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The CW Has Officially Axed Their Friday The 13th Series
The CW has been working on a reboot of Friday the 13th in series form for a while now. We reported back in April that they had killed the series, titled Chrystal Lake Chronicles. Now, they’ve made it official. At yesterday’s Television Critics Association’s press tour CW president Mark Pedowitz explained their decision to ax the series, written by Aaron Guzikowski We had better pilots,” Pedowitz said. “The bottom line is we felt we had stronger things to go with, and we didn’t go forward with it. It was well-written, it was darker than we wanted it to be, and we didn’t believe it had sustainability…We didn’t believe that it was a sustainable script, a sustainable series.” It is a bit disappointing that after all this time the show won’t be airing. But the good news is there is still a new Friday the 13th film coming our way.
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Confirmed: Fox’s The Exorcist Series Is Not A Reboot
Jeremy Slater, the executive producer of Fox’s upcoming series, The Exorcist, and its director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) took a moment at the 2016 Television Critics Association press tour to clear up a few things about the series. The first thing you need to know is that the series is not a reboot of the brilliant 1973 film directed by William Friedkin. The series is set 40 years after the events in the film. The show will however give the occasional nod to the film, including to occasional use of Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells”. If you watch the pilot, you’ll see that we have some…homages to some of the famous moments [from the film]. You’ll see there’s a scene where they reference the original exorcisms in Georgetown.” Slater told EW in July. “That’s our way of letting fans know that the story you love isn’t being written out of existence. [But] this is a new
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World War Z 2 May Have Found Its Director
A while back World War Z 2 lost its director, J.A. Bayona due to his commitment to another project. The film did find a new writer, Dennis Kelly. Since then there has been next to no updates on the film, until now. News comes that Brad Pitt is attempting to persuade David Fincher to have a seat in the director’s chair and join him on WWZ 2. Variety is reporting that the odds look good, as the talks are progressing. Fincher and Pitt have worked together on several great projects including Fight Club, the psychological thriller Seven, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. They seem to be a great team, making WWZ 2 a good fit to continue their actor/director relationship. The film is set to be released on June 9th, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that date is pushed back considering the huge amount of CGI and special effects that the film requires. The first film follows
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[REVIEW] Hell Town’ Says F-U DayTime Soaps!
Hell Town hosted by Horror Icon Debby Rochon, wasn’t a disappointment. In fact it made me laugh from the very beginning. Our sexy, gothic host most certainly rung in the bewitching season which is soon approaching (sort of soon) with her announcement that the screening, which was a brief series of episodes, was in fact dug up from a cemetery. Following the story line of a jealous sister, a town flewsy, a conflicted homosexual man, the troubling truth a comatose mother wouldn’t awake from her coma and a rising body count. The series brought laughs, bloodshed and drama in the most spook-tastic way. Combining a cast of willing and talented actors, with a decent script by Michael Balderson (who also serves as director), Michael Page, Chris Pudlo and Elizabeth Spear, the horror-soap managed to not only be a classic whodunnit but also, a major F-U to your fav daytime soaps. Hell Town will be available on the below platforms on
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From Aquaman To The Crow – Jason Momoa In Talks To Star In The Roboot
Alex Proya’s 1994 film The Crow is cherished among many film fans. There has been numerous attempts from Relativity to bring about a reboot/remake for years with different directors and actors. Now, it seems a reboot might actually be happening under Corin Hardy’s direction. If you are wondering who they may be casting as Eric Draven, the lead character, we can answer that. None-other than Aquaman (Justice League) himself, Jason Momoa is in talks to star. You might also recognize Momoa from the hit series Game of Thrones. Momoa posted a photo on his Instagram account a couple of days ago of him and Hardy shaking hands over beer. The post had several interesting hashtags, including #sealthedeal #greatnewstocome and #dreamjob. The Crow is the only film Hardy is currently casting, according to Mashable. The Crow follows Eric Draven, who returns from the dead to seek revenge for his and his fiancee’s murders at the hands of a gang. Draven paints
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Exclusive Red Band Trailer For The Highly Anticipated Film Don’t Breathe – In Theaters August 26th
