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There is no place better for a horror fan than the ever-growing film library of Shudder. It was already one of the most niche streaming services in the market, it is also perfect for giving the fans what they want by giving them new and exciting horror films every month. So, if you love Shudder and are wondering what are best movies coming to the Scream Queen of streaming services in June 2024, here are our best picks for you.

A Lonely Place to Die (June 3)

A Lonely Place to Die is a British action thriller film directed by Julian Gilbey from a screenplay co-written by Julian and Will Gilbey. The 2011 film follows the story of five hikers as they hear cries of pain in the wilderness and to their horror it’s a little girl buried in the ground. When they decide to get her to safety they are chased by the kidnappers.

Bad Things is a horror-thriller film written and directed by Stewart Thorndike. The Shudder movie follows the story of a group of friends, who go to a secluded hotel for a weekend but things take a turn for the worse when they find out that women do bad things there. Bad Things stars Gayle Rankin in the lead role of Ruthie Nodd, with Hari Nef, Molly Ringwald, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones playing supporting roles. So, if you loved Bad Things here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Synopsis: A married couple with a small son are employed to look after a resort hotel high in the Colorado mountains. As a result, they are the sole occupants during the long winter. The hotel manager warns them not to accept the job because of a tragedy that occurred during the winter of...

First look images have been unveiled of Nikki Amuka-Bird in upcoming survival thriller “Jericho Ridge.”

The film tells the story of North Washington county sheriff Tabby (Amuka-Bird), who finds herself alone in the sheriff’s office one night while her colleagues are out on patrol. But she soon finds out they’ve been set up by a murderous drug cartel while she herself comes under siege at the office, where she must battle desperately to save herself and her son.

Amuka-Bird is best-known for “Jupiter Ascending” and “Old.” She recently wrapped on an adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” alongside Dakota Johnson.

In first stills from “Jericho Ridge,” which has been shooting in Kosovo (subbing for North Washington), Amuka-Bird can be seen in her deputy sheriff’s uniform pointing a gun (above) while “This is England” star Michael Socha, who plays redneck crook Earl Macready, can be seen in another...

Nikki Amuka-Bird (“The Outfit”) will play the lead in Will Gilbey’s “Jericho Ridge.”

BAFTA award-winner Gilbey (“A Lonely Place to Die”) also wrote the screenplay for the feature, which is billed as a survival thriller.

Amuka-Bird is joined by Michael Socha (“This is England”), Zack Morris (“The Fades”), Chris Reilly (“Wrath of Man”) Philipp Christopher (“Origin”), Solly McLeod (“Boxing Day”) and music artist Capital T.

The film tells the story of North Washington county sheriff Tabby (Amuka-Bird), who finds herself alone in the sheriff’s office one night while her colleagues are out on patrol. But she soon finds out they’ve been set up by a murderous drug cartel while she herself comes under siege at the office, where she must battle desperately to save herself and her son.

“Jericho Ridge” is co-financed by Silver Lining Productions and Dlnqnt, with Dlnqnt’s Alex Tate (“Hope Gap”) and Harvey Ascott...

One afternoon in the early aughts, Melissa George found herself in a hotel room with Harvey Weinstein. The mogul, wearing a bathrobe, wanted to discuss two roles in his upcoming films Derailed and Amityville Horror. An assistant waited in the hallway, but then, fortunately, so did George’s ‘entourage’.

“I actually was very well protected back then,” George tells me via Zoom, speaking from a park in Paris, with one of her sons in her lap. “My agent at the time said, ‘You’re not going to that meeting alone.’ And [Weinstein] realized that I came with bodyguards and back-up.”

With her team lurking, he made no inappropriate moves, beyond his choice of attire. But then, a week before shooting on Derailed began, the lead role earmarked for George was mysteriously demoted to a supporting one. She believes this is absolutely because of that tightly-controlled Peninsula hotel meeting.

But she prevailed,...

Mackey joins project from A Lonely Place To Die director Julian Gilbey.

Emma Mackey, the breakout star of popular Netflix series Sex Education, has officially boarded the cast of UK-France survival thriller Summit Fever.

The actress joins Freddie Thorp (Overdrive) in the film, which is from A Lonely Place To Die director Julian Gilbey.

Set in the French Alps, Summit Fever is the story of a young English mountaineer who is lured to the Alps by his friend to help him conquer the ‘Big Three’ – the Matterhorn, the Eiger, and Mont Blanc, all over one summer.

The film is a...

