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Lore (TV Series)
''Lore'' is an American horror anthology docuseries developed by the creator of the podcast of the same name, Aaron Mahnke, with Valhalla Entertainment and Propagate Content. The series airs through Amazon Prime Video and follows the podcast's anthology format with each episode featuring a new story. The show combines documentary footage and cinematic scenes to tell horror stories and their origins, and features Robert Patrick, Holland Roden, Colm Feore, Adam Goldberg, Doug Bradley, Maimie McCoy, Jürgen Prochnow, Steven Berkoff, Paula Malcomson, and Josh Bowman. The series premiered on October 13, 2017. On February 26, 2018, Amazon renewed the series for a second season. The second season premiered on October 19, 2018. On July 27, 2019, the series was cancelled. Cast and characters * Aaron Mahnke as Narrator * Campbell Scott as George Brown * Colm Feore as Dr. Walter Freeman * Kristen Cloke as Dr. Marjorie Freeman * Holland Roden as Bridget Cleary * Cathal Pendred as Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of speculative fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare an audience. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore and religious traditions focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic, and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These manifested in stories of beings such as demons, witches, vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. Some early European horror-fiction were the Ancient Greeks and Ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology Series
An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as '' Four Star Playhouse'', employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Some anthology series, such as '' Studio One'', began on radio and then expanded to television. Etymology The word comes from Ancient Greek (, "flower-gathering"), from (, "I gather flowers"), from (, "flower") + (, "I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60BCE, originally as ( (, "garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. His roles include Steve Dunne in '' Singles'', Mark Usher in ''House of Cards'', Joseph Tobin in ''Damages'', Richard Parker in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz in ''Royal Pains'', as well as narration in '' The Men Who Built America''. Early life Scott was born on July 19, 1961, in New York City, the son of actor George C. Scott and actress Colleen Dewhurst."At Carnegie Hall, Martin Beck Theatre Tributes to Rudolf Serkin, Colleen Dewhurst" by Allan Wallach, ''Newsday'' (September 24, 1991) assau and Suffolk editionRetrieved from He graduated from John Jay High School with friend Stanley Tucci before graduating from Lawrence University in 1983. His brother is Alexander Scott. One of his paternal half-sisters is actress Devon Scott. Career Scott's first film appearance was in the 1987 movie '' Five Corners'', as a policeman. In 1990, Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Bowman
Joshua Tobias Bowman (born 4 March 1988) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Daniel Grayson in the TV series ''Revenge''. Early life Bowman was born in Berkshire on 4 March 1988. He was educated at the Wellington College boarding school. His sister, Scarlett Bowman, is a former ''Hollyoaks'' star. Bowman states that his father is Jewish, and said in the interview that he "feels Jewish, ish." Bowman's other ancestry is English, Irish, and distant Italian. At the age of 18, Bowman was briefly a professional rugby player for Saracens F.C., before suffering two shoulder dislocations in his first year and being asked to leave. Career Bowman made his acting debut in 2007 playing Dimitri in the TV series ''Genie in the House''. He then spent two years on the British series ''Holby City'' and went on to appear in the films ''13Hrs'', '' Prowl'', ''Exteriors'' and ''Love’s Kitchen''. In 2011, he joined the ABC Family show ''Make It or Break It'', playing a gymnas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Malcomson
Paula Malcomson (born 1 June 1970) is a Northern Irish actress. She is sometimes credited as Paula Williams. She is known for playing Trixie in ''Deadwood'' (2004–2006), Maureen Ashby in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2010), and Asterid Everdeen in ''The Hunger Games'' (2012-2015). Career Malcomson starred as Trixie in the HBO series '' Deadwood'' and Colleen in ABC's '' Lost''. She played the role of Amanda Graystone in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' spin-off series '' Caprica'', on the Sci Fi Channel, as well as the role of Maureen Ashby on the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy''. She played the long-suffering Abby Donovan, wife of the title character in the Showtime series ''Ray Donovan ''Ray Donovan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ann Biderman for Showtime. The drama, starring Liev Schreiber in the title role, is set primarily in Los Angeles (during seasons 1–5) and in New York City (during seaso ...''