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Although it may be hard to believe, summer is picking up speed and heading towards fall and the beginning of Fantastic Fest, taking place September 22nd–29th in Austin, Texas. The first wave of programming for the always entertaining festival has been revealed, and horror fans already have one big event to look forward to, as Don Coscarelli, David Hartman, and several original Phantasm cast members will be on hand for the world premiere of Phantasm: Ravager, along with a special showing of Phantasm: Remastered.

Press Release:Austin, TX – Tuesday, August 2, 2016 – Fantastic Fest announces its first wave of programming for its 12th annual celebration of genre-twisting cinema. This year’s festival sees Tim Burton make a triumphant return for a most peculiar red carpet screening of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children; the World Premiere of Phantasm: Ravager; an Art House Theater Day special screening of Phantasm: Remastered...

Today, Fantastic Fest, in association with Alamo Drafthouse, has announced the first wave of programming for its 12th annual celebration of the wild, wonderful, and peculiar in genre-twisting cinema. This year’s festival features a delightful array of films and guests, including Tim Burton for a red carpet screening of “Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children,” a special screening of “Phantasm: Remastered” with director Don Coscarelli and cast in attendance, and Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey,” with star and Texas native Sasha Lane hosting the event.

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This year’s festival has chosen South Asia for its annual theme, embracing the glorious wonders of Indian cinema. A block of new and repertory Indian features have been carefully programmed to showcase the creative world of the second most populous country. Included is the director’s cut of Anurag Kashyareap’s “Psycho Raman,...

You could call Dutch cop comedy Popoz a regional response to the Jump Street films and not be too far off, though I have a hunch you'd be selling it just a touch short by doing so. Directed by Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof - the duo responsible for Dutch zombie comedy Zombibi - the feature is expanded out from the duo's Comedy Central television series of the same name which ran for a six episode series in 2013 with a standalone special following in 2014. Former New Kids and Bros Before Hos star Huub Smit takes one of the lead roles along with Sergio Hasselbaink and Noel Deelen in a cop comedy that tends towards the sort of broad, slapstick humor that...

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Well Go USA is set to release Martijn Smits Kill Zombie! on DVD and Blu-ray June 10th, 2014. This Dutch shot zombie film is heavy on action and bloodspray. Fans of the site and of film are invited to enter a contest to win one copy of the film, on Blu-ray. This contest is open to residents of Canada and the United States only, with entry details below. In the film's story, a Russian space station crash lands on Earth. Now, local Dutch citizens are hungry for flesh! A pair of brothers try to push the zombie hordes back, but they are unprepared for this growing menace. Now, an escape plan has to be hatched, in order to get out of Amsterdam. To enter this Blu-ray contest, you simply need to send an email to the following address, with "Kill Zombie! Contest" in the subject line: /* var emailriddlerarray=[50,56,100,97,121,115,108,97,116,101,114,97,110,97,108,121,115,105,115,64,103,109,97,105,108,46,99,111,109] var encryptedemail_id...

From 2004’s Shaun of the Dead to 2013’s Cockneys vs Zombies, the zombie-horror-comedy sub-genre has had a bloody good time finding humor in the horror of the undead. Well Go USA Entertainment is now tossing their dismembered hand into the ring with Kill Zombie!

Kill Zombie, originally titled Zombibi, takes place in a zombie-infested Amsterdam-West. Well Go USA Entertainment will release the German zombie movie on DVD & Blu-ray on June 10th, but we have the official synopsis, cover art, and trailer for you to check out now:

“A Russian Space station crashes in Amsterdam, releasing a deadly virus that turns everyday citizens into flesh-craving psychopaths. Aziz (Yahya Gaier), his brother Mo (Ouled Radi) and several strangers emerge from jail, oblivious to the mayhem until they team up with a local police officer (Gigi Ravelli). After receiving a desperate call for help, this unlikely band of heroes sets out on an...

Click here to read our french "Kill Dead Zombies" movie review, directed by Martijn Smits Erwin van den Eshof with Yahya Gaier, Mimoun Ouled Radi, Sergio Hasselbaink starring.When a Russian Space station crash lands on a city, a deadly virus spreads, turning the inhabitants into psychopathic flesh eaters. After spending the night safely locked up in a jail cell, two brothers and two crazy criminals emerge to find their hometown devastated, and at the centre of a zombie outbreak. When one of the brothers receives a cry for help from a survivor, they join forces with the local police officer and embark on a reluctant rescue mission, pitting their wits, and risking their lives against these mutant killers. ...

