Friday, August 30, 2013

Press Release: Pre-Production Begins on "Terror At Crimson Creek"

August 29, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRE-PRODUCTION BEGINS ON “TERROR AT CRIMSON CREEK”


LEXINGTON, KY — JustUs League Films has begun pre-production on Terror at Crimson Creek, a psychological horror film starring Al Snow (“WWE”, “TNA Wrestling”),co-starring Barry Radcliffe (Dorothy and the Witches of Oz, Army Wives) and scream queen,  Heather ‘Scream’ Price (Truth or Dare IV: Deadly Dares). Terror at Crimson Creek is written by Cherokee Hall and Casey Miracle, both of JustUs League Films, directed by Cherokee Hall and produced by JustUs League Films Principal photography begins on October 18th  in Lexington, Kentucky. 


Terror at Crimson Creek is the chilling story of a media production company contracted to do a fundraising video on Spring Hills State Hospital, but the crew has an ulterior motive.  Determined to make a name for themselves and bring to light the true reasons for Spring Hills’ gruesome nickname, Crimson Creek, the novice group is about to discover more than they hoped for and quickly find themselves fighting for survival.   Both shocking and controversial, the film is told from a found footage point of view, with a twist ending that will leave the audience stunned for days.


But the makers of Terror at Crimson Creek need your help.  Check out their kick-ass Indiegogo Campaign at http://igg.me/at/terroratcrimsoncreek/x/4569999.  They need a hand in raising funds to make this bloody film happen.  Set to shoot in October 2013, pledges are vital to see this feature claw its way into theatres the following summer of 2014. Get involved right now as you only have a limited time to receive some amazing rewards.


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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Press Release: FEARnet Bringing You Insidious, Jason Voorhees, and More This September


FEARnet BRINGS “THE FURTHER” HOME WITH THE BROADCAST PREMIERE OF JAMES WAN’S HIT THRILLER INSIDIOUS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, AT 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FRIGHTFUL FILMS
FEARnet Presents Premieres of ‘THE UNINVITED’, ‘SINGLE WHITE FEMALE’, ‘DORIAN GRAY’, and ‘SUCK’; a “Slayed By the Bell” Marathon, “Foreign Fridays” Block, and More


(SANTA MONICA, CA – AUGUST 26, 2013) – The acclaimed box office smash, INSIDIOUS, will make its FEARnet debut on Sunday, September 8, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Directed by James Wan (SAW, THE CONJURING), and written by SAW scribe Leigh Whannell, INSIDIOUS stars Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne as Josh and Renai Lambert, parents whose son has fallen into a coma, following a mysterious incident in the attic. Things get much worse for the family, as their son’s illness leads to a terrifying encounter with malevolent ghouls, and a journey into the realm of the dead known as “The Further.” This will be a chance for fans to catch up with the Lambert family and their demons, before INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 hits theaters on September 13.


Also in September, FEARnet is giving you a chance to bring Jason Voorhees home with the Friday the 13th Sweepstakes! Starting Monday, September 2 at 9 a.m. PT, and running until 5 p.m. PT on Monday, September 16, participants can enter the Friday the 13th Sweepstakes at http://fearnet.com/fridaythe13sweeps, to win a loaded prize pack featuring a 46” television; 16 GB Flash Memory Camcorder;  FRIDAY THE 13th Ultimate Collection, JASON GOES TO HELL, and FREDDY VS JASON on DVD ; DL & Co. “Rotten Luck” Dice Set; exclusive TALES FROM THE CRYPT merchandise; FEARnet swag, and more! Who says 13 is an unlucky number?


Other September Highlights Include:

·         “Foreign Fridays” – Every Friday (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)

“Foreign Fridays” in September features Spain’s complete “6 Films To Keep You Awake” series, a Guillermo del Toro ghost story, and a J-Horror classic. The “6 Films To Keep You Awake” series kicks off with TO LET (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) on September 6, as a man and his pregnant girlfriend visit a creepy apartment complex run by a sinister landlady. THE BABY’S ROOM (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT) follows, with parents who begin hearing unsettling sounds coming from their newborn’s baby monitor. The series continues on September 13, with A REAL FRIEND (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), as a young girl retreats into horror films, where her playmates are some of the genre’s greatest villains. Then, it’s SPECTRE (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), as an old man returns to his hometown, and sees the ghostly beauty he fell in love with many years ago.
 

