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I reviewed Shudder’s Z back in May, so of course, I was excited to get my hands on the Blu-ray a couple of days ago. As I sat down to watch it with a bag of popcorn, I couldn’t help but wonder if the movie would stand up to my original impression and the 5/5 score I gave it. I was wrong to even question it. It turns out, the Blu-ray is even better. The picture is crisp and the sound is great. The story itself is fresh, clever, and absolutely unnerving. A lot of people had an imaginary friend as a kid. Imagine if that friend came back when you were an adult and it is hell-bent on destroying your life by using your innocent child. That’s the premise of Z. The movie follows Elizabeth (Keegan Connor Tracy), a mother whose 8-year-old son has a new playmate, an invisible friend named Z. As her son’s behavior becomes more menacing
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The fine fiends at Wild Eye Releasing must have known ol’ Dan XIII needed a bit of a jolt to round out his sinister summer, and they sent me a large selection of outre offerings to feast my putrid peepers upon! So, in the interest of offering my not so humble opinion on what the creepy company has on hand; I’m going to devote the next few columns to revotin’ reviews of their various terror tales! Part One of our deep dive will feature five, count ’em five titles available from Wild Eye Releasing; Virus of the Dead, The Velocipastor, The Baylock Residence, Pickaxe, and Ouija Shark! First up, Virus of the Dead: If there’s two things that cats what love the horror biz dig it’s arcane anthologies and zombies…so it stands to reason that many of you boils n’ ghouls would be curious to check out a flick that combines those things right? Well, you’re in luck because the
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From writer-director Jess Norvisgaard, and featuring a who’s who of horror, witness The Good Things Devils Do this August from Gravitas Ventures. Linnea Quigley (Silent Night, Deadly Night), Kane Hodder (Jason X), and Bill Oberst Jr (3 From Hell) realize that breaking in was easy but breaking out is going to be hell. Richard, a small-time gangster is retiring. Before he can, he must take one last job: to steal money from a rival gangster’s house. Miles apart, Melvin is a reluctant family man who has dreams of becoming a famous curator for his Museum of the Macabre. His newest acquisition? The remains of the notorious Masquerade, a vampire born from the embers of hell, slain centuries ago. On Halloween Night, their paths will collide and they’ll be forced to work together to fight centuries-old evil with everything on the line. Kelley Wilson Robinson, Mary Katherine O’Donnell, and Veronika Stoykova also star in this Jess Norvisgaard film, available now on
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“Game of Thrones” actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars in the edge-of-your-seat thriller The Silencing out this September from Lionsgate. Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders,” The Mummy) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) also star in the film about “a reformed hunter (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and a sheriff (Annabelle Wallis) are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse when they set out to track a killer who may have kidnapped the hunter’s daughter five years ago.” Directed by Robin Pront and written by Micah Ranum, The Silencing arrives on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on September 29, 2020. Check out the riveting trailer! BLU-RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES Making The Silencing Creating a Weapon: The Silencing Spear
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Let’s be honest, we are all a little broken-hearted that “Supernatural” is ending. While we’ve known for a while that Jared Padalecki had found his next role on the reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” fans have been wondering what is next for Jensen Ackles. Well, we’ve just learned where we can see him next. Ackles is joining the super series “The Boys” for its third season. As for the role, Ackles has been cast in the pivotal role of Soldier Boy. The actor teased the announcement on Instagram. Amazon Prime confirmed the news. In the comics, after Super Boy fought in World War II, he became the first celebrity superhero. But in reality, Super Boy is the more cowardly version of Captain America. Throughout the comics both Billy Butcher and Homelander use him for their own gains. Erik Kripke, who created “Supernatural” and serves as showrunner for “The Boys” made the following statement: When I was a kid, I had
