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Shudder's 'Perpetrator' Seeks Revenge This September (Trailer)

A Teen Hunts A ‘Perpetrator’ In This Movie’s New Trailer

From writer-director Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin) comes Perpetrator, a dark tale of a troubled teen starring Alicia Silverstone and Kiah McKirnan. “Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen (Kiah McKirnan) sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called “Forevering.” When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the perpetrator.” The cast also includes Casimere Jollette (Tiny Pretty Things), Ilirida Memedovski (THE BOOK OF BIRDIE), Sasha Kuznetsov, and Greta Stolte. The film is lensed by Sevdije Kastrati and edited by Justin Krohn. Previous KNIVES AND SKIN collaborators, costume designer Kate Grube and production designer Adri Siriwatt, return for Reeder’s latest. Trevor Groth and Sarah Hong executive produced for 30West, along with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath for Divide/Conquer, Dimitri Stephanides for WTFilms, and Emily Gotto for Shudder. Perpetrator marks Reeder’s second feature to screen at Berlinale

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2023
Discover 'The Scariest Places In The World' In Tubi's New Original Documentary

Discover ‘The Scariest Places In The World’ In Tubi’s New Original Documentary

Step into ten of the most terrifying locations in the world, ranging from haunted castles to abandoned islands, in the documentary The Scariest Places in the World, certain to send chills down your spine. From haunted locations to places of murder and mayhem, The Scariest Places in the World takes you inside the walls and tours the grounds of the world’s most infamous and terrifying places while going into detail about its history and revealing the paranormal events that still plague them. Uncover the terrifying truth in The Scariest Places in the World, now streaming exclusively on Tubi.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2023
New Clip For Horror-Thriller 'Til Death Do Us Part' Debuts Ahead Of Release

A Bride Makes A Run For It In New Exclusive Clip From ‘Til Death Do Us Part’

Just ahead of its August release, we’ve got a new exclusive clip from the horror-thriller ‘Til Death Do Us Part from the creator of the Final Destination franchise. The new clip titled “Run Sweetheart Run” sees the bride trying to escape. Til Death Do Us Part is a fresh and frightening, genre-bending ride led by Cam Gigandet (Twilight, Never Backdown), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, Speed 2: Cruise Control), Natalie Burn (Black Adam, The Enforcer), and Orlando Jones (The Time Machine, Drumline). Directed by Emmy® Award Winner Timothy Woodward Jr., the film explores the grim reality that not every love story ends in a happily ever after. “After running away on her wedding day, a bride-to-be must fight for survival against her former fiancé and his seven deadly groomsmen. In the ultimate horror showdown, the groomsmen soon discover she has no intention of returning to the life she left behind.” Featuring a marriage of violence and blood-soaked action, Til Death

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2023
Ted Raimi Stars In Thriller 'Failure!' Premiering At FrightFest (Trailer)

Ted Raimi Leads One-Shot Psychological Thriller ‘Failure!’ (Trailer)

Ted Raimi stars in the psychological thriller Failure!, set to make its World Premiere at FrightFest on August 28th. Along with the news comes the first teaser trailer and poster. Failure! “follows business tycoon James (Raimi – The Quarry, Ash v Evil Dead, Creepshow), a loving family man who has a crushing bank debt which he must resolve within an hour or lose his business. Greedy associates, back-stabbing friends and even ghosts from his past, all force him to choose between financial ruin… or murder.” As well as Raimi, the film also stars Merrick McCartha (Senior Year), Melissa Diaz (Ruthless), John Paul Medrano (Seven Days), Daniel Kuhlman (Voodoo MacBeth), and Noel Douglas Orput. Director Alex Kahuam’s psychological thriller Failure! is shot in a single 87-minute take, portrayed in three acts. The film makes Kahuam the first Mexican director to do so in the United States. Kahuam and Raimi produced Failure!, along with Marco De Molina, Kayli Fortun, and Jose D.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2023
A Hurricane And Hungry Gators: A Battle For Survival Rages In 'The Flood' - Out Today

