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‘Easter Bloody Easter’ Hops onto Digital This March

Hold onto your chocolate bunnies because Easter is going to be brutal this year, with the upcoming horror-comedy Easter Bloody Easter. Get ready for a wild ride through a small Texas town, where a killer is hopping mad and the annual “Easter-palooza” hangs in the balance. When Easter Turns Deadly: A wave of gruesome murders casts a dark shadow over a quaint Texas town just before their beloved “Easter-palooza.” The stubborn mayor remains determined to hold the festive egg hunt, while Jeanie, shaken by the disappearance of her husband, seeks answers. Conspiracies whisper of a legendary killer Jackalope – a monstrous rabbit-antelope terrorizing the town centuries ago. Joined by her skeptical friends Carol and Sam, the local conspiracy theorist, Jeanie delves into the legend. Soon, they’re faced with the terrifying reality of the Jackalope’s return, leading a demonic army of bunny minions. Can they decipher the “fluffy truth” before the furry fury descends upon the Easter festivities? Unlikely Heroes Rise:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 16, 2024

Hershey Being Sued Over Lack Of Face On Pumpkin Reese’s

A Woman in Florida has filed a five million dollar class action lawsuit against confectionary giant Hershey over false advertising. The product in question? Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pumpkins. What’s the issue? On the packaging, it shows the pumpkin-shaped chocolate/peanut butter delight sporting a jack-o-lantern face but to the horror of Cynthea Kelly, the woman filing this lawsuit, it was just a pumpkin-shaped chocolate peanut butter cup! Cynthea is not alone as others on social media and YouTubers have had their Halloween experience ruined by the pumpkin-shaped candy not having a jack-o-lantern face carved out of it. Companies have the right to creatively advertise a product or to make it fit the season. True, some companies have indeed lied about products and they have been rightly called out on it, then there are cases like this where it seems to be a bit of a stretch and showing an increasing problem I’ve been noticing socially… feigned inconvenience, where people either

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jan 5, 2024

Watch: New Year’s Eve Horror Movies Where The Party Takes A Deadly Turn

As the clock ticks closer to midnight and champagne chills, a sinister undercurrent bubbles beneath the festive facade. Here’s a chilling selection of New Year’s Eve horror movies to ring in the terror: Killers (2010) Two assassins meet with conflicting missions on New Year’s Eve, leading to a bloody ballet amidst the fireworks. Expect stylish action and neon-drenched mayhem. You can find it on Prime Video. Terror Train (1980) Three years after a prank went terribly awry, the six college students responsible are targeted by a masked killer at a New Year’s Eve party aboard a moving train. You can find the 2022 remake streaming on Tubi if you want an updated version. Resolution (2013) A group of friends gather for a remote New Year’s celebration, only to be sucked into a cosmic horror spiral fueled by bizarre rituals and alien entities. Brace yourself for mind-bending chills. This movie isn’t hard to find. It’s streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and Prime

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 31, 2023

Horror Fuel’s Top Ten Horror Games Of 2023

2023 was the year of games and horror games were plenty and kept me busy this year with 44 reviews! Some games were OK, a few were forgettable, and a couple were terrible. Luckily, this list is some of the best I’ve reviewed this year! 10: Bendy and the Dark Revival Dive head-first into the hellish cartoon world known as the cycle as you must explore the dark secrets of Disneyesque Joey Drew Studios. 9: Vlad Circus: Descent Into Madness This 2D-pixel art mystery takes you to a mansion where you play as a down-on-his-luck clown trying to piece together the facts about the fire that destroyed the circus he called home. 8: Redfall This First-person shooter pits you and your squad of AI teammates or three friends against vampires that have taken over a New England island, cutting them off from the rest of the world. 7: Amnesia: The Bunker Traverse the maze of a French bunker in WWI

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 27, 2023

Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving’ Being Served Up On VOD

Prepare for a second helping of holiday horror because Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is now available to devour on PVOD! The film, which brought a heaping helping of gory slasher fun to theaters just in time for the holiday season, is now serving up even more ways to satisfy your appetite for chills. Thanksgiving slashes its way through the story of what happens: “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.“ This holiday horror feast stars a killer cast, including Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks (“Walker”), Milo Manheim (Zombies), Nell Verlaque (“Big Shot”), Gina Gershon (“Chucky”), Tim Dillon, and Rick Hoffman (Hostel). Roth and Rendell crafted the script, inspired by Roth’s faux commercial in 2007’s Grindhouse. Roger Birnbaum and Eli Roth himself produced it. If you haven’t already experienced the delicious terror of John Carver, the film’s killer, you’re in for a treat. And get

