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The cast is set for “Reno 911” director Michael Patrick‘s upcoming horror-western Organ Trail, from Paramount Pictures. Mather Zickel (Better Things) stars alongside Olivia Applegate, Clé Bennett, Zoé De Grand Maison, Nicholas Logan Sam Trammell, and Jessica Frances Dukes, Deadline reports. The film, written by Meg Turner (Gnaw), “finds a young Abigale Archer friendless and alone in a brutal Montana winter during the 1870s—fighting for survival and to retrieve her one earthly possession, her family’s horse, from a gang of bloodthirsty bandits. Zickel is playing Pa Archer, a gaunt but imposing figurehead that has commanding energy balanced by instinctive compassion. In the throes of a brutal Montana winter, Pa’s steadfastness and sense of purpose—along with the skills he learned as a soldier in the Civil War—are the foundation on which his family’s survival rests.” Jann is producing alongside David Codron. We’ll update you when we know more.
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This Fall, writer-director Álvaro García Gutiérrez’s action-packed outbreak horror The Winter Hunger is coming to DVD. Rated TV-MA, the film centers on five people who are trying to hide from a terrible threat hanging over them: a mutation of the rabies virus, B249, which is transmissible to humans. There is no electricity, no communication, no military, and no government, and Winter is coming. Gustavo Fernández, Beatriz Toyos, Mariu RuÍz OrtÍz, Consuelo Carravilla, David Fernández Mayora, and Jeison Ossa lead the cast. The Winter Hunger is coming to DVD on October 4th, 2022 from Bayview Entertainment, but you can pre-order your copy now.
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A Gravediggin’ man (Paul Homza) has a bit of surprise at work when he sees an actual living being in his cemetery instead of the usual stiffs he associates with. Fear not for our hero though, as the “living” being he has found is stitched together from pieces of more corpses than currently reside in the boneyard he tends… that’s right boils n’ ghouls, he has run across none other than Frankenstein’s monster (Gisbert Heuer)! Soon our protagonist is helping that misunderstood monster try to find any scrap of humanity left in that shamblin’ shell of patchwork flesh, but all isn’t well for long as the monsters creator, Victor (Tyler Charles Kane), is hot on his trail, and he’s eager to make that poor bastard double-dead for what he did to the “good” doctor’s family! Directed by Erynn Dalton and written by Joseph Zettelmaier, The Gravedigger is a study in minimalism that manages to be engaging while offering a refreshingly
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Elric Kane is making his directorial debut with The Dead Thing, a twist on the Invisible Man, in which an affair leads to a dark obsession. The Dead Thing is described by the site as being “Billed as a neo-realist take on an Invisible Man story and a modern urban legend for the online dating era, the film follows a young woman (Hunt) who, lost in a string of meaningless hookups, falls in love with a sensitive and charismatic man (Petersen) who she soon discovers harbors a dark secret that turns their affair into a twisted obsession.” Blu Hunt (The New Mutants), John Karna (Lady Bird), Ben Smith-Petersen (Mad Max: Fury Road), and Katherine Hughes (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) star in the film. Deadline states, “Billed as a neo-realist take on an Invisible Man story and a modern urban legend for the online dating era, the film follows a young woman (Hunt) who, lost in a string
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After learning the film was distributed by someone named “Brian”… and only “Brian”… and his distribution company, we get down to brass tacks with Massacre at Central High… Mark (Andrew Stevens), along with his bully buddies Bruce (Ray Underwood), Craig (Steve Bond), and Paul (Damon Douglas) rule Central High through a reign of douche-baggery seldom seen on the silver screen! Take for instance their harassment of nerdy Spoony (Robert Carradine, Revenge of the Nerds coincidentally… ) who is busy painting swastikas on school lockers which they force him to clean off… okay, that one is a bit dodgy… would it help if I told you he was painting them in protest of their raucous regime? Enter: David (Derrel Maury), a new man on campus who just so happens to be an old buddy of Mark’s… an old buddy that helped him out of a “jam” at their old alma mater. Now David is one aloof mother fucker, so when he’s
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Ty Gordon makes his feature directorial debut with the new thriller Never Forgotten, whose trailer and poster have arrived. In the film, “three friends struggle to cope with reality as the darkness from their past threatens to destroy their friendship, and along with it, their sanity.” Besides both writing and directing the film, Gordon also stars alongside Robert Thomas Preston and Andrew John. Rodes Phire, Robert Thomas Preston, and Stephen Gibler produce. Never Forgotten will be available On Demand on September 30th, 2022.
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The new Italian horror Margot, from writer-director Daniele Costi is now available on VOD from Bayview Entertainment. “If your biggest fear suddenly materialized, what would it look like? Jennifer, Riccardo, Francesca, and Luca are four brothers who meet again in their hometown after being separated for seven years. Returning to their old house will lead them to face their greatest fears.” Mario Aroldi, Veronica Boccia, and Francesca Bonfatti star. Watch the indie film now (here), from Bayview Entertainment.
