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A couple of months ago, we learned that Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place Part II and A Quiet Place: Day One) is set to star in The Monster, a horror thriller that Darren Lynn Bousman will be directing from a screenplay by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer, the writers of Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane. It was announced soon after that Lauren Lavera – who played heroine Sienna in Terrifier 2 and the recently released Terrifier 3 – was joining Hounsou in the cast. Now, Deadline reveals that Alicia Witt (Longlegs), Gina Philips (Jeepers Creepers), Neal McDonough (Band of Brothers), Mia Healey (The Wilds), Michael Lombardi (The Deuce), David Call (Insidious: The Red Door), Victor Del Rio (Precognito), Cedric Benjamin (Luke Cage), Zac Jaffee (Hustlers), Renés Rivera (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Hari Bhaskar (First Shift), Kristina Krasniqi (Celebrity Ghost Stories), and rapper Jacob Lukas Anderson, a.k.a. Prof, are also in the cast.

Up next from director Darren Lynn Bousman is horror movie The Monster, and Deadline brings us a casting update on the project this week.

For starters, Paramount’s Republic Pictures label has boarded worldwide rights on the film. Additionally, Gina Philips (Jeepers Creepers) has signed on to co-star in The Monster.

As Deadline notes in their report, this will mark Gina Philips’ first on-screen role in eight years. In addition to playing Trish alongside Justin Long in Jeepers Creepers, Philips’ horror credits also include Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995), and Dead & Breakfast (2004).

“I’m a horror movie fanatic,” Gina Philips is credited as once saying in her IMDb bio.

Philips will star alongside Lauren Lavera in The Monster. The film’s cast also includes Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place), Mia Healey (The Wilds), Jacob Lukas Anderson, Alicia Witt (Longlegs) and Neal McDonough (Band Of Brothers).

Deadline details this week,...

A couple of days ago, we learned that Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place Part II and A Quiet Place: Day One) is set to star in The Monster, a horror thriller that Darren Lynn Bousman will be directing from a screenplay by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer, the writers of Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane. Now, our friends at Bloody Disgusting have revealed that Lauren Lavera – who played heroine Sienna in Terrifier 2 and the recently released Terrifier 3 – is in talks to join Hounsou in the cast.

Details on the characters Hounsou and Lavera will be playing haven’t been revealed, but we do know that the story follows two millennials who make quick money by leasing incredible New York City apartments they don’t own to people who don’t know they are being scammed. The con works brilliantly until they run into an apartment owner with a dark...

Back in July, Djimon Hounsou signed on to star in a shark thriller called Beneath the Storm alongside Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton) and Whitney Peak (Hocus Pocus 2), with Tommy Wirkola (Violent Night) writing and directing for Sony Pictures and producers Adam McKay and Kevin Messick of HyperObject Industries. While we wait to hear more information about that project, Hounsou is already moving on to another interesting film, one called The Monster. Deadline reports that Darren Lynn Bousman will be directing the film from a screenplay by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer, the writers of Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane.

The Monster is set to begin filming in Danbury, Connecticut in November. The story follows two millennials who make quick money by leasing incredible New York City apartments they don’t own to people who don’t know they are being scammed. The con works brilliantly until they run into an apartment...

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"This cello is a true find... those that hear it, weep..." Destiny Entertainment has unveiled an official trailer for a mystery horror film titled The Cello, the latest film from acclaimed horror filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman. This is actually a Saudi Arabian production, featuring a story about a talented Saudi cellist. Based on the book by Turki Al Alshikh, The Cello, stars Jeremy Irons, Tobin Bell (the Saw series), Syrian actor Samer Ismail and Saudi actress Elham Ali, in the story of an aspiring cellist who learns the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought. The film was shot on location in Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic. It almost seems like this is a live-action horror version of that fantastic Futurama episode "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", where Fry swaps with the (Robot) Devil's hands so he can play his music better,...

