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Steven Lanthripp’s Short Film ‘The Last Dinner’

Writer, actor, director Steven Landthripp has a cool Indie short film to share with the world titled ‘The Last Dinner’. You may not realize it, but odds are you have seen Steven Lanthripp on TV or in a movie He has been in many titles, including shows like: ‘Workaholics’, ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Parks and Recreations’ and in movies such as ‘Finders Keepers’, ‘Sex Tape’, and ‘Human Centipede 3’ . This isn’t the first movie he’s made, he’s been making indie horror movies for many years. ‘The Last Dinner’ has a unique, dark story line and a nice plot twist. Tina (Karina Noelle) is patiently waiting for her boyfriend, Johnathan (Daniel Lupa-Chazan), to arrive home for dinner. What seems at first, to be a couple’s spat, is much more. Soon Johnathan introduces Tina to the other woman, Emily (RuthAnn Thompson). The actors in ‘The Last Dinner’ did a great job. Karina Noelle (Tina) was very convincing in her role, and Daniel Lupa-Chazan

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 27, 2015
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A Look At The Web Series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’

Wednesday, the daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams, is a name we all recognize. The girl with a morbid obsession, with pigtails and dressed in black, is a true horror icon. We’ve all wondered what Wednesday would be like all grown up, now the webs series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ shows us the lady she has become. Wednesday was brought to life on TV by Lisa Loring and in the movies by Christina Ricci, both times as a young girl. We have all wondered what an adult Wednesday would be like, now there is a web series that answers that very question. The web series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ was created by Melissa Hunter, who also plays Wednesday in the series. The web series airs on her YouTube channel. After completing the first season, consisting of six episodes. the series has returned with a second season. There is a new episode every Wednesday (how fitting) . After all these years, Wednesday hasn’t

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Housebound’ (2014)

Kylie (Morgana O’Reilly), a young woman has gotten herself into a bit of trouble. She now finds herself living with her estranged mother (Rima Bucknell) and step father Graeme ( Ross Harper) in her child home home. Kylie discovers that the house was once a half-way house for the mentally disturbed and that a girl named Elizabeth (Kitty Chalmers) was murdered in her bedroom. To make things worse, Elizabeth is haunting the house, but Kylie isn’t the type to running screaming into the night, she’s a fighter. Security man/paranormal investigator Amos (Glen-Paul Waru) , aims to help Kylie solve the mystery of who murdered Elizabeth. Their main suspect is Kylie’s reclusive neighbor, but things are often not what they appear to be. There’s nothing worse than being woken up in the middle of the night by a possessed teddy bear , or is there? This horror, thriller was written and directed by Gerard Johnstone, who also wrote and directed the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘V/H/S : Viral’ (2014)

‘V/H/S Viral’ is an anthology that follows a disturbing chain of events connected by a series of viral videos. The videos consist of the stories connected to a stolen ice cream truck. The found footage shorts were each directed by different directors. The movie opens with ‘Vicious Circles’ by director Marcel Sarmiento. A young man (Kelly Misek Jr.), obsessed with capturing a viral video encounters a stolen ice cream truck in a high speed chase with the police. While filming his girlfriend (Emilia Ares Zoryan) is kidnapped by who ever is in the truck. Gregg Bishop’s section titled ‘Dante the Great’ follows Dante, a magician (Justin Welborn) who has a truly magical cape, that sometimes takes on a life of it’s own, and his assistant (Emmy Argo). This may have been the only section of the film that I actually found half way entertaining. In ‘Parallel Monsters’ directed by Nacho Vigalondo, a man creates a portal to another dimension and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2015
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The True Story Behind ‘The Amityville Horror’

In 1979 a movie was released titled ‘The Amityville Horror’, that became an instant horror classic, this is the true story that inspired that supernatural masterpiece. The fact that the movie is based on a true story only adds to the sense of terror. ‘The Amityville Horror’ movie follows a newly wed couple who move into a house with their with their family. The Lutz family, George and Kathy and their three children, bought the house for a steal due to the fact that the previous family,the DeFeos, were brutally murdered in the home. Soon after moving in the Lutz family begin experiencing strange things. George becomes unhinged and things only get worse when he discovers a hidden room in the basement. The true story begins with the DeFeo family, the owners before the Lutz family, who lived in the house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. On Thursday, November 13, 1974 at 3:15 am, 23 year old

