Stars: Haven Lee Harris, Augie Duke, Brionne Davis, Morgana Ignis, Maria Olsen, Téa Mckay, Timothy Lee DePriest, Angelica Ulloa, Phillip E. Walker, Emily Meister | Written and Directed by Ryan Stevens Harris
Anyone who grew up in a dysfunctional household knows just how traumatic childhood can be. In Moon Garden, writer/director Ryan Stevens Harris visualizes those traumas as the nightmarish denizens of the dark, industrial wasteland that a young girl finds herself trapped in.
Emma lives with her parents Sara and Alex. They love Emma, but they don’t love each other anymore. After getting a scare one night she runs to their room, only to encounter something even scarier, the two of them in the midst of a loud, intense argument. Running from it she trips and takes a fall down the stairs which leaves her in a coma. Her struggle to awake from it becomes a nightmarish trip...
Anyone who grew up in a dysfunctional household knows just how traumatic childhood can be. In Moon Garden, writer/director Ryan Stevens Harris visualizes those traumas as the nightmarish denizens of the dark, industrial wasteland that a young girl finds herself trapped in.
Emma lives with her parents Sara and Alex. They love Emma, but they don’t love each other anymore. After getting a scare one night she runs to their room, only to encounter something even scarier, the two of them in the midst of a loud, intense argument. Running from it she trips and takes a fall down the stairs which leaves her in a coma. Her struggle to awake from it becomes a nightmarish trip...
- 5/17/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Ryan Stevens Harris' Moon Garden will be released by Oscilloscope this Spring and we have a look at the absolutely mesmerising new trailer!
"When a little girl has a terrible accident and slips into a coma, she finds herself thrust into a darkly surreal industrial dreamworld. Haunted by a nightmarish spectre that feeds off her tears, she must follow her mother’s radio-static voice to find her way back to consciousness. Shot on expired 35mm film stock with vintage rehoused lenses, Moon Garden is a fantastical odyssey and a visionary, handcrafted, and fully practical work of art that shows how a child can shine light even in the darkest places."
Written and Directed by Ryan Stevens Harris Produced by John Michael Elfers Starring Augie Duke, Brionne Davis, Haven Lee Harris, Maria Olsen, Timothy Lee Depriest, Philip E. Walker, and Morgana Ignis
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"When a little girl has a terrible accident and slips into a coma, she finds herself thrust into a darkly surreal industrial dreamworld. Haunted by a nightmarish spectre that feeds off her tears, she must follow her mother’s radio-static voice to find her way back to consciousness. Shot on expired 35mm film stock with vintage rehoused lenses, Moon Garden is a fantastical odyssey and a visionary, handcrafted, and fully practical work of art that shows how a child can shine light even in the darkest places."
Written and Directed by Ryan Stevens Harris Produced by John Michael Elfers Starring Augie Duke, Brionne Davis, Haven Lee Harris, Maria Olsen, Timothy Lee Depriest, Philip E. Walker, and Morgana Ignis
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- 2/13/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Even though you’re probably searching for redemption after last year’s disastrous reboot of the Leprechaun franchise, don’t assume Gnome Alone will provide the cheeky pint-sized fun that Dylan Postl and company failed to deliver. Copying the Celtic horror franchise almost verbatim, directors Timothy Woodward Jr. and John Michael Elfers enlist Mini-Me himself to play a pervy little gnome who lusts for blood and timely death-related zingers (sound familiar?).
Unfortunately, there’s no horror to be found as Verne Troyer hobbles around dressed like an angry lawn ornament, barely standing up to your kneecap, but a few genuine laughs are available for those who love a good tongue-in-cheek death scene oozing with B-Movie antics. It’s certainly nowhere near as horrid as Leprechaun: Origins, but then again, that’s like comparing apples to rotting, festering oranges covered in mold, flies, and shit – Anything would be better. Well, Gnome Alone is your Anything.
Unfortunately, there’s no horror to be found as Verne Troyer hobbles around dressed like an angry lawn ornament, barely standing up to your kneecap, but a few genuine laughs are available for those who love a good tongue-in-cheek death scene oozing with B-Movie antics. It’s certainly nowhere near as horrid as Leprechaun: Origins, but then again, that’s like comparing apples to rotting, festering oranges covered in mold, flies, and shit – Anything would be better. Well, Gnome Alone is your Anything.
- 1/26/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Director Adam Gierasch’s horror feature Schism had its world premiere this past weekend at the 13th annual Screamfest Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA, and we were there to photograph the black carpet and after party. Step inside to check out our extensive photo gallery.
Gracing the carpet in addition to director Gierasch was Schism co-writer Jace Anderson as well as stars Ashlynn Yennie (The Human Centipede), Callum Blue (Columbiana) and Nicole Laliberte (Girls Against Boys). Others in attendance included actors Marc Senter (Red, White & Blue) and Noah Segan (Looper), filmmaker Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red), Joe Bishara (Insidious), Gabby West (Chillerama), Bobbi Sue Luther (Night of the Demons), Kevin Tenney (Night of the Demons), John Michael Elfers (Finale), Christian Ackerman (The Summoners) and more.
For more on Screamfest, which runs October 8th to the 17th at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601), visit Screamfest's website,...
Gracing the carpet in addition to director Gierasch was Schism co-writer Jace Anderson as well as stars Ashlynn Yennie (The Human Centipede), Callum Blue (Columbiana) and Nicole Laliberte (Girls Against Boys). Others in attendance included actors Marc Senter (Red, White & Blue) and Noah Segan (Looper), filmmaker Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red), Joe Bishara (Insidious), Gabby West (Chillerama), Bobbi Sue Luther (Night of the Demons), Kevin Tenney (Night of the Demons), John Michael Elfers (Finale), Christian Ackerman (The Summoners) and more.
For more on Screamfest, which runs October 8th to the 17th at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601), visit Screamfest's website,...
- 10/14/2013
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
With Conor McMahon’s killer clown horror comedy Stitches having bowed this week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD via Mpi/Dark Sky Films, we hit the premiere of the flick the other night at Cinespace on Hollywood Blvd. and brought back some ocular candy and interviews from the carpet. Read on!
