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Movie Review: Close Calls Takes Familiar Terror Tropes to Surreal Places!

Morgan is your typical, everyday teenager…all ‘tude and ’80’s slang (as the kids today do?). Anyway, Morgan gives her father the ol’ wise ass ass wise one too many and finds herself grounded…and forced to stay at home with her nuttier than a god damn fruitcake grandmother (who continuously spews blood and lives in what could best be described as a freakin’ haunted attraction in the attic) while her father goes out on a date. To deal with this bummer turn of events, Morgan does a shit ton of drugs and eats pizza in her underwear (a typical Tuesday for some of you creeps, except she actually looks attractive doing it). Soon Morgan is plagued by a series of bizarre obscene phone calls, strange psychotic episodes featuring her dead mother, and the demands of nutty Nana…not to mention an outre, psychotic stranger named Barry that appears on our heroine’s door step (with a supposed tie to her Father) who ups

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DanXIII
Feb 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

Film maker David Jung Readying R.O.A.M.; a New Dark Sci-Fi Short!

Writer/Director David Jung (The Possession of Michael King) is preparing to shoot his newest film; a dark sci-fi short titled R.O.A.M. in February. R.O.A.M. details the machinations of the eponymous corporation…and the woman brave enough to stand up to them, while adding a fantastic twist sure to leave lovers of comic book style fantasy well and truly satisfied! And while the short looks to be on track to being a ton of fun, the marketing behind the film is making the whole affair into an immersive experience, including an incredibly cool website, and trailer: Pretty damn cool isn’t it my creeps? If you want to be part of bringing R.O.A.M. to life, you can check out the film’s Kickstarter right here, and in the mean time, here’s a few more tasty bits o’ concept art to tide you over!

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DanXIII
Feb 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: The Campus is a Fantastic Throwback to Italian Horror Cinema!

As The Campus begins, an archaeology expedition unleashes Satan (realized in damn fine practical glory) from his underground prison. Well apparently the leader of that lil’ expidition made a deal with ol’ Scratch, and after he dies, his estranged daughter Morgan is left hangin’ in the breeze to make good on the balance of the deal. How does this affect her everyday life? For starters she’s menaced by dudes in bizarre masks who make odd clicking sounds and try to murder here every damn second. They actually succeed and ol’ Morgy is brought back to life…only to die and come back time and again with each resurrection taking another piece of her essence. Can Morgan end the curse and square off with the Devil before she completely forfeits her soul? The Campus is one hell of a fun time in the ol’ horror biz! It’s loaded with practical effects (including monster suits and gallons o’ gooey gore), great occult overtones,

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DanXIII
Jan 31, 2018
Horror Fuel

Album Review: The Speaking Void’s Bonescroll Will be the Soundtrack to Your Nightmares!

Recently your’s cruelly had the pleasure of fillin’ my eerie earholes with Bonescroll; the latest album from The Speaking Void, a solo project from Nick Ransom; one half of the demonically dark duo known as Johnny Unheimlich. Spread out over six pitch black tracks (with titles such as How Dare You and I Hope You Rot), Bonescroll infects your subconscious with layers of ambient soundscapes that play out like the soundtrack to your darkest dreams and repressed nightmares. Speaking of soundtracks, someone should get this material paired up with a fright flick stat! Don’t believe me? Have a listen to a sinister sample! https://www.facebook.com/thespeakingvoid/videos/883740598461082/ As you can hear; this arcane audio pairs up perfectly with drinking wine under a midnight sky, casting a spell or two, or writing dark literature…you know, your normal Tuesday activities! I can’t recommend this release enough to lovers of Darkwave, Drone, or Doom based music! To hear more from The Speaking Void head here!

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DanXIII
Jan 30, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: In A Madman’s World Takes Us to Places No Sane Person Would Want to Go!

Elmer Wayne Henley is a down on his luck young dude from Texas. His family is broken (ol’ Elmer lives with his Mom for the record…probably because his Dad is the type of guy that doesn’t think twice about pulling a pistol and unloading a few rounds at his son’s back as he runs away), he’s surrounded by poverty, and his future doesn’t look all that bright and shiny. Enter small time hoodlum Dean Croll into Henley’s life…a charismatic fellow who gets our “hero” involved in all manner of thievery. Of course the illicit activity takes a turn for the darker side when Croll decides that white slavery…in particular the trade of young male teens, would be more lucrative…and Henley goes right along with the insanity. Croll then proceeds to take things even further by raping and murdering scores of young men which Henley helps lure into his clutches (due in no small part to Dean playing into his paranoia)…though

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DanXIII
Jan 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Rendel Dark Vengeance is Hyper-Violent Fun!

