Controversial Director Ruggero Deodato Moves in to Production on The House on the Edge of the Park II

Production company North Bank Entertainment has begun filming a sequel to the 1980 horror film The House on the Edge of the Park. Thirty years have passed since the distribution of the original and this second film involves similar characters from the previous release, with Ricky released from behind bars. He quickly reacquaints himself with a life of crime, as The Poet and Muriel talk tales of murder.

This sequel will be directed by the infamous septuagenarian director Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust), with shooting taking place within Italy. Have an early look at this disturbing piece (new poster and synopsis) and prepare to be horrified or traumatized by The House on the Edge of the Park II in 2012!

The synopsis for The House on the Edge of the Park II is here:

"After thirty years at the mercy of a brutal Warden in Sing Sing Prison, Ricky (Giovanni Lombardo Radice) is released and returns to the old garage in New York City. Desperate for a place to belong, he falls in with a dangerous sociopath named The Poet and his blood thirsty girlfriend Muriel. But the memories of Ricky's old friend Alex continue to haunt him" (IMDB).

Release Date: 2012.

Director: Ruggero Deodato.

Writers: Andrew Jones, Ruggero Deodato, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Gianfranco Clerici.

Producers: Ian Grey and Andrew Jones.

Cast: Giovanni Lombardo Radice.

*the original 1980 film was banned in the UK, for disturbing material (North Bank).

Sources:

The House on the Edge of the Park 2 at North Bank Entertainment

Director Ruggero Deodato is no stranger to the controversial, with Cannibal Holocaust involving actual animal sacrifices and censorship in various countries:



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