A trailer has recently dropped for Charlie Comparetto's Ghost in the Graveyard, starring Royce Johnson, Jake Busey, Nikki Blonsky, and Jason James Richter and it headlines today's Highlights. Also: It Comes trailer and upcoming VR experience, Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London's Cabinet of Curiosities: The Strange Case of Scala Cinema event announced, and Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival 2018's lineup revealed.
Watch the New Ghost in the Graveyard Trailer: "Cellar Door Productions has arrived at the American Film Market with the first trailer and new stills for Ghost in the Graveyard. The supernatural thriller stars Kelli Berglund (Disney's "Lab Rats", Gregg Araki's "Now Apocalypse"), Royce Johnson (Marvel's "Daredevil" and "Jessica Jones"), Jake Busey ("Stranger Things", The Predator), Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray, The Last Movie Star) and Jason James Richter (The Free Willy franchise).
The debut feature of filmmaker Charlie Comparetto, Ghost in the Graveyard centers on a small town under siege from the ghost of a local girl who died tragically during a childhood game. Worldwide rights are available through the producers.
A small town comes under the thumb of Martha, a vengeful ghost who returns to haunt the children who witnessed her death during a game of Ghost in the Graveyard in their youth. Long blamed for the accident, Sally Sullivan (Berglund) must figure out why Martha has returned and how to get her to rest in peace for good. As the mystery of her return unravels, deep secrets are revealed that will have consequences for everyone involved.
Worldwide rights for Ghost in the Graveyard are available and being handled by Cellar Door."
*Editor's Note: Trailer is locked and cannot be embedded.*
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It Comes Trailer and VR Experience Details: "Nearly two decades after their mother's mysterious disappearance, Sophia and Kassie Lind receive an anonymous photo of their mother held captive in a remote village in Norway. Though doubtful of the photo's authenticity, the sisters are certain the cryptic photo holds the key to solving the decades-old question of their mother's disappearance. Along with a film crew, the sisters set out on a cross-country trek to uncover the truth. The village, long since abandoned, is said to be roamed by the Norwegian boogieman – the Buse Mann. Confined to the village by an ancient curse, legend has it that for the curse to be lifted the Buse Mann's name must be repeated 3 times by a living descendant of the village. Along the trek, on a drunken dare, mention of the demon's name has set it free... now it comes for them, comes for us all."
"Soon to be released the VR experience with an interactive app where It Comes takes the viewer into a fully immersive experience in the woods of Sweden and Norway."
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Cabinet of Curiosities: The Strange Case of Scala Cinema Event Details: "The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London explores the riveting and, sometimes, scandalous history of the Scala cinema - led by ex-programmer Jane Giles with rare and never before seen archival content.
'A country club for criminals and lunatics and people that were high… ’
This was how the Pope of Trash John Waters described London’s Scala cinema, a hallowed venue beloved of film freaks but forced to close in 1993. The Scala’s deep roots were in the site of an old brewery in 18th century Fitzrovia, a concert hall which was rebuilt in 1905 as an ornate folly of a theatre. The Scala theatre housed both the birth of colour cinema and an exclusive year-long run of the racist epic Birth of a Nation, as well as onstage appearances by resident Bohemian Quentin Crisp, Kenneth Williams as a Lost Boy and Sean Connery, unplaced in the ‘Tall Men’ category of the Mr Universe competition, 1953. Fast-forward to 1976: the Fitzrovia site is occupied by a soon-to-be-bankrupt socialist film collective, but overtaken by a teenage punk who transformed it into the legendary and notorious Scala cinema.
Unique to the Miskatonic Institute, a cache of rare archival documents, architects’ plans, drawings, photographs, and other ephemera will form the visual backdrop to a guided tour of the Scala, which moved from Fitzrovia to the defunct Primatarium in King’s Cross, 1981. Specializing in an alchemical mixture of horror, music and LGBT films, Psychotronic and Kung Fu, the Scala pushed back against censorship in all of its forms, culminating in a devastating lawsuit. The soundtrack to the lecture will feature the Scala’s jukebox and intermission music, 1978-1993.
About the Instructor:
Lecturer Jane Giles was the programmer at the Scala from 1988-1992 and has since worked in film distribution and exhibition for the likes of Tartan Films, the ICA and the BFI. She teaches at the London Film School and the National Film & Television School and is the author of four books including The Scala Cinema, 1978-1993, for publication in September 2018 by FAB Press.
Date: November 8th, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Venue: The Horse Hospital
Address: Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD
Prices: £10 advance / £11 on the door / £8 concs (students/seniors with ID)."
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Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival Lineup Revealed: Press Release: "The Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival (“BITS”), Canada’s largest celebration of Canuck genre film has announced the full slate of Northern horror for BITS 2018, which takes place from November 22nd - 27th at the Royal Cinema in Toronto.
Friday, November 23rd sees the World Premiere of Altered Skin, the feature film debut from Toronto-based director Adnan Ahmed, best known for his VFX work (The Strain, Vikings). A deadly pathogen outbreak devastates the city of Karachi, Pakistan. When an investigative reporter turns up dead, expat Craig Evans (Robin Dunne) must discover the mystery behind the virus, for the last chance to save his wife.
Calgary’s Nick Szostakiwskj (Black Mountain Side) returns with his follow-up feature Hammer of the Gods. A falling-from-grace rock band goes deep into the Canadian wilderness on a drug-fuelled spirit journey, where they encounter mysterious forces that could tear the group apart.
Montreal represents with the 18 director anthology film Montreal Dead End. A supernatural mist seeps across the city, unleashing a series of urban paranormal events.
Deadsight starring and co-written by Toronto’s Liv Collins (The Hexecutioners) has its world premiere on Sunday, Nov 25th. A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant policewoman must work together to escape from a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County. Deadlight plays along with the previously announced The Hoard both World Premieres is the long-awaited follow-up films from by the Foresight Films team (Septic Man, Monster Brawl, Ejecta) headed by Jesse Thomas Cook.
Torontonian Tomas Street makes his feature directorial debut with Fugue starring Jack Foley (Lifechanger) and Laura Tremblay (The Expanse). An amnesiac struggles to put the pieces of his life back together and begins questioning those closest to him in this puzzle of memory and identity.
Award-winning filmmaker Rob Heydon bring the Toronto premiere of Isabelle, starring Amanda Crew (The Haunting in Connecticut, Silicon Valley) and Adam Brody (The OC, Jennifer's Body). A young couple’s dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives.
Previously announced features include opening film SuperGrid from Saskatchewan director Lowell Dean (WolfCop), the Calgary-shot film Alive from director Rob Grant (Fake Blood), The Hoard from Collingwood’s Foresight Features, and closing night film Level 16 from Winnipeg’s Danishka Esterhazy.
BITS 2018 also features two shorts programs showcasing the very best short filmmakers in Canada, and a newly introduced web series program sponsored by the Independent Production Fund.
Passes and tickets are on sale now at www.bloodinthesnow.ca
BITS 2018 is presented in partnership with Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates, the Independent Production Fund, and the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.
About BITS Film Fest
Now in its 7th year, the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival(“BITS”) is a unique and imaginative showcase of contemporary Canadian horror, genre, and underground cinema, that exists to challenge social boundaries, explore artistic taboos, and support and exhibit independent Canadian genre media artists. BITS has been named by Movie Maker Magazine and Horror Hound as one of the 30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World."
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).
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