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Dark Secrets by Matthew W. Grant

Dark Secrets by Mattew W. Grant is a book I found through one of my horror writers groups. Mr. Grant was trying to find readers/audible listeners in exchange for Amazon reviews, and I have a 45 minute (one way) commute to my day job, so I’m always looking for new audio books to check out! This was my first audio book since “reading” The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer last December, also via long car treks, so clearly I’m not an audio book connoisseur. My last semi-horror audio adventure was Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, so I felt obligated to step away from that family for a little while. (What better opportunity would present itself than to check out Dark Secrets?) Book Description: When the Powers of Darkness infest a small New England town… Rick Williams is the dependable, boy next door type. As his eighteenth birthday approaches, he suddenly experiences violent, unexplainable headaches. Enter Terrence, a mysterious substitute

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Fox Emm
Aug 27, 2015
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FOX Searchlight To Adapt 80 Year Old New Yorker Article To Film

FOX Searchlight has signed a deal to adapt an eighty year old story from The New Yorker into a feature film. The two-part article, titled “Voices Through the Trumpet”was written by Carl Cramer and documents the events surrounding the first documented haunted house. The haunted house, located in upsate New York, was the home of the Fox sisters in the mid- 1800s. The two young sisters were the focus of the activity. The sisters continued to communicate with the spirit through out their lives. Carmer returned to the house and the spiritualist community that grew around it. JT Petty has signed on to write the script for the film. Alison Greenspan will be producing along side Dawn Ostoff of Conde Nast Entertainment and Jeremy Steckler, with Denise DiNovi serving as executive producer. Carmer focused on myths, legends and lore through out his career in journalism. “Voices Through the Trumpet’, published in 1936, remains his most well known piece. The names

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 28, 2015
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Movie Review : ‘Out Of The Dark’ (2015) Starring Julia Stiles

Sarah (Julia Stiles), her husband Paul (Scott Speedman) and their young daughter relocate to Columbia when Sarah takes a job at her father’s paper plant. Sarah has no idea that her father, played by Stephen Rea (Underworld: Awakening), is hiding a dark secret that is about to put Sarah and Paul’s daughter Hannah in serious danger at the hands of angry spirits . Sarah and Paul must uncover the truth and find their daughter before it’s to late. Director Luis Quilez brings this supernatural thriller to life. ‘Out of the Dark’ was written by Javier Gullon (Enemy), David Pastor (Carriers) and Alex Pastor (The Last Days). In ‘Out of the Dark’ legend meets horror to create a truly intense supernatural film. ‘Out of the Dark’ reinforces the idea that nothing good can come of burying a secret, which will always come back to haunt us. There are few things I find creepier than children in horror movies. The grotesque, deformed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2015
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The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse Continues

Do you believe in curses? The cast and crew of ‘Poltergeist’ do. Some of you will remember hearing the rumors that the people and set of the 1982 supernatural hit ‘Poltergeist’ were cursed. The cast and staff suffered many unexplained events, accidents and the early deaths of several people tied to the film. Now the people involved with the ‘Poltergeist’ reboot are beginning to share stories of the unexplained. Could the curse of the ‘Poltergeist’ have spread? First let’s take a look at the events that happened to the cast and crew of the original film. We will start with the premature deaths of the cast members. Heather O’Rurke, who played Carol Ann, the focus of the supernatural activity in the movie, died at 12 ,not long after the film was finished. Dominique Dunne, who played Carol Ann’s older sister Dana also passed away shortly after wrapping at the age of 22. There is a long list of events including

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 7, 2015
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It’s Going To Be A ‘Dark Summer’

Daniel had a huge crush on Mona. After he hacked all her accounts he witnesses her commit suicide. Now he finds himself on house arrest. Daniel soon begins to notice strange phenomena and realizes that Mona is now haunting him. Daniel and his friends must find a solution before it’s to late. Daniel is played by ‘It Follows’ actor, Keir Gilchrist. Grace Phipps (Fright Night) plays the role of Mona Wilson, the girl who now haunts Daniel’s life. Stella Maeve and Maestro Harrell play Abby and Kevin, Daniel’s friends. ’22 Jump Street’ actor Peter Stormare is the surly officer who keeps Daniel in line. Paul Solet directed this paranormal thriller, which was written by Mike Le. ‘Dark Summer’ was released on January 9, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 2, 2015
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‘Mr. BeeBee’ Is Not Your Friend

