James Wan Reveals The Conjuring 2 Demon That Was Replaced for Valak the Nun

Director James Wan has shared via Instagram some exclusive images of the impressive demon that could have been the Warren’s nemesis in ‘The Conjuring 2″, before they decided to replace it with Valak. He created it together with designer Aaron Slims from a previous concept that was going to be used in his Castlevania movie. Wan says that The Conjuring 2 is “one of my personal fav. I focused on character-storytelling above anything else.”

“Here’s my first design of the demonic entity haunting the family and Lorraine. Aaron Sims (concept designer) and myself took inspiration from our Dracula design for a movie I was attached to a long time ago called Castlevania.” Even after they had an animatronic suit made, it was not to be as he explained.

Fractured FX built an awesome animatronic suit, and we were going to augment it with CGI wings. But alas, during editing, I deemed this beautifully designed/sculpted horned demon too out of left-field for the film. It needed to be more grounded and personal — something that would take Lorraine’s faith and try to test/corrupt it.

The director recalled some personal experiences that he had to give The Conjuring 2 the right touch. “I remember the real-life Lorraine Warren talking about her love and reverence for her nun friends, and a lightbulb went off,” says Wan. “Thus… the Demon Nun was born. So we went back and replaced all the Horned Demon with the Nun during additional photography. I call the last image Beauty and the Beast.”

Valak was never pictured as a nun, the demon is traditionally described as a child with angel wings that rides on a two-headed dragon but thanks to Wan and the crew that worked on the idea, Valak is now an iconic figure in the world of horror.

What do you think? Would you have preferred this version of Valak?

Make A Dinner Reservation At This Hocus Pocus Pop-Up Bar In Farmingdale

Nothing says more Halloween than our favorite movie of witches, Hocus Pocus. But imagine having a pop-up bar inspired in the movie? Well, we are here to tell you that there’s one that just debuted this month at Farmingdale, NY.

This pop-up experience will make you feel like you’ve stepped into the spooky world of the Sanderson Sisters.

The event is taking place from October 16 to October 18, October 21 to October 25, and October 28 to November 1, several times each day. You are still on time to enjoy this bar with decor, drinks and food inspired by the 1993 Halloween movie “Hocus Pocus,” which starred Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker.

“As a big movie fan, there is always a favorite movie at a specific time of year,” says Mike Marra, president of Unique Social Events and creator of Halloween pop-up bar “Witch Craft”. “During Halloween, almost everyone loves the Hocus Pocus movie.”

Each reservation ticket includes 2 hour table reservation for groups of upo eight people, one choice from Wtich Crafty Cocktail Menu and one choice from Salem Eats Menu.

Marra adds that “our first priority is the health of our customers and staff. Tables will be divided among all persons required to wear masks, except when they are seated to eat. Hand sanitizers will be provided at all tables.”

The menu includes a selection of small seasonal platters such as pumpkin risotto balls and crostini topped with brie cheese, grown apples locally and honey as well as witchcraft-themed cocktails and mocktails, some of which will steam up like a bubbling cauldron.

The bar will be largely covered in Halloween decorations and props related to the film and guests who come to the Friday and Saturday editions of the pop-up will be entertained by a trio of “Sanderson witches” performers.

“Our expectation is to give people a fun option to do this Halloween,” says Marra. “We saw this as an opportunity to celebrate but to make it an experience, while keeping it in a safe environment.”

Reservations times starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 11:00 PM.

You can book your tickets at their website for a very accesible price between $56 and $39.

5 Haunted Places And The Ghostly Stories Behind Them

There are many places in the world with ghostly stories, places that although they are incredibly beautiful, we can´t forget that they can also be dangerous …

Therefore, here is a list of the 5 most haunted places and their chilling stories that inhabit them.

Zvíkov Castle, Czech Republic

Legend has it that a supernatural being haunted residents of the castle in the ancient tower until 1597 and according to some records, strange events still occur in the tower up to this day. Visitors report unusual pictures, technical malfunctions, unusual animal behavior, and even unexplained extinguishing of candles and fires. It is also said that if you sleep in the main tower, you will pass away within a year.

Beau-Séjour Palace, Portugal

It’s said to be one of the most haunted places in Portugal. It is said that the Baron of Glória, who used to live in the palace, haunts the corridors and gardens. Some employees at the palace claim that objects there move without reason and windows and doors close suddenly. Some visitors to the gardens have said to hear bells ringing, even when there are none.

