Horror Highlights: THE X-FILES Pins from Creepy Co., THE LATE SHIFT Casting, THE LAST ONES Release Details

2018/01/25 16:22:34 +00:00 | Derek Anderson

Do you want to believe? Creepy Co. certainly does, and they're proving it by releasing three new pins based on The X-Files. Also featured in today's Horror Highlights is exciting casting news for the short film The Late Shift and Amazon release details for the new zombie movie The Last Ones.

New X-Files Pins from Creepy Co.: Spooky Fox Enamel Pin: "Prepare to prove the doubters wrong.

Uncover the truth with this enamel pin dedicated to the king of conspiracies and let it remind you to never lose enthusiasm for what drives you.

Artwork by Andrew "Gimetzco" Bargeron

1" tall
hard enamel pin with shine-shifting metal finish
2 clutch posts with rubber clutches
deluxe backing card
"Creepy Co." back stamp
$9.99"

Skully Redux Enamel Pin: "Skin and bones like the rest of us, she taught a generation how to believe; if not *completely* in the unexplained, then in ourselves.

Our favorite government agent and master of skepticism is back with this redux of our classic "Skully" enamel pin.

Artwork by Andrew "Gimetzco" Bargeron

1" tall
hard enamel pin with shine-shifting metal finish
2 clutch posts with rubber clutches
deluxe backing card
"Creepy Co." back stamp
$9.99"

Photodome Pin: "Ever get hassled for your fascination with the unexplainable, the downright... spooky? Fire back an answer by pointing at this pin, situated smartly on your lapel, at all times; "Bitch, I Might Believe!"

1.5" tall
resin-coated "photodome" pin
1 clutch post with rubber clutch
deluxe backing card
"Creepy Co." back stamp
$7.99"

Bill Oberst Jr. Set to Star in Short Horror Film The Late Shift: Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois, January 24, 2018 – Filmmaker Joshua Brucker and producer Kate Riffe are pleased to announce that casting for their upcoming short film, The Late Shift, has begun.

The Late Shift follows Beth, a night-shift nurse tasked with babysitting a quiet and near-empty patient wing. All is calm until a mysterious patient is brought it, exhibiting a high fever and sporting terrible wounds. He’s stabilized and all returns to normal. But Beth is new to the late shift and she eventually closes her heavy eyes and accidentally drifts asleep. When she wakes up, however, not all is as calm and safe as it once was. Her new patient, she finds, harbors a dangerous and deadly secret that could cost Beth her life.

“As a child, I remember the emotions I felt watching the classic horror films. As a director, I want to return the favor and give back to the genre that defined my early years,” said Brucker, who is making his directing debut with this film.

“The Late Shift represents everything I love about horror. The hospital is supposed to be a safe place, where we go when we’re sick and want treatment, but we’re all aware of the fact that most of us will meet our end in a hospital bed. It makes for a very interesting setting. Also, our protagonist is pitted against a creeping beast; a monster of unimaginable terror. It’s certainly a call-back to so many of the monster flicks from the 1980’s. Also, we’re filming in Chicago. What horror fan can think of Chicago and not think of Candyman, Henry, and Child’s Play?”

Bill Oberst Jr. joins the cast as The Patient, the film’s antagonist. He is an Emmy Award-winning actor and horror genre legend, known for playing dark characters onscreen.

Bill Oberst Jr. commented on the screenplay, stating, ”Joshua Brucker's nine-page script for The Late Shift speaks the language of cinematic horror more fluently than many full-length screenplays. It's the kind of tale that, as an adolescent, I'd have sneaked out of bed to watch at midnight on any one of TV's classic creepy anthology shows. The horror kid in my soul howls with delight at the prospect of being a part of this little masterwork of terror.”

Kate Riffe, the film's producer said, "Like Joshua, I've dreamed of making the films that create that same emotional engagement I remember experiencing as a child. The Late Shift is our first step in that direction, and to have Bill Oberst Jr. sign on and speak so highly of the script, just makes me even more excited to get this film out and into the hands of the fans of the horror genre."

The short film, which is aimed to begin production in September, will be shot in Chicago, Illinois.

To learn more about the film, you can follow on Twitter here and Facebook here.

About Joshua Brucker (Twitter: @jdbrucker)

Joshua Brucker is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter. He was born near Chicago, Illinois and studied History at Eastern Illinois University. Coming from a small town in Illinois, Joshua has persevered and exceeded the expectations of many in the pursuit of his goals. He’s also the screenwriter of One For The Road, a short film based on the story by Stephen King and starring Lance Henriksen.

About Kate Riffe (Twitter: @KateRiffe)

Kate Riffe is a veteran of the US Marine Corps and served in Iraq as a Combat Medic with the US ARMY. She has always had a passion for films and looks forward to using the skills and tenacity gained as a military veteran to her passion for making the films that are missing from the modern cinema.

*Above photo from The Dark Cinema on IMDb.

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New Zombie Movie The Last Ones Coming to Amazon Video on January 26th: Press Release: "Jara Productions is proud to announce that their debut film ‘The Last Ones’ will be released on Amazon video on January 26th to rent or buy in the US and UK!

‘The Last Ones’ strives to tell a more realistic version of the zombie film by focusing on the human side of a post-apocalyptic plague. When the virus hit, John (Mark Ocegueda) lost everything: his friends, his family, and his future. Only the presence of Michael (Algernon D'Ammassa, EATERS), his protector, kept him from giving up. Nine months later, things are looking bleak as they begin to run out of supplies, and are constantly assailed by an horrific threat that lurks in the cover of night. When they come unexpectedly upon Karina (Marcelle Bowman, EATERS,) the three of them are caught in a conflict far worse than they could've imagined.

‘The Last Ones’ is an independent feature film written and directed by Andrew Jara. It is a tale of psychological suspense, visceral terror, and the darker side of human nature. It acts as both a subversion of many familiar tropes of the zombie genre, as well as an exhilarating narrative all its’ own. It aims to take zombie movies back to their roots of paranoia and the fear that danger could lie within your friends and family. Made with a budget of only 40,000 dollars and shot with a RED-ONE camera, ‘The Last Ones' shows what can truly be accomplished with an independent spirit and enough innovation.

The film opened the Plaza Classic film festival, played at the Fright Night film festival and won the audience award at the Tricon NM film festival, among many others. Now it will be released on VOD to rent or own on AMAZON video on January 26th to rent or buy in the US and the UK."

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About the Author - Derek Anderson

Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.

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