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Visual Vengeance, a Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage ‘Shot on Video’ and microbudget genre independents from the 1980s though 2000s, has released its next Blu-ray collector’s edition, the lost Linnea Quigley movie Scream Queen (2002).

Considered a ‘lost’ Linnea Quigley movie, Scream Queen now enjoys it first ever wide release on home video.

Horror star Malicia Tombs (Linnea Quigley) mysteriously dies after leaving the set of her latest, now unfinished, low budget Shot-on-video shocker. Soon, an unseen masked killer is chopping and hacking his/ her way through the cast and crew as punishment for Tomb’s death – leaving a bloody trail of revenge.

This super obscurity was shot in 1998 by indie horror stalwart Brad Sykes, and finally finished in 2002. Considered a ‘lost’ Linnea Quigley movie, Scream Queen is not only a solid 1990s Shot-on-Video slasher that borrows from the Italian Giallo sub-genre, but also takes swift jabs at the US...

Linnea Quigley has more than earned her spot as a preeminent scream queen. In addition to genre classics like The Return of the Living Dead, Silent Night, Deadly Night, and Night of the Demons, the actress was so prolific throughout the ’80s and ’90s that some of her micro-budget B-movies are still being discovered to this day. Scream Queen is, in fact, the second “lost” Quigley film unearthed by Visual Vengeance, following Heartland of Darkness.

25 years after its inception, Scream Queen is reaching viewers on Blu-ray. The bulk of the flick was shot on S-vhs in less than a week in early 1998 with the rest being piecemealed together on weekends. Post-production was finally completed in 2002, after which it received a blink-and-you-miss-it VHS release. A DVD release was planned in 2012 but fell through at the last minute due to the distributor’s bankruptcy.

Scream Queen was the first “real” movie written...

Visual Vengeance, a Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage ‘Shot on Video’ and microbudget genre independents from the 1980s though 2000s, has revealed its next Blu-ray collector’s edition release for November 2023, the lost Linnea Quigley movie Scream Queen (2002). Considered a ‘lost’ Linnea Quigley movie, Scream Queen now enjoys its first-ever wide release on home video.

Horror star Malicia Tombs (Linnea Quigley) mysteriously dies after leaving the set of her latest, now unfinished, low budget Shot-on-video shocker. Soon, an unseen masked killer is chopping and hacking his/ her way through the cast and crew as punishment for Tomb’s death – leaving a bloody trail of revenge.

This super obscurity was shot in 1998 by indie horror stalwart Brad Sykes and finally finished in 2002. Considered a ‘lost’ Linnea Quigley movie, Scream Queen is not only a solid 1990s Shot-on-Video slasher that borrows from the Italian Giallo sub-genre but also takes swift jabs at...

Best known for her roles in ’80s classics like The Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, and Silent Night, Deadly Night, actress Linnea Quigley has over 170 screen acting credits to her name – and sadly, some of the movies she has worked on have slipped through the cracks over the decades. Last year, Visual Vengeance gave the Quigley film Heartland of Darkness – which was shot in 1989, then got “lost in obscurity and distribution false starts” for over thirty years – a Blu-ray release. Now they’re set to do the same for another lost Quigley project, Scream Queen. They’re bringing this one to Blu-ray on November 28th, and copies can be pre-ordered at This Link.

As Visual Vengeance explains, “This super obscurity was shot in 1998 by indie horror stalwart Brad Sykes, and finally finished in 2002. Considered a ‘lost’ Linnea Quigley movie, Scream Queen is not only a solid...

