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Game Review: ‘Antstream Arcade’
Fans of retro games, may they be gamers of the past or present, always try to find a way to play some of the old classics to either pay respects to the forefathers of modern gaming OR to relive past glory. Either way, it’s hard to get a hold of functional classic game consoles. This is where Anstream comes in to try to help gamers get in touch with the classics with their Arcade. Antstream has brought its massive collection of classic games to the Xbox and PC for the first time as it was previously only available on PlayStation and Nintendo. The game library consists of games from Arcade, Atari 8-Bit, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Atari Lynx, Genesis, MSX, NES, PlayStation 1, SNES, ZX Spectrum, MSX2, ATARI 5200, Amiga, and Amstrad. Before you get too excited, I’m afraid to say…the games are not ported well. While trying to play some of the games, I’ve
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Genre Bending ‘The Becomers’ Celebrates Fantasia Premiere With New Clip
A new, first-look clip and poster have been released for Zach Clark’s upcoming genre-bending film The Becomers ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 22nd. The film follows a body-snatching alien who comes to Earth, reconnects with their partner, and tries to find their way in modern America. Written and conceived in early 2021, the film reflects the challenges of the real world at the time through its pointedly chaotic portrayal of society, with science fiction elements heavily inspired by the original “Star Trek” series. A true brew of surprising genres, the film is all at once comedic, horrific, grotesque, and romantic. “The Becomers is a story of love, longing, and alienation,” said Clark on his latest. “A kitsch-soaked, pathos-laden melodrama about our sad, sad planet.” The Becomers marks Clark’s second time screening at the Fantasia International Film Festival following the 2016 Canadian premiere of Little Sister, with the festival calling him “one of
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Archie Horror Comics Announces Its “Month Of Mayhem” Releases
Archie Comics rules Spooky Season once again with the return of Archie Horror’s Month of Mayhem, a fall event launching new spine-chilling horror comics in the run-up to Halloween. Kicked off by the imprint’s first trade paperback collection of short stories, the slate includes a battle with the forces of Hell, demonic toys, robots run amok, and a twisted version of Riverdale where nothing is what it seems. Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante said, “We’re so excited to return to our Month of Mayhem event this year, celebrating all things horror and Halloween throughout October. From a psychological thriller in WELCOME TO RIVERDALE and a collection of middle-grade horror tales in TOYBOX OF TERROR, not to mention all the Halloween fun in our classic-style comics and digests, there’s truly something for every Halloween lover from Archie!” CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION cover art by Robert Hack. The initiative launches with CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY
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Get A Free Autographed ‘The Bogeyman’ Poster At San Diego Comin-Con
The San Diego Comic-Con will soon open its doors. Fans of The Boogeyman and horror, in general, can score a free Comic-Con Exclusive The Boogeyman poster signed by artist Anthony Petrie (@ZombieBacons), who will be in attendance! A free signed poster? What’s the catch? There is not one! You have to visit booth #4229 on Friday, July 21st, at 1 pm PST. If, by some strange twist of fate, you haven’t already heard about this chilling, fright-filled film, let me fill you in. The Boogeyman follows high school student Sadie Harper (Sophie Thatcher) and her younger sister, Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), who are still reeling from their mother’s recent death. They’re not getting much support from their father, Will (Chris Messina), a therapist dealing with his intense pain. When a desperate patient unexpectedly shows up at their house seeking help, he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims. Host
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‘Dear David’ Trailer Captures Ghostly Viral True Story
Back in 2001, we reported on BuzzFeed artist Adam Ellis‘ social media posts labeled Dear David that went viral. The posts/updates told about the paranormal activity in his home and the sightings of a child’s ghost. We reported the same year that a movie was in the works. After two years, we finally have not only an update but also the film’s release date and the first trailer! In the movie, “Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online…and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic
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New ‘Natty Knocks’ Trailer Features Robert Englund, Bill Moseley, And Danielle Harris
Natty Knocks, the new Halloween set horror film starring horror icons Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street), Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects), and Danielle Harris (Halloween), is ready to fill you with fright when it is released later this week. Directed by Dwight H. Little, the film centers on Charlotte Fountain-Jardim as a small-town babysitter where she, and the kids she is looking after, struggle to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve. Ahead of its day-and-date release on July 21, 2023, the new scream-inducing, action-packed trailer has arrived. Check it out.
