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Millie Bobby Brown Auditioned For ‘Logan’ Before Landing ‘Stranger Things’ Role

Millie Bobby Brown, aka Eleven from Stranger Things and the kid who rapped “Monster” on Jimmy Fallon, had a huge year in 2016, landing worldwide fame and a starring role in the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters. But before she played a little girl with strange powers on Stranger Things, Brown auditioned for a different little girl with strange powers on Logan. X-23, who was eventually played to great effect by Daphne Keen, is a little badass with all the powers of Wolverine; healing factor, unbreakable bones, and of course most famously some vicious claws. While Brown kills a good handful of soldiers on Stranger Things, Eleven never shows half the viciousness of the throat slicing, eyeball gouging X-23. Keen was great in the role, but I can’t be alone and wondering what Brown would have brought to the role. Logan/Stranger Things cross over anyone? Probably not, but a man can dream.

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Capt McNeely
Jun 1, 2017
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DAYS OF THE DEAD Is Nearly Upon Us

June is here, and Days of the Dead is nearly upon us. IS nearly upon us? Yes my Little Monsters, I know it sounds grammatically incorrect, but it’s not…trust me. The reason why it is, in fact, correct is because I happen to be referring to a singular event, the annual horror convention that will be returning to Indianapolis at the end of June. Of course since it’s a three day event, I could refer to it in the plural form…but let’s not get hung up on semantics. Days of the Dead will officially kick off the weekend’s festivities at 5 PM Friday June 30th and run through Sunday July 2nd. As per usual, the fine folks at Days of the Dead will make it possible for fans to meet genre icons and mingle with fellow horror junkies. The banner above may whet your appetite with the likes of the creator of the Living Dead himself, George Romero, as well

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Capt McNeely
Jun 1, 2017
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Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: P.J. Soles

So my Little Monsters, today we say goodbye to the month of May. BUT, being that it’s also Wednesday, it means we also say hello to another wonderful Woman of Horror. This week’s liebenswerte Frau (that’s lovely lady to you and me, Rusty), is the incredibly sweet and talented P.J. Soles. Pamela Jayne was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Nancy and Cornelis Hardon. P.J. and her parents were quite the globetrotters as she was growing up. No, not the Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal kind of Globetrotters. Her father worked for an international insurance corporation, so his career path took them all around the world. As P.J. was growing up, P.J. and her family lived in Morocco, Venezuela and Brussels, where she attended high school at the International School of Brussels. After high school, she attended Briarcliff College in Briarcliff Manor, NY, where she had aspirations of becoming the very first woman ambassador to the Soviet Union. However, after visiting

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Capt McNeely
May 31, 2017
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And A Bottle of Ho-Hum: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES REVIEW

Is there a series with more severe dimensioning returns than Pirates? We are ten years past the last film in the series that was even considered passable, and fourteen since the only movie that was actually great. But hey, Johnny has alimony payments and these films somehow still make more money than all the gold on Treasure Island. So here we are with the 5th Pirates of The Caribbean film, which despite no-one asking for or wanting, everyone will end up dragging themselves to the theaters for anyway. At this point the franchise has long since gone rotten, and Dead Men Tell No Tales is the moldy fish scraped from the barrels bottom. Captain Jack Sparrow is back, but far from the Oscar nominated performance of the past, Depp has all the charm of a fifty year old man in the midst of a nasty divorce and domestic violence accusations trying to earn a paycheck. Lazy, stupid, and an afterthought

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Capt McNeely
May 29, 2017
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I Remember The Day I Shook Hands With The Devil

I remember the day I shook hands with the Devil The grip was weaker than I expected, but I still could not – did not pull away. His fingers wrapped around our palms slapping together chilled to the core of my soul. His grip grew stronger more comforting with each stroke as I signed the contract. The Demon I refused to let go until it was signed…I didn’t let the letting-go happen… As he held my right, I offered my left hand for the contract-signing blood to be drawn as my right was wrapped in the shake. A scoff burped from between his jagged teeth and with a shake of the head he pulled out another vial full of the blood of all the people I know and love. For the first time I hesitated, but a quick squeeze of my captured surrendered hand and I submitted again and dipped the pen. A large feather, a quill that Satan produced,

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Capt McNeely
May 28, 2017
Horror Fuel

Trailer For “BnB Hell” Looks Exciting and Terrifying!

