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Norwegian Horror ‘The House’ Coming To DVD And Digital
Artsploitation Films has announced the release date for Norwegian director Reinert Kiil‘s (Christmas Blood) supernatural thriller The House (original language title, Huset). “Set in the frozen wilderness of Norway during WWII, two German soldiers escort a Norwegian soldier and prisoner of war but the weather is taking a toll on them. They find an empty house near the forest where they finally can get some rest. However, what seems to be a warm and welcoming shelter turns much more sinister and deadly. They begin to wonder if they have somehow have stepped into a sort of psychological hell from which there may be no escape.” Fredrik von Lüttichau, Mats Reinhardt, and Sondre Krogtoft Larsen star in this dark genre film. Artsploitation Films’ president Raymond Murray said, “It may have taken a few years for the film to get to American audiences but I am sure horror fans, as well as arthouse film-lovers, will enjoy this creepy, thought-provoking ghost story.” The
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Movie Review: SheBorg (2016)
Dylan (Whitney Duff) and Eddie (Daisy Masterman) are two young anarchists spray painting shit and runnin’ from the fuzz…not exactly the credentials that would lead you to believe they could stand up to a menace from beyond the stars. Speaking of which, when her intergalactic jailers fail to melt her with their caustic barf, the space criminal SheBorg (Emma-Louise Wilson) hightails it to Earth where she takes up residence at a puppy farm and turns the employees, and anyone stupid enough to trespass on the property into members of her canine flesh devouring, cellphone licking, cyborg army. Soon our counter-culture heroines, along with a dunce of a punk rocker named Rik ( Mark Entwistle) attempt to liberate those helpless pups and run afoul of the mechanical minions of that star-born femme fatale. Will they have the skills (or dumb…and I do mean “dumb” luck) necessary to defeat that tin-plated robo-bitch and save the planet…or a small patch of Australia anyway?
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Movie Review: Darkness Visible (2019)
Our dude Ronnie (Jaz Deol) is well and truly in the soup my creeps! You see, he has to journey from foggy ol’ London Towne to India due to his mother, Suleka (Seema Biswas), going missing before ending up in a Kolkata hospital. To make matters even worse, Suleka gets herself murderized by an apparent kill kult leaving R-dawg with a big ass mystery on his hands as he tries to piece together why his mother returned to her homeland in the first place…speaking of which, signs begin to point heavily to some dodgy murders that just so happened to stop 28 years in the past…you know, when Suleka and bouncin’ baby Ronnie decided to head dear ol’ Blighty way…and now the murders begin again, Ronnie starts to go off the rails on a crazy train…and there just may be a witch involved; because fuck yeah witches! Darkness Visible, while dealing in familiar horror biz tropes, put’s a unique and
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Hilary Duff Has A Vision In ‘The Haunting Of Sharon Tate’ Trailer
Hilary Duff‘s latest role is a departure from normally sunny roles. In The Haunting of Sharon Tate Duff stars as Sharon Tate, an actress who met her end at the hands of the Manson Family. We get our first look at the movie and Duff in the first trailer, released today. Based on the disturbing and heartbreaking real-life case, the film follows Tate as she dreams of ghosts haunting her home, and foresees her own brutal murder. Written and directed by Daniel Farrands (The Amityville Murders), The Haunting of Sharon Tate also stars Jonathan Bennett (“Awkward”), Jay Sebring, Lydia Hearst (“Z Nation”), Pawel Szajda (Venom), Ryan Cargill (“Timeless”), Bella Popa (The Institute), and Tyler Johnson (Men in Black 3) with Ben Mellish (Elephants) playing the role of Charles Manson. Tate was eight months pregnant when Manson Family members Charles “Tex” Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Linda Kasabian broke into her and her husband Roman Polanski’s home and brutely murdered
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Hellboy’s Animated Double Feature Arriving This April
One the best comic book characters of all-time, Hellboy is back this April with the animated double feature Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms and Blood & Iron on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital) April 2 from Lionsgate. Voiced by the very same actors from the popular live-action films, including Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, and John Hurt, Sword of Storms and Blood & Iron arrive on 4K Ultra HD™ just in time for fans to catch up on the iconic franchise before the new reboot of the live-action film hits theaters on April 12. HELLBOY ANIMATED: SWORD OF STORMSOFFICIAL SYNOPSIS In the first animated feature from director Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), a folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy to a
