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There Is Something Dark And Deadly Lurking In The ‘Gaia’ Trailer

Decal, the newly formed home entertainment distributor from Neon and Bleecker Street, has obtained the North American rights to the South African horror-thriller Gaia, directed by Jaco Bouwer. Set to be released this summer, the film stars Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Anthony Oseyemi, and Alex Van Dyk and made its debut at SXSW. The film centers on a park ranger on a surveillance mission in a primordial forest who encounters two survivalists living a post-apocalyptic lifestyle. The boy and his philosophical father seem to have their own religion and a mysterious relationship to nature. Tertius Kapp penned the screenplay and is producing the film along with Bouwer and Jorrie van der Walt, Deadline reports.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 4, 2021
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Movie Review (Cinequest Cinejoy): Demon

Thriller, horror, surrealism, dark comedy, and neo noir elements — director George Louis Bartlett’s genre-mashing Demon has all of those and more. It’s an ambitious independent film from the United Kingdom that is sometimes grounded and sometimes all over the map, but always intriguing. Ralph (Ryan Walker-Edwards) goes on the run after a small fine he incurred while oversleeping past his stop on a train balloons into a large amount that he can’t afford to pay. With the help of his friend Kent (Jacob Hawley), he holes up in an old forest motel to try to elude a bailiff bent on collecting the fine. While there, he goes through a series of real and imagined situations ranging from the bizarre to the terrifying to the deadly. Bartlett, who cowrote the screenplay with Theo McDonald, has created an interesting character in Ralph and surrounded him with quirky characters and weird proceedings. Shot mostly in black-and-white, the director knows his budgetary limitations

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Joseph Perry
Apr 1, 2021
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Trapped In An Elevator, A Woman Discovers Her Power In ‘Ascendant’

20 FLOORS. 4 WALLS. 1 SECRET TRAPPED INSIDE. Antaine Furlong makes his feature directorial debut with the high tech fantasy-thriller Ascendant this April. Ahead of the release we’ve got the trailer. Kidnapped and held hostage in a high-speed elevator in a 120-floor building in Shanghai, Aria Wolf (Charlotte Best) has no memory of her past, who her captors are, or what they want from her. Pushed to her limits, she begins to realize that she has incredible powers within, kept secret to protect her and her family. Now, unlocking these powers is her only chance to save both herself and her father. Charlotte Best (Tidelands, Puberty Blues), Jonny Pasvolsky (Westworld, The Front Runner, Mortdecai), Alex Menglet, Susan Prior (The Rover, The Gloaming, The Commons), Justin Stewart Cotta, Tahlia Sturzaker, and Karelina Clarke star. Antaine Furlong, Kristy Vernon (Sweet River, Gabriel), James M. Vernon (Hacksaw Ridge, Predestination, A Few Best Men), and Drew Bailey (Standing Up For Sunny, Ellie & Abbie

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 1, 2021
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RLJE & Shudder Acquire The Rights To The Horror-Fantasy ‘The Spine Of The Night’

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural have acquired the North American rights to the fantasy-horror film The Spine of Night following its successful world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. Produced with hand-rotoscoped animation, The Spine of Night is inspired by the classic works of artists like Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta, and the fantasy genre as it was in the 1970s: boundary-pushing, politically progressive, and utterly fearless. THE SPINE OF NIGHT is like the insane love child of Heavy Metal and Mandy,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films. “The audience response out of SXSW proves this is an instant classic that will be playing on midnight movie screens for years to come.” Craig Engler, GM of Shudder says “It’s a fantasy-horror epic that rides lightning directly into the hearts of genre and cult film fans.” Written and directed by Philip

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 31, 2021
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New ‘Spiral: From The Book Of Saw’ Trailer Gives A Glimpse Of New Traps And More

We last gave you an update on Spiral: From the Book of Saw less than a week ago when we reported that the release date had been moved up. Now, ahead of its May release, Lionsgate has just released a brand new trailer revealing a glimpse of a new version of the iconic pig mask first seen in James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s original Saw movie. We also get a look at new traps and a new puppet. Spiral, which is the ninth film in the franchise, stars Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on A Plane), as well as Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale). Rock also executive produces the movie based on his idea. The Saw’s franchise’s Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV) has returned to direct. In Spiral, a sadistic mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw Working in the shadow of an esteemed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 30, 2021
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Sinister Six: A Half-Dozen Films We Can’t Wait to See at Panic Fest

