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Things Get Bloody In The New Teaser For Willy’s Wonderland

Nicolas Cage is ready to take the fight to evil animatronics in the new teaser trailer for director Kevin Lewis’ (The Drop) horror movie Willy’s Wonderland. A quiet drifter (Cage) is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy’s Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive. Emily Tosta (“Party of Five” stars as Liv, the rebellious teenage lead in the movie that also stars Beth Grant (No Country For Old Men), Ric Reitz (The Resident), and Chris Warner (Machete). The screenplay was written by G.O. Parsons. Take a trip to Willy’s Wonderland next year for a bloody good time.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2020
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A Werewolf Is On The Loose In The Beast Within Trailer

UK genre specialist Jinga Films has added werewolf thriller Beast Within (originally titled Hunter’s Moon) to its burgeoning American Film Market slate. The whodunit creature feature stars Steven Morana (Whiskey Business) and Holly Deveaux (The Mist) as a couple attending the launch party of their gaming app Werewolves Awaken, but when a guest is mysteriously found dead, they question who could be the killer, as everyone becomes a suspect and player in a deadly real-life version of the game. Steven Morana co-directed this beastly flick with Chris Green (Zombie Werewolves Attack) and co-produced along with Nic Izzi (1BR) plays the timid tech genius turned action hero and his martial art background contributed to him doing all his own stunts during the confrontation with the werewolf. The ensemble cast also includes Colm Feore (Thor), Ari Millen (Orphan Black), Alysa King (Slasher), Supinder Wraich (The 410), Art Hindle (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), and Katie Boland (The Bet). The gore and creature

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
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Crackle Announces November Releases

Crackle’s mix of Hollywood blockbusters, award-winning indies, classic TV, and hand-picked exclusive and original content is always FREE! Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced the upcoming content releases planned for November. Crackle is available in the U.S. on 26 devices and services including Amazon FireTV, RokuTV, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PS4 and XBoxOne), Plex, on iOS and Android mobile devices, and on desktops at Crackle.com. Crackle is also available in approximately 500,000 hotel rooms in the Marriott Bonvoy chain. World Premieres – New Crackle Original Series in November Heroes of Lucha Libre (Premieres November 25th) World Premiere / Crackle original series This exciting eleven-part series takes the rich tradition of Lucha Libre wrestling and they throw it out of the ring to an entirely new level. Join these mask-wearing gladiators, (each sporting their own superpower)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
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Special Director’s Cut Of ‘Hell House LLC’ Out This Halloween

Terror Films is giving genre fans a real treat this Halloween, they are releasing Stephen Cognetti’s Director’s Cut of the original Hell House LLC, exclusively on Amazon Prime! Hell House LLC is one of Terror Films’ first releases in the company’s infancy as a distributor. Hell House LLC and its two sequels (Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel & Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire) have become one of the most talked-about indie horror franchises in the past several years. From climbing to the top of multiple Must-See horror film lists, to critical and fan acclaim, as well as topping the “most-watched” premieres on Shudder two years in a row (2018 for Hell House LLC II and 2019 for Hell House LLC III), Hell House LLC continues to wow horror fans. As well, there has even been a mention (on social media from Cognetti, his producing partner Joe Bandelli, and Terror Films) of a possible 6-part series titled:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
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Director Remi Weekes Takes Us Inside ‘His House’ In An Interview

Director Remi Weekes’ horror film His House debuts today (10/30) on Netflix. Before the premiere, we had a chance to ask him a few questions about the film that stars Sopẹ́ Dìrísù, Wunmi Mosaku, and “Dr. Who’s” Matt Smith. His House follows a refugee couple who flee war-torn South Sudan and face an arduous journey. Once arriving in an English town they are assigned a home, but something dark lurks within. Horror Fuel: “What can you tell our readers about His House? Remi Weekes: “His House is a story of two asylum seekers who are given a home in the UK and there comes a suspicion that the home they’re given has something scary within.” Horror Fuel: “This couple has it rough between South Sudan, escaping, and moving into this house. What was the reasoning behind making these characters’ journey so difficult? Remi Weekes: “The film is based on a town from the UK and the migration journey from Africa

