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Witness The First Trailer For The Axe Murders of Villisca
The trailer for IFC Midnight’s psychological thriller, ‘The Axe Murders of Villisca’, has arrived and it looks pretty good. The film, from writer-director Tony E. Valenzuela, based on the story was co-written by Owen Egerton, Kevin Abrams and Valenzuela. Robert Adamson stars alongside Jarrett Sleeper, Alex Frnka, Jon Gries, and Conchata Ferrell in this “based on a true story” film. Official Synopsis: On a June night in 1912, eight people—a mother, father, their four children, and two guests—were murdered by an axe-wielding killer in the sleepy town of Villisca, Iowa, a case that remains unsolved to this day. 104 years later, Caleb (Robert Adamson) and Denny (Jarrett Sleeper), two friends who share an interest in ghost hunting, along with Jess (Alex Frnka), the new girl in school who’s already got a reputation, sneak into the house where the infamous bloodbath occurred in hopes of recording paranormal activity. What the trio encounters is far more horrifying than anything they could have
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Suspension of Disbelief in Film Dysmorphia
Suspension of Disbelief? Sit through this annoying video up until the 5:00 mark. The fan boy “host” in the above video talks in attention deficit tweets. The video uses jump cut “hip” editing to spill out unabashed respect and love for the CGI technique that brought Peter Cushing back from the grave in “Rogue One.” He spends the first five minutes elaborating on the incredible work and effort it took create this digital feat. The “host” proclaims, “I think they pulled it off.” Then, being a true “fan” he takes a swipe at all of the work done by Industrial Light and Magic, effects artist, John Knoll and director Gareth Edwards. “Now Tarkin didn’t look a hundred percent authentic,” the “host” whines, “especially the movement of his mouth, but…he looked better than any other time this has been used.” What movies has this guy made? What has happened to film audiences? In the never ending quest for “realism” in special
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Take A Trip To The Morgue With A New Clip From The Autopsy Of Jane Doe
The supernatural murder-thriller ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’, directed by André Øvredal, is now playing in theaters. Take a trip to the ‘Morgue’ in a brand new clip (below). Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox co-star as father and son coroners. One night they receive the body of a nameless homicide victim (Olwen Catherine Kelly) with no apparent cause of death. As the two attempt to identify the beautiful “Jane Doe” they uncover increasingly bizarre clues that may solve the mystery of her death and her identity. Ophelia Lovibond, Michael McElhatton, Peter Sawyers, Jane Perry, and Yves O’Hara co-star in this dark tale penned by Ian B. Goldberg and Richard Naing. Adam Cobb, Stuart Ford, Matt Jackson, and Steven Squillante serve as executive producers for the film. Witness ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ in theaters, on Digital HD and VOD from IFC Midnight.
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Martin Scorsese Gives An Update On Serial Killer H. H. Holmes Film Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Back in August of 2015 we reported that legendary director Martin Scorsese will be making a film about America’s first documented serial killer H. H. Holmes, titled ‘The Devil in the White City’. Since then news about the film has been silent, until now. Scorsese has had his hands full on other projects including ‘Silence’, but now that the film is approaching its theatrical release, he will be able to turn his attention to ‘The Devil in the White City’. Scorsese recently spoke with the Toronto Sun and gave an update on the highly-anticipated true crime thriller. One of the things that I had to stop for the past six months,” Scorsese stated about ‘Silence, “was my meetings on the script. They want me to start again in January and see if we can find a because its an extraordinary story.” Paramount bought the rights to the 2003 book ‘The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at
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First Stills From IT Surface Revealing A New Creepy Pennywise
Back in August we got our first glimpse of Bill Skarsgard in full costume as the new Pennywise in director Andy Mushetti’s new, darker adaption of Stephen King’s ‘IT’, based on the script penned by Gary Dauberman and Chase Palmer. Today we have the first still form ‘IT’ and Pennywise looks pretty damn frightening. Comingsoon.net originally posted the image, but quickly deleted the article. A second image has surfaced showing the nightmare-inducing clown lurking at the end drain pipe. In the film seven children known as The Losers’ Club come face to face with bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a demented clown known as Pennywise in Derry Maine. Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Hamilton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, and Jeremy Ray Taylor will play the seven kids in the Losers’ Club. ‘IT’ has wrapped production and will open in theaters nationwide on September 8, 2017. Hopefully, a trailer will be revealed soon.
