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Christmas Horror ‘The Killing Tree’ Gifted With New Red Band Trailer

While you still may be sweating like a sinner in church when you step outside, there are only 13 weeks till Christmas so it’s no surprise the holiday horror films have begun to be announced, including the killer Christmas tree horror The Killing Tree whose Red Band trailer has just been gifted to us by Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, “On Christmas Eve, a scorn widow casts an ancient spell to resurrect her executed husband. However, when the spell goes wrong, the husband is brought back as an Evil Christmas Tree. Hell-bent on getting revenge on the one who caused his execution, the body count keeps rising as the Tree hunts her down. Can anyone stop this killer Christmas tree before he gets to his target?” Rhys Frake-Waterfield who is also behind the highly anticipated upcoming horror Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, is in the director’s chair for The Killing Tree which stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Marcus Massey, Judy

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2022

Product Review: Retro-A-Go-Go!

The Atomic Age (1945-1965) saw a big surge in horror films as the public enjoyed having their fears played with on the big screen or on the little screens that were now appearing in their homes. The influx of horror films saturating the market birthed the ever-loving B-movies, the kitschy nature and look of these films are what make them immortal which is why I love the hell out of them! But there’s only one issue, I want to be comfortable while watching them and I like a good blanket to snuggle in while watching a good horror. You may think that the perfect horror-watching blanket doesn’t exist… but you’re wrong! Let me introduce you to Retro-a-go-go! an online store specializing in Retro Kitsch! I want to make a big shoutout to Retro-a-go-go! for helping make this review possible! The title image of this review is featuring the Monster Movie Ads Throw Blanket which features ads and posters for some

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 28, 2022

“Righteous Gemstones” Star Joins Cast Of Holiday Horror Film ‘Violent Night’

Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow franchise) continues to add to the already impressive cast for his holiday horror film Violent Night. Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Cam Gigandet (Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse) have now joined already announced cast members David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Hellboy), John Leguizamo (Spawn), Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s franchise), Alex Haskell (The Boys), and Alexis Louder (“Watchmen”), Deadline reports. In the film, written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic), “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.” Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are producing for 87North. Violent Night is set to be released on December 2, 2022, from Universal Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2022

Top 5 Reviewed Horror Games Of 2021

The gaming industry surely made up for lost time this year and horror games were among them. I’ve reviewed a lot of games this year and there were quite a few horror titles among them. going through my lists I picked out all the horror titles and broke down the list more to pick out games that were fun, had good scares, and were just overall good horror games. So without further ado, here’s the Top 5 Horror Games Reviewed in 2021 starting off from good and working our way up to best! 5: The Medium Bloober Team is no stranger to making good horror games but The Medium was on another level with its amazing artwork showing the world of the living and the dead through the eyes of a psychic. The game follows Marianne, a medium who visits an old soviet resort in 1999 Poland after being called upon to investigate. Marianne soon learns that something very wrong

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 24, 2021

A Possessed Christmas Decoration Comes To Life In The Upcoming Horror Film ‘Nutcracker’

Nutcrackers are a staple of holiday decorations. They are creepy as hell if you think about it. The statues stand dead still with blank eyes and gaping mouths ready to crush whatever finds its way into them. Rebecca J. Matthews is bringing those creepy yet festive things to life in her upcoming horror film aptly named Nutcracker. The film follows a struggling writer visiting her family for the holidays and discovers a life-size Nutcracker that soon springs to life after being possessed. Beatrice Fletcher, Patrick Bergin, Julie Stevens, Tony Goodall, May Kelly, Stephen Staley, Andy Dixon, Christopher Monplaisir, Chrissie Wunna, and Kelly Rian Sanson star. Matthew and Scott Jeffery (The Gardener) are producing with Jeff Miller and Mark L. Lester (Firestarter) are executive producing. Filming for Nutcracker is currently underway according to Dread Central. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 22, 2021

