Author: Michael Joy

New Indie Thriller, “Without a Name” directed by Emmett Loverde has a new trailer featuring the song, “This Means War” by Fang. Fang is an American hardcore punk band from the early East Bay punk rock scene, established in Berkeley, California. The film stars Jeff Wittekiend, Desi Cruz Brooks, Deborah Johnson, Tom Reed, Cooper Bohn, Elle Coventry, Simon Jon Provan, Dan Davies, Ellie Gerber, Tony Lee Gratz, and Kip Hathaway. Teenager Calvin gets drawn into a cult that worships youth but threatens adults. His father struggles to rescue him… but Calvin may not want saving. “Without a Name” is currently…

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Z DEAD END is a new horror film from director, Robert Resto and stars Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th franchise), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Robert LaSardo (The Mule), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), and John Fiore (The Sopranos). Other talent includes Angie Stevenson (Sons of Anarchy), Eva Hamilton (The Black Mass), and Yury Tsykun (Burn After Reading). Produced by Steven Rears and FX by Rob Cobasky and Brian Spears. One Deputy Sheriff with the help from some odd characters must fight for their lives as a small town in Colorado is invaded by bodies falling from the sky,” reads the…

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Prepare to enter a world of bizarre underground movies as the 7th annual Scumdance Film Festival returns to The Lost Church SF (988 Columbus Avenue, SF, CA 94103) on September 28th. Scumdance is the ultimate celebration of the best and weirdest micro-budget films, a realm where punks, mutants, metalheads, and oddballs unite to unleash their unconventional creations on an unsuspecting audience. Scumdance returns to San Francisco, in partnership with The Lost Church SF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization devoted to nurturing spaces for live performance. Films being screened this year include an eclectic selection of movies that have captivated festival…

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WORST LAID PLANS is now available on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and VHS from Scream Team Releasing. Three tales of vacation-themed horror adapted from the bestselling book by Grindhouse Press. In “Deep in the Heart” a fractured family tries to reconnect while touring a cave system that hides a horrifying secret. “You’ve Been Saved” is the story of two reunited friends on a road trip full of nostalgia and hangovers. When one of them is slipped a cryptic note by a young girl, their vacation takes a sinister turn. And finally with “Taylor Family Vacation ‘93” a father on vacation, determined…

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First Look at Blackout from director David Mitch Parks and starring Mike Ferguson (Showdown at the Grand, The Last Deal), LeeAnne Bauer (7 Days to Hell), Twana Barnett (WoW women of wrestling), Vu Mai (The Joy Luck Club), along with Tyler James, Hail Adams and Dusty Garner. As tensions between China and the United States rise to alarming levels the possibility of a nuclear war is imminent. Hoping to move away from their military careers, a husband and wife set up a government contracting business but are disrupted by intruders forcing them to make alliances that test their beliefs in…

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