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Movie Review: The Heretics (2017)
Gloria (Nina Kiri) has one hell of a skeleton in her closet…namely she was kidnapped by a cult during a “locust moon” and tied up on an altar, but in a unique twist; the cultists kill themselves letting their captive live! Flash forward a few years, and G-dawg has hooked up with a fellow trauma survivor named Joan (Jorja Cadence), and is livin’ all lovey-dovey in dysfunctional paradise…that is until one of those pesky cult members, a dude named Thomas (Ry Barrett), who kidnaps her to complete the ritual began years before. will Gloria survive the ordeal…and what is growing inside her, and will Joan be able to rescue her love from the grip of the arcane?!! The Heretics definitely has a few checks in the ol’ plus column; and first and foremost among them is the acting on hand. Kiri makes for a great lead who can go from vulnerable victim, to strong survivor, to off-kilter possessed with equal
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Pauly Shore Tells Us About Making His Crossover To Horror With ‘Sin City Psycho’ And More
The name Pauly Shore is one you will all recognize. While you know him best as a comedian, Shore is revealing his darker side. Yesterday he released his most recent short film, titled Sin City Psycho where he plays the role of a psychotic killer. Not only does Shore star, but he also wrote, directed and produced the film. Even though we know Shore for comedic films like Bio-Dome, Son in Law, and Encino Man, he pulls off the role of a killer quite well. We happen to have the full short film here for you to see. I sat down for a conversation with Pauly Shore about Sin City Psycho, his past projects, and what the future might hold. Horror Fuel: “It’s nice to see you in the role of a dramatic character.” Pauly Shore: “When I first started acting, before all my comedy, did all dramatic stuff. It’s been inside of me. My mom died, I went through
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Bill Moseley Stars In ‘Crepitus’ Premiering Tonight At Spooky Empire
Horror icon Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses) stars in Crepitus, making its World Premiere today at the Spooky Empire Film Festival in Orlando, Florida. To celebrate executive producer Lance Paul has released the film’s official trailer. Right on the heels of reprising his role of Otis in Rob Zombie’s freshly wrapped film Three From Hell, Moseley stars as a dark entity in Crepitus that centers on seventeen year old Elizabeth and her younger sister Sam who are thrust into circumstances more terrifying than life with their abusive, drunken mother when they are forced to move into their deceased Grandfather’s house. Frightened beyond belief, they learn horrible things about their family history. Never mind the ghosts in the house, there is something far worse that takes an interest in them … a cannibalistic clown named Crepitus. Crepitus was directed by Haynze Whitmore from the screenplay was written by Eddie and Sarah Renner. Crepitus also stars Chalet Lizette Brannan
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Middle School Girls Plotted Bloody Massacre
Two Floridian girls were arrested by authorities at their middle school in central Florida. The girls’ ages 12 and 11 are self-proclaimed Satanists who planned to murder their classmates in order to “sin” enough to go to hell. The girls planned on killing and dismembering 15-25 students, drink their blood and possibly eat their flesh. The girls planned to hide in one of the restrooms of the school to ambush younger classmates they believe they could overpower. A tip to faculty resulted in the police arriving and finding the girls in the restroom. Upon searching the duo, police recovered three knives, a pair of scissors, and a pizza cutter. Authorities found text messages between the youths discussing their plans and even a handwritten note saying “go to kill in bathroom”. Upon questioning, the girls (according to police) answered questions “matter of factly”. The overall goal of the girls was to kill as many students as possible to earn enough sins
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15 Second Horror Film Challenge Announces Celebrity Judges And Halloween Showcase
This year marks the 15 Second Horror Film Challenge‘s fourth year of bringing short films to genre fans. And they are ready to deliver spooky and frightening short flicks for their Halloween showcase which includes over 500 entries from around the world. From November to December they have two-judge panels, featuring 40 celebrity judges, to determine the top films and who will take home awards in a variety of categories. This year’s featured celebrity judges include: Adam Marcus (Jason Goes to Hell) Alan Bagh (Birdemic 1 & 2) Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes) Amy Steel (Friday the 13th Part II) Barbara Magnolfi (Suspiria) Barbie Wilde (Hellbound: Hellraiser II) Bloodbath & Beyond (News/Reviews/Interviews) Bonnie Aarons (The Conjuring 2, Mulholland Drive) Catherine Mary Stewart (Night of the Creeps) Cindy Hinds (The Brood, The Dead Zone) Count Gore de Vol (Horror Host) Crypticon Seattle David Howard Thornton (Terrifier) Deborah Voorhees (Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning) Ellie Church (Frankenstein Created Bikers) Felissa
