Horror Fuel
☰ Browse the Crypt
Category

Thriller

Psychological thrillers, dark crime and slow-burn suspense — films and series that get under your skin without a single monster.

1,913 stories
Movie Reviews: “The Changed” and “Alone with You” (Screamfest)

Romance Turns Into Terror This February In ‘Alone With You’

This February, romance turns to terror in the horror thriller Alone With You, co-written and co-directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Emily Bennett (King of Knives, “The Black List”) stars alongside Emma Myles (“Orange Is the New Black”), Dora Madison (“Into the Dark”), and scream queen Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next). In the film, “as a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.” Alone With You opens in theaters on February 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital and DVD on February 8th, from Dark Star Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2022
Brutal New Clip Arrives Ahead Of The Premiere Of 'The Last Thing Mary Saw' On Shudder

Witness The Trailer For Shudder’s Religious Horror ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, unveiled today the new trailer and new poster for the upcoming Shudder Original The Last Thing Mary Saw. This period horror stars Rory Culkin (Waco, Halston), Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan). The Last Thing Mary Saw was written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, who is making his feature debut. Set in Southold, New York, in 1843: Young Mary (Scott), who has blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Fuhrman), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be dealt with as severely as possible. The couple attempts to carry on in secret,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022
This February, Witness A Tale Of Reincarnation And Obsession In "Here Before"

This February Psychological Thriller ‘Here Before’ Explores Reincarnation (Trailer)

Andrea Riseborough (“Black Mirror”) is spellbinding as the distraught mother, haunted by the death of her young daughter, in Here Before, written and directed by Stacey Gregg (“The Innocents”). “When new neighbors move in, Laura (Riseborough) is awakened from her mundane daily routine of errands and exercise. She becomes transfixed by their young daughter, Megan (astonishing newcomer Niamh Dornan). Megan’s parents Marie (Eileen O’Higgins, Mary Queen of Scots) and Chris (Martin McCann, Killing Bono), initially don’t seem to mind as Laura offers Megan a ride home from school and an invitation to dinner. Her husband Brendon (Jonjo O’Neill, The Queen’s Gambit) grows concerned as his wife’s infatuation with the young girl spirals into increasingly erratic behavior. Eerily, Megan seemingly knows far too many specific details of their family life and displays similar mannerisms of their dead daughter.” Is the trauma of losing her child causing Laura to lose grip on reality, or is Megan truly the reincarnation of her daughter?

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022
Religious Horror 'A Banquet' Conjures A February Release Date & Trailer

Religious Horror ‘A Banquet’ Conjures A February Release Date & Trailer

Award-winning Scottish director Ruth Paxton‘s religious horror, A Banquet, is due to be released this February. The new trailer teases a dark film filled with horror as we meet a mother and daughter experiencing trials and tribulations that will stay with them forever. In the film, “widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs. A Banquet, starring Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, and Lindsay Duncan, and written by Justin Bull, is set to be released on February 18, 2022, on VOD and Digital, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022
In 'Last Survivors,' Alicia Silverstone & Drew Van Acker Struggle To Survive A Post-Apocalyptic World (Trailer)

In ‘Last Survivors,’ Alicia Silverstone & Drew Van Acker Struggle To Survive A Post-Apocalyptic World (Trailer)

A man fights to protect the life he has created with his son in a post-apocalyptic world, in the survival thriller Last Survivors, directed by Drew Mylrea. Written by Josh Janowicz, Last Survivors stars Drew Van Acker (“Titans”), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), and Benjamin Arthur (American Reunion). The film is set “in a post-apocalyptic world where Troy (Stephen Moyer) raised his now-grown son, Jake (Drew Van Acker), in a perfect wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. Ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Alicia Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect utopia he created.” Last Survivors debuts in theaters and on February 4, 2022, and will be

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
Sarah Adina Smith's Acclaimed Film 'The Midnight Swim' Being Re-Released

Sarah Adina Smith’s Acclaimed Film ‘The Midnight Swim’ Being Re-Released

Yellow Veil Pictures has unveiled the new cover art and special disc extras for the upcoming re-release of Sarah Adina Smith’s 2014 acclaimed debut feature The Midnight Swim, available for pre-order from Vinegar Syndrome in a special collector’s Blu-ray edition followed by a digital release on January 25, 2022. “Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom, though many have tried. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home to settle her affairs. They find themselves unable to let go of their mother and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake.” With new artwork designed by celebrated Polish poster artist and frequent Yellow Veil collaborator, Aleksander Walijlewski, the new home video edition will include the following bonus and special features: Commentary with Sarah Adina Smith, Aleksa Palladino, Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, and Ross Patridge. Special Features: Sarah Adina Smith’s 2009 short THE SIRENS (13’) Sarah Adina Smith’s

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
We've Got Your First Look At the Psychological Thriller 'Find Her'

We’ve Got Your First Look At the Psychological Thriller ‘Find Her’

