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Blu-ray Review: American Horror Project: Volume 2 (1970 -1977)

A few years back, those freaky fiends at Arrow Video released a collection of three lesser-seen fringe fright flicks under the name American Horror Project: Volume 1. As you can tell by the title of this review, they have gone done and released a new collection of weird ass shit, and it’s up to your’s cruelly to take the ol’ deep dive and see what these putrid pictures are all about! First up we get: Dream No Evil (1970): An orphan girl spends her days keepin’ the faith that her daddy dearest will re-appear and sweep her away. Well that shit doesn’t come to pass; but she does get adopted and joins a revivalist Preacher in his carny existence. A few doomed romances later, and our heroine finds her daddy all right…laid right out on the mortician’s (who is also a pimp…because…well…) slab. Anyway, her grief resurrects him and he goes on a murder spree as one does. On the

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DanXIII
Jun 26, 2019
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Game Review: Lovecraft Floods The Streets In ‘The Sinking City’

You thought your daily commute is bad? Try being a citizen of Oakmont, their streets are flooded and things are starting to get crazy, figuratively and literally! Frogwares and Bigben Interactive were kind enough to allow me to experience their game that’s flooding with Lovecraftian horrors like the streets of Oakmont. I present to you, The Sinking City. In this third-person RPG, you take on the role of former U.S. Navy Sailor turned Private Eye Charles S. Reed. Reed came to the fictional island of Oakmont to find answers to his nightmares and visions he’s been having since the war as it appears many people on the island are experiencing the same phenomenon. Upon arriving at the island, Reed learns that the city is falling into ruin as a great flood has taken place and strange creatures are coming from the flood waters and a mysterious force is calling to those inflicted with nightmares and visions… Onto the game itself!

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Capt McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
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Suspense Thriller Silent Panic Coming To Theaters And Digital

Indie Rights has announced that Kyle Schadt‘s Silent Panic has received a limited theatrical release as well as its arrival on Digital HD. In the film, “a simple camping trip changes everything for three friends when they find a dead body in the trunk of their car, but cannot agree on whether or not to tell the police. They try to conceal the body, but the guilt weighs heavily on them as they debate what to do, seeping into their lives and affecting those closest to them.” Sean Nateghi, Joseph Martinez, Jay Habre, Constance Brenneman, Juliet Frew, Helene Udy, and Jeff Dowd star in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller. Silent Panic will open in Los Angeles for a weeklong run at the Arena Cinelounge on July 5th, before premiering on Amazon Instant Video, cable and VOD in the coming weeks.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
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American Horror Story: 1984 Premiere Date Announced

The premiere date for “American Horror Story: 1984“, the series’ ninth season, has been confirmed by THR for this September. While we don’t know much about the season yet, we do know that this season will be paying homage to the 80s horror films that we all know and love. As for the cast, most haven’t been announced, but the show’s creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed that Emma Watson will star alongside Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy. We also know that Evan Peters will NOT be returning this season. “American Horror Story: 1984” will premiere on Wednesday, September 18!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
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The Craft Reboot Conjures Its First Witch

For years we’ve rumors of reboots and sequels for the classic witch movie The Craft. It’s now been confirmed that Blumhouse is indeed working on a reboot and has cast the first witch, 21-year old Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim Rising) will be starring as Sarah Bailey, originally played by Robin Tunney. Life in Pieces‘ Zoe Lister-Jones will be in the director’s chair for the reboot which is set to begin production this July. The original film’s Doug Wick will be returning to produce. In the original, Sarah was the new girl in town who befriended a group of witches whose new powers corrupt the high schoolers. Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True also starred. The rest of the cast should be announced soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
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Scream’s Third Season Gets A New Home And Trailer

The third season of “Scream” is finally on its way, but it won’t be on its original network. THR has confirmed that the third season will premiere this July on VH1 instead of MTV. Based on the hit franchise by the same name, the third season centers around RJ Cyler‘s character Deion Elliot, a local star football player whose tragic past comes back to haunt him, threatening his plans for the future – and the lives of his friends. Mary J. Blige, Tyga, Keke Palmer, Tyler Posey, CJ Wallace, Giorgia Whigham, Jessica Sula, and Giullian Tao star. Franchise creator Wes Craven serves as executive producer along with Queen Latifah, Liz Gateley, Tony DiSanto, Cathy Konrad, and Marianne Maddalena. Matthew Signer and Keith Levine produce. Season Three of “Scream” premieres on VH1 with a 3-night event on July 8, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
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Hellboy Coming To Prime And DVD This July

If you missed Hellboy in theaters, we have good news, you will soon be able to watch it from the comfort of your own couch. Hellboy, which opened in theaters back in April, is already headed to Blu-ray, DVD, and Prime next month. The film wasn’t a smash hit at the box office, bringing in only $48 million ($2 million short of covering its budget), so it seems Lionsgate is making a move to quickly recover its losses. David Harbour stars as Hellboy in Neil Marshall‘s new reboot alongside Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich as Nimue, the film’s villain; Ian McShane as Professor Broom; Daniel Dae Kim as Major Ben Daimio; Penelope Mitchell as Ganeida; and Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan with Sophie Okonedo (After Earth), Brian Gleeson (mother!) and Alistair Petrie (The Night Manager, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Aron Coleite wrote the latest version of the script by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Andrew Cosby, and Christopher Golden. Larry

