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Writer-Director Jim Ojala Talks Movies, Mutations And ‘Strange Nature’ In An Interview

Jim Ojala has made quite a name for himself in the special effects world working on films like Where the Wild Things Are, Thor, Pacific Rim, and many others. Now, Ojala is making a name for himself as a writer/director of Strange Nature. I spoke with Jim about his eco-horror film and more and I have to say I was left very impressed with both his talent and his determination, he has spent the past fifteen years building up to make this film. Between its message, great story, and the talented cast it’s a winner in our book. In Strange Nature, by moving in with her estranged hermit father in the backwoods of a small town, Kim (Lisa Sheridan, “The 4400”) and son Brody find themselves in the middle of a horrendous phenomenon where deadly offspring mutations spread from animals to humans.” Based on true unsolved outbreaks of wildlife mutations, Strange Nature marks the directorial debut of FX master James

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 28, 2018

MoviesNewsTrailers

A24 Serves Up The Trailer For ‘Slice’- Starring Chance The Rapper

A24 is ready to serve horror fans a tasty treat, director Austin Vesely‘s Slice, starring Chance the Rapper and Zazie Beetz. Set in a spooky small town, a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Beetz, Chance the Rapper) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree in a city where ghosts, monsters, and humans come together. In the first trailer for the film, we learn that Perfect Pizza was built on top of a gateway to hell. As if that wasn’t bad enough, all of the delivery people are being hunted. Katherine Cunningham, Hannibal Buress, Joe Keery, Y’lan Noel, Chris Parnell, and Paul Scheer also star in this movie that goes heavy on the cheese, and it looks delicious.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 22, 2018

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Vito Dinatolo Tells Us About Making His Directorial Debut With Face Of Evil

Vito Dinatolo directs Face of Evil, now available on VOD and DVD from Gravitas Ventures. On July 4th, private Jay Williams returns home from the Middle East, but a mysterious epidemic breaks out and infects his friends at his party. On the road to salvation, Jay is joined by his ex-sergeant, who reveals chilling secrets leading to a conspiracy. The night has just begun, as they embark on a survival quest for the ultimate truth. Horror Fuel: “Tell us about yourself, Vito.” Vito: “Since a tender age, I developed a strong film addiction, which I finally cured by going to LA to study Cinema and TV! I have made a bunch of short films, videos and TV segments, opened my indie company, V-Movie, and F.O.E. (Face Of Evil). That’s basically my resume.” Horror Fuel: “Was filmmaking always the goal?” Vito: “When I was a lil’ kid, I first wanted to be a sheriff in the far far west, then a

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Guest Writer

Aug 14, 2018

MoviesTrailers

‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ Marching Onto Digital And VOD

Ahead of its August release, RLJE Films’ Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich has a new trailer that reminds of why we love Full Moon Pictures, the franchise, blood, gore and those iconic puppets come to life. Directed by Sonny Laguna (We Are Monsters) and Tommy Wiklund (Wither), and written by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk), the film follows Edgar (Thomas Lennon) who returns to his childhood home to regroup his life after a divorce. When Edgar finds a nefarious looking puppet in his deceased brother’s room, he decides to sell the doll for some quick cash at a small-town convention celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the infamous Toulon Murders. Girl-next-door Ashley (Jenny Pellicer) and his comic book shop boss, Markowitz (Nelson Franklin), join Edgar for the doomed road trip. All hell breaks loose when a strange force animates the puppets at the convention, setting them on a bloody killing spree that’s motivated by an evil as old as time.” Udo

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 29, 2018

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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Unleashes A Monster Filled First Trailer

The big kid in me can’t wait to see Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. The first trailer is here and it’s filled with monsters. Directed by Ari Sandel (The DUFF) from the script written by Rob Lieber, Goosebumps 2 stars Madison Iseman, Ben O’Brien, Caleel Harris, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ken Jeong, and Chris Parnell. In the film, two kids exploring the abandoned Stine house stumble across a book, “Haunted Halloween”, and unwittingly unleash monsters on their small town. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween arrives in theaters on October 12, 2018, from Sony Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 12, 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

From the Crypt

Top 10 Scariest Wrestlers

Wrestlmania is today! Whether you are a wrestling fan or used to be a wrestling fan or want to be a wrestling fan or can’t stand the sight of a wrestling ring…you have heard of Wrestlemania. Today, in New Orleans, is the 34th Wrestlemania and it promises many great matches and entertainment. That being said, if you truly care about wrestling, you already know that; therefore, I will get to my point. I thought that it would be appropriate today to do my first list for horrorfuel…are you ready…NO! I said ARE YOU REAAAADY!!!??? (Sorry….wrestling joke). Here we go, my top 10 creepiest/scariest wrestlers: 1 – Doink the Clown Doink is now a nostalgia act (not the last time I am going to use that term in this list). He is a goofy, balloon animal-making, silly, laughing spot in nostalgia shows thrown out there for kids to get excited. But back in the day, Doink wasn’t laughing…he was cackling and

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Capt McNeely

Apr 9, 2018

MoviesParanormal

Blu-ray Review: City of the Dead (1960)

Originally released on these shores as Horror Hotel (Misfits fiends, take note!), City of the Dead is the tale of Nan Barlow (Stevenson), a young co-ed who travels to New England to investigate witchcraft at the behest of her college professor (Lee). Upon arriving in the small town of Whitewood things are rather bizarre; but it goes from bad to worse when Nan is marked for sacrifice by a coven of witches. Now that sounds like my kind of vacation, my creeps! Dripping with atmosphere and rich Gothic overtones, The City of the Dead is a “can’t miss” fright flick classic! Fog enshrouded locales, dilapidated buildings, graveyards, sinister locals, arcane ceremonies — this one has got all you crave from the “old guard” style of horror storytelling. While the film is an undeniable monsterpiece, the extras on this release offer a few treats for fright fans! You get a commentary track (one with no less than Christopher Lee himself), an

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DanXIII

Apr 7, 2018

From the Crypt

James Gunn And Elizabeth Banks Reuniting For New Horror Film

Back in 2006 director James Gunn made his feature film debut Slither starring Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games). Now, the two are reuniting for Gunn’s next projects, a horror film. THR is reporting that Gunn will produce the untitled film along with The H Collective. David Yarovesky (The Hive) will be in the director’s chair. Elizabeth and I have been on the same artistic page since we first met when she auditioned for Slither back in 2005. She’s since remained one of my best friends in the world, and I’ve been fighting tooth and nail to work with her again. She’s the perfect partner to Yarvo, the H Collective and myself in creating this very special project,” said Gunn in a statement. Mark and Brian Gunn penned the script for the film which begins production this Spring. In Slither, a small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into mutant monsters. Nathan Fillion and Michael Rooker co-starred.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 8, 2018

Film FestivalsNetflixTrue Story

The Assassination of Tara Reid

Tara Reid: Target “How many more years are [the media] going to pick on me? There’re other new young bad girls. Move on to someone else.” – Tara Reid Putting it on the table…why Tara Reid? “But I keep working. I keep moving,” she said. “I’m not going to let these people not let me work because I’m trying to make a living. I’m happy with what I look like. I don’t care what people say about it. Sometimes the people it hurts a lot more is someone like my mom. [Haters] forget you’re someone’s daughter, you’re someone’s sister.”[1] SOURCE What did Tara Reid do to make people hate her? In the recent wake of sexual allegations against a number of big name male stars and executives, why does this actress continue to get a public drubbing? Has she harmed someone? Killed someone? Abused someone in any way shape or form? “The media is trying to kill my daughter.” Tara

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Capt McNeely

Nov 18, 2017