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Tony Todd Stars In Cameron Romero’s ‘Zombies’ – On VOD This September

George A. Romero’s son, Cameron Romero, inherited his father’s love for the undead. His latest film, Zombies is headed towards VOD later this month with genre icon Tony Todd leading the way. From the Press Release: Legendary horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman, The Man from Earth) delivers another bucket of fun and blood when he takes up the fight against the horde of the undead that has taken over the world in ZOMBIES, also starring Steven Luke (War Pigs, upcoming Wunderland), Raina Hein (“America’s Next Top Model” 2010), and Aaron Corteau (After the Dawn). Written and directed by Hamid Torabpour, produced by George Cameron Romero, and executive produced by Jared Safier, ZOMBIES opens in theaters and will be available on VOD September 29th. Domestic sales were repped by Safier Entertainment. The film has a running time of 84 minutes and is not rated. Synopsis: With the world in shambles and plagued by a zombie outbreak, Luke works to clear the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 17, 2017
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‘IT’ Actor Owen Teague Boards Haunted Boat Movie ‘Mary’ Alongside Gary Oldman

Andy Muschietti’s IT will be a jumping board for many of the films young cast in the future. Owen Teague who plaid the role of Patrick in the movie has already scored his next big role. According to THR, Teague has boarded the supernatural thriller Mary, which after a year is finally beginning production later this month in Alabama. He will star alongside Gary Oldman who has appeared in films like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Hannibal, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Directed by Michael Goi (Megan is Missing, American Horror Story) and written by Anthony Jaswinski (The Shallows), the film centers on a struggling family that buys an old ship at auction with the high hopes of starting a charter business, only to discover the ship’s horrifying secrets on the open waters. Scott Lambert, Tucker Tooley, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lumpkin are producing. Greg Renker, Jason Barhydt, and Douglas Urbanski will serve as executive producers for the project

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 16, 2017
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Nightmares Film Festival Announces World Premiere Of ‘Rock Paper Dead’

Legendary director Tom Holland teamed up with Kerry Fleming and Friday the 13th creator Victor Miller for Rock Paper Dead which is gearing up to make its world premiere at the Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio this October. The impressive cast includes: Luke Macfarlane (Killjoys), The Hateful Eight actor Michael Madsen, Tatum O’Neal (Rescue Me), Anna Margaret (Scream Queens), Jennifer Titus (Zoombies), Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch, Passions), and Gabriel Stone (Death House), Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), Kimberly Russell (Precious), Stephanie Shamie (The Redeemer), and Vic Stagliano (Burn Notice). The film centers on serial killer Peter “The Doll Maker” Harris (Macfarlane), who returns to his ancestral family estate after being released from the state’s hospital for the criminally insane after twenty years as a cured man. Once inside the old house, anguished memories from a tortured childhood and visitations from past victims shake Peter’s resolve, but it isn’t until the lovely young Ashley enters his life that Peter

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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A Killer Is At Work In The International Trailer For Thriller ‘The Snowman’

With summer approaching its end and thoughts beginning drift to cheerful seasons filled with snow, it’s time for winter themed horror films to begin to unveil their trailers and arrive. One snow-filled horror film that has been on our radar is The Snowman, based on the award-winning book by the same name written by Jo Nesbø. The new international trailer has been released and it is intense. The thriller, directed by Thomas Alfredson, centers on detective Harry Hole’s investigation into a missing woman, who has vanished leaving no trace except for her pink scarf which is draped around the neck of an ominous looking snowman. When he discovers similarities between this case and several cold case files, Harry determines that Norway has its first official serial killer. Now Harry and his team are on the hunt to discover the identity of the killer before this new case goes cold as well. Michael Fassbender stars as Harry Hole. Rebecca Ferguson, Chloë

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2017
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There’s Nothing Funny About The Second Trailer For ‘Crepitus’ – Starring Bill Moseley

Move over Pennywise, there’s another scary clown lurking about. The second trailer for Haynze Whitmore’s Creptius is here ahead of its fall release and is looking to capitalize on our Coulrophobia (fear of clowns) with horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) wearing makeup and a wicked grin. From the Press Release: Pennywise isn’t the only clown in town. Ginger Knight Entertainment is in the final stages of post-production for Crepitus, starring Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects) and directed by Haynze Whitmore. This is Haynze Whitmore’s directorial debut for a feature film and was shot entirely in Cheboygan, MI. Crepitus is expected to be released this fall. Crepitus also stars Chalet Brannan as Sam, Eve Mauro as Brandi (mom), Caitlin Williams as Eli (in her feature film debut), executive producer Lance Paul as Sheriff Jed, Darren Barcomb as Deputy Camden, and Johnny Stevenson as Deputy Blake. The screenplay was written by Eddie

