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Cursed Films, the original five-part documentary series from streaming service Shudder, strives to examine the facts behind the rumors and the tragic events that affected the making of some beloved classic horror movies produced in the 1970s and 1980s. These cinematic offerings have been deemed cursed, often because of urban legend and gossip. After launching with impressive episodes about The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and The Omen that offered rational considerations of their topics, the series wraps up with equally engaging looks at The Crow and Twilight Zone: The Movie. As he did so well regarding the tragic deaths of young stars Heather O’Rourke and Dominique Dunne in the Cursed Films: Poltergeist installment, series writer/director/editor Jay Cheel once again provides poignant, respectful views on how on-set deaths and accidents affect those close to the victims — from those who worked with Brandon Lee on The Crow and with Vic Morrow and the two young child actors on Twilight Zone: The Movie to
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Fantasy Island begins exactly like any episode of it’s late ’70s boob-tube classic namesake did; namely a plane arrives on a gorgeous tropical island filled with folks looking to have their greatest wish granted by the island’s suave owner Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña stepping in for the late Ricardo Montalban) via… well, who the fuck knows… but he can do it, or rather the island can, and once a fantasy starts you must not end it. The fantasies are pretty standard on their surface level; a non-stop sex and drug fueled party, a second chance at happiness, a chance to be a soldier (okay, that’s a bit out of left fuckin’ field, but there’s another angle present that makes it reasonable), and revenge against a horrendous childhood bully… except where on the original show things usually didn’t end up balls deep in the horror biz, here that is exactly what happens! Soon our harried heroes and heroines find themselves in
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WARNING NSFW! J.J. Villard is one of the craziest animated series creators in the business. Producing wild, brutally twisted shows like King Star King has made quite a name for himself when it comes to shock value. Now, Villard is back to blow our minds with “J.J. Villard’s Fary Tales,” premiering on Adult Swim on Sunday, May 10th at 12:15 AM. Ahead of the premiere, I sat down with Villard to talk about his latest creation, his past hits, and what’s to come. Horror Fuel: “So, I watched the premiere episode of J.J. Villard’s Farytails last night. It’s twisted. Don’t take that wrong, I enjoyed it, but it is brutal.” J.J. Villard: “Yeah, it is [laughter]. Which one did you watch?” Horror Fuel: “I watched the episode with Boy Repunzel.” J.J. Villard: “Oh [laughter]. That one’s a trip.” Horror Fuel: “Yes it is. Brutality and gore seem to be a common thread with your latest few series, like with Fairy
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Iconic Travel Channel host Don Wildman (“Mysteries at the Museum”) is back and takes his thirst for adventure into terrifying new territory to explore mankind’s darkest mysteries in “Buried Worlds with Don Wildman”. In his newest series premiering on Travel Channel on Monday, June 8th at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Wildman is on a mission of a more cryptic sort, heading to remote regions of Peru, Haiti, Bulgaria and beyond – visiting the dark chasms and caverns of the paranormal and supernatural, tracking alleged lingering ghosts, devilish demons, vampires and witches burned at the stake. His global quest to explore the world’s most terrifying mysteries will consist of seven hour-long episodes and a two-hour special event finale airing on Monday, July 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. As he joins in taboo rituals, comes face-to-face with paranormal entities, and witnesses deadly practices, Wildman is seeking out the darkest legends in the world and experiencing them for himself. His adventures take him to
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One good thing has come out of people being stuck in isolation and quarantine, creative, funny videos. One of the best, in my opinion, is the recreation of the iconic dinner scene from Beetlejuice where the family and their friends break into a dance to the tune of ‘DAY-O’. The video posted by Gelsey Laurie features a father and daughter duo playing multiple roles along with some clever editing. The original scene can be seen playing in the lower right corner for comparison. And let’s be honest, they absolutely nailed it! The video is one of many posted by the duo. Other recreations include the Time Warp scene from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts stars in writer-director Dana Ziyasheva’s (Defenders of Life) timely film Greatland. An acid trip gone wrong meets a neon nightmare