Stars: Kristin Lorenz, Jack McCord, Dilynn Fawn Harvey, Todd Martin, Trish Erickson-Martin, Geoff Allen, Sheila Brandon Allen, P.J. Brescia, Brandon E. Brooks, Ingrid Dittmeier Hansen, Julie Anne Prescott, Leila Jean Davis | Written by Brad Sykes, Todd Sheets, Anthony Catanese, Tim Ritter, Josephina Sykes | Directed by Brad Sykes, Todd Sheets, Anthony Catanese, Tim Ritter

Hi-Fear is the final instalment of the trilogy that started in 2013 with Hi-8 and was followed in 2018 by Hi-Death. These anthologies have been tributes to the glory days of shot-on-video horror and were made by many of the pioneers of that movement. This time out, the framing segment “What Are You Afraid Of?”, written and directed by Brad Sykes from a story by Brad and Josephina Sykes introduces us to Natalie, an artist tasked with creating the splash pages for four tales of horror for the comic Hi-Fear.

Hi-Fear’s first story, “Losing It At The...

Legendary scream queens Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre), Michelle Bauer (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers), Deborah Dutch (Hard to Die), and Courtney Lercara (Slaughterhouse) have joined the cast of writer/director Bobby Canipe Jr.’s upcoming horror project Grandma, a tribute to the shot-on-video horrors of the 1980s and ’90s! In Lercara’s case, this means she will be earning her first screen credit in thirty years, as she last appeared in the anthology Things back in 1993.

To ensure that Grandma will perfectly emulate the look and feel of the shot-on-video movies of the past, Canipe has brought on a dream team of executive producers and creative consultants that consists of multiple Sov filmmakers: Donald Farmer, Dustin Ferguson, Mark Polonia, Joel Wynkoop, Todd Sheets, Gary Cohen, Tim Ritter, Brad Sykes, and Eric Stanze. Scott Appleby will be providing the required original synth score.

Aiming to be “fun, thrilling, scary, and gory...

Tagline: "What Are You Afraid Of?" Todd Sheets' next feature will be Hi-Fear. Coming off of the terrorific Clownado, which was released in late September 2019 with producer Mem Ferda, Sheet's latest feature is the third film in the Hi-8 series. To release in 2021, Hi-Fear is a horror anthology, which involves three tales: "When Shadows Come Alive," "Losing It At the Devil's Whorehouse," and "Out of Days." As well, other filmmakers working on this latest feature include: Tim Ritter (Truth or Dare), Brad Sykes (Camp Blood) and Tony Goggles (Hi-Death). A few early details are available for this anthology, here! Already in production, Hi-Fear will force the directors and writers to face "their deepest fears (Nightfall Pictures)." And, each short film will focus on a new anxiety. Principal photography has already started on this title, with production expected to complete later this year. To show in 2021, this title already stars: Dilynn Fawn Harvey...

Directed by Tim Ritter, Brad Sykes, Marcus Koch, Ron Bonk, Donald Farmer, Todd Sheets, Chris Seaver, Tony Masiello

This is a tough review to do for two reasons. The first is that it’s not one film, but eight. The second is that I am so far out of the target audience I would simple never have watched this or thought about watching this if I weren’t reviewing it. With that in mind, this won’t be my personal view of what this collection is, but a reflection of what it’s trying to be.

Hi-8: Horror Independent Eight is a project given to eight directors. The idea is to create a short movie using absolutely no technology from the post-Internet age, so no HD cameras, digital effects or found footage. The purpose was to try and recreate the feeling of watching an old style shot on video horror flick from the 80’s,...

Back in 2009, writer/director Brad Sykes, producer Josephina Sykes, and their passionate cast and crew reminded viewers that "in space, everyone screams" with their sci-fi horror film Plaguers, which follows a group of space pirates battling a demonic infection that turns people into ravenous monsters. To celebrate the cult horror film's decade mark, last year Wild Eye Releasing unleashed Plaguers on a new 10th anniversary Blu-ray and DVD, and we caught up with Brad and Josephina for our latest Q&a feature to reflect on the long journey to get the film made, their fondest memory from the film's festival run, and they also discuss the new goodies fans can enjoy on the anniversary release of Plaguers!

Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, Brad and Josephina, and congratulations on the recent 10th anniversary Blu-ray and DVD release of Plaguers! How did this 10th anniversary release come about?...

