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Tom Cruise Is Cursed In The Third Trailer For THE MUMMY

In the last trailer, we saw Russell Crowe’s character, Dr. Jekyll, school Tom Cruise on evil. Now, the third trailer for Universal Picture’s reboot of The Mummy has blown in revealing that Nick, played by Tom Cruise, may have survived a plane crash, but he might be changed for after Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) has casts an evil curse upon him. “Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.” Tom Cruise (Jack Reacher, Mission Impossible) stars alongside, Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2017
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First Details Emerge Of Netflix Original Series TIDELANDS

Netflix is turning out original films and series like they are going our of style. They’re next original series is Tidelands, a crime drama that centers on a former criminal who returns home to the sleepy little town of Orphelin Bay. The series begins with the body of a local washes up on shore, setting off a chain of events that soon make the make the main character realize that the residents of Orphelin Bay are not villagers at all, but are monsters, half human and half siren, that call refer to themselves as “Tidelanders”. Production is set to begin in 2018 in Queensland. Tracey Robertson, co-creator and co-executive producer, explained why the northern state is the perfect setting for the series in a recent interview. The primeval landscapes of Queensland are a perfect setting to the story of betrayal, small townsecrets, [and] ancient mythology.”Robertson stated.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2017
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AirPick Pictures Announces New Feature Length Film

HP Lovecraft meets The Raid! That’s how AirPick Picture’s new feature film Black Site is being described. Color me intrigued! This upcoming film Starring Mike Beckingham (brother of Simon Pegg), and directed by Tom Paton ( Redwood, Pandorica), Black Site is the story of Ren Reid, orphaned as a child when a member of an ancient race known as The Elder Gods killed her parents. Twenty Years have passed and a fractured Ren now works for Artemis, an organization set up to contain and then deport these entities back to where they came from. When the Elder God responsible for Ren’s childhood tragedy is caught and brought to The Black Site for deportation, Ren must partner with an unlikely ally as the last line of defense against a wave of worshippers hell bent on releasing their deity back into the world. With the facility on lockdown and the enemy closing in, Ren has just hours to avenge her parents and

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Capt McNeely
May 18, 2017
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King Kong Musical Heading To Broadway

Kong might be king of Skull Island, but what about Broadway? Fans of musical theater will have the chance to find out with a King Kong musical set to release in the fall of 2018. Development started all the way back in 2014, but a number of behind the scenes issues kept the big apes pipes shut. Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and with composer Marius de Vries (La La Land) attached, Kong certainly has some A-list talent hanging onto it. But perhaps best of all, in the tradition of The Lion King and other animal heavy shows, Kong will be played brought to life with the wonders of practical effects, in this case a Giant Animatronic Puppet. Will King Kong live up to classic horror musicals like The Rocky Horror Show or Little Shop of Horrors? Only time will tell, but so far it has me pounding my chest in excitement.

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Capt McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Exclusive Interview With Comic Book Creator, Writer And Actor Mitch Hyman, Satan Himself

Funny man Mitch Hyman wears a lot of hats, writer, actor, comic book creator, and expert story teller. He sat down with me to catch up and talk about what has been happening with him since our last interview back in 2016. Horror Fuel also snagged the exclusive on his upcoming sequel to Bubba the Redneck Werewolf which is killing it on Hulu. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Hyman’s Bubba the Redneck Werewolf the film, based on Hyman’s long running comic by the same name, is a story of a dog catcher (Fred Lass) who sells his soul to Satan (who I will also be interviewing) so that he can win back his girl, Bobby Jo (Melone Thomas). He ends up with as a werewolf with a bigger mission, to save the town from Satan (Hyman). You can learn more HERE. Horror Fuel: “How did Bubba the Redneck Werewolf come to be?” Hyman: “I always loved Werewolves.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Netflix Orders The Series Adaption Of THE WITCHER Saga

Netflix has yet another original series in the works, based on the eight Witcher novels, with author Andrej Sapkowski on board as a creative consultant. Not only is Sapkowski “thrilled” about the new series, he says it will “stay true to the source material”. Known as The Witcher saga, the New York Times best selling books spawned a hit video game franchise by the same name. Tom Baginski who directed the intros for all three Witcher games will be directing at least one of the episodes each season. That’s right, I said seasons. The novels center on hunters, known as “witchers”, who develop supernatural abilities as a young age to battle monsters. Sean Daniel (The Mummy), Jason Brown (The Expanse), Tomek Baginski (The Cathedral), and Jarek Sawko (Another Day of Life) will serve as executive producers for the show, THR reports. There is no word yet which characters or which stories will be featured. While a release date has not

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Movie Review: BESETMENT Is A Good Film That Had The Potential To Be Better

One would be hard pressed to determine which of the following Amanda needs worse: a break from her mother or gainful employment. A case could be made that both are equally important. So imagine Amanda’s surprise when she is offered a job at a hotel located in the small Oregon town of Mitchell. It seems ideal, since it puts a fair bit of distance between Amanda and her mother while not only providing her a source of much needed income, but also providing her with room and board. Her new boss Mildred is a quirky, eccentric, no-nonsense kind of old gal, who has a meek and simple middle aged son named Billy. As Amanda tries to acclimate herself to her new job and surroundings, she will come to find out too late that her sparkling resume and previous experience had no bearing on putting her in the position where she now finds herself. In such a small town with very