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019
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Danny Boyle Confirms Third 28 Days Later Movie

Director Danny Boyle has officially confirmed that the third installment in the 28 Days Later franchise is in the works after sixteen years while speaking to The Independent. Boyle also confirmed that he is teaming up once again with writer Alex Garland who he worked with on the original film. While few details are available for the third film, according to a statement Garland made back in 2015 the film will jump forward and is “…likely to be 28 Months than 28 Years.” Released back in 2003, the original zombie film starred Cillian Murphy as a Jim, who wakes up from a 28-day coma only to find that a zombie virus had destroyed society. In 2007 the film’s sequel 28 Weeks Later picks up after the virus had turned Great Britain into an undead battlefield. The US Army is helping some residence resettle parts of London, but things do not go as planned.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019
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‘La Llorona’ Writers Team Up With Sam Raimi For Netflix’s ‘Nightbooks’

Netflix is teaming up with The Curse of La Llorona writers Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis and producer Sam Raimi for the adaptation of J.A. White’s children’s fantasy-horror novel Nightbooks. “The tale follows Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, who is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.” Raimi and Rob Tapert are producing under their Ghost Pictures banner. Mason Novick and Michelle Knudsen of MXN will also produce.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019
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Thriller ‘Mirage’ Now Available On Pre-Order

Mirage, from writer-director Christophe Beaucourt, comes the new thriller from Summer Hill Entertainment and Dreamscape Media stars Charles Sereis, Jeremie Haik, and Taga Addams. The film centers on Charlie, a desperate photographer without any money, work and home, who is suffering from a serious eye disease that causes hallucinations. He’s slowly losing his sight and has an urgent need for money to get surgery. In exchange for paying for the surgical operation, his friend Tony, ruined by an unsuccessful attempt to cure his wife’s orphan disease, tries to convince Charlie to euthanize her, anxious as he is to recover her life insurance. Without any hope, Charlie ends up agreeing to kill her by simulating a burglary that goes wrong. He quickly finds himself confronting the borders of reality. Mirage will be released on July 16th, but you can pre-order your copy now on Amazon Prime.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019

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Blu-ray Review: American Horror Project: Volume 2 (1970 -1977)

A few years back, those freaky fiends at Arrow Video released a collection of three lesser-seen fringe fright flicks under the name American Horror Project: Volume 1. As you can tell by the title of this review, they have gone done and released a new collection of weird ass shit, and it’s up to your’s cruelly to take the ol’ deep dive and see what these putrid pictures are all about! First up we get: Dream No Evil (1970): An orphan girl spends her days keepin’ the faith that her daddy dearest will re-appear and sweep her away. Well that shit doesn’t come to pass; but she does get adopted and joins a revivalist Preacher in his carny existence. A few doomed romances later, and our heroine finds her daddy all right…laid right out on the mortician’s (who is also a pimp…because…well…) slab. Anyway, her grief resurrects him and he goes on a murder spree as one does. On the

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DanXIII
Jun 26, 2019
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Game Review: Lovecraft Floods The Streets In ‘The Sinking City’

You thought your daily commute is bad? Try being a citizen of Oakmont, their streets are flooded and things are starting to get crazy, figuratively and literally! Frogwares and Bigben Interactive were kind enough to allow me to experience their game that’s flooding with Lovecraftian horrors like the streets of Oakmont. I present to you, The Sinking City. In this third-person RPG, you take on the role of former U.S. Navy Sailor turned Private Eye Charles S. Reed. Reed came to the fictional island of Oakmont to find answers to his nightmares and visions he’s been having since the war as it appears many people on the island are experiencing the same phenomenon. Upon arriving at the island, Reed learns that the city is falling into ruin as a great flood has taken place and strange creatures are coming from the flood waters and a mysterious force is calling to those inflicted with nightmares and visions… Onto the game itself!

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

Suspense Thriller Silent Panic Coming To Theaters And Digital

Indie Rights has announced that Kyle Schadt‘s Silent Panic has received a limited theatrical release as well as its arrival on Digital HD. In the film, “a simple camping trip changes everything for three friends when they find a dead body in the trunk of their car, but cannot agree on whether or not to tell the police. They try to conceal the body, but the guilt weighs heavily on them as they debate what to do, seeping into their lives and affecting those closest to them.” Sean Nateghi, Joseph Martinez, Jay Habre, Constance Brenneman, Juliet Frew, Helene Udy, and Jeff Dowd star in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller. Silent Panic will open in Los Angeles for a weeklong run at the Arena Cinelounge on July 5th, before premiering on Amazon Instant Video, cable and VOD in the coming weeks.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

