Horror Fuel
☰ Browse the Crypt
Category

Indie

Independent horror: micro-budget features, short films and first-time filmmakers doing more with less — and often doing it better.

2,258 stories
An Ancient Evil Is Unleashed In The 'Harlow's Haunt' Trailer

An Ancient Evil Is Unleashed In The ‘Harlow’s Haunt’ Trailer

Bayview Entertainment is taking viewers on a trip to Halrow’s Haunt, where a terrible evil has been released. In this low-budget indie horror, “An ancient evil stalks and claims the souls of anyone who awakens its presence. Harlow’s Haunt takes place in dual timelines beginning in 1926, where we learn of Harlow Greer’s true colors. Continuing to the present day, we follow a group of troubled young adults, close friends since childhood, trying to reconnect after a recent tragedy. The consequences of dabbling in evil – playing with an Ouija board as children – have followed them for decades. They are confronted once and for all on a harrowing and fateful Halloween night out at a haunted roadside attraction where the mind-bending climax will make you wonder what is real and what is not.” Written and directed by Terry Jarrell, the film stars John Dugan, Aimee Rolfsen, and Braille Babcock. Harlow’s Haunt is now out on Blu-ray and will land

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2023
1990 Horror 'The Wrong Door' Is Getting A Special 2K Blu-ray Release This Holiday Season

1990 Horror ‘The Wrong Door’ Is Getting A Special 2K Blu-ray Release This Holiday Season

Visual Vengeance, a Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage “Shot on Video” and microbudget genre indie films from the 1980s through 2000s, has announced the release of its next Blu-ray collector’s edition, The Wrong Door. The obscure horror thriller from the late 1980s video store era features a brand new 2K transfer from the original Super 8 elements. In the film: “Ted Farrell has lived for mysteries and drama his whole life. While a college student, he proves to be a sound designer with a knack for audio thrillers – but his life is about to imitate his art. Fate places him at the doorstep of a beautiful young woman who will soon end up murdered and in his car with no explanation. His night and his sanity quickly spiral out of control as he races to avoid becoming the next victim of the killer on the loose.” Directed by the team of James Groetsch, Shawn Korby, and Bill Weiss, the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2023
Moonshine, Murder, And Mummies: Chaos Packed Trailer Debuts For 'The Hyperborean'

Moonshine, Murder, And Mummies: Chaos Packed Trailer Debuts For ‘The Hyperborean’

Get ready to toast the soon-to-be-released indie film The Hyperborean, whose new trailer gives you a taste of the horrors to come. Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Cult Hero, The Hexecutioners, Monster Brawl) and written by Pontypool‘s Tony Burgess, all hell breaks loose in the film after a whiskey magnate summons his eccentric family to sample his legacy product: casks of Scotch aged 170 years, recovered from a ghost ship in the Canadian Arctic. The family is soon plunged into danger and chaos when an ice mummy and intergalactic moonshine are added to the equation. Liv Collins, Ry Barrett, Jess Vano, Jonathan Craig, Justin Bott, and Tony Burgess star in this insane, fun flick from Collingwood Film Company that is still making its festival rounds.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2023
The Cannes Winner ‘Omen’ Casts A Spell With New Trailer

The Cannes Winner ‘Omen’ Casts A Spell With New Trailer

The first look at the upcoming stunning supernatural horror-thriller Omen is here. It teases a twisted tale that explores culture, ancient superstition, and dark magic. The film marks the directorial debut of Baloji, an award-winning musician, filmmaker, polymath, art director, and costume designer, and won multiple awards at this year’s Cannes Festival and screened at Sitges and BeyondFest. In Omen, “After spending years in Belgium, Koffi (Marc Zinga), a young Congolese man, returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront his family and homeland culture. Secrecy and sorcery erupt when a nosebleed is mistaken for a curse, and Koffi is shunned from his family. Using magical realism to paint a portrait of “undesirables” and “sorcerers,” OMEN delves into the intricacies of identity, culture, and belief systems through a vibrant and visually captivating lens.” Marc Zinga, Lucie Debay, Eliane Umuhire, Yves-Marina Gnahoua, and Marcel Otete Kabeya star in Omen, which Benoit Roiland produced. Let the first trailer for Omen cast a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2023
Part Psychological Horror, Part Creature Feature: 'Loop Track' Is Out This December

A Deadly Creature Hunts Hikers In The New ‘Loop Track’ Trailer

This December, A man on the brink of insanity sets out on a hike, not knowing that it will turn into a fight for survival in Loop Track from writer-director Thomas Sainsbury. The trailer has just been unleashed by Dark Sky Films, teasing the horrors that await you this December in Loop Track, part psychological horror, part creature feature. In Loop Track, “Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile, and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that is stalking them someone or something sinister is stalking them. As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society, Ian starts to question his own sanity before plunging into a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2023
Werewolf Horror 'The Beast Comes at Midnight' Bares Its Teeth On Prime Video

