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"We are trying to finish this film, but our actors & crew keep disappearing." A wacky trailer is out for an indie horror film creation called The WeedHacker Massacre, which will be premiering later this month at the 2025 Golden State Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. Comedy and horror as a doomed film crew tries to remake another horror remake. A meta horror riff on trying to make indie horror film where more horror happens. Created Allen Danziger, and directed by Jody Stelzig. A horror comedy about the college student Willie Wonder who drove 13 coeds out to the Earth Wind Music Fest in Red Eye, the illegal weed capital of Texas. Protected by his amazing Jheri-Curl hair, he survives after being shot in the head. The WeedHacker Massacre stars David Treviño, Molly Sakonchick, Bobbie Grace, Sean Reyna, Parrish Randall, and featuring Allen Danziger as Sheriff Danzinshoos. Even this trailer is meta...

50 years after The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Allen Danziger is back with a massacre of a different kind in The WeedHacker Massacre.

Danziger, who played Jerry in Tobe Hooper‘s 1974 classic, co-created the new horror-comedy with writer Ray Spivey. He also appears in the movie as Sheriff Danzinshoos and serves as executive producer.

In the meta slasher, the cast and crew of The WeedHacker Massacre boldly attempt to film their movie where a series of gruesome unsolved murders occurred 10 years ago. Bad acting, bounced payroll checks, and the masked killer’s return threaten what is surely to become their worst movie ever.

Directed by stunt performer Jody Stelzig, the film stars David Treviño, Molly Sakonchick, Bobbie Grace (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Sean Reyna, and Parrish Randall (Circus of the Dead).

Currently seeking distribution, The WeedHacker Massacre will premiere at the Golden State Film Festival on February 20 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Just in time for its 10th anniversary, fans of Circus of the Dead will be excited to hear that official novelization is on the way! Written by Joshua Millican, and available starting on November 26th from Encyclopocalypse Publications, pre-order links just opened and we have all the details:

Synopsis: A sadistic group of clowns kidnap an unsuspecting man and his daughters, forcing him to play a deadly game in order to save his family.

Written by Billy “Bloody Bill” Pon and Lee Ankrum, Circus of the Dead has amassed a rabid cult following in the years since its release. The film stars Bill Oberst Jr., Parrish Randall, and Chanel Ryan. A sequel was recently announced and is currently in pre-production.

The novelization was written by Joshua Millican, and has been 100% approved by “Bloody Bill”.

“I’ve been a fan of Circus of the Dead for almost as long as anyone,...

Organ Trail: "Abigale and her family fall victim to a ruthless gang while making their way across the Oregon Trail. As the only survivor, she will do whatever it takes to retrieve her one earthly possession, her family's horse, from the clutches of the bloodthirsty bandits."

Release Date: In select theatres April 14 and Available to Buy on Digital May 12, 2023

Starring: Zoé De Grand'Maison, Nicholas Logan, Olivia Applegate, Michael Abbott Jr., Jessica Frances Dukes with Clé Bennett and Sam Trammell

Written By: Megan Turner

Directed By: Michael Patrick Jann

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28: The Biohazard EP: "Enjoy The Ride Records and Taped Noise proudly present 28: The Biohazard EP by John Murphy. Composer John Murphy has created the scores to some of the most iconic films of our generation. Pressed on 140g single-sided 12" with a screen printed B side, this EP features re-recorded and remastered tracks and is housed in a 350gsm...

For years, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre house set on the same plot of land it was located on when director Tobe Hooper and his cast and crew filmed the movie there in 1973. The road running past it was closed off, but civilization was closing in on it. The land where the house used to be is now taken up by a mixed-use development called La Frontera – but back in the ’90s, the house was sold and moved approximately sixty miles from Round Rock, Texas to Kingsland, Texas… where it was turned into the Grand Central Cafe and Club Car Bar, which sits on the grounds of the Antlers Hotel. Many Texas Chainsaw Massacre fan events have been held at the house over the years. But unfortunately, it has now been sold again and its future is uncertain.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre cast member Allen Danziger took to Instagram to...

Let’s talk about flix bay-bee… (you sang that, didn’t you?)

Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre

• Release Date: Tbd; Head here for details

• Written By: Josh Vargas, Jvstin Whitney

• Directed By: Josh Vargas

• Starring: Andrew Bourgeois, Bobby Haworth, Travers Laville, Garret West, Parrish Randall

This must be my lucky year, creeps! Less than a month into this bad bastard and I’m already reviewin’ the second fright flick in my beloved metal/horror genre! And no matter what you think of these kinds o’ flicks, ya can’t deny they have the snappiest titles in the horror biz! Don’t believe me? Just slap yer putrid peepers on the name of this thing: Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre! While the title grabs the ol’ attention by the short and curlies, let’s see if everything else about this rock n’ roll nightmare can live up to that monstrous moniker.

