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"Don't play games with me." Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for a trashy B-movie crime thriller called Desert Dawn, an American action thriller made by stuntman filmmaker named Marty Murray. This will be dumped on VOD in May this summer if anyone wants to watch a movie they'll forget about minutes later. The generic tagline: "There is no turning back." A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his deputy find themselves in a web of lies and corruption when the murder of a woman leads them to a dangerous conspiracy involving shady businessmen and the cartel. Sounds like so many other movies made too often before. Desert Dawn stars Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet as the two sheriffs, along with Niko Foster, Guillermo Ivan, Chad Michael Collins, Helena Haro, Texas Battle, Mike Ferguson, and Peter Nikkos. Some days there just aren't any better trailers to post than ones this bad and forgettable.

Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) has reported brisk sales at last week’s AFM on the crime thriller Desert Dawn starring Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet from Twilight.

Deals have closed in Australia & New Zealand (Rialto), Latin America (A2), Germany (Tiberius), Spain (Flins y Piniculas), France (Program Store), Benelux (Amazon), Eastern Europe (Daro), Russia/Cis (Filmster), Middle East (Eagle Films), Taiwan (Av Jet), and India and airlines (Pictureworks).

Desert Dawn centres on a new small-town sheriff (Lutz) and his resentful deputy (Gigandet) who get entangled in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and a cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.

Exclusive: Premiere Entertainment Group has licensed rights to action crime-thriller Desert Dawn starring Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet to Saban Films for North America and UK.

pic follows a newly appointed small-town sheriff (Lutz) and his begrudging deputy (Gigandet) who get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.

Chad Michael Collins, Helena Haro, Texas Battle, Guillermo Iván and Niko Foster round out the key cast.

Marty Murray directed the film from an original screenplay by Chad Law and Johnny Walters. The film is produced by Elias Axume for Premiere Entertainment and Al Bravo for Al Bravo Films alongside HemDee Kiwanuka.

Desert Dawn reunites Lutz and Gigandet for the first time since the Twilight franchise. Lutz has gone on to star in films such as The Legend of Hercules, The Expendables 3, and Immortals. Gigandet...

Exclusive: Jake Weber is joining Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural), Jeff Fahey (Lost), William Forsythe (Raising Arizona) and Nicky Whelan (Halloween 2) in upcoming dramedy crime series A Motel.

Supernatural and 13 Reasons Why actor Pellegrino leads the show about a group of outcasts working at a seedy motel who find themselves in danger when they accidentally uncover a drug smuggling plot for the mafia.

Production on the series is due to begin in August. Brian A. Metcalf (UnderDeveloped) is showrunner and executive producer. Also executive-producing is Asif Akbar (Boneyard) who will also be directing some of the episodes. Kelly Arjen also serves as executive producer and Mark Pellegrino and Niko Foster are co-executive producers. 

The show is being produced and financed under Black Jellybeans and Akbar Media. 

Weber is repped by Artist International Group; Pellegrino is repped by Realm Talent and Framework Entertainment; Fahey is repped by Jeff Goldberg...

Exclusive: Jeff Fahey (Lost), William Forsythe (Raising Arizona) and Nicky Whelan (Halloween 2) are among cast joining Mark Pellegrino in upcoming dramedy crime series A Motel.

Also joining are Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie), Niko Foster (Mr-9: Do or Die), Nolan River (Old), Charlene Amoia (How I Met Your Mother), Luke Edwards (True Detective), Kelly Reiter (Deadlock) and Kelly Arjen (Adverse).

Supernatural and 13 Reasons Why actor Pellegrino leads the show about a group of outcasts working at a seedy motel who find themselves in danger when they accidentally uncover a drug smuggling plot for the mafia.

Production on the series is due to begin in August. Brian A. Metcalf (UnderDeveloped) is showrunner and executive producer. Also executive-producing is Asif Akbar (Boneyard) who will also be directing some of the episodes. Kelly Arjen also serves as executive producer and Mark Pellegrino and Niko Foster are co-executive producers. 

