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The Holidays Turn Deadly With ‘The Elf’

This November, grab a cup of hot cocoa, slip into your onesie, and grab a copy of the latest holiday horror movie, The Elf, a frightening tale of an ancient elf doll that reeks havoc on a family’s Christmas season. In the film, written and directed by Justin Price, “Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family’s names written on it. He soon discovers that the elf was an evil conduit meant to unleash a supernatural killing spree during the Christmas Holidays by whoever set it free.” Natassia Halabi, Les Best, and Joseph Daniel Ellis co-star in this bloody gift from Uncork’d Entertainment that arrives on VOD on November 7 and on DVD on December 12, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 2, 2017
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Terror Films Is Giving Us A Treat This Halloween, Three New Films

Terror Films is giving us a serious treat this Halloween. They have announced the release of three new films, Talon Falls, Dead Body, and The Follower. That’s better than a bucket of candy! From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (September 2017) – Halloween is approaching and Terror Films is serving up three new tasty indie titles in October for horror fans to gorge on. The first film screeching out of the jack-o-lantern is TALON FALLS, releasing on Friday, October 13th. In the film, a group of teenagers visit a Halloween Horror Theme Park that features gruesome exhibits with hosts that are dressed to the “horror nines.” The friends soon discover that the hyper-realistic staged scares they are witnessing are very real and being performed on innocent victims by a clan of murderous lunatics that inhabit the park. They must quickly figure a way out before they become the next live torture attraction. Written and directed by Joshua Shreve, TALON

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 30, 2017
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Must See Programs To Watch This October From Syfy, Crypt TV, Google And More

This Halloween, a ton of films and series will be airing specials. Here are a few of the programs and movies you don’t want to miss from Indigenous Media’s 60 Second Docs; Eli Roth, Jason Blum and Jack Davis’ Crypt TV; Stage 13; Google Play; and SYFY: “60 Second Docs and Crypt TV Present Profiles in Fear, a Social Docu-Series” – Each 60 second documentary from 60 Second Docs and Crypt TV will profile unique stories about the cultures around the strange and unexplainable. Amityville: The Awakening – The terrifying revival of the popular franchise will debut exclusively for free for a limited time on Google Play. “Channel Zero: No-End House” – Inspired by Brian Russell’s “creepypasta” tale, this Nick Antosca-created anthology series tells the story of a young woman named Margot Sleator, who visits the No-End House, a bizarre house of horrors that consists of a series of increasingly disturbing rooms. When she returns home, Margot realizes everything has

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 30, 2017
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Dates Announced For AMC’s Fear Fest Whose Lineup Will Include ‘Cult Of Chucky’

One of the best things about Halloween is the flood of horror movies on TV and every year genre fans look forward to AMC’s Fear Fest who will be celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. This year the Fear Fest will begin on October 16 and run through Halloween night. The bad news, the AMC will unfortunately be cutting the marathon short this year to host a ‘Walking Dead’ marathon that will air 99 episodes of the hit series to celebrate its season 8 premiere, the 100th episode. That begins on October 16th and runs until the season 8 premiere on October 22. The good news, Cult of Chucky, who will arrive on DVD on October 3rd, will be featured as part of the lineup. Awesome, right? Here are some of the movies you can look forward to seeing: Halloween Halloween 2 Halloween 3: Season of the Witch Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Halloween 5 Halloween 6 Halloween

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2017
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Is Laurie Strode Returning To Haddonfield Next ‘Halloween’?

Jamie Lee Curtis coming back to play Laurie Strode? Is this a trick or is this a treat? Well, my Little Monsters, it appears to be a huge Halloween treat, indeed. Not for this Halloween mind you, but just in time for the big screen next Halloween. On the next Halloween film’s release date of October 19th of 2018 to be exact. In a post on Twitter, which you can see below, Jamie Lee has announced that Laurie Strode is indeed returning to Haddonfield after 40 years, for one last go ’round with her big bro, Michael Myers. https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/908760232016322560 Of course this would put Halloween fans in roughly the same position that Alien fans would have been in if they made the Neill Blomkamp film with Ripley and Hicks both returning. Basically one where you have to ignore, for better or worse, that certain chapters in the franchise even exist. I was already stoked when it was announced that Jason

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Capt McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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Things Get Brutal In The Red Band Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Better Watch Out’

The trailer has arrived for the horror-comedy Better Watch Out and it’s brutal, giving off a serious Home Alone meets The Strangers vibe and we are digging it. Set “on a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal invasion.” The intruders have no idea that they are the ones in trouble. Directed by Chris Peckover and written by Zack Kahn, the film’s cast includes Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Dacre Montgomery, Patrick Warburton, Virginia Madsen, and Aleks Mikic. Don’t miss Better Watch Out, previously titled Safe Neighborhood, in theaters on October 6, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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‘Mother Krampus’ Is Delivering Terror This November