Hairmetal Shotgun...

*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Bloody Bill Productions. Director: Billy 'Bloody Bill' Pon. Writers: Lee Ankrum and Billy 'Bloody Bill' Pon. Cast: Bill Oberst Jr., Parrish Randall, Chanel Ryan and Roger Edwards. Circus of the Dead is an indie horror film from first time feature director Billy Pon. Pon utilizes some great make-up effects and interior shooting, in his debut. However, the film's story falters as it deals uncompellingly with morality. Evil greatly overpowers good, thanks to actor Bill Oberst Jr.'s performance as the murderous Papa Corn and the script. Other characters fall by the wayside, with Papa Corn dicing his way through the cast. Conflict is minimized by the inability of other characters to subdue this murderous beast. And, Circus of the Dead suffers from a lack of strong antagonism between characters. The story begins with the circus coming to town. Usually,...

Bizarre AC II took place June 13-15 at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, and Dread Central went down-the-shore to check it out! Here's our event report plus an overflowing image gallery.

Having traveled to different conventions across the country, I am always searching for that old-school vibe I felt back in the 90’s. I would go to every NYC Weekend of Horrors starting at the age of 14 with my horror-loving father, Joseph Buckley (a man who used to buy Don Post Frankenstein masks from Famous Monsters to scare the kids with in the Heights of Jersey City but would not get the Monster inked on him while in the Navy because he thought it would upset his dad).

Bizarre AC II had that feeling… the feeling of the old ways, the old time when horror was new and everything you saw was not readily available from an online chain store.

Director Billy Pon is getting set to release his film Circus of the Dead to the masses. This terror tale involves a malevolent carnival and the murderous clowns who roost there. And now, a movie clip has been released for Circus of the Dead. Film fans can see more of the cast in the film, including Bill Oberst Jr. (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies) as Papa Corn. The film also stars Parrish Randall (Gut Instincts), Chanel Ryan (Bad Kids Go To Hell), Roger Edwards (Stop-Loss) and Brad Potts. The clip looms below. The horrifying story for Circus of the Dead begins with Don (Randall) and his difficult choices. Don meanders into a Big Top and a trap is sprung. Several clowns, who reside in the Big Top, take Don to task, by forcing him to choose between life or death. Don begins to loose his sanity as the clowns begin a murder and crime spree.

Two new one-sheets have come our way for the upcoming indie flick Circus of the Dead, which features the great Bill Oberst, Jr., as a psycho clown along with Parrish Randall and more! Check out the goodies!

Oberst describes his character, Papa Corn, as "a homicidal serial rapist with a taste for necrophilia whose day job happens to be as a circus clown. He and his highly disturbed fellow clowns use the circus as cover for some of the darkest and most graphic acts of violence I have ever seen in a script or on a set."

"The effects team, led by Marcus Koch and Matthew Ash, has been churning out corpses and body parts non-stop for the entire five-week shoot," says Oberst. "We've sawed off heads, hands, and tongues; stripped the skin off a living man's face; drooled clown slime on multiple females in varying states of undress; and...

Actor Bill Oberst Jr. will star as a necrophiliac clown in Circus of the Dead. The films story involves a deadly circus and a group of sadistic clowns these clowns want to play some games with those they have captured. Circus of the Dead also stars Parrish Randall (Gut Instincts) Brad Potts (Puppet Master X Axis Rising) Chanel Ryan Ryan Clapp Rusty Edwards and Mike Williams.

A fresh crop of images has come our way for the upcoming indie flick Circus of the Dead, which features the great Bill Oberst, Jr., as a psycho clown along with Parrish Randall and more! Check out the new goodies!

Oberst describes his character, Papa Corn, as "a homicidal serial rapist with a taste for necrophilia whose day job happens to be as a circus clown. He and his highly disturbed fellow clowns use the circus as cover for some of the darkest and most graphic acts of violence I have ever seen in a script or on a set."

"The effects team, led by Marcus Koch and Matthew Ash, has been churning out corpses and body parts non-stop for the entire five-week shoot," says Oberst. "We've sawed off heads, hands, and tongues; stripped the skin off a living man's face; drooled clown slime on multiple females in varying states...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

A creepy new teaser trailer for director Billy Pon's upcoming brutal clown film Circus Of The Dead has released. You can watch the new teaser below the details.

We've also included a couple stills, some of which are Nsfw.

Check out the official IMDb page for Circus of The Dead here.

Billy Pon is planning to premiere the film at the Texas Frightmare Weekend in May and he's providing a few minutes of sneak peek footage to this years Shockfest Film Festival in Hollywood this month.

The film has just finished cutting and is director Billy Pon states that "2014 is going to be the year of the clown."