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Dracula Untold Director Returning To The World Of Vampires With RED RIVER

XYZ Films is currently at Cannes shopping the world sales rights for the genre thriller Red River, written by Ronan Blaney (Love Bites) and directed by Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Deadline says. Shore says that the film tells the story of “a vampire hell-bent on teaching an isolated town a thing or two about its treatment of outsiders is a valuable reminder that man is capable of being a real monster.” I love Ronan’s script – heartbreaking, violent and touching all at once.” Shore said. “With influences like High Plaines Drifter, Shane and Let the Right One In, it’s definitely an original in the genre with the potential to be a modern classic.” Mark Huffman will serve as producer for Red River. There is no word yet on the cast.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: Kristina Klebe

Greetings my Little Monsters! I am so pleased you’ve all returned to help me celebrate another wonderful Woman of Horror. I do have to admit that I feel remiss in my duties, having waited so long to write about this immensely talented woman. So, without further adieou, I present to you, Kristina Klebe. Kristina was born in New York City, but would grow up making the rounds with her family spending time in New York, France, Germany and Italy. The time spent growing up abroad allowed her to become fluent in the three aforementioned foreign languages. By the time she was in high school, Kristina had become a pianist and competitive equestrian. However these activities would have to take a back seat so that Kristina could commit more fully to her true love of acting. Kristina was granted early admission to Dartmouth, where she would pursue a major in Politics with a minor in Theater and Film Studies and graduate

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Capt McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Meet MY FRIEND DAHMER This Fall

Less than 48 hours ago we reported that Zac Efron is set to play Ted Bundy in the upcoming film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile from Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger. Now, news has come about another serial killer film, My Friend Dahmer. THR is reporting that FilmRise has acquired the North American film rights to My Friend Dahmer, set to be released this fall, from writer-director Marc Meyers. Ex-Disney star Ross Lynch will play a high school aged Jeffrey Dahmer. Set in the late 1970’s, the film documents Dahmer’s decent from awkward teen to serial killer. Vincent Kartheiser, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Alex Wolff, Miles Robbins, and Cameron McKendry co-star. Jody Girgenti, Michael Merlob, Adam Goldworm, Milan Chakraborty and Meyers produced the film. Michael Novogratz and Giorgio Angelini are executive producing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017

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Tom Cruise Is Cursed In The Third Trailer For THE MUMMY

In the last trailer, we saw Russell Crowe’s character, Dr. Jekyll, school Tom Cruise on evil. Now, the third trailer for Universal Picture’s reboot of The Mummy has blown in revealing that Nick, played by Tom Cruise, may have survived a plane crash, but he might be changed for after Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) has casts an evil curse upon him. “Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.” Tom Cruise (Jack Reacher, Mission Impossible) stars alongside, Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2017
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First Details Emerge Of Netflix Original Series TIDELANDS

Netflix is turning out original films and series like they are going our of style. They’re next original series is Tidelands, a crime drama that centers on a former criminal who returns home to the sleepy little town of Orphelin Bay. The series begins with the body of a local washes up on shore, setting off a chain of events that soon make the make the main character realize that the residents of Orphelin Bay are not villagers at all, but are monsters, half human and half siren, that call refer to themselves as “Tidelanders”. Production is set to begin in 2018 in Queensland. Tracey Robertson, co-creator and co-executive producer, explained why the northern state is the perfect setting for the series in a recent interview. The primeval landscapes of Queensland are a perfect setting to the story of betrayal, small townsecrets, [and] ancient mythology.”Robertson stated.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2017
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AirPick Pictures Announces New Feature Length Film

HP Lovecraft meets The Raid! That’s how AirPick Picture’s new feature film Black Site is being described. Color me intrigued! This upcoming film Starring Mike Beckingham (brother of Simon Pegg), and directed by Tom Paton ( Redwood, Pandorica), Black Site is the story of Ren Reid, orphaned as a child when a member of an ancient race known as The Elder Gods killed her parents. Twenty Years have passed and a fractured Ren now works for Artemis, an organization set up to contain and then deport these entities back to where they came from. When the Elder God responsible for Ren’s childhood tragedy is caught and brought to The Black Site for deportation, Ren must partner with an unlikely ally as the last line of defense against a wave of worshippers hell bent on releasing their deity back into the world. With the facility on lockdown and the enemy closing in, Ren has just hours to avenge her parents and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 18, 2017
Horror Fuel

