Horror Fuel
☰ Browse the Crypt
Tag

Grady Hendrix

7 stories
Horror Fuel

“Penny Dreadful” Director Adapting ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Starring Elsie Fisher

Damon Thomas, the director behind the series “Killing Eve” and “Penny Dreadful” is set to bring us the new Amazon movie My Best Friend’s Exorcism, an adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s hit novel. THR reports that My Bestfriend’s Exorcism, which began production this week, is “set in 1988, the novel centered on the relationship between Abby and Gretchen, two best friends and sophomores in high school. Their friendship is tested when an evening of skinny-dipping goes wrong, and Gretchen begins to act differently and followed by bizarre occurrences. After some investigating, Abby begins to horrifyingly suspect that her friend may be possessed by a demon force.” Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) leads the cast that also includes Amiah Miller, Cathy Ang, and Rachel Ogechi Kanu. Jenna Lamia (NBC’s “Good Girls”) wrote the screenplay and will serve as associate producer. The Gotham Group, Quirk Productions are producing along with Christopher Landon, the writer-director of hit horror movies such as Freaky and Happy Death

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

Five Star Rated Horror Comedy ‘Satanic Panic’ Coming To Blu-Ray & DVD

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, is set to release the horror comedy Satanic Panic just in time for Halloween! Written by popular horror author, Grady Hendrix (“We Sold Our Souls,” “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), and directed by up-and-coming director Chelsea Stardust (Into The Dark’s All That We Destroy), this fun flick stars Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”, “The Mysteries of Laura”) who sat down with us for an interview about this “insane” film. Ruby Modine (“Shameless”, Happy Death Day franchise), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise, “Star Trek: Discovery”), Arden Myrin (“Insatiable”, “Shameless”) and Jerry O’Connell (Stand By Me, “Billions”) also star. In Satanic Panic, Sam’s (Griffith) first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘Satanic Panic’ Conjures A Blu-ray Release Date

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, is set to release the horror comedy Satanic Panic just in time for Halloween! Written by popular horror author, Grady Hendrix (“We Sold Our Souls,” “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), and directed by up-and-coming director Chelsea Stardust (Into The Dark’s All That We Destroy), this fun flick stars Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”, “The Mysteries of Laura”) who sat down with us for an interview about this “insane” film. Ruby Modine (“Shameless”, Happy Death Day franchise), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise, “Star Trek: Discovery”), Arden Myrin (“Insatiable”, “Shameless”) and Jerry O’Connell (Stand By Me, “Billions”) also star. In Satanic Panic, Sam’s (Griffith) first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2019
Horror Fuel

A Pizza Delivery Girl Has A Run-In With A Cult In The ‘Satanic Panic’ Trailer

From director, Chelsea Stardust comes the supernatural horror-thriller Satanic Panic, written by Ted Geoghegan and Grady Hendrix. In the trailer, a pizza delivery girl finds herself in danger from a cult after a delivery. In the film, Sam’s first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off witches, evil spells and demonic creatures, all while trying to keep her body – and soul – intact. Starring Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”), Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day franchise), Jerry O’Connell (“Billions”) and Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise), Satanic Panic is “an absolutely entertaining horror film that will satisfy any viewer’s need for monsters, mayhem and…jokes” (Robert Saucedo, Birth.Movies.Death). Satanic Panic opens in Theaters and arrives On Digital and On

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2019
Horror Fuel

Happy Death Day’s Director Adapting ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’

Back in 2016 Grady Hendrix‘s second novel, My Best Friend’s Exorcism hit shelves. Described as “Beaches meets The Exorcist,” the 80’s set tale takes place in the age of “Satanic Panic”. A touching tale of friendship and possession the book is getting an adaptation from Endeavor Content with Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) and Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein producing. Landon will most likely direct as well. “The story is set in 1988 and follows the relationship of two best friends, Abby and Gretchen. After an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act more and more different, as Abby slowly comes to believe her friend has become demonically possessed. Both girls must soon face a tough question: is their friendship strong enough to beat the Devil?” Jenna Lamia is now writing the script.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 20, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Mohawk is a Rock Solid Historic Revenge Thriller!