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2017
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Director Of Horror Comedy ‘At The End Of The Tunnel’ Doesn’t Let Major obstacle Stop Filming

Claire Wasmund took dedication to a new level when she ignored doctor’s orders and continued making her horror-comedy At the End of the Tunnel, returning to filming with 40 staples just two weeks after major surgery. Ouch! From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – September 9th, 2017 – While making a micro-budget feature film is hard enough, the crew for the horror, dark comedy “At the End of the Tunnel” had another obstacle to overcome. After running a successful Indiegogo campaign that raised $36,000, and one month away from filming, writer and director Claire Wasmund went to the doctor for what she believed was indigestion, but instead found she’d need major surgery that would require six weeks of rest. The female directed, written, produced, DPed, edited, and Latino starring film had already cast and locked locations; pushing the film six weeks could mean a loss of these and a delay for Indiegogo backers. The decision was made to only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2017
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Things Get Nasty In The New Images From ‘Welcome to Willits’ – Coming This September

IFC Midnight will be releasing Trevor Ryan’s debut feature Welcome to Willits in theaters later this month. Directed by Trevor Ryan, the film was written by his brother Tim Ryan, based on their award-winning 2015 short film Welcome to Willits: After Sundown. The cast is quite impressive and includes Bill Sage, Chris Zylka, ‘Z Nation’ actress Anastasia Baranova, Sabina Gadecki, Garrett Clayton, actor-writer-director Thomas Dekker, Rory Culkin, Karrueche Tran, Keelin Woodell, and action star Dolph Lundgren. In Welcome to Willits, “a local pot farmer Brock (Sage) is caught up with a wayward group of campers, the situation quickly escalates into total carnage. Together with a ragtag crew including his wife Peggy (Gadecki), niece Courtney (Baranova), scruffy drifter Possum (Culkin), wannabe singer/songwriter Zack (Clayton), resourceful good old boy Jeremiah (Zylka), unemployed stoner Klaus (Dekker), Klaus’ naïve girlfriend Besh (Tran) and ditsy sorority girl Cassie (Woodell), Brock struggles to maintain his sanity while defending his family from perceived supernatural threats. Dolph Lundgren

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2017
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‘Axeman 2: Overkill’ To Be Unleashed This October

Joston “El Ray” Theney’s (Interview) Axemen 2: Overkill, the sequel to his 2013 film Axeman will arrive on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD this October. Starring Farrah Abraham, Rachel Reilly, Bryan Clark, and Angelica Brachfeld, the film was co-written by Theney. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES (September 11, 20017) – Fans have been axxin‘ for him and now… HE’S BACK! From distributor #SinningWorks officially comes “AXEMAN 2: OVERKILL” – the highly anticipated second installment in the 80’s throwback slasher series featuring MTV “Teen Mom” Farrah Abraham, CBS “Big Brother” Rachel Reilly, “Baywatch” star Angelica Bridges and WWE/WCW star Bryan Clark. Just last month, filmmaker Joston “El Rey” Theney and his production/distribution company #SinningWorks announced an October 17th home release date. Earlier today, he not only confirmed when to buy this sadistic follow-up but also announced where to buy. From Theney – “No matter where you are in the world on Tuesday, October 17th, the Axeman at Cutters Creek crash lands

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2017
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‘Day Of The Dead’ Coming Later This Year

News has come that Saban Films has acquired the U.S. Distribution rights to the Day of the Dead reboot from Millenium Films. Titled Day of the Dead: Bloodline, the film, directed by Hèctor Hernández Vicens, will be released before the end of 2017. Bloodline follows a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her. The cast includes Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco, Jeff Gum, Lorina Kamburova, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Luke Cousins, Debbie Sherman, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini. Campbell Grobman Films is producing along with Jeff Rice. The release date and trailer should be revealed soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 9, 2017
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Anti-Matter Unveils Alternative Poster To Celebrate Release

Writer-directer Keir Burrow’s critically acclaimed sci-fi horror film Anti-Matter is now in theaters and on VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment. To celebrate a new alternative poster has been unveiled (above). In the film, Ana, an Oxford Ph.D. student finds herself unable to build new memories following an experiment to generate and travel through a wormhole. The story follows her increasingly desperate efforts to understand what happened and to find out who – or what – is behind the rising horror in her life. Yaiza Figueroa, Philippa Carson, Tom Barber-Duffy, Nosh Maxwell Clarke, James Farrer, Yolanda Vazquez, Casey Lawler, and Harrie Hayes star in this unique twist on ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Don’t miss Anti-Matter in theaters and on VOD now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2017

