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Roadside Attractions has dropped a trailer for “Dreamin’ Wild,” Bill Pohlad’s follow-up to 2015’s “Love & Mercy.” The film stars Oscar winner Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”) and Emmy nominee Walton Goggins (“The Hateful Eight”) as brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson, musicians who unexpectedly find success when the owner of a boutique label (“Air’s” Chris Messina) wants to revive an incomplete album they self-released three decades earlier. This bittersweet stroke of luck dredges up a painful past but also provides the opportunity for closure. Noah Jupe (“A Quiet Place”) and Jack Dylan Grazer (“It”) portray the pair as teens. Beau Bridges co-stars as their father, and Zooey Deschanel plays Donnie’s wife, singer Nancy Sophia.

The film, based on a longform essay by New York Times reporter Steven Kurutz titled “Fruitland,” premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, where Marshall Shaffer (The Playlist) wrote, “‘Dreamin’ Wild’ amounts to...

Roadside Attractions will release Pinocchio only in St. Louis theaters on December 25th, 2020.

Here’s the spectacular trailer:

Shot in stunning Italian locations, Matteo Garrone’s rich world of mystery and wonder stars Academy Award® winning actor Roberto Benigni as Geppetto, the old woodcarver whose puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio (nine-year-old Federico Ielapi) tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits through a wonderful world full of imaginative creatures – from the belly of a giant fish, to the Land Of Toys and the Field Of Miracles.

Pinocchio stars Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Gigi Proietti, Rocco Papaleo, Massimo Ceccherini, Marine Vacth, Alida Baldari Calabria, Maria Pia Timo, Massimiliano Gallo, Gianfranco Gallo, Davide Marotta, Teco Celio, and Enzo Vetrano

In St. Louis, Pinocchio will be playing at the following theaters:

The...

In January, work and life partners Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff went to war.

Their 15-year-old film distribution and production company, Roadside Attractions, engaged in heated rounds of bidding for four titles playing at the Sundance Film Festival — the Cinderella story “Brittany Runs a Marathon,” the Mindy Kaling comedy “Late Night,” the political documentary “Knock Down the House” and the Ted Bundy biopic “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.”

They lost. They were outbid by what Cohen and d’Arbeloff estimate was as much as six times what they offered sales agents for the chance to roll out the movies to American audiences. Amazon Studios snapped up “Brittany” and “Late Night” for a combined $27 million. Netflix acquired “Extremely Wicked” and “Knock Down the House” for nearly $20 million.

“All four of those movies went to streamers, and arguably all four might have been better served by us,” says Cohen, reflecting...

A dozen new specialty titles packed theaters this weekend. Sony Classics’ The Seagull and Roadside Attractions/30West’s Beast edged out the competition, grossing $80,607 in six locations and $52,078 in four theaters respectively.

The big screen version of Russian dramatist Anton Checkhov’s The Seagull opened in six New York and Los Angeles locations Friday, scoring the best per theater average of the specialty newcomers. Directed by Michael Mayer and starring Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll and Elisabeth Moss, the feature grossed $80,607, averaging $13,434. Spc picked up the title in 2017, but held off releasing while it opened Bening starrer Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. The producers showed an early version of The Seagull to Spc co-president Michael Barker, who gave notes.

“We addressed those notes in the final edit,” said producer Leslie Urdang in a conversation earlier this week about the film. “We give real kudos to him for helping us.

It’s fun making Oscar nominations picks this year because there’s more room for debate than usual. The top five Best Picture candidates are pretty clear, led by the Critics Choice and Producers Guild winner “The Shape of Water,” and the Screen Actors Guild Ensemble, Actress and Supporting actor winner “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

The next three Best Picture leaders come from lauded writer-directors: SAG Ensemble, PGA and Directors Guild nominees “Lady Bird” (Greta Gerwig) and “Get Out” (Jordan Peele) and DGA and PGA nominee “Dunkirk” (Christopher Nolan).

If you stick with the stats, they reveal that SAG Ensemble winners don’t always match up with the Best Picture winner. (Last year’s Ensemble winner was “Hidden Figures.”) But over 22 years of Ensemble Awards, only “Braveheart” (1995) managed to take home the Oscar without an Ensemble nomination.

Thus, will “The Shape of Water,” which won the often-predictive top Critics’ Choice and Producers Guild awards,...

