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Actor / writer Tim Ogletree is fairly new in the world of filmmaking. He kicked off his career in 2010 as an office production assistant for the movie Hesher. Ogletree then moved into a starring role in the spoof movie Supernatural Activity. He decided to get even more involved in his latest venture, The Walking Deceased, by producing, writing, and taking a role in front of the camera.

I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Ogletree about his latest project, The Walking Deceased. With zombies all the rage right now, the timing couldn’t be more perfect for a film lampooning the lumbering undead. Read on to see what to expect if you take the opportunity to sit down and watch this horror / comedy.

How did you get involved in The Walking Deceased?

I’ve actually been involved from the conception. Derek Nixon, our rock star of a producer, came to me...

You’ve officially cemented your place in pop culture when you’ve been spoofed and The Walking Dead is the target a new horror comedy called The Walking Deceased. Today, Arc Entertainment has announced that they acquired North American rights to the movie and we expect to see it infect VOD and DVD this year:

“Los Angeles (January 28, 2015) – Arc Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to the hilarious horror spoof The Walking Deceased. Directed by Scott Dow and written by Tim Ogletree, the film stars Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie, Ghost World), Joey Oglesby (Fruitvale Station, NBC’s Friday Night Lights) and Tim Ogletree (Supernatural Activity). The deal was announced today by Arc Entertainment’s Head of Acquisitions Scott Moesta.

“We are extremely excited to release this film that explores a fresh comedic perspective of iconic zombie stories that we have all come to love,” said Moesta. “Dave Sheridan and...

Arc Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Scott Dow’s horror spoof.

Dave Sheridan, Joey Oglesby and Tim Ogletree star in the story about a hapless band of survivors searching for the Safe Haven Ranch amid a zombie apocalypse. Ogletree wrote the screenplay.

Jonathan M Black, Francis Casanova, Philip Marlatt, Derek Lee Nixon, Ogletree, Dave Sheridan, Todd Slater and Kurt Wehner produced The Walking Deceased and Tim Fisher and Ken Tayloe are the executive producers.

Arc Entertainment brokered the deal with the producers.

Stars: Ali Faulkner, Johnny Walter, Derek Lee Nixon, Tory Tompkins, Gregory Kelly, Phillip Wolf, Jon Clinkenbeard, Katie Patterson | Written by Kim Henkel | Directed by Duane Graves, Justin Meeks

Kim Henkel, writer of the classic horror The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and writer/director of its third sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (although the less said about that the better), returns to the horror genre with Butcher Boys, his first feature in almost twenty years.

In 1729 Jonathan Swift published A Modest Proposal, a satirical tome in which he suggested Ireland offer up their children as food, using cannibalism as a metaphor for the exploitation of the poor by the rich. Well jump to 2014 and Butcher Boys takes this metaphorical concept and turns it into filmic terror as a birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring a group of friends face to face with the macabre...

Directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks are the subject of our latest Q&A feature, telling us about their experience with the recently released cannibal film, Butcher Boys:

Can you tell me how you got involved with Kim Henkel on this project? Was this something you came to him with or the other way around?

Duane Graves: We’ve had a long 16 year relationship with Kim Henkel. He was our college film professor back in the late 90′s. We took a year of screenwriting courses under him, and after graduating we kept in touch. Justin and I produced a trio of short horror films that Kim produced, and eventually we decided to do a feature film back in 2006 called “The Wild Man of the Navidad.” That film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC and was picked up by IFC Films for release internationally. The success of...

Phase 4 Films will be giving Butcher Boys a limited theatrical release on September 6th. Here’s a look at the official Butcher Boys trailer:

“From the writer/producer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes this gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring a group of friends face to face with the macabre world of cannibals, the Butcher Boys. The Butcher Boys are international predators who deal in human ­flesh – dead or alive.”

Butcher Boys was directed by Duane Graves and Justin Meeks, written by Kim Henkel, and stars Ali Faulkner, Johnny Walters, Derek Lee Nixon, Tory Tompkins, and Gregory Kelly. There are now Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release details as this time, but we should hear more about the movie in the coming weeks and expect to see it released on other platforms later this year.

