Netflix Users Are Loving a Surprising Horror Movie
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Another month of new movies arriving on Netflix and another month of a surprising film dominating the streaming charts. This month’s movie that’s surprisingly making waves is Annabelle: Creation, the second solo movie for The Conjuring Universe’s evil doll. As of this writing the film was the #3 movie on Netflix yesterday and has climbed to the #2 position. It’s a little unclear how this movie became what movie fans decided they wanted to watch with ferocity on the streaming service, but the numbers don’t lie, this five year old horror prequel is one of the most popular movies on Netflix right now.
The Conjuring Universe is a tricky one. What started out as the flagship movie directed by James wan has generated a series of spinoffs that have become franchises in their own right, in particular the Annabelle movies. After appearing in the first Conjuring movie the evil doll, based on an actual reportedly evil doll but with a more terrifying visage, Annabelle’s first solo movie was rushed out and took a critical drubbing but brought in some money, leading to the follow-up, Annabelle: Creation. The 2017 prequel, which is one of the most popular movies on Netflix right now, made way for 2019’s Annabelle Comes Home.
Films fans may recall that the movie was directed by David F. Sandberg, who would use the success from the film to land the job directing the Shazam! movies for the studio. Sandberg’s time in the franchise seemingly ended with “Creation,” but he did manage to sneak the doll into his DC Comics adaptation as an Easter egg.
Here’s what people are saying about Annabelle: Creation being on Netflix:
What’s New on Netflix UK This Week: January 21st, 2022
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There are 39 new movies and TV shows to be enjoyed on Netflix UK this week, including the return of Ozark, which enters its final season. Here’s what’s new on Netflix UK this week for January 22nd, 2022.
First of all, here is the week’s top highlights:
Ozark (Season 4 – Part 1) N
Seasons: 4.5 | Episodes: 37
Genre: Crime, Thriller | Runtime: 60 Minutes
Cast: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Julia Garner
The first half of the climactic end to the final season of Ozark has arrived, and the stakes for the Byrdes have never been higher.
When his business partner is caught skimming off the top from their Mexican Cartel clients, Marty Byrde and his family are forced to move to the Ozarks in order to launder millions of dollars or be killed.
Too Hot to Handle (Season 3) N
Seasons: 3 | Episodes: 29
Genre: Reality | Runtime: 40 Minutes
Once again, on the shores of a beautiful exotic island, a group of beautiful singles beleive they are there to party, and have a great time only to discover that in order to win $100,000 grand prize, they must give up any sexual activity during their stay.
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Director: Gary Dauberman
Genre: Horror, Thriller | Runtime: 106 Minutes
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife
The third film of the Annabelle trilogy, in total the trilogy has made almost $800 million at the box office. Considering all three films cost a total of $52 million to produce, that’s one incredibly impressive figure.
After successfully capturing the Annabelle doll, the Warren’s return to their home and successfully lock the possessed doll away. Many other cursed objects, captured by the Warrens, are also kept in the same room as Annabelle. When the Warrens leave to investigate a new case, their daughter Judy stays behind with her babysitter, Mary Ellen. But when Judy’s friend Daniela sneaks into the artifacts room, she unknowingly unleashes Annabelle and other vengeful and malevolent spirits.
Here Are All of the Latest Additions to Netflix UK This Week
20 New Movies Added to Netflix UK This Week: January 21st, 2022
A – Rigato – Jarujaru Tower 2020 (2020)
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeyman (2021)
Amandla (2022) N
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Blippi’s School Supply Scavanger Hunt (2021)
Blitz Patrollie (2013)
Definition Please (2021)
Dolittle (2020)
Donkeyhead (2022)
Greed (2019)
Isoken (2017)
Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu (2016)
Mighty Express: Train Trouble (2022) N
Munich – The Edge of War (2021) N
My Father’s Violin (2022) N
Potato Potahto (2017)
Shyam Singha Roy (2021)
Sniper: Assassin’s End (2020)
The Gift (2017)
The Royal Treatment (2022) N
10 New TV Shows Added to Netflix UK This Week: January 21st, 2022
Blippi (1 Collection)
Clarence (Season 3)
Crazy, Lovely, Cool (Season 1)
DOTA: Dragon’s Blood (Book 2) N
El marginal (Season 4) N
Ozark (Season 4) N
Summer Heat (Season 1) N
That Girl Lay Lay (Season 1) N
The Luminaries (Seaon 1)
Thomas and Friends (Season 3)
6 New Docuseries and Documentaries Added to Netflix UK This Week: January 21st, 2022
Dancer (2016)
The First Monday in My (2016)
The Ice King (2018)
Midnight Asia: Eat – Dance – Dream (Season 1) N
The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (Limited Series) N
Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified (Season 1)
3 New Reality Shows Added to Netflix UK This Week: January 21st, 2022
Four in a Bed (1 Season)
Heavenly Bites: Mexico (Season 1) N
Too Hot to Handle (Season 3) N
What are you going to be watching on Netflix UK this week? Let us know in the comments below!
