News

The Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan)’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) has announced this year’s It Project line-up of 21 selections from 13 countries.

These include Greek filmmaker Costas Zapas’ Frankenstein: A Death Odyssey and Kei Ishikawa’s comic fantasy Baby, a Japan-Poland co-production.

Scroll down for full list

“Making the selection was a challenge this year with 141 project submissions - more than a 60% increase on last year,” says Naff managing director Thomas Nam.

Korean projects include Two Weddings And A Funeral director Kim Jho Gwang-soo’s period piece Secret Detective & Vampire; 2011 PiFan Audience Award winner Ji Ha Jean’s Re: Make; and Teenage Hooker Became Killing Machine director Nam Ki-woong’s Capsule.

Director Dain Said is teaming with producer Nandita Solomon again on Malaysian mystery Interchange. Their previous film, Bunohan, sold to Universal Pictures for several territories including UK, France, and Australia before premiering at Toronto.

Other Asian projects include Paul Spurrier’s Thai...

Title: Citadel Director: Ciaran Foy Starring: Aneurin Barnard (‘Ironclad,’ ‘The Facility’), James Cosmo (TV’s ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ ‘Game of Thrones’), Wunmi Mosaku (TV’s ‘Law and Order: UK’) and Amy Shiels (‘Slaughter’) People can become so distressed after surviving a traumatizing experience that they lose all faith in humanity and the will to live. But their need to protect their loved ones from experiencing the same fate can become so overpowering that they’re driven to do whatever it takes to save their lives. This is certainly the case with the main character, Tommy Cowley, in the new Irish horror thriller ‘Citadel,’ which will be released in select theaters on Friday. Based [ Read More ]

The post Citadel Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.

Writer/director Ciaran Foy's new psychological horror 'Citadel' appears to be getting the thumbs up as it does its rounds. And following on from picking up its Midnighter Audience Award at this years SXSW Film Fest distributors Cinedigm and Flatiron Films have unveiled its creepy new one-sheet. The movie stars Aneurin Barnard ('Guinea Pigs'), James Cosmo ('The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising'), Wunmi Mosuka and Amy Shiels ('Slaughter'). Check out the plot deets, teaser trailer and of course the new poster below....

We got our first look at the latest entry into the UK horror comedy genre yesterday, with the first poster for Stalled, and now we’ve had three great behind the scenes images from the production sent our way, giving us a look at some of the blood and festivities we have to look forward to.

Christian James (Freak Out) is back behind the camera once more, directing from a script by frequent collaborator Dan Palmer (Freak Out), who also stars.

“It’s Christmas Eve and a soon to be shit-canned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing light bulbs and cleaning toilets instead of drinking egg-nog and making out with drunk receptionists at the annual office party. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper he chooses to use the Ladies’ Restroom the very second a Zombie Outbreak occurs! Will he bowl us over and flush away the undead or (like in his...

Currently in post-productions, Stalled is the latest entry into the UK horror comedy genre that British filmmakers often seem to have a handle on better than most. (Naturally, I point you towards Shaun of the Dead as a good starting point if you’re new to the genre.)

We’ve had the first poster for the film sent over, giving us a tease of its intriguing premise:

“It’s Christmas Eve and a soon to be shit-canned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing light bulbs and cleaning toilets instead of drinking egg-nog and making out with drunk receptionists at the annual office party. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper he chooses to use the Ladies’ Restroom the very second a Zombie Outbreak occurs! Will he bowl us over and flush away the undead or (like in his pre-apocalypse life) simply remain …’Stalled’?

This British horror/comedy is Directed by Christian James,...

Writer and director Ciaran Foy's new Irish horror flick 'Citadel' has begun shooting. The Blinder Films production, which will be filming in Glasgow, Scotland stars Aneurin Barnard (currently shooting on new Brit horror 'Guinea Pigs'), James Cosmo ('Trainspotting', 'The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising'), Wunmi Mosuka and Amy Shiels - below ('Slaughter'). Check out the full synopsis for 'Citadel' below....

In a simple answer: Yes. Our reps at After Dark Films have informed me that After Dark Films is gearing up for a fourth year of Horrorfest. Expect another wave of "8 Films to Die For" to hit theaters in January of 2010. The question is: How many original productions will After Dark debut this time? In the past, Courtney Solomon's company relied mostly on acquisitions. For its third year, After Dark injected three "originals" into the mix: The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations , Perkins' 14 and Slaughter .

Chicago – Lionsgate and After Dark Films’ recently released their third collection of “8 Films to Die For” and this year proved to be the most uninspiring octet to date. With fewer risks taken than the last two years and less extreme failures or successes, “After Dark Horrorfest III” is terrifyingly dull.

