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Fresh off the selection of “La Mesías” as the only European series at this year’s Sundance Festival, “Veneno” creators Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo – Los Javis – are set to produce Netflix original series “Superestar,” created by Spain’s Nacho Vigalondo, writer-director of 2016’s Anna Hathaway headed “Colossal,” Neon’s first pick-up for the U.S.

The six-episode series is directed by Vigalondo and Claudia Costafreda, co-creator of “Cardo,” an uninhibited portrait of Spain’s young generation eager for a quick fix of sex or drugs for want of a larger sense of direction in life, which was chosen by Variety, as “Veneno,” as one of the best international TV shows of the year.

Set up at Los Javis’ Suma Content, their indie Madrid-based label, “Superestar” is written by Vigalondo, María Bastarós, Paco Bezerra and Costafreda.

Oscar-nominated for his short, “7:35 in the Morning,” Vigalondo is best known for sci-fi comedies and thrillers such as,...

He’s gone up against a collector of human body parts, a creepy next-door neighbor, and the Dark Knight himself, but in his upcoming film Back Fork, Josh Stewart is taking on a real-life epidemic: prescription opioids.

Stewart recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Back Fork, which will focus on the devastating effects of opioids on communities and families. It’s a project that Stewart wrote, and it’s one that he’ll produce, direct, and star in as well.

With the Kickstarter campaign now underway, Daily Dead had the chance to catch up with Stewart for our latest Q&A feature to discuss the importance of his latest project, what he learned from directing The Hunted that he’ll apply to Back Fork, the upcoming Insidious: Chapter 4, and his desire to do another Collector movie.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Josh. How...

Stars: Josh Stewart, Alex Essoe, Bill Engvall, Melissa Bolona, Luke Edwards, Jaqueline Fleming, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Skipp Sudduth, David Kallaway | Written by Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton | Directed by Marcus Dunstan

It’s safe to say I’m a fan of the films of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. Between them, the duo have written and/or directed some fun fear flicks: Feast and it’s sequels (which I truly adore), Saw 4 – 7 and the fantastic pairing of The Collector and The Collection. It’s been four years since the latter film, their last feature, and now they’re back with The Neighbour – which also marks the Third time the filmmakers have worked with actor Josh Stewart.

Set in Cutter, Mississippi, The Neighbour follows two small-time drug-traffickers, John (Stewart) and Rosie (Essoe), who operate a weigh station next door to their creepy, hunting-obsessed neighbour, Troy. Planning to leave their drug-dealing life behind,...

We speak to Marcus Dunstan, the writer/director of hit horror films The Collector and The Collection. His new film is called The Neighbour. This action-packed horror thriller that premiered at London’s Frightfest in August and is Out Now on DVD and VOD. Synopsis:

In the small town of Cutter, Mississippi, army veteran John and his wife Rosie live on a run-down ranch, dreaming of one day escaping to Mexico. To raise the cash John runs illicit errands for his uncle. On the day they plan to finally leave Cutter, Rosie disappears. John thinks his mysterious neighbour, Troy, might have something to do with it, and breaks into his house that night. Thinking that his mysterious neighbour, Troy, might have something to do with it, he elects to investigate, but discovers a secret far more sinister than he could ever imagine.

From the director of the cult horror classics The Collector and The Collection, comes The Neighbour, a brutal, stylish and paranoid thriller about a married couple with a shady trade, who discover their nextdoor neighbour is up to even worse things than they are.

To celebrate it’s DVD release, we have a copy to give away to one lucky winner.

The Neighbour is available to buy on DVD from Monday 31 October 2016. Order it today: http://amzn.to/2eklwjM

To win a copy of The Neighbour, just answer the following question:

Who directed The Collector, The Collection And The Neighbour? It is:

a) John Gulager

b) Marcus Dunstan

c) Patrick Melton

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In my seven years of doing this, I can count on one hand the number of times I've inadvertently deleted or otherwise lost audio from an interview -- literally one of the worst things that can happen to a journalist. Unfortunately, I was forced to tick off one of those fingers just last week, when I settled in to transcribe my chat with Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton -- the longtime creative partners who collaborated on a total of four entries in the Saw franchise and two films in their Collector series -- and discovered that our nearly 30-minute chat had been wiped out entirely. Luckily, Dunstan was kind and understanding enough to respond to a set of emailed questions in the aftermath, and while I lament that our much more extensive previous conversation will never see the light of day -- among other things, you better believe I dug...

