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Stake Land 2 Premieres Tonight On The Syfy Channel

Many horror fans will remember 2010’s apocalyptic vampire film ‘Stake Land’. This weekend the sequel, ‘Stake Land 2’, will finally be unleashed on the Syfy channel. Nick Damici, who also penned the film, will reprise his role as “Mister”. Connor Paolo will also be back as Martin. Directed by the duo of Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, picks up a few years after the events in the first film. Laura Abramsen, AC Peterson, Kristina Hughes, Bonnie Dennison and Steven Williams will co-star. “When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him. Roaming the wilderness of a steadily decaying country, Martin goes in search of the one man who can help him get revenge. Once reunited, Mister and Martin prepare to battle a now-ravenous Brotherhood and its monstrous

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2016
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Anthony Hopkins And Jeffrey Dean Morgan Hunt A Killer In Solace

After a long wait, ‘Solace’ is finally coming to theaters. The film was directed by Afonso Poyart and penned by Ted Griffin and Sean Bailey. ‘Solace’ follows FBI Special Agent Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who is unable to solve a series of homicides. Joe decides to enlist the help of his former colleague Dr. John Clancy (Anthony Hopkins), a retired physician with psychic powers. Clancy, who closed his practice and retreated from the world after his daughter’s death. Clancy wants nothing to do with the investigation, until he begins seeing violent visions of the death of Joe’s partner, Special Agent Katherine Cowles (Abbie Cornish). Clancy’s powers put him on the trail of a suspect, Charles Ambrose (Colin Farrell), but he’s not prepared for the insight and viciousness of the killer. ‘Solace’ will arrive in theaters and on VOD on December 16th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2016
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Two New Clips Arrive For The Dark Stranger – On Digital HD Today From Terror Films

Director Chris Trebilcock’s ‘The Dark Stranger’ arrives on Digital HD today (October 14th). Starring Katie Findlay (How to Get Away With Murder), Stephen McHattie (The Strain) and Erinco Colantoni (Veronica Mars), the film follows the main character as she is left wondering if she’s losing her or if a supernatural entity is stalking her. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA, October 14th, 2016 – Terror Films has provided two new clips (“Dangerous Art” & “Bedtime Lurking”) for the psychological thriller, The Dark Stranger. The film was released in the U.S. today, on Friday October 14th, 2016. Directed by Chris Trebilcock, the film stars: Katie Findlay (“How to Get Away With Murder”), genre favorite Stephen McHattie (“The Strain,” Pontypool) and TV veteran Erinco Colantoni (“Veronica Mars”). The Dark Stranger will be available on: Xbox Live, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, VUDU, Sony PlayStation, YouTube, Vimeo On Demand and iTunes. On iTunes, it is available for pre-order now. The film will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2016
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A Dream Turns Into A Nightmare In The Charnel House

In Craig Moss’ new film ‘The Charnel House’ a family moves into an old slaughterhouse that they have converted into lofts, but they will soon learn that dream is actually a nightmare. The film co-stars Callum Blue, Nadine Velazquez, Erik LaRay Harvey, Makenzie Moss, Danielle Lauder, Joe Keery, Andy Favreau and Kate Linder. A long abandoned slaughterhouse is transformed into modern lofts in a re-gentrified urban neighborhood. Soon after tenants move in they are tormented by a dark secret that had been trapped inside the building for over 30 years. ‘The Charnel House’ will be unleashed in theaters and VOD on November 4th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2016
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Do You Dare To View The Dark Tales From CHANNEL X?

Hello there, my Little Monsters! Halloween is rapidly approaching, and I have a little something for everyone to consider adding to their Halloween viewing roster. The fiendish folks at Mass Grave Pictures, who previously brought us Blood Slaughter Massacre and The Attack Of The Brain People, are now offering up a web based anthology series called Dark Tales From Channel X. Our host is an enigmatic man, who speaks in riddles, and is known only as “The Viewer”. Aside from being the master of ceremonies, so to speak, he is also the curator of this menagerie of mysterious and macabre tales. Each story presented in this anthology is a short film produced by Mass Grave Pictures, each ranging in duration from five to fifteen minutes. The first two episodes will be released in October and another two episodes will be released in November. The first installment is a little story called Sleepless. It tells the tale of a man who

