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Supernatural Horror ‘Playhouse’ Coming To VOD This Fall

As Frightfest comes to a close, Devilworks has picked up the supernatural chiller Playhouse for North America and Canada and has set a November release date. The film centers on a notorious horror writer, who moves into an ancient castle with his teenage daughter, to work on his next play; only to face terrifying consequences when his daughter falls prey to a supernatural evil lurking within the castle walls. Brothers Fionn and Toby Watts produced and directed Playhouse, which made its premiere at London’s Frightfest in August. William Holstead (Shudder Original ‘Christmas Presence’) Grace Courtney, James Rottger (BBCs ‘The Break’), and Helen Mackay (BBC’s ‘The Miracle Maker’) star in this dark, twisted tale. Devilworks will release Playhouse on VOD on all North American platforms on November 17th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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From The Creator Of ‘Final Destination’ Comes ‘Don’t Look Back’

From Jeffrey Riddick, the creator of Final Destination, comes Don’t Look Back, set to arrive this week. The trailer for the film shines a brutal light on society’s habit of watching terrible things but doing nothing to stop it as well as tackling the subject of karma. In the film, Caitlin Kramer, a woman overcoming a tragic past, is among several people who see a man being fatally assaulted. When the witnesses start dying mysteriously, she must unearth if they’re being targeted by a killer or something far more insidious. Kourtney Bell, Bryan Batt, Will Stout, Skyler Hart, Jeremy Holm, Jaqueline Fleming, Amanda Grace Benitez, Damon Lipari, Han Soto, Dean J. West, and Stephen Twardokus star. Don’t Look Back, which scored 4 out of 5 skulls in our review where we called it “a movie that’s definitely worth watching,” opens in theaters and lands On Demand on October 16, 2020, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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Horror Thriller ‘Broil’ Is Out Today On Blu-ray And DVD

Well Go USA Entertainment, who brought you Train to Busan, has just unleashed the chilling thriller Broil, from director Edward Drake (Breach, upcoming: Cosmic Sin). Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little), Avery Konrad (TV’s “Sacred Lies,” TV’s “Van Helsing”), Lochlyn Munro (TV’s “Riverdale”) and Timothy V. Murphy (TV’s “Snowpiercer,” National Treasure: Book of Secrets) star in this gothic tale of a troubled girl sent to live at her draconian grandfather’s creepy estate. In the film, after a violent incident with a school nemesis, 17-year-old Chance Sinclair (Avery Konrad) is sent to live with her draconian grandfather (Timothy V. Murphy) at his lavish estate, where she soon uncovers a dangerous ancient family secret. Suddenly caught between warring factions of the family, her only hope for survival may well come from a killer-for-hire (Jonathan Lipnicki) with a fortuitous stroke of culinary genius. Broil is out today on Digital, Blu-ray™, and DVD.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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Gerard Butler’s Disaster Thriller ‘Greenland’ Heading Straight To VOD

From the producer of the John Wick franchise and director Ric Roman Waugh comes Greenland, the disaster thriller starring Gerard Butler. News has come that the film, which has been delayed multiple times, is bypassing US theaters and is heading straight to premium VOD platforms this December after being a worldwide hit. From STXFilms, Greenland centers on John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan making a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garrity’s experience the best and worst in humanity. Starring Butler, Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, David Denman, Hope Davis, Andrew Bachelor, and Joshua Mikel, this intense thrill ride is produced by Butler, Basil Iwanyk, and Alan Siegal. Greenland premieres on premium VOD platforms on December 18, 2020, followed by its debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
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Emmy Winner Anna Friel Starring In Horror Anthology Series “The Box”

Adi Hasak (“Shades of Blue”, “Eyewitness”) has teamed up with the Nordic Entertainment Group for the new supernatural anthology series “The Box”, starring Emmy-winner Anna Friel (Marcella), Deadline reports. While details are still being kept under wraps, we do know that Friel will star in the lead role of Sharon Pici, a Kansas City Police Detective who is trapped in a room that she cannot escape. We also know that the series will begin as a character-driven psychological thriller before evolving into a supernatural horror series. Hasak will serve as showrunner and has written or co-written each of the eight, 30-minute long episodes. Paula Killen, Josh Azouz, and Clare Siobhan Byrne also co-write the series. Production is set to begin in February of 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
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Shudder Captures Russian Creature Feature ‘The Superdeep’