In 2013, filmmaker Eric England broke out with indie horror, Contracted, a film which intrigued and repulsed many audiences on subject matter alone. The Najarra Townsend-starring Std terror was England’s third film as director, but only second to be released. Between his 2011 Arkansas slasher debut Madison County and the Los Angeles-based Contracted lie a…

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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent news sent our way. Today’s feature includes new photos of Megafoot, DVD release details for Coyote, a trailer for Muck and Red Christmas, a look at The Real Housewives of Horror Post Mortem show, and more:

First Photos from Megafoot Released: “Megafoot is a top-secret killing monstrosity (half Machine, half Bigfoot, all Terror!), which has recently escaped from the highly covert laboratory where it was created. An elite squad of soldiers has been sent to track and destroy the sadistic sasquatch before it wreaks its horrific vengeance on the human race. Expect action, suspense, creative kills and gore-soaked thrills in a movie that’s bigger than big… it’s Megafoot!

After months of rampant excitement, Ship To Shore Media, in connection with studio Epic Pictures, have finally given us a look at the Megafoot beast in anticipation of the upcoming creature-feature!

Los Angeles (December Xx, 2014) – Image Entertainment, an Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brand, has acquired all Us rights to the action thriller Roadside. Written and directed by Eric England (Madison County, Contracted), the film stars Ace Marrero (“Scorpion,” “Body of Proof”), Katie Stegeman (Madison County, Contracted), Lionel D. Carson (“The Unit”) and Jack E. Curenton (“Tim and Eric Awesome Show”). Mark Ward, Rlj Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for the Image brands, made the announcement today.

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The deal covers North American rights to the thriller starring Fran Kranz. Separately Sundance Selects has picked up The Search For General Tso, Image Entertainment has acquired Roadside and WellGo USA has set a Us release date for Supremacy.

Jack Bryan directed The Living, about a man who takes out a hit on his sister’s abusive husband. Jocelin Donahue, Chris Mulkey, Joelle Carter and Kenny Wormald round out the key cast.

Producers Jack Bryan, Laura DuBois and John Snyder brokered the acquisition with monterey media managing partner Scott Mansfield.

Sundance Selects has picked up North American rights to Ian Cheney’s documentary and Tribeca 2014 world premiere The Search For General Tso and will release theatrically and on VOD on January 2. Cinetic Media represented the filmmakers. Image Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Eric England’s action thriller Roadside starring Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman, Lionel D Carson and Jack E Curenton. Elias Axume of international...

Beginning this week, Shock Till You Drop is hosting a series of horror short films that fall under the "Fun Size Horror" banner which was created by filmmaker Zeke Penheiro. All of the Fun Size Horror shorts have been independently produced by a wide range of filmmakers including Josh Waller, Glen Murakami, Mali Elfman, with participating actors Lance Reddick, Rose McIver, Tracie Thoms, Brea Grant, Amy Dallen, Victor Webster and Diva Zappa.

Today, we bring you "Happy Birthday" from writer-director Erin Stegeman (Roadside) and producer Ace Marrero (Madison County). In the short: "Sophia is turning six and her cardigan-clad parents have put together the perfect party, including a very special surprise." You can watch this bloody tale below.

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In Contracted a 20-something girl gets what she thinks is an Std after a night of reckless partying… turns out, it’s far worse than anything she could ever have imagined. Writer-director Eric England puts a strange, sexual new twist on the zombie genre, and he’s here to explain how and why!

Dread Central: Ok, so let’s face it… Contracted (review here) isn’t for everybody. How’s reaction to the film been so far?

Eric England: Really positive actually. I am really happy with how they…. I don’t wanna say I am shocked, but I don’t think you go in thinking they are going to love it. It’s been really good.

DC: I would have to say I was shocked, I will use the word, because it's not the kind of movie that is just another viral zombie thing… you really put a unique slant on it.

Eric England's latest film, Contracted, has found a home at IFC Midnight.

Expect the standard issue release strategy: Limited theatrical, VOD and then DVD.

England previously directed Madison County and Roadside.

Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night standwith a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.

