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Chilling Horror-Thriller ‘Peppergrass’ Comes To Digital (Trailer)
Called “Chilling,’ by HorrorFuel’s Joseph Perry (review), the award-winning revenge horror-thriller Peppergrass is coming to Digital this week. In the film, during the pandemic, a pregnant restaurateur tries to rob a priceless truffle from a reclusive World War 2 veteran in the movie from filmmaking duo Steven Garbas and Chantelle Han. Producers include Grant Cooper, Bennet De Brabandere, Michael Flax, Steven Garbas, Chantelle Han, Philip Irwin, Michael Kraetzer, Nicolas Onetti, and Gayna Theophilus. Throughout its festival tour, Peppergrass has continued to take home awards and nominations, including Best Feature and Best Performance at the 2021 Nightmares Film Festival, nominated for Best Thriller and Best Supporting Performance, and nominated for Best Picture at the 2021 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto. Peppergrass was written to be a bit of a horror genre tour, where the protagonist, Eula, walks the viewer through a heist, survival, and revenge film. We wanted to take apart and reassemble the elements in each act
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Groundhog Day Style Horror-Thriller ‘Jagged Mind’ Debuting On Hulu
Out this week, Hulu’s new LBGTQ+ horror-thriller Jagged Mind, from director Kelley Kali, sees a woman plagued by visions and a sense of reliving her days over and over. Written by Allyson Morgan, the film stars Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shannon Woodward, Jagged Mind sees a woman plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she’s stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend. The film, which made its world premiere at the American Black Film Festival, is based on the short film “First Date,” which was included in the first season of 20th Digital Studio’s “Bite Size Halloween.” The feature is part of the studio’s existing slate of horror features for Hulu, including Grimcutty, Matriarch, Clock, and the upcoming films Appendage and The Mill. 20th Digital Studio developed Jagged Mind with David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, and Jenna Cavelle as executive producers. Daniela Ruiz produced under her Palabra Productions banner. Kelley
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Spoiler-Free Review: THE SEEDING (Tribeca Festival 2023)
Imagine a horror film that combines elements found in Hiroshi Teshigahara’s classic Woman in the Dunes (Japan, 1964) with your favorite evil/feral child horror movie, add in a good deal of weirdness and mystery, and you’re only partially on your way to what writer/director Barney Clay’s The Seeding (U.S., 2023) holds in store for you. This harrowing work has stayed with me for days after watching it, and I’m certain that its grip will linger with me for quite some time. I’m only going to discuss the initial set-up, as viewers should go in as cold as possible. A man (Scott Haze) is in the desert to photograph an eclipse. A young teen boy appears to be lost, and the man attempts to help him, reluctantly following as the boy leads them further away from the main road. The boy disappears and the man is lost, with night and foul weather coming on. He finds his way to a chasm
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Steven Schneider, Slash & Malkier Team Up For New Slate Of Horror Films
Steven Schneider, the creator of the Paranormal Activity franchise, Malkier Studios, and rock god Slash are teaming up for a new slate of horror movies, “animation, and thriller content.” Variety reports. The first film on the list is titled Janus and comes from director Jason Zada (The Forest). Written by Nate Atkins, the film centers on three members of a band that seeks refuge in an old house where they discover a woman who harbors a terrifying secret. The cast of Janus includes Alex Neustaedter (American Rust), Natalie Alyn Lind (“Big Sky”), Jack Kilmer (Lords of Chaos), M.C. Gainey (Emperor), and Grace Van Dien (“Stranger Things”). Slash is producing the film alongside Steven Schneider. The next film to be released is titled The Worthless Remains. Director X (Superfly) is the director’s chair for the film written by Micah Ranum (The Silencing). Variety quotes Schneider as saying: “Producing a horror slate with innovators such as Jason Zada and Director X. is
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Black Magic And Murder: ‘The Breach’ Conjures A Release Date
Trinity Creative Partnership and Raven Banner have just announced the release of the gory, cosmic horror The Breach. The adaptation of Nick Cutter’s (The Troop) horror novel is directed by Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudiño (The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh) and follows John Hawkins, who is in his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, deep in the woods of Northern Ontario. But when a mangled body with strange wounds is found on the shores of the Porcupine River, he’s pulled into a horrific mystery filled with black magic. Featuring music by Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Slash, who also served as an Executive Produce, The Breach stars Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”), Emily Alatalo (Spare Parts), Natalie Brown (“The Strain,” “Dark Matter”), Mary Antonini (Revenge Delivered), Wesley French (“Vikings,” Tribal), Adam Kenneth Wilson (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Shadow Hunters) and with a special cameo from Alex Lifeson, lead
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VUDU Celebrates Premiere Of ‘Beau Is Afraid’ By Releasing New Clip
A24 and writer-director Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar) have teamed up again for the unnerving film Beau Is Afraid, out today on VUDU. To celebrate, VUDU has released a new exclusive scene which you can watch below. Originally titled Disappointment Blvd., the movie stars Academy Award-winner Joaquin Phoenix as a mild-mannered anxiety-ridden man who following the sudden death of his mother, confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home. The film co-stars Parker Posey (“Lost in Space”), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Dune), Denis Ménochet (The French Dispatch), Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark), Hayley Squires (In the Earth), and Zoe Lister-Jones (the director of The Craft: Legacy). Nathan Lane (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”), Patti LuPone (“Hollywood”), Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building), and Kylie Rogers (“Yellowstone”) also star. Aster and Lars Knudsen are producing for Square Peg.
