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Neill Blomkamp Takes Us Inside The Worlds Of ‘Rakka’, ‘Firebase’ & ‘Zygote’ In An Interview
Writer-director Neill Blomkamp, who is behind films such as District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, is in the process of releasing a series of incredible short films, Rakka, Firebase, Zygote and the yet to be released Lima, together they are known as The Oats Studios Volume 1. After the series is complete, one or more are likely to become a feature film. Ahead of today’s release of the next film, Zygote, Mr. Blomkamp was kind enough to answer a few my questions in regards to his short film series and more, including the status of his highly-anticipated Alien feature film. Starring Dakota Fanning and Jose Cantillo, Zygote finds two surviving members of a mining operation fighting to escape a monster. Horror Fuel: “How would you describe ‘Zygote’?” Blomkamp: “How would you describe it?” Horror Fuel: “Two employees of a mining operation fight to survive a monster.” Blombkamp: “I’ll go with your description.” Horror Fuel: “If you will, tell us about the
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Eli Roth To Produce Halloween Movie ‘Haunt’
Set on Halloween, the upcoming horror film Haunt is being produced by Eli Roth, the man behind the gore-filled films Cabin Fever, Hostel, and The Green Inferno. Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, Haunt centers on a group of friends who “encounter an “extreme” haunted house which promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.” While the cast has not been announced, we do know that Todd Garner is producing for Broken Road, and Mark Fasono for Nickel City, with Ankur Rungta and Vishal Rungta. Marc Schaberg and Josie Laing will executive produce for Sierra/Affinity alongside Broken Road’s Jeremy Stein and Tobias Weymar. Will keep you updated as we learn more.
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New ‘Stranger Things’ Poster Reveals A Monster On The Horizon
The first season of Stranger Things saw a deadly creature unleashed and child go missing. Now, the “Upside Down” is growing and the small town of Hawkins, Indiana is in its path. This time it will impossible to keep it a secret. The gorgeous new poster reveals a huge monster on the horizon. More details are expected to be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con during the Stranger Things panel on July 22nd, possibly including the new trailer which Horror Fuel will share the moment it is available. Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, and Mattew Modine, who will be reprising their roles this season. Several new cast members have joined the cast including Sean Astin, Dacre Montgomery, Sadie Sink, and Paul Riser. This first season centered on a young boy who disappeared. His family and friends set out on desperate search. The boys
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Top Horror Authors Unleashed Upon DC Universe In Upcoming One-Shot
Coming to comic shops everywhere October 25, DC House of Horror is a one-shot anthology in which your favorite DC Universe characters come face-to-face with the eerie and horrific. Featuring stories by some of today’s top macabre literary talents, including Brian Keene (Earthworm Gods, Ghoul), Edward Lee (Slither, Flesh Gothic), Bryan Smith (Freakshow), Mary SanGiovanni (Savage Woods), Weston Ochse (Scarecrow Gods) and others. The artists handling the two-fisted terror tales include Rags Morales (Action Comics), Scott Kolins, Bilquis Evely (Wonder Woman) and several more. Within the pages of the volume, you’ll encounter an unknowable horror battling a lone survivor of the Justice League, Martha Kent terrorized by terrors from space, a homicidal Amazonian spirit, and so much more! If you’re a devotee of both horror and comics, then rejoice, for this Halloween fright comes to the DC universe.
