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This March, A Family Will ‘Know Fear’

This March Amy Carlson (“Blue Bloods”), Mallory Bechtel (Hereditary), and David Alan Basche (War of the Worlds) face a demon in the supernatural indie horror film Know Fear. “After discovering an ancient book of the occult in their new home, Donald Capel’s (David Alan Basche) wife Wendy (Amy Carlson) is seized by a demonic entity, nearly killing her. Donald’s niece (Mallory Bechtel) activates a dangerous ritual in the book used to identify and banish demons, a ritual forcing each member of the family to communicate with the demon in their own unique way: to see it, hear it, or speak to it.” Director Jamison M. LoCascio had this to say: HORROR is a grossly misunderstood genre; people blow it off as B level entertainment but some of the most influential filmmakers of all time are JOHN CARPENTER and ALFRED HITCHCOCK who have been emulated obsessively by countless filmmakers working today. WHY? Because they harnessed GENRE filmmaking, got people to buy

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2021
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Watch The Action Packed Trailer For ‘SAS: Red Notice’ Starring Sam Heughan & Ruby Rose

Vertical Entertainment is gearing up to unleash director Magnus Martens’ action-thriller SAS: Red Notice this March. This action-packed thrill ride centers on “Tom Buckingham (Sam Heughan), a special forces operator, who is taking Dr. Sophie Hart from London to Paris to propose. When their train is deep inside the Channel Tunnel, Grace Lewis (Ruby Rose) and her team of heavily armed war criminals seize the train and hold hundreds of passengers hostage. Grace threatens to expose the British government’s darkest secrets and blow up the Channel Tunnel if her ransom demands are not met. Unarmed and cut off from his counter-terror team, Tom is the only hope that Sophie and the other passengers have to make it out alive.” SAS, also starringAndy Serkis, was written by Laurence Malkin, Joe Simpson, Kwesi Dickson, and former SAS operator Andy McNab who is also the author of the best-selling novel the movie is based on SAS: Red Notice arrives On Demand on March

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2021
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New Netflix Series “The Woman In The House” Is From J.J. Abrams

Not only is J.J. Abrams working on a new “Constantine” series for HBO Max, but he’s also working on the new Netflix limited series “The Woman in the House” whose main cast has now been announced. Deadline is reporting that Tom Riley (“The Nevers”) will star alongside Kristen Bell (Frozen, Frozen II) who is also executive producing the upcoming show. In the series, “For heartbroken Anna (Kristen Bell), every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor moves in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she? Riley will play Bell’s new neighbor, a charming and handsome single dad. But is this undeniably sexy widower too good to be true?” “The Woman in the House” was created by Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, and Larry Dorf (Mike

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2021
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‘Wrong Turn’ Director Mike P. Nelson Talks Traps And Much More In Our Interview

It’s rare these days, but sometimes a reboot outdoes the original. That’s the case with 2021’s Wrong Turn from director Mike P. Nelson, which is a little more sophisticated than its predecessors, but just as bloody. I sat down with the director to talk about the film. HorrorFuel: “I must say, I was impressed by Wrong Turn, it’s rare that I say I love a reboot, so take it as a serious compliment.” Mike P. Nelson: “Awesome! It’s a little different.” HorrorFuel: “It feels a little more sophisticated, I guess that’s a good way to explain it. I was a little worried when it was first announced. I always am when I hear the word “reboot.” I wondered just how different it would be. Mike P. Nelson: “Oh, well thank you. Oh my gosh, well I mean, that was a gamble we took with this one. We were like, ‘We either do it all the way or we don’t do

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2021
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Sci-Fi Meets Horror In The Upcoming Alternate Reality Film ‘Doors’

