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‘Don’t Leave Home’ Unless It’s To Catch This Film At SXSW

Writer-director Michael Tully’s Don’t Leave Home is set to make its world premiere at this year’s SXSW. Starring Anna Margaret Hollyman, Lalor Roddy, Helena Bereen, David McSavage, and Karrie Cox, the film centers on Melanie Thomas, “an American artist whose latest show recounts the infamous Irish urban legend of Father Alistair Burke, who painted a portrait of 8-year-old Siobhan Callahan in 1986. Days later, Siobhan went missing on the very morning that her figure miraculously vanished from the painting as well. Though absolved of any wrongdoing, Burke abandoned the priesthood and went into self-exile. After receiving a bad review before her opening, Melanie is contacted by the reclusive Burke, who offers to fly her to Ireland to create a new sculpture that he will help her to sell while she’s there. Telling no one where she’s going, Melanie never stops to consider that some urban legends are real.” Screenings: World Premiere: Saturday, March 10th at 1:45 pm (ZACH Theater) Public

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 22, 2018

EventsFilm Festivals

Spooky Empire Announces First Round Of Guests And Events

Spooky Empire is gearing up for its annual spooktacular convention in Orlando, Florida. From April 6th through the 8th Spooky Empire will be taking over The Wyndham Orlando Resort. The three-day convention includes an array of activities, including celebrity autographs and meet and greets, photo ops, panels, live performances and the annual tattoo festival featuring more than twenty-five artists. This year, celebrity guests include: • The return of The Chiodo Brothers, the group of sibling creative forces known for movies such as Killer Klowns from Outer Space. They have also created creatures and puppets for films and TV show including Critters, Team America: World Police, Elf, Ernest Scared Stupid, Monsters, The Thundermans, The Simpsons, and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. • They will be joined by David Naughton, from American Werewolf in London and Twilight Zone. • Along with Butch Patrick best known for his role as “Eddie Munster” from The Munsters. • Director, actor, stuntman, writer, and the last living

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 15, 2018

Film Festivals

What Keeps You Alive Set To Premiere At SXSW

It has now been announced that writer-director Colin Minihan’s What Keeps You Alive will be making its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival as part of their Midnighter’s line up. The thriller stars Hannah Emily Anderson hot off the heels of her role in Jigsaw, along with Brittany Allen (It Stains the Sands Red), Martha MacIsaac (Superbad), and Joey Klein who starred in the “12 Monkeys'” series. In the film, a female couple is pit against one another during their one-year anniversary. Austin, Texas’ SXSW will run from March 9th through March 18. You can find out more about the festival here. Check out the two new stills from What Keeps You Alive.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 13, 2018

ConventionsEvents

Horror Fuel Invades Days Of The Dead Atlanta

The Days of the Dead’s Atlanta convention has come and gone. This past weekend Horror Fuel invaded Days of the Dead Atlanta. We had a ball meeting actors like Malcolm McDowell (Halloween), Ray Wise (Jeepers Creepers 2), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th, Hatchet), Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects), Matthew Lillard (Scream), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), Chosen Jacobs (IT 2017), Jeremy Ray Taylor (IT 2017), and Alex Vincent (Child’s Play), just to name a few. Of course, there were several actresses there as well, including Traci Lords (Cry-Baby) and Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist). Every time I go to DOTDAtl (this was my third year) it never fails, there are amazing artists selling their wares. So many paintings, prints, dolls, masks, jewelry, and a lot of clothing to check out. I picked up a few items myself, including a fantastic print by artist Doug Hoppes (the one over his right shoulder) and a signed horror-themed children’s book for my nephew, Scout, by Candy and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 6, 2018

ConventionsFilm Festivals

Women In Horror Month Kicks Off With The Soska’s Massive Blood Drive

February, the month bathed in red and pink. When you think of the month you think hearts, well, we think about something a little different, but it’s still about is all about love. February rings in a very important month for horror fans, it’s Women in Horror month! It’s a time when we celebrate all of the wonderful, brilliant, and badass women that make horror what it is. It’s also the month when the Soska sisters, Jen and Sylvia, roll out their ninth annual Massive Blood Drive. The lovely ladies gather together a fantastic group of filmmakers, actress, and actors to draw attention to the dire need for blood donations. Over 30 days 30 teams of filmmakers from around the world for a new Blood Service PSA. The first filmmaker up is Vanessa Ionta Wright, based in Atlanta, Georgia with the title “Be a Hero”. Wright is the co-owner of Above the Line Artistry as well as the co-founder and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 2, 2018

