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Stars: Caitlin Cavannaugh, Jordon Talor, Alex Alexandrou, LeJon Woods, Jalen Wilson-Nelem, Linnea Quigley | Written and Directed by Ian Courtney

Horror films set in movie theatres have a long and diverse history, starting with old-school films like The Blob and The Tingler to supernatural films like Demons and Porno and slashers such as The Last Matinee and All About Evil. And even as the cinema becomes an endangered species, films like Ian Courtney’s (The Other Side of the Shadows) Movie Theater Massacre continue to get made.

Taking place during the final week of independent theatre Redford’s, before it’s scheduled to close, it opens with a discussion between Val and one of her fellow employees, Nick about streaming vs physical media framed in terms of buying Criterion Blu-rays as opposed to subscribing to The Criterion Channel. He never makes it home to see Dial M for Murder, as a...

You never know what movie could be your last.

Shot on an iPhone 12 Pro, Movie Theater Massacre will be released on Digital on February 4 via Cranked Up Films.

In the slasher comedy, a group of employees are working their last week at a movie theater that’s going out of business when a mysterious figure begins to murder people.

Scream queen Linnea Quigley appears in the film with Jalen Wilson-Nelem, Adam DeFilippi, LeJon Woods, Caitlin Cavannaugh, and Jessie Carl.

The indie movie marks the feature directional debut of Ian Courtney, who also served as writer, cinematographer, editor, and producer.

Enjoy the show with the trailer and poster below.

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Episodic tale spanning the decades from the 60s to the 00s is a little unoriginal but is delivered with toxic wit

Although there’s a fair amount of seasonally appropriate snow on display, this horror feature represents a stonking slice of counter-programming for the festive season, given there is nothing merry in the least about it. That said, there are sly flashes of tongue-in-cheek humour throughout from married co-writers Aaron Fradkin (also the film’s director) and Victoria Fratz Fradkin (one of the film’s leads). Consequently, Beezel is an impishly nasty machine for jump scares and creepy just-seen imagery using old-fashioned practical effects. It’s not a terribly original work but does create its own toxic, hypnagogic atmosphere.

Using a mini-museum’s worth of audiovisual recording technology to capture footage – starting with Super8 and advancing to recent digital cameras – the Fradkins create an episodic work that spans several decades.

Stars: Lejon Woods, Bob Gallagher, Nicolas Robin, Victoria Fratz Fradkin | Written by Victoria Fratz Fradkin | Directed by Aaron Fradkin

Beezel, the latest horror movie released under the “Dread” banner, is a chilling exploration of supernatural horror set in a cursed New England home that has endured decades of sinister occurrences. Directed by Aaron Fradkin and co-written with Victoria Fratz Fradkin, the film centres on the malevolent force of Beezel, a blind, ancient witch lurking beneath the house and tormenting its residents through multiple timelines.

From the outset, the movie wastes no time plunging into its eerie setup. At just 82 minutes long, it’s a tight, fast-paced experience that doesn’t linger on unnecessary exposition. Instead, it jumps between timelines, revealing the history of the house and the sinister force lurking beneath its floorboards. Each timeline brings a new layer of dread, and as the pieces fall into place, the full...

Stars: Brey Noelle, Brian Spangler, Jim Azelvandre, Kayla Royko, KateLynn E. Newberry, LeJon Woods | Written by Mark Andrew Hamer, Russ Lindway | Directed by Mark Andrew Hamer

Replicator, the new film from director Mark Andrew Hamer and co-writer Russ Lindway comes with a wonderfully comic book styled poster, a title that makes you think of the Resonator from Lovecraft’s From Beyond and a plot that recalls Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Darby Vincent is having a bad day. First, a judge let the abusive husband of the woman she was representing walk free thanks to the incompetence of Sheriff Williams’ the same married sheriff she’s having an affair with.

Then she comes home to find her father Ron, whom she reluctantly allowed to move in with her, getting it on with Gina. And then goes off on her for interrupting them. It’s obvious that terminal cancer hasn’t...

"Don't tell me we came all this way for nothing..." Dark Star & Uncork'd Entertainment have revealed an official trailer for this indie horror film called The North Witch, the next freaky creation from indie genre filmmaker Bruce Wemple (he also made The Hangman earlier this year). Written by Anna Shields, this chilling tale invites horror fans into an eerie, suspenseful journey set against the foreboding wilderness.

Ahead of Beezel's theatrical and VOD release, we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now!

"Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label Dread presents Beezel, the tale of a sinister secret hiding beneath the floors of a cursed New England home. Beezel will have a limited theatrical run beginning September 20, and on September 24 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD).

