Sometimes the truth does not set you free. The Martyrs remake will be released by Anchor Bay in January and February of 2016. Also in this round-up: we have a poster for Cannibal Holocaust and Distiller VOD details.

Martyrs Remake: "Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing MARTYRS in Theaters and Digital HD on January 22nd and on VOD on February 2nd.

**MARTYRS is a retelling of the French 2008 horror cult film written and directed by Pascal Laugier. This MARTYRS film's screenplay was written by Mark L. Smith who is also the co-writer of THE REVENANT screenplay along with Alejandro González Iñárritu which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.**

DIRECTORS: Kevin and Michael Goetz
WRITER: Mark L. Smith
CAST: Troian Bellisario, Bailey Noble, and Kate Burton

SYNOPSIS: Ten-year-old Lucie flees from the isolated warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Deeply traumatized, she is plagued by awful night terrors at the orphanage that takes her in. Her only comfort comes from Anna, a girl her own age. Nearly a decade later and still haunted by demons, Lucie finally tracks down the family that tortured her. As she and Anna move closer to the agonizing truth, they find themselves trapped in a nightmare – if they cannot escape, a martyr’s fate awaits them.

GENRE: Action, Horror

DISTRIBUTOR: Anchor Bay Entertainment."

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Cannibal Holocaust Poster: From Studiohouse Designs: "Burn it. Burn all the footage.

4 color silk screen print
French Grout Gray Construction
Regular edition hand numbered /30
Variant edition hand numbered /6
Ships USPS Priority within 1–2 weeks in a yazoo mills tube with extra care to protect your print."

For more information on this particular poster, visit:

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Distiller: Press Release: "Port Jefferson Station, NY - WHAT: Indie film DISTILLER is being released on VOD services

WHERE: Available to Pre-order on iTunes

WHEN: Pre-order today, release date Friday January 8th, 2016

H.A.M. Studios is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of DISTILLER on Video-On-Demand Services. The film is available to Pre-order on iTunes.

The film stars Dan Noonan and Amy Ciupek as the heirs to their long-lost Uncle’s estate. The Uncle, a globe-trotting ghost hunter known as a Distiller, spent his life trapping spirits of the dead in liquor bottles until his mysterious disappearance. Now 20 years later the duo inherit his belongings, including the collection of enigmatic bottles which they plan to open and serve at a Fourth of July party, causing ghost and creature mayhem to ensue.

All of the film’s creature effects were accomplished through “old school” practical effects methods by the husband and wife filmmaking team of Andy and Erin Schroeder. DISTILLER is unrated but aims for a PG-13 audience. “We wanted to make a movie that would scare adults, but also be appropriate if younger viewers were around”, says Erin (DISTILLER’s producer and creature effects artist). “As adults we’re still able to appreciate many of the movies we grew up watching, like ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Gremlins’ or ‘Indiana Jones’. Most modern ghost stories are either too disturbing for younger viewers or too goofy for adults. Finding that middle ground was one of our goals in making ‘DISTILLER’.

Andy (the film’s director) is also the artist of a weekly comic strip based on DISTILLER which follows “Uncle Matt”, the film’s resident Distiller, on his supernatural misadventures.

DISTILLER’s world premiere theatrical screening will be projected on the largest movie screen in the North Eastern United States at the historic Proctors Theater in Schenectady, NY on January 2nd, 2016.

For more information on DISTILLER, the movie trailer, behind the scenes videos, and the comic strip visit www.distillerthemovie.com"

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    About the Author - Tamika Jones

    Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.

    The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).