Stars: Nicole Muñoz, Laurie Holden, Chloe Rose, Eric Osborne, Romeo Carere, James McGowan, Bianca Melchior | Written and Directed by Adam MacDonald
The unusual title wasn’t the only reason I have been interested in watching Pyewacket for a while now. Everything I have read about the movie on social media, from people I trust the opinion of, has been positive, so I was very much looking forward to it.
The best horror movies, in fact the best movies, create characters and relationships that you care about, relate to and want to watch unfold. Pyewacket does all of this. The main relationship is between Leah, played by Nicole Munoz, and her mother, played by Laurie Holden. Like many mother/daughter relationships it is a very love/hate one. After the death of their father and husband, both women are dealing with the situation in different ways. Leah is listening to angry...
The unusual title wasn’t the only reason I have been interested in watching Pyewacket for a while now. Everything I have read about the movie on social media, from people I trust the opinion of, has been positive, so I was very much looking forward to it.
The best horror movies, in fact the best movies, create characters and relationships that you care about, relate to and want to watch unfold. Pyewacket does all of this. The main relationship is between Leah, played by Nicole Munoz, and her mother, played by Laurie Holden. Like many mother/daughter relationships it is a very love/hate one. After the death of their father and husband, both women are dealing with the situation in different ways. Leah is listening to angry...
- 4/26/2018
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
To celebrate the home entertainment release of Pyewacket available now on Digital HD and on DVD from the 23rd April 2018, we have a copy of the DVD up for grabs, courtesy of Signature Entertainment!
Forget teen-friendly jump scares and Ouija board pranks – this the real deal, that goes deep into the dark heart of the occult. From the producer of cult hits The Void and The Witch, Pyewacket can take its place alongside those other-wordly modern horror classics.
Adam MacDonald, who directed the impressive killer bear thriller Backcountry, has crafted a deliciously taut slow burner, with outstanding central performances from Nicole Munoz as witchcraft-obsessed teenager Leah, and The Walking Dead’s Laurie Holden as her mother. As surprising as it is inventive, the film plants a seed of dread from the moment teenager Leah performs an occult ritual in the woods, building to an excruciating climax that will do for...
Forget teen-friendly jump scares and Ouija board pranks – this the real deal, that goes deep into the dark heart of the occult. From the producer of cult hits The Void and The Witch, Pyewacket can take its place alongside those other-wordly modern horror classics.
Adam MacDonald, who directed the impressive killer bear thriller Backcountry, has crafted a deliciously taut slow burner, with outstanding central performances from Nicole Munoz as witchcraft-obsessed teenager Leah, and The Walking Dead’s Laurie Holden as her mother. As surprising as it is inventive, the film plants a seed of dread from the moment teenager Leah performs an occult ritual in the woods, building to an excruciating climax that will do for...
- 4/20/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
"Be careful what you wish for, someone might be listening." An occult death curse threatens to destroy a mother and daughter in the new horror movie Pyewacket (read Heather Wixson's 4-star review here), and with Adam MacDonald's new horror film out today in theaters and on VOD platforms from IFC Midnight, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers.
Written and directed by Adam MacDonald, Pyewacket stars Nicole Muñoz, Laurie Holden, Chloe Rose, and Eric Osborne. Check out an intense conversation between mother and daughter in our exclusive clip below, and read on for the official synopsis:
Synopsis: "When you’re dealing with demons, be careful what you wish for… In this ultra-unsettling occult nightmare, teenage Leah (Nicole Muñoz) finds solace from the recent death of her father—and from her strained relationship with her mother (Laurie Holden)—by dabbling in the dark arts.
Written and directed by Adam MacDonald, Pyewacket stars Nicole Muñoz, Laurie Holden, Chloe Rose, and Eric Osborne. Check out an intense conversation between mother and daughter in our exclusive clip below, and read on for the official synopsis:
Synopsis: "When you’re dealing with demons, be careful what you wish for… In this ultra-unsettling occult nightmare, teenage Leah (Nicole Muñoz) finds solace from the recent death of her father—and from her strained relationship with her mother (Laurie Holden)—by dabbling in the dark arts.
- 3/23/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With the film enjoying a hugely favourable response from those fans than managed to brave the weather and attend Glasgow Frightfest, here’s a brand new trailer and a poster for director Adam MacDonald’s upcoming horror Pyewacket which stars Laurie Holden, Nicole Munoz, Chloe Rose, and Eric Osborne.
When you’re dealing with demons, be careful what you wish for… In this ultra-unsettling occult nightmare, teenage Leah (Nicole Muñoz) finds solace from the recent death of her father—and from her strained relationship with her mother (Laurie Holden)—by dabbling in the dark arts. It all seems like harmless fun at first, until a blow out argument leads Leah to do the unthinkable: put a death curse on her mother. No sooner has the girl performed the ritual than she regrets it. But it may be too late, as an evil presence known as Pyewacket begins to make itself...
When you’re dealing with demons, be careful what you wish for… In this ultra-unsettling occult nightmare, teenage Leah (Nicole Muñoz) finds solace from the recent death of her father—and from her strained relationship with her mother (Laurie Holden)—by dabbling in the dark arts. It all seems like harmless fun at first, until a blow out argument leads Leah to do the unthinkable: put a death curse on her mother. No sooner has the girl performed the ritual than she regrets it. But it may be too late, as an evil presence known as Pyewacket begins to make itself...
- 3/5/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
teenagers
Logline: Unhindered by politics or network censorship, “teenagers” is a dark, fresh and educational web series that authentically illustrates the world of millennial youth, written and created by filmmakers who have experienced it first-hand.
Elevator Pitch:
“Degrassi meets HBO.” We dig deeper than shows like “Degrassi,” moving beyond the censored “polish” of most teen dramas, creating a series that is authentic, cinematic and exciting for teenagers and adults. Think John Hughes’ “The Breakfast Club” meets Larry Clark’s “Kids” in a series of short, punchy, thrilling, and digestible episodes. “teenagers” (purposefully spelt with a...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
teenagers
Logline: Unhindered by politics or network censorship, “teenagers” is a dark, fresh and educational web series that authentically illustrates the world of millennial youth, written and created by filmmakers who have experienced it first-hand.
Elevator Pitch:
“Degrassi meets HBO.” We dig deeper than shows like “Degrassi,” moving beyond the censored “polish” of most teen dramas, creating a series that is authentic, cinematic and exciting for teenagers and adults. Think John Hughes’ “The Breakfast Club” meets Larry Clark’s “Kids” in a series of short, punchy, thrilling, and digestible episodes. “teenagers” (purposefully spelt with a...
- 12/13/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Canadian sales agent will launch sales with Evan Rachel Wood drama.
Montreal-based Seville International will kick off sales on a prestige slate that includes A Worthy Companion starring Evan Rachel Wood, riding high in her starring role in HBO’s Westworld.
