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Film Review: No Good Deed (2014)

SYNOPSIS: An unstable escaped convict terrorizes a woman who is alone with her two children. REVIEW: There are times when I go to a movie, unaware of what it’s all about, and I’m genuinely surprised at its quality. There are times that I go to a movie, knowing exactly what it’s all about, and its quality is dubious at best. …

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BRUTAL Mixed Martial arts action-adventure Busts Out New Trailer

A mixed martial arts action-adventure, BRUTAL is helmed by writer/director Donald Lawrence Flaherty. The film feature fight sequences created by two of Hollywood’s top stunt performers Colin Follenweider and Christ Torres. Starring Morgan Benoit (THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM), David Mattey (HANCOCK) and Stacy Jorgensen (GREY SKIES), BRUTAL is also the feature film debut for former All-American and New York Giants offensive …

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Premier of ‘The Apostate: Call of the Revenant’ This Sunday

If you thought that glittering film premieres were the reserve of Hollywood and Leicester Square, you may be interested to learn that Telford’s ODEON will be holding it’s very own red carpet event, when award winning local company Mangotree Films present their brand new film ‘The Apostate: Call of the Revenant’ this September. The film is the second feature film …

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TREACHERY – New Dark Thriller Starring Michael Biehn

alent Management, Production, Distribution and Marketing Company Traverse Media, announced today the North American release date for Blanc/Biehn Production’s latest Movie TREACHERY on Video on Demand (VOD). TREACHERY stars Michael Biehn along with a fantastic ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Blanc Biehn (The Divide, Everly, Wrong Cops), Sarah Butler (I Spit on Your Grave remake), Caitlin Keats (Kill Bill Vol. …

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CREEPY CRAWLING Bugs Out with Stills and Trailer

 On October 7th, Brain Damage Films will release Creeping Crawling, an entomophobia-inducing horror anthology featuring three tales sure to make viewers bug out.  DVD availability is set to include many retailers and websites including Amazon, as well as rental chains including Family Video.  VOD availability will include all major and minor cable/satellite operators and internet platforms.

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Film Review: Torture Chamber (2013)

SYNOPSIS: A shocking family portrait. A boy oozing blood and saliva, bound by ropes and handcuffs, imprisoned in an animal cage. A deeply religious mother who believes her son is controlled by the devil. A Catholic priest devoted to saving his family, who tries to cure his deranged younger brother – but 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan is possessed by an evil …

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Film Review: Cadavericon (short film) (2002)

“Cadavericon” (besides wearing a title that leaves little to the imagination as to what the film is about) is a short black & white piece created as part of Marian Dora’s short film collective for 2002. The piece could easily be mistaken for a documentary film that demonstrates the procedure morticians go thru to prep a body for funeral service. …

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Film Review: Caribbean Sunrise (short film) (2002)

“Caribbean Sunrise” is a 3 minute short by Marian Dora created in 2002. The piece as a standalone doesn’t offer very much but where it does is in its subtle migration from travel video to death scene. Opening on a scene of a Caribbean paradise showing sunsets, palm tress, and warm winded ocean scenes one might think that they’ve stumbled …

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Podcast: Decades of Horror 1970′s Eps 004 – The Wicker Man (1973)

Considered a horror classic by many genre historians, The Wicker Man (1973) is the film for this episode. Featuring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Eckland and Ingrid Pitt, the film from director Robin Hardy leads its audience on a leisurely paced path to one of the more iconic endings in horror. The Black Saint and Doc Rotten tackle another groovy horror film …

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THE DEAD 2 – Blu-ray Giveaway

Horrornews.net in association with Anchor Bay and Romana Marketing Solutions is giving away two Blu-rays copies of THE DEAD 2 Email joyhorror@horrornews.net and put THE DEAD 2 in the subject line, and then in the body of the email submit your full name and complete address.   US ONLY.   We will be picking winners at random in the coming weeks. Two …

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SGL Entertainment Acquires Intrusion and Intrusion: Disconnected

SGL Entertainment is pleased to announce that it has acquired Both Intrusion and Intrusion: Disconnected Featuring Katie Stewart, Lee Haycraft and Corey Feldman (Goonies, Lost Boys). We are very excited that Producer Craig Everett Earl has decided that SGL Entertainment would be the right distribution company to release  Intrusion: Disconnected and also, to rerelease the classic original 2008 slasher film …

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Film Review: Visions of Ecstasy (short film) (1989)

REVIEW: Visions of Ecstasy created by director/writer Nigel Wingrove has some history behind it. The film itself, if stepping outside of the controversial tones, sort of reminded me of those late night Showtime erotica shorts. The piece is simply a category “nunploitation” film, but where it pushed the envelope lies within the blasphemous elements of the piece.

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Film Review: The Wicksboro Incident (2003)

SYNOPSIS: A documentary team and a retired government engineer go to the site of what was once Wicksboro, Texas to investigate a population which completely vanished in the 1950’s. They believe alien invaders were responsible for the mass disappearance, and set out to prove it on film. REVIEW: THE WICKSBORO INCIDENT opens flashing a few courier-fonted title screens and a …

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Horror Funding: Earthworks Kickstarter

SAW 5 & GRIZZLY DIRECTOR DAVID HACKL BOARDS KICKSTARTER FOR EARTHWORKS CAMPAIGN: UK-based producer Shaheen Schleifer and Executive Producer Roger Trett have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise a small portion of the funding for psychological horror film Earthworks. STORY: Written by Michael Gilvary, executive story editor and producer on Dick Wolf’s CHICAGO FIRE, Earthworks is a chilling story set …

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Film Review: Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972)

SYNOPSIS: A druidic cult wreaks havoc on a small town in upstate New York. They capture victims and drain them of their blood for a ritual intended to maintain the life-force of their ancient queen. REVIEW: What, you ask, is a blood farmer? Well. I’m here to tell you. Blood farmers dress a lot like normal farmers: overalls, plaid, straw …

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Podcast: Decades of Horror 1970′s Eps 003 – The Legend of Hell House (1973)

Haunted Houses are a tough genre to film. They can easily come off hokey or silly. There are some classics though, Haunting, The Amityville Horror and Poltergeist. But many are overlooked and forgotten. One such film is The Legend of Hell House from director John Hough featuring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill and Gayle Hunnicutt. The Black Saint and Doc Rotten are joined by award winning …

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