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Movie Reviews: “The Revelation” and “Shaky Shivers” (Screamfest)

Movie Reviews: “The Revelation” and “Shaky Shivers” (Screamfest)

The Revelation There are several horror films set during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but writer/director Chris W. Mitchell’s Dutch feature The Revelation (De Openbaring, 2022) is the first one to fully capture my attention and hold it throughout. One of the main reasons for that is the terrific performance by star Victor Löw as Jacob, a middle-aged man who becomes obsessed with the dangers of COVID-19 in its early stages, as lockdowns begin and people are deciding how to react to the rapidly spreading virus. Jacob falls into a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories that drive him to paranoia, as he quits his job to move in with his elderly mother (Leny Breederveld) and shield her from the outside world. His sister Magda (Monic Hendrickx) tries to talk sense into him, but is far too late as visions of his recently deceased father (Peter Bolhuis), who was a highly skilled animal skinner, and the ravings of a dubious

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Joseph Perry
Oct 18, 2022
A Family Reunion Turns Into A Fight For Survival This October In 'Dangerous Game'

A Family Reunion Turns Into A Fight For Survival This October In ‘Dangerous Game’

Let’s face it, family reunions can take a turn for the worse quickly. But in the new film Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders, worse is an understatement when relatives are forced to play a deadly game. In this edge-of-your-seat film, “A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.” Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Vikings) and Academy Award® Winner Jon Voight (Coming Home) star in this thriller filled with twists and turns. Will Sasso, Skyler Shaye, Sean McNamara, Megan Charpentier, Dylan Playfair, Bradley Stryker, Laura Mennell, and Kaya Coleman co-star in the film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Brian Buccellato. Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders opens in select theaters and slashes its way onto VOD and Digital on October 21, 2022, from Paramount.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2022
Press Play On 'V/H/S/99' This Week On Shudder (Trailer)

Press Play On ‘V/H/S/99’ This Week On Shudder (Trailer)

The hit found footage horror anthology franchise, V/H/S, is back with an all-new installment, V/H/S/99 premiering exclusively on Shudder this week. V/H/S/99 “takes us back to the final punk rock analog days of the VHS while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. In the film, a video leads to a series of horrifying revelations.” The film features segments from renowned genre filmmakers such as Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City), Flying Lotus (Kuso), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), and Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream). Producer Josh Goldbloom said this about the film: “We’re confident this is the biggest, baddest, and most wildly savage V/H/S yet!” Producers include Goldbloom for Cinepocalypse, Brad Miska for Bloody Disgusting, David Bruckner (V/H/S, The Night House, Hellraiser), filmmaking collective Radio Silence (Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, & Tyler Gillett; Ready or Not, Scream), and James Harris. V/H/S/99 is executive produced by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2022
True Crime Inspired Thriller 'The Good Nurse' Coming Netflix (Trailer)

True Crime Inspired Thriller ‘The Good Nurse’ Coming Netflix (Trailer)

While its title may be The Good Nurse, Netflix’s upcoming thriller is about someone who is anything but good. Set to premiere this October, the film is based on a real-life serial killer, Charles Cullen, and is an adaptation of Charles Graeber’s 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. The film is from BAFTA-nominated director Tobias Lindholm (Mindhunter, The Hunt) and Oscar-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) and stars Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Fantastic Beast’s Eddie Redmayne. In The Good Nurse, based on a true story, an infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. Jessica Chastain’s character, a fellow nurse, risks her life to stop him from killing again. The true story: In reality, Charles Cullen has been implicated in around 300 -yes, you read that right, 300 – deaths and earned himself the title of “Angel of Death.” Born in 1960, after leaving the Navy, the real

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2022
Movie Reviews: Deer Camp ‘86 and KillHer (Screamfest)

Movie Reviews: Deer Camp ‘86 and KillHer (Screamfest)

Sylvan shockers are in no shortage at Screamfest this year. Here’s a look at two of those woods-set features. Deer Camp ‘86 Combining supernatural cabin-in-the-woods elements with slasher fare, first-time director L. Van Dyke Siboutszen’s Deer Camp ‘86 (2022) goes for the jugular, along with several other body parts, in its tale of a group of Detroit friends who head out to the forest to open up the 1986 deer hunting season. They make an ill-fated stop at the bar, where nice guy of the group Wes (Noah LaLonde) falls hard for Native American bartender Star (Tina Manera) while the group is confronted by local racists. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Wes, Star is assaulted and murdered behind the bar before the group leaves. That’s doubly unfortunate, as every time a Native American woman in the area is killed, something attacks any hunters in the area, which Sheriff Paulson (Paul Wilson) puts down to bear attacks — though he knows better. Most

