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Tensions Rise As A Group Is Isolated Due To A Biological Threat In ‘Darkness in Tenement 45’

Writer-director Nicole Groton‘s female-driven horror thriller Darkness in Tenement 45 about a biological threat that causes people to seek isolation, a topic very poignant these days, is set to arrive this November. The award-winning film is set in the 1950s centers on “Joanna (Nicole Tompkins) who has been living with her overbearing Aunt Martha, in a low-income NYC tenement building ever since a violent outburst left her fighting a force that she can only describe as the “darkness.” Little did she know that weeks after moving in, a biological threat from the Soviet Union would leave the building boarded up and the tenants locked inside. With food dwindling and Martha’s controversial role as leader expanding, Joanna rallies the children in an attempt to save the building. Tensions come to a violent head when Martha delves into Joanna’s past and Joanna struggles to keep the darkness from overtaking her entirely.” Nicole Tompkins, David Labiosa, Melissa Macedo, Casey Kramer, Keyon Bowman, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
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‘Human Hibachi’ Deemed To Extreme By Amazon

The blood-drenched indie cannibal horror Human Hibachi was set to arrive on Amazon this month but has now been banned on Amazon due to its intense, horrific, and graphic nature. But don’t worry, you can still witness the carnage this month on the official Human Hibachi website. In the film, a man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. So when I made this film, I knew some of the stuff that I put in it might exclude us from platforms like Amazon, however, I wanted to see my vision through so I wasn’t going to let that hold me back. The main goal was to make something different… something that will be remembered and I’ll take that over being rejected by a platform any day.” Director Mario Cerrito states. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
Netflix Review: "The Haunting of Bly Manor" Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Netflix Review: “The Haunting of Bly Manor” Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Last year, when Netflix aired the genre series “The Haunting of Hill House,” I had no clue that a series could ever reach the ranks it did in my book. A nearly perfect series unfolded before, and I was left bragging about it to anyone who would listen. I’ve seen the series four times since the first time I was introduced to the Crian family. So imagine my excitement when “The Haunting of Bly Manor” was announced; I was ecstatic, to put it mildly. With many of “Hill House’s” cast returning, I knew in my heart that this season would be just as good as the first; you could say that I had high hopes. But did it stand up to my expectations? That’s what I’m here to discuss. Based on Henry James’ “Turning of the Screw” as well as a few other of James’ stories, “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is a haunting tale of a young American teacher

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020
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A Native American Legend Comes To Life In The Horror Film ‘The Retreat’

There’s something waiting in the mountains this November. From director Bruce Wemple (Monstrous), and starring Grant Schumacher, The Retreat is set to take viewers on a frightening trip this Fall to meet a monster. Set in the Adirondack High Peaks of Upstate New York, two best friends. Gus and Adam set out for a winter backpacking trip. After a horrifying encounter with a monster, Gus finds himself alone and lost. Now, he must now fight for his life while keeping his grip on reality as he’s tormented both physically and psychologically by the evil Native American legend, the Wendigo. Dylan Grunn, Rick Montgomery Jr., Chris Cimperman, and Ariella Mastroianni also star in the film arriving on DVD and On-Demand on November 10, 2020, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020
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This November The Sci-Fi Thriller ‘2067’ Will Take You To A Terrifying Future

This November, travel to a not so distant future in the apocalyptic sci-fi-thriller 2067 where the fight for the future of mankind has just begun. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men Apocalypse, Let Me In) and Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood,” “Sacred Lies”), 2067 is written and directed by Seth Larney (Tombiruo). By the year 2067, Earth has been ravaged by climate change and humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen. An illness caused by the synthetic O2 is killing the worlds’ population and the only hope for a cure comes in the form of a message from the future: “Send Ethan Whyte”. Ethan, an underground tunnel worker, is suddenly thrust into a terrifying new world full of unknown danger as he must fight to save the human race. 2067 arrives on November 17, 2020, on Blu-ray and DVD, from RLJE Films. 2067 DVD and Blu-ray include the following bonus features: Director Commentary Behind-the-Scenes of 2067including an in-depth look at the story,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2020
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Board The Queen Mary With The Dark Zone’s Live Streaming Event And Music Fest!

