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AMC’s Preacher To Premiere At SXSW

AMC’s new series Preacher will premier this March at SXSW, followed by the TV premiere this May. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will be directing the series, which is based on the adaption of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s fantastic graphic novel by the same name. For those who are not familiar with the comics, let me explain. Preacher follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a preacher from a small Texas town, who was pushed into his profession by his effing insane family. Jesse, after being possessed by Genesis, an entity that is half angel and half demon, sets out to find God. He is accompanied by his ex girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun). The angels, desperate to have Genesis back in his cage, send “The Killer of Saints” to find him. If the series is anything like the graphic novels, it will be dark, twisted and controversial.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2016
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Friday the 13th Gets Lucky

A Few Words From Our Ms. Palmer “What a piece of shit! No one’s gonna see this crap!” — Actress Betsy Palmer aka Pamela Vorhees The late, esteemed critic, Roger Ebert, coined the phrase “Dead Teenager Movie” and I have stated several times that Jaws 2 arguably gets technical credit as the first one. While teenagers in peril was a long standing theme and used over and over again, it’s the sequel to Spielberg’s game changing shark movie that lined them up one after another for the monster to pick off. Jaws 2 gave the designer sheen to killing off teens. It wasn’t a grainy “B Movie” that played part of a double bill at the drive in. This was wide screen Panavision and a 50 million budget. While there was no nudity, the underlying “have sex and die” motif was there with a killer in the form a pissed off female Great White Shark. The original 1978 Halloween fine

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Capt McNeely
Jan 11, 2016
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New Comic Book Day: Horror Comics 01/06/2016

Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at Horror Fuel ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 01/06/16 there are plenty of Horror Comics coming out to suit your need to read. Here is my list of what I think you should pick up or add to your pull lists: Dark Horse Comics – Angel & Faith Season 10 #22, Joe Golem: Occult Detective #3, This Damned Band #6, Dead Vengeance #4, Lone Wolf 2100 #1 IDW Publishing – October Faction #12, Ghostbusters International #1, Victorie City #1, The Eighth Seal #2, Luna the Vampire #1 Image Comics – Nailbiter #19, Mythic #6, Saints #4 DC Comics – Swamp Thing #1 Titan Books –Bloodthirsty: One Nation Under Water #4 Vertigo Comics – Survivor’s Club #4 Zenescope Entertainment – Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Van Helsing vs Dracula #4

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Capt McNeely
Jan 5, 2016
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Top 5 Horror Comics of 2015

Happy New Year! 2016 is here and that means looking back at the best that 2015 had to offer. I have compiled my Top 5 list of Horror Comics in 2015. So without further ado; here they are: 5. Outcast “Outcast” was created by writer Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta. In “Outcast”, Kyle Barnes, a man that has been plagued by demonic possessions since his childhood, searches for answers. Image Comics. 4. Wytches ” Wytches” is written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Jock. In “Wytches”, The Rook family, and their daughter Sailor, deal with superstitious locals who pledge people to a mysterious force in the woods. Image Comics. 3. Negative Space “Negative Space” is written by Ryan K. Lindsay and illustrated by Owen Gieni. In “Negative Space”, writer Guy Harris contemplates suicide and unwittingly uncovers a conspiracy of a corporation to harvest raw emotion and placate an entity. Dark Horse Comics. 2.B.P.R.D Hell On Earth “B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth”

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Capt McNeely
Jan 4, 2016
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Marvel’s New Comic Based On The Haunted Masion

Marvel will soon have a new comic, based on Disney’s attraction The Haunted Mansion. The first issue, written by Joshua Williamson with artwork by E.M. Gist, is due out in March and will introduce the 999 ghosts that walk the halls of the mansion. One thisng that Marvel and I have talked about a little bit is making sure there’s really a horror aspect,” Williamson said. “There are silly parts of the attraction, but we wanted to make sure there was horror there, which is not something I’ve done a lot with my other books.” Williamson’s other titles include Ghosted, Birthright and Nailbiter from Image Comics, Captain Midnight under Dark Horse Comics and Boom! Studios’ Robocop.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 28, 2015
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‘Salem’s Lot Sucks Like A Good Vampire Movie Should

