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Indie Revenge Horror ‘Serena Waits’ Premiering On Kings Of Horror Channel

Genre distributor Terror Films has teamed with Kings of Horror for the World Premiere of Hunter Johnson’s indie revenge thriller Serena Waits! Written by Johnson, the film centers around Serena (Brialynn Massie, Must Love Horror), who attends a college frat party. When an alcohol-fueled hookup takes a violent and horrifying turn, Serena becomes the victim of a violent and deadly encounter with three college athletes (Colton Wheeler, Charles Chudabala, and David Marlowe). Soon after discarding Serena’s body, the guys find themselves haunted by her presence. Is it all in their heads or has Serena returned for revenge? Produced by Johnson, Chudabala, Emily Dahm, and Paul Davila, the cast also includes Lara Jean (Space), Emily Dahm (From Jennifer), Jennifer Clarke, and Gregory Blair. The film will premiere on the Kings of Horror YouTube channel on Friday, August 14th at 2pm PST. The premiere will also include a live stream with Johnson and Chudabala. As well, Serena Waits will be available exclusively

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2020
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Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Shifter’ Unleashed Today On VOD And On Demand

An experiment goes terribly wrong in director Jacob Burns‘ indie sci-fi thriller Shifter, which he co-wrote with Zach Burns. Nicole Fancher (Unchained Love), Ashley Mandanas (Golden Arm), Paul T. Taylor (Hellraiser: Judgment), and Jamie Brewster (The Adventures of Jurassic Pet: Chapter 1) star. In Shifter, “a young woman experiences painful and gruesome side effects after an experiment with time travel goes wrong.” Shifter made its world premiere at this year’s DeadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City, where it won Best Oklahoma Feature. The film is produced by Jacob Burns, Zach Burns, and Vinnie Hogan. The Horror Collective is releasing Planet Thunder’s bold and fascinating sci-fi body horror film Shifter on August 6th on VOD and On Demand platforms.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2020
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Wil Wheaton Is A Bad Friend In The Horror Thriller ‘Rent-A-Pal’

Wil Wheaton (Star Trek -The Next Generation) is a bad friend in John Stevenson‘s new horror-thriller Rent-A-Pal, also starring Brian Landis Folins (Hoax). Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother (Kathleen Brady). While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton), the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But, Andy’s friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission. Rent-A-Pal debuts in select theaters and lands on Digital, and Cable September 11, 2020, from IFC Midnight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2020
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Political Horror ‘La Llorona’ Out Today On Shudder

Director Jayro Bustamante‘s combines a Latin American fable as a metaphor for Latin American struggles in La Llorona, not to be confused with Michael Chaves’ 2019 movie The Curse of La Llorona. Written by Bustamante and Lisandro Sánchez, the film centers on an indignant retired general Enrique who finally faces trial for the genocidal massacre of thousands of Mayans decades ago. As a horde of angry protestors threatens to invade their opulent home, the women of the house—his haughty wife, conflicted daughter, and precocious granddaughter—weigh their responsibility to shield the erratic, senile Enrique against the devastating truths being publicly revealed and the increasing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes. Meanwhile, much of the family’s domestic staff flee, leaving only loyal housekeeper Valeriana until a mysterious young Indigenous maid arrives. María Mercedes Coroy, Margarita Kénefic, Sabrina De La Hoz, and Julio Diaz star in La Llorona, produced by Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu, Georges Renand, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2020
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Check Out The Exclusive New ‘Cannibal Corpse Killers’ Character Posters

From acclaimed horror writer-director Joaquin Montalvan comes Cannibal Corpse Killers, arriving on DVD and On-Demand this August, from Indican Pictures. We’ve got the exclusive first two character posters from the film that tease some serious carnage. Cannibal Corpse Killers follows Pike (Dennis Haggard, Hole) and a group of survivors as they endure a long, treacherous mission to Jawbone, a hotbed for cannibals in post-apocalyptic America. Now that a deadly virus has wiped out the nation, the group must cope with the recurring memories of those who died before them and defend themselves against cannibal demons. As they migrate anxiously through the desert, endless trouble surrounds the group once they learn of The Magistrate (Ron Jason, Legend of the Hillbilly Butcher), a man with a dark agenda to build an army of his own cannibal corpse killers. Now, Pike and the group must fight for survival as they work together to retrieve the answers they need to stop The Magistrate and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2020
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First Look: Serial Killer Horror ‘Open 24 Hours’

