If you've ever fallen asleep in class, you know how disorienting it can be to wake up surrounded by other students and your disapproving teacher. So imagine how unsettling it would be to wake up in an altered reality version of your school, a predicament featured in The Coma: Recut. Today's Horror Highlights also features the trailer for Nick Chakwin, David Guglielmo's No Way to Live, as well as a Q&A with Kevin Interdonato, who plays Frank Pierce in the new film Bad Frank.
The Coma: Recut: 13 July, 2017 – You can run. You can hide. But you can’t escape from the absolutely killer news that Digerati and Devespresso Games are wide-awake excited to announce The Coma: Recut, a manhwa-styled Korean survival horror coming to PC, PS4, and Xbox One next month (i.e. August – exact date still TBC).
You are Youngho, a hapless Korean student who, after drifting asleep during his final exam, wakes to find himself trapped in a twisted version of his school, Sehwa High. And he’s not alone. Relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer, Youngho must evade his hunter while desperately searching for a way to escape the dread-filled corridors and classrooms.
About the game
Publisher: Digerati
Developer: Devespresso Games
Platforms: Steam, PS4, Xbox One
Release: August 2017
Steam page: http://bit.ly/ComaRecut
Key features:
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No Way to Live: Written and directed by David Guglielmo and Nick Chakwin, No Way to Live stars Freya Tingley, Tom Williamson, Larry Fessenden, and Timothy V. Murphy. Gravitas Ventures will release No Way to Live on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD beginning July 18th.
Trailer via EW:
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Q&A with Bad Frank Actor Kevin Interdonato: "Kevin Interdonato gives a frighteningly powerful performance in Bad Frank (out now from Gravitas Ventures), a hardcore thriller that seems to have -much to the pleasant surprise of it’s star – caught the attention of the horror community. Introducing cinema’s newest icon, Bad Frank.
Was there one aspect of Bad Frank you enjoyed playing the most?
Kevin Interdonato: I had a deeply rooted interest in Frank Pierce. To play a man with such a twisted core, a "bad bone," I was obsessed with finding his vulnerabilities. Getting to that core of him. Everyone's human at the end of the day, and I enjoyed the search to find justified ways to sympathize with him. Serial killers still have parents that love them, siblings. They knew a side to these monsters when they were innocent. Digging through those layers and peeling them away... yeah, I enjoyed every second of the preparation process and the shoot.
Are you a naturally physical guy? Were those scenes easier or harder to shoot than the heavy-dialogue stuff?
Kevin Interdonato: Pretty much. I'm not a gym rat, though, that shit bores the hell out of me. I'd rather keep my hands good and sharp than worry about a bench press. The physicality with Frank was intense, I got beat up pretty good. Blew my hamstring, tore up my shoulder, concussion, you name it. It was a tough shoot for everyone, and being fortunate to have real renegades on this crew and cast was the only way it reached its potential. Everyone hit home runs.
How was it to work with Tony Germinario? What does Tony bring to the movie?
Kevin Interdonato: Tony's a real easygoing director, and that meshes well with how I work. I do get excitable and aggressive, I like trying new things, taking chances. He didn't put chains on me, nor did he have a preconceived idea of what the finished film looked like in his head. To an extent, I didn't either. I didn't know what Frank was going to do sometimes, I just had to jump in. Tony let me find me way and tell the story—lot of trust there. We spoke a lot in pre-production pretty thoroughly, and I was ready.
If you were working in a DVD store, where would you place Bad Frank? Under what genre?
Kevin Interdonato: I'd probably get a bunch of copies and place them in horror, thriller, and independent. The film seems to strike a chord with fans of those genres, but just for shits I'd put a different cover on the DVD, and throw copies in romance and Christian sections, too. Would love to be a fly on the wall during those movie nights...
Do you think it has the makings of more than one genre?
Kevin Interdonato: Yes, I do, even though it was not a genre-specific film when we created it. But with the subject matter, and the killer score we were lucky to get from Michael Long, it'd probably be cleanly classified as a psychological thriller. Some people are even putting it an action genre, which I don’t really get, but everyone's got their own way of looking at things. As long as people like the film, I'm happy. That's all I could hope for, ya know?
Is the horror industry in a good place right now? What do you think?
Kevin Interdonato: That's a question right there... I think it'll always be in a good place because its a sought-after product. People actively look for the next good horror. But its very convoluted with low-level films being made by filmmakers that just want to cash in. It's known in the biz that horror films "sell" the most, so you'll see a lot of shitty horror films popping up like weeds every month. I feel like it takes advantage of the fans, because they (I should say WE, I'm a horror fan myself) are such a dedicated, interested, and film-loving bunch. So yeah, more now than ever, we have to weed through the weak ones to find a gem.
What are some of your favorite horror movies?
I’m a Rob Zombie fan. I'd give an arm to work with him. He's a true storyteller, a visionary. The Halloweens were my go-to on a Saturday night. Indie horror films get me excited sometimes. I have a respect for them because I know how hard it is to achieve a high level of quality. The Strangers always gets me. Oh, and I saw a smart, simply done indie horror two years ago that stuck with me. Its called In Fear. The tension was top-notch and freaked me the f*** out. Matter of fact, I support good stuff, so here's the trailer: https://youtu.be/TPoLw9jXuPI
If you were to put Bad Frank in a double bill with another movie, what would that other film be? What would be a perfect double feature for it to be featured in?
Kevin Interdonato: I'd play it with films that I think it's comparable to and mentioned in reviews: A History Of Violence, Bad Lieutenant, or maybe Kill Bill 1 & 2 because I'd selfishly want to see that in the theater again.
Or maybe I'd put it in front of any one of those cartoon movies that studios put out. To think about all the kids with their popcorn ready to watch a Bambi remake, and they see the first scene of Bad Frank, I'd get a kick out of that.
Thank you for the interview guys. Longtime fan of Daily Dead, its an honor.
BAD FRANK, Starring Kevin Interdonato, Hollywood Veteran Tom Sizemore, and former Boxing Champion Ray 'Boom-Boom' Mancini, is NOW available on:
iTunes, Amazon, Redbox, Google Play, YouTube, VUDU, Vimeo...and On Demand for most Satellite and Cable providers.
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