Werewolf Horror ‘The Beast Comes at Midnight’ Bares Its Teeth On Prime Video

A hungry monster is on the hunt in The Beast Comes at Midnight, from the director of Terror Tales, Christopher Jackson. In the film, “An outcast, teenaged live streamer must enlist the help of four popular kids after he discovers that a werewolf is tracking one of them in their small rural town.” The cast of this hair-raising film includes Eric Roberts, Michael Pare, Michael McKeever, and Madilyn Chimento. Sink your teeth into The Beast Comes at Midnight, now on Amazon Prime, from Showtown American Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2023
No-Budget Holiday Horror 'Humbug' Gifts Horror Fans With New Trailer

No-Budget Holiday Horror ‘Humbug’ Gifts Horror Fans With New Trailer

From JFR Productions, behind Johnny Gruesome, comes the no-budget, mostly improvised holiday horror movie Humbug. John Renna (Slime City Massacre, Porkchop 3D), in association with Jason John Beebe (Crossbreed, Ombis), has been secretly working on the no-budget rubber monster movies whose trailer has now been unleashed. In the movie, “A regular guy (Renna) is bitten by a rare insect while looking for Christmas decorations, with bloody and sometimes hilarious consequences. He is slowly transformed into a walking incubation chamber with a penchant for blood (and condiments). The man’s personality, wants, and desires are replaced by an insect-like instinct to survive. The creature is attracted to food, warmth, and sounds that will cover up the unsettling noises of your brain being eaten from the inside out. After his family is killed, Brandon Reeves (Beebe) tries to cope with the loss by hunting down his family’s killers. This doesn’t sit right with Detective Travolta (Adrian Esposito), who is just trying to do

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2023
This November Masked Strangers Attack In 'Ghosts Of The Void'

This November Masked Strangers Attack In ‘Ghosts Of The Void’

From writer-director Jason Miller comes a riveting thriller that delves deep into the psychological depths of a crumbling marriage and a couple stuck in the middle of nowhere. Ghosts of the Void explores the fragility of the human psyche in the face of adversity while leaving audiences to question the thin line between reality and the supernatural. Jen and Tyler used to have it all: a solid marriage, a nice home, and careers that promised a bright future. But when Tyler’s drinking problem worsens and his writer’s block continues, the debt collectors show no mercy, forcing the couple to flee their home and into their car. Beyond stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed, they park their car, hoping to get a good night’s sleep. But when masked strangers arrive, their night turns into terror. Starring Tedra Millan, Carter Shrimp, Michael Reagan, and Matt Bowdren, the film is produced by Seth Savoy, Mike Ware, and Tony Kamin. It is executive produced by Cory

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2023
New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of The Horrors Of 'Do Not Disturb'

New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of The Horrors Of ‘Do Not Disturb’

A twisted, psychedelic horror film wrapped in a story of a failed marriage, brutality, and cannibalism, Do Not Disturb comes to theaters and digital this November after opening to rave reviews at film festivals, including Popcorn Frights, Screamfest, and Atlanta Horror Fest. The new trailer gives you a taste of the horrors to come. In the film, “Chloe and Jack travel to Miami for their honeymoon. They decide that a peyote experience will strengthen their marriage. However, they’ve been given a powerful strand that awakens a desire to eat human flesh. Confronting their toxic relationship, their room becomes a den of love, lust, and resentment as Chloe realizes that the way to escape this troubled marriage is to consume Jack literally.” Writer-director Cem Yilmaz does triple duty, starring in the film alongside Ahsen Eroglu, Celal Kadri Kinoglu, Özge Özberk, and Bülent Sakrak. Do Not Disturb opens in theaters on November 11, 2023, followed by its release on VOD on November

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2023
One Of The Scariest Films Of The Year: 'When Evil Lurks' Debuts On Shudder

One Of The Scariest Films Of The Year: ‘When Evil Lurks’ Debuts On Shudder

Hailed as one of the “scariest films of the year,” the supernatural horror When Evil Lurks, now playing in select theaters, makes its Shudder premiere today. “When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse — its very proximity poisoning the local livestock — they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community. Now, they must outrun an encroaching evil as it corrupts and mutilates everyone it is exposed to and enlist the aid of a wizened “cleaner,” who holds the only tools that can stop this supernatural plague.” Argentinian director Demián Rugna’s frightening film made its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It marks his second feature following his fright-filled film Terrified, which won Best Horror Feature at Fantastic Fest 2017. The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 3, 2023

