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Actor, Writer, And Director Brian Metcalf Talks About His New Film ‘Adverse’

Filmmaker Brian Metcalf (Living Among Us) has a new film coming out, Adverse, starring Academy Award® Nominee Mickey Rourke, Academy Award® Nominee Sean Astin, Golden Globe® Nominee Lou Diamond Phillips, Golden Globe® Nominee Penelope Ann Miller, and more. Not only did Metcalf write, direct, and produce Adverse, he also acts in it as well. The talented filmmaker sat down with us to discuss the film which is due out on February 12, 2021. In the gritty, intense urban thriller, one man is on a quest for revenge. Struggling to make ends meet, rideshare driver Ethan (Nicholas) learns his sister Mia is deep in debt to a sleazy drug dealer. When Mia goes missing, Ethan discovers that crime boss Kaden (Rourke) is behind the act, and to get close to him Ethan takes a job as Kaden’s driver. One by one Ethan hunts down members of Kaden’s crew to wreak bloody vengeance as he prepares to confront Kaden himself. HorrorFuel: “How

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2021
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Revenge Thriller ‘Adverse’ Hunts Down A Release Date

The exciting new trailer is here for the award-winning revenge thriller Adverse, featuring an all-star cast that includes Thomas Nicholas (“Red Band Society), Mickey Rourke (Girl), Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), Lou Diamond Phillips (“Prodigal Son”), and Penelope Ann Miller (Birth of a Nation). In this gritty, intense urban thriller, one man is on a quest for revenge. Struggling to make ends meet, rideshare driver Ethan (Nicholas) learns his sister Mia is deep in debt to a sleazy drug dealer. When Mia goes missing, Ethan discovers that crime boss Kaden (Rourke) is behind the act, and to get close to him Ethan takes a job as Kaden’s driver. One by one Ethan hunts down members of Kaden’s crew to wreak bloody vengeance as he prepares to confront Kaden himself. Black Jellybeans Productions will release Adverse, from writer and director Brian Metcalf (Living Among Us), in select theaters on February 12, 2021. The film will also be available on Digital,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2021
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DVD Review: Dead Ant (2017)

’80s hair metal band Sonic Grave are trying to get back in the game in the current age , and they are on the road to a hip music festival where they hope to attract new fans at the behest of their manager Danny (Tom Arnold). Along the way, bassist Art (Sean Astin) makes a pit stop for some legendary power-packed peyote… a drug that comes with a curse attached; if anything on the sacred land is harmed while on the drug a horrible fate will befall those responsible. I forgot to mention; Art isn’t the brightest dude out there, and neither are his band mates Merrick (Jake Busey), Stevie (Leisha Hailey), and Pager (Rhys Coiro) for that matter, and soon a talking ant is pissed on and a deadly evil is released which results in our heroes getting their creature-feature cherries popped by Hymenoptera from hell! Holy fuckin’ cats, Dead Ant is a rollickin’ good time in our beloved

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DanXIII
Aug 30, 2019
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Horror Comedy ‘Dead Ant’ Now On Blu-ray And DVD

From actor turned director Ron Carlson (Tales from the Crypt) comes the horror-comedy Dead Ant starring Tom Arnold, Jake Busey, and Sean Astin. When the ’80s one-hit-wonder glam-metal band Sonic Grave embarks on a road trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites a grisly attack, and they must “rock” themselves out of harm’s way. Hank Braxton and Ron Carlson, the duo behind 2015’s Unnatural, penned the script along with Dan Sinclair (Snake Outta Compton). Dead Ant has just arrived on Blu-ray and DVD. Snag your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2019
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Things Get Stranger In The Final Trailer For Stranger Things’ Second Season

The final trailer has arrived for ‘Stranger Things” second season and things are about to get even stranger. While the group enlists new friends to aid in the fight of horrible monsters that have escaped the Upside Down While the group enlists new friends to aid in the fight of horrible monsters that have escaped the Upside Down, the one person’s help they need the most is Eleven’s. It’s a good thing that we see her return triumphantly in the new, final trailer. Season 2 picks up one year after the events of the first season on Halloween night and stars David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, and Cara Buono. The new cast members include Sadie Sink, Paul Reiser, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Linnea Berthelsen, Will Chase, and Brett Gelman. Premiering on Netflix on October 27, 2017, this season includes titles like “MadMax,” “Trick or Treat Freak,” “The Pollywog,” “Will the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
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HorrorHound Weekend Indianapolis Is Creeping Ever Closer