Vampires Are Back “Barlow! He’s a vampire! He must be destroyed!” — David Soul, Salem’s Lot That’s a line of dialogue from the cheesy and absolutely fun 1979 mini series, ‘Salem’s Lot. While it comes nowhere near the elegance and terror of the Stephen King novel, it totally avoids the cynicism and emptiness of the 2004 remake with Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland. When you have vampires, especially scary vampires, why is there a need for sexual predator fathers and teachers? This was not a subject of the book, so why did the 2004 remake need to add this dimension? It’s like the Amityville Horror films (which none, and I mean ZERO are good horror films) you have all these ghosts, why does the house have to explode or someone chases someone with an axe or commit incest? Aren’t the ghosts scary enough? At least the original 1979 B movie gave us a puking a nun and a wonderful hamfisted

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Capt McNeely
Dec 16, 2015
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Banshee by Terry Maggert

Banshee by Terry Maggert is a science fiction and fantasy novel I was sent by the author to take a peek at. I intended to review it much sooner, but as you may read in the author’s note below, life is a very fickle thing. Initially what attracted me to this story was the focus on dragons and war. The promise of demons and monsters “sweeping across the planet in a wave of death” had my name written all over it. Who doesn’t love destruction and dragons? Book Description: Cities Fall. Dragons Rise. War Begins. The war for earth began in Hell. First came the earthquakes. Then came the floods. Finally, from the darkened mines, caves and pits, the creatures of our nightmares boiled forth to sweep across the planet in a wave of death. On the run and unprepared, mankind is not alone. We have dragons. Emerging from their slumber, giant dragons select riders to go to war. Their

Continue reading →
Fox Emm
Dec 13, 2015
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SyFy Adapting Harrow County Comic For New Show

The SyFy channel is currently developing a new series based on Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook’s Dark Horse comic Harrow County. Dominion and Twelve Monkeys writer, Becky Kirsch, will be penning the adaption. Horror County focuses on Emmy, who has always known that the woods surrounding her home is filled with goblins, ghosts and the undead. On her 18th birthday, Emmy learns that she is the reincarnation of a powerful witch. Now the town’s people are set on killing her, again, like they did in previous life. To survive, she must embrace who she really is and her dark powers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2015
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AMC Developing A Supernatural Series Based On Joe Hill’s Novel NOS4A2

The 2013 bestselling novel NOS4A2, by Joe Hill, the son of literary legend Stephen King, is getting a TV adaption by AMC according to Deadline. Michael Eisner’s Tornante TV and AMC Studios will be producing the project. The supernatural story centers on Victoria “Vic” McQueen, a young woman with the uncanny ability for finding things lost. Unfortunately, her gift is also destroying her mind. Her search for help leads her to Charlie Manx, a psychopath with abilities similar to her own. Manx has survived for centuries by abducting people in his 1938 Rolls-Royce (with the license plate NOS4A2) and draining them of their souls to keep himself forever young. When Manx kidnaps Vic’s son she will enter Manx’s dark world in a bid to find her son before it’s too late. Hill has several projects in development based on his novels, including The Fireman,Locke & Key, Heart Shaped Box and the adaption of the novel In The Tall Grass, which

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 9, 2015
Horror Fuel

Introduce Your Kids To The Horror Genre With These Great Children’s Books

If you’re like most people, shopping for Christmas presents for kids can be hard. If you’re a horror fan you might also be looking for a good way to introduce a kid to the horror genre, why not kill two birds with one stone by buying them a book. There are a lot of great horror children’s book out there. To make shopping easier, we have a few recommendations. Don’t Let The Dead Bugs Bite! What would you do if all of the bugs you killed as a child came back seeking revenge? A community is plagued by some “dead bugs,” and cannot get rid of them. The local police, firefighters and Pest Control Pete have no luck. Even the Army fails to rid the town of the troublesome bugs! It’s up to two boys to rid the town of the creepy critters. Stephen Zmina‘s award winning book is available for purchase on Amazon.com . If you would like a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2015

