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Krampus:The Devil Devil Returns

Synopsis: Five years after the murder of his wife and disappearance of his daughter, former police officer Jeremy Duffin is brought back to help in the hunt for a yuletide monster that punishes children that have been "naughty." As the monster becomes more erratic and unpredictable, Jeremy learns the truth about the disappearance of his daughter and the fate that has been bestowed upon him by an unlikely source. Can Jeremy finally end the nightmare Christmas monster that has terrorized this town for years?

Returning as Writer/Director to the world he created, Jason Hull has brought us all an early gift for Christmas in the form of this beast of a sequel to his 2013 feature Krampus: The Christmas Devil.

Also returning is A.J Leslie, now looking a little grizzled, as he’s brought back into the mix after...

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Krampus is back with another naughty list and the debut trailer for the upcoming indie horror film Krampus: The Devil Returns has released.

Krampus Returns is the follow up effort of Krampus: The Christmas Devil which released in 2014.

Krampus: The Devil Returns is written by A.J. Leslie and Jason Hull, and is directed by Hull. Featuring Rich Goteri, R.A. Mihailoff, A.J. Leslie, Mike Mili, Tiffani Fest, Paul Ferm, Darin Foltz, and a special appearance by Melantha Blackthorne, and Ben Berlin as Krampus.

The film will be released worldwide 9/2016 via ITN Distribution. Check out the trailer below the synopsis.

Synopsis

Krampus is based on actual mythology dating back to 17th century Alpine/Eastern European lore. Krampus is Saint Nick’s evil brother. However, unlike St. Nick, Krampus brings wrath on children who misbehave. This story takes place shortly after the demise of Jeremy’s (A.J. Leslie) family. Krampus has...

By Seth Metoyer

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Can't get enough Krampus? Well that's good because there's more on the way. The first official teaser for Snowdog Studio's 2016 release of Krampus: The Devil Returns has released. It can be checked out below.

The film stars Rich Goteri, R. A. Mihailoff, A. J. Leslie, Mike Mili, Tiffani Fest, Darin Foltz, featuring Melantha Blackthorne. Written and Directed by Jason Hull.

The story of Krampus is based on actual mythology dating back to 17th century Alpine/Eastern European lore. Krampus is Saint Nick's evil brother. However, unlike St. Nick, Krampus brings wrath on children who misbehave. This story takes place shortly after the demise of Jeremy's (A.J. Leslie) family. Krampus has returned to this small community and is seemingly out of control on his quest to punish bad children.

In the sequel, Jeremy is brought back to help end the reign of terror that...

Stars: A.J. Leslie, Samantha Hoepfl,Bill Oberst Jr., Michael Mili, Jay Dobyns, Paul Ferm, Andrew Ferrick, Richard Goteri, Angelina Leigh, Darin Foltz | Written and Directed by Jason Hull

Jeremy is a local police officer who has spent most of his life searching for the man who kidnapped his as a child. After children in his town start to go missing he realizes there may be a connection, and the kidnapper could be Krampus, the creature of Christmas legend, who is the brother of Santa Claus and punisher of naughty children; and is known for performing acts of unspeakable evil. The big question is, can Jeremy kill Krampus before even more children are taken?

Not even five minutes into Krampus: The Christmas Devil and I knew I was going to love this movie. Why? Because from the get-go this movie looks and feels exactly like that other slice of classic Christmas horror: Silent Night,...

By Seth Metoyer

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Director Jason Hull will be helming the sequel to his 2014 film Krampus: The Christmas Devil. Krampus: The Devil Returns will begin filming this winter. Read all about if below!

From The Press Release:

Director Jason Hull and Snowdog Studio announce their sequel to 2014's"Krampus: The Christmas Devil," in "Krampus: The Devil Returns." Jason states that production on this rendition will be further elevated, promising to include more of "what the fans requested," in more blood, more Krampus, more Santa, and a spectacular cast.

Attached to the film are Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Devil's Rejects), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII, VIII, and X, Frozen), Robert Mukes (House of 1,000 Corpses), Tiffani Fest (Circus of the Dead), and scream queen darling Melantha Blackthorne (Sinners and Saints, A Grim Becoming) will be joining various returning members from the prior cast, including Rich Goteri, Mike Mili, A.J. Leslie,...

by Seth Metoyer

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The 2014 FANtastic Horror Film Festival was a great success. The festival featured a plethora of indie horror producers, directors, actors/actresses and much more.

Check out the full list of winners from the official details below.

From The Press Release:

The FANtastic Horror Film Festival held their first annual Awards Ceremony at the Whiskey Girl Bar in city’s the Gaslamp District of San Diego.

The event was Mc’d by actress Katy Foley, whose combination of stand-up wit and humor kept the ceremonies light and lively. After an entertaining performance by Mo “Mesmerizing Mo” Kelly, Foley began the proceedings.

