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Enter ‘The Forest Of Lost Souls’ This August In Theaters

Leading independent distributor Wild Eye Releasing has acquired the Portuguese horror film The Forest of the Lost Souls. The psychological “coming of age” horror film, written and directed by directed by José Pedro Lopes, marks Wild Eye’s first theatrical release. The film, which made its world premiere at the Fantasporto Film Festival on February 26, 2017, is scheduled to open in theaters this August. In the film, “Ricardo and Carolina are complete strangers that meet seemingly by chance in the “Forest of the Lost Souls”, a place where many people go to commit suicide. These two, a young woman and an old man, are no different than the others as they also came to the forest for this very reason. After they decide to briefly postpone killing themselves in order to explore the forest and also to continue talking to one another, as Ricardo and Carolina find themselves intrigued by one another. However, as the pair go further into the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 27, 2018

IndieMoviesParanormal

Movie Review: Show Yourself (2016)

Ol’ Travis (Ben Hethcoat), one of your floppy haired actor types, heads out to the middle of East Asshair Nowhere to lay to rest the ashes of his deceased chum Paul (I would have just flushed that bitch and went for a pizza, but hey, to each their own). Once at a cabin at said location, Travis dicks around on his phone, dreams about Paul (as do we all…as do we all) and downs some drinks…be still my heart…Anyway, Travis scatters half the ashes into a stagnant pond (where soggy, silent Paul suddenly appears for a tick), and gets on with his whirlwind of boozin’ and Skypin’. Occasionally something makes it’s presence subtly known…when it wants to…which isn’t often…but is it Paul? Let’s start with what I liked about Show Yourself. Actor Hethcoat makes for an engaging lead; he has a nice range, and he definitely carried the story (more on that below) admirably. Moving on… Holy hell this movie

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DanXIII

Jul 26, 2018

IndieMoviesReviews

Movie Review: Dead Night (2017)

Dead Night opens in the year 1961 as strange hooded figures abduct a young woman and impregnate her with their demon seed…which goes about as well as one would expect (I mean really, has “raped by a monster to sire it’s love child” ever had a happy ending?) Flash forward to 2015, and a dysfunctional family (and one friend) heads out in the family truckster to visit a remote cabin, under which a large quantity of buried iron is said to exist…why is that important? Because said deposit can supposedly render a new age cure for the family’s ailing patriarch. Of course this location is still home to those creepy creatures mentioned above, and they’ve been rubbin’ up on some corkscrew cocoon thing gettin’ it’s tentacles all a-twitter. We soon learn…via a true crime television show replete with cheesy re-enactments and commercials for a local politician, Leslie Bison (the legendary Barbara Crampton) that the matriarch of the fam, Casey (Brea

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DanXIII

Jul 24, 2018

DocumentariesFilm FestivalsNewsTrailers

Don’t Miss The ‘King Cohen’ Q&A Tonight Featuring Larry Cohen And Steve Mitchell

Writer, producer, director, creator and all-around maverick, Larry Cohen, acclaimed master of horror Mick Garris, King Cohen director Steve Mitchell and celebrated screenwriter participate in a Q&A tonight July 23 at Laemmle NoHo 7! The event follows the 7pm screening of King Cohen at the theatre, located on Lankershim Blvd. Tickets are available here. Larry Cohen, best known for resourceful low-budget horror and thriller films that combine social commentary with prerequisite scares and welcome humor, is responsible for celluloid classics including Black Caesar, It’s Alive, Q: The Winged Serpent, and The Stuff. He was also a major player in the Blaxploitation films of the 1970s, as well as a prominent Hollywood screenwriter (Phone Booth). King Cohen features interviews with such industry luminaries as Martin Scorsese, J.J Abrams, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, John Landis, Fred Williamson as well as Cohen himself. Cohen’s remarkable one-of-a-kind career, from 60’s TV series creator (Branded, The Invaders), to 70’s and 80’s independent film icon and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 23, 2018

MoviesNewsTrailers

Terror Is Lurking Around Every Corner In The ‘He’s Out There’ Trailer

Slasher He’s Out There is set to arrive this September on DVD and Blu-ray. Ahead of its release, the international trailer has been unleashed. While the film was billed as being from the director of The House on the Left, Dennis Iliads, the director has suddenly been listed on IMDb as Quinn Lasher, an unknown filmmaker. Mike Scannell penned the script. “On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.“ The film stars “The Handmaid’s Tale” actress Yvonne Strahovski, Justin Bruening, Anna Pniowsky, Abigail Pniowsky, Julian Bailey and Ryan McDonald. The production team includes Edward Wild is director of photography (London Has Fallen, Severance); Peter Cosco is production designer (Haunter); and Rick Shaine as editor (The Incredible Hulk, A Nightmare on Elm Street). Previously titled Scarecrow, the Sony Screen Gems produced film arrives on DVD in the UK on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 20, 2018