Outlander fans are very familiar with horrifying villains. The antagonist of the show's earliest seasons, Black Jack Randall, was about as bad as a bad guy can get. In the upcoming fourth season, though, a new character might be giving Black Jack a run for his money. Irish pirate Stephen Bonnet, as fans of Diana Gabaldon's books will know, appears charming and handsome on the outside, but it doesn't take long for his awful nature to show itself. It's new territory for actor Ed Speleers, who plays Bonnet, and has previously made a career as fairly heroic characters.

Speleers started his career in a pretty magical way (pun intended). At the age of eighteen, after only appearing in school plays in England, he was plucked from a worldwide casting call to play the lead role in 2006's young adult fantasy epic Eragon. The movie, based on the first novel...

Survival tales The Boat and Summit Fever have both scored key deals for UK film sales outfit Carnaby International.

In completed UK thriller The Boat, a lone fisherman, lost in a deep mist, boards an abandoned sailboat. Finding no signs of life, he emerges back on deck only to discover his own boat has disappeared. First-time feature director Winston Azzopardi directs his son and relative newcomer Joe Azzopardi in the low-budget genre pic which caught the attention of some established buyers in Cannes.

Deals have been sealed with Metropolitan Filmexport for France, Splendid Film for Germany, Dutch Filmworks for Benelux, Mis. Label for Scandinavia, Impacto Cine for Latin America, Front Row for Middle East, Green Narae Media for South Korea and Suraya Filem for Vietnam, Malaysia, and Philippines. The deals were closed in and soon after Cannes and the film will be screened again for buyers at London Screenings this...

The company has also presold Summit Fever to Koch Films for Germany.

UK-based sales agent Carnaby International has confirmed a raft of deals for adventure thriller The Boat off the back of last month’s market in Cannes.

Territories sold include Benelux (Dutch Filmworks), France (Metropolitan Filmexport), Germany (Splendid Film), Scandinavia (Mis. Label), Latin America (Impacto Cine), Middle East (Front Row), South Korea (Green Narae Media) and Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines (Suraya Film).

Directed by Winston Azzopardi, starring his son Joe and produced and written by the pair, The Boat takes in a fisherman lost in deep mist who boards an abandoned sailboat.

Carnaby International has added three new genre titles to its slate ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, the company announced Tuesday. The new titles include survival dramas “The Boat” (pictured) and “Summit Fever,” as well as Indonesian superhero title “Valentine.” The U.K.-based independent production and international sales company will introduce all three titles to buyers in Cannes.

“The Boat” sees Joe Azzopardi star as a lone fisherman who boards an abandoned sailboat he discovers in the mist, only for his own boat to disappear while he is aboard the abandoned craft. It is produced and written by the actor alongside his father, Winston Azzopardi, who also directs. The completed film will screen to buyers in Cannes.

“The Boat” is joined on Carnaby’s slate by another survival drama, “Summit Fever.” The film, which started shooting in January and is scheduled to continue production this summer, sees Freddie Thorp...

Time for another Frightfest 2017 as our host Stuart Wright talks Killing Ground with writer/director Damien Power – the film has its European Premiere at the festival on Sunday August 27th.

A young couple on a camping trip to an isolated beach discover someone has already pitched a tent and seemingly abandoned it. As time passes by and its owners don’t return, the newcomers start to suspect the worst. Then all hell breaks loose… thanks to audaciously interweaving storylines spanning two suspensefully distinct chronologies hours apart – and not for the faint-hearted. A brutal bushland nerve-shredder, Damien Power’s slow-burning shocker shares kindred spirits with Wolf Creek and The Long Weekend in the Ozploitation annals, bolstered by raw and revelatory turns from a superb ensemble cast working the tension to fever pitch.

The Horror Channel Frightfest takes place August 24th – 28th 2017 at both the Empire Cinema and Prince Charles Cinema in London’s Leicester Square.

The long weekend of Holi saw an array of celebrations by celebrities who participated in the festivities with family and friends. However, actress Malaika Arora chose to take the opportunity of the long weekend of Holi to indulge in a 3 night stay at luxurious wellness getaway at Atmantan Wellness Resort. Wishing to attain ultimate relaxation, Malaika AroraRead More

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Jennifer Lopez is a mover and shaker, even when she's not onstage.

Over the weekend, Lopez's longtime pal, Loren Ridinger, sneakily shared a video on Instagram of the 47-year-old triple-threat star booty dancing while at Casa Tua in Miami, Florida. "Stop it!" Lopez exclaims when she realizes her friend is recording her.

"Oops;) I got her again. @jlo #miaminights #bff #booty #breaktheinternet #casatua," Ridinger captioned the post.

Watch: Jennifer Lopez Reveals the Moment In Her Vegas Show That Makes Her Cry Every Time

J.Lo didn't seem to mind being caught on camera as she reposted the dance video, writing: "I gotta start watching this one..."

