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Danny McBride Gets Bloody In The First Trailer For Arizona
Danny McBride, stars in Arizona, which made its world premiere at Sundance. The first trailer has now arrived, via Collider, and reveals a man who has had enough. Jonathan Watson directs the film that is set in 2009 during the housing crisis and follows Cassie Fowler, a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder. McBride stars alongside Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gillies, David Alan Grier, and Kaitlin Olson. McBride co-wrote the new Halloween movie and also starred in Alien: Covenant and Pineapple Express. Arizona opens in theaters and arrives on On Demand and Digital HD on August 24, 2018.
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Unwrap The Trailer For Dead By Christmas
Upcoming holiday horror film Dead By Christmas has gifted us with its first trailer. Filmed on Location in southeast Louisiana last December, director Armand Petri and producer Art Arutyunyan are bringing their holiday-themed slasher Dead By Christmas to audiences worldwide this October. In the film, reunited for the holidays, a group of friends raised together in a troubled Louisiana orphanage are stalked by a killer from Christmas Past. Starring Holly Bonney (Triggered), Dawn Streeck (Blood Country), Hilary Porter (Bayou Ghost Story) and Vince Rodriguez (Alpha Delta Zatan), the film was written by Petri and Arutyunyan, from a story by Petri. The first trailer and artwork for Dead By Christmas have arrived ahead of its arrival on Video On Demand release on October 2, 2018.
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Now Has A Full Cast
Jordan Peele‘s (Get Out) upcoming social thriller Us now has a full cast. Young actors Shahadi Wright Joseph (Dream Years) and Evan Alex (Mani) have now rounded out the cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss, Winston Duke, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Anna Diop. Peele wrote the script and will direct as well as producing under his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Sean McKittrick and Jason Blum are also serving as producing for the film which has begun production. Us will open in theaters on March 15, 2019, from Universal Pictures.
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Serial Killer “Six Pack Sam” Is Out For Blood In Inhumanity
Serial killer “Six Pack Sam” is out for blood this August. Waco’s Darcel Danielle is on the hunt for a psychotic killer in writer-director Joe McReynolds’ Inhumanity, premiering on VOD and DVD later this month. “Narrowly escaping death at the hands of a notorious serial killer, Jessa Dixon awakens from a coma to learn her father committed suicide. Unconvinced, she investigates the suspicious suicide and uncovers a dark corporate conspiracy involving the police and the psychotic killer that almost took her life.” Diana Rose and Ford Austin star in Inhumanity on VOD and DVD on August 14, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Movie Review: The Grand Son (2018)
Tod (Rhys Wakefield…who we interviewed right here) and his sister Lani (Fabianne Therese) live a life of decadent excess high in the Hollywood hills within the walls of their grandmother Judy’s (an aging starlet who know hosts a home shopping show) mansion. Things are all wine and roses until ol’ Tod (accidentally?) busts a cap in Judy’s ass making her as dead as her movie career. With Judy gone, how can the siblings charmed lives continue on as before? Well Tod is as good at hatching schemes as he is at murdering his relatives, so he seduces the producer of the shopping show and sets Lani up as the host in the wake of Judy’s “absence”…which actually improves the ratings, ‘cuz Lani is hot as the Devil’s balls and all. Things of course escalate, and our “heroes” must go further and further to maintain their ruse! The Grand Son is a great example of a slow burn thriller done right!
