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Eli Roth Steps Away From ‘Borderlands’ to Direct Grindhouse Feature ‘Thanksgiving’

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Do you want the good news first or the bad news? The good, you say? Okay. Well, Eli Roth is finally giving fans what they have been dying for. That’s right the Hostel director is finally making a feature-length film for the faux Thanksgiving trailer from 2007’s Thanksgiving.

The Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez-directed, Grindhouse double feature was filled with faux 70’s styled trailers directed by Eli Roth, Edgar Wright and Rob Zombie.

Roth’s Thanksgiving trailer was a mirror of Juan Piquer Simón’s Pieces. The trailer took place during a small town’s Thanksgiving parade and festivities in which a slasher was racking up the body count. The tone of the trailer was hilarious and featured a Blood Rage-like scene in which blood was tasted to reassure police that the blood was indeed blood. Well, it isn’t cranberry sauce.

Eli Roth – History of Horror _ Season 2 – Photo Credit: Bret Curry/AMC

Over the years Roth has gone back and forth on the idea of bringing the picture to full feature status. But, following a recent appearance on Mick Garris’ Post Mortem Podcast, Roth once again brought up the project. It appears that the explosion of fan interest all over again has made Roth step back 15 years and finally bring the Grindhouse-y Thanksgiving to life.

It is happening and according to Deadline, Roth will begin filming the holiday slasher this March.

Now for the bad news.

In order to get Thanksgiving going, Roth had to step away from Gearbox Software’s Borderlands adaptation. Roth has spent the past couple of years filming the monumental video game adaptation. Now, he is handing over the keys to friend and fellow director Tim Miller to handle re-shoots. To be clear, Roth was mostly finished with Borderlands, it is only reshoots that will be picked up by Miller. Borderlands has been a monumental undertaking and stars Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, and more.

Sure, we are excited to see what Roth’s Borderlands looks like, but that has been pushed to the side. All we want now is to see the long-awaited Thanksgiving.

The only thing that would make this more amazing is if this acted as a Grindhouse sequel and saw Roth’s Thanksgiving and Edgar Wright’s Don’t or Rob Zombie’s Werewolf Women of the SS play as a double-feature once again.

What do you think? Are you excited to see Roth’s Thanksgiving?

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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.

The Burning

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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