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First Look: Scream Writer Is Back With 'Sick' Premiering At TIFF

First Look: Scream Writer Is Back With ‘Sick’ Premiering At TIFF

One of the films premiering at Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) from September 8-18, 2022, is Sick, from Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s writer Kevin Williamson. John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick, which is being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.” In the film, “Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.” Dylan Sprayberry, Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Charla Bocchicchio, and Bethlehem Million star. Take a look at the first image from the film above. We’ll update you when we know more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2022
An Evil Child Announces 'The Harbinger' Has Arrived In New Trailer

An Evil Child Announces ‘The Harbinger’ Has Arrived In New Trailer

Recently acquired by Screen Media, The Harbinger is a supernatural Hitchcockian thriller whose trailer has just debuted, revealing a truly evil child and the coming of Satan. In the film, “Hoping to escape their past, Daniel and Theresa Snyder move their troubled young daughter Rosalie to a quaint Midwestern town, but they are followed by the evil they tried to leave behind. When locals begin to die, the Snyders turn to a Native American seer and uncover a legend that may be the key to saving their family or a path to a grisly end for them and all they hold dear.” Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Madeleine McGraw (The Black Phone), Will Klipstine, Amanda MacDonald, and Steve Monroe star. The film is directed by Will Klipstine who co-wrote the script with Amy Willis. It is produced by Will Klipstine, Steven Reed C., and Amy Mills. The Harbinger opens in theaters and premiers On Demand on September 2, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
Gravitas Ventures Unveils The Trailer For 'The Day After Halloween'

Gravitas Ventures Unveils The Trailer For ‘The Day After Halloween’

More Halloween/horror news continues to pour in and we are on cloud nine. The latest news is that Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfight are gearing up to release the horror film, The Day After Halloween. Directed by Chad Ostrom, and written by Danny Schluck, this frighteningly fun indie genre treat sees two lifelong buddies forced to unravel the circumstances that led to a corpse in their bathtub in the wake of a Halloween party! Danny Schluck, Brandon DeLany, Aimee Fogelman, and Victoria Meade star in The Day After Halloween, out on digital platforms on August 23, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
North Bend Film Festival Offers Chills and Thrills This Week

North Bend Film Festival Offers Chills and Thrills This Week

North Bend, Washington, is the home of North Bend Film Festival, which features intriguing, offbeat cinematic offerings this year from August 4–7. Naturally, Horror Fuel readers are most drawn toward the more dark and diabolical films, and the fest comes through with some bold selections. Among the horror, thriller, and horror-adjacent features scheduled are director Clay Tatum’s terrific supernatural comedy The Civil Dead, of which I wrote in my review for the film’s Sundance run, “The Civil Dead packs some emotional wallops along with its unconventional humor, making for one of the most unusual cinematic offerings of the year so far.” Also on tap is LGBTQ chiller Swallowed, which I reviewed during its Overlook Film Festival screenings: “[Director Carter] Smith serves up body horror scenes not for the squeamish and plenty of suspense to keep viewers glued to the screen.” Writer/director Mali Elfman makes her feature directorial debut with Next Exit, which according to North Bend Film Festival’s official description,

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Joseph Perry
Aug 4, 2022
Discovery+ And Travel Channel Highlights 8/29-9/11

Jason Mewes & Jamie Kennedy Join Jack Osbourne For A “Night Of Terror”

Jack Osbourne is taking viewers to the edge of the unknown in the new, two-hour special, “JACK OSBOURNE’S NIGHT OF TERROR: UFOs“, premiering this September on discovery+. In his latest quest, Osbourne teams up with his actor friends Jason Mewes (“Clerks,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”) and Jamie Kennedy (“Scream,” “Son of the Mask”) to venture out on an out-of-this-world journey for answers behind the strange activity surrounding Utah’s Uinta Basin. This infamous basin and its vast desert landscape are shrouded in supernatural mystery, and sightings of otherworldly visitors date back centuries. Home to the infamous paranormal hotspot Skinwalker Ranch, the Uinta Basin is a highly active supernatural site. Reports of UFO sightings and alien abductions have long defined this area. In recent years, strange creatures and shapeshifters have appeared to residents, unexplainable lights fly across the skies and rumors of government tests and installations are widely circulated. Gathering intel from witnesses and experts, including UFO expert Ben Hansen,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
Movie Review: 'Fall' Keeps You On The Edge Of Your Seat

