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Watch The First Clip From The Supernatural Horror ‘The Initiation’

Naomi Grossman, who scored a Primetime Emmy nomination for her role on “American Horror Story: Freak Show” stars alongside Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior), Richard Tyson (Kindergarten Cop), and Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game of Death) in The Initiation. In the supernatural thriller, Professor Daniel Kimmer (Jimmy Drain) of St. Elzears College, has come to terms that his marriage with his wife Jaime (Meggie Maddock) is ending. This, combined with the growing epidemic of a scandalous on campus “faculty to student relations” threatens to expose a love affair with his ex-student, the alluring Starr Bramlett (Lauren C. Mayhew). Daniel uncovers that Starr is a member of a secret society of witches dedicated to promote feminine freedom and remove restrictions that are put upon women via religion and society. Can Daniel save his marriage and career from this pending assault upon the college and his life? Or will a new angel of evil be born… Grossman plays the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 27, 2020
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The Haunting WWII Set Horror ‘Ghosts Of War’ Debuts On Netflix

One of our favorite films of the year, the haunting World War II set horror Ghosts of War, is now streaming on Netflix! Written and directed by Final Destination‘s Eric Bress, the film follows five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Brenton Thwaites, Alan Ritchson, Skylar Astin, Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner, Billy Zane, and Shaun Toub star in Ghosts of War which we gave a 5 out of 5 score in our review. Eric Bress walked us through the film’s creation and filming during our interview as well as what it took to make it and his hopes that it will bring attention to issues that veterans deal with on a daily basis. If you’re looking for an intense, haunting

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2020
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Check Out The First Teaser For ‘Distortion’ Starring Sadie Katz

We’ve got the first teaser trailer for the upcoming psychological horror-mystery Distortion. In Distortion, behind every truth, there is a lie, and every lie contains some truth. The film is a story of five women each hiding their cursed lives, behind a myriad of trickery and distortion. Distortion was written and directed by Rod Smith, the writer behind Mayday and Lockdown, both distributed by Lionsgate. The female-driven film, the first of a trilogy, stars Sadie Katz (Wrong Turn 6, House of Bad (pictured)), Helene Udy (The Dead Zone), Lainee Rhodes (Break of Dawn), Dawna Lee Heising (Bad President), and Tatiana Larrea (Sins of the Mother). “The story begins five years after Vincent, a psychopathic serial torturer and ritualistic killer, was presumed to have been murdered, but his body is never found. Dr. Epstein has invited four women, Vincent’s only living victims to the home where he once tortured and ritualistically sacrificed over 100 women to his God. Dr. Epstein convinces

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2020
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Netflix Review: Nobody Sleeps In The Woods Tonight Is Basic At Best

I had heard good things about writer-director Bartosz M. Kowalski’s new horror film Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight so I decided to give it a try. The movie centers on a group of teens who have been sent to a remote camp in the woods because of their addiction to technology, phones, computers, gaming, YouTube, etc… Of course, when you take a bunch of teens into the woods on a camping trip things are bound to go wrong. When a cannibal killer discovers the group he begins picking them off one by one. If imitation is the biggest form of flattery, then this movie is a love letter to slashers. What I saw was a mishmash of bits of and ideas from horror classics, including Friday the 13th, Wrong Turn, Scream, Hatchet, Tucker and Dale vs Evil, and more. And It’s filled to the brim with basic horror troupes. Every character is right out of the horror handbook, a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 25, 2020

This January, ‘Spell’ Comes Home On Blu-ray And DVD

Spell, which we call “spooky as Hell” in our 5/5 review, is coming to home video! Omari Hardwick (“Power,” Sorry to Bother You), Loretta Devine (“Black-ish,” Crash), and John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) star in the terrifying thriller directed by Mark Tonderai and written by Kurt Wimmer. While flying to his father’s funeral in rural Appalachia, an intense storm causes Marquis (Omari Hardwick) to lose control of the plane carrying him and his family. He awakens wounded, alone, and trapped in Ms. Eloise’s (Loretta Devine) attic, who claims she can nurse him back to health with the Boogity, a Hoodoo figure she has made from his blood and skin. Unable to call for help, Marquis desperately tries to outwit and break free from her dark magic and save his family from a sinister ritual before the rise of the blood moon. Be sure to check out our interview with Loretta Devine, who