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Stars: Abm Sumon, Frank Grillo, Matt Passmore, Michael Jai White, Niko Foster, Oleg Prudius, Kelly Greyson | Written by Asif Akbar, Nazim Ud Daula, Abdul Aziz | Directed by Asif Akbar

Mr-9: Do or Die is based on the first of a long-running series of mostly ghost-written novels chronicling the adventures of Masud Rana, Bangladesh’s answer to James Bond. Somewhat surprisingly given there are 500 or so novels in the franchise, this is only the second attempt at bringing them to the screen, the first being Masud Rana in 1974. Fifty years later, will the world be more receptive to the Bangladeshi Bond?

The film certainly starts on a familiar note with Rana running unnoticed across wide open lawns in broad daylight without being noticed. Despite his best efforts and his leaving a trail of bodies behind him, his target gets away and the two agents he was supposed to rescued are killed.

Exclusive: US-Bangladeshi action movie Mr-9: Do or Die, starring Abm Sumon, Michael Jai White and Frank Grillo, has been picked up by Quiver Distribution for a North American VOD/digital release this month.

After getting a limited theatrical run in the U.S., Canada and Bangladesh last August, the film will next be released in Russia through Kinologistika on May 2 and in Pakistan through Cine Entertainment on May 17.

Premiere Entertainment has also tied up deals with 101 Films in the UK, Premiere TV in Benelux, Spenzos in Greece, Flins in Spain, Movie Box in Turkey, Media Squad in Hungary/Poland/Romania, Golden Stay in China, Eagle Films in the Middle East, Blue Label in South Korea, CDC in Central and South America, and Rialto in Australia/New Zealand.

A sequel titled Mr-9: Sky Dancer is now being readied for a fall shoot with Bangladeshi actor Abm Sumon and Niko Foster confirmed to return.

Dermot Mulroney stars as an action hero in the thriller Ruthless, taking on a character-driven storyline and performing his own stunts. The film is an all-out brawl thriller in the same vein as Taken, sure to please action genre fans. Mulroney's character is a high school wrestling coach who takes it upon himself to save his student from a human trafficking ring, unleashing his built-up rage in the process.

Dermot Mulroney becomes an action hero in Ruthless. The thriller centers around Harry, a high school wrestling coach still grappling with the death of his daughter at the hands of an abusive boyfriend. When he learns of one of his students' family issues and her disappearance being tied to a human trafficking ring, Harry takes it upon himself to save her and let loose some of the rage that's been building.

Alongside Mulroney, the Ruthless cast includes Alita: Battle Angel's Jeff Fahey,...

"Pick your fights, Harry!" "I will." Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for Ruthless, another action crime thriller from the direct-to-video trash pile getting a release this year. Ruthless is the latest film from director Art Camacho, and it's yet another of these "one man will fight to stop a trafficking ring" stories that are being used over-and-over these days. Not at all original, and not really an interesting premise anymore beyond making people endlessly fearful and worried. Also similar to the original Taken. In Ruthless, a high school coach, whose teenage daughter was murdered, takes matters into his own hands and going after the men who kidnap his student as part of a human trafficking operation. Dermot Mulroney stars as Harry, along with Jeff Fahey, Melissa Diaz, Mauricio Mendoza, Tonantzin Esparza, and Niko Foster. I will admit, Mulroney does look badass in this being so burn-it-all-down ruthless in here.

Exclusive: Frank Grillo action film Mr-9: Do or Die has struck a North American distribution deal with Canadian outfit Swapna Scarecrow.

Swapna is due to release the film in 150 screens in U.S. and Canada on August 25, the same day it will be released in Bangladesh by Jaaz Multimedia. Above and below are first look images from the film.

The project was shot in Bangladesh and the U.S. and co-stars Bangladeshi actor Abm Sumon. Also starring are Michael Jai White, Sakshi Pradhan, Matt Passmore and Niko Foster.

LA-based sales company Premiere Entertainment world sales. Producers are Chasing Butterflies Pictures, Jaaz Multimedia, The Film Post, Al Bravo Films and Mr-9 Films.

