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Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

After toiling in the trenches with Nick Box’s three releases from the week of April 13, it’s something of a relief to jump ahead to May 8, 2023 with a discussion of Louis DeStefano’s Amityville Emanuelle.

Presumably influenced by the French book and film series of the same name (minus the extra “m”), Geno McGahee’s screenplay returns to a tried and true Amityville premise: a cursed object, a spectral haunting, and some sexy shenanigans.

Amityville: Emanuelle immediately situates itself within the “franchise”s canon with recreated footage of Ronald DeFeo’s murder spree in April of 1974. This is familiar territory: we’ve seen variations of the shootings in Amityville II, The Amityville Legacy, Amityville: The Awakening and more.

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Massachusetts filmmaker, Geno McGahee, traveled to California to team up with Gregory Hatanaka to produce two films. Combining the Cinema Epoch and Xposse Productions team proved to be a complete success as the group merged and created movies that they have just announced.

In the thriller Fatal Justice, Dennis (Eric Michaelian) is an accused killer that is released from prison after some police misconduct. The family of the victim comes face to face with Dennis and hold their own trial to decide his fate. When the system fails, family justice is the only way and Fatal Justice will be executed.

Fatal Justice stars Eric Michaelian (Rise Of The Scarecrows: Hell On Earth), Chris Spinelli (Love Crime), Lorrie Bacon (A Christmas Invitation), Nicole D’Angelo (Heartbeat), Shane Ryan-Reid (Bad Timing), Jaki Lauper, Sharon Marr (Rise Of The Scarecrows: Hell On Earth), Louis DeStefano (Another Way To Die), Brent Northup (Family Secret), Johnny Mask...

“Relief” was the first word that came to mind when BAFTA-nominated director James Hawes realized the Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses” had become a success. “It felt like an enormous responsibility to take on these much loved books,” he admits. “And also to find a place in the spy genre where we could give it a different flavor, a different smell. That’s something that the team you have here and I talked about a lot. How do we clue in to everything there is in the British spy genre, where it’s at, and give it just that little twist.”

See Gary Oldman (‘Slow Horses’) on playing a flatulent spy and reuniting with ‘Darkest Hour’ co-star Kristin Scott Thomas

To celebrate the acclaimed series, watch our special “Making of” roundtable discussion with Hawes and four key players from “Slow Horses” — Oscar-nominated cinematographer Danny Cohen, BAFTA-nominated production designer Tom Burton,...

Filmmaker and actor Shane Ryan is producing and releasing a record number of films since lockdown began last March. First off, he starred in and executive produced the indie thriller Choke, released in May, followed by Heartbeat (co-star/co-executive producer), and co-produced the lockdown inspired thriller Sinful, plus co-starred in and co-produced Quarantine Girl (all released by Cinema Epoch). Last week saw the …

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Created by Shane Ryan | Written by Luc Bernier, Jason Ewert, Dean Houlihan, Tom Jolliffe, Matti Soikkeli, Jim Towns | Directed by Luc Bernier, Jason Ewert, Dustin Ferguson, Dean Houlihan, Oliver Jolliffe, Shane Ryan, Matti Soikkeli, Aaron Stielstra, Jim Towns

Pretty much everybody loves the 80s, right? Horror fans are no different, and homages are as popular as ever when it comes to taking a greyhound back to the decade of spandex, hairspray, shoulder-pads and glam. Awesomely Righteous & Radical is an 80s inspired anthology, or… as it says on the poster “a totally tubular 80s homage anthology”.

Now, I’m an 80s horror lover, and I like a good anthology film, so I was intrigued by this. The concept is simple and has potential to be… well… totally tubular, rad, awesome, most excellent. Here, we have a whole stack of short-films with the connection to them all being that they’re set...

The shorts and films made whilst the world is/was in lockdown are slowly making their way to the screens of audiences looking to make sense of the situation and see other people’s takes on quarantine. The latest indie film, shot safely during the current pandemic, to be announced is Quarantine Girl, which sees a woman’s mental state deteriorate as she isolates herself during an epidemic.

Starring Nicole D’Angelo, Shane Ryan, Lisa London, Craijece Danielle, Chris Spinelli, David Marc and Mark Erwin Galang, Quarantine Girl was written and co-directed by its star Nicole D’Angelo, alongside Gregory Hatanaka. The film is expected to be released at the end of the month by Cinema Epoch – in the meantime check out the trailer and poster below:...