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Capt McNeely
Oct 14, 2016
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War Of The Worlds Being Adapted For A Television Series

Lately, there is a major trend of books and films being adapted for television, like ‘The Lost Boys‘, ‘The Dark Tower‘, ‘Let the Right One In‘ and ‘The Purge‘, just to name a few. News has now come that ‘War of the Worlds’ is being added to the adaption list. MTV and Jeff Davis, creator of ‘Teen Wolf’, are teaming up to bring the adaption to TV. Davis will co-write the series along with Andrew Cochran, according to THR. ‘War of the Worlds’ has been featured on both radio, television and film. H.G. Well’s novel was adapted for film in 1963. The latest version is Stephen Spielberg’s 2005 film starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. In the 2005 film, Earth has been invaded by aliens using tripod machines. The story follows one family, fighting to stay together and survive the siege. We will continue to follow the progress of ‘War of the Worlds’. We will update you when we know

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2016
Horror Fuel

Exclusive: Channel Zero’s Creator Nick Antosca Talks Candle Cove & The Future Of The Series

Tuesday night Syfy’s new six-part series ‘Channel Zero: Candle Cove’ made its debut. The anthology series, inspired by Kris Straub’s creepypasta story ‘Candle Cove’, is directed by independent filmmaker Craig William Macbell. The first episode, penned by the series’ creator and showrunner Nick Antosca (Hannibal) serves as executive producer along side Max Landis (Victor Frankenstein). This dark series centers around child psychologist Mike Painter, played by Paul Schnider. When Painter returns to his hometown he learns that the murders of children have started again. His brother Eddie (Luca Villacis) was thought to be one of the victims as a child. Now it has all started again. Mike believes it is connected to a show called ‘Candle Cove’, a show that only kids can see. ‘Candle Cove’, a pirate puppet show, only shows up on dead channels, but Mike’s childhood friends remember the show. When the police chief’s daughter goes missing people look at Mike and believe he has something to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2016
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Jack Goes Home Is Like A Punch To The Gut – A Review

‘Jack Goes Home’, written and directed by Thomas Dekker, will arrive on VOD and Digital HD on October 14th. Rory Culkin stars as Jack, a young man whose life seems to being going great. He has a baby on the way, a good job, but his life gets turned upside down when he receives a call that his mother and father have been in a car accident and his father did not survive. Jack goes home to take care of his mother. His mother, played by horror veteran Lynn Shaye (Insidious), is a strange woman with a cold, mean streak, which Jack clearly inherited. One night Jack discovers a tape of his father telling him to look in the attic, but what Jack finds will change his life forever. ‘Jack Goes Home’ is a dark psychological thriller, filled with more twists than a tilt-a-whirl. The film will have you second guessing if every scene is real, a dream or a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2016
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Friday’s Episode Of Hellevator Continues To Explore The Seven Deadly Sins

Season two of GSN’s ‘Hellevator’, from producer Jason Blum, has just begun and is already heating up. The Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, are once again back as hosts to make the contestants’ lives hell as they pull the strings behind the scenes. This season the theme is “The Seven Deadly Sins”. The contestants go from challenge to challenge with the theme of a different sin, while in frightening locations, with the hopes of winning $50,000. But the Soskas will not make it easy for them. Jen and Sylvia Soska’s names should sound familiar. Not only are they talented writers, actresses, and show hosts, they are also fantastic directors and producers. They have directed many films together including ‘Dead Hooker in a Trunk’, ‘American Mary’, ‘See No Evil 2’, ‘ABCs of Death 2’, and ‘Vendetta‘. They have appeared in several horror films, ‘American Mary’, Dead Rising: Watchtower‘ and ‘Blackburn‘. The sisters’, known as “The Twisted Twins”, next film project is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2016
Horror Fuel

An Interview With Tyler Christensen Writer-Director Of House Of Purgatory

Today, I had a conversation with Tyler Christensen. We talked about a lot of things including the state of horror, his new film ‘House of Purgatory‘, and the future of film. Honestly, it was the best conversation about horror I’ve had in a long time. Christensen’s background is in reality TV, but his true love is the horror genre. He has produced several series that you may have seen, ‘Billy the Exterminator’, ‘Wild West Alaska’ and more. He was much more eager to talk about his first film, ‘House of Purgatory’, which will be released on October 21st. Horror Fuel: You have produced several reality series. What made you decide to switch to writing horror? TC: I’ve always wanted to. But reality is what has payed the bills. I’m in LA and I thought it was time, so I took six months off to write the script for House of Purgatory. The one thing I got from college was how

