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Director Johannes Roberts Talks ‘Strangers: Prey At Night’

Johannes Roberts, the director that last year made us wonder if it’s safe to go in the water with 47 Meters Down, is now making us question if we’ll ever trust strangers again with Strangers: Prey at Night. Johannes and I sat down to discuss The Strangers: Prey At Night. He also mentioned that he found inspiration in two of the genre’s most classic films. The Strangers: Prey At Night centers on a family whose road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family’s every limit as they struggle to survive. Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman, and Martin Henderson star. Emma Bellomy, Lea Enslin, Damien Maffei play the demented trio of killers. Horror Fuel: “Earlier today I re-watched ’47 Meters Down’, I really like that movie.” Johannes

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 7, 2018
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Gameplay Trailer For ‘Project Nightmares’

Two individuals are on a quest, a quest to scare the crap out of you in a new VR gaming experience that combines The Matrix and The Haunted Collector in the game Project Nightmares. The game was greenlit on STEAM and a demo of the game is available to play on PC. Players take on a role of a psychic who is working with a group of scientists on a project to study the paranormal, the group is called, Project Nightmares. Project Nightmares goal is to eradicate evil energies that are connected to objects as well as learning the history of the object in question. The playable character, while asleep, will be connected or plugged into the object and be sent into a nightmarish world that’s unique to that particular object. The developers, who are going by “NC”, stated the goal of the players is to find clues about the history behind the object as quickly and stealthily as possible

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Capt McNeely
Mar 6, 2018
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Eric Pham’s Highly Anticipated Film ‘Flay’ Delayed

Writer-director Eric Pham’s highly anticipated film Flay has been delayed due to “unforeseen circumstance” according to today’s announcement by Phame Factory. Originally set to be released March 6, 2018, the film will now arrive on VOD later this year. Flay “hails from a filmmaker who cut his teeth working VFX work on some of Robert Rodriguez’s best-known films, including Grindhouse and Sin City.” Violett Beane (The Flash) stars alongside Phantasm actor A. Michael Baldwin, Elle LaMont (Alita: Battle Angel, Machete Kills), Dalton Gray (Lazer Team, Dumber and Dumber To), Johnny Walter, Aaron Spivey-Sorrells, Peggy Schott, Kaylee King, and Noe de la Garza. In the film, after the death of her mother, an estranged daughter struggles to save her brother and those around her from a malevolent faceless spirit.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2018
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Ghost Hints New Frontman, Announces Tour

The metal band Ghost (sometimes known as Ghost BC) is known for their theatrical performance on and off the stage thanks to the mysterious priest-like lead singer Papa Emeritus. The band’s lore adds to the mystery of the characters in the band who are supposed to be part of a satanic order bringing the teachings of the devil to listeners. Fans of Ghost know this is a well-rehearsed act and that the band members are just characters as one of the band members that are known as Nameless Ghouls, stated in an interview once that when it comes to faith every member of the band has their own beliefs. Over the years Papa has been changed over three times, the only change in the name is that a number is put in the name; recently the band had Papa Emeritus III. Along with the change of Papa was a change in personality, Papa Emeritus III was considered to be the

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Capt McNeely
Mar 6, 2018
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History And Horror Blends Together In ‘Trauma’

From director Lucio A. Rojas (The Wicked Woods) comes Trauma, a film that blends the dark history of 1970s Chile with modern horror. In Trauma, “A boy is traumatized when he and his mother are tortured by the Nazi-like military dictatorship of Pinochet. Decades later a group of women venture into the idyllic countryside for a weekend of fun. But their outing soon turns nightmarish when a man and his son unleash their pent-up rage on them. A film which exposes the horrors of politics with the evil that can lie within the souls of ordinary men.” Catalina Martin, Macarena Carrere, Ximena del Solar, Dominga Bofill, Daniel Antivilo, and Eduardo Paxeco star. Trauma will be released later this year following its festival tour, from Artsploitation Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2018
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A Young Woman Is Possessed In The ‘Tell Me Your Name’ Trailer

