TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND Kickstarter: "Body horror director and producer of the Re-Animator zombie franchise, Brian Yuzna; Sam Sherman of Independent-International Pictures Corp; and Dave Sehring of Drive-In-Sanity Films have teamed up for another BLOOD ISLAND KICKSTARTER crowd-funding campaign to resurrect the mutant zombie, the Beast of Blood (aka The Chlorophyll Man), with more monstrous merchandise to get fans excited about a planned re-boot of the Blood Island film series that is currently in pre-production."
BRIAN YUZNA’S TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND is a series of jungle horror comic books, games, tiki barware and beachwear that re-boots and re-imagines the classic Blood Island creature features made in the Philippines for the U.S. drive-in market by Kane Lynn, Irwin Pizor, Gerardo de Leon and Eddie Romero in the 1960s & 1970s. Blood Island director Eddie Romero went on to serve as Associate Producer on Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now (1979).
TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND – THE COMIC BOOK Like Apocalypse Now, the Tales of Blood Island comic book series 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 re-animating 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.
Based on a script for a new Blood Island film by Dave Sehring and Mark Cerulli, Issue #2 of BRIAN YUZNA’S TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND comic will be 32 pages long with illustrations by Stephen Sis[lli and color and lettering by Dexter Weeks. Some of the creatures featured in the second issue include flesh-ripping Fiji Mermaids, a bone-crushing giant coconut crab, an axe-wielding zombie warrior and, of course, the green-blooded, man and woman-eater, the Beast of Blood. BOTH the first and the second issues of BRIAN YUZNA’S TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND comic will be available to fans and collectors during this crowd-funding campaign along with original, one-of-a-kind cover paintings and page art by artist Stephen Sis[lli.
TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND – THE GAME – In the tradition of big and bold board games and toys produced by companies like Hasbro, Aurora and Marx during the 1960s Monster craze, comes BRIAN YUZNA’S TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND tabletop game! Also based on the four Blood Island films and the new comic series, the TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND tabletop game offers jungle thrills, tiki terrors … and “the horror” of the Beast of Blood’s undying body parts at every turn. For 2 to 4 players, the game includes four (4) lucite hero standees plus bonus Beast of Blood standee (each measures approximately 4″ to 5″ tall). Also included are three dimensional pawn pieces of the Beast of Blood’s dismembered head, hand and foot as well as its headless corpse. Additional game gear includes fifty-four (54) illustrated cards; one (1) die; one (1) double-sided spinner; one (1) instruction booklet; four (4) cannibal cauldrons; one (1) sheet of seventy-two (72) cardboard talisman tokens; and, one (1) illustrated, spill proof game mat measuring 18″ x 18″. You’ll want the game for the eye-popping box art alone by Stephen Sistilli!
The goal of this retro, chase-style game is for each player to escape Blood Island while avoiding the Beast of Blood’s body parts! Re-connecting the Beast of Blood’s “pop-top” head to its dismembered hand, foot or headless body is part of the grisly fun of the Blood Island game. Best of all, players get to move as one of the heroes as well as the Beast of Blood during a two- part turn. For added fun — one side of the spinner can be used for “The Green Blood Drinking Game” for ages 21 and up. Players can also collect valuable talisman tokens that are worth positive or negative points. BUT … BEWARE OF THE SHRUNKEN HEADS! The trophy heads can be a blessing, or a curse, depending on how a player strategizes their use during gameplay. Gameplay concludes after all players’ heroes, and the conjoined Beast of Blood, reach the finish. Talisman points accumulated by each player during the game are tallied at the end. Highest score wins! Alternative play INCLUDING the Green Blood Drinking game are available to explore with this Tiki horror party game and adventure.
Players can accessorize and customize their BLOOD ISLAND game with a GRUESOME GOODIES COLLECTION featuring 3D talismans and a bonus Beast of Blood 2igure, with detachable head, that stands over 5” tall (suitable for painting). Also included in the GRUESOME GOODIES COLLECTION is a 4″ Glow-In-The Dark Shooter Glass which holds 2.5 oz of liquid refreshment. This glass can be added as another Beast of Blood “chaser” piece in the TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND Green Blood Drinking Game, too.
BLOOD ISLAND BARWARE – Thirsty for more? Belly up for the BEAST OF BLOOD BARWARE COLLECTION. It includes a two-piece stacker mug of the Beast of Blood sculpted by Thor Thordarson and produced by Bauer Pottery (available in four different colorways); the 4″ Glow-In-The Dark Shooter glass; and a 7″ Glow-In-The Dark Zombie glass made by Libbey and screen printed by PyroMugs. The Zombie glass also features CoolView® color change effects.
When a cold beverage is poured in the glass, the grisly and “spicy” illustration imprint comes to life in vivid, blood-red color (NSFW)!
BLOOD ISLAND – SPICY WOMEN’S ADVENTURE MAGAZINE – Take a sneak peek at the first issue of BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND SPICY JUNGLE ADVENTURES magazine. This homage to the Men’s Adventure Magazines of the past 2lips the genre on its head and features illustrations of beautiful and powerful women battling for survival against a myriad of monsters on Isla De Sangre (Blood Island). Includes short stories by Cerulli and Sehring plus, photos and illustrations by artists like Mike Hoffman, Nik Poliwko, Anthony Palumbo, Ron Randall, Stephen Sistilli, Dexter Weeks and more. For Mature Readers Only.
