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by Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com

Written and directed by Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores Aka The Butcher Brothers, The Violent Kind is a film that I have mixed feelings about.

The movie opens with three members of a Northern California biker gang, Cody (Cory Knauf), Q (Bret Roberts) and Elroy (Nick Tagas) beating the crap out of someone over a bad drug deal or something. Okay so it’s established that they are a pretty violent crew. Three are headed to an isolated mountain cabin to celebrate Cody’s mom’s birthday with the rest of the gang. The party isn’t going so well for Cody—he’s been informed that he has to take on a crap job (he was born into the gang, his dad being an original member) and then his ex-girlfriend Michelle (Tiffany Shepis) shows up with another guy.

Cody’s mood lifts a bit...

The Violent Kind Advertised as being from the producers of Halloween and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre comes The Violent Kind. After causing some ruckus on the film circuit scene, The Violent Kind is coming to DVD/Blu-Ray from Image Entertainment on May 10, 2011. Directed by The Butcher Brothers, the directors behind such horror efforts as The Hamilton's and the ill advised April Fool's Day, The Violent Kind is sure to become a modern day cult classic.

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descends upon them to collect what is growing inside her.

The Violent Kind stars Cory Knauf, Taylor Cole, Bret Roberts, Tiffany Shepis, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer and introducing Christina Prousalis.

We told you a couple of weeks ago that Image Entertainment nailed down the distro rights for The Butcher Brothers' (Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores) latest foray into lunacy, The Violent Kind, and today a new one-sheet has made its way online!

The flick will hit limited theaters before going to both DVD and Blu-ray so stay tuned for some official dates soon. Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child star.

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Synopsis

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descend upon them to collect what is growing inside her.

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Image Entertainment has nailed down the distro rights for The Butcher Brothers' (Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores) latest foray into lunacy, The Violent Kind, and we've scored an insane-two minute clip to celebrate!

The flick will hit limited theaters before going to both DVD and Blu-ray so stay tuned for some official dates soon. Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child star.

Check out the goods below.

Synopsis

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descend upon them to collect what is growing inside her.

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As my readers know, 'Fangoria' is releasing 8 DVDs on September 28th under the title 'Fangoria Frightfest'. Previous Fangoria .....Frightfest Articles. (these are two different links) Cast Tina Huang, Brooks Howard Johnson, Jr. Ben Trevor Bullock, Quincy Rajiv Shah, Wayne Jason Foster, Jake Nick Tagas, Ricky 'Pig Hunt' has a lot of story lines. It can sometimes be a bit difficult to keep track of characters and plots. Basically a young man, John, (Travis Aaron Wade) who use to live in Big Wallow manages to leave this horrible armpit of a place to live in San...

For the second time in as many months, London’s Leicester Square is the place to be for UK horror fans as the GoreZone International Film Festival returns to the Prince Charles Cinema on October 2nd and 3rd. Featuring not only bevy of blood-soaked movies and guests but also GoreZone Magazine’s first ever awards ceremony, can you afford to miss it?

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Roll up, roll up! The third annual GoreZone International Film Festival is hittin’ London on October 2nd and 3rd at the prestigious Prince Charles Cinema on Leicester Square. 13 film premieres, 2 days, no chance for survival!

Hosted by the ever delectable Emily Booth (Evil Aliens) and Christa Campbell (Hyenas), this year’s festival will be covered for broadcast on Lava TV (U.K.) and The Fusion Network (U.S.A.).

This year will also feature our first live awards ceremony with the results,...

Another horror film that has been making it's rounds in the fest circuit is The Butcher Brothers' The Violent Kind. Next stop for the film is Fantastic Fest in September, jot that down people! The film stars Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child.  Judging by the newest image below it looks like Shepis' character isn't enjoying what's happening to her, what do y'all think?

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One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descends upon them to collect what is growing inside her.

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Playing at this year's Fantastic Fest in September you'll find a recut version of The Butcher Brothers' The Violent Kind. We don't know exactly what's been recut, but judging by this image, the red stuff is still Very Much there!

The film starring Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child continues to build buzz steadily as it is making its rounds around the Web. Look for more soon.

Check out the new image below.

Synopsis

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descend upon them to collect what is growing inside her.

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Pig Hunt wrapped up some film festival coverage in 2009 by attending the Chicago Horror Film Festival and the film has been released already in the United Kingdom, but what of North America? The film, unfortunately, does not have North American distribution yet, despite being completed in 2008 in Boonville California. That is right, an American made horror film has been released in the United Kingdom before North America. How is that for globalization?

In the trailer there is much action, much bumbling, and some good laughs, as a group of rednecks terrorize some city-slickers. Check out the 3000 lb boar below.

The synopsis for Pig Hunt here:

"When John takes his friends to a remote ranch for a wild pig hunt, it seems like a typical guys weekend with guns, despite the presence of John's sexy girlfriend. But as John and his crew trek deeper into the forest, they learn of a legendary,...

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Another entry in Sundance's very strong Park City at Midnight program, The Butcher Brothers' The Violent Kind is sexy, bloody, and way out there. In other words, it's a lot of fun. The Butchers are able to change courses multiple times, constantly upping the ante to the point where all of humanity might just be at stake.

