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Twin sisters fight to escape a serial killer, but he still haunts them in the Tubi Original thriller, Tow, on the FREE streaming service that features over 5,000 horror and thriller movies. Directed by Vanessa Alexander and written by Caitlin Gerard and Jesse Mittelstadt, the film centers on twin sisters Maddie and Abi (Caitlin Gerard), the only victims ever to escape the notorious serial killer known as “The Mechanic” (Kane Hodder). Years after their near escape, “The Mechanic” is finally scheduled to be executed for his horrific crimes, but what should be a moment of closure for the sisters ends up unleashing something far more insidious. As they try to leave behind the trauma of their experience, their connection to “The Mechanic” haunts them and slowly takes over their minds. Caitlin Gerard, Neil Elman, Hannah Pillemer, and Fernando Szew serve as Executive Producers. Autumn Federici, Jake Helgren, Lauren, and Elizabeth Hood are producers. Co-Executive Producers include David Brown Massey and
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An ancient creature is awakened in the horror-western Blackwood, whose trailer has just arrived, revealing a Native American woman and a notorious gang who must work together after they awaken an ancient creature. Blackwood is an intense journey into the darkness of the American Old West and stars Glenn Morshower (Transformers: The Last Knight, “The Resident”) and Tanajsia Slaughter (The Last Son). In the film, “A seemingly unstoppable, violent creature stands between a gang of outlaws, a Native American woman, and a fortune of gold in the terrifying Old West. Dutch Wilder and his crew are tasked with ambushing prospectors who’ve discovered gold in the uncharted Blackwood Forest. But first, they must track the horse thief who killed one of their men. The “thief” is a Native American, herself a victim of brutal frontier injustice. Coerced into accompanying the gang through the treacherous terrain, she leads them deeper into the darkness where the evil, ancient entity attacks them. The Wilder
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Today Blumhouse Television announced it has acquired the rights to best-selling author Paula Hawkins’ latest novella; the mystery-suspense thriller “Blind Spot” published earlier this year. Jason Blum’s indie television studio alongside Carla Hacken’s Paper Pictures is developing as a streaming feature whose casting is now underway. Blind Spot follows Edie, Jake, and Ryan, friends with an unbreakable bond. Since childhood, it’s been the three of them against the world. When Jake is brutally murdered and Ryan is accused of the crime, Edie – living in the remote house she and Jake shared – finds herself alone for the first time. Grief-stricken, she is also afraid that the past she tried so hard to leave behind will catch up to her – and with good reason. Someone is watching. Someone has been waiting for this moment. Hawkins, the renowned author of the debut novel “The Girl on the Train,” published by Transworld in the U.K and Riverhead in the U.S., was
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Terror Films will release the paranormal found footage horror film INFRARED, starring The Room’s Gregory Sestero, worldwide this July. In the film, “A paranormal investigator and his production crew gain access to a mysterious, abandoned school. But when the thrilling haunt turns deadly, the team must race to uncover the terrifying truth before becoming the school’s next victims.” Jesse Janzen, Leah Finity, and Lori Richardson star along with Sestero in INFRARED, directed by Robert Livings and Randy Nundall Jr. “INFRARED is first and foremost a horror film, but at its heart, it is a movie about siblings reconnecting in a time of need. Often in horror films, we find ourselves rooting for the characters we don’t like to die, so it was important for us to develop characters we wanted to survive, creating a larger emotional investment for those watching. With this intention in mind, we set out to wholly develop their backstories and create a believable connection. From there
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When a woman’s brother is found dead of mysterious circumstances, she sets out to uncover the truth in The Haunting at Gabriel Street (AKA The Sigil), out today on DVD from Bayview Entertainment. Directed by Brandon Cano-Errecart and co-written by Nathan D. Snyder, the movie stars Brittney Daylee, Matthew Black, Sumiko Braun, Brian Burke, and Brandon Cano-Errecart. In the movie, “Logan Lewis and 41 others are reported dead on Gabriel Street in Los Angeles. The government quickly releases an unconvincing statement blaming exposure to a uranium source located beneath the house. Broken and confused by her brother’s death, Logan s sister and two friends seek answers and closure to their living nightmare. Obsessed with uncovering a possible conspiracy, they journey to the house searching for the truth, but what they find is unlike anything they ever expected. Not everyone in the house that night is dead…” Get your copy today.
