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Ultimate GWAR Documentary Is Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

The ultimate GWAR documentary, This is GWAR, is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this October, exploring 30+ years of killer music from the world’s sickest band. This is GWAR is the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, and other artists, including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never seen footage of legendary GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus). The story of GWAR is carved across the history of this hopeless planet, but GWAR themselves are not of this world…Their story begins far past Uranus, in the deepest reaches of space, where the beings known as GWAR were warriors in the Scumdogs of the Universe, an elite fighting force in the army of the Master of All Reality. But GWAR proved too

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 29, 2022

Movie Reviews: “Everyone Will Burn,” “Missing,” and “A Life on the Farm” (Fantastic Fest)

Everyone Will Burn Spanish shocker Everyone Will Burn (Y todos arderán; 2021) is a stylish, gripping effort from director David Hebrero, who cowrote the screenplay with Javier Kiran. Macarena Gómez gives a stunning lead performance as María José, a woman whose son was driven to suicide by other boys because the townspeople are a superstitious and hateful lot, generally speaking. As she is about to take her own life, she is interrupted by a young girl named Lucia (Sofía García in a terrific debut performance) who emerges from somewhere nearby in nature, covered in mud. As the pair drive toward town so that María José can drop off the girl with the authorities, they are stopped by two policemen who soon learn — as does María José — that the girl is empowered with supernatural abilities. As the townsfolk turn further against María José and also set their sights on also persecuting Lucia, dark secrets from the past arise, making

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Joseph Perry
Sep 26, 2022

Paranormal Investigators Seek Answers In ‘The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House’

Odds are you have seen The Conjuring, and while it’s spooky and entertaining have you ever wondered about the family and house that inspired the film? A new documentary, The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House, is not only delving into what inspired the film but will also be exploring the real house where the terrifying haunting took place. In The Harrisville Haunting, directed by Matt Benton, “Four paranormal researchers and YouTubers document the paranormal claims of the former Arnold family farmhouse built in 1736. Now known as the Harrisville Farmhouse and the inspiration for the well-known movie “The Conjuring”. Are the extreme Paranormal claims from the film real? Come along with researchers Matt Benton, Joe Vitale, Bill Cook, and Eric Conner as they delve into this mysterious haunting and share their incredible findings and evidence.” Watch as the team explores the infamous house in The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House, premiering On Demand on October 18, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2022

New Documentary Explores ‘Haunted Connecticut’ This October

From Connecticut’s most haunted inn to the site of a shocking death, “Haunted Connecticut” takes you inside these disturbing locations for a series of paranormal investigations. See why Connecticut is called the most haunted state in America! Documentary filmmaker Tony Cadwell (Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation) teams up with an experienced paranormal investigator, Eric Vitale (Travel Channel’s and Discovery +’s Ghost Loop), to explore the most haunted locations in Connecticut and attempt to document proof that the supernatural exists. The evidence they capture is shocking. But does it prove that ghosts are real? . Check out the new haunting trailer, shared ahead of its release on VOD and DVD on October 11, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2022

Beyond Fest Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary with Premieres and Repertory Screenings Galore

Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its complete slate of 2022 programming comprising 63 features, including 10 world premieres, 3 US premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out festival in 2021, Beyond Fest returns to Los Angeles for its tenth anniversary edition with 15 days of cinematic excess from September 27th-October 11th. Built in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Beyond Fest will screen at the legendary IMAX at the TCL Chinese, Hollywood Legion Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and IMAX headquarters with all ticket sales going to the 501c3 non-profit film institution. With a diverse slate celebrating the most inspired and eclectic cinema from across the globe, Beyond Fest opens with two free screenings of Finn Parker’s bone-chilling SMILE, whilst closing night honors is bestowed upon the World Premiere of HALLOWEEN ENDS, the terrifying conclusion to the iconic horror franchise, from Universal Pictures, Trancas International/Miramax/Blumhouse. Additional World Premieres include

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Joseph Perry
Sep 15, 2022

Movie Reviews: “Panthera Britannia” and “Elusive” (Fortean Film Festival)

