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Things Get Bloody In The New Trailer For ‘Last American Horror Show 2’

The new trailer is here for Michael S.Rodriguez’s horror anthology, Last America Horror Show: Volume 2, teasing a blood-drenched, action-packed thrill ride. In the film, “As a child murderer named Killer Callhan (Ferguson) awaits execution on death row, he is befriended by the kind Moses (Novak), who decides to read him a few horror stories from his favorite book. Little does Killer know that he is a part of the final tale at the end of storytime.” The film stars genre icon’s Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death, An Eye For An Eye opposite Chuck Norris), Lynn Lowry (George A.Romero’s The Crazies, Cat People ), Helene Udy (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, My Bloody Valentines Day), Maria Olsen (Paranormal Activity 3, I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), Jonathan Tiersten (Sleepaway Camp), Michael S.Rodriguez, and Mike Ferguson (“Death Squad”). Horror legends Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Robert Mukes (Rob Zombie’s House Of 1000 Corpses), and Arch Hall Jr. (The Sadist) also

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Writer-Director Jess Norvisgaard Fills Us In On ‘The Good Things Devils Do’

Writer-director Jess Norvisgaard sat down with me to talk about his new supernatural horror film, The Good Things Devils Do, which Horror Fuel’s Dan XIII called “a solid lil fright flick with a bit of the ol’ crimson, a great cast, and a vampire vixen run amok… so a ghoulish good time indeed!” in his review. The film stars horror greats Kane Hodder, Bill Oberst Jr., and Linnea Quigley along with David Rucker III, Mary Katherine O’Donnell, Kelley Wilson Robinson, and Veronika Stoykova. In the indie film, “Richard (Oberst Jr.), a small-time gangster who is retiring. Before he can, he must take one last job: to steal money from a rival gangster’s house. Miles apart, Melvin (Rucker) is a reluctant family man who has dreams of becoming a famous curator for his Museum of the Macabre. His newest acquisition? The remains of the notorious Masquerade (Stoykova), a vampire born from the embers of hell, slain centuries ago. On Halloween Night,

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Four Outcasts Are Faced With The Horrors Of Their Past In ‘Dead Ones’

Artsploitation Films has just announced the upcoming release of The Dead Ones, an American independent film directed by Jeremy Kasten. And we’ve got the trailer! In the film, “for four outcast teens, summer detention means being assigned to clean their high school after a horrific incident. But they are not alone; a macabre gang wearing guises of The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse – Famine, Pestilence, War, and Death – has locked them inside and is hunting them through the school’s ravaged hallways. As the four students battle to survive, each must confront the supernatural echoes of past traumas they have struggled to forget – and may be condemned to relive.” Sarah Rose Harper, Brandon Thane Wilson, Katie Foster, and Torey Garza star in The Dead Ones, produced by Dominic Dromgoole, Alexandra Breede, and Louise Simpson. The Dead Ones will be released on DVD and Blu-ray as well as VOD and Digital on September 29, 2020. https://vimeo.com/422955695?mc_cid=d28e314b72&mc_eid=a204f109c7

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The Ax-Wielding Maniac Is Back In ‘The Redwood Massacre 2: Annihilation’!

Scream Queen Danielle Harris (Halloween, Camp Cold Brook, Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood) comes up against the ax-wielding maniac of Redwood in writer-director David Ryan Keith’s highly-anticipated sequel to The Redwood Massacre, The Redwood Massacre: Annihilation! In the film, “A stranger obsessed with the unsolved Redwood murders, convinces a group of bereaved family members to venture into the wilderness in hope of proving the existence of the infamous killer. Their quest for truth sees a sinister turn of events, as the hunters become the hunted. A blood-soaked fight for survival ensues when they find that the tales told of the ax-wielding manic is very real.” Damien Puckler, Gary Kasper, Jon Campling, and Tevy Poe star alongside Harris in Redwood Massacre: Annihilation, coming to DVD and Digital October 20, 2020, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the new Green Band trailer!

