Fresh from Panic Fest 2024, The Ceremony is About to Begin unwraps itself like a meticulously preserved mummy, serving up a fresh twist on the horror mockumentary scene. Directed by Sean Nichols Lynch, this found footage film cleverly marries the allure of ancient Egyptian rituals with the chilling uncertainty of cult dynamics, all captured through a ‘documentary’ lens.
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From the outset, Lynch sets the tone with a series of eerie, documentary-style interviews featuring ex-cult members that echo the polished yet ominous feel of a Netflix or HBO true-crime special. These initial snippets offer a glimpse into the enigmatic and unsettling past of the cult, setting a solid foundation for horror fans to cling to. It’s here that we meet our filmmaker protagonist, Keith (John Laird...
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From the outset, Lynch sets the tone with a series of eerie, documentary-style interviews featuring ex-cult members that echo the polished yet ominous feel of a Netflix or HBO true-crime special. These initial snippets offer a glimpse into the enigmatic and unsettling past of the cult, setting a solid foundation for horror fans to cling to. It’s here that we meet our filmmaker protagonist, Keith (John Laird...
- 4/16/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Ahead of its DVD, VOD, and digital release on December 28th from 4Digital Media, we have an exclusive look at the vampire horror/comedy Red Snow:
"When an injured bat transforms into a handsome vampire, struggling horror novelist Olivia Romo hides him in her garage to protect him from a vampire hunter. Besotted by the creature, she feeds him animal blood, but any chance of romance is soon thwarted when a gang of fellow bloodsuckers invade her home in search of their missing friend."
Written/Directed by Sean Nichols Lynch and produced by Alrik Bursell, Red Snow stars Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, and Laura Kennon. In the exclusive clip below, "struggling novelist Olivia Romero (Dennice Cisneros) and her new vampire boy toy Luke (Nico Bellamy) get an unexpected visit from a vampire hunter (Vernon Wells)."
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"When an injured bat transforms into a handsome vampire, struggling horror novelist Olivia Romo hides him in her garage to protect him from a vampire hunter. Besotted by the creature, she feeds him animal blood, but any chance of romance is soon thwarted when a gang of fellow bloodsuckers invade her home in search of their missing friend."
Written/Directed by Sean Nichols Lynch and produced by Alrik Bursell, Red Snow stars Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, and Laura Kennon. In the exclusive clip below, "struggling novelist Olivia Romero (Dennice Cisneros) and her new vampire boy toy Luke (Nico Bellamy) get an unexpected visit from a vampire hunter (Vernon Wells)."
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- 12/21/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Nico Bellamy and Dennice Cisneros in Red Snow Photo: 26th Ave Films
The story of a would-be vampire fantasy novelist who unexpectedly finds herself playing host to a real vampire, Red Snow is a romcom of sorts with a distinctly higher than usual quotient of blood and gore. It centres on an ebullient performance by Dennice Cisneros, as Olivia, with Nico Bellamy as the undead Luke who arrives in the form of a wounded bat and depends on her for help, yet struggles to see her as more than just food. It was part of the 2021 Frightfest line-up and is now enjoying a December release in the UK and Eire – fitting because it is, amongst other things, a Christmas film. When director Sean Nichols Lynch and I meet up to discuss it, I begin by asking if he’s excited about joining the canon of alternative seasonal fare.
Not the...
The story of a would-be vampire fantasy novelist who unexpectedly finds herself playing host to a real vampire, Red Snow is a romcom of sorts with a distinctly higher than usual quotient of blood and gore. It centres on an ebullient performance by Dennice Cisneros, as Olivia, with Nico Bellamy as the undead Luke who arrives in the form of a wounded bat and depends on her for help, yet struggles to see her as more than just food. It was part of the 2021 Frightfest line-up and is now enjoying a December release in the UK and Eire – fitting because it is, amongst other things, a Christmas film. When director Sean Nichols Lynch and I meet up to discuss it, I begin by asking if he’s excited about joining the canon of alternative seasonal fare.
Not the...
- 12/5/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
This black comedy about an author of romantic vampire novels with an unexpected visitor is sucked dry of dramatic tension
Home Alone meets The Lost Boys in this trashy half-way entertaining Christmas vampire movie from director Sean Nichols Lynch; it’s a black comedy with some silly splattery gore. Lynch makes the most of a limited budget and his self-aware script is sometimes genuinely funny, too. Still, you wouldn’t exactly call it light of touch and the actors struggle a bit with the comic register. Some scenes leave you wondering: is this intentionally naff or just a bit wooden?
