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Indie horror master Larry Fessenden has secretly shot Trauma, a monster mashup sequel that unites three of Fessenden’s monsters in one film, Variety reports today.

Larry Fessenden’s Trauma Or, Monsters All serves as a sequel to three monster movies that he’s written and directed: 1995’s vampire movie Habit, the 2019 Frankenstein riff Depraved, and his 2023 werewolf feature Blackout.

When we previously spoke with the filmmaker about the latter, he shared his desire to see how all three monsters would fare in one monster mashup feature. “No, what I’m more interested in, I could just say this, is doing a mashup, and that would probably end my business of recreating the Universal Monsters. I want to see them all together, and what would that look like? So, that’s actually what I’m thinking about, and I don’t know who would finance that.”

With the upcoming Trauma,...

Indie film icon Larry Fessenden is planning a monster mash — and it’s gearing up to be a graveyard smash.

The horror multi-hyphenate has just wrapped filming of his upcoming film — “Larry Fessenden’s Trauma Or, Monsters All” — and is heading into post-production, Variety can report exclusively. The film serves as a sequel to three other films he has written and directed: 1995’s vampire tale “Habit,” his 2019 “Frankenstein” riff “Depraved” and 2023 werewolf film “Blackout.”

“It was a slightly absurd mission to present my existential take on these monsters in a contemporary mash-up, but I enjoyed the challenge and I hope the film will feel both familiar and provocative,” Fessenden said in a statement, which also shared that he is “a lifelong fan of Universal Monster classics and the powerful messages about us that they can convey.”

The shoot quietly took place on and off in upstate New York during a three-month stretch.

Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to the upcoming erotic thriller, Love Bomb, directed by David Guglielmo and written by Kathy Charles.

Love Bomb centers on three strangers who are brought together by a mysterious dating app for one-night stands, which soon turns violent and deadly.

The film stars Jessie Andrews, the former adult film actress who had a supporting role in A24’s Hot Summer Nights, starring Timothée Chalamet, and a role in HBO’s Euphoria. Love Bomb will mark her first lead role.

Also starring are Zane Holtz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) and Josh Caras (The Highwaymen), with Tom Williamson (Vfw), James Lorinz (Frankenhooker), Sienna Hubert-Ross (Terrifier 3), Grainger Hines (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes) and Liana Wright-Mark (Old Man) rounding out the cast.

Quiver will release the movie on November 8, 2024. The deal was negotiated between Jordan Dykstra and Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International,...

Our Summer Horror Preview 2024 is here! The 2024 slate of summer horror releases looks packed, which is excellent news, considering the year has gotten off to a sluggish start for the genre at the box office. Not only is the release schedule so stacked that it’s guaranteed to keep us distracted while we wait for Halloween, but this summer also brings some of the year’s most anticipated titles from MaXXXine to Alien: Romulus and Longlegs.

This guide covers the highlights of what’s already been announced, but as always, expect a handful of streaming, Digital, and VOD releases to pop up over the next few months as well.

Here are 24 horror movies you don’t want to miss in Summer 2024…

Under Paris – June 5 (Netflix)

French filmmaker Xavier Gens (Mayhem!, Frontier(s)) ensures this summer is stuffed to the gills with shark horror. This time, a shark swims into...

A job at a marijuana farm turns nightmarish in director Ariel Vida’s Trim Season, and Blue Harbor Entertainment is releasing the film in theaters and on demand June 7, 2024.

While you wait, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip from the film featuring “Scream” and Hell Fest‘s Bex Taylor-Klaus. It’s a visually striking sneak peek at the upcoming movie, and it looks like Taylor-Klaus’ character is about to meet a bloody end…

Directed by award-winning filmmaker and production designer Ariel Vida, Trim Season stars Bethlehem Million (Sick, “And Just Like That…”) as Emma, an adrift, jobless, 20-something seeking purpose. Along with a group of young people from Los Angeles, she drives up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California.

“Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that Mona (Jane Badler) – the seemingly amiable owner...

A couple months ago, we heard that Blue Harbor Entertainment had acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the horror thriller Trim Season and were planning to give it a theatrical and On Demand release sometime in June. Now we know exactly when this release is going to happen – June 7th – and we’ve gotten our hands on a red band trailer, which can be seen in the embed above.