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“Walking Dead” Actor Lew Temple Stars In The Indie Horror ‘Hacked’

It has just been revealed that Lew Temple, star of Devil’s Rejects and “The Walking Dead,” is starring in the upcoming indie horror film Hacked. While much of the film remains under wraps, according to IMDb, Temple will be playing the role of Roger, and stars alongside Matthew Festle, Jackson Turner (Jason Thunder: Legends), Shawn C. Phillips (Dead Ant, YouTuber- Coolduder), Alan Maxson (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Blade The Iron Cross), and Thom Michael Mulligan (The Witching Hour). In the film, “Michael and Darren have a very successful true-crime podcast. But when trying to get one of their biggest guests yet turns into a bizarre obsession for Michael, the lines between nightmare and reality begins to blur.” The film, was written by John Festle and Matthew Festle who directs along with Matt Leal, is set to be released at the end of September from the 3 Keys Media on DVD & Blu-ray. You can pre-order your copy now on

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A Radio Station Is Stalked By A Twisted Killer In Todd Sheet’s ‘Final Caller’

After the success of Dreaming Purple Neon and Bonehill Road as well as the insanity of Clownado, director Todd Sheets, who has 50 titles under his belt, returns with the new film Final Caller, which Horror Fuel’s Dan XIII calls “Lean, mean, n’ full of screams, ” in his review. “For late-night radio host Roland Bennett, crazy is a way of life. His show “On Through The Night” attracts the wildest, most bizarre callers of any radio show in syndication. But tonight is different. Tonight the show has truly crossed the line into Hell. Tonight a vicious killer is on the hunt for fresh blood, and he wants to make sure his favorite radio host is involved every step of the way. But simply calling in isn’t enough, and soon Roland and the staff of the radio station must face the depraved madman face to face. And because everyone thinks it’s just another radio stunt orchestrated by Roland for higher

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Movie Review: ‘The Owners’ Is Everything A Horror Movie Should Be

You hear the name, Maisie Williams, and your ears perk up. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know just how talented the “Game of Thrones” actress is. So, as a fan when I heard that Williams was starring in Julius Berg’s new film The Owners I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on a copy. Mission accomplished. Also starring Sylvester McCoy, Jake Curran, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, and Rita Tushingham, The Owners turns a home invasion horror on its ear. Berg couldn’t have chosen a better cast. They each bring something unique to the table. They’re a perfect fit. Star Sylvester McCoy agrees, he couldn’t say enough great things about his fellow actors during our interview. Watching the three assholes taking advantage of and torture the elderly couple was not easy. But it is successful by triggering an emotional reactional from viewers. When the couple reveals their true selves it’s a shock that will leave

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‘Demons Inside Me’ Unleashed This September

Demonic entities set their sights on a group of friends on an exotic holiday in writer-director Alexandre Carrière‘s supernatural horror Demons Inside Me. In the movie, “A group of rich playboys travel to Costa Rica to party, do drugs, and hook up with girls. Tossed aside by her boyfriend and isolated by the group, Jade spirals into a psychotic episode. As she fights the ghosts of her past, demonic creatures covered in fungi and dripping sap emerge from the jungle to claim the lives of those around her one by one.” Morgan Kohan (The Marijuana Conspiracy), Sebastian Pigott (Pacific Rim), Drew Nelson (Fahrenheit 451), and Kjartan Hewitt (“The Umbrella Academy”) star in this frightening flick. Demons Inside Me lands on VOD on September 8, 2020, from High Octane Pictures.

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This September A ‘Shortcut’ Leaves A Group Of Students Fighting For Survival (Trailer)

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror-adventure film Shortcut and will unleash it this September. Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity. Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, it stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, and Terence Anderson. Don’t miss Shortcut, in theaters on September 25, 2020.

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The American Dream Turns Into A Nightmare In Shudder’s ‘Spiral’ (Trailer)

The American dream turns into a nightmare in Kurtis David Harder’s (Summerland, Incontrol) Spiral, a horror film for the current age, Spiral, which skillfully dissects themes of ostracization, otherness, and the cycles of societal rejection and hate, led by a breakout performance by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Check out the new intense trailer. In the film, “Malik (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, “American Horror Story”, “Canada’s Drag Race)” and Aaron (Ari Cohen, IT: Chapter II) move to a small town in search of a better environment for them and their 16-year-old daughter (Jennifer Laporte, Web of Dreams). But nothing is as it seems as something sinister lies behind the picturesque homes and welcoming faces of their new neighbors (Lochlyn Munro, CW’s “Riverdale”).” Also starring Ty Wood and Chandra Wes, the film was written by Colin Minihan (writer of the Shudder Original Z and the upcoming new Urban Legend) and John Poliquin (Selfie). Spiral is produced by Minihan, Harder, and John Poliquin for Digital Interference, the

