Technology giveth and taketh away. We can watch most movies with the click of a button from our couch but no longer have the joy of going out to the video rental store. We can also buy and digitally “own” any movie at a moment’s notice, but more and more, physical copies of movies aren’t even being made.
The movie theater has stayed the course, however. Through Covid-19 shutdowns, insane movie budgets followed by box office disasters, the rise of quality TV shows like Game of Thrones, streaming, The Flash… theaters have survived, thank God. That being said, each year, more movies conveniently grace us with their presence at home and only at home.
It’s not always a bad thing for films to skip movie theaters entirely. But I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t have been nice to have the option to see...
The movie theater has stayed the course, however. Through Covid-19 shutdowns, insane movie budgets followed by box office disasters, the rise of quality TV shows like Game of Thrones, streaming, The Flash… theaters have survived, thank God. That being said, each year, more movies conveniently grace us with their presence at home and only at home.
It’s not always a bad thing for films to skip movie theaters entirely. But I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t have been nice to have the option to see...
- 1/4/2024
- by Mike Holtz
- bloody-disgusting.com
For many, it’s that time of year where you’re playing catch up on all the year’s releases before the clock strikes midnight on the 31st. Horror continues to thrive, and that’s never more apparent than when looking beyond the theatrical slate. Between VOD and streaming, it’s been tough to keep up with the sheer volume of new releases this year.
So, this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to a handful of under-the-radar genre titles for all tastes, from gateway horror to mind-bending folk horror.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Enys Men – Hulu
In the spring of 1973, The Volunteer (Mary Woodvine) spends each day on an uninhabited island off the British coast adhering to a specific routine. However, as the April days approach May, The Volunteer’s monotony gets upended by strange...
So, this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to a handful of under-the-radar genre titles for all tastes, from gateway horror to mind-bending folk horror.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Enys Men – Hulu
In the spring of 1973, The Volunteer (Mary Woodvine) spends each day on an uninhabited island off the British coast adhering to a specific routine. However, as the April days approach May, The Volunteer’s monotony gets upended by strange...
- 12/11/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
John Hyams, director of the very cool 2020 thriller Alone, recently teamed up with Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson to bring us the pandemic slasher Sick, which is set in April of 2020. Right after the world shut down due to Covid-19. The film was released through the Peacock streaming service back in January – and now it has also received a DVD and digital release! Sick can be viewed on Amazon’s Prime Video at This Link, and copies of the DVD can be purchased Here.
Scripted by Katelyn Crabb (who was credited as Williamson’s assistant on Scream 2022) from a story by Williamson, Sick takes place when the country locks down due to the pandemic and college student Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.
The film stars Gideon Adlon (The Craft: Legacy), Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf), Jane Adams (She Dies Tomorrow...
Scripted by Katelyn Crabb (who was credited as Williamson’s assistant on Scream 2022) from a story by Williamson, Sick takes place when the country locks down due to the pandemic and college student Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.
The film stars Gideon Adlon (The Craft: Legacy), Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf), Jane Adams (She Dies Tomorrow...
- 9/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Kevin Williamson (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer) returned to the slasher movie arena with Sick, which premiered exclusively on Peacock on January 13, 2023.
Eight months later, Sick has now been released onto Digital and DVD today.
You can watch the official trailer for Sick below, a Covid-era slasher that finds two friends being stalked by a masked maniac while they’re quarantining at a remote lake house.
John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick from a story by Williamson, and it’s described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.”
In the film, “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think.”
Joe Lipsett wrote in his review for Bd, “Sick feels like a welcome home party for Williamson: fans of Scream will...
Eight months later, Sick has now been released onto Digital and DVD today.
You can watch the official trailer for Sick below, a Covid-era slasher that finds two friends being stalked by a masked maniac while they’re quarantining at a remote lake house.
John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick from a story by Williamson, and it’s described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.”
In the film, “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think.”
Joe Lipsett wrote in his review for Bd, “Sick feels like a welcome home party for Williamson: fans of Scream will...
- 9/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Tabitha!