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Tales From The Crypt Still Alive, Sort Of
We reported earlier this week that there was a problem with the new ‘Tales From the Crypt’ series and that it might be dead. Bloody-Disgusting posted an update that revealed that the series is currently in limbo due to some issues with the right to the revamped series. The update came from TNT themselves. The underlying rights to this classic, vintage property are complicated. TNT and others have been pursuing a solution for more than a year, with significant progress being made. We look forward to the potential for further active development of this valuable franchise once the clearance process is fully resolved.” The anthology series under the direction of M. Night Shyamalan – meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block along with the new series ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures‘ – got the green light back earlier this year. The series plans on making a few changes, including replacing “The Crypt Keeper’ with a new host, due
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British Genre Thriller The Snare Arriving On Demand And In Theaters This January
This January, writer-director C.A. Cooper makes his directorial debut with the British horror-thriller ‘The Snare’ (read our review). In this dark film three friends head to the seafront for a drunken weekend, only to be imprisoned on the top floor of their holiday apartment by a malevolent paranormal force. Eaoifa Forward, Dan Paton, and Rachel Warren star in this intense film, made in the style of ‘Evil Dead’. Don’t miss ‘The Snare’, arriving in theaters and On Demand on January 6th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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We Are The Flesh Announces Additional Screenings
Arrow films has announced the expanded theatrical release of Emiliano Rocha Minter’s apocalyptic-fantasy thriller ‘We Are the Flesh’. Starring Noé Hernández, Maria Evoli, Diego Gamaliel, Gambino Rodríguez and Maria Cid, this unique take on the end of the world centers on a brother and sister, struggling to survive in a ruined city, find their way into of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they discover a man who makes a dangerous offer that would help insure their survival. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Arrow Films has announced the January 2017 theatrical rollout of Emiliano Rocha Minter’s We Are the Flesh. After a thought-provoking and acclaimed year on the festival circuit, the film will screen in over ten cities across the United States. Visionary, unrelenting, and not for the faint-hearted, Rocha Minter’s provocative and explicit creation is an erotic inferno of the senses that manages to pack all manner of delirium into its short running time. On the heels
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Dylan Dog Getting A TV Series Adaption
The comic book series ‘Dylan Dog’ was adapted into feature film back in 2010 under the title ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’, starring Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) as Dylan. The film was released without much buzz, but turned out to be pretty good. Now, Italian horror writer Tiziano Scalavi, who was behind the genre classic ‘Cemetery Man’, is bringing ‘Dylan Dog’ to life in a new independent series. The film follows “Dylan”, a man who investigates paranormal and supernatural cases. The upcoming series will follow the tracks as the movie, according to Bloody-Disgusting. The pilot episode, titled “Dream of the Living Dead”, will be directed by Kevin Kopacka (Everyonce), off of the script he co-wrote with Alex Bakshaev. We’ve finished shooting the pilot and are currently in post production. Hopefully we’ll get to release it around March 2017. Expect it to be a mixture of the Dylan comics “L’alba dei morti viventi” and “Morgana” with nods to Italian classic horror
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Josh Mikel Talks About Being One Of Negan’s Saviors And Other Roles In An Interview
I had the pleasure of talking with actor Josh Mikel about many aspects of his acting career, including his role on ‘The Walking Dead’ season 7. He may play a bad guy well, but he comes across as the exact opposite in real life. Not only does he have only positive things to say about his co-stars and directors, he seems to truly love acting and the art of it, not just having his name in the credits. Horror Fuel: “You appeared in the Sundance series Rectify. What was it like to be part of a story about a man falsely convicted and sentenced to death row ?” JM: “While I am interested in the subject matter of the show (I’m very much of the opinion that there is a huge need for prison reform in this country), I think what attracted me to Rectify was more the divine auspices that brought a show like that into the world. Created
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Witness The First Trailer For The Axe Murders of Villisca