Stars: Steve Railsback, Alexis Zibolis, Noelle Perris, Jared Cohn, Paige La Pierre, Bobby James, Stephanie Skewes, Chad Nell, Maija Polsley, Erica Browne, David P. Johnson | Written and Directed by Brad Sykes

Plaguers is a Sci-fi Horror movie that was initially released in 2008, some 12 years ago, but is being re-released in a “10th Anniversary Edition” through Wild Eye Releasing, and so I had a chance to sit down with it and see what it had to offer.

Directed and written by Brad Sykes (The Pact), Plaguers is the tale of a crew of sexy space pirates (yep) who hijack an Earth-bound fuel-transport ship, and, accidentally, an alien virus known as “Thanatos” is released, which mutates victims and turns them into demonic and starving monsters. The sexy pirates (yep) and the crew of the ship must band together in order to take out these undead, erm… plaguers, as the vessel approaches Earth.

“What Are You Afraid Of?” Nightfall Pictures is proud to officially announce that Hi-Fear, the third and final film in the “Hi-8” series, is now in production. Like Hi-8: Horror.Independent.8 Filmmakers and Hi-Death, Hi-Fear is executive produced by Brad Sykes and Josephina Sykes of Nightfall Pictures. The film will feature all-new stories written and directed …

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Stars: Julia Vally, Todd Sheets, Fabiana Formica, Kate Durocher, Dilynn Fawn Harvey, Jensen Jacobs, Renee Galarza, Jay Sosnicki, Antwoine Steele, Todd Martin, Kristen Adams, Thomas Kindler, Billy Nicholson, Eve Smith, Mike Gordon | Written by Anthony Catanese, Amanda Payton, Tim Ritter, Todd Sheets, Brad Sykes, Josephina Sykes | Directed by Anthony Catanese, Amanda Payton, Tim Ritter, Todd Sheets, Brad Sykes

I’m a longtime fan of horror anthology films. I think it goes back to my love of short fiction, something I still really love to this day, and being able to get a snapshot of a story, a quick, often deliberate, sometimes hectic, slice of the chosen genre. Horror is a genre I’ve had a extended love affair with, and so mixing those two things together is a big plus for me. Released by Wild Eye Releasing, Hi-Death brings five new stories with it, each one different in tone, style and,...

The Lower East Side Film Festival is only two days away from its 9th annual launch! This year's festival promises an interesting lineup of films, including Omri Dorani's This is Our Home. Also in today's Horror Highlights: the digital and limited edition VHS release of Hi-Death, the trailer for Come, Said the Night, which will make its Southern California premiere at Dances with Films, as well as a Trust Me teaser trailer plus West Coast festival premiere details.

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Hi-Death Digital, Disc, and Limited Edition VHS Release Details: "Wild Eye Releasing will release Nightfall Pictures’ horror anthology Hi-death on disc, digital and limited edition VHS on June 10.

From the makers of “Hi-8”, five new twisted tales showcasing the talents of both veteran and emerging horror filmmakers. When two young women take the “Terror Tour” through the underbelly of Hollywood, they are led into a bizarre world of unspeakable horror.

Available to play for only two weeks — the Ghostbusters live event for PikPok's Into the Dead 2 is going on right now. Continue reading for more details. Also in today's highlights: Hi-Death trailer and poster released, Streetwalkers first production details, and Daughters of Dismay teaser trailer revealed.

Two-Week Only Ghostbusters Live Event for Into the Dead 2: "Leading games publisher PikPok today announced an all-new Ghostbusters live event for the hit videogame Into the Dead 2 will be coming to the App Store and Google Play on February 21, 2019 (Est). An officially licensed event developed in collaboration with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and Ghost Corps, the event will feature the beloved characters of the original Ghostbusters movies and will be available for the limited time of two weeks only.

The Ghostbusters event in Into the Dead 2 is the most ambitious event yet for the game, and for the first time will take place...

