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Deeply Disturbing Horror ‘The Family’ Unveils Trailer Ahead Of World Premiere

The deeply disturbing horror film The Family, from the creative duo Dan Slater (director, co-writer) and Adam Booth (producer, co-writer), is set to make its World Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival on October 8, 2021. Ahead of its debut, we’ve got the trailer. The Family delves into brooding and unpredictable family ethics. The feature redefines the notion of terror and explores psychological and physical trauma in a genre-bending sinister tale. Raised to fear what lurks beyond the borders of their farm, a young family must free themselves from the tyrannical rule of their merciless Father and Mother. The co-writers Slater and Booth were inspired by the vulnerability of people and the ability of cults to exploit their fears and beliefs to separate them from the rest of the world. This reflection led the filmmakers to invent a cult religion from scratch. “We’ve both always been fascinated by the idea of cults and people in society being indoctrinated by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021

New Trailer Arrives Ahead Of ‘Shepherd’s’ BFI World Premiere

Darkland Distribution’s upcoming dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, is set to make its World Premiere this October at the BFI London Film Festival with its theatrical release to follow this November. To mark the occasion, the new trailer has been released, teasing a horror-filled film. Writer and Director of Shepherd, Russell Owen, was delighted with the news of the film’s selection, saying, “I’ve followed the BFI London Film Festival for decades, so to actually be a part of it is surreal and a massive honour. I can’t think of a better platform to bring Shepherd to an audience and I’m over the moon.” In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
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A Child’s Drawing Come To Life In The Horror Thriller ‘Marionette’

A psychiatrist trying to start a new life gets more than she’s bargained for when she takes on a new patient in the horror-thriller Marionette. In the wake of losing her husband in a seemingly random accident, child psychiatrist Marianne Winter starts life anew in Scotland. There, she begins treating a secretive 10-year-old who claims to control the future through his drawings. When his horrific sketches start coming true, Marianne begins an obsession that will derail her life and reality. Thekla Reuten, Peter Mullan, Elijah Wolf, Emun Elliot, Sam Hazeldine, and Bill Paterson star in this intense film from director Elbert van Strien. Marionette arrives On Demand, on Amazon, and on Vimeo on November 3, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 29, 2021
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Post-Apocalyptic Thriller ‘Go/Don’t Go’ Is Now Streaming On Amazon Prime

Kamikaze Dogfight and Gravitas Ventures have announced that the psychological thriller, Go/Don’t Go, written and directed by filmmaker, Alex Knapp, who is making his feature debut, is now available to stream for free on Amazon Prime. In the post-apocalyptic film, “After an unknown cataclysm, Adam (Alex Knapp) is alone. The sole inhabitant of a vacant, unchanged world, or so he thinks. While attempting to stay grounded in the desolate landscape, visions come to him—the fateful night his best friend Kyle (Nore Davis) introduces him to the love of his life, K (Olivia Luccardi). As Adam’s mental state starts to unravel, he is plagued by lingering questions and uncertain realities about his world. His grip on what’s left starts to slip away—sending him spiraling towards a series of unforeseen consequences and unexpected truths.” The film stars Alex Knapp, Olivia Luccardi, Nore Davis, Bettina Skye, Tom Essig, and Zoey Wagner. We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Kamikaze Dogfight and Gravitas Ventures

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2021
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Visions Of A Serial Killer Plague A Psychic In New ‘Night Caller’ Trailer

We’ve got the trailer for the gritty horror-thriller Night Caller, written and directed by Chad Ferrin. The trailer teases a dark tale of a psychic thrust into the world of murder when she begins seeing the acts of a serial killer. In the film, “Telephone psychic Clementine Carter [Susan Priver] is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.” The cast includes Steve Railsback, Bai Ling, Lew Temple, Susan Priver, Silvia Spross, and Robert Miano. Robert “Corpsy” Rhine, whose Girls and Corpses Films produced with Ferrin’s Crappy World Films, also has an onscreen role. The film is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2021
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Horror Thriller ‘Time Now’ Making Its World Premiere At The Austin Film Festival

