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Starring Vivica A. Fox as the President of the New United States of America and following a group of military veterans on a deadly mission in space, Crossbreed is coming to On Demand on February 5th from Uncork'd Entertainment. To celebrate the sci-fi action movie that pays tribute to Aliens and ’80s Cannon films, we caught up with director/co-writer Brandon Slagle for our latest Q&A feature, and we've also been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!

Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, and congratulations on your new movie, Crossbreed! How and when did you and co-writer Robert Thompson come up with the idea for this film?

Brandon Slagle: Thank you very much! The general DNA for Crossbreed has been around for a few years. There was a script called Nebulus I’d written for a Syfy Channel pitch around 2011 that was conceptually similar,...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer for Devil in My Ride, an announcement of The British Horror Film Festival lineup, details on Circus of the Dead, an excerpt from Ground Zero, Five Things You Need For the Zombie Apocalypse from Michael Garza, a Q&A with Rachel and Simon Light, and much more:

Devil in My Ride Trailer and Premiere Details: “Red Band Films, the specialty genre label of L.A. based production and finance company Unified Pictures, announced today that its debut feature “Devil in My Ride,” starring Sid Haig (“Kill Bill: Vol. 2,” “Jackie Brown,” “The Devil’s Rejects”), will make its much anticipated World Premiere at the Shriekfest International Film Festival, taking place October 3rd to 6th in Los Angeles.

“Devil in My Ride” is a horror comedy directed by...

'Dead Ringer' is the new horror thriller from John Kearns Jr. And someone who certainly isn't shy when it comes to revealing her goods on screen is that of hottie horror star Jacqui Holland (below) who plays the lead on the project as a women whom obsesses over an actor who resembles her dead husband (being played by Timothy Woodward Jr). Holland already has a number of previous horror credits under her belt that include 'Sorority Party Massacre' and Jason Lockhart's upcoming comedy horror 'Silent But Deadly'. Ross Bagley, Todd Bridges, Kelly Ryan and Eric Roberts also star....

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a teaser poster for Draugar, news on an appearance by Anne Rice at this year’s ThrillerFest VIII, first details on Dead Ringer and A Haunting in Thornby, and much more:

VOD Release for Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption: “Eagle One Media is proud to announce to horror and zombie fans director Ryan Thompson’s apocalyptic horror feature Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption is now available on North American video-on-demand cable systems and around the world on iTunes.

Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption is a throwback to the 1980’s action-horror genre and features legendary action star Fred “The Hammer” Williamson.

At the end of civilization, zombies outnumber human survivors 10000 to 1, and every day is a fight to see tomorrow. Just when he is about to give up that fight, rugged and mysterious wanderer John Knox...

Before we go any further, this has nothing to do with David Cronenberg's 1988 flick Dead Ringers starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as a loony. Nope, what we have here is a loony of a different kind and sex!

Below you'll spot the first one-sheet for director John Kearns, Jr.'s, new erotic horror thriller Dead Ringer (See? No "s." It's not plural) starring Timothy Woodward, Jr. (Hollywood East, 7 Faces of Jack the Ripper), Jacqui Holland (Hollywood Sex Wars), Ross Bagley (Little Rascals, Independence Day), and Kelly Ryan (Random Acts of Violence) with Todd Bridges ("Diff'rent Strokes") and Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables).

Could this finally be all that Willis was talking 'bout? We'll find out soon enough!

Synopsis

An up-and-coming movie star becomes romantically involved with a mysterious woman. His eery resemblance to her deceased boyfriend points to her increasing emotional instability. As he struggles to break away,...