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First Image Surfaces Of John Lithgow As Jud In ‘Pet Sematary’

Filming seems to have wrapped for Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch‘s new adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. Today, we have the first behind-the-scenes image, shared by assistant director Beau Ferris,of John Lithgow as Jud, originally played back in 1989 by the late Fred Gwynne. Jason Clarke (Winchester) stars as Louis Creed, with Amy Seimetz playing the role of Louis’ wife Rachel. Jeté Laurence co-stars as Ellie Cree, with twins Hugo and Lucas Lavoie playing the role of Gage. The new version was originally set to open in theaters on April 19, 2019, but has been bumped up to April 5th from Paramount. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, and Steven Schneider are serving as producers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2018
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Hollowed Ground Releases First Image With A Bang

Production has officially begun on Hallowed Ground in Mississippi, from writer-director Miles Doleac (The Hallow), and we have the first image to share with you (above). Starring Doleac, Sherri Eakin (Hayride), Ritchie Montgomery (The Magnificent Seven), and Lindsay Anne Williams (The Hollow), the film is being produced by Doleac and Williams, Wesley O’Mary, and Michael Williams. In the film, “A married couple, trying to rebuild their relationship after an affair, travels to a secluded cabin and stumbles into a blood feud between the Native American owners of the property and the neighboring clan, who obsessively guard their land and punish those who trespass on it in terrifying ways.” Hallowed Ground marks the fourth feature from Doleac, who is also behind Historian, The Hollow and Demons, which he discusses in our interview. Hallowed Ground will be distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment in 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2018
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Vito Dinatolo Tells Us About Making His Directorial Debut With Face Of Evil

Vito Dinatolo directs Face of Evil, now available on VOD and DVD from Gravitas Ventures. On July 4th, private Jay Williams returns home from the Middle East, but a mysterious epidemic breaks out and infects his friends at his party. On the road to salvation, Jay is joined by his ex-sergeant, who reveals chilling secrets leading to a conspiracy. The night has just begun, as they embark on a survival quest for the ultimate truth. Horror Fuel: “Tell us about yourself, Vito.” Vito: “Since a tender age, I developed a strong film addiction, which I finally cured by going to LA to study Cinema and TV! I have made a bunch of short films, videos and TV segments, opened my indie company, V-Movie, and F.O.E. (Face Of Evil). That’s basically my resume.” Horror Fuel: “Was filmmaking always the goal?” Vito: “When I was a lil’ kid, I first wanted to be a sheriff in the far far west, then a

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Guest Writer
Aug 14, 2018
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Train To Busan Is Getting A Sequel

In 2016 Yeon Sang-ho‘s zombie flick Train to Busan took the world by storm. Now, Sang-ho has revealed that the sequel to Train to Busan is on its way, in fact, he’s already begun working on the script. The writer-director described the film saying “It’s an extension of Train to Busan, after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same. It shares the same worldview and is a zombie action film that deals with the aftermath on the peninsula of what happened in Train to Busan.” In Train to Busan, a zombie virus broke out in South Korea. We watch as passengers on a train traveling from Seoul to Busan fight to survive. Filming for the sequel is set to begin early next year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Danny McBride Gets Bloody In The First Trailer For Arizona

Danny McBride, stars in Arizona, which made its world premiere at Sundance. The first trailer has now arrived, via Collider, and reveals a man who has had enough. Jonathan Watson directs the film that is set in 2009 during the housing crisis and follows Cassie Fowler, a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder. McBride stars alongside Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gillies, David Alan Grier, and Kaitlin Olson. McBride co-wrote the new Halloween movie and also starred in Alien: Covenant and Pineapple Express. Arizona opens in theaters and arrives on On Demand and Digital HD on August 24, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Unwrap The Trailer For Dead By Christmas

Upcoming holiday horror film Dead By Christmas has gifted us with its first trailer. Filmed on Location in southeast Louisiana last December, director Armand Petri and producer Art Arutyunyan are bringing their holiday-themed slasher Dead By Christmas to audiences worldwide this October. In the film, reunited for the holidays, a group of friends raised together in a troubled Louisiana orphanage are stalked by a killer from Christmas Past. Starring Holly Bonney (Triggered), Dawn Streeck (Blood Country), Hilary Porter (Bayou Ghost Story) and Vince Rodriguez (Alpha Delta Zatan), the film was written by Petri and Arutyunyan, from a story by Petri. The first trailer and artwork for Dead By Christmas have arrived ahead of its arrival on Video On Demand release on October 2, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Now Has A Full Cast

Jordan Peele‘s (Get Out) upcoming social thriller Us now has a full cast. Young actors Shahadi Wright Joseph (Dream Years) and Evan Alex (Mani) have now rounded out the cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss, Winston Duke, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Anna Diop. Peele wrote the script and will direct as well as producing under his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Sean McKittrick and Jason Blum are also serving as producing for the film which has begun production. Us will open in theaters on March 15, 2019, from Universal Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Serial Killer “Six Pack Sam” Is Out For Blood In Inhumanity

