SYNOPSIS: A doctor has invented a “fear chamber,” a device used to cure people of their crippling phobias. REVIEW: Robert Englund is Dr. Andover, a scientist who, to be sure, goes against the grain. He operates the Fear Clinic, an experimental medical facility which houses his invention: the fear chamber. “Everyone is scared of something,” Englund says, and uses his …
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FEAR CLINIC Gets A Couple New Posters
Some new artwork made its way online this week for the upcoming Robert Englund starring FEAR CLINIC. A theatrical take on the hit Fearnet web show that tells the following story: The film opens with a tragedy that launches five people into the public eye and enlists Dr. Andover to lend his expertise to help them overcome trauma-induced phobias. A …
Read More »Teaser Trailer For FEAR CLINIC Comes To Life
We’ve been following this one pretty closely here at HNN. FEAR CLINIC starring Robert Englund and directed by Robert Hall is slated for a fall release and it would appear they are on track as today brought our first look at some goods from the project by way of a teaser trailer. Wanna see? Of course you do! [youtube]http://youtu.be/G4O_kgSEcH0[/youtube] Yeah, …
Read More »ANCHOR BAY Picks Up FEAR CLINIC
Excellent news today for director Robert Hall and his cast and crew who not all that long ago wrapped principal photography on his film FEAR CLINIC. ANCHOR BAY acquired the rights to the theatrical, VOD, digital, DVD and Blu-ray releases. Sounds like they covered all the bases. FEAR CLINIC is of course the feature length version of Robert Green’s hit …
Read More »FEAR CLINIC Checks In With A Bunch Of New Stills
I have a whole shit load of FEAR CLINIC stuff to throw at you in the coming days. Got an exclusive interview with director Robert Hall, got an exclusive set report and tonight I’ve got the first batch of official stills that Hall and Co. let loose to celebrate the end of principal photography on the film. Based on the …
Read More »Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Checks Into The FEAR CLINIC
Robert Hall’s FEAR CLINIC has geared up and is filming in rural Ohio and today they sent over a press release with another little tidbit of casting info that is sure to have you all salivating for it’s October 2014 release. Here’s what the press release had to say: Grammy award-winning music icon Corey Taylor, vocalist and frontman for rock …
Read More »FEAR CLINIC Is Locked And Loaded And Ready To Film
Remember the FEARNet series FEAR CLINIC? Of course you do, stupid question. Well director and FX wizard Robert Hall has been trying to to raise the funds to start a feature film adaptation of the series for a bit now via Kickstarter and today announced that the financing is in place and filming is about to begin! In a little …
Read More »Film Review: Lightning Bug (2004)
SYNOPSIS: A drama/thriller, set in the South, about a young boy who longs to escape the misery of his childhood and the misunderstanding of his hometown. A gifted, self-taught, special effects make-up artist, Green dreams of going to Hollywood to make his own monsters. But the real demons of Green’s life threaten to hold him back: a drunken stepfather who …
Read More »LIGHTNING BUG heading to Blu!
One of my first experiences when I started doing this whole “horror reporting” thing many years back was getting an advance screener of a little film called LIGHTNING BUG from a then pretty unknown first time director named Robert Hall. He sent along a DVD-R screener and I was promptly blown away. I was writing for the now defunct Creature …
Read More »CHOPPING MALL getting remade. Robert Hall to direct!
I always loved the title CHOPPING MALL. It was one of those titles that just screamed RENT ME from the video store shelf back in the day. The movie was a bit of a wild ride, about killer robot security guards hunting down teenagers in a locked up mall. News drops tonight that a remake is in the works, no …
Read More »Film Review: Chromeskull: Laid To Rest 2 (2011)
SYNOPSIS: The sequel to the 2009 horror hit “Laid to Rest.” It brings back ChromeSkull, who barely escaped death in the first movie and is hell-bent on continuing where he left off… and forging a new path of terror and destruction. REVIEW: When The Black Saint first saw the original “Laid To Rest”, I wasn’t expecting much. It was an …
Read More »Podcast: Horror News Radio – Eps 96 – Fear Clinic
February 2014 begins with a double feature genre film review as the HNR gang tackle the horror film Fear Clinic and the sci-fi thriller Project Almanac. Dave provides a special report from the set of the Robert Englund – Robert Hall feature while Doc and Thomas face off about the successes and failures of found footage combining with time travel. Dave shares the …
Read More »Film Review: Laid to Rest (2009)
SYNOPSIS: Amnesiac wakes up in a coffin and is stalked for fun by a spree killer in a silver-plated skull mask who videotapes his gory adventures. REVIEW: Director: Robert Hall Cast: Bobbie Sue Luther, Kevin Gage, Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Johnathon Schaech, Sean Whalen, Richard Lynch, Nick Principe, Anthony Fitzgerald The Examination: The nearly-washed-up stalk ‘n slash motif gets an …
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