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‘The Purge’ Star Rhys Wakefield Talks Psychopaths & New Projects In An Interview
One of the most memorable scenes from The Purge franchise stars Rhys Wakefield as that well-dressed young killer who gave the family in the first film an ultimatum as he grinned like the Chesire cat. That smile is hard to forget. Rhys has starred in many other roles than just in The Purge. He went diving in Sanctum, he went to school in After the Dark, co-starred in Echoes of War, appeared alongside Terrence Howard in Cardboard Boxer, and played the role of Lucas on the long-running series “Home and Away“. Now, he gearing up to make his directorial debut. Rhys sat down with me to talk about it and his role in The Purge as well as the soon to be released thriller The Grand Son (aka American Pets). The Grand Son follows Tod (Wakefield), a twisted young man, whose Hollywood lifestyle is put in jeopardy when he makes a fatal error. Horror Fuel: “Did you enjoy getting in
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The Cleaning Lady Set To Premiere At FrightFest
Genre filmmaker Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) has now announced that the world premiere of his new film The Cleaning Lady is set to be held at FrightFest later this month. Based on the short film by the same name, the movie starring Alexis Kendra (Goddess of Love) and Rachel Alig (Officer Down), follows “two women, both reeling from their own traumas, attempting to find solace in each other. As their bond deepens, the connection quickly turns obsessive with disastrous consequences.” Knautz directed from a script he co-wrote with Alexis Kendra. The two produced alongside James F. Nelson. The Cleaning Lady will make its world premiere during FrightFest at Cineworld Leicester Square on August 24, 2018.
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“Handful” Of Staffers Leave ‘Talking Dead’
Not everyone was happy with Chris Hardwick’s return to AMC’s “Talking Dead“, a wrap-up show that comes on after “The Walking Dead“. Hardwick, also known as the “Nerdist” was suspended by AMC pending an investigation into allegations of sexual and emotional abuse brought on by Hardwick’s ex-girlfriend Chole Dykstra in June. AMC completed their investigation and allowed Hardwick to return to the show in which privately he apologized to staffers at a meeting. While some felt his emotional gesture was genuine, 25 staffers as well as an executive producer, left the show. during his suspension, current and former staffers described how difficult it was to work with Hardwick who they’ve said was prone to angry outbursts and loud altercations with others. Though AMC felt that Hardwick could return to host “Talking Dead” and stand by their decision, clearly 26 people felt differently in which AMC has declined to comment at this time.
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John Landis’ First Film Schlock Coming To Theaters
Before there was An American Werewolf in London from master of horror John Landis, there was Schlock. Now, for the first time, Landis’ 1973 film is getting a limited theatrical release in over 150 theaters during the annual Art House Theater Day this September. Not only is it Landis’ first film, Schlock helped launch the career of one of the best SFX artists to ever walk the earth, Rick Baker. “Carnage! Terror! Banana skins! The mighty prehistoric ape Schlocktropus has emerged from hiding to embark on a full-scale rampage across a quiet SoCal suburb. The police are baffled. The army is powerless. The body count is rising…but when Schlock encounters a kindly blind woman who sees beyond his grotesque visage, the homicidal simian is presented with a chance at redemption…” Schlock opens in theaters on September 23, 2018. For more on Art House Theater Day and for theater listings please visit the official Facebook page. The film was also released
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Girls And Corpses Announces First Two Films From New Production Company
After a fifteen year run Girls and Corpses magazine has formed a new label, Girls and Corpses Presents which is kicking off with two horror comedies, Cynthia and Exorcism at 60,000 Feet. Cynthia was written, produced and fully financed by Robert “Corpsy” Rhine (Creator of Girls and Corpses Magazine). Girls and Corpses is following in the footsteps of National Lampoon going from newsstand magazine to production studio. The film was directed by the team of Kenny Gage and Devon Downs (Anarchy Parlor, Raze). This genre-bending film displays a young happily married couples’ conception, that grows into a slimy six-fingered one-legged nightmare terrorizing family values, the entire neighborhood and this little creepy crawly is just taking her first steps. Detectives embark on a monster-baby hunt of epic proportions as Cynthia munches her way home to mommy leaving bodies and bones behind. Cynthia stars Scout Taylor-Compton (“Halloween”), Sid Haig (“House of a Thousand Corpses”), Bill Moseley (“The Devils Rejects”), Robert LaSardo (“Anarchy
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Danny McBride Gets Bloody In The First Trailer For Arizona
Danny McBride, stars in Arizona, which made its world premiere at Sundance. The first trailer has now arrived, via Collider, and reveals a man who has had enough. Jonathan Watson directs the film that is set in 2009 during the housing crisis and follows Cassie Fowler, a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder. McBride stars alongside Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gillies, David Alan Grier, and Kaitlin Olson. McBride co-wrote the new Halloween movie and also starred in Alien: Covenant and Pineapple Express. Arizona opens in theaters and arrives on On Demand and Digital HD on August 24, 2018.