Luc Déry and Kim McCraw produce and Jason and Carlos Sanchez will direct the film about a troubled woman who uses manipulative tactics to persuade a teenage runaway to live with her. Julia Sarah Stone and Denis O’Hare have joined the cast.
Senior vice-president of sales Anick Poirier and her team hold worldwide rights to A Worthy Companion as they do on The Ashram, a spiritual thriller from producer Guneet Monga of Sikhya Entertainment (Gangs Of Wasseypur) and executive producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Insidious, Take Shelter).
Sam Keeley, Melissa Leo And Kal Penn will star in the tale of an American who travels to the Indian Himalayas to find his missing girlfriend and encounters a community...
Montreal-based Seville International will kick off sales on a prestige slate that includes A Worthy Companion starring Evan Rachel Wood, riding high in her starring role in HBO’s Westworld.
Luc Déry and Kim McCraw produce and Jason and Carlos Sanchez will direct the film about a troubled woman who uses manipulative tactics to persuade a teenage runaway to live with her. Julia Sarah Stone and Denis O’Hare have joined the cast.
Senior vice-president of sales Anick Poirier and her team hold worldwide rights to A Worthy Companion as they do on The Ashram, a spiritual thriller from producer Guneet Monga of Sikhya Entertainment (Gangs Of Wasseypur) and executive producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Insidious, Take Shelter).
Sam Keeley, Melissa Leo And Kal Penn will star in the tale of an American who travels to the Indian Himalayas to find his missing girlfriend and encounters a community...
- 11/2/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Canadian sales company heads to the Santa Monica market with worldwide rights to the occult horror film starring Laurie Holden.
Production was due to commence on Wednesday in Sault Ste. Marie in Canada’s northern Ontario region on writer-director Adam MacDonald’s second feature after his 2014 thriller Backcountry.
Pyewacket centres on a grieving teenager who performs a Black Magic ritual to summon a witch’s spirit to kill her mother.
Nicole Muñoz, Chloe Rose, Eric Osborne and James McGowan round out the key cast.
Lee Malia, the guitarist from Bring Me The Horizon, will compose an original score for the film.
Jonathan Bronfman, who served as executive producer on The Witch, and Victoria Sanchez-Mandryk (Wait Till Helen Comes) serve as producers.
Jeff Sackman, Casey Walker and Joe Sisto are the executive producers on the JoBro Productions and Just Believe Productions project in association with Cave Painting Pictures and Tajj Media.
Seville International...
Production was due to commence on Wednesday in Sault Ste. Marie in Canada’s northern Ontario region on writer-director Adam MacDonald’s second feature after his 2014 thriller Backcountry.
Pyewacket centres on a grieving teenager who performs a Black Magic ritual to summon a witch’s spirit to kill her mother.
Nicole Muñoz, Chloe Rose, Eric Osborne and James McGowan round out the key cast.
Lee Malia, the guitarist from Bring Me The Horizon, will compose an original score for the film.
Jonathan Bronfman, who served as executive producer on The Witch, and Victoria Sanchez-Mandryk (Wait Till Helen Comes) serve as producers.
Jeff Sackman, Casey Walker and Joe Sisto are the executive producers on the JoBro Productions and Just Believe Productions project in association with Cave Painting Pictures and Tajj Media.
Seville International...
- 10/25/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Alan Gilsenan directed the adaptation of Carol Shields’ Pulitzer Prize-wining novel.
La-based International Film Trust (Ift) has picked up international sales rights to Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18) selection Unless as the Special Presentations entry receives its world premiere tonight (Sept 11).
Catherine Keener plays an author and mother of three who finds out her daughter has dropped out of college and is begging on the street.
Newcomer Hannah Gross also stars alongside Brendan Coyle, Matt Craven, Chloe Rose, Abigail Winter, Martha Henry, Brendan Coyle, Linda Kash, Benjamin Ayres and Hanna Schygulla.
Alan Gilsenan directed from his adapted screenplay based on Carol Shields’ semi-autobiographical novel.
Gersh handles Us rights to Unless and Ift’s Todd Olsson has been touting the drama to buyers here.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this important film to the marketplace,” said Olsson. “It couldn’t be more timely as our world continues to suffer injustices that impact...
La-based International Film Trust (Ift) has picked up international sales rights to Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18) selection Unless as the Special Presentations entry receives its world premiere tonight (Sept 11).
Catherine Keener plays an author and mother of three who finds out her daughter has dropped out of college and is begging on the street.
Newcomer Hannah Gross also stars alongside Brendan Coyle, Matt Craven, Chloe Rose, Abigail Winter, Martha Henry, Brendan Coyle, Linda Kash, Benjamin Ayres and Hanna Schygulla.
Alan Gilsenan directed from his adapted screenplay based on Carol Shields’ semi-autobiographical novel.
Gersh handles Us rights to Unless and Ift’s Todd Olsson has been touting the drama to buyers here.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this important film to the marketplace,” said Olsson. “It couldn’t be more timely as our world continues to suffer injustices that impact...
- 9/11/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Alan Gilsenan directed the adaptation of Carol Shields’ Pulitzer Prize-wining novel.
La-based International Film Trust (Ift) has picked up international sales rights to Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18) selection Unless as the Special Presentations entry receives its world premiere tonight (Sept 11).
Catherine Keener plays an author and mother of three who finds out her daughter has dropped out of college and is begging on the street.
Newcomer Hannah Gross also stars alongside Brendan Coyle, Matt Craven, Chloe Rose, Abigail Winter, Martha Henry, Brendan Coyle, Linda Kash, Benjamin Ayres and Hanna Schygulla.
Alan Gilsenan directed from his adapted screenplay based on Carol Shields’ Pulitzer Prize-wining semi-autobiographical novel.
Gersh handles Us rights to Unless and Ift’s Todd Olsson has been touting the drama to buyers here.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this important film to the marketplace,” said Olsson. “It couldn’t be more timely as our world continues to suffer injustices...
La-based International Film Trust (Ift) has picked up international sales rights to Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18) selection Unless as the Special Presentations entry receives its world premiere tonight (Sept 11).
Catherine Keener plays an author and mother of three who finds out her daughter has dropped out of college and is begging on the street.
Newcomer Hannah Gross also stars alongside Brendan Coyle, Matt Craven, Chloe Rose, Abigail Winter, Martha Henry, Brendan Coyle, Linda Kash, Benjamin Ayres and Hanna Schygulla.
Alan Gilsenan directed from his adapted screenplay based on Carol Shields’ Pulitzer Prize-wining semi-autobiographical novel.
Gersh handles Us rights to Unless and Ift’s Todd Olsson has been touting the drama to buyers here.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this important film to the marketplace,” said Olsson. “It couldn’t be more timely as our world continues to suffer injustices...
