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Spectacular Optical Presents ‘Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television’

Time to embrace the darker side of Christmas. This holiday season is usually filled with bright lights, glitter, and tinsel; however, we horror fans know that it is okay to wrap our traditions around the macabre side of the holidays and Yuletide Terror is going to help with that. Canadian micro-press Spectacular Optical’s new book Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television delves into the world of festive fright favourites and obscurities, from American Santa Slashers (and the ensuing controversies) to the quintessentially-English A Ghost Story for Christmas series, providing insight on these subversive film and television presentations that allow viewers to engage in different ways with the complicated cultural history of the Christmas season. To celebrate the release of the book, publisher Spectacular Optical is teaming up with a host of organizations this December to present screenings, lectures and other events related to the book’s subject matter. Each event will also feature the premiere of a new Christmas

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Capt McNeely
Dec 3, 2017
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Things Turn Deadly When Mrs. Claus Crashes A Party In The Teaser For ‘Stirring’

With Christmas approaching, it’s time for new holiday-themed horror films to unveil trailers, and announce release dates. Today, we have the first teaser for Stirring. Stirring is the second film from Fight Meter Films and writer-director-producer Troy Escamilla following his award-winning directorial debut Party Night. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre), Helene Udy (My Bloody Valentine), Mel Heflin (Katherine), and Kaylee Williams (Model Hunger) star. In the film, students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house with a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer dressed as Mrs. Claus.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2017
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The Holidays Turn Deadly With ‘The Elf’

This November, grab a cup of hot cocoa, slip into your onesie, and grab a copy of the latest holiday horror movie, The Elf, a frightening tale of an ancient elf doll that reeks havoc on a family’s Christmas season. In the film, written and directed by Justin Price, “Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family’s names written on it. He soon discovers that the elf was an evil conduit meant to unleash a supernatural killing spree during the Christmas Holidays by whoever set it free.” Natassia Halabi, Les Best, and Joseph Daniel Ellis co-star in this bloody gift from Uncork’d Entertainment that arrives on VOD on November 7 and on DVD on December 12, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 2, 2017
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Things Get Brutal In The Red Band Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Better Watch Out’

The trailer has arrived for the horror-comedy Better Watch Out and it’s brutal, giving off a serious Home Alone meets The Strangers vibe and we are digging it. Set “on a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal invasion.” The intruders have no idea that they are the ones in trouble. Directed by Chris Peckover and written by Zack Kahn, the film’s cast includes Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Dacre Montgomery, Patrick Warburton, Virginia Madsen, and Aleks Mikic. Don’t miss Better Watch Out, previously titled Safe Neighborhood, in theaters on October 6, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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‘Mother Krampus’ Is Delivering Terror This November

The holidays are headed our way and with them comes all of the joys of the season, cool weather, presents, and holiday themed horror films. Back in 2015 we witnessed Santa’s dark counterpart Krampus scare the hell out of a family. This year, Mother Krampus is coming to town and she’s not bringing cookies, she’s bringing terror. Titled 12 Deaths of Christmas in the UK, Mother Krampus comes from James Klass (House of Elm Lake) who directed from the script penned by Scott Jeffrey (Fox Trap). Starring Tara MacGowran, Claire-Marie Fox, Faye Goodwin, Tony Manders, Michelle Archer and Oliver Ebsworth, the film is based on the myth of Mother Krampus, a witch that comes to take children each night on the 12 days of Christmas. Lock the doors, and fuel the fire, Mother Krampus is coming November 7, 2017 to Blu-ray and DVD. You can pre-order your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2017
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Christmas Comes Early This Year – ‘Red Christmas’ Is Gifted A Release date

Christmas is months away, but Artsploitation is gifting horror fans early this year with the release of Red Christmas this August. Dee Wallace (Cujo) headlines as Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering of her squabbling grown children on Christmas Day. Tensions give way to terror when a deformed stranger appears at the door with vengeance on his mind. Diane must protect her family as limbs are severed and secrets are brought into the light. Wallace stars alongside Geoff Morrell, Sarah Bishop, Janis McGavin, David Meriel, Bjorn Stewart, Gerard Odwyer, Sam Campbell, and Robert Anderson. From the Press Release: Philadelphia, PA – Artsploitation has unwrapped a gift for all the bad boys and girls with the upcoming limited release of the Australian horror film Red Christmas. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with Red Christmas, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with a blood-splattered

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2017
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Christmas Comes Early This Year – First Batch Of Images Gifted For ‘Red Christmas’

Artsploitation delivers Christmas early this year and gifts us with a batch of new images from Craig Anderson’s holiday horror film Red Christmas, starring genre icon Dee Wallace. From the Press Release: Philadelphia, PA – Artsploitation has released the first images for their upcoming release of the Australian horror film Red Christmas. Genre icon Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T., Cujo, Critters) stars as the stressed-out mother of a squabbling family, gathered together in a remote Outback estate on Christmas Eve. Their petty dramas threaten to blacken the holiday until a mysterious and deformed stranger appears at the door seeking bloody vengeance. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with Red Christmas, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with a blood-splattered twist on what happens when secrets refuse to stay dead. Dee Wallace headlines as Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2017
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The Beaster Bunny Is Hopping Your Way…And He’s Hungry

