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‘Before The Fire’ Trailer Teases People Are More Dangerous Than Any Pandemic

With perfect timing, Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for the pandemic thriller Before The Fire, the debut feature of Charlie Buhler. Jenna Lyng Adams of “The Kominsky Method,” wrote and stars in the film that follows Ava Boone (Adams), a Hollywood actress whose rising career is cut short when a pandemic influenza sends her back to the small town she fled years before, only to find something more dangerous than any virus waiting for her. Instead of shelter, her South Dakota hometown brings her face to face with unforeseen peril. Adams stars alongside Jackson Davis (Vida), Ryan Vigilant (Naked As We Came), and Charles Hubbell. Audiences are thirsty for unconventional, layered and imperfect women on-screen. Dark Sky Films has been known to support female-driven films and we are happy to have found the right partnership for this movie.” Adams states. Before the Fire made its festival debut just before the Covid pandemic struck. It is now set to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020
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Miles Doleac Talks Dinner Parties, Cannibalism, And So Much More In Our Interview

Back in 2016 I sat down with actor-writer-director Miles Doleac to talk about several of his films in an interview. With the upcoming release of his film The Dinner Party I thought it was fitting to catch up with him to talk about the film as well as what he’s been up to the last four years. In The Dinner Party, a couple is invited to an exclusive dinner party, not knowing that they are on the menu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh0XXNbdyjI[/embedyt] Horror Fuel: “It’s been a while since we got the chance to catch up. What have you been up to?” Miles Doleac: “I’m teaching at Loyola University in New Orleans, the film program there, which is a great gig. I’ve been gearing up for the release of The Dinner Party. I’ve also been juggling a couple of other projects, one of which I was supposed to do this summer, but now, with COVID, of course, that’s up on the air. But,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2020
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Everyone Is A Suspect In ‘All The Wrong Friends’ – On Digital This June

Ryan Hawkins and Mark Kerins make their feature debut with All the Wrong Friends, the film that centers around a group of high school friends, who reunite for a vacation one year after graduating. They soon find that their relationships have changed for the worse after one of them turns up dead. As accusations begin to fly, no one is safe and everyone suspects everyone else of murder, in this twist-filled thriller. The cast includes Brina Palencia (The CW’s “Star-Crossed), Krishna Smitha (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”), Ricco Fajardo (Fruits Basket), Dexter Hostetter (Aria the Scarlet Ammo), Sean O’Connor (Ping Pong the Animation), Tom Gelo (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), with Andrew Milbourn and Alexandra Chaudoin rounding out the cast. The film has continued to rack up multiple awards including “Best Thriller” (Hot Springs International Film Festival), “Best Supporting Actress” for Krishna Smitha (International Horror Hotel), “Best Feature Director” for Mark Kerins & Ryan Hawkins, “Best Cinematography” for Daniel Maitland, “Best

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2020
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Movie Review: ‘The Dinner Party’ Is Sophisticated Horror With A Twist

As elegant as it is disturbing, the indie horror film The Dinner Party invites viewers to witness a gathering they’ll never forget. From director and star Miles Doleac who co-wrote the film along with Michael Donovan comes the film that follows a playwright and his wife who have been invited to a dinner at a patron’s home. What the couple doesn’t know is that they’re on the menu. As always, Doleac’s films continue to please. The Dinner Party has an heir of sophistication and beauty but also the intensity and horror that will keep viewers intrigued. The cast of The Dinner Party includes Doleac, Jeremy London, Bill Sage, Sawandi Wilson, Lindsay Anne Williams, Alli Hart, and Mike Mayhall who did wonderfully in their roles, especially our heroine played by Hart who captures both innocence and strength. The Dinner Table takes a stab at the elite, bringing the thought that the affluent can get away with murder, and often do. It

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2020
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New Trailer & Release Date Unveiled For ‘Antebellum’ – From The Producer Of ‘Get Out’

The new intense, time-bending trailer has arrived for the new horror-thriller Antebellum, from the producer of Get Out and US. Groundbreaking writer-directors Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz) take us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev Foreman (Colossal), and Raymond Mansfield (Get Out), with Alex G. Scott (Lady Bird) executive producing. Antebellum will open in theaters nationwide on August 21st, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 23, 2020
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Zombies Crash A Camping Trip In Crackle’s ‘The Clearing’ Trailer

Crackle Plus, one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, announced today the June premiere of their new original action horror film The Clearing, the feature debut of writer-director David Matalon. The movie stars Liam McIntyre (“Spartacus”) as a father who takes his daughter, played by Aundrea Smith (“Diary of a Future President”), on a weekend camping trip during a mysterious disease outbreak. The film also stars Sydelle Noel (“G.L.O.W.”) and Steven Swadling (“Kickboxer”). Set at the dawn of a zombie apocalypse, The Clearing unfolds amid tensions between Tom (McIntyre) and his wife (Noel) over his parental responsibilities and the time he spends with his young daughter Mira (Smith). Tom takes Mira on a camping trip, only to discover the impending disaster that leaves the pair trapped in a clearing in the woods, fighting to make it out alive. I couldn’t be more excited for The Clearing to have its premiere on Crackle and I’m grateful for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 23, 2020
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A Family Must Come Together To Survive In New ‘Relic’ Trailer