Bill Engvall in The Neighbour

Marcus Dunstan's The Neighbour, which screened at Frightfest and opens in the UK this weekend, is a dark horror tale which will make you question how much you know about the people next door. What will shock some viewers more than the horrors in the basement is the fact that it stars popular Us comedian Bill Engvall, better known for films like Delta Farce and Catching Faith. Let's just say that his performance here is a little bit different.

Bill was keen to talk about the film but, somewhere in the chain of people making the arrangements, there was confusion about time zone conversion. We ended up speaking just after 7am. Knowing that many actors are night owls, I apologised, but he laughed. "Honey, when you get to my age, this is sleeping in." He told me that he's really excited about this film because the role is.

In Marcus Dunstan's new film The Neighbor, Ronnie Gene Blevins plays a key role in bringing a nightmare to life next door to an unlucky couple. With The Neighbor now out on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, and VOD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Daily Dead caught up with Blevins in our latest Q&A feature to discuss a supernatural prank pulled on him by the cast and crew, working with Nicolas Cage in Joe, and a little tease of what to expect from one of his upcoming projects, David Lynch's Twin Peaks revival.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Ronnie, and congratulations on your work in The Neighbor. What attracted you to the role of Harley in Marcus Dunstan’s latest movie?

Ronnie Gene Blevins: The pleasure is all mine. I'm a big fan of Marcus and his movies, so I was elated...

Creative partners Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton -- who co-wrote a total of four Saw sequels -- are back once again with The Neighbor, a new thriller that marks Dunstan's third directorial effort after 2009's The Collector and its 2012 sequel The Collection. Set in Mississippi, the film stars Josh Stewart (Criminal Minds) and Alex Essoe (so memorable as the fame-hungry actress in Starry Eyes) as a couple who uncover the horrifying truth about their next door neighbor (stand-up comedian-turned-actor Bill Engvall of Blue Collar Comedy fame).  You can watch an ultra-tense scene from the film in the HitFix-exclusive clip above. The Neighbor is out this week on DVD, Digital HD and VOD.

If you’ve had the opportunity to catch comedian Bill Engvall over the years during his incredibly successful stand-up career, you’d see a man that pledges his craft on making the audience smile, laugh, and leave the theaters happy. In the… Continue Reading →

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While executive producer Jason Egan may be currently enjoying rave reviews on his just released feature The Neighbor, he’s also poised to scare the pants off Nevadans this season with his 14th annual, much buzzed-about attraction Fright Dome. Having teamed… Continue Reading →

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Now that September is finally underway, you can expect to see a lot of horror and sci-fi offerings making their way to Blu-ray and DVD from now until Halloween. This Tuesday, we have a handful of selections to look forward to, including a double dose of Hammer Films double features, Haunted Honeymoon (directed by and starring the late, great Gene Wilder), and a trio of new releases: The Neighbor, Tale of Tales, and The Ones Below.

Other notable home entertainment releases for September 6th include Supernatural: Season 11, The Flash: Season Two, The Dead Room, The Darkness, and Night of the Living Deb.

Hammer Films Double Feature: Revenge of Frankenstein & The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (Mill Creek Entertainment, Blu-ray)

For more than four decades, Hammer Films’ unique blend of horror, science fiction, thrills and comedy dominated countless drive-ins and movie theaters. Enjoy this impeccable collection from the darkest corners of the Hammer Imagination!

For over a decade now, Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have collaborated on bringing crimson-stained nightmares to the big screen, and while horror fans may associate the creative duo with gore galore due to their inventive Saw sequels (parts IV–VI) and creepy Collector films, their latest project, The Neighbor, opts for atmospheric tension over buckets of blood.

With The Neighbor coming out on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, and VOD from Anchor Bay Entertainment on September 6th, I had the opportunity to talk with Dunstan about directing his third film, casting Bill Engvall as a charming villain, re-teaming with actor Josh Stewart, and the possibility of a third Collector movie.

Thanks for taking the time to talk with me today and congratulations on The Neighbor. I'm a big fan of what you and Patrick have done in the horror genre, and this film, being more of a southern thriller, is...

