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New Fan Film Asks What If ‘Georgie’ Didn’t Die In Stephen King’s IT

Creepy Kingdom has just announced their next short film, Georgie, an unofficial fan sequel to the 1990 IT miniseries, from writer-director Ryan Grulich. What if Georgie never died? Tony Dakota, the actor who originally portrayed young Georgie Denbrough in the 1990 made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, makes his return to film for the first time in 25 years to reprise his iconic role. “Near the intersection of Witcham and Jackson, Georgie Denbrough’s young life came to an abrupt and tragic end. His paper boat–assembled from a Derry News newspaper with care by his older brother, Bill–had careened down a sewer drain and into the hands of what, not who, would be his killer. Its maiden voyage into death. But what if Pennywise the Dancing Clown hadn’t killed Georgie after all? What if Georgie had somehow escaped death and managed to live some semblance of a normal life in the not-so-normal town of Derry? What might his world look like?

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
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MMA Fighter Steve Mowry Cast In The Harvester

Horror Equity Fund, Inc. has announced that MMA star Steve Mowry has joined the cast of The Harvester as the film’s villain. Written by HEF’s Brian Herskowitz and based on the graphic novel series “Rise of the Harvester” by renowned graphic artist Steve McGinnis, The Harvester revolves around a hell-spawned, malevolent killer who is tasked with “harvesting” souls by his father, the king of Hell. The Harvester sets his sights on one very special child and it’s up to a courageous mother to keep her offspring safe. Pittsburgh native Mowry turned pro in 2016 and is currently undefeated in the MMA. He recently signed with Viacom-owned promotor, Bellator MMA. As a fan of film and horror culture, I was ecstatic to be able to be a part of a project such as this. After reviewing Steve McGinnis body of work and learning of his strong cult-like following, I look forward to bringing his character to life. I promise not to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
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Dive Into The Trailer For ’47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter’

Prepare to dive into the first teaser trailer for 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter, the sequel to writer-director Johannes Roberts‘ 2017 hit 47 Meters Down. The sequel follows five backpackers who go diving in the ruins of an underwater city and quickly learn they are not alone. During our interview with the filmmaker, who also directed Strangers: Prey at Night, Roberts warned us that the sequel, originally titled 48 Meters Down, will be “pretty scary”. 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter sinks its teeth into theaters in June of 2019, from Entertainment Studios.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
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Movie Review: Summer of ’84 (2018)

Remember the days when kids looked at girly mags, swore a lot, and went on neighborhood adventures that got them BD in danger with the quickness? I sure as fuck do, and so does RKSS (the directorial team that brought us post-apocalyptic ’80’s homage Turbo Kid), and boy are horror hounds all the better for it! Summer of ’84 begins with four neighborhood chums (all archetypes; the fat kid, the nerd, the average Joe, and the leather-clad bad boy) playing a modified hide and seek game…a childish diversion in an environment that has the dark cloud of a rash of missing children hanging over it like a pitch black cloud. The “average Joe” of the group, Davey Armstrong (Graham Verchere), begins to suspect that something is amiss with his police officer neighbor Wayne Mackey (Rich Sommer)…an outwardly friendly sort that just so happens to have a padlocked room in his basement. Now it’s up to our heroes to put the

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DanXIII
Aug 10, 2018
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See The World Differently In Upcoming Game ‘Another Sight’

Italian game developer Lunar Great Wall Studios will be taking gamers on a unique journey through London’s underground in their upcoming game, “Another Sight”. The game takes place in a steampunk-like world where the year is 1899. The story follows a teenage girl named Kit who while exploring an underground construction site lost her sight after the tunnel collapsed. In the darkness, she meets a mysterious talking cat named Hodge and the two begin to explore the mysterious world under London’s streets. Both Kit and Hodge have unique attributes that will help them solve puzzles, and exploring the fantasy world that seems to exist. Within this world, the two soon discover that they’re not alone as there’s a mysterious society made up of history’s great cultural icons like Claude Monet, Nikola Tesla and others whose encounters will change the landscape surrounding Kit and Hodge. “Another Sight” will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2018.

