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A new horror-filled twist on the classic The Wizard of Oz is coming, titled Gale Stay Away from Oz. The movie, from writer-director Daniel Alexander, centers on the young granddaughter of Dorothy Gale, who is pulled into a horrific nightmare connected to her grandmother’s past. “In this dark re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale is now an elderly woman, broken by years of paranormal entanglement with a mystical realm, which has now echoed down to her only living relative, Emily, who is being called to settle unfinished business in this terrifying world of Oz.” Chloë Crump, Stacey Devonport, Denny Hodge, Karen Swan, and Tenisha White star. The release date has yet to be announced, but the trailer has been released. Check it out below.
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From director Michael Su (Night of the Tommyknockers) comes the new action-packed horror flick Bridge of the Doomed starring Michael Pare, Robert LaSardo, and Kate Watson. In the movie, “A group of soldiers is ordered to hold a bridge during a zombie outbreak, but what lives underneath the bridge, proves to be even more deadly.” Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal produce the movie written by Adrian Milnes. Sink your teeth into Bridge of the Doomed out now on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, and in select theatres, from Mahal Empire Productions and Gravitas Ventures.
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From writer-director Mark Cantu (Average Joe) comes the practical effects indie horror Wolf Hollow whose trailer has just arrived. In the film, “A group of young filmmakers, led by neophyte producer Alex Romero (Christina Krakowski), venture out on a location scout in rural Pennsylvania. Deep into the backcountry, it quickly becomes apparent they have stumbled onto a family of werewolves and must now survive the night.” Scream queens Felissa Rose, Hannah Fierman, and Lynn Lowry star along with Brian Ceponis, Christina Krakowski, Noah Welter, Brandon Krum, Jess Uhler, Kamarra Cole, Spencer Madison, Lucas Dunaway, and Jordan Ploskina. Produced by Daniel John Kearney, and Brian Bell, Wolf Hollow is from Cineworx and Mezek Films.
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The critically acclaimed sci-fi horror film Something In The Dirt is out now in theaters. The film is the latest title from brilliant filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creators of the critically acclaimed films The Endless and Synchronic, as well as writers for episodes from Marvel’s” Moon Knight” and the upcoming second season of “Loki.” The two also star in this film. In the film, “when neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment, they begin documenting the paranormal that could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.” Something in the Dirt will play in select cinemas now with a Digital release on November 28th, and Blu-ray on December 5th, from XYZ Films, which you can pre-order now, from XYZ Films.
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This December, a young influencer finds herself kidnapped in the horror film Deinfluencer, from writer-director Jamie Bailey. Starring Marie Luciani-Grimaldi, Caylin Turner, Anne-Carolyne Binette, and Simon Phillips, the film follows “A young cheerleader and influencer is imprisoned and forced to take part in social media challenges at the behest of her seemingly motivated kidnapper. She soon finds that she’s fighting for her life, as well as the lives of other young women.” This horror-thriller is produced by Dystopian Films and Mem Ferda and is executive produced by Michael Kraetzer, Nicolas Onetti, and Sayf Aram. Deinfluencer strikes on December 6, 2022, on Digital & VOD (US & Canada).
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Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, has just released the new trailer and art for the Shudder Original Film, A Wounded Fawn, ahead of the film’s debut on the platform on Thursday, December 1, 2022. The film is the latest feature from celebrated writer and director Travis Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor, Jakob’s Wife) and premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival to great acclaim, then went on to screen at FrightFest London and Fantastic Fest. Inspired by surrealist art and Greek mythology, A Wounded Fawn follows the story of Meredith Tanning (Sarah Lind, Jakob’s Wife), a local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool, only to be targeted by a charming serial killer (Josh Ruben, Scare Me, Werewolves Within). When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him. A Wounded Fawn
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Bayview Entertainment is getting ready to unleash the new indie film Bridgehurst Asylum For The Sane, the suspense-filled film that is part mystery, part thriller. Set “during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1919, a young woman is wrongfully incarcerated in an asylum and discovers an institution driven by manipulation and greed. With the help of her young suitor and others in the Asylum, she brings to light the reprehensible and hidden activities that have gone unnoticed.” Directed by Brent Stainer, who co-wrote the film with Julia Hawkins, the film stars Hawkins, Emma Weller, and Stephen Locke. Bridgehurst Asylum For The Sane arrives on Blu-ray on November 22, 2023, from Bayview Entertainment. You can preorder your copy now.
