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Ahead of the series finale episode premiering this Friday, Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from the beloved psychological thriller “Servant,” from executive producer M. Night Shyamalan and starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint. Episode 10 – “Fallen” In the finale, watch as the world crumbles. Can anyone stop Leanne? Following the suspenseful season three finale, season four will bring the final chapter of the Turner story to an epic and emotional conclusion. Leanne’s war with the Church of Lesser Saints heightens, threatening Spruce street, the city of Philadelphia, and beyond. Meanwhile, the shattered Turner family must not only confront the increasing threat of Leanne but the certain reality that Dorothy is waking up. As the Turner family brownstone continues to crumble, questions are finally answered: who is Leanne Grayson, and who is the child in their home? “Servant” stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint will all reprise
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The world-renowned TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) team – paranormal investigators Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, and Shari DeBenedetti – are back for an all-new spooky season this April! Traversing the country, they’ll investigate chilling new locations and hauntings, including eerie paranormal activity inside prisons, mines, mansions, and even the Hoover Dam. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, their proven methodology, and special guest investigators, the “GHOST HUNTERS” team tackles disturbing activity head-on, leaving no stone unturned to reach the dead among the living. Eight all-new, one-hour episodes will premiere weekly. Joining the core team are experts from different paranormal backgrounds who add their perspectives and prowess to each unique case. In the premiere episode, special guest, actor Chandler Riggs (“The Walking Dead”), meets up with TAPS in California to investigate strange activity inside The Bastille, an abandoned 125-year-old former Wild West jail. Guest investigators Satori Hawes and Cody DesBiens also join as they confront the ghostly inmates trapped inside this
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Jukai Studio and Versus Evil, announced today their upcoming psychological horror thriller Stray Souls which the General Manager of Versus Evil, Steve Escalante, has said that it’s “-built by horror fans, for horror fans.” Stray Souls is a third-person survival horror where players take on the role of Daniel, a teenage boy who recently inherited his grandmother’s house that is holding a lot of dark secrets that Daniel soon realizes after meeting Martha, an enigmatic woman who knows a lot about Daniel’s grandmother and her house. As Daniel uncovers the dark secrets of both his past and his grandmother’s, his nightmare slowly becomes neverending. Stray Souls will be a third-person game that’s heavily influenced by old survival horror games. Players will encounter randomized events making each playthrough different such as paranormal activity, the weather, enemy encounters, and item placement. Stray Souls is expected to be coming out this year (2023) for PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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The Boston Underground Film Festival is mere days away, and Horror Fuel has our collective eyes on many of the fest’s fine fear-fare offerings. Following are official press announcements, with thoughts from Film Festival Editor Joseph Perry in italics. 23nd annual Boston Underground Film Festival returns to Harvard Square’s arthouse hub The Brattle Theatre with five days of vanguard cinemania from March 22nd through the 26th. This year’s lineup is stacked with fearsome folk horror, mendacious miscreants, harrowing horrors and hero/es/ines, godless god-complexes, eco-thrillers and chillers, sensational sci-fi, and all manner of midnight madness. BUFF is beyond honored to host the World Premiere of Jeffrey A. Brown’s haunting, Massachusetts-based horror thriller The Unheard for a homecoming heroes’ welcome on Opening Night. Starring Lachlan Watson (Chucky, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), The Unheard follows a deaf young woman ensconced in a signal-to-noise mystery of dueling senses, realities, truths, identities, and possibly worlds. Brown (2019’s The Beach House) and local screenwriting legends Michael
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The latest indie horror film, The Reaper Man, from Tennessee-based filmmaker Jason Lockridge, director of Succuba and Down Bad: Life In The Hood, is heading your way. In the film, “a grieving wife summons a dark spirit with an insatiable desire for revenge.” Written and directed by Lockridge and starring Jessica Jai Johnson (“The Stix”), K.J. Baker (“Nashville”), Kenon Walker (100 Lives), and Jeff Halton (Hongo), the film will be available come April 18, 2023, on Digital Platforms, from Gravitas Ventures.
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Lightbulb Film Distribution has just shared the poster and trailer for the new survival thriller, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, written and directed by Robert Machoian (The Killing of Two Lovers) In the film, “An insurance salesman, hoping to prove his survivalist skills to his family, irresponsibly goes hunting alone. But he isn’t prepared for what lies ahead…” Clayne Crawford (A Walk to Remember, “Lethal Weapon”), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“The Walking Dead,” “Supernatural’), and Jordana Brewster (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Faculty) star in this tense film. The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, will be released on Digital and Blu-ray on April 17, 2023, via AppleTV, Amazon, Sky Store, Virgin Media, and Google Play. You can pre-order your copy on Amazon now.