The “6 Films To Keep You Awake” series comes to a close on September 20, with BLAME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), as a single mother moves in with a gynecologist, and uncovers the gruesome truth lurking beneath the house. Then, preteens hold a bank robber captive with terrifying consequences, in the fan favorite A CHRISTMAS TALE (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT). On September 27, a young boy is haunted by ghosts of the past in Guillermo del Toro’s THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT). And a journalist tracks down a cursed videotape in the original J-Horror chiller RINGU (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT).
 

·         “Slayed By The Bell” Marathon – Thursday, September 12 (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT)

FEARnet sends you back to school with the “Slayed By The Bell” Marathon, a six-film fright fest full of teenage terror. It all starts with the original FRIGHT NIGHT, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, as Charlie Brewster joins with a late-night horror host (Roddy McDowall) to take down the bloodsucker next door. Next, Josh Hutcherson and Dane Cook star in the genre-bending DETENTION at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, as small town teens deal with high school drama, time travel, a deranged serial killer, and the end of the world. Then, siblings are terrorized by a murderous teenage gang (led by James Spader) in THE NEW KIDS, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS follows at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, as slug-like aliens infect a college campus, turning their victims into zombies. And a young girl uses a different kind of contraceptive in TEETH, at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT. CHRISTINE ends the evening at 2 a.m. ET/11 p.m. PT, as a geeky guy forms a dangerous bond with a classic killer car.
 

·          ‘THE UNINVITED’ (Network Premiere) – Saturday, September 14 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)

A disturbed teen returns home to dark visions and a new stepmother (Elizabeth Banks) she believes is responsible for her mother’s mysterious death.
 

·         “The Call” Marathon – Thursday, September 19 (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT)

Check the children, and then settle in for four films that will make you wish you never picked up the phone. At 6p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, a babysitter finds herself home alone with a serial killer in WHEN A STRANGER CALLS. Next, at 8p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, UNDER THE DOME’s Rachelle LeFevre receives threatening phone calls from the past in THE CALLER. At 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, it’s THE NIGHT CALLER, as an obsessed woman goes to extremes to meet a radio host. And a killer clown stalks phone sex operators in OUT OF THE DARK, at 12 a.m. ET/0 p.m. PT.
 

·         ‘SINGLE WHITE FEMALE’ (Network Premiere) – Sunday, September 22 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)

A software designer’s (Bridget Fonda) life is turned upside down when a possessive new roommate (Jennifer Jason Leigh) moves in.
 

·         ‘DORIAN GRAY’ (Broadcast Premiere) – Sunday, September 22 (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)

A corrupt man stays forever young, while an old portrait continues to reflect his villainy, in this adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s iconic novel.

·         ‘SUCK’ (Broadcast Premiere) – Sunday, September 29 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)

Struggling musicians find fame and fortune after turning into vampires, in this comedic rock opera featuring cameos by music legends Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, and Henry Rollins.
 

About FEARnet

FEARnet is a multi-platform programming service delivering original and acquired horror, thriller and suspense content as a cable TV movie network, a video-on-demand outlet and web portal.  FEARnet, a partnership among Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate Entertainment and Comcast Corporation, features a robust lineup of popular titles from major film studios and independents, encompassing 300 plus movie titles a year, including 14 world television and 22 theatrical broadcast premieres. The Network is distributed to U.S. cable subscribers across the country on various systems and is often ranked as the number-one free HD VOD movie service available in more than 27 million homes. The website, FEARnet.com, ranks as one of the most popular sites in the genre category among total uniques and duration per visit. Follow FEARnet on Facebook and Twitter (@FEARnet). For more information about the company, visit www.FEARnet.com. To access photos visit FEARnetPR on flickr.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Horror Short: Her Heart Still Beats (2011)

Directed by Christopher Di Nunzio
Staring Fiore Leo and Leighsa Burgin
Director of Photography James Sullivan

When a husband looks into his wife's eyes one day and to him they've suddenly changed he becomes paranoid with the sense that something isn't quite right with her while also teetering on whether he's sane or not. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror of madness "The Tall Tale Heart", Her Heart Still Beats is a suitable modern take that captures the maniacal nerve of the original character. The story traces along the edges of its original inspiration but spares a few details differently and ultimately pays off as a update. There's an askewed effect as the differences in the two materials can set you off, but no additional content really feels out of place in the story, just an extension of the directors vision. The character in Poe's work is indicated that his urge to kill the man with the vulture eye was a test of time where as Nunzio's character is seemingly fit with a burst of mania at no explanation. Because of this it plays out a little rough at first but smooths itself out later in the half hour run time and works as an anchor for the film's hitch. 

