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[unfortunate-arrow]

FANKIDS APPRECIATION WEEK, BONUS DAY: CO-PARENT APPRECIATION

Ruby Elizabeth Fitzgerald-Wilson, daughter of Huck Fitzgerald and Lyra Wilson (@cursebreakerfarrier)

Samuel Oliver Devlin, son of William Devlin and Josie Edwards (@slytherindisaster)

Hazel Eleanora Whitten, daughter of Jack Whitten and Sage Carridan (@kc-and-co)

Wyatt Hartley MacKade, son of Nate MacKade and Nova Hartley (@gaygryffindorgal)

Amelia Tegan Whitten-March, daughter of Thea Whitten and Noa March (@thatravenpuffwitch)

Atticus Ferdia Gregorius Demiurgos-Kennedy, son of Minerva Kennedy and Adonis Demiurgos (@endlessly-cursed)

Harper Aurora O’Donnell-Lee, daughter of Declan O’Donnell-Lee and Callie Black (@mjs-oc-corner)

Enzo Roy Rovere-Parsons, son of Georgie Parsons and Angelo della Rovere (@potionboy3)

Diana Juliette Quintin, daughter of Brianna O’Rourke and Elias Quintin (@amerrymystery)

[slytherindisaster]

So... the Devlin kids wanted my attention tonight @unfortunate-arrow 😅

[acrosstobear]

devlindefran 107th running of the INDY500 done ✅ P26 to P13 thank you @andrettiautosport for pushing hard with me all month! So many emotions this month. Looking forward to Detroit next week! @sodexolive

[brokehorrorfan]

Cobweb will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 12 via Lionsgate. Currently in select theaters, the 2023 horror film will be available on Digital this Friday, August 11.

Samuel Bodin (Marianne) makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Chris Thomas Devlin (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, Antony Starr, and Luke Busey star. Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen produce.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Becoming “The Girl”

Through the Eyes of a Child

A Primal Fear

Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes that his parents (Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr) could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that?

Pre-order Cobweb.

[fearsmagazine]

COBWEB | Official Trailer, Poster & Images

Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination.

Lizzy Caplan as Carol in the Horror/Thriller film, COBWEB, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Vlad Cioplea.

As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that?

Woody Norman as Peter in the Horror/Thriller film, COBWEB, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Vlad Cioplea.

COBWEB, from the producer of “Barbarian” and “IT,” is directed by Samuel Bodin, screenplay is by Chris Thomas Devlin, and stars Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, and Antony Starr.

(L-R) Woody Norman as Peter and Antony Starr as Mark in the Horror/Thriller film, COBWEB, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Vlad Cioplea.

COBWEB, from Lionsgate, will be in theaters July 21st, 2023.

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devlin defrancesco on instagram stories - october 14, 2022

[anhed-nia]

BLOGTOBER 10/3/2023: COBWEB

I'm extremely ambivalent about this movie, which can sometimes be more interesting than having a simple pass/fail reaction to what you've seen. It's a type of thing I don't often like: A modern fairy tale about an alienated little boy whose imaginary friend drives him to madness. I'm not pressing myself to come up with all the examples I've forgotten because I found them um er forgettable, but I bet you know what I mean, the kind of movie that is overly dependent on aesthetics and a kind of generalized "spooky doll" vibe that doesn't always work if you're not thrilled by the alleged novelty of combining grownup horror with an infantile affectation of innocence. There are certainly films that have done this really well, and I'd say that COBWEB mostly feels like sort of a primitive ripoff of THE BABADOOK and Bob Balaban's incredible PARENTS. I could also recommend THE PIT if you want to see the most insane possible iteration of this type of thing. But, although I find this movie a little basic and a little blunt, it still outdoes itself on occasion. The parts of it that feel like pretentious cliches about the scariness inherent in a lonely childhood may have lulled me into a false sense of security, because when the shit really hits the fan in the back half, I was genuinely surprised! It's a lot more brutal and grim than what I thought I saw coming.

