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*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by producer Megan Waters. Waters and this reviewer had a minor business relationship back in 2013. *a minor spoiler is hinted at in this review. Director: Joe Hendrick. Writers: Daniel P. Coughlin and Ryan Coughlin. Cast: Bill Oberst Jr., Katy Foley, Zach Silverman, Morgan Benoit and Lynn Lowry. There is something that can be said about horror slasher or thriller features. They can often be predictable and formulaic. Unfortunately, this feature, from producer Megan Waters and director Joe Hendrick, offers only one surprise in its eighty minute runtime. Character actor Bill Oberst Jr., offers another compelling performance, especially in the extended finale. But, many of the minor characters are just a line or two away from being butchered. A revenge plotline can be unpacked in a few minutes and mystery is lacking in this production. Very indie in scope, Ditch Day Massacre...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes news on a horror auction promoting, a clip from Ditch Day Massacre, details on the Lethal Ladies of Horror Film Festival, information on Screambox, and more:

Horror Items Auctioned For Charity: “Mental Fitness, Inc. [is] a national nonprofit charity that educates on various mental health and fitness issues that include eating disorders, body image awareness, self-esteem, depression, stress management, and other important issues. We have a online silent auction up on CharityBuzz. We have some pretty cool horror auction items up on the site and will be adding more throughout the next few days.

Alyssa Lobit (writer and star of Among Friends), Christy Carlson Romano (former Disney and Mirrors 2 star), and Jonathan Tiersten (Sleepaway Camp and The Perfect House star) have partnered up with the national nonprofit, Mental Fitness,...

Ditch Day Massacre is a film developed by Water Tree Media and producer Megan Waters. The film takes place during a high school ditch party. Here, an unexpected visitor makes his presence known and Vick (Bill Oberst Jr.) knows how to crash a party. This title also stars Katy Foley, Zach Silverman and Lynn Lowry. Now, a new clip is available, which shows Vick on his way to the ditch party. As well, the official artwork for Ditch Day Massacre has been chosen (above). The graphic was chosen by horror fans, through a competition. This graphic will also be utilized when the film's World Premiere is announced and a release date for the film will be revealed shortly. For now, film fans can watch the blood fly in this first clip for Ditch Day Massacre. Director: Joe Hendrick. Writers: Daniel P. Coughlin and Ryan Coughlin. Cast: Bill Oberst Jr., Katy Foley,...

Horror fans will be pleased to know that the much anticipated Ditch Day Massacre is finally complete. Fans have selected the official artwork, and a clip has just been released. Ditch Day Massacre, the 80's styled slasher flick shot entirely in daylight, stars Bill Oberst Jr. as Vick, a man driven to settle a brutal score. He's after Jenny (Katy Foley), an all American high-school sweetheart holding onto a mysterious past. Lynn Lowry, Zach Silverman and Pandie Suicide also star in Megan Waters' production. Ditch Day Massacre is directed by Joe Hendrick and written by Daniel P. Coughlin and Ryan Coughlin. Both Oberst and Lowry are presented in the film's first released clip.

Much of the film's story is revealed in this short reel. The character Vick is shown stalking Jenny's neighborhood. He's pleasant at first, but his intentions are not quite neighborly. This is quickly established when...

Water Tree Media have released the first clip from the much anticipated (at least by me and fans of the awesome Bill Oberst) teen slasher film Ditch Day Massacre, which stars horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (Children of Sorrow, Scary or Die, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies) and Lynn Lowry (Cat People, The Crazies).

The film also stars ambitious up and coming talents Katy Foley (Disdain), Zach Silverman (A Broken Code), Tara Gerard (Lake Dead), Mad Brad Potts (Puppet Master X, “Glee”) and martial arts star Morgan Benoit (The Forbidden Kingdom) and is helmed by first time director Joe Hendrick, who has collaborated with horror screenwriter/author Daniel P. Coughlin (Lake Dead, Farmhouse) and sibling actor/writer Ryan Coughlin (Back Slash, “Jericho”); in a film which tells the story of:

Jenny Bilson, a high school senior, [who[ is the perfect student, and a wonderful daughter to a veteran police detective. But a figure from her past has come knocking. And, throwing a high school ‘ditch party,’ will end up being one Hell of a mistake!

Be Warned: Much of the film’s story is revealed in this short reel. The...

Ditch Day Massacre is an 80’s styled slasher flick shot entirely in daylight. It stars Bill Oberst Jr. as Vick, a man driven to settle a brutal score with Jenny, an all American high-school sweetheart holding onto a mysterious past.

Lynn Lowry, Zach Silverman and Pandie Suicide also star in Megan Waters’ production, Ditch Day Massacre. Ditch Day Massacre is directed by Joe Hendrick and written by Daniel P. Coughlin and Ryan Coughlin.

Synopsis:

Jenny Bilson, a high school senior, is the perfect student, a wonderful daughter to a veteran police detective and an all American Dream. But the one mistake she is unaware of making is about to haunt her in a very violent way, as her past returns for revenge (Water Tree Media).

