"Condemned" Set to Scare Your Home DVD & Blu-Ray

RLJ Entertainment recently send us over information for the upcoming DVD & Blu-Ray release of "Condemned". The film stars Dylan Penn, Ronen Rubinstein, Lydia Hearse and Jon Abrahams.

No special features were announced.

"Condemned" hits DVD & Blu-Ray on Janauary 5th.

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.

"Fear Town USA" Invades the Videology in Brooklyn, NY

Troma Entertainment recently send us information that this Saturday they will be Brandon Bassham's (The Slashening) new film, "Fear Town USA". The film stars Rob Lathan, Jim Santangeli, Ari Scott, Frank Hejl and Dana Clinkman.

The screening will be on December 12th at Videology on 308 Bedford Ave in Brooklyn, NYC. The film will screen at 11pm and admission is free.

For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Fear-Town-USA-220370624773606/?fref=ts

Press Release:

Greetings from Tromaville! This Saturday, December 12 micro-theater Videology in Brooklyn, NY will host a free screening of comedic slasher film, "Fear Town, USA", it was announced by Troma Entertainment President and creator of The Toxic Avenger, Lloyd Kaufman.

Directed by Brandon Bassham, director of The Slashening and a contributing writing to both Saturday Night Live and The Upright Citizen's Brigade, Fear Town, USA has been regarded as, "One of the best horror comedies ever" (The Vern's Video Vortex). John Noonan of Horrornews.net described the film as, "puerile, deeply offensive and extremely funny". Fear Town, USA features a cast enlisted from the NYC's The Upright Citizen's Brigade including Rob Lathan, Amber Nelson and Jim Santangeli and Inside Amy Schumer's and Broad City's Will Hines. . The film tells the story of horny but doomed teenagers who congregate at a party in the woods only to be tormented by an escaped mental patient in one night of terror on the holiday of St. Belvin.

The screening will be held at 11 PM at Brooklyn's Videology, located at 309 Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Videology has been a longtime supporter and host to Troma Films. Admission is free to the public!!! "Fear Town, USA" is also available for commercial-free and uncensored streaming on Troma's new subscription video on demand channel, Troma Now.

Film Review: "Lost After Dark"

Every once in a while, I’ll come across a news story about a film that you never heard of but wanting to see it after hearing about it. This was the case with “Lost after Dark”. This film is a throwback to retro 80‘s slasher horror.

The film takes place in 1984, where an honors student (Kendra Timmins) joins a group of friends for some fun away from the school dance. Their fun plans take a turn for the worse when their car runs out of gas and they’re trapped on uninhabited road. But they manage to find a farmhouse so they can get help. But what is waiting for them is a sadistic cannibalistic killer that wants them as his next meal. Now they must find a way to outrun and survive the night before they end up dead.

Going into this film, I thought that this was going to be one of those run of the mill slasher films where you either end up liking or having hatred towards it. Never did I expect that this would feel like a grindhouse film with lots of gore and effects that make the film look like it was from the eighties. But I have to say, I was amazed that I had a lot of fun with this film.

One of things that I liked about “Lost after Dark” was Ian Kessner’s directing. One of the things that he does well is to make the scenes interesting and fun to watch. Whether it was the way he approaches the death scenes to making the performances feel campy, Kessner does a very good job making sure those are effective. If those weren’t effective, this could’ve been an average slasher at best. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case as those worked very well here. The other thing that I liked was the way that this had the feel of a grindhouse film. Whether it’s the effects used to make it feel like it was shot in the late seventies to early eighties to amount of blood is used, everything that feel that it was a lost film from that time period. It added to film and not become a hindrance. The screenplay written by Kessner and Bo Ransdell does a very good job building the suspense throughout. I liked, how they were able to do that by making sure the action isn’t rushed and focus on character development instead. It made me more interested in the characters as it focuses on them for most of the first half of the film. It setups for a very bloody and entertaining second half. The other thing that both of the writers did well was the way they were creative with the death scenes. There were a lot of them but it didn’t feel repetitive. It had the shock value that makes films like this play well with horror fans and it also helped that the scenes moved at a good pace from a story standpoint.

