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From The Director Of ‘Parasite’ Comes ‘Memories Of Murder’ This October

From the brilliant Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho, who brought you Parasite, comes an original masterpiece, Memories of Murder, based on a shocking true story. The film, which was originally released seventeen years ago, tells a harrowing story about the hunt for a sadistic serial rapist and murderer terrorizing a small providence in 1980s South Korea. Marking the first of many successful collaborations between four-time Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho and star Song Kang Ho, the film follows the paths of three increasingly desperate detectives as they attempt to decipher the violent mind of a killer. Neon presents Memories of Murder debuting on digital platforms on October 27th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2020
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This October Take A Terrifying Trip To ‘Lake Artifact’

This October, take a trip to the most terrifying place you’ve never heard of, Lake Artifact. In the film, “Five friends pick up a drifter on their way to a cabin in Upstate New York for a three day weekend. Upon arrival they discover a picture of themselves posing at the cabin, which they’ve never been to; Time and space begin to function without rhyme or reason, slowly turning them against each other.” “We were at an Airbnb and there were all these pictures hanging on the walls. We jokingly wondered ‘what if we saw ourselves in one of these photos’. After a few hours, the joke became more serious, and we started tossing around ideas about what that could mean if we really did discover that photo. Are we in a time loop? Are we dead? Do we have doppelgangers? The directions we could go were really exciting.” “I thought it would be interesting to try to combine my

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2020
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Indie Horror ‘Teacher Shortage’ Will School You In A Lesson In Terror

Writer-director Troy Escamilla (Party Night) wants to teach you a new lesson in terror this October with his new indie horror Teacher Shortage. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre, Slavegirls from Beyond Infinity), Debra Lamb (Beverly Hills Vamp, Tales from the Campfire 2) star in the film that pays homage to 80s slashers. “What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.” Teacher Shortage is out on DVD on October 27th, 2020, from Bayview Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2020
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Holiday Horror Film ‘Toys Of Terror’ Aims To Make Toys Scary Again

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will have you on the edge of seats with their all-new holiday horror film, Toys of Terror. David and Hannah Cashman have promised their family a fun Christmas getaway, but when they arrive at a grand, old house in the snowy woods of Washington and are greeted by a familiar construction foreman, the kids realize their parent’s plan to make it a working vacation; renovating the place in the hopes of flipping it. Alicia, the eldest, is annoyed but the younger kids are soon distracted when, wandering through the creepy mansion, they find a stash of old toys in an abandoned playroom and take to them instantly. Before long, they seem to be inseparable from their new playthings, much to the consternation of their nanny Rose who, along with Alicia, senses that something in the house is not quite right. As stranger and stranger things start to happen, Rose and Alicia have a hunch that there

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2020
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‘Redwood Massacre 2: Annihilation’ Slashes Its Way Onto DVD And Digital

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.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2020
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Indie Sci-Fi Thriller Expulsion Out Today On Digital And DVD

American Pop Productions, in association with Colossal Content, is proud to announce the release of Expulsion, an indie sci-fi thriller starring Colton Tapp (Three Days in August), Lar Park Lincoln (Friday The 13th: The New Blood), Michael Harrelson (Krampus: The Reckoning). The film follows the story of Scott and Vincent, who are top recruits at the prestigious Cicero Market Technologies Corporation where they are tasked with the development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies. The sole purpose of their work is to bring about medical, environmental, and physics advancements. However, beaten by their own curiosity, the pair begin to sneak their work home with them. They push the boundaries of particle collision science to undiscovered levels stumbling upon a parallel universe complete with an alternate version of Scott. As their days and nights unfold they begin to discover that others seek their tech to advance their own agendas…agendas that they intend to fulfill at any cost. Entirely shot on location in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2020
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Animated Horror ‘Attack Of The Demons” Arriving This Halloween

“South Park” meets The Evil Dead in Eric Power’s “grisly and gorgeous mix of Fulci and puppetry” (The Austin Chronicle) Attack of the Demons in virtual theaters just in time for Halloween. “The year is 1994 – For centuries, a demonic cult has been plotting the destruction of mankind. When a small Colorado town is overrun by a legion of mutating demons, three non-demon hunter friends must use every skill their minds can fathom to stave off the demon apocalypse.” Laced with a killer new soundtrack, and featuring the voices of Andreas Petersen, Thomas Petersen, Katie Maguire, and Eric Power, Attack of the Demons reanimates the living dead On-Demand October 3oth and on DVD on November 3rd, from Dark Star Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2020
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‘Human Hibachi’ Deemed To Extreme By Amazon

