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BlackBoxTV Launches; Stream Episode 1, ‘The Perfect Night,’ NOW!
BlackBoxTV used Friday the 13th as a launching pad for YouTube’s first ever programmed channel, which begins with the below “Episode 1: The Perfect Night,” directed by Tony E. Valenzuela.
“For 17 year old Julia, the biggest night of her life take an unexpected turn into Silverwood, California and becomes something all together different… and terrifying.”
BlackBoxTV is a Horror, Science Fiction and Thriller channel that features stand-alone, scripted episodes inspired by “The Twilight Zone” “Outer Limits” “Tales from The Crypt” “Goosebumps” “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” “Tales From The Darkside” and the works of Stephen King, Wes Craven, Ray Bradbury, H.P. Lovecraft, John Carpenter, Richard Kelly and more. If you are interested in ghosts, vampires, demons, zombies, time travel, poltergeists, aliens, were-cats, serial killers, memory loss, parallel dimensions, and surprise endings then BlackBoxTV is the series for you.
You’ll find full details on the channel’s upcoming programming after the break.
Part of YouTube’s premium programming strategy, BlackBoxTV will present the best in horror, thriller and sci-fi online programming. The new channel will build upon the cult favorite BlackBoxTV anthology online series from the twisted mind of director Tony E. Valenzuela with an array of signature series that will introduce new content on a regular basis. BlackBoxTV will launch with the following chilling programming line-up:
• BlackBoxTV – Tony E. Valenzuela’s original BlackBoxTV: Silverwood series returns – re-imagined and expanded with true spine-tingling stories that offer a mixture of selfcontained horror, suspense and psychological thrills, often ending with an unexpected twist. Each 12-15 minute episode will take fans to the chilling town of Silverwood for pulse-pounding adventures. “The Door” will kick off the BlackBox TV channel at 10:00 AM Pacific on April 13th.
• Anthony E. Zuiker Presents – This anthology series will feature 12-15 minute episodes developed from the mastermind behind the CSI franchise. One episode will be released each month including an episode titled “Execution Style,” a story about three highlyskilled assassins who clash over which of them took down a five million dollar target. The episode was directed by Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone).
• Black Friday – Entertainment Tonight meets Attack of the Show for the horror/sci-fi set. Hosted by This Week in Horror creator Matt Raub, and official media partner of Bloody- Disgusting.com, this broadcast magazine format series will explore genre pop culture (TV, film, music, etc). New episodes will debut each Friday, with the first coming in April.
• True Stories A thrilling reality series focused on the scary and supernatural, including sleepovers in real haunted houses and exploring frightening places.
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Art Meets Leslie – David Howard Thornton Joins ‘Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon’
Leslie Vernon will be back in the upcoming Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon, and Variety reports that David Howard Thornton (Terrifier) has joined the cast.
David Howard Thornton is said to be featured in a “key role.” Stay tuned for more.
“David is one of the defining faces of the modern slasher era,” returning director Scott Glosserman said in a statement to Variety. “If Behind the Mask was about deconstructing the classic rules, then a sequel 20 years later has to reckon with what the genre has become.”
Glosserman adds, “Bringing David into Leslie’s world lets us put the old guard and the new blood in direct conversation, which is exactly where this movie should live.”
The upcoming slasher sequel picks up in a horror landscape that has changed dramatically since Leslie first emerged, as the old rules of the genre collide with a new wave of modern slashers, viral killers, legacy sequels and blood-soaked icons built for the internet age.
It look less than 10 minutes for the Kickstarter campaign for the recently announced Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon to smash through its goal earlier this year.
The stars of the 2006 movie Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon will reunite for the upcoming sequel, with Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals and Robert Englund confirmed to return as Leslie Vernon, Taylor Gentry, and Doc Halloran, respectively. Scott Glosserman is also back to direct Behind the Mask II, with David J. Stieve back to write the film.
Glosserman previews, “For twenty years, people have asked if Leslie would ever come back. Fans kept this movie alive by sharing it, quoting it, introducing it to their friends, and treating it like something worth holding onto. This sequel is happening because of them.”
In the 2006 meta-slasher, aspiring slasher icon Leslie Vernon gives a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo. What’s Leslie Vernon been up to in the past 20 years? And what’s next for the character?
Paper Street Pictures, led by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, produces the sequel. Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs, Shelby Oaks) will also serve as an executive producer.
Expect Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon in 2027.
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