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The Jurassic Games, the third film from the third film from Emmy Award-winning director Ryan Bellgardt (Gremlin, Army of Frankensteins) makes its way onto VOD this June. Starring Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) and Perrey Reeves (”Entourage”), “the film imagines a world set in the near future wherein ten Death Row convicts are chosen to compete in The Jurassic Games, the ultimate virtual reality game show that pits its players against dinosaurs and each other. However, there is a catch… If you die in the virtual game, you also die in reality; and for Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), survival is his one chance to be reunited with his children after having been wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. As the devious The Host continues adding improbable challenges, the characters will find the odds stacked against them as only one victor can emerge as the winner and reclaim their freedom.” Official Synopsis: Every year, 10 of the world’s most
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Jason Liles, the breakout star of Brad Peyton’s film adaptation of Rampage, was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. Liles and I talked about a few his previous roles in films like Netflix’s Death Note and The Conjuring 2. But it quickly became crystal clear that his role as George, the giant gorilla in Rampage, holds a special place in his heart. Liles stars in Rampage alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight), Jeffrey Dean Morgan ( The Walking Dead), Malin Akerman (Billions), Jake Lacy (Girls), Joe Manganiello (True Blood), P.J. Byrne (Final Destination 5), Marley Shelton (Solace), Breanne Hill (San Andreas), Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), and Matt Gerald (Daredevil) co-star Horror Fuel: “You’ve played a lot of larger than life roles if you don’t mind me asking, just how tall are you? ” Jason Liles: “I’m six foot nine.” Horror Fuel: “Wow, that is tall. I’m only five feet.” Jason
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Filmmakers Jacob Wasserman, Adam Donald, and Ant Gentile have announced the formation of Hidden Content, a full-service virtual reality company. Their first project was unveiled earlier this week at the Tribeca Film Festival with the world premiere of their narrative 360 Cinema project The Caretaker, the first installment of an original horror anthology series. Created by Wasserman and Donald as well as filmmaker Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes Of My Mother, Piercing), The Caretaker stars Adelaide Clemens, Tom Lipinski, Clara Wong, and Diana Agostini. The project was produced by Max Born and Schuyler Weiss and executive produced by Gentile and Kimberly Parker. The pilot was a co-production with RealMotion Inc. and audio services were provided by Hobo Audio. Hidden Content has also teamed with film producer and financier Max Born to produce and acquire a slate of VR films and series, as well as develop a VR/AR distribution platform. Wasserman, Donald, and Gentile have been working in the virtual reality and
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Just days after Starz announced it had cut down “Ash vs Evil Dead“, one of our favorite series, Ash himself, Bruce Campbell, had a few words for fans and a statement about the future Ashley “Ash” Williams. According to Campbell, after Sunday, April 29th’s season finale we will say our final farewell the suave, chainsaw-handed character we fell in love with in Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead back in 1981. There is an article from Bloody-Disgusting with instructions on how to send Starz a message that we want the big guy back, but Campbell has since made it known in no uncertain terms that Ash is officially retired. But, you can’t blame fans for trying. Big props to fans for the effort, but I’m retired as Ash. #timetofrysomeotherfish https://t.co/Di1aeBV0dl — Bruce Campbell (@GroovyBruce) April 23, 2018 No one will ever fill those groovy’s shoes. Goodbye Ash, we’re going to miss you!
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We’ve all seen those spooky little videos that aim to make you scream in its final moments as something pops up on the screen. Now, there’s a found footage flick, #Screamers, that looks to capitalize on the terror some find in those short films. In the film, “Two internet gurus investigate the authenticity of a series of #Screamers videos. As they unravel the source of the mysterious videos, they uncover something far more sinister and terrifying about the people behind them.” Directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds (Meet the Browns) and co-written by Tom Malloy (The Alphabet Killer), the film stars Malloy, Chris Bannow, Griffin Matthews, Emanuela Galliussi, Theodora Miranne, and Abbi Snee. #Screamers opened in select theaters on April 5, 2018, but you can watch it now on VOD.
