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Movie Review: Darlin’

“Walking Dead” star Pollyanna McIntosh makes her directorial debut with Darlin’, the sequel to Lucky McKee’s 2011 horror The Woman, which McIntosh also starred in. Before we delve into my review of Darlin’ let me give you a quick rundown of The Woman. In the film, a successful misogynistic country lawyer captures a feral woman in an attempt to “civilize” the member of a violent, cannibalistic clan roaming the coast by breaking her will. But somethings just can’t be broken. Darlin’ picks up years later after the woman has raised the child she took. Darlin’, now a young woman wanders into a hospital. Unable to speak and wild, she meets a nurse (Cooper Andrews) who is able to somewhat communicate through kindness. She is seen as a curiosity and sent to a girls home run by the church where she becomes the project of a nun and Bishop who hope to use her as a way to save the facility

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 13, 2019
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Ranker Announces New Horror Podcast Deadtime Stories

Ranker, the world’s leading destination for crowdsourced rankings, announced today its original podcast “Deadtime Stories” offering haunting horror stories submitted by real fans of the supernatural, creepy, and macabre. Hosted by the voice of DeadHead, a ghoulish skeleton, the free podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Play, Stitcher, Tune In, and more. The “Deadtime Stories” podcast was created in part due to the appetite of our horror fans on Ranker’s Graveyard Shift and over 6 million followers on Ranker’s horror channels on Facebook – Graveyard Shift, Unspeakable Crimes and Everything Horror. From the weird and scary to the incredible niche, Ranker keeps a finger on the pulse of fans by inviting listeners to submit stories, further proving Ranker’s continued dedication to exciting original content, curated by the public. We’re thrilled and honored to be offering a means in which true horror fans can hear their own blood-curdling stories – true or not – on our podcast,” said

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2019
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New LUCE Trailer Finds Octavia Spencer In A Fight For The Truth

Octavia Spencer stars as a teacher on a mission in the new teaser for LUCE, guaranteed to be one of the most talked about movies of the year. In the film, an all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is a poster boy for the new American Dream. As are his parents (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth), who adopted him from a war-torn country a decade earlier. When Luce’s teacher (Octavia Spencer) makes a shocking discovery in his locker, Luce’s stellar reputation is called into question. But is he really at fault, or is Ms. Wilson preying on dangerous stereotypes? Featuring amazing performances, the movie is adapted from JC Lee’s acclaimed play. Director Julius Onah has created an intense, multi-layered and deeply entertaining look at identity in today’s America. LUCE, from NEON and TOPIC, opens in theaters on August 2, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

Orion Bringing Momo To Life For New Horror Movie

Last year the dangerous Momo Challenge went viral before the world learned the image behind it was actually a sculpture by artist Keisuke Aisawa called “Mother Bird”. It was only a matter of time before someone turned it into a movie. Orion Pictures is reportedly doing just that. Orion has now revealed that it has plans to make a movie based on the hoax. The studio is teaming up with Roy Lee‘s production company Vertigo Entertainment with producer Taka Ichise at the helm. Ichise and Lee have teamed up before to deliver the remake of The Grudge and a new Grudge remake which is set to open in theaters early next year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

Sam Raimi Says We’re Getting A New ‘Evil Dead’ Movie!

You ask any horror fan about the Evil Dead franchise and odds are they’ll rave about how awesome it is and that they wish we’d get another installment. Franchise co-creator Sam Raimi we are definitely getting another movie! While he’s not sure which direction it will go, at least we know we’ll get something. Raimi has also said that it will come sooner, rather than later. While making his rounds to promote Crawl, Alexandre Aja’s gator movie, which Raimi produced, he did an interview and was asked about “Ash vs Evil Dead’s cancelation last year and if we’d get a movie sequel. This what he had to say: I’d love to make another one. I don’t think TV is in its future but we’re talking about, Bruce [Campbell], Rob [Tapert], and myself, one or two ways to go for the next movie. We’d like to make another Evil Dead feature and in fact we’re working on some ideas now.” Campbell

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
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Sci-Fi Horror ‘Freaks’ Unleashes Insane New Trailer