Gracing the Stitches event were an assortment of hired creepy clowns, sword swallowers and stilt-walkers amidst bags of popcorn, cotton candy and an open bar along with Stitches co-writer and director Conor McMahon, Stitches actor Tommy Knight ("Doctor Who"), and V/H/S and V/H/S 2 segment writer Simon Barrett, who was on hand to moderate the Q&A session post-screening.
Also in attendance were actress Danielle Harris (who dished on Hatchet III), Sushi Girl writer Destin Pfaff with actress Rachel Federoff, V/H/S segment director Adam Wingard, actresses Bai Ling (The Crow), Frida Ferrell (Behind Your Eyes...
Gracing the Stitches event were an assortment of hired creepy clowns, sword swallowers and stilt-walkers amidst bags of popcorn, cotton candy and an open bar along with Stitches co-writer and director Conor McMahon, Stitches actor Tommy Knight ("Doctor Who"), and V/H/S and V/H/S 2 segment writer Simon Barrett, who was on hand to moderate the Q&A session post-screening.
Also in attendance were actress Danielle Harris (who dished on Hatchet III), Sushi Girl writer Destin Pfaff with actress Rachel Federoff, V/H/S segment director Adam Wingard, actresses Bai Ling (The Crow), Frida Ferrell (Behind Your Eyes...
- 4/3/2013
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
Dread Central's 2012 Horror Starlets took part in the eighth annual Bowling for Boobies breast cancer charity event and wish to thank those in the horror community and beyond who generously donated to this wonderful cause. Check out some photos from the event!
Culminating on October 21st at Jillian’s Hi-Life at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles, California, with a pink carpet, a night of bowling, and the paparazzi snapping away (see our photo gallery below courtesy of Geza Decsy and Al Ortega), the charity - run by founder Stephanie Lahart of the Busted Foundation - raised over $102,000, with our team (who received awards this year for ‘Most Money Raised’ and ‘Best Team Look’) contributing nearly $25K of that total. As they do each year, the proceeds will directly benefit local Los Angeles women battling breast cancer.
The Horror Starlets were comprised this year of Cerina Vincent (MoniKa, Cabin Fever...
Culminating on October 21st at Jillian’s Hi-Life at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles, California, with a pink carpet, a night of bowling, and the paparazzi snapping away (see our photo gallery below courtesy of Geza Decsy and Al Ortega), the charity - run by founder Stephanie Lahart of the Busted Foundation - raised over $102,000, with our team (who received awards this year for ‘Most Money Raised’ and ‘Best Team Look’) contributing nearly $25K of that total. As they do each year, the proceeds will directly benefit local Los Angeles women battling breast cancer.
The Horror Starlets were comprised this year of Cerina Vincent (MoniKa, Cabin Fever...
- 11/13/2012
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
The 6th annual Sydney Underground Film Festival is taking over all three screens of the Factory Theatre for a blow-out four-day event on Sept. 6-9.
Making it’s World Premiere at the fest on the 8th is the highly anticipated President Wolfman, the latest “green movie” by director Mike Davis that he’s cobbled together from public domain footage and feature films and set to an outrageous new soundtrack. The film looks like it promises to be a rollicking good time.
Other highlights of the fest include Guy Maddin‘s latest trippy film noir, Keyhole, about a mobster revisiting his homestead’s old memories; Bob Ray‘s documentary about Austin, Texas’ homegrown Total Badass; Bobcat Goldthwait’s media takedown God Bless America; Michal Kosakowski’s underground murder fantasy documentary hit Zero Killed; Richard Griffin’s funky The Disco Exorcist; and more.
Some of the extra special events of the fest...
Making it’s World Premiere at the fest on the 8th is the highly anticipated President Wolfman, the latest “green movie” by director Mike Davis that he’s cobbled together from public domain footage and feature films and set to an outrageous new soundtrack. The film looks like it promises to be a rollicking good time.
Other highlights of the fest include Guy Maddin‘s latest trippy film noir, Keyhole, about a mobster revisiting his homestead’s old memories; Bob Ray‘s documentary about Austin, Texas’ homegrown Total Badass; Bobcat Goldthwait’s media takedown God Bless America; Michal Kosakowski’s underground murder fantasy documentary hit Zero Killed; Richard Griffin’s funky The Disco Exorcist; and more.
Some of the extra special events of the fest...
- 8/30/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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...
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...
- 8/26/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Miguel Rodriguez, host of Monster Island Resort (which focuses on horror in history, art, literature, film and more), interviewed a handful of The Horror Starlets 2012 Fundraising Team during their press day on May 30th, and here’s the podcast!
Chatting with Rodriguez at Universal Citywalk, actresses Kristina Klebe (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Natalie Victoria (DeadHeads) and Allison Kyler (Chromeskull: Laid To Rest 2) spoke about their involvement with the breast cancer awareness/fundraising team The Horror Starlets 2012 (the remainder of the team is comprised of Cerina Vincent, Ashlynn Yennie, Brooke Lewis, Sarah Butler, Carlee Baker and Barbara Nedeljakova), as well as the 8th Annual Bowling For Boobies® fundraiser, which takes place on October 21st in Los Angeles at Jillian’s Hi-Life, in which they will participate.
Check out the podcast below (which is dedicated to Jessica Rehn - who is currently waging her own battle with cancer), and please assist...
Chatting with Rodriguez at Universal Citywalk, actresses Kristina Klebe (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Natalie Victoria (DeadHeads) and Allison Kyler (Chromeskull: Laid To Rest 2) spoke about their involvement with the breast cancer awareness/fundraising team The Horror Starlets 2012 (the remainder of the team is comprised of Cerina Vincent, Ashlynn Yennie, Brooke Lewis, Sarah Butler, Carlee Baker and Barbara Nedeljakova), as well as the 8th Annual Bowling For Boobies® fundraiser, which takes place on October 21st in Los Angeles at Jillian’s Hi-Life, in which they will participate.