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Tony Todd Stars In Cameron Romero’s ‘Zombies’ – On VOD This September

George A. Romero’s son, Cameron Romero, inherited his father’s love for the undead. His latest film, Zombies is headed towards VOD later this month with genre icon Tony Todd leading the way. From the Press Release: Legendary horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman, The Man from Earth) delivers another bucket of fun and blood when he takes up the fight against the horde of the undead that has taken over the world in ZOMBIES, also starring Steven Luke (War Pigs, upcoming Wunderland), Raina Hein (“America’s Next Top Model” 2010), and Aaron Corteau (After the Dawn). Written and directed by Hamid Torabpour, produced by George Cameron Romero, and executive produced by Jared Safier, ZOMBIES opens in theaters and will be available on VOD September 29th. Domestic sales were repped by Safier Entertainment. The film has a running time of 84 minutes and is not rated. Synopsis: With the world in shambles and plagued by a zombie outbreak, Luke works to clear the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 17, 2017
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‘IT’ Actor Owen Teague Boards Haunted Boat Movie ‘Mary’ Alongside Gary Oldman

Andy Muschietti’s IT will be a jumping board for many of the films young cast in the future. Owen Teague who plaid the role of Patrick in the movie has already scored his next big role. According to THR, Teague has boarded the supernatural thriller Mary, which after a year is finally beginning production later this month in Alabama. He will star alongside Gary Oldman who has appeared in films like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Hannibal, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Directed by Michael Goi (Megan is Missing, American Horror Story) and written by Anthony Jaswinski (The Shallows), the film centers on a struggling family that buys an old ship at auction with the high hopes of starting a charter business, only to discover the ship’s horrifying secrets on the open waters. Scott Lambert, Tucker Tooley, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lumpkin are producing. Greg Renker, Jason Barhydt, and Douglas Urbanski will serve as executive producers for the project

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 16, 2017
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Nightmares Film Festival Announces World Premiere Of ‘Rock Paper Dead’

Legendary director Tom Holland teamed up with Kerry Fleming and Friday the 13th creator Victor Miller for Rock Paper Dead which is gearing up to make its world premiere at the Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio this October. The impressive cast includes: Luke Macfarlane (Killjoys), The Hateful Eight actor Michael Madsen, Tatum O’Neal (Rescue Me), Anna Margaret (Scream Queens), Jennifer Titus (Zoombies), Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch, Passions), and Gabriel Stone (Death House), Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), Kimberly Russell (Precious), Stephanie Shamie (The Redeemer), and Vic Stagliano (Burn Notice). The film centers on serial killer Peter “The Doll Maker” Harris (Macfarlane), who returns to his ancestral family estate after being released from the state’s hospital for the criminally insane after twenty years as a cured man. Once inside the old house, anguished memories from a tortured childhood and visitations from past victims shake Peter’s resolve, but it isn’t until the lovely young Ashley enters his life that Peter

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 15, 2017
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A Killer Is At Work In The International Trailer For Thriller ‘The Snowman’

With summer approaching its end and thoughts beginning drift to cheerful seasons filled with snow, it’s time for winter themed horror films to begin to unveil their trailers and arrive. One snow-filled horror film that has been on our radar is The Snowman, based on the award-winning book by the same name written by Jo Nesbø. The new international trailer has been released and it is intense. The thriller, directed by Thomas Alfredson, centers on detective Harry Hole’s investigation into a missing woman, who has vanished leaving no trace except for her pink scarf which is draped around the neck of an ominous looking snowman. When he discovers similarities between this case and several cold case files, Harry determines that Norway has its first official serial killer. Now Harry and his team are on the hunt to discover the identity of the killer before this new case goes cold as well. Michael Fassbender stars as Harry Hole. Rebecca Ferguson, Chloë

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2017
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There’s Nothing Funny About The Second Trailer For ‘Crepitus’ – Starring Bill Moseley

Move over Pennywise, there’s another scary clown lurking about. The second trailer for Haynze Whitmore’s Creptius is here ahead of its fall release and is looking to capitalize on our Coulrophobia (fear of clowns) with horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) wearing makeup and a wicked grin. From the Press Release: Pennywise isn’t the only clown in town. Ginger Knight Entertainment is in the final stages of post-production for Crepitus, starring Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects) and directed by Haynze Whitmore. This is Haynze Whitmore’s directorial debut for a feature film and was shot entirely in Cheboygan, MI. Crepitus is expected to be released this fall. Crepitus also stars Chalet Brannan as Sam, Eve Mauro as Brandi (mom), Caitlin Williams as Eli (in her feature film debut), executive producer Lance Paul as Sheriff Jed, Darren Barcomb as Deputy Camden, and Johnny Stevenson as Deputy Blake. The screenplay was written by Eddie