Meanwhile, I've been watching the Apple TV show The Changeling, which is uneven but often terrific, and it occurs to me that the last Apple show I thought was interesting was also about a changeling, sort of: I hesitate to call it "good", but I found The Servant absolutely fascinating and watched every episode with rapt attention. I wonder what the changeling archetype is about. Like, the werewolf idea is always about managing "the beast in man", and the vampire is a cypher for many forms of foreignness and queerness and contamination (among other things). Ghosts always recall the ill effects of an unsettled past...you can find some kind of allegorical value in most any folkloric horror. But what is the changeling about? Or conversely, movies about evil parents? It seems too simple to just say that these stories are about, um, not getting along with your relations, being disappointed by or ashamed of a parent or child who you think should present in a specific way that pleases you personally. And maybe it's also too pat to say they're about mental illness--about how it feels when someone you're supposed to be intimate with becomes unrecognizable to you. And maybe it's too limiting to say that these tales always reflect post-partum depression experiences. I'm not really in a position to speculate on what the many peoples across time and space were thinking when they developed their respective changeling-like myths, but it's interesting to wonder what factors might link them all.

[creativejamie]

Cobweb Movie Ending Explained (In Detail)

The fact that clichés are played with is now almost a cliché itself in horror films. But the scary film COBWEB takes on this task entirely without blinking an eye and creates a scenario that loses all predictability due to its surprising developments and turnarounds and suddenly strikes an unusually dramatic note in the genre. The fact that little Peter (Woody Norman) hears knocking in the walls…

[genevieveetguy]

Cobweb, Samuel Bodin (2023)

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On February 22, 1961, Underworld U.S.A. debuted in Boston and Hartford, Connecticut.

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FANKIDS APPRECIATION WEEK, DAY 5: THE AVENGERS

SAMUEL, EMMELINE, LUCY, SEBASTIAN, and MATTIE DEVLIN are the children of William Devlin and Josie Edwards (@slytherindisaster). The Devlin kiddos usually get along pretty well. Sam is the most the rebellious, preferring to find his passions in things that his parents didn’t do (namely creatures and art) while his siblings have found interests that align more with their parents’ things. Emmeline and Lucy are identical twins, while Sebastian and Mattie are fraternal twins and were a surprise. Both sets have twins have close bonds. Sam has a close relationship with Emmeline and Sebastian, while Lucy and Mattie are also close.

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[slytherindisaster]

sam & jojo are besties I don't make the rules

[floorman3]

Cobweb Review- An Early Halloween Freight for All Adults Young and Old

The horror genre has championed new filmmakers and writers for decades now. Some of them have been a flash in the pan and others have gone on too because men and women horror fans and film fans in general have come to embrace. Josh Bodin, the director, and Chris Thomas Devlin, the writer,  the ones behind Cobweb, their latest horror film, are ones people are going to remember in the…

[sweatermuppet]

what good disturbing books have u read thus far?

im gonna list everything ive read. 🌟 means they're very good, ✅ means they're pretty good, & ❌ means i did not like them

trapped! the story of floyd collins by robert k murray & roger w Bruckner ✅

all the pretty horses by cormac mccarthy 🌟

the revenant by michael punke ✅

blood meridian by cormac mccarthy ✅

hogg by samuel r delany (unsure how to rate this one)

saving noah by lucinda berry ❌

piercing by ryu murakami 🌟

tell me im worthless by alison rumfitt ❌

the summer i died by ryan c thomas ❌

to be devoured by sara tantlinger ❌

bear by marian engel ✅

tender is the flesh by agustina bazterrica 🌟

and then i woke up by malcolm devlin ❌

you should have left by daniel kehlmann 🌟

the haar by david sodergren 🌟

maggies grave by david sodergren ✅

the vegetarian by han kang ✅

split by cathy linh che 🌟

& i am currently reading kill anything that moves: the real american war in vietnam by nick turse & boy parts by eliza clark

[fearsmagazine]

COBWEB - Review

DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate

SYNOPSIS: Eight-year-old Peter’s nights have become plagued by a mysterious and constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall. Unable to sleep he turns to his parents who attribute the tapping to his imagination. As it continues and intensifies, Peter knows it is real and he suspects his parents could be hiding a terrible and dangerous secret. WIth no one to turn to for help, Peter’s world descends into a deadly nightmare he may not survive.

REVIEW: COBWEB is a classic tale that combines Grimm Fairy Tale elements with contemporary themes in a wonderfully crafted tale with plenty of twists and turns to keep its secrets hidden to the terrifying end.