Darren Lynn Bousman was ready for a change. Between 2005 and 2007, he directed three sequels to the “Saw” franchise, all of which topped the box office on their opening weekends, before he turned 30. He spent the next decade parlaying that success into passion projects, like his gonzo musical “Repo! The Genetic Opera” and a Japanese horror series that he produced, but traditional filmmaking started to feel a little played out.

“I became desensitized to making movies,” he said over Zoom this month from his home in Los Angeles. “Everyone is so distracted. We live with a computer in our hands. I have a 100-inch TV but when I’m watching movies on it, I’m on my phone checking Instagram and Twitter, going to make coffee. You’re never truly present.”

During a trip to New York, Bousman visited “Sleep No More,” the dreamy, ‘30s noir variation of “Macbeth” that transforms...

Director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-iv, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Mother’s Day, Abattoir) will see his religious horror St. Agatha open in theaters and on VOD platforms this Friday, February 8th. Set in the 1950s in small-town Georgia, the film centers on a pregnant con woman named Agatha (Sabrina Kern) who is on the run and seeks refuge in a convent. What first starts […]...

Hannah Fierman – who appeared as the “I like you” succubus demon in David Bruckner’s V/H/S segment – cuts off her tongue in this gruesome and cringe-worthy exclusive clip from St. Agatha, the latest horror entry from Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-iv, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Mother’s Day, Abattoir). In the film opening in theaters and on VOD platforms February 8…. “Set in the […]...

Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-iv, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Mother’s Day, Abattoir) has proven himself to be a horror filmmaker worth keeping an eye on, and today brings the trailer for his next horror film, Uncork’d Entertainment’s St. Agatha. Our own Meagan Navarro loved it, explaining in her review that it “revives nunsploitation with nerve-fraying results.” Check out the trailer and […]...

What was supposed to be an easy theft turns into a fight for their lives for a trio of robbers in the subversive home invasion movie Monster Party. The second feature film from writer/director Chris von Hoffmann (Drifter), Monster Party has been acquired by Rlje Films for North American distribution, with a theatrical, VOD, and Digital HD release slated for November 2nd (giving horror fans a chance to extend their spooky celebrations beyond the 31st):

Press Release: "Los Angeles, Oct. 2018 – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje), has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming the horror/thriller Monster Party from writer/director Chris von Hoffmann (Drifter). The film stars Julian McMahon (“Nip/Tuck”), Robin Tunney, Sam Strike (Leatherface), Erin Moriarty (Blood Father), Lance Reddick, Brandon Micheal Hall (“Search Party”), Virginia Gardner (Project Almanac), and Diego Boneta (“Scream Queens”) . Rlje Films will release the film nationally in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on Nov.

The inimitable Lin Shaye has starred in many a fright flick, including A Nightmare on Elm Street, Critters, Dead End, 2001 Maniacs and its sequel 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, Alone in the Dark, Amityville: A New Generation, Tales of Halloween, Abattoir, Ouija and its prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil. But it’s her role as […]

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After sharing first-look images last week, we now have the Afm sales art for Darren Lynn Bousman‘s (Saw II-IV, Mother’s Day, Abattoir) female-led psychological horror film St. Agatha, which Octane Entertainment is selling at the market. “Set in the 1950s in small-town Georgia, the film centers on a pregnant con woman named Agatha who is on the run and seeks refuge in […]...

Darren Bousman (Saw 2-4, Mother’s Day, Abattoir) is one of the most interesting filmmakers working within the horror genre, and we’ve been super excited to check out his female-led St. Agatha since we first reported on it earlier this year. Out of Afm, a deal has been inked. Deadline reports that Octane Entertainment has just acquired worldwide sales […]...

The new horror film “Abattoir” takes the concept of a haunted house to its conceptual limit. The film follows investigative reporter Julia Talben (Jessica Lowndes) whose life is turned upside when her family is brutally murdered. Though believed to be an open-and-shut case, she quickly realizes there’s more to the story. Soon she and her ex-lover Declan Grady (Joe Anderson) are drawn to the town of New English where they find Jebediah Crone and the Abattoir – a monstrous house stitched together with unending rooms of death and the damned. Now Julia must solve the case before it’s too late. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.