- 9/11/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"How did this part of the story happen?" The first trailer has debuted for an indie drama called Unless, adapted from Carol Shields' novel of the same name. The story is about a successful, usually happy writer who struggles with her daughter's choice to drop out of college and live on the streets. Catherine Keener stars, along with Hannah Gross as her daughter Norah living on the streets. The full cast includes Matt Craven, Chloe Rose, Abigail Winter, Brendan Coyle and Hanna Schygulla. The film will premiere at Tiff this fall, which is a good sign this might have something to it. It looks quite emotional and heartfelt. Here's the first official trailer for Alan Gilsenan's Unless, direct from YouTube: Reta Winters has many reasons to be happy. Then, suddenly, all the quiet satisfactions of her well-lived life disappear in a moment: her eldest daughter Norah inexplicably drops...
- 8/12/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Canadian writer Carol Shields wrote numerous novels, short stories, and plays throughout her lifetime. She won many awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for her 1993 novel “The Stone Diaries.” Now, her final novel “Unless” has been adapted into a film starring Catherine Keener. Written and directed by Alan Gilsenan, the film follows Reta (Keener), a successful writer who struggles with her daughter Norah’s (Hannah Gross) decision to drop out of college and live on the streets as a mute in some form of protest. “Unless” also stars Brendan Coyle (“Downton Abbey”), Matt Craven (“X-Men: First Class”), Chloe Rose (“The Lesser Blessed”), Hanna Schygulla (“Berlin Alexanderplatz”), and more. Watch the trailer for the film below.
Read More: Catherine Keener To Fight to Keep Her Home in Little Pink House
Catherine Keener has appeared in a wide variety of films throughout her career that have garnered critical acclaim. She’s been nominated...
Read More: Catherine Keener To Fight to Keep Her Home in Little Pink House
Catherine Keener has appeared in a wide variety of films throughout her career that have garnered critical acclaim. She’s been nominated...
- 8/10/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
February’s home entertainment releases are kicking off in a big way, as horror and sci-fi fans have an extraordinary number of brand spanking new titles to choose from this Tuesday. From indie horror to cult classics to cult classics in the making, February 2nd’s Blu-ray and DVD releases truly do offer up something for everyone.
Scream Factory is offering up two modern genre films this week, Hellions and Zombie Fight Club and Cinedigm is keeping busy too on Tuesday with their releases of Extraordinary Tales and The World of Kanako. Vin Diesel’s latest, The Last Witch Hunter, arrives on both Blu and DVD and if you call yourself a Henry Rollins fan, you will definitely want to pick up He Never Died this week as well.
Other notable titles being released on February 2nd include From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Two, Falling Skies: The Complete Fifth Season,...
Scream Factory is offering up two modern genre films this week, Hellions and Zombie Fight Club and Cinedigm is keeping busy too on Tuesday with their releases of Extraordinary Tales and The World of Kanako. Vin Diesel’s latest, The Last Witch Hunter, arrives on both Blu and DVD and if you call yourself a Henry Rollins fan, you will definitely want to pick up He Never Died this week as well.
Other notable titles being released on February 2nd include From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Two, Falling Skies: The Complete Fifth Season,...
- 2/2/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Trick-or-treaters can't be trusted in Hellions, Bruce McDonald's new Halloween-set horror film. With Hellions hitting home media tomorrow from Scream Factory, we've been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Hellions.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject "Hellions Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on February 7th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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"Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) during Halloween at her isolated home in the unsettling thriller Hellions. Making its Blu-ray and DVD premiere February 2nd, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight, Hellions stars Chloe Rose...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Hellions.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject "Hellions Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on February 7th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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"Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) during Halloween at her isolated home in the unsettling thriller Hellions. Making its Blu-ray and DVD premiere February 2nd, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight, Hellions stars Chloe Rose...
- 2/1/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Since Scream Factory, in association with IFC Midnight, announced a February 2nd release for Hellions on Blu-ray / DVD, a clip from the film has become available, as well as pre-order information for the movie.
"Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) during Halloween at her isolated home in the unsettling thriller Hellions. Making its Blu-ray and DVD premiere February 2nd, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight, Hellions stars Chloe Rose and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), and was directed by acclaimed director Bruce McDonald (Pontypool). Fans of this sinister film can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com.
Under siege by forces she doesn’t understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless hellions, dead set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape and featuring an innovative, atmospheric score, Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography,...
"Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) during Halloween at her isolated home in the unsettling thriller Hellions. Making its Blu-ray and DVD premiere February 2nd, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight, Hellions stars Chloe Rose and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), and was directed by acclaimed director Bruce McDonald (Pontypool). Fans of this sinister film can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com.
Under siege by forces she doesn’t understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless hellions, dead set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape and featuring an innovative, atmospheric score, Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography,...
- 1/29/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan stars in The Boy, and we have details on the horror film's upcoming premiere. Also in this round-up: Hellions Blu-ray / DVD info, Cavity Colors' Starry Eyes shirt, Cinefamily's X-Files marathon, acquisition details for Christophe Gans' Beauty and the Beast, and Diamond Select Toys' Alien Minimates.
The Boy Premiere: Press Release: "(Burbank, January 11, 2016) - Stx Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment have arranged a once-in-a-lifetime experience for fans to see the new horror movie The Boy at 15 exclusive red carpet screenings before the general public has an opportunity to see the film. The PG-13 rated motion picture opens in theaters nationwide on January 22.
All 15 screenings will occur simultaneously and will take place on one night only- Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - starting at 6Pm Et / 3Pm Pt. Tickets to this event are now available online at TheBoyFanPremiere.Movie. The announcement was made today by Jack Pan, President of Marketing for Stx Entertainment.
The Boy Premiere: Press Release: "(Burbank, January 11, 2016) - Stx Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment have arranged a once-in-a-lifetime experience for fans to see the new horror movie The Boy at 15 exclusive red carpet screenings before the general public has an opportunity to see the film. The PG-13 rated motion picture opens in theaters nationwide on January 22.
All 15 screenings will occur simultaneously and will take place on one night only- Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - starting at 6Pm Et / 3Pm Pt. Tickets to this event are now available online at TheBoyFanPremiere.Movie. The announcement was made today by Jack Pan, President of Marketing for Stx Entertainment.
- 1/14/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Trick-or-treaters can't be trusted in Bruce McDonald's Hellions, a new Halloween-set horror film slated for a February 2nd Blu-ray and DVD release by Scream Factory.
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have a new IFC Midnight film planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD this February!
Hellions (2015): Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) at her isolated home on Halloween. Under siege by forces she can't understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless Hellions, dead-set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape and featuring "genuine moments of spookiness" (Filmbook) and a score that's "fun, terrifying and inventive" (soundonsight.org), Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography, teenage angst and desperate survival. From the Director of the 2009 critically-acclaimed virus thriller Pontypool and co-stars Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement...
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have a new IFC Midnight film planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD this February!
