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Starring: Tony Curran, Diana Vickers, Rupert Hill, Sophie Lovell Anderson, Peter Woodward, Adrian Bouchet, Charley McDougal | Written and Directed by Mark Murphy

It’s grim up north. Or so many British horror films would have you believe. If you’re travelling across the Yorkshire Moors you damn well better not be travelling alone or – heaven forbid – at night, otherwise your loved ones will be identifying your half-digested remains found in the woods outside Northallerton. You’d think people would have learned this lesson by now, but commuting businessman Jake (Rupert Hill) appears to be a slow learner. After a freak road accident he wakes up in the rural home of Morris (an unhinged Tony Curran) and his sheltered daughter Lauren (pop star Diana Vickers) and attempts to leave so that he can attend an ill-defined but ultra-important “business meeting” and, oh yeah, propose to his girlfriend.

This is easier said than done,...

Writer/director Mark Murphy's new British thriller 'Awaiting' has just moved into post-production. The cannabilistic project from Green Screen and Solar Productions stars 'Defiance' actor Tony Curran, ex-'Coronation Street' star Rupert Hil, Peter Woodward, Adrian Bouchet, Sophie Lovell Anderson and former X Factor (UK) performer Diana Vickers. A new poster from the production has been revealed which you can view below. Murphy stated that, 'We have a strong script, a blisteringly talented cast, and a crew at the top of their game. I have no doubt we're going to deliver a film which will appeal to cinema goers globally.'...

UK filmmaker Mark Murphy has just wrapped production on his second feature Awaiting, which we've been keeping tabs on here on Dread. Though we don't have much new to report today, some slightly altered sales art has just come across our desk...

...which we thought you might be interested in taking a bite out of. Awaiting was written and directed by Murphy and, along with Tony Curran and Diana Vickers, stars Rupert Hill, Sophie Lovell Anderson, Peter Woodward, and Charley McDougall.

For more info visit the official Awaiting Facebook page.

About Awaiting

Green Screen Productions, in co-production with Solar Productions, presents Mark Murphy’s second feature, Awaiting, a psychological thriller starring Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution, Gladiator) and "X Factor" finalist Diana Vickers (Little Voice, Give Out Girls).

Awaiting is an engaging journey of introspection into the depths of human nature and the capabilities of twisted minds. The plot follows Morris...

Last week we told you that Mark Murphy is currently at work on his second feature, a twisted vision entitled Awaiting, and today we have the first images from the set. The movie stars Tony Curran and Diana Vickers and began filming on June 22.

Awaiting was written and directed by Murphy and, along with Curran and Vickers, stars Rupert Hill, Sophie Lovell Anderson, Peter Woodward, and Charley McDougall. The UK film will shoot for four weeks, wrapping at the end of July.

For more info visit the official Awaiting Facebook page.

About Awaiting

Green Screen Productions, in co-production with Solar Productions, presents Mark Murphy’s second feature, Awaiting, a psychological thriller starring Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution, Gladiator) and "X Factor" finalist Diana Vickers (Little Voice, Give Out Girls).

Awaiting is an engaging journey of introspection into the depths of human nature and the capabilities of twisted minds. The plot follows...

Filmmaker Mark Murphy is currently at work on his second feature, a twisted vision entitled Awaiting. The movie stars Tony Curran and Diana Vickers and began filming on June 22. We've got additional info and a look at some new artwork for you right now.

Awaiting was written and directed by Murphy and, along with Curran and Vickers, stars Rupert Hill, Sophie Lovell Anderson, Peter Woodward, and Charley McDougall. The UK film will shoot for four weeks, wrapping at the end of July.

For more info visit the official Awaiting Facebook page. Also, look below for a hilarious behind-the-scenes video featuring some backstage shenanigans!

From the Press Release

Green Screen Productions, in co-production with Solar Productions, is proud to announce that it is now in production on Mark Murphy’s second feature, Awaiting, a psychological thriller starring Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution, Gladiator) and "X Factor" finalist Diana Vickers (Little Voice, Give...

