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‘Before The Fire’ Unleashes A Pandemic This August (Trailer)

From director Charlie Buhler and writer/star Jenna Lyng Adams comes the timely pandemic thriller Before the Fire. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the film, a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone (SAG Award nominee Jenna Lyng Adams) is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Jenna Lyng Adams (Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method“), Jackson Davis (“Shameless“) Ryan Vigilant (Naked as We Came, Lenox Avenue), and Charles Hubbell (The Midnight Chronicles) star. Dark Sky Films will release Before the Fire in virtual cinemas and on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
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Review: HorrorPack Continues To Deliver The Goods

While many people dread the end of the month, I look forward to it. Want to know why? That’s when my HorrorPack subscription box comes in every month. Who wouldn’t look forward to getting four mystery horror Blu-rays? Every month a box arrives filled with 4 Blu-ray or DVD, including one limited edition, or a special movie. June’s box includes: 2010’s James Wan directed hit Insidious, which spawned a franchise. The frightening flick centers on a family who seeks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their child in a realm called “The Further.” Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Leigh Whannell star. The Belco Experiment (2016) In this action-packed movie, a twisted social experiment sends eighty workers locked in their high-rise corporate office sends co-workers into a bloody rampage. Double Salvation 2-pack starring Paul Bettany at his most biblical and badass. In Priest (2011), Bettany stars as a priest who disobeyed church law to hunt down vampires who kidnapped

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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‘DeadEndia’ Is Coming To Netflix

Hamish Steele‘s horror-comedy DeadEndia is coming to Netflix! The comic will be arriving in 2021 and will feature the voice acting of Zach Barack as Barney, Kody Kavitha as Norma, Emily Osment as Courtney, Alex Brightman as Pugsley, Miss Coco Peru as Pauline Phoenix, Kenny Tran as Logs, and Kathreen Khavari as Badyah. “DeadEndia is about terrifying demons, vengeful ghosts and mysterious magic. It is also about coming of age in a world that wasn’t made for you. It’s a drama about found family, identity and making mistakes,” Steele said in a statement. “I’ve always dreamed of making the show I needed as a lonely, horror-obsessed closeted gay kid and thanks to Netflix and our ridiculously talented, diverse and representative writers room and crew, we have shot way past my dreams and into wildest fantasy territory!”

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Capt McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For HBO’s “Lovecraft Country”

This August, take a trip to “Lovecraft Country,” from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams. H.P. Lovecraft’s uniquely terrifying world collides with the Jim Crow era south in the new trailer for HBO’s new series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the novel Matt Ruff, the first season takes viewers on a road trip through the 1950s, where threats of both racism and supernatural terrors loom. In the series, Atticus Black, his friend Letitia, and his uncle George embark on a road to try to find his missing father. Instead, Atticus is caught in a fight for survival and must overcome the racist terrors of America and terrifying monsters that could have been ripped from the pages of an H.P. Lovecraft novel. “Lovecraft Country” premieres on HBO on August 16th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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The Furon Empire Celebrates The 4th Of July In ‘Destroy All Humans!’ Trailer

The Furon Empire wishes Earthlings a happy 4th of July with something better than fireworks…exploding buildings, and just any buildings I might add! Destroy All Humans! is a third-person shooter where players take on the role of a Furon invader called Crypto who loves his job…too much. As Crypto, players will be able to lift things with their minds, read the thoughts of humans, disguise themselves as a human, and of course… use a variety of alien weapons to cause mayhem as well as flying a flying saucer that’s armed to the teeth! Destroy All Humans! will arrive on July 28th for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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Capt McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Netflix Sinks Its Fangs Into ‘The Old Guard’

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, described as being a “gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks,” is coming to Netflix. Charlize Theron stars as a warrior named Andy, leader of a covert group of mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary. The Old Guard, based on the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, stars Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor also star in the film written by Greg Rucka. The Old Guard premieres on Netflix on July 10th. Check

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Psychological Thriller ‘Swallow’ Getting August Blu-ray Release

Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ brilliant film Swallow is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this August. A provocative psychological thriller, Swallow follows one woman’s unraveling as she struggles to reclaim independence in the face of an oppressive system by whatever means possible. On the surface, Hunter (Haley Bennett) appears to have it all. A newly pregnant housewife, she seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie (Austin Stowell). However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband’s rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created facade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica – a condition that has her compulsively swallowing inedible, and oftentimes life-threatening, objects. Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Denis O’Hare also star in Swallow that won Haley Bennett the Tribeca Film Festival award for Best Actress in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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New Christmas Horror Book Returns to ’80s Horror

