Empire Australasia – August 2019

Small towns under attack

Fromdollstodemogorgons,2019’scinematicbad’uns are

terrorisingthecommunities ofNORTH AMERICA

WORDSJOHN NUGENT ILLUSTRATIONINFOMEN

X-MEN:DARKPHOENIX

LOCATIONREDHOOK,NEWYORK

THREATTELEKINETICMUTANT

TheconclusionoftheX-Mensagainitscurrentform

sawJeanGreyreturntohernormallysleepy

hometown— onlyforthingstogohaywire.

UnleashinguncontrollablePhoenixpowersis notthe

kind of homecomingyou’dwant, really.

OUT NOW

STRANGERTHINGS

LOCATIONHAWKINS,INDIANA

THREATDEMOGORGONS

ThehitNetflixnostalgia-festis back.Nowsetin 1985,

therearenewcharacters(anda newmall!),but

supernaturalthreatsfromtheUpsideDowncontinueto

make pubertydifficultfortheteenagers ofHawkins.

NOW ON NETFLIX

BRIGHTBURN

LOCATION‘BRIGHTBURN’,KANSAS

THREATEVILSUPERHERO

Mostsuperherobabiesfoundona Kansasfarm

goontosavetheworld.Unfortunatelyforthe

residentsofBrightburninthisJamesGunn-produced

horror,thissuperherobabyis a murderouslittlerascal.

OUT ON DVD, BLU-RAY AND DIGITAL 28 AUGUST

ANNABELLECOMESHOME

LOCATIONSANTAMONICA,CALIFORNIA

THREATA CREEPYDOLL

InthisthirdinstalmentoftheConjuringspin-off,the

hauntedporcelainantiquedollhasnowbeenlocked

upina cabinet— alas,notenoughtokeepevilspirits

from being unleashedonanotherhouse of horrors.

OUT 10 JULY

SCARYSTORIESTOTELLINTHEDARK

LOCATIONMILLVALLEY,CALIFORNIA

THREATSTORYBOOKMONSTERS

In1968,a groupofsmall-townteenagersreada

freaky-lookingbook— andaccidentallyconjureup

terrifyingmonsterswithnameslikeThePaleLady,

TheJanglyManandHaroldTheScarecrow,inthis

GuillermodelToro-producedchiller.

OUT 26 SEPTEMBER

NARCOS:MEXICO

LOCATIONGUADALAJARA,MEXICO

THREATTHECARTEL

It maynotbea supernaturalthreat(andit maynotbe

thatsmalla town)— butwhenthedrugtraderollsup

inthisNetflixshow,a brutalwarbeginsbetweenthe

DEAanddrugtraffickers,withtheinnocentresidents

of Guadalajaracaughtinthecrossfire.

NOW ON NETFLIX

THEDEADDON’TDIE

LOCATION‘CENTERVILLE’,UPSTATENEWYORK

THREATARTHOUSEZOMBIES

ThesettingofJimJarmusch’szombie-comedyis only

specifiedasCenterville(“arealniceplace”,

inreferencetoa FrankZappasong)—

but UpstateNYservedasthefilminglocation.

OUT 24 OCTOBER

PREVIEW

IT:CHAPTER 2

LOCATIONDERRY,MAINE

THREATEVILDEMONCLOWN

Every 27 years,classicStephenKingfearmonger

PennywiserevisitstheNewEnglandtown

ofDerry.Andnowhe’sback,withthegrown-up

Losers’Clubforcedtofacetheirfears— not

tomentiontheiradvancingage.

OUT 5 SEPTEMBER