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A Tool Becomes A Weapon In The New Indie Horror 'Rust Belt Driller' (Trailer)

A Tool Becomes A Weapon In The New Indie Horror ‘Rust Belt Driller’ (Trailer)

The darkness that has long-stalked a man closes in on him in the indie horror Rust Belt Driller, starring Aaron Krygier, Jillian Geurts, and Veronica Knightly. In the new trailer, we see an advertisement for the tool, the Rust Belt Driller, and flashes of the brutal violence that fills the film. In the movie, “Renn Maxwell seems to have everything going for him. He has a manager that cares, he’s good enough at his craft (visual art) to have private gallery screenings. He seems to live in a nice-looking house and he has a committed, streetwise, and beautiful partner in Carol. But Renn has been followed all his life by something dark. And now with the chaos of the modern world, and his own inner horrors, that evil has finally gotten close enough to reach out and touch. What follows in the next few days will paint the city of Buffalo, NY a whole new canvas, mostly flowing red. Directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
New Action-Packed Trailer For Netflix's 'Fist Full Of Vengeance' Is Brutal AF

New Action-Packed Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Fist Full Of Vengeance’ Is Brutal AF

The trailer for Netflix’s Fist Full of Vengeance is here, teasing an action-packed, revenge film featuring supernatural elements. And man it is badass! If you love action, superheroes, and martial arts, this film is a must-see! From Roel Reine, the director behind “Black Sails” as well as the upcoming series “Colusseum” and “Halo,” comes the film about super-powered assassin Kai and friends Lu Xin and Tommy, who track a killer from San Francisco’s Chinatown to Thailand to avenge the death of a loved one. But their hunt soon entangles them with old enemies, a mysterious billionaire and an ancient mystical force bent on taking over the world. Iko Uwais (The Raid) stars along with Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), Lawrence Kao (Max Steel), and Pearl Thusi (Queen Sono) in this fast-and-furious martial arts action film from Thailand. Tune in to Netflix for the premiere of Fist Full of Vengeance on February 17, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
Movie Review: Shepherd (2022) Is Equally Stunning And Disturbing

Dark And Disturbing British Horror ‘Shepherd’ Coming To The US This February

Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
FrightFest Glasgow Delivers a Dozen Superb Chillers and Thrillers

FrightFest Glasgow Delivers a Dozen Superb Chillers and Thrillers

FrightFest has announced its lineup for the FrightFest Glasgow 2022 edition, with 12 incredible slices of fright-fare and dark comedies on tap. Whether you are in the mood for monsters, mayhem, or mirth, this can’t-miss film festival has something to appease all manner of lovers of the strange and the suspenseful, and the weird and the wild. Following is the official press announcement. The UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival is back in person at the Glasgow Film Theatre, which for 17 glorious years has been FrightFest’s second home, as part of the internationally renowned Glasgow Film Festival. From Thursday 10th March to Saturday 12th March, FrightFest opens its terror trove to present twelve tasty treasures; an extravaganza of the dark arts, embracing the latest genre discoveries from around the globe, spanning eight countries in three continents, which includes World, International and UK premieres. Alan Jones, co-director of FrightFest commentated: “It’s with great delight and with every single bloody

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Joseph Perry
Jan 20, 2022
Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror 'M3GAN'

Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’

Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
MidWest WeirdFest's First Wave Annoucement Features Mayhem, Monsters, and Metal

MidWest WeirdFest’s First Wave Annoucement Features Mayhem, Monsters, and Metal

MidWest WeirdFest once again serves up cinema fare from the mythical to the mind-bending with the reveal of its first wave announcement for this year’s edition. Fans of fear fare and the fantastic alike will find plenty to get excited about regarding the first seven feature films announced. Following is the official press announcement. MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave for 2022 today. The cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird, is now in its 6th year. The festival takes place March 4-6, 2022 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “Get ready for the fest’s weirdest and most wonderful season yet!” says MidWest WeirdFest founder and programming director Dean Bertram. “From a record number of films submitted to the festival this year, we’ve assembled an unmissable program of horror, science fiction, fantasy, documentary, and underground gems. The first wave announcement gives a glimpse at just some of this year’s dark and

