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‘Under Wraps’ Remake Coming To Disney This October

You may remember Disney’s movie Under Wraps released back in 1997 about a group of kids who accidentally revive a mummy. Well, it’s getting a remake and it’s set to land on the Disney Channel this October, just in time for Halloween. And we’ve got the trailer. The new take on the horror-comedy stars Christian J. Simon (Sydney to the Max), Malachi Barton (Stuck in the Middle), Sophia Hammons (The Social Dilemma), and Phil Wright (Disney Fam Jam). Alex Zamm directed the Under Wraps remake. “The re-imagined story takes place a few days before Halloween when 12-year-old friends Gilbert (Simon), Marshall (Barton), and Amy (Hammons) accidentally revive a mummy they discover in a neighbor’s basement, which they affectionately name Harold (Wright). However, they must rush to return him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween. Along the way, the team narrowly escapes a nefarious group of criminals intent on selling the mummy to the highest bidder. When Harold is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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Filmmaking Duo Behind “The OA” Team Up For ‘Clue’ Like Series “Retreat” For FX

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the filmmaking team behind Netflix’s series “The OA” and the film Sound of my Voice are teaming up once again, this time to write and direct a new mystery series titled “Retreat” that will air on FX. Marling will also star in the series, which sounds a lot like Clue, as Darby Hart, an amateur sleuth who attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat, Deadline reports. In the series, “Darby and 11 other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must fight to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life.” A premiere date has not been announced at this time, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, if you haven’t seen “The OA”, you should check it out.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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First Look: Horror-Comedy ‘When The Screaming Starts’ Making Its World Premiere At FrightFest

Riotous Films in association with Four Plus10 Films has just announced that their new horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts will make its World Premiere later this month at FrightFest. Ahead of the premiere, we’ve got your first look at the film. The mockumentary marks the directorial debut of Conor Boru and stars “The Witcher” alum Yasen Atour, as well as Ed Hartland (“The Crown”), Octavia Gilmore (For Sale), and Jared Rogers (Killer Weekend). In the film, Aidan Mendle has a dream; he aspires to be an infamous serial killer. When a struggling journalist, Norman, is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he believes he has finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a bloodsoaked rampage, will Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned filmmaker turn into a nightmare. Who will be remembered, who will be forgotten and who will be left behind chopped into little pieces? Director Conor Boru was thrilled

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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“Chucky” Reminds You He’s “Your Friend To The End” In The New Teaser For The Series

This October, Don Mancini’s new “Chucky” series is set to premiere on both SYFY and USA this Fall. News has come that the series has now officially wrapped production and to celebrate, a new teaser and poster were unleashed. The teaser begins with Chucky reminding us that he’s our “friend to the end.”. None other than Brad Dourif, who has long voiced the doll, returns as the voice of the killer possessed doll in “Chucky”. Your friend till the end won't let you down. #Chucky premieres October 12. 🔪 pic.twitter.com/1DSQ6aawqO — SYFY (@SYFY) August 13, 2021 The poster has a distinct feel similar to that of the original film. On it are the same words he spoke in the teaser. In the 10-episode first season, “After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
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The ‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake Has Officially Wrapped Filming

Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) is directing a remake of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Entertainment. Today, we’ve learned via a Tweet from Blair (below), who is not only directing but also wrote the script for the remake, that filming has now officially wrapped. In the 1984 original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, “The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.” Deadline has described the film as, “A contemporary reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s successful 1984 low-budget action-comedy hit, The Toxic Avenger is steeped in environmental themes and subverts the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool. When a struggling everyman is pushed into a vat of toxic waste, he is transformed into a mutant freak who must go from shunned outcast to underdog hero as he races to save his son, his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
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A Giant Shark Stands Between A Group And The Fabled Noah’s Arc This November In ‘Noah’s Shark’

Director Mark Polonia unleashes a deadly shark this November that serves as a guardian for the legendary Noah’s Ark in the indie C-horror Noah’s Shark. We’ve got the first trailer that teases magic, witchcraft, possession, and a giant predator. In the film, “A fame-seeking televangelist and his film crew team set out to find the fabled Noah’s Ark, but discover it is guarded by both an ancient curse and a prehistoric great white shark.” Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch, Jamie Morgan, Samantha Coolidge, and Ryan Dalto star in Noah’s Shark out this November from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
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Celebrate Friday The 13th By Watching The Entire Franchise

Friday the 13th is a date held dear by every horror fan. To help celebrate the day, as well as the classic horror franchise we’ve got a list of all the places you can stream it today and all weekend, so grab your PJs, a bag of popcorn, a friend or sweetheart, and binge the crap out of the legendary franchise! Sean S. Cunningham directed 1980’s Friday the 13th that starred Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. The movie centers on a group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child’s drowning and a grisly double murder years before. The entire franchise consists of 12 films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and a ton of merchandise. You also might want to check out our interview with the creator Victor Miller who wrote Jason Voorhees into

