Stars: Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer, Christine Kilmer, Jacob Elordi, Ema Horvath, Jennifer Irwin, James Bachman, Barak Hardley, Sarah Hay, Ben Hethcoat, Mike C. Nelson | Written and Directed by Ryan Spindell
Writer and director Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale) delivers to us a new entry into the world of anthology-based horror with The Mortuary Collection. The film takes a funeral home as its central location, a proven setting in the world of horror films.
The film, in my mind, immediately harkened back to such anthology delights as Tales from the Crypt, with Clancy Brown delivering a wonderfully energised performance as Montgomery Dark, the mortician. He’s a hoot in the role and it really pulls the whole film along in an enjoyable way, with his delivery as this central host-type figure. Now, believe me, I’ve seen my fair share of passable or even terrible portmanteau horror, but The Mortuary Collection drew me...
Writer and director Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale) delivers to us a new entry into the world of anthology-based horror with The Mortuary Collection. The film takes a funeral home as its central location, a proven setting in the world of horror films.
The film, in my mind, immediately harkened back to such anthology delights as Tales from the Crypt, with Clancy Brown delivering a wonderfully energised performance as Montgomery Dark, the mortician. He’s a hoot in the role and it really pulls the whole film along in an enjoyable way, with his delivery as this central host-type figure. Now, believe me, I’ve seen my fair share of passable or even terrible portmanteau horror, but The Mortuary Collection drew me...
- 4/23/2021
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
"Some things even I find too unsettling to recount." Rlje has released their official trailer for the upcoming VOD / DVD release of the horror anthology indie The Mortuary Collection, which initially premiered at the 2019 Fantastic Fest a few years ago. This also already debuted on Shudder streaming last fall, but we're just now catching up with this final trailer (we first posted a teaser a few years back). This anthology film features four unique horror stories that progress through four decades - a '50s housewife struggles with a mysterious presence in her bathroom; a '60s college boy gets a taste of his own fraternizing medicine; and a '70s husband makes some tough decisions about his wife; culminating in '80s-set The Babysitter Murders. The film is wrapped around with a story featuring a young girl who enters a secret room in a mortuary and learns the backstory...
- 2/25/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
On a dark and spooky day, atop a dark and spooky hill, sits a dark and spooky house inhabited by a dark and spooky mortician. Welcome to The Mortuary Collection.
When a young woman attends a funeral in the strange, expansive old mortuary, she stumbles upon a room of curious tomes and meets the ominous mortician that cares for the dead. Under the guise of looking for a job, the woman allows herself to be guided through the mortician's collection of the macabre. Each part of the collection tells the story of a corpse. Who they were, how they died, and (most importantly) why Death took them.
The Mortuary Collection stars Caitlin Custer, Christine Kilmer, Jacob Elordi, Barak Hardley, and Clancy Brown (who is absolutely Fabulous in this!). The anthology horror by writer and director Ryan Spindell originally premiered at the 2019 Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, TX, before finding...
When a young woman attends a funeral in the strange, expansive old mortuary, she stumbles upon a room of curious tomes and meets the ominous mortician that cares for the dead. Under the guise of looking for a job, the woman allows herself to be guided through the mortician's collection of the macabre. Each part of the collection tells the story of a corpse. Who they were, how they died, and (most importantly) why Death took them.
The Mortuary Collection stars Caitlin Custer, Christine Kilmer, Jacob Elordi, Barak Hardley, and Clancy Brown (who is absolutely Fabulous in this!). The anthology horror by writer and director Ryan Spindell originally premiered at the 2019 Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, TX, before finding...
- 10/19/2020
- by Caitlin Kennedy
- DailyDead
New anthology horror is coming to Shudder just in time for Halloween! Here's the official trailer for The Mortuary Collection, coming to Shudder on October 15th:
"A young drifter applies for a job at the local mortuary and meets an eccentric mortician (Clancy Brown) who chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last."
Written and directed by Ryan Spindell, The Mortuary Collection stars Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer, Barak Hardley, Christine Kilmer, Ema Horvath, Sarah Hey, and Jacob Elordi.
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"A young drifter applies for a job at the local mortuary and meets an eccentric mortician (Clancy Brown) who chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last."
Written and directed by Ryan Spindell, The Mortuary Collection stars Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer, Barak Hardley, Christine Kilmer, Ema Horvath, Sarah Hey, and Jacob Elordi.
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- 10/5/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Shudder has plenty of treats for horror fans to dig into this Halloween season, with a jam-packed October release schedule that includes an animated Creepshow Halloween Special, Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses, Timo Tjahjanto's May the Devil Take You Too, "The Price of Fright" Vincent Price collection, Chris Lamartina's Wnuf Halloween Special, and much more!
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the U.S. this October, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!
"New Shudder Specials
2020’s All-new Ghoul Log — October 1
Halloween’s answer to the Christmas Yule Log, the Ghoul Log is: a 24/7 streaming jack-o’-lantern (available on demand as a Shudder TV feed ‘round the clock) that offers the perfect ambience for all your Halloween festivities. This year’s edition has been lovingly crafted...
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the U.S. this October, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!
"New Shudder Specials
2020’s All-new Ghoul Log — October 1
Halloween’s answer to the Christmas Yule Log, the Ghoul Log is: a 24/7 streaming jack-o’-lantern (available on demand as a Shudder TV feed ‘round the clock) that offers the perfect ambience for all your Halloween festivities. This year’s edition has been lovingly crafted...
- 9/24/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer, Christine Kilmer, Jacob Elordi, Ema Horvath, Jennifer Irwin, James Bachman, Barak Hardley, Sarah Hay, Ben Hethcoat, Mike C. Nelson | Written and Directed by Ryan Spindell
Writer and director Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale) delivers to us a new entry into the world of anthology-based horror with The Mortuary Collection. The film takes a funeral home as its central location, a proven setting in the world of horror films.
The film, in my mind, immediately harkened back to such anthology delights as Tales from the Crypt, with Clancy Brown delivering a wonderfully energised performance as Montgomery Dark, the mortician. He’s a hoot in the role and it really pulls the whole film along in an enjoyable way, with his delivery as this central host-type figure. Now, believe me, I’ve seen my fair share of passable or even terrible portmanteau horror, but The Mortuary Collection drew me...
Writer and director Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale) delivers to us a new entry into the world of anthology-based horror with The Mortuary Collection. The film takes a funeral home as its central location, a proven setting in the world of horror films.
The film, in my mind, immediately harkened back to such anthology delights as Tales from the Crypt, with Clancy Brown delivering a wonderfully energised performance as Montgomery Dark, the mortician. He’s a hoot in the role and it really pulls the whole film along in an enjoyable way, with his delivery as this central host-type figure. Now, believe me, I’ve seen my fair share of passable or even terrible portmanteau horror, but The Mortuary Collection drew me...