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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There’s Now Two Ways To Watch The Creepy AF Movie “Come Play”

There are now two ways to watch the fantastically creepy AF film Come Play, which we gave an outstanding 5/5 in our review! Written and directed by Jacob Chase, the movie features newcomer Azhy Robertson as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen. Watch Come Play, now on VOD or Digital, from Focus Features! You’ll thank us.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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A Group Of Teens Find Terror In The ‘Backwoods’ Trailer

This December, a terrifying legend turns out to be very real in director Thomas Smith’s Backwoods. In the film, “High school cheerleader Molly woke bound and gagged in the trunk of her boyfriend’s car. That was the high point of her night. After escaping and fleeing into the nearby forest, she comes face-to-face with the town urban legend: The Hangman, a deformed zealot said to lynch male trespassers and keep the women as “brides”. Now, Molly, along with her best friend and would-be rescuer Noah must work together to avoid becoming his latest victims.” Jeremy Sande, Tahj Vaughans, Isabella Alberti, Micahel Anthony Bagozzi, Erin Liley, and Scott Alan Warner star. Backwoods arrives on VOD on December 1, 2020, from Gravitas Ventures. Check out the trailer!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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Joaquin Phoenix In Talks To Star In Ari Aster’s ‘Beau Is Afraid’

Ari Aster, the brilliant filmmaker that brought us Hereditary and Midsommar, has been hard at work on developing his next project, described as a four-hour “nightmare comedy.” He has now found his star, Joaquin Phoenix. According to Discussing Film, Pheonix is currently in talks to play the lead role in the film, titled Beau Is Afraid. The feature horror is based on Aster’s 2011 short film Beau, Film Stage reports. The film is being described as a “surrealist horror film set in an alternative present,” with Beau being an, “extremely anxious but pleasant-looking man who has a fraught relationship with his overbearing mother and never knew his father.” When his mother dies, he journey’s back to his home, facing supernatural threats along the way. Phoenix has starred in a long list of fantastic films including 2019’s Joker, 2005’s Walk the Line, Gladiator, Inherent Vice, and You Were Never Really Here. Check out the 2011 short film below that inspired Beau

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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Enter ‘The Wicked Woods’ – Out Now On DVD And VOD

Enter The Wicked Woods – now out on DVD and VOD from Bayview Entertainment. A haunting, cryptic, ethereal mood piece that skillfully sustains an aura of dread and tension throughout. An unhappily married woman and her lover take a weekend retreat at a cabin in the woods to discuss their future. Soon, they find themselves besieged by forces outside the cabin, rushing past windows, making strange noises, appearing and then disappearing within the house; in the fog outside, they make themselves visible as a strange old man in trapper’s garb, a nude woman, and little children in cloaks. Only the sacrifice of one of them can save the other on a night when the portals of another dimension have opened to take their souls and punish them for their actions in life. Unconventional and enigmatic. In Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Lucio A. Rojas, The Wicked Woods (aka Perfidy) starring Catherine Mazoyer, Iñigo Urrutia, and Daniel Antivilo, the film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 23, 2020
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Tony Todd Stars In The Sci-fi Thriller ‘Destination Marfa’

Los Angeles based Fairway Film Alliance has acquired worldwide rights to the surrealist science-fiction title Destination Marfa. The film follows four lifelong friends who decide to veer off the road and venture into a small West Texas town known as Marfa, where they encounter mysterious lights as the line between reality and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred. Tony Todd (Candyman) and Stelio Savante (Infidel) play opposing forces in the town of Marfa. Brittany Jo Alvarado, Kyle Colton, Marcus Jahn, Tracy Perez, Richard Riehle, Lisa Roumain, Neil Sandilands, and Scot Scurlock co-star. Producers include Stelio Savante and Starla Christian. The film is the passion project of writer-director-executive producer Andy Stapp and was shot on location throughout Texas. Todd is also starring in Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie Candyman and is represented by Defining Artists and Jeff Goldberg Management. Savante was most recently seen starring opposite Jim Caviezel in the theatrically released film Infidel, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. He is represented by SMS Talent