Writer-director Spencer King‘s highly anticipated horror-thriller Time Now is set to make its World Premiere this October at the Austin Film festival. Eleanor Lambert (daughter of acclaimed actors Diane Lane and Christopher Lambert) and Claudia Black (“Farscape”, “The Nevers”), star in the about a young woman, who after a falling out with her family, returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems. Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, Asher Atkisson, Dominique Alexander, and Ashley Sheri also star in the film. Featuring music from R&B star Dwele. Following the World Premiere, Time Now will open in theaters and arrive on digital in late October from Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2021
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The Final Trailer Is Here For The Haunting Film ‘The Lodger’

The first poster and trailer have arrived for the French (English subtitled) horror-thriller, The Lodger. The film stars Jacqueline Bisset (“Bullitt”, “The Spiral Staircase”) and Alice Isaaz (“Elle”, “Savage State”) and is directed by Baptiste Drapeau from a screenplay written by Ollivier Briand. In the haunting film, an elderly woman (Bisset) takes in a lodger (Isaaz), offering accommodation in return for help around the house. The eccentric woman behaves as if her long-deceased husband is still alive. But soon the lodger begins to feel his presence. The Lodger will be released on Digital Download and on DVD on October 18. 2021, from Lightbulb Film Distribution.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2021
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Horror Thriller ‘Dead & Beautiful’ Premieres On Shudder This November

Today, Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural announced the November premiere date for the psychological thriller Dead & Beautiful, as well as unveiled its trailer. Written and directed by David Verbeek, Dead & Beautiful follows five rich, spoiled Asian twenty-somethings (Gijs Blom, Aviis Zhong, Yen Tsao, Philip Juan, Anechka Marchenko) are suffering from upper-class ennui, unsure how to spend their days when so little is expected from them. In search of excitement, the five friends from the “Circle,” a group where they take turns designing a unique, extravagant experience for the others. But things go wrong when the privileged urbanites awaken after a night out to find they have developed vampire fangs and an unquenchable thirst for flesh, blood, and adventure at any price. Dead & Beautiful, premiering on Shudder on November 4, 2021, following its screening at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX on Saturday, September 25. It is produced by Erik Glijnis (Pleasure)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2021
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Emily Deschanel Starring In Netflix’s Upcoming Series “Devil In Ohio”

“Bones” actress Emily Deschanel is set to star in Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Devil in Ohio,” based on the true story-inspired book of the same name by Daria Polation (interview). The cast also includes Sam Jaeger as Peter, Gerardo Celasco as Detective Lopez, Madeleine Arthur as Mae, Xaria Dotson as Jules, Alisha Newton as Helen, and Naomi Tan as Dani. In the series, when hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis shelters a mysterious cult escapee, her world is turned upside down as the strange girl’s arrival threatens to tear her own family apart. The series, which features eight forty-five-minute episodes, is currently in production in Vancouver. Polatin adapted her novel and serves as both showrunner and executive producer. Rachel Miller of Haven Entertainment will also executive produce along with Andrew Wilder. Ian Hay will serve as producer. John Fawcett, Brad Anderson, Leslie Hope, and Steve Adelson are all attached to direct. Deschanel is best known for her role as forensic anthropologist

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2021
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Dark Star Pictures Acquires Horror Thriller ‘Alone With You’ Ahead Of Premiere

Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to intense paranoia thriller Alone with You ahead of its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2021 is planning an early 2022 theatrical release for the film in New York City, Los Angeles, and additional theaters across the country, with the on demand and digital release to follow. In Alone with You, a young woman (Bennett) painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend. As she goes about this her apartment begins to feel more and more like a tomb as voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face. Written and directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, who are making their feature debut, the film stars Bennett, alongside horror favorite Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Jakob’s Wife), Dora Madison (‘Friday Night Lights,’ VFW, ‘Chicago Fire), and Emma Myles (‘Orange Is the New Black”). and is produced by Andrew Corkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene, A Vigilante, The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2021

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Deeply Disturbing Horror ‘The Family’ Unveils Trailer Ahead Of World Premiere