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The film is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who was one of the writers of the “Abattoir” graphic novel series. He has previously directed “Saw II” through “Saw IV,...

You have to admire Darren Lynn Bousman‘s ambition because he could have just kept going with the Saw franchise after taking over the reins from James Wan. Instead he jumped ship to work on a passion project developed with Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith entitled Repo! The Genetic Opera. Here was a science fiction horror musical based upon a short produced two years previously with enough character and originality to become a cult favorite. Since then he wrote a couple films that didn’t go over well and reunited with Zdunich on another musical before delving into a comic book universe entitled Abattoir with writers Rob Levin and Troy Peteri about a mysterious man who collects rooms where tragedies occurred and fashions them together into a nightmarish ghost-filled mansion.

Begun as a six-issue series, the property gained steam with its multimedia publisher Radical Studios to go one step further into creating a feature film.

Both a horror film and a throwback to hard-boiled noir from the ’50s, Abattoir is now out in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD from Momentum Pictures. To celebrate the latest film from Darren Lynn Bousman, Daily Dead recently had the great pleasure of speaking with co-star Lin Shaye about playing the poetic part of Allie, filming in a potentially real-life haunted house, and much more.

Your performance in Abattoir was a scene-stealer, and Allie is such a great character for you, so I was really happy to see you get a role like that. When you first read the script for Abattoir, what was it about Allie that jumped out at you and made you want to play that character?

Lin Shaye: Well, the script had a journey. There were several rewrites, and the first time I read it, I was somewhere shooting something, and Darren sent it to me.

About 11 years ago, Darren Lynn Bousman first got attention for directing not just Saw II, but it’s two sequels as well, and those being the three most successful movies in the franchise, he was able to go off and do his own thing, which was the horror musical, Repo! The Genetic Opera. In the time since then, Bousman has kept with a number of more personal projects, and one of them that’s finally seeing the light of day is one called Abattoir.

Bousman came up with the idea for Abattoir as a horror comic series published through Radical Publishing before adapting it into a movie starring Jessica Lowndes (90210) as reporter Julia Talben, whose sister is killed in a violent home invasion, which leads to her investigating a strange house buyer who bought the house and removed the murder room, something he’s been doing for other scenes of violent crimes.

Viewers shouldn't get too excited, or too dismissive, when the opening scenes of Darren Lynn Bousman's Abattoir suggest it may intend to dress its swampy ghost story up in the clothing of a '30s screwball comedy. Though its plucky reporter heroine (Jessica Lowndes) displays a love for all things retro throughout, the film drops its newsroom-banter conceit early on to focus on a less familiar angle. Horror buffs may warm to the moody film, especially with few thrillers currently competing in the market; more important, journalists working the real-estate beat will have the rare thrill of seeing their career glamorized.

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Abattoir poses such a savage, provocative haunted house concept, but much like Brad Peyton’s Incarnate, this re-modeled genre construct is wasted on plodding execution that squanders any inherent excitement. Darren Lynn Bousman erects his very own funhouse amusement out of bloody murder locations, building a true-to-form haunted house without the haunts. Dead souls inhabit the very rooms they were slain in, all so an old, vengeful creep can make peace with his own family’s passing. It’s an architect’s dream hobby mixed with Satan’s own interior decorating, yet we’re never granted access to the horrors that pulsate from room to room. Tonal airlessness, momentum-halting CGI, disconnected storytelling – these are just a few of the code violations that stack against 2016’s most daunting renovation nightmare.

New English resident Jebediah Crone (Dayton Callie) acts as Bousman’s head designer, a cult leader who strengthens his connection to...

With Darren Lynn Bousman's Abattoir hitting theaters, VOD, and Digital HD on December 9th, Daily Dead had the great pleasure of speaking with the legendary Lin Shaye about her role in the film, and in addition to talking about the haunted house thriller (stay tuned for the full interview), Shaye also shared some intriguing details about the anticipated return of Elise Rainier in the upcoming Insidious: Chapter 4.

