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RJLE & Shudder Will Introduce You To ‘Jakob’s Wife’ This April

RLJE Films and Shudder have acquired the rights to the horror film Jakob’s Wife ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. In the film, Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted. Travis Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor) directs from the script he co-wrote with Mark Steensland (The Special) and Kathy Charles (Castle Freak). Jakob’s Wife stars Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next), Larry Fessenden (Habit, Stake Land), Nyisha Bell (Coming 2 America), Mark Kelly (The Hot Zone), Sarah Lind (Wolfcop), Robert Rusler (A Nightmare

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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A Group Of Women Fight To Survive A Cult In The New ‘Sacrilege’ Trailer

Devilworks has set a March release date for Sacrilege, the pagan cult horror film from writer-director David Creed. The film follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne (Stalled, Vendetta), Emily Wyatt (Mission of Honor, Rise of the foot soldier: The Heist), Naomi Willow (NSR: The Jade, Bonded by Blood 2), Emma Spurgin Hussey (The Curse of Hobbes House, A Werewolf in England), Rory Wilton (An English Haunting, Fisherman’s Friends), and Sian Abrahams (Listen, Complete Strangers). Mark Kenna produced for the British production company Bad Blood Films. Executive producers include both Creed and Kenna, alongside Robin Holder and Layan Nourouz. Sacrilege will be released on March 16, 2021, on DVD and premium TVOD, followed by its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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Black Mandala Releases Trailer For Human Experiment Horror ‘Like Dogs’

Genre specialist sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired the survival horror movie Like Dogs with a release date being announced soon. Written and directed by Randy Van Dyke (Non-Stop to Comic-Con, Dark Crusaders: Into the Storm), Like Dogs follows a group of young scientists who lose control in the quest to experiment with human behavior. Mengele’s spirit haunts this story in which a horrible crime is taken to disturbing heights. The cast for this disturbing film includes Annabel Barrett, Ignacyo Matynia, Ryan Tran, Shay Denison, Katy Dore, Nicole Bleacher, Clay Coleman-Davis, Alan Maxson, Chris Calabrese, and Dustin Miller. Amos Burns and Kelly Faltis serve as producers with John Frank Rosenblum, Rachel Van Dyke, Randy Van Dyke, and Cindi Rice executive producing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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Blu-ray Review: Random Acts Of Violence (2021)

The Shudder Original Random Acts of Violence, from director Jay Baruchel, has just been unleashed on Blu-ray and DVD by RLJE. Jessie Willams stars as Todd, a comic book creator whose ‘Slasherman’ comics center on a serial killer, who is actually real in the movie, known as the “1-90 Killer.” As Todd continues his road trip with his girlfriend (Jordana Brewster), business partner (Jay Baruchel), and their assistant (Niamh Wilson), murders begin popping up that mimic scenes from his comic. This comic book movie about a comic based on real events that is actually based on a real comic book of the same name by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti. Random Acts of Violence combines the violence and gore horror fans love with an interesting story about trauma, relationships, and a unique way of looking at life. As for the cast, Jessie Williams played his complex character well, but that’s no surprise, The Cabin in the Woods and “Grey’s Anatomy”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 16, 2021
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This February, A Winter Getaway Turns Into A ‘Death Trip’ For A Group Of Friends

A group of friends finds themselves in serious danger this February in the brutal film Death Trip (review). “Four friends take a cottage trip in the dead of winter. During their stay, they discover dark details about the neighboring cottagers. After one of the friends is found mutilated, the group worries they’re being targeted by angry locals.” Kelly Kay, Tatyana Olal, Garrett Johnson, Melina Trimarchi, Zoe Slobodzian, Bruce Watts, and Brad MacDonald star. Directed by James Watts, who co-wrote the film with Kelly Watts, Death Trip will be available February 16, 2021, On Digital from Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 16, 2021
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Movie Review: Psycho Goreman (2020)

Everyone has been flappin’ their lascivious lips about what a great dive into the ol’ (decidedly comedic) horror biz Psycho Goreman is, so I had to set my eerie eyeballs upon it and give it the once over as only yours cruelly can… for better or for worse, your mileage may vary! After assing around in the backyard, siblings Mimi (Nita-Josee Hanna) and Luke (Owen Myre) unearth a strange jewel that is, in fact, a control module for an intergalactic murder machine (also buried in the backyard). That’s when the ultimate evil in the galaxy, newly christened Psycho Goreman (Matthew Ninaber with vocal duties provided by Steven Vlahos), falls under the control of a bossy weirdo girl from the ‘burbs. What follows is a wicked whirlwind of insanely over-the-top violent mayhem as ‘ol PG has to deal with both the children that are making his life a living hell, as well as every intergalactic shit-kicker that beams down to terra

