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More often than not, psychological torment and werewolf horror go hand in hand. Becoming one of these howling, hirsute monsters of the night is no easy experience, physically or emotionally speaking. And in The Forest Hills, Scott Goldberg taps into that anguish and then some with both enthusiasm and awkwardness. The movie’s protagonist endures the most monstrous manifestation of his internal nightmare. Chaotic storytelling and imagery are instrumental in achieving such an upsetting outcome, but they also make for a challenging watch.

Chiko Mendez plays Rico, a man whose current station in life has only exacerbated his mental distress. Rico has since returned home to care for his estranged and ill mother, who is played by the late Shelley Duvall. Their relationship is turbulent, to say the least. And the carnage and disorder that soon follow are undeniably influenced by that dysfunction. Duvall’s character impacts the whole movie,...

Scott Goldberg‘s The Forest Hills brings together Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Shelley Duvall (The Shining), with the film notably marking the late Shelley Duvall’s final movie appearance – and first in two decades. In the wake of the film’s limited theatrical release earlier this month, it’s now available on VOD at home.

You can also grab a Blu-ray at www.watchtheforesthills.com, and check for screenings throughout the rest of October. New locations are being added this week.

Watch a featurette below highlighting Shelley Duvall’s long-awaited return to the screen.

Jamie Marsh (The Forsaken, Killer App, X-Files, Best Laid Plans) recently joined the cast of the indie werewolf movie, re-teaming with his Brainscan co-star Edward Furlong.

Chiko Mendez, Felissa Rose, Linda Flores, Marianne Hagan, and Stacey Nelkin also star.

The Forest Hills follows Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who is tormented...

Set against the backdrop of New York’s Catskill Mountains, Scott Goldberg’s 2023 film The Forest Hills explores what can happen when trauma and mental illness go unchecked. We’re drawn in from the opening scenes as Rico, played intensely by Chiko Mendez, descends into disturbing visions following a head injury. Surrounded by friend Billy and sister Emily, who try to support him, Rico struggles to distinguish reality from nightmare while haunted by memories from his past.

Director Goldberg takes a nuanced approach, crafting a layered narrative that’s part horror, part psychological drama. He doesn’t shy away from depicting Rico’s anguish yet also balances the darkness with moments of levity.

We see how childhood trauma can negatively impact people in different ways, as both Rico and Emily grapple with their own demons. Audiences are left guessing about what’s real as Rico’s grip on sanity slips.

The legendary Shelley Duvall sadly passed away back in July at the age of 75 – but not long before she passed, she returned to acting after a twenty year break to take a role in the creature feature The Forest Hills (and, by the way, the creature in question is a werewolf). That movie is now set to reach theatres in the United States and Canada on October 4th, and with that release just a couple of days away, we’ve gotten our hands on some clips and promos, which you can check out in the embed above. Our review of the film can be read at This Link.

Written and directed by Scott Goldberg, The Forest Hills tells the story of a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill woods.

Duvall is joined in the cast by Chiko Mendez (Smothered by...

Plot: Rico fears that werewolves lurk in the nearby forest, but the danger could all be in his head.

Review: After being absent from the screen for over twenty years, Shelley Duvall made her return to acting with director Scott Goldberg’s horror film The Forest Hills – and the movie has gotten a good amount of attention for having Duvall in the cast. She was a Texas college student when she basically just fell into an acting career. She happened to meet director Robert Altman at a party while he was in Texas shooting his 1970 movie Brewster McCloud. Intrigued by her “upbeat presence and unique physical appearance,” the director and crew members talked Duvall into taking a role in the film. Suddenly she was an actress who started racking up credits: Nashville, Annie Hall, The Shining, Popeye, Time Bandits, Roxanne, The Portrait of a Lady, and fifty more, including hosting her own TV show,...

The Halloween season is in full swing and October is right around the corner. What does that mean? Well, it means we’re about to be hit with an absolute deluge of new horror movies.

October is always loaded up on fresh frights on the small screen and big screen, and that’s why we’ve put together the ultimate Halloween Movie Guide with a spotlight on 31 New Horror Movies releasing throughout October. 31 days… 31 new movies… it seems only right.

Read on for Bloody Disgusting’s Halloween 2024 Movie Guide!

