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‘Scary Stories’ Documentary Coming To DVD This July

The highly anticipated documentary Scary Stories, which examines Alvin Schwartz’s iconic book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will arrive on DVD this July via Wild Eye Releasing. Explore the history of one of the most controversial works of modern children’s literature: The best selling teen classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which scared a generation of young readers and became one of the most banned books of modern times. Scary Stories creates both the ultimate celebration and dissertation of this iconic piece of horror literature. Cody Meirick’s film features more than 40 interviews, from family members of author Alvin Schwartz to fellow children’s book horror authors like R.L Stine (Goosebumps) and Q.L. Pearce, to folklorists, artists and fans discussing the impact that the books have had on both themselves as well as the culture at large. The documentary also explores the various times in which the books were banned or targeted by parent and religious

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 10, 2019
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Movie Review: Hellboy (2019)

I’ll be honest, as I sat down to watch Neil Marshall’s Hellboy last night, all of the negative feedback I have heard over the past few months had me expecting a complete failure of a film. Luckily, that’s not what I experienced. In fact, I found it the complete opposite. While the rest of the franchise looks bright and elegant, this movie is more gritty, darker. And to be honest, I like that. We are talking about a big red demon here. In the movie we find Hellboy fighting everything from humans to witches to big boars. There’s nearly non-stop action, but that’s not the main point of the movie in my opinion. Hellboy is struggling with identity, his purpose in life. His struggle mirrors the duality of man, part good, part evil, part man, part beast, a struggle that’s been the foundation of many epic films and stories for centuries. While it’s obvious Hellboy was created for evil, to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 10, 2019
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Natasha Kermani’s Feminist Horror ‘Lucky’ Wraps Production

Epic Pictures has announced that they have now wrapped production on Lucky, a dark feminist thriller written by Brea Grant (The Arrangement, “Heroes”) and directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl). Grant also stars in the feature, which shot in Los Angeles, CA and will see release in the US by Epic’s genre label, DREAD. Lucky centers on May, a self-help book author with all the answers, who suddenly finds herself stalked by a threatening but elusive masked man, and caught in a struggle to get help from the people around her and maintain control on her own life. Grant, stars alongside Kristina Klebe (Hellboy, 2019), Dhruv Uday Singh (Good Trouble), Leith M. Burke (Suburbicon), Kausar Mohammed (What Men Want), Yasmine Al-Bustami (I Ship It), Tara Perry (The Fresh Beat Band) and Hunter C. Smith as menacing villain, The Man. The script for LUCKY peers through the looking glass into a surreal version of our own world, and to me is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
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Six Series To Watch After You Binge “Stranger Things”

Let me guess, you’ve binged season three of “Stranger Things” and now you feel empty. You need to find something watch until season four arrives. I get it. I’m right there with you, that’s why I made this list of six Netflix series to watch after “Stranger Things”. Enjoy. “Black Spot” A small, remote town surrounded by forest has long been a place cursed by mysterious deaths and disappearances. The disappearance of her daughter’s best friend brings up old wounds for a police chief who sets out to solve the two mysteries that might be linked while a new prosecutor investigates a powerful local family. “Black Spot” is a fantastic, dark, brutal series featuring many twists and turns that keep you hooked. A solid 5/5. “The Umbrella Acadamy” Part superhero and part family drama, “Umbrella Acadamy” follows a group of adopted siblings that all have mysterious special abilities that have reunited after their father dies. Think of this series as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
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Is “Stranger Things” Ending?

“Stranger Things” is one of Netflix’s most loved series, just look at any social media platform and you’ll see people begging for more. You would figure Netflix would keep it going as long as they can, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Today, We Got This Covered is reporting some heartbreaking news that a “very reliable source” has told them that the streaming giant plans to wrap up the show after its fourth season. While Netflix had plans for five seasons it appears they are ending it early, though they have yet to confirm the reports. Season three left fans with so many questions (won’t spoil it for you in case you haven’t seen it) and a lot of heartache. Hopefully, in season four everything can be wrapped up properly before the end what is arguably their best series ever.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
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Are Fans Getting Two Back-To-Back Halloween Sequels?

According to what Bloody-Disgusting calls “an extremely reliable insider”, David Gordan Green will be returning to direct back-to-back sequels to 2018’s Halloween, the direct follow-up to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic. While the news has yet to be confirmed, it is said that both sequels will be released in the same month, October of 2020. A sequel has been discussed since the 2018 movie was released in theaters, bringing in $250 million globally. A trilogy has also been mentioned in the recent past. This is the first time two sequels back-to-back have been reported, but the site seems to have a lot of faith in their unnamed source. When we hear more or the rumors are confirmed we’ll let you know.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
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Two New Images Tease A Family’s Terror In ‘Z’

Two new images have surfaced teasing the terror that awaits in director Brandon Christensen‘s Z, written by Christensen and Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters) who also teamed up for Still/Born. Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters) and Jett Klyne (Sky Scraper) star in the film that centers on a family terrorized by their eight-year-old’s imaginary friend. Z will screen at the Popcorn Film Festival on August 11th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
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Marilyn Manson Will Rock “The Stand” Series In More Ways Than One