in the new trailer, leaving you scratching your head and asking “WTF did I just watch?” An allegory of today’s world, saturated with current political references and shocking imagery, the film’s teaser got a life of its own on social media, with shares, comments and reactions on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ranging from WTF?!!! and “What did I just see?! to “Which side are you on?” With one FB follower who summarized it perfectly: “Exactly what this world looks like to an outsider. Freaks and f*cks all heading down the rabbit hole.” The dystopian sci-fi feature also stars Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), J.P. Manoux (Veep), former boxing champion of the world Shannon Briggs, and horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (The Devil’s Rejects), and up and coming young actors Arman Darbo (And Then
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Tigers Are Not Afraid director Issa López is teaming up with Guillermo del Toro for a currently untitled werewolf western (yes, you read that right). López has now teased that the horror film as being very dark, very violent, and a ton of fun. During a conversation with Collider, she stated, “We started looking at options and he came to me with this idea for a werewolf western and I loved it because who would think of a werewolf western directed by a Mexican woman director? It’s such an odd combination. I would definitely want to see that! And I always want to make good movies that I want to see. So it is very dark, it’s violent and fun!” “Tigers Are Not Afraid is a haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars. The film follows a group of orphaned children who are unexpectedly given three magical wishes. As they run from the cartel that
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Thanks to the Coronavirus production has been put on hold for a lot of films and series. Unfortunately, “Stranger Things” is on that list. Production of season four has been put on hold, but that’s not going to stop the cast from giving fans a taste of what will come this season. In the season three finale, it appeared that David Harbour‘s Jim Hopper had sacrificed himself. Thankfully the season four teaser has revealed that our favorite father figure survived and now finds himself imprisoned in Russia while back in the U.S., “a new horror is beginning to surface, something long-buried, something that connects everything.” A video has just surfaced of David Harbour during an audience Q&A while at Liverpool Comic-Con revealing that the back story of Jim Hopper will be a major point this season. In season two, Eleven goes into the basement of the cabin and there’s five boxes, one of which has Brenner’s stuff from Hawkins Lab,
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AMC Networks announced today that Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service in the US, will launch a series of original AMC Networks channels on May 1, including Stories by AMC, Slightly Off by IFC, All Reality WE tv, and “The Walking Dead en Español”. The launch of these dedicated channels will give Pluto TV customers access to a wide variety of popular and critically acclaimed AMC Networks content, including AMC’s “The Walking Dead”, “Fear the Walking Dead”, Halt and Catch Fire, and “Into the Badlands”, IFC’s “Portlandia“, “Documentary Now!”, and “Brockmire”; and WE tv’s “Kendra on Top” and “Mary Mary”, and more favorites from across AMC Networks’ cable channels. Select programming will also be available On Demand as part of Pluto TV’s platform. We are excited to partner with Pluto TV to bring AMC Networks’ acclaimed originals to our fans in new ways, as viewers continue to seek greater flexibility and choice,” said Joshua Reader, president of distribution
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Indie genre distributor Terror Films has acquired the worldwide rights to Marvin Choi’s feature debut, A Knight’s Tour. In a post-apocalyptic world, J.D. (Darnel Powell) is a young drifter suffering from an injury. Soon, J.D. finds himself at a secluded cabin occupied by Henry (Joseph Price), a detached hermit; here, Henry is living in self-imposed isolation from a chaotic world. After their initial suspicions subside, these two strangers begin to form a friendship over a game of chess. When Henry discovers a notebook in J.D.’s backpack highlighting various locations that are now crossed off, Henry begins to question J.D.’s true intentions. After investigating a bit more, Henry suspects that a threat of unseen invaders from the outside world are close at hand, brought to his doorstep by J.D. The film was written by Choi and produced by Sara Razack and has been an official selection at several film festivals. Festival appearances include the Pan African Film Festival, the DisOrient Asian
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DocumentariesShudder
Cursed Films, the original five-part documentary series from streaming service Shudder, strives to examine the facts behind the rumors and the tragic events that affected the making of some beloved classic horror movies produced in the 1970s and 1980s. These cinematic offerings have been deemed cursed, often because of urban legend and gossip. After launching with impressive episodes about The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and The Omen that offered rational considerations of their topics, the series wraps up with equally engaging looks at The Crow and Twilight Zone: The Movie. As he did so well regarding the tragic deaths of young stars Heather O’Rourke and Dominique Dunne in the Cursed Films: Poltergeist installment, series writer/director/editor Jay Cheel once again provides poignant, respectful views on how on-set deaths and accidents affect those close to the victims — from those who worked with Brandon Lee on The Crow and with Vic Morrow and the two young child actors on Twilight Zone: The Movie to
Continue reading →
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Fantasy Island begins exactly like any episode of it’s late ’70s boob-tube classic namesake did; namely a plane arrives on a gorgeous tropical island filled with folks looking to have their greatest wish granted by the island’s suave owner Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña stepping in for the late Ricardo Montalban) via… well, who the fuck knows… but he can do it, or rather the island can, and once a fantasy starts you must not end it. The fantasies are pretty standard on their surface level; a non-stop sex and drug fueled party, a second chance at happiness, a chance to be a soldier (okay, that’s a bit out of left fuckin’ field, but there’s another angle present that makes it reasonable), and revenge against a horrendous childhood bully… except where on the original show things usually didn’t end up balls deep in the horror biz, here that is exactly what happens! Soon our harried heroes and heroines find themselves in
Continue reading →
InterviewsNetflixNewsShowStreaming TVTrailers
WARNING NSFW! J.J. Villard is one of the craziest animated series creators in the business. Producing wild, brutally twisted shows like King Star King has made quite a name for himself when it comes to shock value. Now, Villard is back to blow our minds with “J.J. Villard’s Fary Tales,” premiering on Adult Swim on Sunday, May 10th at 12:15 AM. Ahead of the premiere, I sat down with Villard to talk about his latest creation, his past hits, and what’s to come. Horror Fuel: “So, I watched the premiere episode of J.J. Villard’s Farytails last night. It’s twisted. Don’t take that wrong, I enjoyed it, but it is brutal.” J.J. Villard: “Yeah, it is [laughter]. Which one did you watch?” Horror Fuel: “I watched the episode with Boy Repunzel.” J.J. Villard: “Oh [laughter]. That one’s a trip.” Horror Fuel: “Yes it is. Brutality and gore seem to be a common thread with your latest few series, like with Fairy
Continue reading →
NewsParanormalStreaming TVTrailersTravel Channel
Iconic Travel Channel host Don Wildman (“Mysteries at the Museum”) is back and takes his thirst for adventure into terrifying new territory to explore mankind’s darkest mysteries in “Buried Worlds with Don Wildman”. In his newest series premiering on Travel Channel on Monday, June 8th at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Wildman is on a mission of a more cryptic sort, heading to remote regions of Peru, Haiti, Bulgaria and beyond – visiting the dark chasms and caverns of the paranormal and supernatural, tracking alleged lingering ghosts, devilish demons, vampires and witches burned at the stake. His global quest to explore the world’s most terrifying mysteries will consist of seven hour-long episodes and a two-hour special event finale airing on Monday, July 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. As he joins in taboo rituals, comes face-to-face with paranormal entities, and witnesses deadly practices, Wildman is seeking out the darkest legends in the world and experiencing them for himself. His adventures take him to
Continue reading →
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One good thing has come out of people being stuck in isolation and quarantine, creative, funny videos. One of the best, in my opinion, is the recreation of the iconic dinner scene from Beetlejuice where the family and their friends break into a dance to the tune of ‘DAY-O’. The video posted by Gelsey Laurie features a father and daughter duo playing multiple roles along with some clever editing. The original scene can be seen playing in the lower right corner for comparison. And let’s be honest, they absolutely nailed it! The video is one of many posted by the duo. Other recreations include the Time Warp scene from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Continue reading →
