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A Man Without Memory Faces A Demon In 'Spirit Of Fear' - Out Now

A Man Without Memory Faces A Demon In ‘Spirit Of Fear’ – Out Now

The supernatural indie horror film Spirit of Fear allows viewers to witness one man’s dark, mysterious journey as he tries to uncover who he is, where he is, and what’s hunting him. Written and directed by Alex Davidson, the film sees a man waking to find himself in an empty suburban house with no memory and blood smeared on his arm, only for it to turn out not to be his. Walking through the home, he finds messages like “Don’t stay in this room.” and “Don’t go outside.” But the mystery may be the least of his problems. He soon discovers that he is stuck in this house with a demon. Christopher Lee Page, Kevin Bohleber, and Matthew Peschino star. Watch the terrifying mystery unfold in Spirit of Fear on Prime Video and YouTube.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2023
Action-Packed Horror 'Ghost' Features A Cast Of Veterans, Firefighters, & Law Enforcement

Action-Packed Horror ‘Ghost’ Features A Cast Of Veterans, Firefighters, & Law Enforcement

The haunting, action-packed new horror film Ghost, starring icon Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2, Inner Space, Weird Science), is a love letter to director Roger Corman’s legacy of B-Movies. In the film, “When a deadly religious cult begins weaponizing demonic entities, it’s up to a band of church-funded mercenaries to take them down before they unleash Hell on Earth. When word of a Fallen Angel reaches the team, the stakes are raised, and the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of one man: Ghost.” Director Dillon Brown works as a Program Analyst for the Department of Defense and has joined forces with highly decorated former Green Beret, Michael Rock, to cast actual veterans, first responders, and law enforcement in the film, as many use acting as a way to combat PTSD. Watch Ghost now on Tubi’s free streaming service.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2023
Alien Abduction Thriller 'Static Codes' Has Landed On Prime Video

Alien Abduction Thriller ‘Static Codes’ Has Landed On Prime Video

A man struggles in his search for his missing wife, abducted by aliens in the indie, out-of-this-world sci-fi thriller Static Codes. Directed by Thomas Walton, the film sees a man’s wife abducted by aliens ten years ago during a car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Given up on life, he has become consumed with only one mission: finding his wife. Starring Shane Woodson (Resident Evil: Extinction), Augie Duke (“The Myans”), and Sadie Katz (The Beast Inside), the film was produced by Jared Safier and David M Parks and Associate Producer Michael Joy. Static Codes, part sci-fi, part emotional thriller, is now out on Prime Video.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2023
Game Review: 'Gori: Cuddly Carnage'

Check Out The Mind Melting Trailer For ‘GORI: Cuddly Carnage’

What happens when you take a cute cat, a sentient razor hoverboard, and a complaining modular AI and let them lose on unicorns in a neon-flashing world? You get GORI: Cuddly Carnage! A skate-and-slash game where you play as Gori, a cute cat out to save the world from evil twisted unicorns and toys. Players take on the role of a cat named Gori who along with F.R.A.N.K. a sentient hoverboard designed to kill, and CH1-P an AI program, deal death to a hoard of mutated unicorns and twisted toys that are part of the Adorable Army, but there’s nothing adorable about them! Gori will fight through enemies leaving behind a trail of blood and glitter as he uses his murderous hoverboard to explore levels and take out enemies with a range of attack combos and finishers. GORIE: Cuddly Carnage will be coming to PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Aug 1, 2023
'Storage Locker' Plays A Deadly Game This September (Trailer)

‘Storage Locker’ Plays A Deadly Game This September (Trailer)

The official trailer for Storage Locker is here and may make you want to never check your stuff in storage again. In this indie horror film, “a comic book collector Packer Stanley falls for two beautiful sisters, Apollonia and Diana Leto, who run a massive underground storage facility. Wannabe witch Apollonia has resurrected her dead father in a demonic boy and uses him to eliminate certain members of their secret society of rarities collectors. Packer seeks the Holy Grail of comics, the first appearance of “The Spyder,” and is lured into the storage locker maze. There he faces off with the mutating demon to win his grand prize.” Written and directed by Ray Spivey, this witchy horror stars Skeeta Jenkins, Mike Gassaway, Allen Danziger, and Bobbie Grace, Storage Locker slashes its way onto VOD and Digital on August 22, 2023, from Free Style Media.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2023
Short Film Review: Bus Stop (2023)

Short Film Review: Bus Stop (2023)

