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“Fear Comes Home” This March When ‘Insidious: The Last Key’ Is Released

From acclaimed horror producers, James Wan (The Conjuring, Annabelle) and Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity franchise) comes the fourth installment of Blumhouse’s terrifying Insidious franchise, Insidious: The Last Key. Fan-favorite Lin Shaye in her iconic role as psychic Elise Rainier who must confront the most personal haunting of her career – in her childhood home. Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson will reprise their roles as the ghost-hunting duo Specs and Tucker in the film. The film also stars Josh Stewart (Interstellar), Kirk Acevedo (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Caitlin Gerard (Magic Mike), Spencer Locke (Resident Evil franchise) and Academy Award® nominee Bruce Davison (Best Supporting Actor, Longtime Companion, 1989). Insidious: The Last Key, “comes packed with never-before-seen special features, including an alternate ending, more than 20 minutes of chilling additional scenes, a franchise recap and three all-new featurettes. “Becoming Elise” delves into the mythology of Elise’s origin story and how this “sequel to the prequel” fits into the Insidious

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2018
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‘The Nun’ Possesses A New Release Date

Fans of The Conjuring franchise have eagerly been awaiting the release of the spin-off The Nun. Originally set to open in theaters this July, we are sad to report that the Corin Hardy directed flick has been delayed and will not arrive until this September. Written by James Wan and Gary Dauberman, the film centers on the evil entity faced by Ed and Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring 2 and will serve as a prequel. Demián Bichir will play Father Burke who is dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun. Demián Bichir, Taissa Framiga, Jonas Bloquet star alongside Bonnie Aarons who will reprise her role as the demonic nun. Wan and Peter Safran are producing with Dauberman and Todd Williams serving as executive producers. The Nun will haunt theaters on September 7, 2018, from New Line Cinema.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2018
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A Door Is Opened In The New ‘Insidious: The Last Key’ Clip Ahead Of This Week’s Release

Ahead of the theatrical premiere of Insidious: The Last Key, a new video has been unleashed revealing a young girl talking through a keyhole to what sounds like another little girl. As she unlocks the door, a bony hand slides up the door, shocking the doorknob. The Adam Robitel directed supernatural thriller, written by franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell, stars Lin Shaye as she reprises her role as Dr. Elise Rainer who will face old ghosts as she returns to her childhood home. Josh Stewart (interview), Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Bruce Davison, Kirk Acevedo, Spencer Locke and Caitlin Gerard star as well. The franchise’s co-creator James Wan produces alongside Jason Blum, along with Oren Peli. Insidious: The Last Key opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, January 5, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 3, 2018
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Watch The New Terrifying Trailer For ‘Insidious: The Last Key’

In the brand new terrifying trailer unveiled for Insidious: The Last Key we see Lin Shaye’s character Elise facing her biggest challenge yet, facing the spirits that stalk her childhood home. Josh Stewart, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke and Caitlin Gerard star alongside Shaye. Franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell penned the script as he did with the previous films. Jason Blum (Get Out), James Wan (The Conjuring), and Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) produced. In the film, Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist, faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home. You meet Elise at a very different point in her life. It takes place right after the end of Chapter 3, when she walks off with Specs and Tucker and they’re starting their company, Spectral Sightings, and they are now living at her home. They’re like her two sons, her two bad sons. So it starts out in a very jovial,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2017
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Official Plot Unveiled For ‘The Conjuring 2’ Spin-off ‘The Nun’

In The Conjuring 2 Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, faced off against the demonic entity referred to as “The Nun”. Now, the spin-off which will tell the demon’s backstory has entered pre-production and the official synopsis revealed. Much of the cast has now been announced and includes Ingrid Bisu, Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Charlotte Hope, and Bonnie Arrons who will reprise her role as the Nun. Corin Hardy will be directing from the screenplay written by James Wan and Gary Dauberman. Wan and Peter Safran are producing with Dauberman and Todd Williams serving as executive producers. In the film, “when a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2017
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Top 5 Memorable Monsters In Videogames