BritBox Is Gifting Horror Fans A Spooky Holiday Season With A Ton Of Films

BritBox is giving horror fans the gift of a spooky holiday season with a killer line-up of “spirited” films! BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, is offering the biggest collection of unmissable streaming British entertainment in North America. BritBox continues to bring the best of British Television to US audiences by exclusively releasing an incredible collection of ghost stories during the holiday season! Ghost stories at Christmas are a tradition in the UK dating back centuries and particularly popularized by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present & Future that we know so well from Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. In the 1970s, the BBC produced a number of adaptations of ghost stories based on the works of M.R. James to carry on the tradition for modern audiences in a collection called “A Ghost Story for Christmas”. In his time, James redefined the genre and many of his tales were written to be read aloud on Christmas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 18, 2021

‘Silent Night, Deadly Night: The Game’ Started A Kickstarter Campaign

The so bad it’s good holiday slasher from 1984 Silent Night Deadly Night could soon become a board game to add to your yuletide game nights! The film’s producers teamed up with Fright-Rags Inc. to make a Kickstarter to help bring this fun vision to life! 1-4 players can team up and try to stop Billy, the Santa-dressed killer, from killing Mother Superior at the Orphanage! Play as Andy, Denise, Mr. Simms, or Sister Margret to try and foil Billy’s plan all the while risking yourself in the process. Players will have to try to set up roadblocks to slow Billy down while drawing action cards featuring moments from the film. The board will be double-sided with a Naughty and Nice side, the nice side being the standard game while the Naughty side is set up as a drinking game! The Kickstarter ends January 13th and backers will be able to pre-order the game through the Kickstarter. If you’re interested

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 17, 2021

The Real Life ‘Purge’ And Christmas

Over the years you at one point must have heard people say, or post on social media, that they either wonder if or wish that the Purge was or could be real. The 2013 film The Purge gave audiences uncomfortable feelings, or awkward excitement… and spawned four sequels and a television series. The story takes place in a dystopian/utopia society where once a year all crimes are legal (but people seem to REALLY be into the murdering kind), and the films focus on either an individual or groups of individuals trying to survive the night of lawlessness. In the films the idea behind having a Purge was to give the masses a release resulting in lower crime rates during the rest of the year and the economy thrived from it, spoiler alert, in real life just one purge night would completely destroy a country financially since all emergency services (like fire fighting) would not be in service, a lot of

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 12, 2021

Horror Comedy ‘Werewolves Within’ Is Out On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Christmas

Looking for a great Christmas gift for the horror fan in your life or a great flick to add to your collection? Werewolves Within, which is “Certified Fresh”, is out just in time for the holiday season! “After a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community in Werewolves Within. Directed by Josh Ruben and written by Mishna Wolff, Werewolves Within stars Richardson, Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtain, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler. Werewolves Within, which we called “laugh-out-loud funny,” “a quick classic,” and “the best horror-comedy of the year,” in our review, has just been released on Blu-ray and DVD from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2021

December Highlights For All AMC’s Streaming Services

This December, AMC Networks’ streaming services will bring viewers an extensive catalog of festive holiday programming, compelling dramas, fan-favorite franchises, highly-anticipated films, and timely collections on AMC+, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC Films Unlimited, Shudder, and Sundance Now. Holiday specials for the month include the following: AMC+ brings the holiday cheer with a collection of new films and specials, festive classics, and family favorites including: The new AMC+ Exclusive dark holiday feature Silent Night, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode, debuting Friday, December 3, in theaters and on AMC+.. AMC’s annual month-long “Best Christmas Ever” event featuring holiday favorite films, including National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, The Polar Express, Fred Claus, Four Christmases Jack Frost, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman, A Christmas Carol, and more. New holiday romances Cape Cod Christmas (beginning Thursday, December 2) and Christmas with Felicity will be available all month long. Acorn TV is celebrating the holidays in British style with several specials including: Mary Berry’s Country