"Circus of The Dead" stars Bill Oberst Jr., Parrish Randall, Brad Potts, Chanel Ryan, Ryan Clapp, Rusty Edwards and Mike Williams.

About Circus of The Dead

A man becomes entangled in a deadly morality game when the...

We really can't think of a better way to kick off 2014 than with more eye candy of Bill Oberst, Jr., playing an evil clown and lots of full frontal nudity. Yep, just another day here at Dread Central.

Oberst describes his character, Papa Corn, as "a homicidal serial rapist with a taste for necrophilia whose day job happens to be as a circus clown. He and his highly disturbed fellow clowns use the circus as cover for some of the darkest and most graphic acts of violence I have ever seen in a script or on a set."

"The effects team, led by Marcus Koch and Matthew Ash, has been churning out corpses and body parts non-stop for the entire five-week shoot," says Oberst. "We've sawed off heads, hands and tongues; stripped the skin off a living man's face; drooled clown slime on multiple females in varying states of undress...

More stills and a second teaser trailer have been released for Billy Pon's Circus of the Dead. This indie horror film features actors Bill Oberst Jr., Parrish Randall (Gut Instincts), Chanel Ryan (Bad Kids Go To Hell), Roger Edwards (Stop-Loss) and Brad Potts. The stills and clip show more of the nefarious characters from the film. Circus of the Dead deals with a hellish carnival. Here, attendees are tasked with making difficult decisions. And, if they make the wrong decision, they die! Fans of horror can preview the film here as it nears its release date. Circus of the Dead is expected to release in 2014 and more details on the launch are below. Release Date: Tba. Director: Billy 'Bloody Bill' Pon. Writers: Lee Ankrum and Billy 'Bloody Bill' Pon. Cast: Bill Oberst Jr., Parrish Randall, Chanel Ryan, Roger Edwards and Brad Potts. The second teaser for Circus of the Dead...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Some brand spankin' new character posters for the upcoming horror/thriller Circus of the Dead have been released. They look killer!

You can check them out below the official announcement of the new film. Enjoy the madness!

From The Press Release:

Bell Cow Films along with Bloody Bill Productions are proud to announce the new film, Circus of the Dead, a horror/thriller starring Bill Oberst, Jr., along with Parrish Randall and Chanel Ryan and directed by Billy Pon.

Circus of the Dead is the story of a man who becomes entangled in a deadly morality game when the circus comes to town and a sadistic clown forces him to examine the things he takes for granted in the most horrific ways.

Family man Don’s visit to an old, run down Big Top circus and chance encounter with a nihilistic group of clowns leaves...

A couple of bits of artwork for one of several new flicks featuring prolific genre actor Bill Oberst, Jr., entitled Circus of the Dead, have arrived; and they're here for your enjoyment without the peanuts and the screaming barkers.

Oberst describes his character, Papa Corn, as "a homicidal serial rapist with a taste for necrophilia whose day job happens to be as a circus clown. He and his highly disturbed fellow clowns use the circus as cover for some of the darkest and most graphic acts of violence I have ever seen in a script or on a set".

"The effects team, led by Marcus Koch and Matthew Ash, has been churning out corpses and body parts non-stop for the entire 5-week shoot," says Oberst. "We've sawed off heads, hands and tongues; stripped the skin off a living man's face; drooled clown slime on multiple females in varying states of...

We told you about the new docudrama that's based upon one of the most infamous films of all time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a couple of days ago; and now director Josh Vargas has shed some light on what to expect from Summer of Saw.

"The movie that we're doing with Marilyn [Burns] about the making of Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a feature film, not a documentary," says Vargas. "There are more than a handful of good TCM docs out there, including one that I know is on the way. There would be no point in us doing one too. Rather, we feel that the best way to really bring the audience into that story is with a feature film. This is something that Marilyn, Parrish, Jason, and myself have been working on for about six months but wasn't something we felt we should talk about until all of...

A new feature about one of the single most infamous American films of all time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, is on its way from writer/director Joshua Allan Vargas called Summer of Saw; and we have your first details here.

This latest feature film concerning the making of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is being produced by the film's own Sally Hardesty - Marilyn Burns, Jason Poh, Joshua Allan Vargas, and Parrish Randall. Vargas is writing and directing.

"It was an adventure during that summer of 1973 that I never dreamed we'd still be talking about some 40 years later," said Burns. "But it is an experience I am thankful for and it's one that I want to share more of with the fans of the film... and in greater detail. This biopic with Josh and Parrish allows me to do that. It's my story... and my gift to...