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2023

Zombies Are Unleashed In ‘A Cadaver Christmas’ – Now On Blu-ray

I will admit that one of my favorite things about the Christmas season is the holiday-themed horror films. Several new ones have been released this year, including It’s a Wonderful Knife and A Creature Was Stirring. The announcement has now come that another killer Christmas movie has just slashed its way onto Blu-ray after first premiering in 2011, A Cadaver Christmas. Prepare yourself for a festive holiday-themed zombie comedy unlike any other. Described as a cross between It’s a Wonderful Life and Night of the Living Dead – A Cadaver Christmas tells the story of an unlikely band of heroes charged with the task of saving the world from an army of living corpses that are quickly recruiting new members. The dead have been given the gift of life this Christmas, and it is up to a university janitor to take it back! Directed by Joe Zerull, The indie film stars Daniel Rairdin-Hale, Hanlon Smith-Dorsey, and Yosh Hayashi. Daniel Rairdin-Hale,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2023

BritBox’s New Installment Of “A Ghost Story For Christmas” Stars Kit Harington

BritBox, the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, is offering the largest content of British TV ever and has now shared details about Lot No. 249, this year’s installment of the UK’s fan-favorite anthology series, A Ghost Story for Christmas. Back by popular demand, this year’s spooky festive program is an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story. Debuting on BritBox later this month, Lot No. 249 is written and directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) and will star Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) alongside Freddie Fox (The Great). The special follows a group of Oxford students, one of whom undertakes research into the secrets of Ancient Egypt, which becomes the talk of the college. As these experiments continue, strange occurrences abound in the mysterious Lot. No 249. Subscribers can also check out other installments in this anthology series, including Count Magnus with Jason Watkins and The Mezzotint with Rory Kinnear. The massive complete list of titles from the A

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2023

New Full Moon Releases To Add To Your Christmas List

It’s the season for giving. Whether it’s for the horror fan in your life or for your own collection, Full Moon Features has some new releases to add to your wish list. Jess Franco’s VOODOO PASSION [Collector’s Edition]: Link to purchase HERE Price: $21.95 Description: Eurosleaze maverick Jess Franco and producer Erwin C. Dietrich (BLUE RITA) team up again for VOODOO PASSION (aka CALL OF THE BLONDE GODDESS and PORNO SHOCK), a voyeuristic, sex-soaked thriller that veers wildly between reality and fantasy. Ada Tauler stars as Susan, who arrives in Haiti to live with her new husband Jack (Franco regular Jack Taylor), who has an apparently unhealthy, possibly incestuous relationship with his sister Olga. Lost in a fever dream of sexual delirium, Susan suddenly finds herself in a weird world of black magic, clandestine couplings, and bloody voodoo rituals, all the while her possibly sinister housekeeper (Muriel Montosse) looks on lustfully. VOODOO PASSION is another erotic arthouse Franco triumph. The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2023

Family Ornaments: Frightening Fun For The Whole Family

This holiday season, prepare to embark on a magical journey with Family Ornaments, a film for the whole family filled with frights, laughter, chaos, and Christmas decorations that come to life. Written and produced by Liam Finn and directed by Gregory Oehler in his directorial debut, Family Ornaments sees a family’s Christmas holiday celebration turned upside down when a wish goes wrong, unleashing ornaments out for blood. Through the chaos and danger, a family learns valuable lessons about love, forgiveness, and the importance of family bonds. The ensemble cast includes Alicia Blasingame, Autumn Harrison, Ian Michaels, Emily Gateley, Romyn Smith, and Eddy and the Cruisers star Michael Pare. Don’t miss this opportunity to create a new holiday tradition with your loved ones with this fun flick. Watch Family Ornaments, a film for all ages, now streaming for free on Tubi. Are you looking for a holiday horror film with more adult thrills and chills? Check out our list of Christmas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2023

Movies Released So Far This December That You Don’t Want To Miss

As the weather outside turns frightful and you have no place to go, it’s the perfect weather to warp yourself in a blanket and watch some great movies. From action-packed films to holiday horror, several great movies were released last week that you shouldn’t miss. Here’s a list of what to watch. Released Last Week Lord of Misrule In Select Theaters From director William Brent Bell, who brought you The Boy, The Boy 2, and Orphan: First Kill, comes a dark and twisted tale of a Vicor on a mission to rescue her daughter from a cult. After you watch Lord of Misrule, a “haunting must-see” movie in my spoiler-free review, be sure to watch my interview with director Bell. Poor Things In Theaters In the film inspired by Frankenstein, Emma Stone is a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2023

