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Independent horror: micro-budget features, short films and first-time filmmakers doing more with less — and often doing it better.
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This July watch as Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers Alita: Battle Angel) takes on a demon in Emmy nominee Andrew P. Jones‘ ( Haunting on Cellblock 11) supernatural flick Darkness Reigns. In the film, a group of filmmakers shooting a movie in a reportedly haunted hotel are faced with an unfathomable demonic force that possesses and attacks both the crew and the film’s star, Casper Van Dien. Will the film’s director be able to escape with the paranormal proof he has captured, or will he succumb to the hellish plans of the demon who has surfaced? Zachary Mooren (“Aquarius”), Linara Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy”), and Jennifer Wenger (Tales of Halloween) co-star. Will the film crew survive? You’ll have to watch to find out. Luckily, you won’t have to wait long to find out, Darkness Reigns lands on VOD on July 10, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Following its impressive worldwide festival tour, the horror-comedy Vidar the Vampire (aka VampyrVidar) is gearing up to arrive on home video, presented by Dread Central and Epic Pictures. Written and directed by Thomas Aske Berg and Fredrik Waldeland, the film stars Thomas Aske Berg, Brigt Skrettingland, Kim Sønderholm, Marit Sanden, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Espen Hana. Produced by Thomas Aske and UFOh!, the film centers on Vidar Haarr, a 33-year-old, “sexually frustrated bachelor farmer who leads a Christian, monotonous and strenuous working life on his mother’s farmstead in the Western outskirts of Norway. In a desperate attempt to break free from routine, Vidar prays to a higher power to grant him a life without boundaries. Unfortunately, his prayers are heard and Vidar wakes up one evening as the Prince of Darkness in sin city, Stavanger.” Vidar the Vampire arrives on VOD on June 12, 2018. Follow Vidar the Vampire on Facebook for regular updates and more.
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DocumentariesIndieMoviesTrailers
Around the world tales of bizarre, wolflike creatures have been told for centuries. Everyone has heard stories about werewolves, but In 1992 the worldwide phenomenon came to the forefront in the United States when residents of Elkhorn, a small town in Wisconsin, began encountering a “Werewolf” on a rural road just outside of town. Those unlucky enough to see the “beast of Bray Road” for themselves were left forever changed by the ordeal. The story quickly gained national attention. The regional media flocked to the area as monster hunters descended on the tiny hamlet. Before long, sightings of similar figures were erupting all across the Midwest. Nearly three decades later, Small Town Monsters investigates the story of the Beast of Bray Road… and it’s hidden history. As recently as last week, a major news item about the discovery of an unidentifiable dog-like creature shot and killed in rural Montana went viral. However, similar strange beasts have stalked the prairies and
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From writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez, who penned The Eye and Snakes on a Plane, comes Elizabeth Harvest, the tale of a woman who discovers that not everything is what it seems to be. This thriller’s all-star cast includes Abbey Lee (Mad Max), Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game), Ciaran Hinds (The Terror), Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game), and Dylan Baker (Trick ‘r Treat). In the film, “Newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) arrives with her brilliant scientist husband Henry (Ciaran Hinds) to his magnificent estate, where he wows her with lavish dinners and a dazzling tour of the property. The house staff, Claire (Carla Gugino) and Oliver (Matthew Beard), treats her deferentially but she can’t shake the feeling something is off. Henry explains that everything in his world now belongs to her, all is for her to play in — all except for a locked-off room he forbids her from entering. When he goes away for business Elizabeth decides to investigate and finds she may
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Uber-nerd Nico (Javier Bódalo…in an impressively cartoonish performance) is dead set on losing his virginity on New Year’s Eve…and it seems like that is precisely what will happen when he encounters Medea (Miriam Martín) a Super Coug on the prowl who invites him home to her ultra filthy, bug infested apartment (but hey, any port in a storm, amirite?). Once there he engages in awkward dancing, gets a lesson in the history of the Nepalese Goddess Naoshi, and finds a cup of period blood in the bathroom…which he tastes (all as one does). Before long, Madea’s recently estranged boyfriend, Spider (Víctor Amilibia) arrives at her door demanding entrance after being whipped into a frenzy by some fake fuckery…and there he remains as blood mixes with semen (don’t ask…but there is underwear involved) and we discover that a child must be born to Naoshi via Madea or all life will end…but that may be a bit complicated as she is starting