The new indie film shot safely during the current pandemic. “A woman’s mental state deteriorates as she isolates herself during an epidemic.” Starring Nicole D’Angelo and Shane Ryan with Lisa London, Craijece Danielle, Chris Spinelli, David Marc, Mark Erwin Galang Directed by Nicole D’Angelo & Gregory Hatanaka Written by Nicole D’Angelo Produced by Gregory Hatanaka & Chris Spinelli …

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Deadline Extended Til Dec. 31st! for Awesomely Righteous & Radical: a totally tubular 80’s homage anthology! Filmmakers Shane Ryan (My Name Is ‘A’ By Anonymous / Samurai Cop 2), Tony Newton (Grindsploitation / A Taste Of Phobia) and Dustin Ferguson (Celluloid Slaughter / Los Angeles Shark Attack) have joined forces to bring you this all …

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Stars: Lilly Montano, Shane Ryan, Lilith Singson | Written by Shane Ryan | Directed by Shane Ryan, Lilith Singson

I feel like the title of this movie, Dacryphilia + Hematolagnia, explains things much better than the actual movie itself. Without the title it’s not too obvious what is going on. At least with it you can garner some kind of understanding. With that in my mind, Google came to my aid:

Dacryphilia - A paraphilia in which one is aroused by tears or sobbing. Hematolognia - A sexual fetish for blood which evokes arousal when present on the fetishist’s sexual partner, especially if nude. It is often accompanied by licking or drinking blood through blood letting or biting.

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The short movie lasts about seven minutes and plays out like an artsy music video with two chapters ‘Her Life’ and ‘Her Death’. As one would expect from the title,...

The new Pov zombie anthology, Virus of the Dead, will be hitting DVD nationwide this Tuesday (Feb 26th). The film brought on board 22 filmmakers from around the world to contribute segments; including Timo Rose, Shane Ryan, James Cullen Bressack (producer of Gangster Land and Altitude), Nick Principe (star …

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Tim van Dammen's festival darling Mega Time Squad will be released in theaters and on VOD on February 15th, 2019 courtesy of Dark Sky Films, and we have a look at the film's trailer. Also: The Man in Room 6's photos and crowd-funding details, Virus of the Dead Amazon Prime and VOD release details, and Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel digital release details.

Mega Time Squad Release Date and Trailer Revealed: "In Theaters And On VOD February 15, 2019

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A low-level criminal steals an ancient Chinese time-travel device, but he may not survive the demonic consequences of tampering with time. Mega Time Squad is a wildly entertaining time travel/sci-fi comedy out of New Zealand. A fan favorite on the festival circuit, the film stars Jonny Brugh (What We Do In The Shadows) and was praised by Variety as "fast-paced, determinedly silly, with sharp slangy dialogue," the film...

High School junior Lilith Singson, 17, will premiere her directorial debut, the experimental horror Kamatayan (directed at age 16), in London this month at the Romford Film Festival, which takes place May 24th-28th. Singson will be the world’s youngest transgender filmmaker as well as youngest Native American filmmaker to secure a distribution deal. The film is already set to be released in the anthology 60 Seconds to Die 3 (the first was released by Cinedigm (http://www.cinedigm.com/). Indie filmmaker Shane Ryan produced and shot the film, while Singson wrote, directed, composed and starred in Kamatayan.

Singson is also a key player in Ryan’s Ted Bundy Had a Son, which has broken a record of its own, including more directors than any single film in history (more than 125 filmmakers). Singson is assisting Ryan in post-production of the contributions by all of the other filmmakers, as well as starring in the...

Stars: Adrian Baez, Kathryn Eastwood, Chad Meisenheimer, Shane Ryan, Tommie Vegas | Written by Shane Ryan, Kathryn Eastwood | Directed by Shane Ryan

Short film American Virus is part of the horror anthology Virus of the Dead. An anthology that is a long time in the making, beginning production over three years ago and now with a set release date over a year away (18th May 2019) – which means, hopefully, it will at least start to be seen by people.

At only five minutes long, American Virus is a slightly strange mix of frantic hand-held camera footage, fake news reports, people directly looking at and talking into a camera and random but relevant stock footage. Flipping between both black and white and colour on the screen. It’s not actually as bizarre as it sounds written down and it actually all gels together surprisingly well. Feeling like a hectic and exciting five minutes...

Stars: Adrian Baez, Randy Burke, Carissa Carlberg, Lucy Dorado, Raul Gutierrez, Delaiah Hastie, Mars Mohamed, Kendall Morris, Lyddie Ward, Riley Yargus | Written and Directed by Shane Ryan

The year is 1989 and after a rocket launch from the American Military goes wrong, a virus has attacked the small town nearby. But a ten year old boy with a video camera might be able to help.