In the middle of nowhere, a man, Holden by name (Joshua Shea), waits for seemingly an eternity for his bus to arrive as he tries to cope with the problems life has thrown his way. Suddenly he is joined by a mysterious woman (Poppie Boyes) who seems to have materialized out of the aether… a woman who fluctuates between playful and threateningly serious with shocking ease. To make matters worse, our hero sees a pale man in a gold suit (Mike Kelson) hovering in the darkness, as well as a pointing woman (Olivia Post) just beyond the bus stop, though his companion seems not to notice. What is the true meaning behind the mysterious goings-on at the shadow-surrounded bus stop, and how will these mysteries effect Holden? Written & Directed by Zora Cielle Anri (based on an idea from producer Ivan Veselov), Bus Stop is presented not unlike a one act play; we have one, nearly expressionistic locale (the fluorescent

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DanXIII
Jul 30, 2023
Movie Review: The Primevals (2023)

Movie Review: The Primevals (2023)

Some Sherpas actually manage to kill a giant yeti, and the corpse is promptly shipped overseas to be studied by renowned anthropologist Dr. Claire Collier (Juliet Mills) who discovers something strange… this yeti was purposefully mutated into existence, but by who… or what… is unknown. Enter: Matthew Connor (Richard Joseph Paul); Claire’s former student and shit-hot anthropologist as well. Matt is flat-out amazed by all things yeti-corpse, as one would imagine, and before you know it, he’s recruited into the ranks of Claire’s Himalayan excursion… along with hard-ass, big game huntin’ mother fucker Rondo Montana (Leon Russom), Sherpa guide Siku (Tai Thai), and yet another anthro-thusiast, Kathleen (Walker Brandt). So off these cats trek, all fired up to retrieve a living specimen… which they find, along with an entrance to a hollow earth paradise/living hell chock-full of ape-like cavemen, lizard people, U.F.O.’s, and aliens. Sounds like my kinda party cats n’ creeps! Will our intrepid heroes survive their ordeal and

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DanXIII
Jul 30, 2023
'Don't Look Away" Trailer Unleashes A Killer Mannequin

‘Don’t Look Away” Trailer Unleashes A Killer Mannequin

It doesn’t movie, it doesn’t think, it just kills! The trailer for Level 33 Entertainment’s Don’t Look Away (aka Mannequin) is here, revealing a mannequin that looks like looks like a giant, deranged male Barbie doll. “For one young woman, a chance encounter with this supernatural entity proves devastating. Frankie learns that once you see the mannequin, there may be no end in sight except for your own.” Directed by Micheal Bafaro, who co-wrote the script with Michael Mitton, Don’t Look Away stars Kelly Bastard, Michael Mitton, Colm Hill, Rene Lai, Abu Dukuly, and Brittany Pilgrim. Don’t Look Away comes to VOD and Digital on Friday, September 1, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 30, 2023
Award-Winning Horror-Comedy 'Follow The Dead' Hits Streaming Services

Award-Winning Horror-Comedy ‘Follow The Dead’ Hits Streaming Services

Looking for something to watch this weekend? How about the Irish horror-comedy Follow the Dead? After scoring an incredible 19 film festival wins and 12 more nominations, the zombie movie is out now on streaming services. “In a generation plagued by fake news, an idle family in rural Ireland argues over the legitimacy of the emerging viral footage of zombie-ravaged Dublin. Discovering his estranged wife has returned to his small town’s police department; forlorn Robbie commits to helping figure things out. But when danger lands on his doorstep, he must learn if his family’s dependent lifestyle has left them too naïve to weather their fate.” Written and directed by Adam William Cahill, this fun flick stars Luke Corcoran, Tadhg Devery, Marybeth Herron, Luke Collins, and Cristina Ryan. The film was written not simply out of an overt love for the zombie genre but to tell a story about how Millennials would deal with trauma of such a magnitude in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 29, 2023
Dive Into The Mystery Thriller 'Devils Lake' Now On Blu-ray

Dive Into The Mystery Thriller ‘Devils Lake’ Now On Blu-ray

From director Ted Pfeifer (Cabin Fever, Lockdown) comes Devils Lake, starring Justin Ament, Ted Pfeifer, and Ryan Deal. The mystery thriller follows Jake Barker who thought he left Devils Lake, but Devils Lake never left him. As soon as he returns to Devils Lake, murders begin to happen… again. Watch the mystery thriller now on Blu-ray from Bayview Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 27, 2023

