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Movie Review (Arrow Video FrightFest): They’re Outside

Folk horror meets found footage in They’re Outside, a solid U.K. fear-fare effort from codirectors Sam Casserly and Airell Anthony Hayles. Max Spencer (Tom Wheatley) plays psychologist on his YouTube channel, despite his qualifications being questionable. He sets a 10-day goal to cure agoraphobic Sarah Sanders (Chrissy Randall) and get her to go outside of her home for the first time in a few years. Sarah’s fear of the outdoors stems from the death of her daughter, who she believes was taken by Green Eyes, a local, woods-dwelling supernatural legend said to haunt people by degrees before leading them to their demise. Max is a hardcore skeptic who refuses to listen to anything having to do with Green Eyes, despite his cameraperson/girlfriend Nicole (Nicole Miners) and Sarah’s friend Penny Arnold (genre veteran Emily Booth of Event Horizon and Grindhouse in a delightful supporting role) pleading with him to at least consider Sarah’s viewpoint. Sarah isn’t as easy a case to

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Joseph Perry

Sep 2, 2020

Film Festivals

Screamfest Horror Film Festival Announces 2020 Dates

Screamfest Horror Film Festival is always a blast, and we at Horror Fuel are excited to see what the fest has planned for this year. Following is the fest’s first official announcement about the scheduled dates for 2020. WHAT: The 20th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival will take place October 6-15, 2020. Screamfest is the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. Considered the “Sundance of Horror,” the festival premieres and showcases new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers. A launchpad for careers, many of the festival’s filmmakers have garnered distribution and representation, including Paranormal Activity, which was discovered and premiered at the festival in 2007. Film entries are accepted in the categories of Best Feature, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Special Effects and Musical Score. In addition, there are special categories for Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary, and Best Student Film, as well as a Screenplay competition. The festival lineup will be announced in

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Joseph Perry

Aug 27, 2020

Film Festivals

Stockholm’s Monsters of Film Festival Serves Up Everything from Grindhouse to Gore

Stockholm’s Monsters of Film Festival, scheduled for September 14-20, has announced its fear-filled lineup, which includes opening film Psycho Goreman and closing film Uncle Peckerhead. Festival representative Jasmine says, “Blood is life! And this year we have loads of it. We need some fun in these dark times and what is better than some cathartic horror films? We will screen films in a secure environment at our regular cinemas. Welcome to this year’s greatest and bloodiest film festival. We’ll see you there!” The following information is from the festival’s official announcement. The gates to Monsters of Film festival in Stockholm will open in less than a month from now. We have now released the programme and tickets. PSYCHO GOREMAN is 2020’s opening film. Steven Kostanski’s latest splatter film will open this year’s festival on the 16th of September and will be screened at Bio Rio. Do you love TURBO KID, STRANGER THINGS, and GHOSTBUSTERS as much as we do but

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Joseph Perry

Aug 27, 2020

Film FestivalsIndieMoviesNewsTrailers

Sink Your Fangs Into The Trailer For Horror Comedy ‘Hawk And Rev: Vampire Slayers’

Ahead of its World Premiere at the Dances with Films Festival in L.A. later this month, we’ve got the trailer for Ryan Barton Grimley’s horror-comedy Hawk And Rev: Vampire Slayers which teases a frighteningly funny, blood-soaked flick. Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, and Richard Gayler star in the indie film that follows Philip “HAWK” Hawkins who doesn’t just dream about killing vampires…he eats, sleeps, drinks, and freakin’ breaths it. After getting kicked out of the Army for staking a fellow soldier with a blunt two by four, Hawk almost dies of boredom working as a night security guard at a deserted warehouse in his hometown of Santa Muerte, California. Just when it looks like all Hawk’s options in life have expired, ﬁlthy blood-sucking vampires appear and of course, no one freakin’ believes him! With his back up against the wall, his sweaty Karate Kid headband tied on tight, real tight, and hordes of blood-thirsty vampires closing in, Hawk enlists the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 17, 2020

Film FestivalsNews

Five Fantastic U.S. Genre Film Festivals Announce Collective Virtual Event NIGHTSTREAM for October

Film festivals around the world have had to make the difficult choice of either canceling or experimenting with digital versions this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With several fests finding success and in some cases wider audiences with online formats, the trend is growing stronger. Now five highly regarded U.S. horror and genre film themed festivals are joining together to create NIGHTSTREAM with an online launch planned for October. Following is the official press release. Artwork by Sister Hyde In response to the many challenges impacting the film community amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and the concerns of safety and security that presently come with physical exhibition and festivals, a collective online initiative will be launched by organizers of a number of American genre festivals for the upcoming fall season to offer a singular experience for U.S. audiences. Together the Boston Underground Film Festival (MA), Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (NY), North Bend Film Festival (WA), the Overlook Film Festival (LA),

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Joseph Perry

Aug 13, 2020

Film FestivalsIndieMovies

Danny Trejo Stars In Slasher Flick, “Murder In The Woods”

