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HorrorFuel.com Sits Down For Interview With “L.A. Macabre” Star Ryan Hellquist

After a successful first season, the mystery thriller series “L.A. Macabre” is back with season 2 that is bigger, better, and more twisted. Following its release on Amazon Prime, we sat down to chat with one of the series’ stars, Ryan Hellquist who filled us in on the show, the new season, and much more. “L.A Macabre” centers on three filmmakers that interview a former member of the defunct cult “The New Family” leading them down a path of mystery, kidnapping, and murder. Hellquist stars alongside Corsica Wilson, and Aidan Bristow in the series written and directed by Dan Ast. Horror Fuel: “You star in the series “L.A. Macabre,” whose second season is now on Amazon. What’s it about?” Ryan Hellquist: “It’s a thriller, where my character is a part of a group of filmmakers who interview a former cult member. After the interview goes viral we start getting terrorized by the cult which escalates to people connected to us

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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From The Team Behind ‘Ready Or Not” Comes The Creature Feature ‘Reunion’

Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind Ready Or Not have teamed up once again for the upcoming high school horror flick Reunion, from MGM. Composed of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella, Radio Silence will direct the film written by Guy Busick and Christopher Murphy, Deadline reports. In Reunion, the horrific experience of high school reunions is taken to a new extreme when a group of uninspired old friends becomes the only hope for survival against an unwelcome shape-shifting creature. Radio Silence is also behind the upcoming 2022 reboot of Scream.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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Movie Review: Smiley Face Killers: Moodiness And Man Butt Win Out Over Horror

Director Tim Hunter’s true story inspired horror Smiley Face Killers has just been released, and I’ve always found the true crimes interesting, so I decided to check it out. What I found wasn’t good. The synopsis reads as followed: “a handsome young soccer player Jake Graham who believes he is going insane, unable to shake the feeling of being stalked by something, by someone.” The film takes its inspiration from a series of mysterious deaths linked by the smiley face graffiti found near the crime scenes. The victims are all killed by mysteriously being drowned and have been deemed nonaccidental. Unfortunately, the movie treats the killings as a secondary theme with Jake’s depression and body exploitation at the forefront. The majority of the movie is just watching Ronen Rubinstein go from scene to scene shedding his clothes and acting moody as hell. Sure, Ronen Rubinstein is a handsome guy but I was there to watch a horror movie, not a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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“Locke & Key” Renewed By Netflix Ahead Of Season Two Premiere

Season two of Netflix‘s series “Locke & Key” has not even premiered yet and already the streaming giant has renewed it for season three, not that we are complaining. Based on the comic book series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez, the series follows Locke siblings and their mother who have moved into their father’s ancestral home after his death and discover the home is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. Darby Stanchfield (“Scandal”) stars as Nina Locke, Jackson Robert Scott (IT) as Bode Locke, Connor Jessup (“American Crime”) as Tyler Locke, Emilia Jones (“Horrible Histories”) as Kinsey Locke, Bill Heck (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) as Rendell Locke, Thomas Mitchell Barnet as Sam Lesser, Laysla De Oliveira as Dodge, and Griffin Gluck (“American Vandal”) as Gabe. The Wrap is reporting that we will see season two arrive sometime in 2021, though no date has been officially announced yet. “Carlton and Meredith have built

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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The Haunting Indie Horror The Spiritualist Now Out On Digital And VOD

A desperate woman plagued by haunting night terrors seeks out unconventional help in The Spiritualist, now out on Digital and VOD, from Midnight Releasing. Written and directed by Carl Medland the film stars Julie T. Wallace, Jane Merrow, and Ian Reddington, the film centers on Laura, a woman suffering horrific night terrors and sleep paralysis. She believes the sinister spirit haunting her is the ghost of her mother. Scared and desperate, she reaches out to the spiritualist to host a seance with her friends in the hope of finding an answer. My favourite day on set was the day of the séance, I mean who does not love a good seance in a horror movie, I knew I wanted to create a seance that stood out and felt more sincere than what has previously been portrayed in horror films. As someone who is very spiritual, I did not want to do this sequence a disservice.” – Director, Carl Medland states.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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Crispin Glover Starring In New Series “Red Bird Lane” From “Hannibal” Director

