeless eyes and eerily human-like features, have long been a staple in horror cinema. Their uncanny ability to blur the line between the animate and inanimate makes them the perfect vessel for terror. Whether they’re possessed by malevolent spirits or simply designed to be unsettling, these dolls are anything but child’s play. Here’s a list of ten creepy doll horror movies that will make you rethink that old toy collection gathering dust in your attic.
MGM 10. Child’s Play (1988)
The film that introduced the world to Chucky, the killer doll with the soul of a serial murderer. When young Andy receives a “Good Guy” doll for his birthday, little does he know that it’s possessed by the spirit of Charles Lee Ray, a notorious killer. Child’s Play masterfully combines dark humor with genuine scares, making it a standout in the creepy doll subgenre. Its success spawned numerous sequels,...
MGM 10. Child’s Play (1988)
The film that introduced the world to Chucky, the killer doll with the soul of a serial murderer. When young Andy receives a “Good Guy” doll for his birthday, little does he know that it’s possessed by the spirit of Charles Lee Ray, a notorious killer. Child’s Play masterfully combines dark humor with genuine scares, making it a standout in the creepy doll subgenre. Its success spawned numerous sequels,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Don’t Look Away is a horror thriller film directed by Michael Bafaro, he also worked on the screenplay with Michael Mitton. The horror film follows the story of Frankie, a young woman who finds out that ever since she laid her eyes on a killer mannequin, it shows up wherever she goes and kills her friends. So, if you loved Don’t Look Away here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Annabelle Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Before The Conjuring, there was Annabelle. Capable of unspeakable evil, the actual Annabelle doll exists locked up in an occult museum in Connecticut — visited only by a priest who blesses her twice a month. In this supernatural thriller from producer James Wan, Annabelle’s story begins before the evil was unleashed. John Form (Ward Horton — The Wolf of Wall Street) has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia (Annabelle Wallis — X Men: First Class) — a beautiful,...
Annabelle Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Before The Conjuring, there was Annabelle. Capable of unspeakable evil, the actual Annabelle doll exists locked up in an occult museum in Connecticut — visited only by a priest who blesses her twice a month. In this supernatural thriller from producer James Wan, Annabelle’s story begins before the evil was unleashed. John Form (Ward Horton — The Wolf of Wall Street) has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia (Annabelle Wallis — X Men: First Class) — a beautiful,...
- 9/3/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Slotherhouse is a horror comedy film directed by Matthew Goodhue from a screenplay by Bradley Fowler and Cadey Lanigan. The film follows the story of Emily Young (Lisa Ambalavanar), a high school who wants to be the sorority’s president in order to get votes she adopts a cute sloth as a mascot for her campaign but things go totally batshit when the sloth is implicated in multiple fatalities. So, if you loved Slotherhouse here are some similar movies you could check out next.
Child’s Play (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – MGM
Synopsis: A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic, Child’s Play follows Karen (Aubrey Plaza), a single mother who gifts her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) a Buddi doll, unaware of its more sinister nature.
Sorority Row (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Summit Entertainment
Synopsis: It’s all fun and games until someone gets stabbed with a tire iron. When...
Child’s Play (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – MGM
Synopsis: A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic, Child’s Play follows Karen (Aubrey Plaza), a single mother who gifts her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) a Buddi doll, unaware of its more sinister nature.
Sorority Row (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Summit Entertainment
Synopsis: It’s all fun and games until someone gets stabbed with a tire iron. When...
- 8/28/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
We’re getting this week started with a new episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and in this one we’re looking back at one of James Wan’s “creepy puppet” movies, the 2007 release Dead Silence (watch it Here). To find out all about Dead Silence, check out the video embedded above!
Directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell, based on a story Wan and Whannell crafted together, Dead Silence has the following synopsis: Dare to unlock the deadly curse of Mary Shaw… From the creators of Saw comes a new thriller of relentless terror! Ever since Mary Shaw was hunted down and killed, the small town of Ravens Fair has been haunted by horrific deaths. When a local’s wife is brutally murdered, he returns home to unravel the terrifying legend of Mary Shaw and the reason why when you see her,...
Directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell, based on a story Wan and Whannell crafted together, Dead Silence has the following synopsis: Dare to unlock the deadly curse of Mary Shaw… From the creators of Saw comes a new thriller of relentless terror! Ever since Mary Shaw was hunted down and killed, the small town of Ravens Fair has been haunted by horrific deaths. When a local’s wife is brutally murdered, he returns home to unravel the terrifying legend of Mary Shaw and the reason why when you see her,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"You scream. You Die." Directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell, Dead Silence is coming to 4K Uhd and Blu-ray in a new Collector's Edition release from Scream Factory on March 14th, and we have a look at the full list of special features, including new interviews with Wan and Whannell!