- 8/24/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Stars: Grace Fulton, Emily O’Brien, Jackson Hurst, Barak Hardley, Sarah Palmer, Juli Cuccia, Michael Naizu, Rich Cohen, Linda Nile | Written by Frankie Ingrassia, Kathryn M. Moseley | Directed by Frankie Ingrassia
Set in the early 1960s, Vampire Dad tells the story of the titular dad, Dr. Raymond Walenski – a family man-turned-vampire by Victoria, queen of the underworld. Turned into a vampire not because of some accident, being caught in the woods late a night, or being out during a full mood. No, Raymond becomes a vampire by choice – not his choice though, it’s Victoria’s choice. You see the queen of the underworld has a problem and she needs a therapist for the creatures under her rule.
Of course being a vampire isn’t as cool as it sounds, especially not in the suburbs of 1960s, which leaves Raymond struggling to keep his vampiric nature under control while his devoted...
Set in the early 1960s, Vampire Dad tells the story of the titular dad, Dr. Raymond Walenski – a family man-turned-vampire by Victoria, queen of the underworld. Turned into a vampire not because of some accident, being caught in the woods late a night, or being out during a full mood. No, Raymond becomes a vampire by choice – not his choice though, it’s Victoria’s choice. You see the queen of the underworld has a problem and she needs a therapist for the creatures under her rule.
Of course being a vampire isn’t as cool as it sounds, especially not in the suburbs of 1960s, which leaves Raymond struggling to keep his vampiric nature under control while his devoted...
- 7/2/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Raymond (Jackson Hurst) is a vampire. He's also a dad. He didn't mean to be a vampire, but was unexpectedly jumped by Victoria, Goddess of the Underworld (Sarah Palmer), who wanted to utilise his skills as a psychiatrist to comfort a host of unhappy monsters. Fortunately his wife Natasha (Emily O'Brien) and her brother Bob (Barak Hardley) have taken it well, but the situation makes it difficult for them to keep up appearances in their Sixties suburban home, and they're desperate not to let teenage daughter Susie (Grace Fulton) find out.
Made in the style of a popular Us TV sitcom, Frankie Ingrassia's only marginally bloody comedy gets its sets, characters and pacing just right, but its success as a spoof is its undoing as a piece of cinema. Comedies like this are by nature shallow and rather wearing, and what might have worked fantastically as a short or as a.
Made in the style of a popular Us TV sitcom, Frankie Ingrassia's only marginally bloody comedy gets its sets, characters and pacing just right, but its success as a spoof is its undoing as a piece of cinema. Comedies like this are by nature shallow and rather wearing, and what might have worked fantastically as a short or as a.
- 6/15/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"There is something 'not right!'" Random Media has unveiled an official trailer for a wacky low-budget indie horror comedy titled Vampire Dad, marking the feature directorial debut of actress / filmmaker Frankie Ingrassia. This seems like one of those strange films lost in time, that somehow exists and is being released this year. Set in the early 60s, a family man-turned-vampire struggles with his beastly, bloody-thirsty nature while his devoted wife tries to keep anyone from finding out, including their teenage daughter. Starring Jackson Hurst as the "Vampire Dad", along with Emily O'Brien, Grace Fulton, Barak Hardley, Juli Cuccia, Barak Hardley, and Linda Nile. Not sure what to make of it. Fun? Cringe-worthy? Have a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ two posters) for Frankie Ingrassia's Vampire Dad, direct from YouTube: When psychologist Dr. Raymond Walenski (Jackson Hurst) is turned into a vampire, to act as therapist to the creatures of the underworld,...
- 4/8/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Spell stars Barak Hardley (The Mortuary Collection), Jackie Tohn (Glow), Magnus Jonsson (Taka 5), and Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir (Case), and is currently in select theaters ahead of it’s upcoming release on VOD November 19th. Interview opportunities are available, interested? Featuring a new original song and forthcoming video from Weezer, a fun cameo from Weezer’s frontman …
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- 12/7/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Actor Barak Hardley is embarking on a soul-searching journey in the new dark comedy, ‘Spell.’ In honor of the performer’s protagonist, Benny, trying to determine what’s real and what’s just in his head during his life-altering adventure, the official green band theatrical trailer for the movie has been released by Dark Star Pictures. The distributor […]
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- 10/25/2019
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump continues his extensive work in the film/TV soundtrack realm with the release of “Spell,” which comes on Nov. 1 on Milan Records through Sony Music Masterworks. The soundtrack features Stump’s music from Crush Pictures’ psych-thriller, including the ballad “Deep Blue Love.” a soulful, blues-tinged ballad performed by Stump and recorded exclusively for the project, which you can hear below. “Spell” made its debut at last year’s La Film Festival and will premiere in theaters Friday, November 1 and on VOD and DVD beginning Tuesday, November 19.
“Brendan gave me a real chance as a composer,” says Stump of working with director Brendan Walter on the soundtrack to “Spell.” “I was allowed to explore elements of my writing that I could never have without the narrative of the film. This score was fantastic to work on because I got to play with the film’s...
“Brendan gave me a real chance as a composer,” says Stump of working with director Brendan Walter on the soundtrack to “Spell.” “I was allowed to explore elements of my writing that I could never have without the narrative of the film. This score was fantastic to work on because I got to play with the film’s...
- 10/18/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
"Didn't really plan this trip, I just had to... get away." Dark Star has released an official trailer for the film titled Spell, with a screenplay written by the lead actor Barak Hardley. "Featuring a new original song and forthcoming video from Weezer, a fun cameo from Weezer's frontman Rivers Cuomo, and a 'sparse, icey' score by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, the surreal tale made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival to great acclaim, bringing home the award for 'Best Ensemble Cast.'" This dark comedy, "bizzaro thriller" is about an American illustrator who runs out of medication while wandering the isolated Icelandic countryside - unsure if his compulsions are related to his disorder or if he's being forced to unlock ancient secrets. Starring Barak Hardley, with Jackie Tohn, Magnus Jonsson, and Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir. Here's the first official trailer (+ two posters) for Brendan Walter's Spell,...
- 10/14/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Mortuary Collection is a horror anthology from writer and director Ryan Spindell. The film tells four tales, with a wraparound segment. To have its World Premiere at this year's Fantastic Fest, this film tells tales of murder, from the '50s to the '80s. As well, The Mortuary Collection stars: Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers), Caitlin Fisher, Barak Hardley, Christine Kilmer and Mike Nelson. The film's first trailer has been released this week. And, the clip shows a lot of the wraparound story and snippets of the others. The film moves through various times and settings. One of the shorts covers a '50s housewife and a strange presence in her bathroom. Another story looks at a college boy and his fraternizing ways. Still other stories cover a strange husband and wife relationship, along with the '80s Babysitter Murders. All of these short tales are told by a...