Bloody Disgusting’s Halloween Movie Guide is presented by Apartment 7A starring Julia Garner. Add the new psychological thriller to your Halloween watch list.

Crackcoon – October 1 – Screambox

Just when you thought it was safe to take out the trash… The Screambox Original horror-comedy Crackcoon has been fittingly described as “Rocket Raccoon meets Cocaine Bear.” In the film directed by Brad Twigg,...

Before her death in July, Shelley Duvall filmed what would be her final movie, Scott Goldberg's indie horror The Forest Hills. It was her first role in 20 years, and elicited some concern for the Hollywood legend who experienced some exploitation at the hands of the media during her retirement.

Duvall hadn’t acted for more than 20 years and when she agreed to appear in Scott Goldberg’s film The Forest Hills. Ahead of its release, three months after her death, the cast and crew tell their story

Felissa Rose is America’s modern day “scream queen”; at 55, the veteran of 150 movies, most of them horror. But she was, she says, genuinely frightened knocking on the front door of the Texas home owned by Shelley Duvall. It was December 2022, and Duvall, star of one of the most acclaimed horror films of all time – Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining – had not made a film for 20 years. Today, she would break the drought.

“The first thing I said was, ‘I’m so nervous and excited,’” says Rose. “‘I just love you, and may I have a hug?’ Shelley looked at me with these big, sparkly eyes, and said: ‘Of course!’ and embraced me.

The legendary Shelley Duvall sadly passed away back in July at the age of 75 – but not long before she passed, she returned to acting after a twenty year break to take a role in the creature feature The Forest Hills. That movie is now set to reach theatres in the United States and Canada on October 4th, and with that date right around the corner, a trailer for The Forest Hills has arrived online. You can watch it in the embed above.

Written and directed by Scott Goldberg, The Forest Hills tells the story of a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill woods.

Duvall is joined in the cast by Chiko Mendez (Smothered by Mothers), Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), Dee Wallace (Critters), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Stacey Nelkin (Halloween III: Season of the Witch), Marianne Hagan (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers...

Scott Goldberg‘s The Forest Hills will bring together Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Shelley Duvall (The Shining), with the film notably marking the late Shelley Duvall’s final movie appearance – and first in two decades. Entertainment Weekly has unleashed the film’s official trailer this morning, and you’ll find it down below.

Additionally, we’ve learned this morning that The Forest Hills will be releasing in select theaters beginning October 4 (check listings), with the Blu-ray up for pre-order right now.

Jamie Marsh (The Forsaken, Killer App, X-Files, Best Laid Plans) recently joined the cast of the upcoming werewolf movie, re-teaming with his Brainscan co-star Edward Furlong.

Chiko Mendez, Felissa Rose, Linda Flores, Marianne Hagan, and Stacey Nelkin also star.

The Forest Hills follows Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while hiking in the Catskills.

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by Cláudio Alves

Shelley Duvall behind the scenes of her last film, The Forest Hills (2023).

First of all, preemptive apologies for the solipsism.

For the past few weeks, I've been struggling with a mounting number of celebrity deaths, each deserving of a tribute. Yet, with every single one comes the need for research, and then, when I think I'll be able to write a good obituary, another loss hits. For a while, I considered doing a giant post, built from essential information on each dear departed artist. It wouldn't be akin to that extensive Donald Sutherland homage - to give an example - but it'd be something. Still, the work dragged on, the pressure mounted, and the delay was reaching absurd proportion. I can only say sorry, dear reader.

This past Wednesday, as I celebrated my 30th birthday, such affairs still haunted me. And maybe because I was surrounded by friends,...

Shelley Duvall, known for her roles in The Shining and Nashville, died of diabetes complications on Thursday in Blanco, Texas, at the age of 75.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life, partner and friend left us last night. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away beautiful Shelley,” said her partner Dan Gilroy in a statement.

Duvall was known as the late director Robert Altman’s protege in the 1970s and 1980s. After meeting the infamous director while filming Brewster Cloud, Duvall went on to star in five more of his films, including McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us, Nashville, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson and 3 Women. She also starred as Olive Oyl in Altman’s Popeye.

