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A little-known subgenre that needs more love is occult biker movies. With only a few filmic entries, it’s pretty easy to familiarize oneself with this niche. The culture's fascination with bikers was at an all-time peak during the late '60s and '70s. Don Sharp’s 1973 Psychomania, or The Death Wheelers as it was so aptly retitled in the United States, is a pillar of this subgenre. Watching Psychomania today is unlikely to illicit any real scares, but it remains a groovy horror-adjacent watch. Psychomania is a movie seemingly obsessed with exploring all the avenues out of square society and to uninhibited freedom. Whether that avenue is one of witchcraft, with thinly veiled devil worship, seances, and surrealist editing, or the anarchy-laden rocker vibes of a biker gang, Psychomania sets out to see if the liberation brought by these unconventional lifestyles is worth it.

On 27th February 2023, Nucleus Films will release the shocking 1970s horror film Dark Places on Blu-ray.

There’S More Than Death Waiting For You In Dark Places

Legendary British stars Christopher Lee, Joan Collins and Herbert Lom get together in a grisly tale of hidden loot in a haunted house.

Dr Ian Mandeville and his sister Sarah mean to get their hands on the £200,000 stashed in the derelict Marr’s Grove – only to find that Edward Foster, a stranger to the district, has recently inherited the place. As Edward rapidly succumbs to the influence of the mansion’s long-dead owners, madness and bloody murder ensue…

Directed by Don Sharp, this long-awaited UK Blu-ray premiere has been remastered from original vault elements and is packed with bonus features.

Also starring Jane Birkin, Robert Hardy and Jean Marsh…

Dare you enter Marr’s Grove and encounter the evil lurking within?

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May 31st sees the release of The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection 2 from Severin Films, bringing more cult classic Christopher Lee films to Blu-ray, including Uncle Was a Vampire and Dracula and Son! We have all the details below, along with a trailer, and a look at the box set artwork:

The Eurocrypt Of Christopher Lee Collection 2

To celebrate the centennial of the legendary actor, Eurocrypt Collection 2 presents five of the most unexpected, underrated and underseen films of the iconic actor’s European career. Immediately following Horror Of Dracula, Lee reprised the role in the quirky 1959 Italian comedy Uncle Was A Vampire. Lee speaks fluent German opposite Klaus Kinski for the crazed 1962 krimi Secret Of The Red Orchid. In the 1974 UK psycho-thriller Dark Places, Lee toplines a cast that includes Joan Collins, Herbert Lom and Jane Birkin. Lee’s final performance as The Count in the 1976 French comedy Dracula And Son...

Quake Enhanced Trailer: "Announced today during QuakeCon at Home, in celebration of 25 years since the release of the dark fantasy first-person shooter, an enhanced version of the original Quake is available today on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass for console and PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and backward compatible on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. Native Xbox Series X|S and PS5 versions bringing native 4K at 120 Fps will be available soon as a free upgrade.

The Original Quake, Enhanced

Experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original Quake.

Featuring resolutions up to 4K and widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, dynamic and color lightning, anti-aliasing, depth of field, and the original soundtrack and theme song by Trent Reznor. There has never been a better time to relive or experience Quake for the first time.

Online, Cross-play, & Local Multiplayer and Co-op

Fight through the dark fantasy base...

In a sad blow, the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) has announced it will cancel its in-cinema screenings given the current Covid situation in the city.

The festival, always designed as a hybrid event, will continue nationally on Miff Play, with the festival securing an additional 30 titles for the platform. These include some direct-from-Cannes titles such as The Hill Where Lionesses Roar, La Civil, Rehana Maryam Noor and Babi Yar, and Australian films Ablaze, Chef Antonio’s Recipes for Revolution, Little Tornadoes and Paper City.

However, some of the festival most anticipated films, including local films such as Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson, intended as the Opening Night Gala, and Justin Kurzel’s Nitram are not available on the service.

As regional Victoria is no longer in lockdown, the festival’s regional season will proceed, with required changes to the line-up to be advised through local operators.

Features: Robert Eggers, Lawrence Gordon Clark, Piers Haggard, Alice Lowe, Jonathan Rigby | Written and Directed by Kier-La Janisse

After watching Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror you certainly can’t accuse writer/director Kier-La Janisse (Eurocrime! the Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s) of just skimming the topic’s surface. Book-ended by animated credits sequences and featuring paper collages by Guy Maddin Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched is a deep dive into the definition and history of folk horror. The film’s three hours and fifteen minutes are split into six chapters that make up three roughly hour-long segments.

