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Perdita Durango (Rosie Perez), that jaguar lovin’, do-whatever-the-fuck she pleases badass has truly met her match in blood-crazed, self-proclaimed sorcerer (of a rather unpleasant version of Santeria he has bastardized) and crime spree enthusiast Romeo (Javier Bardem), and the world is all the worse for it! What does Satan’s favorite power couple get up to you may ask? Well, Romeo gets a gig transporting fetuses for illegal use by a cosmetics company, but before engaging in that bit o’ biz; he and his lady-fare decide to kidnap a ridiculous duo of college kids, lovers Duane (Harley Cross) and Estelle… who’s lives mirror a sitcom, in order to eat one of them (they haven’t decided on which one) and use them as sacrifices in one of Romeo’s Santeria shows. Hot on their trail is ridiculous, yet doggedly determined DEA agent Dumas (James Gandolfini) who can take cartoon levels of abuse and keep on truckin’. All of this collides and gets fucked
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Ryan Barton Grimley’s blood-soaked horror-comedy Hawk And Rev: Vampire Slayers is out now On Demand and on DVD! Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, and Richard Gayler star in the indie film that follows Philip “HAWK” Hawkins who doesn’t just dream about killing vampires…he eats, sleeps, drinks, and freakin’ breaths it. After getting kicked out of the Army for staking a fellow soldier with a blunt two by four, Hawk almost dies of boredom working as a night security guard at a deserted warehouse in his hometown of Santa Muerte, California. Just when it looks like all Hawk’s options in life have expired, filthy blood-sucking vampires appear and of course, no one freakin’ believes him! With his back up against the wall, his sweaty Karate Kid headband tied on tight, real tight, and hordes of blood-thirsty vampires closing in, Hawk enlists the help of the one person who kind of believes him… Revson “REV” McCabe, a dimwitted, vegan-pacifist groundskeeper. Together they
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Today, I’m here to discuss director David S.Hogan’s supernatural thriller The Parish. Scripted by Todd Downing, The Parish stars Devil’s Rejects actor Bill Oberst Jr., Angela DiMarco, Sanae Loutsis, and Ray Tagavilla. The film starts off with the heartbreaking story of a family grieving the loss of Jacob, a husband, and a father. With a plan of starting over, Liz and her daughter Audrey (Sanae Loutsis) move to a new town. It’s not long before the two begin to meet people that others can’t see. The ghost of Jacob gives them stern and mysterious warnings. Luckily, the local priest is there to help when things become darker and more dangerous, revealing the story of a dangerous mystery that has plagued the town for over sixty years. The Parish is slow out of the gate but picks up some speed midway through. If you’re looking for something action-packed this may not be the film for you, but if you are willing
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Marriage can be amazing, but sometimes, it can be dangerous that’s the case in director Shan Serafin‘s horror-thriller The Believer. The film tells the story of “an out-of-work scientist facing mental deterioration who finds he may be battling his wife’s obsession with demonic activity. Lucas is an out-of-work nuclear scientist, struggles with tension in his marriage after his wife Violet mysteriously terminates her pregnancy without his consent. As Lucas’ physical health begins to inexplicably deteriorate, Violet’s behavior grows increasingly bizarre and he seeks clarity from his therapist Dr. Benedict. Exhausted by his job search, strange events begin to occur in the home and his medical condition progressively declines. Benedict recommends they try an alternative therapy, but it only makes matters worse. Lucas questions Benedict’s effectiveness as his grip on reality begins to fade. Violet’s deceitful behavior arouses his ever-deepening suspicions, and after a visit from two mysterious guests, her insidious behavior becomes disturbingly pervasive. Lucas’ anger and frustration turn to
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The mob faces off against the undead in the award-winning horror-comedy Witness Infection, coming your way this March from director Andy Palmer (Camp Cold Brook) and writers Carlos Alazraqui (“Rocko’s Modern Life”) and Jill-Michele Melean (“Mad TV”). Witness Infection tells the story “of two rival mob families who are transferred from the Witness Protection Program to the same city by mistake. Life has always been pretty protected for Carlo Serrelli. But his past is about to come back and bite him. Carlo’s father has kept him out of the deadly mob business by giving him a job at the family dog groomers, while his younger brother, Dominic, has always done the dirty work. All that is coming to an end as Carlo’s father has to force him into an arranged marriage with the daughter of the rival Miola family boss. Carlo’s two best friends, Gina and Vince, vow to help him get out of this predicament, but they all get
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Enter a new dimension of terror this Spring with the indie horror The Sleep, being described as “the most insane horror experience you’ll ever have.” In fact, the teaser trailer even comes with a warning. “The Sleep centers on a group of young adults who are put through a supernatural and possibly inter-dimensional experiment on Halloween Night. They must survive real-life horrors as well as the ones unlocked deep within their minds and kill one another or themselves in the process…” Director Devin Rice stars alongside Stephanie Pearson, Jacqueline Rice, Samantha Jean, Kendall Chappell, Casey Leach, Jordan Wilson, Kaylah Pantaléon, Giselle Torres, and Chris Cleveland. Rice not only serves as writer, director, and actor, he also produces along with Jacqueline Rice, his wife. For updates or to learn more please visit the film’s official website.