Watch as a young woman is possessed in the trailer for writer-director Jason DeVan’s Tell Me Your Name. Sydney Sweeney, Madison Lintz, Bruce Davison, Jessica Barth, and Matt Dallas star. In the film, inspired by true events, a teenage girl (Sweeney) moves in with her aunt (Barth) in her late mom’s hometown. As she struggles to adapt to her new life, she feels her mom’s presence and tries to reach out to her mother from beyond the grave. Instead, she unwittingly invites a demon into her life and becomes possessed. Her loved ones reach out to a local reverend (Davison) to perform an exorcism in an attempt to save her soul. Jason DeVan produces along with Heather DeVan, and Dylan Matlock. Kenneth C, Dunn executive produced. Tell Me Your Name will premiere at this year’s Cinequest Film & VR Festival in Silicon Valley on March 3, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Scalpel is Tawdry and Ridiculous Fright Flick Fun!

Dr. Phillip Reynolds (Robert Lansing) is having a bit of shitty luck. His daughter, Heather (Judith Chapman) has run away from home after the somewhat questionable death of her boyfriend a year prior which has driven the Doc a tad bit off the rails. But, things seem to be coming up Reynolds as our “hero” has the good fortune to find a woman (a stripper by trade) with her face bashed to shit and back, so he drags her ass home, uses his plastic surgery skills (which are seemingly well over 9000), and makes her look exactly like the image of his long lost daughter. Ahh, finally he can be reunited with the one he loves…oh, and collect that big ass inheritance that was bequeathed to Heather…actually, he only cares about the cash… With that kind of material listed above, you’d think ol’ Scalpel would be some sort of grindhouse fodder (and there is sleazy material here, in particular the

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DanXIII
Mar 5, 2018
Horror Fuel

New Cast Member Joins Season Three Of “Stranger Things”

The third season of Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things” is set to begin production on its third season this April. And all of our favorite characters will be back along with a few new additions. Variety is reporting that Maya Thurman-Hawke (Ladyworld, Little Women), daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, has joined the cast and is set to play the role of Robin, an “alternative girl” who is bored with her mundane day job. She wants more excitement in her life and gets more than she’s bargained for when she discovers a dark secret in Hawkins. We’ll be seeing a lot more of one of our favorite characters from last season, Priah Ferguson who plays Lucas’ scene-stealing sister, Erica, has been boosted to a series regular and will find herself, “with an army of her own friends. No longer content with sitting on the sidelines, Erica finds herself on a wild mission to save Hawkins from a dangerous new

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 4, 2018
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Movie Review: Killing Joan is a Taut Revenge Thriller with a Twist!

Joan is a loose cannon (it’s all murder and menage a trois with this lady…and the occasional unfinished taco salad) mob enforcer that leads a small black-clad kill crew on all sorts of underworld escapades. This is all fine and dandy except that her unorthodox approach to the work at hand leads to her boss, Frank (David Carey Foster), to grow wary of her…which eventually leads to her being betrayed and left for dead by those she once killed for. Well, Joan doesn’t stay down for long as something soon brings her back from the brink of death and bestows upon her strange supernatural powers. Now our heroine can travel between and even control the shadows as she enacts her dark revenge…a revenge that may make her vulnerable to an evil greater than the mob. Killing Joan has a great premise; a mob enforcer resurrected with dark powers is the stuff of comic book awesome, and lead actress (and genre

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 4, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Park Full Of Monsters That Inspired ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’

Near central Italy is the town of Bomarzo, a picturesque location in the Italian countryside that would be a fitting backdrop for a romance movie about forbidden love during the Second World War. In the town, there’s a park called Sacro Bosco (Sacred Grove) but it’s become known as Parco dei Mostri (Park of Monsters). As ominous as the name sounds, it’s actually a beautiful park you can spend hours or days in exploring. The park earned its name due to the number of statues that depict creatures carved out of the bedrock amongst the forest. The layout of the park was designed by Pirro Ligorio and the sculptures carved by Simone Moschino in the 16th century. The park was said to have been neglected in the 19th century till artist Salvador Dalí made a short film about the park that sparked interest resulting in a restoration project to cut back the woods that had overgrown the part and opening

