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Game Review: 'S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored'

Game Review: ‘S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored’

Again I find myself exploring the radioactive nightmare that is Chernobyl, but this time I’m exploring the fictional S.W.A.N. Institute in this psychological horror S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored. I want to give a thank you to Volframe and Art Games Studio S.A. for the review opportunity! S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored takes players back to the exclusion zone 9 months after the nuclear meltdown and evacuations after signs of life were detected at the S.W.A.N. (Syndromes Without A Name) Institute. Players are part of a rescue team sent in but soon after arriving, all members of the team are separated and we are forced to explore the institute and all its puzzles and nightmarish creatures alone. Onto the game itself! This is a first-person puzzle exploring game and right away if you’re wondering, yeah it’s, unfortunately, following the same formula of other first-person psychological horrors where the scenery changes when you turn corners, open doors that lead nowhere, and when you turn around

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jan 14, 2022
Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror 'The Red Book Ritual' (Trailer)

Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror ‘The Red Book Ritual’ (Trailer)

From New Zealand’s company, Black Mandala comes The Red Book Ritual with Argentinean director Ariel Luque writing and directing the film along with Dean Puckett, Chris Beyrooty, Dean Law, Daniel J. Phillips, and Jiwon Moon. In the film, three friends decide to play “The Red Book Game”. What they don’t know is that in the house evil is waiting to be released. A long time ago a witch died as part of a satanic ritual and with every question they ask, they get closer and closer to her. The film gets its name and story from “The Red Book,” a paranormal game from Mexico. Similar to the Ouija Board, through this game you can connect with spirits. To play you need an old book with a red cover. Turn out the lights and light the room with red candles. The question to start the ritual is; “Red book, Can I join your game?” The book will reveal the answers to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2022
This February Dark Secrets Haunt A Town In 'Ghosts Of The Ozarks' (Trailer)

Dark Secrets Haunt The New ‘Ghosts Of The Ozarks’ Trailer

From directors, Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long comes the haunting tale of a doctor who moves to a new town not knowing it is stalked by ghosts out for blood. The new trailer is here for The Ghosts of the Ozarks reminding us that if something looks too good to be true usually is. The Ghosts of the Ozarks has an impressive cast that includes Thomas Hobson (Star Trek III), Tara Perry (12 Hour Shift), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother Where Art Thou?), Angela Bettis (Carrie), and David Arquette from the Scream franchise. In the film, “James (Hobson) is a kind and shy man, struggling with both the mental and physical scars he received in the war. In disbelief at the kind way he is treated by the town, he believes he may have finally found a place to belong, but soon hints begin to reveal that there is a darkness that lurks just outside the town’s high walls

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2022
IFC Midnight Announces Release Date For Home Invasion Horror 'Barbarians'

IFC Midnight Announces Release Date For Home Invasion Horror ‘Barbarians’

IFC Midnight announced today that they have acquired the North American rights to Charles Dorfman‘s directorial debut, Barbarians, whose script he also wrote. The film’s all-star cast includes Iwan Rheon (“Game of Thrones”)), Tom Cullen (“Downtown Abbey”), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Inès Spiridonov (Section Zero), Connor Swindells (“Sex Education”), Tommy McDonnell (Starred Up), and Will Kemp (Reign). “Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Barbarians sees couple Adam (Rheon) and Eva (Moreno) wake up in their supposed dream house on Adam’s birthday. Lucas (Cullen), a property developer and friend of the couple, arrives for dinner with his actress girlfriend Chloe (Spiridonov), to celebrate Adam’s birthday and the couple’s buying of the house. But secrets unravel over dinner, and when the doorbell rings the evening takes a nightmarish turn. As manners give way to madness, an ‘idyllic’ evening of celebration descends into a dark night of terror; and the group’s civilized dinner party turns out to be anything

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2022
Vampire Rom-Com "Bite Me" Bears Its Fangs This Week

Sink Your Teeth Into The Vampire Romcom ‘Bite Me’