The first segment deals with the “Unholy Trinity” of Witchfinder General, The Blood on Satan’s Claw and The Wicker Man. While it doesn’t deny their influence and importance, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched very quickly dispenses with the idea that they are the root of the genre,...

Everything I knew about British culture as a kid I learned from TV. Canada has always been inundated with programming from our Commonwealth pal; Monty Python, Benny Hill, The Two Ronnies, et al paraded before my eyes but nary a horror. And then I discovered the Amicus and Hammer films; worlds unto themselves for exploration. While I’m still knee deep in cleavage and cobwebs, I’m compelled to check out the indie scene; and I happened to come across Psychomania (1973): a well known to some, unknown to many, and now beloved by me Occult Biker film that is absurd as it is entertaining.

Absurdity really is the prominent compound in this heady mash of free spirits and (un)deader ones; the mix of motorcycle mayhem with splashes of Satan works better than it should. That’s probably (at least partly) because the lower budget makes for lower stakes...

Arrow Video is excited to announce the bow of their new subscription-based Arrow platform, available in the US and Canada beginning October 1. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries, Arrow boasts a selection of cult classics, hidden gems and iconic horror films, all curated by the Arrow Video team.

Arrow Video Channel begins streaming this October with headliners The Deeper You Dig, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Crumbs, The Hatred, Cold Light of Day, Videoman and The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast. Also immediately available are perennial Halloween hits Hellraiser 1 & 2, Elvira, Ringu, tthe complete Gamera series, as well as full collections from the Arrow archives packed with exclusive extras, rarely seen interviews and documentaries.

The Deeper You Dig, the latest feature written, directed by and starring filmmaking family The Adams Family, leads the lineup of Arrow's launch, joined by The Adams Family's The Hatred,...

In today's edition of Horror Highlights, we have details on the Arrow streaming platform, the trailer for Expulsion, and a Q&a with Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach to discuss his work on 12 Hour Shift:

Arrow Launches New Streaming Platform in North America in Time for Halloween: "London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the bow of their new subscription-based Arrow platform, available in the US and Canada beginning October 1. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries, Arrow boasts a selection of cult classics, hidden gems and iconic horror films, all curated by the Arrow Video team.

Arrow begins streaming with headliners The Deeper You Dig, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Crumbs, The Hatred, Cold Light of Day, Videoman and The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast. Also immediately available are perennial Halloween hits Hellraiser 1 & 2, Elvira, Ringu, tthe complete Gamera series,...

Dancing With the Stars has made a lot of changes for its latest season — but the two hours of corporate synergy known as Disney Night? That’s here to stay.

Per tradition, Monday’s episode of the ABC series found couples dancing to beloved Disney songs, complete with themed costumes, cameos from animated characters and, naturally, plenty of plugs for Disney’s latest offerings. (Pixar’s Soul is coming to theaters Nov. 20, in case you hadn’t heard!) (Ah, movies getting released on schedule, in an actual theater. Remember that?)

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“Pepe the Frog,” an anthropomorphized stoner, originated in the 2006 comic book, Boy’s Club, by artist Matt Furie. Like most amphibious beings who take an interest in cannabis accoutrements, Pepe is innocent enough, hanging out with his roommates and being an all around chill dude. Who could ever mistake Pepe for being something malicious? And how in the world could he ever be associated with (and co-opted by) the rising Alt-Right movement? Pepe’s unfortunate journey from kid-friendly, zen bro to sinister symbol of hatred and domestic terrorism—jointly Google “Pepe the Frog” and “9/11” if you dare—is the basis for Arthur […]...

“Pepe the Frog,” an anthropomorphized stoner, originated in the 2006 comic book, Boy’s Club, by artist Matt Furie. Like most amphibious beings who take an interest in cannabis accoutrements, Pepe is innocent enough, hanging out with his roommates and being an all around chill dude. Who could ever mistake Pepe for being something malicious? And how in the world could he ever be associated with (and co-opted by) the rising Alt-Right movement? Pepe’s unfortunate journey from kid-friendly, zen bro to sinister symbol of hatred and domestic terrorism—jointly Google “Pepe the Frog” and “9/11” if you dare—is the basis for Arthur […]...

Arrow Video is excited to announce the August slate of titles on their subscription-based Arrow Video Channel, including the action-packed black-and-white nautical nightmare Lake Michigan Monster, the uncut version of Argento's Tenebrae and Stephen King's Children of the Corn.

