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Pandemic Thriller ‘Tyger Tyger’, Starring Dylan Sprouse, Unleashed This February

Writer-director-producer Kerry Mondragon‘s timely pandemic thriller Tyger Tyger is set to spread this February, Variety reports. Starring Dylan Sprouse (“The Suite Life on Deck”, Dismissed) the film follows a frustrated woman named Blake (Sam Quartin), who robs a pharmacy for life-saving medication while awaiting her test results during a pandemic. She ditches her loser boyfriend (Max Madsen) and makes a deal with a drug addict named Luke (Sprouse) to help distribute the stolen meds to those who need them. Mondragon produced the movie under his Uninflected Pictures banner, alongside producer Salvatore Sclafani. Mondragon also served as an executive producer with Mary Rose Costello, Casey Mondragon, Shane Jerominski, Phil Batlin, Akshay D’souza. Co-producers include Jack Nielsen, Kaly Ngo, and Joe D’augustine. Tyger Tyger’ is a personal and magical story about love and drug addiction in the midst of a pandemic,” Mondragon said. “Though we shot this story before the events of 2020, we know both the timeliness and universal themes in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021
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Godzilla And King Kong Will Battle It Out Ahead Of Schedule

After a year filled with delays, Warner Bros. is already coming out strong in 2021. They have just announced that the highly-anticipated movie Godzilla vs. Kong is getting an early release! The two mega titans will do battle it out two months ahead of schedule this May and will arrive in both theaters and HBO Max. “In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.” Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind The Guest, You’re Next, and Blair Witch, directed the movie that features an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgard (“True Blood”),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021
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Nicolas Cage Is Bloody Brutal In The ‘Willy’s Wonderland’ Trailer

It’s here! After months of released images and posters, the trailer for Willy’s Wonderland (originally titled Wally’s Wonderland) has finally arrived and it’s bloody awesome! Nicolas Cage stars as a quiet drifter tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy’s Wonderland, a twisted version of Chucky Cheese. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive. Emily Tosta (“Party of Five”) stars as Liv in the movie that also features Beth Grant (No Country For Old Men), Ric Reitz (The Resident), and Chris Warner (Machete). The film was directed by Kevin Lewis (The Drop) and was written by G.O. Parsons. The official synopsis goes like this: “The Janitor (Cage) finds himself stranded in a remote town. Unable to pay the repair shop to fix his Jeep, he agrees to work off his debt by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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Survival Thriller ‘Red Dot’ Aims To Debut Exclusively On Netflix Next Month

The Swedish survival thriller Red Dot is coming to Netflix just in time for Valentine’s Day. In the film, David and Nadja attempt to rekindle their relationship on a romantic hiking trip to the North of Sweden. But the trip quickly turns into a nightmare when a red laser dot appears in their tent, and they are forced to flee into the unforgiving wilderness pursued by an unknown killer. Directed by Alain Darborg and co-written by Per Dickson, Red Dot stars Anastasios Soulis, Nanna Blondell, and Johannes Kuhnke. Red Dot aims to leave your heart pounding when it premieres exclusively on February 11, 2021, on Netflix.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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New Netflix Docuseries Explores The Mysterious Death Of Elisa Lam

Things don’t get much stranger than the unsolved death of Canadian tourist Elisa Lam who was found dead at the Cecil Hotel in L.A. back in 2013. The new Netflix docuseries “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” will delve into the mystery. Directed and executive produced by Joe Berlinger, who was also behind Netflix’s Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, the series attempts to deconstruct the night the 21-year-old Canadian tourist died. And features interviews with investigators, hotel employees, and other guests. “As a true crime documentarian, I was fascinated in 2013 when the elevator video of Elisa Lam went viral and legions of amateur detectives used the internet to try to solve the mystery of what happened to her,” Barlinger said. “So, when journalist Josh Dean, who is also a producer on the project, brought us his research into this case, we realized there was as an opportunity to do something different by not just telling the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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John Carpenter Partners With Serial Box For Exclusive Audio Content