“[Altman] has great confidence in me,” she told the New York Times in 1977. “And a trust and respect for me, and he doesn’t put any restrictions on me or intimidate me,...

The ’70s were an important period for Hollywood, which saw the rise of many auteurs, who redefined the medium, and Hollywood giants like Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, etc. Shelley Duvall was one of the prominent names that garnered traction during this period following the actor’s appearance in her frequent collaborator Robert Altman’s Nashville.

However, her biggest challenge arrived when she joined forces with auteur Stanley Kubrick, most notable for his knack for perfection, which ended up being extremely excruciating for Duvall.

Shelley Duvall’s Excruciating Experience in The Shining Shelley Duvall in The Shining | Warner Bros.

When it comes to adaptations of acclaimed novels, straying away from the source material is often a recipe for disaster. However, this doesn’t apply to Stanley Kubrick, as despite not sticking to the original book by Stephen King, 1980’s The Shining became a major critical hit, which saw Duvell delivering an iconic performance.

Film folklore is long shadowed by a story as intricate and subtle as the haunting hallways of the Overlook Hotel. It’s not going to be simple, but are you prepared to explore the rumors that circulated practically immediately after Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film The Shining came to light in 1980?

These murmurs weren’t just about the bone-chilling performance of Shelley Duvall, whose portrayal of the tortured wife almost immediately became the stuff of Hollywood legend. But it was also about the tempestuous sea that was the film’s production, where it was said that Kubrick, in his compulsive quest for perfection, demanded a symphony of takes for each scene, pushing Duvall to the brink of endurance.

Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance in The Shining

It is also devastating to learn that the actress breathed her last breath yesterday. She reportedly died from diabetic complications. Despite the tales of Duvall’s alleged mistreatment,...

Shelley Duvall Found Acting Comeback 'So Much Fun' in 2023 Werewolf Flick, Prior to Her Death - Main Image

The Shining star Shelley Duvall made her acting comeback in a 2023 Werewolf flick prior to her death. Duvall, who left Hollywood for 20 years, returned in a horror movie, unbeknownst to anyone that it would be her last.

Why The Shining Star Returned to Acting After 20 Years

Shelley Duvall, who died on July 11 at 75 years old, retired from Hollywood in the early 2000s after starring in The Shining, Popeye, and Nashville.

According to People, Duvall's brother was diagnosed with spinal cancer, leading her to move back to Texas and look after him, "It's the longest sabbatical I ever took," she said, adding that she left for important reasons, "To get in touch with my family again."

By October 2022, Duvall was confirmed that she was set to make a cameo in The Forest Hills,...

From the moment she appeared on screen, Shelley Duvall had an inherent, if unconventional, star quality. Recruited by Robert Altman to play a supporting role in his bizarro “M*A*S*H” follow-up “Brewster McCloud,” Duvall had no formal acting training or experience the first time she walked onto a movie set; she was a student at a junior college studying nutrition and diet therapy, who had never even left the state of Texas. But with her effortlessly charming performance in the film, she proved herself a natural.

What made Duvall such a brilliant actor? Part of it is her distinctive appearance: she was beautiful, but not generically so, with high cheekbones and large, expressive eyes that made her face a canvas to project emotions onto, be it terror or longing or despair. She had a knack for playing into the eccentricities and oddities of her characters, adding an offbeat...

Shelley Duvall, one of the most iconic movie stars of the ’70s and ’80s, died on Thursday from complications related to diabetes. She was 75.

Duvall got her start working with Robert Altman, with her first acting role coming in his 1970 film Brewster McCloud. This sparked a longtime collaboration and friendship, with Duvall starring in other Altman films like Nashville, 3 Women and Popeye.

Her work with Altman led to being cast in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining as Wendy Torrance, her most recognizable role. In addition to her film work, Duvall hosted and created the children’s series Faerie Tale Theatre and Bedtime Stories.

In 2002, Duvall decided to retire from acting. Following the attention from The Hollywood Reporter‘s 2021 cover story on her reclusive life in Texas Hill Country post-Hollywood, the actress returned to the screen in the 2023 independent horror film The Forest Hills.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us.

Shelley Duvall, who passed away on July 11 at 75, was a film icon in the ’70s and ’80s.

