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2020’s Covid-19 pandemic was a weird, isolating time, particularly for filmmakers and natural storytellers. Joe Begos’ Jimmy and Stiggs isn’t about the pandemic or even set during that period, but it’s a movie that was born out of this event and is very much in conversation with this challenging, reflective, isolating time. And it’s DIY horror at its finest.

Begos has always been an incredibly hands-on filmmaker who completely immerses himself in his productions. However, his level of involvement in Jimmy and Stiggs reaches new heights. Begos writes, directs, serves as production designer, and even stars in the movie, which makes Jimmy and Stiggs an especially intimate and personal project for him. Jimmy and Stiggs is an insane alien splatterfest, but it also tells a beautiful story about friendship, codependency, and paranoia that’s the perfect film to be born out of the pandemic. It’s a...

As far as Christmas movies go, the formula hasn't been rewritten in a long time. Every year, people watch their same old favorites, and new ones don't exactly represent a twist on the classic narrative structure where, during the holiday season, everyone ends up getting along, Christmas is saved, and jingles play as the credits roll. 'Tis the season to populate the watchlists with your favorites, whatever genre they're in.

Horror is always a curious pick for Christmas movies. As distant as both worlds feel, there's almost a natural relationship audiences have built throughout the years. From the violence-fest that is the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise, to more mainstream picks like Krampus, Christmas seems like a natural transition from Halloween for fans to indulge in gore extravaganzas to watch on Christmas morning with their loved ones.

There are many iconic horror movies to be seen on Christmas, and while...

The episode of Best Horror Movie You Never Saw covering Vfw was Written by Andrew Hatfield, Narrated by Kier Gomes, Edited by Paul Bookstaber, Produced by John Fallon and Tyler Nichols, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

In today’s movie landscape, its easy to get a sequel or remake greenlit, particularly in horror, but what about an original movie that is a heavy homage to an older title? This can give is something fresh and fun if done well. It has to have the right ingredients like the right actors on screen, the right script, and know exactly what it is and what it’s meant to accomplish. Indie director Joe Begos was the right guy to give us a wholly original genre flick that came out in 2019 to seemingly good reviews but little fanfare 4 years later. How a movie put out by Fangoria, one of the premiere indie horror entities,...

Two years ago, during the lockdown, I wrote that I had become addicted to those little bird-box libraries that make walking here something of a literary pilgrimage.

I’m still addicted. And almost two months ago, just before the writers strike began, I made a charming discovery–that one of my neighbors is a Very Famous Writer– all thanks to his sidewalk library.

The writer will remain unnamed, because privacy is something to be respected, even by reporters. But here’s the short form:

About four o’clock one afternoon, before the dog-crowd comes out, I felt a need for one of those short, head-clearing walks. A good target, I figured, would be a spot some blocks away, where somebody or other was maintaining what I’d long thought was the best little library in town. I won’t give titles, because some of those might tip the owner’s identity.

Stars: Graham Skipper, Lisa Wilcox, Debbie Rochon, Bobby Simpson II, Rachael Logue, Jill Brumer, Lyle Kanouse, Steven Scott, Regan Christine House, Julie Osterman, Sean Patrick Judge, Cyrus Rodas, Katelynn Bauer, Mandie LeBlanc | Written and Directed by Mel House

A number of lost souls find refuge in a small motel in the middle of nowhere, it’s only distinguishing characteristic being the ruins of an old Mystery Spot—a long-dead roadside attraction with strange metaphysical powers. Everyone at the Mystery Spot will be affected by its unique properties, but only some will survive its reality-shattering implications.

Apparently squeezing this one in in-between Vfw and The Leech, Graham Skipper makes another welcome genre appearance in Mystery Spot which, early on, certainly lives up to the name. Though this film doesn’t seem to have garnered as much genre press as Skipper’s other works, even if this one did receive its world...

March is coming to an end and while Screambox‘s April line-up is absolutely jam-packed – stay tuned! – we’re first ending this month with a bang.

Now streaming on Screambox are several Dark Star Pictures classics, including the completely gonzo Bloody Disgusting collaboration Dementia: Part II, which delivers absurd gross-out humor and nonstop mayhem.

