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Sharks, Slashers, and Cocktail-Making Robots Descend on Austin’s Hybrid Fantastic Fest 

Sharks, Slashers, and Cocktail-Making Robots Descend on Austin’s Hybrid Fantastic Fest 

Renowned genre-focused film festival Fantastic Fest has announced a jaw-dropping, drool-inducing lineup of films and in-person events — and those unable to attend in person in Austin, Texas, can enjoy a virtual experience with some chilling, thrilling new releases in the comfort of their own homes. This year’s dates are from September 22nd–29th at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin and on the web via the virtual FF@Home experience from September 29th–October 4th. Following is the official press announcement. There’s only one place where you’ll find killer teddy bears, man-eating sharks, elderly zombies, cocktail-serving robots, and Park Chan-wook . . . all under one roof. That’s right, world-famous genre festival Fantastic Fest is back for its seventeenth edition featuring 21 World Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, and 21 U.S Premieres. The festival will once again take over the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 22nd – 29th and on the web via a virtual FF@Home experience

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Joseph Perry
Aug 17, 2022
Documentary 'Pennywise: The Story of IT' Is Out Now On Screambox

Documentary ‘Pennywise: The Story of IT’ Is Out Now On Screambox

The Screambox original documentary Pennywise: The Story of IT, an in-depth look at the 1990 horror miniseries based on Stephen King’s classic novel, is available today on Screambox and VOD platforms! More than three decades after its release, the IT miniseries and its iconic villain live on in the minds of horror fans around the world. Pennywise: The Story of IT captures not only the spark the IT saga created upon release but also the lasting impact it has had on an entire generation and the horror genre at large. The film boasts exclusive interviews with many of the miniseries’ key players, including Pennywise himself, Tim Curry, cast members Richard Thomas, Seth Green, Tim Reid, and Emily Perkins, director Tommy Lee Wallace, writer Lawrence D. Cohen, special effects makeup artist Bart Mixon, and more. Several years in the making, co-directors John Campopiano (Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary) and Christopher Griffiths (Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser) uncovered a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2022
Shudder Shares Nine Minute Clip From Series "Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror"

Shudder Shares Nine Minute Clip From Series “Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror”

Shudder‘s upcoming limited series “Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror,” executive produced by “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller, finally has a release date, set for this September. Shudder announced the news this weekend at SDCC where they shared a nine-minute long sneak peek which you can watch below. “Queer for Fear” is a four-part documentary series about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the horror and thriller genres. “From its literary origins with queer authors Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde to the pansy craze of the 1920s that influenced Universal Monsters and Hitchcock; from the “lavender scare” alien invasion films of the mid-20th century to the AIDS-obsessed bloodletting of 80s vampire films; through genre-bending horrors from a new generation of queer creators; “Queer for Fear” re-examines genre stories through a queer lens, seeing them not as violent, murderous narratives, but as tales of survival that resonate thematically with queer audiences everywhere.” “As queer people, we are

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2022
New Paranormal Series Will Investigate "Ghosts Of Devil's Perch"

New Paranormal Series Will Investigate “Ghosts Of Devil’s Perch”

An elite team of paranormal investigators race to help a western town in the new series “Ghosts of Devil’s Perch,” premiering this August on Travel Channel and Discovery+. “A mystery is buried beneath the streets of Butte, Montana, and the spirits tethered to the historic mining town’s past are rising to the surface with clues. The discovery of copper in the 1880s turned Butte’s Copper Barons into some of the wealthiest men in America. But the hills that glittered in the sun could also cast sinister shadows of greed and vice at night. This led some to brand the mountain town “The Devil’s Perch.” With the town now intent on rebuilding its image, it seems every renovation project is digging up a paranormal nightmare with residents and businesses reporting terrifying ghostly encounters. In an unlikely partnership, Mayor J.P. Gallagher and Sheriff Ed Lester have called in an elite team of paranormal investigators to help. When investigator Dave Schrader, tech expert

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2022
Mayhem, Mysteries, and Monsters: UK’s Arrow Video FrightFest Reveals Its 2022 Lineup