As a synopsis that doesn’t sound like your normal short film and after watching Guerilla, it really isn’t your normal short film… It’s more like a very long video montage. Or six music videos played non-stop together. If you think that sounds like a bad idea, it actually works out a lot better than you’d think.

With no dialogue whatsoever, the music is a huge part of Guerilla. Being set in the eighties and with a director that is clearly heavily influenced by the era,...

Stars: Marie-Louise Damgaard Nielsen, Rose Milling, Louise Gammelgaard, Bill Hutchens, Kim Sønderholm, Frederik Carlsen, Emma Nymann, Paw Terndrup | Written and Directed by Kasper Juhl

When young drug addict Juliet White dies, she doesn’t find herself in hell but somewhere far worse. Forced to relive the traumas and abuse of her days on earth, guided by a mysterious masked figure, Juliet must not only endure but find something new in her suffering.

Take the characters and general milieu from Shane Ryan’s My Name is A by Anonymous, throw in some psychosexual imagery and general sleaze as seen in the likes of Dustin Mills’ work, then mix in a melancholic, melodramatic soundtrack and declare yourself as the next Lars Von Trier and you have Your Flesh Your Curse - a film that spends its entire runtime trying to tell the audience that womens “flesh” is their curse. As in because...

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Mad Sin Cinema is in production of several new provocative and experimental films by Shane Ryan (My Name is 'A' by anonymous, the Amateur Porn Star Killer trilogy), featuring 16 year old gender-fluid actor newcomer Lilith Singson (aka Tobias Bristol) in the lead of several films; including Red Oedipal (a bloody and twisted romance), This Girl, This Boy (a docudrama about a gender-fluid teenager), and Half-Breed (a transgender fantasy/horror tale), with a supporting role in God Got Ill, and a major role in Ted Bundy Had a Son.

The two formed a partnership at the beginning of last summer and have been working continuously since. Ryan is usually a minimal to one-man production team, with himself making up the entire crew of This Girl, This Boy and God Got Ill.

Red Oedipal, which began shooting last week, featured the help of just one other crew member, while the...

Mad Sin Cinema is accepting submissions for Shane Ryan’s new film Ted Bundy Had A Son. Anybody worldwide can direct/act in their own scene in the film (in any language). Bundy is a spinoff to the underground hit series Amateur Porn Star Killer created by Ryan back in 2004. Ryan ended the series (which is …

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MoreHorror was on the scene in Hollywood at an exclusive advanced screening of the sold out Hollywood hit Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance.

The screenings sold out on October 9 and 10, 2015. Please check out some photos of the event from John Cox/Polymedia Photography as well as video interviews with some of the stars and the director, below the event details.

Cinema Epoch presented exclusive sold out screenings of award-winning filmmaker Gregory Hatanaka’s Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance on Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th at the Laemmle Noho Theatre at 7:20 pm. Hatanaka (Mad Cowgirl, Blue Dream) and the stars of the film conducted a Q and A after the film on both nights. The Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance website will go live next week for merchandise and updates. The film is then traveling to other cities, including New York, Austin, Denver, Portland, Chicago, Winchester,...

The new poster for Turkish horror film Baskin wants us to "enter a world of suffering and madness". Also in this round-up: Theatre of the Deranged II and Queen Crab release details as well as news on the launch of a new horror label called Making Horror.

Baskin: A new poster has been revealed for Can Evrenol's Baskin, which is set to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) next Friday, September 11th. The film stars Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Sabahattin Yakut, Mehmet Fatih Dokgoz, and Muharrem Bayrak.

"Five cops, working the graveyard shift in the middle of nowhere are dispatched to investigate a disturbance. Isolated and without backup they find themselves confronting a labyrinthine ruin. Pushing ever further into the depths of the lair, it becomes clear they have stumbled into the darkest pits of a terrible evil. A squalid and blood-soaked den of ritual...

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Mad Sin Cinema and LostWitch Releasing are now accepting submissions for Snuff: The Anthology. From Shane Ryan, creator of the Amateur Porn Star Killer Trilogy, Snuff will bring to you the finest faux rape and murder scenes from around the globe. "The best part for the filmmakers," says Ryan, "is that we've worked out a deal so that even films not accepted into the anthology will get released on VHS and/or DVD through LostWitch Releasing (in talks with more VHS/DVD companies as well). It's win-win for everybody."