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Scream Factory has officially announced their fall lineup, with more than 15 classic horror titles making their way to Blu-ray, including Day of the Dead, Price of Darkness, The Amityville Horror Trilogy, and six Vincent Price movies:

Scanners II and III: “On September 10, Scream Factory will unleash Christian Duguay’s science fiction action thrillers Scanners II: The New Order and Scanners III: The Takeover in a Double Feature Two-Disc Blu-ray™+ DVD Combo Pack. In Scanners II, a breed of humans with dangerously powerful telepathic abilities – the scanners – are being recruited by a corrupt police commander, John Forrester, in his crusade to take over the city. Forrester first enlists the help of an evil scientist, Dr. Morse, who wants to conduct mind-control experiments on the scanners with a new drug. When the side effects render the scanners incapable, Forrester then finds David Kellum (David Hewlett, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes the short film “Hold Your Fire,” release details for The Black Dahlia Haunting, trailers for Truth or Dare and The Shadows, and much more:

Full Short Film “Hold Your Fire”: “Twitch Film proudly presents the online premiere of artist-turned-filmmaker Wes Benscoter’s debut short film, Hold Your Fire, exclusively at Twitch Film.

A ghostly soldier comes face to face with this grim reality of his war-torn existence on the battlefield… and beyond! Assaulting international audiences at festivals from Montreal’s Fantasia to Sitges, Fantasporto, A Night of Horror, and Dead by Dawn, to sending domestic shivers up spines at Screamfest, Boston Underground, and the New York City Horror Film Festival, Twitch Film now takes the mantle in offering Wes Benscoter’s mini-masterpiece to its largest audience ever.

A twenty-year veteran of horrific illustration,...

Fresh off his successful premiere of Roadside at CineMayhem, Madison County director Eric England has unveiled a first look at his latest infectious tale of terror, Contracted, and we have the stills and the artwork for you right here.

Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Najarra Townsend, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Simon Barrett, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, Lionel D. Carson, and Caroline Williams star.

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A troubled young woman has a one-night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std... but it is actually something much worse.

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To the left you'll find some early sales art for Eric England's latest film, Contracted. And, inside, you'll find some images offering a first look at the thriller from the director of Madison County and Roadside.

Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.

England writes and directs; Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice MacDonald, Matt Mercer, Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett star.

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This past weekend indie filmmaker Eric England (Madison County) celebrated the world premiere of his latest directorial endeavor, the Hitchcockian thriller Roadside, at the first-ever CineMayhem Film Fest in Thousand Oaks.

The flick stars Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman, Jack E. Curenton, Lionel D. Carson, and Marshall Yates.

Before Roadside hit the big screen, England and company shared with those in attendance a quick behind-the-scenes look at what went into making the micro-budgeted affair, and we thought what better way to close out the first full week of Indie Horror Month than sharing the video with you fiends.

Check out Dread Central's online premiere of Roadside's Bts video, and look for more on the flick soon now that it's hit the festival circuit for 2013.

Synopsis:

Roadside is a high concept thriller that finds Dan Summers and his pregnant wife, Mindy, in a fight for their lives when they are held...

Taking place this weekend is the CineMayhem Film Festival in Thousand Oaks, California. If you’re a fan of independent horror, there will be a variety of short films, multiple features, including The ABCs of Death, and the world premiere of Roadside:

“(Los Angeles, CA)—In just less than 48 hours, the first-ever CineMayhem Film Fest will be underway at the Muvico Thousand Oaks (166 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA) and to get the fans out there ready, we have a few final details we wanted to share in preparation of our two-day celebration of independent horror this weekend.

CineMayhem sponsor SideShow Collectibles has generously donated four figurines for us to raffle off to attendees at the following screenings on March 2nd and 3rd: Roadside and The ABC’s Of Death on Saturday and K-11 and Resolution on Sunday. Scream Factory, another CineMayhem sponsor, has also kindly donated several of...

If you're in or around Los Angeles and are a horror fan, you should make it your business to attend this weekend's CineMayhem Film Festival in honor of Indie Horror Month! Read on for the skinny on all that's happening!

From the Press Release

In less than 48 hours, the first-ever CineMayhem Film Fest will be under way at the Muvico Thousand Oaks (166 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA), and to get the fans out there ready, we have a few final details we wanted to share in preparation of our two-day celebration of independent horror this weekend.

