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Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of The Universal Monsters With Double Features In Theaters

“It’s alive, it’s ALIVE…!” In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Universal Monsters, four classic movie monsters from the golden age of horror will return to big screens nationwide this Halloween season for a two-day double feature film event series, courtesy of Fathom Events and Universal Studios. As part of the anniversary events, fans will be treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic Universal Studios lot and see where these fan-favorite monsters made their big-screen debut and became legendary. The series kicks off with 1931’s original Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, which launched the Hollywood horror genre, and the unforgettable masterpiece Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. The Dracula and Frankenstein Double Feature will play in movie theatres on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. (local time). The series then continues with the signature adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man starring Claude Rains, and The Wolf Man featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney. The Invisible Man and The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2021
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Movie Review: Blood Conscious

I recently sat down to watch the new horror film Blood Conscious by writer-director Timothy Covell. The film follows Brittany (DeShawn White), her brother Kevin (Oghenero Gbaje), and her boyfriend Tony (Lenny Thomas) as they head to a cabin to join her mother and father for some family time. Unfortunately, things go very wrong for the trio when they find that an armed man has murdered their parents and their neighbors. His reasoning, they weren’t people anymore, they were demons. This movie has a character problem. Right off to bat we learn that Tony’s a prick, Brittany lets him walk over her and her brother and Kevin is weak. These are the characters we are meant to care for, cheer for? They are mostly unlikable with Kevin being the only halfway redeemable character in the film. The next issue are the demons. They look like people and act like people, save for a higher level of aggression. The fact that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2021
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The New “Midnight Mass” Poster Urges You Not To Be Afraid, But You Should Be

It’s September, you know what that means, it’s time for Netflix to step up their spooky game because Halloween is near! One of the new series the streaming giant is about to unleash is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” The killer cast for the series includes Kate Siegel (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Zach Gilford (The Purge: Anarchy), and Hamish Linklater (“Legion”). The cast also includes Annabeth Gish (“The Haunting of Hill House“), Michael Trucco (Hunter Killer), Samantha Sloyan (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Henry Thomas (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Kristin Lehman (The Chronicles of Riddick), Crystal Balint (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco), Rahul Abburi (Killer Ransom), Matt Biedel (Altered Carbon),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2021
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Netflix Unveils The Trailer For Slasher ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’

From Patrick Brice, the director that brought us 2014’s twisted horror Creep, comes There’s someone Inside Your House, out this October on Netflix. Produced by James Wan, this teen slasher that sees Makani Young moving from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves. The film is based on Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and written for the screen by Henry Gayden (Shazam!). Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, Diego Josef, Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, and Markian Tarasiuk star. Wan and Michael Clear produce

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2021
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William Sadler Joins The Cast Of The New ‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie

As filming begins on the new adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot cast continues to be announced with the latest being prolific actor William Sadler, who made the announcement himself on Twitter. Just started filming “Salem’s Lot” based on @StephenKing’s terrifying novel. 🙏 Stay tuned. — William Sadler (@Wm_Sadler) September 8, 2021 Sadler joins previously announced cast member Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) who will be starring as author Ben Mears who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot seeking inspiration for his next book only to find his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire. Together with a ragtag group of people, he sets out to fight the monster. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and Spencer Treat Clark will also star in the film produced by James Wan, and written, directed, and executive produced by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun). Sadler is not new to Stephen King adaptations, he starred in 2007’s The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2021
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‘Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions’ Comes Home This September

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions arrives later this month and sees survivors of the game forced to play the deadly game once again in a bid for survival. This time around, “six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before.” Taylor Russell‘s Zoey and Logan Miller‘s Ben and both are back to reprise their roles from the first film and are joined by Thomas Cocquerel, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, and Carlito Olivero. Adam Robitel, who directed the first film is back in the director’s chair for Tournament of Champions. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions lands on Digital on September 21, 2021, from Sony, and reportedly features a brand new alternate version of the movie. Watch the trailer and an exclusive clip below.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2021
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A Woman’s Life Goes Terribly Wrong After Getting A Micro-Chip In ‘Implanted’

This October, a medical experiment goes terribly wrong in the psychological horror film Implanted, from writer-director Fabien Dufils. In Implanted, Sarah, a struggling young woman living in Brooklyn, agrees to volunteer as an experimental test subject for a pharmaceutical company called Dynamic Health Cure and to be implanted with the LEXX nanochip. Sarah hopes that the money received for her participation will solve her financial troubles and help her to take care of her mother who has Alzheimer’s. A nanochip is implanted in her cerebral cortex. It is designed with artificial intelligence technology to take control of the body at the inception of any disease or illness. When the implant turns sinister and orders her to commit crimes, Sarah is plunged into a murderous spiral with only one choice: to live or die. Michelle Girolami stars in the film executive produced by Jordon Winter, Malek Ghorayeb, Paul Mignot, Karim Naceur, Edmond Tao, Léa Morel, and Julien Seri. Gravitas Ventures will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2021
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‘Witch Hunt’ Conjures An October Release Date (Trailer)

