There’d be no V/H/S if it weren’t for anthology films like George A. Romero and Stephen King’s incredible Creepshow, which just celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Screambox is continuing the party with the rarely-seen Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow, a feature-length documentary that offers a retrospective look at Creepshow through interviews with Romero, Tom Savini, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, Tom Atkins, Bernie Wrightson, and more.
You can watch it Right Now as the Screambox Exclusive is now streaming!
“In 1982, Author Stephen King, and Director George A. Romero collaborated on a feature-film tribute to the popular, and often controversial, EC comics of the 1950s.
“Told through five terrifying tales of terror, Creepshow was a hit with critics and audiences alike and has become a venerated horror classic over the past four decades since its release. With an all-star cast, and featuring gruesome and groundbreaking creature and...
Screambox is continuing the party with the rarely-seen Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow, a feature-length documentary that offers a retrospective look at Creepshow through interviews with Romero, Tom Savini, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, Tom Atkins, Bernie Wrightson, and more.
You can watch it Right Now as the Screambox Exclusive is now streaming!
“In 1982, Author Stephen King, and Director George A. Romero collaborated on a feature-film tribute to the popular, and often controversial, EC comics of the 1950s.
“Told through five terrifying tales of terror, Creepshow was a hit with critics and audiences alike and has become a venerated horror classic over the past four decades since its release. With an all-star cast, and featuring gruesome and groundbreaking creature and...
- 10/13/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Now on its fourth year, the Santiago Film Festival’s Morbido-Sanfic Lab features an ever more diverse selection from Ibero-America.
As Morbido founder-ceo Pablo Guisa said of this year’s edition: “It has projects from multiple countries, several produced or directed by women as well as one LGBTQ-themed project and, for the first time, a documentary.” Vampire creatures abound in this crop.
Humberto Mazari, the helmer-scribe-producer behind one of the six projects, psychological thriller “The Alaska Summit” (“La Cumbre de Alaska),” is developing three comic book spinoffs which will further delve into the underworld of the summit and the creatures that guard it. “In the coming weeks we expect to consolidate the visual aesthetics with three Latin American illustrators in charge of bringing these comic books to life,” he told Variety.
“As Pablo comments, this space continues to grow year by year, and I dare say it houses some of...
As Morbido founder-ceo Pablo Guisa said of this year’s edition: “It has projects from multiple countries, several produced or directed by women as well as one LGBTQ-themed project and, for the first time, a documentary.” Vampire creatures abound in this crop.
Humberto Mazari, the helmer-scribe-producer behind one of the six projects, psychological thriller “The Alaska Summit” (“La Cumbre de Alaska),” is developing three comic book spinoffs which will further delve into the underworld of the summit and the creatures that guard it. “In the coming weeks we expect to consolidate the visual aesthetics with three Latin American illustrators in charge of bringing these comic books to life,” he told Variety.
“As Pablo comments, this space continues to grow year by year, and I dare say it houses some of...
- 8/7/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Originally released in theaters back in 2017, Wish Upon stars The Conjuring‘s Joey King who plays a 16-year-old misfit who finds a magic box that promises a chance at the life she’s always wanted — only to discover that each wish demands a deadly payment.
Now, the film from John Leonetti, the director of Annabelle, is streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox!
“In the horror thriller, 17-year-old Clare Shannon (Joey King) is barely surviving the hell that is high school, along with her friends Meredith (Sydney Park) and June (Shannon Purser). So when her dad (Ryan Phillippe) gifts her an old music box with an inscription that promises to grant the owner’s wishes, she thinks there is nothing to lose. Clare makes her first wish and, to her surprise, it comes true. Before long, she finally has it all: money, popularity and her dream boy. Everything seems perfect – until...
Now, the film from John Leonetti, the director of Annabelle, is streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox!
“In the horror thriller, 17-year-old Clare Shannon (Joey King) is barely surviving the hell that is high school, along with her friends Meredith (Sydney Park) and June (Shannon Purser). So when her dad (Ryan Phillippe) gifts her an old music box with an inscription that promises to grant the owner’s wishes, she thinks there is nothing to lose. Clare makes her first wish and, to her surprise, it comes true. Before long, she finally has it all: money, popularity and her dream boy. Everything seems perfect – until...
- 7/17/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
You’re going to hail Satan after witnessing the Argentinian horror Welcome to Hell (Bienvenidos al Infierno), which is now celebrating its one-year anniversary on Screambox!
Welcome to Hell follows a terrified mother-to-be who is desperate to escape her murderous ex who’s part of a satanic death metal band.
“Desperate to escape the dangerous and deadly leader of a satanic death metal band, mother-to-be Lucia moves to a remote cabin in the forest with her grandmother. Though safe in her surroundings, she is haunted by his memory and knows he will stop at nothing to track her down.”
With Welcome to Hell (Bienvenidos al infierno) director Jimena Monteoliva delivers a beautiful, brutal horror film replete with strong performances, stunning cinematography, and jaw-dropping special effects, all underscored by pummeling black metal.
Terror Vision brought the Screambox Original to Blu-ray. Order your copy now!
Welcome to Hell is part of Screambox...
Welcome to Hell follows a terrified mother-to-be who is desperate to escape her murderous ex who’s part of a satanic death metal band.
“Desperate to escape the dangerous and deadly leader of a satanic death metal band, mother-to-be Lucia moves to a remote cabin in the forest with her grandmother. Though safe in her surroundings, she is haunted by his memory and knows he will stop at nothing to track her down.”