10 Best Horror Movies With Creepy Toys To Watch With ‘The Jack in the Box: Awakening’
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Toys are associated with childhood innocence, and corrupting that innocence makes great horror material. Horror exploits every possible fear, and transforming a harmless child’s plaything into homicidal weapons remains a stalwart favorite. The latest is The Jack in the Box: Awakening, a sequel to the 2019 film that let loose a demonic clown from his box.
In Awakening: “Terminally ill heiress Olga Marsdale acquires a mysterious gothic box containing a captured demon – Jack. The powerful entity within makes a deadly deal with Olga and her devoted son Edgar – deliver six victims to Jack, and Olga will live. They trap several unsuspecting victims for him within the vast crumbling mansion – but can they deliver all six before it’s too late? Or will Amy, the young and innocent woman recently hired to look after the estate turn out to be more than a match for both the family and the Jack?”
Writer/Director/Producer Lawrence Fowler returns for this sequel. Matt McClure, James Swanton, Mollie Hindle, and Nicola Wright star.
The Jack in the Box: Awakening is now available on VOD, Digital, and DVD via Amazon and other major providers and retailers. Ahead of the release, you can unbox and revisit these ten horror movies featuring the genre’s creepiest killer toys.
Poltergeist
Who could ever forget the clown doll that attacked Robbie and dragged him under the bed by his neck? Sure, Robbie made it out alive by conquering his fear of the ghastly grinner, but the intent to murder was still there. Of all the nightmare fuel this seminal classic offered, it was a toy that outshined them all.
Krampus
Michael Dougherty’s holiday horror movie saw a family under siege by the eponymous beast, who unleashed his army upon them. That included everything from elves to killer gingerbread men, but the most dangerous among them seemed to be the man-eating jack-in-the-box, murderous toy robot, and a sharp-toothed teddy bear. The precise type of toys not even the naughtiest of children deserve to receive.
Xtro
Harry Bromley Davenport’s insane sci-fi horror movie includes the kitchen sink of goopy, gory nightmare fuel. Aliens abduct Sam Phillips right in front of young son Tony’s eyes only to return for him three years later, though something’s very strange about dad. Sam begins to alter Tony’s genetics, granting Tony some rather peculiar abilities that include making his toys come to life. It results in killer circus clowns, toy tanks, and even a demise at the hands of toy soldiers come to life in human size.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
When we think of killer toys in horror, the dolls often dominate the conversation. But there’s much to be said about Clive Barker’s Hellraiser using a seemingly benign puzzle box to summon grotesque pain and suffering inflicted by Cenobites. It’s a summoning tool and grim weapon of Hell masquerading as a simple toy. Some seek it out, but others, like teen Tiffany (Imogen Boorman), fall for its trap out of playful curiosity.
Puppet Master
Puppet Master kickstarted an enduring franchise with no shortage of creative pint-sized puppets. Tourist Trap director David Schmoeller took on killer toys once more, only this time more literally. Puppeteer Andre Toulon devised a means of bringing his puppets to life, becoming a deadly tool for their creator. It leads to disastrous results when a group of psychics find themselves targeted by the killer puppets, each with a unique gift for murder.
Dolls
“Toys are very loyal, and that’s a fact.” From the perspective of little Judy, a sweet little girl with a love of toys, the Gothic mansion belonging to Gabriel and Hilary Hartwicke is a dream come true. Not only are they far kinder than her father and stepmother, but the estate is filled to the brim with dolls, puppets, and toys. However, if you’re a jerk adult, the mansion is a death trap. While this Stuart Gordon-directed fairy tale draws clear lines between the innocent and the morally corrupt deserving of their fate, it’s still creepy to see them meet their doom at the hands of the dolls. Even creepier? What happens to them after the dolls attack.