Based on the popular Bangladeshi spy novel series Masud Rana, the film charts the story of spy Mr-9, a skilled and veteran spy with a muddled past. He is chosen to join forces with an elite group of international agents.

Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive clip from Uncork’d Entertainment's new revenge thriller, I Am Rage. The movie will release on Digital and DVD on August 1 and follows a woman who is abducted by a blood cult during a trip to the countryside. Severely underestimated by her kidnappers, it doesn't take long for Erin to turn the tables, causing the predators to become the prey. The film is directed by David Ryan Keith, who wrote the script alongside Stephen Durham. In addition to his work on The Dark Within and Ghosts of Darkness, Keith previously collaborated with Uncork’d Entertainment on The Redwood Massacre.

I Am Rage has a strong cast, with multi-award-winning actress, Hannaj Bang Bendz, playing the leading role of Erin opposite Marta Svetek as Margret. Bang Bendz's acting credits consist of several movies, TV shows, and shorts. Some of her most recent projects include Hawks and Siphoned.

"They don't know what a nightmare is... they will." Oh damn! Quiver Distribution has revealed the official trailer for an indie action revenge thriller called I Am Rage, from filmmaker David Ryan Keith. It's out to watch direct-to-vod this August - skipping theaters. The film is described as a sweat-inducing new revenge thriller film from the team behind popular action film Army of One (2020). Erin's idyllic countryside trip turns to terror when a sinister blood cult abducts her. But they made a grave mistake - her abductors soon learn the painful consequences of crossing someone with severe anger issues. The film stars multi award-winning actress Hannaj Bang Bendz, best known for her turns in acclaimed British films such as The Man Up The Stairs and Glamour, as Erin, along with Marta Svetek, Antonia Whillans, Derek Nelson, Luke Aquilina, Jamie B. Chambers, and Niko Foster. It is "an action extravaganza with...

Exclusive: Premiere Entertainment has snapped up world rights to the action-thriller Mr-9: Do Or Die, starring Frank Grillo, Michael Jai White, and Abm Sumon.

Filmmaker Asif Akbar directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Nazim Ud Daula and Abdul Aziz. The film is based on the popular spy thriller novels by the late Bangladeshi writer Qazi Anwar Hussain. Hussain published 550 novels in the series, which was modeled after the James Bond series. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but we understand Sumon plays the lead character Masud Rana, a secret agent under the codename Mr-9 for the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency.

Bangladesh-based Jaaz Multimedia, Al Bravo Films, and Chasing Butterflies Pictures have teamed up for the production in association with The Film Post. Executive producers are Niko Foster, Peter Nguyen and Phillip B. Goldfine. The pic is currently in post-production and was shot last summer across Las Vegas,...

Mena Suvari has joined the cast of the action thriller 'The Wrecker'.The 44-year-old actress is to star alongside Tyrese Gibson and Harvey Keitel in the new film from director Art Camacho.Production on the film has started in Las Vegas with Chad Michael Collins, Ego Mikitas and Danny Trejo featuring in the cast.The screenplay has been written by Niko Foster - who also has a role in the flick - and follows ex-marine turned car mechanic Tony, whose life takes an unexpected turn when his reckless brother gains the unwanted attention of a notorious crime boss.Foster is producing for Chasing Butterflies Pictures alongside Al Bravo for his Al Bravo Films banner. Additional producers include Colin Bates, Eduard Osipov, Michael Pizzimenti and Hemdee Kiwanuka.Meanwhile, Mena published her tell-all memoir 'The Great Peace' in 2021 and confessed that she was worried about being so candid in the book.The...

Eyeconic Pictures, the recently formed production company from Al Bravo and Niko Foster, has announced that Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”) has joined the cast of action thriller “The Wrecker,” which stars Foster.

Tyrese Gibson (“The Fast and Furious” movie franchise) and Harvey Keitel (“Reservoir Dogs”) were previously announced to the cast. Chad Michael Collins, Ego Mikitas and Danny Trejo round out the key cast.

