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Make Anything (And Everything) Halloween With Patterns d’Oubliette!

I was scrolling through Social Media lately, mainly checking out all the Fall and Halloween memes when something caught my eye. For those who have not caught on about a part of my personality, I like to be creative, and I love creative things. I stumbled on Patterns d’Oubliette. Halloween, and Spooky-themed patterns you can get on anything! The picture below is just a scratch on the tip of the iceberg of the kinds of patterns Patterns d’Oubliette have! I don’t know about you, but those patterns got my Halloween mojo boiling over! There are two shops Patterns d’Oubliette has that you can check out, they have a shop at Redbubble where you can have the pattern of your choice on anything, like pillows, shirts, shower curtains, bed sheets, you name it! For the more stitch-savvy among you, they have a shop over on Spoonflower where you can buy whatever pattern you want in whatever fabric or size you want

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Oct 11, 2023

'It's A Wonderful Knife' Scores New Poster Before Slashing Its Way Into Theaters

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RLJE Gifts Horror Fans New Trailer For Holiday Slasher ‘It’s A Wonderful Knife’

RLJE Films, has justed gifted horror fans with the new trailer for the holiday horror film It’s A Wonderful Knife, which will make its world premiere at Beyond Fest on October 8, 2023. In the film, “a year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality.” Directed by Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls; V/H/S/99), and written by Michael Kennedy (Freaky). The film stars Justin Long (Barbarian), Joel McHale (“Community”), Jane Widdop (“Yellowjackets”), Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps), Jess McLeod (“One of Us is Lying”) and Cassandra Naud (Influencer). It’s A Wonderful Knife was produced by Seth Caplan (Brooklyn 45),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 6, 2023

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Shudder Acquires Holiday Horror ‘It’s A Wonderful Knife’ Starring Justin Long

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, along with Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the rights to the holiday horror film, It’s A Wonderful Knife which will make its world premiere at Beyond Fest on October 8, 2023. In the film, “a year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality.” Directed by Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls; V/H/S/99), and written by Michael Kennedy (Freaky). Tthe film stars Justin Long (Barbarian), Joel McHale (“Community”), Jane Widdop (“Yellowjackets”), Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps), Jess McLeod (“One of Us is Lying”) and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 28, 2023

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Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ Takes A Stab At The Holiday In New Trailer

You may have thought your Thanksgiving was a nightmare between family drama and the brutal Black Friday shopping trips, but you haven’t seen anything yet. The upcoming horror movie, simply titled Thanksgiving, takes a stab at the holiday in true horror fashion in the brutal new trailer. From director Eli Roth, known for bloody horror movies such as Hostile and Cabin Fever, comes the movie starring Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey, Milo Manheim, Addison Rae, and Nell Verlaque, just to name a few. In the fright-filled flick, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.” Thanksgiving is based on the faux trailer featured in Roth, Quentin Tarantino, and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 horror Grindhouse. In the original trailer, Roth stars while a mysterious killer stalks a small town in Massachusetts on the holiday. Roth and Jeff Rendell co-wrote the movie. Roth also serves as a producer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 8, 2023

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‘Stray Souls’ Debuts New Trailer At Fear Fest

Feardemic’s Fear Fest is starting strong with Independent game studio Jukai Studio and Versus Evil releasing a new trailer for their upcoming survival horror, Stray Souls, which will be released this Halloween! In Stray Souls, players take on the role of Daniel, a teen who has recently inherited his estranged Grandmother’s home. This triggers Daniel having to find the truth, no matter how he wishes to outrun it and survive. The game will feature elements of Japanese survival horror games with twists such as a variety of randomized systems where enemy encounters, item placement, paranormal activity, and even weather patterns are constantly changing. Hence, no two playthroughs are the same! Stray Souls will also feature new music from legendary Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka! Stray Souls will be haunting you this Halloween on PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S!

