DREAD and Epic Pictures present Black Site. Described as an action horror mix between H.P. Lovecraft and The Raid, Black Site will be released on VOD on April 9th. Also: release details for Flay and Evil River.

Black Site On Demand Release Details: Press Release: "Epic Pictures and DREAD are thrilled to represent the action horror, BLACK SITE, releasing April 9, 2019! It is best described as a mixture of “John Carpenter Meets H.P. Lovecraft Meets The Raid.” Jonathan Barkan at Dread Central could barely contain his excitement!

“When I first heard about BLACK SITE, my imagination went wild at the description. Then, after seeing it, I knew that this was a film that would be perfect for horror audiences and DREAD! Tom Paton is an amazing director who has an incredibly bright future ahead of him and it’s a pleasure and an honor to be a part of that.” – Jonathan Barkan, Dread Central

Synopsis: An elite military unit encounters a supernatural entity, known as The Elder Gods, that forces them into battle against an army from another dimension. They must fight together to defend the Black Site and save the world from ultimate destruction.

BLACK SITE is directed by Tom Paton (Redwood). The film stars Sophia Del Pizzo (Into the Dark), Lauren Ashley Carter (Imitation Girl), and Jessica-Jane Stafford (Dead Ringer).

“I and the team at Airpick & Goldfinch couldn’t be more excited that BLACK SITE has found its home as part of the DREAD label. It’s an honour to be included alongside the existing titles and we can’t wait for everyone to see the start of what we hope will be a long-running franchise.” – Tom Paton, Director."

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Flay Release Details and Trailer: "Long-awaited Horror fantasy Flay, from director Eric Pham, will be released April 2 from Phame Factory.

Flay hails from a filmmaker who cut his teeth working VFX work on some of Robert Rodriguez’s best-known films, including Grindhouse and Sin City.

The film features Alita: Battle Angel's Elle LaMont, Violett Beane (The Flash) and Phantasm star A. Michael Baldwin. Dalton Gray (Lazer Team, Dumber, and Dumber To), Johnny Walter, Aaron Spivey-Sorrells, Peggy Schott, Kaylee King, and Noe de la Garza also star.

After the death of her mother, an estranged daughter struggles to save her brother and those around her from a malevolent faceless spirit.

Flay available digitally 4/2 from Phame Factory."

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Evil River North American DVD and VOD Release Details: Press Release "EVIL RIVER is an independent horror film shot in Italy by director Marco Rosson and produced by Giorgio Ettore Galbiati.

The film is inspired by the classic Italian movies of the '70s and '80s and it takes inspiration by masters such as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, and Lucio Fulci. The movie has gained a very good response in a considerable quantity of festivals, winning 29 awards around the world including the Los Angeles Film Award for best horror, the Tabloid Witch Award for best editing and best soundtrack and the Horror Hotel Film Festival.

The film will be released in the United States and Canada on DVD and VOD and it will be distributed by the Wild Eye Releasing company with a new title: EVIL RIVER.

Director Marco Rosson states: "We are very pleased to have found a serious distribution that allows us to release our little independent film also in the U.S. Evil River was shot in just nine days with a very limited budget (about 7500 Euros). The fact that we have received all the awards at the various film festivals and having found a distribution that has immediately believed in our project, rewarded the hard work done".

SHORT SYNOPSIS: Independent Italian Horror Movie. Inspired by the classic Italian horror movies of the 70s and 80s.

A professor (Emma) goes to Voghera, a small town in Northern Italy. To study the story of the witch Shanda killed in the early 1800s, on the river bank from which it is named.

The professor will be enslaved to a magic spell and will be forced to repeat the same day over and over. Every time she will be killed and every time she will start the day again.

Emma will try to get rid of this curse and break this loop.

SYNOPSIS: Emma is a university professor visiting the small northern Italian town of Voghera, who wants to carry out a study on the bizarre case of the so-called Shanda’s river.

The river was renamed after the brutal murder of a young female peasant Shanda, accused and executed for being a witch in the early 19th century. A local girl Giulia has been organizing for several years a river sightseeing tour narrating the story of the witch Shanda. Emma wants to take part in the tour but gets caught up in a curse that forces her to relentlessly repeat that same day. She’ll keep waking up in her hotel room at 4 am and constantly getting killed by two cult members (enigmatic individuals wearing a mask). Thanks to another member of the tour, Daniel Roth, Emma will unveil the secret of this curse and will resiliently try, by all means, to get out of the loop.

DIRECTOR’S BIO

Marco Rosson is a 1984 born director from Voghera, Italy. After having attended the Cinema and Television Civic School of Milan, he debuts as a director with his first short film METASTASI which receives numerous awards including best director under 30. In 2012, he debuted with his first feature NEW ORDER starring Franco Nero. The picture is distributed in the US and Asia.

In 2014, he made INSIDE THE WINE a documentary on the vinification for the Italian Oltrepò Pavese wine district. The project is sponsored by the Consortium for the Protection of Oltrepò Pavese Wines. After having worked in the past years with music videos and commercials, in 2016, he’s back into moviemaking with the feature Evil River.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET:

Genre: Horror

Length: 90 Minutes

Director: Marco Rosson

Production: Iria Cultura, Tacci Films

Producer: Giorgio Galbiati

D.o.P.: Luciano Baresi

Starring: Margherita Remotti, Diego Runko, Marcella Braga, Claudia Marasca

Special Effects – Make up: Eleonorita Acquaviva, Alice Rossi

Script: Nicola Pizzi

Editing: Giorgio Galbiati

Music: Mauro Crivelli

FESTIVAL

WINNER BEST HORROR - Los Angeles Film Awards 2017

WINNER BEST ACTRESS in a thriller - Actors Awards Los Angeles 2017

WINNER BEST HORROR - Festigious Los Angeles 2017

HONORABLE MENTION BEST DIRECTOR - Festigious Los Angeles 2017

WINNER BEST HORROR - Medff 2017

WINNER BEST SPECIAL EFFECT MAKEUP – International independent Film Awards 2017

WINNER BEST HORROR - Alternative Film Festival 2017

WINNER BEST WRITER - Alternative Film Festival 2017

WINNER Best Film Feature - The IndieFEST Film Awards

WINNER best actress - Accolade Global Film Competition

WINNER best no-budget film - Gold Movie Awards Goddess Nike

WINNER BEST EDITING Tabloid witch Award– Giorgio Galbiati

WINNER BEST MUSIC SOUNDTRACK Tabloid witch Award - Mauro Crivelli

WINNER BEST HORROR - World Premiere Film Awards 2017

WINNER BEST MAKEUP - World Premiere Film Awards 2017

WINNER BEST PHOTOGRAPHY - World Premiere Film Awards 2017

WINNER BEST EDITING – World Premiere Film Awards 2017

WINNER BEST HORROR – Onirons Film Award

WINNER BEST FILM – Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018

WINNER BEST GORE - Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018

WINNER BEST EDITING - Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

Official selection ToHorror Film Festival 2017

Official selection New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival

Official selection New York Film Awards 2017

Official selection Upstate NY Horror Film Festival 2017

Official selection Lake View International Film Festival

Official selection Los Angeles Cine Fest

Official selection altFF Alternative Film Festival

Official selection Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival

Official selection Fake Flesh Film Fest

Official selection Diabolical Horror Film Festival

Official selection UnderGround

Official selection The Lost Sanity Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival

Semi Finalist - Women in Horror Film Festival."

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    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).