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‘Maniac Cop’ Is Going To Stalk The Streets Again – A New Reboot Is Coming

Last year we told you that a remake of Maniac Cop was on it’s way. After a long delay, it is finally entering production. The film will be a modern adaption of William Lustig’s 1988 genre classic, with Nicolas Winding Refn (The Neon Demon) and Lene Børglum (The Neon Demon) producing. John Hyams (Z Nation, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) will be directing from the script penned by Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Refn, Variety reports. Set in the present day, Maniac Cop follows a L.A. police officer who is determined to reveal the truth about the brutal murders of innocent people by one of her fellow cops. Unlike the original, the reboot of the film will not be pure horror, but more of a “contemporary action thriller”, which will make it very different from the original. In the 1988 version, an ex police officer is killing people on the streets. Jack Forest (Bruce Campbell) finds himself

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 24, 2017

Events

Don’t Knock Twice Is Celebrating Its Release With A Premiere Contest

To celebrate the theatrical release on the supernatural thriller Don’t Knock Twice, Red and Black Films holding a once in a lifetime competition. The winner will win a premiere-for one at London’s oldest cinema, the Dalston Rio, on Tuesday March 28, 2017. From the Press Release: UK: Friday 24th March 2016 – Red and Black Films, the team behind the Award-winning The Machine, are delighted to celebrate the release of their latest film, DON’T KNOCK TWICE, by offering one competition winner the chance to win the world’s most terrifying and haunted Premiere-For-One at London’s oldest cinema Dalston Rio on Tuesday 28th March. DON’TKNOCK TWICE is released in cinemas and On Demand from 31st March and DVD 3rd April and stars Katee Sackhoff (Oculus, Riddick, Battlestar Galactica), Lucy Boynton (Miss Potter, Sing Street) and Nick Moran (Harry Potter, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Red And Black Films will also be offering lots runners-up prizes including cinema tickets and signed film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 24, 2017

Trailers

Brad Dourif Stars As A Mad Scientist In The Control Group – Now On Digital HD

Brad Dourif, most recognized for voicing the serial killer doll Chucky in every film of the Child’s Play franchise and for his roles in films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Dune, and HBO’s Deadwood, stars as a mad scientist in writer- director Peter Hurd’s The Control Group which is now available on Digital HD via Wild Eye. In the film, five college students wake up in an abandoned, locked-down insane asylum – with no idea how they got there and no means of escape. They discover that they are the subjects of secret experiments, but these tests have awakened something that cannot be explained by science. The group must now fight to escape both the human and supernatural threats if they are to survive and break out of their prison. From the Press Release: New York, NY – Wild Eye Releasing has announced the North American Cable and Digital HD release of Peter Hurd’s The Control Group.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 22, 2017

Trailers

Trailer Unveiled For Voice From The Stone Starring Emilia Clarke

Back in January we shared the first images from the chilling supernatural film Voice From the Stone, from Eric D. Howell who makes his directorial debut with this film, written by Andrew Saw, based on the novel ‘La Voce Della Pietra’ penned by Silvio Raffo. Today, we have the trailer to share with you. Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke and Marton Csokas (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) headline the cast that also includes Catrina Murino, Kate Linder, Lisa Gastoni , Remo Girone, Giampiero Judica, and Edward Dring. . This haunting thriller, set in an isolated castle in 1950s Tuscany, tells the story of Verena, a determined young nurse who is hired to help the mute young heir within. But the more she observes the him, the more Verena becomes convinced he has fallen under the spell of a powerful and otherworldly persona trapped in the villa’s stone walls, one that seems to be rapidly

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 18, 2017

ClipsTrailers

Two New Clips Land From ‘Life’ Starring Ryan Reynolds

Last week we shared the sneak peak for Daniel Espinosa’s horror/sci-fi thriller Life, which opens in theaters later this month. Today, two new action-filled clips have landed. Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Olga Dihovichnaya, Naoko Mori, Ariyon Bakare, and Alexandre Nguyen star. The story centers on a team of scientists aboard the international Space Station whose mission of discovery turns into primal fear when they find a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on earth. Life opens in theaters nationwide on March 24, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 12, 2017

