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The latest edition of the Indie Spotlight contains all of the recent independent horror news sent our way. In this feature, we have a look at a Behind the Mask Leslie Vernon action figure, details on an upcoming screening of Teller’s Play Dead, multiple trailers, and more:

Behind the Mask’s Leslie Vernon Action Figure: “This Rhode Island based toy company has their first line of licensed product out that will surely be a surprise to quite a few horror fans out there. Based on the character from the 2006 movie “Behind the Mask, The Rise of Leslie Vernon”. They have just released their 7” action figure and limited edition reproductions of the mask & scythe props from the movie.

It’s one of the best horror movies in the last 10 years and we’re very excited to have this as our first license says president Neal DeConte who started the company...

The West Mi made Film, ‘7 Stones’, Starring DJ Perry and Melissa Anschutz can now been seen by television audiences on Dec. 10, 2012.

On Dec. 10th at 8pm, LiveWire Channel 24 in Metro Grand Rapids and U-Verse in Kalamazoo, South Haven, Saugatuck, and Holland will be airing the high power drama ‘7 Stones’. The film stars, Actor/Producer DJ Perry, known for ‘Ghost Town’, and ‘Wicked Spring’ a Lansing Mi native and CEO of … Continue reading →...

Actress Nicole Cherie Saletta is now on board to play the lead role of Ashley Honors in the dark thriller Donors, it has been announced.

Filming will start this month in Yuma, Arizona, with the project expected to be ready for a late 2012 release.

Nicole is best known as playing Deena, the on-off girlfriend of Simon Camden for five seasons of the Warner Bros hit TV family drama 7th Heaven, produced by Aaron Spelling. She also starred recently in the action/drama Benjamin with actor and filmmaker DJ Perry, who has signed on to Donors as a producer and to play the antagonist.

Perry said: "The film was going to succeed or fail on the power of the actress cast and that is why we needed Nicole."

The thriller, written and directed by Charles Pisaeno, centres on a troubled young woman who is prone to lying and deceit to survive.

Horror icon Tom Savini has joined the cast of Secondary Heroes, it's been announced.

Tom's a veteran of the genre, with credits including the original and remake of Dawn of the Dead, as well as Friday the 13th, From Dusk Till Dawn and Machete.

You will recall Savini as the biker (called Sex Machine) with a groin-mounted gun in Robert Rodriguez' 1996 vampire classic From Dusk Till Dawn (see clip below), which also starred Harvey Keitel, George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino.

He's currently filming sequel Machete Kills - annouced at this year's San Diego Comic-Con - with Rodriguez back in the director's chair. 

Savini is now on board the Stuart MacDonald directed comedy/horror script Secondary Heroes penned by fellow Michigan filmmaker DJ Perry. The film is being produced under Perry's Collective Development Inc banner www.cdiproductions.com in association with MacDonald's Boomerang Studios.

Perry, no stranger to acting or the genre (An Ordinary Killer,...

The official website for Gothic Productions International's Darkest Night is now open, and along with that news the filmmakers forwarded to us the trailer, a quartet of new stills, and another poster for the flick.

Darkest Night, directed by Noel Tan, is a film with almost all Filipino actors as well as American DJ Perry (The 8th Plague, Wicked Spring) and some Malaysian talent to round out its cast and crew. Its scheduled premiere will be in Manila in November or December 2011. The film finished shooting on May 12 and is now in post production, and its opening is expected to be followed up by theatrical play in the Philippines and then across eastern Asia. Talks are currently under way with distributors in the U.S. for the rights.

This international film is already creating a splash in the Asian media with DJ Perry being among the first American stars to...

We've been keeping tabs on Gothic Productions International's Darkest Night, a film with almost all Filipino actors as well as American DJ Perry (The 8th Plague, Wicked Spring) and some Malaysian talent to round out its cast and crew, and over the weekend five fresh stills landed in our inbox to shed a bit of light on what we can expect.

From the Press Release: This international film is already creating a splash in the Asian media with DJ Perry being among the first American stars to film in the Philippines with a local film company. Darkest Night came about as a collaboration between Collective Development Inc. in the U.S. owned by Perry and business partner Jeff Kennedy, along with Gothic Productions International in the Philippines.

