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The X-Files event series is a long two months away but maybe these new posters will help you pass the time. Also in this round-up: new teaser art for The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer, and first details for I'm Dreaming of a White Doomsday.

The X-Files Series: "David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their iconic roles as Agent Fox Mulder and Agent Dana Scully in the upcoming event series which will encompass a mixture of stand-alone investigative episodes and those that further the original show’s seminal mythology. In the opening episode, Mulder and Scully take on a case of a possible alien abductee. The all-new episodes will feature appearances by guest stars, including Joel McHale (“Community”), Robbie Amell (“The Flash”), Lauren Ambrose (“Dig,” “Six Feet Under”), Annabeth Gish (“The Bridge”), Annet Mahendru (“The Americans”), Rhys Darby (“Flight of the Conchords”), Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and William B. Davis, who...

Set to hit DVD, VOD and Digital on August 23rd is Closed for the Season from director Jay Woelfel. It’s coming through Mti Home Video and hopefully it will live up to the excellent artwork accompanying its release. It does have clowns in it, which is always a good thing!

Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young girl finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park. She must break free from the park’s grasp before she becomes its next victim.

Closed For The Season was written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Ghost Lake, Battlestar Galatica: The Seoond Coming), and produced by Jay Ellison (Lizzie) and Jon D. Wagner (Your Name Here). The film stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (Ghost Lake, Christmas With the Dead) and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3).

The film was shot on...

That's the actual title for the film. Mti Home Video announced today that the supernatural horror film "Closed for the Season" will be coming out on DVD on August 23rd.Press Release:Mti Home Video, the premier studio for independent filmmakers, has set Jay Woelfel's supernatural horror film, Closed For The Season, for an August 23rd DVD/VOD/Digital Download release.. Trapped in a forgotten...

One indie flick we've had our eye on for a while now, Closed for the Season, is getting set to hit you in every digital way imaginable (with the exception of Blu-ray), and we've got the details of what to expect when it gets here. Plus we get to run that truly bitchin' poster art!

Look for the flick on DVD, VOD, and Digital Download from Mti Home Video on August 23rd. Special features include a behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes, and trailers.

"Closed for the Season stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, The Mangler Reborn, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (the upcoming Joe R. Lansdale’s Mister Weed-Eater, Thomas Jane presents Suckerfish), and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface, Broke Sky). Written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Live Evil, the upcoming Season Of Darkness with Richard Hatch, Tim Thomerson, and Tiffany Shepis, Unseen Evil) and produced by Jay Ellison and...

Closed for the Season Let the Carnie Games Begin... August 23rd on DVD, VOD and Digital.

Mti Home Video, the premier studio for independent films, including recently released hits like Respire & The Haunting of Amelia, has acquired Closed For The Season fromArtist View Entertainment for an August 23rd DVD, VOD and Digital release. 

In the film a young woman finds herself trapped in a forgotten amusement park, terrorized by its living memories. She must break free from the park's grasp, before she becomes its next victim.

Closed For The Season was written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Ghost Lake, Battlestar Galatica: The Seoond Coming), and produced by Jay Ellison (Lizzie) and Jon D. Wagner (Your Name Here). The film stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (Ghost Lake, Christmas With the Dead) and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3). 

The film was shot...

You’ve opened all the presents and recovered from all the turkey and/or eggnog you’ve consumed…but Christmas isn’t over, thanks to prolific genre author Joe R. Lansdale (pictured). He’s executive-producing a feature film based on his upcoming tale Christmas With the Dead.

The Christmas screen version, currently in preproduction, will shoot in June in Lansdale’s home town of Nacogdoches, Texas, with the writer and his collaborators employing students and equipment from the Stephen F. Austin University, where he’s a writer-in-residence. “I’m excited about it moving forward and very fortunate to have some fine people at the helm,” Lansdale says. “I’m looking forward to begin filming this summer.”

The synopsis is as follows: “It was a foolish thing to do, and Calvin had not bothered with it the past two years, not since the death of his wife and child. But this year he decided,...

Mti Home Video has acquired five new horror-thrillers for release over the next year. Those acquired at the American Film Market 2010 include:

Closed For The Season

Director: Jay Woelfel (Ghost Lake)

Acquisition from Artist View Entertainment

Genre: Horror

Synopsis: Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young girl finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park. She must break free from the park′s grasp before she becomes its next victim. Starring: Aimee Brooks (The Hillside Strangler, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (Ghost Lake), William Waters and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

The Undying

Director: Steven Peros (Footprints)

Acquisition from Circus Road Films

Genre: Supernatural Thriller

Synopsis: The Undying stars Deadwood’s Robin Weigert as a doctor who becomes obsessed with the ghost of a Civil War soldier dwelling in her new home, and contrives to have his spirit live again in the body of a violent...

Our reps at Mti Home Video have informed us that the company has acquired five new horror-thrillers for release over the next year. Those acquired at the American Film Market include... Closed For The Season Director: Jay Woelfel (Ghost Lake) Acquisition from Artist View Entertainment Genre: Horror Synopsis: Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young girl finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park. She must break free from the park′s grasp before she becomes its next victim. Starring: Aimee Brooks (The Hillside Strangler, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (Ghost Lake), William Waters and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) The Undying Director: Steven Peros (Footprints) Acquisition from Circus Road Films Genre: Supernatural Thriller...

