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Get ready for an inspiring journey into the heart of the Catskills with the Season 5 premiere of “In With the Old,” airing this Wednesday at 8:00 Pm on Magnolia. In this special episode titled “The Andes Hotel: Heart of the Catskills,” viewers are invited to witness the transformative renovation of an iconic hotel in the western Catskills.

Led by visionary Derek Curl, the team faces the daunting task of revitalizing the historic Andes Hotel within a tight timeframe of just six months. With a big vision and a tight deadline, Derek must rely on the support of his friends and the local community to breathe new life into this beloved establishment while preserving its unique charm and character.

From uncovering hidden treasures to tackling unexpected challenges, “In With the Old” offers a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of restoring a piece of local history. As the renovation unfolds,...

Leyla Yilmaz’s ’Not Knowing’ and Ümit Ünal’s ’Love, Spells And All That’ premiered at Antalya in 2019.

US-based Tla Releasing has picked up UK and North American rights to a duo of Turkish LGBTQ+ titles, Leyla Yilmaz’s Not Knowing and Ümit Ünal’s Love, Spells And All That, from Berlin and Istanbul- based World Sales ArtHood Entertainment.

Additionally, Tla’s sister company Optimale has acquired distribution rights to the two films for French-speaking Europe.

Derek Curl, CEO of Tla Releasing described the titles as “two very different, but equally illuminating and entertaining films set in the complex Turkish...

Filmmaking is incredibly hard work, said everybody who's ever made one for our enjoyment. It’s especially a trial by fire for inexperienced movie magicians, hoping that the wand will strike at least once or twice and that they just survive. With his reputation as a BTS guru with Blue Underground and Dark Sky Films in full swing, Severin Films’ David Gregory set out to make his feature debut, Plague Town (2008)—a tense homage to classic British and foreign horror infused with a fresh feel for the present. And now, a Blu from Severin that houses not only a surprisingly effective chiller, but also behind-the-scenes features that painstakingly showcase a vision dragged kicking and screaming all the way to the screening room.

It is odd for me to be discussing a film this recent. However, it makes perfect sense in context to the creators; Gregory and his co-writer John Cregan...

Hello, dear readers! As we get ready to bid another month a fond farewell, we have one final batch of home media releases coming our way before we head into March. Severin Films is keeping busy this week with a trio of Blu-ray releases, including Castle of the Creeping Flesh, The Attic Expeditions, and Plague Town. The new Wrong Turn movie arrives this Tuesday on both Blu and DVD, and if you’re a Troma fan, they’re showing some love to Nightbeast this week as well.

Other releases for February 23rd include Beast Within, Legion of the Night, Only the Good Parts, and the From Dusk Till Dawn trilogy is getting a re-release on DVD, too.

The Attic Expeditions

It's been called "imaginative and audacious" (Los Angeles Times), "fantastic and surreal" (Classic Horror) and "an ideal film that verges towards masterpiece" (Weird Wild Realm). Now experience the Blu-ray premiere...

New York-based investment firm Sterling Genesis International has acquired Tla Entertainment Group.

The deal covers direct-to-consumer brands and all digital properties, including tlamovies.com, tlavideo.com, tlagay.com, tlacult.com and tlaondemand.com.

Derek Curl [pictured], Chief Executive Officer and President of Sterling Genesis, will become CEO and President of Tlaeg.

Tla Releasing, owned separately by Curl, will be reintroduced into the Tlaeg as part of the acquisition.

G. Sterling Zinsmeyer, Chairman of Sterling Genesis International, will become Chief Operating Officer of Tlaeg. Zinsmeyer said: “Tla’s powerful worldwide brand awareness, together with fresh capitalization, will enable us as a company to continue to flourish, build upon a strong infrastructure, and seize new opportunities for digital expansion in the current marketplace.”

“With this acquisition’s potential for consolidation and global expansion, we will be able to realize even further the tremendous value Tla Entertainment Group has in the entertainment world,” added Curl.

Tla Entertainment...