The holidays are headed our way and with them comes all of the joys of the season, cool weather, presents, and holiday themed horror films. Back in 2015 we witnessed Santa’s dark counterpart Krampus scare the hell out of a family. This year, Mother Krampus is coming to town and she’s not bringing cookies, she’s bringing terror. Titled 12 Deaths of Christmas in the UK, Mother Krampus comes from James Klass (House of Elm Lake) who directed from the script penned by Scott Jeffrey (Fox Trap). Starring Tara MacGowran, Claire-Marie Fox, Faye Goodwin, Tony Manders, Michelle Archer and Oliver Ebsworth, the film is based on the myth of Mother Krampus, a witch that comes to take children each night on the 12 days of Christmas. Lock the doors, and fuel the fire, Mother Krampus is coming November 7, 2017 to Blu-ray and DVD. You can pre-order your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2017
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Christmas Comes Early This Year – First Batch Of Images Gifted For ‘Red Christmas’

Artsploitation delivers Christmas early this year and gifts us with a batch of new images from Craig Anderson’s holiday horror film Red Christmas, starring genre icon Dee Wallace. From the Press Release: Philadelphia, PA – Artsploitation has released the first images for their upcoming release of the Australian horror film Red Christmas. Genre icon Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T., Cujo, Critters) stars as the stressed-out mother of a squabbling family, gathered together in a remote Outback estate on Christmas Eve. Their petty dramas threaten to blacken the holiday until a mysterious and deformed stranger appears at the door seeking bloody vengeance. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with Red Christmas, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with a blood-splattered twist on what happens when secrets refuse to stay dead. Dee Wallace headlines as Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2017
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Critical Thinking

Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/

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Capt McNeely
Mar 26, 2017
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Krampus: The Christmas Demon

It’s been in vogue the past couple of years to address Santa’s counterpart, Krampus. Cartoon appearances, a few movies (one of which was a major motion picture), t-shirts and sweaters, various other media are all filling up with this Christmas Demon. But, where did he come from? Why did he disappear? And why is he back? So, sit back, get cozy on a chair in your new Christmas pajamas, and let’s explore the legend of this anamorphic demon. The origin time period of Krampus is unknown. Like St. Nicholas, he pre-dates Christianity and has been found in Alpine regions, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic, he has stretched all through Europe and around the world. It seems, however, that his origins are in Norse folklore. The daughter of Loki (yup, Thor’s brother) is named Hel and oversees the land of the dead. Legend is it that she bore a son to an unknown father who she named Krampus

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Capt McNeely
Dec 27, 2016

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The Holidays Turn Deadly With ‘The Elf’

This November, grab a cup of hot cocoa, slip into your onesie, and grab a copy of the latest holiday horror movie, The Elf, a frightening tale of an ancient elf doll that reeks havoc on a family’s Christmas season. In the film, written and directed by Justin Price, “Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family’s names written on it. He soon discovers that the elf was an evil conduit meant to unleash a supernatural killing spree during the Christmas Holidays by whoever set it free.” Natassia Halabi, Les Best, and Joseph Daniel Ellis co-star in this bloody gift from Uncork’d Entertainment that arrives on VOD on November 7 and on DVD on December 12, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 2, 2017
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Terror Films Is Giving Us A Treat This Halloween, Three New Films

Terror Films is giving us a serious treat this Halloween. They have announced the release of three new films, Talon Falls, Dead Body, and The Follower. That’s better than a bucket of candy! From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (September 2017) – Halloween is approaching and Terror Films is serving up three new tasty indie titles in October for horror fans to gorge on. The first film screeching out of the jack-o-lantern is TALON FALLS, releasing on Friday, October 13th. In the film, a group of teenagers visit a Halloween Horror Theme Park that features gruesome exhibits with hosts that are dressed to the “horror nines.” The friends soon discover that the hyper-realistic staged scares they are witnessing are very real and being performed on innocent victims by a clan of murderous lunatics that inhabit the park. They must quickly figure a way out before they become the next live torture attraction. Written and directed by Joshua Shreve, TALON

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 30, 2017
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Must See Programs To Watch This October From Syfy, Crypt TV, Google And More

This Halloween, a ton of films and series will be airing specials. Here are a few of the programs and movies you don’t want to miss from Indigenous Media’s 60 Second Docs; Eli Roth, Jason Blum and Jack Davis’ Crypt TV; Stage 13; Google Play; and SYFY: “60 Second Docs and Crypt TV Present Profiles in Fear, a Social Docu-Series” – Each 60 second documentary from 60 Second Docs and Crypt TV will profile unique stories about the cultures around the strange and unexplainable. Amityville: The Awakening – The terrifying revival of the popular franchise will debut exclusively for free for a limited time on Google Play. “Channel Zero: No-End House” – Inspired by Brian Russell’s “creepypasta” tale, this Nick Antosca-created anthology series tells the story of a young woman named Margot Sleator, who visits the No-End House, a bizarre house of horrors that consists of a series of increasingly disturbing rooms. When she returns home, Margot realizes everything has