The friends had quite the girls' night out as Ridinger also shared a bathroom selfie with her famous pal, and another pic that she captioned: "Thelma and Louise."

Watch: Mariah Carey and Ex-Husband Nick Cannon Reunite For a Family Thanksgiving With Their Twins

The long weekend was full of dancing for Lopez...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Fox's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has debuted on top of the box office, with long-weekend takings of $4.8 million. Tim Burton's latest has knocked off The Secret Life of Pets, which fell 7 per cent to bring in $3.99 million. The Universal title now sits on $25.1 million after four weeks. Just an inch behind Pets was Sony's The Magnificent Seven, which debuted on 250 screens and made $3.98 million. The long weekend saw Warner Bros' Storks soar, with its takings of $2.3 million up 31 per cent on last week's debut. The animated film has now made $5.2 million overall. Bridget Jones's Baby took a tumble this week, falling 33 per cent to ring up $2.16 million. Now on screens for three weeks, the Universal film sits just shy of $14 million. Roadshow's Sully also fell, down 25 per cent on last week with takings of $1.4 million. The Clint Eastwood film has now made $11.2 million after four weeks.

Exclusive: UK duo partner on sequels following lucrative home entertainment bows.

UK distributor Signature Entertainment and UK sales outfit Carnaby International are teaming on two genre projects due to enter production this summer.

Rise Of The Footsoldier: The Beginning will act as a prequel to 2007 crime feature Rise Of The Footsoldier, charting the story of the Essex Range Rover murders and gang member Pat Tate.

The film will see the return of Craig Fairbrass (St. George’s Day) as Tate as well as Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die) who wrote and directed the original film as writer and producer.

Niall Johnson is directing the New Zealand-set period adventure film.

Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Jack Davenport (Pirates Of The Carribean) will star in Niall Johnson’s adventure film The Stolen, which will shoot in New Zealand in May.

Set during the country’s gold rush of the 1860s, Eve will play an upper class British woman searching for her kidnapped child in a perilous wilderness inhabited by ex-cons, with Davenport playing her romantic charge.

New Zealand native Emily Corcoran, who was an associate producer on BAFTA-nominated The Survivalist, wrote the screenplay and will also produce.

Premiere Picture is providing financing along with Red Rock Entertainment, Head Gear Films and New Zealand philanthropist Sir Douglas Myers.

Also starring are Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Graham McTavish (The Hobbit trilogy), Ariadna Cabrol (Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer), Gillian MacGregor (A Lonely Place To Die) and Cohen Holloway (What We Do In The Shadows).

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The long weekend proved to be surprising for Chrissy Teigen, as she was majorly treated by John Legend ahead of her fast-approaching birthday. (Happy Birthday!) The singer-songwriter threw a party for his wife Saturday at New York's Comedy Cellar, secretly inviting family and friends to join in on what sounds like the cutest of times. As part of the festivities, Teigen and attendees enjoyed Momofuku, a comedy set courtesy of Dave Chappelle (who reportedly had a joke about putting a Trader Joes in downtown Syria), and music from DJ Nice:"I can't imagine a single thing more I wanted out of my twenties," Teigen, who turns 30 on Monday, tweeted afterward. "Greatest friends and family ever, ever, ever." Of course, the cherry on top was probably being serenaded by Legend — which is something that should happen to everybody when they turn 30: Because this couple just can't stop. For more...

One of the more common compliments given to this past weekend's "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" has been that of the film getting a solid villain in the form of English actor Sean Harris.

Harris has built a career in recently mostly playing bad guys from his acclaimed work on Showtime's "The Borgias" and the "Red Riding" and "Southcliffe" mini-series along with parts in such films as "'71," "Prometheus," "Deliver Us from Evil," "A Lonely Place to Die," and the upcoming "Macbeth".

Harris has also generally avoided blockbuster filmmaking in the past, though has been drawn to it on occasion depending upon the filmmaker. Speaking with Deadline, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie talked about re-writes to the film's script and how that ultimately had a big impact on Harris' role as the film's antagonist Solomon Lane:

My one regret is there is one real showcase scene with Sean and it didn't...

Gillian MacGregor

After small roles in The Sick House and A Lonely Place To Die, plus a series of appearances in TV series Persona, Gillian McGregor had her first major leading role in Beyond, the story of a couple at war with one another as a large, unknown object hurtles toward the Earth. Her performance dominates the film and is sure to bring her to wider attention. As it’s released on DVD this week, I caught up with her to ask how she became involved with the film.

“Lizzie, the producer, contacted my agent,” she says. “Well, I went in for casting and I really thought I blew it. I tend to get a feeling for how it’s gone. But then I got called back.” She laughs, remembering her excitement; it’s odd to hear such a light-hearted sound after watching her fierce and unhappy creation in Beyond.