Ethereal music, screams and odd characters are nothing new in horror trailers, but the trailer for BnB Hell has a chilling feel to it that I can’t quite put my finger on. To quote Jack Nicholson’s Joker from 1989’s Batman “I don’t know what it is, but I like it.” Directed by Andrew Jordan, written by Andrea Harrison. Starring Kimberly Woods, Rudy Dobrev, and Carol Stanzione. Don’t miss it! A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister ends at a rundown bed and breakfast in the Hollywood Hills run by an ill-tempered woman called Mommy. Disturbing messages left by former guests suggest unsettling secrets lay buried there. Check out the trailer and then check out the movie on June 15. It will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and more.

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Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Horror Comedy “Bear With Us” Acquired by Comedy Dynamics

Comedy Dynamics announced today it has acquired William J. Stribling and Russ Nickel’s award-winning comedy film BEAR WITH US. This hilarious horror/comedy is a comedy of errors that shows just how far people will go to preserve their relationships. Winner of Best Feature at the Hill Country Film Festival and the Gasparilla International Film Festival, Best Director and Best Lead Actor at the Chicago Comedy Festival, Best Narrative at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Best Feature and Supporting Actor at FilmQuest, Best Ensemble Cast at the Orlando Film Festival and more this is sure to be loved by all audience. The trailer shows the quirky humor and variety of characters. And hey, what could go wrong with a romantic weekend at an isolated, dilapidated cabin in the woods? https://www.bearwithusfilm.com/

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Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: THE CYCLOTRON Is A Slow Burning Throwback Thriller

It’s the late stages of World War II and the Axis powers are scrambling for anything that would give them a decided edge. The power of the atom would suit them nicely, and a German scientist named Emil has discovered the way to harness said power far ahead of the Allies. Being privy to such information during wartime could certainly paint a target on such a person’s back. Enter Simone, an Allied spy tasked with finding her former colleague and flame, Emil, to make quite certain he takes his knowledge to the grave. Granted, this is information that Allied forces could also use to their advantage, but with Emile behind enemy lines, it’s a risk they can’t bet on. Especially, with a contingent of Nazi soldiers, accompanied by a fellow German scientist named König, diligently trying to track Emile down so that they can extract his secret for their own benefit. Being a man of great scruples, Emil decides to

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Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

CENTRAL PARK Lands Release Date

Rich entitled millennials get offed in Central Park, a film where members of the me generation get sliced and diced by a deranged Manhattan Murderer. Directed and written by Justin Reinsilber in his feature debut, Central Park will premiere at Dances With Films at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters June 3rd, with the trailer on vivemo now. Tickets can be purchased here. For everyone who can’t make the festival, Central Park will be released for Streaming sometime in the coming months. And it does look like it’s going to be a treat; who wouldn’t want to see some uppity manhattan types get murdered?

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Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday

If you’ve come here today to see which of the many wonderful Women of Horror will be in the spotlight, I am sorry to say I have not chosen one for this Woman Crush Wednesday. The reason: I am currently cultivating a list to begin fresh with NEXT WEEK. In fact I already have the lovely lady for next Wednesday picked out. But as I continue building a roster of Scream Queens and Horror Mavens, I am interested in who your favorites are. You’re the readers, so of course I want to know. From any horror era or sub genre…let’s see some names folks! I want you to feel free to list some names either in the comments section that accompanies the article on Facebook or reply to the article on Twitter and tag it with @The_Real_T_Love. Oh, did I mention that there could possibly be a contest associated with the names of these actresses you all suggest? I didn’t?

