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Rock Meets Horror In The ‘Dark Roads 79’ Trailer

Rock & Roll meets horror in Chase Smith‘s genre film, Dark Roads 79, the newly acquired film from Terror Films. The fantastic cast includes April Bogenschutz (Penance Lane), Eddie George (“Ballers”), David Flannery (Detroit), Chase Smith, Jessica Sonneborn, and horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects, 3 From Hell). The film centers on a southern rock band known as Dark Roads, whose time in the spotlight has come to an abrupt end. To find a new sound and regain their fame and fortune, they head to a secluded cabin to work on a new album. One by one, each band member begins to meet their demise and the survivors soon discover that the frontman of the band sold his soul to the devil – for the fame and fortune they’ve enjoyed. Now, the time has come to pay back this debt with their souls! Written and directed by Chase Smith (Creature Feature) also features an original soundtrack by Smith, which

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‘The Deeper You Dig’ The More You Will Uncover In This New Trailer

This June “love won’t stay buried” in The Deeper You Dig, from the writing and directing duo of Toby Poser and John Adams. In the film starring John Adams, Toby Poser, and Zelda Adams, “14-year old Echo and mother, Ivy, a tarot card reader, live a quiet life in a rural area. When reclusive Kurt moves down the road to restore an abandoned farmhouse, an accident leads to Echo’s murder, and suddenly three lives collide in mysterious and wicked ways. Kurt assumes he can hide his secret under the ground. But Echo burrows into his head until he can feel her in his bones. As she haunts his every move, trying to reach her mother from beyond, Ivy must dig deep to see the signs and prove that love won’t stay buried.” We’ve uncovered that The Deeper You Dig, from Dark Sky Films, now has a June 5th digital release date. Check out the haunting trailer.

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New ‘Greatland’ Trailer Will Leave You Asking “WTF Did I Just Watch?”

Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts stars in writer-director Dana Ziyasheva’s (Defenders of Life) timely film Greatland. An acid trip gone wrong meets a neon nightmare in the new trailer, leaving you scratching your head and asking “WTF did I just watch?” An allegory of today’s world, saturated with current political references and shocking imagery, the film’s teaser got a life of its own on social media, with shares, comments and reactions on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ranging from WTF?!!! and “What did I just see?! to “Which side are you on?” With one FB follower who summarized it perfectly: “Exactly what this world looks like to an outsider. Freaks and f*cks all heading down the rabbit hole.” The dystopian sci-fi feature also stars Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), J.P. Manoux (Veep), former boxing champion of the world Shannon Briggs, and horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (The Devil’s Rejects), and up and coming young actors Arman Darbo (And Then

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Post Apocalyptic Thriller ‘A Knights Tour’ Coming This May

Indie genre distributor Terror Films has acquired the worldwide rights to Marvin Choi’s feature debut, A Knight’s Tour. In a post-apocalyptic world, J.D. (Darnel Powell) is a young drifter suffering from an injury. Soon, J.D. finds himself at a secluded cabin occupied by Henry (Joseph Price), a detached hermit; here, Henry is living in self-imposed isolation from a chaotic world. After their initial suspicions subside, these two strangers begin to form a friendship over a game of chess. When Henry discovers a notebook in J.D.’s backpack highlighting various locations that are now crossed off, Henry begins to question J.D.’s true intentions. After investigating a bit more, Henry suspects that a threat of unseen invaders from the outside world are close at hand, brought to his doorstep by J.D. The film was written by Choi and produced by Sara Razack and has been an official selection at several film festivals. Festival appearances include the Pan African Film Festival, the DisOrient Asian

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Felissa Rose Stars In ‘For Jennifer’ – Out Now On Digital

Tiffani Fest, Felissa Rose, and Dominique Swain star in writer-director Jody Barton’s exceedingly clever horror film For Jennifer, available now On Demand and digital from JB Films. “After a surprise horror themed birthday party, Jennifer gets a scare that leads to an accident. Jennifer is a horror blogger and a huge horror movie fan. Her friends, to cheer her up after the accident, decide they could make a movie. They collect their GoPro cameras and phones and begin to shoot. Soon, the discoveries of other low budget horror films similar to theirs begin to intersect with their own movie. This sends Jennifer on a journey to understand where these other “Jennifer” films came from. The journey leads to a discovery about the films she could never have imagined, and she realizes her participation has put her life, and the lives of her friends, in real danger. A danger they have to endure, whether by choice or not … if they

