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Actress/writer/stand-up comedian Jenny Slate, whose credits include Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once, the Marvel Comics adaptation Venom, and Saturday Night Live, has signed on to star in the horror film Mindful, which Deadline describes as being about “a possessed meditation app that begins to kill its followers.”

Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People) will be directing the film from a screenplay by Leslie Bohem, who got his start writing House III: The Horror Show and A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child. In the decades since, Bohem has worked on the likes of Nowhere to Run, Daylight, Dante’s Peak, The Darkest Hour, The Alamo, and the mini-series Taken. The story he has crafted for Mindful has the following synopsis: When her husband shockingly dies while meditating on the Mindful app, Angela (Slate), deeply suspicious of the new wellness craze, uncovers supernatural forces that have fused with the technology.

Jenny Slate (Venom, Everything Everywhere All At Once) is set to make her horror entrance in Mindful, an upcoming feature about a possessed meditation app that murders its followers, per Deadline.

The actor, author, and stand-up comedian won’t just star in the horror movie, but executive produces as well. Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People, When I Consume You) will direct.

In Mindful, “when her husband shockingly dies while meditating on the Mindful app, Angela (Slate), deeply suspicious of the new wellness craze, uncovers supernatural forces that have fused with the technology. As the app’s popularity spreads like wildfire, she is forced to confront her own demons and dive into a terrifying ‘out of body’ experience in order to save the ones she loves.”

The script is penned by Les Bohem (Daylight, Dante’s Peak).

Blackshear told Deadline, “I am delighted to be working with such a high caliber actress as Jenny,...

Exclusive: Everything Everywhere All At Once and Venom star Jenny Slate will lead cast in and executive-produce horror movie Mindful, about a possessed meditation app that begins to kill its followers.

Actress, author and stand-up Slate is in the limelight having recently co-created, co-written, co-produced and voiced the titular character of Marcel in A24’s Oscar-nominated film Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, and for having co-starred in Oscar and box office breakout Everything Everywhere All At Once. The SNL alum is also well known for voicing animated series such as Big Mouth and Bob’s Burgers.

In Mindful, when her husband shockingly dies while meditating on the Mindful app, Angela (Slate), deeply suspicious of the new wellness craze, uncovers supernatural forces that have fused with the technology. As the app’s popularity spreads like wildfire, she is forced to confront her own demons and dive into a terrifying ‘out of...

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First up, 1091 Pictures has provided us with an exclusive clip from the supernatural horror drama "When I Consume You," the third feature from award-winning Brooklyn-based indie filmmaker Perry Blackshear. Starring Evan Dumouchel and Libby Ewing, the film is now available on digital platforms.

Here is the official synopsis:

Ewing and Dumouchel play brother-sister duo Daphne and Wilson Shaw. Troubled since childhood, the two have struggled to find stability as they've grown older, and while Daphne seems to have finally gotten her life together, the darkness that's followed their family all along begins to close in more aggressively than ever before. A unique urban folktale set and filmed in Brooklyn, "When I Consume You...

Perry Blackshear, the director of the 2015 indie slow-burn film They Look Like People, is back with another really interesting, micro-budget creeper, When I Consume You. The premise is simple. A brother and sister try to fend off a mysterious stalker. It gets less simple when this stalker seems to appear out of nowhere, materializing in the darkness of a closet or in the shadows of a sketchy urban street. And then there are those glowing yellow eyes that seem to not just pierce, but see into and Know everything about them. It's the perfect metaphor for trauma. An all-seeing, all-knowing demon that's always with you, and it appears whenever you're at your lowest and most vulnerable. It's a thing that you can't shake, no...

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Available on VOD starting today from 1091 Pictures, we have an exclusive clip from When I Consume You that you can watch right now!

"When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York-based filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. All three of his films have been widely embraced and praised both on the festival circuit and upon release, with They Look Like People winning a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival upon its premiere.

Blackshear again teams up with creative collaborators MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake for When I Consume You, who, alongside Libby Ewing, deliver a heartfelt family drama about grief and redemption. Ewing and Dumouchel play brother-sister duo Daphne and Wilson Shaw. Troubled since childhood, the two have struggled to find stability as they’ve grown older,...