Lake Michigan Monster has been acclaimed at film festivals around the globe, taking home the Gold Audience Award for Best International Film at Fantasia, Best Visual Effects - Feature at FilmQuest, Best Ensemble Cast at GenreBlast and Best Wisconsin Film at the Beloit International Film Festival. Writer, director and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews has crafted an inventive and irreverent homage to the classic monster films of yore with the bizarre Captain Seafield, joined by a colorful crew of misfits on a mission to slay the sea beast that killed his father.

Lake Michigan Monster and Inferno of Torture will be available August 3rd on the Arrow Video Channel in the US and the UK.

Arrow Video announced a killer August lineup for their video channel, including Children of the Corn, the uncut version of Tenebrae, and much more:

London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the August slate of titles on their subscription-based Arrow Video Channel, including the action-packed black-and-white nautical nightmare Lake Michigan Monster, the uncut version of Argento's Tenebrae and Stephen King's Children of the Corn.

Lake Michigan Monster has been acclaimed at film festivals around the globe, taking home the Gold Audience Award for Best International Film at Fantasia, Best Visual Effects - Feature at FilmQuest, Best Ensemble Cast at GenreBlast and Best Wisconsin Film at the Beloit International Film Festival. Writer, director and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews has crafted an inventive and irreverent homage to the classic monster films of yore with the bizarre Captain Seafield, joined by a colourful crew of misfits on a mission...

Splash Mountain, one of the mainstay rides at Disneyland whose theme was based on the Uncle Remus Br’er Rabbit story from Disney’s controversial 1946 film Song of the South, will be reimagined based on the animated film The Princess and the Frog.

The news comes amid growing calls to change the ride’s theme in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the protests that followed calling for racial justice and social change that have dominated the national conversation.

Disney said Thursday that the conversion has been in the works for the flume ride at both the Disneyland in Anaheim and the Magic Kingdom park in Orlando. The new incarnation picks up the story of the 2009 movie after the final kiss, following Princess Tiana (played by Anika Noni Rose) and Louis as they prepare for their first Mardi Gras performance. Rose is involved in the project.

Song of the South...

Spoiler Alert: Details Of Tonight’S Finale Contained Within: Unmasking is much in the news lately, at least on the political side. But television also has its version of the grand reveal, as seen on the Fox reality show The Masked Singer.

For the uninitiated, The Masked Singer is a singing competition that features celebrities belting out cover songs of famous tunes. The catch is they’re all wearing costumes and masks that conceal their identities. At the end of each episode, the audience and panelists vote for their favorite performer. The celebrity with the least votes is eliminated and unmasks to reveal their identity.

The show, hosted by Nick Cannon, has been picked up by Fox for a fourth season, and versions of it are a popular worldwide franchise.

*** Spoiler Alert: Do Not Read Past This Line If You...

Congratulations are in order.  The Masked Singer just closed out season three by unmasking its final three and declaring a winner, and while there were no big surprises among the final three, that doesn't make it any less delightful to find out who they were.  First, the Frog landed in third place. We've been saying it was Bow Wow since the beginning, and so we were absolutely thrilled to see that it was, in fact, the rapper Bow Wow, who said his daughter will be excited to find out that her dad was on the show, but not that excited.  "She's gonna be mad that I didn't win," he said.  So who did win?  That would be Night Angel, who revealed...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 3 finale of “The Masked Singer,” which aired May 20 on Fox.

“The Masked Singer” is sweet on Kandi Burruss. The singer, Grammy-winning songwriter and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star has been unmasked as the Night Angel, the Season 3 winner of the hit Fox reality competition series.

Burruss, whose music bona fides include being a part of the 1990s R&b group Xscape and writing hit songs including Destiny Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills” and TLC’s “No Scrubs,” has become the first female winner of “The Masked Singer.”

Burruss beat out two more celebrities unmasked on Wednesday night’s finale episode: Second place went to singer and actor Jesse McCartney, who had been costumed as the Turtle, while third place was hip-hop star Bow Wow, revealed as the star behind the Frog. (Scroll down to watch all three unmaskings.

“The Masked Singer” finale on May 20 will be a battle between the three celebrities who are disguised as the Frog, Night Angel and Turtle. Of this trio of talent, the strongest singer is the contestant hidden inside the Turtle costume. We’ve watched all of his previous appearances, capped by his show-stopping performance of “Jealous” by Nick Jonas on the May 13 semifinal. We are now more convinced than ever that we know the real name of the Turtle. Keep reading if you dare for all of “The Masked Singer” finale spoilers.

