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A&E Miniseries The Enfield Haunting Beats The Conjuring 2 to the Punch

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Currently in production, James Wan’s sequel The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist again draws inspiration from a real-life haunting, and it’s set for release in the summer of 2016. But the true story comes to life on the small screen nearly a year prior, courtesy of A&E.

As announced this week by Entertainment Weekly, the three-part miniseries The Enfield Haunting will premiere on October 9th, based on the ripped-from-the-headlines story and adapted from Guy Lyon Playfair’s book The House is Haunted: The True Story of the Enfield Poltergeist.

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The King’s Speech’s Timothy Spall, Emma’s Juliet Stevenson, and Frost/Nixon’s Matthew Macfadyen star in the series, which follows a family terrorized by a poltergeist circa 1977 London.

The story begins in Enfield, England in August of 1977, when single mother Penny Hodgson phoned the police and claimed that knocking sounds were heard on the walls of her rented home and furniture seemed to move around on its own. It wasn’t long, she claims, before her young children started to levitate off the floor, and demonic voices were heard throughout the home.

Like the case that inspired The Conjuring, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren were brought in to investigate the claims, and Ed firmly believed that Penny’s two daughters were demonically possessed. He claimed that he saw them levitate in their beds, and even reported that one of them dematerialized in front of his eyes, only to reappear 20-minutes later – her body stuffed into a fuse box and contorted in an unnatural way.

Lorraine Warren has gone on record as saying that the ‘Enfield Poltergeist’ case is one of most terrifying experiences of her career.

Check out the trailer for The Enfield Haunting below, and look for it at 10pm EST on October 9th.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

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The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

The Faceless Lady

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

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