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2016

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Stake Land 2 Premieres Tonight On The Syfy Channel

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Anthony Hopkins And Jeffrey Dean Morgan Hunt A Killer In Solace

After a long wait, ‘Solace’ is finally coming to theaters. The film was directed by Afonso Poyart and penned by Ted Griffin and Sean Bailey. ‘Solace’ follows FBI Special Agent Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who is unable to solve a series of homicides. Joe decides to enlist the help of his former colleague Dr. John Clancy (Anthony Hopkins), a retired physician with psychic powers. Clancy, who closed his practice and retreated from the world after his daughter’s death. Clancy wants nothing to do with the investigation, until he begins seeing violent visions of the death of Joe’s partner, Special Agent Katherine Cowles (Abbie Cornish). Clancy’s powers put him on the trail of a suspect, Charles Ambrose (Colin Farrell), but he’s not prepared for the insight and viciousness of the killer. ‘Solace’ will arrive in theaters and on VOD on December 16th.

Continue reading →
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Oct 15, 2016
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Two New Clips Arrive For The Dark Stranger – On Digital HD Today From Terror Films

Director Chris Trebilcock’s ‘The Dark Stranger’ arrives on Digital HD today (October 14th). Starring Katie Findlay (How to Get Away With Murder), Stephen McHattie (The Strain) and Erinco Colantoni (Veronica Mars), the film follows the main character as she is left wondering if she’s losing her or if a supernatural entity is stalking her. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA, October 14th, 2016 – Terror Films has provided two new clips (“Dangerous Art” & “Bedtime Lurking”) for the psychological thriller, The Dark Stranger. The film was released in the U.S. today, on Friday October 14th, 2016. Directed by Chris Trebilcock, the film stars: Katie Findlay (“How to Get Away With Murder”), genre favorite Stephen McHattie (“The Strain,” Pontypool) and TV veteran Erinco Colantoni (“Veronica Mars”). The Dark Stranger will be available on: Xbox Live, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, VUDU, Sony PlayStation, YouTube, Vimeo On Demand and iTunes. On iTunes, it is available for pre-order now. The film will

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A Dream Turns Into A Nightmare In The Charnel House

In Craig Moss’ new film ‘The Charnel House’ a family moves into an old slaughterhouse that they have converted into lofts, but they will soon learn that dream is actually a nightmare. The film co-stars Callum Blue, Nadine Velazquez, Erik LaRay Harvey, Makenzie Moss, Danielle Lauder, Joe Keery, Andy Favreau and Kate Linder. A long abandoned slaughterhouse is transformed into modern lofts in a re-gentrified urban neighborhood. Soon after tenants move in they are tormented by a dark secret that had been trapped inside the building for over 30 years. ‘The Charnel House’ will be unleashed in theaters and VOD on November 4th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2016
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Do You Dare To View The Dark Tales From CHANNEL X?

Hello there, my Little Monsters! Halloween is rapidly approaching, and I have a little something for everyone to consider adding to their Halloween viewing roster. The fiendish folks at Mass Grave Pictures, who previously brought us Blood Slaughter Massacre and The Attack Of The Brain People, are now offering up a web based anthology series called Dark Tales From Channel X. Our host is an enigmatic man, who speaks in riddles, and is known only as “The Viewer”. Aside from being the master of ceremonies, so to speak, he is also the curator of this menagerie of mysterious and macabre tales. Each story presented in this anthology is a short film produced by Mass Grave Pictures, each ranging in duration from five to fifteen minutes. The first two episodes will be released in October and another two episodes will be released in November. The first installment is a little story called Sleepless. It tells the tale of a man who

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War Of The Worlds Being Adapted For A Television Series