More from Indie

An Ancient Evil Is Unleashed In The 'Harlow's Haunt' Trailer

An Ancient Evil Is Unleashed In The ‘Harlow’s Haunt’ Trailer

Bayview Entertainment is taking viewers on a trip to Halrow’s Haunt, where a terrible evil has been released. In this low-budget indie horror, “An ancient evil stalks and claims the souls of anyone who awakens its presence. Harlow’s Haunt takes place in dual timelines beginning in 1926, where we learn of Harlow Greer’s true colors. Continuing to the present day, we follow a group of troubled young adults, close friends since childhood, trying to reconnect after a recent tragedy. The consequences of dabbling in evil – playing with an Ouija board as children – have followed them for decades. They are confronted once and for all on a harrowing and fateful Halloween night out at a haunted roadside attraction where the mind-bending climax will make you wonder what is real and what is not.” Written and directed by Terry Jarrell, the film stars John Dugan, Aimee Rolfsen, and Braille Babcock. Harlow’s Haunt is now out on Blu-ray and will land

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2023
1990 Horror 'The Wrong Door' Is Getting A Special 2K Blu-ray Release This Holiday Season

1990 Horror ‘The Wrong Door’ Is Getting A Special 2K Blu-ray Release This Holiday Season

Visual Vengeance, a Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage “Shot on Video” and microbudget genre indie films from the 1980s through 2000s, has announced the release of its next Blu-ray collector’s edition, The Wrong Door. The obscure horror thriller from the late 1980s video store era features a brand new 2K transfer from the original Super 8 elements. In the film: “Ted Farrell has lived for mysteries and drama his whole life. While a college student, he proves to be a sound designer with a knack for audio thrillers – but his life is about to imitate his art. Fate places him at the doorstep of a beautiful young woman who will soon end up murdered and in his car with no explanation. His night and his sanity quickly spiral out of control as he races to avoid becoming the next victim of the killer on the loose.” Directed by the team of James Groetsch, Shawn Korby, and Bill Weiss, the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2023
Moonshine, Murder, And Mummies: Chaos Packed Trailer Debuts For 'The Hyperborean'

Moonshine, Murder, And Mummies: Chaos Packed Trailer Debuts For ‘The Hyperborean’

Get ready to toast the soon-to-be-released indie film The Hyperborean, whose new trailer gives you a taste of the horrors to come. Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Cult Hero, The Hexecutioners, Monster Brawl) and written by Pontypool‘s Tony Burgess, all hell breaks loose in the film after a whiskey magnate summons his eccentric family to sample his legacy product: casks of Scotch aged 170 years, recovered from a ghost ship in the Canadian Arctic. The family is soon plunged into danger and chaos when an ice mummy and intergalactic moonshine are added to the equation. Liv Collins, Ry Barrett, Jess Vano, Jonathan Craig, Justin Bott, and Tony Burgess star in this insane, fun flick from Collingwood Film Company that is still making its festival rounds.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2023
The Cannes Winner ‘Omen’ Casts A Spell With New Trailer

The Cannes Winner ‘Omen’ Casts A Spell With New Trailer

The first look at the upcoming stunning supernatural horror-thriller Omen is here. It teases a twisted tale that explores culture, ancient superstition, and dark magic. The film marks the directorial debut of Baloji, an award-winning musician, filmmaker, polymath, art director, and costume designer, and won multiple awards at this year’s Cannes Festival and screened at Sitges and BeyondFest. In Omen, “After spending years in Belgium, Koffi (Marc Zinga), a young Congolese man, returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront his family and homeland culture. Secrecy and sorcery erupt when a nosebleed is mistaken for a curse, and Koffi is shunned from his family. Using magical realism to paint a portrait of “undesirables” and “sorcerers,” OMEN delves into the intricacies of identity, culture, and belief systems through a vibrant and visually captivating lens.” Marc Zinga, Lucie Debay, Eliane Umuhire, Yves-Marina Gnahoua, and Marcel Otete Kabeya star in Omen, which Benoit Roiland produced. Let the first trailer for Omen cast a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2023
Part Psychological Horror, Part Creature Feature: 'Loop Track' Is Out This December

A Deadly Creature Hunts Hikers In The New ‘Loop Track’ Trailer

This December, A man on the brink of insanity sets out on a hike, not knowing that it will turn into a fight for survival in Loop Track from writer-director Thomas Sainsbury. The trailer has just been unleashed by Dark Sky Films, teasing the horrors that await you this December in Loop Track, part psychological horror, part creature feature. In Loop Track, “Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile, and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that is stalking them someone or something sinister is stalking them. As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society, Ian starts to question his own sanity before plunging into a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2023
Werewolf Horror 'The Beast Comes at Midnight' Bares Its Teeth On Prime Video