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‘Annabelle: Creation’ Scores An Unbelievable Rating From Rotten Tomatoes
Back last year it was announced that a sequel was in the works for Annabelle, a spin-off of The Conjuring. Many found that the original Annabelle film fell flat, however it was no surprise when Annabelle 2: Creation was announced. Fans were questioning if the sequel, directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), would be better than the first. Rotten Tomatoes, know for having often brutal reviews, has given us the answer of if the film is any good. The film scoring site has given Annabelle: Creation a score of 100 which is extremely rare. The Conjuring brought home a score of 86% and The Conjuring 2 got an 80% rating, making Annabelle: Creation the highest ranking film of the franchise. The franchise is continuing to expand on a massive scale with The Conjuring 3 and two spin-offs from The Conjuring 2 in the works, The Nun and The Crooked Man. At this rate, the franchise will soon be the
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‘IT’ Actor Joins The Cast Of Stephen King’s Series ‘Castle Rock’
Bill Skarsgård who plays the Pennywise in the new version of Stephen King’s IT, has signed on for his next role. The talented actor, who made a name for himself in the series Hemlock Grove, will co-star as a young man with a unusual legal problem in Castle Rock, from horror master Stephen King and J. J. Abrams. Skarsgård will co-star alongside André Holland (Moonlight), Malanie Lynskey, Jane Levy, and Carrie star Sissy Spacek in the series set in King’s multiverse. Taking place in the fictional Maine town of Castle Rock, the series will explore multiple themes that connect the stories that have been created by King in the past. Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw developed Castle Rock, set to begin filming later this year, based on characters created by King. They also will serve as executive producers along with Ben Stephenson, Liz Glotzer, and J. J. Abrams. The series is from Warner Bros. and Bad Robot and will air
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Director Michael Kehoe Talks ‘Hush’ And His Upcoming Feature ‘The Hatred’ In An Interview
Two years ago we covered a fantastic short horror film titled Hush which was racking up awards at film festivals at the time. I sat down with it’s director Michael Kehoe and he told us how the short film came to be and more. Some may not know it but the Hush and Kehoe’s upcoming feature film The Hatred are connected. Hush is actually a single scene taken from the original script of The Hatred. Kehoe and I recently caught up and he was willing to talk to us about The Hatred which centers on four young women who travel to their college professor’s country home for a weekend getaway, only to discover that the house has a malevolent past. Horror Fuel: “The last time we talked, your short film ‘Hush’ was still making its festival rounds and racking up awards. Do you remember off of the top of your head how many awards it won in all?” Kehoe: “We
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Days Of The Dead: Indianapolis – They Came, We Saw, And It Kicked Ass
So here we are my Little Monsters, Days of the Dead: Indianapolis has been over for a full week and that post convention depression is still lingering, but at least I have completely recuperated from the festivities . The horror community tends to feel like a big family to me, and horror cons are like a huge family reunion of sorts. And even though I have been to many comic and pop culture conventions, horror cons are where I feel most at home. While I, as many of you do, enjoy films across all genres, horror is without a doubt my favorite of them all. For three days I got to spend time with my convention family, and now all I am left with, besides autographs and some other cool things I snagged, are the pictures I took and the memories. But they are some pretty damn cool pics memories, I must say. Attending Days of the Dead gave me
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Consumed By Nightmares: An Interview With Integrity’s Dwid Hellion
Integrity is a band that has been crafting malevolent, horror-influenced metallic hardcore for nearly thirty years. As pitch-dark as it is sonically brutal, Integrity’s music has influenced countless hardcore, punk, death/thrash/black metal, and grind/noise acts. The band’s twelfth full-length album, Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume is set to be released on Friday, July 14 on Relapse Records, and Horror Fuel was able to speak with Integrity’s frontman, Dwid Hellion, on topics ranging from the release of the new record, to his favorite fright flicks and the horror of the Bible. Horror Fuel: Howling… is the tenth tenth full length from Integrity. How would you compare it to previous releases? Dwid Hellion: I would not compare any of the albums with one another. They each have their own personality and sound. Though, they are still recognizable as Integrity albums, they each offer a sound that differs from the others. With Howling… we worked on it for two years and tried
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New Poster Unveils Tiny Terrors From ‘Ghastlies’
From Gremlins and Ghoulies, to Critters, Troll, and The Gate, horror movies focused on gangs of mini-monsters were commonplace throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Unfortunately, little to no output has occurred in the subgenre in the decades since. Thankfully, Camp Motion Pictures plans on answering our prayers for pint-sized creeps with Ghastlies, out on DVD, Blu-Ray, and VOD this November. In the meantime, check out this new poster, released today on the official Ghastlies Facebook page. Directed by Brett Kelly (Kingdom of the Vampire, Attack of the Giant Leeches [2008]), and written by Chris Bavota (Minutes Past Midnight), Ghastlies is the tale of three ghoulish creatures accidentally unleashed from an underground bunker by four sorority girls while on a weekend getaway in the country. With the pure-eighties tagline “Pure evil. Bite Sized.”, the film (starring Kim Valentine) is set to be a lot of throwback fun.