. In March 2011, Malcomson guest starred in the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the ''James Bond'' film ''Octopussy'' (1983), Victor Maitland in '' Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985) and Adolf Hitler in '' War and Remembrance'' (1988–89). Early life Berkoff was born Leslie Steven Berks on 3 August 1937, in Stepney in the East End of London, the son of Pauline "Polly" (née Hyman), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow (; born 10 June 1941) is a German actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Commander "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film ''Das Boot''. He is also known for his roles in ''The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum'' (1975), ''Dune'' (1984), ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), '' A Dry White Season'' (1989), '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), '' In the Mouth of Madness'' (1994), ''The English Patient'' (1996), ''Air Force One'' (1997), ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2006), and for playing Sergei Bazhaev on the eighth season of ''24'' (2010). He is a Goldene Kamera, Bavarian Film Awards, and Bambi Award winner. Early life Prochnow was born on 10 June 1941 in Berlin in Germany. He was brought up in Düsseldorf. His father was an engineer. Career Prochnow portrayed the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Commander "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film ''Das Boot''. He starred in the World War II dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maimie McCoy
Mary McCoy, professionally known as Maimie McCoy (born April 21, 1979) is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in ''The Musketeers'' (2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series ''Van der Valk'' (2020–). Early life and education Mary McCoy was born in Yorkshire.Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 27 May 2009. McCoy is the daughter of restaurateurs Eugene and Barbara McCoy, once managers of Tontine restaurant near , who now run the Crathorne Arms pub in |
Doug Bradley
Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor best known for his role as the Cenobite leader Pinhead in the ''Hellraiser'' film series. Early life Douglas William Bradley was born in Liverpool on 7 September 1954. He attended Quarry Bank High School in the Allerton suburb of Liverpool. Career Bradley is best known for portraying the villainous Cenobite leader Pinhead in the first eight installments of the ''Hellraiser'' film series, which were adapted from books written by his long-time friend and former classmate Clive Barker; he also portrayed Captain Elliot Spencer, the man who later became Pinhead, in '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988) and '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'' (1992). He is one of only six actors to play the same horror character at least six consecutive times, the others being Christopher Lee ( Count Dracula), Robert Englund ( Freddy Krueger), Warwick Davis ( the Leprechaun), Brad Dourif ( Chucky) and Tobin Bell ( Jigsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Goldberg
Adam Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, Goldberg has appeared in films such as '' Dazed and Confused'', ''Saving Private Ryan'', '' A Beautiful Mind'' and ''Zodiac''. He has also played leading roles in independent films such as '' The Hebrew Hammer'' and '' 2 Days in Paris''. His TV appearances include the shows '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' My Name Is Earl'', ''Friends'', Joey, '' Entourage'', '' The Jim Gaffigan Show'', '' The Unusuals'' and his role as hitman Grady Numbers in the first season of '' Fargo''. Since 2021 he has starred opposite Queen Latifah on CBS' '' The Equalizer''. Early life Goldberg is the son of Donna Gable, a psychologist, and Earl Goldberg, a former owner of Goldberg and Solovy Foods, a wholesale food business. His father is Jewish, while his mother is of German, French, Irish, and a "bit of Mexican" descent. Career Film Goldberg's first major screen role was in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Feore
Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of Glenn Gould in '' Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould'' (1993), and for playing Detective Martin Ward in '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' (2006) and its sequel '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2'' (2017). His other roles include Martin Harrison in ''Chicago'' (2002), Lord Marshal Zhylaw in '' The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004)'','' First Gentleman Henry Taylor on ''24'' (2009), Cardinal Della Rovere on '' The Borgias'' (2011–2013)'','' Laufey in ''Thor'' (2011), General Ted Brockhart on '' House of Cards'' (2016–2017), Declan Gallard on '' 21 Thunder'' (2017), Wernher von Braun in '' For All Mankind'' (2019), and Sir Reginald Hargreeves on ''The Umbrella Academy'' (2019–2024). Feore is also a Prix Iris and Screen Actors Guild Award winner and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