Starring Alex Essoe of Starry Eyes, Midnight Mass, and The Pope’s Exorcist and Bex Taylor-Klaus of Hell Fest, The Killing, and the Scream TV series, Trim Season was directed by award-winning producer and production designer Ariel Vida, who made her feature directorial debut with the 2022 mystery thriller Vide Noir.

The film has the following synopsis: Emma, jobless and searching for purpose, joins a group of twenty-somethings from Los Angeles and heads up the coast to make quick cash trimming...

A job at a marijuana farm turns nightmarish in director Ariel Vida’s Trim Season, and Blue Harbor Entertainment has released the trailer just in time for 4/20 this weekend.

Trim Season will open in theaters and on demand June 7, 2024.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker and production designer Ariel Vida, Trim Season stars Bethlehem Million as Emma, an adrift, jobless, 20-something seeking purpose. Along with a group of young people from Los Angeles, she drives up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California.

“Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that Mona (Jane Badler) – the seemingly amiable owner of the estate – is harboring secrets darker than any of them could imagine. It becomes a race against time for Emma and her friends to escape the dense woods with their lives.”

The cast also includes “Scream” and Hell Fest‘s Bex Taylor-Klaus,...

Plot: Infected by the bite of a werewolf, a man sets out to bring down a shady businessman before arranging the end of his own life.

Review: Larry Fessenden has over 100 acting credits to his name, and if you’ve been following the horror genre over the last few decades there’s a good chance you’ve seen him show up in something, whether it be a Ti West movie, Stake Land, Late Phases, You’re Next, or the movie I first noticed him in, Session 9. He’s also a prolific producer, and has directing credits stretching back to the 1980s – most of those credits being on horror movies. Over the course of his career, he has told stories of vampires, the Wendigo, a man-eating fish, and even came up with his own take on Frankenstein’s Monster with his 2019 film Depraved. Continuing down the path of putting his stamp on the concept of classic monsters,...

Blue Harbor Entertainment has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to the horror thriller Trim Season, Variety reports, and they’re planning to give the film – which stars Alex Essoe of Starry Eyes, Midnight Mass, and The Pope’s Exorcist and Bex Taylor-Klaus of Hell Fest, The Killing, and the Scream TV series – a theatrical and VOD release sometime in June.

Directed by award-winning producer and production designer Ariel Vida, who made her feature directorial debut with the 2022 mystery thriller Vide Noir, Trim Season has the following synopsis: Emma, jobless and searching for purpose, joins a group of twenty-somethings from Los Angeles and heads up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California. Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that the estate is harboring darker secrets than any of them could imagine, and it becomes a race...

A job at a marijuana farm turns nightmarish in director Ariel Vida’s Trim Season, and Variety reports today that the horror film has been acquired by Blue Harbor Entertainment for U.S. release.

While no date has been set just yet, look for Trim Season to debut in theaters and on VOD this June.

In Trim Season, ““Emma, jobless and searching for purpose, joins a group of twenty-somethings from Los Angeles and heads up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California. Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that the estate is harboring darker secrets than any of them could imagine, and it becomes a race against time for Emma and her friends to escape the dense woods with their lives.”

The cast includes “Scream” and Hell Fest‘s Bex Taylor-Klaus, Starry Eyes, “Midnight Mass” and Doctor Sleep‘s Alex Essoe,...

Released last fall, Lucky McKee’s “chamber thriller” Old Man had nothing to do with the Don’t Breathe films, despite starring Stephen Lang – who played the “Blind Man” in both Don’t Breathe and Don’t Breathe 2. But that didn’t stop the movie’s Russian distributor from marketing it as a prequel to those films! During an interview with Jb Hi-Fi, McKee laughed about the fact that his movie is part of the Don’t Breathe franchise, as far as Russia is concerned.

McKee said, “In Russia, they released it as Don’t Breathe: The Beginning. Kind of like the Italians used to do back in the day, with movies like Zombi 2.“

Sure enough, if you search the title Don’t Breathe: The Beginning, you’ll find confirmation that Old Man is a Don’t Breathe prequel in Russia.

Scripted by Joel Veach, who also wrote the story as a...

Cannabis is known to have many medical benefits and can be helpful with conditions like cancer, chronic pain, and Ptsd. There is also evidence of marijuana being connected to spirituality and being used for ritualistic purposes throughout history. Trim Season is a fantastical and thought-provoking commentary on gender and the magical benefits of cannabis.