After a rather intense opening narration where our hero, Rendel, basically lays it on the line that he is going to tear every criminal he meets a brand new asshole, we learn about the VALA corporation and their shady vaccine business before cutting to some gangsta shit (also involving VALA) getting broken up (along with a score of criminal faces) by our viciously violent pal Big R (with some help from his ethereal blonde muse). Time passes, VALA gets super pissed that Rendel keeps harshing their gig, and action is taken…namely the assembly of a team of crazy hitmen gathered to take our hero down. Outrageous levels of violence ensue. Rendel is a nice alternative to the high adventure cape and spandex yarns currently dominating pop culture. While Rendel does wear a superhero costume of sorts, he is silent, violent (there’s that word again…notice a theme?), and completely driven to destroy the VALA corporation (with very good reason, but i’m

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DanXIII
Jan 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Ghastlies Will Tickle Your Funny Bone…Then Break It!

Ghastlies begins in a way I’m sure we can all relate to…namely with a U.F.O dispensing toothy aliens that bite the shit out of a Satanic cult…real human condition stuff. Following that lil’ slice of gravitas we are introduced to four sorority sisters who head off to a secluded cabin in the woods where, as you may have surmised, they too are plagued (eventually…more on that in ye olde third paragraph) by those same menacin’ monsters from beyond the stars. Can our comely heroines survive this night of teeth, claws, and dodgy puppetry? Ghastlies is exactly what it sets out to be; a fun throwback to the Gremlins clones (Critters, Hobgoblins, Munchies, Ghoulies…especially with that satanic angle mentioned previous) your’s cruelly absolutely loved in his misspent youth…aw screw it, we all know I still love ’em! You get blood, boobs, practical low-rent (read: gloriously rad) puppets, and a ton of goofy fun. The whole affair is cartoony, surreal, and a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 28, 2018
Horror Fuel

Inoperable Prepares to Slash it’s way to DVD and Digital HD!

Inoperable, the supernatural shocker that pits iconic scream queen Danielle Harris against a hurricane and the paranormal is ready to slash it’s way into your home on February 6th! Feast your eerie eyeballs on the ol’ official word below: Los Angeles, CA – Zorya Films, Millman Productions and ITN Distribution are putting scream queen Danielle Harris under the knife with the February 6th DVD and VOD release of Christopher Lawrence Chapman’s Inoperable. Harris (Halloween 4 & 5, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, the Hatchet franchise) stars as Amy, a hospital patient who must battle nature and the supernatural before she ends up trapped for eternity. Chapman directed from a script he co-wrote with producer Jeff Miller following their collaboration on Clowntown. Inoperable will be available nationwide on DVD, Cable VOD and Digital HD on February 6th. Here’s the film’s trailer to tide you over ’til then! For more on Inoperable from Horror Fuel head here!

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DanXIII
Jan 27, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Black Wake Deftly Combines Found Footage and Lovecraft Style Mythology!

Black Wake details the investigation of comely scientist Dr. Luiza Moreira (Nana Gouvea) who begins reviewing every scrap of video evidence concerning a rash of deaths occurring on various beaches near the Atlantic Ocean. As she presses on, Moreira finds shocking evidence that a monstrous prehistoric parasite may be responsible for the murderous mayhem. Complicating matters are a shadow organization that is following Moreira’s every move, a strange cult tied to the parasite (lead by a homeless man that may be Patient Zero of the outbreak), and the lil’ matter of the murder victims returning to life as violence crazed zombie-like beings! Can Dr. Moreira solve the case, survive the forces conspiring against her, maintain her sanity, and save the world? The greatest (though by no means “only”) thing Black Wake has going for it is a truly excellent sense of mythology and world building courtesy of screen writers Jerry Janda, Carlos Keyes, and Jeremiah Kipp (who also directed). As

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DanXIII
Jan 27, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Butcher the Bakers Hits a Sweet Spot Between Laughs and Lacerations!

Where do grim reapers, who in this universe resemble WWF/E great The Undertaker (sans chapeau…yeah baby, that’s some culture for yo’ ass!) go when they are fired? Well, they go to any random small town where they commit acts of unspeakable murder to collect souls for their own sinister ends. Who can stand in this evil’s way? Why Sam and Martin, the mentally challenged employees of the local bakery ‘natch (they actually get hired by a bureaucrat in charge of the reapers to dispatch his wayward charge). Our heroes soon armor up (in ridiculously homemade fashion) and tackle the monstrous menace head on…but can these two idiots overcome a preternatural presence of unimaginable destructiveness? Butcher the Bakers is that rare breed of picture…one that can deftly balance gore and guffaws…well, eventually (more on that in a bit my creeps). Let’s start, as always, with what works in this flick…’cuz puppies and rainbow style positively is the Daniel XIII hallmark! First

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DanXIII
Jan 25, 2018

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Movie Review: Close Calls Takes Familiar Terror Tropes to Surreal Places!