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AMC’s Preacher To Premiere At SXSW

AMC’s new series Preacher will premier this March at SXSW, followed by the TV premiere this May. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will be directing the series, which is based on the adaption of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s fantastic graphic novel by the same name. For those who are not familiar with the comics, let me explain. Preacher follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a preacher from a small Texas town, who was pushed into his profession by his effing insane family. Jesse, after being possessed by Genesis, an entity that is half angel and half demon, sets out to find God. He is accompanied by his ex girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun). The angels, desperate to have Genesis back in his cage, send “The Killer of Saints” to find him. If the series is anything like the graphic novels, it will be dark, twisted and controversial.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2016
Horror Fuel

Friday the 13th Gets Lucky

A Few Words From Our Ms. Palmer “What a piece of shit! No one’s gonna see this crap!” — Actress Betsy Palmer aka Pamela Vorhees The late, esteemed critic, Roger Ebert, coined the phrase “Dead Teenager Movie” and I have stated several times that Jaws 2 arguably gets technical credit as the first one. While teenagers in peril was a long standing theme and used over and over again, it’s the sequel to Spielberg’s game changing shark movie that lined them up one after another for the monster to pick off. Jaws 2 gave the designer sheen to killing off teens. It wasn’t a grainy “B Movie” that played part of a double bill at the drive in. This was wide screen Panavision and a 50 million budget. While there was no nudity, the underlying “have sex and die” motif was there with a killer in the form a pissed off female Great White Shark. The original 1978 Halloween fine

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jan 11, 2016
Horror Fuel

New Comic Book Day: Horror Comics 01/06/2016

Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at Horror Fuel ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 01/06/16 there are plenty of Horror Comics coming out to suit your need to read. Here is my list of what I think you should pick up or add to your pull lists: Dark Horse Comics – Angel & Faith Season 10 #22, Joe Golem: Occult Detective #3, This Damned Band #6, Dead Vengeance #4, Lone Wolf 2100 #1 IDW Publishing – October Faction #12, Ghostbusters International #1, Victorie City #1, The Eighth Seal #2, Luna the Vampire #1 Image Comics – Nailbiter #19, Mythic #6, Saints #4 DC Comics – Swamp Thing #1 Titan Books –Bloodthirsty: One Nation Under Water #4 Vertigo Comics – Survivor’s Club #4 Zenescope Entertainment – Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Van Helsing vs Dracula #4

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Capt McNeely
Jan 5, 2016
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Top 5 Horror Comics of 2015

Happy New Year! 2016 is here and that means looking back at the best that 2015 had to offer. I have compiled my Top 5 list of Horror Comics in 2015. So without further ado; here they are: 5. Outcast “Outcast” was created by writer Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta. In “Outcast”, Kyle Barnes, a man that has been plagued by demonic possessions since his childhood, searches for answers. Image Comics. 4. Wytches ” Wytches” is written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Jock. In “Wytches”, The Rook family, and their daughter Sailor, deal with superstitious locals who pledge people to a mysterious force in the woods. Image Comics. 3. Negative Space “Negative Space” is written by Ryan K. Lindsay and illustrated by Owen Gieni. In “Negative Space”, writer Guy Harris contemplates suicide and unwittingly uncovers a conspiracy of a corporation to harvest raw emotion and placate an entity. Dark Horse Comics. 2.B.P.R.D Hell On Earth “B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth”

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jan 4, 2016
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Marvel’s New Comic Based On The Haunted Masion

Marvel will soon have a new comic, based on Disney’s attraction The Haunted Mansion. The first issue, written by Joshua Williamson with artwork by E.M. Gist, is due out in March and will introduce the 999 ghosts that walk the halls of the mansion. One thisng that Marvel and I have talked about a little bit is making sure there’s really a horror aspect,” Williamson said. “There are silly parts of the attraction, but we wanted to make sure there was horror there, which is not something I’ve done a lot with my other books.” Williamson’s other titles include Ghosted, Birthright and Nailbiter from Image Comics, Captain Midnight under Dark Horse Comics and Boom! Studios’ Robocop.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 28, 2015
Horror Fuel