Tla Releasing has acquired the Us, UK, and French speaking European rights to Alan Brown's contemporary dance drama "Five Dances".  The film will see a theatrical release this spring and will be followed by a DVD and VOD release. Derek Curl, Tla Releasing President, said, "Alan Brown has made an original, moving and modern film which we are sure will speak to our core audience and far beyond." The film captures the experience of Chip, a dancer who begins his journey with a New York dance company after having left behind his family and former life for the city.  'Five Dances' follows his emotional transition from fear of the unknown to the exhilaration of a perfectly executed performance. 'Five Dances' made its debut as the opening night film at the 2013 Dance on Camera Film Festival at Lincoln Center.

Crowdsourced theatrical distribution platform Tugg continues to add content to its library. The company has now partnered with Tla Releasing to bring its Lgbt films to regional theaters around the country, according to Jeremy Kay at Screen International. Oliver Hermanus’ “Beauty” and Terracino’s “Elliot Loves” are the first two movies that will tour as part of the new agreement. Read More: Could Tugg Become the Kickstarter for Indie Exhibition? “This is an important step for queer cinema as the ever-changing film distribution landscape brings challenges,” said Tla Releasing president Derek Curl. “Tugg brings solutions with its ability to help us move forward in bringing our films to a wider audience, who will be able to demand the films they want to see in theaters.” Tla plans to partner with organizations and festivals such as Out On Film and FilmOut to drum up awareness for films as they become available.

"I'm thrilled about this," says Alexander, after hearing Blood For Irina nabbed Best Experimental Feature Film award at the PollyGrind Underground Film Festival in Las Vegas and both Best Medium Length Film and Best Director for Medium Length Film at Buffalo Screams."I made this film early in the year, in five days between producing Fangoria. It's a very personal film and it’s a thrill to know people are responding to it."

The film will screen at both the Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival in Bruges, Belgium on November 2nd and the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in San Diego November 10. It sees Shauna Henry in a haunting performance as Irina, a dying vampire spending her last days in a rundown waterfront motel. Drifting around her, are the motel manager (David Goodfellow) and a downtrodden prostitute (Carrie Gemmell) whose plight may be even more desperate than Irina's. Written, directed, shot,...

"I'm thrilled about this," says Alexander, after hearing Blood For Irina nabbed Best Experimental Feature Film award at the PollyGrind Underground Film Festival in Las Vegas and both Best Medium Length Film and Best Director for Medium Length Film at Buffalo Screams."I made this film early in the year, in five days between producing Fangoria. It's a very personal film and it’s a thrill to know people are responding to it."

The film will screen at both the Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival in Bruges, Belgium on November 2nd and the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in San Diego November 10. It sees Shauna Henry in a haunting performance as Irina, a dying vampire spending her last days in a rundown waterfront motel. Drifting around her, are the motel manager (David Goodfellow) and a downtrodden prostitute (Carrie Gemmell) whose plight may be even more desperate than Irina's. Written, directed, shot,...

"I'm thrilled about this," says Alexander, after hearing Blood For Irina nabbed Best Experimental Feature Film award at the PollyGrind Underground Film Festival in Las Vegas and both Best Medium Length Film and Best Director for Medium Length Film at Buffalo Screams."I made this film early in the year, in five days between producing Fangoria. It's a very personal film and it’s a thrill to know people are responding to it."

The film will screen at both the Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival in Bruges, Belgium on November 2nd and the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in San Diego November 10. It sees Shauna Henry in a haunting performance as Irina, a dying vampire spending her last days in a rundown waterfront motel. Drifting around her, are the motel manager (David Goodfellow) and a downtrodden prostitute (Carrie Gemmell) whose plight may be even more desperate than Irina's. Written, directed, shot,...

Writer, journalist and Fangoria magazine editor Chris Alexander is cutting his teeth in the director's chair.

His feature film debut for Autonomy Pictures with Blood for Irina - a psychological, experimental vampire tale - is complete. Alexander approached Autonomy Pictures with a micro-budget proposal, the desire to make a personal horror film, a fever dream inspired by Herzog, Rollin and Franco.

