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Movie Review: ‘The Owners’ Is Everything A Horror Movie Should Be

You hear the name, Maisie Williams, and your ears perk up. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know just how talented the “Game of Thrones” actress is. So, as a fan when I heard that Williams was starring in Julius Berg’s new film The Owners I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on a copy. Mission accomplished. Also starring Sylvester McCoy, Jake Curran, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, and Rita Tushingham, The Owners turns a home invasion horror on its ear. Berg couldn’t have chosen a better cast. They each bring something unique to the table. They’re a perfect fit. Star Sylvester McCoy agrees, he couldn’t say enough great things about his fellow actors during our interview. Watching the three assholes taking advantage of and torture the elderly couple was not easy. But it is successful by triggering an emotional reactional from viewers. When the couple reveals their true selves it’s a shock that will leave

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
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‘Demons Inside Me’ Unleashed This September

Demonic entities set their sights on a group of friends on an exotic holiday in writer-director Alexandre Carrière‘s supernatural horror Demons Inside Me. In the movie, “A group of rich playboys travel to Costa Rica to party, do drugs, and hook up with girls. Tossed aside by her boyfriend and isolated by the group, Jade spirals into a psychotic episode. As she fights the ghosts of her past, demonic creatures covered in fungi and dripping sap emerge from the jungle to claim the lives of those around her one by one.” Morgan Kohan (The Marijuana Conspiracy), Sebastian Pigott (Pacific Rim), Drew Nelson (Fahrenheit 451), and Kjartan Hewitt (“The Umbrella Academy”) star in this frightening flick. Demons Inside Me lands on VOD on September 8, 2020, from High Octane Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
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This September A ‘Shortcut’ Leaves A Group Of Students Fighting For Survival (Trailer)

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror-adventure film Shortcut and will unleash it this September. Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity. Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, it stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, and Terence Anderson. Don’t miss Shortcut, in theaters on September 25, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
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The American Dream Turns Into A Nightmare In Shudder’s ‘Spiral’ (Trailer)

The American dream turns into a nightmare in Kurtis David Harder’s (Summerland, Incontrol) Spiral, a horror film for the current age, Spiral, which skillfully dissects themes of ostracization, otherness, and the cycles of societal rejection and hate, led by a breakout performance by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Check out the new intense trailer. In the film, “Malik (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, “American Horror Story”, “Canada’s Drag Race)” and Aaron (Ari Cohen, IT: Chapter II) move to a small town in search of a better environment for them and their 16-year-old daughter (Jennifer Laporte, Web of Dreams). But nothing is as it seems as something sinister lies behind the picturesque homes and welcoming faces of their new neighbors (Lochlyn Munro, CW’s “Riverdale”).” Also starring Ty Wood and Chandra Wes, the film was written by Colin Minihan (writer of the Shudder Original Z and the upcoming new Urban Legend) and John Poliquin (Selfie). Spiral is produced by Minihan, Harder, and John Poliquin for Digital Interference, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
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Wil Wheaton Wants To Be A Friend In The Retro Horror Thriller ‘Rent-A-Pal’

Writer-director Jon Stevenson wants to introduce to a new friend in Rent-A-Pal, the twisted thriller starring Wil Wheaton. Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother (Kathleen Brady). While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called ​Rent-A-Pal.​ Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton), the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But, Andy’s friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission. Wheaton (Stand By Me, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”), stars along with Brian Landis Folkins (Hoax), Kathleen Brady (“Breaking Bad”), and Amy Rutledge (Neighbor). Rent-A-Pal opens in select theaters and arrives On Demand on September 11, 2020, from IFC Midnight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2020
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New Art Revealed For Netflix’s ‘The Devil All The Time’ Teases A Dark Thriller

In an explosive Midwestern Gothic tale spanning two decades, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and everything he loves. From writer-director Antonio Campos and co-writer Paulo Campos comes The Devil All the Time, based on Donald Ray Pollock’s award-winning novel. The highly anticipated dark thriller is set in Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, where sinister characters – an unholy preacher (Robert Pattinson), twisted couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), and a crooked sheriff (Sebastian Stan) – converge around young Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family. Spanning the time between World War II and the Vietnam war, director Antonio Campos‘ The Devil All the Time renders a seductive and horrific landscape that pits the just against the corrupted. The all-star cast also includes Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Harry Melling, Haley Bennett, Jason Collett, and Pokey LaFarge. During our interview, actor

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
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A Woman Is On A Mission To Punish Pedophiles In The ‘Guilt’ Trailer

I think we’ll all agree that pedophiles should be given harsher punishments, with the sorry excuse for humans frequently getting off light. That’s the premise in directors Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah‘s revenge thriller Guilt, written by Sarah and Janet Shay. In the film, starring Janet Shay, Hayley Flowers, and Sandra Stock, “Angered by all the child abuse in the world, a child psychologist goes vigilante, targeting child sex offenders who escaped severe sentences.” Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah produce alongside Cobalt Media, Digital Realm, and Rogue Entertainment. Guilt seeks revenge on VOD, Digital, and DVD on September 15, 2020, from GVN Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
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Bring ‘Evil Boy’ Home This September!

