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‘Becky’ Gets Expanded Drive-In Release

Redbox Entertainment and Quiver Distribution have unleashed the home invasion horror Becky on digital, on-demand, and in drive-ins. Thanks to a killer opening weekend, new drive-in theaters have been announced. Actor and comedian Kevin James (“King of Queens”) plays the bad guy in Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion‘s Becky. James faces off against Annabell: Creation‘s young star Lulu Wilson. Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel, and Robert Maillet also star. “The film centers on rebellious 14-year-old Becky (Wilson) as she’s brought to a weekend getaway at a lake house by her father in an effort to try to reconnect after her mother’s death. The trip takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts on the run, led by the merciless Dominick (James), suddenly invade the lake house.” Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye penned the script. Becky is now out on digital and on-demand. SCREENING AT THE BELOW THEATERS AND DRIVE-INS: CALIFORNIA: Mission Tiki Drive-In, Van Buren Drive-In,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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This July ‘Ghosts Of War’ Will Haunt Cinemas And Digital (Trailer)

I imagine if any place could be haunted it would be those locations where men died in the dirt fighting wars or places associated with horrible atrocities. In the new trailer for the World War II set supernatural thriller Ghosts of War, we get both of those things. We see a group of soldiers who are tasked with guarding a mansion, not knowing the terror that awaits them. In Ghosts of War, five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Written and directed by Eric Bress, the film stars Brenton Thwaites, Alan Ritchson, Skylar Astin, Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner, Billy Zane, and Shaun Toub. Ghosts of War arrives on July 17, 2020, in virtual cinemas, On Demand, and Digital, and will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”

One of the most iconic series of my childhood was “Unsolved Mysteries.” Each week I couldn’t wait to plop down in front of the TV for the Robert Stack hosted show to examine unsolved mysteries, missing person cases, murders, ghosts, UFOs, and more. A few weeks backed weeks back we reported that the series is getting a reboot from Netflix. Today, we can report that we’ve learned that the premiere date is set for July 1st. The series, executive produced by “Stranger Thing’s” Shawn Levy, will be a bit different than the hit show that debuted in January of 1987. Firstly, there will be no host. Another difference is that each episode will only focus on one subject, unlike the original. This time around, the series is documentary style. Be sure to tune for the premiere of “Unsolved Mysteries” on Netflix on July 1, 2020. If you would like to rewatch or watch the original series for the first time

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Headbang While Killing Demons In ‘Metal: Hellsinger’

Funcom and game dev The Outsiders today revealed their upcoming first-person shooter that pits players against demons while listening to heavy metal, Metal: Hellsinger. Metal: Hellsinger is a Rhythm-FPS meaning that players shoot in time to the music the more effective their shots are plus the more intense the music becomes and let’s face it, when it comes to metal, you want to throw up some horns. The soundtrack for the game is original and will feature vocals from metal’s popular singers, at the time of writing this Matt Heafy of Trivium and Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy are in the game. Each level has its own song that will start off as background music but as players successfully keep the beat by the end of the level the song should become a powerful anthem! The game’s creative director, David Goldfarb, is known to FPS players as he was lead designer to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3, and

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Capt McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Game Review: ‘Beyond Blue’

The folks over at E-Line Media allowed me to take a deep dive into the ocean and discover some of its inhabitants in Beyond Blue, an exploration game that takes players to an atoll with a research team looking to unravel its secrets. The game’s plot centers around a scientist named Mirai who is also a freediver, partaking in a joint research project where new technology is being used along with a diving suit that allows her to stay underwater for long periods. Mirai’s main focus is set on a pod of sperm whales that she’s been following for years but strange occurrences in the ocean seem to be distressing them. Now onto the game itself. Control-wise, they’re easy to learn but the tutorial at the game’s start could use some work but at the same time, you almost don’t even need a tutorial. When it comes to visuals, they’re stellar! The lighting effects are realistic to how it looks

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Capt McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Survival Horror ‘Black Water: Abyss’ Bares Its Teeth This August