The film was shot in five days at a crumbling 70 year old waterfront motel set for demolition in Toronto, Canada. Autonomy Pictures executive producers Derek Curl (House of the Devil), David Gregory (The Theatre Bizarre) and Lewis Tice of Danger After Dark, already impressed with Alexander’s revitalization of Fangoria since taking over as editor-in-chief, were excited to see what he would do with a genre-based underground concept, budget and schedule.

The film is currently in post-production and will hit film festivals later this year. You'll find a teaser trailer inside.

Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game gained notoriety last fall by being one of the recent victims of a BBFC ban. The film was refused certification by the board, who called it, "unacceptable to the public". While the film remains unreleasable in the UK, fledgling Us distributor Autonomy Pictures have decided to make this their first foray into the home video market. Autonomy Pictures is made up of three home video veterans with lots of experience in controversial films. Lewis Tice of Danger After Dark, David Gregory of Severin Films, and Derek Curl of Tla Releasing, have gotten into the home video game in an interesting way here, and I wish them the best. Here's some more info about The Bunny Game and Autonomy Pictures:Producer...

It's been a long road getting the controversial little film The Bunny Game domestic distribution, but finally a light is showing at the end of the tunnel. Read on for all the details and a new still from the flick.

From the Press Release:

Producer Derek Curl (Tla Releasing/ The Innkeepers, Stake Land) announces the launch of the new label, Autonomy Pictures, a filmmaker-driven company dedicated to producing and distributing boundary-pushing, uncompromising cinema on a worldwide scale. The company, spearheaded by Curl, David Gregory (Severin Films/ Plague Town, The Theatre Bizarre), and Lewis Tice (Danger After Dark), has acquired all U.S. rights to Adam Rehmeier¹s The Bunny Game, a shockingly explicit cinematic experience about the abduction of a prostitute and the terror she is subjected to at the hands of her captive. Featuring a fearless performance by actress Rodleen Getsic, who also co-wrote the film with Rehmeir based on her own experiences,...

New film label launches to develop and distribute envelope-pushing projects for multi-platform releases worldwide

“The Bunny Game is the last word on the ‘torture-p0rn’ sub-genre,” says Derek Curl, President of Autonomy Pictures. “I was shocked by its audacity and the raw honesty that it depicted, making me question our collective enjoyment of extreme violence in cinema. At Autonomy Pictures we are not afraid to release such a film, which will undoubtedly inspire heated… More...

Producer Derek Curl (of Tla Releasing) has announced a new label, Autonomy Pictures, a filmmaker-driven company dedicated to producing and distributing boundary-pushing, uncompromising cinema on a worldwide scale.

The company, spearheaded by Curl, David Gregory (Severin Films) and Lewis Tice (Danger After Dark) has acquired all U.S. rights to Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game, a shockingly explicit cinematic experience about the abduction of a prostitute and the terror she is subjected to at the hands of her captive. Featuring a fearless performance by actress Rodleen Getsic, who also co-wrote the film with Rehmeir, based on her own experiences, The Bunny Game was recently banned in the UK  but will be released in the Us uncut in July 2012.

Head inside for a look at the trailer.

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There is a god, and he/she is obviously a fan of Frankenstein's monster! That's right, kids, after waiting years and years Richard Raaphorst's Frankenstein's Army is now in front of cameras!

Mpi/Dark Sky Films, La-based Xyz Films, and Pellicola of Amsterdam have announced that the first day of principal photography on Richard Raaphorst's long-awaited debut feature, Frankenstein's Army, has been completed in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The stunning ancient location, situated near historic Prague, was also recently used in the 2006 box office hit Casino Royale.

"Frankenstein's Army takes place toward the end of World War II, as Russian soldiers push into eastern Germany and stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Viktor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Our Hollywood Correspondent Dawna Lee Heising had a chance to sit down with Ti West (Writer/Director The House of The Devil), Sara Paxton (Shark Night / The Last House on The Left) and Pat Healy (Magnolia) to discuss the topic of Ghosts in reference to the upcoming feature film The Innkeepers.

See what they had to say in the video interview under the official press release and make sure to check out The Innkeepers on VOD now and in theaters February 3, 2012.

So, do you believe in Ghosts?