Fede Alverez, the director behind 2013’s Evil Dead, and producer Sam Raimi are ready to strike fear in the hearts of genre fans with the highly anticipated film Don’t Breathe, which goes far beyond your average a home invasion thriller. Don’t Breathe will leave you breathless with a mix claustrophobic terror, twists around every corner and horrific discoveries throughout the film. Jane Levy, who also starred in Alverez’s Evil Dead, plays the role of Rocky, a young woman desperate for money who goes along with her boyfriend Money (Daniel Zovato) and their friend Alex (Dylan Minnette) on what they think is easy score. The trio target a blind man (Stephen Lang), but after breaking into his home they discover they have made a terrible mistake. Now, they are in fight for survival. Alvarez not only directed the high-octane horror-thriller, he teamed up once again with Rodo Sayagues (Evil Dead) to write the screenplay. Raimi serves as a producer along with
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Night Of The Living Deb Coming To Blu-ray And DVD This September
There has been quite a buzz about director Kyle Ranking’s new zombie flick Night of the Living Deb. The horror-comedy has already received great reviews. The good news is you won’t have to wait very long to see it for yourself. It’s being released next month. From the Press Release: A sweet but insecure girl tries to make the most of her biggest romantic opportunity — if only she can fight off the undead closing in on her! — in the delirious NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB. Directed by Kyle Rankin, winner of HBO’s “Project Greenlight” (Season 2), the “disarmingly sweet horror comedy”(Starburst) will charm its way onto Blu-ray, DVD, and digital platforms from MPI Home Video on September 6, 2016. After a girls’ night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She’s thrilled but can’t remember much about what actually got her there. Pretty boy Ryan, who’s engaged to
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New Line To Remake The House At The End Of Time
Odds are you have probably heard of the film The House at the End of Time. It is Venezuela’s highest grossing horror film of all time. Well, I guess not even Venezuela is immune to one Hollywood’s latest addiction, remakes. New Line has picked up the rights to make an American remake. New Line has delivered several big hits recently, including Lights Out and The Conjuring 2. The original film was written, directed, produced and edited by Alejandro Hidalgo who will helm the new version. Henry Gayden (Earth to Echo) is in talks to pen the new script. The House at the End of Time centers on Dulce, a mother, who returns to her old home where a terrible tragedy took place 30 years before so that she can decipher the mystery that has tormented her for so long. Chris Bender (A History of Violence) and Jake Weiner (Zombeavers) will co-produce under the banner of their newly created company, Good
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Minstrel’s Bargain by Richard Ayre – Heart-pounding pulp horror!
Minstrel’s Bargain by Richard Ayre was a book I’d been wanting to read for quite a while. Richard has three books to his credit, the most notable of which to our readers here at Horror Fuel is Bad Neighborhood, the multi-author horror anthology I put together with the help of a Kickstarter campaign last year. With that said, going in I was only loosely familiar with the author’s work, and wasn’t quite sure of what to expect from something which promised to be “heart-pounding pulp horror”. In recent years, “pulp” has been a catch all term, and the book description didn’t give me much to go on. With that said, I know from personal experience reading and writing Richard’s work in the past that he’s an excellent writer, so I was optimistic despite the sparse description. After-all, the cover was creepy enough. Book Description: Newcastle 1988. Reporter Phil Sturgess is intrigued by an up and coming rock band. Their music
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Critically Acclaimed Horror “BASTARD” Hits DVD In The U.K
New on DVD in the UK is Bastard, starring Tonya Kay (Get Him To The Creek) alongside Rebekah Kennedy (Season Of The Witch) Burt Culver (The Paper Boat), Ellis Greer (A Small Death)” Dan Creed (Dinner Party) and Will Tranfo (The Creation Of Aspen). “Five strangers – newlywed serial killers, a suicidal cop, and two runaways – become suspect and victim when a masked murderer makes its presence known in an isolated mountain town” The film which has been described as a “Truimpth for independent horror” was written by Patrick Robert Young and was directed by Powell Robinson. Both of which are [according to IMDB] a relatively unknown bunch and I frankly applaud them for bringing forth such a critically acclaimed piece. Look for it on iTunes, Amazon or in stores on DVD in the UK. Follow @HMZHorror
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The CW Has Officially Axed Their Friday The 13th Series
The CW has been working on a reboot of Friday the 13th in series form for a while now. We reported back in April that they had killed the series, titled Chrystal Lake Chronicles. Now, they’ve made it official. At yesterday’s Television Critics Association’s press tour CW president Mark Pedowitz explained their decision to ax the series, written by Aaron Guzikowski We had better pilots,” Pedowitz said. “The bottom line is we felt we had stronger things to go with, and we didn’t go forward with it. It was well-written, it was darker than we wanted it to be, and we didn’t believe it had sustainability…We didn’t believe that it was a sustainable script, a sustainable series.” It is a bit disappointing that after all this time the show won’t be airing. But the good news is there is still a new Friday the 13th film coming our way.
