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Stars: Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Rez Kempton, Zack Gold, Jener Dasilva, Tessa Munro | Written by Jill Awbrey | Directed by Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing

A lot of movies begin with an overhead show of a car driving down a long deserted road. Ominous, sure, but something we’ve seen many many times before. That is, though, perhaps where the “same old” ends with Held.

I do love Frightfest, and in the midst of many of their festivals I’ve discovered a bunch of movies I’ve enjoyed. Held, directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing (The Gallows), and penned by Jill Awbrey, is a mystery horror film about a couple who are going through strains in their marriage and head off for an anniversary getaway for their ninth year, when things become even more difficult for the two of them after they are held hostage in the hi-tech and modern vacation...

Genre festival has set a new opening film after cancelling its physical edition.

UK genre festival Frightfest has extended its programme and set a new opening film for this year’s edition after deciding to move the event online.

The festival was due to take place in London from October 22-25, opening with South Korean zombie thriller Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula, but was cancelled as a result of the pandemic.

Festfest 2020 will now take place virtually across the same dates, opening with the world premiere of US horror Held, directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff, the filmmaking duo behind The Gallows franchise.

Genre festival to open with ‘Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula’.

South Korean zombie thriller Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula will open UK genre festival FrightFest on October 22 ahead of its UK release by Studiocanal on November 6.

The festival will host 34 features in central London from October 22-25 and has secured seven world premieres and two European premieres.

It will close with the world premiere of US horror Held, directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff, the filmmaking duo behind The Gallows franchise.

Further world premieres include Will Jewell’s Concrete Plans; Leroy Kincaide’s The Last Rite; and Dune Drifter from Marc Price,...

Imagine the perfect couple... did you imagine Super Mario Bros. and Jason Voorhees? Well, now, it is real. Pixel Elixir has released "Super Horror Bros." enamel pins. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a trailer and release details for Behind You, Hell Stroll podcast's call for submissions, and In the Trap digital and DVD release details.

Friday the 13th Enamel Pins Photos and Release Details: "Now you're playing with power...slasher power! This mash-up enamel pin combines two of our favorite things: Nintendo and Friday the 13th.

Each pin is about 1.9" tall, features dual rubber clutches and comes on a glossy, double-sided backer card patterned after classic Nes box art.

Available in 3 fun variants to collect: original, glitter blood and Mario colors.

Free hologram sticker included with purchase! Just like the ones you remember getting out of vending machines back in the day.

Quantities are limited, so don't wait around to grab one!

A supernatural thriller summoning the darkest evil through a viral challenge, The Gallows Act II, arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital) and DVD December 24 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available on Digital and On Demand.

Joining iconic horror films like Get Out, Happy Death Day, and The Purge, Blumhouse’s The Gallows Act II is a sequel to 2015’s The Gallows, with both films written and directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff. The Gallows Act II Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD include an audio commentary with the filmmakers, a never-before-seen making-of featurette, and deleted scenes, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Official SYNOPSISWhen teenage vlogger and aspiring actress Auna Rue logs onto a sinister website, she’s trapped in the malevolent world of a cursed stage play, The Gallows. After performing a passage from the play for her tiny online fan base,...

Fans waited a long time for the follow-up to 2015's The Gallows. Now, The Gallows Act II is currently available on Digital and On Demand. Coming from Blumhouse, it was announced today that the sequel will next be released on Bl-ray Combo Pack and DVD just in time for Christmas, because who doesn't like finding big scares under their holiday tree?

A supernatural thriller summoning the darkest evil through a viral challenge, The Gallows Act II, arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital) and DVD December 24 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available on Digital and On Demand.

Joining iconic horror films like Get Out, Happy Death Day, and The Purge, Blumhouse's The Gallows Act II is a sequel to 2015's The Gallows, with both films written and directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff. The Gallows Act II Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD include an audio commentary with the filmmakers,...

After its recent theatrical release, The Gallows Act II is headed to Blu-ray, DVD and digital on December 24th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment:

"A supernatural thriller summoning the darkest evil through a viral challenge, The Gallows Act II, arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital) and DVD December 24 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available on Digital and On Demand.

Joining iconic horror films like Get Out, Happy Death Day, and The Purge, Blumhouse’s The Gallows Act II is a sequel to 2015’s The Gallows, with both films written and directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff. The Gallows Act II Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD include an audio commentary with the filmmakers, a never-before-seen making-of featurette, and deleted scenes, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Official Synopsis

When teenage vlogger and aspiring actress Auna Rue logs onto a sinister website,...

