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It might be spring but the chill of winter can still be felt in the air for most people, but for the topic of this review, winter has just begun in Winter Ember, an isometric stealth sandbox action game taking players to the city of Anargal where they can lurk in the shadows as a former Nobel turned vigilante. A big thank you to Blowfish and Skymachine Studios for making this review possible! In Winter Ember you play Arthur, a Nobel playboy turned hooded vigilante after going into hiding leaving others to assume you met the same fate as your family after your mansion was destroyed. Arthur returns to the city he once called home to exact revenge and uncover a growing conspiracy involving cults, street gangs, and other wicked foes. Now onto the game itself. There are only a couple of issues with the game I’ll address first before getting into what I like about the game. There seem
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Sorrow and despair are the villains in the frightening film Trip, arriving on Terror Films AVOD Channel this May. In the new trailer, a woman offers a grieving mother a chance to see her daughter one last time, but things go terribly wrong. From writer/director Neil McCay, the film stars Akasha Villalobos (Last Girl Standing), Major Dodge (“Cobra Kai”), Peggy Schott (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Jill Young, and “Chucky” star Björgvin Arnarson. Following her daughter’s suicide, a grief-stricken mother is visited by an unconventional therapist who offers a hallucinogenic drug that will allow communion with the dead. Desperate to understand her daughter’s psyche she accepts the offer, and soon finds herself terrorized by her daughter’s identical experiences. Trip debuts on the Terror Films AVOD Channel on Friday, May 13th, before receiving a wide Digital release on Friday, May 20th.
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Los Angeles-based indie genre production company Epic Pictures Group has just announced that filming has begun on Double Blind in Ireland earlier this month. The feature will star British actress Millie Brady (“The Last Kingdom,” The Queen’s Gambit) alongside horror icon Pollyanna McIntosh (interview), who can most recently be seen recurring in the hit Netflix series “Vikings: Valhalla” and is best known for her role as Jadis on “The Walking Dead” and “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” and as the lead in Lucky McKee’s disturbing cult horror The Woman, as well as for her acclaimed feature directorial debut Darlin‘ which she also starred in. The upcoming horror-thriller follows seven strangers taking part in a paid drug trial that become trapped in the lab after the side effects of the study escalate the situation into a nightmarish scenario- if they fall asleep, they die. Brenock O’Connor (“Game of Thrones”), Abby Fitz (The Cellar), Shonagh Marie, Diarmuid Noyes, Frank Blake, and actor
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DreadXP has announced the release date for their upcoming anthology of horror games Dread X Collection 5. The anthology is based around the theme of “entertainment”, the collection brings forth 12 delightfully twisted short-form nightmares from the creators of such indie hits as 0°N 0°W, Lakeview Cabin, Sylvio, and The Mortuary Assistant. Dread X Collection 5 transports players to terrifying locales like haunted nightclubs, dark carnivals, haunted puppet shows, the country Finland in the year 1888, a karaoke bar toilet, and so much more! While all games in the collection are horror-themed, they each have their unique takes on what truly makes a great horror experience. From shotgun-blasting hordes of the undead and escaping a crazed carnival killer, to taking part in a life or death game of ‘find the flowers’, and carrying an egg on a spoon. Dread X Collection 5 will be coming to PC on May 3rd. To see the whole list of games being featured, click
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From actor turned director Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints) comes the cannibalistic horror film, Frank & Penelope, opening in theaters this summer. The first trailer takes viewers on a road trip to hell, a couple must fight to stay off the menu. In the film, “While on the run from the law, Frank and his stripper girlfriend, Penelope, find themselves miles from civilization while traveling along a deserted stretch of dirt road. As darkness falls, they come upon a small motel and diner and decide to rest for the night. The next day, after robbing the diner, they suddenly become immersed in a hellish nightmare, When the proprietor of the motel and diner, Chisos, a psychotic, cannibalistic Bible thumper along with his sadistic family, take Frank and Penelope on a life and death journey, where escape is just a heart-pounding breath away. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the first to endure this. But these two will either
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Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures have just announced they have wrapped principal photography of Spirit Halloween, inspired by the Halloween store franchise. In the film, which marks David Poag‘s feature directorial debut, “when a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store on Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves.” Rachael Leigh Cook (He’s All That, Love, Guaranteed), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future trilogy), and Marla Gibbs (El Camino: A Breaking Bad movie) star alongside up and coming young actors Donavan Colan (Zoe, Getaway), Dylan Martin Frankel (Raven’s Home, Life & Beth), Jaiden Smith (“Blue Bloods,” The
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Director Harley Wallen and screenwriter Bret Miller (who also wrote Ash and Bone) have teamed up for the vampire film Beneath Us All which begins as an epic Viking tale before it settles in today’s Maine. Today, we’ve got a first look at the movie. In the film, “Julie is a foster child heading for her 18th birthday when she finds something buried in the woods with something unspeakable inside that changes her life forever.” Beneath Us All stars Sean Whalen (Twister), Yan Birch (The People Under the Stairs), Maria Olsen (Percy and the Olympians), Angelina Danielle Cama (Ash and Bone), Malachi Myles (Halt), and Kaiti Wallen (Agramon’s Gate). The film is currently in the late stages of post-production with Johnny Flynn serving as Editor and is working with the Sound & Music Post Team of Kaizad Patel and Firoze Patel. Whalen and Birch reunite for the first time on the 30th anniversary of The People Under the Stairs. “It
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From the director of The Gardner comes the horror film Reign of Chaos which sees dark entities taking over humanity. The world’s only hope is three sisters out to save mankind. Ahead of its April release, a new trailer has been unveiled, teasing a dark, action-packed film. Directed by Rebecca Matthews (Pet Graveyard) Reign of Chaos, written by Tom Joliffe, stars Rebecca Finch (“The Flash”), Marc Outbreak (I Am Hooligan), and Peter Cosgrove (Scarecrow’s Revenge), and Rita Di Tuccio. “When the world is gripped by a plague unleashed by the evil lord Chaos, and humans are turned into rabid creatures, mankind can only be saved by three young women, descendants of a Goddess, with the power to stop Chaos’ evil.” Witness a fight for the future in Reign of Chaos, debuting on Digital on April 12, 2022, from Left Films.
