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Doom Room, starring horror legend Debbie Rochon, is set to arrive on digital in early 2019, from Wild Eye Releasing. From director Jon Keeyes (The Harrowing) comes the tale of a woman who wakes up locked in a small room with no memory of how she arrived there. Unable to escape, and tormented by a series of paranormal entities, she must uncover the riddle of who she is and how she got here. Scripted by Keeyes and Carl Kirshner, the film also stars Nicholas Ball (TVs ”Red Dwarf”), Johanna Stanton, Hayden Tweedie (The Harrowing), and Matthew Tompkins (“Prison Break”). Rochon has starred in over 250 films including titles such as Tromeo and Juliet, Citizen Toxie, the horror comedy Poultygeist: Night of the Chicken, and The Theater Bizarre, just to name a few. Doom Room arrives on digital platforms on January 15, 2019.
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Golden Globe® and Emmy ® winner Claire Foy (Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama, “The Crown,” 2017; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, “The Crown,” 2018) brings to life the iconic role of Lisbeth Salander in the next exciting chapter of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Director Fede Álvarez (Evil Dead; Don’t Breathe) brings an incredible amount of suspense and tension to the film adaptation of the fourth book of the acclaimed Millennium series to create a thrilling cinematic experience. The Girl in the Spider’s Web also stars Sverrir Gudnason (Borg vs. McEnroe), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out; Sorry to Bother You, TV’s “Atlanta”), Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) and Stephen Merchant (Logan; Hot Fuzz). In the film, Lisbeth Salander (Foy) and “journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable
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Fans of the stoner horror film Scarecrows are going about celebrating the film in the wrong way and causing a lot of trouble while putting themselves at risk. Director Stu Stone has released a statement in the attempt to urge fans not to put themselves in danger. The film revolves around a group of stoner-teens who unknowingly trespass onto a farmers field. Unbeknownst and unluckily for the teens, this farmer tortures people who uninvitedly trespass on his property. The killer hunts them down, nails them to crosses and hangs them in the field as human scarecrows, leaving them to die. A couple weeks back Producer Adam and Director Stu noticed their inboxes had an unusually high number of emails. Confused, the guys investigated to find several emails from farmers reporting teens sneaking onto their property and getting high in the cornfields and trying to find their way out. They connected with some of the farmers who stated that the kids
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I sat down with writer-director-producer Justin McConnell (Minutes to Midnight, Broken Mile) recently to discuss his new horror film Lifechanger (review), the unique story of a shape-shifter trying to find his place in the world. The film’s incredible cast includes Bill Oberst Jr., Lora Burke, Jack Foley, Elitsa Bako, Sam James White, and Steve Kasan. Warning: There may be spoilers ahead. The following is transcribed from a verbal conversation. Horror Fuel: “Christmas is coming so it’s the perfect time to talk about your documentary Black Christmas Legacy. Will you tell our readers about it?” Justin McConnell: “I co-directed that with George Mihalka who did My Bloody Valentine. Anchor Bay Entertainment hired me to shoot a retrospective documentary on the film and I shot all the interviews, edited it and co-directed it with George. We got a number of people who were involved with the production in addition to notable people in the genre. Scream Factory licensed it for U.S. release.
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Experience Luca Gudagnino’s twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic this January when Suspiria arrives on Blu-ray™ this January. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz the film features a haunting score by Thom Yorke. Suspiria is Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name (2017). Written by David Kajganich, Suspiria has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The film centers on “young American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) who arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc, with her raw talent. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, Olga, the previous lead, breaks down and accuses the company’s female directors of being witches. As rehearsals intensify for the final performance of the
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What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? From producer James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy and Slither, comes Brightburn a subversive take on a new genre: superhero horror and today we have the first trailer. Directed by David Yarovesky (The Hive), Brightburn stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner. Mark Gunn and Brian Gunn penned the script for the film produced by Gunn and Kenneth Huang. Executive producers include Mark Gunn, Brian Gunn, Dan Clifton, Simon Hatt, and Nic Crawley. Brightburn arrives in theaters on May 24, 2019.
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The third episode of Blumhouse’s fantastic feature-length horror series “Into the Dark” is now streaming on Hulu. Titled “Pooka”, this episode of the holiday-themed anthology series stars Nyasha Hatendi (interview) as a struggling actor who gets a temp job as the Christmas character in a plush suit to promote Pooka, the hottest toy of the year. At first, it’s not a bad gig, but as time goes by Pooka slowly takes over. Dale Dickey, Isabelle Bates, Jonny Berryman, April Campion, Gene Freeman, Cliff Weissman, and Katie Wilson co-star in “Pooka” directed by Nacho Vigalondo and written by Gerald Olson. “Into the Dark’s” first episode was titled “The Body” and was set on Halloween. It was followed by episode two “Flesh and Blood” starring Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, and Tembi Locke who filled us on the episode and the series during our interview. Both are now streaming on Hulu along with “Pooka.”
