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“Women In Horror Spotlight”: Mary Harron
Mary Harron is this week’s featured Women in Horror spotlight recipient. This woman has written and directed a variety of horror films, both classic and contemporary. She is the creative voice behind the screenplay for American Psycho (2000), the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel about serial killer Patrick Bateman. She also went on to direct the film. Her knack for writing and directing horror was further exemplified with her work on the 2011 release, The Moth Diaries. Since then she has worked on a variety of horror themed (or very close to horror) television projects, ranging from NBC’s Constantine to FOX’s The Following. Mary Harron’s career has spanned over 25 years, with a variety of short film, television, and feature film projects. I look forward to seeing where else it takes her.
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The Horror Anthology ‘Volumes Of Blood’
‘Volumes Of Blood’ is a new horror anthology directed by Jakob Bilinski and P.J. Starks. In the movie a sociology student gathers a group of students in the library on Halloween night with intention of creating a new Urban Legend, but they may get more than they bargain for. Paige discovers a spell book and when she considers her past mistake she makes a choice that she can’t take back. Lily is in the library researching a project, when she is approached by a stranger who can change Lily’s luck forever, which may not be a good thing. Sidney has been in the library for hours studying. When she wakes up and the library is empty and dark, she realizes that she’s not alone, an entity walks the rows of books. ‘Volumes Of Blood’ stars Jason Crowe (Red River), Kristine Renee Farley (Graduation), Jim O’Rear (Scream Farm), Roni Jonah (The Zombie Movie), Grant Niezgodski (Reality), P.J. Sparks (Hallows Eve) and
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Pennywise Is Coming To New York!
The reboot of the 1990 miniseries ‘IT’, based on the Stephen King novel by the same name, is finally entering the pre-production phase of filming. After a five year wait, ‘IT’ will begin filming this June in New York. The new version of ‘IT’ will be divided into two films and possibly a trilogy by director Cary Fukunaga. Writers Seth Grahame Smith, David Kajganich and Chase Palmer wrote the script for the new ‘IT’. Director Cary Fukunaga The biggest delay in filming has been trying to find a new Pennywise who can match Tim Curry’s performance as the killer clown (if that’s even possible). There is no word yet who has been cast as the new Pennywise or who else will star in ‘IT’. ‘It’ follows the story of a group of adults who have returned to their home town, where they were tormented as children by bullies and by visions of a killer clown named Pennywise. The seven kids
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James Gunn And Greg McLean Are Teaming Up For A New Project
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ writer/director James Gunn is teaming up with Greg McLean, the writer/director behind ‘Wolf Creek’, for a new project titled ‘The Belco Experiment’. James Gunn’s script for ‘The Belco Experiment’ has been shelved for a couple of years but is now finally going into production. Gunn has stated that the script is based on a dream he had one night. “The story revolves around the American Belco company in South America which is mysteriously sealed off at the beginning of a work day, and it’s employees are ordered to kill each other or be killed themselves. This starts an escalation of violence, where we discover the true nature of each and every Belco employee.” Gunn and Peter Safran (The Conjuring) will be producing ‘The Belco Experiment’. At the moment that is all we know about the project, save for the fact Gunn refers to it as ‘the most intense and uncompromising script” that he has ever written.
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‘Stung’ Starring Clifton Collins Jr.
