No longer a stranger to horror, Ethan Hawke stars in Regression, arriving in theaters in late August. Release details for The Pact 2 Blu-ray and Phicen Limited and Executive Replicas' Z-Girl and the 4 Tigers action figure are also featured in this round-up.
Regression: “Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) investigates the case of young Angela (Emma Watson), who accuses her father, John Gray (David Dencik), of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines (David Thewlis) is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.”
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar Regression, hits theaters on August 28th.
Trailer via Fresh Movie Trailers:
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The Pact 2: Press Release -- "The suspenseful action picks up right where it left off in the sequel THE PACT 2, the story of a young woman who comes to believe a dead killer is after her. The IFC Midnight theatrical release will unsettle home viewers when it is released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 7, 2015.
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer in The Pact, we meet June Abbott (Camilla Luddington, Grey's Anatomy, True Blood), a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life. When FBI Special Agent Terrence Ballard shows up at June's door, he brings some terrifying news - there is a Judas copycat killer on the loose in her neighborhood! In the course of his investigation, Ballard shows June a picture of the copycat's victim, and she is stunned to see that it's the same woman she saw brutally murdered in her nightmares.
A series of hauntings begin to torment June. Now, not only does she see murder victims, her dreams put her in the role of the murderer. June fears that the spirit of the Judas Killer is the architect of some greater plan in which she must now play a part. June struggles to maintain her grip on sanity as she plunges into her own investigation of these events. No matter the result, the truth will be horrifying; either there is true evil inside of her, or someone, or something, is determined to destroy her.
THE PACT 2 also stars Caity Lotz (Mad Men, The Machine, The Pact) and Patrick Fischler (Mulholland Drive, Silicon Valley). The film is from the producers of The Pact, The Divide and Mr. Jones. It was written and directed by Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath (Entrance)."
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Z-Girl and the 4 Tigers Figure: Phicen Limited and Executive Replicas have teamed up to produce a 1/6th-scale Z-Girl action figure that is 12 inches tall. This item can be pre-ordered and will be available by the end of June. A list of the figure's accessories and costume details are below:
"Discovered in the Mongolian desert in the 3rd century BC by the father of Taoism, Lao Tzu, Z-Girl is a highly functioning zombie with both a consciousness and a conscience.
A fierce warrior, for several centuries she has led the four Tigers, human hosts of ancient Chinese warrior spirits, into battle against monsters and demons that threaten to wipe out humanity. While Tigers have died over the centuries and their spirits gone to inhabit new hosts, Z-Girl has survived and endured. The tattoos on her shoulders are shared with her teammates, allowing them to find each other through Tao and reunite after they have been separated.
Regenerative mists and herbs found at the peak of China’s Mount Huashan enable Z-Girl to keep her innate zombie hunger for flesh at bay, but the effect is only temporary. Though she has willingly put herself in harm’s way many times in order to protect humanity, she knows that deep down, she is still a zombie and until the end of her days must always be on guard against her urges.
Warrior.
Hero.
Zombie.
Z-Girl is humanity’s last hope against extinction.
Outfit:
-Tiara
-Neck guard
-Halter top
-Shorts
-Knee pads
Accessories:
-2 x interchangeable heads
-4 x posing hands, two normal hands
-2 x forearm guards
-Shotgun shell bandolier
-Gunbelt with pouches
-Gunbelt with shotgun shells
-2 x machetes
-Crossed sheaths for machetes
-2 x Glock 19 handguns
-Two holsters for the handguns
-M4 assault rifle with undermount shotgun
-Combat dagger
-Strap and holster for combat dagger"
The retail value of this figure is $189.99 and is available for pre-order through Executive Replicas' online store at:
Or, pre-order this figure through Big Bad Toy Store's online shop at:
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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