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Desperate Grandparents Will Do ‘Anything For Jackson’ This December

An official selection at the Fantasia Film Festival and winner of the “Best Actor Award” (Julian Richings) at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Anything for Jackson is set to premiere exclusively on Shudder next month. In the film, “after losing their only grandchild in a car accident, an elderly couple kidnaps a pregnant woman to perform a reverse exorcism in order to bring him back to life.” Rue Morgue praises the film saying, “while you may come to the film for the ghosts and demonic possessions, you’ll stay for two of the most endearingly villainous characters in modern horror.” Canadian filmmaker Justin G. Dyck makes his horror debut with Anything for Jackson, after a long career in family-friendly films. The film stars “Supernatural’s” Julian Richings and Sheila McCarthy (Die Hard 2) as well as Konstantina Mantelos (A Christmas Crush), Josh Cruddas (Polar), and Yannick Bisson (Another Wolfcop). It was written by Keith Cooper. Produced by Vortex Media, Dyck,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2020
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Joe Manganiello Is A Total Badass In The ‘Archenemy’ Trailer!

This December, RLJE Films will unleash the action-thriller Archenemy, from the producers of Mandy and Color Out of Space. Written and directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real, Some Kind of Hate) the film stars Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike franchise, “True Blood”), Skylan Brooks (The Darkest Minds, Southpaw), Zolee Griggs (“Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” Public Disturbance), Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color, “The Girlfriend Experience”), and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “A.P. Bio”) and Paul Scheer (“The League,” “Veep,” Long Shot). “Max Fist (Manganiello) claims to be a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to Earth, where he has no powers. No one believes his stories except for a local teen named Hamster. Together, they take to the streets to wipe out the local drug syndicate and its vicious crime boss known as The Manager.” Archenemy lands in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 11, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2020
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1974’s Controversial Film ‘The Night Porter’ Getting A 4K Restoration Release

CultFilms has now announced the 4K restoration of Liliana Cavani‘s highly controversial 1974 thriller The Night Porter. In the film, “former SS Officer Max (Dirk Bogarde) is a night porter in a Vienna hotel in the 1950s, and a member of a group of covert Nazis who is ruthlessly covering up the atrocities they committed. When beautiful Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) checks in with her husband, she recognizes the night porter from her traumatic past: Max was an officer in the concentration camp who had abused and tortured her when she was his teenage prisoner. Soon Lucia’s husband leaves the hotel for work and Lucia stays behind, finding herself compelled to re-ignite the sadomasochistic relationship she had with her vicious captor.” The Night Porter has been controversial since its initial release in 1974, with Roger Ebert describing the film as ‘a despicable attempt to titillate us by exploiting memories of persecution and suffering’. Now, over 45 years later, Liliana Cavani‘s story

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2020
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Halloween Horror ‘Black Pumpkin’ Gets A December Release Date

Thanks to the delays due to Covid, genre fans are continuing to see Halloween movies be released, not that we are complaining. Festival favorite Black Pumpkin happens to be one of those movies, but this December it’s heading home. “On October 31, 2018, two preteens in a small town accidentally awaken an evil that has lain dormant for decades. They are forced to survive through a terrifying Halloween night of cat-and-mouse, from the monster known as “Bloody Bobby”.” Dogen Eyeler (PAW Patrol), Gemma Brooke Allen (SealTeam), Grayson Thorne Patrick (Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later), Kamilla Alnes (“American Horror Story”), Ellie Patrikios (In The Blink of An Eye), Alix Lane (One Minute Worlds), Jacques Derosena (“The Wire”), Connor Weil (Scream: The TV Series), Jo Osmond (Doctor Who), Jordyn Lucas (Room 104), Brittany Belt (The Rookie), and Joseph Barone (“American Horror Story”) star in a Ryan McGonagle film. Black Pumpkin will be released on iTunes, Vudu, Xbox, Googleplay, Amazon, DirecTV,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2020
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WWII Set Horror Film ‘Werewolf’ Soon To Be Unleashed

This December writer-director Adrian Panek is taking us back to World War II where we will encounter monstrous beasts in Werewolf. In Werewolf, a group of Jewish and Gypsie children is liberated from a Nazi concentration only to be left at a crumbling mansion surrounded by a forest. They must not only survive soldiers and vicious dogs on the attack but hunger and thirst as well in this tale of terror, and prejudice. Can they survive the dogs of war? Kamil Polnisiak, Nicolas Przygoda, Sonia Mietielica, Danuta Stenka, and Werner Daehn star. The Polish award-winning and fourteen-time nominated festival hit is headed to Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and VOD in the U.S. on December 1, 2020, from Indiecan Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2020
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This December Enter ‘The Facility’