Mayhem, Mysteries, and Monsters: UK’s Arrow Video FrightFest Reveals Its 2022 Lineup

Each summer, Arrow Video FrightFest brings a drool-inducing array of chillers and thrillers to London. This year’s lineup is absolutely mammoth! Whether you are a slasher supporter, a monster maniac, or a connoisseur of the supernatural, the festival has something for every manner of horror film fan. Following is the festival’s official press announcement. Arrow Video FrightFest, the UK’s most popular horror and fantasy film festival, is back at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema from Thursday August 25 – Monday 29 August for five days of the very best of global genre cinema. Celebrating its 23rd blockbuster edition with thirty-two world, twenty-two International / European and eighteen UK premieres, the world renowned event leads the way in attesting to the versatility of the genre and this year is no exception, with seventeen countries represented, spanning five continents. The festival opens with the World premiere of THE LAIR, an action-packed gore shocker from Neil Marshall, who calls

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 15, 2022
Florida’s Popcorn Frights Announces the Stellar First Wave of Its Hybrid Film Festival Lineup

Florida’s Popcorn Frights Announces the Stellar First Wave of Its Hybrid Film Festival Lineup

Popcorn Frights, Florida’s finest fear-fare film festival, is back once again from August 11-21, 2022 with another saliva-inducing lineup sure to make horror movie aficionados sit up and take notice. For those unable to travel to the fest, this year’s edition of the festival features a hybrid component that reaches all across the United States. From creature features to slasher flicks to gorefests to silent classics and beyond, Popcorn Frights has something for every stripe of horror movie lover. Check out the official press announcement below, and for more information visit www.PopcornFrights.com. Popcorn Frights is roaring back with a vengeance for its eighth edition to celebrate the one-of-a-kind, endless possibilities of genre cinema it champions in its retina-reeling, round-the-world showcase of some of the medium’s most boundary-pushing and mind-enhancing films. Popcorn Frights’ opening night is presented by Giggster and will open with the World Premiere of TINY CINEMA, Tyler Cornack’s follow-up to his acclaimed provocative feature debut Butt Boy. In

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 12, 2022
Six Part True Crime Docuseries "The Anarchists" Premieres On HBO This July

Six Part True Crime Docuseries “The Anarchists” Premieres On HBO This July

The HBO Original documentary series “The Anarchists,” a six-part docuseries directed by Todd Schramke and produced by Blumhouse Television premieres this Sunday, July 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) with new episodes airing subsequent Sundays at the same time on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Unfolding over six years, “The Anarchists” chronicles a strange and deadly series of events. What begins as an impulsive one-off gathering, turns into a full-on, annual event, growing in size and attracting sponsorship from crypto-currency companies featuring speakers such as Ron Paul and BitCoin investor Roger Ver. And when rule-avoidant freedom activists come together in one of the most dangerous cities in the world, utopian ideology collides with the unpredictability of human nature. Relationships are fractured, rivalries are forged and ultimately, lives are lost. In 2015, Jeff Berwick, a Canadian entrepreneur turned provocateur, launched a conference in Acapulco, Mexico in hopes of promoting anarchy in its purest form – an ideal espousing

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 7, 2022
New Small Town Monsters Documentary 'American Werewolves' Is Out Today

New Small Town Monsters Documentary ‘American Werewolves’ Is Out Today

Small Town Monsters continues asking questions and delving into the legend of werewolves with their latest documentary, American Werewolves, out today. Seth Breedlove‘s newest project poses the question: do real werewolves exist? Breedlove presents a witness-focused study into the “dogman” phenomenon that pervades American folklore. Thousands of people go missing in the United States each year, and American Werewolves and Seth Breedlove allow witnesses and a few brave investigators to present their theory that perhaps real werewolves are behind some of these disturbing disappearances. American Werewolves aims to explore this oft-overlooked aspect of American folklore. However, where previous Small Town Monsters productions delved into similar subject matter by presenting the details of the phenomena through a panel of experts, authors, folklorists, and investigators, American Werewolves leaves the storytelling to the witnesses. Comprised of around a dozen witness accounts, the film takes on the strange topic by giving those who have experienced it the space to directly present their encounters to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 5, 2022
Small Town Monsters Delves Into 'American Werewolves' In New Documentary

