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Blu-ray Review: Row 19 (2021)

Blu-ray Review: Row 19 (2021)

After surviving a freak plane crash as a child, Katerina (Svetlana Ivanova) has conquered her fears and is set to once again take flight with her young daughter in tow. Sometimes fear can be a life saver… Before the plane even leaves the tarmac, things start getting tense as shit as the weird/stressed passengers (what there are of them) and strange noises begin to take a hold on our heroine, bringing back the trauma… but, she refuses to give in and ditches her meds. I’m sure that’ll only help. Once in the air, a storm starts brewing, and our heroine begins reliving her past as things turn decidedly more nightmarish, not that the unblinking, unmoving flight attendants notice… but an in-flight heart attack seems to snap everybody to, and then all hell breaks loose… but is what is happening merely coincidence and a mental health speed bump, or is something more preternatural afoot? Director Alexander Babaev’s Row 19 is a

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DanXIII
May 7, 2022
First-Look Stills Revealed for U.K. Creature Feature WOLF MANOR 

First-Look Stills Revealed for U.K. Creature Feature WOLF MANOR 

Wolf Manor, the latest horror feature from director Dominic Brunt (Attack of the Adult Babies; Before Dawn) has entered post-production, and Horror Fuel has first-look stills of the U.K. werewolf horror thriller. Following is the official press information. Directed by Dominic Brunt, Wolf Manor is a full-throttle, gore-filled tale of a film crew caught in the claws of a manor house’s resident werewolf. It was shot in three weeks in locations in Shropshire. Brunt’s U.K.-produced film, which was written by Pete Wild and Joel Ferrari, stars James Fleet, (Bridgerton, Operation Mincemeat) Jay Taylor (Donkey Punch, Misfits), Thaila Zucchi (Evie, Attack of the Adult Babies), Rupert Procter (Luther, Ripper Street)) and John Henshaw (The Keeper, Looking For Eric). Wolf Manor’s creature design was created by renowned special make-up effects artist Shaune Harrison (Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Avengers: Age of Ultron). Make-up design is by Katie Wrigley and Costume Design is by Lance Milligan. Synopsis: Shooting a vampire flick in an

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Joseph Perry
Apr 26, 2022
A YouTuber Dives Too Deep In 'Dark Web: Descent Into Hell' - Out Now

A YouTuber Dives Too Deep In ‘Dark Web: Descent Into Hell’ – Out Now

A YouTuber thinks it’s all a game, but they are about to get more than they bargained for in the indie horror film Dark Web: Descent Into Hell – out now. “The Dark Web is the large part of the Internet that is inaccessible to conventional search engines. Experts estimate that search engines crawl and index less than 1% of all the content that can be accessed over the Internet. A young YouTuber, “Ludovico 122″, will try to reach the eighth level of the Dark Web, penetrating the deepest and unknown part of the internet while he films the experience for his audience. But he is not prepared for a horrible surprise that will change his life…” Lucas Saquiz, Jimena Frontera, and Chucho Fernández star in this disturbing horror thriller from director Diego Savignano (The Birth of Evil) and is now available on all major streaming and cable platforms in North America, Canada, the UK, and Ireland, from Black Mandala.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2022
DVD Review: Alone With You (2021)

DVD Review: Alone With You (2021)

Charlie (Emily Bennett, who also co-wrote and directed this picture along with Justin Brooks) is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her paramour, photographer Simone (Emma Myles) to their Brooklyn apartment after an extended absence. As she awaits, Charlie wanders the apartment, alone, for extended periods of oddly indeterminable time. As the hands of the clock pass, our heroine passes the time via video messaging with her party hardy friend, as well as arguing with her bible-nut mother (Re-animator and From Beyond‘s Barbara Crampton) over the sinfulness of her lifestyle choices (also on computer screen… it’s apparent from the beginning that this film is both Covid-19 metaphor in some respects, as well as being filmed during the pandemic). Of course, this being a fright flick of sorts, Charlie also begins having blood drenched hallucinations and hearing strange voices and screaming coming from the vents… how does this relate to our protagonists’ mental health, and can she piece together why these events

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DanXIII
Mar 5, 2022
Wisconsin's MidWest WeirdFest Invites You to Experience Monsters, Mayhem, and the Mysterious

Wisconsin’s MidWest WeirdFest Invites You to Experience Monsters, Mayhem, and the Mysterious