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Capt McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
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School Is Hell In ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez’ Starring Simon Pegg & Nick Frost

Sony is taking horror fans back to school with the first trailer from the horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez, starring Shaun of the Dead duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Set in an illustrious British boarding school, the institution becomes a bloody battleground when a sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horrors. ‘Peaky Blinders’ star Finn Cole plays the role of Don Wallace, a new boy in school who comes from a modest background. Don is forced to navigate a baffling new world filled with arcane rules and rituals. Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Hermione Corfield (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), and Underworld actor Michael Sheen star along with Pegg and Frost in the film from writer-director Crispian Mills. Henry Fitzherbert co-wrote the script. “Welcome to Slaughterhouse, an elite boarding school where boys and girls are groomed for power and greatness…and they’re about to meet their match. This ancient and ordered world is about to be shaken to its foundations –

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
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Blu-ray Review: Dead Shack (2017)

A family heads out to the woods for a lil’ camping R&R with their pal, the meek Jason (Matthew Nelson-Mahood), in tow. Once there the kids, Summer (Lizzie Boys), Colin (Gabriel LaBelle), and the aforementioned Jason go on a trek through the woods while the former’s parents get trashed. As they press on, they discover a house deep in the woods…a house inhabited by a seductive woman (Lauren Holly) who just so happens to feed unsuspecting victims to her zombified husband and kids. After a series of misadventures…i.e. shitty sleuthing involving Summer and Colin’s massively inebriated father (Donavon Stinson), the gang find themselves BD in the horror biz as the zombie plague spreads and they are the only thing standing in it’s way. Yeah, two teens with ‘tude and one nerd against the forces of the undead…we may be fucked here folks! Dead Shack is one hell of a horror comedy my creeps! The cast o’ “kids” in the lead

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

Police Searching For ‘Suicide Challenge’ Creator

An online phenomenon is being blamed for the death of a 12-year-old Argentinean girl who died as a result of a “suicide challenge” that’s connected to a WhatsApp profile. The challenge is named after the profile it originates from, Momo. The Momo challenge appears to target youth in South America but cases have been reported in the US and Germany. Users who contact the profile will receive disturbing messages and commands from the user identifying them self as Momo, who orders them to perform tasks which usually results in self-harm. The user threatens it’s victims with violent images or videos as well as claiming there’s a curse if the victim fails to obey. Momo appears to target the young and impressionable causing authorities to ask for parents to monitor their children’s use of WhatsApp. What makes Momo terrifying is the image that’s being used for its profile picture. Harking back to the creepy smiley faces from the film “Truth or

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Evil Dead Getting A 4K Ultra Release

When it comes to horror movies you don’t get much more iconic than The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. The 1981 classic is getting a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this October, featuring “Audio Commentary” from Raimi, star Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert. The 4K Ultra version features incredible resolution, a higher sound quality, and Dobly Vision HDR which brings new life to the film with an enhanced range of colors. The Evil Dead spawned an entire franchise that lasted for nearly forty years including Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”. Earlier this year Campbell permanently retired his character, Ash. In a recent interview with the icon, we delved into the heroic character and what was next for the star. You can read all about it here. Pick up your copy on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray, or Digital on October 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

Netflix’s Second Trailer For “The Innocents” Reveals A Curse

Netflix has now released the second trailer for their supernatural series “The Innocents” starring Prometheus actor Guy Pearce. The eight-episode British series created and written by Hania Elkington (The North London Book of the Dead) and Simon Duric (The Crown, Black Mirror) also stars Percelle Ascott (Wizards vs. Aliens) and Sorcha Groundsell (Clique). In the series, “June embarks on a journey with her boyfriend, Harry, to run away from their lives and start over. Or so they think. They quickly realize that nothing is what it seems. And in this world, the only way to survive is to change.” “The series will explore what happens when teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June (Groundsell) run away from their repressive family lives to be together. They’re quickly thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream: Secrets kept from them by their parents test their love to the breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018

