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The Final Trailer Is Here For The Haunting Film ‘The Lodger’

The first poster and trailer have arrived for the French (English subtitled) horror-thriller, The Lodger. The film stars Jacqueline Bisset (“Bullitt”, “The Spiral Staircase”) and Alice Isaaz (“Elle”, “Savage State”) and is directed by Baptiste Drapeau from a screenplay written by Ollivier Briand. In the haunting film, an elderly woman (Bisset) takes in a lodger (Isaaz), offering accommodation in return for help around the house. The eccentric woman behaves as if her long-deceased husband is still alive. But soon the lodger begins to feel his presence. The Lodger will be released on Digital Download and on DVD on October 18. 2021, from Lightbulb Film Distribution.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2021
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Movie Review (Toronto International Film Festival): Saloum

Director Jean Luc Herbulot’s Senegal/Congo coproduction Saloum is an insane mind-blower. This genre mash-up is as fun as it is suspenseful and poignant. Bangui’s Hyenas is a trio of mercenaries — Chaka (Yann Gael), Rafa (Roger Sallah) and Minuit (Mentor Ba) — on a mission to bring a cartel drug lord to Dakar, Senegal, with a load of gold on hand. When their plane encounters a problem, they are forced to land on the Saloum Delta. The four men seek shelter at a lodging camp run by a man named Omar (Bruno Henry), who Chaka claims to know, though Omar doesn’t recognize him. Minuit senses that Chaka is keeping a dangerous secret from the rest of the trio, and a mute woman guest named Awa (Evelyne Ily Juhen) complicates matters when she threatens to expose the men, who are going under aliases, to local police captain Souleymane (Ndiaga Mbow) unless they let her escape with them. Herbulot, who cowrote the

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Joseph Perry
Sep 17, 2021
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Beyond Fest Returns to Indoor Big Screens with a Bevy of Amazing Fear Fare

Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest returns to indoor cinemas this year with a stellar lineup of horror, science fiction, and genre-film goodness. From September 29th–October 11th, the festival features cutting edge fear fare from around the globe including world and west coast premieres, 4K restorations of beloved classics, and much more. Following is the official press announcement. Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its complete slate of 2021 programming comprising 39 features, including 8 world premieres, 4 US premieres, and 17 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out residency at the Mission Tiki Drive-In in 2020, Beyond Fest returns to theaters for 10 days of cinematic excess from Wednesday, September 29th–Monday, October 11th. Built in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Beyond Fest will screen at the Legion Theatre, Aero Theatre, and Los Feliz 3 with all ticket sales going to the 501c3 non-profit film institution. Attendance to all screenings require physical proof of vaccination

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Joseph Perry
Sep 17, 2021
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‘Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special’ Is Coming To Shudder

When it comes to horror, there’s only one “Mistress of the Dark”, Elvira (Cassandra Peterson). The voluptuous horror host is back! Coming to Shudder this September, Elvira will be hosting a one-night movie marathon titled Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special! Part of Shudder’s “61 Days of Halloween”, the special will debut on Saturday, September 25th at 8 PM EST in the US and Canada and on-demand on all Shudder platforms (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand) and AMC+ beginning Monday, September 27th. Similar to the cult classic, late-night television series Elvira’s Movie Macabre, which debuted in 1981, Elvira will lend her own blend of witty commentary to a horror movie lineup that includes Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, House on Haunted Hill, The City of the Dead and Messiah of Evil. Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special includes the following films: Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark (1988) Upon arriving in a small town

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 15, 2021
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Movie Review: Malignant Is Absolutely Insane

It’s been five years since horror heavy hitter James Wan has directed a horror film, well, he’s back with the new movie Malignant. Earlier this month he promised it would be “new and different”, by god he was right. You’ve never seen anything like Malignant before! I will tell you this, I was not prepared for the level of bat shit insanity this movie reaches when I hit play. And it was awesome! The film centers on Madison (Anabelle Wallis), trapped in an abusive marriage. After a head injury, she suddenly begins to have shocking visions of grisly murders. Madison’s torment worsens as she discovers that her waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities and her past is coming back to haunt her. Anabelle Wallis does an amazing job of giving viewers a relatable character that they can have sympathy for. When the big twist comes, she rises to the occasion. Speaking of the twist, all I can say is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2021
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Fantastic Fest Announces Its Final Wave of Films for 2021

