Director, Anders Jacobsson (Evil Ed), just delivered to yours truly the latest one sheet and a still for his slasher film, Insane. The film was co-written by Jacobsson with Mikael Fuchs, Nathan Berry, Henrik Koelman and Tomas Sandquist, who also co-directed. The film will be screened at the European Film Market in Berlin on February 11 and was selected to be part of the Fantasy Horror Awards in Italy March 19-21.
Insane follows the story of a woman, Sarah (Johanna Leamo), who checks into a hotel while looking for her missing sister, not realizing that it may be the same place …read more

A young woman seeks out the mundane after a troubled past and finds peace in a hospital alone at night, collating patient records. That is, until a series of unsettling events leads her to believe the hospital may be connected to a number of recent murders in the area. To get to the truth, Roslyn must solve the mystery of her own disturbing past.

The first clips for UK horror-thriller Psych:9 were released earlier this month and I recently had the opportunity to talk with director Andrew Shortell about the film that stars Sara Foster (The Big Bounce) as Roslyn, Cary …read more

The eighth and final film has been chosen for After Dark Films’ Horrorfest 4 which runs for one week starting January 29. Kill Theory is a psychological thriller that stretches the limitations of friendship.
Kill Theory was written by Kelly Palmer and directed by Chris Moore (Producer, Good Will Hunting and upcoming Adjustment Bureau). Agnes Bruckner, Patrick Flueger, Taryn Manning, Teddy Dunn, Ryanne Duzich, Daniel Franzese, Theo Rossi, Steffi Wickens, and Kevin Gage also star.
In Kill Theory, a group of college friends visit a secluded vacation home to celebrate their impending graduation.  The fun doesn’t last long, however.  Forced to participate …read more

Even though I will never be able to forgive Brett Eisner for attempting to remake The Brood, I’m actually kind of interested in seeing his remake of The Crazies, which Overture Films is releasing February 26, 2010.
There are some new one sheet images floating around which I caught on Dread Central today. Check out this one which features a nasty looking pitchfork. Mmm. Pitchfork.
The remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 film stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Reegan, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Anderson and Justin Welborn. The original film tells the story an accidental release of a military biological weapon in an American …read more

The Reeds is lucky number seven in the After Dark Horrorfest 4 lineup, which opens January 29, 2010 and runs for one week. Nick Cohen directs the film and Chris Baker and Simon Sprackling wrote the script based on a story by Chris Baker.
The cast for The Reeds includes Anna Brewster, O.T. Fagbenle, Will Mellor, Danny Caltagirone, Scarlett Johnson and Emma Catherwood.  Geoff Bell appears as Mr. Croker.
“In The Reeds, a weekend boating trip through the Norfolk Broads becomes a deadly ordeal for six 20-something year old friends who lose their bearings in the vast reedy tidewaters.  Chances of escape …read more

Director Andrew Shortell and writer Lawrence Robinson are behind the new horror-thriller, Psych:9, starring Sara Foster (‘The Big Bounce’), Cary Elwes (‘Saw’), Michael Biehn (‘Aliens’) and Gabriel Mann (‘The Bourne Supremacy’). I wonder if Cary gets to keep his foot this time around.
The film gets a UK theatrical release February 5, 2010 and a small US theatrical release is expected for later next year–possibly Spring. Universal Pictures UK has acquired UK home entertainment rights to the film through its indi Vision label
In Psych:9, a young woman with a troubled past takes a job at a recently closed hospital to collate the …read more

I love being introduced to independent filmmakers in the horror world because it’s a good reminder that there really is more to the scene than the sludge being churned out by studio execs. Thanks to Stu from Buy Zombie, I was directed to the work of Chicago filmmaker Mac Eldridge and his new zombie short Chemical 12-D.
The story surrounds Michael Frank who has been living alone in a post apocalyptic world for some time. He tries to cope with his new existence by searching for a cure that will end the zombie outbreak. One day, he comes across a newly …read more

In case you’re not one of the cool kids and haven’t been reading my regular column on giallo film at my other writing haunt, Horror Squad, go here to read the first post in an ongoing series of reviews and giallo tidbits. In my write up, I give a detailed rundown about the Italian film genre, but let me summarize what this amazing film genre is all about.
From ye olde Wikipedia: Giallo is an Italian 20th century genre of literature and film, which in Italian indicates crime fiction and mystery. In the English language, however, it is used in a …read more

Though no official announcement has been made yet, Automaton Transfusion director Steven C. Miller’s first major motion picture, Scream of the Banshee, is currently in production and is rumored to be part of the 4th annual After Dark Horrorfest which kicks off January 29, 2010.
The film stars one of my favs, Lance Henriksen and Lauren Holly who are currently filming in Louisiana. Miller dropped this photo on Twitter the other day which simply says “Mannequin Park. Watch out for Banshees.”

I’ll hit you with more details as I get them. In the meantime I’ll be stalking my email for the much …read more

I told you about this film back in September and it’s nifty to see that it will be in the After Dark Films festivities. Yes, they added the teen revenge thriller, The Final, to their lineup for the Horrorfest 4 (Eight Films to Die For) series. Joey Stewart makes his directorial debut with a script by Jason Kabolati. The film stars Marc Donato, Jascha Washington, Whitney Hoy, Lindsay Seidel and Justin Arnold.
“In The Final, the scenic Workley Ranch in Rocky Branch, TX, becomes the setting for retribution and revenge.  In the midst of a wild costume party, five previously powerless and …read more