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Guess who's next up to join Darren Lynn Bousman’s The Monster. It's Jeepers Creepers star Gina Philips! This will be her first on-screen role in eight years, and we're so glad that she chose a horror film as her comeback.

She joins already-announced cast members Djimon Hounsou, Lauren Lavera, and Mia Healey. While she's best known for starring as Trish Jenner in the horror flick Jeepers Creepers, Philips also had recurring roles in TV shows such as Ally McBeal, Boston Public and Hawaii.

Also newly joining The Monster cast are U.S. rapper Jacob Lukas Anderson aka Prof, Alicia Witt, Neal McDonough, Michael Lombardi, David Call, Victor Del Rio, Cedric Benjamin, Zac Jaffee, Renés Rivera, Hari Bhaskar, and Kristina Krasniqi. Unfortunately, it's unknown at the moment who will be playing who in the film, but we'll let you know once we find out. Production is currently underway in Danbury,...

A couple of months ago, we learned that Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place Part II and A Quiet Place: Day One) is set to star in The Monster, a horror thriller that Darren Lynn Bousman will be directing from a screenplay by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer, the writers of Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane. It was announced soon after that Lauren Lavera – who played heroine Sienna in Terrifier 2 and the recently released Terrifier 3 – was joining Hounsou in the cast. Now, Deadline reveals that Alicia Witt (Longlegs), Gina Philips (Jeepers Creepers), Neal McDonough (Band of Brothers), Mia Healey (The Wilds), Michael Lombardi (The Deuce), David Call (Insidious: The Red Door), Victor Del Rio (Precognito), Cedric Benjamin (Luke Cage), Zac Jaffee (Hustlers), Renés Rivera (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Hari Bhaskar (First Shift), Kristina Krasniqi (Celebrity Ghost Stories), and rapper Jacob Lukas Anderson, a.k.a. Prof, are also in the cast.

Up next from director Darren Lynn Bousman is horror movie The Monster, and Deadline brings us a casting update on the project this week.

For starters, Paramount’s Republic Pictures label has boarded worldwide rights on the film. Additionally, Gina Philips (Jeepers Creepers) has signed on to co-star in The Monster.

As Deadline notes in their report, this will mark Gina Philips’ first on-screen role in eight years. In addition to playing Trish alongside Justin Long in Jeepers Creepers, Philips’ horror credits also include Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995), and Dead & Breakfast (2004).

“I’m a horror movie fanatic,” Gina Philips is credited as once saying in her IMDb bio.

Philips will star alongside Lauren Lavera in The Monster. The film’s cast also includes Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place), Mia Healey (The Wilds), Jacob Lukas Anderson, Alicia Witt (Longlegs) and Neal McDonough (Band Of Brothers).

Deadline details this week,...

Exclusive: Paramount’s Republic Pictures label has boarded worldwide rights to horror The Monster, starring Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place: Day One), Lauren Lavera (Terrifier franchise) and Mia Healey (The Wilds).

Currently in production in Danbury, Connecticut, newly joining the cast are Gina Philips (Jeepers Creepers) in a first on-screen role in eight years, U.S. rapper Jacob Lukas Anderson, aka “Prof”, in a first ever screen role, Alicia Witt (Dune) and Neal McDonough (Band Of Brothers).

The Saw franchise’s Darren Lynn Bousman is directing from a screenplay by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer (Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane). Pic was developed and is being produced by Lee Nelson and David Tish of Envision Media Arts (The Ice Road) alongside Saw franchise producer Mark Burg. Executive producer is Lukas Behnken. Co-producers include Jonathan M. Black and Lauren Black.

The Monster follows two millennials who make quick money by leasing incredible...

Yellow Veil Pictures and Glass Eye Pix release trailer for indie horror film Blackout starring Alex Hurt as a werewolf in a small town. Filmmaker Larry Fessenden blends classic monster tropes with contemporary themes, creating a naturalistic and stylized portrayal of the werewolf story. Blackout serves as part of Fessenden's triptych of classic-monster homages, alongside previous films Depraved and Habit, forming his own Monsterverse on a different budget.

Yellow Veil Pictures and Glass Eye Pix have released the trailer for the new horror movie from indie auteur Larry Fessenden, Blackout. Alex Hurt stars as fine arts painter Charley Barrett, who becomes convinced he is the werewolf plaguing the small town of Talbot Falls whenever the moon is full. Check out the trailer above and the full synopsis below:

"Painter Charley wakes up in an upstate motel where he appears to have been living for some time. After he packs and...

Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein remains as influential as ever, with numerous notable adaptations and horror movies inspired by the literary classic released in the last year alone. With news of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bride of Frankenstein-inspired feature on the horizon, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.

The story of a mad scientist creating a monster stitched together from various body parts has contributed to one of horror’s most enduring monsters, bringing with it over two centuries of stage plays, movies, and television adaptations influenced by the classic horror story.

This week’s streaming picks highlight some of the more unique horror movies inspired by Frankenstein. These five titles use the base story to explore new terrain, whether through comedy, gore, or explorations of contemporary themes.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for Insidious: The Red Door.Insidious: The Red Door features the character Ben Burton (David Call) through a special connection to director and star Patrick Wilson's Josh Lambert. The fifth installment in the Insidious franchise opens with Josh and his son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) being hypnotized by psychic medium Carl (Steve Coulter) in order to suppress any memories they have of astral projection or their horrible experiences in The Further. In the decade after, the Lambert family is fractured, with Josh and Renai (Rose Byrne) separated, his relationship with Dalton damaged, and Josh's mother Lorraine (Barbara Hershey) passing away.

No sooner has he buried his mother than Josh runs into Carl again and, unknowingly, another figure from his past who proceeds to haunt him throughout Insidious 5. Eventually, while trying to regain some of the memories Carl helped suppress, Josh is attacked by the figure in broad daylight,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Insidious: The Red Door.Insidious: The Red Door brings the Lambert family's horror full circle, with an ending that delivers thrills as well as closure. Directed by Patrick Wilson and set ten years after his patriarch Josh Lambert went into The Further to rescue his son Dalton (Ty Simpkins), complications from their journey, including a moment of demonic possession for Josh from Insidious: Chapter 2, caused his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) to seek separation and necessitated having his and Dalton's memories repressed by Carl (Steve Coulter). Dalton's memories return when he draws the Red Door in a college art class, at the same time Josh probes his family history of astral projection.

Dalton makes exploratory trips into The Further that bring him closer to tormented souls that wish to inhabit his body, while Josh realizes that Renai may hold the answers to his own waking nightmares.

Larry Fessenden in Habit. Image courtesy Glass Eye Pix.In Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy (2008), Michelle Williams’ road-tripping heroine has a harrowing nighttime encounter with a derelict played by Larry Fessenden—a witty bit of casting calling back to the latter’s starring role in Reichardt’s 1994 debut, River of Grass. There, a leaner, lankily handsome Fessenden essayed an Everglades variation on Martin Sheen, except that instead of a charismatic crackshot, his character Lee is a hopeless fuckup who can’t handle his borrowed gun; in a genre full of wrong men on the run for murders they never committed, he may be the only one who failed to hit the target in the first place. It’s possible to imagine that Fessenden’s unnamed, unmoored character in Wendy and Lucy is Lee fifteen years later, still on the outside looking in and relocated to the Pacific Northwest. Even if not,...

Buchwald has signed filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany, who recently made her feature directorial debut with Indigo Valley, a suspenseful drama she also wrote and stars in alongside Rosie Day (Outlander) and Brandon Sklenar (Vice).

Based on Bethany’s short film of the same name, the pic is about a newlywed couple who, while on a hiking trip in the wilderness, unexpectedly joined by the woman’s estranged actress sister who is fresh out of rehab. Giant Pictures will release the indie nationwide on September 8.

Bethany is currently in post-production for her sophomore feature Highway One, inspired by Anton Chekhov’s pay, Ivanov, and is working on her third drama, the pandemic-inspired Before the World Set on Fire which stars Brooke Bloom, Joe Adler, Alex Breaux, David Call, and Eve Connolly.

On the big screen, Bethany will next be seen in David Fincher’s Mank and the British indie Venice at Dawn from director Jamie Adams.

While 2019’s home media releases ended on a quiet note, taking off the week of Christmas and New Year’s, this first Tuesday of 2020 is more than making up for it with an array of titles that should delight horror and sci-fi fans of all tastes. In terms of recent films, both Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse, Travis Stevens’ Girl on the Third Floor are making their way to Blu-ray and DVD this week, Michael Beach Nichols' documentary Wrinkles the Clown is coming to DVD from Magnet Releasing, and Scream Factory is releasing Larry Fessenden’s take on Frankenstein—Depraved—as well.