*full disclosure: a DVD screener of this film was provided by Phase 4 Films Directors: Duane Graves and Justin Meeks. Writer: Kim Henkel. Cast: Ali Faulkner, Edwin Neal, Marilyn Burns, Derek Lee Nixon, Karrie Cox and Sonny Carl Davis. Butcher Boys is a cannibal film set in Texas, from writer Kim Henkel. Horror fans will recognize Henkel's name from the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Henkel is still churning out cannibal films, but the Butcher Boys is tainted meat. Shot on a sparse budget, the Butcher Boys is full of cat and mouse chase sequences and not much more. Instead, the film seems to spin its wheels in the second and third acts. The story begins with four twentysomethings. You will hardly figure out their names before these two couples are being chased by a group of thugs, straight out of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Several minutes are spent with chase sequences,...

Inner city cannibals attack in Duane Graves and Justin Meeks’ “Butcher Boys”, due out on VOD this September 6th courtesy of Phase 4 films. Check out a trailer and some images from the film below. I smell a potential horror movie franchise. After all, who doesn’t love movies about bad boys that will, literally, eat you? Throwing in a very attractive blonde was smart, too. I suspect she’s our Final Girl, though why she’s strapped with dynamite in one of the images below is anybody’s guess. From the writer/producer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes this gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring a group of friends face to face with the macabre world of cannibals, the Butcher Boys. The Butcher Boys are international predators who deal...

Check out new photos from Duane Graves and Justin Meeks' Butcher Boys, starring Ali Faulkner and Johnny Walters. This gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride from the writer/producer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, takes viewers through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring a group of friends face to face with the macabre world of cannibals, the Butcher Boys. The Butcher Boys are international predators who deal in human ¬flesh - dead or alive. Phase 4 Films distributes the film scripted by Kim Henkel, which also includes Derek Lee Nixon, Tory Tompkins and Gregory Kelly.

Phase 4 Films will be releasing Butcher Boys previously known as Bone Boys in theaters on September 6 2013. Watch the trailer below can you hear the chainsaw buzzing yet. The film is directed by Duane Graves Justin Meeks ans stars Ali Faulkner Johnny Walters Derek Lee Nixon Tory Tompkins Gregory Kelly. Synopsis From the writerproducer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes this gutwrenching nonstop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of innercity America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring a group of friends face to face with the macabre world of cannibals the Butcher Boys. The Butcher Boys are international predators who deal in human flesh dead or.

Phase 4 Films has announced the release of Butcher Boys on Friday, September 6th. If you’re interested in more details on this cannibal movie, we have additional details and photos:

“From the writer/producer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes this gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring a group of friends face to face with the macabre world of cannibals, the Butcher Boys. The Butcher Boys are international predators who deal in human ­flesh – dead or alive.”

Butcher Boys was directed by Duane Graves and Justin Meeks, written by Kim Henkel, and stars Ali Faulkner, Johnny Walters, Derek Lee Nixon, Tory Tompkins, and Gregory Kelly.

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The Boneboys has been renamed Butcher Boys, for its theatrical release. This film is influenced by the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise sand several actors from this series make an appearance in this release (Perry Lorenz, Edwin Neal). The Butcher Boys will see select theatres in September of 2013. The Butcher Boys involves a group of cannibals, who have made their lair in an urban setting. They lure the unwary into their den of death and taking a nod from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, several characters are turned into snack food. Phase 4 Films will handle the release of this title. And, the film's official artwork is hosted above. Specific cities will be announced for the theatrical release, shortly. Release Date: September 6, 2013 (Theatrical). Directors: Duane Graves and Justin Meeks. Cast: Ali Faulkner, Johnny Walters, Derek Lee Nixon, Tory Tompkins, and Gregory Kelly. The film's official trailer is here: *Duane Graves and Justin Meeks also.

Welcome to the second edition of a new monthly feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. In this edition we’re taking a look at two very different films. The first is a spoof of the ever-popular zombie genre and the second is the latest documentary from Eurocrime! director Mike Malloy.

If you’d like us to consider your project to feature in a future edition of Back This!, make sure to drop us a line.

Walking With the Dead

From the same guys who brought you Supernatural Activity comes a zombie comedy that takes a poke at modern-era zombie pop culture and any and every genre convention, parodying the best and worst zombie movies and TV shows. Looking for a hefty $50,000, the Walking With the Dead kickstarter...

Supernatural Activity

Stars: Andrew Pozza, Liddy Bisanz, Joey Oglesby, Donny Boaz, Devin Bonnée, Philip Marlatt, Tim Ogletree, Liz Waters, Conley Michelle Wehner | Written by Andrew Pozza | Directed by Derek Lee Nixon

Parodies on horror can be hard to get right, as witnessed by Scary Movie. Personally I thought Scary Movie was quite good, it took Scream as the main focus and actually got a few laughs out of it, and then Scary Movie 2 came along which in a diluted form did the same but with the haunted house setting as the focus of the comedy. After that and after the Wayans brothers left the series it went downhill fast, even though the inclusion of Lesley Nielsen did save it to some extent. Now that we know that Scary Movie 5 is on its way I’m sure that most of us groaned at the thought of that dead dog being kicked once more.

