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Indie Virus Horror ‘The Last Ones’ Spreads This August

Writer-director Andrew Jara‘s (Borderland) black and white indie horror The Last Ones is coming to DVD and Digital on August 10, 2021, from Bayview Entertainment. “Following a virus that took the lives of most of the population, John and Micheal have spent their days trying to survive and make sense of their new world. But when they meet the mysterious Karina, who has knowledge of the outside world, their friendship and everything they once knew about the virus and each other will be tested.” Marcelle Bowman, Algernon D’Ammassa, Pablo Medina, Mark Ocegueda, and Robert Rodriguez star. You can pre-order your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2021
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From The Director Of Velocipastor Comes ‘Animosity’ Out Today On Digital

Out today is Velocipastor director Brendan Steere’s Animosity, starring Tracy Willet and Marcin Paluch, about two newlyweds that discover a sinister presence in the woods. In this brutal flick, a newlywed couple moves into a house in the middle of woods only to discover that the surrounding forest is host to sinister supernatural powers which turn them against each other. Steere’s hilarious film, The Velocipastor, was also released by Wild Eye Releasing and was a feature-length adaptation of a 2010 grindhouse trailer by the same director, which was made as a film school project and went viral. A sequel is now in development. Animosity lands on Digital on July 20, 2021. Check out the new trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2021
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Gunpowder & Sky’s Channel Dust Celebrates Anniversary With New Features

Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi brand DUST, the first premium sci-fi entertainment label and channel that reaches fans across all platforms, is celebrating its five-year anniversary with a jam-packed month filled with new content, events, and special promotions designed to excite sci-fi fans everywhere. As the go-to destination for thought-provoking science fiction, DUST has also announced several major brand expansions including making its premium app available in all English-speaking territories across the globe and adding fantasy content to its existing programming. It’s a sci-fi celebration! This month, DUST is rolling out the following brand expansions, activations, and more: The DUST app goes global – The DUST premium app, currently available on the web, iOS, Android, Roku, FireTV, and AppleTV (with more to come!), is expanding its reach globally to all English-speaking territories with hundreds of hours of exciting, sci-fi content. DUST Fantasy – The DUST brand, known for curating the best thought-provoking science fiction short films, is adding fantasy content to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2021
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First Look: SFX Master Making Directorial Debut With Supernatural Horror ‘Behemoth’

Peter Szewczyk, known for his CG creatures and effects in blockbuster films such as Avatar, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Thor: The Dark World, and Shrek, is making his feature directorial debut with Behemoth. And we’ve got the first look. The film centers on Joshua Riverton, who has spent ten years working for a global chemical behemoth, notorious for their environmental negligence. When his daughter develops a mysterious illness, he steps forward as a whistle-blower, throwing his life into chaos. He’s convinced that his company’s negligence has made his daughter sick, and there are dark forces hiding the truth. When given the chance to confront his old boss, Dr. Woeland, he allows a standoff to escalate into violence, and Josh is shot in the process. Now Josh is on the run, eating painkillers, and holding Woeland hostage. Josh demands answers about his daughter’s illness, but with each passing moment around Woeland, Josh’s grasp on reality begins

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2021
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Supernatural Horror ‘The Stairs’ Is Coming To Theaters For One Night Only

A group of friends embarks on a week-long adventure deep into the woods, but their trip quickly turns into a terrifying fight for survival in The Stairs. Led by acting veterans John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard) and Academy Award® nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13), the chilling new film will screen in theaters as a one-night event on August 12th from Cinedigm and Fathom Events. The movie also features an all-star cast including Adam Korson (SurrealEstate, Imposters), Brent Bailey (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, “NCIS”), Stacey Oristano (“Friday Night Lights”, “In Plain Sight”), Tyra Colar (“Cougar Town”, “The Mentalist”), and festival winner Josh Crotty (“Scandal”, Shockwave). “In 1997, a young boy is out hunting with his grandfather (Schneider), when he stumbles upon a mysterious staircase deep in the forest. The subsequent disappearance leaves locals baffled as to the fate of the wayward pair. Twenty years later, a group of hikers set off on an ambitious trail, taking them deep into a secluded

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2021
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Jurassic Horror ‘Claw’ Has Been Unleashed

