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A Small Town Faces A Ferocious Beast In ‘Crocodylus’

From director Myles Erfurth and co-writer Michael McLaren comes Crocodylus, the story of a small town faced with a ferocious beast. In the film, excitement and joy descends upon a small mid-Florida town called Peaceful Creek commencing Spring Break 2017. NDMD 11 news station is broadcasting on the upcoming events. News comes in that a local farmer, Jack Straw, has unearthed a prehistoric skull and is fast to respond to the find. Sammy, the local news commentator, makes a call to her boyfriend, Mathew Debrie. Mathew, a recently graduated Paleontologist, is quick on the scene. As he slowly polishes off the dirt, he is amazed to find that it is the skull of a monstrous Crocodylus, a Nile crocodile whose only evident existence was thought to be deep in the African continent. Mathew calls his close friend, Dr. David Williams, a fellow Harvard student, who takes an immediate flight from New York to Pleasant Creek. On his arrival, all hell

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 5, 2017
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Casper Van Dien Is The Hero Of The ‘Ratpocalypse’

Everyone has a fear. Maybe yours is Arachnophobia (spiders) or Ophidiophobia (snakes). Mine happens to be Musophobia, rats, mice. I don’t know if it’s the teeth or those bald tales, but I do know that I had a little trouble watching the new trailer for Ratpocalypse. First reported back in 2015 when it was released in Moscow, Vladimir Uglichin’s Ratpocalypse stars Casper Van Dien. After a long wait, the film is finally coming stateside. The film centers on “American Senator John Perryman (Van Dien), a man of pure and humble soul with a warrior’s disposition, delivers a fiery speech in Moscow about the country’s main evil – corruption. A corruption so pervasive it will turn men into “rats.” He declares that he was ordered to speak to them from above and threatens everyone with the loss of their human form, which draws only guffaws and resentment from the people. Many take the Senator for a madman as gradually, all his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2017
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Giant Insect Movie ‘It Came From The Desert’ Releases A New Trailer

Let’s face it, bugs are a pain but imagine if they were the size of a horse. Witness giant insects attack in the new, full trailer for Marko Mäkilaakso’s (interview) giant bug movie It Came from the Dessert. Starring Vanessa Grasse, Mark Arnold, Harry Lister Smith, Claudia Trujillo, and Alex Mills, and co-written by Trent Haaga, the film was inspired by the video game of the same name. In our interview with Marko Mäkilaakso, we asked him to describe the film. This was his response: The story follows Brian and Lukas who are off to desert for a kegger party and celebrate Lucas’ victory in a motocross competition. His winning prize includes meeting the biggest action star in the world who the guys all idolize above all…and I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but giant ants attack! Brian and Lukas have to become the heroes they always wanted to be and save the world from this alien invasion! Oh,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2017
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‘All The Devils Are Here’ On VOD And Digital

Witness a group of friends’ spring break weekend go terribly wrong in writer-director Ryan Lightbourn’s 80’s style creature-feature All the Devils Are Here. Starring Ansley Gordon, Tommy Goodman, Ben Evans, Ben Owen, J. LaRose, and Amanda Dela Cruz, the film which is now on both digital and VOD after making its festival rounds. From the Press Release: Orlando, Florida- October 25th, 2017 – From the twisted mind that brought you the award-winning short film “Roid Rage,” comes an original creature-feature that is sure to get pulses racing in the horror community – All the Devils Are Here! Bahamian filmmaker Ryan Lightbourn has recently debuted this film festival hit on a wide range of digital outlets. All the Devils Are Here (formerly titled Sleepwalkers) tells the story of five college students as they attempt to enjoy a debaucherous spring break getaway. As a series of horrific events surfaces, the group joins forces with a local convenience store owner and a prison

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2017
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First Images And Cast Unveiled For Creature Feature ‘Big Legend’

The first images and the cast for Justin Lee’s creature feature, Big Legend, has just been unveiled. Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Summer Spiro, and scream queen Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street) star in this film about a man on a mission to find answers about the disappearance of his fiancee (Spiro). From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Summer Spiro, and horror-veteran Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare On Elm Street) make up the cast for the upcoming creature-feature “Big Legend” which wrapped principle cinematography in December. Filming took place in southwest Washington in and around the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, at the base of an actual volcano: Mt. St. Helens. “Big Legend” follows an ex-soldier named Tyler (Makely) who ventures out into the Pacific Northwest wilderness in hopes of finding answers to the disappearance of his fiance (Spiro). After a series of strange and violent occurrences, Tyler finds himself relying on a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 30, 2017
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The Clock Is Ticking As ‘Gremlin’ Approaches Its VOD Release