A rash of disappearances has a town scared to death. The local Sheriff has noticed that all of the children that have disappeared have something in common, they all have an imaginary friend. The Sheriff discovers a strange coincidence, each imaginary friend has the same name, Mr. BeeBee. Mr. BeeBee may be very real after all. Mr. BeeBee will be in the hands of writer/director Shannon Shea. Shea is multitalented and has served as a makeup and special FX artist for films such as ‘Splice’ (2009), ‘The Unborn’ (2009) and ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006) and the iconic 1987 movie ‘Predator’. He also served as a producer for ‘Scream At the Devil’ (2014). It’s been said that the cast will include Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), David Arquette (Scream), Penelope Ann Miller (The Messengers), Tatyana Ali (Kiss The Girls) and Tilky Jones (Never Back Down). ‘Mr. BeeBee’ will be out later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 28, 2015
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Haunted Hospital To Open As Hotel

The thought of spending the night in a haunted hotel would would terrify some people, but then there’s those people searching for a different kind of adventure. For the bravest of souls there will be a room for rent at the old Waverly Hills Sanatorium. That’s the most haunted hospital in the U.S., and it will soon be renting rooms. The owners of the Kentucky hospital, Charlie and Tina Mattingly, have filed for building and zoning permits to turn the haunted building into a hotel, complete with paranormal tours through the grounds. The hotel will be a 120 room four star location. The building’s first floor will include a 3,000 square foot restaurant and a 8,500 square foot convention center. The next two floors will consist of 120 rooms. The fourth floor will house a museum and conference rooms. The grounds include 109 acres and various out buildings. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium was once a Tuberculosis treatment center and was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2015

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Dark Secrets by Matthew W. Grant

Dark Secrets by Mattew W. Grant is a book I found through one of my horror writers groups. Mr. Grant was trying to find readers/audible listeners in exchange for Amazon reviews, and I have a 45 minute (one way) commute to my day job, so I’m always looking for new audio books to check out! This was my first audio book since “reading” The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer last December, also via long car treks, so clearly I’m not an audio book connoisseur. My last semi-horror audio adventure was Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, so I felt obligated to step away from that family for a little while. (What better opportunity would present itself than to check out Dark Secrets?) Book Description: When the Powers of Darkness infest a small New England town… Rick Williams is the dependable, boy next door type. As his eighteenth birthday approaches, he suddenly experiences violent, unexplainable headaches. Enter Terrence, a mysterious substitute

Continue reading →
Fox Emm
Aug 27, 2015
Horror Fuel

FOX Searchlight To Adapt 80 Year Old New Yorker Article To Film

FOX Searchlight has signed a deal to adapt an eighty year old story from The New Yorker into a feature film. The two-part article, titled “Voices Through the Trumpet”was written by Carl Cramer and documents the events surrounding the first documented haunted house. The haunted house, located in upsate New York, was the home of the Fox sisters in the mid- 1800s. The two young sisters were the focus of the activity. The sisters continued to communicate with the spirit through out their lives. Carmer returned to the house and the spiritualist community that grew around it. JT Petty has signed on to write the script for the film. Alison Greenspan will be producing along side Dawn Ostoff of Conde Nast Entertainment and Jeremy Steckler, with Denise DiNovi serving as executive producer. Carmer focused on myths, legends and lore through out his career in journalism. “Voices Through the Trumpet’, published in 1936, remains his most well known piece. The names

