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FrightFest Unleashes Exclusive Poster For ‘The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot’

FrightFest has unleashed the exclusive poster for one of the best films of the year, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, ahead of its premiere. Sam Elliott (The Hero, A Star Is Born, Road House) stars as a legendary World War II veteran who many years ago assassinated Adolf Hitler – an incredible secret that he’s frustratingly unable to share with the world. One day, just as he’s coming to terms with rounding out his life, Calvin gets a visit from the FBI and The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They need him to take out Bigfoot. This fantastic film marks the feature debut of writer/director Robert D. Krzykowski. The film’s visual effects by industry veteran Richard Yuricich (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner and celebrated two-time Academy Award Winner Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner), who also co-produced alongside the great John Sayles (Matewan, Eight Men Out) and Lucky McKee (May, The Woman).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2018
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The Cleaning Lady Set To Premiere At FrightFest

Genre filmmaker Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) has now announced that the world premiere of his new film The Cleaning Lady is set to be held at FrightFest later this month. Based on the short film by the same name, the movie starring Alexis Kendra (Goddess of Love) and Rachel Alig (Officer Down), follows “two women, both reeling from their own traumas, attempting to find solace in each other. As their bond deepens, the connection quickly turns obsessive with disastrous consequences.” Knautz directed from a script he co-wrote with Alexis Kendra. The two produced alongside James F. Nelson. The Cleaning Lady will make its world premiere during FrightFest at Cineworld Leicester Square on August 24, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2018
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Killer New Clip And Trailer Arrives For Punk Rock Horror The Ranger

Jenn Wexler makes her directorial debut with the punk rock horror The Ranger. Not only do we have the new teaser trailer to share with you, we have a rocking new clip. Wexler, the producer of Asensio’s 2017 SXSW Competition Winner Most Beautiful Island, Robert Mockler’s Like Me (2017), and Mickey Keating’s Psycopaths (2017), and Darling(2016), co-wrote The Ranger along with Giaco Furino, who also produced along with horror veteran Larry Fessenden, Heather Buckley, Ashleigh Snead, and Andrew van den Houten, Glass Eye Pix and Hood River Entertainment. In the film, “After a run-in with the cops at a punk show goes sideways, Chelsea (Chloe Levine, The Transfiguration) and her pals flee the city in search of a place to lay low. Running to the security of Chelsea’s old, abandoned family cabin in the woods, they fall under the watchful eye of an overzealous park ranger (Jeremy Holm, House of Cards who holds a secret from Chelsea’s past. Set to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2018
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Massie Williams Stars In ‘Corvidae’ – Premiering At FrightFest

Cat and Weasel Films and Wolfheart Productions are pleased to announce their latest short film Corvidae starring Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who) will premiere this month in London at the annual FrightFest Film Festival on August 27th2018. Corvidae is a dark fairytale written and directed by Tom de Ville that follows a young girl who loves birds, and the very strange thing that happens when she tries to protect a wounded crow from the boys in her village. Rooted in the tradition of pastoral horror, it is a short, silent film inspired by the work of writers such as Alan Garner and Arthur Machen. In the film, Jay (Maisie Williams) is a young girl living in the countryside who comes across a group of local boys who are shooting birds and nests with their catapult. Eager to protect them from doing more harm, Jay steps in and frightens the boys away. They leave, but not without making it

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2018
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First Images Arrive For ‘Open 24 Hours’ Ahead Of FrightFest

The first batch of images has surfaced from Padraig Reynolds‘ Open 24 Hours ahead of its World Premiere at the upcoming FrightFest Film Festival in London. Heavily influenced by John Carpenter’s Body Bags episode, the film centers on a delusional young woman working at an all-night gas station. “John Carpenter’s Body Bags episode ‘The Gas Station’ and High Tension for sure,” Reynolds has stated. “Since we shot in Serbia in the winter I really wanted to capture the cold and the rain. I really think that added a nice element to the film.” Vanessa Grasse (Leatherface), Brendan Fletcher (Rampage, Freddy vs. Jason), Cole Vigue, Emily Tennant, and Daniel O’Meara star. In the film,“A paranoid delusional woman, Mary White (Vanessa Grasse), has just been released from a mental hospital for setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire. Her boyfriend, James Lincoln Fields is a brutal serial killer known as The Rain Ripper. After being released from the Hospital, Mary’s vulnerable demeanor

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 28, 2018
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A Nun Burns In One Of The First Images From ‘Heretiks’

Remeber the fantastic werewolf film Howl? Well, director Paul Hyett is back with a new terrifying tale, Heretiks, which is heading to Frightfest where it will make its world premiere. Ahead of its debut, we have a first look at the supernatural to share with you and it’s pretty creepy. This frightening flick stars a cast full actors and actresses with serious horror cred, including Michael Ironside (Total Recall), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), and Hannah Arterton (“Safe”). Set in Britain in the 17th Century, Heretiks centers on a young woman who, after being saved from execution, discovers she has a new evil within her. Hyett co-wrote the script with Conal Palmer. This is the second time the duo has worked together. They also teamed up back in 2012 for the dark thriller The Seasoning House. “In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 29, 2018