Actor Bill Oberst Jr. ("Children Of Sorrow") has recently wrapped a lead role as a necrophiliac clown in "Circus Of The Dead". Several early stills from the film have been released of Oberst Jr. and others, courtesy of director Billy Pon. The film's story involves a deadly circus and a group of sadistic clowns; these clowns want to play some games, with those they have captured. "Circus Of The Dead" also stars Parrish Randall (Gut Instincts), Brad Potts ("Puppet Master X: Axis Rising"), Chanel Ryan, Ryan Clapp, Rusty Edwards and Mike Williams. This title is currently in post-production and horror fans can preview several bloody stills, here. Actor Oberst Jr. has something to say about his character Papa Corn. Oberst Jr. describes Corn as "a homicidal serial rapist with a taste for...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer for Devil in My Ride, an announcement of The British Horror Film Festival lineup, details on Circus of the Dead, an excerpt from Ground Zero, Five Things You Need For the Zombie Apocalypse from Michael Garza, a Q&A with Rachel and Simon Light, and much more:

Devil in My Ride Trailer and Premiere Details: “Red Band Films, the specialty genre label of L.A. based production and finance company Unified Pictures, announced today that its debut feature “Devil in My Ride,” starring Sid Haig (“Kill Bill: Vol. 2,” “Jackie Brown,” “The Devil’s Rejects”), will make its much anticipated World Premiere at the Shriekfest International Film Festival, taking place October 3rd to 6th in Los Angeles.

“Devil in My Ride” is a horror comedy directed by...

Several stills have been released for director "Bloody Bill" Pon's Circus of the Dead. The film deals with a dangerous carnival and the characters trapped there. Actor Bill Oberst Jr. plays one of the clowns at the circus, named Papa Corn. Also, Parrish Randall (Gut Instincts), Chanel Ryan (Bad Kids Go To Hell), Roger Edwards (Stop-Loss) and Brad Potts star in this terrifying horror film, which is nearing completion. The film's story is still, mostly, being kept in mystery. However, characters in the film are tasked with questions of morality and their answers may or may not allow them to survive. The early stills from the film show that some will not make it. Actor Oberst Jr. is shown above as Papa Corn. The film's bright visual display can be seen in this photo. Below, Papa Corn slices one person, while another has a face peel. These two photos are...

This one might be perfect for those horror fans that love screepy clown in thier horror films. Circus of the Dead will be released in 2014 Actor Bill Oberst Jr. (Children of Sorrow) has recently wrapped a lead role as a necrophiliac clown in Circus of the Dead. Several early stills from the film have been released of Oberst Jr. and others courtesy of director Billy Pon. The films story involves a deadly circus and a group of sadistic clowns these clowns want to play some games with those they have captured. Circus of the Dead also stars Parrish Randall (Gut Instincts) Brad Potts (Puppet Master X Axis Rising) Chanel Ryan Ryan Clapp Rusty Edwards and Mike Williams. This title is currently in postproduction and horror fans...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Actor Bill Oberst Jr. is up to his usual horrific antics in his newest film Circus of The Dead, where he portrays a homicidal necrophiliac clown. The flick just wrapped and we're excited to witness the carnage! Check out all the details below and a few raw screen grabs from the film.

From The Press Release

Bill Oberst Jr. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2454994 has wrapped a lead role as a necrophiliac clown in Circus Of The Dead and we have some screen grabs from the raw footage, courtesy of director Billy Pon. Oberst describes his character, Papa Corn, as "a homicidal serial rapist with a taste for necrophilia, whose day job happens to be as a circus clown. He and his highly-disturbed fellow clowns use the circus as cover for some of the darkest and most graphic acts of violence I have ever...

At Texas Frightmare Weekend 2012, I stumbled across a little movie called Jacob (review here), and it completely blew me away. For a completely independent picture made for extremely little money, it packed an emotional punch that few mainstream horror films can pull off.

Truth be told, I've paid to see movies in the theater that display less skill and power than Jacob, and that's a damn shame, but finally someone was wise enough to pick up this gem for distribution, and as of April 16th, Jacob is out on DVD and Blu-ray for your viewing pleasure courtesy of Kino Lorber's Horizon Movies.

Jacob had a return performance at this year's Texas Frightmare Weekend to celebrate its release, and I sat down with main man Larry Carrell to chat about writing, directing, and acting in the film.

Mr. Dark: Give us the background on yourself, and what you've done so far.

Indie director Josh Vargas had decided to make his latest flick into one helluva memorable experience. Check out the details below, as described by Vargas himself, about the twisted subject matter of In a Madman's World.

About In A Madman's World

"The movie I just finished, called In a Madman's World, is based entirely on the Dean Corll/Wayne Henley/David Brooks serial killings of the early 1970's in Houston, TX," Vargas said. "The film will be told from the perspective of 15-year old, Wayne Henley, who, with another teenager, led teenage boys into the hands of, Dean Corll, a sexual sadistic serial killer.