Ahead of its 2022 release, we’ve got the first look at director Nick McCallum‘s upcoming psychological thriller Find Her, giving you the first glimpse at the main cast. In the film, Isaiah Slade, a mysterious ex-cop with an addiction to uppers, arrives in a small town searching for answers to a murdered ranch owner and his still-missing daughter. Slowly it becomes clear that he has his own personal agenda to find the truth. Emmy Award-winner Evan Zissimopulos serves as director of photography for the film that stars Nick McCallum (Burning Kentucky), Richard Gunn (Clemency), Stelio Savante, (Running For Grace), Rebecca Lines (The Falcon And The Winter Soldier), Anais Lilit (The Walking Dead: Red Machete), Randall Gonzalez (Greenland), John James (Axcellerator), Mary Drew Ahrens, John Daniel Gates and G. Andrew Ahrens who also serves as producer. As soon as a release date is announced, we’ll let you know.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
Netflix Shares Trailer For New Series 'The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window"

Netflix Shares Trailer For New Series ‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window”

Netflix is putting out a lot of new series this month, from the Korean zombie series “All of Us Are Dead,” to “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window.” Wow, that’s one hell of a title and it happens to be what we’re here to talk about. In the series, looking like something straight off of Lifetime, “For heartbroken Anna (Kristen Bell), every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor (Tom Riley) and his adorable daughter move in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she?” “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” premieres n Netflix on January 28, 2022. If you’re looking for more series coming to Netflix, we’ve your

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
Alyssa Milano Faces A Serial Killer In The Trailer For Netflix's 'Brazen'

Alyssa Milano Faces A Serial Killer In The Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Brazen’

Alyssa Milano stars as an author who must face off against a serial killer in Brazen, out this January on Netflix, from director Monika Mitchell. In the film, based on the novel by Nora Roberts, “when her sister is killed and her double life as a webcam performer is revealed, Grace (Milano) ignores the warnings of a cool-headed detective and gets involved in the case.” Milano stars alongside Sam Page, Colleen Wheeler, Lossen Chambers, Malachi Weir, Barry W. Levy, Paul Morgan, and Matthew Finlan. The script was penned by Suzzete Couture and Donald Martin. Brazen premieres on Netflix on January 13, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 3, 2022
This January, Somthing Is Lurking In The Woods In 'Old Strangers'

Indie Horror ‘Old Strangers’ Takes Viewers Deep Into The Woods This January

This January, something lurks in the dark of the woods… From writer-director, Nick Gregorio (Happy Birthday Harry Malden, Green) comes the post-pandemic thriller Old Strangers, out this January. 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
Dec 30, 2021

More from Thriller

Movie Reviews: “The Changed” and “Alone with You” (Screamfest)

Romance Turns Into Terror This February In ‘Alone With You’

This February, romance turns to terror in the horror thriller Alone With You, co-written and co-directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Emily Bennett (King of Knives, “The Black List”) stars alongside Emma Myles (“Orange Is the New Black”), Dora Madison (“Into the Dark”), and scream queen Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next). In the film, “as a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.” Alone With You opens in theaters on February 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital and DVD on February 8th, from Dark Star Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2022
Brutal New Clip Arrives Ahead Of The Premiere Of 'The Last Thing Mary Saw' On Shudder

Witness The Trailer For Shudder’s Religious Horror ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, unveiled today the new trailer and new poster for the upcoming Shudder Original The Last Thing Mary Saw. This period horror stars Rory Culkin (Waco, Halston), Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3), and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan). The Last Thing Mary Saw was written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, who is making his feature debut. Set in Southold, New York, in 1843: Young Mary (Scott), who has blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Fuhrman), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be dealt with as severely as possible. The couple attempts to carry on in secret,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022
This February, Witness A Tale Of Reincarnation And Obsession In "Here Before"

This February Psychological Thriller ‘Here Before’ Explores Reincarnation (Trailer)

Andrea Riseborough (“Black Mirror”) is spellbinding as the distraught mother, haunted by the death of her young daughter, in Here Before, written and directed by Stacey Gregg (“The Innocents”). “When new neighbors move in, Laura (Riseborough) is awakened from her mundane daily routine of errands and exercise. She becomes transfixed by their young daughter, Megan (astonishing newcomer Niamh Dornan). Megan’s parents Marie (Eileen O’Higgins, Mary Queen of Scots) and Chris (Martin McCann, Killing Bono), initially don’t seem to mind as Laura offers Megan a ride home from school and an invitation to dinner. Her husband Brendon (Jonjo O’Neill, The Queen’s Gambit) grows concerned as his wife’s infatuation with the young girl spirals into increasingly erratic behavior. Eerily, Megan seemingly knows far too many specific details of their family life and displays similar mannerisms of their dead daughter.” Is the trauma of losing her child causing Laura to lose grip on reality, or is Megan truly the reincarnation of her daughter?