Check out the podcast below (which is dedicated to Jessica Rehn - who is currently waging her own battle with cancer), and please assist...
- 7/30/2012
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
This writer is imploring you, our tightly-knit horror community, as we approach October – our month of months – to unite for a good cause: supporting Los Angeles women battling breast cancer by contributing to the Bowling for Boobies campaign.
For the past several years I've been involved directly with Bowling for Boobies (a non-profit fundraiser which provides monetary assistance to L.A. women who are experiencing financial challenges as the result of fighting and living with breast cancer). It's been a vastly rewarding experience as donations go directly to someone struggling with this deadly disease.
This year we're at it again with the 8th Annual Bowling for Boobies, which culminates on Sunday, October 21st, in Los Angeles at Jillian’s Hi-Life at Universal City Walk with a red carpet followed by an evening of knocking down some pins with The Horror Starlets bowling team, which is comprised this year of myself...
For the past several years I've been involved directly with Bowling for Boobies (a non-profit fundraiser which provides monetary assistance to L.A. women who are experiencing financial challenges as the result of fighting and living with breast cancer). It's been a vastly rewarding experience as donations go directly to someone struggling with this deadly disease.
This year we're at it again with the 8th Annual Bowling for Boobies, which culminates on Sunday, October 21st, in Los Angeles at Jillian’s Hi-Life at Universal City Walk with a red carpet followed by an evening of knocking down some pins with The Horror Starlets bowling team, which is comprised this year of myself...
- 7/20/2012
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
In the wee hours of Friday morning, May 4th, I sat down with actor Doug Bradley while on the set of Declan O’Brien’s then-shooting Wrong Turn 5 in Sofia, Bulgaria, to discuss that film as well as his overall career. Read on for the video interview.
While the below clip is light on spoilers as they pertain to O’Brien’s upcoming entry in the killer hillbilly franchise (this will be the filmmaker’s third addition to the series, in which Bradley stars in the latest), it does focus on Bradley himself, and the subjects of discussion range from his entry into the horror world commencing with his iconic portrayal of "Pinhead" in the 1987 Clive Barker film Hellraiser, his thoughts on that series and the proposed Dimension remake, horror fandom, and much more.
Wrong Turn 5 is set for an October, 2012, release via 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
While the below clip is light on spoilers as they pertain to O’Brien’s upcoming entry in the killer hillbilly franchise (this will be the filmmaker’s third addition to the series, in which Bradley stars in the latest), it does focus on Bradley himself, and the subjects of discussion range from his entry into the horror world commencing with his iconic portrayal of "Pinhead" in the 1987 Clive Barker film Hellraiser, his thoughts on that series and the proposed Dimension remake, horror fandom, and much more.
Wrong Turn 5 is set for an October, 2012, release via 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
- 6/25/2012
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
Dread Central hit the carpet of the season finale wrap party of Syfy series "Monster Man" this past Monday, April 16th, in Hollywood and brought back a gallery's worth of photos and highlights of our chat with "Monster Man" star/Sota FX’s Roy Knyrim.
Held at the Rolling Stone Lounge at the Hollywood & Highland complex in the heart of Hollywood, California, those on hand for the festivities included the previously mentioned filmmaker/effects artist Knyrim along with fellow "Monster Man" cast members Cleve Hall, Constance Hall, Elora Hall and Sonja Maddox-Hall as well as Johnny Saiko and Cindy Miller. Other talent gracing the carpet included directors Brett and Drew Pierce (DeadHeads), Mike Mendez (Mega Spider), Jason Miller (Infected) and John Michael Elfers (Finale), as did effects artist Jerry Macaluso ("Face/Off") and actors Sid Haig (The Devil’s Rejects), Reggie Bannister (Phantasm), R.A. Mihailoff (Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...
Held at the Rolling Stone Lounge at the Hollywood & Highland complex in the heart of Hollywood, California, those on hand for the festivities included the previously mentioned filmmaker/effects artist Knyrim along with fellow "Monster Man" cast members Cleve Hall, Constance Hall, Elora Hall and Sonja Maddox-Hall as well as Johnny Saiko and Cindy Miller. Other talent gracing the carpet included directors Brett and Drew Pierce (DeadHeads), Mike Mendez (Mega Spider), Jason Miller (Infected) and John Michael Elfers (Finale), as did effects artist Jerry Macaluso ("Face/Off") and actors Sid Haig (The Devil’s Rejects), Reggie Bannister (Phantasm), R.A. Mihailoff (Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...
- 4/18/2012
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
With Christian Ackerman’s short film Hell’s Belles having premiered this past Saturday, March 24th, in Hollywood, California, we thought we’d bring you a photo gallery from the red carpet invitation only event, as well as word on the audience’s response. Read on!
“The premiere was kick-ass!” said Hell’s Belles writer, director and editor Ackerman of the event, who along with producer Drina Durazo organized the premiere, which was co-sponsored by Dread Central. Held on the picturesque rooftop of the Cosmo Lofts Building overlooking Hollywood, the Hell’s Belles premiere kicked off with a red carpet, two open bars, hors d'oeuvres and appropriately rocking music spun by DJs Xalox B and DJ Devious prior to the screening.
“We had a huge turnout, and I was happy to unleash the Belles onto the world,” effused Ackerman. “I tried to make it an experience everyone would remember, and...
“The premiere was kick-ass!” said Hell’s Belles writer, director and editor Ackerman of the event, who along with producer Drina Durazo organized the premiere, which was co-sponsored by Dread Central. Held on the picturesque rooftop of the Cosmo Lofts Building overlooking Hollywood, the Hell’s Belles premiere kicked off with a red carpet, two open bars, hors d'oeuvres and appropriately rocking music spun by DJs Xalox B and DJ Devious prior to the screening.
“We had a huge turnout, and I was happy to unleash the Belles onto the world,” effused Ackerman. “I tried to make it an experience everyone would remember, and...