"I researched the case for two years before I wrote the script and shot the movie. I've acquired and studied the entire case file and read the entire court transcript. I've spent over 50 hours interviewing Wayne Henley in prison and have two year's worth of written Q&A sessions with him.

Killer Teddy Bear anyone?? You got to love the inventiveness of some filmmakers. In this followup from Bs Entertainment, “Kodie focuses on two ghost hunting teams researching a haunted house in a small town. Soon they are terrorized by a little girl named Kodie in the form of a Killer Teddy Bear!”

The newley released DVD includes behind the scenes footage of the making of Kodie.

Starring Jayson Champion, Parrish Randall (quick and the undead), and Jennifer Stone (spoils, devotion) Directed by Abel Berry and produced by Andrew Rose and Justin Powers (troma’s pot zombies).

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Parrish Randall is a Texas actor who has a lot of cool stuff going on. He’s part of the team putting together the “Don’t Look in the Basement” remake together and he recently got to work on one of the Chillerama segments that we’ll be seeing this fall. Randall talks about his filming experiences and a few more upcoming projects in the works. Check out my latest Versus with actor and all around cool guy Parrish Randall.

Brian S- First off, how'd you get into acting and filmmaking?

Parrish Randall- I grew up watching the old classics on TV...you know, the Bogie, Jimmy Stewart, John Garfield type of films and was always mesmerized that the medium of film could take the viewer on adventures for two hours that one could never imagine going on. Pretty cool, I thought, even at six years old watching these films.

2010 - 71 mins. - Not Rated

D: Abel Berry

C: Jayson Champion, Jennifer Stone, Abel Berry, Alan Rowe Kelly, Parrish Randall, James Furey

A team of paranormal investigators find themselves having to deal with a murderous girl dressed in a teddy bear costume who has been cursed by a witch.

Watching a film is like an investment. Instead of investing money, viewers are investing their time and their emotions into a story. So a film needs to have a good story and characters that viewers can either relate to or are fascinated by. Kodie has an interesting story that does something original, something different, something unique. Kodie gets credit for doing something bold and out there. As the film unfolds revealing new layers, the story becomes more endearing. Now, if only the main character was as endearing. The film paints this portrait of a character at wits ends and struggling with pursuing his passion.

Kodie Synopsis:

David, a paranormal investigator, has come to a point in his life where everything he cares about is being ripped away in domestic turmoil. He soon finds himself and his team caught in a world of an enraged murderous little girl named Kodie in the form of a Teddy bear. Set forth by a witches curse, She rips,eats,dismembers and lays waste to the abusive hearts of the town, leaving them in a pool of red chaos and mangled corpses.

.... Now they must free themselves from the torment of Kodie's ruthless brutal Hell....

Kodie is an independent horror film from director Able Berry who also co-stars in the horror flick with Parrish Randall, Alan Rowe Kelly, Jayson Champion, Jennifer Stone, Kristen Hall and many others. The story is about a witch, a girl dressed as a teddy bear and lots of blood and dead bodies. Kodie...

Dread recently visited the set of filmmaker Tim Sullivan’s latest flick Chillerama and spent some time chatting with him, as well as the cast, regarding his rather gonzo segment of the horror-comedy anthology. Entitled "I Was A Teenage Werebear", Sullivan’s spoof of 1960’s beach blanket flicks, among others, was then filming during the wee hours of November 5th in Sycamore Cove, a state beach just north of the exclusive enclave of Malibu.

“Let me tell you what’s going on,” Sullivan (the man behind the features 2001 Maniacs and 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, as well as the host of VH1’s recently-concluded reality series "Scream Queens 2") communicated to us of the film, while rehearsing a dance number with a dozen or so actors decked out in luau garb, as waves crashed on the beach just yards away. “It’s me and filmmakers Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2: Dead End...

Directed by: Abel Berry

Cast: Jayson Champion, Jennifer Stone, Abel Berry, Michael McGibson, Jason Stone

The premise of Kodie is one that might leave you tilting your head a bit; it's the tale of a team of paranormal investigators who go to a reportedly-haunted house and find themselves caught up in a deadly curse involving a little girl named Kodie. The little girl just so happens to be dressed like a teddy bear and she was cursed by a witch, forever damned to eat the flesh of the wicked.

The filmmakers, Abel Berry and Jennifer Stone, were also the stars of the show; Stone portrayed the adult version of the homicidal teddy bear and Berry played Jasper, a local man who is more than meets the eye. Rounding out the cast were other indie horror staples such as Kristen Hall, Andrea Schweers, Alan Rowe Kelly, Parrish Randall and James Furey...

