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‘Simple Creature’, A Modern Retelling Of ‘Frankenstein’, Coming To DVD

Simple Creature, a new modern retelling of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, is preparing for its release later this month. Directed by Andrew Finnigan, the story centers on a young woman, saved after a brutal bus accident, but her life is no longer her own. In the film, techie college student, Em (Carollani Sandberg) heads home for holiday break, blissfully thinking about her new boyfriend is on the way. However, her life is put on hold when the bus she is taking crashes, nearly killing her. Em’s father, Roy (Tony Doupe) is grief stricken. He is also the head of an advanced genetics, nanotech, and robotics lab. Here, he is able to bring her back to normal, with additional technology-enhanced abilities. While Em struggles to find her humanity after being upgraded, Roy’s lab struggles to control their most successful experiment. From the Press Release: West Hollywood, California (Friday, July 7th) – Indican Pictures is set to release Andrew Finnigan’s Simple Creature this

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 8, 2017

News

Exclusive Clip And Trading Card Unveiled From ‘Night Of Something Strange’

“Warning! Certain promotional materials may be too nauseating and disturbing for some of our more mildly tempered audience members! Proceed at your own risk!!!” The upcoming zombie film Night of Something Strange is running a unique promotion that sends genre fans on a mission, to collect 8 digital trading cards that will be released via 8 websites, including Horror Fuel. We also have an exclusive clip, titled “You look like somebody killed your cat.” From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2017) Terror Films is releasing the STD infected zombie movie NIGHT OF SOMETHING STRANGE across multiple worldwide digital platforms beginning on Friday, July 7. To celebrate, they are also releasing 8 digital trading cards and 8 movie clips that will be available on select Horror Blogs and Websites. It’s Spring Break! Five teenage friends – (who are lucky enough to have Scream Queen Brinke Stevens as their high school teacher!) – set out for the beach only to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 8, 2017

Trailers

A Murderous Cult Stalks A Family In The Trailer For ‘Jackals’

From Director Kevin Greutert comes Jackals, a dark twisted tale of murder that centers on a young man trying to escape from a murderous cult, teased in a new trailer. Deborah Unger, Stephen Doriff, Johnathaon Schaech, and Nick Roux star in Jackals, written by Jared Rivet. Alyssa Julya Smith, Chelsea Ricketts, Ben Sullivan, Jason Scott Jenkins, Cassie Hernandez, Alex Kingi, Alex Castillo, and Carol Abney co-star. In the film, set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back. A vicious battle unfolds, testing their familial loyalties and unleashing a bloodbath. Jackals, which is produced by Tommy Alastra (Sunset Strip), will open in theaters and arrive on Demand and Digital on September 1, 2017 from Shout! Factory.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 8, 2017

From the Crypt

New ‘Jigsaw’ Poster Issues A Call To Action

One of the largest franchise in horror history, the Saw franchise, will soon be releasing its eighth installment in theaters, titled Jigsaw. The first poster arrived today teasing a familiar skull and a new killer. The duo of Michael and Peter Spierig will be in the director’s chairs for the film penned by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger. The Spierigs are also behind the upcoming genre films Winchester and The Dark Crystal sequel. Mandela Van Peebles, Hannah Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Callum Keith Rennie, Brittany Allen, Hannah Anderson, Matt Passmore, Josiah Black, Michael Bolsvert, Shaquan Lewis, and James Gomez will co-star in the film guaranteed to be as gruesome as its predecessors. Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman, and Oren Koules who produced all seven of the previous films will produce Jigsaw as well. In the film, bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man, John Kramer (Tobin

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 7, 2017

Streaming TV

Two New Horror Series Coming From Master Of Horror John Carpenter

Horror fans, you’re going to want to sit down for this. Two new series, titled Tales for a Halloween Night and Nightside, have entered development from master of horror John Carpenter. Both series will be executive produced by Carpenter and his wife and partner Sandy King under the banner of their company Storm King Productions, in conjunction with Universal Cable Productions. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 6, 2017– Universal Cable Productions (UCP) today announced an overall development deal with John Carpenter, the celebrated director of horror films including Halloween, The Thing, and Escape from New York. Under the new deal, Carpenter will executive produce scripted programming with UCP for the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment portfolio, as well as for external networks and streaming services, along with his producing partner, Sandy King, under their Storm King Productions banner. The announcement was made today by Dawn Olmstead, Executive Vice President, Development at UCP. “John Carpenter is an incredible creator whose

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 6, 2017

Trailers

Things Get Outrageous In New Trailer For ‘Another WolfCop’