CineMayhem sponsor Sideshow Collectibles has generously donated four figurines for us to raffle off to attendees at the following screenings on March 2nd and 3rd: Roadside and The ABC's Of Death on Saturday and K-11 and Resolution on Sunday. Scream Factory, another CineMayhem sponsor, has also kindly donated several of their cult classic...

The CineMayhem Film Fest is right around the corner, and to usher in its arrival, we have the official specially created for the event one-sheet for Eric England's Roadside, which is screening during the fest. Check it out!

The film, starring Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman, Alan Pietruszewski, Lionel D. Carson and Jack Curenton, will be having its world premiere at CineMayhem Film Festival on March 2nd at 6:30Pm at Muvico Theaters Thousand Oaks 14 (166 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA).

Before the screening those in attendance will see an exclusive extended sneak peek of the making-of featurette that will eventually be available when the film is released!

Ticket and Pass prices for the 2013 CineMayhem Film Fest are:

Saturday Pass- $30

Sunday Pass- $30

Individual Movie- $7 per ticket

Tickets and full-day passes can be purchased at the Muvico Thousand Oaks website.

Official sponsors for the 2013 CineMayhem Film Fest include Muvico Theaters, Sideshow Collectibles,...

 

  The official screening schedule has been locked down by the CineMayhem Film Festival, a new event founded by Dread Central's Heather Wixson to kick off the site's third annual Indie Horror Month. Along with the Dread team, the fest is also backed by Scream Factory, Sideshow Collectibles, Magnet Releasing and Breaking Glass Pictures. Taking place on Saturday & Sunday March 2-3 at the Muvico Theater in Thousand Oaks, CA, the fest will feature new and classic features alike, as well as an extensive collection of short films.   The roster will include screenings of Magnet's much-buzzed about horror anthology The ABCs of Death and Breaking Glass Pictures' prison thriller K-11, directed by action guru Jules Stewart (Crank: High Voltage), as well as a tribute showing of Scott Glosserman's classic horror satire Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. The lineup also includes the world premiere of Adam Barnick's...

We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes an exclusive poster reveal for Oaz: Nan from Hell, preview pages from the horror anthology comic Eeek!, and much more:

Exclusive Poster Reveal for Oaz: Nan from Hell: “Ed awakes one morning to find his Nan has become one of the living dead, trapped in his house by his flesh eating Nan he struggles to cope, with a little help from his friends he tries to survive the day, but the more Nan feeds the stronger she gets and soon it becomes a battle to keep the house zombie free.”

Written and directed by, Craig T. James, Oaz: Nan from Hell stars Marcus Carroll, Abigail Hamilton, Oliver Ferriman, Nia Ann, Sabrina Dickens, William Huw, Josh Wood, and Steve Purbrick. To watch the trailer for Oaz, visit the official website at: http://www.

The CineMayhem Film Fest is pleased to announce its final line-up with tickets and festival passes going on sale Today for the two-day celebration of independent horror at the Muvico in Thousand Oaks, CA, this March.

Ticket and Pass prices for the 2013 CineMayhem Film Fest are:

Saturday Pass- $30

Sunday Pass- $30

Individual Movie- $7 per ticket

Tickets and full-day passes can be purchased at the Muvico Thousand Oaks website. The theatre is located at 166 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA.

And don't forget that starting Right Now, you can submit your short film to us, and if gets the most "Likes" via our official CineMayhem Contest Facebook App, it will be shown during the fest. To upload your film for judging, just hit the link and get started.

From the Press Release

Founded this year as a launch event to kick off Dread Central's third annual Indie Horror Month this March by Heather Wixson,...

With Dread Central's Indie Horror Month right around the corner, we have a contest for you indie filmmakers that's sure to get your blood pumping and then hopefully spraying right out of your jugular vein. Read on for details.

Starting Right Now you can submit your short film to us, and if gets the most "Likes" via our official CineMayhem Contest Facebook App, it will be shown during the fest. You can upload your film right now for judging. Hit that link and get started.

The festival runs March 2nd and 3rd at the Muvico Theaters in Thousand Oaks, California.

All shorts must be made and submitted in accordance with the provisions and instructions posted herein. The short must be in the English language or with English subtitles. The short may be no longer than 10 minutes in length, including titles and/or credits, if any. The short must be the contestant’s original work.