Hellions (2015): Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) at her isolated home on Halloween. Under siege by forces she can't understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless Hellions, dead-set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape and featuring "genuine moments of spookiness" (Filmbook) and a score that's "fun, terrifying and inventive" (soundonsight.org), Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography, teenage angst and desperate survival. From the Director of the 2009 critically-acclaimed virus thriller Pontypool and co-stars Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement...
- 11/18/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hellions
Written by Pascal Trottier
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Canada, 2015
Movies about gaggles of sinister children scurrying about getting up to all kinds of bloody mischief (or alternately, standing stock still, staring into the middle distance and looking creepy) are nothing particularly new to horror films. Movies like The Innocents, Children of the Corn, Children of the Damned and countless others have all found success in gleefully twisting the popular image of children as innocent and harmless and capitalizing on that subtle unease felt by so many people in the presence of the young. It’s an ever-growing horror sub-genre, and once which Bruce McDonald’s Hellions aims to stake a claim in.
Set on Halloween night in what we can only assume is a small Canadian town, our protagonist is Dora, a teenage girl who abruptly discovers that she’s several weeks pregnant. Alone in her house while her...
Written by Pascal Trottier
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Canada, 2015
Movies about gaggles of sinister children scurrying about getting up to all kinds of bloody mischief (or alternately, standing stock still, staring into the middle distance and looking creepy) are nothing particularly new to horror films. Movies like The Innocents, Children of the Corn, Children of the Damned and countless others have all found success in gleefully twisting the popular image of children as innocent and harmless and capitalizing on that subtle unease felt by so many people in the presence of the young. It’s an ever-growing horror sub-genre, and once which Bruce McDonald’s Hellions aims to stake a claim in.
Set on Halloween night in what we can only assume is a small Canadian town, our protagonist is Dora, a teenage girl who abruptly discovers that she’s several weeks pregnant. Alone in her house while her...
- 10/10/2015
- by Thomas O'Connor
- SoundOnSight
Read More: Watch: Demon Kids Come Out to Play in Sinister 'Hellions' Trailer After its Canadian premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the horror film "Hellions," from writer Pascal Trottier ("The Colony") and director Bruce McDonald ("Pontypool"), is sure to inspire much excitement and terror just in time for Halloween this year. The film stars Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter DaCunha, Luke Bilyk and Robert Patrick. The official film synopsis reads: "A teenager’s Halloween night turns into a terrifying fight to survive when trick-or-treaters from Hell show up at her doorstep. After getting the unwelcome news that she’s pregnant, 17-year-old Dora (Chloe Rose) just wants to stay in on Halloween. But then a knock at the door delivers a gaggle of pint-sized demons after one thing: Dora’s baby. Director Bruce McDonald unleashes a hallucinatory visual and auditory assault that propels 'Hellions' to.
- 9/24/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
With Halloween night rapidly approaching, Bruce McDonald’s Hellions sounds like the perfect seasonal watch for a little post-witching-hour entertainment. McDonald previously asserted himself as a cult hero by teaming with Tony Burgess on Pontypool, a tremendously underrated take on zombie movies, and who doesn’t like a good thriller about vengeful trick ‘r treaters, à la Sam from Trick ‘r Treat?
Candy, kills, and shotguns sound like sweet Halloween treats to me, but Hellions is a messy slop of housebound Malickian horror that simply doesn’t deliver. It’s an unfortunate exercise in futilely that never approaches coherency, which will leave most viewers feeling like McDonald gave them dental floss instead of a Kit-Kat this Halloween.
Chloe Rose stars as young Dora Vogel, a high school slacker who discovers she’s pregnant with her boyfriend Jace’s (Luke Bilyk) child at the age of 17. She struggles to find a...
Candy, kills, and shotguns sound like sweet Halloween treats to me, but Hellions is a messy slop of housebound Malickian horror that simply doesn’t deliver. It’s an unfortunate exercise in futilely that never approaches coherency, which will leave most viewers feeling like McDonald gave them dental floss instead of a Kit-Kat this Halloween.
Chloe Rose stars as young Dora Vogel, a high school slacker who discovers she’s pregnant with her boyfriend Jace’s (Luke Bilyk) child at the age of 17. She struggles to find a...
- 9/22/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Director: Bruce McDonald. Writer: Pascal Trottier. Cast: Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland and Rachel Wilson. Hellions was developed by two brilliant minds. Bruce McDonald was the director of the very tense zombie film Pontypool (2009), starring Stephen McHattie. Pascal Trottier wrote one of this film fans favourite scripts - from 2013, with The Colony. However, the imagination and creativity is mostly missing in this Halloween set thriller. Barely a horror film, Hellions lacks any complex scenes and action elements are almost completely forgotten. Much of the film simply follows Dora (Chloe Rose) through one setting, until the eyelids grow heavy and the stop button beckons. Hellions belongs at the bottom of the DVD store shelf. The story is not inventive. Dora is a young woman struggling with teen pregnancy. She looks forlorn in many of her early scenes. But, events pick-up when the trick-or-treaters come out, on Halloween. They come knocking on Dora's home,...
- 9/20/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Invasion of the Baby Snatchers: McDonald’s Stillborn Halloween Horror
Starting off with a customary flourish of genre staples to set the mood, we gloss over a creepy girl wandering down the halls of an empty isolated, a solemn graveyard, and an autumnally pregnant patch of pumpkins all within the first several moments of Bruce McDonald’s latest exercise, Hellions, a reference to the murderous child killers who will eventually assail our vulnerable heroine. Like The Strangers meets The Brood with a mish-mash of other familiar pregnancy horror and home invasion genre tropes, this preternatural prodigy saga loses steam shortly after the end of its first act, when we’re lost in a boundless, parallel world of unlimited possibilities eventually limited by a familiar routine vaguely outlined.
In the small town of Waterford, the self-proclaimed pumpkin capital of the world, teenage Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) discovers she’s pregnant, though...
Starting off with a customary flourish of genre staples to set the mood, we gloss over a creepy girl wandering down the halls of an empty isolated, a solemn graveyard, and an autumnally pregnant patch of pumpkins all within the first several moments of Bruce McDonald’s latest exercise, Hellions, a reference to the murderous child killers who will eventually assail our vulnerable heroine. Like The Strangers meets The Brood with a mish-mash of other familiar pregnancy horror and home invasion genre tropes, this preternatural prodigy saga loses steam shortly after the end of its first act, when we’re lost in a boundless, parallel world of unlimited possibilities eventually limited by a familiar routine vaguely outlined.
In the small town of Waterford, the self-proclaimed pumpkin capital of the world, teenage Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) discovers she’s pregnant, though...
- 9/18/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Bruce McDonald is a name with whom few readers will likely associate with anything, but for those few of us who do, we know this Canadian-born filmmaker has some under-appreciated talent. Perhaps his best-known film, McDonald wowed genre film fans in 2008 with his groundbreaking Pontypool. Since then, rumors and theories about a follow-up sequel have endured endless revivals in smaller circles of horror fandom. So, despite having a few lesser-known non-horror films to his name since 2008, I and others were excited to see McDonald return to horror just in time for Halloween.