Shudder has captured the inspired by true events Russian creature-feature The Superdeep (aka Kolskaya Sverhglubokaya) ahead of its premiere at Sitges. The film, which looks like it’s paying homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing, was written and directed by Roman Karimov, Superdeep stars Milena Radulovic, Maksim Radugin, Nikita Dyuvbanov, and Andrey Trushin. It was produced by Sergey Torchilin, Alexander Kalushkin, Ivan Tarlykov, Konstantin Elkin, and Andrey Lyakhov. In The Superdeep, “The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the most large-scale secret object of the country. In 1984, inexplicable sounds like the screams of many voices were recorded at a depth of more than 12 kilometers. In the wake of these events, the object was closed. A small research team went down below the surface to find out what secret the world’s deepest borehole was hiding. What they have found turned out to be the greatest threat in history. And the future of humanity is in their hands.” The Superdeep is expected to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
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This November A Group Friends Are Out To Stop A Demon In ‘They Reach’

First, you hear them, then you see them, then…THEY REACH! The trailer for the supernatural horror flick They Reach is here ahead of its November release and it gives off a serious “Stranger Things” meets “IT” vibe. It’s 1979, and a 13-year-old science nerd stumbles upon a possessed tape player and accidentally unleashes a demonic entity. She recruits her two best friends to fight the beast before it devours more souls in the small town of Clarkston. Mary Madaline Roe, Morgan Chandler, Eden Campbell, Kyan Zielinski, Elizabeth Rhoades, Ash Calder, Frederick Floyd, Kara Puerschner, and Adrienne Jordan star in a Sylas Dall film. Uncork’d Entertainment unleashes They Reach, written and directed by Sylas Dall on DVD and Digital November 3, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
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Exclusive: Watch The Short Horror Film ‘Black Orchid Challenge”

Today, we have a real treat for our favorite horror fans, we’ve got the exclusive short horror film Black Orchid Challenge from writer-director-editor Kevin Cappiello. If the film we see a social media influencer trying out games sent by her fans. After one provides a jump scare she receives a game recommendation, the Black Orchid Challenge, one that gets a little too real. Capitalizing on the trend of challenges and videos that involve jump scares when you are least expecting it, Black Orchid Challenge is a well-done short flick that we could see as a full-length feature adaptation. Starring Brooklyn Allan, the short film is based on a story by Stephen Bell and was executive produced by Mayron Baptista. Check out the spooky short film (below), and be sure to visit Blackorchidchallenge.com.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
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‘Tremors’ SFX Master Nick Benson Joins ‘House In The Pines’

FX master, Nick Benson who has worked on titles such as Tremors, The Blob, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and Bride of Re-Animator has now signed to crate the special effects for the upcoming highly-anticipated horror film The House in the Pines. Nick joins an already incredible team that includes director Mick Strawn (Candyman, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3: Leatherface, Boogie Nights), co-director, Jeremy Brown (Friday the 13th Vengeance), and music producer Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo (The Rolling Stones, Foreigner, Cyndi Lauper). The House in the Pines comes from the creative mind of Mario Cerrito (The Listing, Human Hibachi). 4th Dimension Pictures will be making The House in the Pines under the guidance of producers, Michael Joy, John DiRenzo, and Mario Cerrito. Nick is a f*ckin monster! I’ve used him to kill people for 40 years! Love that guy…” – Director, Mick Strawn The plot for the horror film is still being kept secret but will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 11, 2020
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From The Creators Of 10 Cloverfield Lane Comes The Survival Thriller ‘Horizon Line’

From the creators of 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Shallows comes the survival thriller Horizon Line. The thrilling story is about two former lovers, Sara (Allison Williams) and Jackson (Alexander Dreymon) who discover new altitudes of fear aboard a single-engine Cessna plane. It was supposed to be a routine and casual 99-minute flight to their friend’s tropical island wedding. But within minutes after takeoff, their pilot suffers a fatal heart attack, leaving Sara and Jackson with no idea where they are, no comms, and no clue how to land the plane. With nothing but miles of ocean and sky in every direction, and a terrifying storm that’s about to envelop them, Sara and Jackson have only one shot – and there’s no going back. Directed by Mikael Marcimain (Call Girl) and written by Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken, the film was produced by Fredrik Wikström Nicastro. Horizon Line is landing soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 11, 2020

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Supernatural Horror ‘Playhouse’ Coming To VOD This Fall

