Alterna Films Announces Pre-Order for "The Chair"

Alterna Films recently send the horror chamber information for DVD/Blu-Ray pre-order Kickstarter campaign for their film "The Chair". The film stars the late Roddy Piper (WWE/WWF, They Live) in his last feature film role, Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Noah Hathaway (The Neverending Story), Bill Oberst Jr. (Criminal Minds), Tim Muskatell (Dead Girl), and Ezra Buzzington (The Hills Have Eyes).

"The Chair" hits DVD and Blu-Ray in October.

To view or contribute to this Kickstarter campaign, you can goto: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petersimeti/the-chair-pre-order-the-horror-thriller-based-on-t

Press Release:

Based on the 2008 graphic novel by Peter Simeti and Kevin Christensen, THE CHAIR was turned into a feature film in 2015 and enjoyed a limited theatrical release in 2016 and has been touring conventions and film festivals since.

Now the film is coming to blu-ray & DVD this October and a Kickstarter has been launched to not only provide backers with some exclusives, but to also raise funds to format the film for digital releases through iTunes and Google Play with eventual stretch goals in mind for Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more.

Peter Simeti, the creator of THE CHAIR, had this to say about the film’s return to Kickstarter, “The film adaptation of THE CHAIR started its life on Kickstarter and I think it’s fitting to have one last hurrah on there. We’ve grown a lot since our previous two campaigns and I hope that this run will be able to provide something for new backers as well as for our past backers that have supported this project from the beginning.”

THE CHAIR is an intense horror/thriller that takes place on death row and boasts a surprisingly deep cast that includes the late Roddy Piper (WWE/WWF, They Live) in his last feature film role, Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Noah Hathaway (The Neverending Story), Bill Oberst Jr. (Criminal Minds), Tim Muskatell (Dead Girl), and Ezra Buzzington (The Hills Have Eyes).

The Kickstarter offers various rewards, including original artwork; signed memorabilia; Alterna Comics graphic novels and single issues; and the most unique exclusive of them all: a fabric swatch of wardrobe worn by an actor during filming. The swatch is included with each copy of the blu-ray & DVD combo and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that is also signed and verified by Simeti. The Kickstarter is the only place where this item will be available.

Film Review: "The Chair"

I’ve always loved Rowdy Rowdy Piper. Whether it’s in profession wrestling ring with his charisma to this performance in John Carpenter’s “They Live”, Piper was always entertaining. Sadly on July 31st, 2015, Rowdy Rowdy Piper passed away. “The Chair” is one of his last films. The film is based on the underground comic from Alterna Comics.

It focuses on a man who’s been sentenced to death. He’s living with no hope as he is forced to watch shocking brutal murders at the hand of the prison’s warden. In order to find a way of the warden’s game he must confront things that he’s done while creating some brutality of his own. The film stars Tim Muskatell, Bill Oberst Jr. (The Retrieval), Piper, Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Zach Galligan (Gremlins) and Noah Hathaway (The NeverEnding Story).

Going into this, I knew this was going to be a dark film considering the setting and what I’ve heard about the graphic novel beforehand. Never did I thing that I would be shocked and horrified with what took place in the film as it kept me glued.

This was a good film. Most of the reason why this works was Chad Ferrin’s direction. One of the things that I liked about it was that it gave you an unsettling feeling throughout. Whether it’s through his direction to the way that he and his cinematographer gave the film it’s very dark look, it felt very gritty and dark the entire time. It helps make some of the scenes feel very horrifying to watch at times. The other thing that works very well was the way that Ferrin directs his cast. He does a good job making sure the film’s performances fits it’s very dark tone. It makes the characters very demented as there is no good character in this film.

The film has a couple of really good performances from Bill Oberst Jr as the sadistic warden and the late Roddy Piper as one of the lead guards. Those performances really added to the dark and shocked tone that this film was going for.

The screenplay written by Erin Kohut and Peter Simeti (co-creator of the graphic novel which this film is based on) was a very dark one. I liked the way that they both create a dark tone throughout the film. Whether it’s the way that they the write the action to how some of the characters come off, everything has a disturbing vibe to it. It’s one of those case where it kept me feeling unhinged and shocked at times. The other thing that they do well is how they develop and focus on the relationship between the two main characters. It’s done in a way that it makes the characters interesting to keep me focused on the story.

This is one of those prison films will leave you horrified. “The Chair” is a very gritty and dark film that will shock the hell out of you.

For information on upcoming screenings of "The Chair", you can goto: http://www.thechairhorror.com/theatrical-listings

Review Rating: Four Stars

Susan Eisenberg and Kin Sheiner Join "The Chair" Premiere Screening in Burbank,CA

Alterna Films recently sent the horror chamber information that Susan Eisenberg and Kin Shriner will be attending that the theatrical premiere of "The Chair". They will be joining Kyle Hester, Naomi Grossman, Tomas Boykin, Christian Hutcherson, Corpsy Rhine, Brent Anthony at the event.

