The Final to be De-Masked January 29th

The Final, directed by Joey Stewart, now has the first movie still from the film as seen left. Already announced to be at the "8 Films to Die For Film Festival," The Final, from Agora Entertainment, will be available as of January 29th at multiple theatres. Stay tuned for exact theatres and theatre dates, but for now have a look at the full cast line-up and movie still from The Final.

Cast: Marc Donato, Jascha Washington, Whitney Hoy, Justin Arnold, Travis Tedford, Lindsay Seidel, Mark Nutter, Hunter Garner, Eric Isenhower, Preston Flagg, Matthew Posey, Laura Ashley Samuels, Vincent Silochan, and Farah White.

A trailer for The Final has already been posted here:

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Five Minutes from the Opening Scene of Deadline

Unfortunately no limited release is forthcoming for Deadline, a horror film from First Look Studios, but a DVD/Blu-Ray release is set for December 1, 2009. Brittany Murphy from 8 Mile and Thora Birch are the main stars with Tammy Blanchard supporting. Mysterious and haunting a full five minute clip is now available for fans to enjoy until the film is available for purchase. Have a look at the first five minutes, in the dark, and decide for yourself whether Deadline is as scary as being possessed by William Castle's spirit (Rosemary's Baby).

A synopsis for Deadline:

"Alice, 32, a writer recovering from a psychological breakdown retreats to a remote Victorian house to convalesce and focus on completing her screenplay in time for a fast approaching deadline. Shortly after her arrival, mysterious noises and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a twisting and terrifying pursuit to fin out what is behind the endless terrorizing games (Deadline)."

Release Date: December 1, 2009 (DVD/BluRay).

Director: Sean McConville.

Writer: Sean McConville.

Cast: Brittany Murphy (Sin City), Thora Birsh, (American Beauty), Tammy Blanchard (Cadillac Records) and Marc Blucas (We Were Soldiers).

A full five minutes from the film for your viewing pleasure:



A small slice of info' can be found on Deadline here:

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Sweatshop and Music Equals Lots of Blood

Sweatshop is set to show at the New York Horror Film Festival in a mere couple of hours. Dark, independent and set in a rave, Sweatshop starts at 7:30pm in the Tribeca Cinemas. If you are in the area support independent filmmaking and an underrated genre - the nightclub slasher.

Set to music, Sweatshop revisits the slashers of the late 70s and early 80s to present a modern take on this already perfected category. Head down to the Tribeca Cinemas right now so you do not miss the blood and action on screen! For everyone else, not in New York, check out the synopsis, trailer, cast and crew info' inside.

"Charlie has made a name for herself and her electronica parties and the plans for tonight’s rave are her most extreme yet. On the edge of the city is an enormous vacant factory… and now, she and her friends have just over an hour to set up for an explosive rager without getting caught. The problem is, they already have been.

Her oversexed friends throw back a few drinks and begin setting up, unaware that they are being watched by something sinister lurking within the dark building’s endless corridors. With their attention quickly drifting away from the party and onto each other’s bodies, they begin to disappear into the night. With the music already blaring, no one can hear their frenzied cries of passion and terror. Little do they realize, a beastly all-seeing presence resides in this enormous place, and it drags a mammoth, inhuman weapon that serves only one purpose: to end the lives of anyone who trespasses here. Charlie hoped tonight’s party would be the best she’d ever thrown and now, it looks like it will be her last (NYHFF)."

Director: Stacy Davidson.

Writer: Stacy Davidson.

Cast: Ashley Kay, Peyton Wetzel, and Brent Himes

A full theatrical trailer for Sweatshop here:



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The Descent 2 and European Horror!

The Descent 2 premieres in the United Kingdom this December 2 with a follow up in Denmark on the 4th. In preparation for the premiere a slim teaser trailer is available for English fans prior to the release. Already receiving some moderate praise, the Descent 2 will revisit the same dark, monster filled caves of the first truly triumphant and heartbreaking original film. For North American fans an unspecified 2010 release date has been chosen for showings of the Descent 2. Check out this short teaser trailer from the United Kingdom that might not have been seen by some fans.

Release Date: December 2 (UK), December 4th (Denmark), and 2010 (N. America).

Director: Jon Harris.

Writer: J. Blakeson, James McCarthy, and James Watkins.

Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Krysten Cummings, and Gavan O'Herlihy.

Have a look at the UK teaser right here:



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Shrove Tuesday Movie Trailer

Shrove Tuesday will be at the New York Horror Festival this Sunday November 22nd at 8:00pm. This horor short has influences from the tales of the Brothers Grimm and the first trailer looks like a child's fairytale. Very mysterious and intriguing, those on the eastcoast will get a treat on the big screen this Sunday in Shrove. Read the synopsis and watch the trailer, for the film, below.

"Shrove Tuesday is a dark fairytale, an homage to the Brothers Grimm, and to the slasher films of the 1970s and 1980s. It is the story of strong, bloody medieval vengeance, as woman, murdered for her beliefs, returns from beyond the grave to slay all of those who sent her to hell. No one is spared, as a young girl is stalked in the lonely woods by the vicious, child-eating demon. You will not believe what happens at the end!"

Director: Lee Matthews.

