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HorrorFuel.com Sits Down For Interview With “L.A. Macabre” Star Ryan Hellquist

After a successful first season, the mystery thriller series “L.A. Macabre” is back with season 2 that is bigger, better, and more twisted. Following its release on Amazon Prime, we sat down to chat with one of the series’ stars, Ryan Hellquist who filled us in on the show, the new season, and much more. “L.A Macabre” centers on three filmmakers that interview a former member of the defunct cult “The New Family” leading them down a path of mystery, kidnapping, and murder. Hellquist stars alongside Corsica Wilson, and Aidan Bristow in the series written and directed by Dan Ast. Horror Fuel: “You star in the series “L.A. Macabre,” whose second season is now on Amazon. What’s it about?” Ryan Hellquist: “It’s a thriller, where my character is a part of a group of filmmakers who interview a former cult member. After the interview goes viral we start getting terrorized by the cult which escalates to people connected to us

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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From The Team Behind ‘Ready Or Not” Comes The Creature Feature ‘Reunion’

Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind Ready Or Not have teamed up once again for the upcoming high school horror flick Reunion, from MGM. Composed of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella, Radio Silence will direct the film written by Guy Busick and Christopher Murphy, Deadline reports. In Reunion, the horrific experience of high school reunions is taken to a new extreme when a group of uninspired old friends becomes the only hope for survival against an unwelcome shape-shifting creature. Radio Silence is also behind the upcoming 2022 reboot of Scream.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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Movie Review: Smiley Face Killers: Moodiness And Man Butt Win Out Over Horror

Director Tim Hunter’s true story inspired horror Smiley Face Killers has just been released, and I’ve always found the true crimes interesting, so I decided to check it out. What I found wasn’t good. The synopsis reads as followed: “a handsome young soccer player Jake Graham who believes he is going insane, unable to shake the feeling of being stalked by something, by someone.” The film takes its inspiration from a series of mysterious deaths linked by the smiley face graffiti found near the crime scenes. The victims are all killed by mysteriously being drowned and have been deemed nonaccidental. Unfortunately, the movie treats the killings as a secondary theme with Jake’s depression and body exploitation at the forefront. The majority of the movie is just watching Ronen Rubinstein go from scene to scene shedding his clothes and acting moody as hell. Sure, Ronen Rubinstein is a handsome guy but I was there to watch a horror movie, not a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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The Haunting Indie Horror The Spiritualist Now Out On Digital And VOD

A desperate woman plagued by haunting night terrors seeks out unconventional help in The Spiritualist, now out on Digital and VOD, from Midnight Releasing. Written and directed by Carl Medland the film stars Julie T. Wallace, Jane Merrow, and Ian Reddington, the film centers on Laura, a woman suffering horrific night terrors and sleep paralysis. She believes the sinister spirit haunting her is the ghost of her mother. Scared and desperate, she reaches out to the spiritualist to host a seance with her friends in the hope of finding an answer. My favourite day on set was the day of the séance, I mean who does not love a good seance in a horror movie, I knew I wanted to create a seance that stood out and felt more sincere than what has previously been portrayed in horror films. As someone who is very spiritual, I did not want to do this sequence a disservice.” – Director, Carl Medland states.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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Crispin Glover Starring In New Series “Red Bird Lane” From “Hannibal” Director

Crispin Glover (“American Gods”), who recently appeared as the hooded figure in Smiley Face Killers has signed on to star as a series regular in HBO Max’s psychological thriller series “Red Bird Lane.” The series, directed by “Hannibal’s” David Slade, and “follows eight strangers who arrive at an isolated house, all for different reasons. Upon their mysterious and coincidental arrival, the strangers realize that something sinister and terrifying awaits them. Glover will play Jonah, a bad man who arrives at the mysterious house in the center of the thriller for money.” Deadline is reporting that the cast also includes James Urbaniak, Jamie Clayton, Rya Kihlstedt, Susan Sarandon, Kiersey Clemons, and Grantham Coleman as recurring characters with Damon Dayoub making a cameo. Sara Gran (“Southland”) wrote the script.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
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This January A Dark Secret Will Be Revealed In ‘The Village In The Woods’

