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‘Perish’ Is A Perfect Sequel: Book Review

If you read my review of L.C. Barlow’s Pivot, you know how much I loved the story of Jack Harper. Raised in a cult, destroyed the cult leader and the adventure had just started! I will try and avoid major spoilers from Pivot, but just in case, I do suggest you read the book before reading this review. Characters Jack is still the same person in this book, only with more depth. She finds herself in a world without the comfort of her familiar life. Although she knows the cult she left was evil and absolutely destructive to her, she finds herself lost I the real world and struggling to know what to do. I was extremely happy that Barlow wrote Jack with this struggle in Perish because, regardless of the horrors of her life before, it was still the life she know and change, especially drastic change is always a challenge. She still finds herself tied to Cyrus and

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Capt McNeely
Sep 1, 2020
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Blumhouse Releasing A Horde Of New Series And Films

As always, Blumhouse aims to keep genre fans on the edge of their seats. The horror powerhouse has a horde of new series soon to be unleashed and we’re going to make sure you don’t miss a moment of the action. Here’s what you need to know: First off, there’s “Welcome to Blumhouse,” a collection of the first four of eight terrifying tales, that includes Black Box and The Lie, which premieres on Amazon Prime on October 6th. Nocturne and Evil Eye arrive on October 13th. Writer-director Zu Quirke makes her directorial debut with Nocturne, set inside an art academy where a music student begins to outshine her twin sister after discovering a mysterious notebook. Sydney Sweeny (Euphoria) and Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home) star. In Black Box, directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., who co-wrote the film with Stephen Herman, a single father loses both his wife and his memory in a can accident. After undergoing an experimental procedure he

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2020
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“Supernatural” Star Set To Play Superhero On Season Three Of “The Boys”

Let’s be honest, we are all a little broken-hearted that “Supernatural” is ending. While we’ve known for a while that Jared Padalecki had found his next role on the reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” fans have been wondering what is next for Jensen Ackles. Well, we’ve just learned where we can see him next. Ackles is joining the super series “The Boys” for its third season. As for the role, Ackles has been cast in the pivotal role of Soldier Boy. The actor teased the announcement on Instagram. Amazon Prime confirmed the news. In the comics, after Super Boy fought in World War II, he became the first celebrity superhero. But in reality, Super Boy is the more cowardly version of Captain America. Throughout the comics both Billy Butcher and Homelander use him for their own gains. Erik Kripke, who created “Supernatural” and serves as showrunner for “The Boys” made the following statement: When I was a kid, I had

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2020
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Amazon Announces “Welcome To Blumhouse” The First Four Of Eight Films From Blumhouse

Blumhouse has been busy! Amazon announced Thursday that they release “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” a collection of eight (yes, eight) horror films all produced by the genre powerhouse along with Amazon Studios. The first batch of four films is set to premiere this October followed by the other four debuting in 2021. The poster for the first collection looks like a dollhouse filled with people and features the name of the first four films, Nocturne, Black Box, Evil Eye, and The Lie. Writer-director Zu Quirke makes her directorial debut with Nocturne, set inside an art academy where a music student begins to outshine her twin sister after discovering a mysterious notebook. Sydney Sweeny (Euphoria) and Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home) star. In Black Box, directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., who co-wrote the film with Stephen Herman, a single father loses both his wife and his memory in a can accident. After undergoing an experimental procedure he begins to question who

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Bleak Precision’ Book Review: A Dark Journey Into True Horror

Right off the bat, let me say that after reading Greg Chapman’s short story collection Bleak Precision, the stories live up to the title. This book is “bleak” and dark. That, however, as you all know, is not a bad thing. If you are on horrorfuel.com, I am assuming you enjoy the darkness…I know I do. Characters The characters in these short stories are dark, twisted, tortured characters who suffer from a wide array of issues. They are struggling to survive, or thriving in destruction. Simply, they are wholly unlikable. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t engrossing and creatively intriguing. I felt such a morbid twist of curiosity, hatred, and pity for each character individually. Chapman really does design a great character and it is honestly kind of refreshing to have an author who has no need or desire to create likable or redeeming people. They are all colorful, varied, and heavy. There are, of course, victims who are pitied,

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Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2020
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Interview With ‘Light Reapers’ Author, Gary Hickman

I had the wonderful opportunity to have a Zoom chat with Gary Hickman., author of The Light Reapers: End of the World. We chatted about his new books, writing process, and his love of horror. Check out the interview below. And be sure to check out both Light Reapers: End of the World (available here) and the upcoming Light Reapers: Fight for a New Beginning. (Horror Fuel) Author, narrator, YouTube host, family man, Military man, martial arts trainer, horror aficionado…what am I missing? You’ve got your hand in a lot of pots, describe yourself to people. (Hickman) Haha, Well I do have my hand in a lot of pots, I feel like I’ve pulled back on some of those recently once the rioting kind of kicked in, but as far as the book, I didn’t think I had it in me to write it and with all the stuff that I was doing I was thinking “when am I going

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Capt McNeely
Aug 5, 2020
Horror Fuel

First Look: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost Reunite For “Truth Seekers”!