The deeply disturbing horror film The Family, from the creative duo Dan Slater (director, co-writer) and Adam Booth (producer, co-writer), is set to make its World Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival on October 8, 2021. Ahead of its debut, we’ve got the trailer. The Family delves into brooding and unpredictable family ethics. The feature redefines the notion of terror and explores psychological and physical trauma in a genre-bending sinister tale. Raised to fear what lurks beyond the borders of their farm, a young family must free themselves from the tyrannical rule of their merciless Father and Mother. The co-writers Slater and Booth were inspired by the vulnerability of people and the ability of cults to exploit their fears and beliefs to separate them from the rest of the world. This reflection led the filmmakers to invent a cult religion from scratch. “We’ve both always been fascinated by the idea of cults and people in society being indoctrinated by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021

New Trailer Arrives Ahead Of ‘Shepherd’s’ BFI World Premiere

Darkland Distribution’s upcoming dark and disturbing British horror, Shepherd, is set to make its World Premiere this October at the BFI London Film Festival with its theatrical release to follow this November. To mark the occasion, the new trailer has been released, teasing a horror-filled film. Writer and Director of Shepherd, Russell Owen, was delighted with the news of the film’s selection, saying, “I’ve followed the BFI London Film Festival for decades, so to actually be a part of it is surreal and a massive honour. I can’t think of a better platform to bring Shepherd to an audience and I’m over the moon.” In the film, “running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a majestic weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Child’s Drawing Come To Life In The Horror Thriller ‘Marionette’

A psychiatrist trying to start a new life gets more than she’s bargained for when she takes on a new patient in the horror-thriller Marionette. In the wake of losing her husband in a seemingly random accident, child psychiatrist Marianne Winter starts life anew in Scotland. There, she begins treating a secretive 10-year-old who claims to control the future through his drawings. When his horrific sketches start coming true, Marianne begins an obsession that will derail her life and reality. Thekla Reuten, Peter Mullan, Elijah Wolf, Emun Elliot, Sam Hazeldine, and Bill Paterson star in this intense film from director Elbert van Strien. Marionette arrives On Demand, on Amazon, and on Vimeo on November 3, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 29, 2021
Horror Fuel

Post-Apocalyptic Thriller ‘Go/Don’t Go’ Is Now Streaming On Amazon Prime

Kamikaze Dogfight and Gravitas Ventures have announced that the psychological thriller, Go/Don’t Go, written and directed by filmmaker, Alex Knapp, who is making his feature debut, is now available to stream for free on Amazon Prime. In the post-apocalyptic film, “After an unknown cataclysm, Adam (Alex Knapp) is alone. The sole inhabitant of a vacant, unchanged world, or so he thinks. While attempting to stay grounded in the desolate landscape, visions come to him—the fateful night his best friend Kyle (Nore Davis) introduces him to the love of his life, K (Olivia Luccardi). As Adam’s mental state starts to unravel, he is plagued by lingering questions and uncertain realities about his world. His grip on what’s left starts to slip away—sending him spiraling towards a series of unforeseen consequences and unexpected truths.” The film stars Alex Knapp, Olivia Luccardi, Nore Davis, Bettina Skye, Tom Essig, and Zoey Wagner. We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Kamikaze Dogfight and Gravitas Ventures

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2021
Horror Fuel

Visions Of A Serial Killer Plague A Psychic In New ‘Night Caller’ Trailer

We’ve got the trailer for the gritty horror-thriller Night Caller, written and directed by Chad Ferrin. The trailer teases a dark tale of a psychic thrust into the world of murder when she begins seeing the acts of a serial killer. In the film, “Telephone psychic Clementine Carter [Susan Priver] is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.” The cast includes Steve Railsback, Bai Ling, Lew Temple, Susan Priver, Silvia Spross, and Robert Miano. Robert “Corpsy” Rhine, whose Girls and Corpses Films produced with Ferrin’s Crappy World Films, also has an onscreen role. The film is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2021
Horror Fuel

