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Movie Review: Blood Clots (2018)

As is the case with more than a few arcane anthologies these days, Blood Clots skips the tried and true wrap-around feature and just gets with the gettin’ by presenting seven stories (called “clots”) with no discernible thread. so without further ado, let’s lay our eerie eyeballs on these things one by one and see how they stack up! Clot I: Hell of a Day: (Director/Writer: Evan Hughes) An injured woman takes shelter in an abandoned restaurant as a zombie apocalypse rages outside the structure. Soon the creatures start their shimmy shamble shenanigans and end up coming inside, so our heroine descends into the basement and locks herself in. Will she survive with her sanity and body parts intact? This one was a solid lil’ zombie flick cum psychological thriller. The film was definitely shot and acted well, and the effects were damn solid and should satisfy a gore hounds blood tooth nicely. All in all a strong way to

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DanXIII
Aug 3, 2018
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Horror Anthology ‘Blood Clots’ Debuts New Trailer

A new trailer for Hewes Pictures’ Blood Clots, starring Silence of the Lambs’ Brooke Smith, has been released. The horror anthology, premiering on Vimeo and Amazon this August, is a collection of horror stories curated by Freedom Cinema, consisting of shorts by New York distributor Hewes Pictures. Featuring cannibals, zombies and other funny creatures, the anthology stars many recognizable actors such as Brooke Smith (“The Silence of the Lambs”), Harry Sinclair (“Lord of the Rings”), Madalina Bellariu Ion (“Young Pope”) and Kristin Slaysman (“The Last Tycoon”, “Masters of Sex”) among many others. The collection is made up of seven short, gore-filled stories that will surely please the fans of the genre. Whether it is an awkward dinner with an ancient creature in “The Call of Charlie”, or a rightfully justified fear of basements in “Time to Eat”, Blood Clots has it all. The anthology features stories directed by Evan Hughes, Sid Zanforlin, Luke Guidici, Carl Timms, Patrick Longstreth, Timothy J.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
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HorrorHound Weekend Indianapolis Is Creeping Ever Closer

The wait is almost over my Little Monsters, because in just over a month HorrorHound Weekend will roll into Indianapolis to celebrate 10 years of bringing genre fans together with horror legends, celebrity guests, filmmakers, monster makers, victims, survivors. final girls and maybe even some final boys. You may be asking yourself, “why should I go?” There will be reunions of characters from Friday the 13th Part 2, The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Bates Motel and Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the TV series), as well as a plethora of other celebrity guests from some of your favorite classic and contemporary horror films. There are even tickets available for photo-ops with many of the celebrity guests. Have I got your attention yet? Do you require more motivation to attend? Because there is more. There is also MaskFest, featuring the likes of Tom Savini, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, Mikey Rotella, James Azrael of The HSPPA and many other talented effects artists and

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Capt McNeely
Aug 4, 2017
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Check Into ‘Bates Motel’ This February For Its Fifth And Final Season

Check into ‘Bates Motel’ this February for its fifth and final season. Many of the cast from last season will be returning including Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Olivia Cooke, Max Theriot, and Nester Carbonell. This season musician/actress Rihanna will be playing the iconic role of Marion Crane, right out of Alfred Hitchcock’s original 1960 film that the series is based on. Brooke Smith (Ray Donovan) has also joined the cast and will co-star as Sheriff Dana Green. Don’t miss the final season of ‘Bates Motel’, premiering on February 20, 2017 on A&E. The trailer should arrive any day now. In the meantime here is a look back at the season 4 finale.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2017

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Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Blood Clots (2018)

As is the case with more than a few arcane anthologies these days, Blood Clots skips the tried and true wrap-around feature and just gets with the gettin’ by presenting seven stories (called “clots”) with no discernible thread. so without further ado, let’s lay our eerie eyeballs on these things one by one and see how they stack up! Clot I: Hell of a Day: (Director/Writer: Evan Hughes) An injured woman takes shelter in an abandoned restaurant as a zombie apocalypse rages outside the structure. Soon the creatures start their shimmy shamble shenanigans and end up coming inside, so our heroine descends into the basement and locks herself in. Will she survive with her sanity and body parts intact? This one was a solid lil’ zombie flick cum psychological thriller. The film was definitely shot and acted well, and the effects were damn solid and should satisfy a gore hounds blood tooth nicely. All in all a strong way to

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 3, 2018
Horror Fuel

Horror Anthology ‘Blood Clots’ Debuts New Trailer

A new trailer for Hewes Pictures’ Blood Clots, starring Silence of the Lambs’ Brooke Smith, has been released. The horror anthology, premiering on Vimeo and Amazon this August, is a collection of horror stories curated by Freedom Cinema, consisting of shorts by New York distributor Hewes Pictures. Featuring cannibals, zombies and other funny creatures, the anthology stars many recognizable actors such as Brooke Smith (“The Silence of the Lambs”), Harry Sinclair (“Lord of the Rings”), Madalina Bellariu Ion (“Young Pope”) and Kristin Slaysman (“The Last Tycoon”, “Masters of Sex”) among many others. The collection is made up of seven short, gore-filled stories that will surely please the fans of the genre. Whether it is an awkward dinner with an ancient creature in “The Call of Charlie”, or a rightfully justified fear of basements in “Time to Eat”, Blood Clots has it all. The anthology features stories directed by Evan Hughes, Sid Zanforlin, Luke Guidici, Carl Timms, Patrick Longstreth, Timothy J.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
Horror Fuel

HorrorHound Weekend Indianapolis Is Creeping Ever Closer

The wait is almost over my Little Monsters, because in just over a month HorrorHound Weekend will roll into Indianapolis to celebrate 10 years of bringing genre fans together with horror legends, celebrity guests, filmmakers, monster makers, victims, survivors. final girls and maybe even some final boys. You may be asking yourself, “why should I go?” There will be reunions of characters from Friday the 13th Part 2, The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Bates Motel and Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the TV series), as well as a plethora of other celebrity guests from some of your favorite classic and contemporary horror films. There are even tickets available for photo-ops with many of the celebrity guests. Have I got your attention yet? Do you require more motivation to attend? Because there is more. There is also MaskFest, featuring the likes of Tom Savini, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, Mikey Rotella, James Azrael of The HSPPA and many other talented effects artists and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 4, 2017
Horror Fuel

Check Into ‘Bates Motel’ This February For Its Fifth And Final Season

Check into ‘Bates Motel’ this February for its fifth and final season. Many of the cast from last season will be returning including Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Olivia Cooke, Max Theriot, and Nester Carbonell. This season musician/actress Rihanna will be playing the iconic role of Marion Crane, right out of Alfred Hitchcock’s original 1960 film that the series is based on. Brooke Smith (Ray Donovan) has also joined the cast and will co-star as Sheriff Dana Green. Don’t miss the final season of ‘Bates Motel’, premiering on February 20, 2017 on A&E. The trailer should arrive any day now. In the meantime here is a look back at the season 4 finale.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2017