Werewolf Horror ‘The Beast Comes at Midnight’ Bares Its Teeth On Prime Video

A hungry monster is on the hunt in The Beast Comes at Midnight, from the director of Terror Tales, Christopher Jackson. In the film, “An outcast, teenaged live streamer must enlist the help of four popular kids after he discovers that a werewolf is tracking one of them in their small rural town.” The cast of this hair-raising film includes Eric Roberts, Michael Pare, Michael McKeever, and Madilyn Chimento. Sink your teeth into The Beast Comes at Midnight, now on Amazon Prime, from Showtown American Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2023
No-Budget Holiday Horror 'Humbug' Gifts Horror Fans With New Trailer

No-Budget Holiday Horror ‘Humbug’ Gifts Horror Fans With New Trailer

From JFR Productions, behind Johnny Gruesome, comes the no-budget, mostly improvised holiday horror movie Humbug. John Renna (Slime City Massacre, Porkchop 3D), in association with Jason John Beebe (Crossbreed, Ombis), has been secretly working on the no-budget rubber monster movies whose trailer has now been unleashed. In the movie, “A regular guy (Renna) is bitten by a rare insect while looking for Christmas decorations, with bloody and sometimes hilarious consequences. He is slowly transformed into a walking incubation chamber with a penchant for blood (and condiments). The man’s personality, wants, and desires are replaced by an insect-like instinct to survive. The creature is attracted to food, warmth, and sounds that will cover up the unsettling noises of your brain being eaten from the inside out. After his family is killed, Brandon Reeves (Beebe) tries to cope with the loss by hunting down his family’s killers. This doesn’t sit right with Detective Travolta (Adrian Esposito), who is just trying to do

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2023
This November Masked Strangers Attack In 'Ghosts Of The Void'

This November Masked Strangers Attack In ‘Ghosts Of The Void’

From writer-director Jason Miller comes a riveting thriller that delves deep into the psychological depths of a crumbling marriage and a couple stuck in the middle of nowhere. Ghosts of the Void explores the fragility of the human psyche in the face of adversity while leaving audiences to question the thin line between reality and the supernatural. Jen and Tyler used to have it all: a solid marriage, a nice home, and careers that promised a bright future. But when Tyler’s drinking problem worsens and his writer’s block continues, the debt collectors show no mercy, forcing the couple to flee their home and into their car. Beyond stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed, they park their car, hoping to get a good night’s sleep. But when masked strangers arrive, their night turns into terror. Starring Tedra Millan, Carter Shrimp, Michael Reagan, and Matt Bowdren, the film is produced by Seth Savoy, Mike Ware, and Tony Kamin. It is executive produced by Cory

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2023
New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of The Horrors Of 'Do Not Disturb'

New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of The Horrors Of ‘Do Not Disturb’

A twisted, psychedelic horror film wrapped in a story of a failed marriage, brutality, and cannibalism, Do Not Disturb comes to theaters and digital this November after opening to rave reviews at film festivals, including Popcorn Frights, Screamfest, and Atlanta Horror Fest. The new trailer gives you a taste of the horrors to come. In the film, “Chloe and Jack travel to Miami for their honeymoon. They decide that a peyote experience will strengthen their marriage. However, they’ve been given a powerful strand that awakens a desire to eat human flesh. Confronting their toxic relationship, their room becomes a den of love, lust, and resentment as Chloe realizes that the way to escape this troubled marriage is to consume Jack literally.” Writer-director Cem Yilmaz does triple duty, starring in the film alongside Ahsen Eroglu, Celal Kadri Kinoglu, Özge Özberk, and Bülent Sakrak. Do Not Disturb opens in theaters on November 11, 2023, followed by its release on VOD on November

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2023
One Of The Scariest Films Of The Year: 'When Evil Lurks' Debuts On Shudder

One Of The Scariest Films Of The Year: ‘When Evil Lurks’ Debuts On Shudder

Hailed as one of the “scariest films of the year,” the supernatural horror When Evil Lurks, now playing in select theaters, makes its Shudder premiere today. “When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse — its very proximity poisoning the local livestock — they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community. Now, they must outrun an encroaching evil as it corrupts and mutilates everyone it is exposed to and enlist the aid of a wizened “cleaner,” who holds the only tools that can stop this supernatural plague.” Argentinian director Demián Rugna’s frightening film made its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It marks his second feature following his fright-filled film Terrified, which won Best Horror Feature at Fantastic Fest 2017. The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 3, 2023
Next →