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Tony Sokol Jan 2, 2020

Director Osgood Perkins brings full flavor to a familiar fairy tale with Gretel & Hansel.

"A fairy tale has a way of getting into your head," promises the new Gretel & Hansel trailer. "Even before you hear it." Directed by Osgood Perkins, the upcoming adaptation of the classic cautionary story from the Brothers Grimm looks like it will leave a trail of breadcrumbs to the dark subconscious. And the oven hasn't even been pre-heated.

Orion Pictures’ Gretel & Hansel stars Sophia Lillis as Gretel, and Sammy Leakey as her hungry little brother. The huntsman is played by Charles Babalola. Holda, the culinary crone, is played by Alice Krige. Jessica De Gouw plays the Young Holda. The screenplay was written by Rob Hayes.

Gretel & Hansel Trailer

Check out the new trailer for Gretel & Hansel, which showcases a more complex telling of the Grimms' classic cautionary tale...

*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by the filmmakers. **there are minor spoilers here. Director: Hank Braxtan. Writers: Dan Sinclair, Hank Braxtan, Arielle Brachfeld, and Natalie Victoria. Cast: Natalie Victoria, Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco and Lacy Fisher. Chemical Peel is a smallish horror feature. This title was released earlier in the year (Oct. 14th, 2014), through Lions Gate Entertainment. A film about a toxic chemical spill, Chemical Peel spends most of its ninety-five minute runtime with bickering characters. Several so-called friends, at a bachelorette party, are more toxic than the mist outside. Shot almost entirely inside one location, the film is an exercise in what not to do in a catastrophe. Characters act in cowardly and idiotic ways, which makes Chemical Peel a difficult watch. A group of girls gather for a night of drinking and celebrating. Fifteen minutes into the story, it is finally revealed that the girls have come together.

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details and the trailer for Chemical Peel, premiere details for Refuge, Day for Night, and Perfidy, a new Summer of Blood trailer and much more:

Chemical Peel Release Details and Exclusive Comments from Actress Natalie Victoria: Actress Natalie Victoria stars in “Chemical Peel,” a Lionsgate Home Entertainment Release that will be available on October 14th. Here are some comments from Natalie on us why she enjoyed working on this movie:

“I think the best thing about this film is it’s a unique, fun, realistic concept that will scare people, you know? I love films that are set in a real and really raw reality that frighten you to the core. Chemical Peel is a real ‘what would You do?’ kind of film that gets you thinking,...

We've been talking about Chemical Peel since 2012, and now the flick has finally nailed itself some distribution courtesy of Lionsgate. Read on for when you can see this bad boy, and then head straight to the dermatologist.

From the Press Release

Prepare to feel the burn as Chemical Peel arrives on DVD (plus Digital), Digital HD, and Video on Demand October 14 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

What starts off as the perfect bachelorette weekend quickly takes a gruesome turn when a deadly chemical toxin is released into the air.

Starring Natalie Victoria (Abstraction), Arielle Brachfeld (The Haunting of Whaley House), and Stephanie Greco (Hansel & Gretel), the Chemical Peel DVD includes two audio commentaries, a “making of” featurette, and outtakes.

A weekend trip to the woods for a bachelorette party turns deadly when a nearby train accident causes a chemical reaction to overtake the secluded valley. But waiting out the disaster inside...

Grindstone has released an official trailer for Hank Braxtan's Chemical Peel. If you recall, we introduced you to an early trailer shortly after the film was made. With an October 14th DVD release from Lionsgate Home Entertainment on the way, we get this new preview. Natalie Victoria, Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher, Leigh Davis, Ruben Pla and Lony’e Perrine star.

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By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

The indie horror film Chemical Peel looks to be a bloody fun ride into the terror filled woods that genre fans will enjoy.

It's low budget, but from the trailer it is obvious that the filmmakers and actors (mostly female cast) turn up the dial and bring something worth looking at.

Produced by 17 Road, Directed by Hank Braxtan, Written by Dan Sinclair. The film stars Natalie Victoria (DeadHeads), Arielle Brachfeld (The Haunting of Whaley House) and co-stars Stephanie Greco (Hansel & Gretel), Lony'e Perrine (The Pack), Leigh Davis (Playback) and Lacy Fisher.

According to the movies official Facebook page, the release date for the film was set for Halloween of 2012.

Since that date has passed, we are not sure what the actual release date is at this time.

You can watch the new Chemical Peel trailer below the synopsis and details.

Synopsis:

“A bachelorette party turns...