Kino is showing some love to the sci-fi classic Doctor Cyclops, and Rlje Films is keeping busy with both The Shed and The Nightshifter this Tuesday. Other notable releases for January 7th include Trespassers, Cosmos, Dark Encounter, Mermaid Down, Savage Creatures, and Dark Light.

Depraved

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"Excuse me, sir? Are you okay?" In addition to Sam Mendes' long-take 1917 movie coming up this fall, we have another thrilling one-long-take film to watch right now. Whiteout is an 10-minute short film directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Lance Edmands, and it's a single-take drama set on a snowy road. When a young couple encounters a strange old man wandering in a snowstorm, they must decide if he needs help, or if he has more sinister intentions. Starring David Call and Sarah Tihany, with Patrick M. Walsh. It's a seriously suspenseful thriller that will turn your stomach. Edmands states that is intentions are to ask tough questions: "But what happens when we let our fear overwhelm our empathy?" It's a very provocative short that makes you confront your own feelings in a situation like this, a bit like Ruben Östlund's Force Majeure. Thanks to Short of the Week for debuting this.

So much of what we do in our lives comes down to a matter of could versus should. Many of us want to prove ourselves worthy by doing something nobody has ever done before, yet the hubris of such a desire often leaves us paying a price we neglected to realize had to be paid. Even if “should” factored in, however, the end result still wouldn’t be guaranteed because good intentions aren’t enough to offset that cost. Just because the pain and suffering we experience due to the untimely death of loved ones isn’t fair doesn’t mean bringing them back to life suddenly wipes the slate clean. There are psychological and emotional ramifications to consider for all parties involved. Making life ultimately ensures the taking of it too.

It’s in this mode of reconciliation that Larry Fessenden reworks Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by providing not...

It’s been 201 years since Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” was originally published, without her name on it. That injustice was rectified a few years later, but it’s still happening today. “Depraved” doesn’t merely play off of the ideas and themes of Shelley’s groundbreaking novel; it adapts it fairly closely — albeit in the present day — and somehow the movie doesn’t even mention her in the credits. “Depraved” indeed.

The latest film from Larry Fessenden, directing his first feature since 2013’s “Beneath,” tells the story of an army medic who dreams of putting mutilated soldiers back together. Henry teams up with — oh, these on-the-nose names! — Polidori, the heir to a pharmaceutical empire, to steal body parts and raise the dead. As you can imagine, Henry’s girlfriend Elizabeth (Ana Kayne) is highly skeptical.

But, shirking tradition, Fessenden’s screenplay doesn’t tell the “Frankenstein” story from the mad scientists’ perspectives.

Depraved IFC Midnight Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Larry Fessenden Screenwriter: Larry Fessenden Cast: David Call, Joshua Leonard, Alex Breaux, Addison Timlin, Maria Dizzla Screened at: Critics link, NYC, 8/29/19 Opens: September 13, 2019 Larry Fessenden’s feverish tale of a human being created by assembled body parts […]

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Film is a contemporary reimagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

UK distribution outfit Blue Finch has boarded UK and Ireland distribution on Larry Fessenden’s horror Depraved.

The company is planning a winter release on the title, which recently had its UK premiere at horror festival FrightFest. It has also played festivals including Fantasia and Sydney.

Genre sales outfit Yellow Veil Pictures handles rights and struck the deal with Blue Finch.

Depraved is a contemporary re-imaging of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, centring on a field surgeon (played by David Call) who creates a man out of body parts in a makeshift lab in Brooklyn.

Stars: David Call, Alex Breaux, Joshua Leonard, Ana Kayne, Maria Dizzia, Chloë Levine, Owen Campbell, Addison Timlin, Chris O’Connor, Alice Barrett, Jack Fessenden, James Tam, Zilong Zee, Noah Le Gros | Written and Directed by Larry Fessenden

Larry Fessenden (Wendigo) goes back to his monster drawing-board to tell a modern-day Frankenstein story about a man named Henry, a medic with Ptsd, who makes a guy out of body parts and, yep… you guessed it… he’s alive. Alive. Fessenden is no stranger to the topic, and he handles it well. Bringing the famous tale of Frankensteins Monster to modern times, using psychological horror, mental illness and science to do so. Apparently Depraved, a passion project for Fessenden that he’d been sitting on for a long time, was shot on the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s famous literary classic. Fitting, then, and indeed you can see plenty of the...

