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Movie Review: ‘Relic’ Tackles The Horrors Of Dementia In Unique, Terrifying Way

Normally, when I review a movie I try not to give away too many spoilers. This time, I feel like it’s necessary to do the movie justice. Consider this a warning. Directed by Natalie Erika James who co-wrote the film with Christian White, Relic‘s official synopsis reads as: “A daughter, mother, and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family home.” The synopsis does not do the film justice. Yes, Relic is a horror movie, but it is also so much more. It is a commentary about the horrors of dementia and the terrifying process of a loved one losing themselves and becoming a husk of who they once were, as well as the toll the disease takes on the entire family. Imagine slowly losing who you are, losing your memories and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it. That’s scarier than anything any film could really capture, but somehow Relic comes close. The entire

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 6, 2020
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Indie Thriller ‘Nothing But The Blood’ On VOD & Blu-Ray This August

Straw Dogs meets Red State in the new indie thriller Nothing But the Blood, written and directed by Daniel Tucker (No Soliciting). The film centers on Jessica Cutler (Rachel Hudson), a small-town journalist sent to cover the grand opening of a controversial new church. As the ministry digs its roots into the town and its residents, Jessica’s life begins to take an unexpected, violent turn that will shake her foundations to their very core. Jordan O’Neal (Fabletown), Nick Triola (Remember to Forget), and Les Best (Scare Package) also star. Don’t miss this thrilling, dramatic look inside violent religious indoctrination, set against the eerie, idyllic backdrop of rural Texas. Nothing But the Blood arrives on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD nationwide on August 4th, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2020
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CW’s New “Killer Camp” Reality Series Pays Homage To 1980’s Slashers

Following its debut in the UK last year, the slasher reality series “Killer Camp” is heading to the CW in the US, paying homage to the 80s slasher films we love so much. In the series, “11 British strangers are shocked to discover they are not going on a fun new reality show called “Summer Camp’” but actually participating in a horror whodunnit called “Killer Camp.” Each night someone will be ‘murdered’ – and they must determine who the secret murderer is amongst them.” “The object of the game is to earn cash while avoiding being killed and therefore eliminated from the game. The murderer will bump off their fellow campers in ever more extreme, hilarious and inventive ways; it’s the job of the innocents to work out who is responsible before it’s too late… The killer will eliminate an innocent every night, assisted by the evil camp handyman “Bruce,” who actually executes the bloody hilarious death scenes. Comedian Bobby

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2020
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July’s “Into The Dark” Takes Viewers Inside An Asylum, Revealing A Political Conspiracy

The trailer for Into the Dark’s July episode “The Current Occupant” takes viewers inside a mysterious psychiatric ward to meet a patient with no memory that very well may be the President of the United States caught in the middle of a diabolical political conspiracy. Directed by “The Walking Dead” and “The Purge’s” Julius Ramsay, “The Current Occupant” was penned by Alston Ramsay who previously worked as a speechwriter in D.C. for the likes of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, General David Petraeus, and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, giving him the political experience to pen the episode perfectly. “Trapped in a mysterious psychiatric ward, a man with no memory comes to believe that he’s the President of the United States and the subject of a diabolical political conspiracy. As the asylum’s soul-crushing forces bear down on him, he fights to preserve his sanity and escape so that he can return to power.” Barry Watson (The Loudest Voice), Sonita

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
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‘Before The Fire’ Unleashes A Pandemic This August (Trailer)

From director Charlie Buhler and writer/star Jenna Lyng Adams comes the timely pandemic thriller Before the Fire. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the film, a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone (SAG Award nominee Jenna Lyng Adams) is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Jenna Lyng Adams (Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method“), Jackson Davis (“Shameless“) Ryan Vigilant (Naked as We Came, Lenox Avenue), and Charles Hubbell (The Midnight Chronicles) star. Dark Sky Films will release Before the Fire in virtual cinemas and on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
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Review: HorrorPack Continues To Deliver The Goods

While many people dread the end of the month, I look forward to it. Want to know why? That’s when my HorrorPack subscription box comes in every month. Who wouldn’t look forward to getting four mystery horror Blu-rays? Every month a box arrives filled with 4 Blu-ray or DVD, including one limited edition, or a special movie. June’s box includes: 2010’s James Wan directed hit Insidious, which spawned a franchise. The frightening flick centers on a family who seeks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their child in a realm called “The Further.” Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Leigh Whannell star. The Belco Experiment (2016) In this action-packed movie, a twisted social experiment sends eighty workers locked in their high-rise corporate office sends co-workers into a bloody rampage. Double Salvation 2-pack starring Paul Bettany at his most biblical and badass. In Priest (2011), Bettany stars as a priest who disobeyed church law to hunt down vampires who kidnapped

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For HBO’s “Lovecraft Country”