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
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Watch The New ‘Halloween Kills’ Teaser

Halloween Kills was scheduled to be released this month, but thanks to the pandemic we will have to wait another year to see Michael Myers in action again, or so we thought. Today, a new teaser was released giving us a taste of why this movie is worth waiting for. From director David Gordon Green and co-writer Danny McBride, the sequel stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Kyle Richards, and Nancy Stephens are all returning along with Charle Cyphers of the original film who is reprising his role as Sheriff Brackett. Anthony Michael Hall stars as Tommy Doyle. Nick Castle will be sharing the Michael Myers costume with James Jude Courtney. Halloween Kills opens in theaters on October 15th, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
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Patrick Wilson Is Directing ‘Insidious 5’

Insidious star Patrick Wilson is returning for the fifth installment of the franchise, this time around not only will he star, but he will also be in the director’s chair! Insidious 5 will be Wilson’s directing debut which was announced during the BlumFest virtual event earlier today. Insidious: Chapter 5 will pick up with the Lambert family ten years after the events of Insidious 4 with Dalton beginning college. Ty Simpkins who starred as Dalton will be reprising his role. Scott Teems wrote the script based on a story by franchise creator Leigh Whannell. Insidious 5 is expected to land in theaters in 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
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Bring Home The Horrifying Thriller ‘Antebellum’ This November

The horrifying, suspense-filled thriller, Antebellum comes home this November from Lionsgate. Featuring an all-star cast including Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Moonlight, Harriet), Eric Lange (TV’s “Escape at Dannemora,” “Narcos,” “Lost”), Jena Malone (Contact, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Neon Demon), Jack Huston (Kill Your Darlings, American Hustle, Ben-Hur), Kiersey Clemons (Dope, Sweetheart, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, TV’s “Empire,” Tower Heist), the film aims to spark a “new and innovative way of talking about modern issues” (Janelle Monáe). In the film, successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present, and future – before it’s too late. From QC Entertainment, producer of the award-winning films Get Out, Us, and BlacKkKlansman, Antebellum is written, produced, and directed by the visionary filmmaking duo Gerard Bush + Christopher Renz (“Kill Jay-Z” music video, “The Glass House” music short-film, “Against the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
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Glenn Douglas Packard Announces Pitchfork II: Homecoming

Writer-director Glenn Douglas Packard’s (interview) 2016 indie horror slasher Pitchfork introduced us to a new masked killer born out of abuse. Packard has now informed us that we’re getting a sequel, Pitchfork II: Homecoming. While many details are still being kept quiet, we do know that actress Addisyn Wallace (interview), who was twelve during the original’s filming, is returning to reprise her role as Jenny in the sequel. Packard tells us she “plays a big part in the sequel with her pet Pitchfork.” In the first film, “having recently shared a life-changing secret with his family, Hunter recruits his friends to come with him from New York to the farm where he grew up as he faces his parents for the first time. As the college students enjoy the fresh air of Michigan farm country, an older, more dangerous secret slowly emerges. While Hunter navigates a new place within his conservative family, a vicious creature from their past descends on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
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New Children’s Book From David Gordon Green Is Based On 1978’s ‘Halloween’

Looking to introduce your kid to the horror genre? Here’s your perfect chance! Further Front Publishing is releasing The Legend of Halloween, a children’s book based on 1978’s Halloween from John Carpenter. Written by filmmaker David Gordon Green, who directed Halloween (2018) and the upcoming Halloween sequels Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. But he’s not the only one from the movies involved, author and director Onur Tukel illustrated the book with producer Malek Akkad and executive producer Ryan Friemann overseeing the book’s creation. “Through eerie rhymes and quirky illustrations emulating the unsettling nature of the classic horror journey, Green and Tukel craft a reimagined telling of the beloved source material for longtime fans and newcomers to the franchise.” Joining this iconic franchise has been one of the most fulfilling artistic endeavors of my career,” says David Gordon Green. “With this new chapter, we hope to share our own love for Halloween with a new generation of horror fanatics.” I saw