American Horror Story: 1984 Premiere Date Announced

The premiere date for “American Horror Story: 1984“, the series’ ninth season, has been confirmed by THR for this September. While we don’t know much about the season yet, we do know that this season will be paying homage to the 80s horror films that we all know and love. As for the cast, most haven’t been announced, but the show’s creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed that Emma Watson will star alongside Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy. We also know that Evan Peters will NOT be returning this season. “American Horror Story: 1984” will premiere on Wednesday, September 18!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
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The Craft Reboot Conjures Its First Witch

For years we’ve rumors of reboots and sequels for the classic witch movie The Craft. It’s now been confirmed that Blumhouse is indeed working on a reboot and has cast the first witch, 21-year old Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim Rising) will be starring as Sarah Bailey, originally played by Robin Tunney. Life in Pieces‘ Zoe Lister-Jones will be in the director’s chair for the reboot which is set to begin production this July. The original film’s Doug Wick will be returning to produce. In the original, Sarah was the new girl in town who befriended a group of witches whose new powers corrupt the high schoolers. Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True also starred. The rest of the cast should be announced soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

Scream’s Third Season Gets A New Home And Trailer

The third season of “Scream” is finally on its way, but it won’t be on its original network. THR has confirmed that the third season will premiere this July on VH1 instead of MTV. Based on the hit franchise by the same name, the third season centers around RJ Cyler‘s character Deion Elliot, a local star football player whose tragic past comes back to haunt him, threatening his plans for the future – and the lives of his friends. Mary J. Blige, Tyga, Keke Palmer, Tyler Posey, CJ Wallace, Giorgia Whigham, Jessica Sula, and Giullian Tao star. Franchise creator Wes Craven serves as executive producer along with Queen Latifah, Liz Gateley, Tony DiSanto, Cathy Konrad, and Marianne Maddalena. Matthew Signer and Keith Levine produce. Season Three of “Scream” premieres on VH1 with a 3-night event on July 8, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2019
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Hellboy Coming To Prime And DVD This July

If you missed Hellboy in theaters, we have good news, you will soon be able to watch it from the comfort of your own couch. Hellboy, which opened in theaters back in April, is already headed to Blu-ray, DVD, and Prime next month. The film wasn’t a smash hit at the box office, bringing in only $48 million ($2 million short of covering its budget), so it seems Lionsgate is making a move to quickly recover its losses. David Harbour stars as Hellboy in Neil Marshall‘s new reboot alongside Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich as Nimue, the film’s villain; Ian McShane as Professor Broom; Daniel Dae Kim as Major Ben Daimio; Penelope Mitchell as Ganeida; and Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan with Sophie Okonedo (After Earth), Brian Gleeson (mother!) and Alistair Petrie (The Night Manager, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Aron Coleite wrote the latest version of the script by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Andrew Cosby, and Christopher Golden. Larry

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019
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Danny Boyle Confirms Third 28 Days Later Movie

Director Danny Boyle has officially confirmed that the third installment in the 28 Days Later franchise is in the works after sixteen years while speaking to The Independent. Boyle also confirmed that he is teaming up once again with writer Alex Garland who he worked with on the original film. While few details are available for the third film, according to a statement Garland made back in 2015 the film will jump forward and is “…likely to be 28 Months than 28 Years.” Released back in 2003, the original zombie film starred Cillian Murphy as a Jim, who wakes up from a 28-day coma only to find that a zombie virus had destroyed society. In 2007 the film’s sequel 28 Weeks Later picks up after the virus had turned Great Britain into an undead battlefield. The US Army is helping some residence resettle parts of London, but things do not go as planned.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019
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‘La Llorona’ Writers Team Up With Sam Raimi For Netflix’s ‘Nightbooks’

Netflix is teaming up with The Curse of La Llorona writers Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis and producer Sam Raimi for the adaptation of J.A. White’s children’s fantasy-horror novel Nightbooks. “The tale follows Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, who is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.” Raimi and Rob Tapert are producing under their Ghost Pictures banner. Mason Novick and Michelle Knudsen of MXN will also produce.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019
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Thriller ‘Mirage’ Now Available On Pre-Order

Mirage, from writer-director Christophe Beaucourt, comes the new thriller from Summer Hill Entertainment and Dreamscape Media stars Charles Sereis, Jeremie Haik, and Taga Addams. The film centers on Charlie, a desperate photographer without any money, work and home, who is suffering from a serious eye disease that causes hallucinations. He’s slowly losing his sight and has an urgent need for money to get surgery. In exchange for paying for the surgical operation, his friend Tony, ruined by an unsuccessful attempt to cure his wife’s orphan disease, tries to convince Charlie to euthanize her, anxious as he is to recover her life insurance. Without any hope, Charlie ends up agreeing to kill her by simulating a burglary that goes wrong. He quickly finds himself confronting the borders of reality. Mirage will be released on July 16th, but you can pre-order your copy now on Amazon Prime.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 24, 2019
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