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022
Religious Horror 'A Banquet' Conjures A February Release Date & Trailer

Religious Horror ‘A Banquet’ Conjures A February Release Date & Trailer

Award-winning Scottish director Ruth Paxton‘s religious horror, A Banquet, is due to be released this February. The new trailer teases a dark film filled with horror as we meet a mother and daughter experiencing trials and tribulations that will stay with them forever. In the film, “widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs. A Banquet, starring Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, and Lindsay Duncan, and written by Justin Bull, is set to be released on February 18, 2022, on VOD and Digital, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022
In 'Last Survivors,' Alicia Silverstone & Drew Van Acker Struggle To Survive A Post-Apocalyptic World (Trailer)

In ‘Last Survivors,’ Alicia Silverstone & Drew Van Acker Struggle To Survive A Post-Apocalyptic World (Trailer)

A man fights to protect the life he has created with his son in a post-apocalyptic world, in the survival thriller Last Survivors, directed by Drew Mylrea. Written by Josh Janowicz, Last Survivors stars Drew Van Acker (“Titans”), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), and Benjamin Arthur (American Reunion). The film is set “in a post-apocalyptic world where Troy (Stephen Moyer) raised his now-grown son, Jake (Drew Van Acker), in a perfect wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. Ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Alicia Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect utopia he created.” Last Survivors debuts in theaters and on February 4, 2022, and will be

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
Sarah Adina Smith's Acclaimed Film 'The Midnight Swim' Being Re-Released

Sarah Adina Smith’s Acclaimed Film ‘The Midnight Swim’ Being Re-Released

Yellow Veil Pictures has unveiled the new cover art and special disc extras for the upcoming re-release of Sarah Adina Smith’s 2014 acclaimed debut feature The Midnight Swim, available for pre-order from Vinegar Syndrome in a special collector’s Blu-ray edition followed by a digital release on January 25, 2022. “Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom, though many have tried. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home to settle her affairs. They find themselves unable to let go of their mother and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake.” With new artwork designed by celebrated Polish poster artist and frequent Yellow Veil collaborator, Aleksander Walijlewski, the new home video edition will include the following bonus and special features: Commentary with Sarah Adina Smith, Aleksa Palladino, Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, and Ross Patridge. Special Features: Sarah Adina Smith’s 2009 short THE SIRENS (13’) Sarah Adina Smith’s

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
We've Got Your First Look At the Psychological Thriller 'Find Her'

We’ve Got Your First Look At the Psychological Thriller ‘Find Her’

Ahead of its 2022 release, we’ve got the first look at director Nick McCallum‘s upcoming psychological thriller Find Her, giving you the first glimpse at the main cast. In the film, Isaiah Slade, a mysterious ex-cop with an addiction to uppers, arrives in a small town searching for answers to a murdered ranch owner and his still-missing daughter. Slowly it becomes clear that he has his own personal agenda to find the truth. Emmy Award-winner Evan Zissimopulos serves as director of photography for the film that stars Nick McCallum (Burning Kentucky), Richard Gunn (Clemency), Stelio Savante, (Running For Grace), Rebecca Lines (The Falcon And The Winter Soldier), Anais Lilit (The Walking Dead: Red Machete), Randall Gonzalez (Greenland), John James (Axcellerator), Mary Drew Ahrens, John Daniel Gates and G. Andrew Ahrens who also serves as producer. As soon as a release date is announced, we’ll let you know.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
Netflix Shares Trailer For New Series 'The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window"

Netflix Shares Trailer For New Series ‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window”

Netflix is putting out a lot of new series this month, from the Korean zombie series “All of Us Are Dead,” to “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window.” Wow, that’s one hell of a title and it happens to be what we’re here to talk about. In the series, looking like something straight off of Lifetime, “For heartbroken Anna (Kristen Bell), every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor (Tom Riley) and his adorable daughter move in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she?” “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” premieres n Netflix on January 28, 2022. If you’re looking for more series coming to Netflix, we’ve your

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2022
Alyssa Milano Faces A Serial Killer In The Trailer For Netflix's 'Brazen'

Alyssa Milano Faces A Serial Killer In The Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Brazen’

Alyssa Milano stars as an author who must face off against a serial killer in Brazen, out this January on Netflix, from director Monika Mitchell. In the film, based on the novel by Nora Roberts, “when her sister is killed and her double life as a webcam performer is revealed, Grace (Milano) ignores the warnings of a cool-headed detective and gets involved in the case.” Milano stars alongside Sam Page, Colleen Wheeler, Lossen Chambers, Malachi Weir, Barry W. Levy, Paul Morgan, and Matthew Finlan. The script was penned by Suzzete Couture and Donald Martin. Brazen premieres on Netflix on January 13, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 3, 2022
This January, Somthing Is Lurking In The Woods In 'Old Strangers'

Indie Horror ‘Old Strangers’ Takes Viewers Deep Into The Woods This January

This January, something lurks in the dark of the woods… From writer-director, Nick Gregorio (Happy Birthday Harry Malden, Green) comes the post-pandemic thriller Old Strangers, out this January. 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
Dec 30, 2021
Next →