‘Fall’ Takes Fear To New Heights This August In Theaters

This August the new acrophobia-inducing survival thriller Fall, from the producer of 47 Meters Down, will take fear to new heights. Directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Frank, the film centers on two best friends, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), whose lives are all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller co-starring “The Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Produced by Christian Mercuri, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Scott Mann, Fall lands in theaters on August 12, 2022, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
HollyShorts Film Festival Delivers the Horror in Its Hybrid Edition This Month

HollyShorts Film Festival Delivers the Horror in Its Hybrid Edition This Month

With 67 films on offer this year, horror and thriller fans can get stuck into the fantastic selection of films screening at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival. This exciting strand includes Sam Max’s CHAPERONE starring Zachary Quinto, Double OSCAR® Winner Paul J. Franklin’s FIREWORKS, Thomas Simon’s BOWLHEAD starring John Hursley (Dad), Brian Sepanzyk’s IN THE SHADOW OF GOD starring Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Alexandra Magistro’s LOVE YOU MAMA starring The Haunting of Hill House’s Samantha Soyan, Eli Powers’ SKIN AND BONE starring Amanda Seyfried, Evan Miller’s THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS starring Adrianne Palicki alongside Zachary Levi and more. The Oscar® Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL returns for its much-anticipated 18th edition from August 11-20th, 2022, with an impressive 5,000 entries this year! Epic Dread sponsor this year’s scary strand. As previously, the winners of HollyShorts’ three top prizes will be eligible for nomination at the 2023 Oscars®. Six HollyShorts films were nominated for the 2022 Academy Awards® with two wins for

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Joseph Perry
Aug 4, 2022
Halloween Movie 'The Curse of Bridge Hallow' Stars Wayan's Father-Daughter Duo

Halloween Movie ‘The Curse of Bridge Hallow’ Stars Wayan’s Father-Daughter Duo

While there may not be a chill in the air yet, or pumpkin spice everything on shelves, the Halloween season has officially begun! Halloween specials and movies have already begun to be announced, including Netflix’s upcoming Halloween movie The Curse of Bridge Hallow starring Marlon Wayans and Priah Ferguson, his real-life daughter. In the movie, “A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after an ancient and mischievous spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc.“ The film also stars Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle, John Michael Higgins, Nia Vardalos, Holly J. Barrett, Lauren Lapkus, Myles Vincent Perez, Abi Monterey, and Helen Slayton-Hughes. The Curse of Bridge Hallow, which looks like fun for the whole family, arrives on Netflix on October 14, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2022
True Crime Film 'Rogue Agent' Hunts Down A Dangerous Conman This August

True Crime Film ‘Rogue Agent’ Hunts Down A Dangerous Conman This August

From directors, Declan Lawn, who spent 10 years as an investigative reporter for BBC, and Photo Journalist Adam Patterson, comes a twisted tale of murder and deceit, Rogue Agent, starring James Norton (“Happy Valley,” Little Women) and Gemma Arterton (The Girl With All the Gifts, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters). Rogue Agent, based on a true story, “is the extraordinary and chilling story of career conman, Robert Freegard played by James Norton, with Gemma Arterton as Alice Archer, the woman who brought him down. Freegard was a master manipulator who convinced countless victims he was undercover MI5 to extort and kidnap them. He was at large for many years until he met the woman who would end his career. Initially falling for his charms, she became the architect of his downfall, and her actions led to his conviction and arrest. A tale of lies, loyalty, fear, and hope, this film will follow years of manipulation, investigation, and the high-stakes manhunt

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2022
'They/Them' Star Darwin Del Fabro Talks Horror And LBGTQ+ Pride

‘They/Them’ Star Darwin Del Fabro Talks Horror And LBGTQ+ Pride

The LBGTQ+ horror film They/Them is headed your way. Ahead of its premiere, I sat down with actor and musician Darwin del Fabro to discuss not only the film’s horrors but also Darwin’s character, Gabriel, and the importance of LBGTQ+ films. The movie, pronounced “they-slash-them,” is set at a conversion camp, as if that isn’t scary enough, “Several queer and trans campers join Whistler for a week of programming intended to ‘help them find a new sense of freedom.’ As the camp’s methods become increasingly more psychologically unsettling, the campers must work together to protect themselves. Things get even more dangerous when a mysterious killer starts claiming victims.” Written and directed by “Penny Dreadful’s” John Logan, the slasher also stars Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston, Theo Germaine, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, and Monique Kim. Kelli: “So did you get your start in theater? I noticed on your website that you’ve had a lot of work in theater, a lot