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Ever wonder what it would be like if you were in “Duel”? Well now you can from the safety of your own home, and no driver’s license is required! Meet “Beware” (formally known as “Driving Survival”) is a first-person open-world driving horror game. The game is still currently being developed but a demo of the game is available HERE to download. Players take on the role of an unseen character driving around what appears to be an abandoned Eastern European town/village at night before being pursued by a car full of what looks like cloned caricatures of famed boxer Butterbean. According to the information provided, the game itself is about “information gathering” while you explore the dark desolate countryside. There is a stealth mechanic where you can prevent a horror movie style car chase. The scariest part of the car chase is if you are stopped or wipe out, the guys in the car chasing you get out and run
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ClipsIndieMovies
From the creators of Michael Myers versus Jason Voorhees, which has over 100,00 views, comes the new short film septeMber. septeMber is the first in a series of 7 films that will surely get your blood pumping and your mind racing. Writer-director, Mason McDonald crafts a studio quality piece of horror. Jeff Payne plays a character that is simply chilling and will remind fans of Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) in American Psycho. Tabitha McDonald served as editor, grip, and handled effects. Dustin Miller both wrote and recorded the song exclusively for septeMber. Watch the first part of septeMber now. Be sure to visit the official website, Facebook page and subscribe to the Dark Red Horror YouTube channel for more.
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It’s a banner day for ol’ Ryan (Chase Joliet); he’s just out sawing some wood (as one does) when a man informs him he has inherited a house from his biological father…a dude he thought bit the big one multiple years ago. Before long Ryan, with his pregnant fiance in tow, heads out to the bucolic coastal town and takes up residence in the spacious abode. Once there, R-man begins a slow slide down the slippery slope of going batshit insane as he begins to unravel his family’s dark history and the blight upon the land on which the mansion sits. Packed with equal parts family drama and slow burn horror, Inheritance (the debut feature for Director Tyler Savage) is a well paced decent into madness and implied supernatural shenanigans. While the story is definitely filled with well worn fright flick tropes (the inheritance of a “haunted house”, dark family secrets, ghostly hallucinations…hell even that hoary ol’ chestnut the “Indian
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IndieMoviesReviews
A deranged, shades sportin’, killer (David Wilkinson) on the lam walks right on into the home of a teen named Joey (Joseph Shaughnessy) like the mother fuckin’ cool breeze he is. While there he dons a Freddy Kruger mask and waits for J-man to get home…which when said event occurs leads to a full on WWE style brawl that nothing can stop (the sound effects alone are worth whatever you pay for this DVD)…not even the arrival of Joey’s friend (How do we know he’s our hero’s friend? Why he announces “Hey Joe, it’s me your best friend!” before he gets his throat slashed). Will Joey survive this epic confrontation? (Actually this shit is going to be spoiled for you in like another paragraph or so, so you have been warned) Running a stately 14 minutes, The Violence Movie is a bargain basement gore packed de-fuckin’-light! It’s shot right on a VHS camcorder, and is nothing more than some slasher
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ForeignIndieMoviesReviews
A woman with brain cancer (Margarethe von Stern…who also co-wrote the feature) enters a surreal version of the Egyptian underworld (this time comprised of bucolic fields, swamps, and gaudy rooms and industrial settings). She soon becomes obsessed with the mummification of deceased animals (at times overseen by a frog…could this be a manifestation of the fertility goddess Heqet? Not a stretch when you hear what happens to our terminal heroine next…) before being mummified herself by the god Anubis (this time represented by a man, naked from the waste down and adorned with a fetishistic mask that roughly resembles a canine countenance). Before long our protagonist encounters multiple versions of herself (or so they seem) as she attempts to reconcile her mortality and sense of self. The Day of the Purple Sun is more of an “experience” than a traditional motion picture. The film is comprised of aesthetics more than a standard narrative, and the end result challenges the viewer
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This July watch as Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers Alita: Battle Angel) takes on a demon in Emmy nominee Andrew P. Jones‘ ( Haunting on Cellblock 11) supernatural flick Darkness Reigns. In the film, a group of filmmakers shooting a movie in a reportedly haunted hotel are faced with an unfathomable demonic force that possesses and attacks both the crew and the film’s star, Casper Van Dien. Will the film’s director be able to escape with the paranormal proof he has captured, or will he succumb to the hellish plans of the demon who has surfaced? Zachary Mooren (“Aquarius”), Linara Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy”), and Jennifer Wenger (Tales of Halloween) co-star. Will the film crew survive? You’ll have to watch to find out. Luckily, you won’t have to wait long to find out, Darkness Reigns lands on VOD on July 10, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.
