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Stars: Jenny Tran, Alisha Soper, William Gabriel Grier, Aly Trasher, Eddy Acosta, Tim Simek, Rosanne Limeres, Patrick Joseph Rieger, Laura Buckles | Written by Jonathan Buchanan | Directed by Travis Greene

Opening his feature debut across a long stretch of road, director Travis Greene showcases the isolated location where the story will unfold. Arriving at the secluded desert home she rents out, Jessie (Jenny Tran) intends to clean up after the most recent guests, although those plans are cut short by an unwanted surprise.

After the success story of Zach Cregger’s Barbarian, AirBnB is given no time to rest from the worst-case scenarios depicted in the horror genre. Online influencer Sam (Alisha Soper) has booked a house for a weekend getaway, intending to share her breast cancer diagnosis with her boyfriend, Dwayne (William Gabriel Grier), and their friends Carrie (Aly Trasher) and Ricky (Eddy Acosta). These plans are interrupted when the...

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Starring

Nancy Linehan Charles (Minority Report, Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Alisha Soper (American Horror Story, The Feud: Bette and Joan), Laura Buckles (Broken, Dead in the Head), Jenny Tran (Gaslit), William Gabriel Grier (Twelve), Aly Trasher (Cerebrum), Tim Simek (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape).

Forget whodunit, it’s what the hell happened here and why were 8 Found Dead? Travis Greene’s wickedly warped, acclaimed horror gets its UK home premiere this spooky season from High Fliers, following its UK Premiere at GrimmFest 2023.

Excitement is building for a group of friends as they gear up for a fun-packed blowout at an idyllic, remote holiday rental. Carrie (Aly Trasher) and...

Double booking is the least of the worries awaiting the vacationers arriving at this desert home

Whether or not you think it deserves it, the online property-hire business Airbnb is taking a pasting of late, and now even horror films are piling in to sully its name. In this snappily edited film, a house in the desert near Joshua Tree national park (judging by the local flora) appears to have been double-booked, leading to murderous results. They complain about the circular frustration created by their inability to compare booking confirmations because they don’t have the code for the house’s wifi, which is accessible only on the Airbnb app, which they can’t access because of lack of wifi or phone signal. Typical first-world problems.

But the director, Travis Greene, and the screenwriter, Jonathan Buchanan, have more on their minds than shaming the booking service, mainly how to make...

"A home invasion slasher for the AirBnB generation," 8 Found Dead is in theaters and VOD/Digital thanks to Dark Sky Films, and we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now! In this clip, Officer Bobby & Blake Miller discuss his infidelity when they receive an urgent 9-1-1 call to a remote rental property.

"Two couples head to a secluded desert hideaway for a weekend of relaxation and, unbeknownst to their friends, uneasy revelations. When they arrive, each couple is met by the same eccentric couple, claiming to have booked the rental on the same day at the same time. As two local police officers are drawn into the evening's strange and unpredictable events, depravity and derangement begin to consume everyone at the house. What begins as miscommunication soon descends in mayhem and bloody murder."

Directed by: Travis Greene Written by: Jonathan Buchanan Produced by: Nathaniel Upshaw & Laura Buckles...

Dark Sky Films offers a new take on a new but common fear in Travis Greene's new film based on a script written by Jonathan Buchanan, 8 Found Dead. Ahead of the Sept. 8 release on VOD, the official trailer has surfaced online offering a new horror adventure that capitalizes on the fear of strangers and spaces brought about by the gig market. We never really know who's driving an Uber or, in this case, who is hosting an Airbnb.

Barbarian became one of the most acclaimed horror films of the year, presenting a story filled with dark and unexpected turns, but began with a haunting first chapter centered around an Airbnb rental. Surprisingly, the movie took a different turn, but it seems like what the audience didn't get to see in Barbarian could be the main plot of 8 Found Dead. The story centers on two couples of friends...

Dark Sky Films is set to give director Travis Greene’s rental property thriller 8 Found Dead a theatrical and VOD release on September 8th, and with that date just one month away we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for the film. Check it out in the embed above!

Scripted by Jonathan Buchanan, 8 Found Dead tells the following story: Two couples head to a secluded desert hideaway for a weekend of relaxation and, unbeknownst to their friends, uneasy revelations. When they arrive, each couple is met by the same eccentric couple, claiming to have booked the rental on the same day at the same time. As two local police officers are drawn into the evening’s strange and unpredictable events, depravity and derangement begin to consume everyone at the house. What begins as miscommunication soon descends in mayhem and bloody murder.

The film stars Aly Trasher (What’s My Name Again?...

Two couples escape for a weekend getaway in the desert only to find their Airbnb is already occupied in 8 Found Dead, which Dark Sky Films will be releasing this September.

