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Z Dead End is a new horror film from director, Robert Resto and stars Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th franchise), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Robert Lasardo (The Mule), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), and John Fiore (The Sopranos).

Other talent includes Angie Stevenson (Sons of Anarchy), Eva Hamilton (The Black Mass), and Yury Tsykun (Burn After Reading).

Produced by Steven Rears and FX by Rob Cobasky and Brian Spears.

One Deputy Sheriff with the help from some odd characters must fight for their lives as a small town in Colorado is invaded by bodies falling from the sky,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “No one knows why the zombies have arrived. Where they came from or even why they’re here? The real question now is who will survive the ‘rain of the dead’?

The film is made by the New York-based production company, RestroFilms, which specializes in creating horror movies.

Body-snatching aliens attempt to navigate love in the modern world in genre-bending comedy The Becomers, and exclusive new images reveal just how goopy and gross the body hopping can be.

Dark Star Pictures releases The Becomers in theaters on August 23, 2024.

In The Becomers: “Dropped to Earth and escaping their dying planet, the two extraterrestrials (played by a sequence of actors) seek each other out —jumping from body to body— on our planet while becoming increasingly drawn into the madness of modern-day America.

Written, directed, and edited by Zach Clark (Little Sister), the film was shot in Chicago and stars Molly Plunk (Little Sister, Profane), Mike Lopez (All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, Crimes Against Humanity), Frank V. Ross (Drinking Buddies), Isabel Alamin, and Keith Kelly, and features the voice Russell Mael, lead singer of the explosive pop-rock band Sparks. The Becomers is produced by Joe Swanberg (Depraved, The Rental), and Edwin Linker (Saint Frances,...

Dark Sky Films will be giving Blackout, the latest genre film from writer/director Larry Fessenden, a one week theatrical release at the IFC Center in New York City beginning on March 13th, and that theatrical engagement will feature special cast appearances and a Q&a. The film will then be receiving a nationwide release on digital platforms and VOD as of April 12th. In anticipation of those release dates, a trailer for Blackout has been unveiled, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Blackout has the following synopsis: Painter Charley wakes up in an upstate motel where he appears to have been living for some time. After he packs and leaves he encounters various people in the small town where everybody knows your name. Charley is saying goodbye to the estranged love of his life, Sharon, and settling his affairs with a manic urgency that culminates...

Body-snatching aliens attempt to navigate love in the modern world in genre-bending comedy The Becomers, and Dark Star Pictures announced today that they’ve acquired it for release.

In The Becomers: “Dropped to Earth and escaping their dying planet, the two extraterrestrials (played by a sequence of actors) seek each other out —jumping from body to body— on our planet while becoming increasingly drawn into the madness of modern-day America.

Written, directed, and edited by Zach Clark (Little Sister), the film was shot in Chicago and stars Molly Plunk (Little Sister, Profane), Mike Lopez (All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, Crimes Against Humanity), Frank V. Ross (Drinking Buddies), Isabel Alamin, and Keith Kelly, and features the voice Russell Mael, lead singer of the explosive pop-rock band Sparks. The Becomers is produced by Joe Swanberg (Depraved, The Rental), and Edwin Linker (Saint Frances, Queen of Earth) of Slasher Films.

Clark...

Body-snatching aliens attempt to navigate love in the modern world in The Becomers, a genre-bending comedy set to make its premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival.

A new clip and poster reveal below gives a glimpse at the weird, funny, grotesque blend of genres in the latestby writer/director Zach Clark (Little Sister).

The Becomers tells “of a body-snatching alien who comes to Earth, reconnects with their partner, and tries to find their way in modern America.”

Written, directed, and edited by Clark, the film was shot in Chicago and stars Molly Plunk (Little Sister, Profane), Mike Lopez (All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, Crimes Against Humanity), Frank V. Ross (Drinking Buddies), Isabel Alamin, and Keith Kelly, and features the voice Russell Mael, lead singer of the explosive pop-rock band Sparks. The Becomers is produced by Joe Swanberg (Depraved, The Rental), and Edwin Linker (Saint Frances, Queen of Earth) of Slasher Films.

The Atlanta City Council has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Rayshard Brooks — a Black man shot and killed by a white police officer in 2020 — for 1 million, The New York Times reports.

The settlement comes three months after a special prosecutor cleared Garret Rolfe, as well as his partner that day, Devin Brosnan, of any wrongdoing. The Atlanta City Council, despite settling with Brooks’ widow and estate, also found the officers’ use of deadly force to be reasonable.

Lawyers for Brooks’ family, L. Chris Stewart, Justin Miller,...

Principal Photography Wraps on Larry Fessenden’s Blackout: "Independent production shingle Glass Eye Pix is pleased to announce director Larry Fessenden has completed principal photography on his seventh feature film, Blackout. The picture, which stars Alex Hurt as Charley Barrett, a Fine Arts painter convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town under the full moon, wrapped under the glow of October 8th’s Hunter Moon, with pickups completed October 16th.