This week may be lacking in quantity when it comes to horror releases but two big new films are leading the pack, one of them bringing back a horror villain over 10 years later.

The other, well, it pits Idris Elba up against a bloodthirsty predator…

Here’s all the new horror releasing August 16-August 21, 2022!

First up, the supernatural revenge movie When I Consume You is now available on VOD outlets today, director Perry Blackshear’s latest released by 1091 Pictures to kick off the week.

The Breakout Festival Sensation is now available in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Watch the official trailer for When I Consume You below.

“This gritty, urban folktale follows a woman (Libby Ewing) and her brother (Evan Dumouchel) as they hunt down a mysterious stalker hellbent on their destruction, testing the limits of love and loyalty in the face of ultimate evil.

"You can't break someone more than once." 1091 Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie thriller titled When I Consume You, which first premiered at the Fantasia and Screamfest Horror Festivals last year. When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. His latest is described as: "a gritty, slow-burn urban folktale about family, damnation, and redemption." A young woman and her brother seek revenge against a mysterious stalker. It's a unique urban folktale set and filmed in Brooklyn, confronting the vulnerabilities people struggle with every day through a genre lens to create a chillingly intimate indie horror nightmare. The film stars MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, and Libby Ewing. This reminds me of Kill List in a few ways,...

The trailer and poster have been released for Perry Blackshear’s horror hit When I Consume You. 1091 Pictures is putting it out on VOD Available in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on August 16th. A new trailer and poster were released yesterday, You will find the trailer below. When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York-based filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. All three of his films have been widely embraced and praised both on the festival circuit and upon release, with They Look Like People winning a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival...

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1091 Pictures has acquired English-speaking world rights to Perry Blackshear’s atmospheric social horror film When I Consume You. The third feature from the New York-based filmmaker (2015’s They Look Like People and 2019’s The Siren), When I Consume You, premiered at the 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival to critical acclaim and went on to have its […]

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Hello, dear readers! Now that June is pretty much right around the corner, we have one last round of horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases to look forward to to finish out the month of May first. This week, Scream Factory is giving both Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U the 4K treatment, and Vinegar Syndrome is resurrecting Bill Hinzman’s FleshEater in 4K as well. The new aviation thriller Row 19 is making its way to both Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, and Perry Blackshear’s They Look Like People is coming home on both formats this week, too.

Other May 31st home media releases include Wicked World, Video Murders, The Conjuring Universe 7-Movie Collection and Back From Hell.

FleshEater 4K

While assisting on a dig, a construction worker accidentally destroys the final resting place of a demonic zombie, rousting him from his unholy slumber, and reigniting his taste for human flesh.

Exclusive: Adam Kolbrenner’s Lit Entertainment Group is expanding its ranks, adding Raquelle David as Manager and Producer and Patrick White as Creative Executive.

David established herself as an indie producer and held executive positions at Screen Nsw and The Seven Network in her native Australia before launching her U.S. management career in 2017. She brings with her to Lit Entertainment Group clients including screenwriters/filmmakers Jenny Yang (The Gordita Chronicles), Amos Mac (Gossip Girl), Dani Parker (Midnight Mass), Sean King O’Grady (We Need To Do Something), Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People), Aisling Chin-Yee (The Rest of Us) Johnny Ma (To Live To Sing) Jovanka Vuckovic (Riot Girls) and Peter Hutchings (The Hating Game).

“When the opportunity arose to join Adam and the Lit Entertainment Group team, it was a no-brainer for me and my clients. His taste and instincts in an ever-changing market are both prolific and exceptional.

Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his estranged childhood friend Christian. As the mysterious horrors close in on Wyatt, he questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself. A genre-bending story of love, loyalty and living nightmares.   This is cool. Our friends at Yellow Veil Pictures have announced today that they're releasing Perry Blackshear's psychological horror flick They Look LIke People on a Collector's Edition Blu-ray this month.    When They Look Like People burst onto the scene at the beginning of 2015 and during a time when a knockout punch of a film could have an lengthy festival tour They Look Like People did okay or...

