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Sleep Walking Becomes Lethal This November in 'Sleep.Walk.Kill' (Trailer)

Sleep Walking Becomes Lethal This November in ‘Sleep.Walk.Kill’ (Trailer)

From Terror Films, and writer-director Justin Miller comes Sleep.Walk.Kill. starring award-winning actress Ellen Boscov, Samantha Russel, Bill Reick, John Reshetar, Melanie Rosedale, and The Legendary WID. “If you sleep, you become one of them. News reports tell of an Earth-shattering sound heard along the entire East Coast. Nobody knows where it came from. Nobody knows what it means. That night, people start walking in their sleep. And killing in their sleep. When the screaming stops and the blood dries up, the ones who are left have to work together to stay alive. Heads will roll, and eyeballs will fly, but for Edgar, hell is still just other people. His ex-wife, his parents, and all his neighbors are hiding out at his house. And they’re even worse than the flesh-eating sleepwalkers.” “Sleep. Walk. Kill. is horror filmmaking at its most independent. A motley crew way outside of any system made a movie because that’s what we wanted to do. For some

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2022
Downright Creepy Announces Collection Of Short Horror Films 'Midnight Snack'

Downright Creepy Announces Collection Of Short Horror Films ‘Midnight Snack’

Downright Creepy, in partnership with our Panic Fest filmmakers, is bringing you some of our favorite short films from the last few years in Midnight Snack, a collection of weird and creepy videos featuring up-and-coming genre filmmakers, from horror to sci-fi and the strange and unusual. Tim KC Canton (Co-Founder of Panic Fest / Downright Creepy Editor-In-Chief) has programmed over 20 shorts for the first wave of films as part of the collection. “Over the last 10 years I have been able to curate some of the best shorts on the festival circuit for Panic Fest. I couldn’t be happier to finally be able to share a few of them with other genre fans and shine a light on these filmmakers. From killer mimes, corporate takeovers and a prison break this is our Halloween treat to you. Grab your candy and have a Midnight Snack with us!” said Canton. Over the next few weeks, Downright Creepy will be releasing a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 24, 2022
An Interview With Thomas Jane About His New Movie 'Slayers' And More

An Interview With Thomas Jane About His New Movie ‘Slayers’ And More

Everyone knows the name, Thomas Jane. From The Mist to Deep Blue Sea to The Thin Red Line and “The Expanse”, Jane never fails to impress. I had the pleasure of interviewing the talented actor about his newest film, the action-packed vampire horror Slayers, out TODAY! In the movie, “Kick-ass vampire slayer, Elliot Jones (Thomas Jane), made it his life’s mission to take revenge on the bloodsuckers who murdered his teenage daughter. After years of tracking them, he has finally reached their secret and hidden base. But to get to them he will need to use a motley crew of social media superstars. Enter ‘The Stream Team’: party-girl Jules (Abigail Breslin), gen-z pro-gamer Flynn (Kara Hayward), and their team of trend-makers and breakers! With a hundred million-plus combined followers, they have attracted the attention of reclusive billionaire Beverly Rektor (Malin Akerman), who invites them to party at her multimillion-dollar vacation compound. They soon discover these rich people are none other

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 22, 2022
Horror-Thriller 'The Retaliators,' Featuring Five Finger Death Punch & Papa Roach, Is Out Today

Horror-Thriller ‘The Retaliators,’ Featuring Five Finger Death Punch & Papa Roach, Is Out Today

The killer horror-thriller The Retaliators, from the co-producers of The Dirt, is out today! In the film, which currently has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, “An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules.” The all-star cast includes Michael Lombardi (“Rescue Me”), Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”), and Joseph Gatt (“Game of Thrones”), as well as Jacoby Shaddix, frontman of Papa Roach, making his acting debut. The Retaliators features cameos and music by Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Escape The Fate, and many more, all anchored by an original score from Emmy-winning composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein (“Stranger Things”). Directed by Bridget Smith, Michael Lombardi, and Samuel Gonzalez,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2022
In An Interview, Actress Gena Shaw Reveals True Story Behind New Horror Film 'A Savannah Haunting'