Beezel was written by horror filmmaking duo Social House Films, composed of writer/director Aaron Fradkin and writer/star Victoria Fratz Fradkin. The duo’s previous project, The Ballerina, amassed over 19 million views on YouTube and was featured in Season 7 of Bloody Bites TV. Social House Films was also highlighted as one of the leading independent horror filmmakers in GQ’s article “The Most Exciting Horror Filmmaking is Happening on YouTube.”

Horror fans have been anxiously awaiting Social House Film’s second feature, Beezel. The...

"Beneath the house, the blind witch waits." Epic Pictures + Dread have revealed the full official trailer for a freaky horror movie titled Beezel, a "terrifying tale that cover 60 years and three victims to a bloodthirsty New England witch." And she looks disgusting! As far as we can tell, this hasn't played at any festivals - it's getting a quick theatrical release before it's on VOD later in September before the horror season really kicks off. Beezel comes from the duo Aaron Fradkin & Victoria Fratz Fradkin, also behind Val and Electric Love. Starring LeJon Woods, Bob Gallagher, Victoria Fratz Fradkin, Caroline Quigley, Nicolas Robin. Beezel is the tale of a sinister secret hiding beneath the floors of a cursed New England home. A horrifying incident involving a child reveals the malevolent presence of an ancient witch residing within the basement walls. This witch lady looks insanely gross and terrifying! I would...

Directed by Bruce Wemple and released in 2020, The Hangman tells the story of Leon, a salesman who takes his teenage son Jesse camping in rural West Virginia to repair their troubled relationship. But their trip into the Appalachian wilderness takes a dark turn when Jesse goes missing and Leon discovers the local cult has summoned a malicious demon known as The Hangman. Now Leon must battle not just to rescue his son but to defeat the murderous creatures standing in his way.

On the surface, The Hangman promises a thrilling tale, mixing demonic horror with deeper themes of fatherhood and racial tensions in America. And it does deliver flashes of this, with committed performances from leads LeJon Woods and Mar Cellus breathing empathy into the troubled father-son duo. But where it falls short is in juggling its multitude of moving parts. By the climax, the story has detoured through so...

Stars: Scott Callenberger, LeJon Woods, Mar Cellus, Ameerah Briggs, Kaitlyn Lunardi, Rob Cardazone, Lindsey Dresbach, Jefferson Cox, Daniel Martin Berkey, William Shuman | Written by Bruce Wemple, LeJon Woods | Directed by Bruce Wemple

The Hangman opens with a nod to Fulci’s The Beyond, as a title card informs us that there are seven known gateways to Hell. The one we’re concerned with here isn’t under a hotel in New Orleans, though, it’s somewhere in a nameless part of the mountains of West Virginia.

That’s followed by some cultists pulling something out of that portal, a creature we then see transform a couple of junkies from strung out to strung up. Meet The Hangman.

Oblivious to all of this, Leon and his son Jesse are going on a father and son weekend in the mountains. Unfortunately, the first night goes badly, ending in recriminations over the death...

This week’s horror releases bring a killer shark onto Netflix and the feature debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan into theaters, and that’s only the beginning of the tidal wave of new horror.

Here’s all the new horror releasing June 3, 2024 – June 9, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The breakout Korean blockbuster Exhuma was released in theaters here in the United States back in March, and Well Go USA Entertainment brought it home to VOD this Tuesday.

Exhuma is directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger) and stars popular Korean actors Choi Min-Sik (Oldboy, I Saw the Devil), Kim Go-Eun (Hero, Little Women), Yoo Hai-Jin (A Taxi Driver), and Lee Do-Hyun (Prison Playbook, Sweet Home).

In the film, “When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of...

Epic Pictures’ Dread has just released The Hangman, "a terrifying tale of the sinister secrets hiding in the hills of rural Appalachia." The limited theatrical release starts today (with a VOD release on June 4th) and we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now!

"The official synopsis for the film reads: To mend their troubled relationship, a middle - aged door - to - door salesman, Leon, takes his teenage son on a camping trip into deep rural Appalachia. Little do they know of the mountainous region’s sinister secrets. A local cult has summoned an evil demon born of hate and pain, known to them as The Hangman, and now the bodies have begun to pile up. Leon wakes up in the morning to discover that his son is missing. To find him, Leon must face the murderous cult and the bloodthirsty monster that is The Hangman.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Screen Rant presents a clip from The Hangman. The film stars LeJon Woods as a father whose son is kidnapped during a camping trip. The film introduces a new terrifying monster and a cult dedicated to the creature.