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Paranormal Activity meets “America’s Next Top Model” in Stay, a film about beauty, ambition, and a supernatural threat. Brandon Walker makes his directorial debut with Stay, whose trailer teases a frightening film filled with horror. The film, “a cautionary tale of ambition gone wrong, Stay blends the allure of America’s Next Top Model with the terror of Paranormal Activity. In the city that never sleeps, Olivia is taking the modeling world by storm. A cover girl in the making, Olivia is booking big clients and bringing her YouTube audience along for the ride. With newly earned cash, she moves into a fashionable loft apartment. Its glossy facade, however, conceals a sinister secret born years before. Suddenly overwrought, her tenuous grip on reality begins to slip away. Beautiful, yet increasingly unstable, Olivia makes a shocking choice that leads to a battle for her soul. Ashley Park (Rosewood), Jesse LeNoir (“Project Runway”), and Dre Davis (“Pretty Little Liars”) star in the film
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All In! Games have announced today that Paradise Lost is coming soon! Along with the release date announcement comes a new gameplay trailer, narrated by the game’s director Bogdan Graczyk, showing what players are expected to see when they venture into an abandoned nazi bunker. Paradise Lost takes place in an alternate history timeline where WWII lasted 20 years longer than it has and ended with no clear victor as Europe was turned into a nuclear wasteland. It’s 1980 and recently orphaned 12-year-old Szymon finds himself at an abandoned Nazi bunker that was taken over by the Polish resistance which afterward everyone vanished. Szymon will explore the bunker which has a connection to his mother and a mysterious man who is photographed with her in the bunker, along with Ewa, a mysterious girl who speaks through the bunker’s PA system. The bunker will open on March 24, 2021, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Paradise Lost is available for
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Blood Moon Picture’s killer holiday horror anthology 13 Slays Till X-Mas is officially out on Blu-ray and DVD and it’s a must-have, Christmas horror classic in the making! 13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar in a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret. The film is from writer-producer P.J. Starks, the creator of Volumes of Blood, and producer Eric Huskisson (The Confession of Fred Krueger, VOB: Horror Stories) and features thirteen Christmas themed stories of merry mayhem from Brittany Blanton (Seasons Greetings 2), Sean Blevins (Trick or Treat), Jed Brian (Unlisted Owner), William Capps (After the Slasher), Alex Clark, John Hale (The Conduit), Blair Hoyle (Five Wild Animals), Robert
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The chilling psychological thriller Dark State from writer-director Tracy Lucca (The Finders), is headed your way this March from Atlas Distribution Company and Lucca Films in association with Creative Partners International & Realize Studios. In the film, “Katie Marro is on the verge of becoming a movie star when her plans are brutally interrupted. While driving home to her small hometown, she is involved in a fatal car crash in which she is the only survivor. Alicia Gazzara, a local reporter at the Hammonton Herald, begins to write an article about the accident and the deceased passengers: a retired Army intelligence officer, an heir to a pharmaceutical fortune, and a self-confessed serial killer. As Alicia begins to investigate why these seemingly unconnected people would be together in the same car, a complicated picture begins to emerge. Eventually, Alicia uncovers connections deeper and more sinister than anyone in her small town could imagine. When events begin to turn deadly, Alicia must
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Perdita Durango (Rosie Perez), that jaguar lovin’, do-whatever-the-fuck she pleases badass has truly met her match in blood-crazed, self-proclaimed sorcerer (of a rather unpleasant version of Santeria he has bastardized) and crime spree enthusiast Romeo (Javier Bardem), and the world is all the worse for it! What does Satan’s favorite power couple get up to you may ask? Well, Romeo gets a gig transporting fetuses for illegal use by a cosmetics company, but before engaging in that bit o’ biz; he and his lady-fare decide to kidnap a ridiculous duo of college kids, lovers Duane (Harley Cross) and Estelle… who’s lives mirror a sitcom, in order to eat one of them (they haven’t decided on which one) and use them as sacrifices in one of Romeo’s Santeria shows. Hot on their trail is ridiculous, yet doggedly determined DEA agent Dumas (James Gandolfini) who can take cartoon levels of abuse and keep on truckin’. All of this collides and gets fucked