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This January, IFC Midnight’s brutal frat house flick Pledge is ready to put you through hell week in the newly released trailer. The award-winning thriller, from director Daniel Robbins, is fresh off its festival tour and ready shock viewers. Pledge follows three nerdy college freshmen, Ethan, David, and Justin, are having a tough time adjusting to college life. Rejected and ridiculed by just about every fraternity on campus, they are prepared to give up all hope. That is until a girl invites them off campus to a party at a secluded mansion. They are not only invited in but also treated like princes by the resident brothers. The party is everything they dreamed college would be—beautiful women, drinking, and most importantly, a cool group of guys willing to accept them as one of their own. When the friends are presented with an opportunity to pledge the elite social club, they accept without hesitation. However, as the gruesome, dehumanizing hazing progresses,
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CBS and Jordan Peele are working to bring back “The Twilight Zone“, but they are not the only ones working to revive a Rod Serling series in the genre, Syfy is currently developing a revival of Serling’s “Night Gallery“. The newly revamped series comes from the creator and executive producer of “Teen Wolf” Jeff Davis and David Janollari, the executive producer of “Midnight, Texas.” “The Night Gallery reboot will update the 1969 series for the digital age. Dark and twisted morality tales paired with Serling’s specific brand of irony, Night Gallery will explore and exploit every modern nightmare imaginable, mining our fears of the dangers of social media.” Deadline reports. The original series ran on NBC from 1969 to 1973. Serling served as the host of “Night Gallery,” introducing each segment of an episode by unveiling a painting tied to the segment’s story. Universal TV and Universal Cable Productions will produce.
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The a batch of images has just arrived from writer-director Gabriel Grieco’s (Still Life, Hipersomnia) third film, the thriller Respira (Breathe), which was one of the seven films selected for “Upcoming Fantastic Films” at Cannes this year. In the film, Leonardo gets a job as a fumigator pilot in the soybean fields and moves with his family to the countryside. When he starts working, he discovers a dark secret that will put him and his family in danger. Lautaro Vilo co-wrote the film that stars Sofía Gala, Lautaro Delgado Tymruk, Leticia Brédice, Gerardo Romano, Nicolás Pauls, Paula Brasca, Daniel Valenzuela, Chucho Fernández, Joaquín Rapalini, and Walter Jakob. Respira is executive produced by Jorge Poleri and Gabriel Grieco. Michael Kraetzer, Nicolás Onetti, and Luciano Onetti serve as associate producers.
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Doom Room, starring horror legend Debbie Rochon, is set to arrive on digital in early 2019, from Wild Eye Releasing. From director Jon Keeyes (The Harrowing) comes the tale of a woman who wakes up locked in a small room with no memory of how she arrived there. Unable to escape, and tormented by a series of paranormal entities, she must uncover the riddle of who she is and how she got here. Scripted by Keeyes and Carl Kirshner, the film also stars Nicholas Ball (TVs ”Red Dwarf”), Johanna Stanton, Hayden Tweedie (The Harrowing), and Matthew Tompkins (“Prison Break”). Rochon has starred in over 250 films including titles such as Tromeo and Juliet, Citizen Toxie, the horror comedy Poultygeist: Night of the Chicken, and The Theater Bizarre, just to name a few. Doom Room arrives on digital platforms on January 15, 2019.
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Golden Globe® and Emmy ® winner Claire Foy (Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama, “The Crown,” 2017; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, “The Crown,” 2018) brings to life the iconic role of Lisbeth Salander in the next exciting chapter of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Director Fede Álvarez (Evil Dead; Don’t Breathe) brings an incredible amount of suspense and tension to the film adaptation of the fourth book of the acclaimed Millennium series to create a thrilling cinematic experience. The Girl in the Spider’s Web also stars Sverrir Gudnason (Borg vs. McEnroe), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out; Sorry to Bother You, TV’s “Atlanta”), Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) and Stephen Merchant (Logan; Hot Fuzz). In the film, Lisbeth Salander (Foy) and “journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable
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Fans of the stoner horror film Scarecrows are going about celebrating the film in the wrong way and causing a lot of trouble while putting themselves at risk. Director Stu Stone has released a statement in the attempt to urge fans not to put themselves in danger. The film revolves around a group of stoner-teens who unknowingly trespass onto a farmers field. Unbeknownst and unluckily for the teens, this farmer tortures people who uninvitedly trespass on his property. The killer hunts them down, nails them to crosses and hangs them in the field as human scarecrows, leaving them to die. A couple weeks back Producer Adam and Director Stu noticed their inboxes had an unusually high number of emails. Confused, the guys investigated to find several emails from farmers reporting teens sneaking onto their property and getting high in the cornfields and trying to find their way out. They connected with some of the farmers who stated that the kids
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I sat down with writer-director-producer Justin McConnell (Minutes to Midnight, Broken Mile) recently to discuss his new horror film Lifechanger (review), the unique story of a shape-shifter trying to find his place in the world. The film’s incredible cast includes Bill Oberst Jr., Lora Burke, Jack Foley, Elitsa Bako, Sam James White, and Steve Kasan. Warning: There may be spoilers ahead. The following is transcribed from a verbal conversation. Horror Fuel: “Christmas is coming so it’s the perfect time to talk about your documentary Black Christmas Legacy. Will you tell our readers about it?” Justin McConnell: “I co-directed that with George Mihalka who did My Bloody Valentine. Anchor Bay Entertainment hired me to shoot a retrospective documentary on the film and I shot all the interviews, edited it and co-directed it with George. We got a number of people who were involved with the production in addition to notable people in the genre. Scream Factory licensed it for U.S. release.