A Hurricane And Hungry Gators: A Battle For Survival Rages In ‘The Flood’ – Out Today

What’s worse than being caught in a natural disaster? Being caught in a natural disaster with hordes of hungry gators. That’s the case in The Flood, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), and Louis Mandylor (“Friends”, and more). Directed by Brandon Stagle (Breakout) and written by Chad Law and Josh Ridgway, The Flood sees a horde of giant hungry alligators unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana. In our interview with producer Deamon Hillin, he went into detail about not one the story but how the special effects brought the gators to life and the challenges of making a natural disaster film. Check it out. . The Flood opens in theaters and arrives on VOD, and Digital on July 14, 2023, from Saban Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2023
Monsters, Murderers, and Mayhem Come Calling at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2023

Monsters, Murderers, and Mayhem Come Calling at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2023

London’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest announces its 24th edition with a new headline sponsor and 70 drool-worthy horror and genre films from around the world. From world premieres of cutting-edge independent fare to anniversary screenings of classics and longtime favorites, the fest truly has something for hear-fare fans of every stripe, with creepy creatures, violent slashers, supernatural spookiness, and loads more. Following is the official press announcement. FrightFest, the UK’s biggest, best and most beloved community-driven horror & fantasy film festival, returns in a blaze of gory glory to the Cineworld Leicester Square, London, for its 24th edition, this year with pioneering technology & entertainment company Pigeon Shrine as its headline sponsor. The company is the brainchild of Tom Paton, working alongside industry finance veterans Jamie McLeod-Ross and Charley McDougall. Running from Thursday August 24–Monday 28 August, Pigeon Shrine FrightFest is a joyful big screen celebration of genre cinema, offering a carnival of carnage, a smorgasbord of shock and a tableau

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Joseph Perry
Jul 14, 2023
True Crime Film 'Sound Of Freedom' Goes Viral, Exposing Child Trafficking

True Crime Film ‘Sound Of Freedom’ Goes Viral, Exposing Child Trafficking

There are things in this world far more horrifying than any slasher or creature feature you can dig up. Once in a while, I get to talk about movies that can help bring change. One of those is the new true story, true crime film Sound of Freedom, which premiered this week with little fan fair and little advertising and has now gone viral, bringing in over $11 million in its first week, with box office numbers now reaching over $40 million in its second week. In fact, it outdid Indiana Jones by a mile. Before we get into the movie’s details, here’s a statistic that should keep you up at night; according to the statistics more than 35 million people, including children, are trafficked yearly for sex, slavery and even organ harvesting. Sound of Freedom is bringing real attention to the crime that plagues every country in the world, including the US, where it is a billion-dollar-a-year industry. The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2023
The Hunter Becomes The Hunted In The '6 Wheels From Hell' Trailer

The Hunter Becomes The Hunted In The ‘6 Wheels From Hell’ Trailer

A detective sets out to end the reign of a serial killer with a mobile kill room in 6 Wheels From Hell, the directorial debut over Evan Allen. In the film, “Four teens encounter a Psychotic Truck driver and have to escape The Mother Trucker’s clutches along with the Torture Chamber in the back of his Murder Bus. Will Detective Ford and Cooper get there in time to save them, or will it be too late?” Mark Anthony Baca (Divergent) stars alongside Evan Keys, Malachi Durant, and Red Notice‘s Brenna Marie Narayan. The movie was filmed on location in Nelson Ghost Town, 45 minutes south of Las Vegas, and takes advantage of incredible actors from the United States and Canada. The film takes place in an unforgiving desert and a torture chamber on 6 wheels, mixed with dark, psychologically damaging humor. 6 Wheels From Hell made its world premiere in Las Vegas, Nevada, in front of a packed theater. it

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 13, 2023
Spoiler-Free Review: COYOTE (Romford Film Festival)  

Spoiler-Free Review: COYOTE (Romford Film Festival)  