In An Interview, Actress Gena Shaw Reveals True Story Behind New Horror Film ‘A Savannah Haunting’

Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere you have heard of or seen Netflix’s excellent series “Cobra Kai” and Shudder’s “Creepshow,” well, we sat down with the oh-so-awesome actress Gena Shaw, who has appeared in both series, about her leading role in the upcoming paranormal horror-thriller A Savannah Haunting, from director William Mark McCullough, which happens to premiere this month. In the film, a family moves to Savannah, Georgia to escape the memory of their young daughter’s tragic drowning. Once in their new home, the mother begins to experience chilling phenomena that lead her to believe she is being haunted by her dead daughter. But an old black woman with ties to the home’s slavery past warns there may be darker, more sinister forces dwelling beneath the house. The family is torn apart as the haunting turns each of them against the other. Will they discover what is inside their home before it’s too late? Kelli: “Are you ready

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2022
Monster Movie 'All Eyes' Is Out Now!

Monster Movie ‘All Eyes’ Is Out Now!

From director Todd Greenlee comes All Eyes, a film about a recently fired podcast host who comes across a story that he feels could revitalize his career, a widowed farmer who claims a monster is living in the woods behind his farm. The plan, trap and kill the beast. Check out the trailer below. Jasper Hammer, Ben Hall, Danielle Evon Ploeger, and Laurie Cummings star in this indie film, written by Alex Greenlee and produced by Emily Calhoun, Adam Greenlee, Alex Greenlee, Todd Greenlee, Janice Pellam, Laurie Cummings, Tab Pierce, Jeff Greenlee, and Lisa Greenlee. All Eyes is out NOW on iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, YouTube, and more, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2022
This November, Explore The Dark Side Of Social Media With 'The Willowbrook'

This November, Explore The Dark Side Of Social Media With ‘The Willowbrook’

This November, witness the duplicitous side of social media when Gravitas Ventures releases the gripping award-winning film The Willowbrook, produced by the creator of the Final Destination franchise. In the film, “A renowned wellness influencer invites one of her recently overdosed followers to seek recovery at her small-town manor. Once the follower arrives, she realizes the dark world existing within the manor is not what she–nor millions of others–perceived from the internet.” The Willowbrook was both written and directed by Zach Klopp, who is making his feature film debut. It stars Jessica Bishop, Erin Day, and Lawrence J. Hughes. It was executive produced by Koepp and Bethe H. Gordon and produced by Jeffrey Reddick, Jessica Bishop, Krista Kolegraff, Aaron Hammersley, and Greg Bekkers. The film is a Rag Tag Pictures Production. Gravitas Ventures will release the film on digital platforms on November 8, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2022
'Ghosts Of Hiroshima' Haunts Prime Video And Tubi Today

Exclusive New Trailer For ‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’ Debuts Ahead Of Halloween Premiere

HorrorFuel.com has the exclusive trailer for director Brandon Walker‘s Ghosts of Hiroshima. What happens when a paranormal curse is born from the ashes of nuclear warfare? Ghost of Hiroshima explores this dark conceit in the upcoming paranormal thriller. East meets West in the film in the tradition of films like The Grudge in the film starring Robert Palmer Watkins (Walking Dead: World Beyond), Ashley Park (Rosewood), and Akihiro Kitamura (Human Centipede). From a screenplay by Emmy Award-winning writer Brandon Walker and producer Ashley Park, Ghosts of Hiroshima, the second offering from Ghost Machine Pictures, will be available on Amazon Prime and on Tubi on October 31, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2022
Blu-ray Review: Blood of the Chupacabras (2003)/Revenge of the Chupacabras (2005)

