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Punk Rock Horror Flick ‘The Ranger’ Hunts Down A January Release

A71 Entertainment is set to release the punk rock slasher The Ranger early in January. The film is the feature debut of Jenn Wexler, a past Shudder Labs master, and producer of the SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winner, Most Beautiful Island. The festival favorite, which premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, follows a group of young punks who are forced to flee the city to lay low, only to run into a park ranger who shares a mysterious past with one of their own. The film has been lauded for its standout performances from Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration, The OA) as the pink-haired punk with a secret, and Jeremy Holm (House of Cards, “Mr. Robot”) as the maniacal ranger, ready to get his hands bloody in defense of the woods. Granit Lahu (“The Sinner”), Jeremy Pope, Bubba Weiler (Puzzle), Amanda Grace Benitez (School of Rock), Jeté Laurence (Pet Sematary) and horror icon Larry Fessenden (Habit, We Are Still Here)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 26, 2018

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Bill Moseley Reveals A Curse In New ‘American Exorcist’ Trailer

Gravitas Ventures have just released an all-new trailer for American Exorcist, the Christmas Eve set horror film starring and produced by genre icon Bill Moseley. “Christmas always seems to bring bad luck to the American Building. After a century of tragic accidents and unexplainable deaths, the infamous skyscraper is reportedly haunted. Georgette Dubois (Falon Joslyn) is a professional skeptic hired by Management (Bill Moseley) to debunk those urban legends. She’s a scientist, meticulously searching for something to believe in. Her every encounter with the supernatural appears to have a rational explanation. None of that experience as a paranormal investigator prepared her to be trapped high above the city with genuinely ghoulish horrors. Instead, Georgette must reconnect with her spiritual roots if she hopes to survive.” American Exorcist was shot on location in Philadelphia at the historic Inquirer Headquarters. The now abandoned high rise doubles as the equally old and decrepit American Building; a haunted office complex burdened by 100 years

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 22, 2018

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‘Monster Party’ Is Slashing Its Way Into Theaters And On VOD This November

This November RLJE Films’ horror-thriller Monster Party will be slashing its way into limited theaters, VOD, and Digital HD. From writer-director Chris von Hoffmann (Drifter) comes the film that follows “three thieves who plan a daring heist posing as waiters at a fancy Malibu mansion dinner party in hopes of paying off an urgent debt. When their plan goes horribly wrong, the trio realizes the dinner guests are not as innocent as they seem and their simple cash grab becomes a violent and desperate battle to get out of the house alive.” Julian McMahon (“Nip/Tuck”, Bait), Robin Tunney (The Craft, “The Mentalist”), Sam Strike (Leatherface), Lance Reddick (John Wick, “Fringe”), Erin Moriarty (Blood Father), Brandon Micheal Hall (“Search Party”), Virginia Gardner (Project Almanac), and Diego Boneta (“Scream Queens”) star. The film was produced by Eric B. Fleischman (All About Nina), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister), Jesse Berger (Oblivion), and Fred Berger (La La Land). The executive producers include Fernando Loureiro (The Little

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 21, 2018

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‘Mandy’ Starring Nicolas Cage Coming To Shudder

The film that IndieWire called “astonishing,” Newsweek hailed as a “fable from an alternate dimension,” that has a 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic named a “must see” is coming soon to Shudder! AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for thrillers, suspense, and horror has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to Mandy in the US from RLJ Entertainment earlier this Spring. It also acquired the Canadian rights from Elevation Pictures. Craig Engler, GM Shudder, said: “We were blown away by Mandy at Sundance and immediately knew we had to get this mind-bending masterpiece, which features an absolutely astonishing performance by Nicolas Cage, exclusively for Shudder members. We can’t wait for our members to see it”. Mandy has been playing to sell-out crowds in the US since its limited release in September. The film has already been hailed as a new cult classic, and Cage’s performance is being called one of the best in his long and illustrious career. Directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 21, 2018

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Body Horror ‘Pop’ Is Ready To Gross You Out on Prime

Watching zit popping videos is a thing these days, however gross it may be. Pop, the new bizarre body horror from Unmanned and director J. Spencer takes zits to a whole new level. Renee, a stoned slacker is obsessed with popping her zits — till the zits start popping back! It satirizes L.A. culture, delves into body-image issues, tosses in some demonic puss tentacles and 1970s-style sci-fi sexploitation for good measure in the movie starring Chloe Farnworth, Travis Coles, and Kasia Szarek. The female-led flick premiered on Film Shortage yesterday and will be available to stream on Amazon Prime starting on October 19th and on YouTube on the 31st.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 19, 2018

