Warren Speed's clown nightmare " Coulrophobia" is set to terrorize horror fans worldwide this October. The film stars Pete Bennett, Daniella D’Ville, Roxy Bordeaux, Warren Speed, Chris M. T. Harrison, and Ana Udroiu. Already out in the UK, "Coulrophobia" hits the rest of the world's shelves on Oct. 20th. The film centers on a group of roller derby girls who go camping in the remote Scottish highlands, only to be abducted by a family of on-the-run circus performers who force them into a series of bizarre games – before events turn into an insane battle for survival for both sides.
"The Strangers" director Bryan Bertino returns with his latest nightmare "The Monster". The film stars Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, and Scott Speedman. It releases in UK on DVD and Digital on October 8th. US fans can already enjoy this terrifying flick.
With their relationship at breaking point, Kathy is on the edge while Lizzy is all out of faith in her mother but tries to stay brave and fearless. To survive the night, Kathy must summon her most primal instinct to protect herself and her daughter from what’s lurking in the darkness…
Check out the official poster released for Tom Walton's "Room 9". The film stars horror legends Kane Hodder and Michael Berryman. It costars Brian Anthony Wilson, Michael Emery, Tony Devon, Greg Painter, David Raine, Steve Nappe, and Michael Grasso.
Life-altering sins of the past revisit lost souls in a small town… 40 years later!
TERROR FILMS is set to release a new horror film every Friday in the month of October, in a special promotion aptly titled, FREAKY FRIDAYS!
Each week a new film will be released in North America exclusively on Amazon Prime. An expanded release will follow on November 9th across multiple digital platforms including: iTunes, Vudu and Tubi TV; additional platforms will be added at a later date. Check out the line-up below.
First up from TERROR FILMS is THE CHAIR. Based on the Alterna Comics graphic novel of the same name, THE CHAIR follows the story of Richard Sullivan. Sullivan is a man on death row, struggling to escape
a grisly fate. Pitted against a sadistic Warden and his crew of cruel prison guards, Sullivan is forced to confront his own horrifying past as he questions his own sanity.
The film, which has been well received at film festivals, has a stellar cast. THE CHAIR stars: Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Noah Hathaway (The NeverEnding Story),
Emmy Award Winning actor Bill Oberst Jr. and Roddy “Rowdy” Piper - in his final on-screen performance.
Initially self-released on a smaller scale in late 2016, TERROR FILMS has joined forces with Cyfuno Ventures and Director J. Zachary Thurman to release FURRY NIGHTS, on multiple digital platforms.
This film centers around a group of teens. They venture into the woods for a camping trip. When one of them accidentally mistakes a furry for a bear and tragically shoots him, the teens soon find themselves
under a full scale and brutal attack led by the unforgiving Mr. Fox and his furry friends. Can the teens survive the revenge of the Furries?
What began as a cutting-edge documentary meant to celebrate freedom of speech goes completely off the rails and turns into a big fat nightmare. This film will leave you hungry for seconds. FLESH BLANKET literally smothers you with terror and has been hailed
as “possibly the best found-footage horror film ever!” Barnes Graham directs and stars in a true original horror film that completely revamps the mockumentary genre.
FLESH BLANKET stars late comedian Ramsey Moore in his final, award winning on-screen performance. The cast also includes an ensemble of unsuspecting actors and notorious comedians . The cast includes Kato Kaelin, Christina DeRosa, Randall Reeder and even Todd
Rex.
FLESH BLANKET takes a very dark turn. The morbidly obese Moore becomes increasingly angry at his cast, which is not taking the film seriously. Ramsey soon begins a descent into madness. Losing his mind, Ramsey’s disdain for his comrades and twisted obsession
with women leads him on one humongous killing spree, no one will ever forget!.
WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018
Ending the promotion is the award-winning film, WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND. This film made its World Premiere at the prestigious SITGES Film Festival, where directors (and Brothers) Luciano and Nicolas Onetti, took home the BEST PROMISING DIRECTOR’S AWARD.
Since then, the film has garnered multiple awards and was released theatrically in Argentina’. Also, the film was picked up by Netflix for Latin America and the official trailer have garnered over 14 million views.
"The House That Jack Built" is written and directed by Lars von Trier (Antichrist, Melancholia) and stars Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Grabol, Jeremy Davies, Ji-tae Yu, and Riley Keough. The film made its world debut at this year's Cannes Festival. Check out the character posters just released for what Trier warns is his most brutal effort to date (And Antichrist was pretty brutal).
