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We got a new clip from writer-director Natalie Erika James‘ haunting horror film Relic ahead of its July release. The clip teases that there is a dark entity growing. When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear together. Co-written by James and Christian White, the film stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and
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With all the chaos going on in the world these days, everyone could use a laugh. Luckily, the horror-comedy Two Heads Creek, which we called “wickedly funny and delightfully demented” in our review, is out this weekend! In the film, written by Jordan Waller and directed by Jesse O’Brien (Alien Arrival), “a timid butcher and his drama-queen twin sister adventure to Australia in search of their birth mother, but the seemingly tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark, meaty secret.” The film stars Kathryn Wilder (Murder on the Orient Express), Jordan Waller (Darkest Hour), Kerry Armstrong (The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee), Stephen Hunter (The Hobbit trilogy), Gary Sweet (Wolf Creek), Don Bridges (Judy & Punch), Kevin Harrington (Seachange), and Helen Dallimore (Into the Woods). Jayne Chard and Judd Tilyard serve as producers. Vickie Gest and Brett Thornquest co-produce with Steven Matusko serving as executive producer. This fun flick is from The Horror Collective. Two Heads Creek is set to be released
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While the Covid-19 pandemic may have stopped somethings, it couldn’t stop directors Matthew Festle and Matt Leal from making their film Hacked, written by Matthew and John Festle.While honoring Covid-19 stay at home orders, 3 Keys Media and Flick Fanatics Audio developed a feature-length film that they could shoot under strict social distance and precautions related to the pandemic. Matthew Festle, Jackson Turner (Jason Thunder: Legends), Shawn C. Phillips (Dead Ant, YouTuber- Coolduder), Alan Maxson (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Blade The Iron Cross), and Thom Mulligan (The Witching Hour) star in this one of a kind film. In Hacked, “Michael and Darren have a very successful true-crime podcast. But when trying to get one of their biggest guests yet turns into a bizarre obsession for Michael, the lines between nightmare and reality begin to blur.” Alexys Paonessa, Matt Leal, John Festle, and Matthew Festle serve as producers. As the independent film wraps up post-production, a release date is expected
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Yellow Veil Pictures have now acquired the worldwide sales rights for The Amusement Park, the formerly lost film from iconic filmmaker George A. Romero. Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion by the George A. Romero Foundation and produced by Suzanne Romero, it was restored in 4k by IndieCollect in New York. The Amusement Park “is an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker’s early artistic capacity and style, and would go on to inform his ensuing filmography. The film was originally commissioned by the Lutheran Society to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. Romero, however, conceived of what was perhaps his wildest, most imaginative movie, an allegory about the nightmarish realities of growing older. The film stars Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds. Yellow Veil Pictures Co-Founder Justin Timms said “We couldn’t be more
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Cannes Virtual market gets a new werewolf movie. Canadian Amelia Moses directs the bloody horror movie “Bloodthirsty” and it is promisig to be a hit. Following the likes of “Ginger Snap. Lauren Beatty stars as a young singer who can’s seen to shake dreams of being a wolf. As her music career blossoms, the dreams become more real. “We have a hybrid, a mix of a human and a wolf. It’s a bit more grotesque, a bit weirder, and we still get the emotion of the main character, even when she’s a werewolf,” Moses told THR of her work on the wolf transformation with Dave Trainor, a veteran make-up and prosthetics maker on TV series like “Fargo” and “Wynonna Earp”. Check out the image of transformation below. We get to see the beginning “where Grey’s wolf body bursts from her human body with muscle mass, bloodshot eyes and hair growth — sees the driven young singer discovering who she is,
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This Halloween, a teenage girl is kidnapped by a bizarre theatre cult intent on summoning an ancient witch in the bloodcurdling It’s Just A Game. From writer-director Daniel Emery Taylor comes the indie horror that has been lauded for its impressive visuals and suspenseful storytelling. Brianna (Hannah Cohen-Lawlor) is a shy, bashful teen who is constantly getting humiliated by the other girls in her social circle. Her circumstances change when she is kidnapped by a bizarre theatre cult intent on summoning an ancient witch. Hannah Cohen-Lawlor, Sarah Kopkin, Leah Hudspeth, Rachel Marshall, Alicia Clark, and G Larry Butler star in It’s Just A Game, out this October from Wild Eye Releasing.