It’s been another wild month on the podcast, ping-ponging between genres and time periods. After kicking off the year with Richard Shepard’s twisty The Perfection, Trace and I ventured back to the mid-90s for an AIDS-era dissection of Todd Haynes’ Safe. This week we revisited Guillermo del Toro‘s sumptuous period Gothic Romance film, Crimson Peak.
In the film, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is the wealthy daughter of Buffalo businessman Carter Cushing (Jim Beaver). She’s courted by struggling entrepreneur Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), much to the chagrin of her long-time friend Dr. Alan McMichaels (Charlie Hunnam). After the murder of her father, Edith travels to Allerdale Hall with Thomas and his brooding, sexually queer sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain), but she is almost immediately confronted by crimson apparitions, poisoned tea and plenty of secrets in the cellar. Will Edith survive the Sharpes or will she become...
It’s been another wild month on the podcast, ping-ponging between genres and time periods. After kicking off the year with Richard Shepard’s twisty The Perfection, Trace and I ventured back to the mid-90s for an AIDS-era dissection of Todd Haynes’ Safe. This week we revisited Guillermo del Toro‘s sumptuous period Gothic Romance film, Crimson Peak.
In the film, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is the wealthy daughter of Buffalo businessman Carter Cushing (Jim Beaver). She’s courted by struggling entrepreneur Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), much to the chagrin of her long-time friend Dr. Alan McMichaels (Charlie Hunnam). After the murder of her father, Edith travels to Allerdale Hall with Thomas and his brooding, sexually queer sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain), but she is almost immediately confronted by crimson apparitions, poisoned tea and plenty of secrets in the cellar. Will Edith survive the Sharpes or will she become...
- 1/23/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, Dylan Sprayberry, Marc Menchaca, Jane Adams | Written by Kevin Williamson, Katelyn Crabb | Directed by John Hyams
As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone–or so they think.
Despite being a decently entertaining horror slasher flick, isn’t it still a bit too soon to be making films based around the Covid-19 pandemic? There are still many places and countries all around the world that are dealing with the deadly virus, and yet here we are making films based on it already.
Regardless, John Hyams‘ Sick is a relatively enjoyable slasher that manages to inject a bit of cleverness into the genre along the way, seamlessly blending together a home-invasion style horror with a masked serial killer horror. Sometimes, the film can be a bit of a drag,...
As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone–or so they think.
Despite being a decently entertaining horror slasher flick, isn’t it still a bit too soon to be making films based around the Covid-19 pandemic? There are still many places and countries all around the world that are dealing with the deadly virus, and yet here we are making films based on it already.
Regardless, John Hyams‘ Sick is a relatively enjoyable slasher that manages to inject a bit of cleverness into the genre along the way, seamlessly blending together a home-invasion style horror with a masked serial killer horror. Sometimes, the film can be a bit of a drag,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
For children of the ‘90s — elder millennials, or so they call us — Kevin Williamson is a near-mythical figure. This is, after all, the man who burst onto the scene with his screenplay for 1996’s meta-horror classic Scream, followed by I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2, Halloween H20 and The Faculty. Then there was Dawson’s Creek, a coming-of-age teen drama centering a group of garrulous film geeks that birthed an entirely new genre of TV nerd (see: Seth Cohen).
Williamson, now 57, has remained remarkably prolific in the years since,...
Williamson, now 57, has remained remarkably prolific in the years since,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
While Sick will likely gain attention for its pandemic-driven premise, the new thriller from Scream (1996) screenwriter Kevin Williamson is much more than just a current events-capitalizing scary movie. Lean, intense, and smart, it’s one of the better recent additions to the slasher genre while also being a rare film with something to say about the Covid crisis.
The film takes place in April 2020, during the early days of quarantines, lockdowns, and toilet paper scarcity. College students Parker (Gideon Adlon) and Miri (Bethlehem Million) head to a cabin in the woods to ride out the pandemic and stay safe; they’re joined by Parker’s sort-of boyfriend DJ (Dylan Sprayberry) – as well as a masked killer intent on wreaking their own deadly havoc. It’s a simple premise, knocked out in a tension-filled 82 minutes.
The film’s first scene slams audiences back into those terrifying early-pandemic days, as a young...
