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A Mother Fights To Save Her Child In The Trailer For ‘Son’ – Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

How far would a mother go to save her child? That question is explored in writer-director Ivan Kavanagh’s (Never Grow Old, The Canal) new horror-thriller, Son. In Son, after a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son. Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Milk), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island) star in this intense film filled with horror, mystery, about a family stalked by a cult. Son arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on May 18, 2021, from RLJE Films. Check out

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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Thriller ‘Goodbye, Butterfly’ Lands On Amazon Prime

Gravitas Ventures’ Goodbye, Butterfly, the feature directorial debut of Tyler Wayne, is a captivating, performance-driven psychological thriller, that is now available on Amazon Prime. The film centers on Ryan Olsen (Adam Donshik), a loving family man with the perfect life… until the day his five-year-old daughter is murdered. When the official police investigation hits a dead end, Ryan has a chance encounter with Stan Granger (Andy Lauer ), an oddball neighbor from down the street, and becomes convinced that Stan is the killer. But, after the police ignore his suspicions, Ryan’s obsession with Stan quickly turns violent and, as he takes the law into his own hands, he must ultimately decide how far he’s willing to go in order to find out the truth. Twists and turns will keep audiences at the edge of their seats as they ponder the question: How far would you go for justice? After all, when you’ve lost everything, you become capable of anything.” The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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A Getaway Goes Terribly Wrong In ‘The Boonies’

This April, director Lance Parkin (“Theo and the Professor”) is taking viewers to The Boonies for a weekend getaway gone wrong. Co-written by Parkin and star Matt Schultz, the film follows Aaron (Matt Schultz, “Theo and the Professor”) and his brother, and a group of his friends for a weekend hiking excursion into the Appalachian woods. Instead of a peaceful weekend getaway, the group soon discovers their itinerary includes more than a traditional outdoor adventure. When they unexpectedly meet a couple who report strange local occurrences, the group soon finds themselves in a terrifying fight for survival. The horror-thriller also stars James Quinn (Checkmate), Daniel Johnson (Make It Happen), Jess Uhler (Massacre Academy), and Rick Dutrow (Massacre Academy, Rust). The Boonies will be released on Digital and DVD on April 13, 2021, from Indican Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 13, 2021
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Thomas Jane Stars Alongside His Daughter Harlow In Upcoming Film ‘Dig’

Thomas Jane (Deep Blue Sea, The Predator, The Mist) will be starring alongside his daughter (with Patricia Arquette), Harlow Olivia Calliope Jane, in the upcoming indie horror-thriller Dig. THR reports that “Dig centers on widower (Thomas Jane) and his teenage daughter (Harlow Jane), whose strained relationship reaches a breaking point when they are held hostage by two intruders and are forced to dig under a vacant house, revealing a dark secret from the past.” K. Asher Levin, the filmmaker behind the horror-comedy Slayers that also stars Jane, will be directing Dig. Banipal and Benhur Ablakhad penned the script for the film, produced by Daniel Cummings and Buffalo 8 Production’s Robert Dean. Principal photography will kick off later this month in New Mexico. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 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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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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Trapped In An Elevator, A Woman Discovers Her Power In ‘Ascendant’

20 FLOORS. 4 WALLS. 1 SECRET TRAPPED INSIDE. Antaine Furlong makes his feature directorial debut with the high tech fantasy-thriller Ascendant this April. Ahead of the release we’ve got the trailer. Kidnapped and held hostage in a high-speed elevator in a 120-floor building in Shanghai, Aria Wolf (Charlotte Best) has no memory of her past, who her captors are, or what they want from her. Pushed to her limits, she begins to realize that she has incredible powers within, kept secret to protect her and her family. Now, unlocking these powers is her only chance to save both herself and her father. Charlotte Best (Tidelands, Puberty Blues), Jonny Pasvolsky (Westworld, The Front Runner, Mortdecai), Alex Menglet, Susan Prior (The Rover, The Gloaming, The Commons), Justin Stewart Cotta, Tahlia Sturzaker, and Karelina Clarke star. Antaine Furlong, Kristy Vernon (Sweet River, Gabriel), James M. Vernon (Hacksaw Ridge, Predestination, A Few Best Men), and Drew Bailey (Standing Up For Sunny, Ellie & Abbie

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 1, 2021
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Neil Marshall’s Stunning Witch Thriller ‘The Reckoning’ Casts Its Spell On Blu-ray This April

Set against the backdrop of England at the end of the 17th century as the Great Plague and the obsession with witch hunts ragging, is Neil Marshall’s stunning horror thriller The Reckoning, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this April. 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 own 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

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 31, 2021
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Watch The Unnerving New Trailer For ‘The Voices’

Ahead of its release on Friday (April 2) we’ve got a new trailer for The Voices that will leave you unnerved. In the film, from award-winning filmmaker Nathaniel Nuon, after visiting her father’s grave, Lilly and her mother are involved in a terrible car accident leaving Lilly orphaned and unable to see. In her youth, she struggles with her blindness and begins to hear voices. Unbeknownst to her, they don’t belong to the living. After years of learning to cope, Lilly is now happily married with a baby on the way. Lilly soon discovers her unborn baby has become a vessel, a second chance for souls stuck in limbo to be re-born. She only has until the baby’s first heartbeat to decide which soul will be re-born through her. Now the voices she heard in her youth have returned, clamoring for the chance to come back. Among the voices, she befriends the spirit of a little girl tied to a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 30, 2021

