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Shudder Renews “The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs” !

Ahead of this Friday’s season finale, Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural have announced that they have renewed “The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs“! “From our first marathon and subsequent specials in 2018, through this year’s series, Shudder members have been loud and clear: we can never have too much Joe Bob,” said Shudder General Manager Craig Engler. “We have read every tweet, every email, and every Facebook comment crying out for more. Message received. Joe Bob will be back.” “It hasn’t even been a full year since the 24-hour Last Drive-In marathon, but since then I’ve made thousands of new friends and reconnected with thousands of old ones,” said Briggs. “The main reason I’m coming back to do another season is that this community of horror fans is greater than the sum of its parts, and it’s about something larger than horror. Don’t ask me what that thing is, but it’s a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 23, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Room 37: The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders (2019)

On April 23rd, 1991, former New York Dolls guitarist and notorious heroin addict Johnny Thunders was found dead at the St Peter House in New Orleans. How this happened as long been one of rock n’ roll’s greatest unsolved mysteries, as an autopsy report found only a minimal amount of drugs in his system (he was attempting to get clean at the time)…but murder has always been a strong contender in his demise. Written and directed by The Cordero Brothers, Room 37: The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders presents a fictionalized version of the events surrounding Johnny’s (played to razor sharp perfection by Leo Ramsey) exit from this mortal coil. As our protagonist rolls into town he’s a broken man; his wife has left him, he hasn’t seen his kid in ages, and he’s trying to give up chasing the dragon. Johnny manages to continue his career in The Big Easy, and find some small companionship with hotel staffer Iris

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DanXIII
May 18, 2019
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Lionsgate Invites You To Play ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ – On Blu-Ray And DVD This July

This July Lionsgate Home Entertainment is set to release Rock Paper Scissors (formerly known as Rock Paper Dead) on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital. From legendary director Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child’s Play), and writers Kerry Fleming (interview) and Victor Miller (Friday the 13th, interview) comes this thrilling film about a released serial killer and a mission of revenge. Luke Macfarlane, Michael Madsen, and Oscar winner Tatum O’Neal (1973, Best Supporting Actress, Paper Moon) star. “Released from a mental hospital, Peter (Macfarlane) is haunted by memories of childhood abuse and murder victims while being menaced by the cop who put him away (Madsen). His only friend is pretty neighbor Monica, who says she wants to interview him for a book. But does she have a more sinister motive in mind?” Rock Paper Scissors (review) arrives on Blur-ray, DVD, and Digital on July 23, 2019, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2019
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 This June Witness ‘The Haunting of Sharon Tate’ On Blu-Ray And DVD

Experience a truly chilling account of one of history’s most infamous crimes when The Haunting of Sharon Tate arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital this June from Lionsgate. Starring Hilary Duff, Jonathan Bennett, and Lydia Hearst, this thriller follows pregnant 26-year-old actress Sharon Tate (Hilary Duff), a rising star about to have her first baby with her husband, director Roman Polanski. Plagued by terrifying premonitions, Sharon sees her worst nightmares come to life with the appearance of Charles Manson and his deadly cult. Written and directed by Daniel Farrands, The Haunting of Sharon Tate (review) is out on Blu-ray™ and DVD June 4th, which includes an audio commentary with writer-director Daniel Farrands and a never-before-seen featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively. BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Daniel Farrands “Premonitions: The Haunting of Sharon Tate” Featurette

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2019
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Celebrate Alien Day With These Facts

Happy Alien Day! For those not in the know, today is that day we celebrate the release of the first Alien film, and this year it’s special, not just because it’s the 4th annual Alien Day but it’s also the 40th Anniversary of the film’s release back in 1979! What better way to celebrate than with sharing some interesting trivia relating to the films. Warning, there may some spoilers ahead. The film series was originally going to be called Star Beast When production staff first met H.R. Giger to see if he would be perfect for the project, he offered them drugs. The members declined but asked Giger why he has them and he said it helped “Keep the nightmares away.”, the crew members knew right there he was perfect for the job. This leads to the following bit of info… H.R. Giger suffered from severe night terrors; he then took what he saw in his dreams and made them

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Capt McNeely
Apr 26, 2019
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Premiere Date Announced For “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!” Hosted By Bruce Campbell