Screen Media has snagged the North American rights to the survival horror Black Water: Abyss ahead of Cannes and has set an August release. The directing-producing team Andrew Traucki (The Reef) and Michael Robertson are behind the sequel to their 2007 film Black Water. Based on a real-life crocodile attack, “Black Water: Abyss follows an adventure-loving couple who convince their friends to explore a remote cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, which starts to flood and find themselves threatened by a pack of apex predators – dangerous and hungry crocodiles. As danger mounts, long-kept secrets emerge and the friends turn on each other in a frantic fight for survival.” The sequel is said to have a similar feel as the original, which was shot with live crocodiles. Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Anthony J. Sharpe, and Benjamin Hoetjes star. Sarah Smith and Ian John Ridley

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Horror Classic ‘The Changeling’ Getting A Remake

For years there have been rumors of a remake of Peter Medak’s 1980 horror classic The Changeling, Now, Deadline has confirmed that it’s finally on its way. The site reports that Finnish filmmaker Anders Engström (“Taboo,” Hanna) will be directing the upcoming remake, produced by Joel B. Michaels. Tab Murphy penned the script. “The film follows a musician who, after the death of his young daughter, returns to his childhood home. After a series of terrifying events, he begins to unlock the mystery of the dead child that haunts his home along with a terrible family secret.” Take a look at the trailer for the original film.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Sequel To Award-Winning Indie Horror ‘The Wicked One’ Unleashed This Fall

The sequel to 2017’s award-winning indie horror The Wicked One is set to arrive just in time for Halloween. Titled Wicked Ones, the film, written by Nathan Thomas Milliner (The Confession of Fred Krueger) and Torry Jones, picks up ten years after the original ended and follows survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. “While Returning to Carpenter Falls, The Lawson Family come to their final confrontation with The Wicked One, a serial killer with whom their last encounter has haunted them for a decade.” Returning stars include Katie Stewart, Dale Miller, and James Tackett who are joined by Jason Crowe (The Bad Man, Harvest Lake) Roni Jonah (Powerbomb, Savage Vengeance) Morgan Pyle (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile) and Skyler Guthrie (Stage Fright) Jonestown Films and Studio 605. The new film picks up 10 years after the original ended and follows our survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. Wicked Ones

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020
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Sink Your Teeth Into ‘The Dinner Party’ – Now Out On DVD

Sink your teeth into Miles Doleac‘s The Dinner Party (review), now out on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the sophisticated horror, renowned surgeon and culinary enthusiast, Carmine Braun, invites playwright, Jeffrey Duncan, and his wife to join his eccentric friends at their semi-annual dinner party, having promised to fund Duncan’s new play to Broadway. As the evening descends into madness, the group’s true intentions are revealed, along with an ancient secret that will change the Duncans’ lives and fortunes forever. Lindsay Anne Williams, Mike Mayhall, Alli Hart, Ritchie Montgomery, and Miles Doleac (interview) also star. The Dinner Party is now available on DVD and Digital from Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Fandango Now, Xbox, Dish Network, Direct TV, and through local cable providers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020
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Fantasia International Film Festival Offers Up World-Class Horror and Genre Cinema in Its First Wave Announcement

The Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the world’s premiere genre film fests, is forging ahead with its first-ever virtual edition so that Canadian movie lovers can partake of the festival’s outstanding programs despite the current pandemic and the uncertainty it brings to the world. The official press release for Fantasia’s 24th edition follows. The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 24th edition as a virtual event accessible to movie lovers across Canada, with a wild assortment of scheduled screenings, panels, and workshops taking place online from August 20 through September 2, 2020. The decision to launch a digital edition of the famed genre festival was born from Fantasia’s desire to keep the health and safety of its attendees a top priority during the current global health crisis, while still offering daring, much-needed new genre entertainment to residents of Canada and supporting the breakout filmmakers of the year. The festival’s full lineup will be announced in early August.