The House That Jack Built takes place in 1970s USA. We follow the highly intelligent Jack through 5 incidents and are introduced to the murders that define Jack’s development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack’s point of view. He views each murder as an artwork in itself, even though his dysfunction gives him problems in the outside world. Despite the fact that the final and inevitable police intervention is drawing ever near (which both provokes and puts pressure on Jack) he is – contrary to all logic – set on taking greater and greater chances. Along the way we experience Jack’s descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge – a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and in-depth explanations of, for Jack, dangerous and difficult maneuvers.
Alive is a self-contained three-hander horror/thriller feature from Vamanos Films and 775 Media Corp shot on location in Calgary, AB. Directed by Rob Grant, written by Jules Vincent and Chuck McCue, and starring Thomas Cocquerel, Camille Stopps, and Angus Macfadyen. Jon Sheinberg (Passenger 57, Hard to Kill) and The Machine are handling sales. Director Grant’s last two films Mon Ami and Fake Blood played to packed houses and rave reviews on the genre festival circuit, including Fantasia, Raindance, and Dead by Dawn.
Cocquerel stars as The Male Patient, badly injured from an unknown event and trying to piece together his checkered past.Stopps stars as The Female Patient, recovering from terrible trauma and dead set on reuniting with her daughter. Stopps is a starring member of the sketch comedy show Guilt Free Zone and can be seen alongside Tim Rozon in the upcoming feature Beginner’s Luck.
Angus Macfadyen stars as The Man, a brilliant doctor who holds the keys to their freedom and the horrific answers to their past.
"Alive" is currently on the film festival circuit.
She’s back! Elvira, Horrorland’s hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively-bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark!
Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she’s set to inherit part of her great-aunt Morgana’s estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals – amongst them, her sinister uncle Vinny, who unbeknownst to Elvira, is an evil warlock who secretly schemes to lay his hands on the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends…
Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with more double entendres than your average Carry On movie, 1988’s Elvira: Mistress of the Dark helped solidify the horror hostess (played by Cassandra Peterson) as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, cleaving-enhancing gown!
Special Features:
Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original interpositive
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original Uncompressed Stereo 2.0 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Introduction to the film by director James Signorelli
2017 audio commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria Editor Emeritus Tony Timpone
2017 audio commentary with Elvira Webmaster and judge of US TV show The Search for the Next Elvira Patterson Lundquist
Archival audio commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg and writer John Paragon
Too Macabre – The Making of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark – newly-revised 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film including interviews with various cast and crew and rare never-before-seen archival material
Recipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster – newly-revised 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the other SFX of the movie
Original Storyboards
Original US Theatrical and Teaser Trailers
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Patterson Lundquist and a short note on the 2012 audio commentary by Sam Irvin
A teaser trailer has been released for AMC's upcoming series 'Eli Roth's History Of Horror'. The show premieres October 14th and will give an in depth study of the genre with stories from the masters of horror.
Executive produced by award-winning horror film director, writer, producer and actor, Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), the documentary series brings together the masters of horror – the storytellers and stars who define the genre – to explore its biggest themes and reveal the inspirations and struggles behind its past and present. Each one-hour episode will take viewers on a chilling exploration of how horror has evolved through the eras and impacted society, as well as why loyal fans remain addicted to fear. The series features A-list storytellers including Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Robert Englund, Linda Blair, Tippi Hedren, Rob Zombie, Haley Joel Osment, Jack Black, John Landis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, Slash, Catherine Hardwick, Norman Reedus among many others.
Check out the trailer for supernatural thriller "Look Away". The film is directed by Assaf Bernstein and stars India Eisley, Mira Sorvino, and Jason Isaacs. "Look Away" is set to be released theatrically and On Demand October 12th.
"Look Away" tells the story of Maria, an alienated high-school student whose life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights to Orson Oblowitz’s Tarantino-esque crime-drama “The Queen of Hollywood Blvd.”
Dark Star has set an October theatrical (LA) and VOD release for the film, a dark L.A-set noir exploring the one-day odyssey of a woman’s reckoning. Veteran actress Rosemary Hochschild (“Supergirl”, ‘’Desperately Seeking Susan’’) plays the lead.
Film, starring Rothschild as a strip club owner who finds herself over her head when a twenty-five-year-old debt to the mob comes back to haunt her, premiered at the Boston Underground Film Festival earlier this year. It has been likened to Tarantino crime
classics ‘’Pulp Fiction’’ and ‘’Jackie Brown’’.