From writer-director Gerald Rascionato (Open Water 3: Cage Dive) comes a new tale of terror of Jurassic proportions, Claw, out now in stores. In the film, After blowing a tire in the middle of the desert while on their way to Los Angeles for a standup comedy night, best friends Kyle and Julia are forced to spend the night in a remote ghost town, not knowing that an ancient predator has been brought to life by a disgraced scientist and the bloodthirsty creature is on the loose. Co-written by Joel Hogan (Seven Days, Chameleon) Claw stars Chynna Walker (My Dinner with Werner), Richard Rennie (Call Me by Your Maid), Mel Mede, and Ken Mertz. Joel Hogan and Gerald Rascionato produce. Get your copy of Claw now in a store near you and available on Amazon, from Just One More Productions and ITN Studios.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2021
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Japanese Horror Comedy ‘Ghost Master’ Is Out Now On Demand

Director Paul Young (Flashback) tests the limits of how far someone will go to bring their artistic vision to life in Ghost Master (originally titled Gôsuto masutâ), the Japanese horror-comedy arriving On Demand today from Indican Pictures. Winner of “Best Film” at the 2020 International Fantasy Film Awards, the gruesome film follows a nerdy assistant director whose own script comes to life, possessing the on-set actors and causing bloody and terminal chaos for the cast and crew. “Inspired by film legends like Tobe Hooper and George A. Romero, assistant director Akira Kurosawa (Takahiro Miura, Attack on Titan Part 1) dreams of becoming the ultimate horror master. As tensions rise between the director and the film’s star Yuya (Mizuki Itagaki, First Love Loss Time). Akira decides to seize the opportunity to shift the rom-com into something much darker. Unfortunately, his now evil screenplay Ghost Master, possesses Yuya, causing a violent killing spree. As the body count rises, Akira must band together

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2021
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A Killer Is On The Loose In ‘Blood Conscious’

Terror strikes when a family on vacation is confronted by a killer in writer-director Timothy Covell‘s Blood Conscious. Starring Nick Damici, DeShawn White, Lenny Thomas, and Oghenero Gbaje, the film centers on Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, who set off to their parents’ lakeside cottage expecting a leisurely weekend getaway, but little did they expect the horror that awaits them. Their holiday turns into a trip from hell as they enter a scene of mass murder, where their parents and neighbors lie dead. As unexpected and traumatic events keep unfolding, they will have to find a way to survive the night without turning on each other, or becoming possessed. Blood Conscious opens in theaters, and lands on VOD and Digital on August 20, 2021, from Dark Sky Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2021
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Watch The Award-Winning Horror ‘Trick Of The Witch’ Free On YouTube

After ten years of successful film festival screenings, the award-winning supernatural horror film Trick of the Witch by filmmaker Chris Morrissey is making its exclusive streaming debut on his official YouTube channel FREE for a limited time. The film “centers on a group of fashion models fighting a witchcraft curse during a photo shoot.” The film premiered in 2010 at the New York International Independent Film Festival and won awards for Best Horror Film and the Audience Award. The film had a theatrical run in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in 2011. Trick of the Witch won Best Horror Film at the Golden Indie Movie Awards in 2012. The film recently screened and won awards for Best Actress, Director’s Spotlight, and the Audience Award at the 2016 RIPP Horror Festival and screened along with Morrissey’s most recent feature film Heavy Makeup at the historic Los Feliz 3 Cinemas in Los Angeles. The cast includes indie film starlet Share

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2021
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Entomophobia-Inducing Film ‘The Nest’ To Be Unleashed This July

From director James Suttles (The Evil Inside Her) comes the entomophobia-inducing film The Nest (aka The Bewailing), starring scream queen Dee Wallace (Cujo, The Howling). We’ve got the new trailer that just might leave you with Entomophobia (the fear of insects). “When Meg and her mother Beth visit a yard sale, Beth buys her young daughter an adorable stuffed bear, thinking it may help with Meg’s separation anxiety. As children do, she quickly becomes attached to the bear, talking to it and taking it everywhere she goes. However, soon Beth notices that the bear is communicating with Meg and even influencing her behavior. When Meg starts developing hoarding habits and seems infected by a parasitic creature, things take a turn for the worse. Soon it’s clear there’s something much more nightmarish and sinister to this yard sale toy than anyone could have imagined.” Written by Jennifer Trudrung, The Nest also stars Sarah Navratil, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Drez Ryan, Blaque Fowler,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 7, 2021