This August, writer-director Padraig Reynolds‘s serial killer thriller Open 24 Hours lands on home release. In the film, “a paranoid delusional woman, Mary White, has just been released from a mental hospital for setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire. Mary suffers from severe paranoia and hallucinations. Her boyfriend, James Lincoln Fields, is a brutal serial killer known as The Rain Ripper. He enjoyed murdering people and making Mary watch. After being released from the Hospital, Mary’s vulnerable demeanor aids her in obtaining employment at an all-night gas station. However, left alone to her own devices, her paranoia and hallucinations return with furious consequences. Things take a gruesome turn when customers and friends suddenly start turning up dead and mutilated all around her… Vanessa Grasse (Mary), Brendan Fletcher (Bobby), Cole Vigue (The Rain Ripper), Emily Tennant (Debbie), and Daniel O’Meara (Tom Doogan) star in the film produced by Shibani Kapur and R.P. Khemanand. Open 24 Hours arrives on VOD, Digital,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2020
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Psychological Horror ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ Out On Demand This August

Neon presents She Dies Tomorrow, a SXSW Film Festival Official Selection, written, directed, and produced by Amy Seimtz. After waking up convinced that she is going to die tomorrow, Amy’s carefully mended life begins to unravel. As her delusions of certain death become contagious to those around her, Amy and her friends’ lives spiral out of control in a tantalizing descent into madness. Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Chris Messina, Katie Aselton, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim, Josh Lucas, Olivia Taylor Dudley, and Michelle Rodriguez star. She Dies Tomorrow is now playing in Drive-Ins and arrives On Demand on August 7, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2020
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‘Antebellum’ Won’t Premiere In August After All

Just as Lionsgate’s Antebellum was nearing it’s August the 21st premiere date, the film has been delayed again, this time with no premiere date in sight. In fact, it has been removed for the schedule altogether. The question is, was the film removed due to the pandemic or because of the subject matter as tensions continue to rise surrounding the Black Lives Matters movement. This is the second time the film has been rescheduled already, it was originally set to open in theaters this Spring. Antebellum, written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz), takes us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality as she finds her self enslaved. To return home, she must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2020
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Shudder Original ‘Satan’s Slaves’ Coming To Blu-Ray And DVD

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Satan’s Slaves from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural and has set an August home video release date. Written and directed by Joko Anwar (“Halfworlds”), the horror film stars Tara Basro (A Copy of my Mind), Bront Palarae (Belukar), Dimas Aditya (Dear Love), Endy Arfian (Malik & Elsa), and newcomer Nasar Anzu. In Satan’s Slaves, after Rini’s mother dies from a mysterious illness, her ghost begins to appear throughout the house. Terrorizing the family, she lurks the hallways and calls out to them at night. To protect her little brothers, Rini traces back the roots of the evil and discovers the horrifying truth. Their mother has made a deal with the devil, and she has not returned to visit…she wants to take one of them with her. Bring home your copy of Satan’s Slaves on August 4, 2020, on DVD ($27.97)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2020
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Supernatural Thriller ‘Compound Fracture’ Brings Together Three Horror Icons

This August director Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein‘s Compound Fracture brings three horror icons together for a family drama wrapped in a ghost story. Starring horror icons Derek Mears (Friday the 13th), Tyler Mane (Halloween I & II), and Muse Watson (I Know What You Did Last Summer), the film was written by Mane and Renae Geerlings. In Compound Fracture, Michael Wolffsen, his fiancée, and nephew return to the family compound to care for his father, Gary, who has become paranoid and obsessed with making his home unassailable. While Michael initially believes that Gary is suffering from symptoms of dementia, they soon learn that Gary has good reason to fear. Something evil lurks outside the compound, and it wants every last one of them dead. Alex Saxon, Muse Watson, Renae Geerlings, Leslie Easterbrook, Susan Angelo, Jelly Howie, Daniel Roebuck, and Todd Farmer round out the cast. Tyler Mane, Renae Geerlings, and Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein serve as producers. Compound Fracture lands On Demand

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2020

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Indie Revenge Horror ‘Serena Waits’ Premiering On Kings Of Horror Channel