IndieMoviesReviews

Movie Review: 3: An Eye For an Eye (2018)

3: An Eye For An Eye begins as a married couple abduct a man they feel is responsible for the wife’s rape years previous. The main of course professes his innocence, but this doesn’t stop them from tying him up and trying to torture a filmed confession out of him. This all seems fine and dandy (minus the legal and moral quandaries it brings up), but there is another small problem…they may have the wrong man…and the sexual assault may have never taken place. The most intriguing thing about 3: An Eye For An Eye is that it manages to do a whole lot, with a whole lotta nothing; one main location, three actors, a minimum of props and effects…you’d think that may not be enough to hold your interest for nearly an hour and a half, but thanks to incredibly strong performances, and an excellent narrative that keeps the audience guessing and the tension mounting this is one of

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DanXIII

Jul 13, 2018

Film Festivals

North Bend Film Festival Announces Line-up

The North Bend Film Festival is right around the corner and the full line-up for their inaugural edition, including Cinema Vista and Something Strange feature and short film programs, has just been announced. In addition to the films, the weekend of August 23rd to the 26th will be rich with events that embrace the town of North Bend, once the original shooting location for David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, such as a special Twin Peaks Tour, a scenic mountainside hike (offering attendees a rare chance for excursion!), and ‘Damn Fine Coffee’ mixers to kick off the mornings just right. Cinema Vista offers a spectrum of vanguard cinema with centerpiece screening SHIRKERS (presented by The Stranger) and retro screening of the iconic Pacific Northwest queer feature MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (presented with Seattle-based Three Dollar Bill Cinema). Image courtesy of Netflix Shirkers (Washington Premiere) USA | 2018 | 96 Min | Dir. Sandi Tan Cinema-loving teenager Sandi Tan and two friends had

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 12, 2018

NewsTrailers

‘Euthanizer’ Aims To Kill – In Theaters This July (Trailer)

From writer/director Teemy Nikki comes the dark, gritty film Euthanizer, opening in theaters this July. Veijo runs a black-market operation euthanizing people’s ailing pets to make extra money. It is clear he has dark secrets, but only after meeting a young nurse and a seedy mechanic (who’s mixed up with a vicious gang of neo-Nazis) that Veijo’s carefully balanced, albeit deranged, life begins to show cracks. Things turn to the extreme when Veijo does not finish a job he was paid to and his client finds out…in this grungy exploitation throwback. Described as a “great addition to – and a new take on – the current wave of grungy exploitation independent cinema” (The AV Club), Euthanizer combines horror and humor like never before. Matti Onnismaa, Jari Virman, Hannamaiji Nokander, and Heikki Nokander star in the thriller, opening in L.A theaters (other cities to be announced) from July 20, with a VOD release set for August 7, 2018, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 11, 2018

GamingProductReviews

Review Of ‘Remothered: Tormented Fathers’ for Xbox One

The cool hardworking folks over at Darril Arts gave me the opportunity to play the Xbox One version of their awesome horror-stealth game ‘Remothered: Tormented Fathers’ in a previous article I spoke of this. The game is out now on PC but will be out on PS4 and Xbox ONE July 25th. It’s been a while since a horror game actually spooked me! I would play the game, take a break from it and partially vow to never play again but the story drew me back in because I wanted to see what happens next! The story takes place in 1970’s Italy and follows a woman named Rosemary Reed who came to the mansion of Dr. Felton to ask about his health while in reality, her true intention is to find out what happened to his daughter Celeste who has gone missing years ago. After her investigation abruptly ends, she breaks into the mansion at night and quickly things get

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Capt McNeely

Jul 10, 2018

ForeignMoviesNewsTrailers

Enter ‘The Forest Of Lost Souls’ This August From Wild Eye Releasing

Wild Eye Releasing has just announced the theatrical release date for the Portuguese “coming of age” horror film The Forest of Lost Souls which made its world premiere at 2017’s Fantasporto Film Festival. Written and directed by José Pedro Lopes, the film centers on “Ricardo and Carolina, complete strangers that meet seemingly by chance in the “Forest of the Lost Souls”, a place where many people go to commit suicide. These two, a young woman and an old man, are no different than the others as they also came to the forest for this very reason. They decide to briefly postpone killing themselves in order to explore the forest and also to continue talking to one another, as Ricardo and Carolina find themselves intrigued by one another. However, as the pair go further into the forest it becomes clear that one of them has other reasons for being in the forest and is not who they would have the other

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 10, 2018