The Facility, the highly anticipated follow up to 2017’s The Rizen, is set to premiere on DVD and Digital this December from Uncork’d Entertainment. Harriet Madeley, Michael Fatogun, Sarine Sofair, Kevin Leslie, Sophie Miller, Marcus Bronzy, James Barnes, Lewis Saunderson, Clarice Burton, Connor Williams, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sally Phillips, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Marcus, Laurence Kennedy, Jenny Lathan, and Carol Cleveland star in this Matt Mitchell film. Set in 1955, NATO and the Allied Forces conducted secret, occult experiments in a bid to win the Arms Race. They succeeded, but what they unleashed almost tore our world apart. Now a group of young urban explorers and a private military unit could become the final pieces in a 60-year plan to reopen a door that should have stayed closed. The Facility lands on DVD and Digital on December 8, 2020, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the trailer for this action-packed film!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 12, 2020
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Ring In The Holidays With Shudder’s Movies, Specials, And More

Shudder is wrapping up a record-breaking year with holiday specials from two of our most popular series, exclusive new supernatural chillers, massive new collections focused on holiday horrors and Giallo, and so much more. NEW SHUDDER SPECIALS JOE BOB SAVES CHRISTMAS — December 11 at 9 pm ET The Christmas spirit takes over The Last Drive-In as Joe Bob and Darcy close out the year with a double feature of holiday horrors. Premieres live on the ShudderTV feed Friday, December 11, and will be made available on-demand on Sunday, December 13. (Also available on Shudder Canada) A CREEPSHOW HOLIDAY SPECIAL — December 18 In the holiday-themed, hour-long episode, “Shapeshifters Anonymous,” fearing he is a murderer, an anxious man searches for answers for his “unique condition” from an unusual support group. Starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (The Mindy Project), the special is written and directed by Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero, based on a short story by J.A. Konrath

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
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Bruce Willis And Thomas Jane Battle Aliens In The Trailer For ‘Breach’

Bruce Willis stars in the action-packed, sci-fi thriller Breach, landing this winter. Ahead of its release, we’ve got the new trailer that’s out of this world, which reveals a nasty alien out to end humanity. Directed by John Suits, based on the screenplay by Edward Drake, Corey Large, Breach follows an interstellar ark fleeing a devastating plague on Earth when it comes under attack from a new threat; a shape-shifting alien force intent on slaughtering what is left of humanity. Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols, and Thomas Jane also star in Breach, landing in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 18, 2020, from Saban Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
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There’s Something Dark Under The Surface Of ‘What Lies Below’ (Trailer)

Writer-director Branden R. Duemmler (Locked In) makes his feature debut with horror-thriller What Lies Below which has a new trailer that you need to see! Just from the trailer, you can tell that something is definitely wrong with Mr. Right. Starring Mena Suvari, the film centers on a 16-year-old girl returning home from camp who learns that her mother has a new boyfriend, one she intends to marry, a man whose charm, intelligence, and beauty makes him look like he’s not human at all. The cast also includes Ema Horvath, Trey Tucker, Troy Iwata, and Haskiri Vazquez. What Lies Below is set to be released On Demand on December 4, 2020, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2020
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Sink Your Teeth Into The NSFW, Gore-Filled Red Band Trailer For ‘Thirst’

Ahead of the December release of the Icelandic vampire movie Thirst, the new gore-filled, blood-drenched red band trailer has been unleashed. Directed by Gaukur Úlfarsson and Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, the movie is set in “a small town where evil is lurking around and strange crimes and brutality frequently occur,” Bloody-Disgusting reports. “Thirst follows Hulda, a woman who is suspected of being responsible for the death of her brother and is being investigated by the police. After being released from custody due to insufficient evidence, she has nowhere to turn to. Lingering around in the cold, she befriends an elderly man who turns out to be a 1,000-year old, single, and a gay vampire who brings her brother to life, leading to terrible consequences.” Hjörtur Sævar Steinason, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, and Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (“Black Mirror”) star in this intense, action-packed flick. Thirst sinks its teeth into Digital and DVD on December 1,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 8, 2020

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Desperate Grandparents Will Do ‘Anything For Jackson’ This December

