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Movie Review (Mr. HoleHead’s Warped Dimension): Stray Dogs

Two brothers already uneasy in each other’s company find themselves in an increasingly tense situation when they encounter a stranger during a backpacking trip in director Adam Gascho’s thriller Stray Dogs. Solid acting and storytelling make Gascho’s debut feature an independent effort worth seeking out. Jeff’s (Skyler Pinkerton) beloved dog has just passed away, and Jeff wants to bury him in the remote forest area where he found him. Jeff insists that his brother Travis (Tad Davies) accompany him on the backpacking excursion, which will mean Travis having to miss custody time with his children. He reluctantly goes along with Jeff, and the two brothers quarrel often. Meanwhile, in the area where the brothers are hiking, Park Ranger Miller (April Martucci) happens upon the body of someone who appears to have been murdered. During their hike, the brothers run into a stranger named Angus (Gascho) and when Ranger Miller asks the men for their IDs and relationship, Jeff surprisingly backs

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Sep 23, 2020

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The First Look At IFC Midnight’s ‘Hunter Hunter’ Is Locked And Loaded

IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to the killer-thriller Hunter Hunter, starring nineties teen icons Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands) and Nick Stahl (Bully, Disturbing Behavior). Take a look at the first two images to be released. The film is directed and written by Shawn Linden and produced by Juliette Hagopian, Neil Elman, and Linden with Jennifer Westin, Hannah Pillemer, Tony Vassiliadis, and Fernando Szew at MarVista Entertainment and Particular Crowd executive producing. The film follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan, “The Man in the High Castle”), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell, Curse of Chucky) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 22, 2020

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Movie Review: Alone (2020)

Director John Hymas’ thriller Alone is an intense tale of one woman’s fight to survive as a serial killer hunts her down. When Jessica (Jules Willcox) backs up her belongings and heads off to start a new life in a new town she has no idea of the horrors she is about to face. A serial killer has set his sights on her and will stop at nothing to get her. Warning: Spoilers Ahead Jessica is a complicated character. She’s still coping with the loss of her husband and her family’s opinion that she’s making a mistake leaving town to start over. When Jessica stops at a gas station she meets a stranger (Marc Menchaca) who asks a few to many questions like where is she going, where is she from, if she’s traveling alone. Of course, this automatically raises red flags. Every time she stops he pops up and it doesn’t take long for her to realize that she’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 21, 2020

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Trailer: Have A Taste Of The Horrors ‘The Last Thanksgiving’ Has Cooked Up

Writer-director Erick Lorine is soon serving up his retro holiday horror film The Last Thanksgiving and day we’ve got the tasty trailer for you to sink your teeth into. In the film, a family of brutal cannibalistic pilgrims attacks a restaurant that has made the mistake of remaining open on Thanksgiving. Scream Queen Linnea Quigley stars along with Madelin Marchant, Michael Vitovich, Robert Richards Jr., Alex Michell, and Samantha Ferrand, as well as others. The film is set to make its premiere at the all-virtual Salem Horror Fest. You can get your tickets here. Here’s a taste of the horrors The Last Thanksgiving has cooked up.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 18, 2020

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This October ‘The Curse Of Audrey Earnshaw’ Will Cast Its Spell On You

Writer-director Thomas Robert Lee takes viewers on a dark journey filled with religious paranoia, horror, and revenge set against the autumnal palette of the harvest season in 1973 in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw. The film explores the disturbing bond between Audrey, an enigmatic young woman, and Agatha, her domineering ‘mother’, who live secretly as occultists on the outskirts of a remote Protestant village. As the community is besieged by a pestilence of unknown origin: children, fields, and livestock begin to die — yet the Earnshaw farm remains strangely unaffected. As mass hysteria sets in the village, the townsfolk commence accusations against Audrey and Agatha of witchcraft. Catherine Walker, Jared Abrahamson, Hannah Emily Anderson, Geraldine O’Rawe, Don McKellar, and Sean McGinley star in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw, featuring Jessica Reynolds in the titular role of Audrey Earnshaw. I wanted to tell a story about legacy, and to specifically explore it within the context of a folk horror narrative,”says writer-director