Epic Picture’s new sci-fi horror film Doors is set to arrive this March and will take a crew of volunteers through mysterious doors and into parallel realities. In the film, “without explanation or warning, a number of mysterious, alien “doors” suddenly appear in every corner of the globe. While many of those that encounter these sentient visitors feel the strange urge to interact with them – never to be seen again – others stay behind to face the potential threat of what their ultimate agenda towards mankind is. In a rush to determine the reason for the arrival of these cosmic anomalies, the government enlists volunteers to brave the journey to enter the doors so that we might learn more about their origin or purpose. But even these brave volunteers are not prepared for what lies beyond the threshold. The story of the doors is told through multiple perspectives: a ragtag band of high school students discover a door for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2021
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Edgar Wright Adapting Stephen King’s ‘The Running Man’

The Stephen King adaptations just keep coming, not that we’re complaining. The newest adaptation on its way is The Running Man, which will be developed and directed by Last Night in Soho‘s Edgar Wright for Paramount. Michael Becall (Inglorious Bastards, 21 Jump Street) will be writing the script, which will more closely follow King’s book than the 1987 adaptation that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger did. The 1982 book, published under King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman, follows protagonist Ben Richards as he participates in the game show “The Running Man” that features contestants being chased by “Hunters” out to kill them. Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon, and Nira Park are producing the feature. Here’s a look back at the trailer for The Running Man (1987).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2021
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Movie Review: ‘The Vigil’ Is Brilliant And Scary As Hell

I grabbed a handful of Slim Jims and slid on my comfy pants and settled in to watch The Vigil, what I assumed would be your run-of-the-mill horror movie. Boy, I was wrong. The film centers on Yakov Ronen (Dave Davis), a man struggling with mental illness and overwhelming guilt for not being able to protect his little brother. Yakov has recently left the Jewish Orthodox Church and is trying to find his way in life. He’s approached by an old friend and is offered a job for the night, as a shomer which requires him to guard a dead body and protect it from evil spirits at the Litvak home. Desperate for cash he says yes, not knowing that it will be the most terrifying night of his life and one that will change him forever. Writer-director Keith Thomas makes one hell of a directorial debut with The Vigil. If he set out to make a horror film set

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2021
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Godzilla VS Kong VS Wayne: YouTuber Adds His Cat To The Battle

Need a dose of cute? I think we all do. YouTuber JKK Films has taken a clip from the upcoming movie Godzilla vs Kong and added Wayne to the mix, a pretty black kitty. The movie is set “In a time when monsters walk the Earth, where humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.” Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind The Guest, You’re Next, and Blair Witch directs the movie that features an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgard (“True Blood”), Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Rebecca Hall (The Prestige), Demián Bichir (The Nun), Kyle Chandler (Super 8),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021
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Neill Blomkamp Secretly Made A Supernatural Horror Film Titled ‘Demonic’

Neill Blomkamp, the filmmaker behind District 9, Chappie, and Elysium secretly filmed, Demonic, a supernatural horror film last summer in British Columbia. Now, it’s heading to the upcoming European Film Market to hopefully find distribution. ScreenDaily quotes AGC head, Stuart Ford, as saying “Typically for Neill’s films it has a highly original visual component as well as some great scares.” The film, whose cast and details are still being kept hush, hush is being described as having “a strong sci-fi and VFX component,” and is the movie the director has always wanted to make. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime check out our interview with Neill Blomkamp about his series of short sci-fi horror films Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, and Lima.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021
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J.J. Abrams Is Rebooting ‘Constantine’ For HBO Max

J.J. Abrams (“Lovecraft Country”, Overlord) and his banner Bad Robot are currently working on bringing fans a new, darker series reboot of DC Comic’s Constantine for HBO Max with Guy Bolton (The Pictures) writing the script and leading the writer’s room that is set to begin working this March, Deadline reports. There will be a few changes to the character that was played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 film or Matt Ryan who starred in the 2014-2015 series based on the comic book character John Constantine, a British exorcist, and occult detective. This time the character will be much younger and is set to be cast as a diverse lead. At this time no cast has been announced. Constantine is a popular character these days, a sequel to the movie has been confirmed by actor Peter Stormare who played the role of Lucifer in the original. John Constantine will also be featured in Netflix’s new series adaptation of Neil