The blood-drenched indie cannibal horror Human Hibachi was set to arrive on Amazon this month but has now been banned on Amazon due to its intense, horrific, and graphic nature. But don’t worry, you can still witness the carnage this month on the official Human Hibachi website. In the film, a man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. So when I made this film, I knew some of the stuff that I put in it might exclude us from platforms like Amazon, however, I wanted to see my vision through so I wasn’t going to let that hold me back. The main goal was to make something different… something that will be remembered and I’ll take that over being rejected by a platform any day.” Director Mario Cerrito states. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
Netflix Review: "The Haunting of Bly Manor" Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Netflix Review: “The Haunting of Bly Manor” Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Last year, when Netflix aired the genre series “The Haunting of Hill House,” I had no clue that a series could ever reach the ranks it did in my book. A nearly perfect series unfolded before, and I was left bragging about it to anyone who would listen. I’ve seen the series four times since the first time I was introduced to the Crian family. So imagine my excitement when “The Haunting of Bly Manor” was announced; I was ecstatic, to put it mildly. With many of “Hill House’s” cast returning, I knew in my heart that this season would be just as good as the first; you could say that I had high hopes. But did it stand up to my expectations? That’s what I’m here to discuss. Based on Henry James’ “Turning of the Screw” as well as a few other of James’ stories, “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is a haunting tale of a young American teacher

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020
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Twenty-Four Horror Icons Team With Britton Buchanan For Music Video

“The Voice’s” Britton Buchana has teamed with a mindblowing twenty-four horror icons for the new Halloween/horror-themed music video for “October’s Queen” which makes its debut now! This “lip-sync” music video was filmed amongst twenty-four horror icons and Buchanan all from the safety of their own homes in the COVID-19 pandemic. With an emphasis on expressing the sense of community the horror genre can still maintain even in a global health crisis, the video, directed by Buchanan himself, stars Dee Wallace, Barbara Crampton, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, Mick Garris, Joe Bob Briggs, and Darcy the Mail Girl, Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Berryman, Linnea Quigley, Scout Taylor-Compton, Felissa Rose, Lisa Wilcox, Tuesday Knight, Toy Newkirk, Kelli Maroney, David Naughton, Gabrielle Stone, Belinda Balaski, Thom Mathews, Lori Cardille, R.A. Mihailoff, Katherine Kamhi, and Del Howison. “October’s Queen” is the second single from Buchanan’s forthcoming debut album and Buchanan’s debut music video which has been released on all streaming platforms. At the age of 18,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020

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From The Director Of ‘Parasite’ Comes ‘Memories Of Murder’ This October

From the brilliant Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho, who brought you Parasite, comes an original masterpiece, Memories of Murder, based on a shocking true story. The film, which was originally released seventeen years ago, tells a harrowing story about the hunt for a sadistic serial rapist and murderer terrorizing a small providence in 1980s South Korea. Marking the first of many successful collaborations between four-time Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho and star Song Kang Ho, the film follows the paths of three increasingly desperate detectives as they attempt to decipher the violent mind of a killer. Neon presents Memories of Murder debuting on digital platforms on October 27th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2020
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This October Take A Terrifying Trip To ‘Lake Artifact’

This October, take a trip to the most terrifying place you’ve never heard of, Lake Artifact. In the film, “Five friends pick up a drifter on their way to a cabin in Upstate New York for a three day weekend. Upon arrival they discover a picture of themselves posing at the cabin, which they’ve never been to; Time and space begin to function without rhyme or reason, slowly turning them against each other.” “We were at an Airbnb and there were all these pictures hanging on the walls. We jokingly wondered ‘what if we saw ourselves in one of these photos’. After a few hours, the joke became more serious, and we started tossing around ideas about what that could mean if we really did discover that photo. Are we in a time loop? Are we dead? Do we have doppelgangers? The directions we could go were really exciting.” “I thought it would be interesting to try to combine my

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 26, 2020
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Indie Horror ‘Teacher Shortage’ Will School You In A Lesson In Terror

Writer-director Troy Escamilla (Party Night) wants to teach you a new lesson in terror this October with his new indie horror Teacher Shortage. Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre, Slavegirls from Beyond Infinity), Debra Lamb (Beverly Hills Vamp, Tales from the Campfire 2) star in the film that pays homage to 80s slashers. “What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.” Teacher Shortage is out on DVD on October 27th, 2020, from Bayview Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2020
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Holiday Horror Film ‘Toys Of Terror’ Aims To Make Toys Scary Again

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will have you on the edge of seats with their all-new holiday horror film, Toys of Terror. David and Hannah Cashman have promised their family a fun Christmas getaway, but when they arrive at a grand, old house in the snowy woods of Washington and are greeted by a familiar construction foreman, the kids realize their parent’s plan to make it a working vacation; renovating the place in the hopes of flipping it. Alicia, the eldest, is annoyed but the younger kids are soon distracted when, wandering through the creepy mansion, they find a stash of old toys in an abandoned playroom and take to them instantly. Before long, they seem to be inseparable from their new playthings, much to the consternation of their nanny Rose who, along with Alicia, senses that something in the house is not quite right. As stranger and stranger things start to happen, Rose and Alicia have a hunch that there