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Indie Virus Horror ‘The Last Ones’ Spreads This August

Writer-director Andrew Jara‘s (Borderland) black and white indie horror The Last Ones is coming to DVD and Digital on August 10, 2021, from Bayview Entertainment. “Following a virus that took the lives of most of the population, John and Micheal have spent their days trying to survive and make sense of their new world. But when they meet the mysterious Karina, who has knowledge of the outside world, their friendship and everything they once knew about the virus and each other will be tested.” Marcelle Bowman, Algernon D’Ammassa, Pablo Medina, Mark Ocegueda, and Robert Rodriguez star. You can pre-order your copy now.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2021
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From The Director Of Velocipastor Comes ‘Animosity’ Out Today On Digital

Out today is Velocipastor director Brendan Steere’s Animosity, starring Tracy Willet and Marcin Paluch, about two newlyweds that discover a sinister presence in the woods. In this brutal flick, a newlywed couple moves into a house in the middle of woods only to discover that the surrounding forest is host to sinister supernatural powers which turn them against each other. Steere’s hilarious film, The Velocipastor, was also released by Wild Eye Releasing and was a feature-length adaptation of a 2010 grindhouse trailer by the same director, which was made as a film school project and went viral. A sequel is now in development. Animosity lands on Digital on July 20, 2021. Check out the new trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2021
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Gunpowder & Sky’s Channel Dust Celebrates Anniversary With New Features

Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi brand DUST, the first premium sci-fi entertainment label and channel that reaches fans across all platforms, is celebrating its five-year anniversary with a jam-packed month filled with new content, events, and special promotions designed to excite sci-fi fans everywhere. As the go-to destination for thought-provoking science fiction, DUST has also announced several major brand expansions including making its premium app available in all English-speaking territories across the globe and adding fantasy content to its existing programming. It’s a sci-fi celebration! This month, DUST is rolling out the following brand expansions, activations, and more: The DUST app goes global – The DUST premium app, currently available on the web, iOS, Android, Roku, FireTV, and AppleTV (with more to come!), is expanding its reach globally to all English-speaking territories with hundreds of hours of exciting, sci-fi content. DUST Fantasy – The DUST brand, known for curating the best thought-provoking science fiction short films, is adding fantasy content to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2021
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First Look: SFX Master Making Directorial Debut With Supernatural Horror ‘Behemoth’

Peter Szewczyk, known for his CG creatures and effects in blockbuster films such as Avatar, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Thor: The Dark World, and Shrek, is making his feature directorial debut with Behemoth. And we’ve got the first look. The film centers on Joshua Riverton, who has spent ten years working for a global chemical behemoth, notorious for their environmental negligence. When his daughter develops a mysterious illness, he steps forward as a whistle-blower, throwing his life into chaos. He’s convinced that his company’s negligence has made his daughter sick, and there are dark forces hiding the truth. When given the chance to confront his old boss, Dr. Woeland, he allows a standoff to escalate into violence, and Josh is shot in the process. Now Josh is on the run, eating painkillers, and holding Woeland hostage. Josh demands answers about his daughter’s illness, but with each passing moment around Woeland, Josh’s grasp on reality begins

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2021
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Supernatural Horror ‘The Stairs’ Is Coming To Theaters For One Night Only

A group of friends embarks on a week-long adventure deep into the woods, but their trip quickly turns into a terrifying fight for survival in The Stairs. Led by acting veterans John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard) and Academy Award® nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13), the chilling new film will screen in theaters as a one-night event on August 12th from Cinedigm and Fathom Events. The movie also features an all-star cast including Adam Korson (SurrealEstate, Imposters), Brent Bailey (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, “NCIS”), Stacey Oristano (“Friday Night Lights”, “In Plain Sight”), Tyra Colar (“Cougar Town”, “The Mentalist”), and festival winner Josh Crotty (“Scandal”, Shockwave). “In 1997, a young boy is out hunting with his grandfather (Schneider), when he stumbles upon a mysterious staircase deep in the forest. The subsequent disappearance leaves locals baffled as to the fate of the wayward pair. Twenty years later, a group of hikers set off on an ambitious trail, taking them deep into a secluded

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2021
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Jurassic Horror ‘Claw’ Has Been Unleashed