The film features an Altman-esque array of co-stars - some newcomers and many long-time members of the Glass Eye Pix stable - including Addison Timlin, Motell Gyn Foster, Joseph Castillo-Midyett, Ella Rae Peck (upcoming Crumb Catcher), Rigo Garay (upcoming Crumb Catcher), John Speredakos, Michael Buscemi, Jeremy Holm, Joe Swanberg, Barbara Crampton, James Le Gros, and Marshall Bell. Casting was handled by Lois Drabkin, who previously worked with Fessenden on Beneath and The Ranger.

The film was produced by Fessenden,...

Independent production shingle Glass Eye Pix has announced that director Larry Fessenden has completed principal photography on his seventh feature film, Blackout. The picture, which stars Alex Hurt as Charley Barrett, a Fine Arts painter convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town under the full moon, wrapped under the glow of October 8th’s Hunter Moon, with pickups completed October 16.

The film features a cast including Addison Timlin, Motell Gyn Foster, Joseph Castillo-Midyett, Ella Rae Peck (upcoming Crumb Catcher), Rigo Garay (Crumb Catcher), John Speredakos, Michael Buscemi, Jeremy Holm, Joe Swanberg, Barbara Crampton, James Le Gros, and Marshall Bell.

The film was produced by Fessenden, James Felix McKenney, and Chris Ingvordsen, and Co-Produced by Gaby Leyner. Collin Braizie was cinematographer, following his previous stint on the Glass Eye Pix production Foxhole. Paintings for the main character’s artwork were created for the film by Brooklyn-based artist John Mitchell.

Larry Fessenden’s Depraved is a do-it-yourself Frankenstein adaptation that surges with the filmmaker’s passion for profession, material, and genre. Brooklyn warehouse districts and Manhattan’s underbelly play backdrop to a retelling steeped in its own mad scientifics. An “indie” stitched together by graverobber prosthetic effects, pop-savvy hallucinations of firing synapses, and “man or monster” duplicity rooted in Mary Shelley’s thematic prose but adaptive to relevant social climates. Empathy and tragedy befall what we’ve discovered to be the faulted human condition; ghastly designs merely a metaphor. As history repeats and civilization progresses, so does cinematic culture – with Fessenden on the forefront of depicting how to do so (on a shoestring budget) correctly.

Alex Breaux stars as Adam, a laboratory (Gowanus loft) creation at the hands of ex-military field surgeon Henry (David Call). Adam’s brain locks away his previous life – in a different body – and as Henry...

Hell-bent upon finding evidence of ancient monsters in the modern world (often by exploring how they continue to be reflected in the raw stuff of human nature), Larry Fessenden launched his filmmaking career with a Frankenstein story, and he’s been working his way back to the subject ever since. Traces of Mary Shelley’s mad science can be found in many of the low-budget horror movies that his Glass Eye Pix has produced since 1985, and they’re even more apparent in the ones that he’s directed: From the ecological hubris of “The Last Winter” to the monster-is-us mythicism of “Wendigo” and the selfishness that percolates beneath all of his narratives and bubbled to the surface in “Beneath,” each of his features has dissected a severed limb from Shelley’s foundational story.

With “Depraved” — which is perhaps both his least expensive and most ambitious movie — Fessenden sews his entire body of work together.

The Creeper would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kids! Funko presents an Emerald City Comicon Pop! vinyl figure for The Creeper from Scooby-Doo. Also: a new clip for the latest episode of TLC’s Paranormal Lockdown, Stray Bullets release details, Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment’s renewed partnership, a complete look at Friday the 13th Nintendo Fan Short Film, plus a new clip and trailer for The Tribe.

Funko’s Emerald City Comicon The Creeper Exclusive Pop! Vinyl Figure: Part 1 of Funko’s Emerald City Comicon exclusives includes the Pop! vinyl figure of The Creeper from Scooby-Doo.

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New Paranormal Lockdown Episode Details: “About This Week’S Episode: Friday, February 10 at 9/8c.

Paranormal investigators Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman travel to small-town Iowa where Malvern Manor – and its elusive entities – await. Investigator Johnny Houser claims an overwhelming rage came over him after encountering a shadow figure.

The fantasy horror film Tale of Tales, starring Salma Hayek, will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on September 6th. Also in today’s Highlights: Old 37 on ChillerTV, CryptTV’s partnership with Inkshares, a clip and poster from The House on Pine Street, and release details for Bb.