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One of the lesser-sung items among umpteen offbeat little ’70s movies was Larry Yust’s “Homebodies.” That 1974 black comedy on the cusp of horror was about a community of frail old retirees who turn out to be surprisingly vigorous — even homicidal — in defending their homes from the callous forces of market-driven “progress.” A similar premise is the starting point for “Bingo Hell,” which alongside “Black as Night” kicks off the second quartet of genre features premiering under the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” umbrella on Amazon Prime. This first full-length solo directorial project for Gigi Saul Guerrero exchanges the Cincinnati grit of “Homebodies” for the hotter palette of a Southern California desert town.

The comedy and horror elements get amped up as well — maybe too much so. In any case, what starts out looking like another caustic commentary on gentrification at the expense of the elderly soon takes a turn into half-baked Stephen King territory,...

Perry Blackshear, the director of the 2015 indie slow-burn film They Look Like People, is back with another really interesting, micro-budget creeper this year at Fantasia, When I Consume You. The premise is simple. A brother and sister try to fend off a mysterious stalker. It gets less simple when this stalker seems to appear out of nowhere, materializing in the darkness of a closet or in the shadows of a sketchy urban street. And then there are those glowing yellow eyes that seem to not just pierce, but see into and Know everything about them. It's the perfect metaphor for trauma. An all-seeing, all-knowing demon that's always with you, and it appears whenever you're at your lowest and most vulnerable. It's a thing...

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Stars: Evan Dumouchel, Libby Ewing, MacLeod Andrews | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear

I was lucky enough to watch and review director Perry Blackshear’s previous movies The Siren and They Look Like People. Both are really impressive movies. Bringing fresh and original ideas to sci-fi and horror I knew he was a director that I would be keeping an eye on in his future projects. Thankfully this year brings his latest movie to Fantasia – When I Consume You.

It feels very much like a Perry Blackshear movie right from the off. This isn’t an issue and I don’t mean it in a way that all his films look the same. They just have that similar grittiness to them, they feel like real life even though you know something supernatural is almost definitely going to be involved. In When I Consume You we meet a brother, Wilson Shaw (Evan Dumouchel) and sister,...

Perry Blackshear, writer-director of “They Look Like People” and “The Siren,” has returned with genre bending “When I Consume You,” a suspenseful twist on revenge and courage in the face of helplessness. Siblings Daphne and Wilson Shaw brave the long shadow of childhood trauma together in a fight with a demon stalker hellbent on their destruction.

“When I Consume You” stars Blackshear’s frequent collaborators Evan Dumouchel and MacLeod Andrews as well as new-to-the-crew Libby Ewing. In addition all three served as co-producers on the film, which was shot in lonely side streets of Brooklyn.

Variety spoke with Blackshear ahead of “When I Consume You’s” debut at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival.

The monster in the film nods to Goya’s black paintings, and has the viewer wondering throughout the film whether it is real or an element of psychosis. How did you choose to anchor the soul...

We have a relatively quiet week of Blu-ray and DVD releases to kick off the month of May, but two of the titles are fantastic indie horrors that are very much worth your time—For the Sake of Vicious and A Ghost Waits. Other releases for May 4th include Rise of the Mummy, Why, The Midwife and a re-release DVD for Wes Craven’s Cursed.

For the Sake of Vicious

Romina, an overworked nurse and single mother returns home from her late shift on Halloween night to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descends upon her home, the trio realize the only way out of the situation is to work together and fight for their survival.

A Ghost Waits: Special Edition

An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a...

Happy Thursday, everyone! On tap today is a brand new list of streaming recommendations that I have put together as part of our ongoing Indie Horror Month celebration. This time, we’re showcasing five fantastic films that are available to stream on the Arrow player and are well worth your time. One note: Clapboard Jungle doesn’t arrive on Arrow until the 19th, but I thought it was a perfect title to include here, so you just have to hang on a few days until you can finally check it out for yourself.

Read on for my Arrow indie horror recommendations and happy streaming!

The Bloodhound (Directed by Patrick Picard)

I just recently watched The Bloodhound for a discussion happening on an upcoming episode of Corpse Club, and it has just stuck with me over the last 10 days or so now. It’s a movie that I wasn’t even...

The spectral romance A Ghost Awaits (2020) will be available on Blu-ray May 4th from Arrow Video

You Are Not Alone.

