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Movie Review: The Pool (2018)

Day (Theeradej Wongpuapan) awakes to find himself trapped in a titanic empty pool with a gator nibbling on his leg. How did he end up in this nightmare scenario. well it tangentially involves a woman in clown makeup sitting on a fancy-ass couch underwater… as these things so often do. Long story short, Day (and his puppy) just completed work on a film set at the luxurious, but abandoned, pool mentioned above… and hangs around for a private swim the next day… a swim that finds him goofing off a bit too much, so that when the water drains a bit he is unable to exit the pool. This is bad news on a number of levels, as Day is unable to reach the insulin he needs to live, and when his cellphone falls in the water, he is unable to call for help. To make matters even worse, his girlfriend Koi (Ratnamon Ratchiratham) arrives, and gets seriously injured before

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DanXIII
Jul 20, 2020
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A Disturbing Discovery Is Made In New Clip From Dave Franco’s ‘The Rental’

Writer-director Dave Franco makes his directorial feature debut with The Rental, co-written by Joe Swanberg. We’ve got a new clip to share with you in which a disturbing discovery is made. Starring Alison Brie (“GLOW”), Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (“Shameless”), the film centers on two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone. IFC Films will release The Rental in select theaters, Drive-Ins, and On Demand July 24th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2020
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Blood Is Shed In The Brutal New Clip From ‘The Tent’

Now available On Demand, and coming soon to DVD (pre-order the DVD from Target), The Tent is the latest film from award-winning filmmaker Kyle Couch (Life Prescribed). Winner of multiple awards, and featuring an applauded turn from actor Tim Kaiser, the end-of-days thriller fixes on an apocalyptic event that leaves a man isolated and alone on the edge of the wilderness. Soon enough, another survivor emerges who disrupts the fragile balance of power. “An apocalyptic event known as The Crisis has devastated David’s world leaving him to rely on survival tactics learned from childhood. Isolated and alone, David has taken refuge in a tent on the edge of the wilderness. Soon enough, another survivor emerges, Mary, who immediately begins questioning David’s tactics and ultimately putting them in the crosshairs of “Those Who Walk In Darkness”, unseen creatures that may or may not be responsible for The Crisis.” Lulu Dahl and Shelby Bradley co-star in The Tent, available now from Gravitas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2020
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A Experiment Goes Terribly Wrong In ‘Shifter’ (Trailer)

An experiment goes terribly wrong in director Jacob Burns‘ indie sci-fi thriller Shifter, which he co-wrote with Zach Burns. Nicole Fancher (Unchained Love), Ashley Mandanas (Golden Arm), Paul T. Taylor (Hellraiser: Judgment), and Jamie Brewster (The Adventures of Jurassic Pet: Chapter 1) star. In Shifter, “a young woman experiences painful and gruesome side effects after an experiment with time travel goes wrong.” Shifter made its world premiere at this year’s DeadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City, where it won Best Oklahoma Feature. The film is produced by Jacob Burns, Zach Burns, and Vinnie Hogan. The Horror Collective will be releasing Planet Thunder’s bold and fascinating sci-fi body horror film Shifter on August 6th on VOD and On Demand platforms. The announcement was made through EW.com.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2020
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From Visionary Director Brandon Cronenberg Comes ‘Possessor’ (Trailer)

NEON presents the sci-fi thriller Possessor, from the visionary mind of writer-director Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral). The film “follows an elite corporate assassin, Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough). Using brain transplant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment Vos becomes trapped inside a ming that threatens to obliterate her.” Riseborough stars alongside Jennifer Jason Lee, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton, Christopher Abbott, Kaniehtion Horn, Rossif Sutherland, Christopher Jacot, and Gabrielle Graham. Producers include Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, Kevin Krikst, and Andrew Starke. Possession is coming soon. In the meantime, check out the new Red Band teaser trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2020
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Watch The Trailer For New Horror ‘Alive’