After haunting Beatrice High School drama students in The Gallows, The Hangman returns with a vengeance this Halloween season in The Gallows Act II, and with the film now in theaters and on VOD and Digital from Lionsgate, we caught up with co-writers/directors Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing to discuss expanding the mythology of The Hangman, reteaming with Blumhouse, and how the marketing campaign for The Gallows impacted their story idea for the sequel.

Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, Travis and Chris, and congratulations on The Gallows Act II! Did you always envision doing a sequel to The Gallows? How did the idea for the follow-up film come about?

You know when you set out to make a movie, you really just focus on making the best singular story as possible, and being indie guys, filming outside the system, we had no idea how...

The Gallows remains one of the true modern Hollywood success stories. Released in 2015, the micro-budget horror flick was made for just $100,000 and went on to gross a staggering $43 million at the global box office. Now, directors Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff are finally back with a sequel, The Gallows Act II, which brings back The Hangman for more horror goodness this Halloween.

I was fortunate enough to speak with the filmmaking duo, Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff, ahead of the movie's release. We talked about the relatively long gap between installments, how they feel about found footage and much more.

Just to start out, I think there have been a little bit confusion about where this movie was. There were reports that it had been finished for a little bit. So what was the process? How long have you guys been working on this? And at what point was it finished?...

Here’s a fun fact: apparently, I’m Dread Central’s resident expert on The Gallows. This mostly stems from the amount of internet brawls I’ve been in over my predominantly positive review of the film. In my long history as an internet person, I’ve never published anything as controversial as a 4 star review for The Gallows. […]

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We can’t wait to meet The Hangman again at Dread Central’s free Los Angeles Premiere of The Gallows Act II this week. Writers/directors Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing will be there too, and to get you even more excited, they […]

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Grief-stricken and looking for a new start in life, a young man (Logan Miller) signs up to be secluded on an island for three days as part of a "Lost and Found" project, but he didn't anticipate finding a shipwreck and a new arrival to the island in Prey, a new horror movie from Hyde Park Entertainment, ImageNation, and Blumhouse Productions. Ahead of its theatrical and VOD release, we've been provided with an exclusive clip from Prey as a special treat for Daily Dead readers!

Discover an eerie shipwreck and a mysterious survivor in our exclusive clip below, and keep an eye out for Prey in theaters and on VOD beginning this Friday, September 27th.

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Cinedigm Corp (Nasdaq: Cidm) has officially announced that it will release Prey, directed by Franck Khalfoun (Amityville: The Awakening), theatrically and on VOD September 27, 2019. From Hyde Park Entertainment, ImageNation and Blumhouse Productions,...

At long last, we have a trailer for The Gallows Act II. This is a sequel that has been in the works for quite some time, with reports of test screenings dating as far back as 2017. Sure, long-delayed releases are rarely a good sign for any movie, let alone a low-budget horror movie. That having been said, for those who enjoyed the first entry, this looks very much like it was cut from the same cloth as The Hangman is back for more blood.

The trailer is very much just a teaser and opts to focus on one scene for most of its 90-second runtime, as opposed to showing us all that much. We see some teenagers gathered around, reading a play all about The Hangman. Things then get a little funky in a not-so-good, horror movie kind of way, before they rapidly escalate to deadly. We then see several...

Los Angeles, CA – [August 28, 2019] – Cinedigm Corp (Nasdaq: Cidm) has officially announced that it will release Prey, directed by Franck Khalfoun (Amityville: The Awakening), theatrically and on VOD September 27, 2019. From Hyde Park Entertainment, ImageNation and Blumhouse Productions, the terrifying thriller stars Logan Miller and Kristine Froseth (Apostle) as two young strangers forced to run and fight for their lives against a mysterious and deadly force lurking deep in the jungle of a secluded island retreat.

Other members of the Prey ensemble include Jolene Anderson (Harrow), Jerrica Lai (Crazy Rich Asians), Phodisdo Dintwe (The Cul De Sac), Anthony Jensen and Jody Mortara (Blood Relatives). Prey is written by David Coggeshall and Franck Khalfoun, and produced by Ashok Amritraj, Jason Blum, Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff. Executive Producers include Couper Samuelson, Jeanette Volturno, Alix Taylor, and Priya Amritraj.

For Blumhouse Productions, Prey marks the latest in a lengthy run of chilling films tailor-made...