Panthera Britannia One of the most intriguing, enduring, and perhaps possible cryptozoological mysteries is the idea that alien big cats may be roaming the British countryside. Sightings and photos — naturally, the latter are often unclear or lack size perspective — are plentiful, and witnesses usually have little to profit from by reporting what they have seen. Writer/director Matt Everett’s documentary Panthera Britannia is a slick, impressively crafted look into the history of cryptid felidae, exploring sightings from the reign of King Henry VIII to the present day. The skull of the Beast of Bodmin Moor, captured by British soldiers in the 1790s and imprisoned in a jail until it died, provides physical evidence of the possibility of ABCs, and the Dangerous Wild Animal Act of the 1970s saw owners letting their exotic pets loose in the wild. Professionals ranging from animal behaviorists to genetic anthropologists to other wildlife experts are interviewed, and several different, intelligent viewpoints for and against

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 14, 2022

Movie Review: “Wedding 93” (Fortean Film Festival)

Take the elements of a found-footage horror movie and add in the fact that the film is a documentary, and you have the intriguing feature Wedding 93. In fine Fortean style, director Paul Zagaris’ documentary leaves the interpretation of the proceedings up to individual viewers. Using film footage recently obtained by Zagaris from sources who wish to remain anonymous, Wedding 93 shows how a traditional rural wedding in 1993 Cambodia takes a disastrous turn. Bol, a well-off farmer, is set for an arranged marriage with Rah, who felt forced into the arrangement by her mother. As the festivities begin, a happy Bol sits next to a stone-faced Rah. The bride-to-be begins crying, and then displays chilling behavior that leads some wedding guests to believe she is possessed by an occult entity. The proceedings were captured on two different cameras by members of the wedding party. With jump-scare shots that could have come from a narrative found footage film, the footage

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Joseph Perry
Sep 6, 2022

U.K.’s Fortean Film Festival Set to Open Eyes and Minds to the Highly Unusual

Are you intrigued by the unbelievable, the unusual, and the unexplained? If so, the International Fortean Film Festival’s 2022 edition, set for September 2 and 3 in Gloucester, U.K., should be your destination for high-strangeness cinema. From the supernatural to cryptozoology to alien life and far beyond, the fest has selected an outstanding array of narrative and documentary features and short films. I can already attest to the hypnotic draw of writer/director Alexander Roman’s New Orleans-set occult mystery Cats of the Bayou (ASMR). Following are a few of the other highlights from the festival’s official selections that I am greatly looking forward to. For more information including the full list of official selections and ticket purchasing, visit https://www.forteanfilmfestival.com/. PANTHERA BRITTANIA: Director Matt Everett’s documentary delves into the possibility of Alien Big Cats (ABCs) as the filmmaker lets experts and eyewitnesses have their say. LADY OF THE LAKE: THE SEARCH FOR CHAMP: Champ is an aquatic cryptid said to inhabit Lake

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Joseph Perry
Aug 30, 2022

New Stephen King Doc ‘King on Screen’ Premiering At FantasticFest

Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired the rights to Daphné Baiwir’s King on Screen, a documentary about Stephen King wo has given it his stamp of approval. “In 1976, Brian de Palma directed Carrie, the first novel and adaptation of Stephen King’s work. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now the most adapted author still alive in the world. King on Screen features an inside look with the majority of directors who have adapted Stephen King’s work for screen, giving us a look at the unique relationship people have as they reimagine his work for film. The documentary also features interviews with some of the filmmakers behind adaptations of King’s work, including Frank Darabont, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Greg Nicotero and more. “In 1976, Brian de Palma directed Carrie, the first novel and adaptation of Stephen King’s work. Since then, more than 50 directors have

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2022

WWII Documentary ‘Syndrome K’ Explores An Illness Created To Save Jews

When it comes to horror-filled events, you don’t get more horrific and terrifying than the Holocaust. Freestyle Digital Media has announced the release of the captivating and disturbing new documentary Syndrome K, which is an Insanely Practical Productions, and the second documentary film from filmmaker Stephen Edwards (acclaimed composer of “Requiem for My Mother”, and musical contributor to award-winning films such as “Nomadland”, “Dallas Buyer’s Club”). The last film to be narrated by acclaimed screen icon Ray Liotta (“Goodfellas,” “Field of Dreams”), the documentary shines a light on the truly amazing story of three Roman Catholic doctors, who created a highly contagious fake disease during the Nazi Occupation of Rome to save Roman Jews in a Vatican-affiliated hospital from deportation to Auschwitz during WWII. Syndrome K is the true story about a highly contagious, highly fictitious disease created by three Roman Catholic doctors – Adriano Ossicini, Giovanni Borromeo, & Vittorio Sacradoti, during the Holocaust to hide Jews from Occupying Nazis

