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Exclusive: Loretta Ramos has been named Senior Director of Blumhouse and K Period Media’s Screamwriting Fellowship program.

Ramos previously served as interim head of the Sundance Institute’s Women of Sundance program.

In her role, she will be responsible for overseeing the program for the two companies, which is run in partnership with the Sundance Institute.

The invite-only program is accepting recommendations for applicants until Friday.

Said Ramos, “There are some truly electric new voices in horror. Writers from all types of backgrounds are bringing new dimensions to the genre, and I’m so excited to lead this initiative to provide equitable opportunities and make sure they feel supported in bringing their visions to life. It’s been wonderful getting to know the teams at K Period Media and Blumhouse and I’m looking forward to working together.”

Kimberley Steward, Founder of K Period Media, and Jason Blum, Founder/CEO of Blumhouse,...

Between The Bear, The Menu, Boiling Point and now House Of Spoils, it has never looked less appetising to be a chef. What's coming to our screens is back-breaking, stressful work judged by ungrateful customers and snooty critics. As a celebrated New York chef-patron tells us in House Of Spoils’ opening scene, “To be a chef, you've got to love the taste of blood. You've got to love the fight.” And then follows that ominous advice with a line that would have even Remy from Ratatouille abandoning his aprons: “I gotta remember to not just cook with my head but with my balls.”

Unsanitary cooking advice and toxic workplaces aside, things get considerably worse for House Of Spoils’ Chef (Ariana DeBose). Nefarious forces set upon her new rural fine-dining restaurant, and having employees that can't tell a monkfish from a chicken prove to be least of her problems.

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There are several culinary series about making food, about chefs, about traveling and being introduced to a variety of foods from different cultures and movies about the restaurant industry (the dark comedy The Menu instantly comes to mind). A lot of the time the focus is so much on the stress of working in the food industry and the experience of a high-end meal, but not on the soil it comes from. House of Spoils is an exploration of witchcraft, land, and the respect it should be given, and a study of the perversion and stress of the restaurant industry.

House of Spoils (2024)

Director Danielle Krudy, Bridget Savage ColeRelease Date September 21, 2024Writers Danielle Krudy, Bridget Savage ColeCast Imola Gspr, Gabriel Drake, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Arian Moayed, Marton Csokas, Barbie Ferreira, Ariana DeBose, Amara KaranCharacter(s) Erik Haas, Hiral Sen, Marcello, Alvin, Andres, Witch, Lucia, ChefRating RRuntime 101 MinutesGenres Thriller, Horror

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In this interview with Cbr's Kevin Polowy, directors Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy discuss House of Spoils and the motivations behind their main character's drive for perfectionism, set against a chilling horror backdrop. Drawing inspiration from films like Whiplash and Black Swan, the directors explore themes of women in leadership, believing the intense and high-pressure culinary world was the perfect setting for their storyespecially since it was written before The Bear!

House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef who takes over a remote restaurant, determined to achieve success at any cost. As her obsession with perfection grows, she faces increasingly eerie and unsettling events that threaten her sanity and ambitions. Hear how Savage Cole and Krudy crafted this thrilling narrative and brought their unique vision to life.

October has arrived, impossibly. Yes it’s already fall, and that means it’s getting darker earlier and earlier. Which means the ideal window of time in which to cozy up with a great movie is getting longer and longer. This month has no lack of options for what to watch on streaming, with new movies on Netflix, Max, Prime Video, Peacock and Hulu that are well worth checking out. Below, we’ve rounded up the best of the best, from brand new horror movies to comedies to some of the year’s biggest films that are arriving on your favorite streaming service for the first time.

Check out our picks for the best new movies streaming in October 2024 below.

“¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” Casa Bonita, the Lakewood restaurant, purchased by the creators of “South Park” in 2021, renovated for reopening in Lakewood, Colorado on Thursday, May 25, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

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Blumhouse’s House of Spoils is now playing on Prime Video, but you can see it for free on the big screen with special guests at The Cabot in Beverly, Ma on October 10.