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DanXIII
Feb 15, 2021
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Ultra Controversial Film ’29 Needles’ Available For Pre-Order From Unearthed Films

Unearthed Films has announced the latest addition to its “Too Extreme for Mainstream Line” (TEFM) collection, 29 Needles, which is now available on Blu-ray and DVD pre-order, but only 30 copies are available at this time. Exploring such topics as sadism, masochism, and one man’s ready descent into his personal hell, 29 Needles has all of the brutal nastiness you’d expect from a TEFM title, with subversive and beautiful, yet truly disturbing scenes. In the film, Francis (Brooke Berry) uses pain to hold back his inner demons, but when this no longer works, his obsessions for pain and sex lead him into new territory. Scott Philip Goergens, director, gallery owner, and artist had this to say, “My work is meant to challenge. To push the boundaries of what is conventionally comfortable and “normal”. 29 NEEDLES is meant to highlight aspects of the human condition in ways that evoke tones of anxiety, perversion, fear, and the things we do in our

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 14, 2021
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Cassie Scerbo And Tony Todd Star In The Horror Thriller ‘Agoraphobia’

Following a lengthy legal battle, the long-awaited indie horror film Agoraphobia has finally been released. From writer-director Lou Simón (interview) and starring Cassie Scerbo from Sharknado and horror legend Tony Todd (Candyman), Agoraphobia tells the story of an agoraphobic who inherits her father’s house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. Afraid to go outside, she discovers that there’s something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her. Cassandra Scerbo plays the role of the agoraphobic, Faye, and Tony Todd plays her psychiatrist, Doctor Murphy. The cast also includes Adam Brudnicki (Tom), Maria Olsen (Aunt Margie), Aniela McGuinness (Stephanie), Roberto Escobar (Detective Martinez), Gema Calero (Nina), and Julie Kendall (Elizabeth). Tara Cardinal produces the film with cinematography by Stephen Brevig. After being selected to screen and winning several awards at film festivals worldwide, Agoraphobia was picked up for distribution in various territories, including North America. However, when the film was inadvertently released without permission, the independent film company

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2021
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Mexican Horror Thriller ‘Rendez-Vous’ Out Now on Digital And VOD

The award-winning horror-thriller Rendez-Vous from writer-director Pablos Olmos Arrayales is out now on Digital and On Demand, from Level 33 Entertainment. . Filmed in one single take with no cuts, Rendez-Vous is an original Mexican thriller about a couple who meet online with one night, one chance to fall in love. When Lili and Eduardo meet up after connecting online, their first date takes an unexpected and terrifying turn as the evening progresses. In the English subtitled film, “Lili and Eduardo meet for the first time after connecting on a dating app. Eduardo arrives late but with a good reason in a place like Mexico City: he was mugged, and they took his phone so he couldn’t text her to say he was running late. While at first everything seems to be going fine, when Lili finds Eduardo’s phone in his jacket, things take an unexpected and terrifying turn for the worse.” Antonio Alcántara, Helena Puig, Markin López, Axel Zapién,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2021
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Movie Review: Curse of the Blind Dead (2020)

Back in the darkest of Dark Ages, a gaggle of Knights Templar oversee a gnarly birth and attempt to perform one of those morally dicey post-partum abortions… but the local pitchfork toting mob but the kibosh on the lady, the baby, and finally the knights themselves via a good ol’ burning at the stake (after blinding them of course… that’ll be important later if the title of this fright flick didn’t clue ya in)! Flash forward to a rather rugged post-apocalyptic future, and the misadventures of Michael (Aaron Stielstra) and his preggo kid, Lily (Alice Zanini), whom after having their asses saved from some deep woods banditos, find themselves balls deep in the commune of a religious cult. Speaking of said cult; their leaders Kain (Micky Ray Martin) and Abel (Bill Hutchens) are hellbent in reenacting that monstrous monkey biz mentioned up yonder and they need Lily’s lil’ bun in the oven to bring those blind-as-a-bat terror Templars back to