Writer-director Raine McCormack (I Shall Visit, He’s Gone) is taking viewers into an isolated town filled with dark secrets this January to witness two people who will have to fight to survive in The Village in the Woods. Co-written by John Hoerschmever, the film stars Beth Park (Killing All The Flies), Therese Bradley (“Peaky Blinders”), Richard Hope (Poldark (PBS), Broadchurch), Robert Vernon (Final Fantasy Game Franchise), Rebecca Johnson (The Trip), Sidney Kean (Silent Witness, The Fear), Timothy Harker (“Peaky Blinders”), Katie Alexander-Thom (“Game of Thrones”), and Phill Martin (Prometheus, Jack The Giant Slayer). In the film, “Deep in the forgotten woods, lies a village, at the center of which stands the old Harbour Inn. This rotten pub is the target of an inheritance fraud by young couple Jason and Nicky. Tempted by promises of easy money, Nicky pretends to be the Inn’s sole heiress. On arrival, they find the villagers welcoming and friendly… perhaps a little too much so. Always

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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Check Out The Red Band Trailer For ‘The Callisto Protocol’

Not long ago at the Game Awards, fans of the “Dead Space” franchise got to see the trailer for The Callisto Protocol that’s being made by the same creative team behind the legendary sci-fi horror. Today, the game’s developer Striking Distance has released the new Red Band cinematic trailer for The Callisto Protocol. The game takes place on the moon Callisto in prison as otherworldly horrors begin to run rampant. Not much else is known about the full story at the moment but hints in the trailer indicate that new arrivals at the prison will have to fight for their survival. The Callisto Protocol is set for a 2022 release.

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Capt McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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‘Violation’ Headed To Shudder Following Sundance Debut

Following its international premiere at Sundance’s 2021 film festival, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s chilling debut feature Violation is heading exclusively to Shudder, AMC Networks’ premiere streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. Written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, Violation is a turbulent feminist revenge fable that explores the idea of trauma within families and untangles a sticky web of resentment as a troubled woman on the edge of divorce embarks on a vicious crusade when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust. The film explores gender politics, selfishness, and the abuse of power. Sims-Fewer also stars in the film alongside Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Albili, Jasmin Geljo, and Cynthia Ashperger. The deal was negotiated by XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers and Shudder’s Emily Gotto. Shudder continues to be at the forefront of curating many of the most exciting and critically-acclaimed independent and international genre films, including Rob Savage’s Host, Jayro Bustamante’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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Frida Kempff’s Fierce Horror Film ‘Knocking’ Premiering At Sundance

A strange knocking drives a young woman to the brink of madness following a traumatic event in Frida Kempff‘s (Meet the Artist) Knocking, debuting at Sundance’s virtual film festival as part of the “Midnight Section” this January. The film centers on a woman (Molly) who has just experienced a traumatic incident is unnerved by a haunting knocking sound from upstairs in her new apartment building. As the noises become more desperate and increasingly sound like cries for help, she confronts her neighbors, but it seems no one else can hear them. In an unsettling quest for truth, Molly soon realizes that no one believes her, and begins to question if she even believes herself – a realization that is perhaps even more chilling. Knocking is a sophisticated and psychologically suspenseful narrative in which she deftly amplifies Molly’s gut-wrenching feelings of self-doubt, coupled with a fierce and soul-baring lead performance by actress Cecilia Milocco. SUNDANCE – VIRTUAL SCREENING TIMES: Friday, January

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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Camille Sullivan Discuses The Survival Horror ‘Hunter Hunter’ In Our Interview

Canadian actress Camille Sullivan who has appeared in series such as “The Man in the High Castle,” “The Disappearance,” and currently “Big Sky”, stars in the horror-thriller, Hunter Hunter, alongside Devon Sawa. Camille was kind enough to do an interview with us about her role in this intense film. Check it out! In writer-director Shawn Linden’s Hunter Hunter, which we call “a horror thriller done right.” in our review, centers on Joseph (Sawa), his wife Anne (Sullivan), and their daughter who live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers. Their tranquility is threatened when they think they are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf, not knowing that a more deadly killer is lurking in their own backyard. Horror Fuel: “I want to talk about your new movie Hunter Hunter, but first I’d like to ask you about your role in The Disappearance. Tell us about it?” Camille Sullivan: “The Disappearance was a really suspenseful limited series that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020