Bloody Disgusting’s own Alex Divincenzo (that’s me!) will be moderating a post-screening discussion with filmmaker Bridget Savage Cole and Academy Award-winning actress Ariana DeBose.

Click here to secure your free tickets while supplies last.

House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

The supernatural thriller is co-written and co-directed by Cole and Danielle Krudy. Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset, and Marton Csokas also star.

In her review from Fantastic Fest, Meagan Navarro wrote, “House of Spoils explores the high stress restaurant environment with a witchy twist.

A surprisingly clever riff on a familiar recipe, Prime Video’s “House of Spoils” seems like a dark fairy tale you could make better yourself — at first. Part “The Bear” and part “The Witch,” this supernatural horror outing follows a nameless Chef (Ariana DeBose) in an allegory about ambitious women that lacks bite but isn’t without its own special sauce.

Writer/directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy broke out with their tenacious crime thriller “Blow the Man Down” in 2019 and show a well-earned confidence in this imperfect but still occasionally enchanting first-time genre effort. The duo’s second feature builds on a bare-bones concept that feels more rudimentary than rustic much of the time, and yet, the filmmakers’ decisive presentation is enjoyable enough as an entrée served straight to streaming.

Jeremy Allen White has the market cornered on tortured culinary professionals — and, as far as the cast of...

Plot: Follows an ambitious chef as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

Review: The restaurant business is murder. If The Menu and The Bear did not give us enough insight into the stress, anxiety, and sheer psychological warfare of being a chef, Gordon Ramsey and every cooking reality competition should have made it abundantly clear that the artisans that create haute cuisine are emotionally broken by the work they love. The latest Blumhouse offering, House of Spoils, takes the work of starting a restaurant to a new level with a tale of supernatural cookery that may have you rethinking any upcoming reservations at a fine dining establishment. Led by Ariana DeBose, House of Spoils presents a conventional horror yarn through a distinctly epicurean lens.

Ariana DeBose plays Chef, the...

A film headlining a chef and overtones of witchery are combined in Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s “House of Spoils.” The garden both inspires and holds secrets to yesteryear’s terror. What does all the foliage hold in themselves? The directors attempt a dark mystery, but the film squanders it freely, cobbling together a lazy plot that spruces up an explanatory flashback to bolster a story of female agency and determination.

The narrative fizzles out quickly, saved only up to a degree by its lead, Ariana DeBose, who admittedly works a tad too zealously. It’s the case of an actor so stubbornly convinced she can single-handedly rescue a terribly clueless script that her presence, despite being the sole sincere spot, starts to stand out in some other distracting register.

The film suffers from a muddled sense of focus, a complete imbalance between sudden directions, and the more...

Witches have gotten a bad rap. Portrayed alternately as conniving tricksters, bearers of bad omens, casters of curses, and perpetrators of evil, these herbal and medicinal craft practitioners have been given the decidedly short end of the stick. House of Spoils, from writing-directing duo Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, makes a noble attempt to reframe neopagan practices and their proponents as much more than cackling antagonists. Inherent to witchcraft is a connection to the natural world, a distinction that this present film seeks to elucidate, which makes it a far more intriguing affair than the typical archetype-trundling trifle.

We begin with a flurry of mysterious images: hands mashing a cerise concoction of ambiguous ingredients, pages of a manuscript containing humanoid figures sprouting leaves from their heads. For those who don't particularly care for codicology, the mandrake, and its artistic anthropomorphization are intrinsic to witchcraft, the personification of a plant...

Are you ready for one of the biggest Octobers of all time? This Halloween season is packed with 50+ new release horror movies, a good portion of them releasing this week alone.

Here’s all the new horror releasing from October 1 – October 6, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Just when you thought it was safe to take out the trash, the Screambox Original horror-comedy Crackcoon landed on our streaming service and VOD platforms this past Tuesday.

The film has been fittingly described as “Rocket Raccoon meets Cocaine Bear” by Total Film, and you can watch the trailer for Crackcoon below for a taste of the bloody madness.

“When a synthetically-altered street drug is discarded in the woods by a drug dealer during a car chase with police, the fallout proves nothing less than horrific as an innocent raccoon eats it, transforming it into a nightmarish...

An ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) opens her first restaurant in a remote location and faces kitchen chaos, immense self-doubt, and a supernatural presence trying to sabotage her success at every turn. This is the simple, straightforward premise of House of Spoils, written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down), with DeBose as the main attraction. I consider DeBose (West Side Story) a versatile artist unafraid to take on roles in new genres, as her career has shown so far, so expectations were mostly positive.

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And it’s precisely DeBose that House of Spoils relies on to stay engaging. There’s an intriguing character study at the heart of this film about self-esteem, confidence, and personal ability to overcome obstacles imposed by ourselves and others, as well as fighting...

From Blow the Man Down writer-directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy comes a new dish, House of Spoils, served piping hot by Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television. Next up on the directing duo's menu is this psychological horror movie starring Academy Award-winner Ariana DeBose, Arian Moayed, and Barbie Ferreira, which celebrated its world premiere at this year's Fantastic Fest.

As The Bear regularly commits category fraud to pass off its boiling-over stresses as comedy, House Of Spoils throws an extra ingredient into the heart attack atmosphere of high-end kitchens: a ghost. The haunted restaurant horror tosses plenty into the pot, but the half-developed flavors rest uneasily on the palate.

Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose stars as a high-pressure “Chef” in House of Spoils, and she’ll have her work cut out for her in the kitchen in this upcoming horror movie. We’ve got a brand new exclusive clip that emphasizes the “Spoils” part of the film’s title with a skin-crawling infestation.

House of Spoils premieres globally on Prime Video on October 3, 2024.

The film “follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.”

Watch the exclusive clip below to get a sense of some of the creepy-crawly pests Chef will have to battle if she hopes to keep her job. Crushing self-doubt will be the least of her problems in this witchy tale that is arriving this Halloween season.

Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan,...

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Prime Video is ready with an entertainment-packed October this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of Prime Video’s best original shows including The Legend of Vox Machina and also new hit movies like Challengers. Just like every month, Prime Video is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 12 new movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video in October 2024.

Challengers (October 1)

Challengers is a romantic sports drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes. The 2024 film revolves around a love triangle between an injured tennis star turned coach, her low-circuit tennis player ex-boyfriend, and her tennis champion husband in a span of 13 years. Challengers stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist in the lead roles with Darnell Appling, Shane Harris,...

The Halloween season is in full swing and October is right around the corner. What does that mean? Well, it means we’re about to be hit with an absolute deluge of new horror movies.

October is always loaded up on fresh frights on the small screen and big screen, and that’s why we’ve put together the ultimate Halloween Movie Guide with a spotlight on 31 New Horror Movies releasing throughout October. 31 days… 31 new movies… it seems only right.

Read on for Bloody Disgusting’s Halloween 2024 Movie Guide!

Bloody Disgusting’s Halloween Movie Guide is presented by Apartment 7A starring Julia Garner. Add the new psychological thriller to your Halloween watch list.

Crackcoon – October 1 – Screambox

Just when you thought it was safe to take out the trash… The Screambox Original horror-comedy Crackcoon has been fittingly described as “Rocket Raccoon meets Cocaine Bear.” In the film directed by Brad Twigg,...

Delicious food, darkened bruja folklore, and Ariana DeBose? House of Spoils is a complete meal, albeit smaller bites. Filmmakers Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy lose themselves in witch’s brew of naturalistic psychological horrors, filtered through the cutthroat business of restauranteurship. Don't expect The Menu — Cole and Krudy find salvation in soil borne worship that connects with Mother Nature's literal roots. There's so much power in thematic ideas, yet storytelling feels restrained in unfortunate ways. Cole and Krudy replicate Chef's Table cinematography as immaculate dishes head to tables, juxtaposed against unappetizing rotten visuals. However, there's an apprehension that leaves the audience still craving something more.

Ariana DeBose stars as a driven New York City chef who gambles her career on a scenic upstate restaurant. She ditches Tauras, comfortable paychecks, and her mentor Marcello (Marton Csokas) for entrepreneurial partner Andres (Arian Moayed) and a haunted house in the middle of nowhere.

Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s House of Spoils takes viewers on a haunting journey through the shadows of one ambitious chef’s dreams. Ariana DeBose stars as the unnamed lead, a talented culinary artist who has spent years refining her skills under a renowned mentor. Now, she’s ready to strike out on her own by opening an innovative new restaurant in a remote, centuries-old estate.

DeBose’s character envisions turning the property’s sprawling grounds into an epicurean destination, where foodies will travel for miles to experience her avant-garde tasting menus among lush natural surroundings.

Partnering with an investor, she throws herself into the venture with laser focus. However, strange events soon threaten to derail her ambitions. Food becomes plagued with mold and infestations, while nighttime in the creaky old house brings unexplained occurrences.

As disturbing supernatural forces and creeping self-doubt assault the chef’s vision, she...

The latest collaboration between Blumhouse and Amazon, House of Spoils, explores the high stress restaurant environment with a witchy twist. Writer/Directors Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down) deliver a culinary visual feast when it comes to the food and the inner workings of the kitchen, one that happens to be a little haunted. But don’t expect heavy scares in this feminine horror film that feels more like Hell’s Kitchen meets Practical Magic.

Ariana DeBose stars as a high-pressure “Chef,” introduced as the star of renowned restauranteur Marcello’s (Marton Csokas) kitchen. Chef plates with poise and earns Marcello’s praise, but once the night’s service has ended, she draws his ire by quitting; she’s been offered the rare opportunity to head her own kitchen at a new venture. She’s teamed with nervous investor Andres (Arian Moayed) to open a destination farm-to-table restaurant from an old house,...

Fantastic Fest 2024 kicks off in weather so hot it could make a killer clown melt.

That won’t scare away the right movie lovers from this buzzy genre film event — held every year at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas. It also won’t keep the most game among them from embracing the creepy circus theme tied to the event’s extra freaky 19th edition. However, the residual face paint and sweat could prove its own messy point at opening night’s Mac Sabbath concert.

An eight-day film festival exploring horror, sci-fi, fantasy, cult films, and more, this year’s Fantastic Fest runs from Thursday, September 19 to Thursday, September 26. Founded in 2005 by Tim League, the offbeat festival includes dozens of feature films, several shorts programs, two episodic premieres for TV, a notorious “debate” night (featuring a… boxing element?!), various live performances, and more. Fantastic Games also makes its inaugural...

Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) takes the lead in the horror thriller House of Spoils, which is coming to us from Blumhouse Television and Amazon‘s Prime Video. This one has the great Halloween season release date of October 3rd, and with that date right around the corner, a trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

The film has been written and directed by the duo of Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, whose previous credits include the 2019 film Blow the Man Down, episodes of the recent mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, and episodes of the AMC+ series Moonhaven.

Described as a “tense, psychological and sensuous” thriller, House of Spoils stars DeBose as an ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant—a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate—where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self doubts… and...

From Blumhouse, House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn. Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy's sophomore feature film, the thriller House of Spoils, releases globally on Prime Video on Thursday, October 3rd. It will have its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest on Saturday, September 21st. The official trailer and poster were revealed this week. Find the trailer down below. Written and Directed by Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy, their second film stars Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose, along with Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset and Marton Csokas. ...

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Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose takes a step away from her usual musical roles in an upcoming supernatural horror film. In “House of Spoils,” DeBose plays an ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant in a remote estate. Soon after, unsettling events begin to threaten her culinary dreams and the opening of her new business.

Produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Productions, “House of Spoils” is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video on October 3. DeBose’s character believes running a high-end kitchen will be challenging enough without any other problems. However, she faces horrifying consequences after ignoring warnings against using ingredients from the previous owner’s garden. Scenes from the trailer show moldy meals and insects crawling out of dishes, hinting at the supernatural challenges that come.

The film follows DeBose’s character as she struggles not only with the usual stresses of opening a new restaurant, but...