The film takes place in April 2020, during the early days of quarantines, lockdowns, and toilet paper scarcity. College students Parker (Gideon Adlon) and Miri (Bethlehem Million) head to a cabin in the woods to ride out the pandemic and stay safe; they’re joined by Parker’s sort-of boyfriend DJ (Dylan Sprayberry) – as well as a masked killer intent on wreaking their own deadly havoc. It’s a simple premise, knocked out in a tension-filled 82 minutes.
The film’s first scene slams audiences back into those terrifying early-pandemic days, as a young...
- 1/14/2023
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
January is often viewed as the "dump month" for Hollywood studios, where films producers don't have faith in are unceremoniously released to little fanfare just to fulfill contractual release obligations. Fortunately, for horror, January is when things get exciting again. After the full-tilt madness of the Halloween season, horror typically takes a back seat in November and December as holiday films and Oscar bait take center stage. But once that ball drops to usher in a new year, horror arrives to get the party started. Horror has never played by the conventional rules of release slates, and that's great news for film fans who prefer their viewing habits with a side of viscera.
While "M3GAN" continues to slay at the box office, Blumhouse has another horror flick hacking its way to the streaming platform Peacock -- the pandemic slasher, "Sick." The film takes place circa April 2020, when the harsh reality...
While "M3GAN" continues to slay at the box office, Blumhouse has another horror flick hacking its way to the streaming platform Peacock -- the pandemic slasher, "Sick." The film takes place circa April 2020, when the harsh reality...
- 1/13/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Plot: During the pandemic lockdown, two friends find safety staying in a family lake house. They soon realize that a crazed killer has made themselves welcome for a deadly night of stalk and slash.
Review: Kevin Williamson has been a respected name in horror for years. The impact that his collaboration with the legendary Wes Craven in the Scream franchise is notable. And now, Mr. Williamson has something new. In his latest, he has a “story by” credit as well as the role of producer; the man has a new scary story to tell. Only this time, his scary story is particularly relevant. While we’ve certainly seen Covid-19 referenced in films and television as of late, Sick takes place during the recent lockdown. The film stars Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, and Dylan Sprayberry, and it delves right into the craziness we’ve all experienced. Except...
Review: Kevin Williamson has been a respected name in horror for years. The impact that his collaboration with the legendary Wes Craven in the Scream franchise is notable. And now, Mr. Williamson has something new. In his latest, he has a “story by” credit as well as the role of producer; the man has a new scary story to tell. Only this time, his scary story is particularly relevant. While we’ve certainly seen Covid-19 referenced in films and television as of late, Sick takes place during the recent lockdown. The film stars Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, and Dylan Sprayberry, and it delves right into the craziness we’ve all experienced. Except...
- 1/13/2023
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
If Covid doesn’t kill you, the tall guy with the hunting knife probably will. That’s the hook in John Hyams’ “Sick,” which makes clever work of an ongoing health scare, and especially the way that college-age kids dealt with CDC restrictions — often by ignoring them — adding a few disposable undergrads to the pandemic’s otherwise tragic body count. That’s what’s so compelling about this quick-turnaround collaboration from Kevin Williamson and “Scream” assistant-turned-co-writer Katelyn Crabb, now streaming on Peacock: You’re never really sure whether you should be rooting for its inconsiderate young coeds or counting on a slasher to teach them a lesson.
Playing on our lingering paranoia, “Sick” kicks off with a scene that recalls the early, uncertain days of the pandemic. A college kid named Tyler (Joel Courtney) wanders an apocalyptic-looking grocery store whose shelves have been emptied of Tp and other essentials. He...
Playing on our lingering paranoia, “Sick” kicks off with a scene that recalls the early, uncertain days of the pandemic. A college kid named Tyler (Joel Courtney) wanders an apocalyptic-looking grocery store whose shelves have been emptied of Tp and other essentials. He...
- 1/13/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Give Kevin Williamson credit: The screenwriter behind the Scream series isn’t afraid to recycle his greatest hits. His new addition to the slasher-film canon opens on a young man named Tyler (Joel Courtney) wandering the aisles of a cleaned-out supermarket. It’s April 3rd, 2020. Covid-19 cases are exponentially rising. Most of the country is in full lockdown mode. Everyone is masked. Forget about finding toilet paper.