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020

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Things Get Bloody In The New Teaser For Willy’s Wonderland

Nicolas Cage is ready to take the fight to evil animatronics in the new teaser trailer for director Kevin Lewis’ (The Drop) horror movie Willy’s Wonderland. A quiet drifter (Cage) is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy’s Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive. Emily Tosta (“Party of Five” stars as Liv, the rebellious teenage lead in the movie that also stars Beth Grant (No Country For Old Men), Ric Reitz (The Resident), and Chris Warner (Machete). The screenplay was written by G.O. Parsons. Take a trip to Willy’s Wonderland next year for a bloody good time.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2020
Horror Fuel

A Werewolf Is On The Loose In The Beast Within Trailer

UK genre specialist Jinga Films has added werewolf thriller Beast Within (originally titled Hunter’s Moon) to its burgeoning American Film Market slate. The whodunit creature feature stars Steven Morana (Whiskey Business) and Holly Deveaux (The Mist) as a couple attending the launch party of their gaming app Werewolves Awaken, but when a guest is mysteriously found dead, they question who could be the killer, as everyone becomes a suspect and player in a deadly real-life version of the game. Steven Morana co-directed this beastly flick with Chris Green (Zombie Werewolves Attack) and co-produced along with Nic Izzi (1BR) plays the timid tech genius turned action hero and his martial art background contributed to him doing all his own stunts during the confrontation with the werewolf. The ensemble cast also includes Colm Feore (Thor), Ari Millen (Orphan Black), Alysa King (Slasher), Supinder Wraich (The 410), Art Hindle (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), and Katie Boland (The Bet). The gore and creature

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

Crackle Announces November Releases

Crackle’s mix of Hollywood blockbusters, award-winning indies, classic TV, and hand-picked exclusive and original content is always FREE! Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced the upcoming content releases planned for November. Crackle is available in the U.S. on 26 devices and services including Amazon FireTV, RokuTV, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PS4 and XBoxOne), Plex, on iOS and Android mobile devices, and on desktops at Crackle.com. Crackle is also available in approximately 500,000 hotel rooms in the Marriott Bonvoy chain. World Premieres – New Crackle Original Series in November Heroes of Lucha Libre (Premieres November 25th) World Premiere / Crackle original series This exciting eleven-part series takes the rich tradition of Lucha Libre wrestling and they throw it out of the ring to an entirely new level. Join these mask-wearing gladiators, (each sporting their own superpower)

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

Special Director’s Cut Of ‘Hell House LLC’ Out This Halloween

Terror Films is giving genre fans a real treat this Halloween, they are releasing Stephen Cognetti’s Director’s Cut of the original Hell House LLC, exclusively on Amazon Prime! Hell House LLC is one of Terror Films’ first releases in the company’s infancy as a distributor. Hell House LLC and its two sequels (Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel & Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire) have become one of the most talked-about indie horror franchises in the past several years. From climbing to the top of multiple Must-See horror film lists, to critical and fan acclaim, as well as topping the “most-watched” premieres on Shudder two years in a row (2018 for Hell House LLC II and 2019 for Hell House LLC III), Hell House LLC continues to wow horror fans. As well, there has even been a mention (on social media from Cognetti, his producing partner Joe Bandelli, and Terror Films) of a possible 6-part series titled:

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

Director Remi Weekes Takes Us Inside ‘His House’ In An Interview

Director Remi Weekes’ horror film His House debuts today (10/30) on Netflix. Before the premiere, we had a chance to ask him a few questions about the film that stars Sopẹ́ Dìrísù, Wunmi Mosaku, and “Dr. Who’s” Matt Smith. His House follows a refugee couple who flee war-torn South Sudan and face an arduous journey. Once arriving in an English town they are assigned a home, but something dark lurks within. Horror Fuel: “What can you tell our readers about His House? Remi Weekes: “His House is a story of two asylum seekers who are given a home in the UK and there comes a suspicion that the home they’re given has something scary within.” Horror Fuel: “This couple has it rough between South Sudan, escaping, and moving into this house. What was the reasoning behind making these characters’ journey so difficult? Remi Weekes: “The film is based on a town from the UK and the migration journey from Africa

