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Things Get Demented In The Trailer for ‘Homewrecker’

The critically acclaimed festival hit Homewrecker comes home on digital and DVD this summer. Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep) and Precious Chong (L.A Confidential) star in director Zach Gayne’s “hilarious, dark view of modern loneliness” that has “the energy of a Jane Fonda workout tape” (Rotten Tomatoes), from Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures. “Michelle is an interior designer and newlywed to Robert. Linda lives alone and fills her days with painting and exercise classes. Seeking a new friend, Linda coerces the reserved, deferential Michelle into visiting her home for a spontaneous interior design consultation. Once inside, it quickly becomes clear that Linda has something far more sinister on her mind than throw pillows.” Scripted by Precious Chong, Alex Essoe, and Zach Gayne, Homewrecker set to be released in Homewrecker in select theaters June 26th and will arrive on Digital and DVD on July 7th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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Haunting New Trailer Debuts For ‘Relic’ Ahead Of July Release

The new trailer has arrived for writer-director Natalie Erika James‘ haunting horror film Relic ahead of its July release. When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear together. Co-written by James and Christian White, the film stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin, Relic is produced by Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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Russell Crowe Takes Road Rage Too Far In ‘Unhinged’

Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed to the edge, taking something we’ve all experienced- road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to work when she has an altercation at a traffic light with a stranger (Crowe) whose life has left him feeling powerless and invisible. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who decides to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know just how close you are to someone who is about to become unhinged. Solstice Studios and Ingenious Media present the Derrick Borte film that stars Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, and Austin P. McKenzie. Casting is by Mary Vernieu, CSA & Raylin Sabo,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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‘Becky’ Gets Expanded Drive-In Release

Redbox Entertainment and Quiver Distribution have unleashed the home invasion horror Becky on digital, on-demand, and in drive-ins. Thanks to a killer opening weekend, new drive-in theaters have been announced. Actor and comedian Kevin James (“King of Queens”) plays the bad guy in Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion‘s Becky. James faces off against Annabell: Creation‘s young star Lulu Wilson. Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel, and Robert Maillet also star. “The film centers on rebellious 14-year-old Becky (Wilson) as she’s brought to a weekend getaway at a lake house by her father in an effort to try to reconnect after her mother’s death. The trip takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts on the run, led by the merciless Dominick (James), suddenly invade the lake house.” Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye penned the script. Becky is now out on digital and on-demand. SCREENING AT THE BELOW THEATERS AND DRIVE-INS: CALIFORNIA: Mission Tiki Drive-In, Van Buren Drive-In,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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This July ‘Ghosts Of War’ Will Haunt Cinemas And Digital (Trailer)

I imagine if any place could be haunted it would be those locations where men died in the dirt fighting wars or places associated with horrible atrocities. In the new trailer for the World War II set supernatural thriller Ghosts of War, we get both of those things. We see a group of soldiers who are tasked with guarding a mansion, not knowing the terror that awaits them. In Ghosts of War, five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Written and directed by Eric Bress, the film stars Brenton Thwaites, Alan Ritchson, Skylar Astin, Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner, Billy Zane, and Shaun Toub. Ghosts of War arrives on July 17, 2020, in virtual cinemas, On Demand, and Digital, and will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”

One of the most iconic series of my childhood was “Unsolved Mysteries.” Each week I couldn’t wait to plop down in front of the TV for the Robert Stack hosted show to examine unsolved mysteries, missing person cases, murders, ghosts, UFOs, and more. A few weeks backed weeks back we reported that the series is getting a reboot from Netflix. Today, we can report that we’ve learned that the premiere date is set for July 1st. The series, executive produced by “Stranger Thing’s” Shawn Levy, will be a bit different than the hit show that debuted in January of 1987. Firstly, there will be no host. Another difference is that each episode will only focus on one subject, unlike the original. This time around, the series is documentary style. Be sure to tune for the premiere of “Unsolved Mysteries” on Netflix on July 1, 2020. If you would like to rewatch or watch the original series for the first time

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Survival Horror ‘Black Water: Abyss’ Bares Its Teeth This August

Screen Media has snagged the North American rights to the survival horror Black Water: Abyss ahead of Cannes and has set an August release. The directing-producing team Andrew Traucki (The Reef) and Michael Robertson are behind the sequel to their 2007 film Black Water. Based on a real-life crocodile attack, “Black Water: Abyss follows an adventure-loving couple who convince their friends to explore a remote cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, which starts to flood and find themselves threatened by a pack of apex predators – dangerous and hungry crocodiles. As danger mounts, long-kept secrets emerge and the friends turn on each other in a frantic fight for survival.” The sequel is said to have a similar feel as the original, which was shot with live crocodiles. Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Anthony J. Sharpe, and Benjamin Hoetjes star. Sarah Smith and Ian John Ridley

