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Chained And Terrified, A Woman Tries To Escape In The Trailer For ‘Freak’

A new tale of terror is on its way from Bianca Crespo, who is making her feature film debut with the horror film with Freak. Ahead of its February release, we’ve got the new trailer that reveals a woman in chains desperately trying to break free. Starring Debbie Rochon, Amelia Duncombe, Shelby Hightower, Mark D Valenti, Jodi Draigie, and Ginger Fries, the film centers on Ava, a washed-up writer who escapes a traumatic event in Los Angeles, retreats to a remote cabin in the woods of Pennsylvania. But the longer she stays, the more she realizes that her nightmare has only just begun. Freak is out on DVD on February 22, 2022, from Bayview Entertainment. You can pre-order your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 17, 2022

In The New ‘Exorcism Vengeance’ Trailer, A Priest Fights To Save A Girl

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired North American rights to supernatural horror film Exorcist Vengeance, starring internationally recognized action star Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss, The Gardener) and acclaimed actor Stephen Berkoff (Rambo: First Blood Part II, Beverly Hills Cop, “Vikings” ). Uncork’d, Millman Productions, Titan Global Entertainment, and Proportion Productions produce. The possession film, featuring state-of-the-art special effects, tells of a tough priest (Bronzi), someone the Vatican calls to do their dirty work. When a prominent family is terrorized by a demonic force, the priest is called upon by Bishop Canelo to root out the evil, but soon realizes the solution to this mystery is tied to his own past. He must find the killer and stop the Devil’s hold on the family before it’s too late. Directed by Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca J Matthews, the film also stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Nicola Wright, Simon Furness, Nicole Nabi, and Anna Liddell. Exorcist Vengeance was written by Matthew B.C. (Medusa: Queen of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022

Slasher ‘Student Body’ Pits Teens Against A Killer This February

Surviving high school takes on a whole new meaning in writer-director Lee Ann Kurr‘s slasher Student Body. In the new trailer, we see friends fight to survive the night. Christian Camargo, Montse Hernandez, Cheyenne Haynes, Harley Quinn Smith, Austin Zajur, and Anthony Keyvan star in the film about a group of friends pit against a mascot-wearing killer roaming the halls of their high school. Student Body is out on Digital on February 8, 2022, from 1091 Pictures. You can pre-order it now on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022

First Look: Olwen Fouréré Stars As The New Sally In Netflix’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

Back in 1974, Sally Hardesty earned her place as a final girl after going head-to-head with Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. After a combo of eight sequels, prequels, and reboots, the character is back in David Blue Garcia‘s Texas Chainsaw Massacre which is set to slash its way onto Netflix next month. The first look at the recast Sally, played by Olwen Fouréré, was shared by USA Today. Fouréré took over the role of Sally in the wake of the original actress, Marilyn Burns’ death. The new movie serves as a direct sequel to the original, set nearly fifty years after the first massacre, and centers on “Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their friends Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson), who head to the remote town of Harlow, Texas to start a new business venture. But after accidentally disrupting the home of Leatherface, their dreams turn into a nightmare

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2022

Romance Turns Into Terror This February In ‘Alone With You’

This February, romance turns to terror in the horror thriller Alone With You, co-written and co-directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Emily Bennett (King of Knives, “The Black List”) stars alongside Emma Myles (“Orange Is the New Black”), Dora Madison (“Into the Dark”), and scream queen Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next). In the film, “as a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.” Alone With You opens in theaters on February 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital and DVD on February 8th, from Dark Star Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2022

This February Psychological Thriller ‘Here Before’ Explores Reincarnation (Trailer)

Andrea Riseborough (“Black Mirror”) is spellbinding as the distraught mother, haunted by the death of her young daughter, in Here Before, written and directed by Stacey Gregg (“The Innocents”). “When new neighbors move in, Laura (Riseborough) is awakened from her mundane daily routine of errands and exercise. She becomes transfixed by their young daughter, Megan (astonishing newcomer Niamh Dornan). Megan’s parents Marie (Eileen O’Higgins, Mary Queen of Scots) and Chris (Martin McCann, Killing Bono), initially don’t seem to mind as Laura offers Megan a ride home from school and an invitation to dinner. Her husband Brendon (Jonjo O’Neill, The Queen’s Gambit) grows concerned as his wife’s infatuation with the young girl spirals into increasingly erratic behavior. Eerily, Megan seemingly knows far too many specific details of their family life and displays similar mannerisms of their dead daughter.” Is the trauma of losing her child causing Laura to lose grip on reality, or is Megan truly the reincarnation of her daughter?