Billed as a mix between The Shining and Office Space, upcoming holiday-horror novel Secret Santa promises a return t the horror boom of the ’80s. After half a decade editing some of the biggest names in horror, Lussi Meyer joins prestigious Blackwood-Patterson to kickstart its new horror imprint. Her co-workers seem less than thrilled. Ever since the illustrious Xavier Blackwood died and his party-boy son took over, things have been changing around the office. When Lussi receives a creepy gnome doll as part of the company’s annual holiday gift exchange, it verifies what she’s long suspected: her colleagues think she’s a joke. No one takes her seriously, even if she’s the one whose books are keeping the company afloat. What happens after the doll’s arrival is no joke. With no explana- tion, Lussi’s co-workers begin to drop like flies. A heart attack here; a food poisoning there. One of her authors and closest friends, the fabulous but underrated Fabien Nightingale,

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Capt McNeely
Jul 1, 2020
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Rob Zombie Trilogy Being Released On Steelbook!

Rob Zombie’s iconic family of serial killers is coming home in style! The Rob Zombie Trilogy is arriving this September on Steelbook™ Blu-ray from Lionsgate, exclusively at Target. From cult-favorite filmmaker Rob Zombie, the Rob Zombie Trilogy includes the grizzled, horrifying films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 From Hell. Featuring killer all-new artwork from artist Vance Kelly, the Rob Zombie Trilogy will be available on Steelbook Blu-ray at Target for the suggested retail price of $34.99. Baby Firefly (Sherri Moon Zombie, Halloween, Halloween II, The Lords of Salem), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Repo! The Genetic Opera), Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Bone Tomahawk), Sheriff Wydell, and Rob Zombie’s other killer characters wreak havoc in the blood-soaked trilogy that made them famous. Two young couples cross paths with Otis Driftwood and the cannibalistic Fireflys while touring America’s backroads in House of 1000 Corpses. In The Devil’s Rejects, Sheriff Wydell

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2020
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Wrestling Meets Horror This July In ‘Parts Unkown’

The world of wrestling meets the bloody battlefields of horror in this July in Parts Unknown. In the film, “After losing their livelihoods, a crazed family of disgraced professional wrestlers embarks on a spree of murder and carnage to satisfy a deal made with a demonic entity from another dimension.” William DeCoff, Alexandra Cipolla, and Sarah Michelle star in a Richard Chandler film. Parts Unknown slams onto DVD and Digital on July 7th from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2020

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‘Before The Fire’ Unleashes A Pandemic This August (Trailer)

From director Charlie Buhler and writer/star Jenna Lyng Adams comes the timely pandemic thriller Before the Fire. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the film, a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone (SAG Award nominee Jenna Lyng Adams) is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Jenna Lyng Adams (Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method“), Jackson Davis (“Shameless“) Ryan Vigilant (Naked as We Came, Lenox Avenue), and Charles Hubbell (The Midnight Chronicles) star. Dark Sky Films will release Before the Fire in virtual cinemas and on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
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Review: HorrorPack Continues To Deliver The Goods

While many people dread the end of the month, I look forward to it. Want to know why? That’s when my HorrorPack subscription box comes in every month. Who wouldn’t look forward to getting four mystery horror Blu-rays? Every month a box arrives filled with 4 Blu-ray or DVD, including one limited edition, or a special movie. June’s box includes: 2010’s James Wan directed hit Insidious, which spawned a franchise. The frightening flick centers on a family who seeks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their child in a realm called “The Further.” Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Leigh Whannell star. The Belco Experiment (2016) In this action-packed movie, a twisted social experiment sends eighty workers locked in their high-rise corporate office sends co-workers into a bloody rampage. Double Salvation 2-pack starring Paul Bettany at his most biblical and badass. In Priest (2011), Bettany stars as a priest who disobeyed church law to hunt down vampires who kidnapped

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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‘DeadEndia’ Is Coming To Netflix

Hamish Steele‘s horror-comedy DeadEndia is coming to Netflix! The comic will be arriving in 2021 and will feature the voice acting of Zach Barack as Barney, Kody Kavitha as Norma, Emily Osment as Courtney, Alex Brightman as Pugsley, Miss Coco Peru as Pauline Phoenix, Kenny Tran as Logs, and Kathreen Khavari as Badyah. “DeadEndia is about terrifying demons, vengeful ghosts and mysterious magic. It is also about coming of age in a world that wasn’t made for you. It’s a drama about found family, identity and making mistakes,” Steele said in a statement. “I’ve always dreamed of making the show I needed as a lonely, horror-obsessed closeted gay kid and thanks to Netflix and our ridiculously talented, diverse and representative writers room and crew, we have shot way past my dreams and into wildest fantasy territory!”

