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“Rumpus Room”: New Dark Comic Series Announced By AWA

From the twisted mind of Mark Russell (Not All Robots) comes Rumpus Room, the upcoming satirical thriller series distributed by comics publisher AWA. Created by Russell and artist Ramon Rosanas (Ant-Man, Star Trek), Rumpus Room tells the story of Bob Schrunk, a technocrat billionaire, collector of bad art, and victim of a hideous skin condition that can only be treated with a highly illicit and definitely not FDA-approved face cream that must be…harvested. “RUMPUS ROOM is a parable for how in American civilization, on some level, we’re set against each other by forces that are too powerful for us to reach,” explains writer Mark Russell. “It parallels the underlying assumption of American life as well: ‘I can’t do anything about the real things that are destroying me, so I’ll take all my rage out against the people who cross me.’ RUMPUS ROOM is about this misguided anger that we all have and how it weaponizes us against each other.” After

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 15, 2023

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Spoiler-Free Review: HE WENT THAT WAY (Tribeca Festival 2023)

What do you get when you cross a serial killer saga, a road movie, a thriller, some comedy, a variation on an odd-couple buddy film, and a celebrity chimpanzee? In the case of He Went That Way (U.S., 2023), the answer is a film that lacks clear focus but is nevertheless entertaining throughout. He Went That Way features a title card that proclaims that the events in the film mostly happened. The real-life story involved animal trainer Dave Pitts and the actual chimpanzee Spanky traveling with hitchhiker and serial killer Larry Lee Ranes. Pitts gives an accounting of his tale during the end credits, which also feature a clip of Spanky performing in The Ice Capades. For the fictionalized version, animal trainer Jim (Zachary Quinto) is traveling America’s Route 66 with his beloved chimpanzee Spanky, who was once the toast of highly rated television variety shows and live performances but who has fallen out of favor in the film’s 1964

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Joseph Perry

Jun 15, 2023

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Spoiler-Free Review: SOMEWHERE QUIET (Tribeca Festival 2023)

Writer/director Olivia West Lloyd’s Somewhere Quiet is a drama/mystery feature with horror and thriller elements. Psychological fear and illusions vs. reality are in constant play. Meg (Jennifer Kim) was the recent victim of a kidnapping and naturally she is still suffering PTSD from the ordeal. Her significant other Scott (Kentucker Audley) is having difficulty with her state, including her distrust of him and her wanting to discuss the details of her kidnapping. The couple takes time away from their lives in the city to spend a quiet retreat at his rather remote family estate in Cape Cod. Not long after settling in, though, a woman named Madelin (Marin Ireland) makes her presence known. She is a brusque person who is immediately at odds with Meg. Scott and Madelin tell Meg that they are cousins, and here Somewhere Quiet begins to further cloud Meg’s grip on reality. Already prone to visions, hallucinations, and flashbacks, she now may or may not also

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Joseph Perry

Jun 9, 2023

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A Horrifying Half-Dozen: Six Slices of Spooky Cinema from Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

The 27th edition of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) takes place in Bucheon, South Korea, from June 29–July 9, 2023, and as always, Asia’s largest genre film fest offers well over 250 films from around the globe. With world, international, and Korean premieres of horror, science fiction, thriller, dark comedy, and related features and shorts, the fest is a cinephile’s dream. Here are six of the features that we can’t wait to watch — and with yours truly in attendance, expect BIFAN reviews right here at Horror Fuel. Following are descriptions of the films from the BIFAN website, where more information is available: http://www.bifan.kr/eng/ Nightmare (Norway, 2022) Mona and Robby are a young couple in love. Robby has just landed his dream job, and they’ve scored an amazing deal on a spacious flat. Never mind that it requires a bit of renovation and the neighbors’ constant fighting and screaming baby. Mona is suddenly plagued by night terrors which

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Joseph Perry

Jun 8, 2023

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A Cult Stalks Their Next Victim In ‘The Devil Comes At Night’ – Out Today

“American Gods” actress Adrienne Kress and Ryan Allen (In the Shadow of the Moon) star in the cult horror-thriller The Devil Comes At Night. “Ben, a washed-up boxer searching for his inheritance, must fight for his life when he is trapped in his deceased father’s farmhouse by a cannibal cult. With the help of Amy, the local librarian, he discovers the cult’s leader, Mason, has been hunting down his family for generations. And now his sights are set on Ben. Together, Ben and Amy come up with a plan to defeat the cult once and for all.” The film also stars Jason Martorino, Elias Zarou, Shawn Ahmed, Todd Campbell, Dana Fradkin, Ty Andrassy, DL Macdonald, Jeremiah Sparks, and Julie Cohn. The Devil Comes At Night will be released on Digital and DVD on June 6, 2023, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 6, 2023