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2015
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The Short Film ‘Hush’ Continues To Take Film Festivals By Storm

Michael Kehoe is the writer/director of ‘Hush’ , a short film taking film festivals by storm. Every time I check my Twitter feed or talk with Michael there is a new update and another award. I’ve never seen anything like it. ‘Hush’ truly is fantastic and knowing that there will be a full length film has me really excited. You see, the short is actually one scene from the movie. I recently interviewed Michael about ‘Hush’ you can read the full interview here : https://horrorfuel.com/horror/reviews-horror/an-interview-with-michael-kehoe-writerdirector-of-hush-2 I caught up with Michael on Friday to get an update and find out how everything was going. KM “Since our interview you have been racking up awards for ‘Hush’. What awards have you gotten since the last time we talked?” MK “We’ve won two more awards for ‘Best Horror Film’, and one award for ‘Best Cinematography’ , I wanted Director of Photography John Connor to win. He was instrumental in making it happen. After

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 14, 2015
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Women In Horror Are Getting Bloody For A Good Cause

A group of female writers, actresses and directors are getting bloody in PSA’s to urge people to donate blood, nine women including the Soska sisters, are making short films with horror themes, to get their message out. You have to check out this campaign! The list of short films for the PSA includes ‘Ripe And Bloody’ by award winning filmmaker Patricia Chica and executive producer Tara Kurtz. Variety recently referred to Chica as “a prolific director of shorts and TV projects”. Hospitals are in desperate need of blood donations. On average there are 5,000,000 blood transfusions a year in the U.S. alone. Blood is a matter of life and death. In fact with out the donations made by some great people, my husband would not be here today. He was in a horrible accident and without the six blood transfusions he received, I would have lost him. Your donation can save a life! Be a hero and give blood, “after

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2015
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Movie Review : Dracula Untold (2014)

In ‘Dracula Untold’ we see a new side of the Dracula legend that ties in the history of the real Vlad “The Impaler”. The movie delves into the beginning of Dracula’s story, when he was a man trying to protect his family and people against the Turks that he knows will invade. He refuses to meet their demands of one thousand boys as tribute for their army, when at the last moment of the meeting Mehmed also demands Vlad’s son to take to raise. Vlad has lived a peaceful life for ten years but the legendary fighter will never allow the Turks to take the boys or his son. Vlad must make a choice between losing it all or becoming a monster. Luke Evans (Immortals) stars as Vlad/Dracula. Evans is a good fit for the role of immortal badass. The role of Vlad’s wife Mirena is played by the beautiful Sarah Gadon (Enemy). Art Parkinson does a great job as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 8, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Ouija’

We have all heard of the Ouija board, most of us have toyed with one. In the backs of our minds there was always the question, What if it isn’t just a game? ‘Ouija’ explores the possibility that the board really can communicate with the other side and what can go wrong. Debbie, played by Shelly Hennig (Teen Wolf), broke the first rule of using a Ouija board, never play alone. She opened a door and something came through. When Debbie suddenly commits suicide, her friends struggle to understand why. Debbie’s best friend Laine (Olivia Cooke) stumbles across an old Ouija board in Debbie’s room and is reminded of how they would play with a board as kids. Laine gathers four of her and Debbie’s friends together to try to reach out to Debbie in the spirit world. The friends gather around a dark table in Debbie’s empty house and they the say the words to open the lines of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 6, 2015
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Haunted Hospital To Open As Hotel

The thought of spending the night in a haunted hotel would would terrify some people, but then there’s those people searching for a different kind of adventure. For the bravest of souls there will be a room for rent at the old Waverly Hills Sanatorium. That’s the most haunted hospital in the U.S., and it will soon be renting rooms. The owners of the Kentucky hospital, Charlie and Tina Mattingly, have filed for building and zoning permits to turn the haunted building into a hotel, complete with paranormal tours through the grounds. The hotel will be a 120 room four star location. The building’s first floor will include a 3,000 square foot restaurant and a 8,500 square foot convention center. The next two floors will consist of 120 rooms. The fourth floor will house a museum and conference rooms. The grounds include 109 acres and various out buildings. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium was once a Tuberculosis treatment center and was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2015