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A Man Without Memory Faces A Demon In 'Spirit Of Fear' - Out Now

A Man Without Memory Faces A Demon In ‘Spirit Of Fear’ – Out Now

The supernatural indie horror film Spirit of Fear allows viewers to witness one man’s dark, mysterious journey as he tries to uncover who he is, where he is, and what’s hunting him. Written and directed by Alex Davidson, the film sees a man waking to find himself in an empty suburban house with no memory and blood smeared on his arm, only for it to turn out not to be his. Walking through the home, he finds messages like “Don’t stay in this room.” and “Don’t go outside.” But the mystery may be the least of his problems. He soon discovers that he is stuck in this house with a demon. Christopher Lee Page, Kevin Bohleber, and Matthew Peschino star. Watch the terrifying mystery unfold in Spirit of Fear on Prime Video and YouTube.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2023
Action-Packed Horror 'Ghost' Features A Cast Of Veterans, Firefighters, & Law Enforcement

Action-Packed Horror ‘Ghost’ Features A Cast Of Veterans, Firefighters, & Law Enforcement

The haunting, action-packed new horror film Ghost, starring icon Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2, Inner Space, Weird Science), is a love letter to director Roger Corman’s legacy of B-Movies. In the film, “When a deadly religious cult begins weaponizing demonic entities, it’s up to a band of church-funded mercenaries to take them down before they unleash Hell on Earth. When word of a Fallen Angel reaches the team, the stakes are raised, and the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of one man: Ghost.” Director Dillon Brown works as a Program Analyst for the Department of Defense and has joined forces with highly decorated former Green Beret, Michael Rock, to cast actual veterans, first responders, and law enforcement in the film, as many use acting as a way to combat PTSD. Watch Ghost now on Tubi’s free streaming service.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2023
Alien Abduction Thriller 'Static Codes' Has Landed On Prime Video

Alien Abduction Thriller ‘Static Codes’ Has Landed On Prime Video

A man struggles in his search for his missing wife, abducted by aliens in the indie, out-of-this-world sci-fi thriller Static Codes. Directed by Thomas Walton, the film sees a man’s wife abducted by aliens ten years ago during a car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Given up on life, he has become consumed with only one mission: finding his wife. Starring Shane Woodson (Resident Evil: Extinction), Augie Duke (“The Myans”), and Sadie Katz (The Beast Inside), the film was produced by Jared Safier and David M Parks and Associate Producer Michael Joy. Static Codes, part sci-fi, part emotional thriller, is now out on Prime Video.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2023
Game Review: 'Gori: Cuddly Carnage'

Check Out The Mind Melting Trailer For ‘GORI: Cuddly Carnage’

What happens when you take a cute cat, a sentient razor hoverboard, and a complaining modular AI and let them lose on unicorns in a neon-flashing world? You get GORI: Cuddly Carnage! A skate-and-slash game where you play as Gori, a cute cat out to save the world from evil twisted unicorns and toys. Players take on the role of a cat named Gori who along with F.R.A.N.K. a sentient hoverboard designed to kill, and CH1-P an AI program, deal death to a hoard of mutated unicorns and twisted toys that are part of the Adorable Army, but there’s nothing adorable about them! Gori will fight through enemies leaving behind a trail of blood and glitter as he uses his murderous hoverboard to explore levels and take out enemies with a range of attack combos and finishers. GORIE: Cuddly Carnage will be coming to PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Aug 1, 2023
'Storage Locker' Plays A Deadly Game This September (Trailer)

‘Storage Locker’ Plays A Deadly Game This September (Trailer)

The official trailer for Storage Locker is here and may make you want to never check your stuff in storage again. In this indie horror film, “a comic book collector Packer Stanley falls for two beautiful sisters, Apollonia and Diana Leto, who run a massive underground storage facility. Wannabe witch Apollonia has resurrected her dead father in a demonic boy and uses him to eliminate certain members of their secret society of rarities collectors. Packer seeks the Holy Grail of comics, the first appearance of “The Spyder,” and is lured into the storage locker maze. There he faces off with the mutating demon to win his grand prize.” Written and directed by Ray Spivey, this witchy horror stars Skeeta Jenkins, Mike Gassaway, Allen Danziger, and Bobbie Grace, Storage Locker slashes its way onto VOD and Digital on August 22, 2023, from Free Style Media.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2023
Short Film Review: Bus Stop (2023)

Short Film Review: Bus Stop (2023)