Josh Boone (The New Mutants) and CBS All Access’ series adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand” has already cast several big names including James Marsden (“West World”) and Amber Heard (Aquaman). Today news broke that rocker-actor Marilyn Manson has now confirmed that not only will he be contributing to the series’ soundtrack, but he’ll also be co-starring. I also did a cover of “The End” by the Doors, for a new miniseries of The Stand by Stephen King, which I’m also going to be acting in.” Manson stated. Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost), and Greg Kinnear (“The Twilight Zone”) also star alongside Odessa Young (“Assassination Nation), and Henry Zaga (“The New Mutants”). Boone and Ben Cavell executive produce along with Roy Lee, Jimmy Miller, and Richard P. Rubenstein. Owen King will produce. This is far from being Manson’s first film role, in fact, he already has forty roles under his belt, including his recurring roles on TV’s “Sons of Anarchy” and “Salem”.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2019
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“American Horror Story” Star Will Not Be Returning For “AHS: 1984”

We’ve got a lot of “AHS: 1984” news for you today. News from late last month revealed that the anthology series has September premiere date, Wednesday, September 18th to be exact. The second bit of news may leave many fans disappointed. According to multiple reports, longtime “AHS” actress Sarah Paulson will not be returning as a main character for the series ninth season. I know, I know, she’s held a big presence in every season until now. But what can we do? I’m sure the reason for her absence will come to light soon, it always does. Paulson is not the only regular that will not be back this season. Evan Peters will also be MIA. But it has been confirmed that Emma Watson will star opposite Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy. Producer Tim Minear has teased that season nine will be paying homage to the horror films of the eighties. I will tell you nothing, except that I think it’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘The Curse Of La Llorona’ Will Soon Haunt Blu-Ray And DVD

Director Michael Chaves’ haunting film The Curse of La Llorona was a box office success bringing in $122 million, which more than covered its $9 million dollar budget. If you missed it at the theater don’t worry, it will soon arrive on Blu-ray and DVD. La Llorona, the “Weeping Woman”, is a horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations. In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the churning river after them as she wept in pain. Now her tears are eternal. They are lethal, and those who hear her death call in the night are doomed. La Llorona creeps in the shadows and preys on the children, desperate to replace her own. As the centuries have passed, her desire has grown more voracious…and her methods more terrifying. In 1970s Los Angeles

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2019

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‘Scary Stories’ Documentary Coming To DVD This July

The highly anticipated documentary Scary Stories, which examines Alvin Schwartz’s iconic book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will arrive on DVD this July via Wild Eye Releasing. Explore the history of one of the most controversial works of modern children’s literature: The best selling teen classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which scared a generation of young readers and became one of the most banned books of modern times. Scary Stories creates both the ultimate celebration and dissertation of this iconic piece of horror literature. Cody Meirick’s film features more than 40 interviews, from family members of author Alvin Schwartz to fellow children’s book horror authors like R.L Stine (Goosebumps) and Q.L. Pearce, to folklorists, artists and fans discussing the impact that the books have had on both themselves as well as the culture at large. The documentary also explores the various times in which the books were banned or targeted by parent and religious

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 10, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Hellboy (2019)

I’ll be honest, as I sat down to watch Neil Marshall’s Hellboy last night, all of the negative feedback I have heard over the past few months had me expecting a complete failure of a film. Luckily, that’s not what I experienced. In fact, I found it the complete opposite. While the rest of the franchise looks bright and elegant, this movie is more gritty, darker. And to be honest, I like that. We are talking about a big red demon here. In the movie we find Hellboy fighting everything from humans to witches to big boars. There’s nearly non-stop action, but that’s not the main point of the movie in my opinion. Hellboy is struggling with identity, his purpose in life. His struggle mirrors the duality of man, part good, part evil, part man, part beast, a struggle that’s been the foundation of many epic films and stories for centuries. While it’s obvious Hellboy was created for evil, to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 10, 2019
Horror Fuel

Natasha Kermani’s Feminist Horror ‘Lucky’ Wraps Production

Epic Pictures has announced that they have now wrapped production on Lucky, a dark feminist thriller written by Brea Grant (The Arrangement, “Heroes”) and directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl). Grant also stars in the feature, which shot in Los Angeles, CA and will see release in the US by Epic’s genre label, DREAD. Lucky centers on May, a self-help book author with all the answers, who suddenly finds herself stalked by a threatening but elusive masked man, and caught in a struggle to get help from the people around her and maintain control on her own life. Grant, stars alongside Kristina Klebe (Hellboy, 2019), Dhruv Uday Singh (Good Trouble), Leith M. Burke (Suburbicon), Kausar Mohammed (What Men Want), Yasmine Al-Bustami (I Ship It), Tara Perry (The Fresh Beat Band) and Hunter C. Smith as menacing villain, The Man. The script for LUCKY peers through the looking glass into a surreal version of our own world, and to me is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
Horror Fuel