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Joseph Perry
Jun 10, 2020

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‘Becky’ Gets Expanded Drive-In Release

Redbox Entertainment and Quiver Distribution have unleashed the home invasion horror Becky on digital, on-demand, and in drive-ins. Thanks to a killer opening weekend, new drive-in theaters have been announced. Actor and comedian Kevin James (“King of Queens”) plays the bad guy in Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion‘s Becky. James faces off against Annabell: Creation‘s young star Lulu Wilson. Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel, and Robert Maillet also star. “The film centers on rebellious 14-year-old Becky (Wilson) as she’s brought to a weekend getaway at a lake house by her father in an effort to try to reconnect after her mother’s death. The trip takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts on the run, led by the merciless Dominick (James), suddenly invade the lake house.” Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye penned the script. Becky is now out on digital and on-demand. SCREENING AT THE BELOW THEATERS AND DRIVE-INS: CALIFORNIA: Mission Tiki Drive-In, Van Buren Drive-In,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2020
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This July ‘Ghosts Of War’ Will Haunt Cinemas And Digital (Trailer)

I imagine if any place could be haunted it would be those locations where men died in the dirt fighting wars or places associated with horrible atrocities. In the new trailer for the World War II set supernatural thriller Ghosts of War, we get both of those things. We see a group of soldiers who are tasked with guarding a mansion, not knowing the terror that awaits them. In Ghosts of War, five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Written and directed by Eric Bress, the film stars Brenton Thwaites, Alan Ritchson, Skylar Astin, Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner, Billy Zane, and Shaun Toub. Ghosts of War arrives on July 17, 2020, in virtual cinemas, On Demand, and Digital, and will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Premiere Date Revealed For Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”

One of the most iconic series of my childhood was “Unsolved Mysteries.” Each week I couldn’t wait to plop down in front of the TV for the Robert Stack hosted show to examine unsolved mysteries, missing person cases, murders, ghosts, UFOs, and more. A few weeks backed weeks back we reported that the series is getting a reboot from Netflix. Today, we can report that we’ve learned that the premiere date is set for July 1st. The series, executive produced by “Stranger Thing’s” Shawn Levy, will be a bit different than the hit show that debuted in January of 1987. Firstly, there will be no host. Another difference is that each episode will only focus on one subject, unlike the original. This time around, the series is documentary style. Be sure to tune for the premiere of “Unsolved Mysteries” on Netflix on July 1, 2020. If you would like to rewatch or watch the original series for the first time

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Headbang While Killing Demons In ‘Metal: Hellsinger’

Funcom and game dev The Outsiders today revealed their upcoming first-person shooter that pits players against demons while listening to heavy metal, Metal: Hellsinger. Metal: Hellsinger is a Rhythm-FPS meaning that players shoot in time to the music the more effective their shots are plus the more intense the music becomes and let’s face it, when it comes to metal, you want to throw up some horns. The soundtrack for the game is original and will feature vocals from metal’s popular singers, at the time of writing this Matt Heafy of Trivium and Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy are in the game. Each level has its own song that will start off as background music but as players successfully keep the beat by the end of the level the song should become a powerful anthem! The game’s creative director, David Goldfarb, is known to FPS players as he was lead designer to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3, and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
Horror Fuel

Game Review: ‘Beyond Blue’

The folks over at E-Line Media allowed me to take a deep dive into the ocean and discover some of its inhabitants in Beyond Blue, an exploration game that takes players to an atoll with a research team looking to unravel its secrets. The game’s plot centers around a scientist named Mirai who is also a freediver, partaking in a joint research project where new technology is being used along with a diving suit that allows her to stay underwater for long periods. Mirai’s main focus is set on a pod of sperm whales that she’s been following for years but strange occurrences in the ocean seem to be distressing them. Now onto the game itself. Control-wise, they’re easy to learn but the tutorial at the game’s start could use some work but at the same time, you almost don’t even need a tutorial. When it comes to visuals, they’re stellar! The lighting effects are realistic to how it looks

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Survival Horror ‘Black Water: Abyss’ Bares Its Teeth This August