Still Open All Hours remained on top of the ratings on Sunday evening, overnight data reveals.

The BBC One comedy amused an average 6.37 million viewers (27.3%) at 7.30pm. Earlier, Celebrity Mastermind puzzled 4.54m (22.0%) at 6pm, followed by Countryfile with 6.04m (27.8%) at 6.30pm.

Antiques Roadshow interested 5.44m (22.0%) at 8pm, followed by Last Tango in Halifax with 5.69m (22.9%) at 9pm. Match of the Day 2 scored 2.64m (21.4%) at 10.35pm.

BBC Two's live darts coverage attracted 2.54m (11.1%) from 5.45pm. Kate Humble's Into the Volcano intrigued 1.14m (5.0%) at 9.15pm, followed by Paul Hollywood's Racing Legends with 770,000 (5.5%) at 10.15pm.

On ITV, All Star Family Misfortunes entertained 2.99m (13.2%) at 7pm (158k/0.6% on +1), while Foyle's War continued with 4.33m (17.5%) at 8pm (401k/1.9%).

Channel 4's Phil Spencer: Secret Agent brought in 845k (3.7%) at 7pm (158k/0.6%), followed by The Hotel with 1.44m (5.8%) at 8pm (98k/0.4%) and Walking the Nile with 1.74m (7.0%) at 9pm (202k/1.2%).

On Channel 5, Aladdin...

At the heart of the ABCs of Death series is something I absolutely cherish about horror cinema; the ability to take a short story and convey an idea that terrifies (or if we’re lucky grosses out). It strips out the bullshit ie all those love plots and pieces of character development that are wholly unnecessary to a good horror story. Horror shorts, anthology films and portmanteaus truly are my favorite way to watch horror fiction. From Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark to Stephen King’s Night Shift. From Dead of Night to Creepshow. Bite size stories to tell around a campfire or underneath the covers or to read on the beach, that’s the way to consume horror in small portions.

ABCs of Death was comprised of 26 filmmakers creating horror fiction based on a letter of the alphabet and the sequel follows suit. No wrap story just right on into the sequence,...

"This is my anti-death penalty film," director Julian Gilbey explains to Shock Till You Drop of his hard-hitting ABCs of Death 2 segment. Where some filmmakers took the opportunity to participated in the anthology horror film and craft a visceral experience that perhaps favors style of substance, Gilbey used his allotment of time that offers food for thought and goes for the throat.

It also features one of the nastiest on-screen beheadings we've seen in quite some time.

ABCs of Death 2 - currently on VOD - features 26 filmmakers musing on the nature of death, using the alphabet as their inspiration. Gilbey, who previously helmed A Lonely Place to Die, took on "C is for Capital Punishment."

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Yesterday ABCs of Death 2 hit On Demand platforms like iTunes, Amazon, cable and all the other usual suspects. It's possibly the most insane movie of the year.  The sequel has segments directed by the minds behind movies like Cheap Thrills, Big Bad Wolves, Juan of the Dead, Cube, Inside, A Lonely Place to Die, Blood Glacier, Room 237 and Stage Fright, just to name a few. And they've all come together in this consistently entertaining madhouse where no two segments are the same, save for the fact that they somehow turn a letter of the alphabet into an absurd way for someone to kick the bucket. But as hilarious and twisted and disturbing as the movie is as a whole, we will certainly play favorites. Because there's one director in the bunch we just flat out...

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ABCs of Death 2 arrives on VOD tomorrow! The film is the follow-up to the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning from Nigeria to UK to Brazil and everywhere in between. And, it's a vast improvement over the first entry!

In anticipation of the debut, we've received a still from "C is for Capital Punishment," a segment directed by Julian Gilby. He previously helmed A Lonely Place to Die and his entry in ABCs of Death 2 is a nasty piece of work.

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The Longest Week Review

As is often the case with new directors, Peter Glanz’ The Longest Week is built from one of his earlier short films, A Relationship in Four Days. It’s a film that is going to divide critics, many of whom will dislike it for all the things that make it great, and is a tricky sell to most audiences. There’s a fine line between a derivative work (or one that is just patently stolen) and an honorific, and watching The Longest Week reminded me of nothing so much as Down with Love. While Down with Love was more directly putting forward the films it nodded to, and was more focused in its subject, it had a difficult time winning fans, and I suspect for similar reasons, even one has far easier entry points than the other.

The Longest Week revolves around Conrad Valmont (Jason Bateman...