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Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts stars in writer-director Dana Ziyasheva’s (Defenders of Life) timely film Greatland. An acid trip gone wrong meets a neon nightmare in the new trailer, leaving you scratching your head and asking “WTF did I just watch?” An allegory of today’s world, saturated with current political references and shocking imagery, the film’s teaser got a life of its own on social media, with shares, comments and reactions on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ranging from WTF?!!! and “What did I just see?! to “Which side are you on?” With one FB follower who summarized it perfectly: “Exactly what this world looks like to an outsider. Freaks and f*cks all heading down the rabbit hole.” The dystopian sci-fi feature also stars Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), J.P. Manoux (Veep), former boxing champion of the world Shannon Briggs, and horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (The Devil’s Rejects), and up and coming young actors Arman Darbo (And Then
Continue reading →
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Tigers Are Not Afraid director Issa López is teaming up with Guillermo del Toro for a currently untitled werewolf western (yes, you read that right). López has now teased that the horror film as being very dark, very violent, and a ton of fun. During a conversation with Collider, she stated, “We started looking at options and he came to me with this idea for a werewolf western and I loved it because who would think of a werewolf western directed by a Mexican woman director? It’s such an odd combination. I would definitely want to see that! And I always want to make good movies that I want to see. So it is very dark, it’s violent and fun!” “Tigers Are Not Afraid is a haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars. The film follows a group of orphaned children who are unexpectedly given three magical wishes. As they run from the cartel that
Continue reading →
NetflixNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Thanks to the Coronavirus production has been put on hold for a lot of films and series. Unfortunately, “Stranger Things” is on that list. Production of season four has been put on hold, but that’s not going to stop the cast from giving fans a taste of what will come this season. In the season three finale, it appeared that David Harbour‘s Jim Hopper had sacrificed himself. Thankfully the season four teaser has revealed that our favorite father figure survived and now finds himself imprisoned in Russia while back in the U.S., “a new horror is beginning to surface, something long-buried, something that connects everything.” A video has just surfaced of David Harbour during an audience Q&A while at Liverpool Comic-Con revealing that the back story of Jim Hopper will be a major point this season. In season two, Eleven goes into the basement of the cabin and there’s five boxes, one of which has Brenner’s stuff from Hawkins Lab,
Continue reading →
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AMC Networks announced today that Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service in the US, will launch a series of original AMC Networks channels on May 1, including Stories by AMC, Slightly Off by IFC, All Reality WE tv, and “The Walking Dead en Español”. The launch of these dedicated channels will give Pluto TV customers access to a wide variety of popular and critically acclaimed AMC Networks content, including AMC’s “The Walking Dead”, “Fear the Walking Dead”, Halt and Catch Fire, and “Into the Badlands”, IFC’s “Portlandia“, “Documentary Now!”, and “Brockmire”; and WE tv’s “Kendra on Top” and “Mary Mary”, and more favorites from across AMC Networks’ cable channels. Select programming will also be available On Demand as part of Pluto TV’s platform. We are excited to partner with Pluto TV to bring AMC Networks’ acclaimed originals to our fans in new ways, as viewers continue to seek greater flexibility and choice,” said Joshua Reader, president of distribution
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Indie genre distributor Terror Films has acquired the worldwide rights to Marvin Choi’s feature debut, A Knight’s Tour. In a post-apocalyptic world, J.D. (Darnel Powell) is a young drifter suffering from an injury. Soon, J.D. finds himself at a secluded cabin occupied by Henry (Joseph Price), a detached hermit; here, Henry is living in self-imposed isolation from a chaotic world. After their initial suspicions subside, these two strangers begin to form a friendship over a game of chess. When Henry discovers a notebook in J.D.’s backpack highlighting various locations that are now crossed off, Henry begins to question J.D.’s true intentions. After investigating a bit more, Henry suspects that a threat of unseen invaders from the outside world are close at hand, brought to his doorstep by J.D. The film was written by Choi and produced by Sara Razack and has been an official selection at several film festivals. Festival appearances include the Pan African Film Festival, the DisOrient Asian
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