This Halloween board The Queen Mary for a truly haunting experience! Can’t be there in person? No problem! The Dark Zone Network is holding its biggest Live Streaming Virtual Paranormal Event yet! The revolutionary and innovative creative team at The Dark Zone Network is at it again! This time, the people that brought you ground-breaking television like “Ghost Hunters”, “Ghost Mine”, “Mountain Monsters” and more, thrill and entertain viewers with four fully packed days of ghost hunting and Halloween festivities – music and celebration at the world’s most haunted ghost ship, the Queen Mary. Do not miss their latest—and BIGGEST–live streaming, interactive, fully immersive virtual global event – “The Queen Mary – LIVE: A Virtual Haunt and Music Fest!” Featuring not only paranormal investigations, but also stars of Friday the 13th and “Supernatural” along with musical guests Silversun Pickups, Filter, and Beasto Blanco aboard one of the most haunted ships to ever set sail. “The Queen Mary – LIVE: A

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2020
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From The Director Of ‘Blood Feast’ Comes A New Tale Of Terror, ‘Blind’

From award-winning director Marcel Walz, the filmmaker behind Blood Feast, and featuring horror icon Caroline Williams, prepare to go Blind this November. “Faye, a former actress that lost her vision due to botched laser eye surgery, struggles to put her life back together while living alone in her dream house in the Hollywood Hills. She soon starts opening to Luke, a personal trainer who is mute and can only communicate through his cell phone. When a masked stranger named Pretty Boy shows up, Faye will realize that she is not as alone as she thinks.” Sarah French (Art of the Dead), Jed Rowen (Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!), Tyler Gallant (#FollowMe), Ben Kaplan (“Alex and the Single Girls”), Caroline Williams (Ten Minutes to Midnight, Texas Chain Saw Massacre Part 2), Thomas Haley (Lilith), Sheri Davis (Hair of the Dog), Jessica Galetti (Crazy Rich Asians), Michael St. Michaels (Freshwater), and Kevin Cooper star in a Marcel Walz film. Blind arrives on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2020
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Supernatural Horror ‘Playhouse’ Coming To VOD This Fall

As Frightfest comes to a close, Devilworks has picked up the supernatural chiller Playhouse for North America and Canada and has set a November release date. The film centers on a notorious horror writer, who moves into an ancient castle with his teenage daughter, to work on his next play; only to face terrifying consequences when his daughter falls prey to a supernatural evil lurking within the castle walls. Brothers Fionn and Toby Watts produced and directed Playhouse, which made its premiere at London’s Frightfest in August. William Holstead (Shudder Original ‘Christmas Presence’) Grace Courtney, James Rottger (BBCs ‘The Break’), and Helen Mackay (BBC’s ‘The Miracle Maker’) star in this dark, twisted tale. Devilworks will release Playhouse on VOD on all North American platforms on November 17th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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From The Creator Of ‘Final Destination’ Comes ‘Don’t Look Back’

From Jeffrey Riddick, the creator of Final Destination, comes Don’t Look Back, set to arrive this week. The trailer for the film shines a brutal light on society’s habit of watching terrible things but doing nothing to stop it as well as tackling the subject of karma. In the film, Caitlin Kramer, a woman overcoming a tragic past, is among several people who see a man being fatally assaulted. When the witnesses start dying mysteriously, she must unearth if they’re being targeted by a killer or something far more insidious. Kourtney Bell, Bryan Batt, Will Stout, Skyler Hart, Jeremy Holm, Jaqueline Fleming, Amanda Grace Benitez, Damon Lipari, Han Soto, Dean J. West, and Stephen Twardokus star. Don’t Look Back, which scored 4 out of 5 skulls in our review where we called it “a movie that’s definitely worth watching,” opens in theaters and lands On Demand on October 16, 2020, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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Horror Thriller ‘Broil’ Is Out Today On Blu-ray And DVD

Well Go USA Entertainment, who brought you Train to Busan, has just unleashed the chilling thriller Broil, from director Edward Drake (Breach, upcoming: Cosmic Sin). Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little), Avery Konrad (TV’s “Sacred Lies,” TV’s “Van Helsing”), Lochlyn Munro (TV’s “Riverdale”) and Timothy V. Murphy (TV’s “Snowpiercer,” National Treasure: Book of Secrets) star in this gothic tale of a troubled girl sent to live at her draconian grandfather’s creepy estate. In the film, after a violent incident with a school nemesis, 17-year-old Chance Sinclair (Avery Konrad) is sent to live with her draconian grandfather (Timothy V. Murphy) at his lavish estate, where she soon uncovers a dangerous ancient family secret. Suddenly caught between warring factions of the family, her only hope for survival may well come from a killer-for-hire (Jonathan Lipnicki) with a fortuitous stroke of culinary genius. Broil is out today on Digital, Blu-ray™, and DVD.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020