Saw III actor Angus Macfadyen is set to star in the upcoming horror Alive, newly acquired by Cranked Up Films. Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”) and Camille Stopps (“Reign”) also star in the chilling tale about a severely injured man (Cocquerel) and woman (Stopps) who awaken in an abandoned sanitorium with no memory of who they are or what has happened. A sadistic caretaker (Macfadyen) discourages their questions and doles out punishments whenever they refuse to cooperate or try to escape. When they finally make their escape to freedom, they discover the answers to who they are – revealing even greater horror.” Alive was directed by Rob Grant and written by Chuck McCue and Jules Vincent. Cranked Up will be releasing Alive in U.S. theaters and On-Demand on September 18th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020
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IFC Midnight Conjures A Blu-Ray & DVD Release Date For ‘The Wretched’

IFC Midnight will unleash the highly-acclaimed supernatural horror The Wretched on Blu-ray and DVD this August. From Brett Pierce and Drew Pierce, the writing-directing team behind the zombie cult hit Deadheads comes the film starring John-Paul Howard (Hell or High Water) and Piper Curda (I Didn’t Do It), the film centers on a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, who is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina in order to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father’s new girlfriend. Ben’s problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door when a malevolent spirit from the woods takes ahold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children.” Jamison Jones, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley, and Blane Crockarell

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020
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Terror Films Explores ‘Irrational Fear’ In Movie New Trailer

What are you afraid of? Terror Films have just acquired the worldwide rights to director Hunter Johnson‘s (Ugly Sweater Party) film Irrational Fear. The story centers around six therapy patients who are brought together at a secluded cabin. Here, they confront their strangest fears of germs, bugs, drowning, choking, and losing teeth – to name just a few. But these fears won’t just hurt them …they may very well kill them! The cast includes Scream Queen Jennifer Nangle (Malvolia: The Queen of Screams), Baker Chase Powell (Dolemite Is My Name), Charles Chudabala (Ugly Sweater Party), Leah Wiseman (Dismembering Christmas), Kaleb Shorey (“Shameless”), Guy Holling (Love in the Time of Irony), Cati Glidewell (Gags The Clown), and Dane Bingenheimer (Those Who Deserve to Die). Executive producer Kevin Sommerfield co-wrote the script with Johnson, who also produced alongside Chris Gierowski and Jay Sorenson. Irrational Fear is set to hit digital platforms Friday, July 24th. The digital roll-out will expand over several months

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020
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Movie Review: Carmilla (2019)

At an isolated country manor, Mr Bauer (Greg Wise) resides with his teenage daughter Lara (Hannah Rae) and Lara’s hard-ass governess Ms Fontaine (Jessica Raine). Lara spends her days being bored off her ass… that is until the survivor of a carriage accident (Devrim Lingnau) is taken in by Bauer. The girl claims she has no memory of where she’s from or who she is, but Lara takes to calling her Carmilla. Lara becomes absolutely smitten with Carmilla, as they mystery girl stirs new feelings inside her… but there is more to Carmilla than meets the eye which could spell doom for the Bauer household! Based on the novella by Sheridan Le Fanu of the same name, Carmilla is a tale of vampirism that pre-dates Bram Stoker’s more famous Dracula, but is every bit that novels equal… and where Dracula dabbles in homo-eroticism, Carmilla flaunts it. Admittedly, writer/director Emily Harris has dialed back the more overt vampire biz in this

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DanXIII
Jul 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

Final Destination’s Eric Bress Talks About New Film ‘Ghosts of War’

I’ve long been a fan of the Final Destination franchise, so when I heard that writer/director Eric Bress (Final Destination 2, The Final Destination) had a new movie coming out I was curious, then I saw the trailer for Ghosts of War and I was completely obsessed with getting a copy to review. You’ll be able to read my review now, but let’s just say I loved it! So when I got the chance to interview Bress I was beyond excited, I mean the man helped create one of the best horror franchises ever. Ghosts of War centers on five American soldiers assigned to hold a French mansion serving as an outpost near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, the lives of the soldiers quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Horror Fuel: “I love your movie. In fact, I’ve already