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021

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This March, A Family Will ‘Know Fear’

This March Amy Carlson (“Blue Bloods”), Mallory Bechtel (Hereditary), and David Alan Basche (War of the Worlds) face a demon in the supernatural indie horror film Know Fear. “After discovering an ancient book of the occult in their new home, Donald Capel’s (David Alan Basche) wife Wendy (Amy Carlson) is seized by a demonic entity, nearly killing her. Donald’s niece (Mallory Bechtel) activates a dangerous ritual in the book used to identify and banish demons, a ritual forcing each member of the family to communicate with the demon in their own unique way: to see it, hear it, or speak to it.” Director Jamison M. LoCascio had this to say: HORROR is a grossly misunderstood genre; people blow it off as B level entertainment but some of the most influential filmmakers of all time are JOHN CARPENTER and ALFRED HITCHCOCK who have been emulated obsessively by countless filmmakers working today. WHY? Because they harnessed GENRE filmmaking, got people to buy

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2021
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Watch The Action Packed Trailer For ‘SAS: Red Notice’ Starring Sam Heughan & Ruby Rose

Vertical Entertainment is gearing up to unleash director Magnus Martens’ action-thriller SAS: Red Notice this March. This action-packed thrill ride centers on “Tom Buckingham (Sam Heughan), a special forces operator, who is taking Dr. Sophie Hart from London to Paris to propose. When their train is deep inside the Channel Tunnel, Grace Lewis (Ruby Rose) and her team of heavily armed war criminals seize the train and hold hundreds of passengers hostage. Grace threatens to expose the British government’s darkest secrets and blow up the Channel Tunnel if her ransom demands are not met. Unarmed and cut off from his counter-terror team, Tom is the only hope that Sophie and the other passengers have to make it out alive.” SAS, also starringAndy Serkis, was written by Laurence Malkin, Joe Simpson, Kwesi Dickson, and former SAS operator Andy McNab who is also the author of the best-selling novel the movie is based on SAS: Red Notice arrives On Demand on March

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2021
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New Netflix Series “The Woman In The House” Is From J.J. Abrams

Not only is J.J. Abrams working on a new “Constantine” series for HBO Max, but he’s also working on the new Netflix limited series “The Woman in the House” whose main cast has now been announced. Deadline is reporting that Tom Riley (“The Nevers”) will star alongside Kristen Bell (Frozen, Frozen II) who is also executive producing the upcoming show. In the series, “For heartbroken Anna (Kristen Bell), every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor moves in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she? Riley will play Bell’s new neighbor, a charming and handsome single dad. But is this undeniably sexy widower too good to be true?” “The Woman in the House” was created by Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, and Larry Dorf (Mike

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2021
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‘Wrong Turn’ Director Mike P. Nelson Talks Traps And Much More In Our Interview

It’s rare these days, but sometimes a reboot outdoes the original. That’s the case with 2021’s Wrong Turn from director Mike P. Nelson, which is a little more sophisticated than its predecessors, but just as bloody. I sat down with the director to talk about the film. HorrorFuel: “I must say, I was impressed by Wrong Turn, it’s rare that I say I love a reboot, so take it as a serious compliment.” Mike P. Nelson: “Awesome! It’s a little different.” HorrorFuel: “It feels a little more sophisticated, I guess that’s a good way to explain it. I was a little worried when it was first announced. I always am when I hear the word “reboot.” I wondered just how different it would be. Mike P. Nelson: “Oh, well thank you. Oh my gosh, well I mean, that was a gamble we took with this one. We were like, ‘We either do it all the way or we don’t do

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2021
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Sci-Fi Meets Horror In The Upcoming Alternate Reality Film ‘Doors’