Writer Heather Wixson, who you can find tirelessly toiling away at Dread, has founded CineMayhem as a way to celebrate the past, present and future of independent genre filmmaking. The fest will run March 2nd and 3rd at the Muvico Theaters in Thousand Oaks, California and is set to include insane-o anthology The ABCs Of Death, Paul Davis' much buzzed short film Him Indoors and the latest from Hills Run Red director Dave Parker. Here's the rundown, via release:

CineMayhem's diverse line-up includes advance screenings of two highly anticipated genre projects including Magnet Releasing's visceral horror anthology The ABCs Of Death and Breaking Glass Pictures' mind-bending drama K-11 directed by Jules Stewart (Crank: High Voltage, Mortal Kombat).

CineMayhem is also thrilled to announce that it will be hosting the World Premieres of Roadside directed by Eric England (Madison County) and the latest short film from Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale), The Root Of The Problem,...

Writer Heather Wixson, who you can find tirelessly toiling away at Dread, has founded CineMayhem as a way to celebrate the past, present and future of independent genre filmmaking. The fest will run March 2nd and 3rd at the Muvico Theaters in Thousand Oaks, California and is set to include insane-o anthology The ABCs Of Death, Paul Davis' much buzzed short film Him Indoors and the latest from Hills Run Red director Dave Parker. Here's the rundown, via release:

CineMayhem's diverse line-up includes advance screenings of two highly anticipated genre projects including Magnet Releasing's visceral horror anthology The ABCs Of Death and Breaking Glass Pictures' mind-bending drama K-11 directed by Jules Stewart (Crank: High Voltage, Mortal Kombat).

CineMayhem is also thrilled to announce that it will be hosting the World Premieres of Roadside directed by Eric England (Madison County) and the latest short film from Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale), The Root Of The Problem,...

The new edition of the Indie Spotlight contains the latest independent horror news sent our way. In this week’s feature, we have the first information on this year’s CineMayhem Film Festival, details on Return to Nuke ‘Em High Vol. I & II, the first photos from Warhouse, and much more:

CineMayhem Film Festival Announced: “Created as a way to pay homage to and celebrate the spirit of independent filmmaking and those unafraid to take risks with their storytelling, CineMayhem’s diverse line-up includes advanced screenings of two highly anticipated genre projects including Magnet Releasing’s visceral horror anthology The ABC’s Of Death and Breaking Glass Pictures’ mindbending drama K-11 directed by Jules Stewart (Crank: High Voltage, Mortal Kombat).

CineMayhem is also thrilled to announce that it will also be hosting the World Premieres of Roadside directed by Eric England (Madison County) and the latest short film from Ryan Spindell...

Some really cool news via Dread Central writer Heather Wixson: The first-ever CineMayhem Film Fest will kick off at Muvico Theaters in Thousand Oaks, California on March 2 and 3. The festival is a launch event for Dread Central’s Indie Horror Month.

Founded by WIxson and dedicated to celebrating the spirit of independent filmmaking, the festival will showcase the present and future of independent genre filmmaking. The line-up includes the World Premieres of Roadside directed by Eric England (Madison County) and the latest short film from Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale), The Root of the Problem as well as the West Coast Premieres of two other short films- Paul Davis' (Beware the Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf in London) Him Indoors and Split the Check by Patrick Rea (Nailbiter).

CineMayhem will also feature advanced screenings of two highly anticipated genre projects The ABC's of Death and Breaking Glass Pictures' mind-bending...

If you're a regular reader of Dread Central, then you know that March is officially Indie Horror Month around these parts. A time when we celebrate our future horror maestros! This year we're kicking it off with a bang!

From the Press Release

Today the first-ever CineMayhem Film Fest was announced by founder Heather Wixson, producer and horror journalist with DreadCentral.com. Created as a launch event to kick off Dread Central's third annual Indie Horror Month this March, CineMayhem will celebrate the past, present and future of independent genre filmmaking at the Muvico Theaters in Thousand Oaks, California, on March 2nd and 3rd.

Created as a way to pay homage to and celebrate the spirit of independent filmmaking and those unafraid to take risks with their storytelling, CineMayhem's diverse line-up includes advance screenings of two highly anticipated genre projects including Magnet Releasing's visceral horror anthology The ABCs Of Death...

