Holliston: Friendship is Tragic, the graphic novel based on the Holliston TV series from Adam Green (Frozen), features characters from the show and will be released in October. Also: Alexandre Aja's curator collection on Shudder, Circus of Fear and Five Golden Dragons double feature Blu-ray details, a Viktorville poster, and a Shark Exorcist trailer.
Holliston: Press Release: "Source Point Press has announced they are currently in production on a graphic novel titled “Holliston: Friendship is Tragic”, based on the horror sit-com Holliston tv series created by filmmaker Adam Green. This announcement coincides with Source Point’s debut publisher booth at C2E2 in Chicago, and to celebrate the announcement the first promotional image for the comic will be available as a C2E2 exclusive art print limited to only 50 copies. Writer Greg Wright, artist Stephen Sharar, Editor Travis McIntire, and colorist and letterer Joshua Werner will be in attendance and available to sign the prints.
The characters from the tv series appear in this brand new stand-alone adventure, being brought to comics for the very first time. Adam, Joe, Corri, and Laura are about to discover just what their friendship can handle when Adam finds a cursed credit card and buys his friends some Halloween gifts. The presents are perfect... a little too perfect. Soon, mad killers, giant monsters, and evil aliens are on the loose, as well as the deadliest threat of all: success! Will the gang sell out? Will they ever speak to each other again? What’s the return policy for cursed credit card purchases? Find out in Holliston: Friendship is Tragic!
“For a newer publisher like us to be given an opportunity of this magnitude, by a creator like Adam, is beyond huge,” says Editor-In-Chief Travis McIntire. Our number one priority is to release a book that he’ll be proud has the Holliston name.” Holliston: Friendship is Tragic is based on a concept by Gary Sobek, and has been fully scripted by writer Greg Wright (Monstrous, Wild Bullets) and is currently in the process of being penciled by Stephen Sharar. The graphic novel is scheduled to be released in October of this year.
Coupled with the recent announcement that the Holliston cast has begun reading scripts for Season 3 of the television series, it’s a very exciting time to be a fan, a member of the Holliston Nation!
Source Point Press is a Detroit-based publisher of horror, supernatural, occult and pulp comics, novels, and art books. Founded in 2012 by Joshua Werner and Trico J. Lutkins, Source Point Press slowly paid their dues on the convention circuit, churning out titles. That hard work has begun to pay off as they find themselves as one of the fastest growing small press publishers in the industry!
More information can be found at www.SourcePointPress.com, www.twitter.com/SourcePtPress, and www.facebook.com/SourcePointPress"
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Shudder's Newest Guest Curator Collection: Press Release: "New York, New York- March 17, 2015 - Shudder, the diabolical horror streaming service backed by AMC Networks, continues to expand their offerings for horror fans. As part of Shudder's guest curator initiative, director Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes [2006], Piranha 3D) has created a collection of his top five horror films, now live on the Shudder platform.
Aja's collection will be the second as part of Shudder¹s guest curator program, which kicked off last month with a collection by director/writer Robert Eggers (The Witch). Each guest curator carefully selects their top five horror films based on personal taste and impact on the genre. Shudder plans to continue the program on a monthly basis with collections from new guest curators.
Shudder houses a variety of films that span all decades and subgenres of horror in detailed collections created by lead curators Colin Geddes and Sam Zimmerman. The full collection by Alexandre Aja, now available on Shudder, is detailed below (with comments from the filmmaker):
AUDITION
This film is slow-burning storytelling, like climbing up the Everest of horror. It¹s the most unnerving Takashi Miike movie, deeply sensual and bloody disturbing. This feminist revenge story is every man's nightmare and fantasy as well. If you can stomach it, she will move you and stay with you long after the end credits roll, making Fatal Attraction feel like a ³Teletubbies² episode.²
TETSUO
Growing up on Akira, Tetsuo was- for me- the perfect development of man¹s evolution into machine, or how the industrial world we are living in might ultimately consume us. This Cronenbergian hallucination is graphic, fetishist, expressionist, and a beautiful black and white journey. Somehow- it¹s like the Japanese Eraserhead. Definitely cult!
ANTICHRIST
It's been a long time since I had to stop watching a movie because it was too intense! The imagery is so haunting, every frame of that forest is a cinematic painting. The darkness of love stories and human relationships challenge the audience by taking them in the most remote and dark places of our own nature. The film is a provocative experience like a question mark burnt on your skin.
ROOM 237
Extreme, conspiratorial, funny-- most of the crazy theories might be just pure fiction in this ode documentary, but it¹s so exciting to milk the fantasy of the almighty Stanley around the making of The Shining. The idealistic vision of the ultimate filmmaker¹s ability to layer subtext, hidden messages in every frame of one the best movies ever made!
HENRY - PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
The most honest attempt of depicting serial killers. No artifice. Nothing about the deaths themselves. No fear or suspense. Just the casual build up and the cold aftermath. An immersion into the inconceivable mind of killers and the performance by Michael Rooker is unforgettable.
Alexandre Aja is a French film director who made his directorial debut at the age of eighteen with the short film Over the Rainbow, which received a Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award nomination for best short film. Aja is best known for his work on High Tension (2003), Hills Have Eyes (2006), and Mirrors(2008). In 2004, he was listed as one of Variety's Ten Directors to Watch. He is currently working on The Sentinel and The 9th Life of Louis Drax which starsJamie Doran (Fifty Shades of Grey, The Fall), Sarah Gadon (Dracula Untold), and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, Need for Speed).
