"Ballet of Blood" wins Audience Award at RIP International Horror Film Festival

Frolic Pictures recently send us information and pictures from the RIP International Horror Film Festival where their film ""Ballet of Blood recently won Audience Choice Award (for day 3). The upcoming film stars Sydney Raye, Jessica Knopf and Mindy Robinson.

"Ballet of Blood" hits DVD and VHS in December and VOD in March.

For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/BallerinaMassacre

Press Release:

Ballet of Blood, the 9th feature film by Jared Masters, won Audience Choice Award (for day 3) at the 2015 RIP International Horror Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Acting Ensemble and Best Editing. The world premiere was held at the Echo Park Film Center on October 28th, 2015. Jared Masters and his date, Taylor Victoria (8 Reels of Sewage), arrived in costume, as Sid and Nancy.

The Ballet of Blood DVD and VHS has a release date of December 5th, just in time for the holiday season. Expect VOD this March.

After years of emotional abuse and body shaming, two ballerina's drug-fueled fantasy, of viciously attacking their ballet school, becomes reality. Meanwhile, a nerdy ballerina starts writing a novel based on the events that transpired, deeply offending some for turning such sensitive material into a book, for young audiences. Soon, her and her sister realize that every word being typed is somehow altering real life at large. Will this strange and psychedelic paralleling fantasy carry the sisters, along with anyone else, to a merciless blood-splattered doom? The film stars Sydney Raye and Jessica Knopf, as partners in crime. Laura Amelia as the dance teacher, Delphine, and Julia Faye West as company co-owner. The film also features Mindy Robinson as the prima ballerina, with Walter Hochbrueckner, Vera R. Taylor, Rubi Garcia, Marla Martinez, Jacqueline Marie Alberto, Dawna Lee Heising, Dallas Chandler, Krystall Schott, Georgie Borchardt, Sky Patterson, Christopher Arias, Kimberly Cohen, Robert Evans, Geo Sargent, Garret Morosky and Marylyn Brooks.

Produced by Julia Faye West, Sydney Raye, Vera R. Taylor, Walter Hochbrueckner, John Gonatos, Mikko Tervonen, Michael Anthony and Bouvier. Production design by Mystic Marlow. Art Direction by Ryan Henneman. Sound by Jean-Paul Inesta, stills by Mark Rakocy, script supervision by Jonathan Weichsel, script editing by H. Raven Rose. Written and directed by Jared Masters.

"Ballet of Blood": Official Green Band Trailer

NSFW Behind the Scenes Photos for SGL Entertainment's "Laundry Man"

SGL Entertainment recently send us over behind the scenes stills for their upcoming 2016 release "Laundry Man" which recently wrapped production.  The film is is written and directed by Johan Vandewoestijne.

"Laundry Man" is slated for release in Fall 2016.

For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official Facebook page at:  https://www.facebook.com/laundryhorror

Press Release:

SGL Entertainment is pleased to announce that “Laundry Man” a Horror Film Written and Directed by Johan Vandewoestijne and Produced by James Desert have just wrapped up Filming. The shooting started in Kortrijk Belgium on August 25th and ran till October 9th 2015.

Laundry Man is the story about a rather clumsy serial killer. It is partly based on the crimes committed by American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and those committed by the Belgian-Hungarian pastor Andras Pandy.

In 1986, Johan Vandewoestijne, aka James Desert, produced and directed the cult film “Lucker”. This highly criticized film faced a boycott from many video distributors. Now 30 years later, high amounts of money are paid by collectors for original VHS tapes of the film, since it has become a cult hit. Also 30 years later, Vandewoestijne/Desert are once again producing and directing a slasher film based on their own script entitled “Laundry Man”. For this film Johan signed a five picture distribution deal with SGL Entertainment headed up by Jeffrey A. Swanson, Damien Dante, Massimiliano Cerchi and Todd Rodgers. This way Vandewoestijne/Desert are guaranteed that their film will be available in the US and Canada. Look for “Laundry Man” to be Released on DVD, Blu Ray, and Video On Demand in the Fall of 2016 via SGL Entertainment.

