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Movie Review: Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)

Max Jenkins (Tom Plumley) and his pals Reggie (Joey Morgan) and Liz (Hassie Harrison) spend most of their time, free and otherwise, playin’ a Warcraft-esque MMORPG, but those fabricated adventures are about to become all to real… You see, Max works at a video game store… in fact all of his pals do; and it’s within those confines that our hero discovers a long lost Colecovision game, Nether Dungeon by name, that when conquered unleashes an ancient curse upon the small town our protagonists call home. Soon Max, Reggie, and Liz must face the Nether, along with the help of one of the game’s creators, Eugene Wylder (Greg Grunberg), and their level of success will determine the fate of the entire world! One of the greatest assets to Max Reload and the Nether Blasters is the mythology the flick conjures up around the fictitious video game that causes so much trouble for Max n’ friends. There’s a brief television documentary

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DanXIII
Aug 7, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: BloodTide (1982)

Ever go looking for your missing sister in Greece only to have your life fucked up six ways to Sunday by a sea monster that can only be appeased by the blood of virgins? Sure, we all have… and so has Neil (The Karate Kid‘s Martin Kove) who has come to that beautiful island along with his wife Sherry (Mary Louise Weller) to track down his sis Madeline (Deborah Shelton) who has pulled a vanishing act. Once there they encounter miserable ol’ bastard Nereus (José Ferrer), as well as treasure hunter Frye (the legendary James Earl Jones cuttin’ himself a big ol’ slice of ham), over-sexed space-case Barbara (Lydia Cornell who starred in the Cosmic Cow vehicle Too Close for Comfort on the ol’ boob tube)… and his sister (also a space case)… wait, that’s it, less than fifteen minutes in and it’s “mystery solved?” Obviously there’s more to this terror tale, and as you may have ascertained from my

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DanXIII
Jun 3, 2020
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Veterans Are In For The Fight Of Their Lives In ‘VFW’ – Starring Stephen Lang

A group of war veterans finds themselves in the biggest battle of their lives against punk mutants is Joe Begos‘ VFW. Written by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle, the film stars Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, Sierra McCormick, Tom Williamson, Travis Hammer and Dora Madison with George Wendt and Fred Williamson. In VFW, a typical night for a group of war veterans at the local VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a teenage girl runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. Suddenly under attack from a gang of punk mutants looking to get back what’s theirs – at any cost – the vets use every weapon they can put together to protect the girl and their VFW, in the biggest fight of their lives. This action-packed flick from RLEJ Films and Fangoria opens in theaters and arrives of VOD on February 14, 2020. Check out the trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2019
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HorrorHound Weekend Indy Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary In Grand Style

Hello my Little Monsters, we are less than a week away from HorrorHound Weekend’s celebration of all things horror movie related. And what makes this year even more special is the fact that it’s HorrorHound’s 10th Anniversary convention. To celebrate this big occasion, the festivities (which run from Friday August 24th through Sunday the 26th) have been moved to more spacious digs at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. They are filling this large venue with over 50 celebrity guests from horror movies old and new, as well as over 100 special effects artists and mask makers at Mask Fest. Have you had enough yet? That’s good because there’s still more. There’s also numerous vendors, selling almost any kind horror related merch you could be looking for. Let’s also not forget about the HorrorHound 2018 Film Fest, as well as off site movie screenings at the Indiana State Museum’s IMAX Theater. Oh yeah, there’s also a kid’s costume contest,

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Capt McNeely
Aug 18, 2018
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Bring Home Christopher S. Lind’s Controversial Thriller JOKER’S POLTERGEIST This May

Christopher S. Lind’s controversial thriller Joker’s Poltergeist is set to be released this May from Green Apple Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the film, after a clown-masked assailant guns down a theater, the owner fights back to re-open her business. Martin Kove, Eric Roberts, Dustin Diamond, Eliza Roberts, Robert T. Bogue, Deborah Twiss, Suzi Lorraine, Ari Boyland, Mandy Bruno Bogue, and Lacy Maria Meyer co-star. From the Press Release: BOCA RATON, FL – Joshua K. Carpenter, Head of Global Acquisition & Sales of Green Apple Entertainment today announced the USA DVD pre-order launch with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for the highly controversial action thriller “Joker’s Poltergeist”. Pre-Orders now available on Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Family Video, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon with a USA Home Video release date set for May 2, 2017. Starring Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts with Martin Kove and Dustin Diamond, the film was produced by Justice For All Productions, directed by Christopher S.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 23, 2017

