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Bigfoot Horror 'The Wild Man' Hunts Down New Trailer

Bigfoot Horror ‘The Wild Man’ Hunts Down New Trailer

The new trailer for Terror Films’ indie horror film The Wild Man, from director Ryan Justice (Followers), pits Michael Pare against bigfoot. In the film, “Young women have been going missing in Ochopee, FL, without a single suspect in custody. A young journalist, Sara, convinces her crew to join her investigation as she travels to Ochopee to document her discoveries, but they soon realize their presence in this town is not welcome. Determined to find her story, Sara convinces her friends to stick with her, because they’re onto something big. Upon meeting Dale, the town’s notorious conspiracy theorist, she’s convinced he knows more than he is willing to share. The crew humors Dale’s ridiculous theories, even accompanying him into the Florida swamps on his quest to show them “The Wild Man”, hoping he’ll somehow reveal his guilt. But what the crew discovers is a secret much deeper than fairy tales and legends. What they discover is much darker and more

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
Blu-ray: Post Mortem (2020)

Blu-ray: Post Mortem (2020)

With Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918 raging, and the first World War winding down, our dude Tomás (Viktor Klem), a post-mortem photographer by trade, has plenty of stiffs to keep business booming as he laboriously poses those corpses and snaps shots for their relatives to have as keepsakes of their loved ones. Why is Tommy so balls deep in the corpse biz (not literally, though in this column would it really come as a surprise if he was?)? Because he nearly was one himself as he was technically dead, but an ethereal young girl revives his ass on the battlefield where he is rescued from a gaggle of extinct soldiers. After becoming something of a sideshow exhibit due to his experiences while touring with a travelling carnival (nothing good ever comes of those fucking things) he eventually comes in contact with a 10 year-old girl named Anna (Fruzsina Hais), who asks our hero to come and photograph the many corpses

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DanXIII
Sep 10, 2022
Game Review: 'White Day: A Labyrinth Named School'

Game Review: ‘White Day: A Labyrinth Named School’

It’s a fact that Asian horror is top tier with its perfect mixture of old folk tales and ghost stories and bringing them into the modern world. The same can be said with horror games that take these characteristics and put you in the driver’s seat! This brings us to today’s main focus, White Day: A Labyrinth Named School, a South Korean first-person horror game remade for modern gamers as the original game came out in 2001 for mobile. I want to give SONNORI Corp and PQubed a big thank you for the reviewing opportunity. White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is about a high school boy named Hee-Min Lee who snuck into the Yeondu High School to leave a White Day gift for his crush. Things quickly go wrong as Hee-Min finds himself stuck inside the school along with his crush and two other schoolmates along with murderous janitors and ghosts from the school’s dark past. Now onto the

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Sep 9, 2022
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Horror ‘Isleen Pines’ Kicks Off IndieGoGo Campaign

3 Keys Media has unveiled their next Horror film, now crowdfunding on IndieGoGo! Isleen Pines follows a group of friends celebrating their traditional Halloween festivities in their hometown. From a strange neighbor, the biggest costume party of the year, and mysterious sinister creatures…something is different this year.” This New Halloween Sci-Fi Horror Hybrid is bringing creatures and body horror together in a film like you’ve never seen. With inspirations going back from the 70s to now, there is something for everyone in Isleen Pines. The film will be helmed by Alexys Paonessa and Matthew Festle, and starring GlennPlummer (SAW II, Speed, Gifted, Showgirls), Naiia Lajoie (The Gingerweed Man, Drug Lords, Blue Mountain State), Alan Maxson (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Blade: The Iron Cross, Alien Planet, ShadowMarsh), Jeremiah Benjamin (The Love Witch, 16 Bits, Un-Human), Scott Alan Ward (Craving, Macabre Mountain, Wolf Hollow) and many more casting announcements on the horizon! Brand new and exclusive perks for horror fans to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2022
'The Case of Anna Mancini' Leads To A Terrifying Discovery This October (Trailer)

‘The Case of Anna Mancini’ Leads To A Terrifying Discovery This October (Trailer)

An investigation into a young girl’s disappearance leads to a terrifying discovery this October in The Case of Anna Mancini. Rated “TMA,” “This documentary-style foreign indie horror film tells the story of a journalist and his videographer who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young girl. What they find will shock and terrify you!” The Case of Anna Mancini is coming to Blu-ray on October 4th, 2022 from Bayview Entertainment. You can pre-order your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2022
In New 'Conjuring the Beyond' Trailer Night Terrors Become A Waking Nightmare

