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‘The House Of Screaming Death’ Wraps The First Phase Of Production

Award winning Producers Dave Hastings and Kaush Patel have announced that they have now wrapped phase one of their production of the British horror anthology ‘The House of Screaming Death‘. Patel and Hastings also serve as directors of the film along side Alex Bourne, Troy Dennison and Rebecca Harris-Smith. Hastings of Lightbeam Productions had this to say, “We wrapped production on 25th August after a fantastic 23 day shoot! Our FANTASTIC crew were amazing and we couldn’t have asked for a better team! Every one of them gave it 110% and we couldn’t have done without them! And that also applies to our AMAZING cast, who brought our script and stories life more than we could have ever dreamed! They are stunning, each and every one of them.” He continues ” “we also had our amazing locations, which helped us bring to life all the atmospheric and eerie locations we needed for the differing segments. Each story you’ll see is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 6, 2015
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Vampire Films Every New Horror Fan Should See

Nosferatu (1922) Director: F.W. Murnau Written By: Henrik Galeen, based on Bam Stoker’s Dracula Stars: Max Schreck, Greta Shroder, Gustav Von Wangenheim Synopsis: Vampire Count Orlok fakes interest in a new a property to get closer to real estate agent Hutter’s wife. Silent Film Thoughts: You may be wondering why an old black and white silent film made it on this list. That’s simple, ‘Nosferatu’ was the first vampire movie ever made, therefore, it’s the most important. Fright Night (1985) Director: Tom Holland Written By: Tom Holland Stars:Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Art Evans, Stewart Stern Synopsis: A teenager discovers that his neighbor is a vampire, but no one believes him, until it’s almost to late. Thoughts: ‘Fright Night’ was great then and is still great now. There was a remake in 2011, but it’s very different than the original. The Lost Boys (1987) Director: Joel Schumacher Written By: Jan Fisher,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 5, 2015
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Queen Crab Is Out On DVD And VOD This September

Brett Piper’s latest film ‘Queen Crab’ will be released on DVD and VOD on September 29th. ‘Queen Crab’ is a tribute to the days of stop-motion animation combined with live action. After a meteor crashes into a lake in the remote country side, a centuries -old beast is awaken. The Queen Crab emerges from her home deep in the lake and tears a path of destruction through the country side and into the nearby town. The people of the town must fight for their lives and stop the Queen Crab before she can give birth to an army of crabs that will overrun the world. ‘Queen Crab’ stars Michelle Simone Miller, Kathryn Metz, Rich Lounello, A.J. DeLucia, Steve Diasparra, Danielle Donahue and Ken Van Sant.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 5, 2015
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Exclusive Update: The Crawl Or Die Sequel And Their New Updated Website

Today I caught up with two of my favorite people in horror, director Oklahoma Ward and actress Nicole Alonso of the horror-scifi film ‘Crawl or Die’. Oklahoma and Nicole have been very busy preparing their new updated website, as well as getting ready to film the second movie of the franchise. 2014’s ‘Crawl or Die’ follows Tank (Alonso), a soldier in an apocalyptic earth over run with aliens , who is escorting the only remaining fertile woman to a ship so that she may be evacuated. On their way a nasty alien has began tracking them. The soldiers take to tunnels to escape. They must crawl or die. Tank is the only thing standing between the woman and the hungry alien. ‘Crawl or Die’ is an action packed, claustrophobia inducing thrill ride. &feature=youtu.be Oklahoma and Nicole are doing something unheard of in the film industry, building a website that truly revolves around their fans. The site goes live globally on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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1988’s ‘Waxwork’ Is Getting A Remake

Most every hardcore horror fan has seen Anthony Hickox’s 1988 film ‘Waxwork’, in which a wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to bring evil to life. ‘Waxwork’ stars Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Joe Baker, Jennifer Bassey, David Warner and John Rhys-Davies. During an interview with Nerd Report director Ian Kessner (Lost After Dark) and screenwriter Bo Ransdell (Lost After Dark) admitted that they are currently developing a remake of ‘Waxwork’. “…I think we’ve got a real fun take on that and actually we have the blessing of Anthony Hickox, who wrote and directed the original so we’re not just doing fan fiction. We can see a path to this getting made potentially and I would love to see that happen for sure.” He continued “It’s got a ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ vibe where the waxworks appears in town overnight.” Kessner adds “It’s really fun. It’s also an opportunity for us to play in a whole bunch of horror

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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Paul Hyett’s Film ‘Howl’ Promises To Breathe New Life Into The Werewolf Genre