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 23, 2020

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Watch The First Clip From The Supernatural Horror ‘The Initiation’

Naomi Grossman, who scored a Primetime Emmy nomination for her role on “American Horror Story: Freak Show” stars alongside Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior), Richard Tyson (Kindergarten Cop), and Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game of Death) in The Initiation. In the supernatural thriller, Professor Daniel Kimmer (Jimmy Drain) of St. Elzears College, has come to terms that his marriage with his wife Jaime (Meggie Maddock) is ending. This, combined with the growing epidemic of a scandalous on campus “faculty to student relations” threatens to expose a love affair with his ex-student, the alluring Starr Bramlett (Lauren C. Mayhew). Daniel uncovers that Starr is a member of a secret society of witches dedicated to promote feminine freedom and remove restrictions that are put upon women via religion and society. Can Daniel save his marriage and career from this pending assault upon the college and his life? Or will a new angel of evil be born… Grossman plays the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 27, 2020
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The Haunting WWII Set Horror ‘Ghosts Of War’ Debuts On Netflix

One of our favorite films of the year, the haunting World War II set horror Ghosts of War, is now streaming on Netflix! Written and directed by Final Destination‘s Eric Bress, the film follows five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. Brenton Thwaites, Alan Ritchson, Skylar Astin, Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner, Billy Zane, and Shaun Toub star in Ghosts of War which we gave a 5 out of 5 score in our review. Eric Bress walked us through the film’s creation and filming during our interview as well as what it took to make it and his hopes that it will bring attention to issues that veterans deal with on a daily basis. If you’re looking for an intense, haunting

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2020
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Check Out The First Teaser For ‘Distortion’ Starring Sadie Katz

We’ve got the first teaser trailer for the upcoming psychological horror-mystery Distortion. In Distortion, behind every truth, there is a lie, and every lie contains some truth. The film is a story of five women each hiding their cursed lives, behind a myriad of trickery and distortion. Distortion was written and directed by Rod Smith, the writer behind Mayday and Lockdown, both distributed by Lionsgate. The female-driven film, the first of a trilogy, stars Sadie Katz (Wrong Turn 6, House of Bad (pictured)), Helene Udy (The Dead Zone), Lainee Rhodes (Break of Dawn), Dawna Lee Heising (Bad President), and Tatiana Larrea (Sins of the Mother). “The story begins five years after Vincent, a psychopathic serial torturer and ritualistic killer, was presumed to have been murdered, but his body is never found. Dr. Epstein has invited four women, Vincent’s only living victims to the home where he once tortured and ritualistically sacrificed over 100 women to his God. Dr. Epstein convinces

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 26, 2020
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Netflix Review: Nobody Sleeps In The Woods Tonight Is Basic At Best

I had heard good things about writer-director Bartosz M. Kowalski’s new horror film Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight so I decided to give it a try. The movie centers on a group of teens who have been sent to a remote camp in the woods because of their addiction to technology, phones, computers, gaming, YouTube, etc… Of course, when you take a bunch of teens into the woods on a camping trip things are bound to go wrong. When a cannibal killer discovers the group he begins picking them off one by one. If imitation is the biggest form of flattery, then this movie is a love letter to slashers. What I saw was a mishmash of bits of and ideas from horror classics, including Friday the 13th, Wrong Turn, Scream, Hatchet, Tucker and Dale vs Evil, and more. And It’s filled to the brim with basic horror troupes. Every character is right out of the horror handbook, a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 25, 2020

This January, ‘Spell’ Comes Home On Blu-ray And DVD

Spell, which we call “spooky as Hell” in our 5/5 review, is coming to home video! Omari Hardwick (“Power,” Sorry to Bother You), Loretta Devine (“Black-ish,” Crash), and John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) star in the terrifying thriller directed by Mark Tonderai and written by Kurt Wimmer. While flying to his father’s funeral in rural Appalachia, an intense storm causes Marquis (Omari Hardwick) to lose control of the plane carrying him and his family. He awakens wounded, alone, and trapped in Ms. Eloise’s (Loretta Devine) attic, who claims she can nurse him back to health with the Boogity, a Hoodoo figure she has made from his blood and skin. Unable to call for help, Marquis desperately tries to outwit and break free from her dark magic and save his family from a sinister ritual before the rise of the blood moon. Be sure to check out our interview with Loretta Devine, who