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022

Religious Horror ‘A Banquet’ Conjures A February Release Date & Trailer

Award-winning Scottish director Ruth Paxton‘s religious horror, A Banquet, is due to be released this February. The new trailer teases a dark film filled with horror as we meet a mother and daughter experiencing trials and tribulations that will stay with them forever. In the film, “widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs. A Banquet, starring Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, and Lindsay Duncan, and written by Justin Bull, is set to be released on February 18, 2022, on VOD and Digital, from IFC Midnight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022

‘The Black Phone’ Hit With A Minor Delay

The filmmaking duo of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who brought us Sinister and Doctor Strange, is back with The Black Phone, the Blumhouse adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story. Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see it. Originally set to open in theaters this January, the movie now has a new February release date. In the film, “Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.” Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) star along with Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Horror Fuel

Gary Oldman Issues A Warning In The New Clip From The Thriller ‘Crisis’

Writer-director Nicholas Jarecki takes us inside the dark, horrifying world of drug trafficking and addiction in his new thriller Crisis, starring acting legend Gary Oldman who has appeared in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and The Dark Knight. In Crisis, “a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation. An architect recovering from an Oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s disappearance. A university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical company bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market. Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, their stories collide in this dramatic thriller from writer/director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage). The film also stars Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan. Oldman executive produces alongside Douglas Urbanski, Michael Suppes, Tony Hsieh, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson, William Rosenfeld, Sam Slater, David Bernon, and Samuel Reich. Nicholas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
Horror Fuel

‘Wrong Turn’ Director Mike P. Nelson Talks Traps And Much More In Our Interview

It’s rare these days, but sometimes a reboot outdoes the original. That’s the case with 2021’s Wrong Turn from director Mike P. Nelson, which is a little more sophisticated than its predecessors, but just as bloody. I sat down with the director to talk about the film. HorrorFuel: “I must say, I was impressed by Wrong Turn, it’s rare that I say I love a reboot, so take it as a serious compliment.” Mike P. Nelson: “Awesome! It’s a little different.” HorrorFuel: “It feels a little more sophisticated, I guess that’s a good way to explain it. I was a little worried when it was first announced. I always am when I hear the word “reboot.” I wondered just how different it would be. Mike P. Nelson: “Oh, well thank you. Oh my gosh, well I mean, that was a gamble we took with this one. We were like, ‘We either do it all the way or we don’t do

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2021

More from february

Chained And Terrified, A Woman Tries To Escape In The Trailer For ‘Freak’

A new tale of terror is on its way from Bianca Crespo, who is making her feature film debut with the horror film with Freak. Ahead of its February release, we’ve got the new trailer that reveals a woman in chains desperately trying to break free. Starring Debbie Rochon, Amelia Duncombe, Shelby Hightower, Mark D Valenti, Jodi Draigie, and Ginger Fries, the film centers on Ava, a washed-up writer who escapes a traumatic event in Los Angeles, retreats to a remote cabin in the woods of Pennsylvania. But the longer she stays, the more she realizes that her nightmare has only just begun. Freak is out on DVD on February 22, 2022, from Bayview Entertainment. You can pre-order your copy now.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 17, 2022

In The New ‘Exorcism Vengeance’ Trailer, A Priest Fights To Save A Girl

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired North American rights to supernatural horror film Exorcist Vengeance, starring internationally recognized action star Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss, The Gardener) and acclaimed actor Stephen Berkoff (Rambo: First Blood Part II, Beverly Hills Cop, “Vikings” ). Uncork’d, Millman Productions, Titan Global Entertainment, and Proportion Productions produce. The possession film, featuring state-of-the-art special effects, tells of a tough priest (Bronzi), someone the Vatican calls to do their dirty work. When a prominent family is terrorized by a demonic force, the priest is called upon by Bishop Canelo to root out the evil, but soon realizes the solution to this mystery is tied to his own past. He must find the killer and stop the Devil’s hold on the family before it’s too late. Directed by Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca J Matthews, the film also stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Nicola Wright, Simon Furness, Nicole Nabi, and Anna Liddell. Exorcist Vengeance was written by Matthew B.C. (Medusa: Queen of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022

Slasher ‘Student Body’ Pits Teens Against A Killer This February

Surviving high school takes on a whole new meaning in writer-director Lee Ann Kurr‘s slasher Student Body. In the new trailer, we see friends fight to survive the night. Christian Camargo, Montse Hernandez, Cheyenne Haynes, Harley Quinn Smith, Austin Zajur, and Anthony Keyvan star in the film about a group of friends pit against a mascot-wearing killer roaming the halls of their high school. Student Body is out on Digital on February 8, 2022, from 1091 Pictures. You can pre-order it now on Apple TV and Prime Video.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2022