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 28, 2015
Horror Fuel

Movie Review : ‘Out Of The Dark’ (2015) Starring Julia Stiles

Sarah (Julia Stiles), her husband Paul (Scott Speedman) and their young daughter relocate to Columbia when Sarah takes a job at her father’s paper plant. Sarah has no idea that her father, played by Stephen Rea (Underworld: Awakening), is hiding a dark secret that is about to put Sarah and Paul’s daughter Hannah in serious danger at the hands of angry spirits . Sarah and Paul must uncover the truth and find their daughter before it’s to late. Director Luis Quilez brings this supernatural thriller to life. ‘Out of the Dark’ was written by Javier Gullon (Enemy), David Pastor (Carriers) and Alex Pastor (The Last Days). In ‘Out of the Dark’ legend meets horror to create a truly intense supernatural film. ‘Out of the Dark’ reinforces the idea that nothing good can come of burying a secret, which will always come back to haunt us. There are few things I find creepier than children in horror movies. The grotesque, deformed

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse Continues

Do you believe in curses? The cast and crew of ‘Poltergeist’ do. Some of you will remember hearing the rumors that the people and set of the 1982 supernatural hit ‘Poltergeist’ were cursed. The cast and staff suffered many unexplained events, accidents and the early deaths of several people tied to the film. Now the people involved with the ‘Poltergeist’ reboot are beginning to share stories of the unexplained. Could the curse of the ‘Poltergeist’ have spread? First let’s take a look at the events that happened to the cast and crew of the original film. We will start with the premature deaths of the cast members. Heather O’Rurke, who played Carol Ann, the focus of the supernatural activity in the movie, died at 12 ,not long after the film was finished. Dominique Dunne, who played Carol Ann’s older sister Dana also passed away shortly after wrapping at the age of 22. There is a long list of events including

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 7, 2015
Horror Fuel

It’s Going To Be A ‘Dark Summer’

Daniel had a huge crush on Mona. After he hacked all her accounts he witnesses her commit suicide. Now he finds himself on house arrest. Daniel soon begins to notice strange phenomena and realizes that Mona is now haunting him. Daniel and his friends must find a solution before it’s to late. Daniel is played by ‘It Follows’ actor, Keir Gilchrist. Grace Phipps (Fright Night) plays the role of Mona Wilson, the girl who now haunts Daniel’s life. Stella Maeve and Maestro Harrell play Abby and Kevin, Daniel’s friends. ’22 Jump Street’ actor Peter Stormare is the surly officer who keeps Daniel in line. Paul Solet directed this paranormal thriller, which was written by Mike Le. ‘Dark Summer’ was released on January 9, 2015.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 2, 2015
Horror Fuel

‘Mr. BeeBee’ Is Not Your Friend

A rash of disappearances has a town scared to death. The local Sheriff has noticed that all of the children that have disappeared have something in common, they all have an imaginary friend. The Sheriff discovers a strange coincidence, each imaginary friend has the same name, Mr. BeeBee. Mr. BeeBee may be very real after all. Mr. BeeBee will be in the hands of writer/director Shannon Shea. Shea is multitalented and has served as a makeup and special FX artist for films such as ‘Splice’ (2009), ‘The Unborn’ (2009) and ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006) and the iconic 1987 movie ‘Predator’. He also served as a producer for ‘Scream At the Devil’ (2014). It’s been said that the cast will include Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), David Arquette (Scream), Penelope Ann Miller (The Messengers), Tatyana Ali (Kiss The Girls) and Tilky Jones (Never Back Down). ‘Mr. BeeBee’ will be out later this year.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 28, 2015
Horror Fuel

Haunted Hospital To Open As Hotel

The thought of spending the night in a haunted hotel would would terrify some people, but then there’s those people searching for a different kind of adventure. For the bravest of souls there will be a room for rent at the old Waverly Hills Sanatorium. That’s the most haunted hospital in the U.S., and it will soon be renting rooms. The owners of the Kentucky hospital, Charlie and Tina Mattingly, have filed for building and zoning permits to turn the haunted building into a hotel, complete with paranormal tours through the grounds. The hotel will be a 120 room four star location. The building’s first floor will include a 3,000 square foot restaurant and a 8,500 square foot convention center. The next two floors will consist of 120 rooms. The fourth floor will house a museum and conference rooms. The grounds include 109 acres and various out buildings. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium was once a Tuberculosis treatment center and was

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2015