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Movie Review: She Never Died (2019)

Cast your monstrous mind back to 2015… okay, are ya there? Remember that Angry Hank Rollins vampire joint He Never Died? Well, guess what; we are taking a look at a semi-sequel to that terror tale, but it’s been all gender-swaped, both in front of and behind the camera… but more on that in a bit) as I cast my eerie eyeballs on She Never Died! Long story short, this entry focuses on the immortal Lacey (Olunike Adeliyi), a lone wolf with a major case of boredom with her never-ending existence. So what does she do to try and help her ennui? Why devouring the worst that humanity has to offer of course… which in turn causes her to battle her own demons in the process. So how does this hold up to the first, admittedly excellent, chapter? Pretty damn well! End of review. Alright, because you are surely setting on your couch literally begging for more of my wicked

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DanXIII
Oct 25, 2019
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Movie Review: Bloody Marie (2019)

Marie (Susanne Wolff) has seriously hit the skids; her once successful comic career is up in flames due to her creative spark being extinguished and now she lives a completely drunken existence among the whores of Amsterdam’s Red Light District. As you can imagine, her life is one conflict after another as she starts shit in every liquor store and dive in town, and before long she takes to stealing from her neighbor. One problem with that, this causes a horrific spiral that our fucked-up heroine may not be able to survive! Look, we’ve all seen the “drunk in over their head in the horror biz” trope before, and in that Bloody Marie doesn’t seek to reinvent the wicked wheel… but that’s not to say this flick doesn’t have plenty of great shit (trust me, that’s a pro film critic term) to offer us! Rather than focus on how dreadfully depressing Marie’s life has become, the focus remain firmly focused

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DanXIII
Oct 25, 2019
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‘Bloody Marie’ Gets Violent In Brutal New Clip

Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Ahead of its arrival, we have a brand new brutal clip. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2019
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‘The Fare’ Unveils New Electrifying Poster Ahead Of Release

Ahead of its Blu-ray release, a new electrifying poster has been released for the sci-fi thriller The Fare. When a charming woman named Penny (Kelly) climbs into his taxi, Harris (Pesi) finds himself entranced. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. As he desperately tries to make sense of what happened, he resets his meter and is instantly brought back to the moment she first climbed into his cab. He and Penny find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever. The sophomore feature from D.C. Hamilton stars Gino Anthony Pesi (Shades of Blue) and screenwriter Brinna Kelly, who reteams with Hamilton following their work on his directorial debut The Midnight Man (2016). Hamilton, Kelly, and Pesi produced alongside Kristin Starns. The Fare has screened internationally and taken home numerous awards including the Special Mention Jury Award at Fantasporto, Best Dark Fantasy/Supernatural Film at the Miami International Science Fiction

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 23, 2019
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Filming Begins On ‘Broadcast Signal Intrusion’ Starring Harry Shum Jr.

Queensbury Pictures announced today the filming has begun in Chicago on Jacob Gentry‘s sci-fi horror Broadcast Signal Intrusion. Starring Harry Shum Jr. (Crazy Rich Asians, Glee), Kelley Mack (The Walking Dead) and Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, I Trapped the Devil) the film is a technological thriller inspired by actual broadcast interruptions that occurred in the Windy City in the late 1980s, and remain unsolved to this day. The film an unsettling journey into our collective technological nightmares, confronting our deepest, darkest fears of both man and machine. Shum has been cast in the lead role as James. While logging tapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr.) comes across a surreal and disturbing clip of what appears to be an imprisoned android. James believes it’s the product of a mysterious broadcast signal hacking, and his discovery takes a sinister turn when he tracks down similar broadcast intrusions that send him on an obsessive mission. Now James

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2019
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True Story Inspired Thriller ‘Night Sweats’ Infects VOD This November

The edge-of-your-seat thriller Night Sweats, inspired by a true story is headed our way this November. The chilling and suspenseful film is set in New York City and follows a young skateboarder who after the sudden, mysterious death of a friend begins an investigate the inner workings of the self-help company where his deceased roommate was employed. While going under-cover there, he discovers a scheme to spread a new virus that could devastate the city. At great risk to his own life, including contracting the disease himself, he will not stop until he finds the source of the virus and destroys the company that stands to profit when it becomes an epidemic. Night Sweats is a frighteningly plausible story with many twists and a conspiracy that keeps the viewer guessing. John Wesley Shipp (“The Flash,” “As the World Turns”), Mary Elaine Ramsey (“Runaways,” “The Blacklist”), Brett Azar (Terminator: Dark Fate, “The Blacklist”), Allison Mackie (“The Affair,” Our Very Own) and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2019
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A Woman Is Pushed To The Brink In Dutch Film ‘Bloody Marie’

Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2019
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IFC Midnight Snags The Rights To Cult Thriller ‘The Other Lamb’

