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A Serial Killer Stalks The New ‘Open 24 Hours’ Trailer

Ahead of it release this August, we’ve got the new trailer for writer-director Padraig Reynolds‘ serial killer thriller Open 24 Hours. In the film, “a paranoid delusional woman, Mary White, has just been released from a mental hospital for setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire. Mary suffers from severe paranoia and hallucinations. Her boyfriend, James Lincoln Fields, is a brutal serial killer known as The Rain Ripper. He enjoyed murdering people and making Mary watch. After being released from the Hospital, Mary’s vulnerable demeanor aids her in obtaining employment at an all-night gas station. However, left alone to her own devices, her paranoia and hallucinations return with furious consequences. Things take a gruesome turn when customers and friends suddenly start turning up dead and mutilated all around her… Vanessa Grasse (Mary), Brendan Fletcher (Bobby), Cole Vigue (The Rain Ripper), Emily Tennant (Debbie), and Daniel O’Meara (Tom Doogan) star in the film produced by Shibani Kapur and R.P. Khemanand. Open

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 12, 2020

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First Look: Serial Killer Horror ‘Open 24 Hours’

This August, writer-director Padraig Reynolds‘s serial killer thriller Open 24 Hours lands on home release. In the film, “a paranoid delusional woman, Mary White, has just been released from a mental hospital for setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire. Mary suffers from severe paranoia and hallucinations. Her boyfriend, James Lincoln Fields, is a brutal serial killer known as The Rain Ripper. He enjoyed murdering people and making Mary watch. After being released from the Hospital, Mary’s vulnerable demeanor aids her in obtaining employment at an all-night gas station. However, left alone to her own devices, her paranoia and hallucinations return with furious consequences. Things take a gruesome turn when customers and friends suddenly start turning up dead and mutilated all around her… Vanessa Grasse (Mary), Brendan Fletcher (Bobby), Cole Vigue (The Rain Ripper), Emily Tennant (Debbie), and Daniel O’Meara (Tom Doogan) star in the film produced by Shibani Kapur and R.P. Khemanand. Open 24 Hours arrives on VOD, Digital,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 5, 2020

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Movie Review: Dark Light (2019)

I try my best to avoid major spoilers when I do a review, however this time I feel the need to talk about the movie Dark Light in detail. Consider this a warning. Netflix’s Dark Light, from writer-director Padraig Reynolds, follows a newly divorced woman who moves back into her childhood home with her young daughter. It doesn’t take long before she begins to experience strange events such as lights in the cornfield and her daughter disappearing on several occasions, only to be found in strange places. When I came across the movie I found the trailer both intriguing and well done, so I decided to give it a shot. The story its self held a lot of potential, unfortunately, it’s got more plot holes than Michael Myers has victims. The casting of the lead actress, Jessica Madsen, is a double-edged sword. Don’t get me wrong, she is fantastic in her role as a terrified mother. The problem is that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 19, 2020

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First Images Arrive For ‘Open 24 Hours’ Ahead Of FrightFest

The first batch of images has surfaced from Padraig Reynolds‘ Open 24 Hours ahead of its World Premiere at the upcoming FrightFest Film Festival in London. Heavily influenced by John Carpenter’s Body Bags episode, the film centers on a delusional young woman working at an all-night gas station. “John Carpenter’s Body Bags episode ‘The Gas Station’ and High Tension for sure,” Reynolds has stated. “Since we shot in Serbia in the winter I really wanted to capture the cold and the rain. I really think that added a nice element to the film.” Vanessa Grasse (Leatherface), Brendan Fletcher (Rampage, Freddy vs. Jason), Cole Vigue, Emily Tennant, and Daniel O’Meara star. In the film,“A paranoid delusional woman, Mary White (Vanessa Grasse), has just been released from a mental hospital for setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire. Her boyfriend, James Lincoln Fields is a brutal serial killer known as The Rain Ripper. After being released from the Hospital, Mary’s vulnerable demeanor

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 28, 2018

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Pick Up A Copy Of The Devil’s Dolls This December On Blu-ray And DVD

The serial killer thriller, ‘The Devil’s Dolls’ is set to arrive on DVD and Blu-ray this December. Directed by Padraig Reynolds, the film was penned by Danny Kolker and Christopher Wiehl. This film stars Brea Grant, Ashlynn Ross, Brandon Johnson, Samantha Smith, Naomi Kyle, Kennedy Brice, Yohance Myles, Kym Jackon, and Christopher Wiehl. Greg Haggart, Reynolds, Wiel and Kolker will be producing with Ted Ackerley and Greg Root serving as executive producers. From the Press Release: A serial killer’s curse unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi in the grisly slasher The Devil’s Dolls. Available December 6, 2016, from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight, this visceral film goes beyond the typical midnight slasher, featuring an incredibly intense, tightly-paced story and character-driven Southern Gothic thrills. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by giving them handmade “worry dolls” just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans — which

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 21, 2016

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The Devil’s Dolls (AKA Worry Dolls) Unleashes New Poster And Trailer

Worry Dolls possesses a brand new name and it’s first trailer. Now titled The Devil’s Dolls, the film brings terror, blood and Voodoo to select theaters, VOD and Digital HD this September. Directed by Padraig Reynolds, the film was penned by Danny Kolker and Christopher Wiehl. The Devil’s Dolls stars Brea Grant, Ashlynn Ross, Brandon Johnson, Samantha Smith, Naomi Kyle, Kennedy Brice, Yohance Myles, Kym Jackon and Christopher Wiehl. Greg Haggart, Reynolds, Wiel and Kolker will be producing with Ted Ackerley and Greg Root serving as executive producers. In the film, a serial killer unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by telling them to handmade “worry dolls” just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans – which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer – find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small southern town sets off

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 7, 2016

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A Look At The Supernatural Thriller ‘Worry Dolls’

Director Padraig Reynolds’ new supernatural horror film, ‘Worry Dolls’, stars Christopher Wiehl, Kym Jackson, Tina Lifford, Samantha Smith, Yohance Myles, Kennedy Brice, Brea Grant, R. Brandon Johnson, Ashlynn Ross and Matty Ferraro. ‘Worry Dolls’ follows a detective who is on the hunt for a serial killer, who has awakened an ancient curse. The city is devastated as bodies begin to pile up. The detective is in a race against time to find a way to save his daughter and the city. The ‘Worry Dolls’ trailer looks great, luckily the film will be out later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 14, 2015

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