The ninth annual edition of Kansas City’s Panic Fest grows closer, as the hybrid edition takes place from April 8–18, 2021. I mentioned in Horror Fuel’s previous article about the festival that I have seen — and can highly recommend — some of the films scheduled, including Canadian horror comedy Vicious Fun, killer stuffed animal comedy Benny Loves You, and Australian horror comedy An Ideal Host, the unsettling An Unquiet Grave, folk horror The Old Ways, and Canadian science fiction feature Parallel Minds. Now I want to share six films on offer for Panic Fest that I can’t wait to watch. The official festival descriptions follow, with my thoughts in italics after each listing. The Carnivores D: Caleb Michael Johnson Regional Premiere, 1h 17min Alice and Bret’s dog Harvey is dying, and he’s ruining everything. What had been a bright little family is quickly getting consumed by clouds of self-doubt, suspicion, and a disturbing amount of ground beef. Dramedy and

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Joseph Perry
Mar 30, 2021
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Movie Review: The Toll

In the eighties it was camping, for more recent years it was computers, and most recently the quickest way to Horrorville in cinema is to use a ridesharing company. Writer/director Michael Nader’s The Toll goes beyond the usual thriller angle of either the driver or the passenger being a potential killer to drop its two main characters off in a supernatural zone not too far from the original destination, yet at least one dimension away. Cami (Jordan Hayes) is exhausted from a series of flight delays and less than thrilled about visiting her father at his rural home. Her rideshare driver Spencer (Max Topplin) is a socially awkward, talkative person, and after an initially uncomfortable start to their ride, things take a turn for the weird and deadly when the pair journeys into an area where their phones and Spencer’s car stop working. After a while of playing the blame game and distrusting each other and then having to trust

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Joseph Perry
Mar 29, 2021
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Legendary Rockers Gather For The Horror Movie ‘The Retaliators’

Some of the biggest names in music, Five Finger Death Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, and Escape The Fate, are not only featured on the soundtrack for The Retaliators, but they also appear in the action-packed horror-thriller from directors Bridget Smith (Sno Babies) and Emmy nominee Samuel Gonzalez Jr. (Battle Scars). Written by David Geare and Jeff Allen Geare, the film centers on an upstanding pastor who uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”), Michael Lombardi (“Rescue Me”), and Joseph Gatt (“Game of Thrones”) lead the cast. The Retaliators is set to be unleashed this Fall.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 29, 2021
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Vertical Unleashes Two New Clips To Celebrate The Release Of Exorcism Horror ‘The Seventh Day’

Writer-director Justin P. Lange (The Dark) blurs the line between good and evil in the supernatural thriller The Seventh Day. Two new clips have been unveiled to celebrate the film’s release. Starring Guy Pearce, Vadhir Derbez, Stephen Lang, Brady Jenness, Robin Bartlett, and Keith David, the film centers on renowned “exorcist Father Peter (Guy Pearce) who teams up with a rookie apprentice for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and evil blur, and their own demons emerge.” In the first clip, titled Fr. Daniel’s Introduction, we meet a young priest and learn that the number of possessions is skyrocketing. In the second clip, The Story of Nicholas Miller, Father Peter tells the terrifying story of an exorcism gone wrong. Dallas Sonnier, Amanda Presmyk, Chelsea Davenport, and Kimberly Hwang produce The Seventh Day, now playing in select theaters and On Demand, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2021
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‘Spiral: From The Book Of Saw’s’ Release Date Moved Up!

The release date for the highly anticipated horror Spiral: From the Book of Saw has unfortunately been changed several times thanks to the pandemic, including one delay that put the release back nearly a year. Well, it’s changed once again, this time it’s been moved up! Lionsgate has moved the theatrical release from May 21st to Mat 14th! Chris Rock stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on A Plane) and Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale), as well as executive produces the movie based on his idea. The Saw’s franchise’s Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV) returned to direct. In Spiral, a sadistic mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2021
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