Thursday 31 August 2023

The Rotting Zombie's Round-up of Horror News for August 2023


Hopefully all has gone well this week and blog posts have been appearing as usual. Otherwise, I'm in Belgium so can't really do anything about any issues I may be facing! Onwards and upwards to the news. Update: This was originally intended to be a small news post, I've adapted it slightly as my monthly news post due to not having enough time to write that last weekend.

The Boogeyman arrives exclusively on digital on 29th August, including such sites as Apple TV App, Sky Store, and Prime Video. This film, adapted from a Stephen King short story, is about two sisters and their therapist father who find that a desperate patient visiting the house has left behind a sinister entity that feeds on the suffering of its victims. This was directed by Rob Savage, and written by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and Mark Heyman and hopefully has nothing in common with Boogeyman, which really was an awful movie!


An official trailer has been released for Dale A. Stelly's The Boatyard. I mentioned this a month or so back, its a horror about five college friends who are rescued by a stranger after their boat breaks down in the middle of the sea. The man takes them back to his boatyard where they quickly discover he has evil intentions.


Scary Tales: Dead Zone has wrapped filming, with a worldwide release due this Halloween. This is the third entry in a series of anthology films, following on from 2008's Scary Tales, and 2014's Scary Tales: Last Stop. The wraparound has a couple whose car breaks down deep in the woods. Looking for assistance they discover a house, whose owner has some interesting stories to tell. Included among these stories are one about aliens, and one about a demonic serial killer.


My final news story in this much shorter than usual monthly round-up is about the release of the official trailer for horror movie Big Brood. This comes from Mad Angel Films, it is described as 'an alien horror film filled with body snatching goo that will leave you on the edge of your seat'. The synopsis has a man planning to propose to his girlfriend at a family 4th of July gathering. Unluckily for him however, a give queen alien crashed in nearby woodland the night before, and is now looking for the perfect host to takeover.
Big Brood is to release in two different editions. Standard Edition is priced at $24.99 and is full of special features. A Special Limited Edition Collector's Box is also available for $39.99. This one is signed by the director, Matthew A. Peters, and actress Stephanie Ward. The box includes a soundtrack CD, a signed poster, an in-depth booklet, an exclusive art print, trading cards and more. The film is due to be released on Blu-ray on October 13th 2023.

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