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Cary Elwes Stars In The Paranormal Thriller ‘Cawdor’

Vivian Miller, serving out her prison term in a work release program, arrives at a run down Cawdor Barn Theater, run by failed Broadway director Lawrence O’Neil (Cary Elwes). Her arrival sets off a terrible chain of events that brings Lawrence’s buried secret to the surface. Vivian unknowingly releases a vengeful spirit when she watches an old VHS tape of one of Lawrence’s productions of MacBeth. Now Vivian, with the help of a a fellow parolee named Roddy, she must solve the mystery of the spirit, before it’s to late. This paranormal thriller was written and directed by Phil Wurtzel. ‘The Social Network’ actress Shelby Young plays the role of ‘Cawdor’s main character Vivian Miller. Vivian’s companion, Roddy, is played by ‘ZNation’ actor Michael Walsh. Play director, Lawrence O’Neil, is played by Cary Elwes (Saw). Alexandria De Berry (Mission Air), Jordan Burgess (Lucky), Scott T. Whitesell (Tears For My City) and Nancy Lynette Parker (Restitution) also have roles in ‘Cawdor.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2015
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Movie Review: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ (2014)

The mockumentary ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ follows a group of vampire flat mates through their night to night lives, their partying, hunting, the drama, issues with a werewolf pack, zombies and dating. Jemaine Clement plays the role of Vladislav, the Romeo of the bunch. Ben Fransham’s character Petyr is the oldest of the group, he’s the hungry silent type. The hot-headed vampire, Deacon, is played by Jonathan Brough. Viago, the vampire that serves as the glue that keeps the group together, as well as making sure everything is taken care of, is played by (writer/director) Taika Waititi. The wild card and new vampire, Nick (Jonathan Brough) seems to be the source of most of the groups troubles. Let’s not forget Stu, the only still living human of the bunch, played by Stuart Rutherford. The writing/directing team of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have created a hilarious horror-comedy, with the makings of a cult classic. ‘What We Do In

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 13, 2015
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Movie Review: The Pyramid (2014)

I have been eagerly waiting to see ‘The Pyramid’, written by Daniel Meersand and Nick Simon, and directed by Gregory Levasseur, since I first heard about it months ago. Yesterday (May 5) ‘The Pyramid’ was released on DVD, of course I had to pick up a copy. Last night I planted myself in-front of the TV, in my pajamas, ready to watch the action. The cast of ‘The pyramid’ include Ashley Hinshaw (Chronicle), James Buckley (The Inbetweeners), Christa Nicola Home and Away), Amir K (Argo) and ‘American Horror Story’ actor Denise O’Hare. In ‘The Pyramid’ the history of the Egyptian pyramids combine with ancient mythology, to create a fantastic horror experience. A team of Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown pyramid deep in the Egyptian desert. As they prepare to explore the pyramid, the Egyptian government demands they evacuate due to the turmoil from protesters and riots in the capital. Of course, with a once in a life time find

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2015
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Movie Review: The Babadook (2014)

Spoiler Free A single mother, who 7 years later still can’t get over the death of her husband, is struggling to cope with her situation. After reading a strange book to her son, they become plagued by strange occurrences and a dark figure. “If it’s in a word or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of The Babadook.” ‘The Babadook’ was written and directed by Jennifer Kent, who also wrote and directed 2005’s short horror film ‘Monster’. The exhausted single mother, Amelia, is played by ‘The Matrix: Revolution’ actress Essie Davis. The role of Amelia’s unruly son, Samuel, is played by Noah Wiseman (The Gift). Since before ‘The Babadook’ hit theaters it has been making big waves in the horror community and since it was released in theaters it has been hailed as the best horror of 2o14. Now I see why, this movie is seriously intense. I was surprised to see that there were no big special

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 14, 2015
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Movie Review : The Houses October Built (2014)

