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Late one night when I was twelve and up past curfew, I was channel surfing when I found reruns of this cheesy horror movie (I was already a horror addict by that point), suddenly this divine creature in a skin tight black dress came across the screen, Elvira, I was fascinated. Over the years my girl crush on Elvira never faded, after all she is the “Mistress Of The Dark”. Elvira brought the greatness out of bad horror movies with her one of a kind narration. Everyone knows the name Elvira and between her show, her movies, her photos in magazines, you’ve had to see her at some point. The lady is hard miss. Her larger than life personality, her outrageous sense of humor and great looks have made her a legend. How much do you know about the women behind the spunky character? Elvira’s real name is Cassandra Peterson. Cassandra was born in Manhattan, Kansas and raised in Colorado
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Wednesday, the daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams, is a name we all recognize. The girl with a morbid obsession, with pigtails and dressed in black, is a true horror icon. We’ve all wondered what Wednesday would be like all grown up, now the webs series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ shows us the lady she has become. Wednesday was brought to life on TV by Lisa Loring and in the movies by Christina Ricci, both times as a young girl. We have all wondered what an adult Wednesday would be like, now there is a web series that answers that very question. The web series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ was created by Melissa Hunter, who also plays Wednesday in the series. The web series airs on her YouTube channel. After completing the first season, consisting of six episodes. the series has returned with a second season. There is a new episode every Wednesday (how fitting) . After all these years, Wednesday hasn’t
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Kylie (Morgana O’Reilly), a young woman has gotten herself into a bit of trouble. She now finds herself living with her estranged mother (Rima Bucknell) and step father Graeme ( Ross Harper) in her child home home. Kylie discovers that the house was once a half-way house for the mentally disturbed and that a girl named Elizabeth (Kitty Chalmers) was murdered in her bedroom. To make things worse, Elizabeth is haunting the house, but Kylie isn’t the type to running screaming into the night, she’s a fighter. Security man/paranormal investigator Amos (Glen-Paul Waru) , aims to help Kylie solve the mystery of who murdered Elizabeth. Their main suspect is Kylie’s reclusive neighbor, but things are often not what they appear to be. There’s nothing worse than being woken up in the middle of the night by a possessed teddy bear , or is there? This horror, thriller was written and directed by Gerard Johnstone, who also wrote and directed the
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‘V/H/S Viral’ is an anthology that follows a disturbing chain of events connected by a series of viral videos. The videos consist of the stories connected to a stolen ice cream truck. The found footage shorts were each directed by different directors. The movie opens with ‘Vicious Circles’ by director Marcel Sarmiento. A young man (Kelly Misek Jr.), obsessed with capturing a viral video encounters a stolen ice cream truck in a high speed chase with the police. While filming his girlfriend (Emilia Ares Zoryan) is kidnapped by who ever is in the truck. Gregg Bishop’s section titled ‘Dante the Great’ follows Dante, a magician (Justin Welborn) who has a truly magical cape, that sometimes takes on a life of it’s own, and his assistant (Emmy Argo). This may have been the only section of the film that I actually found half way entertaining. In ‘Parallel Monsters’ directed by Nacho Vigalondo, a man creates a portal to another dimension and
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In 1979 a movie was released titled ‘The Amityville Horror’, that became an instant horror classic, this is the true story that inspired that supernatural masterpiece. The fact that the movie is based on a true story only adds to the sense of terror. ‘The Amityville Horror’ movie follows a newly wed couple who move into a house with their with their family. The Lutz family, George and Kathy and their three children, bought the house for a steal due to the fact that the previous family,the DeFeos, were brutally murdered in the home. Soon after moving in the Lutz family begin experiencing strange things. George becomes unhinged and things only get worse when he discovers a hidden room in the basement. The true story begins with the DeFeo family, the owners before the Lutz family, who lived in the house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. On Thursday, November 13, 1974 at 3:15 am, 23 year old
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We have long been obsessed with everything that is spiritual, paranormal and the supernatural. Locations are not the only things that can be haunted, items and even people can be latched onto by entities. Here are seven items that have been long renowned as the some of the most haunted items in the world. 1. The “Ebay” Dibbuk Box In 2001, a Portland antique dealer attended an estate sale, the belongings were owned by Jewish woman who had passed away at 103. The lady was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. The antique dealer found an interesting small locked cabinet. The woman’s grand daughter warned the man that is was indeed a ‘Dibbuk’ box and contained an evil spirit. He purchased the box anyway. He soon discovered that the woman’s warnings were real. He began to witness his doors open and close, bad odors would fill the air and strange noises began to plague his shop.
