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Stars: Luke Avoledo, Nick Biskupek, Simon Phillips, Michael Swatton, Dan Molson, Sayla de Goede, Camille Blott, Paul Whitney | Written by Simon Phillips | Directed by Taylor Martin

Silent Bite is the third exercise in seasonal slaughter from writer/actor Simon Phillips, who also gave us Once Upon a Time at Christmas and its sequel The Nights Before Christmas. While they weren’t the greatest examples of the genre, they were far from the worst as well, and they do say the third time is the charm, so I decided to kick off my Christmas viewing with it.

A gang of Santa suited bank robbers, Prancer, Grinch, Father Christmas (Simon Phillips), and Snowman, are hiding out at The Jolly Roger Inn and Resort. Despite its name, it’s a dump in the middle of nowhere, which makes it perfect for them to lie low while Rudolph leads the police on a wild good chase.

On January 1st, the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse – seen in the animated shorts Plane Crazy, The Gallopin’ Gaucho, and most famously Steamboat Willie – became public domain… which, of course, means we’re now going to get multiple horror movies that feature characters inspired by Mickey Mouse. Within the first three days of the year, we saw the short film The Vanishing of S.S. Willie, a trailer for the slasher movie Mickey’s Mouse Trap, and an announcement that Terrifier 2 producers Steven Della Salla and Michael Leavy and director Steven Lamorte, who previously made the Grinch-inspired horror movie The Mean One, were teaming up for a Steamboat Willie-inspired horror flick that we now know is titled Screamboat. Mickey’s Mouse Trap has since undergone a title change of its own – it’s now simply known as The Mouse Trap, and it’s set to receive a VOD release from Gravitas Ventures on August 6th,...

Appearances can be deceiving.  For proof, look no further than Oxygen's true crime series An Unexpected Killer. Returning Friday, Sept. 16, the show follows experienced homicide investigators who believe they're just about to solve a case, only to come across something unanticipated. Whether it's a new witness, an overlooked piece of evidence or even an innovation in forensic science, detectives in every episode will make a startling discovery that sends their investigation in a completely new direction.  The new season kicks off with a particularly riveting episode titled "A Date With Death," and E! News has an exclusive sneak peek. At the center of the below clip is...

Exclusive: Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Archie Gips’ production company Unrealistic Ideas is teaming with producer Van Echeverri for a documentary feature about the FBI’s takedown of USC football player-turned-drug kingpin Owen Hanson.

“Unrealistic Ideas has a strong track record in the true-crime space, and the story of Owen Hanson jumped out at us,” said Unrealistic Ideas President/Partner Gips. “This is a working-class guy who worked hard to get into USC and then used the business skills he gained through his education there to create a global drug empire. We’re looking to explore how that happened and how it all fell apart.”

Hanson began dealing recreational drugs and steroids to teammates in college during the early 2000s, ultimately building a violent empire that operated in U.S., Central and South America and Australia. Arrested in September 2015 and sentenced in late 2017 to more than 21 years in federal prison,...

Unpredictable is an understatement. Oxygen's true-crime series An Unexpected Killer is back for its third and most shocking season yet. Brand new episodes begin March 4, and based on this exclusive sneak peek, viewers will be second-guessing everything as they follow along with experienced homicide investigators who believe they're inches away from solving a complicated case, only to come across something entirely unanticipated. From new witnesses to an overlooked piece of evidence, just know that each investigation will be sent into a completely new direction—perhaps even closer to home. As one interviewee warns in the below trailer, "He was not the man we thought...

Season two of An Unexpected Killer is sure to pull the rug out from under even the savviest of true-crime fans. Brand new episodes of the Oxygen series kick off Friday, Jan. 15, and it won't be long before viewers are second-guessing everything as they watch captivating interviews with potential suspects and in-depth examinations of crime scenes, following along with experienced homicide investigators who believe they're inches away from solving a case, only to come across something unanticipated.  Take the season two premiere for example. In the introductory episode, a successful TV producer and mother of one is found shot dead in her upscale home....