Directed by Tim Ritter, Brad Sykes, Marcus Koch, Ron Bonk, Donald Farmer, Todd Sheets, Chris Seaver, Tony Masiello

This is a tough review to do for two reasons. The first is that it’s not one film, but eight. The second is that I am so far out of the target audience I would simple never have watched this or thought about watching this if I weren’t reviewing it. With that in mind, this won’t be my personal view of what this collection is, but a reflection of what it’s trying to be.

Hi-8: Horror Independent 8 is a project given to eight directors. The idea is to create a short movie using absolutely no technology from the post-Internet age, so no HD cameras, digital effects or found footage. The purpose was to try and recreate the feeling of watching an old style shot on video horror flick from the 80’s,...

Wild Eye Releasing has acquired and will release Hi-8, an eight-part anthology that brings together some of the most recognizable names in home video horror of the past 30 years, capturing the creative essence of the golden era of low budget, Sov horror filmmaking.

The directors for Hi-8 are Tim Ritter (Killing Spree), Brad Sykes (Camp Blood), Marcus Koch (100 Tears), Ron Bonk (The Vicious Sweet), Donald Farmer (Demon Queen), Todd Sheets (Zombie Bloodbath), Chris Seaver (Mulva), and Tony Masiello (Sov: The True Independents), who have returned to their classic '80s and '90s style, gore-laced storytelling.

The post It’s a Celebration of Indie Horror in Hi-8 appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.

When you hear the words “Camp Blood”, naturally if you’re a horror fan, you think of Friday The 13th and Camp Crystal Lake’s infamous nickname. Way back in 2000, writer/director Brad Sykes attempted to try and make the words mean something else with his slasher, Camp Blood. Two sequels later, and it’s writer/director Mark Polonia’s […]...

Finally the trailer is here for Nightfall Pictures and Twisted Illusions' new anthology film Hi-8 (which stands for Horror. Independent. 8 Filmmakers), and we we have it here for you dripping with indie horror goodness.

From the Press Release

Hi-8 is produced by Brad Sykes, Josephina Sykes, and Tim Ritter. The directors’ lineup is Tim Ritter (Truth or Dare), Brad Sykes (Camp Blood), Marcus Koch (100 Tears), Ron Bonk (The Vicious Sweet), Donald Farmer (Savage Vengeance), Todd Sheets (Zombie Bloodbath), Chris Seaver (Filthy McNasty), and Tony Masiello (Sov: The True Independents).

Producer Brad Sykes got the idea for the anthology while working on Srs Cinema’s upcoming VHS/DVD release of his feature The Pact, which was shot on the Hi-8 format back in 1995 while Sykes was still a college student. He missed those days of carefree filmmaking and approached Tim Ritter with the idea, who already had the Hi-8 title and concept ready to go.

Nightfall Pictures and Twisted Illusions proudly present a new anthology film entitled Hi-8 (which stands for Horror. Independent. 8 Filmmakers), and you can see it in La on November 10 for free!

The filmmakers who collaborated to make this movie will be in attendance at the Jumpcut Café screening (13203 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA). For more information visit the official Hi-8 Facebook page.

From the Press Release

Hi-8 is produced by Brad Sykes, Josephina Sykes, and Tim Ritter. The directors’ lineup is Tim Ritter (Truth or Dare), Brad Sykes (Camp Blood), Marcus Koch (100 Tears), Ron Bonk (The Vicious Sweet), Donald Farmer (Savage Vengeance), Todd Sheets (Zombie Bloodbath), Chris Seaver (Filthy McNasty), and Tony Masiello (Sov: The True Independents).

Producer Brad Sykes got the idea for the anthology while working on Srs Cinema’s upcoming VHS/DVD release of his feature The Pact, which was shot on the Hi-8 format back in 1995 while...