Blu-ray Review: Blood of the Chupacabras (2003)/Revenge of the Chupacabras (2005)

Plucky newspaperwoman Sandra (Elaine Benoit) works in an office of complete assholes who continuously ride her ass about the weak-as-fuck assignments the News Editor… a.k.a. her husband… doles out to her. Also the office scene is scored with the fartiest of electronic horn music your ass has ever heard… trust me, it’s a highlight… and it inexplicably shows up in the finale as well… One night Sandra gets a lucky break when her hubs assigns her to investigate a report of a local cryptid sighting of the famed goat-sucking Chupacabra which then turns to a homicide investigation across town… probably unrelated. As the attacks continue, Sandra seeks the advice of local Romany mystic The Mago (Lenore Sebastian), who you’d think would be more an expert in werewolves or vampires rather than Puerto Rican/Mexican cryptids, but she’s an infodump waiting to happen… she also recommends finding the local vampire hunter, one Granpa Charles Parker (Loren Taylor) by name, which is definitely

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DanXIII
Oct 18, 2022
Evil Lives Within The Walls Of 'The Castle' - Exclusive Trailer And Poster Reveal

Evil Lives Within The Walls Of ‘The Castle’ – Exclusive Trailer And Poster Reveal

HorrorFuel.com has some exclusive news for you today, writer-director Arish Sirkissoon’s terrifying horror The Castle, which opens its ghastly gates next month! In The Castle, Michael and Catherine break down in the middle of nowhere on their wedding day. After walking several kilometers, they discover an old castle. Against her better judgment, Catherine is convinced by Michael to spend the night. Once she enters the castle, she feels like something is watching her. What she discovers in the castle will change her life forever. “It’s always been important to me to write deep psychological thrillers that are borderline horror. In my personal view there is nothing better than a great feature with a worthy twist. I wrote this film with many ideas in mind and it came together beautifully in one swift stroke. I know audiences are going to appreciate the attention to detail I have put into this film both on paper and on the screen. This is my

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 18, 2022

More from Indie

Sleep Walking Becomes Lethal This November in 'Sleep.Walk.Kill' (Trailer)

Sleep Walking Becomes Lethal This November in ‘Sleep.Walk.Kill’ (Trailer)

From Terror Films, and writer-director Justin Miller comes Sleep.Walk.Kill. starring award-winning actress Ellen Boscov, Samantha Russel, Bill Reick, John Reshetar, Melanie Rosedale, and The Legendary WID. “If you sleep, you become one of them. News reports tell of an Earth-shattering sound heard along the entire East Coast. Nobody knows where it came from. Nobody knows what it means. That night, people start walking in their sleep. And killing in their sleep. When the screaming stops and the blood dries up, the ones who are left have to work together to stay alive. Heads will roll, and eyeballs will fly, but for Edgar, hell is still just other people. His ex-wife, his parents, and all his neighbors are hiding out at his house. And they’re even worse than the flesh-eating sleepwalkers.” “Sleep. Walk. Kill. is horror filmmaking at its most independent. A motley crew way outside of any system made a movie because that’s what we wanted to do. For some

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2022
Downright Creepy Announces Collection Of Short Horror Films 'Midnight Snack'

Downright Creepy Announces Collection Of Short Horror Films ‘Midnight Snack’

Downright Creepy, in partnership with our Panic Fest filmmakers, is bringing you some of our favorite short films from the last few years in Midnight Snack, a collection of weird and creepy videos featuring up-and-coming genre filmmakers, from horror to sci-fi and the strange and unusual. Tim KC Canton (Co-Founder of Panic Fest / Downright Creepy Editor-In-Chief) has programmed over 20 shorts for the first wave of films as part of the collection. “Over the last 10 years I have been able to curate some of the best shorts on the festival circuit for Panic Fest. I couldn’t be happier to finally be able to share a few of them with other genre fans and shine a light on these filmmakers. From killer mimes, corporate takeovers and a prison break this is our Halloween treat to you. Grab your candy and have a Midnight Snack with us!” said Canton. Over the next few weeks, Downright Creepy will be releasing a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 24, 2022
An Interview With Thomas Jane About His New Movie 'Slayers' And More