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Capt McNeely
Mar 4, 2018

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Director Johannes Roberts Talks ‘Strangers: Prey At Night’

Johannes Roberts, the director that last year made us wonder if it’s safe to go in the water with 47 Meters Down, is now making us question if we’ll ever trust strangers again with Strangers: Prey at Night. Johannes and I sat down to discuss The Strangers: Prey At Night. He also mentioned that he found inspiration in two of the genre’s most classic films. The Strangers: Prey At Night centers on a family whose road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family’s every limit as they struggle to survive. Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman, and Martin Henderson star. Emma Bellomy, Lea Enslin, Damien Maffei play the demented trio of killers. Horror Fuel: “Earlier today I re-watched ’47 Meters Down’, I really like that movie.” Johannes

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 7, 2018
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Gameplay Trailer For ‘Project Nightmares’

Two individuals are on a quest, a quest to scare the crap out of you in a new VR gaming experience that combines The Matrix and The Haunted Collector in the game Project Nightmares. The game was greenlit on STEAM and a demo of the game is available to play on PC. Players take on a role of a psychic who is working with a group of scientists on a project to study the paranormal, the group is called, Project Nightmares. Project Nightmares goal is to eradicate evil energies that are connected to objects as well as learning the history of the object in question. The playable character, while asleep, will be connected or plugged into the object and be sent into a nightmarish world that’s unique to that particular object. The developers, who are going by “NC”, stated the goal of the players is to find clues about the history behind the object as quickly and stealthily as possible

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Mar 6, 2018
Horror Fuel

Eric Pham’s Highly Anticipated Film ‘Flay’ Delayed

Writer-director Eric Pham’s highly anticipated film Flay has been delayed due to “unforeseen circumstance” according to today’s announcement by Phame Factory. Originally set to be released March 6, 2018, the film will now arrive on VOD later this year. Flay “hails from a filmmaker who cut his teeth working VFX work on some of Robert Rodriguez’s best-known films, including Grindhouse and Sin City.” Violett Beane (The Flash) stars alongside Phantasm actor A. Michael Baldwin, Elle LaMont (Alita: Battle Angel, Machete Kills), Dalton Gray (Lazer Team, Dumber and Dumber To), Johnny Walter, Aaron Spivey-Sorrells, Peggy Schott, Kaylee King, and Noe de la Garza. In the film, after the death of her mother, an estranged daughter struggles to save her brother and those around her from a malevolent faceless spirit.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2018
Horror Fuel

Ghost Hints New Frontman, Announces Tour

The metal band Ghost (sometimes known as Ghost BC) is known for their theatrical performance on and off the stage thanks to the mysterious priest-like lead singer Papa Emeritus. The band’s lore adds to the mystery of the characters in the band who are supposed to be part of a satanic order bringing the teachings of the devil to listeners. Fans of Ghost know this is a well-rehearsed act and that the band members are just characters as one of the band members that are known as Nameless Ghouls, stated in an interview once that when it comes to faith every member of the band has their own beliefs. Over the years Papa has been changed over three times, the only change in the name is that a number is put in the name; recently the band had Papa Emeritus III. Along with the change of Papa was a change in personality, Papa Emeritus III was considered to be the

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Mar 6, 2018
Horror Fuel

History And Horror Blends Together In ‘Trauma’

From director Lucio A. Rojas (The Wicked Woods) comes Trauma, a film that blends the dark history of 1970s Chile with modern horror. In Trauma, “A boy is traumatized when he and his mother are tortured by the Nazi-like military dictatorship of Pinochet. Decades later a group of women venture into the idyllic countryside for a weekend of fun. But their outing soon turns nightmarish when a man and his son unleash their pent-up rage on them. A film which exposes the horrors of politics with the evil that can lie within the souls of ordinary men.” Catalina Martin, Macarena Carrere, Ximena del Solar, Dominga Bofill, Daniel Antivilo, and Eduardo Paxeco star. Trauma will be released later this year following its festival tour, from Artsploitation Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2018
Horror Fuel