A new teaser trailer has arrived for writer-director Natalie Erika James‘ haunting horror film Relic ahead of its July release. When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear together. Co-written by James and Christian White, the film stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin, Relic is produced by Anna McLeish, Sarah

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2020
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Watch The First Clip From Dave Franco’s Directorial Debut ‘The Rental’

Writer-director Dave Franco makes his directorial debut with the thriller The Rental, co-written by Joe Swanberg. In the first clip, we witness a conversation between a couple about a crime committed, their regret for not doing something about it, and that the situation will never be over. Starring Alison Brie (GLOW), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), the film centers on two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone. IFC Films will release The Rental in theaters and On Demand July 24th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2020
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RLJE Captures Alien Horror ‘PG: Psycho Goreman’

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural have acquired US rights to PG: Psycho Goreman with plans to release the film in theaters in late 2020 followed by its arrival on Shudder in early 2021. Written and directed by Steven Kostanski (The Void), PG: Psycho Goreman stars Matthew Ninaber (Transference), Nita-Josee Hanna (Books of Blood), Owen Myre (“NOS4A2”), and Adam Brooks (The Editor). In the film, “siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.” PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN is a perfect movie for all of us who grew up in a video store,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer for RLJE Films. “It has so much heart, thrills and fun that we believe this could be a franchise. We love

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 21, 2020
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Season 3 Of Interactive Series “Artificial” Premieres Tonight On Twitch

Season 3 of the one of a kind, Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning, LIVE, interactive sci-fi series “Artificial” premieres Thursday, May 21 at 9:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm PST exclusively on Twitch, produced entirely remotely. This is NOT a choose-your-own-adventure. It is not an individual experience – it is an experience shared by the audience as a collective. Everyone watching shares the story and has the opportunity to profoundly influence it by asking questions and voting on polls. Since the audience can chat live with each other on Twitch, this also means they share the experience with each other. The audience is a community. Season 3, “Artificial: Remote Intelligence,” will take a step forward with a bold new sci-fi vision and groundbreaking new interactive methods, including a new polling method, audience-controlled musical score, ability to jump through multiple live sets and revolutionary new interactive Worldbuilding episodes that allow viewers to dictate aspects of the production including the casting of new

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 21, 2020

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‘Before The Fire’ Trailer Teases People Are More Dangerous Than Any Pandemic

With perfect timing, Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for the pandemic thriller Before The Fire, the debut feature of Charlie Buhler. Jenna Lyng Adams of “The Kominsky Method,” wrote and stars in the film that follows Ava Boone (Adams), a Hollywood actress whose rising career is cut short when a pandemic influenza sends her back to the small town she fled years before, only to find something more dangerous than any virus waiting for her. Instead of shelter, her South Dakota hometown brings her face to face with unforeseen peril. Adams stars alongside Jackson Davis (Vida), Ryan Vigilant (Naked As We Came), and Charles Hubbell. Audiences are thirsty for unconventional, layered and imperfect women on-screen. Dark Sky Films has been known to support female-driven films and we are happy to have found the right partnership for this movie.” Adams states. Before the Fire made its festival debut just before the Covid pandemic struck. It is now set to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020
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Miles Doleac Talks Dinner Parties, Cannibalism, And So Much More In Our Interview

Back in 2016 I sat down with actor-writer-director Miles Doleac to talk about several of his films in an interview. With the upcoming release of his film The Dinner Party I thought it was fitting to catch up with him to talk about the film as well as what he’s been up to the last four years. In The Dinner Party, a couple is invited to an exclusive dinner party, not knowing that they are on the menu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh0XXNbdyjI[/embedyt] Horror Fuel: “It’s been a while since we got the chance to catch up. What have you been up to?” Miles Doleac: “I’m teaching at Loyola University in New Orleans, the film program there, which is a great gig. I’ve been gearing up for the release of The Dinner Party. I’ve also been juggling a couple of other projects, one of which I was supposed to do this summer, but now, with COVID, of course, that’s up on the air. But,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2020
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Everyone Is A Suspect In ‘All The Wrong Friends’ – On Digital This June

Ryan Hawkins and Mark Kerins make their feature debut with All the Wrong Friends, the film that centers around a group of high school friends, who reunite for a vacation one year after graduating. They soon find that their relationships have changed for the worse after one of them turns up dead. As accusations begin to fly, no one is safe and everyone suspects everyone else of murder, in this twist-filled thriller. The cast includes Brina Palencia (The CW’s “Star-Crossed), Krishna Smitha (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”), Ricco Fajardo (Fruits Basket), Dexter Hostetter (Aria the Scarlet Ammo), Sean O’Connor (Ping Pong the Animation), Tom Gelo (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), with Andrew Milbourn and Alexandra Chaudoin rounding out the cast. The film has continued to rack up multiple awards including “Best Thriller” (Hot Springs International Film Festival), “Best Supporting Actress” for Krishna Smitha (International Horror Hotel), “Best Feature Director” for Mark Kerins & Ryan Hawkins, “Best Cinematography” for Daniel Maitland, “Best