There have been many films that have tried the grindhouse approach but this is one of the better ones. With its very good directing and a screenplay that is effective, “Lost after Dark” is a fun slasher film that looked like it came from eighties.

Review Rating: Four Stars.

Camp Motion Pictures Acquires Gregory Lamberson's "Killer Rack"

Camp Motion Picture recently released information that they've acquired Gregory Lamberson's "Killer Rack". The film stars Jessica Zwolak, Debbie Rochon (Axe to Grind), Michael Thurber (The Sins of Dracula), Lloyd Kaufman (Director of "The Toxic Avenger), Sam Qualiana (The Legend of Six Fingers) and Brooke Lewis (Slime City Massacre).

"Killer Rack" is slated to be released in fall 2016.

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

Press Release:

Leading independent home entertainment label Camp Motion Pictures announces the acquisition of director Gregory Lamberson’s newest film, KILLER RACK, written by Paul McGinnis. The agreement for world-wide distribution of the film in all formats and markets was inked during the 2015 Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, and commences immediately after KILLER RACK concludes its film festival circuit.

KILLER RACK will be the fourth film by Lamberson to hit home entertainment on one of the POP Cinema / Camp Motion Pictures labels, titles currently available include SLIME CITY, NAKED FEAR, UNDYING LOVE and 2014’s dark comedy DRY BONES. Films produced by Gregory Lamberson currently available in the POP Cinema / Camp Motion Pictures library include SNOW SHARK and THE LEGEND OF SIX FINGERS.

Official Cover and Variant Covers for Grimm Fairy Tale's Van Helsing One Shot

Zenescope Entertainment recently released the cover art, variant cover art and preview page for their latest Grimm Fairy Tales release "Van Helsing One Shot". The comic is written by David Wohl, Artwork by Anthony Spay and Colors by Jorge Cortes. Official Cover by Sean Chen | Ylenia Di Napoli, Cover B by Pasquale Qualano | Ylenia Di Napoli, Cover C by Mike Krome | Sabine Rich and Cover D by Mike S. Miller | David OCampo

"Van Helsing One Shot" is available at comic retailers now.

Plot Synopsis:

Journey back to the 19th century, when Liesel Van Helsing was fighting vampires alongside her father, Abraham. But when tragedy strikes and takes the life of a loved one, Van Helsing will attempt to change the past by finishing her greatest invention yet. But is altering past events even possible? And if so, at what cost?

Sci-Fi Thriller "Painkillers" Makes its Way to DVD

Image Entertainment recently released information for the upcoming DVD release of "Painkillers". The film stars Tahmoh Penikett (“Battlestar Galactica”), Lesley-Ann Brandt (“The Librarians”), Erica Durance (“Smallville”), Julia Voth (“Package Deal”) and Colm Feore (“Gotham”).

No special features were announced at this time.

"Painkillers" hits retail on January 12th.

Plot Synopsis:

PAINKILLERS tells the story of a squad of marines sent on a classified mission deep in the war-torn mountains of Afghanistan, but when they find the mysterious item they were sent for… it’s not what they were expecting. The next thing they know, Major Cafferty (Penikett) and the surviving squad members wake-up in a military medical facility with no memory of what happened or even who they are. Using an experimental drug, doctors try to “reboot” the soldiers’ memories, but one by one they fall prey to bizarre hallucinations and homicidal fits of rage. Only through snatches of resurfacing memories does Cafferty begin to question the true motives of the hospital staff and discover the shocking, deadly reality behind the otherworldly artifact they found.

Intense Preview Pages for the Final Issue of "Zombie Tramp vs Vampblade"

Action Lab Danger zone recently send over the horror chamber preview pages for the final issue of "Zombie Tramp vs Vampblade". Issue #3 is written  Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin and illustration and cover art by Winston Young.

Issue #3 of "Zombie Tramp vs Vampblade" hits stores on December 9th.

Plot Synopsis:

This is it, the 90s comic book bad girl brought to life and the supernaturally powered zombie queen go toe to toe one last time. With Zombie tramp mastering Vampblade’s mystical blade to help destroy her sworn enemies, the disgusting other dimensional parasites, the two must now conquer an even deadlier challenge… friendship?!? Features a risque variant cover (limited to 2000 copies).