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A Killer Rises From The Grave In ‘Pickaxe’
Horror icons A. Michael Baldwin(Phantasm) and Tiffany Shepis (Strange Nature) star in writer-director Jeremy Sumrall‘s wickedly bloody ode to ’80s horror, Pickaxe. In the film, the survivors of a series of brutal killings in a small town are forced to face a killer once again when a ritual resurrects him from the grave. Keefer Barlow, Perry Batson, Kerry Beyer, Drew Brown, Kelly Byrns, and Lyndsey Case co-star. Pickaxe is now available on digital from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Blu-ray Review: Werewolf in a Girl’s Dormitory (1961)
Along with new teacher Dr. Julian Olcott (Carl Schell)’s arrival at a school for delinquent girls comes a rash of werewolf related violence. Could our hero be the hairy-scary giving these troubled teens so much static? As the attacks continue we are introduced to a host of possible suspects, as well as a blackmail plot involving a lil’ of the ol’ teacher/student hanky as well as the panky. How do these elements relate to each other and will the werewolves reign of terror be stopped before the student body is used as a chew toy? The biggest problem with Werewolf in a Girl’s Dormitory is the title itself. Now, there is a girl’s dormitory for sure, and also a werewolf… but you know damn well that title suggests all manner of sexy-time adventures peppered with some good ol’ blood draining at the teeth and claws of a fur covered maniac… but this isn’t that picture. Rather we get a moody,
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The Author Behind Viral Story #DearDavid Has A New Show On Travel Channel
Travel Channel is set to launch a brand new spooky series, “Trending Fear” with Adam Ellis the author behind the viral tale #DearDavid that millions followed on social media. In 2017, Buzzfeed author and illustrator Adam Ellis captured the image of a ghost child in his New York City apartment and wrote his first of many spine-tingling tweets: “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.” In a state of fear and confusion, he documented his haunting on social media under the hashtag #DearDavid. Fourteen million people feverishly followed his terrifying experience, yearning for answers behind the little boy who invaded Ellis’ life. Now, fueling both his fascination and his fear of the paranormal while simultaneously tapping into social media to explore every angle of his search, Ellis and friends Jen Lewis (researcher/documentarian) and Paul Bradford (ghost hunter and lead investigator) are on a mission to help others understand
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‘Antrum,’ Hailed “The Deadliest Film Ever Made”, Is Now On VOD
Can a film be cursed? That seems to be the case with Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made and now it’s out on Digital and VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment. Written and directed by Michael Laicini and David Amito, “Antrum was shot in the late 1970s, is said to be cursed. In 1988, a movie theatre in Budapest that was screening the film burnt to the ground, killing the 56 people who were in attendance. This incident follows the inexplicable deaths of a number of film festival programmers that had received Antrum as a submission and died shortly after watching it. These events have created a belief that watching Antrum will kill you. Else Films has successfully tracked down a sole copy of the film and packaged it for public release. As one programmer observed of Antrum, “You don’t watch the film, the film watches you.” Nicole Tompkins, Rowan Smyth, Dan Istrate, Circus-Szalewski, Kristen Elling, Shu Sakimoto, Carrie Hammontree, Pierluca Arancio,
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New Details About ‘Remothered’ Sequel ‘Broken Porcelain’
Good news for fans of Remothered: Tormented Fathers! New details and cover art for the game’s sequel Remothered: Broken Porcelain is out and I’m here to share it with you! It’s OK, squeeing is allowed since I can hardly contain my glee as well! Previously I covered the announcement for Remothered: Broken Porcelain which at the time was under a different name but now there are more details about the game and what horrors we can be expecting as the horror from the first game continues. Remothered: Broken Porcelain will be taking place at the Ashmann Inn and follows Jen, a 15-year old misfit who has just been employed as a maid. Jen realizes soon that a dark force dwells within the walls of the old inn and is affecting those who live and work there. Along with her friend and fellow maid Linn, the pair works to escape the horrors that begin to unfold at the inn. At the