From writer-directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky comes the award-winning science-fiction thriller Freaks whose poster and trailer have just arrived. In the film, a disturbed father (Emile Hirsch) locks his bold 7-year-old daughter (Lexy Kolker) in a house, warning her of grave dangers outside. But the mysterious Mr. Snowcone (Bruce Dern) convinces the girl to escape and join him on a quest for family, freedom, and revenge. Grace Park, Amanda Crew, and Lexy Kolker round out the cast for Freaks that took the Jury Prize at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Vancouver International Fantastic Film Festival and winner of the Best Film (Audience Award) at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival. The film is produced by Adam Stein, p.g.a., Zach Lipovsky, p.g.a, Jordan Barber, and Mitchell Waxman. M. Alan Stein, Rick Alyea, Philip Kim, and Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard serve as executive producers. Freaks lands in theaters nationwide on August 23, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
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A Woman Fights To Survive Her Kidnappers In The Trailer For ‘3 Lives’ – Coming To DVD

15 years after she was attacked, Mhairi Calvey (Robert the Bruce, Braveheart) comes face to face with the perpetrator again – in the wilderness in Julianne Block’s nail-biting film, 3 Lives premiering on DVD and Digital this August. “Emma wakes up to find herself trapped in an abandoned bunker. She soon realizes that there are two other victims trapped with her, Ben and Jamie, who she knows from her days in high school. Now Ben and Jamie are Emma’s only means of escape from their savage captors, three ex-soldiers. Faced with the choice to stay in the bunker or to escape her kidnappers with the help of her former rapist and his old friend, Emma chooses the latter. Ruthlessly the ex-soldiers chase the group through the wilderness. While Emma tries to find out why Ben, Jamie, and herself have been kidnapped in the first place. Slowly matters start to spin out of control, facades start to crack and Emma has

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
Horror Fuel

Nightbreed’s Craig Sheffer Returns To Horror In ‘Widow’s Point’ (Trailer)

Nightbreed actor Craig Sheffer makes his return to the horror genre in the upcoming supernatural thriller Widow’s Point, based on the critically acclaimed book by New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar and his son Billy. The film was written for the screen and directed by cult filmmaker Gregory Lamberson (Slime City, Johnny Gruesome, interview). Down on his luck author Thomas Livingston (Sheffer) spends a weekend locked inside a haunted lighthouse as a publicity stunt for a book he is writing about the murders, suicides, and disappearances which have occurred at the mysterious location over the course of a century. As he uncovers the lighthouse’s terrifying secrets, sinister forces drive him to the brink of madness and a confrontation with cosmic horror. Katelynn E. Newberry and Dominic Luongo co-star as Livingston’s associates. Kaelin Lamberson portrays Delaney Collins, the daughter of the lighthouse keeper in 1933, who faces the same Lovecraftian evil that targets Sheffer’s character in the present. Willow Xylia

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
Horror Fuel

Fear Fills The Faces On The New ‘Luce’ Poster

One of the most talked-about films of the year, LUCE is a smart psychological thriller that will leave audiences breathless. Today, we have the new poster featuring the faces of the film’s stars, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, and Tim Roth. Each character’s face is filled with fear, fear of the truth coming to light, fear of consequences, fear of a threat, and fear that a family’s perfect life may not be real after all. In the film, an all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is a poster boy for the new American Dream. As are his parents (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth), who adopted him from a war-torn country a decade earlier. When Luce’s teacher (Octavia Spencer) makes a shocking discovery in his locker, Luce’s stellar reputation is called into question. But is he really at fault, or is Ms. Wilson preying on dangerous stereotypes? Featuring amazing performances, the movie is adapted

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
Horror Fuel

Digital And Blu-Ray Release Date Announced For ‘Brightburn’

This August, James Gunn‘s Brightburn, one of the biggest films of the year comes to Digital, 4K Ultra, Blu-ray and DVD and we couldn’t be more excited! What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? In this horror-centered take on the superhero trope, a couple (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman) adopt a baby from another world. They raise the boy (Jackson A. Dunn) to use his powers for good, but evil begins to grow within him. From visionary filmmaker James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Slither) who also co-wrote the film along with Mark Gunn, presents a startling, subversive take on a radical new genre: superhero horror, arriving on Digital August 6, 2019, followed by its release on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray or DVD on August 20th, from Sony Pictures. Be sure to check out our interview with Tim Williams, the composer behind