Highlights of the awards ceremony included the award for Best Short Film (Awesome Ouija Board - Tonjia Atomic, Writer/Director), and Best Feature Film (Krampus: the Christmas Devil - Jason Hull, Co-Writer/Director). Also featured were Most Memorable Line (“I want a divorce!” – Bloody Wedding,...

2014's Fantastic Horror Film Festival has come to a close, in San Diego, California. This year's winners have just been announced and actor Bill Oberst Jr. has won a "Lon Chaney Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Horror Films." This prestigious award was presented to Oberst Jr. by Ron Chaney (see left). Oberst Jr. continues to take the horror world by storm. With appearances in over 100 films, this actor has an exceptional career. Fans of indie horror can expect to see Oberst Jr. in the upcoming films: Slay Utterly, Circus of Dread, Squeal: Blood Harvest and many more. The award ceremony was concluded Sunday, November 2nd and more award nominees are listed below. Other award recipients include: "Best Feature Film:" Krampus: The Christmas Devil "Best Director Feature:" Jason Hull (Krampus: The Christmas Devil) "Best Actress Feature Film" Cindy Merrill (Deadly Revisions) "Best Actor Feature Film" Bill Oberst Jr. (Deadly Revisions). The complete list of.

Whilst Kevin Smith is hard at work prepping his Krampus movie, Anti-Claus, it seems he’ll be beaten to the punch by director Jason Hull, whose film Krampus: The Christmas Devil is currently being shopped at Cannes by independent film distribution/acquisitions company ITN. The film, which stars Nerdly favourite Bill Oberst Jr., follows…

Jeremy, a local police officer, pieces together the truth and realizes that his childhood kidnapper could be a creature of ancient yuletide lore, Krampus, who is the brother of St. Nick, and punisher of children who perform acts of unspeakable evil without repercussion. Can Jeremy kill Krampus and prevent more missing children?

Check out the Cannes sales art for the flick below, and expect to see more Krampus flicks coming your way very soon!

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The critically acclaimed holiday Horror-Action film Krampus: The Christmas Devil (review) has been aquired for worldwide distribution through ITN Distribution.

Check out the complete details below.

From The Press Release:

"Krampus: The Christmas Devil," a film by award winning Director, Jason Hull, featuring 2012's "Scream King," and Hollywood's "favorite horror actor" Bill Oberst, Jr ("Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies," "Scary or Die"), Rich Goteri (AMC's "Low Winter Sun," "Machine Gun Preacher") announces worldwide distribution with ITN Distribution.

"Krampus: The Christmas Devil" is based on actual mythology dating back to 17th century Alpine/Eastern European lore. Krampus is Saint Nick's evil brother. However, unlike St. Nick, Krampus brings wrath on children who misbehave. This story follows the life of Jeremy, who escapes the monster as a child, and grows up to become a police officer working to find missing children, only to stumble upon the monster again as an adult.

Last week we learned that Michael Dougherty (Trick 'r Treat) is working on a movie about mythical holiday demon Krampus, which surprised us considering Kevin Smith also has a similar project in the works. Now, a third Krampus flick has come to light...

...and it's already in the bag and headed to Cannes!

We've learned today that ITN Distribution is bringing indie filmmaker Jason Hull's Krampus: The Christmas Devil to the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off this week. Beating both Dougherty and Smith to the punch, this is the very first feature length film about the Alpine child-eater.

Hull is already at work on a sequel, entitled Krampus: The Devil Returns, which is set for release next year.

Bill Oberst, Jr., stars in Krampus: The Christmas Devil alongside Richard Goteri and A.J. Leslie.

Synopsis

Jeremy, a local police officer, leads a life of a confusing past, spending his...

Reviewed by Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com

One of the things that I love about working for More Horror is the exposure to gems of independent horror that I wouldn't otherwise have discovered at all and Krampus: The Christmas Devil is one of these very fun and enjoyable gems.

Krampus takes it's inspiration from the folklore entity of the same name - an otherworldly beast that, come Christmas, kidnaps the very naughty children and feeds on their souls - and uses this device to tell the story of Jeremy, (A.J Leslie) a haunted cop obsessed with tracking down a serial killer known to pick out very bad children and kill them. Are you connecting the dots yet?

Krampus: The Christmas Devil, Written and Directed by Jason Hull, feels like it wandered out of the 80s - from its synth musical score to its visuals, it evokes those great holiday horrors...

My favorite line from this trailer: “The blood and guts fly out….the camera does not stop rolling!”…Well, let’s hope not!

The movie’s lead actor, who is slicing his way through more than half-naked nubile bodies is Bill Oberst Jr. If you were at the screening of the St. Louis-lensed shocker Coyote last month at Mx Theater, you saw that film’s star Mr. Oberst who is currently swinging for the title of “Hardest Working Man In Horror” with no less than twelve major roles in independent horror films this year. Bill’s most famous role was as honest Abe in Abraham Lincoln Vs Zombies (2012), which, though not quite as good as Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter, was far superior than that boring-ass Speilberg movie.

