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Now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment is Lost After Dark, a 1980s-set horror film that pays homage to that decade's slasher heyday while also instilling its own scares onscreen. For our latest Q&A feature, we caught up with Lost After Dark director/co-writer Ian Kessner, who discussed ’80s influences, a funny Robert Patrick anecdote, and his in-the-works remake of 1988's Waxwork.

Thanks for taking the time to converse with us today, Ian. Lost After Dark is a blood-splattered homage to ’80s horror films. What movies, TV shows, or other pop culture memories from that decade influenced your approach to Lost After Dark?

Ian Kessner: My pleasure, big fan of Daily Dead. The film that influenced my approach the most was the original Friday the 13th, but Halloween, Happy Birthday to Me and a bunch of others all found their way in there. I also...

In yet another example of “indie directors score a hit and go on to reboot a classic genre flick,” Lost After Dark director Ian Kessner and co-writer Bo Ransdell are seriously kicking around the idea of a Waxwork remake/reboot. And… Continue Reading →

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Stopping the apocalypse never looked so good. Season 2 of Fox's Sleepy Hollow arrives on Blu-ray in September. Also featured in this round-up: Tony Todd's live performance of Tales from Beyond the Pale at Fantasia has been announced and a trailer for Lost After Dark.

Sleepy Hollow Season 2: Blu-ray.com reports that Sleepy Hollow: The Complete Second Season will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on September 15th:

"Nothing is as it seems as the second exhilarating season of the witty, addictive series begins! After Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) risks his life to rescue Police Lt. Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) from Purgatory, the two face even greater danger as sinister forces in Sleepy Hollow gain momentum. With Katrina held captive by the Headless Horseman, and Frank Irving mysteriously back from the dead, Ichabod and Abbie must rely on instinct to know who to trust in their quest to permanently...

Michael Rooker (Merle Dixon on The Walking Dead) has returned for the third installment of the web series, The Driving Dead. Also in this round-up: release details for Lost After Dark and a trailer for Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween.

The Driving Dead: Press Release -- "Actor, Michael Rooker, reprises his starring role in The Driving Dead Series with a new webisode, “The Escape,” premiering today.

The Driving Dead Series launched in August 2014 as part of a new initiative led by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Renowned for his roles in Marvel’s, “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and AMC’s, “The Walking Dead,” Rooker has been involved with the series from its inception. Now in its third installment, The Driving Dead addresses the importance of seatbelt safety for everyone in the car – drivers and passengers alike.

To watch “The Escape,” and learn more about the series, visit www.TheDrivingDeadSeries.com.

In true 80’s nostalgia fashion, I’ve been hyped about seeing this film since I’ve seen the poster. Yes, a poster sold me on the movie – just the way I grew up watching movies in the late 80’s & 90’s. Anchor Bay just announced the release date for the 80’s slasher homage, Lost After Dark.

If you thought the 80s were dead — think again! On September 1st, Anchor Bay Entertainment goes full 80s retro with Lost After Dark, a loving but harrowing homage that takes audiences back to the decade when slashers ruled the silver screen. The exciting directing debut of writer/director Ian Kessner, Lost After Dark proudly features visceral, old-school prosthetic “kills,” and pop songs pulsing to an electronic beat. So thrown on a pair of acid wash jeans and go full-on tubular with Lost After Dark! Srp is $26.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $22.98 for the DVD, with pre-book on July 31st.

Cowritten by director Kessner and Bo Ransdell Lost After Dark eschews the Scream meta approach in its lovingly clever homage to the 1980s slasher film as it follows a group of teenagers out to party when the school bus theyve stolen breaks down. In true 80s form it isnt long before the randy adolescents discover a creepy farm house as well as the owner of it a cannibal killer known as Junior Joad. Kessners approach to this material is pitchperfect and he clearly knows the subgenre. Delivering familiar slasher tropes in the forms of a virgin (presented as the final girl) a slut a badboy a jock a nerd et al. as well as in narrative Lost After Darks retro approach...

If you regularly keep up on horror news, you may be familiar with Andrea Albin from her past work as a journalist for a number of horror publications or her talent management company. Late last year, it was announced that she teamed up with Scott Spiegel for a new feature, titled Die, Maniacs, Die!, and I recently had a chance to learn more about the upcoming movie and a new horror convention she’s working on.

You started writing for a number of horror publications and eventually began representing talent through your own management firm. That’s not the usual path I see journalists take in the industry. Can you tell me how this all came about?

Andrea Albin: It just felt right. I owned the management firm before I started writing, and my husband and I did it together so he could handle my screenwriting business. Anyone who works...