Production is currently taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Art Camacho is directing from an original screenplay by Foster, which follows a dishonorably discharged ex-marine named Tony, now turned car mechanic, whose life takes an unexpected turn when his reckless brother makes a bad decision gaining the unwanted attention of a notorious crime boss.

Foster produces for Chasing Butterflies Pictures alongside Al Bravo for Al Bravo Films. Additional producers on the film include Colin Bates, Eduard Osipov, Michael Pizzimenti and Hemdee Kiwanuka. Stuart Alson, Elias Axume...

Exclusive: Tyrese Gibson (The Fast and Furious franchise) and Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs) have signed on to star in the action thriller The Wrecker.

The pic is currently shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Filmmaker Art Camacho is directing from an original screenplay by Niko Foster, who also stars in the pic.

The film’s plot follows a dishonorably discharged ex-marine named Tony, now turned car mechanic, whose life takes an unexpected turn when his reckless brother makes a bad decision gaining the unwanted attention of a notorious crime boss.

Foster produces for Chasing Butterflies Pictures alongside Al Bravo for Al Bravo Films. Additional producers include Colin Bates, Eduard Osipov, Michael Pizzimenti, and Hemdee Kiwanuka. Stuart Alson, Nicole Holland, and Elias Axume, Premiere Entertainment CEO, serve as executive producers. Jiarui Guo and Michelle Wang Deppe co-produce.

Camacho recently directed the action film Ruthless, starring Dermot Mulroney and Jeff Fahey. The pic...

Exclusive: Indian Two Time Grammy Award composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej has signed to compose the original music for American-Bangladeshi writer-director Asif Akbar’s spy action-thriller Mr-9 featuring Frank Grillo as a villain.

Based on the popular Masud Rana novels written by late novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain, top Bangladeshi actor Abm Sumon stars as secret agent Rana – code name Mr-9 – of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency. Grillo plays his evil nemesis, Roman Ross.

The film was shot over the summer in the U.S. and Bangladesh and is now in post-production.

“I take on very few motion pictures and I am very proud to be a part of Mr-9,” said Kej. “Asif has not only made a fantastic, edge-of-the-seat, action thriller with heart but also we finally have an international spy who looks like us… and is South Asian.”

North Carolina-born, Bangalore-raised Kej has distinguished himself on the international music...

Exclusive: Fortress star Kelly Greyson has joined the cast of Mr-9, the Frank Grillo-starring spy action-thriller adapted from the James Bond-influenced Masud Rana novels.

Greyson will play Gia, lead henchwoman and mistress of villain Roman Ross, who is being played by Captain America star Grillo.

Greyson has just starred in Fortress and Fortress 2 alongside the likes of Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray. Past credits include Mike Burns’ Out of Death, in which she also co-starred with Willis, Guy Pearce-starring action thriller Disturbing the Peace and Broken Memories.

Deadline revealed Mr-9 from writer-director Asif Akbar last month, with shooting kicking off in the U.S. and Bangladesh.

Adapted from the Rana novels written by late novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain, Grillo plays the nemesis of secret agent Rana — code name Mr-9 — of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency. Plot is mostly being kept under wraps.

The film is adapted...

Exclusive: Cara Santana (Vida) has signed on to star alongside Marcia Gay Harden, Halston Sage, Andrew Richardson and Aidan Quinn in Annette Haywood-Carter’s indie comedy Daughter of the Bride (w/t) for MarVista Entertainment and Particular Crowd.

The film currently in production centers on Diane (Harden) and Kate (Sage) — mother and daughter and inseparable friends, whose lives are turned upside down when mom announces her engagement to a mystery man (Quinn) that she’s been dating for only a few weeks. In a series of comical events, Kate must come to terms with letting her mother be happy with someone else while she navigates her own love life and career aspirations. Kate subconsciously tries to sabotage the wedding plans, despite officiating the ceremony, and unexpectedly meets a mystery man (Richardson) of her own that seems too good to be true.

Karen Bloch Morse wrote the script. The film is...

Exclusive: Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight), Abm Sumon (Dhoka) and Matt Passmore (Jigsaw) are among cast joining Frank Grillo (Captain America) in Asif Akbar’s spy thriller Mr-9, which is now underway.

