As if Slappy wasn't scary enough on his own, witness him in all of his augmented reality glory with three new Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween games from Kirkey and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Also: The Happytime Murders Blu-ray and DVD release details, info on The Other Stories podcast's Halloween short stories show (featuring a special segment by author Kealan Patrick Burke), and Beyond the Sky Blu-ray and DVD details.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Augmented Reality Games Announced: "Krikey, an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile gaming application where users can play 3D games that interact with the real world, today announced its partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for a Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween AR takeover. Krikey will bring the Goosebumps villain, Slappy the ventriloquist dummy, to life with three AR games, with the first game, Trap Slappy Challenge, launching today. The two additional AR games are set to release during the home entertainment window.
Krikey, currently available on the App Store and Google Play, is the first to market with multi-player AR games built on AR Foundation - an SDK toolkit by Unity that combines ARKit from Apple and ARCore from Google.
The Trap Slappy Challenge game will include blocks made of Goosebumps books. You must stack books on the shelf as fast as you can and place Slappy back inside his story before the clock runs out.
In Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Halloween comes to life in a brand-new comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine’s 400-million-selling series of books. The film stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Christ Parnell, and Ken Jeong, and is directed by Ari Sandel.
Krikey allows users in real-time to play AR games with friends from anywhere in the world by using virtual machines to connect two users and quickly having the smartphone’s camera sensors map each physical space to accurately place the AR object. Once the games begin, users compete for the highest score. The games offer infinite playtime and are fun, engaging and easy to play.
“Krikey’s implementation of novel computer vision in tandem with real-time video enables Hollywood to see the potential of scalable AR games with film integrations,” said Ketaki Shriram, CTO of Krikey. “We are always looking to push the boundaries of social AR and look forward to sharing this groundbreaking collaboration!”
To date, Krikey has partnered with Conservation International and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to launch in-app branded AR games.
Download Krikey now for free on Google Play and the App Store.
About Krikey:
Based in San Francisco and founded by two sisters, Jhanvi and Ketaki Shriram, Krikey is an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile gaming application that enables users to play and share videos featuring 3D AR games that interact with the real world. The company’s mission is to entertain the world with augmented reality. Many of the games, while fun to play, also serve a specific purpose and aim to build empathy while entertaining. Krikey’s startup team is 48% women, underlining their commitment to creating a company with equal and diverse representation.
For more information, please visit, www.krikey.com
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. SPE is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services, and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group includes film labels Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Sony Pictures Classics.
For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com"
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The Happytime Murders Blu-ray and DVD Release Details: Press Release: "Discover what happens on the other side of the street in the outrageous comedy, The Happytime Murders arriving on Digital on November 20, 2018 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, and On Demand on December 4, 2018 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
“Hilarious, wickedly original and crazily quirky” (Neil Pond, Parade), The Happytime Murders is directed and produced by Brian Henson (The Muppet Christmas Carol) alongside producers Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy, and Ben Falcone. The film also features an all-star comedic cast including Melissa McCarthy (The Boss), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Joel McHale (“Community”), and Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect).
The Happytime Murders is a raunchy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. A hilarious buddy cop murder mystery comedy at heart, the film is unapologetically bold and keeps audiences entertained from start to finish.
Packed with clever improv and shocking humor, The Happytime Murders on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital showcases side-splitting bonus features including deleted scenes, a gag reel, feature commentary with filmmakers and cast, and special featurettes that take fans further into the twisted and scandalous world inhabited by both humans and puppets.
BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY, DVD, AND DIGITAL
The Happytime Murders will be available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital.
Blu-ray unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
Movie Website: http://stxfilms.com/thehappytimemurders/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/happytimemovie/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HappytimeMovie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happytimemovie
#HappytimeMurders
FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, and Elizabeth Banks
Co-Producers: Vincent J. Raisa, Basil Grillo, and Divya D’Souza
Music By: Christopher Lennertz
Costume Designer: Arjun Bhasin
Edited By: Brian Olds
Production Designer: Chris Spellman
Director of Photography: Mitchell Amundsen
Executive Producers: Lisa Henson, John Hyde, Dee Austin Robertson, Donald Tang, Teddy Schwarzman, Ben Stillman, Michael Heimler, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Felice Bee, Robert Simonds, and Adam Fogelson
Produced By: Brian Henson, Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy, and Ben Falcone
Story By: Todd Berger & Dee Austin Robertson
Screenplay By: Todd Berger
Directed By: Brian Henson
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY COMBO PACK:
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
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The Other Stories Podcast Short Stories Showcase Details: "From 25-31 October, chart-topping horror podcast, ‘The Other Stories’, will be showcasing its darkest, most Halloween-est short stories, including an exclusive feature from Bram Stoker award-winning author, Kealan Patrick Burke.
Since 2016, The Other Stories podcast has seen over 2 million downloads across its 120+ episodes of horror/sci-fi short fiction. The show, created in the UK by independent story studio, Hawk and Cleaver, releases 20-minute fiction every Monday morning, focused on themes which change every 4 weeks.
Paying homage to the witching season, The Other Stories has collected its six darkest and most horrifying short stories from across the past two years and will be releasing an episode every day in the lead-up to 31 October. Topping off the week will be an audio-exclusive story, never before showcased on the podcast, by bestselling horror author, and Bram Stoker award-winning, Kealan Patrick Burke.
Daniel Willcocks, The Other Stories co-producer, says: “We’re incredibly excited to be able to showcase the hard work that has gone into the podcast over the years. As avid horror fans, Halloween is the one night of the year where we really come into our element, and by featuring our first ever Halloween Week for The Other Stories podcast, we hope to give some entertainment back to a community which has given us all so much.”
The Other Stories, Halloween Week, will air between 25-31 October. To find out how you can listen, visit www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcasts"
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Beyond the Sky Blu-ray and DVD Release Details: Press Release: "RLJE Films (NASDAQ: RLJE) will release the sci-fi/thriller film BEYOND THE SKY on DVD and Blu-ray on Nov. 6, 2018. Based on a story by Fulvio Sestito, Rebecca Berrih and Warren Thomas (Tell Me How I Die), the film was written by Thomas and Marc Porterfield (“Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462”). Sestito, who has won numerous awards for his short “The Showdown,” and has worked with Guillermo Del Toro’s Mirada and Tim Miller’s Blur Studios, makes his directorial debut with BEYOND THE SKY which stars Ryan Carnes (Valentina’s Wedding), Jordan Hinson (“Eureka”), Martin Sensmeier (The Magnificent Seven), Don Stark (“That 70’s Show”), Peter Stormare (Fargo) and Dee Wallace (E.T.). RLJE Films will release BEYOND THE SKY on DVD for an SRP of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an SRP of $29.97.
In BEYOND THE SKY, Chris Norton (Carnes) has been hearing about alien abductions his entire life but, in his gut, he knows they are not real. Setting out to disprove the alien abduction phenomenon once and for all, he attends a UFO convention to meet alleged abductees and reveal the truth behind their experiences. It is only when he meets Emily, who claims to have been abducted every seven years on her birthday, that Chris realizes there may be more to these claims than meets the eye. With Emily’s 28th birthday only days away, Chris helps her to uncover the truth as they come face to face with the reality that we are not alone.
The BEYOND THE SKY DVD and Blu-ray include the following bonus features:
· Interview with Travis Walton, Alien Abductee and Author of “Fire in the Sky”
· Interview with Navajo Artist at the International UFO Congress.
BEYOND THE SKY DVD
BEYOND THE SKY BLU-RAY
Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.
The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).
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