An official selection at the Fantasia Film Festival and winner of the “Best Actor Award” (Julian Richings) at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Anything for Jackson is set to premiere exclusively on Shudder next month. In the film, “after losing their only grandchild in a car accident, an elderly couple kidnaps a pregnant woman to perform a reverse exorcism in order to bring him back to life.” Rue Morgue praises the film saying, “while you may come to the film for the ghosts and demonic possessions, you’ll stay for two of the most endearingly villainous characters in modern horror.” Canadian filmmaker Justin G. Dyck makes his horror debut with Anything for Jackson, after a long career in family-friendly films. The film stars “Supernatural’s” Julian Richings and Sheila McCarthy (Die Hard 2) as well as Konstantina Mantelos (A Christmas Crush), Josh Cruddas (Polar), and Yannick Bisson (Another Wolfcop). It was written by Keith Cooper. Produced by Vortex Media, Dyck,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2020
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Joe Manganiello Is A Total Badass In The ‘Archenemy’ Trailer!

This December, RLJE Films will unleash the action-thriller Archenemy, from the producers of Mandy and Color Out of Space. Written and directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real, Some Kind of Hate) the film stars Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike franchise, “True Blood”), Skylan Brooks (The Darkest Minds, Southpaw), Zolee Griggs (“Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” Public Disturbance), Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color, “The Girlfriend Experience”), and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “A.P. Bio”) and Paul Scheer (“The League,” “Veep,” Long Shot). “Max Fist (Manganiello) claims to be a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to Earth, where he has no powers. No one believes his stories except for a local teen named Hamster. Together, they take to the streets to wipe out the local drug syndicate and its vicious crime boss known as The Manager.” Archenemy lands in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 11, 2020.

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

1974’s Controversial Film ‘The Night Porter’ Getting A 4K Restoration Release

CultFilms has now announced the 4K restoration of Liliana Cavani‘s highly controversial 1974 thriller The Night Porter. In the film, “former SS Officer Max (Dirk Bogarde) is a night porter in a Vienna hotel in the 1950s, and a member of a group of covert Nazis who is ruthlessly covering up the atrocities they committed. When beautiful Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) checks in with her husband, she recognizes the night porter from her traumatic past: Max was an officer in the concentration camp who had abused and tortured her when she was his teenage prisoner. Soon Lucia’s husband leaves the hotel for work and Lucia stays behind, finding herself compelled to re-ignite the sadomasochistic relationship she had with her vicious captor.” The Night Porter has been controversial since its initial release in 1974, with Roger Ebert describing the film as ‘a despicable attempt to titillate us by exploiting memories of persecution and suffering’. Now, over 45 years later, Liliana Cavani‘s story

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2020
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Halloween Horror ‘Black Pumpkin’ Gets A December Release Date

Thanks to the delays due to Covid, genre fans are continuing to see Halloween movies be released, not that we are complaining. Festival favorite Black Pumpkin happens to be one of those movies, but this December it’s heading home. “On October 31, 2018, two preteens in a small town accidentally awaken an evil that has lain dormant for decades. They are forced to survive through a terrifying Halloween night of cat-and-mouse, from the monster known as “Bloody Bobby”.” Dogen Eyeler (PAW Patrol), Gemma Brooke Allen (SealTeam), Grayson Thorne Patrick (Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later), Kamilla Alnes (“American Horror Story”), Ellie Patrikios (In The Blink of An Eye), Alix Lane (One Minute Worlds), Jacques Derosena (“The Wire”), Connor Weil (Scream: The TV Series), Jo Osmond (Doctor Who), Jordyn Lucas (Room 104), Brittany Belt (The Rookie), and Joseph Barone (“American Horror Story”) star in a Ryan McGonagle film. Black Pumpkin will be released on iTunes, Vudu, Xbox, Googleplay, Amazon, DirecTV,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2020
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WWII Set Horror Film ‘Werewolf’ Soon To Be Unleashed

This December writer-director Adrian Panek is taking us back to World War II where we will encounter monstrous beasts in Werewolf. In Werewolf, a group of Jewish and Gypsie children is liberated from a Nazi concentration only to be left at a crumbling mansion surrounded by a forest. They must not only survive soldiers and vicious dogs on the attack but hunger and thirst as well in this tale of terror, and prejudice. Can they survive the dogs of war? Kamil Polnisiak, Nicolas Przygoda, Sonia Mietielica, Danuta Stenka, and Werner Daehn star. The Polish award-winning and fourteen-time nominated festival hit is headed to Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and VOD in the U.S. on December 1, 2020, from Indiecan Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2020
Horror Fuel