Overall DVD Rating: 2.0/5.0 What makes this year’s collection rather forgettable is the lack of extremes on either side of the rating spectrum. The first two years produced some truly excellent genre gems including “Borderland,” “The Hamiltons,” and “The Abandoned.” At the same time, movies like “Dead Lake,” “Undead,” and “Nightmare Man” should be buried in a deep hole and never see the light of day again.

I have to admit that I liked the variety in quality of the last two years more than this year, when nearly every film registered as forgettable more than good or bad. There was one notable standout,...

It’s nothing short of a Horrorfest this evening on Fangoria Radio. Tonight’s show (airing on Sirius Xm Stars satellite radio, Sirius channel 102/Xm channel 155, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Est, with a repeat immediately after), hosted by Dee Snider and Tony Timpone with Debbie Rochon calling in, is devoted to celebrating this week’s Lionsgate DVD releases of the latest 8 Films to Die For:

• Director Craig Singer and actor/former Misfits frontman Michale Graves share their experiences making Perkins’ 14 (pictured), the trendsetting Internet/fan-created shocker

• Autopsy director Adam Gierasch and his co-writer Jace Anderson dissect their gory hospital flick, and hopefully reveal a few details about their upcoming Night Of The Demons remake

• Elizabeth Rice, the talented lead actress of Phedon Papamichael’s From Within, adds a little beauty to the horrific proceedings as she discusses her turn in the fest’s standout supernatural flick

• Director Seth Grossman...

Alright, I'm finally done Lionsgate's After Dark Horrorfest III box and I'm glad to report the films all manage to stay consistently entertaining.

Continue on to read my mini-reviews of From Within, Autopsy, Voices and Slaughter.

***

Title: From Within

Year: 2008

Director: Phedon Papamichael

Writers: Brad Keene

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

From Within is not a perfect film by any means but it's easily the best movie from the After Dark Horrorfest III line-up. On the surface, it's about a suicide curse that infects an intensely religious small town in Southern America but there is a strong subtext about how fear and religious fervor can make people do unimaginable evil. Actually, it's very similar to the basic theme running through The Mist and as I watched it I thought to myself that this would be the kind of story that Stephen King would like.

It...

Fangoria readers in the Los Angeles area have a chance to get their copies of Slaughter, Autopsy, and From Within (review here) signed tonight at Dark Delicacies in Burbank.

The From Within crew gave Fango the heads-up that stars Thomas Dekker (Laid To Rest, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Elizabeth Rice (Mad Men) are planning on joining them tonight, along with director Phedon Papamichael (Arcadia Lost), and writer Brad Keene (The Grudge 3). Full details after the jump.

The 8 Films To Die For signing begins at 7pm tonight, ar Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505.

Also scheduled to appear:

From Slaughter - Writer/Director Stewart Hopewell (Going To Pieces: The Rise And Fall Of The Slasher Film), Craig Robert Young (Perkins 14, Charmed), Maxim Knight (How My Dad Killed Dracula), and Vance Daniels.

From Autopsy (see our review here) -  Writers Jace Anderson & Adam Gierasch (Night Of The Demons,...

With the March 31st DVD release of all "8 Films to Die For" from the 2009 After Dark Horrorfest III, we thought it might be fun to take a look back at the films previously offered through the first two Horrorfests in 2006 and 2007. Before you delve into the latest batch of frights from Courtney Solomon and Co., let's take a look back.

After Dark Horrorfest - 2006

Visit the archived 2006 Festival Website: Click here

The inagural run of the festival arrived with the tagline "8 Films to Die For". While most cities did receive eight, there was, in fact, a ninth film (Hood Of Horror) screened in select locations.

The Abadoned - Read the Fangoria Review Unrest - Read the Fangoria Review Penny Dreadful - Read the Fangoria Review The Gravedancers - Read the Fangoria Review The Hamiltons - No review available. Reincarnation (Rinne) - No review available. Dark Ride - Read the Fangoria...

After Dark's Horrorfest III just hit theatres this weekend (running through the 15th) in limited release, and already the first details on DVD's for all of this year's "8 Films to Die For" has arrived. Check out the artwork and pre-order information for all eight, along with the box set after the jump.

Click an image to pre-order:

Adam Gierasch’s Autopsy, Sean Ellis’ The BRØKEN, Seth Grossman’s The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations, Jody Dwyer’s Dying Breed, Phedon Papamichael’s From Within, Craig Singer’s Perkins’ 14, Stewart Hopewell’s Slaughter and Oh Ki-hwan’s Voices will arrive in-stores on March 31st. No word on special features just yet, but we'll keep you posted as details roll in. For exclusive coverage of Horrorfest III, pick up a copy of Fangoria #279, on-sale now!