From the Official Release

Dawna Lee Heising Interviews The Innkeepers Director Ti West for MoreHorror.com.

Magnet Releasing Has Us Theatrical and VOD Rights to The Innkeepers, which Stars Sara Paxton, Pat Healy and Kelly McGillis. Segment produced by Seth Metoyer, Shannon Hilson, Matt Chassin and Dawna Lee Heising.

The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures,...

Afm 2011: Danger After Dark Acquires Four Genre Films from Japan: “X-Game,” “DeathPenalty.com,” its sequel “DeathPenalty.com: The New Beginning” and “Strip Mahjong: Battle Royale”

Danger After Dark has acquired all-rights for North American and United Kingdom to “X-Game,” DeathPenatly.com,” its sequel “DeathPenalty.com: the New Beginning” and all North American rights to “Strip Mahjong: Battle Royale.” The deal was finalized today at the 2011 American Film Market.

“We are excited to bring these films and their talented filmmakers into the Danger After Dark family,” says Derek Curl, President/CEO of Danger After Dark. “Each film’s unique vision of film-making presents a variety… More...

The star-studded ultra-gory Satan Hates You has a DVD cover for us to enjoy. The film is coming from cult label Danger After Dark on October 10th. James Felix McKenny of Automation fame directs.

Dubbed “a clever collision of flamboyant gore and social commentary” by Variety, the over-the-top shocker follows Marc (Don Wood), a homicidal maniac driven by demons buried deep within his soul, and Wendy (Christine Spencer), a young girl who lives life fast and hard without a second’s thought to the consequences. Their separate paths will eventually cross, but will it be on the road to salvation or the highway to hell?

Tla President Derek Curl said: “We couldn’t think of a better title to re-launch Danger After Dark with. Satan Hates You has all the makings of a true cult classic, and we can’t wait to bring it to the fans.”

Let’s hope...

Hard to say for certain whether or not Satan Hates You will turn out to be anything more than a bunch of forced humor and a pile of stunt casting. I'll be honest, it certainly appears that way. But I'm curious to give it a whirl and, admittedly, today's look at the DVD cover art is pretty awesome.

Satan Hates You is an over-the-top shocker full of blood, gore and plenty of appearances by genre favorites. Appearances are made by Larry Fessenden (Habit, I Sell The Dead), Angus Scrimm (Phantasm, Alias), Reggie Bannister (Phantasm, Bubba Ho-Tep), Debbie Rochon (Night of the Living Dead, Slime City Massacre and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead) and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest). Satan Hates You was written and directed by James Felix McKenny (Automations, Hypothermia).

From the press release:

Dubbed "a clever collision of flamboyant...

The star-studded Satan Hates You is heading home to DVD on October 18th, courtesy of Danger After Dark. Like we mentioned, the film is filled to the brim with genre favs like Agnus Scrimm, Michael Berryman, Reggie Banister, Larry Fassenden, and more.

Dubbed “a clever collision of flamboyant gore and social commentary” by Variety, the over-the-top shocker follows Marc (Don Wood), a homicidal maniac driven by demons buried deep within his soul, and Wendy (Christine Spencer), a young girl who lives life fast and hard without a second’s thought to the consequences. Their separate paths will eventually cross, but will it be on the road to salvation or the highway to hell?

Tla President Derek Curl said: “We couldn’t think of a better title to re-launch Danger After Dark with. Satan Hates You has all the makings of a true cult classic, and we can’t wait to bring it to the fans.

We haven't heard much out of the Danger After Dark label in the last couple of years, but they have come back with a vengeance. Seeking to re-launch the line the brought us Summer Scars and Suicide Club, Tla Releasing has acquired the Us and UK distribution rights for the award-winning Satan Hates You.

Satan Hates You is an over-the-top shocker full of blood, gore and plenty of appearances by genre favorites. Appearances are made by Larry Fessenden (Habit, I Sell The Dead), Angus Scrimm (Phantasm, Alias), Reggie Bannister (Phantasm, Bubba Ho-Tep), Debbie Rochon (Night of the Living Dead, Slime City Massacre and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead) and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest). Satan Hates You was written and directed by James Felix McKenny (Automations, Hypothermia).