Shaye told Daily Dead that the timeline of Insidious: Chapter 4 will begin shortly after the conclusion of Chapter 3:

"In general, it goes back to Elise’s beginnings. And you also meet Elise at a very different point in her life. It takes place right after the end of Chapter 3, when she walks off with Specs and Tucker and they’re starting their company, Spectral Sightings, and they are now living at her home. They’re like her two sons,...

Director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV) is ready to unleash the Abbatoir.

The horror film starring Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye, Dayton Callie will hit theaters, VOD and digital on December 9, 2016.

Synopsis: An investigative reporter works to solve the mystery behind a mysterious man who has been buying houses where tragedies have occurred. Set in a world where it always feels like night, even in daylight hours, real estate reporter Julia Talben’s life is turned upside down when her family is brutally murdered.

It is believed to be an open and close case, but Julia quickly realizes there is much more to this story when she returns to the crime scene to find the murder room deconstructed and physically removed from her sister’s home. This ignites an investigative pursuit that eventually leads her and ex-lover Detective Declan Grady to the town of New...

A Frankenstein's monster of a home, Jebediah Crone's house of horrors is comprised of murder sites uprooted from their original locations. Based on his unsettling comic book series of the same name, Darren Lynn Bousman's Abattoir is teased in its official trailer and poster ahead of its December 9th release.

Synopsis: "An investigative reporter works to solve the mystery behind a mysterious man who has been buying houses where tragedies have occurred. Set in a world where it always feels like night, even in daylight hours, real estate reporter Julia Talben’s life is turned upside down when her family is brutally murdered. It is believed to be an open and close case, but Julia quickly realizes there is much more to this story when she returns to the crime scene to find the murder room deconstructed and physically removed from her sister’s home. This ignites an investigative...

"The guy is a ghost collecting ghosts." Momentum Pictures has debuted a new trailer for the haunted house horror thriller Abattoir, from director Darren Bousman (of Saw II-IV and Repo! The Genetic Opera). The film stars Jessica Lowndes as a real estate reporter who teams up with a cop to investigate the death of her family. This leads her to discover a house in the town of New English called the Abattoir, featuring "stitched together" unending rooms of death. There's obviously something much more sinister going on with this place, but the question that keeps coming up is: "How do you build a haunted house?" The cast includes Joe Anderson, Dayton Callie, John McConnell and Lin Shaye. If you're a horror fan, give this a look. Here's the newest official trailer (+ poster) for Darren Bousman's Abattoir, direct from YouTube: A real estate reporter investigates Jebediah Crone (Dayton Callie...

"The guy's a ghost collecting ghosts."

Horror movie director Darren Bousman has a new haunted house thriller coming out called Abattoir. I'm a sucker for horror flicks, and this looks like it could be really fun. It's got an interesting concept, and I want to see how the story plays out. As you'll see in the trailer, it's managed to get some solidly good reviews from horror fan sites.

Real estate reporter Julia Talben’s (Jessica Lowndes) life is turned upside down when her family is brutally murdered. Julia quickly realizes there is more to this story when she returns to the crime scene to find the murder room deconstructed and physically removed from her sister’s home. This ignites an investigation that leads her and ex-lover Detective Declan Grady (Joe Anderson) to the town of New English, where they meet town spinster Allie (Lin Shaye) along with the enigmatic...

Momentum Pictures have released a handful of new images from "Abattoir", which is set to release in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on December 9, 2016. Written by Christopher Monfette ("12 Monkeys") and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman ("Saw II", "Saw III", "Saw IV", "11-11-11", "Repo!", "Mother's Day"), the film stars Jessica Lowndes ("Autopsy", "The Haunting Of Molly Hartley"), Joe Anderson ("Creep", "The Ruins", "The Crazies", "Hercules"), Lin Shaye ("Insidious") and Dayton Callie ("Halloween 2", "The Devil's Carnival"). "Abattoir" is the opening night film of the 14th annual New York City Horror Film Festival, which will be held Nov 10-13 at Manhattan's Cinepolis Cinemas (8th Avenue West 23rd Street). Abattoir centers on a real estate reporter (Jessica Lowndes) who unearths...