There's no real way around it as I have to be honest but I was not a fan of the acting. I felt the main character was forced and played way too over the top, though other reviews have praised his expressions and intensity. As where the rest of the cast was bland but not necessarily bad, however no one in particular stood out. It's a matter of perspective though and you may judge for yourself. As I praised the idea of the script there's faults in there too as the basic dialogue was a little weak. However the exception was Nunzio's decision to include the original haunting dialect of the character in Poe's story at the beginning and end of the film that attributes to the strength of the concept. It added an extra chill to the madness and is an ode of Poe's words. Cinematography is adaquete, there's a few nice shots and the overall set design mimics a modern married couples home. Her Heart Still Beats is a quality adaption on the Master of the Macabre's most famous work and is thoroughly recommened by me.

Her Heart Still Beats will be streaming this fall and will also be available on DVD. Keep updated at the film's production company's site http://www.creepykidproductions.com/index.php.

I have quite a bit of short films to review but I always care to mention that if your interested in me reviewing your film send it to me at bleedingdead22@yahoo.com.

TDHorror Retro Review



"The acting is better with the exception of Kevin Van Hentenryck who of cours is exactly the same as he is in the first. Irrelevant though as the real stars of the film are Grannie Ruth and Belial. Annie Ross as Grannie Ruth is fun, and she seemingly embraces the over top nature of the film's script and direction. Belial is actually more dire looking this time, as opposed to the deranged curiosity of the first, but is less interested in terrorizing his brothers personal life and more content within his new home among people like him"

You may read the rest here. I personally find it rather humorous that they had an original motion picture soundtrack, that is pretty awesome. Not just me but TD as well really appreciates comments, retweets, anything to help the site. 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Press Release: Horror Anthology Sinister Visions Official Trailer

Horror anthology SINISTER VISIONS will be released on DVD on August 13 by Chemical Burn Entertainment and is available for pre-order at all major retailers right now. The official trailer has however just been released and it gives a pretty good taste of what is to come. Please view and enjoy.

SINISTER VISIONS consists of five grueling horror stories to make your bones freeze.

Are you ready for a terror attack combining both succubi, women possessed by demons, serial killers in electric chairs, aggressive zombies, avengeful crazy women, men with very deep emotional scars and ofcourse a fair amount of amputation and gore? Add a bunch of dark humor to the mix and you have SINISTER VISIONS!

SUCCUBUS is about a beautiful young blonde, Emma, studying to become an archeologist. On an excavation trip to Syria she finds something in the sand that is about to change her life completely. She hurries home hoping to be able to escape it, but she is about to get wiser.

MY UNDEAD GIRLFRIEND is a twisted story with a lot of morbid, dark humor, telling the story of the day Keith woke up next to his girlfriend who had out of the blue turned into a flesh eating undead and tonight he is about to meet her parents for the first time! This day is going to be a bit out of the ordinary!

MOTHER KNOWS BEST is the story about Carl, a somewhat shy man preparing for a date with his childhood sweetheart, Rebecca. Carl’s mother has quite a few objections about the date and she is not too shy to express them, though.

In A WOMAN SCORNED we meet Gail tied to a bed by Holly. Gail have had the nerve to start a relationship with Richard, who unfortunately is Holly’s former husband – and Gail does not approve at all!

Finally, GENITAL GENOCIDE presents us to serial killer Charles Albert Harris who, sitting on death row waiting for the switch to be turned on, takes us through his crimes while the audience of the court room listens. Harris wants a last reaction out of the audience that consists of many relatives of his audience – and a reaction he gets.