- 3/31/2012
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
On Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, the eleventh annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival Awards were held in Hollywood, California, to celebrate the ten days of original horror programming which had preceded it, most notably the China Brothers’ Crawl (which took home awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography). Today results were released for the fest’s Screenplay Competition, and we’ve got ‘em. Read on for the winners!
Screamfest, which is spearheaded by founder and director Rachel Belofsky, has built a reputation over the last decade as having its finger on the pulse of the horror genre. Recent films programmed at Screamfest that have garnered a lot of attention include Let the Right One In, Trick 'r Treat, Splinter, Martyrs, The Signal, and Paranormal Activity.
Best Screenplay
Blood Type:v
by Eric Maloney
Top 5 Screenplays
Blood Type:v
by Eric Maloney
Exit 49
by Lanny Grant
Someone Must Die
by Joe Henriques
The Sticks
by...
Screamfest, which is spearheaded by founder and director Rachel Belofsky, has built a reputation over the last decade as having its finger on the pulse of the horror genre. Recent films programmed at Screamfest that have garnered a lot of attention include Let the Right One In, Trick 'r Treat, Splinter, Martyrs, The Signal, and Paranormal Activity.
Best Screenplay
Blood Type:v
by Eric Maloney
Top 5 Screenplays
Blood Type:v
by Eric Maloney
Exit 49
by Lanny Grant
Someone Must Die
by Joe Henriques
The Sticks
by...
- 12/12/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Dread Central's coverage of the 11th annual Screamfest La Film Festival continues with our event report stemming from Tuesday night, October 18th, when we hit the carpet to bring you further eye candy and to catch the premieres of short films Hail Satan! and The Night Caller as well as the feature film Vamperifica.
Those walking the black carpet at the Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, California, and in attendance for the evening included Vamperifica co-writer (with lead Martin Yurkovic) and director Bruce Ornstein and cast members Jeff Ward, Bonnie Swencionis, Creighton James, Josh Alexander, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Gianna LePera and Cj Diehl as well as Urban Explorer director Andy Fetscher with cast members Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman and Brenda Koo. Hail Satan! director John Michael Elfers and producer/actress Denesa Chan and The Night Caller co-writers and directors Peter Podgursky and Donna Thorland (you can now watch the latter film online here) also made the carpet,...
Those walking the black carpet at the Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, California, and in attendance for the evening included Vamperifica co-writer (with lead Martin Yurkovic) and director Bruce Ornstein and cast members Jeff Ward, Bonnie Swencionis, Creighton James, Josh Alexander, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Gianna LePera and Cj Diehl as well as Urban Explorer director Andy Fetscher with cast members Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman and Brenda Koo. Hail Satan! director John Michael Elfers and producer/actress Denesa Chan and The Night Caller co-writers and directors Peter Podgursky and Donna Thorland (you can now watch the latter film online here) also made the carpet,...
- 10/22/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
With the 11th annual Screamfest La Film Festival having kicked off October 14th (it runs through the 22nd at Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, CA at Hollywood and Highland), Dread Central hit the carpet that night to bring you some eye candy and to catch a screening of director Kim J-hoon’s Korean monster flick Sector 7 in 3D.
Check out our overflowing gallery below, and then get your tickets to the venerated event by clicking here.
Those walking the black carpet and in attendance for the packed opening included (take a breath) the following: Gravedancers director Mike Mendez, Abominable director Ryan Schifrin, actresses Chelsea Rendon and Jessica Cameron, Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli, Madison County director Eric England and actors Ace Marrero and Matt Mercer, The Tunnel director Carlo Ledesma with producers Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey and actors Steve Davis and Bel Delia, actor-producer Tom Malloy (The Alphabet Killer), filmmaker...
Check out our overflowing gallery below, and then get your tickets to the venerated event by clicking here.
Those walking the black carpet and in attendance for the packed opening included (take a breath) the following: Gravedancers director Mike Mendez, Abominable director Ryan Schifrin, actresses Chelsea Rendon and Jessica Cameron, Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli, Madison County director Eric England and actors Ace Marrero and Matt Mercer, The Tunnel director Carlo Ledesma with producers Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey and actors Steve Davis and Bel Delia, actor-producer Tom Malloy (The Alphabet Killer), filmmaker...
- 10/16/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
John Michael Elfers’ Kiss Before the Slaughter is a new indie that has just wrapped post-production. The film has a collective vibe of Road Warrior and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but it’s certainly original enough to seek out at festivals.
When Bradley takes his ex-girlfriend Raquel to Mexico for a black-market lung transplant, he discovers that the underground organization butchers unsuspecting “donors.” Saving them, would mean losing her.
Bradley would sacrifice everything for the woman he loves, but all she asks is that he let her die, to save a group of complete strangers.
Here’s the trailer:
Kiss before the Slaughter from John Elfers on Vimeo.
Find the film at its official site and on Facebook.
When Bradley takes his ex-girlfriend Raquel to Mexico for a black-market lung transplant, he discovers that the underground organization butchers unsuspecting “donors.” Saving them, would mean losing her.
Bradley would sacrifice everything for the woman he loves, but all she asks is that he let her die, to save a group of complete strangers.
Here’s the trailer:
Kiss before the Slaughter from John Elfers on Vimeo.
Find the film at its official site and on Facebook.
- 6/28/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
With Screamfest La celebrating its 11th anniversary this fall (the venerated Los Angeles film festival – which is spearheaded by Rachel Belofsky – runs this October 14-23 in Hollywood, CA), the fest hosted last Thursday night another of its monthly mixers, and we were there to snap a few photos and to chat with the filmmakers in attendance.
On hand for the event (which took place at Hollywood Boulevard’s tequila bar Te’Kila) was FX artist and reality TV star Frank Ippolito, who stated of the release status of his short film Night of the Little Dead (a flick we were able to see the subsequent night at the cast and crew screening, and a trailer to which you can see here), “It’s finished. We have a 5.1 Surround mix, it’s all HD and shit, and we are shopping it around to find what film festival we are going to premiere it at.