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Ryan Barton Grimley’s blood-soaked horror-comedy Hawk And Rev: Vampire Slayers is out now On Demand and on DVD! Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, and Richard Gayler star in the indie film that follows Philip “HAWK” Hawkins who doesn’t just dream about killing vampires…he eats, sleeps, drinks, and freakin’ breaths it. After getting kicked out of the Army for staking a fellow soldier with a blunt two by four, Hawk almost dies of boredom working as a night security guard at a deserted warehouse in his hometown of Santa Muerte, California. Just when it looks like all Hawk’s options in life have expired, filthy blood-sucking vampires appear and of course, no one freakin’ believes him! With his back up against the wall, his sweaty Karate Kid headband tied on tight, real tight, and hordes of blood-thirsty vampires closing in, Hawk enlists the help of the one person who kind of believes him… Revson “REV” McCabe, a dimwitted, vegan-pacifist groundskeeper. Together they
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Today, I’m here to discuss director David S.Hogan’s supernatural thriller The Parish. Scripted by Todd Downing, The Parish stars Devil’s Rejects actor Bill Oberst Jr., Angela DiMarco, Sanae Loutsis, and Ray Tagavilla. The film starts off with the heartbreaking story of a family grieving the loss of Jacob, a husband, and a father. With a plan of starting over, Liz and her daughter Audrey (Sanae Loutsis) move to a new town. It’s not long before the two begin to meet people that others can’t see. The ghost of Jacob gives them stern and mysterious warnings. Luckily, the local priest is there to help when things become darker and more dangerous, revealing the story of a dangerous mystery that has plagued the town for over sixty years. The Parish is slow out of the gate but picks up some speed midway through. If you’re looking for something action-packed this may not be the film for you, but if you are willing
Continue reading →
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Marriage can be amazing, but sometimes, it can be dangerous that’s the case in director Shan Serafin‘s horror-thriller The Believer. The film tells the story of “an out-of-work scientist facing mental deterioration who finds he may be battling his wife’s obsession with demonic activity. Lucas is an out-of-work nuclear scientist, struggles with tension in his marriage after his wife Violet mysteriously terminates her pregnancy without his consent. As Lucas’ physical health begins to inexplicably deteriorate, Violet’s behavior grows increasingly bizarre and he seeks clarity from his therapist Dr. Benedict. Exhausted by his job search, strange events begin to occur in the home and his medical condition progressively declines. Benedict recommends they try an alternative therapy, but it only makes matters worse. Lucas questions Benedict’s effectiveness as his grip on reality begins to fade. Violet’s deceitful behavior arouses his ever-deepening suspicions, and after a visit from two mysterious guests, her insidious behavior becomes disturbingly pervasive. Lucas’ anger and frustration turn to
Continue reading →
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The mob faces off against the undead in the award-winning horror-comedy Witness Infection, coming your way this March from director Andy Palmer (Camp Cold Brook) and writers Carlos Alazraqui (“Rocko’s Modern Life”) and Jill-Michele Melean (“Mad TV”). Witness Infection tells the story “of two rival mob families who are transferred from the Witness Protection Program to the same city by mistake. Life has always been pretty protected for Carlo Serrelli. But his past is about to come back and bite him. Carlo’s father has kept him out of the deadly mob business by giving him a job at the family dog groomers, while his younger brother, Dominic, has always done the dirty work. All that is coming to an end as Carlo’s father has to force him into an arranged marriage with the daughter of the rival Miola family boss. Carlo’s two best friends, Gina and Vince, vow to help him get out of this predicament, but they all get
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Enter a new dimension of terror this Spring with the indie horror The Sleep, being described as “the most insane horror experience you’ll ever have.” In fact, the teaser trailer even comes with a warning. “The Sleep centers on a group of young adults who are put through a supernatural and possibly inter-dimensional experiment on Halloween Night. They must survive real-life horrors as well as the ones unlocked deep within their minds and kill one another or themselves in the process…” Director Devin Rice stars alongside Stephanie Pearson, Jacqueline Rice, Samantha Jean, Kendall Chappell, Casey Leach, Jordan Wilson, Kaylah Pantaléon, Giselle Torres, and Chris Cleveland. Rice not only serves as writer, director, and actor, he also produces along with Jacqueline Rice, his wife. For updates or to learn more please visit the film’s official website.