While he’s browsing for some shelter-in-place essentials, Tyler gets a text: “Wanna party?” He has no idea who’s asking. Later, while he’s checking out,...
While he’s browsing for some shelter-in-place essentials, Tyler gets a text: “Wanna party?” He has no idea who’s asking. Later, while he’s checking out,...
- 1/13/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been strange to discover how many filmmakers have willfully ignored the fact that, for a couple of very recent years, the planet Earth was completely consumed by a deadly pandemic that killed millions of people, tanked our economies, transformed social interactions, and probably changed life as we know it forever. Most movies and TV shows are happy to pretend those years never happened, and have never interrupted the flow of their characters’ lives. But horror filmmakers — who work fast, work cheap, and have carte blanche to confront our most uncomfortable anxieties — are the exception.
The “Lockdown Wave” of filmmaking, with productions that took place in the midst of the pandemic or its immediate aftermath, has already yielded fascinating results. Films like “Host” nimbly explored themes of shared cultural responsibility, while Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s “Something in the Dirt” tackled broader existential dilemmas. It seems only fitting that Kevin Williamson,...
The “Lockdown Wave” of filmmaking, with productions that took place in the midst of the pandemic or its immediate aftermath, has already yielded fascinating results. Films like “Host” nimbly explored themes of shared cultural responsibility, while Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s “Something in the Dirt” tackled broader existential dilemmas. It seems only fitting that Kevin Williamson,...
- 1/12/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Sick, the new slasher/home invasion film written by Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, opens with a mini-scroll. In addition to reminding audiences about the early onslaught of Covid, orders to self-isolate and the early death toll, there is a key establishing date: April 3, 2020.
The date is paramount in establishing the context for Sick. The film takes place during a single night in the very early days of the pandemic: a time when fear, distrust and, yes, rage dominated a lot of our interactions with anyone entering our six-foot radius.
There’s plenty of humor regarding Covid and its accompanying protocols, such as toilet paper shortages and refusing to assist someone in a life or death situation because they aren’t wearing a mask. We also see characters scrub down groceries with antibacterial wipes, an outdated practice that most people abandoned early during lockdown. Several of these moments are reminders...
The date is paramount in establishing the context for Sick. The film takes place during a single night in the very early days of the pandemic: a time when fear, distrust and, yes, rage dominated a lot of our interactions with anyone entering our six-foot radius.
There’s plenty of humor regarding Covid and its accompanying protocols, such as toilet paper shortages and refusing to assist someone in a life or death situation because they aren’t wearing a mask. We also see characters scrub down groceries with antibacterial wipes, an outdated practice that most people abandoned early during lockdown. Several of these moments are reminders...
- 1/11/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sick Trailer — John Hyams‘ Sick (2023) movie trailer has been released by Peacock. The Sick trailer stars Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, Marc Menchaca, and Jane Adams. Crew Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb wrote the screenplay for Sick. Plot Synopsis Sick‘s plot synopsis: “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best [...]
Continue reading: Sick (2023) Movie Trailer: Two Friends that Quarantine During a Pandemic at a Lake House aren’t Alone...
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- 1/7/2023
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
John Hyams, director of the very cool 2020 thriller Alone, has teamed up with Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson to bring us the pandemic slasher Sick, which is set in April of 2020. Right after the world shut down due to Covid-19. Sick is set to be released through the Peacock streaming service on Friday, January 13th – and a trailer for the film can be seen in the embed above!
Scripted by Katelyn Crabb (who was credited as Williamson’s assistant on Scream 2022) from a story by Williamson, Sick takes place when the country locks down due to the pandemic and college student Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.
The film stars Gideon Adlon (The Craft: Legacy), Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf), Jane Adams (She Dies Tomorrow), Marc Menchaca (Ozark), Charla Bocchicchio (Stalker), Bethlehem Million (And Just Like That…), Duane Stephens (Evil...
Scripted by Katelyn Crabb (who was credited as Williamson’s assistant on Scream 2022) from a story by Williamson, Sick takes place when the country locks down due to the pandemic and college student Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.
