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Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse – A Review

There has been a lot of buzz about Christopher Landon’s zombie-comedy Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, now I know why. Last night when I sat down to watch Scouts Guide, I was hoping it would live up to the hype. The film follows three Scouts, who happen to be best friends. Two of the friends, Ben (Tye Sheridan) and Carter (Logan Miller), are starting to worry how people look at them. They’ll be juniors (in high school) next year and like most kids at that age, they worry girls won’t think they’re cool. While trying decide how to tell Augie (Joey Morgan) (the third friend) they want to quit Scouts, they hit a deer. Ben and Carter are changing the tire when Carter’s sister Kendall (Halston Sage) and her boyfriend and friend pull up. Ben has had a crush on Kendall since he was little, but she’s pretty and popular, and she has a boyfriend, who’s a douche. Carter

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2015
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A New Brutal Trailer Unleashed For Martyrs (2016)

Anchor Bay will be releasing the Goetz brothers’ remake of the 2009 French film Martyrs, on VOD on January 22nd, followed by the DVD on February 2nd. Bailey Noble, who stared in the vampire series ‘True Blood’, appears along side Troian Bellisario of ‘Pretty Little Liars’, Blake Robbins (Rubber) and Kate Burton (Big Trouble In Little China). In the film, a ten year old girl named Lucie escapes from the warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Lucie is deeply traumatized and struggles with terrifying nightmares while growing up in an orphanage. Ten years later Lucie and her only friend Anna, finally track down the family that kidnapped and tortured her as a child. Soon the girls find themselves trapped in the same situation Lucie survived once before, but this time if they two can not escape, a painful death will await them, the death of a Martyr. The original has long been considered one of the most gruesome, brutal

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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The Indie Horror Film ‘Dwelling’ Scares Up Its First Trailer

Who would volunteer to move into a home that they know is haunted? The couple in the horror film Dwelling, did just that. The Mother (Hogan) hopes to make contact with the other side, but the entity she makes contact with, may be much darker and more powerful than she bargained for. Now, the spirit is hell-bent on destroying the family. Dwelling was both written and directed by Kyle Mecca. This paranormal thriller is Mecca’s first full length film. The cast includes Ray Donavan actress Erin Marie Hogan, Mu-Shaka Benson (Half Dead), Josie DiVincenzo (Daredevil), Bill Brown (A Grimm Becoming), ‘Truth or Dare’s’ Devanny Pinn and newcomers Abigail Mary and Alexandra Merritt Mathews. Dwelling will arrive in select theaters and on DVD in 2016.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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Why Will Smith Is Missing In Action From The Independence Day: Resurgence Trailer

Last night the trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence landed, and it’s fantastic. There’s only one problem, it’s lacking Will Smith. Smith played the role of Captain Steve Hiller, the badass fly-boy who, along with Jeff Goldblum, saved the world in the first film. But why is Smith missing from the sequel? We can answer that. Director Roland Emmerich told Collider in an interview back in June that Smith was “just tired of sequels” and was not interested in doing another science-fiction movie after his 2013 film After Earth. It starred Smith and his son, and it crashed and burned. So, you may be wondering how they explain Smith’s absence. We can answer that too. In the sequel we will learn that Smith was killed in a training accident. According to Fox he was killed when alien technology malfunctioned in 2007. Let’s be honest, Resurgence looks great, but it won’t be the same without Smith’s wit.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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An Interview With Young Filmmaker Kansas Bowling

When most people are 17, they’re main concerns are friends and who’s doing what on the weekend, but at 17 one young woman, named Kansas Bowling, had something a little different on her mind, directing her first feature film. Bowling is the co-writer, director and producer of B.C. Butcher, the world’s first prehistoric slasher film, which is now under the Troma banner. I had the opportunity to interview Bowling and this is what she had to say: KM “Can you tell us a little about you film B.C. Butcher?” KB “B.C. Butcher is the world’s first prehistoric slasher! Shot on 16mm, the film features cavewomen girl-gangs, live rock ‘n’ roll, and cameo appearances by Rodney Bingenheimer, Kadeem Hardison, and Kato Kaelin!” KM “How old were you when you wrote the film?” KB “I was 15-years-old when my friend Kenzie and I wrote it, 17-years-old when I directed it, and now I am 19-years-old promoting it’s release through Troma Entertainment!” KM