Trim Season was written by David Blair (The Triangle), Sean E. DeMott (American Satan), and Cullen Poythress, directed by Ariel Vida (Vide Noir), and produced by Paper Street Pictures. Vida was the production designer for Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s mind-bending films Something in the Dirt and The Endless, and if you’re familiar with the universe Benson and Moorhead have created, you will appreciate the imaginative and almost mythical Easter Eggs Vida incorporates into Trim Season.

Trim Season follows the twentysomething Emma (Bethlehem Million), who is struggling to pay her rent when she loses...

Stars: Stephen Lang, Marc Senter, Patch Darragh, Liana Wright-Mark | Written by Joel Veach | Directed by Lucky McKee

Opening on a tapestry showcasing a cabin deep in the woods, director Lucky McKee allows viewers inside to watch its sleeping resident. An old man (Stephen Lang) awakens to discover the disappearance of his beloved companion, Rascal. Over the course of his search, the old man’s worry at loneliness transforms into spite, as a desire for vengeance stems from his abandonment. That is soon broken when a knocking is heard at the door.

Cautiously approaching the door with his gun, the old man discovers a lost hiker named Joe (Marc Senter). Distrust lingers in the old man, as he initially asks whether Joe is telling the truth and if he has been sent to spy on the cabin dweller. The lost hiker is frightened of the host, although he struggles for an...

Even the most positive of places can have a dark history, as seen in Trim Season. Hailing from the teams behind the Scare Package franchise and the Stephen Lang-led Old Man, the upcoming horror movie centers on a group of aimless LA twentysomethings who decide to work trimming marijuana on an isolated farm in Northern California, only to become the subject of horrifying events from the farm's past. Bethlehem Million and Alex Essoe lead the ensemble cast of Trim Season, with Ariel Vida at the helm.

Fresh off of its world premiere at The Overlook Film Festival, Screen Rant is proud to exclusively present the first poster and new images from the upcoming horror film Trim Season. The images offer a deeper look at its cast of young weed farmers who find themselves terrorized by the dark secrets of the isolated estate they're working on, as well as the hypnotic atmosphere of the movie.

Rlje Films will release the thriller film, Old Man, on DVD and Blu-ray December 6, 2022.

Directed by Lucky McKee (May, All Cheerleaders Die) with the screenwriting debut of Joel Veach, Old Man stars Stephen Lang (Avatar franchise, Vfw), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), with Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”). Old Man will be available on DVD for an Srp of 27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of 28.96.

In Old Man, deep in the woods, a lost hiker stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive old man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.

The DVD and Blu-ray bonus features include a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Old Man.

Check out the trailer

Old Man will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 6, 2022 and Wamg is giving away...

One of my absolute favorite (and mind-bending) films that had its world premiere at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival was Old Man, directed by Lucky McKee from a screenplay by Joel Veach (and featuring phenomenal performances by Stephen Lang and Marc Senter), so I'm thrilled that in addition to its theatrical and VOD release back in October, the twist-filled thriller is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 6th via Rlje Films:

Press Release: Los Angeles – -Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the thriller film, Old Man, on DVD and Blu-ray December 6, 2022.

Directed by Lucky McKee (May, All Cheerleaders Die) with the screenwriting debut of Joel Veach, Old Man stars Stephen Lang (Avatar franchise, Vfw), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), with Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”). Old Man will be available on DVD for an Srp of 27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of 28.96.

In Old Man,...

Stephen Lang – who played the “Blind Man” in Don’t Breathe (watch it Here) and its sequel – stars in genre filmmaker Lucky McKee’s “chamber thriller” Old Man, which received a theatrical, VOD, and digital release from Rlje Films on October 14th. In anticipation of the film’s release, we were able to score an interview with both Lang and McKee, and you can see the result in the video embedded above. If you want to get an idea of what we can expect to see from Old Man this weekend, check it out!

Scripted by Joel Veach, who also wrote the story as a play that was workshopped at the Actor’s Studio in New York, Old Man follows a lost hiker who stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive Old Man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or...

Plot: An old hermit living far off in the woods gets his simple life interrupted when a suspicious lost hiker shows up.

