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Horror Thriller ‘Hostage’ Set Free This August

Eddie Augustin makes his feature directorial debut with Hostage, starring Nicole Henderson, with the horror-thriller premiering on digital this month. In the film, Marek is down on his luck and looking for a house to rob. He picks one that is seemingly empty and breaks in through the window. To his surprise, he is attacked by an unknown assailant, Ashley, the daughter of the people that live in the house, is taken hostage by the entire family. Hostage” is my feature film, directorial debut. After directing several short films, I decided it was time to make my own feature. I partnered with my long-time collaborator, Laura Polisena to co-write and produce a compelling story that would focus on a convoluted character and the people that made her that way. We also wanted to tell a story in which the audience does not know who to side for because everyone has their own evil motive (of course some are worse than

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2021
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The “Must See” Haunting Horror Film ‘The Power’ Coming To Digital And DVD

his September, RLJE Films will release the haunting Shudder Original film The Power, from writer-director Corinna Faith (The Innocents), which we call “a must-see” in our review. “As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country in 1974, trainee nurse Val (Rose Williams) arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near-empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears in order to confront the malevolent force that’s intent on destroying everything around her.” Shakira Rahman, Charlie Carrick, Diveen Henry, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Nuala McGowan, Emma Rigby, and Theo Barklem-Biggs also star. Rob Watson and Matthew James Wilkinson produce. The Power is out on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD on September 21, 2021. Be sure to check out our

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2021
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Terror Films Teams Up With Jungo TV For New Horror YouTube Channel

Terror Films, behind movies such as Blood Born, Freaky Friday, and more, have now announced that they have partnered with the US-based streaming media company, Jungo TV for a new YouTube channel. Jungo TV will create, launch, and manage an official ad-based YouTube channel for Terror Films. Jungo TV will also release all content under the Terror Films and sister label, Global Digital Releasing’s film libraries, across Jungo TV’s massive AVOD YouTube movie channel network. This includes the creation of subtitles and dubs to expand the releases directly to international audiences. Terror Films and Global Digital Releasing President Joe Dain spoke of the partnership, recently. He said: “I am thrilled about this new partnership and more importantly, this next phase in the continued growth of our distribution capabilities. We have seen an explosion in Ad based revenue in the last 2 years from platforms like Tubi TV and Roku and more recently, in our partnerships with YouTube AVOD channels such

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2021
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This August The Supernatural Horror ‘The Old Ways’ Premieres On Netflix

There’s a horror film coming to Netflix that you don’t want to miss. After premiering at the Sitges Film Festival last October, The Old Ways is finally landing on the streaming service this month. In the supernatural horror film, “Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origins, travels to the home of her ancestors in Veracruz to investigate a story involving witchcraft and healers. Once there, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim that she’s possessed by the devil and that she needs to be exorcised. When she tries to escape this nightmarish situation, the woman starts to believe that her captors may actually be right…” Directed by Christopher Alender and written by Marcos Gabriel (Muppets Now, Memorial Day), The Old Ways stars Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera, and Sal Lopez. The Old Ways premieres on Netflix on August 25, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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‘Prisoners Of The Ghostland’ Gets A New Beautiful And Badass Poster

A new gorgeous poster (above) for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), is here featuring Cage standing atop a giant set of tatami gusoku (Japanese armor) that looks like it’s right of the Kofun period. The new art also features a quote from Cage where he calls the film, “The wildest movie I’ve ever made.” Coming from Cage, that says a lot! Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, written

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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The Man Behind The Monster: The Ultimate Boris Karloff Documentary Is Head Your Way

