Invitation, The (2015)

Title: The Invitation
Rating: NR
Directed by: Karyn Kusama
Written by: Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi
Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Michiel Huisman
Release Date: 4/8/2016
Running Time: 100 minutes

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In this taut psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), the tension is palpable when Will (Logan Marshall-Green, Prometheus) shows up to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden (Tammy Blanchard, Into the Woods) and new husband David (Michiel Huisman, “Game of Thrones”). The estranged divorcees’ tragic past haunts an equally eerie present; amid Eden’s suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda. Unfolding over one dark evening in the Hollywood Hills, The Invitation blurs layers of mounting paranoia, mystery, and horror until both Will—and the audience—are unsure what threats are real or imagined.

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During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Girl in the Photographs, The (2015)*

Title: The Girl in the Photographs
Rating: R
Directed by: Nick Simon
Written by: Robert Morast, Osgood Perkins and Nick Simon
Starring: Christy Carlson Romano, Katharine Isabelle and Claudia Lee
Release Date: 4/1/2016
Running Time: 95 minutes

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Big-city glamour clashes with small-town values — and a killer’s knife — in The Girl in the Photographs, a bloody cocktail from director Nick Simon and executive producer/horror master Wes Craven that is in equal parts an homage to the slasher genre and a clever manipulation of its tropes.

Colleen (Claudia Lee), a bored young woman in a sleepy community called Spearfish, starts receiving photographs of brutally murdered young women. Are they real or staged? The culprit is either a serial killer or some creep with a sick sense of humour, not that the cops are doing much about it either way. But when news of the twisted photo campaign hits the internet, famous LA-based celebrity photographer Peter Hemmings (clearly a tip to David Hemmings’ shutterbug character in Blow-Up, and played to hilariously arrogant perfection by Kal Penn) decides to take a trip back to his hometown, Spearfish, to investigate.

Hemmings and his entourage of self-centred models, assistants, and hangers-on descend upon the town and immediately disrupt Colleen’s dull existence. Hemmings takes a special interest in Colleen, much to the chagrin of his cool-as-ice model girlfriend (Miranda Rae Mayo). As the killer targets Colleen’s friends and closes in on her, Hemmings and his posse seem to present an enticing escape.

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During Credits? Yes

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Some photos from the photo shoot are shown.

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Dedication: For Wes

They’re Watching (2016)*

Title: They’re Watching
Rating: NR
Directed by: Jay Lender and Micah Wright
Written by: Jay Lender and Micah Wright
Starring: Mia Faith, Kris Lemche and David Alpay
Release Date: 3/25/2016
Running Time: 95 minutes

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While filming a home improvement reality show in Eastern Europe, an American reality show crew gets caught in a centuries-old web of revenge, horror, and blood, when the home buyer is attacked by local villagers who believe she is a witch.

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During Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see Greg and Vladimir play a song in the restaurant.

After Credits? Yes

after the credits

We hear Alex say “Eat your goat dick and shut up!”

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Adrian Papa 1988 – 2013

Ava’s Possessions (2015)

Title: Ava’s Possessions
Rating: R
Directed by: Jordan Galland
Written by: Jordan Galland
Starring: Jemima Kirke, William Sadler and Carol Kane
Release Date: 3/4/2016
Running Time: 89 minutes

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A young woman recovers from a demonic possession.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Other Side of the Door, The (2016)

Title: The Other Side of the Door
Rating: R
Directed by: Johannes Roberts
Written by: Johannes Roberts and Ernest Riera
Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto and Sofia Rosinsky
Release Date: 3/4/2016
Running Time: 96 minutes

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A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye. She travels to an ancient temple, where a door serves as a mysterious portal between two worlds. But when she disobeys a sacred warning to never open that door, she upsets the balance between life and death.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Witch, The (2015)

Title: The Witch
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Eggers
Written by: Robert Eggers
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson and Bathsheba Garnett
Release Date: 2/19/2016
Running Time: 92 minutes

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In this exquisitely made and terrifying new horror film, the age-old concepts of witchcraft, black magic and possession are innovatively brought together to tell the intimate and riveting story of one family’s frightful unraveling in the New England wilderness circa 1630.

New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest — within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen almost immediately — animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, family members accuse teenage daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As circumstances grow more treacherous, each family member’s faith, loyalty and love become tested in shocking and unforgettable ways.

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After Credits? No

Note: “This film was inspired by many folktales, fairytales and written accounts of historical witchcraft, including journals, diaries and court records. Much of the dialogue comes directly from these period sources.”

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)*

Lily James and Bella Heathcote in Screen Gems' PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES.

Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Burr Steers
Written by: Burr Steers
Based on the novel by: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring: Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Ellie Bamber, Millie Brady, Suki Waterhouse, Douglas Booth, Sally Phillips, Charles Dance and Jack Huston
Release Date: 2/5/2016
Running Time: 108 minutes

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A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

The members in the wedding party see a zombie horde approaching, led by Mr. Wickham.

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (+1 rating, 3 votes)
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Southbound (2015)

Title: Southbound
Rating: NR
Directed by: Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and Radio Silence
Written by: Roxanne Benjamin, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Susan Burke, Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath
Starring: Kate Beahan, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Susan Burke, Zoe Cooper, Gerald Downey, Karla Droege, Larry Fessenden and Dana Gould
Release Date: 2/5/2016
Running Time: 89 minutes

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Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares – and darkest secrets – over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.

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During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Boy, The (2016)

Title: The Boy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: William Brent Bell
Written by: Stacey Menear
Starring: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans and James Russell
Release Date: 1/22/2016
Running Time: 97 minutes

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An American nanny is shocked that her new English family’s boy is actually a life-sized doll. After violating a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.

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During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Forest, The (2016)

Title: The Forest
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jason Zada
Written by: Nick Antosca, Sarah Cornwell and Ben Ketai
Starring: Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken and Stephanie Vogt
Release Date: 1/8/2016
Running Time: 95 minutes

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A young woman searches for her twin sister in a Japanese forest only to find herself surrounded by paranormal forces.

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During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Tag: Horror

Invitation, The (2015)

Girl in the Photographs, The (2015)*

They’re Watching (2016)*

Ava’s Possessions (2015)

Other Side of the Door, The (2016)

Witch, The (2015)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)*

Southbound (2015)

Boy, The (2016)

Forest, The (2016)

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