Tale of Tales Blu-ray / DVD Release Details: “A grim, gorgeous, grown-up fairytale full of princes and princesses, sorcerers and fairies, and monsters and ogres, the epic fantasy horror film Tale of Tales makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut September 6th, 2016, from Shout! Factory. Starring Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones, and Shirley Henderson, Tale of Tales unleashes a barrage of mind-bogglingly exquisite and fantastical imagery as it brings to life the misadventures of three kings, based on stories of magic and the macabre by 17th-century folklorist Giambattista Basile.”

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Old 37 Airings on Chiller TV: Press Release: “August 23rd , 2016 – Old 37...

Condemned director Eli Morgan Gesner spoke with Daily Dead about the film and the Q&A is featured after the jump. Also in this round-up: preview pages from Dark Horse's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Vol. 3 hardcover comic and a cool monster creator website from the team behind 20th Century Fox's Victor Frankenstein.

Condemned: "Fed up with her parents’ bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend, who is squatting in an old condemned building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. With neighbors that are meth heads, junkies and degenerates, this depraved hell hole is even more toxic than it appears: After a virus born from their combined noxious waste and garbage infects the building’s residents, one by one, they succumb to a terrifying pathogen that turns them into bloodthirsty, rampaging killers and transforms their building into a savage slaughterhouse.

Rlj Entertainment will release Condemned...

A full course meal always tastes better while watching Friday the 13th, am I right? The 1980 slasher film will be shown at Nitehawk Cinema with dinner provided by The Meat Hook. Also in this round-up: mid-season marathon details for From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Season 2 and the New York City premiere of Old 37.

Friday the 13th Film Feast: Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, Friday the 13th stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon.

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A killer’s on the loose at Nitehawk Cinema and he’s serving up a multi-course dinner of fresh meat from The Meat Hook for a special Film Feast presentation of Friday The 13th.

Things don’t go so well for the reopening of Camp Crystal Lake as the new counselors are stalked and slashed…but by whom? As the...

Fans attending HorrorHound Weekend in Ohio this March will be first to see the long-anticipated Kane Hodder-Bill Moseley paramedic slasher Old 37 when it world premieres as part of the HorrorHound Film Festival. Written & Produced by Paul Travers, Old 37 boasts FX work from Brian Spears and Peter Gerner, known for work on We Are What We Are, Stake…

The post Hodder and Moseley’s Old 37 to Premiere at HorrorHound appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.

In Late Phases, versatile actor Nick Damici (Stake Land, Cold in July) portrays a blind Vietnam vet who has recently moved into a senior living community that’s harboring a deadly secret- werewolves- and he must find a way to put an end to the beastly killings before it’s too late for everyone.

Daily Dead recently chatted with Damici about his experiences collaborating on Late Phases with director Bogliano and his co-stars as well as what initially drew him to the project and the challenges of playing a visually-impaired character. Damici also discussed his next project which has him re-teaming with Jim Mickle for a new television series on the Sundance Channel.

Written by Eric Stolze (Under the Bed) and helmed by Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat, Here Comes the Devil), Late Phases also stars Ethan Embry (Cheap Thrills), Tom Noonan (The House of the Devil, Manhunter), Erin Cummings...

Rumpus Room Productions announced the cast and production of sci-fi horror movie “The App.”

It stars Sean Faris (“Pretty Little Liars”), Sarah Roemer (“Disturbia”), Frank Deal (“The Bourne Legacy”), James Saito (“Life Of Pi”), and Leslie Marshall (news personality and regular on “The O’Reilly Factor,” & “America Live”), “The App” will be directed by Dena Hysell (“The Paladins”) & Isak Borg and produced by Rumpus Room Productions, with thrilling special effects by genre master Brian Spears (“We Are What We Are”).

The story is described as Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” in the digital age as it merges the utopic scientific advancement intertwined with a brilliant mind’s descent into madness.

The script is written by Isak Borg (“The Factory”) and Golan Ramras (“Snuff”). It begins lensing in New York this week.

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes casting announcements on multiple films, including Recovery, The App, and Dark, details on The Wobbling Dead, Repentance, and the 2014 TromaDance Film Festival, a review of Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives, a Q&A with Lindsey McKeon from Supernatural, and more:

Casting News for Recovery: “Kirby Bliss Blanton (The Green Inferno, Project X) and Samuel Larsen (“Glee”) have been cast in the upcoming thriller “Recovery”, starting production this summer. The film follows Blanton’s character on the night of her high school graduation after her iPhone is stolen and tracked down with a “find my iPhone” app to a house where the demented tenants plan on kidnapping her and making her part of the family. Alex Shaffer (Win Win) and James Landry Hébert (Two Step, Gangster Squad) are also on board to star.

Matthew Garrett's Morris County anthology will be available on March 18th via the Unearthed Films Online DVD Shop, and also members of the Beneath the Underground Facebook page will have an opportunity to purchase a "Bootleg Edition" DVD of the film. Here are some stills, the trailer, and more details.