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Shudder’s horror-thriller Speak No Evil is set to premiere this September. But is it worth watching? Let’s talk about it. From director Christian Tafdrup comes the film about two families who become friends during an Italian getaway. When Patrick (Fedja van Huêt) and Karin (Karina Smulders) invite Bjorn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) to their remote home for a few days, they quickly say yes. Bjorn, Louise, and their young daughter are greeted with joy upon arriving, but that wouldn’t last long. After a few days, Bjorn and Louise begin to notice that something is off with the other family, soon they will learn just how off the family is when their true selves begin to shine through and the reality of Patrick and his wife’s nefarious motives are revealed. The film is good at building tension, but be prepared for a slow burn. And while the film features psychological horror, you won’t find any scares. The main
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Screen Media’s new supernatural horror The Harbinger is out today in theaters and available on Demand! In the film, “Hoping to escape their past, Daniel and Theresa Snyder move their troubled young daughter Rosalie to a quaint Midwestern town, but they are followed by the evil they tried to leave behind. When locals begin to die, the Snyders turns to a Native American seer and uncover a legend that may be the key to saving their family or a path to a grisly end for them and all they hold dear.” Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Madeleine McGraw (The Black Phone), Will Klipstine, Amanda MacDonald, and Steve Monroe star. The film is directed by Will Klipstine who co-wrote the script with Amy Willis. It is produced by Will Klipstine, Steven Reed C., and Amy Mills.
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“Chucky” star Fiona Dourif (Tenet, The Blacklist) leads the cast of director Brando Lee‘s intense new horror film Don’t Look at the Demon, out this Halloween season. In the film, “A troubled medium Jules (Dourif) and an American team of paranormal TV investigators, played by Harris Dickinson (Where the Crawdads Sing, Triangle of Sadness, The King’s Man), Jordon Belfi (Entourage), and Randy Wayne (Dukes of Hazard: The Beginning), go to the home of a couple who claim to have experienced inexplicable, threatening disturbances. Delving into the mystery, they encounter possessions and apparitions more terrifying than any they’d witnessed before – actual contact with the other side. As the cameras roll and bodies are possessed, they’re inevitably overwhelmed by this violent supernatural force. Their only hope? Jules. She refuses to face what really happened when her first supernatural encounter left her sister dead. But her dark past, if she can unlock it, maybe their only hope of stopping the demon before
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The cast is set for “Reno 911” director Michael Patrick‘s upcoming horror-western Organ Trail, from Paramount Pictures. Mather Zickel (Better Things) stars alongside Olivia Applegate, Clé Bennett, Zoé De Grand Maison, Nicholas Logan Sam Trammell, and Jessica Frances Dukes, Deadline reports. The film, written by Meg Turner (Gnaw), “finds a young Abigale Archer friendless and alone in a brutal Montana winter during the 1870s—fighting for survival and to retrieve her one earthly possession, her family’s horse, from a gang of bloodthirsty bandits. Zickel is playing Pa Archer, a gaunt but imposing figurehead that has commanding energy balanced by instinctive compassion. In the throes of a brutal Montana winter, Pa’s steadfastness and sense of purpose—along with the skills he learned as a soldier in the Civil War—are the foundation on which his family’s survival rests.” Jann is producing alongside David Codron. We’ll update you when we know more.
Continue reading →
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This Fall, writer-director Álvaro García Gutiérrez’s action-packed outbreak horror The Winter Hunger is coming to DVD. Rated TV-MA, the film centers on five people who are trying to hide from a terrible threat hanging over them: a mutation of the rabies virus, B249, which is transmissible to humans. There is no electricity, no communication, no military, and no government, and Winter is coming. Gustavo Fernández, Beatriz Toyos, Mariu RuÍz OrtÍz, Consuelo Carravilla, David Fernández Mayora, and Jeison Ossa lead the cast. The Winter Hunger is coming to DVD on October 4th, 2022 from Bayview Entertainment, but you can pre-order your copy now.