Boneboys Trailer, Poster. Duane Graves, Justin Meeks‘ Boneboys (2012) movie trailer, movie poster stars Ali Faulkner, Edwin Neal, Sonny Carl Davis, Derek Lee Nixon, and Johnny Walter. Boneboys‘ plot synopsis: “A gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring Sissy, [...]

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Released by Signature Entertainment on August 13th, Supernatural Activity is a horror movie parody from director Derek Lee Nixon (Killer School Girls from Outer Space) which spoofs the films of the found-footage genre.

The world’s most beloved illusionist, armed with his team of oxymoron’s, embark on the freakiest, most adventurous paranormal investigation of all time. Terrorized at every turn by an unexplainable irregular patterns of mysterious paradox’s, this witch-hunting, ghost busting, creature questing supernatural spooftacular is the funniest footage ever found!

Thanks to the folks at Signature Entertainment we have Five copies of Supernatural Activity to giveaway on DVD. To win a copy just answer the following question:

Which of the following Isn’T a found-footage movie? Is it:

a) The Blair Witch Project 2

b) Tape 407

c) Evidence

For more information, and to watch the trailer, check out Signature’s Supernatural Activity page.

Email your answer...

If you’re one of the lucky few at Fantasia tomorrow night, you’ll get to see the premiere of Boneboys, the newest slice and dice of survival horror from one of the producers of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

The rest of us, for now, will have to settle for this new teaser trailer.

Boneboys comes to us courtesy of Duane Graves and Justin Meeks, the writing/directing duo behind the underrated The Wild Man of the Navidad, and Kim Henkel, producer of Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Synopsis:

Boneboys is a gut-wrenching, nonstop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring Sissy; her brother, Mikey; and their friends, Kenny and Barbie, face-to-face with the macabre world of the Boneboys. Inspired by Jonathan Swift's tale A Modest Proposal,...

The Boneboys is a looming cannibalistic feature that continues to confuse one film fan. The first trailer for the feature, hosted here, shows a group of friends on the run from something or someone that is left unexplained. Unfortunately, these friends run into a family of cannibals who seem to be on the hungry side. How does a family of cannibals manage to live in a major urban centre? With that question aside, horror fans might remember writer Kim Henkel from his work on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). This is one of Duane Graves' first feature films as director and Justin Meeks (The Wild Man of Navidad) has a background in both an acting and directing. Have a look at the first trailer for their latest horror venture below and try to put the puzzle pieces together. Directors: Duane Graves and Justin Meeks. Writer/producer: Kim Henkel. Cast: Ali Faulkner,...

We have an exclusive poster for The Jerk Theory, director Scott S. Anderson's comedy which debuts on VOD formats June 7 before arriving on DVD June 19. Josh Henderson stars as Adam, a nice guy who undergoes a bad boy transformation after his girlfriend dumps him. Take a look at this one-sheet which features Josh Henderson, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, and Tom Arnold.

Adam is done being the "nice guy" after his girlfriend dumps him for someone "more exciting." He realizes that every girl loves a bad boy, and the only way to get a girl is to be a jerk. Armed with a new attitude, he rules the school, reaching rock star status. Then one day, his golden "jerk theory" is put to the ultimate test when he meets Molly, who only gives her number to nice guys and is done with jerks. Adam has to learn the hard way that being...

Along with countless copycat films, Paranormal Activity has also spawned its fair share of spoofs. That being said, there's another on its way that's looking to hit the found footage sub-genre directly in the funny bone!

Below you'll find the first details and artwork for Supernatural Activity from director Derek Lee Nixon, starring Andrew Pozza, Liddy Bisanz, Derek Lee Nixon, Donny Boaz, Philip Marlatt, and Devin Bonnée. Look for it this February from Archstone Distribution.

Synopsis

The world's most beloved illusionist, armed with his team, embarks on the most adventurous paranormal investigation of all time. Terrorized at every turn, this witch-hunting, ghost-busting, creature-questing supernatural spooftacular is the funniest footage ever found!

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*full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Osiris Entertainment.

Director: John Sjogren.

Writer: Bonnie Orr.

Cast: Derek Lee Nixon, Kerry Wallum and Oscar Lusth.