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2022

More from Documentaries

Ultimate GWAR Documentary Is Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

The ultimate GWAR documentary, This is GWAR, is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this October, exploring 30+ years of killer music from the world’s sickest band. This is GWAR is the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, and other artists, including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never seen footage of legendary GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus). The story of GWAR is carved across the history of this hopeless planet, but GWAR themselves are not of this world…Their story begins far past Uranus, in the deepest reaches of space, where the beings known as GWAR were warriors in the Scumdogs of the Universe, an elite fighting force in the army of the Master of All Reality. But GWAR proved too

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 29, 2022

Movie Reviews: “Everyone Will Burn,” “Missing,” and “A Life on the Farm” (Fantastic Fest)

Everyone Will Burn Spanish shocker Everyone Will Burn (Y todos arderán; 2021) is a stylish, gripping effort from director David Hebrero, who cowrote the screenplay with Javier Kiran. Macarena Gómez gives a stunning lead performance as María José, a woman whose son was driven to suicide by other boys because the townspeople are a superstitious and hateful lot, generally speaking. As she is about to take her own life, she is interrupted by a young girl named Lucia (Sofía García in a terrific debut performance) who emerges from somewhere nearby in nature, covered in mud. As the pair drive toward town so that María José can drop off the girl with the authorities, they are stopped by two policemen who soon learn — as does María José — that the girl is empowered with supernatural abilities. As the townsfolk turn further against María José and also set their sights on also persecuting Lucia, dark secrets from the past arise, making

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 26, 2022

Paranormal Investigators Seek Answers In ‘The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House’

Odds are you have seen The Conjuring, and while it’s spooky and entertaining have you ever wondered about the family and house that inspired the film? A new documentary, The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House, is not only delving into what inspired the film but will also be exploring the real house where the terrifying haunting took place. In The Harrisville Haunting, directed by Matt Benton, “Four paranormal researchers and YouTubers document the paranormal claims of the former Arnold family farmhouse built in 1736. Now known as the Harrisville Farmhouse and the inspiration for the well-known movie “The Conjuring”. Are the extreme Paranormal claims from the film real? Come along with researchers Matt Benton, Joe Vitale, Bill Cook, and Eric Conner as they delve into this mysterious haunting and share their incredible findings and evidence.” Watch as the team explores the infamous house in The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House, premiering On Demand on October 18, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2022

New Documentary Explores ‘Haunted Connecticut’ This October

From Connecticut’s most haunted inn to the site of a shocking death, “Haunted Connecticut” takes you inside these disturbing locations for a series of paranormal investigations. See why Connecticut is called the most haunted state in America! Documentary filmmaker Tony Cadwell (Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation) teams up with an experienced paranormal investigator, Eric Vitale (Travel Channel’s and Discovery +’s Ghost Loop), to explore the most haunted locations in Connecticut and attempt to document proof that the supernatural exists. The evidence they capture is shocking. But does it prove that ghosts are real? . Check out the new haunting trailer, shared ahead of its release on VOD and DVD on October 11, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2022

Beyond Fest Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary with Premieres and Repertory Screenings Galore

Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its complete slate of 2022 programming comprising 63 features, including 10 world premieres, 3 US premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out festival in 2021, Beyond Fest returns to Los Angeles for its tenth anniversary edition with 15 days of cinematic excess from September 27th-October 11th. Built in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Beyond Fest will screen at the legendary IMAX at the TCL Chinese, Hollywood Legion Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and IMAX headquarters with all ticket sales going to the 501c3 non-profit film institution. With a diverse slate celebrating the most inspired and eclectic cinema from across the globe, Beyond Fest opens with two free screenings of Finn Parker’s bone-chilling SMILE, whilst closing night honors is bestowed upon the World Premiere of HALLOWEEN ENDS, the terrifying conclusion to the iconic horror franchise, from Universal Pictures, Trancas International/Miramax/Blumhouse. Additional World Premieres include

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 15, 2022

Movie Reviews: “Panthera Britannia” and “Elusive” (Fortean Film Festival)

