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Night Shift, from Benjamin China and Paul China, is a horror film about a hotel you don’t want to visit. The Bates Motel and The Overlook Hotel are worse places, but The All Tucked Inn is definitely on my list of Vacation Spots To Be Avoided. Its kitschy name is really the most fun thing about it. The building is worn, the guest rooms are sparse and bedraggled, there are decades-old taxidermied animals everywhere, and you can practically smell the musty order through the screen. And there are rats. It’s safe to say this hotel has seen better days.

That being said, it is absolutely the kind of hotel you don’t mind visiting vicariously through a screen. While you’re snuggled up safe on your rat-free couch, you can enjoy the experience of watching someone else roam the dark hallways and explore the dusty rooms and deal...

Benjamin China and Paul China’s 2024 horror thriller film, Night Shift, revolves around a shady motel named All Tucked Inn, where a woman named Gwen goes for the first time on her night shift. As soon as she steps into the place, Gwen feels creeped out by the weird vibe and the strange people coming and going. Also, the lack of proper amenities and atmosphere makes her worry about how she is going to spend the night alone in the motel without security. But as the night goes on, things get even more intense. Let’s find out if Gwen and the others staying in the motel can survive in its creepy atmosphere or not.

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What Was The Vibe Of The Motel Like?

When Gwen arrives at the motel named “All Tucked Inn,” she is greeted by the hotel manager and owner, named Teddy. He tells her she...

Although Phoebe Tonkin was in the 2012 shark thriller Bait and the high profile 2022 flop Babylon, most viewers probably know her from her work in television: she has been on multiple episodes H2O: Just Add Water, Home and Away, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Westworld, Safe Harbour, and more. I just finished watching a Netflix series she was in, Boy Swallows Universe, which I thought was pretty great. Now Tonkin has the lead role in a thriller called Night Shift, which just received a VOD and limited theatrical release today, courtesy of Quiver Distribution. To help you figure out whether or not Night Shift is a movie you’d like to see, we have a clip and the film’s trailer embedded above.

Written and directed by Paul China and Benjamin China, a.k.a. The China Brothers, Night Shift has the following synopsis: While working her first...

Exclusive: Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris, and Madison Hu are set to star in Night Shift, a horror film being directed by brothers Paul and Benjamin China, in their first feature directorial outing. The film hails from Defiant Studios with Eric B. Fleischman and Maurice Fadida producing alongside John Hodges, Bradley Pilz, and Dennis Rainaldi.

Rounding out the cast are Patrick Fischler, Lauren Bowles, and Christopher Denham.

The horror-thriller, written by the China brothers, follows a young woman (Tonkin) working her first night shift at a remote motel as she begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that nothing is what it appears to be.

Executive producers include Jan McAdoo, Sylvain Gehler, Victor Shapiro, Raphael Swann as well as Kodiak Pictures, which is providing the financing. Production is slated to take...

Before it's time for us to serve up some turkey Stateside, here are my thoughts on two recent indie genre films I’ve had the pleasure of checking out: Megan Freels Johnston’s horror comedy The Ice Cream Truck and Jamie Dagg’s crime thriller Sweet Virginia, featuring Jon Bernthal.

The Ice Cream Truck: Akin to an early Tim Burton-esque take on the horrors of suburbia and adulthood, Johnston’s The Ice Cream Truck is a slightly absurd yet wholly relatable exploration of the anxieties of modern women, particularly those who don’t necessarily fit in with the typical “Bake Sale Moms” out there who always seem to have “it” together, living out their existences happily defined by their roles within their respective households.

In The Ice Cream Truck, we are introduced to Mary (Deanna Russo) who is anything but confident in the woman she has become over the years.

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The first trailer for Sweet Virginia takes hostages to a dark place.

You just gotta let it pass through and wait it out, Jon Bernthal advises in the first trailer for the upcoming hostage thriller Sweet Virginia. Director Jamie M. Dagg’s film premiered at the 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival and is already being compared with the early works of the Coen brothers. The screenplay is written by Paul China and Benjamin China.

Bernthal plays Sam, a former rodeo star who runs a motel on the edge of the wilds of Alaska. He gets friendly with a violent stranger who drifts by named Elwood (Christopher Abbott).

The synopsis reads...

A mysterious stranger sends shockwaves through a close-knit community in this nerve-jangling slice of raw suspense. In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter...

