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Four decades removed from the Tate murders, Charles Manson is one of those names that are entirely too capable of sending many a shiver down the spine. On tap right now we have the trailer for the latest film to explore his madness, Brandon Slagle's House of Manson. Check it out!

From the Press Release

House of Manson chronicles Charles Manson's life from childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles but throughout the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by The Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, House of Manson is poised to take a more intense approach to the subject matter than previous film and TV iterations have.

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

It was 1969 man, you know -- the Summer of Love. Now that time is being refocused by an upcoming Charles Manson biopic called House of Manson

Following up its Us premiere at The Galactic Film Festival in California and its UK premiere at Fright Fest, Micro Bay Features LLC has unleashed the full theatrical trailer for House of Manson. Watch the killer trailer below the official details.

From The Press Release:

"House of Manson" chronicles Charles Manson's life from childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but throughout the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by the Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, "House of Manson...

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a clip from Alice D, a call for submissions from the London Horror Festival, trailers for Fractured, Too Young to Die, and Ghostline, first details for Imaginapped and Grimmerson Manor, and a Q&A with Jacqui Holland:

First Clip from Alice D: “In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice’s ghost, and was eventually abandoned.

More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner; the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.

Over 40 years after becoming one of the most infamous characters in American history, Charles Manson still manages to captivate, as evidenced by the multitude of films and television series in the works about his life and crimes.

One of those films is Brandon Slagle's House of Manson, and today we invite you to step foot inside with the very first teaser trailer. Dig it!

From the Press Release

House of Manson chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but through the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by The Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, House of Manson is poised to take...

House of Manson chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but through the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle, who was recently deemed the "go-to-gore-guy" by the Hollywood Reporter during their coverage of the European Film Market. While not a "gory" film, "House of Manson" is poised to take a more intense approach to the subject matter than previous film and tv iterations have. The film was produced by Britt Griffith, (co-star of Syfy's Ghosthunters), who also produced Slagle's previous directorial effort, the dark creature feature "Dead Sea", set for retail release in the United States and Canada in May.

Actor Ryan Kiser (Truth or Dare), stars as Charles Manson, having previously played the role in the acclaimed...

The first stills or the upcoming Micro Bay Features release House of Manson have been released. Take a gander at some of the stills below the official details.

From The Press Release

The film is currently shooting, and on course to wrap next week in the Los Angeles area.

"House of Manson" chronicles Charles Manson's life from his childhood up until his arrest following the raid on Barker Ranch months after the infamous Tate/Labianca murders that sent a shockwave not just through Los Angeles, but through the entire world.

The film was written and directed by Brandon Slagle (the upcoming Dead Sea) and is produced by Britt Griffith (co-star of Syfy's Ghosthunters). Starring are Ryan Kiser (Truth or Dare) as Charles Manson, Reid Warner (Oren Peli's Area 51) as Tex Watson, Chriss Anglin (Call of Duty: Black Ops) as Ronald Hughes, Devanny Pinn (The Black Dahlia Haunting) as Susan Atkins,...

The Team behind sci-fi thriller 15 Till Midnight - currently making the rounds at festivals amid positive early reviews - is set to begin work on horror flick Nebulus.

Described as an "interplanetary psycho-chiller", it will be directed by Brandon Slagle from his screenplay for Zeroinside Films.

Principal photography will begin in front of greenscreens in Los Angeles and on location in Death Valley and Arizona in late summer or early autumn of this year.

Casting will begin in Los Angeles in the spring, once post-production of Slagle's directorial effort, the fantasy-horror feature VIViD, has been completed. VIViD stars Slagle along with Rachel Grubb, Devanny Pinn, Keith Kraft, Barry J. Ratcliffe, the Ecw's Al Snow and Bill Oberst Jr.

The production team on Nebulus includes Wolfgang Meyer (15 Till Midnight, the recently completed Cut), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D, Nude Nuns With Big Guns), and Eric Pereira (second unit on Piranha 3D...

We always love hearing about upcoming indie horror films, and the folks behind '15 Till Midnight' are slated to bring what they are calling an "Interplanetary Psycho-Chiller" horror feature to the big screen called 'Nebulus'. Prepare yourselves because "The End of the World Won't Take Place on Earth...". Check out the official details below.