As previously reported on Monsters and Critics, Duvall died in her sleep due to complications from diabetes.

She starred alongside Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and Robin Williams in Popeye and appeared in several acclaimed films directed by Robert Altman, including 3 Women and Nashville.

Duvall received several accolades during her Hollywood career, including a Cannes Film Festival Award.

She also received a Peabody Award and nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Duvall’s personal life has been subject to speculation after her role in The Shining and her disappearance from Hollywood.

What happened to Stacey Duvall after The Shining?

After her rise to fame and her starring role in The Shining, Duvall continued acting for over two decades, with roles in Time Bandits...

Shelley Duvall, the beloved actress renowned for her roles in iconic films such as The Shining, Annie Hall, and Nashville, has passed away at 75.

Her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, confirmed the news with The Hollywood Reporter.

He revealed her cause of death, stating that she died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas, due to complications from diabetes.

In November 2016, Duvall made headlines with a disheveled appearance on an episode of the syndicated talk show Dr. Phil, where she opened up about her struggles with mental illness.

During the interview, she spoke about receiving messages from a “shapeshifting” Robin Williams after his death and mentioned malevolent forces she believed were out to harm her.

Shelley Duvall was born on July 7, 1949, in Houston, Texas, to Bobbie Ruth Crawford and lawyer Robert Richardson “Bobby” Duvall, not to be confused with the actor Robert Duvall.

Shelly Duvall was known for...

Variety, along with her partner, musician Dan Gilroy, have confirmed that Shelley Duvall, best known for her roles in The Shining and Nashville, has died. She passed away on Thursday, July 11 in Blanco, Texas.

Shelley Duvall – Her Impact In The World Of Films

Duvall’s work with Stanley Kubrick in The Shining, which required extensive shooting that took over a year to complete, was said to push the actress to her limits.

Some of the scenes needed over 100 takes, with the baseball sequence appearing in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most takes needed in a single dialogue seen.

Shelley is also well-known for her work with director Robert Altman, and her performance in his 3 Woman, where she received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a BAFTA nomination.

Her first onscreen appearance was in Altman’s Brewster McCloud, and went on to work with the...

US actress Shelley Duvall, star of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and seven films by Robert Altman, has died at the age of 75.

Duvall died in her sleep at her home in Blanco Texas, of complications from diabetes, according to her life partner Dan Gilroy.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1949, Duvall got her start in the film industry after meeting Robert Altman at a party in 1970 while he was shooting Brewster McCloud. Altman cast Duvall in the film as a tour guide; and went on to direct her in six further films, including 1971’s McCabe & Mrs Miller, 1974’s Thieves like Us,...

Actress Shelley Duvall, best remembered for her work in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, has died. She was 75.

As Duvall’s life partner, Dan Gilroy, told The Hollywood Reporter, she passed away in her sleep of complications from diabetes.

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“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free,” Gilroy said in a statement to THR. “Fly away, beautiful Shelley.”

Throughout her career, Duvall...

Actress Shelley Duvall has died. Duvall rose to fame in the 1970s as cinema’s new darling and muse to Director Robert Altman who cast her in many of his films.

Her first role was in Altman’s Brewster McCloud followed by McCabe & Mrs. Miller; Thieves Like Us; Three Women; Nashville and Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson.

She would go on to work with Woody Allen in Annie Hall and star in her most famous role as Wendy Torrance alongside Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film The Shining.

Related: Shelley Duvall Dies: ‘The Shining’, ‘Nashville’ Actor Was 75

Shelley was consistent in working in television as well as children’s shows hosting Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories; Adventures from the Book of Virtues and the cult Disney movie, Mother Goose Rock’n’ Rhyme where she portrayed Little Bo Beep. The film was a unique take...

Shelley Duvall, the actress who captivated moviegoers in Robert Altman classics and brought wide-eyed terror to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, has died at the age of 75.

Duvall’s life partner Dan Gilroy confirmed the actress’ death to the Hollywood Reporter, adding that she died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at their home in Blanco, Texas, where Duvall moved to after leaving Hollywood in the mid-Nineties.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley,...

After generations have repeated, "Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall!" in the legendary actress' trademark soft and sweet vocal inflection, fans across the globe must now bid the wide-eyed performer a farewell. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Duvall has passed away at the age of 75. Her death was confirmed by her partner, musician Dan Gilroy, who has been with her since 1989.