The Los Angeles-based actor has just arrived in the woods of Kentucky to start shooting his 6th feature film of the year (The...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

A new teaser video for Ditch Day Massacre has been released (watch it under the details below).

The bloody film stars actor Bill Oberst Jr. as the axe wielding killer. Oberst is on track to complete 12 horror films this year, now that's some heavy lifting!

Check out all the details below and don't miss Ditch Day Massacre when it releases.

From The Press Release:

(With 12 Flicks In One Year, Is This The Hardest Working Man In Horror?)

A new teaser vid for the film Ditch has posted and the movie's lead actor is slicing his way through more than half-naked nubile bodies: Bill Oberst Jr. is swinging for the title of Hardest Working Man In Horror.

Oberst is on track to complete roles in 12 independent horror/thriller movies by year's end. The Los Angeles-based actor has just arrived in the woods of Kentucky to start...

Krampus: The Christmas Devil

HorrorNews.net got a early Christmas present from the makers of Krampus: The Christmas Devil. Here are some Exclusive Photos from this holiday horror! Hnn favorite Bill Oberst Jr. returns in a “Christmas” move. Well, the kind of Christmas movie that you would expect from someone like Bill Oberst Jr. Let’s thank Matt Chassin (producer) and Jason Hull (director) for this sneak peak. I can only imagine what Santa Claus is going … Continue reading →...

By Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com

We've been following the latest film from Bill Oberst Jr. since its onset last year, Krampus: The Christmas Devil. Today we have the exclusive first teaser trailer from the film to show you all. Read on for more details.

From writer/director Jason Hull (Chasing Darkness, The Four) and Snowdog Studio comes this yuletide tale of terror featuring an ancient creature whose purpose is to punish the naughty children from Santa’s list. Along with Bill Oberst Jr.(Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies, Children of Sorrow) the cast features Rich Goteri (Machine Gun Preacher, Circus of Dread, Goodfellas), Aj Leslie (The Four), Mike Mili (Demon Equation), Jay Dobyns, Erica Soto (Post-Mortem), Annette Lawless, and Brad Weaver (Chasing Darkness) as the Krampus.

Plot Synopsis

Special Agent Jeremy Duffin (Aj Leslie) leads a darkened life of memories stemming from abduction as a child, where he was dropped into...

by Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com

We ran an exclusive story back in December on the indie film Krampus: The Christmas Devil, starring Bill Oberst Jr. which started pre-production. Now we have another exclusive for you, we have the first on set pics from the film which has been shooting in Pennsylvania for the last two weeks, and an exclusive interview with the director, Jason Hull.

From writer/director Jason Hull (Chasing Darkness, The Four) and Snowdog Studio comes this yuletide tale of terror featuring an ancient creature whose purpose is to punish the naughty children from Santa’s list. Along with Bill Oberst Jr.(Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies, Children of Sorrow) the cast features Rich Goteri (Machine Gun Preacher, Circus of Dread, Goodfellas), Aj Leslie (The Four), Mike Mili (Demon Equation), Jay Dobyns, and Brad Weaver (Chasing Darkness) as the Krampus.

Based on German folklore that dates back hundreds of years,...

By Michael Juvinall, More Horror

Krampus: The Christmas Devil is now in pre-production from director Jason Hull and Snowdog Studio. In casting news just announced, horror stalwart Bill Oberst Jr. (Children of Sorrow, Squeal, Take This Lollipop) has just signed on for a role in the film as an ex-con out for revenge. In speaking with Bill about his involvement in the film, he had this to say:

“I’m very excited to be involved with this because I’ve really just began to learn about the Krampus legend and I like him much more than Santa Claus.”

From writer/director Jason Hull (Chasing Darkness, The Four) comes this yuletide tale of terror featuring an ancient creature whose purpose is to punish the naughty children from Santa’s list. Along with Bill Oberst Jr. the cast features Rich Goteri (Machine Gun Preacher, Circus of Dread, Goodfellas), Aj Leslie (The Four...

Like the indie horror fanatic that I am I always try and stay close to what's going on with these good people and their projects and today we have some cool news from Jason Hull and Snowdog Studios next film, a thriller/horror called The Four. Read on below and check out the stills above the director sent our way!

From the Press Release:

Snowdog Studio, and director Jason Hull announce their second feature thriller/horror film, “The Four,” a film encompassing the four horsemen of the apocalypse and their quest to gain control of the Earth, and the perils of one family in preventing them from doing so. The film is slated for a Fall 2011 release and is being filmed in Western Pa. It stars Corey Kaloostian (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Playboy Model Angelina Leigh, Brad Weaver (“Chasing Darkness”), and Mark Cray (“The Grindhouse Massacre”). More info can be found atwww.