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Apr 22, 2020
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This May Discover The Horror Anthology ‘Evil Little Things’ (Trailer)

Zach Galligan (Gremlins) won’t be getting much sleep this May when Evil Little Things hits town! From director Matt Green (Digging Up Graves, Dance of the Dead) and starring Hannah Fierman, Courtney Lakin, and Jonathan Horne, comes a deliciously wicked new horror anthology in the tradition of Creepshow, written by Yasmin Bakhtiari and Nancy Knight. “A young boy finds a mystical toymaker with stories to tell. The first is of a leprechaun seeking revenge on a defenseless family. The second is of a doll who works evil on her fragile owner. The toymaker gives the boy a clown named Giggles. Clowns are supposed to be the guardians of happiness, right? These Evil Little Things will cause you many sleepless nights.” . Evil Little Things will be unleashed on May 12th on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment!

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Mar 26, 2020
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 After Six Years ‘The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom’ Finally Gets A Release Date

After six years, Terror Films is set to finally release the long-gestating 80’s horror throwback The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom. In the film, a woman who suffers from agoraphobia soon realizes her fear of the outside world is nothing compared to what she finds in her home. Inspired by actual events, director Mark Dossett’s critically acclaimed indie horror film began its festival run in 2014 and has been praised by horror critics including Horror Fuel’s own Noah Manginelli who proclaimed back in 2016 that it is “one of the best slasher movies of the year,” in his review. When asked why he waited so long to distribute his feature film debut, director Mark Dossett had this to say: “I had four previous distribution offers before signing with Terror Films. I had everything from one distributor telling me they didn’t like the name of the film and they would figure it out once I signed. Another one quoted me on

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Feb 26, 2020
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This February Laura Tremblay Faces Her Demons In ‘Drowning’

Laura Tremblay (“The Expanse”, Lifechanger) stars in the spine-chilling Drowning, a “wonderful twisted story”* from filmmaker Pasquale Marco Veltri who is making his feature debut. “Anna is a prostitute who has been abused, exploited and manipulated since childhood. Disconnected from her emotions and the sympathetic people around her, Anna accepts that she must take control of her own life, empower herself and learn to live her life on her own terms. Returning to the place where her nightmare began, her childhood home, Anna faces off against her enablers, her abusers, and her own demons.” Tracy Rowland, Alys Crocker, Pardeep Bassi, and Mark Nuttall also star in a Pasquale Marco Veltri film, available Feb 25th On Demand.

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Feb 21, 2020
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Marti King Young Talks The Conjuring 3, Adventures Of Wonderboy, and Women In Film

There are so many people that work behind-the-scenes to get a movie made and we rarely hear their side. During my interview with writer-director Marti King Young, she told me about the other jobs in Hollywood including on The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It and Annabelle Comes Home, as well as her recent projects and what her goals are as a filmmaker. Horror Fuel: “I love finding out how movies are made and all of the fascinating jobs that go into it. What did your position as Location Coordinator for The Conjuring 3 involve? “Marti”: “That’s the first time I had ever worked in that regard, and I never got to go to set which really bugs me. I stayed in the office. Basically, I was the coordinator, I was in charge of all the paperwork. I made sure all of the locations got paid. We had things like water meters that we had to go pick

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‘Eve’ Is Out For Revenge In This Indie Horror Thriller (Trailer)

The February we will be introduced to writer-director Rory Kindersley‘s Eve, a psychological thriller set in London’s iconic Notting Hill, that tells the story of an actress who fails to land the role of her dreams and becomes obsessed with the woman who gets the part. Co-written by Drew Sherring-Hill, the film stars Christine Marzano, Andrew Lee Potts, Jonathan Forbes, Rachael Warren, Lex Shrapnel, Rhashan Stone, Ali Bastian, and Yennis Cheung. It was produced by Toby Cook, Matthew Cook, and Drew Sherring-Hill. “Eve follows two actresses fighting for the coveted role of ‘Eve’ in a screen adaptation of ‘Paradise Lost’. When the talented and beautiful Alex Beyer is awarded the role, her excitement is quickly tempered by a disturbing home invasion. Unsure of who or what is tormenting her, Alex’s sense of reality starts to spiral out of control threatening her sanity and the lives of those around her.” The film was nominated as Best Thriller, Best Original Screenplay, and

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Jan 31, 2020

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Rock Meets Horror In The ‘Dark Roads 79’ Trailer