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Capt McNeely
May 24, 2017

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Millie Bobby Brown Auditioned For ‘Logan’ Before Landing ‘Stranger Things’ Role

Millie Bobby Brown, aka Eleven from Stranger Things and the kid who rapped “Monster” on Jimmy Fallon, had a huge year in 2016, landing worldwide fame and a starring role in the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters. But before she played a little girl with strange powers on Stranger Things, Brown auditioned for a different little girl with strange powers on Logan. X-23, who was eventually played to great effect by Daphne Keen, is a little badass with all the powers of Wolverine; healing factor, unbreakable bones, and of course most famously some vicious claws. While Brown kills a good handful of soldiers on Stranger Things, Eleven never shows half the viciousness of the throat slicing, eyeball gouging X-23. Keen was great in the role, but I can’t be alone and wondering what Brown would have brought to the role. Logan/Stranger Things cross over anyone? Probably not, but a man can dream.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 1, 2017
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DAYS OF THE DEAD Is Nearly Upon Us

June is here, and Days of the Dead is nearly upon us. IS nearly upon us? Yes my Little Monsters, I know it sounds grammatically incorrect, but it’s not…trust me. The reason why it is, in fact, correct is because I happen to be referring to a singular event, the annual horror convention that will be returning to Indianapolis at the end of June. Of course since it’s a three day event, I could refer to it in the plural form…but let’s not get hung up on semantics. Days of the Dead will officially kick off the weekend’s festivities at 5 PM Friday June 30th and run through Sunday July 2nd. As per usual, the fine folks at Days of the Dead will make it possible for fans to meet genre icons and mingle with fellow horror junkies. The banner above may whet your appetite with the likes of the creator of the Living Dead himself, George Romero, as well

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 1, 2017
Horror Fuel

Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: P.J. Soles

So my Little Monsters, today we say goodbye to the month of May. BUT, being that it’s also Wednesday, it means we also say hello to another wonderful Woman of Horror. This week’s liebenswerte Frau (that’s lovely lady to you and me, Rusty), is the incredibly sweet and talented P.J. Soles. Pamela Jayne was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Nancy and Cornelis Hardon. P.J. and her parents were quite the globetrotters as she was growing up. No, not the Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal kind of Globetrotters. Her father worked for an international insurance corporation, so his career path took them all around the world. As P.J. was growing up, P.J. and her family lived in Morocco, Venezuela and Brussels, where she attended high school at the International School of Brussels. After high school, she attended Briarcliff College in Briarcliff Manor, NY, where she had aspirations of becoming the very first woman ambassador to the Soviet Union. However, after visiting

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Capt McNeely
May 31, 2017
Horror Fuel

And A Bottle of Ho-Hum: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES REVIEW

Is there a series with more severe dimensioning returns than Pirates? We are ten years past the last film in the series that was even considered passable, and fourteen since the only movie that was actually great. But hey, Johnny has alimony payments and these films somehow still make more money than all the gold on Treasure Island. So here we are with the 5th Pirates of The Caribbean film, which despite no-one asking for or wanting, everyone will end up dragging themselves to the theaters for anyway. At this point the franchise has long since gone rotten, and Dead Men Tell No Tales is the moldy fish scraped from the barrels bottom. Captain Jack Sparrow is back, but far from the Oscar nominated performance of the past, Depp has all the charm of a fifty year old man in the midst of a nasty divorce and domestic violence accusations trying to earn a paycheck. Lazy, stupid, and an afterthought

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 29, 2017
Horror Fuel

I Remember The Day I Shook Hands With The Devil

I remember the day I shook hands with the Devil The grip was weaker than I expected, but I still could not – did not pull away. His fingers wrapped around our palms slapping together chilled to the core of my soul. His grip grew stronger more comforting with each stroke as I signed the contract. The Demon I refused to let go until it was signed…I didn’t let the letting-go happen… As he held my right, I offered my left hand for the contract-signing blood to be drawn as my right was wrapped in the shake. A scoff burped from between his jagged teeth and with a shake of the head he pulled out another vial full of the blood of all the people I know and love. For the first time I hesitated, but a quick squeeze of my captured surrendered hand and I submitted again and dipped the pen. A large feather, a quill that Satan produced,

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 28, 2017
Horror Fuel

Trailer For “BnB Hell” Looks Exciting and Terrifying!