Larry Fessenden's modern retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has a full length trailer. Already having played at several film festivals, Depraved will now begin a wide release this September. In Fessenden's retelling of this classic, a soldier has returned home, after a debilitating injury. Adam (Alex Breaux) is traumatized and suffering from Ptsd. But, an Army medic (David Call) has cobbled Adam back together again, for better or worse. In early July, a teaser was released for the film. Now, a full length trailer is available for this creative horror title. Fessenden has talked about his inspirations for the film and the film's inherent themes. At Morbidly Beautiful, Fessenden's lists the film's central themes: "the human hubris of a scientist-defying God; The fear of losing control over something you have created; The fear of the 'other,' be it deformed or brutish and the loneliness of being a monster.

"I figured it out! I figured out how to bring them back..." IFC Midnight has debuted the full-length official trailer for Larry Fessenden's Depraved, a compelling modern take on the classic Frankenstein story of a man created from spare parts. Described as the "best film version of the Frankenstein legend in decades", Fessenden's Depraved is a "meditative reimagining of" Mary Shelley's classic novel that "explores the crisis of masculinity and ideas about loneliness, memory and the subtle psychological shocks that shape us as individuals." The plot follows a disillusioned field surgeon suffering from Ptsd who endeavors to make a man out of body parts and bring him to life in a Brooklyn loft. Depraved stars Owen Campbell, Chloë Levine, Alex Breaux, David Call, Joshua Leonard, Ana Kayne, and Maria Dizzia. I've been hearing some great things about this, perhaps the best update on Frankenstein in a long time...

Larry Fessenden's (Wendigo) Frankenstein inspired horror feature Depraved will show throughout the Summer. The film has already been slated for two appearances at this year's Fantasia Film Festival, in Montreal. This title has already been announced at other film festivals, including: the Overlook Film Festival and the Sydney Film Festival. As well, Depraved is expected to show, via a wide release, this September; IFC Midnight will handle the release (Rue Morgue). In the film, an army medic is suffering from Ptsd. He copes with the horrors he has scene by constructing a man, with various body parts. As well, Depraved stars: David Call ("The Sinner"), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux, Ana Kayne and others. A trailer, for Depraved, was released earlier this year and the clip can be found below. At Fantasia, Depraved will have two showings. The first one begins on July 28th, followed by another on Monday,...

From suburban cultists to an extreme haunted house that's home to more than just jump scares for those who enter its doors, Popcorn Frights Film Festival is bringing a wide range of horror movies to life on the big screen in Fort Lauderdale this August. Daily Dead is thrilled to once again be one of the media sponsors of this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and we have a look at the entire first wave of programming that includes Fangoria's Satanic Panic, the dark comedy Villains, and the world premiere of Haunt.

Press Release: Fort Lauderdale, Fl – Popcorn Frights is proud to announce the first wave of programming for the fifth annual celebration of the latest and greatest in genre cinema from around the world. The Southeast United States largest gathering of genre films and fans will take place over 9 nights, from August 8-16, at the historic Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale.

In today’s film news roundup, Paramount wins a Chris Hemsworth-Tiffany Haddish project, “Wallflower” gets bought, Valeria Cotto gets cast and Roger Corman receives an honor.

Acquisitions

Paramount Pictures has bought worldwide rights to “Down Under Cover,” a buddy comedy starring Chris Hemsworth and Tiffany Haddish in a deal worth an estimated $40 million.

Paramount came out on top of the auction conducted by CAA and Filmnation at the Cannes Film Festival. Lionsgate, Sony, Netflix, Miramax and Stx were also in the running.

Producers include Hemsworth and Haddish along with “Avengers: Endgame” directors Joe and Anthony Russo and Mike Larocca, and Thematic Entertainment partners John Finemore, James Hoppe and Ben Grayson.

Hemsworth will play a detective who goes undercover to crack a series of casino heists in which the suspects are a troupe of Australian male erotic dancers. Haddish will portray his partner. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.

May 15

– NewFest and NYC Pride, the official host of WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50, in partnership with Sva Theatre, announced its multi-day lineup of cinema and in-depth conversations for the 2019 edition of OutCinema from June 17 – June 19.

Each night features specially curated screenings followed by Q&As with the filmmakers and cast along with open bar after-parties. The three-day format encompasses the diversity of voices and perspectives within the Lgbtqia+ community while celebrating and commemorating the community’s commitment to our history.