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021

More from Holiday Horror

Christmas Horror ‘The Killing Tree’ Gifted With New Red Band Trailer

While you still may be sweating like a sinner in church when you step outside, there are only 13 weeks till Christmas so it’s no surprise the holiday horror films have begun to be announced, including the killer Christmas tree horror The Killing Tree whose Red Band trailer has just been gifted to us by Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, “On Christmas Eve, a scorn widow casts an ancient spell to resurrect her executed husband. However, when the spell goes wrong, the husband is brought back as an Evil Christmas Tree. Hell-bent on getting revenge on the one who caused his execution, the body count keeps rising as the Tree hunts her down. Can anyone stop this killer Christmas tree before he gets to his target?” Rhys Frake-Waterfield who is also behind the highly anticipated upcoming horror Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, is in the director’s chair for The Killing Tree which stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Marcus Massey, Judy

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2022

Product Review: Retro-A-Go-Go!

The Atomic Age (1945-1965) saw a big surge in horror films as the public enjoyed having their fears played with on the big screen or on the little screens that were now appearing in their homes. The influx of horror films saturating the market birthed the ever-loving B-movies, the kitschy nature and look of these films are what make them immortal which is why I love the hell out of them! But there’s only one issue, I want to be comfortable while watching them and I like a good blanket to snuggle in while watching a good horror. You may think that the perfect horror-watching blanket doesn’t exist… but you’re wrong! Let me introduce you to Retro-a-go-go! an online store specializing in Retro Kitsch! I want to make a big shoutout to Retro-a-go-go! for helping make this review possible! The title image of this review is featuring the Monster Movie Ads Throw Blanket which features ads and posters for some

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 28, 2022

“Righteous Gemstones” Star Joins Cast Of Holiday Horror Film ‘Violent Night’

Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow franchise) continues to add to the already impressive cast for his holiday horror film Violent Night. Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Cam Gigandet (Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse) have now joined already announced cast members David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Hellboy), John Leguizamo (Spawn), Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s franchise), Alex Haskell (The Boys), and Alexis Louder (“Watchmen”), Deadline reports. In the film, written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic), “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.” Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are producing for 87North. Violent Night is set to be released on December 2, 2022, from Universal Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2022

Top 5 Reviewed Horror Games Of 2021

The gaming industry surely made up for lost time this year and horror games were among them. I’ve reviewed a lot of games this year and there were quite a few horror titles among them. going through my lists I picked out all the horror titles and broke down the list more to pick out games that were fun, had good scares, and were just overall good horror games. So without further ado, here’s the Top 5 Horror Games Reviewed in 2021 starting off from good and working our way up to best! 5: The Medium Bloober Team is no stranger to making good horror games but The Medium was on another level with its amazing artwork showing the world of the living and the dead through the eyes of a psychic. The game follows Marianne, a medium who visits an old soviet resort in 1999 Poland after being called upon to investigate. Marianne soon learns that something very wrong

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 24, 2021

A Possessed Christmas Decoration Comes To Life In The Upcoming Horror Film ‘Nutcracker’

Nutcrackers are a staple of holiday decorations. They are creepy as hell if you think about it. The statues stand dead still with blank eyes and gaping mouths ready to crush whatever finds its way into them. Rebecca J. Matthews is bringing those creepy yet festive things to life in her upcoming horror film aptly named Nutcracker. The film follows a struggling writer visiting her family for the holidays and discovers a life-size Nutcracker that soon springs to life after being possessed. Beatrice Fletcher, Patrick Bergin, Julie Stevens, Tony Goodall, May Kelly, Stephen Staley, Andy Dixon, Christopher Monplaisir, Chrissie Wunna, and Kelly Rian Sanson star. Matthew and Scott Jeffery (The Gardener) are producing with Jeff Miller and Mark L. Lester (Firestarter) are executive producing. Filming for Nutcracker is currently underway according to Dread Central. We’ll keep you posted.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 22, 2021