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

Watch The New ‘Halloween Kills’ Teaser

Halloween Kills was scheduled to be released this month, but thanks to the pandemic we will have to wait another year to see Michael Myers in action again, or so we thought. Today, a new teaser was released giving us a taste of why this movie is worth waiting for. From director David Gordon Green and co-writer Danny McBride, the sequel stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Kyle Richards, and Nancy Stephens are all returning along with Charle Cyphers of the original film who is reprising his role as Sheriff Brackett. Anthony Michael Hall stars as Tommy Doyle. Nick Castle will be sharing the Michael Myers costume with James Jude Courtney. Halloween Kills opens in theaters on October 15th, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
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Patrick Wilson Is Directing ‘Insidious 5’

Insidious star Patrick Wilson is returning for the fifth installment of the franchise, this time around not only will he star, but he will also be in the director’s chair! Insidious 5 will be Wilson’s directing debut which was announced during the BlumFest virtual event earlier today. Insidious: Chapter 5 will pick up with the Lambert family ten years after the events of Insidious 4 with Dalton beginning college. Ty Simpkins who starred as Dalton will be reprising his role. Scott Teems wrote the script based on a story by franchise creator Leigh Whannell. Insidious 5 is expected to land in theaters in 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
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Bring Home The Horrifying Thriller ‘Antebellum’ This November

The horrifying, suspense-filled thriller, Antebellum comes home this November from Lionsgate. Featuring an all-star cast including Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Moonlight, Harriet), Eric Lange (TV’s “Escape at Dannemora,” “Narcos,” “Lost”), Jena Malone (Contact, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Neon Demon), Jack Huston (Kill Your Darlings, American Hustle, Ben-Hur), Kiersey Clemons (Dope, Sweetheart, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, TV’s “Empire,” Tower Heist), the film aims to spark a “new and innovative way of talking about modern issues” (Janelle Monáe). In the film, successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present, and future – before it’s too late. From QC Entertainment, producer of the award-winning films Get Out, Us, and BlacKkKlansman, Antebellum is written, produced, and directed by the visionary filmmaking duo Gerard Bush + Christopher Renz (“Kill Jay-Z” music video, “The Glass House” music short-film, “Against the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
Horror Fuel

Glenn Douglas Packard Announces Pitchfork II: Homecoming

Writer-director Glenn Douglas Packard’s (interview) 2016 indie horror slasher Pitchfork introduced us to a new masked killer born out of abuse. Packard has now informed us that we’re getting a sequel, Pitchfork II: Homecoming. While many details are still being kept quiet, we do know that actress Addisyn Wallace (interview), who was twelve during the original’s filming, is returning to reprise her role as Jenny in the sequel. Packard tells us she “plays a big part in the sequel with her pet Pitchfork.” In the first film, “having recently shared a life-changing secret with his family, Hunter recruits his friends to come with him from New York to the farm where he grew up as he faces his parents for the first time. As the college students enjoy the fresh air of Michigan farm country, an older, more dangerous secret slowly emerges. While Hunter navigates a new place within his conservative family, a vicious creature from their past descends on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
Horror Fuel

New Children’s Book From David Gordon Green Is Based On 1978’s ‘Halloween’

Looking to introduce your kid to the horror genre? Here’s your perfect chance! Further Front Publishing is releasing The Legend of Halloween, a children’s book based on 1978’s Halloween from John Carpenter. Written by filmmaker David Gordon Green, who directed Halloween (2018) and the upcoming Halloween sequels Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. But he’s not the only one from the movies involved, author and director Onur Tukel illustrated the book with producer Malek Akkad and executive producer Ryan Friemann overseeing the book’s creation. “Through eerie rhymes and quirky illustrations emulating the unsettling nature of the classic horror journey, Green and Tukel craft a reimagined telling of the beloved source material for longtime fans and newcomers to the franchise.” Joining this iconic franchise has been one of the most fulfilling artistic endeavors of my career,” says David Gordon Green. “With this new chapter, we hope to share our own love for Halloween with a new generation of horror fanatics.” I saw

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2020
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