THE BEAST OF BLOOD IS BACK FROM THE DEAD AND HUNTING FOR HEADS! - RE-ANIMATOR’S BRIAN YUZNA RESURRECTS THE GREEN-BLOODED ZOMBIE WITH NEW ISSUES OF TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND TIKI HORROR COMICS: "Before the undying horror legends of Halloween’s Michael Myers, Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees, and Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger, there was Blood Island’s axe-wielding, flesh-eater, the Beast of Blood. Body horror director and producer of the “Re-Animator” zombie film franchise, Brian Yuzna, and Dave Sehring of Drive-In-Sanity Films have teamed up for another TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND KICKSTARTER campaign to resurrect the mutant zombie, the Beast of Blood (aka The Chlorophyll Man), with more jungle horror comics to get fans excited about the planned re-boot of the Blood Island film series that is currently in pre-production.
Based on a film script written by Sehring and Mark Cerulli, the comics are illustrated by Stephen Sistilli with color and lettering by Dexter Weeks. Sistilli and Weeks previously worked on the comic, KONI WAVES from Arcana Studios.
The original BLOOD ISLAND films were shot in the Philippines by Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon for the U.S. drive-in market in the 1960s and 1970s. The movie reboot plans to mash and mix up “tiki jungle horrors” with the series famous exploitation formula of “BLOOD, BREASTS and BEASTS.”
The story for the six-issue run of TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND comics is set during the Vietnam War, somewhere in the South Seas, as an American soldier-of-fortune and an ex-war buddy travel to the mysterious Blood Island, a primitive world where prehistoric monsters, mutants, black magic and the mad doctor of Blood Island, Dr. Akira Lorca, reside. Lorca’s experiments with a jungle plant serum, and various species from the island, have turned a dying man, Don Ramon Lopez, into the undying Beast of Blood, a head-hunting, body-swapping zombie whose insatiable appetite for sex is as extreme as his taste for human flesh. While the Beast of Blood terrorizes the native population, the American soldiers’ mission is to exterminate the war criminal Lorca and to retrieve his formula for reanimating the dead for combat. Their journey through the Blood Island jungle becomes a tale of high adventure, horror and survival when the soldier-of-fortune’s estranged daughter and adopted son come along for the ride.
The third Kickstarter campaign is up and running for Issues #3 and #4 of TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND which will be released to backers this September along with other BEAST OF BLOOD ISLAND monster merchandise including tiki mugs, cabanas, tees, an action figure, plus Blu-rays of the Blood Island movies and more. Here’s a link to the campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/
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Watch the Trailer for LIFE AT SANDY'S: "A lonely American stuck in a small Norwegian town is lured in by the characters of a friendly sitcom with increasingly sinister intentions."
Stars Heather Cunningham, Amy Biedel (The Life of Chuck, The Midnight Club), and Thea Green Lundberg (Wisting).
Written and Directed by Aleksandra Hansen
"This hauntingly original psychological horror tale transforms the cozy comfort of a classic sitcom into a mesmerizing nightmare. After the death of her mother, Evelyn finds herself isolated in a small Norwegian town, cut off from her old life and struggling under the thumb of her overbearing aunt. Desperate for escape, she becomes obsessed with an American sitcom centered around Sandy’s, a charming neighborhood coffee shop.
But soon, the characters begin speaking directly to her. Sandy welcomes her with open arms. Vincent and Jen treat her like family. Inside their perfectly lit world, every problem has a happy ending—and Evelyn finally feels like she belongs. As fantasy and reality blur, Evelyn must choose between confronting her painful life or surrendering to a picture-perfect illusion that may never let her go.
Darkly funny, deeply unsettling, and chillingly inventive, LIFE AT SANDY’S is a twisted descent into grief, loneliness, and the seductive danger of living inside the glow of a laugh track."
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Watch the Trailer for PURE SCUM: "After a drug-fueled car crash, two recently graduated private-school boys flee into downtown Melbourne, hoping to outrun the consequences. What begins as a night of excess and indulgence spirals out of control, exposing the dangerous entitlement beneath their privilege as the city closes in."
Directed by Gideon Aroni
Starring Will Hutchins, Nikita Chronis, Gideon Aroni
Available August 21st
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Watch the Trailer for THE GIRL IN THE RIVER: "A seasoned criminologist and a forensic psychologist are drawn to a remote town to investigate a child’s murder and her twin’s disappearance, only for the case to spiral into obsession as they race against time to catch a killer before it’s too late."
Directed by: Brando Benetton
Starring: Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish, Ralph Macchio
THE GIRL IN THE RIVER is in theaters and on digital September 4.
After more than a decade as a consultant in the entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who passionately explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He is also consulted with as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, film festivals, and conventions.
After more than a decade as a consultant in the entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who passionately explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He is also consulted with as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, film festivals, and conventions.
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