BritBox Is Gifting Horror Fans A Spooky Holiday Season With A Ton Of Films

BritBox is giving horror fans the gift of a spooky holiday season with a killer line-up of “spirited” films! BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, is offering the biggest collection of unmissable streaming British entertainment in North America. BritBox continues to bring the best of British Television to US audiences by exclusively releasing an incredible collection of ghost stories during the holiday season! Ghost stories at Christmas are a tradition in the UK dating back centuries and particularly popularized by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present & Future that we know so well from Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. In the 1970s, the BBC produced a number of adaptations of ghost stories based on the works of M.R. James to carry on the tradition for modern audiences in a collection called “A Ghost Story for Christmas”. In his time, James redefined the genre and many of his tales were written to be read aloud on Christmas

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 18, 2021

‘Silent Night, Deadly Night: The Game’ Started A Kickstarter Campaign

The so bad it’s good holiday slasher from 1984 Silent Night Deadly Night could soon become a board game to add to your yuletide game nights! The film’s producers teamed up with Fright-Rags Inc. to make a Kickstarter to help bring this fun vision to life! 1-4 players can team up and try to stop Billy, the Santa-dressed killer, from killing Mother Superior at the Orphanage! Play as Andy, Denise, Mr. Simms, or Sister Margret to try and foil Billy’s plan all the while risking yourself in the process. Players will have to try to set up roadblocks to slow Billy down while drawing action cards featuring moments from the film. The board will be double-sided with a Naughty and Nice side, the nice side being the standard game while the Naughty side is set up as a drinking game! The Kickstarter ends January 13th and backers will be able to pre-order the game through the Kickstarter. If you’re interested

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 17, 2021

The Real Life ‘Purge’ And Christmas

Over the years you at one point must have heard people say, or post on social media, that they either wonder if or wish that the Purge was or could be real. The 2013 film The Purge gave audiences uncomfortable feelings, or awkward excitement… and spawned four sequels and a television series. The story takes place in a dystopian/utopia society where once a year all crimes are legal (but people seem to REALLY be into the murdering kind), and the films focus on either an individual or groups of individuals trying to survive the night of lawlessness. In the films the idea behind having a Purge was to give the masses a release resulting in lower crime rates during the rest of the year and the economy thrived from it, spoiler alert, in real life just one purge night would completely destroy a country financially since all emergency services (like fire fighting) would not be in service, a lot of

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 12, 2021

Horror Comedy ‘Werewolves Within’ Is Out On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Christmas

Looking for a great Christmas gift for the horror fan in your life or a great flick to add to your collection? Werewolves Within, which is “Certified Fresh”, is out just in time for the holiday season! “After a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community in Werewolves Within. Directed by Josh Ruben and written by Mishna Wolff, Werewolves Within stars Richardson, Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtain, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler. Werewolves Within, which we called “laugh-out-loud funny,” “a quick classic,” and “the best horror-comedy of the year,” in our review, has just been released on Blu-ray and DVD from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2021

December Highlights For All AMC’s Streaming Services

This December, AMC Networks’ streaming services will bring viewers an extensive catalog of festive holiday programming, compelling dramas, fan-favorite franchises, highly-anticipated films, and timely collections on AMC+, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC Films Unlimited, Shudder, and Sundance Now. Holiday specials for the month include the following: AMC+ brings the holiday cheer with a collection of new films and specials, festive classics, and family favorites including: The new AMC+ Exclusive dark holiday feature Silent Night, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode, debuting Friday, December 3, in theaters and on AMC+.. AMC’s annual month-long “Best Christmas Ever” event featuring holiday favorite films, including National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, The Polar Express, Fred Claus, Four Christmases Jack Frost, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman, A Christmas Carol, and more. New holiday romances Cape Cod Christmas (beginning Thursday, December 2) and Christmas with Felicity will be available all month long. Acorn TV is celebrating the holidays in British style with several specials including: Mary Berry’s Country

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
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