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The new trailer is here for Bron Theron‘s new paranormal, comedy-laced horror film, Half Dead Fred. In Half Dead Fred, “A mysterious murder occurs in Flint, Michigan, and Medium detective Freddy Nash is on the case. Years ago, Fred was the victim of a fatal car accident that left Fred and his 9-year-old son dead. A few seconds after his death, Fred came back to life in the hospital. Since this traumatic accident, he has been able to see the dead. As Fred investigates, the case turns out to be much more than a murder. Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis Can’t Lose), Jason London (Dazed and Confused), and Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley) star in Half Dead Fred, out on Prime Video Today, March 15, 2023, from White Ninja Productions.
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Jeremy Irvine (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Jigsaw) are set to star in the upcoming sequel, Return to Silent Hill. Christophe Gans (Beauty and the Beast, Brotherhood of The Wolf), director of the first Silent Hill feature, is returning to direct the new installment of the hit film franchise. Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh (Beauty and the Beast), and William Josef Schneider, Return to Silent Hill is based on the game Silent Hill II, the second and most popular game in KONAMI’s video game series. The film follows James, a man broken after being separated from his one true love. When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures, both familiar and new. He begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to
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Writer-director Ehrland Hollingsworth‘s nail-biting survival thriller, Homestead, is out now and gives off House of 1000 Corpses meets “1883” vibes. Starring Brian Krause (“Charmed”), Jamie Bernadette (“Chicago Fire”), and wrestler-turned-actor Dallas Page (The Devil’s Rejects), the film sees a family taken captive by a gang of outlaws. And it’s up to a loud-mouthed, 12-year-old markswoman to save the family. Mike Ferguson (Hellblazers), Mike Markoff (“Death Squad”), Greg Kriek (Rogue), Betsy Sligh (I Want You Back), and Scot Scurlock (Painkiller) also star. Head to Tubi now and watch Homestead for free.
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Kansas City’s renowned Panic Fest has announced a 2023 hybrid slate that will have horror and genre-film fans reaching for their drool cups! Whether your cinematic appetites lean toward slashers or slitherers, maniacs or monsters, or practically anything in between, Panic Fest offers something for pretty much everyone next month. Have a gander at the fest’s official press announcement, which follows. Universal Pictures’ new Dracula horror-comedy Renfield, starring Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as The Prince of Darkness, kicks off the 11th annual Panic Fest on Thursday, April 13, at Screenland Armour Theatre in Kansas City, MO. Our festival expands its 2023 programming to feature over 100 films along with special guest filmmakers and special events for opening weekend. Panic Fest will once again be a hybrid festival allowing genre fans to enjoy programming in-person and keep the party going online at home with our virtual programming. In-Person: April 13-19, 2023 Virtual Fest: April
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Ahead of the series finale episode premiering this Friday, Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from the beloved psychological thriller “Servant,” from executive producer M. Night Shyamalan and starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint. Episode 10 – “Fallen” In the finale, watch as the world crumbles. Can anyone stop Leanne? Following the suspenseful season three finale, season four will bring the final chapter of the Turner story to an epic and emotional conclusion. Leanne’s war with the Church of Lesser Saints heightens, threatening Spruce street, the city of Philadelphia, and beyond. Meanwhile, the shattered Turner family must not only confront the increasing threat of Leanne but the certain reality that Dorothy is waking up. As the Turner family brownstone continues to crumble, questions are finally answered: who is Leanne Grayson, and who is the child in their home? “Servant” stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint will all reprise
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The world-renowned TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) team – paranormal investigators Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, and Shari DeBenedetti – are back for an all-new spooky season this April! Traversing the country, they’ll investigate chilling new locations and hauntings, including eerie paranormal activity inside prisons, mines, mansions, and even the Hoover Dam. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, their proven methodology, and special guest investigators, the “GHOST HUNTERS” team tackles disturbing activity head-on, leaving no stone unturned to reach the dead among the living. Eight all-new, one-hour episodes will premiere weekly. Joining the core team are experts from different paranormal backgrounds who add their perspectives and prowess to each unique case. In the premiere episode, special guest, actor Chandler Riggs (“The Walking Dead”), meets up with TAPS in California to investigate strange activity inside The Bastille, an abandoned 125-year-old former Wild West jail. Guest investigators Satori Hawes and Cody DesBiens also join as they confront the ghostly inmates trapped inside this
Continue reading →
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Jukai Studio and Versus Evil, announced today their upcoming psychological horror thriller Stray Souls which the General Manager of Versus Evil, Steve Escalante, has said that it’s “-built by horror fans, for horror fans.” Stray Souls is a third-person survival horror where players take on the role of Daniel, a teenage boy who recently inherited his grandmother’s house that is holding a lot of dark secrets that Daniel soon realizes after meeting Martha, an enigmatic woman who knows a lot about Daniel’s grandmother and her house. As Daniel uncovers the dark secrets of both his past and his grandmother’s, his nightmare slowly becomes neverending. Stray Souls will be a third-person game that’s heavily influenced by old survival horror games. Players will encounter randomized events making each playthrough different such as paranormal activity, the weather, enemy encounters, and item placement. Stray Souls is expected to be coming out this year (2023) for PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Continue reading →
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The Boston Underground Film Festival is mere days away, and Horror Fuel has our collective eyes on many of the fest’s fine fear-fare offerings. Following are official press announcements, with thoughts from Film Festival Editor Joseph Perry in italics. 23nd annual Boston Underground Film Festival returns to Harvard Square’s arthouse hub The Brattle Theatre with five days of vanguard cinemania from March 22nd through the 26th. This year’s lineup is stacked with fearsome folk horror, mendacious miscreants, harrowing horrors and hero/es/ines, godless god-complexes, eco-thrillers and chillers, sensational sci-fi, and all manner of midnight madness. BUFF is beyond honored to host the World Premiere of Jeffrey A. Brown’s haunting, Massachusetts-based horror thriller The Unheard for a homecoming heroes’ welcome on Opening Night. Starring Lachlan Watson (Chucky, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), The Unheard follows a deaf young woman ensconced in a signal-to-noise mystery of dueling senses, realities, truths, identities, and possibly worlds. Brown (2019’s The Beach House) and local screenwriting legends Michael
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The latest indie horror film, The Reaper Man, from Tennessee-based filmmaker Jason Lockridge, director of Succuba and Down Bad: Life In The Hood, is heading your way. In the film, “a grieving wife summons a dark spirit with an insatiable desire for revenge.” Written and directed by Lockridge and starring Jessica Jai Johnson (“The Stix”), K.J. Baker (“Nashville”), Kenon Walker (100 Lives), and Jeff Halton (Hongo), the film will be available come April 18, 2023, on Digital Platforms, from Gravitas Ventures.