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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There’s Now Two Ways To Watch The Creepy AF Movie “Come Play”

There are now two ways to watch the fantastically creepy AF film Come Play, which we gave an outstanding 5/5 in our review! Written and directed by Jacob Chase, the movie features newcomer Azhy Robertson as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen. Watch Come Play, now on VOD or Digital, from Focus Features! You’ll thank us.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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A Group Of Teens Find Terror In The ‘Backwoods’ Trailer

This December, a terrifying legend turns out to be very real in director Thomas Smith’s Backwoods. In the film, “High school cheerleader Molly woke bound and gagged in the trunk of her boyfriend’s car. That was the high point of her night. After escaping and fleeing into the nearby forest, she comes face-to-face with the town urban legend: The Hangman, a deformed zealot said to lynch male trespassers and keep the women as “brides”. Now, Molly, along with her best friend and would-be rescuer Noah must work together to avoid becoming his latest victims.” Jeremy Sande, Tahj Vaughans, Isabella Alberti, Micahel Anthony Bagozzi, Erin Liley, and Scott Alan Warner star. Backwoods arrives on VOD on December 1, 2020, from Gravitas Ventures. Check out the trailer!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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Joaquin Phoenix In Talks To Star In Ari Aster’s ‘Beau Is Afraid’

Ari Aster, the brilliant filmmaker that brought us Hereditary and Midsommar, has been hard at work on developing his next project, described as a four-hour “nightmare comedy.” He has now found his star, Joaquin Phoenix. According to Discussing Film, Pheonix is currently in talks to play the lead role in the film, titled Beau Is Afraid. The feature horror is based on Aster’s 2011 short film Beau, Film Stage reports. The film is being described as a “surrealist horror film set in an alternative present,” with Beau being an, “extremely anxious but pleasant-looking man who has a fraught relationship with his overbearing mother and never knew his father.” When his mother dies, he journey’s back to his home, facing supernatural threats along the way. Phoenix has starred in a long list of fantastic films including 2019’s Joker, 2005’s Walk the Line, Gladiator, Inherent Vice, and You Were Never Really Here. Check out the 2011 short film below that inspired Beau

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2020
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Enter ‘The Wicked Woods’ – Out Now On DVD And VOD

Enter The Wicked Woods – now out on DVD and VOD from Bayview Entertainment. A haunting, cryptic, ethereal mood piece that skillfully sustains an aura of dread and tension throughout. An unhappily married woman and her lover take a weekend retreat at a cabin in the woods to discuss their future. Soon, they find themselves besieged by forces outside the cabin, rushing past windows, making strange noises, appearing and then disappearing within the house; in the fog outside, they make themselves visible as a strange old man in trapper’s garb, a nude woman, and little children in cloaks. Only the sacrifice of one of them can save the other on a night when the portals of another dimension have opened to take their souls and punish them for their actions in life. Unconventional and enigmatic. In Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Lucio A. Rojas, The Wicked Woods (aka Perfidy) starring Catherine Mazoyer, Iñigo Urrutia, and Daniel Antivilo, the film

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 23, 2020
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Tony Todd Stars In The Sci-fi Thriller ‘Destination Marfa’

Los Angeles based Fairway Film Alliance has acquired worldwide rights to the surrealist science-fiction title Destination Marfa. The film follows four lifelong friends who decide to veer off the road and venture into a small West Texas town known as Marfa, where they encounter mysterious lights as the line between reality and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred. Tony Todd (Candyman) and Stelio Savante (Infidel) play opposing forces in the town of Marfa. Brittany Jo Alvarado, Kyle Colton, Marcus Jahn, Tracy Perez, Richard Riehle, Lisa Roumain, Neil Sandilands, and Scot Scurlock co-star. Producers include Stelio Savante and Starla Christian. The film is the passion project of writer-director-executive producer Andy Stapp and was shot on location throughout Texas. Todd is also starring in Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie Candyman and is represented by Defining Artists and Jeff Goldberg Management. Savante was most recently seen starring opposite Jim Caviezel in the theatrically released film Infidel, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. He is represented by SMS Talent

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 23, 2020
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