Grillo’s son Remy Grillo will make his acting feature debut on the project which is shooting in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Also starring will be Sakshi Pradhan (Poison), Niko Foster (Army Of One), Omi Vaidya (3 Idiots), Oleg Prudius (Wolf Warrior 2), Jackie Siegel (The Queen of Versailles), Anisur Rahman Milon (The Last Thakur) and Shahidul Alam Sachchu.

Writer-director Asif Akbar’s spy action-thriller is based on the popular Masud Rana novels written by late novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain. Plot details are being kept under wraps but we understand Grillo will play the nemesis of secret agent Rana — code name Mr-9 — of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency.

Bangladeshi actor Abm Sumon will be the...

Exclusive: Captain America, The Purge and Copshop star Frank Grillo is set to star in action movie Mr-9, which is shooting imminently in the U.S. and Bangladesh.

Writer-director Asif Akbar’s spy action-thriller is based on the popular Masud Rana novels written by late novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain. Plot details are being kept under wraps but we understand Grillo will play the nemesis of secret agent Rana — code name Mr-9 — of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency.

The film is adapted from the original first novel Masud Rana: Dhonghsho Pahar (Demolition Hill). Hussain published 550 novels published in the series, which is influenced by the James Bond franchise.

Bangladeshi production company Jaaz Multimedia, LA-based Al Bravo Films and Mr-9 Films have joined forces to get the film into production. Producers are Al Bravo, Hemdee Kiwanuka, Colin Bates, Akbar, Philip Tan and Abdul Aziz with executive producers Niko Foster, Peter Nguyen and Phillip B. Goldfine.

Stars: Paul Flannery, Stephanie Lynn Styles, Mark Wood, Kendra Carelli, Niko Foster, HemDee Kiwanuka, Lisa Cameron, Liam Matheson, Olivia Murray, Harry Willis Fleming | Written by David Ryan Keith, Paul Flannery | Directed by David Ryan Keith

To say I was excited when the press release for The Dark Within dropped into my inbox is somthing of an understatement. You see, I am a Huge fan of writer/director David Ryan Keith’s 2017 film Ghosts of Darkness which, despite numerous [aborted] release dates, has yet to hit physical media here in the UK. That film was a fantastic horror comedy which really showed off both director Keith and actor Paul Flannery – both of whom team up for their follow up effort The Dark Within. A film that could not be, thematically, further from their previous film but is still yet another sublime genre film from the duo.

Whereas Ghosts of Darkness mixed horror and laughs,...

Welcome to another horror/sci-fi round-up! This time around we have word of two big cast confirmations for Independence Day 2, details on Scream Factory's Deep in the Darkness Blu-ray / DVD release, and information on the new Blanc/Biehn Productions film, Treachery.

Independence Day 2: Last night it was revealed that the first official cast member had signed on to star in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2, the sequel to his 1996 film that featured massive alien-induced destruction and larger-than-life characters. It's now been confirmed that one of those characters will be coming back, as Emmerich tweeted last night that Jeff Goldblum will appear in the sequel, likely reprising his role as the brainy and dryly humorous David Levinson, who teamed up with fighter pilot Captain Steven Hiller to take down the mothership in the original film. Smith will not be coming back to reprise his role as Steven.

Origin has acquired rights to Blanc/Biehn Productions’ dark thriller starring Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc Biehn.

Travis Romero wrote and directed Treachery, which explores the life of a man who is stranded with his estranged son at a remote wedding as dark truths rise to the surface.

The film also stars Sarah Butler, Chris Meyer, Caitlin Keats, Matthew Ziff, Lorraine Ziff, Christian Meoli and Tanya Newbould.

“Origin Releasing is very excited to have this film its release slate for fourth quarter of 2015,” said Origin CEO Niko Foster. “Michael Biehn is an incredible actor with an incredible fan base and this project will find a great home on VOD and DVD.”

Javelina 98 and Three Little Birds also produced the thriller. Blanc/Biehn Productions brokered the deal with Origin.

