“Detention” Trailer

So looking forward to seeing this movie…I am not into the whole Hunger Games thing so not just jumping on the Hutcherson band wagon…but this movie may get me there! He is from my neck of the woods!

The film stars Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson, and Dane Cook. Directed by Joseph Kahn “Dentention” becomes mandatory on April 13th.

A downtrodden 17-year-old girl is sent to detention where she must survive a slasher film killer and save the world in time for prom.

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“You Can’t Kill Stephen King” Trailer

Check out the trailer for one of the coolest cheesy-est horror comedies to come along that actually looks pretty fucking good.
The film stars Monroe Mann, Ronnie Khalil, Crystal Arnette, Kayle Blogna, Kate Costello & Justin Brown.

“A campy horror film about a group of friends who visit a lake where Stephen King lives and begin to get killed off one at a time.”

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My Review Of “Red Kingdom Rising”

     Navin Dev transports us into the dark realm of nightmarish memories through the eyes of Mary Ann, a woman plagued by horrific dreams and a troubled past where she is forced to deal with traumatic experiences as she journeys through a hellish fairy tale. The Red Kingdom holds the truth of her early years she desperately tries to forget yet is forced to live through vivid images of a twisted world ruled by the Red King. It is a world mirroring the story of Alice In Wonderland. The symbolism flows visually and disturbingly entwined within Mary Ann’s own nightmare land. However this story takes a darker, more sinister trip into a childhood of unspeakable suffering.

     “Red Kingdom Rising” was written, directed and produced by Navin Dev and shot of Super 16mm. The film is stunning, filled with images dangling between light and dark. An accent that helps to complement the emotional struggle between real and fantasy. It delves into the psyche of a disturbed young woman forced to face her past and free herself from her torment. It is a powerful struggle drifting within scenes that play out her childish nightmares in vivid detail. The story flows between the predictable moments of whimsy and the unexpected scenes of horror.

     Navin Dev’s “Red Kingdom Rising” is a perfect visual journey through childhood trauma and the attempt to reconcile those horrible memories in order to heal. The telling of this hellish fairy tale is intense and macabre. The dance between the characters Mary Ann has created and the actual truth of her childhood build epically as she is forced to face her biggest demon, the Red King. He is the representation of all her suffering.

     The story explores a very real and deeply personal problem that plagues society, the exploitation of innocence and the fragility of childhood. We are forced to go into the dark recesses of our own childhood fairy tales and explore their origins. Origins that may be founded in nightmare and pain. It is a trip into the past prayed forgotten, suppressed into a world of make believe that can keep us chained to our fears. Through a visual representation of horror and fantasy we face our demons and claw our way out of hell.

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“Snake Club: Revenge Of The Snake Woman”

An ancient legend tells of Lamia a beautiful queen and adultress.... Her lover was put to death and she was transformed into a snake, roaming the earth on her belly, she murders and enslaves the innocent until the gods turn her into a stone statue... She now waits for her time to return...

Drunken Zombie Film Festival

From Drunken Zombie Press Release:

Drunken Zombie International Horror Film Festival
The fifth annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival is now open for submissions! We are celebrating our 5th year of showing independent horror films to a horror audience that is hungry to see something outside of the studio system that can tap into the horror life line and bring them a great experience they have been craving. We show all types of horror films and not just zombie films which some take our name to imply. So whatever type of horror film you have feel free to submit.

Our submission process is easy. Head over to the website, www.drunkenzombiefilmfestival.com , fill out the online submission form, and mail it off with your movie. It's that easy. No entry fees. No complex rules. If you want your horror film seen by an audience that is craving the next great horror film then this is the festival for you. We are looking for feature films, short films, music videos, trailers, etc. Anything you got we'll take a look at. The deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2012.
Our film festival is taking place on November 2-3, 2012 at Landmark Cinemas in Peoria, IL. Have your film Slay In Peoria! This is our fifth year running our convention and have had a great time showing off some films that have gone on to great success. Some of the past films we have shown are Dead Hooker In A Trunk (DZFF2010), The Taint (DZFF2011), Zombie Apocalypse (DZFF 2008), Trippin' (DZFF 2010), and
The Selling (DZFF2011). We present a well rounded list of films from straight up scary to horror comedies to the full on surreal.

