Horror Fuel
☰ Browse the Crypt
Tag

serial killer

112 stories
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Brutal (2017)

Butch Bigwave stars as the appropriately named Man, one sick ticket of a dude whose hobbies include kidnapping women, tying them up in his apartment, making their bodies resemble hamburger, then carrying on conversations with their severed heads. Brutal indeed. Meanwhile, a woman only known as…well, Woman (Ayano Oami) carries on in much the same manner as Man, just with male victims ‘natch. As fate would have it, these two meet each other and a bizarre pseudo-romance begins that can only culminate in the ultimate display as violence as sex surrogate ever committed to film! Straight up; Brutal lives up to it’s name a thousand-fold. This flick features some of the most nauseating sequences of bloody gore I’ve seen in a damn sight, and they are presented with gritty realism and practical effects glory. Also, as you can surmise, the basic story itself is as off-kilter as you can get and features genital mutilation, gallons of blood, and a surprisingly

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Dec 11, 2018
Horror Fuel

NBC Adapting 1999’s ‘Bone Collector’ For New Series

One of the best serial killer films to come out of the late 90’s was Philip Noyce’s thriller The Bone Collector, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, based on the novel by Jeffrey Deaver. After nearly two decades, the film is getting a series adaptation from NBC, according to The Wrap. The film follows retired forensic criminologist genius Lincoln Rhyme who was left paralyzed after an on the job accident. When a case brings him back into the fold, Rhyme partners with Amelia Sachs, an ambitious young cop, in order to take down a serial killer. Universal Television and Sony Pictures have teamed up with Keshet Studios for the series. Below you will find the trailer for the 1999 original film which is now streaming on Hulu. If you haven’t seen The Bone Collector, I recommend that you do so immediately.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2018
Horror Fuel

Damon Herriman To Play Charles Manson On Mindhunters And In Tarantino’s Film

A few days ago we reported that “Justified” actor Damon Herriman has been cast as the infamous cult leader Charles Manson in Quinton Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which will open in theaters on August 9, 2019. Today we have learned that Herriman has also been cast for season two of Netflix’s hit series “Mindhunter” as…Charles Manson. What’s more, he’s already filmed his scenes for the serial killer series. Manson won’t be the only infamous name you’ll recognize. Word is that this season we’ll meet David Berkowitz “The Son of Sam” who has a body count of eight as well as Elmer Wayne Henley who is known for the Houston Mass Murders that took the lives of over 28 young men and boys. The team will also grill Dennis Rader, who you may know as the “BTK Killer”, played by Sonny Valicenti. The agents will also meet star wannabe turned killer Paul Bateson, a background actor who starred

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2018
Horror Fuel

This November ‘The Clovehitch Killer’ Is Coming

This November IFC Midnight will unleash The Clovehitch Killer. Today, we have the first two images. “Tyler’s a good kid, a boy scout, raised by a poor but happy family in a small, religious town. But when he finds his dad, Don, has disturbing pornography hidden in the shed, he starts to fear that his dad might be Clovehitch, an infamous serial killer that was never caught. Tyler teams up with Kassi, a teenage outcast who’s morbidly obsessed with the Clovehitch legend, to discover the truth in time to save his family.” Director Duncan Skiles makes his directorial debut with the film written by Christopher Ford (Clown). Charlie Plummer (All the Money in the World), Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story), Samantha Mathis (“The Strain”), and Madisen Beaty (The Master) star. The Clovehitch Killer makes his way onto VOD, Digital HD and in theaters on November 16, 2018, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: The Last House on the Left (1972)

I’m gonna come right out and lay some truth on you cats; The Last House on the Left was never one of my favorite Wes Craven fright flicks…but it has been well over a decade and a half since I last laid my eerie eyeballs upon it, so now that Arrow Video is unleashing a feature packed Blu-ray of ol’ Last House, let’s see if the ever shifting sands of time have mellowed my attitude towards this (admittedly classic) film… The Last House on the Left concerns the misadventures of young Mari Collingwood (Sandra Cassell) who heads out (after a bizarre conversation with her parents about her tits) to a concert by the wholesome sounding Bloodlust with her friend Phyllis Stone (Lucy Grantham)…a concert taking place in New York City…far away from her bucolic home. Meanwhile, the ultra villainous Krug (David Hess) and his kill krew have recently escaped from prison, and soon our comely protagonists find themselves in the

