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On September 13th filmmaker Stacy Davidson's long awaited sophomore feature Sweatshop will finally venture out onto the streets DVD style, so you better run for cover because "the Beast' is about to be unleashed, and he's taking no prisoners. Sweatshop was written by Stacy Davidson and Ted Geoghegan. The film stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Julin, and Danielle Jones. Check out the latest blood soaked trailer from Screen Media Films and let us…...

A new trailer for Texas-based filmmaker Stacy Davidson's latest slasher (or should we say pounder?) flick Sweatshop has arrived, and it brings along with it just what you need to pound away the Monday blahs.

Look for the flick in stores on September 13th in a deliciously gooey unrated cut via Screen Media Films.

Sweatshop (review here) was written by Davidson and Ted Geoghegan. The Houston-lensed film stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Julin, and Danielle Jones. The picture pits a group of unsuspecting ravers against an unstoppable monster wielding an over-sized foundry hammer.

Check out the DVD art below, and visit the official Sweatshop site for more.

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

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Sweat it out in the comments section below!

Here's the new trailer for Sweatshop , hitting DVD September 13 from Screen Media Films. In the film, Charlie (Ashley Kay) and her friends break into an abandoned warehouse to set up the biggest rave they've ever thrown. Little do they know, an enormous, hulking beast (playing by newcomer Jeremy Sumrall) lurks in the shadows - filled with rage and brandishing a pulverizing foundry hammer. It isn't long before the kids are in a fight for their lives against this behemoth and his ghoulish minions, who will stop at nothing to snuff them out, one-by-one.

Sweatshop, director Stacy Davidson's ode to old violent school slashers, is finally coming to DVD in an unrated North American edition on September 13th, courtesy Screen Media Films.

Synopsis:

In Sweatshop, Charlie and her friends break into an abandoned warehouse to set up the biggest rave they've ever thrown. Little do they know, an enormous, hulking beast lurks in the shadows - filled with rage and brandishing a pulverizing foundry hammer. It isn't long before the kids are in a fight for their lives against this behemoth and his ghoulish minions, who will stop at nothing to snuff them out, one-by-one.

Packed with the latest industrial music by Android Lust and Lucid Dementia, featuring a sexy cast of up-and-coming talent (including Psychic Experiment's Peyton Wetzel and The Final's Julin), Sweatshop is more than just an homage to the slasher films of the 70s and 80s that inspired it.

Get out your raincoats, kids! Things are about to get really messy! Texas-based filmmaker Stacy Davidson's latest slasher (or should we say pounder?) flick Sweatshop is getting ready to hit DVD and we think you're gonna dig the hell out of it!

Look for the flick in stores on September 13th in a deliciously gooey unrated cut via Screen Media Films.

Sweatshop (review here) was written by Davidson and Ted Geoghegan. The Houston-lensed film stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Julin, and Danielle Jones. The picture pits a group of unsuspecting ravers against an unstoppable monster wielding an over-sized foundry hammer.

Check out the DVD art below, and then click on the image beneath it to visit the official Sweatshop site and watch the trailer.

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Got news? Click here to submit it!

Sweat it out in the comments section below!

Screen Media Films has set a September 13 DVD release date for Sweatshop . The Stacy Davidson-directed splatterfest will strike in an unrated cut. The film was written by Davidson and Ted Geoghegan, who also produced the feature with Bloodline Entertainment's Laura Bryant. The Houston-lensed film stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Julin, and Danielle Jones. The story pits a group of unsuspecting ravers against an unstoppable monster wielding an over-sized foundry hammer.

With so much stuff coming out of Cannes, it's getting harder and harder to keep up. So in an attempt to keep our heads above water, we've rounded up a ton of new eye candy for you and slid it into this one neat place! On with the show!

First up - the sales art and trailer for Robert Englund in Inkubus. The film directed by Glenn Ciano also stars William Forsythe, Joey Fatone (yes, him) and Jonathan Silverman.

Synopsis

Detective Caretti (Joey Fatone) and Officer Cole (Jonathan Silverman) head up a skeleton crew, working the final shift at a soon-to-be condemned police station. They're interviewing a suspect who, despite his blood-soaked clothes, claims he did not kill his girlfriend. He tells them that a mysterious stranger appeared from out of nowhere and killed her in front of him. The officers don't believe him...until a mysterious stranger, named Inkubus...

Sweatshop

Stars: Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Brent Himes, Melanie Donihoo | Written by Stacy Davidson, Ted Geoghegan | Directed by Stacy Davidson

Now before I start this review I have to be honest, my review disc of Sweatshop completely stopped working after just under an hour so I have no idea how the film ends and no doubt I’ve missed out on some gory action, but on the plus side, never have I ever been so glad a DVD stopped working!

What I did see was some of the most inept amateur-hour acting I’ve seen in quite some time in a movie that sees a bunch of disposable teens setting up an underground “techno-goth” party in an abandoned warehouse (cliches ahoy!). As the teens attentions drift away from the party-planning they pair off in search of more intimate pursuits (told you it was cliched), but amidst their cries of passion...

Grimmupnorth 2010 is coming to Manchester for a second time this Halloween! Readers may remember last year’s coverage from the first Grimmfest last October ‘09. Well, we’re going back for more this year too. Festival director Simeon Halligan and his crew have spent all year finding some amazing new titles to screen at Manchester’s biggest horror film festival, including Evil: In The Time Of Heroes, which I missed at Eiff so am well up for seeing. There’s also the inventively named Canadian shocker, Dead Hooker In A Trunk, the Japanese genre mash-up Alien Vs Ninja, Thai thriller Slice, Zombie mock-u-mentary Reel Zombies and a horror doc featuring all kinds of industry insiders, The Splat Pack. There’s also a ton of activities and seminars for festival goers to participate in too. Personally I’m looking forward to the special screening for my favourite Argento film, Deep Red.

