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August 2017

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Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark Releases Book

Any horror fan knows the iconic character of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. From her witty double entendres to her revealing double….well, you know. She is scary, fun, sexy, morbid, funny, and everything else horror should be! To celebrate her phenomenal 35 year (and ongoing) career, everyone’s favorite mistress is releasing a hardcover book with nearly 300 pages of photographs spanning her beginnings until the present. Available for order now, the book will be released this October. Born as Cassandra Peterson in Kansas, Elvira did everything from go-go dancing to modelling to acting until the perfect role came to her. Always a fan of horror, Peterson grabbed the opportunity to reinvent the classic character Vampira character played by Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi. From 1981-1986 she hosted the wildly fantastic ‘Elvira’s Movie Macabre’ as well as appearing in comic books, cartoon, pinball machines, toys, video games (most recently in ‘Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Absolution). This book spans it all! It

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Capt McNeely

Aug 6, 2017

From the Crypt

What Are You Doing In My Sewers: Shrek Invades The New ‘It’ Trailer

Just when you thought The Cat In The Hat was the scariest thing hanging out in the Derry Sewers, a certain ogre pokes his ugly green head out. Ogres are like onions! Ogres are like onions! I’m starting to think the It trailer would still be scary if you replaced Pennywise with a goldfish, let alone an 8 foot tall foul smelling monster like Shrek. Thats not a bad question actually; what does Pennywise smell like? Shouldn’t that white cotton clown costume be smeared in brown? I really hope “insert random slightly creepy children character Into It trailer” becomes a new meme. Maybe next up The Grinch? Yep….not terrifying at all.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 6, 2017

EventsNews

‘Jaws’ Legend Richard Dreyfuss To Appear At Central Florida Horror Convention

As a horror fan, summertime means one thing for me: Jaws It is the summertime horror choice. Horror fans that live in the Central Florida area (or those that fancy a road trip) have a 25 foot (“Three tons of `em”…) reason to rejoice. Spooky Empire’s Horror, Halloween, Tattoo & Film Festival has announced that legendary actor Richard Dreyfuss–Matt Hooper himself–will be appearing as a guest at this year’s event. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, American Graffiti, Stand By Me, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) is the last living member of the cast trio that helped make Jaws one of the greatest films of all time. From comedy to horror to sci-fi, his career has given fans countless memorable characters. Dreyfuss is headlining a still-growing guest list at Spooky Empire’s Horror, Halloween, Tattoo & Film Festival. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida over the weekend of October 27-29, 2017. To get the lowdown on all

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Capt McNeely

Aug 6, 2017

Streaming TVTrailers

Fox Releases Fall Lineup, Teases ‘The Exorcist’, ‘Lucifer’, ‘Ghosted’, And More

Fox has released a new promo for the upcoming fall seasons that gives viewers a quick look at both the second season of The Exorcist, Lucifer’s third season, and the premiere of their new series Ghosted. Returning September 29, The Exorcist’s second season picks up with Father Thomas Ortega (Alfanso Herrera) and former priest Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels) on the road, searching out evil. Across the Atlantic Father Bennett (Kurt Egyiawan) is attempting to weed out those who have turned against god inside the Vatican. Father Thomas and Marcus are led to Andrew Kim (John Cho), a former child psychologist now running a group home for 5 foster children on a private island off the coast of Seattle. When one of the children is targeted by a powerful force the two men set out to save the child. Learn more here. Lucifer returns October 2nd. We will see that handsome devil (Tom Ellis) back to his old self and rocking

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 6, 2017

From the Crypt

‘IT’ Director Sets His Sights On The ‘Pet Sematary’ Remake

There is little doubt that the most highly anticipated film of the year is IT. Even though the adaption of Stephen King’s classic is still a month from opening in theaters, director Andy Muschietti has already confirmed that he will be helming the second film that will pick up with the Losers’ Club as adults. But it seems Muschietti and his producer/sister Barbara are going to continue making King adaptions, at least for a while. Their next target, the remake of King’s Pet Semetary, originally released in 1989 and directed by Mary Lambert. We reported back in 2015 that Paramount had ordered the reboot of Pet Sematary. It is unclear what has changed, but the remake has been listed for sale. Muschietti told the Toronto Sun that he is hoping to claim it for his own. We’re huge fans of Pet Sematary. If we can get our hands on that and do the Pet Sematary we want to do, that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 5, 2017