I sat down and asked Shane Ryan a few brief questions about the project.

Jw: Hey Shane, I thought up a few questions that I would want answered if I were submitting to Snuff: The Anthology. Are you ready?

Sr: Yes.

Jw: To be honest, I'm a little confused by what you are looking for. What...

Snuff: The Anthology Now Accepting Submissions

Mad Sin Cinema and LostWitch Releasing are now accepting submissions for Snuff: The Anthology. From Shane Ryan, creator of the Amateur Porn Star Killer Trilogy, Snuff will bring to you the finest faux rape and murder scenes from around the globe. “The best part for the filmmakers,” says Ryan, “is that we’ve worked out a deal so that even films ...

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It’s lucky 13 — as in 13th annual edition — for Switzerland’s Lausanne Underground Film Festival, an epic celebration of cinematic weirdness, violence, filth and everything else that makes life worth living. The wild debauchery runs October 15-19.

The fest opens on Oct. 15 with the feature film debut by Leah Meyerhoff, I Believe in Unicorns, which tells the story of a troubled teenage girl who runs away with an aggressive older boy.

Other new films include the misanthropic comedy Buzzard by Joel Potrykus; the deep woods psychological thriller Mother Nature by Johan Liedgren; the complex Japanese drama Kept by Maki Mizui; and more.

Luff this year is really stuffed with great retrospectives beginning with a tribute to Beth B, who has been churning out controversial, thought-provoking flicks since the New York No Wave era to know. There will be screenings of her classic films, such as The Offenders and Salvation!, and her latest documentary,...

After years and years of being tied up in a legal battle over release rights, My Name Is A By Anonymous is finally getting a release, and to go along with the glorious news, it's gotten itself a new title as well.

Look for Alyssa: Portrait of a Teen Killer on DVD September 23, 2014, courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing.

Even cooler? The DVD includes two additional cuts of the film. Snazzy!

Shane Ryan directs the flick, which was produced by Ryan Nicholson (Live Feed, Hanger, Gutterballs) along with Alisha Rayne and actor Kevin Gage (Michael Mann’s Laid to Rest, May, Heat). Katie Marsh, Demi Baumann, Teona Dolnikova, Alex Damiano, and Kaliya Skye star.

Synopsis

Told through a blend of found footage, documentary style first-person, and classical cinematography, the film is the inspired-by-true-story of Alyssa Bustamante, the 15-year-old girl accused of stabbing, strangling, and slicing the throat of her 9-year-old neighbor...

Know what we love? Meeting fans who love horror movies and then finding out they took it upon themselves to make their own. Yep! The indie spirit is alive, well, and not just relying on crowd funding. Check out your first look at Dysmorphia.

From Wild Eye Releasing and executive producer James Cullen Bressack comes the low budget indie horror anthology Dysmorphia. Each segment is directed by budding indie horror directors like Shane Ryan, James J. Coker, the Cousin Bros., Brenden Mitchell, Shawn C. Phillips, and Doug Waugh.

Check out some stills and the trailer below. Look for the film on DVD August 26th.

Synopsis

Struggling siblings discover their dead uncle's secret stash of lost horror films on videotape. The "tapes" feature demented solicitors, gruesome dares, parental murder, demonic technology, monstrous grapefruit, and more. The siblings eagerly watch each of the shocking, bizarre, comedic, and bloody horror films; but little...

Albert Pyun is fighting through his health issues, and nothing's more therapeutic than doing what you love so he's back behind the camera for The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper, a one-take film for which Pyun has released a short teaser.

The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper stars Tommie Vegas, Shane Ryan, and Brittany Bochart. It's written by Cynthia Curnan, shot by Michael Su, and produced by Su and Curnan with music and sound design by Tony Riparetti.

The film is about a young woman name Cheryl Cooper (Vegas), who wakes up in what she believes is an interrogation room in a police station. She is interrogated by Detective Ben (Ryan) about being found at an unfinished Las Vegas hotel where there was a mass killing.

The detective is assisted by a young female rookie police officer named Officer Bardo (Bochart). Both try to get the details from Cheryl, and as they do,...

Cult film fans were dismayed to learn back in August that Cyborg director Albert Pyun was stepping away from his film career due to health issues. But proving that you can't keep a good man down - or, at least, that it takes more than Ms to do it - Pyun is headed back to the director's chair just seven months after that announcement to helm single take thriller The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper.Cheryl Cooper (Tommie Vegas) wakes up in what she believes is a interrogation room in a police station where she is interrogated by Detective Ben (Shane Ryan) and young female rookie police officer named Officer Bardo (Brittany Bochart) about being found at an unfinished Las Vegas hotel where there was a mass...