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Nicolas Cage Stars In ‘Primal’ – Unleashed This December
Nicolas Cage (Mandy, Mom and Dad) is on the hunt and facing a ship full of dangerous creatures in the action thriller Primal, coming to home video this December. Famke Janssen (X-Men Franchise, Taken Franchise), Kevin Durand (“The Strain,” X-Men Origins: Wolverine), LaMonica Garrett (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Designated Survivor”) and Michael Imperioli (“The Sopranos,” Goodfellas) also star in this action-packed film from director Nick Powell (Resident Evil: Retribution, Outcast) and writer Richard Leder (The Suspect). “When Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage), a hunter and collector of rare and exotic animals, bags a priceless white jaguar for a zoo, he figures it’ll be smooth sailing to a big payday. But the ship bearing Frank’s precious cargo has two predators caged in its hold: the cat and a political assassin being extradited to the U.S. After the assassin breaks free – and then frees the jaguar – Frank feverishly stalks the ship’s cramped corridors in hot pursuit of his prey, right up until
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‘Doctor Sleep’ Is Getting A Spin-Off
While Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep wasn’t a huge smash at the box office, it’s getting nothing but praise. You may be wondering where the franchise will go from here, we can answer that. Warner Bros. has already struck a deal with Flanagan to write a spin-off based on the character of Dick Hallorann, simply titled Hallorann. The chef of the Overlook Hotel was made famous by Scatman Crothers in Stanely Kubrick’s The Shining. The character was most recently played by Carl Lumby in Doctor Sleep. There is no word yet if Lumby will reprise his role in Hallorann or if multiple actors will play the Dick Hallorann. Doctor Sleep is now playing in theaters.
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Doctor Sleep Cures Cynema
Reversing Cynema Cynema is not about movie reviews. While I have to tackle some plot points of 2019’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to 1980’s The Shining, this post is more about the human effort that went into reversing a number of things that left The Shining a sterile and cold film that I always felt was undeserving of the title “terrifying.” You can read my assessment of Cynema in The Shining here: https://horrorfuel.com/2019/04/09/all-work-and-no-play-makes-the-shining-a-dull-film/ Or you can listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-17-friends-dont-let-friends-option-bad-scripts/id1472545207?i=1000453326016 Was Cynema at work with Kubrick’s “masterpiece?” I argued that the answer was “yes.” The original 1980 film was a thin translation of King’s best-selling novel and acted more as a personal indulgence for Kubrick than a functioning horror film. Beautifully made, well done, well produced…it was all those things, but terrifying? No. Dull? Yes. Overrated? Absolutely. Why A Sequel Now? Many forget the overall “Meh” reception of the 1980 The Shining. Critics were mixed to positive and the
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Sink Your Teeth Into ’47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ – Now On DVD And Digital
Sink your teeth into 47 Meters Down: Uncaged today. From global content leader Lionsgate comes the exciting sequel to 2017’s hit shark movie now out now on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD. To celebrate, Lionsgate has unleashed four new clips to whet your appetite. Fear goes deeper in this thrilling, must-see underwater sequel starring Sophie Nélisse (The Great Gilly Hopkins), Corinne Foxx (TV’s “Beat Shazam”), Brianne Tju (TV’s “Light as a Feather,” “iZombie”), Sistine Rose Stallone (TV’s “Entertainment Tonight”), Khylin Rhambo (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” Ender’s Game), Nia Long (TV’s “Empire,” Are We There Yet?), Brec Bassinger (TV’s “Bella and the Bulldogs”), and John Corbett (The Silence). Directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Roberts and Ernest Riera, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged follows the diving adventure of four teenage girls exploring a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground
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‘YAGA’ Brings The Fun And Old Tales!
