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Two Teens Discover The Horrors Of A Religious Retreat In The ‘Children Of Sin’ Trailer

Two Teens Discover The Horrors Of A Religious Retreat In The ‘Children Of Sin’ Trailer

CWM Entertainment has unveiled the new trailer for the terrifying new independent horror film, Children of Sin, from writer-director Christopher Wesley Moore who also brought you A Stranger Among the Living, Triggered, and Blessed Are the Children. The film follows Emma, a pregnant teenager, and Jackson, her gay brother, who are sent to Abraham House – a secluded religious retreat for young adults – by their abusive stepfather to rid them of their sinning ways. Soon, they start to suspect that Abraham House has a more sinister way of cleansing their souls than they could have ever imagined. For Abraham House has a motto – if you don’t leave a different person, you won’t be leaving at all. Children of Sin stars Meredith Mohler (Triggered), Lewis Hines (Boots and Trenches), and Jo Ann Robinson (Scalps). The film is currently in post-production and will be released in 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Andrea Ricca Releases Twenty New Short Films (Watch Free)

Andrea Ricca Releases Twenty New Short Films (Watch Free)

The streaming site Andrea Ricca announces their new collection of over twenty science fiction, adventure, horror, and fantasy films, with 3D special effects, by director Andrea Ricca, which has surpassed over 40 million views, is available now online for free. Fans of science fiction, horror, fantasy, and adventure films can enjoy these mini-films with a maximum duration ranging from 5 to 10 minutes, on any device, from tablet to mobile, suitable for quick use on the web. You can view the entire collection in just over an hour, or simply watch a mini film when you have a few minutes to spare. Filled with emotion and action, these short films tell of alien abductions, paranormal events, and monstrous creatures attacking the tranquility of ordinary people forced to fight for their lives. Made with real-life actors interacting and acting with computer-generated creatures, the films are inspired by both classic and modern science fiction and horror, and by directors such as Spielberg,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘The Accursed’ Trailer Digs Up Buried Secrets And A Family Curse

‘The Accursed’ Trailer Digs Up Buried Secrets And A Family Curse

The trailer for the indie horror The Accursed, from directors Elizabeta Vidovic and Kathryn Michelle, is here revealing buried secrets and a family curse. In the film, “Hana spends twenty years suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline, only to have a family member knowingly release it forcing her to kill or to be killed.” Yancy Butler, Izabela Vidovic, Goran Visnjic, Maiara Walsh, George Harrison Xanthis, and Melora Walters star in The Accursed set to be released in theaters and On Demand on November 12th, by Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Action Horror ‘Ouija Japan’s’ Release

New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Action Horror ‘Ouija Japan’s’ Release

Ahead of its release next week, we’ve got a new clip from the indie horror film Ouja Japan, the female-led action/horror film combines two popular horror elements: the Ouija and the Japanese Battle Royal. The film centers on Karen, an American housewife living in Japan who desperately wants to fit in with her Japanese community, until peer pressure forces her to play the Kokkuri-san (the Japanese Ouija) with the other housewives, unwittingly disrespecting a local deity, who sets them up to fight each other in a deadly game of battle royal. A mysterious app gets installed on their phones to aid them in their battle. It offers the women tools to fight each other, which they buy with credits. But they better be careful with their spending Ouija Japan is out now on Amazon Prime Video and arrives on October 19th on Blu-ray from Leomark Studios and TokyoSHOCK Japan.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror-Comedy ‘I Had A Bloody Good Time At Harker House’ Now Streaming On Amazon

Horror-Comedy ‘I Had A Bloody Good Time At Harker House’ Now Streaming On Amazon

For generations, the Harker Family has protected the cursed skull of the last master vampire, the source of all vampires on earth. Now the last remaining Harkers must fight to save their ancestral home and the world in the award-winning horror-comedy I Had A Bloody Good Time At Harker House. In a modern-day Midwestern town, no one likes the last remaining Harker siblings because they believe in vampires and vampires don’t exist. To prove their family legacy, the Harkers misuse $50,000.00 of county renovation money to turn their historical home into a theatrical vampire reenactment show. When two dead bodies turn up with strange animal attack marks, the Harkers convince the town that a vampire is on the loose and promise to kill it on stage at their family home. Now the fate of the world lies in the hands of an unprepared generation of vampire hunters who must overcome their own shortcomings to fulfill their destiny as the heirs

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Blu-ray Review: Midnight (1982)

Blu-ray Review: Midnight (1982)