Boris Karloff is an absolute legend in the horror genre, appearing in films such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Raven and so many more. A new documentary, Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster intends to shed light on the star, whose real name is William Henry Pratt, and his extraordinary 60-year long acting career. Directed by Thomas Hamilton (Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn) and co-produced and co-written by Ron MacCloskey, the film provides a riveting depiction of Karloff and the genre he helped define through exclusive interviews with his daughter, Sarah Karloff, and filmmakers he influenced, including Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Plummer, John Landis, Roger Corman, and Kevin Brownlow. The documentary is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2010 biography “Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster,” written by Karloff’s official biographer Stephen Jacobs, who also serves as the film’s historical consultant. In Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster, audiences will be taken on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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A Woman Is Plagued By Horrors In Her New Home In The ‘Knocking’ Teaser Trailer

Frida Kempff makes her feature directorial debut with the horror-thriller Knocking, the film adaptation of John Theorin‘s novel of the same name. In the film, which made its world premiere at Sundance, “after suffering a traumatic incident, Molly (Cecilia Milocco) moves into a new apartment to begin her path to recovery, but it’s not long after her arrival that a series of persistent knocks and screams begin to wake her up at night. Molly’s new life begins to unravel as the screams intensify and no one else in the building believes or is willing to help her.” Çecilia Miloccco, Albin Grenholm, Alexander Salzberger, Krister Kern, Ville Virtanen, Charlotta Åkerblom, and Naida Ragimova star. The script for Knocking was written by Emma Broström and is produced by Erik Andersson for Läsk in collaboration with SVT and the Swedish Film Institute through the initiative Moving Sweden with support from Norrköpings Filmfond. Federico Ambrosini served as executive producer. Knocking is a timely psychological

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season Arrives On Blu-ray And DVD This Fall

Attention all passengers! “Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season” is coming to Blu-ray & DVD this November! What will it take to survive? All aboard the most elite train in the world, as the epic journey continues with more secrets, plot twists, and reveals as Warner Bros Home Entertainment releases “Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season” on Blu-ray and DVD this Fall. Strap yourself in for a thrilling ride with all 10 episodes from the second season, plus enjoy the captivating 21 minutes of extra features. “At the end of season one, the survivors of the revolution are trying to pick up the pieces and maintain a fragile peace amongst the now merged classes with Layton (Daveed Diggs) emerging as the train’s leader. Discovering Mr. Wilford (Sean Bean) is alive and headed their way on a rival train, Melanie (Jennifer Connelly) risks going outside to prevent him from invading Snowpiercer. While she’s out there, it’s revealed that Alexandra (Rowan Blanchard), Melanie’s daughter,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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A Group Of Friends Face Off Against A Legendary Creature In ‘It Came From Below’ (Trailer)

Deep inside a dark cave lurks a horrifying creature in It Came From Below. We’ve got the trailer ahead of its release that shows a group of friends on a mission to uncover the truth. In the Dan Allen film, Jessie and her friends go deep underground to find out what happened to her father who claimed a monster lurks in the caves and has killed his friends. Wanting to uncover the truth, they will soon be hunted by a deadly creature from another world. Starring Megan Purvis, Tom Taplin, Jake Watkins, and Georgie Banks, It Came from Below surfaces on Digital September 7, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2021
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French Obsession Thriller ‘Who You Think I Am’ Opning In Theaters This September

Director Safy Nebbou‘s feature adaptation of Camille Laurens’ French indie thriller Who You Think I Am will open in theaters in both LA and New York next week. An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, Who You Think I Am “balances cunning and vulnerability in this romantic cyber-drama turned psychological thriller from writer-director Safy Nebbou. Ghosted by her hunky twenty-something lover, Claire (Binoche), a middle-aged professor and single mom, creates a fake Facebook profile to do a little undetected online snooping. But when her 24-year-old avatar “Clara” is friended by her ex’s equally attractive roommate (François Civil), superficial correspondence quickly escalates towards intense intimacy and uncontrollable obsession. Adapted from Camille Laurens’ best-selling novel—and co-scripted by Julie Peyr, a regular collaborator of Arnaud Desplechin—Who You Think I Am blends genres and bends reality to dizzying effect.” Who You Think I Am opens in theaters on September 3, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2021