Review: I have always enjoyed Lucky McKee as a director. May and The Women were defining movies of their decade, and he has a way of presenting stories with a unique and intense approach. And though I prefer him as a writer and director on his projects, his eye and style are sometimes enough to shine through, with 2006’s The Woods as a solid example. Now he is back as a director only with his new movie Old Man.

Setting a story in one location is a difficult task to keep an engaging film and usually falls on whomever the lead is. Old Man doesn’t quite nail the landing but works well enough with razor-tight directing and Stephen Lang chewing the scenery for ninety minutes makes this...

Some wounds don’t heal. Not with time. Not with a mythical lake of water with the power to mend all ailments. And while we can try to forget, the mind will always keep a little bit of the truth in reach to ensure the cause of the pain is never far away. It therefore makes sense that we would ultimately meet and leave Stephen Lang’s character at the center of Old Man asleep on his bed with thumb in mouth like a child. The position alludes to the calm of innocence and the desire to find comfort from fear. It means he wakes in a state of disoriented ignorance before taking to slumber amidst grief and guilt’s unavoidable confusion. As for what’s in-between: that’s the journey put on-screen.

Written by Joel Veach and directed by Lucky McKee, this particular day appears to bring Lang’s...

Since directing his first film All Cheerleaders Die in 2001, to May in 2002, and segments in Masters of Horror and Tales of Halloween, it’s safe to say filmmaker Lucky McKee has gained a cult following. His work usually explores some of the darker sides of humanity and things that most of us would never do, but the characters are relatable, and this is what makes McKee’s films appealing—it can be liberating to exorcise your demons by watching a movie about characters who do monstrous things, but without any of the messy consequences.

Written by Joel Veach in his screenwriting debut, McKee’s new film Old Man, stars the incomparable Stephen Lang as the Old Man, who lives in a cabin deep in the woods. When a lost hiker named Joe, played by Marc Senter, knocks on the Old Man’s door asking for help, a charged conversation ensues between the two men.

(L-r:) Patch Darragh and Stephen Lang in Old Man Image: Courtesy of Rlje Films Old Man is a film that feels like it should work a lot better than it does. It’s an example of filmmaking that makes use of its minimal resources to great effect, a testament to...

Old Man In Theaters, On Demand, and Digital October 14, 2022 Starring: Stephen Lang, Marc Senter, with Liana Wright-Mark, and Patch Darragh Directed By: Lucky McKee Written By: Joel Veach Synopsis: When a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods, he could never have imagined the nightmare …

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Lucky Mckee is most known for being brave enough to adapt Jack Ketchum's splatterpunk novels including The Woman, Offspring and The Girl Next Door.

Hiss new horror thriller, Old Man, will arrive in theaters, On Demand, and Digital on October 14th, 2022. Yesterday the official poster and trailer were released by distributor Rlje Films. Catch up with the trailer down below.

Synopsis:

When a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods, he could never have imagined the nightmare that awaits.

Written by Joel Veach, Old Man stars Stephen Lang, Marc Senter, with Liana Wright-Mark, and Patch Darragh.

Old Man had i...

Stephen Lang – who played the “Blind Man” in Don’t Breathe (watch it Here) and its sequel – stars in genre filmmaker Lucky McKee’s “chamber thriller” Old Man, and a couple weeks ago we learned that Rlje Films has picked up the Old Man distribution rights and plans to give the film a theatrical, VOD, and digital release on October 14th. With the release date just a month away, a trailer for Old Man has now arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Scripted by Joel Veach, who also wrote the story as a play that was workshopped at the Actor’s Studio in New York, Old Man follows

a lost hiker who stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive Old Man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.

Old Man Trailer — Lucky McKee‘s Old Man (2022) movie trailer has been released by Rlje Films. The Old Man trailer stars stars Stephen Lang, Marc Senter, Liana Wright-Mark, and Patch Darragh. Crew Joel Veach wrote the screenplay for Old Man. Plot Synopsis Old Man‘s plot synopsis: “Deep in the woods, a lost hiker stumbles upon the cabin [...]

Continue reading: Old Man (2022) Movie Trailer: Stephen Lang stars in a “Horrific and Poignant Plunge into Madness”...

