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The Fog Rolls In: Amazon Orders New Supernatural Series “The Rig”

Amazon Studio‘s new supernatural original series “The Rig” will take us out to sea. The six-part series has now been given the green light by Amazon with John Strickland (“Line of Duty”) helming the project. Deadline reports that “The series is set onboard the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew are due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world. As they endeavor to discover what’s driving this force, bonds are broken, allegiances formed and generational fault lines exposed.” The project comes from writer David Macpherson and UK producer Wild Mercury Productions, who was behind Troy: Fall of a City and the third seasons of “Humans.” “The Rig” is being described as a “character-driven, epic thriller, full of heart-grabbing action and bold, original ideas,” by Derek

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 4, 2020
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Series Review: Season 2 Of “NOS4A2” Is Out Today On Blu-ray

Season two of “NOS4A2” is out today on Blu-ray and DVD and we’ve got a mostly spoiler-free review to share with you. Based on the best-selling novel by Joe Hill, the second season finds Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) still struggling eight years after the events in the first season. Now with a son and a boyfriend (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Vic still fears Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto). When his body is discovered she has to go see for herself, but not everything is as it appears to be. When her son is kidnapped by Manx’s errand boy Bing (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) she sets out to rescue him leading her to enter Christmas Land with the help of her friend Maggie (Jahkara Smith) We finally learn the history of Charlie Manx and how he became the monster he is, as well as discover how Christmas Land came to life. We see a ton of character development this season. We see not only their

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2020
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‘Human Hibachi’ Deemed To Extreme By Amazon

The blood-drenched indie cannibal horror Human Hibachi was set to arrive on Amazon this month but has now been banned on Amazon due to its intense, horrific, and graphic nature. But don’t worry, you can still witness the carnage this month on the official Human Hibachi website. In the film, a man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. So when I made this film, I knew some of the stuff that I put in it might exclude us from platforms like Amazon, however, I wanted to see my vision through so I wasn’t going to let that hold me back. The main goal was to make something different… something that will be remembered and I’ll take that over being rejected by a platform any day.” Director Mario Cerrito states. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
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“I Know What You Did This Summer” Series Ordered At Amazon

Back last year we reported that horror heavy hitter James Wan was set to produce the pilot for a possible “I Know What You Did Last Summer” TV series for Amazon. Today Amazon officially greenlit the show, THR reports. The series will share a premise with the movie, in which a group of teenagers is stalked by a killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night, but with a fresh new modern spin. We are thrilled to have I Know What You Did Last Summer with our incredible partners at Amazon Studios,”THR quotes Sony Pictures TV Studios co-president Jason Clodfelter as saying. “Neal Moritz and Original Film’s development consistently fires on all cylinders and that is proven once again with Sara Goodman’s contemporary and pulsating character weaving suspense thriller.” Sara Goodman (Preacher, Gossip Girl) is writing and executive producing the series for Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures TV. With Wan producing through Atomic Monster banner, along with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2020
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Horror Fuel’s Ideas For Stay-At-Home Halloween

Halloween is around the corner but unfortunately, it’s in 2020 and unless you’ve been in another dimension, living in a cave far from civilization, or visiting from another planet, we’re in the middle of a pandemic. Most places around the country are in talks right now about HOW or IF there will be a Halloween this year as public health is a growing concern as cases of Covid-19 are starting to rise back up across the country. With what’s going on, Halloween does not need to be canceled, just modified and the only good news about it this year is that it’s on a Saturday! With that working in favor of parents or those who get weekends off, the opportunity to have a fun and safe Halloween at home. For most, many have already come up with some ideas of how to do it at home but some folks may need a helpful push in the right direction, well here

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Capt McNeely
Sep 30, 2020
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Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Reunite In The Trailer For Amazon’s “Truth Seekers”

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End, have reunited for the new horror-comedy series “Truth Seekers” which will premiere on Amazon just in time for Halloween. “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on genre storytelling.” Nick Frost stars as Gus, Simon Pegg as Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
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Amazon Announces “Welcome To Blumhouse” The First Four Of Eight Films From Blumhouse

Blumhouse has been busy! Amazon announced Thursday that they release “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” a collection of eight (yes, eight) horror films all produced by the genre powerhouse along with Amazon Studios. The first batch of four films is set to premiere this October followed by the other four debuting in 2021. The poster for the first collection looks like a dollhouse filled with people and features the name of the first four films, Nocturne, Black Box, Evil Eye, and The Lie. Writer-director Zu Quirke makes her directorial debut with Nocturne, set inside an art academy where a music student begins to outshine her twin sister after discovering a mysterious notebook. Sydney Sweeny (Euphoria) and Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home) star. In Black Box, directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., who co-wrote the film with Stephen Herman, a single father loses both his wife and his memory in a can accident. After undergoing an experimental procedure he begins to question who

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2020
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Indie Horror ‘Silhouette’ Now On Amazon And Tubi