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Experience Luca Gudagnino’s twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic this January when Suspiria arrives on Blu-ray™ this January. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz the film features a haunting score by Thom Yorke. Suspiria is Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name (2017). Written by David Kajganich, Suspiria has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The film centers on “young American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) who arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc, with her raw talent. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, Olga, the previous lead, breaks down and accuses the company’s female directors of being witches. As rehearsals intensify for the final performance of the
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What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? From producer James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy and Slither, comes Brightburn a subversive take on a new genre: superhero horror and today we have the first trailer. Directed by David Yarovesky (The Hive), Brightburn stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner. Mark Gunn and Brian Gunn penned the script for the film produced by Gunn and Kenneth Huang. Executive producers include Mark Gunn, Brian Gunn, Dan Clifton, Simon Hatt, and Nic Crawley. Brightburn arrives in theaters on May 24, 2019.
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The third episode of Blumhouse’s fantastic feature-length horror series “Into the Dark” is now streaming on Hulu. Titled “Pooka”, this episode of the holiday-themed anthology series stars Nyasha Hatendi (interview) as a struggling actor who gets a temp job as the Christmas character in a plush suit to promote Pooka, the hottest toy of the year. At first, it’s not a bad gig, but as time goes by Pooka slowly takes over. Dale Dickey, Isabelle Bates, Jonny Berryman, April Campion, Gene Freeman, Cliff Weissman, and Katie Wilson co-star in “Pooka” directed by Nacho Vigalondo and written by Gerald Olson. “Into the Dark’s” first episode was titled “The Body” and was set on Halloween. It was followed by episode two “Flesh and Blood” starring Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, and Tembi Locke who filled us on the episode and the series during our interview. Both are now streaming on Hulu along with “Pooka.”
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This January, IFC Midnight’s brutal frat house flick Pledge is ready to put you through hell week in the newly released trailer. The award-winning thriller, from director Daniel Robbins, is fresh off its festival tour and ready shock viewers. Pledge follows three nerdy college freshmen, Ethan, David, and Justin, are having a tough time adjusting to college life. Rejected and ridiculed by just about every fraternity on campus, they are prepared to give up all hope. That is until a girl invites them off campus to a party at a secluded mansion. They are not only invited in but also treated like princes by the resident brothers. The party is everything they dreamed college would be—beautiful women, drinking, and most importantly, a cool group of guys willing to accept them as one of their own. When the friends are presented with an opportunity to pledge the elite social club, they accept without hesitation. However, as the gruesome, dehumanizing hazing progresses,
Continue reading →
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CBS and Jordan Peele are working to bring back “The Twilight Zone“, but they are not the only ones working to revive a Rod Serling series in the genre, Syfy is currently developing a revival of Serling’s “Night Gallery“. The newly revamped series comes from the creator and executive producer of “Teen Wolf” Jeff Davis and David Janollari, the executive producer of “Midnight, Texas.” “The Night Gallery reboot will update the 1969 series for the digital age. Dark and twisted morality tales paired with Serling’s specific brand of irony, Night Gallery will explore and exploit every modern nightmare imaginable, mining our fears of the dangers of social media.” Deadline reports. The original series ran on NBC from 1969 to 1973. Serling served as the host of “Night Gallery,” introducing each segment of an episode by unveiling a painting tied to the segment’s story. Universal TV and Universal Cable Productions will produce.
Continue reading →
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The a batch of images has just arrived from writer-director Gabriel Grieco’s (Still Life, Hipersomnia) third film, the thriller Respira (Breathe), which was one of the seven films selected for “Upcoming Fantastic Films” at Cannes this year. In the film, Leonardo gets a job as a fumigator pilot in the soybean fields and moves with his family to the countryside. When he starts working, he discovers a dark secret that will put him and his family in danger. Lautaro Vilo co-wrote the film that stars Sofía Gala, Lautaro Delgado Tymruk, Leticia Brédice, Gerardo Romano, Nicolás Pauls, Paula Brasca, Daniel Valenzuela, Chucho Fernández, Joaquín Rapalini, and Walter Jakob. Respira is executive produced by Jorge Poleri and Gabriel Grieco. Michael Kraetzer, Nicolás Onetti, and Luciano Onetti serve as associate producers.
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