The addition of guest curator collections on Shudder follows the recent announcement of Shudder Labs, the service¹s weeklong horror workshop for aspiring filmmakers. Further details on the guest curated collections and the program can be found at www.shudder.com
About Shudder
Shudder is a diabolical premium streaming video service, serving horror fans with curated worldwide programming ranging from hard-to-find independent fare to cult grindhouse classics to Hollywood blockbusters. Shudder has something for everyone, from the casual fan to the hardcore horror devotee. Backed by AMC Networks, Shudder's growing library of curated horror is available ad-free and for unlimited viewing on Shudder's website, mobile apps for iOS and Android, Chromecast, Apple TV, and the Roku platform with a free 14-day trial or $4.99 monthly/ $49.99 yearly membership. To sign up or learn more about Shudder, visit www.shudder.com"
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Circus of Fear and Five Golden Dragons: Circus of Fear: "What begins as a daring daylight armored car heist on London’s Tower Bridge leads to a sinister circus where a disfigured lion tamer (Christopher Lee) is one of several suspects in a three-ring nightmare of red herrings, grisly ‘accidents’ and cold-blooded murder. Klaus Kinski (VENOM), Suzy Kendall (BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE), Margaret Lee (FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS) and Leo Genn (THE BLOODY JUDGE) co-star in this gripping thriller directed by John Moxey (HORROR HOTEL, THE NIGHT STALKER) and based on a novel by legendary mystery writer Edgar Wallace.
Originally released in America as PSYCHO-CIRCUS in black & white and cut by more than 22 minutes, Blue Underground has now restored the film to its full running time. Presented in a stunning new 2K High Definition transfer from the original British color negative, this is CIRCUS OF FEAR as you’ve truly never seen it before!
CIRCUS OF FEAR Extras:
· Audio Commentary with Director John Moxey
· Theatrical Trailers
· Poster & Still Gallery"
Five Golden Dragons: "After arriving in Hong Kong, wealthy American playboy Bob Mitchell is the recipient of a strange note found on the body of a dead man. A clue to an illegal gold trafficking operation, Mitchell is unwittingly thrust into a deadly power struggle between a secretive global crime syndicate and brutal local mobsters. Can he survive long enough to unmask the mysterious FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS?
An international all-star cast including Bob Cummings (DIAL M FOR MURDER), Margaret Lee (THE BLOODY JUDGE), Rupert Davies (WITCHFINDER GENERAL), Klaus Kinski (FITZCARRALDO), Maria Rohm (EUGENIE), Maria Perschy (THE GHOST GALLEON), Brian Donlevy (HANGMEN ALSO DIE), Dan Duryea (WINCHESTER ’73), George Raft (SOME LIKE IT HOT) and Christopher Lee (COUNT DRACULA) star in this thrilling mystery from producer Harry Alan Towers (VENUS IN FURS) and director Jeremy Summers (VENGEANCE OF FU MANCHU). Based on a story by legendary author Edgar Wallace, FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS has been newly remastered in High Definition from the original uncut negative for its U.S. home video debut!
FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS Extras:
· Theatrical Trailer
· Poster & Still Gallery"
Double Feature Blu-ray Release Date: June 28th, 2016.
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Viktorville: Press Release: "#SINNINGWORKS acquires supernatural horror film VIKTORVILLE.
Joston "El Rey" Theney of production company #SinningWorks announces the acquisition of the upcoming supernatural feature Viktorville from producers ShaRhonda "Roni" Brown and Sulaiman Muhammad. This white-knuckle horror stars Andrea Ciliberti The Last Man(s) on Earth, Najee De-Tiege of Power Rangers Samurai and Denise Garcia of Pet (2016), and Akil Pugh in his directorial debut.
"Roni wrote and produced a terrifically suspenseful film and it just felt like the perfect fit under the #SinningWorks banner," Theney said when asked about the film. "She's a very talented writer who understands the moments and Sulaiman is an executive producer who knows how to put every dollar on the screen. They are a great team - I can't wait to share what they've created and see what else they'll do."
This marks the first feature film under the #SinningWorks banner that isn't written and directed by "El Rey." When asked what this means to him and his production company, Theney answers, "#SinningWorks is a brand built on showcasing the finest in darker entertainment - horrors, thrillers, suspense films and dark comedies. There are a lot of films out there other than mine that fit the brand and I want to be the one that finds them, helps them find equitable distribution and helps them find the widest audience possible."
Synopsis:
There is a malevolent presence in the King residence - one that has taken the lives of 11-year old Alexis King's mother and her baby brother, and seen her psychotic father take the fall for the murders. On Alexis' 21st birthday, she receives a sizable inheritance which includes the storied family estate. She relocates to the home, determined to start a new chapter of her life and find herself. But what Alexis finds is the truth about the home's horrific past and what she has locked away inside her all these years. The malevolent presence that destroyed her family has found its way home to... Viktorville.
About #Sinning Works
#Sinning Works is an independent production company of motion pictures founded by writer, director and producer Joston Theney and operating in Los Angeles, CA."
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Shark Exorcist: Press Release: "New York, NY - WildEye Releasing is shoring up the release of cult director Donald Farmer's latest, Shark Exorcist, with a brand new trailer and key art.
Farmer (Demon Queen, Cannibal Hookers, Dorm of the Dead) turns his camera to the creature feature genre with a twist. A deadly great white shark terrorizes the small village of Paris Landing. The beast is driven not by rage or revenge, but by the Devil himself. Instead of a hardened shark hunter, the fishermen and swimmers must look to a Catholic priest to save their souls and his own.
A demonic nun summons Satan to a small fishing village, where he takes over the bodies of a great white shark and a young woman. A chain reaction of evil grips the tiny community as shredded bodies wash ashore. A Catholic priest arrives, and he must fight both teeth and temptation on land and sea in order to send these man-killers back to Hell before the tide comes in for good!
Shark Exorcist will rise from the deep on DVD and Digital HD this June."
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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