Three years ago, Julian Gilbey released A Lonely Place To Die, a hybrid of the Most Dangerous Game and Cliffhanger – and a highly inventive, action packed thriller chock full of and suspense. To create this truly relentless action film/gripping crime thriller, director Julian Gilbey spent years practicing to become an avid and experienced climber, in order shoot the film from impossible positions, situated in and around the Scottish mountainsides. Gilbey and cinematographer Ali Adas avoid CG and instead relied on their actors and stunt crew to do provide the thrills. Every frame of this film is in service of keeping the audience at the edge of their seats with it’s breathless nonstop pacing.

Plastic is the latest offering from Gilbey, and follows the fortunes of the young group of students who fall foul to a sadistic crime boss. They are given two weeks to raise £2 million – otherwise they must face the consequences.

Last week we brought you the insane and bloody red-band trailer for ABCs of Death 2. A tamer green-band trailer has now been released that you can show to your kids if you want! It's not as gory as the red-band, but it's still a fun trailer to watch that's packed full energy.

The movie consists of 26 short films, and each one has a completely different director and storyline. Some of the directors in the mix include Vincenzo Natali (Splice), Rodney Ascher (Room 237), E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills), and the Soskasisters (American Mary). Here's the synopsis:

ABCs Of Death 2 is the follow-up to the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning from Nigeria to UK to Brazil and everywhere in between. It features segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. The film is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters,...

Plastic is the latest offering from Julian Gilbey, the director of Twitch Film fave A Lonely Place to Die, as well as a segment in the upcoming ABCs of Death 2. You will be able to find his next action-oriented film in cinemas and on iTunes and VOD on September 26th. We have an exclusive clip to share with you. In it, Game of Thrones' Alfie Allen looks like he is putting some doubt in the mind of Sebastian De Souza (UK Skins) about their respective places in their growing gang of credit card schemers. We may have a review of the film closer to the release date. In the meantime, enjoy the clip, and maybe consider increasing the security of your credit cards....

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The ABCs of Death 2 will be making its VOD premiere via Magnet Releasing on October 2nd with a theatrical run set for October 31st. That being said a new work friendly green band trailer has come our way and it's fit for mass consumption. Dig it!

The ABCs Of Death 2 is produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League, in conjunction with associate producers Todd Brown, Marc Walkow, Mitch Davis, and Ted Geoghegan.

The ABCs Of Death 2’s directors are an eclectic, acclaimed group, consisting of Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; Israel’s Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves, Rabies); Japan’s arthouse provocateur Sion Sono (Cold Fish, Suicide Club); Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton; Room 237 mastermind Rodney Ascher; Filipino icon – and Director’s Fortnight inductee – Erik Matti (On The Job, Magic Temple); Lithuania’s Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (Vanishing Waves); Splice and...

The ABCs of Death 2 will be making its VOD premiere via Magnet Releasing on October 2nd with a theatrical run set for October 31st. Right now we have a new red band trailer for you cats to dig on that is brimming with the good stuff!

The ABCs Of Death 2 is produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League, in conjunction with associate producers Todd Brown, Marc Walkow, Mitch Davis, and Ted Geoghegan.

The ABCs Of Death 2’s directors are an eclectic, acclaimed group, consisting of Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; Israel’s Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves, Rabies); Japan’s arthouse provocateur Sion Sono (Cold Fish, Suicide Club); Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton; Room 237 mastermind Rodney Ascher; Filipino icon – and Director’s Fortnight inductee – Erik Matti (On The Job, Magic Temple); Lithuania’s Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (Vanishing Waves); Splice and...

The official plot details have arrived for the new werewolf flick starring A Lonely Place to Die's Ed Speleers and The Descent's Shauna Macdonald, entitled Howl. Read on for the skinny regarding the Paul Wyett helmed production.

Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby penned the screenplay.

Look for more on this one as it comes.

Synopsis

Joe, a young ticket-collector, is riding the last train out of London on a dark and stormy night along with a meager bunch of passengers. When the train brakes violently and comes to a sudden halt deep in the middle of a forest, it seems they have hit something on the line. But when the driver ventures out to investigate, he never returns, leaving the passengers in a state of panic – particularly when Joe sees the driver’s mutilated body outside the carriage.

Realizing there’s something dangerous lurking in the forest, Joe...

Julian Gilbey, director of A Lonely Place to Die and a segment in ABCs of Death 2, has a new thriller coming out next month. Plastic opens in cinemas on September 12, and we have the key art and a gallery of images to share with you. Plastic tells the story of intelligent and brazen Sam (Speleers), who leads a ring of recruited university students to become credit card thieves to supplement their income.  They inadvertently rob a notorious gangster named Marcel (Kretschmann) and are then forced to up their game 10 times the amount stolen with interest.  They take their scam on the road to Miami, the city of "high stakes" to pay off their debt.  After a series of unfortunate mistakes, Sam's team falls short...