Serial killer “Six Pack Sam” is out for blood this August. Waco’s Darcel Danielle is on the hunt for a psychotic killer in writer-director Joe McReynolds’ Inhumanity, premiering on VOD and DVD later this month. “Narrowly escaping death at the hands of a notorious serial killer, Jessa Dixon awakens from a coma to learn her father committed suicide. Unconvinced, she investigates the suspicious suicide and uncovers a dark corporate conspiracy involving the police and the psychotic killer that almost took her life.” Diana Rose and Ford Austin star in Inhumanity on VOD and DVD on August 14, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Movie Review: The Grand Son (2018)

Tod (Rhys Wakefield…who we interviewed right here) and his sister Lani (Fabianne Therese) live a life of decadent excess high in the Hollywood hills within the walls of their grandmother Judy’s (an aging starlet who know hosts a home shopping show) mansion. Things are all wine and roses until ol’ Tod (accidentally?) busts a cap in Judy’s ass making her as dead as her movie career. With Judy gone, how can the siblings charmed lives continue on as before? Well Tod is as good at hatching schemes as he is at murdering his relatives, so he seduces the producer of the shopping show and sets Lani up as the host in the wake of Judy’s “absence”…which actually improves the ratings, ‘cuz Lani is hot as the Devil’s balls and all. Things of course escalate, and our “heroes” must go further and further to maintain their ruse! The Grand Son is a great example of a slow burn thriller done right!

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DanXIII
Aug 13, 2018
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‘The Purge’ Star Rhys Wakefield Talks Psychopaths & New Projects In An Interview

One of the most memorable scenes from The Purge franchise stars Rhys Wakefield as that well-dressed young killer who gave the family in the first film an ultimatum as he grinned like the Chesire cat. That smile is hard to forget. Rhys has starred in many other roles than just in The Purge. He went diving in Sanctum, he went to school in After the Dark, co-starred in Echoes of War, appeared alongside Terrence Howard in Cardboard Boxer, and played the role of Lucas on the long-running series “Home and Away“. Now, he gearing up to make his directorial debut. Rhys sat down with me to talk about it and his role in The Purge as well as the soon to be released thriller The Grand Son (aka American Pets). The Grand Son follows Tod (Wakefield), a twisted young man, whose Hollywood lifestyle is put in jeopardy when he makes a fatal error. Horror Fuel: “Did you enjoy getting in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2018

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First Image Surfaces Of John Lithgow As Jud In ‘Pet Sematary’

Filming seems to have wrapped for Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch‘s new adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. Today, we have the first behind-the-scenes image, shared by assistant director Beau Ferris,of John Lithgow as Jud, originally played back in 1989 by the late Fred Gwynne. Jason Clarke (Winchester) stars as Louis Creed, with Amy Seimetz playing the role of Louis’ wife Rachel. Jeté Laurence co-stars as Ellie Cree, with twins Hugo and Lucas Lavoie playing the role of Gage. The new version was originally set to open in theaters on April 19, 2019, but has been bumped up to April 5th from Paramount. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, and Steven Schneider are serving as producers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2018
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Hollowed Ground Releases First Image With A Bang

Production has officially begun on Hallowed Ground in Mississippi, from writer-director Miles Doleac (The Hallow), and we have the first image to share with you (above). Starring Doleac, Sherri Eakin (Hayride), Ritchie Montgomery (The Magnificent Seven), and Lindsay Anne Williams (The Hollow), the film is being produced by Doleac and Williams, Wesley O’Mary, and Michael Williams. In the film, “A married couple, trying to rebuild their relationship after an affair, travels to a secluded cabin and stumbles into a blood feud between the Native American owners of the property and the neighboring clan, who obsessively guard their land and punish those who trespass on it in terrifying ways.” Hallowed Ground marks the fourth feature from Doleac, who is also behind Historian, The Hollow and Demons, which he discusses in our interview. Hallowed Ground will be distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment in 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2018
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Vito Dinatolo Tells Us About Making His Directorial Debut With Face Of Evil

Vito Dinatolo directs Face of Evil, now available on VOD and DVD from Gravitas Ventures. On July 4th, private Jay Williams returns home from the Middle East, but a mysterious epidemic breaks out and infects his friends at his party. On the road to salvation, Jay is joined by his ex-sergeant, who reveals chilling secrets leading to a conspiracy. The night has just begun, as they embark on a survival quest for the ultimate truth. Horror Fuel: “Tell us about yourself, Vito.” Vito: “Since a tender age, I developed a strong film addiction, which I finally cured by going to LA to study Cinema and TV! I have made a bunch of short films, videos and TV segments, opened my indie company, V-Movie, and F.O.E. (Face Of Evil). That’s basically my resume.” Horror Fuel: “Was filmmaking always the goal?” Vito: “When I was a lil’ kid, I first wanted to be a sheriff in the far far west, then a