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020

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Movie Review: The Pool (2018)

Day (Theeradej Wongpuapan) awakes to find himself trapped in a titanic empty pool with a gator nibbling on his leg. How did he end up in this nightmare scenario. well it tangentially involves a woman in clown makeup sitting on a fancy-ass couch underwater… as these things so often do. Long story short, Day (and his puppy) just completed work on a film set at the luxurious, but abandoned, pool mentioned above… and hangs around for a private swim the next day… a swim that finds him goofing off a bit too much, so that when the water drains a bit he is unable to exit the pool. This is bad news on a number of levels, as Day is unable to reach the insulin he needs to live, and when his cellphone falls in the water, he is unable to call for help. To make matters even worse, his girlfriend Koi (Ratnamon Ratchiratham) arrives, and gets seriously injured before

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 20, 2020
Horror Fuel

A Disturbing Discovery Is Made In New Clip From Dave Franco’s ‘The Rental’

Writer-director Dave Franco makes his directorial feature debut with The Rental, co-written by Joe Swanberg. We’ve got a new clip to share with you in which a disturbing discovery is made. Starring Alison Brie (“GLOW”), Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (“Shameless”), the film centers on two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone. IFC Films will release The Rental in select theaters, Drive-Ins, and On Demand July 24th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2020
Horror Fuel

Blood Is Shed In The Brutal New Clip From ‘The Tent’

Now available On Demand, and coming soon to DVD (pre-order the DVD from Target), The Tent is the latest film from award-winning filmmaker Kyle Couch (Life Prescribed). Winner of multiple awards, and featuring an applauded turn from actor Tim Kaiser, the end-of-days thriller fixes on an apocalyptic event that leaves a man isolated and alone on the edge of the wilderness. Soon enough, another survivor emerges who disrupts the fragile balance of power. “An apocalyptic event known as The Crisis has devastated David’s world leaving him to rely on survival tactics learned from childhood. Isolated and alone, David has taken refuge in a tent on the edge of the wilderness. Soon enough, another survivor emerges, Mary, who immediately begins questioning David’s tactics and ultimately putting them in the crosshairs of “Those Who Walk In Darkness”, unseen creatures that may or may not be responsible for The Crisis.” Lulu Dahl and Shelby Bradley co-star in The Tent, available now from Gravitas

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2020
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A Experiment Goes Terribly Wrong In ‘Shifter’ (Trailer)

An experiment goes terribly wrong in director Jacob Burns‘ indie sci-fi thriller Shifter, which he co-wrote with Zach Burns. Nicole Fancher (Unchained Love), Ashley Mandanas (Golden Arm), Paul T. Taylor (Hellraiser: Judgment), and Jamie Brewster (The Adventures of Jurassic Pet: Chapter 1) star. In Shifter, “a young woman experiences painful and gruesome side effects after an experiment with time travel goes wrong.” Shifter made its world premiere at this year’s DeadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City, where it won Best Oklahoma Feature. The film is produced by Jacob Burns, Zach Burns, and Vinnie Hogan. The Horror Collective will be releasing Planet Thunder’s bold and fascinating sci-fi body horror film Shifter on August 6th on VOD and On Demand platforms. The announcement was made through EW.com.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2020
Horror Fuel

From Visionary Director Brandon Cronenberg Comes ‘Possessor’ (Trailer)

NEON presents the sci-fi thriller Possessor, from the visionary mind of writer-director Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral). The film “follows an elite corporate assassin, Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough). Using brain transplant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment Vos becomes trapped inside a ming that threatens to obliterate her.” Riseborough stars alongside Jennifer Jason Lee, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton, Christopher Abbott, Kaniehtion Horn, Rossif Sutherland, Christopher Jacot, and Gabrielle Graham. Producers include Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, Kevin Krikst, and Andrew Starke. Possession is coming soon. In the meantime, check out the new Red Band teaser trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2020
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Watch The Trailer For New Horror ‘Alive’