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Sep 7, 2023

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Product Review: The Stinky Candle Company

Scented Candles… they’re everywhere, some smell amazing as they are intended, some miss the mark but are still decent, and some are supposed to smell good… but don’t, seriously, how can you mess up pine?! but I digress, what if there are candles that are supposed to not smell good or smell strange ON PURPOSE? Well, you have The Stinky Candle Company the makers of candles that will get you thrown out of the house OR confuse the hell out of your dorm roommates. I want to thank Jeff and the other folks over at The Stinky Candle Company for sending over some of their candles for me to try out! The range of candles and wax melts they have in their arsenal of scents range from pleasant to Jesus Christ What The F*ck Is Wrong With You?! with some “Huh?” scents mixed in there… I have scents from each of those categories. First the more pleasant scents. My favorite

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Aug 12, 2023

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Shudder Gifts Horror Fans With First Look At Christmas Set Horror Film ‘The Sacrifice Game’

Ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival this Friday, July 28th, Shudder has released the first look and the official poster for The Sacrifice Game starring Mena Massoud (Aladdin, Evolving Vegan) and Olivia Scott Welch (Fear Street, Lucky Hank). “It’s bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can’t go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a gang of cult killers arrives on their doorstep—just in time for Christmas.” The cast also includes Gus Kenworthy (“AHS”), Chloë Levine (“The OA”), Madison Baines (1UP), Derek Johns (“The Boys”), Laurent Pitre, and Georgia Acken. The fright-filled film was co-written by Wexler and Sean Redlitz and produced by Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Albert I. Melamed, Heather Buckley, and Todd Slater. Executive producers are Kalin-Hajdu and Melamed; Emily Gotto and Samuel Zimmerman of Shudder. The Sacrifice Game will make its International Premiere next month at the closing night film at London’s FrightFest and will be coming

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 25, 2023

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‘New Years Eve’ Trailer Teases A Killer Holiday Horror Movie

Blood Moon Pictures continues to impress with their latest holiday horror offering, New Fears Eve. It follows their previously released Christmas-themed horror anthology, 13 Slays Till X-Mas, now on Prime Video and Tubi. In New Fears Evs, three best friends reluctantly prepare for Hooper Industries’ annual New Year’s Eve bas as the coming year approaches. The clock ticks down, and the body count rises as a psychotic murderer, TheThe Doc, is on the loose. This sadistic surgeon of death leaves Owensboro covered in blood as local police and FBI are forced to navigate through a maze of bodies left in his wake. Unbeknownst to the three best friends, their mandatory party is about to turn deadly when the killer sets his sights on them. December 31st becomes a party to die for when Leslie, Brian, Moses, and their colleagues are trapped inside an inescapable building with a bloodthirsty madman hell-bent on carving his way to midnight.” Blood Moon Pictures brings

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 22, 2023

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Holiday Horror Parody ‘The Mean One’ Gifted A Home Release Date

He’s a monster, Mr. Grinch, in the holiday horror parody, The Mean One, from Steven LaMorte. The film stars Terrifier 2‘s David Howard Thornton as the iconic green villain in a Santa suit, living on a mountain high above the town of Newville. Young Cindy You-Know-Who (Krystle Martin), whose parents were butchered by The Mean One twenty years earlier, returns to town seeking closure. But when he launches a new reign of terror that threatens to destroy Christmas, Cindy finds a bold new purpose, killing the mean green monster. Penned by Flip and Finn Kobler, The Mean One also stars Amy Schumacher, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, and Flip Kobler. The film is a co-production of A Sleight of Hand Productions, Amy Rose Productions, and Kali Pictures. It is produced by Schumacher, LaMorte, and Martine Melloul. Executive Producers include Gato Scatena, Jordan Rosner, and Zach Stampone. The slasher that opened in theaters last Christmas has finally been gifted a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 6, 2023

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Celebrate Independence Day With These 4th Of July Horror Movies!

Uncle Sam (1996) Desert Storm vet who was killed in combat rises from the grave on July Fourth to kill the unpatriotic citizens of his hometown after some teens burn an American flag over his burial site. Be sure to check out our interview with the director and SFX Master Joe Castro. Where To Watch: Prime Video, AMC+, Tubi, Shudder Jaws (1975) When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it’s up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. Where To Watch: Fubo, Peacock, Directv I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they are stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town. Where To Watch: Hulu Independence Day (1996) The aliens are coming, aiming to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, humanity’s best weapon is the will to survive. Where To

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 2, 2023

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