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New ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Reboot To Be The First Of A Trilogy

A new reimagined vision of the Jeepers Creepers franchise, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, is headed your way and will be the first film of a new trilogy. Fans troubled by the actions of the franchise’s notorious creator Victor Salva will be happy to learn that he will have no part in the making of the new film which will be directed by Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky 1 & 2) and was written by Sean Michael Argo (Iconoclast, Cleric). In the film, “when the Horror Hound festival holds its first-ever event in Louisiana, it attracts hundreds of geeks, freaks, and die-hard horror fans from far and wide, to howl and celebrate into the night. Among them are love-able fanboy Chase and his devoted sweetheart Laine, who is forced to come along for the ride. But as the event approaches, Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town’s past, and in particular, local legend/urban myth The Creeper. As

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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A New Installment Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Franchise Is Heading To Paramount+

Paramount+ is serious about becoming a force to be reckoned with. The streaming service is adding a ton of exclusive horror projects over the next two years, including a new installment to the Paranormal Activity franchise. But that’s not all. Deadline is reporting that a new installment of the Pet Sematary franchise is coming as well, this time in the form of a prequel. Jeff Buhler, who wrote the 2019 adaptation is back to write the script for the origin story. There is no word yet about plot details or who will star in the Paramount Original. So far, we’ve seen two adaptations of the Stephen King story, the first from Mary Lambert in 1989, followed by its sequel in 1992. It also got an adaptation in 2019 from Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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Spike Lee And Director Stefon Bristol Gearing Up To Unleash Cthulhu

Spike Lee is getting ready to unleash the ultimate Lovecraftian monster/God, Cthulhu in Netflix’s upcoming movie Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulu which Lee will be producing. Variety is reporting that See You Yesterday‘s Stefon Bristol will be directing the film which is “set in East Africa in 1928 and centers on Gordon Hemingway, a roguish Black American gunslinger, who teams up with the elite warrior Princess Zenebe of Ethiopia to rescue the country’s kidnapped regent from an ancient evil.” Hank Woon penned the original screenplay. Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin will be producing alongside Lee. The last time we saw Cthulu he appeared in the hit series “Lovecraft Country.” Created by H.P. Lovecraft, the giant Elder God made his debut in the magazine Weird Tales in 1928 in a story called “The Call of Cthulu”. Since then we have seen him manifest in an array of stories, books, and games.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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‘Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace’ Gets Release Date

Asmodee Digital has returned with great news for those looking forward to the release of Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace, a release date! Along with the news of the release date comes a new trailer and details on pre-orders. Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is based on the popular board game series of the same name and brings the characters from the games to life in one video game where all the characters have to solve the mystery surrounding an astrologer’s murder as her research brought her to the edge of Lovecraftian terror! Pre-orders are available now at a 20% discount on STEAM, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch’s e-shop. Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace will test your sanity on March 23rd, 2021 on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

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Capt McNeely
Feb 24, 2021
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Season Premiere Of “Portals To Hell” Takes Us To The McCormick Farm

This March, Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman are back in the special two-hour premiere of “Portal to Hell“. In the episode, the duo digs into the twisted and terrifying tale of the McCormick Farm that once was the home of serial killers and is now said to be haunted. Katrina Weidman and Jack Osbourne Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman face off against startling paranormal activity once again, investigating creepier-than-ever locations with supernatural secrets so dark and sinister, they may be downright demonic. “Portals to Hell” returns with brand-new episodes beginning Saturday, March 20th exclusively on discovery+. Armed with their paranormal expertise, advanced scientific equipment and techniques, and a network of specialists, including psychic mediums, Osbourne and Weidman search for answers to these disturbing hauntings. Two new episodes begin streaming on March 20; seven additional episodes will continue to launch weekly, every Saturday thereafter. Jack and I have investigated many places, but we were both taken aback by how complex and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2021
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Robbers Pick The Wrong House To Break Into In The ‘Hostage’ Trailer

Genre specialist Devilworks is gearing up to debut their new horror title Hostage, at this year’s EFM. Ahead of its debut, we’ve got the brand new trailer. Directed by Eddie Augustin, who co-wrote the film with Laura Ashley Pokisena, Hostage follows young cheerleader Ashley, who was adopted by her parent’s killers. Years later, during a home robbery, her crazed family reveals what they are really capable of and Ashley must decide who’s side she is on. Starring Nicole Hendersen, Mike Cannz, Daryl Marks, and Tina Trineer, the film was produced by ‘Anxious Eddy Inc’ – producers on the project includeTony Manolikakis, Katiuscia Pierre and Laura Ashley Polisena, and Giuseppe Monticciolo, who also executive produced. Devilworks will put the film up for sale at EFM (March 1st-5th).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2021
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Sex, Satanic Cults, And Murder: New Epix Docuseries “Fall River” Debuts This May