The screening will take place at the AMC Burbank 16 & IMAX on October 18th. Screening time is 7PM.

For more information on the film and where you can see the film, you can goto: Press Release:

SUSAN EISENBERG (WONDER WOMAN, Justice League Unlimited) and KIN SHRINER (GREEN ARROW, Justice League Unlimited) have cameos in THE CHAIR and we are thrilled to announce that they will be attending the premiere in Burbank!

Susan and Kin will be joining KYLE HESTER, NAOMI GROSSMAN, TOMAS BOYKIN, CHRISTIAN HUTCHERSON, CORPSY RHINE, BRENT ANTHONY, and ANTHONY PEARCE at the event.

Alterna Comics Announces Third Printing of the "The Chair"

Alterna Comics has sent us information that they've announced at San Diego Comic Con that they will be printing a third edition one of their most popular releases "The Chair". The book will also be adapted into an upcoming film staring Roddy Piper, Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Noah Hathaway (NeverEnding Story), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Tim Muskatell (Deadgirl), and Bill Oberst Jr. (Daytime Emmy Winner for "Take this Lollipop").

The third edition of "The Chair" will be released in the fall.

For more information on the upcoming film release of "The Chair", you can goto: thechairhorror.com

Press Release:

Alterna Comics is set to debut the third edition of one of its most popular releases - THE CHAIR. A flagship title of the company, THE CHAIR was created, written, inked, and lettered by Alterna founder/publisher Peter Simeti with pencils by Kevin Christensen.

Witnessing savage killings at the hands of the prison's sadistic Warden and his cruel guards, an innocent man must match their brutality and confront his own horrifying past if he hopes to survive. Described as a psychological horror thriller that takes place on death row, the graphic novel has recently spurned a film adaptation.

Simeti states, "I think there's a central theme to THE CHAIR that really resonates with people. Sure, it's a psychological thriller with horror overtones but at its heart it's a story about the powerful versus the powerless. Even when the story seems to take one twist and turn after the other, that theme is always present."

This latest edition of THE CHAIR is available for preorder exclusively through the book market via IPG ($17.99, BW, 232 pages) and is set to debut in stores this September, just in time for the Halloween season. There are currently no official plans to solicit the book through Diamond's PREVIEWS catalog though.

"We've solicited and re-solicited various editions of THE CHAIR through PREVIEWS over the past few years, so while a part of me would love to solicit the book again for the fourth or fifth time, I feel that it might be a bit of overkill at this point." Simeti goes on, "With that said though, if there are comic shops that would love to stock the latest edition, I'm more than happy to be of service and work with them directly. Otherwise, we'll probably hold off and solicit it once the film is officially released everywhere."

For more information on the upcoming film starring Roddy Piper, Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Noah Hathaway (NeverEnding Story), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Tim Muskatell (Deadgirl), and Bill Oberst Jr. (Daytime Emmy Winner for "Take this Lollipop") can be found at thechairhorror.com

Issue #1 of "The Chair" Available in Digital for $.99 Cents:

Alterna Comics recently send us information and preview pages for issue #1 on of "The Chair". The issue is written Peter Simeti and illustrated by Simeti and Kevin Christensen.

The comic is celebrating its 10th anniversary and Alterna Comics is apart of The Alterna AnniverSERIES. Issue #1 in digital format for sale for only $.99 on Comixology.

To purchase this digital comic book, you can goto:
https://www.comixology.com/Alterna-AnniverSERIES/comics-series/60209?ref=cHVibGlzaGVyL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L3Nlcmllc0xpc3Q

Press Release:

The Alterna AnniverSERIES celebrates 10 years of quality creator-owned comics. A perfect starting point for some of our most popular titles! Richard Sullivan is an innocent man facing execution. As he witnesses savage killings at the hands of the prison's sadistic Warden, Sullivan realizes that he must fight to survive. But with the violence and carnage mounting, Sullivan begins to lose his grip on reality. There are no zombies or vampires here - on death row, the only monster is man.

Alterna Film to Dedicate "The Chair" to the late Roddy Piper

Alterna Films recently send us over information that they will dedicating their film "The Chair" to one of it stars, the late Roddy Piper who recently passed away. 

"The Chair" is currently in post-production with no release date at this time.

For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official website at:  http://www.thechairhorror.com

Press Release:

We will be dedicating the film "THE CHAIR" to Roddy. Currently the film is in post-production, being color corrected, sound edited, and a musical score is being added.

I had several conversations with Roddy through the course of pre-production and production and each one was better than the last. His persona as a WWE/WWF villain was an amazingly crafted character by a man that was anything but villainous. He was extremely close with his family and always spoke of them with such pride and love, my heart goes out to them at this time.