Lately, there is a major trend of books and films being adapted for television, like ‘The Lost Boys‘, ‘The Dark Tower‘, ‘Let the Right One In‘ and ‘The Purge‘, just to name a few. News has now come that ‘War of the Worlds’ is being added to the adaption list. MTV and Jeff Davis, creator of ‘Teen Wolf’, are teaming up to bring the adaption to TV. Davis will co-write the series along with Andrew Cochran, according to THR. ‘War of the Worlds’ has been featured on both radio, television and film. H.G. Well’s novel was adapted for film in 1963. The latest version is Stephen Spielberg’s 2005 film starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. In the 2005 film, Earth has been invaded by aliens using tripod machines. The story follows one family, fighting to stay together and survive the siege. We will continue to follow the progress of ‘War of the Worlds’. We will update you when we know

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2016
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Exclusive: Channel Zero’s Creator Nick Antosca Talks Candle Cove & The Future Of The Series

Tuesday night Syfy’s new six-part series ‘Channel Zero: Candle Cove’ made its debut. The anthology series, inspired by Kris Straub’s creepypasta story ‘Candle Cove’, is directed by independent filmmaker Craig William Macbell. The first episode, penned by the series’ creator and showrunner Nick Antosca (Hannibal) serves as executive producer along side Max Landis (Victor Frankenstein). This dark series centers around child psychologist Mike Painter, played by Paul Schnider. When Painter returns to his hometown he learns that the murders of children have started again. His brother Eddie (Luca Villacis) was thought to be one of the victims as a child. Now it has all started again. Mike believes it is connected to a show called ‘Candle Cove’, a show that only kids can see. ‘Candle Cove’, a pirate puppet show, only shows up on dead channels, but Mike’s childhood friends remember the show. When the police chief’s daughter goes missing people look at Mike and believe he has something to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2016
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Jack Goes Home Is Like A Punch To The Gut – A Review

‘Jack Goes Home’, written and directed by Thomas Dekker, will arrive on VOD and Digital HD on October 14th. Rory Culkin stars as Jack, a young man whose life seems to being going great. He has a baby on the way, a good job, but his life gets turned upside down when he receives a call that his mother and father have been in a car accident and his father did not survive. Jack goes home to take care of his mother. His mother, played by horror veteran Lynn Shaye (Insidious), is a strange woman with a cold, mean streak, which Jack clearly inherited. One night Jack discovers a tape of his father telling him to look in the attic, but what Jack finds will change his life forever. ‘Jack Goes Home’ is a dark psychological thriller, filled with more twists than a tilt-a-whirl. The film will have you second guessing if every scene is real, a dream or a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2016
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Friday’s Episode Of Hellevator Continues To Explore The Seven Deadly Sins

Season two of GSN’s ‘Hellevator’, from producer Jason Blum, has just begun and is already heating up. The Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, are once again back as hosts to make the contestants’ lives hell as they pull the strings behind the scenes. This season the theme is “The Seven Deadly Sins”. The contestants go from challenge to challenge with the theme of a different sin, while in frightening locations, with the hopes of winning $50,000. But the Soskas will not make it easy for them. Jen and Sylvia Soska’s names should sound familiar. Not only are they talented writers, actresses, and show hosts, they are also fantastic directors and producers. They have directed many films together including ‘Dead Hooker in a Trunk’, ‘American Mary’, ‘See No Evil 2’, ‘ABCs of Death 2’, and ‘Vendetta‘. They have appeared in several horror films, ‘American Mary’, Dead Rising: Watchtower‘ and ‘Blackburn‘. The sisters’, known as “The Twisted Twins”, next film project is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2016
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An Interview With Tyler Christensen Writer-Director Of House Of Purgatory

Today, I had a conversation with Tyler Christensen. We talked about a lot of things including the state of horror, his new film ‘House of Purgatory‘, and the future of film. Honestly, it was the best conversation about horror I’ve had in a long time. Christensen’s background is in reality TV, but his true love is the horror genre. He has produced several series that you may have seen, ‘Billy the Exterminator’, ‘Wild West Alaska’ and more. He was much more eager to talk about his first film, ‘House of Purgatory’, which will be released on October 21st. Horror Fuel: You have produced several reality series. What made you decide to switch to writing horror? TC: I’ve always wanted to. But reality is what has payed the bills. I’m in LA and I thought it was time, so I took six months off to write the script for House of Purgatory. The one thing I got from college was how

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Oct 13, 2016
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