‘Salem’s Lot Sucks Like A Good Vampire Movie Should

Vampires Are Back “Barlow! He’s a vampire! He must be destroyed!” — David Soul, Salem’s Lot That’s a line of dialogue from the cheesy and absolutely fun 1979 mini series, ‘Salem’s Lot. While it comes nowhere near the elegance and terror of the Stephen King novel, it totally avoids the cynicism and emptiness of the 2004 remake with Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland. When you have vampires, especially scary vampires, why is there a need for sexual predator fathers and teachers? This was not a subject of the book, so why did the 2004 remake need to add this dimension? It’s like the Amityville Horror films (which none, and I mean ZERO are good horror films) you have all these ghosts, why does the house have to explode or someone chases someone with an axe or commit incest? Aren’t the ghosts scary enough? At least the original 1979 B movie gave us a puking a nun and a wonderful hamfisted

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 16, 2015
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Banshee by Terry Maggert

Banshee by Terry Maggert is a science fiction and fantasy novel I was sent by the author to take a peek at. I intended to review it much sooner, but as you may read in the author’s note below, life is a very fickle thing. Initially what attracted me to this story was the focus on dragons and war. The promise of demons and monsters “sweeping across the planet in a wave of death” had my name written all over it. Who doesn’t love destruction and dragons? Book Description: Cities Fall. Dragons Rise. War Begins. The war for earth began in Hell. First came the earthquakes. Then came the floods. Finally, from the darkened mines, caves and pits, the creatures of our nightmares boiled forth to sweep across the planet in a wave of death. On the run and unprepared, mankind is not alone. We have dragons. Emerging from their slumber, giant dragons select riders to go to war. Their

Continue reading →
Fox Emm
Dec 13, 2015
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SyFy Adapting Harrow County Comic For New Show

The SyFy channel is currently developing a new series based on Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook’s Dark Horse comic Harrow County. Dominion and Twelve Monkeys writer, Becky Kirsch, will be penning the adaption. Horror County focuses on Emmy, who has always known that the woods surrounding her home is filled with goblins, ghosts and the undead. On her 18th birthday, Emmy learns that she is the reincarnation of a powerful witch. Now the town’s people are set on killing her, again, like they did in previous life. To survive, she must embrace who she really is and her dark powers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2015
Horror Fuel

AMC Developing A Supernatural Series Based On Joe Hill’s Novel NOS4A2

The 2013 bestselling novel NOS4A2, by Joe Hill, the son of literary legend Stephen King, is getting a TV adaption by AMC according to Deadline. Michael Eisner’s Tornante TV and AMC Studios will be producing the project. The supernatural story centers on Victoria “Vic” McQueen, a young woman with the uncanny ability for finding things lost. Unfortunately, her gift is also destroying her mind. Her search for help leads her to Charlie Manx, a psychopath with abilities similar to her own. Manx has survived for centuries by abducting people in his 1938 Rolls-Royce (with the license plate NOS4A2) and draining them of their souls to keep himself forever young. When Manx kidnaps Vic’s son she will enter Manx’s dark world in a bid to find her son before it’s too late. Hill has several projects in development based on his novels, including The Fireman,Locke & Key, Heart Shaped Box and the adaption of the novel In The Tall Grass, which

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 9, 2015
Horror Fuel

Introduce Your Kids To The Horror Genre With These Great Children’s Books

If you’re like most people, shopping for Christmas presents for kids can be hard. If you’re a horror fan you might also be looking for a good way to introduce a kid to the horror genre, why not kill two birds with one stone by buying them a book. There are a lot of great horror children’s book out there. To make shopping easier, we have a few recommendations. Don’t Let The Dead Bugs Bite! What would you do if all of the bugs you killed as a child came back seeking revenge? A community is plagued by some “dead bugs,” and cannot get rid of them. The local police, firefighters and Pest Control Pete have no luck. Even the Army fails to rid the town of the troublesome bugs! It’s up to two boys to rid the town of the creepy critters. Stephen Zmina‘s award winning book is available for purchase on Amazon.com . If you would like a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2015
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