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Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)

Max Jenkins (Tom Plumley) and his pals Reggie (Joey Morgan) and Liz (Hassie Harrison) spend most of their time, free and otherwise, playin’ a Warcraft-esque MMORPG, but those fabricated adventures are about to become all to real… You see, Max works at a video game store… in fact all of his pals do; and it’s within those confines that our hero discovers a long lost Colecovision game, Nether Dungeon by name, that when conquered unleashes an ancient curse upon the small town our protagonists call home. Soon Max, Reggie, and Liz must face the Nether, along with the help of one of the game’s creators, Eugene Wylder (Greg Grunberg), and their level of success will determine the fate of the entire world! One of the greatest assets to Max Reload and the Nether Blasters is the mythology the flick conjures up around the fictitious video game that causes so much trouble for Max n’ friends. There’s a brief television documentary

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 7, 2020
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: BloodTide (1982)

Ever go looking for your missing sister in Greece only to have your life fucked up six ways to Sunday by a sea monster that can only be appeased by the blood of virgins? Sure, we all have… and so has Neil (The Karate Kid‘s Martin Kove) who has come to that beautiful island along with his wife Sherry (Mary Louise Weller) to track down his sis Madeline (Deborah Shelton) who has pulled a vanishing act. Once there they encounter miserable ol’ bastard Nereus (José Ferrer), as well as treasure hunter Frye (the legendary James Earl Jones cuttin’ himself a big ol’ slice of ham), over-sexed space-case Barbara (Lydia Cornell who starred in the Cosmic Cow vehicle Too Close for Comfort on the ol’ boob tube)… and his sister (also a space case)… wait, that’s it, less than fifteen minutes in and it’s “mystery solved?” Obviously there’s more to this terror tale, and as you may have ascertained from my

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 3, 2020
Horror Fuel

Veterans Are In For The Fight Of Their Lives In ‘VFW’ – Starring Stephen Lang

A group of war veterans finds themselves in the biggest battle of their lives against punk mutants is Joe Begos‘ VFW. Written by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle, the film stars Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, Sierra McCormick, Tom Williamson, Travis Hammer and Dora Madison with George Wendt and Fred Williamson. In VFW, a typical night for a group of war veterans at the local VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a teenage girl runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. Suddenly under attack from a gang of punk mutants looking to get back what’s theirs – at any cost – the vets use every weapon they can put together to protect the girl and their VFW, in the biggest fight of their lives. This action-packed flick from RLEJ Films and Fangoria opens in theaters and arrives of VOD on February 14, 2020. Check out the trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2019
Horror Fuel

HorrorHound Weekend Indy Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary In Grand Style

Hello my Little Monsters, we are less than a week away from HorrorHound Weekend’s celebration of all things horror movie related. And what makes this year even more special is the fact that it’s HorrorHound’s 10th Anniversary convention. To celebrate this big occasion, the festivities (which run from Friday August 24th through Sunday the 26th) have been moved to more spacious digs at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. They are filling this large venue with over 50 celebrity guests from horror movies old and new, as well as over 100 special effects artists and mask makers at Mask Fest. Have you had enough yet? That’s good because there’s still more. There’s also numerous vendors, selling almost any kind horror related merch you could be looking for. Let’s also not forget about the HorrorHound 2018 Film Fest, as well as off site movie screenings at the Indiana State Museum’s IMAX Theater. Oh yeah, there’s also a kid’s costume contest,

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 18, 2018
Horror Fuel

Bring Home Christopher S. Lind’s Controversial Thriller JOKER’S POLTERGEIST This May

Christopher S. Lind’s controversial thriller Joker’s Poltergeist is set to be released this May from Green Apple Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the film, after a clown-masked assailant guns down a theater, the owner fights back to re-open her business. Martin Kove, Eric Roberts, Dustin Diamond, Eliza Roberts, Robert T. Bogue, Deborah Twiss, Suzi Lorraine, Ari Boyland, Mandy Bruno Bogue, and Lacy Maria Meyer co-star. From the Press Release: BOCA RATON, FL – Joshua K. Carpenter, Head of Global Acquisition & Sales of Green Apple Entertainment today announced the USA DVD pre-order launch with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for the highly controversial action thriller “Joker’s Poltergeist”. Pre-Orders now available on Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Family Video, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon with a USA Home Video release date set for May 2, 2017. Starring Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts with Martin Kove and Dustin Diamond, the film was produced by Justice For All Productions, directed by Christopher S.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 23, 2017