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‘Borderlands’ Final Trailer Is Packed with Out of This World Action

The beloved video game franchise Borderlands explodes onto the silver screen this summer with a star-studded cast and a story that promises chaotic fun. The final Borderlands trailer is packed with out-of-the-world action, laughs, and amazing special effects. Directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, Death Wish), Borderlands takes us to the unforgiving planet of Pandora. It’s a lawless wasteland brimming with bandits, alien creatures, and untold riches. Here, we meet Lilith (Cate Blanchett), a legendary bounty hunter with a shrouded past. Lilith is tasked with finding the missing daughter of the universe’s most powerful villain, Atlas (Edgar Ramírez). She’s forced to return to her chaotic homeworld. Lilith can’t go it alone. She assembles a motley crew of unlikely heroes, including Roland (Kevin Hart), a seasoned mercenary with his own agenda. Joining them is the explosive Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), a pre-teen demolitionist with a wild streak, and her fiercely loyal protector, Krieg (Florian Munteanu). Dr. Patricia Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis), a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 26, 2024

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Beetlejuice and Samurai Jack Join Warner Bros.’ MultiVersus Game

Get ready for an epic showdown! Warner Bros. Games has announced that the highly anticipated Samurai Jack and the mischievous Beetlejuice are joining the MultiVersus roster as part of Season 2: Back in Time. Samurai Jack, the legendary warrior from the Cartoon Network series, will be wielding his katana starting July 23rd. Jack will be a formidable Bruiser class character known for his unmatched swordsmanship and agility. A special Righteous Warrior Jack character variant will also be available for purchase on the same day. The ghostly ghoul Beetlejuice is also set to join the fun later in the season. He’ll arrive just in time for the release of the highly anticipated Beetlejuice sequel. While the character’s details remain secretive, you can expect the iconic character to bring his signature brand of chaos to the MultiVersus arena. In addition to these exciting characters, Season 2 will introduce Ranked mode, allowing players to compete for leaderboard glory, and a new map, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 21, 2024

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Popcorn Frights 10th Anniversary First Wave: From Serial Killers to the Supernatural

Whether you’re into horror, thrillers, science fiction, or other genre cinema, Popcorn Frights — Florida’s premiere film festival destination for such fare — has something for you. Running August 8–18, 2024, with both in-person and virtual programming options, you can even join in on the movie madness from the comfort of your own couch! Following is the official press release. Popcorn Frights celebrates its 10th anniversary with a first wave announcement headlined by 24 boundary-pushing and mind-enhancing feature films, including eleven world premieres as well as a stacked cult classics lineup that pays homage to horror’s titans, and with many more screams, surprises, delights, and film premieres, yet to come! To add to the pure mayhem of its anniversary celebration, Popcorn Frights’ in-theater experience will be offered free and open to the public, as a gift back to the community for ten years of their dedicated support and moviegoing love. Popcorn Frights’ free festival is made possible by the generous

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Joseph Perry

Jul 18, 2024

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Box Set Review: Danza Macabra Volume 2 – Severin 4K/Blu-ray

Remember way back to like last year when Severin released their collection of Italian Gothic fright flicks in a handy box set called Danza Macabra? Well, they went and released a second volume (and because I’m woefully behind, a third set as well… review coming soon) so lets do the film by film bag, shall we? First up is Antonio Margheriti’s (Yor: The Hunter From the Future) and Sergio Corbucci’s (1966’s Django) Castle of Blood from 1964, doubtless an answer to then-popular Edgar Alan Poe adaptations coming from legendary producer Roger Corman… hell, Poe even appears as a character in this very narrative (played by The Bloodstained Butterfly’s Silvano Tranquilli)! Speaking of Poe as we are, he’s balls deep into describing the final act of his story Berenice to his chum Lord Thomas Blackwood (Umberto Raho, The Last Man on Earth) when they are joined by journalist Alan Foster (Georges Rivière) who believes that the supernatural is a load of

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DanXIII

Jul 13, 2024

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Movie Review: Phantoms (1998) – Scream Factory 4K/Blu-ray combo

Hey, it’s Joe Chappelle’s (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) adaptation of horror author Dean R. Koontz’s (who also wrote the screenplay) Phantoms… a movie I have seen exactly once upon it’s release (now considerably more thanks to this review) and couldn’t get into (mostly because I was too busy making out with my ghoul-friend at the time). Now, some of you cats n’ creeps may only know this flick as the subject of a punchline in one of Kevin Smith’s anecdotal tales (although him making fun of anyone’s picture is the glassiest of glass houses considering the cinematic shits he’s delivered as of late), but at it’s core, Phantoms is a solid- enough supernatural shocker. M.D. Jennifer Pailey (Joanna Going) decides to bring her troubled sister Lisa (Rose McGowan, Scream, Planet Terror) on a sabbatical to the remote Colorado town she calls home, but as is the way, most of the town is dead… not like in a “slow