With Halloween being the scariest time of the year, there’s no better time to reflect on some of the scariest monsters in videogames. After all, what’s good horror without something tall and murderous to scare the pants off you? The Slender Man (Slender: The Eight Pages) An abnormally skinny figure fitted in a tailored black suit, The Slender Man looks almost human. That is until you see his face, a smooth white dome, completely lacking in features. And even though he has no eyes, victims say they could feel Slender Man staring right through them. Starting off as a series of photo shopped images on the popular website 4chan.org The Slender Man reached peak popularity with the release of the video game “Slender: The Eight Pages.” Tasking the player with exploring a dilapidated camp site in search of the titular documents, “Slender” is made more difficult, and more terrifying, by the presence of the ever more aggressive Slender Man. In

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Capt McNeely
Oct 23, 2017
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An Update On ‘The Crooked Man’, ‘The Nun’, And ‘The Conjuring 3’

With The Nun, The Crooked Man, and The Conjuring 3 ,all in the works the universe seems to be expanding by leaps and bounds. Let’s not forget that Annabelle: Creation, from David F. Sandberg, will be opening in theaters this weekend. During a conversation with EW, producer-writer-director James Wan gave fans a tease of what they can expect from The Crooked Man, as well as giving an update on The Nun and The Conjuring 3. Wan stated that Corin Hardy’s Conjuring spin-off, The Nun, is now in post-production. The film centers on the back story of the Nun that stalked Lorraine warren, played by Vera Farmiga, in The Conjuring 2. He had this to say about The Crooked Man: We think we have a really exciting story,” Wan told the site. “What we want to do, with The Conjuring universe, is we want each of our little offshoots to have a very different flavor, right? So, for example, Annabelle is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2017
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The Conjuring 3 Now Possesses A Writer

The Conjuring 3 now possesses a writer. David Leslie Johnson has signed on to write the screenplay for the next film of the ever growing franchise that has just announced its latest spin-off, a movie about the “Crooked Man” featured in The Conjuring 2, which he wrote. He was also behind the disturbing thriller Orphan. The buzz is James Wan, who directed the first film and the second which he co-wrote along with Carey and Chad Hayes, won’t be directing the third installment. This go-around Wan will produce through his company Atomic Monster along with Peter Safran. While the plot has not been revealed we do know that it will continue to document Ed and Lorraine’s investigations. There is a theory circulating that The Conjuring 3 will feature a werewolf, but we will just have to wait until the official plot is released to know for sure. As it stands, The Conjuring 3 will be the seventh film of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 26, 2017
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Horror Comic Kicked From Kickstarter After Raising $700 Over “Graphic Content”

Full disclosure- the comic in question is mine, the campaign was run by me, and we’re now up and running on Indiegogo for anyone interested, and one of our perks is actually writing your name on an egg and throwing it at a Kickstarter poster. We haven’t made back a fraction of what we’ve lost so far, but at least we’re still in the game. . While Horrorfuel readers might know me for my reviews, news, and general writings on the horror community, I’ve also been co-writing a comic for about a year now, Tales From The Whorehouse of Horror. Maybe you can guess from the title it’s not something you read to your kid before you tuck him in at night. And I fully admit, and in fact relish, that The Whorehouse of Horror is a book full of filth, depravity, and everything that mainstream sensibilities tell you to steer the fuck away from. But it’s also a book

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Capt McNeely
Jun 25, 2017
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Is ‘The Mummy’ As Bad As Everyone Says?

Yes. Yes it is. ………But I think its worth watching anyway, as a lesson in how not to make a horror movie, if nothing else. Studio horror rightfully gets a lot of shit, and The Mummy might just be the perfect example of a production studio that doesn’t have a fucking clue what horror fans want. But what this disaster-piece really does is show how little faith studios have in horror at all. Despite films like The Conjuring grossing over $300 Million dollars, film producers still don’t believe horror has the drawing power that more traditional Blockbuster and action films do. So rather than anything close to a horror movie, The Mummy is instead a big budget Tom Cruise action film, the start of a cinematic universe no less (on a related note, has anyone outside of Marvel even come close to a halfway watchable cinematic universe?) Never mind the fact that the mummy is a monster with literally thousands

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Capt McNeely
Jun 21, 2017

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“Fear Comes Home” This March When ‘Insidious: The Last Key’ Is Released