Uncover a sordid story of sex, satanic cults, and murder in Blumhouse and Epix’s new four-part docuseries “Fall River“. In 1979, almost 90 years after infamous, accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal – Fall River, Massachusetts would become home to another terrifying series of crimes. Three young women were brutally murdered. The police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator Paul Carey became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. Now through exclusive interviews, including intimate conversations with Drew, new witnesses, and illuminating evidence, this documentary series will tell the true story of a town caught in the grips of the paranoia and fear around the 1980s Satanic Panic and will shed light on murders

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2021
Horror Fuel

The Golden Globe Nominated Horror ‘La Llorona’ Is Coming To Digital

RLJE Films is set to unleash the politically charged Golden Globe nominated horror film La Llorona this March. La Llorona blends together the terror of both myth and reality into a devastating exposé of the genocidal atrocities against the Mayan community in Guatemala. Through a modern retelling of the classic Latin American legend, La Llorona forces a reckoning with not-so-distant crimes that should not have ever have been forgotten. The story centers on indignant retired general Enrique who finally faces trial for the genocidal massacre of thousands of Mayans decades ago. As a horde of angry protestors threatens to invade their opulent home, the women of the house – his haute wife, conflicted daughter, and precocious granddaughter – weigh their responsibility to shield the erratic, senile Enrique against the devastating truths behind being publicly revealed and the increasing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes. Meanwhile, much of the family’s domestic staff flee, leaving only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2021
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Deadpool And Zombieland Writers Making New ‘Twisted Metal’ TV Series

Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are teaming up to develop a new live-action series based on the Twisted Metal video game franchise. And get this, the series is from Deadpool and Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, as well as “Cobra Kai” writer Michael Jonathan Smith. First released back in 1995, Twisted Metal gave players the opportunity to pick a ride and fight rivals using a plethra of weapons found in the arena of their choice The one player left standing deemed the winner. The ultra-violent violent original went on to spawn several sequels. Variety describes the series as an action-comedy about a “motor-mouthed outsider” who is offered a chance at a better life, but they first must deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Joining forces with a “trigger-happy” car thief, the central character of the series will face off against drivers of armed vehicles, including one driven by a deranged clown. Will Arnett is rumored

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2021
Horror Fuel

Light Up Your Costumes With Masks From Mask Frenzy

This pandemic won’t last forever, and when it’s over you’ll be sure as pumpkin spice and candy corn that there will be awesome Halloween parties again! So how can you stand out at these parties? Well maybe add some “WOW” to your costume with a mask from Mask Frenzy! I have to give a big shout-out to the cool folks at Mask Frenzy for making this review possible! What makes their masks unique if you have not already guessed is the use of El Cold Light technology (an LED light that looks like neon light strips), which highlights features of the mask and makes them pop! The masks I got are the Jason Voorhees and the Purge (in red). I’m sure the origins of the masks need no introduction but for the sake of decency here’s a quick refresher. The famed hockey mask belongs to the behemoth machete-wielding killer Jason from the “Friday the 13th” films after he ditched the

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Capt McNeely
Feb 23, 2021

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New ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Reboot To Be The First Of A Trilogy

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A New Installment Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Franchise Is Heading To Paramount+

Paramount+ is serious about becoming a force to be reckoned with. The streaming service is adding a ton of exclusive horror projects over the next two years, including a new installment to the Paranormal Activity franchise. But that’s not all. Deadline is reporting that a new installment of the Pet Sematary franchise is coming as well, this time in the form of a prequel. Jeff Buhler, who wrote the 2019 adaptation is back to write the script for the origin story. There is no word yet about plot details or who will star in the Paramount Original. So far, we’ve seen two adaptations of the Stephen King story, the first from Mary Lambert in 1989, followed by its sequel in 1992. It also got an adaptation in 2019 from Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch.

Continue reading →
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Spike Lee And Director Stefon Bristol Gearing Up To Unleash Cthulhu

Spike Lee is getting ready to unleash the ultimate Lovecraftian monster/God, Cthulhu in Netflix’s upcoming movie Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulu which Lee will be producing. Variety is reporting that See You Yesterday‘s Stefon Bristol will be directing the film which is “set in East Africa in 1928 and centers on Gordon Hemingway, a roguish Black American gunslinger, who teams up with the elite warrior Princess Zenebe of Ethiopia to rescue the country’s kidnapped regent from an ancient evil.” Hank Woon penned the original screenplay. Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin will be producing alongside Lee. The last time we saw Cthulu he appeared in the hit series “Lovecraft Country.” Created by H.P. Lovecraft, the giant Elder God made his debut in the magazine Weird Tales in 1928 in a story called “The Call of Cthulu”. Since then we have seen him manifest in an array of stories, books, and games.

