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In areas scattered throughout the United States, the third Saturday of every October is considered to be Sweetest Day, a holiday of sorts where you’re meant to “share romantic deeds or expressions, and acts of charity and kindness.” Plus sweets. Now, Deadline reports that Sweetest Day has been given the holiday slasher treatment by director Doug Hawley, who assembled a cast that includes Dorée Seay (Pens and Pencils), Alex MacNicoll (Brilliant Minds), Chris Labadie (If It Bleeds), Nate Boyer (The Terminal List), Deborah S. Craig (Meet Cute), Morgana Shaw (Hit Man), Andy Davoli (Stiletto), Russell Todd (Friday the 13th Part 2), Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall), and Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier) to bring the story to life.

Hawley makes his feature debut with Sweetest Day, which sees Seay taking on the role of ‘survivor girl’ Mindy as she prepares for the battle of her life against the undead confederate soldier that nearly killed her once before.

Genre favorite and frequent Guillermo del Toro collaborator Doug Jones will enter a haunted forest in The Weeping, Deadline revealed.

The indie horror film revolves around a group of friends who go camping in a protected Native American forest and unwittingly wake up an ancient witch that haunts all who trespass.

Reggie Lee (“Grim”), pictured below in the first image from the production, also stars alongside Chase DeMoor, Isabelle Hahn (V/H/S/99), Jordan Kennedy, and Craig Ng (Big Trouble in Little China).

Spyder Dobrofsky — whose previously film, Down Below, also featured Jones — writes and directs for Worlds Apart.

The Weeping is one of several horror films Jones has in the pipeline, including Alex Kahuam’s The Remedy and Matthew Hersh’s If It Bleeds.

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Exclusive: Doug Hawley’s indie horror flick Sweetest Day has unveiled its cast, as shooting wrapped in Ohio and L.A.

Dorée Seay (Pens and Pencils), Alex MacNicoll (Brilliant Minds), Chris Labadie (If It Bleeds), Nate Boyer (The Terminal List), Deborah S. Craig (Meet Cute) and Morgana Shaw (Hit Man) are starring in the film, which marks Hawley’s debut as writer-director. He wrote it alongside Boyer.

Pic follows ‘survivor girl’ Mindy (Seay) as she prepares for the battle of her life against the undead confederate soldier that nearly killed her once before.

Also cast are Andy Davoli (Stiletto), Russell Todd (Chopping Mall), Kelli Maroney (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) and Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier).

Chris Gierowski (McCurdy Point), Clive Hawkins, Matthew Hersh (If It Bleeds) produced alongside Labadie and Boyer. J.W. Crane and Seay are executive producers with Logan Fulton as director of photography. The film shot in Hawley’s hometown of Warren,...

Exclusive: Cast for indie horror pic If it Bleeds has rounded out, and we have a first-look shot from the set, which you can see above.

Nadia Teichmann (Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood), Russell Todd (Chopping Mall), LeeAnna Vamp (Ghosted), Jose Mangin (Ice Nine Kills: A Work of Art), Elle Fox (Little Bites) and Derek ‘Flash Garments’ Shaw (Lord Have Mercy II) have joined Matthew Hersh’s directorial debut.

The film follows follows genre actor Catherine Corcoran as a young and ambitious news reporter Diane Winters and her cameraman (Justin Miles), who uncover a mysterious series of gruesome murders that unfold throughout the course of a chaotic and violent day, and become players in the sinister situation along the way. Each segment showcases one of the crime scenes and explores horror subgenres along the way.

The “anthology-style” thriller already features the likes of Corcoran, Miles, Doug Jones, Dee Wallace,...

Presented by Bloody Disgusting, Screambox Exclusive films Night of the Missing and Followers are now available on Blu-ray.

A twisted take on “A Christmas Carol,” Night of the Missing is a holiday horror anthology featuring horror icon Bill Moseley, Terrifier star Jenna Kanell, and Aew wrestler Swerve Strickland.