In New ‘Conjuring the Beyond’ Trailer Night Terrors Become A Waking Nightmare

Breaking Glass Pictures has now announced the release of the supernatural sleep paralysis film Conjuring the Beyond from director Calvin More McCarthy (“Mutant Vampires from Planet Neptune”, “A Haunting In Ravenwood”). The film follows a young woman who joins a sleep study, only to discover what haunts her may not just be in her head… “Conjuring the Beyond” started as a literal nightmare”, said McCarthy. “About a year ago I had my first and only experience with sleep paralysis. At that moment, when I woke up I immediately thought of it as a movie. What if that WAS real. What if in that state between consciousness and unconsciousness our minds are susceptible to other worlds around us? Maybe the unconscious isn’t such a pretty place. The concept and the overall story for “Conjuring the Beyond” came quickly. It was one of those ideas that feels so hot that it almost writes itself.” Starring Victoria Grace Borrello, Steve Larkin, Tim Coyle,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2022
Vote Which Films Will Be Featured On Scream Factory TV And Win A Shopping Spree

Vote Which Films Will Be Featured On Scream Factory TV And Win A Shopping Spree

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the legendary Scream Factory brand, Scream Factory TV is honoring its fans by letting them choose the nightly lineup of diabolical double features! From September 7th-16th, fans can head over to 31NOH.com to vote for the top five frightening flicks from the entire Scream Factory catalog, and even have a chance to win a Shout! Factory shopping spree! Vote HERE. Titles up for vote include classics include: Alligator, Alligator II, Road Games, Dead Space, Bad Moon Witchboard, Ben, Black Christmas, Day Of The Dead, The Company of Wolves, Chopping Mall, Night of the Demons, The Monster Club, The Slumber Party Massacre, and Slumber Party Massacre II! Fans can vote now to stream and scream their favorite horror movies in October. Starting October 1st, fans can tune in every night at 6pm PT/9pm ET to see if their selections made the cut. Tune in to watch the uncensored versions of the frightening, fan-picked double features

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2022
Upcoming Horror 'Camp Pleasant Lake' Reveals Killer Cast As It Begins Production

Upcoming Horror ‘Camp Pleasant Lake’ Reveals Killer Cast As It Begins Production

The upcoming horror, now filming, Camp Pleasant Lake has announced its full cast, filled with iconic stars such as Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers), Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire), The Conjuring franchise star Bonnie Aarons, Robert LaSardo, and Mike Ferguson (Amityville Rising). In the film, “An enterprising couple, the Rutherfords. decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior. Also included in the cast is DeVanny Pinn, Raef Adame, Peter Newman, Rudy Ledbetter, Sajid Ali, Greg Tally, Jeff A. Cooper, Jeffrey Bele, Jason van Loo, Timothy Skyler Dunigan, Carissa Goble, Benny Nolan, and Marcus Spencer. Filming began on August 29 and is from Safier Entertainment, PhilaDreams Films, Lux Angeles Studios, and Mahal Empire. Writer / Director Thomas Walton along with Jared Safier are producing Camp Pleasant Lake. In addition, Jackson Everest and David M. Parks are producers, Michael

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2022
Movie Review: Smile (2022) Will Leave Horror Fans Grinning

New Featurette Teases The Horrors That Await Us In ‘Smile’

Paramount has just unleashed a new, unnerving featurette for their upcoming creepy AF horror Smile, written and directed by Parker Finn. In the movie, “After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.” Smile stars Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey with Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan. It is produced by Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, and Robert Salerno. Smile will be unleashed on September 30, 2022, from Paramount.

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Sep 7, 2022
As Funny As It Is Frightening: 'Deadstream' Scores New Trailer Before Shudder Premiere

New Trailer Unleashed For Shudder’s Paranormal Horror-Comedy ‘Deadstream’

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural has just released the trailer for the Shudder Original Deadstream ahead of the film’s debut this October. The film marks the feature directorial debut of husband-and-wife filmmaking couple Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who also share writing co-credits. It premiered earlier this year at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnight section to wild acclaim from audiences and critics (review). Joseph Winter also stars in the film alongside Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom. Deadstream follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life. The horror comedy is as frightening as it is funny. The work of the filmmaking duo can next be seen in a segment from Shudder’s hotly-anticipated V/H/S/99, the latest installment in the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 6, 2022