From the press release:

Dubbed “a clever collision of flamboyant gore and social commentary" by Variety,...

To say the latest vampire opus Stake Land is good is a bit of an understatement. If you haven't seen it yet and prefer your vampires free of emo angst and sparkles, holy shit, brothers and sisters - you are in for a treat as the flick is getting set to make its home video debut in just a couple of short months.

Look for it in stores on August 2, 2011.

Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.

Synopsis

America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and...

Here's two new videos for "Stake Land". Written directed by Jim Mickie, the film is produced by Dark Sky Films Glass Eye Pix, as well as these producers; Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden who actually appear in the film. "Stake Land" stars Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo and Sean Nelson. ...

Producer Derek Curl and investors have purchased a controlling 75% interest in Tla Releasing from Tla Entertainment Group, the company said Tuesday. The sale includes both its domestic operations in North America as well as its United Kingdom subsidiary. Curl will become the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tla Releasing, a newly formed LLC. In a telephone conversation with indieWIRE, New York-based Curl said the company will maintain its ...

Finally the official trailer for Jim Mickle's toothy new vampire flick Stake Land is here, and just like the film itself, it's a winner. Grab your own Mr. Pointy and start watchin'.

IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release beginning April 22nd with VOD to follow shortly.

Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.

Check out the goods below, and...

When it comes to ferocious vampire action, Stake Land has all the bite that you could possibly hope for, but before all of that wonderful carnage begins, how about getting to know a few of the characters a little bit better?

These mini-vignettes, detailing the time leading up to the horrific events of the film, each provide a tantalizing glimpse into the lives of the Stake Land cast of characters.

Check out the first two installments of the series right now! Look for more to be unveiled over the next two weeks.

IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.

Connor Paolo,...

Words alone are not enough to express how excited we are for Stake Land to be unleashed upon the masses. Finally an epic vampire film with tons of bite is here, and that's much cause for celebration!

IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.

Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.

Check out the new one-sheet below,...

While stumbling around the cyber maze for our weekly Wtf Friday video feature, we came across a pretty bitching untitled viral video that does a hell of a lot more than just bare its fangs.

Upon doing some digging (well okay, all we really did was click the "Show More" button on YouTube), it's become apparent that said viral is actually a video for Jim Mickle’s post-apocalyptic vampire tale Stake Land (review here). Having just watched the flick, we can honestly say this vampire tale is pretty damned epic. As you'll see from the video, these creatures aren't the usual sparkling, brooding, pretty forever-teens that have been jammed down our throats over the last several years. They're blissfully ugly, unabashedly vicious, and just what we needed!

To keep track of this vampire uprising, keep an eye on the On to New Eden website.

IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi...

IFC Midnight will release Stake Land, a vampire-plague thriller and winner of the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival. IFC has partnered with Mpi Media Group and Dark Sky Films to release the film starring Danielle Harris, Connor Paolo, Kelly McGillis, Nick Damici and Michael Cerveris. The Jim Mickle-directed Stake Land movie tells of a motley bunch of survivors trying to avoid both a vampire epidemic as well as a hardcore militia led by a religious zealot. Script comes from Damici and Mickle with Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok, Adam Folk, Brent Kunkle and Derek Curl producing in association with Off Hollywood Pictures and Bella Donna Productions...

IFC Midnight will release Stake Land, a vampire-plague thriller and winner of the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival. IFC has partnered with Mpi Media Group and Dark Sky Films to release the film starring Danielle Harris, Connor Paolo, Kelly McGillis, Nick Damici and Michael Cerveris. The Jim Mickle-directed Stake Land movie tells of a motley bunch of survivors trying to avoid both a vampire epidemic as well as a hardcore militia led by a religious zealot. Script comes from Damici and Mickle with Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok, Adam Folk, Brent Kunkle and Derek Curl producing in association with Off Hollywood Pictures and Bella Donna Productions...

Fans have been waiting on some firm release plans for Jim Mickle’s post-apocalyptic vampire tale Stake Land (review here) for a while now, and while we're all excited for its limited theatrical release on April 22nd, the fact of the matter remains, a very limited amount of people would be getting to see it. Until now that is.