Ethereal music, screams and odd characters are nothing new in horror trailers, but the trailer for BnB Hell has a chilling feel to it that I can’t quite put my finger on. To quote Jack Nicholson’s Joker from 1989’s Batman “I don’t know what it is, but I like it.” Directed by Andrew Jordan, written by Andrea Harrison. Starring Kimberly Woods, Rudy Dobrev, and Carol Stanzione. Don’t miss it! A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister ends at a rundown bed and breakfast in the Hollywood Hills run by an ill-tempered woman called Mommy. Disturbing messages left by former guests suggest unsettling secrets lay buried there. Check out the trailer and then check out the movie on June 15. It will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and more.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Horror Comedy “Bear With Us” Acquired by Comedy Dynamics

Comedy Dynamics announced today it has acquired William J. Stribling and Russ Nickel’s award-winning comedy film BEAR WITH US. This hilarious horror/comedy is a comedy of errors that shows just how far people will go to preserve their relationships. Winner of Best Feature at the Hill Country Film Festival and the Gasparilla International Film Festival, Best Director and Best Lead Actor at the Chicago Comedy Festival, Best Narrative at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Best Feature and Supporting Actor at FilmQuest, Best Ensemble Cast at the Orlando Film Festival and more this is sure to be loved by all audience. The trailer shows the quirky humor and variety of characters. And hey, what could go wrong with a romantic weekend at an isolated, dilapidated cabin in the woods? https://www.bearwithusfilm.com/

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: THE CYCLOTRON Is A Slow Burning Throwback Thriller

It’s the late stages of World War II and the Axis powers are scrambling for anything that would give them a decided edge. The power of the atom would suit them nicely, and a German scientist named Emil has discovered the way to harness said power far ahead of the Allies. Being privy to such information during wartime could certainly paint a target on such a person’s back. Enter Simone, an Allied spy tasked with finding her former colleague and flame, Emil, to make quite certain he takes his knowledge to the grave. Granted, this is information that Allied forces could also use to their advantage, but with Emile behind enemy lines, it’s a risk they can’t bet on. Especially, with a contingent of Nazi soldiers, accompanied by a fellow German scientist named König, diligently trying to track Emile down so that they can extract his secret for their own benefit. Being a man of great scruples, Emil decides to

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

CENTRAL PARK Lands Release Date

Rich entitled millennials get offed in Central Park, a film where members of the me generation get sliced and diced by a deranged Manhattan Murderer. Directed and written by Justin Reinsilber in his feature debut, Central Park will premiere at Dances With Films at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters June 3rd, with the trailer on vivemo now. Tickets can be purchased here. For everyone who can’t make the festival, Central Park will be released for Streaming sometime in the coming months. And it does look like it’s going to be a treat; who wouldn’t want to see some uppity manhattan types get murdered?

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday

If you’ve come here today to see which of the many wonderful Women of Horror will be in the spotlight, I am sorry to say I have not chosen one for this Woman Crush Wednesday. The reason: I am currently cultivating a list to begin fresh with NEXT WEEK. In fact I already have the lovely lady for next Wednesday picked out. But as I continue building a roster of Scream Queens and Horror Mavens, I am interested in who your favorites are. You’re the readers, so of course I want to know. From any horror era or sub genre…let’s see some names folks! I want you to feel free to list some names either in the comments section that accompanies the article on Facebook or reply to the article on Twitter and tag it with @The_Real_T_Love. Oh, did I mention that there could possibly be a contest associated with the names of these actresses you all suggest? I didn’t?

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Capt McNeely
May 24, 2017
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