The film stars Gideon Adlon (The Craft: Legacy), Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf), Jane Adams (She Dies Tomorrow), Marc Menchaca (Ozark), Charla Bocchicchio (Stalker), Bethlehem Million (And Just Like That…), Duane Stephens (Evil...
- 1/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Movies set during the Covid-19 pandemic have been pretty hit or miss. For every "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," there has been a "Bubble." Perhaps it's just too early to make a truly great pandemic movie, at least if you're trying to make a regular comedy or drama. If you're "Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning" director John Hyams and "Scream" screenwriter Kevin Williamson, however, you're probably not looking to make a straightforward movie. No, you're more likely to make a twisted mash-up of genres that makes reliving the worst days of the pandemic as fun as possible.
And that is exactly what "Sick," the duo's TIFF and Fantastic Fest hit, looks like. Peacock has been announced as the film's distributor, marking the occasion with a trailer that gives viewers a taste of the fast-paced madness that lies ahead. In April 2020, best friends Parker (Gideon Adlon) and Miri (Bethlehem Million...
And that is exactly what "Sick," the duo's TIFF and Fantastic Fest hit, looks like. Peacock has been announced as the film's distributor, marking the occasion with a trailer that gives viewers a taste of the fast-paced madness that lies ahead. In April 2020, best friends Parker (Gideon Adlon) and Miri (Bethlehem Million...
- 1/6/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Kevin Williamson returns to the slasher movie arena with Sick, which we’ve learned is being surprise-released by Peacock in one week.
Sick is premiering on Peacock on Friday, January 13, 2023!
You can watch the official trailer for Sick below, a Covid-era slasher that finds two friends being stalked by a masked maniac while they’re quarantining at a remote lake house.
John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick from a story by Williamson, and it’s being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.”
In the film, “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think.”
Joe Lipsett wrote in his review for Bd, “Thankfully the rest of the film is so strong that this is an easy recommendation. Sick feels like a welcome...
Sick is premiering on Peacock on Friday, January 13, 2023!
You can watch the official trailer for Sick below, a Covid-era slasher that finds two friends being stalked by a masked maniac while they’re quarantining at a remote lake house.
John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick from a story by Williamson, and it’s being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.”
In the film, “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think.”
Joe Lipsett wrote in his review for Bd, “Thankfully the rest of the film is so strong that this is an easy recommendation. Sick feels like a welcome...
- 1/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The first trailer for the pandemic-inspired horror movie Sick has been released.
The film from Scream writer Kevin Williamson takes the familiar trope of a group of young people at an isolated lakeside cabin being stalked by a killer and adds some Covid-19-era twists.
The Blumhouse and Miramax project is directed by John Hyams (Alone) and written by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb and stars Gideon Adlon (The Craft: Legacy), Bethlehem Million (And Just Like That), Marc Menchaca (Ozark) and Jane Adams (Twin Peaks).
The logline: “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think.”
Sick had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in September, where it garnered strong reviews from critics, with wire service Upi declaring it “the most inspired pandemic movie so far … Sick reminds us there are...
The film from Scream writer Kevin Williamson takes the familiar trope of a group of young people at an isolated lakeside cabin being stalked by a killer and adds some Covid-19-era twists.
The Blumhouse and Miramax project is directed by John Hyams (Alone) and written by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb and stars Gideon Adlon (The Craft: Legacy), Bethlehem Million (And Just Like That), Marc Menchaca (Ozark) and Jane Adams (Twin Peaks).
The logline: “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think.”
Sick had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in September, where it garnered strong reviews from critics, with wire service Upi declaring it “the most inspired pandemic movie so far … Sick reminds us there are...
- 1/6/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Peacock has unveiled a trailer and first-look photos for its pandemic-themed horror-thriller Sick, co-written and produced by Scream franchise creator Kevin Williamson, which is set to premiere on the streamer next Friday, January 13.
The film from Blumhouse and Miramax watches as the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, with Parker (Gideon Adlon) and her best friend Miri (Bethlehem Million) deciding to quarantine at the family lake house alone — or so they think.