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The action-packed monster movie, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, from co-directors Eric Hensman and Matthew Hensman, is now on Cable, Satellite, and Telco platforms and is out now on VOD. Matthew Hensman and Gustavo Sainz de la Peña wrote the script in an homage to the action-adventure and monster flicks of the 1980s. Set in the Afghanistan desert, “a group of mercenaries out for treasure completes their greatest heist. Seeking refuge from the hunting Taliban in a nearby cave, they are soon joined by retreating US soldiers, and both groups are trapped within by a rocket explosion at the cave’s entrance. The newly joined parties need to work together to find an escape through the labyrinth but soon realize a deadly beast is tracking them that local legend calls Karnoctus, and they have become… the prey.” The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus stars Nick Chinlund (Chronicles of Riddick, Con Air), Adrian Paul (“Highlander: The Series”), Kevin Grevioux (Underworld), Fahim Fazli (Argo,
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Dark Star Pictures is set to release the ultra brutal, violent 1986 Ozploitation classic Fair Game on the big screen across North America this July! A bonafide Aussie classic that would later inspire Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, Fair Game is a wild revenge thriller set in the outback, pitting Cassandra Delaney’s wildlife sanctuary boss against three psycho kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little “fun” with her, too. It turns out that they may get a bit more “fun” than they bargained for. Directed by Emmy Winner Mario Andreacchio and shot by Oscar Winner Andrew Lesnie (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Fair Game stars Peter Ford, David Sandford, Garry Who, and Don Barker. Fair Game will open theatrically on July 8, 2022, before a digital release on July 12th. A physical release is planned for August.
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The female-driven revenge thriller Death Hunt, directed by Neil Mackay, is set to be released this month by Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, “a developer and his mistress, traveling to their weekend retreat, are taken hostage by a group of men and brought to a remote island. Here they fight for survival as the men release them into the wild and hunt them for sport.” Omar Tucci, Rick Amsbury, Michael Coughlan, Marlene Malcolm, Greg Johnston, Frank Ieraci, Terry McDonald, Peter Lewis, Sam Slessor, and Mason Cromwell star in the film, which will be released on Digital, DVD, and On-Demand on July 12, 2022.
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Filmmaker Isaac Rodriguez’s haunted horror film A Town Full of Ghosts is out today on Digital and On-Demand. In the found footage style film, “Mark and his wife Jenna sell everything they have to purchase a western ghost town called Blackwood Falls in the middle of nowhere. They plan to turn the ghost town into a tourist attraction with hotels, restaurants, and attractions. They hire a small film crew to document their journey and upload the videos to their video channel they find themselves stuck in the middle of nowhere when funding falls through. When funding falls through, they find themselves stuck in the middle of nowhere. Things take a twist when Mark discovers the town has a horrible history of death. He secretly digs deeper into the past and stumbles upon something evil.” Andrew C. Fisher, Mandy Lee Rubio, Lauren Lox, Sarah Froelich, Isaac Rodriguez, Keekee Suki, and Vania Vasquez star in an Isaac Rodriguez film. “After visiting the
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Frenzied filmmaker/musician Richard Elfman’s (The Forbidden Zone) Aliens, Clowns & Geeks concerns the adventures of Eddy Pine (played by Bodhi Elfman… wonder how he got the job), an out of work actor (ain’t they all folks, aint they all… ) that finds himself in possession of the key to the universe which gets shoved up his ass after a religious-level ménage-a-trois blows his brain (and the rest of him as well) across time and space. This makes him the prime target of a group of extra-terrestrial clowns led by Emperor Beezel-Chugg (played by the Austin Powers series’ Verne Troyer no less), and puts him in close contact with all manner of mayhem including some little green men from beyond the stars, a mad scientist (played by French Stewart, who never gets the credit he deserves as an actor… the dude always seems like he’s having the time of his life), and fuckin’ Norm from Cheers, who here plays a priest