Here are some of the titles in addition to new Screambox arrivals Evil Little Things, Crispy’s Curse, Clownface, Clownado, and the previously released Killer Sofa and FeardotCom.

Achoura

Also called “Children’s Night,” Achoura is a religious celebration. In Morocco, children splash water on each other and gather around a bonfire.

In the film, four friends reconnect when one of them, who disappeared 25 years ago, suddenly comes back into their lives. Together, they will have to confront the terrifying events of their youth and fight a monstrous creature born of a horrible legend.

Patrick Bromley...

We’ve been tracking this week’s new releases all week long, with four horror movies debuting on Tuesday and two more debuting on Thursday. Believe it or not, we’re still not done.

Here are four more new horror movies released today, February 10, 2023!

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

First up, director Erik Bloomquist (Ten Minutes to Midnight, Long Lost) is back with She Came from the Woods, an ’80s-set summer camp slasher movie that’s now playing in theaters.

We don’t yet have a home video release date, but we expect one soon.

She Came from the Woods follows “a group of counsellors who accidentally unleash an ancient evil spirit on the last night of a summer camp. As the situation turns bloody, the group is forced to confront what stories are worth telling and what secrets are worth keeping.”

She Came from the Woods...

Director Erik Bloomquist (Ten Minutes to Midnight, Long Lost) is back this year with She Came from the Woods, an ’80s-set summer camp slasher movie that now has an official trailer.

Fangoria first shared the trailer this morning, letting us know that She Came from the Woods will be slashing its way into theaters on February 10, 2023. Watch the retro trailer below!

She Came from the Woods follows “a group of counsellors who accidentally unleash an ancient evil spirit on the last night of a summer camp. As the situation turns bloody, the group is forced to confront what stories are worth telling and what secrets are worth keeping.”

She Came from the Woods stars Cara Buono (“Stranger Things”, “Mad Men”), William Sadler (Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, Demon Knight, Vfw, The Grudge), Clare Foley (Sinister), Spencer List (Good Trouble), Michael Park (“Stranger Things”) and Tyler Elliot Burke (The Punisher...

The first wave of titles for this year's edition of The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival have been announced and is filled with horror movie premieres, special events, and a Lucio Fulci retrospective you won't want to miss!

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival announces today the first wave of titles for their explosive 2022 edition, presented by Shudder, running October 13th to the 20th with screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg and Williamsburg Cinemas. Following last year’s return to theaters, Bhff is thrilled to present its most robust slate to date.

The festival will open with the Eva Green starring Nocebo, the latest psychological thriller from celebrated Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan, best known for his 2019 Cannes selection Vivarium, starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, but better known to Bhff audiences for his feature debut Without Name, which swept the festival awards in 2016 taking Best Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival announced today an impressive first wave of titles for their explosive 2022 edition running from October 13th to the 20th with screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg and Williamsburg Cinemas. Following last year’s return to theaters, BHFFs presents its most robust slate to date.

From the press release:

“The festival will open with the Eva Green starring Nocebo, the latest psychological thriller from celebrated Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan, best known for his 2019 Cannes selection Vivarium, starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, but better known to Bhff audiences for his feature debut Without Name, which swept the festival awards in 2016 taking Best Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

“Wave one includes the world premieres of four exciting new films: the feature directorial debut from Laurence Vannicelli (co-writer of the hit 2021 Bhff horror comedy Porno), Mother, May I?, starring Dinner In America’s Kyle Gallner...

The seventh annual Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is coming soon, and it runs from October 13-20 with screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg and Williamsburg Cinemas. The festival has announced its first wave of titles for 2022, and we've got the complete lineup presented for the first time by your favorite home for horror, Shudder.

Opening the festival is Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan's film "Nocebo" starring Eva Green, his highly anticipated follow-up after the Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg film "Vivarium." Finnegan is a Bhff alumni after his debut feature "Without Name" swept the 2016 festival, nabbing the awards for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

Bhff will be the home of the world premieres for four awesome new horror films including the Kyle Gallner starring "Mother, May I?," the directorial debut of Laurence Vannicelli known for co-writing the horror comedy "Porno." Christopher Denham took time out of...