The producers of ‘Insidious’brings us the story of a group of friends set out on a road trip to visit the best haunted houses. The group is looking for the most extreme haunt they can find. At the haunted houses they begin to hear rumors of a haunted house in Louisiana that has a reputation for being truly terrifying. The friends head to Louisiana and follow the hints they’re given, to find the haunted house’s secret location, but they may get more than they bargained for. Bobby Roe directed this found footage film, as well as serving as one of it’s writers and playing the part of Bobby. Zack Andrews co-wrote ‘The Houses October Built’ and played the role of Zack, the husband of Brandy, tThe only girl of the group, played by Brandy Schaefer. Mikey was played by Mickey Roe (Different Town). As some one who’s worked for a haunted house, I can relate with the villains of ‘The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2015
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Movie Review : Found (2014)

Marty’s just a regular kid. He’s into horror movies, he’s writing a graphic novel with his best friend and his favorite hang out is an abandoned haunted house. Oh, and his big brother, Steve (Ethan Philbeck) is a gas mask wearing serial killer, who keeps heads in a bowling bag in his closet. Their parents, played by Phyllis Munro and Louie Lawless, are clueless as to what’s going on in their own house. When Marty (Gavin Brown) gets beaten up at school, Steve decides to take care of the bully his way. Marty’s world is about to change forever. Along with Todd Rigney, the author of the 2004 novel by the same name, Scott Schirmer co-wrote the script and directed ‘Found’. Let me get this out of the way, I do NOT condone the racist subject matter in ‘Found’ in any way. That being said, the movie has some good aspects. The story between the two brothers was touching, in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 10, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Wrong Turn 6 : Last Resort’

When a Danny (Anthony Ilot) inherits a secluded hotel in the West Virginia hills from the grandfather he barely knew, he takes a group of friends up to the hotel to check it out. Behind the beautiful rustic decor of the hotel hides a dark family secret that is about to revealed. The hotel staff consists of the brother and sister pair Sally (Sadie Katz) and Jackson (Chris Jarvis). Sally and Jackson have plans for Danny and the group. One by one the members of the group are killed off by members of “the family”. After Sally and Jackson introduce Danny to the rest of the family, it’s open season on the group of friends. The ‘Wrong Turn’ franchise are known for their gore and the three brothers that appear in each movie, Three Finger (Radoslav Parvanov), Saw Tooth (Danko Jordanov) and One Eye (Asen Asenov) . ‘Wrong Turn 6’ was written by Frank H. Woodward and directed by Valeri

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘V/H/S : Viral’ (2014)

‘V/H/S Viral’ is an anthology that follows a disturbing chain of events connected by a series of viral videos. The videos consist of the stories connected to a stolen ice cream truck. The found footage shorts were each directed by different directors. The movie opens with ‘Vicious Circles’ by director Marcel Sarmiento. A young man (Kelly Misek Jr.), obsessed with capturing a viral video encounters a stolen ice cream truck in a high speed chase with the police. While filming his girlfriend (Emilia Ares Zoryan) is kidnapped by who ever is in the truck. Gregg Bishop’s section titled ‘Dante the Great’ follows Dante, a magician (Justin Welborn) who has a truly magical cape, that sometimes takes on a life of it’s own, and his assistant (Emmy Argo). This may have been the only section of the film that I actually found half way entertaining. In ‘Parallel Monsters’ directed by Nacho Vigalondo, a man creates a portal to another dimension and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Ouija’

We have all heard of the Ouija board, most of us have toyed with one. In the backs of our minds there was always the question, What if it isn’t just a game? ‘Ouija’ explores the possibility that the board really can communicate with the other side and what can go wrong. Debbie, played by Shelly Hennig (Teen Wolf), broke the first rule of using a Ouija board, never play alone. She opened a door and something came through. When Debbie suddenly commits suicide, her friends struggle to understand why. Debbie’s best friend Laine (Olivia Cooke) stumbles across an old Ouija board in Debbie’s room and is reminded of how they would play with a board as kids. Laine gathers four of her and Debbie’s friends together to try to reach out to Debbie in the spirit world. The friends gather around a dark table in Debbie’s empty house and they the say the words to open the lines of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 6, 2015

