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Bring Home The Horror Thriller ‘Coming Home In The Dark’ This November

A family’s outing turns into a terrifying nightmare in writer-director James Ashcroft‘s horror-thriller Coming Home in the Dark. In the film, a family’s outing descends into terror when teacher Alan Hoaganraad, his wife Jill, and stepsons Maika and Jordon explore an isolated coastline. An unexpected meeting with a pair of drifters – the enigmatic psychopath Mandrake and his accomplice Tubs – thrusts the family into a nightmare after the duo kidnaps them and embarks on a road trip to hell. Co-written by Eli Kent, Coming Home in the Dark stars Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomspon, Miriama McDowell, and Matthis Luafutu and is produced by Mike Minogue, Catherine Fitzgerald, and Desray Armstrong. James Ashcroft executive produces. Coming Home in the Dark is out on Blu-ray and DVD on November 9, 2021, from Dark Sky Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

Dark Sky Films Unleashing ‘Night Drive’ & ‘Blood Conscious’ On DVD

Dark Sky Films is gearing to release two tales of terror on DVD this September, Night Drive and Blood Conscious. In Night Drive, “Russell (AJ Bowen – You’re Next, The Signal) is a driver in Los Angeles who’s reeling from a series of bad decisions. While his life seems to be caught in a downward spiral, a business proposition from an alluring but enigmatic passenger named Charlotte (Sophie Dalah – Unbroken, Dead Night) proves too good to turn down. A simple ride turns deadly, catapulting Russell into an even darker place, but Charlotte may be the key to a second chance he thought he’d never have… if he can make it through the night.” Bradford Baruh, the filmmaker that brought you John Dies at the End, directed Night Drive alongside Meghan Leon who penned the script. Blood Conscious, starring Nick Damici (“Hap and Leonard”, Dark Was the Night), centers on Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, set

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 25, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Killer Is On The Loose In ‘Blood Conscious’

Terror strikes when a family on vacation is confronted by a killer in writer-director Timothy Covell‘s Blood Conscious. Starring Nick Damici, DeShawn White, Lenny Thomas, and Oghenero Gbaje, the film centers on Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, who set off to their parents’ lakeside cottage expecting a leisurely weekend getaway, but little did they expect the horror that awaits them. Their holiday turns into a trip from hell as they enter a scene of mass murder, where their parents and neighbors lie dead. As unexpected and traumatic events keep unfolding, they will have to find a way to survive the night without turning on each other, or becoming possessed. Blood Conscious opens in theaters, and lands on VOD and Digital on August 20, 2021, from Dark Sky Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2021
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: It Cuts Deep

Writer/director Nicholas Santos’ horror comedy It Cuts Deep is an odd feature that should appeal to viewers interested in offbeat, awkward comedy movies and slasher film completists. Other viewers may find themselves perplexed. Why Ashley (Quinn Jackson) and her boyfriend Sam (Charles Gould) are together is the first mystery of the film, and why Ashley wants to marry him is another. On Christmas vacation in Sam’s hometown, which he hasn’t visited for 10 years — the same amount of time that a double murder took place there — Ashley wants to talk marriage while Sam does everything he can to avoid the subject, which includes an almost non-stop barrage of self-deprecating and sophomoric unfunny (intentionally so, it should be noted) jokes. Unsubtly inserting himself into the couple’s life together is Nolan (John Anderson), who claims to be Sam’s best friend. Initially, Sam shows an irritated grudge toward Nolan, but Ashley finds him interesting. As matters proceed, Nolan becomes more aggressive

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Joseph Perry
Nov 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

DVD Review: Hosts (2020)

Ahh, the ho-ho-holidays, a time of gift givin’, merry makin’, and eating tons of fucking food. Speaking of which, that is precisely what’s on the agenda for Jack (Neal Ward) and Lucy (Samantha Loxley); a sickeningly in-love young couple who are set to have a nice meal with their neighbors Michael (Frank Jakeman), Cassie (Jennifer K. Preston), and their offspring; Eric (Lee Hunter), Lauren (Nadia Lamin) and Ben (Buddy Skelton). There is a slight hiccup in the night’s plans however as our young heroes find themselves possessed by an unknown entity just before they head out for their dinner date… and let me tell you; these shiny-eyed psychopaths really, and I mean really know how to ruin a dinner party in spectacular fashion! Fucking hell; Hosts grabbed me by the beastly balls and dragged me through a world of suspense, shock, and supernatural shenanigans… and I loved every monstrous minute of it! Co-writers/co-directors Adam Leader and Richard Oakes have created

