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Blu-ray Review: Mallrats (1995)

Geek’s geek Brodie Bruce (Jason Lee), a comic book loving video game enthusiast, is dumped by his girlfriend Rene (Shannen Doherty) and decides to spend the day at his happy place, the local mall. Along for the ride are his equally jilted normie pal TS Quint (Jeremy London), who’s girlfriend Brandi (Claire Forlani) has bailed on a planned vacation to appear as a last minute contestant on her father’s (the legendary Michael Rooker) game show which just so happens to be filming at said mall. Soon our heroes are on a mission to win back their respective ladies’ affection along with the help of high-as-fuck slackers Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (writer/director Kevin Smith), TS ex Gwen (Joey Lauren Adams), and even some sage advice from Stan Lee himself! As a follow up to the previous year’s Clerks, I always felt Mallrats was a big misstep, and time hasn’t changed my opinion… but there is definitely a lot to

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DanXIII

Oct 20, 2020

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Movie Review: 3 Day Weekend (2020)

Ben (Morgan Krantz) gets the shit-hot idea to go camping for a three day weekend after calling it quits with his main squeeze. Well that idea goes tits-up with the quickness, as upon his arrival to that fateful forest, our boy Benny discovers a hearing impaired woman named Shan (Maya Stojan) locked in the trunk of a car… and the dude responsible doesn’t take kindly to intrusions on his kidnapping biz. Now it’s up to our hero to solve the mystery (which ends up involving buried treasure hidden in a duo of safes, and a strange map utilized to locate them) armed as he is with the victim’s cellphone… and believe you me that lil’ bit of the ol’ sleuthin’ ends up having more twists n’ turns than a sinister sidewinder! Written and directed by Wyatt McDill, 3 Day Weekend is nothing if not a flat-out modern crime masterpiece. Featuring a limited cast, a handful of locations (mostly exteriors), and

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DanXIII

Oct 17, 2020

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This Christmas Cute But Deadly ‘Creatures’ Invade Earth

Post-production has been completed on Creatures, the new movie from Tony Jopia, the director that brought you Cute Little Buggers and Crying Wolf, the executive producer of The Hive, and the creator of Good Tidings. In the movie, “a group of astronomy students gets more than they bargained for after finding an injured alien who is being targeted by a group of bloodthirsty alien creatures.” Jopia Productions and Creatures Media LLC aimed to create a Christmas themed creature feature that could sit alongside such classic movies as Night of the Creeps, Critters, Dead Heat, Ghoulies, They Live, and Gremlins. Our passion lies in melding practical and visual FX. We aim to deliver on the goods by bringing together some creatively nasty SFX, tremendous puppet creature work, and VFX work that will blow fans of action, horror-comedies truly away.“ Director Tony Jopia says. “Creatures’ will definitely be delivering a Red Christmas this year! We’re super excited to be making our biggest

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 28, 2020

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Thriller ‘Sweet Pain’ Acquired For US Release

Sweetwater Pictures, Aved Productions, and Bruise Productions have just announced that following a successful theatrical run in Spain (its country of origin) the critically acclaimed “Giallo” inspired thriller Sweet Pain (aka Dolorosa Gioia), written and directed by Gonzalo Lopez has been acquired by Leomark Studios for North American distribution. The film tells the tale of Carlo (Amiran Winter), a young music composer from a wealthy family who is going through an emotional crisis. When he moves into a new house he harks back to the events that led to his current state: his first marriage, his obsession with music, the infidelities, and their murderous consequences. While the past haunts him in the form of visceral memories, Carlo strives to get his life back together and to not descend into a dark pit of madness. Our thriller Sweet Pain was actually loosely inspired by the tragic life of Renaissance music composer Carlo Gesualdo. Our story is set in the present day

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 24, 2020

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‘Fang’ Bares Its Teeth This September

Director Adam R. Steigert puts a new spin on the mythology of the werewolf in Fang, out this September. “After participating in a robbery turned murder, Chloe (Melodie Roehrig) and Joe (Theo Maefs) decided to hide out at a distant relative’s house only to find themselves stalked and hunted by creatures and forces unknown.” Jennie Russo from Ron Bonk’s “She Kills” stars alongside Michael O’Hear (Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1 & Johnny Gruesome), Jason John Beebe (Sharknado 2: The Second One & Ombis: Alien Invasion), and Gregory Blair as Harold. Fang bares its teeth on iTunes, Vudu, and Google Play on September 15th. You can stream Fang early on Amazon and Vimeo.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 12, 2020

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The Ax-Wielding Maniac Is Back In ‘The Redwood Massacre 2: Annihilation’!