Morgan is your typical, everyday teenager…all ‘tude and ’80’s slang (as the kids today do?). Anyway, Morgan gives her father the ol’ wise ass ass wise one too many and finds herself grounded…and forced to stay at home with her nuttier than a god damn fruitcake grandmother (who continuously spews blood and lives in what could best be described as a freakin’ haunted attraction in the attic) while her father goes out on a date. To deal with this bummer turn of events, Morgan does a shit ton of drugs and eats pizza in her underwear (a typical Tuesday for some of you creeps, except she actually looks attractive doing it). Soon Morgan is plagued by a series of bizarre obscene phone calls, strange psychotic episodes featuring her dead mother, and the demands of nutty Nana…not to mention an outre, psychotic stranger named Barry that appears on our heroine’s door step (with a supposed tie to her Father) who ups

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Feb 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

Film maker David Jung Readying R.O.A.M.; a New Dark Sci-Fi Short!

Writer/Director David Jung (The Possession of Michael King) is preparing to shoot his newest film; a dark sci-fi short titled R.O.A.M. in February. R.O.A.M. details the machinations of the eponymous corporation…and the woman brave enough to stand up to them, while adding a fantastic twist sure to leave lovers of comic book style fantasy well and truly satisfied! And while the short looks to be on track to being a ton of fun, the marketing behind the film is making the whole affair into an immersive experience, including an incredibly cool website, and trailer: Pretty damn cool isn’t it my creeps? If you want to be part of bringing R.O.A.M. to life, you can check out the film’s Kickstarter right here, and in the mean time, here’s a few more tasty bits o’ concept art to tide you over!

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Feb 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: The Campus is a Fantastic Throwback to Italian Horror Cinema!

As The Campus begins, an archaeology expedition unleashes Satan (realized in damn fine practical glory) from his underground prison. Well apparently the leader of that lil’ expidition made a deal with ol’ Scratch, and after he dies, his estranged daughter Morgan is left hangin’ in the breeze to make good on the balance of the deal. How does this affect her everyday life? For starters she’s menaced by dudes in bizarre masks who make odd clicking sounds and try to murder here every damn second. They actually succeed and ol’ Morgy is brought back to life…only to die and come back time and again with each resurrection taking another piece of her essence. Can Morgan end the curse and square off with the Devil before she completely forfeits her soul? The Campus is one hell of a fun time in the ol’ horror biz! It’s loaded with practical effects (including monster suits and gallons o’ gooey gore), great occult overtones,

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 31, 2018
Horror Fuel

Album Review: The Speaking Void’s Bonescroll Will be the Soundtrack to Your Nightmares!

Recently your’s cruelly had the pleasure of fillin’ my eerie earholes with Bonescroll; the latest album from The Speaking Void, a solo project from Nick Ransom; one half of the demonically dark duo known as Johnny Unheimlich. Spread out over six pitch black tracks (with titles such as How Dare You and I Hope You Rot), Bonescroll infects your subconscious with layers of ambient soundscapes that play out like the soundtrack to your darkest dreams and repressed nightmares. Speaking of soundtracks, someone should get this material paired up with a fright flick stat! Don’t believe me? Have a listen to a sinister sample! https://www.facebook.com/thespeakingvoid/videos/883740598461082/ As you can hear; this arcane audio pairs up perfectly with drinking wine under a midnight sky, casting a spell or two, or writing dark literature…you know, your normal Tuesday activities! I can’t recommend this release enough to lovers of Darkwave, Drone, or Doom based music! To hear more from The Speaking Void head here!

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 30, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: In A Madman’s World Takes Us to Places No Sane Person Would Want to Go!

Elmer Wayne Henley is a down on his luck young dude from Texas. His family is broken (ol’ Elmer lives with his Mom for the record…probably because his Dad is the type of guy that doesn’t think twice about pulling a pistol and unloading a few rounds at his son’s back as he runs away), he’s surrounded by poverty, and his future doesn’t look all that bright and shiny. Enter small time hoodlum Dean Croll into Henley’s life…a charismatic fellow who gets our “hero” involved in all manner of thievery. Of course the illicit activity takes a turn for the darker side when Croll decides that white slavery…in particular the trade of young male teens, would be more lucrative…and Henley goes right along with the insanity. Croll then proceeds to take things even further by raping and murdering scores of young men which Henley helps lure into his clutches (due in no small part to Dean playing into his paranoia)…though

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Rendel Dark Vengeance is Hyper-Violent Fun!

