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‘Freddy’s Dead’ Director Rachel Talalay is Back With ‘A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting’ [Images]

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One of the films announced as part of Netflix‘s “Netflix & Chills” lineup this Halloween season is A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting, which marks a return to horror for Freddy’s Dead director Rachel Talalay. Along with the announcement, we’ve been provided with a gallery of first-look images that you’ll find down below. But first, a little info about the film.

Based on the first installment of Joe Ballarini’s popular scary book series of the same name, A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting will be arriving on Netflix on October 15th.

When high school freshman Kelly Ferguson (Tamara Smart) reluctantly agrees to babysit Jacob Zellman (Ian Ho) on Halloween, the last thing she expects is to be recruited into an international secret society of babysitters who protect kids with special powers from monsters. In order to keep Jacob safe from harm, Kelly teams with no-nonsense chapter Vice President Liz Lerue (Oona Laurence), tech genius Berna Vincent (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson), creature expert Cassie Zhen (Lynn Masako Cheng) and potions master Curtis Critter (Ty Consiglio) to defeat a Boogeyman known as “The Grand Guignol” (Tom Felton), a glamorous witch named “Peggy Drood” (Indya Moore) and their legion of mysterious monsters.

The film is produced by Ivan Reitman and Amie Karp, with Naia Cucukov, Tom Pollock, and Ilona Herzberg executive producing. Alessio Scalzotto, Tamsen McDonough, Ashton Arbab, Crystal Balint, and Ricky He also co-star in this action-packed adventure about working together to overcome your fears. Joe Ballarini wrote the adaptation of his own novel.

Check out the first images below and expect a trailer soon!

A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting: (L-R) Oona Laurence as Liz Lerue, Tamara Smart as Kelly Ferguson. Cr. Justina Mintz/NETFLIX © 2020

A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting: (L-R) Tamara Smart as Kelly Ferguson, Oona Laurence as Liz Lerue. Cr. Justina Mintz/NETFLIX © 2020

A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting: (L-R) Indya Moore as Peggy Drood, Tom Felton as Grand Guignol. Cr. Justina Mintz/NETFLIX © 2020

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A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting: (L-R) Tamara Smart as Kelly Ferguson, Ian Ho as Jacob Zellman, Oona Laurence as Liz Lerue. Cr. Justina Mintz/NETFLIX © 2020

A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting: (L-R) Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson as Berna Vincent, Ty Consiglio as Curtis Critter, Lynn Masako Cheng as Cassie Zhen. Cr. Justina Mintz/NETFLIX © 2020

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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson

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Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.

Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.

Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.

Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.

Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”

“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”

The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.

The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”

Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.

Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.

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