On hand for the event (which took place at Hollywood Boulevard’s tequila bar Te’Kila) was FX artist and reality TV star Frank Ippolito, who stated of the release status of his short film Night of the Little Dead (a flick we were able to see the subsequent night at the cast and crew screening, and a trailer to which you can see here), “It’s finished. We have a 5.1 Surround mix, it’s all HD and shit, and we are shopping it around to find what film festival we are going to premiere it at.
- 6/28/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
We’ve been following filmmaker John Michael Elfer’s Kiss Before the Slaughter since its down and dirty desert shoot earlier this year, and now we are proud to offer you, our Dread Central readers, an early look at the project's high-octane trailer! Read on!
Voted onto the ‘Blood List’ of 2010 (an industry insider list of the top not-yet-produced horror scripts in Hollywood), Kiss Before the Slaughter follows the exploits of ex-paramours Bradley and Raquel (actors Chandler Maness and Natalie Pero, respectively), who journey to Mexico for a black-market lung transplant for the latter, only to discover an underground organization who butcher the unsuspecting ‘donors’ on which Raquel had relied. Struggling with both their mortality and morality, Raquel asks Bradley - in an effort to save the group of complete strangers which the organization have ensnared as ‘donors’ - that instead he let her die. Needless to say, all hell breaks loose.
Voted onto the ‘Blood List’ of 2010 (an industry insider list of the top not-yet-produced horror scripts in Hollywood), Kiss Before the Slaughter follows the exploits of ex-paramours Bradley and Raquel (actors Chandler Maness and Natalie Pero, respectively), who journey to Mexico for a black-market lung transplant for the latter, only to discover an underground organization who butcher the unsuspecting ‘donors’ on which Raquel had relied. Struggling with both their mortality and morality, Raquel asks Bradley - in an effort to save the group of complete strangers which the organization have ensnared as ‘donors’ - that instead he let her die. Needless to say, all hell breaks loose.
- 6/28/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Dread hit the Get Lit Summer Celebration at the swanky Rolling Stone Lounge in Hollywood, CA Monday night, June 20th, and brought back some video from the event. Read on for the goods and the ocular candy!
Thrown by the Los Angeles post-production facility Lit Post (the company has in the past handled post production for such films as Frozen, Hatchet II and Ti West’s upcoming The Innkeepers (review here), to name a few), Mpi Media and Glass Eye Pix, this second-of-many events served as an industry mixer to celebrate independent filmmaking, in particular Ti West (director of House of the Devil and The Innkeepers), on whom was bestowed the 2nd annual Persistence of Vision Award in Cinema, in recognition of his innovative spirit in independent filmmaking.
The genre-centric crowd included, among others, filmmakers Will Clevinger (Automaton Transfusion and the recently wrapped Under The Bed), Matt Zettell (Resurrection County...
Thrown by the Los Angeles post-production facility Lit Post (the company has in the past handled post production for such films as Frozen, Hatchet II and Ti West’s upcoming The Innkeepers (review here), to name a few), Mpi Media and Glass Eye Pix, this second-of-many events served as an industry mixer to celebrate independent filmmaking, in particular Ti West (director of House of the Devil and The Innkeepers), on whom was bestowed the 2nd annual Persistence of Vision Award in Cinema, in recognition of his innovative spirit in independent filmmaking.
The genre-centric crowd included, among others, filmmakers Will Clevinger (Automaton Transfusion and the recently wrapped Under The Bed), Matt Zettell (Resurrection County...
- 6/23/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
With Screamfest La celebrating its 11th anniversary this fall (the venerated Los Angeles film festival spearheaded by Rachel Belofsky runs October 14-23 in Hollywood, CA), the fest hosted another of its monthly mixers this past Thursday, March 12, and we were there to snap a few photos and chat with the filmmakers in attendance.
On hand for the event (which took place at Hollywood Boulevard’s tequila bar Te’Kila) were FX artist and reality TV star Frank Ippolito (who teased that his short flick ‘Night of the Little Dead’ is slated for a fest debut in the near future), Kiss Before the Slaughter director John Elfers, Hell’s Belles filmmaker Christian Ackerman, producer Drina Durazo and actor Luke Thompson.
Also in attendance were Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 actress Allison Kyler and that flick’s producer Chang Tseng and director (and Almost Human Efx guru) Robert Hall, the latter of whom...
On hand for the event (which took place at Hollywood Boulevard’s tequila bar Te’Kila) were FX artist and reality TV star Frank Ippolito (who teased that his short flick ‘Night of the Little Dead’ is slated for a fest debut in the near future), Kiss Before the Slaughter director John Elfers, Hell’s Belles filmmaker Christian Ackerman, producer Drina Durazo and actor Luke Thompson.
Also in attendance were Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 actress Allison Kyler and that flick’s producer Chang Tseng and director (and Almost Human Efx guru) Robert Hall, the latter of whom...
- 5/14/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Kailey Marsh is a co-founder and literary manager/producer at Faction M with her business partner Nima Maleki. Kailey graduated from the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles and interned for Ozla Pictures (the company behind The Grudge movies, among others) and then worked as an assistant for Steven Jay Schneider, producer of Paranormal Activity. She was an assistant at the management/production company Circle of Confusion before becoming a manager in her own right.
Faction M has most recently been involved in producing the feature film The Day, currently in post-production. Check out the Facebook page for all the details about the film and the teaser.
With the advent of The Black List, a collection of the top unproduced screenplays making the rounds in Hollywood, Kailey invented The Blood List, which compiles the best unproduced horror scripts. She was recently included in a Hollywood Reporter article examining this listing phenomena.
Faction M has most recently been involved in producing the feature film The Day, currently in post-production. Check out the Facebook page for all the details about the film and the teaser.
With the advent of The Black List, a collection of the top unproduced screenplays making the rounds in Hollywood, Kailey invented The Blood List, which compiles the best unproduced horror scripts. She was recently included in a Hollywood Reporter article examining this listing phenomena.
- 5/9/2011
- by Anthony Vieira
- The Film Stage
In continuing with our historic support of independent filmmaking, Dread hit the set of director John Michael Elfers' Kiss before the Slaughter earlier this month in the deserts of southern California, and now thusly delivers to you an extensive gallery from the shoot, as well as word on the status of the gritty and subversive Fire Trial Films’ project. Read on!