Continue reading →
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Following its impressive worldwide festival tour, the horror-comedy Vidar the Vampire (aka VampyrVidar) is gearing up to arrive on home video, presented by Dread Central and Epic Pictures. Written and directed by Thomas Aske Berg and Fredrik Waldeland, the film stars Thomas Aske Berg, Brigt Skrettingland, Kim Sønderholm, Marit Sanden, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Espen Hana. Produced by Thomas Aske and UFOh!, the film centers on Vidar Haarr, a 33-year-old, “sexually frustrated bachelor farmer who leads a Christian, monotonous and strenuous working life on his mother’s farmstead in the Western outskirts of Norway. In a desperate attempt to break free from routine, Vidar prays to a higher power to grant him a life without boundaries. Unfortunately, his prayers are heard and Vidar wakes up one evening as the Prince of Darkness in sin city, Stavanger.” Vidar the Vampire arrives on VOD on June 12, 2018. Follow Vidar the Vampire on Facebook for regular updates and more.
Continue reading →
DocumentariesIndieMoviesTrailers
Around the world tales of bizarre, wolflike creatures have been told for centuries. Everyone has heard stories about werewolves, but In 1992 the worldwide phenomenon came to the forefront in the United States when residents of Elkhorn, a small town in Wisconsin, began encountering a “Werewolf” on a rural road just outside of town. Those unlucky enough to see the “beast of Bray Road” for themselves were left forever changed by the ordeal. The story quickly gained national attention. The regional media flocked to the area as monster hunters descended on the tiny hamlet. Before long, sightings of similar figures were erupting all across the Midwest. Nearly three decades later, Small Town Monsters investigates the story of the Beast of Bray Road… and it’s hidden history. As recently as last week, a major news item about the discovery of an unidentifiable dog-like creature shot and killed in rural Montana went viral. However, similar strange beasts have stalked the prairies and
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNews
From writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez, who penned The Eye and Snakes on a Plane, comes Elizabeth Harvest, the tale of a woman who discovers that not everything is what it seems to be. This thriller’s all-star cast includes Abbey Lee (Mad Max), Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game), Ciaran Hinds (The Terror), Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game), and Dylan Baker (Trick ‘r Treat). In the film, “Newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) arrives with her brilliant scientist husband Henry (Ciaran Hinds) to his magnificent estate, where he wows her with lavish dinners and a dazzling tour of the property. The house staff, Claire (Carla Gugino) and Oliver (Matthew Beard), treats her deferentially but she can’t shake the feeling something is off. Henry explains that everything in his world now belongs to her, all is for her to play in — all except for a locked-off room he forbids her from entering. When he goes away for business Elizabeth decides to investigate and finds she may
Continue reading →
ForeignIndieMovies
Uber-nerd Nico (Javier Bódalo…in an impressively cartoonish performance) is dead set on losing his virginity on New Year’s Eve…and it seems like that is precisely what will happen when he encounters Medea (Miriam Martín) a Super Coug on the prowl who invites him home to her ultra filthy, bug infested apartment (but hey, any port in a storm, amirite?). Once there he engages in awkward dancing, gets a lesson in the history of the Nepalese Goddess Naoshi, and finds a cup of period blood in the bathroom…which he tastes (all as one does). Before long, Madea’s recently estranged boyfriend, Spider (Víctor Amilibia) arrives at her door demanding entrance after being whipped into a frenzy by some fake fuckery…and there he remains as blood mixes with semen (don’t ask…but there is underwear involved) and we discover that a child must be born to Naoshi via Madea or all life will end…but that may be a bit complicated as she is starting
Continue reading →
GamingIndieNewsProduct
