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Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America (2003)

Family Portraits: A Trilogy Of America is an arcane anthology, so let’s see what each story has to offer our eerie eyeballs before we get a lil’ of that sweet, sweet overview action, shall we boils n’ ghouls? The first story up is Cutting Moments: As is the way of suburbia in Anytown U. S. of fuckin’ A., a wife and mother (Nicca Ray in a solid performance that runs the gamut from doubt to absolutely batshit purpose) plays homemaker while her sicko of a hubby (Gary Betsworth) is playin’ the Chester the Molester bag with their young son. Our heroine gets the idea that she should be the one getting her husband’s attention so she starts to try and bring him around with a lil’ make-up, a sexy dress, some self-mutilation… you know, the usual stuff. Well, this is a pitch-dark way to kick tings off and let me tell ya cats n’ creeps this one does indeed shock

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DanXIII
Jan 15, 2021
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Discover ‘The Legend of Fall Creek’ This February

This February, discover the horrifying backstory of a killer in The Legend of Fall Creek, the sequel to 2016’s Bloody Bobby. “On a chilly Halloween night in 1988, Fall Creek Valley turned upside down when Robert “Bobby” Maxwell disappeared from a party. On the 20 Year Anniversary, Bloody Boby seeks revenge on his tormentors who sealed his fate with a blood pact.” Curt Clendenin, David J. Uchansky, Jessica Morris, Robert Miano, Silvia Spros, Madison Geller, Ryan R. Mcgonagle, Maxie Solters, Christy Keller, Julia Mack, Tommy Nash, Alton Clemente, and Christopher DeMaci star in the Anthony Hall (Mud Season) film. Discover The Legend of Fall Creek on DVD and Digital February 9, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2021
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Director Mickey Reece Talks “Climate Of The Hunter” And “Agnes”

Writer-director Mickey Reece, known for his arthouse films such as Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, Mono, and more, sat down with us to discuss his new film Climate of the Hunter, out this month on VOD. In the film, starring Ginger Gilmartin, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, and Jacob Ryan Snovel, “two sisters, Alma and Elizabeth, along with a dog who’s described as a “philosopher,” have come to Alma’s remote house to reconnect with Wesley after twenty years. Alma is recently divorced and Elizabeth is a workaholic in Washington, D.C., while Wesley lives in Paris dealing with a wife recently struck with a fatal disease. When the three come together for dinner it has all the makings of a lovely adult melodrama about loneliness, and the desire to connect and share our lives with someone… but we must add to the mix one otherworldly piece of information: Wesley could be a vampire.” Horror Fuel: “Where did the idea come from for your

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2021
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Murder Thriller ‘Goodbye, Butterfly’ Lands This Month

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, the upcoming release of the richly nuanced thriller Goodbye, Butterfly, a captivating, performance driven psychological thriller, and the screenwriting and the feature film directorial debut of Asian American filmmaker Tyler Wayne. Shot in a style reminiscent of David Fincher and The Coen Brothers, the film will appeal to much of the same audiences who turned Se7en and Mindhunter into successful cult classics. “Ryan Olsen (Adam Donshik) is a loving family man with the perfect life… until the day his five-year-old daughter is murdered. When the official police investigation hits a dead end, Ryan has a chance encounter with Stan Granger (Andy Lauer ), an oddball neighbor from down the street, and becomes convinced that Stan is the killer. But, after the police ignore his suspicions, Ryan’s obsession with Stan quickly turns violent and, as he takes the law into his own hands, he must ultimately decide how far he’s willing to go in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2021
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Indie Horror ‘Capture Kill Release’ Now Out On Digital And VOD

, Directors Nick McAnulty and Brian Allan Stewart‘s intense indie horror Capture Kill Release is now out on VOD and On Demand on Amazon, iTunes, Google, and on Tubi and more, from Midnight Releasing Starring Jennifer Fraser, Farhang Ghajar, Jonathan Gates, Rich Piatkowski, and Christina Schimmel, the film centers on a couple plotting to murder a random stranger just for the thrill of it, but things turn ugly when one of them decides not to go through with it. Written by Nick McAnulty, Jennifer Fraser, and Farhang Ghajar, Capture Kill Release is produced by Nick McAnulty, Brian Allan Stewart, Ainslee Kennedy, and Graham Rogers. Executive producers include Nick McAnulty, Brian Allan Stewart, Ainslee Kennedy, and Graham Rogers. Mitchell Stacey provided special effects and makeup for the film.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2021
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A Team Of Horror Icons Are The World’s Only Hope In ‘The Horrific Evil Monsters’ Trailer