From his debut on the season 3 premiere, when the Turtle ruled the stage with his electrifying cover of Seal’s signature song ”Kiss from a Rose” we’ve been certain that he was a professional musician. We became even more sure as the weeks went on and he nailed each successive appearance. From the sound and style of his singing,...

On “The Masked Singer” finale on May 20, the last three celebrities in the competition will perform one more time as the Frog, Night Angel and Turtle. At the end of the hour, one of them will be named the winner of season 3 of this hit reality series. We’ve rewatched every one of the 15 episodes that led up to this final one and are absolutely convinced that we know who is hiding inside these costumes. Keep reading if you dare for all of “The Masked Singer” finale spoilers.

Of the three finalists, only one of them is a woman: the Night Angel. She made it to the final three after wowing the studio audience and the four judges with her cover of “How to Love” by Lil Wayne on the semi-final. That wasn’t a surprise given how well she had done in her five previous appearances. She tackled a...

“The Masked Singer” finale on May 20 will conclude with the crowning of the season 3 winner. Only three of the 18 celebrities in the singing competition remain in contention. They are disguised as the Frog, Night Angel and Turtle. Of this talented trio, the best singer is the man hiding inside the Turtle costume.

We’ve been impressed by Turtle since the first episode, which aired right after the Super Bowl. Since then he has made a lucky seven appearances on the show and is the last contestant from Group A in the hunt for the Golden Mask. We have rewatched all of his performances as well as the clues videos and interviews that he gave to host Nick Cannon. We think that the Turtle is actor and singer Jesse McCartney. Disagree? Take a minute to review our analysis and see how it all fits with Jesse’s life story.

We’ve...

The Turtle has the best voice of the four contestants still competing on season 3 of “The Masked Singer.” On Wednesday’s episode, “A Day In the Mask: The Semi Finals,” he faces off against two other men (disguised as the Frog and Rhino) and the woman inside the Night Angel costume. Only three of them will make it to next Wednesday’s finale.

The Turtle is all but certain to be a finalist. He has impressed the four judges with each of his performances and the studio audience has never put him in the bottom two.

We’ve gone back and watched all of the Turtle’s appearances on season 3 of “The Masked Singer” as well as his clues videos and conversations with host Nick Cannon and the judging panel. We think we’ve figured out the name of the famous fellow hiding inside this costume. Keep reading for all “The Masked Singer” spoilers,...

One contestant will be eliminated the end of Wednesday’s semi-finals round of “The Masked Singer,” leaving only three still in the running to win the Golden Mask. According to Gold Derby’s predictions, the Final 3 will be the Night Angel, the Frog and the Turtle. That means, sadly, the Rhino will be eliminated in fourth place and forced to remove his horned mask in front of America. Do you agree or disagree with our readers’ odds? Go ahead and make your predictions before the Wednesday, May 13 episode.

SEEWill a woman finally win ‘The Masked Singer’? Night Angel leads our Season 3 predictions

Last we saw the horned mammal in the quarter-finals, he was performing “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” by The Righteous Brothers. The panel of judges were notably confused about his true identity, throwing out such names as Jason Aldean, Trace Adkins and David James Elliott. Former guesses have included Barry Zito,...

“The Masked Singer” has only been around for three seasons, but already an unfortunate pattern is emerging: women are being shut out of the top positions. So far we’ve had two male winners in T-Pain (Season 1’s Monster) and Wayne Brady (Season 2’s Fox), as well as two male runners-up in Donny Osmond (Season 1’s Peacock) and Chris Daughtry (Season 2’s Rottweiler). To compare, the most successful females on Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show both had to settle for third place: Gladys Knight (Bee) the first year and Adrienne Bailon (Flamingo) the second year.

With the elimination of Jackie Evancho (Kitty) in this week’s quarter-finals, only one woman remains in the running to win Season 3’s Golden Mask: Night Angel. Can this sultry siren make “The Masked Singer” history by becoming the first woman champion? Hurry and make your predictions right now before the semi-finals air Wednesday,...

Editor’s note: “Tfw No Gf” is one of more than 100 movies originally scheduled to screen at the SXSW Film Festival in March. After the coronavirus outbreak forced the festival to cancel, event organizers partnered with Amazon Prime to make seven of those features available to stream for free through Wed., May 6.

The coronavirus lockdown has accomplished something surreal: It has put almost the entire country in the same position as a small segment of people known as NEETs, an acronym that signifies those “Not in Education, Employment or Training.” But who are these folks who don’t work, don’t study, don’t contribute to society even under normal circumstances?