Produced by Brad Sykes and Josephina Sykes (Camp Blood, Plaguers) of Nightfall Pictures and Tim Ritter (Truth Or Dare?, Wicked Games) of Twisted Illusions, Hi-8 wil feature segments directed by Brad Sykes and Ritter, along with 100 Tears’ Marcus Koch, Ron Bonk of The Vicious Sweet and Clay, filmmaker/journalist Donald Farmer (Cannibal Hookers, Chainsaw Cheerleaders), Zombie Bloodbath’s Todd Sheets, Low Budget Pictures/Warlock Video’s Chris Seaver (Filthy McNasty) and Tony Masiello (creator of the upcoming documentary Sov: The True Independents). Many of these participants have been in the biz since the early days of shot-on-tape movies, including Sykes.

“At the end of last year, I was working on a VHS/DVD release of my old Sov movie The Pact, made in 1995 when I was in film school and shot on Hi-8 video,” he tells Fango. “While spending time re-editing and re-scoring the movie, I started thinking about how...

Produced by Brad Sykes and Josephina Sykes (Camp Blood, Plaguers) of Nightfall Pictures and Tim Ritter (Truth Or Dare?, Wicked Games) of Twisted Illusions, Hi-8 wil feature segments directed by Brad Sykes and Ritter, along with 100 Tears’ Marcus Koch, Ron Bonk of The Vicious Sweet and Clay, filmmaker/journalist Donald Farmer (Cannibal Hookers, Chainsaw Cheerleaders), Zombie Bloodbath’s Todd Sheets, Low Budget Pictures/Warlock Video’s Chris Seaver (Filthy McNasty) and Tony Masiello (creator of the upcoming documentary Sov: The True Independents). Many of these participants have been in the biz since the early days of shot-on-tape movies, including Sykes.

“At the end of last year, I was working on a VHS/DVD release of my old Sov movie The Pact, made in 1995 when I was in film school and shot on Hi-8 video,” he tells Fango. “While spending time re-editing and re-scoring the movie, I started thinking about how...

Linnea Quigley is a horror icon. When she played Trash in “Return of the Living Dead”, she was the epitome of sleazy punk rock sex appeal. You wanted to do dirty things to her, but you were also afraid to touch her, both because you don’t know where she’s been, but also because she might punch you in the face with brass knuckles. When you’ve been in as many low and no budget films as Quigley, a few are bound to fall through the cracks. Now one of her lost movies will finally see the light of day. Appropriately called “Scream Queen”, the film, written and directed by Brad Sykes (“Camp Blood”), was shot more than a decade ago. On September 15, 2012, the film will screen at the Scare-a-Cuse Horror and Sci-Fi Fan Convention in Syracuse. A DVD release, packed with extras, will follow later this year. Here...

When talking about horror scream queens, few names rank higher on the list of the greatest than Linnea Quigley. So when word got out that a Quigley film that was shot over a decade ago is premiering in September, we had to check it out.

Fittingly entitled Scream Queen, the film stars Quigley and was written and directed by Brad Sykes. It will be premiering on September 15, 2012, at the Syracuse Horror and More Film Festival, part of the Scare-a-Cuse Horror and Sci-Fi Fan Convention in Verona, NY. The film will also be receiving an extras-packed DVD release from Leo Films later this year.

From the Press Release

Legendary scream queen Linnea Quigley’s lost film Scream Queen will finally have its world premiere this year - 14 years after it was shot! The first feature written and directed by cult horror filmmaker Brad Sykes (Camp Blood Trilogy, Plaguers), Scream Queen is...

Hey La Gorehounds, we've got a treat for you! Cult horror filmmaker Brad Sykes will be bringing his film, Plaguers, to the NoHoArts Theater in North Hollywood on April 28. Hey, La, with Kobe on the shelf what else are you going to do on a Saturday night?

The screening of Plaguers will be held at the NoHo Arts Theater in Northern Hollywood, 5101 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 on April 28 at 8pm. Sykes (creator of Camp Blood, Death Factory and Goth) will host a Q&A session after the screening with cast and crew, DVD signings, giveaways, and more! And all for only $5 at the door.

Plaguers is a Nightfall Pictures production starring Steve Railsback, Jared Michaels, Paige la Pierre and Stephenie Skewes. For more info on the screening, check out the official website for Plaguers.