As the War of 1812 rages, British soldier Joshua Pinsmail (Eamon Farren) attempts to convince Mohawk elder Wentahawi (Sheri Foster) to align her people with the forces opposing America with the help of tribe members Oak (Kaniehtiio Horn) and Calvin Two Rivers (Justin Rain). After she refuses, Calvin does the murder biz on a cadre of sleeping American soldiers. this goes over like a fart in a submarine, and soon our heroes find themselves pursued by world-class psycho Col. Hezekiah Holt (Ezra Buzzington) and his small band of soldiers. What follows is an orgy of torture, suspense, and supernatural intervention all intertwining on the trail to sweet revenge. Mohawk isn’t a straight up fright flick, it includes so many earmarks of our beloved horror biz that it would be foolhardy not to consider it a part of our petrifying pantheon…there is effective practical gore, a protagonist that has some serious preternatural overtones, and a climax that has more than a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘We Are Still Here’ Director Moves Forward With His Next Project ‘Satanic Panic’

Casting will soon begin for ‘We Are Still Here‘, director Ted Geoghegan’s new film, ‘Satanic Panic’. The film’s screenplay was penned by Grady Hendrix, author of the best selling novel ‘Horrorstor’. ‘Satanic Panic’ centers on a minimum-wage delivery girl, forced into a night-long battle with the affluent leaders of a suburban community after discovering they are part of a cult. The director had this to say about his upcoming film: “Equal parts supernatural horror and survival thriller, the film hinges on smart, funny dialogue and a clever, surprisingly badass female hero.” Geoghegan continued “A snarky, splattery takedown of the 1%, it places a trod-upon heroine up against the literally soulless societal upper crust.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2015

More from Grady Hendrix

Horror Fuel

“Penny Dreadful” Director Adapting ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Starring Elsie Fisher

Damon Thomas, the director behind the series “Killing Eve” and “Penny Dreadful” is set to bring us the new Amazon movie My Best Friend’s Exorcism, an adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s hit novel. THR reports that My Bestfriend’s Exorcism, which began production this week, is “set in 1988, the novel centered on the relationship between Abby and Gretchen, two best friends and sophomores in high school. Their friendship is tested when an evening of skinny-dipping goes wrong, and Gretchen begins to act differently and followed by bizarre occurrences. After some investigating, Abby begins to horrifyingly suspect that her friend may be possessed by a demon force.” Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) leads the cast that also includes Amiah Miller, Cathy Ang, and Rachel Ogechi Kanu. Jenna Lamia (NBC’s “Good Girls”) wrote the screenplay and will serve as associate producer. The Gotham Group, Quirk Productions are producing along with Christopher Landon, the writer-director of hit horror movies such as Freaky and Happy Death

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

Five Star Rated Horror Comedy ‘Satanic Panic’ Coming To Blu-Ray & DVD

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, is set to release the horror comedy Satanic Panic just in time for Halloween! Written by popular horror author, Grady Hendrix (“We Sold Our Souls,” “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), and directed by up-and-coming director Chelsea Stardust (Into The Dark’s All That We Destroy), this fun flick stars Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”, “The Mysteries of Laura”) who sat down with us for an interview about this “insane” film. Ruby Modine (“Shameless”, Happy Death Day franchise), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise, “Star Trek: Discovery”), Arden Myrin (“Insatiable”, “Shameless”) and Jerry O’Connell (Stand By Me, “Billions”) also star. In Satanic Panic, Sam’s (Griffith) first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘Satanic Panic’ Conjures A Blu-ray Release Date

