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A First Look At The Horror Western ‘Black Wood’

Today, we’ve got the first look at writer-director Chris Canfield‘s horror-western Black Wood, starring Bates Wilder, Tanajsia Slaughter, Stelio Savante, David Fralick, and Glenn Morshower. After her family was murdered, Dowanhowee, a Sioux Indian woman, travels alone into the ever-expanding West. She stumbles upon a decrepit town and crosses paths with a notorious outlaw group known as the Dutch Wilder Gang. She discovers one of the men riding a horse belonging to a member of her slain family. Dowanhowee takes revenge on the horse thief and evades the group by racing into an uncharted area known as the Black Wood Forest. Once inside this mysterious land, the Dutch Wilder Gang captures Dowanhowee and after a cruel interrogation the men find value in her and force her to help them with their primary mission; to find a hidden vein of gold. Not long into their journey, they soon discover they must work together and fight for their lives as they have

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2019
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‘Seeds’ Hatches On Blu-ray This October

This October Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment will unleash Seeds, starring Trevor Long, star of Netflix Emmy Award-winning drama “Ozark”. Director Owen Long’s Seeds is a gothic horror about a man haunted by his dark past while pursuing some self-care on the New England coast. “After a night of debauchery spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. Solitude is disturbed when his brother asks Marcus to look after his estranged nephew and niece. As days pass, solace escapes him; he feels baited by a dark force. Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him? Incubating. Waiting until the climate is right. Haunted by his deepest fears, Marcus struggles not to succumb as he fights to protect Lily, his beloved niece from a monster that lies in wait.” Andrea Chen, Garr Long, and Kevin Breznahan star opposite Long in Seeds, written by Steven Weisman. Seeds (review) will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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Movie Review: Primal Is All Growl And No Bite (2019)

From director Nick Powell comes Primal starring Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Famke Janssen “How to Get Away with Murder”), and Kevin Durand (“The Strain”). The film tells the story of an animal trafficker (Cage) who boards a ship that is also carrying an ex-military assassin (Durand) taken into custody, a few soldiers and a doctor (Janssen), along with ship’s crew and the trafficker’s cargo which includes a rare white jaguar. As the journey begins, the assassin breaks free unleashes the Jaguar and begins killing people off one by one. Everyone knows who Nicolas Cage is and his reputation for his films being hit or miss. In the case of Primal, it’s a big miss. Cage’s dialogue and acting is so forced that it’s almost painful. The only thing worse is the spray-on-beard he’s wearing. There are zero redeeming qualities about his character Frank Walsh. He’s a dick who traffics animals, but we’re expected to cheer for him or identify with him

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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A Curse Is Born In The New Trailer For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Grudge’

The poster is here from producer Sam Raimi and director Nicolas Pesce‘s twisted new take on the horror classic The Grudge. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film “Ju-On: The Grudge” written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and bloody images, terror and some language. The Grudge is set to haunt theaters beginning January 3, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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Dracula Bares His Fangs In The Trailer For BBC And Netflix’s New Series

The BBC has unveiled the first trailer for its new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, from the makers of “Sherlock”. The three-part series is a co-production of BBC and Netflix that was written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. The iconic vampire is played by Claes Bang (The Square) who stars alongside John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Joanna Scanlan. Beginning in 1897 in Transylvania, we will witness the Count plotting his way to Victorian England in search of new blood.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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“Supernatural” Star Arrested On Multiple Charges

Early Sunday morning “Supernatural” star Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester on the hit series, found himself behind bars. Padalecki was busted by cops in the early morning hours of Sunday in Austin, Texas at the bar he owns called Stereotype, TMZ reports. The actor is reportedly facing two counts of assault and one count of public intoxication. Witnesses told the site that Jared hit a bartender in the face inside the bar. A friend tried to calm him down outside but Padalecki put him in a headlock which you can see in the footage obtained by TMZ. He also got into it with the bar’s manager and hit him in the face as well. Eventually, police restrained him, but not before he flashed a handful of cash to officers. Padalecki’s bond was set at between $15,000 and $5, 000 per charge. With “Supernatural’s” final season currently airing I’m sure that Padalecki is going through a range of emotions. Before

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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Horror-Fantasy ‘Mermaid Down’ Swims Onto Red Box Later This Month

Archstone Distribution (Machete) has partnered with Alliance Entertainment (The Criterion Collection) have partnered to release the horror-fantasy film Mermaid Down, arriving on Redbox later this month, followed by its Blu-ray release this January. In the film, “A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is hacked off with an ax, then thrown into a mental institution where no one believes she’s a mermaid. This is only the beginning of this mermaid’s plight as she bonds with a group of other women in peril and fights for her life in this brutal, dark fairy-tale coming out just in time for Halloween.” Directed by Jeffrey Grellman, Mermaid Down is based on an award-winning script written by Grellman. The film was made for a mere $85K, yet manages to provide a big-budget spectacle featuring. all practical. The film was sold internationally at Cannes and premiered at the Grove in Los Angeles. Alexandra Bokova, Drew Moore, Eryn Rea, Megan Therese Rippey, and Phillip

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2019
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Celebrate The Holidays With “Joe Bob’s Red Christmas” Special!