Director Alex Lee Moyer asks the same question, but without the sensationalistic dimension the news media typically uses when covering the phenomenon, wherein young white men — a group for whom opportunity has traditionally been most accessible — have been checking...

The Kitty is just one of two women still in the running on season 3 of “The Masked Singer.” She and the rest of the contenders compete on “A Quarter Mask Crisis: The Quarter Finals,” which airs on May 6. The Kitty is sitting pretty after her performance last week of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” by Marilyn Monroe. That over-the-top number had the four judges singing her praises.

That was a welcome change for the Kitty from the previous week when she ended up fighting for survival in the smackdown against the Banana. She won with her soaring vocals on “Unstoppable” by Sia. That song was more suited to her voice than the one that put her at risk of elimination: “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper.

The Kitty is one of the strongest singers on the show. She shone in her first outing with her version of “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande.

The Night Angel is one of the strongest contenders still in the hunt to win season 3 of “The Masked Singer.” She numbers among the final six who take to the stage on the April 29 episode. The Night Angel secured her slot with her dazzling performance of the Shania Twain signature song “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” on April 8. She is one of the clear favorites of the four judges and has never been in the bottom two.

We’ve been trying to figure out who is hiding inside the Night Angel costume. To do so, we watched all of her performances including: “Rise Up” by Andra Day; “Shout!” by the Isley Brothers; “Million Reasons” by Lady Gaga; and “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi. And we’ve reviewed all her clues videos.

Keep reading as we’ve got all “The Masked Singer” spoilers, including the real name of the Night Angel.

The Kitty is the lone woman competing on quarterfinal 2 of “The Masked Singer” on April 22. She is vying against the Banana, Frog and Rhino for one of the three remaining slots in the competition for the Golden Mask. She landed her spot in this round with her jaw-dropping vocals on Celine Dion power ballad “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” on the April 1 show.

It wasn’t a surprise that the Kitty chose this as one of her two encore performances on the special sing-along episode of “The Masked Singer on April 15. For the other, she went back to her debut on the show and her cover of “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande. She earned a standing ovation from the studio audience and four judges for that performance and went on to impress with her versions of “Mercy” by Brett Young, and “Mama’s Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert.

The Turtle sailed through the first quarterfinal of “The Masked Singer” on April 8. He will compete again in the semifinal on April 29. If you can’t wait till then, you can watch a reprise of one of his past performances on the sing-along episode of “The Masked Singer” on April 15. We are promised more clues as to his identity then too but we think we’ve cracked that already.

The Turtle is tops when it comes to vocals among the seven remaining contestants on “The Masked Singer.”

He nailed his cover of “Let It Go” by James Bay on quarterfinal 1. That wasn’t a surprise given how well he’d done in his previous appearances when he scored with his renditions of Seal‘s “Kiss From a Rose,” James Arthur‘s “Say You Won’t Let Go” and Shawn Mendes‘ “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back.”

We’ve rewatched all...

The Night Angel won her spot on “The Masked Singer” semi-final with her rousing rendition of “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” by Shania Twain on the April 8 quarterfinal. She is showcased on the special sing-along episode on April 15 along with the first other two semi-finalists, the Astronaut and Turtle. Also expect to see the remaining four quarter-finalists — the Banana, Frog, Kitty and Rhino — in reprisals of one of their past performances.

Of these seven stars still standing, the Night Angel has one of the best voices according to the votes of the studio audiences. She has never been at risk of elimination by four judges.

We’ve rewatched the most recent performance by the Night Angel as well as her first four — “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi; “Million Reasons” by Lady Gaga; “Shout!” by the Isley Brothers; and “Rise Up” by Andra Day. And we...

The last time we saw the Kitty on “The Masked Singer” was when she discovered she was the last woman standing in Group B back on March 4. She, along with the two remaining men in Group B, Banana and Frog, returned to compete on the April 1 episode of “The Masked Singer.” They faced off against the top trio from each of Groups A and C.

This Super 9 is hoping to convince the studio audience and four judges that they deserve a spot in the quarter-finals. Unlike some of the competition, the Kitty could never be accused of caterwauling.

Indeed, she sounds just purr-fect to us. In her first appearance, she scored with her cover of “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande. Then she made the country hit “Mercy” by Brett Young her own. Sticking with that genre, she then nailed “Mama’s Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert.

We are sure that...

The Kangaroo last appeared on “The Masked Singer” way back on February 12. Back then she made the Top 3 in Group A. On the April 1 episode, she and the other two remaining contestants from Group A joined the trio of talent from each of Group B and Group C. They took to the stage as the Super 9.