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the dynamic duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End are teaming up again, this time for a new horror-comedy series from Amazon Prime! We got a batch of new images that will give fans a first look at the half-hour series titled “Truth Seekers.” “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2020
Horror Fuel

“The Boys” Are Back In Town For Season 2 This September!

This September “The Boys” are back in town! Amazon’s ultra-violent superhero series returns for its second season after a huge first season back in 2019. Based on the best-selling comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, “The Boys” puts a new bloody spin on the superhero genre and centers on a group of vigilantes who set out to take down corrupt superheroes. “The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon), and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social-media-savvy new

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

True Crime Doc ‘Yancey McCord: The Killer That Arizona Forgot About’ Now On Prime

True crime buffs, we’ve got news for you, the documentary Yancey McCord: The Killer that Arizona Forgot About has just landed on Amazon Prime Video. Who is Yancey McCord? He is believed to have committed the familicide of the Jenkins clan in Kindred Township, Arizona in 1961. The victims included both parents, three children, and two visiting cousins resulting in seven gruesome deaths in one home. McCord was taken in and held in custody. But sixteen hours later, he went missing after either an escape or release by the community’s only police officer. McCord was never pursued by authorities for this crime, essentially slipping through the cracks for nearly 60 years after disappearing from Kindred… until now. Stunned by the event, the unincorporated township of Kindred went from a population of 171 to an estimated 30 within 5 years, becoming a real ghost town. Is Yancey McCord still in Arizona? Free or imprisoned? Dead or alive? The answers are unbelievable

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2020
Horror Fuel

Book Review: The Light Reapers: End of the World

I have just had the chance to read the novel The Light Reapers: End of the World by Gary Hickman. Right off the bat, bluntly and honestly, I enjoyed this novel very much and I am grateful that Mr. Hickman sent it to me to read and review. The “Light Reapers” are an elite special ops group of soldiers who have a history of missions together that have bonded them over the years. They are deployed to rescue a scientist who may be able to find a cure for a viral pandemic caused by an ISIS faction which turns people into vicious, flesh eating hordes who who kill for any reason and in every grotesque way you can imagine. Story On the surface, the story of Light Reapers is not anything new. Zombies are a time honored horror tradition with a long, long list of media building their anthology of gnawing and feeding on flesh. For broad strokes purposes, this

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Capt McNeely
Jun 6, 2020

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‘Perish’ Is A Perfect Sequel: Book Review

If you read my review of L.C. Barlow’s Pivot, you know how much I loved the story of Jack Harper. Raised in a cult, destroyed the cult leader and the adventure had just started! I will try and avoid major spoilers from Pivot, but just in case, I do suggest you read the book before reading this review. Characters Jack is still the same person in this book, only with more depth. She finds herself in a world without the comfort of her familiar life. Although she knows the cult she left was evil and absolutely destructive to her, she finds herself lost I the real world and struggling to know what to do. I was extremely happy that Barlow wrote Jack with this struggle in Perish because, regardless of the horrors of her life before, it was still the life she know and change, especially drastic change is always a challenge. She still finds herself tied to Cyrus and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 1, 2020
Horror Fuel

Blumhouse Releasing A Horde Of New Series And Films

As always, Blumhouse aims to keep genre fans on the edge of their seats. The horror powerhouse has a horde of new series soon to be unleashed and we’re going to make sure you don’t miss a moment of the action. Here’s what you need to know: First off, there’s “Welcome to Blumhouse,” a collection of the first four of eight terrifying tales, that includes Black Box and The Lie, which premieres on Amazon Prime on October 6th. Nocturne and Evil Eye arrive on October 13th. Writer-director Zu Quirke makes her directorial debut with Nocturne, set inside an art academy where a music student begins to outshine her twin sister after discovering a mysterious notebook. Sydney Sweeny (Euphoria) and Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home) star. In Black Box, directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., who co-wrote the film with Stephen Herman, a single father loses both his wife and his memory in a can accident. After undergoing an experimental procedure he

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2020
Horror Fuel

“Supernatural” Star Set To Play Superhero On Season Three Of “The Boys”

Let’s be honest, we are all a little broken-hearted that “Supernatural” is ending. While we’ve known for a while that Jared Padalecki had found his next role on the reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” fans have been wondering what is next for Jensen Ackles. Well, we’ve just learned where we can see him next. Ackles is joining the super series “The Boys” for its third season. As for the role, Ackles has been cast in the pivotal role of Soldier Boy. The actor teased the announcement on Instagram. Amazon Prime confirmed the news. In the comics, after Super Boy fought in World War II, he became the first celebrity superhero. But in reality, Super Boy is the more cowardly version of Captain America. Throughout the comics both Billy Butcher and Homelander use him for their own gains. Erik Kripke, who created “Supernatural” and serves as showrunner for “The Boys” made the following statement: When I was a kid, I had