After a rather intense opening narration where our hero, Rendel, basically lays it on the line that he is going to tear every criminal he meets a brand new asshole, we learn about the VALA corporation and their shady vaccine business before cutting to some gangsta shit (also involving VALA) getting broken up (along with a score of criminal faces) by our viciously violent pal Big R (with some help from his ethereal blonde muse). Time passes, VALA gets super pissed that Rendel keeps harshing their gig, and action is taken…namely the assembly of a team of crazy hitmen gathered to take our hero down. Outrageous levels of violence ensue. Rendel is a nice alternative to the high adventure cape and spandex yarns currently dominating pop culture. While Rendel does wear a superhero costume of sorts, he is silent, violent (there’s that word again…notice a theme?), and completely driven to destroy the VALA corporation (with very good reason, but i’m

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Ghastlies Will Tickle Your Funny Bone…Then Break It!

Ghastlies begins in a way I’m sure we can all relate to…namely with a U.F.O dispensing toothy aliens that bite the shit out of a Satanic cult…real human condition stuff. Following that lil’ slice of gravitas we are introduced to four sorority sisters who head off to a secluded cabin in the woods where, as you may have surmised, they too are plagued (eventually…more on that in ye olde third paragraph) by those same menacin’ monsters from beyond the stars. Can our comely heroines survive this night of teeth, claws, and dodgy puppetry? Ghastlies is exactly what it sets out to be; a fun throwback to the Gremlins clones (Critters, Hobgoblins, Munchies, Ghoulies…especially with that satanic angle mentioned previous) your’s cruelly absolutely loved in his misspent youth…aw screw it, we all know I still love ’em! You get blood, boobs, practical low-rent (read: gloriously rad) puppets, and a ton of goofy fun. The whole affair is cartoony, surreal, and a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 28, 2018
Horror Fuel

Inoperable Prepares to Slash it’s way to DVD and Digital HD!

Inoperable, the supernatural shocker that pits iconic scream queen Danielle Harris against a hurricane and the paranormal is ready to slash it’s way into your home on February 6th! Feast your eerie eyeballs on the ol’ official word below: Los Angeles, CA – Zorya Films, Millman Productions and ITN Distribution are putting scream queen Danielle Harris under the knife with the February 6th DVD and VOD release of Christopher Lawrence Chapman’s Inoperable. Harris (Halloween 4 & 5, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, the Hatchet franchise) stars as Amy, a hospital patient who must battle nature and the supernatural before she ends up trapped for eternity. Chapman directed from a script he co-wrote with producer Jeff Miller following their collaboration on Clowntown. Inoperable will be available nationwide on DVD, Cable VOD and Digital HD on February 6th. Here’s the film’s trailer to tide you over ’til then! For more on Inoperable from Horror Fuel head here!

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 27, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Black Wake Deftly Combines Found Footage and Lovecraft Style Mythology!

Black Wake details the investigation of comely scientist Dr. Luiza Moreira (Nana Gouvea) who begins reviewing every scrap of video evidence concerning a rash of deaths occurring on various beaches near the Atlantic Ocean. As she presses on, Moreira finds shocking evidence that a monstrous prehistoric parasite may be responsible for the murderous mayhem. Complicating matters are a shadow organization that is following Moreira’s every move, a strange cult tied to the parasite (lead by a homeless man that may be Patient Zero of the outbreak), and the lil’ matter of the murder victims returning to life as violence crazed zombie-like beings! Can Dr. Moreira solve the case, survive the forces conspiring against her, maintain her sanity, and save the world? The greatest (though by no means “only”) thing Black Wake has going for it is a truly excellent sense of mythology and world building courtesy of screen writers Jerry Janda, Carlos Keyes, and Jeremiah Kipp (who also directed). As

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 27, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Butcher the Bakers Hits a Sweet Spot Between Laughs and Lacerations!

Where do grim reapers, who in this universe resemble WWF/E great The Undertaker (sans chapeau…yeah baby, that’s some culture for yo’ ass!) go when they are fired? Well, they go to any random small town where they commit acts of unspeakable murder to collect souls for their own sinister ends. Who can stand in this evil’s way? Why Sam and Martin, the mentally challenged employees of the local bakery ‘natch (they actually get hired by a bureaucrat in charge of the reapers to dispatch his wayward charge). Our heroes soon armor up (in ridiculously homemade fashion) and tackle the monstrous menace head on…but can these two idiots overcome a preternatural presence of unimaginable destructiveness? Butcher the Bakers is that rare breed of picture…one that can deftly balance gore and guffaws…well, eventually (more on that in a bit my creeps). Let’s start, as always, with what works in this flick…’cuz puppies and rainbow style positively is the Daniel XIII hallmark! First

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jan 25, 2018
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