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Alex Essoe has a lot of horror credits to her name. Starry Eyes, Tales of Halloween, Doctor Sleep, Death of Me, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, Trim Season, The Pope’s Exorcist… the list goes on. Lou Taylor Pucci’s genre credits include the 2013 Evil Dead and episodes of American Horror Story. And now, Essoe and Pucci are going to earn a new horror credit together, as they’re set to star in a horror film called The Avalanche.

The Avalanche will mark the feature directorial debut of Johnny Coffeen, who has previously directed several short films (his 2016 short The Swan Girl was screened at David Lynch’s Festival Of Disruption and won a Student Academy Award) and worked as an Assistant Editor on Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12. Deadline reports that this psychological horror film will center on two former lovers forced together...

Genre favorite Alex Essoe is adding another horror credit to her resume with The Avalanche.

Deadline reports that the actress has signed on to star in the indie film alongside Lou Taylor Pucci (Evil Dead), with principal photography set to begin this month.

Cuban-American writer-director Johnny Coffeen, who began as the assistant editor of Short Term 12, will make his feature debut on the psychological horror film.

The Avalanche follows two former lovers, played by Essoe and Pucci, forced together by an avalanche that cuts them off from the world.

“As the weight of their shared history begins to crack the thin veneer of civility, strange apparitions stir in the dark corners of their shelter. Reality and paranoia bleed together as buried secrets claw their way to the surface, leaving them to question whether the true danger lies outside the cabin—or within.”

Jamie Parslow produces with Emily Zercher and Shane Brady serving as co-producers.

Exclusive: Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep) has signed on to lead horror flick The Avalanche from filmmaker Johnny Coffeen.

Essoe will lead the pic alongside Lou Taylor Pucci. The film begins principal photography this month.

Described as a psychological horror, the film follows two former lovers forced together by an avalanche that cuts them off from the world. The synopsis reads: As the weight of their shared history begins to crack the thin veneer of civility, strange apparitions stir in the dark corners of their shelter. Reality and paranoia bleed together as buried secrets claw their way to the surface, leaving them to question whether the true danger lies outside the cabin—or within.

The film’s crew includes cinematographer Evan Zissimopulos (Breathing Happy), art designer Danielle Lopez (Disney+ Stan Lee), and the production design debut of fine art sculptor John Frame (Lyric Opera of Chicago production of...

"After a while, as it had eaten my cat, and eaten my friend, it too began to eat at me…" Have you wondered what it would be like if you were sucked into a black hole? Maybe we shouldn't wonder too much, it might just break our brains. This fantastic short film titled Black Hole is now available to watch online thanks to Dust featuring it on YouTube, after it first premiered at film festivals last year. When a miniature black hole shows up in a man's house, he must learn to deal with it. But as time passes, his obsession with the anomaly grows, and he begins to dance with danger as he utilizes it in his every day life. This super clever 7-minute short film is written & directed by Jamie Parslow, starring fellow filmmaker Aaron Moorhead as Eddie. Also with Leo Camacho and Alexa Cappiello. The writing in this is extra sharp,...

Exclusive: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the addiction drama Breathing Happy. The film will stream exclusively on the Company’s platform Fandor from December 13.

Written, directed, and starring Shane Brady, Breathing Happy is billed as a wildly surreal yet emotionally grounded update on It’s a Wonderful Life, and centers around recovering addict Dylan (Brady) as he prepares to celebrate one year of sobriety alone on Christmas Day. The synopsis reads: Before the clock can strike midnight, his past demons tempt him to fail in the form of a talking golden door, his ex-drug dealer, and magic tricks. Will Dylan experience relapse… or rebirth?

The film debuted at the 2022 Chattanooga Film Festival and picked up honors at the Popcorn Frights film festival, including the New Nightmare Award and the award for Best Feature for a First Time Filmmaker.

Breathing Happy marks director Brady’s first feature directorial effort...

In her 4.5-star review, Michelle Swope called Breathing Happy an "...intimate, beautiful exploration of recovery and grief presented in such a passionate way," so we're especially thrilled to exclusively reveal the poster and images for Shane Brady's feature directorial debut ahead of its theatrical world premiere on Sunday, August 21st, at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival!

Shane Brady shared how the Popcorn Frights Film Festival is the perfect place to have the first theatrical screening of Breathing Happy, as the movie has many Florida connections:

"We could not be more excited to have our theatrical world premiere of Breathing Happy at Popcorn Frights in sunny Miami, Florida! We filmed most of the movie in Tampa, and our core team are all Florida locals! Producers Shane Brady, Emily Zercher, and Jamie Parslow, our Dp Evan Zissimopulos, our sound designer Matthew Reisinger, composer Chris Dudley from heavy metal band Underoath are all Florida grown.

Exclusive: The Walking Dead star Katelyn Nacon has joined John D’Aquino (Cory In The House), Augie Duke (Bad Kids Go To Hell), June Carryl (Shameless), and NHL Hall of Famer Phil Esposito in feature drama Breathing Happy, which is filming in Tampa, Florida and Los Angeles, California.

Written and directed by Shane Brady (HBO: Ballers), the film follows Dylan, a recovering drug addict on the eve of his one year sober-anniversary, which happens to be Christmas Eve. He spends the holiday alone having lost friends and family to his addictions and his inability to take responsibility for his actions. But just as he’s about to reach his goal of one full year being sober, his past demons show up, tempting him to fail.

Executive-produced by Emily Zercher and Jamie Parslow, pic also stars Jim O’Heir (Bless This Mess), filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (Synchronic), and Into The Badlands actress Sarah Bolger.

The Pupstice League is out to rid the world of vacuum cleaners in the new hilariously adorable video parodying the Justice League. The timing is just about right for the new video featuring the super dogs since Justice League is less than a month away and fans are clamoring to get any kind of information about the upcoming movie, no matter how big or small, so this new video for Loot Crate should do the trick for some much-needed comic relief. Justice League is tracking to be a homerun at the box office and it's so big that dogs are getting into the action to pay tribute by standing up for justice as well as sitting and rolling over.

The Pupstice League video was set up and made by Loot Crate Studios to promote their November offerings, which just happen to coincide with, you guessed it: Justice League. The video...