Château de Brissac, France

This castle holds the reputation as one of the most haunted places in France since its early days in the 11th century. The owner allegedly remove the life of his wife and her lover and it is believed that their spirits wonder the corridors late at night as some guests have claimed to witness.

Château Miranda, Belgium

It dates back to the mid-1800s and supposedly housed mentally ill patients from 1950 onwards. Thus, its nickname as Chateau de Noisy. It used to be a beautiful castle, but today it stands tumbledown, as some trespassers have smashed doors and windows and ripped up all the floors.

Poveglia, Italy

It is a small island that was previously populated by refugees during the Ottoman conflicts. It has also been used to house sick patients away from the mainland.  It is said that a doctor used to practice medical procedures on his patients. Eventually, he took his life after allegedly becoming unable to tolerate the spirits that lived there.

Have you hear about these places before?

This Horror Comedy British Film Has Been Acclaimed From Film Critics

At the beginning of the month, Amazon Prime decided to bring a horror comedy film to its platform, ‘In Fabric’, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2018.

It tells the story of Sheila, a recently divorced bank teller who lives with her son Vince. a woman who works in a department store who finds a red cursed dress during a work day One day, she visits a department store called Dentley and Soper’s to buy a dress for an upcoming date in the sales. She finds a beautiful red dress which she ends up buying.

What she doesn’t know is that that flowing dress she was drawn to, is in fact cursed. Apparently, it passes from person to person and brings catastrophic consequences on whoever chooses it.

The film was written and directed by Peter Strickland known for The Duke of Burgundy (2014), produced by Andrew Starkeand and stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste who received international acclaimed for Secrets & Lies (1996).

‘In Fabric’ also stars Hayley Squires (Babs), Leo Bill (Reg Speaks), Gwendoline Christie (Gwen), Julian Barratt (Stash), Steve Oram (Clive), Barry Adamson (Zach), Jaygann Ayeh (Vince), Richard Bremmer (Mr. Lundy), Terry Bird (Bananas Brian), Fatma Mohamed (Miss Luckmoore) and Sidse Babett Knudsen (Jill).

The film has received universal acclaim from film critics.

On Rotten Tomatoes, it held a 94% approval rating based on 137 reviews.

Mark Kermode for The Guardian, made it his film of the week and praised the “heady mix of intoxicating nostalgia, clothing-related alchemy and horror-inflected twisted comedy”.

Also The New York Times stated it was Strickland’s “most impressive, engrossing, imaginatively unchained work yet”.

Rolling Stone summed up the film as “a singular trip into a singularly warped mind”.

The film was released on Amazon Prime on October 1.

Have you watched it already?

7 Creepy And Unexplainable Moments Caught On Camera

There are times in life, when we want to save a moment through a picture, so we take photos to keep those memories with us forever, however there are times that capturing a good time can turn into something unexplainable or creepy. Just take a look at the pictures below.

Creepy or cute?

There is no doubt that there’s a special bond between a mother and her daughter, but in this, it was literally out of this world. The child on the floor was playing with what seems to be a spirit that many believe to be the mother of the child who had passed away a few months before the photo was taken. We can’t define if this is a creepy or a sweet moment in which this mother came back from afterlife to play with her.

The bridge of unfortunate souls

The places where atrocious crimes have been committed are most likely to be haunted with the spirits of the victims. This bridge in Oak Grove Kentucky is no exception. It is said that a soldier took the life of his son and wife near this bridge. Some people claim to have seen the spirit of the woman walking on the bridge near the place where she passed away.

Room for 3

A couple visited the Worley Bed And Breakfast Inn in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1999. They thought they were going to have a quiet weekend getaway. But when they got to their room, they found an unexpected guest in their suite. In this picture, you can see the figure  lying on the bed and it looks like the ghost was actually having fun.

An afternoon at the cemetery

In 1973, a woman went to visit the grave of her daughter who had recently passed away. As the mother approached her grave, she saw the spirit of another child around her daughter’s tombstone. Fortunately enough, she was able to take a photo of the eerie moment. The mother claimed that the ghost she saw was not her daughter, so it must have been another child who wanted to play with her little girl.

Group photo

What started out as a harmless group photo soon turned into a very scary mess after these girls saw a strange face peeking between them. Many will say that this was manipulated with photoshop, but the three girls claim that they simply used a normal cell phone to take the photo and didn’t edit it at all. Since then, this strange silhouette among them remains a mystery.

Family photo

Long before people oftenly used to do professional photo shoots to hang on the walls of their homes just like this couple in the picture. However, there’s a third person who wasn’t part of the photoshoot. You can see the very clear figure of a mysterious woman floating above them. The couple claimed they had no idea who this woman could have been.