Screenwriter Chris Thomas Devlin does an admirable job of laying out a chilling tale of a child in peril. The screenplay weaves a fairy tale style with haunted house themes, and a menacing tone of sinister adults that is reminiscent of 1961’s “The Innocents.” Peter is the central character, but the plot has some solid character arcs for his parents, Carol & Mark, and his teacher Miss Devine. He takes the view on an emotional roller-coaster ride and just when you think you know what is going on flips the tale on its head in a jaw-dropping reveal. The story does a nice job building the mystery and suspense and it saves the majority of the horror and shocks for the story’s final act. While the screenplay takes the edge off the tension, the closing moments ratchet it up a bit and set it up for a potential sequel.

COBWEB has excellent production values. Overall, the cinematography has this blue, gray, brown, and green nightmare look that adds to the emotional tone of the film. Even the exterior white of the house looks old and dirty. They create a sense of unease through an engaging use of space for the interior use of space, especially Peter’s bedroom. There is interesting framing and skilled editing that crafts a pacing that ebbs and flows like an amusement park ride. There is an interesting use of color, especially for the pumpkin patch in the backyard. Clearly there is something “not well” with this home, and it extends into the neighborhood. The way it is shot, it seems to fade the further you get away from the house, until you come to the school where there are more vibrant colors, but it is still surrounded by this grayness. The family’s costumes are also grays and blues, where in contrast Miss Devine’s wardrobe feels like a beacon in Peter’s bad dream. It all combines to create a visually compelling experience.

COBWEB features a wonderful ensemble cast. Young actor Woody Norman, with already 19 acting credits, does an excellent job of bringing Peter to life, hooking the sympathies of the viewer and taking them along for the emotional ride. Lizzy Caplan, who played Annie Wilkes in the TV series “Castle Rock,” delivers an amazing performance as Peter’s mother. She presents a character consumed by an emotional storm. She clearly loves her son, but there is some much more going on that is internalized and we see that storm brewing beneath the surface. She is both terrifying and sympathetic. Antony Starr, unforgettable as Homelander on the Prime series “The Boys,” gets to work a slightly broader palette as Peter’s father. His performance fluctuates between being an authority figure and psychotic, at times finding these tranquil moments that are convincing. Caplan and Starr are truly menacing yet provide moments that leave the viewer questioning what is going on here. Cleopatra Coleman, an Australian film and television actor, has been in numerous genre films and brings her unique skills to Miss Devine. She is totally believable as an educator who perceives that one of her students is in peril and is compelled to ensure that he is kept from harm. She presents a brightlight in this dark tale.

Back in the day, before Covid and streaming platforms, there were solid genre films that would help fill in the space between the summer blockbusters. They also served as a vehicle for tv stars to make the transition from the small screens (again back in the day before large flatscreen tvs) to the big screen. COBWEB feels like one of those films, a creepy, greasy popcorn movie. There are many reasons to make the trek to your local theater to put a chill into a hot summer day. Great cast, great production designs, and a haunting tale that leaves a lingering chill. There are a few moments that feel a bit off in the film’s logic, but considering this is a dark, modern fairy tale they’re easily forgiven due to the fantastical theme. It’s more of a tween to adult family film, and definitely in need of a drive-in.

CAST: Woody Norman, Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman, Ellen Dubin (voice), and Luke Busey. CREW: Director - Samuel Bodin; Screenplay - Chris Thomas Devlin; Producers - Evan Goldberg, Roy Lee, Seth Rogen and James Weaver; Cinematographer - Philip Lozano; Score - Drum & Lace; Editors - Kevin Greutert & Richard Riffaud; Production Designer - Alan Gilmore; Costume Designer - Anna Gelinova; Prosthetic Designer - Yana Stoyanova; Special Effects Supervisor - Ivo Jivkov; Visual Effects - VFX Legion, Outlanders VFX & Worldwide FX. OFFICIAL: www.lionsgate.com/movies/cobweb FACEBOOK: N.A. TWITTER: N.A. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/Y3mwqvSachk RELEASE DATE: In Theaters on July 21, 2023.

**Until we can all head back into the theaters our “COVID Reel Value” will be similar to how you rate a film on digital platforms - 👍 (Like), 👌 (It’s just okay), or 👎 (Dislike)

Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri

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