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Horror Anthology ’13 Slays Till X-Mas’ Gifts Genre Fans With A Killer Trailer

The highly-anticipated holiday horror anthology 13 Slays Till X-Mas has just gifted genre fans with the premiere of their brand new trailer! 13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar by a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret. The film is from writer-producer P.J. Starks, the creator of Volumes of Blood, and producer Eric Huskisson (The Confession of Fred Krueger, VOB: Horror Stories). The film features thirteen Christmas themed stories of merry mayhem from Brittany Blanton (Seasons Greetings 2), Sean Blevins (Trick or Treat), Jed Brian (Unlisted Owner), William Capps (After the Slasher), Alex Clark, John Hale (The Conduit), Blair Hoyle (Five Wild Animals), Robert Kern III, Carlos Omar De

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Ella Rebecca Horton

Nov 9, 2020

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The Trailer For ‘The Advent Calendar’ Teases A Bloody Holiday Season

Earlier this year we shared the first look of Patrick Ridremont‘s holiday horror The Advent Calendar (Le Calendrier). Now, the first trailer has arrived teasing a horrifying holiday season. In the film, “Eva, former swimming champion and now a paraplegic, has been in a wheelchair for three years. For her birthday, her friend Sophie sends her a strange Advent calendar. It’s not the traditional treats she finds when she opens each door, but some altogether more peculiar gifts, some of which are nice, but many more of which are terrifying and become more and more bloody.” The French film stars Eugenie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, and Clement Olivieri. The Advent Calander is set to open in overseas theaters this December. A US release date has not been announced at this time.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 7, 2020

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This Is Halloween: The Origins And History Of Our Favorite Holiday

Halloween is our favorite holiday, but have you ever wondered how it came to be? Let us fill you in. The holiday known as Halloween originated with two separate festivals, the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) and the Christian’s All Saints Day. Celts from Britain and Ireland celebrated “Samhain” (Summer’s End) as far back as 2,000 years ago. This was the time when they held festivals celebrating the dead, the harvest, and the beginning of the new year (November 1st). The Celts believed that on the night before the new year the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead was at its thinnest. On that night it was believed that the dead returned as ghosts. At sun-down people donned costumes and masks, huge bonfires were lit, people gathered around with many dancing around the fire, as sacrifices were made. All to pay tribute to the Celtic deities. After the celebration, each family took

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 31, 2020

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This Christmas Cute But Deadly ‘Creatures’ Invade Earth

Post-production has been completed on Creatures, the new movie from Tony Jopia, the director that brought you Cute Little Buggers and Crying Wolf, the executive producer of The Hive, and the creator of Good Tidings. In the movie, “a group of astronomy students gets more than they bargained for after finding an injured alien who is being targeted by a group of bloodthirsty alien creatures.” Jopia Productions and Creatures Media LLC aimed to create a Christmas themed creature feature that could sit alongside such classic movies as Night of the Creeps, Critters, Dead Heat, Ghoulies, They Live, and Gremlins. Our passion lies in melding practical and visual FX. We aim to deliver on the goods by bringing together some creatively nasty SFX, tremendous puppet creature work, and VFX work that will blow fans of action, horror-comedies truly away.“ Director Tony Jopia says. “Creatures’ will definitely be delivering a Red Christmas this year! We’re super excited to be making our biggest

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 28, 2020

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AMC’s 2020 FearFest Will Be The Biggest Yet, Featuring 91 Movies!

It wouldn’t be Halloween without AMC‘s FearFest! This year AMC is going all out, with a lineup that is bigger and better than ever! Kicking off on October 1st, this year’s FearFest will run all October long for the first time and will feature marathons, series premieres, specials, and 91 films including some of horror’s biggest Movies and classic franchises such as Halloween, Friday the 13th, Final Destination, The Amityville Horror, Insidious, Children of the Corn and many more. Films featured this FearFest on AMC: Body Snatchers (1993) Graveyard Shift (1990) 6 Souls (2010) An American Haunting (2005) The Amityville Horror (1979) The Amityville II: Possession (1982) The Amityville Horror (2005) Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993) Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return (1999) Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) Bride of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 25, 2020

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Trailer: Have A Taste Of The Horrors ‘The Last Thanksgiving’ Has Cooked Up

