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Movie Reviews (Blood in the Snow Film Festival): Puppet Killer and Dead Dicks (both 2019)
Canadian horror comedy Puppet Killer delivers in both the gore and gags departments. You know what you are in for pretty early on when the lead character, a high school student, is portrayed by a 50-year-old actor, taking the “they look to old to be high schoolers” trope to beyond its normal range. Aleks Paunovic toplines as that student, Jamie, who lost his mother (director Lisa Ovies) to cancer when he was a youngster. His stepmother tried to trash both his VHS horror movie collection that he watched with his mom and his beloved pink hand puppet Simon, and this being a fright flick, you can imagine how that turned out for her. Ten years later, Jamie and a group of his classmate friends plan to return to the cabin where the stepmother was slaughtered, against the wishes of his psychiatrist and reluctant father. Jamie’s girlfriend Jessie (Lisa Durupt) finds Simon hidden away, and after she brings him out, very
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“Walking Dead” Creator Boards “An American Werewolf In London” Reboot
It’s no secret that director John Landon’s son Max Landis (Chronicle) has always wanted to reboot his father’s classic An American Werewolf in London, but the reboot been dead in the water for years. Now, it’s suddenly sprung to life. Word is, “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman has now come on board to produce the reboot, meaning that the film is now moving forward. In the original film, “David and Jack, two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he’s plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns him that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.” John Landis not only directed the 1981 film but wrote it as well and did so when
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‘The Shed’ Director Frank Sabatella Talks Vampires And Bullies In An Interview
One of the best indie horror films headed your way is Frank Sabatella‘s The Shed, on digital and On Demand November 15th. I sat down with Frank who filled me in on how the film came to be, bullying, and more. Sabatella is an actor, writer, director and producer, known for his film Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet and multiple short films. He appeared in 2018’s indie horror hit The Ranger. In other words, he’s a busy man. A jack of all trades I guess you’d say. The Shed centers on Stan, played by Jay Jay Warren, a kid whose life went from the American dream to a nightmare after the death of his parents. Stan is mercilessly bullied by everyone in his life, but things are about to get worse. There’s something deadly in his shed. Horror Fuel: “How did the idea come about for the story?” Frank Sabatella: “The story about a vampire trapped inside a
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Movie Review: The Shed (2019)
What do you get when you mix bullies and bloodthirsty vampires? You get Frank Sabatella’s indie horror film The Shed, from the producer of the Saw franchise. The film centers a teen named Stanley (Jay Jay Warren) whose back story is a heartbreaking one. Things go from good to bad to dreadful quick in the film when his parents die. Being a victim of abuse and bullying at both his new home and at school really makes you feel for the kid. When he finds something inhuman and hungry hiding in his shed all hell breaks loose. But Stanely’s not giving up on being a decent person without a fight. Besides being entertaining, the movie has a strong anti-bully message. Let’s be honest, bullies, both in real life and online are a real problem. Bullying can really damage a person, sometimes for life. So, repeat after me, don’t be a dick. Jay Jay Warren really brings his character to life.
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Horror Comedy ‘Snatchers’ Landing On Digital And Blu-ray
Named as one of Variety’s “11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival,” the horror-comedy Snatchers is coming to digital this January from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Described as a cross between Aliens meets Mean Girls – the full-length film was initially released in new media as a successful short-form series that follows a status-obsessed high school teenager who loses her virginity and finds herself pregnant the next day…with an alien! Senior year is going to rule! Thanks to her relationship with clueless hunk Skyler, Sara is totally in with the cool girls. But Skyler contracted an extraterrestrial bug during his summer vacation. After just one night together, Sara discovers she’s Nine. Months. Pregnant. Desperate to keep her condition on the DL, she turns to the only person she can trust: her nerdy ex-bestie, Hayley. The girls soon realize this alien problem is only just the beginning. Aliens had best beware in this hilarious comedy filled with action and
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Blu-ray Review: Flowers in the Attic (1987)
After the death of the family patriarch, teens Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson), along with their twin siblings Cory (Ben Ryan Ganger) and Carrie (Lindsay Parker) are shuffled off to their elderly (and totally loaded) grandparents by their mother Corrine (Victoria Tennant). Once there, Corrine’s mega-bitch of a Bible-thumpin’ mother Olivia (Louise Fletcher) demands the children be kept in a locked room so that her husband never know of their existence. Why is she so riled up? Well it seems that Corrine’s husband was her uncle, and those kiddos are straight up the byproduct of that ol’ family fav; incest! As Corrine suffers her mother’s punishments in order to fall back into the family good graces and inherit some serious coin; the kids explore the one place the have access to from their pseudo-prison; the attic… which they turn into a sanctuary of sorts. As the time passes, our young heroes see less and less of Mommy
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Lionsgate Has Great Gifts For Horror Fans This Christmas
It’s that time of year again, Christmas is approaching and you may be wondering what to get the horror fan in your life. Lionsgate has got your back. They have several great genre films that have just arrived that would make any horror fan happy. 3 FROM HELL Available Now! Review First, there was House of 1000 Corpses. Then there was The Devil’s Rejects. Now, from writer-director Rob Zombie comes the next blood-soaked chapter in the most violent crime saga in movie history — 3 From Hell. After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley, interview), and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell…and back. Take home 3 From Hell and immerse yourself in its blood-soaked world with exclusive and extensive special features, including an audio commentary
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Final ‘Marfa’ Poster Features Tony Todd
The official poster has arrived for writer-director Andy Stapp‘s Marfa, a film that follows four lifelong friends who decide to veer off the beaten path and venture into a small west Texas town known as Marfa. Starring Candyman legend Tony Todd, the film also features Stelio Savante (Running For Grace, The Cleaning Lady), Tracy Perez (East Los High, Charlie Says), Richard Riehle (The Man From Earth, Casino), Neil Sandilands (The Flash, Hap and Leonard), Brittany Jo Alvarado, Kyle Colton, Marcus Jahn, Kimberley Christann Pember, Lisa Roumain (Westworld, Avatar), Scot Scurlock, and Sasha Thurston. Stapp is making his directorial debut from his own script and is also executive producing. Producers are Stelio Savante and Starla Christian. A release date should be announced soon along with a trailer. In the meantime, chaeck out some of the stills from Marfa.
