AuthorKelli Marchman McNeely
Kelli Marchman McNeely is the owner and editor of HorrorFuel.com. She has long had a love for the horror genre since she saw her first horror movie, Friday the 13th at the age of nine. She also serves as an executive producer for films like 13 Slays till X-Mas.
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When you begin to watch the brutal new trailer for The Passenger, you might think it’s just another home invasion movie, but you would be wrong. It’s so much more. The film centers on “Randy (Johnny Berchtold), who is perfectly content fading into the background. But when his coworker Benson (Kyle Gallner) goes on a sudden and violent rampage leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Randy is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past to survive. Liza Weil and Billy Slaughter also star in the film, not to be confused with the Spanish horror film of the same name released earlier this month. Jason Blum executive produces this one under his Blumhouse Television banner. The Passenger, directed by Carter Smith, who also brought you the body horrors The Ruins and Swallowed, premieres on August 4, 2023, from Paramount Pictures.
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It never fails; when the season finale of a series you are really like comes, a bit of panic sets in as you wonder if you’ll get to see more. Will it be canceled or renewed? That’s the case with MGM+’s horror series “FROM,” which always leaves me on the edge of my seat and is one of my favorites. Well, I have fantastic news for my fellow “FROM” fans. MGM+ announced today that the contemporary sci-fi horror series “FROM” has been renewed for a 10-episode third season! In “FROM,” the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter begins to unravel. In the wake of Season Two’s epic cliffhanger, escape will become a tantalizing and very real possibility as the town’s true nature comes into focus and the townspeople go on offense against the myriad horrors surrounding them. The series is set to return in 2024. The dark and fright-filled series is created and executive produced
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Spooky season has officially arrived, and so has the new teaser trailer for Disney’s Haunted Mansion, hot off the heels of the release of its first featurette earlier this week. The new footage gives us a look at Jared Leto’s character, the Hatbox Ghost, an original character from the famous ride. The cast features many of Hollywood’s elite, including Tiffany Haddish (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent), Lakeith Stanfield (Knives Out), Owen Wilson (“Loki”), Rosario Dawson (Clerks III), and Danny DeVito (Always Sunny in Philidelphia”). Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween Ends) will play the role of Madame Leota. “In this mysterious adventure, a doctor (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), looking to start a new life, move into a strangely affordable mansion in New Orleans, only to discover that the place is much more than they bargained for. Desperate for help, they contact a priest (Wilson), who, in turn, enlists the aid of a widowed scientist-turned failed-paranormal expert (Stanfield), a
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A woman terrified to sleep seeks help only to learn life can be more frightening in Paris Dylan’s Dying to Sleep, whose trailer has just arrived. Written, directed, and produced by Paris Dylan, the LBGTQ+ film starring Eric Roberts and Dave Sheridan follows a young woman who, in desperation to cure her chronic, terrifying nightmares, turns to a reclusive holistic Doctor (Roberts). As her clarity sharpens, she unearths the frightening mystery behind his obscure methods. “I love films that possess deep messages while maintaining unwavering entertainment. DYING TO SLEEP tackles guilt, family dynamics, mental illness, LGBTQ identity and is also a commentary on old vs new medicine. Another fascinating element is the amount of intricately woven layers between these themes and characters, slowly being revealed as the film progresses.” Tom Malloy, Glass House’s CEO added: “The captivating performances and the aesthetic of the film glue you to your seat as you pick up on subtle hints and start to piece
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When psychotic minds and supernatural forces entangle, horrors are unleashed in writer-director-producer Mary Gallagher’s film Holistay. Starring Gavin O’Fearraigh of TG4 soap Ros na Rún, Holistay follows two couples – Finn and Branna from Ireland and Tony and Gia from New York. They do not know each other until they double-book a vacation house in San Diego. Unable to reach the owners, the couples decide to all stay at the home since decent lodging is scarce that weekend. They all get along, although one pair harbors a dark secret. The very next day, strange events begin to unfold. Finn and Tony see a strange hooded figure lurking around the house. Branna finds her suitcase toppled over when no one is home, while Tony hears wailing and screeching at night, although seeing no one. The two couples must face a looming doom that shadows them, culminating on one horrific night. In addition to O’Fearraigh, Scottish actress Erin Gavin, character actor Steven
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A new poster has arrived for the action-packed, balls-to-the-walls thriller Sympathy For the Devil, out this July, from RLJE Films. Nicolas Cage (Renfield) stars as an unhinged psychopath (the type of role he’s born to play) who kidnaps a man (Joel Kinnaman) at gunpoint, taking viewers on a wild ride during a thrilling night filled with action and insanity. “After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.” Written and directed by Luke Paradise, Sympathy For the Devil, opens in theaters on July 28, 2023.