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Unwrap The Trailer For Dead By Christmas
Upcoming holiday horror film Dead By Christmas has gifted us with its first trailer. Filmed on Location in southeast Louisiana last December, director Armand Petri and producer Art Arutyunyan are bringing their holiday-themed slasher Dead By Christmas to audiences worldwide this October. In the film, reunited for the holidays, a group of friends raised together in a troubled Louisiana orphanage are stalked by a killer from Christmas Past. Starring Holly Bonney (Triggered), Dawn Streeck (Blood Country), Hilary Porter (Bayou Ghost Story) and Vince Rodriguez (Alpha Delta Zatan), the film was written by Petri and Arutyunyan, from a story by Petri. The first trailer and artwork for Dead By Christmas have arrived ahead of its arrival on Video On Demand release on October 2, 2018.
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Now Has A Full Cast
Jordan Peele‘s (Get Out) upcoming social thriller Us now has a full cast. Young actors Shahadi Wright Joseph (Dream Years) and Evan Alex (Mani) have now rounded out the cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss, Winston Duke, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Anna Diop. Peele wrote the script and will direct as well as producing under his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Sean McKittrick and Jason Blum are also serving as producing for the film which has begun production. Us will open in theaters on March 15, 2019, from Universal Pictures.
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Serial Killer “Six Pack Sam” Is Out For Blood In Inhumanity
Serial killer “Six Pack Sam” is out for blood this August. Waco’s Darcel Danielle is on the hunt for a psychotic killer in writer-director Joe McReynolds’ Inhumanity, premiering on VOD and DVD later this month. “Narrowly escaping death at the hands of a notorious serial killer, Jessa Dixon awakens from a coma to learn her father committed suicide. Unconvinced, she investigates the suspicious suicide and uncovers a dark corporate conspiracy involving the police and the psychotic killer that almost took her life.” Diana Rose and Ford Austin star in Inhumanity on VOD and DVD on August 14, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Movie Review: The Grand Son (2018)
Tod (Rhys Wakefield…who we interviewed right here) and his sister Lani (Fabianne Therese) live a life of decadent excess high in the Hollywood hills within the walls of their grandmother Judy’s (an aging starlet who know hosts a home shopping show) mansion. Things are all wine and roses until ol’ Tod (accidentally?) busts a cap in Judy’s ass making her as dead as her movie career. With Judy gone, how can the siblings charmed lives continue on as before? Well Tod is as good at hatching schemes as he is at murdering his relatives, so he seduces the producer of the shopping show and sets Lani up as the host in the wake of Judy’s “absence”…which actually improves the ratings, ‘cuz Lani is hot as the Devil’s balls and all. Things of course escalate, and our “heroes” must go further and further to maintain their ruse! The Grand Son is a great example of a slow burn thriller done right!
