Author: Michael Joy

RIPPED TO SHREDS The Lost 80s Slasher graphic novel adaptation has launched a crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter. The legend of Shadow Hills is the stuff of campfire tales. The maniac with the metal claw. The three drunk girls who give him a ride. The fiery crash… And the lone survivor, institutionalized for life. But could there be any truth to the decades-old story? That’s what teenager Maddie, her boyfriend Richard, and her cousin Sharon, aim to discover as they investigate the supposedly haunted hills—and the legend surrounding them—after one of their friends is killed there under mysterious circumstances. The…

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Directed by Danny Draven (Patient Seven, Bad CGI Gator), from an original screenplay by Mark Allen (Delirium, Early Grave), “Restitution” marks the first original production from the indie genre distributor since launching in 2016. The script was acquired in 2015 and was one of the initial projects under consideration. The three original TFR productions that eventually launched the label include the supernatural horror films The Chosen and Trace, and the acclaimed horror anthology, Patient Seven starring Michael Ironside, Amy Smart, Doug Jones, Alfie Allen and Grace Van Dien. RESTITUTION centers around Mia Wagner (Coél Mahal), the sole survivor of a…

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Shudder original “V/H/S/Beyond” directed by Jay Cheel and starring Thom Hallum, Dane DiLiegro, Namrata Sheth, Ashwin Mushran, Bobby Slaski, Libby Letlow, Alanah Pearce, and a special appearance by Mike Ferguson. Six new bloodcurdling tapes place horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape. In the segment, Live and Let Dive directed by Justin Martinez and featuring Mike Ferguson as the Farmer, a skydiving trip turns into a mad frenzy for survival when the skydivers’ plane collides with an alien spaceship. Watch on Shudder: https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/vhsbeyond/ffb2abc98b614a9b

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Prohibition Films and the Producers of Desert Fiends, High on the Hog, and the Terror Toons film series are excited to present a new documentary, “Making Horror: Conventions and Filmmaking Revealed”, which is set to release its crowdfunding campaign this month exclusively on IndieGoGo. Brett Wagner AKA The Lost Leatherface AKA The BIG SCHWAG is set to host this great new exploration of the horror genre. Brett has been on screen in the likes of: Desert Fiends, The Crazies, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Sons of Anarchy! This amazing new documentary explores the popular world of the horror convention industry as…

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KNIFE is a slasher movie in which the weapon is the villain. It takes control of anyone who touches it and forces them to kill! Mike Kuciak, writer / director of the horror film, DEATH METAL, is back with a new vision. He’s looking to make a bigger cut with Kickstarter, by turning his horror short into a full length feature film. Mike also had success with his film, FROM THE SHADOWS starring Keith David, with a score by Alan Howarth. Jason Markoff (Namaka) and Anthea Greco (Valentine’s Town) are two of the key actors featured in KNIFE. The team…

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