Filmmaking brothers Paul and Benjamin China’s Australian thriller “Crawl” has been released on DVD and digital download and if you’re ready for some horror from Down Under, then you might want to enter into the “Crawl” DVD giveaway from ShockYa! We will have two DVDs to give to two lucky fans. Here’s how to win. Follow us @Shockya and tweet us the phrase, “@Shockya is giving away 2 Crawl DVDs! Follow and Rt to enter!” You have until March 12 to enter; you can enter every day until the cutoff date. Afterwards, we’ll pick two winners at random and notify them via Twitter Dm. Good luck! “Crawl” stars rising star [ Read More ]

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A new bloody and tense clip from Australian horror flick “Crawl” has been released. The clip, “Escape the Ax Man,” will both instill fear as well as entice you to see what other scary surprises the film has in store for you! “The Crawl” is being brought to America by leading entertainment management and production company The Collective and horror website Bloody-Disgusting.com as apart of their Bloody Disgusting Selects film series. The film was written by Paul China and produced by his brother Benjamin China and Brian J. Breheny. Breheny also did the film’s cinematography. The cast includes Georgina Haig, Andy Barclay, Lauren Dillon, Paul Bryant, Catherine Miller, George Shevtson [ Read More ]

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The land that is best known for Kangaroos, Koalas, and boomerangs has a new horror film that will soon be making its way onto DVD, and it looks pretty damned good. Don't believe us? Then check out a brand new clip for the Aussie thriller Crawl, and see for yourself. Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star in the film which was written and directed by Paul and Benjamin China. In the film, "A seedy bar owner hires a mysteriou…...

Another new clip for the Australian thriller Crawl has slithered our way, and we have it for you right here. Do you have what it takes to escape the ax man, or will you just ball up in the corner and let him have his way with you?

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties. Look for it on VOD and DVD February 26th.

Synopsis

Set in an unknown rural town, a seedy bar owner hires a mysterious hitman to settle a score. The gun-toting killer crosses paths with an innocent waitress, sparking a cat and mouse struggle of survival. As tension builds, everyone is driven to desperate measures, causing a chain of events that build to a blood-curdling climax.

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We've got 2 DVD's to give away for the horror film Crawl from the kind folks at Salient Media.

As always entering is easy, simply email us at crawlgiveaway[at]morehorror.com with the subject line Crawl Giveaway and let us know what horror movie makes your skin crawl the most. Also include your full name and physical address (sorry no Po Boxes and open only Us residents). Winners will be chosen at random. Good luck!

Synopsis

Set in an unknown rural town, a seedy bar-owner hires a mysterious hitman to settle a score. The gun-toting killer crosses paths with an innocent waitress sparking a cat and mouse struggle of survival. As tension builds, everyone is driven to desperate measures causing a chain of events that build to a blood-curdling climax.

Cast And Filmmakers

Directed By: Paul China

Produced By: Benjamin China, Brian J. Breheny

Cinematography By:...

Two new clips for the Australian thriller Crawl have come our way, and we have 'em for you right here. Dare you make the crawl to see what's behind the door? Trust us; it's more than worth your time and trouble.

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties. Look for it on VOD and DVD February 26th.

Synopsis

Set in an unknown rural town, a seedy bar owner hires a mysterious hitman to settle a score. The gun-toting killer crosses paths with an innocent waitress, sparking a cat and mouse struggle of survival. As tension builds, everyone is driven to desperate measures, causing a chain of events that build to a blood-curdling climax.

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Crawl around in the comments section below.

Entertainment management and production company The Collective and Bloody-Disgusting.com are bringing horror fans scares from Down Under! Australian suspense thriller “Crawl” will be released Feb. 26 on DVD as part of the Bloody Disgusting Selects film series. The film, written and directed by Paul China and produced by Benjamin China, has gotten accolades from various horror sites. Dread Central’s Sean Decker said the film “[r]ivals No Country for Old Men in gritty style and suspense,” and Alan Jones from Frightfest said the film’s “[c]laustrophobic heat and brooding tension seep from the screen.” “Crawl,” the debut for the China brothers, is about “a murder-for-hire gone bad which lands an innocent waitress [ Read More ]

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By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Horror festival favorite Crawl will be releasing on DVD from The Collective and Bloody Disgusting on February 26, 2013. The film will also be available On Demand and as a Digital Download/Rental.

Check out the trailer below the official details.

From The Press Release:

The Collective, a leading entertainment management and production company, and top horror website BloodyDisgusting.com, bring you the new Australian suspense thriller Crawl as part of their Bloody Disgusting Selects film series.

Written and directed by Paul China, and produced by brother Ben China, Crawl has been invited to over 30 festivals thus far. The film has been compared to the works of the Coen Brothers (No Country for Old Men and Blood Simple), Hitchcock and Polanski. Crawl, the debut feature film of the two brothers, showcases the work of rising talented filmmakers, unafraid to leap beyond the normal and expected to give audiences a deep,...