A mother and her offspring murder a little girl (that damn Jimmy Peterson’s sister) caught in a bear trap because they think she’s a demon, and then perform a satanic ritual on the body… “pot, kettle, black” there, eh cats n’ creeps? Anyway, so begins John Russo’s 1982 opus Midnight, which just so happens to have recently had a spiffy Blu-ray release from the fine fiends over at Severin. Cheering up the proceedings, young Nancy (Melanie Verliin) catches static from her priest in confessional for admitting she likes to fuck, then heads home where she has to fend off the advances of her drunken, police officer step-father (played to the horny hilt by Reservoir Dogs‘ Lawrence Tierney)… because fucking is reserved for her boyfriend and not old-ass character actors (wisely so). Heading out, she’s harrassed by a dude in a car who wants to pay her for sex, before becoming the object of affection for two horny dudes in a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
New ‘Disappearance at Lake Elrod’ Trailer Takes Us On A Hunt For A Missing Child

New ‘Disappearance at Lake Elrod’ Trailer Takes Us On A Hunt For A Missing Child

The new poster and trailer for the new psychological crime thriller, Disappearance at Lake Elrod (aka Through The Glass Darkly) have arrived, teasing a desperate hunt for a missing child. The film stars Robyn Lively (Teen Witch, Wildcats), Shanola Hampton (Shameless), Bethany Anne Lind (Ozark), and Michael Trucco (Midnight Mass, The Bye Bye Man) and was directed by Lauren Fash, who also wrote the screenplay with Susan Graham. A year after her daughter’s disappearance, another girl from Elrod, Georgia, goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie (Robyn Lively) won’t stop searching until she discovers the truth. Disappearance at Lake Elrod comes to digital on November 1, 2021, from Lightbulb Film.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Horror-on-Sea Film Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup and Opens Ticket Sales

The January Discover ‘Monster In The Closet’ (Trailer)

Back in 2015, the Snygg brothers‘ horror-comedy Beaster Day premiered on Hulu. Now, their back with a new tale of terror, Monster in the Closet. And we’ve got the new trailer. In the film, “When famous horror author Raymond Grant dies under mysterious circumstances, his daughter returns home to investigate his death. Jasmin discovers her father was using evil black magic to write his newest horror masterpiece. When the author’s audiobook is played out loud monsters, zombies and terrifying beings spring from the undead pages to haunt the living. Never open a Pandora box that can’t be closed!” Monsters in the Closet will be released on VOD by Gravitas Ventures on January 4, 2022, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
The Legend Of “Green Eyes” Comes To Life In The ‘They’re Ouside’ Trailer

The Legend Of “Green Eyes” Comes To Life In The ‘They’re Ouside’ Trailer

From directors Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly comes They’re Outside, starring Hellraiser’s Nicholas Vince. In They’re Outside while filming a documentary about an agoraphobic woman, a celebrity psychologist is drawn into supernatural events. Emily Booth (Grindhouse, Event Horizon), Tom Clayton-Wheatley (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), and Christine Randall (9 Full Moons) star in They’re Outside, available October 29, 2021, worldwide on digital from Terror Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Indie Horror ‘Demigod’ Opening In Theaters

Indie Horror ‘Demigod’ Opening In Theaters

From award-winning filmmaker, Miles Doleac comes a new tale of terror, a macabre riff on the Cernunnos myth, Demigod. In the film, “Upon the death of her grandfather, a woman and her husband return to her birthplace in Germany’s Black Forest, only to find a terrifying secret awaits them.” Co-written by Doleac and Michael Donovan Horn, Demigod stars Rachel Nichols (Continuum, Star Trek), Jeremy London (Mallrats), and Elena Sanchez (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). Doleac, James Victor Bulian, Lindsay Anne Williams, and Wesley O’Mary produce and are the same team behind the 2020 horror-thriller The Dinner Party. Demigod (review) is out in theaters and available On Demand on October 15, 2021, from Gravitas Ventures. Theater Listings: Premiere Date Market Address 10/15/21 Los Angeles LA Arena Cinelounge 10/15/21 Boston (Manchester) Entertainment Cinema 100 Searstown Mall 10/15/21 Dallas-Ft. Worth Fun Movie Grill Richardson, TX 10/15/21 Cleveland-Akron (Canton) Cooperative Thtrs Ravenna 7 Movies(Ravenna, OH) 10/15/21 Detroit MJR Troy Grand Digital Cinema (Troy, MI)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021