The trailer for IFC Midnight’s psychological thriller, ‘The Axe Murders of Villisca’, has arrived and it looks pretty good. The film, from writer-director Tony E. Valenzuela, based on the story was co-written by Owen Egerton, Kevin Abrams and Valenzuela. Robert Adamson stars alongside Jarrett Sleeper, Alex Frnka, Jon Gries, and Conchata Ferrell in this “based on a true story” film. Official Synopsis: On a June night in 1912, eight people—a mother, father, their four children, and two guests—were murdered by an axe-wielding killer in the sleepy town of Villisca, Iowa, a case that remains unsolved to this day. 104 years later, Caleb (Robert Adamson) and Denny (Jarrett Sleeper), two friends who share an interest in ghost hunting, along with Jess (Alex Frnka), the new girl in school who’s already got a reputation, sneak into the house where the infamous bloodbath occurred in hopes of recording paranormal activity. What the trio encounters is far more horrifying than anything they could have
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Suspension of Disbelief in Film Dysmorphia
Suspension of Disbelief? Sit through this annoying video up until the 5:00 mark. The fan boy “host” in the above video talks in attention deficit tweets. The video uses jump cut “hip” editing to spill out unabashed respect and love for the CGI technique that brought Peter Cushing back from the grave in “Rogue One.” He spends the first five minutes elaborating on the incredible work and effort it took create this digital feat. The “host” proclaims, “I think they pulled it off.” Then, being a true “fan” he takes a swipe at all of the work done by Industrial Light and Magic, effects artist, John Knoll and director Gareth Edwards. “Now Tarkin didn’t look a hundred percent authentic,” the “host” whines, “especially the movement of his mouth, but…he looked better than any other time this has been used.” What movies has this guy made? What has happened to film audiences? In the never ending quest for “realism” in special
Continue reading →
Take A Trip To The Morgue With A New Clip From The Autopsy Of Jane Doe
The supernatural murder-thriller ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’, directed by André Øvredal, is now playing in theaters. Take a trip to the ‘Morgue’ in a brand new clip (below). Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox co-star as father and son coroners. One night they receive the body of a nameless homicide victim (Olwen Catherine Kelly) with no apparent cause of death. As the two attempt to identify the beautiful “Jane Doe” they uncover increasingly bizarre clues that may solve the mystery of her death and her identity. Ophelia Lovibond, Michael McElhatton, Peter Sawyers, Jane Perry, and Yves O’Hara co-star in this dark tale penned by Ian B. Goldberg and Richard Naing. Adam Cobb, Stuart Ford, Matt Jackson, and Steven Squillante serve as executive producers for the film. Witness ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ in theaters, on Digital HD and VOD from IFC Midnight.
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Martin Scorsese Gives An Update On Serial Killer H. H. Holmes Film Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Back in August of 2015 we reported that legendary director Martin Scorsese will be making a film about America’s first documented serial killer H. H. Holmes, titled ‘The Devil in the White City’. Since then news about the film has been silent, until now. Scorsese has had his hands full on other projects including ‘Silence’, but now that the film is approaching its theatrical release, he will be able to turn his attention to ‘The Devil in the White City’. Scorsese recently spoke with the Toronto Sun and gave an update on the highly-anticipated true crime thriller. One of the things that I had to stop for the past six months,” Scorsese stated about ‘Silence, “was my meetings on the script. They want me to start again in January and see if we can find a because its an extraordinary story.” Paramount bought the rights to the 2003 book ‘The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at
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First Stills From IT Surface Revealing A New Creepy Pennywise
Back in August we got our first glimpse of Bill Skarsgard in full costume as the new Pennywise in director Andy Mushetti’s new, darker adaption of Stephen King’s ‘IT’, based on the script penned by Gary Dauberman and Chase Palmer. Today we have the first still form ‘IT’ and Pennywise looks pretty damn frightening. Comingsoon.net originally posted the image, but quickly deleted the article. A second image has surfaced showing the nightmare-inducing clown lurking at the end drain pipe. In the film seven children known as The Losers’ Club come face to face with bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a demented clown known as Pennywise in Derry Maine. Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Hamilton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, and Jeremy Ray Taylor will play the seven kids in the Losers’ Club. ‘IT’ has wrapped production and will open in theaters nationwide on September 8, 2017. Hopefully, a trailer will be revealed soon.
