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Get ready for blood, black and white, and pure throwback terror.

Andrew Pierson stars as the relentless Splatter Jack in Camp Slasher Lake, the latest horror vision from cult filmmaker Michael Moutsatsos. Shot as a short-form grindhouse experience for the 2025 festival circuit, Camp Slasher Lake is just the beginning — the feature-length version is already in pre-production and promising even more carnage.

Carissa Pierson is also on board as Executive Producer, helping bring this blood-soaked vision to life with true indie grit.

In this savage homage to classic slasher cinema, Pierson fully commits to the role of a brutal, masked killer with no mercy. The film drips with retro DNA — think Halloween colliding with Friday the 13th, then soaked in VHS grime and shot in stark black-and-white for maximum dread. It’s stylish, mean, and unrelenting. And in true grindhouse fashion: nobody makes it out alive.

For Pierson, Camp Slasher Lake...

A few weeks ago, we learned that prolific filmmaker Dustin Fergsuon, who has over 150 movies to his name, was working on the latest sequel in the Witchcraft horror franchise, with Witchcraft Xvii: The Initiation scheduled to start filming on this month with Ivy Smith taking on the lead role of Maya Reed. Smith’s previous credits include Lust, Magic, and the Witches’ Sabbath and the Full Moon productions Attack of the 50 Foot CamGirl and Giantess Battle Attack. The goal is to get the finished movie out on Blu-ray on October 1st – and it looks to be on track for that release date, because a trailer has already dropped online! You can check it out in the embed above.

Smith is joined in the cast by Jennifer Moriarty (Big Bad CGI Monsters) as Grand High Witch Cecilia Valemore, Heart Hays (Amityville Emanuelle) as Katherine, Jorel Jacob Diez (Cocaine Cougar) as Jack,...

Growing up, I would always notice the Witchcraft movies sitting on the shelves of my local video stores. I was intrigued by them and the fact that this horror franchise was steadily pumping out sequels, but I never rented them. It wasn’t until 2011 that I spent thirteen weeks viewing my way through the entire series, one installment a week… and that was quite an experience, as this is one crazy series. In 2016, the franchise grew by three more sequels, with parts 14, 15, and 16 being filmed back-to-back-to-back. Now, prolific filmmaker Dustin Fergsuon, who has over 150 movies to his name, has announced that he’s making the next sequel, with Witchcraft Xvii: The Initiation scheduled to start filming on July 2nd with Ivy Smith taking on the lead role of Maya Reed. Smith’s previous credits include Lust, Magic, and the Witches’ Sabbath and the Full Moon productions Attack of the 50 Foot CamGirl and Giantess Battle Attack.

The longest-running horror franchise in cinema history unleashes its next chapter—and a new warlock rises.

The cult is back. The bloodline continues. And Witchcraft 17 is about to conjure a whole new nightmare.

Horror fans, brace yourselves: actor Andrew Pierson has officially been cast as the newest incarnation of William Spanner, the iconic warlock whose dark legacy has haunted screens for decades. With over 160 IMDb credits and a growing reputation in indie horror, Pierson steps into the robe as the 10th actor to take on the role—bringing a bold, blood-soaked energy to the franchise’s most enduring anti-hero.

“I grew up on this series,” says Pierson. “To become part of Witchcraft’s twisted mythology—and play William Spanner—is a full-circle moment. I’m here to honor the past… and burn the future.”

Witchcraft 17 is directed by cult horror master Dustin Ferguson, known for his raw, retro-slasher style and loyal fanbase.