"My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she's free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley," Gilroy told THR.

With a career spanning over 50 years, Shelley Duvall was a distinct and unique talent unlike anyone else of her generation. Known by most as Wendy Torrance, the tortured wife of Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining," Duvall was also the shining star of Robert Altman's golden era — starring in seven films directed by the equally legendary filmmaker. It...

A true icon and legend in the world of entertainment, actress Shelley Duvall has passed away at the age of 75, her longtime partner Dan Gilroy tells The Hollywood Reporter this morning.

“Duvall died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas.”

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley,” Gilroy said in a statement shared by the website.

Shelley Duvall is of course known here in the horror world for her all-time-great performance in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, playing opposite Jack Nicholson as Wendy Torrance.

Duvall got her start in the 1970s working with director Robert Altman, making her debut in the 1970 film Brewster McCloud. She went on to work with Altman on McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), Nashville (1975) and 3 Women (1977), as well as Woody Allen in...

The Shining, Popeye Icon Shelley Duvall Dead At 75 - Main Image

Shelley Duvall, known for her work in movies such as Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and Robert Altman’s live-action Popeye movie, has sadly passed away at the age of 75.

Shelley Duvall Dead At 75

The iconic actress passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024 from complications with diabetes. In a report by The Hollywood Reporter, Duvall’s life partner Dan Gilroy revealed the actress passed away painlessly during her sleep.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley,” Gilroy said.

Born in 1949, Duvall started her acting career with 1970’s Brewster McCloud at the age of 21. Playing the role of Suzanne Davis, Duvall quickly became a favorite amongst 70s Hollywood. Over the years, Duvall would appear in a number of additional movies, including Frakenweenie and RocketMan, but remains...

We have some very sad news to share today, as The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Shelley Duvall, best known for playing Wendy Torrance in the 1980 horror classic The Shining and Olive Oyl in the 1980 live-action version of Popeye, has passed away at the age of 75. According to Dan Gilroy, her life partner since 1989, died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas. Gilroy said, “My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley.“

Born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 7, 1949, Duvall was a Texas college student when she basically just fell into an acting career. She happened to meet director Robert Altman at a party while he was in Texas shooting his 1970 movie Brewster McCloud. Intrigued by her “upbeat presence and unique physical appearance”, the director and crew members talked Duvall...

Shelley Duvall, the great actress best known for playing Wendy Torrance in “The Shining” and her performances for Robert Altman, has died. She was 75. Her partner, Dan Gilroy, confirmed the news of her passing first to The Hollywood Reporter. Duvall had been suffering from complications from diabetes, according to Gilroy. They lived in Blanco, Texas, where Duvall had been on retreat from Hollywood since the ’90s, appearing in TV and independent film.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley,” Gilroy told the outlet.

In a statement shared with IndieWire, Scott Goldberg, director of Duvall’s final film “The Forest Hills,” said, “Shelley leaves behind an amazing legacy and will be missed by so many people, myself included. I am proud of her for overcoming adversity to act again and will always be forever grateful for her friendship and kindness.

Shelley Duvall, the doe-eyed actor who was both muse and protégé of director Robert Altman but might best be remembered for her co-starring role opposite Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, died today, July 11, of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas. She was 75.

Her death was announced by her longtime partner Dan Gilroy.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us,” Gilroy said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley.”

Duvall rose to fame in the 1970s in a series of Altman’s films, starting with Brewster McCloud and followed by McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us, 3 Women,...

Shelley Duvall, the big-eyed, waifish performer who won the Cannes actress award for Robert Altman’s “3 Women” and endured Stanley Kubrick’s intense directing techniques to star in “The Shining,” died Thursday in Blanco, Texas, Variety confirmed with her partner Dan Gilroy. She was 75.

Duvall was known for working with director Altman, who cast her in “Brewster McCloud” as her first screen role. She went on to appear in his films “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” and “Thieves Like Us” before starring as part of the ensemble cast of “Nashville” in 1975. After gaining attention in “Nashville,” Altman cast her in “Buffalo Bill and the Indians,” then gave her unusual screen presence a chance to shine in “3 Women,” for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress as well as a BAFTA nomination.