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An Alien Virus Spreads In First Trailer For ‘Creek Encounters’
From writer-director Jason Brown comes Creek Encounters, where a group of school teachers must work together to stop the alien virus from escaping and taking over the world. We’ve got the first look and trailer for the sci-fi horror invasion film, which is currently in post-production. Kansa Bowling, Adam Probets, Tamara Glynn, Lamissah La-Shontae, Jude Forsey, and Olivia Maiden star in the action-packed film. In the film, “Helen and the other teachers are trapped inside Creek High with students. Something is creeping around the hallways of the school, and it becomes a race against time to escape the school as the other students aren’t what they seem. All exits are blocked from the outside world. They must work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is happening within the school.” We’ll let you know as soon as a release date is announced. In the meantime, check out the first trailer for Creek Encounters.
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Sink Your Teeth Into Three New Clips From ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Reboot ‘Final Cut’
Odds are, you’ve seen 2017’s bonkers indie horror, One Cut of the Dead, by director Shin’ichirô Ueda. Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius‘ has remade One Cut of the Dead and named it Final Cut. To celebrate its release, we’ve got three new clips that you can sink your teeth into. Let me refresh your memory. The film, which earned cult status upon its release, was shot in one long take and saw a film crew making a zombie movie be attacked by real zombies. Final Cut follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, but one by one, they actually turn into zombies. The film features hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage). Final Cut, which screened at both Cannes and Tribecca, serves as a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious
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Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film Features Fear Fare Aplenty
Japan Society’s Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film has several horror, horror-adjacent, science fiction, and related genre-film gems among its first in-person edition since 2019, running from July 26–August 6 in New York City. Following are official festival descriptions of some of the films that Horror Fuel has its collective eyes on. Watch for reviews here during the festival dates! For more information, visit www.japansociety.org/film. Best Wishes to All (North American Premiere) に幸あれ Thursday, July 27 at 9:00 PM Dir. Yuta Shimotsu, 2023, 84 min., DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Kotone Furukawa. What would you do for happiness? Director Yuta Shimotsu answers in his feature film debut. Executive produced by Takashi Shimizu (creator of Ju On: The Grudge) and starring Kotone Furukawa (Berlinale Silver Bear winner for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy), Best Wishes to All follows a young woman’s visit to her grandparents’ home and discovery of what’s brought them happiness—a revelation that
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Shudder Explores Legacy Of Sharks In Movies In Doc ‘Sharksploitation’ (Trailer)
Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, swimming onto the streaming service this July. Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata surfaces in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews, including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws author Peter Benchley. Scarlata, Kerry Deignan Roy (Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist), and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) produce. Sharksploitation swims exclusively onto Shudder on July 21, 2023.
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Game Review: ‘Antstream Arcade’
Fans of retro games, may they be gamers of the past or present, always try to find a way to play some of the old classics to either pay respects to the forefathers of modern gaming OR to relive past glory. Either way, it’s hard to get a hold of functional classic game consoles. This is where Anstream comes in to try to help gamers get in touch with the classics with their Arcade. Antstream has brought its massive collection of classic games to the Xbox and PC for the first time as it was previously only available on PlayStation and Nintendo. The game library consists of games from Arcade, Atari 8-Bit, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Atari Lynx, Genesis, MSX, NES, PlayStation 1, SNES, ZX Spectrum, MSX2, ATARI 5200, Amiga, and Amstrad. Before you get too excited, I’m afraid to say…the games are not ported well. While trying to play some of the games, I’ve
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Genre Bending ‘The Becomers’ Celebrates Fantasia Premiere With New Clip
A new, first-look clip and poster have been released for Zach Clark’s upcoming genre-bending film The Becomers ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 22nd. The film follows a body-snatching alien who comes to Earth, reconnects with their partner, and tries to find their way in modern America. Written and conceived in early 2021, the film reflects the challenges of the real world at the time through its pointedly chaotic portrayal of society, with science fiction elements heavily inspired by the original “Star Trek” series. A true brew of surprising genres, the film is all at once comedic, horrific, grotesque, and romantic. “The Becomers is a story of love, longing, and alienation,” said Clark on his latest. “A kitsch-soaked, pathos-laden melodrama about our sad, sad planet.” The Becomers marks Clark’s second time screening at the Fantasia International Film Festival following the 2016 Canadian premiere of Little Sister, with the festival calling him “one of
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Archie Horror Comics Announces Its “Month Of Mayhem” Releases
Archie Comics rules Spooky Season once again with the return of Archie Horror’s Month of Mayhem, a fall event launching new spine-chilling horror comics in the run-up to Halloween. Kicked off by the imprint’s first trade paperback collection of short stories, the slate includes a battle with the forces of Hell, demonic toys, robots run amok, and a twisted version of Riverdale where nothing is what it seems. Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante said, “We’re so excited to return to our Month of Mayhem event this year, celebrating all things horror and Halloween throughout October. From a psychological thriller in WELCOME TO RIVERDALE and a collection of middle-grade horror tales in TOYBOX OF TERROR, not to mention all the Halloween fun in our classic-style comics and digests, there’s truly something for every Halloween lover from Archie!” CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION cover art by Robert Hack. The initiative launches with CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY
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Get A Free Autographed ‘The Bogeyman’ Poster At San Diego Comin-Con
The San Diego Comic-Con will soon open its doors. Fans of The Boogeyman and horror, in general, can score a free Comic-Con Exclusive The Boogeyman poster signed by artist Anthony Petrie (@ZombieBacons), who will be in attendance! A free signed poster? What’s the catch? There is not one! You have to visit booth #4229 on Friday, July 21st, at 1 pm PST. If, by some strange twist of fate, you haven’t already heard about this chilling, fright-filled film, let me fill you in. The Boogeyman follows high school student Sadie Harper (Sophie Thatcher) and her younger sister, Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), who are still reeling from their mother’s recent death. They’re not getting much support from their father, Will (Chris Messina), a therapist dealing with his intense pain. When a desperate patient unexpectedly shows up at their house seeking help, he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims. Host
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‘Dear David’ Trailer Captures Ghostly Viral True Story
Back in 2001, we reported on BuzzFeed artist Adam Ellis‘ social media posts labeled Dear David that went viral. The posts/updates told about the paranormal activity in his home and the sightings of a child’s ghost. We reported the same year that a movie was in the works. After two years, we finally have not only an update but also the film’s release date and the first trailer! In the movie, “Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online…and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic
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New ‘Natty Knocks’ Trailer Features Robert Englund, Bill Moseley, And Danielle Harris
Natty Knocks, the new Halloween set horror film starring horror icons Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street), Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects), and Danielle Harris (Halloween), is ready to fill you with fright when it is released later this week. Directed by Dwight H. Little, the film centers on Charlotte Fountain-Jardim as a small-town babysitter where she, and the kids she is looking after, struggle to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve. Ahead of its day-and-date release on July 21, 2023, the new scream-inducing, action-packed trailer has arrived. Check it out.
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An Alien Virus Spreads In First Trailer For ‘Creek Encounters’
From writer-director Jason Brown comes Creek Encounters, where a group of school teachers must work together to stop the alien virus from escaping and taking over the world. We’ve got the first look and trailer for the sci-fi horror invasion film, which is currently in post-production. Kansa Bowling, Adam Probets, Tamara Glynn, Lamissah La-Shontae, Jude Forsey, and Olivia Maiden star in the action-packed film. In the film, “Helen and the other teachers are trapped inside Creek High with students. Something is creeping around the hallways of the school, and it becomes a race against time to escape the school as the other students aren’t what they seem. All exits are blocked from the outside world. They must work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is happening within the school.” We’ll let you know as soon as a release date is announced. In the meantime, check out the first trailer for Creek Encounters.
Continue reading →
Sink Your Teeth Into Three New Clips From ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Reboot ‘Final Cut’
Odds are, you’ve seen 2017’s bonkers indie horror, One Cut of the Dead, by director Shin’ichirô Ueda. Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius‘ has remade One Cut of the Dead and named it Final Cut. To celebrate its release, we’ve got three new clips that you can sink your teeth into. Let me refresh your memory. The film, which earned cult status upon its release, was shot in one long take and saw a film crew making a zombie movie be attacked by real zombies. Final Cut follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, but one by one, they actually turn into zombies. The film features hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage). Final Cut, which screened at both Cannes and Tribecca, serves as a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious
Continue reading →
Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film Features Fear Fare Aplenty
Japan Society’s Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film has several horror, horror-adjacent, science fiction, and related genre-film gems among its first in-person edition since 2019, running from July 26–August 6 in New York City. Following are official festival descriptions of some of the films that Horror Fuel has its collective eyes on. Watch for reviews here during the festival dates! For more information, visit www.japansociety.org/film. Best Wishes to All (North American Premiere) に幸あれ Thursday, July 27 at 9:00 PM Dir. Yuta Shimotsu, 2023, 84 min., DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Kotone Furukawa. What would you do for happiness? Director Yuta Shimotsu answers in his feature film debut. Executive produced by Takashi Shimizu (creator of Ju On: The Grudge) and starring Kotone Furukawa (Berlinale Silver Bear winner for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy), Best Wishes to All follows a young woman’s visit to her grandparents’ home and discovery of what’s brought them happiness—a revelation that
Continue reading →
Shudder Explores Legacy Of Sharks In Movies In Doc ‘Sharksploitation’ (Trailer)
Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, swimming onto the streaming service this July. Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata surfaces in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews, including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws author Peter Benchley. Scarlata, Kerry Deignan Roy (Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist), and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) produce. Sharksploitation swims exclusively onto Shudder on July 21, 2023.
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