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Fatih Akin To Direct Remake Of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’

The upcoming remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter, from Universal and Blumhouse, has found its director, Fatih Akin (In the Fade). Scott Teems (Narcos) will be adapting the script based on King’s 1980 novel about a young girl with pyrokinesis (the ability to set fire with only the mind). Jason Blum of Blumhouse will produce alongside Akiva Goldsman. Variety reports Martha de Laurentiis will executive produce. VP of production Sara Scott will oversee production for Universal. Check out the trailer for the original 1984 film starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Mark L. Lester.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 30, 2018

MoviesNews

A Nun Burns In One Of The First Images From ‘Heretiks’

Remeber the fantastic werewolf film Howl? Well, director Paul Hyett is back with a new terrifying tale, Heretiks, which is heading to Frightfest where it will make its world premiere. Ahead of its debut, we have a first look at the supernatural to share with you and it’s pretty creepy. This frightening flick stars a cast full actors and actresses with serious horror cred, including Michael Ironside (Total Recall), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), and Hannah Arterton (“Safe”). Set in Britain in the 17th Century, Heretiks centers on a young woman who, after being saved from execution, discovers she has a new evil within her. Hyett co-wrote the script with Conal Palmer. This is the second time the duo has worked together. They also teamed up back in 2012 for the dark thriller The Seasoning House. “In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 29, 2018

MoviesNewsTrailers

Post-Apocalyptic Thriller ‘The Domestics’ Gets New Trailer

A couple fights to survive in the trailer from Orion Pictures’ post-apocalyptic thriller The Domestics, from the Producers of 300 and From Dusk till Dawn. Mike P. Nelson‘s film stars Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin who must fight their way through the apocalypse. The film, set in a post-apocalyptic world, is inhabited by murderous gangs who have divided into deadly factions as Bosworth and Hoechlin’s characters race desperately across the lawless countryside in search of safety. Lance Reddick, Sonoya Mizuno, Dana Gourrier, Thomas Francis Murphy, and David Dastmalchian co-star. The Domestics is now in theaters and on VOD platforms. Check out the new trailer which has a serious Mad Max meets The Purge feel.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 29, 2018

MoviesNewsTrailers

Trailer Unveiled For ‘Cold Skin’ – From The Writer Of ’28 Weeks Later’

Samuel Goldwyn Films has now announced the release of Cold Skin from director Xavier Gens (The Divide). Influenced by H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, Cold Skin stars Ray Stevenson (“Black Sails”), David Oakes (“The Living and the Dead”), and Aura Garrido (The Body). The film’s story begins with “a reclusive lighthouse keeper (Stevenson). When a weather observer (Oakes) lands on the isolated island, he is forced to confront the island’s original natives. Together, these two men must work together as a nightmare emerges every night, from the nearby shoreline.” Writer Jesús Como (28 Weeks Later) and Eron Sheean have developed the screenplay, based on Albert Sánchez Piñol’s 2007 novel. Cold Skin arrives in theaters, On Demand, and on Digital on September 7, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 29, 2018

IndieMoviesReviews

Movie Review: The Theta Girl (2017)

Gayce (Victoria Elizabeth Donofrio) always seems to be where the fun and action are in a seedy city that seems to exist in a haze of glam infused punk rock and no-hold-barred orgies…sounds like my house on any given Tuesday, eh my creeps? Hello…anyone…I’m so alone…where the hell was I? Oh yeah, Gayce…she’s popular because she supplies everyone with a drug called theta…a lil’ number that can rip asunder dimensions and send people hurtling to a land that’s at times one part silent movie film stock, one part school play from hell, and all parts totally fucked-the-shit-up. in said dimension lies a being that can grant the theta user their desires…and folks have been wishing for some apocalyptic shit for sure! Anyway, when our heroine’s best friend, the local homeless dude that helps her dispense her delirious drugs, ends up quartered and with his guts arranged in an arcane sigil, Gayce goes on a quest along with her supplier Derek