As Frightfest comes to a close, Devilworks has picked up the supernatural chiller Playhouse for North America and Canada and has set a November release date. The film centers on a notorious horror writer, who moves into an ancient castle with his teenage daughter, to work on his next play; only to face terrifying consequences when his daughter falls prey to a supernatural evil lurking within the castle walls. Brothers Fionn and Toby Watts produced and directed Playhouse, which made its premiere at London’s Frightfest in August. William Holstead (Shudder Original ‘Christmas Presence’) Grace Courtney, James Rottger (BBCs ‘The Break’), and Helen Mackay (BBC’s ‘The Miracle Maker’) star in this dark, twisted tale. Devilworks will release Playhouse on VOD on all North American platforms on November 17th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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From The Creator Of ‘Final Destination’ Comes ‘Don’t Look Back’

From Jeffrey Riddick, the creator of Final Destination, comes Don’t Look Back, set to arrive this week. The trailer for the film shines a brutal light on society’s habit of watching terrible things but doing nothing to stop it as well as tackling the subject of karma. In the film, Caitlin Kramer, a woman overcoming a tragic past, is among several people who see a man being fatally assaulted. When the witnesses start dying mysteriously, she must unearth if they’re being targeted by a killer or something far more insidious. Kourtney Bell, Bryan Batt, Will Stout, Skyler Hart, Jeremy Holm, Jaqueline Fleming, Amanda Grace Benitez, Damon Lipari, Han Soto, Dean J. West, and Stephen Twardokus star. Don’t Look Back, which scored 4 out of 5 skulls in our review where we called it “a movie that’s definitely worth watching,” opens in theaters and lands On Demand on October 16, 2020, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
Horror Fuel

Horror Thriller ‘Broil’ Is Out Today On Blu-ray And DVD

Well Go USA Entertainment, who brought you Train to Busan, has just unleashed the chilling thriller Broil, from director Edward Drake (Breach, upcoming: Cosmic Sin). Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little), Avery Konrad (TV’s “Sacred Lies,” TV’s “Van Helsing”), Lochlyn Munro (TV’s “Riverdale”) and Timothy V. Murphy (TV’s “Snowpiercer,” National Treasure: Book of Secrets) star in this gothic tale of a troubled girl sent to live at her draconian grandfather’s creepy estate. In the film, after a violent incident with a school nemesis, 17-year-old Chance Sinclair (Avery Konrad) is sent to live with her draconian grandfather (Timothy V. Murphy) at his lavish estate, where she soon uncovers a dangerous ancient family secret. Suddenly caught between warring factions of the family, her only hope for survival may well come from a killer-for-hire (Jonathan Lipnicki) with a fortuitous stroke of culinary genius. Broil is out today on Digital, Blu-ray™, and DVD.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
Horror Fuel

Gerard Butler’s Disaster Thriller ‘Greenland’ Heading Straight To VOD

From the producer of the John Wick franchise and director Ric Roman Waugh comes Greenland, the disaster thriller starring Gerard Butler. News has come that the film, which has been delayed multiple times, is bypassing US theaters and is heading straight to premium VOD platforms this December after being a worldwide hit. From STXFilms, Greenland centers on John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan making a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garrity’s experience the best and worst in humanity. Starring Butler, Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, David Denman, Hope Davis, Andrew Bachelor, and Joshua Mikel, this intense thrill ride is produced by Butler, Basil Iwanyk, and Alan Siegal. Greenland premieres on premium VOD platforms on December 18, 2020, followed by its debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
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Emmy Winner Anna Friel Starring In Horror Anthology Series “The Box”

Adi Hasak (“Shades of Blue”, “Eyewitness”) has teamed up with the Nordic Entertainment Group for the new supernatural anthology series “The Box”, starring Emmy-winner Anna Friel (Marcella), Deadline reports. While details are still being kept under wraps, we do know that Friel will star in the lead role of Sharon Pici, a Kansas City Police Detective who is trapped in a room that she cannot escape. We also know that the series will begin as a character-driven psychological thriller before evolving into a supernatural horror series. Hasak will serve as showrunner and has written or co-written each of the eight, 30-minute long episodes. Paula Killen, Josh Azouz, and Clare Siobhan Byrne also co-write the series. Production is set to begin in February of 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
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Shudder Captures Russian Creature Feature ‘The Superdeep’