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2022

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First Look: Scream Writer Is Back With 'Sick' Premiering At TIFF

First Look: Scream Writer Is Back With ‘Sick’ Premiering At TIFF

One of the films premiering at Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) from September 8-18, 2022, is Sick, from Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s writer Kevin Williamson. John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick, which is being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.” In the film, “Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.” Dylan Sprayberry, Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Charla Bocchicchio, and Bethlehem Million star. Take a look at the first image from the film above. We’ll update you when we know more.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2022
An Evil Child Announces 'The Harbinger' Has Arrived In New Trailer

An Evil Child Announces ‘The Harbinger’ Has Arrived In New Trailer

Recently acquired by Screen Media, The Harbinger is a supernatural Hitchcockian thriller whose trailer has just debuted, revealing a truly evil child and the coming of Satan. In the film, “Hoping to escape their past, Daniel and Theresa Snyder move their troubled young daughter Rosalie to a quaint Midwestern town, but they are followed by the evil they tried to leave behind. When locals begin to die, the Snyders turn to a Native American seer and uncover a legend that may be the key to saving their family or a path to a grisly end for them and all they hold dear.” Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Madeleine McGraw (The Black Phone), Will Klipstine, Amanda MacDonald, and Steve Monroe star. The film is directed by Will Klipstine who co-wrote the script with Amy Willis. It is produced by Will Klipstine, Steven Reed C., and Amy Mills. The Harbinger opens in theaters and premiers On Demand on September 2, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
Gravitas Ventures Unveils The Trailer For 'The Day After Halloween'

Gravitas Ventures Unveils The Trailer For ‘The Day After Halloween’

More Halloween/horror news continues to pour in and we are on cloud nine. The latest news is that Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfight are gearing up to release the horror film, The Day After Halloween. Directed by Chad Ostrom, and written by Danny Schluck, this frighteningly fun indie genre treat sees two lifelong buddies forced to unravel the circumstances that led to a corpse in their bathtub in the wake of a Halloween party! Danny Schluck, Brandon DeLany, Aimee Fogelman, and Victoria Meade star in The Day After Halloween, out on digital platforms on August 23, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
North Bend Film Festival Offers Chills and Thrills This Week

North Bend Film Festival Offers Chills and Thrills This Week

North Bend, Washington, is the home of North Bend Film Festival, which features intriguing, offbeat cinematic offerings this year from August 4–7. Naturally, Horror Fuel readers are most drawn toward the more dark and diabolical films, and the fest comes through with some bold selections. Among the horror, thriller, and horror-adjacent features scheduled are director Clay Tatum’s terrific supernatural comedy The Civil Dead, of which I wrote in my review for the film’s Sundance run, “The Civil Dead packs some emotional wallops along with its unconventional humor, making for one of the most unusual cinematic offerings of the year so far.” Also on tap is LGBTQ chiller Swallowed, which I reviewed during its Overlook Film Festival screenings: “[Director Carter] Smith serves up body horror scenes not for the squeamish and plenty of suspense to keep viewers glued to the screen.” Writer/director Mali Elfman makes her feature directorial debut with Next Exit, which according to North Bend Film Festival’s official description,

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Aug 4, 2022
Discovery+ And Travel Channel Highlights 8/29-9/11

Jason Mewes & Jamie Kennedy Join Jack Osbourne For A “Night Of Terror”

Jack Osbourne is taking viewers to the edge of the unknown in the new, two-hour special, “JACK OSBOURNE’S NIGHT OF TERROR: UFOs“, premiering this September on discovery+. In his latest quest, Osbourne teams up with his actor friends Jason Mewes (“Clerks,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”) and Jamie Kennedy (“Scream,” “Son of the Mask”) to venture out on an out-of-this-world journey for answers behind the strange activity surrounding Utah’s Uinta Basin. This infamous basin and its vast desert landscape are shrouded in supernatural mystery, and sightings of otherworldly visitors date back centuries. Home to the infamous paranormal hotspot Skinwalker Ranch, the Uinta Basin is a highly active supernatural site. Reports of UFO sightings and alien abductions have long defined this area. In recent years, strange creatures and shapeshifters have appeared to residents, unexplainable lights fly across the skies and rumors of government tests and installations are widely circulated. Gathering intel from witnesses and experts, including UFO expert Ben Hansen,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
Movie Review: 'Fall' Keeps You On The Edge Of Your Seat