“With the success of last year’s multi-day format for OutCinema, we’re thrilled to continue with the same structure for WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50,” said NYC Pride’s Executive Director, Chris Frederick, in an official statement. “This year’s film selections focus on diverse perspectives from our vibrant Lgbtqia+ community.”

“Given the momentous occasion of WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50, we’re delighted to showcases stories from New York City to a global audience with ‘Adam’ and ‘Wig,...

A modern-day reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein from one of the most influential and innovative voices in independent horror, Larry Fessenden’s Depraved has been acquired by IFC Midnight for Us distribution.

As shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Depraved is expected to receive a release in the Us this fall from IFC Midnight (following its screening at the upcoming Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans).

Check out the full press release with more details below, and in case you missed it, read our recent interview with Fessenden, who discussed the making of Depraved.

Press Release: Cannes - May 14, 2019 – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring U.S. rights to Larry Fessenden’s Depraved, his modern Brooklyn-set Frankenstein adaptation. The film stars David Call (The Sinner), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux (Bushwick), Ana Kayne (Another Earth), Chloë Levine, and Addison Timlin (The Town That Dreaded Sundown...

Two days ahead of the Cannes market opening, IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to Larry Fessenden’s Depraved, a modern Brooklyn-set Frankenstein adaptation.

The film stars David Call (The Sinner), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux (Bushwick), Ana Kayne (Another Earth), Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration), and Addison Timlin (The Town That Dreaded Sundown). Yellow Veil Pictures will launch international sales on the film at the Cannes market and screen it for buyers on Sunday.

Written by Fessenden, Depraved centers on a disillusioned field surgeon suffering from Ptsd who makes a man out of body parts and brings him ...

Two days ahead of the Cannes market opening, IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to Larry Fessenden’s Depraved, a modern Brooklyn-set Frankenstein adaptation.

The film stars David Call (The Sinner), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux (Bushwick), Ana Kayne (Another Earth), Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration), and Addison Timlin (The Town That Dreaded Sundown). Yellow Veil Pictures will launch international sales on the film at the Cannes market and screen it for buyers on Sunday.

Written by Fessenden, Depraved centers on a disillusioned field surgeon suffering from Ptsd who makes a man out of body parts and brings him ...

Jim Jarmusch’s zombie pic The Dead Don’t Die, which will open the Cannes Film Festival next month, is set to make its U.S. premiere at the Overlook Film Festival, which kicks off May 30 and continues through June 2 in New Orleans. The news was announced today when the horror-centric fest unveiled third festival lineup.

In addition to the 41 films, the fest will feature television presentations, immersive presentations, virtual reality, interactive events, and live performances. This includes their closing night film The Lodge, a sneak preview of the forthcoming Universal Pictures horror Ma starring Octavia Spencer and a screening of DC Universe’s new series Swamp Thing. Robert Rodriguez will also be on hand to hold an educational master class on independent filmmaking before presenting his latest micro-budget independent effort Red 11 and a special screening of the ’90s sci-fi horror The Faculty.

“We’re so proud to unleash this terrifying lineup on audiences.

Larry Fessenden’s Depraved is a do-it-yourself Frankenstein adaptation that surges with the filmmaker’s passion for profession, material, and genre. Brooklyn warehouse districts and Manhattan’s underbelly play backdrop to a retelling steeped in its own mad scientifics. An “indie” stitched together by graverobber prosthetic effects, pop-savvy hallucinations of firing synapses, and “man or monster” duplicity rooted in Mary Shelley’s thematic prose but adaptive to relevant social climates. Empathy and tragedy befall what we’ve discovered to be the faulted human condition; ghastly designs merely a metaphor. As history repeats and civilization progresses, so does cinematic culture – with Fessenden on the forefront of depicting how to do so (on a shoestring budget) correctly.

Alex Breaux stars as Adam, a laboratory (Gowanus loft) creation at the hands of ex-military field surgeon Henry (David Call). Adam’s brain locks away his previous life – in a different body – and as Henry...

Larry Fessenden's Depraved, a re-telling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, is set to have its world premiere at IFC Center's What the Fest!?, and, as reported by Screen Daily, Yellow Veil Pictures acquired worldwide sales rights to the film. Also in today's Highlights: Omar Epps joins the cast of Patrick Lussier's Trick, American Poltergeist: The Curse of Lilith Ratchet release details, and Deliberations podcast episode and guest details.