Continue reading →
Guest Writer
Aug 14, 2018
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Train To Busan Is Getting A Sequel

In 2016 Yeon Sang-ho‘s zombie flick Train to Busan took the world by storm. Now, Sang-ho has revealed that the sequel to Train to Busan is on its way, in fact, he’s already begun working on the script. The writer-director described the film saying “It’s an extension of Train to Busan, after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same. It shares the same worldview and is a zombie action film that deals with the aftermath on the peninsula of what happened in Train to Busan.” In Train to Busan, a zombie virus broke out in South Korea. We watch as passengers on a train traveling from Seoul to Busan fight to survive. Filming for the sequel is set to begin early next year.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Danny McBride Gets Bloody In The First Trailer For Arizona

Danny McBride, stars in Arizona, which made its world premiere at Sundance. The first trailer has now arrived, via Collider, and reveals a man who has had enough. Jonathan Watson directs the film that is set in 2009 during the housing crisis and follows Cassie Fowler, a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder. McBride stars alongside Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gillies, David Alan Grier, and Kaitlin Olson. McBride co-wrote the new Halloween movie and also starred in Alien: Covenant and Pineapple Express. Arizona opens in theaters and arrives on On Demand and Digital HD on August 24, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Unwrap The Trailer For Dead By Christmas

Upcoming holiday horror film Dead By Christmas has gifted us with its first trailer. Filmed on Location in southeast Louisiana last December, director Armand Petri and producer Art Arutyunyan are bringing their holiday-themed slasher Dead By Christmas to audiences worldwide this October. In the film, reunited for the holidays, a group of friends raised together in a troubled Louisiana orphanage are stalked by a killer from Christmas Past. Starring Holly Bonney (Triggered), Dawn Streeck (Blood Country), Hilary Porter (Bayou Ghost Story) and Vince Rodriguez (Alpha Delta Zatan), the film was written by Petri and Arutyunyan, from a story by Petri. The first trailer and artwork for Dead By Christmas have arrived ahead of its arrival on Video On Demand release on October 2, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Now Has A Full Cast

Jordan Peele‘s (Get Out) upcoming social thriller Us now has a full cast. Young actors Shahadi Wright Joseph (Dream Years) and Evan Alex (Mani) have now rounded out the cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss, Winston Duke, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Anna Diop. Peele wrote the script and will direct as well as producing under his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Sean McKittrick and Jason Blum are also serving as producing for the film which has begun production. Us will open in theaters on March 15, 2019, from Universal Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Serial Killer “Six Pack Sam” Is Out For Blood In Inhumanity

Serial killer “Six Pack Sam” is out for blood this August. Waco’s Darcel Danielle is on the hunt for a psychotic killer in writer-director Joe McReynolds’ Inhumanity, premiering on VOD and DVD later this month. “Narrowly escaping death at the hands of a notorious serial killer, Jessa Dixon awakens from a coma to learn her father committed suicide. Unconvinced, she investigates the suspicious suicide and uncovers a dark corporate conspiracy involving the police and the psychotic killer that almost took her life.” Diana Rose and Ford Austin star in Inhumanity on VOD and DVD on August 14, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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Movie Review: The Grand Son (2018)

Tod (Rhys Wakefield…who we interviewed right here) and his sister Lani (Fabianne Therese) live a life of decadent excess high in the Hollywood hills within the walls of their grandmother Judy’s (an aging starlet who know hosts a home shopping show) mansion. Things are all wine and roses until ol’ Tod (accidentally?) busts a cap in Judy’s ass making her as dead as her movie career. With Judy gone, how can the siblings charmed lives continue on as before? Well Tod is as good at hatching schemes as he is at murdering his relatives, so he seduces the producer of the shopping show and sets Lani up as the host in the wake of Judy’s “absence”…which actually improves the ratings, ‘cuz Lani is hot as the Devil’s balls and all. Things of course escalate, and our “heroes” must go further and further to maintain their ruse! The Grand Son is a great example of a slow burn thriller done right!

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 13, 2018
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‘The Purge’ Star Rhys Wakefield Talks Psychopaths & New Projects In An Interview

One of the most memorable scenes from The Purge franchise stars Rhys Wakefield as that well-dressed young killer who gave the family in the first film an ultimatum as he grinned like the Chesire cat. That smile is hard to forget. Rhys has starred in many other roles than just in The Purge. He went diving in Sanctum, he went to school in After the Dark, co-starred in Echoes of War, appeared alongside Terrence Howard in Cardboard Boxer, and played the role of Lucas on the long-running series “Home and Away“. Now, he gearing up to make his directorial debut. Rhys sat down with me to talk about it and his role in The Purge as well as the soon to be released thriller The Grand Son (aka American Pets). The Grand Son follows Tod (Wakefield), a twisted young man, whose Hollywood lifestyle is put in jeopardy when he makes a fatal error. Horror Fuel: “Did you enjoy getting in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2018
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