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The final trailer for Netflix’s apocalypse series “The Rain” is here and teases the journey of two siblings as they take refuge in a bunker to avoid the poison-laced rain that has killed much of the world. The series, “picks up six years after a brutal virus carried by rain wiped out almost all humans in Scandinavia, and follows two Danish siblings as they emerge from the safety of their bunker to find all remnants of civilization gone and very few survivors. Set free from their collective past and societal rules, the group set out on a danger-filled quest through abandoned Scandinavia, searching for any sign of life. However, the task is complicated when tensions in the group start to rise as the rain pours in.” Jannik Tai Mosholt (Follow the Money), Esben Toft Jacobsen (The Great Bear), and Christian Potalivo (The New Tenants) created the Danish series that stars Alba August, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, and Lars
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Director Dustin Ferguson, who directed Nemesis 5 and editor of Sleepaway Camp IV, recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise initial funds for production on the remake of 1988’s Ghosthouse, re-written by Mike Reeb (Nemesis 5) and Jason Harlow (Another Evil Night). The remake of the Italian cult classic by director Umberto Lenzi (Cannibal Ferox) will begin filming this Autumn in Los Angeles. Paul Taylor (Hellraiser: Judgment) will star with special effects by Joe Castro (Wishmaster 3 & 4) and music by Justin Apone (The Toolbox Murders 2). The remake centers on a group of college kids who follow a mysterious broadcast on an old television set to an abandoned (and obviously haunted) house in the woods. Ectoplasm pits, flying objects, ghostly apparitions and the Grim Reaper himself are only a few of the horrors that await them inside! Ferguson is finalizing the details with rights holders Film Export Group now, so we should hear more soon. In the meantime,
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Burt Gummer to the rescue! It’s been 28 years since we were first introduced to Graboids, the giant subterranean creatures that plagued the isolated town of Perfection. Now, the sixth film of the franchise, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is headed to Blu-ray and DVD this May. I’ll be real honest with you, A Cold Day in Hell, in my opinion, is the best of the franchise since the original. At the beginning of the movie, we find Graboid slayer Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) wasting away and mad as hell at tax collectors in Perfection when his son Travis (Jamie Kennedy) returns from a long trip. As soon as Burt goes to take a nap he begins to have what appear to be a combo of nightmares and flashbacks. Just as he rolls out of his hammock, Travis brings news that a team of scientist needs Burt’s expertise. Burt is surprised to learn that the scientists believe there are
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Sci-fi/horror thriller Chimera, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Maurice Haeems, is making waves on the festival circuit by garnering top awards. So far, the film has won the Indie Spirit Best Picture Award at the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) as well as the Best Sci-Fi Feature Award at the Phoenix Film Festival (PFF). Director of Photography David Kruta was awarded the Indie Spirit Best Cinematography Award at the BIFF. On behalf of the entire Chimera team, I would like to thank the jury, the programmers, the staff and the volunteers at BIFF and PFF for their warmth and hospitality. We are thrilled, honored, and humbled to have been recognized by these prestigious events. Now we are looking forward to our upcoming screenings at London, Bilbao and New York,” says director Maurice Haeems. “As an aficionado of intelligent science fiction myself, I am honored to be a part of Chimera.” says lead actor Henry Ian Cusick, who plays a
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Acadamy Award-winning actor Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) gives a terrifying performance in Gehenna: Where Death Lives, in theaters and On Demand this May. Special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri (Jurassic Park III, Pacific Rim) makes his directorial debut with the film which he described as “unique, scary, and interesting” during our interview. Gehenna: Where Death Lives also stars genre icon, Lance Henricksen (Aliens), Eva Swan, Simon Phillips, and Justin Gordon. Gehenna centers on five people who enter a hidden bunker from WW2 and realize it’s way more than a bunker. Some fates are MUCH worse than death. Spectral Motion, known for award-winning work on such films as Hellboy and Looper, did the makeup effects on the creature played by Jones. Gehenna: Where Death Lives opens in theaters across the U.S and arrives on digital Friday, May 4, 2018, from Uncork’d Entertainment. SCREENING IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES FROM MAY 4 Los Angeles – Laemmle Monica Philadelphia – PFX Roxy Theater