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, announced today that genre icon Joe Bob Briggs, host of The Last Drive-In, will return on December 13th with an all-new special, Joe Bob’s Red Christmas. The triple feature of holiday horrors will stream live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Shudder in the U.S. and Canada. It will also be made available On Demand later in December. The special will be Briggs’ second of the year, following Joe Bob’s Halloween Hootenanny. Every Christmas we try to get that perfect mix of movies the whole family can watch, plus movies that will cause every family member except dedicated horror fiends to run screaming from the room. That’s because we realize that Christmas celebrations can go either way. We think we’ve achieved that balance with Joe Bob’s Red Christmas, combining the cult, the classic and the bizarre in a holiday stew designed to keep you reaching for the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2019
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‘Bloody Marie’ Gets Violent In Brutal New Clip

Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Ahead of its arrival, we have a brand new brutal clip. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

Shudder Announces New Exclusives, Movies, And More For November

This November, Shudder has something for everyone including new library titles from horror masters Wes Craven, Dario Argento, George A. Romero and more. SHUDDER ORIGINAL & EXCLUSIVE TITLES RE:BORN (premieres Thursday, 11/7) Toshiro, a former special forces operative, now lives a quiet life in the Japanese countryside. Despite his seemingly peaceful existence, Toshiro struggles to contain the destructive impulses that once made him the top soldier in an elite unit of killers. When his former commanding officer, the enigmatic Phantom (, comes out of the shadows seeking revenge, Toshiro goes on a kill-crazy rampage against a squad of ruthless assassins, with a dazzling display of close-quarters martial arts. Starring Tak (a.k.a. Tak Sakaguchi), Masaya Kato, Takumi Saitoh, Mariko Shinoda, directed by Yuji Shimomura. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE (Also available on Shudder Canada and Shudder UK) A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART (premieres Thursday, 11/14) Danny, an ex-inmate in Belgium, is housebound in a small hotel with an electronic ankle bracelet as a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2019

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A First Look At The Horror Western ‘Black Wood’

Today, we’ve got the first look at writer-director Chris Canfield‘s horror-western Black Wood, starring Bates Wilder, Tanajsia Slaughter, Stelio Savante, David Fralick, and Glenn Morshower. After her family was murdered, Dowanhowee, a Sioux Indian woman, travels alone into the ever-expanding West. She stumbles upon a decrepit town and crosses paths with a notorious outlaw group known as the Dutch Wilder Gang. She discovers one of the men riding a horse belonging to a member of her slain family. Dowanhowee takes revenge on the horse thief and evades the group by racing into an uncharted area known as the Black Wood Forest. Once inside this mysterious land, the Dutch Wilder Gang captures Dowanhowee and after a cruel interrogation the men find value in her and force her to help them with their primary mission; to find a hidden vein of gold. Not long into their journey, they soon discover they must work together and fight for their lives as they have

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2019
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‘Seeds’ Hatches On Blu-ray This October

This October Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment will unleash Seeds, starring Trevor Long, star of Netflix Emmy Award-winning drama “Ozark”. Director Owen Long’s Seeds is a gothic horror about a man haunted by his dark past while pursuing some self-care on the New England coast. “After a night of debauchery spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. Solitude is disturbed when his brother asks Marcus to look after his estranged nephew and niece. As days pass, solace escapes him; he feels baited by a dark force. Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him? Incubating. Waiting until the climate is right. Haunted by his deepest fears, Marcus struggles not to succumb as he fights to protect Lily, his beloved niece from a monster that lies in wait.” Andrea Chen, Garr Long, and Kevin Breznahan star opposite Long in Seeds, written by Steven Weisman. Seeds (review) will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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Movie Review: Primal Is All Growl And No Bite (2019)

From director Nick Powell comes Primal starring Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Famke Janssen “How to Get Away with Murder”), and Kevin Durand (“The Strain”). The film tells the story of an animal trafficker (Cage) who boards a ship that is also carrying an ex-military assassin (Durand) taken into custody, a few soldiers and a doctor (Janssen), along with ship’s crew and the trafficker’s cargo which includes a rare white jaguar. As the journey begins, the assassin breaks free unleashes the Jaguar and begins killing people off one by one. Everyone knows who Nicolas Cage is and his reputation for his films being hit or miss. In the case of Primal, it’s a big miss. Cage’s dialogue and acting is so forced that it’s almost painful. The only thing worse is the spray-on-beard he’s wearing. There are zero redeeming qualities about his character Frank Walsh. He’s a dick who traffics animals, but we’re expected to cheer for him or identify with him