"My grandfather told me you can never be too careful in these woods… He told me it's beautiful but it can also be dangerous." Rlje Films has revealed an official trailer for Old Man, a small contained thriller from filmmaker Lucky McKee. "Thre's all kinds of death and beauty out here." When a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods, he could never have imagined the nightmare that awaits. This looks like it has some crazy twists and turns, and it might not be a random encounter after all. The thriller stars Stephen Lang as the "old man" and Marc Senter as the hiker, along with Liana Wright-Mark, and Patch Darragh. This looks like it gets unsettling, and has a stage play feel to it with two people in a cabin arguing about this & that. I'm still curious what the big twist might be and how they know each other.

One of my absolute favorite (and mind-bending) films that had its world premiere at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival was Old Man, directed by Lucky McKee from a screenplay by Joel Veach.

Featuring phenomenal performances by Stephen Lang and Marc Senter, Old Man will be released in theaters, On Demand, and Digital on October 14th via Rlje Films, and we have a look at the official trailer (which premiered on Collider) ahead of its release!

Synopsis: "When a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods, he could never have imagined the nightmare that awaits."



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Lucky McKee is back with brand new horror movie Old Man starring Stephen Lang (Don’t Breathe), and today Collider has debuted the official trailer.

The film will debut in theaters, on demand and across digital platforms on October 14, and you can check out poster art and Rlje’s official trailer for Old Man down below.

“Old Man unfolds as a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods. That chance encounter triggers an unimaginable nightmare.”

Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”) co-star.

Joel Veach wrote the script for Old Man. Aaron B. Koontz (“The Pale Door”), Cameron Burns (“Scare Package”) and Ashleigh Snead (“The Block Island Sound”) produced for Paper Street.

“We’re excited to work with Lucky McKee, Stephen Lang and the film’s producing team on another project that is certain to thrill audiences,” said Mark Ward, chief acquisitions officer of Rlje Films.

Rjle Films shared today exclusively with Collider a trailer for their upcoming film Old Man. Starring Stephen Lang (Avatar: The Way of Water) and Marc Senter (Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival), the thriller centers around a hiker who gets lost in the woods and, while searching for help, ends up in a cabin inhabited by an elderly man who trusts no one. As we previously reported, the release date is slated for October 14.

Stars: Andrea Londo, Shawn Ashmore, Jane Badler, Michael Berry Jr., Elizabeth Cappuccino, Dominic Hoffman, Lorenzo Antonucci, Marc Senter, Madeleine Coghlan, Jackie Dallas, Samuel Davis | Written by Kent Harper | Directed by Adam Stilwell

For his freshman film director Adam Stilwell (The Triangle) teams up with writer Kent Harper, who co-wrote the brilliant Surveillance with director Jenifer Lynch back in 2008, for The Voices. A film that feels like something we’ve seen a million times before but one that, ultimately, is something completely unexpected.

A psychological horror, The Voices tells the story of Sara who wakes up to find herself in bed, with vague recollections of her situation and her life. She’s told by her husband Nick that he found her in the bathtub having tried to commit suicide following her problems dealing with the death of her parents. Nick insists that Sara rest up and heal, both mentally and physically,...

First Photos from The Midnight Club: "At a hospice with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond. A new horror series from Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures and Leah Fong, based on the creative work of bestselling author Christopher Pike."

Release Date. October 7, 2022 Episodes. 10 episodes x 1 hour Based On The Work Of Christopher Pike Series Created By Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong Executive Producers. Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy, Leah Fong, Julia Bicknell, Christopher Pike Stars. Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone, Chris Sumpter, Adia, Aya Furukawa, Sauriyan Sapkota, Matt Biedel, Samantha Sloyan, with Zach Gilford and Heather Langenkamp Based On. The series is based on the iconic works of Christopher Pike.

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Yesterday, Rlje Films announced that they had acquired the theatrical and digital rights for Lucky McKee's upcoming thriller, Old Man. They will release the film in time for the Halloween season, in cinemas and digital on October 14th. In Old Man, when a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods, he could never have imagined the nightmare that awaits. Old Man stars the stalwart Stephen Lang. He is joined by Marc Senter, Liana Wright-Mark and Patch Darragh. McKee directed a script penned by first time scribe, Joel Veach. Old Man will have its world premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival this Saturday. Rlje Films Nabs “Old Man” To Release In Theaters, On Demand And Digital October...