Small Town Monsters Delves Into ‘American Werewolves’ In New Documentary

Small Town Monsters continues asking questions and delving into the legend of werewolves with their latest documentary, American Werewolves. Seth Breedlove‘s newest project poses the question: do real werewolves exist? Breedlove presents a witness-focused study into the “dogman” phenomenon that pervades through American folklore. Thousands of people go missing in the United States each year, and American Werewolves and Seth Breedlove allow witnesses and a few brave investigators to present their theory that perhaps real werewolves are behind some of these disturbing disappearances. American Werewolves aims to explore this oft-overlooked aspect of American folklore. However, where previous Small Town Monsters productions delved into the similar subject matter by presenting the details of the phenomena through a panel of experts, authors, folklorists, and investigators, American Werewolves leaves the storytelling to the witnesses. Comprised of around a dozen witness accounts, the film takes on the strange topic by giving those who have experienced it the space to directly present their encounters to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2022
Special Edition Of Documentary 'Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors' Being Released

Special Edition Of Documentary ‘Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors’ Being Released

Wild Eye Releasing has now announced details on a special edition Blu-ray of Tom Savini: Smoke and Mirrors, the acclaimed documentary that explores the celebrated career of special makeup effects legend, actor, director, and stuntman Tom Savini. Smoke and Mirrors covers everything, from his childhood in Pittsburgh, PA, to his tour of duty during Vietnam, to his beginnings with George A. Romero, and beyond. Blu-ray extras will include commentary with Tom Savini and director Jason Baker, hours of Tom’s personal video archives, including behind-the-scenes footage from movies like Day of the Dead, From Dusk Till Dawn, Creepshow, Friday the 13th Part 4, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. A collectible folded poster also comes with the purchase. The Blu-ray will be released just in time for Halloween.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022

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Sharks, Slashers, and Cocktail-Making Robots Descend on Austin’s Hybrid Fantastic Fest 

Sharks, Slashers, and Cocktail-Making Robots Descend on Austin’s Hybrid Fantastic Fest 

Renowned genre-focused film festival Fantastic Fest has announced a jaw-dropping, drool-inducing lineup of films and in-person events — and those unable to attend in person in Austin, Texas, can enjoy a virtual experience with some chilling, thrilling new releases in the comfort of their own homes. This year’s dates are from September 22nd–29th at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin and on the web via the virtual FF@Home experience from September 29th–October 4th. Following is the official press announcement. There’s only one place where you’ll find killer teddy bears, man-eating sharks, elderly zombies, cocktail-serving robots, and Park Chan-wook . . . all under one roof. That’s right, world-famous genre festival Fantastic Fest is back for its seventeenth edition featuring 21 World Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, and 21 U.S Premieres. The festival will once again take over the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 22nd – 29th and on the web via a virtual FF@Home experience

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Aug 17, 2022
Documentary 'Pennywise: The Story of IT' Is Out Now On Screambox

Documentary ‘Pennywise: The Story of IT’ Is Out Now On Screambox

The Screambox original documentary Pennywise: The Story of IT, an in-depth look at the 1990 horror miniseries based on Stephen King’s classic novel, is available today on Screambox and VOD platforms! More than three decades after its release, the IT miniseries and its iconic villain live on in the minds of horror fans around the world. Pennywise: The Story of IT captures not only the spark the IT saga created upon release but also the lasting impact it has had on an entire generation and the horror genre at large. The film boasts exclusive interviews with many of the miniseries’ key players, including Pennywise himself, Tim Curry, cast members Richard Thomas, Seth Green, Tim Reid, and Emily Perkins, director Tommy Lee Wallace, writer Lawrence D. Cohen, special effects makeup artist Bart Mixon, and more. Several years in the making, co-directors John Campopiano (Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary) and Christopher Griffiths (Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser) uncovered a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2022
Shudder Shares Nine Minute Clip From Series "Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror"