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Lego Conjures “Ideas Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage” Kit
It doesn’t matter if you are a kid or a grown-ass adult. Legos are and always will be awesome. Over the past few years, the building block company has been releasing some killer complex adult kits. Following the news that Hocus Pocus 3 is brewing, Legos has announced their upcoming kit based on the iconic cottage home of the Sanderson Sisters, which features over 2,000 pieces. The Lego Ideas Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage is designed with older audiences in mind. The kit includes the sisters, Max, Danni, Allison, and Thackery Binx the cat, as well as easter eggs from the original film. The building can be displayed as either the Sandersons’ cottage or the Sanderson Witch Museum by adding signs, a cash register, and rope barriers. And the roof opens up to reveal the interior of the cottage/museum. If you are a VIP member, you can get yours on July 1, 2023. Everyone else can order theirs on
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Caddy Shack Meets Gremlins: Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Caddy Hack’ Is Out
Sometimes, there is just nothing better than a cheesy horror movie. If that’s what you are looking for, we’ve got one you need to check out, Anthony Catanese’s Caddy Hack. In the film, which Catanese wrote and directed, a struggling golf course suffers a string of caddy murders at the paws of pesticide-mutated gofers while the greedy owner of the facility tries to cover up the carnage and unhinged groundkeeper wages all-out war on the vicious vermin. Jim Gordon, Jake Foy, Chrissy Cavallo, Nick Twist, Ilene Sullivan, and John Evans are among the cast of the crazy horror-comedy best described as Caddyshack meets Gremlins. Catanese, the cult indie director of Girls Just Wanna Have Blood and Sodomaniac, produced alongside Sara Casey, Scott Miller, Jim Gordon, Joseph Kuzemka, and Rob Hauschild. Caddy Hack will premiere at Kevin Smith’s Smodcastle theater in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, on August 11, 2023, before coming to digital, Blu Ray and DVD this October from Wild Eye
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Spoiler-Free Review: YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME (Tribeca Festival 2023)
Two strangers, one home in a trailer park, and one dark and stormy night make for one exciting feature destined for my Top 10 Horror Films of 2023 list in the Australian chiller You’ll Never Find Me (2023). Codirectors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell have crafted a tense film ready to burst at the seams with suspense and dread. Patrick (Brendan Rock) tells whoever is knocking at his door as rain pours down heavily in no uncertain terms what they should do, which involves profanity and being unwelcome. The visitor (Jordan Cowan) is persistent, though, and Patrick reluctantly lets her in. From this simple premise, Allen and Bell — working from a screenplay written by Bell — deliver a slow burn film loaded with anxiety and mystery during which viewers know something is off but cannot figure out the motivations of each character — until a secret is revealed and a dizzying third act follows. You’ll Never Find Me is
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“Yellowjackets” Star Joins ‘Companion’ From The Director Of ‘Barbarian’
Sophie Thatcher, the breakout star of the dark and fantastic series “Yellowjackets,” has joined the cast of the upcoming horror Companion, THR reports. Last reported, Jack Quaid (Scream) had joined the cast alongside Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Lukas Gage (You), and Megan Suri (It Lives Inside). Drew Hancock is making their directorial debut. Hancock also penned the script for the film, described as both sci-fi and horror, though the plot details are currently being kept quiet. But we’ll keep you posted. Barbarian director Zach Cregger is producing, as is BoulderLight’s Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, and Vertigo’s Roy Lee. BoulderLight’s Tracy Rosenblum and Vertigo’s Andrew Childs are executive producing. In the meantime, you can watch Sophie Thatcher now in the first two seasons of “Yellowjackets” on Hulu and Showtime. The series sees a girls’ high school soccer team plane crash, and the survivors fight to survive the elements and each other. The fight continues as they reunite
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Chilling Horror-Thriller ‘Peppergrass’ Comes To Digital (Trailer)
Called “Chilling,’ by HorrorFuel’s Joseph Perry (review), the award-winning revenge horror-thriller Peppergrass is coming to Digital this week. In the film, during the pandemic, a pregnant restaurateur tries to rob a priceless truffle from a reclusive World War 2 veteran in the movie from filmmaking duo Steven Garbas and Chantelle Han. Producers include Grant Cooper, Bennet De Brabandere, Michael Flax, Steven Garbas, Chantelle Han, Philip Irwin, Michael Kraetzer, Nicolas Onetti, and Gayna Theophilus. Throughout its festival tour, Peppergrass has continued to take home awards and nominations, including Best Feature and Best Performance at the 2021 Nightmares Film Festival, nominated for Best Thriller and Best Supporting Performance, and nominated for Best Picture at the 2021 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto. Peppergrass was written to be a bit of a horror genre tour, where the protagonist, Eula, walks the viewer through a heist, survival, and revenge film. We wanted to take apart and reassemble the elements in each act