More from Holiday Horror

‘Easter Bloody Easter’ Hops onto Digital This March

Hold onto your chocolate bunnies because Easter is going to be brutal this year, with the upcoming horror-comedy Easter Bloody Easter. Get ready for a wild ride through a small Texas town, where a killer is hopping mad and the annual “Easter-palooza” hangs in the balance. When Easter Turns Deadly: A wave of gruesome murders casts a dark shadow over a quaint Texas town just before their beloved “Easter-palooza.” The stubborn mayor remains determined to hold the festive egg hunt, while Jeanie, shaken by the disappearance of her husband, seeks answers. Conspiracies whisper of a legendary killer Jackalope – a monstrous rabbit-antelope terrorizing the town centuries ago. Joined by her skeptical friends Carol and Sam, the local conspiracy theorist, Jeanie delves into the legend. Soon, they’re faced with the terrifying reality of the Jackalope’s return, leading a demonic army of bunny minions. Can they decipher the “fluffy truth” before the furry fury descends upon the Easter festivities? Unlikely Heroes Rise:

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 16, 2024

Hershey Being Sued Over Lack Of Face On Pumpkin Reese’s

A Woman in Florida has filed a five million dollar class action lawsuit against confectionary giant Hershey over false advertising. The product in question? Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pumpkins. What’s the issue? On the packaging, it shows the pumpkin-shaped chocolate/peanut butter delight sporting a jack-o-lantern face but to the horror of Cynthea Kelly, the woman filing this lawsuit, it was just a pumpkin-shaped chocolate peanut butter cup! Cynthea is not alone as others on social media and YouTubers have had their Halloween experience ruined by the pumpkin-shaped candy not having a jack-o-lantern face carved out of it. Companies have the right to creatively advertise a product or to make it fit the season. True, some companies have indeed lied about products and they have been rightly called out on it, then there are cases like this where it seems to be a bit of a stretch and showing an increasing problem I’ve been noticing socially… feigned inconvenience, where people either

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jan 5, 2024

Watch: New Year’s Eve Horror Movies Where The Party Takes A Deadly Turn

As the clock ticks closer to midnight and champagne chills, a sinister undercurrent bubbles beneath the festive facade. Here’s a chilling selection of New Year’s Eve horror movies to ring in the terror: Killers (2010) Two assassins meet with conflicting missions on New Year’s Eve, leading to a bloody ballet amidst the fireworks. Expect stylish action and neon-drenched mayhem. You can find it on Prime Video. Terror Train (1980) Three years after a prank went terribly awry, the six college students responsible are targeted by a masked killer at a New Year’s Eve party aboard a moving train. You can find the 2022 remake streaming on Tubi if you want an updated version. Resolution (2013) A group of friends gather for a remote New Year’s celebration, only to be sucked into a cosmic horror spiral fueled by bizarre rituals and alien entities. Brace yourself for mind-bending chills. This movie isn’t hard to find. It’s streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and Prime

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 31, 2023

Horror Fuel’s Top Ten Horror Games Of 2023

2023 was the year of games and horror games were plenty and kept me busy this year with 44 reviews! Some games were OK, a few were forgettable, and a couple were terrible. Luckily, this list is some of the best I’ve reviewed this year! 10: Bendy and the Dark Revival Dive head-first into the hellish cartoon world known as the cycle as you must explore the dark secrets of Disneyesque Joey Drew Studios. 9: Vlad Circus: Descent Into Madness This 2D-pixel art mystery takes you to a mansion where you play as a down-on-his-luck clown trying to piece together the facts about the fire that destroyed the circus he called home. 8: Redfall This First-person shooter pits you and your squad of AI teammates or three friends against vampires that have taken over a New England island, cutting them off from the rest of the world. 7: Amnesia: The Bunker Traverse the maze of a French bunker in WWI

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Dec 27, 2023

Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving’ Being Served Up On VOD

Prepare for a second helping of holiday horror because Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is now available to devour on PVOD! The film, which brought a heaping helping of gory slasher fun to theaters just in time for the holiday season, is now serving up even more ways to satisfy your appetite for chills. Thanksgiving slashes its way through the story of what happens: “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.“ This holiday horror feast stars a killer cast, including Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks (“Walker”), Milo Manheim (Zombies), Nell Verlaque (“Big Shot”), Gina Gershon (“Chucky”), Tim Dillon, and Rick Hoffman (Hostel). Roth and Rendell crafted the script, inspired by Roth’s faux commercial in 2007’s Grindhouse. Roger Birnbaum and Eli Roth himself produced it. If you haven’t already experienced the delicious terror of John Carver, the film’s killer, you’re in for a treat. And get

