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Darren Lynn Bousman Discusses New Films ‘Death Of Me’ And ‘Spiral’

Darren Lynn Bousman, the horror heavy hitter behind films like Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Tales of Halloween, Repo! The Genetic Opera, and other frightening flicks, sat down with me to discuss his new film Death of Me as well as his new highly anticipated installment of the Saw franchise, Spiral, out in theaters next year. Death of Me follows a woman visiting an island off of Thailand with her photographer husband, played by Luke Hemsworth. After a night of celebrating the couple wakeup in their room with a huge gap of time missing from their memory of the night before. Upon discovering a terrifying video on her husband’s camera Christine’s (Maggie Q) world spirals into a nightmare filled with horrors and mysterious traditions. Horror Fuel: “I’m a big fan of your movies, especially Repo. It is brilliant!” Darren Lynn Bousman: “Oh, thank you very much!” Horror Fuel: “A few days ago I watched your new movie Death of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 29, 2020
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From The Writer-Director Of ‘The Strangers’ Comes ‘The Dark And The Wicked’

From the writer-director who brought us the Stangers, Bryan Bertino comes a new tale of terror, The Dark and the Wicked, starring Marin Ireland (“The Umbrella Academy,” Hell or High Water), Michael Abbott Jr. (Loving, Mud), and Xander Berkeley (“The Walking Dead”). On a secluded farm, a man is slowly dying. Bedridden and fighting through his final breaths, his wife is slowly succumbing to overwhelming grief. To help their mother and say goodbye to their father, siblings Louise (Marin Ireland) and Michael (Michael Abbott Jr.) return to their family farm. It doesn’t take long for them to see that something’s wrong with mom, though—something more than her heavy sorrow. Gradually, as their own grief mounts, Louise and Michael begin suffering from a darkness similar to their mother’s, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over their family. The Dark and the Wicked arrives in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand November 6, 2020, from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
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This Christmas Cute But Deadly ‘Creatures’ Invade Earth

Post-production has been completed on Creatures, the new movie from Tony Jopia, the director that brought you Cute Little Buggers and Crying Wolf, the executive producer of The Hive, and the creator of Good Tidings. In the movie, “a group of astronomy students gets more than they bargained for after finding an injured alien who is being targeted by a group of bloodthirsty alien creatures.” Jopia Productions and Creatures Media LLC aimed to create a Christmas themed creature feature that could sit alongside such classic movies as Night of the Creeps, Critters, Dead Heat, Ghoulies, They Live, and Gremlins. Our passion lies in melding practical and visual FX. We aim to deliver on the goods by bringing together some creatively nasty SFX, tremendous puppet creature work, and VFX work that will blow fans of action, horror-comedies truly away.“ Director Tony Jopia says. “Creatures’ will definitely be delivering a Red Christmas this year! We’re super excited to be making our biggest

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
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“Rick And Morty: Season 4” Is Now Out Blu-Ray And DVD!

Awe, yeah, it’s time to schwifty! Season four of Adult Swim’s badass series “Rick and Morty” is out on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital! The Blu-ray is filled with gore, action, and hijinx. Witness the duo get themselves into stranger and stranger situations, like dealing with slut dragons (yes, you read that right) and chaos causing apps. Rick even learns a lesson about fatherhood. Hell, Ruth Bader Ginsberg even makes a cameo. The Blu-ray and DVD are jam-packed with goodies, including ten episodes and a ton of bonus features including behind-the-scenes videos, and a special short film titled “Samurai and Shogun.” Learn how snake Jazz is created, and what goes into designing characters. Season four of the Emmy winning-series (Outstanding Animated Program) is hilarious and badass in every way. Keeping its unique charm, the series does not disappoint. The characters we have come to love continue to evolve, especially Morty who seems to finally be coming into his own and learning

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘Death Of Me’

I’ve long been a fan of writer-director Darren Lynn Bousman. He’s the brilliant filmmaker that brought us films like Saw II and Saw III, Tales of Halloween, and the fantastically twisted film Repo! The Genetic Opera, as well as the upcoming movie Spiral. What’s not to love? Well, he’s back with a new terror-filled film, Death of Me, which is set to be released this October. Maggie Q stars as Christine, a wife along on a trip with her travel writer husband Neil (Luke Hemsworth) who are traveling to a stunning island off of Thailand. After a night out at a local bar, the two wake up and themselves covered in dirt and bruises, with no memory of the night before. With their passports and ID missing, the two are stranded. After discovering a video on Neil’s camera, they are stunned at what they see and Christine is left confused and terrified of her husband and everyone around her. A

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
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AMC’s 2020 FearFest Will Be The Biggest Yet, Featuring 91 Movies!