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Ahead of the premiere of the killer new cannibalistic series, “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” a new clip sees Dolores, who looks like she’s about to panic, as she explains a new “shipment of meat” has arrived. Starring Justina Machado, “The Horror of Dolores Roach” is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired tale of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism, and survival of the fittest. It is based on both the play and the hit Spotify podcast series of the same name by creator Aaron Mark. In the series, Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) is released after an unjust 16-year prison sentence, and she returns to a gentrified Washington Heights. Dolores reunites with an old stoner friend, Luis (Alejandro Hernandez), who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is quickly threatened, “Magic Hands” Dolores is driven to shocking extremes to survive. The series also stars Justina Machado, Alejandro Hernandez, Kita
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In a city on the brink of collapse, two lone detectives stand against a tidal wave of brutal unsolved murders in Scott Bryan Wilson (Pennyworth) and Max Alan Fuchs‘s (Altered Carbon) new 10-episode IDW Original comic Kill More. The gripping thriller defies expectations in an explosive pastiche of crime drama, sci-fi, visceral horror, and “howcatchem” mystery that will keep readers guessing through 10 story-packed, ad-free issues. “Set in the futuristic and almost completely broken city of Colonia, Kill More reveals the astonishingly unique killers who stalk its abandoned streets and reads like a who’s who of supervillains from a newly imagined universe: Lady Facesmasher, The Sufferer, Talking Head, and The Obituary Machine, to name just a few. When Aaron Aira, one of the city’s last homicide cops standing, decides to stay the course and tackle the violent surge head-on, he finds an unlikely partner in Mwanawa Parker, a beleaguered missing persons detective who’s desperate to give the families on her
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When the night shift starts, the terror begins in the second trailer for the highly-anticipated horror film Five Nights At Freddy’s! The horror game phenomenon has becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback.
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Odds are, if you are a zombie fan or a horror fan, you’ve seen 2017’s bonkers indie horror, One Cut of the Dead, by director Shin’ichirô Ueda. Let me refresh your memory. The film was shot in one long take and saw a film crew making a zombie movie be attacked by real zombies. The movie quickly earned cult status upon its US release. Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius‘ remake, Final Cut, will soon be heading to theaters. The remake, Final Cut, follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, one by one, actually turn into zombies. The film features hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage). Final Cut, which screened at both Cannes and Tribecca, serves as a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious genre farce with a meta-to-the-max premise.
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When you begin to watch the brutal new trailer for The Passenger, you might think it’s just another home invasion movie, but you would be wrong. It’s so much more. The film centers on “Randy (Johnny Berchtold), who is perfectly content fading into the background. But when his coworker Benson (Kyle Gallner) goes on a sudden and violent rampage leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Randy is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past to survive. Liza Weil and Billy Slaughter also star in the film, not to be confused with the Spanish horror film of the same name released earlier this month. Jason Blum executive produces this one under his Blumhouse Television banner. The Passenger, directed by Carter Smith, who also brought you the body horrors The Ruins and Swallowed, premieres on August 4, 2023, from Paramount Pictures.
Continue reading →
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It never fails; when the season finale of a series you are really like comes, a bit of panic sets in as you wonder if you’ll get to see more. Will it be canceled or renewed? That’s the case with MGM+’s horror series “FROM,” which always leaves me on the edge of my seat and is one of my favorites. Well, I have fantastic news for my fellow “FROM” fans. MGM+ announced today that the contemporary sci-fi horror series “FROM” has been renewed for a 10-episode third season! In “FROM,” the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter begins to unravel. In the wake of Season Two’s epic cliffhanger, escape will become a tantalizing and very real possibility as the town’s true nature comes into focus and the townspeople go on offense against the myriad horrors surrounding them. The series is set to return in 2024. The dark and fright-filled series is created and executive produced
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Spooky season has officially arrived, and so has the new teaser trailer for Disney’s Haunted Mansion, hot off the heels of the release of its first featurette earlier this week. The new footage gives us a look at Jared Leto’s character, the Hatbox Ghost, an original character from the famous ride. The cast features many of Hollywood’s elite, including Tiffany Haddish (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent), Lakeith Stanfield (Knives Out), Owen Wilson (“Loki”), Rosario Dawson (Clerks III), and Danny DeVito (Always Sunny in Philidelphia”). Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween Ends) will play the role of Madame Leota. “In this mysterious adventure, a doctor (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), looking to start a new life, move into a strangely affordable mansion in New Orleans, only to discover that the place is much more than they bargained for. Desperate for help, they contact a priest (Wilson), who, in turn, enlists the aid of a widowed scientist-turned failed-paranormal expert (Stanfield), a