‘Fall’ Takes Fear To New Heights This August In Theaters

This August the new acrophobia-inducing survival thriller Fall, from the producer of 47 Meters Down, will take fear to new heights. Directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Frank, the film centers on two best friends, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), whose lives are all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller co-starring “The Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Produced by Christian Mercuri, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Scott Mann, Fall lands in theaters on August 12, 2022, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2022
HollyShorts Film Festival Delivers the Horror in Its Hybrid Edition This Month

HollyShorts Film Festival Delivers the Horror in Its Hybrid Edition This Month

With 67 films on offer this year, horror and thriller fans can get stuck into the fantastic selection of films screening at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival. This exciting strand includes Sam Max’s CHAPERONE starring Zachary Quinto, Double OSCAR® Winner Paul J. Franklin’s FIREWORKS, Thomas Simon’s BOWLHEAD starring John Hursley (Dad), Brian Sepanzyk’s IN THE SHADOW OF GOD starring Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Alexandra Magistro’s LOVE YOU MAMA starring The Haunting of Hill House’s Samantha Soyan, Eli Powers’ SKIN AND BONE starring Amanda Seyfried, Evan Miller’s THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS starring Adrianne Palicki alongside Zachary Levi and more. The Oscar® Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL returns for its much-anticipated 18th edition from August 11-20th, 2022, with an impressive 5,000 entries this year! Epic Dread sponsor this year’s scary strand. As previously, the winners of HollyShorts’ three top prizes will be eligible for nomination at the 2023 Oscars®. Six HollyShorts films were nominated for the 2022 Academy Awards® with two wins for

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Aug 4, 2022
Halloween Movie 'The Curse of Bridge Hallow' Stars Wayan's Father-Daughter Duo

Halloween Movie ‘The Curse of Bridge Hallow’ Stars Wayan’s Father-Daughter Duo

While there may not be a chill in the air yet, or pumpkin spice everything on shelves, the Halloween season has officially begun! Halloween specials and movies have already begun to be announced, including Netflix’s upcoming Halloween movie The Curse of Bridge Hallow starring Marlon Wayans and Priah Ferguson, his real-life daughter. In the movie, “A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after an ancient and mischievous spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc.“ The film also stars Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle, John Michael Higgins, Nia Vardalos, Holly J. Barrett, Lauren Lapkus, Myles Vincent Perez, Abi Monterey, and Helen Slayton-Hughes. The Curse of Bridge Hallow, which looks like fun for the whole family, arrives on Netflix on October 14, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2022
True Crime Film 'Rogue Agent' Hunts Down A Dangerous Conman This August

True Crime Film ‘Rogue Agent’ Hunts Down A Dangerous Conman This August

From directors, Declan Lawn, who spent 10 years as an investigative reporter for BBC, and Photo Journalist Adam Patterson, comes a twisted tale of murder and deceit, Rogue Agent, starring James Norton (“Happy Valley,” Little Women) and Gemma Arterton (The Girl With All the Gifts, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters). Rogue Agent, based on a true story, “is the extraordinary and chilling story of career conman, Robert Freegard played by James Norton, with Gemma Arterton as Alice Archer, the woman who brought him down. Freegard was a master manipulator who convinced countless victims he was undercover MI5 to extort and kidnap them. He was at large for many years until he met the woman who would end his career. Initially falling for his charms, she became the architect of his downfall, and her actions led to his conviction and arrest. A tale of lies, loyalty, fear, and hope, this film will follow years of manipulation, investigation, and the high-stakes manhunt

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2022
'They/Them' Star Darwin Del Fabro Talks Horror And LBGTQ+ Pride

‘They/Them’ Star Darwin Del Fabro Talks Horror And LBGTQ+ Pride

The LBGTQ+ horror film They/Them is headed your way. Ahead of its premiere, I sat down with actor and musician Darwin del Fabro to discuss not only the film’s horrors but also Darwin’s character, Gabriel, and the importance of LBGTQ+ films. The movie, pronounced “they-slash-them,” is set at a conversion camp, as if that isn’t scary enough, “Several queer and trans campers join Whistler for a week of programming intended to ‘help them find a new sense of freedom.’ As the camp’s methods become increasingly more psychologically unsettling, the campers must work together to protect themselves. Things get even more dangerous when a mysterious killer starts claiming victims.” Written and directed by “Penny Dreadful’s” John Logan, the slasher also stars Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston, Theo Germaine, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, and Monique Kim. Kelli: “So did you get your start in theater? I noticed on your website that you’ve had a lot of work in theater, a lot

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2022
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