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Punk Rock Horror Flick ‘The Ranger’ Hunts Down A January Release
A71 Entertainment is set to release the punk rock slasher The Ranger early in January. The film is the feature debut of Jenn Wexler, a past Shudder Labs master, and producer of the SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winner, Most Beautiful Island. The festival favorite, which premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, follows a group of young punks who are forced to flee the city to lay low, only to run into a park ranger who shares a mysterious past with one of their own. The film has been lauded for its standout performances from Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration, The OA) as the pink-haired punk with a secret, and Jeremy Holm (House of Cards, “Mr. Robot”) as the maniacal ranger, ready to get his hands bloody in defense of the woods. Granit Lahu (“The Sinner”), Jeremy Pope, Bubba Weiler (Puzzle), Amanda Grace Benitez (School of Rock), Jeté Laurence (Pet Sematary) and horror icon Larry Fessenden (Habit, We Are Still Here)
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Wet Your Appetite For A Cannibalistic Nightmare With The ‘Human Hibachi’ Trailer
Cerrito Production has just released the blood-soaked trailer for writer-director Mario Cerrito III‘s cannibalistic horror flick Human Hibachi, which we called “A bloody tasty treat.” In the found footage style film, a Japanese man documents his girlfriends 35th birthday from the moment she wakes up to the moment everything goes wrong. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford Chavis star in Human Hibachi which is currently in post-production and looking to premiere in 2019. During our interview with Mario Cerrito III, we discussed the film and cannibalism in general. Be sure to check it out. Cerrito’s first film Deadly Gamble was signed to worldwide release. His second film The Listing will also is headed to Marche Du Film at Cannes film festival.
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Movie Review: The Dark (2018)
Ol’ Josef Hofer (Karl Markovics) is one bad hombre, and he is hell bent to get to a remote location, in this case a supposedly haunted house, where he can lie low. Once there, he finds the arcane abode inhabited by a sole occupant; Mina (Nadia Alexander) who admits to being the “monster” the locals are on about…and she is in fact an undead, flesh eatin’ ghoul who lives in her old home and munches on the occasional traveler. Buuut, no mere zombie is she; nope…she can remember her past, speak, and generally display a whole spectrum of emotions…emotions that come to the fore as she becomes attached to Josef’s teenage hostage Alex (Toby Nichols)…a boy he blinded and mentally fucked up six ways to Sunday. Speaking of fucked up, we learn that our ghastly heroine had an alcoholic mother and was sexually abused by her boyfriend. Now with John Q. Law looming near, will Mina surrender Alex over to
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Netflix Review: The Haunting Of Hill House
Netflix’s series adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel “The Haunting of Hill House” has just premiered, and we’re going to share our review with you. Thinking they will make a quick profit, the Crain family moves into a grand house to make repairs and flip for a profit, but nothing is as easy as it sounds. Between the aging home’s repairs and the sudden troubles that quickly begin, their lives will forever be changed. The family is left to confront the haunting events of the home’s past along with the ghosts that still walk its halls as we jump between the past and the present, slowly revealing what terrifying events have set the family down their paths. The family’s eldest son, Steven (Michael Huisman/Paxton Singleton), is a writer of the paranormal sort. He finds himself in a troubled marriage thanks to secrets he’s long hidden from his wife. For some reason, even though he was 15 while the family lived
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Discover ‘What The Waters Left Behind’ This October Exclusively On Amazon Prime
Terror Films is set to release the award-winning film What the Waters Left Behind exclusively on Amazon Prime later this month. The film made its World Premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival, where the brother directing duo of Luciano and Nicolas Onetti took home the award for Best Promising Directors. The film also scored numerous other awards during its festival tour. The film centers on “Epecuén, one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Here, thousands of people would visit, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th, 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Thirty years later, the waters have receded exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. However, a group of young filmmakers embark upon the ruins in order to film a documentary. Ignoring the warnings, they find themselves stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary
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Movie Review: The Heretics (2017)
Gloria (Nina Kiri) has one hell of a skeleton in her closet…namely she was kidnapped by a cult during a “locust moon” and tied up on an altar, but in a unique twist; the cultists kill themselves letting their captive live! Flash forward a few years, and G-dawg has hooked up with a fellow trauma survivor named Joan (Jorja Cadence), and is livin’ all lovey-dovey in dysfunctional paradise…that is until one of those pesky cult members, a dude named Thomas (Ry Barrett), who kidnaps her to complete the ritual began years before. will Gloria survive the ordeal…and what is growing inside her, and will Joan be able to rescue her love from the grip of the arcane?!! The Heretics definitely has a few checks in the ol’ plus column; and first and foremost among them is the acting on hand. Kiri makes for a great lead who can go from vulnerable victim, to strong survivor, to off-kilter possessed with equal
Continue reading →
Pauly Shore Tells Us About Making His Crossover To Horror With ‘Sin City Psycho’ And More
The name Pauly Shore is one you will all recognize. While you know him best as a comedian, Shore is revealing his darker side. Yesterday he released his most recent short film, titled Sin City Psycho where he plays the role of a psychotic killer. Not only does Shore star, but he also wrote, directed and produced the film. Even though we know Shore for comedic films like Bio-Dome, Son in Law, and Encino Man, he pulls off the role of a killer quite well. We happen to have the full short film here for you to see. I sat down for a conversation with Pauly Shore about Sin City Psycho, his past projects, and what the future might hold. Horror Fuel: “It’s nice to see you in the role of a dramatic character.” Pauly Shore: “When I first started acting, before all my comedy, did all dramatic stuff. It’s been inside of me. My mom died, I went through
Continue reading →
Bill Moseley Stars In ‘Crepitus’ Premiering Tonight At Spooky Empire
Horror icon Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses) stars in Crepitus, making its World Premiere today at the Spooky Empire Film Festival in Orlando, Florida. To celebrate executive producer Lance Paul has released the film’s official trailer. Right on the heels of reprising his role of Otis in Rob Zombie’s freshly wrapped film Three From Hell, Moseley stars as a dark entity in Crepitus that centers on seventeen year old Elizabeth and her younger sister Sam who are thrust into circumstances more terrifying than life with their abusive, drunken mother when they are forced to move into their deceased Grandfather’s house. Frightened beyond belief, they learn horrible things about their family history. Never mind the ghosts in the house, there is something far worse that takes an interest in them … a cannibalistic clown named Crepitus. Crepitus was directed by Haynze Whitmore from the screenplay was written by Eddie and Sarah Renner. Crepitus also stars Chalet Lizette Brannan
Continue reading →
Middle School Girls Plotted Bloody Massacre
Two Floridian girls were arrested by authorities at their middle school in central Florida. The girls’ ages 12 and 11 are self-proclaimed Satanists who planned to murder their classmates in order to “sin” enough to go to hell. The girls planned on killing and dismembering 15-25 students, drink their blood and possibly eat their flesh. The girls planned to hide in one of the restrooms of the school to ambush younger classmates they believe they could overpower. A tip to faculty resulted in the police arriving and finding the girls in the restroom. Upon searching the duo, police recovered three knives, a pair of scissors, and a pizza cutter. Authorities found text messages between the youths discussing their plans and even a handwritten note saying “go to kill in bathroom”. Upon questioning, the girls (according to police) answered questions “matter of factly”. The overall goal of the girls was to kill as many students as possible to earn enough sins
Continue reading →
15 Second Horror Film Challenge Announces Celebrity Judges And Halloween Showcase
This year marks the 15 Second Horror Film Challenge‘s fourth year of bringing short films to genre fans. And they are ready to deliver spooky and frightening short flicks for their Halloween showcase which includes over 500 entries from around the world. From November to December they have two-judge panels, featuring 40 celebrity judges, to determine the top films and who will take home awards in a variety of categories. This year’s featured celebrity judges include: Adam Marcus (Jason Goes to Hell) Alan Bagh (Birdemic 1 & 2) Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes) Amy Steel (Friday the 13th Part II) Barbara Magnolfi (Suspiria) Barbie Wilde (Hellbound: Hellraiser II) Bloodbath & Beyond (News/Reviews/Interviews) Bonnie Aarons (The Conjuring 2, Mulholland Drive) Catherine Mary Stewart (Night of the Creeps) Cindy Hinds (The Brood, The Dead Zone) Count Gore de Vol (Horror Host) Crypticon Seattle David Howard Thornton (Terrifier) Deborah Voorhees (Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning) Ellie Church (Frankenstein Created Bikers) Felissa