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, is set to release the horror comedy Satanic Panic just in time for Halloween! Written by popular horror author, Grady Hendrix (“We Sold Our Souls,” “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), and directed by up-and-coming director Chelsea Stardust (Into The Dark’s All That We Destroy), this fun flick stars Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”, “The Mysteries of Laura”) who sat down with us for an interview about this “insane” film. Ruby Modine (“Shameless”, Happy Death Day franchise), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise, “Star Trek: Discovery”), Arden Myrin (“Insatiable”, “Shameless”) and Jerry O’Connell (Stand By Me, “Billions”) also star. In Satanic Panic, Sam’s (Griffith) first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2019
Horror Fuel

A Pizza Delivery Girl Has A Run-In With A Cult In The ‘Satanic Panic’ Trailer

From director, Chelsea Stardust comes the supernatural horror-thriller Satanic Panic, written by Ted Geoghegan and Grady Hendrix. In the trailer, a pizza delivery girl finds herself in danger from a cult after a delivery. In the film, Sam’s first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off witches, evil spells and demonic creatures, all while trying to keep her body – and soul – intact. Starring Hayley Griffith (“The Loudest Voice”), Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day franchise), Jerry O’Connell (“Billions”) and Rebecca Romijn (X-Men franchise), Satanic Panic is “an absolutely entertaining horror film that will satisfy any viewer’s need for monsters, mayhem and…jokes” (Robert Saucedo, Birth.Movies.Death). Satanic Panic opens in Theaters and arrives On Digital and On

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 3, 2019
Horror Fuel

Happy Death Day’s Director Adapting ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’

Back in 2016 Grady Hendrix‘s second novel, My Best Friend’s Exorcism hit shelves. Described as “Beaches meets The Exorcist,” the 80’s set tale takes place in the age of “Satanic Panic”. A touching tale of friendship and possession the book is getting an adaptation from Endeavor Content with Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) and Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein producing. Landon will most likely direct as well. “The story is set in 1988 and follows the relationship of two best friends, Abby and Gretchen. After an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act more and more different, as Abby slowly comes to believe her friend has become demonically possessed. Both girls must soon face a tough question: is their friendship strong enough to beat the Devil?” Jenna Lamia is now writing the script.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 20, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Mohawk is a Rock Solid Historic Revenge Thriller!

As the War of 1812 rages, British soldier Joshua Pinsmail (Eamon Farren) attempts to convince Mohawk elder Wentahawi (Sheri Foster) to align her people with the forces opposing America with the help of tribe members Oak (Kaniehtiio Horn) and Calvin Two Rivers (Justin Rain). After she refuses, Calvin does the murder biz on a cadre of sleeping American soldiers. this goes over like a fart in a submarine, and soon our heroes find themselves pursued by world-class psycho Col. Hezekiah Holt (Ezra Buzzington) and his small band of soldiers. What follows is an orgy of torture, suspense, and supernatural intervention all intertwining on the trail to sweet revenge. Mohawk isn’t a straight up fright flick, it includes so many earmarks of our beloved horror biz that it would be foolhardy not to consider it a part of our petrifying pantheon…there is effective practical gore, a protagonist that has some serious preternatural overtones, and a climax that has more than a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘We Are Still Here’ Director Moves Forward With His Next Project ‘Satanic Panic’

Casting will soon begin for ‘We Are Still Here‘, director Ted Geoghegan’s new film, ‘Satanic Panic’. The film’s screenplay was penned by Grady Hendrix, author of the best selling novel ‘Horrorstor’. ‘Satanic Panic’ centers on a minimum-wage delivery girl, forced into a night-long battle with the affluent leaders of a suburban community after discovering they are part of a cult. The director had this to say about his upcoming film: “Equal parts supernatural horror and survival thriller, the film hinges on smart, funny dialogue and a clever, surprisingly badass female hero.” Geoghegan continued “A snarky, splattery takedown of the 1%, it places a trod-upon heroine up against the literally soulless societal upper crust.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2015