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2020
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‘Redwood Massacre 2: Annihilation’ Slashes Its Way Onto DVD And Digital

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.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2020
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Indie Sci-Fi Thriller Expulsion Out Today On Digital And DVD

American Pop Productions, in association with Colossal Content, is proud to announce the release of Expulsion, an indie sci-fi thriller starring Colton Tapp (Three Days in August), Lar Park Lincoln (Friday The 13th: The New Blood), Michael Harrelson (Krampus: The Reckoning). The film follows the story of Scott and Vincent, who are top recruits at the prestigious Cicero Market Technologies Corporation where they are tasked with the development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies. The sole purpose of their work is to bring about medical, environmental, and physics advancements. However, beaten by their own curiosity, the pair begin to sneak their work home with them. They push the boundaries of particle collision science to undiscovered levels stumbling upon a parallel universe complete with an alternate version of Scott. As their days and nights unfold they begin to discover that others seek their tech to advance their own agendas…agendas that they intend to fulfill at any cost. Entirely shot on location in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 20, 2020
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Animated Horror ‘Attack Of The Demons” Arriving This Halloween

“South Park” meets The Evil Dead in Eric Power’s “grisly and gorgeous mix of Fulci and puppetry” (The Austin Chronicle) Attack of the Demons in virtual theaters just in time for Halloween. “The year is 1994 – For centuries, a demonic cult has been plotting the destruction of mankind. When a small Colorado town is overrun by a legion of mutating demons, three non-demon hunter friends must use every skill their minds can fathom to stave off the demon apocalypse.” Laced with a killer new soundtrack, and featuring the voices of Andreas Petersen, Thomas Petersen, Katie Maguire, and Eric Power, Attack of the Demons reanimates the living dead On-Demand October 3oth and on DVD on November 3rd, from Dark Star Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 19, 2020
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‘Human Hibachi’ Deemed To Extreme By Amazon

The blood-drenched indie cannibal horror Human Hibachi was set to arrive on Amazon this month but has now been banned on Amazon due to its intense, horrific, and graphic nature. But don’t worry, you can still witness the carnage this month on the official Human Hibachi website. In the film, a man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. So when I made this film, I knew some of the stuff that I put in it might exclude us from platforms like Amazon, however, I wanted to see my vision through so I wasn’t going to let that hold me back. The main goal was to make something different… something that will be remembered and I’ll take that over being rejected by a platform any day.” Director Mario Cerrito states. Elizabeth Gaynor, Carmine Giordano, Wataru Nishida, Carley Harper, Sopheaktra Theng, Andrew Hunsicker, John Campanile, and Stafford

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2020
Netflix Review: "The Haunting of Bly Manor" Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Netflix Review: “The Haunting of Bly Manor” Is Not Perfectly Splendid

Last year, when Netflix aired the genre series “The Haunting of Hill House,” I had no clue that a series could ever reach the ranks it did in my book. A nearly perfect series unfolded before, and I was left bragging about it to anyone who would listen. I’ve seen the series four times since the first time I was introduced to the Crian family. So imagine my excitement when “The Haunting of Bly Manor” was announced; I was ecstatic, to put it mildly. With many of “Hill House’s” cast returning, I knew in my heart that this season would be just as good as the first; you could say that I had high hopes. But did it stand up to my expectations? That’s what I’m here to discuss. Based on Henry James’ “Turning of the Screw” as well as a few other of James’ stories, “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is a haunting tale of a young American teacher

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020
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Twenty-Four Horror Icons Team With Britton Buchanan For Music Video

“The Voice’s” Britton Buchana has teamed with a mindblowing twenty-four horror icons for the new Halloween/horror-themed music video for “October’s Queen” which makes its debut now! This “lip-sync” music video was filmed amongst twenty-four horror icons and Buchanan all from the safety of their own homes in the COVID-19 pandemic. With an emphasis on expressing the sense of community the horror genre can still maintain even in a global health crisis, the video, directed by Buchanan himself, stars Dee Wallace, Barbara Crampton, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, Mick Garris, Joe Bob Briggs, and Darcy the Mail Girl, Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Berryman, Linnea Quigley, Scout Taylor-Compton, Felissa Rose, Lisa Wilcox, Tuesday Knight, Toy Newkirk, Kelli Maroney, David Naughton, Gabrielle Stone, Belinda Balaski, Thom Mathews, Lori Cardille, R.A. Mihailoff, Katherine Kamhi, and Del Howison. “October’s Queen” is the second single from Buchanan’s forthcoming debut album and Buchanan’s debut music video which has been released on all streaming platforms. At the age of 18,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2020
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