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 30, 2017
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Dates Announced For AMC’s Fear Fest Whose Lineup Will Include ‘Cult Of Chucky’

One of the best things about Halloween is the flood of horror movies on TV and every year genre fans look forward to AMC’s Fear Fest who will be celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. This year the Fear Fest will begin on October 16 and run through Halloween night. The bad news, the AMC will unfortunately be cutting the marathon short this year to host a ‘Walking Dead’ marathon that will air 99 episodes of the hit series to celebrate its season 8 premiere, the 100th episode. That begins on October 16th and runs until the season 8 premiere on October 22. The good news, Cult of Chucky, who will arrive on DVD on October 3rd, will be featured as part of the lineup. Awesome, right? Here are some of the movies you can look forward to seeing: Halloween Halloween 2 Halloween 3: Season of the Witch Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Halloween 5 Halloween 6 Halloween

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2017
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Is Laurie Strode Returning To Haddonfield Next ‘Halloween’?

Jamie Lee Curtis coming back to play Laurie Strode? Is this a trick or is this a treat? Well, my Little Monsters, it appears to be a huge Halloween treat, indeed. Not for this Halloween mind you, but just in time for the big screen next Halloween. On the next Halloween film’s release date of October 19th of 2018 to be exact. In a post on Twitter, which you can see below, Jamie Lee has announced that Laurie Strode is indeed returning to Haddonfield after 40 years, for one last go ’round with her big bro, Michael Myers. https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/908760232016322560 Of course this would put Halloween fans in roughly the same position that Alien fans would have been in if they made the Neill Blomkamp film with Ripley and Hicks both returning. Basically one where you have to ignore, for better or worse, that certain chapters in the franchise even exist. I was already stoked when it was announced that Jason

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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Things Get Brutal In The Red Band Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Better Watch Out’

The trailer has arrived for the horror-comedy Better Watch Out and it’s brutal, giving off a serious Home Alone meets The Strangers vibe and we are digging it. Set “on a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal invasion.” The intruders have no idea that they are the ones in trouble. Directed by Chris Peckover and written by Zack Kahn, the film’s cast includes Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Dacre Montgomery, Patrick Warburton, Virginia Madsen, and Aleks Mikic. Don’t miss Better Watch Out, previously titled Safe Neighborhood, in theaters on October 6, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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‘Mother Krampus’ Is Delivering Terror This November

The holidays are headed our way and with them comes all of the joys of the season, cool weather, presents, and holiday themed horror films. Back in 2015 we witnessed Santa’s dark counterpart Krampus scare the hell out of a family. This year, Mother Krampus is coming to town and she’s not bringing cookies, she’s bringing terror. Titled 12 Deaths of Christmas in the UK, Mother Krampus comes from James Klass (House of Elm Lake) who directed from the script penned by Scott Jeffrey (Fox Trap). Starring Tara MacGowran, Claire-Marie Fox, Faye Goodwin, Tony Manders, Michelle Archer and Oliver Ebsworth, the film is based on the myth of Mother Krampus, a witch that comes to take children each night on the 12 days of Christmas. Lock the doors, and fuel the fire, Mother Krampus is coming November 7, 2017 to Blu-ray and DVD. You can pre-order your copy now.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2017
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Christmas Comes Early This Year – First Batch Of Images Gifted For ‘Red Christmas’

Artsploitation delivers Christmas early this year and gifts us with a batch of new images from Craig Anderson’s holiday horror film Red Christmas, starring genre icon Dee Wallace. From the Press Release: Philadelphia, PA – Artsploitation has released the first images for their upcoming release of the Australian horror film Red Christmas. Genre icon Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T., Cujo, Critters) stars as the stressed-out mother of a squabbling family, gathered together in a remote Outback estate on Christmas Eve. Their petty dramas threaten to blacken the holiday until a mysterious and deformed stranger appears at the door seeking bloody vengeance. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with Red Christmas, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with a blood-splattered twist on what happens when secrets refuse to stay dead. Dee Wallace headlines as Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 19, 2017
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Critical Thinking

Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Mar 26, 2017
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Krampus: The Christmas Demon

It’s been in vogue the past couple of years to address Santa’s counterpart, Krampus. Cartoon appearances, a few movies (one of which was a major motion picture), t-shirts and sweaters, various other media are all filling up with this Christmas Demon. But, where did he come from? Why did he disappear? And why is he back? So, sit back, get cozy on a chair in your new Christmas pajamas, and let’s explore the legend of this anamorphic demon. The origin time period of Krampus is unknown. Like St. Nicholas, he pre-dates Christianity and has been found in Alpine regions, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic, he has stretched all through Europe and around the world. It seems, however, that his origins are in Norse folklore. The daughter of Loki (yup, Thor’s brother) is named Hel and oversees the land of the dead. Legend is it that she bore a son to an unknown father who she named Krampus

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 27, 2016
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