The Toronto International Film Festival’s coveted Midnight Madness track is officially locking in its world premiere lineup. And director Nick Kozakis is ready to set the late-night crowd ablaze with his pulse-pounding new thriller, Kick On. Known for his sharp directorial work on The Hitchhiker, The Hunter, and The BBQ, Kozakis brings a kinetic, unhinged […]
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Director Zack Snyder’s The Last Photograph is set to make its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. When? Sunday, September 13, at the John Bassett Theatre, Variety reports. The showcase highlights the festival’s prestigious lineup as TIFF returns to Downtown Toronto from September 10 through September 20. A Gripping Tale of Vengeance and […]
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The wellness revolution is taking over the world, but it turns out living forever is atrocious for the funeral business. Set to make its global debut as a high-profile Centerpiece selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Ron Murphy (Wynonna Earp, Jann) brings a wickedly clever dark comedy to the big screen with Back in Black. Pitting modern longevity crazes against small-town funeral directors, the film explores just how far family loyalty will go when business literally dies out. When Longevity Kills the Market In a cozy American town, local undertaker Clyde finds his family-run funeral home on the absolute brink of financial collapse. Between bio-hacking, green juices, daily meditation, and endless health trends, the townspeople stubbornly refuse to die. It is fantastic news for public health, but a complete catastrophe for the death care industry, leaving Clyde watching his livelihood evaporate into thin air. Taking Fate into Lethal Hands Enter Sam, Clyde’s quiet and devoted granddaughter. Refusing to
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Bloody bedlam breaks out on the high seas in writer-director Kim Hongsun’s gnarly action-horror that pits cops versus cons aboard a cargo ship with a sinister secret in its hold in Project Wolf Hunting, from Well Go USA, who brought you Train To Busan. “When efforts to extradite notorious convicts from the Philippines to South Korea are stymied by a deadly airport bombing, the Korean authorities commandeer the cargo freighter, Frontier Wolf, for their next transfer. As a rogues’ gallery of lowlifes, including a callous heir to a criminal empire (Seo In-guk), board the titanic vessel, they are escorted by two dozen hardened detectives and the vigilant oversight of a hot-headed Coast Guard captain (Sung Dong-il). Despite the heavy security, a plot to seize control of the ship percolates among the prisoners and soon boils over, but what neither cop nor crook appears to be privy to is that they are not the freighter’s only cargo. What starts as a
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One of the films premiering at Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) from September 8-18, 2022, is Sick, from Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s writer Kevin Williamson. John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick, which is being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.” In the film, “Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.” Dylan Sprayberry, Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Charla Bocchicchio, and Bethlehem Million star. Take a look at the first image from the film above. We’ll update you when we know more.
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Tiffani Fest, Felissa Rose, and Dominique Swain star in director Jody Barton’s exceedingly clever horror film For Jennifer. “After a surprise horror themed birthday party, Jennifer gets a scare that leads to an accident. Jennifer is a horror blogger and a huge horror movie fan. Her friends, to cheer her up after the accident, decide they could make a movie. They collect their GoPro cameras and phones and begin to shoot. Soon, the discoveries of other low budget horror films similar to theirs begin to intersect with their own movie. This sends Jennifer on a journey to understand where these other “Jennifer” films came from. The journey leads to a discovery about the films she could never have imagined, and she realizes her participation has put her life, and the lives of her friends, in real danger. A danger they have to endure, whether by choice or not … if they want to make a good horror movie.” Lanett Tachel,
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In the late 1800’s, a shit heel of a slaver named George Masterson (David Ramsey) is cursed by the poor souls he bought and sold…flash forward to the late 1980’s, and a Psychiatrist named David (Andrew Stevens) and his pop singer gal pal (and former patient), Kate (Mary Page Keller) move into that doomed a-holes house…what could go wrong? The answer of course is every fucking thing. Heralded by an abundance of natures most terrifying creations, pigeons…wait, fucking pigeons?!! Anyway, a few bad dreams and visions, some outre discoveries in the abode (read: centuries old corpses and a strange talisman), and yes, pigeons, lead to a voodoo monster terrorizing our heroes six ways to Sunday! While a bit of a slow burn in the actual horror department, Scared Stiff never became tedious for your’s cruelly (and the third act pay-off is an absolutely fantastic display of gooey, monster-packed practical effects wizardry and well worth the wait). The ages old mystery,
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Writer-directors Adam Stein (Mech-X4) and Zach Lipovsky (Dead Rising: Watchtower) make their debut with Freaks which will soon make its world premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival. The filmmaking duo is also producing the project whose official teaser has just arrived. In the film, “a disturbed father (Emile Hirsch) locks his 7-year-old daughter (Lexy Kolker) in a house, warning her of grave dangers outside. But the mysterious Mr. Snowcone (Bruce Dern) convinces the girl to escape and join him on a quest for family, freedom, and revenge.” For more information or tickets please visit the official TIFF website.
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There was one thing missing from Cult of Chucky which was released last month. That’s Chucky and Tiffany’s spawn, Glen/Glenda who we met in Seed of Chucky. It left fans wondering where the little bugger was. Child’s Play creator, writer, and frequent director, Don Mancini was recently interviewed by Mezco. They asked Mancini about Billy Boyd, the voice of Glen/Glenda. The director had a simple but vague response: All I can say is…STAY TUNED!” When they asked about the future of the franchise he stated, “Expect the unexpected. Though not as unexpected as say, Chucky not being in the movie. I’d say you could expect that.” There have already been rumors of another sequel in the works and Mancini’s comments pretty much prove that we’ll see Chucky, Tiffany and Glen/Glenda together again. The response from fans over Cult of Chucky was enough to prove to the film industry that there is still interest in seeing the possessed doll again, and
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I had the opportunity to interview talented actress Tiffany Shepis, who you will recognize from both film and television. Not only did we discuss the genre in general, she gave me insight into her roles from the past and present. Check it out. Horror Fuel: “What made you want to become an actress?” Shepis: “I didn’t really want to become an actress, not that I had anything against it. I was young kid in New York, I didn’t have any family members that were in the business, so it wasn’t something that even seemed possible to me. I was reading a friend’s newspaper at school, they were a Broadway actor-kid, and there was an add for Troma. Troma was making a film called Tromeo and Juliet, and they were looking for extras. I was like ‘Oh my God! I love that company! I watch their movies all the time!’ So, I cut school and went to the audition and low-and-behold,
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