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Water Tree Media has released three new posters for the film Ditch Day Massacre. Each of the graphics show actor Bill Oberst Jr. as Vick, a crazed killer. Vick is interested in crashing a local party and he will do this with an axe. This film was written by Daniel P. Coughlin and Ryan Coughlin, with Megan Waters acting as producer. As well, Water Tree Media would like horror fans to pick the best poster of the three released. Poster #3 is hosted here and fans can view the other two at the film's fan page (listed below). Also, the movie trailer for the film is listed below. Ditch Day Massacre will begin a film festival run, shortly and an official release date is coming soon. Director: Joe Hendrick. Writers: Daniel P. Coughlin and Ryan Coughlin. Cast: Bill Oberst Jr., Katy Foley, Zach Silverman, Morgan Benoit and Lynn Lowry. You can...

Water Tree Media, helmed by producer Megan Waters, has released the full length trailer for the much anticipated teen slasher film "Ditch Day Massacre"! This film stars horror icon Bill Oberst Jr ("Children Of Sorrow", "Scary Or Die") and Lynn Lowry ("Cat People", "The Crazies"). First time director Joe Hendrick's collaborative efforts with horror screenwriter/author Daniel P. Coughlin ("Lake Dead", "Farmhouse") and sibling actor/writer Ryan Coughlin ("Back Slash", "Jericho") promise to keep us begging for more twisted story, practical gore and scantily clad scenery. The film also stars ambitious up and coming talents Katy Foley ("Disdain") and Zach Silverman ("A Broken Code"). Tara Gerard ("Lake Dead"), Mad Brad Potts ("Puppet Master X", "Glee") and martial arts star Morgan Benoit...

Water Tree Media have released the full length trailer for the much anticipated teen slasher film Ditch Day Massacre, which stars horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (Children of Sorrow, Scary or Die, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies) and Lynn Lowry (Cat People, The Crazies).

The film also stars ambitious up and coming talents Katy Foley (Disdain), Zach Silverman (A Broken Code), Tara Gerard (Lake Dead), Mad Brad Potts (Puppet Master X, “Glee”) and martial arts star Morgan Benoit (The Forbidden Kingdom) and is helmed by first time director Joe Hendrick, who has collaborated with horror screenwriter/author Daniel P. Coughlin (Lake Dead, Farmhouse) and sibling actor/writer Ryan Coughlin (Back Slash, “Jericho”); in a film which tells the story of:

Jenny Bilson, a high school senior, [who[ is the perfect student, and a wonderful daughter to a veteran police detective. But a figure from her past has come knocking. And, throwing a high school ‘ditch party,’ will end up being one Hell of a mistake!

Along with the trailer, we’ve also been sent some screenshots from the film featuring some of the rather grisly slasher-film delights we can look...

It is always great to see actor Bill Oberst Jr. (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies) terrorizing his fellow castmates. This time Oberst Jr. plays Vick, a man with an axe and a score to settle. Oberst Jr.'s castmates include Lynn Lowry (Cat People), Katy Foley (Disdain), Zach Silverman (A Broken Code), Tara Gerard (Lake Dead) and Suicide Girl Pandie. Each of these actors star in Water Tree Media's slasher film, Ditch Day Massacre. And, a feature length trailer for this horror title has arrived! In the trailer, Vick is seen doing terrible things. He carjacks one girl's father and beats him with a club. Later, Vick changes weapons to an axe and he chases several high schoolers. These high schoolers are simply taking a break from their studies and Vick has a score to settle with Jenny (Foley). Fans of slasher films can watch the mayhem unfold below. Ditch Day...

Water Tree Media, helmed by producer Megan Waters, has released the full length trailer for teen slasher Ditch Day Massacre (formerly known as just Ditch). Check it out, or we'll make you stay after class!

From the Press Release:

Ditch Day Massacre stars horror icon Bill Oberst, Jr. (Children of Sorrow, Scary or Die), and Lynn Lowry (Cat People, The Crazies). First-time director Joe Hendrick’s collaborative efforts with horror screenwriter/author Daniel P. Coughlin (Lake Dead, Farmhouse) and sibling actor/writer Ryan Coughlin (Back Slash, “Jericho”) promise to keep us begging for more twisted story, practical gore, and scantily clad scenery.

The film also stars ambitious up-and-coming talents Katy Foley (Disdain) and Zach Silverman (A Broken Code). Tara Gerard (Lake Dead), Mad Brad Potts (Puppet Master X, “Glee”), and martial arts star Morgan Benoit (The Forbidden Kingdom) fill in the blood-dripping tale with elements of mystery and a well-developed plotline.

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes trailers for 100 Bloody Acres and Teacher’s Day, a first look at a scene from Ditch Day Massacre, and more:

First Trailer for 100 Bloody Acres: “In 100 Bloody Acres, brothers Reg and Lindsay Morgan are struggling to keep their organic blood and bone fertilizer business in motion. Their secret “recipe” for success (using dead car crash victims in their product) was a huge boon to business, but lately supply has been gravely low. Months have passed since their last find, and an important new customer is now waiting on a delivery. When junior partner Reg (Damon Herriman of Justified) stumbles upon 3 travelers stranded on a remote country road, he cooks up a radical solution to their problem, and a way of finally gaining the respect of his bossy big...

