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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes photos from Utero, The Last Halloween, and Phantasmagoria, release details on The Horror at 37,000 Feet starring William Shatner, casting news for The Divine Tragedies, and much more:

First Details on Utero: “Writer/Director Bryan Coyne’s (Harvard Park and Incarnate) new film Utero started production this week in Los Angeles.

Independently financed by Coinopflix, the movie stars Jessica Cameron who is also producing along with her Truth or Dare partner, Jonathan Higgins. Former Platinum Studios Exec (Cowboys and Aliens, Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night) Richard Marincic also serves as a producer on the film.

Utero is about “an agoraphobic unwed mother who finds her psyche unraveling as she becomes convinced that her unborn child is more monster than human.”

Cameron’s latest film Truth or Dare, is playing...

On TV this Wednesday: Top Chef takes Halloween in New Directions, Criminal Minds jumps on the witch-loving bandwagon, Brooke Shields has a Super Fun Night and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is getting too old for this… stuff. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

Photos | Halloween on the Boo! Tube: Spooky Pics From The Middle, Back in the Game and More

7:30 pm World Series (Fox) | With the Red Sox up three games to the Cardinals’ two, tonight could clinch the championship for the bearded ones. (Or,...

It has been a long time in the making, and now Terence Daws "Surviving Evil," is finally on its way to the United States beginning August 20th. Below you will find a brand new clip and details for the upcoming movie. Here is the official statement from the Press Release: "Freestyle Digital Media has announced that they have acquired digital rights to Surviving Evil, a tense international horror/thriller starring Billy Zane (Titanic), Christin…...

FilmBuff will release the wine documentary Obsession narrated by Russell Crowe on Sept 6 on VoD with exclusive theatrical engagements. Separately, Freestyle has set a date for Surviving Evil while Artsploitation will release Hidden In The Woods on DVD in September and GoDigital has picked up Sample This.

Red Obsession [pictured] premiered in Berlin and chronicles the history and changing nature of the French wine industry in light of the booming Chinese market.

FilmBuff has partnered with event-based distributor Area 23A to release the film theatrically in New York and Miami and plans additional market roll-outs.

Freestyle has acquired digital rights to writer-director Terence Daw’s Philippines-set horror Surviving Evil and has set an Aug 20 VoD release. Billy Zane stars.

Artsploitation Films will release Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares’ 2012 horror Hidden In The Woods on DVD on Sept 17.

GoDigital has acquired Us theatrical and VoD rights to Dan Forrer’s hip hop documentary Sample This narrated by Gene Simmons of [link...

It has taken some time getting there, but it looks like Surviving Evil, starring Billy Zane, is finally getting a U.S. release.

Freestyle Digital Media has announced it picked up the rights to the film featuring Zane, Christina Cole, Natalie Mendoza and Filipino star Joel Torre.  Written and directed by Terence Daw, Surviving Evil will be available on all VOD platforms on August 20th.  

In the film a television documentary crew begins shooting a jungle survival special on the remote Mayaman Island in the Philippines. Things start out casual for host Sebastian "Seb" Beazley (Zane) and his team until the jungle takes a terrifying turn. With horror they discover a local legend is all too real when a mythical creature called the Aswang ultimately descends from the trees and begins stalking them through the jungle.  Check out a clip inside...

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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details and clips from Abandoned Mine, information on Judgment and Unit 44, a video from Joe Dante discussing his film Dark, a teaser trailer from All Hallows’ Eve, and much more:

Abandoned Mine Trailer and Clips: ”In Abandoned Mine, five small-town school friends celebrate Halloween with an overnight adventure into the legendary “haunted” Jarvis Mine. Local legend tells of the angry spirits that have occupied the mine since a family was murdered for still mysterious reasons exactly 100 years ago. But that doesn’t stop these young adrenaline junkies from exploring the unknown – and bringing mini-cameras to capture their every move.

Yet once deep into the mine their best-laid Halloween plans go awry, leaving the adventurers trapped without escape. Are their misfortunes purely accidental or is the legend true and...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm White Collar (Bravo)

Brand new Us crime drama in which a cop and a conman team up for a cat and mouse chase of the world’s most notorious criminals. The series finale sees alliances, double-crosses and hidden agendas revealed as everyone tries to grab the music box. Season One, episode 14.