Continue reading →
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A Gravediggin’ man (Paul Homza) has a bit of surprise at work when he sees an actual living being in his cemetery instead of the usual stiffs he associates with. Fear not for our hero though, as the “living” being he has found is stitched together from pieces of more corpses than currently reside in the boneyard he tends… that’s right boils n’ ghouls, he has run across none other than Frankenstein’s monster (Gisbert Heuer)! Soon our protagonist is helping that misunderstood monster try to find any scrap of humanity left in that shamblin’ shell of patchwork flesh, but all isn’t well for long as the monsters creator, Victor (Tyler Charles Kane), is hot on his trail, and he’s eager to make that poor bastard double-dead for what he did to the “good” doctor’s family! Directed by Erynn Dalton and written by Joseph Zettelmaier, The Gravedigger is a study in minimalism that manages to be engaging while offering a refreshingly
Continue reading →
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Elric Kane is making his directorial debut with The Dead Thing, a twist on the Invisible Man, in which an affair leads to a dark obsession. The Dead Thing is described by the site as being “Billed as a neo-realist take on an Invisible Man story and a modern urban legend for the online dating era, the film follows a young woman (Hunt) who, lost in a string of meaningless hookups, falls in love with a sensitive and charismatic man (Petersen) who she soon discovers harbors a dark secret that turns their affair into a twisted obsession.” Blu Hunt (The New Mutants), John Karna (Lady Bird), Ben Smith-Petersen (Mad Max: Fury Road), and Katherine Hughes (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) star in the film. Deadline states, “Billed as a neo-realist take on an Invisible Man story and a modern urban legend for the online dating era, the film follows a young woman (Hunt) who, lost in a string
Continue reading →
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After learning the film was distributed by someone named “Brian”… and only “Brian”… and his distribution company, we get down to brass tacks with Massacre at Central High… Mark (Andrew Stevens), along with his bully buddies Bruce (Ray Underwood), Craig (Steve Bond), and Paul (Damon Douglas) rule Central High through a reign of douche-baggery seldom seen on the silver screen! Take for instance their harassment of nerdy Spoony (Robert Carradine, Revenge of the Nerds coincidentally… ) who is busy painting swastikas on school lockers which they force him to clean off… okay, that one is a bit dodgy… would it help if I told you he was painting them in protest of their raucous regime? Enter: David (Derrel Maury), a new man on campus who just so happens to be an old buddy of Mark’s… an old buddy that helped him out of a “jam” at their old alma mater. Now David is one aloof mother fucker, so when he’s
Continue reading →
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Ty Gordon makes his feature directorial debut with the new thriller Never Forgotten, whose trailer and poster have arrived. In the film, “three friends struggle to cope with reality as the darkness from their past threatens to destroy their friendship, and along with it, their sanity.” Besides both writing and directing the film, Gordon also stars alongside Robert Thomas Preston and Andrew John. Rodes Phire, Robert Thomas Preston, and Stephen Gibler produce. Never Forgotten will be available On Demand on September 30th, 2022.
Continue reading →
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The new Italian horror Margot, from writer-director Daniele Costi is now available on VOD from Bayview Entertainment. “If your biggest fear suddenly materialized, what would it look like? Jennifer, Riccardo, Francesca, and Luca are four brothers who meet again in their hometown after being separated for seven years. Returning to their old house will lead them to face their greatest fears.” Mario Aroldi, Veronica Boccia, and Francesca Bonfatti star. Watch the indie film now (here), from Bayview Entertainment.
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesReviewsShudderStreaming TVThrillerTrailers
Shudder’s horror-thriller Speak No Evil is set to premiere this September. But is it worth watching? Let’s talk about it. From director Christian Tafdrup comes the film about two families who become friends during an Italian getaway. When Patrick (Fedja van Huêt) and Karin (Karina Smulders) invite Bjorn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) to their remote home for a few days, they quickly say yes. Bjorn, Louise, and their young daughter are greeted with joy upon arriving, but that wouldn’t last long. After a few days, Bjorn and Louise begin to notice that something is off with the other family, soon they will learn just how off the family is when their true selves begin to shine through and the reality of Patrick and his wife’s nefarious motives are revealed. The film is good at building tension, but be prepared for a slow burn. And while the film features psychological horror, you won’t find any scares. The main
Continue reading →
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Screen Media’s new supernatural horror The Harbinger is out today in theaters and available on Demand! In the film, “Hoping to escape their past, Daniel and Theresa Snyder move their troubled young daughter Rosalie to a quaint Midwestern town, but they are followed by the evil they tried to leave behind. When locals begin to die, the Snyders turns to a Native American seer and uncover a legend that may be the key to saving their family or a path to a grisly end for them and all they hold dear.” Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Madeleine McGraw (The Black Phone), Will Klipstine, Amanda MacDonald, and Steve Monroe star. The film is directed by Will Klipstine who co-wrote the script with Amy Willis. It is produced by Will Klipstine, Steven Reed C., and Amy Mills.
Continue reading →
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“Chucky” star Fiona Dourif (Tenet, The Blacklist) leads the cast of director Brando Lee‘s intense new horror film Don’t Look at the Demon, out this Halloween season. In the film, “A troubled medium Jules (Dourif) and an American team of paranormal TV investigators, played by Harris Dickinson (Where the Crawdads Sing, Triangle of Sadness, The King’s Man), Jordon Belfi (Entourage), and Randy Wayne (Dukes of Hazard: The Beginning), go to the home of a couple who claim to have experienced inexplicable, threatening disturbances. Delving into the mystery, they encounter possessions and apparitions more terrifying than any they’d witnessed before – actual contact with the other side. As the cameras roll and bodies are possessed, they’re inevitably overwhelmed by this violent supernatural force. Their only hope? Jules. She refuses to face what really happened when her first supernatural encounter left her sister dead. But her dark past, if she can unlock it, maybe their only hope of stopping the demon before
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