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Steven Lanthripp’s Short Film ‘The Last Dinner’

Writer, actor, director Steven Landthripp has a cool Indie short film to share with the world titled ‘The Last Dinner’. You may not realize it, but odds are you have seen Steven Lanthripp on TV or in a movie He has been in many titles, including shows like: ‘Workaholics’, ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Parks and Recreations’ and in movies such as ‘Finders Keepers’, ‘Sex Tape’, and ‘Human Centipede 3’ . This isn’t the first movie he’s made, he’s been making indie horror movies for many years. ‘The Last Dinner’ has a unique, dark story line and a nice plot twist. Tina (Karina Noelle) is patiently waiting for her boyfriend, Johnathan (Daniel Lupa-Chazan), to arrive home for dinner. What seems at first, to be a couple’s spat, is much more. Soon Johnathan introduces Tina to the other woman, Emily (RuthAnn Thompson). The actors in ‘The Last Dinner’ did a great job. Karina Noelle (Tina) was very convincing in her role, and Daniel Lupa-Chazan

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 27, 2015
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A Look At The Web Series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’

Wednesday, the daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams, is a name we all recognize. The girl with a morbid obsession, with pigtails and dressed in black, is a true horror icon. We’ve all wondered what Wednesday would be like all grown up, now the webs series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ shows us the lady she has become. Wednesday was brought to life on TV by Lisa Loring and in the movies by Christina Ricci, both times as a young girl. We have all wondered what an adult Wednesday would be like, now there is a web series that answers that very question. The web series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ was created by Melissa Hunter, who also plays Wednesday in the series. The web series airs on her YouTube channel. After completing the first season, consisting of six episodes. the series has returned with a second season. There is a new episode every Wednesday (how fitting) . After all these years, Wednesday hasn’t

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Housebound’ (2014)

Kylie (Morgana O’Reilly), a young woman has gotten herself into a bit of trouble. She now finds herself living with her estranged mother (Rima Bucknell) and step father Graeme ( Ross Harper) in her child home home. Kylie discovers that the house was once a half-way house for the mentally disturbed and that a girl named Elizabeth (Kitty Chalmers) was murdered in her bedroom. To make things worse, Elizabeth is haunting the house, but Kylie isn’t the type to running screaming into the night, she’s a fighter. Security man/paranormal investigator Amos (Glen-Paul Waru) , aims to help Kylie solve the mystery of who murdered Elizabeth. Their main suspect is Kylie’s reclusive neighbor, but things are often not what they appear to be. There’s nothing worse than being woken up in the middle of the night by a possessed teddy bear , or is there? This horror, thriller was written and directed by Gerard Johnstone, who also wrote and directed the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘V/H/S : Viral’ (2014)

‘V/H/S Viral’ is an anthology that follows a disturbing chain of events connected by a series of viral videos. The videos consist of the stories connected to a stolen ice cream truck. The found footage shorts were each directed by different directors. The movie opens with ‘Vicious Circles’ by director Marcel Sarmiento. A young man (Kelly Misek Jr.), obsessed with capturing a viral video encounters a stolen ice cream truck in a high speed chase with the police. While filming his girlfriend (Emilia Ares Zoryan) is kidnapped by who ever is in the truck. Gregg Bishop’s section titled ‘Dante the Great’ follows Dante, a magician (Justin Welborn) who has a truly magical cape, that sometimes takes on a life of it’s own, and his assistant (Emmy Argo). This may have been the only section of the film that I actually found half way entertaining. In ‘Parallel Monsters’ directed by Nacho Vigalondo, a man creates a portal to another dimension and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2015
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The True Story Behind ‘The Amityville Horror’

In 1979 a movie was released titled ‘The Amityville Horror’, that became an instant horror classic, this is the true story that inspired that supernatural masterpiece. The fact that the movie is based on a true story only adds to the sense of terror. ‘The Amityville Horror’ movie follows a newly wed couple who move into a house with their with their family. The Lutz family, George and Kathy and their three children, bought the house for a steal due to the fact that the previous family,the DeFeos, were brutally murdered in the home. Soon after moving in the Lutz family begin experiencing strange things. George becomes unhinged and things only get worse when he discovers a hidden room in the basement. The true story begins with the DeFeo family, the owners before the Lutz family, who lived in the house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. On Thursday, November 13, 1974 at 3:15 am, 23 year old