Special effects master Paul Hyett, known for his work on films such as 2005’s ‘ The Decent’ and ‘Attack the Block’ (2011), is directing a new project titled ‘Howl’. The werewolf film stars ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Ed Speleers, Holly Weston (John Carter), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons), Amit Shah (Lilyhammer) and Shauna Macdonald, who worked with Hyett on ‘The Decent’.‘Howl’ follows a group of passengers who find themselves in serious trouble when their train stops deep in the woods. When the train’s conductor exits the train to investigate why it stopped, he doesn’t return, leaving the ticket inspector to manage the crisis alone. Being stranded is the least of their worries. Something is stalking the group from the shadows and it’s hungry. ‘Howl’ will arrive in theaters on October 16th and on DVD October 26th via Metrodome International .

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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She’ll Make Them Pay In ‘I Spit On Your Grave 3: Vengeance Is Mine’

Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced that the third film in the ‘I Spit On Your Grave’ franchise will be debuting in select theaters on October 9th and arriving or DVD October 20th. R.D. Braunstein’s ‘I Spit On Your Grave 3: Vengeance is Mine’ picks up where the 2010 sequel leaves of. It follows Jennifer Hills, who is tormented by the brutal sexual assault from years ago. She’s moved and changed her name to try to leave her past behind her. Jennifer is working for a crisis hotline to target rapists. When the man who murdered her friend goes free, she vows to make him pay. While she’s at it, she’ll take justice in her own hands against other men who never had to answer for their crimes. ‘I Spit on Your Grave 3’ stars Sarah Butler as Jennifer, Gabriel Hogan, Karen Strassman, Doug McKeon, Jennifer Landon, Corey Craig, Bobby Reed and Joshua Kovalscik.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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An Update On The New ‘Leatherface’ Film

Millennium Films has announced the cast of the upcoming horror film ‘Leatherface’, a prequel to ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.In the film teenager Jackson / Leatherface escapes a mental hospital along with three other inmates. During the breakout they kidnap a young nurse and take her on road trip from Hell. During their run for freedom they are pursued by a Texas Ranger, who is just as crazy as they are. The Texas Ranger is Hell bent on getting revenge. ‘EastEnders’ star Sam Strike will be playing Jackson (who grows up to become Leatherface). ‘The Conjuring’ actress Lili Taylor, has been cast in the role of ‘Verna’ Sawyer. Verna is the mother of the cannibalistic Sawyer family. The prequel will focus on Leatherface’s teenage years and will lead up to the the age that we saw him at in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, when the movie was released in 1974 (played by Gunner Hansen) . Stephen Dorff, who has stared in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2015
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13 Deleted Scenes From The Lost Boys

1987’s vampire film ‘The Lost Boys’ still remains a favorite among horror fans today, but most fans have no idea that the film, directed by Joel Schumacher, has many deleted scenes that they have missed. You’re in luck, we have all 13 of them here and they’re here just waiting to be watched. Enjoy. ‘The Lost Boys’ stars Jason Patric (Michael), Corey Haim (Sam), Corey Feldman (Edgar Frog), Jamison Newlander (Alan Frog), Jami Gertz (Star), Chance Michael Corbitt (Laddie), Keifer Sutherland (David), Billy Wirth (Dwayne), Brooke McCarter (Paul), Alex Winter (Marko), Dianne Wiest (Lucy), Edward Herrmann (Max) and Barnard Hughes (Grandpa). &list=PLEFE8C28A629C9476 I couldn’t resist including this.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2015
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Penny Dreadful Adds New Cast Members For Season 3

Production of season three of the critically acclaimed series Penny Dreadful has begun. News has started to trickle in about new cast members, including American Horror Story actress Patti LuPone who played the “Cut Wife” last season, will return as Dr. Seward, an American therapist that sees Vanessa (Eva Green) as a patient. This season Dr. Henry Jeckyll, played by Shazad Latif, will join the cast. Award winning actor Christian Camargo (Dexter) will play the role of Zoologist Dr. Alexander Sweet. Wes Studi will join the cast as a Native American who has a connection with Ethan (Josh Hartnet). Patti LuPone – Dr. Seward Shazad Latif – Dr. Jeckyll Christian Camargo – Dr. Alexander Sweet Wes Studi Last season Vanessa, Ethan, Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton), Dr. Frankenstein (Henry Treadaway) and Sembene (Danny Sapani) went up against a trio of witches who had Sir Malcolm under their spell and targeted Vanessa. Unfortunately Sembene was killed when Ethan transformed into a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2015