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Oct 17, 2022
Movie Review: Freeze (H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Movie Review: Freeze (H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Prolific fear-fare director Charlie Steeds’ latest effort Freeze (U.K., 2022) is a Lovecraftian creature feature that punches above the weight of its budgetary limitations, resulting in a solid-looking, highly entertaining period piece. The crew of the HMS Innsmouth is on a mission to rescue the HMS Eibon, which was lost during its expedition to the North Pole. HMS Innsmouth’s Captain Mortimer’s (Rory Wilson) good friend Captain Streiner (Tim Cartwright) commanded the lost ship, so he is determined to learn the fate of his friend. Meanwhile, Crewman Redgrave (Jake Watkins) helps hide a woman stowaway named Carmen (Beatrice Barillá), whose brother was an officer on the Eibon. Tension heightens when crewman Spriggs (Ricardo Freitas) (who you just can’t wait to see get his) learns of this. Mortimer’s first mate McCullough (Johnny Vivash) warns the captain that sailing any further ahead in the ice will result in disaster, but Lieutenant Roth (David Lenik), whose father owns HMS Innsmouth, persuades Streiner to forge

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Oct 17, 2022
Shorts Reviews: Starf*ckers, Letter to a Pig, and Censor of Dreams (SLASH Film Festival)

Shorts Reviews: Starf*ckers, Letter to a Pig, and Censor of Dreams (SLASH Film Festival)

The following three shorts were part of SLASH Film Festival’s Fantastic Futures competition, which consisted of nine shorts from student filmmakers or first-time filmmakers. Starfuckers Writer/director/star Antonio Marziale delivers a gripping revenge thriller of a decidedly different kind with his short film Starfuckers (2022). The short begins with genre elements such as plastic sheets covering a floor and an atmosphere thick with tension as a young man (Cole Doman) meets a middle-aged man (Jonathan Slavin) with power dynamics obviously skewed toward the older man, who happens to be a film director. The director seems to make a habit of promising male escorts roles in his films that never come about, and a second young man (Marziale) shows up unexpectedly to make his feelings known in an unforgettable way. Marziale gives a jaw-dropping, star-making drag performance that lingers long after the short ends, and is reason enough to seek out this powerful take on Hollywood corruption, though there are plenty of

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Oct 17, 2022
Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson's Horror 'Something In The Dirt' Is Out Today

This November Uncover ‘Something In The Dirt’ From Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (Trailer)

Lightbulb Film Distribution has now confirmed the release date of the surreal, critically acclaimed horror Something In The Dirt, the latest title from brilliant filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creators of the critically acclaimed films The Endless and Synchronic, as well as episodes from Marvel’s” Moon Knight” and the upcoming second season of “Loki.” The two also star. In the film, “when neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment, they begin documenting the paranormal that could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.” Something in the Dirt will play in select Cinemas beginning November 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital on November 28th, and Blu-ray on December 5th, from XYZ Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2022
'Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster' Limited Edition Out In Time For Halloween

‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster’ Limited Edition Out In Time For Halloween

No matter if you’re new to horror or you’re a veteran fan, there is one name everyone knows, Boris Karloff. Just in time for Halloween and the 90th anniversary of his landmark performance in Universal’s 1932 classic The Mummy, Voltage Films in collaboration with Sandpiper Pictures releasing a special limited-edition collector’s version DVD/Blu-ray of 2021’s critically acclaimed, award- winning documentary feature, “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster.” The region-free, dual DVD/Blu-ray version and the separate DVD and Blu-ray editions all feature “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster” in its 2021 theatrical format, along with the original trailer and optional English subtitles. Previously unreleased bonus content totals 140 minutes and includes the newly-produced 2-hour documentary, “Boris Karloff: The Rest Of The Story,” with even more about Karloff’s film and TV roles, as well as Donnie Dunagan, Bela Lugosi Jr., and Jack Hill sharing Karloff stories that were not in the 2021 film. Additional extras are the featurettes “Meeting Boris

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2022
Irish Horror 'Mandrake' Takes Root This November On Shudder (Trailer)

Irish Horror ‘Mandrake’ Takes Root This November On Shudder (Trailer)

Shudder, your home for streaming horror and more has just unveiled the trailer for director Lynne Davison‘s feature film debut, the Irish folk horror Mandrake. “The film follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.” Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning), Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal), Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast), and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry) star in the film, written by Matt Harvey (An Act of Defiance). Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and Paul Kennedy (Nightride) produce. Mandrake debuts exclusively on Shudder on November 10, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2022