Crispin Glover (“American Gods”), who recently appeared as the hooded figure in Smiley Face Killers has signed on to star as a series regular in HBO Max’s psychological thriller series “Red Bird Lane.” The series, directed by “Hannibal’s” David Slade, and “follows eight strangers who arrive at an isolated house, all for different reasons. Upon their mysterious and coincidental arrival, the strangers realize that something sinister and terrifying awaits them. Glover will play Jonah, a bad man who arrives at the mysterious house in the center of the thriller for money.” Deadline is reporting that the cast also includes James Urbaniak, Jamie Clayton, Rya Kihlstedt, Susan Sarandon, Kiersey Clemons, and Grantham Coleman as recurring characters with Damon Dayoub making a cameo. Sara Gran (“Southland”) wrote the script.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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Discovery+ Kicks Off Streaming Service With All Your Paranormal Favorites

Discovery Inc. Is launching its new streaming service discovery+ on January 4, 2021, with all of your favorite paranormal and unexplained favorites with nearly 3,000 episodes of paranormal programming in its extensive library, establishing the largest collection of paranormal content available to users anywhere in the world. At launch, the platform will have more than 100 series under its “Paranormal & Unexplained” banner, and nearly all will be available to binge from the beginning. For fans of the genre, this means that every episode of “Ghost Adventures”, “The Dead Files”, “Paranormal Caught on Camera”, “Destination Fear”, “Ghost Nation”, “Portals to Hell” and more, which will be available for streaming on day one. Also, discovery+ has searched out the most popular content found across the television spectrum; and subscribers will be able to stream additional hit titles including “Ghost Hunters” and “Ancient Aliens” from A&E. At launch, two marquee specials, “Ghost Adventures: Cecil Hotel“ and “Shock Docs: Amityville Horror House”, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
Horror Fuel

“Channel Zero” Duo Adapting ‘Brand New Cherry Flavor’ For New Netflix Series

We are getting an adaptation of Todd Grimson’s horror novel “Brand New Cherry Flavor” as series from Netflix. “Brand New Cherry Flavor” centers on Lisa Nova (Salazar), an aspiring film director in the sun-drenched but seamy world of 1990 Los Angeles who embarks on a mind-altering journey — from the streets of Beverly Hills to the forests of Brazil — to seek supernatural revenge. Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) will lead the cast that also includes Catherine Keener (Get Out), Eric Lange (Escape at Dannemora), Jeff Ward (“Agents of Shield”), Hannah Levien (The Magicians, Siren), Manny Jacinto (“The Good Place”), Leland Orser (I Am The Night, Berlin Station), and Patrick Fischler (The Right Stuff, Defending Jacob) Deadline reports. The eight-episode series was written by Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion, the duo behind “Channel Zero” with “Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block” director Arkasha Stevenson directing the pilot.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 18, 2020
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Shudder Kicks Off 2021 With A Killer January Lineup

Shudder is kicking off the new year right, with a ton of new horror and thriller films, series, and originals and we’ve got your guide! This January we will see the release of several Shudder Originals including Hunted from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Vincent Paronnaud and The Queen of Black Magic, from two giants of modern Indonesian horror, Kimo Stamboel and Joko Anwar; the much anticipated second season of original series “A Discovery of Witches” with new episodes weekly; a binge release of season one of “The Walking Dead: World Beyond“, the latest series in The Walking Dead Universe and the first to be available on Shudder; a four-film celebration of Peter Cushing; a double feature from the mind of Clive Barker, Nightbreed and Rawhead Rex; and the recently released, award-winning animated feature The Wolf House, among other new additions to the Shudder library. NEW SHUDDER ORIGINAL/EXCLUSIVE MOVIES HUNTED — January 14 What started as a flirtatious encounter at a bar turns

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 18, 2020
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This January A Dark Secret Will Be Revealed In ‘The Village In The Woods’

Writer-director Raine McCormack (I Shall Visit, He’s Gone) is taking viewers into an isolated town filled with dark secrets this January to witness two people who will have to fight to survive in The Village in the Woods. Co-written by John Hoerschmever, the film stars Beth Park (Killing All The Flies), Therese Bradley (“Peaky Blinders”), Richard Hope (Poldark (PBS), Broadchurch), Robert Vernon (Final Fantasy Game Franchise), Rebecca Johnson (The Trip), Sidney Kean (Silent Witness, The Fear), Timothy Harker (“Peaky Blinders”), Katie Alexander-Thom (“Game of Thrones”), and Phill Martin (Prometheus, Jack The Giant Slayer). In the film, “Deep in the forgotten woods, lies a village, at the center of which stands the old Harbour Inn. This rotten pub is the target of an inheritance fraud by young couple Jason and Nicky. Tempted by promises of easy money, Nicky pretends to be the Inn’s sole heiress. On arrival, they find the villagers welcoming and friendly… perhaps a little too much so. Always