Rock & Roll meets horror in Chase Smith‘s genre film, Dark Roads 79, the newly acquired film from Terror Films. The fantastic cast includes April Bogenschutz (Penance Lane), Eddie George (“Ballers”), David Flannery (Detroit), Chase Smith, Jessica Sonneborn, and horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects, 3 From Hell). The film centers on a southern rock band known as Dark Roads, whose time in the spotlight has come to an abrupt end. To find a new sound and regain their fame and fortune, they head to a secluded cabin to work on a new album. One by one, each band member begins to meet their demise and the survivors soon discover that the frontman of the band sold his soul to the devil – for the fame and fortune they’ve enjoyed. Now, the time has come to pay back this debt with their souls! Written and directed by Chase Smith (Creature Feature) also features an original soundtrack by Smith, which

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

‘The Deeper You Dig’ The More You Will Uncover In This New Trailer

This June “love won’t stay buried” in The Deeper You Dig, from the writing and directing duo of Toby Poser and John Adams. In the film starring John Adams, Toby Poser, and Zelda Adams, “14-year old Echo and mother, Ivy, a tarot card reader, live a quiet life in a rural area. When reclusive Kurt moves down the road to restore an abandoned farmhouse, an accident leads to Echo’s murder, and suddenly three lives collide in mysterious and wicked ways. Kurt assumes he can hide his secret under the ground. But Echo burrows into his head until he can feel her in his bones. As she haunts his every move, trying to reach her mother from beyond, Ivy must dig deep to see the signs and prove that love won’t stay buried.” We’ve uncovered that The Deeper You Dig, from Dark Sky Films, now has a June 5th digital release date. Check out the haunting trailer.

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

New ‘Greatland’ Trailer Will Leave You Asking “WTF Did I Just Watch?”

Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts stars in writer-director Dana Ziyasheva’s (Defenders of Life) timely film Greatland. An acid trip gone wrong meets a neon nightmare in the new trailer, leaving you scratching your head and asking “WTF did I just watch?” An allegory of today’s world, saturated with current political references and shocking imagery, the film’s teaser got a life of its own on social media, with shares, comments and reactions on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ranging from WTF?!!! and “What did I just see?! to “Which side are you on?” With one FB follower who summarized it perfectly: “Exactly what this world looks like to an outsider. Freaks and f*cks all heading down the rabbit hole.” The dystopian sci-fi feature also stars Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), J.P. Manoux (Veep), former boxing champion of the world Shannon Briggs, and horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (The Devil’s Rejects), and up and coming young actors Arman Darbo (And Then

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

Post Apocalyptic Thriller ‘A Knights Tour’ Coming This May

Indie genre distributor Terror Films has acquired the worldwide rights to Marvin Choi’s feature debut, A Knight’s Tour. In a post-apocalyptic world, J.D. (Darnel Powell) is a young drifter suffering from an injury. Soon, J.D. finds himself at a secluded cabin occupied by Henry (Joseph Price), a detached hermit; here, Henry is living in self-imposed isolation from a chaotic world. After their initial suspicions subside, these two strangers begin to form a friendship over a game of chess. When Henry discovers a notebook in J.D.’s backpack highlighting various locations that are now crossed off, Henry begins to question J.D.’s true intentions. After investigating a bit more, Henry suspects that a threat of unseen invaders from the outside world are close at hand, brought to his doorstep by J.D. The film was written by Choi and produced by Sara Razack and has been an official selection at several film festivals. Festival appearances include the Pan African Film Festival, the DisOrient Asian

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

Felissa Rose Stars In ‘For Jennifer’ – Out Now On Digital

Tiffani Fest, Felissa Rose, and Dominique Swain star in writer-director Jody Barton’s exceedingly clever horror film For Jennifer, available now On Demand and digital from JB Films. “After a surprise horror themed birthday party, Jennifer gets a scare that leads to an accident. Jennifer is a horror blogger and a huge horror movie fan. Her friends, to cheer her up after the accident, decide they could make a movie. They collect their GoPro cameras and phones and begin to shoot. Soon, the discoveries of other low budget horror films similar to theirs begin to intersect with their own movie. This sends Jennifer on a journey to understand where these other “Jennifer” films came from. The journey leads to a discovery about the films she could never have imagined, and she realizes her participation has put her life, and the lives of her friends, in real danger. A danger they have to endure, whether by choice or not … if they

