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The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters, and the official How to Kill Monsters trailer highlights many of the practical creatures within.

Dark Sky Films releases How to Kill Monsters on Digital on December 6, 2024.

Director Stewart Sparke (Book of Monsters) describes How to Kill Monsters as a “love letter to the 80s and 90s horror movies that I grew up watching on VHS.”

Stewart promises that the movie will inject “a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream to deliver genre fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that feels both nostalgic and fresh.”

Here’s the official synopsis…

“Jamie Lancaster is the sole survivor of a blood drenched massacre at a remote cabin in the woods.

The Creature Below and Book of Monsters director Stewart Sparke’s horror comedy How to Kill Monsters is set to receive a limited theatrical release on December 6th, and will be getting a VOD and digital release on that same day. To help you decide if this is a movie you’d like to check out next month, we have the trailer embedded above.

Coming our way from Dark Sky Films, Dark Rift Horror, and Ro Pictures, How to Kill Monsters was scripted by Sparke and Paul Butler. Here’s the synopsis: The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters from another dimension. And here’s an alternative synopsis: Jamie Lancaster is the sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre at a remote cabin. Claiming that her friends were...

Stars: Lyndsey Craine, Johnny Vivash, Ayvianna Snow, Fenfen Huang, Juné Tiamatakorn, Michaela Longden, Arron Dennis, Daniel Thrace | Written by Paul Butler | Directed by Stewart Sparke

Well that’s it! We can officially close the book on my number one movie of 2023 because I finally got to see How to Kill Monsters and it’s an absolute belter.

Admittedly I was an adoring fan of Book of Monsters and I do think Lyndsey Craine is a bonafide yet hugely underrated superstar scream queen female lead. Then you throw in a smorgasbord of who’s who in the genre and a metric ton of gore, blood and guts. Safe to say I have been excited for this practical effects-driven low-budget Lovecraftian horror, sci-fi, comedy from director Stewart Sparke and his team at Dark Rift Horror.

How to Kill Monsters starts much the same as many other movies of its ilk… at the end…...

Stewart Sparke is no newbie when it comes to giant rubber monsters and bucketfuls of goo. With two big silly indie creature features already under his belt in past FrightFest favourites The Creature Below and Book of Monsters, you’d think he’d be tiring of this sort of thing by now. Ready to shift gears into a much cleaner romantic comedy, or something that doesn’t involve having to scoop coagulated brain juice out of your work shoes every evening. But with this third effort, he confirms what we probably already knew; not only is Sparke the king of this very specific brand of lovingly batshit micro budget crowd-pleasers, neither he nor his team are going anywhere either. They’re simply having too much fun.

A sort of spiritual sequel to 2018’s Book of Monsters, How To Kill Monsters is another naturally funny, adoringly made stab at the old-school genre nuts-and-bolts.

Ahead of the world premiere of Stewart Sparke’s latest horror film How To Kill Monsters at this year’s FrightFest, on August 25th, Kev sits down with director Stewart, his female lead, the badass Lyndsey Craine, and her fellow actors Arron Dennis and Daniel Thrace.

The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of monsters from another dimension.

The How To Kill Monsters premiere is nearly sold out with just a handful of tickets left so make sure you get yours now at frightfest.co.uk...

With its world premiere at Frightfest only a couple of weeks away, the first teaser trailer for How to Kill Monsters is now available for everyone to watch. For full transparency, I supported the film's Kickstarter campaign because I was so impressed with their campaign trailer, but I haven't see the film yet and I'm as excited as everyone else to check out all of the practical effects and gallons of fake blood!

"The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to fight off an invasion of monsters from another dimension.

With a menagerie of monsters realised entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure, How To Kill Monsters will scratch the itch of horror fans craving a throwback popcorn horror movie that delivers thrills, kills and laughs in equal measure.

The Creature Below and Book of Monsters director Stewart Sparke’s horror comedy How to Kill Monsters is set to make its world premiere at FrightFest on August 25th (tickets to the premiere are available Here), and with just two weeks to go until that date arrives, we’ve gotten our hands on a teaser trailer for the film. Check it out in the embed above!

Coming our way from Dark Rift Horror and Ro Pictures, How to Kill Monsters was scripted by Sparke and Paul Butler. Here’s the synopsis: The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters from another dimension.

A press release promises that, “With a menagerie of monsters realized entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure,...

The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters, the latest splatter comedy from the filmmakers that brought you Book of Monsters.

Ahead of the film’s World Premiere at Frightfest in London on August 25, the official teaser trailer for How to Kill Monsters has been unleashed today. You can check it out below.

Director Stewart Sparke (Book of Monsters) declares How to Kill Monsters a “love letter to the 80s and 90s horror movies that I grew up watching on VHS.”

Stewart promises that the movie will inject “a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream to deliver genre fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that feels both nostalgic and fresh.”

Here’s the official synopsis…

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The team that created Book of Monsters and The Creature Below are back with a new project that is sure to pique the interest of Daily Dead readers! Inspired by 80s classics and with the promise of being practical FX-driven, How to Kill Monsters is now on Kickstarter and we have all the details:

"The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters.