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Get ready for Abattoir, which was recently acquired by Momentum Pictures.

The film is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, which makes it a must see for most horror fans. I'm also a huge Jessica Lowndes fan, so I'm all in on this one. Check out the official details below.

From The Press Release

Momentum Pictures announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the horror film “Abattoir,” which is set to release in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on Dec. 9, 2016. Written by Christopher Monfette (12 Monkeys) and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (The Saw Series), the film stars Jessica Lowndes (The Prince), Joe Anderson (Hercules), Lin Shaye (Insidious Series) and Dayton Callie (Sons of Anarchy). Momentum Pictures’ Senior Vice President of Content Ian Goggins made the announcement today.

“We’re fans of Darren Bousman’s body of work in the horror genre so we...

A home’s terrifying history doesn’t only torment the occupants who originally experienced its tragic effects, as the building’s past can ultimately negatively influence future visitors, as well. Horror viewers will experience how a family’s misfortune can impair them all, as the anticipated thriller, ‘Abattoir,’ is set to be released later this year. Momentum Pictures has acquired the North American rights to the film, and plans on releasing it in theaters, as well as on VOD and Digital HD, on December 9. The horror movie was directed by ‘Saw’ alum, Darren Lynn Bousman, and written by Christopher Monfette, who has scribed several episodes of the Syfy television series, ’12 Monkeys.’ ‘Abattoir’ [ Read More ]

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Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.

– Momentum Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Western thriller “Brimstone.” The film, which first premiered in September at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, is written and directed by Martin Koolhoven. It stars Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Kit Harrington, Carice van Houten and Emilia Jones. The film “tells the story of a frontier woman turn fugitive when she is wrongly accused of a crime she didn’t commit and is hunted by a vengeful preacher.”

Momentum Pictures will be releasing the film in theaters and on VOD in March 2017.

– IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Rafael Palacio Illingworth’s “Between Us.” The film, written and directed by Illingworth, stars Olivia Thirlby, Ben Feldman, Adam Goldberg,...

Momentum Pictures announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the horror film “Abattoir,” which is set to release in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on Dec. 9, 2016. Written by Christopher Monfette (12 Monkeys) and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (The Saw Series), the film stars Jessica Lowndes (The Prince), Joe Anderson (Hercules), Lin Shaye (Insidious Series) and Dayton Callie (Sons of Anarchy). Momentum Pictures’ Senior Vice President …

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Momentum Pictures has acquired all North American rights to the the latest Darren Lynn Bousman shocker, Abattoir, with an eye to release the film in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on December 9, 2016. Written by Christopher Monfette (Syfy's 12 Monkeys) and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III & IV), the film stars Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye (Insidious) and Dayton Callie ("Sons of Anarchy"). Momentum Pictures’ Senior VP of Content, Ian Goggins, made the announcement saying,"We’re fans of Darren Bousman’s body of work in the horror genre, so we couldn’t be more thrilled to work with him on ‘Abattoir. The film has unique twists and turns that will leave audiences at the edge of their seats." The film centers on a real estate reporter (Jessica Lowndes) who unearths an urban legend about a house being...

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards will speak at SXSW 2017 in Austin, Texas, conference and festival organisers have announced.

The festival, which runs from March 10-17, will feature approximately 700 sessions and keynote speakers who besides Edwards include Everest photographer Cory Richards and Transparent creator Jill Soloway.

Panel sessions will cover topics such as innovation in the digital health age and the role of the government in disruption. Click here for further details.

The average cost of a ticket in the Us in the third quarter reached $8.51, the National Association Of Theatre Owners announced on Tuesday. The price marks a 2.5% drop on the second quarter and a 3/1% year-on-year hike.Uri Singer’s Bb Film Productions has optioned rights to Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise and has set Michael Almereyda to adapt the screenplay about a professor of Hitler studies...