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2017
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Director Of Horror Comedy ‘At The End Of The Tunnel’ Doesn’t Let Major obstacle Stop Filming

Claire Wasmund took dedication to a new level when she ignored doctor’s orders and continued making her horror-comedy At the End of the Tunnel, returning to filming with 40 staples just two weeks after major surgery. Ouch! From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – September 9th, 2017 – While making a micro-budget feature film is hard enough, the crew for the horror, dark comedy “At the End of the Tunnel” had another obstacle to overcome. After running a successful Indiegogo campaign that raised $36,000, and one month away from filming, writer and director Claire Wasmund went to the doctor for what she believed was indigestion, but instead found she’d need major surgery that would require six weeks of rest. The female directed, written, produced, DPed, edited, and Latino starring film had already cast and locked locations; pushing the film six weeks could mean a loss of these and a delay for Indiegogo backers. The decision was made to only

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2017
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Things Get Nasty In The New Images From ‘Welcome to Willits’ – Coming This September

IFC Midnight will be releasing Trevor Ryan’s debut feature Welcome to Willits in theaters later this month. Directed by Trevor Ryan, the film was written by his brother Tim Ryan, based on their award-winning 2015 short film Welcome to Willits: After Sundown. The cast is quite impressive and includes Bill Sage, Chris Zylka, ‘Z Nation’ actress Anastasia Baranova, Sabina Gadecki, Garrett Clayton, actor-writer-director Thomas Dekker, Rory Culkin, Karrueche Tran, Keelin Woodell, and action star Dolph Lundgren. In Welcome to Willits, “a local pot farmer Brock (Sage) is caught up with a wayward group of campers, the situation quickly escalates into total carnage. Together with a ragtag crew including his wife Peggy (Gadecki), niece Courtney (Baranova), scruffy drifter Possum (Culkin), wannabe singer/songwriter Zack (Clayton), resourceful good old boy Jeremiah (Zylka), unemployed stoner Klaus (Dekker), Klaus’ naïve girlfriend Besh (Tran) and ditsy sorority girl Cassie (Woodell), Brock struggles to maintain his sanity while defending his family from perceived supernatural threats. Dolph Lundgren

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2017
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‘Axeman 2: Overkill’ To Be Unleashed This October

Joston “El Ray” Theney’s (Interview) Axemen 2: Overkill, the sequel to his 2013 film Axeman will arrive on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD this October. Starring Farrah Abraham, Rachel Reilly, Bryan Clark, and Angelica Brachfeld, the film was co-written by Theney. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES (September 11, 20017) – Fans have been axxin‘ for him and now… HE’S BACK! From distributor #SinningWorks officially comes “AXEMAN 2: OVERKILL” – the highly anticipated second installment in the 80’s throwback slasher series featuring MTV “Teen Mom” Farrah Abraham, CBS “Big Brother” Rachel Reilly, “Baywatch” star Angelica Bridges and WWE/WCW star Bryan Clark. Just last month, filmmaker Joston “El Rey” Theney and his production/distribution company #SinningWorks announced an October 17th home release date. Earlier today, he not only confirmed when to buy this sadistic follow-up but also announced where to buy. From Theney – “No matter where you are in the world on Tuesday, October 17th, the Axeman at Cutters Creek crash lands

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2017
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‘Day Of The Dead’ Coming Later This Year

News has come that Saban Films has acquired the U.S. Distribution rights to the Day of the Dead reboot from Millenium Films. Titled Day of the Dead: Bloodline, the film, directed by Hèctor Hernández Vicens, will be released before the end of 2017. Bloodline follows a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her. The cast includes Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco, Jeff Gum, Lorina Kamburova, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Luke Cousins, Debbie Sherman, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini. Campbell Grobman Films is producing along with Jeff Rice. The release date and trailer should be revealed soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 9, 2017
Horror Fuel

Anti-Matter Unveils Alternative Poster To Celebrate Release

Writer-directer Keir Burrow’s critically acclaimed sci-fi horror film Anti-Matter is now in theaters and on VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment. To celebrate a new alternative poster has been unveiled (above). In the film, Ana, an Oxford Ph.D. student finds herself unable to build new memories following an experiment to generate and travel through a wormhole. The story follows her increasingly desperate efforts to understand what happened and to find out who – or what – is behind the rising horror in her life. Yaiza Figueroa, Philippa Carson, Tom Barber-Duffy, Nosh Maxwell Clarke, James Farrer, Yolanda Vazquez, Casey Lawler, and Harrie Hayes star in this unique twist on ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Don’t miss Anti-Matter in theaters and on VOD now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2017
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