This August, take a trip to “Lovecraft Country,” from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams. H.P. Lovecraft’s uniquely terrifying world collides with the Jim Crow era south in the new trailer for HBO’s new series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the novel Matt Ruff, the first season takes viewers on a road trip through the 1950s, where threats of both racism and supernatural terrors loom. In the series, Atticus Black, his friend Letitia, and his uncle George embark on a road to try to find his missing father. Instead, Atticus is caught in a fight for survival and must overcome the racist terrors of America and terrifying monsters that could have been ripped from the pages of an H.P. Lovecraft novel. “Lovecraft Country” premieres on HBO on August 16th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Netflix Sinks Its Fangs Into ‘The Old Guard’

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, described as being a “gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks,” is coming to Netflix. Charlize Theron stars as a warrior named Andy, leader of a covert group of mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary. The Old Guard, based on the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, stars Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor also star in the film written by Greg Rucka. The Old Guard premieres on Netflix on July 10th. Check

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Psychological Thriller ‘Swallow’ Getting August Blu-ray Release

Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ brilliant film Swallow is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this August. A provocative psychological thriller, Swallow follows one woman’s unraveling as she struggles to reclaim independence in the face of an oppressive system by whatever means possible. On the surface, Hunter (Haley Bennett) appears to have it all. A newly pregnant housewife, she seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie (Austin Stowell). However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband’s rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created facade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica – a condition that has her compulsively swallowing inedible, and oftentimes life-threatening, objects. Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Denis O’Hare also star in Swallow that won Haley Bennett the Tribeca Film Festival award for Best Actress in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Rob Zombie Trilogy Being Released On Steelbook!

Rob Zombie’s iconic family of serial killers is coming home in style! The Rob Zombie Trilogy is arriving this September on Steelbook™ Blu-ray from Lionsgate, exclusively at Target. From cult-favorite filmmaker Rob Zombie, the Rob Zombie Trilogy includes the grizzled, horrifying films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 From Hell. Featuring killer all-new artwork from artist Vance Kelly, the Rob Zombie Trilogy will be available on Steelbook Blu-ray at Target for the suggested retail price of $34.99. Baby Firefly (Sherri Moon Zombie, Halloween, Halloween II, The Lords of Salem), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Repo! The Genetic Opera), Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Bone Tomahawk), Sheriff Wydell, and Rob Zombie’s other killer characters wreak havoc in the blood-soaked trilogy that made them famous. Two young couples cross paths with Otis Driftwood and the cannibalistic Fireflys while touring America’s backroads in House of 1000 Corpses. In The Devil’s Rejects, Sheriff Wydell

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2020

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Movie Review: ‘Relic’ Tackles The Horrors Of Dementia In Unique, Terrifying Way

Normally, when I review a movie I try not to give away too many spoilers. This time, I feel like it’s necessary to do the movie justice. Consider this a warning. Directed by Natalie Erika James who co-wrote the film with Christian White, Relic‘s official synopsis reads as: “A daughter, mother, and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family home.” The synopsis does not do the film justice. Yes, Relic is a horror movie, but it is also so much more. It is a commentary about the horrors of dementia and the terrifying process of a loved one losing themselves and becoming a husk of who they once were, as well as the toll the disease takes on the entire family. Imagine slowly losing who you are, losing your memories and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it. That’s scarier than anything any film could really capture, but somehow Relic comes close. The entire

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 6, 2020
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Indie Thriller ‘Nothing But The Blood’ On VOD & Blu-Ray This August

Straw Dogs meets Red State in the new indie thriller Nothing But the Blood, written and directed by Daniel Tucker (No Soliciting). The film centers on Jessica Cutler (Rachel Hudson), a small-town journalist sent to cover the grand opening of a controversial new church. As the ministry digs its roots into the town and its residents, Jessica’s life begins to take an unexpected, violent turn that will shake her foundations to their very core. Jordan O’Neal (Fabletown), Nick Triola (Remember to Forget), and Les Best (Scare Package) also star. Don’t miss this thrilling, dramatic look inside violent religious indoctrination, set against the eerie, idyllic backdrop of rural Texas. Nothing But the Blood arrives on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD nationwide on August 4th, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2020
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CW’s New “Killer Camp” Reality Series Pays Homage To 1980’s Slashers

Following its debut in the UK last year, the slasher reality series “Killer Camp” is heading to the CW in the US, paying homage to the 80s slasher films we love so much. In the series, “11 British strangers are shocked to discover they are not going on a fun new reality show called “Summer Camp’” but actually participating in a horror whodunnit called “Killer Camp.” Each night someone will be ‘murdered’ – and they must determine who the secret murderer is amongst them.” “The object of the game is to earn cash while avoiding being killed and therefore eliminated from the game. The murderer will bump off their fellow campers in ever more extreme, hilarious and inventive ways; it’s the job of the innocents to work out who is responsible before it’s too late… The killer will eliminate an innocent every night, assisted by the evil camp handyman “Bruce,” who actually executes the bloody hilarious death scenes. Comedian Bobby