Of these nine contenders for the Golden Mask, the Kangaroo has one of the strongest voices. She has impressed the four judges with each of her performances: a lively version of Robyn‘s dance hit “Dancing On My Own”; the Amy Winehouse classic “You Know I’m No Good”; and Rihanna‘s chart-topping “Diamonds.”

See ‘The Masked Singer’ spoilers: The Astronaut is …

Since mid-February, we’ve been re-watching these performances by the Kangaroo as well as her three clues videos. Keep reading if you want to know as we have all “The Masked Singer” spoilers,...

Season 3 of “The Masked Singer” is about to enter a whole new round where the Super 9 contestants from the first three groups compete against each other for the first time. Of these remaining nine finalists, who do You think will go on to win the Golden Mask, joining Season 1 champ T-Pain (Monster) and Season 2 victor Wayne Brady (Fox)? And who will be forced to unmask in the next all-new episode? Hurry and make your predictions in Gold Derby’s predictions center. It’s fun and easy — start right now!

SEEJoJo Siwa (‘The Masked Singer’ T-Rex) interview following predictable unmasking: ‘I paused my tour to do this!’ [Watch]

Each week the user with the highest prediction accuracy will earn eternal bragging rights and a spot on our “The Masked Singer” leaderboard. (See our contest rules.) It’s free to register for an account via email, Facebook, Google or Twitter, so what are you waiting for?...

The third season of “The Masked Singer” introduced a new twist of separating its 18 contestants into three groups of six. Initially the groups performed for the audience and judges, with three being eliminated from each. Group A booted the likes of Lil Wayne (Robot), Drew Carey (Llama) and Chaka Khan (Miss Monster). Group B said goodbye to Tony Hawk (Elephant), Dionne Warwick (Mouse) and Tom Bergeron (Taco). Group C has so far eliminated Sarah Palin (Bear), with two more to follow.

At the end of the group rounds, only nine costumed celebs will still remain in the competition to fight it out for the Golden Mask. Get a closer look at the Super 9 contestants of “The Masked Singer” Season 3 in our photo gallery above.

SEEJenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong trail ‘The Masked Singer’ judges’ scores for correct guesses in Season 3

Here are the Super 9 finalists who excelled in Group A:

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Group B will be down to the final three contenders after the March 4 episode of “The Masked Singer.” Of the four celebrities contending for the Group B championship, our money is on the man in the Taco costume. He first rocked the house with his swinging version of the Frank Sinatra standard “Fly Me To the Moon” on the February 19 episode. He returned last week with another catchy cover of a classic, “Bossa Nova Baby” by Elvis Presley.

We’ve watched those two performances repeatedly as well as the clues videos for the Taco. Keep reading as we’ve got “The Masked Singer” spoilers for all of the remaining Group B contestants, including our best guess as to the real identity of the Taco.

See ‘The Masked Singer’ spoilers: The Banana is …

The Taco is Tom Bergeron, the long-time host of the ABC reality competition series “Dancing with the Stars.

Universal Pictures released the Candyman trailer earlier today, a "spiritual sequel" to the original 1992 horror classic. It is produced by Jordan Peele and directed by up-and-comer Nia DaCosta (Little Woods). DaCosta has shed some light on her new entry in the franchise. Expect to see lots of gore, and at least some Tony Todd.

Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele appeared at a press event ahead of the Candyman trailer drop. Peele, who produces and co-wrote the movie, doesn't have the bloodiest sensibilities as a director. DaCosta, on the other hand, declared that she loves gore and isn't going to be shy about showing those things to the audience. Here's what she had to say about it.

"I really love gore. Jordan's really brilliant at not showing everything, and my instinct is to do the exact opposite. But there's... a good amount of things you don't want to see, that I make you look at.

Part of the appeal of “The Masked Singer” is trying to figure out which famous faces are hidden beneath those masks. We nailed the identities of the three contestants from Group A who’ve been sent packing: Robot (Lil Wayne), Llama (Drew Carey) and Miss Monster (Chaka Khan). But we were wrong with our guess about the first fellow from Group B who was cut: Elephant (Tony Hawk). The rest of the contenders in Group B returned to compete again on February 26 disguised as the Banana, Frog, Kitty, Mouse and Taco.

Of these famous five folks, we are most certain about who is hiding inside the Kitty costume. Last week, she rocked the house with her cover of the Ariana Grande hit song “Dangerous Woman.” We’ve watched that performance and her clues video over and over and think we’ve nailed her name. Keep reading for all “The Masked Singer” spoilers,...