According to Screen Daily IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.

Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden...

Yet another new image has come our way in promotion of Jim Mickle's highly acclaimed Stake Land, which you'll be able to dig on in theatres April 22nd! Check it out!

The post-apocalyptic Stake Land (review here) stars Kelly McGills as Sister, a nun caught in a crisis of faith who joins forces with vicious vampire hunters Martin (Connor Paolo) and Mister (Nick Damici). But her biggest threat may not come from the bloodthirsty masses — rather from a militia head (Michael Cerveris) who interprets the post-apocalyptic chaos in his own way.

Co-starring are Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.

Synopsis

America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes,...

If you're a regular on the film festival circuit, then odds are good you caught Jim Mickle's highly acclaimed Stake Land at a fest or two over the past year. For the rest of us who've been wondering when we might be able to see it, today comes news from Dark Sky Films that we should mark our calendars for April 22nd!

The post-apocalyptic Stake Land (review here) stars Kelly McGills as Sister, a nun caught in a crisis of faith who joins forces with vicious vampire hunters Martin (Connor Paolo) and Mister (Nick Damici). But her biggest threat may not come from the bloodthirsty masses — rather from a militia head (Michael Cerveris) who interprets the post-apocalyptic chaos as the Lord's work.

Co-starring are Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's...

#19. The Innkeepers - Ti West Production on Ti West's The Innkeepers has been completed mid year range. If the filmmaker is holding out, its because he possibly has Sundance (Park City at Midnight) or SXSW in mind. Distributor Dark Sky Films certainly would want a launch pad festival release for the film. This prediction is pure logic. Sara Paxton and Pat Healy (Great World of Sound) star as Claire and Luke, the last two clerks left working the place before it’s scheduled to be shut down after over 100 years in business. Before that happens, they’re anxious to prove that the place does indeed have restless spirits dwelling within its walls, and subsequent odd occurrences seem to prove that they’re right. * Producers: Derek Curl, Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok and Ti West(Ioncinema.com Preview Page // IMDb Link)...

The vampire epidemic movie 'Stake Land' is slated to have three screenings at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival, the first beginning this Friday, September 17.

Here's the full schedule for the blood sucking flick:

o Friday September 17

o 11:59:00 Pm

o Ryerson

o Saturday September 18

o 12:15:00 Pm

o Scotiabank Theatre 4

o Sunday September 19

o 9:00:00 Pm

o AMC 2

About the Movie:

In the aftermath of a vampire epidemic, a teen is taken in by a grizzled vampire hunter on a road trip through a post-apocalyptic America, battling both the bloodsuckers and a fundamentalist militia that interprets the plague as the Lord’s work.

The Director, Jim Mickle graduated from New York University and worked as a storyboard artist, grip and editor before directing such short films as Last Legs (99), The Jam (00), The Underdogs (03) and One Night in December (08). He made his feature directorial debut...

While visiting the set of the Dark Sky Films/Glass Eye Pix production The Innkeepers (see previous report here), Fango got a chance to chat with one of its producers, Derek Curl, about another upcoming Dark Sky feature, the eagerly awaited Hatchet 2. “I flew out to La about three weeks ago to view the final cut before they locked, and I’m telling you, it’s quite a ride,” he tells us.

After a long bout of pre-production things are really cooking on Ti West's next project for Dark Sky Films, The Innkeepers, and we've got the first three stills from the shoot to haunt you through the evening!

The film is shooting right now at the The Yankee Pedlar Inn in Connecticut, a hotel long known for being haunted in real life. The film, which blends the classic ghost story style with a solid modern twist, is being produced by Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Ti West, and Larry Fessenden by Dark Sky Films in partnership with Glass Eye Pix.

Check out the first two stills that Dark Sky sent us below along with a third which first appeared over on the official Dark Sky Films Twitter page.

Synopsis

After over one hundred years in business, The Yankee Pedlar Hotel is about to close its doors for good. The last remaining clerks,...

