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Newest Film in ‘The Conjuring’ Universe Given Release Date
There’s a new spin off on its way from The Conjuring universe, and it now has an official release date. The Crooked Man is coming, and he’s hitting theaters July 3, 2019.
The Crooked Man and The Nun both made their debut appearances in The Conjuring 2. Unsurprisingly, the fan-favorite Nun became the first spin off based on The Conjuring 2, and has scored the most successful opening of the whole Conjuring franchise.
The Nun scared up $131 million on its opening weekend. It is now the highest-grossing Conjuring film worldwide, raising the bar for her creepy counterpart, The Crooked Man.
So who is this Crooked Man, anyway? Where does he come from? Why is he so damn crooked?
The origins of the character of the Crooked Man are sparse, dating back to a nursery rhyme from 1842:
“There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a little crooked house.”
Sounds innocent enough, right? It’s even been turned into a children’s picture book.
But, which that’s a little bit odd, it’s not a lot to go on if you’re looking for maximum scares. So, the writers from The Conjuring 2 took the liberty of adding another verse.
“The crooked man stepped forth and rang the crooked bell and thus his crooked soul spiraled into a crooked Hell, murdered his crooked family and laughed a crooked laugh.”
Well that’s much more sinister.
While The Conjuring’s version of the Crooked Man is a new creepy face to fear, this actually won’t be the character’s first appearance within the genre.
In 2016, the Crooked Man was the titular character in the straight-to-TV movie, Crooked Man. How do we know it’s the same Crooked Man, you ask?
In this TV movie, he is summoned by singing – you guessed it – the classic nursery rhyme. Once the song is sung, the Crooked Man appears to stalk and kill everyone in the vicinity.
With The Conjuring 3, Annabelle 3, and The Crooked Man all confirmed to join The Conjuring franchise, fans of the series have a lot to be excited about.
Will The Crooked Man top The Nun as the top series spin off? Or will he just be a bootleg Slenderman? Tell us what you think in the comments below!
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“In a Violent Nature” So Gory Audience Member Throws Up During Screening
Chis Nash (ABC’s of Death 2) just debuted his new horror film, In a Violent Nature, at the Chicago Critics Film Fest. Based on the audience’s reaction, those with squeamish stomachs may want to bring a barf bag to this one.
Thats right, we have another horror film that is causing audience members to walk out of the screening. According to a report from Film Updates at least one audience member threw up in the middle of the film. You can hear audio of the audience reaction to the film below.
Audience reacting to a kill from ‘IN A VIOLENT NATURE’ during the Chicago Critics Film Fest screening of the film. An audience member also vomited during the screening.
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) May 6, 2024
The film, described as a slasher from the killer's perspective, hits theaters on May 31. pic.twitter.com/KGlyC3HFXa
This is far from the first horror film to claim this kind of audience reaction. However, early reports of In a Violent Nature indicates that this film may be just that violent. The film promises to reinvent the slasher genre by telling the story from the killer’s perspective.
Here is the official synopsis for the film. When a group of teens takes a locket from a collapsed fire tower in the woods, they unwittingly resurrect the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime. The undead killer soon embarks on a bloody rampage to retrieve the stolen locket, methodically slaughtering anyone who gets in his way.
While we will have to wait and see if In a Violent Nature lives up to all of its hype, recent responses on X offer nothing but praise for the film. One user even makes the bold claim that this adaptation is like an arthouse Friday the 13th.
In a Violent Nature will receive a limited theatrical run starting May 31, 2024. The film will then be released on Shudder sometime later in the year. Make sure to check out the promo images and trailer below.
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New Windswept Action Trailer for ‘Twisters’ Will Blow You Away
The summer movie blockbuster game came in soft with The Fall Guy, but the new trailer for Twisters is bringing back the magic with an intense trailer full of action and suspense. Steven Spielberg’s production company, Amblin, is behind this newest disaster film just like its 1996 predecessor.
This time Daisy Edgar-Jones plays the female lead named Kate Cooper, “a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.”
Twisters cast includes Nope’s Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane (American Honey), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nik Dodani (Atypical) and Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney (Beautiful Boy).
Twisters is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and hits theaters on July 19.
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Travis Kelce Joins Cast on Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie’
Football star Travis Kelce is going Hollywood. At least that is what Dahmer Emmy award-winning star Niecy Nash-Betts announced on her Instagram page yesterday. She posted a video of herself on set of the new Ryan Murphy FX series Grotesquerie.
“This is what happens when WINNERS link up‼️ @killatrav Welcome to Grostequerie[sic]!” she wrote.
Standing just out of frame is Kelce who suddenly steps in to say, “Jumping into new territory with Niecy!” Nash-Betts appears to be in a hospital gown while Kelce is dressed as an orderly.
Not much is known about Grotesquerie, other than in literary terms it means a work filled with both science fiction and extreme horror elements. Think H.P. Lovecraft.
Back in February Murphy released an audio teaser for Grotesquerie on social media. In it, Nash-Betts says in part, “I don’t know when it started, I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s different now. There’s been a shift, like something’s opening up in the world — a kind of hole that descends into a nothingness…”
There hasn’t been an official synopsis released regarding Grotesquerie, but keep checking back to iHorror for further details.
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