Group B kicked off the fourth episode of Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” along with judges Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger, and of course host Nick Cannon. First up was The Frog rapping and dancing to Mc Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This.” As the zoot-suited backup dancers killed themselves behind this frog, he pranced back and forth, he was very energetic and he had that Michael Jackson crotch-grabby thing down. But who was he?

SEETony Hawk (‘The Masked Singer’ Elephant) interview after stunning unmasking: ‘I didn’t want to go much further’ [Watch]

The clues continued to be challenging. There was a lightning bolt, an Olympic poster vintage 1996, a voice-over about “doing things his way” and some more chatter about “swimming with the big frogs and trying to survive,” along with a visual of $106 in cash.

Jenny zeroed in on the 1996 Olympic poster and the lightning...

“The Masked Singer” panel once again found themselves stunned on Wednesday’s episode when none of them were able to guess skateboard legend Tony Hawk was hiding underneath the Elephant mask. The X Games legend didn’t plan to go home so early, but admitted he wasn’t crushed by the defeat. “I had one more song in me, but I didn’t want to go much further,” he revealed in his end-of-show interview. “Thank you for listening!” Watch his performance of “Friday I’m in Love” by The Cure above.

SEEChaka Khan (‘The Masked Singer’ Miss Monster) admits to a Sin City rendezvous with Robin Thicke: ‘We did a show together!’ [Watch]

For their final guesses Jenny McCarthy picked cyclist Lance Armstrong, Ken Jeong was certain is was politician Beto O’Rourke, Nicole Scherzinger went out on a limb with DJ Steve Aoki and Robin Thicke thought it might be X Games stuntman Travis Pastrana.

Season 3 of Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show “The Masked Singer” premiered February 2, 2020, right after Super Bowl Liv. Nick Cannon returned as host while the judges’ panel once again consisted of Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger. The network has released photos of the breathtaking new costumes, so scroll through our photo gallery below for your first look at The Astronaut, The Banana, The Frog, The Kangaroo, The Llama, Miss Monster and more.

The secret celebrities hiding behind these masks will be revealed one at a time throughout the season. Do You spot any clues in these “The Masked Singer” Season 3 photos?...

Get ready to see some of the most insanely creative costumes yet, from a banana to a robot, on this season of “The Masked Singer” on Fox.

The reality singing competition just teased 13 costumes for Season 3, which premieres Feb. 2 right after the Super Bowl. The new season will have 18 contestants (two more competitors than last season), each of whom will wear a costume hiding their identify until they are eliminated from the show. Once they are eliminated, they are also unmasked and then go on to perform a song baring their face, as well as their soul.

The costumes this season include food inspired wardrobe, as well as unique animal fashion, and you can see the first look images below.

Season 2 of “The Masked Singer” saw actor and singer Wayne Brady, the Fox, take home the golden mask trophy. He beat out the Flamingo (Adrienne Bailon) and the Rottweiler (Chris Daughtry...

Review by Roger Carpenter

Psychomania tells of a group of n’er-do-well teens, led by a rich and mean-spirited young man, who skip school, ride motorcycles, and cause trouble and general panic wherever they go. They dub themselves The Living Dead and enjoy causing death and chaos at nearly every turn. However, if things seem bad in the little English village in which they reside, they take a decided turn for the worse when Tom Latham (Nicky Henson) discovers his psychic mother and the mysterious butler Shadwell (George Sanders) harbor a shocking secret—the key to life after death.

It seems that Mrs. Latham (Beryl Reid) and her husband made a long-ago deal with the devil for immortality. The couple committed suicide only to come back from the dead. Unfortunately, the late Mr. Latham found out he wasn’t a true believer and never made it back across. But Mrs.

February 21st isn’t necessarily a busy week on the home entertainment front, but horror and sci-fi fans definitely should keep an eye on several intriguing releases that arrive this Tuesday. The Oscar-nominated thriller Nocturnal Animals is coming to Blu-ray and DVD via Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and Arrow Video is giving the cult classic Psychomania an HD overhaul for their 2-Disc Special Edition.

Other notable releases for February 21st include Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, It Watches, House on Haunted Hill / Tormented double feature, and Kill, Granny, Kill.

Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio (BBC Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)

This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan?...

A motorcycle gang comes back from the dead to wreak havoc on the living in 1973's Psychomania, aka The Death Wheelers. Following the recent UK Blu-ray / DVD release of the cult film, Arrow Video has now announced that they will bring the zombie bikers stateside in February with their Us Blu-ray / DVD release of Psychomania, complete with a 2K restoration from preservation negatives and plenty of bonus features.