The goal was simple – to create a hybrid horror film that would appeal to both Eastern and Western markets while not losing the...

More wicked indie tales are on the way in the latest fear fest, Darkest Night, and we have all the details and the first stills for you! Dig it!

From the Press Release

Gothic Productions International, a Philippine company funded by U.S. independent resources, has finished shooting its latest production, a horror film titled Darkest Night, in Luzon. The film has almost all Filipino actors as well as American DJ Perry of The 8th Plague, Wicked Spring, and many other popular U.S. horror films. The film also sports Malaysian talent to round out its international cast and crew.

At best, most "original" U.S. horror films are remakes of Asian films that somehow lose their magic in translation, according to Perry.

Darkest Night unfolds in a "found video and documentary" style. Its story plops American Perry right in the middle to allow Western audiences to experience a "holiday" trip away from home.

For Immediate Release February 11, 2011- Filipino and American Film Team To Produce New Horror Thriller.

Manila, Philippines – Gothic Productions International, a Philippine company funded by U.S. independent resources, will be producing a horror film titled “Darkest Night” in Luzon, starting on April 18, 2011. The film will have almost all Filipino actors, as well as American DJ Perry of “The 8th Plague,” “Wicked Spring” and many other popular U.S. horror films.

Gpi was founded in 2010 by a group of dedicated filmmakers from Asia and the U.S., with the mission to produce and encourage quality, independent Gothic and horror films in an Asian setting. Its goal is to make excellent films in these genres and to promote Asian filmmakers who wish to create new, cutting-edge Gothic-dramatic films. In keeping with its primary goal to create productions with intense drama and real characters, Gpi is proud to present its latest film,...

More cinéma-vérité style chills are headed our way thanks to Gothic Productions International, and we've got the first word on what to expect from horror's Darkest Night.

From the Press Release

Gothic Productions International, a Philippine company funded by U.S. independent resources, will be producing a horror film titled “Darkest Night” in Luzon, starting on April 18, 2011. The film will have almost all Filipino actors, as well as American DJ Perry of “The 8th Plague,” “Wicked Spring” and many other popular U.S. horror films.

Gpi was founded in 2010 by a group of dedicated filmmakers from Asia and the U.S., with the mission to produce and encourage quality, independent Gothic and horror films in an Asian setting. Its goal is to make excellent films in these genres and to promote Asian filmmakers who wish to create new, cutting-edge Gothic-dramatic films. In keeping with its primary goal to create productions...

DJ Perry has had many releases and unlike many actors his fans are from various genres. The family faith market knows DJ from films like “Book of Ruth, Journey of Faith” and “Figure in the Forest.” Other fans know DJ from westerns like “Miracle at Sage Creek,” “Ghost Town,” “Wicked Spring” and “Judges.” The blood and boobs fanzombies know DJ from films such as “The 8th Plague,” “An Ordinary Killer,” and “Gps.” He has even done some comedy in films like “From Venus” and “Tangy Guacamole” both looking at getting re-releases in light of new attention.

“DJ Perry adds a flavor that is completely unique and I believe he will help put some grit back into American actors,” laughs UK director John Regan speaking on his upcoming “Sherwood Horror” film that has Perry cast as the films lead Rob Locksley. The modernized tale has Robin Hood do what all anti-Twilight folks would like to do.

The makers of the upcoming Robin Hood-inspired fright flick Sherwood Horror continue to keep us updated on the latest goings-on with their film as it continues to creep towards the filming stage. The latest being the signing of a legendary screen tough guy who may be most famous for the scene in Deliverance when he made Ned Beatty squeal like a pig.

Here's the press release sent our way regarding the latest news on the status of Sherwood Horror.

Legendary bad-guy actor Bill McKinney (Deliverance, The Outlaw Josey Wales, First Blood) is in talks to play a small but important role as the modern-day version of Richard the Lionheart in "Sherwood Horror" a contemporary set reimagining of the Robin Hood legend with bite. Ex-con Rob Locksley (DJ Perry) returns home after a six-year absence to find his town under the rule of vampires. He must join forces with his old...