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Albert Pyun's one take horror film Invasion was actually pretty bitchin', and now the filmmaker's getting set to do it again on his latest flick, The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper.

Shooting at 4k and 3D with 7.1 soundtrack, the flick will star Tommie Vegas, Shane Ryan, and Brittany Bochart. Filming starts this Friday (March 21) at the Indie Film Factory Stage in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Want to help out in the process? The first 100 people who send an email to curnanpictures@gmail.com will be placed on a guest list see the first version of the film in an "interactive test screening" the day after shooting. Pyun will stream it online, and viewers will be able to post comments that will help shape the final version.

The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper is about a young woman name Cheryl Cooper (Tommie Vegas) waking up in what she believes is a interrogation room in a police station.

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes news on an art exhibit dedicated to Guillermo del Toro, release details on supernatural thrillers The Cloth and The Church, and an interview with Standards of Living‘s Aaron Mento to discuss his horror feature shot entirely on an iPad 2:

New Trailer for Theatre of the Deranged II: ”This is the second installment from Executive Producers James Cullen Bressack (My Pure Joy, Hate Crime, To Jennifer) and Jarret Cohen at Psykik Junky Pictures not only feature’s Bressack’s film “Unmimely Demise”, and Dustin Mills (Puppet Monster Massacre, Zombie A-hole) Segment is entitled “Plate Face” also Shane Ryan (Amateur Porn Star Killer) segment entitled “Tag” Shawn Burkett (The Sleeping Soul) with his segment entitled “Panty Raid” and Lastly Christopher Leto (The House Wife Slasher) with his segment...

The first official trailer for Theatre Of The Deranged II is releasing today. This is the second installment from Executive Producers James Cullen Bressack (My Pure Joy, Hate Crime, To Jennifer) and Jarret Cohen at Psykik Junky Pictures not only feature’s Bressack’s film “Unmimely Demise”, and Dustin Mills (Puppet Monster Massacre, Zombie A-hole) Segment is entitled “Plate Face” also Shane Ryan (Amateur Porn Star Killer) segment entitled “Tag” Shawn Burkett (The Sleeping Soul) with his … Continue reading →...

It's been awhile since we last heard anything about Theatre of the Deranged II, but things appear to be moving along for the anthology sequel with the first trailer arriving online this week. Check it out, and look for more info soon.

This is the second installment from executive producers James Cullen Bressack and Jarret Cohen at Psykik Junky Pictures. Segments include Bressack's "Unmimely Demise" and Dustin Mills' "Plate Face." Also featured are Shane Ryan's "Tag," Shawn Burkett's "Panty Raid," and Christopher Leto's "My Aunt Is Coming To Town."

The wraparound is hosted by Eric Hollerbach as Damien Shadows Pi.

Synopsis:

Damien Shadows introduces you to five blood-curdling horror films, all of which are actually enchanted and or cursed. Damien shows you how to ward off the spirits after each terrifying tale in this anthology. From demented sisters to panty raids gone wrong to killer mimes and bad periods,...

We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release information for the Reaper Reunion Cast Special, a look at the opening sequence from Ten, photos from The Stanley Film Festival, and more:

Premiere Date Set for Reaper Reunion Cast Special: “FEARnet’s Reaper reunion special was shot on Wednesday, April 24, at the Medusa Lounge in Los Angeles. In attendance for the special—hosted by TV and web personality Angie Greenup—were series stars Ray Wise, Tyler Labine and Bret Harrison, as well as Rick Gonzalez, Ken Marino, Christine Willes and series creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas.

The reunion special will air on Tuesday, May 28th at 9 p.m. Et.

“I’m so happy that FEARnet is doing this,” said Ray Wise, who played the Devil on Reaper. “It really warms my heart having us all back together again.

We’re back this weekend with another edition of the Indie Spotlight. Today, we bring you the first episode of the zombie webseries The Dead Feed, along with the latest independent horror news sent our way:

When Good Holiday’s Go Bad: Rise of the Fiend: “Halloween, that magical night that compels adults to act like children, children to gorge themselves and a host of creatures and ghouls, those nasty beasties that hide under your bed, in your closet or the deepest recesses of your mind, all come out to play, scaring and frightening their human victims; at least, that’s how it was in the old days.