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The Jurassic Games, the third film from the third film from Emmy Award-winning director Ryan Bellgardt (Gremlin, Army of Frankensteins) makes its way onto VOD this June. Starring Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) and Perrey Reeves (”Entourage”), “the film imagines a world set in the near future wherein ten Death Row convicts are chosen to compete in The Jurassic Games, the ultimate virtual reality game show that pits its players against dinosaurs and each other. However, there is a catch… If you die in the virtual game, you also die in reality; and for Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton), survival is his one chance to be reunited with his children after having been wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. As the devious The Host continues adding improbable challenges, the characters will find the odds stacked against them as only one victor can emerge as the winner and reclaim their freedom.” Official Synopsis: Every year, 10 of the world’s most
Continue reading →
Interviews
Jason Liles, the breakout star of Brad Peyton’s film adaptation of Rampage, was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. Liles and I talked about a few his previous roles in films like Netflix’s Death Note and The Conjuring 2. But it quickly became crystal clear that his role as George, the giant gorilla in Rampage, holds a special place in his heart. Liles stars in Rampage alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight), Jeffrey Dean Morgan ( The Walking Dead), Malin Akerman (Billions), Jake Lacy (Girls), Joe Manganiello (True Blood), P.J. Byrne (Final Destination 5), Marley Shelton (Solace), Breanne Hill (San Andreas), Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), and Matt Gerald (Daredevil) co-star Horror Fuel: “You’ve played a lot of larger than life roles if you don’t mind me asking, just how tall are you? ” Jason Liles: “I’m six foot nine.” Horror Fuel: “Wow, that is tall. I’m only five feet.” Jason
Continue reading →
Film FestivalsNews
Filmmakers Jacob Wasserman, Adam Donald, and Ant Gentile have announced the formation of Hidden Content, a full-service virtual reality company. Their first project was unveiled earlier this week at the Tribeca Film Festival with the world premiere of their narrative 360 Cinema project The Caretaker, the first installment of an original horror anthology series. Created by Wasserman and Donald as well as filmmaker Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes Of My Mother, Piercing), The Caretaker stars Adelaide Clemens, Tom Lipinski, Clara Wong, and Diana Agostini. The project was produced by Max Born and Schuyler Weiss and executive produced by Gentile and Kimberly Parker. The pilot was a co-production with RealMotion Inc. and audio services were provided by Hobo Audio. Hidden Content has also teamed with film producer and financier Max Born to produce and acquire a slate of VR films and series, as well as develop a VR/AR distribution platform. Wasserman, Donald, and Gentile have been working in the virtual reality and
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Just days after Starz announced it had cut down “Ash vs Evil Dead“, one of our favorite series, Ash himself, Bruce Campbell, had a few words for fans and a statement about the future Ashley “Ash” Williams. According to Campbell, after Sunday, April 29th’s season finale we will say our final farewell the suave, chainsaw-handed character we fell in love with in Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead back in 1981. There is an article from Bloody-Disgusting with instructions on how to send Starz a message that we want the big guy back, but Campbell has since made it known in no uncertain terms that Ash is officially retired. But, you can’t blame fans for trying. Big props to fans for the effort, but I’m retired as Ash. #timetofrysomeotherfish https://t.co/Di1aeBV0dl — Bruce Campbell (@GroovyBruce) April 23, 2018 No one will ever fill those groovy’s shoes. Goodbye Ash, we’re going to miss you!
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Trailers
We’ve all seen those spooky little videos that aim to make you scream in its final moments as something pops up on the screen. Now, there’s a found footage flick, #Screamers, that looks to capitalize on the terror some find in those short films. In the film, “Two internet gurus investigate the authenticity of a series of #Screamers videos. As they unravel the source of the mysterious videos, they uncover something far more sinister and terrifying about the people behind them.” Directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds (Meet the Browns) and co-written by Tom Malloy (The Alphabet Killer), the film stars Malloy, Chris Bannow, Griffin Matthews, Emanuela Galliussi, Theodora Miranne, and Abbi Snee. #Screamers opened in select theaters on April 5, 2018, but you can watch it now on VOD.