From the Press Release:

Award-winning writer/director Matthew Garrett (Beating Hearts) presents a trilogy of thematically connected stories as gruesome as they are tragic and heartfelt.

- Darcy Miller is "Ellie," a damaged teenage girl harboring a terrible secret. Through the course of one traumatic day, we learn what led this innocent girl down a path of self-destruction from which there is no return.

- In "The Family Rubin," an upper middle-class Jewish family struggles to keep up appearances as their seemingly perfect life begins to crack at the seams. Albie Selznick (Ricochet, "The Young & The Restless") leads an...

Morris County, the feature length anthology film directed by Matthew Garrett is not easy to categorize - and that is one of its strengths. It's a drama - but the stories venture into such dark, bitter, raw, and rattling territory, the film is custom built more for horror fans than fans of conventional dramas. At the same time, horror fans who gravitate toward a typical mainstream flavor of the genre may find Morris County a little too daring, somber, and unflinching for their tastes. What I admire most about the film is that it refuses to use the cookie cutter. Instead, writer/director Garrett let the film evolve into its own unique beast - and for that, at the very least, Morris County deserves your attention.

Given the nonconforming nature of this film, it's easy to see why finding appropriate distribution for Morris County (which has been complete for some...

Special Mention: Sightseers

Directed by Ben Wheatley

Written by Steve Oram and Alice Lowe

UK, 2012

This bloody, satirical road trip comedy is by no means as great as Terrence Mallick’s Badlands, but it is truly unique, strange, disquieting, and uncomfortably funny. Ben Wheatley is one of the most exciting genre filmmakers working in the industry today and has a talent for coaxing naturalistic, improvisational performances from his actors. Here, Wheatley is working for the first time from someone else’s script. Sightseers was written by TV acting and writing duo Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, with input from Wheatley’s longtime collaborator Amy Jump. In Sightseers, they achieve the relatively rare feat of striking the right balance between sharply observed characterization and jet-black humour. Sightseers was pitched as an unsold TV pilot, which was rejected by every UK broadcaster for being too dark. It isn’t quite horror, but...

Matthew Garrett is a director who hit the ground running with his first short film Ellie (2006), an unsettling movie that gathered much praise when it made the film festival rounds. His second film, the suspenseful and enigmatic Beating Hearts (2010), won Best Short Film at the Boston Underground Film Festival before it found a home here at FEARnet (click here to watch it). Garrett's first feature film is an anthology called Morris County, slated for release later this year. Garrett kindly took some time to discuss with FEARnet his past, present, and future as a film director. FEARnet: What inspired the story of your first film, Ellie? Garrett: It's difficult to discuss the news story that inspired the film without giving away part of the ending, but I will say that the themes of self-destruction, sexual abuse, and the inherent hypocrisy of organized religion were definitely on my mind. What events...

Don’t go in the water.

“Beneath” is about a group of friends who take a rowboat across the lake only to be attacked by a flesh-eating fish. But, it may seem that the real monsters may be on the boat as they fight for survival.

Latino-Review had an exclusive interview earlier this month with director Larry Fessenden on this horror project, which is described as homage to “Jaws.” We discussed various details about “Beneath” ranging from the script to the creation of the monster. And, we talked about his involvement in the upcoming movies of “Jug Face” and Lionsgate’s “You’re Next.”

“Beneath” is currently being played on Chiller TV and available on VOD.

Listen or read the full transcript below.

Latino-Review: Tell me how you were attracted to this script.

Larry Fessenden: Well, it was really a practical situation. I went in to pitch some low...

Kane Hodder and Bill Moseley star in Old 37 (which we last reported on here) as Jon Roy and Darryl, demented siblings who operate the titular ambulance, intercepting 911 calls and picking up accident victims to inflict further pain upon them. Christian Winters is directing from a script by Paul Travers, who is also producing with Carrie Alton, Dayna Ghiraldi and Evan Greenhill, with Steven Beer executive-producing and Brian Spears and Peter Gerner providing the copious makeup FX. Shooting wraps this week on Long Island locations (including a very impressive “kill room” set); look for more coverage of Old 37 soon!

Kane Hodder and Bill Moseley star in Old 37 (which we last reported on here) as Jon Roy and Darryl, demented siblings who operate the titular ambulance, intercepting 911 calls and picking up accident victims to inflict further pain upon them. Christian Winters is directing from a script by Paul Travers, who is also producing with Carrie Alton, Dayna Ghiraldi and Evan Greenhill, with Steven Beer executive-producing and Brian Spears and Peter Gerner providing the copious makeup FX. Shooting wraps this week on Long Island locations (including a very impressive “kill room” set); look for more coverage of Old 37 soon!