- 9/20/2019
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
"Have you any experience in the mortuary arts?" Trapdoor Pictures has debuted an official trailer for an indie horror anthology film titled The Mortuary Collection, which is getting its big premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin this weekend. The film features four unique horror stories that progress through four decades - a '50s housewife struggles with a mysterious presence in her bathroom; a '60s college boy gets a taste of his own fraternizing medicine; and a '70s husband makes some tough decisions about his wife; culminating in the '80s-set The Babysitter Murders. The film is wrapped around with a story featuring a young girl who enters a secret room in a mortuary and learns the backstory of the mortician’s favorite deaths. Starring Caitlin Custer, Clancy Brown, Barak Hardley, Christine Kilmer, Mike Nelson, and Sarah Hay. I'm always down for more anthology horror, and this looks...
- 9/20/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
3m nega`Music video director Brendan Walter marks feature directorial debut.
Dark Star Pictures has acquired Us rights to the darkly comedic Iceland-set thriller Spell, the first film production from Crush Pictures and an international sales title on the Visit Films slate.
Music video director Brendan Walter, who has worked with the likes of Green Day, Panic! At the Disco, and Weezer, made his feature directorial debut on the film, which shot in Iceland and follows an American illustrator running out of medication and grieving the death of his fiancée who wanders the Icelandic countryside unsure whether he is experiencing magic.
Dark Star Pictures has acquired Us rights to the darkly comedic Iceland-set thriller Spell, the first film production from Crush Pictures and an international sales title on the Visit Films slate.
Music video director Brendan Walter, who has worked with the likes of Green Day, Panic! At the Disco, and Weezer, made his feature directorial debut on the film, which shot in Iceland and follows an American illustrator running out of medication and grieving the death of his fiancée who wanders the Icelandic countryside unsure whether he is experiencing magic.
- 6/5/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Welcome to the latest installment in our regular Movies You May Have Missed series here on Nerdly, in which I highlight some of, what I think, are the best movies that have flown under the radar of many or have been “forgotten” in the intervening years since its release. This time round its the comedy horror The Last Lovecraft.
Stars: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss, Sujata Day, Todd Duffey, Edward Flores, Marty Fortney, Charles Haigh, Barak Hardley, Max Huber, Bryce Hurless, Douglas Jantzen Jr., Harry Karp | Written by Devin McGinn | Directed by Henry Saine
Official Synopsis:
Jeff is just an ordinary guy stuck in a dead end office job. But when he discovers he is the last living relative of famous horror novelist, Hp Lovecraft, he is entrusted with finding an ancient relic and saving the human race. With the help of his best friends, the comic...
Stars: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss, Sujata Day, Todd Duffey, Edward Flores, Marty Fortney, Charles Haigh, Barak Hardley, Max Huber, Bryce Hurless, Douglas Jantzen Jr., Harry Karp | Written by Devin McGinn | Directed by Henry Saine
Official Synopsis:
Jeff is just an ordinary guy stuck in a dead end office job. But when he discovers he is the last living relative of famous horror novelist, Hp Lovecraft, he is entrusted with finding an ancient relic and saving the human race. With the help of his best friends, the comic...
- 2/14/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Visit Films also launching sales on Slamdance selection Lost Holiday.
Visit Films has added a handful of new titles in time for Efm and arrives in Berlin to launch sales on Sundance winner The Sharks and Rotterdam and Slamdance selection Lost Holiday.
Ryan Kampe and his team will screen neo-noir State Like Sleep starring Katherine Waterston and Michael Shannon, Toronto selections Jirga and Helmet Heads, La Film Festival selections This Teacher and Spell, and Merce Cunningham documentary If the Dancer Dances.
The Sharks earned Lucía Garibaldi the best director prize in World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance and stars newcomer...
Visit Films has added a handful of new titles in time for Efm and arrives in Berlin to launch sales on Sundance winner The Sharks and Rotterdam and Slamdance selection Lost Holiday.
Ryan Kampe and his team will screen neo-noir State Like Sleep starring Katherine Waterston and Michael Shannon, Toronto selections Jirga and Helmet Heads, La Film Festival selections This Teacher and Spell, and Merce Cunningham documentary If the Dancer Dances.
The Sharks earned Lucía Garibaldi the best director prize in World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance and stars newcomer...
- 2/7/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The newest of the fall festivals wraps up today, and the Los Angeles Film Festival has announced Tom Shadyac’s powerful and inspiring true story Brian Banks as winner of its Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film and the acclaimed Stuntman as Audience Award choice winner for Best Documentary Feature. As the Toronto Film Festival annually proves, it is the Audience Award that often gets the most attention and is most representative of a particular film’s success at many of these fests.
At its world premiere screening Saturday afternoon, Brian Banks received five standing ovations by my count as the key creative team and actors were brought up on stage by Banks himself after the rousing reception to the emotionally draining film. It’s the story of a promising young football star’s fight against the justice system in trying to clear his name after serving prison time and...
At its world premiere screening Saturday afternoon, Brian Banks received five standing ovations by my count as the key creative team and actors were brought up on stage by Banks himself after the rousing reception to the emotionally draining film. It’s the story of a promising young football star’s fight against the justice system in trying to clear his name after serving prison time and...
- 9/28/2018
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
In less than one month, Bruce Campbell’s third annual Horror Film Festival will return to Chicago for its third year of celebrating horror movies both old and new. This year’s lineup includes Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe and Darren Lynn Bousman’s Abattoir, the world premiere of Found Footage 3D, a 30th anniversary screening of Night of the Creeps, and much more:
Press Release: Rosemont, Ill., June 22, 2016— Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, presented by Starz and their hit original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, returns for its third annual festivities on August 18-21, in conjunction with Wizard World Chicago. Today, the Festival announced highlights of the groovy lineup, sponsored by Shudder and Bloody-Disgusting.com, featuring the critically acclaimed opening night nail-biter Don’t Breathe, directed by Fede Alvarez; a salute to genre hero Fred Dekker; an epic event featuring comedian Doug Benson; and a 25th anniversary...
Press Release: Rosemont, Ill., June 22, 2016— Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, presented by Starz and their hit original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, returns for its third annual festivities on August 18-21, in conjunction with Wizard World Chicago. Today, the Festival announced highlights of the groovy lineup, sponsored by Shudder and Bloody-Disgusting.com, featuring the critically acclaimed opening night nail-biter Don’t Breathe, directed by Fede Alvarez; a salute to genre hero Fred Dekker; an epic event featuring comedian Doug Benson; and a 25th anniversary...
- 6/22/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Concourse Film Trade, the global sales arm of Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts’ Concourse Media, has acquired international sales rights to the comedy from Traveling Picture Show Company’s (Tpsc).