The “clock is ticking” towards the release of Emmy Award winning director Ryan Bellgardt’s creature feature Gremlin this July from Uncork’d Entertainment. The film, described as “Godzilla meets The Ring”, centers on a man given a mysterious box and told to give it away before the clock runs out. When he fails, a terrifying creature is released. From the Press Release: Emmy Award winning director, Ryan Bellgardt’s (Army of Frankenstein) highly anticipated creature feature Gremlin hits VOD July 11 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Godzilla meets The Ring in a thrilling, uniquely-scripted horror jaunt that boasts amazing computer-generated effects and from some of the best in the game. Adam receives a mysterious box from a relative containing a creature that will kill everyone he cares about. The only way to be rid of the curse is to give the box to someone he loves. As the ominous timer on the box counts down to its end, he can only imagine the horrors

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 2, 2017
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This February Enter The ‘Hunting Grounds’

Genre icon Bill Oberst Jr. stars in the award-winning creature feature ‘Hunting Grounds’, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Writer-director John Portanova’s film centers on a fractured family forced to go up against an angry clan of Bigfoot in order to survive. Oberst stars alongside Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Jason Vail, David Saucedo, D’Angelo Midili, Kevin Sheen, and Connor Conrad as the beast. From the Press Release: Uncork’d Entertainment has set award-winning creature feature HUNTING GROUNDS for a Feb 7 release. Winner Best Sci-Fi Horror Film at the Toronto Independent Film Festival 2015, writer-director John Portanova’s acclaimed film sees a fractured family forced to go up against an angry clan of Bigfoot. Festival audiences and horror critics have gone crazy for the story of a father and son, forced to move to an old cabin in the woods after a devastating tragedy, who unearth a tribe of Sasquatch. Written and directed by John Portanova and produced by horror label The October People, Hunting Grounds stars

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 30, 2016
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Writer, Director, Producer Scott Frazelle Talks Moggy Creatures And Creepshow 3 In An Interview

Writer-director-producer Scott Frazelle sat down to talk with me about his upcoming creature feature ‘Moggy Creatures‘, featuring mutant cats. Frazelle has been part of the horror genre for many years. He has appeared in films such as ‘Day of the Dead 2: Contagium’, ‘Marked’ and ‘Passed the Door of Darkness’ and ‘Creepshow 3’, which he also co-wrote. He was part of the special effects team of ‘State of Desolation’ and ‘Shark Bite Beach’ that was part of ‘Shark Week’ in 2010. Frazelle has worked on many projects in the role of assistant director, in movies like ‘Blackwater Valley Exorcism’, ‘Marked’, ‘Passed the Door of Darkness’, ‘Shattered!’, ‘Rough Hustle’, and the series ‘Channel Surfing’. ‘Steampunk’d’, ‘The Devil’s Tomb’ and ‘The Reverent’ were projects Frazelle worked for in the art department. He also penned and executive produced 2013’s ‘House of Bad’. Horror Fuel: “You have been involved with so many aspects of the film industry. acting, special effects, directing, producing, writing. Which

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 1, 2016
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Aliens Disguised As Creatures Wreak Havoc In The New ‘Cute Little Buggers’ Trailer

From the creator of ‘Deadtime’ and 2015’s ‘Crying Wolf’ comes the creature feature ‘Cute Little Buggers’. The third trailer has just been released for this fun film, directed by Tony Jopia. When hostile aliens crash land on local farmland in the English countryside. Villagers get suspicious when all the women begin to disappear. The villagers soon band together with the film’s hero, Melchoir, to fight off the invaders who are masquerading as forest animals. Caroline Munro, Gary Martin, Dani Thompson, Angela Holmes, Kumud Pant, Sara Dee, John R. Walker, Stu Jopia, Kristofer Dayne, and Sarah Bennett star in ‘Cute Little Buggers’, written by Garry Charles and Andy Davie. ‘Cute Little Buggers’ is set to be released on February 10, 2017. Check out the brand new trailer and get ready for the film, which I believe has all the hallmarks of being a new cult classic.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2016
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First Trailer Surfaces For Cage Dive

I love sharks. They are incredible, beautiful creatures. Over the past two years, several shark films have been released. Today, the first trailer has arrived for the new Australian found footage film ‘Cage Dive’, set to be released in 2017. Written and directed by Gerald Rascionato, ‘Cage Dive’ stars Joel Hogan, Megan Peta Hill, Josh Potthoff, Pete Valley, Christopher Callen, Teagan Berger, Christopher Callen, Tara Wraith, Paul Adams, Wilma Adams and others. In the film, three friends, filming an audition tape for an extremely reality game show, take part in shark cage diving. Soon their outing turns into a catastrophic turn of events, leaving them in great white infested waters, turning their recording into a blood chilling day of survival and death. Behold, the first trailer for ‘Cage Dive’. We will update when a release date is announced.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2016

More from creature feature 2017

Horror Fuel

A Small Town Faces A Ferocious Beast In ‘Crocodylus’