Depraved's IFC Center's What the Fest!? Premiere Details: "Stitching together the pieces of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Depraved is a contemporary reimagining of the seminal tale centered on a field surgeon who creates a man out of body parts in a makeshift lab in Brooklyn. Successful in his attempts but consumed with remorse over what he’s done, Henry tries to protect his creation, Adam, from the world. However, as Adam’s development continues, it is no longer clear who needs protecting.

Hell-bent upon finding evidence of ancient monsters in the modern world (often by exploring how they continue to be reflected in the raw stuff of human nature), Larry Fessenden launched his filmmaking career with a Frankenstein story, and he’s been working his way back to the subject ever since. Traces of Mary Shelley’s mad science can be found in many of the low-budget horror movies that his Glass Eye Pix has produced since 1985, and they’re even more apparent in the ones that he’s directed: From the ecological hubris of “The Last Winter” to the monster-is-us mythicism of “Wendigo” and the selfishness that percolates beneath all of his narratives and bubbled to the surface in “Beneath,” each of his features has dissected a severed limb from Shelley’s foundational story.

With “Depraved” — which is perhaps both his least expensive and most ambitious movie — Fessenden sews his entire body of work together.

Modern take on Frankenstein to receive world premiere this week.

New York and Los Angeles-based Yellow Veil Pictures has come on board to handle worldwide sales on genre and industry veteran Larry Fessenden’s horror film Depraved.

The title is set to receive its world premiere tomorrow (20) at the IFC Center’s What The Fest?! and is styled as a contemporary reimagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Depraved centres on a field surgeon (David Call) who builds a man from body parts in a makeshift lab in Brooklyn. When he succeeds, the surgeon is overcome with remorse and tries to...

Here’s a trailer for an interesting looking new indie horror film called Depraved and as you’ll see, it’s a new reimagining of the legendary Frankenstein story set in Brooklyn. This version of the story has its own unique style and spin and I actually really like what I’m seeing from it!

The movie was directed by Larry Fessenden (Wendego, ABC’s of Death 2), who has directed a lot of fun indie horror movie projects over the years. You may not recognize the name but he’s also appeared in several films as well as an actor.

Depraved “explores the crisis of masculinity and ideas about loneliness, memory and the subtle psychological shocks that shape us as individuals.” Here’s the official synopsis:

Alex (Owen Campbell) leaves his girlfriend Lucy (Chloë Levine) after an emotional night, walking the streets alone to get home. From out of nowhere,...

Indie horror guru Larry Fessenden hasn’t directed a feature film since 2013, but he’s returning with Depraved. The film is a reimagining of Frankenstein, told through Fessenden’s own unique lens. Starring David Call, Joshua Leonard, Alex Breaux, Ana Kayne, Maria Dizzia, Chloë Levine, Owen Campbell and Addison Timlin, Depraved will have its world premiere this month at What […]

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Meet the new man. Glass Eye Pix has debuted a short festival teaser trailer for Depraved, the latest film from beloved indie filmmaker / actor Larry Fessenden. This is premiering at the What the Fest!? festival at the IFC Center this month, which is why there's a teaser out now. Described as the "best film version of the Frankenstein legend in decades", Fessenden's Depraved is a "meditative reimagining of the" Shelley's classic novel that "explores the crisis of masculinity and ideas about loneliness, memory and the subtle psychological shocks that shape us as individuals." The plot follows a disillusioned field surgeon suffering from Ptsd who endeavors to make a man out of body parts and bring him to life in a Brooklyn loft. The film stars Owen Campbell, Chloë Levine, Alex Breaux, David Call, Joshua Leonard, Ana Kayne, and Maria Dizzia. There's some good footage in this teaser - take a look.

What if Frankenstein's monster came alive in contemporary Brooklyn? That's the intriguing setup for Depraved, a new reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein from one of the most influential and innovative voices in independent horror: Larry Fessenden. Ahead of the film's world premiere at What the Fest!?, we've been provided with the first teaser trailer for Depraved to share with Daily Dead readers.

A Glass Eye Pix and Forager Film Company production, Depraved was written and directed by Fessenden, and the film stars David Call, Joshua Leonard, Alex Breaux, Ana Kayne, Maria Dizzia, Chloë Levine, Owen Campbell, and Addison Timlin.