9.00pm Surviving Evil (Horror Channel)

Exotic nail-biting terror starring Billy Zane. A documentary crew lands on a remote island to make a wilderness survival film – but they are unprepared for the terrifying fate that awaits them.

9.45pm Galaxy Quest (Sky Movies Family)

The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show – now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions – are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast’s heroic on-screen...

The 2009 Shriekfest Film Festival has released an update to its recently announced list of film and screenplay finalists; this time, it's a rundown of some of the talent scheduled to be involved in the event in order to represent their films.

The festival's lineup includes such talent as Jeffrey Combs in "Dark House", Ving Rhames in "Evil Angel", Dameon Clarke and Matthew Gray Gubler in "How to Be a Serial Killer", Dean Cain in "Maneater", John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Joe Dante, and Roger Corman in "Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue", Billy Zane in "Surviving Evil", and Tiffany Shepis in "Thirsty".

The 2009 Shriekfest Film Festival is scheduled for October 1st-4th, and the current roster includes 40 films and 39 screenplay finalists.

For complete and up-to-date information on the upcoming event, please visit the official Shriekfest website.

- Tristan Sinns

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"Surviving Evil" In Cinemas October 2nd 2009 On DVD October 5th 2009 Written Directed by Terence Daw Six Crew......Six Days......No Escape "Surviving Evil" stars Billy Zane ("Titanic", "Dead Calm"), Christina Cole ("Casino Royale", "Doctor Who") and Natalie Jackson Mendoza ("The Descent"). Shot on location in South Africa the film is written and directed by Terence Daw, best known for his directing duties on some of British TVs most popular shows ("The Bill", "Heartbeat"). Synopsis: A British TV crew arrive at the remote Mayaman Island to shoot a jungle survival special. The team are led by presenter and survival-skills expert Seb (Billy Zane) along with two local guides Joey (Joel Torre) and the sexy Chill (Natalie Mendoza). It's not long until the crew hear...

Celador Films just released this cool new international movie poster from the upcoming horror film “The Descent: Part 2″ by director Jon Harris editor of The Descent and Eden Lake and starring Shauna Macdonald (The Mutant Chronicles), Natalie Jackson Mendoza (Surviving Evil, Hotel Babylon), Krysten Cummings and Gavan O’Herlihy (Seven Days of Grace). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Descent 2. Synopsis: Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter (MacDonald) emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the [...]...

It's time to see if your shorts and features made the cut - Shriekfest 2009, which runs October 1st-4th, 2009, has released the titles of those films that have made its 2009 Finalists list.

The judges must be busy with the long list of titles that have made it thus far. Included among them is a short film from some of our very own, "Thirsty", directed by Andrew Kasch, written by Joe Knetter, screenplay by David Rosiak, shot by Buz Wallick, and starring Joe Lynch and Tiffany Shepis. I've seen the film and it's a riot; let's hope the judges agree!

Here's the rundown of the features that are Finalists:

"Dark House"

directed by Darin Scott

"Dawning"

directed by Gregg Holtgrewe

"Evil Angel"

directed by Richard Dutcher

"Evilution"

directed by Chris Conlee

"How to be a Serial Killer"

directed by Luke Ricci

"Hurt"

directed by Barbara Stepansky

"Lo"

directed by Travis Betz...

Celador Films recently released this very cool UK movie poster from the upcoming horror film “The Descent: Part 2″ by director Jon Harris editor of The Descent and Eden Lake and starring Shauna Macdonald (The Mutant Chronicles), Natalie Jackson Mendoza (Surviving Evil, Hotel Babylon), Krysten Cummings and Gavan O’Herlihy (Seven Days of Grace). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Descent 2. Synopsis: Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter (MacDonald) emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the [...]...

IGN has debuted the trailer for horror thriller “The Descent: Part 2“

“The Descent: Part 2″ picks up immediately after the events depicted in “The Descent” Sarah (Shauna MacDonald), emerges alone from a cave system following an expedition with her five friends in the Appalachian mountains. Distraught, injured and covered in the blood of her missing companions, Sarah is incoherent and half-wild with fear. Skeptical about her account of events and convinced Sarah’s psychosis hides far darker secrets, Sheriff Vaines forces her back into the caves to help locate the rest of the group. Trapped by falling rocks, the rescue party are driven deep into the caverns, and as one by one the fate of the missing girls is revealed, Sarah is forced to confront her deepest fears.