Supernatural Crime Thriller "Corktown" Scares Up Comic Shops in the Spring

Alterna Comics recently send us information about the upcoming release of the three part series "Corktown", The comic is from Mario Candelaria (Ashes, Epilogue), Scott Ewen (The Sundays, Lightshade, Flight of the Living Dead) and David Ganjamie (Epilogue).

"Corktown" hits retail in Spring 2016.

Press Release:

Alterna is proud to announce the upcoming release of CORKTOWN, a brand new three issue horror series coming in the spring of 2016 from Mario Candelaria (ASHES, ÉPILOGUE), Scott Ewen (THE SUNDAYS, LIGHTSHADE, FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD), and David Ganjamie (ÉPILOGUE).

Set in the Corktown area of Detroit, Michigan, CORKTOWN follows the disembodied spirit of a fallen Detroit P.D. detective as she fights to stop her bloodthirsty reanimated corpse’s killing spree so she can finally rest in peace.

"I've always wondered what happened when vampires died,” says writer Candelaria. “Their bodies are still animated, but they are always referred to as 'being dead' and that inspired Scott and I to tell this story. I am glad that Alterna gave Scott, Dave, and I an outlet that allows us to tell it our way."

Bringing a local perspective to the book is artist Scott Ewen, a lifelong Detroit resident. “In the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit is a huge, spooky abandoned train station, and every time I drove past it with my wife she would talk about how she it looked like a setting for a horror movie. I told Mario about it and we had a perfect setting for the story.”

A fresh take on ghosts and vampires, CORKTOWN is a part of Alterna’s 10th Anniversary celebration kicking off in 2016. Look out for more announcements in the coming months.

Film Review: Society

“Society” is one of those films that I’ve heard about for a while but hadn’t been able to find a copy of the film at a reasonable price. That changed, when Arrow Video picked up the film for distribution and gave this a blu-ray release.

The film is about a teenager (Billy Warlock) who feels like the odd one out in his rich and wealthy family. His feelings take a dark turn when he hears a tape that implicated his family in some bizarre ritualistic gathering with friends. The people who might know what’s going on start disappearing mysteriously. He begins to wonder if this is his mind playing tricks on him or is there something sinister going with his parents.

Going into this film, I wanted to see Brian Yuzna’s directorial debut “Society” because of the fact that I liked Yuzna’s two “Re-Animator” sequels and “Return of the Living Dead 3” a lot. Thankfully, I decided to check our “Society”, as this was completely different in tone and originality from other horror films that I’ve seen. This along with “Return of the Living Dead 3” have been Brian Yuzna’s best films that he’s directed.

One of the reason that this film is very good was Yuzna’s direction. He does a very good job making sure everything looked creepy. From the way that he directs his cast to how the scenes are approached, everything gave me that weird vibe that you’re waiting for something to happen while being interested with the story. It keeps my interest during the course of the film as there isn’t much action until the last third of the film alone. Trust me, it’s worth the wait as Screaming Mad George gruesome effects are worth seeing this film, as it’s both horrifying and something that you can’t take your eyes off. The other thing that I liked was the acting. Yuzna does a very good job making sure he gets the performances to fit this film’s bizarre tone. He makes sure that there is chemistry between his cast because it made the dialogue scene work as I became engaged in the film while I waiting for something horrific to happen.

The screenplay written by Rick Fry and Woody Keith does a very good job with creating a horror film that feels different from other horror films that were written in the late eighty/early nineties. One of the things that I liked about this was the fact that it felt original. From the creation of the story to making sure everything builds, it makes the characters interesting and left me wondering how this is going to end. The other thing that I liked about this was the fact that it does a really good job holding off all the action until the final third of the film. By going that route, it makes whatever happens in the end more interesting. This film does a very good job with that, as the payoff is one of the most surreal and shocking third acts that you’ll ever see.

This is one film that you should go out of your to checking out if your into gruesome body horror. With its great direction and original screenplay “Society” is one that I would join in an instant.