Elfers, whose previous feature horror flick Finale racked up globally a plethora of festival awards before acquiring DVD and VOD distribution (via Image Entertainment) has joined forces once again with that film’s co-conspirators Michael Elkin (who produces) and R. Stevens Harris (behind the camera), as well as new allies Denesa Chan (actress and producer) and director of photography Mario Contini, in order to deliver his ambitious vision.
Voted onto the ‘Blood List’ of 2010 (an industry insider list of the top not-yet-produced horror scripts in Hollywood), Kiss Before...
Elfers, whose previous feature horror flick Finale racked up globally a plethora of festival awards before acquiring DVD and VOD distribution (via Image Entertainment) has joined forces once again with that film’s co-conspirators Michael Elkin (who produces) and R. Stevens Harris (behind the camera), as well as new allies Denesa Chan (actress and producer) and director of photography Mario Contini, in order to deliver his ambitious vision.
Voted onto the ‘Blood List’ of 2010 (an industry insider list of the top not-yet-produced horror scripts in Hollywood), Kiss Before...
- 4/29/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Despite getting into cinema due to horror films, I have found myself falling out of love with the genre quite recently. I think the main reason is, for most part, the horror film has become far too post-modern and self-referential. From Scream to Hostel to the recent glut of Platinum Dune retreads. Almost everything thing I was managing to check out was a nudge or a wink to something done.
If they’re not paying homage to a specific era, then it was nodding in its general direction. Of course there are exceptions to the rule. However, there was enough to put me off for a while. For some reason however I felt it would be a great idea to snap the assignment for Finale, a low budget horror film which pays homage to the giallo cycle and Clive Barker. Sucker for punishment, I know.
Finale left me frustrated for more than a couple reasons.
If they’re not paying homage to a specific era, then it was nodding in its general direction. Of course there are exceptions to the rule. However, there was enough to put me off for a while. For some reason however I felt it would be a great idea to snap the assignment for Finale, a low budget horror film which pays homage to the giallo cycle and Clive Barker. Sucker for punishment, I know.
Finale left me frustrated for more than a couple reasons.
- 3/14/2011
- by Leslie Byron Pitt
- FilmShaft.com
Back in October FilmShaft went up to Manchester to check out the Grimm Up North horror festival and saw some pretty cool stuff. One of those ‘cool’ films, Finale, is a Satanic chiller about a family battling an evil cult in small town America. It’s visual aesthetic apes the sort of low rent flick Lucio Fulci made after his glory days were over, and it works very well.
Although it didn’t start off promising at all, John Michael Elfers film turned into something of an unexpected delight. And now it’s appearing on DVD from Monday 14th March. Check out festival review here, and the press release below:
In the style of Dario Argento, ‘Finale’ is a stylish and surreal horror film with all the hallmarks of a cult classic. It is of low budget and independent origins and has enjoyed much success on the USA festival circuit...
Although it didn’t start off promising at all, John Michael Elfers film turned into something of an unexpected delight. And now it’s appearing on DVD from Monday 14th March. Check out festival review here, and the press release below:
In the style of Dario Argento, ‘Finale’ is a stylish and surreal horror film with all the hallmarks of a cult classic. It is of low budget and independent origins and has enjoyed much success on the USA festival circuit...
- 3/3/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
While co-hosting (with festival head Rachel Belofsky and Jonna Jackson) last week’s Screamfest La mixer at Te’Kila and 504 on Hollywood Boulevard (in attendance were horror movers and shakers John Skipp, F. Javier Gutiérrez, Stephen Goldmann, John Michael Elfers, Drina Durazo and more), I caught up with Re-Animator filmmaker Stuart Gordon in order to discuss his current projects as well as the currently previewing play Re-Animator – The Musical.
Opening on March 5th at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood, CA, the stage musical incarnation of Gordon’s 1985 filmic hit (both of which center around Dr. Herbert West, a medical student obsessed with reanimating the dead) runs Friday through Saturday nights through March 27, and Gordon told us of the play over a cocktail amid the boisterous din, “Audiences seem to really like it, which is great! We’re previewing all weekend, and those nights are already sold out, which is a wonderful thing.
Opening on March 5th at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood, CA, the stage musical incarnation of Gordon’s 1985 filmic hit (both of which center around Dr. Herbert West, a medical student obsessed with reanimating the dead) runs Friday through Saturday nights through March 27, and Gordon told us of the play over a cocktail amid the boisterous din, “Audiences seem to really like it, which is great! We’re previewing all weekend, and those nights are already sold out, which is a wonderful thing.
- 3/1/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
This past Halloween weekend FilmShaft was entrenched at the Grimm Up North Horror and Sci-Fi Festival in Manchester for three days of horror entertainment. It was a case of the good, the bad and the ugly. Isn’t it always?
The great thing about the programme was the variety. There was interpretations of horror from around the world. Although the Dancehouse has a certain faded and decayed opulence in an art deco kind of way, the sound wasn’t amazing and the screen wasn’t the best. But one images this is what it was like to watch a film in the days before the multiplex and Thx sound.
Below is a selection of what movies stood out and for various reasons.
The Reeds (dir: Nick Cohen, 2010)
Nick Cohen’s low budget British horror/ghost story, The Reeds, is an atmospheric and well shot film. The plot is a bit hard to keep track of,...
The great thing about the programme was the variety. There was interpretations of horror from around the world. Although the Dancehouse has a certain faded and decayed opulence in an art deco kind of way, the sound wasn’t amazing and the screen wasn’t the best. But one images this is what it was like to watch a film in the days before the multiplex and Thx sound.
Below is a selection of what movies stood out and for various reasons.
The Reeds (dir: Nick Cohen, 2010)
Nick Cohen’s low budget British horror/ghost story, The Reeds, is an atmospheric and well shot film. The plot is a bit hard to keep track of,...