The terrifying Russian born horror Evil Boy is ready to wreak havoc in the U.S. on Digital and DVD next week. After their son disappears, grieving parents adopt a feral boy who begins to eerily resemble their missing child in the terrifying supernatural horror film Evil Boy. Evil Boy had its international premiere at the 2019 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and this release features an all-new English dub, in addition to its original subtitled soundtrack. Olga Gorodetskaya makes his feature debut with Evil Boy, starring Elena Lyadova (Leviathan), Vladimir Vdovichenkov (Leviathan), newcomer Sevastian Bugaev, Evgeniy Tsyganov (The Man Who Surprised Everyone), Anna Ukolova (Leviathan), Konstantin Topolaga (Steel Butterfly), and Roza Khayrullina (The Horde). “Several years after their son’s disappearance, a grieving couple adopts a feral boy, who begins to eerily resembles their child more with each passing day. While the mother believes they have found their son, her husband is certain that he died. As strange accidents begin happening

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
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Sci-Fi Horror ‘Monster Hunters’ Has Been Unleashed

The Asylum’s sci-fi horror Monster Hunters (not to be confused with Monster Hunter (2021) starring Milla Jovovich or Yilin Dai’s Monster Hunters (2020) ) has just been unleashed on VOD and has a new DVD release date set for September. In the film, “an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, who make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a secret branch of the government specializing in alien weaponry. But with the team untested in actual combat, the battle for Earth will be brutal. Directed by Brendan Petrizzo and written by Jeremy M Inman, this action-packed flick stars Tom Sizemore, Connie Jo Sechrist, and Anthony Jensen. David Michael Latt produces. Watch Asylum’s Monster Hunters now on VOD and pick up your copy on DVD on September 25, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2020
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RLJE Films Will Leave You ‘Terrified’ This September

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Terrified from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. In Terrified, on an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. From writer-director Demián Rugna (Cursed Bastards), Terrified is produced by Fernando Diaz and stars Maxi Ghione (“Montecristo”), Norberto Gonzalo (“El Asesor”), Elvira Onetto (Russian Roulette), and Demián Salomón. RLJE Films will release Terrified on Blu-ray and DVD on September 1, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 25, 2020

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Movie Review: ‘The Owners’ Is Everything A Horror Movie Should Be

You hear the name, Maisie Williams, and your ears perk up. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know just how talented the “Game of Thrones” actress is. So, as a fan when I heard that Williams was starring in Julius Berg’s new film The Owners I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on a copy. Mission accomplished. Also starring Sylvester McCoy, Jake Curran, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, and Rita Tushingham, The Owners turns a home invasion horror on its ear. Berg couldn’t have chosen a better cast. They each bring something unique to the table. They’re a perfect fit. Star Sylvester McCoy agrees, he couldn’t say enough great things about his fellow actors during our interview. Watching the three assholes taking advantage of and torture the elderly couple was not easy. But it is successful by triggering an emotional reactional from viewers. When the couple reveals their true selves it’s a shock that will leave

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Demons Inside Me’ Unleashed This September

Demonic entities set their sights on a group of friends on an exotic holiday in writer-director Alexandre Carrière‘s supernatural horror Demons Inside Me. In the movie, “A group of rich playboys travel to Costa Rica to party, do drugs, and hook up with girls. Tossed aside by her boyfriend and isolated by the group, Jade spirals into a psychotic episode. As she fights the ghosts of her past, demonic creatures covered in fungi and dripping sap emerge from the jungle to claim the lives of those around her one by one.” Morgan Kohan (The Marijuana Conspiracy), Sebastian Pigott (Pacific Rim), Drew Nelson (Fahrenheit 451), and Kjartan Hewitt (“The Umbrella Academy”) star in this frightening flick. Demons Inside Me lands on VOD on September 8, 2020, from High Octane Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
Horror Fuel

This September A ‘Shortcut’ Leaves A Group Of Students Fighting For Survival (Trailer)

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror-adventure film Shortcut and will unleash it this September. Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity. Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, it stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, and Terence Anderson. Don’t miss Shortcut, in theaters on September 25, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
Horror Fuel

The American Dream Turns Into A Nightmare In Shudder’s ‘Spiral’ (Trailer)

The American dream turns into a nightmare in Kurtis David Harder’s (Summerland, Incontrol) Spiral, a horror film for the current age, Spiral, which skillfully dissects themes of ostracization, otherness, and the cycles of societal rejection and hate, led by a breakout performance by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Check out the new intense trailer. In the film, “Malik (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, “American Horror Story”, “Canada’s Drag Race)” and Aaron (Ari Cohen, IT: Chapter II) move to a small town in search of a better environment for them and their 16-year-old daughter (Jennifer Laporte, Web of Dreams). But nothing is as it seems as something sinister lies behind the picturesque homes and welcoming faces of their new neighbors (Lochlyn Munro, CW’s “Riverdale”).” Also starring Ty Wood and Chandra Wes, the film was written by Colin Minihan (writer of the Shudder Original Z and the upcoming new Urban Legend) and John Poliquin (Selfie). Spiral is produced by Minihan, Harder, and John Poliquin for Digital Interference, the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 4, 2020
Horror Fuel