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A great big thank you to the folks at Perfectly Paranormal for allowing me to review their puzzle platformer, Helheim Hassle! Helheim Hassle follows the misadventures of Bjørn, a 14-year-old Viking that’s not really into the idea of dying in battle and going to Valhalla. As fate would have it, Bjørn dies in an act of bravery resulting in him going to Valhalla. Fast forward to the present, we meet Pesto who is from a Hell going to Helheim (Viking Hell) but ends up needing Bjørn’s help (to read runes) in return for his help, Pesto will help Bjørn go to Helheim, the only downside is… Pesto’s magic makes allows Bjørn’s limbs to fall off and move on their own. Onto the game itself! Controls can be a bit to master as certain buttons dictate what limb you want to fall off and take control of. It will take patience as some moments will require you to make decisions quickly
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Director Howard J Ford unleashes his latest horror offering The Lockdown Hauntings, and Horror Fuel is thrilled to share the first trailer for the film with you! Tony Todd and Angela Dixon star in this supernatural horror thriller, which was set and shot during the COVID-19 lockdown. Following is the official press release for the trailer announcement. Howard J Ford’s latest feature film is THE LOCKDOWN HAUNTINGS, a supernatural serial killer movie. The award-winning director behind The Dead, The Dead 2 India, and Never Let Go, revealed that plans are underway to release the film, which was shot entirely in lockdown without a crew, exactly one year after the U.K. lockdown was called (March 16), which is the very same day the film’s story starts. Synopsis: With the streets now empty, it isn’t just nature that is taking advantage of this unprecedented global disaster. Spirits are freer than ever before and the spirit of a notorious serial killer, AKA ‘The
Continue reading →
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Ahead of its World Premiere at the Dances with Films Festival in L.A. later this month, we’ve got the trailer for Ryan Barton Grimley’s horror-comedy Hawk And Rev: Vampire Slayers which teases a frighteningly funny, blood-soaked flick. Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, and Richard Gayler star in the indie film that follows Philip “HAWK” Hawkins who doesn’t just dream about killing vampires…he eats, sleeps, drinks, and freakin’ breaths it. After getting kicked out of the Army for staking a fellow soldier with a blunt two by four, Hawk almost dies of boredom working as a night security guard at a deserted warehouse in his hometown of Santa Muerte, California. Just when it looks like all Hawk’s options in life have expired, filthy blood-sucking vampires appear and of course, no one freakin’ believes him! With his back up against the wall, his sweaty Karate Kid headband tied on tight, real tight, and hordes of blood-thirsty vampires closing in, Hawk enlists the
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Social media “influencers” have to go bigger with each post in order to keep their “fans” tuning in, but sometimes, people get more than they’ve bargained for. That’s the case in the new trailer for No Escape. Keegan Allen, Holland Roden, Denzel Whitaker, Ronen Rubinstein, Pasha Lynchnikoff, George Janko, and Siya star in the film written and directed by Will Wernick. A social media star travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful VLOG. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, he and his friends enter a cold world of mystery, excess, and danger. As the line between real life and social media is blurred, the group must fight to escape and survive. No Escape arrives on Digital and On Demand September 18, 2020, from Vertical. Check out the new trailer!