With Welcome to Hell (Bienvenidos al infierno) director Jimena Monteoliva delivers a beautiful, brutal horror film replete with strong performances, stunning cinematography, and jaw-dropping special effects, all underscored by pummeling black metal.
Terror Vision brought the Screambox Original to Blu-ray. Order your copy now!
Welcome to Hell is part of Screambox...
- 7/12/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
A few years ago, I had the chance to visit the set of the Brazilian horror film The Trace We Leave Behind (a.k.a. O Rastro), which didn’t quite get the big international release it was originally supposed to, but did turn out to be a cool movie. You can read my review at This Link. The Trace We Leave Behind turned out so well, I’m very glad to hear that producer André Pereira has made a new horror film, this time teaming up with History of the Occult director Cristian Ponce for A Mother’s Embrace.
Variety got their hands on a couple first-look images from A Mother’s Embrace, and those can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Ponce from a script he wrote with Pereira and Gabriela Capello, this film is set in 1996, during one of the biggest storms to ever hit Rio de Janeiro.
Variety got their hands on a couple first-look images from A Mother’s Embrace, and those can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Ponce from a script he wrote with Pereira and Gabriela Capello, this film is set in 1996, during one of the biggest storms to ever hit Rio de Janeiro.
- 6/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
You’re going to hail Satan after witnessing the Argentinian horror Welcome to Hell (Bienvenidos al Infierno), which follows a terrified mother-to-be who is desperate to escape her murderous ex who’s part of a satanic death metal band.
Fans of heavy metal get ready to rock on home video when Terror Vision brings the Screambox Original to Blu-ray on June 15, 2023.
Pre-order your copy now!
“Desperate to escape the dangerous and deadly leader of a satanic death metal band, mother-to-be Lucia moves to a remote cabin in the forest with her grandmother. Though safe in her surroundings, she is haunted by his memory and knows he will stop at nothing to track her down.”
With Welcome to Hell (Bienvenidos al infierno) director Jimena Monteoliva delivers a beautiful, brutal horror film replete with strong performances, stunning cinematography, and jaw-dropping special effects, all underscored by pummeling black metal.
Terror Vision is proud...
Fans of heavy metal get ready to rock on home video when Terror Vision brings the Screambox Original to Blu-ray on June 15, 2023.
Pre-order your copy now!
“Desperate to escape the dangerous and deadly leader of a satanic death metal band, mother-to-be Lucia moves to a remote cabin in the forest with her grandmother. Though safe in her surroundings, she is haunted by his memory and knows he will stop at nothing to track her down.”
With Welcome to Hell (Bienvenidos al infierno) director Jimena Monteoliva delivers a beautiful, brutal horror film replete with strong performances, stunning cinematography, and jaw-dropping special effects, all underscored by pummeling black metal.
Terror Vision is proud...
- 5/17/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
After making its debut on Screambox, the Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”), is coming to Blu-ray on June 15 from Terror Vision. The release includes a new interview with original Cube creator Vincenzo Natali plus the new movie’s trailer.
Pre-order your copy now!
The newest Cube takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore and follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in a mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code.
Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps. As fear and distrust swirl around them, the group must work together to survive.
The brutal, sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo...
Pre-order your copy now!
The newest Cube takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore and follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in a mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code.
Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps. As fear and distrust swirl around them, the group must work together to survive.
The brutal, sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo...
- 5/17/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The filmmaker behind History of the Occult, which is now streaming on Screambox, Cristian Ponce is back this year with brand new horror movie A Mother’s Embrace.
Brazil’s Lupa Filmes is bringing A Mother’s Embrace to Cannes, and ahead of the festival they’ve shared a couple first-look images with Variety this afternoon.
Set in 1996, during one of the biggest storms to ever hit Rio de Janeiro, A Mother’s Embrace will see a team of firefighters trying to evacuate a nursing home at risk of collapsing.
But its mysterious residents have other plans.
Marjorie Estiano, Chandelly Braz, Javier Drolas, Maria Volpe, Mel Nunes and Reynaldo Machado star.
“One of our biggest influences is John Carpenter, who always tells stories about people stuck in some places they cannot escape,” Cristian Ponce said in a statement.
He added, “We try to create our own mythology here. You could say that these people,...
Brazil’s Lupa Filmes is bringing A Mother’s Embrace to Cannes, and ahead of the festival they’ve shared a couple first-look images with Variety this afternoon.
Set in 1996, during one of the biggest storms to ever hit Rio de Janeiro, A Mother’s Embrace will see a team of firefighters trying to evacuate a nursing home at risk of collapsing.
But its mysterious residents have other plans.
Marjorie Estiano, Chandelly Braz, Javier Drolas, Maria Volpe, Mel Nunes and Reynaldo Machado star.
“One of our biggest influences is John Carpenter, who always tells stories about people stuck in some places they cannot escape,” Cristian Ponce said in a statement.
He added, “We try to create our own mythology here. You could say that these people,...
- 5/11/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Brazil’s Lupa Filmes has revealed first-look images for Cristian Ponce’s upcoming survival horror “A Mother’s Embrace” – co-produced by Morbido Group’s Pablo Guisa Koestinger – ahead of its bow at Cannes’ Fantastic Pavilion, where genre industry professionals will also be treated to the sneak peak of the trailer.
Previously behind animated webseries “The Kirlian Frequency”, acquired by Netflix, in 2020 Ponce directed big breakout “History of the Occult,” which marked his feature debut. The film was described as the highest-rated horror movie of 2021 on Letterboxd’s Year in Review roundup, as voted by users of the film rating social platform.