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Almost two years have gone by since we first heard that Stephen Lang – who played the “Blind Man” in Don’t Breathe (watch it Here) and its sequel – would be starring in genre filmmaker Lucky McKee’s “chamber thriller” Old Man, not to be confused with the Jeff Bridges TV series The Old Man. Now it has been announced that Rlje Films has picked up the Old Man distribution rights and plans to give the film a theatrical, VOD, and digital release on October 14th.

Scripted by Joel Veach, who also wrote the story as a play that was workshopped at the Actor’s Studio in New York, Old Man follows

a lost hiker who stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive Old Man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.

After playing the “Blind Man” in Don’t Breathe (and its more recent sequel), Stephen Lang is set to play “Old Man” in Lucky McKee‘s Old Man, which has been acquired for release.

Variety reports that Rlje Films has acquired Lucky McKee’s latest. The film will debut in theaters, on demand and across digital platforms on October 14.

“The film unfolds as a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods. That chance encounter triggers an unimaginable nightmare.”

Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”) co-star.

Joel Veach wrote the script for Old Man. Aaron B. Koontz (“The Pale Door”), Cameron Burns (“Scare Package”) and Ashleigh Snead (“The Block Island Sound”) produced for Paper Street.

“We’re excited to work with Lucky McKee, Stephen Lang and the film’s producing team on another project that is certain to thrill audiences,” said Mark Ward,...

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has acquired “Old Man” and is planning to release the thriller this fall.

The movie from director Lucky McKee (“All Cheerleaders Die”) stars Stephen Lang, who is best known for his work as the chief villain in “Avatar.” It marks the screenwriting debut of Joel Veach and co-sters Marc Senter (“Starry Eyes”), Liana Wright-Mark (“Ocean’s 8”), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”). The film will be debut in theaters, as well as on demand and across digital platforms on Oct. 14, 2022.

“We’re excited to work with Lucky McKee, Stephen Lang and the film’s producing team on another project that is certain to thrill audiences,” said Mark Ward, chief acquisitions officer of Rlje Films. “The incredibly talented team behind this film has entertained genre film enthusiasts over the years and ‘Old Man’ is no exception.”

The film unfolds as a lost hiker stumbles upon...

Exclusive: Maxim Swinton (Halston) has joined the cast of Raymond and Ray, writer-director Rodrigo García’s (Four Good Days) film for Apple Studios.

He joins an ensemble that includes Ewan McGregor, Ethan Hawke, Maribel Verdú and Sophie Okonedo, as previously announced.

The film currently in production in Virginia centers on Raymond (McGregor) and Ray (Hawke), half-brothers who have lived in the shadow of a terrible father. Somehow, they still each have a sense of humor, and his funeral is a chance for them to reinvent themselves. There’s anger, there’s pain, there’s folly, there might be love, and there’s definitely grave-digging.

Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón is producing with Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn of Mockingbird Pictures, with Gabriela Rodriguez and Shea Kammer serving as EPs.

Swinton recently portrayed a younger version of McGregor’s fashion designer Halston in Netflix’s Emmy-winning miniseries of the same name. The...

Exclusive: Sales firms XYZ and Amp are launching new thriller Old Man, which will star Avatar actor Stephen Lang.

The chamber thriller is set to go before cameras this January in upstate New York.

Lucky McKee (The Woman) will direct from a script by Joel Veach, whose play of the same title is being workshopped at the Actor’s Studio in New York. Marc Senter (Starry Eyes) will co-star.

Set deep in the woods, the plot follows a lost hiker (Senter) who stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive Old Man (Lang). What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.

The film is being produced by Aaron B. Koontz for his Paper Street Pictures banner, whose western-horror The Pale Door and horror comedy Scare Package were released earlier this year.

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Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...

Following the success of "11.22.63" on Hulu, actor James Franco is set to star in and produce another Stephen King adaptation - this time a film take on King's short story "Drunken Fireworks" for Rabbit Bandini Productions and Rubicon Entertainment.

Matt Rager, who penned the script for several Franco-directed films including his "The Sound and the Fury" and "As I Lay Dying" adaptations, will write the project. No director is attached yet.

