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Blu-ray Review: Paganini Horror (1989)

After a piece of sheet music makes a young girl chuck a hairdryer into her mamma’s bath water we cut to a (mostly) female rock n’ roll outfit performing a song with almost the exact same melody as Bon Jovi’s You Give Love a Bad Name… and thus we begin the headlong plunge into cinematic insanity known as Paganini Horror! So that band? Well their management think they suck as of late… now if only they had something new they could play that would really appeal to every eager earhole world wide! Well as fate and a cameoing Donald Pleasence would have it, they are brought just such a piece; a forgotten work from the legendary Italian Violinist Paganini… I wonder if that could be that shit we saw earlier… nah! Anyway; our heroines trek out to a remote castle to film some slick-ass fright flick style “video clips” for their new masterpiece and before long are plunged into a

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DanXIII
Nov 9, 2019
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BJ McDonnell Talks Slayer And His Film ‘Slayer: The Repentless Killogy’

Everyone knows the band Slayer, known for their thrash-metal sound and their hardcore performances. Director BJ McDonnell who has worked on films such as The Conjuring III, and the Collector franchise, has worked with the band many times, including directing the music videos for “You Against You,” “Repentless” and “Pride in Prejudice.” Now, McDonnell’s film Slayer: The Repentless Killogy is set to open in theaters across the US as part of an event that will include the concert filmed at their August 5, 2017, in Los Angeles as well as a cinema-exclusive welcome from the band captured during the South American leg of their Final World Tour. I sat down with McDonnall who filled me in on the film, the band, and his hopes to one day expand on the brutal story that began with one music video. Horror Fuel: “Wow, you have worked on so many incredible projects, The Conjuring III, Zombieland: Double Tap, “American Horror Story,” Ant-Man, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 5, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: The Ringu Collection (1998 – 2000)

1998’s Ringu is the fright flick phenom that started a J-horror wave that spread across continents, and today I’m going to be putting my putrid peepers on a whole mess of them preternatural pictures, so gather the fuck ’round! First up is the “original” Ringu (this is technically the third film adaptation of Kōji Suzuki’s 1991 novel), who’s plot goes a lil’ something like this: After a gaggle of teenage girls begin dying seemingly from extreme fright, investigative reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima), an aunt of one of the victims, begins to believe the tales of a cursed video tape she has been researching may be involved. Discovering the girls rented a cabin before their demise, our heroine treks out there and actually finds the damn tape… which of course she watches, even though she knows the evil within will most likely come a-callin’ on her soon. And what an “evil” it is; namely a tortured ghost of a mutant

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DanXIII
Nov 5, 2019
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Movie Review: She Walks The Woods (2019)

Brad and Mike Rayburn (Danny and Scotty Bohnen who also co-wrote the picture) along with their bosom chum Dennis Copley (Jason Potter) run an amateur survival web series. To that end they trek out to a cabin out in the middle of nowhere… a location 1600 people have vanished without a trace, so right there you know we are dealing with a real brain trust here. A slow-burn ensues until finally these folks realize the reason all those people pulled a Greta Garbo and now it’s looking to make their asses extinct right quick! I’ll tell you up front, She Walks the Woods is a found footage fracas, so you know what to expect there for better or worse visually. Thankfully it does some things with the genre I really appreciated… but more on that in a bit… Leading the positives is the fact that our lead characters Mike and Brad are actually likable dudes instead of the normal annoying

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 4, 2019
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Movie Review: Crypsis (2019)

Harker Island is deep in the sinister soup, as the wicked woods that cover the local are seemingly home to one hell of a creepy creature. Unfortunately for them, a group of city slickers make a bet to see who can make it through a camping trip on the island… and the expected result ensues; namely that maniacal monster begins ripping them a new asshole free of charge! Crypsis is a creature feature with a lot going for it. Leading the plus pack is the fact that this fright flick wastes precious little time getting to the monster-based stalk n’ slay action we came for. This is a tense, fast paced thrill ride with plenty of peril for our heroes to endure. Speaking of our heroes, while they aren’t the most well-defined of characters, they are a likable bunch of ball busters that manage to make us care if they get out of this monstrous mess with their hides intact.