Set in 1996, during one of the biggest storms to ever hit Rio de Janeiro, “A Mother’s Embrace” will see a team of firefighters trying to evacuate a nursing home at risk of collapsing. But its mysterious residents have other plans.
“Rio is known for its warm weather and beaches,...
Previously behind animated webseries “The Kirlian Frequency”, acquired by Netflix, in 2020 Ponce directed big breakout “History of the Occult,” which marked his feature debut. The film was described as the highest-rated horror movie of 2021 on Letterboxd’s Year in Review roundup, as voted by users of the film rating social platform.
Set in 1996, during one of the biggest storms to ever hit Rio de Janeiro, “A Mother’s Embrace” will see a team of firefighters trying to evacuate a nursing home at risk of collapsing. But its mysterious residents have other plans.
“Rio is known for its warm weather and beaches,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
We love a good micro do-it-yourself indie and we think horror fans are going to be blown away by Adrian Konstant‘s survival horror film Shifted, which has shades of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead with a modern twist.
The festival favorite, now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox, takes us into a world where a group of neighbors are fighting for survival on multiple fronts, where no one is safe if they stay and no one is safe if they leave.
“As murderous creatures ravage the outside, a group of neighbors take refuge in an isolated house. Their relief is short-lived as a sinister secret hides within those walls, and they become the prey of a serial killer hidden among them. As supplies dwindle and paranoia grows, they are left to wonder who will survive when the world has Shifted?”
Shifted joins Screambox’s jam-packed...
The festival favorite, now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox, takes us into a world where a group of neighbors are fighting for survival on multiple fronts, where no one is safe if they stay and no one is safe if they leave.
“As murderous creatures ravage the outside, a group of neighbors take refuge in an isolated house. Their relief is short-lived as a sinister secret hides within those walls, and they become the prey of a serial killer hidden among them. As supplies dwindle and paranoia grows, they are left to wonder who will survive when the world has Shifted?”
Shifted joins Screambox’s jam-packed...
- 4/18/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Get ready for a heavy dose of backwoods butchery with Timber Falls, which is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming service.
Originally released in December of 2007, the Tony Giglio-directed slasher begins when a weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals. It stars Josh Randall and Brianna Brown.
The film is said to be in the tradition of Stephen King’s Desperation.
Interesting to note for fans of the Wrong Turn movies, Timber Falls was released in Brazil with the title Wrong Turn 2. In Mexico it was released with the title Wrong Turn 3!
Writing for Dread Central at the time, Steve Barton awarded the film a score of 3.5 out of 5, writing, “Timber Falls proves itself to be a cut above the paint-by-numbers crap we’re usually force fed and...
Originally released in December of 2007, the Tony Giglio-directed slasher begins when a weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals. It stars Josh Randall and Brianna Brown.
The film is said to be in the tradition of Stephen King’s Desperation.
Interesting to note for fans of the Wrong Turn movies, Timber Falls was released in Brazil with the title Wrong Turn 2. In Mexico it was released with the title Wrong Turn 3!
Writing for Dread Central at the time, Steve Barton awarded the film a score of 3.5 out of 5, writing, “Timber Falls proves itself to be a cut above the paint-by-numbers crap we’re usually force fed and...
- 4/14/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”), is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox!
The newest Cube takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore and follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in a mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code.
Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps. As fear and distrust swirl around them, the group must work together to survive.
The brutal, sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali stayed on as an executive producer of the Japanese remake with Kôji Tokuo writing the adapted screenplay.
The newest Cube takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore and follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in a mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code.
Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps. As fear and distrust swirl around them, the group must work together to survive.
The brutal, sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali stayed on as an executive producer of the Japanese remake with Kôji Tokuo writing the adapted screenplay.
- 4/11/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in April, including the 1982 classic Creepshow, Child’s Play doc Living with Chucky, the brand new Japanese remake of Cube, Stephen King masterpiece Needful Things, Aussie-set wild boar horror Razorback, found footage favorite Hell House LLC, and Night of the Living Dead-inspired Screambox Original Shifted.
From the masters of the macabre, George A. Romero and Stephen King’s preeminent horror anthology Creepshow is now streaming on Screambox! After enjoying five jolting tales of terror, viewers can go behind the scenes with the Screambox Exclusive documentary Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow.
Also joining Screambox today are Needful Things, the 1991 Stephen King adaptation starring Ed Harris (The Abyss) and Max von Sydow (The Exorcist); The Borrower, a sci-fi horror hybrid from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer director John McNaughton; and Razorback, an ’80s killer boar movie directed by Russell Mulcahy.
From the masters of the macabre, George A. Romero and Stephen King’s preeminent horror anthology Creepshow is now streaming on Screambox! After enjoying five jolting tales of terror, viewers can go behind the scenes with the Screambox Exclusive documentary Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow.
Also joining Screambox today are Needful Things, the 1991 Stephen King adaptation starring Ed Harris (The Abyss) and Max von Sydow (The Exorcist); The Borrower, a sci-fi horror hybrid from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer director John McNaughton; and Razorback, an ’80s killer boar movie directed by Russell Mulcahy.
- 4/3/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Screambox is getting even crazier with Lukas Rinker‘s bonkers black comedy Holy Shit!, a Screambox Original that’s now streaming!
Living up to its title, the single-location German splatterfest explores the horrors of being trapped inside a portable toilet.
Scriptwriter and director Lukas Rinker has created an ultimate worst-case scenario that feels relatable yet unimaginable at the same time when Architect Frank awakens bloodily trapped inside a portable toilet standing on a construction site.