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2020
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Movie Review: ‘The Dinner Party’ Is Sophisticated Horror With A Twist

As elegant as it is disturbing, the indie horror film The Dinner Party invites viewers to witness a gathering they’ll never forget. From director and star Miles Doleac who co-wrote the film along with Michael Donovan comes the film that follows a playwright and his wife who have been invited to a dinner at a patron’s home. What the couple doesn’t know is that they’re on the menu. As always, Doleac’s films continue to please. The Dinner Party has an heir of sophistication and beauty but also the intensity and horror that will keep viewers intrigued. The cast of The Dinner Party includes Doleac, Jeremy London, Bill Sage, Sawandi Wilson, Lindsay Anne Williams, Alli Hart, and Mike Mayhall who did wonderfully in their roles, especially our heroine played by Hart who captures both innocence and strength. The Dinner Table takes a stab at the elite, bringing the thought that the affluent can get away with murder, and often do. It

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2020
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New Trailer & Release Date Unveiled For ‘Antebellum’ – From The Producer Of ‘Get Out’

The new intense, time-bending trailer has arrived for the new horror-thriller Antebellum, from the producer of Get Out and US. Groundbreaking writer-directors Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz) take us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev Foreman (Colossal), and Raymond Mansfield (Get Out), with Alex G. Scott (Lady Bird) executive producing. Antebellum will open in theaters nationwide on August 21st, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 23, 2020
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Zombies Crash A Camping Trip In Crackle’s ‘The Clearing’ Trailer

Crackle Plus, one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, announced today the June premiere of their new original action horror film The Clearing, the feature debut of writer-director David Matalon. The movie stars Liam McIntyre (“Spartacus”) as a father who takes his daughter, played by Aundrea Smith (“Diary of a Future President”), on a weekend camping trip during a mysterious disease outbreak. The film also stars Sydelle Noel (“G.L.O.W.”) and Steven Swadling (“Kickboxer”). Set at the dawn of a zombie apocalypse, The Clearing unfolds amid tensions between Tom (McIntyre) and his wife (Noel) over his parental responsibilities and the time he spends with his young daughter Mira (Smith). Tom takes Mira on a camping trip, only to discover the impending disaster that leaves the pair trapped in a clearing in the woods, fighting to make it out alive. I couldn’t be more excited for The Clearing to have its premiere on Crackle and I’m grateful for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 23, 2020
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A Family Must Come Together To Survive In New ‘Relic’ Trailer

A new teaser trailer has arrived for writer-director Natalie Erika James‘ haunting horror film Relic ahead of its July release. When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear together. Co-written by James and Christian White, the film stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin, Relic is produced by Anna McLeish, Sarah

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2020
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Watch The First Clip From Dave Franco’s Directorial Debut ‘The Rental’

Writer-director Dave Franco makes his directorial debut with the thriller The Rental, co-written by Joe Swanberg. In the first clip, we witness a conversation between a couple about a crime committed, their regret for not doing something about it, and that the situation will never be over. Starring Alison Brie (GLOW), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), the film centers on two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone. IFC Films will release The Rental in theaters and On Demand July 24th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2020
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RLJE Captures Alien Horror ‘PG: Psycho Goreman’

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural have acquired US rights to PG: Psycho Goreman with plans to release the film in theaters in late 2020 followed by its arrival on Shudder in early 2021. Written and directed by Steven Kostanski (The Void), PG: Psycho Goreman stars Matthew Ninaber (Transference), Nita-Josee Hanna (Books of Blood), Owen Myre (“NOS4A2”), and Adam Brooks (The Editor). In the film, “siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.” PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN is a perfect movie for all of us who grew up in a video store,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer for RLJE Films. “It has so much heart, thrills and fun that we believe this could be a franchise. We love

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 21, 2020
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Season 3 Of Interactive Series “Artificial” Premieres Tonight On Twitch

Season 3 of the one of a kind, Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning, LIVE, interactive sci-fi series “Artificial” premieres Thursday, May 21 at 9:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm PST exclusively on Twitch, produced entirely remotely. This is NOT a choose-your-own-adventure. It is not an individual experience – it is an experience shared by the audience as a collective. Everyone watching shares the story and has the opportunity to profoundly influence it by asking questions and voting on polls. Since the audience can chat live with each other on Twitch, this also means they share the experience with each other. The audience is a community. Season 3, “Artificial: Remote Intelligence,” will take a step forward with a bold new sci-fi vision and groundbreaking new interactive methods, including a new polling method, audience-controlled musical score, ability to jump through multiple live sets and revolutionary new interactive Worldbuilding episodes that allow viewers to dictate aspects of the production including the casting of new

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 21, 2020
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