- 11/2/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Grimmupnorth 2010 is coming to Manchester for a second time this Halloween! Readers may remember last year’s coverage from the first Grimmfest last October ‘09. Well, we’re going back for more this year too. Festival director Simeon Halligan and his crew have spent all year finding some amazing new titles to screen at Manchester’s biggest horror film festival, including Evil: In The Time Of Heroes, which I missed at Eiff so am well up for seeing. There’s also the inventively named Canadian shocker, Dead Hooker In A Trunk, the Japanese genre mash-up Alien Vs Ninja, Thai thriller Slice, Zombie mock-u-mentary Reel Zombies and a horror doc featuring all kinds of industry insiders, The Splat Pack. There’s also a ton of activities and seminars for festival goers to participate in too. Personally I’m looking forward to the special screening for my favourite Argento film, Deep Red.
- 10/14/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film4 FrightFest has released what could very well be another one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place from Thursday the 26th of August to Monday the 30th of August, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
- 7/2/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The complete lineup for the 2010 edition of the Film4 Frightfest has just been announced and, as usual, it is a quality selection of the best in horror film from the UK and around the world. The program splits into two programs - the main lineup and sidebar Discovery program - and you'll find both below!
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
- 7/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Image Entertainment will release Finale from director John Michael Elfers on DVD May 25th and the film is somewhat of a throwback to Italian Giallo. The trailer shows ritualistic sacrifice and worship and might be for those a little less squeamish. However, if you like independent horror then this might be one to add to your Netflix queue.
The synopsis for Finale here:
"Death is stalking a small town plagued with a rash of apparent suicides. But one grieving mother believes that there are darker forces at work and plunges herself into a supernatural nightmare to uncover her dead son’s association with an evil cult. Her behavior grows increasingly paranoid and bizarre as she races against time to battle the terrifying demon unleashed to destroy her entire family in this atmospheric descent into horror" (Image).
Release Date: May 25th (DVD).
Director(s): John Michael Elfers.
Cast: Carolyn Hauck,...
The synopsis for Finale here:
"Death is stalking a small town plagued with a rash of apparent suicides. But one grieving mother believes that there are darker forces at work and plunges herself into a supernatural nightmare to uncover her dead son’s association with an evil cult. Her behavior grows increasingly paranoid and bizarre as she races against time to battle the terrifying demon unleashed to destroy her entire family in this atmospheric descent into horror" (Image).
Release Date: May 25th (DVD).
Director(s): John Michael Elfers.
Cast: Carolyn Hauck,...
- 5/24/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Some believe in a nightmarish world of darkness and paranoia - full of specters and ghosts. On May 25th Image Entertainment presents Finale, a story of one family’s descent into that demonic landscape.
A film festival favorite, Finale is director John Michael Elfers' homage to the lush and bloody style of Giallo masters such as Mario Bava and Dario Argento. The film will be available on DVD for $27.98.
Dig on the supplemental material, artwork, and a trailer from last October after the plot crunch. Pre-order your copy below.
Synopsis
Helen Michaels (Caroline Hauck, Vixen Highway) is consumed with despair after the death of her son. Although officially judged a suicide, she believes there are darker forces at work. But her desire to solve the mystery soon develops into a mania that threatens to ruin the life of her daughter, Kate (Suthi Picotte, 11 Minutes Ago), as well as her own.
A film festival favorite, Finale is director John Michael Elfers' homage to the lush and bloody style of Giallo masters such as Mario Bava and Dario Argento. The film will be available on DVD for $27.98.
Dig on the supplemental material, artwork, and a trailer from last October after the plot crunch. Pre-order your copy below.
Synopsis
Helen Michaels (Caroline Hauck, Vixen Highway) is consumed with despair after the death of her son. Although officially judged a suicide, she believes there are darker forces at work. But her desire to solve the mystery soon develops into a mania that threatens to ruin the life of her daughter, Kate (Suthi Picotte, 11 Minutes Ago), as well as her own.
- 5/14/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
This scribe co-hosted last night’s Screamfest La ‘Night of Mayhem’ mixer at the hipster hangout Kung Pao Kitty in Hollywood, CA, and brought back a slew of photos as well as release info and word on a couple of flicks you may be interested in.
In attendance for the industry mixer (which was sponsored by Rachel Belofsky’s horror film festival Screamfest La, which runs this year October 8 through 17 at Manns 6 at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood, CA) were horror luminaries Ryan Rotten (managing editor of Shock Till You Drop) and Dominique Lee as well as filmmakers Creep (Brides of Sodom) Creepersin, Trailer Park of Terror director Steven Goldmann, Alluvial director Geza Decsy, producer Armond Sardayani and actor Brent Henry, director Yossi (Dead and Gone) Sasson, filmmaker Sean (Silent Night, Zombie Night) Cain, Finale filmmaker John Michael Elfers and actress Denesa Chan, Wicked Lake alumni Zach Passero, Justin Stone and Luke Thompson,...
In attendance for the industry mixer (which was sponsored by Rachel Belofsky’s horror film festival Screamfest La, which runs this year October 8 through 17 at Manns 6 at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood, CA) were horror luminaries Ryan Rotten (managing editor of Shock Till You Drop) and Dominique Lee as well as filmmakers Creep (Brides of Sodom) Creepersin, Trailer Park of Terror director Steven Goldmann, Alluvial director Geza Decsy, producer Armond Sardayani and actor Brent Henry, director Yossi (Dead and Gone) Sasson, filmmaker Sean (Silent Night, Zombie Night) Cain, Finale filmmaker John Michael Elfers and actress Denesa Chan, Wicked Lake alumni Zach Passero, Justin Stone and Luke Thompson,...
- 3/19/2010
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Variety reports that Image Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to Jinga Films’ supernatural horror film, Finale. Described as an homage to horror master Dario Argento’s Suspiria, the film is slated for distribution in May.
The film was directed by John Michael Elfers, and follows the story of a mother (Carolyn von Hauck) distraught by her son’s dalliance with demonic forces.
Shot on film and utilizing in-camera effects, Finale aims to capture what calls an “old-school movie experience.”