“Architect Frank (Thomas Niehaus) regains consciousness in a locked portable toilet on a construction site where a detonation is being prepared. As he desperately tries to find ways of escaping this „prison” before potentially being blown to smithereens, he realizes who has put him into this predicament: none other than the corrupt and lecherous mayor Horst (Gedeon Burkhard) who also has designs on Frank‘s pregnant girlfriend Marie (Olga von Luckwald).
“Now Frank has to...
Living up to its title, the single-location German splatterfest explores the horrors of being trapped inside a portable toilet.
Scriptwriter and director Lukas Rinker has created an ultimate worst-case scenario that feels relatable yet unimaginable at the same time when Architect Frank awakens bloodily trapped inside a portable toilet standing on a construction site.
“Architect Frank (Thomas Niehaus) regains consciousness in a locked portable toilet on a construction site where a detonation is being prepared. As he desperately tries to find ways of escaping this „prison” before potentially being blown to smithereens, he realizes who has put him into this predicament: none other than the corrupt and lecherous mayor Horst (Gedeon Burkhard) who also has designs on Frank‘s pregnant girlfriend Marie (Olga von Luckwald).
“Now Frank has to...
- 3/21/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
After growing up within the Child’s Play franchise, director Kyra Elise Gardner (daughter of special effects artist Tony Gardner) offers a unique perspective on Chucky’s reign of terror in Living with Chucky. The feature documentary will stream exclusively on Screambox on 4th April 2023. It will also be available on VOD platforms the same day via Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting before hitting Blu-ray on 18th April 2023.
Chucky creator Don Mancini and franchise alumni Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, Billy Boyd, John Waters, Tony Gardner, David Kirshner, and more spill their guts along with notable fans like Marlon Wayans, Abigail Breslin, Lin Shaye, and Dan Povenmire, among others. Storming into pop culture in 1988, the killer doll known as Chucky proved that Child’s Play was anything but. It went on to spawn six sequels, a TV series, a reboot, comic books, a video game, and extensive merchandise.
Chucky creator Don Mancini and franchise alumni Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, Billy Boyd, John Waters, Tony Gardner, David Kirshner, and more spill their guts along with notable fans like Marlon Wayans, Abigail Breslin, Lin Shaye, and Dan Povenmire, among others. Storming into pop culture in 1988, the killer doll known as Chucky proved that Child’s Play was anything but. It went on to spawn six sequels, a TV series, a reboot, comic books, a video game, and extensive merchandise.
- 3/21/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
I know a lot of you have been asking for updates on the Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”). Well, we’re excited to reveal today that we bought it!
Yup! First reported by THR this afternoon, Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the remake of the 1997 award-winning Canadian cult classic and will be bringing it straight to Screambox subscribers on April 11th!
The newest Cube takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore and follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in a mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code.
Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps.
Yup! First reported by THR this afternoon, Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the remake of the 1997 award-winning Canadian cult classic and will be bringing it straight to Screambox subscribers on April 11th!
The newest Cube takes a deeper, darker and deadlier look at isolation and gore and follows a group of strangers who find themselves trapped in a sadistic maze without remembering how they got there. After waking up drugged and disoriented, the prisoners, who seemingly have nothing in common, find themselves in a mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code.
Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps.
- 3/16/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Screambox is the exclusive home to “The Island” (“Sløborn”), the critically-acclaimed pandemic-fueled series from celebrated filmmaker Christian Alvart, director behind horror favs Antibodies and Pandorum, not to mention Case 39 and Netflix’s “Dogs of Berlin”.
Today, we’ve released Season 2 of the coming-of-age pandemic-set thriller and have all 14 episodes now streaming on Screambox!
“Blurring the line between pandemic fantasy and reality, the series centers around a remote island in the North Sea that falls victim to a merciless and mysterious virus. As authorities rush to contain the disease, a fever of madness sweeps across the island.”
“‘The Island’ [is] a coming-of-age-drama and post-apocalyptic disaster thriller merge into a modern epic,” explains Zdf Enterprises’ Robert Franke, “In a radical, uncompromising manner, the series raises the question of what happens to us modern people when the thin varnish of our civilization collapses. It has all the hallmarks of a top-quality thriller.”
March...
Today, we’ve released Season 2 of the coming-of-age pandemic-set thriller and have all 14 episodes now streaming on Screambox!
“Blurring the line between pandemic fantasy and reality, the series centers around a remote island in the North Sea that falls victim to a merciless and mysterious virus. As authorities rush to contain the disease, a fever of madness sweeps across the island.”
“‘The Island’ [is] a coming-of-age-drama and post-apocalyptic disaster thriller merge into a modern epic,” explains Zdf Enterprises’ Robert Franke, “In a radical, uncompromising manner, the series raises the question of what happens to us modern people when the thin varnish of our civilization collapses. It has all the hallmarks of a top-quality thriller.”
March...
- 3/7/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
In addition to FeardotCom, the 2002 effort from director William Malone (House on Haunted Hill) that stars Stephen Dorff (Blade), the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox has also revved up the streaming rights to Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead)!
In the film, “Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road. Here they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his demented family…a bizarre cannibalistic clan with blood on their hands and a feast on their minds. The students’ only chance for escape is a survivalist with enough firepower to blast Leatherface and the rest of the grisly predators to hell. A depraved shocker of intense terror from the gruesome beginning to the bloody finish.”
Watch Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III now on Screambox!
In the film, “Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road. Here they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his demented family…a bizarre cannibalistic clan with blood on their hands and a feast on their minds. The students’ only chance for escape is a survivalist with enough firepower to blast Leatherface and the rest of the grisly predators to hell. A depraved shocker of intense terror from the gruesome beginning to the bloody finish.”