Review Rating: Five Star

"The Last Horror Film" Gets Fanatical on Blu-Ray

Troma Entertainment recently released information for the upcoming Blu-Ray release of "The Last Horror Movie". The film stars Joe Spinnell (The Godfather, Maniac) and Caroline Munro (The Spy Who Loved Me, Maniac).

Special features on the Blu-Ray includes New intro by Lloyd Kaufman (President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger), Audio commentary Mr. Robbie (A shortfilm by Buddy Giovinazzo (Combat Shock) starring Joe Spinell), Highlights from the 2015 Tromadance Film Festival, A full episode of Troma's latest web-series Kabukiman's Cocktail Corner starring Paul Booth, The return of one of Troma's most beloved characters, Dolphin-Man and Official Trailer

"The Last Horror Show" hits retail on December 15th

Plot Synopsis:

Joe Spinnell (THE GODFATHER, MANIAC) plays Vinny, a cabbie with Hollywood aspirations. Determined to have Jenna Bates (Bond-girl Caroline Munro) star in his first film, Vinny follows Jenna to the Cannes Film Festival, where her entourage slowly and mysteriously begins to disappear. It's time for this Hollywood scream queen to learn what true fear and \paranoia feels like. Newly restored and featuring the music of Depeche Mode, The Last Horror Film pushes the boundaries of violence, suspense, and eroticism to new extremes. Who else will stand between Vinny and his star?

Frightening NSFW Stills for the Virus Chiller "Condemned"

RLJ Entertainment recently send us over still for their latest release "Condemned". The film stars Dylan Penn, Ronen Rubinstein, Lydia Hearse and Jon Abrahams.

"Comdemned" hits theaters in limited release and VOD on November 13th.

Plot Synopsis:

Fed up with her parents’ bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend who is squatting in an old, condemned building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. With neighbors that are meth heads, junkies and degenerates, this depraved hell hole is even more toxic than it appears: After a virus born from their combined noxious waste and garbage infects the building’s residents, one by one, they succumb to a terrifying pathogen that turns them into bloodthirsty, rampaging killers and transforms their building into a savage slaughterhouse.

Get Contagious with "Cooties" on DVD and Blu-ray

Lionsgate recently released information for the upcoming DVD & Blu-Ray release of "Cooties". The film stars  Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Rainn Wilson (TV’s “The Office”), Alison Pill (HBO’s “The Newsroom”), Jack McBrayer (TV’s “30 Rock”), Leigh Whannell (Saw), Nasim Pedrad (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”), with Ian Brennan (TV’s “Scream Queens”) and Jorge Garcia (TV’s “Hawaii Five-0”).

Special features on the DVD & Blu-Ray includes an audio commentary with the cast and crew, two behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted and extended scenes, an alternate ending and gag reel.

"Cooties" hits retail on December 1st.

Press Release:

School lunches will forever be tainted after the disturbing and hilarious Cooties arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD December 1 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The “funny, gory and brilliant” (dallasmoviescreenings.com) film is currently available On Demand. From the twisted minds of the writer of Insidious and co-creator of “Glee,” the film stars a witty ensemble cast including Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Rainn Wilson (TV’s “The Office”), Alison Pill (HBO’s “The Newsroom”), Jack McBrayer (TV’s “30 Rock”), Leigh Whannell (Saw), Nasim Pedrad (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”), with Ian Brennan (TV’s “Scream Queens”) and Jorge Garcia (TV’s “Hawaii Five-0”). Filled with unexpected laughs and unapologetic thrills, the ridiculously entertaining horror-comedy was a Sundance Film Festival premiere hit!

When a cafeteria food virus turns elementary school children into little killer savages, a group of misfit teachers must band together to escape the playground carnage. The film stars Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, and Alison Pill as teachers who fight to survive the most unruly students ever on the worst Monday of their lives!

The Cooties home entertainment release includes an audio commentary with the cast and crew, two behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted and extended scenes, an alternate ending and gag reel. The Cooties Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98 and $19.99, respectively.