U.K. science fiction thriller Coyote (2023) combines current social issues with lo-fi science fiction elements. The result is a film that boasts solid performances and thought-provoking themes. Partners Ekaterina (Therica Wilson-Read) and Anya (Borislava Stratieva) pay heavily to have one of them instantly transported using cutting-edge tech from Rasskazovo, where a violent crackdown on LGBTQ people is taking place, to a safe house in London for female immigrants. Orla Miller (Ailish Symons), the woman in charge of the safe house, is hospitable at first before she eventually informs Ekaterina that, as an immigrant, she stands to make money more quickly and in greater amounts if she provides sexual services to highly-placed men, which Ekaterina learns that the other women staying there are doing. Coyote is a lower-budget indie effort that wisely relies on minimal special effects, and the teleportation scenes are well done courtesy of Visual Effects Supervisor Howard Gardner. As with many good speculative fiction films, the focus is

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 13, 2023
New Horror Thriller 'Sebastian' - Out Now On Tubi - Being Compared To 'Se7en'

New Horror Thriller ‘Sebastian’ – Out Now On Tubi – Being Compared To ‘Se7en’

I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu actress Jamie Bernadette stars in the crime-driven horror-thriller Sebastian, now streaming on Tubi, where it is quickly climbing its most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release, with both critics and viewers praising it, including producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), who compared the film in a tweet to the iconic 1995 film “Se7en.” In the film, “Sebastian (Luca Della Valle), a reincarnated Christian martyr who is reborn every 60 years, goes on a pursuit to win the love of Irene (Jamie Bernadette), eliminating anyone who gets in his way.” The cast includes Darius McCrary (Family Matters), Torrei Hart (Hollywould), and Luca Della Valle (Distant Vision). The supporting cast includes Clifton Powell (Ray), Cocoa Brown (9-1-1), Jermaine Hopkins (Lean on Me), Jayson Warner Smith (The Walking Dead), Tracey Graves (Super Turnt), Michael Emery (Station 19), and Jermel Howard (Luke Cage). The film is written

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 7, 2023

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Shudder's 'Perpetrator' Seeks Revenge This September (Trailer)

A Teen Hunts A ‘Perpetrator’ In This Movie’s New Trailer

From writer-director Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin) comes Perpetrator, a dark tale of a troubled teen starring Alicia Silverstone and Kiah McKirnan. “Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen (Kiah McKirnan) sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called “Forevering.” When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the perpetrator.” The cast also includes Casimere Jollette (Tiny Pretty Things), Ilirida Memedovski (THE BOOK OF BIRDIE), Sasha Kuznetsov, and Greta Stolte. The film is lensed by Sevdije Kastrati and edited by Justin Krohn. Previous KNIVES AND SKIN collaborators, costume designer Kate Grube and production designer Adri Siriwatt, return for Reeder’s latest. Trevor Groth and Sarah Hong executive produced for 30West, along with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath for Divide/Conquer, Dimitri Stephanides for WTFilms, and Emily Gotto for Shudder. Perpetrator marks Reeder’s second feature to screen at Berlinale

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2023
Discover 'The Scariest Places In The World' In Tubi's New Original Documentary

Discover ‘The Scariest Places In The World’ In Tubi’s New Original Documentary

Step into ten of the most terrifying locations in the world, ranging from haunted castles to abandoned islands, in the documentary The Scariest Places in the World, certain to send chills down your spine. From haunted locations to places of murder and mayhem, The Scariest Places in the World takes you inside the walls and tours the grounds of the world’s most infamous and terrifying places while going into detail about its history and revealing the paranormal events that still plague them. Uncover the terrifying truth in The Scariest Places in the World, now streaming exclusively on Tubi.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2023
New Clip For Horror-Thriller 'Til Death Do Us Part' Debuts Ahead Of Release

A Bride Makes A Run For It In New Exclusive Clip From ‘Til Death Do Us Part’