More from Frightfest 2018

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FrightFest Unleashes Exclusive Poster For ‘The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot’

FrightFest has unleashed the exclusive poster for one of the best films of the year, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, ahead of its premiere. Sam Elliott (The Hero, A Star Is Born, Road House) stars as a legendary World War II veteran who many years ago assassinated Adolf Hitler – an incredible secret that he’s frustratingly unable to share with the world. One day, just as he’s coming to terms with rounding out his life, Calvin gets a visit from the FBI and The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They need him to take out Bigfoot. This fantastic film marks the feature debut of writer/director Robert D. Krzykowski. The film’s visual effects by industry veteran Richard Yuricich (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner and celebrated two-time Academy Award Winner Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner), who also co-produced alongside the great John Sayles (Matewan, Eight Men Out) and Lucky McKee (May, The Woman).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2018
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The Cleaning Lady Set To Premiere At FrightFest

Genre filmmaker Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) has now announced that the world premiere of his new film The Cleaning Lady is set to be held at FrightFest later this month. Based on the short film by the same name, the movie starring Alexis Kendra (Goddess of Love) and Rachel Alig (Officer Down), follows “two women, both reeling from their own traumas, attempting to find solace in each other. As their bond deepens, the connection quickly turns obsessive with disastrous consequences.” Knautz directed from a script he co-wrote with Alexis Kendra. The two produced alongside James F. Nelson. The Cleaning Lady will make its world premiere during FrightFest at Cineworld Leicester Square on August 24, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2018
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Killer New Clip And Trailer Arrives For Punk Rock Horror The Ranger

Jenn Wexler makes her directorial debut with the punk rock horror The Ranger. Not only do we have the new teaser trailer to share with you, we have a rocking new clip. Wexler, the producer of Asensio’s 2017 SXSW Competition Winner Most Beautiful Island, Robert Mockler’s Like Me (2017), and Mickey Keating’s Psycopaths (2017), and Darling(2016), co-wrote The Ranger along with Giaco Furino, who also produced along with horror veteran Larry Fessenden, Heather Buckley, Ashleigh Snead, and Andrew van den Houten, Glass Eye Pix and Hood River Entertainment. In the film, “After a run-in with the cops at a punk show goes sideways, Chelsea (Chloe Levine, The Transfiguration) and her pals flee the city in search of a place to lay low. Running to the security of Chelsea’s old, abandoned family cabin in the woods, they fall under the watchful eye of an overzealous park ranger (Jeremy Holm, House of Cards who holds a secret from Chelsea’s past. Set to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2018
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Massie Williams Stars In ‘Corvidae’ – Premiering At FrightFest

Cat and Weasel Films and Wolfheart Productions are pleased to announce their latest short film Corvidae starring Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who) will premiere this month in London at the annual FrightFest Film Festival on August 27th2018. Corvidae is a dark fairytale written and directed by Tom de Ville that follows a young girl who loves birds, and the very strange thing that happens when she tries to protect a wounded crow from the boys in her village. Rooted in the tradition of pastoral horror, it is a short, silent film inspired by the work of writers such as Alan Garner and Arthur Machen. In the film, Jay (Maisie Williams) is a young girl living in the countryside who comes across a group of local boys who are shooting birds and nests with their catapult. Eager to protect them from doing more harm, Jay steps in and frightens the boys away. They leave, but not without making it

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2018
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First Images Arrive For ‘Open 24 Hours’ Ahead Of FrightFest

The first batch of images has surfaced from Padraig Reynolds‘ Open 24 Hours ahead of its World Premiere at the upcoming FrightFest Film Festival in London. Heavily influenced by John Carpenter’s Body Bags episode, the film centers on a delusional young woman working at an all-night gas station. “John Carpenter’s Body Bags episode ‘The Gas Station’ and High Tension for sure,” Reynolds has stated. “Since we shot in Serbia in the winter I really wanted to capture the cold and the rain. I really think that added a nice element to the film.” Vanessa Grasse (Leatherface), Brendan Fletcher (Rampage, Freddy vs. Jason), Cole Vigue, Emily Tennant, and Daniel O’Meara star. In the film,“A paranoid delusional woman, Mary White (Vanessa Grasse), has just been released from a mental hospital for setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire. Her boyfriend, James Lincoln Fields is a brutal serial killer known as The Rain Ripper. After being released from the Hospital, Mary’s vulnerable demeanor

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 28, 2018
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A Nun Burns In One Of The First Images From ‘Heretiks’

Remeber the fantastic werewolf film Howl? Well, director Paul Hyett is back with a new terrifying tale, Heretiks, which is heading to Frightfest where it will make its world premiere. Ahead of its debut, we have a first look at the supernatural to share with you and it’s pretty creepy. This frightening flick stars a cast full actors and actresses with serious horror cred, including Michael Ironside (Total Recall), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), and Hannah Arterton (“Safe”). Set in Britain in the 17th Century, Heretiks centers on a young woman who, after being saved from execution, discovers she has a new evil within her. Hyett co-wrote the script with Conal Palmer. This is the second time the duo has worked together. They also teamed up back in 2012 for the dark thriller The Seasoning House. “In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 29, 2018