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‘The Wildling’ Eats Children In The New Clip From Fritz Böhm’s Film

IFC has shared another clip from Fritz Böhm’s The Wilding as the film arrived on VOD yesterday. Starring Liv Tyler, Brad Dourif, and Bel Powley, “The film follows Anna (Powley), a woman who spent her entire childhood locked in the attic, under the care of a mysterious man she only knows as Daddy (Dourif). Anna is scared to death of a creature he calls the Wildling, a child-eating monster that roams outside. After a small-town sheriff Ellen Cooper (Tyler) frees Anna and helps her start a new life, her childhood nightmares of the Wildling return, disrupting the possibility of a normal life.” James Le Gros, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, and Mike Faist also star in this intense film. In the latest clip, Anna tells the sheriff about the wilding and that it eats children. Be sure to check out The Wilding, now on out on Video On Demand, from IFC Midnight.

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Apr 15, 2018
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Movie Review: Housesitters (2018)

Housesitters Angie and Izzy land a cushy lil’ job…house sitting (go figure). They spend their time at “work” smoking drugs, watching porn, and generally assing around. Of course the owner of the abode has been up to Satan knows what and unleashed a pint-sized demonic nightmare that begins stalking and slaying with wild abandon. Can our heroines pull their heads out of their asses long enough to put an end to the preternatural menace? Kicking things off, Annie Watkins and Jamie Jirak as Angie and Izzy respectively, are charming leads, and it’s generally a fun time watching them. Also of note is the low-rent puppet used for the creature…I absolutely loved his design, all teeth and ill intention, and I’m glad film maker Jason Coffman went this route as it echoed 80’s flicks like Ghoulies and Hobgoblins…films which obviously inspired Housesitters. For the negatives, let’s start with the acting. The first you thing you’ll notice is that this thing is

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Apr 15, 2018
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Us And Them Takes Aim At The Rich – Now Out On VOD And Digital

Joseph Martin’s socially conscious festival hit Us and Them takes aim directly at the rich. The film centers on a working-class young man (Jack Roth) who aims at kicking-off a revolution by turning the tables on the establishment. He hopes to spark a change between the classes by striking fear into the hearts of the one percent by streaming attacks on those more well-off than himself. When he kidnaps a banker and his family and forces them to gamble with their lives the situation quickly spirals out of control. Sophie Colquhoun, Tim Bentinck, Andrew Tieran, Carolyn Backhouse, Paul Westwood, Daniel Kendrick, and Louis Dempsey also star. Us and Them is now out on Digital and On Demand.

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Apr 14, 2018
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A Man Falls Victim To Psychopaths In The Trailer For ‘Tempus Tormentum’

Terror Films has unveiled the poster and trailer for James Rewucki’s Tempus Tormentum ahead of its April release. Written and directed by James Rewucki, Tempus Tormentum stars Tyhr Trubiak as Mr. Mouse, an unlucky drifter who happens to become the prey of three masked psychopaths. After drugging and abducting their victim, the trio use a combination of psychological and physical torture to drive Mr. Mouse mad, kill him or both. Clown (Dr. Rage), Devil (Darren Johnston), and Slashmouth (Paul McWhinney) play the roles of the three psychopaths. Tempus Tormentum features award-winning cinematography and sound design and has played at multiple festivals including FEARnyc (2017). It won Best Lighting Design and was nominated for Jury Prize Best Feature and Best Actor. At the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival (2017), the film was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Horror and Best Production Design. The film also showed at the Amarcord Chicago Arthouse Film Awards (2017) and the Hamilton Film Festival

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Apr 14, 2018
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Blu-ray Review: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

I can’t even to begin to fathom the fact that some of you fine fiends haven’t seen Killer Klowns From Outer Space, but just in case here’s a quick sinister synopsis: When a big top from beyond the stars lands on Earth and dispenses monstrous alien clowns, it’s up to a gaggle of college kids to try and save the day by facing off against the bizarre creatures and their even more bizarre weapons (cotton candy guns, man eating shadow puppets, killer popcorn et. al.) Can our heroes survive the night and send those ha-ha horrors packing? Surreal, hilarious, filled to the rafters with over-the-top practical effects goodness; Killer Klowns is considered a classic (klassic?) by many, and considered a masterpiece by your’s cruelly. Besides an overwhelming sense of fun and frights, the main takeaway from ol’ double K is that low budget horror pics can be imaginative and unique on a shoestring budget…a lesson today’s slasher and haunting obsessed

Continue reading →
Apr 14, 2018
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This May Take A Trip To ‘Island Zero’ (Trailer)

