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Writer/director Osgood Perkins‘ feature film adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Monkey reached theatres last week – and now, a mockbuster from The Asylum called The Jolly Monkey has joined it on the big screen! You can watch the trailer for The Jolly Monkey in the embed above.

The feature directorial debut of Ryan Ebert, who has previously written the likes of Heretics, Shark Warning, Megalodon: The Frenzy, Shark Side of the Moon, Tales of a Fifth Grade Robin Hood, Apocalypse of Ice, and San Andreas Mega Quake, the film has the following synopsis: Upon their mother’s death, siblings Jenny and Marshall return to renovate her crumbling motel, The Jolly Monkey. But as they work, a deadly force tied to their family’s dark past emerges, forcing them to face terrifying truths if they want to survive.

Dominic Keating (Star Trek: Enterprise), Jane Hajduk (Year by the...

In the wake of Osgood Perkins’ new movie The Monkey scaring up $20 million in its box office debut, The Asylum is offering up a “mockbuster” of their own with The Jolly Monkey.

The Asylum will release The Jolly Monkey in select theaters on February 28 before bringing the film to VOD outlets on March 1. Exclusively watch the official trailer down below.

Like the Osgood Perkins movie based on Stephen King’s short story, The Asylum’s “mockbuster” take on the tale features a creepy monkey toy that serves as a harbinger of doom, but the film’s true monster looks to be a man dressed up in a monkey costume. Outside of that, the synopsis reveals the overall plot has been shamelessly lifted from Perkins’ movie.

In The Jolly Monkey, “Upon their mother’s death, siblings Jenny and Marshall return to renovate her crumbling motel, The Jolly Monkey. But as they work,...

Stars: Eric Roberts, Neeley Dayan, Anna DeRusso, Scott Mazzapica, Sara Kamine, Shelby Wright | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Jose Prendes

The Asylum have a new film out, Heretics, which shouldn’t be confused with Heretic or even The Heretics as much as its makers would like you to. The film is, surprisingly, only their second foray into this style of filmmaking, with their first found footage attempt being 2013’s Asylum: The Lost Footage.

That’s surprising for a studio renowned for producing low-budget, high-concept films. Heretics should have been the perfect opportunity for them to capitalize on the popularity and ease of found footage films. Unfortunately, however, the results are less than impressive.

The film begins with a somewhat nostalgic opening sequence, we hear the whir of a VHS tape being inserted into a player, followed by flickering video static and the appearance of cryptic praises to Lilith.

Once...

Stars: Gordon Mudd, Jonas Silbor, Andi Rexha, Andrew J Katers, Angela Cole, David Chokachi, Rebecca Ritz, Canyon Prince | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Jimmy Gadd

When they’re not churning out mockbusters, The Asylum manages to produce films like Shark Warning at a pretty good pace as well. And with fall having arrived, I figured I might as well get in one last tale of finned fury before Krampus and killer Santas become required viewing. I probably shouldn’t have pushed my luck and looked for a killer Rudolph film instead.

Young Danny (Gordon Mudd) and Alan (Jonas Silbor) play on the beach under the not-so-watchful eye of their Uncle Ron when a great white swims into the shallows and attacks Danny. Twenty years later, the now-grown Alan is returning just in time for the Lake Havasu fishing tournament. He’s almost instantly recognized by Lisa, “You’re the brother that lived!

Stars: Ego Mikitas, Maxi Witrak, Terrance Livingston Jr., Lydia Hunter, Michael Deni, Tania Fox, Natasha Goubskaya | Written by Ryan Ebert, Anna Rasmussen | Directed by Glenn Campbell, Tammy Klein

The biggest surprise about Shark Side of the Moon is that, in a genre that’s already seen Sharks of the Corn, Sharkula, Ouija Shark and even Shark Encounters of the Third Kind, it took so long for someone to use the title. What shouldn’t be so surprising is that it was The Asylum that did it!

During the Cold War, the Soviets were experimenting with human/shark hybrids at a launch facility. As is usually the case in these situations the experimental creatures got free. In a desperate bid to keep them from reaching the ocean, Sergey lured them onto a shuttle and took them on a one-way trip to the moon.

Forty years later Commander Nicole Tress is leading...

Horror returns to the box office with the release of M. Night Shyamalan’s latest movie this week, and it’s being joined by seven other horror movies in theaters and streaming at home.