Adventure Kid and Blue Firefly Films have just announced their new romantic horror-comedy Bite Me is coming to Digital this February. In the film, when Sarah, a real-life vampire, gets audited by the IRS, the last thing she expects to get out of it is a date. But James, her hopelessly romantic IRS agent, thinks she’s other-worldly. As an unlikely attraction sparks between the two misfits, they are forced to confront whether they have the courage to commit the terrifying, radical act of falling in love. The film is from the award-winning writer and director duo of Naomi McDougall Jones and Meredith Edwards. And features an impressive cast, including Naomi McDougall Jones (Imagine I’m Beautiful, “Boardwalk Empire”) who also wrote and produced the film, Christian Coulson (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, Mozart in The Jungle), Naomi Grossman (“American Horror Story”, Ctrl, Alt, Delete) and Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black,” Cheers). Sink your teeth into Bite Me,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022
In The New 'Exorcism Vengeance' Trailer, A Priest Fights To Save A Girl

In The New ‘Exorcism Vengeance’ Trailer, A Priest Fights To Save A Girl

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired North American rights to supernatural horror film Exorcist Vengeance, starring internationally recognized action star Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss, The Gardener) and acclaimed actor Stephen Berkoff (Rambo: First Blood Part II, Beverly Hills Cop, “Vikings” ). Uncork’d, Millman Productions, Titan Global Entertainment, and Proportion Productions produce. The possession film, featuring state-of-the-art special effects, tells of a tough priest (Bronzi), someone the Vatican calls to do their dirty work. When a prominent family is terrorized by a demonic force, the priest is called upon by Bishop Canelo to root out the evil, but soon realizes the solution to this mystery is tied to his own past. He must find the killer and stop the Devil’s hold on the family before it’s too late. Directed by Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca J Matthews, the film also stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Nicola Wright, Simon Furness, Nicole Nabi, and Anna Liddell. Exorcist Vengeance was written by Matthew B.C. (Medusa: Queen of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022
1091 Celebrates The Release Of Their Slasher 'Student Body' With Three New Clips

Slasher ‘Student Body’ Pits Teens Against A Killer This February

Surviving high school takes on a whole new meaning in writer-director Lee Ann Kurr‘s slasher Student Body. In the new trailer, we see friends fight to survive the night. Christian Camargo, Montse Hernandez, Cheyenne Haynes, Harley Quinn Smith, Austin Zajur, and Anthony Keyvan star in the film about a group of friends pit against a mascot-wearing killer roaming the halls of their high school. Student Body is out on Digital on February 8, 2022, from 1091 Pictures. You can pre-order it now on Apple TV and Prime Video.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022
This January, Somthing Is Lurking In The Woods In 'Old Strangers'

This January, Somthing Is Lurking In The Woods In ‘Old Strangers’

This January, something lurks in the dark of the woods… From writer-director, Nick Gregorio (Happy Birthday Harry Malden, Green) comes the horror-thriller Old Strangers. In this indie horror film, Sarah, Michael, and Danny try to rekindle the spark of their youth only to be confronted with the harsh realities of their relationships. Just beyond their reunion, in the deep woods, there is something otherworldly growing and feeding on their pain. Madeleine Humphries, Colton Eschief Mastro, and Ted Evans star in Old Strangers, premiering on digital January 11, 2022, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2022
Uncork'd Entertainment Gives Birth To 'Breeder' - Out Today

Uncork’d Entertainment Gives Birth To ‘Breeder’ – Out Today

The Danish horror-thriller Breeder, from director Jens Dahl, is out today From Uncork’d Entertainment. Produced by Maria Møller Christoffersen (Koko-Di Koko-Da), Breeder sees women being abducted for bio-hacking experiments. One of the women, Mia, begins to work out the truth, but can she escape from this nightmare? Written by Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, Breeder stars Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Signe Egholm Olsen, Anders Heinrichsen, and Morten Holst. Breeder gives us a real-world reminder that we live in a world measured by youth and beauty. This is a film about the effects of aging, how the world looks upon you once you do, and a miraculous cure- at a cost”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “I’m excited for audiences to experience the film in January”. Following its festival tour including screenings at Sitges in Catalonia, Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival in Croatia, Night Visions in Finland, and MonsterFest in Australia, Breeder comes on Digital on January 11, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2022
Watch Indie Films Free On The Streaming Service IndieBox

Watch Indie Films Free On The Streaming Service IndieBox

Are you a fan of indie films? Tired of paying the monthly subscriptions? Then we’ve got a must-have channel for you. From Bayview Entertainment comes the FREE movie channel IndieBox, your home for free award-winning independent feature films and documentaries, from horror to comedy and everything in-between. The carefully curated library features the best discoveries from around the world, all with instant and unlimited access. Download IndieBox now on Roku, LG, and on Fire TV.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2022

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Game Review: 'S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored'

