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This past week, horror fans in Fort Lauderdale were treated to genre movie screenings and celebrations at the annual Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and this year was the biggest one yet. Daily Dead was thrilled to be one of the media sponsors of this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and before we look forward to next year's festival, we're proud to share the jury prize and Audience Award winners, including John McPhail's Anna and the Apocalypse:

Press Release: Fort Lauderdale, Fl – Popcorn Frights Film Festival, Southeast United States’ largest genre film event, has announced the winners of its Jury Prize and Audience Award. The 2018 seven-night event set a new attendance record for a third consecutive year and featured over 50 World, North American, Us, and Florida premieres.

Anna and the Apocalypse, directed by John McPhail, won the Audience Award for Feature Film. In this infectious genre-mashing holiday horror musical,...

One of the films I’m most looking forward to checking out is writer-director Brad Michael Elmore’s Boogeyman Pop starring the late Bill Paxton’s son James Paxton. Recently, I interviewed the film’s composer Wolfmen of Mars (read that interview Here) and today we have the film’s visually stunning teaser trailer. You can check it out below and then make […]

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The Boogeyman Pop teaser trailer is here. The upcoming horror anthology was produced independently and was made on a shoestring budget. When the movie was roughly 75 percent through filming, they had spent just $75 thousand, which, as director Brad Michael Elmore puts it, is the catering budget on many movies. Now, the general public is getting a look at what Elmore cooked up with this first full teaser, which looks like it's going to be bizarre, bloody and quite possibly a lot of fun.

This teaser is loaded with blood and trippy imagery. It's pretty tough to get a grip on the larger story at play, but there's a creepy maniac wielding a bat killing young folks and there are some supernatural elements at play. The synthy 80s score is also doing the footage some serious favors. The music comes courtesy of the band The Wolfmen of Mars, for those who...

The first teaser trailer for Boogeyman Pop comes swinging in and looks to deliver a crushing blow to your skull. Brad Michael Elmore directs the film that’s set over the course of one summer weekend: In it, a bat-wielding, masked killer in a rusted- out black Cadillac weaves in and out of three interlocking stories awash in sex, drugs, […]...

The story of Blumhouse’s Boogeyman Pop is an interesting one to be sure. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Chris Weitz discovered writer/director Brad Michael Elmore’s micro-budget debut The Wolfman’s Hammer on Youtube, and then this new film was eventually brought to Blumhouse who hopped on board enthusiastically. It’s an anthology of sorts in […]

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Actress Miriam A. Hyman has been cast in MGM and Warner Bros’ film, The Sun Is Also A Star, which is being toplined by Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi. Ry Russo-Young is directing the pic from a script by Tracy Oliver based on Nicola Yoon’s Ya bestselling novel. Shahidi stars as Natasha, a girl in New York City whose pragmatism is challenged when she falls in love right before her family is set to be deported back to Jamaica. Hyman will play Natasha’s mother Mrs. Kingsley, a hard-working native Jamaican waitress who is resigned to her family’s imminent deportation. Les Morgenstern and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton of Alloy Entertainment are producing the project while Oliver will also serve as exec producer. The Sun Is Also a Star will be released May 17. Hyman, whose credits include CBS’ Blue Bloods, Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Bravo’s Odd Man Out,...

Whether you're in the mood for amazing late ’80s practical effects or modern holiday horror musical numbers, the hard-working team at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale has you covered. Daily Dead is thrilled to be one of the media sponsors of this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and we have a look at the entire first wave of programming that will take place this August.

Highlights for this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival include special screenings of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and 1988's The Blob with director Chuck Russell in attendance, the world premiere of Havana Darkness, the East Coast premieres of Boogeyman Pop, The Monster Squad documentary Wolfman's Got Nards, and the holiday zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, and much more!

Stay tuned to Daily Dead for details on the second wave of programming, visit Popcorn Frights Film Festival's website for more information,...

“Some mofo’s always trying to ice skate uphill.” Funko presents a new Previews exclusive Pop! vinyl figure for the coolest of the Marvel superheroes and vampire hunters, Blade. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: Rob Schwager’s cover art for Wolfmen of Mars’ Boogeyman Pop soundtrack, and season 2 details for Northbound.

Funko’s Blade Pop! Vinyl Figure: From Funko: “Check out our latest slate of Marvel heroes!

Iron Fist, Black Bolt, and Blade are headed to comic shops soon!

Available at your local comic shop soon!”

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Wolfmen of Mars’ Boogeyman Pop Soundtrack Cover Art: From Wolfmen of Mars: “Rob Schwager created this awesome art to go with our soundtrack to Brad Elmore’s upcoming film, Boogeyman Pop!”

To learn more about Wolfmen of Mars and their music, visit the group’s Bandcamp page and be sure to check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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