Sara Paxton ("Last House on the Left," "Superhero Movie") has signed on for the horror feature "The Innkeepers" for Dark Sky Films says The Hollywood Reporter.

Paxton and Pat Healy play the last two clerks in a century-old New England haunted hotel just days before its closure when some rather odd guests come to stay.

Kelly McGillis and George Riddle also star. Ti West ("The House of the Devil") penned and is directing.

Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Larry Fessenden and West are producing. Filming kicks off this week in Connecticut at the Yankee Pedlar Inn.

It's been a while since we've gotten any sort of update on Ti West's upcoming The Innkeepers for Dark Sky Films, but now that this week marks the start of production, we have some solid casting news to share.

From the Press Release:

Sara Paxton (pictured, Last House on the Left, Superhero Movie) is set to star as the lead in this classic ghost story, which is written and will be directed by West. The film will also star Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, and George Riddle among others.

The Innkeepers is centered around the final two employees working in a haunted hotel before it goes out of business. After over one hundred years in business, The Yankee Pedlar Hotel is about to close its doors for good. The last remaining clerks, Claire (Sara Paxton), a twenty-something that has come to terms with her lot in life, and Luke (Pat Healy), a computer-smart loner,...

Sara Paxton ("Last House on the Left") seems to be ready for another dose of thrills. The actress will be starring in "The Innkeepers" from "The House of the Devil" director/writer Ti West. Dark Sky Films is producing and filming started this week in Connecticut. Also cast are Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis and George Riddle. Paxton and Healy are in as the last two clerks in a haunted hotel that's a hundred years old. In the last days prior to closing, a few final strange guests come to stay. The shoot is happening at the Yankee Pedlar Inn which is a real New England hotel that has been thought of been haunted for quite some time. Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Larry Fessenden and West produce. "The Last House On the Left" may be a genre filled with many-a-poor-performance, but Paxton's work was admirable and the actress is one to be watched.

As if trying to survive in a land with sub-zero temperatures wasn't tough enough, what if there was also a creature lurking about looking to do a lot more than just tingle your spine? That's what our protagonists are up against in Hypothermia, and if this latest batch of images is any indication of what's to come, these poor folks are in A Lot of trouble!

A large portion of the production took place on the middle of a frozen lake - Great Sacandaga Lake in Mayfield, NY. The production team spent weeks filming on the ice, having to take snowmobiles and four-wheelers out to the actual set - making it a challenge to even grab a cup of coffee or use the restroom. Michael Rooker and the rest of the cast were real troopers!

Producers on the film include Dark Sky Film's Derek Curl, Jacob Jaffke, and Glass Eye Pix...

Though the weather outside is getting warmer and warmer, let's not forget what a miserable snowbound winter this was, especially for those of you who live up North. In case you needed a reminder, some new images from Hypothermia popped up online that are sure to bring you all kinds of chilly haunted memories.

A large portion of the production took place on the middle of a frozen lake - Great Sacandaga Lake in Mayfield, NY. The production team spent weeks filming on the ice, having to take snowmobiles and four-wheelers out to the actual set - making it a challenge to even grab a cup of coffee or use the restroom. Michael Rooker and the rest of the cast were real troopers!

Producers on the film include Dark Sky Film's Derek Curl, Jacob Jaffke, and Glass Eye Pix producers Peter Phok and Larry Fessenden.

Hypothermia takes place in Maine in the dead of winter.

With all the blizzards happening throughout the country, this is surely both the best and the worst time to be filming a movie called Hypothermia. Some images from the set just surfaced, and damnit, they make us wanna put the heat on!

A large portion of the production took place on the middle of a frozen lake - Great Sacandaga Lake in Mayfield, NY. The production team spent weeks filming on the ice, having to take snowmobiles and four-wheelers out to the actual set - making it a challenge to even grab a cup of coffee or use the restroom. Michael Rooker and the rest of the cast were real troopers!

Producers on the film include Dark Sky Film's Derek Curl, Jacob Jaffke, and Glass Eye Pix producers Peter Phok and Larry Fessenden.

Hypothermia takes place in Maine in the dead of winter. Ray Pelletier and his wife, Helen, have...