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Punk Rock Horror Flick ‘The Ranger’ Hunts Down A January Release
A71 Entertainment is set to release the punk rock slasher The Ranger early in January. The film is the feature debut of Jenn Wexler, a past Shudder Labs master, and producer of the SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winner, Most Beautiful Island. The festival favorite, which premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, follows a group of young punks who are forced to flee the city to lay low, only to run into a park ranger who shares a mysterious past with one of their own. The film has been lauded for its standout performances from Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration, The OA) as the pink-haired punk with a secret, and Jeremy Holm (House of Cards, “Mr. Robot”) as the maniacal ranger, ready to get his hands bloody in defense of the woods. Granit Lahu (“The Sinner”), Jeremy Pope, Bubba Weiler (Puzzle), Amanda Grace Benitez (School of Rock), Jeté Laurence (Pet Sematary) and horror icon Larry Fessenden (Habit, We Are Still Here)
Continue reading →
Wet Your Appetite For A Cannibalistic Nightmare With The ‘Human Hibachi’ Trailer
Cerrito Production has just released the blood-soaked trailer for writer-director Mario Cerrito III‘s cannibalistic horror flick Human Hibachi, which we called “A bloody tasty treat.” In the found footage style film, a Japanese man documents his girlfriends 35th birthday from the moment she wakes up to the moment everything goes wrong. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford Chavis star in Human Hibachi which is currently in post-production and looking to premiere in 2019. During our interview with Mario Cerrito III, we discussed the film and cannibalism in general. Be sure to check it out. Cerrito’s first film Deadly Gamble was signed to worldwide release. His second film The Listing will also is headed to Marche Du Film at Cannes film festival.
Continue reading →
Movie Review: The Dark (2018)
Ol’ Josef Hofer (Karl Markovics) is one bad hombre, and he is hell bent to get to a remote location, in this case a supposedly haunted house, where he can lie low. Once there, he finds the arcane abode inhabited by a sole occupant; Mina (Nadia Alexander) who admits to being the “monster” the locals are on about…and she is in fact an undead, flesh eatin’ ghoul who lives in her old home and munches on the occasional traveler. Buuut, no mere zombie is she; nope…she can remember her past, speak, and generally display a whole spectrum of emotions…emotions that come to the fore as she becomes attached to Josef’s teenage hostage Alex (Toby Nichols)…a boy he blinded and mentally fucked up six ways to Sunday. Speaking of fucked up, we learn that our ghastly heroine had an alcoholic mother and was sexually abused by her boyfriend. Now with John Q. Law looming near, will Mina surrender Alex over to
Continue reading →
Netflix Review: The Haunting Of Hill House
Netflix’s series adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel “The Haunting of Hill House” has just premiered, and we’re going to share our review with you. Thinking they will make a quick profit, the Crain family moves into a grand house to make repairs and flip for a profit, but nothing is as easy as it sounds. Between the aging home’s repairs and the sudden troubles that quickly begin, their lives will forever be changed. The family is left to confront the haunting events of the home’s past along with the ghosts that still walk its halls as we jump between the past and the present, slowly revealing what terrifying events have set the family down their paths. The family’s eldest son, Steven (Michael Huisman/Paxton Singleton), is a writer of the paranormal sort. He finds himself in a troubled marriage thanks to secrets he’s long hidden from his wife. For some reason, even though he was 15 while the family lived
Continue reading →
Discover ‘What The Waters Left Behind’ This October Exclusively On Amazon Prime
Terror Films is set to release the award-winning film What the Waters Left Behind exclusively on Amazon Prime later this month. The film made its World Premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival, where the brother directing duo of Luciano and Nicolas Onetti took home the award for Best Promising Directors. The film also scored numerous other awards during its festival tour. The film centers on “Epecuén, one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Here, thousands of people would visit, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th, 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Thirty years later, the waters have receded exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. However, a group of young filmmakers embark upon the ruins in order to film a documentary. Ignoring the warnings, they find themselves stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary
Continue reading →