Legendary Master of Horror John Carpenter along with Sandy King Carpenter, writer, producer, and president of Storm King Production, announced today their partnership with the premium audio entertainment platform Serial Box for exclusive audio and podcast projects. Best known for such cult classics as Halloween, Dark Star, Christine, and The Thing, Carpenter will add audio to his storied career as a film producer, writer, director, actor, composer, and comics creator leveraging Serial Box’s experience creating addictive, immersive audio series. The collaboration will consist of audio stories developed by both companies, produced and recorded by Serial Box, that will live on Serial Box’s platform. The teams, led by John and Sandy King Carpenter and by Hayley Wagreich, Head of Content at Serial Box, will invite select creators well-versed in the horror genre to collaborate on the projects. They’re projected to develop at least five series per year for a minimum of two years. Horror is a universal language that works across

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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Dark Star Pictures Announces Free Virtual Film Festival of Its Recent Genre Features

Be ready to catch up on six of the most highly touted, cutting-edge horror films and thrillers from around the world plus a special secret screening when Dark Star Pictures serves up a free virtual film festival from January 22–24, 2021. From the offbeat vampire outing Climate of the Hunter to the quirky, moving tale of a young woman’s sexual attraction to an amusement park ride Jumbo and beyond, Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting are serving up a half-dozen can’t miss movies. Details follow in the official press announcement. Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures and horror leader Bloody Disgusting are set to host a groundbreaking weekend event from Friday, January 22 to Sunday, January 24, 2021, celebrating the distributor’s most recent acclaimed international genre offerings. The lineup will feature selections from Sundance, Fantasia, Nightstream, and Cinepocalypse, including PVT CHAT, Koko-Di Koko-Da, Jumbo, Attack of the Demons, Dirty God, and Climate of the Hunter. The festival will lead up to

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Joseph Perry
Jan 15, 2021
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Film Documentary ‘Horror Noir’ Is Coming To Blu-Ray!

RLJE has snagged the rights to Shudder’s Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror and will be releasing it on Blu-ray and DVD next month. Based on the acclaimed book of the same name by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, Horror Noire takes a critical look at a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and embraced both black filmmakers and black audiences. The film also explores how black voices in front of and behind the camera, shaped and impacted the genre. Horror Noire features interviews with critically acclaimed filmmakers, and stars in the genre, including directors William Crain (Blacula), Ernest Dickerson (Bones), Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood), Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), Tina Mabry (Mississippi Damned); actors Tony Todd (Candyman), Keith David (The Thing), Paula Jai Parker (Tales from the Hood), Â Richard Lawson (Scream Blacula Scream), Rachel True (The Craft); and authors Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep), and Dr. Robin R. Means

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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‘The Vigil’ Gets A Lit New Poster Ahead Of February Release

A lit new poster is here for writer-director Keith Thomas‘ fantastic, thrilling new supernatural horror, The Vigil which delves into ancient Jewish lore and demonology. Starring Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, and Lynn Cohen, the film is set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov (Dave Davis) reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante (Menashe Lustig) to take on the responsibility of an overnight “shomer,” fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed’s dilapidated house to sit the vigil, Yakov begins to realize that something is very, very wrong. When I sat down to write the very first draft of THE VIGIL, I knew I wanted to tell a personal story that felt universal. The movie would be very contained and the stakes would, at first glance,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2021
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Folk Horror Film ‘The Pond’ Leaves A Man Questioning His Sanity

This February, Scream Factory and Shout! Studios will release their mind-bending new folk horror film The Pond. Directed by Petar Pasic, the film is set in a Balkin Village filled with supernatural dread. The story centers on an anthropologist on the verge of an apocalyptic discovery who begins to descend into madness, as his hallucinations reveal something sinister is after him. Marco Canadea, Leslie Kunz, and Paul Murray star in the film, written by Dusan Bulic which is described as “deeply unsettling.” The Pond lands on Digital and On Demand on February 23, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2021