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A Mother Fights To Save Her Child In The Trailer For ‘Son’ – Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

How far would a mother go to save her child? That question is explored in writer-director Ivan Kavanagh’s (Never Grow Old, The Canal) new horror-thriller, Son. In Son, after a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son. Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Milk), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island) star in this intense film filled with horror, mystery, about a family stalked by a cult. Son arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on May 18, 2021, from RLJE Films. Check out

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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Thriller ‘Goodbye, Butterfly’ Lands On Amazon Prime

Gravitas Ventures’ Goodbye, Butterfly, the feature directorial debut of Tyler Wayne, is a captivating, performance-driven psychological thriller, that is now available on Amazon Prime. The film centers on Ryan Olsen (Adam Donshik), a loving family man with the perfect life… until the day his five-year-old daughter is murdered. When the official police investigation hits a dead end, Ryan has a chance encounter with Stan Granger (Andy Lauer ), an oddball neighbor from down the street, and becomes convinced that Stan is the killer. But, after the police ignore his suspicions, Ryan’s obsession with Stan quickly turns violent and, as he takes the law into his own hands, he must ultimately decide how far he’s willing to go in order to find out the truth. Twists and turns will keep audiences at the edge of their seats as they ponder the question: How far would you go for justice? After all, when you’ve lost everything, you become capable of anything.” The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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A Getaway Goes Terribly Wrong In ‘The Boonies’

This April, director Lance Parkin (“Theo and the Professor”) is taking viewers to The Boonies for a weekend getaway gone wrong. Co-written by Parkin and star Matt Schultz, the film follows Aaron (Matt Schultz, “Theo and the Professor”) and his brother, and a group of his friends for a weekend hiking excursion into the Appalachian woods. Instead of a peaceful weekend getaway, the group soon discovers their itinerary includes more than a traditional outdoor adventure. When they unexpectedly meet a couple who report strange local occurrences, the group soon finds themselves in a terrifying fight for survival. The horror-thriller also stars James Quinn (Checkmate), Daniel Johnson (Make It Happen), Jess Uhler (Massacre Academy), and Rick Dutrow (Massacre Academy, Rust). The Boonies will be released on Digital and DVD on April 13, 2021, from Indican Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 13, 2021
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Thomas Jane Stars Alongside His Daughter Harlow In Upcoming Film ‘Dig’

Thomas Jane (Deep Blue Sea, The Predator, The Mist) will be starring alongside his daughter (with Patricia Arquette), Harlow Olivia Calliope Jane, in the upcoming indie horror-thriller Dig. THR reports that “Dig centers on widower (Thomas Jane) and his teenage daughter (Harlow Jane), whose strained relationship reaches a breaking point when they are held hostage by two intruders and are forced to dig under a vacant house, revealing a dark secret from the past.” K. Asher Levin, the filmmaker behind the horror-comedy Slayers that also stars Jane, will be directing Dig. Banipal and Benhur Ablakhad penned the script for the film, produced by Daniel Cummings and Buffalo 8 Production’s Robert Dean. Principal photography will kick off later this month in New Mexico. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 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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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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Trapped In An Elevator, A Woman Discovers Her Power In ‘Ascendant’

20 FLOORS. 4 WALLS. 1 SECRET TRAPPED INSIDE. Antaine Furlong makes his feature directorial debut with the high tech fantasy-thriller Ascendant this April. Ahead of the release we’ve got the trailer. Kidnapped and held hostage in a high-speed elevator in a 120-floor building in Shanghai, Aria Wolf (Charlotte Best) has no memory of her past, who her captors are, or what they want from her. Pushed to her limits, she begins to realize that she has incredible powers within, kept secret to protect her and her family. Now, unlocking these powers is her only chance to save both herself and her father. Charlotte Best (Tidelands, Puberty Blues), Jonny Pasvolsky (Westworld, The Front Runner, Mortdecai), Alex Menglet, Susan Prior (The Rover, The Gloaming, The Commons), Justin Stewart Cotta, Tahlia Sturzaker, and Karelina Clarke star. Antaine Furlong, Kristy Vernon (Sweet River, Gabriel), James M. Vernon (Hacksaw Ridge, Predestination, A Few Best Men), and Drew Bailey (Standing Up For Sunny, Ellie & Abbie

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 1, 2021
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Neil Marshall’s Stunning Witch Thriller ‘The Reckoning’ Casts Its Spell On Blu-ray This April

Set against the backdrop of England at the end of the 17th century as the Great Plague and the obsession with witch hunts ragging, is Neil Marshall’s stunning horror thriller The Reckoning, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this April. 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 own 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

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 31, 2021
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Watch The Unnerving New Trailer For ‘The Voices’

Ahead of its release on Friday (April 2) we’ve got a new trailer for The Voices that will leave you unnerved. In the film, from award-winning filmmaker Nathaniel Nuon, after visiting her father’s grave, Lilly and her mother are involved in a terrible car accident leaving Lilly orphaned and unable to see. In her youth, she struggles with her blindness and begins to hear voices. Unbeknownst to her, they don’t belong to the living. After years of learning to cope, Lilly is now happily married with a baby on the way. Lilly soon discovers her unborn baby has become a vessel, a second chance for souls stuck in limbo to be re-born. She only has until the baby’s first heartbeat to decide which soul will be re-born through her. Now the voices she heard in her youth have returned, clamoring for the chance to come back. Among the voices, she befriends the spirit of a little girl tied to a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 30, 2021
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