The good folks behind Bloody Disgusting Selects have just announced a release date for the Australian thriller Crawl along with some jazzy new artwork and a new official trailer. Yep, they've been busy!

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties. Look for it on VOD and DVD February 26th.

Synopsis

Set in an unknown rural town, a seedy bar-owner hires a mysterious hitman to settle a score. The gun-toting killer crosses paths with an innocent waitress sparking a cat and mouse struggle of survival. As tension builds, everyone is driven to desperate measures causing a chain of events that build to a blood-curdling climax.

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Got news? Click here to submit it!

Crawl around in the comments section below.

The good folks behind Bloody Disgusting Selects have just announced a release date for the Australian thriller Crawl along with some jazzy new artwork and a new official trailer. Yep, they've been busy!

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties. Look for it here in the States under the Bloody Disgusting Selects banner on October 1st!

Synopsis

Crawl is a character-driven thriller set in an unknown, rural town. A seedy bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder an acquaintance over an unpaid debt. The crime is carried out, but a planned double-crossing backfires, and an innocent waitress suddenly becomes involved. Now a hostage in her own home, the young woman is driven to desperate measures for survival. A suspenseful, yet darkly humorous chain of events builds to a blood-curdling and unforgettable climax.

The international trailer for the Australian thriller Crawl is here and you should watch it. Peep it. View it. Look at it. Focus your attention. Gaze upon it. See its every pixel. Ingest it! Let it be seared into your eyes!

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties. Look for it here in the States under the Bloody Disgusting Selects banner

Synopsis

Crawl is a character-driven thriller set in an unknown, rural town. A seedy bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder an acquaintance over an unpaid debt. The crime is carried out, but a planned double-crossing backfires, and an innocent waitress suddenly becomes involved. Now a hostage in her own home, the young woman is driven to desperate measures for survival. A suspenseful, yet darkly humorous chain...

Written and directed by: Paul China

Featuring: George Shevtsov and Georgina Haig

Filmmakers Paul and Benjamin China are a filmmaking team of brothers who have stuck to their guns to create a thriller, a movie that has subsequently played all over the world in the festival circuit. Crawl is a well told story that is also visually interesting.

While this particular film was picked up for distribution representation during ScreamFest 2011 in Los Angeles, I wasn’t able to see it until it made its way to Cannes 2012. I worried that I’d be the only one who didn’t get it. Luckily for me, I became part of the Crawl army.

It is important when going into your viewing of Crawl to understand that it isn’t a gory torture porn. Crawl is more of a throwback to horror of old — which, personally, is my favorite type of horror subgenre.

We've got some new artwork and stills on tap for you for the Australian thriller Crawl, which will debut at the Cannes Film Festival later this month and launch under the Bloody Disgusting Selects banner here in the States. Dig it!

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties.

Synopsis

Crawl is a character-driven thriller set in an unknown, rural town. A seedy bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder an acquaintance over an unpaid debt. The crime is carried out, but a planned double-crossing backfires, and an innocent waitress suddenly becomes involved. Now a hostage in her own home, the young woman is driven to desperate measures for survival. A suspenseful, yet darkly humorous chain of events builds to a blood-curdling and unforgettable climax.

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After a successful run at 2011's Screamfest La, Epic Pictures Group has acquired the foreign sales rights to Australian thriller Crawl, which it will debut at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. The film will launch under the Blood Disgusting Selects banner here in the States.

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties.

Synopsis

Crawl is a character-driven thriller set in an unknown, rural town. A seedy bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder an acquaintance over an unpaid debt. The crime is carried out, but a planned double-crossing backfires, and an innocent waitress suddenly becomes involved. Now a hostage in her own home, the young woman is driven to desperate measures for survival. A suspenseful, yet darkly humorous chain of events builds to a blood-curdling and unforgettable climax.

The benchmark for any decent film festival is the level of cinematic diversity it offers. A good mix of entertaining, provocative, intriguing and possibly even perverse selections from around the globe with a few classic retrospectives thrown in for good measure that inform, intrigue, delight, outrage and provoke thoughtful debate is all that one can hope for in a well compiled line-up. Thankfully Brisbane’s 20th anniversary international film festival, which commences on the 3rd November, appears to have delivered that desired ensemble.

While commencing with the Aussie premieres of Joe Cornish’s UK genre-bender Attack the Block and closing with Pedro Almodovar’s psychologically intense genre hybrid The Skin I Live In, and with a few entries bleeding over from this year’s Sydney Film Festival (Martha Marcy May Marlene, Tyrannosaur and Take Shelter amongst others), there’s more than enough fresh material in between to make the trip to another Aussie state worthwhile.