The official After Dark Horror Fest III: 8 Films To Die For site has once again been updated with some new trailerage, this time for Stewart Hopewell's based-on-true-events horror film Slaughter.

A young woman thinks she is leaving her abusive life behind when she moves to Atlanta and ends up living at her family farm. She quickly learns that abuse comes in even crueler forms.

The trailer starts off pretty slow and looks sort of cheaply made at first but thankfully it really picks up by the end. It does not, however, live up to whatever's going on in that sweet poster.

After Dark Films has finally unveiled the trailers for two horror films participating in this year's "8 Films to Die For" Horrorfest III. Head to the event's official site for a look at the preview for Slaughter and the Australian survival horror flick Dying Breed . Both titles open in theaters on January 9th. To learn more about Slaughter , read our exclusive interview with Stewart Hopewell here .

After Dark Films breaks new ground in its 2009 edition of the "8 Films to Die For" Horrorfest. Rather than enter its third year (running January 9th - 15th) with more acquisitions, After Dark head Courtney Solomon and his team filtered two original horror film productions into the mix. Perkins' 14 was one (a joint venture with Massify.com), the other was Stewart Hopewell's Slaughter . An art and film major hailing from Virginia, Hopewell makes his feature directing debut with the latter, a calculatedly bipolar experience (so says its director). With the holidays upon us and the 9th closing in, ShockTillYouDrop.com got a chance to connect with Hopewell to learn more about his film - he was optimistic, confident and well in tune with knowing when to hold back from...

This afternoon we got our hands on an exclusive look at the early one sheet for Stewart Hopewell's Slaughter, one of next year's "8 Films to Die For". You'll find the poster for that, along with one for The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations, which is also playing in next year's After Dark Horror Fest, which runs January 9-15 nationwide. In Butterfly, a young man discovers he has inherited the powers of "The Butterfly Effect" and attempts to solve the mystery of his high school girlfriend's death using his newfound ability, only to unwittingly unleash a vicious serial killer. In Sluaghter, a young woman thinks she is leaving her abusive life behind when she moves to Atlanta and ends up living at her family farm. She quickly learns that abuse comes in even crueler forms.

It was officially announced today by CEO Courtney Solomon that After Dark Films has acquired the rights to showcase Adam Gieraschs Autopsy and Jody Dwyers Aussie horror pic Dying Breed as part of its After Dark Horrorfest series. The Horrorfest lineup is nearly complete with the five previously announced titles being The Broken, The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelation, From Within, Perkins' 14 and Slaughter. Adam Gierasch directed Autopsy, from a script he wrote with Jace Anderson and E.L. Katz. Adam and Jace previously collaborated as writers on the Dario Argento film, Mother of Tears, and are currently in production on Night of the Demons that Adam is directing. Autopsy stars Robert Patrick (Balls of Fury, Terminator 2), Jessica Lowndes (90210) and Jenette Goldstein (Aliens) with Ross McCall (Band of Brothers). Jessica Horowitz, Steve Markoff, Bruce McNall and Warren Zide produced. More inside....

Just a few weeks ago we found out that Autopsy and Dying Breed (review) were going to be part of After Dark Horrorfest III, but now we can finally say the announcement is official thanks to a press release from After Dark Film's CEO Courtney Solomon.

Jody Dwyer's Tasmanian cannibal tale and the Adam Gierasch-directed hospital thriller joined the previous announced titles The Broken, The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelation, From Within, Perkins’ 14, and Slaughter, but we're still one film shy. Hmmmm...

Starting on January 9th and running through the 15th, 8 Films to Die For will be playing in select theatres. For more on the event, check out After Dark Horrorfest's official site.

- Syxx

Get Yourself Something Cool From Evilshop!

Got news? Click here to submit it!

Discuss this article in the Dread Central Forums!

We first spotted the new poster for After Dark's 8 Films to Die For (official site) at this year's Sdcc. It was pretty hot then, but it is even better now that we've got an official hi-rez image of it!

Hot damn on a stick of holy fuck! That would make one sweet tattoo. Oh yeah, there's some skin and boobage too, I guess... Anyway, the third Horrorfest kicks off in January, and so far we know of three titles out of the eight: Broken, Slaughter (formerly Faithless) and Perkins' 14.

Perkins' 14, directed by Craig Singer, follows the strangeness of one Mr. Robert Perkins, who has built a brigade of 14 brainwashed bodyguards. All does not go well, however, as Perkins is kidnapped and his drones will do anything to see him safe ... anything.

Slaughter, or Faithless if you want, tells the tale of an abused woman seeking refuge from her...