Panthera Britannia One of the most intriguing, enduring, and perhaps possible cryptozoological mysteries is the idea that alien big cats may be roaming the British countryside. Sightings and photos — naturally, the latter are often unclear or lack size perspective — are plentiful, and witnesses usually have little to profit from by reporting what they have seen. Writer/director Matt Everett’s documentary Panthera Britannia is a slick, impressively crafted look into the history of cryptid felidae, exploring sightings from the reign of King Henry VIII to the present day. The skull of the Beast of Bodmin Moor, captured by British soldiers in the 1790s and imprisoned in a jail until it died, provides physical evidence of the possibility of ABCs, and the Dangerous Wild Animal Act of the 1970s saw owners letting their exotic pets loose in the wild. Professionals ranging from animal behaviorists to genetic anthropologists to other wildlife experts are interviewed, and several different, intelligent viewpoints for and against

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 14, 2022

Movie Review: “Wedding 93” (Fortean Film Festival)

Take the elements of a found-footage horror movie and add in the fact that the film is a documentary, and you have the intriguing feature Wedding 93. In fine Fortean style, director Paul Zagaris’ documentary leaves the interpretation of the proceedings up to individual viewers. Using film footage recently obtained by Zagaris from sources who wish to remain anonymous, Wedding 93 shows how a traditional rural wedding in 1993 Cambodia takes a disastrous turn. Bol, a well-off farmer, is set for an arranged marriage with Rah, who felt forced into the arrangement by her mother. As the festivities begin, a happy Bol sits next to a stone-faced Rah. The bride-to-be begins crying, and then displays chilling behavior that leads some wedding guests to believe she is possessed by an occult entity. The proceedings were captured on two different cameras by members of the wedding party. With jump-scare shots that could have come from a narrative found footage film, the footage

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 6, 2022

U.K.’s Fortean Film Festival Set to Open Eyes and Minds to the Highly Unusual

Are you intrigued by the unbelievable, the unusual, and the unexplained? If so, the International Fortean Film Festival’s 2022 edition, set for September 2 and 3 in Gloucester, U.K., should be your destination for high-strangeness cinema. From the supernatural to cryptozoology to alien life and far beyond, the fest has selected an outstanding array of narrative and documentary features and short films. I can already attest to the hypnotic draw of writer/director Alexander Roman’s New Orleans-set occult mystery Cats of the Bayou (ASMR). Following are a few of the other highlights from the festival’s official selections that I am greatly looking forward to. For more information including the full list of official selections and ticket purchasing, visit https://www.forteanfilmfestival.com/. PANTHERA BRITTANIA: Director Matt Everett’s documentary delves into the possibility of Alien Big Cats (ABCs) as the filmmaker lets experts and eyewitnesses have their say. LADY OF THE LAKE: THE SEARCH FOR CHAMP: Champ is an aquatic cryptid said to inhabit Lake

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Aug 30, 2022

New Stephen King Doc ‘King on Screen’ Premiering At FantasticFest

Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired the rights to Daphné Baiwir’s King on Screen, a documentary about Stephen King wo has given it his stamp of approval. “In 1976, Brian de Palma directed Carrie, the first novel and adaptation of Stephen King’s work. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now the most adapted author still alive in the world. King on Screen features an inside look with the majority of directors who have adapted Stephen King’s work for screen, giving us a look at the unique relationship people have as they reimagine his work for film. The documentary also features interviews with some of the filmmakers behind adaptations of King’s work, including Frank Darabont, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Greg Nicotero and more. “In 1976, Brian de Palma directed Carrie, the first novel and adaptation of Stephen King’s work. Since then, more than 50 directors have

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2022

WWII Documentary ‘Syndrome K’ Explores An Illness Created To Save Jews

When it comes to horror-filled events, you don’t get more horrific and terrifying than the Holocaust. Freestyle Digital Media has announced the release of the captivating and disturbing new documentary Syndrome K, which is an Insanely Practical Productions, and the second documentary film from filmmaker Stephen Edwards (acclaimed composer of “Requiem for My Mother”, and musical contributor to award-winning films such as “Nomadland”, “Dallas Buyer’s Club”). The last film to be narrated by acclaimed screen icon Ray Liotta (“Goodfellas,” “Field of Dreams”), the documentary shines a light on the truly amazing story of three Roman Catholic doctors, who created a highly contagious fake disease during the Nazi Occupation of Rome to save Roman Jews in a Vatican-affiliated hospital from deportation to Auschwitz during WWII. Syndrome K is the true story about a highly contagious, highly fictitious disease created by three Roman Catholic doctors – Adriano Ossicini, Giovanni Borromeo, & Vittorio Sacradoti, during the Holocaust to hide Jews from Occupying Nazis

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2022
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