Continue reading →
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Feb 25, 2021
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‘Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace’ Gets Release Date

Asmodee Digital has returned with great news for those looking forward to the release of Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace, a release date! Along with the news of the release date comes a new trailer and details on pre-orders. Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is based on the popular board game series of the same name and brings the characters from the games to life in one video game where all the characters have to solve the mystery surrounding an astrologer’s murder as her research brought her to the edge of Lovecraftian terror! Pre-orders are available now at a 20% discount on STEAM, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch’s e-shop. Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace will test your sanity on March 23rd, 2021 on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

Continue reading →
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Feb 24, 2021
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Season Premiere Of “Portals To Hell” Takes Us To The McCormick Farm

This March, Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman are back in the special two-hour premiere of “Portal to Hell“. In the episode, the duo digs into the twisted and terrifying tale of the McCormick Farm that once was the home of serial killers and is now said to be haunted. Katrina Weidman and Jack Osbourne Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman face off against startling paranormal activity once again, investigating creepier-than-ever locations with supernatural secrets so dark and sinister, they may be downright demonic. “Portals to Hell” returns with brand-new episodes beginning Saturday, March 20th exclusively on discovery+. Armed with their paranormal expertise, advanced scientific equipment and techniques, and a network of specialists, including psychic mediums, Osbourne and Weidman search for answers to these disturbing hauntings. Two new episodes begin streaming on March 20; seven additional episodes will continue to launch weekly, every Saturday thereafter. Jack and I have investigated many places, but we were both taken aback by how complex and

Continue reading →
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Robbers Pick The Wrong House To Break Into In The ‘Hostage’ Trailer

Genre specialist Devilworks is gearing up to debut their new horror title Hostage, at this year’s EFM. Ahead of its debut, we’ve got the brand new trailer. Directed by Eddie Augustin, who co-wrote the film with Laura Ashley Pokisena, Hostage follows young cheerleader Ashley, who was adopted by her parent’s killers. Years later, during a home robbery, her crazed family reveals what they are really capable of and Ashley must decide who’s side she is on. Starring Nicole Hendersen, Mike Cannz, Daryl Marks, and Tina Trineer, the film was produced by ‘Anxious Eddy Inc’ – producers on the project includeTony Manolikakis, Katiuscia Pierre and Laura Ashley Polisena, and Giuseppe Monticciolo, who also executive produced. Devilworks will put the film up for sale at EFM (March 1st-5th).

Continue reading →
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Feb 24, 2021
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Sex, Satanic Cults, And Murder: New Epix Docuseries “Fall River” Debuts This May

Uncover a sordid story of sex, satanic cults, and murder in Blumhouse and Epix’s new four-part docuseries “Fall River“. In 1979, almost 90 years after infamous, accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal – Fall River, Massachusetts would become home to another terrifying series of crimes. Three young women were brutally murdered. The police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator Paul Carey became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. Now through exclusive interviews, including intimate conversations with Drew, new witnesses, and illuminating evidence, this documentary series will tell the true story of a town caught in the grips of the paranoia and fear around the 1980s Satanic Panic and will shed light on murders

Continue reading →
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The Golden Globe Nominated Horror ‘La Llorona’ Is Coming To Digital

RLJE Films is set to unleash the politically charged Golden Globe nominated horror film La Llorona this March. La Llorona blends together the terror of both myth and reality into a devastating exposé of the genocidal atrocities against the Mayan community in Guatemala. Through a modern retelling of the classic Latin American legend, La Llorona forces a reckoning with not-so-distant crimes that should not have ever have been forgotten. The story centers on indignant retired general Enrique who finally faces trial for the genocidal massacre of thousands of Mayans decades ago. As a horde of angry protestors threatens to invade their opulent home, the women of the house – his haute wife, conflicted daughter, and precocious granddaughter – weigh their responsibility to shield the erratic, senile Enrique against the devastating truths behind being publicly revealed and the increasing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes. Meanwhile, much of the family’s domestic staff flee, leaving only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2021
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Deadpool And Zombieland Writers Making New ‘Twisted Metal’ TV Series

Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are teaming up to develop a new live-action series based on the Twisted Metal video game franchise. And get this, the series is from Deadpool and Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, as well as “Cobra Kai” writer Michael Jonathan Smith. First released back in 1995, Twisted Metal gave players the opportunity to pick a ride and fight rivals using a plethra of weapons found in the arena of their choice The one player left standing deemed the winner. The ultra-violent violent original went on to spawn several sequels. Variety describes the series as an action-comedy about a “motor-mouthed outsider” who is offered a chance at a better life, but they first must deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Joining forces with a “trigger-happy” car thief, the central character of the series will face off against drivers of armed vehicles, including one driven by a deranged clown. Will Arnett is rumored

Continue reading →
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Light Up Your Costumes With Masks From Mask Frenzy

This pandemic won’t last forever, and when it’s over you’ll be sure as pumpkin spice and candy corn that there will be awesome Halloween parties again! So how can you stand out at these parties? Well maybe add some “WOW” to your costume with a mask from Mask Frenzy! I have to give a big shout-out to the cool folks at Mask Frenzy for making this review possible! What makes their masks unique if you have not already guessed is the use of El Cold Light technology (an LED light that looks like neon light strips), which highlights features of the mask and makes them pop! The masks I got are the Jason Voorhees and the Purge (in red). I’m sure the origins of the masks need no introduction but for the sake of decency here’s a quick refresher. The famed hockey mask belongs to the behemoth machete-wielding killer Jason from the “Friday the 13th” films after he ditched the

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