Also in 1977, Duvall played a Rolling Stone journalist in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,...

Shelley Duvall, who famously starred as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic The Shining, among many other legendary roles, has died at the age of 75. Duvall died in her sleep Thursday (July 11th) due to complications from diabetes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Duvall was discovered by the legendary filmmaker Robert Altman while he was filming Brewster McCloud on location in Texas. Though she initially had no interest in acting, she agreed to appear in Brewster McCloud and continued to work with him on his next several films. Her breakout performance came in 1975 with Altman’s Nashville, and two years later, she received critical acclaim for her performance in 3 Women, also helmed by Altman, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 1977, she also co-starred in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall.

In 1980, Duvall delivered her most iconic...

Shelley Duvall has been through the ringer. Once a staple in the works of Robert Altman – she didn’t work with another director between her 1970’s Brewster McCloud and 1977’s 3 Women – Duvall then had parts working for Woody Allen in Annie Hall and Stanley Kubrick in The Shining. But things sort of just fell apart and Duvall became a punchline, eventually retreating from the movie business entirely, spending the bulk of her time in Texas. Now, with her first movie in 20+ years, The Forest Hills, under her belt, she has some thoughts about the industry.

In a terrific new piece in The New York Times, Shelley Duvall said she was more or less betrayed by Hollywood. “I was a star; I had leading roles…People think it’s just aging, but it’s not. It’s violence.” Duvall doesn’t mean physical violence, however, adding, “How would you feel if people were really nice,...

Shelley Duvall was a Texas college student when she basically just fell into an acting career. She happened to meet director Robert Altman at a party while he was in Texas shooting his movie Brewster McCloud. Intrigued by her “upbeat presence and unique physical appearance”, the director and crew members talked Duvall into taking a role in the film. Suddenly she was an actress who started racking up credits: Nashville, Annie Hall, The Shining, Popeye, Time Bandits, Roxanne, The Portrait of a Lady, and fifty more, including hosting her own TV show, Faerie Tale Theatre. She retired from acting over twenty years ago (although she recently filmed a role in the horror movie The Forest Hills)… and in recent years, she has been in the news for her struggles with mental illness. Now we’ve learned that the head of the online Shelley Duvall fan club that can be found on the @shelleyduvallxo Instagram,...

Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns for its ninth edition of sun-soaked, blood-splattered cinematic scares this August in South Florida, and following the reveal of their scary good first wave of programming, the second wave of must-see screenings for the festival has been announced, including Clive Barker's Nightbreed: Director's Cut with star Anne Bobby in attendance, a special screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on the 50th anniversary of the day on which the shocking events of the movie take place, a 60th anniversary presentation of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds under the stars, and much more!

As previously announced, this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival will run August 10th–20th, with screenings taking place at Fort Lauderdale's historic Savor Cinema and “The Horror Collective Screening Room” at Miami Beach's O Cinema South Beach (as part of a special partnership between Popcorn Frights and Entertainment Squad's The Horror Collective...

Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the “best genre festivals in the world,” Salem Horror Fest returns to the Peabody Essex Museum on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Salem Horror Fest, in partnership with Cinema Salem and Bit Bar, will run Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30 featuring dozens of premieres, filmmakers and special guests including Linnea Quigley, Amelia Kinkade, Geretta Geretta, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, and Stephen Geoffreys with live podcasts Faculty of Horror and Horror Queers.

The event will honor Hollywood legend Tony Todd for his groundbreaking performance originating the iconic role of Candyman from the 1992 film, in addition to countless other roles.

This week, Fangoria has shared the full feature film lineup for the sixth annual Salem Horror Fest, and we’re going to include that below. Head over to Fangoria for more info!

Festival Director Kay Lynch tells Fangoria, “The world is becoming an increasingly scary place, but Salem...

She last graced the screens in 2002's "Manna from Heaven" as Detective Dubrinski. Now, a little over 20 years later, renowned scream queen Shelley Duvall has re-entered the chat in Scott Goldberg's "The Forest Hills," set to release this month. This feature film is a take on Goldberg's 2007 short film of the same name, but that appears to be the only similarity as of right now. The 2007 short, alternately titled "Danielle's Revenge," takes place in Kentucky and is centered around two horror website admins in search of an urban legend. 

