Camera and Electrical pro Chris Shadley (Cloverfield, The Midnight Meat Train) is gearing up to direct his first feature film entitled NINE DEAD, which stars Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa Explains It All). From a screenplay by Patrick Wehe Mahoney, nine people, seemingly picked at random, find themselves locked together in a heavily fortified basement, chained to poles and told at gunpoint to figure out why they are here, or face certain death. In ten minute intervals, one among them is unceremoniously gunned down by the Shooter, whose need for revenge has taken the form of twisted ritualism...
Today we caught wind of a new 15-minute short film entitled DEAD BONES, which tells the story of a bounty hunter and his prey as they proceed in unknown territory. Principal photography on this swiss production wrapped recently in Almería, Spain and Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Produced and Directed by the swiss Olivier Beguin, the film stars Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) and Arie Verveen (Cabin Fever, Sin City), with a cameo by CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST director Ruggero Deodato. Although the short is yet to hit the web, if you head over to the official website you can check out stills, behind-the-scenes videos and more. Watch for the short soon enough.
If you head on over to the official website for MIDNIGHT MOVIE, you can check out yet another trailer for the film, which was directed by Jack Messitt. A midnight showing of an early 1970's horror movie turns to chaos when the Killer from the movie comes out of the film to attack those in the theater. Daniel Bonjour, Michael Swan, Arthur Roberts, Dinora Walcott, Rebekah Brandes, Ashley Black, Michael Schwartz, Kathryn Aagesen and Greg Cirulnick all star in this indie film.
This morning we caught wind of a new little indie film entitled SUSPENDED, which now has an official website loaded with stills and a first look trailer. Directed by Wilfried Meance and written by Romain Combes, the film follows three childhood friends who set off together to spend New Year's Eve in a chalet. But after going off the road they find themselves dangling off a cliffside. They're left hanging in thin air. Will they survive?
Another new indie film we stumbled across is POLK COUNTY, which is a full length horror flick taking place in the backwoods of America. Centering around a group of townies and their quest to find the American dream on a weekend getaway trip. Over at the official website (Tripod still exists?) you can check out stills and a trailer. Go check it out, this one looks uber indie.
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Nowhere Fast Productions has launched the official MySpace for the awesome looking UK zombie film COLIN, which we first told you about a few months back. If you check out the MySpace there are clips, trailers, behind-the-scenes and a gazillion pics. Something tells me this is an indie project to watch, hopefully we'll have a screener soon and can give you an official review. ...Read More
Inside you'll find the trailer for Paul von Stoetzel's SNUFF: A Documentary About Killing on Camera, which is a doc exploring the myth and history of the 'Snuff Film'; alleged films where a person is murdered on camera and the film finds some form of distribution. The film will premiere at Seattle's Independant Film Fest. ...Read More
Hollywood has always been masked by illusion, and never has that been so literal as in The Real Deal - an ongoing web series from REAL U Films, created by the team behind REAL U Masks, the world’s leading manufacturer of realistic Silicone Special Effects Masks - used in films, haunted houses, and sought out by enthusiasts from around the Globe. The reclusive manufacturer has made a big noise releasing a series of “promotional” short films featuring their new line of ultra-realistic masks. You can read all about this forthcoming effort inside. ...Read More
Today writer-director Keith P Stoddard dropped me an e-mail with links for a trailer and details on his indie project, BLOOD DE MADAM: THE FALLEN ONES, which he says is inspired by a true story. H.G. Lewis will be a huge part of the production and he also reports that Lloyd Kaufman, Debbie Rochon, Richard Taylor, Felissa Rose, Matthew Helms, Kevin " Pondo" Canady, Frank Eitienne, Ari Leahman, Tiffany Shepis and Adrienna King are all starring. Check out the official MySpace for a poster and MASSIVE synopsis, or read on for the trailer.
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Today the official website was launched for Clint Hutchison's (Terror Tract) latest indie project, CONJURER, which features not only a cool one sheet (which you can see inside), but also a trailer for the film and a bunch of stills. AITH got ahole of the synopsis. Art photographer Shawn Burnett reluctantly agrees to move to a rural farmhouse to help his wife, Helen, recover from the loss of their stillborn baby. Shawn begins experiencing unsettling events, but keeps the strange occurrences to himself to protect Helen's emotional balance. As he investigates the property's history, Shawn encounters disturbing echoes from his own troubled past. ...Read More
Michael Storey's DEAD END has officially been retitled to DEEP COVE as it has begin casting for its upcoming shoot. The film is about five students on spring break meet at a secluded island cabin for a weekend getaway. After a night of music, drinking and getting re-acquainted, the five friends are shocked to find the cabin's caretaker murdered and the only boat off the island gone. Stranded on the island they become the prey of a mysterious killer who seems bent on revenge for something the friends have done. They must defend themselves and find their tormentor or face death one by one. More details soon.
Hollywood producer Richard Finney (Carver, The 8th Plague) has purchased the film rights to Ray Garton’s irreverent religious horror novella GRAVEN IMAGE, we're told in a press release. Finney will work with his director of development, Dean Loftis, and author Garton to expand the novella’s premise into a film franchise with plans to shoot the first in the series by the end of 2008. Finney is also producing a prequel to the hit DVD title CARVER, both of which you can read about inside.