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DanXIII
Feb 13, 2021

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RJLE & Shudder Will Introduce You To ‘Jakob’s Wife’ This April

RLJE Films and Shudder have acquired the rights to the horror film Jakob’s Wife ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. In the film, Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted. Travis Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor) directs from the script he co-wrote with Mark Steensland (The Special) and Kathy Charles (Castle Freak). Jakob’s Wife stars Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next), Larry Fessenden (Habit, Stake Land), Nyisha Bell (Coming 2 America), Mark Kelly (The Hot Zone), Sarah Lind (Wolfcop), Robert Rusler (A Nightmare

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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A Group Of Women Fight To Survive A Cult In The New ‘Sacrilege’ Trailer

Devilworks has set a March release date for Sacrilege, the pagan cult horror film from writer-director David Creed. The film follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne (Stalled, Vendetta), Emily Wyatt (Mission of Honor, Rise of the foot soldier: The Heist), Naomi Willow (NSR: The Jade, Bonded by Blood 2), Emma Spurgin Hussey (The Curse of Hobbes House, A Werewolf in England), Rory Wilton (An English Haunting, Fisherman’s Friends), and Sian Abrahams (Listen, Complete Strangers). Mark Kenna produced for the British production company Bad Blood Films. Executive producers include both Creed and Kenna, alongside Robin Holder and Layan Nourouz. Sacrilege will be released on March 16, 2021, on DVD and premium TVOD, followed by its

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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Black Mandala Releases Trailer For Human Experiment Horror ‘Like Dogs’

Genre specialist sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired the survival horror movie Like Dogs with a release date being announced soon. Written and directed by Randy Van Dyke (Non-Stop to Comic-Con, Dark Crusaders: Into the Storm), Like Dogs follows a group of young scientists who lose control in the quest to experiment with human behavior. Mengele’s spirit haunts this story in which a horrible crime is taken to disturbing heights. The cast for this disturbing film includes Annabel Barrett, Ignacyo Matynia, Ryan Tran, Shay Denison, Katy Dore, Nicole Bleacher, Clay Coleman-Davis, Alan Maxson, Chris Calabrese, and Dustin Miller. Amos Burns and Kelly Faltis serve as producers with John Frank Rosenblum, Rachel Van Dyke, Randy Van Dyke, and Cindi Rice executive producing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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Blu-ray Review: Random Acts Of Violence (2021)

The Shudder Original Random Acts of Violence, from director Jay Baruchel, has just been unleashed on Blu-ray and DVD by RLJE. Jessie Willams stars as Todd, a comic book creator whose ‘Slasherman’ comics center on a serial killer, who is actually real in the movie, known as the “1-90 Killer.” As Todd continues his road trip with his girlfriend (Jordana Brewster), business partner (Jay Baruchel), and their assistant (Niamh Wilson), murders begin popping up that mimic scenes from his comic. This comic book movie about a comic based on real events that is actually based on a real comic book of the same name by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti. Random Acts of Violence combines the violence and gore horror fans love with an interesting story about trauma, relationships, and a unique way of looking at life. As for the cast, Jessie Williams played his complex character well, but that’s no surprise, The Cabin in the Woods and “Grey’s Anatomy”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 16, 2021
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This February, A Winter Getaway Turns Into A ‘Death Trip’ For A Group Of Friends

A group of friends finds themselves in serious danger this February in the brutal film Death Trip (review). “Four friends take a cottage trip in the dead of winter. During their stay, they discover dark details about the neighboring cottagers. After one of the friends is found mutilated, the group worries they’re being targeted by angry locals.” Kelly Kay, Tatyana Olal, Garrett Johnson, Melina Trimarchi, Zoe Slobodzian, Bruce Watts, and Brad MacDonald star. Directed by James Watts, who co-wrote the film with Kelly Watts, Death Trip will be available February 16, 2021, On Digital from Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 16, 2021
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Movie Review: Psycho Goreman (2020)

Everyone has been flappin’ their lascivious lips about what a great dive into the ol’ (decidedly comedic) horror biz Psycho Goreman is, so I had to set my eerie eyeballs upon it and give it the once over as only yours cruelly can… for better or for worse, your mileage may vary! After assing around in the backyard, siblings Mimi (Nita-Josee Hanna) and Luke (Owen Myre) unearth a strange jewel that is, in fact, a control module for an intergalactic murder machine (also buried in the backyard). That’s when the ultimate evil in the galaxy, newly christened Psycho Goreman (Matthew Ninaber with vocal duties provided by Steven Vlahos), falls under the control of a bossy weirdo girl from the ‘burbs. What follows is a wicked whirlwind of insanely over-the-top violent mayhem as ‘ol PG has to deal with both the children that are making his life a living hell, as well as every intergalactic shit-kicker that beams down to terra