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Movie Reviews: “The Revelation” and “Shaky Shivers” (Screamfest)

Movie Reviews: “The Revelation” and “Shaky Shivers” (Screamfest)

The Revelation There are several horror films set during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but writer/director Chris W. Mitchell’s Dutch feature The Revelation (De Openbaring, 2022) is the first one to fully capture my attention and hold it throughout. One of the main reasons for that is the terrific performance by star Victor Löw as Jacob, a middle-aged man who becomes obsessed with the dangers of COVID-19 in its early stages, as lockdowns begin and people are deciding how to react to the rapidly spreading virus. Jacob falls into a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories that drive him to paranoia, as he quits his job to move in with his elderly mother (Leny Breederveld) and shield her from the outside world. His sister Magda (Monic Hendrickx) tries to talk sense into him, but is far too late as visions of his recently deceased father (Peter Bolhuis), who was a highly skilled animal skinner, and the ravings of a dubious

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Oct 18, 2022
A Family Reunion Turns Into A Fight For Survival This October In 'Dangerous Game'

A Family Reunion Turns Into A Fight For Survival This October In ‘Dangerous Game’

Let’s face it, family reunions can take a turn for the worse quickly. But in the new film Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders, worse is an understatement when relatives are forced to play a deadly game. In this edge-of-your-seat film, “A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.” Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Vikings) and Academy Award® Winner Jon Voight (Coming Home) star in this thriller filled with twists and turns. Will Sasso, Skyler Shaye, Sean McNamara, Megan Charpentier, Dylan Playfair, Bradley Stryker, Laura Mennell, and Kaya Coleman co-star in the film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Brian Buccellato. Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders opens in select theaters and slashes its way onto VOD and Digital on October 21, 2022, from Paramount.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2022
Press Play On 'V/H/S/99' This Week On Shudder (Trailer)

Press Play On ‘V/H/S/99’ This Week On Shudder (Trailer)

The hit found footage horror anthology franchise, V/H/S, is back with an all-new installment, V/H/S/99 premiering exclusively on Shudder this week. V/H/S/99 “takes us back to the final punk rock analog days of the VHS while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. In the film, a video leads to a series of horrifying revelations.” The film features segments from renowned genre filmmakers such as Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City), Flying Lotus (Kuso), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), and Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream). Producer Josh Goldbloom said this about the film: “We’re confident this is the biggest, baddest, and most wildly savage V/H/S yet!” Producers include Goldbloom for Cinepocalypse, Brad Miska for Bloody Disgusting, David Bruckner (V/H/S, The Night House, Hellraiser), filmmaking collective Radio Silence (Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, & Tyler Gillett; Ready or Not, Scream), and James Harris. V/H/S/99 is executive produced by

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2022
True Crime Inspired Thriller 'The Good Nurse' Coming Netflix (Trailer)

True Crime Inspired Thriller ‘The Good Nurse’ Coming Netflix (Trailer)

While its title may be The Good Nurse, Netflix’s upcoming thriller is about someone who is anything but good. Set to premiere this October, the film is based on a real-life serial killer, Charles Cullen, and is an adaptation of Charles Graeber’s 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. The film is from BAFTA-nominated director Tobias Lindholm (Mindhunter, The Hunt) and Oscar-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) and stars Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Fantastic Beast’s Eddie Redmayne. In The Good Nurse, based on a true story, an infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. Jessica Chastain’s character, a fellow nurse, risks her life to stop him from killing again. The true story: In reality, Charles Cullen has been implicated in around 300 -yes, you read that right, 300 – deaths and earned himself the title of “Angel of Death.” Born in 1960, after leaving the Navy, the real

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2022
Movie Reviews: Deer Camp ‘86 and KillHer (Screamfest)

Movie Reviews: Deer Camp ‘86 and KillHer (Screamfest)

Sylvan shockers are in no shortage at Screamfest this year. Here’s a look at two of those woods-set features. Deer Camp ‘86 Combining supernatural cabin-in-the-woods elements with slasher fare, first-time director L. Van Dyke Siboutszen’s Deer Camp ‘86 (2022) goes for the jugular, along with several other body parts, in its tale of a group of Detroit friends who head out to the forest to open up the 1986 deer hunting season. They make an ill-fated stop at the bar, where nice guy of the group Wes (Noah LaLonde) falls hard for Native American bartender Star (Tina Manera) while the group is confronted by local racists. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Wes, Star is assaulted and murdered behind the bar before the group leaves. That’s doubly unfortunate, as every time a Native American woman in the area is killed, something attacks any hunters in the area, which Sheriff Paulson (Paul Wilson) puts down to bear attacks — though he knows better. Most