Hellions is McDonald’s latest film, written by Pascal Trottier, best known for screenwriting The Colony (2013), combines McDonald’s unconventional storytelling sense and Trottier’s knack for cerebral flair. The film stars Chloe Rose as Dora Vogel, an apathetic teenager who unexpectedly discovers she’s pregnant and must survive Halloween night when her home is invaded my trick...
Hellions is McDonald’s latest film, written by Pascal Trottier, best known for screenwriting The Colony (2013), combines McDonald’s unconventional storytelling sense and Trottier’s knack for cerebral flair. The film stars Chloe Rose as Dora Vogel, an apathetic teenager who unexpectedly discovers she’s pregnant and must survive Halloween night when her home is invaded my trick...
- 9/18/2015
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Halloween horror film has sold in France, Benelux and the Middle East.
UK genre specialist Jinga Films has sold Bruce McDonald’s Hellions to three territories: France’s Pretty Picturesm, Benelux’s Remain In Light and the Middle East’s Phoenicia Pictures.
The Halloween-themed horror, starring Chloe Rose and Robert Patrick, premiered at Sundance in January and will screen in Tiff’s Vanguard Section this month.
IFC have a Us theatrical release scheduled for September 18, while Studiocanal will handle the release in the UK at the end of October.
UK genre specialist Jinga Films has sold Bruce McDonald’s Hellions to three territories: France’s Pretty Picturesm, Benelux’s Remain In Light and the Middle East’s Phoenicia Pictures.
The Halloween-themed horror, starring Chloe Rose and Robert Patrick, premiered at Sundance in January and will screen in Tiff’s Vanguard Section this month.
IFC have a Us theatrical release scheduled for September 18, while Studiocanal will handle the release in the UK at the end of October.
- 9/9/2015
- ScreenDaily
Made by Phantom City Creative, the new poster for Hellions will put the fear of Hell in you. Also in this morning's round-up: The Walking Dead #1 variant cover for Wizard World Columbus-goers and a Crypt TV short that looks out for us all this holiday weekend.
Hellions: "Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) at her isolated home on Halloween.
Under siege by forces she can’t understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless Hellions, dead-set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape, Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography, teenage angst, and desperate survival."
Directed by Bruce McDonald from a screenplay by Pascal Trottier, Hellions stars Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter Dacunha, Luke Bilyk, and Robert Patrick.
Hellions is set to be released in the U.S. on September 18th,...
Hellions: "Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) at her isolated home on Halloween.
Under siege by forces she can’t understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless Hellions, dead-set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape, Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography, teenage angst, and desperate survival."
Directed by Bruce McDonald from a screenplay by Pascal Trottier, Hellions stars Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter Dacunha, Luke Bilyk, and Robert Patrick.
Hellions is set to be released in the U.S. on September 18th,...
- 9/5/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
As Bruce McDonald's Halloween-themed horror film Hellions continues to wind its way through the festival circuit (next stop: Toronto International Film Festival), we have this handsome pumpkin patch and trick 'r treat poster depicting the film's murderous younglings.From Ben Umstead's Sundance review:Chloe Rose (from Canada's popular Degrassi: The Next Generation) stars as Dora, a high school senior who, on Halloween, discovers she's pregnant. Unsure of how to tell her boyfriend, Dora's plans to spend the night with him at a party are cancelled when that night's abnormal blood moon rises, unleashing a phantasmagorical storm across her family's farm, which is followed by a legion of strangely costumed trick r' treaters that demand "blood for baby"...Their look is a patchwork circus-gothic vibe that may be the movie's most...
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- 9/1/2015
- Screen Anarchy
With Halloween, evil children and haunted pregnancies being familiar themes amongst the crop of this years FrightFest features, director Bruce McDonald combines all three for Hellions: an intriguing but risible demonic kid flick that sacrifices substance for a glum abundance of VFX and a crippling lack of resolve. After small-town American stoner Dora (Chloe Rose)
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- 9/1/2015
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
You can tell we’re getting close to Halloween as the month of September has a myriad of great films arriving on VOD platforms that should help get everyone in the ‘spirit’ for every horror fan’s favorite upcoming holiday. The highly anticipated horror comedy Cooties starring Rainn Wilson, Elijah Wood, Leigh Whannell and Alison Pill is finally getting released on September 18th and Scream Factory is kicking off the month with a horror comedy too, the hilarious Bloodsucking Bastards, which arrives on VOD on September 4th.
On September 1st, The Curse of Downers Grove is coming to VOD courtesy of Anchor Bay and on the very same day, Dark Sky Films is releasing the psychological thriller Para Elisa as well. Other notable films hitting VOD in September include Hellions, Contracted Phase II, Some Kind of Hate and Run, Hide, Die.
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On September 1st, The Curse of Downers Grove is coming to VOD courtesy of Anchor Bay and on the very same day, Dark Sky Films is releasing the psychological thriller Para Elisa as well. Other notable films hitting VOD in September include Hellions, Contracted Phase II, Some Kind of Hate and Run, Hide, Die.
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- 8/31/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stars: Luke Bilyk, Nicholas Craig, Sydney Cross, Peter DaCunha, Robert Patrick, Chloe Rose | Written by Pascal Trottier | Directed by Bruce McDonald
Review by Scott Clark
Hellions, the latest from Canadian director Bruce McDonald is overwhelmingly disappointing considering how impressive his 2008 horror venture Pontypool was. On Halloween night, Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) is a fraught pregnant teenager all alone as the Pink moon looms. Shut-off from the rest of the town, a group of demonic child-like beings called Hellions threaten Dora’s body and soul as a fight for survival ensues.
The most clinging issue with Hellions is its utter lack of originality. Fans of Michael Dougherty’s fantastic Trick r’ Treat will be shocked to see the Brian Cox imp sequence dragged out to the 82 minute mark in a feature boisterously composed of genre tropes and previous endeavours. Rose is great scream-queen but she’s not getting enough to play with once Halloween night starts.
Review by Scott Clark
Hellions, the latest from Canadian director Bruce McDonald is overwhelmingly disappointing considering how impressive his 2008 horror venture Pontypool was. On Halloween night, Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) is a fraught pregnant teenager all alone as the Pink moon looms. Shut-off from the rest of the town, a group of demonic child-like beings called Hellions threaten Dora’s body and soul as a fight for survival ensues.
The most clinging issue with Hellions is its utter lack of originality. Fans of Michael Dougherty’s fantastic Trick r’ Treat will be shocked to see the Brian Cox imp sequence dragged out to the 82 minute mark in a feature boisterously composed of genre tropes and previous endeavours. Rose is great scream-queen but she’s not getting enough to play with once Halloween night starts.