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‘We All Fall Down’ DLC Brings ‘We Happy Few’ To A Satisfying End
The final DLC of Gearbox Publishing and Compulsion Games’ psychedelic trip We Happy Few has been released. The last DLC titled We all Fall Down shows how events play out within the city of Wellington Wells after the third act of the main game’s story that followed one of the three playable main characters Ollie Starkey. The DLC’s story picks up after the part of Starkey’s story where he interrogates a member of Wellington Wells’s high society, Victoria Byng, by forcing her to go through withdrawal from Joy, a literal happy pill that plays a key role in the story that causes those who take it to see the world bright a colorful and peaceful even if it’s bleak. Players take on the role of Victoria as she comes down from her Joy induced high and starts to see the true horror of life in Wellington Wells and instantly feeling regret for her part in its creation as well as
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Chris Thomas Devlin Writing Fede Alvarez’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot
Back in September, we reported that Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) had signed on to produce Legendary’s upcoming reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Today, Deadline confirms that Alvarez and his writing partner Rodo Sayagues are officially on board to write, develop, and produce several projects for Legendary under their Bad Hombre Films banner. That deal includes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. Newcomer Chris Thomas Devlin will pen the script for the reboot of the 1974 original. We’ll keep you posted.
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Movie Reviews (Blood in the Snow Film Festival): Puppet Killer and Dead Dicks (both 2019)
Canadian horror comedy Puppet Killer delivers in both the gore and gags departments. You know what you are in for pretty early on when the lead character, a high school student, is portrayed by a 50-year-old actor, taking the “they look to old to be high schoolers” trope to beyond its normal range. Aleks Paunovic toplines as that student, Jamie, who lost his mother (director Lisa Ovies) to cancer when he was a youngster. His stepmother tried to trash both his VHS horror movie collection that he watched with his mom and his beloved pink hand puppet Simon, and this being a fright flick, you can imagine how that turned out for her. Ten years later, Jamie and a group of his classmate friends plan to return to the cabin where the stepmother was slaughtered, against the wishes of his psychiatrist and reluctant father. Jamie’s girlfriend Jessie (Lisa Durupt) finds Simon hidden away, and after she brings him out, very
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“Walking Dead” Creator Boards “An American Werewolf In London” Reboot
It’s no secret that director John Landon’s son Max Landis (Chronicle) has always wanted to reboot his father’s classic An American Werewolf in London, but the reboot been dead in the water for years. Now, it’s suddenly sprung to life. Word is, “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman has now come on board to produce the reboot, meaning that the film is now moving forward. In the original film, “David and Jack, two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he’s plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns him that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.” John Landis not only directed the 1981 film but wrote it as well and did so when
Continue reading →
‘The Shed’ Director Frank Sabatella Talks Vampires And Bullies In An Interview
One of the best indie horror films headed your way is Frank Sabatella‘s The Shed, on digital and On Demand November 15th. I sat down with Frank who filled me in on how the film came to be, bullying, and more. Sabatella is an actor, writer, director and producer, known for his film Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet and multiple short films. He appeared in 2018’s indie horror hit The Ranger. In other words, he’s a busy man. A jack of all trades I guess you’d say. The Shed centers on Stan, played by Jay Jay Warren, a kid whose life went from the American dream to a nightmare after the death of his parents. Stan is mercilessly bullied by everyone in his life, but things are about to get worse. There’s something deadly in his shed. Horror Fuel: “How did the idea come about for the story?” Frank Sabatella: “The story about a vampire trapped inside a
Continue reading →
Movie Review: The Shed (2019)
What do you get when you mix bullies and bloodthirsty vampires? You get Frank Sabatella’s indie horror film The Shed, from the producer of the Saw franchise. The film centers a teen named Stanley (Jay Jay Warren) whose back story is a heartbreaking one. Things go from good to bad to dreadful quick in the film when his parents die. Being a victim of abuse and bullying at both his new home and at school really makes you feel for the kid. When he finds something inhuman and hungry hiding in his shed all hell breaks loose. But Stanely’s not giving up on being a decent person without a fight. Besides being entertaining, the movie has a strong anti-bully message. Let’s be honest, bullies, both in real life and online are a real problem. Bullying can really damage a person, sometimes for life. So, repeat after me, don’t be a dick. Jay Jay Warren really brings his character to life.