Houston Horrorfest Bloodies Texas

Mayhem takes to the screen this October 13, 14, & 15 at the Alamo Draft House (Westoaks) with a collection of six horrific feature films made in Houston by local directors. “Slashers, smashers, zombies, maniac medieval knights and more! This festival has something for everyone,” says director Kerry Beyer.

Kicking off the festival will be shorts from the SplatterFest “Weekend of Mayhem” short film competition, in which contestants have one weekend to write, shoot, and edit a horror short. SplatterFest competition dates are September 24-26th.

The line up:

Sweatshop – Charlie (Ashley Kay) is hoping tonight's rave will be the biggest and baddest she's ever thrown, but after breaking into an abandoned factory that houses a bloodthirsty beast, she and her friends will be lucky to last until the party starts. Directed by Stacy Davidson.

Fleshkeeper - When their car unfortunately breaks down in the middle of a Texas road trip,...

That's one big hammer!

I've been following Stacy Davidson's Sweatshop for a while now and we've posted news here and there and done some interviews with a few of the cast members but today we're sharing the cool trailer for y'all to check out.  This cool flick struck a distribution deal just recently and will be out soon!

The film is directed by Stacy Davidson with a script by Davidson and Ted Geoghegan and stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Melanie Donihoo, Julin, Danielle Jones, Brent D. Himes, Naika Malveaux, Krystal Freeman, Vincent Guerrero and Jeremy Sumrall.

This film has won countless awards and this is one of my Must Sees!

 

Synopsis:

Charlie and her friends break into an abandoned warehouse and begin setting up an impromptu party. Unbeknownst to them, something lurks in this dark place... a presence so horrific, so monstrous, it has no name.

Fueled by uncontrollable,...

Most recently Sweatshop was in the Le Marche du Film's Market Guide displaying a full page advert' and now the film is showing off a truly bad-ass film poster. Winner of the Texas Bloodbath Film Festival, Sweatshop is moving closer to a wide release date while circulating on the film festival circuit. Stay tuned on this one-of-a-kind horror thrillers starring Julin (Spirit Camp) and others.

A synopsis for Sweatshop here:

"Charlie and her friends break into an abandoned warehouse and begin setting up an impromptu party. Unbeknownst to them, something lurks in this dark place... a presence so horrific, so monstrous, it has no name. Fueled by uncontrollable, unprovoked rage, this Beast knows only one thing - Charlie and her companions chose the wrong building, and they're about to pay for it" (Sweatshop).

Director/writer: Stacy Davidson.

Cast: Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Melanie Donihoo, Naika Malveaux, Julin, Krystal Freeman, Danielle Jones,...

One film we've been hearing about for quite a while now is Texas-based filmmaker Stacy Davidson's Sweatshop, and in advance of its two market screenings at Cannes 2010's Le Marché du Film, the producers have released an online international trailer and some striking foreign sales art that accentuates the film's darker aspects.

Said producers are Bloodline Entertainment and Odyssee Pictures, in association with Starving Kappa Pictures and Upstart Filmworks, and the flick is represented internationally by New York-based Screen Media Ventures LLC.

Sweatshop (review here) was written by Davidson and Ted Geoghegan. The Houston-lensed film stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Julin, and Danielle Jones. The picture pits a group of unsuspecting ravers against an unstoppable monster wielding an over-sized foundry hammer.

Check out the sales art below, and then click on the image beneath it to visit the official Sweatshop site and watch the trailer.

- Uncle Creepy

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Bloodline Entertainment and Odyssee Pictures, in association with Starving Kappa Pictures and Upstart Filmworks, have unleashed their trailer for Stacy Davidson's Sweatshop . The film was written by Davidson and Ted Geoghegan, who also produced the feature with Bloodline Entertainment's Laura Bryant. The Houston-lensed film stars Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, Julin, and Danielle Jones. The story pits a group of unsuspecting ravers against an unstoppable monster wielding an over-sized foundry hammer. For you industry film buyers out there: Two market screenings are set up at Cannes 2010's Le Marché du Film, courtesy of Screen Media Ventures, on May 13th and 17th. Sweatshop International Trailer (Screen Media) from Stacy Davidson on Vimeo .

There's Lots of horror coming to the Lone Star state this April, and we've got the early word on what movies you can expect to see playing during the Texas Frightmare Film Festival.

From the Press Release

"Texas Frightmare Weekend announced it has extended the dates for its companion Texas Frightmare Film Festival this year (April 28–May 1). Highlights from the lineup include the Us premiere of Tim Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs: Field Of Screams, George Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, and Adam Green’s Sundance hit Frozen.

Green’s Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers and follows the life or death choices a trio of skiers and snowboarders must make when they find themselves abandoned on a ski resort chairlift. The film, which was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will screen at the Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:00Pm.

Sweatshop is set to show at the New York Horror Film Festival in a mere couple of hours. Dark, independent and set in a rave, Sweatshop starts at 7:30pm in the Tribeca Cinemas. If you are in the area support independent filmmaking and an underrated genre - the nightclub slasher.

Set to music, Sweatshop revisits the slashers of the late 70s and early 80s to present a modern take on this already perfected category. Head down to the Tribeca Cinemas right now so you do not miss the blood and action on screen! For everyone else, not in New York, check out the synopsis, trailer, cast and crew info' inside.

"Charlie has made a name for herself and her electronica parties and the plans for tonight’s rave are her most extreme yet. On the edge of the city is an enormous vacant factory… and now, she and her...