From The Official Release:

Actor Brandon Slagle (Kinky Killers, the upcoming Manson Rising) from his screenplay for Zeroinside Films. The production team includes Wolfgang Meyer (15 Till Midnight, the recently completed Cut), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D, Nude Nuns With Big Guns), and Eric Pereira (second unit on Piranha 3D). Principal photography will begin in front of greenscreens in Los Angeles, in the trenches of Death Valley, and in the vast landscapes of Arizona in late summer/early fall of this year.

Casting will begin in Los Angeles in the Spring, once post-production of Slagle's directorial effort, the fantasy-horror feature VIViD,...

The team behind the Science Fiction Thriller 15 Till Midnight - which is currently making its way through festivals and has garnered extremely positive early reviews - is set to begin work on the "Interplanetary Psycho-Chiller" horror feature Nebulus.  Actor Brandon Slagle (Kinky Killers, the upcoming Manson Rising) from his screenplay for Zeroinside Films.  The production team includes Wolfgang Meyer (15 Till Midnight, the recently completed Cut), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D, Nude Nuns With Big Guns), and Eric Pereira (second unit on Piranha 3D).  Principal photography will begin in front of greenscreens in Los Angeles, in the trenches of Death Valley, and in the vast landscapes of Arizona in late summer/early fall of this year.

Casting will begin in Los Angeles in the spring, once post-production of Slagle's directorial effort, the fantasy-horror feature VIViD, ends. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735233/  VIViD starred Slagle along with Rachel Grubb, Devanny Pinn, Keith Kraft,...

Synopsis: “A sociopathic killer known as “The Man of Sin”, with his hand deep into the metaphysical world, feels that he had committed all atrocity that he can on this plane of existence, leading him to experiment with placing his own mind within the consciousness of others and manipulating their actions – all with the intent of experiencing their life…as well as their death…” VIViD contains numerous references to Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, feature films such as The Cell, Flatliners, Altered States and Jacob’S Ladder – as well as recent works such as Inception and the anime Paprika (or Papurika as it is known in Japan). The film stars Rachel Grubb (Little Big Boy: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Duncan), Devanny Pinn (Song of the Shattered), Keith Kraft (Beowulf), Brandon Slagle (15 Till Midnight), Deneen Melody (Slices of Life), Barry J. Ratcliffe (The...

Brandon Slagle has unleashed a new promotional reel for his directorial debut of Vivid. Vivid in addition to starring Brandon Slagle will also feature Rachel Grubb, Devanny Pinn, Keith Kraft, Deneen Melody, Bill Oberst Jr., Barry Ratcliffe, Al Snow, Brian Renner, Cece Castillo, Tara Cardinal, Katrina Cheri and Tawny Amber Young.

Vivid takes the feel of the box office hit Inception merges that with the fun action sequences of the Blade series. Then combines that with more of Brandon Slagle's trademark commentary about parallel worlds, alternative universes and the mind bending world of dreams and tops that off with the visual sophistication of such Japanese anime hits as Ghost in the Shell or Akira.

Vivid just currently wrapped filming in late December and is currently in post production. Vivid is poised to be the breakout hit of the independent film circuit scene of 2011 as the film appeals to a...

                         Hey peeps! I wake up this morning, check my email and have this cool sizzle reel for the upcoming anime-styled fantasy/horror film Vivid waiting on me and it's bad-ass so of course I had to share it with you. The  film stars Rachel Grubb (Little Big Boy: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Duncan), Devanny Pinn (Song of the Shattered), Keith Kraft (Beowulf),  Brandon Slagle (15 Till Midnight), Deneen Melody (Slices of Life), Barry  J. Ratcliffe (The Witches of Oz), Al Snow (aka Sarven from Ecw and WWE),  Bill Oberst Jr.

(Nude Nuns With Big Guns), Brian Renner (Zombies and  Assholes), Tawny Amber Young (VH1's Rock of Love), Cece Castillo,  Katrina Cheri, and more.

The  screenplay was written by Brandon Slagle and Jimmy Creamer - aka Industrial Speedcore musician ScreamerClauz and was Executive Produced and Produced by Devanny Pinn and Brandon Slagle - with Keith Kraft as Co-Producer. Check...

A cast of indie horror veterans including Rachel Grubb, Devanny Pinn, Keith Kraft, Brandon Slagle, Deneen Melody, Bill Oberst Jr, Barry Ratcliffe, Al Snow, Brian Renner, Tara Cardinal, Katrina Cheri and Tawny Amber Young star in the indie horror, rocker bad boy Brandon Slagle's first feature length film as director, Vivid.