Welcome to Halloween Hallow, a disturbing land where all the nefarious creatures that wander the world on Halloween night come to dwell during the off season. In this land of strange and weird creatures lives Jack, the only human ever allowed to live amongst them.

The 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, and the madman behind the scenes, Chad Clinton Freeman, checked in with Dread Central to share with us exclusively the winners of this year's fest.

Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.

"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...

The 2nd annual PollyGrind assaults Las Vegas during an epic length film festival that runs Oct. 8-17 at Theatre 7 with enough sleaze and violence to make Sin City residents feel right at home.

Actually, the fest does open up on the 7th with a concert at Neon Venus with local acts like Monster Zero, Creepersin and many more.

However, the film portion of the fest opens on the 8th with Stuart Simpson‘s acclaimed Australian gorefest El Monstro Del Mar!, one of the best Russ Meyer/Roger Corman mash-ups with a Down Under twist. Read the Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film review of this gem here.

Other Bad Lit favorites in the lineup are Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s The Taint, which is still completely grossing out audiences on the festival circuit, and The Uh-Oh Show, the splatter-filled horror comedy by the Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis.

T is for Tag American Filmmakers show some love for Japan and make, what turns out to be, the only Japanese entry (out of nearly 200) in the "ABC's of Death" worldwide Film Contest http://26th.theabcsofdeath.com/t-is-for-tag/ The winning film (for the letter T) will be included in the new feature with films by such directors as Angela Bettis ("Roman"), Ti West ("House Of The Devil"; "The Innkeepers"), Yoshihiro Nishimura ("Tokyo Gore Police"), Xavier Gens ("Frontiers"; "Hitman"), Jason Eisener ("Hobo With A Shotgun"), Noboru Iguchi ("Machine Girl"), Adam Wingard ("Pop Skull"; "A Horrible Way To Die") and many more great filmmakers. Tag stars Mariko Miyamitsu ("Kiiroi Namida - Yellow Tears"; "YôKAI Kidan - Woman Transformation") and newcomer Eri Akita, directed by Shane Ryan...

We recently told you about the upcoming PollyGrind Film Festival, one of the premiere grindhouse film festivals, that's set to celebrate all-things B-Movie style in Las Vegas this October. The madman behind the festival, Chad Clinton Freeman, announced today this year's PollyGrind line-up and it looks pretty sweet!

And not only is PollyGrind celebrating films, the fest is also celebrating several indie music acts slated to perform during the fest, a Zombiepalooza celebration and a whole lot more! Read on for all the details for the Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival!

From the Press Release:

It's been called "the key festival for indie cult filmmakers to land distribution deals." Its founder and programmer has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze." Those praises might seem a bit outlandish, but with the official announcement of the PollyGrind Film Festival's schedule, it's easy to see where they come from.

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"Amateur Porn Star Killer" star jailed. Michiko Jimenez, who played the innocent 13-year-old character who is humiliated, raped, and beaten to death in the mock snuff film "Amateur Porn Star Killer", is serving time in jail once again. The actress, now 25, is known to have a severe drug problem and has been in and out of rehab consistently for years, but sources say this doesn't look to be the reason this time for serving a lengthy time behind bars. Filmmaker Shane Ryan cast the then 19-year-old Jimenez to play the 13-year-old lead in his film because she actually appeared to look and act very young. The film, which was made for absolutely nothing, turned into a trilogy that went on to become a major cult hit in the independent film community. Ryan frequently works with the same...

In an event described as "a B-movie jamboree of awesomeness", the Polly Staffle Grindhouse Fest - informally known as the Pollygrind - launches this Wednesday until May 16 at the Sci-Fi Center (2520 State Street) in Las Vegas.

Thirteen films and more than 31 trailers, music videos and shorts will play the PollyGrind, described by Vampires.com as "one of the biggest events for grindhouse and trash film lovers this year."

Organiser Chad Clinton Freeman said: "The festival is being put on in the same spirit as old-school grindhouse cinema - no funding and creatively using whatever is available.

"With that said, I think the line-up turned out rather nicely and I think everyone that comes out will enjoy what William Powell's Sci-Fi Center and the PollyGrind have to offer."

Five features will have their world premieres at the event. John R. Hand's sci-fi arthouse film Scars of Youth (pictured above...

In Dread Central's effort to promote independent horror, have we got the goods on a great horror film festival in Las Vegas! From May 12-16th Sci-Fi Center at 2520 State Street, Las Vegas, Nv 89109, will be hosting The Polly Staffle Grindhouse Fest (aka PollyGrind), which includes 30 different films with five world premieres, seven Las Vegas premieres, and one U.S. premiere. There will also be a ton of music videos and trailers and more horror-related goods for you to feast your eyes on.