An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a DIY labor of love years in the making from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews.

Tasked with renovating a neglected rental home, handyman Jack quickly finds out why the tenants keep leaving in droves – this house is haunted. The ghost in question is Muriel (Natalie Walker), herself employed from beyond the veil to keep the home vacant. Against the odds, Jack and Muriel find they have a lot in common… pulse notwithstanding. Having found a kindred spirit in an otherwise lonely existence, they must fight for their newfound affection as pressure mounts for them each to fulfil their ‘cross-purposes’.

From its opening spectral assault to its achingly poignant conclusion – as...

Back in 2015, Perry Blackshear made an impressive splash on the festival circuit with his feature-length directorial debut, They Look Like People, and now he's taking viewers to a haunted lake in his next movie, The Siren. Featuring a supernatural romance between human and haunter, The Siren is now on Digital and DVD from Dark Sky Films, and we've been provided with an exclusive clip from the film to share with Daily Dead readers.

You can watch a seemingly peaceful lakeside nook become a haunting setting for a demonic attack in our exclusive clip below, and we also have the official press release with more information on The Siren:

Press Release: A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People...

Back in 2015, Perry Blackshear made an impressive splash on the festival circuit with his feature-length directorial debut, They Look Like People, and now he's taking viewers to a haunted lake in his next movie, The Siren. Featuring a supernatural romance between human and haunter, The Siren is coming to Digital and DVD on January 28th from Dark Sky Films:

Press Release: A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People) arrives on Digital and DVD on January 28, 2020.

The Siren is an enthralling, seductive and creepy supernatural tale about cursed star-crossed lovers. Tom is a mute man from a sheltered, religious background who is haunted by the childhood accident that cost him his voice. While on a retreat at a lake house,...

The Siren The Seductive Supernatural Thriller Comes to DVD on January 28, 2020 A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People) arrives on …

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Tagline: "Love Will Haunt You." The Siren is the next horror film from director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People). This tale of the supernatural and revenge will be released by Dark Sky Film. In the story, a lovelorn spirit draws Tom (Evan Dumouchel) to her watery home. Near this body of water, another character is looking for answers, after a monster destroyed his marriage. The Siren will release in the New Year. And, this title also stars: Margaret Ying Drake ("Devoted") and Evan Dumouchel. More details on the release are hosted here. A few early reviews have gone into more details on the film's story. Jay Seaver at EFilmCritic sees the film's creature as a metaphor: "its title monster all but explicitly defined as a metaphor for being destroyed by a broken heart and lashing out afterward." Emotions are almost always strong after a break-up. Paul Chapinal (Film-news) talks...

Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear

The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.

We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.

Every year, Matt and Alia come back from the Telluride Horror Show and there always seems to be one movie they absolutely rave about. Some movies, like 2018’s Aterrados, absolutely live up to the hype, while some like 2015’s They Look Like People do not. Here we are again. Another year has passed, another film […] The post Who Goes There Podcast: Ep210 – The Head Hunter appeared first on Dread Central.

The first programming has been revealed for the 20th annual Fantasia International Film Festival. Taking place from July 14th–August 2nd in Montreal, this year’s Fantasia will honor Guillermo del Toro with the Cheval Noir Award, and the newly revealed first wave of programming includes screenings of Lights Out, Abattoir, In a Valley of Violence, Under the Shadow, Trash Fire, Teenage Cocktail, and more:

Press Release: Montreal, May 26, 2016 – The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in Montreal this summer, taking place from July 14-August 2, with its Frontiéres international co-production market and Industry Rendez-Vous weekend being held July 21-24. The full lineup of over 130 feature films will be announced July 5th. In the meantime, the festival is excited to announce a selected first wave of titles, along with several special happenings.

For Fantasia’s 2016 poster, the festival has once again turned to award-winning Quebec visual artist Donald Caron.

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.

99 Homes (Ramin Bahrani)

Ramin Bahrani made a name for himself with three independent films over the last decade, focusing on humanity’s daily struggles, reinvented foreign lives in America, and a fundamental sense of decency. With 2012’s At Any Price and this year’s 99 Homes, Bahrani has twice returned to the festival that launched his career, presenting the evolution of those themes. Not coincidentally, the worst...