The story is set in a small town in Maine and centers on a mechanic (Franco) and a retired mob boss who compete in the town's annual Fourth of July fireworks competition. Franco, Vince Jolivette, Doug McKay, Robert Kaplan, Marc Senter and Nathan Grubbs will produce.

Source: Deadline...

By Jonathan Weichsel

MoreHorror.com

Over the past year I reviewed a lot of indie horror films, some of them really good, some of them just Ok, and some of them really, really bad. The following isn't exactly a best of the year list, because I haven't watched every single film that was released, played at a film festival, or completed filming this year. Rather, these are the best movies that I reviewed for MoreHorror.com in 2015, and are all movies that I can recommend without hesitation.

Mania is directed by Jessica Cameron and stars Ellie Church. Olalla is written and directed by Amy Hesketh and stars Amy Hesketh, Jac Avila, Mila Joya, and Erix Antoine. Headless is directed by Arthur Cullipher, written by Nathan Erdel, and stars Shane Beasley, Kelsey Carlisle, Dave parker and Ellie Church. Spring is directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead and written by Justin Benson,...

Title: Tales of Halloween Epic Pictures Directors: David Parker, Darren Lynn Bousman, Adam Gierasch, Axelle Carolyn, Lucky McKee, Paul Solet, John Skipp & Andrew Kasch (co-directing), Mike Mendez, Ryan Schifrin, Neil Marshall Writers: David Parker, Clint Sears, Greg Commons, Axelle Carolyn, Lucky McKee, Molly Millions, John Skipp, Andrew Kasch, Mike Mendez, Ryan Schifrin, Neil Marshall Cast: Pat Healy, Barry Bostwick, Noah Segan, Booboo Stewart, Greg Grunberg, Clare Kramer, Alex Essoe, Lin Shaye, Dana Gould, James Duval, Elissa Dowling, Grace Phipps, Pollyana McIntosh, Marc Senter, Tiffany Shepis, John F. Beach, Trent Haaga, Casey Ruggieri, Kristina Klebe, Cerina Vincent, John Savage, Keir Gilchrist, Nick Principe, Amanda Moyer, Jennifer Wenger, Sam Witwer, Jose  [ Read More ]

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By Jonathan Weichsel

MoreHorror.com

Tales of Halloween is directed by Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Axelle Carolyn, Darren Lynn Bousman, Dave Parker, John Skipp, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Neil Marshall , Paul Solet, and Ryan Schifrin.

Some of the many stars include Pat Healy, Alex Essoe, Booboo Stewart, Keir Gilchrist, Noah Segan , Pollyannna McIntosh, James Duval, Kristina Klebe, Marc Senter, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Grace Phipps, Sam Witwer , and Graham Skipper.

Cameo appearances are made by Joe Dante, John Landis, Adam Green, Adam Pascal, Adrianne Curry, Mick Garris, Lombardo Boyer, Barbara Crampton, and Stuart Gordon.

On Tuesday October 13, 2015 the fifteenth annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival opened with Tales of Halloween, and Screamfest could not have chosen a more fun horror film to launch the festival. If your childhood was anything like mine, then watching Tales of Halloween will be like taking a trip back to the Halloweens of your childhood, when all...

To celebrate the October 16th release of the horror anthology Tales of Halloween, Daily Dead spoke to the filmmakers behind the movie to discuss the project, their individual contributions and more.

Lucky McKee is a completely singular filmmaker. From The Woods to The Woman, May to All Cheerleaders Die, he has worked through similar, often feminist, themes but never made the same movie twice. His segment in Tales of Halloween, a beautiful dark fairy tale called “Ding Dong,” represents yet another change of pace for the director.

How did you come to be involved with the movie? If I’m not mistaken, you’re the only filmmaker who’s not based in L.A. and who flew into town to shoot a segment.

Lucky McKee: Yeah, I was in the middle of a road trip and Axelle called me to ask if I wanted in on Tales of Halloween.

Many horror fans are looking forward to seeing what tricks and treats will be in store when Tales of Halloween hits select theaters and VOD on October 16th, and to help hold viewers over, Epic Pictures Group has unveiled a new poster for the festive anthology.

"Cult filmmakers and familiar genre faces come together to bring you the ultimate Halloween film event with horror anthology Tales Of Halloween.

A suburban American town is terrorized by ghouls, aliens, and killers on one Halloween night.