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New Fan Film Asks What If ‘Georgie’ Didn’t Die In Stephen King’s IT

Creepy Kingdom has just announced their next short film, Georgie, an unofficial fan sequel to the 1990 IT miniseries, from writer-director Ryan Grulich. What if Georgie never died? Tony Dakota, the actor who originally portrayed young Georgie Denbrough in the 1990 made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, makes his return to film for the first time in 25 years to reprise his iconic role. “Near the intersection of Witcham and Jackson, Georgie Denbrough’s young life came to an abrupt and tragic end. His paper boat–assembled from a Derry News newspaper with care by his older brother, Bill–had careened down a sewer drain and into the hands of what, not who, would be his killer. Its maiden voyage into death. But what if Pennywise the Dancing Clown hadn’t killed Georgie after all? What if Georgie had somehow escaped death and managed to live some semblance of a normal life in the not-so-normal town of Derry? What might his world look like?

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
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MMA Fighter Steve Mowry Cast In The Harvester

Horror Equity Fund, Inc. has announced that MMA star Steve Mowry has joined the cast of The Harvester as the film’s villain. Written by HEF’s Brian Herskowitz and based on the graphic novel series “Rise of the Harvester” by renowned graphic artist Steve McGinnis, The Harvester revolves around a hell-spawned, malevolent killer who is tasked with “harvesting” souls by his father, the king of Hell. The Harvester sets his sights on one very special child and it’s up to a courageous mother to keep her offspring safe. Pittsburgh native Mowry turned pro in 2016 and is currently undefeated in the MMA. He recently signed with Viacom-owned promotor, Bellator MMA. As a fan of film and horror culture, I was ecstatic to be able to be a part of a project such as this. After reviewing Steve McGinnis body of work and learning of his strong cult-like following, I look forward to bringing his character to life. I promise not to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
Horror Fuel

Dive Into The Trailer For ’47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter’

Prepare to dive into the first teaser trailer for 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter, the sequel to writer-director Johannes Roberts‘ 2017 hit 47 Meters Down. The sequel follows five backpackers who go diving in the ruins of an underwater city and quickly learn they are not alone. During our interview with the filmmaker, who also directed Strangers: Prey at Night, Roberts warned us that the sequel, originally titled 48 Meters Down, will be “pretty scary”. 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter sinks its teeth into theaters in June of 2019, from Entertainment Studios.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Summer of ’84 (2018)

Remember the days when kids looked at girly mags, swore a lot, and went on neighborhood adventures that got them BD in danger with the quickness? I sure as fuck do, and so does RKSS (the directorial team that brought us post-apocalyptic ’80’s homage Turbo Kid), and boy are horror hounds all the better for it! Summer of ’84 begins with four neighborhood chums (all archetypes; the fat kid, the nerd, the average Joe, and the leather-clad bad boy) playing a modified hide and seek game…a childish diversion in an environment that has the dark cloud of a rash of missing children hanging over it like a pitch black cloud. The “average Joe” of the group, Davey Armstrong (Graham Verchere), begins to suspect that something is amiss with his police officer neighbor Wayne Mackey (Rich Sommer)…an outwardly friendly sort that just so happens to have a padlocked room in his basement. Now it’s up to our heroes to put the

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 10, 2018
Horror Fuel

See The World Differently In Upcoming Game ‘Another Sight’

Italian game developer Lunar Great Wall Studios will be taking gamers on a unique journey through London’s underground in their upcoming game, “Another Sight”. The game takes place in a steampunk-like world where the year is 1899. The story follows a teenage girl named Kit who while exploring an underground construction site lost her sight after the tunnel collapsed. In the darkness, she meets a mysterious talking cat named Hodge and the two begin to explore the mysterious world under London’s streets. Both Kit and Hodge have unique attributes that will help them solve puzzles, and exploring the fantasy world that seems to exist. Within this world, the two soon discover that they’re not alone as there’s a mysterious society made up of history’s great cultural icons like Claude Monet, Nikola Tesla and others whose encounters will change the landscape surrounding Kit and Hodge. “Another Sight” will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2018.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
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School Is Hell In ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez’ Starring Simon Pegg & Nick Frost

