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We could not be more excited about Debbie Rochon's upcoming directorial debut, Model Hunger. Currently in post-production, the project has released some new stills and also just added an incredible talent: composer Harry Manfredini.

That's right, the man behind all those classic Friday the 13th soundtracks will be scoring Model Hunger, which is due out in 2014.

For up-to-the-minute information on the film, visit the official Model Hunger website, "like" Model Hunger on Facebook and follow Model Hunger on Twitter (@ModelHunger).

From the Press Release

Debbie Rochon and James Morgart are proud to announce that Harry Manfredini (pictured above) will be composing an original score for their film Model Hunger. Manfredini, a prolific composer with over 140 credits to his career, is most well known among horror fans for his compositions for the Friday the 13th franchise. Manfredini is a highly welcomed addition to a production that features a recognizable and...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on Sun Choke, starring Barbara Crampton, and the Monster Zombie Claymation short film:

Sun Choke Begins Production: “Janie (Hagan) is just trying to get well. As Janie recovers from a recent violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker, Irma (Crampton). Janie begins to veer off the road to recovery when she develops an obsession with a young woman, Savannah (Lane), which Janie feels an inexplicable yet profound connection to. The obsession turns increasingly invasive and wedges all three women into an ever-tightening and terrifying struggle for control. Will Janie pull herself back from the precipice of insanity? Or will she go over head-first, taking anyone nearby down with her?

Lodger...

One-sheet numero tres has made its way online for the indie flick Wrath of the Crows, and we have every pixel of it right here for ya! See? No need to get your feathers all ruffled. Dig it!

Coming this fall, the flick stars Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Tara Cardinal, and Domiziano Arcangeli. We'll have lots more on this one soon.

Synopsis

In a dirty and narrow jail, Larry (Domiziano Arcangeli), Deborah (Debbie Rochon), Hugo (Brian Fortune), Hernest (John Game), and Liza (Tara Cardinal), the prisoners, are obliged to suffer injustices from the guards and from their chief, the officer. Above all of them is the judge. Nobody ever sees him, but he is the one that sets the rules, and he's feared by inmates and guards alike. The prisoners know how to behave and what are the rules to be respected, but they don't remember anything of their former...

Can you think of a better way to spend your hump day than by kicking it off with Debbie Rochon and Tiffany Shepis? We'd be hard pressed to find another (the operative word being "hard"). In any event, check out these two new one-sheets for the indie flick Wrath of the Crows.

Coming this fall, the flick stars Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Tara Cardinal, and Domiziano Arcangeli. We'll have lots more on this one soon.

Synopsis

In a dirty and narrow jail, Larry (Domiziano Arcangeli), Deborah (Debbie Rochon), Hugo (Brian Fortune), Hernest (John Game), and Liza (Tara Cardinal), the prisoners, are obliged to suffer injustices from the guards and from their chief, the officer. Above all of them is the judge. Nobody ever sees him, but he is the one that sets the rules, and he's feared by inmates and guards alike. The prisoners know how to behave and what...

The Inside

Stars: Tereza Srbova, Emmett J. Scanlan, Sean Stewart, Natalia Kostrzewa, Brian Fortune | Written and Directed by Eoin Macken

Opening with a man pawning a ring for 75 euros and a camcorder, all accompanied by the voiceover of a radio DJ talking about three girls going missing of the streets of Dublin, The Inside soon transforms into yet another found-footage film as the man discovers the camcorder still has a tape in it and plays it back. However what he sees isn’t merely footage of a group of girls on a night out, but footage of the girls descent into madness and the very depths of hell.

I absolutely hated (and I really mean hated) The Inside for the first 35 minutes of its running time. Shot in a first person perspective, the film started out with a group of obnoxious girls on a night out. It then descended into...

You’ve seen him as Sir Gwaine in the BBC’s TV series Merlin, now Eoin Macken steps behind the camera to direct The Inside, featuring Czech starlet Tereza Srbova (Sirens, Eastern Promises) alongside the cream of Irish acting talent that includes Emmett J. Scanlan (Hollyoaks, Charlie Casanova), Sean Stewart (Occi, Coward), Natalia Kostrzewa (The Clinic) and Brian Fortune (Game of Thrones).