Depraved will have its world premiere at What the Fest!? on Wednesday, March 20th at 7:00pm at the IFC Center in New York City. For future updates, keep an eye on the film's official website, visit What the Fest!? online, and check out the teaser trailer below.

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What’s better than a modern take on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” shot on the novel’s 200th anniversary? A modern take on “Frankenstein” set in Brooklyn. Veteran genre writer-director Larry Fessenden has teamed up with indie producer and fellow filmmaker Joe Swanberg for his unique vision of the literary classic. “Depraved” will make its world premiere as the opening night film of What the Fest!?, a genre festival put on by New York’s IFC Center.

IFC programmers promise it’s “the best film version of the Frankenstein legend in decades,” while an official press release called it a “meditative reimagining of the novel” that “explores the crisis of masculinity and ideas about loneliness, memory and the subtle psychological shocks that shape us as individuals.”

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The official synopsis reads: “Alex (Owen Campbell) leaves his girlfriend Lucy (Chloë Levine) after an emotional night,...

One of the very best shorts of the year has made its way online. Actor David Call wrote, directed and stars in Cole, an elliptical drama about a combat veteran who’s suffered a traumatic brain injury and is struggling to reintegrate himself into the working world. With a steady, almost minimalist approach, Call relays the quotidian rejection that his character faces to heartbreaking effect. Check it out above.

One of the very best shorts of the year has made its way online. Actor David Call wrote, directed and stars in Cole, an elliptical drama about a combat veteran who’s suffered a traumatic brain injury and is struggling to reintegrate himself into the working world. With a steady, almost minimalist approach, Call relays the quotidian rejection that his character faces to heartbreaking effect. Check it out above.

It has just been announced that Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter, 2006) will lens the Frankenstein inspired Depraved. This film is a collaboration between production houses: Glass Eye Pix and Forage Film Company. Set to begin shooting in early February, the film takes it story from Mary Shelley, but adds a modern twist. Henry is a field surgeon, suffering from Ptsd. The strain of combat compels Henry to create a monster, made of body parts. Depraved will star: David Call, Joshua Leonard and Alex Breaux. A pre-production preview is hosted here. Fessenden is a well known veteran of the horror genre. From Wendigo (2001) to Stakeland (2010), Fessenden has even been responsible for stories in such video games as Until Dawn. He says of his latest and its script: "I am very grateful to have Forager support this deeply personal and visceral take on the Frankenstein story. I’ve been moved by the...

What if Frankenstein's monster came alive in Brooklyn? That's the intriguing setup for Depraved, a new reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein from one of the most influential and innovative voices in independent horror: Larry Fessenden.

Glass Eye Pix and Forager today announced that Fessenden will begin filming his new movie Depraved this February. Inspired by Shelley's classic novel, Fessenden's reimagining is slated to star David Call, Joshua Leonard, and Alex Breaux as the iconic monster. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates and read on for the official press release and the first teaser poster:

Press Release: New York City, January 30 — Larry Fessenden, NYC’s independent horror auteur (Habit, Wendigo, The Last Winter), is set to direct Depraved from his own script. The contemporary reimagining of Mary Shelley’s timeless classic Frankenstein centers on Henry, a field surgeon suffering from Ptsd after combat in the Middle East, who...

Few American filmmakers epitomize the spirit of horror made beyond the clutches of Hollywood better than Larry Fessenden, who has directed and produced socially conscious scary movies for decades. Now, IndieWire has exclusively learned that Fessenden is stepping behind the camera for the first in several years to direct “Depraved” from his own script. Billed as a contemporary reimagining of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” Fessenden’s project focuses on a field surgeon who suffers from Ptsd after combat in the Middle East, and creates a living human out of body parts in his Gowanus, Brooklyn lab.

This is not the first time Fessenden has used the backdrop of a creepy laboratory to explore real-world concerns. His 1991 feature “No Telling” focused on a man experimenting on animals and the impact of the work on his personal life. Fessenden is best known for directing the 1999 New York vampire drama “Habit,” the mystical “Wendigo,...

Marvel New Media and podcast listening service/content network Stitcher have announced they’re teaming up for Wolverine: The Long Night, the first-ever Marvel scripted podcast, launching in spring 2018. The 10-episode series will be available exclusively on Stitcher Premium until fall 2018, when it will see a wide release across all podcast platforms.