One of the things I love most about holidays isn’t the food or the decorations, it’s the holiday themed horror films. Sure, there are a ton of Christmas and Halloween films, but Easter usually gets overlooked in the genre. This year, there’s a new film hopping our way, The Beaster Bunny, formally known as Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottenhell. And it has a brand new trailer. Written and directed by the Snygg Brothers and starring Jon Arthur, Kristina Beaudouin, Valerie Bittner, Darian Caine, Tom Cikoski, and Marisol Custodio, The Beaster Bunny, takes that so bad it’s good experience to a whole new level. In the film, a 50-foot man-eating Easter bunny is on the loose and the townsfolk don’t stand a hop in hell. As the bloodthirsty, floopy-eared killer leaves a trail of dismembered corpses, the town’s only chance of survival rests with a wannabe actress and a crazy dog-catcher. God help them! The Beaster Bunny arrived in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 28, 2017
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16 Holiday Horror Films You Need To See This Christmas

Holiday horror films have become one of my favorite Christmas traditions. I have compiled a list of 15 of the best holiday horror films you need to see this Christmas. Black Christmas (1974) A sorority house falls victim to a stranger during Christmas break. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads The Gingerdead Man (2005) The soul of a killer possesses a Gingerbread Man. The cookie reaks havoc on the girl who sent him to the chair. The film has three sequels. Black Christmas (2006) An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, only to discover that it’s now a sorority house. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) In the Konvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest guarded secrets of Christmas. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) This film is a must see for every fan of Halloween. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2016
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Holiday Horror Film Good Tidings Coming To VOD This December

It’s that time of year again, holiday horror films are on their way. One Christmas genre film you are going to want to see is Stuart W. Bedford’s ‘Good Tidings’. A new poster and trailer has just been gifted to us from XLrator Media and Two Headed Snake. In the film, “A homeless war veteran with a checkered past must rely on a side of himself once thought buried when he and his companions are targeted on Christmas Day by three vicious psychopaths is Santa suits.” Directed by Bedford, based on the script he co-wrote with Stu Jopia and Giovanni Gentile, ‘Good Tidings’ stars Clair Crossland, Alan Mulhall, Colin Murtah, Julia Walcsh, Jonny Hirst, and Jopia. ‘Good Tidings’ will be here in time for Christmas, arriving on VOD and iTunes on December 6th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2016

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Spectacular Optical Presents ‘Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television’

Time to embrace the darker side of Christmas. This holiday season is usually filled with bright lights, glitter, and tinsel; however, we horror fans know that it is okay to wrap our traditions around the macabre side of the holidays and Yuletide Terror is going to help with that. Canadian micro-press Spectacular Optical’s new book Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television delves into the world of festive fright favourites and obscurities, from American Santa Slashers (and the ensuing controversies) to the quintessentially-English A Ghost Story for Christmas series, providing insight on these subversive film and television presentations that allow viewers to engage in different ways with the complicated cultural history of the Christmas season. To celebrate the release of the book, publisher Spectacular Optical is teaming up with a host of organizations this December to present screenings, lectures and other events related to the book’s subject matter. Each event will also feature the premiere of a new Christmas

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 3, 2017
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Things Turn Deadly When Mrs. Claus Crashes A Party In The Teaser For ‘Stirring’

With Christmas approaching, it’s time for new holiday-themed horror films to unveil trailers, and announce release dates. Today, we have the first teaser for Stirring. Stirring is the second film from Fight Meter Films and writer-director-producer Troy Escamilla following his award-winning directorial debut Party Night. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre), Helene Udy (My Bloody Valentine), Mel Heflin (Katherine), and Kaylee Williams (Model Hunger) star. In the film, students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house with a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer dressed as Mrs. Claus.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2017
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The Holidays Turn Deadly With ‘The Elf’

This November, grab a cup of hot cocoa, slip into your onesie, and grab a copy of the latest holiday horror movie, The Elf, a frightening tale of an ancient elf doll that reeks havoc on a family’s Christmas season. In the film, written and directed by Justin Price, “Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family’s names written on it. He soon discovers that the elf was an evil conduit meant to unleash a supernatural killing spree during the Christmas Holidays by whoever set it free.” Natassia Halabi, Les Best, and Joseph Daniel Ellis co-star in this bloody gift from Uncork’d Entertainment that arrives on VOD on November 7 and on DVD on December 12, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 2, 2017
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Things Get Brutal In The Red Band Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Better Watch Out’

The trailer has arrived for the horror-comedy Better Watch Out and it’s brutal, giving off a serious Home Alone meets The Strangers vibe and we are digging it. Set “on a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal invasion.” The intruders have no idea that they are the ones in trouble. Directed by Chris Peckover and written by Zack Kahn, the film’s cast includes Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Dacre Montgomery, Patrick Warburton, Virginia Madsen, and Aleks Mikic. Don’t miss Better Watch Out, previously titled Safe Neighborhood, in theaters on October 6, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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‘Mother Krampus’ Is Delivering Terror This November