Watch Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III now on Screambox!
- 3/1/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
William Malone, a Master of Horror behind such films as Creature, House on Haunted Hill, and Parasomnia, once took a stab at mixing early internet tech with horror in FeardotCom, which starred Stephen Dorff and was released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2002.
The film has been making a bit of a resurgence and maybe even having a renaissance with horror fans newly appreciating the much-maligned techy horror film that followed Dorff as a New York City detective who investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto feardotcom.
Now, you can judge for yourself as FeardotCom is streaming exclusively on Screambox today, alongside Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead)!
March is a huge month on Screambox as we’ll also be releasing the second season of “The Island” from Pandorum director Christian Alvart,...
The film has been making a bit of a resurgence and maybe even having a renaissance with horror fans newly appreciating the much-maligned techy horror film that followed Dorff as a New York City detective who investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto feardotcom.
Now, you can judge for yourself as FeardotCom is streaming exclusively on Screambox today, alongside Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead)!
March is a huge month on Screambox as we’ll also be releasing the second season of “The Island” from Pandorum director Christian Alvart,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox has revealed the lineup of new films that are joining the horror streaming service in March 2023, including brand new The Outwaters companion shorts Card Zero & File Vl-624, original festival favorites Holy Shit! and Family Dinner, and the 1990s sequel Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III!
Joining Screambox on Wednesday, March 1, are Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead), and FeardotCom, the 2002 effort from director William Malone (House on Haunted Hill) that stars Stephen Dorff (Blade).
Created by Pandorum director Christian Alvart, the second season of “The Island” hits Screambox on March 7. Experience the world after its collapse with all six new episodes of the post-apocalyptic coming-of-age thriller series. The first season is streaming now.
‘Holy Shit!’
Following a rambunctious festival run, Screambox Original Holy Shit! drops on March 21. Living up to its title,...
Joining Screambox on Wednesday, March 1, are Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the 1990 sequel starring Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead), and FeardotCom, the 2002 effort from director William Malone (House on Haunted Hill) that stars Stephen Dorff (Blade).
Created by Pandorum director Christian Alvart, the second season of “The Island” hits Screambox on March 7. Experience the world after its collapse with all six new episodes of the post-apocalyptic coming-of-age thriller series. The first season is streaming now.
‘Holy Shit!’
Following a rambunctious festival run, Screambox Original Holy Shit! drops on March 21. Living up to its title,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Cleopatra Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Argentinian director and producer Nicolas Onetti’s slasher picture What The Waters Left Behind: Scars.
The picture is the sequel to Onetti’s 2017 horror hit What The Waters Left Behind about a group of youngsters whose plan to shoot a documentary about the real-life, abandoned, lakeside spa resort of Epecuén takes a terrifying turn.
The new film revisits Epecuén and follows an Anglo-American indie rock band that ends up stranded in the desolate city. Their internal conflicts and the bad luck of their tour quickly fade, when they begin to discover the bloody hell that awaits them.
Camilio Zaffora wrote the screenplays for the original and its sequel.
The drama stars social media influencer David Michigan, Mario Alarcón (The Secret In Their Eyes), Magui Bravi (The 100 Candles Game) and German Baudino (History of The Occult).
The rights deal was brokered...
The picture is the sequel to Onetti’s 2017 horror hit What The Waters Left Behind about a group of youngsters whose plan to shoot a documentary about the real-life, abandoned, lakeside spa resort of Epecuén takes a terrifying turn.
The new film revisits Epecuén and follows an Anglo-American indie rock band that ends up stranded in the desolate city. Their internal conflicts and the bad luck of their tour quickly fade, when they begin to discover the bloody hell that awaits them.
Camilio Zaffora wrote the screenplays for the original and its sequel.
The drama stars social media influencer David Michigan, Mario Alarcón (The Secret In Their Eyes), Magui Bravi (The 100 Candles Game) and German Baudino (History of The Occult).
The rights deal was brokered...
- 2/24/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
A New York Times Critic’s Pick, found footage cosmic horror hit The Outwaters will stream exclusively on Screambox and release on digital platforms this Friday, 17th February, via Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting. During its theatrical run, the film set off Apple Watch heart monitors, made viewers uncomfortably nauseous, and caused in-theater anxiety. Now fans can experience what Jezebel calls a “mind-twisting, narrative-pulverizing vision of horror” from the comfort of home. Critics are responding to The Outwaters, which is currently 71% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Rolling Stone hailed it as “obscenely effective,” while JoBlo said, “The film’s final 10 minutes are amongst the most gruesome and uncomfortable moments in any horror film I have ever seen.” Memory cards unearthed in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert tell the story of four travelers who vanished during a sun-drenched camping trip. One night, everything changes when the foursome is sent on a...
- 2/17/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Screambox – February Streaming Line-Up Includes ‘Body Snatchers’, ‘Killer Party’, & ‘The Awakening’!
We are insanely excited to reveal all of the fresh horrors coming to Screambox this month, which include two classic Warner Bros. titles, an extremely rare Bollywood remake of Wes Craven’s Scream, and two brand new Screambox Originals!
First up, two genre favorites from the Warner Bros. catalog have joined Screambox, including Body Snatchers, the incredible ’90s adaptation directed by Abel Ferrara, and Killer Party, the classic 1986 slasher from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter writer Barney Cohen!
The biggest surprise is Screambox worked feverishly to bring you India’s answer to Scream, Sssshhh, in which a masked killer meets musical numbers. The international slasher streams Exclusively on Screambox on February 3 along with two more Bollywood remakes: Naina, a supernatural horror inspired by The Eye, and Neighbours, a vampire tale that borrows from Fright Night!