Ariana DeBose stars as a gourmet chef with a haunting, food spoilage problem in the trailer for House of Spoils. As DeBose opens up her first restaurant as head chef, she gathers fresh herbs and other plants, despite a neighbor’s warnings to not eat anything from the previous owner’s garden. Soon, mold coats her meals, and a creepy-crawly escapes from a dining guest’s dish. The horror-thriller premieres on Oct. 3 via Prime Video.

“It was hot,” DeBose says, after swatting a bug from a guest’s plate.

House of Spoils,...

Blumhouse’s trailer for House of Spoils shows a chef opening the restaurant of her dreams when she’s stricken with extreme anxiety…or is it something much more sinister? Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) stars as the chef who bites off more than she can chew.

Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset, and Marton Csokas also star in the horror thriller from writers-directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down).

“From Blumhouse, House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn,” reads Blumhouse’s synopsis.

Ariana DeBose stars in ‘House of Spoils’ (Photo Credit: Glodi Balazs © Amazon Content Services LLC)

Food stylist Zoe Hegedus helped ensure House of Spoil‘s food looked Michelin star-worthy.

Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, I.S.S.) stars as a high-pressure “Chef” in House of Spoils, a new genre-bending thriller that explores the chaos she encounters both in and out of the kitchen. Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the first trailer, teasing the culinary nightmares ahead for the head chef.

House of Spoils will have its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest on Saturday, September 21, before premiering globally on Prime Video on October 3, 2024.

The film “follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.”

Watch the trailer below to get a sense of the sabotage, psychological and supernatural.

Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset and Marton Csokas also star.

This is the second feature film from writer/directors Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy.

Prime Video and Blumhouse have revealed the official trailer and poster for House of Spoils, which will begin streaming globally on Thursday, October 3.

The film, which has been rated R for language and some violent content, will have its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest on Saturday, September 21.

House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy wrote and directed the film, which stars Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset, and Marton Csokas.

The producers include Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks, Drew Houpt, Alex Scharfman, Lucas Joaquin, and Jason Blum.

Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, and Chris Dickie are the executive producers.

This is the second feature film from...

Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose is taking over the kitchen in horror-thriller film “House of Spoils.”

DeBose stars as a chef who is tormented by an otherworldly force while trying to open a restaurant. “Euphoria” alum Barbie Ferreira stars as Lucia, another chef on staff, and “Succession” actor Arian Moayed plays Andreas, DeBose’s onscreen business partner.

The official synopsis reads: “An ambitious chef (DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self doubts…and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.”

Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset, and Marton Csokas co-star.

The film is from Amazon MGM and Blumhouse Television and will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024.

“House of Spoils” is written and directed by “Blow the Man Down” filmmakers Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. The duo told Elle that the film was inspired by...

Who's hungry for a nightmare? Today, Prime Video released the first trailer for their upcoming Blumhouse horror House of Spoils, which is set to have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest later this month on September 21 before premiering on Prime Video on October 3. Written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down), the movie stars Ariana DeBose, Arian Moayed, and Barbie Ferreira.

Ariana DeBose and Barbie Ferreira suit up in chef coats in these first look stills at their upcoming new movie House of Spoils!

The two actors are starring the thriller from Blumhouse, which is set to debut on Prime Video later this year.

It was also just announced that the movie will have it’s world premiere at the upcoming 2024 Fantastic Fest, taking place September 19-26 in Austin, Tex.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a synopsis: House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

Also starring in the feature are Arian Moayed, who can also be seen in these first look images, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset and Marton Csokas.

Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy serve as writers and directors.

Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose stars as a high-pressure “Chef” in House of Spoils, a new genre-bending thriller that explores the chaos she encounters both in and out of the kitchen. Brand new images highlight the stressful environment before the horror ensues.

House of Spoils will have its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest on Saturday, September 21, before premiering globally on Prime Video on October 3, 2024.

The film “follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.”

Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset and Marton Csokas also star.

This is the second feature film from writer/directors Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy. They previously co-directed Blow the Man Down.

Food stylist Zoe Hegedus consulted on the film. Her previous credits include Midsommar, Poor Things, Dune: Part...