More from Indie

Bigfoot Horror 'The Wild Man' Hunts Down New Trailer

Bigfoot Horror ‘The Wild Man’ Hunts Down New Trailer

The new trailer for Terror Films’ indie horror film The Wild Man, from director Ryan Justice (Followers), pits Michael Pare against bigfoot. In the film, “Young women have been going missing in Ochopee, FL, without a single suspect in custody. A young journalist, Sara, convinces her crew to join her investigation as she travels to Ochopee to document her discoveries, but they soon realize their presence in this town is not welcome. Determined to find her story, Sara convinces her friends to stick with her, because they’re onto something big. Upon meeting Dale, the town’s notorious conspiracy theorist, she’s convinced he knows more than he is willing to share. The crew humors Dale’s ridiculous theories, even accompanying him into the Florida swamps on his quest to show them “The Wild Man”, hoping he’ll somehow reveal his guilt. But what the crew discovers is a secret much deeper than fairy tales and legends. What they discover is much darker and more

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
Blu-ray: Post Mortem (2020)

Blu-ray: Post Mortem (2020)

With Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918 raging, and the first World War winding down, our dude Tomás (Viktor Klem), a post-mortem photographer by trade, has plenty of stiffs to keep business booming as he laboriously poses those corpses and snaps shots for their relatives to have as keepsakes of their loved ones. Why is Tommy so balls deep in the corpse biz (not literally, though in this column would it really come as a surprise if he was?)? Because he nearly was one himself as he was technically dead, but an ethereal young girl revives his ass on the battlefield where he is rescued from a gaggle of extinct soldiers. After becoming something of a sideshow exhibit due to his experiences while touring with a travelling carnival (nothing good ever comes of those fucking things) he eventually comes in contact with a 10 year-old girl named Anna (Fruzsina Hais), who asks our hero to come and photograph the many corpses

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Sep 10, 2022
Game Review: 'White Day: A Labyrinth Named School'

Game Review: ‘White Day: A Labyrinth Named School’

It’s a fact that Asian horror is top tier with its perfect mixture of old folk tales and ghost stories and bringing them into the modern world. The same can be said with horror games that take these characteristics and put you in the driver’s seat! This brings us to today’s main focus, White Day: A Labyrinth Named School, a South Korean first-person horror game remade for modern gamers as the original game came out in 2001 for mobile. I want to give SONNORI Corp and PQubed a big thank you for the reviewing opportunity. White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is about a high school boy named Hee-Min Lee who snuck into the Yeondu High School to leave a White Day gift for his crush. Things quickly go wrong as Hee-Min finds himself stuck inside the school along with his crush and two other schoolmates along with murderous janitors and ghosts from the school’s dark past. Now onto the

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Sep 9, 2022
Horror Fuel

Horror ‘Isleen Pines’ Kicks Off IndieGoGo Campaign

3 Keys Media has unveiled their next Horror film, now crowdfunding on IndieGoGo! Isleen Pines follows a group of friends celebrating their traditional Halloween festivities in their hometown. From a strange neighbor, the biggest costume party of the year, and mysterious sinister creatures…something is different this year.” This New Halloween Sci-Fi Horror Hybrid is bringing creatures and body horror together in a film like you’ve never seen. With inspirations going back from the 70s to now, there is something for everyone in Isleen Pines. The film will be helmed by Alexys Paonessa and Matthew Festle, and starring GlennPlummer (SAW II, Speed, Gifted, Showgirls), Naiia Lajoie (The Gingerweed Man, Drug Lords, Blue Mountain State), Alan Maxson (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Blade: The Iron Cross, Alien Planet, ShadowMarsh), Jeremiah Benjamin (The Love Witch, 16 Bits, Un-Human), Scott Alan Ward (Craving, Macabre Mountain, Wolf Hollow) and many more casting announcements on the horizon! Brand new and exclusive perks for horror fans to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2022
'The Case of Anna Mancini' Leads To A Terrifying Discovery This October (Trailer)

‘The Case of Anna Mancini’ Leads To A Terrifying Discovery This October (Trailer)

An investigation into a young girl’s disappearance leads to a terrifying discovery this October in The Case of Anna Mancini. Rated “TMA,” “This documentary-style foreign indie horror film tells the story of a journalist and his videographer who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young girl. What they find will shock and terrify you!” The Case of Anna Mancini is coming to Blu-ray on October 4th, 2022 from Bayview Entertainment. You can pre-order your copy now.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2022
In New 'Conjuring the Beyond' Trailer Night Terrors Become A Waking Nightmare