Writer-director Erick Lorine is soon serving up his retro holiday horror film The Last Thanksgiving and day we’ve got the tasty trailer for you to sink your teeth into. In the film, a family of brutal cannibalistic pilgrims attacks a restaurant that has made the mistake of remaining open on Thanksgiving. Scream Queen Linnea Quigley stars along with Madelin Marchant, Michael Vitovich, Robert Richards Jr., Alex Michell, and Samantha Ferrand, as well as others. The film is set to make its premiere at the all-virtual Salem Horror Fest. You can get your tickets here. Here’s a taste of the horrors The Last Thanksgiving has cooked up.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 18, 2020

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Exclusive NSFW Clip From Horror Anthology ’10/31′

10/31: A Halloween Horror Anthology will finally make its long-awaited digital premiere at the Kings of Horror Youtube Channel through Terror Films. Ahead of its premiere, we’ve got a new exclusive clip to share with our readers. Just a heads up, it’s NSFW! The filmmakers have described the story as “a Halloween treat bag full of all the things that go bump in the night with something for everyone.” With segments that feature killers, tricksters, scarecrows, and witches, the majority of horror fans will find something entertaining in this movie. The stories were developed by some of indie horror’s best and brightest, including Brett DeJager (Bonejangles), Rocky Gray (The Barn), Zane Hershberger (Force to Fear), John William Holt, Hunter Johnson, and Justin Seaman. The official trailer and poster have been given an update before the digital release, which Terror Films is sharing with the fans before the release. The film will be available exclusively at the Kings of Horror from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 22, 2020

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Elvira And Bill Nye Join Scooby-Doo And The Gang For New Halloween Movie

We’re in for a treat this Fall, Scooby-Doo and the gang will be starring in a new Halloween movie, Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! And we’ve got the trailer (via Syfy Wire). Get this, Scream Queen Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira, DC’s Scarecrow, Bill Nye, and some seriously evil pumpkins will be making an appearance! “With fake monsters and candy galore, Halloween is heaven for these hungry foodies going door-to-door. But this year, their sweet holiday turns sour when the neighborhood pumpkin patch is infected by toxic ooze, creating high-flying jack-o-lanterns, and a king-sized pumpkin leader squashing everything in its path. It’s up to Scooby-Doo and the gang as they team up with their pals, Bill Nye the Science Guy and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!” The straight to home video movie features Frank Welker as the voice of Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones; Matthew Lillard voices Shaggy Rogers; Grey Griffin as Daphne

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 7, 2020

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New Christmas Horror Book Returns to ’80s Horror

Billed as a mix between The Shining and Office Space, upcoming holiday-horror novel Secret Santa promises a return t the horror boom of the ’80s. After half a decade editing some of the biggest names in horror, Lussi Meyer joins prestigious Blackwood-Patterson to kickstart its new horror imprint. Her co-workers seem less than thrilled. Ever since the illustrious Xavier Blackwood died and his party-boy son took over, things have been changing around the office. When Lussi receives a creepy gnome doll as part of the company’s annual holiday gift exchange, it verifies what she’s long suspected: her colleagues think she’s a joke. No one takes her seriously, even if she’s the one whose books are keeping the company afloat. What happens after the doll’s arrival is no joke. With no explana- tion, Lussi’s co-workers begin to drop like flies. A heart attack here; a food poisoning there. One of her authors and closest friends, the fabulous but underrated Fabien Nightingale,

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Capt McNeely

Jul 1, 2020

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Indigenous Zombie Film ‘Blood Quantum’ Set To Premiere On Shudder

From writer-director Jeff Barnaby comes Blood Quantum. In the dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Traylor (Greyeyes), the tribal sheriff, must protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend, apocalyptic refugees, and reserve riffraff from the hordes of walking white corpses. “Jeff Barnaby is a First Nations filmmaker born on the Mi’gmaq reserve, his country. Quantum and his debut feature, the cult-hit, take place. He is the writer, director, editor, and composer of Blood Quantum, which opened TIFF’s Midnight Madness program in 2019 to both audience and critical acclaim. His films frequently cast from within the Indigenous community and paint a stark and scathing portrait of post-colonial Indigenous life and culture – in this case, painting it in blood.” Blood Quantum is produced by Quebec-based production company Prospector Films as well as John Christou & Robert Vroom, and executive produced by Todd Brown,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 28, 2020

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