The Hangman is a new horror movie from Epic Pictures Dread horror label, and Screen Rant has an exclusive clip to get you ready for the action. The movie is about a father who finds himself up against a murderous cult and a bloodthirsty demon known as The Hangman when his son is kidnapped during a camping trip from hell. It was directed by Bruce Wemple and co-written by Wemple and LeJon Woods, who also stars in the film as Leon.

Screen Rant is happy to present a clip from The Hangman that features Woods Leon looking for help in all the wrong places.

The slasher movie, The Hangman, directed by Bruce Wemple, is set to terrorize horror fans worldwide as it becomes available for purchase and rental online. With a gripping script penned by LeJon Woods and Bruce Wemple, the film showcases an ensemble cast led by LeJon Woods, Daniel Martin Berkey, Lindsey Dresbach, and Jefferson Cox, offering viewers a blood-curdling experience that promises to linger long after the credits roll.

Set against the backdrop of deep rural Appalachia, The Hangman unfolds the harrowing tale of Leon, a middle-aged door-to-door salesman striving to mend his strained relationship with his teenage son. In a bid for reconciliation and some much-needed bonding, Leon plans a camping trip into the heart of Appalachian wilderness, oblivious to the dark secrets the mountains hide.

The tranquility of their retreat is shattered when they stumble upon a local cult engaged in ancient and sinister practices. The cult has summoned...

"Where are you going?" "Hell, baby." Dread has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled The Hangman, the latest from genre filmmaker Bruce Wemple. This is now set for a VOD release this summer if any horror fans want to give it a look. The Hangman follows a father and son on a camping trip into deep rural Appalachia. A local cult has summoned an evil demon born of hate and pain, known to them as The Hangman, and now the bodies have begun to pile up. One more, the father wakes up find his son is gone. Starring LeJon Woods, Lindsey Dresbach, Richard Lounello, Jefferson Cox, Daniel Martin Berkey, & Mar Cellus. Wemple adds this amusing tease: "We set out to tell a story about the lengths a father will go to get his son back, including coming face to face with a bloodthirsty demon raised from hell.

Up next from indie director Bruce Wemple comes The Hangman, which will release in limited theaters on May 31 before it hits VOD June 6.

In Dread’s latest horror movie, “During a camping trip from hell, a father battles a murderous cult and a bloodthirsty demon, known as The Hangman, to save his kidnapped son.”

Lindsey Dresbach, Richard Lounello, Jefferson Cox, Daniel Martin Berkey and Mar Cellus star.

Here’s the full synopsis: “To mend their troubled relationship, a middle-aged door-to-door salesman, Leon (LeJon Woods), takes his teenage son on a camping trip into deep rural Appalachia. Little do they know of the mountainous region’s sinister secrets. A local cult has summoned an evil demon born of hate and pain, known to them as The Hangman, and now the bodies have begun to pile up. Leon wakes up in the morning to discover that his son is missing.”

“To find him,...

Abigail Arrives at Home 5/7, Exclusively on Digital Platforms: "The horror-fan-favorite director duo, Radio Silence, returns to deliver a new vision of vampires in Abigail, available for the first time exclusively on digital platforms where you can buy or rent beginning tomorrow, May 7, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and regarded as “a Bloody Blast” (The Detroit News), directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillet elevate the vampire genre challenging expectations at every blood-stained corner.

Abigail boasts beloved-horror cast Melissa Barrera and Kathryn Newton, as well as Dan Stevens, Giancarlo Esposito, Alisha Weir, Kevin Durand, the late Angus Cloud, and William Catlett.

Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind the horror hits Ready or Not, Scream (2022) and Scream VI, bring a brash and bloodthirsty new vision of vampires with Abigail. A heist team is hired by a mysterious fixer to kidnap the daughter of a powerful underworld figure. They must guard...

Stars: Chris Cimperman, Ariella Mastroianni, Michael L. Parker, LeJon Woods, Renee Gagner, James Liddell, Grant Schumacher, Michael L. Parker | Written and Directed by Bruce Wemple

Most of writer/director Bruce Wemple’s films fall into one of two categories. There are films about cryptids like Dawn of the Beast and The Retreat. And there are films dealing with abnormalities with time such as The Tomorrow Job and Lake Artifact.

Island Escape seems to be an attempt to bring the two themes together with this story of an accident at a research base on the Isle of Gran Manan. We know something is really wrong as the prologue shows a helicopter pilot being killed by what appears to be a bestial version of himself who then tries to fly off in the chopper only to have it explode in mid-air.

Meanwhile, after a barfight, Chase is approached by Alison who claims...

The horror film Ouija Witch is now available to watch through all major digital and cable platforms, and to help you decide whether or not this a movie you’d like to check out, we have the trailer embedded above!