“I always love playing humanitarian-type characters and characters that are the real good guys,” said Biehn.

“With an incredible cast, Michael and I were excited to take this story...

“The Beginning of the End…

“Studio 3 Entertainment is pleased to release the new teaser trailer for their upcoming film “Patient Zero”, from director Brian T. Jaynes (Boggy Creek, Humans Versus Zombies) and Producers Bruce Kahn, Niko Foster, and Kerri Navarro.

Logline: Two young scientists are swept up in a government plot to suppress the truth about a biological disaster at a genetic research facility.

The film stars Brandon Slagle (2012: Ice Age, Area… More...

We’re back with the latest installment of our Indie Spotlight. Each feature includes the latest independent horror news sent our way. If you want to be included in our next spotlight, send us an email.

Patient Zero Teaser Trailer: Studio 3 Entertainment has released a new teaser trailer for their upcoming film “Patient Zero”, from director Brian T. Jaynes (Boggy Creek, Humans Versus Zombies) and Producers Bruce Kahn, Niko Foster, and Kerri Navarro:

“Two young scientists are swept up in a government plot to suppress the truth about a biological disaster at a genetic research facility.” The film stars Brandon Slagle (2012: Ice Age, Area 51 Confidential), Amanda Phillips (Sin City, Friday Night Lights), Natalie Wilemon (Phantom Tragedy), Jackey Hall (Chrome Angels), Frederic Doss (Transformers, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Carl Savering (Boggy Creek, Breaking Bad), and Van Quattro (Fight Club, Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The...

A few early details are coming in on Patient Zero, a science fiction thriller. This is the latest picture to be produced by director Brian T. Jaynes who is known for his creature feature Boggy Creek and his undead thriller Humans Versus Zombies. Now, he continues to deal in biological warfare as a mutated virus escapes a research lab. The scientists are infected and fans of indie pics' can have a look at the early poster for Patient Zero with an early movie still hosted below. Get set for crawling hands, infection and more zombies?

Release Date: Q3 2012.

Director/writer: Brian T. Jaynes.

Producers: Bruce Kahn, Niko Foster, Kerri Navarro and Brian T. Jaynes.

Cast: Amanda Phillips, Brandon Slagle, Natalie Wilemon, Jackey Hall, Frederic Doss, Carl Savering and Van Quattro.

Visit the film's fan page to see more movie stills:

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Brian T. Jaynes (Boggy Creek) has released the third trailer for his feature Humans Versus Zombies, which puts several zombe game players into the real thing. The

zombie apocalypse breaks up relationships while taking lives in this thrilling clip. Recently Humans Versus Zombies has secured a theatrical distribution deal and this title is expected to release in November of this year. For now, enjoy this entertaining reel that shows several victims of a zombie plague. That poor Megan!

Release date November 2011.

Director: Brian T. Jaynes.

Wrtiers: Devan Sagliani, and Brian T. Jaynes.

Producers: Bruce Kahn, Brian Jaynes, and Niko Foster.

Cast: Madison Burge, Melissa Carnell, Frederic Doss, Chip Joslin, Jonah Priour, Jesse Ferraro, Rheagan Wallace, and Christine Quinn.

The third trailer for Humans Versus Zombies is here:

More on this film at the Humans Versus Zombies fan page:

Humans Versus Zombies on Facebook

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The first Humans Versus Zombies film poster has arrived and it is a doozy! Break out your best club Babe Ruth and start swinging, because the zombie hordes are in town. The graphic also plays with a tagline, which states: "Game On." The Humans Versus Zombies' logo is below and thriller fans are encouraged to click on the poster, for a better look. Previously posted details, on this film e.g. trailers have been provided below.

The film's synopsis is here:

"Students on summer break are exposed to a deadly virus, a neuroinvasive organism that is spread rapidly through direct human contact. The infected are enslaved by the invading swarm intelligence and they are driven by an insatiable appetite to consume human flesh. Returning home, the students spread the infection to their fellow classmates and other unsuspecting townspeople. One by one, more students fall victim to the plague, triggering...