Screen Media has snagged the North American rights to the survival horror Black Water: Abyss ahead of Cannes and has set an August release. The directing-producing team Andrew Traucki (The Reef) and Michael Robertson are behind the sequel to their 2007 film Black Water. Based on a real-life crocodile attack, “Black Water: Abyss follows an adventure-loving couple who convince their friends to explore a remote cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, which starts to flood and find themselves threatened by a pack of apex predators – dangerous and hungry crocodiles. As danger mounts, long-kept secrets emerge and the friends turn on each other in a frantic fight for survival.” The sequel is said to have a similar feel as the original, which was shot with live crocodiles. Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Anthony J. Sharpe, and Benjamin Hoetjes star. Sarah Smith and Ian John Ridley

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Horror Classic ‘The Changeling’ Getting A Remake

For years there have been rumors of a remake of Peter Medak’s 1980 horror classic The Changeling, Now, Deadline has confirmed that it’s finally on its way. The site reports that Finnish filmmaker Anders Engström (“Taboo,” Hanna) will be directing the upcoming remake, produced by Joel B. Michaels. Tab Murphy penned the script. “The film follows a musician who, after the death of his young daughter, returns to his childhood home. After a series of terrifying events, he begins to unlock the mystery of the dead child that haunts his home along with a terrible family secret.” Take a look at the trailer for the original film.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2020
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Sequel To Award-Winning Indie Horror ‘The Wicked One’ Unleashed This Fall

The sequel to 2017’s award-winning indie horror The Wicked One is set to arrive just in time for Halloween. Titled Wicked Ones, the film, written by Nathan Thomas Milliner (The Confession of Fred Krueger) and Torry Jones, picks up ten years after the original ended and follows survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. “While Returning to Carpenter Falls, The Lawson Family come to their final confrontation with The Wicked One, a serial killer with whom their last encounter has haunted them for a decade.” Returning stars include Katie Stewart, Dale Miller, and James Tackett who are joined by Jason Crowe (The Bad Man, Harvest Lake) Roni Jonah (Powerbomb, Savage Vengeance) Morgan Pyle (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile) and Skyler Guthrie (Stage Fright) Jonestown Films and Studio 605. The new film picks up 10 years after the original ended and follows our survivors Adam and Alex who return to where the nightmare started. Wicked Ones

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020
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Sink Your Teeth Into ‘The Dinner Party’ – Now Out On DVD

Sink your teeth into Miles Doleac‘s The Dinner Party (review), now out on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment. In the sophisticated horror, renowned surgeon and culinary enthusiast, Carmine Braun, invites playwright, Jeffrey Duncan, and his wife to join his eccentric friends at their semi-annual dinner party, having promised to fund Duncan’s new play to Broadway. As the evening descends into madness, the group’s true intentions are revealed, along with an ancient secret that will change the Duncans’ lives and fortunes forever. Lindsay Anne Williams, Mike Mayhall, Alli Hart, Ritchie Montgomery, and Miles Doleac (interview) also star. The Dinner Party is now available on DVD and Digital from Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Fandango Now, Xbox, Dish Network, Direct TV, and through local cable providers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2020
Horror Fuel

Fantasia International Film Festival Offers Up World-Class Horror and Genre Cinema in Its First Wave Announcement

The Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the world’s premiere genre film fests, is forging ahead with its first-ever virtual edition so that Canadian movie lovers can partake of the festival’s outstanding programs despite the current pandemic and the uncertainty it brings to the world. The official press release for Fantasia’s 24th edition follows. The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 24th edition as a virtual event accessible to movie lovers across Canada, with a wild assortment of scheduled screenings, panels, and workshops taking place online from August 20 through September 2, 2020. The decision to launch a digital edition of the famed genre festival was born from Fantasia’s desire to keep the health and safety of its attendees a top priority during the current global health crisis, while still offering daring, much-needed new genre entertainment to residents of Canada and supporting the breakout filmmakers of the year. The festival’s full lineup will be announced in early August.

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 10, 2020
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