Read on for the full line-up, and look for more from Dread Central on PollyGrind (click here for the official site) soon!

Wednesday, May 12

Post-apocalyptic Nightmares (Double Feature)

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Trailer - Michael Ramova’s Soldier Killer (30 seconds) (World Premiere)

Trailer - Michael Ramova’s The Texas Chainsaw Champion (1:23 minutes) (World Premiere)

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First trailers now online for Ryan's new film "Abducted Girl: An American Sex Slave" Three teaser trailers have been released for the upcoming film "Abducted Girl: An American Sex Slave" set to hit theatres sometime in 2010 for a limited run. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMQR27EgWsE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PCtfGdrTBU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEzteABHRI Director Shane Ryan was attacked by the media a few weeks ago when he announced production, and was accused of making a Jaycee Dugard porn film. .I think an 8 year can clearly see it's not a porn movie., says Ryan, .nor are we making Jaycee Dugard's actual story and I'm very sorry she heard about it that way. (Lindsay Lohan announced just days later that she would like to play Jaycee in a film). In March of...

Below we have the first official trailer for director Gregory Hatanaka’s (Mad Cowgirl, Until the Night) new bizarre flick, Violent Blue. The film stars Silvia Suvadova (Kolja, Polanski), Nick Mancuso, Jesse Hlubik (May, I Know Who Killed Me, The Lost), Barry O'Rourke, Andrea Harrison with special appearances by Shane Ryan (Warning!!! Pedophile Released), Luke Y. Thompson (Wicked Lake), Kai Lanette (Amateur Porn Star Killer 2), Lina So, Aneliese Roettger and producer Barry Barnholtz (Public Enemies, A Christmas Proposal, B.T.K., Cyborg 2).

"Violent Blue" Trailer Now Online! The first official trailer for director Gregory Hatanaka's ("Mad Cowgirl", "Until The Night") new bizarre flick, "Violent Blue", is now online! You Tube Link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ERZyDd_mQY The film stars Silvia Suvadova ("Kolja", "Polanski"), Nick Mancuso ("Under Siege", "Rapid Fire", "Death Warrior"), Jesse Hlubik ("May", "I Know Who Killed Me", "The Lost"), Barry O'Rourke ("Viva"), Andrea Harrison ("Born To Be A Star") with special appearances by Shane Ryan ("Warning!!! Pedophile Released"), Luke Y. Thompson ("Wicked Lake"), Kai Lanette ("Amateur Porn Star Killer 2"), Lina So ("Repo Men"), Aneliese Roettger ("Couples Retreat", "Frat Party") and producer Barry Barnholtz ("Public Enemies", "A Christmas Proposal", "B.T.K.", "Cyborg...

In theatres Friday, on DVD Tuesday In theatres Friday (Dec 4) from Cinema Epoch and Lionsgate Films is the new film Breaking Point, starring Tom Berenger (Training Day), Busta Rhymes (Narc, Halloween: Resurrection), Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones (Dead Presidents, A Day in the Life) and Armand Assante (Ridley Scott's American Gangster). Opening at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood, CA, the Laemmle Fallbrook 7 in West Hills, CA and the Culver Plaza Theaters in Culver City, CA. http://www.laemmle.com/ http://www.culverplazatheatres.com/ On DVD Tuesday (Dec 8) from Cinema Epoch is the new film Warning!!! Pedophile Released. An .ambitious and powerful experimental film. (La Times) from director Shane Ryan starring Kai Lanette (Amateur Porn Star Killer 2), Joanna Angel (Breath of...

Sin City is suddenly becoming a genre town. The Blacklist Film Festival brought their indie flavor to Las Vegas; Live Evil hit the Sci-Fi Center; and the Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors took over The Palms.

Now William Powell’s comic shop and grindhouse theater hosts the Las Vegas premiere of Sean Cain’s Silent Night, Zombie Night (which we last covered here). The event, celebrating independent cinema, Christmas and zombies all in one night, takes place December 5 at 8 p.m. and costs $5.

Cain, who Fangoria calls a “Indie Horror Specialist,” will be on hand for a Q&A and autograph signing session after the film, as will producer Wes Laurie, and co-stars Chris Gabriel (”One Long Day,” “Devotion,” “S4″), Chad Clinton Freeman ("Killer Biker Chicks"), Luke Y. Thompson (”Wicked Lake,” “Mad Cowgirl”) and Sean Decker ("Alluvial"). Dread Central's Heather Wixson, aka The Horror Chick, will be hosting the event.