More from Indie

Two Teens Discover The Horrors Of A Religious Retreat In The ‘Children Of Sin’ Trailer

Two Teens Discover The Horrors Of A Religious Retreat In The ‘Children Of Sin’ Trailer

CWM Entertainment has unveiled the new trailer for the terrifying new independent horror film, Children of Sin, from writer-director Christopher Wesley Moore who also brought you A Stranger Among the Living, Triggered, and Blessed Are the Children. The film follows Emma, a pregnant teenager, and Jackson, her gay brother, who are sent to Abraham House – a secluded religious retreat for young adults – by their abusive stepfather to rid them of their sinning ways. Soon, they start to suspect that Abraham House has a more sinister way of cleansing their souls than they could have ever imagined. For Abraham House has a motto – if you don’t leave a different person, you won’t be leaving at all. Children of Sin stars Meredith Mohler (Triggered), Lewis Hines (Boots and Trenches), and Jo Ann Robinson (Scalps). The film is currently in post-production and will be released in 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Andrea Ricca Releases Twenty New Short Films (Watch Free)

Andrea Ricca Releases Twenty New Short Films (Watch Free)

The streaming site Andrea Ricca announces their new collection of over twenty science fiction, adventure, horror, and fantasy films, with 3D special effects, by director Andrea Ricca, which has surpassed over 40 million views, is available now online for free. Fans of science fiction, horror, fantasy, and adventure films can enjoy these mini-films with a maximum duration ranging from 5 to 10 minutes, on any device, from tablet to mobile, suitable for quick use on the web. You can view the entire collection in just over an hour, or simply watch a mini film when you have a few minutes to spare. Filled with emotion and action, these short films tell of alien abductions, paranormal events, and monstrous creatures attacking the tranquility of ordinary people forced to fight for their lives. Made with real-life actors interacting and acting with computer-generated creatures, the films are inspired by both classic and modern science fiction and horror, and by directors such as Spielberg,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘The Accursed’ Trailer Digs Up Buried Secrets And A Family Curse

‘The Accursed’ Trailer Digs Up Buried Secrets And A Family Curse

The trailer for the indie horror The Accursed, from directors Elizabeta Vidovic and Kathryn Michelle, is here revealing buried secrets and a family curse. In the film, “Hana spends twenty years suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline, only to have a family member knowingly release it forcing her to kill or to be killed.” Yancy Butler, Izabela Vidovic, Goran Visnjic, Maiara Walsh, George Harrison Xanthis, and Melora Walters star in The Accursed set to be released in theaters and On Demand on November 12th, by Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Action Horror ‘Ouija Japan’s’ Release

New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Action Horror ‘Ouija Japan’s’ Release

Ahead of its release next week, we’ve got a new clip from the indie horror film Ouja Japan, the female-led action/horror film combines two popular horror elements: the Ouija and the Japanese Battle Royal. The film centers on Karen, an American housewife living in Japan who desperately wants to fit in with her Japanese community, until peer pressure forces her to play the Kokkuri-san (the Japanese Ouija) with the other housewives, unwittingly disrespecting a local deity, who sets them up to fight each other in a deadly game of battle royal. A mysterious app gets installed on their phones to aid them in their battle. It offers the women tools to fight each other, which they buy with credits. But they better be careful with their spending Ouija Japan is out now on Amazon Prime Video and arrives on October 19th on Blu-ray from Leomark Studios and TokyoSHOCK Japan.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror-Comedy ‘I Had A Bloody Good Time At Harker House’ Now Streaming On Amazon

Horror-Comedy ‘I Had A Bloody Good Time At Harker House’ Now Streaming On Amazon

For generations, the Harker Family has protected the cursed skull of the last master vampire, the source of all vampires on earth. Now the last remaining Harkers must fight to save their ancestral home and the world in the award-winning horror-comedy I Had A Bloody Good Time At Harker House. In a modern-day Midwestern town, no one likes the last remaining Harker siblings because they believe in vampires and vampires don’t exist. To prove their family legacy, the Harkers misuse $50,000.00 of county renovation money to turn their historical home into a theatrical vampire reenactment show. When two dead bodies turn up with strange animal attack marks, the Harkers convince the town that a vampire is on the loose and promise to kill it on stage at their family home. Now the fate of the world lies in the hands of an unprepared generation of vampire hunters who must overcome their own shortcomings to fulfill their destiny as the heirs

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Blu-ray Review: Midnight (1982)

Blu-ray Review: Midnight (1982)