Exterior. Establishing: Film Independent HQ. Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. Prelap the sounds of passionate conversation and laughter. Cut To: Interior, Conference Room, Film Independent HQ. Seven new screenwriting Fellows are arrayed around a table, the Hollywood Sign visible on the distant hills outside the window. They’re here to develop six deeply personal and wholly original feature film projects under the steady guiding hand of Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab. A fun, creative, safe space.

The End.

(Roll credits)

Sorry–we wish our story could’ve been longer but there wasn’t really any dramatic conflict at the Screenwriting Lab this year, just a lot of productive discussion and writing workshops with lead creative advisors Javier Fuentes-León, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Jessica Sharzer, Jeff Stockwell and Christopher Makoto Yogi. Additional guest speakers and advisors include Ruth Atkinson, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Bridget Savage Cole, Lauren Craniotes, Ellie Foumbi, Priyanka Kapoor, Danielle Krudy,...

Exclusive: Film Independent has named Omer Ben Shachar, Mary Dauterman, Mg Evangelista, Naomi Iwamoto, Thomas Kivney, Juan Paulo Laserna and Jhanvi Motla as the screenwriters selected for the 26th edition of its Screenwriting Lab, an intensive program designed to provide individualized story and career development for screenwriters with fiction feature scripts.

Over the course of the program, Fellows will workshop their projects under the guidance of creative advisors Javier Fuentes-León, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Jessica Sharzer, Jeff Stockwell and Christopher Makoto Yogi. Additional guest speakers and advisors will include Ruth Atkinson, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Bridget Savage Cole, Lauren Craniotes, Ellie Foumbi, Priyanka Kapoor, Danielle Krudy, Amanda Marshall, Josh Peters, Jon Schumacher, Ellen Shanman, Lauren Shelton and Caddy Vanasirikul.

“We are honored to provide the tools and support necessary for these exceptional filmmakers to propel their projects and careers forward,” said Dea Vazquez, Associate Director of Fiction Programs for Film Independent.

The Etheria Film Festival, a showcase of new horror, science fiction, and fantasy films directed by women, turns 10 this year, and they’re celebrating accordingly. And Bloody Disgusting can exclusively unveil what’s in store for this year’s fest, along with a sneak peek trailer.

The annual festivities will kick off with a live event in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Screenland Armour Theater with filmmakers and special guests in person for an onstage Q and A followed by an official afterparty. If you’re not able to attend in person, don’t worry; Etheria reteams with Shudder this year, and the official festival lineup will stream exclusively on the streaming service from July 2 through July 31, 2023.

Horror actress and director Brinke Stevens will receive the 2023 Etheria Inspiration Award from special guest presenters in person at the event.

“These films are so good your eyes will melt out of your brain,...

Blumhouse and K Period Media have announced the inaugural fellows for the “Screamwriting” program for emerging horror film and TV writers from underrepresented groups.

The program, in partnership with the Sundance Institute, provides mentorship for the participants from industry leaders including Ryan Murphy, Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Mike Flanagan and Crystal Liu.

“Some of the most daring storytelling is being created today in the horror genre,” said Michelle Satter, founding senior director of Sundance Institute’s artist programs, in a statement. “This great collaboration with K Period Media Foundation and Blumhouse is an opportunity for Sundance to continue and expand on our existing work and support their creation of the ‘Screamwriting’ fellowship.”

K Period Media Foundations, part of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, runs the program with independent producer Kimberly Parker Zox directing it. The fellows are set to participate in a week-long intensive in Los Angeles followed by year-long mentorship and support.

Blumhouse and K Period Media, the production company founded by Kimberly Steward, revealed their inaugural cohort of nine fellows selected to participate in the first annual Blumhouse and K Period Media Screamwriting Fellowship, the companies announced on Tuesday.

The program, created in partnership with the Sundance Institute, was established to provide support and mentorship to underrepresented emerging film and television writers aspiring to work in the horror genre.