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Game Review: ‘Homebody’

A homebody is a person who stays home and does not venture out much, but what if you are forced to not be a homebody and go hang out with friends, at a strange house, with a killer on the loose? Well, then you have Rogue and Game Grumps’ horror-puzzle game Homebody. I want to thank Rogue and Game Grumps for allowing me to check out the game. Homebody follows Emily, a young woman with severe agoraphobia who is going to a rented house to hang out with her old friends who she has not seen in over a year. While at the house strange events take place where a masked killer attacks Emily and her friends and every time Emily dies, she loops back to after she arrives at the house. Now onto the game itself! Homebody‘s controls are pretty simple and limited making it easy to get going with the story which seems to drop you right into

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Jun 4, 2023

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‘Follow Her’ Explores The Dark Side Of Social Media This June (Trailer)

This June, director Sylvia Caminer’s thriller Follow Her will explore the dark and dangerous side of social media this June. Starring Luke Cook, Dani Barker, Eliana Jones, and Mark Moses, the film was written by Dani Barker. In Follow Her, “Jess (Dani Barker) has finally found her hook: secretly filming creepy interactions that she encounters via online job listings and using the kinks of others to fuel her streaming success. For her next episode, she’s been hired by Tom (Luke Cook) to write the ending of a screenplay in a remote, lavish cabin. Once there, the alluring self-proclaimed screenwriter hands her a script in which the two of them are the main characters. This client isn’t what he seems, and even though the money’s great… the real payment here could cost her life. Follow Her is a psycho-sexual thriller that questions the ethical boundaries of social media.” Michael Indjeian, Sylvia Caminer, and Dani Barker produce. Follow Her will open in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 31, 2023

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Movie Review: Witchtrap (1989) – MVD Blu-ray

A greasy, razzle-dazzle showbiz type is sent plummeting to his doom from within the unreasonably pink confines of a mansion formerly owned by a deceased warlock named Avery Lauter (J.P. Luebsen). In order to put an end to that wicked warlock, Lauter’s relative, Devon (played with wooden panache by the film’s writer/director Kevin Tenney, who also brought us 1986’s Witchboard, and 1988’s absolute masterpiece Night of the Demons… among many others), assembles a paranormal Suicide Squad consisting of a hodge-podge of mediums, ghost hunters, and security agents, lead by Dr. Agnes Goldberg (Judy Tatum, who arrives in the picture completely tits-out in the tub, as one does) and featuring none-other than legendary scream queen Linnea Quigley (who provides the film’s most memorable death sequence as well as it’s most memorable nudity… as is her wonderful way!) as the team’s videographer Ginger, to complete the task. Once in that dreaded domicile, the team begin experiencing all manner of supernatural shenanigans (up

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DanXIII

May 28, 2023

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Sunken Ships, Buried Treasure, And An Evil Cult – ‘Cursed Waters’ Sails Into Pre-Production

Mahal Empire’s horror-thriller Cursed Waters is sailing into pre-production this summer. Ahead of its voyage, we’ve got the first poster. In the film, “After their ship is sunk in a naval battle, a group of pirates flee to a nearby island. However, the island is more than it seems. As they try to evade capture by the Navy, they soon find that a terrifying cult inhabits the island. What other secrets does this island hold? Can the pirates survive? Can they escape? The cast includes Glenn Plummer (South Central, SAW II), Michael Pare’ (Eddie and the Cruisers, The Philadelphia Experiment, Hope Floats), Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior, Weird Science, Commando), and John Wells (Christmas Collision, Arena Wars, Wolf Hound). Cursed Waters takes viewers on a journey of treasure hunting and survival with a twist. Adam Werth is at the helm of the film and serves as a writer along with Bj Mezek (Death Count, Night of the Tommyknockers, Amber Road),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 26, 2023

A Hurricane And Hungry Gators: A Battle For Survival Rages In 'The Flood' - Out Today

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Prisoners And Guards Face A Natural Disaster And Hungry Gators In ‘The Flood’ Trailer

This July, Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), and Louis Mandylor (“Friends”) fight to survive a natural disaster and one of nature’s perfect predators in the action-thriller The Flood. Directed by Brandon Stagle (Breakout) and written by Chad Law and Josh Ridgway, The Flood sees a horde of giant hungry alligators unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana. The Flood opens in theaters and arrives On Demand, and Digital on July 14, 2023, from Saban Films. Check out the new action-packed trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 25, 2023