If I learned one thing from The Lion King, it’s be prepared. This applies to so many things in life, not the least of which is my Netflix viewing schedule. A schedule of the newest arrivals to the streaming video service is out. The highlights include Bring It On (May 1), Sixteen Candles (May 1), Grace and Frankie: Season 2 (May 6) and the Hitchcock classic To Catch a Thief (May 1). Following is a full listing. Start your planning now. May 1, 2016 A Study in Sherlock Admiral Ava's Possessions Bring It On Bring It On: All or Nothing Easy Living: Seasons 1-3 El Crítico FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue Finger of God Gary Gulman: It's About Time Great Expectations I Am Road Comic Jesus Town, USA Just Friends Kevin Hart Presents Keith Robinson: Back of The Bus Funny Kevin Hart Presents Lil Rel: RELevent Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz...

May 2016 promises to deliver more Netflix Originals than you can shake a stick at.

Wait no more: Netflix Originals "Grace and Frankie" and "Bloodline" return for their second seasons in May. Also returning is the original Netflix reality series "Chef's Table." And dying for the return of BBC's "Sherlock"? Enjoy "A Study in Sherlock," in which the show's co-creator and cast discuss the inner workings of the detective series.

New movies to streaming include "Goosebumps" and other 2015 movies you might have missed, as well as cheerleading classic "Bring It On" and John Hughes favorite "Sixteen Candles."

Here's the complete list of what's new on Netflix for May 2016. All title and dates are subject to change.

Available May 1, 2016

"A Study in Sherlock" (2016)

"Admiral" (2015)

"Ava's Possessions" (2015)

"Bring It On" (2000)

"Bring It On: All or Nothing" (2006)

"Easy Living": Seasons 1-3

"El Critico" (2013)

"FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue" (1998)

"Finger of God" (2007)

"Gary Gulman...

For those of you genre fans out there always on the lookout for interesting horror and sci-fi films to enjoy from the comfort of your own home, March’s VOD selections feature several great indie movies that should make for some entertaining viewings this month.

Ava’s Possessions, a film I really dug out of last year’s SXSW Film Festival, is finally making its way onto VOD this Friday and Emelie, the babysitter thriller from Dark Sky Films, is also getting a digital release that day. Other titles arriving on VOD in early March include The Wave, Road Games and Camino.

The month’s VOD titles are being capped off by a film that I’ve been excited to see for some time, Baskin, which is being released by IFC Midnight on March 25th. Other notable VOD titles for March include Dudes & Dragons, You’re Killing Me, A Haunting...

In today's crowded film landscape about a dozen new releases hit theaters each weekend, most of which are limited or specialty films that don’t have the budget for large publicity campaigns but which are often the best and most compelling offers.

These films, lucky enough to get theatrical distribution, often only get one-week runs in one or two theaters per city, and even those who managed to get picked up by a larger specialty distributor have to fight to rise above the studio fare. Hoping to highlight some of these films for audiences to discover them, One Week Only is a new weekly podcast exclusively dedicated to international, independent and under-the-radar films that deserve a closer look.

Hosted by filmmaker Conor Holt and I, Carlos Aguilar, One Week Only hopes to be an alternative space for audiences to find out and get excited about cinema beyond the multiplex.

A new episode is released every Friday afternoon. You can follow One Week Only on Facebook and on Twitter.

One Week Only is now available for Free on iTunes!

About the Hosts:

Carlos Aguilar

Originally from Mexico City, Carlos Aguilar is a film journalist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Aguilar has written for several publications including Sydney'sBuzz, Indiewire, MovieMaker Magazine, Variety Latino, Creative Screenwriting, among others. In 2014 he was chosen as one of 6 young film critics to take part in the first Roger Ebert Fellowship organized by Indiewire and Sundance Institute. Aguilar is currently working on a short film titled "Probable Cause" and continues to cover international, independent, and animated films across diverse platforms.

Conor Holt

Conor Holt is a Minnesotan filmmaker based in Los Angeles, with a particular fondness for science fiction and animation, whose short film "A Better Life," a sci-fi drama, screened at Fantasia Fest, Sci-Fi London, and the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. His latest short film "Alternative" recently premiered at the 2016 Fargo Film Festival. Holt is currently working on an upcoming comedy web series titled "Hipster Jesus," a new short film project, and a feature-length screenplay.