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Witness ‘The Heretics’ This November

This November, a woman will transform into something very, very strange in The Heretics, the horror thriller from Chad Archibald, the director that also brought us Bite and The Drownsman. In the film, “a young woman (Nina Kiri of ”The Handmaid’s Tale”) is abducted by a strange man who claims that a cult is hunting her. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but while restrained, she falls deathly ill. As her friends and family search for her, the source of her illness becomes more and more apparent. She’s not sick…she’s changing.”From Black Fawn Films, the award-winning and celebrated Canadian horror machine behind the Antisocial series, Bite, and Let Her Out, comes a film that’s “part cabin-in-the-woods thriller, part psychological puzzle, and part demonic possession battleground” (iHorror). Nina Kiri, Ry Barrett (Lifechanger), and Jorja Cadence star in The Heretics available On Demand November 6, 2018, and DVD on January 5th from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 19, 2018

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Date Announced For “The Goldbergs” Halloween Special With Robert Englund As Freddy

Later this month horror fans will be able to see Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger for the first time in 15 years and for what could be the last time. Englund is set to make an appearance as the genre icon in the Halloween special of the 80’s set series “The Golbergs“, titled “Mister Knifey Hands”. In the special, “Despite Beverly’s wishes, Jackie’s parents allow Adam to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street and a disagreement between families ensues. Beverly dreams of facing off with horror icon Freddy Krueger (Guest Star Robert Englund), which teaches her an important lesson about her son’s relationship with Jackie. Meanwhile, Erica realizes she’s not as popular as she once was as she starts hanging out a William Penn Academy despite the fact she’s no longer a student there. ” Tune in for “The Goldbergs” Halloween special on Wednesday, October 24th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 17, 2018

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Undead And Out For Revenge, ‘Johnny Gruesome’ Unleashed On Demand

Death won’t stop a bullied teen from getting revenge in Johnny Gruesome (review) out today On Demand. High school students Eric Carter and Johnny Grissom are best friends. Johnny is a heavy metal rebel nicknamed “Johnny Gruesome” by his classmates. When Johnny is murdered while on a drunken joyride, his killer persuades Eric and Johnny’s girlfriend to help him make the murder look like an accidental death but Johnny returns from the grave as a murderous, wisecracking zombie hell-bent on revenge. Based on the award-winning novel by director Gregory Lamberson (interview), also behind Slime City, Killer Rack, Johnny Gruesome stars Anthony De La Torre (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Byron Brown II, and Michael DeLorenzo. Johnny Gruesome is now On Demand and will arrive on DVD on January 1, 2019, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 16, 2018

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From The Executive Producer Of ‘Get Out’ Comes ‘Malicious’

From the executive producer of Get Out comes Malicious, receiving a limited theatrical run this week following its World Premiere at this year’s Cinepocalypse. In the film, “a housewarming gift from hell terrorizes a young pregnant couple when a malevolent entity that will stop at nothing until it satisfies its morbid intentions is unleashed from a cursed antique box.” Josh Stewart (The Collector) and Bojana Novakovic (Beyond Skyline) star in the film written and directed by Michael Winnick and produced by Shaun Redick, the executive producer of the Academy Award-winning social horror Get Out. Malicious opens in theaters on October 19, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 16, 2018

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Horror Anthology ‘Tales Of Frankenstein’ Comes To Life This October

Tales of Frankenstein will make its theatrical world premiere on October 24th in Los Angeles followed by its arrival on VOD (all major platforms) and DVD this October which happens to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein“. The film is based upon four of writer-director Donald F. Glut’s (The Empire Strikes Back novel) short stories published in his book of the same name. The horror anthology stars Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game of Death, An Eye for an Eye opposite Chuck Norris, Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance), Jerry Lacy (TV’s Dark Shadows), Ann Robinson (War of the Worlds), Jim Tavare (Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban), T.J. Storm (Punisher: War Zone), and Len Wein (Wolverine and Swampthing creator) in his final film. Beverly Washburn (Old Yeller), John Blyth Barrymore, Douglas Tait, Robert Axelrod (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Jena Sims. The film features special make-up and effects by Emmy winner John Goodwin (CSI) co-star. The segments include

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 16, 2018

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