Writer: Lee Matthews.

Cast: Alison Cochran, Jeffrey Prewer, and Mark Newman.

A trailer for Shrove Tuesday here:



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The Face of the Freeway Killer

The Freeway Killer popped up on the radar screen at the '09 AFM and now the official one-sheet poster with a full synopsis, from Bleiberg Entertainment, are available to be seen. The Freeway Killer stars Scott Leet, Cole Williams and Michael Rooker in a real life portrayal of murderer William Bonin. A serial killer, and general low-life, the Freeway Killer follows Bonin on some of his most horrific misadventures. From the filmmakers of Dahmer and Gacy there is now the Freeway Killer! Check out the full synopsis, about this true story, below.

A synopsis for the Freeway Killer here:

"December, 1979, The bodies had been turning up all over for a couple of years now-- cast off like a bored child’s broken toys - beaten, stangled. An Orange County newspaper suggests a serial killer is at work. The story runs and dies before the ink is dry. It is not until March of 1980 when he gets his name: the Freeway Killer. William Bonin is not alone. Bonin, an amiable truck driver, is well-liked but has only one close friend, one friend he shares his hobby with. Vernon Butts - magician, student of the occult and unemployed fry cook - is Bonin’s partner in crime. Together, they ride the endless highways of the California night looking for victims. They have got a good thing going, but Bonin is always looking for more victims.

Charming, intelligent and scheming, he is able to find and manipulate the weak, insecure and mentally challenged. One night, the box boy at a nearby liquor store catches his eye. He decides the young man would make a fine apprentice. Bonin is smart, witty, scheming, and seductive and he uses all his charms to lure this young man, Kyle, into a murder spree. The kid even has been given no time to fully understand what he has gotten himself into.

Soon TV and newspapers are frantically hyping 'the Freeway Killer.' The police intensify their search. William Bonin continues to recruit and discard accomplices, and kill. Feeling the noose tightening around his neck, his patterns become erratic, impulsive, and insane. He begins to worry about his friends. Which can he count on? Which might be enemies? As police close in, the only question is: how many more will die?

Release Date: 2009.

Director: John Murlowski.

Writer: David Birke.

Cast: Scott Leet, Cole Williams and Michael Rooker (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer).

For more info' on the Freeway Killer and other films from Bleiberg Entertainment visit the Bleiberg official website here:

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Penance on DVD: The Streets are No Longer Safe!

Penance was released on DVD as of November 17th and now some of the details from the DVD are available. Audio commentary - from the director, Jake Kennedy, deleted scenes, and three alternative endings will be available for Penance. Penance is definitely worth a look as the film has received much praise at film festivals and from fans. A short synopsis is available below, but centrally the plot revolves around an "exotic dancer who goes out for her first job and finds herself in the clutches of a maniacal doctor." Darkly erotic and surely full of thrills Penance needs to be on every horror fans 2009 DVD must-have-list. Check out the synopsis, a link for a trailer, and further DVD details inside.

"Penance stars Marieh Delfino as an exotic dancer who goes out for her first job and finds herself in the clutches of a maniacal doctor (Graham McTavish). The genre-friendly cast also includes Tony Todd, Michael Rooker, Jason Connery, Zombie Honeymoon's Tracy Coogan and Wicked Lake’s Eve Mauro (Fangoria)."

Release Date: November 17th (DVD).

Director: Jake Kennedy.

Writer: Jake Kennedy.

Cast: Tracy Coogan, Eve Mauro, Michael Rooker, Jason Connery, and Tony Todd.

Other features on the Penance DVD include:

-Audio commentary from the producers

-A behind the scenes featurette

-"Anatomy of a Scene" featurette

-"How to Strip" featurette with Delfino and Mauro (this is worth the $19.95 DVD price right here)

-Interviews with Kennedy

-Interviews with the cast in character

Check out the Penance horror website where the latest trailer can be found:

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Blood and Hunger at the NYHFF

Produced by Flame47, Hunger is a horror short that will show at the New York Horror Film Festival this Friday. The show starts at 7:30 and Hunger was shot mostly in the dark and winding streets of Croatia. Daniel Betts, Nadia Cameron-Blakely and Zarko Pusic show off their talents in this mysterious thriller that may or may not involve vampires. Have a look at the plot and trailer, for this tale of redemption, inside.

A synopsis for Hunger here:

"Stranded for the night in a foreign city, Saul (Daniel Betts) is a businessman who’s given up on all his hopes for the future, in his own words he is ‘existing, not living’...

When the city proves hostile, dangerous and confusing, Saul retreats into its labyrinthine backstreets, where a chance encounter with a mysterious and seductive woman (Nadia Cameron-Blakey) seems to offer an escape. What Saul takes initially to be the prospect of a cheap thrill rapidly becomes much more. As events spiral out of his control, Saul realises that this one night could be his last and only chance for redemption.

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…but the woman it seems, has quite different plans for him (NYHFF)."

Director: Stephen Johnson

Writer: Scott Bassett

Cast: Daniel Betts, Nadia Cameron-Blakey, Zarko Pusic and Judita Frankovic.

Release: November 20, 2009

A trailer for Hunger here:



For more info' on Hunger and other horror films at the NYHFF check out the official website here:

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