Ah, Dark Sky Films. How quickly you've endeared yourself to the black hearts of genre fans everywhere! The studio who proudly wears its love for blood on its sleeve has just checked in with an update on its latest film, Hypothermia!

From the Press Release:

Hypothermia, written and directed by James Felix McKenney, stars Michael Rooker, who has had a long career in film that launched with his chilling performance as the titular character in Henry: The Portrait Of A Serial Killer. Hypothermia co-stars Blanche Baker, who starred in Sixteen Candles, HBO’s Taking Chance, and the horror indie The Girl Next Door. Also in the cast are Greg Finley (The Secret Life Of The American Teenager), and McKenney regulars Don Wood (The Off Season, Automatons, Satan Hates You), Ben Forster, and Amy Chang. The film will be produced in partnership with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix.

The story...

What a difference a week makes. On Monday we put up an interview with director Ti West in which it sounded like The Haunting in Georgia would be his next project, but today came the news that he's been tapped to helm a haunted hotel film entitled Innkeepers.

Variety reports that Innkeepers, which is about the last two staffers of a haunted hotel that's going out of business, is being financed and produced by Mpi Media Group's Dark Sky Films along with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix. Derek Curl, Fessenden, and Peter Phok produce. The deal was concluded at Sundance this week between West and Mpi's Executive VP Greg Newman.

West, who intends for Innkeepers to be "truly terrifying", will begin shooting this spring in Connecticut. We're not sure where that leaves Gold Circle's Haunting as Variety says West "had been attached" to it, but we'll do some...

Horror helmer Ti West (The Roost) is prepping The Innkeepers, about the last two staffers of a haunted hotel that's going out of business. West said he intends for Innkeepers to be "a truly terrifying" follow-up to his 2009 pic The House of the Devil. Lensing is set to commence in Connecticut this spring. Mpi Media Group's Dark Sky Films will finance and produce along with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix. Derek Curl, Fessenden and Peter Phok produce. West directed Lionsgate's Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, which bows on DVD next montn. He had been attached to Gold Circle's The Haunting in Georgia. No word on that.

Variety reports that filmmaker Ti West will follow-up his critically acclaimed House Of The Devil with The Innkeepers , a spooky story about the last two staffers of a haunted hotel that's going out of business. Mpi Media Group's Dark Sky Films will finance and produce along with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix. Derek Curl, Fessenden and Peter Phok produce. West said he intends for Innkeepers to be "a truly terrifying" follow-up to his last pic. Lensing is set to commence in Connecticut this spring. Dark Sky Films will release the DVD, Blu-Ray and VHS of West's House Of The Devil on February 2nd. (They also recently snapped up the rights for the Hatchet franchise, co-producing the sequel Hatchet 2 which is currently in production.) According to the article,...

Dark Sky Films and Glass Eye Pix announced today that Kelly McGillis (Top Gun) has joined the cast of the epic vampire road film Stake Land, which also stars the previously announced Danielle Harris.

The film, written by Jim Mickle and Nick Damici and directed by Jim Mickle (Mulberry Street), takes place following a global spread of vampirism.

McGillis plays a nun who joins a small team of survivors (including Damici and Connor Paolo of "Gossip Girl") as they make a treacherous journey north to safety through the war-torn U.S. McGillis' character, "Sister," faces a crisis of faith during the vampire bloodshed, ultimately taking up arms to do battle with her newly formed family unit.

The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.

Stake Land...

Note: This blog is a continuation of a post we ran yesterday. To read the first installment, please click here!

Day Three

On Sunday I tried to make it to the Vindication panel to see writer/director Bart Mastronardi and his cast, but just couldn’t do it as I had NewFest commitments. Later I did race from NewFest (in Chelsea) to the con to catch the Vindication screening. I got there about 10 minutes late, but the room was standing room only. I’ve already seen the film, so I’m glad my butt wasn’t taking a seat from someone who hasn’t seen this really f-ing awesome film. Keep an eye out in this blog for more info and interviews from the cast and crew in the near future.

Mastronardi had the amazing fortune of getting a copy of the film into the hands of Clive Barker, who...