Trailers

New The Devil’s Candy One Sheet Arrives Ahead Of Next Week’s Release

IFC Midnight has unveiled brand new artwork (above) from renowned illustrator Ken Taylor for the brutal thriller The Devil’s Candy ahead of its release later this month. Written and directed by Sean Bean, The Devil’s Candy centers on a struggling family. Jesse (Ethan Embry), an artist and hardcore metalhead, moves with his wife (Shiri Appleby) and daughter (Kiara Glasco) to a middle-of-nowhere Texas town, unaware that the new house has a grisly past. Disturbing demonic activity culminates with the appearance of Ray (Pruitt Taylor Vince), the home’s former resident, who is there to do the Devil’s bidding. The soundtrack for the film includes bands like Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, and a badass original score by Sunn O))). Keith and Jess Calder will produce. They are the same duo who teamed up to produce You’re Next and Blair Witch. The Devil’s Candy will open in select theaters, and arrive on VOD and Digital HD on March 17th. The film will also be

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 7, 2017

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Alien: Covenant Sequel? Ridley Scott Is Ready If And When Fox Is.

So here we are, my Little Monsters, just a little over two not short enough months away from Ridley Scott’s newest Alien franchise installment, Alien: Covenant. This film furthers the story-line that began with Scott’s 2012 film Prometheus. It was originally intended that Prometheus would in effect act as a prequel to Scott’s 1979 film, Alien. but as most fans will attest, while the film answered many questions it asked a hell of a lot more that now need to be answered – enter Alien: Covenant. Now Scott gets the chance to begin tying up loose ends left to unravel by the previous screenwriters on Prometheus. From the trailers that have been released thus far it looks like Scott is bringing back the essence of his 1979 classic. In an interview with the Sidney Morning Herald, Michael Fassbender stated, “They’ve gone back to the Alien mood in terms of the thriller-horror aspect of it but we have the scale of

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Capt McNeely

Mar 6, 2017

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The Plague Doctor – Emanuele Mengotti Seeks To Realize His Haunting Vision

Poveglia is the name of a small island located in the Venetian Lagoon, located off the northeastern coast of Italy. It’s a place that director Emanuele Mengotti knows well. As a boy he could literally see the island from his bedroom window in his family’s home, which was located in the Venetian city of Lido. This particular locale is a haunted place. fraught with a tragic history stemming from disease and insanity, and serves as the intended setting for Mengotti’s upcoming film The Plague Doctor. The filmmaker’s synopsis of The Plague Doctor describes the film as, “The story of Mattia, a talented young doctor, takes place in Venice. He is summoned to care for an old writer, Riccardo, by his niece, Valentina. Before reaching Riccardo’s dwelling, Mattia passes by Poveglia, an ancient island in the Venetian Lagoon where several events related to the history and culture of the “Serenissima” took place. Once a quarantine site and then a mental hospital,

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Capt McNeely

Mar 3, 2017

From the Crypt

‘Get Out’ Is The First Of A Series Of Films From Writer-Director Jordan Peele

While comedian-turned-horror writer-director Jordan Peele’s genre hit ‘Get Out‘ is still burning up the box office, he’s already planning his next project. Fans will be happy to learn that ‘Get Out’ is only the beginning. The film is just the first of in series of five films he plans to make to examine what he refers to as “social demons”, according to the interview he had with Business Insider. I have four other social thrillers that I want to unveil in the next decade. The best and scariest monsters in the world are human beings and what are capable of especially when we get together. I’ve been working on these premises about these different social demons, these innately human monsters that are woven into the fabric of how we think and how we interact, and each one of my movies is going to be about a different one of these social demons.” The social statement Peele made with ‘Get Out’

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 1, 2017

Interviews

An Interview With Actor-Writer-Director Keith Sutliff

Keith Sutliff made his full length directorial debut with the upcoming crime thriller ‘The Mason Brothers‘, set to premiere this April. Sutliff was kind enough to answer a few of my questions about the film. Horror Fuel: “As an actor, writer, and director, how did you get your start in the industry?” KS: “It really started when I came to Los Angeles. I started doing stunt work. Like most people, I got into acting. From there I went on a little hiatus for about six or seven months. I’ve always been interested in filmmaking and I’ve always wanted to make my own content. However, I didn’t know how to go about doing it So I went to a trade school for filmmaking and graduated. I started doing short films there. Then I continued making short films after I got out. I opened my company, KS Pictures LLC., and made my first feature film, The Mason Brothers.” Horror Fuel: “How does

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 28, 2017