Slagle who also served as writer and producer on the sci-fi, action, drama hybrid 15 Till Midnight, takes viewers on another mind bender with "Vivid" as as a group of individuals selected due to various neurosis are unwillingly brought into an experiment by a murderous sociopath who believes he has committed all atrocity he can on this plane of existence. The next step is to mentally step into the body of other people and live out their lives and fantasies - literally experiencing what it is like to be another person - both in life and at the brink and ultimately finality of death.

 

The cool indie film Vivid resumed filming this past week and today we have a few exclusive stills for you to check out.  Director/actor Brandon Slagle and company are wide-ass open these days jetting from coast to coast on different projects and after a brief hiatus production resumed on this cool and vibrant looking dark sci-fi/horror offering. The film stars Rachel Grubb, Devanny Pinn, Keith Kraft, Brandon Slagle,Deneen Melody, Bill Oberst Jr., Barry Ratcliffe, Al Snow, Brian Renner, Tawny Amber Young and Katrina Cheri. The bright colored images and hints of a twisted modern-day fairy tale on this film are very impressive so far and this is one I'm really looking forward to seeing! Plans are to have a new trailer out by years end! We'll keep y'all in the loop as this film progresses, for now check out the stills after the jump.

Synopsis:

A group...

Vivid which just resumed filming is the first feature to be directed by indie horror veteran Brandon Slagle. The film stars in addition to Slagle; Rachel Grubb, Devanny Pinn, Keith Kraft, Deneen Melody, Bill Oberst Jr, Barry Ratcliffe, Katrina Cheri, Tara Cardinal and Elisabeth Fies.

While Vivid is still filming, director Brandon Slagle released these stills from the raw screen captures. They feature little or no color correction.

Vivid is about a group of individuals selected due to various neurosis who are unwillingly brought into an experiment by a murderous sociopath who believes he has committed all atrocity he can on this plane of existence. The next step is to mentally step into the body of other people and live out their lives and fantasies - literally experiencing what it is like to be another person - both in life and at the brink and ultimately the finality of death.

Indie horror auteur Brandon Slagle who has conquered just about every function that can be served in the indie horror world; including being the leading man, producing, writing, etc., now steps behind the camera for his directorial debut of Vivid. Vivid features an all star lineup of the women of indie horror including Rachel Grubb, Devanny Pinn, Deneen Melody, Tara Cardinal, Bianca Barnett and Elisabeth Fies. Additional cast members include Keith Kraft and Brandon Slagle The film which began filming earlier this year went on hiatus after Slagle landed a leading role in, what is sure to be the slasher event of 2011, Cut. Now that filming is complete on this project for Brandon Slagle, he moves forward with finishing filming on Vivid.

According to Brandon Slagle, Vivid has an "Inception -ish feel". "The tone is something akin to The Cell and Flatliners". "The visual aesthetic is lush, and particularly representative...

vivid adj. , -er , -est . Perceived as bright and distinct; brilliant: a vivid star. Having intensely bright colors: a vivid tapestry.

You want to talk about busy? Just ask these fine hard working people (mentioned below) who started filming this colorful and trippy wild ride on September 18th in La then on to Vegas and then on to this past weekends Sac Sci-fi and Horror Con where all parties had premieres happening (and more) and then back to filming! Did they take a break in between? Hell no they didn't, in probably what is record time today we're happy to show you the teaser trailer that will catch your eyes imagination, it will have you asking questions like what is going on and it will leave you wanting more. They even took time last week during filming to send us some exclusive sneak peaks and behind the scenes shots (which included some Gt shirts,...

Actor Brandon Slagle is as busy as ever. And now the star of such genre flicks as 'Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus', 'The Super' and 'Terror Talk' has even found time to make his 'proper' directorial debut. The Zeroinside Films feature 'VIViD' has just kicked off it's shoot in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and will wrap in early November for a late Spring 2011 debut in Los Angeles. Rachel Grubb, Keith Kraft, Devanny Pinn, Deneen Melody, Katrina Cheri, Tara Cardinal, Bianca Barnett and Brandon himself star. The first offical pics from the flick as well as the official teaser trailer have been revealed. And you can check it all out below including a blood soaked and rather sexy glimpse of Katrina Cheri. 'A group of individuals selected due to various neurosis are unwillingly brought into an experiment by a murderous sociopath who believes he has committed all atrocity he can on this plane of existence,...