John Hyams (Alone) directed from a script by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, with Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) and Jane Adams (Twin Peaks) rounding out the cast. Williamson also produced, along with Bill Block and Ben Fast.
Watch the trailer for Sick by clicking above. The first series of stills from the film can be found above and below.
The film from Blumhouse and Miramax watches as the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, with Parker (Gideon Adlon) and her best friend Miri (Bethlehem Million) deciding to quarantine at the family lake house alone — or so they think.
John Hyams (Alone) directed from a script by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, with Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) and Jane Adams (Twin Peaks) rounding out the cast. Williamson also produced, along with Bill Block and Ben Fast.
Watch the trailer for Sick by clicking above. The first series of stills from the film can be found above and below.
- 1/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Attracting an audience with his slick genre thrillers in the form of his Universal Soldier films and, more recently, Alone, director John Hyams is back with a new horror slash that confronts the pandemic head on. Sick, a premiere at TIFF last fall, follows Parker and her best friend Miri who decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think. Written by Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, it’ll now drop next week on Peacock in a surprise release of sorts. Ahead of the release, the first trailer has landed.
C.J. Prince said in his review, “Horror movies, like documentaries, have a knack for rolling the cameras whenever tragedy strikes. It didn’t come as much of a surprise when, mere months after Covid-19 locked most of the world down, we had one conceived and shot entirely over Zoom. It also wasn’t too much...
C.J. Prince said in his review, “Horror movies, like documentaries, have a knack for rolling the cameras whenever tragedy strikes. It didn’t come as much of a surprise when, mere months after Covid-19 locked most of the world down, we had one conceived and shot entirely over Zoom. It also wasn’t too much...
- 1/6/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Horror movies, like documentaries, have a knack for rolling the cameras whenever tragedy strikes. It didn’t come as much of a surprise when, mere months after Covid-19 locked most of the world down, we had one conceived and shot entirely over Zoom. It also wasn’t too much of a shock when cheap horror movies seizing on lockdowns and fears over a deadly virus started to pop up on VOD services. But it was only a matter of time before someone would make the first good entry about the pandemic, one that would find the perfect blend of executing genre thrills while seizing upon the moment to portray some of the insanity we’ve all dealt with for the past two years. That film has finally arrived with John Hyams’ Sick.
Fans of genre films probably know Hyams through his revival of the Universal Soldier franchise, TV shows like Z Nation and Black Summer,...
Fans of genre films probably know Hyams through his revival of the Universal Soldier franchise, TV shows like Z Nation and Black Summer,...
- 9/26/2022
- by C.J. Prince
- The Film Stage
"Sick" is a well-made, well-executed, and smarty-written pandemic home invasion slasher that plays like "The Strangers" for the Covid-19 era. The film features great and smart characters that make choices you don't really see in the genre, with creative camera work that uses its one location in inventive ways.
Doing movies set during the pandemic is no easy task, particularly horror movies. For the most part, they tend either to be too shallow to properly explore their historical context, or they treat the pandemic as a distant joke rather than an ongoing crisis. Indeed, most pandemic movies end up feeling very gimmicky, but that is not the case with "Sick." Though it is far from the first pandemic horror movie, it manages to use the specific time period of April 2020 and the feeling of isolation and paranoia we all felt to place the audience in the mind of two young...
Doing movies set during the pandemic is no easy task, particularly horror movies. For the most part, they tend either to be too shallow to properly explore their historical context, or they treat the pandemic as a distant joke rather than an ongoing crisis. Indeed, most pandemic movies end up feeling very gimmicky, but that is not the case with "Sick." Though it is far from the first pandemic horror movie, it manages to use the specific time period of April 2020 and the feeling of isolation and paranoia we all felt to place the audience in the mind of two young...
- 9/26/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Sick marks Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer writer Kevin Williamson’s return to the slasher arena. Co-written by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, Sick is directed by John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”).
The Covid pandemic set thriller occurs during the early lockdown. It follows best friends Parker and Miri quarantined alone at an isolated family lake house. But they’re not alone for long.