From director Myles Erfurth and co-writer Michael McLaren comes Crocodylus, the story of a small town faced with a ferocious beast. In the film, excitement and joy descends upon a small mid-Florida town called Peaceful Creek commencing Spring Break 2017. NDMD 11 news station is broadcasting on the upcoming events. News comes in that a local farmer, Jack Straw, has unearthed a prehistoric skull and is fast to respond to the find. Sammy, the local news commentator, makes a call to her boyfriend, Mathew Debrie. Mathew, a recently graduated Paleontologist, is quick on the scene. As he slowly polishes off the dirt, he is amazed to find that it is the skull of a monstrous Crocodylus, a Nile crocodile whose only evident existence was thought to be deep in the African continent. Mathew calls his close friend, Dr. David Williams, a fellow Harvard student, who takes an immediate flight from New York to Pleasant Creek. On his arrival, all hell

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 5, 2017
Horror Fuel

Casper Van Dien Is The Hero Of The ‘Ratpocalypse’

Everyone has a fear. Maybe yours is Arachnophobia (spiders) or Ophidiophobia (snakes). Mine happens to be Musophobia, rats, mice. I don’t know if it’s the teeth or those bald tales, but I do know that I had a little trouble watching the new trailer for Ratpocalypse. First reported back in 2015 when it was released in Moscow, Vladimir Uglichin’s Ratpocalypse stars Casper Van Dien. After a long wait, the film is finally coming stateside. The film centers on “American Senator John Perryman (Van Dien), a man of pure and humble soul with a warrior’s disposition, delivers a fiery speech in Moscow about the country’s main evil – corruption. A corruption so pervasive it will turn men into “rats.” He declares that he was ordered to speak to them from above and threatens everyone with the loss of their human form, which draws only guffaws and resentment from the people. Many take the Senator for a madman as gradually, all his

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2017
Horror Fuel

Giant Insect Movie ‘It Came From The Desert’ Releases A New Trailer

Let’s face it, bugs are a pain but imagine if they were the size of a horse. Witness giant insects attack in the new, full trailer for Marko Mäkilaakso’s (interview) giant bug movie It Came from the Dessert. Starring Vanessa Grasse, Mark Arnold, Harry Lister Smith, Claudia Trujillo, and Alex Mills, and co-written by Trent Haaga, the film was inspired by the video game of the same name. In our interview with Marko Mäkilaakso, we asked him to describe the film. This was his response: The story follows Brian and Lukas who are off to desert for a kegger party and celebrate Lucas’ victory in a motocross competition. His winning prize includes meeting the biggest action star in the world who the guys all idolize above all…and I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but giant ants attack! Brian and Lukas have to become the heroes they always wanted to be and save the world from this alien invasion! Oh,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2017
Horror Fuel

‘All The Devils Are Here’ On VOD And Digital

Witness a group of friends’ spring break weekend go terribly wrong in writer-director Ryan Lightbourn’s 80’s style creature-feature All the Devils Are Here. Starring Ansley Gordon, Tommy Goodman, Ben Evans, Ben Owen, J. LaRose, and Amanda Dela Cruz, the film which is now on both digital and VOD after making its festival rounds. From the Press Release: Orlando, Florida- October 25th, 2017 – From the twisted mind that brought you the award-winning short film “Roid Rage,” comes an original creature-feature that is sure to get pulses racing in the horror community – All the Devils Are Here! Bahamian filmmaker Ryan Lightbourn has recently debuted this film festival hit on a wide range of digital outlets. All the Devils Are Here (formerly titled Sleepwalkers) tells the story of five college students as they attempt to enjoy a debaucherous spring break getaway. As a series of horrific events surfaces, the group joins forces with a local convenience store owner and a prison

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

First Images And Cast Unveiled For Creature Feature ‘Big Legend’

The first images and the cast for Justin Lee’s creature feature, Big Legend, has just been unveiled. Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Summer Spiro, and scream queen Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street) star in this film about a man on a mission to find answers about the disappearance of his fiancee (Spiro). From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Summer Spiro, and horror-veteran Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare On Elm Street) make up the cast for the upcoming creature-feature “Big Legend” which wrapped principle cinematography in December. Filming took place in southwest Washington in and around the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, at the base of an actual volcano: Mt. St. Helens. “Big Legend” follows an ex-soldier named Tyler (Makely) who ventures out into the Pacific Northwest wilderness in hopes of finding answers to the disappearance of his fiance (Spiro). After a series of strange and violent occurrences, Tyler finds himself relying on a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 30, 2017
Horror Fuel