Continue reading →
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Michael Kehoe is the writer/director of ‘Hush’ , a short film taking film festivals by storm. Every time I check my Twitter feed or talk with Michael there is a new update and another award. I’ve never seen anything like it. ‘Hush’ truly is fantastic and knowing that there will be a full length film has me really excited. You see, the short is actually one scene from the movie. I recently interviewed Michael about ‘Hush’ you can read the full interview here : https://horrorfuel.com/horror/reviews-horror/an-interview-with-michael-kehoe-writerdirector-of-hush-2 I caught up with Michael on Friday to get an update and find out how everything was going. KM “Since our interview you have been racking up awards for ‘Hush’. What awards have you gotten since the last time we talked?” MK “We’ve won two more awards for ‘Best Horror Film’, and one award for ‘Best Cinematography’ , I wanted Director of Photography John Connor to win. He was instrumental in making it happen. After
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A group of female writers, actresses and directors are getting bloody in PSA’s to urge people to donate blood, nine women including the Soska sisters, are making short films with horror themes, to get their message out. You have to check out this campaign! The list of short films for the PSA includes ‘Ripe And Bloody’ by award winning filmmaker Patricia Chica and executive producer Tara Kurtz. Variety recently referred to Chica as “a prolific director of shorts and TV projects”. Hospitals are in desperate need of blood donations. On average there are 5,000,000 blood transfusions a year in the U.S. alone. Blood is a matter of life and death. In fact with out the donations made by some great people, my husband would not be here today. He was in a horrible accident and without the six blood transfusions he received, I would have lost him. Your donation can save a life! Be a hero and give blood, “after
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This month is ‘Women In Horror Month’ . Everyday this month we are shinning a spotlight on a woman who has made an impact on the world of horror. Today we take a look at the talented, beautiful and badass Nicole Alonso, an actress, producer, singer, songwriter and model. This woman can do it all. Alonso is the star of the award winning indie horror hit ‘Crawl Or Die’. Alonso also starred in ‘Screen’ and ‘The Battle Of Tinker’. The multi talented beauty has a great single on iTunes titled ‘Rock With Me’ that you should definitely check out. I can also tell you this about Alonso, she is incredibly dedicated to her fan base. She interacts with fans more than any actress I’ve ever met. She is down to earth and an all around sweetheart. Alonso is the star of ‘Crawl Or Die’, the first film in a planned trilogy written and directed by Oklahoma Ward. In ‘Crawl Or
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In ‘Dracula Untold’ we see a new side of the Dracula legend that ties in the history of the real Vlad “The Impaler”. The movie delves into the beginning of Dracula’s story, when he was a man trying to protect his family and people against the Turks that he knows will invade. He refuses to meet their demands of one thousand boys as tribute for their army, when at the last moment of the meeting Mehmed also demands Vlad’s son to take to raise. Vlad has lived a peaceful life for ten years but the legendary fighter will never allow the Turks to take the boys or his son. Vlad must make a choice between losing it all or becoming a monster. Luke Evans (Immortals) stars as Vlad/Dracula. Evans is a good fit for the role of immortal badass. The role of Vlad’s wife Mirena is played by the beautiful Sarah Gadon (Enemy). Art Parkinson does a great job as
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HalloweenMoviesReviewsStreaming TV
Late one night when I was twelve and up past curfew, I was channel surfing when I found reruns of this cheesy horror movie (I was already a horror addict by that point), suddenly this divine creature in a skin tight black dress came across the screen, Elvira, I was fascinated. Over the years my girl crush on Elvira never faded, after all she is the “Mistress Of The Dark”. Elvira brought the greatness out of bad horror movies with her one of a kind narration. Everyone knows the name Elvira and between her show, her movies, her photos in magazines, you’ve had to see her at some point. The lady is hard miss. Her larger than life personality, her outrageous sense of humor and great looks have made her a legend. How much do you know about the women behind the spunky character? Elvira’s real name is Cassandra Peterson. Cassandra was born in Manhattan, Kansas and raised in Colorado
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