Film FestivalsTrailers

Supernatural Crime Thriller ‘Residue’ To Screen At Crypticon

IndustryWorks Studios, XLrator Media, and Motorcycle Boy Productions have announced a special screening of Residue at Crypticon on May 5, 2018, following its Blu-ray and DVD release last week in the US and Canada. Written and directed by Rusty Nixon, Residue tells the story of private investigator Luke Harding (James Clayton) who reads a book of sinister origins owned by seedy crime lord Mr. Fairweather (Matt Frewer). Unbeknownst to Luke, the book is a much sought after supernatural artifact and Fairweather’s greatest rival, the enigmatic Mr. Lamont (William B. Davis) begins pursuit of Luke with his most trusted henchmen Boston & Jacob (Michael Matic, Costas Mandylor). While the criminal underworld is desperate to retrieve the book and harness its power for their own dark agendas, it’s evil begins to take root in Luke’s apartment; putting himself, his daughter (Taylor Hickson) and his secret love Monica (Elysia Rotaru) in a fight for their lives… and their eternal souls. James Clayton (‘Candiland’,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 29, 2018

BooksFilm Festivals

‘Piercing’ Unveils Poster Ahead Of Its World Premiere At Sundance

Piercing, the murder thriller, written and directed by Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes of My Mother (review)), has unveiled its a new poster ahead of its world premiere at Sundance. In the film, an official selection at Sundance, Reed (Christopher Abbott) is going on a business trip. He kisses his wife and infant son goodbye, but in lieu of a suitcase filled with clothes, he’s packed a toothbrush and a murder kit. Everything is meticulously planned: check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting victim. Only then will he rid himself of his devious impulses and continue to be a good husband and father. But Reed gets more than he bargained for with Jackie (Mia Wasikowska), an alluring call girl who arrives at his room. First, they relax and get in the mood, but when there’s an unexpected disruption, the balance of control begins to sway back and forth between the two. Is he seeing things? Who’s playing whom? Before the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 19, 2018

EventsHoliday HorrorNewsTrue Story

When Welsh Mari Lwyd Visits

In South Wales, not just Santa is expected to stop by your home for the holidays, keep an ear out; here comes the Mari Lwyd (Gray Mare)! Mari Lwyd is a Hobby Horse, those toy horses that was basically a stick with a stuff horse head on one end, the Welsh kept the stick but have a horse skull on the end of it! Just to add to it, a person carries the stick with the skull on it while draped in a white cloth most commonly giving the appearance that the Mari Lwyd is a tall cloaked figure with a horse skill sticking out from the hood. Depictions of “hooded animals” are quite common in the British Isles thanks to its pre-Christian Pagan beliefs which causes confusion when trying to track down the origin of this tradition since the first recorded account of this tradition appears in the 1800’s and scholars and folklore experts can’t seem to agree if

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Capt McNeely

Dec 26, 2017

EventsGamingHoliday HorrorNewsProduct

Christmas Zombies With Candy In ‘Dying Light’

Christmas time is here and gifts are coming from the folks at Techland in the form of Elf-dressed Zombies in ‘Dying Light’ the first-person survival horror game where players can craft weapons and use parkour skills to survive a zombie outbreak in a quarantined city. As of the 22nd of December, a community challenge called ‘Sharing is Caring’ where players have to treat the festive-looking zombies “naughty” enough to get 1 of 8 presents before the challenge ends on New Years Day. Basically what you have to do is play ‘Dying Light’ go to either Old Town or the Slums and start your journey and locate the festive zombies in green shirts and red and white striped pants, kill them and loot their bodies of Christmas candy! The best tactic I use to get close enough to these guys is to disguise myself (hence the yellow screen on the pic) so you’re invisible to the zombies and you just sneak

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Capt McNeely

Dec 23, 2017

EventsProductStreaming TV

Premiere Props Holding A Killer Movie And TV Prop Auction

Have you ever wanted to own a piece of film, TV or entertainment history? Here’s your chance! Premiere Props is having a killer auction on December 9, 2017, at their headquarters in El Segundo, CA. Evil Dead II Bust So How Does It Work? Fans can bid online, in-person or over the phone on over 500 items from music, film, television and sports including items from the original Planet of the Apes, W.C. Fields, Howard Hughes, Rudolph Valentino, Michael Jackson and sports autographs from boxing greats Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes and George Foreman. These items make great holiday gifts for the collector in your family or circle of friends. Highlights include: Planet of the Apes (1968) – Orangutan make-up on display form W.C. Fields– ‘Bentley’ straw hat with black and red hat band and a small feather Howard Hughes o Original Collier’s article with handwritten, longhand revisions on Hughes Productions stationery o Autographed production stationary dated

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 30, 2017

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