A Young Woman Is Possessed In The ‘Tell Me Your Name’ Trailer

Watch as a young woman is possessed in the trailer for writer-director Jason DeVan’s Tell Me Your Name. Sydney Sweeney, Madison Lintz, Bruce Davison, Jessica Barth, and Matt Dallas star. In the film, inspired by true events, a teenage girl (Sweeney) moves in with her aunt (Barth) in her late mom’s hometown. As she struggles to adapt to her new life, she feels her mom’s presence and tries to reach out to her mother from beyond the grave. Instead, she unwittingly invites a demon into her life and becomes possessed. Her loved ones reach out to a local reverend (Davison) to perform an exorcism in an attempt to save her soul. Jason DeVan produces along with Heather DeVan, and Dylan Matlock. Kenneth C, Dunn executive produced. Tell Me Your Name will premiere at this year’s Cinequest Film & VR Festival in Silicon Valley on March 3, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Scalpel is Tawdry and Ridiculous Fright Flick Fun!

Dr. Phillip Reynolds (Robert Lansing) is having a bit of shitty luck. His daughter, Heather (Judith Chapman) has run away from home after the somewhat questionable death of her boyfriend a year prior which has driven the Doc a tad bit off the rails. But, things seem to be coming up Reynolds as our “hero” has the good fortune to find a woman (a stripper by trade) with her face bashed to shit and back, so he drags her ass home, uses his plastic surgery skills (which are seemingly well over 9000), and makes her look exactly like the image of his long lost daughter. Ahh, finally he can be reunited with the one he loves…oh, and collect that big ass inheritance that was bequeathed to Heather…actually, he only cares about the cash… With that kind of material listed above, you’d think ol’ Scalpel would be some sort of grindhouse fodder (and there is sleazy material here, in particular the

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 5, 2018
Horror Fuel

New Cast Member Joins Season Three Of “Stranger Things”

The third season of Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things” is set to begin production on its third season this April. And all of our favorite characters will be back along with a few new additions. Variety is reporting that Maya Thurman-Hawke (Ladyworld, Little Women), daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, has joined the cast and is set to play the role of Robin, an “alternative girl” who is bored with her mundane day job. She wants more excitement in her life and gets more than she’s bargained for when she discovers a dark secret in Hawkins. We’ll be seeing a lot more of one of our favorite characters from last season, Priah Ferguson who plays Lucas’ scene-stealing sister, Erica, has been boosted to a series regular and will find herself, “with an army of her own friends. No longer content with sitting on the sidelines, Erica finds herself on a wild mission to save Hawkins from a dangerous new

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 4, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Killing Joan is a Taut Revenge Thriller with a Twist!

Joan is a loose cannon (it’s all murder and menage a trois with this lady…and the occasional unfinished taco salad) mob enforcer that leads a small black-clad kill crew on all sorts of underworld escapades. This is all fine and dandy except that her unorthodox approach to the work at hand leads to her boss, Frank (David Carey Foster), to grow wary of her…which eventually leads to her being betrayed and left for dead by those she once killed for. Well, Joan doesn’t stay down for long as something soon brings her back from the brink of death and bestows upon her strange supernatural powers. Now our heroine can travel between and even control the shadows as she enacts her dark revenge…a revenge that may make her vulnerable to an evil greater than the mob. Killing Joan has a great premise; a mob enforcer resurrected with dark powers is the stuff of comic book awesome, and lead actress (and genre

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 4, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Park Full Of Monsters That Inspired ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’

Near central Italy is the town of Bomarzo, a picturesque location in the Italian countryside that would be a fitting backdrop for a romance movie about forbidden love during the Second World War. In the town, there’s a park called Sacro Bosco (Sacred Grove) but it’s become known as Parco dei Mostri (Park of Monsters). As ominous as the name sounds, it’s actually a beautiful park you can spend hours or days in exploring. The park earned its name due to the number of statues that depict creatures carved out of the bedrock amongst the forest. The layout of the park was designed by Pirro Ligorio and the sculptures carved by Simone Moschino in the 16th century. The park was said to have been neglected in the 19th century till artist Salvador Dalí made a short film about the park that sparked interest resulting in a restoration project to cut back the woods that had overgrown the part and opening

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Mar 4, 2018
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