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Joseph Perry
Jan 20, 2022
Naomi Watts Races Against Time In 'The Desperate Hour' (Trailer)

Naomi Watts Races Against Time In ‘The Desperate Hour’ (Trailer)

Looking for some pulse-pounding, edge of your seat entertainment? The thriller The Desperate Hour is heading your way next month from Vertical Entertainment and we’ve got the new trailer, featuring a panicked and desperate Naomi Watts. The film “unfolds in real-time and is a “riveting and pulse-pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award®-nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she’s on a jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as shooting takes place at her son’s school. Miles away on foot in the dense forest, Amy desperately races against time to save her son.” The Desperate Hour also stars Colton Gobbo and Sierra Maltby and was written by Chirs Sparling. Watch The Desperate Hour, opening in theaters, and landing on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022
This February Let 'King Knight' Cast Its Spell On You (Trailer)

This February Let ‘King Knight’ Cast Its Spell On You (Trailer)

Matthew Gray Gubler (“Criminal Minds”) and Angela Sarafyan (A House of the Bayou) star in the spellbinding film King Knight, out this February. In the film, written and directed by Richard Bates, Jr., Thorn and Willow appear to have it all as the revered high priest and priestess of a coven of new-age witches. But a secret from Thorn’s past throws their lives into turmoil and sends them on a trippy journey. Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Johnny Pemberton, Josh Fadem, Nelson Franklin, Emily Chang, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Swati Kapila, Shane Brady, AnnaLynne McCord, Alice Glass, star along with Barbara Crampton, and Ray Wise. King Knight will cast its spell on select theaters and on On Demand and Digital on February 17, 2022, from XYZ Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Official Trailer Debuts

Watch As The Title Treatment For Prime Video’s ‘Lord Of The Rings” Series Be Forged Before You

Watch as the title for Prime Video’s upcoming series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power“ is forged from real molten metal running like fiery rivers in the title treatment, unveiled today. The television series’ complete title was unveiled today, and the significance behind the subtitle will not be lost on J.R.R. Tolkien fans, foreshadowing an epic story that welds the major events of Tolkien’s Second Age together: the forging of the iconic rings. Just as so many elements of the show itself were hand-crafted, Prime Video chose to physically forge the title in a blacksmith foundry, pouring fiery molten metal into hand-carved wooden ravines shaped to the letterforms. The process was captured in slow motion for a live-action video, which features voice-over narration of lines from Tolkien’s famous “Ring Verse,” describing the intended recipients of the 20 Rings of Power. The bespoke title treatment appears crafted in silvery metal, with lines of Elvish script inscribed along the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022
Apple TV+ Shares Unnerving Trailer For New Series "Severance" Ahead Of Premiere

Apple TV+ Shares Unnerving Trailer For New Series “Severance” Ahead Of Premiere

Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, and John Turturro star in Apple TV+‘s upcoming unnerving series “Severance,” set to premiere next month. In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs. The series features an amazing cast, including Emmy Award winner Ben Stiller, Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette (Escape at Dannemora, Boyhood), Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation,” Step Brothers), Academy Award winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy), Emmy Award winner John Turturro (The Plot Against America, The Night Of), Britt Lower (High Maintenance, Casual), Dichen Lachman (Jurassic World: Dominion, “Altered Carbon”), Michael Chernus (“Orange Is the New Black,”) Zach Cherry (“You,”), Jen Tullock (Before You Know It), and Tramell Tillman (“Hunters”). Directed and executive produced by Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022

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A Tool Becomes A Weapon In The New Indie Horror 'Rust Belt Driller' (Trailer)

A Tool Becomes A Weapon In The New Indie Horror ‘Rust Belt Driller’ (Trailer)