From acclaimed horror producers, James Wan (The Conjuring, Annabelle) and Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity franchise) comes the fourth installment of Blumhouse’s terrifying Insidious franchise, Insidious: The Last Key. Fan-favorite Lin Shaye in her iconic role as psychic Elise Rainier who must confront the most personal haunting of her career – in her childhood home. Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson will reprise their roles as the ghost-hunting duo Specs and Tucker in the film. The film also stars Josh Stewart (Interstellar), Kirk Acevedo (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Caitlin Gerard (Magic Mike), Spencer Locke (Resident Evil franchise) and Academy Award® nominee Bruce Davison (Best Supporting Actor, Longtime Companion, 1989). Insidious: The Last Key, “comes packed with never-before-seen special features, including an alternate ending, more than 20 minutes of chilling additional scenes, a franchise recap and three all-new featurettes. “Becoming Elise” delves into the mythology of Elise’s origin story and how this “sequel to the prequel” fits into the Insidious

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘The Nun’ Possesses A New Release Date

Fans of The Conjuring franchise have eagerly been awaiting the release of the spin-off The Nun. Originally set to open in theaters this July, we are sad to report that the Corin Hardy directed flick has been delayed and will not arrive until this September. Written by James Wan and Gary Dauberman, the film centers on the evil entity faced by Ed and Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring 2 and will serve as a prequel. Demián Bichir will play Father Burke who is dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun. Demián Bichir, Taissa Framiga, Jonas Bloquet star alongside Bonnie Aarons who will reprise her role as the demonic nun. Wan and Peter Safran are producing with Dauberman and Todd Williams serving as executive producers. The Nun will haunt theaters on September 7, 2018, from New Line Cinema.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2018
Horror Fuel

A Door Is Opened In The New ‘Insidious: The Last Key’ Clip Ahead Of This Week’s Release

Ahead of the theatrical premiere of Insidious: The Last Key, a new video has been unleashed revealing a young girl talking through a keyhole to what sounds like another little girl. As she unlocks the door, a bony hand slides up the door, shocking the doorknob. The Adam Robitel directed supernatural thriller, written by franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell, stars Lin Shaye as she reprises her role as Dr. Elise Rainer who will face old ghosts as she returns to her childhood home. Josh Stewart (interview), Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Bruce Davison, Kirk Acevedo, Spencer Locke and Caitlin Gerard star as well. The franchise’s co-creator James Wan produces alongside Jason Blum, along with Oren Peli. Insidious: The Last Key opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, January 5, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 3, 2018
Horror Fuel

Watch The New Terrifying Trailer For ‘Insidious: The Last Key’

In the brand new terrifying trailer unveiled for Insidious: The Last Key we see Lin Shaye’s character Elise facing her biggest challenge yet, facing the spirits that stalk her childhood home. Josh Stewart, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke and Caitlin Gerard star alongside Shaye. Franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell penned the script as he did with the previous films. Jason Blum (Get Out), James Wan (The Conjuring), and Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) produced. In the film, Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist, faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home. You meet Elise at a very different point in her life. It takes place right after the end of Chapter 3, when she walks off with Specs and Tucker and they’re starting their company, Spectral Sightings, and they are now living at her home. They’re like her two sons, her two bad sons. So it starts out in a very jovial,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2017
Horror Fuel

Official Plot Unveiled For ‘The Conjuring 2’ Spin-off ‘The Nun’

In The Conjuring 2 Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, faced off against the demonic entity referred to as “The Nun”. Now, the spin-off which will tell the demon’s backstory has entered pre-production and the official synopsis revealed. Much of the cast has now been announced and includes Ingrid Bisu, Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Charlotte Hope, and Bonnie Arrons who will reprise her role as the Nun. Corin Hardy will be directing from the screenplay written by James Wan and Gary Dauberman. Wan and Peter Safran are producing with Dauberman and Todd Williams serving as executive producers. In the film, “when a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2017
Horror Fuel

