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Award-winning Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin has wrapped principal photography on his latest film, “The Fox King,” the producers revealed at the Cannes Film Festival.

Set in a coastal Malaysian town in the early 2000s, “The Fox King” tells the story of Ali and Amir, inseparable fraternal twins with a telepathic bond. The brothers are forced to fend for themselves when their father abandons them after remarrying a younger bride. The arrival of a new teacher, Lara, tests their brotherly bond.

The film is headlined by Indonesian star Dian Sastrowardoyo (Netflix’s “Cigarette Girl”) alongside Idan Aedan (“Blood Flower”), Amerul Affendi (“I.D.”), Chew Kin Wah (“Rain Town”) and newcomer Hadi Putra.

“The Fox King” participated in the Tokyo gap financing market and the QCinema project market in 2023. The film is a Sunstrong Entertainment (Venice selection “Snow in Midsummer”) production in collaboration with fellow Malaysian companies Greenlight Pictures and Da Huang Pictures...

AMC Networks revealed the monster-sized return of AMC’s “FearFest,” its long-running horror and genre programming event, with over 700 hours of films, series and specials to be curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, for the very first time. “FearFest, Shocked by Shudder” will expand into September and across AMC Networks’ entire portfolio of networks and streamers over the two-month event.

“Countdown to Fearfest” began on, September 1 with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time every Friday at 11:00 p.m., leading into a primetime takeover the last week of September featuring iconic horror movies every night of the week including the Scream and Halloween franchises as well as Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter.

October will then kick off wall-to-wall coverage, including a mix of fan-favorite horror films as well as new programming from Shudder. AMC will continue to host...

On the heels of numerous highly-received titles in recent years, the international horror scene has rightfully turned to Asian cinema with the likes of Japanese, Korean, and even Indonesian titles achieving acclaim and accolades across the globe. This has led to other countries following suit as Thailand has produced a slew of noteworthy efforts recently and other places like Cambodia, Mongolia, and especially Malaysia offering their choices for international recognition. Now, after the success of his earlier film “Dukun,” Malaysian director Dain Said returns to the forefront with this gruesome new supernatural chiller “Blood Flower” now available to stream on the Shudder service.

Check also this interview Interview with Dain Said: I believe in the magic of cinema

AIqbal (Idan Aedan), an apprentice faith healer and exorcist with a sixth sense, is tormented by visions of the dead and spirits from other dimensions after years of suppressing these abilities so...

Spooky Season is now well underway, and that means a deluge of new horror movies for the next two months straight. Today alone, Eight new horror movies have just been unleashed.

Here’s all the new horror that released for September 8, 2023.

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

First up, the darkest – and most financially successful – chapter in The Conjuring Universe continues in The Nun II, which is now playing in theaters nationwide.

Valak returns in The Nun II from director Michael Chaves (Curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It), and you can read Meagan’s review right here.

Taissa Farmiga will be back as Sister Irene, with Bonnie Aarons again playing the demonic nun known as Valak. Storm Reid (“Euphoria”) will also star in the film.

Here’s the first The Nun II plot synopsis: “1956 – France. A priest is murdered.

AMC Networks has announced a monster-sized return of AMC’s “FearFest,” its long-running horror and genre programming event, with over 700 hours of films, series and specials to be curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, for the very first time. “FearFest, Shocked by Shudder” will expand into September and across AMC Networks’ entire portfolio of networks and streamers over the two-month event!

Here’s everything you need to know….

“Countdown to Fearfest” is already underway with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time every Friday in September, leading into a primetime takeover the last week of September featuring iconic horror movies every night of the week including the Scream and Halloween franchises as well as Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter.

October will then kick off wall-to-wall coverage, including a mix of fan-favorite horror films as well as new programming from Shudder.

Iqbal is torn between his supernatural powers and the desire to be a normal teenager in Dain Said’s lacklustre horror

Littered with monstrous apparitions and gruesome deaths, this latest horror film from seasoned Malaysian filmmaker Dain Said is also haunted by growing pains. Blessed – and cursed – with the same supernatural abilities possessed by his mother, young Iqbal (Idan Aedan) is torn between his power of exorcism and his desire to lead a normal teenage existence. Roaming the damp corridors of his dilapidated apartment complex where the creaky lift never works, Iqbal encounters terrors at every turn: horrifying undead souls with rotten teeth and bloodshot eyes.