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Things Get Bloody In The New Trailer For ‘Last American Horror Show 2’

The new trailer is here for Michael S.Rodriguez’s horror anthology, Last America Horror Show: Volume 2, teasing a blood-drenched, action-packed thrill ride. In the film, “As a child murderer named Killer Callhan (Ferguson) awaits execution on death row, he is befriended by the kind Moses (Novak), who decides to read him a few horror stories from his favorite book. Little does Killer know that he is a part of the final tale at the end of storytime.” The film stars genre icon’s Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death, An Eye For An Eye opposite Chuck Norris), Lynn Lowry (George A.Romero’s The Crazies, Cat People ), Helene Udy (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, My Bloody Valentines Day), Maria Olsen (Paranormal Activity 3, I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), Jonathan Tiersten (Sleepaway Camp), Michael S.Rodriguez, and Mike Ferguson (“Death Squad”). Horror legends Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Robert Mukes (Rob Zombie’s House Of 1000 Corpses), and Arch Hall Jr. (The Sadist) also

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Writer-Director Jess Norvisgaard Fills Us In On ‘The Good Things Devils Do’

Writer-director Jess Norvisgaard sat down with me to talk about his new supernatural horror film, The Good Things Devils Do, which Horror Fuel’s Dan XIII called “a solid lil fright flick with a bit of the ol’ crimson, a great cast, and a vampire vixen run amok… so a ghoulish good time indeed!” in his review. The film stars horror greats Kane Hodder, Bill Oberst Jr., and Linnea Quigley along with David Rucker III, Mary Katherine O’Donnell, Kelley Wilson Robinson, and Veronika Stoykova. In the indie film, “Richard (Oberst Jr.), a small-time gangster who is retiring. Before he can, he must take one last job: to steal money from a rival gangster’s house. Miles apart, Melvin (Rucker) is a reluctant family man who has dreams of becoming a famous curator for his Museum of the Macabre. His newest acquisition? The remains of the notorious Masquerade (Stoykova), a vampire born from the embers of hell, slain centuries ago. On Halloween Night,

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Four Outcasts Are Faced With The Horrors Of Their Past In ‘Dead Ones’

Artsploitation Films has just announced the upcoming release of The Dead Ones, an American independent film directed by Jeremy Kasten. And we’ve got the trailer! In the film, “for four outcast teens, summer detention means being assigned to clean their high school after a horrific incident. But they are not alone; a macabre gang wearing guises of The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse – Famine, Pestilence, War, and Death – has locked them inside and is hunting them through the school’s ravaged hallways. As the four students battle to survive, each must confront the supernatural echoes of past traumas they have struggled to forget – and may be condemned to relive.” Sarah Rose Harper, Brandon Thane Wilson, Katie Foster, and Torey Garza star in The Dead Ones, produced by Dominic Dromgoole, Alexandra Breede, and Louise Simpson. The Dead Ones will be released on DVD and Blu-ray as well as VOD and Digital on September 29, 2020. https://vimeo.com/422955695?mc_cid=d28e314b72&mc_eid=a204f109c7

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The Ax-Wielding Maniac Is Back In ‘The Redwood Massacre 2: Annihilation’!

Scream Queen Danielle Harris (Halloween, Camp Cold Brook, Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood) comes up against the ax-wielding maniac of Redwood in writer-director David Ryan Keith’s highly-anticipated sequel to The Redwood Massacre, The Redwood Massacre: Annihilation! In the film, “A stranger obsessed with the unsolved Redwood murders, convinces a group of bereaved family members to venture into the wilderness in hope of proving the existence of the infamous killer. Their quest for truth sees a sinister turn of events, as the hunters become the hunted. A blood-soaked fight for survival ensues when they find that the tales told of the ax-wielding manic is very real.” Damien Puckler, Gary Kasper, Jon Campling, and Tevy Poe star alongside Harris in Redwood Massacre: Annihilation, coming to DVD and Digital October 20, 2020, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the new Green Band trailer!