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Blu-ray Review: All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Jane (Edwige Fenech) is plagued by nightmares. I mean, lose one unborn baby in a horrific car crash and lose your shit why dontcha? Anyway, Jane’s boy toy Richard (George Hilton) is sympathetic, but always away on business so he’s as useless as an asshole with tastebuds, as is her psychiatrist, so she does hwat any sane, rational person would do…she joins a black magic cult at the behest of her new gal pal Mary (Marina Malfatti). Surprisingly group sex and blood consumption lead to a rather shitty path for our heroine, and soon she is at the mercy of the wackiest weirdo in that creepy cult ((Ivan Rassimov); he of the trenchcoat and icy blue eyes…and predilection for murder! Directed by Sergio Martino (The Suspicious Death of a Minor, Screamers, Slave of the Cannibal God…and roughly 4,000 more), All the Colors of the Dark is absolutely packed with suspense and a sense of unease. The viewer is never sure
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Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped The Devil’ Set For An April Release From IFC Midnight
IFC Midnight announced today that they are acquiring the rights to writer-director Josh Lobo‘s debut film I Trapped the Devil (formerly known as A Man in the Dark). The all-star cast includes Chris Sullivan (“This is Us”, Guardians of the Galaxy 2), Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil, Doctor Sleep), AJ Bowen (You’re Next, The Sacrament), Susan Burke (Stan against Evil), and Scott Poythress (“Homeland”). It’s the Christmas season, a time of peace and joy with friends and family. But when Matt (AJ Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a disturbing surprise. Held hostage in Steve’s basement is a man—though not just any man. Or perhaps not a man at all. Steve believes that he has captured the human manifestation of the Devil himself. As shock and skepticism turn to fear and paranoia, Matt and Karen
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A Film Crew Gets More Than They Bargained For In The ‘Lake Of Shadows’ Trailer
A documentary film crew travels to an infamous lake to get the real story but find much more than they were bargaining for in the trailer for Michael S. Rodriguez‘s Lake of Shadows: The Legend of Avocado Lake, based on true events. In the film, three aspiring filmmakers venture to a mysterious lake resort to uncover a story on a local legend. As they get closer to the truth, the danger follows. Before they know it they are thrust into a fight for their lives as they discover the truth about Avocado lake. Co-written by Michael S. Rodriguez and Tino Zamora, Lake of Shadows stars Robert LaSardo, Dawna Lee Heising, Felissa Rose, Marv Blauvelt, Elissa Dowling, Debra Lamb, Sarah French, Sheri Davis, Dawn Wildsmith, Gary Lee Vincent, and Michael Wainwright.
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Blu-ray Review: All the Colors of Giallo (2019)
Giallo; the word conjures images of black gloved killers who’s identity is revealed late in the ghoulish game, POV murder shots, and stylish direction with aesthetic splendor to spare! For those not in the know, a giallo is an Italian mystery/thriller film, oft times heavy on the ol’ stalk n’ slay…not to mention female flesh…and usually featuring elements of psychological horror and the aforementioned artistic flourishes. Speaking of not in the know, you’ll be a god-damned giallo expert after you check out the subject of this revoltin’ review: Severin’s release of All the Colors of Giallo! Comprised of three discs, All the Colors of Giallo is one hell of a deep dive into the fright flicks so near and dear to the hearts of many a horror hound worldwide. First up we get the eponymous doc, Federico Caddeo’s All the Colors of Giallo that covers the complete history of the giallo; from it’s origins in German krimi (crime) books (and
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Blu-ray Review: Ecco (1963) and The Forbidden (1966)
If you’ve never seen an entry from the world of Mondo documentaries steel your loins and prepare for a world of debauchery, boobs, bloodshed, boobs…and boobs. Speaking of which… Our putrid pals at Severin have just released yet another collection of Mondo entertainment with a Blu-ray containing two prime examples of the genre; 1963’s Ecco and 1966’s The Forbidden! Ecco, made in Italy but released stateside by American Mondo maven Bob Creese, features narration courtesy of George Sanders of all fucking people (you know, the voice of Shere Khan from Disney’s The Jungle Book)…and what is The Big G jawin’ about? A whole bunch of rando shit, including (but not limited to) A German dueling club, Japanese babies listening to the radio, karate, a cotillion contrasted with some sort of hobo hoedown (yeah…so far things are more “mundane” than “mondo”, a circus motorcycle stunt, mountain-based monasteries…after those yawn inducing sites we get a (chicken) blood drenched Satanic ceremony. Okay Ecco,