Just ahead of its August release, we’ve got a new exclusive clip from the horror-thriller ‘Til Death Do Us Part from the creator of the Final Destination franchise. The new clip titled “Run Sweetheart Run” sees the bride trying to escape. Til Death Do Us Part is a fresh and frightening, genre-bending ride led by Cam Gigandet (Twilight, Never Backdown), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, Speed 2: Cruise Control), Natalie Burn (Black Adam, The Enforcer), and Orlando Jones (The Time Machine, Drumline). Directed by Emmy® Award Winner Timothy Woodward Jr., the film explores the grim reality that not every love story ends in a happily ever after. “After running away on her wedding day, a bride-to-be must fight for survival against her former fiancé and his seven deadly groomsmen. In the ultimate horror showdown, the groomsmen soon discover she has no intention of returning to the life she left behind.” Featuring a marriage of violence and blood-soaked action, Til Death

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2023
Ted Raimi Stars In Thriller 'Failure!' Premiering At FrightFest (Trailer)

Ted Raimi Leads One-Shot Psychological Thriller ‘Failure!’ (Trailer)

Ted Raimi stars in the psychological thriller Failure!, set to make its World Premiere at FrightFest on August 28th. Along with the news comes the first teaser trailer and poster. Failure! “follows business tycoon James (Raimi – The Quarry, Ash v Evil Dead, Creepshow), a loving family man who has a crushing bank debt which he must resolve within an hour or lose his business. Greedy associates, back-stabbing friends and even ghosts from his past, all force him to choose between financial ruin… or murder.” As well as Raimi, the film also stars Merrick McCartha (Senior Year), Melissa Diaz (Ruthless), John Paul Medrano (Seven Days), Daniel Kuhlman (Voodoo MacBeth), and Noel Douglas Orput. Director Alex Kahuam’s psychological thriller Failure! is shot in a single 87-minute take, portrayed in three acts. The film makes Kahuam the first Mexican director to do so in the United States. Kahuam and Raimi produced Failure!, along with Marco De Molina, Kayli Fortun, and Jose D.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2023
A Hurricane And Hungry Gators: A Battle For Survival Rages In 'The Flood' - Out Today

A Hurricane And Hungry Gators: A Battle For Survival Rages In ‘The Flood’ – Out Today

What’s worse than being caught in a natural disaster? Being caught in a natural disaster with hordes of hungry gators. That’s the case in The Flood, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), and Louis Mandylor (“Friends”, and more). Directed by Brandon Stagle (Breakout) and written by Chad Law and Josh Ridgway, The Flood sees a horde of giant hungry alligators unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana. In our interview with producer Deamon Hillin, he went into detail about not one the story but how the special effects brought the gators to life and the challenges of making a natural disaster film. Check it out. . The Flood opens in theaters and arrives on VOD, and Digital on July 14, 2023, from Saban Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2023
Monsters, Murderers, and Mayhem Come Calling at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2023

Monsters, Murderers, and Mayhem Come Calling at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2023

London’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest announces its 24th edition with a new headline sponsor and 70 drool-worthy horror and genre films from around the world. From world premieres of cutting-edge independent fare to anniversary screenings of classics and longtime favorites, the fest truly has something for hear-fare fans of every stripe, with creepy creatures, violent slashers, supernatural spookiness, and loads more. Following is the official press announcement. FrightFest, the UK’s biggest, best and most beloved community-driven horror & fantasy film festival, returns in a blaze of gory glory to the Cineworld Leicester Square, London, for its 24th edition, this year with pioneering technology & entertainment company Pigeon Shrine as its headline sponsor. The company is the brainchild of Tom Paton, working alongside industry finance veterans Jamie McLeod-Ross and Charley McDougall. Running from Thursday August 24–Monday 28 August, Pigeon Shrine FrightFest is a joyful big screen celebration of genre cinema, offering a carnival of carnage, a smorgasbord of shock and a tableau

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 14, 2023
True Crime Film 'Sound Of Freedom' Goes Viral, Exposing Child Trafficking