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 10, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘The House That Jack Built’ Sparks Walkouts At Cannes

Danish Director Lars Von Trier made his returns to the Cannes film festival after a seven-year ban for a controversial remark made at his last appearance where he jokingly said he sympathized with Adolf Hitler. Trier showcased his latest film, The House That Jack Built. The movie stars Matt Dillon as a serial killer named Jack. After the showing, the film received a six-minute standing ovation from the audience that significantly shrunk in size since the film started. Over 100 audience members walked out during the picture’s showing and immediately expressed their disgust for the film. One of the biggest factors that sparked the walkout was a scene where it shows the title character Jack graphically shooting children. Another factor that caused walkouts was the graphic depiction of murderous torture. If Trier wanted to make an impression at the festival that previously banned him, it seems he accomplished his goal. The House That Jack Built will be out in 2018

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 15, 2018
Horror Fuel

14th Foot Washes Ashore In Canada

Over the past decade, there’s been a strange occurrence in the southernmost part of British Columbia, human feet washing ashore from the sea. Last week the 14th foot washed ashore on Gabriola Island further fueling concerns as well as conspiracy theories. The human feet that wash ashore are still inside shoes (in some cased hiking boots) leaving some to theories that there’s a serial killer cutting up victims and dumping them at sea, or that they’re victims of human trafficking, the theories go well beyond earthly possibilities to aliens. It’s been stated many times by the Canadian Mounted Police that what’s occurring is strangely natural in the case of human remains that are out at sea. As the human body breaks down and sinks, the feet, protected by the shoes that are able to float, detached from the legs and get carried by the ocean’s current bringing them to the shorelines of British Columbia. Not many are aware the coroner’s

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 13, 2018
Horror Fuel

Toronto True Crime Film Festival Announces Events And Films

The Toronto True Crime Film Festival is gearing up for its first annual event this June 8th – 9th, 2018 at The Royal Cinema and Monarch Tavern in Toronto. The inaugural lineup includes five film screenings and three symposium events, with 15% of all pass and ticket sales being donated to charity. The Films Include: ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT Dir. Skye Borgman / USA / 2017 / 91 min / International Premiere ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT is a stranger-than-fiction documentary about the Brobergs; a naïve, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor who would stop at nothing to be with their twelve-year-old daughter. You will not believe how bizarre this true tale of obsession gets! Screens with short film MAYBE IF IT WERE A NICE ROOM (Dir. Alicia K. Harris, Canada, 2016). MY NAME IS MYEISHADir. Gus Krieger / USA / 2018 / 82 min / Canadian Premiere The award-winning Slamdance hit MY NAME IS

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

Remember That Time Tim Curry Played A Serial Killer?

Did you know that legendary actor Tim Curry, known for his roles as Pennywise on the “IT” miniseries, Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show, and so many other great films, once played the role of a deranged serial killer on the hit drama-thriller series “Criminal Minds”? He appeared on the season 5 finale episode “Our Darkest Hour” and again on the season 6 premiere “The Longest Night”, Curry played the role of the prolific serial killer Bill Flynn (aka “The Prince of Darkness), a serial killer turned spree-killer, a rapist, and a kidnapper. If you want to see Tim Curry in action as a killer you’ll be happy to hear that “Criminal Minds” is now streaming on Netflix.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2018
Horror Fuel

Former Police Officer Charged As The Golden State Serial Killer

From 1978 to 1986, the Golden State Killer (aka The East Area Rapist) took the lives of 12 people and raped 46 women in California. He often tied up men and forced them to watch their companions being raped before he killed them. The Golden State Killer’s murders and rapes were not linked until 2000. He remained nameless and free until Wednesday when a task force of local law enforcement and federal investigators announced that they had finally arrested a suspect. Tuesday afternoon Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was taken into custody at his Sacramento home and charged with eight counts of murder. All of Wednesday and today authorities have continued to search home and property for clues. Scott Jones, the Sacramento County Sheriff, stated that the task force had been keeping surveillance of the 72-year-old man and retrieved his DNA from a discarded item. The DNA matched samples left at crime scenes. One of the disturbing aspects of the case

