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“Penny Dreadful” Director Adapting ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Starring Elsie Fisher

Damon Thomas, the director behind the series “Killing Eve” and “Penny Dreadful” is set to bring us the new Amazon movie My Best Friend’s Exorcism, an adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s hit novel. THR reports that My Bestfriend’s Exorcism, which began production this week, is “set in 1988, the novel centered on the relationship between Abby and Gretchen, two best friends and sophomores in high school. Their friendship is tested when an evening of skinny-dipping goes wrong, and Gretchen begins to act differently and followed by bizarre occurrences. After some investigating, Abby begins to horrifyingly suspect that her friend may be possessed by a demon force.” Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) leads the cast that also includes Amiah Miller, Cathy Ang, and Rachel Ogechi Kanu. Jenna Lamia (NBC’s “Good Girls”) wrote the screenplay and will serve as associate producer. The Gotham Group, Quirk Productions are producing along with Christopher Landon, the writer-director of hit horror movies such as Freaky and Happy Death

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2021
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An Interview With Actress Valerie Jane Parker About Her Role In The Supernatural-Horror ‘The Voices’

After a terrible car accident, Lilly, a young girl loses her sight but gains the ability to hear the dead. As she grows older and builds a good life with her husband, when she becomes pregnant the voices become louder, wanting their souls to be chosen to become her baby’s. That’s the premise of award-winning filmmaker Nathaniel Nuon’s The Voices starring actress Valerie Jane Parker (Wrong Turn 2021) in the role of Lilly (as an adult). I sat down with Valarie to discuss her role in the film. Horror Fuel: “How difficult was it to play someone who has lost their sight?” Valarie Jane Parker: “It was a challenge but I enjoyed the challenge. The main thing for me was I wanted to make sure that I made the portrait authentic. I didn’t want it to be cheap or fake in any way, so I spent about a month preparing for it. I watched a bunch of documentaries on how

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2021
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‘The Forever Purge’ Release Date Moved Up!

The Purge creator James DeMonaco is back with the final film of the franchise, The Forever Purge. It was originally set to be released in 2020, then scheduled for a July 9, 2021, theatrical premiere. Now, the movie has a new release date, July 2, 2021! According to THR, the movie, “takes the Purge out of its usual metropolitan setting while still dealing with class and race issues in the way the previous films have,” Reports also state that, the movie will take place after the events of Election Year and will center on Adela (Ana de la Reguera) and Juan (Tenoch Huerta), who finds solace at a Texan ranch, having fled a drug cartel in Mexico. Things go awry when a group of outsiders decides to keep purging beyond the allotted time. “True Detective” actor Leven Rambin stars alongside Will Patton, Cassidy Freeman, Ana de la Reguera, and Tenoch Huerta. Everardo Gout (Mars) directs from DeMonaco’s script. As soon

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2021
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Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O’Connell Become The Prey In ‘Endangered Species’

“Ash vs, Evil Dead” director MJ Bassett is back with her new survival-thriller Endangered Species which finds Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell in Africa on a hunt where they become the prey. “This gripping adventure tale unfolds beneath a brutal African sun. Jack Halsey takes his wife (Romijn), their adult kids, and a friend for a dream vacation in Kenya. But as they venture off alone into a wilderness park, their safari van is flipped over by an angry rhino, leaving them injured and desperate. Then, as two of them go in search of rescue, a bloody, vicious encounter with a leopard and a clan of hyenas incites a desperate fight for survival.” Bassett co-wrote the script with Isabel Bassett, based on a story by Paul Chronnell. Phillip Winchester, Michael Johnston, and Chris Fisher also star. Endangered Species opens in select theaters and will be unleashed on Digital and On Demand on May 28, 2021, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2021
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A Group Of Thieves Find Themselves In The ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ In This Action-Horror Film

From Justin Price, the director of The Elf and The 13th Friday comes the action-packed horror film Wrong Place, Wrong Time, out now from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, “An elite team of vigilantes plot to steal 14 billion dollars of laundered money from a notorious mob boss. After being double-crossed, they find refuge in the middle of nowhere with a mysterious family carrying an unsettling secret. They discover that the man of the house is a creature of the dark and they must fight to survive the night.” Franziska Schissler, Justin Price, Bianca Stein, Alex Ryan Brown, Chase Garland, Olivia Rivera, Mike Markoff, Timothy McKinney, Marcia Vargas, Karen Carreno, and Natalia Rangel star in Wrong Place, Wrong Time now On Demand and on DVD.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2021
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People Fight To Survive A Mysterious Force In ‘The Unthinkable’

