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Dark Comedy-Thriller ‘The Estate’ Slashing Its Way Into Theaters & Onto VOD

Director James Kapner makes his feature debut with The Estate, part dark comedy, part thriller, which reminds us that family reunions can be brutal. In the film, when a narcissistic son (Chris Baker), yearning for a life of luxury, and his father’s erratic gold-digging wife (Eliza Coupe) decide to kill their way into their inheritance, they employ the help of an absurdly handsome, mysterious hitman (Greg Finley), initiating a psychosexual love triangle that spirals into more than anyone bargained for. Deftly balancing sharp humor and horror, The Estate delivers a perfectly campy, wildly enjoyable thrill ride that packs a deadly punch. Written by Chris Baker, The Estate also stars Eliza Coupe, Chris Baker, Lala Kent, Heather Matazarro, and Eric Roberts. The Estate debuts in theaters and VOD on October 22, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 22, 2021

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Phsychoplogical Horror-Thriller ‘Blurred Vision’ Out Today On DVD & Digital

Ivan Elmer makes his feature directorial debut with the Danish psychological horror-thriller Blurred Vision. Blurred Vision (originally titled Tågesyn) follows Andre (Niklas Herskind, Neon Heart) and Elisa (Ida Rasmussen, People Get Eaten), a couple who has recently discovered they’re expecting their first child. Full of hope and excitement for their family’s future, they move to the countryside to be closer to Elisa’s mother, Martha (Dorte Højsted, “Doggystyle”). When life seems perfect, things start to unravel as Elisa develops psychosis and Andre begins to question his own sanity, the pregnancy, and his girlfriend. As disturbing secrets surface about Elisa and a web of lies are spun by her and her overprotective mother, Andre must fight for himself and the life of his unborn child. Blurred Vision, written by Morten Hammershøy and based on an idea by Hammershøy and Niklas Herskind, is out on DVD and Digital today (June 22, 2021) from Indican Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 23, 2021

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Dark Secrets Come To Light In ‘The Darkness’

This June discover writer-director Tharun Mohan‘s (Baby, Purgatory State of Mind) haunting horror thriller The Darkness. On a country retreat, to write her new novel, Lisa feels another presence in the house, feeling as if a spirit is taking her over, sending her on a road to madness. Can she discover the truth behind the spirit in the house or will she be lost forever? Amelia Eve (The Haunting of Bly Manor) stars as Lisa. The cast also includes Cyril Blake (The Waiting Game, Z-List), Katherine Hartshorne (Happiest Day, Chaos In The Spectrum), Jo Hart, and Adam Bond. Tharun Mohan and Honey Subin produce along with Tharun Productions. The Darkness will be unleashed on VOD and Digital on June 15, 2021, by Trinity Creative Partnership.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 9, 2021

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This June Discover ‘The Evil Next Door’ (Trailer)

The trailer has arrived for the Swedish (English subtitled) horror The Evil Next Door, teasing that a family’s dream of a new wonderful life in their new home quickly becomes a nightmare. From the writing-directing team of Oskar Mellender and Tord Danielsson, The Evil Next Door stars Dilan Gwyn and Eddie Eriksson Dominguez. New to her stepmom role Shirin moves into a duplex with her partner, Fredrik, and his son, Lucas. The new home feels like the right place to start becoming a family. But when Fredrik leaves for work, strange things are heard from the other, uninhibited side. Also, who is Lucas’s new friend? The Evil Next Door opens in theaters and arrives on demand on June 25th, 2021, from Magnet Releasing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 26, 2021

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New Video And Images Gives Us Our First Look At Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Demonic’

Back in February, we reported that filmmaker Neill Blomkamp had secretly made the horror film known simply as Demonic. Today we have a first look at the film with several images and an 8mm behind-the-scenes video shot by Blomkamp himself. Needless to say, we’re excited! After all, the film is from the brilliant director behind District 9, Elysium, and Chappie. In the film, “A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed in this horror-thriller” from IFC Midnight. Carly Pope (Elysium), Chris William Martin (The Age of Adaline, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, TV’s “The Vampire Diaries”), and Michael Rogers (TV’s “Siren”, “The Blacklist”, “Supernatural”) are set to star in the supernatural horror. IFC Midnight will release Demonic in theaters on August 20th followed by an On-Demand and Digital release on August 27, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 29, 2021

