Horror fans attending what was advertised as a "Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration" at the ArcLight Hollywood theater received quite the shock when filmmaker Adam Green took to the stage and revealed that the movie they were actually about to watch was a new film in the franchise called Victor Crowley, which was filmed in secret and features Kane Hodder reprising his role as the slayer of Honey Island Swamp.
Following its surprise premiere at the ArcLight Cinema, Adam Green will take Victor Crowley to select US theaters this October for a road show tour that will include one-night-only screenings hosted by Green and cast members from the film. Specific tour dates have yet to be announced, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed.
Victor Crowley will also screen at festivals around the world, including FrightFest in London on Saturday, August 26th. For additional details, including intriguing plot information, we have the official press release below:
Press Release: Dark Sky Films proudly announces VICTOR CROWLEY, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kept tightly under wraps for over two years, the slasher reboot unexpectedly debuted tonight at Hollywood's ArcLight Cinema, shocking fans, celebrities, and industry professionals who gathered this evening to celebrate at an event coined as a "Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration."
Set a decade after the events of the series' first three films, VICTOR CROWLEY reunites Hatchet mainstays Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th 7 -X's Jason Voorhees) and Parry Shen (Better Luck Tomorrow) for an all-new, horrifying journey into the haunted, blood-drenched bayou.
In 2007, forty-nine people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew Yong's claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy, but when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Yong must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.
VICTOR CROWLEY's ensemble cast also features Laura Ortiz (2006's The Hills Have Eyes), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie), and Brian Quinn (truTV's "Impractical Jokers"). Writer/director Adam Green proudly returns to the director's chair of his series that, upon debuting in 2007, was energetically touted as a return to "old school American horror," and whose maniacal fan-favorite villain quickly secured a place among slasher royalty.
Says Green, "I couldn't be happier to partner with Dark Sky Films and bring Victor Crowley back to horror fans around the world. Resurrecting the series for its tenth anniversary was our way of saying thank you to everyone in The Hatchet Army and beyond who have supported this series since its inception. This bloodbath is for all of you."
VICTOR CROWLEY will hit select U.S. theaters in October 2017 as part of Dark Sky Films' "Victor Crowley Road Show", wherein writer/director Adam Green (and other cast) will travel with and introduce the film at special one-night screening events across America. Internationally, the film is slated to bow at festivals worldwide - it will receive its international premiere this Saturday, August 26th at FrightFest in London, England. Adam Green and Kane Hodder will be in attendance for the gala screening.
Full road show schedule and additional release information will follow.
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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.
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