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Horror Classic ‘The Changeling’ Getting A Remake

For years there have been rumors of a remake of Peter Medak’s 1980 horror classic The Changeling, Now, Deadline has confirmed that it’s finally on its way. The site reports that Finnish filmmaker Anders Engström (“Taboo,” Hanna) will be directing the upcoming remake, produced by Joel B. Michaels. Tab Murphy penned the script. “The film follows a musician who, after the death of his young daughter, returns to his childhood home. After a series of terrifying events, he begins to unlock the mystery of the dead child that haunts his home along with a terrible family secret.” Take a look at the trailer for the original film.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Sequel To Award-Winning Indie Horror ‘The Wicked One’ Unleashed This Fall

The sequel to 2017’s award-winning indie horror The Wicked One is set to arrive just in time for Halloween. Titled Wicked Ones, the film, written by Nathan Thomas Milliner (The Confession of Fred Krueger) and Torry Jones, picks up ten years after the original ended and follows survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. “While Returning to Carpenter Falls, The Lawson Family come to their final confrontation with The Wicked One, a serial killer with whom their last encounter has haunted them for a decade.” Returning stars include Katie Stewart, Dale Miller, and James Tackett who are joined by Jason Crowe (The Bad Man, Harvest Lake) Roni Jonah (Powerbomb, Savage Vengeance) Morgan Pyle (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile) and Skyler Guthrie (Stage Fright) Jonestown Films and Studio 605. The new film picks up 10 years after the original ended and follows our survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. Wicked Ones

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020
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Sink Your Teeth Into ‘The Dinner Party’ – Now Out On DVD

Sink your teeth into Miles Doleac‘s The Dinner Party (review), now out on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the sophisticated horror, renowned surgeon and culinary enthusiast, Carmine Braun, invites playwright, Jeffrey Duncan, and his wife to join his eccentric friends at their semi-annual dinner party, having promised to fund Duncan’s new play to Broadway. As the evening descends into madness, the group’s true intentions are revealed, along with an ancient secret that will change the Duncans’ lives and fortunes forever. Lindsay Anne Williams, Mike Mayhall, Alli Hart, Ritchie Montgomery, and Miles Doleac (interview) also star. The Dinner Party is now available on DVD and Digital from Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Fandango Now, Xbox, Dish Network, Direct TV, and through local cable providers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020

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Things Get Demented In The Trailer for ‘Homewrecker’

The critically acclaimed festival hit Homewrecker comes home on digital and DVD this summer. Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep) and Precious Chong (L.A Confidential) star in director Zach Gayne’s “hilarious, dark view of modern loneliness” that has “the energy of a Jane Fonda workout tape” (Rotten Tomatoes), from Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures. “Michelle is an interior designer and newlywed to Robert. Linda lives alone and fills her days with painting and exercise classes. Seeking a new friend, Linda coerces the reserved, deferential Michelle into visiting her home for a spontaneous interior design consultation. Once inside, it quickly becomes clear that Linda has something far more sinister on her mind than throw pillows.” Scripted by Precious Chong, Alex Essoe, and Zach Gayne, Homewrecker set to be released in Homewrecker in select theaters June 26th and will arrive on Digital and DVD on July 7th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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Haunting New Trailer Debuts For ‘Relic’ Ahead Of July Release

The new trailer has arrived for writer-director Natalie Erika James‘ haunting horror film Relic ahead of its July release. When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear together. Co-written by James and Christian White, the film stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin, Relic is produced by Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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Russell Crowe Takes Road Rage Too Far In ‘Unhinged’

Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed to the edge, taking something we’ve all experienced- road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to work when she has an altercation at a traffic light with a stranger (Crowe) whose life has left him feeling powerless and invisible. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who decides to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know just how close you are to someone who is about to become unhinged. Solstice Studios and Ingenious Media present the Derrick Borte film that stars Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, and Austin P. McKenzie. Casting is by Mary Vernieu, CSA & Raylin Sabo,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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‘Becky’ Gets Expanded Drive-In Release

Redbox Entertainment and Quiver Distribution have unleashed the home invasion horror Becky on digital, on-demand, and in drive-ins. Thanks to a killer opening weekend, new drive-in theaters have been announced. Actor and comedian Kevin James (“King of Queens”) plays the bad guy in Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion‘s Becky. James faces off against Annabell: Creation‘s young star Lulu Wilson. Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel, and Robert Maillet also star. “The film centers on rebellious 14-year-old Becky (Wilson) as she’s brought to a weekend getaway at a lake house by her father in an effort to try to reconnect after her mother’s death. The trip takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts on the run, led by the merciless Dominick (James), suddenly invade the lake house.” Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye penned the script. Becky is now out on digital and on-demand. SCREENING AT THE BELOW THEATERS AND DRIVE-INS: CALIFORNIA: Mission Tiki Drive-In, Van Buren Drive-In,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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This July ‘Ghosts Of War’ Will Haunt Cinemas And Digital (Trailer)