"Director Orson Oblowitz’s feature debut is a wild ride through the underbelly of Los Angeles, blending genres in a shocking fashion and firmly establishing himself as a new promising talent” said Dark Star Pictures President Michael Repsch. “Playing like a
lovechild of John Waters and Quentin Tarantino, The Queen of Hollywood Blvd. will resonate with audiences for years to come.”
“We are really excited to have found a home at Dark Star Pictures for The Queen of Hollywood Blvd”, says writer/director Orson Oblowitz. “Michael Repsch is a true lover of film, devoted to getting great cinema to the masses and we knew with our movie it needed
a distributor that was going to nurture it, as well as help set it apart in a saturated market place, Dark Star is that company.”
Playing over the film’s entrancing visuals of L.A is an electric soundtrack featuring such artists as Jimmy Lee, Lee Williams & The Cymbals, The Lovettes and Arlando King & The Earthquakes.
The film, also starring Ana Mulvoy Ten, Roger Guenveur Smith and the late Michael Parks (‘’Kill Bill’’, ‘’Red State’’) in his final film appearance, has its L.A premiere this week at Beyond Fest.
“The Queen of Hollywood” Blvd theatrical release begins October 12 in Los Angeles; the film will be available On Demand October 16.
Synopsis: On her 60th birthday, Mary (Rosemary Hochschild) finds her past coming back to haunt her, as a 25-year-old debt means the mob is ready to collect with interest, their sights set on the strip club she has run all her life. There’s only one thing she
can do: Mount her defenses and stand her ground in a spiral of violence and revenge that will leave no one in her life untouched.
Indican Pictures to Release the Dramatic Thriller "Painless" on Digital Platforms this October 2nd! "Painless" is directed by Jordan Horowitz, and stars Joey Klein, Evalena Marie, Kip Gilman, Pascal Yen-Pfister and Nick Latrenta. The film will be available on most digital platforms and will also be released on DVD at same time.
Based on the real life struggles of Henry Long. He cannot feel physical pain, causing distress. When Joey meets Shani, he is motivated to find his own cure, in the face of corrupt doctors.
A new poster and trailer has been released by Lionsgate for upcoming adventure "Robin Hood". The film is directed by Otto Bathurst and stars Taron Egerton as Robin Of Loxley, Jamie Foxx as Little John, Ben Mendelsohn as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Eve Hewson as Maid Marian, Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlett, and Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck. "Robin Hood" is due theatrically November 21st.
Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance.
THE BOOK OF BIRDIE lands on Google Play, Amazon, DISH and iTunes October 2nd Elizabeth E. Schuch's directorial debut "The Book Of Birdie" is hitting digital release on major platforms this October. The film displays the strong presence of women in horror with a cast and crew majority of female talent. It stars Ilirida Memedovski, Susan Crowley and Kathryn Browning.
Introverted Birdie is sent to live in a quaint and isolated convent by her concerned grandmother, in an attempt to change her sobering outlook on life. But left to her own devices she develops a heightened obsession with blood, which seems all too willing to flow from her body, and reoccurring visions and hallucinations that pull her in every direction. Sometimes whimsical and sometimes gory, Birdie passively questions – is she a saint or is she cursed?
Escaping the watchful eye of Mother Superior and the other nuns Birdie begins an intimate friendship with Julia, the groundskeepers daughter, but things begin to spiral out of control when the closing of the convent is announced and fates must be confronted.
Terror Films Closes Multi-Picture Horror Film Content Deal with Screambox In an effort to expand the digital footprint of their ever-growing library of indie horror films, TERROR FILMS has licensed 30 films to leading horror streaming service Screambox – a TV4 Entertainment company.
“Screambox is one of the leading streaming services dedicated to bringing a wide variety of diverse genre films to diehard horror fans so this partnership was a no brainer for us,” stated TERROR FILMS President, Joe Dain.
The films will include some of TERROR FILMS top performing titles and critically acclaimed documentaries. The titles include: Stephen Cognetti’s original terror-fueled Hell House LLC, the horror anthology Patient Seven, the exciting Dead Body and the in-depth documentary Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary. Also included will be a number of newer titles such as: Justin Seaman’s ‘80s throwback slasher The Barn and the mysterious What the Waters Left Behind. The full slate of films is available in the calendar and at SCREAMBOX.