It wouldn’t be Halloween without AMC‘s FearFest! This year AMC is going all out, with a lineup that is bigger and better than ever! Kicking off on October 1st, this year’s FearFest will run all October long for the first time and will feature marathons, series premieres, specials, and 91 films including some of horror’s biggest Movies and classic franchises such as Halloween, Friday the 13th, Final Destination, The Amityville Horror, Insidious, Children of the Corn and many more. Films featured this FearFest on AMC: Body Snatchers (1993) Graveyard Shift (1990) 6 Souls (2010) An American Haunting (2005) The Amityville Horror (1979) The Amityville II: Possession (1982) The Amityville Horror (2005) Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993) Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return (1999) Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) Bride of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2020
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Thriller ‘Sweet Pain’ Acquired For US Release

Sweetwater Pictures, Aved Productions, and Bruise Productions have just announced that following a successful theatrical run in Spain (its country of origin) the critically acclaimed “Giallo” inspired thriller Sweet Pain (aka Dolorosa Gioia), written and directed by Gonzalo Lopez has been acquired by Leomark Studios for North American distribution. The film tells the tale of Carlo (Amiran Winter), a young music composer from a wealthy family who is going through an emotional crisis. When he moves into a new house he harks back to the events that led to his current state: his first marriage, his obsession with music, the infidelities, and their murderous consequences. While the past haunts him in the form of visceral memories, Carlo strives to get his life back together and to not descend into a dark pit of madness. Our thriller Sweet Pain was actually loosely inspired by the tragic life of Renaissance music composer Carlo Gesualdo. Our story is set in the present day

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Bella Thorne Is Out For Revenge In The Thriller ‘Girl’

Screen Media announced today that they have acquired Chad Faust’s feature directorial debut, the thriller Girl, with plans to release the film this November following its premiere at Fantastic Fest. In the film, a young woman (Bella Thorne) returns to her small hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father, only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff (Mickey Rourke) and discovers a family legacy more disturbing than she could have ever imagined. Faust also stars in the film alongside Bella Thorne (“Scream,” The Babysitter, The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2, The Expendables, Sin City), Glenn Gould ( In Order of Disappearance, “Cardinal”), Lanette Ware (Taken, “The Wedding Planners”), and Elizabeth Saunders (“Alias Grace,” IT). The film is produced by Thomas Michael, Shayne Putzlocher, and Sara Shaak. It is executive produced by Jason Moring, Joe Ferraro, Dave Duckett, Jean Pierre Magro,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Hulu’s “Helstrom” Trailer Teases The Dark Side Of The MCU

Marvel is synonymous with helpful superheroes out to save the world, but there’s a lot more to the Marvel Universe. The new series “Helstrom“ will explore Marvel’s dark side, filled with supernatural horrors. The new trailer gives us a taste of what’s to come. The series centers on Daimon and Ana Helstrom, the complicated adult children of a mysterious killer, who have inherited special gifts. We watch as they hunt down the worst of humanity, as well as the not so human. Creator Paul Zbyszewski states: It’s about the family that we’re born with and the family that we create,” he said. “It’s a nature-versus-nurture story. It’s about the stuff that we’re born with genetically that we inherit and we carry with us because we have to. It’s about our environment that we’re raised with and the values that we’re imprinted with as we grow older, and that affects our ability to judge right from wrong, and our morality.” Tom

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Reunite In The Trailer For Amazon’s “Truth Seekers”

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End, have reunited for the new horror-comedy series “Truth Seekers” which will premiere on Amazon just in time for Halloween. “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on genre storytelling.” Nick Frost stars as Gus, Simon Pegg as Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020