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HorrorFuel.com Sits Down For Interview With “L.A. Macabre” Star Ryan Hellquist

After a successful first season, the mystery thriller series “L.A. Macabre” is back with season 2 that is bigger, better, and more twisted. Following its release on Amazon Prime, we sat down to chat with one of the series’ stars, Ryan Hellquist who filled us in on the show, the new season, and much more. “L.A Macabre” centers on three filmmakers that interview a former member of the defunct cult “The New Family” leading them down a path of mystery, kidnapping, and murder. Hellquist stars alongside Corsica Wilson, and Aidan Bristow in the series written and directed by Dan Ast. Horror Fuel: “You star in the series “L.A. Macabre,” whose second season is now on Amazon. What’s it about?” Ryan Hellquist: “It’s a thriller, where my character is a part of a group of filmmakers who interview a former cult member. After the interview goes viral we start getting terrorized by the cult which escalates to people connected to us

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
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From The Team Behind ‘Ready Or Not” Comes The Creature Feature ‘Reunion’

Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind Ready Or Not have teamed up once again for the upcoming high school horror flick Reunion, from MGM. Composed of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella, Radio Silence will direct the film written by Guy Busick and Christopher Murphy, Deadline reports. In Reunion, the horrific experience of high school reunions is taken to a new extreme when a group of uninspired old friends becomes the only hope for survival against an unwelcome shape-shifting creature. Radio Silence is also behind the upcoming 2022 reboot of Scream.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Smiley Face Killers: Moodiness And Man Butt Win Out Over Horror

Director Tim Hunter’s true story inspired horror Smiley Face Killers has just been released, and I’ve always found the true crimes interesting, so I decided to check it out. What I found wasn’t good. The synopsis reads as followed: “a handsome young soccer player Jake Graham who believes he is going insane, unable to shake the feeling of being stalked by something, by someone.” The film takes its inspiration from a series of mysterious deaths linked by the smiley face graffiti found near the crime scenes. The victims are all killed by mysteriously being drowned and have been deemed nonaccidental. Unfortunately, the movie treats the killings as a secondary theme with Jake’s depression and body exploitation at the forefront. The majority of the movie is just watching Ronen Rubinstein go from scene to scene shedding his clothes and acting moody as hell. Sure, Ronen Rubinstein is a handsome guy but I was there to watch a horror movie, not a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2020
Horror Fuel

The Haunting Indie Horror The Spiritualist Now Out On Digital And VOD

A desperate woman plagued by haunting night terrors seeks out unconventional help in The Spiritualist, now out on Digital and VOD, from Midnight Releasing. Written and directed by Carl Medland the film stars Julie T. Wallace, Jane Merrow, and Ian Reddington, the film centers on Laura, a woman suffering horrific night terrors and sleep paralysis. She believes the sinister spirit haunting her is the ghost of her mother. Scared and desperate, she reaches out to the spiritualist to host a seance with her friends in the hope of finding an answer. My favourite day on set was the day of the séance, I mean who does not love a good seance in a horror movie, I knew I wanted to create a seance that stood out and felt more sincere than what has previously been portrayed in horror films. As someone who is very spiritual, I did not want to do this sequence a disservice.” – Director, Carl Medland states.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
Horror Fuel

Crispin Glover Starring In New Series “Red Bird Lane” From “Hannibal” Director

Crispin Glover (“American Gods”), who recently appeared as the hooded figure in Smiley Face Killers has signed on to star as a series regular in HBO Max’s psychological thriller series “Red Bird Lane.” The series, directed by “Hannibal’s” David Slade, and “follows eight strangers who arrive at an isolated house, all for different reasons. Upon their mysterious and coincidental arrival, the strangers realize that something sinister and terrifying awaits them. Glover will play Jonah, a bad man who arrives at the mysterious house in the center of the thriller for money.” Deadline is reporting that the cast also includes James Urbaniak, Jamie Clayton, Rya Kihlstedt, Susan Sarandon, Kiersey Clemons, and Grantham Coleman as recurring characters with Damon Dayoub making a cameo. Sara Gran (“Southland”) wrote the script.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2020
Horror Fuel

This January A Dark Secret Will Be Revealed In ‘The Village In The Woods’