388 Studios and Macrocosm Productions have released the first official full-length trailer for the apocalyptic horror film The Horrific Evil Monsters, a super(hero)-horror team commissioned by a secret government agency that recruits the most hazardous horror icons to battle a biblical force. The Horrific Evil Monsters, directed by Adam R. Steigert and co-written by Kristin Steigert, aims for a wide-VOD release in 2021 and features cult favorites such as a zombie, alien, masked killer, grim reaper, werewolf, and a completely fresh character to the horror scene, a new interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse featuring Famine, War, Conquest, and Death! The indie film’s all-star cast features Bishop Stevens (Bloodthirst), Gregory Blair (FANG), Kaylee Williams (Teacher Shortage), Jennie Russo (She Kills) as well as horror icon Jason John Beebe (Sharknado 2: The Second One) and (Club Rat$) star Jamie Miller for an undisclosed connective role. Phill Beith serves as special effects master, taught by the legendary Tom Savini School

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 4, 2021
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Micro Budget Outbreak Thriller ‘Breakdown’ Now On Amazon

Thomas Haley makes his feature directorial debut with Breakdown. It also marks the feature film debut for his production company H2 Crew Productions. Breakdown is Haley’s passion project and has been in the works for a few years. Its release is well-timed given the current pandemic and shares similarities with the film’s grim reality. In the film, “a mysterious virus has wiped out much of the world’s population, with the remaining sick being corralled in quarantine zones, as one man fights to find a cure to save humanity, and himself.” Haley also stars in the film described as, “his most intense role released to date,” carrying much of the film’s heavy themes. He is surrounded by a stellar supporting cast including rising scream queen Brooklyn Haley (Paranormal Arracion, Camp Twilight, Slice and Dice), Corey Sorenson (Chicago Fire, Patchwork, Palo Alto), Jessica Cameron (Truth or Dare, Silent Night, All Through The House), and John Marror (Envy, Desert Moon). Described as a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 1, 2021
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4K Ultra Review: Vigilante (1982)

Industrial repairman Eddie Marino (the great Robert Forster) has a real problem on his grease-stained hands. You see, his wife Vickie (Rutanya Alda) got slappy with a gang of denim-clad Warrior wanna-bes called The Headhunters, and they returned the favor by using her as a pin-cushion, and blasting the couple’s son Scott (Dante Joseph) to pieces with a double-barrel shotgun. To make matters worse, The Headhunters are cleared of the murder charge thanks to some legal loopholes, and in a bizarre twist of fate, Eddie actually goes to jail for assaulting the judge. All is not lost however, as Eddie’s steel workin’ pals are a covert group of vigilantes lead by tough-ass mother fucker Nick (the legendary Fred “The Hammer” Williamson), and when he gets back on the streets Eddie and the boys are going to bring serious bodily harm to every mother fucker that’s done him wrong! Coming from director William Lustig, Vigilante was his attempt at creating a

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DanXIII
Dec 31, 2020
Horror Fuel

The Staff Of HorrorFuel.com Pick The Top 10 Horror Movies Of 2020

Kelli’s Top 10 Picks 10: Girl Bella Thorne stars as a young woman seeking out the father that assaulted her mother when she was a kid. She’s learned that he’s threatening her mother and she’s begun a journey to put an end to it. But things may not be as they seem. When she arrives she discovers something disturbing and becomes the target of two brothers who desperately want the cash her father has hidden somewhere on his property. 9: The Wretched A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parents’ imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand-year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door. 8: The Dark And the Wicked On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family. 7: Ghosts of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

DVD Review: Dragon Soldiers (2020)

In a story ripped from today’s headlines, a gaggle of folks turn up missing in the dense woods surrounding a small mountain town which ends up being the fault of a dragon. To combat this rather large pain-in-the-ass, the town’s mayor calls in an elite military squad who proceed to trek into those wicked woods and hopefully put an end to all of this legendary creature bullshit. So, these folks walk around, gettin’ their Predator on, while also dealing with a headstrong forest ranger (Arielle Brachfeld) and a death cult that worships the titular beastie. They also fight the dragon… eventually. With that synopsis you can guess what you are in for with Dragon Soldiers… and if you can’t I’ll tell ya! This is a well done, low-budget creature feature that knows damn well it’s Predator with Dragons and it doesn’t give a singular fuck… and you just know that everyone in front of and behind the camera was having