Saw III actor Angus Macfadyen is set to star in the upcoming horror Alive, newly acquired by Cranked Up Films. Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”) and Camille Stopps (“Reign”) also star in the chilling tale about a severely injured man (Cocquerel) and woman (Stopps) who awaken in an abandoned sanitorium with no memory of who they are or what has happened. A sadistic caretaker (Macfadyen) discourages their questions and doles out punishments whenever they refuse to cooperate or try to escape. When they finally make their escape to freedom, they discover the answers to who they are – revealing even greater horror.” Alive was directed by Rob Grant and written by Chuck McCue and Jules Vincent. Cranked Up will be releasing Alive in U.S. theaters and On-Demand on September 18th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

IFC Midnight Conjures A Blu-Ray & DVD Release Date For ‘The Wretched’

IFC Midnight will unleash the highly-acclaimed supernatural horror The Wretched on Blu-ray and DVD this August. From Brett Pierce and Drew Pierce, the writing-directing team behind the zombie cult hit Deadheads comes the film starring John-Paul Howard (Hell or High Water) and Piper Curda (I Didn’t Do It), the film centers on a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, who is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina in order to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father’s new girlfriend. Ben’s problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door when a malevolent spirit from the woods takes ahold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children.” Jamison Jones, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley, and Blane Crockarell

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020
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Terror Films Explores ‘Irrational Fear’ In Movie New Trailer

What are you afraid of? Terror Films have just acquired the worldwide rights to director Hunter Johnson‘s (Ugly Sweater Party) film Irrational Fear. The story centers around six therapy patients who are brought together at a secluded cabin. Here, they confront their strangest fears of germs, bugs, drowning, choking, and losing teeth – to name just a few. But these fears won’t just hurt them …they may very well kill them! The cast includes Scream Queen Jennifer Nangle (Malvolia: The Queen of Screams), Baker Chase Powell (Dolemite Is My Name), Charles Chudabala (Ugly Sweater Party), Leah Wiseman (Dismembering Christmas), Kaleb Shorey (“Shameless”), Guy Holling (Love in the Time of Irony), Cati Glidewell (Gags The Clown), and Dane Bingenheimer (Those Who Deserve to Die). Executive producer Kevin Sommerfield co-wrote the script with Johnson, who also produced alongside Chris Gierowski and Jay Sorenson. Irrational Fear is set to hit digital platforms Friday, July 24th. The digital roll-out will expand over several months

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Carmilla (2019)

At an isolated country manor, Mr Bauer (Greg Wise) resides with his teenage daughter Lara (Hannah Rae) and Lara’s hard-ass governess Ms Fontaine (Jessica Raine). Lara spends her days being bored off her ass… that is until the survivor of a carriage accident (Devrim Lingnau) is taken in by Bauer. The girl claims she has no memory of where she’s from or who she is, but Lara takes to calling her Carmilla. Lara becomes absolutely smitten with Carmilla, as they mystery girl stirs new feelings inside her… but there is more to Carmilla than meets the eye which could spell doom for the Bauer household! Based on the novella by Sheridan Le Fanu of the same name, Carmilla is a tale of vampirism that pre-dates Bram Stoker’s more famous Dracula, but is every bit that novels equal… and where Dracula dabbles in homo-eroticism, Carmilla flaunts it. Admittedly, writer/director Emily Harris has dialed back the more overt vampire biz in this

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

Final Destination’s Eric Bress Talks About New Film ‘Ghosts of War’

I’ve long been a fan of the Final Destination franchise, so when I heard that writer/director Eric Bress (Final Destination 2, The Final Destination) had a new movie coming out I was curious, then I saw the trailer for Ghosts of War and I was completely obsessed with getting a copy to review. You’ll be able to read my review now, but let’s just say I loved it! So when I got the chance to interview Bress I was beyond excited, I mean the man helped create one of the best horror franchises ever. Ghosts of War centers on five American soldiers assigned to hold a French mansion serving as an outpost near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, the lives of the soldiers quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Horror Fuel: “I love your movie. In fact, I’ve already

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2020
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