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‘The House Of Screaming Death’ Wraps The First Phase Of Production

Award winning Producers Dave Hastings and Kaush Patel have announced that they have now wrapped phase one of their production of the British horror anthology ‘The House of Screaming Death‘. Patel and Hastings also serve as directors of the film along side Alex Bourne, Troy Dennison and Rebecca Harris-Smith. Hastings of Lightbeam Productions had this to say, “We wrapped production on 25th August after a fantastic 23 day shoot! Our FANTASTIC crew were amazing and we couldn’t have asked for a better team! Every one of them gave it 110% and we couldn’t have done without them! And that also applies to our AMAZING cast, who brought our script and stories life more than we could have ever dreamed! They are stunning, each and every one of them.” He continues ” “we also had our amazing locations, which helped us bring to life all the atmospheric and eerie locations we needed for the differing segments. Each story you’ll see is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 6, 2015
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Vampire Films Every New Horror Fan Should See

Nosferatu (1922) Director: F.W. Murnau Written By: Henrik Galeen, based on Bam Stoker’s Dracula Stars: Max Schreck, Greta Shroder, Gustav Von Wangenheim Synopsis: Vampire Count Orlok fakes interest in a new a property to get closer to real estate agent Hutter’s wife. Silent Film Thoughts: You may be wondering why an old black and white silent film made it on this list. That’s simple, ‘Nosferatu’ was the first vampire movie ever made, therefore, it’s the most important. Fright Night (1985) Director: Tom Holland Written By: Tom Holland Stars:Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Art Evans, Stewart Stern Synopsis: A teenager discovers that his neighbor is a vampire, but no one believes him, until it’s almost to late. Thoughts: ‘Fright Night’ was great then and is still great now. There was a remake in 2011, but it’s very different than the original. The Lost Boys (1987) Director: Joel Schumacher Written By: Jan Fisher,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 5, 2015
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Queen Crab Is Out On DVD And VOD This September

Brett Piper’s latest film ‘Queen Crab’ will be released on DVD and VOD on September 29th. ‘Queen Crab’ is a tribute to the days of stop-motion animation combined with live action. After a meteor crashes into a lake in the remote country side, a centuries -old beast is awaken. The Queen Crab emerges from her home deep in the lake and tears a path of destruction through the country side and into the nearby town. The people of the town must fight for their lives and stop the Queen Crab before she can give birth to an army of crabs that will overrun the world. ‘Queen Crab’ stars Michelle Simone Miller, Kathryn Metz, Rich Lounello, A.J. DeLucia, Steve Diasparra, Danielle Donahue and Ken Van Sant.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 5, 2015
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Exclusive Update: The Crawl Or Die Sequel And Their New Updated Website

Today I caught up with two of my favorite people in horror, director Oklahoma Ward and actress Nicole Alonso of the horror-scifi film ‘Crawl or Die’. Oklahoma and Nicole have been very busy preparing their new updated website, as well as getting ready to film the second movie of the franchise. 2014’s ‘Crawl or Die’ follows Tank (Alonso), a soldier in an apocalyptic earth over run with aliens , who is escorting the only remaining fertile woman to a ship so that she may be evacuated. On their way a nasty alien has began tracking them. The soldiers take to tunnels to escape. They must crawl or die. Tank is the only thing standing between the woman and the hungry alien. ‘Crawl or Die’ is an action packed, claustrophobia inducing thrill ride. &feature=youtu.be Oklahoma and Nicole are doing something unheard of in the film industry, building a website that truly revolves around their fans. The site goes live globally on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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1988’s ‘Waxwork’ Is Getting A Remake

Most every hardcore horror fan has seen Anthony Hickox’s 1988 film ‘Waxwork’, in which a wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to bring evil to life. ‘Waxwork’ stars Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Joe Baker, Jennifer Bassey, David Warner and John Rhys-Davies. During an interview with Nerd Report director Ian Kessner (Lost After Dark) and screenwriter Bo Ransdell (Lost After Dark) admitted that they are currently developing a remake of ‘Waxwork’. “…I think we’ve got a real fun take on that and actually we have the blessing of Anthony Hickox, who wrote and directed the original so we’re not just doing fan fiction. We can see a path to this getting made potentially and I would love to see that happen for sure.” He continued “It’s got a ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ vibe where the waxworks appears in town overnight.” Kessner adds “It’s really fun. It’s also an opportunity for us to play in a whole bunch of horror

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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Paul Hyett’s Film ‘Howl’ Promises To Breathe New Life Into The Werewolf Genre