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DanXIII
Nov 3, 2019
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Movie Review: Wrinkles the Clown (2019)

Good ol’ Wrinkles the clown came to our attention back in 2015 when a video of him scaring the shit out of a young girl went viral A.F. Come to find out, the dude hired his services out to parents to terrify their misbehaving children which had all the attention and backlash that you could imagine; some were excited about the service, others wanted that creepy clown dead… and naturally among the youth he became an urban legend, and one you could actually reach by phone. The videos continued to appear, and his legacy grew as his services began to be viewed as child abuse… because you know, it fuckin’ is. Of course Wrinkles is pragmatic about the whole affair, and considers his reign of terror to be “just a job”, and doesn’t feel bad about what he does in the slightest. That’s right, we get to hear from Wrinkles himself, who in reality is an old homeless dude who

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DanXIII
Nov 2, 2019
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Clive Barker’s “Books Of Blood” Being Adapted For Film

Hulu is teaming up with Brannon Braga, producer of “The Orville”, to adapt Clive Barker’s horror anthology series Books of Blood for a feature film. Braga, also known for his work on the Star Trek franchise, will be making his directorial debut, as well as co-writing the script and serving as an executive producer. The horror novel series consists of six books that were published between 1984 and 1985. Several of the stories from Books of Blood have already been adapted for both film and TV, including “The Forbidden” which became the inspiration for the horror classic Candyman, and the 2008 film The Midnight Meat Train starring Bradley Cooper. Anna Friel (The Girlfriend Experience), Britt Robertson (Under the Dome), Rafi Gavron (Godfather of Harlem), and Yul Vazquez (Russian Doll) are starring in the adaptation. Adam Simon, co-creator of “Salem”, will be co-writing the film which will feature three tales from the novels. Friel is set to play the role of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2019
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Movie Review: Tammy and the T. Rex (Unrated Cut)

After one of the most unbelievably shitty faux Alice Cooper tunes ever recorded by… someone, we get down to brass fuckin’ tacks as Tammy (Denise Richards), or ‘Tanny’ as the beginning credits call her, is reticent to start a new relationship with jock Michael (the late Paul Walker) after coming of an abusive ‘sitch with her violence prone ex… an ex which damn near kills Mikey in a brawl. Thankfully for our strapping young lad, and dinophiles everywhere, local evil genius Dr. Wachenstein (Terry Kiser; Bernie himself in a role that could graciously be called slightly over the top) has a robot Tyrannosaurus lying around and he slaps Michael’s brain inside of that revoltin’ reptile. T.Rex Mike then goes on a crusade to both woo Tammy and fight evil. Based on a true story. Tammy and the T. Rex is a self-aware slice of cinematic insanity that absolutely must be seen to be believed. You have performances so broad they

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DanXIII
Nov 2, 2019
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Movie Review: Return to Horror Hotel (2019)

Here it comes cats n’ creeps, the latest arcane anthology to hit the horror biz; Return to Horror Hotel, a fright flick comprised of four fearsome terror tales! First out of the gate comes Sleep Tight: Disparate strangers take up temporary residence at a rundown hotel… we have a bitchy, slutty, drunken (the classic trio beloved by all!) aunt and her two young charges, a bodybuilder obsessed with his physical form, and strangely enough, two folks who’s legs are horribly infected and turning into oozing nightmares. What do all these fine folks have in common? Why they all have to contend with beastly bed bugs who have gobbled up that muscle man’s steroids and mutated! Best part, that couple with the leakin’ legs; they grind up those creepy crawlies and sell the powder as a potent drug! This is one hell of an off-the wall yarn, and a solid start to this collection… it’s like trailer park William S. Burroughs,

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 1, 2019
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Netflix’s New Vamp Series “V Wars” Bares Its Teeth This December

Netflix is continuing to add to its horror library with its latest series “V Wars” which will bare its teeth this December. Ian Somerhalder (“Vampire Diaries”) stars as “Dr. Luther Swann, who enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans.” In the series, based on Jonathan Maberry’s best selling books, “As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps pitting normal people against the growing number of these ‘vampires. Swann races against time to understand what’s happening, while Fayne rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires.” The 10-episode vampire series also stars Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Breitkopf, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Greg Bryck, and Anthony Grant. “V Wars” premieres on Netflix on December 5, 2019. The trailer should arrive soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2019