An Interview With Thomas Jane About His New Movie ‘Slayers’ And More

Everyone knows the name, Thomas Jane. From The Mist to Deep Blue Sea to The Thin Red Line and “The Expanse”, Jane never fails to impress. I had the pleasure of interviewing the talented actor about his newest film, the action-packed vampire horror Slayers, out TODAY! In the movie, “Kick-ass vampire slayer, Elliot Jones (Thomas Jane), made it his life’s mission to take revenge on the bloodsuckers who murdered his teenage daughter. After years of tracking them, he has finally reached their secret and hidden base. But to get to them he will need to use a motley crew of social media superstars. Enter ‘The Stream Team’: party-girl Jules (Abigail Breslin), gen-z pro-gamer Flynn (Kara Hayward), and their team of trend-makers and breakers! With a hundred million-plus combined followers, they have attracted the attention of reclusive billionaire Beverly Rektor (Malin Akerman), who invites them to party at her multimillion-dollar vacation compound. They soon discover these rich people are none other

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 22, 2022
Horror-Thriller 'The Retaliators,' Featuring Five Finger Death Punch & Papa Roach, Is Out Today

Horror-Thriller ‘The Retaliators,’ Featuring Five Finger Death Punch & Papa Roach, Is Out Today

The killer horror-thriller The Retaliators, from the co-producers of The Dirt, is out today! In the film, which currently has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, “An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules.” The all-star cast includes Michael Lombardi (“Rescue Me”), Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”), and Joseph Gatt (“Game of Thrones”), as well as Jacoby Shaddix, frontman of Papa Roach, making his acting debut. The Retaliators features cameos and music by Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Escape The Fate, and many more, all anchored by an original score from Emmy-winning composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein (“Stranger Things”). Directed by Bridget Smith, Michael Lombardi, and Samuel Gonzalez,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2022
In An Interview, Actress Gena Shaw Reveals True Story Behind New Horror Film 'A Savannah Haunting'

In An Interview, Actress Gena Shaw Reveals True Story Behind New Horror Film ‘A Savannah Haunting’

Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere you have heard of or seen Netflix’s excellent series “Cobra Kai” and Shudder’s “Creepshow,” well, we sat down with the oh-so-awesome actress Gena Shaw, who has appeared in both series, about her leading role in the upcoming paranormal horror-thriller A Savannah Haunting, from director William Mark McCullough, which happens to premiere this month. In the film, a family moves to Savannah, Georgia to escape the memory of their young daughter’s tragic drowning. Once in their new home, the mother begins to experience chilling phenomena that lead her to believe she is being haunted by her dead daughter. But an old black woman with ties to the home’s slavery past warns there may be darker, more sinister forces dwelling beneath the house. The family is torn apart as the haunting turns each of them against the other. Will they discover what is inside their home before it’s too late? Kelli: “Are you ready

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2022
Monster Movie 'All Eyes' Is Out Now!

Monster Movie ‘All Eyes’ Is Out Now!

From director Todd Greenlee comes All Eyes, a film about a recently fired podcast host who comes across a story that he feels could revitalize his career, a widowed farmer who claims a monster is living in the woods behind his farm. The plan, trap and kill the beast. Check out the trailer below. Jasper Hammer, Ben Hall, Danielle Evon Ploeger, and Laurie Cummings star in this indie film, written by Alex Greenlee and produced by Emily Calhoun, Adam Greenlee, Alex Greenlee, Todd Greenlee, Janice Pellam, Laurie Cummings, Tab Pierce, Jeff Greenlee, and Lisa Greenlee. All Eyes is out NOW on iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, YouTube, and more, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2022
This November, Explore The Dark Side Of Social Media With 'The Willowbrook'