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

Amazon Announces “Welcome To Blumhouse” The First Four Of Eight Films From Blumhouse

Blumhouse has been busy! Amazon announced Thursday that they release “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” a collection of eight (yes, eight) horror films all produced by the genre powerhouse along with Amazon Studios. The first batch of four films is set to premiere this October followed by the other four debuting in 2021. The poster for the first collection looks like a dollhouse filled with people and features the name of the first four films, Nocturne, Black Box, Evil Eye, and The Lie. Writer-director Zu Quirke makes her directorial debut with Nocturne, set inside an art academy where a music student begins to outshine her twin sister after discovering a mysterious notebook. Sydney Sweeny (Euphoria) and Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home) star. In Black Box, directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., who co-wrote the film with Stephen Herman, a single father loses both his wife and his memory in a can accident. After undergoing an experimental procedure he begins to question who

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Bleak Precision’ Book Review: A Dark Journey Into True Horror

Right off the bat, let me say that after reading Greg Chapman’s short story collection Bleak Precision, the stories live up to the title. This book is “bleak” and dark. That, however, as you all know, is not a bad thing. If you are on horrorfuel.com, I am assuming you enjoy the darkness…I know I do. Characters The characters in these short stories are dark, twisted, tortured characters who suffer from a wide array of issues. They are struggling to survive, or thriving in destruction. Simply, they are wholly unlikable. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t engrossing and creatively intriguing. I felt such a morbid twist of curiosity, hatred, and pity for each character individually. Chapman really does design a great character and it is honestly kind of refreshing to have an author who has no need or desire to create likable or redeeming people. They are all colorful, varied, and heavy. There are, of course, victims who are pitied,

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2020
Horror Fuel

Interview With ‘Light Reapers’ Author, Gary Hickman

I had the wonderful opportunity to have a Zoom chat with Gary Hickman., author of The Light Reapers: End of the World. We chatted about his new books, writing process, and his love of horror. Check out the interview below. And be sure to check out both Light Reapers: End of the World (available here) and the upcoming Light Reapers: Fight for a New Beginning. (Horror Fuel) Author, narrator, YouTube host, family man, Military man, martial arts trainer, horror aficionado…what am I missing? You’ve got your hand in a lot of pots, describe yourself to people. (Hickman) Haha, Well I do have my hand in a lot of pots, I feel like I’ve pulled back on some of those recently once the rioting kind of kicked in, but as far as the book, I didn’t think I had it in me to write it and with all the stuff that I was doing I was thinking “when am I going

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 5, 2020
Horror Fuel

First Look: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost Reunite For “Truth Seekers”!

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the dynamic duo behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End are teaming up again, this time for a new horror-comedy series from Amazon Prime! We got a batch of new images that will give fans a first look at the half-hour series titled “Truth Seekers.” “Truth Seekers” is “about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers, and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying, and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, “Truth Seekers” mixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2020
Horror Fuel

“The Boys” Are Back In Town For Season 2 This September!

This September “The Boys” are back in town! Amazon’s ultra-violent superhero series returns for its second season after a huge first season back in 2019. Based on the best-selling comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, “The Boys” puts a new bloody spin on the superhero genre and centers on a group of vigilantes who set out to take down corrupt superheroes. “The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon), and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social-media-savvy new

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

True Crime Doc ‘Yancey McCord: The Killer That Arizona Forgot About’ Now On Prime

True crime buffs, we’ve got news for you, the documentary Yancey McCord: The Killer that Arizona Forgot About has just landed on Amazon Prime Video. Who is Yancey McCord? He is believed to have committed the familicide of the Jenkins clan in Kindred Township, Arizona in 1961. The victims included both parents, three children, and two visiting cousins resulting in seven gruesome deaths in one home. McCord was taken in and held in custody. But sixteen hours later, he went missing after either an escape or release by the community’s only police officer. McCord was never pursued by authorities for this crime, essentially slipping through the cracks for nearly 60 years after disappearing from Kindred… until now. Stunned by the event, the unincorporated township of Kindred went from a population of 171 to an estimated 30 within 5 years, becoming a real ghost town. Is Yancey McCord still in Arizona? Free or imprisoned? Dead or alive? The answers are unbelievable

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2020
Horror Fuel

Book Review: The Light Reapers: End of the World

I have just had the chance to read the novel The Light Reapers: End of the World by Gary Hickman. Right off the bat, bluntly and honestly, I enjoyed this novel very much and I am grateful that Mr. Hickman sent it to me to read and review. The “Light Reapers” are an elite special ops group of soldiers who have a history of missions together that have bonded them over the years. They are deployed to rescue a scientist who may be able to find a cure for a viral pandemic caused by an ISIS faction which turns people into vicious, flesh eating hordes who who kill for any reason and in every grotesque way you can imagine. Story On the surface, the story of Light Reapers is not anything new. Zombies are a time honored horror tradition with a long, long list of media building their anthology of gnawing and feeding on flesh. For broad strokes purposes, this

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 6, 2020
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