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Hulu Taking Horror to High School in “Freakish”

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Hulu has announced that they have acquired the streaming rights for “Freakish“, which is a horror series on nuclear proportions. The 10-episode series will be coming from AwesomenessTV, a company that began as a YouTube channel, grew into a MCN (multi-channel network), and was acquired after just one year by DreamWorks Animation.

“Freakish” will focus on a, “…group of students who must fight for survival when predatory mutant freaks take over after a meltdown at the local chemical plant.” Apparently, much of the action will be taking place inside of a high school.

Starring Hayes Grier, Leo Howard, Liza Koshy, Adam Hicks, Aislinn Paul, Tyler Chase, Meghan Rienks, Melvin Gregg, Chad L. Coleman, Mary Mouser, and Chachi Gonzales, the show is being written by Beth Szymkowski and will be directed by Chris Grismer.

The show is currently in production and will be premiering on the streaming service later this year.

[H/T Variety]

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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