Dark Rift Horror is thrilled to release the Kickstarter Trailer and Poster for How to Kill Monsters, an entirely practical FX driven horror comedy movie from the people that brought you Book of Monsters and The Creature Below.

Inspired by genre classics like Evil Dead 2, Gremlins and Hellraiser; How to Kill Monsters is a feature length movie made for fans of 80s horror.

The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters, the latest splatter comedy from the people that brought you Book of Monsters and The Creature Below.

Dark Rift Horror today launched a hilarious and immersive promo trailer for the horror comedy that’s being partially funded through Kickstarter. This practical FX-driven horror looks well worth a donation.

Inspired by genre classics like Evil Dead 2, Gremlins, and Hellraiser, How to Kill Monsters is a feature-length movie made for fans of 80s horror.

“With a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream, the film will deliver horror fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

Stars: Daniel Hall, Jennifer Jordan, Ric Vince, Tony Goodall, Paul Mayo Mason, Christopher Tauers, Arron Dennis, Joe Buckton | Written by Jonathan Ashdown, Paul Butler, Stephen Gallacher | Directed by Stephen Gallacher

There seems to be so many low budget British gangster/revenge thriller movies released every year you’d be forgiven to be at all bothered about any of them. It’s not a genre of movies I cover a lot of yet it seems I get emails about a new release almost weekly. So to say I was excited about Nothing Man would be a lie. That said, the brief synopsis I read before viewing it did at least sound more intriguing than most.

The synopsis described a homeless amnesiac searching for answers to his best friends murder, even if it opens up questions about his own past.

For good chunks of the movie, the filmmakers here should at least...

Stars: Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Stanton, Rose Muirhead, Nicholas Vince, Daniel Thrace, Anna Dawson, Julia Munder | Written by Paul Butler | Directed by Stewart Sparke

Director Stewart Sparke and writer Paul Butler follow up their low-budget debut The Creature Below with the Kickstarter-funded monster movie Book of Monsters. Combining a witty script and practical special effects, it works as an affectionate homage to ’80s creature features while retaining a refreshingly modern-day approach to its gender politics.

Northern teenager Sophie (Lyndsey Craine) is about to turn eighteen, so her best friends Mona (Michaela Longden) and Beth (Lizzie Stanton) persuade her to have a wild and crazy house party while her widowed, well-meaning dad (Nicholas Vince) is out of town. However, things quickly spiral out of control when a suspiciously slinky gate-crasher (Steph Mossman) sneaks upstairs with an unsuspecting virgin (Arron Dennis) and performs a blood ritual that releases a host of monsters,...

Stars: Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Stanton, Rose Muirhead, Nicholas Vince, Daniel Thrace, Anna Dawson, Julia Munder | Written by Paul Butler | Directed by Stewart Sparke

Director Stewart Sparke and writer Paul Butler follow up their low-budget debut The Creature Below with the Kickstarter-funded monster movie Book of Monsters. Combining a witty script and practical special effects, it works as an affectionate homage to ’80s creature features while retaining a refreshingly modern-day approach to its gender politics.

Northern teenager Sophie (Lyndsey Craine) is about to turn eighteen, so her best friends Mona (Michaela Longden) and Beth (Lizzie Stanton) persuade her to have a wild and crazy house party while her widowed, well-meaning dad (Nicholas Vince) is out of town. However, things quickly spiral out of control when a suspiciously slinky gate-crasher (Steph Mossman) sneaks upstairs with an unsuspecting virgin (Arron Dennis) and performs a blood ritual that releases a host of monsters,...

As if it couldn’t be timed better, here’s the fifth episode – the “Halloween 2013 Special” of RedShirt Films new web series Nights at the Round Table, a romantic comedy set at a weekly tabletop gaming night starring Arron Dennis, Jennifer Jordan, Amelia Tyler and James Rotchell.

When a possessed board game is delivered to the table, who will survive the night?

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Hot off the proverbial press (Ok, maybe the edit suite) here’s the fourth episode of RedShirt Films new web series Nights at the Round Table, a romantic comedy set at a weekly tabletop gaming night starring Arron Dennis, Jennifer Jordan, Amelia Tyler and James Rotchell.

Episode 4 – “Mungo The Greaterest.“ A fifth player has finally made it to a second invite, but just how long will he last?

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Here’s the first episode of RedShirt Films new web series Nights at the Round Table, a romantic comedy set at a weekly tabletop gaming night starring Arron Dennis, Jennifer Jordan, Amelia Tyler and James Rotchell.

And First They Were Four. – Sam has just moved back to town after what is only known as “The Snes Incident”. A chance meeting with an old school friend takes him back into a world of Kings and Queens, Lords and Ladies, D20s and cheese puffs…

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Check out the fantastic second trailer for RedShirt Films forthcoming new web series Nights at the Round Table, a romantic comedy set at a weekly tabletop gaming night starring Arron Dennis, Jennifer Jordan, Amelia Tyler and James Rotchell. I’ve been following the progress of the series on Facebook for some time so I’m really looking forward to seeing the first episode!

Nights at the Round Table will launch with episode 1 on June 13th 2013.