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Neill Blomkamp Takes Us Inside The Worlds Of ‘Rakka’, ‘Firebase’ & ‘Zygote’ In An Interview
Writer-director Neill Blomkamp, who is behind films such as District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, is in the process of releasing a series of incredible short films, Rakka, Firebase, Zygote and the yet to be released Lima, together they are known as The Oats Studios Volume 1. After the series is complete, one or more are likely to become a feature film. Ahead of today’s release of the next film, Zygote, Mr. Blomkamp was kind enough to answer a few my questions in regards to his short film series and more, including the status of his highly-anticipated Alien feature film. Starring Dakota Fanning and Jose Cantillo, Zygote finds two surviving members of a mining operation fighting to escape a monster. Horror Fuel: “How would you describe ‘Zygote’?” Blomkamp: “How would you describe it?” Horror Fuel: “Two employees of a mining operation fight to survive a monster.” Blombkamp: “I’ll go with your description.” Horror Fuel: “If you will, tell us about the
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Eli Roth To Produce Halloween Movie ‘Haunt’
Set on Halloween, the upcoming horror film Haunt is being produced by Eli Roth, the man behind the gore-filled films Cabin Fever, Hostel, and The Green Inferno. Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, Haunt centers on a group of friends who “encounter an “extreme” haunted house which promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.” While the cast has not been announced, we do know that Todd Garner is producing for Broken Road, and Mark Fasono for Nickel City, with Ankur Rungta and Vishal Rungta. Marc Schaberg and Josie Laing will executive produce for Sierra/Affinity alongside Broken Road’s Jeremy Stein and Tobias Weymar. Will keep you updated as we learn more.
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New ‘Stranger Things’ Poster Reveals A Monster On The Horizon
The first season of Stranger Things saw a deadly creature unleashed and child go missing. Now, the “Upside Down” is growing and the small town of Hawkins, Indiana is in its path. This time it will impossible to keep it a secret. The gorgeous new poster reveals a huge monster on the horizon. More details are expected to be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con during the Stranger Things panel on July 22nd, possibly including the new trailer which Horror Fuel will share the moment it is available. Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, and Mattew Modine, who will be reprising their roles this season. Several new cast members have joined the cast including Sean Astin, Dacre Montgomery, Sadie Sink, and Paul Riser. This first season centered on a young boy who disappeared. His family and friends set out on desperate search. The boys
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Top Horror Authors Unleashed Upon DC Universe In Upcoming One-Shot
Coming to comic shops everywhere October 25, DC House of Horror is a one-shot anthology in which your favorite DC Universe characters come face-to-face with the eerie and horrific. Featuring stories by some of today’s top macabre literary talents, including Brian Keene (Earthworm Gods, Ghoul), Edward Lee (Slither, Flesh Gothic), Bryan Smith (Freakshow), Mary SanGiovanni (Savage Woods), Weston Ochse (Scarecrow Gods) and others. The artists handling the two-fisted terror tales include Rags Morales (Action Comics), Scott Kolins, Bilquis Evely (Wonder Woman) and several more. Within the pages of the volume, you’ll encounter an unknowable horror battling a lone survivor of the Justice League, Martha Kent terrorized by terrors from space, a homicidal Amazonian spirit, and so much more! If you’re a devotee of both horror and comics, then rejoice, for this Halloween fright comes to the DC universe.