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Twin sisters fight to escape a serial killer, but he still haunts them in the Tubi Original thriller, Tow, on the FREE streaming service that features over 5,000 horror and thriller movies. Directed by Vanessa Alexander and written by Caitlin Gerard and Jesse Mittelstadt, the film centers on twin sisters Maddie and Abi (Caitlin Gerard), the only victims ever to escape the notorious serial killer known as “The Mechanic” (Kane Hodder). Years after their near escape, “The Mechanic” is finally scheduled to be executed for his horrific crimes, but what should be a moment of closure for the sisters ends up unleashing something far more insidious. As they try to leave behind the trauma of their experience, their connection to “The Mechanic” haunts them and slowly takes over their minds. Caitlin Gerard, Neil Elman, Hannah Pillemer, and Fernando Szew serve as Executive Producers. Autumn Federici, Jake Helgren, Lauren, and Elizabeth Hood are producers. Co-Executive Producers include David Brown Massey and
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An ancient creature is awakened in the horror-western Blackwood, whose trailer has just arrived, revealing a Native American woman and a notorious gang who must work together after they awaken an ancient creature. Blackwood is an intense journey into the darkness of the American Old West and stars Glenn Morshower (Transformers: The Last Knight, “The Resident”) and Tanajsia Slaughter (The Last Son). In the film, “A seemingly unstoppable, violent creature stands between a gang of outlaws, a Native American woman, and a fortune of gold in the terrifying Old West. Dutch Wilder and his crew are tasked with ambushing prospectors who’ve discovered gold in the uncharted Blackwood Forest. But first, they must track the horse thief who killed one of their men. The “thief” is a Native American, herself a victim of brutal frontier injustice. Coerced into accompanying the gang through the treacherous terrain, she leads them deeper into the darkness where the evil, ancient entity attacks them. The Wilder
Continue reading →
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Today Blumhouse Television announced it has acquired the rights to best-selling author Paula Hawkins’ latest novella; the mystery-suspense thriller “Blind Spot” published earlier this year. Jason Blum’s indie television studio alongside Carla Hacken’s Paper Pictures is developing as a streaming feature whose casting is now underway. Blind Spot follows Edie, Jake, and Ryan, friends with an unbreakable bond. Since childhood, it’s been the three of them against the world. When Jake is brutally murdered and Ryan is accused of the crime, Edie – living in the remote house she and Jake shared – finds herself alone for the first time. Grief-stricken, she is also afraid that the past she tried so hard to leave behind will catch up to her – and with good reason. Someone is watching. Someone has been waiting for this moment. Hawkins, the renowned author of the debut novel “The Girl on the Train,” published by Transworld in the U.K and Riverhead in the U.S., was
Continue reading →
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Terror Films will release the paranormal found footage horror film INFRARED, starring The Room’s Gregory Sestero, worldwide this July. In the film, “A paranormal investigator and his production crew gain access to a mysterious, abandoned school. But when the thrilling haunt turns deadly, the team must race to uncover the terrifying truth before becoming the school’s next victims.” Jesse Janzen, Leah Finity, and Lori Richardson star along with Sestero in INFRARED, directed by Robert Livings and Randy Nundall Jr. “INFRARED is first and foremost a horror film, but at its heart, it is a movie about siblings reconnecting in a time of need. Often in horror films, we find ourselves rooting for the characters we don’t like to die, so it was important for us to develop characters we wanted to survive, creating a larger emotional investment for those watching. With this intention in mind, we set out to wholly develop their backstories and create a believable connection. From there
Continue reading →
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When a woman’s brother is found dead of mysterious circumstances, she sets out to uncover the truth in The Haunting at Gabriel Street (AKA The Sigil), out today on DVD from Bayview Entertainment. Directed by Brandon Cano-Errecart and co-written by Nathan D. Snyder, the movie stars Brittney Daylee, Matthew Black, Sumiko Braun, Brian Burke, and Brandon Cano-Errecart. In the movie, “Logan Lewis and 41 others are reported dead on Gabriel Street in Los Angeles. The government quickly releases an unconvincing statement blaming exposure to a uranium source located beneath the house. Broken and confused by her brother’s death, Logan s sister and two friends seek answers and closure to their living nightmare. Obsessed with uncovering a possible conspiracy, they journey to the house searching for the truth, but what they find is unlike anything they ever expected. Not everyone in the house that night is dead…” Get your copy today.