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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A Review Of The Short Horror Film Seiren

Kat Threlkeld, who won best director at Mostra Amazona Cinema Festival in Brazil this year for her short film, Seiren, is already getting a lot of attention. In fact, the mermaid-horror was also featured at this year’s Blood in the Snow Festival. It’s great to see another talented female director in the horror genre, we have so few in comparison with the number of male directors. I’ve been following Seiren for a while now. I was very excited to finally be able to see it last night and it did not disappoint. It began with a model on the beach, during a photo shoot. Soon she moves into the water for her next pose. Suddenly she screams, she’s bitten by something, what it was, she did not see. After returning home she falls ill and strange behavior over takes her. I won’t say any more about the plot, I would not want to spoil it for you. We see few

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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The Trailer For Independence Day 2: Resurgence Has Landed

The trailer for the long awaited sequel to 1996’s Independence Day has just been released and Independence Day 2: Resurgence looks like it’s going to be everything we’ve hoped for and more. Several on the original movies’ cast are returning for Resurgence, including Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Sela Ward and Judd Hirsch, however Will Smith did not return for Independence Day 2. Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Joey King, Maika Monroe, Chalotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Hays Wellford, Ryan Cartwright, Grace Haung and Gbenga Akinnagbe will star along side the original cast. In the sequel the nations of Earth, using the alien’s technology, have built a defense system knowing that one day the aliens would return, but nothing has prepared them for the fight ahead. ” We always knew they were coming back”. Director Roland Emmerich stated. “After ‘Independence Day’ redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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A Rock Band Battles Giant Ants In The Horror Comedy Dead Ant

A new creature-feature is in the works from Ron Carlson. In Carlson’s horror-comedy, Dead Ant, a rock band takes on giant ants (THR). The film centers on a down and out hair band that gets the chance for their long awaited comeback, by playing at Coachella. The band gets stuck in the desert and must fight for their lives against, you guessed it, giant ants. Dead Ant stars Tom Arnold as the band’s manager. The cast includes Sean Astin (The Strain), Jake Busey (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Danny Woodburn (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michael Horse, Leisha Hailey (The L Word), Cameron Richardson (Murder in the First), and Rhys Coiro (Entourage) . Dead Ant is currently filming in Santa Clarita, California.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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Tony Todd Will Do Battle Against Nazi Zombies In Sky Sharks

Talented actor Tony Todd, who you may recognize as the hook-handed horror villain Candyman, has joined the cast of the German film Sky Sharks as General Frost. Todd will star along side Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Planet of the Apes), Robert LaSardo (Death Race), Tobias Schenke (Taxi), Dieter Laser (The Human Centepede), Micaela Schafer (Seed 2), Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses) and Nick Principen (American Muscle) as the head Nazi zombie, Hans Leiber . In the film a team of geologists, deep in the Antarctic, uncover an old Nazi laboratory containing the remains of dark experiments. The scientists accidentally unleash a top-secret project, modified, flying sharks and their mutated, super-human zombie riders. The only force that can stop the mutated weapons are the “Dead Flesh Four”, a team of undead U.S. soldiers that were killed and reanimated during the war in Vietnam. That’s right, Nazi zombies riding flying sharks, and Candyman, it’s going to incredible. The film, directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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The King Has Spoken – Stephen King On The Choice To Cast Idris Elba As The Gunslinger

There have been a lot comments on the decision to cast Idris Elba as “The Gunslinger” in Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming adaption of The Dark Tower. I’ve heard both positive and negative remarks. Some have an issues with the choice because the actor and the character (in the book) are different races. It’s true, Roland (The Gunslinger) is Caucasian in the books, but should that dictate who is cast in the film? Stephen King spoke out via Twitter on the decision. King created the character, so I think his verdict should be important and of course, King makes a great point. Elba is a talented actor. Personally I believe he’ll do a great job. Elba has appeared in a large array of films and genres, always leaving me impressed by his performances. Not only did he star in Prometheus, he also had roles in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Unborn, and many other films and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015