The film will be directed by Jon Harris (film editor on “Snatch”, ” Stardust” and “Kick-Ass”) in his directorial debut. He was an editor for “The Descent,...

Celador Films recently released this brand new movie trailer from the upcoming horror film “The Descent: Part 2″ by director Jon Harris editor of The Descent and Eden Lake and starring Shauna Macdonald (The Mutant Chronicles), Natalie Jackson Mendoza (Surviving Evil, Hotel Babylon), Krysten Cummings and Gavan O’Herlihy (Seven Days of Grace). Synopsis: Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter (MacDonald) emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions. As the rescue [...]...

Celador Films just released this very small but still very cool movie poster from the upcoming horror film “The Descent: Part 2″ by director Jon Harris editor of The Descent and Eden Lake and starring Shauna Macdonald (The Mutant Chronicles), Natalie Jackson Mendoza (Surviving Evil, Hotel Babylon), Krysten Cummings and Gavan O’Herlihy (Seven Days of Grace). Synopsis: Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter (MacDonald) emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing [...]...

If you saw The Phantom, then you've seen Billy Zane slam evil. But can he survive it? Surviving Evil casts Zane as a TV survival host whose show taping on a remote Philippine island becomes that much more dangerous when they disturb the domain of an Aswang, a hideous ghoul of Filipino lore.

Surviving Evil also stars Natalie Jackson Mendoza ("Juno" of The Descent and its sequel), as well as Christina Cole (The Deaths of Ian Stone).

The UK/South African co-production is slated to premiere next month in Africa. No announcement yet as to when the rest of us can expect to see it. In the meantime you can find out more via the film's Facebook page and check out the first trailer below.

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Here is another trailer I tripped over at TrailerAddict.com, Surviving Evil, starring Billy Zane. Ta has the release date listed as October 10, 2009, which really doesn't makes sense since it does not fall on a Tuesday, typically the day DVDs are released. I contactacted Fries Films to see if they could give us an exact U.S. release date, since I can't seem to find one listed anywhere else. I'll update this page once they let me know. Official Synopsis: Can the survival skills expert "Seb" protect his crew from the Aswang - horrifying, mythical creatures from Philippine folklore that live in the trees, that can change their shape, hunt for human flesh and crave the blood of pregnant women? When Phoebe discovers she is carrying a child the group find themselves frighting for their lives in a jungle filled with terror.

A trailer for writer-director Terence Daw's Surviving Evil is now online and available for you to view below. You've got Demon Knight 's Billy Zane and The Descent 's Natalie Mendoza teaming up to take on more creatures. The film premieres in South Africa this July with a UK bow to follow in September. No word yet on a U.S. release. Synopsis: A TV documentary crew arrive on a remote island in the Philippines to film a survival special. Their back-to-the-wild adventure proves to be more terrifying than they ever could have imagined.

Celador Films recently released this brand new photo from the upcoming horror film “The Descent: Part 2″ by director Jon Harris editor of The Descent and Eden Lake and starring Shauna Macdonald (The Mutant Chronicles), Natalie Jackson Mendoza (Surviving Evil, Hotel Babylon), Krysten Cummings and Gavan O’Herlihy (Seven Days of Grace). Synopsis: Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter (MacDonald) emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions. As the rescue party [...]...

I know I’m at Los Angeles’ American Film Market when, as soon as I get off the plane, I run into Lloyd Kaufman (in a men’s room, no less). The Troma chief serves as the Chairman of the Independent Film and Television Alliance, which runs the Afm. Who better to chair an organization and market dedicated to discovering and promoting movies created outside the studio system than Kaufman?

This November, the Afm unveils over 500 films in dozens of languages for prospective international buyers. They screen the majority of these new motion pictures at seven different screening venues in sunny Santa Monica. The Afm is the proud home for the smaller guys, foreign and art-house features and B- to Z-grade movies. Just about everything stars Michael Madsen, C. Thomas Howell and/or Billy Zane. Best of all, the number of genre films has increased substantially over the 11 years I’ve been coming here,...