Genre distributor Terror Films has teamed with Kings of Horror for the World Premiere of Hunter Johnson’s indie revenge thriller Serena Waits! Written by Johnson, the film centers around Serena (Brialynn Massie, Must Love Horror), who attends a college frat party. When an alcohol-fueled hookup takes a violent and horrifying turn, Serena becomes the victim of a violent and deadly encounter with three college athletes (Colton Wheeler, Charles Chudabala, and David Marlowe). Soon after discarding Serena’s body, the guys find themselves haunted by her presence. Is it all in their heads or has Serena returned for revenge? Produced by Johnson, Chudabala, Emily Dahm, and Paul Davila, the cast also includes Lara Jean (Space), Emily Dahm (From Jennifer), Jennifer Clarke, and Gregory Blair. The film will premiere on the Kings of Horror YouTube channel on Friday, August 14th at 2pm PST. The premiere will also include a live stream with Johnson and Chudabala. As well, Serena Waits will be available exclusively

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2020
Horror Fuel

Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Shifter’ Unleashed Today On VOD And On Demand

An experiment goes terribly wrong in director Jacob Burns‘ indie sci-fi thriller Shifter, which he co-wrote with Zach Burns. Nicole Fancher (Unchained Love), Ashley Mandanas (Golden Arm), Paul T. Taylor (Hellraiser: Judgment), and Jamie Brewster (The Adventures of Jurassic Pet: Chapter 1) star. In Shifter, “a young woman experiences painful and gruesome side effects after an experiment with time travel goes wrong.” Shifter made its world premiere at this year’s DeadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City, where it won Best Oklahoma Feature. The film is produced by Jacob Burns, Zach Burns, and Vinnie Hogan. The Horror Collective is releasing Planet Thunder’s bold and fascinating sci-fi body horror film Shifter on August 6th on VOD and On Demand platforms.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2020
Horror Fuel

Wil Wheaton Is A Bad Friend In The Horror Thriller ‘Rent-A-Pal’

Wil Wheaton (Star Trek -The Next Generation) is a bad friend in John Stevenson‘s new horror-thriller Rent-A-Pal, also starring Brian Landis Folins (Hoax). Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother (Kathleen Brady). While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton), the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But, Andy’s friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission. Rent-A-Pal debuts in select theaters and lands on Digital, and Cable September 11, 2020, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2020
Horror Fuel

Political Horror ‘La Llorona’ Out Today On Shudder

Director Jayro Bustamante‘s combines a Latin American fable as a metaphor for Latin American struggles in La Llorona, not to be confused with Michael Chaves’ 2019 movie The Curse of La Llorona. Written by Bustamante and Lisandro Sánchez, the film centers on an indignant retired general Enrique who finally faces trial for the genocidal massacre of thousands of Mayans decades ago. As a horde of angry protestors threatens to invade their opulent home, the women of the house—his haughty wife, conflicted daughter, and precocious granddaughter—weigh their responsibility to shield the erratic, senile Enrique against the devastating truths being publicly revealed and the increasing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes. Meanwhile, much of the family’s domestic staff flee, leaving only loyal housekeeper Valeriana until a mysterious young Indigenous maid arrives. María Mercedes Coroy, Margarita Kénefic, Sabrina De La Hoz, and Julio Diaz star in La Llorona, produced by Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu, Georges Renand, and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2020
Horror Fuel

Check Out The Exclusive New ‘Cannibal Corpse Killers’ Character Posters

From acclaimed horror writer-director Joaquin Montalvan comes Cannibal Corpse Killers, arriving on DVD and On-Demand this August, from Indican Pictures. We’ve got the exclusive first two character posters from the film that tease some serious carnage. Cannibal Corpse Killers follows Pike (Dennis Haggard, Hole) and a group of survivors as they endure a long, treacherous mission to Jawbone, a hotbed for cannibals in post-apocalyptic America. Now that a deadly virus has wiped out the nation, the group must cope with the recurring memories of those who died before them and defend themselves against cannibal demons. As they migrate anxiously through the desert, endless trouble surrounds the group once they learn of The Magistrate (Ron Jason, Legend of the Hillbilly Butcher), a man with a dark agenda to build an army of his own cannibal corpse killers. Now, Pike and the group must fight for survival as they work together to retrieve the answers they need to stop The Magistrate and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2020
Horror Fuel