Slasher films are a dime a dozen, and The Lights is just one of many “killer” titles coming from Osiris Entertainment. That is, if this company is typecasting itself with the kinds of movies it likes to distribute, then The Lights is a comical addition to the slasher-film genre. Most of it is unintentional; the humour cannot go unnoticed especially when Jack Carter is the crazed killer with some silly one-liners, lame kill-zone moments, and uninispired deadpan deliveries.

Some people may want to know why he has gone cuckoo. The explanation is given with the opening act. When he comes home only to have his wife say she’s leaving him because she is in love with someone else, he simply goes berserk.

Bound to happen: A humorous riff on the glut of "found footage" films that have hit the genre. Scary Movie 5 is dragging its feet so welcome Supernatural Activity . Derek Lee Nixon stars and directs in this spoof written by Andrew Pozza. The film stars Donny Boaz, Philip Marlatt, Pozza, Devin Bonnee and Liddy Bisanz as a character named "Blair Woods." Subtle. Supernatural Activity tells of the world's most beloved illusionist. Armed with his team, he embarks on the most adventurous paranormal investigation of all time. Terrorized at every turn, this witch-hunting, ghost busting, creature questing supernatural spooftacular is the funniest footage ever found!

The Wild Man of the Navidad co-director Duane Graves dropped me a line with word of his latest production written and produced by original Texas Chain Saw Massacre writer/producer Kim Henkel, Boneboys, which unleashes predatory cannibals in a cityscape.

Boneboys was originally conceived back in 2008 as a potential urban Texas Chain Saw Massacre sequel before getting reworked into its own potential franchise. Leatherface fans should be thrilled to know Boneboys boasts cameos by several TCM series alumni: Marilyn Burns, Bill Johnson, Ed Neal, Ed Guinn, Bill Wise, Perry Lorenz and John Dugan.

The Wild Man of The Navidad (review here) directors, Duane Graves and Justin Meeks, re-team with the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre writer/producer, Kim Henkel, for a gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring Sissy, her brother,...

A look at what's new on DVD today:

"Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection"

Directed by Fernando Di Leo

Released by RaroVideo

Fans of badass '70s cinema and the stoic Henry Silva rejoice! Underappreciated Italian crime master director Fernando Di Leo finally comes to the U.S. via this set of four films -- "Caliber 9," "The Italian Connection," "The Boss," and "Rulers of the City" -- that shows what made him an influence of filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and John Woo.

"The Absent" (2011)

Directed by Sage Bannick

Released by Passion River

Twin brothers are bonded by the experience of having their parents try to kill them for insurance money, only to become killers themselves in this slasher film from Sage Bannick.

"Be My Teacher" (2011)

Directed by Lakisha R. Lemons

Released by Maverick Entertainment Group

A student's (Derek Lee Nixon) flirtations with his English teacher (Lateace Towns-Cuellar) has serious...

Directed by Alexander Shumake and starring Ron Jeremy, Donny Boaz, Julin, Derek Lee Nixon, Denise Williamson, Jordan Brower, Jenny Zhang, Kaci Flores and Clem Beard, Killer School Girls From Outer Space is a low-budget throwback to the classic sci-fi and exploitation B-movies of the 50s and 60s – but with a modern sexy schoolgirl twist… Check out the trailer:

When a shooting star lands in Small Town USA, a teenage couple, Ben and Allison, decide to check it out. They quickly discover their shooting star is actually a flying saucer piloted by three Killer School Girls from outer space on a mission to destroy the earth! Can Ben and Allison save their small town from total disaster, or will the Killer School Girls destroy their home along with the rest of the planet? Find out in this edge-of-your-seat sci-fi thriller, Killer School Girls From Outer Space!

Filmed on an incredibly low budget,...

             I was turned on to the trailer for Killer School Girls From Outer Space today and I was simply amused and entertained with it. A throwback to the 60's sci-fi movies but with a little sex appeal and FX makes this a winner!  The film is directed by Alexander Shumake and stars Ron Jeremy, Donny Boaz, Julin, Derek Lee Nixon, Denise Williamson, Jordan Brower, Jenny Zhang, Kaci Flores and Clem Beard. Check out the trailer after the jump and let us know what you think! I'm dying to see this! Plot:

When a shooting star lands in Small Town USA, a teenage couple, Ben and Allison, decide to check it out. They quickly discover their shooting star is actually a flying saucer piloted by three Killer School Girls from outer space on a mission to destroy the earth! Can Ben and Allison save their small town from total disaster, or...