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Blu-ray Review: Paganini Horror (1989)

After a piece of sheet music makes a young girl chuck a hairdryer into her mamma’s bath water we cut to a (mostly) female rock n’ roll outfit performing a song with almost the exact same melody as Bon Jovi’s You Give Love a Bad Name… and thus we begin the headlong plunge into cinematic insanity known as Paganini Horror! So that band? Well their management think they suck as of late… now if only they had something new they could play that would really appeal to every eager earhole world wide! Well as fate and a cameoing Donald Pleasence would have it, they are brought just such a piece; a forgotten work from the legendary Italian Violinist Paganini… I wonder if that could be that shit we saw earlier… nah! Anyway; our heroines trek out to a remote castle to film some slick-ass fright flick style “video clips” for their new masterpiece and before long are plunged into a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 9, 2019
Horror Fuel

BJ McDonnell Talks Slayer And His Film ‘Slayer: The Repentless Killogy’

Everyone knows the band Slayer, known for their thrash-metal sound and their hardcore performances. Director BJ McDonnell who has worked on films such as The Conjuring III, and the Collector franchise, has worked with the band many times, including directing the music videos for “You Against You,” “Repentless” and “Pride in Prejudice.” Now, McDonnell’s film Slayer: The Repentless Killogy is set to open in theaters across the US as part of an event that will include the concert filmed at their August 5, 2017, in Los Angeles as well as a cinema-exclusive welcome from the band captured during the South American leg of their Final World Tour. I sat down with McDonnall who filled me in on the film, the band, and his hopes to one day expand on the brutal story that began with one music video. Horror Fuel: “Wow, you have worked on so many incredible projects, The Conjuring III, Zombieland: Double Tap, “American Horror Story,” Ant-Man, the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 5, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: The Ringu Collection (1998 – 2000)

1998’s Ringu is the fright flick phenom that started a J-horror wave that spread across continents, and today I’m going to be putting my putrid peepers on a whole mess of them preternatural pictures, so gather the fuck ’round! First up is the “original” Ringu (this is technically the third film adaptation of Kōji Suzuki’s 1991 novel), who’s plot goes a lil’ something like this: After a gaggle of teenage girls begin dying seemingly from extreme fright, investigative reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima), an aunt of one of the victims, begins to believe the tales of a cursed video tape she has been researching may be involved. Discovering the girls rented a cabin before their demise, our heroine treks out there and actually finds the damn tape… which of course she watches, even though she knows the evil within will most likely come a-callin’ on her soon. And what an “evil” it is; namely a tortured ghost of a mutant

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 5, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: She Walks The Woods (2019)

Brad and Mike Rayburn (Danny and Scotty Bohnen who also co-wrote the picture) along with their bosom chum Dennis Copley (Jason Potter) run an amateur survival web series. To that end they trek out to a cabin out in the middle of nowhere… a location 1600 people have vanished without a trace, so right there you know we are dealing with a real brain trust here. A slow-burn ensues until finally these folks realize the reason all those people pulled a Greta Garbo and now it’s looking to make their asses extinct right quick! I’ll tell you up front, She Walks the Woods is a found footage fracas, so you know what to expect there for better or worse visually. Thankfully it does some things with the genre I really appreciated… but more on that in a bit… Leading the positives is the fact that our lead characters Mike and Brad are actually likable dudes instead of the normal annoying

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 4, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Crypsis (2019)

Harker Island is deep in the sinister soup, as the wicked woods that cover the local are seemingly home to one hell of a creepy creature. Unfortunately for them, a group of city slickers make a bet to see who can make it through a camping trip on the island… and the expected result ensues; namely that maniacal monster begins ripping them a new asshole free of charge! Crypsis is a creature feature with a lot going for it. Leading the plus pack is the fact that this fright flick wastes precious little time getting to the monster-based stalk n’ slay action we came for. This is a tense, fast paced thrill ride with plenty of peril for our heroes to endure. Speaking of our heroes, while they aren’t the most well-defined of characters, they are a likable bunch of ball busters that manage to make us care if they get out of this monstrous mess with their hides intact.