Scream Queen Danielle Harris (Halloween, Camp Cold Brook, Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood) comes up against the ax-wielding maniac of Redwood in writer-director David Ryan Keith’s highly-anticipated sequel to The Redwood Massacre, The Redwood Massacre: Annihilation! In the film, “A stranger obsessed with the unsolved Redwood murders, convinces a group of bereaved family members to venture into the wilderness in hope of proving the existence of the infamous killer. Their quest for truth sees a sinister turn of events, as the hunters become the hunted. A blood-soaked fight for survival ensues when they find that the tales told of the ax-wielding manic is very real.” Damien Puckler, Gary Kasper, Jon Campling, and Tevy Poe star alongside Harris in Redwood Massacre: Annihilation, coming to DVD and Digital October 20, 2020, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the new Green Band trailer!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 5, 2020

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Movie Review: Final Caller (2020)

Todd Sheets is one maniac mother fucker of a fright flick filmmaker that I’d follow anywhere… movie-wise, I’m not some deranged stalker after all. Anyway, I was pleased as putrid punch when Todd sent your’s cruelly his new picture for a lil’ bit of that revoltin’ review voodoo I do moderately okay-ish! Final Caller concerns abrasive late night shock jock Roland Bennett (Douglas Epps), who’s show ‘On Through The Night’ is about to get a lot more interesting thanks to a lil’ ringy-dingy from The Outsider (Jack McCord); a druid lore addicted literal lady killer with a real hankerin’ for putting the slice n’ dice on the woman folk! Of course Big O isn’t satisfied just chewin’ the fear fat over the telephone, and gets it in his head to make a personal appearance at the station… which puts a bit of a snag in the whole “let’s stay alive” thing the denizens of that building are so fond of!

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DanXIII

Sep 4, 2020

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The Weird World of Wild Eye Releasing: Part 4

As you have seen in the first three parts of this series (located here, here, and here) Wild Eye Releasing are filled to the beastly brim with all manner of horror biz available to satisfy you cats n’ creeps… and here come a few more to put on your revoltin’ radar! First title up is Mind Rage (2001): Schoolteacher Michael (Michael Rogue), is one fucked-up dude thanks to his outrageously traumatic childhood, and let me tell ya, his present isn’t going to go so smooth either when a mysterious blonde named Jessica makes the scene in both Michael, and his policeman brother, Jack’s (Charles Hallahan) lives. Things soon swan-dive into a neo-noir swirl of ultra-stabby serial murders where every mother fucker standing is a suspect! Atmosphere is the best friend of co-writer/director Mark Allen Michaels (aided and abetted by co-writer Gwendolyn Gadek), and he uses it expertly to give an experience not entirely unlike if Hitchcock had directed Se7en… if

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DanXIII

Aug 26, 2020

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Indie Thriller ‘Up On The Glass’ Unveils Trailer Ahead Of September Release

From director Kevin Del Principe’s comes the unnerving thriller Up on the Glass, starring Chase Fein (On The Rocks) is being released On Demand, Digital and Blu-ray this September through Gravitas Ventures. The film centers on a wanderer named Jack DiMercurio who secretly desires the life and wife of his more affluent friend, Andy Shelton. Past tensions surface between the two men during an informal reunion at Andy’s cottage on Lake Michigan. One heinous act allows Jack to draw close to Andy’s wife Liz, but Jack finds living Andy’s life is a dangerous lie. Chelsea Kurtz (“The Flash”, “Scandal”, “Longmire”, Variant) and Hunter Cross (Love Finds You in Valentine, Suburban Swingers Club) co-star. Director, co-writer, and producer Kevin Del Principe states, “Growing up in a blue-collar family, the idea that pursuit of higher education would lead to a better life was imbued in me. For so many of my generation, this has not been the case due to a variety

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 23, 2020

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Exclusive NSFW Clip From Horror Anthology ’10/31′

10/31: A Halloween Horror Anthology will finally make its long-awaited digital premiere at the Kings of Horror Youtube Channel through Terror Films. Ahead of its premiere, we’ve got a new exclusive clip to share with our readers. Just a heads up, it’s NSFW! The filmmakers have described the story as “a Halloween treat bag full of all the things that go bump in the night with something for everyone.” With segments that feature killers, tricksters, scarecrows, and witches, the majority of horror fans will find something entertaining in this movie. The stories were developed by some of indie horror’s best and brightest, including Brett DeJager (Bonejangles), Rocky Gray (The Barn), Zane Hershberger (Force to Fear), John William Holt, Hunter Johnson, and Justin Seaman. The official trailer and poster have been given an update before the digital release, which Terror Films is sharing with the fans before the release. The film will be available exclusively at the Kings of Horror from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 22, 2020

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