Continue reading →
NetflixNewsStreaming TVTrailers
The final trailer for Netflix’s apocalypse series “The Rain” is here and teases the journey of two siblings as they take refuge in a bunker to avoid the poison-laced rain that has killed much of the world. The series, “picks up six years after a brutal virus carried by rain wiped out almost all humans in Scandinavia, and follows two Danish siblings as they emerge from the safety of their bunker to find all remnants of civilization gone and very few survivors. Set free from their collective past and societal rules, the group set out on a danger-filled quest through abandoned Scandinavia, searching for any sign of life. However, the task is complicated when tensions in the group start to rise as the rain pours in.” Jannik Tai Mosholt (Follow the Money), Esben Toft Jacobsen (The Great Bear), and Christian Potalivo (The New Tenants) created the Danish series that stars Alba August, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, and Lars
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Trailers
Director Dustin Ferguson, who directed Nemesis 5 and editor of Sleepaway Camp IV, recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise initial funds for production on the remake of 1988’s Ghosthouse, re-written by Mike Reeb (Nemesis 5) and Jason Harlow (Another Evil Night). The remake of the Italian cult classic by director Umberto Lenzi (Cannibal Ferox) will begin filming this Autumn in Los Angeles. Paul Taylor (Hellraiser: Judgment) will star with special effects by Joe Castro (Wishmaster 3 & 4) and music by Justin Apone (The Toolbox Murders 2). The remake centers on a group of college kids who follow a mysterious broadcast on an old television set to an abandoned (and obviously haunted) house in the woods. Ectoplasm pits, flying objects, ghostly apparitions and the Grim Reaper himself are only a few of the horrors that await them inside! Ferguson is finalizing the details with rights holders Film Export Group now, so we should hear more soon. In the meantime,
Continue reading →
ReviewsTrailers
Burt Gummer to the rescue! It’s been 28 years since we were first introduced to Graboids, the giant subterranean creatures that plagued the isolated town of Perfection. Now, the sixth film of the franchise, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is headed to Blu-ray and DVD this May. I’ll be real honest with you, A Cold Day in Hell, in my opinion, is the best of the franchise since the original. At the beginning of the movie, we find Graboid slayer Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) wasting away and mad as hell at tax collectors in Perfection when his son Travis (Jamie Kennedy) returns from a long trip. As soon as Burt goes to take a nap he begins to have what appear to be a combo of nightmares and flashbacks. Just as he rolls out of his hammock, Travis brings news that a team of scientist needs Burt’s expertise. Burt is surprised to learn that the scientists believe there are
Continue reading →
Trailers
Sci-fi/horror thriller Chimera, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Maurice Haeems, is making waves on the festival circuit by garnering top awards. So far, the film has won the Indie Spirit Best Picture Award at the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) as well as the Best Sci-Fi Feature Award at the Phoenix Film Festival (PFF). Director of Photography David Kruta was awarded the Indie Spirit Best Cinematography Award at the BIFF. On behalf of the entire Chimera team, I would like to thank the jury, the programmers, the staff and the volunteers at BIFF and PFF for their warmth and hospitality. We are thrilled, honored, and humbled to have been recognized by these prestigious events. Now we are looking forward to our upcoming screenings at London, Bilbao and New York,” says director Maurice Haeems. “As an aficionado of intelligent science fiction myself, I am honored to be a part of Chimera.” says lead actor Henry Ian Cusick, who plays a
Continue reading →
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Acadamy Award-winning actor Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) gives a terrifying performance in Gehenna: Where Death Lives, in theaters and On Demand this May. Special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri (Jurassic Park III, Pacific Rim) makes his directorial debut with the film which he described as “unique, scary, and interesting” during our interview. Gehenna: Where Death Lives also stars genre icon, Lance Henricksen (Aliens), Eva Swan, Simon Phillips, and Justin Gordon. Gehenna centers on five people who enter a hidden bunker from WW2 and realize it’s way more than a bunker. Some fates are MUCH worse than death. Spectral Motion, known for award-winning work on such films as Hellboy and Looper, did the makeup effects on the creature played by Jones. Gehenna: Where Death Lives opens in theaters across the U.S and arrives on digital Friday, May 4, 2018, from Uncork’d Entertainment. SCREENING IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES FROM MAY 4 Los Angeles – Laemmle Monica Philadelphia – PFX Roxy Theater
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