From writer-director-producer Mitch McLeod (Staring Back) comes the haunting film Silhouette. In the trailer, a couple’s dream of a new life becomes a terrifying nightmare. Silhouettecenters on Jack and Amanda Harms who, after the passing of their young daughter, set out into seclusion to begin their lives anew. Quickly upon their arrival, things go awry when the sins of their past come back to haunt them. April Hartman, Tom Zembrod, Jessica Dawn Willis, and Savannah Solsbery star. Filmed in Dallas, TX for a modest budget of $25,000, the film made its debut at the Bare Bones International Independent Music and Film Festival in Muskogee, OK, and won Best Actress (April Hartman), Best Horror Feature, and Best of Fest. Horror Fuel’s Dan XII had this to say about the film in his 5 out of 5 review: Silhouette works both as family drama and ghost story, and presents a fine slow-burn terror tale that will appeal to fans of more sedate

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2020
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Heist Thriller ‘Among Them’ Steals A Spot On Amazon Prime And Tubi

Tarantino meets Bad Times at the El Royale in writer-director Kevin James Barry’s thriller Among Them. In the film, “After a botched heist, two bank robbers and their unwanted hostage retreat into a seedy coastal motel in the dead of winter. When their boss doesn’t show up and their tickets to freedom go missing, the three of them must battle through their deteriorating mental state and find a way out before they turn on each other.” Starring Jonathan Thomson, Dan Liebman, and Evalena Marie, who also co-wrote the script for Among Them, now available on Amazon Prime and Tubi TV, from Cinema Epoch.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 23, 2020
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Movie Review: ‘Eat, Brains, Love’

Rodman Flender (Idle Hands, ‘Scream: The TV Series’) brought Gunpowder & Sky, ALTER, DIGA Studios, and Full Fathom Five’s zombie rom-com Eat, Brains, Love to viewers digitally on Valentine’s day. The flick, based on the novel of the same name by Jeff Hart, follows stoner loser Jake, and cheerleader captain Amanda after they become zombies and are on the run from a government organization that uses Psychics to find and kill Zombies. The problem is, one of the best psychics in the organization is falling in love with Jake. There are spoilers ahead but if you just want my final thought you can scroll down to the end. SPOILERS AHEAD! The film is told through narration by Jake (Jake Cannavale) and the psychic teenage government worker Cass (Sarah Yarkin) which at times also doubles as an inner monologue. Jake contracts a zombie virus, which in the film is sexually transmitted, and changes into a zombie in a crowded cafeteria; he’s

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Capt McNeely
Feb 16, 2020

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The Fog Rolls In: Amazon Orders New Supernatural Series “The Rig”

Amazon Studio‘s new supernatural original series “The Rig” will take us out to sea. The six-part series has now been given the green light by Amazon with John Strickland (“Line of Duty”) helming the project. Deadline reports that “The series is set onboard the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew are due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world. As they endeavor to discover what’s driving this force, bonds are broken, allegiances formed and generational fault lines exposed.” The project comes from writer David Macpherson and UK producer Wild Mercury Productions, who was behind Troy: Fall of a City and the third seasons of “Humans.” “The Rig” is being described as a “character-driven, epic thriller, full of heart-grabbing action and bold, original ideas,” by Derek

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 4, 2020
Horror Fuel

Series Review: Season 2 Of “NOS4A2” Is Out Today On Blu-ray

Season two of “NOS4A2” is out today on Blu-ray and DVD and we’ve got a mostly spoiler-free review to share with you. Based on the best-selling novel by Joe Hill, the second season finds Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) still struggling eight years after the events in the first season. Now with a son and a boyfriend (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Vic still fears Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto). When his body is discovered she has to go see for herself, but not everything is as it appears to be. When her son is kidnapped by Manx’s errand boy Bing (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) she sets out to rescue him leading her to enter Christmas Land with the help of her friend Maggie (Jahkara Smith) We finally learn the history of Charlie Manx and how he became the monster he is, as well as discover how Christmas Land came to life. We see a ton of character development this season. We see not only their

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Human Hibachi’ Deemed To Extreme By Amazon

The blood-drenched indie cannibal horror Human Hibachi was set to arrive on Amazon this month but has now been banned on Amazon due to its intense, horrific, and graphic nature. But don’t worry, you can still witness the carnage this month on the official Human Hibachi website. In the film, a man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. So when I made this film, I knew some of the stuff that I put in it might exclude us from platforms like Amazon, however, I wanted to see my vision through so I wasn’t going to let that hold me back. The main goal was to make something different… something that will be remembered and I’ll take that over being rejected by a platform any day.” Director Mario Cerrito states. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