From REZINATE Entertainment and Yel Productions, the award-winning slasher film Murder in the Woods is headed your way later this week. Directed and produced by Mexican filmmaker Luis Iga Garza (The Call) and written and produced by Yelyna De León (Will and Grace, A Better Life), the fun yet frightening thriller stars a multicultural cast in non-stereotypical roles, including José Julián (A Better Life, “Shameless”), Jeanette Samano (ISA, Female Fight Squad), Chelsea Rendon (Vida, Bright), Catherine Toribio (“Jane the Virgin”), Jordan Diambrini (The Outfield) and Kade Wise (“Empire”). It also features Danny Trejo (Machete), Soledad St. Hilaire (Beatriz at Dinner), Kurt Caceres (“Better Call Saul”, “Dexter”), and Rolando Molina (“American Dad!”Next Friday). Murder in the Woods centers on a group of college friends who plan a getaway to celebrate a birthday party at a desolate cabin in the woods. Against his grandmother’s (Soledad St. Hilaire) demands, Jesse (José Julián), a loner-type decides to go on a trip with his friends.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 12, 2020

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Nightmares ‘Come True’ On Digital This September Following Fantasia Premiere

From acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, visual effects artist and musician Anthony Scott Burns (Our House, Holidays Father’s Day segment) and executive produced by cult filmmaker Vincenzo Natali, director of Cube, Splice and Netflix’s In the Tall Grass, comes a dark exploration into a world of nightmares, fears, and the monsters within in Come True. The first trailer has arrived and teases a dark, nightmare-inducing film filled with intensity and will leave you wanting to avoid falling asleep. Starring Julia Sarah Stone (Honey Bee) and Landon Liboiron (Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare) the film is a Copperheart Entertainment and Angel Entertainment production. Burns wrote, directed, and shot the film, with music by Electric Youth (Drive) and Pilotpriest. In the film, high school student Sarah (Stone) is at her lowest point yet when she runs away from home and finds herself with no one to rely on and struggling with recurring nightmares. She chances upon a university sleep study that offers the promise of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 11, 2020

Film FestivalsMovies

Directing Duo Nick and Lexie Trivundza Score Sixth FilmQuest Selection with “Danger! Danger!”

Utah’s FilmQuest film festival, which “celebrates the majesty of genre filmmaking in the realms of fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and the beyond,” has selected an entry from the directing duo of Nick and Lexie Trivundza for the sixth time with the feature film Danger! Danger! Following is the official press release about this intriguing movie. Danger! Danger! is the second feature film by directing duo Nick + Lexie Trivundza and their 6th project to be featured at FilmQuest, one of the best genre film festivals in the world! Danger! Danger! is a love letter to the Spielberg films of the ‘80s that made the directors want to make films in the first place — films like The Goonies, Back to the Future, and Indiana Jones. Danger! Danger! is an adventure movie with healthy doses of sci-fi and horror mixed in for good measure making it a super fun ride for the audience! The Trivundza’s previous films to screen at FilmQuest were

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Joseph Perry

Aug 10, 2020

Film FestivalsNews

“Rock, Paper and Scissors” and “Two Heads Creek” Among Sixteenth Fantaspoa Awards

The 2020 online version of Fantaspoa Awards have been announced, and the dysfunctional families of the Argentinian chiller Rock, Paper and Scissors and the Australian horror comedy Two Heads Creek are two of the films capturing Best Feature prizes. Following is the official press release listing all of the winners. The sixteenth edition of Fantaspoa was a landmark moment for the long-running genre festival. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, South America’s largest genre film festival marked its first-ever online edition, with free access to all festival content in Brazil. In total, 138 films were exhibited: 49 features and 89 shorts from over 40 countries. The massive virtual event took place from July 24th until August 2nd on the Brazilian streaming platform, Darfklix, and the festival presented two masterclasses along with 21 Q&A’s with filmmakers from around the globe. According to festival directors and producers João Fleck and Nicolas Tonsho, this was certainly the most challenging edition of the festival. After

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Joseph Perry

Aug 9, 2020

Film FestivalsNews

Arrow Video FrightFest Announces Its Short Film Showcases

Arrow Video FrightFest has already announced the incredible feature film lineup for its August 2020 digital edition, and now the festival has revealed its intriguing short film program. The shorts are available to watch on demand for U.K. viewers from 6:00 pm August 27th to 9:00 pm August 31st. Following is the fest’s official press release regarding the short film showcases. The films may be short, but there is no shortage of scares as Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 showcases the best new short films from the UK and around the world, with six countries representing three continents. From under-the-bed monsters to monsters in front of your eyes, from the sinister and the creepy to the wickedly human and the not-so-human, this year’s selection shines a spotlight on upcoming filmmakers. The UK is represented with a record 11 entries. There are world premiere screenings for WEREWOLF, where game night just got dangerous, A BIT OF FUN, where a girls’ night in

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Joseph Perry

Aug 7, 2020

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