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BJ McDonnell Talks Slayer And His Film ‘Slayer: The Repentless Killogy’

Everyone knows the band Slayer, known for their thrash-metal sound and their hardcore performances. Director BJ McDonnell who has worked on films such as The Conjuring III, and the Collector franchise, has worked with the band many times, including directing the music videos for “You Against You,” “Repentless” and “Pride in Prejudice.” Now, McDonnell’s film Slayer: The Repentless Killogy is set to open in theaters across the US as part of an event that will include the concert filmed at their August 5, 2017, in Los Angeles as well as a cinema-exclusive welcome from the band captured during the South American leg of their Final World Tour. I sat down with McDonnall who filled me in on the film, the band, and his hopes to one day expand on the brutal story that began with one music video. Horror Fuel: “Wow, you have worked on so many incredible projects, The Conjuring III, Zombieland: Double Tap, “American Horror Story,” Ant-Man, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 5, 2019

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Slayer Teams Up With BJ McDonnell For Brutal Film ‘Slayer: The Repentless Killogy’

Filmmaker BJ McDonnell (Hatchet III) is bringing horror and Metal to life with Slayer: The Repentless Killogy. Featuring a skull-crushing soundtrack by metal legends Slayer, the film will screen world-wide at theaters for one-night-only this November, from Trafalgar Releasing. But wait, that’s not all, immediately following Slayer: The Repentless Killogy, fans will be able to watch the entire Slayer concert filmed at their August 5, 2017 concert in Los Angeles as well as a cinema-exclusive welcome from the band captured during the South American leg of their Final World Tour. As one cohesive story built around the music videos for “You Against You,” “Repentless” and “Pride in Prejudice” (all from Slayer’s final studio album, Repentless), the film is an ode to the heavy metal brutality that Slayer has come to represent in the music world. This badass and bloody short film stars Jason Trost (Beats of Rage), Danny Trejo (Machete, From Dusk Til Dawn), Richard Speight (Band of Brothers, Supernatural),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 2, 2019

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New The Devil’s Candy One Sheet Arrives Ahead Of Next Week’s Release

IFC Midnight has unveiled brand new artwork (above) from renowned illustrator Ken Taylor for the brutal thriller The Devil’s Candy ahead of its release later this month. Written and directed by Sean Bean, The Devil’s Candy centers on a struggling family. Jesse (Ethan Embry), an artist and hardcore metalhead, moves with his wife (Shiri Appleby) and daughter (Kiara Glasco) to a middle-of-nowhere Texas town, unaware that the new house has a grisly past. Disturbing demonic activity culminates with the appearance of Ray (Pruitt Taylor Vince), the home’s former resident, who is there to do the Devil’s bidding. The soundtrack for the film includes bands like Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, and a badass original score by Sunn O))). Keith and Jess Calder will produce. They are the same duo who teamed up to produce You’re Next and Blair Witch. The Devil’s Candy will open in select theaters, and arrive on VOD and Digital HD on March 17th. The film will also be

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 7, 2017

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From The Producers Of ‘Blair Witch’ Comes The Brutal Thriller ‘The Devil’s Candy’

From Keith and Jess Calder, the producers of ‘You’re Next’ and ‘Blair Witch’, ‘comes ‘The Devil’s Candy‘, written and directed by Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones). The intense thriller debuted at the Toronto Film Festival back in 2015. Besides being extremely well received, this brutal film currently holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes which is pretty impressive. Ethan Embry (Late Phases, The Guest) stars as a struggling artist and metalhead. He, his wife (Shiri Appleby) and their daughter (Kiara Glasco) move into a new home in rural Texas with a grisly past. When Ray (Pruitt Taylor Vince), the previous home owner, arrives the family is plunged into chaos and danger. ‘The Devil’s Candy’ has a killer soundtrack. It includes tracks from bands such as Pantera, Metallica, and Slayer. The original score was created by the experimental Sunn O))), EW reports. On March 17th ‘The Devil’s Candy’ will arrive in select theaters, on VOD and Digital HD from IFC Midnight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 17, 2017

Music

Dark Horse And Slayer Team Up For A New Comic

Attention comic geeks and metal heads: Dark Horse is teaming up with Slayer for a new comic, ‘Slayer: Repentless’. The first issue set to land on shelves on January 25, 2017. Want more great news? ‘Metalocalypse’ writer Jon Schnepp and ‘Twilight Zone’ artist Guiu Vilanoa are both involved in the 3-part mini-series. Eiser Award-winner Glenn Fabry is handling the comics’ covers. It’s been my honor to chronicle the bloody road trip that is the Slayer comic series from Dark Horse/Nuclear Blast,” said Jon Schnepp. “Using the band’s music and lyrics from their three decades of albums, while crossing over and through the Repentless music videos by BJ McDonnell, I have woven a tale of betrayal, hate, perspective, loyalty, family, and murder that will need to be experienced through the comic books’ pages.” The story centers on a “raging road trip down a bloodstained highway, a tale of the doomed and damned.” According to the Dark Horse website the comic falls

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 21, 2016

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