From producers Chris Lofing & Travis Cluff (The Gallows), the movie is directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr. (The Retaliators) and Matthew Hersh.

Meredith Thomas, Jill Awbrey, Gigi Gustin, Justin Miles, Moriah N. Boone, Joseph JoJo Martinez, and Philip Estrin round out the cast.

In Night of the Missing, “On a stormy Christmas eve night, a secretive, small-town sheriff gets a visit from a mysterious woman who recounts a series of bizarre stories involving missing persons. Both disturbing and unsettling, the most terrifying realization may be that the monster behind them is much closer than anyone thinks.”

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A trio of Screambox films will receive rare theatrical screenings as part of the first annual Happy Fright Film Fest, taking place this weekend at the Fillmore Town Theatre in Fillmore, CA.

The festivities kick off on October 18 with a 16mm showing of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. On October 19, Screambox favorites Creeping Death and Night of the Missing will screen with filmmaker Q&As alongside the upcoming Cannibal Comedian.

Other entertainment includes stand-up comedy by 3 from Hell’s Pancho Moler, a sneak peek at the short Bellevue Bob featuring horror icon Bill Moseley, live music by psychobilly punk band Six Silver Bullets, vendor marketplace, classic arcade games, and more.

In Matt Sampere’s Halloween slasher Creeping Death, “Tim’s mother has brain cancer, but his friends steal a sack unleashing the Aos Si Celtic spirit on Halloween night. They must survive the night or sacrifice their lives to the spirit.

The Retaliators director Samuel Gonzalez Jr. returns to the director’s chair for the indie Stiletto starring Charlotte McKinney.

In the upcoming exotic horror movie, “A year after the grisly murder of a local exotic dancer, the victim’s sister, Lyric (Gigi Gustin), searches for the serial killer responsible as he stalks and kills his favorite dancers on the night of the anniversary.”

The film stars Gigi Gustin (Night of the Missing) Charlotte McKinney (Fantasy Island) Colleen Camp Meghan Carrasquillo (Hider in My House), Swerve “Stephon” Strickland (Night of the Missing), Pancho Moler (3 from Hell), Hannah Hueston (The Pom Pom Murders), Stephen Blackehart (Guardians of the Galaxy), Russell Todd (Friday the 13th Part 2) and Mia Challis (Outer Banks)

The film is also written Gonzalez Jr. with Gustin receiving a story by credit.

Matthew Hersh and Gigi Gustin serve as producers, with Gustin serving as an executive producer as well.

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Director: Adam MacDonald Starring: Missy Peregrym, Joris Jarsky, and Damon Runyan Language: English Run Time: 87 Min

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Exclusive: Indie horror film If It Bleeds has added four to its cast.

Khleo Thomas (Holes), Vanessa Decker (Stiletto), Adam Bucci (Brute 1976) and Maren Altman have joined lead actress Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier) in Matthew Hersh’s debut feature, which is billed as an “anthology-style” thriller.

It also stars Justin Miles, Krsy Fox, (Terrifier 3), Kirby Bliss Blanton (The Green Inferno), Gigi Gustin, (Night of the Missing) and genre staples Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) Bonnie Aarons (The Nun), Dee Wallace, (Cujo), John Kassir (Tales from the Crypt) and Constance Forsland (Village of the Damned).

If It Bleeds follows genre actor Corcoran as young and ambitious news reporter Diane Winters and her cameraman Simon (Miles), as they uncover a mysterious series of gruesome murders that unfold throughout the course of a chaotic and violent day. As events unfold, the duo become players in a sinister situation even...

One of the directors of the Screambox horror movie Night of the Missing, Matthew Hersh makes his feature directorial debut with If It Bleeds, which grows its cast this week.

Bonnie Aarons (The Nun), John Kassir (Tales from the Crypt), Kirby Bliss Blanton (The Green Inferno), Gigi Gustin (American Grit) and Andy Davoli (The Sopranos) have joined the previously announced Doug Jones (Hellboy), Dee Wallace (Cujo), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Justin Miles (Adult Swim’s Yule Log) and Krsy Fox (Bury the Bride).