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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A Reality Show Turns Into A Fight For Survival This August In ‘Funhouse’

From director Jason William Lee (The Evil in Us) comes the gruesome horror film Funhouse, which takes reality shows to a whole new terrifying level. In the movie, “Down and out backup singer and celebrity ex-husband Kasper (Valter Skarsgård, “The Sandhamn Murders”) is invited to compete in the Funhouse, an online ‘Big Brother’ style reality show. In an attempt to rebrand his image due to a tarnished reputation, Kasper reluctantly accepts the offer. Alongside seven other C-list celebrities from around the globe, he will compete for a 5 million dollar prize. At first, the Funhouse is just as the name suggests, full of wild times, budding friendships, love connections, and brewing rivalries. But, to everyone’s surprise, the fun quickly turns into misery when the first challenge leaves one of the contestants brutally murdered.” Gigi Saul Guerrero (“Into the Dark”), Khamisa Wilsher (“The Hollow”), Christopher Gerard (“Arrow”), and newcomer Karolina Benefield star in Funhouse, out on Demand and DVD on August

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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Brutal Social Media Horror Movie ‘Shook’ Coming To DVD & Digital

RLJE Films will unleash the brutal social media horror and Shudder Original Shook, from writer-director Jennifer Harrington (Housekeeping, “Dear…”) this August on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD. In Shook, when Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she’s forced to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense? Daisye Tutor (Funny Story, Come as You Are), Emily Goss (Snapshots, The House on Pine Street), Nicola Posener (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” Mythica Series), and Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless, “Ray Donovan”) star. Get your copy of Shook on DVD or watch it on VOD or Digital HD on August 17, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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Series Review: Epix’s “Chapelwaite” Is The Best New Show Of The Year!

When it comes to adaptations no writer’s work has been turned into series and films more than Stephen King (not that we’re complaining). The most recent adaptation of King’s work is Epix’s soon to premiere series “Chapelwaite,” based on King’s short story Jerusalem’s Lot. Academy Award® Winner Adrien Brody stars alongside Emily Hampshire in the series set in the 1850s. The series follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to the ancestral home he inherited in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea.  He is surprised to learn that the entire town hates his family. Hampshire’s Rebecca offers her services as a nanny for Charles’ children without him knowing that she took the job to learn more about his family for an article she’s secretly writing. Soon all hell breaks loose as Charles and his family become the target of vampires out to find an ancient book that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021

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‘Under Wraps’ Remake Coming To Disney This October

You may remember Disney’s movie Under Wraps released back in 1997 about a group of kids who accidentally revive a mummy. Well, it’s getting a remake and it’s set to land on the Disney Channel this October, just in time for Halloween. And we’ve got the trailer. The new take on the horror-comedy stars Christian J. Simon (Sydney to the Max), Malachi Barton (Stuck in the Middle), Sophia Hammons (The Social Dilemma), and Phil Wright (Disney Fam Jam). Alex Zamm directed the Under Wraps remake. “The re-imagined story takes place a few days before Halloween when 12-year-old friends Gilbert (Simon), Marshall (Barton), and Amy (Hammons) accidentally revive a mummy they discover in a neighbor’s basement, which they affectionately name Harold (Wright). However, they must rush to return him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween. Along the way, the team narrowly escapes a nefarious group of criminals intent on selling the mummy to the highest bidder. When Harold is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
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Filmmaking Duo Behind “The OA” Team Up For ‘Clue’ Like Series “Retreat” For FX

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the filmmaking team behind Netflix’s series “The OA” and the film Sound of my Voice are teaming up once again, this time to write and direct a new mystery series titled “Retreat” that will air on FX. Marling will also star in the series, which sounds a lot like Clue, as Darby Hart, an amateur sleuth who attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat, Deadline reports. In the series, “Darby and 11 other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must fight to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life.” A premiere date has not been announced at this time, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, if you haven’t seen “The OA”, you should check it out.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

First Look: Horror-Comedy ‘When The Screaming Starts’ Making Its World Premiere At FrightFest

Riotous Films in association with Four Plus10 Films has just announced that their new horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts will make its World Premiere later this month at FrightFest. Ahead of the premiere, we’ve got your first look at the film. The mockumentary marks the directorial debut of Conor Boru and stars “The Witcher” alum Yasen Atour, as well as Ed Hartland (“The Crown”), Octavia Gilmore (For Sale), and Jared Rogers (Killer Weekend). In the film, Aidan Mendle has a dream; he aspires to be an infamous serial killer. When a struggling journalist, Norman, is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he believes he has finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a bloodsoaked rampage, will Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned filmmaker turn into a nightmare. Who will be remembered, who will be forgotten and who will be left behind chopped into little pieces? Director Conor Boru was thrilled

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

“Chucky” Reminds You He’s “Your Friend To The End” In The New Teaser For The Series

