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Movie Review: ‘Come To Daddy’ Is Wonderfully Weird And Warped

Come To Daddy…I was not prepared for the film. From the very beginning, I had a tense, uneasy feeling. Little did I know, that feeling would only grow. Elijah Wood has portrayed a lot of odd characters in the past, but Norval in Come to Daddy has to be the weirdest. In the film, Norval receives a letter from his estranged father that abandoned him and his mother when he was five. The letter asks Norval (Woods) to come for a visit, but as soon as he arrives he’s confronted by a man (Stephen McHattie, “October Faction”) whom he thinks is his father. After a few days of tense interactions and violent outbursts, Norval begins to question his situation. Soon he makes a discovery that leaves him fighting for his life. I have long been a fan of Elijah Wood, he’s a talented actor. However, his character in this movie is just unlikable. Norvel is a pathetic, whiny, wuss, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 20, 2020

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A Woman Is Tortured By Spirits In ‘The Perished’ Trailer

From writer-director Paddy Murphy (For We Are Many) comes a new terror, The Perished. In the film, while recovering from an abortion, a young woman is tormented by the spirits of the unborn…who seek a mother. Courtney McKeon (The Three Don’ts), Fiach Kunz (“Game of Thrones”), Paul Fitzgerald (The Sleep Experiment), and Lisa Tyrrell (Urban Traffik) star. Murphy produced along with Barry Fahy and Vachon Gill. Director Joe Lynch (Mayhem and Wrong Turn 2) hails the film, saying, “It’s like if Ken Loach remade Don’t Look Now.” The Perished is set to be released on April 7th in North America through The Horror Collective.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 20, 2020

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Come Face To Face With ‘Abominable’ In New NSFW Clip

This April comes face to face with stone-cold terror in Abominable. Today we’ve got a NSFW clip titled I Did This to You. “A research team embarks on a journey to obtain a plant that can advance medical research by centuries. While stumbling upon clues of the previous expedition, they discover that a Yeti creature lurks within the Himalayan mountains and will do anything to protect its terrain.” From producer Justin Price (interview) director of Alien: Reign of Man and The 13th Friday, and director Jamaal Burden (Elves), and starring Robert Berlin (“Ray Donavan”), comes a new horror experience from Uncork’d Entertainment. Abominable lands on DVD and Digital April 14th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 20, 2020

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Movie Review: ‘The Other Lamb’ Is A Brilliant Lesson In Depravity

I was not prepared when I pressed play and sat down to watch Malgorzata Szumowska’s The Other Lamb. From the get-go, I had a feeling of overwhelming dread as I watched the Sheppard interact with wives and children. You see, his biological daughters are also his future wives (*shudders). His favorite daughter is Selah (Raffey Cassidy), who we watch go from being a child to t a young woman who finds her own strength as she comes to see the truth about her father. I will give you a warning, there are a lot of truly disturbing things in this film including several scenes of animal sacrifice, but the most disturbing is the incest that is present from beginning to end. The only monsters depicted here are the characters themselves, reminding us of the cruelty possible within a family. The Other Lamb is not your common horror film but definitely qualifies for the genre. I’ve seen thousands of horror films

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 20, 2020

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Simon Pegg Is Unrecognizable In The ‘Inheritance’ Trailer

Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg is nearly unrecognizable in the trailer for Inheritance, from Terminal director Vaughn Stein. Pegg stars alongside Lily Collins (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile) in the thriller about the patriarch of a rich and powerful family who dies and leaves his family to cope with a shocking inheritance the threatens to destroy their lives. Connie Nielsen, Michael Beach, Chace Crawford, and Marque Richardson round out the cast. Inheritance will arrive on DirecTV on April 23rd, followed by its release in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand by Vertical Entertainment on May 22nd.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 19, 2020

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Richard Brake Stars In ‘The Dare’ Now On Amazon Prime

“Face your fears” and watch the award-winning brutal horror film The Dare, on Amazon Prime today! In the film from writer-director Giles Alderson (A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life), “A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family’s future.” Starring genre icon Richard Brake (31, 3 from Hell), Bart Edwards, Richard Short, Alexandre Evans, Robert Maaser, and Daniel Schutzmann, The Dare was co-written by Jonny Grant. The movie was produced by Julian Kostov (Leatherface) Yariv Lerner (Hellboy) and Alexander Kenanov (Loving Pablo) for B2Y Productions. Sales Millennium Films (Hellboy, Day of The Dead, Rambo, Last Blood).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 18, 2020

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Witness ‘An English Haunting’ This April

From writer-director Charlie Steeds (Escape from Cannibal Farm) and Dark Temple Motion Pictures comes the British indie horror An English Haunting, set to be released this April. “In 1960’s England, Blake Cunningham and his alcoholic mother are forced to move into the mysterious Clemonte Hall, a vast isolated manor house, to care for his dying Grandfather who resides in the attic room. Soon, ghostly goings-on fill the house with dread, as it becomes apparent Grandfather’s illness may have a supernatural cause that can only be cured by uncovering the terrifying secrets of the house and its dark history.” David Lenik, Tessa Wood, Barrington De La Roche, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Rory Wilton, and Jessica Alonso star. The film features cinematography by Michael Lloyd with an Original Score by Graham Plowman. Peter Oxley and Galen Christy serve as executive producers. Witness An English Haunting on DVD in the U.S. on April 10, 2020, followed by its U.K. release on April 27th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 18, 2020

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Trailer And Poster Premiers For Horror ‘1BR’

A woman fights for her life and her sanity in the new trailer for Dark Sky Film’s 1BR, from writer-director David Marmor. Not only has the trailer debuted, but we also have the new poster (above) that depicts a crying woman with sinister silhouettes of men waiting on the balcony of an apartment building. “After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it’s too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity…or be trapped forever in an existential hell.” Nicole Brydon Bloom (“Law and Order SVU”, The Affair), Giles Matthey (Ford v Ferrari) Taylor Nichols (PEN15), Naomi Grossman (“American Horror Story”), Alan Blumenfeld (“Heroes”), Clayton Hoff (“Shameless”), Celeste Sully (Toni Braxton: Unbreak My

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 18, 2020

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New Trailer Teases That There Is Something ‘Behind You’

Vertical Entertainment has released the trailer and poster for demonic horror film Behind You! In the directorial debut from Andrew Mecham and Matthew Whedon, two young sisters find that all the mirrors in their estranged aunt’s house are covered or hidden. When one of them happens upon a mirror in the basement, she unknowingly releases a malicious demon. Behind You stars Jan Broberg (Abducted in Plain Sight), Addy Miller (“The Walking Dead”), Elizabeth Birkner and Philip Brodie and is produced by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing’s Tremendum Pictures alongside Parallelogram. Behind You will be in theaters and on VOD on April 17, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 17, 2020

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Universal Sending ‘The Invisible Man’ And ‘The Hunt’ To VOD Early

Theaters across the world are shutting down to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So what happens to the movies that should be playing? Universal is moving some of their new releases to VOD. Deadline is reporting that Leigh Whannell‘s brilliant hit The Invisible Man (review) and Craig Zobel‘s controversial film The Hunt, both from Blumhouse, will arrive on VOD Friday, March 20th. The Invisible Man has already had a successful run at the box office bringing in over $120 million, but The Hunt‘s release came when people were already avoiding public gatherings, so it didn’t make much a splash. Hopefully, the VOD release will help it to rebound. The movies will be available “on-demand 48-hour rental at the suggested price of $19.99.” Odds are we will see a lot more studios follow in Universal’s footsteps and send their new films straight to VOD. The situation isn’t all bad for us though, we get to watch these great films

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 17, 2020

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