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Dec 29, 2020

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Blu-ray Review: Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America (2003)

Family Portraits: A Trilogy Of America is an arcane anthology, so let’s see what each story has to offer our eerie eyeballs before we get a lil’ of that sweet, sweet overview action, shall we boils n’ ghouls? The first story up is Cutting Moments: As is the way of suburbia in Anytown U. S. of fuckin’ A., a wife and mother (Nicca Ray in a solid performance that runs the gamut from doubt to absolutely batshit purpose) plays homemaker while her sicko of a hubby (Gary Betsworth) is playin’ the Chester the Molester bag with their young son. Our heroine gets the idea that she should be the one getting her husband’s attention so she starts to try and bring him around with a lil’ make-up, a sexy dress, some self-mutilation… you know, the usual stuff. Well, this is a pitch-dark way to kick tings off and let me tell ya cats n’ creeps this one does indeed shock

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

Discover ‘The Legend of Fall Creek’ This February

This February, discover the horrifying backstory of a killer in The Legend of Fall Creek, the sequel to 2016’s Bloody Bobby. “On a chilly Halloween night in 1988, Fall Creek Valley turned upside down when Robert “Bobby” Maxwell disappeared from a party. On the 20 Year Anniversary, Bloody Boby seeks revenge on his tormentors who sealed his fate with a blood pact.” Curt Clendenin, David J. Uchansky, Jessica Morris, Robert Miano, Silvia Spros, Madison Geller, Ryan R. Mcgonagle, Maxie Solters, Christy Keller, Julia Mack, Tommy Nash, Alton Clemente, and Christopher DeMaci star in the Anthony Hall (Mud Season) film. Discover The Legend of Fall Creek on DVD and Digital February 9, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

Director Mickey Reece Talks “Climate Of The Hunter” And “Agnes”

Writer-director Mickey Reece, known for his arthouse films such as Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, Mono, and more, sat down with us to discuss his new film Climate of the Hunter, out this month on VOD. In the film, starring Ginger Gilmartin, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, and Jacob Ryan Snovel, “two sisters, Alma and Elizabeth, along with a dog who’s described as a “philosopher,” have come to Alma’s remote house to reconnect with Wesley after twenty years. Alma is recently divorced and Elizabeth is a workaholic in Washington, D.C., while Wesley lives in Paris dealing with a wife recently struck with a fatal disease. When the three come together for dinner it has all the makings of a lovely adult melodrama about loneliness, and the desire to connect and share our lives with someone… but we must add to the mix one otherworldly piece of information: Wesley could be a vampire.” Horror Fuel: “Where did the idea come from for your

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2021
Horror Fuel

Murder Thriller ‘Goodbye, Butterfly’ Lands This Month

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, the upcoming release of the richly nuanced thriller Goodbye, Butterfly, a captivating, performance driven psychological thriller, and the screenwriting and the feature film directorial debut of Asian American filmmaker Tyler Wayne. Shot in a style reminiscent of David Fincher and The Coen Brothers, the film will appeal to much of the same audiences who turned Se7en and Mindhunter into successful cult classics. “Ryan Olsen (Adam Donshik) is a loving family man with the perfect life… until the day his five-year-old daughter is murdered. When the official police investigation hits a dead end, Ryan has a chance encounter with Stan Granger (Andy Lauer ), an oddball neighbor from down the street, and becomes convinced that Stan is the killer. But, after the police ignore his suspicions, Ryan’s obsession with Stan quickly turns violent and, as he takes the law into his own hands, he must ultimately decide how far he’s willing to go in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2021
Horror Fuel

Indie Horror ‘Capture Kill Release’ Now Out On Digital And VOD

, Directors Nick McAnulty and Brian Allan Stewart‘s intense indie horror Capture Kill Release is now out on VOD and On Demand on Amazon, iTunes, Google, and on Tubi and more, from Midnight Releasing Starring Jennifer Fraser, Farhang Ghajar, Jonathan Gates, Rich Piatkowski, and Christina Schimmel, the film centers on a couple plotting to murder a random stranger just for the thrill of it, but things turn ugly when one of them decides not to go through with it. Written by Nick McAnulty, Jennifer Fraser, and Farhang Ghajar, Capture Kill Release is produced by Nick McAnulty, Brian Allan Stewart, Ainslee Kennedy, and Graham Rogers. Executive producers include Nick McAnulty, Brian Allan Stewart, Ainslee Kennedy, and Graham Rogers. Mitchell Stacey provided special effects and makeup for the film.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Team Of Horror Icons Are The World’s Only Hope In ‘The Horrific Evil Monsters’ Trailer

