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Shudder is Treating Horror Fans to 'Hallowarrior' This October

Shudder Snags Post-Apocalyptic Horror ‘Hallowarrior’ Starring Hereditary’s Milly Shapiro

Shudder has officially acquired the rights to the highly anticipated, gritty horror film Hallowarrior ahead of its Tribeca Film Festival debut. This postapocalyptic nightmare follows a lonely survivor named Pumpkin, played by Hereditary star Milly Shapiro. She is the sole human left after a devastating global plague, or at least she thinks she is. Pumpkin spends her Halloween scavenging the wasteland for meager supplies. However, her quiet holiday ritual is shattered by a gang of savage raiders led by Thalia (portrayed by Shannyn Sossamon). While Pumpkin is vastly outnumbered, she is far from helpless, defending her doorstep with wit, weapons, and a few sugary treats. The film promises a night of ferocious fighting and gory survival. It is a bold, blood-soaked love letter to the Halloween season. A Stellar Genre Cast The film, marks the feature debut of director Ben Sottak. It boasts a lineup of horror favorites: Shapiro and Sossamon (Sinister 2) are joined by AJ Bowen (You’re Next)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 29, 2026

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Film Adaptation of Nicholas Vince’s One-Man Show I AM MONSTERS! Receives Exclusive Limited Edition Blu-Ray Release

Actor Nicholas Vince, best known for his roles as the Chatterer in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser and Kinski (Moon Face) in Nightbreed, is the subject of his own one-man show I Am Monsters!. The film adaptation of this stage show is now available for preorder, with the first 500 Blu-rays copies in a Signed Collectors Numbered Limited Edition that boasts a slipcover designed by celebrated graphic artist Graham Humphreys. Following is the official press announcement. PREORDER NOW! “In this extraordinary confessional, Nick charms and chills us, mingling the witty and the nightmarish”. (Clive Barker) Nicholas Vince’s movie adaptation of his one-man show I AM MONSTERS! gets the Deluxe treatment with a special 500 signed limited-edition Blu Ray, which will be available to pre-order from Oct 1, 2024. The Blu Ray extras will include four postcards, slipcover designed by celebrated graphic artist Graham Humphreys, four short films written / directed by Nick, a four-page booklet. and an exclusive interview, hosted by Emmerdale

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Joseph Perry

Oct 4, 2024

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Pigeon Shrine FrightFest Halloween 2024 Lineup: From Time Travel to Serial Killers and Beyond

London’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest Halloween film festival is the place to be for fright-fare fanatics! The event features horror and science fiction features with world, international, and U.K. premieres aplenty. Following is the official press announcement. Following the success of its spectacular 25th Anniversary August five-day event, the UK’s most popular genre film festival returns to the Odeon Luxe West End in Leicester Square. Taking over both screens on Friday 1st November and Saturday 2nd November, the Halloween special will feature nine premiere titles from six countries, spanning Europe, North America, South America and Asia, making it a truly spine-chilling display of global talent. Each film will be screened twice. Tickets Opening the event is the UK premiere of Sam Yates’s MAGPIE, a darkly intense psychological thriller which thrives in its classic neo-noir atmosphere, eliciting tension that is seconds away from permanently snapping. Daisy Ridley delivers a tour de force performance as a neglected wife on the edge, and will

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Joseph Perry

Oct 4, 2024

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Dead And SudBuried Serves Up Classic and Cutting Edge Fear Fare

From male strippers battling the occult to an invisible dinosaur wreaking gory havoc, the U.K.’s Dead And SudBuried film festival’s 2024 edition has something for fright-fare fanatics of all stripes this October. Following is the official press announcement. It’s Halloween season again for Sudbury, Suffolk’s with the return of its very own horror film festival Dead And SudBuried, now with an earlier start, increasing its run time to three full days of creepy fun. The event returns over the weekend of 4th to 6th October with a horror-packed schedule featuring 9 brand new festival circuit features including a UK premiere, 9 classic movies and 18 new horror shorts plus Director/Cast Q&A’s, food trucks, more merchandise and much more over three scary days. The Dead And SudBuried Horrorthon began life in 2016 in Suffolk in the small market town of Sudbury as a celebration of classic horror movies, screening seven classics over a single day in the intimate venue of The

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Joseph Perry

Sep 9, 2024

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Spoiler-Free Reviews: MEMBERS CLUB and THE DEAD THING (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

MEMBERS CLUB Official synopsis: Wet Dreams, a middle-aged male stripper group have hit rock bottom. After a string of disastrous gigs, the gang considers disbanding. Alan (Dean Kilbey), the group’s happy-go-lucky front man, takes over the business and books the boys a lucrative and mysterious gig in rural Essex. But when the group arrive at the desolate club, their night quickly takes a dark turn when they find themselves tangled up in a plot to raise a murderous 16th century witch from the dead. The humor is Rabelasian and the gory dismembering of male genitalia is prominent in writer/director Marc Coleman’s horror comedy Members Club (U.K., 2024). The film is an overall fun romp that makes its well-past-their-prime male strippers a rather likable bunch for whom it is easy to cheer, and to hope for their survival. Members Club boasts additional heart in its family drama between front-man Alan (Dean Kilbey) and his daughter Daisy (Barbara Smith). The practical effects