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DanXIII

Jun 28, 2018

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Barbara Crampton Stars In ‘Dead Night’ – In Theaters This July

Horror icon and scream queen Barbara Crampton, who you know from films like Re-Animator, Beyond the Gates and Death House, stars in Dead Night, from director Bradford Baruh and the producers of John Dies in the End. In the film, “James and his wife Casey load up their two teenage kids and head out to a remote cabin in Oregon for a weekend trip. When James heads into the snowy forest in search of firewood, he encounters an enigmatic woman passed out in the snow. Bringing her back to the cabin for help, the family has no way of knowing that the woman’s presence is the catalyst for a series of events that will change their lives forever.” Featuring a stellar cast of genre favorites including AJ Bowen and Barbara Crampton Dead Night delivers a wild and blood-soaked weekend away. Brea Grant, Sophie Dalah, Elise Luthman, Joshua Hoffman, and Daniel Roebuck co-star. Today, Dark Sky Films has announced the film’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 28, 2018

InterviewsMovies

Starship Troopers’ Casper Van Dien Talks ‘Darkness Reigns’ And More

Casper Van Dean, that’s a name everyone recognizes. When you hear it, odds are, you automatically think of the giant bug movie Starship Troopers. Well, Mr. Van Dien sat down with me to talk about that iconic film and his latest projects, including the supernatural film Darkness Reigns. Horror Fuel: “What was it like on the set of Starship Troopers?” Casper Van Dien: “It was a little bit surreal at the time. I was on this massive production team, with Edward Neumeier, writer of RoboCop, which I am a huge fan of. They had all the same team that worked on RoboCop. I am such fan that. All the actors and all the crew, the extras, there were so many people. It felt like a real family though. We all got along really well for the most part.” Horror Fuel: “Did they use mostly practical effects or was most of it CGI?” Caper Van Dien: “It was hard. There were

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 27, 2018

MoviesTrailers

RLJE Films Have Unleashed The Insanity That is the Trailer for Mandy!

Normally we’d say a little something about a film before we debut a trailer ’round these parts, but no words will do the off-kilter insanity that is the trailer for RLJE Film’s upcoming release Mandy any justice… Once you recover, you can check out the official word on the film below: Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire. Mandy arrives in theaters September 14th and stars Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré with Richard Brake and Bill Duke. The film is co-written (with Aaron Stewart-Ahn) and directed by Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow).

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DanXIII

Jun 27, 2018

MoviesNewsTrailers

Something New And Terrifying Revealed In The Predator’s Second Trailer

After an alien ship crashes to the earth we learn there is something more terrifying than predators or xenomorphs in the second trailer for Shane Black’s The Predator. “From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.” Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Olivia Munn, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Trevante Rhodes, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, and Edward James Olmos star. The Predator invades theaters nationwide on September 13, 2018, from 20th Century Fox.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 26, 2018

MoviesNews

Release Date Announced For Bloody, Brutal Flick ‘The Theta Girl’

She brought the pills. He brought the kills. From director Christopher Bickel and writer-producer, David Axe comes The Theta Girl, starring Victoria Elizabeth Donofrio, Shane Silman. Darrelle Dove, Quinn Deogracias, Mike Amason, Len Marini, and Aaron Blomberg. The film is an “exercise in sex, drugs, punk rock, brutality, gore, revenge, and self-actualization … but really it’s an art film. We are excited to announce that The Theta Girl will be coming to theaters across the country starting this summer.” In The Theta Girl, “Gayce, a take-no-shit young woman, deals with a hallucinogenic drug called “theta,” facilitating an audience for her friends’ all-girl rock band. When Gayce’s friends are brutally murdered, she must solve the mystery behind the murders and protect herself from the killer. She discovers the connections between theta and the murders — and learns a terrifying truth. That the world — indeed her whole reality — is not as it seems.” For more on the film please visit

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 23, 2018

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