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‘Annabelle: Creation’ Scores An Unbelievable Rating From Rotten Tomatoes
Back last year it was announced that a sequel was in the works for Annabelle, a spin-off of The Conjuring. Many found that the original Annabelle film fell flat, however it was no surprise when Annabelle 2: Creation was announced. Fans were questioning if the sequel, directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), would be better than the first. Rotten Tomatoes, know for having often brutal reviews, has given us the answer of if the film is any good. The film scoring site has given Annabelle: Creation a score of 100 which is extremely rare. The Conjuring brought home a score of 86% and The Conjuring 2 got an 80% rating, making Annabelle: Creation the highest ranking film of the franchise. The franchise is continuing to expand on a massive scale with The Conjuring 3 and two spin-offs from The Conjuring 2 in the works, The Nun and The Crooked Man. At this rate, the franchise will soon be the
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‘IT’ Actor Joins The Cast Of Stephen King’s Series ‘Castle Rock’
Bill Skarsgård who plays the Pennywise in the new version of Stephen King’s IT, has signed on for his next role. The talented actor, who made a name for himself in the series Hemlock Grove, will co-star as a young man with a unusual legal problem in Castle Rock, from horror master Stephen King and J. J. Abrams. Skarsgård will co-star alongside André Holland (Moonlight), Malanie Lynskey, Jane Levy, and Carrie star Sissy Spacek in the series set in King’s multiverse. Taking place in the fictional Maine town of Castle Rock, the series will explore multiple themes that connect the stories that have been created by King in the past. Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw developed Castle Rock, set to begin filming later this year, based on characters created by King. They also will serve as executive producers along with Ben Stephenson, Liz Glotzer, and J. J. Abrams. The series is from Warner Bros. and Bad Robot and will air
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Director Michael Kehoe Talks ‘Hush’ And His Upcoming Feature ‘The Hatred’ In An Interview
Two years ago we covered a fantastic short horror film titled Hush which was racking up awards at film festivals at the time. I sat down with it’s director Michael Kehoe and he told us how the short film came to be and more. Some may not know it but the Hush and Kehoe’s upcoming feature film The Hatred are connected. Hush is actually a single scene taken from the original script of The Hatred. Kehoe and I recently caught up and he was willing to talk to us about The Hatred which centers on four young women who travel to their college professor’s country home for a weekend getaway, only to discover that the house has a malevolent past. Horror Fuel: “The last time we talked, your short film ‘Hush’ was still making its festival rounds and racking up awards. Do you remember off of the top of your head how many awards it won in all?” Kehoe: “We
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Days Of The Dead: Indianapolis – They Came, We Saw, And It Kicked Ass
So here we are my Little Monsters, Days of the Dead: Indianapolis has been over for a full week and that post convention depression is still lingering, but at least I have completely recuperated from the festivities . The horror community tends to feel like a big family to me, and horror cons are like a huge family reunion of sorts. And even though I have been to many comic and pop culture conventions, horror cons are where I feel most at home. While I, as many of you do, enjoy films across all genres, horror is without a doubt my favorite of them all. For three days I got to spend time with my convention family, and now all I am left with, besides autographs and some other cool things I snagged, are the pictures I took and the memories. But they are some pretty damn cool pics memories, I must say. Attending Days of the Dead gave me
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Consumed By Nightmares: An Interview With Integrity’s Dwid Hellion
Integrity is a band that has been crafting malevolent, horror-influenced metallic hardcore for nearly thirty years. As pitch-dark as it is sonically brutal, Integrity’s music has influenced countless hardcore, punk, death/thrash/black metal, and grind/noise acts. The band’s twelfth full-length album, Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume is set to be released on Friday, July 14 on Relapse Records, and Horror Fuel was able to speak with Integrity’s frontman, Dwid Hellion, on topics ranging from the release of the new record, to his favorite fright flicks and the horror of the Bible. Horror Fuel: Howling… is the tenth tenth full length from Integrity. How would you compare it to previous releases? Dwid Hellion: I would not compare any of the albums with one another. They each have their own personality and sound. Though, they are still recognizable as Integrity albums, they each offer a sound that differs from the others. With Howling… we worked on it for two years and tried
Continue reading →
New Poster Unveils Tiny Terrors From ‘Ghastlies’
From Gremlins and Ghoulies, to Critters, Troll, and The Gate, horror movies focused on gangs of mini-monsters were commonplace throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Unfortunately, little to no output has occurred in the subgenre in the decades since. Thankfully, Camp Motion Pictures plans on answering our prayers for pint-sized creeps with Ghastlies, out on DVD, Blu-Ray, and VOD this November. In the meantime, check out this new poster, released today on the official Ghastlies Facebook page. Directed by Brett Kelly (Kingdom of the Vampire, Attack of the Giant Leeches [2008]), and written by Chris Bavota (Minutes Past Midnight), Ghastlies is the tale of three ghoulish creatures accidentally unleashed from an underground bunker by four sorority girls while on a weekend getaway in the country. With the pure-eighties tagline “Pure evil. Bite Sized.”, the film (starring Kim Valentine) is set to be a lot of throwback fun.
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