Screambox Original Yellow Dragon’s Village arrives on February 7. An hour of grisly, claustrophobic terror,...
First up, two genre favorites from the Warner Bros. catalog have joined Screambox, including Body Snatchers, the incredible ’90s adaptation directed by Abel Ferrara, and Killer Party, the classic 1986 slasher from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter writer Barney Cohen!
The biggest surprise is Screambox worked feverishly to bring you India’s answer to Scream, Sssshhh, in which a masked killer meets musical numbers. The international slasher streams Exclusively on Screambox on February 3 along with two more Bollywood remakes: Naina, a supernatural horror inspired by The Eye, and Neighbours, a vampire tale that borrows from Fright Night!
Screambox Original Yellow Dragon’s Village arrives on February 7. An hour of grisly, claustrophobic terror,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Today, the Eerie Horror Fest announces 7 features and 1 short film in the second round of official selections to be screened, including the US premiere of Screambox’s History of the Occult.
Eerie Horror Fest is taking place at the Warner Theatre from October 5-8, 2022. Several filmmakers will be in attendance to introduce their films and meet audience members. Full details at the official website and full program is available here.
Here are the newly added film, including Screambox and Fandor’s All Jacked Up and Full of Worms.
History Of The Occult
US Premiere
Director: Cristian Ponce
South America
A supernatural thriller from the creators of Netflix’s The Kirlian Frequency. It’s ’60 minutes to Midnight’s’ last broadcast, the most famous late night news show on TV. Tonight’s host Adrian Marcato just might expose a conspiracy that links the Government to a coven.
All Jacked Up And Full...
Eerie Horror Fest is taking place at the Warner Theatre from October 5-8, 2022. Several filmmakers will be in attendance to introduce their films and meet audience members. Full details at the official website and full program is available here.
Here are the newly added film, including Screambox and Fandor’s All Jacked Up and Full of Worms.
History Of The Occult
US Premiere
Director: Cristian Ponce
South America
A supernatural thriller from the creators of Netflix’s The Kirlian Frequency. It’s ’60 minutes to Midnight’s’ last broadcast, the most famous late night news show on TV. Tonight’s host Adrian Marcato just might expose a conspiracy that links the Government to a coven.
All Jacked Up And Full...
- 9/19/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming service continues to slay with Cinedigm acquiring all North American rights to the horror mockumentary When the Screaming Starts, about a journalist who tracks a newly formed murder cult founded by a bumbling wannabe serial killer. And we’re serving up an exclusive clip from the film this afternoon.
When the Screaming Starts will release exclusively on the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror platform Screambox on September 20, followed by a wider digital release later this fall.
Fangoria’s Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. raved that When the Screaming Starts “does for serial killers what What We Do in the Shadows did for vampires.”
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face to face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he thinks he’s finally landed his big break.
When the Screaming Starts will release exclusively on the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror platform Screambox on September 20, followed by a wider digital release later this fall.
Fangoria’s Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. raved that When the Screaming Starts “does for serial killers what What We Do in the Shadows did for vampires.”
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face to face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he thinks he’s finally landed his big break.
- 9/14/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“The Hour of the Sorcerer,” “Zombie Meteor” and “Bloody Mary” feature among a powerful lineup of 16 titles at the 2022 Sitges Fanpitch, an anticipated pitching event for sci-fi, fantastic and horror features and series.
Sitges Fanpitch runs Oct. 10-13 at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, a Mecca for fandom worldwide.
The pitching session comes as genre is building for independents as one of the two pillars of a residual theatrical film business and sci-fi and fantasy remain a top original production choice on Netflix and other platforms.
Sitges Fanpitch frames emerging talent. Only five are not first-time directors, most notably Argentina’s Cristian Ponce, behind “Sorcerer,” whose “History of the Occult” was the highest-rated horror title for Letterboxd’s 2021 Year in Review.
Genre is ever more broadening its artistic options. Fanpitch’s sci-fi offer, for example, take in critiques of stereotypes of ableism (“Newfall”) and the social wealth gap (“Reboot”), sci-fi,...
Sitges Fanpitch runs Oct. 10-13 at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, a Mecca for fandom worldwide.
The pitching session comes as genre is building for independents as one of the two pillars of a residual theatrical film business and sci-fi and fantasy remain a top original production choice on Netflix and other platforms.
Sitges Fanpitch frames emerging talent. Only five are not first-time directors, most notably Argentina’s Cristian Ponce, behind “Sorcerer,” whose “History of the Occult” was the highest-rated horror title for Letterboxd’s 2021 Year in Review.
Genre is ever more broadening its artistic options. Fanpitch’s sci-fi offer, for example, take in critiques of stereotypes of ableism (“Newfall”) and the social wealth gap (“Reboot”), sci-fi,...
- 9/12/2022
- by John Hopewell and Pablo Sandoval
- Variety Film + TV
Screambox, the premier horror platform partnership between Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting, has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to Iván Castell’s in-depth documentary The Rise of the Synths from Mutiny Pictures, and the documentary is Now Streaming on Screambox!
The Rise of the Synths, which is narrated by the great John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, They Live, etc.), delves deep into the world of Synthwave, the ‘80s-inspired genre that’s been the backdrop to incredible shows and movies like “Stranger Things“, Beyond the Gates, Turbo Kid, The Guest, and more.
“The Rise of the Synths traverses nine countries, interviewing the scene’s biggest stars and original trailblazers. The film explores the roots of the now breakout Synthwave scene, charting its humble online and underground beginnings to its impact on today’s pop culture.”