Steven Chester Prince directed Divine Access, which stars Billy Burke, Gary Cole, Patrick Warburton, Joel David Moore, Sarah Shahi, Dora Madison, Barak Hardley and Adrienne Barbeau.
Prince, John A. O’Connell and Michael Zagst wrote the story about Jack Harriman, who becomes an instant celebrity after he humiliates Reverend Guy Roy Davis on a public-access TV show and subsequently experiences natural and supernatural forces while on the road.
Tpsc Films’ Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel and Prince produced with Blackball Entertainment’s Billy Burke, and Terry G. Jones. G-Men Media’s Clay Glendenning and Jeff Way served as executive producers.
Freestyle will release Divine Access theatrically and on VOD On May 13.
Steven Chester Prince directed Divine Access, which stars Billy Burke, Gary Cole, Patrick Warburton, Joel David Moore, Sarah Shahi, Dora Madison, Barak Hardley and Adrienne Barbeau.
Prince, John A. O’Connell and Michael Zagst wrote the story about Jack Harriman, who becomes an instant celebrity after he humiliates Reverend Guy Roy Davis on a public-access TV show and subsequently experiences natural and supernatural forces while on the road.
Tpsc Films’ Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel and Prince produced with Blackball Entertainment’s Billy Burke, and Terry G. Jones. G-Men Media’s Clay Glendenning and Jeff Way served as executive producers.
Freestyle will release Divine Access theatrically and on VOD On May 13.
- 5/4/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Finding only a few moments of intriguing genre pleasure, Mockingbird is bookended by two of the biggest thematic bombshells you can fathom. Filmmaker Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) opens his film by throwing a monumental haymaker, and closes with a punishing uppercut – yet everything in-between strikes with the impact of a pillow-wielding-kindergartener. After staring out with an aggressive “Bang,” we’re treated to a flaccid letdown from the year 1995, with visual aesthetics to match. Copying V/H/S‘s physical delivery, Mockingbird is a blast from a past without high definition cameras, mirroring the skill and grace of your Grandma’s home video collection. Mockingbirds got their name for deceptively mimicking the songs of their avian brethren, much like how Bertino’s aptly titled film refuses to distinguish itself in any unique manner except for red balloons and an all-too-anxious clown.
Once the cameras start rolling, we learn that a sinister game is afoot.
Once the cameras start rolling, we learn that a sinister game is afoot.
- 10/29/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Jason Blum’s new label, Bh Tilt, is wasting no time in rolling out eagerly anticipated genre titles that have been stuck in picture purgatory. Today, less than a month after Bh Tilt launched, the banner made three titles available on Digital HD: Joe Johnston’s Not Safe for Work, the Chandler Riggs-starring Mercy, and Bryan Bertino’s Mockingbird, and the latter two have released trailers to go with their debuts.
The first movie from writer/director Bryan Bertino since 2008’s The Strangers, Mockingbird will be released on Blu-ray and DVD only at Walmart on October 21st, in addition to its current availability on Digital HD. In Mockingbird, “three individuals each receive an anonymous, unmarked video camera and a horrific ultimatum to continue filming… or die. Experience the terror through the eyes of these unsuspecting victims, with a chain of found-footage events so real and absolutely dreadful, you’ll...
The first movie from writer/director Bryan Bertino since 2008’s The Strangers, Mockingbird will be released on Blu-ray and DVD only at Walmart on October 21st, in addition to its current availability on Digital HD. In Mockingbird, “three individuals each receive an anonymous, unmarked video camera and a horrific ultimatum to continue filming… or die. Experience the terror through the eyes of these unsuspecting victims, with a chain of found-footage events so real and absolutely dreadful, you’ll...
- 10/7/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Laurence Fuller is playing the lead in Road to the Well, a psychological thriller that starts shooting Friday Us time on locations between Los Angeles and Lake Tahoe.
A finalist for this year.s Heath Ledger Scholarship, Fuller.s character is Frank, a young guy who is unhappy in his job and in his relationship with his cheating girlfriend.
When he picks up a young woman for a hook-up in his car, she's knifed to death by a mysterious assailant. Fearing he will go down for murder, Frank turns to his friend Jack (Micah Parker) to help dispose of the body.
Jack may be more closely connected to this seemingly random crime than Frank initially realises. Barak Hardley plays Chris, another friend.
The film marks the feature debut of writer/director Jon Cvack, who is a content manager at Maker Studios, the YouTube multi-channel network which Disney bought this year...
A finalist for this year.s Heath Ledger Scholarship, Fuller.s character is Frank, a young guy who is unhappy in his job and in his relationship with his cheating girlfriend.
When he picks up a young woman for a hook-up in his car, she's knifed to death by a mysterious assailant. Fearing he will go down for murder, Frank turns to his friend Jack (Micah Parker) to help dispose of the body.
Jack may be more closely connected to this seemingly random crime than Frank initially realises. Barak Hardley plays Chris, another friend.
The film marks the feature debut of writer/director Jon Cvack, who is a content manager at Maker Studios, the YouTube multi-channel network which Disney bought this year...
- 9/12/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
@midnight has been a hit for Comedy Central thanks to a simple combination of social media interaction of the off-the-cuff riffs of notable comedians. The cable channel's latest web series employs a similar formula. Cc:Studios has released Cc: Social Scene, where social media suggestions become comedy sketches. Each Cc: Social Scene episode begins on Twitter. Fans are given a subject and are invited to submit their ideas for a sketch based around that subject. For example, the first full episode takes the subject "Worst Break Up Lines" and turns it into a comedic scene about an overly-blunt pair of musicians. As evidenced by the above sketch, Cc: Social Scene boasts a strong cast. Paul Scheer serves as the host, and he headlines a group of performers that includes SourceFed host Lee Newton, Game Shop actor Barak Hardley, and actress Lilan Bowden
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- 7/28/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
More often than not, films gain a cult following purely by accident. That’s almost the point. However every now and again filmmakers present their work with the sole intention of achieving that cult status, and it simply feels too contrived, defeating the object somewhat. Henry Saine’s Bounty Killer can be accused of just that, in a film that is full to the brim of corny one-liners. There are only so many you can implement before they lose their impact – and this feels like a screenplay made up of t-shirt slogans.
Set in the not too distant future, we enter into a post-apocalyptic society where corporations have displaced the government. However a rebellion is sparked amongst the people, and the Council of Nine have issued death warrants for all of the guilty, white collar criminals. Those undertaking the murders are the Bounty Killers – a heroic and adulated group whose...
Set in the not too distant future, we enter into a post-apocalyptic society where corporations have displaced the government. However a rebellion is sparked amongst the people, and the Council of Nine have issued death warrants for all of the guilty, white collar criminals. Those undertaking the murders are the Bounty Killers – a heroic and adulated group whose...