Resident Evil Netflix Series: "Year 2036 – 14 years after a deadly virus caused a global apocalypse, Jade Wesker fights for survival in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures. In this absolute carnage, Jade is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie."

Series Launch Date: July 14

Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer: Andrew Dabb (Supernatural)

Executive Producer / Writer: Mary Leah Sutton

Executive Producers: Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film

Producer: Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz

Studio: Constantin Film

Format: 8 x 1 Hour episodes

Cast:

Lance Reddick (he/him) as Albert Wesker

Ella Balinska (she/her)

Tamara Smart (she/her)

Siena Agudong (she/her)

Adeline Rudolph (she/her)

Paola Nuñez (she/her)

Ahad Raza Mir (he/him)

Connor Gossatti (he/him)

Turlough Convery (he/him)

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Scare Package II: Rad Chad: "Shudder,...

ScreenDaily shares the first photo from Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Stephen Lang and Bruce Dern In the film, Shane West (Dracula 2000) and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly […]

The post Stephen Lang and Bruce Dern Move Into a Haunted ‘Mid-Century’ Home [Photo] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Stars: Riley Cusick, Lorelei Linklater, Justin Meeks, Lar Park Lincoln | Written and Directed by Riley Cusick

I’m never quite sure with Haunted House attractions movies. The attractions themselves have never really interested me despite being a huge horror fan, so maybe that’s part of the reason. But they also always seem so formulaic, so I am happy to report that Autumn Road at least tries to do things a bit different with the idea.

The disappearance of a young girl effects the local town and in particular two twins who run a, you’ve guessed it, haunted house attraction, and an aspiring actress who soon becomes friends with them. The story isn’t centred on the haunted house attraction and that’s definitely a good thing, as when it does show up properly it’s towards the end of the movie and it feels like something fresh. If...

Stars: Danay Garcia, Michael Drayer, Travis Hammer, Joey Kern, Taja V. Simpson, Vernon Taylor III | Written by Mikhael Bassilli, Mj Palo | Directed by Luc Walpoth, Mikhael Bassilli

One of the best films to play the festivals, including Fantasia, last year was Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen’s home invasion film For the Sake of Vicious. So when I started hearing a similar buzz about Baby Money, directed by Luc Walpoth and Mikhael Bassilli and co-written by Bassilli and Mj Palo, I saw some similarities and decided to check it out.

Minny and Gil are about to become parents. They’re also out of money and out of options. Desperate for cash they join Tony and Dom in what should be an easy bit of burglary. The three men go in, grab the loot and Minny does the driving.

Instead, it turns into a shootout leaving multiple fatalities and Dom and...

Gina Corano will star in a new horror thriller from Near Dark and Hitcher screenwriter Eric Red. The film is called White Knuckle and is based on the Red's own novel.

The film is being produced by Bonfire Legend who are behind some pretty stellar films like S. Craig Zahler's Bone Tomahawk, Brawl In Cell Block 99 and Dragged Across Concrete, along with Vfw.

Synopsis:

There's a killer on the road... He'...

Exclusive: David Patrick Kelly (Twin Peaks) has been tapped as a lead in the upcoming Ray Donovan feature-length film for Showtime.

Star Liev Schreiber returns in his titular role and co-writes the script along with series showrunner David Hollander, who also directs.

The film picks up where Season 7 of the popular series left off following the series’ surprise cancellation last year, with Mickey (Jon Voight) in the wind and Ray (Schreiber) determined to find and stop him before he can cause any more carnage. It will also weave together the present-day fallout from the Donovan/Sullivan feud with Ray and Mickey’s origin story from 30 years ago.

Kelly will play Matty Galloway, s a long-time friend of Mickey’s (Voight).

The Ray Donovan film is executive produced by Hollander, Schreiber, Mark Gordon, Bryan Zuriff and Lou Fusaro.

In addition to Schreiber and Voight, Pooch Hall, who plays Darryl Donovan, and Kerris Dorsey,...

Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to the festival midnighter Dementia Part II as part of their exciting collaboration with horror leader Bloody Disgusting, the companies announced Monday morning.

Taken from the pages of Sam Raimi, and delivering absurd gross-out humor and nonstop mayhem, the making of Dementia Part II came out of a dare from Chicago’s Cinepocalype Film Festival and the movie’s producers Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules. The two must produce a feature-length midnight movie from concept to finished product in one month so that it could make its World Premiere on the last night of the film festival. The film turned out to be Dementia Part II, a tongue-in-cheek sequel to Mike Testin’s 2015 original film.

In Dementia Part II, Suzanne wasn’t always this confused. She wasn’t always dead either – When an ex-con takes a job as...

2020 sucked in so many ways, but nobody told the movies. Here are some of my favorite things from a very, very weird year for all of us.

Color Out of Space (dir. Richard Stanley)

Richard Stanley’s return to directing after too many years away resulted in one of my favorite films of 2020 full stop, containing a great, unhinged performance from my favorite actor Nicolas Cage. It’s a neon-soaked nightmare and features maybe the second most disturbing visual of any movie in 2020; I won’t say what it is except that it involves family bonding. This is a bold, confident film, one that's weird, but never cold and disturbing without the nihilism of, say, Stanley's own Hardware. It's a horror film that's not afraid to go to really big places. It presents us with a true, exciting vision. Richard Stanley is back, and he's brought the best Lovecraft adaptation in 30 years with him.

Stephen Lang looks like he was carved out of granite and the actor gives off the impression that he’s someone you definitely don’t want to mess with. He’s leveraged that to great effect, too, by building a solid career out of playing the bad guy, although he’s also portrayed more sympathetic figures in the likes of Jason Momoa actioner Braven and entertainingly gory B-movie Vfw.

One of the 68 year-old’s most memorable recent roles, though, was in Fede Alvarez’s horror/thriller hybrid Don’t Breathe, where he played the terrifying antagonist. The pic was made for less than $10 million and went on to score over $150 million at the box office, as well as receiving enthusiastic reviews that praised both the sense of atmospheric dread and Lang’s performance.

Given the profit margins, it wasn’t surprising when a sequel was handed the green light, and Don’t Breathe 2...

2019 was truly a gift for horror fans, as we were inundated with tons of amazing content, both on the big and on the small screen as well. In fact, it was hard to keep up with everything, which is why I’m bummed I still haven’t had a chance to catch up with several films that most likely would have ended up on this list. That being said, after taking in more than 300 movies (both horror and non-genre included) and several television series to boot, here’s my rundown of my favorite genre entertainment from 2019:

Please keep in mind that I only include films that have received an official release during 2019, so films like Vfw, First Love, Something Else/After Midnight, Come to Daddy, The Vast of Night, and Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street will most likely have to hang in there until next year.

Enjoy!

As we once again come upon the end of another year in film, we find ourselves looking forward to the films scheduled for release in the coming year. As in previous years, there should be something to pique everyone’s interest in 2020. There will be the usual sequels and big blockbusters, as well as a plethora of additional titles in multiple genres to choose from. We hope you this find this list of upcoming movies and their release dates useful and that it helps you plan what you’re going to look forward to over the next twelve months.

If you’re wondering what came out during 2019 and what you may need to catch up on, just head here! Meanwhile, the list below gathers all of the titles we know (right now at least) that are coming in 2020 by their current release date. Remember, these dates are subject to change.

Love doesn’t always need to be romantic. We often feel a platonic love for the special guys and girls in our lives. And guys’ night out just got a whole lot more complicated in the newest trailer for “Vfw.” The trailer for Joe Begos’ horror film follows a group of old war vets who are trying to enjoy drinks at their local drinking establishment, when a frantic teen bursts into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs.

Continue reading ‘Vfw’ Trailer: Guys’ Night Out Turns Bloody For A Group Of Veterans In Joe Begos’ Horror Film at The Playlist.