If It Bleeds is said to be “an anthology-style crime thriller.”

“The film follows Corcoran’s Diane Winters and her cameraman Simon, played by Miles, as they uncover a mysterious series of gruesome murders that unfold throughout the course of a chaotic and violent day. As events unfold, the duo become players in a sinister situation even more menacing than either one could have imagined.”

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Director Samuel Gonzalez Jr. (The Retaliators) is paying tribute to the slashers of the 1980s with Stiletto, and Bloody Disgusting has scored some more exclusive imagery this week.

In the upcoming horror movie, “A year after the grisly murder of a local exotic dancer, the victim’s sister, Lyric [Gigi Gustin], searches for the serial killer responsible as he stalks and kills his favorite dancers on the night of the anniversary.”

Preview the film with exclusive images above and below. And stay tuned for a trailer.

The mask worn by the film’s slasher, dubbed The Stiletto Killer, was created by Jason Baker. Famous for designing the mask that Ethan Hawke wore in The Black Phone, Baker is the owner of Callosum FX Studios, which is the creative brainchild of legendary special effects master Tom Savini and renowned artist and effects creator Jason Baker himself.

Gonzalez Jr. teases, “When I...

We told you earlier this year about Stiletto, an upcoming horror movie from director Samuel Gonzalez Jr. (The Retaliators) that’s being described as a throwback to the early slashers of the 1980s. We now have an exclusive first look at the film’s villain, “The Stiletto Killer.”

The killer’s mask was created by Jason Baker, famous for designing the mask that Ethan Hawke wore in The Black Phone, and owner of Callosum FX Studios, which is the creative brainchild of legendary special effects master Tom Savini and renowned artist and effects creator Jason Baker himself.

Baker tells Bloody Disgusting in a statement, “Creating the killer’s mask for Samuel Gonzalez Jr. & Gigi Gustin on Stiletto was an absolute blast. I personally drew so much inspiration from the script. The film is a morbidly beautiful mixture of beauty and carnage. And that was the mindset we used in the design.

Terrifier‘s Catherine Corcoran stars in the upcoming “anthology style crime thriller” If It Bleeds alongside Justin Miles (Old Dads), Krsy Fox (Bury the Bride), and genre icons Dee Wallace (The Howling) and Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) – and a press release lets us know that production on this project is nearly complete! The film is being directed by Matthew Hersh, who was a producer and segment director on Night of the Missing, which was just released through Cineverse’s Screambox streaming platform a couple months ago.

If It Bleeds follows the journey of Diane Winters (Catherine Corcoran), a young and ambitious news reporter and her cameraman Simon (Justin Miles), as they uncover a mysterious series of gruesome murders that unfold throughout the course of a chaotic and violent day. As events unfold, the duo become players in a sinister situation even more menacing than either one could have imagined.

One of the directors of the Screambox horror movie Night of the Missing, Matthew Hersh has set up his feature directorial debut. It’s a horror film, and it’s titled If It Bleeds.

Deadline reports today that horror legends Doug Jones (Hellboy) and Dee Wallace (Cujo) have joined a cast that includes Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Justin Miles and Krsy Fox.

If It Bleeds is said to be “an anthology-style crime thriller.”

“The film follows Corcoran’s Diane Winters and her cameraman Simon, played by Miles, as they uncover a mysterious series of gruesome murders that unfold throughout the course of a chaotic and violent day. As events unfold, the duo become players in a sinister situation even more menacing than either one could have imagined.”

Night of the Missing director Samuel Gonzalez Jr. will also direct a segment.

”To have so many genre greats believe in me and trust...

Exclusive: Catherine Corcoran, Justin Miles, Doug Jones, Dee Wallace and Krsy Fox are starring in If it Bleeds, an indie horror pic from first-time director Matthew Hersh.