Six Series To Watch After You Binge “Stranger Things”

Let me guess, you’ve binged season three of “Stranger Things” and now you feel empty. You need to find something watch until season four arrives. I get it. I’m right there with you, that’s why I made this list of six Netflix series to watch after “Stranger Things”. Enjoy. “Black Spot” A small, remote town surrounded by forest has long been a place cursed by mysterious deaths and disappearances. The disappearance of her daughter’s best friend brings up old wounds for a police chief who sets out to solve the two mysteries that might be linked while a new prosecutor investigates a powerful local family. “Black Spot” is a fantastic, dark, brutal series featuring many twists and turns that keep you hooked. A solid 5/5. “The Umbrella Acadamy” Part superhero and part family drama, “Umbrella Acadamy” follows a group of adopted siblings that all have mysterious special abilities that have reunited after their father dies. Think of this series as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
Horror Fuel

Is “Stranger Things” Ending?

“Stranger Things” is one of Netflix’s most loved series, just look at any social media platform and you’ll see people begging for more. You would figure Netflix would keep it going as long as they can, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Today, We Got This Covered is reporting some heartbreaking news that a “very reliable source” has told them that the streaming giant plans to wrap up the show after its fourth season. While Netflix had plans for five seasons it appears they are ending it early, though they have yet to confirm the reports. Season three left fans with so many questions (won’t spoil it for you in case you haven’t seen it) and a lot of heartache. Hopefully, in season four everything can be wrapped up properly before the end what is arguably their best series ever.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
Horror Fuel

Are Fans Getting Two Back-To-Back Halloween Sequels?

According to what Bloody-Disgusting calls “an extremely reliable insider”, David Gordan Green will be returning to direct back-to-back sequels to 2018’s Halloween, the direct follow-up to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic. While the news has yet to be confirmed, it is said that both sequels will be released in the same month, October of 2020. A sequel has been discussed since the 2018 movie was released in theaters, bringing in $250 million globally. A trilogy has also been mentioned in the recent past. This is the first time two sequels back-to-back have been reported, but the site seems to have a lot of faith in their unnamed source. When we hear more or the rumors are confirmed we’ll let you know.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
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Two New Images Tease A Family’s Terror In ‘Z’

Two new images have surfaced teasing the terror that awaits in director Brandon Christensen‘s Z, written by Christensen and Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters) who also teamed up for Still/Born. Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters) and Jett Klyne (Sky Scraper) star in the film that centers on a family terrorized by their eight-year-old’s imaginary friend. Z will screen at the Popcorn Film Festival on August 11th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2019
Horror Fuel

Marilyn Manson Will Rock “The Stand” Series In More Ways Than One

Josh Boone (The New Mutants) and CBS All Access’ series adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand” has already cast several big names including James Marsden (“West World”) and Amber Heard (Aquaman). Today news broke that rocker-actor Marilyn Manson has now confirmed that not only will he be contributing to the series’ soundtrack, but he’ll also be co-starring. I also did a cover of “The End” by the Doors, for a new miniseries of The Stand by Stephen King, which I’m also going to be acting in.” Manson stated. Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost), and Greg Kinnear (“The Twilight Zone”) also star alongside Odessa Young (“Assassination Nation), and Henry Zaga (“The New Mutants”). Boone and Ben Cavell executive produce along with Roy Lee, Jimmy Miller, and Richard P. Rubenstein. Owen King will produce. This is far from being Manson’s first film role, in fact, he already has forty roles under his belt, including his recurring roles on TV’s “Sons of Anarchy” and “Salem”.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2019
Horror Fuel

“American Horror Story” Star Will Not Be Returning For “AHS: 1984”

We’ve got a lot of “AHS: 1984” news for you today. News from late last month revealed that the anthology series has September premiere date, Wednesday, September 18th to be exact. The second bit of news may leave many fans disappointed. According to multiple reports, longtime “AHS” actress Sarah Paulson will not be returning as a main character for the series ninth season. I know, I know, she’s held a big presence in every season until now. But what can we do? I’m sure the reason for her absence will come to light soon, it always does. Paulson is not the only regular that will not be back this season. Evan Peters will also be MIA. But it has been confirmed that Emma Watson will star opposite Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy. Producer Tim Minear has teased that season nine will be paying homage to the horror films of the eighties. I will tell you nothing, except that I think it’s

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘The Curse Of La Llorona’ Will Soon Haunt Blu-Ray And DVD

Director Michael Chaves’ haunting film The Curse of La Llorona was a box office success bringing in $122 million, which more than covered its $9 million dollar budget. If you missed it at the theater don’t worry, it will soon arrive on Blu-ray and DVD. La Llorona, the “Weeping Woman”, is a horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations. In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the churning river after them as she wept in pain. Now her tears are eternal. They are lethal, and those who hear her death call in the night are doomed. La Llorona creeps in the shadows and preys on the children, desperate to replace her own. As the centuries have passed, her desire has grown more voracious…and her methods more terrifying. In 1970s Los Angeles

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2019
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