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Norwegian Horror ‘The House’ Coming To DVD And Digital
Artsploitation Films has announced the release date for Norwegian director Reinert Kiil‘s (Christmas Blood) supernatural thriller The House (original language title, Huset). “Set in the frozen wilderness of Norway during WWII, two German soldiers escort a Norwegian soldier and prisoner of war but the weather is taking a toll on them. They find an empty house near the forest where they finally can get some rest. However, what seems to be a warm and welcoming shelter turns much more sinister and deadly. They begin to wonder if they have somehow have stepped into a sort of psychological hell from which there may be no escape.” Fredrik von Lüttichau, Mats Reinhardt, and Sondre Krogtoft Larsen star in this dark genre film. Artsploitation Films’ president Raymond Murray said, “It may have taken a few years for the film to get to American audiences but I am sure horror fans, as well as arthouse film-lovers, will enjoy this creepy, thought-provoking ghost story.” The
Continue reading →
Movie Review: SheBorg (2016)
Dylan (Whitney Duff) and Eddie (Daisy Masterman) are two young anarchists spray painting shit and runnin’ from the fuzz…not exactly the credentials that would lead you to believe they could stand up to a menace from beyond the stars. Speaking of which, when her intergalactic jailers fail to melt her with their caustic barf, the space criminal SheBorg (Emma-Louise Wilson) hightails it to Earth where she takes up residence at a puppy farm and turns the employees, and anyone stupid enough to trespass on the property into members of her canine flesh devouring, cellphone licking, cyborg army. Soon our counter-culture heroines, along with a dunce of a punk rocker named Rik ( Mark Entwistle) attempt to liberate those helpless pups and run afoul of the mechanical minions of that star-born femme fatale. Will they have the skills (or dumb…and I do mean “dumb” luck) necessary to defeat that tin-plated robo-bitch and save the planet…or a small patch of Australia anyway?
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Darkness Visible (2019)
Our dude Ronnie (Jaz Deol) is well and truly in the soup my creeps! You see, he has to journey from foggy ol’ London Towne to India due to his mother, Suleka (Seema Biswas), going missing before ending up in a Kolkata hospital. To make matters even worse, Suleka gets herself murderized by an apparent kill kult leaving R-dawg with a big ass mystery on his hands as he tries to piece together why his mother returned to her homeland in the first place…speaking of which, signs begin to point heavily to some dodgy murders that just so happened to stop 28 years in the past…you know, when Suleka and bouncin’ baby Ronnie decided to head dear ol’ Blighty way…and now the murders begin again, Ronnie starts to go off the rails on a crazy train…and there just may be a witch involved; because fuck yeah witches! Darkness Visible, while dealing in familiar horror biz tropes, put’s a unique and
Continue reading →
Hilary Duff Has A Vision In ‘The Haunting Of Sharon Tate’ Trailer
Hilary Duff‘s latest role is a departure from normally sunny roles. In The Haunting of Sharon Tate Duff stars as Sharon Tate, an actress who met her end at the hands of the Manson Family. We get our first look at the movie and Duff in the first trailer, released today. Based on the disturbing and heartbreaking real-life case, the film follows Tate as she dreams of ghosts haunting her home, and foresees her own brutal murder. Written and directed by Daniel Farrands (The Amityville Murders), The Haunting of Sharon Tate also stars Jonathan Bennett (“Awkward”), Jay Sebring, Lydia Hearst (“Z Nation”), Pawel Szajda (Venom), Ryan Cargill (“Timeless”), Bella Popa (The Institute), and Tyler Johnson (Men in Black 3) with Ben Mellish (Elephants) playing the role of Charles Manson. Tate was eight months pregnant when Manson Family members Charles “Tex” Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Linda Kasabian broke into her and her husband Roman Polanski’s home and brutely murdered
Continue reading →
Hellboy’s Animated Double Feature Arriving This April
One the best comic book characters of all-time, Hellboy is back this April with the animated double feature Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms and Blood & Iron on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital) April 2 from Lionsgate. Voiced by the very same actors from the popular live-action films, including Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, and John Hurt, Sword of Storms and Blood & Iron arrive on 4K Ultra HD™ just in time for fans to catch up on the iconic franchise before the new reboot of the live-action film hits theaters on April 12. HELLBOY ANIMATED: SWORD OF STORMSOFFICIAL SYNOPSIS In the first animated feature from director Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), a folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy to a