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Juan Of The Dead Filmmaker To Direct ‘Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy’ For Netflix

Cuban filmmaker Alejandro Brugués is set to direct the upcoming horror film The Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy for Netflix. The film was penned by the writing duo of Chris LaMont and Joe Russo‘s (Hard Kill starring Bruce Willis, The Au Pair Nightmare) and was featured on 2018’s BloodList before being acquired by Netflix, Deadline reports. The film follows “billionaire Charles Abernathy who, on the eve of his 75th birthday, invites his four estranged children back home out of fear that tonight someone – or something – is coming to kill him. To ensure his family will help protect him from whatever’s coming, Abernathy puts each of their inheritances on the line – they’ll get nothing if he’s found dead by dawn.” Brugués is the same filmmaker behind the 2012 movie Juan of the Dead and 2018’s Nightmare Cinema, as well as several episodes of “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” and episodes of Hulu’s horror anthology series

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 22, 2021

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A Family Is In Danger In The New Trailer For ‘The Delivered’

Journey back in time for the horror-thriller The Delivered (aka Fanny Lye Deliver’d) starring “Game of Thrones” actor Charles Dance. Written, directed, and produced by Thomas Clay, the film is set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657. The Delivered tells the story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of possibility – albeit at great personal cost. Living a life of Puritan stricture with husband John and young son Arthur, Fanny Lye’s world is shaken to its core by the unexpected arrival of two strangers in need, a young couple closely pursued by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy. Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything), Freddie Fox (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), and Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) also star. The Delivered debuted in the UK and currently has a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Quiver Distribution will release this drama-filled film on VOD on January 15, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 5, 2020

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Blu-ray Review: The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

Mike (Mathew Mackay); junior soccer star, son to a attic-dwelling painter, and object of derision to his robe-wearin’ sister… also, friend to winos, as the children oft are. Anyway, speaking of those winos, they get burned to death in a fire, you know because that’s fun for the whole family! Long story long, Mikey goes to the scene of the immolation looking foe survivors and gets the ever-loving shit scared out of him… which causes all of his hair to fall out (no bald cap here, my dude Mackay actually shaved his head for this flick),a nd for him to lose his damn mind. To solve the prob, his sis and pops super glue a wig to his head… which of course gets as much accomplished as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest (and let me just say, when Mike’s mom gets back from her sojurn in Australia she will doubtless be hella fuckin’ pissed)… but thankfully

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DanXIII

Dec 22, 2019

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Movie Review: Debunkers, Inc. (2019)

The Debunkers; amateur detectives, video game enthusiasts, eternal virgins… okay, I made that last bit up, but it can be inferred with a large probability of being true… wait, where was I? Oh yeah, The Debunkers; Link (Josh Pinkowski), Snake (Izzy Pollak) and Dr. Mario (Blake Kevin Dwyer)… along with new recruit, Canadian foreign exchange student Shiek (Nicole DuBois) are the premier mystery debunking business in their town, a town that doesn’t exactly seem like it would be a hotbed of mysteries which makes their profit margin rather low I’d wager. Of course that all changes when two desperate girls, Heather and Joyce by name, come a-knocking with a real puzzler… figuring out who put the murder biz on their gal pal Nina. With a murderer around, The Debunkers will surely die… the end… okay, maybe they will prevail and become true heroes… but my money is on their demise. Look, I’ll lay it on the line here, Debunkers Inc.

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DanXIII

Aug 16, 2019

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Movie Review: The Tooth Fairy (2018)

As family and friends gather on a failing rural farm, we learn that years previous they managed to capture an evil witch (the Tooth Fairy…I don’t even fucking know), and imprison her in the barn by way of sugar and dangling candy canes (sounds ridiculous, and it is…but you lot all know I dig on the absurd, so well played movie…well played). Well that seemingly fool proof prison is thwarted when a drifter simply opens the door and frees the wicked bitch of the west (after she chisels some of his teeth out of course). This results in her stalking and granting dark wishes (in exchange for teeth ‘natch) to the sad sack family…now, can they dispatch her once more and get on with their dreary lives? First the positives to be had with the Tooth Fairy. For starters, the dreary setting (always overcast and completely remote) is full atmosphere and a suitable aesthetic choice for the tale of a

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DanXIII

Jul 21, 2018

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