HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN!

We are officially halfway to Halloween! As you may know by now it’s my favorite time of year! So, to herald the halfway point, I think a film festival is in order! Which flicks will you watch!?

(Just click on the movies posters to go to our look at these classics!)

   source: MonsterZero NJ

IT FOLLOWS’ MAIKA MONROE RETURNS TO THEATERS IN IFC MIDNIGHT’S THE WATCHER!

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“Evil wants to be seen!”

From IFC Midnight:

 

“Opening in theaters June 3

 

Director: Chloe Okuno

 

Starring: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman

 

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia – a young actress who just moved to town with her boyfriend – notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street in this terrifying thriller.”

 

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-MonsterZero NJ

Source: IFC Midnight

A24’S SUMMER SLASHER “BODIES BODIES BODIES” GETS A POSTER AND TRAILER!

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“This is not a safe space!”

 

From the official synopsis and A24’s Youtube page!…

 

“When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.”

 

 

“RELEASE DATE: August 5 DIRECTOR: Halina Reijn CAST: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Rachel Sennot, with Lee Pace and Pete Davison”

 

Photo: A24

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-MonsterZero NJ

Source: IMDB/A24 on Youtube

COOL STUFF: GRAVEYARD PHOTOGRAPHY: DEER IN THE CEMETERY!

GRAVEYARD PHOTOGRAPHY: DEER IN THE CEMETERY!

Driving home from work past the cemetery each night and in spring, I always see the deer grazing amongst the tombstones. I have always wanted to capture this beautiful imagery of life thriving amidst the resting places of the dead. I’ve gotten photos before, but this weekend I got some of my best shots so far!

Check out the gallery below to see some of these photos I took!…

All photos and text-MonsterZero NJ

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES APRIL 22-24

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1. “The Bad Guys” $24 Million

2. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” $15.2 Million

3. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” $14 Million

4. “The Northman” $12 Million

5. “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” $7.2 Million

6. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” $5.4 Million

7. “The Lost City” $4.4 Million

8. “Father Stu” $3.3 Million

9. “Morbius” $2.25 Million

10. “Ambulance” $1.8 Million

-MonsterZero NJ

source: Box Office Mojo

CHECK OUT THE POSTER AND TRAILER FOR THE NEW INDIE HORROR “A TASTE OF BLOOD!”

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From the official press release!…

“Cleopatra Entertainment will release Santiago Fernandez Calvete’s horror film “A Taste of Blood” based on Aleksey Tolstoy’s 1839 short story “The Family of The Vourdalak”, on Blu-ray and Digital platforms this May.

The film, hot from an international film festival run, takes place in the uncertain hours after a vampire hunt when it’s unclear if the hunter himself has been turned into a creature of the night. Will his family find out in time, or will their sentiment make them easy prey for the novice nightwalker?

Releasing May 10, the film stars German Palacios, Tomas Carullo Lizzio, Naiara Awada, Lautaro Bettoni and Alfonsina Carrocio.”

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be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eCEvyGnd7U&w=695&h=391%5D

-MonsterZero NJ

Source: Cleopatra Entertainment

CHECK OUT THE POSTER AND TRAILER FOR THE NEW INDIE THRILLER “FORTRESS OF SIN!”

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From the official press release!…

“A father searching for his trafficked daughter finds a religious cult in Fortress of Sin, coming this June from Wild Eye Releasing.

 

Winner Best Feature Film at Vesuvius International Film Fest, Fortress of Sin is called “captivating” (Horror Geek Life) and “tackles a very real-world horror” (Wicked Horror).

 

Paul Chomicki (Slayer: The Replentless Killogy, Deadly Xmas, Paranormal Halloween), Katie Otten (Inner Worlds, Infinite Adventures), Avi K. Garg (The Shield, UFO Files), and Paul Guay (Liar, Liar, The Little Rascals) star in a Paul Chomicki and Christian Voss film, Fortress of Sin.

 

Digital and DVD coming this June from Wild Eye Releasing.”

 

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-MonsterZero NJ

Source: Wild Eye Releasing

BARE BONES: CHILDREN OF SIN (2022)

CHILDREN OF SIN (2022)

Indie horror finds brother and sister, Jackson and Emma (Lewis Hines and Meredith Mohler) sent to a religious retreat by their new stepfather Hank (Christopher Moore). It’s run by a woman named Mary Esther (Jo-Ann Robinson) who may be more sinister than saintly. Now the siblings may have to fight for their very lives.

 

Flick is written and directed by Christopher Moore and is a well-intended horror. There are messages about the use of religion as a tool of oppression and an excuse to do evil in the name of good. It also comments on the treatment of homosexuals as Mary Esther thinks she can simply “cure” Jackson of his being gay. It’s a deranged woman using her religion to abuse and harm others under the delusion she is doing God’s work. The themes and messages are well meaning and do have impact, but it is an old and oft told story. As a horror, it’s a bit uninvolving and offers nothing new with its tale of someone using their highbrow morals to treat others horribly. Sadly, the film is also a bit slow moving and tedious despite having a lot to say. Even with only a 95-minute runtime, we find ourselves losing interest as this story of abuse in the name of morality plays out. There is the expected violent climax, and it ends exactly as we figured it would. Overall, the flick needed some real intensity and more emotional resonance to really make its messages be really felt and maybe a bit more innovation with a familiar story, too.

 

-MonsterZero NJ

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES APRIL 15-17

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1. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” $42.15 Million

2. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” $29.3 Million

3. “The Lost City” $6.2 Million

4. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” $6.2 Million

5. “Father Stu” $5.4 Million

6. “Morbius” $4.7 Million

7. “Ambulance” $4 Million

8. “The Batman” $3.8 Million

9. “K.G.F: Chapter 2” $2.9 Million

10. “Uncharted” $1.2 Million

-MonsterZero NJ

source: Box Office Mojo

MONSTERZERO NJ’S 12 HORROR/SCI-FI FLICKS THAT INVOLVE EGGS!

An egg chamber beneath the streets of NYC in Guillermo del Toro’s Mimic!

As colored eggs and hunts for them are a large part of the Easter celebration, and eggs are a common plot element in horror and science fiction films, here are twelve movies that include some very un-Easter eggs in their stories! Happy Easter to those who celebrate! – MZNJ

Creatures hatch from their ancient slumber in the 1972 Gargoyles!

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-MonsterZero NJ