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Jane (Edwige Fenech) is plagued by nightmares. I mean, lose one unborn baby in a horrific car crash and lose your shit why dontcha? Anyway, Jane’s boy toy Richard (George Hilton) is sympathetic, but always away on business so he’s as useless as an asshole with tastebuds, as is her psychiatrist, so she does hwat any sane, rational person would do…she joins a black magic cult at the behest of her new gal pal Mary (Marina Malfatti). Surprisingly group sex and blood consumption lead to a rather shitty path for our heroine, and soon she is at the mercy of the wackiest weirdo in that creepy cult ((Ivan Rassimov); he of the trenchcoat and icy blue eyes…and predilection for murder! Directed by Sergio Martino (The Suspicious Death of a Minor, Screamers, Slave of the Cannibal God…and roughly 4,000 more), All the Colors of the Dark is absolutely packed with suspense and a sense of unease. The viewer is never sure
Continue reading →
Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped The Devil’ Set For An April Release From IFC Midnight
IFC Midnight announced today that they are acquiring the rights to writer-director Josh Lobo‘s debut film I Trapped the Devil (formerly known as A Man in the Dark). The all-star cast includes Chris Sullivan (“This is Us”, Guardians of the Galaxy 2), Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil, Doctor Sleep), AJ Bowen (You’re Next, The Sacrament), Susan Burke (Stan against Evil), and Scott Poythress (“Homeland”). It’s the Christmas season, a time of peace and joy with friends and family. But when Matt (AJ Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a disturbing surprise. Held hostage in Steve’s basement is a man—though not just any man. Or perhaps not a man at all. Steve believes that he has captured the human manifestation of the Devil himself. As shock and skepticism turn to fear and paranoia, Matt and Karen
Continue reading →
A Film Crew Gets More Than They Bargained For In The ‘Lake Of Shadows’ Trailer
A documentary film crew travels to an infamous lake to get the real story but find much more than they were bargaining for in the trailer for Michael S. Rodriguez‘s Lake of Shadows: The Legend of Avocado Lake, based on true events. In the film, three aspiring filmmakers venture to a mysterious lake resort to uncover a story on a local legend. As they get closer to the truth, the danger follows. Before they know it they are thrust into a fight for their lives as they discover the truth about Avocado lake. Co-written by Michael S. Rodriguez and Tino Zamora, Lake of Shadows stars Robert LaSardo, Dawna Lee Heising, Felissa Rose, Marv Blauvelt, Elissa Dowling, Debra Lamb, Sarah French, Sheri Davis, Dawn Wildsmith, Gary Lee Vincent, and Michael Wainwright.
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: All the Colors of Giallo (2019)
Giallo; the word conjures images of black gloved killers who’s identity is revealed late in the ghoulish game, POV murder shots, and stylish direction with aesthetic splendor to spare! For those not in the know, a giallo is an Italian mystery/thriller film, oft times heavy on the ol’ stalk n’ slay…not to mention female flesh…and usually featuring elements of psychological horror and the aforementioned artistic flourishes. Speaking of not in the know, you’ll be a god-damned giallo expert after you check out the subject of this revoltin’ review: Severin’s release of All the Colors of Giallo! Comprised of three discs, All the Colors of Giallo is one hell of a deep dive into the fright flicks so near and dear to the hearts of many a horror hound worldwide. First up we get the eponymous doc, Federico Caddeo’s All the Colors of Giallo that covers the complete history of the giallo; from it’s origins in German krimi (crime) books (and
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Ecco (1963) and The Forbidden (1966)
If you’ve never seen an entry from the world of Mondo documentaries steel your loins and prepare for a world of debauchery, boobs, bloodshed, boobs…and boobs. Speaking of which… Our putrid pals at Severin have just released yet another collection of Mondo entertainment with a Blu-ray containing two prime examples of the genre; 1963’s Ecco and 1966’s The Forbidden! Ecco, made in Italy but released stateside by American Mondo maven Bob Creese, features narration courtesy of George Sanders of all fucking people (you know, the voice of Shere Khan from Disney’s The Jungle Book)…and what is The Big G jawin’ about? A whole bunch of rando shit, including (but not limited to) A German dueling club, Japanese babies listening to the radio, karate, a cotillion contrasted with some sort of hobo hoedown (yeah…so far things are more “mundane” than “mondo”, a circus motorcycle stunt, mountain-based monasteries…after those yawn inducing sites we get a (chicken) blood drenched Satanic ceremony. Okay Ecco,
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