Mrs. Perch (Eve Slantner), a wealthy woman with a green thumb, has been putting her special illegally imported fertilizer on her precious plants. She has no idea that the special fertilizer has been seeping into the ground. A swarm of killer wasps have made their hive right in the path of the chemical’s spread. The new generation of wasps are mutating into seven foot monsters. Mrs. Perch is hosting a get together for her elite group of friends. Suddenly the giant wasps appear and they’re on the war path. It’s up to Paul (Matt O’Leary) and Julia (Jessica Cook), two of the catering staff, to kill the monsters wasps. Clifton Collins Jr., who’s films include ‘Pacific Rim’ and ‘Boondock Saints 2’, plays the role of Sydney in this creature feature that was directed by Benni Diez and written by Adam Aresty. The cast of ‘Stung’ also includes veteran actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens). I can’t wait to see this horror-comedy! Stock
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Movie Review : Infernal (2015)
Nathan and Sophia are a young couple in love. They are just starting out when they welcome Imogene, a beautiful baby girl into the world. The couples nice life soon takes a turn for the worst when Imogene begins acting very odd. As a part of therapy, the couple begin to film everything. Suddenly Nathan notices a series of strange events and images on the videos. The couple’s relationship deteriorates as Imogene continues gets worse. The couple soon starts to questions if Imogene is really autistic or if there is something much more sinister at work. Writer, director Bryan Coyne is at the helm of this supernatural story. Nathan and Sophia are played by Andy Ostroff (Roommates) and Heather Adair . The young star of this film, Imogene is played by Alyssa Koerner (Portend). ‘Infernal’ also stars Jose Rosete, Noelle Bruno, John Zion, Sara Winter and Chris Beer, among others. ‘Infernal’ is a dark, spooky and fantastic. The movie goes
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Ryan M. Andrews’ Horror Movie ‘Save Yourself’
Filmmaker Ryan M. Andrews, director of the indie horror ‘Sick: Survive The Night’, is back with ‘Save Yourself’. Andrews’ new film stars Ry Barrett, Bobbie Philips,Tianna Nori and three of horror’s Canadian scream queens, Tristan Risk (American Mary), Jessica Cameron (Truth Or Dare) and Sydney Kondruss (The Drownsman). Five female filmmakers are in route to a big L.A. movie premier. When one of the women go missing during a stop at a rest area, the others soon find themselves fighting a deranged scientist, who wants to perform twisted experiments on them. ‘Save Yourself’ is now in post production and will premier at film festivals later this year.
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Movie Review : Curse Of The Witching Tree (2015)
A mother and her two children, movie into a beautiful old farm in the country, while the children’s father remains in the hospital in coma after an accident. A group of local bullies have singled out Jake. One day, while running from the bullies, Jake hides behind a very old tree deep in the woods, not knowing what hell it will release. He’s made the mistake of touching “the witching tree”. A very long time ago a witch was hung from the tree, just before her last breath she cast a curse on the tree. Any child who plays under it’s branches will fall prey to her curse and find their death. Jake’s mother does not believe in the tale, but his sister, Emma, is more open minded. As strange events and visions begin to happen Emma is on a mission to help her little brother before it’s to late. Now a psychic medium may be their only hope. ‘Curse
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Stephen Dorff Joins The Cast Of ‘Leatherface’
Millennium Films has announced three of the actors that have already signed on to star in the upcoming ‘Leatherface’ prequel to ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’. ‘EastEnders’ star Sam Strike will be playing Jackson (who grows up to become Leatherface). ‘Carrie’ actress Angela Bettis, has been cast in the role of ‘Verna’. Verna is the mother of the cannibalistic Sawyer family. Bettis currently plays the role of ‘Fay’ on the new USA series ‘Dig’. She has also been in many movies, including: ‘The Woman’, ‘May’, ‘Girl, Interrupted’ and the role of a mother of a very special girl, hunted by a cult, in the 2000 supernatural horror ‘Bless the Child’. The prequel will focus on Leatherface’s teenage years and will lead up to the the age that we saw him at in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, when the movie was released in 1974 (played by Gunner Hansen) . The latest star to be added to the cast roster is talented actor
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The First Pictures From Rob Zombie’s 31
Rob Zombie has just recently begun to release information about his horror movie ’31’. The cast has been announced and ’31’ will wrap up production this week. Now we’re finally starting to see the first images emerge. The first image to be released is that of “Doom-Head”, played by Richard Brake. “Doom-Head” runs “Murder Land”, where a group of sadistic killers in clown masks hold their twisted game of survival. Richard Blake For the full article on ’31’ click the link below. https://horrorfuel.com/horror/reviews-horror/new-cast-join-rob-zombies-31
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“Women In Horror Spotlight”: Mary Harron
Mary Harron is this week’s featured Women in Horror spotlight recipient. This woman has written and directed a variety of horror films, both classic and contemporary. She is the creative voice behind the screenplay for American Psycho (2000), the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel about serial killer Patrick Bateman. She also went on to direct the film. Her knack for writing and directing horror was further exemplified with her work on the 2011 release, The Moth Diaries. Since then she has worked on a variety of horror themed (or very close to horror) television projects, ranging from NBC’s Constantine to FOX’s The Following. Mary Harron’s career has spanned over 25 years, with a variety of short film, television, and feature film projects. I look forward to seeing where else it takes her.