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Pandemic Thriller ‘Tyger Tyger’, Starring Dylan Sprouse, Unleashed This February

Writer-director-producer Kerry Mondragon‘s timely pandemic thriller Tyger Tyger is set to spread this February, Variety reports. Starring Dylan Sprouse (“The Suite Life on Deck”, Dismissed) the film follows a frustrated woman named Blake (Sam Quartin), who robs a pharmacy for life-saving medication while awaiting her test results during a pandemic. She ditches her loser boyfriend (Max Madsen) and makes a deal with a drug addict named Luke (Sprouse) to help distribute the stolen meds to those who need them. Mondragon produced the movie under his Uninflected Pictures banner, alongside producer Salvatore Sclafani. Mondragon also served as an executive producer with Mary Rose Costello, Casey Mondragon, Shane Jerominski, Phil Batlin, Akshay D’souza. Co-producers include Jack Nielsen, Kaly Ngo, and Joe D’augustine. Tyger Tyger’ is a personal and magical story about love and drug addiction in the midst of a pandemic,” Mondragon said. “Though we shot this story before the events of 2020, we know both the timeliness and universal themes in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021
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Godzilla And King Kong Will Battle It Out Ahead Of Schedule

After a year filled with delays, Warner Bros. is already coming out strong in 2021. They have just announced that the highly-anticipated movie Godzilla vs. Kong is getting an early release! The two mega titans will do battle it out two months ahead of schedule this May and will arrive in both theaters and HBO Max. “In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.” Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind The Guest, You’re Next, and Blair Witch, directed the movie that features an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgard (“True Blood”),

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2021
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Nicolas Cage Is Bloody Brutal In The ‘Willy’s Wonderland’ Trailer

It’s here! After months of released images and posters, the trailer for Willy’s Wonderland (originally titled Wally’s Wonderland) has finally arrived and it’s bloody awesome! Nicolas Cage stars as a quiet drifter tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy’s Wonderland, a twisted version of Chucky Cheese. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive. Emily Tosta (“Party of Five”) stars as Liv in the movie that also features Beth Grant (No Country For Old Men), Ric Reitz (The Resident), and Chris Warner (Machete). The film was directed by Kevin Lewis (The Drop) and was written by G.O. Parsons. The official synopsis goes like this: “The Janitor (Cage) finds himself stranded in a remote town. Unable to pay the repair shop to fix his Jeep, he agrees to work off his debt by

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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Survival Thriller ‘Red Dot’ Aims To Debut Exclusively On Netflix Next Month

The Swedish survival thriller Red Dot is coming to Netflix just in time for Valentine’s Day. In the film, David and Nadja attempt to rekindle their relationship on a romantic hiking trip to the North of Sweden. But the trip quickly turns into a nightmare when a red laser dot appears in their tent, and they are forced to flee into the unforgiving wilderness pursued by an unknown killer. Directed by Alain Darborg and co-written by Per Dickson, Red Dot stars Anastasios Soulis, Nanna Blondell, and Johannes Kuhnke. Red Dot aims to leave your heart pounding when it premieres exclusively on February 11, 2021, on Netflix.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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New Netflix Docuseries Explores The Mysterious Death Of Elisa Lam

Things don’t get much stranger than the unsolved death of Canadian tourist Elisa Lam who was found dead at the Cecil Hotel in L.A. back in 2013. The new Netflix docuseries “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” will delve into the mystery. Directed and executive produced by Joe Berlinger, who was also behind Netflix’s Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, the series attempts to deconstruct the night the 21-year-old Canadian tourist died. And features interviews with investigators, hotel employees, and other guests. “As a true crime documentarian, I was fascinated in 2013 when the elevator video of Elisa Lam went viral and legions of amateur detectives used the internet to try to solve the mystery of what happened to her,” Barlinger said. “So, when journalist Josh Dean, who is also a producer on the project, brought us his research into this case, we realized there was as an opportunity to do something different by not just telling the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
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John Carpenter Partners With Serial Box For Exclusive Audio Content