From folk horror to the supernatural to insane horror comedies and much more, this year’s Fantastic Fest is poised to present some of the most incredible scare-fare of 2021, along with science fiction, thrillers, action, and other genre gems. With a silent classic, restored fare from the 1980s, and of course world premieres, Austin’s Fantastic Fest presents amazing fare from around the world. Thos who can’t make it to Austin during the fest can still join in on the virtual portion of Fantastic Fest, FF@HOME, which takes place 9/30-10/11 on Alamo On Demand. Following is the official press release announcing the final wave of films for this year, along with information about how you can watch from home or at the festival. Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the final wave of programming for the festival’s 16th edition, featuring the widest selection of weird and wonderful films gathered from across the globe to screen in Austin, TX, from September 23rd

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Joseph Perry
Sep 12, 2021
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Blu-ray Review: The Fourth Victim (1971)

Ol’ rich-bitch Arthur (Michael Craig) discovers his wife tits up (or more accurately “down”) in the swimming pool, and the police get suspicious… especially since this is his third marriage featuring a murdered wife and a large life insurance policy. Without anything to directly tie the Art-ful Dodger to the case, he walks away free as a beastly bird… seems reasonable… His troubles are far from over however, as soon he’s hitched to a woman named Julie Spencer (Carroll Baker) who just showed up a-swimming in the same pool wife number trois met her untimely demise…. but as one would expect, Jules has more to her than meets the eye, and soon the couple are balls deep in suspicion as the tension between them grows, and the shadow of death grows longer! Will Julie become the fourth mother fuckin’ victim? Lord, I wish that was the title… The first thing one should realize about The Fourth Victim, is that this

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DanXIII
Sep 11, 2021
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This October Witness A Vampire Death Cult At Work In ‘Sunset On The River Styx’

From award-winning writer-director Aaron Pagniano (We Got A Monkey’s Paw) comes Sunset on the River Styx On Demand this October, from Indican Pictures. Starring Phillip Andre Botello (As Real As You Make It), Jacqueline Jardell (Transfer), Cory Vaughn (Chosen), and Avery Kristen Pohl (Sound of My Voice), this dark thriller tells the story of two lovers as they attempt to navigate the workings of a vampire death cult. In the film, when Will (Botello), an out of luck bus driver, meets one of his passengers, Ashe (Jardell), the two find themselves entangled in an electric romance and on a voyage they could have never imagined. As Ashe helps Will come out of a waking sleep, she introduces him to a terrifying vampire cult, where his seemingly mundane life quickly transforms into a new, twisted reality. Challenging their pasts, their futures, and time itself, the two embark on a journey full of bloody consequences and horrifying circumstances. Pagniano’s Sunset on the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2021
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Stephen King’s Latest Story ‘Red Screen’ Now Available Exclusively At Humble Bundle!

Legendary author Stephen King has released a new short story Red Screen exclusively at Humble Bundle in a partnership where 100% of the proceeds of the sales go towards The ACLU. We’re so excited to partner with one of the world’s most respected names in fiction, Stephen King, to bring book lovers a brand new story to dive into,” said Kamini Tiwari, Humble’s VP of Social Impact. We’re also honored to work with the ACLU for this Humble Exclusive to support their nationwide efforts to protect people’s rights and civil liberties.” This exclusive bundle is on sale now through September 16th through Humble Bundle’s pay-what-you-want-model ($5 minimum)! This never-before-published crime thriller follows a cop who interrogates a deranged plumber who just murdered his wife, only to discover something far more insidious.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Sep 9, 2021
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Toronto International Film Festival 2021: Our Half-Dozen “Have to See!” Horror Films

Shocks and shudders abound during Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) hybrid event September 9–18, 2021, with in-person cinema screenings in Toronto and digital screenings available to viewers across Canada. Among the incredible international line-up of horror, science fiction, thriller, and other genre-cinema styles are the following six stand-outs, which Horror Fuel highly recommends. My comments follow in italics after descriptions adapted from TIFF’s official program and website. Kicking Blood “Blaine Thurier’s sultry, perma-stoned, ultra-modern spin on the vampire genre evokes cult-horror figures like George A. Romero and Stuart Gordon.” Fusing the grittiness of George Romero’s Martin with the sly theatricality of Stuart Gordon’s early films (Re-Animator, From Beyond), Blaine Thurier’s Kicking Blood reimagines vampire mythology by transplanting it to the bohemian world Thurier has satirized since he began making films. Instead of the usual desiccated, tormented aristocrats with impossibly innocent victims, Thurier’s undead are hipster scavengers and swingers, their victims luckless hangers-on and drunks. Vampire Anna (Alanna Bale) is disappointed

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Joseph Perry
Sep 9, 2021
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