Red Band Trailer Released For “Sanitarium”

Check out the red band trailer for horror anthology “Sanitarium”. Instantly Metallica begins playing in my mind! The anthology stars Malcolm McDowell, Lou Diamond Phillips, John Glover, Robert Englund, David Mazouz, Lacey Chabert, and Chris Mulkey. It is directed by Bryan Ramirez, Kerry Valderrama, and Bryan Ortiz. Check out the trailer below.

“Sanitarium” is a feature motion picture that consists of three tales based on particular patients of a mental institution. Each tale begins with Dr. Stenson, the primary physician at the Sanitarium, commenting on the recent arrival of a new patient. As Dr. Stenson speaks, the individual’s story begins. With elements from “Creep Show,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” and “Tales from the Crypt,” “Sanitarium” explores the different narratives of the insane patients – tales which led to their crazed states of minds. These accounts reflect hallucinations, imaginary voices, and altered realities, and include themes of the paranormal, the unexplainable, and the mystical. The motion picture features thrillers, dramas, horror, and mystery.

Check Out This “President’s Day” Deal

Indie slasher “President’s Day” finally gets release date. The fun yet dark slasher flick follows the brutal world of High School elections and finally shows what winning really takes. The film is directed by Chris LaMartina and stars Ruby LaRocca, George Stover, Shawn C Phillips, Bennie Mack McCoy IV, Nicolette Le Faye, Ryan Thomas, Lizzy Denning, Paul Fahrenkopf, Sheldon Lawrence, Laura J. Scott, Matthew Bowerman, Andrea Hearn, Katherine Hearn, Carley Cooper, Lee Armstrong and Mary Jane. You can pre-order now. The film is due out April 9th on DVD. Check out the trailer below.

“A high school election turns deadly when a homicidal maniac dressed like Abe Lincoln starts killing off candidates.”

My Review Of Horror Short “Behind The Cross”

“Behind The Cross” is the first film from Finnish director Tomi Kerminen. The horror short is from an original script and concept. The story follows the downward spiral into depravity and madness of Father Michael. The priest is burdened with a dark past filled with ridicule. After years of seeking salvation from a horrible childhood Father Michael is unable to suppress the darkness inside him. He becomes the very embodiment of evil. He sets out on the path spiritual degradation and murder becoming a serial killer in the shadows of darkness and a man of cloth desperately clinging to the light. Which is were this short film picks up in the madness that is Father Michael’s life.

“Behind The Cross” is a strange blend of symbolism and expressionism. It is truly a dark piece of avant-garde cinema that drives heavily from an experimental influence while enveloping the classic nature of horror. It is steeped in imagery and metaphor creating bizarre visual moments of a true psychotic with iconic symbols associated with more extreme images of a more modern style known as Dada, a sort of anti-art movement that creates expressions and emotional responses from such things deemed unacceptable by mainstream contemporaries. It is a style I am only vaguely aware of but have recently come to find very intriguing and thought provoking.

Tomi Kerminen has managed to step forward as an artist of film with his first film, heading into the right direction. A direction I hope he continues to explore and impress upon. I for one would like to see how far he is willing to go and to what extent he is willing to push his audience as far as what they consider art or horror or even entertainment. For me “Behind The Cross” could have gone far further and not be offensive or loose the edge of experimentalism. The film opens up so many possibilities as far as it’s intent or representations. As I recently stated to Tomi about this film…” I am pretty sure that it was going to force me to push my limit of “What Is Acceptable” in my definition of Horror as an entertainment medium”. The film gives impressions of religion as a sadistic corrupter of society’s true spiritual and physical prosperity as a real representation of Horror. Plus there are moments it whispers a thought that the true evil is the Church and we are merely dutiful servants willingly sacrificing our children at it’s alter.

New Featurette For “The Host” Released

“Chose To Love” is a small featurette for the sci-fi thriller “The Host”. A species of aliens has taken over the Earth -- and the humans' minds! But some humans refuse to give up their minds. While Wanderer, the invading 'soul' in Melanie Stryder's body is overwhelmed with human minds and emotions, Melanie mourns for the lover she left behind, Jared. Eventually, Wanderer begins to feel for Jared as well, and they seek him out. The featurette begs you to chose.

Directed by Andrew Niccol (In Time, Lord of War) based on the story written by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and Meyer is also producing the film.The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger,Max Irons,  Jake Abel, William Hurt and Frances Fisher. Due out March 29th 2013.

“6 Souls” Finally Gets Release

Supernatural thriller “6 Souls” formally titled “Shelter” will finally see the light of day. Expect the film to be released VOD on March 1st and in limited theatrical release on April 5th 2013. It stars Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The film was directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. Check out the trailer below.

After the death of her husband, Dr. Cara Harding’s (Julianne Moore) faith in God has been shaken, but not her belief in science. In an attempt to open her up to accepting unexplainable psychiatric theories, her father introduces her to Adam, a patient with multiple personalities who takes on some of the physical characteristics of his other personalities. But Cara quickly discovers that Adam’s other personalities are murder victims, and the more she finds out about him and his past, the closer she and her loved ones are to becoming victims themselves.

Teaser Art For “Wet House”

A piece of promo artwork has been released for Thomas Jane’s next directorial vehicle. “Wet House” will be Jane’s return as director following Dark Country and is draws mild inspiration from “The Signal Man” by Charles Dickenson. The film follows a psychiatrist who sets out to treat a patient in what is called a “Wet House”, a residential facility for chronically alcoholic and homeless men and women. Here, the homeless alcoholics eat, sleep, and drink as much as they want. Soon the doctor realizes the patients ability to predict tragic events. Not longer after entering into this bizarre treatment and discovery opus the doctor starts to lose his sanity and becomes plagued by a sinister force that resides within the establishment. Check out the teaser art below.

Trailer Released For NBC’s ‘Hannibal’

Check out the trailer for NBC’s return to night time drama ‘Hannibal’. The show is an expansion on the life and times of sinister genius serial killer Hannibal Lecture. It premiere’s April 4th and stars Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Molly Shannon, Ellen Muth, Anna Chlumsky, Lance Henriksen, Gillian Anderson, Chelan Simons, Ellen Greene, Gina Torres, and Raul Esparza.