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From award-winning director Marcel Walz, the filmmaker behind Blood Feast, and featuring horror icon Caroline Williams, prepare to go Blind this November. “Faye, a former actress that lost her vision due to botched laser eye surgery, struggles to put her life back together while living alone in her dream house in the Hollywood Hills. She soon starts opening to Luke, a personal trainer who is mute and can only communicate through his cell phone. When a masked stranger named Pretty Boy shows up, Faye will realize that she is not as alone as she thinks.” Sarah French (Art of the Dead), Jed Rowen (Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!), Tyler Gallant (#FollowMe), Ben Kaplan (“Alex and the Single Girls”), Caroline Williams (Ten Minutes to Midnight, Texas Chain Saw Massacre Part 2), Thomas Haley (Lilith), Sheri Davis (Hair of the Dog), Jessica Galetti (Crazy Rich Asians), Michael St. Michaels (Freshwater), and Kevin Cooper star in a Marcel Walz film. Blind is now
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Terror Films has now announced the release date for Brett Glassberg’s twisted holiday horror film, Derelicts. Written by Glassberg, Andre Evrenos, and Clay Shirley, the film introduces us to a dysfunctional family on Thanksgiving Day. From the over-sexed grandparents to the squabbling siblings and an emotionless husband who seems uninterested in touching his wife – all appears normal for this particular household. That is until a gang of vicious vagrants invades their home, not only to cause havoc, pain, and death but also laying bare everyone’s faults and inhumanity while exposing some deeper family secrets along the way. Produced by Udoy Rahim and co-produced by Mark Newton and Matt Stryker, Derelicts premiered at the Telluride Horror Show Film Festival in 2017. During its festival run the film received praise from critics, including Modern Horrors who referred to the film as “A visual feast of sex, violence, and insanity” and Killer Horror Critic who stated, “Derelicts is the Thanksgiving horror film
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Matt Leal and Matt Festle (Hacked), have launched their Indiegogo Campaign for the upcoming creature feature Blood Beast. Starring Lew Temple (“The Walking Dead”), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), and Sleepaway Camp scream queen Felissa Rose, in the film, when Gabe and his niece Piper are forced to move back to their old home, they slowly uncover the truth that the town has an ancient evil lurking in its Forest. Shawn C. Phillips, Mike Ferguson, Alan Maxson, and Marion Moseley also star in the film which promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. Leal’s approach and sources of inspiration are a combination of old and new, when approaching Blood Beast visually and in scope, he pulls from classics like Suspiria, and Halloween as well as blending some of the style and tone in drama from newer horror works such as It Follows and Hereditary but creating an original story for horror fans in Blood Beast. The IndieGoGo
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Terror Films is giving genre fans a real treat this Halloween, they are releasing Stephen Cognetti’s Director’s Cut of the original Hell House LLC, exclusively on Amazon Prime! Hell House LLC is one of Terror Films’ first releases in the company’s infancy as a distributor. Hell House LLC and its two sequels (Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel & Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire) have become one of the most talked-about indie horror franchises in the past several years. From climbing to the top of multiple Must-See horror film lists, to critical and fan acclaim, as well as topping the “most-watched” premieres on Shudder two years in a row (2018 for Hell House LLC II and 2019 for Hell House LLC III), Hell House LLC continues to wow horror fans. As well, there has even been a mention (on social media from Cognetti, his producing partner Joe Bandelli, and Terror Films) of a possible 6-part series titled:
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Darril Arts and Modus Games did it again and hooked me up with a copy of the sequel to Remothered: Tormented Fathers (you can see my review for it HERE) how does it compare with the first? Well let’s check our bags at the front desk of the Ashmann Inn and rent a room for the night, let’s take a look at Remothered: Broken Porcelain. It should be noted first that if you have not played the first game, there are a lot of spoilers in this game as the main story takes place before the events of the first game and a side story takes place after the events of the first game. Remothered: Broken Porcelain follows Jenifer, a troubled teen who works as a housekeeper at the Ashmann Inn as a form of rehabilitation along with Lin, another rebellious youth. Jenifer realizes that things are not right at the inn as over the loudspeakers the sound of a
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Writer-director Glenn Douglas Packard’s (interview) 2016 indie horror slasher Pitchfork introduced us to a new masked killer born out of abuse. Packard has now informed us that we’re getting a sequel, Pitchfork II: Homecoming. While many details are still being kept quiet, we do know that actress Addisyn Wallace (interview), who was twelve during the original’s filming, is returning to reprise her role as Jenny in the sequel. Packard tells us she “plays a big part in the sequel with her pet Pitchfork.” In the first film, “having recently shared a life-changing secret with his family, Hunter recruits his friends to come with him from New York to the farm where he grew up as he faces his parents for the first time. As the college students enjoy the fresh air of Michigan farm country, an older, more dangerous secret slowly emerges. While Hunter navigates a new place within his conservative family, a vicious creature from their past descends on
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Ahh, the ho-ho-holidays, a time of gift givin’, merry makin’, and eating tons of fucking food. Speaking of which, that is precisely what’s on the agenda for Jack (Neal Ward) and Lucy (Samantha Loxley); a sickeningly in-love young couple who are set to have a nice meal with their neighbors Michael (Frank Jakeman), Cassie (Jennifer K. Preston), and their offspring; Eric (Lee Hunter), Lauren (Nadia Lamin) and Ben (Buddy Skelton). There is a slight hiccup in the night’s plans however as our young heroes find themselves possessed by an unknown entity just before they head out for their dinner date… and let me tell you; these shiny-eyed psychopaths really, and I mean really know how to ruin a dinner party in spectacular fashion! Fucking hell; Hosts grabbed me by the beastly balls and dragged me through a world of suspense, shock, and supernatural shenanigans… and I loved every monstrous minute of it! Co-writers/co-directors Adam Leader and Richard Oakes have created
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This December, director Eric Schultz‘s sci-fi thriller Minor Premise will take viewers on a journey into the mind of a man facing off against his darker side. “Attempting to surpass his father’s legacy and pressured by an old colleague (Dana Ashbrook of “Twin Peaks”), a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own risky experiment. Ethan (Sathya Sridharan) has now locked himself in his home with his ex-girlfriend Allie (Paton Ashbrook) and the two navigate trauma, ambition, and missteps of the past. Diving headfirst into the uncharted equations of the brain, they realize that there is more at stake than just their relationship or Ethan’s reputation. With time quickly running out, he is forced to face off against the darker sides of himself while frantically attempting to solve an enigma that lies within his subconscious. New York filmmaker Eric Schultz’s striking feature debut, after having co-produced such acclaimed works as James White, Katie Says Goodbye, and The Strange Ones, Minor Premise
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Writer-director Troy Escamilla (Party Night) wants to teach you a new lesson in terror this October with his new indie horror Teacher Shortage. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre, Slavegirls from Beyond Infinity), Debra Lamb (Beverly Hills Vamp, Tales from the Campfire 2) star in the film that pays homage to 80s slashers. “What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.” Teacher Shortage is out on DVD on October 27th, 2020, from Bayview Entertainment.