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When I sat down to watch writer-director Jesse O’Brien’s Two Heads Creek I didn’t know what to really expect. The sad truth is that horror-comedies rarely live up to expectations or their PR campaigns. However, Two Heads Creek is a rare exception. The UK/Aussie film is about a brother and sister who discover that they were adopted after their mother’s death. It was no surprise that they set out to find the mother who gave them up. What they don’t know is how just how twisted their family really is. Two Heads Creek is a mix of blood-drenched action and dark humor. It’s wickedly funny and delightfully demented. This fun flick is a bit campy from beginning to end but in the best possible way! Looking for blood and gore? Two Heads Creek has it, my god does it ever! Jordan Waller and Kathryn Wilder star as the siblings who head to a tiny outback town looking for dear old
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From directors, Adam Leader and Richard Oakes comes the brutal British indie horror Hosts. And today, we’ve got the first blood-drenched trailer to share with you that reveals a family under attack. In the film, a family falls victim to a series of murders after inviting their neighbors over for Christmas dinner not knowing the neighbors have murder on their minds. Neal Ward, Nadia Lamin, Frank Jakeman, Samantha Loxley, Jennifer K. Preston, Lee Hunter, and Buddy Skelton star in this action-packed flick written by Adam Leader. Hopefully, a US release date will be announced soon. In the meantime, check out the NSFW trailer.
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Man, the student body of Valley Hill High have it made, what with throwin’ a bash at Wet Valley, a nearby water park. Sure the park is way past it’s prime; but it still manages to serve as a spot where water slides and coke (snorted off a girl’s rockin’ rack no less) can be enjoyed in equal measure! Of course there’s a bit more to the plot including a love triangle involvin’ Tommy (Paul Zinno), Kim (Lanisa Dawn) and Josh (Nicolas Fontaine)… who’s pappy just so happens to be gettin’ horizontal with the wife of the owner of Wet Valley. Oh, there’s also a maniac puttin’ the murder biz on our hapless heroes via sabotaging the slides and turning them into more of a death trap than they were to begin with… See how it took me a long-ass time to get to the slasher shit? Well, buckle up because Aquaslash takes longer to get where it’s going than
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Angela Bettis (Carrie, The Woman) makes her return to the genre in writer-director Brea Grant‘s (After Midnight) 12 Hour Shift. Ahead of Cannes comes the news that Magnet Releasing has snagged the worldwide rights to the horror-comedy about a group of nurses who are stealing organs to sell on the black market. The first trailer features footage of a blood-drenched Bettis as well as David Arquette (Scream) brandishing a rather large knife. “Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying coworkers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict.” Mick Foley, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry, and Nikea Gamby-Turner also star. Christina Arquette, David Arquette, Jordan Wayne Long, Tara Perry, and Matt Glass are producing 12 Hour Shift which features original music by Matt Glass.
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We got a new clip from writer-director Natalie Erika James‘ haunting horror film Relic ahead of its July release. The clip teases that there is a dark entity growing. When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear together. Co-written by James and Christian White, the film stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and
Continue reading →
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With all the chaos going on in the world these days, everyone could use a laugh. Luckily, the horror-comedy Two Heads Creek, which we called “wickedly funny and delightfully demented” in our review, is out this weekend! In the film, written by Jordan Waller and directed by Jesse O’Brien (Alien Arrival), “a timid butcher and his drama-queen twin sister adventure to Australia in search of their birth mother, but the seemingly tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark, meaty secret.” The film stars Kathryn Wilder (Murder on the Orient Express), Jordan Waller (Darkest Hour), Kerry Armstrong (The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee), Stephen Hunter (The Hobbit trilogy), Gary Sweet (Wolf Creek), Don Bridges (Judy & Punch), Kevin Harrington (Seachange), and Helen Dallimore (Into the Woods). Jayne Chard and Judd Tilyard serve as producers. Vickie Gest and Brett Thornquest co-produce with Steven Matusko serving as executive producer. This fun flick is from The Horror Collective. Two Heads Creek is set to be released
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While the Covid-19 pandemic may have stopped somethings, it couldn’t stop directors Matthew Festle and Matt Leal from making their film Hacked, written by Matthew and John Festle.While honoring Covid-19 stay at home orders, 3 Keys Media and Flick Fanatics Audio developed a feature-length film that they could shoot under strict social distance and precautions related to the pandemic. Matthew Festle, Jackson Turner (Jason Thunder: Legends), Shawn C. Phillips (Dead Ant, YouTuber- Coolduder), Alan Maxson (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Blade The Iron Cross), and Thom Mulligan (The Witching Hour) star in this one of a kind film. In Hacked, “Michael and Darren have a very successful true-crime podcast. But when trying to get one of their biggest guests yet turns into a bizarre obsession for Michael, the lines between nightmare and reality begin to blur.” Alexys Paonessa, Matt Leal, John Festle, and Matthew Festle serve as producers. As the independent film wraps up post-production, a release date is expected