While in a pawnshop a young man comes into possession of a second hand video camera; discovering a tape still inside he plays back the footage and witnesses a horrific series of events involving a group of teens in an undisclosed location. Using the footage as a guide he retraces the steps to where the events seemingly occurred. Deciding to investigate he discovers to his horror not only the truth of the events on the tape but comes face to face with a supernatural terror from which he may not escape…...

Irish feature film 'The Inside' will receive its world premiere at Film4's Frightfest on August 26 in London. The psychological horror is one of three Irish films screening at the UK festival with Conor McMahon's 'Stitches' and Jon Wright's 'Grabbers' also set to be shown. 'The Inside' marks actor and cinematographer Eoin Macken's feature film directorial debut and stars 'Charlie Casanova' actor Emmett J. Scanlan and Czech actress Tereza Srbova (St. Trinian's). In addition to Dublin-born Scanlan, a number of Irish actors star, including Karl Argue (Where the Sea Used to be), Kellie Blaise (The Borgias), Siobhan Cullen (The Clinic), Brian Fortune (Game of Thrones), Sean Stewart (Swan Song: Story of Occi Byrne) and Liam Heffron also feature. Jen Moynan provided the costumes on set, while Nadai Macari was the makeup artist.

The organisers of this years London Film4 Frightfest have announced a huge, vibrant and eclectic mix of talent set to appear at this year’s FrightFest the 13th event at the Empire Leicester Sq., including Jennifer Lynch, Sheridan Smith, Dario Argento, Dominic Brunt, Ross Noble, Peter Strickland, Claudia Gerini, Michele Placido, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Russell Tovey and The Soska Sisters…

Read on for the official press release:

As individual tickets go on sale tomorrow (Saturday 28 July), Film4 FrightFest announces its guest list, which boasts a whole host of directors from around the world including: The Manetti Brothers. (Paura 3D), Federico Zampaglione (Tulpa), Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House), co-directors James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson (Tower Block), Jennifer Lynch (Chained), Paco Plaza ([Rec]3 Genesis), Matthias Hoene (Cockneys Vs. Zombies), Jon Wright (Grabbers), Conor MacMahon (Stitches), Glenn McQuaid and David Bruckner (V/H/S), Eron Sheean (Errors Of The Human Body), Stig Svendsen...

*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Midnight Releasing.

Director: Dave McCabe.

Writers: Dave McCabe, Ambrose McDermott, and Stephen Cumiskey.

Cast: Brian Fortune, Ruth McIntyre, Donna Bradley, Andy Blaikie, Gerry Shanahan, Vivienne Connolly

Brian McDonald (Simon Fogarty) was never a man of mystery in the movie Shackled. He rose up the ranks to become a police detective and there was one special case that he was hot on the trail of … but days later, when he is found dead on a beach by law enforcement, more than a few people are talking.

In the days following his funeral, his sister Sarah (Donna Bradley) still feels emotionally distraught. She has to undergo therapy and inherits Brian’s journal. But that is not enough closure for her. She and Michael Grant (Andrew Blaikie), a childhood friend of the McDonald clan, have far too many questions still to ask.

Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, and Tara Cardinal? In the same blood-soaked motion picture? Where in the hell do I sign up? Below you’ll find a nasty little trailer for director Ivan Zuccon’s upcoming endeavor “Wrath of the Crows”, a torture horror flick that, to be perfectly honest, doesn’t look half bad. The whole handkerchief bit is pretty clever, and, like I said, you can’t go wrong with Shepis, Rochon, and Cardinal. I mean, I guess you could, but I seriously doubt it. Anyway, read this synopsis: In a dirty and narrow jail, Larry (Domiziano Arcangeli), Deborah (Debbie Rochon), Hugo (Brian Fortune), Hernest (John Game) and Liza (Tara Cardinal), the prisoners, are obliged to suffer injustices from the guards and from their chief, the officer. Above all of them all: the Judge. Nobody ever saw him, but he is the one that sets the rules and he...