From writer-director Gerald Rascionato (Open Water 3: Cage Dive) comes a new tale of terror of Jurassic proportions, Claw, out now in stores. In the film, After blowing a tire in the middle of the desert while on their way to Los Angeles for a standup comedy night, best friends Kyle and Julia are forced to spend the night in a remote ghost town, not knowing that an ancient predator has been brought to life by a disgraced scientist and the bloodthirsty creature is on the loose. Co-written by Joel Hogan (Seven Days, Chameleon) Claw stars Chynna Walker (My Dinner with Werner), Richard Rennie (Call Me by Your Maid), Mel Mede, and Ken Mertz. Joel Hogan and Gerald Rascionato produce. Get your copy of Claw now in a store near you and available on Amazon, from Just One More Productions and ITN Studios.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2021
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Japanese Horror Comedy ‘Ghost Master’ Is Out Now On Demand

Director Paul Young (Flashback) tests the limits of how far someone will go to bring their artistic vision to life in Ghost Master (originally titled Gôsuto masutâ), the Japanese horror-comedy arriving On Demand today from Indican Pictures. Winner of “Best Film” at the 2020 International Fantasy Film Awards, the gruesome film follows a nerdy assistant director whose own script comes to life, possessing the on-set actors and causing bloody and terminal chaos for the cast and crew. “Inspired by film legends like Tobe Hooper and George A. Romero, assistant director Akira Kurosawa (Takahiro Miura, Attack on Titan Part 1) dreams of becoming the ultimate horror master. As tensions rise between the director and the film’s star Yuya (Mizuki Itagaki, First Love Loss Time). Akira decides to seize the opportunity to shift the rom-com into something much darker. Unfortunately, his now evil screenplay Ghost Master, possesses Yuya, causing a violent killing spree. As the body count rises, Akira must band together

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2021
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A Killer Is On The Loose In ‘Blood Conscious’

Terror strikes when a family on vacation is confronted by a killer in writer-director Timothy Covell‘s Blood Conscious. Starring Nick Damici, DeShawn White, Lenny Thomas, and Oghenero Gbaje, the film centers on Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, who set off to their parents’ lakeside cottage expecting a leisurely weekend getaway, but little did they expect the horror that awaits them. Their holiday turns into a trip from hell as they enter a scene of mass murder, where their parents and neighbors lie dead. As unexpected and traumatic events keep unfolding, they will have to find a way to survive the night without turning on each other, or becoming possessed. Blood Conscious opens in theaters, and lands on VOD and Digital on August 20, 2021, from Dark Sky Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2021
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Watch The Award-Winning Horror ‘Trick Of The Witch’ Free On YouTube

After ten years of successful film festival screenings, the award-winning supernatural horror film Trick of the Witch by filmmaker Chris Morrissey is making its exclusive streaming debut on his official YouTube channel FREE for a limited time. The film “centers on a group of fashion models fighting a witchcraft curse during a photo shoot.” The film premiered in 2010 at the New York International Independent Film Festival and won awards for Best Horror Film and the Audience Award. The film had a theatrical run in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in 2011. Trick of the Witch won Best Horror Film at the Golden Indie Movie Awards in 2012. The film recently screened and won awards for Best Actress, Director’s Spotlight, and the Audience Award at the 2016 RIPP Horror Festival and screened along with Morrissey’s most recent feature film Heavy Makeup at the historic Los Feliz 3 Cinemas in Los Angeles. The cast includes indie film starlet Share

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2021
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Entomophobia-Inducing Film ‘The Nest’ To Be Unleashed This July

From director James Suttles (The Evil Inside Her) comes the entomophobia-inducing film The Nest (aka The Bewailing), starring scream queen Dee Wallace (Cujo, The Howling). We’ve got the new trailer that just might leave you with Entomophobia (the fear of insects). “When Meg and her mother Beth visit a yard sale, Beth buys her young daughter an adorable stuffed bear, thinking it may help with Meg’s separation anxiety. As children do, she quickly becomes attached to the bear, talking to it and taking it everywhere she goes. However, soon Beth notices that the bear is communicating with Meg and even influencing her behavior. When Meg starts developing hoarding habits and seems infected by a parasitic creature, things take a turn for the worse. Soon it’s clear there’s something much more nightmarish and sinister to this yard sale toy than anyone could have imagined.” Written by Jennifer Trudrung, The Nest also stars Sarah Navratil, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Drez Ryan, Blaque Fowler,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 7, 2021
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