The highly-anticipated 2023 version is set in the serenity of New York's Catskill region, where our protagonist Rico (Chiko Mendez) is recovering from a head injury, with Shelley Duvall playing the role of his mother. Duvall and Mendez are joined by Edward Furlong ("Terminator 2"), Dee Wallace, and Stacey Nelkin ("Halloween III: Season of the Witch"). It looks like it's going to be a trippy,...

Shelley Duvall never meant to disappear from Hollywood for so long.

The actress was a bona fide star and Hollywood’s It Girl in the ’70s and ’80s, starring in iconic films like Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall”. However, after a slew of hits she disappeared from the limelight in 2002.

20 years later, Duvall reveals the reason behind her sudden withdrawal.

Read More: ‘The Shining’ Star Shelley Duvall Returning To The Screen After 20-Year Hiatus From Acting

Despite her earlier success, movie offers began to dry up in the ’90s and a spinal cancer diagnosis for her brother hardened her resolve to take a step back to focus on family in Texas.

“It’s the longest sabbatical I ever took,” she told People. “But it was for really important reasons—to get in touch with my family again.”

Now, the star is ready to pursue her passion again,...

The Shining‘s Shelley Duvall is making her return to acting after a twenty year hiatus in the upcoming creature feature The Forest Hills – and Michael and Jessica Kolence of the YouTube channel Grimm Life Collective happen to be producers on that movie, which opened the door to them getting the chance to spend the day with Duvall. As part of that day, they conducted an interview with Duvall, and the video of that interview can be seen at the bottom of this article. It’s a very nice, sweet interview, as the Kolences express a lot of love for Duvall’s work as they discuss projects like Popeye, Faerie Tale Theatre, and of course, The Shining.

Written and directed by Scott Goldberg, The Forest Hills tells the story of a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill woods. The trailer,...

Last week, we learned that The Shining‘s Shelley Duvall is returning to the screen in the creature feature The Forest Hills, the first movie she has made in twenty years. That initial announcement contained the information that The Forest Hills is a werewolf movie, which is good because it means all the werewolf references and imagery on display in the newly released trailer can’t be considered spoilers. You can watch the trailer in the embed above.

Written and directed by Scott Goldberg, The Forest Hills tells the story of a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill woods.

Duvall is joined in the cast by Chiko Mendez (Smothered by Mothers), Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), and Dee Wallace (Critters). The film’s IMDb page also lists prolific scream queen Debbie Rochon (Tromeo and Juliet) and Halloween: The Curse...

Scott Goldberg‘s The Forest Hills has made headlines for its cast in recent weeks, with Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Shelley Duvall (The Shining) on board. Particularly notable, this marks Duvall’s first movie appearance in two decades.

The upcoming werewolf movie has unleashed its official trailer this week, giving us our first look at Furlong, Wallace, and Duvall in the film, along with Chiko Mendez in the lead role.

Watch The Forest Hills official trailer below…

The Forest Hills follows Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while hiking in the Catskills.

Edward Furlong plays the role of Billy, a man who influences Rico to believe that he can become a werewolf. And we hear Furlong transforms into a werewolf in the movie.

Director/Producer/Writer Scott Goldberg tells Bloody Disgusting, “For the transformation process throughout the film,...

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“You’re a fucking murderer, Rico!”

That is the first line of dialogue fans of Shelley Duvall can hear her speak after a 20-year absence from the screen, in a new trailer for The Forest Hills, which The Hollywood Reporter is debuting exclusively.

The actress, 73, who captivated audiences with idiosyncratic characters like Millie Lammoreaux from 1977’s Three Women and Wendy Torrance in 1980’s The Shining, has returned to acting with a surprise cameo in the indie horror film, written and directed by Scott Goldberg.

The part is Duvall’s first since 2002’s Like Manna From Heaven.

Forest Hills also features Dee Wallace, who played Elliott’s mother in 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Edward Furlong, who shot to fame playing John Connor in 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

In the trailer, Rico (Chico Mendez) is a tormented man wandering the forests of the Catskills Mountains.