Wil Wheaton Wants To Be A Friend In The Retro Horror Thriller ‘Rent-A-Pal’

Writer-director Jon Stevenson wants to introduce to a new friend in Rent-A-Pal, the twisted thriller starring Wil Wheaton. Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother (Kathleen Brady). While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called ​Rent-A-Pal.​ Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton), the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But, Andy’s friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission. Wheaton (Stand By Me, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”), stars along with Brian Landis Folkins (Hoax), Kathleen Brady (“Breaking Bad”), and Amy Rutledge (Neighbor). Rent-A-Pal opens in select theaters and arrives On Demand on September 11, 2020, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2020
Horror Fuel

New Art Revealed For Netflix’s ‘The Devil All The Time’ Teases A Dark Thriller

In an explosive Midwestern Gothic tale spanning two decades, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and everything he loves. From writer-director Antonio Campos and co-writer Paulo Campos comes The Devil All the Time, based on Donald Ray Pollock’s award-winning novel. The highly anticipated dark thriller is set in Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, where sinister characters – an unholy preacher (Robert Pattinson), twisted couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), and a crooked sheriff (Sebastian Stan) – converge around young Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family. Spanning the time between World War II and the Vietnam war, director Antonio Campos‘ The Devil All the Time renders a seductive and horrific landscape that pits the just against the corrupted. The all-star cast also includes Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Harry Melling, Haley Bennett, Jason Collett, and Pokey LaFarge. During our interview, actor

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
Horror Fuel

A Woman Is On A Mission To Punish Pedophiles In The ‘Guilt’ Trailer

I think we’ll all agree that pedophiles should be given harsher punishments, with the sorry excuse for humans frequently getting off light. That’s the premise in directors Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah‘s revenge thriller Guilt, written by Sarah and Janet Shay. In the film, starring Janet Shay, Hayley Flowers, and Sandra Stock, “Angered by all the child abuse in the world, a child psychologist goes vigilante, targeting child sex offenders who escaped severe sentences.” Karl Jenner and Lyndsay Sarah produce alongside Cobalt Media, Digital Realm, and Rogue Entertainment. Guilt seeks revenge on VOD, Digital, and DVD on September 15, 2020, from GVN Releasing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
Horror Fuel

Bring ‘Evil Boy’ Home This September!

The terrifying Russian born horror Evil Boy is ready to wreak havoc in the U.S. on Digital and DVD next week. After their son disappears, grieving parents adopt a feral boy who begins to eerily resemble their missing child in the terrifying supernatural horror film Evil Boy. Evil Boy had its international premiere at the 2019 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and this release features an all-new English dub, in addition to its original subtitled soundtrack. Olga Gorodetskaya makes his feature debut with Evil Boy, starring Elena Lyadova (Leviathan), Vladimir Vdovichenkov (Leviathan), newcomer Sevastian Bugaev, Evgeniy Tsyganov (The Man Who Surprised Everyone), Anna Ukolova (Leviathan), Konstantin Topolaga (Steel Butterfly), and Roza Khayrullina (The Horde). “Several years after their son’s disappearance, a grieving couple adopts a feral boy, who begins to eerily resembles their child more with each passing day. While the mother believes they have found their son, her husband is certain that he died. As strange accidents begin happening

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
Horror Fuel

Sci-Fi Horror ‘Monster Hunters’ Has Been Unleashed

The Asylum’s sci-fi horror Monster Hunters (not to be confused with Monster Hunter (2021) starring Milla Jovovich or Yilin Dai’s Monster Hunters (2020) ) has just been unleashed on VOD and has a new DVD release date set for September. In the film, “an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, who make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a secret branch of the government specializing in alien weaponry. But with the team untested in actual combat, the battle for Earth will be brutal. Directed by Brendan Petrizzo and written by Jeremy M Inman, this action-packed flick stars Tom Sizemore, Connie Jo Sechrist, and Anthony Jensen. David Michael Latt produces. Watch Asylum’s Monster Hunters now on VOD and pick up your copy on DVD on September 25, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

RLJE Films Will Leave You ‘Terrified’ This September

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Terrified from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. In Terrified, on an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. From writer-director Demián Rugna (Cursed Bastards), Terrified is produced by Fernando Diaz and stars Maxi Ghione (“Montecristo”), Norberto Gonzalo (“El Asesor”), Elvira Onetto (Russian Roulette), and Demián Salomón. RLJE Films will release Terrified on Blu-ray and DVD on September 1, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 25, 2020
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