- 8/28/2015
- by Guest
- Nerdly
The children in this trailer for Hellions are definitely not your run-of-the-mill Trick-or-Treaters.
Hellions makes Halloween spooky again with its tale of a seemingly-supernatural pregnancy.
High school student Dora (Chloe Rose) is stunned to learn of her pregnancy on the eve of Halloween, especially because it seems impossible.
The holiday gets even stranger for Dora when she's visited by spooky children in Halloween masks while she's home alone.
Hellions premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
It is the latest feature from Bruce McDonald, director of the Toronto International Film Festival favourite Pontypool.
IFC Midnight releases Hellions on video-on-demand services on September 18 in the Us.
Hellions makes Halloween spooky again with its tale of a seemingly-supernatural pregnancy.
High school student Dora (Chloe Rose) is stunned to learn of her pregnancy on the eve of Halloween, especially because it seems impossible.
The holiday gets even stranger for Dora when she's visited by spooky children in Halloween masks while she's home alone.
Hellions premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
It is the latest feature from Bruce McDonald, director of the Toronto International Film Festival favourite Pontypool.
IFC Midnight releases Hellions on video-on-demand services on September 18 in the Us.
- 8/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Just in time for the Halloween season, check out the trailer for Hellions.
Screening earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, the movie will show in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
A teenager’s Halloween night turns into a terrifying fight to survive when trick-or-treaters from Hell show up at her doorstep.
After getting the unwelcome news that she’s pregnant, seventeen-year-old Dora (Chloe Rose) just wants to stay in on Halloween. But then a knock at the door delivers a gaggle of pint-sized demons after one thing: Dora’s baby.
Director Bruce McDonald (Zombie thriller Pontypool) unleashes a hallucinatory visual and auditory assault that propels Hellions to increasingly disturbing realms of terror. Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) co-stars.
Hellions is Opening in Theaters, Digital and VOD Friday, September 18th
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Screening earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, the movie will show in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
A teenager’s Halloween night turns into a terrifying fight to survive when trick-or-treaters from Hell show up at her doorstep.
After getting the unwelcome news that she’s pregnant, seventeen-year-old Dora (Chloe Rose) just wants to stay in on Halloween. But then a knock at the door delivers a gaggle of pint-sized demons after one thing: Dora’s baby.
Director Bruce McDonald (Zombie thriller Pontypool) unleashes a hallucinatory visual and auditory assault that propels Hellions to increasingly disturbing realms of terror. Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) co-stars.
Hellions is Opening in Theaters, Digital and VOD Friday, September 18th
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- 8/19/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Halloween may still be more than two months away, but IFC Midnight wants to dive in a little early this year with the release of their new horror film, "Hellions." The Bruce McDonald-directed film premieres in theaters, digital and VOD on September 18, and the distributor has released a new trailer to whet your appetites for a harrowing visual and auditory assault. Read More: IFC Midnight Acquires Rights to Bruce McDonald's 'Hellions' "Hellions" stars "Degrassi: The Next Generation" alum Chloe Rose as 17-year-old Dora, who has just received the unwelcome news of her pregnancy. Before she can really process what this means for her life, a knock at her door sends much more to worry about when she's met with a group of childlike demons who seem to want nothing more than to torment and terrorize her. The trailer opens with the calm before the storm in...
- 8/19/2015
- by Jessica Cariaga
- Indiewire
It's been awhile since we've seen a worthwhile Halloween-themed horror movie come down the pike (actually about six years, when Michael Dougherty's solid anthology flick "Trick 'r Treat" was released), but if this new trailer for "Hellions" is any indication, we may finally have another on our hands. Starring Canadian actor Chloe Rose ("Degrassi") as a pregnant teenager beset by malicious (seemingly supernatural) trick-or-treaters on Halloween night, "Hellions" was directed by Bruce McDonald, who helmed the smart, fascinating (if not entirely successful) 2008 "zombie" film "Pontypool." Reviews out of Sundance were mixed, with Indiewire's Drew Taylor panning the film for being "far less cool, smart, and scary than it thinks it is" while Shock Till You Drop's Samuel Zimmerman praised it as "enchanting" and "visually stunning," "a mad Halloween movie." Related: This is the scariest trailer I've seen in a long time So which will it be? It's a good,...
- 8/19/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Hellions Movie Trailer. Bruce McDonald‘s Hellions (2015) movie trailer stars Robert Patrick, Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, and Rachel Wilson. Hellions‘ plot synopsis: “A teenager must survive a Halloween night from Hell when malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door.” I’m slightly ashamed of not having seen Bruce McDonald’s beloved indie-horror darling Pontypool (2008) yet. I would’ve had more of an inkling of what […]...
- 8/19/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
These trick-or-treaters are not here for candy. IFC has recently debuted the official trailer for indie horror Hellions, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival in the Park City at Midnight category. Chloe Rose stars as Dora, a pregnant teenager home alone on Halloween terrorized by tiny, evil trick-or-treaters after her baby. The cast includes Robert Patrick as a cop who tries to help her. This looks very creepy, and disturbing, and just weird and totally out of place during the heat of the summer. But it's being released later in the fall, closer to Halloween, which is the perfect time to let these Hellions loose. Have fun! Here's the official Us trailer (+ a poster) for Bruce McDonald's Hellions, in high def from Apple: A teenager’s Halloween night turns into a terrifying fight to survive when trick-or-treaters from Hell show up at her doorstep. After getting the...
- 8/18/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"You have your costume picked out for tonight?" A new trailer for Bruce McDonald's Halloween horror film, Hellions, has been released, giving us a sneak peek at creepy trick-or-treaters with more than just candy in their bags.
"Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) at her isolated home on Halloween.
Under siege by forces she can’t understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless Hellions, dead-set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape, Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography, teenage angst and desperate survival."
Directed by Bruce McDonald from a screenplay by Pascal Trottier, Hellions stars Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter Dacunha, Luke Bilyk, and Robert Patrick.
Trailer via JoBlo:
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"Strange trick-or-treaters plague conflicted teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) at her isolated home on Halloween.
Under siege by forces she can’t understand, Dora must defend both body and soul from relentless Hellions, dead-set on possessing something Dora will not give them. Set in a visually haunting landscape, Hellions redefines the boundaries of horror with its potent brew of Halloween iconography, teenage angst and desperate survival."
Directed by Bruce McDonald from a screenplay by Pascal Trottier, Hellions stars Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter Dacunha, Luke Bilyk, and Robert Patrick.
Trailer via JoBlo:
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- 8/18/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Let's get real for a second. Watching the trailer for Hellions is not a particularly good experience and if this movie was directed by anyone else, I'd likely be giving it wide berth and ignoring it all together but I have a love for Bruce McDonald's work that always gives him the benefit of the doubt but even I must admit this one looks particularly weird.