Ever wonder what it would be like if you were in “Duel”? Well now you can from the safety of your own home, and no driver’s license is required! Meet “Beware” (formally known as “Driving Survival”) is a first-person open-world driving horror game. The game is still currently being developed but a demo of the game is available HERE to download. Players take on the role of an unseen character driving around what appears to be an abandoned Eastern European town/village at night before being pursued by a car full of what looks like cloned caricatures of famed boxer Butterbean. According to the information provided, the game itself is about “information gathering” while you explore the dark desolate countryside. There is a stealth mechanic where you can prevent a horror movie style car chase. The scariest part of the car chase is if you are stopped or wipe out, the guys in the car chasing you get out and run
Continue reading →
ClipsIndieMovies
From the creators of Michael Myers versus Jason Voorhees, which has over 100,00 views, comes the new short film septeMber. septeMber is the first in a series of 7 films that will surely get your blood pumping and your mind racing. Writer-director, Mason McDonald crafts a studio quality piece of horror. Jeff Payne plays a character that is simply chilling and will remind fans of Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) in American Psycho. Tabitha McDonald served as editor, grip, and handled effects. Dustin Miller both wrote and recorded the song exclusively for septeMber. Watch the first part of septeMber now. Be sure to visit the official website, Facebook page and subscribe to the Dark Red Horror YouTube channel for more.
Continue reading →
IndieMovies
It’s a banner day for ol’ Ryan (Chase Joliet); he’s just out sawing some wood (as one does) when a man informs him he has inherited a house from his biological father…a dude he thought bit the big one multiple years ago. Before long Ryan, with his pregnant fiance in tow, heads out to the bucolic coastal town and takes up residence in the spacious abode. Once there, R-man begins a slow slide down the slippery slope of going batshit insane as he begins to unravel his family’s dark history and the blight upon the land on which the mansion sits. Packed with equal parts family drama and slow burn horror, Inheritance (the debut feature for Director Tyler Savage) is a well paced decent into madness and implied supernatural shenanigans. While the story is definitely filled with well worn fright flick tropes (the inheritance of a “haunted house”, dark family secrets, ghostly hallucinations…hell even that hoary ol’ chestnut the “Indian
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesReviews
A deranged, shades sportin’, killer (David Wilkinson) on the lam walks right on into the home of a teen named Joey (Joseph Shaughnessy) like the mother fuckin’ cool breeze he is. While there he dons a Freddy Kruger mask and waits for J-man to get home…which when said event occurs leads to a full on WWE style brawl that nothing can stop (the sound effects alone are worth whatever you pay for this DVD)…not even the arrival of Joey’s friend (How do we know he’s our hero’s friend? Why he announces “Hey Joe, it’s me your best friend!” before he gets his throat slashed). Will Joey survive this epic confrontation? (Actually this shit is going to be spoiled for you in like another paragraph or so, so you have been warned) Running a stately 14 minutes, The Violence Movie is a bargain basement gore packed de-fuckin’-light! It’s shot right on a VHS camcorder, and is nothing more than some slasher
Continue reading →
ForeignIndieMoviesReviews
A woman with brain cancer (Margarethe von Stern…who also co-wrote the feature) enters a surreal version of the Egyptian underworld (this time comprised of bucolic fields, swamps, and gaudy rooms and industrial settings). She soon becomes obsessed with the mummification of deceased animals (at times overseen by a frog…could this be a manifestation of the fertility goddess Heqet? Not a stretch when you hear what happens to our terminal heroine next…) before being mummified herself by the god Anubis (this time represented by a man, naked from the waste down and adorned with a fetishistic mask that roughly resembles a canine countenance). Before long our protagonist encounters multiple versions of herself (or so they seem) as she attempts to reconcile her mortality and sense of self. The Day of the Purple Sun is more of an “experience” than a traditional motion picture. The film is comprised of aesthetics more than a standard narrative, and the end result challenges the viewer
Continue reading →