- 1/9/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stars: Matthew Marsden, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley, Eve, Gary Busey, Kristanna Loken,, Abraham Benrubi, Kevin McNally, Beverly D’Angelo | Written by Jason Dodson | Directed by Henry Saine
I hadn’t heard of Bounty Killer till a couple of YouTubers (Coolduder, Wetmovie1) mentioned the film in their usual DVD and Blu-ray round-ups. The title alone intrigued me, after all I had enjoyed the previous “bounty hunter” flicks I’d seen: Michael Dudikoff’s Bounty Hunters and Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball and the recent Trish Stratus (WWE Diva) starring Bounty Hunters. So I was bound to enjoy a film that not only featured bounty hunters, but was called Bounty Killer, right?
In a word. Yes! In fact two words: Hell Yes!
Based on a short film of the same name (and also the graphic novel adaptation) by Jason Dodson and Henry Saine, Bounty Killer is set 20 years after corporations took over the world s governments.
I hadn’t heard of Bounty Killer till a couple of YouTubers (Coolduder, Wetmovie1) mentioned the film in their usual DVD and Blu-ray round-ups. The title alone intrigued me, after all I had enjoyed the previous “bounty hunter” flicks I’d seen: Michael Dudikoff’s Bounty Hunters and Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball and the recent Trish Stratus (WWE Diva) starring Bounty Hunters. So I was bound to enjoy a film that not only featured bounty hunters, but was called Bounty Killer, right?
In a word. Yes! In fact two words: Hell Yes!
Based on a short film of the same name (and also the graphic novel adaptation) by Jason Dodson and Henry Saine, Bounty Killer is set 20 years after corporations took over the world s governments.
- 12/15/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
*full disclosure: a DVD screener of this film was provided by Arc Entertainment. Director: Henry Saine. Writers: Jason Dodson, Colin Ebeling, and Henry Saine. Cast: Matthew Marsden, Kristanna Loken, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley, Abraham Benrubi and Gary Busey. This film critic is not a fan of writing negative reviews. However, reviews can sometimes serve as a warning, to steer viewers away from certain material. Henry Saine's (The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu) Bounty Killer is a film that most film fans will want to skip. Based on a 2013 comic book, Bounty Killer offers silly situations in a future post-apocalyptic landscape. The film also offers very little in its characters, while trying to trump up its shortfalls by offering almost every genre in the book. This mishmash of story ideas and weak characters creates for a very uninspiring ninety-two minutes. The story is built on a very weak foundation. The...
- 10/29/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Want a rock ‘em, sock ‘em film to add to your action collection? “Bounty Killer” will be out on DVD and Blu-ray Oct. 29. The film is directed by Henry Saine and stars Matthew Marsden, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley, Eve, Gary Busey, Beverly D’Angelo and Alexa Vega. The film focuses on a those who hunt the corrupt members of government corporations: “It’s been 20 years since the corporations took over the world’s governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the corporate wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ash, the Council of Nine rose as a new law [ Read More ]
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- 10/28/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
With a simplistic title like Bounty Killer, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this indie action flick, but the film quickly asserted itself as a heavy hitting, big-gun-toting action extravaganza unlike anything I could have predicted. Henry Saine’s dystopian universe is created with a very eccentric eye for detail and a gutsiness comparable to a swinging pair of brass balls, as the bullets quickly started flying and blood started splattering against the walls like a freakin’ Jackson Pollock painting. Ignore the “independent” classification this film might have, because Saine has created a film that stacks up against the year’s biggest blockbuster productions – and kicks some of their asses in the process.
In a not-so-distant future, where corporations left Earth in ruins and humanity in shambles after waging violent wars against one another, most CEOs and big-wigs went into hiding with their remaining riches, leaving the...
In a not-so-distant future, where corporations left Earth in ruins and humanity in shambles after waging violent wars against one another, most CEOs and big-wigs went into hiding with their remaining riches, leaving the...
- 10/28/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for Kane Hodder’s Exit to Hell, trailer for Evil Feed, Another, and Terrible Angels, video highlights from Steven Yeun interview with Conan O’Brien, and much more:
Exit to Hell Release Details: “After robbing a mafia run strip club, a naïve group of thugs head for the border to enjoy their bounty. But when they enter the remote and wind-swept town of Redstone, they gruesomely discover that revenge is all in how you slice it. Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th, Hatchet) takes the title role as Sheriff Slade Sickle, a man with an abiding appetite for justice! Exit to Hell co-stars Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man, Dark Reel) and Rena Riffel (Showgirls, Mulholland Dr.) in this carnage-filled tribute to American Grindhouse cinema.
Uncork’d Entertainment has inked North American VOD,...
Exit to Hell Release Details: “After robbing a mafia run strip club, a naïve group of thugs head for the border to enjoy their bounty. But when they enter the remote and wind-swept town of Redstone, they gruesomely discover that revenge is all in how you slice it. Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th, Hatchet) takes the title role as Sheriff Slade Sickle, a man with an abiding appetite for justice! Exit to Hell co-stars Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man, Dark Reel) and Rena Riffel (Showgirls, Mulholland Dr.) in this carnage-filled tribute to American Grindhouse cinema.
Uncork’d Entertainment has inked North American VOD,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
I understand completely, why there has been no marketing behind this film, but unfortunately it has done it a great disservice. A quick glance at the PR behind Bounty Killer, would lead you to believe that it is on the same level as many of the other straight-to-video action fare you see coming out of Anchor Bay, Universal, Lionsgate etc. Even the final poster/cover art is horrendous. After digging a little deeper, and learning that it was directed by Henry Saine, that previously directed The Last Lovecraft, a film I’m quite fond of, I decided to give it a shot. I’ll admit upfront, that it was helped by the fact that the film is now screening at this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival, and allows me to assist Jeff in his coverage, to somewhat lessen the load. Click here to find his recounting of the first day of the festival.
- 10/18/2013
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Bounty Killer is a new post-apocalyptic movie that was released today on VOD and in select theaters. We caught up with the movie’s director and co-writer, Henry Saine, for our latest Q&A feature. Continue reading to learn about the cartoon and short film that came first, his experience on the set of Bounty Killer, and future plans for his post-apocalyptic world:
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, Henry. How long have you had the idea for Bounty Killer? Was this a world you wanted to get into ever since you first caught Mad Max (or another post apocalyptic-movie)?
Henry Saine: I’ve always loved the world that George Miller created in Road Warrior and Mad Max, but also the nuttier movies like Ice Pirates and Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000, so it was always a sand box I wanted to play in. Years ago,...
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, Henry. How long have you had the idea for Bounty Killer? Was this a world you wanted to get into ever since you first caught Mad Max (or another post apocalyptic-movie)?