It seems like a lot of young folk are heading out into the bush only to find terror this week. A night of drinking and story telling turns to tragedy. This time, the characters are a group of women out on a stagette. In Chemical Peel, these friends find themselves caught in a biological hazard, when a train derails nearby. Now, a trailer, which was released late last year, has emerged for the film, along with a movie poster. The reel for Chemical Peel begins lighthearted, but events change quickly. This sororal group must fend off a deadly fog, which threatens their former good times. The film's movie poster also threatens death. A skull looms in this graphic and a strange mist wafts about. Fans of thrillers can preview the exciting trailer for this feature below. Director: Hank Braxtan. Writer: Dan Sinclair. Cast: Natalie Victoria, Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher,...

Another cool looking flick has officially hit our radar, and that means you should put it at the top of your "Keep An Eye On" list! Get ready for the first art, details, and trailer for Chemical Peel. Dig it!

The film comes to us from 17 Road and director Hank Braxtan. Natalie Victoria, Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher, Leigh Davis, and Lony’e Perrine all star.

For more information right now check out the official Chemical Peel website, "like" Chemical Peel on Facebook, and follow Chemical Peel on Twitter.

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A bachelorette party turns into a nightmare when the women are trapped in their secluded home while the wilderness around them burns.

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Inside, you'll find the trailer for Hank Braxtan's Chemical Peel, an indie horror film starring Natalie Victoria, Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher, Leigh Davis, Ruben Pla and Lony'e Perrine.

Scripted by Dan Sinclair, the film concerns a bachelorette party that turns into a nightmare when the women are trapped in their secluded home while the wilderness around them burns.

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The latest pseudo ripoff by The Asylum is Hansel Gretel clearly intended to springboard off of the promotion and popularity of Hansel Gretel Witch Hunters. The story is about a sickeningly sweet bakery owner (Dee Wallace) who has a secret craving and dark supernatural leanings and her star employee who is none other than Gretel herself (Stephanie Greco). Gretel of course has a brother Hansel (Brent Lydic) who is a bit troubled after the loss of his mother and even worse for wear with the knowledge that his widowed father is about to marry is very young girlfriend. Soon enough the duo discovers that the sweet shop owner is hungry very hungry and the two of them are possibly on the menu.

The Asylum recently released Hansel & Gretel, a modern take on the classic story that stars Dee Wallace as the witch. While we talked about her interest in playing the villain in Hansel & Gretel, I also learned about why she likes to perform many of her own stunts, and she told me about her time working with Rob Zombie on The Lords of Salem:

You recently appeared as the witch in Hansel & Gretel. Why were you interested in taking on this particular role?

Dee Wallace: First of all, because Anthony Ferrante approached me. I worked once with Anthony and I think he’s a brilliant new director, and a truly nice guy. When I read the script, I thought it was such an innovative take on the Hansel and Gretel story. It stays very true to the story, but updates it in a way that is good for 2013 and the horror genre.

Dee Wallace is well known in genre circles. Perhaps best known as “E.T.’s mom” (actually Elliot’s mom, but when you are a kid, everything revolves around E.T.) she has starred in well over 100 films, including Cujo, The Hills Have Eyes, Critters, Popcorn, The Frighteners, The Howling, and Halloween (2007). Her two most recent genre outings are Hansel and Gretel (no relation to the Jeremy Renner version) and Rob Zombie’s Lords of Salem. She opened up to us about low-budget filmmaking and working with Rob Zombie.

How did you get involved in Hansel and Gretel?

Anthony Ferrante, the director, called me up and said, “Please, will you do this?” I loved the take on this story that they had come up with. I thought it was very true to the original story, and yet very creative, bringing it into the 2013 horror genre. Most of all, I just really respect Anthony.

Reviewed by Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com

Starring: Dee Wallace, Brent Lydic, Stephanie Greco, Clark Perry, and Adrian Bustamante

Written by: Jose Prendes

Directed by: Anthony C. Ferrante

Running time: 90 minutes

Rated: R (for language, violence)

The Asylum is at it again with their latest “Mockbuster”, Hansel & Gretel. Made for a fraction of the budget of that other Hollywood flick, this film follows a different path then the blockbuster version. Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante (Boo, Headless Horseman), his version follows more closely to the original Brothers Grimm dark fairy tale, only updated for today’s audience, while the other is a much looser adaptation of the story.

We have the two titular protagonists, Hansel Grimm (Brent Lydic) and Gretel Grimm (Stephanie Greco-The Haunting of Whaley House) as two young adults struggling with their small town lives. Hansel seems to be a slacker who plays video games all day with his...

The latest edition of the Indie Spotlight contains all of the recent independent horror news sent our way. In this feature, we have a zombie short called The Mmi Dead, a trailer for the Manos: The Hands of Fate retro video game, and much more:

The Mmi Dead: “The Mmi Dead, Minneapolis Media Institute’s take on the zombie craze is a mix of The Walking Dead, Night of the Living Dead, The Wizard of Oz, and our love movies in general (serious and campy). We shot most of this in a single day and worked on the post-production in our spare time over the month for December, 2012. It was an ambitious project and we are very happy with what we achieved. Hope you enjoy it too!”