The horror feature premiered earlier this week out of TIFF, where our own Joe Lipsett said in his review, “the never-ending attack, and the violence – often filmed in unflinching long takes – is mean and vicious.”
Bloody Disgusting spoke with leads Adlon and Million out of TIFF about working with Williamson and what it’s like shooting a visceral home invasion thriller.
Adlon distilled it down to a single name in horror when asked what it was about the script that enticed the actors.
The Covid pandemic set thriller occurs during the early lockdown. It follows best friends Parker and Miri quarantined alone at an isolated family lake house. But they’re not alone for long.
The horror feature premiered earlier this week out of TIFF, where our own Joe Lipsett said in his review, “the never-ending attack, and the violence – often filmed in unflinching long takes – is mean and vicious.”
Bloody Disgusting spoke with leads Adlon and Million out of TIFF about working with Williamson and what it’s like shooting a visceral home invasion thriller.
Adlon distilled it down to a single name in horror when asked what it was about the script that enticed the actors.
- 9/16/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Premiering as part of the Midnight Madness slate at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Sick brings Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer writer Kevin Williamson back into the slasher arena. John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick from a story by Williamson, and it’s being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.” How timely? Sick is set during the pandemic.
Collider has shared the very first clip from the Williamson-penned Sick today, and it’s a tense little scene that we can’t help but compare to Scream. The ring of a doorbell begins a home invasion from a masked killer, who has already found his way inside the house…
Watch Collider’s exclusive clip below and expect more soon.
In Sick, “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend...
Collider has shared the very first clip from the Williamson-penned Sick today, and it’s a tense little scene that we can’t help but compare to Scream. The ring of a doorbell begins a home invasion from a masked killer, who has already found his way inside the house…
Watch Collider’s exclusive clip below and expect more soon.
In Sick, “As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend...
- 9/9/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Toronto International Film Festival announced its second big wave of programming for the 47th edition, a 54 feature title lineup across its Discovery, Midnight Madness and Wavelengths sections.
Twenty-six countries are represented in the three programs with the Discovery opening night film being Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection starring Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine and Raul Castillo about the filmmaker’s life and time as a Marine Corp vet. Also booked in Discovery is the acquisition title Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from Aitch Alberto starring Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez and Isabella Gomez.
Meanwhile, we hear that Golda, Bleecker Street’s movie with Helen Mirren as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, and Nattiv directing, is delayed this year.
“TIFF’s Discovery programme is a showcase of cinema and talent from around the world — a place to unearth work that is bold, distinctive, and, above all,...
Twenty-six countries are represented in the three programs with the Discovery opening night film being Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection starring Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine and Raul Castillo about the filmmaker’s life and time as a Marine Corp vet. Also booked in Discovery is the acquisition title Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from Aitch Alberto starring Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez and Isabella Gomez.
Meanwhile, we hear that Golda, Bleecker Street’s movie with Helen Mirren as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, and Nattiv directing, is delayed this year.
“TIFF’s Discovery programme is a showcase of cinema and talent from around the world — a place to unearth work that is bold, distinctive, and, above all,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
iHeartMedia, Blumhouse Television and Crypt TV Partner to Produce New Scripted Thriller Podcast “Mordeo,” Based on Crypt TV’s Successful Web Series: "iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally, today announced “Mordeo,” a new iHeartRadio Original Podcast co-produced with Blumhouse Television and Crypt TV. The 10-episode scripted thriller directed by Alex Kemp will recount the tale of two brothers who disappear in the Monongahela Forest and will follow Isaiah Williams, voiced by J. Alphonse Nicholson, the lone survivor, as he emerges from the forest starving, disoriented and traumatized one month after his disappearance. Nicholson garnered a 2021 NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for P-Valley.
Listeners will be catapulted into the terrorizing world of The Mordeo, a ravenous, bloodthirsty creature, as Isaiah grapples with his harrowing experience in the woods and his darkest secret threatens to turn him into the very monster he thought he left behind.
Listeners will be catapulted into the terrorizing world of The Mordeo, a ravenous, bloodthirsty creature, as Isaiah grapples with his harrowing experience in the woods and his darkest secret threatens to turn him into the very monster he thought he left behind.