Shudder has captured the inspired by true events Russian creature-feature The Superdeep (aka Kolskaya Sverhglubokaya) ahead of its premiere at Sitges. The film, which looks like it’s paying homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing, was written and directed by Roman Karimov, Superdeep stars Milena Radulovic, Maksim Radugin, Nikita Dyuvbanov, and Andrey Trushin. It was produced by Sergey Torchilin, Alexander Kalushkin, Ivan Tarlykov, Konstantin Elkin, and Andrey Lyakhov. In The Superdeep, “The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the most large-scale secret object of the country. In 1984, inexplicable sounds like the screams of many voices were recorded at a depth of more than 12 kilometers. In the wake of these events, the object was closed. A small research team went down below the surface to find out what secret the world’s deepest borehole was hiding. What they have found turned out to be the greatest threat in history. And the future of humanity is in their hands.” The Superdeep is expected to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
Horror Fuel

This November A Group Friends Are Out To Stop A Demon In ‘They Reach’

First, you hear them, then you see them, then…THEY REACH! The trailer for the supernatural horror flick They Reach is here ahead of its November release and it gives off a serious “Stranger Things” meets “IT” vibe. It’s 1979, and a 13-year-old science nerd stumbles upon a possessed tape player and accidentally unleashes a demonic entity. She recruits her two best friends to fight the beast before it devours more souls in the small town of Clarkston. Mary Madaline Roe, Morgan Chandler, Eden Campbell, Kyan Zielinski, Elizabeth Rhoades, Ash Calder, Frederick Floyd, Kara Puerschner, and Adrienne Jordan star in a Sylas Dall film. Uncork’d Entertainment unleashes They Reach, written and directed by Sylas Dall on DVD and Digital November 3, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
Horror Fuel

Exclusive: Watch The Short Horror Film ‘Black Orchid Challenge”

Today, we have a real treat for our favorite horror fans, we’ve got the exclusive short horror film Black Orchid Challenge from writer-director-editor Kevin Cappiello. If the film we see a social media influencer trying out games sent by her fans. After one provides a jump scare she receives a game recommendation, the Black Orchid Challenge, one that gets a little too real. Capitalizing on the trend of challenges and videos that involve jump scares when you are least expecting it, Black Orchid Challenge is a well-done short flick that we could see as a full-length feature adaptation. Starring Brooklyn Allan, the short film is based on a story by Stephen Bell and was executive produced by Mayron Baptista. Check out the spooky short film (below), and be sure to visit Blackorchidchallenge.com.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Tremors’ SFX Master Nick Benson Joins ‘House In The Pines’

FX master, Nick Benson who has worked on titles such as Tremors, The Blob, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and Bride of Re-Animator has now signed to crate the special effects for the upcoming highly-anticipated horror film The House in the Pines. Nick joins an already incredible team that includes director Mick Strawn (Candyman, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3: Leatherface, Boogie Nights), co-director, Jeremy Brown (Friday the 13th Vengeance), and music producer Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo (The Rolling Stones, Foreigner, Cyndi Lauper). The House in the Pines comes from the creative mind of Mario Cerrito (The Listing, Human Hibachi). 4th Dimension Pictures will be making The House in the Pines under the guidance of producers, Michael Joy, John DiRenzo, and Mario Cerrito. Nick is a f*ckin monster! I’ve used him to kill people for 40 years! Love that guy…” – Director, Mick Strawn The plot for the horror film is still being kept secret but will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 11, 2020
Horror Fuel

From The Creators Of 10 Cloverfield Lane Comes The Survival Thriller ‘Horizon Line’

From the creators of 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Shallows comes the survival thriller Horizon Line. The thrilling story is about two former lovers, Sara (Allison Williams) and Jackson (Alexander Dreymon) who discover new altitudes of fear aboard a single-engine Cessna plane. It was supposed to be a routine and casual 99-minute flight to their friend’s tropical island wedding. But within minutes after takeoff, their pilot suffers a fatal heart attack, leaving Sara and Jackson with no idea where they are, no comms, and no clue how to land the plane. With nothing but miles of ocean and sky in every direction, and a terrifying storm that’s about to envelop them, Sara and Jackson have only one shot – and there’s no going back. Directed by Mikael Marcimain (Call Girl) and written by Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken, the film was produced by Fredrik Wikström Nicastro. Horizon Line is landing soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 11, 2020
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