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Award-winning filmmaker Mario Cerrito III and HNN manager, Michael Joy, have teamed up for the upcoming horror film, The House in the Pines, which Cerrito will direct. The two will co-produce the film, described as “an ’80s slasher that is nothing like an 80s slasher.” John DiRenzo will also be producing. This isn’t the first time that Cerrito and DiRenzo have worked together. DiRenzo executive produced Cerrito’s film The Listing which won Best Feature Film at last year’s HNN Film Festival. Cerritos’ latest work of horror is titled Human Hibachi and will be released soon. The House In The Pines screenplay is complete and there will be casting announcements in the coming weeks. The world as we know it has changed and with the film industry getting back to work, it’s not going to be business as usual. We stand at the forefront of a very different movie experience. The food chain has been disrupted and independent filmmakers will be
Continue reading →
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I reviewed Shudder’s Z back in May, so of course, I was excited to get my hands on the Blu-ray a couple of days ago. As I sat down to watch it with a bag of popcorn, I couldn’t help but wonder if the movie would stand up to my original impression and the 5/5 score I gave it. I was wrong to even question it. It turns out, the Blu-ray is even better. The picture is crisp and the sound is great. The story itself is fresh, clever, and absolutely unnerving. A lot of people had an imaginary friend as a kid. Imagine if that friend came back when you were an adult and it is hell-bent on destroying your life by using your innocent child. That’s the premise of Z. The movie follows Elizabeth (Keegan Connor Tracy), a mother whose 8-year-old son has a new playmate, an invisible friend named Z. As her son’s behavior becomes more menacing
Continue reading →
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The fine fiends at Wild Eye Releasing must have known ol’ Dan XIII needed a bit of a jolt to round out his sinister summer, and they sent me a large selection of outre offerings to feast my putrid peepers upon! So, in the interest of offering my not so humble opinion on what the creepy company has on hand; I’m going to devote the next few columns to revotin’ reviews of their various terror tales! Part One of our deep dive will feature five, count ’em five titles available from Wild Eye Releasing; Virus of the Dead, The Velocipastor, The Baylock Residence, Pickaxe, and Ouija Shark! First up, Virus of the Dead: If there’s two things that cats what love the horror biz dig it’s arcane anthologies and zombies…so it stands to reason that many of you boils n’ ghouls would be curious to check out a flick that combines those things right? Well, you’re in luck because the
Continue reading →
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From writer-director Jess Norvisgaard, and featuring a who’s who of horror, witness The Good Things Devils Do this August from Gravitas Ventures. Linnea Quigley (Silent Night, Deadly Night), Kane Hodder (Jason X), and Bill Oberst Jr (3 From Hell) realize that breaking in was easy but breaking out is going to be hell. Richard, a small-time gangster is retiring. Before he can, he must take one last job: to steal money from a rival gangster’s house. Miles apart, Melvin is a reluctant family man who has dreams of becoming a famous curator for his Museum of the Macabre. His newest acquisition? The remains of the notorious Masquerade, a vampire born from the embers of hell, slain centuries ago. On Halloween Night, their paths will collide and they’ll be forced to work together to fight centuries-old evil with everything on the line. Kelley Wilson Robinson, Mary Katherine O’Donnell, and Veronika Stoykova also star in this Jess Norvisgaard film, available now on
Continue reading →
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“Game of Thrones” actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars in the edge-of-your-seat thriller The Silencing out this September from Lionsgate. Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders,” The Mummy) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) also star in the film about “a reformed hunter (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and a sheriff (Annabelle Wallis) are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse when they set out to track a killer who may have kidnapped the hunter’s daughter five years ago.” Directed by Robin Pront and written by Micah Ranum, The Silencing arrives on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on September 29, 2020. Check out the riveting trailer! BLU-RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES Making The Silencing Creating a Weapon: The Silencing Spear
Continue reading →
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Let’s be honest, we are all a little broken-hearted that “Supernatural” is ending. While we’ve known for a while that Jared Padalecki had found his next role on the reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” fans have been wondering what is next for Jensen Ackles. Well, we’ve just learned where we can see him next. Ackles is joining the super series “The Boys” for its third season. As for the role, Ackles has been cast in the pivotal role of Soldier Boy. The actor teased the announcement on Instagram. Amazon Prime confirmed the news. In the comics, after Super Boy fought in World War II, he became the first celebrity superhero. But in reality, Super Boy is the more cowardly version of Captain America. Throughout the comics both Billy Butcher and Homelander use him for their own gains. Erik Kripke, who created “Supernatural” and serves as showrunner for “The Boys” made the following statement: When I was a kid, I had