Here’s all the new horror releasing July 29, 2024 – August 4, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Director Michael Sarnoski’s A Quiet Place: Day One just passed $250 million at the worldwide box office, and the prequel movie is now available on Digital at home.

Experience the day the world went quiet in the blockbuster hit A Quiet Place: Day One, arriving to buy or rent on Digital today (July 30) from Paramount Home Entertainment.

A three-movie collection including A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place: Part II and A Quiet Place: Day One is also be available to purchase on Digital platforms beginning today, July 30.

“When Samira (Lupita Nyong’o) returns home to New York City,...

From the writer of Shark Side of the Moon comes The Asylum’s Shark Warning, which is first swimming to limited theaters on July 26 before arriving on VOD outlets on July 30.

In Shark Warning, “After 20 years, a man returns to the town where his brother was killed by a shark. But when it resurfaces and kills again, the man decides to hunt down the predator.”

Of course, the storyline is set into motion when a bunch of pesky humans commit the cardinal sin of shark attack movies, putting their own greed ahead of the safety of the town’s residents. Yup, it’s another low-budget Jaws. You already know what you’re getting from this one.

The film will be opening in the following theaters this Friday:

Laemmle Glendale – Glendale, CA Hickory Ridge Cinemas – Brunswick, Oh Trylon Cinema – Minneapolis, Mn Film Noir Cinema – Brooklyn, NY Aurora Cineplex – Roswell, Ga

David Chokachi,...

With Meg 2: The Trench currently in theatres (you can read our review Here), The Asylum has dropped a trailer for their latest mockbuster – Megalodon: The Frenzy! While Meg 2 features three giant sharks, some lizard-like creatures, and a giant octopus, Megalodon: The Frenzy unleashes five giant sharks into the open sea – and Asylum fans in the U.S. will have the chance to see the action play out on the big screen starting on August 25th!

Megalodon: The Frenzy is set to receive a digital release this Friday, August 18th as well, so fans will be able to watch it at home for a week before it reaches theatres.

Directed by Brendan Petrizzo (Devil’s Triangle) from a screenplay by Ryan Ebert (San Andreas Mega Quake), Marc Gottlieb (Ape vs. Mecha Ape), and Bill Hanstock (3-Headed Shark Attack), the film has the following synopsis: When a frenzy of five Megalodons torment the open ocean,...

A “mockbuster” take on Meg 2: The Trench, The Asylum is back with Megalodon: The Frenzy, their latest addition to the “Sharksploitation” subgenre they love playing around in.

In this summer’s Megalodon: The Frenzy, directed by Brendan Petrizzo, “When a frenzy of five Megalodons torment the open ocean, the stakes have never been higher.”

The shark attack film will first be available on Digital platforms beginning August 18. It’s also being unleashed in select theaters across the United States on August 25.

Locations include…

Laemmle Glendale – Los Angeles, CA Hickory Ridge Cinemas – Cleveland, Oh Trylon Cinema – Minneapolis, Mn O Cinema South Beach – Miami, Fl Aurora Cineplex -Atlanta, Ga

The film’s cast includes Caroline Williams and Eric Roberts alongside Jessica Chancellor, Jeff Daniels, Alex Trumble, Javier Luna, Ben Formella, Chase Hamilton, Jordan Hubbard, Victoria Grant, Sharon Desiree, Liam Hawley, Jordy Tulleners, and Sarah Fraser.

Ryan Ebert, Marc Gottlieb, and Bill Hanstock wrote the script.

Halle Bailey isn't the only Little Mermaid who can currently be seen on the big screen. After the recent release of Disney's The Little Mermaid, a live-action remake of the original animated film released in 1989, a separate adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersem story has also been put into limited theaters by The Asylum. The film is also now available on digital outlets and can be watched at home. For a peek at this new animated version of The Little Mermaid, you can check out the trailer below, courtesy of JoBlo.

The Asylum's The Little Mermaid, also referred to as Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is directed by Michael Johnson (Battle Oasis) and written by Anna Rasmussen (Shark Side of the Moon). As with the Disney adaptations, it takes inspiration from the original story by Andersen from 1837.

The official synopsis for the Asylum film is as follows:

In this “half-fish” out-of-water animated adventure,...