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 3, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Wrinkles the Clown (2019)

Good ol’ Wrinkles the clown came to our attention back in 2015 when a video of him scaring the shit out of a young girl went viral A.F. Come to find out, the dude hired his services out to parents to terrify their misbehaving children which had all the attention and backlash that you could imagine; some were excited about the service, others wanted that creepy clown dead… and naturally among the youth he became an urban legend, and one you could actually reach by phone. The videos continued to appear, and his legacy grew as his services began to be viewed as child abuse… because you know, it fuckin’ is. Of course Wrinkles is pragmatic about the whole affair, and considers his reign of terror to be “just a job”, and doesn’t feel bad about what he does in the slightest. That’s right, we get to hear from Wrinkles himself, who in reality is an old homeless dude who

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 2, 2019
Horror Fuel

Clive Barker’s “Books Of Blood” Being Adapted For Film

Hulu is teaming up with Brannon Braga, producer of “The Orville”, to adapt Clive Barker’s horror anthology series Books of Blood for a feature film. Braga, also known for his work on the Star Trek franchise, will be making his directorial debut, as well as co-writing the script and serving as an executive producer. The horror novel series consists of six books that were published between 1984 and 1985. Several of the stories from Books of Blood have already been adapted for both film and TV, including “The Forbidden” which became the inspiration for the horror classic Candyman, and the 2008 film The Midnight Meat Train starring Bradley Cooper. Anna Friel (The Girlfriend Experience), Britt Robertson (Under the Dome), Rafi Gavron (Godfather of Harlem), and Yul Vazquez (Russian Doll) are starring in the adaptation. Adam Simon, co-creator of “Salem”, will be co-writing the film which will feature three tales from the novels. Friel is set to play the role of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Tammy and the T. Rex (Unrated Cut)

After one of the most unbelievably shitty faux Alice Cooper tunes ever recorded by… someone, we get down to brass fuckin’ tacks as Tammy (Denise Richards), or ‘Tanny’ as the beginning credits call her, is reticent to start a new relationship with jock Michael (the late Paul Walker) after coming of an abusive ‘sitch with her violence prone ex… an ex which damn near kills Mikey in a brawl. Thankfully for our strapping young lad, and dinophiles everywhere, local evil genius Dr. Wachenstein (Terry Kiser; Bernie himself in a role that could graciously be called slightly over the top) has a robot Tyrannosaurus lying around and he slaps Michael’s brain inside of that revoltin’ reptile. T.Rex Mike then goes on a crusade to both woo Tammy and fight evil. Based on a true story. Tammy and the T. Rex is a self-aware slice of cinematic insanity that absolutely must be seen to be believed. You have performances so broad they

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 2, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Return to Horror Hotel (2019)

Here it comes cats n’ creeps, the latest arcane anthology to hit the horror biz; Return to Horror Hotel, a fright flick comprised of four fearsome terror tales! First out of the gate comes Sleep Tight: Disparate strangers take up temporary residence at a rundown hotel… we have a bitchy, slutty, drunken (the classic trio beloved by all!) aunt and her two young charges, a bodybuilder obsessed with his physical form, and strangely enough, two folks who’s legs are horribly infected and turning into oozing nightmares. What do all these fine folks have in common? Why they all have to contend with beastly bed bugs who have gobbled up that muscle man’s steroids and mutated! Best part, that couple with the leakin’ legs; they grind up those creepy crawlies and sell the powder as a potent drug! This is one hell of an off-the wall yarn, and a solid start to this collection… it’s like trailer park William S. Burroughs,

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 1, 2019
Horror Fuel

Netflix’s New Vamp Series “V Wars” Bares Its Teeth This December

Netflix is continuing to add to its horror library with its latest series “V Wars” which will bare its teeth this December. Ian Somerhalder (“Vampire Diaries”) stars as “Dr. Luther Swann, who enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans.” In the series, based on Jonathan Maberry’s best selling books, “As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps pitting normal people against the growing number of these ‘vampires. Swann races against time to understand what’s happening, while Fayne rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires.” The 10-episode vampire series also stars Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Breitkopf, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Greg Bryck, and Anthony Grant. “V Wars” premieres on Netflix on December 5, 2019. The trailer should arrive soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2019
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