Continue reading →
‘The Purge’ Star Rhys Wakefield Talks Psychopaths & New Projects In An Interview
One of the most memorable scenes from The Purge franchise stars Rhys Wakefield as that well-dressed young killer who gave the family in the first film an ultimatum as he grinned like the Chesire cat. That smile is hard to forget. Rhys has starred in many other roles than just in The Purge. He went diving in Sanctum, he went to school in After the Dark, co-starred in Echoes of War, appeared alongside Terrence Howard in Cardboard Boxer, and played the role of Lucas on the long-running series “Home and Away“. Now, he gearing up to make his directorial debut. Rhys sat down with me to talk about it and his role in The Purge as well as the soon to be released thriller The Grand Son (aka American Pets). The Grand Son follows Tod (Wakefield), a twisted young man, whose Hollywood lifestyle is put in jeopardy when he makes a fatal error. Horror Fuel: “Did you enjoy getting in
Continue reading →
The Cleaning Lady Set To Premiere At FrightFest
Genre filmmaker Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) has now announced that the world premiere of his new film The Cleaning Lady is set to be held at FrightFest later this month. Based on the short film by the same name, the movie starring Alexis Kendra (Goddess of Love) and Rachel Alig (Officer Down), follows “two women, both reeling from their own traumas, attempting to find solace in each other. As their bond deepens, the connection quickly turns obsessive with disastrous consequences.” Knautz directed from a script he co-wrote with Alexis Kendra. The two produced alongside James F. Nelson. The Cleaning Lady will make its world premiere during FrightFest at Cineworld Leicester Square on August 24, 2018.
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“Handful” Of Staffers Leave ‘Talking Dead’
Not everyone was happy with Chris Hardwick’s return to AMC’s “Talking Dead“, a wrap-up show that comes on after “The Walking Dead“. Hardwick, also known as the “Nerdist” was suspended by AMC pending an investigation into allegations of sexual and emotional abuse brought on by Hardwick’s ex-girlfriend Chole Dykstra in June. AMC completed their investigation and allowed Hardwick to return to the show in which privately he apologized to staffers at a meeting. While some felt his emotional gesture was genuine, 25 staffers as well as an executive producer, left the show. during his suspension, current and former staffers described how difficult it was to work with Hardwick who they’ve said was prone to angry outbursts and loud altercations with others. Though AMC felt that Hardwick could return to host “Talking Dead” and stand by their decision, clearly 26 people felt differently in which AMC has declined to comment at this time.
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John Landis’ First Film Schlock Coming To Theaters
Before there was An American Werewolf in London from master of horror John Landis, there was Schlock. Now, for the first time, Landis’ 1973 film is getting a limited theatrical release in over 150 theaters during the annual Art House Theater Day this September. Not only is it Landis’ first film, Schlock helped launch the career of one of the best SFX artists to ever walk the earth, Rick Baker. “Carnage! Terror! Banana skins! The mighty prehistoric ape Schlocktropus has emerged from hiding to embark on a full-scale rampage across a quiet SoCal suburb. The police are baffled. The army is powerless. The body count is rising…but when Schlock encounters a kindly blind woman who sees beyond his grotesque visage, the homicidal simian is presented with a chance at redemption…” Schlock opens in theaters on September 23, 2018. For more on Art House Theater Day and for theater listings please visit the official Facebook page. The film was also released
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Girls And Corpses Announces First Two Films From New Production Company
After a fifteen year run Girls and Corpses magazine has formed a new label, Girls and Corpses Presents which is kicking off with two horror comedies, Cynthia and Exorcism at 60,000 Feet. Cynthia was written, produced and fully financed by Robert “Corpsy” Rhine (Creator of Girls and Corpses Magazine). Girls and Corpses is following in the footsteps of National Lampoon going from newsstand magazine to production studio. The film was directed by the team of Kenny Gage and Devon Downs (Anarchy Parlor, Raze). This genre-bending film displays a young happily married couples’ conception, that grows into a slimy six-fingered one-legged nightmare terrorizing family values, the entire neighborhood and this little creepy crawly is just taking her first steps. Detectives embark on a monster-baby hunt of epic proportions as Cynthia munches her way home to mommy leaving bodies and bones behind. Cynthia stars Scout Taylor-Compton (“Halloween”), Sid Haig (“House of a Thousand Corpses”), Bill Moseley (“The Devils Rejects”), Robert LaSardo (“Anarchy
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