Shudder Shares Nine Minute Clip From Series “Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror”

Shudder‘s upcoming limited series “Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror,” executive produced by “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller, finally has a release date, set for this September. Shudder announced the news this weekend at SDCC where they shared a nine-minute long sneak peek which you can watch below. “Queer for Fear” is a four-part documentary series about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the horror and thriller genres. “From its literary origins with queer authors Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde to the pansy craze of the 1920s that influenced Universal Monsters and Hitchcock; from the “lavender scare” alien invasion films of the mid-20th century to the AIDS-obsessed bloodletting of 80s vampire films; through genre-bending horrors from a new generation of queer creators; “Queer for Fear” re-examines genre stories through a queer lens, seeing them not as violent, murderous narratives, but as tales of survival that resonate thematically with queer audiences everywhere.” “As queer people, we are

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2022
New Paranormal Series Will Investigate "Ghosts Of Devil's Perch"

New Paranormal Series Will Investigate “Ghosts Of Devil’s Perch”

An elite team of paranormal investigators race to help a western town in the new series “Ghosts of Devil’s Perch,” premiering this August on Travel Channel and Discovery+. “A mystery is buried beneath the streets of Butte, Montana, and the spirits tethered to the historic mining town’s past are rising to the surface with clues. The discovery of copper in the 1880s turned Butte’s Copper Barons into some of the wealthiest men in America. But the hills that glittered in the sun could also cast sinister shadows of greed and vice at night. This led some to brand the mountain town “The Devil’s Perch.” With the town now intent on rebuilding its image, it seems every renovation project is digging up a paranormal nightmare with residents and businesses reporting terrifying ghostly encounters. In an unlikely partnership, Mayor J.P. Gallagher and Sheriff Ed Lester have called in an elite team of paranormal investigators to help. When investigator Dave Schrader, tech expert

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2022
Mayhem, Mysteries, and Monsters: UK’s Arrow Video FrightFest Reveals Its 2022 Lineup

Mayhem, Mysteries, and Monsters: UK’s Arrow Video FrightFest Reveals Its 2022 Lineup

Each summer, Arrow Video FrightFest brings a drool-inducing array of chillers and thrillers to London. This year’s lineup is absolutely mammoth! Whether you are a slasher supporter, a monster maniac, or a connoisseur of the supernatural, the festival has something for every manner of horror film fan. Following is the festival’s official press announcement. Arrow Video FrightFest, the UK’s most popular horror and fantasy film festival, is back at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema from Thursday August 25 – Monday 29 August for five days of the very best of global genre cinema. Celebrating its 23rd blockbuster edition with thirty-two world, twenty-two International / European and eighteen UK premieres, the world renowned event leads the way in attesting to the versatility of the genre and this year is no exception, with seventeen countries represented, spanning five continents. The festival opens with the World premiere of THE LAIR, an action-packed gore shocker from Neil Marshall, who calls

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 15, 2022
Florida’s Popcorn Frights Announces the Stellar First Wave of Its Hybrid Film Festival Lineup

Florida’s Popcorn Frights Announces the Stellar First Wave of Its Hybrid Film Festival Lineup

Popcorn Frights, Florida’s finest fear-fare film festival, is back once again from August 11-21, 2022 with another saliva-inducing lineup sure to make horror movie aficionados sit up and take notice. For those unable to travel to the fest, this year’s edition of the festival features a hybrid component that reaches all across the United States. From creature features to slasher flicks to gorefests to silent classics and beyond, Popcorn Frights has something for every stripe of horror movie lover. Check out the official press announcement below, and for more information visit www.PopcornFrights.com. Popcorn Frights is roaring back with a vengeance for its eighth edition to celebrate the one-of-a-kind, endless possibilities of genre cinema it champions in its retina-reeling, round-the-world showcase of some of the medium’s most boundary-pushing and mind-enhancing films. Popcorn Frights’ opening night is presented by Giggster and will open with the World Premiere of TINY CINEMA, Tyler Cornack’s follow-up to his acclaimed provocative feature debut Butt Boy. In