From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – On March 14, 2023, Scream Factory™ presents Dead Silence (Collector’s Edition), a 2-disc set featuring the terrifying film starring Rwan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg and Bob Gunton, on 4K Uhd™ + Blu-ray™. Special features include new 4K masters, and brand new interviews with director James Wan, writer Leigh Whannell, and ventriloquist dummy creator Tim Selberg.
Dare to unluck the deadly curse of Mary Shaw…
From James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the horror masters behind Saw, The Conjuring and Insidious, comes a new thriller of relentless terror! Ever since Mary Shaw was hunted down and killed,...
From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – On March 14, 2023, Scream Factory™ presents Dead Silence (Collector’s Edition), a 2-disc set featuring the terrifying film starring Rwan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg and Bob Gunton, on 4K Uhd™ + Blu-ray™. Special features include new 4K masters, and brand new interviews with director James Wan, writer Leigh Whannell, and ventriloquist dummy creator Tim Selberg.
Dare to unluck the deadly curse of Mary Shaw…
From James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the horror masters behind Saw, The Conjuring and Insidious, comes a new thriller of relentless terror! Ever since Mary Shaw was hunted down and killed,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
An underrated James Wan/Leigh Whannell collaboration, 2007’s Dead Silence is coming back to life with a brand new 4K Ultra HD release, Scream Factory has announced today.
Scream Factory brings Dead Silence to 4K Uhd on March 28, 2023.
An exclusive offer from ShoutFactory.com contains the following items: Dead Silence [Collector’s Edition] 2-disc 4K Uhd/Blu-ray set (with slipcover — featuring the original theatrical artwork) Limited edition 18” x 24” rolled poster of original theatrical artwork An additional slipcover — made exclusively for this promotion — featuring new artwork from artist Devon Whitehead An exclusive, limited edition 18” x 24” rolled poster — made exclusively for this promotion — of the newly-designed art from artist Devon Whitehead
In the film, “Ever since Mary Shaw was hunted down and killed, the small town of Ravens Fair has been haunted by horrific deaths.
“When a local’s wife is brutally murdered, he returns home to unravel the terrifying legend of Mary Shaw and...
Scream Factory brings Dead Silence to 4K Uhd on March 28, 2023.
An exclusive offer from ShoutFactory.com contains the following items: Dead Silence [Collector’s Edition] 2-disc 4K Uhd/Blu-ray set (with slipcover — featuring the original theatrical artwork) Limited edition 18” x 24” rolled poster of original theatrical artwork An additional slipcover — made exclusively for this promotion — featuring new artwork from artist Devon Whitehead An exclusive, limited edition 18” x 24” rolled poster — made exclusively for this promotion — of the newly-designed art from artist Devon Whitehead
In the film, “Ever since Mary Shaw was hunted down and killed, the small town of Ravens Fair has been haunted by horrific deaths.
“When a local’s wife is brutally murdered, he returns home to unravel the terrifying legend of Mary Shaw and...
- 1/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato. In this edition, Matt rants about "Dead Silence" for the seventeen billionth time here on /Film.)
James Wan and Leigh Whannell shaped an entire horror movement with their rise to fame "Saw," and have since become contemporary mainstays both with collaborative and separate successes. Among them is a wooden bastard child — 2007's "Dead Silence," their follow-up to 2004's "Saw," was decimated by critics. Whannell has famously gone on to reveal his displeasure with how the studio machine treated "Dead Silence" (in a now-deleted personal blog entry), seemingly leaving a sour taste in everyone's mouth. Many have tried to forget "Dead Silence" exists, except me.
It was August 2017 when I was allowed to write my defense of "Dead Silence" for /Film's "The Unpopular Opinion" column.
James Wan and Leigh Whannell shaped an entire horror movement with their rise to fame "Saw," and have since become contemporary mainstays both with collaborative and separate successes. Among them is a wooden bastard child — 2007's "Dead Silence," their follow-up to 2004's "Saw," was decimated by critics. Whannell has famously gone on to reveal his displeasure with how the studio machine treated "Dead Silence" (in a now-deleted personal blog entry), seemingly leaving a sour taste in everyone's mouth. Many have tried to forget "Dead Silence" exists, except me.