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“Walking Dead” Actor Lew Temple Stars In The Indie Horror ‘Hacked’

It has just been revealed that Lew Temple, star of Devil’s Rejects and “The Walking Dead,” is starring in the upcoming indie horror film Hacked. While much of the film remains under wraps, according to IMDb, Temple will be playing the role of Roger, and stars alongside Matthew Festle, Jackson Turner (Jason Thunder: Legends), Shawn C. Phillips (Dead Ant, YouTuber- Coolduder), Alan Maxson (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Blade The Iron Cross), and Thom Michael Mulligan (The Witching Hour). In the film, “Michael and Darren have a very successful true-crime podcast. But when trying to get one of their biggest guests yet turns into a bizarre obsession for Michael, the lines between nightmare and reality begins to blur.” The film, was written by John Festle and Matthew Festle who directs along with Matt Leal, is set to be released at the end of September from the 3 Keys Media on DVD & Blu-ray. You can pre-order your copy now on

Continue reading →
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A Radio Station Is Stalked By A Twisted Killer In Todd Sheet’s ‘Final Caller’

After the success of Dreaming Purple Neon and Bonehill Road as well as the insanity of Clownado, director Todd Sheets, who has 50 titles under his belt, returns with the new film Final Caller, which Horror Fuel’s Dan XIII calls “Lean, mean, n’ full of screams, ” in his review. “For late-night radio host Roland Bennett, crazy is a way of life. His show “On Through The Night” attracts the wildest, most bizarre callers of any radio show in syndication. But tonight is different. Tonight the show has truly crossed the line into Hell. Tonight a vicious killer is on the hunt for fresh blood, and he wants to make sure his favorite radio host is involved every step of the way. But simply calling in isn’t enough, and soon Roland and the staff of the radio station must face the depraved madman face to face. And because everyone thinks it’s just another radio stunt orchestrated by Roland for higher

Continue reading →
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Movie Review: ‘The Owners’ Is Everything A Horror Movie Should Be

You hear the name, Maisie Williams, and your ears perk up. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know just how talented the “Game of Thrones” actress is. So, as a fan when I heard that Williams was starring in Julius Berg’s new film The Owners I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on a copy. Mission accomplished. Also starring Sylvester McCoy, Jake Curran, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, and Rita Tushingham, The Owners turns a home invasion horror on its ear. Berg couldn’t have chosen a better cast. They each bring something unique to the table. They’re a perfect fit. Star Sylvester McCoy agrees, he couldn’t say enough great things about his fellow actors during our interview. Watching the three assholes taking advantage of and torture the elderly couple was not easy. But it is successful by triggering an emotional reactional from viewers. When the couple reveals their true selves it’s a shock that will leave

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

‘Demons Inside Me’ Unleashed This September

Demonic entities set their sights on a group of friends on an exotic holiday in writer-director Alexandre Carrière‘s supernatural horror Demons Inside Me. In the movie, “A group of rich playboys travel to Costa Rica to party, do drugs, and hook up with girls. Tossed aside by her boyfriend and isolated by the group, Jade spirals into a psychotic episode. As she fights the ghosts of her past, demonic creatures covered in fungi and dripping sap emerge from the jungle to claim the lives of those around her one by one.” Morgan Kohan (The Marijuana Conspiracy), Sebastian Pigott (Pacific Rim), Drew Nelson (Fahrenheit 451), and Kjartan Hewitt (“The Umbrella Academy”) star in this frightening flick. Demons Inside Me lands on VOD on September 8, 2020, from High Octane Pictures.

Continue reading →
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This September A ‘Shortcut’ Leaves A Group Of Students Fighting For Survival (Trailer)

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror-adventure film Shortcut and will unleash it this September. Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity. Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, it stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, and Terence Anderson. Don’t miss Shortcut, in theaters on September 25, 2020.

Continue reading →
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The American Dream Turns Into A Nightmare In Shudder’s ‘Spiral’ (Trailer)

The American dream turns into a nightmare in Kurtis David Harder’s (Summerland, Incontrol) Spiral, a horror film for the current age, Spiral, which skillfully dissects themes of ostracization, otherness, and the cycles of societal rejection and hate, led by a breakout performance by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Check out the new intense trailer. In the film, “Malik (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, “American Horror Story”, “Canada’s Drag Race)” and Aaron (Ari Cohen, IT: Chapter II) move to a small town in search of a better environment for them and their 16-year-old daughter (Jennifer Laporte, Web of Dreams). But nothing is as it seems as something sinister lies behind the picturesque homes and welcoming faces of their new neighbors (Lochlyn Munro, CW’s “Riverdale”).” Also starring Ty Wood and Chandra Wes, the film was written by Colin Minihan (writer of the Shudder Original Z and the upcoming new Urban Legend) and John Poliquin (Selfie). Spiral is produced by Minihan, Harder, and John Poliquin for Digital Interference, the

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