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Feb 15, 2021
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Ultra Controversial Film ’29 Needles’ Available For Pre-Order From Unearthed Films

Unearthed Films has announced the latest addition to its “Too Extreme for Mainstream Line” (TEFM) collection, 29 Needles, which is now available on Blu-ray and DVD pre-order, but only 30 copies are available at this time. Exploring such topics as sadism, masochism, and one man’s ready descent into his personal hell, 29 Needles has all of the brutal nastiness you’d expect from a TEFM title, with subversive and beautiful, yet truly disturbing scenes. In the film, Francis (Brooke Berry) uses pain to hold back his inner demons, but when this no longer works, his obsessions for pain and sex lead him into new territory. Scott Philip Goergens, director, gallery owner, and artist had this to say, “My work is meant to challenge. To push the boundaries of what is conventionally comfortable and “normal”. 29 NEEDLES is meant to highlight aspects of the human condition in ways that evoke tones of anxiety, perversion, fear, and the things we do in our

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 14, 2021
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Cassie Scerbo And Tony Todd Star In The Horror Thriller ‘Agoraphobia’

Following a lengthy legal battle, the long-awaited indie horror film Agoraphobia has finally been released. From writer-director Lou Simón (interview) and starring Cassie Scerbo from Sharknado and horror legend Tony Todd (Candyman), Agoraphobia tells the story of an agoraphobic who inherits her father’s house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. Afraid to go outside, she discovers that there’s something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her. Cassandra Scerbo plays the role of the agoraphobic, Faye, and Tony Todd plays her psychiatrist, Doctor Murphy. The cast also includes Adam Brudnicki (Tom), Maria Olsen (Aunt Margie), Aniela McGuinness (Stephanie), Roberto Escobar (Detective Martinez), Gema Calero (Nina), and Julie Kendall (Elizabeth). Tara Cardinal produces the film with cinematography by Stephen Brevig. After being selected to screen and winning several awards at film festivals worldwide, Agoraphobia was picked up for distribution in various territories, including North America. However, when the film was inadvertently released without permission, the independent film company

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2021
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Mexican Horror Thriller ‘Rendez-Vous’ Out Now on Digital And VOD

The award-winning horror-thriller Rendez-Vous from writer-director Pablos Olmos Arrayales is out now on Digital and On Demand, from Level 33 Entertainment. . Filmed in one single take with no cuts, Rendez-Vous is an original Mexican thriller about a couple who meet online with one night, one chance to fall in love. When Lili and Eduardo meet up after connecting online, their first date takes an unexpected and terrifying turn as the evening progresses. In the English subtitled film, “Lili and Eduardo meet for the first time after connecting on a dating app. Eduardo arrives late but with a good reason in a place like Mexico City: he was mugged, and they took his phone so he couldn’t text her to say he was running late. While at first everything seems to be going fine, when Lili finds Eduardo’s phone in his jacket, things take an unexpected and terrifying turn for the worse.” Antonio Alcántara, Helena Puig, Markin López, Axel Zapién,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2021
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Movie Review: Curse of the Blind Dead (2020)

Back in the darkest of Dark Ages, a gaggle of Knights Templar oversee a gnarly birth and attempt to perform one of those morally dicey post-partum abortions… but the local pitchfork toting mob but the kibosh on the lady, the baby, and finally the knights themselves via a good ol’ burning at the stake (after blinding them of course… that’ll be important later if the title of this fright flick didn’t clue ya in)! Flash forward to a rather rugged post-apocalyptic future, and the misadventures of Michael (Aaron Stielstra) and his preggo kid, Lily (Alice Zanini), whom after having their asses saved from some deep woods banditos, find themselves balls deep in the commune of a religious cult. Speaking of said cult; their leaders Kain (Micky Ray Martin) and Abel (Bill Hutchens) are hellbent in reenacting that monstrous monkey biz mentioned up yonder and they need Lily’s lil’ bun in the oven to bring those blind-as-a-bat terror Templars back to

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DanXIII
Feb 13, 2021
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