First Look: Serial Killer Horror ‘Open 24 Hours’

This August, writer-director Padraig Reynolds‘s serial killer thriller Open 24 Hours lands on home release. In the film, “a paranoid delusional woman, Mary White, has just been released from a mental hospital for setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire. Mary suffers from severe paranoia and hallucinations. Her boyfriend, James Lincoln Fields, is a brutal serial killer known as The Rain Ripper. He enjoyed murdering people and making Mary watch. After being released from the Hospital, Mary’s vulnerable demeanor aids her in obtaining employment at an all-night gas station. However, left alone to her own devices, her paranoia and hallucinations return with furious consequences. Things take a gruesome turn when customers and friends suddenly start turning up dead and mutilated all around her… Vanessa Grasse (Mary), Brendan Fletcher (Bobby), Cole Vigue (The Rain Ripper), Emily Tennant (Debbie), and Daniel O’Meara (Tom Doogan) star in the film produced by Shibani Kapur and R.P. Khemanand. Open 24 Hours arrives on VOD, Digital,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 5, 2020
Horror Fuel

Psychological Horror ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ Out On Demand This August

Neon presents She Dies Tomorrow, a SXSW Film Festival Official Selection, written, directed, and produced by Amy Seimtz. After waking up convinced that she is going to die tomorrow, Amy’s carefully mended life begins to unravel. As her delusions of certain death become contagious to those around her, Amy and her friends’ lives spiral out of control in a tantalizing descent into madness. Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Chris Messina, Katie Aselton, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim, Josh Lucas, Olivia Taylor Dudley, and Michelle Rodriguez star. She Dies Tomorrow is now playing in Drive-Ins and arrives On Demand on August 7, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Antebellum’ Won’t Premiere In August After All

Just as Lionsgate’s Antebellum was nearing it’s August the 21st premiere date, the film has been delayed again, this time with no premiere date in sight. In fact, it has been removed for the schedule altogether. The question is, was the film removed due to the pandemic or because of the subject matter as tensions continue to rise surrounding the Black Lives Matters movement. This is the second time the film has been rescheduled already, it was originally set to open in theaters this Spring. Antebellum, written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz), takes us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality as she finds her self enslaved. To return home, she must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2020
Horror Fuel

Shudder Original ‘Satan’s Slaves’ Coming To Blu-Ray And DVD

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Satan’s Slaves from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural and has set an August home video release date. Written and directed by Joko Anwar (“Halfworlds”), the horror film stars Tara Basro (A Copy of my Mind), Bront Palarae (Belukar), Dimas Aditya (Dear Love), Endy Arfian (Malik & Elsa), and newcomer Nasar Anzu. In Satan’s Slaves, after Rini’s mother dies from a mysterious illness, her ghost begins to appear throughout the house. Terrorizing the family, she lurks the hallways and calls out to them at night. To protect her little brothers, Rini traces back the roots of the evil and discovers the horrifying truth. Their mother has made a deal with the devil, and she has not returned to visit…she wants to take one of them with her. Bring home your copy of Satan’s Slaves on August 4, 2020, on DVD ($27.97)

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2020
Horror Fuel

Supernatural Thriller ‘Compound Fracture’ Brings Together Three Horror Icons

This August director Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein‘s Compound Fracture brings three horror icons together for a family drama wrapped in a ghost story. Starring horror icons Derek Mears (Friday the 13th), Tyler Mane (Halloween I & II), and Muse Watson (I Know What You Did Last Summer), the film was written by Mane and Renae Geerlings. In Compound Fracture, Michael Wolffsen, his fiancée, and nephew return to the family compound to care for his father, Gary, who has become paranoid and obsessed with making his home unassailable. While Michael initially believes that Gary is suffering from symptoms of dementia, they soon learn that Gary has good reason to fear. Something evil lurks outside the compound, and it wants every last one of them dead. Alex Saxon, Muse Watson, Renae Geerlings, Leslie Easterbrook, Susan Angelo, Jelly Howie, Daniel Roebuck, and Todd Farmer round out the cast. Tyler Mane, Renae Geerlings, and Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein serve as producers. Compound Fracture lands On Demand

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2020
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