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 26, 2018

More from serial killer

Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Brutal (2017)

Butch Bigwave stars as the appropriately named Man, one sick ticket of a dude whose hobbies include kidnapping women, tying them up in his apartment, making their bodies resemble hamburger, then carrying on conversations with their severed heads. Brutal indeed. Meanwhile, a woman only known as…well, Woman (Ayano Oami) carries on in much the same manner as Man, just with male victims ‘natch. As fate would have it, these two meet each other and a bizarre pseudo-romance begins that can only culminate in the ultimate display as violence as sex surrogate ever committed to film! Straight up; Brutal lives up to it’s name a thousand-fold. This flick features some of the most nauseating sequences of bloody gore I’ve seen in a damn sight, and they are presented with gritty realism and practical effects glory. Also, as you can surmise, the basic story itself is as off-kilter as you can get and features genital mutilation, gallons of blood, and a surprisingly

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Dec 11, 2018
Horror Fuel

NBC Adapting 1999’s ‘Bone Collector’ For New Series

One of the best serial killer films to come out of the late 90’s was Philip Noyce’s thriller The Bone Collector, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, based on the novel by Jeffrey Deaver. After nearly two decades, the film is getting a series adaptation from NBC, according to The Wrap. The film follows retired forensic criminologist genius Lincoln Rhyme who was left paralyzed after an on the job accident. When a case brings him back into the fold, Rhyme partners with Amelia Sachs, an ambitious young cop, in order to take down a serial killer. Universal Television and Sony Pictures have teamed up with Keshet Studios for the series. Below you will find the trailer for the 1999 original film which is now streaming on Hulu. If you haven’t seen The Bone Collector, I recommend that you do so immediately.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2018
Horror Fuel

Damon Herriman To Play Charles Manson On Mindhunters And In Tarantino’s Film

A few days ago we reported that “Justified” actor Damon Herriman has been cast as the infamous cult leader Charles Manson in Quinton Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which will open in theaters on August 9, 2019. Today we have learned that Herriman has also been cast for season two of Netflix’s hit series “Mindhunter” as…Charles Manson. What’s more, he’s already filmed his scenes for the serial killer series. Manson won’t be the only infamous name you’ll recognize. Word is that this season we’ll meet David Berkowitz “The Son of Sam” who has a body count of eight as well as Elmer Wayne Henley who is known for the Houston Mass Murders that took the lives of over 28 young men and boys. The team will also grill Dennis Rader, who you may know as the “BTK Killer”, played by Sonny Valicenti. The agents will also meet star wannabe turned killer Paul Bateson, a background actor who starred

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 31, 2018
Horror Fuel

This November ‘The Clovehitch Killer’ Is Coming

This November IFC Midnight will unleash The Clovehitch Killer. Today, we have the first two images. “Tyler’s a good kid, a boy scout, raised by a poor but happy family in a small, religious town. But when he finds his dad, Don, has disturbing pornography hidden in the shed, he starts to fear that his dad might be Clovehitch, an infamous serial killer that was never caught. Tyler teams up with Kassi, a teenage outcast who’s morbidly obsessed with the Clovehitch legend, to discover the truth in time to save his family.” Director Duncan Skiles makes his directorial debut with the film written by Christopher Ford (Clown). Charlie Plummer (All the Money in the World), Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story), Samantha Mathis (“The Strain”), and Madisen Beaty (The Master) star. The Clovehitch Killer makes his way onto VOD, Digital HD and in theaters on November 16, 2018, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: The Last House on the Left (1972)

I’m gonna come right out and lay some truth on you cats; The Last House on the Left was never one of my favorite Wes Craven fright flicks…but it has been well over a decade and a half since I last laid my eerie eyeballs upon it, so now that Arrow Video is unleashing a feature packed Blu-ray of ol’ Last House, let’s see if the ever shifting sands of time have mellowed my attitude towards this (admittedly classic) film… The Last House on the Left concerns the misadventures of young Mari Collingwood (Sandra Cassell) who heads out (after a bizarre conversation with her parents about her tits) to a concert by the wholesome sounding Bloodlust with her friend Phyllis Stone (Lucy Grantham)…a concert taking place in New York City…far away from her bucolic home. Meanwhile, the ultra villainous Krug (David Hess) and his kill krew have recently escaped from prison, and soon our comely protagonists find themselves in the