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The ABCs of Death 2 is coming to VOD through Magnet Releasing on October 2nd and will hit theaters on October 31st. Just what one needs after a night of tricks and treats.

About The ABCs of Death 2

The ABCs Of Death 2 is produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League, in conjunction with associate producers Todd Brown, Marc Walkow, Mitch Davis, and Ted Geoghegan.

The ABCs Of Death 2’s directors are an eclectic, acclaimed group, consisting of Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; Israel’s Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves, Rabies); Japan’s arthouse provocateur Sion Sono (Cold Fish, Suicide Club); Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton; Room 237 mastermind Rodney Ascher; Filipino icon – and Director’s Fortnight inductee – Erik Matti (On The Job, Magic Temple); Lithuania’s Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (Vanishing Waves); Splice and Cube's Vincenzo Natali...

Image from The ABC’s of Death 2. Chapter directed by Erik Matti

The ABCs of Death 2 now officially has a release date and it is just in time for Halloween. The film will be released by Magnet and Drafthouse Films on VOD on October 2nd and a limited theatrical run a few weeks later on the 31st .

The sequel is a follow-up to 2012’s horror anthology The ABCs of Death and, like its predecessor, will contain 26 short horror films by some of the genre’s greatest minds. As expected with so many shorts, the original was a bit of a mixed bag. There were certainly some incredible shorts like D is for Dogfight directed by Marcel Sarmiento, T is for Toilet by Lee Hardcastle, U is for Unearthed by Ben Wheatley, X is for Xxl by Xavier Gens, and the disgusting L is for Libido by Timo Tjahjanto. There...

The ABCs of Death 2 will be making its VOD premiere via Magnet Releasing on October 2nd with a theatrical run set for October 31st. I mean, what better day could there be to go see a horror movie in a theatre?!?

The ABCs Of Death 2 is produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League, in conjunction with associate producers Todd Brown, Marc Walkow, Mitch Davis, and Ted Geoghegan.

The ABCs Of Death 2’s directors are an eclectic, acclaimed group, consisting of Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; Israel’s Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves, Rabies); Japan’s arthouse provocateur Sion Sono (Cold Fish, Suicide Club); Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton; Room 237 mastermind Rodney Ascher; Filipino icon – and Director’s Fortnight inductee – Erik Matti (On The Job, Magic Temple); Lithuania’s Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (Vanishing Waves); Splice and Cube's Vincenzo Natali; indie...

Making a name for themselves with Dead Hooker in a Trunk and American Mary, twin sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska make their anthology debut with The ABCs of Death 2, contributing a short film to the madness.

Though we don't yet have any idea what their entry will be about, we can be pretty damn sure it's going to be a hard one for male audiences to endure, as this just released behind-the-scenes shot leads us to believe. You have been warned, men!!

Check out the Nsfw image below, which was pulled from The ABCs of Death 2 Facebook page for being too gruesome for mass consumption!

Magnet is planning to release the film later this year. The ABCs Of Death 2 is produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League, in conjunction with associate producers Todd Brown, Marc Walkow, Mitch Davis, and Ted Geoghegan.

The ABCs Of Death 2’s directors are an eclectic,...

We told you about Howl a couple of days ago and right now we have the first bit of casting news straight out of Cannes. Screen Daily reports that A Lonely Place to Die's Ed Speleers and The Descent's Shauna Macdonald have joined the Paul Wyett helmed production.

Howl tells the story of a midnight train which is attacked by a terrifying pack of werewolves, forcing a shy ticket inspector to unleash his inner beast to lead his passengers to safety and survive the night.

Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby penned the screenplay.

Look for more on this one as it comes. In the interim... check out the artwork below.

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Several stills have been released for the upcoming horror anthology ABCs of Death 2. The stills show a severed head, a screaming witch and other harrowing characters. The ABCs of Death 2 will release later this year and the film features twenty-five directors. The entire director list is below. As well, the film will tell twenty-six short tales. Fans of the series can preview the release here. Story details for the film have not been released. However, this sequel will be similar to the original, in that each letter of the alphabet will celebrate another tale of death. The four stills hosted here are from four of those tales. Hajime Ohata (Henge), Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead), Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place to Die) and Erik Matti are each represented. And, each still shows a small tidbit from this, sure to be, very large film. A still from Hajime Ohata's short film.

Hot on the heels of their ambitious horror anthology The ABCs Of Death, Drafthouse producers Ant Timpson and Tim League decided that the world needed another collection of horror shorts spanning every letter of the alphabet – and adventurous horror fans much like myself rejoiced. The ABCs Of Death 2 was greenlit, the directors were selected, and the inevitable waiting game began.