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Born in Afghanistan, Ali Akbar made his way to Canada where he studied Film Production at Toronto Film School. He has successfully written and directed many short films. In 2016 Ali directed his first feature film Faceless which was shot in Kabul Afghanistan followed by Godforsaken which has just been released on VOD by Terror Films. In the film, an Indie doc crew travels to a small town to document a bizarre and seemingly unnatural case, ending in extreme tragedy. When did you come up with the idea for Godforsaken? I always had an interest in religion and how it affects individuals. As a child in Uzbekistan n I was told a story about someone who came back to life at their own funeral – they acted strangely and then died again. I always wanted to tell a story about that and in 2018 I combined both and came up with the idea for Godforsaken. Did the idea change much
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Following the success of the indie films Dreaming Purple Neon and Bonehill Road as well as the insanity of Clownado, director Todd Sheets, who has 50 titles under his belt, returns with the new tale of terror, Final Caller. In the film, “Roland Bennett, an obnoxious late-night radio personality specializing in the supernatural is not having a good night. A visit from his soon-to-be ex-wife brings divorce papers to the station, a boss is listening in due to complaints, and a call from self-proclaimed serial killer “The Outsider” who threatens to kill a woman live on the air. Being live on the air tonight will spell death for all involved.” Douglas Epps, Rachel Lagen, and Alexander Brotherton star in Final Caller premiering on DVD and Digital on July 5, 2022, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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It might be spring but the chill of winter can still be felt in the air for most people, but for the topic of this review, winter has just begun in Winter Ember, an isometric stealth sandbox action game taking players to the city of Anargal where they can lurk in the shadows as a former Nobel turned vigilante. A big thank you to Blowfish and Skymachine Studios for making this review possible! In Winter Ember you play Arthur, a Nobel playboy turned hooded vigilante after going into hiding leaving others to assume you met the same fate as your family after your mansion was destroyed. Arthur returns to the city he once called home to exact revenge and uncover a growing conspiracy involving cults, street gangs, and other wicked foes. Now onto the game itself. There are only a couple of issues with the game I’ll address first before getting into what I like about the game. There seem
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Sorrow and despair are the villains in the frightening film Trip, arriving on Terror Films AVOD Channel this May. In the new trailer, a woman offers a grieving mother a chance to see her daughter one last time, but things go terribly wrong. From writer/director Neil McCay, the film stars Akasha Villalobos (Last Girl Standing), Major Dodge (“Cobra Kai”), Peggy Schott (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Jill Young, and “Chucky” star Björgvin Arnarson. Following her daughter’s suicide, a grief-stricken mother is visited by an unconventional therapist who offers a hallucinogenic drug that will allow communion with the dead. Desperate to understand her daughter’s psyche she accepts the offer, and soon finds herself terrorized by her daughter’s identical experiences. Trip debuts on the Terror Films AVOD Channel on Friday, May 13th, before receiving a wide Digital release on Friday, May 20th.