The wait is almost over my Little Monsters, because in just over a month HorrorHound Weekend will roll into Indianapolis to celebrate 10 years of bringing genre fans together with horror legends, celebrity guests, filmmakers, monster makers, victims, survivors. final girls and maybe even some final boys. You may be asking yourself, “why should I go?” There will be reunions of characters from Friday the 13th Part 2, The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Bates Motel and Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the TV series), as well as a plethora of other celebrity guests from some of your favorite classic and contemporary horror films. There are even tickets available for photo-ops with many of the celebrity guests. Have I got your attention yet? Do you require more motivation to attend? Because there is more. There is also MaskFest, featuring the likes of Tom Savini, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, Mikey Rotella, James Azrael of The HSPPA and many other talented effects artists and

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Capt McNeely
Aug 4, 2017
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New ‘Stranger Things’ Poster Reveals A Monster On The Horizon

The first season of Stranger Things saw a deadly creature unleashed and child go missing. Now, the “Upside Down” is growing and the small town of Hawkins, Indiana is in its path. This time it will impossible to keep it a secret. The gorgeous new poster reveals a huge monster on the horizon. More details are expected to be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con during the Stranger Things panel on July 22nd, possibly including the new trailer which Horror Fuel will share the moment it is available. Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, and Mattew Modine, who will be reprising their roles this season. Several new cast members have joined the cast including Sean Astin, Dacre Montgomery, Sadie Sink, and Paul Riser. This first season centered on a young boy who disappeared. His family and friends set out on desperate search. The boys

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2017
Horror Fuel

New Images Arrive From Season Two Of Stranger Things

A week ago we got our first look at season 2 of Netflix’s hit original series ‘Stranger Things’ via a teaser trailer which revealed a glimpse at a giant monster that looks like something out of ‘The Mist’. Now, a new series of images have surfaced. In season two, some people in town are aware of what happened to Will and the kids, others are not. Last season Nancy’s best friend Barb was killed and the girl is having trouble dealing with the loss and feels as if everyone has forgotten about Barb and moved on with their lives. It appears that the world, or at least the town, is now in “The Upside Down” or the least, monsters have escaped it. The lab is still operating and is now run by Dr. Owens (Paul Reiser). The creators assure us that we will see “different kinds of horror.” Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2017
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Plot Unveiled For Season 2 Of Stranger Things

Earlier this week the first images from Season two of Netflix’s hit original series ‘Stranger Things’ surfaced. Today, the plot has been unveiled, via EW. Season two of ‘Stranger Things’ picks up almost a year from the events of season one, on Halloween (with the boys dressed as the Ghostbusters). Will has reunited with his friends after being stuck in the “Upside Down”. But Will is not well. Remember that slug looking thing he coughed up in the finale? He seems to be seeing images from the Upside Down – the questions is whether they’re real or not,” Co-creator Matt Duffer stated. “So it seems like he’s having some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder.” While his mom (Winona Ryder) is trying to make things stable for her sons, she is now dating Bob (Sean Astin), an old high school classmate. She is trying to mask a lot,” Ryder said. “I think she’s made this choice with Bob because she wants

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 9, 2017
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The New Teaser For Season Two Of Stranger Things Has Arrived!

Season two of Netflix’s hit original series ‘Stranger Things’ will soon be here. Several new actors have joined the cast, including Sean Astin, who will play Bob Newby, the manager of the local RadioShack in Hawkins. Bob will be romancing Winona Ryder’s character Joyce in season two. Four other stars have also joined the cast for next season. Paul Reiser will play a high-ranking member within the Department of Energy on a “Clean-up” mission. Linnea Berthelsen will star as Roman, who is still coping with her own trauma at the hands of the Hawkins Laboratory. Sadie Sink co-star as Max, a tomboy with a complicated history. Sink previously co-stared on ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. Dacre Montgomery, who recently starred as the red ‘Power Ranger’, will co-star as bad boy Billy, Max’s older step brother. Some people in town are aware of what happened to Will and the kids, others are not. Last season Nancy’s best friend Barb was killed and the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 5, 2017