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 12, 2022
Six Part True Crime Docuseries "The Anarchists" Premieres On HBO This July

Six Part True Crime Docuseries “The Anarchists” Premieres On HBO This July

The HBO Original documentary series “The Anarchists,” a six-part docuseries directed by Todd Schramke and produced by Blumhouse Television premieres this Sunday, July 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) with new episodes airing subsequent Sundays at the same time on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Unfolding over six years, “The Anarchists” chronicles a strange and deadly series of events. What begins as an impulsive one-off gathering, turns into a full-on, annual event, growing in size and attracting sponsorship from crypto-currency companies featuring speakers such as Ron Paul and BitCoin investor Roger Ver. And when rule-avoidant freedom activists come together in one of the most dangerous cities in the world, utopian ideology collides with the unpredictability of human nature. Relationships are fractured, rivalries are forged and ultimately, lives are lost. In 2015, Jeff Berwick, a Canadian entrepreneur turned provocateur, launched a conference in Acapulco, Mexico in hopes of promoting anarchy in its purest form – an ideal espousing

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 7, 2022
New Small Town Monsters Documentary 'American Werewolves' Is Out Today

New Small Town Monsters Documentary ‘American Werewolves’ Is Out Today

Small Town Monsters continues asking questions and delving into the legend of werewolves with their latest documentary, American Werewolves, out today. Seth Breedlove‘s newest project poses the question: do real werewolves exist? Breedlove presents a witness-focused study into the “dogman” phenomenon that pervades American folklore. Thousands of people go missing in the United States each year, and American Werewolves and Seth Breedlove allow witnesses and a few brave investigators to present their theory that perhaps real werewolves are behind some of these disturbing disappearances. American Werewolves aims to explore this oft-overlooked aspect of American folklore. However, where previous Small Town Monsters productions delved into similar subject matter by presenting the details of the phenomena through a panel of experts, authors, folklorists, and investigators, American Werewolves leaves the storytelling to the witnesses. Comprised of around a dozen witness accounts, the film takes on the strange topic by giving those who have experienced it the space to directly present their encounters to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 5, 2022
Small Town Monsters Delves Into 'American Werewolves' In New Documentary

Small Town Monsters Delves Into ‘American Werewolves’ In New Documentary

Small Town Monsters continues asking questions and delving into the legend of werewolves with their latest documentary, American Werewolves. Seth Breedlove‘s newest project poses the question: do real werewolves exist? Breedlove presents a witness-focused study into the “dogman” phenomenon that pervades through American folklore. Thousands of people go missing in the United States each year, and American Werewolves and Seth Breedlove allow witnesses and a few brave investigators to present their theory that perhaps real werewolves are behind some of these disturbing disappearances. American Werewolves aims to explore this oft-overlooked aspect of American folklore. However, where previous Small Town Monsters productions delved into the similar subject matter by presenting the details of the phenomena through a panel of experts, authors, folklorists, and investigators, American Werewolves leaves the storytelling to the witnesses. Comprised of around a dozen witness accounts, the film takes on the strange topic by giving those who have experienced it the space to directly present their encounters to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2022
Special Edition Of Documentary 'Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors' Being Released

Special Edition Of Documentary ‘Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors’ Being Released

Wild Eye Releasing has now announced details on a special edition Blu-ray of Tom Savini: Smoke and Mirrors, the acclaimed documentary that explores the celebrated career of special makeup effects legend, actor, director, and stuntman Tom Savini. Smoke and Mirrors covers everything, from his childhood in Pittsburgh, PA, to his tour of duty during Vietnam, to his beginnings with George A. Romero, and beyond. Blu-ray extras will include commentary with Tom Savini and director Jason Baker, hours of Tom’s personal video archives, including behind-the-scenes footage from movies like Day of the Dead, From Dusk Till Dawn, Creepshow, Friday the 13th Part 4, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. A collectible folded poster also comes with the purchase. The Blu-ray will be released just in time for Halloween.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022
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