Dread Central hit the set of Tim Sullivan’s Chillerama segment "I Was A Teenage Werebear" last week in Ventura, CA, and while a set report is imminent from the anthology film (and it was a crazy, splat-stick visit!), we thought we’d drop the hair-raising (pun intended) teaser image provided by director Sullivan.

Featuring a gleeful Ron Jeremy (he of 70’s porn fame) frolicking on the beach in leather daddy form with a possibly frightened lollipop, the mock cover of a faux 1960’s-era Blueboy-esque magazine was shot by Parrish Randall during the production of the horror-comedy "I Was A Teenage Werebear" and designed by Adam Rifkin.

For those who might wonder what a ‘werebear’ is, as director Sullivan says, “The image pretty much sums it up.”

Stay tuned to Dread for in-depth coverage coming soon.

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Hey peeps, we've been following this cool indie horror film for a while and with a name like Possum Walk it just has to be good! This cool looking Texas film is written and directed by Jeremy Sumrall and stars Maggie Conwell, Parrish Randall, Andrew Sensenig, Tim Taylor, Tyler Tackett, Keli Wolfe,Danielle Jones, Chris Warren, Jessica Jecker, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Peebles and Victoria Lane as "Abigail".

Plot:

In small towns like Possum Walk, secrets can be hard to keep. For Faith Carpenter, her secret could be downright deadly: She’s pregnant…and a virgin. Her father—a local preacher with dark, violent secrets of his own—tightens his grip on her, driving a wedge between them. But both of them will have to put aside their differences to deal with the darkest secret Possum Walk has ever known: a serial killer who has chosen the little town to be his bloodiest venue yet.

We all have movies we look forward to seeing, one horror film I've been patiently waiting for is Abel Berry's Kodie which will have it's premiere at Doa Blood Bath 2 Film Fest on November 13th in Dallas, Texas.

Kodie was written and directed by Berry and produced by Andrew Rose, Jennifer Stone and Justin Powers. The film stars Jayson Champion, Jennifer Stone, Alan Rowe Kelly, Parrish Randall, Jay Dela Rosa, Michael McGibson, Alexys Zahn, Jake Stone, James Furey, Christian Berry, Andrea Schweers, Amanda Fine and Randall McMillan.  Check out our exclusive image at the companion comic after the jump along with the trailer and a special sneak peak from Kodie.

Synopsis:

David, a paranormal investigator, has come to a point in his life where everything he cares about is being ripped away in domestic turmoil. He soon finds himself and his team caught in a world of an enraged...

In a bit of a sad turn of events we're sorry to report that director Josh Vargas has vacated the director's seat on the long talked about remake of Don't Look in the Basement. Yep, that's the bad news. The good? As of now the project is still very much happening.

According to Vargas, "Due to certain circumstances, and much to my regret, I am resigning from my position as Director of the "Don't Look In The Basement" remake. With the Producers postponing principal photography until May, as well as a few other circumstances, certain prior commitments within that specified time frame have forced me to make this decision, which is not one that I haven't made lightly. To my knowledge, "Basement" is still slated to shoot in May, with Parrish Randall serving as director. We discussed a new option for the script, so it will remain intact, I will still serve as the writer,...

Some time ago we posted a few early stills from indie feature Kodie, and now we've got your first look at the film's upcoming online comic companion, called Witchery and Fur, which is being drawn by artist Jerem Morrow. In addition, we have word on Kodie's premiere date from producer Andrew Rose.

B.S. Entertainment Films has announced that Kodie will world premiere on November 13th, 2010, in Dallas, Texas. The exact location and time will be announced shortly. Then, in December of 2010, we'll see the comic debut on the official Witchery and Fur website.

Kodie is written and directed by Abel Berry and stars Jayson Champion, Jennifer Stone, Michael McGibson, Jay Dela Rosa, Alexys Zahn, Jake Stone, Christian Berry, Andrea Schweers, and Amanda Fine with support from Randall McMillan, Alan Rowe Kelly, Parrish Randall, and James Furey. A synopsis of the storyline follows:

David, a paranormal investigator, has come...

Kristen Hall may not have been on the horror scene that long but she's making a name for herself, and fast! She has four movies in the works slated for 2010 and 2011 releases. She's also the co-host of a cool horror themed blogtalk radio show and an all around cool girl that can kick your ass, oh and she's pretty too! Check out what we talked about below, everything from how she got started in the horror film biz, her current films to her guilty pleasures and funny stories!

Brian  S- Hi Kristen, tell us how you got into acting. Kristen- Well Brian, I was actually working as "best boy grip" on the set of Sweatshop and when we went to film the rave scene Stacy Davidson looks at me & says, "Hey Kristen, you wanna die?" Of course I did it & after that Stacy had me do a couple of stand...

Director Josh Vargas (Sway) dropped us another line today updating us on the casting for his remake of the S.F. Brownrigg film Don't Look in the Basement. There's good stuff coming, folks.

