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Interview: Alan Jones Hosts New Series “FrightFest Saturday Scares with Alan Jones”

Following is an interview for syndication with journalist Alan Jones, who hosts FrightFest Saturday Scares with Alan Jones on Fast TV channel NYX beginning January 20th, 2024. Ahead of the Jan 20 launch of FRIGHTFEST SATURDAY SCARES WITH ALAN JONES on Fast TV channel NYX, Alan recounts his rise to journalistic prominence – from stealing shocker posters and partying with ABBA to falling out with filmmakers and writing his upcoming autobiography. Did you know from a young age that you wanted to be a journalist? Alan: No, I loved horror and fantasy movies from the age of ten, or rather the idea of them because obviously I couldn’t go to the cinema and see anything of that nature. I read horror novels nonstop, stole shocker posters pasted up on the billboards at the end of my street, cut out all the wonderfully lurid adverts from newspapers and pasted them into scrapbooks. I was literally waiting for the moment I could

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Joseph Perry

Jan 15, 2024

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Horror-Comedy Throwback ‘Here For Blood’ Landing On Screambox

Calling all horror-comedy fans and wrestling enthusiasts! Brace yourselves for a blast from the past as the gory, grin-inducing throwdown Here for Blood invades select theaters, digital platforms, and the SCREAMBOX streaming service on February 9, 2024. This hilarious throwback to the VHS-wielding days of the ’80s and ’90s follows a cash-strapped pro wrestler forced to babysit a precocious 10-year-old. What starts as a pizza-and-video-game extravaganza takes a wild left turn into bloody mayhem when their secluded home is besieged by a masked-up cult with serious homicidal tendencies. Get ready for body slams, bone-crunching action, and an outrageous dose of humor as Shawn Roberts (Resident Evil series) tackles the role of the beleaguered babysitter. Adding even more iconic flavor to the mix, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider lends his legendary voice to a decapitated skull! The star-studded cast also includes Maya Misaljevic (The Boys), Joelle Farrow, Tara Spencer-Nairn, and Michael Therriault (Chucky). From Festival Darling to Crowd-Pleaser: Here for Blood‘s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 11, 2024

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It Doesn’t Pay To ‘Cheat’ In This Supernatural Horror’s New Trailer

Black Mandala presents the supernatural horror film Cheat, written and directed by Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis (The Long Dark Trail). This film reminds you why it pays to be faithful. In Cheat, “A supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as the savage being horrifically kills several people one by one at a rapid pace. Eventually, Maeve, Charlie, and the few survivors band together in an attempt to defeat the monster once and for all.” Starring Will Bunk, April Clark, Corin Clay, Kyle Corbin, Danielle Grotsky, Paul Ignatius, and Michael Thyer, the film made its World Premiere at the prestigious Frightfest. It was selected in the last edition of the Santiago Horror Film Festival. As soon as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 1, 2023

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Spoiler-Free Reviews: THE WATERHOUSE and MARIA (FrightFest Halloween)

The Waterhouse (U.K., 2023) Writer/director Samuel Clemens’ The Waterhouse boasts mesmerizing sound design, captivating visuals, and a satisfyingly eerie, enigmatic tone. Thieves Eric (Alan Calton), Matt (Dominic Vulliamy), and Paul (Michelangelo Fortuzzi) have stolen a painting, the profits from which could make them rich. There’s a problem, though, as Matt’s mother Denice (Corrine Wicks), who helped with the heist, is missing, and when Eric finds blood and an object that could give rise to something going wrong, he keeps the information to himself. The trio is holed up in an isolated house on the beach and suspicion rises among them. Matters become more complicated when three women — Pixie (Lily Catalifo), Opal (Lara Lemon), and Noé (Sandrine Salyères) — turn up seeking help but wind up in a game of Two Truths and a Lie with the men, which leads to flirtation, strong sexual attraction, and eldritch proceedings. Painful sounds, missing time, and supernatural occurrences abound. Clemens — son of

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Joseph Perry

Nov 1, 2023

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Arrow Obtains French Horror ‘Pandemonium’ (Trailer)

Genre distribution company Arrow Video has just announced that they have acquired UK and North American rights to Pandemonium, the stunning French macabre tale from the creative mind of filmmaker Quarxx. The film follows Nathan (Hugo Dillon), an ordinary man on a journey he never expected. After realizing he has died at the scene of a car crash, Nathan descends into the depths of hell, where he is doomed to experience the pain of tortured souls along the way. Drawing on themes found in Dante’s Inferno and Milton’s Paradise Lost, Pandemonium is a multi-textured existential fantasy with signature notes of visceral horror, disturbing fairy tales, wry comedy, and dark thriller. This twisted tale is directed by Quarxx (All the Gods in the Sky) and stars Hugo Dillon (AKA, November), Ophélia Kolb (Call My Agent!), Albanian star Arben Bajraktaraj (Besa) and rising talent Manon Maindivide (Drops of God). The film made its world premiere at Neuchâtel and went on to screen