Continue reading →
Horror Comedy ‘Snatchers’ Landing On Digital And Blu-ray
Named as one of Variety’s “11 Best Movies of the 2019 SXSW Film Festival,” the horror-comedy Snatchers is coming to digital this January from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Described as a cross between Aliens meets Mean Girls – the full-length film was initially released in new media as a successful short-form series that follows a status-obsessed high school teenager who loses her virginity and finds herself pregnant the next day…with an alien! Senior year is going to rule! Thanks to her relationship with clueless hunk Skyler, Sara is totally in with the cool girls. But Skyler contracted an extraterrestrial bug during his summer vacation. After just one night together, Sara discovers she’s Nine. Months. Pregnant. Desperate to keep her condition on the DL, she turns to the only person she can trust: her nerdy ex-bestie, Hayley. The girls soon realize this alien problem is only just the beginning. Aliens had best beware in this hilarious comedy filled with action and
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Flowers in the Attic (1987)
After the death of the family patriarch, teens Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson), along with their twin siblings Cory (Ben Ryan Ganger) and Carrie (Lindsay Parker) are shuffled off to their elderly (and totally loaded) grandparents by their mother Corrine (Victoria Tennant). Once there, Corrine’s mega-bitch of a Bible-thumpin’ mother Olivia (Louise Fletcher) demands the children be kept in a locked room so that her husband never know of their existence. Why is she so riled up? Well it seems that Corrine’s husband was her uncle, and those kiddos are straight up the byproduct of that ol’ family fav; incest! As Corrine suffers her mother’s punishments in order to fall back into the family good graces and inherit some serious coin; the kids explore the one place the have access to from their pseudo-prison; the attic… which they turn into a sanctuary of sorts. As the time passes, our young heroes see less and less of Mommy
Continue reading →
Lionsgate Has Great Gifts For Horror Fans This Christmas
It’s that time of year again, Christmas is approaching and you may be wondering what to get the horror fan in your life. Lionsgate has got your back. They have several great genre films that have just arrived that would make any horror fan happy. 3 FROM HELL Available Now! Review First, there was House of 1000 Corpses. Then there was The Devil’s Rejects. Now, from writer-director Rob Zombie comes the next blood-soaked chapter in the most violent crime saga in movie history — 3 From Hell. After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley, interview), and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell…and back. Take home 3 From Hell and immerse yourself in its blood-soaked world with exclusive and extensive special features, including an audio commentary
Continue reading →
Final ‘Marfa’ Poster Features Tony Todd
The official poster has arrived for writer-director Andy Stapp‘s Marfa, a film that follows four lifelong friends who decide to veer off the beaten path and venture into a small west Texas town known as Marfa. Starring Candyman legend Tony Todd, the film also features Stelio Savante (Running For Grace, The Cleaning Lady), Tracy Perez (East Los High, Charlie Says), Richard Riehle (The Man From Earth, Casino), Neil Sandilands (The Flash, Hap and Leonard), Brittany Jo Alvarado, Kyle Colton, Marcus Jahn, Kimberley Christann Pember, Lisa Roumain (Westworld, Avatar), Scot Scurlock, and Sasha Thurston. Stapp is making his directorial debut from his own script and is also executive producing. Producers are Stelio Savante and Starla Christian. A release date should be announced soon along with a trailer. In the meantime, chaeck out some of the stills from Marfa.
Continue reading →
‘We All Fall Down’ DLC Brings ‘We Happy Few’ To A Satisfying End
The final DLC of Gearbox Publishing and Compulsion Games’ psychedelic trip We Happy Few has been released. The last DLC titled We all Fall Down shows how events play out within the city of Wellington Wells after the third act of the main game’s story that followed one of the three playable main characters Ollie Starkey. The DLC’s story picks up after the part of Starkey’s story where he interrogates a member of Wellington Wells’s high society, Victoria Byng, by forcing her to go through withdrawal from Joy, a literal happy pill that plays a key role in the story that causes those who take it to see the world bright a colorful and peaceful even if it’s bleak. Players take on the role of Victoria as she comes down from her Joy induced high and starts to see the true horror of life in Wellington Wells and instantly feeling regret for her part in its creation as well as
Continue reading →
Chris Thomas Devlin Writing Fede Alvarez’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot
Back in September, we reported that Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) had signed on to produce Legendary’s upcoming reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Today, Deadline confirms that Alvarez and his writing partner Rodo Sayagues are officially on board to write, develop, and produce several projects for Legendary under their Bad Hombre Films banner. That deal includes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. Newcomer Chris Thomas Devlin will pen the script for the reboot of the 1974 original. We’ll keep you posted.
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