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 10, 2019

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Movie Review: Darlin’

“Walking Dead” star Pollyanna McIntosh makes her directorial debut with Darlin’, the sequel to Lucky McKee’s 2011 horror The Woman, which McIntosh also starred in. Before we delve into my review of Darlin’ let me give you a quick rundown of The Woman. In the film, a successful misogynistic country lawyer captures a feral woman in an attempt to “civilize” the member of a violent, cannibalistic clan roaming the coast by breaking her will. But somethings just can’t be broken. Darlin’ picks up years later after the woman has raised the child she took. Darlin’, now a young woman wanders into a hospital. Unable to speak and wild, she meets a nurse (Cooper Andrews) who is able to somewhat communicate through kindness. She is seen as a curiosity and sent to a girls home run by the church where she becomes the project of a nun and Bishop who hope to use her as a way to save the facility

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 13, 2019
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Ranker Announces New Horror Podcast Deadtime Stories

Ranker, the world’s leading destination for crowdsourced rankings, announced today its original podcast “Deadtime Stories” offering haunting horror stories submitted by real fans of the supernatural, creepy, and macabre. Hosted by the voice of DeadHead, a ghoulish skeleton, the free podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Play, Stitcher, Tune In, and more. The “Deadtime Stories” podcast was created in part due to the appetite of our horror fans on Ranker’s Graveyard Shift and over 6 million followers on Ranker’s horror channels on Facebook – Graveyard Shift, Unspeakable Crimes and Everything Horror. From the weird and scary to the incredible niche, Ranker keeps a finger on the pulse of fans by inviting listeners to submit stories, further proving Ranker’s continued dedication to exciting original content, curated by the public. We’re thrilled and honored to be offering a means in which true horror fans can hear their own blood-curdling stories – true or not – on our podcast,” said

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2019
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New LUCE Trailer Finds Octavia Spencer In A Fight For The Truth

Octavia Spencer stars as a teacher on a mission in the new teaser for LUCE, guaranteed to be one of the most talked about movies of the year. In the film, an all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is a poster boy for the new American Dream. As are his parents (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth), who adopted him from a war-torn country a decade earlier. When Luce’s teacher (Octavia Spencer) makes a shocking discovery in his locker, Luce’s stellar reputation is called into question. But is he really at fault, or is Ms. Wilson preying on dangerous stereotypes? Featuring amazing performances, the movie is adapted from JC Lee’s acclaimed play. Director Julius Onah has created an intense, multi-layered and deeply entertaining look at identity in today’s America. LUCE, from NEON and TOPIC, opens in theaters on August 2, 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

Orion Bringing Momo To Life For New Horror Movie

Last year the dangerous Momo Challenge went viral before the world learned the image behind it was actually a sculpture by artist Keisuke Aisawa called “Mother Bird”. It was only a matter of time before someone turned it into a movie. Orion Pictures is reportedly doing just that. Orion has now revealed that it has plans to make a movie based on the hoax. The studio is teaming up with Roy Lee‘s production company Vertigo Entertainment with producer Taka Ichise at the helm. Ichise and Lee have teamed up before to deliver the remake of The Grudge and a new Grudge remake which is set to open in theaters early next year.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2019
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Sam Raimi Says We’re Getting A New ‘Evil Dead’ Movie!

You ask any horror fan about the Evil Dead franchise and odds are they’ll rave about how awesome it is and that they wish we’d get another installment. Franchise co-creator Sam Raimi we are definitely getting another movie! While he’s not sure which direction it will go, at least we know we’ll get something. Raimi has also said that it will come sooner, rather than later. While making his rounds to promote Crawl, Alexandre Aja’s gator movie, which Raimi produced, he did an interview and was asked about “Ash vs Evil Dead’s cancelation last year and if we’d get a movie sequel. This what he had to say: I’d love to make another one. I don’t think TV is in its future but we’re talking about, Bruce [Campbell], Rob [Tapert], and myself, one or two ways to go for the next movie. We’d like to make another Evil Dead feature and in fact we’re working on some ideas now.” Campbell

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
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Sci-Fi Horror ‘Freaks’ Unleashes Insane New Trailer