If you have a cinematic taste for the odd, the unusual, and the frightening, Wisconsin’s MidWest WeirdFest has just what you are craving! The film festival has announced the full lineup for its March 4-6 run this year, and it’s fantastic! Along with two films previously reviewed on Horror Fuel — Night Caller and Crabs! — the fest serves up a smorgasbord of cinematic strangeness. The official press announcement follows. MidWest WeirdFest announces its full program for 2022 today. The 6th annual film festival – a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird – takes place March 4-6, 2022 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Among the fest’s fantastic line-up of horror, sci-fi, underground and documentary cinema, are a number of films world premiering at the event. One of these is HAIR-TRIGGER, a genre-bending crime caper come rural horror movie. “HAIR-TRIGGER is truly a product of the region,” says the feature

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Joseph Perry
Feb 16, 2022
IFC Midnight's Unsettling Horror 'Hatching' Out Today On Digital And VOD

Movie Reviews: “Hatching” and “Resurrection” (Sundance Film Festival)

Sundance Film Festival is absolutely killing it with its horror selections! Following are capsule reviews of two absolutely bonkers, can’t-miss features. Hatching Finnish/Swedish coproduction Hatching (Ruva, 2022) finds pre-teen gymnast Tinja (Siiri Solalinna in a captivating debut performance) trying to live up to the expectations of her domineering mother (Sophia Heikkilӓ), who vlogs about the wonderful life of their seemingly perfect family. Naturally, the online presence is merely an illusion, as evidenced earlier on when Tinja captures a bird that flew into their house, only to see her mother break its neck. Soon after, Tinja finds a bird’s egg near her home, and promises to take care of what will hatch from it. Big mistake, what with this being a horror film. It would be a shame to go into too many details here about Hanna Bergholm’s astonishing directorial debut Hatching, so suffice it to say that there are some amazing creature and body horror effects on display of both

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Joseph Perry
Jan 28, 2022
Movie Reviews: “The Changed” and “Alone with You” (Screamfest)

Romance Turns Into Terror This February In ‘Alone With You’

This February, romance turns to terror in the horror thriller Alone With You, co-written and co-directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Emily Bennett (King of Knives, “The Black List”) stars alongside Emma Myles (“Orange Is the New Black”), Dora Madison (“Into the Dark”), and scream queen Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next). In the film, “as a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.” Alone With You opens in theaters on February 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital and DVD on February 8th, from Dark Star Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2022
A24 Gifts Viewers An Early Christmas Present, The Surprise Release Of 'Lamb' On VOD

A24 Gifts Viewers An Early Christmas Present, The Surprise Release Of ‘Lamb’ On VOD

A24 is known for its unnerving genre films, such as The Lighthouse and Midsommar. Now, their newest excursion into the strange, Lamb, has gotten a surprise VOD release. Lamb, which we call “unsettling” in our review, is from director Valdimar Jóhannsson. The horror thriller “is the story of a childless couple, María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason), who are sheep farmers in Iceland. On Christmas Eve they find a newborn who is half-human, half sheep. Longing for a child of their own they decide to keep the lamb-child and raise it as their own regardless of the consequences. This unexpected prospect of a new family brings them much joy before it ultimately destroys them.” Watch Lamb now on VOD.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 23, 2021
Movie Review: “Motherly” 

Movie Review: “Motherly” 

Canadian feature Motherly is a slick horror thriller full of intriguing twists and turns. Though savvy viewers may have a strong inclination early on as to the big, climactic reveal, director Craig David Wallace — working from a screenplay that he cowrote with Ian Malone — makes the full ride worth taking nevertheless. Kate (Lora Burke) is trying to give her daughter Beth (Tessa Kozma) a happy ninth birthday party, but Kate isn’t having it. She wants to be with her father, who is in prison for killing a child. The mother and daughter are staying in a safe house located in the woods with her daughter, with law enforcement agent Hal (Colin Paradine) as their contact with the outside world. Kate investigates around the house when she thinks she hears a noise, maybe even seeming a little paranoid, but it turns out someone really is out to get her . . . Let’s leave the plot information at that,

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Joseph Perry
Nov 29, 2021
Thomas Doherty Joins The Cast Of Dracula Inspired Film ‘The Bride’

Thomas Doherty Joins The Cast Of Dracula Inspired Film ‘The Bride’

Screen Gem’s upcoming Dracula-inspired film, The Bride, from director Jessica M. Thompson, has had a change in the cast. Originally, the film was supposed to star both Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game of Thrones”) and Garrett Hedlund (The United States vs. Billie Holiday). However, Deadline is reporting that Hedlund has exited the project with Thomas Doherty (“Gossip Girl”, pictured above) stepping into the role. The cast will also include Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, and Courtney Taylor, Alana Boden, and Stephanie Corneliussen. The Bride is described as “a contemporary horror thriller that tells the story of a young woman who is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.” Blair Butler penned the original script which has been revised by Jessica M. Thompson.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
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