In a world where magic is real and practitioners are hunted, a family fights back in writer-director Elle Callhan‘s powerful film Witch Hunt. “In a modern America where magic is real and witches are persecuted by US authorities, teenager Claire and her family are part of an intricate network that helps these women escape across the border to seek asylum in Mexico. However, when their mode of transport is disrupted by federal witch hunters, trouble befalls the family as they struggle to hide two young witches within the walls of their home. As witch hunters close in and strange magic begins haunting the family, Claire discovers that she may have more in common with these witches than she could have ever imagined.” Gideon Adlon, Abigail Cowen, Christian Camargo, and Elizabeth Mitchell star in Witch Hunt, arriving in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand October 1, 2021, from Momentum Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2021
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Keira Knightley Stars In ‘Silent Night’ Out This December On AMC+ (First Image)

AMC Networks’ premium streaming bundle AMC+ and RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, announced today the acquisition of and a day-and-date release for the darkly comedic drama Silent Night ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Writer Camille Griffin makes her directorial debut with Silent Night, set to be released in theaters and stream exclusively on AMC+ in North America this December. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Ṣọpé Dìrísù, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch, Rufus Jones, and Trudie Styler star. From producers Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise), Trudie Styler (Moon), and Celine Rattray (The Kids Are Alright), Silent Night follows a group of old friends who – in true British fashion and while the rest of the world faces impending doom – reunite to celebrate Christmas in the comfort of an idyllic country home. Burdened with the inconvenience of mankind’s imminent destruction, they adopt a stiff upper lip, crack

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2021
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A Search For A Cure Creates A Monster In ‘The Mutation’ Trailer

A blood-thirsty beast is unleashed in the new trailer for The Mutation, directed by Scott Jeffrey (Dragon Fury). After a deadly experiment on a rat goes wrong, the mutated rat has been let loose in a city and a group of detectives are on the hunt for the beast. Zoologist, Allen Marsh must work alongside a grieving widow to help the detectives capture and exterminate the mutated rat. As the body count rises, no one is safe, and the rat is growing at a rapid pace! Starring Ricardo Freitas, Amanda-Jade Tyler, Abi Casson Thompson, and James Robertson, The Mutation comes to DVD and Digital on October 5, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the new trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2021

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Horror Fuel

Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of The Universal Monsters With Double Features In Theaters

“It’s alive, it’s ALIVE…!” In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Universal Monsters, four classic movie monsters from the golden age of horror will return to big screens nationwide this Halloween season for a two-day double feature film event series, courtesy of Fathom Events and Universal Studios. As part of the anniversary events, fans will be treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic Universal Studios lot and see where these fan-favorite monsters made their big-screen debut and became legendary. The series kicks off with 1931’s original Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, which launched the Hollywood horror genre, and the unforgettable masterpiece Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. The Dracula and Frankenstein Double Feature will play in movie theatres on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. (local time). The series then continues with the signature adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man starring Claude Rains, and The Wolf Man featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney. The Invisible Man and The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2021
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Blood Conscious

I recently sat down to watch the new horror film Blood Conscious by writer-director Timothy Covell. The film follows Brittany (DeShawn White), her brother Kevin (Oghenero Gbaje), and her boyfriend Tony (Lenny Thomas) as they head to a cabin to join her mother and father for some family time. Unfortunately, things go very wrong for the trio when they find that an armed man has murdered their parents and their neighbors. His reasoning, they weren’t people anymore, they were demons. This movie has a character problem. Right off to bat we learn that Tony’s a prick, Brittany lets him walk over her and her brother and Kevin is weak. These are the characters we are meant to care for, cheer for? They are mostly unlikable with Kevin being the only halfway redeemable character in the film. The next issue are the demons. They look like people and act like people, save for a higher level of aggression. The fact that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2021
Horror Fuel

The New “Midnight Mass” Poster Urges You Not To Be Afraid, But You Should Be

It’s September, you know what that means, it’s time for Netflix to step up their spooky game because Halloween is near! One of the new series the streaming giant is about to unleash is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” The killer cast for the series includes Kate Siegel (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Zach Gilford (The Purge: Anarchy), and Hamish Linklater (“Legion”). The cast also includes Annabeth Gish (“The Haunting of Hill House“), Michael Trucco (Hunter Killer), Samantha Sloyan (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Henry Thomas (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Kristin Lehman (The Chronicles of Riddick), Crystal Balint (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco), Rahul Abburi (Killer Ransom), Matt Biedel (Altered Carbon),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

Netflix Unveils The Trailer For Slasher ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’