We just got the trailer for a new horror movie called Wrath of the Crows from Italian director Ivan Zuccon. And, boy, this flick appears to have everything fans of Eurohorror could possibly ask for: mutilation, nudity, gore, degradation, torture, grue-filled kills, moody lighting and, of course, opaque dark symbolism that probably means something, but who cares when you have all the mutilation, nudity, gore, degradation, torture and grue-filled kills.

Oh, I should also mention the best reason to see it: Wrath of the Crows stars Tiffany Shepis and Debbie Rochon!

Joining Rochon and Shepis in this Eurohorrific bloodbath are Tara Cardinal, the gifted up-and-coming scream queen; Domiziano Arcangeli, the noted Italian-American actor; Brian Fortune, an Irish actor recently seen on Game of Thrones; and Suzi Lorraine, another talented horror actress who's been working her ass off lately.

Both Shepis and Rochon have worked with Zuccon before — Shepis on the almost-impenetrable Nympha,...

by MoreHorror.com

The gritty Italian psychological horror film Wrath of the Crows from mastermind Ivan Zuccon looks to be one of those indie gems that you won't want to miss.

The film has already been receiving a lot of attention and buzz among the Italian horror scene and now you can check out the trailer and synopsis below.

We've even included a few screen stills for you to check out. Enjoy!

Plot Synopsis:

You can't escape from yourself or your past:

In a dirty and narrow jail, Larry (Domiziano Arcangeli), Deborah (Debbie Rochon), Hugo (Brian Fortune), Hernest (John Game) and Liza (Tara Cardinal), the prisoners, are obliged to suffer injustices from the guards and from their chief, the officer.

Above all of them all: the Judge. Nobody ever saw him, but he is the one that sets the rules and he's feared by inmates and guards alike. The prisoners know how to behave,...

A new psychological horror flick is headed our way from indie director Ivan Zuccon, and it's packing enough blood and eye candy to more than grab our attention. Need proof? Check out the first trailer for Wrath of the Crows.

Coming this fall, the flick stars Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Tara Cardinal, and Domiziano Arcangeli. More on this one soon.

Synopsis

In a dirty and narrow jail, Larry (Domiziano Arcangeli), Deborah (Debbie Rochon), Hugo (Brian Fortune), Hernest (John Game), and Liza (Tara Cardinal), the prisoners, are obliged to suffer injustices from the guards and from their chief, the officer. Above all of them is the judge. Nobody ever sees him, but he is the one that sets the rules and he's feared by inmates and guards alike. The prisoners know how to behave and what are the rules to be respected, but they don't remember anything of their former life...

Writer and director Jamie Hannigan has now made his sci-fi short Two Point Five Billion available for everyone to see online.

Synopsis: A scientist working in a revolutionary new field of quantum mechanics volunteers for a risky new experiment – despite the strong objections of his wife and misgivings of his colleagues.

Initially, the experiment appears to have been a success, but quickly it appears that the Scientist has been afflicted by an unforeseen side-effect: cut off from his anchor in the ‘present’, his consciousness is struggling to deal with the strain of experiencing every moment of his life at once…

Watch the short film after the break. Enjoy! via Twitch

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Credits

Directed by Jamie Hannigan

Produced by Shirley Weir

Written by Jamie Hannigan & Shirley Weir

Story by Jamie Hannigan

Director of Photography Patrick Jordan

Editor Frank Reid

Composer Alex Leonard

Production Design Ben Gough

Casting...

Irish actors Stephen Don (Wilderness, Omagh) and Brian Fortune (Marú, The Bee Keeper's Son) have joined the cast of HBO's epic 'Game of Thrones'. The actors will join other newly announced cast and crew members such as Oscar winning English composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliot) who will write the original music and score for the film, Emmy nominated American director Tim Van Patten (The Sopranos, Rome) and English actor Ian Gelder (Torchwood, Robin Hood).