Here is a list of episodes thus far and the films discussed in each of them.

Episode 4: "Krisha"

Films also featured in this episode: "Fireworks Wednesday," "The Clan," "My Golden Days," "The Bronze," "The Brainwashing of My Dad," and "We Like It Like That."

Episode 3: "Creative Control"

Films also featured in this episode: "Cemetery of Splendor," "The Automatic Hate," and "Boom Bust Boom"

Episode 2: "The Boy and the Beast"

Films also featured in this episode: "Knight of Cups" and "The Wave"

Episode 1: "Only Yesterday"

Films also featured in this episode: "They Look Like People," "Embrace of the Serpent," "Boy and the World"...

It begins in the dark hollows of your mind. But you can feel it in your heart. Pumping through your veins. The notion that something is wrong. That the world is wrong. That reality is not what it seems. That you are not worthy. And then the phone calls begin. And you're told you are worthy. You are one of the blessed. You must prepare for the coming war against a world that is now hidden, but will soon be revealed to be full of monsters. Your friends, your lover... they are all monsters. They only look like people. This is the nature of director Perry Blackshear's feature debut They Look Like People. The film crackles with technical and narrative ingenuity, exploring the fragile state...

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It begins in the dark hollows of your mind. But you can feel it in your heart. Pumping through your veins. The notion that something is wrong. That the world is wrong. That reality is not what it seems. That you are not worthy. And then the phone calls begin. And you're told you are worthy. You are one of the blessed. You must prepare for the coming war against a world that is now hidden, but will soon be revealed to be full of monsters. Your friends, your lover... they are all monsters. They only look like people. This is the nature of director Perry Blackshear's feature debut They Look Like People. The film crackles with technical and narrative ingenuity, exploring the fragile state...

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Here’s my Top Ten films and other treats from 2015 (in no particular order):

Best Movies 1) Fury Road

After 15 minutes I turned to my wife and said I was exhausted… Thankfully I got my breath back and Fury Road refused to let up. True to the originals, Tom Hardy’s Max says very little and through Charlize Theron’s Furiosa we arguably got our first feminist action movie – or so it seemed according to the lunatic fringe of fanboy culture as they whipped themselves into a frenzy on many a blog.

2) Carol

Todd Haynes adapted Carol from Patricia Highsmith 1952 novel: The Price Of Salt. The sumptuous period style, stunning cinematic storytelling and stand out performances from Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson combine to make a film experience of a forbidden lesbian love affair – that’s akin to an Edward Hopper painting coming to life.

It's the same everywhere, with everything: The end of one calendar year brings about news of next year's events, goings on, happenings... film festivals. Oh. Hey now... Today, the full feature documentary and narrative competition lineup for the 22nd Annual Slamdance Film Festival was announced. Per their competition rule, these are all first time feature directors: the best of what's next. Among the 20 titles are 16 premieres, including 12 world premieres.A few narraitve titles I'm taking note of right now include Diy political thriller If There's A Hell Below. Slamdance, being the kings of lo-fi that they are, generally have a few outta-da-blue titles. Last year the grand champ was the terrifying They Look Like People, which went on to rave reviews and fest...

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Last weekend, as the weather began to turn crisp and cold, the ninth iteration of the Buffalo International Film Festival went off, to bigger crowds and bigger acclaim than ever before.

The Film Stage’s first-produced short film Strange Bird was lucky enough to be included in the line-up, premiering at the newly-restored North Park Theatre on Hertel Avenue in front of writer/director Perry Blackshear’s Diy-thriller They Look Like People, which won a Special Jury Award at the Slamdance Film Festival along with a slew of other accolades at several impressive fests.

It was a bittersweet year for the festival following the passing of its founder, Edward Summer, in November of 2014. An accomplished artist, writer and filmmaker, Summer was celebrated throughout this year’s proceedings, including a touching memorial during the fest’s opening night gala.

In Summer’s hands, Biff emerged as an annual event for local cinephiles,...