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For HBO’s “Lovecraft Country”

This August, take a trip to “Lovecraft Country,” from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams. H.P. Lovecraft’s uniquely terrifying world collides with the Jim Crow era south in the new trailer for HBO’s new series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the novel Matt Ruff, the first season takes viewers on a road trip through the 1950s, where threats of both racism and supernatural terrors loom. In the series, Atticus Black, his friend Letitia, and his uncle George embark on a road to try to find his missing father. Instead, Atticus is caught in a fight for survival and must overcome the racist terrors of America and terrifying monsters that could have been ripped from the pages of an H.P. Lovecraft novel. “Lovecraft Country” premieres on HBO on August 16th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
Horror Fuel

The Furon Empire Celebrates The 4th Of July In ‘Destroy All Humans!’ Trailer

The Furon Empire wishes Earthlings a happy 4th of July with something better than fireworks…exploding buildings, and just any buildings I might add! Destroy All Humans! is a third-person shooter where players take on the role of a Furon invader called Crypto who loves his job…too much. As Crypto, players will be able to lift things with their minds, read the thoughts of humans, disguise themselves as a human, and of course… use a variety of alien weapons to cause mayhem as well as flying a flying saucer that’s armed to the teeth! Destroy All Humans! will arrive on July 28th for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Netflix Sinks Its Fangs Into ‘The Old Guard’

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, described as being a “gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks,” is coming to Netflix. Charlize Theron stars as a warrior named Andy, leader of a covert group of mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary. The Old Guard, based on the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, stars Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor also star in the film written by Greg Rucka. The Old Guard premieres on Netflix on July 10th. Check

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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Psychological Thriller ‘Swallow’ Getting August Blu-ray Release

Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ brilliant film Swallow is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this August. A provocative psychological thriller, Swallow follows one woman’s unraveling as she struggles to reclaim independence in the face of an oppressive system by whatever means possible. On the surface, Hunter (Haley Bennett) appears to have it all. A newly pregnant housewife, she seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie (Austin Stowell). However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband’s rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created facade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica – a condition that has her compulsively swallowing inedible, and oftentimes life-threatening, objects. Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Denis O’Hare also star in Swallow that won Haley Bennett the Tribeca Film Festival award for Best Actress in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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New Christmas Horror Book Returns to ’80s Horror

Billed as a mix between The Shining and Office Space, upcoming holiday-horror novel Secret Santa promises a return t the horror boom of the ’80s. After half a decade editing some of the biggest names in horror, Lussi Meyer joins prestigious Blackwood-Patterson to kickstart its new horror imprint. Her co-workers seem less than thrilled. Ever since the illustrious Xavier Blackwood died and his party-boy son took over, things have been changing around the office. When Lussi receives a creepy gnome doll as part of the company’s annual holiday gift exchange, it verifies what she’s long suspected: her colleagues think she’s a joke. No one takes her seriously, even if she’s the one whose books are keeping the company afloat. What happens after the doll’s arrival is no joke. With no explana- tion, Lussi’s co-workers begin to drop like flies. A heart attack here; a food poisoning there. One of her authors and closest friends, the fabulous but underrated Fabien Nightingale,

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 1, 2020
Horror Fuel

Rob Zombie Trilogy Being Released On Steelbook!

Rob Zombie’s iconic family of serial killers is coming home in style! The Rob Zombie Trilogy is arriving this September on Steelbook™ Blu-ray from Lionsgate, exclusively at Target. From cult-favorite filmmaker Rob Zombie, the Rob Zombie Trilogy includes the grizzled, horrifying films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 From Hell. Featuring killer all-new artwork from artist Vance Kelly, the Rob Zombie Trilogy will be available on Steelbook Blu-ray at Target for the suggested retail price of $34.99. Baby Firefly (Sherri Moon Zombie, Halloween, Halloween II, The Lords of Salem), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Repo! The Genetic Opera), Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Bone Tomahawk), Sheriff Wydell, and Rob Zombie’s other killer characters wreak havoc in the blood-soaked trilogy that made them famous. Two young couples cross paths with Otis Driftwood and the cannibalistic Fireflys while touring America’s backroads in House of 1000 Corpses. In The Devil’s Rejects, Sheriff Wydell

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2020
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Wrestling Meets Horror This July In ‘Parts Unkown’

The world of wrestling meets the bloody battlefields of horror in this July in Parts Unknown. In the film, “After losing their livelihoods, a crazed family of disgraced professional wrestlers embarks on a spree of murder and carnage to satisfy a deal made with a demonic entity from another dimension.” William DeCoff, Alexandra Cipolla, and Sarah Michelle star in a Richard Chandler film. Parts Unknown slams onto DVD and Digital on July 7th from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 1, 2020
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