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Paranormal Activity meets “America’s Next Top Model” in Stay, a film about beauty, ambition, and a supernatural threat. Brandon Walker makes his directorial debut with Stay, whose trailer teases a frightening film filled with horror. The film, “a cautionary tale of ambition gone wrong, Stay blends the allure of America’s Next Top Model with the terror of Paranormal Activity. In the city that never sleeps, Olivia is taking the modeling world by storm. A cover girl in the making, Olivia is booking big clients and bringing her YouTube audience along for the ride. With newly earned cash, she moves into a fashionable loft apartment. Its glossy facade, however, conceals a sinister secret born years before. Suddenly overwrought, her tenuous grip on reality begins to slip away. Beautiful, yet increasingly unstable, Olivia makes a shocking choice that leads to a battle for her soul. Ashley Park (Rosewood), Jesse LeNoir (“Project Runway”), and Dre Davis (“Pretty Little Liars”) star in the film
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All In! Games have announced today that Paradise Lost is coming soon! Along with the release date announcement comes a new gameplay trailer, narrated by the game’s director Bogdan Graczyk, showing what players are expected to see when they venture into an abandoned nazi bunker. Paradise Lost takes place in an alternate history timeline where WWII lasted 20 years longer than it has and ended with no clear victor as Europe was turned into a nuclear wasteland. It’s 1980 and recently orphaned 12-year-old Szymon finds himself at an abandoned Nazi bunker that was taken over by the Polish resistance which afterward everyone vanished. Szymon will explore the bunker which has a connection to his mother and a mysterious man who is photographed with her in the bunker, along with Ewa, a mysterious girl who speaks through the bunker’s PA system. The bunker will open on March 24, 2021, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Paradise Lost is available for
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Blood Moon Picture’s killer holiday horror anthology 13 Slays Till X-Mas is officially out on Blu-ray and DVD and it’s a must-have, Christmas horror classic in the making! 13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar in a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret. The film is from writer-producer P.J. Starks, the creator of Volumes of Blood, and producer Eric Huskisson (The Confession of Fred Krueger, VOB: Horror Stories) and features thirteen Christmas themed stories of merry mayhem from Brittany Blanton (Seasons Greetings 2), Sean Blevins (Trick or Treat), Jed Brian (Unlisted Owner), William Capps (After the Slasher), Alex Clark, John Hale (The Conduit), Blair Hoyle (Five Wild Animals), Robert
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The chilling psychological thriller Dark State from writer-director Tracy Lucca (The Finders), is headed your way this March from Atlas Distribution Company and Lucca Films in association with Creative Partners International & Realize Studios. In the film, “Katie Marro is on the verge of becoming a movie star when her plans are brutally interrupted. While driving home to her small hometown, she is involved in a fatal car crash in which she is the only survivor. Alicia Gazzara, a local reporter at the Hammonton Herald, begins to write an article about the accident and the deceased passengers: a retired Army intelligence officer, an heir to a pharmaceutical fortune, and a self-confessed serial killer. As Alicia begins to investigate why these seemingly unconnected people would be together in the same car, a complicated picture begins to emerge. Eventually, Alicia uncovers connections deeper and more sinister than anyone in her small town could imagine. When events begin to turn deadly, Alicia must
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