A mother and her offspring murder a little girl (that damn Jimmy Peterson’s sister) caught in a bear trap because they think she’s a demon, and then perform a satanic ritual on the body… “pot, kettle, black” there, eh cats n’ creeps? Anyway, so begins John Russo’s 1982 opus Midnight, which just so happens to have recently had a spiffy Blu-ray release from the fine fiends over at Severin. Cheering up the proceedings, young Nancy (Melanie Verliin) catches static from her priest in confessional for admitting she likes to fuck, then heads home where she has to fend off the advances of her drunken, police officer step-father (played to the horny hilt by Reservoir Dogs‘ Lawrence Tierney)… because fucking is reserved for her boyfriend and not old-ass character actors (wisely so). Heading out, she’s harrassed by a dude in a car who wants to pay her for sex, before becoming the object of affection for two horny dudes in a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
New ‘Disappearance at Lake Elrod’ Trailer Takes Us On A Hunt For A Missing Child

New ‘Disappearance at Lake Elrod’ Trailer Takes Us On A Hunt For A Missing Child

The new poster and trailer for the new psychological crime thriller, Disappearance at Lake Elrod (aka Through The Glass Darkly) have arrived, teasing a desperate hunt for a missing child. The film stars Robyn Lively (Teen Witch, Wildcats), Shanola Hampton (Shameless), Bethany Anne Lind (Ozark), and Michael Trucco (Midnight Mass, The Bye Bye Man) and was directed by Lauren Fash, who also wrote the screenplay with Susan Graham. A year after her daughter’s disappearance, another girl from Elrod, Georgia, goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie (Robyn Lively) won’t stop searching until she discovers the truth. Disappearance at Lake Elrod comes to digital on November 1, 2021, from Lightbulb Film.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Horror-on-Sea Film Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup and Opens Ticket Sales

The January Discover ‘Monster In The Closet’ (Trailer)

Back in 2015, the Snygg brothers‘ horror-comedy Beaster Day premiered on Hulu. Now, their back with a new tale of terror, Monster in the Closet. And we’ve got the new trailer. In the film, “When famous horror author Raymond Grant dies under mysterious circumstances, his daughter returns home to investigate his death. Jasmin discovers her father was using evil black magic to write his newest horror masterpiece. When the author’s audiobook is played out loud monsters, zombies and terrifying beings spring from the undead pages to haunt the living. Never open a Pandora box that can’t be closed!” Monsters in the Closet will be released on VOD by Gravitas Ventures on January 4, 2022, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
The Legend Of “Green Eyes” Comes To Life In The ‘They’re Ouside’ Trailer

The Legend Of “Green Eyes” Comes To Life In The ‘They’re Ouside’ Trailer

From directors Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly comes They’re Outside, starring Hellraiser’s Nicholas Vince. In They’re Outside while filming a documentary about an agoraphobic woman, a celebrity psychologist is drawn into supernatural events. Emily Booth (Grindhouse, Event Horizon), Tom Clayton-Wheatley (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), and Christine Randall (9 Full Moons) star in They’re Outside, available October 29, 2021, worldwide on digital from Terror Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Indie Horror ‘Demigod’ Opening In Theaters

Indie Horror ‘Demigod’ Opening In Theaters

From award-winning filmmaker, Miles Doleac comes a new tale of terror, a macabre riff on the Cernunnos myth, Demigod. In the film, “Upon the death of her grandfather, a woman and her husband return to her birthplace in Germany’s Black Forest, only to find a terrifying secret awaits them.” Co-written by Doleac and Michael Donovan Horn, Demigod stars Rachel Nichols (Continuum, Star Trek), Jeremy London (Mallrats), and Elena Sanchez (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). Doleac, James Victor Bulian, Lindsay Anne Williams, and Wesley O’Mary produce and are the same team behind the 2020 horror-thriller The Dinner Party. Demigod (review) is out in theaters and available On Demand on October 15, 2021, from Gravitas Ventures. Theater Listings: Premiere Date Market Address 10/15/21 Los Angeles LA Arena Cinelounge 10/15/21 Boston (Manchester) Entertainment Cinema 100 Searstown Mall 10/15/21 Dallas-Ft. Worth Fun Movie Grill Richardson, TX 10/15/21 Cleveland-Akron (Canton) Cooperative Thtrs Ravenna 7 Movies(Ravenna, OH) 10/15/21 Detroit MJR Troy Grand Digital Cinema (Troy, MI)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
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