Hidden guest

This man looks very proud to stand in front of his new house, but he must not know that he is not the only one who will live there. In the window, you can see a figure standing there. While this ghost-like figure could be one of many things, it is said is the spirit of a woman who used to live in the house whose husband took her life in the wooded area behind the house.

Which picture was the scariest for you?

Dave Franco’s Debut Horror Film Now Available On Amazon Prime

We are in the middle of October, which is a great time to binge-watch horror films all day and all night. Perhaps it may not going to be the best decision once you want to go to sleep but at least you’ll have more movies to add to your list. This time, we are going to talk about The Rental.

It was released some months ago and it’s produced and directed by Dave Franco (Now You See Me, 2013), in his directorial debut. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Swanberg  based on a story by both of them, together with Mike Demski.

The description of the film tells the story of “two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone”.

Basically, this couple conformed by Charlie and Michelle decide to rent a house for a weekend getaway and invite Josh, Charlie’s brother, and his girlfriend Mina.  The group settles in a house facing the sea without paying much attention to the mysterious attitude of the owner of the house. They later realize that someone is actually stalking them.

It stars Alison Brie as Michelle (Dave Franco’s actual wife), Dan Stevens as Charlie, Sheila Vand as Mina, Jeremy Allen White as Josh and Toby Huss as Taylor.

The film was released on video-on-demand and in select theaters in the United States on July 24, 2020, by IFC Films. It received generally positive reviews from critics, just in Rotten Tomatoes, it held an approval rating of 75% based on 170 reviews. It also became the second film to ever top VOD charts and the box office in the same weekend.

In an interview with Forbes, Franco expressed why he chose the horror genre as his directorial debut. “I think most people know me from the comedies I’ve acted in, so everyone is surprised to hear that my directorial debut is a horror film. As a viewer, there’s nothing I enjoy more than a smart genre film,” he explained. “The horror genre tends to deal with extreme scenarios and emotions, which gave me the freedom to make bold choices and push boundaries wherever I could.”

He has also voiced his interest in a sequel, saying: “It was the intention from the beginning to leave the ending ambiguous enough that we carry on the story if given a chance… I have a very strong idea for what I would want to do with a sequel.”

The Rental is now available in Amazon Prime.

What do you think about this movie?

Make Some Popcorn And Enjoy These 6 Movies To Binge-Watch On Halloween

As we are facing a pandemic, maybe going outside on Halloween time just like we do every single year, may not be the best idea at the moment. So, have you already thought what to do that day instead? We recommend you to enjoy your night by binge-watching these movies below.

Under the skin (2014)

A science fiction fantasy in which everything from the music to the colors was designed to build up the tension. Here, Scarlett Johansson plays a mysterious woman who seduces men during the loneliest hours in Scotland, but she actually hides a darker and disturbing secret.

Melancholia (2011)

What makes this movie so terrible is its incredible visual beauty (from those opening credits to that dreamy end as it was out of a fantasy)  to the despair, depression, loneliness and selfishness portrayed to create a feeling that all is lost.

Sinister (2012)

There is nothing more disturbing than an evil child in a horror movie. The film follows the story of a crime perpetrator (Ethan Hawke) who moves with his family to a house where a grisly crime happened so that he can investigate the events up close and personal. But, when they find an old box of Super 8 movies in their attic, the family begins to personally experience those same events that seemed to be part of the original case, causing their life to take a wicked turn at the hands of their youngest son.

 Upstream Color (2012)

This movie makes you feel so terrified without using too obvious or extreme images, but always keeping the idea that something sinister is about to happen. It tells the story of a woman who, after losing her memory, meets a man with a similar story, and together they must figure out their identity and reality, which causes them and the audience themselves, a strong sense of paranoia and despair.

Thoroughbreds (2018)

The story follows Lily and Amanda, two friends who believe they are losing control of their lives and decide to develop a dark plan to free themselves and regain control, whatever that cost. But everything is a matter of perception and despair can turn anyone into a monster.

My mother’s eyes (2016)

This movie doesn’t seem very disturbing at first but that will change as the story keeps going and turns into a violent and disturbing story, where the worst actually happens off-camera. It follows a lonely young woman who makes her darkest desires to come true after a tragedy destroyed her life.

What do you think about these movies?

 

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Is Having A New Series On Amazon

The famous scary film franchise is coming back with a series adaptation on Amazon Prime. Plans to develop the series was first reported last year and will work as a modern take on the hit 1997 horror film.

The film was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan that tells the story of a group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a mysterious figure with a hook, one year after a fatal accident on their graduation night.