The show’s cast includes notable actors Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), Scott Adsit (30 Rock), Bob Balaban (Moonrise Kingdom) and Brian Stokes Mitchell (Mr. Robot). Also cast in the series are actors Zoe Chao, Chaske Spencer, Jordan Bridges, David Call, Michael J. Burg and Lannon Killia. Chris Gethard, host of the popular Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People podcast, also will make a cameo appearance.

Wolverine: The Long Night follows agents Sally Pierce (Celia Keenan-Bolger) and Tad Marshall (Ato Essandoh) as they arrive in the fictional town of Burns, Alaska, to investigate a series of murders and quickly discover the...

Vulture WatchWill Nikki, David, and Deevee make it in the music biz? Has The Breaks TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on VH1? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Breaks season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About?Airing on the VH1 cable channel, The Breaks stars Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn. Season one guest stars include Tip “T.I.” Harris, Teyana Taylor, and Gloria Reuben. Picking up where last year's TV movie left off. The Breaks TV show follows three young friends chasing their hip hop dreams in New York City in 1990. The series explores their successes and failures, as...

Network: VH1 and Bet. Episodes: Eight (hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: February 20, 2017 -- April 10, 2017. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Tristan Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn. TV show description:      This dramatic TV show is based on the television movie of the same name which was inspired by the book by Dan Charnas titled The Big Payback. The series is set in New York City in the 1990s and revolves around three friends who love hip hop and work to make their mark on the music industry. Nikki Jones (Afton Willamson) is a brilliant and recent graduate who abandoned a scholarship to law school to pursue her dream of becoming a record executive.

Bad news for The Breaks. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bet has cancelled their plans for a second season of the TV show.The drama, which aired its first season on VH1, follows three young friends chasing their hip hop dreams in New York City in 1990. The cast includes Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn.Read More…...

Vulture WatchWill Nikki, David, and Deevee make it in the music biz? Has The Breaks TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on VH1? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Breaks season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About?Airing on the VH1 cable channel, The Breaks stars Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn. Season one guest stars include Tip “T.I.” Harris, Teyana Taylor, and Gloria Reuben. Picking up where last year's TV movie left off. The Breaks TV show follows three young friends chasing their hip hop dreams in New York City in 1990. The series explores their successes and failures, as...

While VH1 isn't a big player in producing original scripted series, this cable channel has been in trying their hand at it for quite some time. Some have been a success in the ratings while others have not. How will The Breaks perform? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.Airing on the VH1 cable channel, The Breaks stars Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn. Season one guest stars include Tip “T.I.” Harris, Teyana Taylor, and Gloria Reuben. Picking up where last year's TV movie left off. The Breaks TV show follows three young friends chasing their hip hop dreams in New York City in 1990. The series explores their successes and failures, as they attempt to make a mark on hip hop culture. The Breaks is inspired by journalist Dan Charnas' book, The Big Payback,...

Network: VH1 and BetEpisodes: Ongoing (hour)Seasons: OngoingTV show dates: February 20, 2017 -- presentSeries status: Has not been cancelledPerformers include: Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Tristan Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn.TV show description:      This dramatic TV show is based on the television movie of the same name which was inspired by the book by Dan Charnas titled The Big Payback. The series is set in New York City in the 1990s and revolves around three friends who love hip hop and work to make their mark on the music industry.Nikki Jones (Afton Willamson) is a brilliant and recent graduate who abandoned a scholarship to law school to pursue her dream of becoming a record executive. Her boyfriend, David Aaron (David Call),...

The Breaks TV show on VH1 is not cancelled, but you won't be able to catch season two there. The hip hop drama series, which recently concluded its first eight-episode season on VH1 is moving to Bet for the second season.The Breaks stars Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn. Season one guest stars include Tip “T.I.” Harris, Teyana Taylor, and Gloria Reuben.Read More…...

Have you watched the first season of The Breaks TV show on VH1? If so, we have some promising news for you. While The Breaks has not yet been cancelled or renewed for season two, VH1 has already set up a writers' room for the second season.A 1990s hip hop business drama series on the VH1 cable channel, The Breaks stars Afton Willamson, Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, David Call, Evan Handler, Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls, and Ali Ahn. Season one guest stars include Tip “T.I.” Harris, Teyana Taylor, and Gloria Reuben. A sequel to last year's TV movie, The Breaks TV series follows three young friends chasing their hip hop dreams in New York City. Read More…...