Sony is taking horror fans back to school with the first trailer from the horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez, starring Shaun of the Dead duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Set in an illustrious British boarding school, the institution becomes a bloody battleground when a sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horrors. ‘Peaky Blinders’ star Finn Cole plays the role of Don Wallace, a new boy in school who comes from a modest background. Don is forced to navigate a baffling new world filled with arcane rules and rituals. Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Hermione Corfield (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), and Underworld actor Michael Sheen star along with Pegg and Frost in the film from writer-director Crispian Mills. Henry Fitzherbert co-wrote the script. “Welcome to Slaughterhouse, an elite boarding school where boys and girls are groomed for power and greatness…and they’re about to meet their match. This ancient and ordered world is about to be shaken to its foundations –

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Dead Shack (2017)

A family heads out to the woods for a lil’ camping R&R with their pal, the meek Jason (Matthew Nelson-Mahood), in tow. Once there the kids, Summer (Lizzie Boys), Colin (Gabriel LaBelle), and the aforementioned Jason go on a trek through the woods while the former’s parents get trashed. As they press on, they discover a house deep in the woods…a house inhabited by a seductive woman (Lauren Holly) who just so happens to feed unsuspecting victims to her zombified husband and kids. After a series of misadventures…i.e. shitty sleuthing involving Summer and Colin’s massively inebriated father (Donavon Stinson), the gang find themselves BD in the horror biz as the zombie plague spreads and they are the only thing standing in it’s way. Yeah, two teens with ‘tude and one nerd against the forces of the undead…we may be fucked here folks! Dead Shack is one hell of a horror comedy my creeps! The cast o’ “kids” in the lead

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

Police Searching For ‘Suicide Challenge’ Creator

An online phenomenon is being blamed for the death of a 12-year-old Argentinean girl who died as a result of a “suicide challenge” that’s connected to a WhatsApp profile. The challenge is named after the profile it originates from, Momo. The Momo challenge appears to target youth in South America but cases have been reported in the US and Germany. Users who contact the profile will receive disturbing messages and commands from the user identifying them self as Momo, who orders them to perform tasks which usually results in self-harm. The user threatens it’s victims with violent images or videos as well as claiming there’s a curse if the victim fails to obey. Momo appears to target the young and impressionable causing authorities to ask for parents to monitor their children’s use of WhatsApp. What makes Momo terrifying is the image that’s being used for its profile picture. Harking back to the creepy smiley faces from the film “Truth or

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Evil Dead Getting A 4K Ultra Release

When it comes to horror movies you don’t get much more iconic than The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. The 1981 classic is getting a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this October, featuring “Audio Commentary” from Raimi, star Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert. The 4K Ultra version features incredible resolution, a higher sound quality, and Dobly Vision HDR which brings new life to the film with an enhanced range of colors. The Evil Dead spawned an entire franchise that lasted for nearly forty years including Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”. Earlier this year Campbell permanently retired his character, Ash. In a recent interview with the icon, we delved into the heroic character and what was next for the star. You can read all about it here. Pick up your copy on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray, or Digital on October 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

Netflix’s Second Trailer For “The Innocents” Reveals A Curse

Netflix has now released the second trailer for their supernatural series “The Innocents” starring Prometheus actor Guy Pearce. The eight-episode British series created and written by Hania Elkington (The North London Book of the Dead) and Simon Duric (The Crown, Black Mirror) also stars Percelle Ascott (Wizards vs. Aliens) and Sorcha Groundsell (Clique). In the series, “June embarks on a journey with her boyfriend, Harry, to run away from their lives and start over. Or so they think. They quickly realize that nothing is what it seems. And in this world, the only way to survive is to change.” “The series will explore what happens when teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June (Groundsell) run away from their repressive family lives to be together. They’re quickly thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream: Secrets kept from them by their parents test their love to the breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
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