Zeroinside Films has released the first teaser trailer for Vivid - directed by actor Brandon Slagle. The film stars Rachel Grubb, Keith Kraft, Devanny Pinn, Deneen Melody, Katrina Cheri, Tara Cardinal, Bianca Barnett and Slagle. Slagle, whose films 15 Till Midnight and Song of the Shattered just premiered at the Sacramento Sci-Fi/Horror Convention, wrote the script from a story he conceived with Pinn and Kraft. From the press release, Vivid "tells of a group of individuals who are selected due to various neurosis and are unwillingly brought into an experiment by a murderous sociopath who believes he has committed all atrocity he can on this plane of existence, and that the next step is to mentally step into the body of other people and live out their lives and...

Production has began on the dark sci-fi/horror indie film Vivid directed by Brandon Slagle and starring Deneen Melody (Slices of Life, Western X), Tara Cardinal (Legend of the Red Reaper, Delivery), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D, Song of the Shattered), Brandon Slagle (15 Till Midnight, Song of the Shattered), Rachel Grubb (Empty Trash), Keith Kraft (Dogfight), and as of today Bianca Barnett (Albino Farm) has joined the cast! More to come on this cool indie project soon!

Plot:

A group of individuals selected due to various neurosis are unwillingly brought into an experiment by a murderous sociopath who believes he has committed all atrocity he can on this plane of existence, and that the next step is to mentally step into the body of other people and live out their lives and fantasies - literally experiencing what it is like to be another person - both in life and at the...

Hey peeps, so last night was our first Blog Talk Radio Show  aka Episode #1 'Attack of the Unicorns' featuring the hostess with the mostest actress/scream queen Deneen Melody and lil ol' me your friendly neighborhood Geek Bastard. The show went really well, we definately learn a thing or two from this one.

We had several special guests and call-ins including Tara Cardinal, Keith Kraft, Brandon Slagle, Richard Zerga from 'Legends of Heroes and Villains', Jeff Hughes from Comic Book Divas. The chatroom saw a lot of love, I saw Devanny Pinn and several others chatting it up and saying hello.

This show focused on  the upcoming Sac Sci-fi and Horror Con which will be next weekend, Sept. 25-26. and some talk about the upcoming film 'Vivid' starring many of our guests from this show including Deneen.

 

 

                                                            

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Actor Brandon Slagle, who recently appeared in the Mega Shark vs Giant Squid sequel Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus, and who starred in/wrote/produced the films "15 TIll Midnight" and "Song of the Shattered", both of which are premiering at the Sacramento Sci-Fi/Horror Convention in September, has announced that he will helm the dark Sci-Fi/Horror film entitled "Vivid" - which will shoot early this fall in Los Angeles and Las Vegas for a summer 2011 premiere.

The film, scripted by Slagle along with Devanny Pinn and Keith Kraft, centers of a group of individuals chosen and monitored due to their unusual neural patterns and lucid daydream readings - making them prime candidates for the Devil's army.  As these subjects become aware of their place in this experiment, they soon learn the true identity of their captors...

The film will be shot in a kinetic style, similar...

Here's the first look at Dog Fight, yet another underground indie film that is sure to get some buzz considering the story invloved. Kidnapped girls, mental and physical abuse, gambling, underground circuits, hey these things happen. This film is once again going to involve young talent who I consider and have called 'The Nex Gen of Horror". Move over Hollyweird this is where we get original and entertaining stories, oh and take some notes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Press Release:

Dog Fight is an ensemble cast driven horror film which also combines elements of action, crime drama, and torture films into a single package in a storyline revolving around an underground fighting ring whose competitors are made up of women who have been kidnapped and "broken" - essentially being turned into rabid dogs psychologically.

Written by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska, the twin team behind the buzzed about film Dead Hooker in a Trunk,...

Want action? Want crime? Tired of the torture film sub-genre but willing to endure it anyway? Then Dog Fight is for you. The film revolves around an underground fighting ring whose competitors are made up of women who have been kidnapped and "broken" - essentially being turned into rabid dogs psychologically. Written by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska, the twin team behind Dead Hooker in a Trunk , the film is being directed by Sean-Michael Argo. Tara Cardinal and Devanny Pinn will star in the film, whose cast is rounded out by B indie movie vets Brandon Slagle, Elske McCain, Shannon Lark, Rachel Grubb, Deneen Melody and Tara Alexis. Also starring are Bill Oberst Jr., Jose Rosete, Elisabeth Fies, Julia Boyd, Keith Kraft, Tawny Amber Young and Barry Ratcliffe....