Kane Hodder and Bill Moseley star in Old 37 (which we last reported on here) as Jon Roy and Darryl, demented siblings who operate the titular ambulance, intercepting 911 calls and picking up accident victims to inflict further pain upon them. Christian Winters is directing from a script by Paul Travers, who is also producing with Carrie Alton, Dayna Ghiraldi and Evan Greenhill, with Steven Beer executive-producing and Brian Spears and Peter Gerner providing the copious makeup FX. Shooting wraps this week on Long Island locations (including a very impressive “kill room” set); look for more coverage of Old 37 soon!

It's been around a year since last there was anything to report on Old 37, but with the passage of time good things can come. Case in point: This unique little slasher flick finally began shooting on November 17th in Long Island, New York.

The film stars Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th, Hatchet) and Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses) as twisted brothers working together to exact revenge on careless teen drivers who may be responsible for their mother’s hit and run death.

The star cast includes Brandi Cyrus, (Hannah Montana, Zoey 101), Caitlin Harris (Secret Life of the American Teenager), Olivia Alexander (Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader, Killer Eye), the face of Abercrombie & Fitch Maxwell Zagorski, Ben Schneider, Mindy White (States, Lydia), a performance by 6-piece Australian band Sheppard and more.

Written and produced by Paul Travers, directed and edited by...

Fango got the scoop that Bill Moseley, who previously shared the screen with Hodder in The Devil’S Rejects and Fallen Angels, will play his brother in Old 37 (which we last reported on here). Directed and edited by Christian Winters from a script by Paul Travers (also producing with Carrie Alton, Dayna Ghiraldi and Evan Greenhill), the movie sees the twisted siblings posing as paramedics, intercepting 911 calls and picking up victims in the titular vintage ambulance. The cast also includes Brandi Cyrus (Miley’s sister), Caitlin Harris, Olivia Alexander, Maxwell Zagorski, Ben Schneider and Mindy White. Creating the carnage is Brian Spears, whose many credits include I Sell The Dead, Stake Land, The Innkeepers, V/H/S and the upcoming Hellbenders and We Are What We Are.

“I’m really excited to be a part of Old 37,” Moseley says. “I love the script and the characters. It’s...

Fango got the scoop that Bill Moseley, who previously shared the screen with Hodder in The Devil’S Rejects and Fallen Angels, will play his brother in Old 37 (which we last reported on here). Directed and edited by Christian Winters from a script by Paul Travers (also producing with Carrie Alton, Dayna Ghiraldi and Evan Greenhill), the movie sees the twisted siblings posing as paramedics, intercepting 911 calls and picking up victims in the titular vintage ambulance. The cast also includes Brandi Cyrus (Miley’s sister), Caitlin Harris, Olivia Alexander, Maxwell Zagorski, Ben Schneider and Mindy White. Creating the carnage is Brian Spears, whose many credits include I Sell The Dead, Stake Land, The Innkeepers, V/H/S and the upcoming Hellbenders and We Are What We Are.

“I’m really excited to be a part of Old 37,” Moseley says. “I love the script and the characters. It’s...

Fango got the scoop that Bill Moseley, who previously shared the screen with Hodder in The Devil’S Rejects and Fallen Angels, will play his brother in Old 37 (which we last reported on here). Directed and edited by Christian Winters from a script by Paul Travers (also producing with Carrie Alton, Dayna Ghiraldi and Evan Greenhill), the movie sees the twisted siblings posing as paramedics, intercepting 911 calls and picking up victims in the titular vintage ambulance. The cast also includes Brandi Cyrus (Miley’s sister), Caitlin Harris, Olivia Alexander, Maxwell Zagorski, Ben Schneider and Mindy White. Creating the carnage is Brian Spears, whose many credits include I Sell The Dead, Stake Land, The Innkeepers, V/H/S and the upcoming Hellbenders and We Are What We Are.

“I’m really excited to be a part of Old 37,” Moseley says. “I love the script and the characters. It’s...

Fango got the scoop that Bill Moseley, who previously shared the screen with Hodder in The Devil’S Rejects and Fallen Angels, will play his brother in Old 37 (which we last reported on here). Directed and edited by Christian Winters from a script by Paul Travers (also producing with Carrie Alton, Dayna Ghiraldi and Evan Greenhill), the movie sees the twisted siblings posing as paramedics, intercepting 911 calls and picking up victims in the titular vintage ambulance. The cast also includes Brandi Cyrus (Miley’s sister), Caitlin Harris, Olivia Alexander, Maxwell Zagorski, Ben Schneider and Mindy White. Creating the carnage is Brian Spears, whose many credits include I Sell The Dead, Stake Land, The Innkeepers, V/H/S and the upcoming Hellbenders and We Are What We Are.

“I’m really excited to be a part of Old 37,” Moseley says. “I love the script and the characters. It’s...

Variety reports Lionsgate has acquired the latest from director J.T. Petty, who last wowed with his excellent horror/western The Burrowers. Hellbenders stars Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown, Dan Fogler and Robyn Rikoon, and sees the Hellbound Saints of Brooklyn Parish, a raucous team of smoking, drinking and demon killing men and women of the cloth who come in handy when extreme exorcism is needed. 