Darren Lynn Bousman’s new film, Abattoir, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival this past June and showed at the Fantasia Film Festival the following month, is getting a Stateside release by the end of the year. The film has been available for a month in the UK on Blu-Ray & DVD. Read onward to find out when you can catch it in theaters, VOD and Digital HD!

From the Press Release:

Momentum Pictures announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the horror film “Abattoir,” which is set to release in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on Dec. 9, 2016. Written by Christopher Monfette (12 Monkeys) and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (The Saw Series), the film stars Jessica Lowndes (The Prince), Joe Anderson (Hercules), Lin Shaye (Insidious Series) and Dayton Callie (Sons of Anarchy). Momentum Pictures’ Senior Vice President of Content Ian Goggins made the announcement today.

“We...

Based on his unsettling comic book series of the same name, Darren Lynn Bousman's Abattoir has been acquired by Momentum Pictures for North American distribution, and fright fans can look forward to seeing the haunted house horror film on December 9th:

Press Release: Los Angeles – Oct. 18, 2016 – Momentum Pictures announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the horror film “Abattoir,” which is set to release in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on Dec. 9, 2016. Written by Christopher Monfette (12 Monkeys) and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (The Saw Series), the film stars Jessica Lowndes (The Prince), Joe Anderson (Hercules), Lin Shaye (Insidious Series) and Dayton Callie (Sons of Anarchy). Momentum Pictures’ Senior Vice President of Content Ian Goggins made the announcement today.

“We’re fans of Darren Bousman’s body of work in the horror genre so we couldn’t be more thrilled to work with him on ‘Abattoir,...

Momentum Pictures has acquired North American rights to Saw helmer Darren Lynn Bousman’s new horror pic Abattoir, which will now hit theaters on December 9 day-and-date with VOD and digital. Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye and Dayton Callie star in the movie based on Bousman’s six-issue comic book miniseries from Radical Publishing. The pic bowed this year at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The plot centers on a real estate reporter (Lowndes) who unearths an urban…...

Waxwork Records recently announced that they will release a vinyl soundtrack of Tobe Hooper's 1979 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, and we have a teaser image of the anticipated release. Today's Horror Highlights also features details about Adrienne Barbeau receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming New York City Horror Film Festival and Breaking Glass Pictures' slate of horror films on Amazon Prime.

Salem's Lot Vinyl Soundtrack Announced by Waxwork Records: From Waxwork Records: "The bat is out the bag. Waxwork Records is releasing, for the very first time on vinyl, the complete 1979 television score to Stephen King's Salem's Lot! Details coming next week. Here's a peek at what will be a jaw dropping, fang gnashing, double LP featuring 84 cues remastered from the 1979 masters, and with new art by Francesco Francavilla! Waxwork will officially terrorize your turntable this Halloween season!"

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★★★☆☆ Home is where the Abattoir is, in Darren Lynn Bousman's film noir chiller. Swapping torture porn frolics - he helmed several sequels in the Saw franchise - for a more subdued approach, his latest work, arguably his strongest yet, is pitched as a ghost story with a nightmare twist. Based on an unpublished graphic novel serving as a prequel to events in the film (making its literally origins a bit of a cheat, because nobody's read it) Abattoir's visceral title is symbolic and reflected upon in a line of dialogue uttered by the film's Big Bad, Jebediah Crone (Dayton Callie), a creepy southern preacher recalling Julian Beck's insidious final role in Poltergeist II.

Director Darren Lynn Bousman is known for thinking outside the box. After directing the first three Saw sequels, he directed a cult favorite rock opera about re-possessing body parts whose recipients have defaulted on payments (Repo! The Genetic Opera). Soon after that, he developed and toured his cinematic circus The Devil's Carnival, which included live performances at many screenings.