The film has been quietly filming and is nearing completion, billed as an “anthology-style crime thriller” from Hersh, whose Night of the Missing with director Samuel Gonzalez Jr is currently topping the Cineverse streaming platform Screambox after launch in December.

In If if Bleeds, genre actor Corcoran as young and ambitious news reporter Diane Winters and her cameraman Simon, played by Miles, as they uncover a mysterious series of gruesome murders that unfold throughout the course of a chaotic and violent day. As events unfold, the duo become players in a sinister situation even more menacing than either one could have imagined.

Horror icons Jones and Wallace will also star, the former as a plastic surgeon, as will actor and musician Fox. Wallace and Fox are consulting producers.

Allison Victoria-Wolfe and Doug Hawley are among the producers, with Gonzalez Jr. directing an additional segment.

”To have so many genre greats believe in me and trust me with the story I wanted to tell with this film at such an early stage of my career was truly surreal,” said Hersh. “I figured what better way to dive into the horror genre than through the eyes of a news reporter in the field seeing and facing the horrors of humanity unfold in front of her very own eyes.”

“Ever a champion of independent filmmakers, I was thrilled when Matthew invited me to come along on this next phase of his creative journey,” added Corcoran Diane’s story is universal in that we all have the need to be seen and valued, and I can’t wait for the world to see how our incredible cast and crew bring that theme to life.”

“Getting to play a quirky cosmetic surgeon was a treat enough for me,” said Jones. “But under Mathew Hersh’s careful direction and witty writing, that treat was sweetened all the more. Add to that the professional, efficient crew, the joy of acting opposite the thoughtful and hilarious Krsy Fox, and this filming experience was dang near perfect.”...

Aew wrestler Stephon ‘Swerve’ Strickland has been cast in the slasher movie Stiletto, Deadline reports. Written and directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr. (The Retaliators), the film is expected to go into production sometime within the next couple weeks.

Coming our way from Hearse Productions, Stiletto is set to star Gigi Gustin, whose credits include That’s a Wrap and the upcoming The Texas Chainsaw Massacre / The Hills Have Eyes homage Brute ’76. The story Gonzalez crafted for this one has the following synopsis: A year after the grisly murder of a local exotic dancer, the victim’s sister, Lyric [Gustin], searches for the serial killer responsible as he stalks and kills his favorite dancers on the night of the anniversary.

Gonzalez and Gustin are producing alongside Matthew Hersh.

Joining Gustin and Strickland in the cast are Charlotte McKinney (Fantasy Island), Colleen Camp (Die Hard with a Vengeance), Pancho Moler (3 from Hell), Tyler Abron...

Exclusive: Gigi Gustin will star and executive produce Stiletto, a slasher pic from Samuel Gonzalez Jr.

Gustin (Night of the Missing) will star the cast alongside Charlotte McKinney (Fantasy Island) and Colleen Camp.

Aew star Stephon ‘Swerve’ Strickland, Pancho Moler (3 from Hell), Tyler Abron (Fear), Stephen Blackehart (Guardians of the Galaxy), Meghan Carrasquillo (Four.) Russel Todd, (Friday the 13th Part 2) and Mia Challis (FBI: International) round out the cast.

Plot reads: “A year after the grisly murder of a local exotic dancer, the victim’s sister, Lyric [Gustin], searches for the serial killer responsible as he stalks and kills his favorite dancers on the night of the anniversary.”

Gonzalez Jr. (The Retaliators) is directing from his own script, with the pic set to start shooting midway through this month, and Hearse Productions is producing. David Guglielmo led the casting, with Matthew Hersh, Gonzalez Jr. and Gustin producing.

“When...

From the co-director of The Retaliators, and featuring horror legend Bill Moseley, a new horror Christmas horror anthology from writers Samuel Gonzalez Jr and Gigi Gustin (story by), Nightmare At Precinct 84. Featuring segments by Gonzalez Jr, Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing of Tremendum Pictures (The Gallows), and Matthew Hersh, the film stars Bill Moseley …

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