Horror Thriller ‘Time Now’ Making Its World Premiere At The Austin Film Festival

Writer-director Spencer King‘s highly anticipated horror-thriller Time Now is set to make its World Premiere this October at the Austin Film festival. Eleanor Lambert (daughter of acclaimed actors Diane Lane and Christopher Lambert) and Claudia Black (“Farscape”, “The Nevers”), star in the about a young woman, who after a falling out with her family, returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems. Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, Asher Atkisson, Dominique Alexander, and Ashley Sheri also star in the film. Featuring music from R&B star Dwele. Following the World Premiere, Time Now will open in theaters and arrive on digital in late October from Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2021
Horror Fuel

The Final Trailer Is Here For The Haunting Film ‘The Lodger’

The first poster and trailer have arrived for the French (English subtitled) horror-thriller, The Lodger. The film stars Jacqueline Bisset (“Bullitt”, “The Spiral Staircase”) and Alice Isaaz (“Elle”, “Savage State”) and is directed by Baptiste Drapeau from a screenplay written by Ollivier Briand. In the haunting film, an elderly woman (Bisset) takes in a lodger (Isaaz), offering accommodation in return for help around the house. The eccentric woman behaves as if her long-deceased husband is still alive. But soon the lodger begins to feel his presence. The Lodger will be released on Digital Download and on DVD on October 18. 2021, from Lightbulb Film Distribution.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 24, 2021
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Horror Thriller ‘Dead & Beautiful’ Premieres On Shudder This November

Today, Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural announced the November premiere date for the psychological thriller Dead & Beautiful, as well as unveiled its trailer. Written and directed by David Verbeek, Dead & Beautiful follows five rich, spoiled Asian twenty-somethings (Gijs Blom, Aviis Zhong, Yen Tsao, Philip Juan, Anechka Marchenko) are suffering from upper-class ennui, unsure how to spend their days when so little is expected from them. In search of excitement, the five friends from the “Circle,” a group where they take turns designing a unique, extravagant experience for the others. But things go wrong when the privileged urbanites awaken after a night out to find they have developed vampire fangs and an unquenchable thirst for flesh, blood, and adventure at any price. Dead & Beautiful, premiering on Shudder on November 4, 2021, following its screening at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX on Saturday, September 25. It is produced by Erik Glijnis (Pleasure)

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2021
Horror Fuel

Emily Deschanel Starring In Netflix’s Upcoming Series “Devil In Ohio”

“Bones” actress Emily Deschanel is set to star in Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Devil in Ohio,” based on the true story-inspired book of the same name by Daria Polation (interview). The cast also includes Sam Jaeger as Peter, Gerardo Celasco as Detective Lopez, Madeleine Arthur as Mae, Xaria Dotson as Jules, Alisha Newton as Helen, and Naomi Tan as Dani. In the series, when hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis shelters a mysterious cult escapee, her world is turned upside down as the strange girl’s arrival threatens to tear her own family apart. The series, which features eight forty-five-minute episodes, is currently in production in Vancouver. Polatin adapted her novel and serves as both showrunner and executive producer. Rachel Miller of Haven Entertainment will also executive produce along with Andrew Wilder. Ian Hay will serve as producer. John Fawcett, Brad Anderson, Leslie Hope, and Steve Adelson are all attached to direct. Deschanel is best known for her role as forensic anthropologist

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2021
Horror Fuel

Dark Star Pictures Acquires Horror Thriller ‘Alone With You’ Ahead Of Premiere

Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to intense paranoia thriller Alone with You ahead of its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2021 is planning an early 2022 theatrical release for the film in New York City, Los Angeles, and additional theaters across the country, with the on demand and digital release to follow. In Alone with You, a young woman (Bennett) painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend. As she goes about this her apartment begins to feel more and more like a tomb as voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face. Written and directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, who are making their feature debut, the film stars Bennett, alongside horror favorite Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Jakob’s Wife), Dora Madison (‘Friday Night Lights,’ VFW, ‘Chicago Fire), and Emma Myles (‘Orange Is the New Black”). and is produced by Andrew Corkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene, A Vigilante, The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2021
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