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Lightbulb Film Distribution has just shared the poster and trailer for the new survival thriller, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, written and directed by Robert Machoian (The Killing of Two Lovers) In the film, “An insurance salesman, hoping to prove his survivalist skills to his family, irresponsibly goes hunting alone. But he isn’t prepared for what lies ahead…” Clayne Crawford (A Walk to Remember, “Lethal Weapon”), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“The Walking Dead,” “Supernatural’), and Jordana Brewster (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Faculty) star in this tense film. The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, will be released on Digital and Blu-ray on April 17, 2023, via AppleTV, Amazon, Sky Store, Virgin Media, and Google Play. You can pre-order your copy on Amazon now.
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The new trailer is here for Bron Theron‘s new paranormal, comedy-laced horror film, Half Dead Fred. In Half Dead Fred, “A mysterious murder occurs in Flint, Michigan, and Medium detective Freddy Nash is on the case. Years ago, Fred was the victim of a fatal car accident that left Fred and his 9-year-old son dead. A few seconds after his death, Fred came back to life in the hospital. Since this traumatic accident, he has been able to see the dead. As Fred investigates, the case turns out to be much more than a murder. Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis Can’t Lose), Jason London (Dazed and Confused), and Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley) star in Half Dead Fred, out on Prime Video Today, March 15, 2023, from White Ninja Productions.
Continue reading →
AdaptationGamingMoviesNews
Jeremy Irvine (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Jigsaw) are set to star in the upcoming sequel, Return to Silent Hill. Christophe Gans (Beauty and the Beast, Brotherhood of The Wolf), director of the first Silent Hill feature, is returning to direct the new installment of the hit film franchise. Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh (Beauty and the Beast), and William Josef Schneider, Return to Silent Hill is based on the game Silent Hill II, the second and most popular game in KONAMI’s video game series. The film follows James, a man broken after being separated from his one true love. When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures, both familiar and new. He begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to
Continue reading →
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Writer-director Ehrland Hollingsworth‘s nail-biting survival thriller, Homestead, is out now and gives off House of 1000 Corpses meets “1883” vibes. Starring Brian Krause (“Charmed”), Jamie Bernadette (“Chicago Fire”), and wrestler-turned-actor Dallas Page (The Devil’s Rejects), the film sees a family taken captive by a gang of outlaws. And it’s up to a loud-mouthed, 12-year-old markswoman to save the family. Mike Ferguson (Hellblazers), Mike Markoff (“Death Squad”), Greg Kriek (Rogue), Betsy Sligh (I Want You Back), and Scot Scurlock (Painkiller) also star. Head to Tubi now and watch Homestead for free.
Continue reading →
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Kansas City’s renowned Panic Fest has announced a 2023 hybrid slate that will have horror and genre-film fans reaching for their drool cups! Whether your cinematic appetites lean toward slashers or slitherers, maniacs or monsters, or practically anything in between, Panic Fest offers something for pretty much everyone next month. Have a gander at the fest’s official press announcement, which follows. Universal Pictures’ new Dracula horror-comedy Renfield, starring Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as The Prince of Darkness, kicks off the 11th annual Panic Fest on Thursday, April 13, at Screenland Armour Theatre in Kansas City, MO. Our festival expands its 2023 programming to feature over 100 films along with special guest filmmakers and special events for opening weekend. Panic Fest will once again be a hybrid festival allowing genre fans to enjoy programming in-person and keep the party going online at home with our virtual programming. In-Person: April 13-19, 2023 Virtual Fest: April
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