In dramatising Iqbal’s constant state of unease, Blood Flower resorts to the unsophisticated medium of jump scares. For much of the film, Iqbal is too busy running away from a neverending succession of frightening premonitions and slithering ghosts that it’s difficult to gauge his inner emotions,...

AMC’s 2023 “Fearfest” lineup includes classic horror film franchises Scream and Halloween, the original The Shining and Firestarter, and four Joe Bob Briggs specials. New genre films and season four of Creepshow also join the lineup to deliver chills and thrills.

This year’s horror-centric programming spreads across all of AMC Networks’ properties and kicked off on September 1st with the return of Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time. New episodes will air on Fridays at 11pm Et/Pt.

Overall, Fearfest 2023 will include 700+ hours of programming.

Fearfest Highlights

Perpetrator (Shudder Original Film)

Premieres Friday, September 1 on Shudder and AMC+

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

The terrifying found footage franchise V/H/S returns to Shudder on October 6 with V/H/S/85.

Directors include David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike Nelson.

An ominous mixtape blends never before seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing home video to create a surreal, analog mashup of the forgotten 80s.

New Shudder Films Premiere Every Friday, including: Perpetrator – Premieres Friday, September 1 (Shudder Original)

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator. Written and directed by Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin, Night’s End) and starring Kiah McKirnan (Mare of Easttown), Christopher Lowell (My Best Friend’s Exorcism), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach (Candyman [2021]), and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless,...

Spooky Punk Rock Music Video Director Rae Mystic Collaborates With Band Half Past Two On Fantastical ‘Magic Dance’ Music Video: "Rae Mystic is a renowned queer photographer whose work has been featured in Fangoria, Spin Magazine, & Alternative Press, among other noteworthy publications. After finding success as the photographer for multiple alt rock artists, including The Suicide Machines, We Are The Union, Eve 6, and Skatune Network, Rae went on to release their first physical photo collection, a magazine called “31 Days.” After selling out of the entire printing in a few short weeks, Rae quickly began looking forward to new projects. This search led them to a brand new music video collaboration with Half Past Two.

Half Past Two is a band from Orange County, California. Their decade-and-a-half long career spans numerous releases, including several music videos with Rae Mystic behind the camera. Their collaborations aim to bring together Rae’s colorbomb-esque...

Malaysian filmmaker Dain Said’s horror film Blood Flower (Harum Malam) premiered at Fantastic Fest this year, and Deadline reports that Shudder has now acquired the movie.

According to the site, Shudder will premiere Blood Flower sometime in 2023.

“The film tells the story of a 16-year-old apprentice faith healer and exorcist, who is tormented by visions of the dead and spirits from other dimensions. When a malicious spirit begins to wreak havoc around him, the teenaged exorcist is forced to harness his supernatural gifts to save his family and friends.”

Idan Aedan, Bront Palarae and Remy Ishak star in Blood Flower. The film is produced by Malaysia’s Apparat in collaboration with Skop Productions and D’Ayu Pictures.

Dain Said, Nandita Solomon and Ben Omar wrote the script.

“One of next year’s most frightening films, Blood Flower is a special kind of haunter. We’re thrilled to bring the bold...

Exclusive: AMC Networks’ streaming service Shudder has acquired rights for the U.S., Canada and other English-language territories on Malaysian filmmaker Dain Said’s horror film Blood Flower (Harum Malam), which premiered at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.

The film, which also played in official section at Sitges Film Festival, is produced by Malaysia’s Apparat in collaboration with Skop Productions and D’Ayu Pictures. Idan Aedan, Bront Palarae and Remy Ishak head the cast.

Shudder also acquired rights for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand through a deal with XYZ Films and plans to stream the film on an exclusive basis in 2023. Paris-based Reel Suspects is handling rights for the rest of the world.

Written by Said, Nandita Solomon and Ben Omar, the film tells the story of a 16-year-old apprentice faith healer and exorcist, who is tormented by visions of the dead and spirits from other dimensions.

Dain Said’s horror will make its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin.

Paris-based Reel Suspects has acquired European and East Asian rights to Malaysian director Dain Said’s latest film Blood Flower, with North American rights repped by LA-based XYZ Films.

The horror will make its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin on September 23 before moving to the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in October.

Reel Suspects has previously represented, also along with XYZ Films, Said’s supernatural noir thriller Interchange, which premiered in Locarno and Toronto.

“Dain’s fourth film is filled with traditional horror elements.