It's the reign of the robots on screen, even though Spielberg's Robopocalypse went back to the drawing board for a total rethink.

Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim will show pilot-operated machines tackling an invasion of giant monsters, another Transformers is on the way and the next X-Men film is an exciting time-travel tale that will see mutant-hunting Sentinels targeting the team.

Continuing the trend but on a much smaller scale is Robot & Frank, which will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on March 8, 2013.

An official UK poster was recently unveiled for the movie, which is directed by Jake Schreier and stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden and Liv Tyler, with Robot voiced by Peter Sarsgaard.

Robot & Frank is a buddy caper. Set in the near future, ageing curmudgeon and retired jewel thief Frank (Frank Langella) lives a solitary life until his son (James Marsden) installs a caretaker robot,...

By Michael Juvinall, More Horror.com

We had some movie stills thrown our way for Joe Hendrick's upcoming thriller Ditch last month (check them out here), now a teaser trailer has been released.

Ditch stars Bill Oberst Jr. (Children of Sorrow, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies), Katy Foley (Mr. and Mrs. Kill), Zach Silverman (Water for Elephants), and Lynn Lowrey (Cat People, They Came from Within).

From the Press Release:

Writer Daniel P. Coughlin’s sinister thriller Ditch continues to impress. Coughlin has created a horrifying feature from his script that incorporates an axeman, a ditch party and a score that needs to be settled. Coughlin is best known for his previous horror features, including After Dark’s Lake Dead (2007) and Farmhouse (2008) starring Steven Weber. Ditch will continue this writer’s terrifying film run, with a group of high schoolers targeted for revenge.

And Ditch now has a thrilling teaser trailer.

We have been following a new slasher horror thriller Ditch, directed by Joe Hendrick for quite some time now. Today we have the first official teaser trailer for this sinister thriller written by Dan P. Coughlin (Lake Dead).

The film stars genre icon Bill Oberst Jr. as the villain and antagonist of Ditch, alongside Katy Foley, Zach Silverman and in a special appearance, another horror icon Lynn Lowry.

Couglin’s third horror feature has completed principal photography and is set for Spring 2013 release.

Ditch follows a group of friends as they play beer pong and skip class. But, someone comes knocking. Bill Oberst Jr. plays Vick who has set his sights on Jenny (Foley) who has wronged this vicious man and only one character will survive Couglin’s latest.

In this clip, Vick can be seen, with his axe in hand, while couchmen seem oblivious to his movements as this malicious character hunts Jenny.

By Michael Juvinall, More Horror.com

The hardest working man in horror, Bill Oberst Jr. is at it again. I swear, I don’t know how the guy has time to sleep. We have stills for you from his upcoming film, Ditch.

From the Press Release

Fresh from post-production come the first screen captures from Ditch, a feature length horror film starring Katy Foley as a girl with a past and Bill Oberst Jr. as a man with an axe.

Ditch's lead cast include Bill Oberst Jr., Katy Foley and Zach Silverman with a special appearance by horror cult icon Lynn Lowry (Cat People, They Came From Within, The Crazies.) Oberst says the film will be "something different in horror; a brutal film with plenty of sizzle and blood but also with a surprising amount of heart and real characters you'll care about. I am proud of what we did...

If you've ever been to a ditch party, raise your hand. Good. Now that you look sufficiently silly sitting there with your hand up for no apparent reason, check out these new stills and artwork for Ditch!

From the Press Release

Fresh from post-production, here come the first screen captures from Ditch, a feature length horror film starring Katy Foley and Bill Oberst, Jr. Katy plays Jenny, a girl with a dark and disturbing past; Oberst plays a man from Katy’s past who has a score to settle - with an axe!

Along with Foley and Oberst, Ditch's lead cast includes Zach Silverman with a special appearance from horror cult icon Lynn Lowry (Cat People, The Crazies). Oberst says the film will be "something different in horror; it is a brutal film with plenty of sizzle and blood, but it also has a surprising amount of heart and real...

By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

An upcoming horror/thriller titled Ditch is currently in production. The film stars Bill Oberst, Jr., Katy Foley and a special appearance by horror icon Lynn Lowry.

"Ditch" is directed by Joe Hendrick (Skitta Merink) , Written by Daniel P. Coughlin (Lake Dead) & Ryan W. Coughlin, and Produced by Megan Waters of Water Tree Media, Inc.

Check out the following details, as well as a larger version of the teaser poster below. Keep checking back to MoreHorror for additional details about this film as they become available. Enjoy!

From The Press Release:

“Vick” is out to seek revenge but he is not your typical killer, he has been wronged and now he’s out to seek revenge by any means necessary. After a drunken high school party, straight A, goody two shoes Jenny (Katy Foley) drives home a little tipsy. Even though this type of behavior is unlike her,...