From the Press Release

If you haven’t seen Plaguers on the big screen yet,...

*a screener of this film was provided by the director Kantz.

Director: Kantz.

Writers: Kantz, and Lucas Culshaw.

Admittedly, this reviewer has talked to Kantz on several occasions and his passion for filmmaking often comes through in the topics he likes to talk about. This reviewer loves to talk of film too. That is what makes reviewing Wasteland so much harder. This sci-fi title came out of DVD October 11th and the screener came not much later than that. This is a post-apocalyptic yarn involving revenge as one man, named Keo (Garret Sato), sets out to kill members of the Church, the people who assaulted his wife and kidnapped his only son. This is a pretty straight forward homage to Albert Pyun's 1989 flick Cyborg, with costumes, action and plot line eerily similar. This latest incarnation had a much smaller budget, cast and the audio is almost entirely dubbed to the film's detriment.

On just about every Friday night, when I was a kid, back in the days before Netflix (or illegal BitTorrents for all you criminals out there, you know who you are), my parents used to take me to the video store (this being their idea of active recreation, far be it from me to complain). No sooner would we get through the entrance way before I found myself in the horror and sci-fi/fantasy sections, face-to-face with a slew of low budget titles, never advertised on television, performed by actors who seldom (if ever) broke into major motion pictures, and helmed by directors who proved, time and time again, that creativity cannot be bought, but rather cultivated, with ambition and a fervent imagination.

In my formidable youth, sold on the elaborate (if at times cheesy) cover art these features put forth, I’ve managed to tantrum my way into watching...

Director/writer: Brad Sykes.

Plaguers was recently released on DVD through Image Entertainment and the film successfully blends other science-fiction films into one, but what else does Plaguers accomplish? The answer is not much. Yes, the camera and lights stay on during the production, while the sound department figures out that dubbing is a poor option, yet, Plaguers is best described as "just a hodge podge of stuff we've all seen before" (DigitallyObsessed).

The bare bones plot follows the spaceship Pandora and a small crew, who encounter several stranded space stewardesses on a derelict craft (no, seriously). These purple out-fitted sirens of the future attempt to hijack Pandora and in the ensuing chaos a power supply, known as Thanatos, breaks open killing or infecting one of the stewardesses. Now there are zombies in space, which basically sums up Brad Sykes' plot.

Plaguers gets a passing grade for accomplishing the basics of filmmaking i.

Plaguers (Image) is a hodgepodge homage (a.k.a. ripoff) of Alien, a George Romero Dead film and a ’80s Sf-horror B-movie that Roger Corman would’ve produced back in the day. The low-budget flick takes place in the 23rd century. The spaceship Pandora is headed to Earth, and it’s carrying a mysterious green-glowing energy source that they refer to as “Thanatos.” The craft has a small crew, and I would name them if that were important, but it isn’t. The only crewmembers who aren’t interchangeable or forgettable are Captain Holloway (Alexis Zibolis) and Tarver (Steve Railsback). Actually, Holloway is rather forgettable as well—she just gets more screen time—and Railsback plays a synthoid (a.k.a. an android) in a lifeless performance in which the Helter Skelter actor goes way too far in the “I’m a robot. I have no emotions” department. Oh, there’s also the former captain,...

A new poster is available for the Plaguers, which is a Brad Sykes film. Plaguers has been released as of December 8th on DVD. Image Entertainment is releasing the film and despite some early poor reviews those who like a blend of sci-fi with horror might find some value in this low budget feature. Have a look at an early trailer posted below or a second high definition trailer at the film's website.

A synopsis for Plaguers right here:

"The year is 2241. The transport vessel Pandora hurtles through space, bringing an alien energy source known as Thanatos to a fuel-starved planet Earth. The Pandora's six-person crew is headed by Captain Holloway, a tough, no-nonsense woman, recently promoted after the untimely death of former captain, and her fiancee, Rubini. Some of the crew are suspicious of Thanatos, which almost seems to have a life of its own.