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2020
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July’s “Into The Dark” Takes Viewers Inside An Asylum, Revealing A Political Conspiracy

The trailer for Into the Dark’s July episode “The Current Occupant” takes viewers inside a mysterious psychiatric ward to meet a patient with no memory that very well may be the President of the United States caught in the middle of a diabolical political conspiracy. Directed by “The Walking Dead” and “The Purge’s” Julius Ramsay, “The Current Occupant” was penned by Alston Ramsay who previously worked as a speechwriter in D.C. for the likes of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, General David Petraeus, and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, giving him the political experience to pen the episode perfectly. “Trapped in a mysterious psychiatric ward, a man with no memory comes to believe that he’s the President of the United States and the subject of a diabolical political conspiracy. As the asylum’s soul-crushing forces bear down on him, he fights to preserve his sanity and escape so that he can return to power.” Barry Watson (The Loudest Voice), Sonita

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
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‘Before The Fire’ Unleashes A Pandemic This August (Trailer)

From director Charlie Buhler and writer/star Jenna Lyng Adams comes the timely pandemic thriller Before the Fire. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the film, a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone (SAG Award nominee Jenna Lyng Adams) is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Jenna Lyng Adams (Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method“), Jackson Davis (“Shameless“) Ryan Vigilant (Naked as We Came, Lenox Avenue), and Charles Hubbell (The Midnight Chronicles) star. Dark Sky Films will release Before the Fire in virtual cinemas and on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
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Review: HorrorPack Continues To Deliver The Goods

While many people dread the end of the month, I look forward to it. Want to know why? That’s when my HorrorPack subscription box comes in every month. Who wouldn’t look forward to getting four mystery horror Blu-rays? Every month a box arrives filled with 4 Blu-ray or DVD, including one limited edition, or a special movie. June’s box includes: 2010’s James Wan directed hit Insidious, which spawned a franchise. The frightening flick centers on a family who seeks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their child in a realm called “The Further.” Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Leigh Whannell star. The Belco Experiment (2016) In this action-packed movie, a twisted social experiment sends eighty workers locked in their high-rise corporate office sends co-workers into a bloody rampage. Double Salvation 2-pack starring Paul Bettany at his most biblical and badass. In Priest (2011), Bettany stars as a priest who disobeyed church law to hunt down vampires who kidnapped

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For HBO’s “Lovecraft Country”

This August, take a trip to “Lovecraft Country,” from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams. H.P. Lovecraft’s uniquely terrifying world collides with the Jim Crow era south in the new trailer for HBO’s new series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the novel Matt Ruff, the first season takes viewers on a road trip through the 1950s, where threats of both racism and supernatural terrors loom. In the series, Atticus Black, his friend Letitia, and his uncle George embark on a road to try to find his missing father. Instead, Atticus is caught in a fight for survival and must overcome the racist terrors of America and terrifying monsters that could have been ripped from the pages of an H.P. Lovecraft novel. “Lovecraft Country” premieres on HBO on August 16th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Netflix Sinks Its Fangs Into ‘The Old Guard’

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, described as being a “gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks,” is coming to Netflix. Charlize Theron stars as a warrior named Andy, leader of a covert group of mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary. The Old Guard, based on the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, stars Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor also star in the film written by Greg Rucka. The Old Guard premieres on Netflix on July 10th. Check

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Psychological Thriller ‘Swallow’ Getting August Blu-ray Release

Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ brilliant film Swallow is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this August. A provocative psychological thriller, Swallow follows one woman’s unraveling as she struggles to reclaim independence in the face of an oppressive system by whatever means possible. On the surface, Hunter (Haley Bennett) appears to have it all. A newly pregnant housewife, she seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie (Austin Stowell). However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband’s rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created facade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica – a condition that has her compulsively swallowing inedible, and oftentimes life-threatening, objects. Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Denis O’Hare also star in Swallow that won Haley Bennett the Tribeca Film Festival award for Best Actress in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Rob Zombie Trilogy Being Released On Steelbook!

Rob Zombie’s iconic family of serial killers is coming home in style! The Rob Zombie Trilogy is arriving this September on Steelbook™ Blu-ray from Lionsgate, exclusively at Target. From cult-favorite filmmaker Rob Zombie, the Rob Zombie Trilogy includes the grizzled, horrifying films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 From Hell. Featuring killer all-new artwork from artist Vance Kelly, the Rob Zombie Trilogy will be available on Steelbook Blu-ray at Target for the suggested retail price of $34.99. Baby Firefly (Sherri Moon Zombie, Halloween, Halloween II, The Lords of Salem), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Repo! The Genetic Opera), Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Bone Tomahawk), Sheriff Wydell, and Rob Zombie’s other killer characters wreak havoc in the blood-soaked trilogy that made them famous. Two young couples cross paths with Otis Driftwood and the cannibalistic Fireflys while touring America’s backroads in House of 1000 Corpses. In The Devil’s Rejects, Sheriff Wydell

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2020
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