From Magnet Releasing, the studio that brought you The Wave and The Quake, comes the action-packed film The Unthinkable, about a fight for survival against a mysterious force. It’s midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. TV, internet, and telephone networks are down, and before anyone realizes what’s behind the collapse, a series of unexplained attacks take place around the country. Alex, a successful pianist whose controlled existence is upturned when his mother dies in a suspected terror attack, returns to his childhood village to arrange the funeral. There, he must reconcile with both his father and his old flame, Anna, who he has desperately been trying to forget. As old feelings come back to the surface, more mysterious attacks plunge Sweden into chaos and confusion. Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, and Jesper Barkselius star in this Swedish film (English subtitles), directed by Crazy Pictures (Victor Danell). Watch The Unthinkable in theaters and On Demand today.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2021
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Horror-Thriller ‘The Retaliators’ – Featuring Some Of The Biggest Names In Rock – Wraps Filming

The horror film The Retaliators not only stars some of the biggest bands in rock, but they are also featured on the soundtrack with new songs from the likes of Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, Bad Wolves, Escape The Fate, and more! Better Noise Entertainment, announced that principal photography has officially wrapped on the upcoming horror-thriller starring Michael Lombardi (“Rescue Me”), Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”), and Joseph Gatt (“Game of Thrones”). Directed by Bridget Smith and Samuel Gonzalez, Jr., the screenplay was written by Darren Geare and Jeff Allen Geare. It was also announced today that Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, the Emmy-winning composers behind the acclaimed music of Netflix’s hit “Stranger Things,” have written the original score for the film. And editor Randy Bricker (Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2013], I Am Legend) has joined the project. Other recently announced cast and crew members include actors Robert Knepper (The Hunger Games, “Prison Break”), Robert John Burke (“Law & Order: SVU”); Emmy-nominated

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2021
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New ‘On The 3rd Day’ Trailer Reveals A Mother’s Desperation To Find Her Son

Black Mandala presents the horror-thriller, On the 3rd Day, direct by Daniel de la Vega (White Coffin, Necrophobia) and produced by Del Toro Films (The Funeral Home, I am Toxic), starts a cast of renowned Argentine actors. We’ve got the new trailer revealing a mother desperate to find her son. Cecilia and her son embark on a journey. On the third day, she is found wandering alone, not remembering what happened during this time. She is desperately looking for her son and finds herself wrapped in a brutal hunt, carried out by a religious fanatic, whom she faces off against. To her, he’s a lunatic. To him, Cecilia is the enemy. Director Vega states that the film is “a terrifying story that grows both in suspense and strong emotions at all times … causing the truth of the film to be revealed in an absolutely unexpected climax, a climax that will be like a dagger to the heart of each

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 8, 2021
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For The First Time, SAW Is Getting A 4K Ultra Unrated Release

Spawning one of the most successful horror franchises in history, James Wan’s directorial debut returns to terrify audiences once again when SAW arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital) May 11th from Lionsgate. Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Kiss the Girls), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon franchise, Jumanji: The Next Level, The Color Purple), Monica Potter (The Last House on the Left, Along Came a Spider, TV’s “Wisdom of the Crowd”), Leigh Whannell (Insidious franchise, Cooties), and Tobin Bell (Mississippi Burning, The Firm, Manson Family Vacation) star Experience four times the resolution of full HD with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, bringing entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality. When compared to a standard picture, Dolby Vision can deliver spectacular colors never before seen on a screen, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker. Available for the very first time in this absolutely

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 8, 2021
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From The Director Of ‘The Descent’ Comes ‘The Reckoning’ – Casting Its Spell On Shudder

Neil Marshall’s brilliant horror thriller The Reckoning, premiering this May on Shudder, is set against the backdrop of England at the end of the 17th century, as the Great Plague and the obsession with witch hunts rage. In the film, “After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk) is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft (Sean Pertwee). Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace must face her inner demons as the Devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.” Joe Anderson and Steven Waddington also star in the film that Marshall wrote with Charlotte Kirk and Edward Evers-Swindell, based on a story by Antony Jones and Nico Evers-Swindell. Marshall has a long list of genre hits, including The Descent, Dog Soldiers, and Doomsday. He also directed several episodes of the record-breaking series “Game of Thrones.” The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 8, 2021