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Confirmed: Fox’s The Exorcist Series Is Not A Reboot
Jeremy Slater, the executive producer of Fox’s upcoming series, The Exorcist, and its director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) took a moment at the 2016 Television Critics Association press tour to clear up a few things about the series. The first thing you need to know is that the series is not a reboot of the brilliant 1973 film directed by William Friedkin. The series is set 40 years after the events in the film. The show will however give the occasional nod to the film, including to occasional use of Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells”. If you watch the pilot, you’ll see that we have some…homages to some of the famous moments [from the film]. You’ll see there’s a scene where they reference the original exorcisms in Georgetown.” Slater told EW in July. “That’s our way of letting fans know that the story you love isn’t being written out of existence. [But] this is a new
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World War Z 2 May Have Found Its Director
A while back World War Z 2 lost its director, J.A. Bayona due to his commitment to another project. The film did find a new writer, Dennis Kelly. Since then there has been next to no updates on the film, until now. News comes that Brad Pitt is attempting to persuade David Fincher to have a seat in the director’s chair and join him on WWZ 2. Variety is reporting that the odds look good, as the talks are progressing. Fincher and Pitt have worked together on several great projects including Fight Club, the psychological thriller Seven, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. They seem to be a great team, making WWZ 2 a good fit to continue their actor/director relationship. The film is set to be released on June 9th, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that date is pushed back considering the huge amount of CGI and special effects that the film requires. The first film follows
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[REVIEW] Hell Town’ Says F-U DayTime Soaps!
Hell Town hosted by Horror Icon Debby Rochon, wasn’t a disappointment. In fact it made me laugh from the very beginning. Our sexy, gothic host most certainly rung in the bewitching season which is soon approaching (sort of soon) with her announcement that the screening, which was a brief series of episodes, was in fact dug up from a cemetery. Following the story line of a jealous sister, a town flewsy, a conflicted homosexual man, the troubling truth a comatose mother wouldn’t awake from her coma and a rising body count. The series brought laughs, bloodshed and drama in the most spook-tastic way. Combining a cast of willing and talented actors, with a decent script by Michael Balderson (who also serves as director), Michael Page, Chris Pudlo and Elizabeth Spear, the horror-soap managed to not only be a classic whodunnit but also, a major F-U to your fav daytime soaps. Hell Town will be available on the below platforms on
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From Aquaman To The Crow – Jason Momoa In Talks To Star In The Roboot
Alex Proya’s 1994 film The Crow is cherished among many film fans. There has been numerous attempts from Relativity to bring about a reboot/remake for years with different directors and actors. Now, it seems a reboot might actually be happening under Corin Hardy’s direction. If you are wondering who they may be casting as Eric Draven, the lead character, we can answer that. None-other than Aquaman (Justice League) himself, Jason Momoa is in talks to star. You might also recognize Momoa from the hit series Game of Thrones. Momoa posted a photo on his Instagram account a couple of days ago of him and Hardy shaking hands over beer. The post had several interesting hashtags, including #sealthedeal #greatnewstocome and #dreamjob. The Crow is the only film Hardy is currently casting, according to Mashable. The Crow follows Eric Draven, who returns from the dead to seek revenge for his and his fiancee’s murders at the hands of a gang. Draven paints
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Exclusive Red Band Trailer For The Highly Anticipated Film Don’t Breathe – In Theaters August 26th