Continue reading →
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A great big thank you to the folks at Perfectly Paranormal for allowing me to review their puzzle platformer, Helheim Hassle! Helheim Hassle follows the misadventures of Bjørn, a 14-year-old Viking that’s not really into the idea of dying in battle and going to Valhalla. As fate would have it, Bjørn dies in an act of bravery resulting in him going to Valhalla. Fast forward to the present, we meet Pesto who is from a Hell going to Helheim (Viking Hell) but ends up needing Bjørn’s help (to read runes) in return for his help, Pesto will help Bjørn go to Helheim, the only downside is… Pesto’s magic makes allows Bjørn’s limbs to fall off and move on their own. Onto the game itself! Controls can be a bit to master as certain buttons dictate what limb you want to fall off and take control of. It will take patience as some moments will require you to make decisions quickly
Continue reading →
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Director Howard J Ford unleashes his latest horror offering The Lockdown Hauntings, and Horror Fuel is thrilled to share the first trailer for the film with you! Tony Todd and Angela Dixon star in this supernatural horror thriller, which was set and shot during the COVID-19 lockdown. Following is the official press release for the trailer announcement. Howard J Ford’s latest feature film is THE LOCKDOWN HAUNTINGS, a supernatural serial killer movie. The award-winning director behind The Dead, The Dead 2 India, and Never Let Go, revealed that plans are underway to release the film, which was shot entirely in lockdown without a crew, exactly one year after the U.K. lockdown was called (March 16), which is the very same day the film’s story starts. Synopsis: With the streets now empty, it isn’t just nature that is taking advantage of this unprecedented global disaster. Spirits are freer than ever before and the spirit of a notorious serial killer, AKA ‘The
Continue reading →
Film FestivalsIndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Ahead of its World Premiere at the Dances with Films Festival in L.A. later this month, we’ve got the trailer for Ryan Barton Grimley’s horror-comedy Hawk And Rev: Vampire Slayers which teases a frighteningly funny, blood-soaked flick. Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, and Richard Gayler star in the indie film that follows Philip “HAWK” Hawkins who doesn’t just dream about killing vampires…he eats, sleeps, drinks, and freakin’ breaths it. After getting kicked out of the Army for staking a fellow soldier with a blunt two by four, Hawk almost dies of boredom working as a night security guard at a deserted warehouse in his hometown of Santa Muerte, California. Just when it looks like all Hawk’s options in life have expired, filthy blood-sucking vampires appear and of course, no one freakin’ believes him! With his back up against the wall, his sweaty Karate Kid headband tied on tight, real tight, and hordes of blood-thirsty vampires closing in, Hawk enlists the
Continue reading →
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Social media “influencers” have to go bigger with each post in order to keep their “fans” tuning in, but sometimes, people get more than they’ve bargained for. That’s the case in the new trailer for No Escape. Keegan Allen, Holland Roden, Denzel Whitaker, Ronen Rubinstein, Pasha Lynchnikoff, George Janko, and Siya star in the film written and directed by Will Wernick. A social media star travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful VLOG. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, he and his friends enter a cold world of mystery, excess, and danger. As the line between real life and social media is blurred, the group must fight to escape and survive. No Escape arrives on Digital and On Demand September 18, 2020, from Vertical. Check out the new trailer!
Continue reading →
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Award-winning filmmaker Mario Cerrito III and HNN manager, Michael Joy, have teamed up for the upcoming horror film, The House in the Pines, which Cerrito will direct. The two will co-produce the film, described as “an ’80s slasher that is nothing like an 80s slasher.” John DiRenzo will also be producing. This isn’t the first time that Cerrito and DiRenzo have worked together. DiRenzo executive produced Cerrito’s film The Listing which won Best Feature Film at last year’s HNN Film Festival. Cerritos’ latest work of horror is titled Human Hibachi and will be released soon. The House In The Pines screenplay is complete and there will be casting announcements in the coming weeks. The world as we know it has changed and with the film industry getting back to work, it’s not going to be business as usual. We stand at the forefront of a very different movie experience. The food chain has been disrupted and independent filmmakers will be
Continue reading →