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“Penny Dreadful” Director Adapting ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Starring Elsie Fisher

Damon Thomas, the director behind the series “Killing Eve” and “Penny Dreadful” is set to bring us the new Amazon movie My Best Friend’s Exorcism, an adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s hit novel. THR reports that My Bestfriend’s Exorcism, which began production this week, is “set in 1988, the novel centered on the relationship between Abby and Gretchen, two best friends and sophomores in high school. Their friendship is tested when an evening of skinny-dipping goes wrong, and Gretchen begins to act differently and followed by bizarre occurrences. After some investigating, Abby begins to horrifyingly suspect that her friend may be possessed by a demon force.” Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) leads the cast that also includes Amiah Miller, Cathy Ang, and Rachel Ogechi Kanu. Jenna Lamia (NBC’s “Good Girls”) wrote the screenplay and will serve as associate producer. The Gotham Group, Quirk Productions are producing along with Christopher Landon, the writer-director of hit horror movies such as Freaky and Happy Death

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2021
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An Interview With Actress Valerie Jane Parker About Her Role In The Supernatural-Horror ‘The Voices’

After a terrible car accident, Lilly, a young girl loses her sight but gains the ability to hear the dead. As she grows older and builds a good life with her husband, when she becomes pregnant the voices become louder, wanting their souls to be chosen to become her baby’s. That’s the premise of award-winning filmmaker Nathaniel Nuon’s The Voices starring actress Valerie Jane Parker (Wrong Turn 2021) in the role of Lilly (as an adult). I sat down with Valarie to discuss her role in the film. Horror Fuel: “How difficult was it to play someone who has lost their sight?” Valarie Jane Parker: “It was a challenge but I enjoyed the challenge. The main thing for me was I wanted to make sure that I made the portrait authentic. I didn’t want it to be cheap or fake in any way, so I spent about a month preparing for it. I watched a bunch of documentaries on how

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2021
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‘The Forever Purge’ Release Date Moved Up!

The Purge creator James DeMonaco is back with the final film of the franchise, The Forever Purge. It was originally set to be released in 2020, then scheduled for a July 9, 2021, theatrical premiere. Now, the movie has a new release date, July 2, 2021! According to THR, the movie, “takes the Purge out of its usual metropolitan setting while still dealing with class and race issues in the way the previous films have,” Reports also state that, the movie will take place after the events of Election Year and will center on Adela (Ana de la Reguera) and Juan (Tenoch Huerta), who finds solace at a Texan ranch, having fled a drug cartel in Mexico. Things go awry when a group of outsiders decides to keep purging beyond the allotted time. “True Detective” actor Leven Rambin stars alongside Will Patton, Cassidy Freeman, Ana de la Reguera, and Tenoch Huerta. Everardo Gout (Mars) directs from DeMonaco’s script. As soon

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2021
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Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O’Connell Become The Prey In ‘Endangered Species’

“Ash vs, Evil Dead” director MJ Bassett is back with her new survival-thriller Endangered Species which finds Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell in Africa on a hunt where they become the prey. “This gripping adventure tale unfolds beneath a brutal African sun. Jack Halsey takes his wife (Romijn), their adult kids, and a friend for a dream vacation in Kenya. But as they venture off alone into a wilderness park, their safari van is flipped over by an angry rhino, leaving them injured and desperate. Then, as two of them go in search of rescue, a bloody, vicious encounter with a leopard and a clan of hyenas incites a desperate fight for survival.” Bassett co-wrote the script with Isabel Bassett, based on a story by Paul Chronnell. Phillip Winchester, Michael Johnston, and Chris Fisher also star. Endangered Species opens in select theaters and will be unleashed on Digital and On Demand on May 28, 2021, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 10, 2021
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A Group Of Thieves Find Themselves In The ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ In This Action-Horror Film

From Justin Price, the director of The Elf and The 13th Friday comes the action-packed horror film Wrong Place, Wrong Time, out now from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, “An elite team of vigilantes plot to steal 14 billion dollars of laundered money from a notorious mob boss. After being double-crossed, they find refuge in the middle of nowhere with a mysterious family carrying an unsettling secret. They discover that the man of the house is a creature of the dark and they must fight to survive the night.” Franziska Schissler, Justin Price, Bianca Stein, Alex Ryan Brown, Chase Garland, Olivia Rivera, Mike Markoff, Timothy McKinney, Marcia Vargas, Karen Carreno, and Natalia Rangel star in Wrong Place, Wrong Time now On Demand and on DVD.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2021
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People Fight To Survive A Mysterious Force In ‘The Unthinkable’