Fede Alverez, the director behind 2013’s Evil Dead, and producer Sam Raimi are ready to strike fear in the hearts of genre fans with the highly anticipated film Don’t Breathe, which goes far beyond your average a home invasion thriller. Don’t Breathe will leave you breathless with a mix claustrophobic terror, twists around every corner and horrific discoveries throughout the film. Jane Levy, who also starred in Alverez’s Evil Dead, plays the role of Rocky, a young woman desperate for money who goes along with her boyfriend Money (Daniel Zovato) and their friend Alex (Dylan Minnette) on what they think is easy score. The trio target a blind man (Stephen Lang), but after breaking into his home they discover they have made a terrible mistake. Now, they are in fight for survival. Alvarez not only directed the high-octane horror-thriller, he teamed up once again with Rodo Sayagues (Evil Dead) to write the screenplay. Raimi serves as a producer along with
Continue reading →
Night Of The Living Deb Coming To Blu-ray And DVD This September
There has been quite a buzz about director Kyle Ranking’s new zombie flick Night of the Living Deb. The horror-comedy has already received great reviews. The good news is you won’t have to wait very long to see it for yourself. It’s being released next month. From the Press Release: A sweet but insecure girl tries to make the most of her biggest romantic opportunity — if only she can fight off the undead closing in on her! — in the delirious NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB. Directed by Kyle Rankin, winner of HBO’s “Project Greenlight” (Season 2), the “disarmingly sweet horror comedy”(Starburst) will charm its way onto Blu-ray, DVD, and digital platforms from MPI Home Video on September 6, 2016. After a girls’ night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She’s thrilled but can’t remember much about what actually got her there. Pretty boy Ryan, who’s engaged to
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New Line To Remake The House At The End Of Time
Odds are you have probably heard of the film The House at the End of Time. It is Venezuela’s highest grossing horror film of all time. Well, I guess not even Venezuela is immune to one Hollywood’s latest addiction, remakes. New Line has picked up the rights to make an American remake. New Line has delivered several big hits recently, including Lights Out and The Conjuring 2. The original film was written, directed, produced and edited by Alejandro Hidalgo who will helm the new version. Henry Gayden (Earth to Echo) is in talks to pen the new script. The House at the End of Time centers on Dulce, a mother, who returns to her old home where a terrible tragedy took place 30 years before so that she can decipher the mystery that has tormented her for so long. Chris Bender (A History of Violence) and Jake Weiner (Zombeavers) will co-produce under the banner of their newly created company, Good
Continue reading →
Minstrel’s Bargain by Richard Ayre – Heart-pounding pulp horror!
Minstrel’s Bargain by Richard Ayre was a book I’d been wanting to read for quite a while. Richard has three books to his credit, the most notable of which to our readers here at Horror Fuel is Bad Neighborhood, the multi-author horror anthology I put together with the help of a Kickstarter campaign last year. With that said, going in I was only loosely familiar with the author’s work, and wasn’t quite sure of what to expect from something which promised to be “heart-pounding pulp horror”. In recent years, “pulp” has been a catch all term, and the book description didn’t give me much to go on. With that said, I know from personal experience reading and writing Richard’s work in the past that he’s an excellent writer, so I was optimistic despite the sparse description. After-all, the cover was creepy enough. Book Description: Newcastle 1988. Reporter Phil Sturgess is intrigued by an up and coming rock band. Their music
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Critically Acclaimed Horror “BASTARD” Hits DVD In The U.K
New on DVD in the UK is Bastard, starring Tonya Kay (Get Him To The Creek) alongside Rebekah Kennedy (Season Of The Witch) Burt Culver (The Paper Boat), Ellis Greer (A Small Death)” Dan Creed (Dinner Party) and Will Tranfo (The Creation Of Aspen). “Five strangers – newlywed serial killers, a suicidal cop, and two runaways – become suspect and victim when a masked murderer makes its presence known in an isolated mountain town” The film which has been described as a “Truimpth for independent horror” was written by Patrick Robert Young and was directed by Powell Robinson. Both of which are [according to IMDB] a relatively unknown bunch and I frankly applaud them for bringing forth such a critically acclaimed piece. Look for it on iTunes, Amazon or in stores on DVD in the UK. Follow @HMZHorror
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