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DanXIII
Oct 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

Sci-Fi Horror ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Unveils Trailer Ahead Of September Release

The honeymoon phase is meant to be one of the best times in a marriage, but sometimes, things go terribly wrong. That’s the case in writer-director Phillip G. Carroll Jr.‘s The Honeymoon Phase. “Down on their luck and needing some quick cash, struggling young lovers Tom and Eve lie about their relationship in order to enter THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT, an experiment for married couples run by the mysterious Director and Handler. With the promise of $50,000, Tom and Eve must survive 30-days isolated together in a futuristic smart home, while the researchers attempt to determine why couples fall out of love. Over the course of their stay, Eve begins a violent descent into madness as she questions if her lover really is the man she thinks he is. A paranoid sci-fi thriller about the nature of trust in relationships, The Honeymoon Phase is as much classic “Twilight Zone” as contemporary “Black Mirror”, and an all-too-terrifying answer to the question, “How

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: The Honeymoon Phase (2019)

Tom (Jim Schubin) and Eve (Chloe Carroll) get a wild hair up their asses that they can put one over on the eggheads runnin’ your friendly neighborhood research project and score fifty grand in cold, hard cash. All they need to do is convince everyone they are married, and get locked up good n’ tight in a futuristic smart house cum lab for a month (while wearing fancy futuristic suits as a bonus) while the scientists wrap their noggins around why couples stop being all lovey-dovey. What could go wrong? Fuckin’ plenty, because as Tom really seems to be gettin’ his jollies in his new environs, Eve begins to suspect that Tom is a tad different from the man she thought she knew… as she tries to navigate a slippery-slope that leads into madness! In The Honeymoon Phase; the debut feature from writer/director Phillip G. Carroll Jr., we get a near-perfect slice of sweet, sweet Twilight Zone pie, as our

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DanXIII
Aug 19, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Before The Fire’ Unleashes A Pandemic This August (Trailer)

From director Charlie Buhler and writer/star Jenna Lyng Adams comes the timely pandemic thriller Before the Fire. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the film, a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone (SAG Award nominee Jenna Lyng Adams) is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Jenna Lyng Adams (Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method“), Jackson Davis (“Shameless“) Ryan Vigilant (Naked as We Came, Lenox Avenue), and Charles Hubbell (The Midnight Chronicles) star. Dark Sky Films will release Before the Fire in virtual cinemas and on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
Horror Fuel

First Look: Dark Sky Films Acquires Horror Comedy ‘It Cuts Deep’

Dark Sky Films today announced it has acquired all North American distribution rights to the new horror-comedy It Cuts Deep, the directorial debut from Nicholas Payne Santos. It Cuts Deep lives up to its title, revealing the extremes to which the fear of getting married and having children can go. While on Christmas vacation, a young couple contemplates their future together. Ashley (Quinn Jackson, “The Blacklist”, Hunting Season) is interested in marriage and kids, which terrifies Sam (acclaimed comedian Charles Gould, The Big Sick, Bonding). But when the handsome and paternal Nolan (John Anderson, “Quantico”, Mozart in the Jungle) enters the picture, Sam’s life spirals out of control as Ashley questions their relationship. Chaos reigns as Sam desperately clings to Ashley while fending off the threatening Nolan. The film stars rising comedian Charles Gould. Gould is an LA-based stand-up comedian who was named a “Comic To Watch” by Comedy Central and was most recently named a “New Face of Comedy”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Before The Fire’ Trailer Teases People Are More Dangerous Than Any Pandemic

With perfect timing, Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for the pandemic thriller Before The Fire, the debut feature of Charlie Buhler. Jenna Lyng Adams of “The Kominsky Method,” wrote and stars in the film that follows Ava Boone (Adams), a Hollywood actress whose rising career is cut short when a pandemic influenza sends her back to the small town she fled years before, only to find something more dangerous than any virus waiting for her. Instead of shelter, her South Dakota hometown brings her face to face with unforeseen peril. Adams stars alongside Jackson Davis (Vida), Ryan Vigilant (Naked As We Came), and Charles Hubbell. Audiences are thirsty for unconventional, layered and imperfect women on-screen. Dark Sky Films has been known to support female-driven films and we are happy to have found the right partnership for this movie.” Adams states. Before the Fire made its festival debut just before the Covid pandemic struck. It is now set to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020