From Magnet Releasing, the studio that brought you The Wave and The Quake, comes the action-packed film The Unthinkable, about a fight for survival against a mysterious force. It’s midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. TV, internet, and telephone networks are down, and before anyone realizes what’s behind the collapse, a series of unexplained attacks take place around the country. Alex, a successful pianist whose controlled existence is upturned when his mother dies in a suspected terror attack, returns to his childhood village to arrange the funeral. There, he must reconcile with both his father and his old flame, Anna, who he has desperately been trying to forget. As old feelings come back to the surface, more mysterious attacks plunge Sweden into chaos and confusion. Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, and Jesper Barkselius star in this Swedish film (English subtitles), directed by Crazy Pictures (Victor Danell). Watch The Unthinkable in theaters and On Demand today.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2021
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Horror-Thriller ‘The Retaliators’ – Featuring Some Of The Biggest Names In Rock – Wraps Filming

The horror film The Retaliators not only stars some of the biggest bands in rock, but they are also featured on the soundtrack with new songs from the likes of Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, Bad Wolves, Escape The Fate, and more! Better Noise Entertainment, announced that principal photography has officially wrapped on the upcoming horror-thriller starring Michael Lombardi (“Rescue Me”), Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”), and Joseph Gatt (“Game of Thrones”). Directed by Bridget Smith and Samuel Gonzalez, Jr., the screenplay was written by Darren Geare and Jeff Allen Geare. It was also announced today that Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, the Emmy-winning composers behind the acclaimed music of Netflix’s hit “Stranger Things,” have written the original score for the film. And editor Randy Bricker (Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2013], I Am Legend) has joined the project. Other recently announced cast and crew members include actors Robert Knepper (The Hunger Games, “Prison Break”), Robert John Burke (“Law & Order: SVU”); Emmy-nominated

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2021
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New ‘On The 3rd Day’ Trailer Reveals A Mother’s Desperation To Find Her Son

Black Mandala presents the horror-thriller, On the 3rd Day, direct by Daniel de la Vega (White Coffin, Necrophobia) and produced by Del Toro Films (The Funeral Home, I am Toxic), starts a cast of renowned Argentine actors. We’ve got the new trailer revealing a mother desperate to find her son. Cecilia and her son embark on a journey. On the third day, she is found wandering alone, not remembering what happened during this time. She is desperately looking for her son and finds herself wrapped in a brutal hunt, carried out by a religious fanatic, whom she faces off against. To her, he’s a lunatic. To him, Cecilia is the enemy. Director Vega states that the film is “a terrifying story that grows both in suspense and strong emotions at all times … causing the truth of the film to be revealed in an absolutely unexpected climax, a climax that will be like a dagger to the heart of each

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 8, 2021
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For The First Time, SAW Is Getting A 4K Ultra Unrated Release

Spawning one of the most successful horror franchises in history, James Wan’s directorial debut returns to terrify audiences once again when SAW arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital) May 11th from Lionsgate. Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Kiss the Girls), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon franchise, Jumanji: The Next Level, The Color Purple), Monica Potter (The Last House on the Left, Along Came a Spider, TV’s “Wisdom of the Crowd”), Leigh Whannell (Insidious franchise, Cooties), and Tobin Bell (Mississippi Burning, The Firm, Manson Family Vacation) star Experience four times the resolution of full HD with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, bringing entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality. When compared to a standard picture, Dolby Vision can deliver spectacular colors never before seen on a screen, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker. Available for the very first time in this absolutely

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 8, 2021
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From The Director Of ‘The Descent’ Comes ‘The Reckoning’ – Casting Its Spell On Shudder

Neil Marshall’s brilliant horror thriller The Reckoning, premiering this May on Shudder, is set against the backdrop of England at the end of the 17th century, as the Great Plague and the obsession with witch hunts rage. In the film, “After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk) is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft (Sean Pertwee). Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace must face her inner demons as the Devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.” Joe Anderson and Steven Waddington also star in the film that Marshall wrote with Charlotte Kirk and Edward Evers-Swindell, based on a story by Antony Jones and Nico Evers-Swindell. Marshall has a long list of genre hits, including The Descent, Dog Soldiers, and Doomsday. He also directed several episodes of the record-breaking series “Game of Thrones.” The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 8, 2021
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