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Enter the insane, surreal dystopian prophecy of 2020: Greatland, a world where boys are married to trees, cats and dogs run for President and the Virus has become a new religion. An acid roller coaster ride into the future after Covid-19, on a mission to debunk 2020! Filmed in Los Angeles in a futuristic vintage style, Greatland stars Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts, Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), J.P. Manoux (Veep), former boxing champion of the world Shannon Briggs, and horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (The Devil’s Rejects), alongside up-and-coming young actors Arman Darbo (And Then I Go) and Chloe Ray Warmoth (Fuller House). Set in an imaginary country dubbed the birthplace of love and endless source of fun, Greatland tells the tale of Ulysses, a rebellious non-binary teen on a mission to save his childhood sweetheart as an absurd election and a deadly virus wreak chaos and violence. Greatland’s COVID-inspired teasers, released at the height of lockdown
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From award-winning director Marcel Walz, the filmmaker behind Blood Feast, and featuring horror icon Caroline Williams, prepare to go Blind this November. “Faye, a former actress that lost her vision due to botched laser eye surgery, struggles to put her life back together while living alone in her dream house in the Hollywood Hills. She soon starts opening to Luke, a personal trainer who is mute and can only communicate through his cell phone. When a masked stranger named Pretty Boy shows up, Faye will realize that she is not as alone as she thinks.” Sarah French (Art of the Dead), Jed Rowen (Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!), Tyler Gallant (#FollowMe), Ben Kaplan (“Alex and the Single Girls”), Caroline Williams (Ten Minutes to Midnight, Texas Chain Saw Massacre Part 2), Thomas Haley (Lilith), Sheri Davis (Hair of the Dog), Jessica Galetti (Crazy Rich Asians), Michael St. Michaels (Freshwater), and Kevin Cooper star in a Marcel Walz film. Blind is now
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Terror Films has now announced the release date for Brett Glassberg’s twisted holiday horror film, Derelicts. Written by Glassberg, Andre Evrenos, and Clay Shirley, the film introduces us to a dysfunctional family on Thanksgiving Day. From the over-sexed grandparents to the squabbling siblings and an emotionless husband who seems uninterested in touching his wife – all appears normal for this particular household. That is until a gang of vicious vagrants invades their home, not only to cause havoc, pain, and death but also laying bare everyone’s faults and inhumanity while exposing some deeper family secrets along the way. Produced by Udoy Rahim and co-produced by Mark Newton and Matt Stryker, Derelicts premiered at the Telluride Horror Show Film Festival in 2017. During its festival run the film received praise from critics, including Modern Horrors who referred to the film as “A visual feast of sex, violence, and insanity” and Killer Horror Critic who stated, “Derelicts is the Thanksgiving horror film
Continue reading →
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Matt Leal and Matt Festle (Hacked), have launched their Indiegogo Campaign for the upcoming creature feature Blood Beast. Starring Lew Temple (“The Walking Dead”), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), and Sleepaway Camp scream queen Felissa Rose, in the film, when Gabe and his niece Piper are forced to move back to their old home, they slowly uncover the truth that the town has an ancient evil lurking in its Forest. Shawn C. Phillips, Mike Ferguson, Alan Maxson, and Marion Moseley also star in the film which promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. Leal’s approach and sources of inspiration are a combination of old and new, when approaching Blood Beast visually and in scope, he pulls from classics like Suspiria, and Halloween as well as blending some of the style and tone in drama from newer horror works such as It Follows and Hereditary but creating an original story for horror fans in Blood Beast. The IndieGoGo
Continue reading →
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Terror Films is giving genre fans a real treat this Halloween, they are releasing Stephen Cognetti’s Director’s Cut of the original Hell House LLC, exclusively on Amazon Prime! Hell House LLC is one of Terror Films’ first releases in the company’s infancy as a distributor. Hell House LLC and its two sequels (Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel & Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire) have become one of the most talked-about indie horror franchises in the past several years. From climbing to the top of multiple Must-See horror film lists, to critical and fan acclaim, as well as topping the “most-watched” premieres on Shudder two years in a row (2018 for Hell House LLC II and 2019 for Hell House LLC III), Hell House LLC continues to wow horror fans. As well, there has even been a mention (on social media from Cognetti, his producing partner Joe Bandelli, and Terror Films) of a possible 6-part series titled:
Continue reading →