From Patrick Brice, the director that brought us 2014’s twisted horror Creep, comes There’s someone Inside Your House, out this October on Netflix. Produced by James Wan, this teen slasher that sees Makani Young moving from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves. The film is based on Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and written for the screen by Henry Gayden (Shazam!). Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, Diego Josef, Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, and Markian Tarasiuk star. Wan and Michael Clear produce

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

William Sadler Joins The Cast Of The New ‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie

As filming begins on the new adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot cast continues to be announced with the latest being prolific actor William Sadler, who made the announcement himself on Twitter. Just started filming “Salem’s Lot” based on @StephenKing’s terrifying novel. 🙏 Stay tuned. — William Sadler (@Wm_Sadler) September 8, 2021 Sadler joins previously announced cast member Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) who will be starring as author Ben Mears who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot seeking inspiration for his next book only to find his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire. Together with a ragtag group of people, he sets out to fight the monster. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and Spencer Treat Clark will also star in the film produced by James Wan, and written, directed, and executive produced by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun). Sadler is not new to Stephen King adaptations, he starred in 2007’s The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2021
Horror Fuel

‘Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions’ Comes Home This September

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions arrives later this month and sees survivors of the game forced to play the deadly game once again in a bid for survival. This time around, “six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before.” Taylor Russell‘s Zoey and Logan Miller‘s Ben and both are back to reprise their roles from the first film and are joined by Thomas Cocquerel, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, and Carlito Olivero. Adam Robitel, who directed the first film is back in the director’s chair for Tournament of Champions. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions lands on Digital on September 21, 2021, from Sony, and reportedly features a brand new alternate version of the movie. Watch the trailer and an exclusive clip below.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Woman’s Life Goes Terribly Wrong After Getting A Micro-Chip In ‘Implanted’

This October, a medical experiment goes terribly wrong in the psychological horror film Implanted, from writer-director Fabien Dufils. In Implanted, Sarah, a struggling young woman living in Brooklyn, agrees to volunteer as an experimental test subject for a pharmaceutical company called Dynamic Health Cure and to be implanted with the LEXX nanochip. Sarah hopes that the money received for her participation will solve her financial troubles and help her to take care of her mother who has Alzheimer’s. A nanochip is implanted in her cerebral cortex. It is designed with artificial intelligence technology to take control of the body at the inception of any disease or illness. When the implant turns sinister and orders her to commit crimes, Sarah is plunged into a murderous spiral with only one choice: to live or die. Michelle Girolami stars in the film executive produced by Jordon Winter, Malek Ghorayeb, Paul Mignot, Karim Naceur, Edmond Tao, Léa Morel, and Julien Seri. Gravitas Ventures will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2021
Horror Fuel

‘Witch Hunt’ Conjures An October Release Date (Trailer)

In a world where magic is real and practitioners are hunted, a family fights back in writer-director Elle Callhan‘s powerful film Witch Hunt. “In a modern America where magic is real and witches are persecuted by US authorities, teenager Claire and her family are part of an intricate network that helps these women escape across the border to seek asylum in Mexico. However, when their mode of transport is disrupted by federal witch hunters, trouble befalls the family as they struggle to hide two young witches within the walls of their home. As witch hunters close in and strange magic begins haunting the family, Claire discovers that she may have more in common with these witches than she could have ever imagined.” Gideon Adlon, Abigail Cowen, Christian Camargo, and Elizabeth Mitchell star in Witch Hunt, arriving in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand October 1, 2021, from Momentum Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2021
Horror Fuel

Keira Knightley Stars In ‘Silent Night’ Out This December On AMC+ (First Image)

AMC Networks’ premium streaming bundle AMC+ and RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, announced today the acquisition of and a day-and-date release for the darkly comedic drama Silent Night ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Writer Camille Griffin makes her directorial debut with Silent Night, set to be released in theaters and stream exclusively on AMC+ in North America this December. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Ṣọpé Dìrísù, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch, Rufus Jones, and Trudie Styler star. From producers Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise), Trudie Styler (Moon), and Celine Rattray (The Kids Are Alright), Silent Night follows a group of old friends who – in true British fashion and while the rest of the world faces impending doom – reunite to celebrate Christmas in the comfort of an idyllic country home. Burdened with the inconvenience of mankind’s imminent destruction, they adopt a stiff upper lip, crack

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Search For A Cure Creates A Monster In ‘The Mutation’ Trailer

A blood-thirsty beast is unleashed in the new trailer for The Mutation, directed by Scott Jeffrey (Dragon Fury). After a deadly experiment on a rat goes wrong, the mutated rat has been let loose in a city and a group of detectives are on the hunt for the beast. Zoologist, Allen Marsh must work alongside a grieving widow to help the detectives capture and exterminate the mutated rat. As the body count rises, no one is safe, and the rat is growing at a rapid pace! Starring Ricardo Freitas, Amanda-Jade Tyler, Abi Casson Thompson, and James Robertson, The Mutation comes to DVD and Digital on October 5, 2021, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the new trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2021
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