“The whole movie is like 1970s horror,” he said in a Ttn-hd Production Live interview last year.
Finale has already won several awards on the festival circuit, most notably Best Horror Film at Seattle True Independent and Best Cinematography at Boston International.
Learn more about the movie, and check out the trailer at the official website, FinaleTheMovie.
The film was directed by John Michael Elfers, and follows the story of a mother (Carolyn von Hauck) distraught by her son’s dalliance with demonic forces.
Shot on film and utilizing in-camera effects, Finale aims to capture what calls an “old-school movie experience.”
“The whole movie is like 1970s horror,” he said in a Ttn-hd Production Live interview last year.
Finale has already won several awards on the festival circuit, most notably Best Horror Film at Seattle True Independent and Best Cinematography at Boston International.
Learn more about the movie, and check out the trailer at the official website, FinaleTheMovie.
- 2/19/2010
- by Bryan
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Finale is director John Michael Elfer's feature debut and the film is an homage to Dario Argento's Suspiria (Shock). The film has recently been picked up by Image Entertainment, last week, and the film will be released May 25 on DVD. Finale is oriented toward the supernatural realm and this flick involves everything from suicide to hauntings in a cemetery. Also, the film was shot in a month and a half with an eight man crew, with next to no-budget. The synopsis and homepage below. Plus, a run down of the film from the director is inside.
The synopsis for Finale here:
"Death is stalking a small town plagued with a rash of apparent suicides. But one grieving mother believes that there are darker forces at work and plunges herself into a supernatural nightmare to uncover her dead son’s association with an evil cult. Her behavior grows increasingly paranoid...
The synopsis for Finale here:
"Death is stalking a small town plagued with a rash of apparent suicides. But one grieving mother believes that there are darker forces at work and plunges herself into a supernatural nightmare to uncover her dead son’s association with an evil cult. Her behavior grows increasingly paranoid...
- 2/16/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Two more horror flicks have found themselves some North American distro today courtesy of Image Entertainment, one of which is said to be "Argento-esque" in nature. That's never a bad thing!
Variety reports that Image has acquired all North American rights to Jinga Films' supernatural horror Finale. Described as an homage to Dario Argento's Suspiria, John Michael Elfers' debut feature stars Carolyn Von Hauck as a grieving mother who discovers that her deceased son had been dabbling in black magic.
Also acquired was Federico Zampaglione's psychological horror flick Shadow, which centers on an American Iraq War vet whose romantic vacation in the Italian Alps turns into a Deliverance-style nightmare after a confrontation with local hunters.
Check out the official synopses for each below.
Finale Synopsis
"A family descends into a vortex of denial and paranoia after the death of their oldest son. Though labeled a suicide, the bizarre circumstances lead his mother,...
Variety reports that Image has acquired all North American rights to Jinga Films' supernatural horror Finale. Described as an homage to Dario Argento's Suspiria, John Michael Elfers' debut feature stars Carolyn Von Hauck as a grieving mother who discovers that her deceased son had been dabbling in black magic.
Also acquired was Federico Zampaglione's psychological horror flick Shadow, which centers on an American Iraq War vet whose romantic vacation in the Italian Alps turns into a Deliverance-style nightmare after a confrontation with local hunters.
Check out the official synopses for each below.
Finale Synopsis
"A family descends into a vortex of denial and paranoia after the death of their oldest son. Though labeled a suicide, the bizarre circumstances lead his mother,...
- 2/12/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Image Ent. has acquired all North American rights to Jinga Films' supernatural horror Finale. Described as an homage to Dario Argento's Suspiria, John Michael Elfers' debut feature stars Carolyn Von Hauck as a grieving mother who discovers that her deceased son had been dabbling in black magic. Image has skedded the release for May. On Monday, Jinga announced it had added Federico Zampaglione's psychological horror Shadow to its Berlin market slate. Produced by Massimo Ferrero, the English-language, Italian horror pic stars Jake Muxworthy (Borderland), Karina Testa (Frontiere), Chris Coppola (Friday 13th) and Nuot Arquint (The Passion of Christ). The pic centers on an American Iraq War vet whose romantic vacation in the Italian Alps turns into a Deliverance-style nightmare after a confrontation with local hunters.
- 2/12/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
John Michael Elfers' feature debut, and homage to Dario Argento's Suspiria , Finale has landed in the distribution arms of Image Entertainment. The U.S. release outfit is planning a May release. Synopsis: A family descends into a vortex of denial and paranoia after the death of the oldest son. Though labeled a suicide, the bizarre circumstances lead the mother, Helen, to believe there are darker forces at work. Black paint was thrown over everything reflective in the son's decrepit Victorian house, an explosive trap set in his bedroom and a woman from his past haunts the cemetery where he lies buried. But when Helen's investigation threatens to ruin the life of her teenage daughter, Kate, and possibly her own sanity, she realizes there is but one escape from this nightmare...
- 2/12/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
"Dances With Films: 2009," is set to premiere several thriller and horror films this year beginning June 5th and continuing through to until the 11th. This years festival will highlight a psychological thriller "The Commune," and murder mystery "Cryptic." Not to be outdone are the supernatural "Finale," and Andy Thompson's "The Scar Crow." Focusing on up and coming filmmakers, actors, and screenwriters "Dances With Films," provides opportunities for filmmakers, without big studio deals, to live their dream of showcasing their films in front of fans. Currently in its twelfth year Dwf will bring together distributors, filmmakers, actors, and actresses in West Hollywood throughout the month of June. Have a look at the scariest from the festival with more information to follow.
The Commune
Director/writer: Elisabeth Fie.
"Haunting imagery and symbolism underscore the horror of entrapment and familial dysfunction as virginal teen Jenny finds herself isolated on a sinister commne with adults gone mad.
The Commune
Director/writer: Elisabeth Fie.
"Haunting imagery and symbolism underscore the horror of entrapment and familial dysfunction as virginal teen Jenny finds herself isolated on a sinister commne with adults gone mad.
- 6/3/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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