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The Horror Anthology ‘Volumes Of Blood’
‘Volumes Of Blood’ is a new horror anthology directed by Jakob Bilinski and P.J. Starks. In the movie a sociology student gathers a group of students in the library on Halloween night with intention of creating a new Urban Legend, but they may get more than they bargain for. Paige discovers a spell book and when she considers her past mistake she makes a choice that she can’t take back. Lily is in the library researching a project, when she is approached by a stranger who can change Lily’s luck forever, which may not be a good thing. Sidney has been in the library for hours studying. When she wakes up and the library is empty and dark, she realizes that she’s not alone, an entity walks the rows of books. ‘Volumes Of Blood’ stars Jason Crowe (Red River), Kristine Renee Farley (Graduation), Jim O’Rear (Scream Farm), Roni Jonah (The Zombie Movie), Grant Niezgodski (Reality), P.J. Sparks (Hallows Eve) and
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Pennywise Is Coming To New York!
The reboot of the 1990 miniseries ‘IT’, based on the Stephen King novel by the same name, is finally entering the pre-production phase of filming. After a five year wait, ‘IT’ will begin filming this June in New York. The new version of ‘IT’ will be divided into two films and possibly a trilogy by director Cary Fukunaga. Writers Seth Grahame Smith, David Kajganich and Chase Palmer wrote the script for the new ‘IT’. Director Cary Fukunaga The biggest delay in filming has been trying to find a new Pennywise who can match Tim Curry’s performance as the killer clown (if that’s even possible). There is no word yet who has been cast as the new Pennywise or who else will star in ‘IT’. ‘It’ follows the story of a group of adults who have returned to their home town, where they were tormented as children by bullies and by visions of a killer clown named Pennywise. The seven kids
Continue reading →
James Gunn And Greg McLean Are Teaming Up For A New Project
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ writer/director James Gunn is teaming up with Greg McLean, the writer/director behind ‘Wolf Creek’, for a new project titled ‘The Belco Experiment’. James Gunn’s script for ‘The Belco Experiment’ has been shelved for a couple of years but is now finally going into production. Gunn has stated that the script is based on a dream he had one night. “The story revolves around the American Belco company in South America which is mysteriously sealed off at the beginning of a work day, and it’s employees are ordered to kill each other or be killed themselves. This starts an escalation of violence, where we discover the true nature of each and every Belco employee.” Gunn and Peter Safran (The Conjuring) will be producing ‘The Belco Experiment’. At the moment that is all we know about the project, save for the fact Gunn refers to it as ‘the most intense and uncompromising script” that he has ever written.
Continue reading →
‘Stung’ Starring Clifton Collins Jr.