First Look: Olwen Fouréré Stars As The New Sally In Netflix’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

Back in 1974, Sally Hardesty earned her place as a final girl after going head-to-head with Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. After a combo of eight sequels, prequels, and reboots, the character is back in David Blue Garcia‘s Texas Chainsaw Massacre which is set to slash its way onto Netflix next month. The first look at the recast Sally, played by Olwen Fouréré, was shared by USA Today. Fouréré took over the role of Sally in the wake of the original actress, Marilyn Burns’ death. The new movie serves as a direct sequel to the original, set nearly fifty years after the first massacre, and centers on “Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their friends Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson), who head to the remote town of Harlow, Texas to start a new business venture. But after accidentally disrupting the home of Leatherface, their dreams turn into a nightmare

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2022

Romance Turns Into Terror This February In ‘Alone With You’

This February, romance turns to terror in the horror thriller Alone With You, co-written and co-directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Emily Bennett (King of Knives, “The Black List”) stars alongside Emma Myles (“Orange Is the New Black”), Dora Madison (“Into the Dark”), and scream queen Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next). In the film, “as a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.” Alone With You opens in theaters on February 4, 2022, followed by its release on Digital and DVD on February 8th, from Dark Star Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2022

This February Psychological Thriller ‘Here Before’ Explores Reincarnation (Trailer)

Andrea Riseborough (“Black Mirror”) is spellbinding as the distraught mother, haunted by the death of her young daughter, in Here Before, written and directed by Stacey Gregg (“The Innocents”). “When new neighbors move in, Laura (Riseborough) is awakened from her mundane daily routine of errands and exercise. She becomes transfixed by their young daughter, Megan (astonishing newcomer Niamh Dornan). Megan’s parents Marie (Eileen O’Higgins, Mary Queen of Scots) and Chris (Martin McCann, Killing Bono), initially don’t seem to mind as Laura offers Megan a ride home from school and an invitation to dinner. Her husband Brendon (Jonjo O’Neill, The Queen’s Gambit) grows concerned as his wife’s infatuation with the young girl spirals into increasingly erratic behavior. Eerily, Megan seemingly knows far too many specific details of their family life and displays similar mannerisms of their dead daughter.” Is the trauma of losing her child causing Laura to lose grip on reality, or is Megan truly the reincarnation of her daughter?

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022

Religious Horror ‘A Banquet’ Conjures A February Release Date & Trailer

Award-winning Scottish director Ruth Paxton‘s religious horror, A Banquet, is due to be released this February. The new trailer teases a dark film filled with horror as we meet a mother and daughter experiencing trials and tribulations that will stay with them forever. In the film, “widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs. A Banquet, starring Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, and Lindsay Duncan, and written by Justin Bull, is set to be released on February 18, 2022, on VOD and Digital, from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2022

‘The Black Phone’ Hit With A Minor Delay

The filmmaking duo of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who brought us Sinister and Doctor Strange, is back with The Black Phone, the Blumhouse adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story. Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see it. Originally set to open in theaters this January, the movie now has a new February release date. In the film, “Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.” Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) star along with Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Derrickson, Cargill, and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Horror Fuel

Gary Oldman Issues A Warning In The New Clip From The Thriller ‘Crisis’

Writer-director Nicholas Jarecki takes us inside the dark, horrifying world of drug trafficking and addiction in his new thriller Crisis, starring acting legend Gary Oldman who has appeared in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and The Dark Knight. In Crisis, “a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation. An architect recovering from an Oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s disappearance. A university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical company bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market. Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, their stories collide in this dramatic thriller from writer/director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage). The film also stars Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan. Oldman executive produces alongside Douglas Urbanski, Michael Suppes, Tony Hsieh, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson, William Rosenfeld, Sam Slater, David Bernon, and Samuel Reich. Nicholas

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
Horror Fuel

‘Wrong Turn’ Director Mike P. Nelson Talks Traps And Much More In Our Interview

It’s rare these days, but sometimes a reboot outdoes the original. That’s the case with 2021’s Wrong Turn from director Mike P. Nelson, which is a little more sophisticated than its predecessors, but just as bloody. I sat down with the director to talk about the film. HorrorFuel: “I must say, I was impressed by Wrong Turn, it’s rare that I say I love a reboot, so take it as a serious compliment.” Mike P. Nelson: “Awesome! It’s a little different.” HorrorFuel: “It feels a little more sophisticated, I guess that’s a good way to explain it. I was a little worried when it was first announced. I always am when I hear the word “reboot.” I wondered just how different it would be. Mike P. Nelson: “Oh, well thank you. Oh my gosh, well I mean, that was a gamble we took with this one. We were like, ‘We either do it all the way or we don’t do

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 22, 2021
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