8 Found Dead comes to theaters and VOD on September 8 from Dark Sky.

In the film from director Travis Greene…

“Two couples head to a secluded desert hideaway for a weekend of relaxation and, unbeknownst to their friends, uneasy revelations. When they arrive, each couple is met by the same eccentric couple, claiming to have booked the rental on the same day at the same time.

“As two local police officers are drawn into the evening’s strange and unpredictable events, depravity and derangement begin to consume everyone at the house. What begins as miscommunication soon descends in mayhem and bloody murder.”

Aly Trasher (What’s My Name Again?), Alisha Soper (American Horror Story), William Gabriel Grier (The Stalking Fields...

Stars: Jenny Tran, Alisha Soper, William Gabriel Grier, Aly Trasher, Eddy Acosta, Tim Simek, Rosanne Limeres, Patrick Joseph Rieger, Laura Buckles | Written by Jonathan Buchanan | Directed by Travis Greene

Opening his feature debut across a long stretch of road, director Travis Greene showcases the isolated location where the story will unfold. Arriving at the secluded desert home she rents out, Jessie (Jenny Tran) intends to clean up after the most recent guests, although those plans are cut short by an unwanted surprise.

After the success story of Zach Cregger’s Barbarian, AirBnB is given no time to rest from the worst-case scenarios depicted in the horror genre. Online influencer Sam (Alisha Soper) has booked a house for a weekend getaway, intending to share her breast cancer diagnosis with her boyfriend, Dwayne (William Gabriel Grier), and their friends Carrie (Aly Trasher) and Ricky (Eddy Acosta). These plans are interrupted when the...

8 Found Dead: "Stuck in a pandemic, Travis Greene and Jonathan Buchanan stumbled upon the story of 8 Found Dead while spitballing ideas at their local coffee shop.

Using several real-life characters and situations from Travis' life, Jonathan crafted a story around the inherent drama of being held hostage by conversation, a cue taken from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) - which, along with Death Trap (1982), Funny Games (2007) and The Strangers (2008) served as inspiration for the filmmakers.

The next step was choosing a cinematographer. and the obvious choice was their friend Ryan Valdez. His unique style had always stood out and seemed perfect for 8 Found Dead."

Synopsis:

"Two couples drive to a secluded house in the desert for a weekend getaway, each with their own baggage, expectations and secrets. Upon their arrival, they are met by two strangers, claiming to have rented the house as well.

What starts out as a “simple...

Two couples escape for a weekend getaway in the desert only to find their air b&b is already occupied in 8 Found Dead, a new indie horror playing next week at the ongoing Screamfest Horror Film Festival.

In the film described as a home invasion horror movie for the Airbnb generation…

“Two couples drive to a secluded house in the desert for a weekend getaway, each with their own baggage, expectations, and secrets. Upon their arrival, they’re met by two strangers, claiming to have rented the house as well.

What starts out as a simple misunderstanding ends in an all-night bloodbath.

Directed by Travis Greene, the film was produced by “Hello Horror’s” Ryan Valdez with Hannah Risinger, Elliot Murphy, Laura Buckles, Nathaniel Upshaw, Neil Evans, Aly Trasher, and Jonathan Buchanan.

It stars Alisha Soper, Aly Trasher, Eddy Acosta, Jenny Tran, Laura Buckles, Nancy Linehan Charles, Patrick Joseph Rieger,...

In today’s film news roundup, John Amos returns for “Coming 2 America,” Nick Thune and Cleopatra Coleman are cast and “Plácido Domingo Gala” and “Birds Without Feathers” get release dates.

Castings

John Amos is set to reprise his role as Cleo McDowell in Eddie Murphy’s upcoming film “Coming 2 America.”

“Hustle & Flow” helmer Craig Brewer is directing the project with Murphy, Kevin Misher and Kenya Barris producing for Paramount.

The 1988 original movie, directed by John Landis, starred Murphy as the charming African prince Akeem, who traveled to New York City to escape an arranged marriage. Amos portrayed Akeem’s employer and the father of Shari Headley, who played Akeem’s love interest. The comedy was a major hit, grossing nearly $300 million at the worldwide box office.

In the sequel, Prince Akeem is set to become king of the fictional country of Zamunda when he discovers he has...

We’ve all felt lonely and isolated at one point or another; it’s a feeling that comes and goes. But for the six wayward protagonists of Wendy McColm’s dark comedy/drama Birds Without Feathers, it’s an inescapable part of their lives, a burden that’s hard to shake. Our main character of sorts is Neil (played by McColm herself), a wannabe Instagram star who spends so much time snapping photos of herself and collecting followers like they were bottle caps, she never gets close to anyone; at least until she runs into Jo (Lenae Day), an old friend who is now a performance artist or actress of some sort, who is also desperate for attention. Other characters orbit this pair: Sam (William Gabriel Grier), Neil’s boyfriend-then-ex-boyfriend, a struggling...

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