Henry Saine: I’ve always loved the world that George Miller created in Road Warrior and Mad Max, but also the nuttier movies like Ice Pirates and Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000, so it was always a sand box I wanted to play in. Years ago,...
- 9/6/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Bounty Killer from Arc Entertainment has a fresh movie trailer, poster as well as new images in the gallery for the film which opens in theaters and VOD on September 6th, followed by a DVD release on October 29th, 2013. Matthew Marsden, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley, Eve, Gary Busey, Beverly D'Angelo and Alexa Vega star in the Henry Saine actioner written by Jason Dodson, Colin Ebeling and Saine. The film is rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity. It’s been 20 years since the corporations took over the world’s governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the corporate wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ash, the Council of Nine rose as a new law and order for this dark age. To avenge the corporations’ reckless destruction, the Council...
- 8/16/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting all the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes first details Dark, casting news for Bedlam Stories, DVD release details for Evidence, a Q&A with the creators of Zombie Gnomes, and much more:
Bedlam Stories Casting Update: “Director Pearry Teo’s (Necromentia, The Gene Generation, and the upcoming The Dark Prince) newest twisted horror movie has added a seasoned indie veteran to their cast, Scream Queen Jessica Cameron.
Set in the 1920s, intrepid reporter Nelly Bly fakes insanity to gain admission into the infamous Bedlam Asylum. While researching her expose, Nellie meets a young patient, Dorothy, who has delusions of a fantasy land she calls “Oz.” Digging deeper into the dark history of the asylum, Nellie uncovers evidence of human experimentation on another inmate, a young girl named Alice, who’s “Wonderland” mirrored Dorothy’s imaginary world.
Bedlam Stories Casting Update: “Director Pearry Teo’s (Necromentia, The Gene Generation, and the upcoming The Dark Prince) newest twisted horror movie has added a seasoned indie veteran to their cast, Scream Queen Jessica Cameron.
Set in the 1920s, intrepid reporter Nelly Bly fakes insanity to gain admission into the infamous Bedlam Asylum. While researching her expose, Nellie meets a young patient, Dorothy, who has delusions of a fantasy land she calls “Oz.” Digging deeper into the dark history of the asylum, Nellie uncovers evidence of human experimentation on another inmate, a young girl named Alice, who’s “Wonderland” mirrored Dorothy’s imaginary world.
- 8/6/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The full Fantasia 2013 lineup has now been revealed, and we have here the third and final wave of titles to share. Prepare to drool!
From the Press Release:
The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the rest of our 120-feature lineup that comprises our 2013 event, along with a string of additional details that mark our 17th edition as a standout. Fantasia will engulf the city of Montreal from July 18-August 6, 2013. Be sure to visit the Fantasia Film Festival website for detailed essays on every title announced here, as well as all films previously disclosed over the last weeks.
Before we get started on titles... Meet Our 2013 Juries
Main Competition For The Cheval Noir Award For Best Film
Jury President: Laura Kern (Critic, Curator, managing editor, Film Comment)
Jean-Pierre Bergeron (Actor, Director, Screenwriter)
Samuel Jamier (Co-Director of the New York Asian Film Festival, Programmer at Japan Society)
Jarod Neece (Senior Programmer and Operations Manager,...
From the Press Release:
The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the rest of our 120-feature lineup that comprises our 2013 event, along with a string of additional details that mark our 17th edition as a standout. Fantasia will engulf the city of Montreal from July 18-August 6, 2013. Be sure to visit the Fantasia Film Festival website for detailed essays on every title announced here, as well as all films previously disclosed over the last weeks.
Before we get started on titles... Meet Our 2013 Juries
Main Competition For The Cheval Noir Award For Best Film
Jury President: Laura Kern (Critic, Curator, managing editor, Film Comment)
Jean-Pierre Bergeron (Actor, Director, Screenwriter)
Samuel Jamier (Co-Director of the New York Asian Film Festival, Programmer at Japan Society)
Jarod Neece (Senior Programmer and Operations Manager,...
- 7/9/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The Fantasia Film Festival is taking place from July 18th to August 6th in Montreal and will feature over 100 films from around the world. We gave you a look at the initial lineup last month and now have an additional list of Fantasia 2013 films that will be screening, including Curse of Chucky, You’re Next, and Frankenstein’s Army:
Horror Is Child’S Play – Don Mancini’S Curse Of Chucky (World Premiere)
A rarity among genre franchises, the Child’S Play series (begun in 1988) has retained the sure-handed guidance of original screenwriter/creator Don Mancini throughout killer doll Chucky’s decades’-long reign of horror. Mancini, who will be hosting our “scar-studded” world premiere, graduated to the director’s chair with 2004’s Seed Of Chucky, after having co-written or written every entry in the series. His longevity with the project is, of course, matched by the fiendish voiceover work by...
Horror Is Child’S Play – Don Mancini’S Curse Of Chucky (World Premiere)
A rarity among genre franchises, the Child’S Play series (begun in 1988) has retained the sure-handed guidance of original screenwriter/creator Don Mancini throughout killer doll Chucky’s decades’-long reign of horror. Mancini, who will be hosting our “scar-studded” world premiere, graduated to the director’s chair with 2004’s Seed Of Chucky, after having co-written or written every entry in the series. His longevity with the project is, of course, matched by the fiendish voiceover work by...
- 7/9/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Montreal-based genre festival also announces final wave of programming, including world premieres of Curse of Chucky and Zombie Hunter, starring Danny Trejo [pictured].
With its 17th edition kicking off next week on July 18, Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled this year’s juries and the final round of its 120-strong feature lineup.
Critic Laura Kern will preside over the Cheval Noir jury for best film, which also includes filmmaker Jean-Pierre Bergeron, co-director of the New York Asian Film Festival Samuel Jamier, SXSW’s Jarod Neece and Snowfort Pictures founder Travis Stevens.
The New Flesh award for best first film will be decided by jury president Charles de Lauzirika, composer Ramachandra Borcar, journalist Manon Dumais, filmmaker Jason Lapeyre and author Stéphane du Mesnildot.
Filmmakers Patrick Bouchard and Luc Chamberland will decide the Satoshi Kon award for achievement in animation along with Ottawa International Animation Festival programmer Keltie Duncan, while Black Nights programmer Sten-Kristian Saluveer, Bold Films’ [link...
With its 17th edition kicking off next week on July 18, Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled this year’s juries and the final round of its 120-strong feature lineup.
Critic Laura Kern will preside over the Cheval Noir jury for best film, which also includes filmmaker Jean-Pierre Bergeron, co-director of the New York Asian Film Festival Samuel Jamier, SXSW’s Jarod Neece and Snowfort Pictures founder Travis Stevens.