TV4 Entertainment CMO and SCREAMBOX COO Larry Baird has something to say about their new line-up and their partnership with TERROR FILMS. Baird said: “this terrific collection of TERROR FILMS titles helps Screambox fulfill its mission to deliver the very best in fresh new horror to fans every week and on any device.”
Check out the two new clips for "Johnny Gruesome". The film comes out October 16th VOD, with January 1st DVD date set. It is directed by Gregory Lamberson from a novel he wrote. "Johnny Gruesome" stars Anthony De La Torre (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Byron Brown II, and Michael DeLorenzo. High school students Eric Carter and Johnny Grissom are best friends. Johnny is a heavy metal rebel nicknamed “Johnny Gruesome” by his classmates. When Johnny is murdered while on a drunken joyride, his killer persuades Eric and Johnny’s girlfriend to help him make the murder look like an accidental death. Johnny returns from the grave as a murderous, wisecracking zombie hell-bent on revenge. Read my review here: http://asouthernlifeinscandaloustimes.blogspot.com/2018/09/my-review-of-johnny-gruesome.html
Fundraising For Breast Cancer Charity, 10 of Horror’s Greatest Actresses Party for a Festival Unlike Any Other!
Fundraising for Breast Cancer Charity, the BOOBS & BLOOD Film Festival opens on Oct. 5th with the 1st annual, celebrity packed
and party-themed SCREAM QUEEN-ATHON.
10 of the best Scream Queens and horror actresses in the business make up the remarkable SCREAM QUEEN-ATHON. With red carpet photo ops, table signings
and an exuberant Q&A promised from journalist Pat Jankiewicz, SCREAM QUEEN-ATHON features Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story’s ‘Pepper’), Anulka Dziubinska (Vampyres - 1974), Asun Ortega (Nude Nuns With Big Guns - 2010), Max Wasa (Scarface, House of Manson,
Death House), Hilari Scarl - (Wishmaster), Christine Nguyen (Edgar Allen Poe's Decapitarium 3-D - 2018), Lar Park-Lincoln (House II, Friday the 13th VII, Freddy's Nightmares), Elissa Dowling (Bus Party to Hell, Tales of Halloween), Holly Fields (Wishmaster
2, Seedpeople) and Beverly Randolph (Return of the Living Dead, Death House).
"SCREAM QUEEN-ATHON is our big opening night celebration. It’s a party. It’s a festival. It’s a convention. It’s pure BOOBS & BLOOD,” states Festival
founder Miles Flanagan. “Since this is a fundraiser we’ve been lucky to attract many actresses who normally don’t do the horror convention circuit. We’ve been blessed by incredible support from all our wonderful friends in the business.”
Star of 1974’s cult erotic vampire classic ”VAMPYRES,” Anulka Dziubinska makes a rare appearance for what should be a revealing and fun Q&A. She’s
had an amazing career and life so far, going from cult actress and star to touring with David Bowie & Iggy Pop’s during their Berlin years. Like the other actresses, Anulka will be available for table signings after the Q&A.
“We’re all big AHS Pepper fans so are excited to have Naomi Grossman with us too. She’s an incredibly funny actress and performer and we expect lots
of laughs all evening. Not sure if we’ll get any Pepper cosplayers, but there’ll be cosplayers and makeup demonstrations too.”
The evening is packed with horror and psychotronic-themed entertainment in one intimate club setting - North Hollywood’s unique Mayflower Club. Exotic
Go-Go dancing, Swiss DJ HiJinx, and live retro-rock band WYLDEWOOD GREEN keep the party vibe going strong as vendors showcase everything from Free psychic readings to selling horror merchandise and horror-themed snacks.
“We have lots of photo-ops for fun selfies, including a cool mini horror film-set and of course the de rigueur festival step and repeat. Who doesn’t
love a photo on the red carpet. In our case we have it inside the actual club!”
For those who like a drink or two there’s the Mayflower Club’s beautiful, and some say haunted, 1920s wood-paneled full bar.
But there’s also a serious point to the event and festival.
“All BOOBS & BLOOD events raise money for Breast Cancer Charities - this is an important mission for the festival. We’ve seen too many friends suffer
form this dreadful disease,” continues Flanagan.
“We also expect to have lots of celebrity guests from the horror community turning up over the evening and helping out with our celebrity raffles
and fundraising. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
A third of the Box Office from BOOBS & BLOOD Friday Oct 5 evening party event will be donated to registered Breast Cancer Charity, FEEL
YOUR BOOBIES. Money is also raised through charity raffles throughout the weekend.