Writer-director Lowell Dean is back with the next installment of his highly-anticipated horror-comedy WolfCop, simply titled Another WolfCop, which will premiere later this year at Fantastic Fest. In the movie, “Alcoholic werewolf cop Lou Garou springs to action when an eccentric businessman with evil intentions seduces Woodhaven’s residents with a new brewery and hockey team in this outrageous horror-comedy sequel.” Leo Fafard returns to his role as Lou/WolfCop. Amy Matysio will reprise her role of Tina. Jonathan Cherry co-stars alongside Laura Abramsen, Kevin Allardyce, Yannick Bisson, Jeesica Hinkson, Devery Jacobs, and Serena Miller. Keep an eye out, Kevin Smith will be making a cameo in the Canadian indie film. The first film was a hair-raising good time. I’m curious to see what Dean has up his sleeve this time around.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 6, 2017

Trailers

New Trailer Unleashed For The Supernatural Thriller ‘The Hatred’ From The Producer Of ‘Halloween’

A new trailer for writer-director Michael Kehoe’s supernatural thriller The Hatred, originally named Alice, has now been unveiled. In the film, based on Kehoe’s short film Hush, centers on four young women who travel to their college professor’s country home for a weekend getaway, only to discover that the house has a malevolent past. Sarah Davenport (Dusk), Andrew Divolf (Demons), Darby Walker (Girl Meets World), Gabrielle Bourne (Pitch), Bayley Corman (2 Broke Girls), Alisha Wainwright (Major Crimes), David Naughton (An American Werewolf in London), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Shae Smolik (Trafficked), Nina Siemaszko (The West Wing), Ronnie Gene Blevins (Twin Peaks), Musetta Vander (Under the Bed) and Andrew Matarazzo (Teen Wolf) star in this haunting tale. The Hatred, produced by Malek Akkad, the producer of Halloween, is currently making it’s rounds at film festivals where it is being well received. A release date will be announced at the end of its tour by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 6, 2017

Trailers

Dive Into The Trailer For ‘Open Water 3 Cage Dive’

It’s beach season and news about shark films just keeps washing up. Not only has the poster, which has a serious Jaws feel, arrived for Open Water 3 Cage Dive, the trailer is here too. The found footage film, three American tourists are making an audition tape of a shark cage dive for a reality TV show. A catastrophic turn of events leaves them stranded in the waters of South Australia surrounded by hungry great white sharks. Starring Joel Hogan, Josh Potthoff, Megan Peta Hill, Pete Valley, and Mark Fell, the film was written and directed by Gerald Rascionato. Open Water 3 Cage Dive swims into select theaters and on VOD on August 11, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 3, 2017

Trailers

Alien: Covenant Lands Blu-ray And DVD Release Date And Amazing Special Features

It hasn’t been long (May) since Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant opened in theaters to the excitement of many fans. Fox Entertainment is not wasting any time getting the Prometheus sequel/Alien prequel to store shelves with a late summer Blu-ray/DVD release. Fans will be thrilled to learn that 20 minutes of deleted scenes from the film will be included on discs. In all, there are over 100 minutes of special features, which is mind-blowing. Special features include commentary from Ridley Scott, 12 deleted scenes, featurettes, a documentary titled Master Class: Ridley Scott, and more. There is a special Limited Edition that will be sold exclusively at Target stores, containing a 36-page book with photos and sketches from the film. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. James Franco stars alongside Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 3, 2017

Trailers

Witness ‘Night Of Something Strange’ This July On VOD And Digital

Director Jonathan Straiton’s Night of Something Strange, co-written by Ron Bonk, is coming to VOD and Digital and will be holding a one of a kind promotion where 25 fans can score a free download of the film. The award-winning film stars Trey Harrison, Rebecca Kasek, Wayne W. Johnson, Michael MErchant, Nicola Fiore, Toni Ann Gambale, and John Walsh. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (July 3rd, 2017) – Terror Films has set Friday, July 7th as the worldwide release date for NIGHT OF SOMETHING STRANGE. Fangoria has praised the film. Fangoria said of the film’s quality: “disgusting, transgressive, and absolutely bonkers, Jonathan Straiton’s, NIGHT OF SOMETHING STRANGE will be the most jaw-dropping horror offering you’ll see all year.” This disturbing film releases this week! The story follows five teenage friends. They set out for the beach on their spring break vacation. Their good times are cut short when one of the group, Carrie (Toni Ann Gambale), contracts an

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 3, 2017

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