- 5/27/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Mordeo, the web thriller series from Crypt TV, is getting the audio treatment.
Crypt TV has teamed up with Blumhouse Television and iHeartMedia to turn the property into a scripted podcast series with J. Alphonse Nicholson, who starred in Starz’ P-Valley featuring.
The ten-part podcast series, directed by Alex Kemp, will recount the tale of two brothers who disappear in the Monongahela Forest and will follow Isaiah Williams, voiced by Nicholson, the lone survivor, as he emerges from the forest starving, disoriented and traumatized one month after his disappearance.
It will see listeners enter the world of The Mordeo, a ravenous, bloodthirsty creature, as Isaiah grapples with his harrowing experience in the woods and his darkest secret threatens to turn him into the very monster he thought he left behind.
Mordeo, also produced in association with Wolf At The Door, will premiere on June 2.
Mordeo is one of Crypt...
Crypt TV has teamed up with Blumhouse Television and iHeartMedia to turn the property into a scripted podcast series with J. Alphonse Nicholson, who starred in Starz’ P-Valley featuring.
The ten-part podcast series, directed by Alex Kemp, will recount the tale of two brothers who disappear in the Monongahela Forest and will follow Isaiah Williams, voiced by Nicholson, the lone survivor, as he emerges from the forest starving, disoriented and traumatized one month after his disappearance.
It will see listeners enter the world of The Mordeo, a ravenous, bloodthirsty creature, as Isaiah grapples with his harrowing experience in the woods and his darkest secret threatens to turn him into the very monster he thought he left behind.
Mordeo, also produced in association with Wolf At The Door, will premiere on June 2.
Mordeo is one of Crypt...
- 5/26/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Miramax has greenlit an untitled penned feature thriller from Scream architect Kevin Williamson set during the pandemic which Blockers actress Gideon Adlon will star in.
The feature takes place when the country locks down due to the pandemic and college student Parker (Adlon) and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think. John Hyams will direct the screenplay by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb. Williamson wrote the original story. Williamson, Miramax CEO Bill Block and Ben Fast will all serve as producers on the project.
“Williamson and Crabb have written a story that intertwines the palpable fear we’ve all experienced over the past year and merged that with their ability to skillfully amplify our unconscious anxieties by utilizing the horror genre. With Hyams attached to direct, we know that this film is destined to become a fan favorite,” said Block.
Hyams...
The feature takes place when the country locks down due to the pandemic and college student Parker (Adlon) and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think. John Hyams will direct the screenplay by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb. Williamson wrote the original story. Williamson, Miramax CEO Bill Block and Ben Fast will all serve as producers on the project.
“Williamson and Crabb have written a story that intertwines the palpable fear we’ve all experienced over the past year and merged that with their ability to skillfully amplify our unconscious anxieties by utilizing the horror genre. With Hyams attached to direct, we know that this film is destined to become a fan favorite,” said Block.
Hyams...
- 5/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Imagine Entertainment has set its roster of participants of Impact 2, the inventive program where the company empowers outside voices, “creators,” paying the newcomers accepted to the program to develop TV series and movies under the watchful eye of “shapers,” a group of established industry writers and showrunners. The program, hatched by Imagine co-heads Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, this year got over 4000 submissions from 57 countries covering every continent but Antarctica. Tyler Mitchell runs the program.
The “shapers” in this year’s program are: Stacy Traub, Akiva Goldsman, Doug Ellin, Seth Grahame-Smith, Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney and Sascha Penn.
Here are the newcomers whose work was accepted and who will be paid a stipend to create one new project during the boot camp, before all of the work gets pitched to the town. Traub will oversee:
Writer/actor and Chicago native Aris Mendoza is creating the half hour TV project Blasian...
The “shapers” in this year’s program are: Stacy Traub, Akiva Goldsman, Doug Ellin, Seth Grahame-Smith, Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney and Sascha Penn.
Here are the newcomers whose work was accepted and who will be paid a stipend to create one new project during the boot camp, before all of the work gets pitched to the town. Traub will oversee:
Writer/actor and Chicago native Aris Mendoza is creating the half hour TV project Blasian...
- 4/23/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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