The New Flesh award for best first film will be decided by jury president Charles de Lauzirika, composer Ramachandra Borcar, journalist Manon Dumais, filmmaker Jason Lapeyre and author Stéphane du Mesnildot.
Filmmakers Patrick Bouchard and Luc Chamberland will decide the Satoshi Kon award for achievement in animation along with Ottawa International Animation Festival programmer Keltie Duncan, while Black Nights programmer Sten-Kristian Saluveer, Bold Films’ [link...
- 7/9/2013
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
For the second week of our month-long Indie Horror Month celebration, Dread Central decided to amp up the awesome and debut two fantastic short films on March 14th and 16th.
On Wednesday DC will present the hilarious short film Thirsty, which was directed by Dread's own Andrew Kasch and stars Joe Lynch, Tiffany Shepis and Michael Bailey Smith.
Then on Friday Dread will be hosting the zombie comedy short Summer of the Zombies, written and directed by Eddie Beasley and Ashleigh Nichols and starring Casey Gates and Barak Hardley; the short film will also accompany our exclusive chat with the indie filmmaking couple.
Make sure to check back here on Wednesday, March 14th, for our online premiere of Thirsty, and then head on back this Friday, March 16th, for the debut of Summer of the Zombies in honor of Dread Central's Indie Horror Month, which runs through March 31st.
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On Wednesday DC will present the hilarious short film Thirsty, which was directed by Dread's own Andrew Kasch and stars Joe Lynch, Tiffany Shepis and Michael Bailey Smith.
Then on Friday Dread will be hosting the zombie comedy short Summer of the Zombies, written and directed by Eddie Beasley and Ashleigh Nichols and starring Casey Gates and Barak Hardley; the short film will also accompany our exclusive chat with the indie filmmaking couple.
Make sure to check back here on Wednesday, March 14th, for our online premiere of Thirsty, and then head on back this Friday, March 16th, for the debut of Summer of the Zombies in honor of Dread Central's Indie Horror Month, which runs through March 31st.
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- 3/12/2012
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Directed by: Henry Saine
Written by: Devin McGinn
Cast: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss, Sujata Day, Todd Duffey
H. P. Lovecraft was no fan of the cinema.
In a 1933 letter to poet Richard Morse (quoted in the book Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft), he wrote:
"I shall never permit anything bearing my signature to be banalised and vulgarised into the flat, infantile twaddle which passes for 'horror tales' amongst radio and cinema audiences."
One can only imagine the venom that would have flowed from Lovecraft's pen had he seen The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu. Writer/actor/producer Devin McGinn's heart was in the right place, but this attempt to merge Lovecraftian horror with Shaun of the Dead humor fails miserably.
The film opens with Cthulhu cultists finding one part of the key that will open the gates of R'lyeh.
Written by: Devin McGinn
Cast: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss, Sujata Day, Todd Duffey
H. P. Lovecraft was no fan of the cinema.
In a 1933 letter to poet Richard Morse (quoted in the book Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft), he wrote:
"I shall never permit anything bearing my signature to be banalised and vulgarised into the flat, infantile twaddle which passes for 'horror tales' amongst radio and cinema audiences."
One can only imagine the venom that would have flowed from Lovecraft's pen had he seen The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu. Writer/actor/producer Devin McGinn's heart was in the right place, but this attempt to merge Lovecraftian horror with Shaun of the Dead humor fails miserably.
The film opens with Cthulhu cultists finding one part of the key that will open the gates of R'lyeh.
- 4/27/2011
- by Chris McMillan
- Planet Fury
The Last Lovecraft
Stars: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss, Sujata Day, Todd Duffey, Edward Flores, Marty Fortney, Charles Haigh, Barak Hardley, Max Huber, Bryce Hurless, Douglas Jantzen Jr., Harry Karp | Written by Devin McGinn | Directed by Henry Saine
Jeff is just an ordinary guy stuck in a dead end office job. But when he discovers he is the last living relative of famous horror novelist, Hp Lovecraft, he is entrusted with finding an ancient relic and saving the human race. With the help of his best friends, the comic book loving Charlie and Lovecraft super-nerd Paul, he embarks on the danger-filled adventure. What they don’t know is that Lovecraft’s monsters are very real and determined to resurrect a prehistoric monster that will destroy the world! Now, not only do they have to survive a hysterical collection of human characters including Paul’s foul-mouthed Gran, but...
Stars: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss, Sujata Day, Todd Duffey, Edward Flores, Marty Fortney, Charles Haigh, Barak Hardley, Max Huber, Bryce Hurless, Douglas Jantzen Jr., Harry Karp | Written by Devin McGinn | Directed by Henry Saine
Jeff is just an ordinary guy stuck in a dead end office job. But when he discovers he is the last living relative of famous horror novelist, Hp Lovecraft, he is entrusted with finding an ancient relic and saving the human race. With the help of his best friends, the comic book loving Charlie and Lovecraft super-nerd Paul, he embarks on the danger-filled adventure. What they don’t know is that Lovecraft’s monsters are very real and determined to resurrect a prehistoric monster that will destroy the world! Now, not only do they have to survive a hysterical collection of human characters including Paul’s foul-mouthed Gran, but...
- 4/2/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Henry Saine is the director behind The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu a film that mixes the humor of such Gen X styled comedies such as Reality Bites, Clueless, Floundering, etc. It then throws in some sci-fi with, of course, some horror. After all, this does have Lovecraft in the title and you couldn't do this type of film without some horror elements. Saine was all to bring a seamless quality to the narrative of the film making it so that the various story tangents flowed with one another, instead of feeling jerky or uneven. In The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu, Jeff an ordinary guy that is stuck at a dead end job with a boring life, but when a strange old man gives him an Ancient relic and tells him that he is the last bloodline of H.P. Lovecraft, He and his friend Charlie embark on an adventure...
- 3/23/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
By Christopher Stipp
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Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Paul - Screening
I could not be more excited to see this film, the final product of a project that nerds who appreciate Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have been hearing about for years. On purpose I’ve been trying to avoid anything and everything about this movie but it’s been hard because it has been everywhere. An alien, Comic-Con, a road trip, Jason Bateman, the laundry list of good things brewing within this movie’s run time is just scrumptious.
So, if you live in the Phoenix area and can make it to a screening on March 15 then send me your name to Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com and I’ll get you entered to win a pair of passes to see this before everyone else.
The Archives, Right Here
Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Paul - Screening
I could not be more excited to see this film, the final product of a project that nerds who appreciate Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have been hearing about for years. On purpose I’ve been trying to avoid anything and everything about this movie but it’s been hard because it has been everywhere. An alien, Comic-Con, a road trip, Jason Bateman, the laundry list of good things brewing within this movie’s run time is just scrumptious.