You can tell just by September’s VOD offerings that we are definitely inching our way closer to another Halloween season, as we have 12 different titles hitting VOD and various digital platforms this month. Things kick off on September 2nd with Danny Perez’s surreal Antibirth from IFC Midnight, and just a few days later, The Neighbor (the latest collaboration between Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton) comes home as well.

Both The Neon Dead and The Shallows hit VOD on September 13th, and two more horror films—The Devil's Dolls and Tell Me How I Die—arrive just a few days later on digital platforms everywhere.

Other notable VOD releases for September include Blood is Blood, Halloween Party, The People Garden, A House is Not A Home, Subterranea, and The House on Pine Street.

Blood is Blood (Multicom Entertainment Group) – September 1st

For privileged siblings Brie, Daniel, Crew, and Jess,...

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton are set to release their latest genre offering, The Neighbor, a crime thriller that reunites them with The Collector star Josh Stewart. The Neighbor, directed by Dunstan from a screenplay he co-wrote with Melton, is set in Mississippi where a man who discovers the dark truth about his secretive neighbor and what, or who, he may be keeping […]...

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton’s latest genre offering, The Neighbor, a crime thriller that reunites them with The Collector producers Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizotti, and star Josh Stewart, is moving into the UK. While the U.S. gets to see the film on September 6, it will arrive in UK cinemas and on VOD September 16 with a DVD release slated for October […]...

Bill Engvall has made folks laugh for decades, so it may come as a surprise that he induces scares instead of smiles in his role as the unsettling antagonist next door in Marcus Dunstan’s The Neighbor. With the film coming out on DVD September 6th from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fortress Features, and Salt Company International Production, as well as VOD from Starz Digital, I recently had the opportunity to speak with Engvall, who discussed growing up with a fondness for the horror genre and Vincent Price, playing a charming character with a dark side, working with Dunstan and Josh Stewart, and much more.

Congratulations on the film, Bill. It was great to see you play a darker role in a film like The Neighbor, so kudos to you and the whole team for putting this together.

Bill Engvall: Well, thank you, man. I’ve got to tell you something,...

We’ve moved in next door to Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton’s latest genre offering, The Neighbor, a crime thriller that reunites them with The Collector producers Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizotti, and star Josh Stewart. The Neighbor, directed by Dunstan from a screenplay he co-wrote with Melton, is a crime thriller set in Mississippi where a man who discovers the dark truth about his […]...

Genre festival reveals masterclasses and film programme.

Horror Channel FrightFest (Aug 25-29) has unveiled the line-up of events and movies for its 2016 edition, set to be held at the Vue cinema in London’s Shepherds Bush.

Screen will host a panel on the future of the UK horror film industry, followed by the first Screen International Horror Rising Star Award [click here for the shortlist].

There will also be a horror writing master class with writer-director James Moran; a women in horror symposium; a special effects demo from maestro Dan Martin; and a discussion by filmmaker Paul Davis – who made John Landis approved doc Beware The Moon - marking the 35th anniversary of An American Werewolf In London.

The festival is also set to screen H.G. Lewis’ 1963 gore classic Blood Feast, which is getting a 4K restoration from Arrow.

The FrightFest audience will be the first in the UK to see The Neighbor, directed by Marcus Dunstan (The Collection).

The festival will also...

A new trailer for The Neighbor, from the co-writers of Saw IV, V, and VI, has been released, showing Bill Engvall like we’ve never seen him before. Starring Josh Stewart (The Collector, Interstellar), The Neighbor comes to DVD, Digital HD, and VOD on September 6th.

From the Press Release: “Beverly Hills, CA – (July Xx, 2016) – The highly anticipated suspense-thriller, The Neighbor, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fortress Features and Salt Company International Production, and Digital HD and On Demand from Starz Digital on September 6th. Written by co-writers of Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI and The Collector, Marcus Dunstan, who also directed the horror feature, and Patrick Melton, the film stars Josh Stewart (Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises), Bill Engvall (“Blue Collar TV”) and Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes).

In the small town of Cutter, Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John (Stewart) comes home to...

