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New “Ash vs Evil Dead” Video Highlights Practical FX

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Starz has uploaded a behind-the-scenes video for their horror comedy series “Ash vs Evil Dead” that is a great glimpse into how the creators are all about practical FX over CGI! The video shows interviews with star Bruce Campbell and executive producers Sam Raimi and Bob Tapert as they laud the realism and necessity of practical FX in creating the right kind of tone of the show.

Related: [Next On] “Ash vs Evil Dead” Episode 104, ‘Brujo’ Trailer!

There are also clips of the makeup and FX teams creating the Deadites, so if you don’t want that kind of “breaking the fourth wall” experience, I’d stick away from watching this. But if that kind of stuff revs your engines like it does mine, absolutely check it out!

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Stephen King, James Wan & Osgood Perkins Horror Movie ‘The Monkey’ Wraps Filming; Meet the Cast

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Three horror powerhouses are coming together for The Monkey, an adaptation of the Stephen King story that’s being produced by James Wan and directed by Osgood Perkins.

The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist, The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Reach, and more.

Deadline reports today that filming on The Monkey has wrapped, and the website has revealed the full cast for the upcoming horror movie. Read on for everything you need to know.

Theo James (The White Lotus) stars alongside Tatiana Maslany (SheHulkAttorney at Law), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).

Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel, the upcoming Longlegs) wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation and he also directed the upcoming movie.

“In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.

“But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.”

James Wan is producing with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon).

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Elijah Wood in ‘Maniac’

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