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 10, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘The House That Jack Built’ Sparks Walkouts At Cannes

Danish Director Lars Von Trier made his returns to the Cannes film festival after a seven-year ban for a controversial remark made at his last appearance where he jokingly said he sympathized with Adolf Hitler. Trier showcased his latest film, The House That Jack Built. The movie stars Matt Dillon as a serial killer named Jack. After the showing, the film received a six-minute standing ovation from the audience that significantly shrunk in size since the film started. Over 100 audience members walked out during the picture’s showing and immediately expressed their disgust for the film. One of the biggest factors that sparked the walkout was a scene where it shows the title character Jack graphically shooting children. Another factor that caused walkouts was the graphic depiction of murderous torture. If Trier wanted to make an impression at the festival that previously banned him, it seems he accomplished his goal. The House That Jack Built will be out in 2018

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 15, 2018
Horror Fuel

14th Foot Washes Ashore In Canada

Over the past decade, there’s been a strange occurrence in the southernmost part of British Columbia, human feet washing ashore from the sea. Last week the 14th foot washed ashore on Gabriola Island further fueling concerns as well as conspiracy theories. The human feet that wash ashore are still inside shoes (in some cased hiking boots) leaving some to theories that there’s a serial killer cutting up victims and dumping them at sea, or that they’re victims of human trafficking, the theories go well beyond earthly possibilities to aliens. It’s been stated many times by the Canadian Mounted Police that what’s occurring is strangely natural in the case of human remains that are out at sea. As the human body breaks down and sinks, the feet, protected by the shoes that are able to float, detached from the legs and get carried by the ocean’s current bringing them to the shorelines of British Columbia. Not many are aware the coroner’s

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 13, 2018
Horror Fuel

Toronto True Crime Film Festival Announces Events And Films

The Toronto True Crime Film Festival is gearing up for its first annual event this June 8th – 9th, 2018 at The Royal Cinema and Monarch Tavern in Toronto. The inaugural lineup includes five film screenings and three symposium events, with 15% of all pass and ticket sales being donated to charity. The Films Include: ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT Dir. Skye Borgman / USA / 2017 / 91 min / International Premiere ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT is a stranger-than-fiction documentary about the Brobergs; a naïve, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor who would stop at nothing to be with their twelve-year-old daughter. You will not believe how bizarre this true tale of obsession gets! Screens with short film MAYBE IF IT WERE A NICE ROOM (Dir. Alicia K. Harris, Canada, 2016). MY NAME IS MYEISHADir. Gus Krieger / USA / 2018 / 82 min / Canadian Premiere The award-winning Slamdance hit MY NAME IS

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

Remember That Time Tim Curry Played A Serial Killer?

Did you know that legendary actor Tim Curry, known for his roles as Pennywise on the “IT” miniseries, Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show, and so many other great films, once played the role of a deranged serial killer on the hit drama-thriller series “Criminal Minds”? He appeared on the season 5 finale episode “Our Darkest Hour” and again on the season 6 premiere “The Longest Night”, Curry played the role of the prolific serial killer Bill Flynn (aka “The Prince of Darkness), a serial killer turned spree-killer, a rapist, and a kidnapper. If you want to see Tim Curry in action as a killer you’ll be happy to hear that “Criminal Minds” is now streaming on Netflix.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2018
Horror Fuel

Former Police Officer Charged As The Golden State Serial Killer

From 1978 to 1986, the Golden State Killer (aka The East Area Rapist) took the lives of 12 people and raped 46 women in California. He often tied up men and forced them to watch their companions being raped before he killed them. The Golden State Killer’s murders and rapes were not linked until 2000. He remained nameless and free until Wednesday when a task force of local law enforcement and federal investigators announced that they had finally arrested a suspect. Tuesday afternoon Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was taken into custody at his Sacramento home and charged with eight counts of murder. All of Wednesday and today authorities have continued to search home and property for clues. Scott Jones, the Sacramento County Sheriff, stated that the task force had been keeping surveillance of the 72-year-old man and retrieved his DNA from a discarded item. The DNA matched samples left at crime scenes. One of the disturbing aspects of the case

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 26, 2018
Next →