Disney’s live-action remake of their animated classic The Little Mermaid is now in theatres (you can read our review Here) – and also in theatres right now is The Asylum’s own animated version of the classic story! We have the Exclusive first look at the trailer for The Asylum’s version of The Little Mermaid, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Michael Johnson (Battle Oasis) from a screenplay by Anna Rasmussen (Shark Side of the Moon), The Asylum’s The Little Mermaid has the following synopsis: In this “half-fish” out-of-water animated adventure, a mermaid princess makes a bargain with a sea witch to become human. On land, the princess discovers just how much she loves the surface world and must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to stay there.

The Little Mermaid is based on a story Hans Christian Andersen originally...

Stars: Ego Mikitas, Maxi Witrak, Terrance Livingston Jr., Lydia Hunter, Michael Deni, Tania Fox, Natasha Goubskaya | Written by Ryan Ebert, Anna Rasmussen | Directed by Glenn Campbell, Tammy Klein

The biggest surprise about Shark Side of the Moon is that, in a genre that’s already seen Sharks of the Corn, Sharkula, Ouija Shark and even Shark Encounters of the Third Kind, it took so long for someone to use the title. What shouldn’t be so surprising is that it was The Asylum that did it and it makes its bow as a Tubi Original, part of Bitefest, the streaming service’s Shark Month.

During the Cold War, the Soviets were experimenting with human/shark hybrids at a launch facility. As is usually the case in these situations the experimental creatures got free. In a desperate bid to keep them from reaching the ocean, Sergey lured them onto a shuttle...

From the directors of The Asylum’s Dune knockoff and the writers/director of The Asylum’s Aladdin ripoff comes The Asylum’s Tubi Original Shark Side of the Moon. Just when you thought it was safe to colonize Earth’s crater-covered moon again, Glenn Campbell and Tammy Klein introduce Russian human-shark hybrids as cosmic predators. Or, more appropriately, lower-than-low-budget digital renderings of what The Asylum standards define as extraterrestrial Street Shark lookin’ freakshows. You’re going to read the review you’d expect for Shark Side of the Moon, a zero-star technical affair that’s barely fit for Syfy’s Sunday headliner slot — but with such an out-of-bounds concept, it’s hard to ignore and not marvel at the Frankensteining of genres on display.

The gist is simple. Russian scientists create humanoid-shark supersoldiers that can survive any situation, which escape their facility and are flown to the moon by...

Netflix announced that 10 more actors have been added to the cast of “Wednesday,” the upcoming reboot of “The Addams Family” starring Jenna Ortega in the titular role.

Thora Birch joins the cast as Wednesday’s dorm mother Tamara Novak, while Riki Lindhome will play Wednesday’s therapist Dr. Valerie Kinbott, and Jamie McShane is Sheriff Donovan Galpin, who has a vendetta against Wednesday’s father Gomez (Luis Guzmán).

The newly announced actors portraying classmates of Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy are Hunter Doohan as Wednesday’s friend Tyler Galpin, who happens to also be the sheriff’s son; Georgie Farmer as shy Nevermore Academy student Ajax Petropolus; Moosa Mostafa as beekeeping club president Eugene Otinger; Emma Myers as Wednesday’s roommate Enid Sinclair; Naomi J. Ogawa as vampire Yoko Tanaka; Joy Sunday as popular girl Bianca Barclay, and Percy Hynes White as artist and rich kid Xavier Thorpe.

Along with Ortega and Guzmán,...

Stars: Tom Sizemore, Emily Killian, Ramiro Leal, Torrey Richardson, Jake Holley, Tania Fox, Xander Bailey, Christina Licciardi, Christopher William Johnson, Audrey Latt | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Maximilian Elfeldt

As if we needed any more disaster this year, along comes Apocalypse of Ice from mockbuster kings The Asylum!

This time round, as if The Asylum haven’t already made a boat-load of these apocalyptic nature films before – including when Hollywood went crazy on the same subject – a massive polar vortex threatens to cover nearly all of Earth in ice. Oh and did I mention the world is also in the middle of a global pandemic..? Yes as if a pandemic wasn’t enough, in this film we get a global apocalypse too!

But hey this is The Asylum, so you know what that means don’t you? Stock footage aplenty, from empty streets thanks to a real-world pandemic, to...