The week-long intensive lab kicks off today in Los Angeles with the generous support of advisors Karen Joseph Adcock, Simon Barrett, Dwight Caines, Jacob Chase, Bridget Savage Cole, Mike Flanagan, Christine D’Souza Gelb, Alayna Glasthal, Josh Godfrey, Disney Hall, Walter Hamada, Cindy Holland, Danielle Krudy, Chris Landon, Nick Lazo, Keith Levine, Damon Lindelof, Crystal Liu, Grant Moninger, Ryan Murphy, Couper Samuelson, Rob Savage, Ryan Turek and Kevin Williamson.

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Arian Moayed, who plays private equity investor Stewy Hosseini in the HBO series Succession and appeared in both Spider-Man: No Way Home and Ms. Marvel as Agent Cleary, has signed on to join Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) and Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) in the thriller House of Spoils, which is coming to us from Blumhouse Television and Amazon Prime Video.

The film is being written and directed by the duo of Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, whose previous credits include the 2019 film Blow the Man Down, episodes of the recent mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, and episodes of the AMC+ series Moonhaven.

Described as a “tense, psychological and sensuous” thriller, House of Spoils will see DeBose taking on the role of

an ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant—a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate—where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self doubts…...

Heatseeking actor Arian Moayed has joined the cast of “House of Spoils,” a new psychological thriller starring Oscar nominee Ariana DeBose and “Euphoria” actor Barbie Ferreira.

Moayed is a breakout star of the HBO juggernaut “Succession,” in which he stars as private equity investor Stewy Hosseini — best frenemy and casual abuser to Jeremy Strong’s Kendall Roy. The part earned Moayed an Emmy nomination this year for outstanding guest actor in a drama series. He also drew acclaim as the weary lawyer of Anna Delvey in the Netflix original “Inventing Anna.”

From Blumhouse and Amazon Studios, “House of Spoils” is directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy from their own script, based on an original idea. DeBose plays an ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant — a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate — where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor and crushing self doubt. The powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner,...

“Euphoria” star Barbie Ferreira is set to join Ariana DeBose in the cast of “House of Spoils,” a psychological thriller from Amazon Studios and Blumhouse.

Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (“Blow the Man Down”) will direct the feature film based on their own script and original idea.

“House of Spoils” follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) who opens her first restaurant — a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate — where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self-doubts and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

The film will be available via Prime Video, and production is slated to begin this fall.

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Last week, Barbie Ferreira revealed that she will not be reprising the role of Kat Hernandez on the third season of HBO’s Euphoria. Now we know what she’ll be doing next instead, as it has been announced that she’s joining Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) in the thriller House of Spoils, which is coming to us from Blumhouse Television and Amazon Prime Video.

We first heard about House of Spoils when DeBose’s involvement was announced a couple weeks ago. The film is being written and directed by the duo of Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, whose previous credits include the 2019 film Blow the Man Down, episodes of the recent mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, and episodes of the AMC+ series Moonhaven.

Described as a “tense, psychological and sensuous” thriller, House of Spoils will see DeBose taking on the role of

an...

Barbie Ferreira, who broke out on HBO’s buzzy series “Euphoria,” is joining the cast of “House of Spoils,” a psychological thriller starring Ariana DeBose.

The film is backed by Amazon Prime Video and Blumhouse Television. Production is expected to begin in the fall.

Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy will direct “House of Spoils” from their own script. It will premiere on Prime Video on a yet-to-be-determined date.

“House of Spoils” follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) who opens her first restaurant — a farm-to-table joint on a remote escape — where she battles chaos in the kitchen, a dubious investor and crushing self doubt. Oh, and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner, who is constantly threatening to sabotage her. Ferreira is playing a sous chef who works with Debose’s character. According to the official logline, the film is “a tense, psychological and sensuous thriller that will leave hearts pounding and mouths watering.

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Less than a week after announcing she is leaving Euphoria, the show’s Barbie Ferreira has found a new gig.

The actress has joined Ariana DeBose in House of Spoils, a psychological thriller from Amazon’s Prime Video and Blumhouse Television.

The feature is being directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy from their own script, which is based on their original idea.

Per Amazon, Spoils follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) who opens her first restaurant, a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate, where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self-doubts … and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner, who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

Ferreira’s character is described as a hopeful but sharp-tongued sous chef, but how she figures into the plot is being kept under the cloche.