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020

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HorrorFuel.com Sits Down For Interview With “L.A. Macabre” Star Ryan Hellquist

After a successful first season, the mystery thriller series “L.A. Macabre” is back with season 2 that is bigger, better, and more twisted. Following its release on Amazon Prime, we sat down to chat with one of the series’ stars, Ryan Hellquist who filled us in on the show, the new season, and much more. “L.A Macabre” centers on three filmmakers that interview a former member of the defunct cult “The New Family” leading them down a path of mystery, kidnapping, and murder. Hellquist stars alongside Corsica Wilson, and Aidan Bristow in the series written and directed by Dan Ast. Horror Fuel: “You star in the series “L.A. Macabre,” whose second season is now on Amazon. What’s it about?” Ryan Hellquist: “It’s a thriller, where my character is a part of a group of filmmakers who interview a former cult member. After the interview goes viral we start getting terrorized by the cult which escalates to people connected to us

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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From The Team Behind ‘Ready Or Not” Comes The Creature Feature ‘Reunion’

Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind Ready Or Not have teamed up once again for the upcoming high school horror flick Reunion, from MGM. Composed of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella, Radio Silence will direct the film written by Guy Busick and Christopher Murphy, Deadline reports. In Reunion, the horrific experience of high school reunions is taken to a new extreme when a group of uninspired old friends becomes the only hope for survival against an unwelcome shape-shifting creature. Radio Silence is also behind the upcoming 2022 reboot of Scream.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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Movie Review: Smiley Face Killers: Moodiness And Man Butt Win Out Over Horror

Director Tim Hunter’s true story inspired horror Smiley Face Killers has just been released, and I’ve always found the true crimes interesting, so I decided to check it out. What I found wasn’t good. The synopsis reads as followed: “a handsome young soccer player Jake Graham who believes he is going insane, unable to shake the feeling of being stalked by something, by someone.” The film takes its inspiration from a series of mysterious deaths linked by the smiley face graffiti found near the crime scenes. The victims are all killed by mysteriously being drowned and have been deemed nonaccidental. Unfortunately, the movie treats the killings as a secondary theme with Jake’s depression and body exploitation at the forefront. The majority of the movie is just watching Ronen Rubinstein go from scene to scene shedding his clothes and acting moody as hell. Sure, Ronen Rubinstein is a handsome guy but I was there to watch a horror movie, not a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
Horror Fuel

“Locke & Key” Renewed By Netflix Ahead Of Season Two Premiere

Season two of Netflix‘s series “Locke & Key” has not even premiered yet and already the streaming giant has renewed it for season three, not that we are complaining. Based on the comic book series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez, the series follows Locke siblings and their mother who have moved into their father’s ancestral home after his death and discover the home is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. Darby Stanchfield (“Scandal”) stars as Nina Locke, Jackson Robert Scott (IT) as Bode Locke, Connor Jessup (“American Crime”) as Tyler Locke, Emilia Jones (“Horrible Histories”) as Kinsey Locke, Bill Heck (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) as Rendell Locke, Thomas Mitchell Barnet as Sam Lesser, Laysla De Oliveira as Dodge, and Griffin Gluck (“American Vandal”) as Gabe. The Wrap is reporting that we will see season two arrive sometime in 2021, though no date has been officially announced yet. “Carlton and Meredith have built

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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The Haunting Indie Horror The Spiritualist Now Out On Digital And VOD

A desperate woman plagued by haunting night terrors seeks out unconventional help in The Spiritualist, now out on Digital and VOD, from Midnight Releasing. Written and directed by Carl Medland the film stars Julie T. Wallace, Jane Merrow, and Ian Reddington, the film centers on Laura, a woman suffering horrific night terrors and sleep paralysis. She believes the sinister spirit haunting her is the ghost of her mother. Scared and desperate, she reaches out to the spiritualist to host a seance with her friends in the hope of finding an answer. My favourite day on set was the day of the séance, I mean who does not love a good seance in a horror movie, I knew I wanted to create a seance that stood out and felt more sincere than what has previously been portrayed in horror films. As someone who is very spiritual, I did not want to do this sequence a disservice.” – Director, Carl Medland states.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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Crispin Glover Starring In New Series “Red Bird Lane” From “Hannibal” Director