Game Review: ‘S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored’

Again I find myself exploring the radioactive nightmare that is Chernobyl, but this time I’m exploring the fictional S.W.A.N. Institute in this psychological horror S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored. I want to give a thank you to Volframe and Art Games Studio S.A. for the review opportunity! S.W.A.N. Chernobyl Unexplored takes players back to the exclusion zone 9 months after the nuclear meltdown and evacuations after signs of life were detected at the S.W.A.N. (Syndromes Without A Name) Institute. Players are part of a rescue team sent in but soon after arriving, all members of the team are separated and we are forced to explore the institute and all its puzzles and nightmarish creatures alone. Onto the game itself! This is a first-person puzzle exploring game and right away if you’re wondering, yeah it’s, unfortunately, following the same formula of other first-person psychological horrors where the scenery changes when you turn corners, open doors that lead nowhere, and when you turn around

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jan 14, 2022
Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror 'The Red Book Ritual' (Trailer)

Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror ‘The Red Book Ritual’ (Trailer)

From New Zealand’s company, Black Mandala comes The Red Book Ritual with Argentinean director Ariel Luque writing and directing the film along with Dean Puckett, Chris Beyrooty, Dean Law, Daniel J. Phillips, and Jiwon Moon. In the film, three friends decide to play “The Red Book Game”. What they don’t know is that in the house evil is waiting to be released. A long time ago a witch died as part of a satanic ritual and with every question they ask, they get closer and closer to her. The film gets its name and story from “The Red Book,” a paranormal game from Mexico. Similar to the Ouija Board, through this game you can connect with spirits. To play you need an old book with a red cover. Turn out the lights and light the room with red candles. The question to start the ritual is; “Red book, Can I join your game?” The book will reveal the answers to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2022
This February Dark Secrets Haunt A Town In 'Ghosts Of The Ozarks' (Trailer)

Dark Secrets Haunt The New ‘Ghosts Of The Ozarks’ Trailer

From directors, Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long comes the haunting tale of a doctor who moves to a new town not knowing it is stalked by ghosts out for blood. The new trailer is here for The Ghosts of the Ozarks reminding us that if something looks too good to be true usually is. The Ghosts of the Ozarks has an impressive cast that includes Thomas Hobson (Star Trek III), Tara Perry (12 Hour Shift), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother Where Art Thou?), Angela Bettis (Carrie), and David Arquette from the Scream franchise. In the film, “James (Hobson) is a kind and shy man, struggling with both the mental and physical scars he received in the war. In disbelief at the kind way he is treated by the town, he believes he may have finally found a place to belong, but soon hints begin to reveal that there is a darkness that lurks just outside the town’s high walls

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2022
IFC Midnight Announces Release Date For Home Invasion Horror 'Barbarians'

IFC Midnight Announces Release Date For Home Invasion Horror ‘Barbarians’

IFC Midnight announced today that they have acquired the North American rights to Charles Dorfman‘s directorial debut, Barbarians, whose script he also wrote. The film’s all-star cast includes Iwan Rheon (“Game of Thrones”)), Tom Cullen (“Downtown Abbey”), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Inès Spiridonov (Section Zero), Connor Swindells (“Sex Education”), Tommy McDonnell (Starred Up), and Will Kemp (Reign). “Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Barbarians sees couple Adam (Rheon) and Eva (Moreno) wake up in their supposed dream house on Adam’s birthday. Lucas (Cullen), a property developer and friend of the couple, arrives for dinner with his actress girlfriend Chloe (Spiridonov), to celebrate Adam’s birthday and the couple’s buying of the house. But secrets unravel over dinner, and when the doorbell rings the evening takes a nightmarish turn. As manners give way to madness, an ‘idyllic’ evening of celebration descends into a dark night of terror; and the group’s civilized dinner party turns out to be anything

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2022
Vampire Rom-Com "Bite Me" Bears Its Fangs This Week

Sink Your Teeth Into The Vampire Romcom ‘Bite Me’