I imagine if any place could be haunted it would be those locations where men died in the dirt fighting wars or places associated with horrible atrocities. In the new trailer for the World War II set supernatural thriller Ghosts of War, we get both of those things. We see a group of soldiers who are tasked with guarding a mansion, not knowing the terror that awaits them. In Ghosts of War, five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Written and directed by Eric Bress, the film stars Brenton Thwaites, Alan Ritchson, Skylar Astin, Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner, Billy Zane, and Shaun Toub. Ghosts of War arrives on July 17, 2020, in virtual cinemas, On Demand, and Digital, and will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”

One of the most iconic series of my childhood was “Unsolved Mysteries.” Each week I couldn’t wait to plop down in front of the TV for the Robert Stack hosted show to examine unsolved mysteries, missing person cases, murders, ghosts, UFOs, and more. A few weeks backed weeks back we reported that the series is getting a reboot from Netflix. Today, we can report that we’ve learned that the premiere date is set for July 1st. The series, executive produced by “Stranger Thing’s” Shawn Levy, will be a bit different than the hit show that debuted in January of 1987. Firstly, there will be no host. Another difference is that each episode will only focus on one subject, unlike the original. This time around, the series is documentary style. Be sure to tune for the premiere of “Unsolved Mysteries” on Netflix on July 1, 2020. If you would like to rewatch or watch the original series for the first time

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Survival Horror ‘Black Water: Abyss’ Bares Its Teeth This August

Screen Media has snagged the North American rights to the survival horror Black Water: Abyss ahead of Cannes and has set an August release. The directing-producing team Andrew Traucki (The Reef) and Michael Robertson are behind the sequel to their 2007 film Black Water. Based on a real-life crocodile attack, “Black Water: Abyss follows an adventure-loving couple who convince their friends to explore a remote cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, which starts to flood and find themselves threatened by a pack of apex predators – dangerous and hungry crocodiles. As danger mounts, long-kept secrets emerge and the friends turn on each other in a frantic fight for survival.” The sequel is said to have a similar feel as the original, which was shot with live crocodiles. Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Anthony J. Sharpe, and Benjamin Hoetjes star. Sarah Smith and Ian John Ridley

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Horror Classic ‘The Changeling’ Getting A Remake

For years there have been rumors of a remake of Peter Medak’s 1980 horror classic The Changeling, Now, Deadline has confirmed that it’s finally on its way. The site reports that Finnish filmmaker Anders Engström (“Taboo,” Hanna) will be directing the upcoming remake, produced by Joel B. Michaels. Tab Murphy penned the script. “The film follows a musician who, after the death of his young daughter, returns to his childhood home. After a series of terrifying events, he begins to unlock the mystery of the dead child that haunts his home along with a terrible family secret.” Take a look at the trailer for the original film.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Sequel To Award-Winning Indie Horror ‘The Wicked One’ Unleashed This Fall

The sequel to 2017’s award-winning indie horror The Wicked One is set to arrive just in time for Halloween. Titled Wicked Ones, the film, written by Nathan Thomas Milliner (The Confession of Fred Krueger) and Torry Jones, picks up ten years after the original ended and follows survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. “While Returning to Carpenter Falls, The Lawson Family come to their final confrontation with The Wicked One, a serial killer with whom their last encounter has haunted them for a decade.” Returning stars include Katie Stewart, Dale Miller, and James Tackett who are joined by Jason Crowe (The Bad Man, Harvest Lake) Roni Jonah (Powerbomb, Savage Vengeance) Morgan Pyle (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile) and Skyler Guthrie (Stage Fright) Jonestown Films and Studio 605. The new film picks up 10 years after the original ended and follows our survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. Wicked Ones

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020
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Sink Your Teeth Into ‘The Dinner Party’ – Now Out On DVD

Sink your teeth into Miles Doleac‘s The Dinner Party (review), now out on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the sophisticated horror, renowned surgeon and culinary enthusiast, Carmine Braun, invites playwright, Jeffrey Duncan, and his wife to join his eccentric friends at their semi-annual dinner party, having promised to fund Duncan’s new play to Broadway. As the evening descends into madness, the group’s true intentions are revealed, along with an ancient secret that will change the Duncans’ lives and fortunes forever. Lindsay Anne Williams, Mike Mayhall, Alli Hart, Ritchie Montgomery, and Miles Doleac (interview) also star. The Dinner Party is now available on DVD and Digital from Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Fandango Now, Xbox, Dish Network, Direct TV, and through local cable providers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020
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