I tried on numerous occasions to extract as much information as possible from contributing artists – Jerome Sable, Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado were tight-lipped in our interviews – but it looks like Magnet and Drafthouse are ready to start opening the floodgate of horrors hiding amidst these 26 short stories that are ready to shock, scare, and revolt viewers in ways the original didn’t dare.

While certain sites were originally given their own exclusive images, we’re now able to collect the smattering of gross faces, forest scenes, and creepy monsters...

A pair of exclusive stills have come our way to offer up to you cats who are eagerly anticipating the release of The ABCs of Death 2. So check 'em out right here, and keep your eyes open for more... lest they be sewn shut! Dig 'em!

Magnet is planning to release the film later this year. The ABCs Of Death 2 is produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League, in conjunction with associate producers Todd Brown, Marc Walkow, Mitch Davis, and Ted Geoghegan.

The ABCs Of Death 2’s directors are an eclectic, acclaimed group, consisting of Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; Israel’s Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves, Rabies); Japan’s arthouse provocateur Sion Sono (Cold Fish, Suicide Club); Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton; Room 237 mastermind Rodney Ascher; Filipino icon – and Director’s Fortnight inductee – Erik Matti (On The Job, Magic Temple); Lithuania...

Generally speaking, one doesn't look to British films for glamour. Old-school class, perhaps. Grit and grime, sure. But Plastic is attempting to add a little more of the sort of sun-soaked, high-living style we associate with our Us cousins to this crime thriller, so you might want to don sunglasses before you check out this trailer. The film sees Ed Speleers' Sam and Will Poulter's Fordy running a credit card scam, along with mates Yatesey (Alfie Allen) and Sebastian De Souza's Rafa. But wouldn't you know it, they get on the wrong side of the wrong man (Thomas Kretschmann) and find themselves forced to come up with a lot of money very fast. We suspect that the presence of Emma Rigby's Frankie in their corner will help, from the looks of this trailer, but we'll have to wait and see on that score. Also starring Graham McTavish...

Paramount have released the first trailer for plastic starring a great British cast including Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian de Souza and Emma Rigby alongside Graham McTavish and Thomas Kretschmann. The movie will be with us 2nd May and the trailer is embedded below. Plastic is directed by Julian Gilbey who previously brought us Rise of the Foot Soldier and A Lonely Place To Die starring Melissa George.

High octane thriller Plastic tells the story of intelligent and brazen Sam (Ed Speleers), who leads a ring of university students to become credit card thieves in order to augment their income. As their activities become more daring, they accidentally rob a notorious gangster named Marcel (Thomas Kretschmann) and are forced to up their game to pay him back 10 times the amount they stole … with interest. To pay off the debt, they take their scam on the road to Miami...

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Our voyage through history's underappreciated films arrives at the year 2011, and a great year for lesser-seen gems...

Even a cursory glance at the top 10 grossing films of 2011 reveals something strange: nine of the entries are sequels. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 brought the fantasy franchise to a close with a staggering $1.3bn haul. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon wasn't too far behind with just over $1.1bn. On Stranger Tides continued the Pirates Of The Caribbean series' wave of success, despite mixed reviews.

Elsewhere in the top 10, you'll find another Twilight, a fourth Mission: Impossible, a second Kung Fu Panda, a fifth Fast, another Hangover, and further Cars. Standing alone on the list is The Smurfs, the adaptation of Peyo's Belgian comic strip. In fact, 2011 saw the release of no fewer than 28 sequels - the most we've yet seen in any given year.

What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream.

streaming now, while it’s still in theaters

After the Dark (formerly The Philosophers: a thrilling combination of drama, near-science-fiction, suspense, coming-of-age agita, and intellectual exploration of ideas — pity it derails itself [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] A Field in England: Ben Wheatley’s head-scratcher about a band of English Civil War soldiers is an arty muddle [at Amazon Instant Video]

streaming now, before it’s on dvd

The Crash Reel: dazzling documentary portrait of a charismatic young man pushing himself to his limits, and challenging us to consider our own [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] Gravity: stunningly accomplished space survival adventure: heartstopping and heartbreaking; the best film of 2013; just don’t call it science fiction [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]

new to stream

How I Live Now: intense, grim teen adventure; Saoirse Ronan is amazing as an American girl struggling to survive in a Britain under martial law after...

Exclusive: Julian Gilbey’s thriller stars Ed Speleers and Thomas Kretschmann.

Paramount has picked up UK rights from Cinema Management Group to Julian Gilbey’s heist film Plastic.

The studio is understood to have committed to a wide 300-plus release in early May for the Gateway Films thriller starring Ed Speleers and Thomas Kretschmann.