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The Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the longest running horror film festival in the United States, now in its 15th year. The festival has been responsible for premiering many now classic horror films such as Paranormal Activity and Feast, both of which are having anniversary screenings at this year's festival. Additionally, Screamfest will be screening the premiere of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.

The 2015 festival will run from October 13th through the 22nd in Hollywood, California at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres.

Screamfest has an amazing star-studded lineup this year, and if you live in Los Angeles, you owe it to yourself to check out a movie or two, or three or four or all of them. Many of the screenings include discussions with filmmakers such as John and Clu Gulager, James Franco, and more. You can check out the programming and purchase tickets at the festival website Screamfest.

"They all float down here". Cavity Colors' Pennywise sweater / shirt is available for pre-order now. Also in this round-up: details on the Telluride Horror Show, The Cutting Room, and new horror apparel from TeeFury.

Cavity Colors' Pennywise Shirt: "'World Eater' Crewneck Sweater ($37.00)

Limited Edition of only 100 (this item will never be reprinted) 80% cotton 20% polyester blend Fleece Split stitch double needle sewing on all seams Designed by Coki Greenway (art direction by Aaron Crawford) Pre-order - Ships in Mid-October

"World Eater" T-shirt / Girl T-shirt ($25.00)

Limited Edition of only 200 (this item will never be reprinted) Printed on our ultra soft Black 100% cotton T-shirts Designed by Coki Greenway (art direction by Aaron Crawford) Pre-order - Ships in Mid-October"

To learn more about the Pennywise collection, visit the Cavity Colors online shop.

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Telluride Horror Show: Press Release: "Telluride, Co - The Telluride Horror Show has announced its second wave of films and a...

A Kickstarter was launched for the Hollywood Horror Museum which will preserve the history of the genre we all love so dearly. Also in this round-up: details on the Goosebumps screening at Mile High Horror Film Festival, horror survival game Romero's Aftermath, and distribution details for Crabs!

Hollywood Horror Museum: Press Release: "The Nsf just announced the launch of their Kickstarter for the Hollywood Horror Museum. The museum, created by some of horror and Sci-Fi’s biggest names, will be the world’s first educational, non-profit museum teaching the history of horror in films, TV, literature and art, as well as filmmaking, makeup, costumes and special effects, from model making to computer graphics.

The museum coincides with the Hollywood Sci-Fi Museum and will have a permanent home in 2018.

The project goes back to 2012 when writer/fan Huston Huddleston found two Star Trek Enterprise Bridges in the trash at Paramount in 1998 and decided to restore them.

After a successful round of funding through Kickstarter, we’re pleased to announce the first The Film Stage-produced short has been completed and will premiere on the festival circuit next month. Set for a debut at the 2015 Buffalo International Film Festival, Strange Bird takes one deep in the mind of a detective hellbent upon understanding the man who murdered his sister.

We’re pleased to share the first trailer, which gives one a glimpse at the modern noir film, directed by Dan Mecca and Tim Ringwood. If you’re in the area for the premiere, we’d also love to get your thoughts and have a chat, so let us know if you’re attending in the comments.

Strange Bird premieres during Biff 2015 on Saturday October 17th at the North Park Theater at 10:00Pm, preceded by a screening of Slamdance winner They Look Like People. Get tickets here and check out the tailer below.

Hey UK! Make your way to Sheffield during the weekend of October 23rd through the 25th if you want to get your fantastic film fix. The Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival returns to Showroom Cinema for its sixth edition with a weekend packed full of premieres, previews, special guests and more.Karyn Kusama's The Invitation will open the festival. Other festival favorites like Deathgasm, Goodnight Mommy, The Witch and They Look Like People are also part of the lineup. Then, to close the festival, Goblin is coming to town for a live performance of Dario Argento's Profondo Rosso, also known as Deep Red. And check out that lineup for their annual all-nighter! A Nightmare on Elm Street, Re-Animator, Phantasm and The Texas Chainsaw Massacare 2? Sign us...

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Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear

The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.

We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.

