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True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

Ahead of its November release, we’ve got the new trailer for The Acid King, a true-crime documentary based on Ricky Kasso, the young man who murdered his friend in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” in 1984. Directed by Dan Jones and Jesse P. Pollack whose book the film is based on, the documentary examines Kasso’s life and hardships that may have made him a killer as well as the murder Kasso committed and the trial. Ricky Kasso wasn’t a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery—but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed.” Pollack states in his book. “A few months later, Gary went

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
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A Group Of Women Fight To Survive A Cult In The New ‘Sacrilege’ Trailer

Devilworks has set a March release date for Sacrilege, the pagan cult horror film from writer-director David Creed. The film follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne (Stalled, Vendetta), Emily Wyatt (Mission of Honor, Rise of the foot soldier: The Heist), Naomi Willow (NSR: The Jade, Bonded by Blood 2), Emma Spurgin Hussey (The Curse of Hobbes House, A Werewolf in England), Rory Wilton (An English Haunting, Fisherman’s Friends), and Sian Abrahams (Listen, Complete Strangers). Mark Kenna produced for the British production company Bad Blood Films. Executive producers include both Creed and Kenna, alongside Robin Holder and Layan Nourouz. Sacrilege will be released on March 16, 2021, on DVD and premium TVOD, followed by its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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Hans Schmidt – The Demonic Priest

Before recent history, priests were deemed as holy patrons who helped their followers into salvation. The reputation of the priesthood has been sullied somewhat with heinous crimes, but priestly sin has a history that dates through centuries of history. There are, of course, holy man and women who have stayed true to the straight and narrow…but there are some who crimes and sins that are horrific on their own, but magnified due to the calling of the offender. 1881 marks the birth year of Hans Schmidt. He was born in Aschaffenburg Germany and ordained a priest in 1906. This vocation was not surprising as Schmidt immersed himself in religious practices as a child and earned the nickname The Little Priest. The religious fascination was bound with a fascination with sacrifices and young Schmidt would spend hours watching animals get butchered. Schmidt immigrated to Louisville, Kentucky in the USA in 1909 and was assigned to St. John’s Parish. An unknown issue

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Capt McNeely
Jan 24, 2017

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True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

True Crime Documentary ‘The Acid King’ Explores A Sacrificial Murder

Ahead of its November release, we’ve got the new trailer for The Acid King, a true-crime documentary based on Ricky Kasso, the young man who murdered his friend in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” in 1984. Directed by Dan Jones and Jesse P. Pollack whose book the film is based on, the documentary examines Kasso’s life and hardships that may have made him a killer as well as the murder Kasso committed and the trial. Ricky Kasso wasn’t a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery—but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed.” Pollack states in his book. “A few months later, Gary went

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Group Of Women Fight To Survive A Cult In The New ‘Sacrilege’ Trailer

Devilworks has set a March release date for Sacrilege, the pagan cult horror film from writer-director David Creed. The film follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne (Stalled, Vendetta), Emily Wyatt (Mission of Honor, Rise of the foot soldier: The Heist), Naomi Willow (NSR: The Jade, Bonded by Blood 2), Emma Spurgin Hussey (The Curse of Hobbes House, A Werewolf in England), Rory Wilton (An English Haunting, Fisherman’s Friends), and Sian Abrahams (Listen, Complete Strangers). Mark Kenna produced for the British production company Bad Blood Films. Executive producers include both Creed and Kenna, alongside Robin Holder and Layan Nourouz. Sacrilege will be released on March 16, 2021, on DVD and premium TVOD, followed by its

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

Hans Schmidt – The Demonic Priest

Before recent history, priests were deemed as holy patrons who helped their followers into salvation. The reputation of the priesthood has been sullied somewhat with heinous crimes, but priestly sin has a history that dates through centuries of history. There are, of course, holy man and women who have stayed true to the straight and narrow…but there are some who crimes and sins that are horrific on their own, but magnified due to the calling of the offender. 1881 marks the birth year of Hans Schmidt. He was born in Aschaffenburg Germany and ordained a priest in 1906. This vocation was not surprising as Schmidt immersed himself in religious practices as a child and earned the nickname The Little Priest. The religious fascination was bound with a fascination with sacrifices and young Schmidt would spend hours watching animals get butchered. Schmidt immigrated to Louisville, Kentucky in the USA in 1909 and was assigned to St. John’s Parish. An unknown issue

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jan 24, 2017