"You were a soldier... So were we all. Let's act like it." Rlje Films & Voltage Pics have debuted an official trailer for an indie action horror film titled Vfw, the latest offering from filmmaker Joe Begos - who also delivered the bloody vampire flick Bliss this year. Vfw, which stands for Veterans of Foreign Wars, is about a group of VFWs who must defend their local post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his army of punk mutants. It's described as "The Wild Bunch meets Night of the Living Dead", and the key one-liner is: "These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives." Starring Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, Sierra McCormick, Tom Williamson, Travis Hammer, George Wendt, and Fred Williamson. Vintage grainy action fun. Here's the first official trailer for Joe Begos' film Vfw,...

If you enjoy grindhouse, throwback, exploitation-style cinema, a new entry is coming your way next year. Vfw, an Assault on Precinct 13-style action film from director Joe Begos, is about a group of war veterans who take a violent stand against against a gang of encroaching street punks. The movie is currently sitting […]

The post ‘Vfw’ Trailer: Stephen Lang and His War Vet Pals in Get Their Own ‘Assault on Precinct 13’-Style Action Film appeared first on /Film.

In her 5-star Fantastic Fest review of Vfw, Emily von Seele wrote that Joe Begos' latest film is "insanely fun" and is "a film that you won’t want to miss," and ahead of its release in February, the official trailer for the new Fangoria movie has now been revealed, pitting a group of military veterans against drug-fueled mutants.

A Fangoria film, Vfw will be released by Rlje Films in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD beginning February 14th (Valentine's Day).

Directed by Joe Begos from a screenplay by Max Brallier & Matthew McArdle, Vfw stars Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, George Wendt, David Patrick Kelly, Tom Williamson, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer, and Dora Madison.

Below, you can watch the trailer for Vfw, which was unveiled on Entertainment Weekly. In case you missed it, check here to read Emily von Seele's review of the film, as well...

Exclusive: Dallas Sonnier’s Cinestate, the production outfit that also owns horror brand Fangoria, is ramping up its distribution activities and has hired Brandon Hill as VP of acquisitions and distribution.

Based in La, Hill will acquire films for Cinestate, including its horror label Fangoria, for distribution across theatrical and all other platforms.

The Dallas-based company has produced titles including S. Craig Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk, Brawl In Cell Block 99, and Dragged Across Concrete. Since acquiring Fangoria in 2018, it has also produced four titles through that label: Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, Satanic Panic, and the upcoming Vfw and Castle Freak.

Fangoria distributes some of its titles in-house, and acquires outside produced movies for platform distribution, an effort headed up by Rob Galluzzo in La. Now, the company is looking to expand beyond home entertainment as part of Cinestate’s wider push into theatrical releasing.

Hill joins from his role...

In addition to releasing their essential quarterly magazine, Fangoria has published eclectic horror novels by exciting new authors under their "Fangoria Presents" umbrella, and they'll continue to print must-read content with the launch of Lifecast in 2020, a new non-fiction book series that highlights some of the most creative minds in horror genre history. Fangoria announced that the first entry in the Lifecast series will be the Stuart Gordon memoir Naked Theater and Uncensored Horror, and we're very excited that the second installment of the series will be a book on horror genre special effects artists by Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson!

Naked Theater and Uncensored Horror is slated for a 2020 release, and we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on both Gordon's memoir and Wixson's upcoming special effects book as more details are announced. In the meantime, we have the official press release with more information:

Press Release: Dallas,...

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival has wrapped for 2019 and the complete list of award winners has been announced, including Daniel Isn't Real for "Best Picture" in the horror feature category and Travis Stevens' Girl on the Third Floor winning "Best Gooey Effects." Also in today's Horror Highlights: My Girlfriend the Serial Killer Indiegogo details, Pumpkin Spice Podcast season finale episode details, and The Spirit Gallery's new DVD and limited VHS info.

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 Awards Announced: "The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival closed out their fourth edition on October 24th with a sold-out screening of Joe Begos’ Vfw. The Screening was hosted at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park with Director Joe Begos, Writer Max Brallier, and cast members Stephen Lang, Tom Williamson and Linnea Wilson in attendance.

This year the festival featured over 100 films and events across Brooklyn at Nitehawk Cinema, Cobble Hill Cinema, Ifp Made in NY Media Center...