From Arrow Video: "New Us Title: Psychomania Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD

Zombie bikers run amok is southern England.

Pre-orders links should be live soon!

Release Date: 21st February 2017

The United States gave motorcycle-mad cinemagoers Easy Rider, The Wild One and The Wild Angels. The United Kingdom gave them Psychomania, the tale of zombie bikers run amok is southern England.

The Living Dead are a delinquent biker gang, fond of causing havoc on British roadways and making out in graveyards. Gang leader...

Nick Aldwinckle Oct 25, 2016

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“Have you ever heard a frog scream?”, the tag-line to George McCowan’s 1972 ecological horror Frogs (out now on Arrow Blu-ray) should have read. Indeed, for any of you readers that have ever been rudely awoken at 2am by the sound of a traumatised frog being gifted to you by your pet cat/furry psychopath, an amphibian cry of terror is probably the second worst sound there is (behind, of course, Kaiser Chiefs).

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The Death Wheelers are coming to the UK! Well, they are coming to Blu-ray / DVD in the UK, anyway. Don Sharp’s PsychoMania aka The Death Wheelers (1973) follows Tom, a motorcycle gang leader, who kills himself and is successfully resurrected from the dead by his mother and a very knowledgeable cult. Psychomania will be released via the British Film Institute (BFI) on Blu-ray / DVD in the UK on September 19th:

From Blu-ray.com: “Look Out! The Living Dead motorcycle gang is on the rampage, wreaking havoc in their small English town. For gang leader Tom (Nicky Henson), however, mere earthly violence is not enough: he’s obsessed with the occult and is convinced that he can kill himself and then return from the dead – with the help of a frog-worshipping cult and his seance-conducting mother (Beryl Reid). Remarkably, Tom succeeds and soon joins the ranks of the walking – and riding – dead!

Composer John Cameron on his music for the berserk British biker flick Psychomania. Director Don Sharp’s utterly demented 1971 action horror opus The Living Dead aka The Death Wheelers aka Psychomania is a film that has to be seen to be believed. Not just seen. But heard. Telling the tale of cocky London motorcycle thug…

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This is a reminder for our readers in the Pennsylvania area, that we’ll be attending attending Drive-In Super Monster-Rama this weekend in N. Vandergrift, Pa. Started by George Reis of DVD Drive-In, the event is a 2 night showing of vintage horror films on a huge drive-in screen.

Make sure to send us an email or Tweet if you’re heading to the event on either night, as well have a variety of horror movies to give away while supplies last. Here’s this weekend’s line-up:

“On Friday, September 7, the features will be Theatre Of Blood, Horror House (restored version), Equinox and Son Of Blob.

On Saturday, September 8, the features will be Twins Of Evil (uncut British version), Countess Dracula (uncut British version), Raw Meat and Psychomania (The Death Wheelers).”

Tickets are $10 per person, per night and we will be there for both days, giving away prizes and hanging...

He was born in Australia, but worked mostly in England. Don Sharp directed several Hammer Horror films including Kiss Of The Vampire, one of the best and most unusual. Sharp directed Christopher Lee in six films including Rasputin The Mad Monk and two .60s Fu Manchu movies. His bizarre biker/zombie hybrid Psychomania was way ahead of its time and with Curse Of The Fly he showed himself to be a master of making the best with low-budget conditions of work, hiding his monsters in the shadows and employing atmosphere and music to create effective horror. Sharp also worked on British television, directing several episodes from The Avengers. Don Sharp died Sunday December 18th at age 89.

From the tribute by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn at the official Hammer website:

Don Sharp had never seen a horror film before producer Anthony Hinds screened a selection for him at Hammer House in...

Director of eerily atmospheric Hammer horror films including The Kiss of the Vampire

In 1962, Don Sharp was a minor ex-actor, hack writer and jobbing director of British B-films, when he was offered the chance to make a gothic horror movie for Hammer, "the studio that dripped blood". In the event, The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) rescued both Sharp, who has died aged 90, and Hammer from the doldrums.

The studio, which had suffered several expensive flops, turned to Sharp due to his experience in low-budget film-making. Sharp, who claimed to have never watched a horror movie, let alone directed one, quickly steeped himself in the Hammer style by spending a week or so watching past successes, principally those directed by Terence Fisher and Freddie Francis. The Kiss of the Vampire, made with a smaller budget and an unstarry cast, recruited mostly from television, scored at the box office, and Sharp became associated with horror movies thereafter.