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MGM Sinks Its Fangs Into A New ‘Blacula’ Movie

One of the most iconic vampires to ever bare their fangs is Blacula, played in the 1972 classic blaxploitation film starring William Marshall and directed by William Crain. Guess what, it’s getting a modern reimagining, Variety reports. Before you get your panties in a bunch, you should know it’s more of a sequel than a reboot. The new movie will pick up where the original ended and after the 1973 sequel Scream Blacula Scream. In the new movie, “Blacula is an ancient African prince who is cursed by Dracula after he fails to agree to end the slave trade. Blacula is entombed and awakens 200 years later ready to avenge the death of his ancestors and of those responsible for robbing his people of their work, culture, and heritage as they appropriated it for profit.” Variety states. MGM, Bron, and Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor of Hidden Empire are behind the new movie. Here’s a look back at the original

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 19, 2021
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‘Hellraiser’ Reboot Will Feature A Female Pinhead

Another day, another reboot…This time Hellraiser is the victim. Not only is the story being revamped, the franchise’s lead cinebite, Pinhead, will now be a young woman with Odessa A’Zion (Let’s Scare Julie) playing the role. David Bruckner (The Ritual) is directing the reboot for Spyglass written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. This isn’t the only Hellraiser project headed your way. A “Hellraiser” series is also currently on its way with the pilot being directed by Halloween‘s David Gordan Green. Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Gallactica, Daredevil, Heroes) and Michael Dougherty (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Trick R Treat) will pen the scripts. The franchise, that includes a mindblowing 10 installments, began with the 1987 original written and directed by Clive Barker and starring Doug Bradley as Pinhead. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 19, 2021
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Watch The First Trailer For Season Two Of “The Witcher”

The first teaser trailer is here for the long-awaited second season of Netflix hit series “The Witcher,” in which we get a brief glimpse of the events to come as well, Henry Cavill as “The Witcher”. The series, based on the best-selling books by Andrzej Sapkowski, stars Henry Cavill as the legendary Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. “The Witcher” is a tale of fate and family. In season two, convinced Yennefer’s (Anya Chalotra) life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla (Freya Allan) to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans, and demons fight for supremacy outside its walls, Geralt must protect the girl from something far more dangerous, the mysterious power she possesses inside. The cast of season two includes Yasen Atour as Coen, Agnes Bjorn as Vereena, Basil Eidenbenz as Eskel, Paul Bullion as Lambert, Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia, Mecia Simson as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 19, 2021
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A Man Hunts His Prey In The New Clip From ‘Stalker’ Which Arrived Just Ahead Of Its Release

Writer-director Tyler Savage‘s life or death thriller Stalker has hunted down a summer release date and a brand new clip “In the wake of a messy break-up, Andy Escobedo decides to start fresh, relocating from Austin to Los Angeles. Eager to make new connections, he befriends Roger, an unusual rideshare driver. But when Roger’s behavior gets too strange for comfort, Andy blows him off, choosing to focus on a budding relationship with his new girlfriend, Sam. This unhinges Roger, who begins to torment Andy, ensuring that his stay in L.A. is short-lived.” Co-written by Savage and Dash Hawkins, this intense thriller stars Christine Ko, Vincent Van Horn, and Michael Lee Joplin. J.P. Castel, Dash Hawkins, Daniel Pisano, and Tyler Savage produce. Stalker, which will make you forever think twice about taking rideshare again, lands on streaming and On Demand on June 18, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
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First Look: Evil Grows In The New The ‘Dragon Knight’ Trailer

Best known for horror offerings such as Lord of Tears and The Devil’s Machine, Scottish genre house Hex Studios announced today their first venture into the realm of fantasy with Dragon Knight. We get a glimpse of dragons, knights, and the terror they both bestow on struggling realm in the first trailer that teases an action-packed journey back in time to when kings ruled from their thrones through terror. Hex Studios has also shared with us the retro illustrated poster from artist Neil Fraser. Based on an original concept by Hex Studios’ own Lawrie Brewster and Sarah Daly, Dragon Knight is a gritty fantasy epic, set in the dystopian lands of Agonos, where a lone knight must embark on a perilous quest to save the world from a great and growing evil. According to director/producer Lawrie Brewster: “Dragon Knight takes inspiration from the fantasy films of the 70s and 80s, and classic fantasy literature, like the Conan the Barbarian series