I enjoy folklore outside North America, so I was stoked when Versus Evil and Breadcrumbs Interactive allowed me to play their action RPG that revolves entirely around Slavic Mythology, YAGA. YAGA revolves around the tale of Ivan, a blacksmith that’s unlucky, and missing a hand because of it! Ivan is tasked with quests from the Tsar that will take him into the wilderness where he encounters bandits and mythological creatures as he smashes his way through them to achieve greatness, as well as looking for a wife (to quiet his Grandmother). As all this happens, Baba Yaga watches from beyond, influencing Ivan’s journey. The controls of the game are simple and easy to learn as there are not many buttons used in the game. Ivan’s main weapon is a hammer which not only can be used to strike enemies but can be thrown like Thor’s hammer and strike foes at a distance before spinning right back to him. You can
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A Killer Rises From The Grave In ‘Pickaxe’
Horror icons A. Michael Baldwin(Phantasm) and Tiffany Shepis (Strange Nature) star in writer-director Jeremy Sumrall‘s wickedly bloody ode to ’80s horror, Pickaxe. In the film, the survivors of a series of brutal killings in a small town are forced to face a killer once again when a ritual resurrects him from the grave. Keefer Barlow, Perry Batson, Kerry Beyer, Drew Brown, Kelly Byrns, and Lyndsey Case co-star. Pickaxe is now available on digital from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Blu-ray Review: Werewolf in a Girl’s Dormitory (1961)
Along with new teacher Dr. Julian Olcott (Carl Schell)’s arrival at a school for delinquent girls comes a rash of werewolf related violence. Could our hero be the hairy-scary giving these troubled teens so much static? As the attacks continue we are introduced to a host of possible suspects, as well as a blackmail plot involving a lil’ of the ol’ teacher/student hanky as well as the panky. How do these elements relate to each other and will the werewolves reign of terror be stopped before the student body is used as a chew toy? The biggest problem with Werewolf in a Girl’s Dormitory is the title itself. Now, there is a girl’s dormitory for sure, and also a werewolf… but you know damn well that title suggests all manner of sexy-time adventures peppered with some good ol’ blood draining at the teeth and claws of a fur covered maniac… but this isn’t that picture. Rather we get a moody,
Continue reading →
The Author Behind Viral Story #DearDavid Has A New Show On Travel Channel
Travel Channel is set to launch a brand new spooky series, “Trending Fear” with Adam Ellis the author behind the viral tale #DearDavid that millions followed on social media. In 2017, Buzzfeed author and illustrator Adam Ellis captured the image of a ghost child in his New York City apartment and wrote his first of many spine-tingling tweets: “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.” In a state of fear and confusion, he documented his haunting on social media under the hashtag #DearDavid. Fourteen million people feverishly followed his terrifying experience, yearning for answers behind the little boy who invaded Ellis’ life. Now, fueling both his fascination and his fear of the paranormal while simultaneously tapping into social media to explore every angle of his search, Ellis and friends Jen Lewis (researcher/documentarian) and Paul Bradford (ghost hunter and lead investigator) are on a mission to help others understand
Continue reading →
‘Antrum,’ Hailed “The Deadliest Film Ever Made”, Is Now On VOD
Can a film be cursed? That seems to be the case with Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made and now it’s out on Digital and VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment. Written and directed by Michael Laicini and David Amito, “Antrum was shot in the late 1970s, is said to be cursed. In 1988, a movie theatre in Budapest that was screening the film burnt to the ground, killing the 56 people who were in attendance. This incident follows the inexplicable deaths of a number of film festival programmers that had received Antrum as a submission and died shortly after watching it. These events have created a belief that watching Antrum will kill you. Else Films has successfully tracked down a sole copy of the film and packaged it for public release. As one programmer observed of Antrum, “You don’t watch the film, the film watches you.” Nicole Tompkins, Rowan Smyth, Dan Istrate, Circus-Szalewski, Kristen Elling, Shu Sakimoto, Carrie Hammontree, Pierluca Arancio,
Continue reading →
New Details About ‘Remothered’ Sequel ‘Broken Porcelain’
Good news for fans of Remothered: Tormented Fathers! New details and cover art for the game’s sequel Remothered: Broken Porcelain is out and I’m here to share it with you! It’s OK, squeeing is allowed since I can hardly contain my glee as well! Previously I covered the announcement for Remothered: Broken Porcelain which at the time was under a different name but now there are more details about the game and what horrors we can be expecting as the horror from the first game continues. Remothered: Broken Porcelain will be taking place at the Ashmann Inn and follows Jen, a 15-year old misfit who has just been employed as a maid. Jen realizes soon that a dark force dwells within the walls of the old inn and is affecting those who live and work there. Along with her friend and fellow maid Linn, the pair works to escape the horrors that begin to unfold at the inn. At the