Every thing needs to eat… This May take a trip to Island Zero where the locals are friendly…until people start turning up dead and the rest must fight to survive. In the film, the directorial debut of Josh Gerritsen, “Inhabitants of a fishing island off the coast of Maine find themselves mysteriously cut off from the outside world the ferry suddenly stops coming. All the phones have gone dead and every boat sent to the mainland fails to return. When dead bodies turn up along the water’s edge, the hardy band of survivors must find out who, or what, is killing them.” Laila Robins (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles), Adam Wade McLaughlin (Showtime’s “Billions”), Teri Reeves (ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”), and Matthew Wilkas (Fits and Starts) star. The film was written by Tess Gerritsen, best-selling author of the “Rizzoli & Isles” novels. Island Zero was shot in Maine, utilizing local cast and crew and is being distributed in North America

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Apr 14, 2018
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‘Selfie From Hell’ Feature Film Announces Candian Release

Back in 2015, Erdal Ceylan’s short film Selfie From Hell, about a woman taking a selfie for her boyfriend, but there’s something strange in the photos, went viral, being viewed more than 20,957,00o times. Now, the feature film, co-written by Paul Burton of Southpaw Productions, inspired by the short is ready to make its Candian premiere in Landmark Cinemas, Cineplex Theaters, and Drive-Ins across Canada in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, New Westminster, and Winnipeg this May. The film also has a new poster (above) In the feature film, “When a sinister and mysterious entity stalks a young woman, her cousin is forced to delve into the depths of the darknet – where few venture – to discover the origin of the Selfie From Hell.” Alyson Walker (The Burning Kiss), Tony Giroux (The Romeo Section, Arrow), Meelah Adams (Die Tierliebhaber), Ian Butcher (Fringe, Supergirl), and Tyler Smith star in this dark film that will make you think twice about taking a

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Apr 13, 2018
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Movie Review: House on Elm Lake (2017)

Stop me if you’ve heard this one; a young family gets a great deal on a beautiful home due in no small fact that the previous owner murdered his family in cold blood after being acted upon by some sort of demonic force…and wouldn’t you know it, the new patriarch starts hearing the same voices and begins thinking his family would look better inside an oblong box. That’s House on Elm Lake in a nutshell…it’s also The Amityville Horror, so you’ve definitely seen what this film has to offer…so why should you give it your time and/or money? You shouldn’t. It’s boring, tedious, filled with sub-par acting and dodgy effects, and it’s idea of scaring the audience is to amp up the volume of the soundtrack, or have a character scream. But, I’m not the type of guy to not have something positive to say about the film, so here goes; thank the powers that be that this film runs

Continue reading →
Apr 13, 2018
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Writer-Director-Producer Les Mahoney Talks ‘At Granny’s House’ And More

Les Mahoney and I sat down for an interview that I would love to share with you know. Mahoney has a long list of acting credits that includes films such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Adrift, Available, The Devil Inside, and TV series like “1000 Ways to Die”. One of his most recent projects is that of the horror film At Granny’s House, which he wrote, directed, produced and stars in. He plays the role of Ted Steiner, the love interest of Rebecca, played by Rachel Alig. Bill Oberst Jr. co-stars. Les took us inside the film, along with others, and revealed some really interesting stuff. Horror Fuel: “Your film ‘At Granny’s House’ will soon be out. I would love it if you would tell our readers a bit about it.” Les Mahoney: “‘At Granny’s House’ is a Hitchcockian that I wrote and Directed. The idea came from my mother-in-law’s home in eastern Colorado near Kansas. My wife and

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Apr 13, 2018
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Jim Carrey Gets Serious In The Thriller ‘Dark Crimes’ (Trailer)

Jim Carrey may be best known for his comedic roles, but over the past few years, he’s been gaining attention as a serious artist. Speaking of serious, Carrey’s latest role is in Alexandros Avranas’ thriller Dark Crimes and it showcases Carrey’s talent as an actor with incredible range. In the film, formally known as True Crimes, “Carrey plays a police officer named Tadek, who finds similarities between an unsolved murder and a crime outlined in a book by famed writer Krystov Kozlow (Marton Csokas). As Tadek begins to track Kozlow and his girlfriend, a mysterious sex club worker (Charlotte Gainsbourg), his obsession grows and he descends into an underworld of sex, lies, and corruption to find the shocking truth.” Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Kati Outinen, Vlad Ivanov, Agata Kulesza, Robert Wieckiewicz, and Piotr Glowacki co-star. The trailer is here and it looks fantastic. Dark Crimes opens in theaters on May 11, 2018.