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 17, 2020

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100% Rotten Tomatoes Rated Thriller ‘The Swerve’ Coming To VOD And Digital

From writer-director Dean Kapsalis comes the haunting new thriller The Swerve, starring Azura Skye, Bryce Pinkham, Ashley Bell, and Zach Rand. In the film, Holly seems to have it all: two kids, a nice house, a good job as a teacher, and a husband with his career on the way up. But there are troubling signs that all is not right in her world. Between the insomnia, the medication for insomnia, and the dreams from the medication for insomnia she’s exhausted. The arrival of her estranged sister and a mouse invading her home doesn’t help either. Add the weight of a dark secret, and her already delicate balance collapses, sending her spiraling out of control. With Azura Skye‘s riveting and acclaimed performance as Holly, she effortlessly crafts a portrait of a struggling mother on the edge. Writer-director Dean Kapsalis’ powerfully heart-wrenching feature debut explores a week in the life of a woman on the verge in this haunting meditation on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 16, 2020

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Production Begins On Thriller ‘Cobweb’ Starring “Castle Rock’s” Lizzy Caplan

Lionsgate announced today that production on the upcoming thriller Cobweb will begin production this month in Sophia, Bulgaria. The news came via Erin Westerman, President of Production for the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. Filming commences hot off the heels of the successful wrap of Lionsgate’s The Devil’s Light, which was also filmed in Bulgaria. Commenting on the announcement, Westerman said, “We are big believers in the horror business, and the continuous need for content so we are thrilled to be partnered with Vertigo and Point Grey in bringing Sam Bodin’s first film to screen.” Westerman states. Cobweb centers on a small town, in an ordinary house that seems like any other, where a young boy hears a mysterious tapping from inside the walls – and suspects his parents are hiding a terrible secret. Lizzy Caplan (“Castle Rock”) joins the cast as Carol, the mother of the young boy. Antony Starr (“The Boys”) plays Mark, the boy’s father. Woody Norman (“Poldark”)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 16, 2020

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A Kidnapped Woman Fights To Survive In The Thriller ‘Alone’ (Trailer)

A woman fights to survive in the kidnap thriller Alone, directed by John Hyams (“Z Nation”) and written by Mattias Olsson (Gone). Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband. When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes into the wilderness and is pursued by her captor. Willcox stars alongside Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”, “The Outsider”), and Anthony Heald (The Silence Of The Lambs). Hunt down Alone in theaters and arrive On Demand on September 18, 2020, from Magnet Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 15, 2020

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An Ex-Cop Hunts A Missing Girl In ‘The Empty Man’

Writer-director David Prior is taking viewers on a dark journey as an ex-cop is on the hunt for a missing girl in The Empty Man, based on Cullen Bunn and Vanesa R. Del Rey’s graphic novel of the same name published by Boom! Studios. “On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.” James Badge Dale stars alongside Stephen Root, Joel Courtney, and Marin Ireland in The Empty Man will be unleashed on December 4, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 14, 2020

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Morgan Freeman And Ruby Rose Starring In The Dark Action-Thriller ‘Vanquish’

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman and “Batwoman” star Ruby Rose have signed to lead the cast of George Gallo‘s (Bad Boys) action thriller Vanquish, Deadline reports. Freeman stars as a retired police commissioner who blackmails his caretaker Victoria (Rose) by kidnapping her daughter and forces her to into helping him double-cross his team of dirty detectives in an attempt to clean up the city. Currently filming in Biloxi, Mississippi, Vanquish co-stars Nick Valletnonga, Miles Doleac, Patrick Muldoon, Juju Brener, and Julie Lott. Gallo directed from the script he co-wrote with Samuel Bartlett, based on the idea by Bartlett. Previously titled The Longest Night, the film is produced by March On Productions’ Richard Salvatore and David E. Ornston.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 14, 2020

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