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A Cult Is At Work In The First Trailer For ‘The Dead Rose’

The first trailer has premiered for the indie film The Dead Rose, and teases a world in which black magic, cults, and politics go hand in hand. The Dead Rose, currently in production in Denver and LA, stars Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2), Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (The Pope of Greenich Village), Cooper Huckabee (Space Cowboys), and Richard Tyson (Kindergarten Cop). Jimmy Drain (The Initiation), Rachel Alig (First Blush), Natasha Coppola-Shalom (Last Call), Erika Monet (Night Things), Michael S. Rodriguez (Last American Horror Show), Sparkle Soojian (The Last Battleship), Bob Bagnall (Shoot From the Hip), Maggie Wagner (Sallywood), Harley Wallen (Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda), Marcus D. Spencer (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and and Eric Cartwright (Crisis Point) round out the cast. After the death of his father, Robby Duray’s (Drain) faith is to put to the test when he is seduced into the corrupt world of organized crime, extortion and violence; masked in the form of an underground cult

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 13, 2022

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This July, The Horror ‘Glasshouse’ Reminds Us “To Trust No One” (Trailer)

From actress-writer (Mad Max: Fury Road, Warrior) turned director Kelsey Egan comes Glasshouse, out this July from Voyage Media. In this chilling film, “confined to their glasshouse, a family survives The Shred, a toxin that erases memory. Until the sisters are seduced by a Stranger who shatters their peace and stirs a past best left buried.” Starring Jessica Alexander, Kitty Harris, Helton Pelser, Adrienne Pearce, and Anja Taljaard, and written by Emma Lungiswa de Wet and Kelsey Egan, Glasshouse premieres on digital platforms on July 12, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 13, 2022

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A Woman’s Past Comes Back To Haunt Her In ‘Our Father, The Devil’

Last night, Our Father, The Devil, made its world premiere at Tribeca. Today, we have a new clip to share with you. Written and directed by Ellie Foumbi, Our Father, The Devil, centers on Marie Cissé (Babetida Sadjo), who works as the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her easy day-to-day life spent caring for residents, hanging out with her co-worker and best friend Nadia, and teasing a potential new romance is disrupted by the arrival of Father Patrick (Souléymane Sy Savané), an African priest whom she recognizes from a terrifying episode in her homeland. As he further endears himself to the residents and staff, Marie is forced to decide how best to deal with this reminder of her troubled past. Babetida Sadjo, Souleymane Sy Savané, Jennifer Tchiakpe, Franck Saurel, and Martine Amisse star. Our Father, The Devil, continues to screen at Tribeca this week on Wednesday the 15th, 18th, and the 19th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 13, 2022

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The Past Comes Back To Haunt The Living In New Trailer For Irish Horror ‘Gateway’

This July, Dark Sky Films will unleash the Irish supernatural horror film, Gateway from writer-director Niall Owens, making his directorial feature film debut. Today, the first trailer has arrived, teasing a dark thriller. In the film, “Mike is a low-level drug dealer in debt to a ruthless supplier. When he and his gang set up shop in an abandoned house, he thinks his problems are solved. But a mysterious locked door inside the house and growing discord within the team bring old feuds boiling to the surface. As friendships unravel, the house begins to enact its own plan, using the gang’s own deepest dark thoughts against them. Like lambs to the slaughter, the men are lured one by one into the room, and there they are confronted by the evil world that lies within themselves. The once-locked door is now open, and what lies beyond has its own desires.” Gateway stars Tim Creed (Vikings, Dominion Creek), Kevin Barry (Michael Inside,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 11, 2022

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True Crime Thriller ‘When George Was Murdered’ Centers On The Cop Who Killed George Floyd (Trailer)

The upcoming true crime-inspired film, When George Was Murdered, explores what happened inside of the jail where the ex-cop who killed George Floyd was being held in the Spring of 2020. As the guards and the inmates are witnessing what is taking place in their city and around the world due to George Floyd’s murder, the news of the killers’ presence in the jail has spread. Inside the jail, the guards know that doing their job to keep the killer safe will not be an easy task. And they have recently become aware that none of the minority guards in the jail are being allowed to work the unit where the killer of George Floyd is being held. In addition, there is the mounting pressure of the inmates, who have begun making outright threats against the Killer ex-cop as their own form office, threats that every one of the guards knows could potentially happen. It does not take long before