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The Asylum’s Hansel and Gretel DVD Release Details: “After 200 years, the Brothers Grimm classic German tale needed a makeover, and ­­­­­in Hansel & Gretel,...

Production company The Asylum will release their version of Hansel & Gretel January 8th on DVD. This is, coincidentally, the same month that Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters will be released. Both films deal with classic characters from the Grimm Brothers. In this film, the witch captures and confines this brother and sister in her dungeony home. They are fed to "fatten them up," until they can find a way to escape. View the trailer for Hansel & Gretel below. Release Date: January 8th, 2013 (DVD). Director: Anthony C. Ferrante. Writer: Jose Prendes. Producers: David Michael Latt, David Rimawi, Paul Bales. Cast: Dee Wallace, Brent Lydic, Stephanie Greco. The trailer for Hansel & Gretel is here: Hansel & Gretel at the Asylum: Hansel & Gretel at the Asylum  |  |  Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28Dla Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis Email Subscription

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We’re used to seeing Dee Wallace as the heroine being terrorized in a myriad of horror films. A new take on the classic fairy tale Hansel & Gretel will let her do the terrorizing for a change, and she may have worse things is store for the brother and sister besides cannibalism.

With the absurd looking Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters set to put a new spin on the classic fairy tale, it's not surprising The Asylum would want to get in on the action with its own version.

Synopsis:

In this modern retelling of the classic horror tale, teen siblings are enslaved by a psychotic recluse within her gruesome house of horrors in the woods.

Dee Wallace (Gremlins, Cujo, The Howling) stars as the horrifying hermit who traditionally has questionable culinary intentions directed at the famous siblings when they make the grave mistake of entering her humble abode.

Brent Lydic...

With The Asylum’s feature The Haunting of Whaley House having released to DVD, Blu-ray, Redbox and Netflix today, we thought it time to chat with director Jose Prendes regarding his film. Read on!

“It seems like only yesterday that I was starting work on the script five months ago (writer’s note: see our exclusive interview with Prendes during production here), said writer and director Prendes, ”when the studio came to me with a proposition for a Whaley House film and I accepted, knowing I could do something unique given the limitations with time and money.”

Produced by The Asylum, The Haunting of Whaley House stars Stephanie Greco as (according to the film’s official synopsis), “Penny, (who) is a skeptic, despite the fact that she works as a tour guide at The Whaley House, considered America's most haunted house. One night her friends convince her to let them...

We knew this day would come. After years of mockbusters and even a few really good flicks thrown in here and there, The Asylum is Officially invading the San Diego Comic-Con. Call your loved ones! Consult the Mayans! Doomsday is upon us!

From the Press Release

Horror film mavens and genre enthusiasts will find no safe haven at Comic-Con International 2012, as independent production and distribution studio The Asylum announced today that they will be joining their fellow fanboys at this year’s San Diego convention. In celebration of their 15th anniversary, The Asylum will be bringing in talent from some of the studio’s most popular action, fantasy, thriller and monster movies for signings, including scream queen Lynn Lowry; Zombie Apocalypse stars Lilan Bowden and Johnny Pacar; and the twisted minds behind The Asylum: David Michael Latt, David Rimawi, and Paul Bales.

You can also enter to win your very own Crovel,...

We’ve been delivering you the goods on director Hank Braxtan’s feature Chemical Peel for some time. Now we bring you the first look at a trailer for the flick, which is described as a cross between Cabin Fever and The Mist.

Starring DeadHeads actress Natalie Victoria, Chemical Peel revolves around a group of girls trapped in a remote cabin by an unknown danger which lurks outside (and inside as well, if the trailer is any indication) and, in addition to Victoria, features newcomers Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher and Leigh Davis, with Lonye Perrine rounding out the female ensemble cast. 17 Road Films produces.

“Chemical Peel is "picture locked", going through score, sound mix, VFX, and color correction,” director Braxtan told us of post-production on the flick. “We are hoping to be done in time to submit to some big festivals, and then it's off to various distributors which I have contacts with.

The first teaser trailer for this summer’s The Haunting of Whaley House proves once more that ghost hunting should be left to professionals, preferably the pros wearing proton packs.

The Asylum has been on something of a roll of late and they hope that roll continues with their upcoming spookfest The Haunting of Whaley House.

Penny (Stephanie Greco) is a skeptic, despite the fact that she works as a tour guide at The Whaley House, considered America's most haunted house. One night her friends convince her to let them into the famous museum to see if it is as haunted as everyone says it is, and they find much more than they bargained for.