BLOOD ISLAND BEACHWEAR – Get your Beast mode on with our BEAST OF BLOOD BEACHWEAR COLLECTION. It includes a cool cotton cabana shirt made by Rum Reggae Clothing featuring the Beast of Blood as illustrated by ManiYack monster artist Jeff Carlson. (Sizes available in L, XL and 2XL). You can also “Glow” Wild with Carlson’s Beast of Blood illustration on a black Tee-shirt (Sizes available in L, XL and 2XL). To complete the ensemble, get wrapped up in the Beast of Blood Beach Towel that measures 30″ x 60″ and features the classic movie poster art of the head-ripping zombie.
BLOOD ISLAND – THE MOVIE – COMING SOON … the Beast of Blood will be back from the dead for another round of Tiki monster merchandise, barware, games and thrilling chapters in high adventure horror comics and magazines … PLUS, a new Blood Island movie from the cult producer and director of extreme body horror, mad doctor and zombie movies, Brian Yuzna!
Make sure to check out all the various pledge tiers and add ons beginning September 29th, 2023 for the TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND TIKI HORROR JUNGLE COMICS, GAMES AND BARWARE ON KICKSTARTER."
To learn more and support the project, visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bloodisland/tales-of-blood-island-tiki-horror-comics-games-and-barware
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Watch the Teaser Trailer for STREAM: "When Roy and Elaine Keenan realize their family is drifting apart, they decide that something needs to be done. Roy forces his work to take a back seat and they seize the opportunity to recreate a vacation from their past. A peaceful stay in a quaint hotel is just what they need, however that is not what is in store for them. With four deranged murderers patrolling the seemingly mundane halls, the odds are definitely not in the Keenan family's favor. Roy must fight for his life and those of his family as their simple weekend getaway truly turns into a vacation to die for!"
Produced by Fuzz on the Lens Productions (Terrier 2, creators of viral Staten Island Clown craze and the Halloween 60 parody) in association with Laknar Entertainment
Directed by: Michael Leavy (Abnormal Attraction)
Produced by: Steven Della Salla, Jason Leavy, Michael Leavy, Marcus Slabine (Era’s of Terror/ Dark Offerings), Damien Leone (Terrifier Franchise), Phil Falcone (Joe’s War, Terrifier Franchise), George Steuber (Terrifier Franchise), Bobby C. King (Fear Clinic / Zombie Strippers) Craig Loydgren (Roast the Ghost) and Jamie Root (The Invoking 2).
Executive Producer: Naresh Peter Menezes
Special FX Makeup by: Damien Leone (Terrifier / Terrifier 2 / All Hallows Eve)
STARRING: Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator / Would You Rather), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, 5 / Hatchet), Tim Reid (Stephen King’s IT / WKRP Cincinnati), Dee Wallace (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial / The Howling), Mark Holton (Leprechaun / Pee Wee’s Big Adventure), Felissa Rose (Sleep Away Camp / A Nun’s Curse), Daniel Roebuck (The Munsters / Final Destination), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie / The Devils Rejects), Terry Alexander (Day of the Dead), David Howard Thornton (Terrifier / Terrifier 2), Charles Edwin Powell (Exorcist III/ Screamers), Bob Adrian (The Conjuring 2), Sydney Malakeh (Cheer Camp Killer), Wesley Holloway (Terrifier 2 / The Pitchfork Retreat), Damian Maffei (Haunt / Strangers Prey At Night/ Wrong Turn), Terry Kiser (Friday the 13th / Weekend at Bernie’s Sequels), Michael Leavy (Terrifier / Penance Lane)
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SCREWDRIVER: "Buffalo 8 is excited to announce the North American VOD release of Screwdriver, the first full-length feature from writer-director Cairo Smith. AnnaClaire Hicks headlines the eerie slow burn as Emily, a trusting woman who ends up in the potentially nefarious clutches of an old friend (Charlie Farrell) and his gracious and accommodating wife (Milly Sanders). Screwdriver spins onto Cable and Digital VOD November 10th, including Prime Video, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast.
Screwdriver was written and directed by Cairo Smith, in his feature length debut. The film was produced by Askari Productions and No Sudden Movies. Screwdriver made its world premiere on the festival circuit at Dances with Films in Los Angeles and went on to screen around the world at fests including the SOHO International Film Festival and NYC Independent Film Festival.
Blindsided by divorce, thirty-three-year-old Emily leaves her adopted Nebraska behind, returning to California with nothing but a suitcase in hand. She seeks refuge in the home of an old high school friend and his pharmacologist wife. The childless couple welcomes Emily into their lives, but their hospitality soon gives way to a surreal plot of cult-like manipulation and betrayal. As days bleed together, Emily falls into a delirious tailspin, forcing her to question her faith, her sanity, and the intentions of her generous hosts."
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