Interviews

Alex Vincent Talks With Us About Cult Of Chucky And More

One of my favorite genre franchises revolves around Chucky, star of the Child’s Play films and Bride of Chucky which was followed by Seed of Chucky and Curse of Chucky. Now, the little red-headed possessed doll is back in Cult of Chucky. When we first met Chucky back in 1988, he stalked Andy, a young boy. Andy was played by none other than Alex Vincent, who also starred in Child’s Play 2 and 3. Vincent made his return to the franchise in Curse of Chucky and co-stars in the upcoming sequel Cult of Chucky. We got the chance to ask him a few questions about the franchise and more. Horror Fuel: “What was it like to be a child actor on the set of Child’s Play?” Vincent: “Working on the child’s play films as a child was a lot of fun! I got to leave school for a few months and go to LA to work on a film with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 5, 2017

Music

Alice Cooper’s New Album ‘Paranormal’ Is A Shock’n, Rock’n Blast From The Past

Shock rocker Alice Cooper released his first album in 6 years last week. Released on July 28, Paranormal is an album that long-time Alice Cooper fans will adore, as it oozes with the kind of old school Alice songs that got imbedded into the rock culture of the 70s and 80s. It’s for good reason, too, as the album features two songs written and recorded with the original members of The Alice Cooper Band. The album also features tracks with guest appearances by U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Roger Glover of Deep Purple and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons. As if the cameos weren’t enough of a treat, the album also comes with 6 classic Alice Cooper hits, recorded live at a show last year in Columbus, Ohio. In a recent interview with blabbermouth.net, Cooper had this to say regarding the title of the new album: “My definition of paranormal is something that is ‘other than normal’ or ‘alongside of normal’.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 5, 2017

Music

Twizted Is Getting A New Horror Comic !

Fans of the hardcore rap duo Twiztid hold onto your hats, the pair are getting their a brand new comic! Source Point Press will be unveiling the new one-shot comic at the New York Comic-Con this October 5th through the 8th. That’s not all, A limited edition convention exclusive variant cover will be available at the Source Point Press booth and a free autograph session will even take place there from 1-4pm Saturday Oct. 7th with writer DirkManning, artist Marianna Pescosta, colorist and letterer Alessandro De Fornasari, and even Jamie Madrox and Monoxide themselves! From the Press Release: Twiztid, composed of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide, is a rap group based out of Detroit, MI, with 11 studio albums to-date, and a 12 th coming in 2018 from their label Majik Ninja Entertainment. Haunted High-Ons is a one-shot comic story featuring the duo having carved out a comfortable side-gig for themselves as fake ghost hunters… but what happens when a routine

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 5, 2017

ConventionsEventsMovies

HorrorHound Weekend Indianapolis Is Creeping Ever Closer

The wait is almost over my Little Monsters, because in just over a month HorrorHound Weekend will roll into Indianapolis to celebrate 10 years of bringing genre fans together with horror legends, celebrity guests, filmmakers, monster makers, victims, survivors. final girls and maybe even some final boys. You may be asking yourself, “why should I go?” There will be reunions of characters from Friday the 13th Part 2, The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Bates Motel and Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the TV series), as well as a plethora of other celebrity guests from some of your favorite classic and contemporary horror films. There are even tickets available for photo-ops with many of the celebrity guests. Have I got your attention yet? Do you require more motivation to attend? Because there is more. There is also MaskFest, featuring the likes of Tom Savini, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, Mikey Rotella, James Azrael of The HSPPA and many other talented effects artists and

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Capt McNeely

Aug 4, 2017

From the Crypt

Uncork’d Entertainment Will Unleash ‘Demons’ This October

Miles Doleac’s (American Horror Story) supernatural thriller Demons has now wrapped and is aiming at an October theatrical release. A brand image from the film has arrived and we have it to share with you. Co-starring Wishmaster’s Andrew Divoff, and Smallville alum John Schneider, Demons tells of a celebrated fiction writer and former priest who, along with his wife, are tormented by the ghost of her late sister, as the details of her grisly death are slowly uncovered. Written by Doleac, whose previous film, the small-town murder mystery The Hollow, was released in theaters late last year, Demons is described as a “psychological thriller that marries elements of The Exorcist, The Shining and The Big Chill.” Initially, my decision to write a horror script was predicated on necessity: I had a synopsis for an “exorcism” script that Lindsay (my wife) and I had worked up together. Star-writer-director Doleac stated, “A major distributor had expressed interest. Said distributor wanted to see

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 4, 2017

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