In the middle of nowhere, a man, Holden by name (Joshua Shea), waits for seemingly an eternity for his bus to arrive as he tries to cope with the problems life has thrown his way. Suddenly he is joined by a mysterious woman (Poppie Boyes) who seems to have materialized out of the aether… a woman who fluctuates between playful and threateningly serious with shocking ease. To make matters worse, our hero sees a pale man in a gold suit (Mike Kelson) hovering in the darkness, as well as a pointing woman (Olivia Post) just beyond the bus stop, though his companion seems not to notice. What is the true meaning behind the mysterious goings-on at the shadow-surrounded bus stop, and how will these mysteries effect Holden? Written & Directed by Zora Cielle Anri (based on an idea from producer Ivan Veselov), Bus Stop is presented not unlike a one act play; we have one, nearly expressionistic locale (the fluorescent

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 30, 2023
Movie Review: The Primevals (2023)

Movie Review: The Primevals (2023)

Some Sherpas actually manage to kill a giant yeti, and the corpse is promptly shipped overseas to be studied by renowned anthropologist Dr. Claire Collier (Juliet Mills) who discovers something strange… this yeti was purposefully mutated into existence, but by who… or what… is unknown. Enter: Matthew Connor (Richard Joseph Paul); Claire’s former student and shit-hot anthropologist as well. Matt is flat-out amazed by all things yeti-corpse, as one would imagine, and before you know it, he’s recruited into the ranks of Claire’s Himalayan excursion… along with hard-ass, big game huntin’ mother fucker Rondo Montana (Leon Russom), Sherpa guide Siku (Tai Thai), and yet another anthro-thusiast, Kathleen (Walker Brandt). So off these cats trek, all fired up to retrieve a living specimen… which they find, along with an entrance to a hollow earth paradise/living hell chock-full of ape-like cavemen, lizard people, U.F.O.’s, and aliens. Sounds like my kinda party cats n’ creeps! Will our intrepid heroes survive their ordeal and

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 30, 2023
'Don't Look Away" Trailer Unleashes A Killer Mannequin

‘Don’t Look Away” Trailer Unleashes A Killer Mannequin

It doesn’t movie, it doesn’t think, it just kills! The trailer for Level 33 Entertainment’s Don’t Look Away (aka Mannequin) is here, revealing a mannequin that looks like looks like a giant, deranged male Barbie doll. “For one young woman, a chance encounter with this supernatural entity proves devastating. Frankie learns that once you see the mannequin, there may be no end in sight except for your own.” Directed by Micheal Bafaro, who co-wrote the script with Michael Mitton, Don’t Look Away stars Kelly Bastard, Michael Mitton, Colm Hill, Rene Lai, Abu Dukuly, and Brittany Pilgrim. Don’t Look Away comes to VOD and Digital on Friday, September 1, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 30, 2023
Award-Winning Horror-Comedy 'Follow The Dead' Hits Streaming Services

Award-Winning Horror-Comedy ‘Follow The Dead’ Hits Streaming Services

Looking for something to watch this weekend? How about the Irish horror-comedy Follow the Dead? After scoring an incredible 19 film festival wins and 12 more nominations, the zombie movie is out now on streaming services. “In a generation plagued by fake news, an idle family in rural Ireland argues over the legitimacy of the emerging viral footage of zombie-ravaged Dublin. Discovering his estranged wife has returned to his small town’s police department; forlorn Robbie commits to helping figure things out. But when danger lands on his doorstep, he must learn if his family’s dependent lifestyle has left them too naïve to weather their fate.” Written and directed by Adam William Cahill, this fun flick stars Luke Corcoran, Tadhg Devery, Marybeth Herron, Luke Collins, and Cristina Ryan. The film was written not simply out of an overt love for the zombie genre but to tell a story about how Millennials would deal with trauma of such a magnitude in the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 29, 2023
Dive Into The Mystery Thriller 'Devils Lake' Now On Blu-ray

Dive Into The Mystery Thriller ‘Devils Lake’ Now On Blu-ray

From director Ted Pfeifer (Cabin Fever, Lockdown) comes Devils Lake, starring Justin Ament, Ted Pfeifer, and Ryan Deal. The mystery thriller follows Jake Barker who thought he left Devils Lake, but Devils Lake never left him. As soon as he returns to Devils Lake, murders begin to happen… again. Watch the mystery thriller now on Blu-ray from Bayview Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 27, 2023
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