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If you are like me and love cheesy creature features, there’s a new horror-comedy titled Crabs that you are going to want to check out, the good news, is you don’t have to wait long. It’s out this month! In the film, “Mutated by nuclear runoff, a horde of murderous horseshoe crabs descend on a sleepy California town causing Prom Night terror. As the deadly crustaceans claw their way through the disbelieving population, it’s up to a ramshackle band of students and police to address the increasingly ginormous crab menace in a love letter to such practical effects horrors as Gremlins and nostalgic Roger Corman classics. Directed by Pierce Berolzheimer this fun flick stars Dylan Riley Snyder, Jessica Morris, Robert Craighead, Allie Jennings, Bryce Durfee, and Chase Padgett. Get Crabs on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon Prime on November 15th, 2022. A feature-packed Director’s Edition Blu-Ray will be released a week later on November 22nd which will include three feature-length
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Shudder has just announced it has acquired the Malaysian horror Blood Flower (Harum Malam) from director Dain Said (Interchange, Bunohan, Dukun). The film, an official selection of Fantastic Fest and the Sitges Film Festival, will be available exclusively on Shudder in 2023. “Blood Flower (Harum Malam) tells the story of Iqbal, a 16-year-old apprentice faith healer, and exorcist, tormented by visions of the dead and spirits from other dimensions. When a malicious spirit begins to wreak havoc around him, Iqbal is forced to harness his supernatural gifts to save his family and friends.” Written by Said, Nandita Solomon and Ben Omar, Blood Flower (Harum Malam) stars Idan Aedan, Bront Palarae, and Remy Ishak and is produced by Apparat in collaboration with Skop Productions and D’Ayu Pictures. The film was also produced with support from the Malaysian National Film Development Board (Finas). Reel Suspects is handling sales for the rest of the world. “One of next year’s most frightening films, Blood
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This November, witness the duplicitous side of social media when Gravitas Ventures releases the gripping award-winning film The Willowbrook, produced by the creator of the Final Destination franchise. In the film, “A renowned wellness influencer invites one of her recently overdosed followers to seek recovery at her small-town manor. Once the follower arrives, she realizes the dark world existing within the manor is not what she–nor millions of others–perceived from the internet.” The Willowbrook, a film for the Tik Tok generation, was both written and directed by Zach Klopp, who is making his feature film debut. It stars Jessica Bishop, Erin Day, and Lawrence J. Hughes. It was executive produced by Koepp and Bethe H. Gordon and produced by Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination), Jessica Bishop, Krista Kolegraff, Aaron Hammersley, and Greg Bekkers. The film is a Rag Tag Pictures Production. Gravitas Ventures will release the film on digital platforms on November 8, 2022.
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A new horror-filled twist on the classic The Wizard of Oz is coming, titled Gale Stay Away from Oz. The movie, from writer-director Daniel Alexander, centers on the young granddaughter of Dorothy Gale, who is pulled into a horrific nightmare connected to her grandmother’s past. “In this dark re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale is now an elderly woman, broken by years of paranormal entanglement with a mystical realm, which has now echoed down to her only living relative, Emily, who is being called to settle unfinished business in this terrifying world of Oz.” Chloë Crump, Stacey Devonport, Denny Hodge, Karen Swan, and Tenisha White star. The release date has yet to be announced, but the trailer has been released. Check it out below.
Continue reading →
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From director Michael Su (Night of the Tommyknockers) comes the new action-packed horror flick Bridge of the Doomed starring Michael Pare, Robert LaSardo, and Kate Watson. In the movie, “A group of soldiers is ordered to hold a bridge during a zombie outbreak, but what lives underneath the bridge, proves to be even more deadly.” Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal produce the movie written by Adrian Milnes. Sink your teeth into Bridge of the Doomed out now on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, and in select theatres, from Mahal Empire Productions and Gravitas Ventures.
Continue reading →
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From writer-director Mark Cantu (Average Joe) comes the practical effects indie horror Wolf Hollow whose trailer has just arrived. In the film, “A group of young filmmakers, led by neophyte producer Alex Romero (Christina Krakowski), venture out on a location scout in rural Pennsylvania. Deep into the backcountry, it quickly becomes apparent they have stumbled onto a family of werewolves and must now survive the night.” Scream queens Felissa Rose, Hannah Fierman, and Lynn Lowry star along with Brian Ceponis, Christina Krakowski, Noah Welter, Brandon Krum, Jess Uhler, Kamarra Cole, Spencer Madison, Lucas Dunaway, and Jordan Ploskina. Produced by Daniel John Kearney, and Brian Bell, Wolf Hollow is from Cineworx and Mezek Films.
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
The critically acclaimed sci-fi horror film Something In The Dirt is out now in theaters. The film is the latest title from brilliant filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creators of the critically acclaimed films The Endless and Synchronic, as well as writers for episodes from Marvel’s” Moon Knight” and the upcoming second season of “Loki.” The two also star in this film. In the film, “when neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment, they begin documenting the paranormal that could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.” Something in the Dirt will play in select cinemas now with a Digital release on November 28th, and Blu-ray on December 5th, from XYZ Films, which you can pre-order now, from XYZ Films.