This Halloween tale stars Chloe Rose as a teenager who answers the door on Halloween night and is met by two creepy Trick-or-Treaters who impregnate her with their touch. Now that she's carrying Satan's spawn (or something like it) she tries to survive through the night with the help of Robert Patrick.
It sounds cheesy and completely familiar but the trailer looks ridiculously crazy in a way that is both great and scary [Continued ...]...
This Halloween tale stars Chloe Rose as a teenager who answers the door on Halloween night and is met by two creepy Trick-or-Treaters who impregnate her with their touch. Now that she's carrying Satan's spawn (or something like it) she tries to survive through the night with the help of Robert Patrick.
It sounds cheesy and completely familiar but the trailer looks ridiculously crazy in a way that is both great and scary [Continued ...]...
- 8/17/2015
- QuietEarth.us
In two weeks, vampires, cannibals, Halloween frights and more will grace the screen at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois for Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival. Now a telekinetic kid and and an apocalypse have joined the killer lineup, as both June and JeruZalem will make their U.S. premieres at the festival.
Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.
June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.
Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.
June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.
- 8/6/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One month from now, Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival will take over the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois and they've announced killer lineup that includes Tales of Halloween, a screening of Fright Night with a Q&A from Tom Holland, and Eli Roth introducing Cannibal Holocaust:
"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.
“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”
“With this program we...
"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.
“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”
“With this program we...
- 7/22/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Jessica Simpson has been hitting the gym ... and it shows! The 34-year-old business mogul was spotted leaving a friend's house in Hollywood over the weekend, showing off her slim bod in daisy dukes, a white top and sky-high Giuseppe Zanotti braided platform-wedge sandals. She paired her casual look with a brown sun hat and retro Chloe rose gold shades. But it was the mother-of-two's super muscular legs that really stole the show -- she's definitely been focusing on her gams during her workouts! Jess' pregnant sister, Ashlee Simpson, was also snapped after the same party, flaunting her growing baby bump. The blonde beauty, who's expecting her first child with husband Evan Ross, covered up her belly in a long black dress with a floral kimono and black shoes. The 30-year-old actress, who is having a baby girl, has been focusing of her fitness as she approaches her due date. In fact,...
- 6/23/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
UK genre specialist Jinga Films has sold Bruce McDonald’s psychedelic horror Hellions to StudioCanal for UK and Ireland.
Chloe Rose (Degrassi: The Next Generation) stars as a pregnant teenager who must survive a Halloween night from hell when malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door determined to claim her unborn child. With the help of local Sheriff (Robert Patrick), she must protect herself and her baby from their predatory quest.
Hellions received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired for distribution in North America by IFC.
Chloe Rose (Degrassi: The Next Generation) stars as a pregnant teenager who must survive a Halloween night from hell when malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door determined to claim her unborn child. With the help of local Sheriff (Robert Patrick), she must protect herself and her baby from their predatory quest.
Hellions received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired for distribution in North America by IFC.
- 5/17/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
With the Cannes Film Festival in full swing, news reaches us that Jinga Films has boarded Bruce McDonalds “future Halloween classic” Hellions for international sales.
Hellions stars Chloe Rose (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as a pregnant teenager who must survive a Halloween night from hell when malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door. She gives them candy but the Hellions are determined to claim her unborn child. With the help of local Sheriff (Robert Patrick – Terminator II), she must protect herself and her baby from their predatory quest.
Hellions received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired for distribution in North America by IFC. To announce its launch at Cannes Jinga has released this terrific new trailer which gives us all a taste of things to come:...
Hellions stars Chloe Rose (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as a pregnant teenager who must survive a Halloween night from hell when malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door. She gives them candy but the Hellions are determined to claim her unborn child. With the help of local Sheriff (Robert Patrick – Terminator II), she must protect herself and her baby from their predatory quest.
Hellions received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired for distribution in North America by IFC. To announce its launch at Cannes Jinga has released this terrific new trailer which gives us all a taste of things to come:...
- 5/15/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
A trailer for Bruce McDonald's Hellions has been released. The clip is quite surreal as a pack of trick-or-treaters attack a lone teenager. All of the action takes place on Halloween. Recently picked up by IFC Films for a Fall release in North America, this title is currently touring Europe, including the Cannes Film Market. The film stars Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland and Rachel Wilson, with Chloe Rose playing the protagonist - Dora. The chilling trailer for Hellions is previewed here. The story focuses on a group of hellborn children. They are suited in strange costumes and they utter stranger taunts "give us your baby, you bitch!" Determined to take Dora's baby, they try to invade her home and womb, in this surreal tale. Canadian director Bruce McDonald helms this title. McDonald also directed the zombie title Pontypool (2008). Both, Pontypool and Hellions were shot in Ontario, with Ontario known...
- 5/13/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Read More: Sundance Review: Bruce McDonald's Unconvincing Halloween Horror 'Hellions'IFC midnight has acquired the U.S rights to Bruce McDonald's "Hellions," a horror film that premiered in the Midnight section of this year's Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter DaCunha and Luke Bilyk and has a screenplay by Pascal Trottier. Set on Halloween night in Waterford, the so-called Pumpkin Capital of the World, "Hellions" follows a group of demonic beings as they stalk among the trick or treaters to target Dora (Rose), who is home alone for the night. Cut off from the outside world and under siege in her own home, Dora fights to defend her body and soul against the hellions. Nate Bolotin of Xyz Films negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers. "Hellions" is the third Sundance Midnight title acquired by IFC Midnight this year.
- 4/16/2015
- by Helen Z. Carefoot
- Indiewire
Film is based on the final novel from Canadian author Carol Shields and stars Catherine Keener.
Principal photography has commenced on Unless in Toronto.
Based on the award-winning and final novel from Canadian author Carol Shields, the film stars Catherine Keener and was adapted for the screen by Alan Gilsenan, who will also direct.
Unless is a Canada-Ireland co-production, produced by Jennifer Kawaja and Julia Sereny of Sienna Films and Tristan Orpen Lynch and Aoife O’Sullivan of Subotica.
Gilsenan commented: “Carol Shields’ Unless is her surprising, moving and angry swan-song, a book both for our time and very much of our time. It is a real honour and delight to be finally bringing it to the cinema screen with such an extraordinary cast.”
Matt Craven, Hannah Gross, Chloe Rose, Abigail Winter, Martha Henry and Hanna Schygulla also star.
Unless centres on writer and translator Reta Winters (Keener) whose life is rocked when her eldest daugher Norah (Gross...
Principal photography has commenced on Unless in Toronto.
Based on the award-winning and final novel from Canadian author Carol Shields, the film stars Catherine Keener and was adapted for the screen by Alan Gilsenan, who will also direct.
Unless is a Canada-Ireland co-production, produced by Jennifer Kawaja and Julia Sereny of Sienna Films and Tristan Orpen Lynch and Aoife O’Sullivan of Subotica.