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Darren Lynn Bousman Discusses New Films ‘Death Of Me’ And ‘Spiral’

Darren Lynn Bousman, the horror heavy hitter behind films like Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Tales of Halloween, Repo! The Genetic Opera, and other frightening flicks, sat down with me to discuss his new film Death of Me as well as his new highly anticipated installment of the Saw franchise, Spiral, out in theaters next year. Death of Me follows a woman visiting an island off of Thailand with her photographer husband, played by Luke Hemsworth. After a night of celebrating the couple wakeup in their room with a huge gap of time missing from their memory of the night before. Upon discovering a terrifying video on her husband’s camera Christine’s (Maggie Q) world spirals into a nightmare filled with horrors and mysterious traditions. Horror Fuel: “I’m a big fan of your movies, especially Repo. It is brilliant!” Darren Lynn Bousman: “Oh, thank you very much!” Horror Fuel: “A few days ago I watched your new movie Death of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 29, 2020
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From The Writer-Director Of ‘The Strangers’ Comes ‘The Dark And The Wicked’

From the writer-director who brought us the Stangers, Bryan Bertino comes a new tale of terror, The Dark and the Wicked, starring Marin Ireland (“The Umbrella Academy,” Hell or High Water), Michael Abbott Jr. (Loving, Mud), and Xander Berkeley (“The Walking Dead”). On a secluded farm, a man is slowly dying. Bedridden and fighting through his final breaths, his wife is slowly succumbing to overwhelming grief. To help their mother and say goodbye to their father, siblings Louise (Marin Ireland) and Michael (Michael Abbott Jr.) return to their family farm. It doesn’t take long for them to see that something’s wrong with mom, though—something more than her heavy sorrow. Gradually, as their own grief mounts, Louise and Michael begin suffering from a darkness similar to their mother’s, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over their family. The Dark and the Wicked arrives in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand November 6, 2020, from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
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This Christmas Cute But Deadly ‘Creatures’ Invade Earth

Post-production has been completed on Creatures, the new movie from Tony Jopia, the director that brought you Cute Little Buggers and Crying Wolf, the executive producer of The Hive, and the creator of Good Tidings. In the movie, “a group of astronomy students gets more than they bargained for after finding an injured alien who is being targeted by a group of bloodthirsty alien creatures.” Jopia Productions and Creatures Media LLC aimed to create a Christmas themed creature feature that could sit alongside such classic movies as Night of the Creeps, Critters, Dead Heat, Ghoulies, They Live, and Gremlins. Our passion lies in melding practical and visual FX. We aim to deliver on the goods by bringing together some creatively nasty SFX, tremendous puppet creature work, and VFX work that will blow fans of action, horror-comedies truly away.“ Director Tony Jopia says. “Creatures’ will definitely be delivering a Red Christmas this year! We’re super excited to be making our biggest

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
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“Rick And Morty: Season 4” Is Now Out Blu-Ray And DVD!

Awe, yeah, it’s time to schwifty! Season four of Adult Swim’s badass series “Rick and Morty” is out on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital! The Blu-ray is filled with gore, action, and hijinx. Witness the duo get themselves into stranger and stranger situations, like dealing with slut dragons (yes, you read that right) and chaos causing apps. Rick even learns a lesson about fatherhood. Hell, Ruth Bader Ginsberg even makes a cameo. The Blu-ray and DVD are jam-packed with goodies, including ten episodes and a ton of bonus features including behind-the-scenes videos, and a special short film titled “Samurai and Shogun.” Learn how snake Jazz is created, and what goes into designing characters. Season four of the Emmy winning-series (Outstanding Animated Program) is hilarious and badass in every way. Keeping its unique charm, the series does not disappoint. The characters we have come to love continue to evolve, especially Morty who seems to finally be coming into his own and learning

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
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Movie Review: Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘Death Of Me’

I’ve long been a fan of writer-director Darren Lynn Bousman. He’s the brilliant filmmaker that brought us films like Saw II and Saw III, Tales of Halloween, and the fantastically twisted film Repo! The Genetic Opera, as well as the upcoming movie Spiral. What’s not to love? Well, he’s back with a new terror-filled film, Death of Me, which is set to be released this October. Maggie Q stars as Christine, a wife along on a trip with her travel writer husband Neil (Luke Hemsworth) who are traveling to a stunning island off of Thailand. After a night out at a local bar, the two wake up and themselves covered in dirt and bruises, with no memory of the night before. With their passports and ID missing, the two are stranded. After discovering a video on Neil’s camera, they are stunned at what they see and Christine is left confused and terrified of her husband and everyone around her. A

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2020
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AMC’s 2020 FearFest Will Be The Biggest Yet, Featuring 91 Movies!