Two once close friends meet up in New York after ten years. Christian is a hip marketer trying to increase his personal coolness. Wyatt has just left his job as a nunnery gardener. Wanting to reconnect, Christian asks Wyatt to stay over. But at 4 a.m. Wyatt receives a call telling him to prepare for war, leave the city and beware of infection. Should he protect his best friend from the impending apocalypse, or from himself? Audacious, unsettling, full of tension, emotion, creative boldness and heartfelt compassion, this brilliant feature debut is a master class in independent budget filmmaking.

With the film set for its European Premiere at Frightfest, Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, speaks to They Look Like People director Perry Blackshear.

They Look Like People screens at Frightfest on Sunday 30th August at 9.00pm in Discovery Screen 1.

After 23 unbelievable, uninterrupted days of screenings, today marks the Closing Night of the 19th edition of the Fantasia Film Festival. There is always a sadness lingering in the air on the last day. I often compare it to the feeling you get as a kid on the final day of summer camp. You get to spend an entire month with a group of friends from around the world knowing you might not have the opportunity to see some of these people again for an entire year. Known worldwide as North America’s longest-running genre film festival, Fantasia is special because of the people who not only make it happen but also for those of us who choose to spend the beautiful hot summer days crowded inside a gloomy theatre to watch movies we might not have the chance to see otherwise. And for the sixth consecutive year, the event succeeded...

Montreal’s genre film festival wraps with over 100,000 spectators attending across its 23 days of screenings.

Sion Sono’s Tag was among the winners at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, which wrapped yesterday [Aug 4] with the Canadian premiere of Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan.

This year saw over 100,000 spectators attending across the festival’s 23 days of screenings, including 195 indoor screenings, three outdoor screenings, eight virtual reality films and other special events, such as the debut international performance of Glass Eye Pix’s live horror radio show Tales from Beyond the Pale.

Over 900 international guests, including more than 400 film industry professionals, visited the festival and its Frontières Market which saw two deals close during the market. Raven Banner boarded worldwide sales on Gigi Saul Guerrero’s El Gigante, while Frank Murray of Lux Capta Films signed on as producer of Renaud Gauthier’s ‘Lude Behavior.

Guests included Jon Watts and Kevin Bacon for Cop Car, Michael Ironside, [link...

The Fantasia Film Festival has, over the years, gained a reputation among genre fans as one of the places on the festival circuit with a large selection of genre films, making it one that attracts fans of horror and fantasy features, among others. The 2015 incarnation of the festival is no different in this regard, with one of the films set to be screened there being They Look Like People. The film marks the feature directing and screenwriting debut of Perry Blackshear, who takes on both roles for the movie. The synopsis is as follows.

Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.

Having made its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Narrative feature, the film stars MacLeod Andrews,...

Fantasia is a big place, with some of the biggest genre movies of 2015 screening across its marathon four weeks.But as we know, films come in all shapes and sizes. And it is sometimes the smaller pictures, the intimate, low-budget Diy fare made by a band of friends, that can pack the greatest of punches.Enter: They Look Like People. Directed by Perry Blackshear, with a great ensemble cast, this bromantic psychological horror has won awards left and right in 2015 -- from Slamdance to IFFBoston, Nashville and beyond. I reviewed the film when it premiered at Slamdance and was bowled over by its brutal atmosphere and authentic exploration of mental illness. Here's the part where I quote myself:They Look Like People endures like few indies...

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The 19th Annual Fantasia Film Festival is only a week away, beginning July 14 and running through August 4. And as promised for today, they’ve revealed their full line-up of films screening at 2015’s festival in Montreal.

This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.

See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.

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Fantasia 2015:

36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films

- Including 22 World Premieres,...

After the announcement of the Fightfest’s opening and closing films a week ago, the UK’s premiere horror festival has announced its complete line-up… And they’re not making it easy for us to bring you reviews of the majority of the films screening this year!

Yes, not only is Frightfest taking over the Vue cinema on Leicester Square again this year but they’re also taking over an extra screen, Screen 1, at the old home of Frightfest, The Prince Charles Cinema – which will be the location of Another “Discovery” screen strand.

From the press release:

Bigger, bolder, bloodier…Film4 FrightFest 2015 marks its 16th year with its largest line-up ever. From Thurs 27 August to Mon 31 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will return to the Vue West End, Leicester Square to present seventy-six films across five screens, plus a host of special events. There are eighteen...