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
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Eerie New Trailer For Sci-fi Thriller ‘Settlers’ Lands Ahead Of Release

Sofia Boutella (The Mummy), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) fight to protect their family and homestead in the new sci-fi thriller Steelers, the feature film debut of Wyatt Rockefeller. “On a remote homestead amongst the Martian frontier, a refugee family from Earth clings to hope for a better life. But when strangers appear in the surrounding hills and attempt to run them off, nine-year-old Remmy (Brooklynn Prince) is faced with the desperate reality her mother (Sofia Boutella) and father (Jonny Lee Miller) have tried so hard to keep from her.” An eye-catching sci-fi thriller with elements of the classic western, Settlers was filmed on location in the isolated desert area of Vioolsdift, situated in the Northern Cape in South, Settlers is among the NYU Production Lab’s slate of supported projects. Rockefeller received a dual MBA-MFA in film at NYU and has written, directed, and produced numerous short films, commercials, and documentaries. Settlers opens in theaters

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
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RLJE Introduces Horror Fans To ‘Jakob’s Wife’ On Blu-ray This July

This July RLJE Films will introduce us to director Travis Stevens‘ dark tale of Jakob’s Wife on Blu-ray and DVD. Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’reNext) stars alongside Larry Fessenden, Nyisha Bell, Mark Kelly, Sarah Lind, Robert Rusler, Bonnie Aarons, and Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) in the film written by Mark Steensland, Kathy Charles, and Travis Stevens. In Jakob’s Wife, “Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted.” Jakob’s Wife lands on Blu-ray and DVD on July 20, 2021, from RLJE, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
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Megan Fox Is Trapped & Fighting For Her Life In The ‘Till Death’ Trailer

Megan Fox (Jennifer’s Body) is trapped in a dark plot in director S.K. Dales‘ Till Death, written by Jason Carvey. In Till Death, Emma (Megan Fox) is stuck in a stale marriage to Mark and is surprised when he whisks her away to their secluded lake house for a romantic evening on their 10th anniversary. But everything soon changes, and Emma finds herself trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, the target of a plan that gets more sinister at every turn. Callan Mulvey (Russo Brothers’ upcoming The Gray Man), Eoin Macken (George RR Martin’s Nightflyers), Aml Ameen (HBO’s “I May Destroy You”), and Jack Roth (Medici) co-star in this intense thriller written by Jason Carvey . Till Death opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on July 2, 2021, from Scr5een Media. Check out the new trailer!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021
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Sink Your Teeth Into ‘The Carnivores’ On DVD

This July, sink your teeth into The Carnivores, an LGBTQ horror comedy starring Lindsay Burdge (The Invitation, Netflix’ Easy), Tallie Medel (Joy Kevin), and Aiden the dog as Harvie. Writer-director Caleb Johnson‘s directorial debut centers on Alice and Bret whose dog Harvie is dying, and he’s ruining everything. What had been a bright little family is quickly being consumed by clouds of self-doubt, suspicion, and a disturbing amount of ground beef. Bret (Lindsay Burdge) is taking the news hard. She’s had Harvie since before the relationship and is startled to find just how much of her sense of self is wrapped up in her history with him. Alice (Tallie Medel) thus finds herself on the outside of a relationship looking in. Bret’s obsession with the dog is getting overtly unhealthy, yet the more Alice attempts to connect, the further Bret retreats. As the stress on Alice, a vegan, manifests in increasingly strange ways involving sleepwalking and a fascination with meat,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021
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Ashley Flowers Hosting New True-Crime Podcast ‘International Infamy’

The gripping first episode of Spotify’s latest Original true-crime podcast from Parcast, International Infamy, hosted by Ashley Flowers is available now across the US, Mexico, and Brazil. In International Infamy, Ashley explores international cases for the first time, breaking down interesting and high-profile crimes from a foreign country in each episode, while sharing the twists and turns of the case and also exploring the cultural details that make the stories unique. Ashley has demonstrated her ability to tap into the mystery and history genres with her existing Parcast podcasts (Supernatural, Very Presidential), and in this new show, she continues her passion for true crime but with an international twist. The series premiere examines one of the most unique serial killers of all time: professional Lucha libre wrestler Juana Barraza who killed nearly 50 elderly women in Mexico during the late 90s and early 2000s. Despite being a minor celebrity in her town, Juana was able to gain access to her