Wednesday, the daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams, is a name we all recognize. The girl with a morbid obsession, with pigtails and dressed in black, is a true horror icon. We’ve all wondered what Wednesday would be like all grown up, now the webs series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ shows us the lady she has become. Wednesday was brought to life on TV by Lisa Loring and in the movies by Christina Ricci, both times as a young girl. We have all wondered what an adult Wednesday would be like, now there is a web series that answers that very question. The web series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ was created by Melissa Hunter, who also plays Wednesday in the series. The web series airs on her YouTube channel. After completing the first season, consisting of six episodes. the series has returned with a second season. There is a new episode every Wednesday (how fitting) . After all these years, Wednesday hasn’t
Continue reading →
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Kylie (Morgana O’Reilly), a young woman has gotten herself into a bit of trouble. She now finds herself living with her estranged mother (Rima Bucknell) and step father Graeme ( Ross Harper) in her child home home. Kylie discovers that the house was once a half-way house for the mentally disturbed and that a girl named Elizabeth (Kitty Chalmers) was murdered in her bedroom. To make things worse, Elizabeth is haunting the house, but Kylie isn’t the type to running screaming into the night, she’s a fighter. Security man/paranormal investigator Amos (Glen-Paul Waru) , aims to help Kylie solve the mystery of who murdered Elizabeth. Their main suspect is Kylie’s reclusive neighbor, but things are often not what they appear to be. There’s nothing worse than being woken up in the middle of the night by a possessed teddy bear , or is there? This horror, thriller was written and directed by Gerard Johnstone, who also wrote and directed the
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
‘V/H/S Viral’ is an anthology that follows a disturbing chain of events connected by a series of viral videos. The videos consist of the stories connected to a stolen ice cream truck. The found footage shorts were each directed by different directors. The movie opens with ‘Vicious Circles’ by director Marcel Sarmiento. A young man (Kelly Misek Jr.), obsessed with capturing a viral video encounters a stolen ice cream truck in a high speed chase with the police. While filming his girlfriend (Emilia Ares Zoryan) is kidnapped by who ever is in the truck. Gregg Bishop’s section titled ‘Dante the Great’ follows Dante, a magician (Justin Welborn) who has a truly magical cape, that sometimes takes on a life of it’s own, and his assistant (Emmy Argo). This may have been the only section of the film that I actually found half way entertaining. In ‘Parallel Monsters’ directed by Nacho Vigalondo, a man creates a portal to another dimension and
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TVTrue Story
In 1979 a movie was released titled ‘The Amityville Horror’, that became an instant horror classic, this is the true story that inspired that supernatural masterpiece. The fact that the movie is based on a true story only adds to the sense of terror. ‘The Amityville Horror’ movie follows a newly wed couple who move into a house with their with their family. The Lutz family, George and Kathy and their three children, bought the house for a steal due to the fact that the previous family,the DeFeos, were brutally murdered in the home. Soon after moving in the Lutz family begin experiencing strange things. George becomes unhinged and things only get worse when he discovers a hidden room in the basement. The true story begins with the DeFeo family, the owners before the Lutz family, who lived in the house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. On Thursday, November 13, 1974 at 3:15 am, 23 year old
Continue reading →
Reviews
We have long been obsessed with everything that is spiritual, paranormal and the supernatural. Locations are not the only things that can be haunted, items and even people can be latched onto by entities. Here are seven items that have been long renowned as the some of the most haunted items in the world. 1. The “Ebay” Dibbuk Box In 2001, a Portland antique dealer attended an estate sale, the belongings were owned by Jewish woman who had passed away at 103. The lady was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. The antique dealer found an interesting small locked cabinet. The woman’s grand daughter warned the man that is was indeed a ‘Dibbuk’ box and contained an evil spirit. He purchased the box anyway. He soon discovered that the woman’s warnings were real. He began to witness his doors open and close, bad odors would fill the air and strange noises began to plague his shop.