More from horror 2014

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Cary Elwes Stars In The Paranormal Thriller ‘Cawdor’

Vivian Miller, serving out her prison term in a work release program, arrives at a run down Cawdor Barn Theater, run by failed Broadway director Lawrence O’Neil (Cary Elwes). Her arrival sets off a terrible chain of events that brings Lawrence’s buried secret to the surface. Vivian unknowingly releases a vengeful spirit when she watches an old VHS tape of one of Lawrence’s productions of MacBeth. Now Vivian, with the help of a a fellow parolee named Roddy, she must solve the mystery of the spirit, before it’s to late. This paranormal thriller was written and directed by Phil Wurtzel. ‘The Social Network’ actress Shelby Young plays the role of ‘Cawdor’s main character Vivian Miller. Vivian’s companion, Roddy, is played by ‘ZNation’ actor Michael Walsh. Play director, Lawrence O’Neil, is played by Cary Elwes (Saw). Alexandria De Berry (Mission Air), Jordan Burgess (Lucky), Scott T. Whitesell (Tears For My City) and Nancy Lynette Parker (Restitution) also have roles in ‘Cawdor.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2015
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Movie Review: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ (2014)

The mockumentary ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ follows a group of vampire flat mates through their night to night lives, their partying, hunting, the drama, issues with a werewolf pack, zombies and dating. Jemaine Clement plays the role of Vladislav, the Romeo of the bunch. Ben Fransham’s character Petyr is the oldest of the group, he’s the hungry silent type. The hot-headed vampire, Deacon, is played by Jonathan Brough. Viago, the vampire that serves as the glue that keeps the group together, as well as making sure everything is taken care of, is played by (writer/director) Taika Waititi. The wild card and new vampire, Nick (Jonathan Brough) seems to be the source of most of the groups troubles. Let’s not forget Stu, the only still living human of the bunch, played by Stuart Rutherford. The writing/directing team of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have created a hilarious horror-comedy, with the makings of a cult classic. ‘What We Do In

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 13, 2015
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Movie Review: The Pyramid (2014)

I have been eagerly waiting to see ‘The Pyramid’, written by Daniel Meersand and Nick Simon, and directed by Gregory Levasseur, since I first heard about it months ago. Yesterday (May 5) ‘The Pyramid’ was released on DVD, of course I had to pick up a copy. Last night I planted myself in-front of the TV, in my pajamas, ready to watch the action. The cast of ‘The pyramid’ include Ashley Hinshaw (Chronicle), James Buckley (The Inbetweeners), Christa Nicola Home and Away), Amir K (Argo) and ‘American Horror Story’ actor Denise O’Hare. In ‘The Pyramid’ the history of the Egyptian pyramids combine with ancient mythology, to create a fantastic horror experience. A team of Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown pyramid deep in the Egyptian desert. As they prepare to explore the pyramid, the Egyptian government demands they evacuate due to the turmoil from protesters and riots in the capital. Of course, with a once in a life time find

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2015
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Movie Review: The Babadook (2014)

Spoiler Free A single mother, who 7 years later still can’t get over the death of her husband, is struggling to cope with her situation. After reading a strange book to her son, they become plagued by strange occurrences and a dark figure. “If it’s in a word or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of The Babadook.” ‘The Babadook’ was written and directed by Jennifer Kent, who also wrote and directed 2005’s short horror film ‘Monster’. The exhausted single mother, Amelia, is played by ‘The Matrix: Revolution’ actress Essie Davis. The role of Amelia’s unruly son, Samuel, is played by Noah Wiseman (The Gift). Since before ‘The Babadook’ hit theaters it has been making big waves in the horror community and since it was released in theaters it has been hailed as the best horror of 2o14. Now I see why, this movie is seriously intense. I was surprised to see that there were no big special

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 14, 2015
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Movie Review : The Houses October Built (2014)