True Crime Film ‘Sound Of Freedom’ Goes Viral, Exposing Child Trafficking

There are things in this world far more horrifying than any slasher or creature feature you can dig up. Once in a while, I get to talk about movies that can help bring change. One of those is the new true story, true crime film Sound of Freedom, which premiered this week with little fan fair and little advertising and has now gone viral, bringing in over $11 million in its first week, with box office numbers now reaching over $40 million in its second week. In fact, it outdid Indiana Jones by a mile. Before we get into the movie’s details, here’s a statistic that should keep you up at night; according to the statistics more than 35 million people, including children, are trafficked yearly for sex, slavery and even organ harvesting. Sound of Freedom is bringing real attention to the crime that plagues every country in the world, including the US, where it is a billion-dollar-a-year industry. The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2023
The Hunter Becomes The Hunted In The '6 Wheels From Hell' Trailer

The Hunter Becomes The Hunted In The ‘6 Wheels From Hell’ Trailer

A detective sets out to end the reign of a serial killer with a mobile kill room in 6 Wheels From Hell, the directorial debut over Evan Allen. In the film, “Four teens encounter a Psychotic Truck driver and have to escape The Mother Trucker’s clutches along with the Torture Chamber in the back of his Murder Bus. Will Detective Ford and Cooper get there in time to save them, or will it be too late?” Mark Anthony Baca (Divergent) stars alongside Evan Keys, Malachi Durant, and Red Notice‘s Brenna Marie Narayan. The movie was filmed on location in Nelson Ghost Town, 45 minutes south of Las Vegas, and takes advantage of incredible actors from the United States and Canada. The film takes place in an unforgiving desert and a torture chamber on 6 wheels, mixed with dark, psychologically damaging humor. 6 Wheels From Hell made its world premiere in Las Vegas, Nevada, in front of a packed theater. it

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 13, 2023
Spoiler-Free Review: COYOTE (Romford Film Festival)  

Spoiler-Free Review: COYOTE (Romford Film Festival)  

U.K. science fiction thriller Coyote (2023) combines current social issues with lo-fi science fiction elements. The result is a film that boasts solid performances and thought-provoking themes. Partners Ekaterina (Therica Wilson-Read) and Anya (Borislava Stratieva) pay heavily to have one of them instantly transported using cutting-edge tech from Rasskazovo, where a violent crackdown on LGBTQ people is taking place, to a safe house in London for female immigrants. Orla Miller (Ailish Symons), the woman in charge of the safe house, is hospitable at first before she eventually informs Ekaterina that, as an immigrant, she stands to make money more quickly and in greater amounts if she provides sexual services to highly-placed men, which Ekaterina learns that the other women staying there are doing. Coyote is a lower-budget indie effort that wisely relies on minimal special effects, and the teleportation scenes are well done courtesy of Visual Effects Supervisor Howard Gardner. As with many good speculative fiction films, the focus is

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 13, 2023
New Horror Thriller 'Sebastian' - Out Now On Tubi - Being Compared To 'Se7en'

New Horror Thriller ‘Sebastian’ – Out Now On Tubi – Being Compared To ‘Se7en’

I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu actress Jamie Bernadette stars in the crime-driven horror-thriller Sebastian, now streaming on Tubi, where it is quickly climbing its most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release, with both critics and viewers praising it, including producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), who compared the film in a tweet to the iconic 1995 film “Se7en.” In the film, “Sebastian (Luca Della Valle), a reincarnated Christian martyr who is reborn every 60 years, goes on a pursuit to win the love of Irene (Jamie Bernadette), eliminating anyone who gets in his way.” The cast includes Darius McCrary (Family Matters), Torrei Hart (Hollywould), and Luca Della Valle (Distant Vision). The supporting cast includes Clifton Powell (Ray), Cocoa Brown (9-1-1), Jermaine Hopkins (Lean on Me), Jayson Warner Smith (The Walking Dead), Tracey Graves (Super Turnt), Michael Emery (Station 19), and Jermel Howard (Luke Cage). The film is written

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 7, 2023
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