From the director of Madison County comes Roadside, by Eric England.  A trailer made its online premiere recently and you can now find it inside.  Ace Marrero and Katie Stegeman play Dan Summers and his pregnant wife, Mindy, a couple who have to fight for their lives when they are held hostage in their car by an unseen gunman on the side of a desolate mountain road.  Look for the film in 2013.

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Next on tap for you cats is a look at the very first trailer for Eric England's (Madison County) latest fear flick, Roadside. Pull up a chair, park your ass, and drink it all in! You may wanna keep your head low in case of any stray bullets.

The film stars Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman, Alan Pietruszewski, Lionel D. Carson and Jack Curenton.

Roadside is a high concept thriller that finds Dan Summers and his pregnant wife, Mindy, in a fight for their lives when they are held hostage in their car by an unseen gunman on the side of a desolate mountain road.

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Madison County was released this week on DVD and I had a chance to speak with director/writer Eric England and co-star/producer Ace Marrero. During our talk, I learned about the inspiration for the film, the difficulties of financing an indie horror film, and their next project:

How did this project come together and what was your inspiration?

Eric: I grew up in Arkansas and visited Madison County because my grandfather lived there. Based on my experiences and little encounters with people, I decided to embellish them for a horror film. The more I wrote, the more people identified with it. Ace was the first person I sent the script to in early 2009. From there we just tried to get it made and it came together in 2010.

Ace, what was your relationship with Eric before you worked on the project together?

Ace: I auditioned for Eric’s thesis film...

Eric England has cause for celebration this week.  His directorial effort, Madison County, hits stores tomorrow, and, he has a cast for his latest film, Contracted - a bizarro hyper-sexual thriller he begins shooting in Los Angeles next weekend.

Shock has learned Najarra Townsend (pictured, Me And You and Everyone We Know), Charley Koontz (Community), Katie Stegeman (Madison County), Matt Mercer (Madison County), Simon Barrett (writer of You're Next), Dave Holms (Reno 911), E-Kan Soong (Larry Crowne), Alice MacDonald, Ruben Pla (Insidious) and Lionel D. Carson (Roadside) will star.

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Man, the news just will not stop today. Are you keeping up? Hope so! Next on tap for you cats is a look at an early one-sheet for Eric England's (Madison County) latest fear flick, Roadside. Dig it!

The film stars Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman, Alan Pietruszewski, Lionel D. Carson and Jack Curenton.

Roadside is a high concept thriller that finds Dan Summers and his pregnant wife, Mindy, in a fight for their lives when they are held hostage in their car by an unseen gunman on the side of a desolate mountain road.

Check out the eye candy below which appeared on Bloody Disgusting this morning. More as it comes.

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With the release of his film Madison County just around the corner (it streets on May 8th), director Eric England has revealed the one-sheet for his latest endeavor, Roadside, via Bloody-Disgusting.  It's a clever, minimalistic slice o' art.  You'll find a larger look after the jump.

In the film, also written by England, Dan Summers and his pregnant wife, Mindy, fight for their lives when they are held hostage in their car by an unseen gunman on the side of a desolate mountain road.

Ace Marrero and Katie Stegeman star.  Stay tuned for release details...

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In just under two years, up-and-coming filmmaker Eric England has already left quite an impression on the independent genre world. His feature film debut Madison County debuted to a sold-out crowd during La's Screamfest last October and is set to make its home release this May.

His follow-up feature, Roadside is currently being wrapped up and will undoubtedly showcase a different side of the director and for his third project, he's teaming up with several other indie filmmakers on the rise for the cautionary body horror flick Contracted which begins shooting soon as well.

As you can tell, England's not one to rest on his laurels; recently Dread Central had the opportunity to catch up with the ever-busy director to chat about the release of Madison County, the status of Roadside as well as more on his latest project and what the independent filmmaking world has taught him over the last few years.

You're going to need protection from this forthcoming David Cronenberg-esque horror flick. Bloody Disgusting exclusively learned that Eric England will be getting behind the camera for Contracted, a new gory sex-thriller that begins filming May 13 in the Los Angeles area. We're told the film, penned by England, is about a young girl that has a one night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std... but is actually something much worse. The project is a collaboration with the new production company BoulderLight Pictures, co-founded by Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, and Southern Fried Films. England's slasher Madison County arrives on home video May 8 from Image Entertainment. His second feature, Roadside, hits the festival circuit this year.