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When Jaycee Lee Dugard was 11 she was abducted from a bus stop outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. The search to recover her was frantic but fruitless and it seemed like the little girl would be lost to her family forever. That is until a now 29-year-old Dugard was able to emerge from her captor and alert authorities as to the unbelievable life she had been forced to endure since her kidnapping. For 18 years she was held against her will by a psychotic husband and wife duo who repeatedly abused and raped her, which resulted in Dugard giving birth to two of her captor's children, the first of whom would have been born when the poor girl was 14 years old.

It's a hell of a frightening story and now it's set to become the subject of a film called Abducted Girl, An American Sex Slave, only unlike most biographic pictures,...

From the AP: San Francisco - A spokeswoman for Jaycee Dugard says only Dugard and her family should decide when and if a film is made based on the 18 years she spent with the man charged with kidnapping her. In a statement Tuesday, family spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer called a plan to make a movie about Dugard's life "exploitive, hurtful and breathtakingly unkind." The statement came after Shane Ryan -- the director of low-budget horror movies such as "Amateur Porn Star Killer" and "Romance Road Killers" -- announced that he expected to start production next month on "Abducted Girl, An American Sex Slave." Ryan told Sacramento television station Kcra that he wants to focus on the relationship between Dugard and Phillip Garido, the man charged with abducting, raping and holding her captive in his backyard. --- You voted on the top Jaycee actresses, before this...

"Abducted Girl, An American Sex Slave" No, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Ashley Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen are not auditioning for this film. It has just been announced that "Abducted Girl, An American Sex Slave" will begin filming next month and is scheduled to be released as early as Spring 2010. The film is loosely based on the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. Dugard was held in captivity for 18 years, from 1991 until 2009. Filmmaker Shane Ryan says the film will focus more on the relationship between the victim and the predator than any thing else, his 5th film in a row to use this technique but he says this story is easily the most challenging one yet. Dugard never tried to escape, even during the months that Phillip Garrido was back in prison due...

Takashi Miike's "Gozu" and Shane Ryan's "Amateur Porn Star Killer" back in stores. On December 8, 2009 Takashi Miike's "Gozu" will be re-released in a brand new special 2-disc edition. The new DVD will keep the special features from the original release, including interviews by Eli Roth ("Hostel"), Guillermo Del Toro ("Hellboy") and Miike ("Sukiyaki Western Django" with Quentin Tarantino), along with a featurette, still galleries and more, but will now feature 2 Hours of never before seen behind the scenes footage. Back in stores this week after a 6 month ban is Shane Ryan's underground horror hit "Amateur Porn Star Killer". Released in November of 2007, the $45 budgeted indie flick instantly became a hit selling out of stock everywhere. A sequel was released just 6 months later,...

Shoreline Entertainment has recently signed three films by notorious low budget filmmaker Creep Creepersin, just in time for Afm.

First up is Orgy of Blood, an erotic vampire film starring Domiziano Arcangeli, who is also executive producer. The film, also starring Chandler Maness ("Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency"), Randal Malone (Curse of Lizzie Borden), Jeff Dylan Graham (Psychosomatika), and a slew of horror genre favorites, wrapped in May. Orgy of Blood was written and directed by Creep Creepersin and produced by Aine Leicht and Nikki Wall.

Shoreline also snapped up two more Creepersin films for release as a Grindhouse-style double feature: The Creep Creepersin Double Featuresin. Comprised of Vaginal Holocaust and Caged Lesbos a-Go-Go, the double feature is a heavy throwback to 60’s and 70’s exploitation films.

Vaginal Holocaust takes the viewer on a trip where rape and revenge go hand in hand with redneck vampires and a man-eating vagina! It...

It has just been announced that “Abducted Girl, an American sex slave” will begin filming next month and is scheduled to be released as early as Spring 2010.

The film is loosely based on the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. Dugard was held in captivity for 18 years, from 1991 until 2009. Filmmaker Shane Ryan says the film will focus more on the relationship between the victim and the predator than any thing else, his 5th film in a row to use this technique but he says this story is easily the most challenging one yet.

Dugard never tried to escape, even during the months that Phillip Garrido was back in prison due to another crime, leaving his wife Nancy in charge of Jaycee. The Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in abducted hostages, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the...