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If you head on over to the Reelz Channel you can go behind-the-scenes of Corbin Bernsen's Dead Air, which revolves around a radioshow team attempting to warn its listeners after a huge explosion turns zombies on the loose in L.A. Bill Moseley stars in the flick, which currently wrapped production here in Los Angeles. ...Read More
Inside you'll find a reto '60s trailer and a hi-res look at SEA OF DUST, which will be released in 2008, starring Tom Savini as evil Prester John. Also, Ingrid Pitt of Hammer Film fame returns to the screen! Also starring Stuart Rudin (Silence Of The Lambs), sexy Suzie Lorraine, and newcomer sensation Edward X Young (seen with a cross dagger shoved in his skull). SEA OF DUST is a mind bending tale of evil with state of the art Special Effects by Josh Turi (Wendigo)! Lots of blood and gore, sensational High Definition Cinematography! Original Musical Score!. Read on for the trailers. ...Read More
Jeffrey Combs wrapped Tuesday his latest film, THE DARKEST EVIL, which is a modern retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale, “The Dunwich Horror,” according to the official website. The film tells the story of several scholars headed by Henry Armitage (Dean Stockwell) who discover the secret to destroying mysterious, other-worldly beings that threaten humankind. Jeff plays Wilbur Whateley, part of a strange, inbred family that helps unleash these beings on the world. Griff Furst and Sarah Lieving round out the cast as two characters that battle against the villainous Whateley clan.
Clare Grant (MOH "Valerie on The Stairs") and Jillian Murray (The Fun Park) will topline alongside Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Devil's Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses), Tony Todd (Hatchet, Candyman), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dexter), Clare Grant, Cathy Rankin, Patti Tindall, Bill Lippincott, Dean Matthew Ronalds, Brian Ronalds and Shane Stevens in Brian Pulido's THE GRAVES, which begins shooting May 12-27 outside of Wickenburg, AZ. Grant and Murray play two inseparable sister's who visit to a remote mine town turns into a mind-bending fight for survival against menaces both human and supernatural. ...Read More
This week the official website was launched for a new horror movie entitled CRAWLER. In the film a group of construction workers fight for their lives as their 50 tons bulldozer appears to have a life of its own, and an insatiable hate for the living. The website features both a trailer and teasrer poster, both of which can be found inside. Watch for more soon. ...Read More
If you head on over to the official website for THE GROUND HOUSE, you can check out the second trailer for the indie film, which we first talked about here. THE GROUND HOUSE centers on a local Starbuck-ish establishment owned by two brothers who perform bloody sacrifices in its basement area. Check out the official website for both trailers and more.
Casting has officially begin for Gary Walkow's CALLERS, which begins shooting June 3 in Los Angeles. In this dark comedy a law student gets a telephone call from his fiancée after she is in a car accident ...in which she was killed. From then on, he finds himself on a party-line with the dead, who keep horning in on conversations and demanding that he help them out, which ends up getting him implicated in an unsolved murder.
Producer-writer-director Eric Stanze is getting behind the camera once again with his latest horror flick, SEIZURE, an ultra low budget horror film that already has Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist films), Adrienne King (Friday the 13th 1 and 2) and John Saxon (Black Christmas, Enter the Dragon, A Nightmare on Elm Street) attached to star. Shooting in St. Louis, Missouri this September, the film carries a pretty hefty synopsis, which can be found inside. ...Read More
Today we were provided with two new poster for The Black Waters of Echo's Pond, which was directed by Gabriel Bologna from a script by Bologna and Sean Clark. Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil. The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond shows those who look into it what they want to see… but what you want to see isn’t always the truth. ...Read More
We've been following Necrosis since it was first announced and now pictures are finally surfacing on the web. It has been a long ride, but it's nice to see that the final product looks so damn promising. Inside you'll find a new batch of stills from Jason Stephens movie, which stars James Kyson Lee, George Stults, Chloe Snyder, Robert Michael Ryan and Elizabeth Brissenden. In the film six friends arrive at an isolated cabin to enjoy a long weekend in the snow. An epic snowstorm interrupts their vacation, trapping them on the mountain and resurrecting the haunting ghosts of the Donner Party. But, are they being terrorized by true 'entities' or is it simply 'cabin fever' that is bringing out their fears and desperations, causing friends to turn against each other as reality deteriorates around them... ...Read More
If you haven't checked out the Thai horror film Shutter yet, you really should add it to your rental queue wherever that may be, it's one of the best Asian horror films made during the craze of ghosts with long black hair. Today Twitch Film caught wind of their next project, 4BIA, which features Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom each directing a segment in a four part Thai horror anthology. Each entry is meant to key in on a different fear and for their parts Pisanthanakun tells a campfire haunting tale while Wongpoom looks more compelling, with the story of a stewardess required to be the sole escort of the body of a dead Thai princess on a flight home. You can check out the trailer inside. ...Read More
Michael Berryman (THE HILLS HAVE EYES, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST) and scream queen Debbie Rochon (TERROR FIRMER, TROMEO AND JULIET) are the latest additions to the cast of SATAN HATES YOU, the latest from producer Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix and writer/director James Felix McKenney’s MonsterPants Movies. Read on for more big names, details and a teaser poster. ...Read More
Director Mike Nichols - NOT the Oscar winning one - has been quietly seeing actors in New York for a new feature film slated to be shot in the Hamptons. The movie is titled BREADCRUMBS and will feature a cast of teens and 20-somethings. Not too much on the details of the script, but the website reports that two of the leads play former porn stars trying to come to grips with life. Dark Horizons, who discovered the news, reports that the film is said to be horror film along the likes of "Halloween" and "Children of the Corn" and will feature a cast of teens and 20-somethings.
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