Marcus Nispel’s Exeter US Premiere, Deathgasm & More Featured at 10th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival

2015/03/20 18:25:17 +00:00 | Derek Anderson

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th remakes were brought to life on the big screen by Marcus Nispel, and the director returns to the horror genre with the long-awaited Exeter (formerly known as Backmask). Ahead of its DirecTV debut this July, Exeter will make its US premiere at the 10th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix, AZ. The core films of the festival have been revealed, and in addition to Exeter, horror and sci-fi fans can look forward to experiencing the heavy metal horror of Deathgasm, the strange-but-true vibe of Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau, and much more:

The 10th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival kicks off Friday, March 27th with screenings of The Editor and Julia, followed by a Saturday night double feature of Exeter and Deathgasm. Other films showing at the festival include Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau, Betamax, When Animals Dream, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, and Monsters: Dark Continent:

"PHOENIX, AZ (March 18, 2015) – The International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival, celebrating their 10th year is proud to announce their key films in the 2015 lineup!

The festival will have the U.S. premiere of EXETER from the director of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) and FRIDAY THE 13th (2009), which has a group of teenagers that accidentally release an evil spirit that starts to possess each of them, one by one.

Another highlight will be the showing of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU which is a behind the scenes documentary that chronicles how a clash of vision, bad creative decisions, and lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous 1996 remake of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”

Additional films appearing at the 2015 International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival include:

DEATHGASM – The Arizona premiere of Jason Lei Howden’s horror/comedy film from New Zealand about two teenage boys who unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.

THE EDITOR- An absurdist giallo film from the makers of “Father’s Day.”

JULIA – A neo-noir revenge thriller centering on Julia Shames, who after suffering a brutal trauma, falls prey to an unorthodox form of therapy to restore herself.

KUMIKO THE TREASURE HUNTER – Both an Independent Spirit Award Winner and a Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominee; which has a jaded Japanese woman discovering a hidden copy of the 1996 film “Fargo” on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.

The 10th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival is part of the 15th Annual Phoenix Film Festival, which occurs this year from Thursday, March 26th to Thursday, April 2nd. Continually breaking attendance records since its inception, last year’s festival saw over 25,000 attendees and there are hopes to pull in even more film enthusiasts this year. The week-long Festival will be held once again at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre located at 7000 E. Mayo Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85054.

For movie lovers, this is an event that is not to be missed. Tickets and passes are on sale now and available through the Phoenix Film Festival website www.PhoenixFilmFestival.com. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Phoenix Film Festival Ticket Center next to the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre. Tickets range in price from $13 for a single screening to $300 for a platinum pass. For more information call 602-955-6444 or visit www.PhoenixFilmFestival.com."