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Horror Thriller ‘Hostage’ Set Free This August

Eddie Augustin makes his feature directorial debut with Hostage, starring Nicole Henderson, with the horror-thriller premiering on digital this month. In the film, Marek is down on his luck and looking for a house to rob. He picks one that is seemingly empty and breaks in through the window. To his surprise, he is attacked by an unknown assailant, Ashley, the daughter of the people that live in the house, is taken hostage by the entire family. Hostage” is my feature film, directorial debut. After directing several short films, I decided it was time to make my own feature. I partnered with my long-time collaborator, Laura Polisena to co-write and produce a compelling story that would focus on a convoluted character and the people that made her that way. We also wanted to tell a story in which the audience does not know who to side for because everyone has their own evil motive (of course some are worse than

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2021
Horror Fuel

The “Must See” Haunting Horror Film ‘The Power’ Coming To Digital And DVD

his September, RLJE Films will release the haunting Shudder Original film The Power, from writer-director Corinna Faith (The Innocents), which we call “a must-see” in our review. “As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country in 1974, trainee nurse Val (Rose Williams) arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near-empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears in order to confront the malevolent force that’s intent on destroying everything around her.” Shakira Rahman, Charlie Carrick, Diveen Henry, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Nuala McGowan, Emma Rigby, and Theo Barklem-Biggs also star. Rob Watson and Matthew James Wilkinson produce. The Power is out on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD on September 21, 2021. Be sure to check out our

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2021
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Terror Films Teams Up With Jungo TV For New Horror YouTube Channel

Terror Films, behind movies such as Blood Born, Freaky Friday, and more, have now announced that they have partnered with the US-based streaming media company, Jungo TV for a new YouTube channel. Jungo TV will create, launch, and manage an official ad-based YouTube channel for Terror Films. Jungo TV will also release all content under the Terror Films and sister label, Global Digital Releasing’s film libraries, across Jungo TV’s massive AVOD YouTube movie channel network. This includes the creation of subtitles and dubs to expand the releases directly to international audiences. Terror Films and Global Digital Releasing President Joe Dain spoke of the partnership, recently. He said: “I am thrilled about this new partnership and more importantly, this next phase in the continued growth of our distribution capabilities. We have seen an explosion in Ad based revenue in the last 2 years from platforms like Tubi TV and Roku and more recently, in our partnerships with YouTube AVOD channels such

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2021
Horror Fuel

This August The Supernatural Horror ‘The Old Ways’ Premieres On Netflix

There’s a horror film coming to Netflix that you don’t want to miss. After premiering at the Sitges Film Festival last October, The Old Ways is finally landing on the streaming service this month. In the supernatural horror film, “Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origins, travels to the home of her ancestors in Veracruz to investigate a story involving witchcraft and healers. Once there, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim that she’s possessed by the devil and that she needs to be exorcised. When she tries to escape this nightmarish situation, the woman starts to believe that her captors may actually be right…” Directed by Christopher Alender and written by Marcos Gabriel (Muppets Now, Memorial Day), The Old Ways stars Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera, and Sal Lopez. The Old Ways premieres on Netflix on August 25, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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‘Prisoners Of The Ghostland’ Gets A New Beautiful And Badass Poster

A new gorgeous poster (above) for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), is here featuring Cage standing atop a giant set of tatami gusoku (Japanese armor) that looks like it’s right of the Kofun period. The new art also features a quote from Cage where he calls the film, “The wildest movie I’ve ever made.” Coming from Cage, that says a lot! Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, written

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

The Man Behind The Monster: The Ultimate Boris Karloff Documentary Is Head Your Way