Click here to read our french "Kill Dead Zombies" movie review, directed by Martijn Smits Erwin van den Eshof with Yahya Gaier, Mimoun Ouled Radi, Sergio Hasselbaink starring.When a Russian Space station crash lands on a city, a deadly virus spreads, turning the inhabitants into psychopathic flesh eaters. After spending the night safely locked up in a jail cell, two brothers and two crazy criminals emerge to find their hometown devastated, and at the centre of a zombie outbreak. When one of the brothers receives a cry for help from a survivor, they join forces with the local police officer and embark on a reluctant rescue mission, pitting their wits, and risking their lives against these mutant killers. ...

Kill Zombie!

Stars: Gigi Ravelli, Uriah Arnhem, Wouter Braaf, Noel Deelen | Written by Tijs van Marle | Directed by Martijn Smits, Erwin Ven Den Eshof

When a Russian Space station crash lands on a city, a deadly virus spreads, turning the inhabitants into psychopathic flesh eaters. After spending the night safely locked up in a jail cell, two brothers and two crazy criminals emerge to find their hometown devastated, and at the centre of a zombie outbreak. When one of the brothers receives a cry for help from a survivor, they join forces with the local police officer and embark on a reluctant rescue mission, pitting their wits, and risking their lives against these mutant killers.

Dutch horror movies. They are few and far between. Besides the work of Dick Maas, who directed some of the great Nl horror movies, including Saint, The Lift (and it’s Us remake Down) andAmsterdamned,...

Kill Zombie is released next Monday 17th September and to mark the occasion Kaleidoscope have sent us this exclusive clip to whet your appetites! Ever wondered just how many zombies can be taken out by a man with a chain-gun? No, neither have I actually but you’re about to find out. Scroll down to check it out!

Kill Zombie stars Uriah Arnhem, Wouter Braaf, Noel Deelen and is directed by Martijn Smits. You can pre-order your copy here.

When a Russian Space station crash lands on a city, a deadly virus spreads, turning the inhabitants into psychopathic flesh eaters.

After spending the night safely locked up in a jail cell, two brothers and two crazy criminals emerge to find their hometown devastated, and at the centre of a zombie outbreak. When one of the brothers receives a cry for help from a survivor, they join forces with the local...

Zombibi Trailer. Martijn Smits, Erwin van den Eshof‘s Zombibi (2012) movie trailer stars Uriah Arnhem, Wouter Braaf, Noel Deelen, Yahya Gaier, and Rik Sinkeldam. Zombibi‘s plot synopsis: “The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy.”

This horror movie, comedy trailer is bananas in all the best ways. Zombieland 2. Writer Tijs van Marle did a good job here by the scenarios he has created.

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Zombibi is a real hakfilm like never before in the Netherlands is made. A Russian satellite crashed and everyone turns into zombies, with the key players who spend the night in jail had to stay against the samples should be included.

The film was called in the first Shouf Shouf Zombibi, making it...

We know what you're thinking ... "Damn it! We haven't had a new trailer for the foreign zombie comedy from the Netherlands, Shouf Shouf Zombibi, in months!" Okay, so maybe you weren't thinking that. Still, here's one anyway!

Shouf Shouf Zombibi is Erwin van den Eshof and Martijn Smits' new zombie comedy from the Netherlands starring Achmed Akkabi, Mimoun Ouled Radi, and Yes-r.

"The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy."

Dig on the trailer below, and look for more soon!

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Are you ready for something really crazy, and I mean it this time? Our friends at Bloody-Disgusting have found an official trailer for a Dutch zombie comedy called Zombibi that just looks nuts, absolutely insane. Not only is there bloody violent zombie mayhem galore, but there's also big sci-fi visual effects, a guy with a humongous gatling gun taking out zombies, lots of decapitation, and everything else you can imagine. More European zombie chaos at its finest! This doesn't have subtitles, but it doesn't need any, they use the damn Pirates of the Caribbean trailer music which doesn't fit, but it doesn't matter, it's wild enough. Have fun! Watch the first official trailer for Martijn Smits & Erwin van den Eshof's Zombibi, from YouTube: The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there's...

The undead have arrived in Amsterdam and a whole lot of 'em are about to get even deader if the new trailer for Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof's Zombibi is any indication.The film is due to arrive on Dutch screens later this month and has just released a second full trailer, this one loaded up with nothing but splatter. Take a look below....

Generally speaking, meteorites kind of suck. When they’re not violently obliterating major cities, these evil otherworldly rocks are transforming innocent human beings into flesh-eating zombies. Such is the case with director Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof upcoming Dutch horror flick “Zombibi”, a film which chronicles such an event with a healthy dose of culture clash humor. The embedded trailer is fiendishly gory, and should appeal to those of you who can’t stop watching “Shaun of the Dead” every other week. You know who you are. Read this quick synopsis before proceeding: The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy. “Zombibi” stars Achmed Akkabi, Rik Sinkeldam, Gigi Ravelli, Sergio Hasselbaink, Mimoun Ouled Radi, Yahya Gaier, Noel Deelen, Wouter Braaf,...