Adventure Kid and Blue Firefly Films have just announced their new romantic horror-comedy Bite Me is coming to Digital this February. In the film, when Sarah, a real-life vampire, gets audited by the IRS, the last thing she expects to get out of it is a date. But James, her hopelessly romantic IRS agent, thinks she’s other-worldly. As an unlikely attraction sparks between the two misfits, they are forced to confront whether they have the courage to commit the terrifying, radical act of falling in love. The film is from the award-winning writer and director duo of Naomi McDougall Jones and Meredith Edwards. And features an impressive cast, including Naomi McDougall Jones (Imagine I’m Beautiful, “Boardwalk Empire”) who also wrote and produced the film, Christian Coulson (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, Mozart in The Jungle), Naomi Grossman (“American Horror Story”, Ctrl, Alt, Delete) and Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black,” Cheers). Sink your teeth into Bite Me,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022
In The New 'Exorcism Vengeance' Trailer, A Priest Fights To Save A Girl

In The New ‘Exorcism Vengeance’ Trailer, A Priest Fights To Save A Girl

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired North American rights to supernatural horror film Exorcist Vengeance, starring internationally recognized action star Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss, The Gardener) and acclaimed actor Stephen Berkoff (Rambo: First Blood Part II, Beverly Hills Cop, “Vikings” ). Uncork’d, Millman Productions, Titan Global Entertainment, and Proportion Productions produce. The possession film, featuring state-of-the-art special effects, tells of a tough priest (Bronzi), someone the Vatican calls to do their dirty work. When a prominent family is terrorized by a demonic force, the priest is called upon by Bishop Canelo to root out the evil, but soon realizes the solution to this mystery is tied to his own past. He must find the killer and stop the Devil’s hold on the family before it’s too late. Directed by Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca J Matthews, the film also stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Nicola Wright, Simon Furness, Nicole Nabi, and Anna Liddell. Exorcist Vengeance was written by Matthew B.C. (Medusa: Queen of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022
1091 Celebrates The Release Of Their Slasher 'Student Body' With Three New Clips

Slasher ‘Student Body’ Pits Teens Against A Killer This February

Surviving high school takes on a whole new meaning in writer-director Lee Ann Kurr‘s slasher Student Body. In the new trailer, we see friends fight to survive the night. Christian Camargo, Montse Hernandez, Cheyenne Haynes, Harley Quinn Smith, Austin Zajur, and Anthony Keyvan star in the film about a group of friends pit against a mascot-wearing killer roaming the halls of their high school. Student Body is out on Digital on February 8, 2022, from 1091 Pictures. You can pre-order it now on Apple TV and Prime Video.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022
This January, Somthing Is Lurking In The Woods In 'Old Strangers'

This January, Somthing Is Lurking In The Woods In ‘Old Strangers’

This January, something lurks in the dark of the woods… From writer-director, Nick Gregorio (Happy Birthday Harry Malden, Green) comes the horror-thriller Old Strangers. In this indie horror film, Sarah, Michael, and Danny try to rekindle the spark of their youth only to be confronted with the harsh realities of their relationships. Just beyond their reunion, in the deep woods, there is something otherworldly growing and feeding on their pain. Madeleine Humphries, Colton Eschief Mastro, and Ted Evans star in Old Strangers, premiering on digital January 11, 2022, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2022
Uncork'd Entertainment Gives Birth To 'Breeder' - Out Today

Uncork’d Entertainment Gives Birth To ‘Breeder’ – Out Today

The Danish horror-thriller Breeder, from director Jens Dahl, is out today From Uncork’d Entertainment. Produced by Maria Møller Christoffersen (Koko-Di Koko-Da), Breeder sees women being abducted for bio-hacking experiments. One of the women, Mia, begins to work out the truth, but can she escape from this nightmare? Written by Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, Breeder stars Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Signe Egholm Olsen, Anders Heinrichsen, and Morten Holst. Breeder gives us a real-world reminder that we live in a world measured by youth and beauty. This is a film about the effects of aging, how the world looks upon you once you do, and a miraculous cure- at a cost”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “I’m excited for audiences to experience the film in January”. Following its festival tour including screenings at Sitges in Catalonia, Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival in Croatia, Night Visions in Finland, and MonsterFest in Australia, Breeder comes on Digital on January 11, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2022
Watch Indie Films Free On The Streaming Service IndieBox

Watch Indie Films Free On The Streaming Service IndieBox

Are you a fan of indie films? Tired of paying the monthly subscriptions? Then we’ve got a must-have channel for you. From Bayview Entertainment comes the FREE movie channel IndieBox, your home for free award-winning independent feature films and documentaries, from horror to comedy and everything in-between. The carefully curated library features the best discoveries from around the world, all with instant and unlimited access. Download IndieBox now on Roku, LG, and on Fire TV.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2022
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