The setting is Lake Tahoe a couple of nights before Christmas. Dennice Cisneros plays Olivia, an unpublished author of romantic vampire novels who lives alone; her kitchen drawer is stuffed full of rejection letters. Any jobbing writer will sympathise with Olivia’s decision-making when she rescues a bat that turns...
Home Alone meets The Lost Boys in this trashy half-way entertaining Christmas vampire movie from director Sean Nichols Lynch; it’s a black comedy with some silly splattery gore. Lynch makes the most of a limited budget and his self-aware script is sometimes genuinely funny, too. Still, you wouldn’t exactly call it light of touch and the actors struggle a bit with the comic register. Some scenes leave you wondering: is this intentionally naff or just a bit wooden?
The setting is Lake Tahoe a couple of nights before Christmas. Dennice Cisneros plays Olivia, an unpublished author of romantic vampire novels who lives alone; her kitchen drawer is stuffed full of rejection letters. Any jobbing writer will sympathise with Olivia’s decision-making when she rescues a bat that turns...
- 11/30/2021
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars: Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, Laura Kennon, Alan Silva, Vernon Wells | Written and Directed by Sean Nichols Lynch
Over the Christmas period, vampire romance novelist Olivia, saves a bat from death after it flies into her house. This was no ordinary bat though and she soon finds herself trying to fend off real-life vampires…
Anyone that has read more than a handful of my reviews or read a review or article of mine in November or December will know that I love Christmas and therefore of course, Christmas movies. I’m instantly drawn to any new Christmas horror hoping it will be more like Michael Dougherty’s Krampus and not one of the dozens of other straight to DVD Krampus movies.
I will get one of my main issues with Red Snow out of the way first. Unless I am mistaken there seems to be know reason for this movie to be set at Christmas.
Over the Christmas period, vampire romance novelist Olivia, saves a bat from death after it flies into her house. This was no ordinary bat though and she soon finds herself trying to fend off real-life vampires…
Anyone that has read more than a handful of my reviews or read a review or article of mine in November or December will know that I love Christmas and therefore of course, Christmas movies. I’m instantly drawn to any new Christmas horror hoping it will be more like Michael Dougherty’s Krampus and not one of the dozens of other straight to DVD Krampus movies.
I will get one of my main issues with Red Snow out of the way first. Unless I am mistaken there seems to be know reason for this movie to be set at Christmas.
- 8/27/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
‘Red Snow’ and ‘Beast Within’ sell to multiple territories.
UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has secured sales on two horror titles at the Pre-Cannes Screenings.
Sean Nichols Lynch’s US vampire horror-comedy Red Snow has sold to North America (4Digital Media), UK (Central City), Benelux (One2See) and Scandinavia (Njuta).
Dennice Cisneros stars as a vampire romance novelist who protects a handsome vampire from a ruthless slayer on the hunt for such creatures.
Jinga has also sold Steven Morana’s werewolf horror Beast Within starring Colm Feore to Korea (Cinema Black) and Scandinavia (Njuta). Jinga will release the film on August 2 in the UK,...
UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has secured sales on two horror titles at the Pre-Cannes Screenings.
Sean Nichols Lynch’s US vampire horror-comedy Red Snow has sold to North America (4Digital Media), UK (Central City), Benelux (One2See) and Scandinavia (Njuta).
Dennice Cisneros stars as a vampire romance novelist who protects a handsome vampire from a ruthless slayer on the hunt for such creatures.
Jinga has also sold Steven Morana’s werewolf horror Beast Within starring Colm Feore to Korea (Cinema Black) and Scandinavia (Njuta). Jinga will release the film on August 2 in the UK,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Features include comedy horror ‘Red Snow’.
UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has added two titles to its slate, which it will introduce to buyers at the Cannes Marché (July 6-15).
The features include US comedy-horror Red Snow and Argentinean supernatural thriller The Unburied.
Sean Nichols Lynch wrote and directed Red Snow, which debuted at Panic Fest in the US last month. The comedy-horror stars Dennice Cisneros as a vampire-romance novelist who finds an injured bat outside her isolated cabin in the woods. When the bat transforms into a handsome young vampire, she attempts to protect him from a ruthless vampire slayer,...
UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has added two titles to its slate, which it will introduce to buyers at the Cannes Marché (July 6-15).
The features include US comedy-horror Red Snow and Argentinean supernatural thriller The Unburied.
Sean Nichols Lynch wrote and directed Red Snow, which debuted at Panic Fest in the US last month. The comedy-horror stars Dennice Cisneros as a vampire-romance novelist who finds an injured bat outside her isolated cabin in the woods. When the bat transforms into a handsome young vampire, she attempts to protect him from a ruthless vampire slayer,...
- 5/14/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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