More from Dark Sky Films

Bring Home The Horror Thriller ‘Coming Home In The Dark’ This November

A family’s outing turns into a terrifying nightmare in writer-director James Ashcroft‘s horror-thriller Coming Home in the Dark. In the film, a family’s outing descends into terror when teacher Alan Hoaganraad, his wife Jill, and stepsons Maika and Jordon explore an isolated coastline. An unexpected meeting with a pair of drifters – the enigmatic psychopath Mandrake and his accomplice Tubs – thrusts the family into a nightmare after the duo kidnaps them and embarks on a road trip to hell. Co-written by Eli Kent, Coming Home in the Dark stars Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomspon, Miriama McDowell, and Matthis Luafutu and is produced by Mike Minogue, Catherine Fitzgerald, and Desray Armstrong. James Ashcroft executive produces. Coming Home in the Dark is out on Blu-ray and DVD on November 9, 2021, from Dark Sky Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

Dark Sky Films Unleashing ‘Night Drive’ & ‘Blood Conscious’ On DVD

Dark Sky Films is gearing to release two tales of terror on DVD this September, Night Drive and Blood Conscious. In Night Drive, “Russell (AJ Bowen – You’re Next, The Signal) is a driver in Los Angeles who’s reeling from a series of bad decisions. While his life seems to be caught in a downward spiral, a business proposition from an alluring but enigmatic passenger named Charlotte (Sophie Dalah – Unbroken, Dead Night) proves too good to turn down. A simple ride turns deadly, catapulting Russell into an even darker place, but Charlotte may be the key to a second chance he thought he’d never have… if he can make it through the night.” Bradford Baruh, the filmmaker that brought you John Dies at the End, directed Night Drive alongside Meghan Leon who penned the script. Blood Conscious, starring Nick Damici (“Hap and Leonard”, Dark Was the Night), centers on Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, set

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 25, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Killer Is On The Loose In ‘Blood Conscious’

Terror strikes when a family on vacation is confronted by a killer in writer-director Timothy Covell‘s Blood Conscious. Starring Nick Damici, DeShawn White, Lenny Thomas, and Oghenero Gbaje, the film centers on Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, who set off to their parents’ lakeside cottage expecting a leisurely weekend getaway, but little did they expect the horror that awaits them. Their holiday turns into a trip from hell as they enter a scene of mass murder, where their parents and neighbors lie dead. As unexpected and traumatic events keep unfolding, they will have to find a way to survive the night without turning on each other, or becoming possessed. Blood Conscious opens in theaters, and lands on VOD and Digital on August 20, 2021, from Dark Sky Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2021
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: It Cuts Deep

Writer/director Nicholas Santos’ horror comedy It Cuts Deep is an odd feature that should appeal to viewers interested in offbeat, awkward comedy movies and slasher film completists. Other viewers may find themselves perplexed. Why Ashley (Quinn Jackson) and her boyfriend Sam (Charles Gould) are together is the first mystery of the film, and why Ashley wants to marry him is another. On Christmas vacation in Sam’s hometown, which he hasn’t visited for 10 years — the same amount of time that a double murder took place there — Ashley wants to talk marriage while Sam does everything he can to avoid the subject, which includes an almost non-stop barrage of self-deprecating and sophomoric unfunny (intentionally so, it should be noted) jokes. Unsubtly inserting himself into the couple’s life together is Nolan (John Anderson), who claims to be Sam’s best friend. Initially, Sam shows an irritated grudge toward Nolan, but Ashley finds him interesting. As matters proceed, Nolan becomes more aggressive

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Nov 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

DVD Review: Hosts (2020)

Ahh, the ho-ho-holidays, a time of gift givin’, merry makin’, and eating tons of fucking food. Speaking of which, that is precisely what’s on the agenda for Jack (Neal Ward) and Lucy (Samantha Loxley); a sickeningly in-love young couple who are set to have a nice meal with their neighbors Michael (Frank Jakeman), Cassie (Jennifer K. Preston), and their offspring; Eric (Lee Hunter), Lauren (Nadia Lamin) and Ben (Buddy Skelton). There is a slight hiccup in the night’s plans however as our young heroes find themselves possessed by an unknown entity just before they head out for their dinner date… and let me tell you; these shiny-eyed psychopaths really, and I mean really know how to ruin a dinner party in spectacular fashion! Fucking hell; Hosts grabbed me by the beastly balls and dragged me through a world of suspense, shock, and supernatural shenanigans… and I loved every monstrous minute of it! Co-writers/co-directors Adam Leader and Richard Oakes have created