The Clock Is Ticking As ‘Gremlin’ Approaches Its VOD Release

The “clock is ticking” towards the release of Emmy Award winning director Ryan Bellgardt’s creature feature Gremlin this July from Uncork’d Entertainment. The film, described as “Godzilla meets The Ring”, centers on a man given a mysterious box and told to give it away before the clock runs out. When he fails, a terrifying creature is released. From the Press Release: Emmy Award winning director, Ryan Bellgardt’s (Army of Frankenstein) highly anticipated creature feature Gremlin hits VOD July 11 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Godzilla meets The Ring in a thrilling, uniquely-scripted horror jaunt that boasts amazing computer-generated effects and from some of the best in the game. Adam receives a mysterious box from a relative containing a creature that will kill everyone he cares about. The only way to be rid of the curse is to give the box to someone he loves. As the ominous timer on the box counts down to its end, he can only imagine the horrors

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 2, 2017
Horror Fuel

This February Enter The ‘Hunting Grounds’

Genre icon Bill Oberst Jr. stars in the award-winning creature feature ‘Hunting Grounds’, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Writer-director John Portanova’s film centers on a fractured family forced to go up against an angry clan of Bigfoot in order to survive. Oberst stars alongside Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Jason Vail, David Saucedo, D’Angelo Midili, Kevin Sheen, and Connor Conrad as the beast. From the Press Release: Uncork’d Entertainment has set award-winning creature feature HUNTING GROUNDS for a Feb 7 release. Winner Best Sci-Fi Horror Film at the Toronto Independent Film Festival 2015, writer-director John Portanova’s acclaimed film sees a fractured family forced to go up against an angry clan of Bigfoot. Festival audiences and horror critics have gone crazy for the story of a father and son, forced to move to an old cabin in the woods after a devastating tragedy, who unearth a tribe of Sasquatch. Written and directed by John Portanova and produced by horror label The October People, Hunting Grounds stars

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 30, 2016
Horror Fuel

Writer, Director, Producer Scott Frazelle Talks Moggy Creatures And Creepshow 3 In An Interview

Writer-director-producer Scott Frazelle sat down to talk with me about his upcoming creature feature ‘Moggy Creatures‘, featuring mutant cats. Frazelle has been part of the horror genre for many years. He has appeared in films such as ‘Day of the Dead 2: Contagium’, ‘Marked’ and ‘Passed the Door of Darkness’ and ‘Creepshow 3’, which he also co-wrote. He was part of the special effects team of ‘State of Desolation’ and ‘Shark Bite Beach’ that was part of ‘Shark Week’ in 2010. Frazelle has worked on many projects in the role of assistant director, in movies like ‘Blackwater Valley Exorcism’, ‘Marked’, ‘Passed the Door of Darkness’, ‘Shattered!’, ‘Rough Hustle’, and the series ‘Channel Surfing’. ‘Steampunk’d’, ‘The Devil’s Tomb’ and ‘The Reverent’ were projects Frazelle worked for in the art department. He also penned and executive produced 2013’s ‘House of Bad’. Horror Fuel: “You have been involved with so many aspects of the film industry. acting, special effects, directing, producing, writing. Which

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 1, 2016
Horror Fuel

Aliens Disguised As Creatures Wreak Havoc In The New ‘Cute Little Buggers’ Trailer

From the creator of ‘Deadtime’ and 2015’s ‘Crying Wolf’ comes the creature feature ‘Cute Little Buggers’. The third trailer has just been released for this fun film, directed by Tony Jopia. When hostile aliens crash land on local farmland in the English countryside. Villagers get suspicious when all the women begin to disappear. The villagers soon band together with the film’s hero, Melchoir, to fight off the invaders who are masquerading as forest animals. Caroline Munro, Gary Martin, Dani Thompson, Angela Holmes, Kumud Pant, Sara Dee, John R. Walker, Stu Jopia, Kristofer Dayne, and Sarah Bennett star in ‘Cute Little Buggers’, written by Garry Charles and Andy Davie. ‘Cute Little Buggers’ is set to be released on February 10, 2017. Check out the brand new trailer and get ready for the film, which I believe has all the hallmarks of being a new cult classic.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2016
Horror Fuel

First Trailer Surfaces For Cage Dive

I love sharks. They are incredible, beautiful creatures. Over the past two years, several shark films have been released. Today, the first trailer has arrived for the new Australian found footage film ‘Cage Dive’, set to be released in 2017. Written and directed by Gerald Rascionato, ‘Cage Dive’ stars Joel Hogan, Megan Peta Hill, Josh Potthoff, Pete Valley, Christopher Callen, Teagan Berger, Christopher Callen, Tara Wraith, Paul Adams, Wilma Adams and others. In the film, three friends, filming an audition tape for an extremely reality game show, take part in shark cage diving. Soon their outing turns into a catastrophic turn of events, leaving them in great white infested waters, turning their recording into a blood chilling day of survival and death. Behold, the first trailer for ‘Cage Dive’. We will update when a release date is announced.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2016