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021

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MGM Sinks Its Fangs Into A New ‘Blacula’ Movie

One of the most iconic vampires to ever bare their fangs is Blacula, played in the 1972 classic blaxploitation film starring William Marshall and directed by William Crain. Guess what, it’s getting a modern reimagining, Variety reports. Before you get your panties in a bunch, you should know it’s more of a sequel than a reboot. The new movie will pick up where the original ended and after the 1973 sequel Scream Blacula Scream. In the new movie, “Blacula is an ancient African prince who is cursed by Dracula after he fails to agree to end the slave trade. Blacula is entombed and awakens 200 years later ready to avenge the death of his ancestors and of those responsible for robbing his people of their work, culture, and heritage as they appropriated it for profit.” Variety states. MGM, Bron, and Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor of Hidden Empire are behind the new movie. Here’s a look back at the original

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 19, 2021
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‘Hellraiser’ Reboot Will Feature A Female Pinhead

Another day, another reboot…This time Hellraiser is the victim. Not only is the story being revamped, the franchise’s lead cinebite, Pinhead, will now be a young woman with Odessa A’Zion (Let’s Scare Julie) playing the role. David Bruckner (The Ritual) is directing the reboot for Spyglass written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. This isn’t the only Hellraiser project headed your way. A “Hellraiser” series is also currently on its way with the pilot being directed by Halloween‘s David Gordan Green. Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Gallactica, Daredevil, Heroes) and Michael Dougherty (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Trick R Treat) will pen the scripts. The franchise, that includes a mindblowing 10 installments, began with the 1987 original written and directed by Clive Barker and starring Doug Bradley as Pinhead. We’ll keep you posted.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 19, 2021
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Watch The First Trailer For Season Two Of “The Witcher”

The first teaser trailer is here for the long-awaited second season of Netflix hit series “The Witcher,” in which we get a brief glimpse of the events to come as well, Henry Cavill as “The Witcher”. The series, based on the best-selling books by Andrzej Sapkowski, stars Henry Cavill as the legendary Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. “The Witcher” is a tale of fate and family. In season two, convinced Yennefer’s (Anya Chalotra) life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla (Freya Allan) to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans, and demons fight for supremacy outside its walls, Geralt must protect the girl from something far more dangerous, the mysterious power she possesses inside. The cast of season two includes Yasen Atour as Coen, Agnes Bjorn as Vereena, Basil Eidenbenz as Eskel, Paul Bullion as Lambert, Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia, Mecia Simson as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 19, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Man Hunts His Prey In The New Clip From ‘Stalker’ Which Arrived Just Ahead Of Its Release

Writer-director Tyler Savage‘s life or death thriller Stalker has hunted down a summer release date and a brand new clip “In the wake of a messy break-up, Andy Escobedo decides to start fresh, relocating from Austin to Los Angeles. Eager to make new connections, he befriends Roger, an unusual rideshare driver. But when Roger’s behavior gets too strange for comfort, Andy blows him off, choosing to focus on a budding relationship with his new girlfriend, Sam. This unhinges Roger, who begins to torment Andy, ensuring that his stay in L.A. is short-lived.” Co-written by Savage and Dash Hawkins, this intense thriller stars Christine Ko, Vincent Van Horn, and Michael Lee Joplin. J.P. Castel, Dash Hawkins, Daniel Pisano, and Tyler Savage produce. Stalker, which will make you forever think twice about taking rideshare again, lands on streaming and On Demand on June 18, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

First Look: Evil Grows In The New The ‘Dragon Knight’ Trailer

Best known for horror offerings such as Lord of Tears and The Devil’s Machine, Scottish genre house Hex Studios announced today their first venture into the realm of fantasy with Dragon Knight. We get a glimpse of dragons, knights, and the terror they both bestow on struggling realm in the first trailer that teases an action-packed journey back in time to when kings ruled from their thrones through terror. Hex Studios has also shared with us the retro illustrated poster from artist Neil Fraser. Based on an original concept by Hex Studios’ own Lawrie Brewster and Sarah Daly, Dragon Knight is a gritty fantasy epic, set in the dystopian lands of Agonos, where a lone knight must embark on a perilous quest to save the world from a great and growing evil. According to director/producer Lawrie Brewster: “Dragon Knight takes inspiration from the fantasy films of the 70s and 80s, and classic fantasy literature, like the Conan the Barbarian series

