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Ethan Embry Auditioned For Original IT, Wants To Do More Movies Like Cheap Thrills

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Actor Ethan Embry did a reddit AMA yesterday, and in responding to several different questions, he expressed his love for Cheap Thrills, one of last year’s best, which probably hasn’t been seen by nearly enough people.

His enthusiasm for the film was really on display when someone asked him what projects of his he felt flew under the radar. His response was, “CHEAP THRILLS, CHEAP THRILLS, CHEAP THRILLS, CHEAP THRILLS, CHEAP THRILLS, CHEAP THRILLS, CHEAP THRILLS, CHEAP THRILLS.”

In response to a question about directors he likes to work with, he had nothing but good to say about Cheap Thrills director E.L. Katz:

I find it a lot of fun lately taking the risks on the new guys, like I had no idea that Evan Katz would be as good of a director as he was. And being able to be a part of his first project is really special. That being said, you also end up making a couple turds that way. But I think it’s worth the risk. Because they’re also taking a risk with me. I think that it’s not guaranteed how well I’m gonna perform either, so it’s only fair, you know?

Embry has appeared in a fair amount of genre titles over the years. Beyond Cheap Thrills, fans have also seen him in The Prophecy II, Disturbing Behavior, Freakylinks, Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (Don Coscarelli’s Season 1 Masters of Horror entry), Vacancy, Fear Itself, and more recently, The Guest and Late Phases.

While he’s currently on the Netflix show Grace and Frankie, which just got renewed for a second season and has a new western called Echoes of War out on VOD, he wants to be involved with more Cheap Thrills-esque projects, and that sounds good to me!

One reddit user asked him, “Do you have any plans to do any more dark comedies like Cheap Thrills again? I just think it suits you extremely well.”

Embry responded:

YEAH!

YES!

YES!!!

I just don’t think projects like that are written very often? There was a little bit of magic with that one, that it miraculously managed to hit the exact right note between comedy and grotesque. That doesn’t happen very often. It’s so easy to tip the scale to just pointless, or not go far enough. It’s a really – I think that that movie, 20 years from now, will still be enjoyed, and remembered, because it really does dance that fine line, you know?

Ok, filmmakers, you get the projects going and track down Embry!

Embry also appeared on Most Craved in which he mentioned that he auditioned for the original IT miniseries. I’m not sure which character he read for. To get an idea of what he looked like back then, here’s a still of him from Dutch:

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I can see him as an Eddie, a Bill, or maybe a Stan. What do you think?

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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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