It starred Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. and grossed $125 million worldwide.

THR reported that the new show will share a premise with the movie, but with a modern spin on the material.

Gossip Girl‘s Sara Goodman will be the one writing and executive producing the new series, which comes from Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures TV.

“The best horror franchises always have another scare coming, and this ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ series from Sara Goodman is a perfectly twisted update to the iconic slasher movie,” said Albert Cheng, COO and co-head of television for Amazon Studios. “Any way you slice it, our global Prime Video customers will love this modern take on the fan favorite film.”

Along with Goodman, executive producers are Shay Hatten, Original Film’s Moritz and Pavun Shetty, Erik Feig and Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Rob Hackett and Michael Clear.

“We are thrilled to have ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ with our incredible partners at Amazon Studios,” said Jason Clodfelter, co-president of Sony Pictures Television Studios. “Neal Moritz and Original Films’ development consistently fires on all cylinders and that is proven once again with Sara Goodman’s contemporary and pulsating character weaving suspense thriller.”

What do you think of this big news?

9 Movies To Watch On Halloween

For us scary movies lovers, we can watch movies of our favorite genre at any time of the year. However, watching spooky films in this month specifically is even better. That’s why we leave you a list of movies that you should definitely watch if you haven’t already to enjoy this Halloween!

A Cure for Wellness (2017)

Dane DeHaan and Jason Isaacs star in this film about a rescue on a wellness center. Pure psychological horror!

Horse Girl (2020)

Alison Brie’s cult movie! This psychological drama follows a socially isolated and mystery-loving woman who begins to have a series of very strange dreams…

Mother! (2017)

The movie starring Jennifer Lawrence is a visual insanity full of Bible references and moments that leave you totally disconcerted.

Veronica (2017)

Some people have considered this movie to be really scary. It follows a teenage girl who decided to play with a Ouija board and ends up being chased by a supernatural being.

Train to Busan (2016)

Zombie movies fan? This movie is a must. It may not be the scariest and it can make you feel also sad but it’s really a great one. You would feel really desperate and afraid, it’ll basically makes you feel a mix of emotions.

The Invitation (2015)

Having dinner with some old good friends sounds like a perfect plan until you get in the middle of a strange ritual to take your life away.

Cam (2018)

A Cam Girl discovers when a man impersonates her and starts posting terrifying videos.

Creep (2014)

A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man’s odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.

Wounds (2019)

Dakota Johnson and Armie Hammer star in this movie that tells the story of a bartender in New Orleans. Very strange and bizarre things start to happen after he picks up the phone of a stranger who had left it at the pub. It is based on the novel called ‘The Visible Filth’ by Nathan Ballingrud.

Have you watched them? Which film would you add to the list?

10 Unsettling Random Facts That’ll Creep You Out

1. Fir trees can actually grow in your lungs. At least, that’s what happened to this man after doctors removed what they believed to be a tumor from his lung, but in fact, it was a two-inch fir tree that was growing up inside of him!

2. There’s a phenomenon called Rat King when a group of rats become fused together by their tails via ice, dirt, hair, blood, or even feces. It was viewed as a bad omen, most likely due to rats being considered carriers for diseases such as the plague.

 3. A very creepy feature of all breeds of pacu fish is their human-like teeth. They have two sets of blunt molars that they use for cracking nuts and grinding up plants.

4. An eyelash mite is a type of parasite. They can be passed from person to person. They cannot be seen with the naked eye but they live around the eyelash follicles (that’s where they lay their eggs). There are probably hundreds of them living on your face right now.

  1. There’s a phenomenon called ‘Coffin birth‘ when a pregnant woman spontaneously delivers her child after her own untimely death.  This can happen within 48-72 hours of the mom’s death.

6. The Troxler Effect is an optical illusion that affects how you perceive things, both visually and mentally. If you deep look yourself in front of a mirror, the experience can be very intriguing, and immensely uncomfortable.

  1. A cymothoa exigua is a parasite that destroys the tongue of a fish and then replaces the tongue with its own body, turning itself into a living but fully functioning new tongue.

8. The ocean is a giantic graveyeard for hundreds of thousands of people that have been either lost or purposely buried at sea.

9. Scaphism, also known as the boats, was an alleged ancient Persian method that consisted of trapping the victim between two boats, feeding and covering them with milk and honey to be devoured by insects and other vermin.

10. There’s a parasite in cat poop called Toxoplasma gondii that can changes a rat’s brain function to make them drawn to the smell of cat urine, making it easier for cats to find and catch it