Stag Night Of The Dead

Stars: Sebastian Street, Rez Kempton, Jeff Rudom, Sophie Lovell Anderson | Written and Directed by Neil ‘Napoleon’ Jones

Dean is all set to get married in the morning and nothing’s going to stop the crazy full-on stag party organised by his mates. Not even the recent zombie apocalypse. Six guys, plenty of booze, a stripper, and Zomball – which is like paintball, only players get to shoot lasers instead of paint and zombies instead of each other. You see, with all the zombies around it turns to provate contractors to get rid of them and what better way than letting joe public blast the life (pardon the pun) out of them for shits and giggles. But what begins as a fun stag do soon turns into a fight for their lives as the zombies just won’t stay dead and the wedding party (and the stripper...

*a screener of this film was provided by Left Films.

Director/writer: Neil Jones.

Cast: Sebastian Street, Sophie Lovell Anderson and Joe Rainbow.

There are three rules of Zomball in Stag Night of the Dead: 1) stay together, 2) look out for the recharge station and 3) never humiliate a zombie. The characters in Stag Night of the Dead break all of these rules and unsurprisingly, many of the characters do not make it to the end credits. Stag Night of the Dead will release on DVD and iTunes January 9th and this film is a satisfying romp through a zombie apocalypse. The grainy film stock and a few poor character choices are the only elements that hamper a comedic movie watching time.

The film begins with six men on stag. Dean (Sebastian Street) is the groom and he has only one more night of freedom before marrying his very bitchy sweetheart.

Ah, the stag night: that ritualistic farewell to unmarried life via an evening of unfettered revelry and shit-faced debauchery. While the morning after brings a distinctly zombie-like appearance to all involved, the cast of Neil Jones’ Stag Night of the Dead have a few more of the flesh-eating type to contend with when their choice of celebratory activity goes very, very wrong. Dig on the trailer, some stills, and UK release details right here!

From the Press Release:

Zombie mayhem will be ringing in the New Year as the British zombie comedy Stag Night Of The Dead is to get its UK release on 9th January on DVD and iTunes.

Set in the wake of a zombie outbreak, when private companies are cashing-in on ways to dispose of the undead, Neil ‘Napoleon’ Jones’ film is about a stag party out for a game of Zomball – like paintball except that you get to shoot zombies.

The United Kingdom based distributors Left Films, led by Helen Grace, have picked up the United Kingdom produced Stag Night of the Dead for distribution. Grace has enjoyed the film and she is tuned into to the growing fan base of undead film fans: “I’m very much looking forward to working on the release of Snotd, having enjoyed watching the film and appreciated the appetite of zombie fans." Left Films has picked up this title for distribution in the United Kingdom exclusively. The release date is January 6th on DVD and VOD platforms, with special features to be announced shortly. A new United Kingdom focused trailer is below.

Stag Night of the Dead involves Dean, a wedding, a game of Zomball and a whole bunch of chaos. The film is set during a viral outbreak, but, unbelievably, life continues relatively normally. Dean's (Sebastien Stree) wedding approaches and before he enters matrimonial hell,...

Horror fans can rejoice this week as a slew of horror films that were submitted to the MPAA all got an R rating from the MPAA. No battles over an Nc-17 rating and this batch of films is clearly not meant for the PG-13 crowd either. Husk is rated R for horror violence and language. Stag Night (aka Stag Night of the Dead) is rated R for strong bloody violence, language and brief sexual content. The Trap Door is rated R for language, violent grisly images and brief sexuality.

Here is what info is known about each of these films:

Husk appears to be part of After Dark Films "Originals" lineup. The cast includes Devon Graye, Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok and Ben Easter. The crew is made up of Brett Simmons - Director / Writer (story) (screenplay), Stephanie Caleb - Producer, Limor Diamant - Producer, Moshe Diamant - Producer,...