Special effects master Paul Hyett, known for his work on films such as 2005’s ‘ The Decent’ and ‘Attack the Block’ (2011), is directing a new project titled ‘Howl’. The werewolf film stars ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Ed Speleers, Holly Weston (John Carter), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons), Amit Shah (Lilyhammer) and Shauna Macdonald, who worked with Hyett on ‘The Decent’.‘Howl’ follows a group of passengers who find themselves in serious trouble when their train stops deep in the woods. When the train’s conductor exits the train to investigate why it stopped, he doesn’t return, leaving the ticket inspector to manage the crisis alone. Being stranded is the least of their worries. Something is stalking the group from the shadows and it’s hungry. ‘Howl’ will arrive in theaters on October 16th and on DVD October 26th via Metrodome International .

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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She’ll Make Them Pay In ‘I Spit On Your Grave 3: Vengeance Is Mine’

Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced that the third film in the ‘I Spit On Your Grave’ franchise will be debuting in select theaters on October 9th and arriving or DVD October 20th. R.D. Braunstein’s ‘I Spit On Your Grave 3: Vengeance is Mine’ picks up where the 2010 sequel leaves of. It follows Jennifer Hills, who is tormented by the brutal sexual assault from years ago. She’s moved and changed her name to try to leave her past behind her. Jennifer is working for a crisis hotline to target rapists. When the man who murdered her friend goes free, she vows to make him pay. While she’s at it, she’ll take justice in her own hands against other men who never had to answer for their crimes. ‘I Spit on Your Grave 3’ stars Sarah Butler as Jennifer, Gabriel Hogan, Karen Strassman, Doug McKeon, Jennifer Landon, Corey Craig, Bobby Reed and Joshua Kovalscik.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2015
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An Update On The New ‘Leatherface’ Film

Millennium Films has announced the cast of the upcoming horror film ‘Leatherface’, a prequel to ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.In the film teenager Jackson / Leatherface escapes a mental hospital along with three other inmates. During the breakout they kidnap a young nurse and take her on road trip from Hell. During their run for freedom they are pursued by a Texas Ranger, who is just as crazy as they are. The Texas Ranger is Hell bent on getting revenge. ‘EastEnders’ star Sam Strike will be playing Jackson (who grows up to become Leatherface). ‘The Conjuring’ actress Lili Taylor, has been cast in the role of ‘Verna’ Sawyer. Verna is the mother of the cannibalistic Sawyer family. The prequel will focus on Leatherface’s teenage years and will lead up to the the age that we saw him at in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, when the movie was released in 1974 (played by Gunner Hansen) . Stephen Dorff, who has stared in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2015
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13 Deleted Scenes From The Lost Boys

1987’s vampire film ‘The Lost Boys’ still remains a favorite among horror fans today, but most fans have no idea that the film, directed by Joel Schumacher, has many deleted scenes that they have missed. You’re in luck, we have all 13 of them here and they’re here just waiting to be watched. Enjoy. ‘The Lost Boys’ stars Jason Patric (Michael), Corey Haim (Sam), Corey Feldman (Edgar Frog), Jamison Newlander (Alan Frog), Jami Gertz (Star), Chance Michael Corbitt (Laddie), Keifer Sutherland (David), Billy Wirth (Dwayne), Brooke McCarter (Paul), Alex Winter (Marko), Dianne Wiest (Lucy), Edward Herrmann (Max) and Barnard Hughes (Grandpa). &list=PLEFE8C28A629C9476 I couldn’t resist including this.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2015
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Penny Dreadful Adds New Cast Members For Season 3

Production of season three of the critically acclaimed series Penny Dreadful has begun. News has started to trickle in about new cast members, including American Horror Story actress Patti LuPone who played the “Cut Wife” last season, will return as Dr. Seward, an American therapist that sees Vanessa (Eva Green) as a patient. This season Dr. Henry Jeckyll, played by Shazad Latif, will join the cast. Award winning actor Christian Camargo (Dexter) will play the role of Zoologist Dr. Alexander Sweet. Wes Studi will join the cast as a Native American who has a connection with Ethan (Josh Hartnet). Patti LuPone – Dr. Seward Shazad Latif – Dr. Jeckyll Christian Camargo – Dr. Alexander Sweet Wes Studi Last season Vanessa, Ethan, Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton), Dr. Frankenstein (Henry Treadaway) and Sembene (Danny Sapani) went up against a trio of witches who had Sir Malcolm under their spell and targeted Vanessa. Unfortunately Sembene was killed when Ethan transformed into a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2015
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