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Joseph Perry

Sep 2, 2024

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Spoiler-Free Reviews: AN TAIBHSE (THE GHOST) and BROKEN BIRD (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

AN TAIBHSE (THE GHOST) Writer/director John Farrelly’s excellent Irish chiller An Taibhse (The Ghost; 2024) — the first horror film in the Irish language — has echoes of The Shining and classic haunted house stories in its tale of Éamon Finegan (Tom Kerrisk) and his daughter Máire (Livvy Hill), who have been hired on as maintenance workers for a large mansion in need of repair. The proceedings take place during a great famine in the winter of 1852, and the pair will be the only people there for most of the winter. Máire believes that a ghost haunted her at their previous home, and it seems that it has either followed her or that she has new specters with which to deal. Éamon injures himself and turns to the bottle, becoming increasingly unhinged. Coollattin House, County Wicklow, which has been uninhabited for 25 years, makes for a superbly eerie setting, and cinematographers Farrelly and Ross Power maximize the atmosphere of

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Joseph Perry

Aug 29, 2024

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The Sinister Six: A Half-Dozen Horrors Recommended for Pigeon Shrine FrightFest

London’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest kicks off on Thursday, August 22 and runs through Monday, August 26, with 69 features from around the globe on tap. With chillers, thrillers, documentaries, and other genre fare scheduled, the festival presents a wealth of cinematic riches. Horror Fuel has selected six films that we are greatly looking forward to, including a few that we have already been lucky enough to have an advance look at (but we can’t say anything until the embargoes lift!). Check out the official festival descriptions below and then the links for more information, including trailers when available. The Monster Beneath Us Windswept Yorkshire, 1898. A grieving woman and her son move back to the unoccupied house of her ex-husband, who was recently found dead in mysterious circumstances. However, they soon discover they are not alone inside the icy house in a slow-burn horror, exploring the themes of isolation, otherness and loss. The house is home to a Boggart, an

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Joseph Perry

Aug 21, 2024

From the Crypt

Lovecraftian Horror ‘The DÆMON’ Premiering at FrightFest

Prepare to be consumed by darkness. Co-directors Matt Devino and David Michael Yohe have announced the world premiere of their horror film, THE DÆMON, at FrightFest. This Lovecraftian slow-burn delves into the depths of the human psyche. A family grapples with unresolved trauma, only to find themselves trapped by an ancient, evil force. Haunted by his father’s suicide, Tom seeks refuge at the lakeside cottage where his father met his end. There, his tormented memories from childhood resurface. An ancient, mysterious force lurks beneath the lake’s depths, driving Tom to madness. Tom’s communication dwindles into an eerie silence. His wife becomes desperate to rescue her husband. She enlists the help of her brother, Mark, and his wife, Jess, a trauma and grief counselor. Unaware of the sinister malevolence seeping from the lake, Tom becomes a willing vessel for the same evil that claimed his parents and now threatens all who dare draw near. With its haunting atmosphere and chilling narrative,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 25, 2024

From the Crypt

Anchor Bay Snags Jeff Daniel Phillips’ ‘Cursed in Baja’

Jeff Daniel Phillips is known for his roles in Rob Zombie’s 3 from Hell, The Lords of Salem, and Halloween II. However, the talented actor’s most recent role is in Cursed in Baja, which he wrote and directed. Variety reports that Anchor Bay has acquired the film ahead of its FrightFest premiere on August 23. In Cursed in Baja, an ex-lawman travels to Mexico to search for the heir to a Los Angeles fortune. But what he finds in Baja challenges him to the core. Phillips is joined by cast members Barbara Crampton (Suitable Flesh), Jose Conejo Martin (The Tax Collector), Michael Shamus Wiles (“Sons of Anarchy”), and Constance Forslund (Village of the Damned). Genre icon Douglas Tait (Halloween Kills, Annabell Comes Home, Freddy vs Jason) rounds out the cast. Cursed in Baja is produced by Kent Isaacs and Phillips. Brian Katz and Anchor Bay’s Thomas Zambeck executive produce. “We’re thrilled to bring Jeff and his vision into the Anchor

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 20, 2024

From the Crypt

Chilling Horror Thriller ‘Strange Darling’ Debuting at FrightFest

The mind-bending horror thriller Strange Darling is a cinematic rollercoaster, and it is gearing up to make its world premiere this August at FrightFest. This chilling tale unfolds as a seemingly innocent one-night stand turns terrifyingly into a deadly game of cat and mouse as a serial killer goes on a killing spree. With a star-studded cast that includes Willa Fitzgerald, Ed Begley Jr., and Barbara Hershey, the film aims to deliver a fresh perspective on the serial killer genre. Kyle Gallner is also starring. He has proven his ability to play twisted and intense characters time and again in films such as The Passenger, which made our Top 10 of 2023 list. So, it is no surprise that HorrorFuel.com’s Joseph Perry calls Strange Darling “worthy of consideration for Best of Film lists” in his spoiler-free review. Gallner also starred in The Haunting in Connecticut and will be reprising his role in the upcoming sequel Smile 2. Strange Darling is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 18, 2024