It wouldn’t be Halloween without AMC‘s FearFest! This year AMC is going all out, with a lineup that is bigger and better than ever! Kicking off on October 1st, this year’s FearFest will run all October long for the first time and will feature marathons, series premieres, specials, and 91 films including some of horror’s biggest Movies and classic franchises such as Halloween, Friday the 13th, Final Destination, The Amityville Horror, Insidious, Children of the Corn and many more. Films featured this FearFest on AMC: Body Snatchers (1993) Graveyard Shift (1990) 6 Souls (2010) An American Haunting (2005) The Amityville Horror (1979) The Amityville II: Possession (1982) The Amityville Horror (2005) Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993) Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return (1999) Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) Bride of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2020
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Thriller ‘Sweet Pain’ Acquired For US Release

Sweetwater Pictures, Aved Productions, and Bruise Productions have just announced that following a successful theatrical run in Spain (its country of origin) the critically acclaimed “Giallo” inspired thriller Sweet Pain (aka Dolorosa Gioia), written and directed by Gonzalo Lopez has been acquired by Leomark Studios for North American distribution. The film tells the tale of Carlo (Amiran Winter), a young music composer from a wealthy family who is going through an emotional crisis. When he moves into a new house he harks back to the events that led to his current state: his first marriage, his obsession with music, the infidelities, and their murderous consequences. While the past haunts him in the form of visceral memories, Carlo strives to get his life back together and to not descend into a dark pit of madness. Our thriller Sweet Pain was actually loosely inspired by the tragic life of Renaissance music composer Carlo Gesualdo. Our story is set in the present day

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Bella Thorne Is Out For Revenge In The Thriller ‘Girl’

Screen Media announced today that they have acquired Chad Faust’s feature directorial debut, the thriller Girl, with plans to release the film this November following its premiere at Fantastic Fest. In the film, a young woman (Bella Thorne) returns to her small hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father, only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff (Mickey Rourke) and discovers a family legacy more disturbing than she could have ever imagined. Faust also stars in the film alongside Bella Thorne (“Scream,” The Babysitter, The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2, The Expendables, Sin City), Glenn Gould ( In Order of Disappearance, “Cardinal”), Lanette Ware (Taken, “The Wedding Planners”), and Elizabeth Saunders (“Alias Grace,” IT). The film is produced by Thomas Michael, Shayne Putzlocher, and Sara Shaak. It is executive produced by Jason Moring, Joe Ferraro, Dave Duckett, Jean Pierre Magro,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Hulu’s “Helstrom” Trailer Teases The Dark Side Of The MCU

Marvel is synonymous with helpful superheroes out to save the world, but there’s a lot more to the Marvel Universe. The new series “Helstrom“ will explore Marvel’s dark side, filled with supernatural horrors. The new trailer gives us a taste of what’s to come. The series centers on Daimon and Ana Helstrom, the complicated adult children of a mysterious killer, who have inherited special gifts. We watch as they hunt down the worst of humanity, as well as the not so human. Creator Paul Zbyszewski states: It’s about the family that we’re born with and the family that we create,” he said. “It’s a nature-versus-nurture story. It’s about the stuff that we’re born with genetically that we inherit and we carry with us because we have to. It’s about our environment that we’re raised with and the values that we’re imprinted with as we grow older, and that affects our ability to judge right from wrong, and our morality.” Tom

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Reunite In The Trailer For Amazon’s “Truth Seekers”

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End, have reunited for the new horror-comedy series “Truth Seekers” which will premiere on Amazon just in time for Halloween. “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on genre storytelling.” Nick Frost stars as Gus, Simon Pegg as Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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