The 3D horror/comedy recently premiered as part of Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival. For more on the film, see Fango's review and our early talk with FX artist Brian Spears. You can also see a brand new poster for the film, snapped by Shock Till You Drop at the American Film Market, below.

Variety reports Lionsgate has acquired the latest from director J.T. Petty, who last wowed with his excellent horror/western The Burrowers. Hellbenders stars Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown, Dan Fogler and Robyn Rikoon, and sees the Hellbound Saints of Brooklyn Parish, a raucous team of smoking, drinking and demon killing men and women of the cloth who come in handy when extreme exorcism is needed. 

The 3D horror/comedy recently premiered as part of Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival. For more on the film, see Fango's review and our early talk with FX artist Brian Spears. You can also see a brand new poster for the film, snapped by Shock Till You Drop at the American Film Market, below.

Variety reports Lionsgate has acquired the latest from director J.T. Petty, who last wowed with his excellent horror/western The Burrowers. Hellbenders stars Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown, Dan Fogler and Robyn Rikoon, and sees the Hellbound Saints of Brooklyn Parish, a raucous team of smoking, drinking and demon killing men and women of the cloth who come in handy when extreme exorcism is needed. 

The 3D horror/comedy recently premiered as part of Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival. For more on the film, see Fango's review and our early talk with FX artist Brian Spears. You can also see a brand new poster for the film, snapped by Shock Till You Drop at the American Film Market, below.

This has got to be one of the coolest zombie events we've ever seen. Sure zombie crawls are great, we all love them. But a horrific couple decided to raise the bar and host the first ever Ooze Cruise. A seven-day zombified adventure at sea!

Brought to you by Captain Cruella of the Carnivorous Cadavers and award-winning horror blogger Brian Spears, the Ooze Cruise looks to be a zombie fan's dream come true. Participants will be treated to costume contests, zombie crawls, zombie movie nights, a zombie variety show and plenty more excitement over the course of the seven-day event.

The Ooze Cruise departs from Cape Liberty-Bayonne, NJ on January 6th and will shamble the seas through Orlando, Nassau and Coco Cay, returning on January 13th. What better way to beat the winter blues? Not that zombies are that susceptible to winter blues, but why take a chance? Nassau will sound damn good in January.

Recently Dread Central was lucky enough to travel to the quiet town of Canterbury, Connecticut, to visit the set of the upcoming Chiller original production Dead Souls. The film, scheduled to hit the television airwaves in October, was directed by Colin Theys and boasts the one and only Bill Moseley amongst the impressive cast.

Upon arriving at the set, one thing was abundantly clear: The production team that sought to find a location to be used as a haunted house was incredibly effective. The abandoned farmhouse used in Dead Souls was incredibly creepy. Add to that the fact that a scraggly bearded Bill Moseley was sitting on a rock outside the barn as you walked up the driveway, and the creep factor of this place goes through the roof!

Moseley spoke on working with the Dead Souls cast and crew. "They really know their stuff," Moseley said. "I think Colin [Theys] is a really cool director.

A new feature from S&Man and The Burrowers’ J.T. Petty is always an exciting event, and we’re very much looking forward to his new take on the possession sub-genre, Hellbenders. Fango spoke to the film’s makeup FX artist, Brian Spears, who dropped some hints about what to expect from the flick.

“It’s about rogue priests who fight evil and do exorcisms—sort of like The Hangover meets The Exorcist,” Spears, who previously contributed FX to Petty’s on-line Burrowers prequel Blood Red Earth, tells us. “I guess you would call it a horror/comedy; when I read the script, it read straight, but it’s definitely funny and off-kilter. When the horror comes, it’ll be horrific, but there are also lighter moments.”

Variety reported this morning that Clancy Brown (from Burrowers), Clifton Collins Jr. and Dan Fogler are starring in the film, so that definitely...

Chicago – New York filmmaker Joe Maggio is fascinated by the pursuit of redemption, particularly in stories featuring characters who may not entirely be worthy of it. His 2001 debut feature “Virgil Bliss” followed a man fresh out of prison as he attempted to build a new life. Maggio’s 2008 drama “Paper Covers Rock” told the story of a suicidal mother who fights to maintain custody of her daughter.

The darkly satirical thriller “Bitter Feast” marks Maggio’s darkest tale to date. Redemption hardly seems possible for vitriolic food blogger Jt Franks (Joshua Leonard), as he finds himself held hostage by Peter Gray (James LeGros), the self-righteous yet deranged celebrity chef whose restaurant he panned. Gray acquires delicious revenge by forcing Franks to cook various dishes to perfection…or else. Hollywood Chicago spoke with Maggio about his own thoughts concerning modern criticism, the advantages and disadvantages of microbudget filmmaking, and the New...