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Apr 12, 2018

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‘The Wildling’ Eats Children In The New Clip From Fritz Böhm’s Film

IFC has shared another clip from Fritz Böhm’s The Wilding as the film arrived on VOD yesterday. Starring Liv Tyler, Brad Dourif, and Bel Powley, “The film follows Anna (Powley), a woman who spent her entire childhood locked in the attic, under the care of a mysterious man she only knows as Daddy (Dourif). Anna is scared to death of a creature he calls the Wildling, a child-eating monster that roams outside. After a small-town sheriff Ellen Cooper (Tyler) frees Anna and helps her start a new life, her childhood nightmares of the Wildling return, disrupting the possibility of a normal life.” James Le Gros, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, and Mike Faist also star in this intense film. In the latest clip, Anna tells the sheriff about the wilding and that it eats children. Be sure to check out The Wilding, now on out on Video On Demand, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Apr 15, 2018
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Movie Review: Housesitters (2018)

Housesitters Angie and Izzy land a cushy lil’ job…house sitting (go figure). They spend their time at “work” smoking drugs, watching porn, and generally assing around. Of course the owner of the abode has been up to Satan knows what and unleashed a pint-sized demonic nightmare that begins stalking and slaying with wild abandon. Can our heroines pull their heads out of their asses long enough to put an end to the preternatural menace? Kicking things off, Annie Watkins and Jamie Jirak as Angie and Izzy respectively, are charming leads, and it’s generally a fun time watching them. Also of note is the low-rent puppet used for the creature…I absolutely loved his design, all teeth and ill intention, and I’m glad film maker Jason Coffman went this route as it echoed 80’s flicks like Ghoulies and Hobgoblins…films which obviously inspired Housesitters. For the negatives, let’s start with the acting. The first you thing you’ll notice is that this thing is

Continue reading →
Apr 15, 2018
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Us And Them Takes Aim At The Rich – Now Out On VOD And Digital

Joseph Martin’s socially conscious festival hit Us and Them takes aim directly at the rich. The film centers on a working-class young man (Jack Roth) who aims at kicking-off a revolution by turning the tables on the establishment. He hopes to spark a change between the classes by striking fear into the hearts of the one percent by streaming attacks on those more well-off than himself. When he kidnaps a banker and his family and forces them to gamble with their lives the situation quickly spirals out of control. Sophie Colquhoun, Tim Bentinck, Andrew Tieran, Carolyn Backhouse, Paul Westwood, Daniel Kendrick, and Louis Dempsey also star. Us and Them is now out on Digital and On Demand.

Continue reading →
Apr 14, 2018
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A Man Falls Victim To Psychopaths In The Trailer For ‘Tempus Tormentum’

Terror Films has unveiled the poster and trailer for James Rewucki’s Tempus Tormentum ahead of its April release. Written and directed by James Rewucki, Tempus Tormentum stars Tyhr Trubiak as Mr. Mouse, an unlucky drifter who happens to become the prey of three masked psychopaths. After drugging and abducting their victim, the trio use a combination of psychological and physical torture to drive Mr. Mouse mad, kill him or both. Clown (Dr. Rage), Devil (Darren Johnston), and Slashmouth (Paul McWhinney) play the roles of the three psychopaths. Tempus Tormentum features award-winning cinematography and sound design and has played at multiple festivals including FEARnyc (2017). It won Best Lighting Design and was nominated for Jury Prize Best Feature and Best Actor. At the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival (2017), the film was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Horror and Best Production Design. The film also showed at the Amarcord Chicago Arthouse Film Awards (2017) and the Hamilton Film Festival

Continue reading →
Apr 14, 2018
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Blu-ray Review: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

I can’t even to begin to fathom the fact that some of you fine fiends haven’t seen Killer Klowns From Outer Space, but just in case here’s a quick sinister synopsis: When a big top from beyond the stars lands on Earth and dispenses monstrous alien clowns, it’s up to a gaggle of college kids to try and save the day by facing off against the bizarre creatures and their even more bizarre weapons (cotton candy guns, man eating shadow puppets, killer popcorn et. al.) Can our heroes survive the night and send those ha-ha horrors packing? Surreal, hilarious, filled to the rafters with over-the-top practical effects goodness; Killer Klowns is considered a classic (klassic?) by many, and considered a masterpiece by your’s cruelly. Besides an overwhelming sense of fun and frights, the main takeaway from ol’ double K is that low budget horror pics can be imaginative and unique on a shoestring budget…a lesson today’s slasher and haunting obsessed

Continue reading →
Apr 14, 2018
Horror Fuel

This May Take A Trip To ‘Island Zero’ (Trailer)