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Tensions Rise As A Group Is Isolated Due To A Biological Threat In ‘Darkness in Tenement 45’

Writer-director Nicole Groton‘s female-driven horror thriller Darkness in Tenement 45 about a biological threat that causes people to seek isolation, a topic very poignant these days, is set to arrive this November. The award-winning film is set in the 1950s centers on “Joanna (Nicole Tompkins) who has been living with her overbearing Aunt Martha, in a low-income NYC tenement building ever since a violent outburst left her fighting a force that she can only describe as the “darkness.” Little did she know that weeks after moving in, a biological threat from the Soviet Union would leave the building boarded up and the tenants locked inside. With food dwindling and Martha’s controversial role as leader expanding, Joanna rallies the children in an attempt to save the building. Tensions come to a violent head when Martha delves into Joanna’s past and Joanna struggles to keep the darkness from overtaking her entirely.” Nicole Tompkins, David Labiosa, Melissa Macedo, Casey Kramer, Keyon Bowman, and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
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‘Human Hibachi’ Deemed To Extreme By Amazon

The blood-drenched indie cannibal horror Human Hibachi was set to arrive on Amazon this month but has now been banned on Amazon due to its intense, horrific, and graphic nature. But don’t worry, you can still witness the carnage this month on the official Human Hibachi website. In the film, a man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. So when I made this film, I knew some of the stuff that I put in it might exclude us from platforms like Amazon, however, I wanted to see my vision through so I wasn’t going to let that hold me back. The main goal was to make something different… something that will be remembered and I’ll take that over being rejected by a platform any day.” Director Mario Cerrito states. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
Netflix Review: "The Haunting of Bly Manor" Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Netflix Review: “The Haunting of Bly Manor” Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Last year, when Netflix aired the genre series “The Haunting of Hill House,” I had no clue that a series could ever reach the ranks it did in my book. A nearly perfect series unfolded before, and I was left bragging about it to anyone who would listen. I’ve seen the series four times since the first time I was introduced to the Crian family. So imagine my excitement when “The Haunting of Bly Manor” was announced; I was ecstatic, to put it mildly. With many of “Hill House’s” cast returning, I knew in my heart that this season would be just as good as the first; you could say that I had high hopes. But did it stand up to my expectations? That’s what I’m here to discuss. Based on Henry James’ “Turning of the Screw” as well as a few other of James’ stories, “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is a haunting tale of a young American teacher

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020
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A Native American Legend Comes To Life In The Horror Film ‘The Retreat’

There’s something waiting in the mountains this November. From director Bruce Wemple (Monstrous), and starring Grant Schumacher, The Retreat is set to take viewers on a frightening trip this Fall to meet a monster. Set in the Adirondack High Peaks of Upstate New York, two best friends. Gus and Adam set out for a winter backpacking trip. After a horrifying encounter with a monster, Gus finds himself alone and lost. Now, he must now fight for his life while keeping his grip on reality as he’s tormented both physically and psychologically by the evil Native American legend, the Wendigo. Dylan Grunn, Rick Montgomery Jr., Chris Cimperman, and Ariella Mastroianni also star in the film arriving on DVD and On-Demand on November 10, 2020, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020
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This November The Sci-Fi Thriller ‘2067’ Will Take You To A Terrifying Future

This November, travel to a not so distant future in the apocalyptic sci-fi-thriller 2067 where the fight for the future of mankind has just begun. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men Apocalypse, Let Me In) and Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood,” “Sacred Lies”), 2067 is written and directed by Seth Larney (Tombiruo). By the year 2067, Earth has been ravaged by climate change and humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen. An illness caused by the synthetic O2 is killing the worlds’ population and the only hope for a cure comes in the form of a message from the future: “Send Ethan Whyte”. Ethan, an underground tunnel worker, is suddenly thrust into a terrifying new world full of unknown danger as he must fight to save the human race. 2067 arrives on November 17, 2020, on Blu-ray and DVD, from RLJE Films. 2067 DVD and Blu-ray include the following bonus features: Director Commentary Behind-the-Scenes of 2067including an in-depth look at the story,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2020
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Board The Queen Mary With The Dark Zone’s Live Streaming Event And Music Fest!