It’s the holidays. Time for family, gift giving and stories of Zombie Santa. Wait, what? Reelzchannel—TV About Movies® today announced the “Richard Christy’s Holiday Horror Fest” special, hosted by actor, comedian, and heavy metal drummer Richard Christy. We've got more details and an exclusive photo from the show so read on!

From the Press Release:

New and classic scary movies, a zombie Santa, and a visit to a real-life ghost town and site where horror-movie legend John Carpenter filmed Vampires are all part of this terrifyingly terrific holiday special. The episode premieres Saturday, December 11th, at 11pm Et/8pm Pt.

“As a life long horror fanatic, hosting this show is a dream come true for me! Reelzchannel is a big supporter of horror; I’ve watched their Hollywood’s Best Film Directors - John Carpenter Special about 20 times, and I’m so excited to be working with them!

Cody Blue Snider, who's considered an auteur for "Generation Naught" due to his hands-on approach to all aspects of production, dropped us a line today with the poster art and some early details on his new short film "All That Remains". He's in the process of cutting a trailer now so keep your eyes peeled for that soon as well.

Cody (yes, he's Dee's son) directed, edited, produced, and wrote “All That Remains”, which is based on a comic his brother, Jesse, created. He provided us with the following list of cast and crew: James Murphy, Kyle Klaus, and Nicolette Pierini star with Mick Foley playing a small role in the film. Dee Snider executive produced and plays the supporting role of Death. Jesse Snider associate produced, and Suzette Snider did hair, makeup, and wardrobe. Andy Garfield is the composer along with music by Sigur Ros. Jason Miller did visual FX,...

I’d already made three feature films - Virgil Bliss (2001); Milk + Honey (2003); Paper Covers Rock (2008) - all of them indie character dramas, when Larry Fessenden of Glasseye Pix called and asked me if I had any horror scripts I’d be interested in making on a low budget. I’m not a horror guy. I mean, I love movies and there are certainly many horror films that I’ve enjoyed, but the thought of actually making a horror film seemed a bit of a stretch. That said, I’d never turn up the opportunity to make a movie, so I lied, said I had a script that needed a week of polishing. For the next seven days I wrote furiously, Glasseye accepted the first draft and my journey into the world of genre filmmaking was underway. Below I detail the single greatest tip I would pass along to anyone interested...

This Tuesday, March 30th, is the long awaited DVD/Blu-ray release date of Glenn McQuaid's I Sell the Dead, and our trilogy of interviews with its cast and crew continues with the one -- the only -- Angus Scrimm, who portrays the character of Dr. Vernon Quint in the film.

Elaine Lamkin: Thank you for taking time to do this interview with me, Angus. First question – how did you find yourself playing Dr. Quint in I Sell the Dead? What was the attraction? And how would you describe the good doctor, whose exit from the film is both hilarious and well-deserved?

Angus Scrimm: In January, 2008, this ruddy-cheeked Irish fellow with a perpetual twinkle in his eye turned up at the Burbank, California, studio where Larry Fessenden was filming the infamous rant I contributed to Jim McKenney's Automatons DVD "extras." Undeterred by what he saw, he offered me the role of Dr.

Ah, Dark Sky Films. How quickly you've endeared yourself to the black hearts of genre fans everywhere! The studio who proudly wears its love for blood on its sleeve has just checked in with an update on its latest film, Hypothermia!

From the Press Release:

Hypothermia, written and directed by James Felix McKenney, stars Michael Rooker, who has had a long career in film that launched with his chilling performance as the titular character in Henry: The Portrait Of A Serial Killer. Hypothermia co-stars Blanche Baker, who starred in Sixteen Candles, HBO’s Taking Chance, and the horror indie The Girl Next Door. Also in the cast are Greg Finley (The Secret Life Of The American Teenager), and McKenney regulars Don Wood (The Off Season, Automatons, Satan Hates You), Ben Forster, and Amy Chang. The film will be produced in partnership with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix.

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It’s the night before Halloween, and we’re having a party on Fangoria Radio. For tonight’s show, hosted by Debbie Rochon and Fango managing editor Michael Gingold (airing live on Sirius Xm Stars satellite radio, Sirius channel 108/Xm channel 139, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Est, with a repeat immediately thereafter), we’ve invited some pretty faces and good fiends to help us celebrate:

• Busy indie wizard Larry Fessenden and his Glass Eye Pix crew will be on hand: Ti West will talk up the theatrical release today of his The House Of The Devil (pictured), director Graham Reznick will discuss his new-to-dvd I Can See You, helmer Jim Mickle and FX artist Brian Spears will join us with word on their vampire pic Stake Land and I Sell The Dead’s Glenn McQuaid will join in as well

• The lovely Danielle Harris is also part of Stake Land,...