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Actor, Writer, And Director Brian Metcalf Talks About His New Film ‘Adverse’

Filmmaker Brian Metcalf (Living Among Us) has a new film coming out, Adverse, starring Academy Award® Nominee Mickey Rourke, Academy Award® Nominee Sean Astin, Golden Globe® Nominee Lou Diamond Phillips, Golden Globe® Nominee Penelope Ann Miller, and more. Not only did Metcalf write, direct, and produce Adverse, he also acts in it as well. The talented filmmaker sat down with us to discuss the film which is due out on February 12, 2021. In the gritty, intense urban thriller, one man is on a quest for revenge. Struggling to make ends meet, rideshare driver Ethan (Nicholas) learns his sister Mia is deep in debt to a sleazy drug dealer. When Mia goes missing, Ethan discovers that crime boss Kaden (Rourke) is behind the act, and to get close to him Ethan takes a job as Kaden’s driver. One by one Ethan hunts down members of Kaden’s crew to wreak bloody vengeance as he prepares to confront Kaden himself. HorrorFuel: “How

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2021
Horror Fuel

Revenge Thriller ‘Adverse’ Hunts Down A Release Date

The exciting new trailer is here for the award-winning revenge thriller Adverse, featuring an all-star cast that includes Thomas Nicholas (“Red Band Society), Mickey Rourke (Girl), Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), Lou Diamond Phillips (“Prodigal Son”), and Penelope Ann Miller (Birth of a Nation). In this gritty, intense urban thriller, one man is on a quest for revenge. Struggling to make ends meet, rideshare driver Ethan (Nicholas) learns his sister Mia is deep in debt to a sleazy drug dealer. When Mia goes missing, Ethan discovers that crime boss Kaden (Rourke) is behind the act, and to get close to him Ethan takes a job as Kaden’s driver. One by one Ethan hunts down members of Kaden’s crew to wreak bloody vengeance as he prepares to confront Kaden himself. Black Jellybeans Productions will release Adverse, from writer and director Brian Metcalf (Living Among Us), in select theaters on February 12, 2021. The film will also be available on Digital,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2021
Horror Fuel

DVD Review: Dead Ant (2017)

’80s hair metal band Sonic Grave are trying to get back in the game in the current age , and they are on the road to a hip music festival where they hope to attract new fans at the behest of their manager Danny (Tom Arnold). Along the way, bassist Art (Sean Astin) makes a pit stop for some legendary power-packed peyote… a drug that comes with a curse attached; if anything on the sacred land is harmed while on the drug a horrible fate will befall those responsible. I forgot to mention; Art isn’t the brightest dude out there, and neither are his band mates Merrick (Jake Busey), Stevie (Leisha Hailey), and Pager (Rhys Coiro) for that matter, and soon a talking ant is pissed on and a deadly evil is released which results in our heroes getting their creature-feature cherries popped by Hymenoptera from hell! Holy fuckin’ cats, Dead Ant is a rollickin’ good time in our beloved

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 30, 2019
Horror Fuel

Horror Comedy ‘Dead Ant’ Now On Blu-ray And DVD

From actor turned director Ron Carlson (Tales from the Crypt) comes the horror-comedy Dead Ant starring Tom Arnold, Jake Busey, and Sean Astin. When the ’80s one-hit-wonder glam-metal band Sonic Grave embarks on a road trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites a grisly attack, and they must “rock” themselves out of harm’s way. Hank Braxton and Ron Carlson, the duo behind 2015’s Unnatural, penned the script along with Dan Sinclair (Snake Outta Compton). Dead Ant has just arrived on Blu-ray and DVD. Snag your copy now.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2019
Horror Fuel

Things Get Stranger In The Final Trailer For Stranger Things’ Second Season

The final trailer has arrived for ‘Stranger Things” second season and things are about to get even stranger. While the group enlists new friends to aid in the fight of horrible monsters that have escaped the Upside Down While the group enlists new friends to aid in the fight of horrible monsters that have escaped the Upside Down, the one person’s help they need the most is Eleven’s. It’s a good thing that we see her return triumphantly in the new, final trailer. Season 2 picks up one year after the events of the first season on Halloween night and stars David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, and Cara Buono. The new cast members include Sadie Sink, Paul Reiser, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Linnea Berthelsen, Will Chase, and Brett Gelman. Premiering on Netflix on October 27, 2017, this season includes titles like “MadMax,” “Trick or Treat Freak,” “The Pollywog,” “Will the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
Horror Fuel