The first teaser trailer for Jose Prendes' ghoulish ghost flick hitting VOD/DVD July 31st and if you didn’t know it was an Asylum release you would never guess. Just the look of...

We caught up recently with The Haunting of Whaley House writer and director Jose Prendes, who chatted with Dread openly about the production and also provided us with a handful of exclusive production stills from the now wrapped film. Read on for the skinny!

Produced by The Asylum, The Haunting of Whaley House stars Stephanie Greco as (according to the film’s official synopsis), “Penny, (who) is a skeptic, despite the fact that she works as a tour guide at The Whaley House, considered America's most haunted house. One night her friends convince her to let them into the famous museum to see if it is as haunted as everyone says it is, and they find much more than they bargained for. Just because you don't believe in ghosts doesn't mean they don't believe in you!”

Joining Greco in the festivities is genre vet Lynn Lowry (George Romero’s The Crazies), among others,...

Time to add a little bit of spooky to your evening as we have the first look at actress Maria Olsen in make-up as one of the creepy inhabitants of a haunted residence in the new flick from The Asylum, The Haunting of Whaley House. Dig it!

Check out the behind-the-scenes image from the Jose Prendes flick below. Look for it in July.

From the Press Release

The cast has been officially locked in for The Asylum’s thrill ride The Haunting Of Whaley House. The film stars Stephanie Greco (Chemical Peel, Phoenix Falling) as lead character Penny, who is convinced by her friend Craig, played by Graham Denman (Sick Girl, Eyes of the Woods), to give him a private tour of the infamously haunted Whaley House.

“Not only is the script super-scary, but I have the opportunity to play such a wonderfully written character, which is an actor’s dream,...

With a title like The Haunting of Whaley House, Asylum Pictures has another imitation product about a real life haunted estate in the works. This studio has built a reputation of creating some way out of the way horror titles. The last one in this particular supernatural genre was Amityville Haunting (2011). In this latest, America's most haunted house in the west coast of America, located in San Diego, gets center stage. Whaley House is reputed to be spooked by many a spirit.

This film stars Stephanie Greco (Chemical Peel, Phoenix Falling) and Graham Denman (Sick Girl, Eyes of the Woods) in the lead roles of Penny and Craig. They get a private tour of the home and get more than they bargained for. Along for the ride are fellow performers, Alex Arleo, Arielle Brachfeld and Carolina Groppa. This movie is currently filming and many of the performers are excited in...

The Asylum's latest spookfest The Haunting of Whaley House is getting set to go before cameras, and we have the last bits of casting news and more right here for ya! Dig it!

From the Press Release

The cast has been officially locked in for The Asylum’s thrill ride The Haunting Of Whaley House. The film stars Stephanie Greco (Chemical Peel, Phoenix Falling) as lead character Penny, who is convinced by her friend Craig, played by Graham Denman (Sick Girl, Eyes of the Woods), to give him a private tour of the infamously haunted Whaley House.

“Not only is the script super-scary, but I have the opportunity to play such a wonderfully written character, which is an actor’s dream,” says Stephanie Greco. “What’s funny is that the house we’re shooting at is actually really haunted and I’m the biggest scaredy cat you’ll ever meet,...

A cast has been officially locked in for The Asylum’s The Haunting of Whaley House.

Stephanie Greco (pictured, Chemical Peel) will star as Penny, who is convinced by her friend Craig, played by Graham Denman (Sick Girl), to give him a private tour of the infamously haunted Whaley House.

“Not only is the script super-scary, but I have the opportunity to play such a wonderfully written character, which is an actor’s dream,” says Greco. “What’s funny is that the house we’re shooting at is actually really haunted and I’m the biggest scaredy cat you’ll ever meet, so let’s just say I’ll be sleeping with the lights on for a while!”

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Dread caught up today with Deadheads actress Natalie Victoria, who gave us the lowdown on the currently shooting survival horror feature Chemical Peel, in which she stars, as well as providing us with a quartet of exclusive production stills and teaser art from the Hank Braxtan-directed production. Read on!

Described as a cross between Cabin Fever and The Mist, Chemical Peel is presently filming in Los Angeles and revolves around a group of girls trapped in a remote cabin as an unknown danger lurks outside. In addition to Victoria, the flick stars newcomers Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher and Leigh Davis with Lonye Perrine rounding out the female ensemble cast. 17 Road Films is producing.

Speaking with Victoria (who appears as love interest “Ellie Masterson” in the Pierce Bros.’ festival darling zombedy Deadheads), the actress told us of her attraction to Chemical Peel, “Oh well, I love horror as you know,...