Plastic is inspired by true events and tells of a group of students who must pull off a jewel heist in Miami after they accidentally target a gangster in a credit car scam.

Terry Stone of Gateway Films and Chris Howard produced.

Ed Speleers from Downton Abbey leads the predominantly UK cast alongside Will Poulter from We’re The Millers, Alfie Allen, Sebastian De Souza and Emma Rigby. Graham McTavish rounds out the key cast.

Gilbey’s directing credits include hoodlum thriller Rise Of The Foot Soldier and abduction thriller A Lonely Place To Die.

Cinema Management Group and Gateway Films previously collaborated...

Back in August, Magnet Releasing announced the full directorial lineup for ABCs of Death 2, with the lone exception of one amateur filmmaker who would win a spot in this horror anthology. Today, the studio announced the winner of their 26th Director Competition, Robert Boocheck, for his film "M is for Masticate." Take a look at the award-winning submission below, and read on for more details about this upcoming sequel.

In a significant departure from the first installment, ABCs of Death 2 is expanding beyond horror directors. Joining the sequel's roster are Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm); Canada's king of lo-fi, Steven Kostanski (Manborg); Cuba's Alejandro Brugu&#233s (Juan of the Dead); acclaimed UK commercial director Jim Hosking; Japanese monster-maker Hajime Ohata (Henge); and Canadian short film wizard Chris Nash (Skinfections).

Previously confirmed filmmakers include Goya Award winner &#193lex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus,...

From mid-August through October, a contest was held to find the 26th director of The ABCs of Death 2, all entrants tasked with making short films centered around a word beginning with the letter "M." Today a winner has been chosen.

Read all about it below, and watch the winning entry underneath the dreaded wall of text!

From the Press Release

Producers Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing have announced the winner of The ABCs Of Death 2’s “Search for the 26th Director” – Robert Boocheck’s riotous M Is For Masticate.

The original ABCs Of Death, comprised of 26 alphabet-themed ways to die from the biggest names in horror, invited filmmakers from around the world to submit their own T-themed deaths – with one exceptional entry being chosen to appear in the final film. The tradition of selecting the 26th Director proudly continued in the 2014 sequel, this time using the letter “M.

Exclusive: Horror starring Liam Cunningham sells in Europe, Middle East.

Av Pictures has inked a trio of deals on horror Let Us Prey, starring Liam Cunningham.

Alamode/Pierrot Le Fou has acquired rights in German-speaking Europe, Premiere TV Distribution has picked up Benelux rights while Falcon Films will distribute in The Middle East.

Currently in post-production, Let Us Prey charts the fallout when an enigmatic stranger takes over the minds of the detainees in a remote Scottish police station.

Pollyanna McIntosh (Filth) and Douglas Russell (A Lonely Place To Die) star alongside Cunningham.

Eddie Dick (Outcast) produces for Makar Productions with Brendan McCarthy (Last Days on Mars) and John McDonnell (Last Days on Mars) for Fantastic Films with Brian O’Malley directing.

Backers on the project include James Daly of Greenhouse Media; Creative Scotland and The Irish Film Board.

Lee Brazier is overseeing the production for Av Pictures.

Time and money and a cast prevented me from making my own ABCs of Death 2 short (called “M is for Money”), but it didn’t stop hundreds of others from submitting their take on the letter “M” to the horror anthology produced by Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing.

After combing through all the submissions, twelve finalists have finally been selected.

The competition’s twelve finalists, half of which were chosen via public vote and half by jury selection, are Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini’s “M is for Mailbox”, Summer Johnson’s “M is for Make Believe”, Steve Daniels’ “M is for Marauder”, Robert Boocheck’s “M is for Masticate”, Sean Tretta’s “M is for Matchmaker”, Wolfgang Matzl’s “M is for Meat”, BC Glassberg’s “M is for Mind Meld”, Álvaro Núñez’s “M is for Miracle”, Antonio Padovan’s “M is for Misdirection”, Mia'Kate Russell...

Tagline: "Someone Always Pays." Julian Gilbey's crime thriller Plastic has completed production. This title, which was shot in both Florida and the United Kingdom, will also be released in early 2014. The film prominently stars Mem Ferda (The Devil's Double) Ed Speleers (A Lonely Place to Die), Emma Rigby and Thomas Kretschmann. Most recently, a new high concept film poster has been released for the film. The story for Plastic is based on true events. A con artist and credit card thief is caught robbing a mob boss and Sam's (Speleers) life is now in danger. Sam must pay over $2 million in debt, or face death by execution. This debt leads the protagonist to start a jewellery heist, which just adds more danger and trouble into the mix. Can Sam raise the money in time? The newest artwork shows many of the cast members. Actor Speleers is shown in the top right corner,...