Featured in the documentary are Carpenter Brut, Dance With the Dead, Power Glove, Gunship, Celldweller, and GosT,...
The Rise of the Synths, which is narrated by the great John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, They Live, etc.), delves deep into the world of Synthwave, the ‘80s-inspired genre that’s been the backdrop to incredible shows and movies like “Stranger Things“, Beyond the Gates, Turbo Kid, The Guest, and more.
“The Rise of the Synths traverses nine countries, interviewing the scene’s biggest stars and original trailblazers. The film explores the roots of the now breakout Synthwave scene, charting its humble online and underground beginnings to its impact on today’s pop culture.”
Featured in the documentary are Carpenter Brut, Dance With the Dead, Power Glove, Gunship, Celldweller, and GosT,...
- 9/9/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Worms… it’ll get you fucked up!
After having its World Premiere at Fantasia, Alex Phillips’s avant-gutter psychedelic freakout All Jacked Up and Full of Worms is heading to this month’s Fantastic Fest, in Austin, Texas.
It was announced ahead of the premiere that Cinedigm acquired the indie, which will join the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror streaming service Screambox this fall, followed by an exclusive window on Cinedigm’s indie discovery platform Fandor.
While a tripped-out, gross-out trailer has already been shared, we’re excited to reveal what we think is one of the coolest posters of the year for the film described as “a flamboyant, darkly outrageous new vision that mashes together retro grindhouse thrills with the squirmy depths of underground cinema.”
In the film, “Working at a seedy motel, maintenance man Roscoe (Phillip Andre Botello) is always searching for his latest fix. When he stumbles upon a powerfully hallucinogenic worm,...
After having its World Premiere at Fantasia, Alex Phillips’s avant-gutter psychedelic freakout All Jacked Up and Full of Worms is heading to this month’s Fantastic Fest, in Austin, Texas.
It was announced ahead of the premiere that Cinedigm acquired the indie, which will join the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror streaming service Screambox this fall, followed by an exclusive window on Cinedigm’s indie discovery platform Fandor.
While a tripped-out, gross-out trailer has already been shared, we’re excited to reveal what we think is one of the coolest posters of the year for the film described as “a flamboyant, darkly outrageous new vision that mashes together retro grindhouse thrills with the squirmy depths of underground cinema.”
In the film, “Working at a seedy motel, maintenance man Roscoe (Phillip Andre Botello) is always searching for his latest fix. When he stumbles upon a powerfully hallucinogenic worm,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
In the 1980s and into the 1990s, there was a creative explosion for the horror genre, with countless filmmakers picking up a camera for the first time, heading out with their friends, and making horror movie magic together. Some of these movies remain favorites here in the horror community to this day, but there are many others that you’ve probably never even heard of.
Snapper is one of those movies. And it’s the subject of a new documentary from writer/director John Campopiano (Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary, Pennywise: The Story of It) that uncovers lost footage from the film that never was, telling the tale of two friends in Massachusetts and the killer turtle they *almost* brought to life in the early ’90s.
For those who want to dive into the craziness, we’re excited to announce that Snapper: The Man-Eating Turtle Movie That Never...
Snapper is one of those movies. And it’s the subject of a new documentary from writer/director John Campopiano (Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary, Pennywise: The Story of It) that uncovers lost footage from the film that never was, telling the tale of two friends in Massachusetts and the killer turtle they *almost* brought to life in the early ’90s.
For those who want to dive into the craziness, we’re excited to announce that Snapper: The Man-Eating Turtle Movie That Never...
- 9/2/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming service continues to slay with Cinedigm acquiring all North American rights to the horror mockumentary When the Screaming Starts, about a journalist who tracks a newly formed murder cult founded by a bumbling wannabe serial killer. The official trailer is now live, debuted by Fangoria today!
When the Screaming Starts will release exclusively on the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror platform Screambox on September 20, followed by a wider digital release later this fall.
Fangoria’s Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. raved that When the Screaming Starts “does for serial killers what What We Do in the Shadows did for vampires.”
Watch the official trailer for When the Screaming Starts below.
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face to face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he...
When the Screaming Starts will release exclusively on the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror platform Screambox on September 20, followed by a wider digital release later this fall.
Fangoria’s Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. raved that When the Screaming Starts “does for serial killers what What We Do in the Shadows did for vampires.”
Watch the official trailer for When the Screaming Starts below.
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face to face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he...
- 8/31/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The all-horror streaming service Screambox is now powered by Bloody Disgusting, and we’re excited to let you know that the next Screambox Original is PussyCake, a gore-fest from Argentina that is now streaming!
With reverence for many of the eighties classics we love, including Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead(!), Pablo Parés‘ PussyCake promises monsters, inter-dimensional journeys, kickass music, and of course, lots of gore!
In the film, a struggling all-girl rock band kicks off a new tour, hoping to rekindle their popularity. Things are off to a bad start, however, when they show up to their first gig to find the town deserted. After they catch the attention of horrors from beyond our reality, the band realizes that being forgotten by their fans is the least of their problems.
Screambox features a broad mix of content for casual and die-hard horror fans alike. The service is refreshed monthly with...
With reverence for many of the eighties classics we love, including Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead(!), Pablo Parés‘ PussyCake promises monsters, inter-dimensional journeys, kickass music, and of course, lots of gore!
In the film, a struggling all-girl rock band kicks off a new tour, hoping to rekindle their popularity. Things are off to a bad start, however, when they show up to their first gig to find the town deserted. After they catch the attention of horrors from beyond our reality, the band realizes that being forgotten by their fans is the least of their problems.