So, if you live in the Phoenix area and can make it to a screening on March 15 then send me your name to Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com and I’ll get you entered to win a pair of passes to see this before everyone else.
- 3/7/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
Director: Henry Saine
Writer: Devin McGinn
Silently released to DVD on Feb 15th in North America (and soon to come on April 4 in the UK) is The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu. This horror-comedy is a welcome change, when compared to previous attempts at re-igniting popular culture’s fascination with H.P. Lovecraft's seminal works.
If there’s ever a definitive appropriate nod of approval, it's found in the opening slate that sets the tone for this film: The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
With this release are the usual extras. There is a director’s commentary, an extended scene and a gallery of on-set photos to enjoy. The commentary on the extended scene provides some insight to why one version was used over another and with this scene are storyboards. They replace scenes of potential carnage, if the budget allowed it. Had this production found some additional investors,...
Writer: Devin McGinn
Silently released to DVD on Feb 15th in North America (and soon to come on April 4 in the UK) is The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu. This horror-comedy is a welcome change, when compared to previous attempts at re-igniting popular culture’s fascination with H.P. Lovecraft's seminal works.
If there’s ever a definitive appropriate nod of approval, it's found in the opening slate that sets the tone for this film: The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
With this release are the usual extras. There is a director’s commentary, an extended scene and a gallery of on-set photos to enjoy. The commentary on the extended scene provides some insight to why one version was used over another and with this scene are storyboards. They replace scenes of potential carnage, if the budget allowed it. Had this production found some additional investors,...
- 2/24/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Following last evening’s raucous Cinefamily La premiere of director Henry Saine’s wickedly funny horror-comedy The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu, the director, along with the feature film’s screenwriter, producer and actor Devin McGinn and cast members Kyle Davis, Barak Hardley and Gregg Lawrence, among others, assembled for an audience Q&A to chat about the film.
Hosted by Devin Feraci at The Silent Movie Theatre, the filmmakers took time to wax about the project, which was shot over the course of twenty-one days in thirteen locations for the relatively low budget of $170,000 (astonishing, given the quality of the finished flick, which is sure to more than please fans of its similar brethren, the laugh-out-loud flicks Shaun of the Dead and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil).
McGinn riffed during the Q&A on the potential for a Lovecraft trilogy, a comic book film tie-in and his adoration for all things Lovecraft,...
Hosted by Devin Feraci at The Silent Movie Theatre, the filmmakers took time to wax about the project, which was shot over the course of twenty-one days in thirteen locations for the relatively low budget of $170,000 (astonishing, given the quality of the finished flick, which is sure to more than please fans of its similar brethren, the laugh-out-loud flicks Shaun of the Dead and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil).
McGinn riffed during the Q&A on the potential for a Lovecraft trilogy, a comic book film tie-in and his adoration for all things Lovecraft,...
- 2/8/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
We're around a week or so out from Dark Sky's release of The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu onto DVD, and to entice you to celebrate the old ones further, we have the DVD trailer for you to dig on!
From the Press Release:
Mankind is threatened with extinction, and it’s up to three geeks and a salty sea captain to prevent disaster in the uproariously frightening The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu (review here). The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft, will thrill aficionados when it reaches DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011, with an Srp of $24.98.
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories.
From the Press Release:
Mankind is threatened with extinction, and it’s up to three geeks and a salty sea captain to prevent disaster in the uproariously frightening The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu (review here). The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft, will thrill aficionados when it reaches DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011, with an Srp of $24.98.
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories.
- 2/3/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Coming to stores on February 15th, The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulu is one of those horror comedy films filled with camp and classic scare reverence. Do you appreciate the stories of H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon? Do you worship or at the very least appreciate the legend of Cthulu? If so, then this is the perfect DVD for you. JustPressPlay is giving away a copy to three lucky readers, and if you want to know how you can win, just keep reading.
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff is thus the only person who can prevent a race of evil creatures (drawn from Lovecraft’s imagination) from wreaking havoc. The...
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff is thus the only person who can prevent a race of evil creatures (drawn from Lovecraft’s imagination) from wreaking havoc. The...
- 1/24/2011
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
An Official Selection of the Toronto After Dark Film Fest and the Slamdance Film Festival, The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu looks to be a pretty hilarious twist on a legend of horror. The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft is out on DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011.
Synopsis:
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff is thus the only person who can prevent a race of evil creatures (drawn from Lovecraft’s imagination) from wreaking havoc.
The mild-mannered Jeff must protect an ancient relic and prevent it from falling into the clutches of the monsters, which would bring about the...
Synopsis:
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff is thus the only person who can prevent a race of evil creatures (drawn from Lovecraft’s imagination) from wreaking havoc.
The mild-mannered Jeff must protect an ancient relic and prevent it from falling into the clutches of the monsters, which would bring about the...
- 1/13/2011
- QuietEarth.us
While the badly Photoshopped cover art leaves a lot to be desired, the bonus features for Dark Sky's release of The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu are looking pretty sweet! Read on to find out what's included!
From the Press Release:
Mankind is threatened with extinction, and it’s up to three geeks and a salty sea captain to prevent disaster in the uproariously frightening The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu. The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft, will thrill aficionados when it reaches DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011, with an Srp of $24.98.
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff...
From the Press Release:
Mankind is threatened with extinction, and it’s up to three geeks and a salty sea captain to prevent disaster in the uproariously frightening The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu. The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft, will thrill aficionados when it reaches DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011, with an Srp of $24.98.
Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff...
- 1/13/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu, a horror comedy directed by Henry Saine and starring Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss and Sujata Day, arrives to DVD on February 15, 2011.
A desk jockey becomes a slayer of aquatic demons in this blend of horror, fantasy and comedy from director Henry Saine. Jeff (Kyle Davis) is a regular guy with a dull job in an office complex who is certain there's nothing remarkable about himself. But Jeff learns he's wrong when he's approached by an eccentric old man and told he's surviving relative of the great horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. That might seem interesting in itself, but there's more -- Jeff is informed Lovecraft's tales of terror weren't entirely fictional, and the Cthulhu, the evil fish-like humanoids that figured in so many of his stories, are real and poised to emerge from the sea and take over the world. Jeff...
A desk jockey becomes a slayer of aquatic demons in this blend of horror, fantasy and comedy from director Henry Saine. Jeff (Kyle Davis) is a regular guy with a dull job in an office complex who is certain there's nothing remarkable about himself. But Jeff learns he's wrong when he's approached by an eccentric old man and told he's surviving relative of the great horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. That might seem interesting in itself, but there's more -- Jeff is informed Lovecraft's tales of terror weren't entirely fictional, and the Cthulhu, the evil fish-like humanoids that figured in so many of his stories, are real and poised to emerge from the sea and take over the world. Jeff...
- 1/7/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
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