A few thousand miles from Earth,...

Without a doubt, the biggest release of the week is the Ak 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa boxed set coming from The Criterion Collection. The 25 disc set (amazon) has been put together for the occasion of the centenary of his birth and is the largest Kurosawa collection ever assembled. It includes most films spanning his 50 year career (1943 to 1993). At $400 retail however, I'll probably have to settle for revisiting my 3-disc Seven Samurai set for now.

Another big release this week is Home Movie (amazon), Christopher Denham's horror festival favorite. It garnered some amazing reviews when it played well over a year ago, including a 10/10 by our own Rick Mcgrath, so it's gotta be good.

Another long awaited release is Tkashi Miike's cult shocker, Gozu (amazon), which is getting a 2-Disc Collector's Edition.

Carlos Moreno's gangland drama, Dog Eat Dog (amazon), about an "agoraphobic kingpin of the Columbian underworld...

Nightfall Pictures’ award-winning sci-fi/horror film Plaguers, which features demons, aliens, and chicks in space, will make its debut on DVD from Image Entertainment on December 8th, 2009. Yep. We know what we'll be doing that day!

Special features include “Scares In Space”, a 35-minute, comprehensive making-of featurette containing plenty of on-set footage, cast and crew interviews, and more. The disc will also feature audio commentary with writer/director Brad Sykes, producer Josephina Sykes, and star Steve Railsback.

Synopsis

When a band of sexy space pirates hijack a fuel-transport vessel bound for Earth, an alien virus known only as "Thanatos" is accidentally released. The contagion mutates its victims, transforming them one after another into ravenous, demonic creatures. Pirates and crew must join together to destroy the undead Plaguers as the ship nears Earth, threatening to infect the entire planet.

Check out the cover art, and pre-order your copy below!

- Uncle Creepy

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Fright filmmaker Brad Sykes gave Fango the first word that his latest feature Plaguers has been acquired for distribution by Image Entertainment. He also passed on an early look at the cover-art design for the DVD, which he reveals will be fully loaded.

Set to debut December 15, the Plaguers disc will present the movie in 1.85:1 widescreen with Dolby 5.1 sound. Special features include an audio commentary by writer/director Sykes, producer Josephina Sykes and star Steve Railsback, and the 35-minute “Scares in Space” featurette, with contains on-set footage, cast/crew interviews and more. “I knew we’d be in good hands with Image, a distributor with a long history of releasing so many great genre titles, from classics like Assault On Precinct 13 to Stuart Gordon’s recent Stuck,” Sykes tells us. “It has been great working with them on the DVD, and we’re putting together a very cool package.

I spent so many nights tied to the tv screen watching anything that remotely looked like it could be as good as Ridley Scott's Alien back in 80s that I still have a fondness for low-budget space station horrors to this day. I mean, films like Xtro, Forbidden World, Deep Star Six or even Roger Corman's Galaxy of Terror were fun right? Right?!

Which brings us to Plaguers, a new scifi horror film that wants to be Alien but comes off feeling like another in a long line of Alien "homages." And of course, I completely respect that. Plaguers made its debut at last year's Afm and is being brought to us by Spotlight-Pictures who also brought us the apocalyptic Autumn. However, I don't remember a trailer ever popping up so I thought I'd throw it out there and see what everyone thought.

Synopsis:

The year: 2241. The transport vessel Pandora hurtles through space,...

There's not enough sci-fi horror being produced these days. So it's good to see one title is around the corner: "Plaguers." Here's some official poster art for this fear film about a band of "sexy space pirates." Here's official synopsis: When a band of sexy space pirates hijack a fuel-transport vessel bound for Earth, an alien virus known only as "Thanatos" is accidentally released. The contagion mutates its victims, transforming them one after another into ravenous, demonic creatures. Pirates and crew must join together to destroy the undead Plaguers as the ship nears Earth, threatening to infect the entire planet. "Plaguers" was directed by Brad Sykes, who has been helming direct-to-video horror movies since the late 1990s, beginning with "Camp Blood." . .