You can add three names to the festivities! Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs, Driftwood) will be playing L.J, the head orderly of the Stevens Sanitarium; James Fury (Walking Distance) will be playing Billy Doyle, the unlucky telephone repair technician dispatched to the isolated asylum for what proves to be a most deadly meeting with the inmates; and Anthony Brownrigg (Red Victoria), who's also the son of the late S.F. Brownrigg, will be playing Sergeant Craig Jaffe, one of the more dangerous patients in the sanitarium.

The trio join the already announced Brooke Lewis (iMurders, Dahmer vs. Gacy) as Charlotte Beale, Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall, Night of the Comet, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) as Nurse Jane St. Claire, Kristen Hall (Sweatshop,...

Last December it was announced that director Josh Vargas was planning a remake of the S.F Brownrigg film Don’t Look in the Basement. It’s all been quiet since then…

However Vargas has finally broken the silence to Dread Central, releasing a statement about the film and revealing some intriguing casting news – including the return of 80’s scream queen Kelli Maroney!

Don’t Look in the Basement is set to star Brooke Lewis (iMurders, Dahmer vs. Gacy) as Charlotte Beale, Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall, Night Of The Comet, Fast Times At Ridgemont High) as Nurse Jane St. Claire, Kristen Hall as Harriett Whitmore, Tyler Tackett as Danny Hinderman, and producer Parrish Randall (The Quick And The Undead) as Judge Oliver W. Cameron. Says director Vargas:

I’m very proud to have the opportunity to remake this film, which is one I’ve loved for many years. I’m...

Director Josh Vargas (Sway) dropped us a line today updating us on his remake of the S.F Brownrigg film Don't Look in the Basement, and things seem as if they're finally cookin'!

After a long wait Josh was able to finally release some casting news. Look for the flick to be featuring Brooke Lewis (iMurders, Dahmer vs. Gacy) as Charlotte Beale, Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall, Night Of The Comet, Fast Times At Ridgemont High) as Nurse Jane St. Claire, Kristen Hall (Sweatshop, Possum Walk) as Harriett Whitmore, Tyler Tackett (Possum Walk, Renfield) as Danny Hinderman, and producer Parrish Randall (The Quick And The Undead, Walking Distance, and Possum Walk) as Judge Oliver W. Cameron.

"I'm very proud to have the opportunity to remake this film, which is one I've loved for many years," says Vargas. "I'm beyond ecstatic about bringing this story to a new audience! This is definitely...

There's Lots of horror coming to the Lone Star state this April, and we've got the early word on what movies you can expect to see playing during the Texas Frightmare Film Festival.

From the Press Release

"Texas Frightmare Weekend announced it has extended the dates for its companion Texas Frightmare Film Festival this year (April 28–May 1). Highlights from the lineup include the Us premiere of Tim Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs: Field Of Screams, George Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, and Adam Green’s Sundance hit Frozen.

Green’s Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers and follows the life or death choices a trio of skiers and snowboarders must make when they find themselves abandoned on a ski resort chairlift. The film, which was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will screen at the Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:00Pm.

Any horror fan worth his or her weight in gore should be amped up for George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead, and if you’re planning on attending the Texas Frightmare Weekend, that’s exactly what you’re going to be seeing. That and so much more!

Tfw Film Festival 2010 will kick off Wednesday, April 28 and Thursday, April 29 at the Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville. The festival will then move to the convention site (the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Irving) Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1.

"We've always hosted a mini film festival during our convention," said fest director Loyd Cryer. "Recent Texas Frightmare Weekends have begun with theatrical screenings of Night of the Living Dead and Texas Chain Saw Massacre, so adding two additional nights of theatrical screenings is a natural progression."

The centerpiece selection of Tfw Film Festival 2010 is Survival of the Dead -- the sixth film...

Director Josh Vargas (Sway) dropped us a line today letting us in on some pretty cool news -- he's been signed to write, direct, and executive produce a new remake of the S.F Brownrigg film Don't Look in the Basement.

Not to be confused with the previously announced Alan Rowe Kelly project of the same name, Vargas tells us his Don't Look in the Basement will be an entirely different beast.

The upcoming remake is being produced by Parrish Randall and Burton Bailey and will be shot in South Texas at the same exact location as the original. That's pretty badass if you ask us!

"The original 1973 film is one that not only I, but Burt and Parrish hold very close to our hearts, explains Vargas. "This will not be a 'reimagining' or 'reinvention', but a straight-up remake of a great horror film that deserves a shot at a new generation of horror fans.

We've been telling you about Chris Warren's Imago for quite a long time now. We've shown you stills, gotten you quotes, etc. Finally a trailer has reared its head and things are looking pretty good for this indie effort starring a couple of familiar faces.