For further info on submitting films and keeping up with news, sponsorships, and more visit www.drunkenzombiefilmfestival.com or email filmfestival@drunkenzombie.com.
Praise For The Drunken Zombie Film Festival:
“The Drunken Zombie Film Festival is run by a group of diehard horror fans who's only desire is to help out indie filmmakers and that passion shines through in their treatment of your work, their interaction with you (the filmmaker), and their enthusiasm overall. I am very happy to support DZ as they have been more than supportive of my career over the years and are one of the reasons I have fans across the world.”Tony Wash – Director of It's My Party And I'll Die If I Want To (DZFF2008) and A Chance In Hell
(DZFF2011) “We had the distinct pleasure of having our film, "The Feed", screened at the 2011 Drunken Zombie Film Festival. Though unable to attend due to a work conflict, I had a number of people write to us saying how much they enjoyed the festival and our movie. Not only that, but a podcast was released shortly thereafter where a whole group sat around discussing the fest - and our film - in great detail! It was fantastic to hear. We rely quite a bit on social networking to keep our fans up to speed on our film's
progress, and the 2011 DZFF, as well as their devoted followers, allowed us to post many, many updates. We look forward to submitting our next work as well as attending!”
Steve Gibson – Director of The Feed (DZFF2011) "DZFF makes a real effort to reach out to its filmmakers, in order to help them connect with each other and with industry. That's why I'll keep sending my films to DZFF. Also, their name is really cool." Chris Walsh – Director Of Fitness Class Zombie (DZFF2011)

My Review Of “Tied In Blood”

     “Tied In Blood” is a supernatural horror story revolving around a father seeking the help of a psychic after returning home one night to find his entire family slaughtered. The father believes they died by paranormal events and with the help of the psychic he sets out to find the ghostly killer. He soon discovers a work more sinister and horrific than previously thought as the dead tell their story one by one. It is a dark tale of demons, seduction, and murder.
   
 “Tied In Blood” is from Rotunda Films in conjunction with Macabre Pictures and is directed by Matthew Lawrence. The cast includes Paul McEwan, Laura O’Donoughue, Kenneth G. Hodgson, Chris Leach, Denise Cooke, Alan Brent, Christopher Havard, Anthony Watt, Alison Rust, and Amie Morris. It will hit the streets on June 26th, 2012 thanks to American distributor Chemical Burn Entertainment.
    
The film starts off with a subdued melancholy that is kind of unsettling. There is a cold detached relationship between the character’s interactions that actually complements the seriousness of the story. The dialogue has the maturity expected from British Films and the cast express this with perfect emotion that lends a sense of belief to the story. It sounds simple but a lot of films loose their punch due to the actors inability to deliver the lines with conviction which makes the story less believable. This film does not have that problem. The brilliance of “Tied In Blood” is in the way the director lets the story unfold as the father learns what really happened to his family while he was away. The story flows easily from present to past without seeming choppy or confusing.
 
   The special effects are minimal, but the way the story is told the lack of graphic gore is forgivable. The attempt to make this film more bloody and violent would have actually cheapened the scenes. There is some blood and necessary effects, it’s not all insinuative. The sound effects and lighting give an emotional tie to the scenes without becoming over exaggerated.

   For me the best part of this film was the dark family dynamic that slowly revealed itself as the story went on. I could not wait to see how twisted and deep the secrets went as I watched this movie. The whole time I kept thinking ‘how intense and fucked up this family really was”. It was disturbing and wonderful. You never really knew if the dead were telling the truth or being manipulated by something more evil. The only clear truth that stays constant through the whole story is just how wrong the brother and sister’s relationship was, everything else came into question. I loved that about this film.
  
  “Tied In Blood” is more of a murder mystery with a supernatural edge than a traditional scary movie. It is a haunting and tragic story that is well written, well directed, and well acted. the story was written by David Ross. It is a classic, intense story much like “The Others” and “Ghost Story”, a great throwback to the era of gothic story telling. I enjoyed this movie immensely.
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