Crispin Glover (“American Gods”), who recently appeared as the hooded figure in Smiley Face Killers has signed on to star as a series regular in HBO Max’s psychological thriller series “Red Bird Lane.” The series, directed by “Hannibal’s” David Slade, and “follows eight strangers who arrive at an isolated house, all for different reasons. Upon their mysterious and coincidental arrival, the strangers realize that something sinister and terrifying awaits them. Glover will play Jonah, a bad man who arrives at the mysterious house in the center of the thriller for money.” Deadline is reporting that the cast also includes James Urbaniak, Jamie Clayton, Rya Kihlstedt, Susan Sarandon, Kiersey Clemons, and Grantham Coleman as recurring characters with Damon Dayoub making a cameo. Sara Gran (“Southland”) wrote the script.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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Discovery+ Kicks Off Streaming Service With All Your Paranormal Favorites

Discovery Inc. Is launching its new streaming service discovery+ on January 4, 2021, with all of your favorite paranormal and unexplained favorites with nearly 3,000 episodes of paranormal programming in its extensive library, establishing the largest collection of paranormal content available to users anywhere in the world. At launch, the platform will have more than 100 series under its “Paranormal & Unexplained” banner, and nearly all will be available to binge from the beginning. For fans of the genre, this means that every episode of “Ghost Adventures”, “The Dead Files”, “Paranormal Caught on Camera”, “Destination Fear”, “Ghost Nation”, “Portals to Hell” and more, which will be available for streaming on day one. Also, discovery+ has searched out the most popular content found across the television spectrum; and subscribers will be able to stream additional hit titles including “Ghost Hunters” and “Ancient Aliens” from A&E. At launch, two marquee specials, “Ghost Adventures: Cecil Hotel“ and “Shock Docs: Amityville Horror House”, and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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“Channel Zero” Duo Adapting ‘Brand New Cherry Flavor’ For New Netflix Series

We are getting an adaptation of Todd Grimson’s horror novel “Brand New Cherry Flavor” as series from Netflix. “Brand New Cherry Flavor” centers on Lisa Nova (Salazar), an aspiring film director in the sun-drenched but seamy world of 1990 Los Angeles who embarks on a mind-altering journey — from the streets of Beverly Hills to the forests of Brazil — to seek supernatural revenge. Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) will lead the cast that also includes Catherine Keener (Get Out), Eric Lange (Escape at Dannemora), Jeff Ward (“Agents of Shield”), Hannah Levien (The Magicians, Siren), Manny Jacinto (“The Good Place”), Leland Orser (I Am The Night, Berlin Station), and Patrick Fischler (The Right Stuff, Defending Jacob) Deadline reports. The eight-episode series was written by Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion, the duo behind “Channel Zero” with “Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block” director Arkasha Stevenson directing the pilot.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 18, 2020
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Shudder Kicks Off 2021 With A Killer January Lineup

Shudder is kicking off the new year right, with a ton of new horror and thriller films, series, and originals and we’ve got your guide! This January we will see the release of several Shudder Originals including Hunted from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Vincent Paronnaud and The Queen of Black Magic, from two giants of modern Indonesian horror, Kimo Stamboel and Joko Anwar; the much anticipated second season of original series “A Discovery of Witches” with new episodes weekly; a binge release of season one of “The Walking Dead: World Beyond“, the latest series in The Walking Dead Universe and the first to be available on Shudder; a four-film celebration of Peter Cushing; a double feature from the mind of Clive Barker, Nightbreed and Rawhead Rex; and the recently released, award-winning animated feature The Wolf House, among other new additions to the Shudder library. NEW SHUDDER ORIGINAL/EXCLUSIVE MOVIES HUNTED — January 14 What started as a flirtatious encounter at a bar turns

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 18, 2020
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This January A Dark Secret Will Be Revealed In ‘The Village In The Woods’

Writer-director Raine McCormack (I Shall Visit, He’s Gone) is taking viewers into an isolated town filled with dark secrets this January to witness two people who will have to fight to survive in The Village in the Woods. Co-written by John Hoerschmever, the film stars Beth Park (Killing All The Flies), Therese Bradley (“Peaky Blinders”), Richard Hope (Poldark (PBS), Broadchurch), Robert Vernon (Final Fantasy Game Franchise), Rebecca Johnson (The Trip), Sidney Kean (Silent Witness, The Fear), Timothy Harker (“Peaky Blinders”), Katie Alexander-Thom (“Game of Thrones”), and Phill Martin (Prometheus, Jack The Giant Slayer). In the film, “Deep in the forgotten woods, lies a village, at the center of which stands the old Harbour Inn. This rotten pub is the target of an inheritance fraud by young couple Jason and Nicky. Tempted by promises of easy money, Nicky pretends to be the Inn’s sole heiress. On arrival, they find the villagers welcoming and friendly… perhaps a little too much so. Always

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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