Continue reading →
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Michael Kehoe is the writer/director of ‘Hush’ , a short film taking film festivals by storm. Every time I check my Twitter feed or talk with Michael there is a new update and another award. I’ve never seen anything like it. ‘Hush’ truly is fantastic and knowing that there will be a full length film has me really excited. You see, the short is actually one scene from the movie. I recently interviewed Michael about ‘Hush’ you can read the full interview here : https://horrorfuel.com/horror/reviews-horror/an-interview-with-michael-kehoe-writerdirector-of-hush-2 I caught up with Michael on Friday to get an update and find out how everything was going. KM “Since our interview you have been racking up awards for ‘Hush’. What awards have you gotten since the last time we talked?” MK “We’ve won two more awards for ‘Best Horror Film’, and one award for ‘Best Cinematography’ , I wanted Director of Photography John Connor to win. He was instrumental in making it happen. After
Continue reading →
News
A group of female writers, actresses and directors are getting bloody in PSA’s to urge people to donate blood, nine women including the Soska sisters, are making short films with horror themes, to get their message out. You have to check out this campaign! The list of short films for the PSA includes ‘Ripe And Bloody’ by award winning filmmaker Patricia Chica and executive producer Tara Kurtz. Variety recently referred to Chica as “a prolific director of shorts and TV projects”. Hospitals are in desperate need of blood donations. On average there are 5,000,000 blood transfusions a year in the U.S. alone. Blood is a matter of life and death. In fact with out the donations made by some great people, my husband would not be here today. He was in a horrible accident and without the six blood transfusions he received, I would have lost him. Your donation can save a life! Be a hero and give blood, “after
Continue reading →
InterviewsReviews
This month is ‘Women In Horror Month’ . Everyday this month we are shinning a spotlight on a woman who has made an impact on the world of horror. Today we take a look at the talented, beautiful and badass Nicole Alonso, an actress, producer, singer, songwriter and model. This woman can do it all. Alonso is the star of the award winning indie horror hit ‘Crawl Or Die’. Alonso also starred in ‘Screen’ and ‘The Battle Of Tinker’. The multi talented beauty has a great single on iTunes titled ‘Rock With Me’ that you should definitely check out. I can also tell you this about Alonso, she is incredibly dedicated to her fan base. She interacts with fans more than any actress I’ve ever met. She is down to earth and an all around sweetheart. Alonso is the star of ‘Crawl Or Die’, the first film in a planned trilogy written and directed by Oklahoma Ward. In ‘Crawl Or
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
In ‘Dracula Untold’ we see a new side of the Dracula legend that ties in the history of the real Vlad “The Impaler”. The movie delves into the beginning of Dracula’s story, when he was a man trying to protect his family and people against the Turks that he knows will invade. He refuses to meet their demands of one thousand boys as tribute for their army, when at the last moment of the meeting Mehmed also demands Vlad’s son to take to raise. Vlad has lived a peaceful life for ten years but the legendary fighter will never allow the Turks to take the boys or his son. Vlad must make a choice between losing it all or becoming a monster. Luke Evans (Immortals) stars as Vlad/Dracula. Evans is a good fit for the role of immortal badass. The role of Vlad’s wife Mirena is played by the beautiful Sarah Gadon (Enemy). Art Parkinson does a great job as
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