Directed by Robert Michael Ryan (Dark Revelations) from a screenplay by John Doolan (Steve Niles’ Remains), based on a story Ryan crafted with Cuyle Carvin (Dark Corners Horror Anthology), Ouija Witch centers on a young woman who summons an evil witch to get revenge on the men who attacked her.

The film stars Miley Rose (Asteroid), Jeremy Dean (The Thing About Pam), Cheyenne Phillips (Outlaws and Angels), Ryan M. Shaw (Bring Him Back Dead), LeJon Woods (The Tomorrow Job), Rivera Reese (FBI: Most Wanted), Maggie Wagner (The Talent Given Us), Mattie Jo Cowsert (Slumber Still: Dawn of Shadows), Mabel Thomas (The Resonator), Sara Frankino (Riding Waves), Chris Jehnert (Teacher Shortage...

Bring Him Back Dead Trailer — Mark Savage‘s Bring Him Back Dead (2022) movie trailer has been released by Uncork’d Entertainment. The Bring Him Back Dead trailer stars Gary Daniels, Louis Mandylor, Daniel Baldwin, Katie Keene, Ryan M. Shaw, LeJon Woods, Zhuzha Akova, and Chris Torem. Crew The screenplay is written by Ben Demaree, based on [...]

Continue reading: Bring Him Back Dead (2022) Movie Trailer: A Criminal Gang Searches for a Traitor after a Botched Heist...

"Where are the diamonds?!?!" Uncork'd Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for an action crime thriller titled Bring Him Back Dead, another of these direct-to-video junk movies they're whipping out all the time. A violent gang of criminals is ordered, after a botched heist, to track down and eliminate the man who betrayed them and ran off with their loot. Action veteran Gary Daniels stars as the "anti-hero" of the film, while Louis Mandylor plays the leader of the gang, and Daniel Baldwin a man with mysterious motives. The distributor tries to hype this up: "Non-stop action, three bonafide action legends, and Mark Savage at the helm? A must-see for action fans!" The cast also includes Katie Keene, Ryan M. Shaw, LeJon Woods, Zhuzha Akova, and Chris Torem. This looks absolutely terrible, but sometimes I think that's the point. Who watches these awful films anyway? It's not worth even a 0.99 rental price.

Exclusive: Screen icon Sean Young has signed on for a role in the horror film Ouija Witch, which is currently in production. She’s set to star alongside Miley Rose, Jeremy Dean, Cheyenne Phillips, Ryan M. Shaw, LeJon Woods, Rivera Reese, Maggie Wagner and Sean Michael Conway.

The film concerns a young woman who summons an evil witch to get revenge on the men who attacked her. Young will play the mysterious shopkeeper who helps summon the evil spirit.

Ouija Witch is a co-production of Millman Productions, Titan Global Entertainment, Salem House Films and Otsego Media. Robert Michael Ryan is directing from a script by John Doolan, which was based on a story by Ryan and Cuyle Carvin. Ryan, Carvin and Korey Rowe are producing, with Jeff Miller (The Toybox) and Mark L. Lester (director of the original Firestarter) exec producing, and Alysa Blasetti serving as co-producer.

Stars: Adrian Burke, Ariella Mastroianni, Grant Schumacher, Anna Shields, Francesca Anderson, Chris Cimperman, Willard Morgan, LeJon Woods | Written by Anna Shields | Directed by Bruce Wemple

It would seem that the legend of Bigfoot just won’t go away, every decade seems to bring with a new sighting of the monster and a wealth of new films about the subject. And this decade is no different… In fact, Dawn of the Beast is not the first Bigfoot movie we’ve reviewed in the past year and undoubtedly won’t be the last.

Actually the reason this isn’t the first Bigfoot film we’ve reviewed in the past year is because about 8 months ago we covered a Bigfoot film called Monstrous, which was directed by Bruce Wemple and written by Anna Shields. And guess what? Dawn of the Beast is from the pair too! And they’ve thrown in the wendigos from Wemple’s other film,...

Old-fashioned is right. Like how the Taliban is old-fashioned. Behold some pretty despicable passive-aggressive othering of women in the name of “respect.” I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): not a fan of “faith-based” movies

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

So, this is the film being offered up as the Christian alternative to Fifty Shades of Grey. Which turns out to be rather appropriate, for the “hero” of Old Fashioned is his own sort of controlling, demanding, and precisely, meticulously detailed about how women may and may not interact with him. He’s got a lot of rules that must be followed. It’s just that here, those rules come from Jesus in some nebulous, undefined way.

Clay (Rik Swartzwelder) “made a promise to never be alone with any women that’s not my wife,” he tells Amber (Elizabeth Ann Roberts), by...