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DanXIII

Jul 11, 2024

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Movie Review: Tormented (1960) – Film Masters Blu-ray

Apparent chick magnet Tom Stewart (Richard Carlson, The Creature From the Black Lagoon) is a jazz musician who just got a slight crimp in his plans to marry his fiancée Meg Hubbard (Lugene Sanders) in the form of jealous ex-lover Vi (Juli Reding), who shows up at a lighthouse next to Tom’s Cape Cod residence and informs his ass there is no way she is letting him get hitched. Things start coming up Tom when Vi falls to her death from the lighthouse, and although he could easily save her life Tom watches her plummet to the icy waters below. Well, problem fuckin’ solved I guess… Of course Tom’s shitty ways soon catch up with him, as the preternatural goings-on begin to mount, which isn’t helped much by the lore spun by the locals that only accentuates the supernatural shenanigans experienced by our hero… unnatural events that leads one to believe Vi is back from the dead and ready to

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DanXIII

Jul 5, 2024

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Movie Review: Crocodile (1979) – Synapse Blu-ray

After a series of freak un-natural disasters pound coastal Thailand to absolute shit, a giant crocodile crawls from fuck knows where and begins eating the various citizenry of water-side towns. Enter: Dr. Tony Akom (Nard Poowanai) and his pal John (Min Oo); two dudes who’s spouses… and in one case daughter… are devoured by that toothsome terror which sets the men on a little mission to put the hurt on that scaly fucker but good! To that end they enlist the help of grizzled sailor/possible early ’80s NYC LeatherDaddy Tanaka (Kirk Warren) and before you can say “Amity Island” the group (eventually joined by a Third Act comedy relief photographer character) begin the hunt to end the monster before he eats even more people… good luck fellas! Crocodile had me hooked right from the beginning with an impressive depiction of nearly supernatural storms and their destructive powers realized through sweet miniature work, tank effects, and animated lightning strikes… I eat

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DanXIII

Jul 4, 2024

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Lin Shaye and Bill Moseley are ‘Scared to Death’ in New Movie Trailer

Calling all horror fans with a funny bone! Get ready for Scared to Death, a genre-bending comedy that injects laughs into the chills. This fright fest features legendary actors Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) and Lin Shaye (The Insidious franchise), who co-starred in Gothic Harvest. They bring their signature scares to the screen. The film follows Jasper, an ambitious filmmaker desperate to make his mark in Hollywood. He convinces his grumpy boss to take the cast and crew of their upcoming horror flick to a real séance. The chosen location? An abandoned children’s shelter with a dark past, a place where five children were mysteriously murdered in 1942. As you might guess, things don’t go smoothly for the “believing is seeing” crew. Trapped inside with restless spirits, the motley group is forced to confront their deepest fears – all while the situation devolves into hilarious chaos. Director Paul Boyd, a veteran of the music video scene, draws inspiration from his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 13, 2024

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Fantasia Reveals Scintillating Second Wave for 2024 Edition

When Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada’s legendary genre film fest, makes announcements, we here at Horror Fuel take notice, and we want to share the good news about the event with our readers. Following is the official press announcement about the second wave of thrillers, chillers, and other fantastic fare for this year’s edition. The Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 28th edition with an electrifying program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 18 through August 4, 2024, returning yet again at the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screens and events at Montréal’s Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma du Musée. The festival’s full lineup will be announced on July 3, but in the meantime, Fantasia is excited to reveal a select second wave of premiere titles, along with the recipient of their 2024 Canadian Trailblazer award. OPENING FILM: ANT TIMPSON’S BOOKWORM, STARRING ELIJAH WOOD AND NELL FISHER Fantasia’s 28th edition will open

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Joseph Perry

Jun 7, 2024

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Movie Review: Cemetery Man (1994) – Severin 4k/Blu-ray Combo

Michele Soavi’s (1987’s StageFright, 1989’s The Church) 1994 adaptation of Tiziano Sclavi’s Gothic novel Dellamorte Dellamore concerns the misadventures of one Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett, My Best Friend’s Wedding) the caretaker of the local cemetery of the small, largely unpopulated town of Buffalora. While you would surmise that this would be a quiet, perhaps even boring job, there’s one catch… anyone buried within it’s confines comes back to life after seven days and must be put back down and made double dead before they can enjoy eternal rest. Helping Francesco with his daily routine is the child-like, mentally disabled Gnaghi (François Hadji-Lazaro), an incredibly sweet and helpful gentle giant who speaks only one word, “Gna” which can mean a multitude of things which only our hero can decipher. Things go from bizarre to surreal when Francesco falls for She (Anna Falchi), the widow of a rich ol’ coot who is obsessed with the dead. Eventually she is bitten by her

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DanXIII

Jun 1, 2024