Directors Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III and IV), Axelle Carolyn (Soulmate), Adam Gierasch (Night of the Demons), Andrew Kasch (Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy), Neil Marshall (The Descent), Lucky McKee (All Cheerleaders Die, The Woman), Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider!), Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red), Ryan Schifrin (Abominable), John Skipp (Stay at Home Dad), and Paul Solet (Grace).

Cast includes Rocky Horror Picture...

Put down your buckets of pig's blood kids, it will not end well for you. In this round-up, we have a Q&A with Emily Lopez from Carrie the Musical which opens on October 8th. Also: more details from Screamfest 2015, From Dusk Till Dawn season 2, and Shawn Scott's novel Apocalypse Swordsman.

Carrie the Musical Q&A: Press Release: "(Los Angeles, CA – August 19, 2015) Producers Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman and The Transfer Group have announced that Carrie The Musical will return to Los Angeles at the historic Los Angeles Theater, the first theatrical musical at that venue.

Tickets are available beginning Monday, August 24th at www.ExperienceCarrie.com. Carrie The Musical begins previews on October 1, 2015, and officially opens on October 8, 2015. Performances are on sale through November 22.

Directed by Brady Schwind and choreographed by Lee Martino, this immersive staging of Carrie takes the legendary musical off the stage and...

Hey there, saints and sinners! As Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival continues its North American tour, we’ve got a special offer for our Chicago-based readers. We Got This Covered has managed to sneak into Hell and smuggle out 5 pairs of tickets for the 9/11 showing located at Chicago’s Patio Theater, and we want to give them away for free! The tickets will be raffled off in five pairs of two, so we can send 10 of our lucky readers to the greatest show in the underworld.

Director Darren Lynn Bousman and writer Terrance Zdunich will be in attendance, along with any special guests who may be in the area. New York City attendees were also treated to demented sideshow acts before the screening, so you can expect a night of fun that’s more than just a simple movie experience.

Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival picks up right where the previous episode left off,...

Residents of both Heaven and Hell are coming together in Chicago's Patio Theatre this Friday for the Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival experience, and we've been provided with five pairs of tickets to give away to Daily Dead readers.

Winners will get to see the Chicago screening of Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival, along with the unique live performances that accompany the film. If you don't win the contest, you can still purchase tickets online.

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Prize Details: (5) Winners will receive (2) tickets to the 6:45pm Cdt screening of Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival at the Patio Theatre in Chicago this Friday, September 11th.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Devil's Carnival Contest”. Be sure to include your name, guest's name, and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on Friday, September 11th. This contest is only open...

Come one! Come all! Gather around, because the carnival is back… Alleluia! The Devil’S Carnival that is! In celebration of the new film, I spoke with two of the films stars – Chantal Claret and Jimmy Urine. You might know them from their music careers, but I promise you, they steal the show in the carnival! This was a real treat for me, not only as a fan of their music, but as someone lucky enough to call them pals! Check it out as we talk about acting, The Hoff, and get a bit ‘old timey’ with slang!

After triumphant collaborations on 2008’s Repo! The Genetic Opera and 2012’s The Devil’S Carnival: Episode One, cult filmmakers Darren Lynn Bousman and Terrance Zdunich are back with the second installment to their fantasy-musical film franchise. In Alleluia! The Devil’S Carnival, Lucifer sets a plot in motion against Heaven and all hell breaks loose.

It's war between heaven and hell in Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival, making its world premiere tonight at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre ahead of its upcoming Us tour. We recently caught up with director Darren Lynn Bousman and writer/actor Terrance Zdunich (who plays Lucifer) to talk about the highly anticipated musical film follow-up to 2012's The Devil's Carnival.

On the decision to have heaven as the setting of the sequel:

Darren Lynn Bousman: We always knew that Devil’s Carnival was about more than just the carnival. When we did part one, heaven is only glimpsed at for a few seconds. And we knew that the next one that we did, we had to give heaven the same amount of time we gave hell.

After Devil’s Carnival 1 was completed, Terrance and I started talking about what would heaven look like and what could we do to make the audience excited to see heaven.

In two weeks, vampires, cannibals, Halloween frights and more will grace the screen at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois for Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival. Now a telekinetic kid and and an apocalypse have joined the killer lineup, as both June and JeruZalem will make their U.S. premieres at the festival.

Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.

June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.