Boris Karloff is an absolute legend in the horror genre, appearing in films such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Raven and so many more. A new documentary, Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster intends to shed light on the star, whose real name is William Henry Pratt, and his extraordinary 60-year long acting career. Directed by Thomas Hamilton (Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn) and co-produced and co-written by Ron MacCloskey, the film provides a riveting depiction of Karloff and the genre he helped define through exclusive interviews with his daughter, Sarah Karloff, and filmmakers he influenced, including Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Plummer, John Landis, Roger Corman, and Kevin Brownlow. The documentary is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2010 biography “Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster,” written by Karloff’s official biographer Stephen Jacobs, who also serves as the film’s historical consultant. In Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster, audiences will be taken on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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A Woman Is Plagued By Horrors In Her New Home In The ‘Knocking’ Teaser Trailer

Frida Kempff makes her feature directorial debut with the horror-thriller Knocking, the film adaptation of John Theorin‘s novel of the same name. In the film, which made its world premiere at Sundance, “after suffering a traumatic incident, Molly (Cecilia Milocco) moves into a new apartment to begin her path to recovery, but it’s not long after her arrival that a series of persistent knocks and screams begin to wake her up at night. Molly’s new life begins to unravel as the screams intensify and no one else in the building believes or is willing to help her.” Çecilia Miloccco, Albin Grenholm, Alexander Salzberger, Krister Kern, Ville Virtanen, Charlotta Åkerblom, and Naida Ragimova star. The script for Knocking was written by Emma Broström and is produced by Erik Andersson for Läsk in collaboration with SVT and the Swedish Film Institute through the initiative Moving Sweden with support from Norrköpings Filmfond. Federico Ambrosini served as executive producer. Knocking is a timely psychological

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season Arrives On Blu-ray And DVD This Fall

Attention all passengers! “Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season” is coming to Blu-ray & DVD this November! What will it take to survive? All aboard the most elite train in the world, as the epic journey continues with more secrets, plot twists, and reveals as Warner Bros Home Entertainment releases “Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season” on Blu-ray and DVD this Fall. Strap yourself in for a thrilling ride with all 10 episodes from the second season, plus enjoy the captivating 21 minutes of extra features. “At the end of season one, the survivors of the revolution are trying to pick up the pieces and maintain a fragile peace amongst the now merged classes with Layton (Daveed Diggs) emerging as the train’s leader. Discovering Mr. Wilford (Sean Bean) is alive and headed their way on a rival train, Melanie (Jennifer Connelly) risks going outside to prevent him from invading Snowpiercer. While she’s out there, it’s revealed that Alexandra (Rowan Blanchard), Melanie’s daughter,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2021
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A Group Of Friends Face Off Against A Legendary Creature In ‘It Came From Below’ (Trailer)

Deep inside a dark cave lurks a horrifying creature in It Came From Below. We’ve got the trailer ahead of its release that shows a group of friends on a mission to uncover the truth. In the Dan Allen film, Jessie and her friends go deep underground to find out what happened to her father who claimed a monster lurks in the caves and has killed his friends. Wanting to uncover the truth, they will soon be hunted by a deadly creature from another world. Starring Megan Purvis, Tom Taplin, Jake Watkins, and Georgie Banks, It Came from Below surfaces on Digital September 7, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2021
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French Obsession Thriller ‘Who You Think I Am’ Opning In Theaters This September

Director Safy Nebbou‘s feature adaptation of Camille Laurens’ French indie thriller Who You Think I Am will open in theaters in both LA and New York next week. An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, Who You Think I Am “balances cunning and vulnerability in this romantic cyber-drama turned psychological thriller from writer-director Safy Nebbou. Ghosted by her hunky twenty-something lover, Claire (Binoche), a middle-aged professor and single mom, creates a fake Facebook profile to do a little undetected online snooping. But when her 24-year-old avatar “Clara” is friended by her ex’s equally attractive roommate (François Civil), superficial correspondence quickly escalates towards intense intimacy and uncontrollable obsession. Adapted from Camille Laurens’ best-selling novel—and co-scripted by Julie Peyr, a regular collaborator of Arnaud Desplechin—Who You Think I Am blends genres and bends reality to dizzying effect.” Who You Think I Am opens in theaters on September 3, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2021
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