Incredible talents, oddities, and strange phenomena await in Travel Channel‘s revival of “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!“, hosted and executive produced by horror icon Bruce Campbell (interview). The first season, inspired by Robert Ripley’s 100-year legacy, features ten wonder-filled episodes. In the premiere, Campbell introduces six individuals known as “Natural Born Thrillers”, including Rick Smith who can toss playing cards at 92 miles an hour, Dai Andrews the “master of pain” who can swallow swords that kill with the slightest mistake, Tyler Scheuer who can balance just about anything, Twisty Troy known as a “human pretzel”, and a California couple that risks their lives to get married 800 feet above a canyon without a net. Tune in for Travel Channel‘s “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” premiering on Sunday, June 9th at 9 pm ET/PT.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 26, 2019
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Director And Special Effects Master Joe Castro Talks About His Past And Present Projects In An Interview

Anyone who really knows me is aware that I love special effects, so of course, I was really excited when I found out that SFX master Joe Castro had agreed to speak with me. Joe is the man behind the effects in horror and sci-fi films like Blood Feast II, Bonehill Road, The Dawnseeker, and The Haunting of La Llorona. But he’s not only any a special effects master, he’s also the director that brought us the Terror Toons franchise, Xenophobia, and many more. Joe sat down with me to talk about how he fell in love with filmmaking and effects, as well as some of his projects, and his journey. Horror Fuel: “How did you come to realize that you wanted to work in special effects?” Joe: “Basically, when I was seven-years-old, I was being babysat by my father who worked on a ranch in Texas. My mother was away for the weekend. I had a real fondness for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 24, 2019
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Review: Into The Dark: All That We Destroy

May is approaching which means it’s almost time for the next episode of Hulu’s “Into the Dark”. May’s episode, titled “All That We Destroy”, is a tale about the lengths a mother will go to to protect her son. Warning: spoilers ahead The episode opens with a young man dressing a woman as she sleeps. Instantly, there’s a sinister feel. As Ashley (Aurora Perrineau), the young woman, comes around Spence (Israel Broussard) quickly loses his temper and attacks her, strangling her before he bashes her head on the floor. This is where we learn that the mother is a scientist and the girl is a clone that she keeps creating to fulfill her sons need to kill. As Ashley is reborn again and again she begins to remember her original death at the hands of Spence. That’s where things get tricky. This episode is very different from the previous ones we’ve seen from “Into the Dark”. It’s more muted, more

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 22, 2019
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Shudder Acquires Award-Winning Film ‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’

It’s been called “one of 2018’s best undistributed films” (SlashFilm) and now you can also call it a Shudder Exclusive. Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, announced today that it has picked up all rights to writer-director Issa Lopez’s acclaimed feature Tigers Are Not Afraid where you can see it later this year. I’m incredibly happy to announce that Shudder will distribute Tigers Are Not Afraid for English-language audiences,” said Lopez. “Shudder is an outstanding curator of the best and the weirdest of international fantastic cinema, including many of my favorite new movies from trailblazing filmmakers. The opportunity to have Tigers Are Not Afraid among them is an absolute honor.” Lopez’s film combines horror and fantasy to deliver a moving portrait of the dire circumstances of the children left behind by Mexico’s brutal drug wars. Estrella ( Paolo Lara) is ten-years-old and alone. Given three magical wishes, she asks first that her missing mother come

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 19, 2019
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Dario Argento’s Next Project… A Video Game?!

The legendary Italian filmmaker who brought us Suspiria, Deep Red, Phenomena, and his collaboration with George A. Romero with Dawn of the Dead, Dario Argento, will now add video games to his list of works as the artistic director for the upcoming horror/thriller Dreadful Bond that’s being made by Clod Studio. The indie crowd-funded game is still in the works has a Kickstarter up where you can donate, and depending on how much you donate, can receive items signed by Argento himself! Dreadful Bond is a project that’s very close to my themes, to my films, to my dreams: it has something deep that struck me immediately. I got carried away on this new journey with Clod Studio” says Argento. The game is a supernatural, psychological thriller set in the first-person view of an unknown character who is exploring a mansion that was the site of recent horrors. The more the character explores the mansion, the more secrets they’ll uncover

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Capt McNeely
Apr 16, 2019
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