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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A Curse Is Born In The New Trailer For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Grudge’

The poster is here from producer Sam Raimi and director Nicolas Pesce‘s twisted new take on the horror classic The Grudge. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film “Ju-On: The Grudge” written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and bloody images, terror and some language. The Grudge is set to haunt theaters beginning January 3, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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Dracula Bares His Fangs In The Trailer For BBC And Netflix’s New Series

The BBC has unveiled the first trailer for its new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, from the makers of “Sherlock”. The three-part series is a co-production of BBC and Netflix that was written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. The iconic vampire is played by Claes Bang (The Square) who stars alongside John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Joanna Scanlan. Beginning in 1897 in Transylvania, we will witness the Count plotting his way to Victorian England in search of new blood.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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“Supernatural” Star Arrested On Multiple Charges

Early Sunday morning “Supernatural” star Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester on the hit series, found himself behind bars. Padalecki was busted by cops in the early morning hours of Sunday in Austin, Texas at the bar he owns called Stereotype, TMZ reports. The actor is reportedly facing two counts of assault and one count of public intoxication. Witnesses told the site that Jared hit a bartender in the face inside the bar. A friend tried to calm him down outside but Padalecki put him in a headlock which you can see in the footage obtained by TMZ. He also got into it with the bar’s manager and hit him in the face as well. Eventually, police restrained him, but not before he flashed a handful of cash to officers. Padalecki’s bond was set at between $15,000 and $5, 000 per charge. With “Supernatural’s” final season currently airing I’m sure that Padalecki is going through a range of emotions. Before

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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Horror-Fantasy ‘Mermaid Down’ Swims Onto Red Box Later This Month

Archstone Distribution (Machete) has partnered with Alliance Entertainment (The Criterion Collection) have partnered to release the horror-fantasy film Mermaid Down, arriving on Redbox later this month, followed by its Blu-ray release this January. In the film, “A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is hacked off with an ax, then thrown into a mental institution where no one believes she’s a mermaid. This is only the beginning of this mermaid’s plight as she bonds with a group of other women in peril and fights for her life in this brutal, dark fairy-tale coming out just in time for Halloween.” Directed by Jeffrey Grellman, Mermaid Down is based on an award-winning script written by Grellman. The film was made for a mere $85K, yet manages to provide a big-budget spectacle featuring. all practical. The film was sold internationally at Cannes and premiered at the Grove in Los Angeles. Alexandra Bokova, Drew Moore, Eryn Rea, Megan Therese Rippey, and Phillip

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2019
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Celebrate The Holidays With “Joe Bob’s Red Christmas” Special!

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, announced today that genre icon Joe Bob Briggs, host of The Last Drive-In, will return on December 13th with an all-new special, Joe Bob’s Red Christmas. The triple feature of holiday horrors will stream live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Shudder in the U.S. and Canada. It will also be made available On Demand later in December. The special will be Briggs’ second of the year, following Joe Bob’s Halloween Hootenanny. Every Christmas we try to get that perfect mix of movies the whole family can watch, plus movies that will cause every family member except dedicated horror fiends to run screaming from the room. That’s because we realize that Christmas celebrations can go either way. We think we’ve achieved that balance with Joe Bob’s Red Christmas, combining the cult, the classic and the bizarre in a holiday stew designed to keep you reaching for the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2019
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‘Bloody Marie’ Gets Violent In Brutal New Clip

Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Ahead of its arrival, we have a brand new brutal clip. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2019
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Shudder Announces New Exclusives, Movies, And More For November

This November, Shudder has something for everyone including new library titles from horror masters Wes Craven, Dario Argento, George A. Romero and more. SHUDDER ORIGINAL & EXCLUSIVE TITLES RE:BORN (premieres Thursday, 11/7) Toshiro, a former special forces operative, now lives a quiet life in the Japanese countryside. Despite his seemingly peaceful existence, Toshiro struggles to contain the destructive impulses that once made him the top soldier in an elite unit of killers. When his former commanding officer, the enigmatic Phantom (, comes out of the shadows seeking revenge, Toshiro goes on a kill-crazy rampage against a squad of ruthless assassins, with a dazzling display of close-quarters martial arts. Starring Tak (a.k.a. Tak Sakaguchi), Masaya Kato, Takumi Saitoh, Mariko Shinoda, directed by Yuji Shimomura. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE (Also available on Shudder Canada and Shudder UK) A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART (premieres Thursday, 11/14) Danny, an ex-inmate in Belgium, is housebound in a small hotel with an electronic ankle bracelet as a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2019
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