IFC Midnight has acquired the North American rights to the cult thriller The Other Lamb, from director Małgorzata Szumowska (Body, Mug, Elles), which features a nearly all-female cast. Written by award-winning Australian screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen (Two Sentence Horror Stories), the film stars Raffey Cassidy (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)), Michiel Huisman (The Haunting of Hill House), and Denise Gough (Colette). The Other Lamb is a haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), a young girl born into an alternative religion known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children – live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd (Michiel Huisman). Selah, a daughter who is on the cusp of teenage-hood, is an incredibly devoted follower, but begins to bond with Sarah (Denise Gough), an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of Shepherd’s teachings. Selah is given the great honor of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: The Dead Center (2018)

Medical examiner Edward Graham (Bill Feehely) has been tasked with examining a John Doe (Jeremy Childs) suicide… which would be rather routine except for the fact the body has fuckin’ disappeared… well “disappeared” is the wrong word; more like “resurrected” and wandered away… as one does. Eventually our very confused former corpse lands himself in ye olde psychiatric hospital and under the care of Dr. Daniel Forrester (Shane Carruth)… a rather unorthodox medical professional who has raised the ire of the higher ups. Forrester does his best to deduce Doe’s boggle (namely insane-o mood swings unmanageable by normal methods), but he naturally could never guess that this dude has gone loco because he’s now a walking impossibility… and worse yet; those that get close to Doe are beginning to die. Will Graham (who won’t let a missing corpse lie) and Forrester solve these supernatural shenanigans before the body count rises? The Dead Center is one hell of a slow-burn sombre

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DanXIII
Oct 13, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Toys Are Not For Children (1972)

I’m not going to candy coat it; Jamie Godard (Marcia Forbes) is all shades of fucked up. She’s a relative simpleton that masturbates on the regular with the stuffed animals her absentee father sends her (even though she’s a grown-ass woman)… and she calls out “Daddy” as she does it! Soon she finds herself married to her co-worker, though she can’t “consummate” the deal due to them pesky issues mentioned up yonder… and before you can say “oh, fuck no” she finds herself balls deep in the world of prostitution thanks to aging whore Pearl (Evelyn Kingsley) who was a favorite of her horny pops. Needless to say, things go south in more ways than one… Comprised of unlikable or unsympathetic characters, garish fashions, and not nearly as much titillation as one would expect from a picture like this; Toys Are Not For Children is not your average exploitation picture. Jamie and her mother (Fran Warren) seem to be in

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DanXIII
Oct 12, 2019

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Movie Review: She Never Died (2019)

Cast your monstrous mind back to 2015… okay, are ya there? Remember that Angry Hank Rollins vampire joint He Never Died? Well, guess what; we are taking a look at a semi-sequel to that terror tale, but it’s been all gender-swaped, both in front of and behind the camera… but more on that in a bit) as I cast my eerie eyeballs on She Never Died! Long story short, this entry focuses on the immortal Lacey (Olunike Adeliyi), a lone wolf with a major case of boredom with her never-ending existence. So what does she do to try and help her ennui? Why devouring the worst that humanity has to offer of course… which in turn causes her to battle her own demons in the process. So how does this hold up to the first, admittedly excellent, chapter? Pretty damn well! End of review. Alright, because you are surely setting on your couch literally begging for more of my wicked

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Bloody Marie (2019)

Marie (Susanne Wolff) has seriously hit the skids; her once successful comic career is up in flames due to her creative spark being extinguished and now she lives a completely drunken existence among the whores of Amsterdam’s Red Light District. As you can imagine, her life is one conflict after another as she starts shit in every liquor store and dive in town, and before long she takes to stealing from her neighbor. One problem with that, this causes a horrific spiral that our fucked-up heroine may not be able to survive! Look, we’ve all seen the “drunk in over their head in the horror biz” trope before, and in that Bloody Marie doesn’t seek to reinvent the wicked wheel… but that’s not to say this flick doesn’t have plenty of great shit (trust me, that’s a pro film critic term) to offer us! Rather than focus on how dreadfully depressing Marie’s life has become, the focus remain firmly focused

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘Bloody Marie’ Gets Violent In Brutal New Clip

Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Ahead of its arrival, we have a brand new brutal clip. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘The Fare’ Unveils New Electrifying Poster Ahead Of Release

Ahead of its Blu-ray release, a new electrifying poster has been released for the sci-fi thriller The Fare. When a charming woman named Penny (Kelly) climbs into his taxi, Harris (Pesi) finds himself entranced. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. As he desperately tries to make sense of what happened, he resets his meter and is instantly brought back to the moment she first climbed into his cab. He and Penny find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever. The sophomore feature from D.C. Hamilton stars Gino Anthony Pesi (Shades of Blue) and screenwriter Brinna Kelly, who reteams with Hamilton following their work on his directorial debut The Midnight Man (2016). Hamilton, Kelly, and Pesi produced alongside Kristin Starns. The Fare has screened internationally and taken home numerous awards including the Special Mention Jury Award at Fantasporto, Best Dark Fantasy/Supernatural Film at the Miami International Science Fiction

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 23, 2019
Horror Fuel

Filming Begins On ‘Broadcast Signal Intrusion’ Starring Harry Shum Jr.