From writer-directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky comes the award-winning science-fiction thriller Freaks whose poster and trailer have just arrived. In the film, a disturbed father (Emile Hirsch) locks his bold 7-year-old daughter (Lexy Kolker) in a house, warning her of grave dangers outside. But the mysterious Mr. Snowcone (Bruce Dern) convinces the girl to escape and join him on a quest for family, freedom, and revenge. Grace Park, Amanda Crew, and Lexy Kolker round out the cast for Freaks that took the Jury Prize at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Vancouver International Fantastic Film Festival and winner of the Best Film (Audience Award) at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival. The film is produced by Adam Stein, p.g.a., Zach Lipovsky, p.g.a, Jordan Barber, and Mitchell Waxman. M. Alan Stein, Rick Alyea, Philip Kim, and Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard serve as executive producers. Freaks lands in theaters nationwide on August 23, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
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A Woman Fights To Survive Her Kidnappers In The Trailer For ‘3 Lives’ – Coming To DVD

15 years after she was attacked, Mhairi Calvey (Robert the Bruce, Braveheart) comes face to face with the perpetrator again – in the wilderness in Julianne Block’s nail-biting film, 3 Lives premiering on DVD and Digital this August. “Emma wakes up to find herself trapped in an abandoned bunker. She soon realizes that there are two other victims trapped with her, Ben and Jamie, who she knows from her days in high school. Now Ben and Jamie are Emma’s only means of escape from their savage captors, three ex-soldiers. Faced with the choice to stay in the bunker or to escape her kidnappers with the help of her former rapist and his old friend, Emma chooses the latter. Ruthlessly the ex-soldiers chase the group through the wilderness. While Emma tries to find out why Ben, Jamie, and herself have been kidnapped in the first place. Slowly matters start to spin out of control, facades start to crack and Emma has

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
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Nightbreed’s Craig Sheffer Returns To Horror In ‘Widow’s Point’ (Trailer)

Nightbreed actor Craig Sheffer makes his return to the horror genre in the upcoming supernatural thriller Widow’s Point, based on the critically acclaimed book by New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar and his son Billy. The film was written for the screen and directed by cult filmmaker Gregory Lamberson (Slime City, Johnny Gruesome, interview). Down on his luck author Thomas Livingston (Sheffer) spends a weekend locked inside a haunted lighthouse as a publicity stunt for a book he is writing about the murders, suicides, and disappearances which have occurred at the mysterious location over the course of a century. As he uncovers the lighthouse’s terrifying secrets, sinister forces drive him to the brink of madness and a confrontation with cosmic horror. Katelynn E. Newberry and Dominic Luongo co-star as Livingston’s associates. Kaelin Lamberson portrays Delaney Collins, the daughter of the lighthouse keeper in 1933, who faces the same Lovecraftian evil that targets Sheffer’s character in the present. Willow Xylia

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
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Fear Fills The Faces On The New ‘Luce’ Poster

One of the most talked-about films of the year, LUCE is a smart psychological thriller that will leave audiences breathless. Today, we have the new poster featuring the faces of the film’s stars, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, and Tim Roth. Each character’s face is filled with fear, fear of the truth coming to light, fear of consequences, fear of a threat, and fear that a family’s perfect life may not be real after all. In the film, an all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is a poster boy for the new American Dream. As are his parents (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth), who adopted him from a war-torn country a decade earlier. When Luce’s teacher (Octavia Spencer) makes a shocking discovery in his locker, Luce’s stellar reputation is called into question. But is he really at fault, or is Ms. Wilson preying on dangerous stereotypes? Featuring amazing performances, the movie is adapted

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2019
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Digital And Blu-Ray Release Date Announced For ‘Brightburn’

This August, James Gunn‘s Brightburn, one of the biggest films of the year comes to Digital, 4K Ultra, Blu-ray and DVD and we couldn’t be more excited! What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? In this horror-centered take on the superhero trope, a couple (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman) adopt a baby from another world. They raise the boy (Jackson A. Dunn) to use his powers for good, but evil begins to grow within him. From visionary filmmaker James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Slither) who also co-wrote the film along with Mark Gunn, presents a startling, subversive take on a radical new genre: superhero horror, arriving on Digital August 6, 2019, followed by its release on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray or DVD on August 20th, from Sony Pictures. Be sure to check out our interview with Tim Williams, the composer behind

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 10, 2019
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