Top 5 Memorable Monsters In Videogames

With Halloween being the scariest time of the year, there’s no better time to reflect on some of the scariest monsters in videogames. After all, what’s good horror without something tall and murderous to scare the pants off you? The Slender Man (Slender: The Eight Pages) An abnormally skinny figure fitted in a tailored black suit, The Slender Man looks almost human. That is until you see his face, a smooth white dome, completely lacking in features. And even though he has no eyes, victims say they could feel Slender Man staring right through them. Starting off as a series of photo shopped images on the popular website 4chan.org The Slender Man reached peak popularity with the release of the video game “Slender: The Eight Pages.” Tasking the player with exploring a dilapidated camp site in search of the titular documents, “Slender” is made more difficult, and more terrifying, by the presence of the ever more aggressive Slender Man. In

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 23, 2017
Horror Fuel

An Update On ‘The Crooked Man’, ‘The Nun’, And ‘The Conjuring 3’

With The Nun, The Crooked Man, and The Conjuring 3 ,all in the works the universe seems to be expanding by leaps and bounds. Let’s not forget that Annabelle: Creation, from David F. Sandberg, will be opening in theaters this weekend. During a conversation with EW, producer-writer-director James Wan gave fans a tease of what they can expect from The Crooked Man, as well as giving an update on The Nun and The Conjuring 3. Wan stated that Corin Hardy’s Conjuring spin-off, The Nun, is now in post-production. The film centers on the back story of the Nun that stalked Lorraine warren, played by Vera Farmiga, in The Conjuring 2. He had this to say about The Crooked Man: We think we have a really exciting story,” Wan told the site. “What we want to do, with The Conjuring universe, is we want each of our little offshoots to have a very different flavor, right? So, for example, Annabelle is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2017
Horror Fuel

The Conjuring 3 Now Possesses A Writer

The Conjuring 3 now possesses a writer. David Leslie Johnson has signed on to write the screenplay for the next film of the ever growing franchise that has just announced its latest spin-off, a movie about the “Crooked Man” featured in The Conjuring 2, which he wrote. He was also behind the disturbing thriller Orphan. The buzz is James Wan, who directed the first film and the second which he co-wrote along with Carey and Chad Hayes, won’t be directing the third installment. This go-around Wan will produce through his company Atomic Monster along with Peter Safran. While the plot has not been revealed we do know that it will continue to document Ed and Lorraine’s investigations. There is a theory circulating that The Conjuring 3 will feature a werewolf, but we will just have to wait until the official plot is released to know for sure. As it stands, The Conjuring 3 will be the seventh film of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 26, 2017
Horror Fuel

Horror Comic Kicked From Kickstarter After Raising $700 Over “Graphic Content”

Full disclosure- the comic in question is mine, the campaign was run by me, and we’re now up and running on Indiegogo for anyone interested, and one of our perks is actually writing your name on an egg and throwing it at a Kickstarter poster. We haven’t made back a fraction of what we’ve lost so far, but at least we’re still in the game. . While Horrorfuel readers might know me for my reviews, news, and general writings on the horror community, I’ve also been co-writing a comic for about a year now, Tales From The Whorehouse of Horror. Maybe you can guess from the title it’s not something you read to your kid before you tuck him in at night. And I fully admit, and in fact relish, that The Whorehouse of Horror is a book full of filth, depravity, and everything that mainstream sensibilities tell you to steer the fuck away from. But it’s also a book

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 25, 2017
Horror Fuel

Is ‘The Mummy’ As Bad As Everyone Says?

Yes. Yes it is. ………But I think its worth watching anyway, as a lesson in how not to make a horror movie, if nothing else. Studio horror rightfully gets a lot of shit, and The Mummy might just be the perfect example of a production studio that doesn’t have a fucking clue what horror fans want. But what this disaster-piece really does is show how little faith studios have in horror at all. Despite films like The Conjuring grossing over $300 Million dollars, film producers still don’t believe horror has the drawing power that more traditional Blockbuster and action films do. So rather than anything close to a horror movie, The Mummy is instead a big budget Tom Cruise action film, the start of a cinematic universe no less (on a related note, has anyone outside of Marvel even come close to a halfway watchable cinematic universe?) Never mind the fact that the mummy is a monster with literally thousands

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 21, 2017
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