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

Sci-Fi Horror ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Unveils Trailer Ahead Of September Release

The honeymoon phase is meant to be one of the best times in a marriage, but sometimes, things go terribly wrong. That’s the case in writer-director Phillip G. Carroll Jr.‘s The Honeymoon Phase. “Down on their luck and needing some quick cash, struggling young lovers Tom and Eve lie about their relationship in order to enter THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT, an experiment for married couples run by the mysterious Director and Handler. With the promise of $50,000, Tom and Eve must survive 30-days isolated together in a futuristic smart home, while the researchers attempt to determine why couples fall out of love. Over the course of their stay, Eve begins a violent descent into madness as she questions if her lover really is the man she thinks he is. A paranoid sci-fi thriller about the nature of trust in relationships, The Honeymoon Phase is as much classic “Twilight Zone” as contemporary “Black Mirror”, and an all-too-terrifying answer to the question, “How

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: The Honeymoon Phase (2019)

Tom (Jim Schubin) and Eve (Chloe Carroll) get a wild hair up their asses that they can put one over on the eggheads runnin’ your friendly neighborhood research project and score fifty grand in cold, hard cash. All they need to do is convince everyone they are married, and get locked up good n’ tight in a futuristic smart house cum lab for a month (while wearing fancy futuristic suits as a bonus) while the scientists wrap their noggins around why couples stop being all lovey-dovey. What could go wrong? Fuckin’ plenty, because as Tom really seems to be gettin’ his jollies in his new environs, Eve begins to suspect that Tom is a tad different from the man she thought she knew… as she tries to navigate a slippery-slope that leads into madness! In The Honeymoon Phase; the debut feature from writer/director Phillip G. Carroll Jr., we get a near-perfect slice of sweet, sweet Twilight Zone pie, as our

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 19, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Before The Fire’ Unleashes A Pandemic This August (Trailer)

From director Charlie Buhler and writer/star Jenna Lyng Adams comes the timely pandemic thriller Before the Fire. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the film, a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone (SAG Award nominee Jenna Lyng Adams) is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Jenna Lyng Adams (Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method“), Jackson Davis (“Shameless“) Ryan Vigilant (Naked as We Came, Lenox Avenue), and Charles Hubbell (The Midnight Chronicles) star. Dark Sky Films will release Before the Fire in virtual cinemas and on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 3, 2020
Horror Fuel

First Look: Dark Sky Films Acquires Horror Comedy ‘It Cuts Deep’

Dark Sky Films today announced it has acquired all North American distribution rights to the new horror-comedy It Cuts Deep, the directorial debut from Nicholas Payne Santos. It Cuts Deep lives up to its title, revealing the extremes to which the fear of getting married and having children can go. While on Christmas vacation, a young couple contemplates their future together. Ashley (Quinn Jackson, “The Blacklist”, Hunting Season) is interested in marriage and kids, which terrifies Sam (acclaimed comedian Charles Gould, The Big Sick, Bonding). But when the handsome and paternal Nolan (John Anderson, “Quantico”, Mozart in the Jungle) enters the picture, Sam’s life spirals out of control as Ashley questions their relationship. Chaos reigns as Sam desperately clings to Ashley while fending off the threatening Nolan. The film stars rising comedian Charles Gould. Gould is an LA-based stand-up comedian who was named a “Comic To Watch” by Comedy Central and was most recently named a “New Face of Comedy”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Before The Fire’ Trailer Teases People Are More Dangerous Than Any Pandemic

With perfect timing, Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for the pandemic thriller Before The Fire, the debut feature of Charlie Buhler. Jenna Lyng Adams of “The Kominsky Method,” wrote and stars in the film that follows Ava Boone (Adams), a Hollywood actress whose rising career is cut short when a pandemic influenza sends her back to the small town she fled years before, only to find something more dangerous than any virus waiting for her. Instead of shelter, her South Dakota hometown brings her face to face with unforeseen peril. Adams stars alongside Jackson Davis (Vida), Ryan Vigilant (Naked As We Came), and Charles Hubbell. Audiences are thirsty for unconventional, layered and imperfect women on-screen. Dark Sky Films has been known to support female-driven films and we are happy to have found the right partnership for this movie.” Adams states. Before the Fire made its festival debut just before the Covid pandemic struck. It is now set to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020
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