King Kong Musical Heading To Broadway

Kong might be king of Skull Island, but what about Broadway? Fans of musical theater will have the chance to find out with a King Kong musical set to release in the fall of 2018. Development started all the way back in 2014, but a number of behind the scenes issues kept the big apes pipes shut. Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and with composer Marius de Vries (La La Land) attached, Kong certainly has some A-list talent hanging onto it. But perhaps best of all, in the tradition of The Lion King and other animal heavy shows, Kong will be played brought to life with the wonders of practical effects, in this case a Giant Animatronic Puppet. Will King Kong live up to classic horror musicals like The Rocky Horror Show or Little Shop of Horrors? Only time will tell, but so far it has me pounding my chest in excitement.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Exclusive Interview With Comic Book Creator, Writer And Actor Mitch Hyman, Satan Himself

Funny man Mitch Hyman wears a lot of hats, writer, actor, comic book creator, and expert story teller. He sat down with me to catch up and talk about what has been happening with him since our last interview back in 2016. Horror Fuel also snagged the exclusive on his upcoming sequel to Bubba the Redneck Werewolf which is killing it on Hulu. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Hyman’s Bubba the Redneck Werewolf the film, based on Hyman’s long running comic by the same name, is a story of a dog catcher (Fred Lass) who sells his soul to Satan (who I will also be interviewing) so that he can win back his girl, Bobby Jo (Melone Thomas). He ends up with as a werewolf with a bigger mission, to save the town from Satan (Hyman). You can learn more HERE. Horror Fuel: “How did Bubba the Redneck Werewolf come to be?” Hyman: “I always loved Werewolves.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Netflix Orders The Series Adaption Of THE WITCHER Saga

Netflix has yet another original series in the works, based on the eight Witcher novels, with author Andrej Sapkowski on board as a creative consultant. Not only is Sapkowski “thrilled” about the new series, he says it will “stay true to the source material”. Known as The Witcher saga, the New York Times best selling books spawned a hit video game franchise by the same name. Tom Baginski who directed the intros for all three Witcher games will be directing at least one of the episodes each season. That’s right, I said seasons. The novels center on hunters, known as “witchers”, who develop supernatural abilities as a young age to battle monsters. Sean Daniel (The Mummy), Jason Brown (The Expanse), Tomek Baginski (The Cathedral), and Jarek Sawko (Another Day of Life) will serve as executive producers for the show, THR reports. There is no word yet which characters or which stories will be featured. While a release date has not

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: BESETMENT Is A Good Film That Had The Potential To Be Better

One would be hard pressed to determine which of the following Amanda needs worse: a break from her mother or gainful employment. A case could be made that both are equally important. So imagine Amanda’s surprise when she is offered a job at a hotel located in the small Oregon town of Mitchell. It seems ideal, since it puts a fair bit of distance between Amanda and her mother while not only providing her a source of much needed income, but also providing her with room and board. Her new boss Mildred is a quirky, eccentric, no-nonsense kind of old gal, who has a meek and simple middle aged son named Billy. As Amanda tries to acclimate herself to her new job and surroundings, she will come to find out too late that her sparkling resume and previous experience had no bearing on putting her in the position where she now finds herself. In such a small town with very

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Dracula Untold Director Returning To The World Of Vampires With RED RIVER

XYZ Films is currently at Cannes shopping the world sales rights for the genre thriller Red River, written by Ronan Blaney (Love Bites) and directed by Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Deadline says. Shore says that the film tells the story of “a vampire hell-bent on teaching an isolated town a thing or two about its treatment of outsiders is a valuable reminder that man is capable of being a real monster.” I love Ronan’s script – heartbreaking, violent and touching all at once.” Shore said. “With influences like High Plaines Drifter, Shane and Let the Right One In, it’s definitely an original in the genre with the potential to be a modern classic.” Mark Huffman will serve as producer for Red River. There is no word yet on the cast.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: Kristina Klebe

Greetings my Little Monsters! I am so pleased you’ve all returned to help me celebrate another wonderful Woman of Horror. I do have to admit that I feel remiss in my duties, having waited so long to write about this immensely talented woman. So, without further adieou, I present to you, Kristina Klebe. Kristina was born in New York City, but would grow up making the rounds with her family spending time in New York, France, Germany and Italy. The time spent growing up abroad allowed her to become fluent in the three aforementioned foreign languages. By the time she was in high school, Kristina had become a pianist and competitive equestrian. However these activities would have to take a back seat so that Kristina could commit more fully to her true love of acting. Kristina was granted early admission to Dartmouth, where she would pursue a major in Politics with a minor in Theater and Film Studies and graduate

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 17, 2017
Horror Fuel

Meet MY FRIEND DAHMER This Fall

Less than 48 hours ago we reported that Zac Efron is set to play Ted Bundy in the upcoming film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile from Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger. Now, news has come about another serial killer film, My Friend Dahmer. THR is reporting that FilmRise has acquired the North American film rights to My Friend Dahmer, set to be released this fall, from writer-director Marc Meyers. Ex-Disney star Ross Lynch will play a high school aged Jeffrey Dahmer. Set in the late 1970’s, the film documents Dahmer’s decent from awkward teen to serial killer. Vincent Kartheiser, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Alex Wolff, Miles Robbins, and Cameron McKendry co-star. Jody Girgenti, Michael Merlob, Adam Goldworm, Milan Chakraborty and Meyers produced the film. Michael Novogratz and Giorgio Angelini are executive producing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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