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Los Angeles-based indie genre production company Epic Pictures Group has just announced that filming has begun on Double Blind in Ireland earlier this month. The feature will star British actress Millie Brady (“The Last Kingdom,” The Queen’s Gambit) alongside horror icon Pollyanna McIntosh (interview), who can most recently be seen recurring in the hit Netflix series “Vikings: Valhalla” and is best known for her role as Jadis on “The Walking Dead” and “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” and as the lead in Lucky McKee’s disturbing cult horror The Woman, as well as for her acclaimed feature directorial debut Darlin‘ which she also starred in. The upcoming horror-thriller follows seven strangers taking part in a paid drug trial that become trapped in the lab after the side effects of the study escalate the situation into a nightmarish scenario- if they fall asleep, they die. Brenock O’Connor (“Game of Thrones”), Abby Fitz (The Cellar), Shonagh Marie, Diarmuid Noyes, Frank Blake, and actor
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DreadXP has announced the release date for their upcoming anthology of horror games Dread X Collection 5. The anthology is based around the theme of “entertainment”, the collection brings forth 12 delightfully twisted short-form nightmares from the creators of such indie hits as 0°N 0°W, Lakeview Cabin, Sylvio, and The Mortuary Assistant. Dread X Collection 5 transports players to terrifying locales like haunted nightclubs, dark carnivals, haunted puppet shows, the country Finland in the year 1888, a karaoke bar toilet, and so much more! While all games in the collection are horror-themed, they each have their unique takes on what truly makes a great horror experience. From shotgun-blasting hordes of the undead and escaping a crazed carnival killer, to taking part in a life or death game of ‘find the flowers’, and carrying an egg on a spoon. Dread X Collection 5 will be coming to PC on May 3rd. To see the whole list of games being featured, click
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From actor turned director Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints) comes the cannibalistic horror film, Frank & Penelope, opening in theaters this summer. The first trailer takes viewers on a road trip to hell, a couple must fight to stay off the menu. In the film, “While on the run from the law, Frank and his stripper girlfriend, Penelope, find themselves miles from civilization while traveling along a deserted stretch of dirt road. As darkness falls, they come upon a small motel and diner and decide to rest for the night. The next day, after robbing the diner, they suddenly become immersed in a hellish nightmare, When the proprietor of the motel and diner, Chisos, a psychotic, cannibalistic Bible thumper along with his sadistic family, take Frank and Penelope on a life and death journey, where escape is just a heart-pounding breath away. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the first to endure this. But these two will either
Continue reading →
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Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures have just announced they have wrapped principal photography of Spirit Halloween, inspired by the Halloween store franchise. In the film, which marks David Poag‘s feature directorial debut, “when a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store on Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves.” Rachael Leigh Cook (He’s All That, Love, Guaranteed), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future trilogy), and Marla Gibbs (El Camino: A Breaking Bad movie) star alongside up and coming young actors Donavan Colan (Zoe, Getaway), Dylan Martin Frankel (Raven’s Home, Life & Beth), Jaiden Smith (“Blue Bloods,” The
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Director Harley Wallen and screenwriter Bret Miller (who also wrote Ash and Bone) have teamed up for the vampire film Beneath Us All which begins as an epic Viking tale before it settles in today’s Maine. Today, we’ve got a first look at the movie. In the film, “Julie is a foster child heading for her 18th birthday when she finds something buried in the woods with something unspeakable inside that changes her life forever.” Beneath Us All stars Sean Whalen (Twister), Yan Birch (The People Under the Stairs), Maria Olsen (Percy and the Olympians), Angelina Danielle Cama (Ash and Bone), Malachi Myles (Halt), and Kaiti Wallen (Agramon’s Gate). The film is currently in the late stages of post-production with Johnny Flynn serving as Editor and is working with the Sound & Music Post Team of Kaizad Patel and Firoze Patel. Whalen and Birch reunite for the first time on the 30th anniversary of The People Under the Stairs. “It
Continue reading →
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From the director of The Gardner comes the horror film Reign of Chaos which sees dark entities taking over humanity. The world’s only hope is three sisters out to save mankind. Ahead of its April release, a new trailer has been unveiled, teasing a dark, action-packed film. Directed by Rebecca Matthews (Pet Graveyard) Reign of Chaos, written by Tom Joliffe, stars Rebecca Finch (“The Flash”), Marc Outbreak (I Am Hooligan), and Peter Cosgrove (Scarecrow’s Revenge), and Rita Di Tuccio. “When the world is gripped by a plague unleashed by the evil lord Chaos, and humans are turned into rabid creatures, mankind can only be saved by three young women, descendants of a Goddess, with the power to stop Chaos’ evil.” Witness a fight for the future in Reign of Chaos, debuting on Digital on April 12, 2022, from Left Films.
Continue reading →
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Born in Afghanistan, Ali Akbar made his way to Canada where he studied Film Production at Toronto Film School. He has successfully written and directed many short films. In 2016 Ali directed his first feature film Faceless which was shot in Kabul Afghanistan followed by Godforsaken which has just been released on VOD by Terror Films. In the film, an Indie doc crew travels to a small town to document a bizarre and seemingly unnatural case, ending in extreme tragedy. When did you come up with the idea for Godforsaken? I always had an interest in religion and how it affects individuals. As a child in Uzbekistan n I was told a story about someone who came back to life at their own funeral – they acted strangely and then died again. I always wanted to tell a story about that and in 2018 I combined both and came up with the idea for Godforsaken. Did the idea change much
Continue reading →
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Following the success of the indie films Dreaming Purple Neon and Bonehill Road as well as the insanity of Clownado, director Todd Sheets, who has 50 titles under his belt, returns with the new tale of terror, Final Caller. In the film, “Roland Bennett, an obnoxious late-night radio personality specializing in the supernatural is not having a good night. A visit from his soon-to-be ex-wife brings divorce papers to the station, a boss is listening in due to complaints, and a call from self-proclaimed serial killer “The Outsider” who threatens to kill a woman live on the air. Being live on the air tonight will spell death for all involved.” Douglas Epps, Rachel Lagen, and Alexander Brotherton star in Final Caller premiering on DVD and Digital on July 5, 2022, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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