Bousman's latest offering, Abattoir, may not be as ambitious as those two, but it does seek to turn the standard haunted house theme on its head by asking the question, 'Can you build a haunted house?'

Jessica Lowndes (best known for the 90210 reboot/sequel TV series) plays Julia Talben, a newspaper real-estate reporter whose sister and her family are brutally m [Continued ...]...

Director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II–IV, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Mother’s Day) is telling a highly unique horror story with his latest film Abattoir, which centers on a house that has literally been built out of rooms where horrifying tragedies… Continue Reading →

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Late this summer, West London's Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 will host an eclectic collection of horror films, including Rob Zombie's 31, Sean Byrne's The Devil's Candy, Darren Lynn Bousman's Abattoir, Jackson Stewart's Beyond the Gates, and Adam Wingard's The Woods:

Press Release: From grindhouse to art-house, feel-good to squeal-good, blockbuster to ghostbuster FrightFest returns in all its gory glory, now housed at the 12-screen Vue Cinema at Shepherd’s Bush, West London, from Aug 25 - Aug 29.

In its 17th year, the world renowned genre film festival will present 62 new feature films, embracing sixteen countries and bringing together established filmmakers, British first-timers and emerging international visionaries from six continents.

The opening night attraction is the European Premiere of My Father Die, Sean Brosnan’s brutal and beautiful feature debut – an ultra-stylish, uber violent revenge thriller that’s a calling card for Brosnan’s brilliant talents. And our...

In less than one month, Bruce Campbell’s third annual Horror Film Festival will return to Chicago for its third year of celebrating horror movies both old and new. This year’s lineup includes Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe and Darren Lynn Bousman’s Abattoir, the world premiere of Found Footage 3D, a 30th anniversary screening of Night of the Creeps, and much more:

Press Release: Rosemont, Ill., June 22, 2016— Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, presented by Starz and their hit original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, returns for its third annual festivities on August 18-21, in conjunction with Wizard World Chicago. Today, the Festival announced highlights of the groovy lineup, sponsored by Shudder and Bloody-Disgusting.com, featuring the critically acclaimed opening night nail-biter Don’t Breathe, directed by Fede Alvarez; a salute to genre hero Fred Dekker; an epic event featuring comedian Doug Benson; and a 25th anniversary...

Even if his name doesn’t immediately conjure up an image, take our word for it: You have seen Jay Huguley. He’s best known for playing David on AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and as Jimmy Ledoux on HBO’s “True Detective,” opposite… Continue Reading →

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Many people often romanticize the seemingly idyllic characteristics of the past that appear to offer a serene way of life, without truly realizing what harrowing aspects can also often plague the situation. But the determined protagonist in director Darren Lynn Bousman‘s new horror film, ‘Abattoir,’ soon discovers how distressing the past can truly be when she realizes that a horrifying crime spree is coming back to haunt her. The all-too-important lesson of how the secrets of the past can truly harm a person’s present and future was highlighted when the film, which was written by Christopher Monfette, David J. Schow and Teddy Tenenbaum, screened at the 2016 Los Angeles Film [ Read More ]

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Director Darren Lynn Bousman's latest horror film is titled Abattoir. This title recently had a screening at the La Film Festival, with a showing at the Arclight Culver City coming up. This haunted house thriller involves a home, which has been constructed from crime scenes. Each room in this house has had one murder take place inside. The film stars Jessica Lowndes (Altitude) as Julia, a real estate investigator. And, the film's second movie clip is hosted here. The clip shows Julia talking with several other characters. Each character reveals something more about this murder house. Several tragedies have taken place in this residence and each sounds worse than the last. Fans of well constructed stories, or of Bousman's earlier work (Saw III, Saw IV) will like what is revealed below. Though, Abattoir looks very different from Bousman's typical horror works. More on the film is available below. Release Date: 2016. Director: Darren Lynn Bousman.