Queensbury Pictures announced today the filming has begun in Chicago on Jacob Gentry‘s sci-fi horror Broadcast Signal Intrusion. Starring Harry Shum Jr. (Crazy Rich Asians, Glee), Kelley Mack (The Walking Dead) and Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, I Trapped the Devil) the film is a technological thriller inspired by actual broadcast interruptions that occurred in the Windy City in the late 1980s, and remain unsolved to this day. The film an unsettling journey into our collective technological nightmares, confronting our deepest, darkest fears of both man and machine. Shum has been cast in the lead role as James. While logging tapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr.) comes across a surreal and disturbing clip of what appears to be an imprisoned android. James believes it’s the product of a mysterious broadcast signal hacking, and his discovery takes a sinister turn when he tracks down similar broadcast intrusions that send him on an obsessive mission. Now James

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2019
Horror Fuel

True Story Inspired Thriller ‘Night Sweats’ Infects VOD This November

The edge-of-your-seat thriller Night Sweats, inspired by a true story is headed our way this November. The chilling and suspenseful film is set in New York City and follows a young skateboarder who after the sudden, mysterious death of a friend begins an investigate the inner workings of the self-help company where his deceased roommate was employed. While going under-cover there, he discovers a scheme to spread a new virus that could devastate the city. At great risk to his own life, including contracting the disease himself, he will not stop until he finds the source of the virus and destroys the company that stands to profit when it becomes an epidemic. Night Sweats is a frighteningly plausible story with many twists and a conspiracy that keeps the viewer guessing. John Wesley Shipp (“The Flash,” “As the World Turns”), Mary Elaine Ramsey (“Runaways,” “The Blacklist”), Brett Azar (Terminator: Dark Fate, “The Blacklist”), Allison Mackie (“The Affair,” Our Very Own) and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2019
Horror Fuel

A Woman Is Pushed To The Brink In Dutch Film ‘Bloody Marie’

Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 14, 2019
Horror Fuel

IFC Midnight Snags The Rights To Cult Thriller ‘The Other Lamb’

IFC Midnight has acquired the North American rights to the cult thriller The Other Lamb, from director Małgorzata Szumowska (Body, Mug, Elles), which features a nearly all-female cast. Written by award-winning Australian screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen (Two Sentence Horror Stories), the film stars Raffey Cassidy (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)), Michiel Huisman (The Haunting of Hill House), and Denise Gough (Colette). The Other Lamb is a haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), a young girl born into an alternative religion known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children – live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd (Michiel Huisman). Selah, a daughter who is on the cusp of teenage-hood, is an incredibly devoted follower, but begins to bond with Sarah (Denise Gough), an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of Shepherd’s teachings. Selah is given the great honor of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: The Dead Center (2018)

Medical examiner Edward Graham (Bill Feehely) has been tasked with examining a John Doe (Jeremy Childs) suicide… which would be rather routine except for the fact the body has fuckin’ disappeared… well “disappeared” is the wrong word; more like “resurrected” and wandered away… as one does. Eventually our very confused former corpse lands himself in ye olde psychiatric hospital and under the care of Dr. Daniel Forrester (Shane Carruth)… a rather unorthodox medical professional who has raised the ire of the higher ups. Forrester does his best to deduce Doe’s boggle (namely insane-o mood swings unmanageable by normal methods), but he naturally could never guess that this dude has gone loco because he’s now a walking impossibility… and worse yet; those that get close to Doe are beginning to die. Will Graham (who won’t let a missing corpse lie) and Forrester solve these supernatural shenanigans before the body count rises? The Dead Center is one hell of a slow-burn sombre

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 13, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Toys Are Not For Children (1972)

I’m not going to candy coat it; Jamie Godard (Marcia Forbes) is all shades of fucked up. She’s a relative simpleton that masturbates on the regular with the stuffed animals her absentee father sends her (even though she’s a grown-ass woman)… and she calls out “Daddy” as she does it! Soon she finds herself married to her co-worker, though she can’t “consummate” the deal due to them pesky issues mentioned up yonder… and before you can say “oh, fuck no” she finds herself balls deep in the world of prostitution thanks to aging whore Pearl (Evelyn Kingsley) who was a favorite of her horny pops. Needless to say, things go south in more ways than one… Comprised of unlikable or unsympathetic characters, garish fashions, and not nearly as much titillation as one would expect from a picture like this; Toys Are Not For Children is not your average exploitation picture. Jamie and her mother (Fran Warren) seem to be in

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 12, 2019
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