Continue reading →
Nicolas Cage Stars In ‘Primal’ – Unleashed This December
Nicolas Cage (Mandy, Mom and Dad) is on the hunt and facing a ship full of dangerous creatures in the action thriller Primal, coming to home video this December. Famke Janssen (X-Men Franchise, Taken Franchise), Kevin Durand (“The Strain,” X-Men Origins: Wolverine), LaMonica Garrett (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Designated Survivor”) and Michael Imperioli (“The Sopranos,” Goodfellas) also star in this action-packed film from director Nick Powell (Resident Evil: Retribution, Outcast) and writer Richard Leder (The Suspect). “When Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage), a hunter and collector of rare and exotic animals, bags a priceless white jaguar for a zoo, he figures it’ll be smooth sailing to a big payday. But the ship bearing Frank’s precious cargo has two predators caged in its hold: the cat and a political assassin being extradited to the U.S. After the assassin breaks free – and then frees the jaguar – Frank feverishly stalks the ship’s cramped corridors in hot pursuit of his prey, right up until
Continue reading →
‘Doctor Sleep’ Is Getting A Spin-Off
While Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep wasn’t a huge smash at the box office, it’s getting nothing but praise. You may be wondering where the franchise will go from here, we can answer that. Warner Bros. has already struck a deal with Flanagan to write a spin-off based on the character of Dick Hallorann, simply titled Hallorann. The chef of the Overlook Hotel was made famous by Scatman Crothers in Stanely Kubrick’s The Shining. The character was most recently played by Carl Lumby in Doctor Sleep. There is no word yet if Lumby will reprise his role in Hallorann or if multiple actors will play the Dick Hallorann. Doctor Sleep is now playing in theaters.
Continue reading →
Doctor Sleep Cures Cynema
Reversing Cynema Cynema is not about movie reviews. While I have to tackle some plot points of 2019’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to 1980’s The Shining, this post is more about the human effort that went into reversing a number of things that left The Shining a sterile and cold film that I always felt was undeserving of the title “terrifying.” You can read my assessment of Cynema in The Shining here: https://horrorfuel.com/2019/04/09/all-work-and-no-play-makes-the-shining-a-dull-film/ Or you can listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-17-friends-dont-let-friends-option-bad-scripts/id1472545207?i=1000453326016 Was Cynema at work with Kubrick’s “masterpiece?” I argued that the answer was “yes.” The original 1980 film was a thin translation of King’s best-selling novel and acted more as a personal indulgence for Kubrick than a functioning horror film. Beautifully made, well done, well produced…it was all those things, but terrifying? No. Dull? Yes. Overrated? Absolutely. Why A Sequel Now? Many forget the overall “Meh” reception of the 1980 The Shining. Critics were mixed to positive and the
Continue reading →
Sink Your Teeth Into ’47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ – Now On DVD And Digital
Sink your teeth into 47 Meters Down: Uncaged today. From global content leader Lionsgate comes the exciting sequel to 2017’s hit shark movie now out now on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD. To celebrate, Lionsgate has unleashed four new clips to whet your appetite. Fear goes deeper in this thrilling, must-see underwater sequel starring Sophie Nélisse (The Great Gilly Hopkins), Corinne Foxx (TV’s “Beat Shazam”), Brianne Tju (TV’s “Light as a Feather,” “iZombie”), Sistine Rose Stallone (TV’s “Entertainment Tonight”), Khylin Rhambo (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” Ender’s Game), Nia Long (TV’s “Empire,” Are We There Yet?), Brec Bassinger (TV’s “Bella and the Bulldogs”), and John Corbett (The Silence). Directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Roberts and Ernest Riera, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged follows the diving adventure of four teenage girls exploring a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground
Continue reading →
‘YAGA’ Brings The Fun And Old Tales!
I enjoy folklore outside North America, so I was stoked when Versus Evil and Breadcrumbs Interactive allowed me to play their action RPG that revolves entirely around Slavic Mythology, YAGA. YAGA revolves around the tale of Ivan, a blacksmith that’s unlucky, and missing a hand because of it! Ivan is tasked with quests from the Tsar that will take him into the wilderness where he encounters bandits and mythological creatures as he smashes his way through them to achieve greatness, as well as looking for a wife (to quiet his Grandmother). As all this happens, Baba Yaga watches from beyond, influencing Ivan’s journey. The controls of the game are simple and easy to learn as there are not many buttons used in the game. Ivan’s main weapon is a hammer which not only can be used to strike enemies but can be thrown like Thor’s hammer and strike foes at a distance before spinning right back to him. You can
Continue reading →