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 15, 2023

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Outbreak Horror ‘Herd’ Sinks Its Teeth Into An October Premiere Date

Following a successful world premiere at London’s FrightFest, Dark Sky Films will unleash Herd, an action-driven horror film this October. In Herd, “Jamie and her wife, Alex, try to save their failing marriage by taking an isolated canoe trip in rural Missouri. After Alex breaks her leg, the women find themselves trapped in Jamie’s small hometown overrun by virus-infected ‘Heps.’ Worse, Alex gets scratched by one of the afflicted. After witnessing personal and gruesome horrors, she attempts to sneak away with Alex, only to be betrayed by one of her only connections. Now caught between the group that saved her, a competing militia, and the growing ‘Hep’ threat, is there any chance she can save Alex and finally escape?” The film marks the directorial debut of Steven Pierce, and was co-written by Pierce and James Allerdyce. The indie film stars Ellen Adair (Trick, Cryptid), Mitzi Akaha (Bashira), Jeremy Holm (The Ranger, Brooklyn 45, Black Mold), and Amanda Fuller (Starry Eyes,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 7, 2023

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Joe Lynch’s Lovecraftian Horror ‘Suitable Flesh’ Gets A Sexy New Red Band Trailer

From the twisted mind of Joe Lynch comes the Lovecraftian horror Suitable Flesh, which premiered at FrightFest. It is coming home in time for Halloween. To celebrate the announcement, the film’s new kinky, wild, and brutal NSFW Red Band trailer has been unveiled. Suitable Flesh sees Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby become obsessed with helping a young patient with an extreme personality disorder. But it leads her into dark occult danger as she tries to escape a horrific fate. The film features an incredible cast that includes Heather Graham (Lost in Space, Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me), Judah Lewis (Demolition, The Babysitter), Bruce Davison (X-Men, Insidious: The Last Key), Johnathon Schaech (The Night Clerk), and Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Beyond The Gates). Suitable Flesh opens in theaters and will be available anywhere you rent movies on October 27, 2023, from RLJE Films and Shudder.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 20, 2023

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Spoiler-Free Reviews: COLD MEAT and THE DIVE (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

COLD MEAT (2023) Cold Meat should be gone into — no pun intended — as cold as possible. Learning too much about director Sébastien Drouin’s winter-set horror thriller before watching it would be doing a great disservice to yourself. Suffice it to give you the initial set-up: traveler David (Allen Leech) is traveling through an extremely snowy area in Colorado. He stops off at a diner, where he calmly intervenes when waitress Ana (Nina Bergman) is physically and verbally harassed by her drunken ex Vincent (Yan Tual), who leaves without further incident. When David gets back on the road, Vincent pursues him in a larger vehicle and David strands his car in deep snow when trying to elude the violent man. What follows is a combination of survival horror — taking place mostly in David’s car and its immediate surroundings — and another fear-fare element that would be a big spoiler to give away here, and there may be something

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Joseph Perry

Sep 8, 2023

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Spoiler-Free Reviews: FAILURE! and THE BLUE ROSE (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

FAILURE! (2023) Writer/director Alex Kahuam’s splendidly crafted one-take feature about the highly stressful day of a second-generation plastics factory owner James (Ted Raimi in an excellent performance) trying to come to grips with possibly having to sell his family business because of overwhelming debt and his daughter’s upcoming high-end marriage. James is a fast talker, and he’ll need to use that talent to the best of his abilities as he is visited by a wedding fitting party, some men as desperate for money as he is, and other characters ranging from the sympathetic to the deadly. Erenesto Lomeli’s crackerjack cinematography keeps viewers up close and personal with the proceedings, and the smooth one-take approach is bolstered by Kahuam’s razor-sharp dialogue. Raimi puts on a veritable acting clinic as his character is dealt one problem after another. A sizable supporting cast adds to the tension, which is peppered with occasional dark humor. Failure! is a thriller, but depending on your interpretation

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Joseph Perry

Sep 5, 2023

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Spoiler-Free Shorts Reviews: PAREIDOLIA and RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

PAREIDOLIA (2023) Director Aaron Truss’s shock short Pareidolia — a word meaning the phenomenon of our minds attempting to make meaningful images out of patterns or objects when one does not exist, such as seeing a cloud in the shape of a sheep — is a fantastic work boasting top-notch production values, a cast featuring some familiar genre-film favorites, and an intriguing story that is ripe for being made into a full-length feature. Lecturer Sinead Chambers (genre legend Diane Franklin of Amityville II: The Possession [1982], Waking Nightmare [2023], and about 50 other acting credits) has begun experiencing pareidolia in increasingly disturbing ways, which she discusses with her friend Jean Clark (Carolyn Pickles of The Yellow Wallpaper [1989]), while priest Father Cavanagh (Graham Cole) makes a shocking discovery at a mortuary involving a very peculiar demise. Aaron Truss, working from a screenplay by Aiden Truss, invests Pareidolia with an eldritch atmosphere, a fast-paced approach, and a gripping dash of mystery.

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Joseph Perry

Sep 4, 2023