Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Directed by Alister Grierson (Sanctum) BLOODY HELL follows a man with a mysterious past who flees the country to escape his own personal hell… only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified Conscience. Together, they must race against time to free themselves from …
Read More »Interview: Mickey Reece (Climate of the Hunter)
“Dark Star Pictures has acquired critically acclaimed indie auteur Mickey Reece’s award-winning and super stylish vampire feature Climate of the Hunter. The film, lauded by critics as a “gloriously quirky cinematic feat” (Rue Morgue) and “an instant cult classic” (Film Freak Central), releases in select theaters this December ahead of an On Demand release January, 2021. Two sisters, Alma and Elizabeth, along with a dog who’s described as a …
Read More »Film Review: Rot (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “A grad student breaks up with her boyfriend to focus on her thesis, not realizing something has infected him that he’s going to wreak havoc on her life.” REVIEW: Written and directed by: Andrew Merrill. Rot opens with a happy picturesque couple. Madison (Kris Alexandrea) and Jesse (Johnny Kostrey). Then it all breaks apart like something …
Read More »Interview: Damien LeVeck (The Cleansing Hour)
In THE CLEANSING HOUR, Max and Drew run a popular webcast that streams “live exorcisms” watched by millions across the globe. In reality, the exorcisms are just elaborately staged hoaxes performed by paid actors. But their fortunes take a turn when one of the actors becomes possessed by an actual demon and takes the crew hostage. In front of a rapidly growing audience, the demon subjects the crew to a series of violent challenges, threatening to expose the dark …
Read More »Interview with David McAbee (Nova)
“In Nova, Dr. Nova Thorpe (Kelly Kula) is the lead engineer for a top-secret experiment. When everything goes wrong, Nova has but a few moments to warn everyone before it’s too late… Nova was filmed on a Panasonic EVA1 using a rotating robotic arm built and controlled remotely by Director of Photography, David C. Smith. The robotic arm allowed director David McAbee and David C. Smith …
Read More »Film Review: Climate of the Hunter (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Two sisters vie for the affections of a man who may or may not be a vampire.” REVIEW: Mickey Reece directed and wrote Climate of the Hunter with John Selvidge. There have been a few vampire-related films that came out in 2020. Alma (Ginger Gilmartin) and Elizabeth (Mary Buss) are sisters. Alma has some problems and …
Read More »Film Review: The Cleansing Hour (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “In THE CLEANSING HOUR, Max and Drew run a popular webcast that streams “live exorcisms” watched by millions across the globe. In reality, the exorcisms are just elaborately staged hoaxes performed by paid actors. But their fortunes take a turn when one of the actors becomes possessed by an actual demon and takes the crew hostage. In front …
Read More »Interview: Jacqueline Castel (The Puppet Man)
Director/Writer Jacqueline Castel took time to talk with Horrornews.net about her new short film, The Puppet Man that is part of the film festival ETHERIA. “Etheria Season 3 takes viewers to strange new worlds with shorts directed by women giving center stage to medieval warlords and magicians, musical androids, apocalyptic western gunslingers, inescapable time loops, a buddy comedy with a …
Read More »TV Review: Etheria (Season III) (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: 2016 was the third year of Etheria, a film festival for the best new horror, science fiction, action, fantasy, and thriller films directed by women. These are the films. All the shorts in this Season 2016 release are official selections that played at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, California to a live audience on June …
Read More »Film Review: Hunter Hunter (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Joseph and his family live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers, but their tranquility is threatened when they think they are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf, and Joseph leaves them behind to track it.” REVIEW: Hunter Hunter was written and directed by Shawn Linden. I am not a fan of fur, …
Read More »Interview: Michelle Danner (Bad Impulse)
BAD IMPULSE – “In the aftermath of a traumatic event, Henry Sharpe, a suburban father and husband gets a cutting edge security system from a mysterious man only to find out that it slowly destroys that which he most wants to protect.” Director, Writer, Producer… Michelle Danner (Hello Herman) wears quite a few hats. Michelle took time to talk with …
Read More »Interview: Cody Renee Cameron and Robin Sydney (Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51)
Full Moon Features’ Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51, the 3rd (but not final!) movie in the world’s only film franchise that was set and shot under quarantine! First they fought the Corona Zombies. Then, they Saved the Tiger King (starring Leslie Jordan from “Will & Grace” and John Reinke from “The Tiger King”). Now sexy LA airheads, Barbie (Cody Renee Cameron) and Kendra (Robin Sydney) bring their ditsy brand of quarantine quirk on an adventure that’s …
Read More »Interview: Shawn Linden (Hunter Hunter)
Hi Shawn, Hunter Hunter was a fascinating, creepy film. It was different. There was some psychological creepiness as well. How did this idea manifest for you? S.L.-I appreciate that it had a positive effect on you. It came about through a number of different elements. One of the big things that had always gone through my head is my ambivalent …
Read More »Interview: Jake Weber (The Beach House)
Hi Jake, its awesome to speak with you. How are you? J.W.-Very good, thank you. I watched The Beach House. It’s such a good film. How did you get involved with the film? J.W.- I came into the film because the producer Andrew Corkin is a friend of mine and he asked me to do the film.
Read More »Interview: Liam O’Donnell (Skylines)
Hi Liam, this movie was so good. It was so refreshing to watch this. The special effects are wild. I have so many questions for you but, I will start with, how did this idea manifest for you? And, this is the third film now. Liam- Thank you first of all. I love the cast; I love the adventure and …
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