This Halloween board The Queen Mary for a truly haunting experience! Can’t be there in person? No problem! The Dark Zone Network is holding its biggest Live Streaming Virtual Paranormal Event yet! The revolutionary and innovative creative team at The Dark Zone Network is at it again! This time, the people that brought you ground-breaking television like “Ghost Hunters”, “Ghost Mine”, “Mountain Monsters” and more, thrill and entertain viewers with four fully packed days of ghost hunting and Halloween festivities – music and celebration at the world’s most haunted ghost ship, the Queen Mary. Do not miss their latest—and BIGGEST–live streaming, interactive, fully immersive virtual global event – “The Queen Mary – LIVE: A Virtual Haunt and Music Fest!” Featuring not only paranormal investigations, but also stars of Friday the 13th and “Supernatural” along with musical guests Silversun Pickups, Filter, and Beasto Blanco aboard one of the most haunted ships to ever set sail. “The Queen Mary – LIVE: A

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2020
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From The Director Of ‘Blood Feast’ Comes A New Tale Of Terror, ‘Blind’

From award-winning director Marcel Walz, the filmmaker behind Blood Feast, and featuring horror icon Caroline Williams, prepare to go Blind this November. “Faye, a former actress that lost her vision due to botched laser eye surgery, struggles to put her life back together while living alone in her dream house in the Hollywood Hills. She soon starts opening to Luke, a personal trainer who is mute and can only communicate through his cell phone. When a masked stranger named Pretty Boy shows up, Faye will realize that she is not as alone as she thinks.” Sarah French (Art of the Dead), Jed Rowen (Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!), Tyler Gallant (#FollowMe), Ben Kaplan (“Alex and the Single Girls”), Caroline Williams (Ten Minutes to Midnight, Texas Chain Saw Massacre Part 2), Thomas Haley (Lilith), Sheri Davis (Hair of the Dog), Jessica Galetti (Crazy Rich Asians), Michael St. Michaels (Freshwater), and Kevin Cooper star in a Marcel Walz film. Blind arrives on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2020
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Supernatural Horror ‘Playhouse’ Coming To VOD This Fall

As Frightfest comes to a close, Devilworks has picked up the supernatural chiller Playhouse for North America and Canada and has set a November release date. The film centers on a notorious horror writer, who moves into an ancient castle with his teenage daughter, to work on his next play; only to face terrifying consequences when his daughter falls prey to a supernatural evil lurking within the castle walls. Brothers Fionn and Toby Watts produced and directed Playhouse, which made its premiere at London’s Frightfest in August. William Holstead (Shudder Original ‘Christmas Presence’) Grace Courtney, James Rottger (BBCs ‘The Break’), and Helen Mackay (BBC’s ‘The Miracle Maker’) star in this dark, twisted tale. Devilworks will release Playhouse on VOD on all North American platforms on November 17th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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From The Creator Of ‘Final Destination’ Comes ‘Don’t Look Back’

From Jeffrey Riddick, the creator of Final Destination, comes Don’t Look Back, set to arrive this week. The trailer for the film shines a brutal light on society’s habit of watching terrible things but doing nothing to stop it as well as tackling the subject of karma. In the film, Caitlin Kramer, a woman overcoming a tragic past, is among several people who see a man being fatally assaulted. When the witnesses start dying mysteriously, she must unearth if they’re being targeted by a killer or something far more insidious. Kourtney Bell, Bryan Batt, Will Stout, Skyler Hart, Jeremy Holm, Jaqueline Fleming, Amanda Grace Benitez, Damon Lipari, Han Soto, Dean J. West, and Stephen Twardokus star. Don’t Look Back, which scored 4 out of 5 skulls in our review where we called it “a movie that’s definitely worth watching,” opens in theaters and lands On Demand on October 16, 2020, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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Horror Thriller ‘Broil’ Is Out Today On Blu-ray And DVD

Well Go USA Entertainment, who brought you Train to Busan, has just unleashed the chilling thriller Broil, from director Edward Drake (Breach, upcoming: Cosmic Sin). Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little), Avery Konrad (TV’s “Sacred Lies,” TV’s “Van Helsing”), Lochlyn Munro (TV’s “Riverdale”) and Timothy V. Murphy (TV’s “Snowpiercer,” National Treasure: Book of Secrets) star in this gothic tale of a troubled girl sent to live at her draconian grandfather’s creepy estate. In the film, after a violent incident with a school nemesis, 17-year-old Chance Sinclair (Avery Konrad) is sent to live with her draconian grandfather (Timothy V. Murphy) at his lavish estate, where she soon uncovers a dangerous ancient family secret. Suddenly caught between warring factions of the family, her only hope for survival may well come from a killer-for-hire (Jonathan Lipnicki) with a fortuitous stroke of culinary genius. Broil is out today on Digital, Blu-ray™, and DVD.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2020
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