It was August 2017 when I was allowed to write my defense of "Dead Silence" for /Film's "The Unpopular Opinion" column.
- 11/18/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
The effort to restore neglected films doesn’t get more rewarding than this 4K rebirth of Lewis Milestone’s version of the acclaimed Somerset Maugham story. Loaned from MGM, Joan Crawford tries on the role of Sadie Thompson and holds her own opposite Walter Huston’s fire & brimstone preacher. It’s still a major achievement of the pre-Code era, an adult story that doesn’t water down its ‘dangerous’ themes: it’s exactly the kind of show that the censors didn’t want made.
Rain
Blu-ray
Mary Pickford Foundation / Vci
1932 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 94 + 76 min. / Street Date September 27, 2022 / Available from Mvd / 29.95
Starring: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Fred Howard, Ben Hendricks Jr., William Gargan, Mary Shaw, Guy Kibbee, Kendall Lee, Beulah Bondi, Matt Moore, Walter Catlett.
Cinematography: Oliver Marsh
Art Director: Richard Day
Film Editor: W. Duncan Mansfield
Original Music: Alfred Newman
Screen adaptation by Maxwell Anderson from the play by John Colton,...
Rain
Blu-ray
Mary Pickford Foundation / Vci
1932 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 94 + 76 min. / Street Date September 27, 2022 / Available from Mvd / 29.95
Starring: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Fred Howard, Ben Hendricks Jr., William Gargan, Mary Shaw, Guy Kibbee, Kendall Lee, Beulah Bondi, Matt Moore, Walter Catlett.
Cinematography: Oliver Marsh
Art Director: Richard Day
Film Editor: W. Duncan Mansfield
Original Music: Alfred Newman
Screen adaptation by Maxwell Anderson from the play by John Colton,...
- 9/20/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Grey Matter Art and StudioCanal S.A have teamed up to present an officially licensed, limited edition Evil Dead 2 poster by artist Gary Pullin. There is a glow-in-the-dark variant edition in this release as well. Also in this round-up: release details on the Dead Silence Blu-ray and new Garbage Pail Kids T-shirts from Fright Rags.
Evil Dead 2: This poster is on sale now at Grey Matter Art's online shop. This Limited Edition screen printed poster is priced at $50 for the regular edition and $65 for the variant.
"Artist: Gary Pullin
Size: 24x36
Regular Edition: 150/$50.00 (Hand Numbered)
Variant Edition (Gid): 100/$65.00 (Hand Numbered)
Printed By: D & L Screen Printing"
Regular:
Variant:
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Dead Silence: Blu-ray.com reports that an Unrated version of Dead Silence will be available on Blu-ray beginning August 11th:
"There is an old ghost story in the sleepy town of Ravens Fair about Mary Shaw, a ventriloquist who went mad.
Evil Dead 2: This poster is on sale now at Grey Matter Art's online shop. This Limited Edition screen printed poster is priced at $50 for the regular edition and $65 for the variant.
"Artist: Gary Pullin
Size: 24x36
Regular Edition: 150/$50.00 (Hand Numbered)
Variant Edition (Gid): 100/$65.00 (Hand Numbered)
Printed By: D & L Screen Printing"
Regular:
Variant:
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Dead Silence: Blu-ray.com reports that an Unrated version of Dead Silence will be available on Blu-ray beginning August 11th:
"There is an old ghost story in the sleepy town of Ravens Fair about Mary Shaw, a ventriloquist who went mad.
- 5/21/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Dolls can be scary as hell. My family has had a creepy-ass doll lying arounds for years, and we use that thing to scare the living shit out of each other. We will hide it in places where the victim would least suspect it. We've gotten some good scares and hilarious laughs with that thing. It's terrifying! I passed by that doll in the garage today and it inspired me to write up a top 10 list of creepiest dolls in movies.
Jigsaw(Saw)
This jacked-up tricycle-riding doll is a very bad premonition. This is something you'd never want to come across for real because it means pain is coming. It offers the person watching it nothing but bad news. Even though the doll is never actually referred to as Billy in the movies, it was reportedly known behind the scenes as the Billy Doll.
Fats the ventriloquist dummy(Magic)
This...
Jigsaw(Saw)
This jacked-up tricycle-riding doll is a very bad premonition. This is something you'd never want to come across for real because it means pain is coming. It offers the person watching it nothing but bad news. Even though the doll is never actually referred to as Billy in the movies, it was reportedly known behind the scenes as the Billy Doll.
Fats the ventriloquist dummy(Magic)
This...
- 7/28/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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