Legendary Master of Horror John Carpenter along with Sandy King Carpenter, writer, producer, and president of Storm King Production, announced today their partnership with the premium audio entertainment platform Serial Box for exclusive audio and podcast projects. Best known for such cult classics as Halloween, Dark Star, Christine, and The Thing, Carpenter will add audio to his storied career as a film producer, writer, director, actor, composer, and comics creator leveraging Serial Box’s experience creating addictive, immersive audio series. The collaboration will consist of audio stories developed by both companies, produced and recorded by Serial Box, that will live on Serial Box’s platform. The teams, led by John and Sandy King Carpenter and by Hayley Wagreich, Head of Content at Serial Box, will invite select creators well-versed in the horror genre to collaborate on the projects. They’re projected to develop at least five series per year for a minimum of two years. Horror is a universal language that works across

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

Dark Star Pictures Announces Free Virtual Film Festival of Its Recent Genre Features

Be ready to catch up on six of the most highly touted, cutting-edge horror films and thrillers from around the world plus a special secret screening when Dark Star Pictures serves up a free virtual film festival from January 22–24, 2021. From the offbeat vampire outing Climate of the Hunter to the quirky, moving tale of a young woman’s sexual attraction to an amusement park ride Jumbo and beyond, Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting are serving up a half-dozen can’t miss movies. Details follow in the official press announcement. Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures and horror leader Bloody Disgusting are set to host a groundbreaking weekend event from Friday, January 22 to Sunday, January 24, 2021, celebrating the distributor’s most recent acclaimed international genre offerings. The lineup will feature selections from Sundance, Fantasia, Nightstream, and Cinepocalypse, including PVT CHAT, Koko-Di Koko-Da, Jumbo, Attack of the Demons, Dirty God, and Climate of the Hunter. The festival will lead up to

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jan 15, 2021
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Film Documentary ‘Horror Noir’ Is Coming To Blu-Ray!

RLJE has snagged the rights to Shudder’s Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror and will be releasing it on Blu-ray and DVD next month. Based on the acclaimed book of the same name by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, Horror Noire takes a critical look at a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and embraced both black filmmakers and black audiences. The film also explores how black voices in front of and behind the camera, shaped and impacted the genre. Horror Noire features interviews with critically acclaimed filmmakers, and stars in the genre, including directors William Crain (Blacula), Ernest Dickerson (Bones), Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood), Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), Tina Mabry (Mississippi Damned); actors Tony Todd (Candyman), Keith David (The Thing), Paula Jai Parker (Tales from the Hood), Â Richard Lawson (Scream Blacula Scream), Rachel True (The Craft); and authors Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep), and Dr. Robin R. Means

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

‘The Vigil’ Gets A Lit New Poster Ahead Of February Release

A lit new poster is here for writer-director Keith Thomas‘ fantastic, thrilling new supernatural horror, The Vigil which delves into ancient Jewish lore and demonology. Starring Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, and Lynn Cohen, the film is set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov (Dave Davis) reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante (Menashe Lustig) to take on the responsibility of an overnight “shomer,” fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed’s dilapidated house to sit the vigil, Yakov begins to realize that something is very, very wrong. When I sat down to write the very first draft of THE VIGIL, I knew I wanted to tell a personal story that felt universal. The movie would be very contained and the stakes would, at first glance,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2021
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Folk Horror Film ‘The Pond’ Leaves A Man Questioning His Sanity

This February, Scream Factory and Shout! Studios will release their mind-bending new folk horror film The Pond. Directed by Petar Pasic, the film is set in a Balkin Village filled with supernatural dread. The story centers on an anthropologist on the verge of an apocalyptic discovery who begins to descend into madness, as his hallucinations reveal something sinister is after him. Marco Canadea, Leslie Kunz, and Paul Murray star in the film, written by Dusan Bulic which is described as “deeply unsettling.” The Pond lands on Digital and On Demand on February 23, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2021
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