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Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse – A Review

There has been a lot of buzz about Christopher Landon’s zombie-comedy Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, now I know why. Last night when I sat down to watch Scouts Guide, I was hoping it would live up to the hype. The film follows three Scouts, who happen to be best friends. Two of the friends, Ben (Tye Sheridan) and Carter (Logan Miller), are starting to worry how people look at them. They’ll be juniors (in high school) next year and like most kids at that age, they worry girls won’t think they’re cool. While trying decide how to tell Augie (Joey Morgan) (the third friend) they want to quit Scouts, they hit a deer. Ben and Carter are changing the tire when Carter’s sister Kendall (Halston Sage) and her boyfriend and friend pull up. Ben has had a crush on Kendall since he was little, but she’s pretty and popular, and she has a boyfriend, who’s a douche. Carter

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2015
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A New Brutal Trailer Unleashed For Martyrs (2016)

Anchor Bay will be releasing the Goetz brothers’ remake of the 2009 French film Martyrs, on VOD on January 22nd, followed by the DVD on February 2nd. Bailey Noble, who stared in the vampire series ‘True Blood’, appears along side Troian Bellisario of ‘Pretty Little Liars’, Blake Robbins (Rubber) and Kate Burton (Big Trouble In Little China). In the film, a ten year old girl named Lucie escapes from the warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Lucie is deeply traumatized and struggles with terrifying nightmares while growing up in an orphanage. Ten years later Lucie and her only friend Anna, finally track down the family that kidnapped and tortured her as a child. Soon the girls find themselves trapped in the same situation Lucie survived once before, but this time if they two can not escape, a painful death will await them, the death of a Martyr. The original has long been considered one of the most gruesome, brutal

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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The Indie Horror Film ‘Dwelling’ Scares Up Its First Trailer

Who would volunteer to move into a home that they know is haunted? The couple in the horror film Dwelling, did just that. The Mother (Hogan) hopes to make contact with the other side, but the entity she makes contact with, may be much darker and more powerful than she bargained for. Now, the spirit is hell-bent on destroying the family. Dwelling was both written and directed by Kyle Mecca. This paranormal thriller is Mecca’s first full length film. The cast includes Ray Donavan actress Erin Marie Hogan, Mu-Shaka Benson (Half Dead), Josie DiVincenzo (Daredevil), Bill Brown (A Grimm Becoming), ‘Truth or Dare’s’ Devanny Pinn and newcomers Abigail Mary and Alexandra Merritt Mathews. Dwelling will arrive in select theaters and on DVD in 2016.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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Why Will Smith Is Missing In Action From The Independence Day: Resurgence Trailer

Last night the trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence landed, and it’s fantastic. There’s only one problem, it’s lacking Will Smith. Smith played the role of Captain Steve Hiller, the badass fly-boy who, along with Jeff Goldblum, saved the world in the first film. But why is Smith missing from the sequel? We can answer that. Director Roland Emmerich told Collider in an interview back in June that Smith was “just tired of sequels” and was not interested in doing another science-fiction movie after his 2013 film After Earth. It starred Smith and his son, and it crashed and burned. So, you may be wondering how they explain Smith’s absence. We can answer that too. In the sequel we will learn that Smith was killed in a training accident. According to Fox he was killed when alien technology malfunctioned in 2007. Let’s be honest, Resurgence looks great, but it won’t be the same without Smith’s wit.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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An Interview With Young Filmmaker Kansas Bowling

When most people are 17, they’re main concerns are friends and who’s doing what on the weekend, but at 17 one young woman, named Kansas Bowling, had something a little different on her mind, directing her first feature film. Bowling is the co-writer, director and producer of B.C. Butcher, the world’s first prehistoric slasher film, which is now under the Troma banner. I had the opportunity to interview Bowling and this is what she had to say: KM “Can you tell us a little about you film B.C. Butcher?” KB “B.C. Butcher is the world’s first prehistoric slasher! Shot on 16mm, the film features cavewomen girl-gangs, live rock ‘n’ roll, and cameo appearances by Rodney Bingenheimer, Kadeem Hardison, and Kato Kaelin!” KM “How old were you when you wrote the film?” KB “I was 15-years-old when my friend Kenzie and I wrote it, 17-years-old when I directed it, and now I am 19-years-old promoting it’s release through Troma Entertainment!” KM