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2023

Zombies Are Unleashed In ‘A Cadaver Christmas’ – Now On Blu-ray

I will admit that one of my favorite things about the Christmas season is the holiday-themed horror films. Several new ones have been released this year, including It’s a Wonderful Knife and A Creature Was Stirring. The announcement has now come that another killer Christmas movie has just slashed its way onto Blu-ray after first premiering in 2011, A Cadaver Christmas. Prepare yourself for a festive holiday-themed zombie comedy unlike any other. Described as a cross between It’s a Wonderful Life and Night of the Living Dead – A Cadaver Christmas tells the story of an unlikely band of heroes charged with the task of saving the world from an army of living corpses that are quickly recruiting new members. The dead have been given the gift of life this Christmas, and it is up to a university janitor to take it back! Directed by Joe Zerull, The indie film stars Daniel Rairdin-Hale, Hanlon Smith-Dorsey, and Yosh Hayashi. Daniel Rairdin-Hale,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2023

BritBox’s New Installment Of “A Ghost Story For Christmas” Stars Kit Harington

BritBox, the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, is offering the largest content of British TV ever and has now shared details about Lot No. 249, this year’s installment of the UK’s fan-favorite anthology series, A Ghost Story for Christmas. Back by popular demand, this year’s spooky festive program is an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story. Debuting on BritBox later this month, Lot No. 249 is written and directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) and will star Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) alongside Freddie Fox (The Great). The special follows a group of Oxford students, one of whom undertakes research into the secrets of Ancient Egypt, which becomes the talk of the college. As these experiments continue, strange occurrences abound in the mysterious Lot. No 249. Subscribers can also check out other installments in this anthology series, including Count Magnus with Jason Watkins and The Mezzotint with Rory Kinnear. The massive complete list of titles from the A

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2023

New Full Moon Releases To Add To Your Christmas List

It’s the season for giving. Whether it’s for the horror fan in your life or for your own collection, Full Moon Features has some new releases to add to your wish list. Jess Franco’s VOODOO PASSION [Collector’s Edition]: Link to purchase HERE Price: $21.95 Description: Eurosleaze maverick Jess Franco and producer Erwin C. Dietrich (BLUE RITA) team up again for VOODOO PASSION (aka CALL OF THE BLONDE GODDESS and PORNO SHOCK), a voyeuristic, sex-soaked thriller that veers wildly between reality and fantasy. Ada Tauler stars as Susan, who arrives in Haiti to live with her new husband Jack (Franco regular Jack Taylor), who has an apparently unhealthy, possibly incestuous relationship with his sister Olga. Lost in a fever dream of sexual delirium, Susan suddenly finds herself in a weird world of black magic, clandestine couplings, and bloody voodoo rituals, all the while her possibly sinister housekeeper (Muriel Montosse) looks on lustfully. VOODOO PASSION is another erotic arthouse Franco triumph. The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2023

Family Ornaments: Frightening Fun For The Whole Family

This holiday season, prepare to embark on a magical journey with Family Ornaments, a film for the whole family filled with frights, laughter, chaos, and Christmas decorations that come to life. Written and produced by Liam Finn and directed by Gregory Oehler in his directorial debut, Family Ornaments sees a family’s Christmas holiday celebration turned upside down when a wish goes wrong, unleashing ornaments out for blood. Through the chaos and danger, a family learns valuable lessons about love, forgiveness, and the importance of family bonds. The ensemble cast includes Alicia Blasingame, Autumn Harrison, Ian Michaels, Emily Gateley, Romyn Smith, and Eddy and the Cruisers star Michael Pare. Don’t miss this opportunity to create a new holiday tradition with your loved ones with this fun flick. Watch Family Ornaments, a film for all ages, now streaming for free on Tubi. Are you looking for a holiday horror film with more adult thrills and chills? Check out our list of Christmas

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2023

Movies Released So Far This December That You Don’t Want To Miss

As the weather outside turns frightful and you have no place to go, it’s the perfect weather to warp yourself in a blanket and watch some great movies. From action-packed films to holiday horror, several great movies were released last week that you shouldn’t miss. Here’s a list of what to watch. Released Last Week Lord of Misrule In Select Theaters From director William Brent Bell, who brought you The Boy, The Boy 2, and Orphan: First Kill, comes a dark and twisted tale of a Vicor on a mission to rescue her daughter from a cult. After you watch Lord of Misrule, a “haunting must-see” movie in my spoiler-free review, be sure to watch my interview with director Bell. Poor Things In Theaters In the film inspired by Frankenstein, Emma Stone is a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2023
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