“I Know What You Did This Summer” Series Ordered At Amazon

Back last year we reported that horror heavy hitter James Wan was set to produce the pilot for a possible “I Know What You Did Last Summer” TV series for Amazon. Today Amazon officially greenlit the show, THR reports. The series will share a premise with the movie, in which a group of teenagers is stalked by a killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night, but with a fresh new modern spin. We are thrilled to have I Know What You Did Last Summer with our incredible partners at Amazon Studios,”THR quotes Sony Pictures TV Studios co-president Jason Clodfelter as saying. “Neal Moritz and Original Film’s development consistently fires on all cylinders and that is proven once again with Sara Goodman’s contemporary and pulsating character weaving suspense thriller.” Sara Goodman (Preacher, Gossip Girl) is writing and executive producing the series for Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures TV. With Wan producing through Atomic Monster banner, along with

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2020
Horror Fuel

Horror Fuel’s Ideas For Stay-At-Home Halloween

Halloween is around the corner but unfortunately, it’s in 2020 and unless you’ve been in another dimension, living in a cave far from civilization, or visiting from another planet, we’re in the middle of a pandemic. Most places around the country are in talks right now about HOW or IF there will be a Halloween this year as public health is a growing concern as cases of Covid-19 are starting to rise back up across the country. With what’s going on, Halloween does not need to be canceled, just modified and the only good news about it this year is that it’s on a Saturday! With that working in favor of parents or those who get weekends off, the opportunity to have a fun and safe Halloween at home. For most, many have already come up with some ideas of how to do it at home but some folks may need a helpful push in the right direction, well here

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Reunite In The Trailer For Amazon’s “Truth Seekers”

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End, have reunited for the new horror-comedy series “Truth Seekers” which will premiere on Amazon just in time for Halloween. “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on genre storytelling.” Nick Frost stars as Gus, Simon Pegg as Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2020
Horror Fuel

Amazon Announces “Welcome To Blumhouse” The First Four Of Eight Films From Blumhouse

Blumhouse has been busy! Amazon announced Thursday that they release “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” a collection of eight (yes, eight) horror films all produced by the genre powerhouse along with Amazon Studios. The first batch of four films is set to premiere this October followed by the other four debuting in 2021. The poster for the first collection looks like a dollhouse filled with people and features the name of the first four films, Nocturne, Black Box, Evil Eye, and The Lie. Writer-director Zu Quirke makes her directorial debut with Nocturne, set inside an art academy where a music student begins to outshine her twin sister after discovering a mysterious notebook. Sydney Sweeny (Euphoria) and Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home) star. In Black Box, directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., who co-wrote the film with Stephen Herman, a single father loses both his wife and his memory in a can accident. After undergoing an experimental procedure he begins to question who

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2020
Horror Fuel

Indie Horror ‘Silhouette’ Now On Amazon And Tubi

From writer-director-producer Mitch McLeod (Staring Back) comes the haunting film Silhouette. In the trailer, a couple’s dream of a new life becomes a terrifying nightmare. Silhouettecenters on Jack and Amanda Harms who, after the passing of their young daughter, set out into seclusion to begin their lives anew. Quickly upon their arrival, things go awry when the sins of their past come back to haunt them. April Hartman, Tom Zembrod, Jessica Dawn Willis, and Savannah Solsbery star. Filmed in Dallas, TX for a modest budget of $25,000, the film made its debut at the Bare Bones International Independent Music and Film Festival in Muskogee, OK, and won Best Actress (April Hartman), Best Horror Feature, and Best of Fest. Horror Fuel’s Dan XII had this to say about the film in his 5 out of 5 review: Silhouette works both as family drama and ghost story, and presents a fine slow-burn terror tale that will appeal to fans of more sedate

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2020
Horror Fuel

Heist Thriller ‘Among Them’ Steals A Spot On Amazon Prime And Tubi

Tarantino meets Bad Times at the El Royale in writer-director Kevin James Barry’s thriller Among Them. In the film, “After a botched heist, two bank robbers and their unwanted hostage retreat into a seedy coastal motel in the dead of winter. When their boss doesn’t show up and their tickets to freedom go missing, the three of them must battle through their deteriorating mental state and find a way out before they turn on each other.” Starring Jonathan Thomson, Dan Liebman, and Evalena Marie, who also co-wrote the script for Among Them, now available on Amazon Prime and Tubi TV, from Cinema Epoch.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 23, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: ‘Eat, Brains, Love’

Rodman Flender (Idle Hands, ‘Scream: The TV Series’) brought Gunpowder & Sky, ALTER, DIGA Studios, and Full Fathom Five’s zombie rom-com Eat, Brains, Love to viewers digitally on Valentine’s day. The flick, based on the novel of the same name by Jeff Hart, follows stoner loser Jake, and cheerleader captain Amanda after they become zombies and are on the run from a government organization that uses Psychics to find and kill Zombies. The problem is, one of the best psychics in the organization is falling in love with Jake. There are spoilers ahead but if you just want my final thought you can scroll down to the end. SPOILERS AHEAD! The film is told through narration by Jake (Jake Cannavale) and the psychic teenage government worker Cass (Sarah Yarkin) which at times also doubles as an inner monologue. Jake contracts a zombie virus, which in the film is sexually transmitted, and changes into a zombie in a crowded cafeteria; he’s

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 16, 2020
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