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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A Review Of The Short Horror Film Seiren

Kat Threlkeld, who won best director at Mostra Amazona Cinema Festival in Brazil this year for her short film, Seiren, is already getting a lot of attention. In fact, the mermaid-horror was also featured at this year’s Blood in the Snow Festival. It’s great to see another talented female director in the horror genre, we have so few in comparison with the number of male directors. I’ve been following Seiren for a while now. I was very excited to finally be able to see it last night and it did not disappoint. It began with a model on the beach, during a photo shoot. Soon she moves into the water for her next pose. Suddenly she screams, she’s bitten by something, what it was, she did not see. After returning home she falls ill and strange behavior over takes her. I won’t say any more about the plot, I would not want to spoil it for you. We see few

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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The Trailer For Independence Day 2: Resurgence Has Landed

The trailer for the long awaited sequel to 1996’s Independence Day has just been released and Independence Day 2: Resurgence looks like it’s going to be everything we’ve hoped for and more. Several on the original movies’ cast are returning for Resurgence, including Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Sela Ward and Judd Hirsch, however Will Smith did not return for Independence Day 2. Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Joey King, Maika Monroe, Chalotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Hays Wellford, Ryan Cartwright, Grace Haung and Gbenga Akinnagbe will star along side the original cast. In the sequel the nations of Earth, using the alien’s technology, have built a defense system knowing that one day the aliens would return, but nothing has prepared them for the fight ahead. ” We always knew they were coming back”. Director Roland Emmerich stated. “After ‘Independence Day’ redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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A Rock Band Battles Giant Ants In The Horror Comedy Dead Ant

A new creature-feature is in the works from Ron Carlson. In Carlson’s horror-comedy, Dead Ant, a rock band takes on giant ants (THR). The film centers on a down and out hair band that gets the chance for their long awaited comeback, by playing at Coachella. The band gets stuck in the desert and must fight for their lives against, you guessed it, giant ants. Dead Ant stars Tom Arnold as the band’s manager. The cast includes Sean Astin (The Strain), Jake Busey (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Danny Woodburn (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michael Horse, Leisha Hailey (The L Word), Cameron Richardson (Murder in the First), and Rhys Coiro (Entourage) . Dead Ant is currently filming in Santa Clarita, California.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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Tony Todd Will Do Battle Against Nazi Zombies In Sky Sharks

Talented actor Tony Todd, who you may recognize as the hook-handed horror villain Candyman, has joined the cast of the German film Sky Sharks as General Frost. Todd will star along side Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Planet of the Apes), Robert LaSardo (Death Race), Tobias Schenke (Taxi), Dieter Laser (The Human Centepede), Micaela Schafer (Seed 2), Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses) and Nick Principen (American Muscle) as the head Nazi zombie, Hans Leiber . In the film a team of geologists, deep in the Antarctic, uncover an old Nazi laboratory containing the remains of dark experiments. The scientists accidentally unleash a top-secret project, modified, flying sharks and their mutated, super-human zombie riders. The only force that can stop the mutated weapons are the “Dead Flesh Four”, a team of undead U.S. soldiers that were killed and reanimated during the war in Vietnam. That’s right, Nazi zombies riding flying sharks, and Candyman, it’s going to incredible. The film, directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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The King Has Spoken – Stephen King On The Choice To Cast Idris Elba As The Gunslinger

There have been a lot comments on the decision to cast Idris Elba as “The Gunslinger” in Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming adaption of The Dark Tower. I’ve heard both positive and negative remarks. Some have an issues with the choice because the actor and the character (in the book) are different races. It’s true, Roland (The Gunslinger) is Caucasian in the books, but should that dictate who is cast in the film? Stephen King spoke out via Twitter on the decision. King created the character, so I think his verdict should be important and of course, King makes a great point. Elba is a talented actor. Personally I believe he’ll do a great job. Elba has appeared in a large array of films and genres, always leaving me impressed by his performances. Not only did he star in Prometheus, he also had roles in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Unborn, and many other films and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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