Mrs. Perch (Eve Slantner), a wealthy woman with a green thumb, has been putting her special illegally imported fertilizer on her precious plants. She has no idea that the special fertilizer has been seeping into the ground. A swarm of killer wasps have made their hive right in the path of the chemical’s spread. The new generation of wasps are mutating into seven foot monsters. Mrs. Perch is hosting a get together for her elite group of friends. Suddenly the giant wasps appear and they’re on the war path. It’s up to Paul (Matt O’Leary) and Julia (Jessica Cook), two of the catering staff, to kill the monsters wasps. Clifton Collins Jr., who’s films include ‘Pacific Rim’ and ‘Boondock Saints 2’, plays the role of Sydney in this creature feature that was directed by Benni Diez and written by Adam Aresty. The cast of ‘Stung’ also includes veteran actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens). I can’t wait to see this horror-comedy! Stock
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Movie Review : Infernal (2015)
Nathan and Sophia are a young couple in love. They are just starting out when they welcome Imogene, a beautiful baby girl into the world. The couples nice life soon takes a turn for the worst when Imogene begins acting very odd. As a part of therapy, the couple begin to film everything. Suddenly Nathan notices a series of strange events and images on the videos. The couple’s relationship deteriorates as Imogene continues gets worse. The couple soon starts to questions if Imogene is really autistic or if there is something much more sinister at work. Writer, director Bryan Coyne is at the helm of this supernatural story. Nathan and Sophia are played by Andy Ostroff (Roommates) and Heather Adair . The young star of this film, Imogene is played by Alyssa Koerner (Portend). ‘Infernal’ also stars Jose Rosete, Noelle Bruno, John Zion, Sara Winter and Chris Beer, among others. ‘Infernal’ is a dark, spooky and fantastic. The movie goes
Continue reading →
Ryan M. Andrews’ Horror Movie ‘Save Yourself’
Filmmaker Ryan M. Andrews, director of the indie horror ‘Sick: Survive The Night’, is back with ‘Save Yourself’. Andrews’ new film stars Ry Barrett, Bobbie Philips,Tianna Nori and three of horror’s Canadian scream queens, Tristan Risk (American Mary), Jessica Cameron (Truth Or Dare) and Sydney Kondruss (The Drownsman). Five female filmmakers are in route to a big L.A. movie premier. When one of the women go missing during a stop at a rest area, the others soon find themselves fighting a deranged scientist, who wants to perform twisted experiments on them. ‘Save Yourself’ is now in post production and will premier at film festivals later this year.
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Movie Review : Curse Of The Witching Tree (2015)
A mother and her two children, movie into a beautiful old farm in the country, while the children’s father remains in the hospital in coma after an accident. A group of local bullies have singled out Jake. One day, while running from the bullies, Jake hides behind a very old tree deep in the woods, not knowing what hell it will release. He’s made the mistake of touching “the witching tree”. A very long time ago a witch was hung from the tree, just before her last breath she cast a curse on the tree. Any child who plays under it’s branches will fall prey to her curse and find their death. Jake’s mother does not believe in the tale, but his sister, Emma, is more open minded. As strange events and visions begin to happen Emma is on a mission to help her little brother before it’s to late. Now a psychic medium may be their only hope. ‘Curse
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Stephen Dorff Joins The Cast Of ‘Leatherface’
Millennium Films has announced three of the actors that have already signed on to star in the upcoming ‘Leatherface’ prequel to ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’. ‘EastEnders’ star Sam Strike will be playing Jackson (who grows up to become Leatherface). ‘Carrie’ actress Angela Bettis, has been cast in the role of ‘Verna’. Verna is the mother of the cannibalistic Sawyer family. Bettis currently plays the role of ‘Fay’ on the new USA series ‘Dig’. She has also been in many movies, including: ‘The Woman’, ‘May’, ‘Girl, Interrupted’ and the role of a mother of a very special girl, hunted by a cult, in the 2000 supernatural horror ‘Bless the Child’. The prequel will focus on Leatherface’s teenage years and will lead up to the the age that we saw him at in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, when the movie was released in 1974 (played by Gunner Hansen) . The latest star to be added to the cast roster is talented actor
Continue reading →
The First Pictures From Rob Zombie’s 31
Rob Zombie has just recently begun to release information about his horror movie ’31’. The cast has been announced and ’31’ will wrap up production this week. Now we’re finally starting to see the first images emerge. The first image to be released is that of “Doom-Head”, played by Richard Brake. “Doom-Head” runs “Murder Land”, where a group of sadistic killers in clown masks hold their twisted game of survival. Richard Blake For the full article on ’31’ click the link below. https://horrorfuel.com/horror/reviews-horror/new-cast-join-rob-zombies-31
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