Epic Picture’s new sci-fi horror film Doors is set to arrive this March and will take a crew of volunteers through mysterious doors and into parallel realities. In the film, “without explanation or warning, a number of mysterious, alien “doors” suddenly appear in every corner of the globe. While many of those that encounter these sentient visitors feel the strange urge to interact with them – never to be seen again – others stay behind to face the potential threat of what their ultimate agenda towards mankind is. In a rush to determine the reason for the arrival of these cosmic anomalies, the government enlists volunteers to brave the journey to enter the doors so that we might learn more about their origin or purpose. But even these brave volunteers are not prepared for what lies beyond the threshold. The story of the doors is told through multiple perspectives: a ragtag band of high school students discover a door for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2021
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Edgar Wright Adapting Stephen King’s ‘The Running Man’

The Stephen King adaptations just keep coming, not that we’re complaining. The newest adaptation on its way is The Running Man, which will be developed and directed by Last Night in Soho‘s Edgar Wright for Paramount. Michael Becall (Inglorious Bastards, 21 Jump Street) will be writing the script, which will more closely follow King’s book than the 1987 adaptation that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger did. The 1982 book, published under King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman, follows protagonist Ben Richards as he participates in the game show “The Running Man” that features contestants being chased by “Hunters” out to kill them. Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon, and Nira Park are producing the feature. Here’s a look back at the trailer for The Running Man (1987).

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2021
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Movie Review: ‘The Vigil’ Is Brilliant And Scary As Hell

I grabbed a handful of Slim Jims and slid on my comfy pants and settled in to watch The Vigil, what I assumed would be your run-of-the-mill horror movie. Boy, I was wrong. The film centers on Yakov Ronen (Dave Davis), a man struggling with mental illness and overwhelming guilt for not being able to protect his little brother. Yakov has recently left the Jewish Orthodox Church and is trying to find his way in life. He’s approached by an old friend and is offered a job for the night, as a shomer which requires him to guard a dead body and protect it from evil spirits at the Litvak home. Desperate for cash he says yes, not knowing that it will be the most terrifying night of his life and one that will change him forever. Writer-director Keith Thomas makes one hell of a directorial debut with The Vigil. If he set out to make a horror film set

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2021
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Godzilla VS Kong VS Wayne: YouTuber Adds His Cat To The Battle

Need a dose of cute? I think we all do. YouTuber JKK Films has taken a clip from the upcoming movie Godzilla vs Kong and added Wayne to the mix, a pretty black kitty. The movie is set “In a time when monsters walk the Earth, where humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.” Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind The Guest, You’re Next, and Blair Witch directs the movie that features an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgard (“True Blood”), Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Rebecca Hall (The Prestige), Demián Bichir (The Nun), Kyle Chandler (Super 8),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021
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Neill Blomkamp Secretly Made A Supernatural Horror Film Titled ‘Demonic’

Neill Blomkamp, the filmmaker behind District 9, Chappie, and Elysium secretly filmed, Demonic, a supernatural horror film last summer in British Columbia. Now, it’s heading to the upcoming European Film Market to hopefully find distribution. ScreenDaily quotes AGC head, Stuart Ford, as saying “Typically for Neill’s films it has a highly original visual component as well as some great scares.” The film, whose cast and details are still being kept hush, hush is being described as having “a strong sci-fi and VFX component,” and is the movie the director has always wanted to make. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime check out our interview with Neill Blomkamp about his series of short sci-fi horror films Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, and Lima.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021
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J.J. Abrams Is Rebooting ‘Constantine’ For HBO Max

J.J. Abrams (“Lovecraft Country”, Overlord) and his banner Bad Robot are currently working on bringing fans a new, darker series reboot of DC Comic’s Constantine for HBO Max with Guy Bolton (The Pictures) writing the script and leading the writer’s room that is set to begin working this March, Deadline reports. There will be a few changes to the character that was played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 film or Matt Ryan who starred in the 2014-2015 series based on the comic book character John Constantine, a British exorcist, and occult detective. This time the character will be much younger and is set to be cast as a diverse lead. At this time no cast has been announced. Constantine is a popular character these days, a sequel to the movie has been confirmed by actor Peter Stormare who played the role of Lucifer in the original. John Constantine will also be featured in Netflix’s new series adaptation of Neil

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021
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