FEEL YOUR BOOBIES is a breast cancer non-profit organization whose mission is to utilize unexpected and unconventional methods to remind women, especially
those under 40, to “feel their boobies”. Getting in the habit of knowing what is normal for you increases the chances of noticing a breast lump or other changes when they occur.
SCREAM QUEEN-ATHON Opening Night Party - Fri. Oct 5 - 6.00pm - 11.00pm
Aneesh Chagnaty‘s social media thriller "Searching" is set to be released on Blu-ray and DVD October 30th. The highly successful tech horror stars John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La, and Joseph Lee also star. Sara Sohn, Melissa Disney, and Connor McRaith. John Cho stars as a father whose daughter mysteriously disappears. During his desperate hunt for her, he turns to her computer and social media to attempt to find answers.
Check out the new poster and trailer for upcoming supernatural clash affair "Among The Shadows", starring Lindsay Lohan. The film is directed by Tiago Mesquita and costars Dominik Madani, Olivier Englebert, Reynald Biales, and David Hugh Kelly. No word on official release yet.
A private investigator must unravel the murder of her uncle while keeping the secret that she is a descendant from a line of werewolves.
The DVD release details have been announced for "3rd Night". The film, directed by Adam Graveley, is set to be released October 9th through Monarch Home Entertainment. It stars Jesse McGinn, Robert Hartburn, Bruce Denny, Connor Gosatti, Rose McKenna and Daniel Williamson. A couple’s dream crumbles after they move to the country to escape the madness of modern life. Their darkest fears are realized as they are terrorized by an unknown Watcher who claims his victims on the 3rd Night.
AMITYVILLE Double Feature Continues the “Retro Nightmares” Cinema Series In Theaters Nationwide for One Night Only Thursday, October 4th WHAT: Amityville: The Evil Escapes and Amityville: It’s About Time DOUBLE FEATURE – in theaters for ONE NIGHT ONLY – digitally remastered and featuring an exclusive new bonus five-minute mash-up of both movies by Attack Media
WHEN: Thursday, October 4th (Check local listings for times)
Special ticket promotion with Atom Tickets — Get $5 off a purchase of 2 tickets to any Retro Nightmares title by using the code BLOODY in the Atom Tickets app (select locations).
DETAILS: The DOUBLE FEATURE, Amityville: The Evil Escapes and Amityville: It’s About Time marks the 2nd event for the “Bloody Disgusting Presents Retro Nightmares” Cinema Series this fall from international distributer Multicom Entertainment Group, Inc. and global event cinema leader Trafalgar Releasing.
The Bloody Disgusting Presents “Retro Nightmares”Cinema Series is bringing five HD digitally remastered cult horror classics–as voted online by fans–to the big screen for one night only every Thursday starting with The House on Sorority Row (September 27th), followed by a DOUBLE FEATURE, Amityville: The Evil Escapes and Amityville: It’s About Time(October 4th), and concluding with a DOUBLE FEATURE: Sweet Sixteen and The Convent (October 11th).
Amityville: The Evil Escapes(1989) Written and Directed by Sandor Stern (The Amityville Horror), Starring Patty Duke (Valley of the Dolls, The Miracle Worker), Jane Wyatt, Fredric Lehne, Lou Hancock, Brandy Gold, Alex Rebar, Aron Eisenberg
What it’s about: The demonic forces that were lurking in the infamous house in Amityville for over 300 years escape to a remote California mansion by inhabiting a lamp.
Amityville: It’s About Time (1992)
Directed by Tony Randel (Hellbound: Hellraiser II; Children of the Night); Starring Stephen Macht (Monster Squad, Graveyard Shift), Shawn Weatherly (Police Academy 3: Back in Training), Megan Ward
What it’s about: Widowed father Jake Sterling brings an antique clock home to his family, unaware of its evil ties to the infamous haunted house in Amityville.
Why you should go: If you’ve ever been tempted to bring home something old from a flea market or garage sale, you might want to think again. These movies demonstrate that even antiques can be more deadly than they look. And at the end of the night, you can debate your friends about whether an evil lamp or a possessed clock is a more sinister home decorating choice.
Fans will also be treated to exclusive in-theater bonus content from Attack Media, as two scenes from Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) and Amityville: It’s About Time (1992) go from horrifying to hilarious when they get remixed and mashed up into a new five minute edit.