SINISTER VISIONS is a collaboration between filmmakers from USA, UK, Sweden and Denmark and features works from skilled writers such as Garry Charles, Stefan Bommelin, Henric Brandt, Rasmus Tirzitis, Cody Cather, Doug Gehl and Lars Egholm Fischmann while the directing has been in the capable hands of Henric Brandt, Doug Gehl and Kim Sønderholm.

Starring: Kim Sønderholm, David C. Hayes, Michael Harrelson, Debbie Overbey, Rob Douglas, Rick Dyer, Daren Palacio, Bart Overbey, Brian Weir, Liana Hubbard, Tori Montgomery, Pamela Ricardo, Peg Thon, Kat Herlo, Miriam Yeager, Nadia Bond, Lars Bjarke, Ralf Beck, Pontus Olgrim, Camilla Löjdström, Andreas Rylander, Stefan Jonasson, Babs Brinklund, Mehrnaz Bagheri Beiknejad, Mette Løvendahl, Toke Lars Bjarke, Nadine and many, many others.


Sinister Visions on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1808474/

Press Release: Osiris Entertainment's Bloodline Hits Theaters in September

Los Angeles- Osiris Entertainment Film Distribution collaborates with Regal Cinemas to release the company’s first theatrical film, Bloodline. The fantasy thriller is slated to premiere late September in markets such as Los Angeles, CA and Sacramento, CA.
 
Produced by and starring Sacramento-native and award winning director, Matt Thompson, Bloodline is the first theatrical release for Osiris Entertainment. Thompson is originally from Roseville, CA and has directed the award winning film, Listen to Your Heart (2010), starring Cybill Shepherd. The young producer and his talents hit his hometown again, as his Bloodline will feature in five Regal Cinemas throughout the Sacramento region late September 2013.
 
Shot and filmed in the Eldorado National Forest of Sacramento, Bloodline uncovers the eerie past and life of Brett Ethos (Matt Thompson). A young seminary student inching toward a priestly life, Brett falls away from the church as his curiosities entice him to divulge into worldly pleasures ultimately leading to the relentless realities of his identity. Tempted to unmask the hidden mirrors of his past, fear consumes him at the site of the haunting reflections, as self-discovery becomes the most terrifying journey of all. Truth is discovered, blood is tainted, and darkness pollutes their fate, Brett puts his own life and the lives around him in an immense danger as he is torn between his faith and his curse.
 
“We are excited to work with a young and successful director such as Matt,” says Osiris Entertainment CEO, Evan Crooke. “As a filmmaker myself, I recognize his talent and ambition towards a genuinely shared passion, which is displayed through his work especially Bloodline.”
 
Bloodline also stars Kimberly Alexander (NCIS), Grainger Hines (Lincoln), Jesse Kristofferson (Melrose Place), Gina Comparetto (How I Met Your Mother), and Christopher Frontiero (Parks and Recreation). Interviews are available upon request.
 
About Osiris Entertainment:

Based in Chatsworth, California, Osiris Entertainment is a film distribution company with the broad arena of talent, knowledge, and skill requirements necessary to succeed throughout the international and national scopes of the film industry. Created by a notable filmmaker, Evan Crooke, Osiris Entertainment serves with a mission to efficiently and simultaneously satisfy the business and creative needs toward the success of each film.  Osiris Entertainment provides the various platforms of distribution with quality films ranging from the different genres of entertainment reaching the international and national markets. Osiris Entertainment has a large catalog of films and distributes to an array of the top global broadcasters such as, NBC Universal, Netflix, RedBox, Starz, A&E Networks, Dish Network, Amazon, Ingram Entertainment, Warner, AT&T, Rogers, Verizon and Showtime along with partnering with prominent retailers such as Wal-Mart Osiris Entertainment continues to expand as it partners with major cinemas for theatrical releases such as AMC and Arclight Cinemas. Films distributed by Osiris include, The Briefcase (Kip Pardue, Vincent Malone), The Kill Hole (Chadwick Boseman, Billy Zane), Clear Lake, WI (Michael Madsen), Raspberry Magic (Bella Thorne) and award-winning releases such as Listen to Your Heart (Cybill Shepherd), All God’s Creatures, Surviving Hitler: A Love Story, and Pretty Ugly People (Melissa McCarthy, Missy Pile), The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom and Father vs. Son.