HorrorHound Weekend Indianapolis Is Creeping Ever Closer

The wait is almost over my Little Monsters, because in just over a month HorrorHound Weekend will roll into Indianapolis to celebrate 10 years of bringing genre fans together with horror legends, celebrity guests, filmmakers, monster makers, victims, survivors. final girls and maybe even some final boys. You may be asking yourself, “why should I go?” There will be reunions of characters from Friday the 13th Part 2, The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Bates Motel and Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the TV series), as well as a plethora of other celebrity guests from some of your favorite classic and contemporary horror films. There are even tickets available for photo-ops with many of the celebrity guests. Have I got your attention yet? Do you require more motivation to attend? Because there is more. There is also MaskFest, featuring the likes of Tom Savini, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, Mikey Rotella, James Azrael of The HSPPA and many other talented effects artists and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 4, 2017
Horror Fuel

New ‘Stranger Things’ Poster Reveals A Monster On The Horizon

The first season of Stranger Things saw a deadly creature unleashed and child go missing. Now, the “Upside Down” is growing and the small town of Hawkins, Indiana is in its path. This time it will impossible to keep it a secret. The gorgeous new poster reveals a huge monster on the horizon. More details are expected to be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con during the Stranger Things panel on July 22nd, possibly including the new trailer which Horror Fuel will share the moment it is available. Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, and Mattew Modine, who will be reprising their roles this season. Several new cast members have joined the cast including Sean Astin, Dacre Montgomery, Sadie Sink, and Paul Riser. This first season centered on a young boy who disappeared. His family and friends set out on desperate search. The boys

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2017
Horror Fuel

New Images Arrive From Season Two Of Stranger Things

A week ago we got our first look at season 2 of Netflix’s hit original series ‘Stranger Things’ via a teaser trailer which revealed a glimpse at a giant monster that looks like something out of ‘The Mist’. Now, a new series of images have surfaced. In season two, some people in town are aware of what happened to Will and the kids, others are not. Last season Nancy’s best friend Barb was killed and the girl is having trouble dealing with the loss and feels as if everyone has forgotten about Barb and moved on with their lives. It appears that the world, or at least the town, is now in “The Upside Down” or the least, monsters have escaped it. The lab is still operating and is now run by Dr. Owens (Paul Reiser). The creators assure us that we will see “different kinds of horror.” Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2017
Horror Fuel

Plot Unveiled For Season 2 Of Stranger Things

Earlier this week the first images from Season two of Netflix’s hit original series ‘Stranger Things’ surfaced. Today, the plot has been unveiled, via EW. Season two of ‘Stranger Things’ picks up almost a year from the events of season one, on Halloween (with the boys dressed as the Ghostbusters). Will has reunited with his friends after being stuck in the “Upside Down”. But Will is not well. Remember that slug looking thing he coughed up in the finale? He seems to be seeing images from the Upside Down – the questions is whether they’re real or not,” Co-creator Matt Duffer stated. “So it seems like he’s having some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder.” While his mom (Winona Ryder) is trying to make things stable for her sons, she is now dating Bob (Sean Astin), an old high school classmate. She is trying to mask a lot,” Ryder said. “I think she’s made this choice with Bob because she wants

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

The New Teaser For Season Two Of Stranger Things Has Arrived!

Season two of Netflix’s hit original series ‘Stranger Things’ will soon be here. Several new actors have joined the cast, including Sean Astin, who will play Bob Newby, the manager of the local RadioShack in Hawkins. Bob will be romancing Winona Ryder’s character Joyce in season two. Four other stars have also joined the cast for next season. Paul Reiser will play a high-ranking member within the Department of Energy on a “Clean-up” mission. Linnea Berthelsen will star as Roman, who is still coping with her own trauma at the hands of the Hawkins Laboratory. Sadie Sink co-star as Max, a tomboy with a complicated history. Sink previously co-stared on ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. Dacre Montgomery, who recently starred as the red ‘Power Ranger’, will co-star as bad boy Billy, Max’s older step brother. Some people in town are aware of what happened to Will and the kids, others are not. Last season Nancy’s best friend Barb was killed and the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 5, 2017
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