The 2011 edition of the Screamfest La Film Festival completed its run on Saturday, October 22nd, at Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, California, and Dread Central hit the carpet one last time to bring you further ocular candy and to give you the lowdown on which filmmakers took home the coveted ‘Skully’ Screamfest Awards. Read on for the full list of winners!

Held at BoHo at Hollywood & Highland, the award ceremony this year was hosted by Jonna Jackson and John Farrell, and those in attendance for the closing night included Eli Roth (Hostel), Mike Mendez (Gravedancers), Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red), Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination), Ti West (The Innkeepers), Paul and Benjamin China (Crawl), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator), and Aj Bowen (Rites of Spring) along with a bevy of the festival’s selected filmmakers and more.

Here’s the list of award recipients for Screamfest 2011.

Best Picture – Urban Explorer (review here)

Best Director – Paul China,...

With the 11th annual Screamfest La Film Festival having commenced this past Friday, October 14th (it runs through the 22nd), at Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, California, we hit the carpet Saturday night, October 15th, to bring you some additional eye candy and to catch the anticipated Short Film Program #1 and the premiere screenings of the features Crawl, The Tunnel, and Rosewood Lane. Read on!

Those in attendance for the packed day and walking the black carpet included Rosewood Lane director Victor Salva as well as that flick’s cast members Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Sonny Marinelli, Tom Tarantini and Lesley-Ann Down (look for our review soon). Joining them were Crawl writer/director Paul China and his producing partner and brother, Benjamin China, along with The Tunnel director Paul Ledesma, writers Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey, and star Bel Delia.

In the short films arena, An Evening with My Comatose Mother...

With the 11th annual Screamfest La Film Festival having kicked off October 14th (it runs through the 22nd at Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, CA at Hollywood and Highland), Dread Central hit the carpet that night to bring you some eye candy and to catch a screening of director Kim J-hoon’s Korean monster flick Sector 7 in 3D.

Check out our overflowing gallery below, and then get your tickets to the venerated event by clicking here.

Those walking the black carpet and in attendance for the packed opening included (take a breath) the following: Gravedancers director Mike Mendez, Abominable director Ryan Schifrin, actresses Chelsea Rendon and Jessica Cameron, Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli, Madison County director Eric England and actors Ace Marrero and Matt Mercer, The Tunnel director Carlo Ledesma with producers Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey and actors Steve Davis and Bel Delia, actor-producer Tom Malloy (The Alphabet Killer), filmmaker...

In anticipation of its world premiere at Screamfest 2011 in Los Angeles in just a few days, we are giving away five (5) pairs of tickets for the Australian film entry entitled Crawl! You know things are crazy in the land of Oz! Dig it!

Crawl premieres Saturday, October 15th, at 12:00 noon.

To enter, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties.

Crawl has also been chosen to screen in three Australian film festivals: Brisbane International Film Festival in November 2011, Gold Coast International Film Festival also in November 2011, and A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney in April 2012.

Crawl Synopsis

Crawl is a character-driven thriller set in an unknown,...

In anticipation of its world premiere at Screamfest 2011 in Los Angeles in just a couple of weeks, we have some new stills and artwork for the Australian film entitled Crawl! You know things are crazy in the land of Oz! Dig it!

Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov and Paul Holmes star. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother, Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handled the producing duties.

Crawl premieres on October 15 at 12 noon. It also has been chosen to screen in three Australian film festivals: Brisbane International Film Festival in November 2011, Gold Coast International Film Festival also in November 2011, and A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney in April 2012. Judging by the trailer, this one looks to be a must see!

Crawl Synopsis

Crawl is a character-driven thriller set in an unknown, rural town. A seedy bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder an acquaintance over an unpaid debt.

A very intriguing trailer crept its way into the Dread Central offices today, and it's something you really need to check out. It's for an Australian film entitled Crawl, which will be making its world premiere at Screamfest 2011 in Los Angeles in October. Do yourself a favor - read on and check out this twisted, mysterious trailer.

The tiny bit of the Crawl film we see in the trailer has a ton of blood, violence and overall bad intentions. It's got a Tarantino-esque feel to it, even containing the beautiful Georgina Haig, who looks like a young Uma Thurman. Also featured in the film are George Shevtsov and Paul Holmes. Paul China wrote and directed the feature with his twin brother Benjamin China, and Brian Breheny handling the producing duties.

Crawl premieres on October 15 at 12 noon. It also has been chosen to screen in three Australian film festivals: Brisbane International Film Festival in November,...