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Darril Arts and Modus Games did it again and hooked me up with a copy of the sequel to Remothered: Tormented Fathers (you can see my review for it HERE) how does it compare with the first? Well let’s check our bags at the front desk of the Ashmann Inn and rent a room for the night, let’s take a look at Remothered: Broken Porcelain. It should be noted first that if you have not played the first game, there are a lot of spoilers in this game as the main story takes place before the events of the first game and a side story takes place after the events of the first game. Remothered: Broken Porcelain follows Jenifer, a troubled teen who works as a housekeeper at the Ashmann Inn as a form of rehabilitation along with Lin, another rebellious youth. Jenifer realizes that things are not right at the inn as over the loudspeakers the sound of a
Continue reading →
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Writer-director Glenn Douglas Packard’s (interview) 2016 indie horror slasher Pitchfork introduced us to a new masked killer born out of abuse. Packard has now informed us that we’re getting a sequel, Pitchfork II: Homecoming. While many details are still being kept quiet, we do know that actress Addisyn Wallace (interview), who was twelve during the original’s filming, is returning to reprise her role as Jenny in the sequel. Packard tells us she “plays a big part in the sequel with her pet Pitchfork.” In the first film, “having recently shared a life-changing secret with his family, Hunter recruits his friends to come with him from New York to the farm where he grew up as he faces his parents for the first time. As the college students enjoy the fresh air of Michigan farm country, an older, more dangerous secret slowly emerges. While Hunter navigates a new place within his conservative family, a vicious creature from their past descends on
Continue reading →
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Ahh, the ho-ho-holidays, a time of gift givin’, merry makin’, and eating tons of fucking food. Speaking of which, that is precisely what’s on the agenda for Jack (Neal Ward) and Lucy (Samantha Loxley); a sickeningly in-love young couple who are set to have a nice meal with their neighbors Michael (Frank Jakeman), Cassie (Jennifer K. Preston), and their offspring; Eric (Lee Hunter), Lauren (Nadia Lamin) and Ben (Buddy Skelton). There is a slight hiccup in the night’s plans however as our young heroes find themselves possessed by an unknown entity just before they head out for their dinner date… and let me tell you; these shiny-eyed psychopaths really, and I mean really know how to ruin a dinner party in spectacular fashion! Fucking hell; Hosts grabbed me by the beastly balls and dragged me through a world of suspense, shock, and supernatural shenanigans… and I loved every monstrous minute of it! Co-writers/co-directors Adam Leader and Richard Oakes have created
Continue reading →
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This December, director Eric Schultz‘s sci-fi thriller Minor Premise will take viewers on a journey into the mind of a man facing off against his darker side. “Attempting to surpass his father’s legacy and pressured by an old colleague (Dana Ashbrook of “Twin Peaks”), a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own risky experiment. Ethan (Sathya Sridharan) has now locked himself in his home with his ex-girlfriend Allie (Paton Ashbrook) and the two navigate trauma, ambition, and missteps of the past. Diving headfirst into the uncharted equations of the brain, they realize that there is more at stake than just their relationship or Ethan’s reputation. With time quickly running out, he is forced to face off against the darker sides of himself while frantically attempting to solve an enigma that lies within his subconscious. New York filmmaker Eric Schultz’s striking feature debut, after having co-produced such acclaimed works as James White, Katie Says Goodbye, and The Strange Ones, Minor Premise
Continue reading →
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Writer-director Troy Escamilla (Party Night) wants to teach you a new lesson in terror this October with his new indie horror Teacher Shortage. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre, Slavegirls from Beyond Infinity), Debra Lamb (Beverly Hills Vamp, Tales from the Campfire 2) star in the film that pays homage to 80s slashers. “What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.” Teacher Shortage is out on DVD on October 27th, 2020, from Bayview Entertainment.
Continue reading →
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Enter the insane, surreal dystopian prophecy of 2020: Greatland, a world where boys are married to trees, cats and dogs run for President and the Virus has become a new religion. An acid roller coaster ride into the future after Covid-19, on a mission to debunk 2020! Filmed in Los Angeles in a futuristic vintage style, Greatland stars Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts, Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), J.P. Manoux (Veep), former boxing champion of the world Shannon Briggs, and horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (The Devil’s Rejects), alongside up-and-coming young actors Arman Darbo (And Then I Go) and Chloe Ray Warmoth (Fuller House). Set in an imaginary country dubbed the birthplace of love and endless source of fun, Greatland tells the tale of Ulysses, a rebellious non-binary teen on a mission to save his childhood sweetheart as an absurd election and a deadly virus wreak chaos and violence. Greatland’s COVID-inspired teasers, released at the height of lockdown
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