Continue reading →
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This December, a young influencer finds herself kidnapped in the horror film Deinfluencer, from writer-director Jamie Bailey. Starring Marie Luciani-Grimaldi, Caylin Turner, Anne-Carolyne Binette, and Simon Phillips, the film follows “A young cheerleader and influencer is imprisoned and forced to take part in social media challenges at the behest of her seemingly motivated kidnapper. She soon finds that she’s fighting for her life, as well as the lives of other young women.” This horror-thriller is produced by Dystopian Films and Mem Ferda and is executive produced by Michael Kraetzer, Nicolas Onetti, and Sayf Aram. Deinfluencer strikes on December 6, 2022, on Digital & VOD (US & Canada).
Continue reading →
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Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, has just released the new trailer and art for the Shudder Original Film, A Wounded Fawn, ahead of the film’s debut on the platform on Thursday, December 1, 2022. The film is the latest feature from celebrated writer and director Travis Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor, Jakob’s Wife) and premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival to great acclaim, then went on to screen at FrightFest London and Fantastic Fest. Inspired by surrealist art and Greek mythology, A Wounded Fawn follows the story of Meredith Tanning (Sarah Lind, Jakob’s Wife), a local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool, only to be targeted by a charming serial killer (Josh Ruben, Scare Me, Werewolves Within). When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him. A Wounded Fawn
Continue reading →
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Bayview Entertainment is getting ready to unleash the new indie film Bridgehurst Asylum For The Sane, the suspense-filled film that is part mystery, part thriller. Set “during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1919, a young woman is wrongfully incarcerated in an asylum and discovers an institution driven by manipulation and greed. With the help of her young suitor and others in the Asylum, she brings to light the reprehensible and hidden activities that have gone unnoticed.” Directed by Brent Stainer, who co-wrote the film with Julia Hawkins, the film stars Hawkins, Emma Weller, and Stephen Locke. Bridgehurst Asylum For The Sane arrives on Blu-ray on November 22, 2023, from Bayview Entertainment. You can preorder your copy now.
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
If you are like me and love cheesy creature features, there’s a new horror-comedy titled Crabs that you are going to want to check out, the good news, is you don’t have to wait long. It’s out this month! In the film, “Mutated by nuclear runoff, a horde of murderous horseshoe crabs descend on a sleepy California town causing Prom Night terror. As the deadly crustaceans claw their way through the disbelieving population, it’s up to a ramshackle band of students and police to address the increasingly ginormous crab menace in a love letter to such practical effects horrors as Gremlins and nostalgic Roger Corman classics. Directed by Pierce Berolzheimer this fun flick stars Dylan Riley Snyder, Jessica Morris, Robert Craighead, Allie Jennings, Bryce Durfee, and Chase Padgett. Get Crabs on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon Prime on November 15th, 2022. A feature-packed Director’s Edition Blu-Ray will be released a week later on November 22nd which will include three feature-length
Continue reading →
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Shudder has just announced it has acquired the Malaysian horror Blood Flower (Harum Malam) from director Dain Said (Interchange, Bunohan, Dukun). The film, an official selection of Fantastic Fest and the Sitges Film Festival, will be available exclusively on Shudder in 2023. “Blood Flower (Harum Malam) tells the story of Iqbal, a 16-year-old apprentice faith healer, and exorcist, tormented by visions of the dead and spirits from other dimensions. When a malicious spirit begins to wreak havoc around him, Iqbal is forced to harness his supernatural gifts to save his family and friends.” Written by Said, Nandita Solomon and Ben Omar, Blood Flower (Harum Malam) stars Idan Aedan, Bront Palarae, and Remy Ishak and is produced by Apparat in collaboration with Skop Productions and D’Ayu Pictures. The film was also produced with support from the Malaysian National Film Development Board (Finas). Reel Suspects is handling sales for the rest of the world. “One of next year’s most frightening films, Blood
Continue reading →
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This November, witness the duplicitous side of social media when Gravitas Ventures releases the gripping award-winning film The Willowbrook, produced by the creator of the Final Destination franchise. In the film, “A renowned wellness influencer invites one of her recently overdosed followers to seek recovery at her small-town manor. Once the follower arrives, she realizes the dark world existing within the manor is not what she–nor millions of others–perceived from the internet.” The Willowbrook, a film for the Tik Tok generation, was both written and directed by Zach Klopp, who is making his feature film debut. It stars Jessica Bishop, Erin Day, and Lawrence J. Hughes. It was executive produced by Koepp and Bethe H. Gordon and produced by Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination), Jessica Bishop, Krista Kolegraff, Aaron Hammersley, and Greg Bekkers. The film is a Rag Tag Pictures Production. Gravitas Ventures will release the film on digital platforms on November 8, 2022.
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