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

Eerie New Trailer For Sci-fi Thriller ‘Settlers’ Lands Ahead Of Release

Sofia Boutella (The Mummy), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) fight to protect their family and homestead in the new sci-fi thriller Steelers, the feature film debut of Wyatt Rockefeller. “On a remote homestead amongst the Martian frontier, a refugee family from Earth clings to hope for a better life. But when strangers appear in the surrounding hills and attempt to run them off, nine-year-old Remmy (Brooklynn Prince) is faced with the desperate reality her mother (Sofia Boutella) and father (Jonny Lee Miller) have tried so hard to keep from her.” An eye-catching sci-fi thriller with elements of the classic western, Settlers was filmed on location in the isolated desert area of Vioolsdift, situated in the Northern Cape in South, Settlers is among the NYU Production Lab’s slate of supported projects. Rockefeller received a dual MBA-MFA in film at NYU and has written, directed, and produced numerous short films, commercials, and documentaries. Settlers opens in theaters

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

RLJE Introduces Horror Fans To ‘Jakob’s Wife’ On Blu-ray This July

This July RLJE Films will introduce us to director Travis Stevens‘ dark tale of Jakob’s Wife on Blu-ray and DVD. Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’reNext) stars alongside Larry Fessenden, Nyisha Bell, Mark Kelly, Sarah Lind, Robert Rusler, Bonnie Aarons, and Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) in the film written by Mark Steensland, Kathy Charles, and Travis Stevens. In Jakob’s Wife, “Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted.” Jakob’s Wife lands on Blu-ray and DVD on July 20, 2021, from RLJE, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

Megan Fox Is Trapped & Fighting For Her Life In The ‘Till Death’ Trailer

Megan Fox (Jennifer’s Body) is trapped in a dark plot in director S.K. Dales‘ Till Death, written by Jason Carvey. In Till Death, Emma (Megan Fox) is stuck in a stale marriage to Mark and is surprised when he whisks her away to their secluded lake house for a romantic evening on their 10th anniversary. But everything soon changes, and Emma finds herself trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, the target of a plan that gets more sinister at every turn. Callan Mulvey (Russo Brothers’ upcoming The Gray Man), Eoin Macken (George RR Martin’s Nightflyers), Aml Ameen (HBO’s “I May Destroy You”), and Jack Roth (Medici) co-star in this intense thriller written by Jason Carvey . Till Death opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on July 2, 2021, from Scr5een Media. Check out the new trailer!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021
Horror Fuel

Sink Your Teeth Into ‘The Carnivores’ On DVD

This July, sink your teeth into The Carnivores, an LGBTQ horror comedy starring Lindsay Burdge (The Invitation, Netflix’ Easy), Tallie Medel (Joy Kevin), and Aiden the dog as Harvie. Writer-director Caleb Johnson‘s directorial debut centers on Alice and Bret whose dog Harvie is dying, and he’s ruining everything. What had been a bright little family is quickly being consumed by clouds of self-doubt, suspicion, and a disturbing amount of ground beef. Bret (Lindsay Burdge) is taking the news hard. She’s had Harvie since before the relationship and is startled to find just how much of her sense of self is wrapped up in her history with him. Alice (Tallie Medel) thus finds herself on the outside of a relationship looking in. Bret’s obsession with the dog is getting overtly unhealthy, yet the more Alice attempts to connect, the further Bret retreats. As the stress on Alice, a vegan, manifests in increasingly strange ways involving sleepwalking and a fascination with meat,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021
Horror Fuel

Ashley Flowers Hosting New True-Crime Podcast ‘International Infamy’

The gripping first episode of Spotify’s latest Original true-crime podcast from Parcast, International Infamy, hosted by Ashley Flowers is available now across the US, Mexico, and Brazil. In International Infamy, Ashley explores international cases for the first time, breaking down interesting and high-profile crimes from a foreign country in each episode, while sharing the twists and turns of the case and also exploring the cultural details that make the stories unique. Ashley has demonstrated her ability to tap into the mystery and history genres with her existing Parcast podcasts (Supernatural, Very Presidential), and in this new show, she continues her passion for true crime but with an international twist. The series premiere examines one of the most unique serial killers of all time: professional Lucha libre wrestler Juana Barraza who killed nearly 50 elderly women in Mexico during the late 90s and early 2000s. Despite being a minor celebrity in her town, Juana was able to gain access to her

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021
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