Premiering tonight at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival is Darren Lynn Bousman’s Abattoir, a neo-noir-infused horror film that follows a reporter (Jessica Lowndes) investigating a mysterious man by the name of Jebediah Crone (Dayton Callie), who collects the rooms of violent crime scenes as part of his plan to build a home based entirely upon murder. Abattoir also co-stars Lin Shaye, Joe Anderson, J. Larose, and Michael Paré.

Daily Dead recently had the chance to speak with Bousman about his return to horror for his latest film, why he thrives on making “un-makeable” films, and the long journey of Abattoir from page to screen.

[Writer’s Note: Full disclosure, my significant other (and sometimes contributor to Daily Dead) edited Abattoir, so while we will not be reviewing it, we thought an interview with Bousman would be an appropriate way to give Daily Dead readers insights into the film.]

Let’s start at the beginning and talk about the evolution of Abattoir from the graphic novel to the feature film version. This has been a long time coming.

Darren Lynn Bousman: Yeah, this is the longest I’ve ever been involved with a...

Exclusive: From director Darren Lynn Bousman comes Abattoir, a new horror thriller written by Chris Monfette about a haunted house constructed entirely from rooms in which horrific deaths have occurred. It stars Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Dayton Callie, Lin Shaye and Jay Huguley and follows Julia (Lowndes), a real estate journalist who finds herself on the crime beat following the horrific murder of her sister. When the room in which her sister was killed is literally…...

The 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday, June 1st, and this year’s Nightfall lineup looks to be yet another strong selection of genre films set to thrill festival-goers night after night.

For those of you in the southern California area, the 2016 Laff runs through Thursday, June 9th and is calling the ArcLight Culver City Cinema home this year. Here’s a look at what we’re anticipating once the Laff begins later this week, and for more information on the festival, please visit:

http://www.filmindependent.org/la-film-festival/

Abattoir (directed by Darren Lynn Bousman)

Full disclosure: Abattoir was edited by my significant other, so I am certainly biased, but my enthusiasm for the film comes from my excitement to see Bousman return to the hardboiled world of horror after working on The Devil’s Carnival musicals and his comedy-infused segment in last year’s Tales of Halloween anthology.

Director Darren Lynn Bousman speaks about his new haunted house chiller Abattoir. Buying a fixer-upper house can be murder, especially in this horrible real estate market. A brand new clip from Darren Lynn Bousman’s latest horror feature, Abattoir, has recently debuted online. The clip, which you can see below, features Julia Talben (Jessica Lowndes) and…

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The first programming has been revealed for the 20th annual Fantasia International Film Festival. Taking place from July 14th–August 2nd in Montreal, this year’s Fantasia will honor Guillermo del Toro with the Cheval Noir Award, and the newly revealed first wave of programming includes screenings of Lights Out, Abattoir, In a Valley of Violence, Under the Shadow, Trash Fire, Teenage Cocktail, and more:

Press Release: Montreal, May 26, 2016 – The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in Montreal this summer, taking place from July 14-August 2, with its Frontiéres international co-production market and Industry Rendez-Vous weekend being held July 21-24. The full lineup of over 130 feature films will be announced July 5th. In the meantime, the festival is excited to announce a selected first wave of titles, along with several special happenings.

For Fantasia’s 2016 poster, the festival has once again turned to award-winning Quebec visual artist Donald Caron.

Montreal’s genre festival also unveils first wave of titles for its upcoming 20th Anniversary edition.Scroll down for first wave of titles

Guillermo del Toro and Takashi Miike are set to attend the 20th anniversary edition of Fantasia International Film Festival (July 14-Aug 2) in Montreal.

In his first-ever appearance at the festival, del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) will be presented with the Cheval Noir award.

He will also deliver a masterclass and host the Canadian premiere of documentary Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex, in which he is featured.

Meanwhile, prolific director Miike will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for the mark he has left on the festival over its 20 years. Nearly 30 of his films have been showcased at Fantasia and he has opened the festival three times.

Miike will also host the North American premiere of his latest film Terraformars, about a team of misfits who must fight humanoid cockroaches to colonise Mars, and As The...