Writer-director Raine McCormack (I Shall Visit, He’s Gone) is taking viewers into an isolated town filled with dark secrets this January to witness two people who will have to fight to survive in The Village in the Woods. Co-written by John Hoerschmever, the film stars Beth Park (Killing All The Flies), Therese Bradley (“Peaky Blinders”), Richard Hope (Poldark (PBS), Broadchurch), Robert Vernon (Final Fantasy Game Franchise), Rebecca Johnson (The Trip), Sidney Kean (Silent Witness, The Fear), Timothy Harker (“Peaky Blinders”), Katie Alexander-Thom (“Game of Thrones”), and Phill Martin (Prometheus, Jack The Giant Slayer). In the film, “Deep in the forgotten woods, lies a village, at the center of which stands the old Harbour Inn. This rotten pub is the target of an inheritance fraud by young couple Jason and Nicky. Tempted by promises of easy money, Nicky pretends to be the Inn’s sole heiress. On arrival, they find the villagers welcoming and friendly… perhaps a little too much so. Always

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

Check Out The Red Band Trailer For ‘The Callisto Protocol’

Not long ago at the Game Awards, fans of the “Dead Space” franchise got to see the trailer for The Callisto Protocol that’s being made by the same creative team behind the legendary sci-fi horror. Today, the game’s developer Striking Distance has released the new Red Band cinematic trailer for The Callisto Protocol. The game takes place on the moon Callisto in prison as otherworldly horrors begin to run rampant. Not much else is known about the full story at the moment but hints in the trailer indicate that new arrivals at the prison will have to fight for their survival. The Callisto Protocol is set for a 2022 release.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Violation’ Headed To Shudder Following Sundance Debut

Following its international premiere at Sundance’s 2021 film festival, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s chilling debut feature Violation is heading exclusively to Shudder, AMC Networks’ premiere streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. Written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, Violation is a turbulent feminist revenge fable that explores the idea of trauma within families and untangles a sticky web of resentment as a troubled woman on the edge of divorce embarks on a vicious crusade when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust. The film explores gender politics, selfishness, and the abuse of power. Sims-Fewer also stars in the film alongside Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Albili, Jasmin Geljo, and Cynthia Ashperger. The deal was negotiated by XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers and Shudder’s Emily Gotto. Shudder continues to be at the forefront of curating many of the most exciting and critically-acclaimed independent and international genre films, including Rob Savage’s Host, Jayro Bustamante’s

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

Frida Kempff’s Fierce Horror Film ‘Knocking’ Premiering At Sundance

A strange knocking drives a young woman to the brink of madness following a traumatic event in Frida Kempff‘s (Meet the Artist) Knocking, debuting at Sundance’s virtual film festival as part of the “Midnight Section” this January. The film centers on a woman (Molly) who has just experienced a traumatic incident is unnerved by a haunting knocking sound from upstairs in her new apartment building. As the noises become more desperate and increasingly sound like cries for help, she confronts her neighbors, but it seems no one else can hear them. In an unsettling quest for truth, Molly soon realizes that no one believes her, and begins to question if she even believes herself – a realization that is perhaps even more chilling. Knocking is a sophisticated and psychologically suspenseful narrative in which she deftly amplifies Molly’s gut-wrenching feelings of self-doubt, coupled with a fierce and soul-baring lead performance by actress Cecilia Milocco. SUNDANCE – VIRTUAL SCREENING TIMES: Friday, January

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

Camille Sullivan Discuses The Survival Horror ‘Hunter Hunter’ In Our Interview

Canadian actress Camille Sullivan who has appeared in series such as “The Man in the High Castle,” “The Disappearance,” and currently “Big Sky”, stars in the horror-thriller, Hunter Hunter, alongside Devon Sawa. Camille was kind enough to do an interview with us about her role in this intense film. Check it out! In writer-director Shawn Linden’s Hunter Hunter, which we call “a horror thriller done right.” in our review, centers on Joseph (Sawa), his wife Anne (Sullivan), and their daughter who live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers. Their tranquility is threatened when they think they are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf, not knowing that a more deadly killer is lurking in their own backyard. Horror Fuel: “I want to talk about your new movie Hunter Hunter, but first I’d like to ask you about your role in The Disappearance. Tell us about it?” Camille Sullivan: “The Disappearance was a really suspenseful limited series that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2020
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