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Tales From The Crypt Still Alive, Sort Of
We reported earlier this week that there was a problem with the new ‘Tales From the Crypt’ series and that it might be dead. Bloody-Disgusting posted an update that revealed that the series is currently in limbo due to some issues with the right to the revamped series. The update came from TNT themselves. The underlying rights to this classic, vintage property are complicated. TNT and others have been pursuing a solution for more than a year, with significant progress being made. We look forward to the potential for further active development of this valuable franchise once the clearance process is fully resolved.” The anthology series under the direction of M. Night Shyamalan – meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block along with the new series ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures‘ – got the green light back earlier this year. The series plans on making a few changes, including replacing “The Crypt Keeper’ with a new host, due
Continue reading →
British Genre Thriller The Snare Arriving On Demand And In Theaters This January
This January, writer-director C.A. Cooper makes his directorial debut with the British horror-thriller ‘The Snare’ (read our review). In this dark film three friends head to the seafront for a drunken weekend, only to be imprisoned on the top floor of their holiday apartment by a malevolent paranormal force. Eaoifa Forward, Dan Paton, and Rachel Warren star in this intense film, made in the style of ‘Evil Dead’. Don’t miss ‘The Snare’, arriving in theaters and On Demand on January 6th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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We Are The Flesh Announces Additional Screenings
Arrow films has announced the expanded theatrical release of Emiliano Rocha Minter’s apocalyptic-fantasy thriller ‘We Are the Flesh’. Starring Noé Hernández, Maria Evoli, Diego Gamaliel, Gambino Rodríguez and Maria Cid, this unique take on the end of the world centers on a brother and sister, struggling to survive in a ruined city, find their way into of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they discover a man who makes a dangerous offer that would help insure their survival. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Arrow Films has announced the January 2017 theatrical rollout of Emiliano Rocha Minter’s We Are the Flesh. After a thought-provoking and acclaimed year on the festival circuit, the film will screen in over ten cities across the United States. Visionary, unrelenting, and not for the faint-hearted, Rocha Minter’s provocative and explicit creation is an erotic inferno of the senses that manages to pack all manner of delirium into its short running time. On the heels
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Dylan Dog Getting A TV Series Adaption
The comic book series ‘Dylan Dog’ was adapted into feature film back in 2010 under the title ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’, starring Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) as Dylan. The film was released without much buzz, but turned out to be pretty good. Now, Italian horror writer Tiziano Scalavi, who was behind the genre classic ‘Cemetery Man’, is bringing ‘Dylan Dog’ to life in a new independent series. The film follows “Dylan”, a man who investigates paranormal and supernatural cases. The upcoming series will follow the tracks as the movie, according to Bloody-Disgusting. The pilot episode, titled “Dream of the Living Dead”, will be directed by Kevin Kopacka (Everyonce), off of the script he co-wrote with Alex Bakshaev. We’ve finished shooting the pilot and are currently in post production. Hopefully we’ll get to release it around March 2017. Expect it to be a mixture of the Dylan comics “L’alba dei morti viventi” and “Morgana” with nods to Italian classic horror
Continue reading →
Josh Mikel Talks About Being One Of Negan’s Saviors And Other Roles In An Interview
I had the pleasure of talking with actor Josh Mikel about many aspects of his acting career, including his role on ‘The Walking Dead’ season 7. He may play a bad guy well, but he comes across as the exact opposite in real life. Not only does he have only positive things to say about his co-stars and directors, he seems to truly love acting and the art of it, not just having his name in the credits. Horror Fuel: “You appeared in the Sundance series Rectify. What was it like to be part of a story about a man falsely convicted and sentenced to death row ?” JM: “While I am interested in the subject matter of the show (I’m very much of the opinion that there is a huge need for prison reform in this country), I think what attracted me to Rectify was more the divine auspices that brought a show like that into the world. Created
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