Continue reading →
Apr 22, 2020
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This May Discover The Horror Anthology ‘Evil Little Things’ (Trailer)

Zach Galligan (Gremlins) won’t be getting much sleep this May when Evil Little Things hits town! From director Matt Green (Digging Up Graves, Dance of the Dead) and starring Hannah Fierman, Courtney Lakin, and Jonathan Horne, comes a deliciously wicked new horror anthology in the tradition of Creepshow, written by Yasmin Bakhtiari and Nancy Knight. “A young boy finds a mystical toymaker with stories to tell. The first is of a leprechaun seeking revenge on a defenseless family. The second is of a doll who works evil on her fragile owner. The toymaker gives the boy a clown named Giggles. Clowns are supposed to be the guardians of happiness, right? These Evil Little Things will cause you many sleepless nights.” . Evil Little Things will be unleashed on May 12th on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment!

Continue reading →
Mar 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

 After Six Years ‘The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom’ Finally Gets A Release Date

After six years, Terror Films is set to finally release the long-gestating 80’s horror throwback The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom. In the film, a woman who suffers from agoraphobia soon realizes her fear of the outside world is nothing compared to what she finds in her home. Inspired by actual events, director Mark Dossett’s critically acclaimed indie horror film began its festival run in 2014 and has been praised by horror critics including Horror Fuel’s own Noah Manginelli who proclaimed back in 2016 that it is “one of the best slasher movies of the year,” in his review. When asked why he waited so long to distribute his feature film debut, director Mark Dossett had this to say: “I had four previous distribution offers before signing with Terror Films. I had everything from one distributor telling me they didn’t like the name of the film and they would figure it out once I signed. Another one quoted me on

Continue reading →
Feb 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

This February Laura Tremblay Faces Her Demons In ‘Drowning’

Laura Tremblay (“The Expanse”, Lifechanger) stars in the spine-chilling Drowning, a “wonderful twisted story”* from filmmaker Pasquale Marco Veltri who is making his feature debut. “Anna is a prostitute who has been abused, exploited and manipulated since childhood. Disconnected from her emotions and the sympathetic people around her, Anna accepts that she must take control of her own life, empower herself and learn to live her life on her own terms. Returning to the place where her nightmare began, her childhood home, Anna faces off against her enablers, her abusers, and her own demons.” Tracy Rowland, Alys Crocker, Pardeep Bassi, and Mark Nuttall also star in a Pasquale Marco Veltri film, available Feb 25th On Demand.

Continue reading →
Feb 21, 2020
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Marti King Young Talks The Conjuring 3, Adventures Of Wonderboy, and Women In Film

There are so many people that work behind-the-scenes to get a movie made and we rarely hear their side. During my interview with writer-director Marti King Young, she told me about the other jobs in Hollywood including on The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It and Annabelle Comes Home, as well as her recent projects and what her goals are as a filmmaker. Horror Fuel: “I love finding out how movies are made and all of the fascinating jobs that go into it. What did your position as Location Coordinator for The Conjuring 3 involve? “Marti”: “That’s the first time I had ever worked in that regard, and I never got to go to set which really bugs me. I stayed in the office. Basically, I was the coordinator, I was in charge of all the paperwork. I made sure all of the locations got paid. We had things like water meters that we had to go pick

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

‘Eve’ Is Out For Revenge In This Indie Horror Thriller (Trailer)

The February we will be introduced to writer-director Rory Kindersley‘s Eve, a psychological thriller set in London’s iconic Notting Hill, that tells the story of an actress who fails to land the role of her dreams and becomes obsessed with the woman who gets the part. Co-written by Drew Sherring-Hill, the film stars Christine Marzano, Andrew Lee Potts, Jonathan Forbes, Rachael Warren, Lex Shrapnel, Rhashan Stone, Ali Bastian, and Yennis Cheung. It was produced by Toby Cook, Matthew Cook, and Drew Sherring-Hill. “Eve follows two actresses fighting for the coveted role of ‘Eve’ in a screen adaptation of ‘Paradise Lost’. When the talented and beautiful Alex Beyer is awarded the role, her excitement is quickly tempered by a disturbing home invasion. Unsure of who or what is tormenting her, Alex’s sense of reality starts to spiral out of control threatening her sanity and the lives of those around her.” The film was nominated as Best Thriller, Best Original Screenplay, and

Continue reading →
Jan 31, 2020