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Exclusive Clip From Gehenna: Where Death Lives

From visual effects master turned director Hiroshi Katagiri (interview), comes Gehenna: Where Death Lives, starring award-winning actor Doug Jones (Hell Boy, The Shape of Water). Today, we have a new exclusive clip to share with you (below). Katagiri, who has worked on films such as Jurassic Park 3, Alien vs Predator: Requiem, The Hunger Games, and War of the Worlds, makes his directorial debut this dark, twisted tale. Acting legend Lance Henriksen (TV’s ”Millennium”, Aliens), Eva Swan, Simon Phillips, and Justin Gordon also star. Gehenna centers on five people who enter a hidden bunker from WW2 and realize it’s way more than a bunker. Some fates are MUCH worse than death. Spectral Motion, known for award-winning work on such films as Hellboy and Looper, did the makeup effects on the creature played by Jones. Gehenna: Where Death Lives opens in theaters across the U.S and on Digital Friday, May 4, 2018, from Uncork’d Entertainment. Check out the new clip, filled

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 4, 2018

Trailers

‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’ Coming To Theaters And VOD This May

Acadamy Award-winning actor Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) gives a terrifying performance in Gehenna: Where Death Lives, in theaters and On Demand this May. Special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri (Jurassic Park III, Pacific Rim) makes his directorial debut with the film which he described as “unique, scary, and interesting” during our interview. Gehenna: Where Death Lives also stars genre icon, Lance Henricksen (Aliens), Eva Swan, Simon Phillips, and Justin Gordon. Gehenna centers on five people who enter a hidden bunker from WW2 and realize it’s way more than a bunker. Some fates are MUCH worse than death. Spectral Motion, known for award-winning work on such films as Hellboy and Looper, did the makeup effects on the creature played by Jones. Gehenna: Where Death Lives opens in theaters across the U.S and arrives on digital Friday, May 4, 2018, from Uncork’d Entertainment. SCREENING IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES FROM MAY 4 Los Angeles – Laemmle Monica Philadelphia – PFX Roxy Theater

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 23, 2018

Interviews

SFX Master Turned Director Hiroshi Katagiri Talks ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’

Today, I had the honor of interviewing Hiroshi Katagiri, an incredibly talented special effect master, who once served as the primary artist at the legendary Stan Winston Studios. Katagiri has on movies like Escape from L.A., Jurassic Park III, Blade: Trinity, War of the Worlds (2005), The Cave, Doom, Hellboy, Aliens vs. Predators: Requiem, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Cabin in the Woods, Pirates of the Caribean: On Stranger Tides, Green Lantern, The Hunger Games, R.I.P.D., and Pacific Rim. Now, Katagiri is making his feature directorial debut with Gehenna: Where Death Lives, which he also wrote. Headlining the cast is award-winning actor Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) and genre legend Lance Henrikson (Aliens). Eva Swan, Simon Phillips, Justin Gordon, and Matthew Hegstrom also star. Gehenna: Where Death Lives follows a group visiting Saipan in search of a place to build their company’s newest resort. When they find an ideal location they discover a hidden bunker on the property. They begin to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 22, 2018

MoviesParanormal

Movie Review: Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016)

A real estate development firm plans on opening up one of your fancy-ass 5 star resorts on a beautiful island in the Pacific Ocean, but as fate (and the fright flick rulebook) would have it things aren’t going to go smoothly with that lil’ bit of business. While most of the property is gorgeous A.F., there just so happens to be an abandoned WWII bunker on the property. Flying in the face of common sense, the firm’s agent and their island guides head on in to map out this foreboding structure…and guess what? The entire area is cursed for all time, our protagonists become trapped within and an ancient evil must be faced! As always, let’s take a look at what works with Gehenna: Where Death Lives. First up, the locations and environments are utilized well, with the natural beauty of Saipan (the island where the film was lensed) contrasting nicely with the claustrophobic confines of the sets used to

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DanXIII

Apr 18, 2018

Trailers

Doug Jones Stars In ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’

Doug Jones, known for his roles in creatures in films like The Shape of Water and Hellboy, stars in Gehenna: Where Death Lives, the directorial debut of veteran visual effects artist Hiroshi Katagiri (Jurassic Park, Pacific Rim) following a successful Kickstarter campaign. Jones plays a creature terrorizing five people who have come across a World War II-era bunker. The group soon finds out that there is a fate worse than death. Lance Henrikson, Evan Swan, Simon Phillips, and Justin Gordon also star. Spectral Motion, the team behind Jones’ makeup in both Hellboy and Looper, will be doing the film’s makeup effects, THR reports. Gehenna: Where Death Lives will open in theaters and come to VOD on May 4, 2018, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 11, 2018

Trailers

Uncover The Trailer For ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’ From SFX Master Hiroshi Katagiri

Discover the new trailer for the highly-anticipated horror film ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’, from special effects and makeup master Hiroshi Katagiri. The film has just been acquired by High Octane Films. Hiroshi Katagiri is known for his work on films such as ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘R.I.P.D.’ ‘The Hunger Games’, ‘Pirates of the Caribean: On Stranger Tides’, ‘Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem’, ‘The Cave’, ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Blade: Trinity’. Katagiri produced, directed and co-wrote ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’, which stars Doug Jones, Lance Henriksen, Patrick Gorman, Simon Phillips, Katherine Wallace, and Eva Swan. From the Press Release: Burbank, CA : Highly-anticipated creature-feature Gehenna: Where Death Lives, directed, produced, and co-written by makeup and special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri, has been acquired by High Octane Pictures. High Octane Pictures is a newly-minted shingle, founded by industry vet and CAA Alum Galen Christy. It has acquired the international sales rights for the film, which boasts high-end sets and spectacular effects work from director Hiroshi Katagiri

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 17, 2016

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