The film stars Natalie Jones (Walking Distance), Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5), Danielle Jones (Sweatshop), Melanie Donihoo (Closet Space), Parrish Randall (The Quick and the Undead), and Debbie Rochon (Nowhere Man). It is directed by newcomer Chris Warren and produced by Mel House's Upstart Filmworks with a screenplay by Warren and House. It is associate produced by Ted Geoghegan (Barricade) and musician Jonah Matranga.

Imago follows the exploits of a young woman who is investigating the disappearance of her brother. Inside his apartment she finds the past, present, and future colliding within an alternate dimension. And with reality slowly transforming into a Lovecraftian nightmare,...

Producer Mel House ( Walking Distance ) sent over the first teaser trailer for Imago , the latest horror pic from Texas based film company Upstart Productions. Directed by Christopher Warren from a script he co-wrote with House, Imago stars Lisa Wilcox ( A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 & 5 ), Debbie Rochon ( American Nightmare ), Natali Jones, Sean Brison, Omar Adam (all from Walking Distance ), Parrish Randall ( The Flesh Keeper ), Melanie Donihoo, Danielle Jones ( Closet Space , Walking Distance ) and Brandan Kankel. Imago follows Jennifer, a young woman with a dark past, as she goes on a search for her missing brother. Jennifer soon discovers that her brother's disappearance was anything but planned...and related to something not of this world. Get your first peek at...

Fango got the first Internet look at the trailer for the upcoming horror film Imago from producer/co-scripter Mel House. The preview debuted at the Texas Blood Bath Film Festival this past weekend, and you can check it out below.

Directed by Chris Warren from a screenplay he wrote with House, Imago (which we last reported on here) stars Natali Jones, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 and 5’s Lisa Wilcox, Fangoria Radio’s Debbie Rochon, Omar Adam, Sean Brison, Parrish Randall, Erin Brooke, Danielle Jones and Brandan Kankel in the story of a woman whose search for her vanished brother leads her into a realm of horrors. House is currently wrapping up postproduction on this feature as well as his latest directorial venture, Walking Distance. “Now that we’re in the home stretch of post on Walking Distance and I’ve been able to hand a lot of stuff off,...

Writer/director Jeremy Sumrall and producer/cinematographer Robert Luke gave Fango the first on-line look at a new trailer for their shocker Possum Walk, along with a few exclusive images from the movie; check ’em out below. “The trailer debuted prior to a screening of Josh Vargas’ Sway at Crypticon Houston this past weekend,” Luke tells us, “and received an incredible response from the crowd.”

Possum Walk, which we last reported on here, is set in the titular small Southern town where the residents live under extreme religious oppression. A virginal local girl mysteriously becomes pregnant and begins suffering horrible visions, all while a vicious serial killer begins targeting her friends. Maggie Conwell, Parrish Randall, Andrew Sensenig, Tim Taylor, Tyler Tackett, Keli Wolfe, Danielle Jones, Chris Warren, Jessica Jecker, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Peebles and Victoria Lane star, with Kristi Boul and Matthew Ash on the makeup FX.

“We recently wrapped...

Three new stills have come our way -- from another dimension -- for Chris Warren's upcoming indie effort Imago, and we figured we'd share because you, dear readers ... are the wind beneath our wings.

Imago follows the exploits of a young woman who is investigating the disappearance of her brother. Inside his apartment she finds the past, present, and future colliding within an alternate dimension. And with reality slowly transforming into a Lovecraftian nightmare, she only has so much time to solve the mystery and escape with her life.

The film stars Natalie Jones (Walking Distance), Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5), Danielle Jones (Sweatshop), Melanie Donihoo (Closet Space), Parrish Randall (The Quick and the Undead), and Debbie Rochon (Nowhere Man). It is directed by newcomer Chris Warren and produced by Mel House's Upstart Filmworks with a screenplay by Warren and House. It is associate produced...

Writer/director Jeremy Sumrall got in touch with an update and photos (including some exclusive gore shots) from Possum Walk, the rural chiller that, he says, is “about 98 percent complete.” Check out the images from the Texas-lensed Horrorphile Entertainment/Bloodbrick Pictures production below.

“We have one or two dialogue scenes left to film, and then a couple of FX pickup shots,” Sumrall reports. “Little stuff we weren’t able to pull off quite the way we wanted, naturally.” Nonetheless, “The production has gone much smoother than I could have anticipated. I have an amazing cast and hard-working crew supporting me in this endeavor. I’m eternally grateful to each and every one of them for helping to bring my creation to life.”

Sumrall goes on to describe Possum Walk, which stars Maggie Conwell, Lone Star State horror regular Parrish Randall, Keli Wolfe (fifth photo with Conwell), Jessica Jecker and Danielle Jones...