Every thing needs to eat… This May take a trip to Island Zero where the locals are friendly…until people start turning up dead and the rest must fight to survive. In the film, the directorial debut of Josh Gerritsen, “Inhabitants of a fishing island off the coast of Maine find themselves mysteriously cut off from the outside world the ferry suddenly stops coming. All the phones have gone dead and every boat sent to the mainland fails to return. When dead bodies turn up along the water’s edge, the hardy band of survivors must find out who, or what, is killing them.” Laila Robins (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles), Adam Wade McLaughlin (Showtime’s “Billions”), Teri Reeves (ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”), and Matthew Wilkas (Fits and Starts) star. The film was written by Tess Gerritsen, best-selling author of the “Rizzoli & Isles” novels. Island Zero was shot in Maine, utilizing local cast and crew and is being distributed in North America

Continue reading →
Apr 14, 2018
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‘Selfie From Hell’ Feature Film Announces Candian Release

Back in 2015, Erdal Ceylan’s short film Selfie From Hell, about a woman taking a selfie for her boyfriend, but there’s something strange in the photos, went viral, being viewed more than 20,957,00o times. Now, the feature film, co-written by Paul Burton of Southpaw Productions, inspired by the short is ready to make its Candian premiere in Landmark Cinemas, Cineplex Theaters, and Drive-Ins across Canada in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, New Westminster, and Winnipeg this May. The film also has a new poster (above) In the feature film, “When a sinister and mysterious entity stalks a young woman, her cousin is forced to delve into the depths of the darknet – where few venture – to discover the origin of the Selfie From Hell.” Alyson Walker (The Burning Kiss), Tony Giroux (The Romeo Section, Arrow), Meelah Adams (Die Tierliebhaber), Ian Butcher (Fringe, Supergirl), and Tyler Smith star in this dark film that will make you think twice about taking a

Continue reading →
Apr 13, 2018
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Movie Review: House on Elm Lake (2017)

Stop me if you’ve heard this one; a young family gets a great deal on a beautiful home due in no small fact that the previous owner murdered his family in cold blood after being acted upon by some sort of demonic force…and wouldn’t you know it, the new patriarch starts hearing the same voices and begins thinking his family would look better inside an oblong box. That’s House on Elm Lake in a nutshell…it’s also The Amityville Horror, so you’ve definitely seen what this film has to offer…so why should you give it your time and/or money? You shouldn’t. It’s boring, tedious, filled with sub-par acting and dodgy effects, and it’s idea of scaring the audience is to amp up the volume of the soundtrack, or have a character scream. But, I’m not the type of guy to not have something positive to say about the film, so here goes; thank the powers that be that this film runs

Continue reading →
Apr 13, 2018
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Writer-Director-Producer Les Mahoney Talks ‘At Granny’s House’ And More

Les Mahoney and I sat down for an interview that I would love to share with you know. Mahoney has a long list of acting credits that includes films such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Adrift, Available, The Devil Inside, and TV series like “1000 Ways to Die”. One of his most recent projects is that of the horror film At Granny’s House, which he wrote, directed, produced and stars in. He plays the role of Ted Steiner, the love interest of Rebecca, played by Rachel Alig. Bill Oberst Jr. co-stars. Les took us inside the film, along with others, and revealed some really interesting stuff. Horror Fuel: “Your film ‘At Granny’s House’ will soon be out. I would love it if you would tell our readers a bit about it.” Les Mahoney: “‘At Granny’s House’ is a Hitchcockian that I wrote and Directed. The idea came from my mother-in-law’s home in eastern Colorado near Kansas. My wife and

Continue reading →
Apr 13, 2018
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Jim Carrey Gets Serious In The Thriller ‘Dark Crimes’ (Trailer)

Jim Carrey may be best known for his comedic roles, but over the past few years, he’s been gaining attention as a serious artist. Speaking of serious, Carrey’s latest role is in Alexandros Avranas’ thriller Dark Crimes and it showcases Carrey’s talent as an actor with incredible range. In the film, formally known as True Crimes, “Carrey plays a police officer named Tadek, who finds similarities between an unsolved murder and a crime outlined in a book by famed writer Krystov Kozlow (Marton Csokas). As Tadek begins to track Kozlow and his girlfriend, a mysterious sex club worker (Charlotte Gainsbourg), his obsession grows and he descends into an underworld of sex, lies, and corruption to find the shocking truth.” Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Kati Outinen, Vlad Ivanov, Agata Kulesza, Robert Wieckiewicz, and Piotr Glowacki co-star. The trailer is here and it looks fantastic. Dark Crimes opens in theaters on May 11, 2018.

Continue reading →
Apr 12, 2018