Release Date: Aug. 7Director/Writer: Glenn McQuaidStarring: Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry FessendenCinematographer: Richard LopezStudio/Run Time: IFC, 85 mins.

I Sell the Dead arrives lovingly crafted for a small but loyal brand of moviegoers, the kind who best appreciate their comedy blackened to a crisp—with a few corpses thrown in for good measure. The charmingly no-budget feature debut of Glenn McQuaid, the movie follows a 19th-century grave robber (Lost’s Dominic Monaghan) as he awaits the guillotine and recounts his life story to a priest (played by Ron Perlman, in case there was any doubt what kind of movie this is). Mist-shrouded and whiskey-soaked tales of the dead and undead follow with cheerful gallows humor and estimable makeup effects by rising genre stars Pete Gerner and Brian Spears.

One of our favorite indie filmmakers joins host Debbie Rochon for tonight’s edition of Fangoria Radio. http://www.fangoria.com/radio On the show (airing on Sirius Xm Stars satellite radio, Sirius channel 108/Xm channel 139, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Est), Debbie will be joined by her Mulberry Street director Jim Mickle to welcome a scary lineup:

Mickle (pictured) will fill us in on the latest developments regarding his follow-up feature, the Glass Eye Pix flick Stake Land, joined by makeup FX artist Brian Spears, also a contributor to Glass Eye’s upcoming I Sell The Dead and currently lensing Bitter Feast Horror starlet Danielle Harris will continue getting us psyched for Halloween II, Rob Zombie’s return to Haddonfield, and perhaps talk up other future frights like Godkiller and Robert Hall’s web series Fear Clinic Debbie herself will let us know what’s up with her...

Rapper-turned-filmmaker R.A. Thorburn, a.k.a. “The Rugged Man” and the producer/co-writer of Frank Henenlotter’s Bad Biology, dropped Fango a line with details and some gruesome set photos (see ’em below) from his first feature as a director. Titled God Take, God Give, it’s “an insane mockumentary,” according to Thorburn, based on the life of his father, Staff Sgt. John A. Thorburn.

“He was a highly decorated war hero who survived many government-funded secret missions in Vietnam,” he tells us, “only to come home affected by Agent Orange, which caused serious complications with some of his children and grandchildren. The scene pictured is based on some of the wilder stories surrounding his life; it was once rumored that he escaped a mental hospital and went on a killing spree. I basically reimagined those rumors as an ’80s splatter movie; it’s basically my father going nuts while...

Concluding our interviews with the filmmakers behind three upcoming horror films being co-produced by Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix and Mpi Media Group (start tracking back through the previous stories here), we now come to Bitter Feast and writer/director Joe Maggio. Although Maggio, unlike his Glass Eye stablemates, is a newcomer to horror, he’s an established indie filmmaker with the well-received Virgil Bliss, Milk And Honey and Paper Covers Rock to his credit, “and I’m very excited to be working with Larry and Glass Eye,” he tells Fango.

Bitter Feast will be the first of the Glass Eye/Mpi trio to go before the cameras; shooting begins late this month, and Maggio explains the storyline: “James LeGros [from Phantasm II and Fessenden’s The Last Winter] plays a mad chef who kidnaps a food blogger whom he believes has torpedoed his career. The blogger is played by Joshua Leonard, who you may know from The Blair Witch Project...

Continuing our report on the upcoming trilogy of horror co-productions between Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix and Mpi Media Group (see our chat with James Felix McKenney on Hypothermia here), we next turn our attention to Jim Mickle’s Stake Land. Fright fans have been waiting for Mickle’s next shocker ever since he broke out with his impressive debut movie Mulberry Street a couple of years back, and Stake Land, on which he once again teams with actor/co-writer Nick Damici, sounds like it’ll be a worthy follow-up.

“It’s an apocalyptic vampire Western,” Mickle tells Fango. “It’s told through the eyes of a young boy who is taken under the wing of Nick, who plays a brutal, solitary ghoul hunter in a world populated by grungy creatures—these are not the pretty True Blood vampires. It’s kind of a new Depression; politics have fallen and the economy has fallen.

Wrong Turn 3 director Declan O’Brien will be previewing his new Fox DVD splatter sequel at the fast-approaching East Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held June 5-7 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (11th Avenue between 34th and 39th Streets) in New York City. O’Brien (pictured below with friend), the director of the Sci Fi Channel original movies Rock Monster, Monster Ark and Cyclops, will debut exclusive clips from Wrong Turn 3 (about another group of lost travelers facing off against inbred hillbilly maniacs) at the convention on Sunday.

In addition to his directing chores, O’Brien has also scripted Harpies, The Snake King and Savage Planet for Sci Fi. Stop by this site again over the next couple of days as we begin posting the full schedules (auditorium panels and film programs) for the Fango show.

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