The darkness that has long-stalked a man closes in on him in the indie horror Rust Belt Driller, starring Aaron Krygier, Jillian Geurts, and Veronica Knightly. In the new trailer, we see an advertisement for the tool, the Rust Belt Driller, and flashes of the brutal violence that fills the film. In the movie, “Renn Maxwell seems to have everything going for him. He has a manager that cares, he’s good enough at his craft (visual art) to have private gallery screenings. He seems to live in a nice-looking house and he has a committed, streetwise, and beautiful partner in Carol. But Renn has been followed all his life by something dark. And now with the chaos of the modern world, and his own inner horrors, that evil has finally gotten close enough to reach out and touch. What follows in the next few days will paint the city of Buffalo, NY a whole new canvas, mostly flowing red. Directed

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
New Action-Packed Trailer For Netflix's 'Fist Full Of Vengeance' Is Brutal AF

New Action-Packed Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Fist Full Of Vengeance’ Is Brutal AF

The trailer for Netflix’s Fist Full of Vengeance is here, teasing an action-packed, revenge film featuring supernatural elements. And man it is badass! If you love action, superheroes, and martial arts, this film is a must-see! From Roel Reine, the director behind “Black Sails” as well as the upcoming series “Colusseum” and “Halo,” comes the film about super-powered assassin Kai and friends Lu Xin and Tommy, who track a killer from San Francisco’s Chinatown to Thailand to avenge the death of a loved one. But their hunt soon entangles them with old enemies, a mysterious billionaire and an ancient mystical force bent on taking over the world. Iko Uwais (The Raid) stars along with Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), Lawrence Kao (Max Steel), and Pearl Thusi (Queen Sono) in this fast-and-furious martial arts action film from Thailand. Tune in to Netflix for the premiere of Fist Full of Vengeance on February 17, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
Movie Review: Shepherd (2022) Is Equally Stunning And Disturbing

Dark And Disturbing British Horror ‘Shepherd’ Coming To The US This February

Director Russell Owen‘s dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, made it’s World Premiere this past October at the BFI London Film Festival. Now, the acclaimed horror film is coming to the US. In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.” Tom Hughes (Red Joan, Victoria), Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”, The Witch), Gaia Weiss (“Vikings,” “Medici”), and Greta Scacchi (The Player) star in Shepherd. Shepherd will be released on Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 21, 2020, from Darkland Distribution. You can pre-order your copy now on Blu-ray and on iTunes.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
FrightFest Glasgow Delivers a Dozen Superb Chillers and Thrillers

FrightFest Glasgow Delivers a Dozen Superb Chillers and Thrillers

FrightFest has announced its lineup for the FrightFest Glasgow 2022 edition, with 12 incredible slices of fright-fare and dark comedies on tap. Whether you are in the mood for monsters, mayhem, or mirth, this can’t-miss film festival has something to appease all manner of lovers of the strange and the suspenseful, and the weird and the wild. Following is the official press announcement. The UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival is back in person at the Glasgow Film Theatre, which for 17 glorious years has been FrightFest’s second home, as part of the internationally renowned Glasgow Film Festival. From Thursday 10th March to Saturday 12th March, FrightFest opens its terror trove to present twelve tasty treasures; an extravaganza of the dark arts, embracing the latest genre discoveries from around the globe, spanning eight countries in three continents, which includes World, International and UK premieres. Alan Jones, co-director of FrightFest commentated: “It’s with great delight and with every single bloody

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jan 20, 2022
Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror 'M3GAN'

Release Date Announced For Upcoming James Wan Produced A.I. Horror ‘M3GAN’

Allison Williams (Get Out) has now signed on to star in as well as executive produce the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, whose release date has just been announced as January 13, 2023. Williams stars Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company. Using artificial intelligence, she creates M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma introduces her to a M3GAN prototype, which has unimaginable consequences. Akela Cooper (Malignant, “Luke Cage”) wrote the script based on a story by James Wan and Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) who will be directing the film. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing. Michael Clear, of Wan’s Atomic Monster, will executive produce with Judson Scott. Ryan Turek will executive produce for Blumhouse. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will executive produce for Divide/Conquer. Mark Katchur and Allison Williams will also serve as executive producers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2022
MidWest WeirdFest's First Wave Annoucement Features Mayhem, Monsters, and Metal