Fangoria’s production banner is becoming a tell-all for cinematic expectations, minimum requirements including gore, violence, and oh, more gore. Joe Begos’ Vfw is the latest outrageous splatter flick to promote the iconic horror brand, and let me tell you – it delivers as suggested. That’s both a positive and negative depending on which filmmaking aspect […]

The post Joe Begos’ ‘Vfw’ Is Vile, Repugnant Splatterhouse Cinema Joyously Blasting Blood in Your Face [Fantastic Fest 2019] appeared first on /Film.

Don't Breathe star Stephen Lang says he has read the script for the upcoming sequel, and the actor is impressed with what's been written. In the original movie which turned out to be a sleeper hit, Lang starred as a deadly blind man hunting a group of petty criminals who broke into his home. While promoting his newest movie Vfw at this year's Fantastic Fest, Lang revealed to Dread Central he's since seen the script for Don't Breathe 2, and it sounds like fans are going to love it. "I've read the screenplay [for Don't Breathe 2]," Lang says, adding, "and it's really good!" When asked if co-star Jane Levy will return as Rocky, Lang was a bit more reserved, only responding, "That I can't tell you."

Released in 2016, Don't Breathe was directed by Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead) using a script co-written by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. In the horror thriller movie,...

Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson was once again in Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest, and in between world premiere screenings and interviews with the casts and crews of films playing at the fest, she was joined by special guests from the Dead Ringers and Horrorversary podcasts on a new episode of Corpse Club!

Live from Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, it's a special film festival episode of Corpse Club! Co-host Heather Wixson is joined by Horrorversary podcast host Adrian Torres and Dead Ringers podcast co-hosts Emily von Seele, Kat Adams, Paul Farrell, and Nolan McBride to discuss the most memorable movies they saw at the festival, including Color Out of Space, Vfw, The Lighthouse, In the Tall Grass, Synchronic, The Long Walk, First Love, Jojo Rabbit, and Dolemite is My Name. The co-hosts also reflect on some of the shared themes from the films featured at Fantastic Fest, such...

Vfw is the latest film from Joe Begos and it will melt your face, your mom’s face, and the face of everyone you’ve ever met. A throwback to gnarly ’80s B-grade action and horror, the film stars genre greats Stephen Lang, Martin Kove, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, and George Wendt as a group of Vietnam vets who have to defend themselves and their bar from an onslaught of mutated zombie drug addicts. It’s kind of The Expendables movie that we never got, but always deserved.

The film takes place in a world gone to shit, where a drug called Hype has taken over the streets and the police and government have essentially given up trying to control it. It’s highly addictive and turns its users into mindless, violent, bloodthirsty beings who will go to any measure for their next fix. One night, our aging soldiers have...

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 presents Fessenden’s Depraved: Making Frankenstein in a Brooklyn Loft, as well as many feature-length and short films, as the second wave of films has been announced. Also in today's Horror Highlights: an exclusive look at artwork and a Q&a with writer Matt Miner for Death Trap, a trailer and release details for Witnesses, and details on this year's AlienCon.

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Films: "Hot off the heels of its first wave announcement, which included Opening Night Film The Beach House and Daniel Isn’T Real as Centerpiece, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, which will return for its fourth edition from October 17–24, has unveiled the rest of its jam-packed 2019 slate of diverse feature premieres and over 40 short films.

Ready to end the festival’s week with multiple literal bangs, Bhff will host director Joe Begos for the New York Premiere of his new raucous,...

As the next Brooklyn Horror Film Festival draws near it is time once again to drop another wave of genre and horror goodness upon us. Of particular interest is the Canadian Indigenous Zombie flick Blood Quantum from Jeff Barnaby, Joe Begos' new horror Vfw and Carlo Mirabella-Davis' Swallow, which has been winning raves all along the circuit.    In the short film program I'm going to play favorites here and point out that our own Izzy Lee's The Obliteration of Chickens will play at the fest. Also, my friend Laura Sanchez Acosta's Caw (Spanish title La Solapa) will play at the fest after winning the Blood Window Award at the Panama Horror Film Festival.    All the feature and short flims are featured in the gallery...

[Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]...

Back in 2010, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil screened at the first-ever Telluride Horror Show, so it's only fitting that the cult horror comedy returns to this year's festival for a special screening and Q&a with director Eli Craig and legendary horror host Joe Bob Briggs. The first wave of programming for the 10th annual Telluride Horror Show also includes Joe Begos' Vfw, Travis Stevens' Girl on the Third Floor, and Brandon Christensen's Z (which won the Scariest Film Award at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival).

You can read the full first wave of programming below, stay tuned to Daily Dead for details on the second wave, and to learn more, visit Telluride Horror Show's official website.

Press Release: Telluride, Co - Telluride Horror Show has released the first wave for its 10th Anniversary film festival, scheduled for October 11-13, 2019 in Telluride, Colorado. The first wave includes horror icon Joe Bob Briggs,...

Following the first wave of programming's unveiling earlier this summer, Fantastic Fest was already a must-see experience for movie lovers, but its second wave of programming has put it at an even higher level of anticipation, with new additions to the lineup including Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, Richard Stanley's Color Out of Space, Joe Begos' Vfw, the documentary Phil Tippett - Mad Dreams and Monsters, and perhaps the most anticipated of all: the closing night movie, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out.

We have the full second wave of programming in the official press release below, and visit Fantastic Fest's website for more information.

Press Release: Austin, TX — August 20, 2019 —Fantastic Fest is proud to announce its second wave of programming, led by a closing night screening of writer-director Rian Johnson’s hotly anticipated new Lionsgate and Mrc mystery Knives Out. A tribute to the work of Agatha Christie, Knives Out...

Following its international premiere at Overlook Film Festival, Fangoria's Satanic Panic (directed by Chelsea Stardust) has been acquired by Rlje Films, with a theatrical, VOD, and Digital HD release planned for September 6th.

Press Release: Los Angeles, June 4, 2019 –Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) has acquired the highly anticipated horror film Satanic Panic. The latest in the line-up from the recently re-launched Fangoria, and based on a story by Grady Hendrix (Mohawk) and Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here), the film was written by Hendrix and directed by Chelsea Stardust (Hulu’s “Into the Dark”). Satanic Panic stars Hayley Griffith (The Drew), Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day), Michael Polish (Before I Wake), Jerry O’Connell (“Billions”) and Rebecca Romijn (X-Men Franchise). The film will be released in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD on September 6, 2019.

“We could not be more excited to be releasing the instant classic, Satanic Panic,...

Rlje Films has acquired Satanic Panic, the latest pickup for the indie distributor of a pic from the recently relaunched Fangoria horror label. Hayley Griffith, Ruby Modine, Michael Polish, Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn star in the pic, which had its world premiere earlier this year at the Overlook Film Festival. It will now hit big screens and digital day-and-date September 6.

Chelsea Stardust (Hulu’s Into the Dark) directed the film, about a pizza delivery girl (Griffith) at the end of her financial rope who has to fight for her life – and her tips – when her last order of the night turns out to be for high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice. The story is by Grady Hendrix (Mohawk) and Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here) and Hendrix penned the script.

The Fangoria label was relaunched by Dallas Sonnier’s Cinestate and previously produced Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich...

Production underway in Dallas, Texas.

Voltage Pictures, riding high on the international box office success of Ya adaption After, has boarded international sales rights on Fangoria’s upcoming action-horror film V.F.W. in time for Cannes and will commence talks on the Croisette next week.

Genre specialist Joe Begos, who latest film Bliss premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last weekend, is directing from a screenplay by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle about Vietnam War veterans who take a stand against a deranged drug dealer and his army of punk mutants to defend their local V.F.W. (Veterans of Foreign Wars) post and an innocent teen.

Director Joe Begos (Almost Human, The Mind’s Eye) took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes photo from the set of his now-filming action-horror film V.F.W. Described as The Wild Bunch meets Night Of The Living Dead, the photo shows Begos with actors Stephen Lang (Don’t Breathe), William Sadler (Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) and Martin Kove (Karate Kid, Cobra Kai) on the set. All are completely covered in […]...