The holidays are headed our way and with them comes all of the joys of the season, cool weather, presents, and holiday themed horror films. Back in 2015 we witnessed Santa’s dark counterpart Krampus scare the hell out of a family. This year, Mother Krampus is coming to town and she’s not bringing cookies, she’s bringing terror. Titled 12 Deaths of Christmas in the UK, Mother Krampus comes from James Klass (House of Elm Lake) who directed from the script penned by Scott Jeffrey (Fox Trap). Starring Tara MacGowran, Claire-Marie Fox, Faye Goodwin, Tony Manders, Michelle Archer and Oliver Ebsworth, the film is based on the myth of Mother Krampus, a witch that comes to take children each night on the 12 days of Christmas. Lock the doors, and fuel the fire, Mother Krampus is coming November 7, 2017 to Blu-ray and DVD. You can pre-order your copy now.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2017
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Christmas Comes Early This Year – ‘Red Christmas’ Is Gifted A Release date

Christmas is months away, but Artsploitation is gifting horror fans early this year with the release of Red Christmas this August. Dee Wallace (Cujo) headlines as Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering of her squabbling grown children on Christmas Day. Tensions give way to terror when a deformed stranger appears at the door with vengeance on his mind. Diane must protect her family as limbs are severed and secrets are brought into the light. Wallace stars alongside Geoff Morrell, Sarah Bishop, Janis McGavin, David Meriel, Bjorn Stewart, Gerard Odwyer, Sam Campbell, and Robert Anderson. From the Press Release: Philadelphia, PA – Artsploitation has unwrapped a gift for all the bad boys and girls with the upcoming limited release of the Australian horror film Red Christmas. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with Red Christmas, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with a blood-splattered

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2017
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Christmas Comes Early This Year – First Batch Of Images Gifted For ‘Red Christmas’

Artsploitation delivers Christmas early this year and gifts us with a batch of new images from Craig Anderson’s holiday horror film Red Christmas, starring genre icon Dee Wallace. From the Press Release: Philadelphia, PA – Artsploitation has released the first images for their upcoming release of the Australian horror film Red Christmas. Genre icon Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T., Cujo, Critters) stars as the stressed-out mother of a squabbling family, gathered together in a remote Outback estate on Christmas Eve. Their petty dramas threaten to blacken the holiday until a mysterious and deformed stranger appears at the door seeking bloody vengeance. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with Red Christmas, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with a blood-splattered twist on what happens when secrets refuse to stay dead. Dee Wallace headlines as Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2017
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The Beaster Bunny Is Hopping Your Way…And He’s Hungry

One of the things I love most about holidays isn’t the food or the decorations, it’s the holiday themed horror films. Sure, there are a ton of Christmas and Halloween films, but Easter usually gets overlooked in the genre. This year, there’s a new film hopping our way, The Beaster Bunny, formally known as Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottenhell. And it has a brand new trailer. Written and directed by the Snygg Brothers and starring Jon Arthur, Kristina Beaudouin, Valerie Bittner, Darian Caine, Tom Cikoski, and Marisol Custodio, The Beaster Bunny, takes that so bad it’s good experience to a whole new level. In the film, a 50-foot man-eating Easter bunny is on the loose and the townsfolk don’t stand a hop in hell. As the bloodthirsty, floopy-eared killer leaves a trail of dismembered corpses, the town’s only chance of survival rests with a wannabe actress and a crazy dog-catcher. God help them! The Beaster Bunny arrived in the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 28, 2017
Horror Fuel

16 Holiday Horror Films You Need To See This Christmas

Holiday horror films have become one of my favorite Christmas traditions. I have compiled a list of 15 of the best holiday horror films you need to see this Christmas. Black Christmas (1974) A sorority house falls victim to a stranger during Christmas break. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads The Gingerdead Man (2005) The soul of a killer possesses a Gingerbread Man. The cookie reaks havoc on the girl who sent him to the chair. The film has three sequels. Black Christmas (2006) An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, only to discover that it’s now a sorority house. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) In the Konvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest guarded secrets of Christmas. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once the video loads The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) This film is a must see for every fan of Halloween. Load videoYouTube sets cookies once

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 17, 2016
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Holiday Horror Film Good Tidings Coming To VOD This December

It’s that time of year again, holiday horror films are on their way. One Christmas genre film you are going to want to see is Stuart W. Bedford’s ‘Good Tidings’. A new poster and trailer has just been gifted to us from XLrator Media and Two Headed Snake. In the film, “A homeless war veteran with a checkered past must rely on a side of himself once thought buried when he and his companions are targeted on Christmas Day by three vicious psychopaths is Santa suits.” Directed by Bedford, based on the script he co-wrote with Stu Jopia and Giovanni Gentile, ‘Good Tidings’ stars Clair Crossland, Alan Mulhall, Colin Murtah, Julia Walcsh, Jonny Hirst, and Jopia. ‘Good Tidings’ will be here in time for Christmas, arriving on VOD and iTunes on December 6th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2016
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