The producers of ‘Insidious’brings us the story of a group of friends set out on a road trip to visit the best haunted houses. The group is looking for the most extreme haunt they can find. At the haunted houses they begin to hear rumors of a haunted house in Louisiana that has a reputation for being truly terrifying. The friends head to Louisiana and follow the hints they’re given, to find the haunted house’s secret location, but they may get more than they bargained for. Bobby Roe directed this found footage film, as well as serving as one of it’s writers and playing the part of Bobby. Zack Andrews co-wrote ‘The Houses October Built’ and played the role of Zack, the husband of Brandy, tThe only girl of the group, played by Brandy Schaefer. Mikey was played by Mickey Roe (Different Town). As some one who’s worked for a haunted house, I can relate with the villains of ‘The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2015
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Movie Review : Found (2014)

Marty’s just a regular kid. He’s into horror movies, he’s writing a graphic novel with his best friend and his favorite hang out is an abandoned haunted house. Oh, and his big brother, Steve (Ethan Philbeck) is a gas mask wearing serial killer, who keeps heads in a bowling bag in his closet. Their parents, played by Phyllis Munro and Louie Lawless, are clueless as to what’s going on in their own house. When Marty (Gavin Brown) gets beaten up at school, Steve decides to take care of the bully his way. Marty’s world is about to change forever. Along with Todd Rigney, the author of the 2004 novel by the same name, Scott Schirmer co-wrote the script and directed ‘Found’. Let me get this out of the way, I do NOT condone the racist subject matter in ‘Found’ in any way. That being said, the movie has some good aspects. The story between the two brothers was touching, in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 10, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Wrong Turn 6 : Last Resort’

When a Danny (Anthony Ilot) inherits a secluded hotel in the West Virginia hills from the grandfather he barely knew, he takes a group of friends up to the hotel to check it out. Behind the beautiful rustic decor of the hotel hides a dark family secret that is about to revealed. The hotel staff consists of the brother and sister pair Sally (Sadie Katz) and Jackson (Chris Jarvis). Sally and Jackson have plans for Danny and the group. One by one the members of the group are killed off by members of “the family”. After Sally and Jackson introduce Danny to the rest of the family, it’s open season on the group of friends. The ‘Wrong Turn’ franchise are known for their gore and the three brothers that appear in each movie, Three Finger (Radoslav Parvanov), Saw Tooth (Danko Jordanov) and One Eye (Asen Asenov) . ‘Wrong Turn 6’ was written by Frank H. Woodward and directed by Valeri

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘V/H/S : Viral’ (2014)

‘V/H/S Viral’ is an anthology that follows a disturbing chain of events connected by a series of viral videos. The videos consist of the stories connected to a stolen ice cream truck. The found footage shorts were each directed by different directors. The movie opens with ‘Vicious Circles’ by director Marcel Sarmiento. A young man (Kelly Misek Jr.), obsessed with capturing a viral video encounters a stolen ice cream truck in a high speed chase with the police. While filming his girlfriend (Emilia Ares Zoryan) is kidnapped by who ever is in the truck. Gregg Bishop’s section titled ‘Dante the Great’ follows Dante, a magician (Justin Welborn) who has a truly magical cape, that sometimes takes on a life of it’s own, and his assistant (Emmy Argo). This may have been the only section of the film that I actually found half way entertaining. In ‘Parallel Monsters’ directed by Nacho Vigalondo, a man creates a portal to another dimension and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Ouija’

We have all heard of the Ouija board, most of us have toyed with one. In the backs of our minds there was always the question, What if it isn’t just a game? ‘Ouija’ explores the possibility that the board really can communicate with the other side and what can go wrong. Debbie, played by Shelly Hennig (Teen Wolf), broke the first rule of using a Ouija board, never play alone. She opened a door and something came through. When Debbie suddenly commits suicide, her friends struggle to understand why. Debbie’s best friend Laine (Olivia Cooke) stumbles across an old Ouija board in Debbie’s room and is reminded of how they would play with a board as kids. Laine gathers four of her and Debbie’s friends together to try to reach out to Debbie in the spirit world. The friends gather around a dark table in Debbie’s empty house and they the say the words to open the lines of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 6, 2015