Continue reading →
IndieMovies
A woman terrified to sleep seeks help only to learn life can be more frightening in Paris Dylan’s Dying to Sleep, whose trailer has just arrived. Written, directed, and produced by Paris Dylan, the LBGTQ+ film starring Eric Roberts and Dave Sheridan follows a young woman who, in desperation to cure her chronic, terrifying nightmares, turns to a reclusive holistic Doctor (Roberts). As her clarity sharpens, she unearths the frightening mystery behind his obscure methods. “I love films that possess deep messages while maintaining unwavering entertainment. DYING TO SLEEP tackles guilt, family dynamics, mental illness, LGBTQ identity and is also a commentary on old vs new medicine. Another fascinating element is the amount of intricately woven layers between these themes and characters, slowly being revealed as the film progresses.” Tom Malloy, Glass House’s CEO added: “The captivating performances and the aesthetic of the film glue you to your seat as you pick up on subtle hints and start to piece
Continue reading →
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When psychotic minds and supernatural forces entangle, horrors are unleashed in writer-director-producer Mary Gallagher’s film Holistay. Starring Gavin O’Fearraigh of TG4 soap Ros na Rún, Holistay follows two couples – Finn and Branna from Ireland and Tony and Gia from New York. They do not know each other until they double-book a vacation house in San Diego. Unable to reach the owners, the couples decide to all stay at the home since decent lodging is scarce that weekend. They all get along, although one pair harbors a dark secret. The very next day, strange events begin to unfold. Finn and Tony see a strange hooded figure lurking around the house. Branna finds her suitcase toppled over when no one is home, while Tony hears wailing and screeching at night, although seeing no one. The two couples must face a looming doom that shadows them, culminating on one horrific night. In addition to O’Fearraigh, Scottish actress Erin Gavin, character actor Steven
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsThrillerTrailers
A new poster has arrived for the action-packed, balls-to-the-walls thriller Sympathy For the Devil, out this July, from RLJE Films. Nicolas Cage (Renfield) stars as an unhinged psychopath (the type of role he’s born to play) who kidnaps a man (Joel Kinnaman) at gunpoint, taking viewers on a wild ride during a thrilling night filled with action and insanity. “After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.” Written and directed by Luke Paradise, Sympathy For the Devil, opens in theaters on July 28, 2023.
Continue reading →
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Ahead of the premiere of the killer new cannibalistic series, “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” a new clip sees Dolores, who looks like she’s about to panic, as she explains a new “shipment of meat” has arrived. Starring Justina Machado, “The Horror of Dolores Roach” is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired tale of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism, and survival of the fittest. It is based on both the play and the hit Spotify podcast series of the same name by creator Aaron Mark. In the series, Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) is released after an unjust 16-year prison sentence, and she returns to a gentrified Washington Heights. Dolores reunites with an old stoner friend, Luis (Alejandro Hernandez), who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is quickly threatened, “Magic Hands” Dolores is driven to shocking extremes to survive. The series also stars Justina Machado, Alejandro Hernandez, Kita
Continue reading →
BooksComic Books/Graphic NovelsMoviesNews
In a city on the brink of collapse, two lone detectives stand against a tidal wave of brutal unsolved murders in Scott Bryan Wilson (Pennyworth) and Max Alan Fuchs‘s (Altered Carbon) new 10-episode IDW Original comic Kill More. The gripping thriller defies expectations in an explosive pastiche of crime drama, sci-fi, visceral horror, and “howcatchem” mystery that will keep readers guessing through 10 story-packed, ad-free issues. “Set in the futuristic and almost completely broken city of Colonia, Kill More reveals the astonishingly unique killers who stalk its abandoned streets and reads like a who’s who of supervillains from a newly imagined universe: Lady Facesmasher, The Sufferer, Talking Head, and The Obituary Machine, to name just a few. When Aaron Aira, one of the city’s last homicide cops standing, decides to stay the course and tackle the violent surge head-on, he finds an unlikely partner in Mwanawa Parker, a beleaguered missing persons detective who’s desperate to give the families on her
Continue reading →
AdaptationMoviesNewsPeacockStreaming TVTrailers
When the night shift starts, the terror begins in the second trailer for the highly-anticipated horror film Five Nights At Freddy’s! The horror game phenomenon has becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback.
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Odds are, if you are a zombie fan or a horror fan, you’ve seen 2017’s bonkers indie horror, One Cut of the Dead, by director Shin’ichirô Ueda. Let me refresh your memory. The film was shot in one long take and saw a film crew making a zombie movie be attacked by real zombies. The movie quickly earned cult status upon its US release. Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius‘ remake, Final Cut, will soon be heading to theaters. The remake, Final Cut, follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, one by one, actually turn into zombies. The film features hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage). Final Cut, which screened at both Cannes and Tribecca, serves as a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious genre farce with a meta-to-the-max premise.
Continue reading →