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Yellow Veil Pictures have now acquired the worldwide sales rights for The Amusement Park, the formerly lost film from iconic filmmaker George A. Romero. Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion by the George A. Romero Foundation and produced by Suzanne Romero, it was restored in 4k by IndieCollect in New York. The Amusement Park “is an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker’s early artistic capacity and style, and would go on to inform his ensuing filmography. The film was originally commissioned by the Lutheran Society to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. Romero, however, conceived of what was perhaps his wildest, most imaginative movie, an allegory about the nightmarish realities of growing older. The film stars Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds. Yellow Veil Pictures Co-Founder Justin Timms said “We couldn’t be more
Continue reading →
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Cannes Virtual market gets a new werewolf movie. Canadian Amelia Moses directs the bloody horror movie “Bloodthirsty” and it is promisig to be a hit. Following the likes of “Ginger Snap. Lauren Beatty stars as a young singer who can’s seen to shake dreams of being a wolf. As her music career blossoms, the dreams become more real. “We have a hybrid, a mix of a human and a wolf. It’s a bit more grotesque, a bit weirder, and we still get the emotion of the main character, even when she’s a werewolf,” Moses told THR of her work on the wolf transformation with Dave Trainor, a veteran make-up and prosthetics maker on TV series like “Fargo” and “Wynonna Earp”. Check out the image of transformation below. We get to see the beginning “where Grey’s wolf body bursts from her human body with muscle mass, bloodshot eyes and hair growth — sees the driven young singer discovering who she is,
Continue reading →
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This Halloween, a teenage girl is kidnapped by a bizarre theatre cult intent on summoning an ancient witch in the bloodcurdling It’s Just A Game. From writer-director Daniel Emery Taylor comes the indie horror that has been lauded for its impressive visuals and suspenseful storytelling. Brianna (Hannah Cohen-Lawlor) is a shy, bashful teen who is constantly getting humiliated by the other girls in her social circle. Her circumstances change when she is kidnapped by a bizarre theatre cult intent on summoning an ancient witch. Hannah Cohen-Lawlor, Sarah Kopkin, Leah Hudspeth, Rachel Marshall, Alicia Clark, and G Larry Butler star in It’s Just A Game, out this October from Wild Eye Releasing.
Continue reading →
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When I sat down to watch writer-director Jesse O’Brien’s Two Heads Creek I didn’t know what to really expect. The sad truth is that horror-comedies rarely live up to expectations or their PR campaigns. However, Two Heads Creek is a rare exception. The UK/Aussie film is about a brother and sister who discover that they were adopted after their mother’s death. It was no surprise that they set out to find the mother who gave them up. What they don’t know is how just how twisted their family really is. Two Heads Creek is a mix of blood-drenched action and dark humor. It’s wickedly funny and delightfully demented. This fun flick is a bit campy from beginning to end but in the best possible way! Looking for blood and gore? Two Heads Creek has it, my god does it ever! Jordan Waller and Kathryn Wilder star as the siblings who head to a tiny outback town looking for dear old
Continue reading →
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From directors, Adam Leader and Richard Oakes comes the brutal British indie horror Hosts. And today, we’ve got the first blood-drenched trailer to share with you that reveals a family under attack. In the film, a family falls victim to a series of murders after inviting their neighbors over for Christmas dinner not knowing the neighbors have murder on their minds. Neal Ward, Nadia Lamin, Frank Jakeman, Samantha Loxley, Jennifer K. Preston, Lee Hunter, and Buddy Skelton star in this action-packed flick written by Adam Leader. Hopefully, a US release date will be announced soon. In the meantime, check out the NSFW trailer.
Continue reading →
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Man, the student body of Valley Hill High have it made, what with throwin’ a bash at Wet Valley, a nearby water park. Sure the park is way past it’s prime; but it still manages to serve as a spot where water slides and coke (snorted off a girl’s rockin’ rack no less) can be enjoyed in equal measure! Of course there’s a bit more to the plot including a love triangle involvin’ Tommy (Paul Zinno), Kim (Lanisa Dawn) and Josh (Nicolas Fontaine)… who’s pappy just so happens to be gettin’ horizontal with the wife of the owner of Wet Valley. Oh, there’s also a maniac puttin’ the murder biz on our hapless heroes via sabotaging the slides and turning them into more of a death trap than they were to begin with… See how it took me a long-ass time to get to the slasher shit? Well, buckle up because Aquaslash takes longer to get where it’s going than
Continue reading →
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Angela Bettis (Carrie, The Woman) makes her return to the genre in writer-director Brea Grant‘s (After Midnight) 12 Hour Shift. Ahead of Cannes comes the news that Magnet Releasing has snagged the worldwide rights to the horror-comedy about a group of nurses who are stealing organs to sell on the black market. The first trailer features footage of a blood-drenched Bettis as well as David Arquette (Scream) brandishing a rather large knife. “Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying coworkers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict.” Mick Foley, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry, and Nikea Gamby-Turner also star. Christina Arquette, David Arquette, Jordan Wayne Long, Tara Perry, and Matt Glass are producing 12 Hour Shift which features original music by Matt Glass.
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