Amazon and Blumhouse Television have been...

Ah, they grow up so quickly. It seems like only yesterday Ariana DeBose was playing "The Bullet" that inches closer and closer to ending Alexander Hamilton's life over the course of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash-hit "Hamilton." Now, she's an Oscar-winning actor thanks to "West Side Story" and is snagging all manner of gigs, from a role on "Westworld" to a part in Sony's Spider-Man Universe with the upcoming "Kraven the Hunter." On top of all that, DeBose is slated to return for even more meta musical mischief in the second season of "Schmigadoon!"

Adding to her workload, DeBose has now lined up a leading role in Blumhouse's "House of Spoils." The original thriller hales from writers and directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, the duo behind the splendidly chilly, sea-soaked, Coen Brothers-style crime-comedy "Blow the Man Down." With their latest project, Cole and Krudy are venturing...

Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose is set to star in the upcoming psychological thriller ‘House of Spoils’ for Prime Video and Blumhouse Television.

The film follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) who opens her first restaurant – a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate – where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self-doubts… and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn. The film is said to be a “tense, psychological and sensuous thriller that will leave hearts pounding and mouths watering.”

The film continues a collaboration forged by the two companies in 2019 and will be directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy from their own script, based on their original idea. House of Spoils reunites Cole, Krudy, Secret Engine, and Amazon Studios following Amazon Studios’ acquisition of worldwide rights to Cole and Krudy’s Blow the Man Down, produced by Secret Engine,...

Hollywood actress Ariana DeBose, who bagged Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ‘West Side Story’, is set to star in the psychological thriller ‘House of Spoils’.

She will play an ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant but has to contend with the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn, reports Deadline.

Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy are directing the project off their script based on their original idea. ‘House of Spoils’ reteams Cole, Krudy, Secret Engine and Amazon Studios following the latter’s acquisition of Cole and Krudy’s Blow the Man Down, produced by Secret Engine, out of 2019 TIFF. According to Deadline, cameras are expected to roll in the fall.

DeBose took home Oscar, BAFTA, Critics Choice and SAG awards for her star-making role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s remake of ‘West Side Story...

Ariana DeBose, who won an Academy Award earlier this year for her performance in Steven Spielberg’s version of West Side Story, has signed on to star in the psychological thriller House of Spoils for Blumhouse Television and Amazon Prime Video. Deadline reports that House of Spoils is being written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, whose previous credits include the 2019 film Blow the Man Down, episodes of the recent mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, and episodes of the AMC+ series Moonhaven.

DeBose will be playing an

ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant but has to contend with the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

House of Spoils is being produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse; Alex Scharfman, Lucas Joaquin, and Drew Houpt of Secret Engine; and Adam Hendricks...

Thanks to her Oscar-winning performance in “West Side Story,” Ariana DeBose‘s star is on the rise. And the actress’s plate for upcoming movies is already full, with roles in “Kraven The Hunter,” “I.S.S.,” and Matthew Vaughn‘s “Argylle” up ahead. Add another one to the list as DeBose will team up with female filmmaking duo Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, the team behind 2019’s “Blow The Man Down,” for a new psychological thriller.

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West Side Story‘s breakout star Ariana DeBose is confirmed to star in House of Spoils from Blumhouse and Amazon Studios. Described as a psychological thriller, House of Spoils finds Oscar-winner DeBose playing a chef who’s the target of a vengeful ghost. Blow the Man Down‘s Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy wrote the screenplay and […]

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Fresh off an Academy Award win for West Side Story, Ariana DeBose has set up her next project. The actress will star in House of Spoils, a psychological thriller from Amazon.

From Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television, House of Spoils will be written and directed by filmmakers Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down).

“The film follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) who opens her first restaurant — a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate — where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor and crushing self doubt. But the pressure heats up thanks to the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.”

House of Spoils is being described as a “tense, psychological and sensuous thriller that will leave hearts pounding and mouths watering,” and it will premiere on Prime Video.

“Since ‘Blow the Man Down,’ we have been huge fans...