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Tubi Reviews: Last Rites of the Dead (2006) and Hellfire (2015)

Every now and then folks will clue me in to fright flicks they are associated with, and ask yours cruelly to give them the ol’ revoltin’ review treatment! One such case is this demonic duo, suggested to me by producer Frank Garfi… and if his name sounds familiar I reviewed another film he helped create, 2020’s Twisted Fiction (the review for which you can read right here)… so let’s dive into our first putrid picture, 2006’s zombie apocalypse with a twist, Last Rites of the Dead! Ol’ Angela (Gina Ramsden) is having a right shit night, to wit: her explosively violent boyfriend goes completely fuckin’ apeshit and blows her away as she cowers in a bathtub. Well, that was a dumb-ass move par excellence as this bit of murder biz happens smack dab as the dead are returning to life… and here comes that aforementioned twist, the dead really want back into a society that may not be too into

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Jul 21, 2021

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Indie Virus Horror ‘The Last Ones’ Spreads This August

Writer-director Andrew Jara‘s (Borderland) black and white indie horror The Last Ones is coming to DVD and Digital on August 10, 2021, from Bayview Entertainment. “Following a virus that took the lives of most of the population, John and Micheal have spent their days trying to survive and make sense of their new world. But when they meet the mysterious Karina, who has knowledge of the outside world, their friendship and everything they once knew about the virus and each other will be tested.” Marcelle Bowman, Algernon D’Ammassa, Pablo Medina, Mark Ocegueda, and Robert Rodriguez star. You can pre-order your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 21, 2021

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We’ve Got Two New Behind The Scene Featurettes To Celebrate ‘Spiral’ Release

To celebrate today’s release of Spiral: From the Book of Saw, we’ve two special feature videos to share with you that take you behind the scenes of this action-packed film. In Spiral, “A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.” Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Repo! The Genetic Opera) and written by Josh Stolberg (Jigsaw, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”), and Peter Goldfinger (Jigsaw, Piranha 3D), Spiral stars Chris Rock (“Fargo,” Top Five), Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” The Ides of March), Marisol Nichols (“Riverdale,” “Teen

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 21, 2021

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Lucio Fulci’s Restored Horror ‘The Psychic’ Being Released This August

Shameless Films is releasing Lucio ‘The Godfather of Gore’ Fulci’s 1977 horror The Psychic (aka Murder To the Tune of the Seven Black Notes) like never seen before, extensively restored from new 2K-scanned materials. Jennifer O’Neill, fresh from Luchino Visconti’s The Innocent, plays Virginia, a woman who has had psychic powers since childhood when she sensed her mother’s suicide… Now newly-married, Virginia becomes plagued by waking visions of bloody deaths and meaningless torment. With the aid of her parapsychologist friend (Marc Porel), she tries to uncover the meaning of the horrific visions only to discover they are premonitions of future deaths… Get ready for a Hitchcockian whodunit like no other. From the visionary filmmaker Lucio Fulci, enter the disjointed universe of The Psychic where reality and dreams, the dead and the living, the past and present are all interconnected. The Psychic arrives on Blu-ray and Digital on August 9, 2021. You can pre-order your copy now. SPECIAL FEATURES – Extensively

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 21, 2021

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From The Director Of Velocipastor Comes ‘Animosity’ Out Today On Digital

Out today is Velocipastor director Brendan Steere’s Animosity, starring Tracy Willet and Marcin Paluch, about two newlyweds that discover a sinister presence in the woods. In this brutal flick, a newlywed couple moves into a house in the middle of woods only to discover that the surrounding forest is host to sinister supernatural powers which turn them against each other. Steere’s hilarious film, The Velocipastor, was also released by Wild Eye Releasing and was a feature-length adaptation of a 2010 grindhouse trailer by the same director, which was made as a film school project and went viral. A sequel is now in development. Animosity lands on Digital on July 20, 2021. Check out the new trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 20, 2021

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First Look: SFX Master Making Directorial Debut With Supernatural Horror ‘Behemoth’

Peter Szewczyk, known for his CG creatures and effects in blockbuster films such as Avatar, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Thor: The Dark World, and Shrek, is making his feature directorial debut with Behemoth. And we’ve got the first look. The film centers on Joshua Riverton, who has spent ten years working for a global chemical behemoth, notorious for their environmental negligence. When his daughter develops a mysterious illness, he steps forward as a whistle-blower, throwing his life into chaos. He’s convinced that his company’s negligence has made his daughter sick, and there are dark forces hiding the truth. When given the chance to confront his old boss, Dr. Woeland, he allows a standoff to escalate into violence, and Josh is shot in the process. Now Josh is on the run, eating painkillers, and holding Woeland hostage. Josh demands answers about his daughter’s illness, but with each passing moment around Woeland, Josh’s grasp on reality begins

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 20, 2021

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‘Coming Home In The Dark’ Has A New Brutal International Trailer

The new international trailer for the Aussie horror-thriller Coming Home in the Dark is here following its Sundance premiere and it is both stunning and brutal. In the film, a teacher is forced to confront a dark secret from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take him and his family on a terrifying trip. James Ashcroft makes his feature directorial debut with the script he penned along with Eli Kent, based on a short story by Owen Marshall. Daniel Gillies stars alongside Erik Thomson, Miriam McDowell, Matthias Luafutu, and Billy Paratene. Coming Home in the Dark opens in Australian theaters this September. Hopefully, a US release date will be announced soon, in the meantime, check out the trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2021

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Chucky Is Back In The New Teaser Trailer For The Upcoming Series

The new teaser trailer is here for Don Mancini‘s upcoming “Chucky” series, giving us our first look at the killer doll bought at a yard sale by a teen. Jennifer Tilly returns as Tiffany; Brad Dourif is back as the voice of Chucky. Dourif’s daughter, Fiona Dourif who is the star of two of the Chucky sequels is also returning as is Alex Vincent as Andy, and Christine Elise. Final Destination‘s Devon Sawa (Hunter Hunter) has joined the cast along with “Arrow” actress Lexa Doig, Teo Briones (Ratched), Bjorgvin Arnarson (PEN15), and Alyvia Alyn Lind (The Young and the Restless), and Zackary Arthur. In the 10-episode first season, “After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2021

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Ari Aster To Produce Upcoming A24 Movie Written By Michael R. Jackson

Ari Aster, the brilliant filmmaker behind Hereditary and Midsommar is teaming up once again with A24 to produce an upcoming new horror film, whose title has yet to be announced. The new film, whose details are being kept secret at this time, is written by Michael R. Jackson, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and award-winning playwright (A Strange Loop). Aster, who will produce alongside A24 and Lars Knudsen for Square Peg, has another film on its way, Disappointment BLVD. which will star Academy Award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix. Image by Vulture.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 17, 2021

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From The Director Of Ju-On Comes ‘Howling Village’

Director Takashi Shimizu, best known as the greater of the Ju-on/The Grudge franchise, returns to the horror genre with his new Japanese urban legend-inspired film Howling Village. In the film, “After her brother goes missing, Kanade, a young psychologist visits his last known location, an infamous haunted and cursed site known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance. Her investigation reveals that the village’s mysteries are connected to her family and works to uncover her family’s dark history.” Ayaka Miyoshi, Ryota Bando, Megumi Okina, and Renji Ishibashi star in the film written by Takashi Shimizu and Daisuke Hosaka. Howling Village will arrive in select theaters on August 13, 2021, followed by its release On Demand on August 17th, and on Blu-ray on September 14th, from Dread. Check out the trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 17, 2021

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