This November, Explore The Dark Side Of Social Media With ‘The Willowbrook’

This November, witness the duplicitous side of social media when Gravitas Ventures releases the gripping award-winning film The Willowbrook, produced by the creator of the Final Destination franchise. In the film, “A renowned wellness influencer invites one of her recently overdosed followers to seek recovery at her small-town manor. Once the follower arrives, she realizes the dark world existing within the manor is not what she–nor millions of others–perceived from the internet.” The Willowbrook was both written and directed by Zach Klopp, who is making his feature film debut. It stars Jessica Bishop, Erin Day, and Lawrence J. Hughes. It was executive produced by Koepp and Bethe H. Gordon and produced by Jeffrey Reddick, Jessica Bishop, Krista Kolegraff, Aaron Hammersley, and Greg Bekkers. The film is a Rag Tag Pictures Production. Gravitas Ventures will release the film on digital platforms on November 8, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2022
'Ghosts Of Hiroshima' Haunts Prime Video And Tubi Today

Exclusive New Trailer For ‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’ Debuts Ahead Of Halloween Premiere

HorrorFuel.com has the exclusive trailer for director Brandon Walker‘s Ghosts of Hiroshima. What happens when a paranormal curse is born from the ashes of nuclear warfare? Ghost of Hiroshima explores this dark conceit in the upcoming paranormal thriller. East meets West in the film in the tradition of films like The Grudge in the film starring Robert Palmer Watkins (Walking Dead: World Beyond), Ashley Park (Rosewood), and Akihiro Kitamura (Human Centipede). From a screenplay by Emmy Award-winning writer Brandon Walker and producer Ashley Park, Ghosts of Hiroshima, the second offering from Ghost Machine Pictures, will be available on Amazon Prime and on Tubi on October 31, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2022
Blu-ray Review: Blood of the Chupacabras (2003)/Revenge of the Chupacabras (2005)

Blu-ray Review: Blood of the Chupacabras (2003)/Revenge of the Chupacabras (2005)

Plucky newspaperwoman Sandra (Elaine Benoit) works in an office of complete assholes who continuously ride her ass about the weak-as-fuck assignments the News Editor… a.k.a. her husband… doles out to her. Also the office scene is scored with the fartiest of electronic horn music your ass has ever heard… trust me, it’s a highlight… and it inexplicably shows up in the finale as well… One night Sandra gets a lucky break when her hubs assigns her to investigate a report of a local cryptid sighting of the famed goat-sucking Chupacabra which then turns to a homicide investigation across town… probably unrelated. As the attacks continue, Sandra seeks the advice of local Romany mystic The Mago (Lenore Sebastian), who you’d think would be more an expert in werewolves or vampires rather than Puerto Rican/Mexican cryptids, but she’s an infodump waiting to happen… she also recommends finding the local vampire hunter, one Granpa Charles Parker (Loren Taylor) by name, which is definitely

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 18, 2022
Evil Lives Within The Walls Of 'The Castle' - Exclusive Trailer And Poster Reveal

Evil Lives Within The Walls Of ‘The Castle’ – Exclusive Trailer And Poster Reveal

HorrorFuel.com has some exclusive news for you today, writer-director Arish Sirkissoon’s terrifying horror The Castle, which opens its ghastly gates next month! In The Castle, Michael and Catherine break down in the middle of nowhere on their wedding day. After walking several kilometers, they discover an old castle. Against her better judgment, Catherine is convinced by Michael to spend the night. Once she enters the castle, she feels like something is watching her. What she discovers in the castle will change her life forever. “It’s always been important to me to write deep psychological thrillers that are borderline horror. In my personal view there is nothing better than a great feature with a worthy twist. I wrote this film with many ideas in mind and it came together beautifully in one swift stroke. I know audiences are going to appreciate the attention to detail I have put into this film both on paper and on the screen. This is my

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 18, 2022
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