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 11, 2022

Nick Chinlund & Danny Trejo Reunite In New Action-Packed Monster Movie

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Danny Trejo Stars In The Action-Horror ‘The Prey: Legend Of Karnoctus’ – Out Now (Trailer)

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 will arrive on Digital on July 7, 2022. To celebrate the release, we’ve got a new action-packed trailer. 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

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 10, 2022

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A Band Is Hunted In The Trailer For ‘What The Waters Left Behind 2: Scars’

In 2018, a group of documentary filmmakers journeyed to the town of Epecuén, one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina, where thousands of people would visit, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th, 1985, a massive volume of water broke the protecting barrier, and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Thirty years later, the waters have receded, exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. A group of young filmmakers embarks upon the ruins to film a documentary. Ignoring the warnings, they find themselves stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary to what they thought, they soon realize that they are not alone” in the film What the Waters Left Behind. Fourteen years later, an Anglo-American indie rock band winds up stranded in the same town, where their internal conflicts and the bad luck of their tour quickly lose importance before the hell that awaits them in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 10, 2022

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‘Nightmare On Elm Street 4’ Stars Reunite For ‘The Bloody Man’ (Trailer)

Wild Eye Releasing has just set a summer release date for director Daniel Benedict’s supernatural horror film The Bloody Man, which reunites A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, stars Lisa Wilcox and Tuesday Knight. Penned by Daniel and Casi Benedict and produced by Red Serial Films, the film tells of a young boy who, after the death of his mother, becomes obsessed with a comic book she gave him that ultimately summons the ancient monster found in its pages. Mercedez Varble, Dan Eardley, Jason Crowe, Roni Jonah, and KateLynn E. Newberry join Wilcox and Knight in the film, which encompasses high-end production values and plays like a cocktail of “A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Goonies, and “Stranger Things.” Wild Eye will unleash The Bloody Man on digital on July 12, 2022, before releasing it on physical formats later.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 8, 2022

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Jena Malone Reunites With ‘Ruins’ Director For Horror Film ‘Swallowed’

Nearly a year ago, we reported that director Crater Smith and actress Jena Malone are reuniting for the upcoming horror film Swallowed, which Smith describes as a “slimy wild queer horror nightmare of a movie.” The movie has just made its debut at the Overlook Film Festival, followed by the release of its trailer. In the indie film, “After a drug run goes bad – two childhood friends must survive a horrific night in a backwoods hell of drugs, bugs, and obscene intimacy in this queer horror nightmare.” Malone stars alongside Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge), Cooper Koch (Power Book II: Ghost), Roe Pacheco (Bloody Pi), and newcomers Michael Shawn Curtis and Jose Colon. Smith made his directorial debut with the oh-so creepy 2008 film The Ruins, in which Malone starred, about a group of friends on vacation who visit a remote Myan temple only to face hostile locals and terrifying vines that mimic sounds

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 6, 2022

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Blu-ray Review: Hey, Stop Stabbing Me! (2003)

Recent college grad Herman (Patrick Casey who also co-wrote the picture along with his Sonic the Hedgehog co-conspirator Josh Miller, who also directed), hitches a ride with sky-high architect/serial killer material-based joke machine who transports him to his new digs, an apartment he’ll be sharing with four other dudes. Strange thing about that place; his room contains all the personal effects of the previous occupant… which should bring up a big ol’ red flag, but our “hero” is preoccupied with other various and sundry shit including his fun and rewarding job digging holes, his nympho gal-pal, a sock swiping ‘Squatch, maybe a cult or two (just one, but it sounded better that way… ). How will our hero make it through this… hell why is he going through this? Hey, Stop Stabbing Me! is a (near) zero budget wonder: a (light) horror comedy with a smart, funny script, a dearth of insane-o ideas and concepts, a game cast, and probably

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Jun 1, 2022

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