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2015
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The Short Film ‘Hush’ Continues To Take Film Festivals By Storm

Michael Kehoe is the writer/director of ‘Hush’ , a short film taking film festivals by storm. Every time I check my Twitter feed or talk with Michael there is a new update and another award. I’ve never seen anything like it. ‘Hush’ truly is fantastic and knowing that there will be a full length film has me really excited. You see, the short is actually one scene from the movie. I recently interviewed Michael about ‘Hush’ you can read the full interview here : https://horrorfuel.com/horror/reviews-horror/an-interview-with-michael-kehoe-writerdirector-of-hush-2 I caught up with Michael on Friday to get an update and find out how everything was going. KM “Since our interview you have been racking up awards for ‘Hush’. What awards have you gotten since the last time we talked?” MK “We’ve won two more awards for ‘Best Horror Film’, and one award for ‘Best Cinematography’ , I wanted Director of Photography John Connor to win. He was instrumental in making it happen. After

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 14, 2015
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Women In Horror Are Getting Bloody For A Good Cause

A group of female writers, actresses and directors are getting bloody in PSA’s to urge people to donate blood, nine women including the Soska sisters, are making short films with horror themes, to get their message out. You have to check out this campaign! The list of short films for the PSA includes ‘Ripe And Bloody’ by award winning filmmaker Patricia Chica and executive producer Tara Kurtz. Variety recently referred to Chica as “a prolific director of shorts and TV projects”. Hospitals are in desperate need of blood donations. On average there are 5,000,000 blood transfusions a year in the U.S. alone. Blood is a matter of life and death. In fact with out the donations made by some great people, my husband would not be here today. He was in a horrible accident and without the six blood transfusions he received, I would have lost him. Your donation can save a life! Be a hero and give blood, “after

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2015
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Movie Review : Dracula Untold (2014)

In ‘Dracula Untold’ we see a new side of the Dracula legend that ties in the history of the real Vlad “The Impaler”. The movie delves into the beginning of Dracula’s story, when he was a man trying to protect his family and people against the Turks that he knows will invade. He refuses to meet their demands of one thousand boys as tribute for their army, when at the last moment of the meeting Mehmed also demands Vlad’s son to take to raise. Vlad has lived a peaceful life for ten years but the legendary fighter will never allow the Turks to take the boys or his son. Vlad must make a choice between losing it all or becoming a monster. Luke Evans (Immortals) stars as Vlad/Dracula. Evans is a good fit for the role of immortal badass. The role of Vlad’s wife Mirena is played by the beautiful Sarah Gadon (Enemy). Art Parkinson does a great job as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 8, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Ouija’

We have all heard of the Ouija board, most of us have toyed with one. In the backs of our minds there was always the question, What if it isn’t just a game? ‘Ouija’ explores the possibility that the board really can communicate with the other side and what can go wrong. Debbie, played by Shelly Hennig (Teen Wolf), broke the first rule of using a Ouija board, never play alone. She opened a door and something came through. When Debbie suddenly commits suicide, her friends struggle to understand why. Debbie’s best friend Laine (Olivia Cooke) stumbles across an old Ouija board in Debbie’s room and is reminded of how they would play with a board as kids. Laine gathers four of her and Debbie’s friends together to try to reach out to Debbie in the spirit world. The friends gather around a dark table in Debbie’s empty house and they the say the words to open the lines of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 6, 2015
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Haunted Hospital To Open As Hotel

The thought of spending the night in a haunted hotel would would terrify some people, but then there’s those people searching for a different kind of adventure. For the bravest of souls there will be a room for rent at the old Waverly Hills Sanatorium. That’s the most haunted hospital in the U.S., and it will soon be renting rooms. The owners of the Kentucky hospital, Charlie and Tina Mattingly, have filed for building and zoning permits to turn the haunted building into a hotel, complete with paranormal tours through the grounds. The hotel will be a 120 room four star location. The building’s first floor will include a 3,000 square foot restaurant and a 8,500 square foot convention center. The next two floors will consist of 120 rooms. The fourth floor will house a museum and conference rooms. The grounds include 109 acres and various out buildings. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium was once a Tuberculosis treatment center and was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2015
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