Dolly Dearest
Following in the tiny footsteps of Chucky, this early ’90s killer doll flick saw a family uproot to Mexico after dad acquires ownership of a doll factory. He doesn’t know that a nearby tomb has been disturbed, letting the malevolent spirit of Sanzia loose. It just so happens to take root in the dolls, with which the factory owner’s daughter becomes obsessed. If you were to apply the zany antics of Cathy’s Curse to Child’s Play‘s general setup, you have Dolly Dearest. It brings the B-movie mayhem and stars Denise Crosby (Pet Sematary), Lupe Ontiveros, and Rip Torn.
Annabelle: Creation
Annabelle was a scene-stealer the moment she was introduced in the opening scare of The Conjuring, but this chilling prequel firmly established the doll as a worthy mainstay. Annabelle: Creation detailed how the doll came to be inhabited by a demon, which set its sight on a group of unsuspecting orphans. The demon’s manipulations of dolls, dollhouses, puppets, and even scarecrows made for a string of potent scares.
Child’s Play
Few killer toys have the unrelenting persistence of Good Guy doll Chucky. From his first introduction, which saw serial killer Charles Lee Ray possess the doll in a toy store shoot out with police, the doll’s set lofty goals for himself that always comes with a body count. He promised to be “our friend till the end from the outset.” He’s never wavered once on that, thanks to Don Mancini. With Chucky, you don’t get just one movie to collect, but an entire franchise and a series. Of course, it’s always best to start from the beginning.
The Jack in the Box
The movie that introduced a very demonic iteration of the classic toy. When a new employee gets hired on at a local museum and dusts off a vintage jack-in-the-box, people start dying. The movie introduces the mythology behind the evil clown, which might be handy heading into the sequel. The Jack in the Box offers a killer toy in the form of an evil clown, triggering a common phobia for many.
The Jack in the Box: Awakening is now available on VOD, Digital, and DVD via Amazon and other major providers and retailers.
High school roundup: Berg’s goal in OT lifts Gentry Academy past Lakeville North in boys hockey
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Wes Berg scored seven minutes into overtime to lift Gentry Academy 2-1 over Lakeville North.
Berg scored both goals on Thursday for Gentry Academy (12-3-0) and has netted 14 goals in 15 games this season. He scored with 5:55 remaining in the second period, tying the game after Lakeville North’s Kyle Doll initially gave the Panthers (11-3-0) the lead five minutes into the second period.
White Bear Lake 6, Woodbury 1: White Bear Lake (8-6-0) scored six unanswered goals, including three in a row by Tyler Bishop to close out the game over Woodbury (9-7-0).
Woodbury’s Ethan Hansen broke the scoreless tie 49 seconds into the second period, but White Bear Lake responded with three goals in the second period. Bishop then scored three goals, all in the third period, to secure the win.
Other scores: Roseville tied Park of Cottage Grove 2-2; Cretin-Derham Hall defeated Forest Lake 6-2; Prior Lake defeated Farmington 8-5; Mounds View defeated East Ridge 6-1.
Girls hockey
Lakeville South 2, Prior Lake 0: Lakeville South (19-1-0, 13-0-0) continued its undefeated conference season with a dominant defensive effort over Prior Lake (5-14-1, 3-10-0). The Lakers managed just 10 shots for the night while the Cougars generated 45 shots on goal.
Prior Lake’s goaltender Olivia Hansen held up against most of the Cougars’ offensive attacks, however Claire Enright and Brynn O’Neill were both able to get one past her. Lakeville South has vaulted into the top of the state rankings, sitting at No. 3 in the latest Let’s Play Hockey poll.
Edina 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 0: Cretin-Derham Hall (13-5-2) could not contain Edina (18-1-0) as the Hornets’ high-flying offense generated 45 shots and netted four.
The game was tied midway into the second period before Edina scored three times within three minutes to break the game open. Cretin-Derham Hall generated 24 shots but could not put any past Edina Goaltender Uma Corniea.
Other scores: Burnsville defeated Apple Valley 12-6; Rosemount defeated Eagan 5-0; Eastview defeated Shakopee 4-3.