[Updated with English subtitled trailer.]There's a bit of a bait-and-switch happening in the full theatrical trailer for Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof's upcoming Zombibi. Things kick off looking like a stereotypical race based comedy and then ... well, then a meteor strikes Amsterdam and all hell breaks loose. And the moment that the first kill comes - which is pretty early - it becomes obvious that these guys know exactly what they're doing. The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy.Smits and van den Eshof have been kicking around the blossoming Dutch genre...

There's a bit of a bait-and-switch happening in the full theatrical trailer for Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof's upcoming Zombibi. Things kick off looking like a stereotypical race based comedy and then ... well, then a meteor strikes Amsterdam and all hell breaks loose. And the moment that the first kill comes - which is pretty early - it becomes obvious that these guys know exactly what they're doing. The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy.Smits and van den Eshof have been kicking around the blossoming Dutch genre scene for a few...

Well now. He's a trailer guaranteed to leave you scratching your head. Get ready for another look at the first ever zombie movie to shamble forth from the Netherlands, Shouf Shouf Zombibi. Whatever that means.

Shouf Shouf Zombibi is Erwin van den Eshof and Martijn Smits' new zombie comedy from the Netherlands starring Achmed Akkabi, Mimoun Ouled Radi, and Yes-r.

"The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy."

Dig on the trailer below, and look for more soon!

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Got news? Click here to submit it!

Start shoufing in the comments section below.

The B-Movie Underground and Trash Film Festival brings their unique collection of international sleaze on Sept. 7-11 in the city of Breda in the Netherlands. Violence, gore, general grossness and perversion are, once again, near and dear to the heart of this fun fest.

From the U.S., the But Fest is screening a few modern underground classics while also celebrating a few of the old masters. Included in the lineup are Usama Alshaibi‘s mind-blowing Muslim sex worker flick Profane, Zach Clark‘s wild weekend of debauchery Vacation! and Dan Nelson & Drew Bolduc‘s over-the-top The Taint.

Plus, But is honoring Cinema of Transgression mastermind Nick Zedd with several screenings of his classic works, such as Thrust in Me, Police State and Whoregasm, as well as his recent public access TV series Electra Elf.

Other films from around world include horror hits like César Ducasse & Mathieu Peteul’s Dark Souls,...

Shouf! Shouf! Let it all ouf! These are the things we can do withouf! Come on! I'm talking to you, so come on. Sorry, got carried away there. No, this new indie flick has nothing to do with the band Tears for Fears although its makers hope to bring you to tears with their funny fears.

In retrospect that entire first paragraph really makes my head hurt. Anyway ... yeah! What we're talking about here is Shouf Shouf Zombibi, Erwin van den Eshof and Martijn Smits' new zombie comedy from the Netherlands starring Achmed Akkabi, Mimoun Ouled Radi, and Yes-r.

"The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy."

Dig on the trailer below, and look for more soon!

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Berlin -- The East and the Far East are in focus at this year's Rotterdam International Film Festival, which unveiled its competition lineup Thursday. Of the 15 titles vying for Rotterdam's Tiger Awards, more than half are from Eastern Europe and Asia.

Japan has two contenders: Tsubota Yoshifumi's "Miyoko," a biopic based on the Manga artist Abe Shinichi and his wife Miyoko and "Autumn Adagio" from first-timer Inoue Tsuki, which focuses on the life of a middle-aged nun.

Anocha Suwichakornpong, whose short "Graceland" (2006) was the first Thai film included in Cannes' official selection, makes her feature debut in competition at Rotterdam with "Mundane History," a drama about a family dealing with their wheelchair-bound son. Scwichakornpong will also attend Rotterdam's CineMart, chasing funds for his next project "By the Time it Gets Dark."

Other Asian entries in Rotterdam this year include minimalist drama "Sun Spots" from China's Yang Heng and "My Daughter,...

Fango Fiends in the UK have a new haunt to check out when Celluloid Screams, Sheffield’s first horror film festival arrives at the Showroom Cinema (Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2Bx ) from October 23-25.

With 24 hours worth of films "featuring everything from classic and cult horror to contemporary new releases," Celluloid Screams was created by award-winning Sheffield filmmaker and horror aficionado Rob Nevitt. Check out the full details and screening schedule below the jump!

Festival highlights include the UK Premiere of Us indie shocker Neighbor. Dominic Monaghan, star of Lord of the Rings and Lost stars in I Sell The Dead, a film harking back to the days of classic Hammer horror while Yoroi: Samurai Zombie and Vampire Girl Vs Frankenstein Girl continue the recent trend of outrageous gore from Japan. From the archives we have rare screenings of Bigas Luna’s Anguish, classic 80’s slasher The Burning and exploitation epic Pieces.