Tagline: "Fear thy Neighbor." Director Marcus Dunstan (The Collector) and actor Josh Stewart re-team for The Neighbor. This mysterious thriller focuses on three characters: John (Stewart), Rosie (Alex Essoe) and Troy (Bill Engvall). When Rosie goes missing, John suspects his neighbor, Troy. The film is slated for a September release, via Anchor Bay Entertainment. In September, the film will be available on DVD and Video-on-demand. A trailer for The Neighbor is hosted here. An official synopsis is fairly revealing (spoilers ahead). In Cutter, Mississippi, John is searching for his girlfriend Rosie. He finds her at his neighbor's home, along with several other people. Now, John must lead everyone one of this torturous dungeon. It is strange to see a film reveal so much, so early. Sometimes, a better marketing strategy is leaving something to the viewer's imagination. Both the synopsis and the trailer reveal major plot points and much of...

We’ve moved in next door to Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton’s latest genre offering, The Neighbor, a crime thriller that reunites them with The Collector producers Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizotti, and star Josh Stewart. The Neighbor, directed by Dunstan from a screenplay he co-wrote with Melton, is a crime thriller set in Mississippi where a man who discovers the dark truth about […]...

What was once believed to be an encouraging source of hope and support is now harrowingly transforming into one of society’s greatest threats. While neighbors were once a typical outlet of help, they’re now a terrifying origin of despair. To showcase that horrifying transition into how close acquaintances are now putting in each other in peril, Shockya is exclusively premiering the trailer for the upcoming suspense-thriller, ‘The Neighbor.’ The trailer for the highly anticipated drama has been unveiled to help support its home release later this summer. ‘The Neighbor’ will be distributed on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fortress Features and Salt Company International Production, for the suggested retail price [ Read More ]

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Co-writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton re-team with Josh Stewart (The Collector films) for The Neighbor, a new thriller coming out on DVD, Digital HD, and VOD on September 6th:

Press Release: Beverly Hills, CA – (July Xx, 2016) – The highly anticipated suspense-thriller, The Neighbor, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fortress Features and Salt Company International Production, and Digital HD and On Demand from Starz Digital on September 6. Written by co-writers of Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI and The Collector, Marcus Dunstan, who also directed the horror feature, and Patrick Melton, the film stars Josh Stewart (Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises), Bill Engvall (“Blue Collar TV”) and Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes).

In the small town of Cutter, Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John (Stewart) comes home to find his girlfriend Rosie (Essoe) missing, he suspects his mysterious and off-putting neighbor (Engvall – in an unexpected and shocking performance) – is somehow involved.

We’re big fans of filmmaking duo Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton here on Dread, as they’ve given us some truly awesome horror flicks over the years, and we’re always excited to see what they’re up to next. In the wake… Continue Reading →

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Horror covered in papier-mâché? A few weeks back we shared the first ever images and art for Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton’s latest genre offering, The Neighbor, a crime thriller that reunites them with The Collector producers Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizotti, and star Josh Stewart. The Neighbor, directed by Dunstan from a screenplay he co-wrote with Melton, is a crime thriller set […]...

On tap right now we have several bits of eye candy and the first poster for Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton’s new flick, The Neighbor. Dig it! The film, co-written by the duo and directed by Dunstan, re-teams them with… Continue Reading →

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Horror covered in papier-mâché? Bloody Disgusting now has the first ever images and art for Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton’s latest genre offering, The Neighbor, a crime thriller that reunites them with The Collector producers Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizotti, and star Josh Stewart. The Neighbor, directed by Dunstan from a screenplay he co-wrote with Melton, is a crime thriller set in Mississippi […]...

Films include Maniac Cop, produced by Nicolas Winding Refn, and The Discovery, starring Nicholas Hoult and Rooney Mara.

Middle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has secured 20 titles out of the American Film Market (Afm), which ended Wednesday.

The deals are led by the Nicolas Winding Refn-produced remake Maniac Cop directed by John Hyams and the Antonio Banderas lead thriller Faith from Wild Bunch. Both will be co-distributed with long-time associate Teleview International across the Middle East.

The Dubai-based firm, which acquires distribution rights for the Middle East and North Africa, has also closed a deal with Protagonist Pictures for The Discovery starring Nicholas Hoult and Rooney Mara; while from Hanway Films the titles include horror feature The Devil’s Candy, which debuted at Toronto, and Lone Sherfig comedy drama Their Finest Hour And A Half starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy.

From Embankment Films, Front Row has acquired the English-language remake of French...