388 Studios and Macrocosm Productions have released the first official full-length trailer for the apocalyptic horror film The Horrific Evil Monsters, a super(hero)-horror team commissioned by a secret government agency that recruits the most hazardous horror icons to battle a biblical force. The Horrific Evil Monsters, directed by Adam R. Steigert and co-written by Kristin Steigert, aims for a wide-VOD release in 2021 and features cult favorites such as a zombie, alien, masked killer, grim reaper, werewolf, and a completely fresh character to the horror scene, a new interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse featuring Famine, War, Conquest, and Death! The indie film’s all-star cast features Bishop Stevens (Bloodthirst), Gregory Blair (FANG), Kaylee Williams (Teacher Shortage), Jennie Russo (She Kills) as well as horror icon Jason John Beebe (Sharknado 2: The Second One) and (Club Rat$) star Jamie Miller for an undisclosed connective role. Phill Beith serves as special effects master, taught by the legendary Tom Savini School

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 4, 2021
Horror Fuel

Micro Budget Outbreak Thriller ‘Breakdown’ Now On Amazon

Thomas Haley makes his feature directorial debut with Breakdown. It also marks the feature film debut for his production company H2 Crew Productions. Breakdown is Haley’s passion project and has been in the works for a few years. Its release is well-timed given the current pandemic and shares similarities with the film’s grim reality. In the film, “a mysterious virus has wiped out much of the world’s population, with the remaining sick being corralled in quarantine zones, as one man fights to find a cure to save humanity, and himself.” Haley also stars in the film described as, “his most intense role released to date,” carrying much of the film’s heavy themes. He is surrounded by a stellar supporting cast including rising scream queen Brooklyn Haley (Paranormal Arracion, Camp Twilight, Slice and Dice), Corey Sorenson (Chicago Fire, Patchwork, Palo Alto), Jessica Cameron (Truth or Dare, Silent Night, All Through The House), and John Marror (Envy, Desert Moon). Described as a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 1, 2021
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4K Ultra Review: Vigilante (1982)

Industrial repairman Eddie Marino (the great Robert Forster) has a real problem on his grease-stained hands. You see, his wife Vickie (Rutanya Alda) got slappy with a gang of denim-clad Warrior wanna-bes called The Headhunters, and they returned the favor by using her as a pin-cushion, and blasting the couple’s son Scott (Dante Joseph) to pieces with a double-barrel shotgun. To make matters worse, The Headhunters are cleared of the murder charge thanks to some legal loopholes, and in a bizarre twist of fate, Eddie actually goes to jail for assaulting the judge. All is not lost however, as Eddie’s steel workin’ pals are a covert group of vigilantes lead by tough-ass mother fucker Nick (the legendary Fred “The Hammer” Williamson), and when he gets back on the streets Eddie and the boys are going to bring serious bodily harm to every mother fucker that’s done him wrong! Coming from director William Lustig, Vigilante was his attempt at creating a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Dec 31, 2020
Horror Fuel

The Staff Of HorrorFuel.com Pick The Top 10 Horror Movies Of 2020

Kelli’s Top 10 Picks 10: Girl Bella Thorne stars as a young woman seeking out the father that assaulted her mother when she was a kid. She’s learned that he’s threatening her mother and she’s begun a journey to put an end to it. But things may not be as they seem. When she arrives she discovers something disturbing and becomes the target of two brothers who desperately want the cash her father has hidden somewhere on his property. 9: The Wretched A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parents’ imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand-year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door. 8: The Dark And the Wicked On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family. 7: Ghosts of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

DVD Review: Dragon Soldiers (2020)

In a story ripped from today’s headlines, a gaggle of folks turn up missing in the dense woods surrounding a small mountain town which ends up being the fault of a dragon. To combat this rather large pain-in-the-ass, the town’s mayor calls in an elite military squad who proceed to trek into those wicked woods and hopefully put an end to all of this legendary creature bullshit. So, these folks walk around, gettin’ their Predator on, while also dealing with a headstrong forest ranger (Arielle Brachfeld) and a death cult that worships the titular beastie. They also fight the dragon… eventually. With that synopsis you can guess what you are in for with Dragon Soldiers… and if you can’t I’ll tell ya! This is a well done, low-budget creature feature that knows damn well it’s Predator with Dragons and it doesn’t give a singular fuck… and you just know that everyone in front of and behind the camera was having

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Dec 29, 2020
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