In New ‘Conjuring the Beyond’ Trailer Night Terrors Become A Waking Nightmare

Breaking Glass Pictures has now announced the release of the supernatural sleep paralysis film Conjuring the Beyond from director Calvin More McCarthy (“Mutant Vampires from Planet Neptune”, “A Haunting In Ravenwood”). The film follows a young woman who joins a sleep study, only to discover what haunts her may not just be in her head… “Conjuring the Beyond” started as a literal nightmare”, said McCarthy. “About a year ago I had my first and only experience with sleep paralysis. At that moment, when I woke up I immediately thought of it as a movie. What if that WAS real. What if in that state between consciousness and unconsciousness our minds are susceptible to other worlds around us? Maybe the unconscious isn’t such a pretty place. The concept and the overall story for “Conjuring the Beyond” came quickly. It was one of those ideas that feels so hot that it almost writes itself.” Starring Victoria Grace Borrello, Steve Larkin, Tim Coyle,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2022
Vote Which Films Will Be Featured On Scream Factory TV And Win A Shopping Spree

Vote Which Films Will Be Featured On Scream Factory TV And Win A Shopping Spree

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the legendary Scream Factory brand, Scream Factory TV is honoring its fans by letting them choose the nightly lineup of diabolical double features! From September 7th-16th, fans can head over to 31NOH.com to vote for the top five frightening flicks from the entire Scream Factory catalog, and even have a chance to win a Shout! Factory shopping spree! Vote HERE. Titles up for vote include classics include: Alligator, Alligator II, Road Games, Dead Space, Bad Moon Witchboard, Ben, Black Christmas, Day Of The Dead, The Company of Wolves, Chopping Mall, Night of the Demons, The Monster Club, The Slumber Party Massacre, and Slumber Party Massacre II! Fans can vote now to stream and scream their favorite horror movies in October. Starting October 1st, fans can tune in every night at 6pm PT/9pm ET to see if their selections made the cut. Tune in to watch the uncensored versions of the frightening, fan-picked double features

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2022
Upcoming Horror 'Camp Pleasant Lake' Reveals Killer Cast As It Begins Production

Upcoming Horror ‘Camp Pleasant Lake’ Reveals Killer Cast As It Begins Production

The upcoming horror, now filming, Camp Pleasant Lake has announced its full cast, filled with iconic stars such as Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers), Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire), The Conjuring franchise star Bonnie Aarons, Robert LaSardo, and Mike Ferguson (Amityville Rising). In the film, “An enterprising couple, the Rutherfords. decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior. Also included in the cast is DeVanny Pinn, Raef Adame, Peter Newman, Rudy Ledbetter, Sajid Ali, Greg Tally, Jeff A. Cooper, Jeffrey Bele, Jason van Loo, Timothy Skyler Dunigan, Carissa Goble, Benny Nolan, and Marcus Spencer. Filming began on August 29 and is from Safier Entertainment, PhilaDreams Films, Lux Angeles Studios, and Mahal Empire. Writer / Director Thomas Walton along with Jared Safier are producing Camp Pleasant Lake. In addition, Jackson Everest and David M. Parks are producers, Michael

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2022
Movie Review: Smile (2022) Will Leave Horror Fans Grinning

New Featurette Teases The Horrors That Await Us In ‘Smile’

Paramount has just unleashed a new, unnerving featurette for their upcoming creepy AF horror Smile, written and directed by Parker Finn. In the movie, “After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.” Smile stars Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey with Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan. It is produced by Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, and Robert Salerno. Smile will be unleashed on September 30, 2022, from Paramount.

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Sep 7, 2022
As Funny As It Is Frightening: 'Deadstream' Scores New Trailer Before Shudder Premiere

New Trailer Unleashed For Shudder’s Paranormal Horror-Comedy ‘Deadstream’

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural has just released the trailer for the Shudder Original Deadstream ahead of the film’s debut this October. The film marks the feature directorial debut of husband-and-wife filmmaking couple Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who also share writing co-credits. It premiered earlier this year at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnight section to wild acclaim from audiences and critics (review). Joseph Winter also stars in the film alongside Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom. Deadstream follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life. The horror comedy is as frightening as it is funny. The work of the filmmaking duo can next be seen in a segment from Shudder’s hotly-anticipated V/H/S/99, the latest installment in the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 6, 2022
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