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Groundhog Day Style Horror-Thriller ‘Jagged Mind’ Debuting On Hulu
Out this week, Hulu’s new LBGTQ+ horror-thriller Jagged Mind, from director Kelley Kali, sees a woman plagued by visions and a sense of reliving her days over and over. Written by Allyson Morgan, the film stars Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shannon Woodward, Jagged Mind sees a woman plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she’s stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend. The film, which made its world premiere at the American Black Film Festival, is based on the short film “First Date,” which was included in the first season of 20th Digital Studio’s “Bite Size Halloween.” The feature is part of the studio’s existing slate of horror features for Hulu, including Grimcutty, Matriarch, Clock, and the upcoming films Appendage and The Mill. 20th Digital Studio developed Jagged Mind with David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, and Jenna Cavelle as executive producers. Daniela Ruiz produced under her Palabra Productions banner. Kelley
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Spoiler-Free Review: THE SEEDING (Tribeca Festival 2023)
Imagine a horror film that combines elements found in Hiroshi Teshigahara’s classic Woman in the Dunes (Japan, 1964) with your favorite evil/feral child horror movie, add in a good deal of weirdness and mystery, and you’re only partially on your way to what writer/director Barney Clay’s The Seeding (U.S., 2023) holds in store for you. This harrowing work has stayed with me for days after watching it, and I’m certain that its grip will linger with me for quite some time. I’m only going to discuss the initial set-up, as viewers should go in as cold as possible. A man (Scott Haze) is in the desert to photograph an eclipse. A young teen boy appears to be lost, and the man attempts to help him, reluctantly following as the boy leads them further away from the main road. The boy disappears and the man is lost, with night and foul weather coming on. He finds his way to a chasm
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Steven Schneider, Slash & Malkier Team Up For New Slate Of Horror Films
Steven Schneider, the creator of the Paranormal Activity franchise, Malkier Studios, and rock god Slash are teaming up for a new slate of horror movies, “animation, and thriller content.” Variety reports. The first film on the list is titled Janus and comes from director Jason Zada (The Forest). Written by Nate Atkins, the film centers on three members of a band that seeks refuge in an old house where they discover a woman who harbors a terrifying secret. The cast of Janus includes Alex Neustaedter (American Rust), Natalie Alyn Lind (“Big Sky”), Jack Kilmer (Lords of Chaos), M.C. Gainey (Emperor), and Grace Van Dien (“Stranger Things”). Slash is producing the film alongside Steven Schneider. The next film to be released is titled The Worthless Remains. Director X (Superfly) is the director’s chair for the film written by Micah Ranum (The Silencing). Variety quotes Schneider as saying: “Producing a horror slate with innovators such as Jason Zada and Director X. is
Continue reading →
Black Magic And Murder: ‘The Breach’ Conjures A Release Date
Trinity Creative Partnership and Raven Banner have just announced the release of the gory, cosmic horror The Breach. The adaptation of Nick Cutter’s (The Troop) horror novel is directed by Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudiño (The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh) and follows John Hawkins, who is in his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, deep in the woods of Northern Ontario. But when a mangled body with strange wounds is found on the shores of the Porcupine River, he’s pulled into a horrific mystery filled with black magic. Featuring music by Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Slash, who also served as an Executive Produce, The Breach stars Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”), Emily Alatalo (Spare Parts), Natalie Brown (“The Strain,” “Dark Matter”), Mary Antonini (Revenge Delivered), Wesley French (“Vikings,” Tribal), Adam Kenneth Wilson (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Shadow Hunters) and with a special cameo from Alex Lifeson, lead
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VUDU Celebrates Premiere Of ‘Beau Is Afraid’ By Releasing New Clip
A24 and writer-director Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar) have teamed up again for the unnerving film Beau Is Afraid, out today on VUDU. To celebrate, VUDU has released a new exclusive scene which you can watch below. Originally titled Disappointment Blvd., the movie stars Academy Award-winner Joaquin Phoenix as a mild-mannered anxiety-ridden man who following the sudden death of his mother, confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home. The film co-stars Parker Posey (“Lost in Space”), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Dune), Denis Ménochet (The French Dispatch), Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark), Hayley Squires (In the Earth), and Zoe Lister-Jones (the director of The Craft: Legacy). Nathan Lane (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”), Patti LuPone (“Hollywood”), Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building), and Kylie Rogers (“Yellowstone”) also star. Aster and Lars Knudsen are producing for Square Peg.