This December Enter ‘The Facility’

The Facility, the highly anticipated follow up to 2017’s The Rizen, is set to premiere on DVD and Digital this December from Uncork’d Entertainment. Harriet Madeley, Michael Fatogun, Sarine Sofair, Kevin Leslie, Sophie Miller, Marcus Bronzy, James Barnes, Lewis Saunderson, Clarice Burton, Connor Williams, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sally Phillips, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Marcus, Laurence Kennedy, Jenny Lathan, and Carol Cleveland star in this Matt Mitchell film. Set in 1955, NATO and the Allied Forces conducted secret, occult experiments in a bid to win the Arms Race. They succeeded, but what they unleashed almost tore our world apart. Now a group of young urban explorers and a private military unit could become the final pieces in a 60-year plan to reopen a door that should have stayed closed. The Facility lands on DVD and Digital on December 8, 2020, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the trailer for this action-packed film!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 12, 2020
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Ring In The Holidays With Shudder’s Movies, Specials, And More

Shudder is wrapping up a record-breaking year with holiday specials from two of our most popular series, exclusive new supernatural chillers, massive new collections focused on holiday horrors and Giallo, and so much more. NEW SHUDDER SPECIALS JOE BOB SAVES CHRISTMAS — December 11 at 9 pm ET The Christmas spirit takes over The Last Drive-In as Joe Bob and Darcy close out the year with a double feature of holiday horrors. Premieres live on the ShudderTV feed Friday, December 11, and will be made available on-demand on Sunday, December 13. (Also available on Shudder Canada) A CREEPSHOW HOLIDAY SPECIAL — December 18 In the holiday-themed, hour-long episode, “Shapeshifters Anonymous,” fearing he is a murderer, an anxious man searches for answers for his “unique condition” from an unusual support group. Starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (The Mindy Project), the special is written and directed by Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero, based on a short story by J.A. Konrath

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
Horror Fuel

Bruce Willis And Thomas Jane Battle Aliens In The Trailer For ‘Breach’

Bruce Willis stars in the action-packed, sci-fi thriller Breach, landing this winter. Ahead of its release, we’ve got the new trailer that’s out of this world, which reveals a nasty alien out to end humanity. Directed by John Suits, based on the screenplay by Edward Drake, Corey Large, Breach follows an interstellar ark fleeing a devastating plague on Earth when it comes under attack from a new threat; a shape-shifting alien force intent on slaughtering what is left of humanity. Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols, and Thomas Jane also star in Breach, landing in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 18, 2020, from Saban Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
Horror Fuel

There’s Something Dark Under The Surface Of ‘What Lies Below’ (Trailer)

Writer-director Branden R. Duemmler (Locked In) makes his feature debut with horror-thriller What Lies Below which has a new trailer that you need to see! Just from the trailer, you can tell that something is definitely wrong with Mr. Right. Starring Mena Suvari, the film centers on a 16-year-old girl returning home from camp who learns that her mother has a new boyfriend, one she intends to marry, a man whose charm, intelligence, and beauty makes him look like he’s not human at all. The cast also includes Ema Horvath, Trey Tucker, Troy Iwata, and Haskiri Vazquez. What Lies Below is set to be released On Demand on December 4, 2020, from Vertical Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2020
Horror Fuel

Sink Your Teeth Into The NSFW, Gore-Filled Red Band Trailer For ‘Thirst’

Ahead of the December release of the Icelandic vampire movie Thirst, the new gore-filled, blood-drenched red band trailer has been unleashed. Directed by Gaukur Úlfarsson and Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, the movie is set in “a small town where evil is lurking around and strange crimes and brutality frequently occur,” Bloody-Disgusting reports. “Thirst follows Hulda, a woman who is suspected of being responsible for the death of her brother and is being investigated by the police. After being released from custody due to insufficient evidence, she has nowhere to turn to. Lingering around in the cold, she befriends an elderly man who turns out to be a 1,000-year old, single, and a gay vampire who brings her brother to life, leading to terrible consequences.” Hjörtur Sævar Steinason, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, and Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (“Black Mirror”) star in this intense, action-packed flick. Thirst sinks its teeth into Digital and DVD on December 1,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 8, 2020
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