Boys basketball
South St. Paul 69, Simley 59: A dominant first half propelled South St. Paul (15-0) over Simley (9-3) and kept its unbeaten start to the season.
South St. Paul led by 15 at halftime with strong performances from Devin Newsome and Alonzo Dodd leading the way. Dodd finished with 22 points and Newsome added 19. Kevin Wormer led Simley with 22 points.
Other scores: Liberty Classical defeated St. Paul Washington 104-71; Twin Cities Academy/Great River defeated Central 69-56; Breck defeated St. Paul Academy 79-59.
Nordic skiing
Stillwater swept a Suburban East Conference race at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. The boys placed first with a score of 468 while the girls won with a score of 472.
However, a pair of Forest Lake skiers swept the individual medalists. Ryan Houseman finished at the top of the boys’ division with a time of 17:22. Annabelle Stang won the girls varsity race with a time of 19:06.
Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 Release Date: Confirmation on Renewal or Cancellation!
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MOB Games’ Poppy Playtime is a horror-adventure game available only for a fee. Fans are already having a lot of fun with this spooky game, exploring the factory and avoiding the toys.
Fans are already discussing a sequel after the game’s positive reception. It might be compared to horror movie toys like Chucky or Annabelle.
Players will see their GrabPacks and utilize them from the first-person perspective. Weaved from steel wires, the gadget may be worn like a backpack and has an artificial hand linked to it. Thanks to the steel wire, it may be used to reach and grasp items far away and conduct electricity.
Poppy Playtime, a creepy action game, was published on October 12th, making it perfect for Halloween. The goal of the game is to survive in a zombie-infested toy factory.
Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 Release Date
March 2022 is a possible release date for Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2. Chapter 1 of Poppy Playtime was released five months after the first unveiling of the game; therefore, Chapter 2 of Poppy Playtime may be released towards the beginning of next year.
Due to the lack of an authorized Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 release date, speculation is all that can be done at this time.
It’s also possible that the second part will be released a year after the first, in October 2022. That would enable the game to take advantage of the ongoing Halloween horror trend, boosting sales.
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While the release date of Poppy Playtime 2 has yet to be confirmed, the game’s creator, MOB Games, has revealed how the next installment will function.
The second chapter of Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 will be available as downloadable material, which will fit in well as an optional add-on. It will cost $5 for Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 and all subsequent chapters, exactly like the first one.
Because gamers are already speculating about the Playtime Co. toy factory and the toys contained inside, a release date for Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 is urgently needed. Keep an eye on GameRevolution for any future developments.
Poppy Playtime Gameplay
Game of peril and survival The setting for Poppy Playtime is an abandoned toy factory. An ex-Playtime Co. employee who received an investigation letter from the firm’s former employees, who are claimed to have disappeared 10 years ago, visits the company to find out what happened.
The protagonist discovers that Huggy Wuggy, the business mascot, is living and malicious.
With two extended hands that may be used to pull and grip things, conduct electricity, or unlock particular doors, the GrabPack is only one of the numerous puzzles players must solve before they can begin playing.
The various VHS recordings scattered throughout the office may help flesh out the story.
Poppy Playtime Chapter 1 Plot
The main character gets a parcel containing a VHS video with a commercial for the eponymous doll Poppy Playtime and factory tours before switching to patched-in footage of graffiti of a poppy and a message from the missing workers demanding that they “discover the flower.”
Afterward, they investigate the squalid toy factory, discovering that the workers were murdered. GrabPack is introduced to them via a VHS film that they watch after overcoming a security door’s security code.
A Huggy Wuggy is on display in the middle of the lobby once they open its entrance with it. The power suddenly went out as they were attempting to open a door in the lobby, so they had to go back to the powder room to fix it.
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When they return to the lobby, they find that Huggy is no longer displayed. The protagonist first restores electricity to a control panel to manipulate an overhead crane and recover the GrabPack’s right hand.
A toy is made when they enter the “Make-a-Friend” portion of the factory, unlocked and filled with tools. They then unlock a hallway door and put the toy in a scanner.
When the protagonist enters the hallway, Huggy emerges out of nowhere and begins chasing him via the vents. When the protagonist gets to a dead-end, he damages a conveyor belt section, allowing Huggy to plummet down the factory’s chute.
Next, they go to the poppy graffiti and enter a chamber to discover Poppy, who is kept in a case. Poppy is then freed when the protagonist opens the case.