Gilsenan commented: “Carol Shields’ Unless is her surprising, moving and angry swan-song, a book both for our time and very much of our time. It is a real honour and delight to be finally bringing it to the cinema screen with such an extraordinary cast.”
Matt Craven, Hannah Gross, Chloe Rose, Abigail Winter, Martha Henry and Hanna Schygulla also star.
Unless centres on writer and translator Reta Winters (Keener) whose life is rocked when her eldest daugher Norah (Gross...
- 3/16/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Bruce McDonald’s horror world premiered at Sundance.
IFC Midnight has acquired Us rights to Hellions.
Directed by Bruce McDonald, the horror world premiered at Sundance and centres on a teenager who, when home alone on Halloween, has to defend herself against a group of masked demonic beings.
The deal was negotiated by Sean Berney, manager of acquisitions for IFC Midnight, with Nate Bolotin of Xyz Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
It is the third Sundance ‘Park City at Midnight’ title acquired by IFC Midnight this year, following Corin Hardy’s The Hallow and Jm Cravioto’s Reversal.
Hellions is produced by Frank Siracusa and Paul Lenart, and stars Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter DaCunha and Luke Bilyk.
IFC Midnight has acquired Us rights to Hellions.
Directed by Bruce McDonald, the horror world premiered at Sundance and centres on a teenager who, when home alone on Halloween, has to defend herself against a group of masked demonic beings.
The deal was negotiated by Sean Berney, manager of acquisitions for IFC Midnight, with Nate Bolotin of Xyz Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
It is the third Sundance ‘Park City at Midnight’ title acquired by IFC Midnight this year, following Corin Hardy’s The Hallow and Jm Cravioto’s Reversal.
Hellions is produced by Frank Siracusa and Paul Lenart, and stars Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter DaCunha and Luke Bilyk.
- 3/9/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Hellions
Written by Pascal Trottier
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Canada, 2014
Back in 2008, director Bruce McDonald released the horror film Pontypool, which was inventive and claustrophic. Pontypool promised a great new voice in horror, but it’s a promise that McDonald hasn’t lived up to since. Still, it was hard not to walk into Hellions expecting great things. Sadly there is very little in this film to admire. Hellions follows teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose), who must survive Halloween night when evil trick-or-treaters come for her.
The film starts out intriguingly enough with an ominous and uncut shot inside a hospital. From there the film keeps the momentum going with the revelation of teenage pregnancy, the specter of Halloween hanging over the film and creepy little evildoers bringing a dark goal to reality, but eventually it becomes evident that McDonald nor screenwriter Pascal Trottier have any clue where to take this film.
Written by Pascal Trottier
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Canada, 2014
Back in 2008, director Bruce McDonald released the horror film Pontypool, which was inventive and claustrophic. Pontypool promised a great new voice in horror, but it’s a promise that McDonald hasn’t lived up to since. Still, it was hard not to walk into Hellions expecting great things. Sadly there is very little in this film to admire. Hellions follows teenager Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose), who must survive Halloween night when evil trick-or-treaters come for her.
The film starts out intriguingly enough with an ominous and uncut shot inside a hospital. From there the film keeps the momentum going with the revelation of teenage pregnancy, the specter of Halloween hanging over the film and creepy little evildoers bringing a dark goal to reality, but eventually it becomes evident that McDonald nor screenwriter Pascal Trottier have any clue where to take this film.
- 2/3/2015
- by Dylan Griffin
- SoundOnSight
Hellions (2015) Film Review from the 37th Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie directed by Bruce McDonald, starring Luke Bilyk, Nicholas Craig, Sydney Cross, Peter DaCunha, Stephanie Fonceca, Robert Patrick, Chloe Rose, Joe Silvaggio, Rossif Sutherland, Karlo William, and Rachel Wilson. Hellions, by Canadian director Bruce McDonald; explores the terrors [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Hellions: Fun Ride that Falls Short in Execution [Sff 2015]...
Continue reading: Film Review: Hellions: Fun Ride that Falls Short in Execution [Sff 2015]...
- 2/1/2015
- by Malinda Money
- Film-Book
Eight of Sundance 2015’s genre films found a home under the Park City at Midnight category, and they’ve been something of a mixed bag. My reviews of Cop Car and Knock Knock are here, with more on their way (although I reviewed the best of the category — It Follows — last September), but I’m pairing the two least effective together below. Hellions is the long-awaited return to horror for director Bruce McDonald and sees him let loose a horde of pint-sized terrors on a young woman and the poor unfortunates who come by for a visit. Reversal begins with the familiar story of a woman abducted for nasty purposes but spins it when she escapes only to set off on her own quest for justice. Both films start off strong in narrative and/or visuals, but they also both begin quite quickly to fall apart due almost completely to their scripts. Dora...
- 1/30/2015
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Finally: a dark and twisted full-on horror film at Sundance that I could enjoy! Hellions is a psychedelic thrill ride of insanity. I love a good horror flick that plays with your head, and this one does a fun job with that. It also offered some good old-fashioned scares.
One of the things I liked most about this story is that the events in the film unfold on Halloween day during a blood moon year. I love movies that revolve around the devilish holiday, and the story is set in a town that is apparently known for its Halloween pumpkin celebrations. It starts out with a 17-year-old girl named Dora (Chloe Rose) who finds out that she's pregnant. Not long after finding out this shocking news, bad creepy things start to happen to her. It starts out with her hearing voices, and then later, while she stays at home waiting...
One of the things I liked most about this story is that the events in the film unfold on Halloween day during a blood moon year. I love movies that revolve around the devilish holiday, and the story is set in a town that is apparently known for its Halloween pumpkin celebrations. It starts out with a 17-year-old girl named Dora (Chloe Rose) who finds out that she's pregnant. Not long after finding out this shocking news, bad creepy things start to happen to her. It starts out with her hearing voices, and then later, while she stays at home waiting...
- 1/28/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #45: Bruce McDonald Wants 'Hellions' to Invoke Fear and Excitement
Though Bruce McDonald's marital comedy "The Husband" premiered only months ago at the Toronto International Film Festival, the prolific Canadian director is already prepared to unveil his newest film at Sundance. "Hellions" takes a page from classic horror, as Dora (Chloe Rose) endures a treacherous and seemingly-endless Halloween night. To those relatively unfamiliar with McDonald's work, "Hellions" might seem like a radical departure. Yet for this idiosyncratic filmmaker, shaking things up is practically mandatory. What's your film about in 140 characters or less? On Halloween night, a teenage girl gets terrorized by some demonic kids. Now what's it Really about? Choices. Death. Life. Madness. Beauty. Pumpkins. Tell us briefly about yourself. I am the Commander of the Northern Tribes. My idol is Joe Strummer. My fortune and well-being are because of the beautiful and talented women in my life. Biggest challenge in completing this film?...
- 1/28/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
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