The American Film Market rolls on, and we just got the new and highly improved poster for Brad Sykes sci-fi/horror indie epic Plaguers, which you can feast your eyes upon below. Here’s hoping the film does well and gets a sweet distro deal at the market; we’ll let you know when we hear more!

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One interesting side effect of the meltdown on Wall Street is that part of the "sweetening" of the bailout bill authored by the Senate during the week of September 27-October 3, 2008, included a tax break aimed at film and TV production companies. They received an increase in the single-year deduction in production costs, from $15 million to $20 million, that they may take if the costs are incurred in economically depressed areas. In an effort to keep film and TV productions in the U.S., it also allows more companies to use a domestic production deduction.

Considering the state of the economy, it probably won't be too hard to qualify as a "depressed area" so it's likely that more independent productions will be able to remain here in the States instead of trekking up to Canada or over to Romania, which bodes well for the horror genre. At least that's how it seems on the surface,...

Brad Sykes, writer/director of the upcoming sci-fi/horror mash-up Plaguers, dropped us a line this morning with a heads-up as to when and where potential fans will be able to check out his ambitious new film as well as an exclusive look behind the scenes!

Plaguers will open Shockerfest this Friday, October 3rd, at midnight. Shockerfest is going down in Riverbank, CA, and Plaguers has been nominated for Best Sci-Fi Feature, Best Actor and Best Actress. Not too shabby!

The film will also be unspooling at 11:45Am this Sunday, October 5th, at the Mid Ohio Con, which takes place in Columbus, Oh. Mid Ohio Con has already awarded Plaguers Best Sci-Fi Feature. Congrats!

Sykes also granted us a look at the first two minutes of the featurette “Scares in Space: The Making of Plaguers”, which we’ve chosen to share with you guys below cause you’re so damn cool.

Director Brad Sykes dropped us a line this week with the good news that his latest film, the Steve Railsback-starrer Plaguers, was a rousing success during its premiere at Spain’s recent Estepona Fantasy & Horror Film Festival, taking home a Silver Unicorn Award for Best Screenplay.

Very cool news indeed! So when will those of us in the U.S. get to see it? ”Plaguers has been selected as the Opening Night film for Shockerfest in Modesto, CA,” Sykes told us. ”It will screen at midnight on Oct. 3, 2008. This will be the film’s North American premiere, and I’ll be in attendance along with producer Josephina Syke. Start Halloween early this year and be the first to catch Plaguers on the West CD=oast!”

For those of you who missed our previous story on the film, Plaguers is the story of a fuel-transport vessel on its way to...

So here it is already Labor Day Weekend, 2008. Man, it seems like just a few days ago I was peeling July off the calendar as we entered the month of August. But no, it really is time for the August 23-29, 2008, Weekly Wrap-Up. And while Labor Day may have started out as a way to exhibit "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" (according to Wikipedia), I'm going along with the modern interpretation of it as a day of rest for working stiffs and putting out a slightly abbreviated version of the Wrap-Up so I can get a jump on the relaxation part of the holiday. Stay safe, everybody, and enjoy whatever festivities you plan to engage in!

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You may recall a few months back we gave you guys the first word on Plaguers, a new sci-fi/horror hybrid from Death Factory director Brad Sykes. If you don’t, well then hit the “Plaguers” link above and get reading! We’ll wait…

All done? All right, then; this morning Sykes dropped us a line again with more updates, including the first look at the film’s poster, and a boatload of new stills that make up for the fact that, honestly, the poster’s not so great.

He also delivered the good news that Plaguers just got accepted into Spain’s Estepona Fantasy & Horror Film Festival, which is being hosted by Spanish legend Paul Naschy. The official Plaguers site is fully functioning now as well, so be sure to check it out when you’re not “working”.

Plaguers, for those of you too lazy to click, stars Steve Railsback...