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Oct 17, 2022
Movie Review: Freeze (H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Movie Review: Freeze (H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Prolific fear-fare director Charlie Steeds’ latest effort Freeze (U.K., 2022) is a Lovecraftian creature feature that punches above the weight of its budgetary limitations, resulting in a solid-looking, highly entertaining period piece. The crew of the HMS Innsmouth is on a mission to rescue the HMS Eibon, which was lost during its expedition to the North Pole. HMS Innsmouth’s Captain Mortimer’s (Rory Wilson) good friend Captain Streiner (Tim Cartwright) commanded the lost ship, so he is determined to learn the fate of his friend. Meanwhile, Crewman Redgrave (Jake Watkins) helps hide a woman stowaway named Carmen (Beatrice Barillá), whose brother was an officer on the Eibon. Tension heightens when crewman Spriggs (Ricardo Freitas) (who you just can’t wait to see get his) learns of this. Mortimer’s first mate McCullough (Johnny Vivash) warns the captain that sailing any further ahead in the ice will result in disaster, but Lieutenant Roth (David Lenik), whose father owns HMS Innsmouth, persuades Streiner to forge

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Oct 17, 2022
Shorts Reviews: Starf*ckers, Letter to a Pig, and Censor of Dreams (SLASH Film Festival)

Shorts Reviews: Starf*ckers, Letter to a Pig, and Censor of Dreams (SLASH Film Festival)

The following three shorts were part of SLASH Film Festival’s Fantastic Futures competition, which consisted of nine shorts from student filmmakers or first-time filmmakers. Starfuckers Writer/director/star Antonio Marziale delivers a gripping revenge thriller of a decidedly different kind with his short film Starfuckers (2022). The short begins with genre elements such as plastic sheets covering a floor and an atmosphere thick with tension as a young man (Cole Doman) meets a middle-aged man (Jonathan Slavin) with power dynamics obviously skewed toward the older man, who happens to be a film director. The director seems to make a habit of promising male escorts roles in his films that never come about, and a second young man (Marziale) shows up unexpectedly to make his feelings known in an unforgettable way. Marziale gives a jaw-dropping, star-making drag performance that lingers long after the short ends, and is reason enough to seek out this powerful take on Hollywood corruption, though there are plenty of

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Oct 17, 2022
Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson's Horror 'Something In The Dirt' Is Out Today

This November Uncover ‘Something In The Dirt’ From Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (Trailer)

Lightbulb Film Distribution has now confirmed the release date of the surreal, critically acclaimed horror Something In The Dirt, the latest title from brilliant filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creators of the critically acclaimed films The Endless and Synchronic, as well as episodes from Marvel’s” Moon Knight” and the upcoming second season of “Loki.” The two also star. In the film, “when neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment, they begin documenting the paranormal that could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.” Something in the Dirt will play in select Cinemas beginning November 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital on November 28th, and Blu-ray on December 5th, from XYZ Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2022
'Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster' Limited Edition Out In Time For Halloween

‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster’ Limited Edition Out In Time For Halloween

No matter if you’re new to horror or you’re a veteran fan, there is one name everyone knows, Boris Karloff. Just in time for Halloween and the 90th anniversary of his landmark performance in Universal’s 1932 classic The Mummy, Voltage Films in collaboration with Sandpiper Pictures releasing a special limited-edition collector’s version DVD/Blu-ray of 2021’s critically acclaimed, award- winning documentary feature, “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster.” The region-free, dual DVD/Blu-ray version and the separate DVD and Blu-ray editions all feature “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster” in its 2021 theatrical format, along with the original trailer and optional English subtitles. Previously unreleased bonus content totals 140 minutes and includes the newly-produced 2-hour documentary, “Boris Karloff: The Rest Of The Story,” with even more about Karloff’s film and TV roles, as well as Donnie Dunagan, Bela Lugosi Jr., and Jack Hill sharing Karloff stories that were not in the 2021 film. Additional extras are the featurettes “Meeting Boris

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2022
Irish Horror 'Mandrake' Takes Root This November On Shudder (Trailer)

Irish Horror ‘Mandrake’ Takes Root This November On Shudder (Trailer)

Shudder, your home for streaming horror and more has just unveiled the trailer for director Lynne Davison‘s feature film debut, the Irish folk horror Mandrake. “The film follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.” Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning), Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal), Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast), and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry) star in the film, written by Matt Harvey (An Act of Defiance). Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and Paul Kennedy (Nightride) produce. Mandrake debuts exclusively on Shudder on November 10, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2022
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