Continue reading →
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The action-packed monster movie, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, from co-directors Eric Hensman and Matthew Hensman, is now on Cable, Satellite, and Telco platforms and is out now on VOD. Matthew Hensman and Gustavo Sainz de la Peña wrote the script in an homage to the action-adventure and monster flicks of the 1980s. Set in the Afghanistan desert, “a group of mercenaries out for treasure completes their greatest heist. Seeking refuge from the hunting Taliban in a nearby cave, they are soon joined by retreating US soldiers, and both groups are trapped within by a rocket explosion at the cave’s entrance. The newly joined parties need to work together to find an escape through the labyrinth but soon realize a deadly beast is tracking them that local legend calls Karnoctus, and they have become… the prey.” The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus stars Nick Chinlund (Chronicles of Riddick, Con Air), Adrian Paul (“Highlander: The Series”), Kevin Grevioux (Underworld), Fahim Fazli (Argo,
Continue reading →
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Dark Star Pictures is set to release the ultra brutal, violent 1986 Ozploitation classic Fair Game on the big screen across North America this July! A bonafide Aussie classic that would later inspire Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, Fair Game is a wild revenge thriller set in the outback, pitting Cassandra Delaney’s wildlife sanctuary boss against three psycho kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little “fun” with her, too. It turns out that they may get a bit more “fun” than they bargained for. Directed by Emmy Winner Mario Andreacchio and shot by Oscar Winner Andrew Lesnie (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Fair Game stars Peter Ford, David Sandford, Garry Who, and Don Barker. Fair Game will open theatrically on July 8, 2022, before a digital release on July 12th. A physical release is planned for August.
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The female-driven revenge thriller Death Hunt, directed by Neil Mackay, is set to be released this month by Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, “a developer and his mistress, traveling to their weekend retreat, are taken hostage by a group of men and brought to a remote island. Here they fight for survival as the men release them into the wild and hunt them for sport.” Omar Tucci, Rick Amsbury, Michael Coughlan, Marlene Malcolm, Greg Johnston, Frank Ieraci, Terry McDonald, Peter Lewis, Sam Slessor, and Mason Cromwell star in the film, which will be released on Digital, DVD, and On-Demand on July 12, 2022.
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Filmmaker Isaac Rodriguez’s haunted horror film A Town Full of Ghosts is out today on Digital and On-Demand. In the found footage style film, “Mark and his wife Jenna sell everything they have to purchase a western ghost town called Blackwood Falls in the middle of nowhere. They plan to turn the ghost town into a tourist attraction with hotels, restaurants, and attractions. They hire a small film crew to document their journey and upload the videos to their video channel they find themselves stuck in the middle of nowhere when funding falls through. When funding falls through, they find themselves stuck in the middle of nowhere. Things take a twist when Mark discovers the town has a horrible history of death. He secretly digs deeper into the past and stumbles upon something evil.” Andrew C. Fisher, Mandy Lee Rubio, Lauren Lox, Sarah Froelich, Isaac Rodriguez, Keekee Suki, and Vania Vasquez star in an Isaac Rodriguez film. “After visiting the
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Frenzied filmmaker/musician Richard Elfman’s (The Forbidden Zone) Aliens, Clowns & Geeks concerns the adventures of Eddy Pine (played by Bodhi Elfman… wonder how he got the job), an out of work actor (ain’t they all folks, aint they all… ) that finds himself in possession of the key to the universe which gets shoved up his ass after a religious-level ménage-a-trois blows his brain (and the rest of him as well) across time and space. This makes him the prime target of a group of extra-terrestrial clowns led by Emperor Beezel-Chugg (played by the Austin Powers series’ Verne Troyer no less), and puts him in close contact with all manner of mayhem including some little green men from beyond the stars, a mad scientist (played by French Stewart, who never gets the credit he deserves as an actor… the dude always seems like he’s having the time of his life), and fuckin’ Norm from Cheers, who here plays a priest
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