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Lego Conjures “Ideas Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage” Kit
It doesn’t matter if you are a kid or a grown-ass adult. Legos are and always will be awesome. Over the past few years, the building block company has been releasing some killer complex adult kits. Following the news that Hocus Pocus 3 is brewing, Legos has announced their upcoming kit based on the iconic cottage home of the Sanderson Sisters, which features over 2,000 pieces. The Lego Ideas Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage is designed with older audiences in mind. The kit includes the sisters, Max, Danni, Allison, and Thackery Binx the cat, as well as easter eggs from the original film. The building can be displayed as either the Sandersons’ cottage or the Sanderson Witch Museum by adding signs, a cash register, and rope barriers. And the roof opens up to reveal the interior of the cottage/museum. If you are a VIP member, you can get yours on July 1, 2023. Everyone else can order theirs on
Continue reading →
Caddy Shack Meets Gremlins: Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Caddy Hack’ Is Out
Sometimes, there is just nothing better than a cheesy horror movie. If that’s what you are looking for, we’ve got one you need to check out, Anthony Catanese’s Caddy Hack. In the film, which Catanese wrote and directed, a struggling golf course suffers a string of caddy murders at the paws of pesticide-mutated gofers while the greedy owner of the facility tries to cover up the carnage and unhinged groundkeeper wages all-out war on the vicious vermin. Jim Gordon, Jake Foy, Chrissy Cavallo, Nick Twist, Ilene Sullivan, and John Evans are among the cast of the crazy horror-comedy best described as Caddyshack meets Gremlins. Catanese, the cult indie director of Girls Just Wanna Have Blood and Sodomaniac, produced alongside Sara Casey, Scott Miller, Jim Gordon, Joseph Kuzemka, and Rob Hauschild. Caddy Hack will premiere at Kevin Smith’s Smodcastle theater in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, on August 11, 2023, before coming to digital, Blu Ray and DVD this October from Wild Eye
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Spoiler-Free Review: YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME (Tribeca Festival 2023)
Two strangers, one home in a trailer park, and one dark and stormy night make for one exciting feature destined for my Top 10 Horror Films of 2023 list in the Australian chiller You’ll Never Find Me (2023). Codirectors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell have crafted a tense film ready to burst at the seams with suspense and dread. Patrick (Brendan Rock) tells whoever is knocking at his door as rain pours down heavily in no uncertain terms what they should do, which involves profanity and being unwelcome. The visitor (Jordan Cowan) is persistent, though, and Patrick reluctantly lets her in. From this simple premise, Allen and Bell — working from a screenplay written by Bell — deliver a slow burn film loaded with anxiety and mystery during which viewers know something is off but cannot figure out the motivations of each character — until a secret is revealed and a dizzying third act follows. You’ll Never Find Me is
Continue reading →
“Yellowjackets” Star Joins ‘Companion’ From The Director Of ‘Barbarian’
Sophie Thatcher, the breakout star of the dark and fantastic series “Yellowjackets,” has joined the cast of the upcoming horror Companion, THR reports. Last reported, Jack Quaid (Scream) had joined the cast alongside Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Lukas Gage (You), and Megan Suri (It Lives Inside). Drew Hancock is making their directorial debut. Hancock also penned the script for the film, described as both sci-fi and horror, though the plot details are currently being kept quiet. But we’ll keep you posted. Barbarian director Zach Cregger is producing, as is BoulderLight’s Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, and Vertigo’s Roy Lee. BoulderLight’s Tracy Rosenblum and Vertigo’s Andrew Childs are executive producing. In the meantime, you can watch Sophie Thatcher now in the first two seasons of “Yellowjackets” on Hulu and Showtime. The series sees a girls’ high school soccer team plane crash, and the survivors fight to survive the elements and each other. The fight continues as they reunite
Continue reading →