We meet Cody (Cory Knauf), his cousin Q (Bret Roberts) and their buddy Elroy (Nick Tagas) when the guys get in a driveway brawl over some bunk drugs Q sold. The guys are second generation of a Nor Cal bike gang and everyone is heading up to an old farm house to celebrate Cody's mom's birthday. It is not Cody's night.  Q and the guys are mad about a deal he messed up and his ex-girlfriend Michelle (Tiffany Shepis) shows up with a new guy.  Things take a bit of a turn...

Are you ready for three new clips today from The Butcher Brothers' latest trip into genre land? That's right, kids, their new film The Violent Kind is just days away from making its debut at Sundance 2010, so that means it's time for a little bit of enticement!

The film starring Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child has made it to Sundance while some buzz is steadily making its rounds around the Web.

Check out the clips below courtesy of Cinematical.

Synopsis

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descend upon them to collect what is growing inside her.

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The Butcher Brothers' next bloody offering to the horror genre will be The Violent Kind and we just got our dirty paws on the new one sheet for this crazy flick. This poster has a killer old school look to it and one that has our blood pumping to see at this years Sundance film festival....

This film is being produced by the same production company that gave us Halloween and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film stars Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child. Be on the lookout for this one at Sundance!

Synopsis:

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descend...

The official artwork for The Butcher Brothers' latest foray into the horror genre, The Violent Kind, has just made its way online, and we have every blood-speckled pixel right here for your perusal.

The film starring Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child has made it to Sundance while some buzz is steadily making its rounds around the Web.

Check out the new poster below.

Synopsis

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descend upon them to collect what is growing inside her.

- Uncle Creepy

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One of Sundance 2010's midnight selections that has us incredibly excited is the Butcher Brothers' The Violent Kind and five new hi-res stills that floated our way have heightened our curiosity. If this is your first time hearing about this project, here's the plot crunch: One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" seemingly from the 1950's descends upon them to collect what is growing inside her. Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas and Joe Egender star. Click below for our full gallery!

The Butcher Brothers have a bit of a spotty track record with genre fans. From pleasing the majority of us with The Hamiltons to savaging some good memories of ours with their insipid April Fool's Day remake, you just have to take their films with a grain of salt.

Now that their latest film The Violent Kind starring Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer, and Samuel Child has made it to Sundance, some buzz is being drummed up around the Web.

Over at the official The Violent Kind Facebook page some artwork has popped up for the film, which you can dig on below.

Synopsis

One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang...

At the official Facebook page for The Violent Kind you'll find a couple of things. But what we dug the hell out of is this one-sheet you see below and the "genre" it was categorized as: "Horror/Wtf." What is it, though? It's the latest film from the Butcher Bros. ( The Hamiltons ) and it just got accepted into Sundance. Shot earlier this year in northern California, the cast includes Cory Knauf, Christina Prousalis, Taylor Cole, Tiffany Shepis, Bret Roberts, Nick Tagas, Joe Egender, Joseph McKelheer and Samuel Child. Check out this synopsis: One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of...

Production on ‘The Violent Kind,’ the new film from writer/directing team The Butcher Brothers and starring Corey Knauf and Joseph McKelheer, began earlier this week in Northern California.  Filming has been nonstop, and the crew has already released these pics from the set.Check ‘em out:

‘The Violent Kind’ centers around a group of bikers, but, beyond that, story details are being held pretty close to the chest.  This is just a shot in the dark, but I’m going to say, at some point, things get pretty violent.  The blood in the pics above and the big-ass shotgun might have something to do with that assumption.

The setting in the biker world would, however, explain the muscle weight Knauf had to gain before shooting began.  He played such a sweetheart of a guy in ‘Godspeed,’ currently running its course around the festival circuit, so I can’t imagine him playing such a hard-ass,...

Fango hosted the West Coast premiere of director Jim Isaac’s Pig Hunt last night at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA, and brought back a handful of photos (see them below), as well as an inherently warm feeling, given the festivities and the raucous audience response the flick received. Kicking off with an actual pig roast and hour-long set by Pig Hunt actor and celebrated blues musician Charlie Musslewhite, the event saw a packed courtyard and house.

On hand were Pig Hunt scripter Robert Mailer Anderson and director Isaac (pictured in first photo, who introduced the screening with Fango), plus cast members Travis Aaron Wade, Tina Huang, Howard Johnson Jr., Trevor Bullock, Rajiv Shah, Jason Foster, Nick Tagas and actor/Primus musician Les Claypool. In five years of hosting horror openings at the Egyptian, this scribe (pictured in third photo with Hayley Dees) has never seen a more positive...

Fangoria is hosting the West Coast premiere of Pig Hunt, Jason X director Jim Isaac’s action-packed horror-thriller, at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles (6712 Hollywood Boulevard) tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. Isaac and his cast and crew will be attending, as well as many other special guests (see below). The event will also feature free giveaways, live performances and a few crazy stunts guaranteed to make for a memorable night.

Pig Hunt follows a bunch of macho city friends as they head into the backwoods of Northern California to hunt wild porkers, only to encounter crazed rednecks, half-nude cult girls, assorted other human miscreants and a savage, 3,000-pound flesheating boar right out of Razorback. Critic Zack Smith of Indyweek.com calls Pig Hunt “Damn fun from start to finish,” while Mitch Davis of Montreal’s Fantasia film festival says, “The wildest American horror film of the year…...