MidWest WeirdFest’s First Wave Annoucement Features Mayhem, Monsters, and Metal

MidWest WeirdFest once again serves up cinema fare from the mythical to the mind-bending with the reveal of its first wave announcement for this year’s edition. Fans of fear fare and the fantastic alike will find plenty to get excited about regarding the first seven feature films announced. Following is the official press announcement. MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave for 2022 today. The cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird, is now in its 6th year. The festival takes place March 4-6, 2022 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “Get ready for the fest’s weirdest and most wonderful season yet!” says MidWest WeirdFest founder and programming director Dean Bertram. “From a record number of films submitted to the festival this year, we’ve assembled an unmissable program of horror, science fiction, fantasy, documentary, and underground gems. The first wave announcement gives a glimpse at just some of this year’s dark and

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jan 20, 2022
Naomi Watts Races Against Time In 'The Desperate Hour' (Trailer)

Naomi Watts Races Against Time In ‘The Desperate Hour’ (Trailer)

Looking for some pulse-pounding, edge of your seat entertainment? The thriller The Desperate Hour is heading your way next month from Vertical Entertainment and we’ve got the new trailer, featuring a panicked and desperate Naomi Watts. The film “unfolds in real-time and is a “riveting and pulse-pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award®-nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she’s on a jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as shooting takes place at her son’s school. Miles away on foot in the dense forest, Amy desperately races against time to save her son.” The Desperate Hour also stars Colton Gobbo and Sierra Maltby and was written by Chirs Sparling. Watch The Desperate Hour, opening in theaters, and landing on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022
This February Let 'King Knight' Cast Its Spell On You (Trailer)

This February Let ‘King Knight’ Cast Its Spell On You (Trailer)

Matthew Gray Gubler (“Criminal Minds”) and Angela Sarafyan (A House of the Bayou) star in the spellbinding film King Knight, out this February. In the film, written and directed by Richard Bates, Jr., Thorn and Willow appear to have it all as the revered high priest and priestess of a coven of new-age witches. But a secret from Thorn’s past throws their lives into turmoil and sends them on a trippy journey. Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Johnny Pemberton, Josh Fadem, Nelson Franklin, Emily Chang, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Swati Kapila, Shane Brady, AnnaLynne McCord, Alice Glass, star along with Barbara Crampton, and Ray Wise. King Knight will cast its spell on select theaters and on On Demand and Digital on February 17, 2022, from XYZ Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Official Trailer Debuts

Watch As The Title Treatment For Prime Video’s ‘Lord Of The Rings” Series Be Forged Before You

Watch as the title for Prime Video’s upcoming series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power“ is forged from real molten metal running like fiery rivers in the title treatment, unveiled today. The television series’ complete title was unveiled today, and the significance behind the subtitle will not be lost on J.R.R. Tolkien fans, foreshadowing an epic story that welds the major events of Tolkien’s Second Age together: the forging of the iconic rings. Just as so many elements of the show itself were hand-crafted, Prime Video chose to physically forge the title in a blacksmith foundry, pouring fiery molten metal into hand-carved wooden ravines shaped to the letterforms. The process was captured in slow motion for a live-action video, which features voice-over narration of lines from Tolkien’s famous “Ring Verse,” describing the intended recipients of the 20 Rings of Power. The bespoke title treatment appears crafted in silvery metal, with lines of Elvish script inscribed along the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022
Apple TV+ Shares Unnerving Trailer For New Series "Severance" Ahead Of Premiere

Apple TV+ Shares Unnerving Trailer For New Series “Severance” Ahead Of Premiere

Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, and John Turturro star in Apple TV+‘s upcoming unnerving series “Severance,” set to premiere next month. In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs. The series features an amazing cast, including Emmy Award winner Ben Stiller, Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette (Escape at Dannemora, Boyhood), Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation,” Step Brothers), Academy Award winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy), Emmy Award winner John Turturro (The Plot Against America, The Night Of), Britt Lower (High Maintenance, Casual), Dichen Lachman (Jurassic World: Dominion, “Altered Carbon”), Michael Chernus (“Orange Is the New Black,”) Zach Cherry (“You,”), Jen Tullock (Before You Know It), and Tramell Tillman (“Hunters”). Directed and executive produced by Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2022
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