Genre poster art has for too long been dominated by the floating heads of pensive teens. Hollywood churns these puppies out one-by-one. Leave it to the indie filmmakers to get things right!

Below you'll find the one-sheet for a movie we last reported it on way earlier in the year, Closed for the Season. Seriously? I'd hang this shit on my wall in a heartbeat!

"Closed for the Season stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, The Mangler Reborn, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (the upcoming Joe R. Lansdale’s Mister Weed-Eater, Thomas Jane presents Suckerfish), and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface, Broke Sky). Written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Live Evil, the upcoming Season Of Darkness with Richard Hatch, Tim Thomerson, and Tiffany Shepis, Unseen Evil) and produced by Jay Ellison and Jon Wagner with creature design and creation by Tony Gardner's Alterian Inc. (Army of Darkness, Lord of Illusions,...

Writer/director Jay Woelfel gave us a quick update and passed on some exclusive new pics (see ’em below the jump) on his fright feature Closed For The Season, which premiered at New Jersey’s Monster-Mania convention earlier this year. “I’ve tightened the edit since then,” he tells Fango, “the final FX have been cut in and the 5.1 stereo mix is done.”...

Shock Till You Drop is reporting that Closed for the Season will make a world premiere at the Monstermania 2010 horror convention. The showing for the film is this Saturday, March 13 at 4:00pm. Monstermania is in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The movie poster and trailer are here to entice readers to view the show tomorrow.

The Closed for the Season synopsis:

"Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young girl (Kristy) finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park. She must break free from the park's grasp before she becomes its next victim" (IMDb)"

Release Date: March 12th (Limited Release).

Director/writer: Jay Woelfel.

Cast: Aimee Brooks, Damian Maffei, Joe Unger, Will Waters, and Alex Gabrielsen.

The trailer for the film here:

More info' on Closed for the Season at the film's website:

http://www.shadowcastpictures.com/Cfts/

Sources:

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14432...

Shock Till You Drop has been provided with the new one-sheet poster (pictured below) for ShadowCast Pictures new supernatural thriller Closed For The Season . Written and directed by Jay Woelfel, the pic stars Aimee Brooks ( Monster Man , The Mangler Reborn , Critters 3 ), Damian Maffei (The upcoming Joe R. Lansdale's Mister Weed-Eater ), and Joe Unger ( Leatherface ). The movie tells the story of Kristy (Brooks), who finds herself trapped inside a decaying, abandoned amusement park, with James (Maffei), son of the park.s caretakers. The pair finds themselves being tormented by a mysterious carny (Unger) and the long discarded and decrepit attractions of the park. Closed For The Season is having its premiere at the upcoming Monstermania convention in Cherry Hill, NJ which...

If you've been thinking about attending Monster-Mania 14 this coming March 12th-14th, then a press release that crossed our desk today might help you make up your mind. Along with the myriad of guests who will be at the show, a special screening will be taking place of writer/director Jay Woelfel's supernatural thriller Closed for the Season.

In addition to watching the film's premiere, fans will be able to meet some of the key players as well as participate in a Q&A session regarding the production of Closed for the Season. From the press release:

Closed for the Season stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, The Mangler Reborn, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (the upcoming Joe R. Lansdale’s Mister Weed-Eater, Thomas Jane presents Suckerfish), and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface, Broke Sky). Written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Live Evil, the upcoming Season Of Darkness with Richard Hatch,...

One of the biggest and best (not to mention funnest) conventions on the East Coast is the annual MonsterMania event in Cherry Hill, NJ, taking place this year between the dates of March 12-14. On top of the usual barrage of unique and original genre themed guests, this upcoming convention will premiere ShadowCast Pictures new supernatural thriller Closed For The Season . Written and directed by Jay Woelfel, Closed For The Season stars Aimee Brooks ( Monster Man , The Mangler Reborn , Critters 3 ), Damian Maffei (The upcoming Joe R. Lansdale.s Mister Weed-Eater ), and Joe Unger ( Leatherface ). Producer Jon D. Wagner said " MonsterMania is a perfect fit for the initial screening of Closed For The Season . We want people who really understand and have a passion for the...

Writer/director Brian James Fitzpatrick (pictured, whose short Throwaway was previously featured here) recently got into touch to give Fango the heads-up on his latest project, a screen adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale’s story “Mister Weed-Eater.” While still in the very early stages of production, the project has already garnered praise from Lansdale, who will act as co-producer.

“Mister Weed-eater is something I’m very excited about,” Lansdale says. “It’s one of my favorite short stories, and I look forward to a film from it. I think it could be as unique and wonderful as Bubba Ho-tep. The potential is certainly there.”

Previously included in Lansdale’s anthology High Cotton and recently republished in the collection Sanctified And Chicken-fried: The Portable Lansdale, “Mister Weed-Eater” (which the author has long maintained is based on actual events) follows protagonist Job Harold as his life is turned upside down by the...