This October, Don Mancini’s new “Chucky” series is set to premiere on both SYFY and USA this Fall. News has come that the series has now officially wrapped production and to celebrate, a new teaser and poster were unleashed. The teaser begins with Chucky reminding us that he’s our “friend to the end.”. None other than Brad Dourif, who has long voiced the doll, returns as the voice of the killer possessed doll in “Chucky”. Your friend till the end won't let you down. #Chucky premieres October 12. 🔪 pic.twitter.com/1DSQ6aawqO — SYFY (@SYFY) August 13, 2021 The poster has a distinct feel similar to that of the original film. On it are the same words he spoke in the teaser. In the 10-episode first season, “After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
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The ‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake Has Officially Wrapped Filming

Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) is directing a remake of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Entertainment. Today, we’ve learned via a Tweet from Blair (below), who is not only directing but also wrote the script for the remake, that filming has now officially wrapped. In the 1984 original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, “The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.” Deadline has described the film as, “A contemporary reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s successful 1984 low-budget action-comedy hit, The Toxic Avenger is steeped in environmental themes and subverts the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool. When a struggling everyman is pushed into a vat of toxic waste, he is transformed into a mutant freak who must go from shunned outcast to underdog hero as he races to save his son, his

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Giant Shark Stands Between A Group And The Fabled Noah’s Arc This November In ‘Noah’s Shark’

Director Mark Polonia unleashes a deadly shark this November that serves as a guardian for the legendary Noah’s Ark in the indie C-horror Noah’s Shark. We’ve got the first trailer that teases magic, witchcraft, possession, and a giant predator. In the film, “A fame-seeking televangelist and his film crew team set out to find the fabled Noah’s Ark, but discover it is guarded by both an ancient curse and a prehistoric great white shark.” Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch, Jamie Morgan, Samantha Coolidge, and Ryan Dalto star in Noah’s Shark out this November from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
Horror Fuel

Celebrate Friday The 13th By Watching The Entire Franchise

Friday the 13th is a date held dear by every horror fan. To help celebrate the day, as well as the classic horror franchise we’ve got a list of all the places you can stream it today and all weekend, so grab your PJs, a bag of popcorn, a friend or sweetheart, and binge the crap out of the legendary franchise! Sean S. Cunningham directed 1980’s Friday the 13th that starred Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. The movie centers on a group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child’s drowning and a grisly double murder years before. The entire franchise consists of 12 films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and a ton of merchandise. You also might want to check out our interview with the creator Victor Miller who wrote Jason Voorhees into

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Reality Show Turns Into A Fight For Survival This August In ‘Funhouse’

From director Jason William Lee (The Evil in Us) comes the gruesome horror film Funhouse, which takes reality shows to a whole new terrifying level. In the movie, “Down and out backup singer and celebrity ex-husband Kasper (Valter Skarsgård, “The Sandhamn Murders”) is invited to compete in the Funhouse, an online ‘Big Brother’ style reality show. In an attempt to rebrand his image due to a tarnished reputation, Kasper reluctantly accepts the offer. Alongside seven other C-list celebrities from around the globe, he will compete for a 5 million dollar prize. At first, the Funhouse is just as the name suggests, full of wild times, budding friendships, love connections, and brewing rivalries. But, to everyone’s surprise, the fun quickly turns into misery when the first challenge leaves one of the contestants brutally murdered.” Gigi Saul Guerrero (“Into the Dark”), Khamisa Wilsher (“The Hollow”), Christopher Gerard (“Arrow”), and newcomer Karolina Benefield star in Funhouse, out on Demand and DVD on August

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

Brutal Social Media Horror Movie ‘Shook’ Coming To DVD & Digital

RLJE Films will unleash the brutal social media horror and Shudder Original Shook, from writer-director Jennifer Harrington (Housekeeping, “Dear…”) this August on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD. In Shook, when Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she’s forced to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense? Daisye Tutor (Funny Story, Come as You Are), Emily Goss (Snapshots, The House on Pine Street), Nicola Posener (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” Mythica Series), and Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless, “Ray Donovan”) star. Get your copy of Shook on DVD or watch it on VOD or Digital HD on August 17, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

Series Review: Epix’s “Chapelwaite” Is The Best New Show Of The Year!

When it comes to adaptations no writer’s work has been turned into series and films more than Stephen King (not that we’re complaining). The most recent adaptation of King’s work is Epix’s soon to premiere series “Chapelwaite,” based on King’s short story Jerusalem’s Lot. Academy Award® Winner Adrien Brody stars alongside Emily Hampshire in the series set in the 1850s. The series follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to the ancestral home he inherited in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea.  He is surprised to learn that the entire town hates his family. Hampshire’s Rebecca offers her services as a nanny for Charles’ children without him knowing that she took the job to learn more about his family for an article she’s secretly writing. Soon all hell breaks loose as Charles and his family become the target of vampires out to find an ancient book that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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