Screambox features a broad mix of content for casual and die-hard horror fans alike. The service is refreshed monthly with...
- 8/31/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lights. Camera. Murder!
Screambox continues to slay with Cinedigm announcing today they have acquired all North American rights to the horror mockumentary When the Screaming Starts, about a journalist who tracks a newly formed murder cult founded by a bumbling wannabe serial killer.
When the Screaming Starts will release exclusively on the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror platform Screambox on September 20, followed by a wider digital release later this fall.
The news was first reported by Deadline.
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face to face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he thinks he’s finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a blood-soaked rampage, Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned documentary filmmaker turns into a nightmare.
When the Screaming...
Screambox continues to slay with Cinedigm announcing today they have acquired all North American rights to the horror mockumentary When the Screaming Starts, about a journalist who tracks a newly formed murder cult founded by a bumbling wannabe serial killer.
When the Screaming Starts will release exclusively on the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror platform Screambox on September 20, followed by a wider digital release later this fall.
The news was first reported by Deadline.
Directed by Conor Boru, When the Screaming Starts follows struggling journalist turned filmmaker Norman, who finds himself face to face with aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle. When Norman is invited to follow Aidan on his journey, he thinks he’s finally landed his big break. But as Aidan and his newly recruited murder cult embark on a blood-soaked rampage, Norman’s dream of becoming a renowned documentary filmmaker turns into a nightmare.
When the Screaming...
- 8/23/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cinedigm announced today they have acquired North American rights to the Belgian survival horror film Deep Fear, which will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest this September before streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox on October 11.
Deadline first reported the news this afternoon.
Directed by Grégory Beghin (Losers Revolution) and set in the 1980s, three students set out on the adventure of a lifetime as they decide to celebrate their recent graduation in Paris. Eager to do something more exciting than visit the local tourist spots, they decide to descend into the capital city’s cryptic catacombs.
Safe within the underground, they find the escape they’ve been searching for, unaware that they are not alone in the darkness…
When they discover a bunker created during the Nazi occupation, they have no way of knowing the danger that lurks within. Something, someone, is hunting them! Trapped deep underground, the...
Deadline first reported the news this afternoon.
Directed by Grégory Beghin (Losers Revolution) and set in the 1980s, three students set out on the adventure of a lifetime as they decide to celebrate their recent graduation in Paris. Eager to do something more exciting than visit the local tourist spots, they decide to descend into the capital city’s cryptic catacombs.
Safe within the underground, they find the escape they’ve been searching for, unaware that they are not alone in the darkness…
When they discover a bunker created during the Nazi occupation, they have no way of knowing the danger that lurks within. Something, someone, is hunting them! Trapped deep underground, the...
- 8/19/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
We’re super excited to announce today that Screambox, the premier horror platform partnership between Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting, has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to Iván Castell’s in-depth documentary The Rise of the Synths from Mutiny Pictures!
The documentary, which is narrated by the great John Carpenter, will be coming exclusively to Screambox this September!
The Rise of the Synths delves deep into the world of Synthwave, the ‘80s-inspired genre that’s been the backdrop to incredible shows and movies like “Stranger Things“, Beyond the Gates, Turbo Kid, The Guest, and more.
“The Rise of the Synths traverses nine countries, interviewing the scene’s biggest stars and original trailblazers. The film explores the roots of the now breakout Synthwave scene, charting its humble online and underground beginnings to its impact on today’s pop culture.”
Featured in the documentary are Carpenter Brut, Dance With the Dead, Power Glove,...
The documentary, which is narrated by the great John Carpenter, will be coming exclusively to Screambox this September!
The Rise of the Synths delves deep into the world of Synthwave, the ‘80s-inspired genre that’s been the backdrop to incredible shows and movies like “Stranger Things“, Beyond the Gates, Turbo Kid, The Guest, and more.
“The Rise of the Synths traverses nine countries, interviewing the scene’s biggest stars and original trailblazers. The film explores the roots of the now breakout Synthwave scene, charting its humble online and underground beginnings to its impact on today’s pop culture.”
Featured in the documentary are Carpenter Brut, Dance With the Dead, Power Glove,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
This is cool news. Variety reported early today that Cinedigm have acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights for Cristian Ponce's horror flick, History of the Occult. They acquired the rights to the Argentine horror flick from our friends at Filmsharks who held the worldwide saleas and remake rights for the film. We reviewed Ponce's debut feature film when it played at MotelX a couple years ago. When watching History of the Occult we could not help but think back to some of the films of Mexican director Isaac Ezban... similar to Ezban, Ponce is determined to deliver a story that is not just about horrors and chills but wants to give us something to think about and still work out for ourselves after...
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- 8/1/2022
- Screen Anarchy
Cinedigm announced today they have acquired all North American rights to one of the most successful Latin horror films of all time, History of the Occult, from FilmSharks. Variety first reported the news this afternoon. The film, which was successfully released across Latin America, Europe, and Asia, is now ready to make its debut in […]
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- 8/1/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Streaming media company Cinedigm has landed all North American rights to hit Latin horror movie “History of the Occult” from Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks. After a successful run across Latin America, Europe and Asia, it will debut in the U.S. and Canada in December via Cinedigm’s horror streaming service Screambox, powered by Bloody Disgusting.
“History of the Occult” was touted as the highest-rated horror movie of 2021 on Letterboxd’s Year in Review roundup, as voted by users of the film rating social platform.
Shot mostly in black and white, the feature debut of Argentine writer-director Cristian Ponce is set in the 1980s during the last broadcast of the leading news show on TV, “60 Minutes Before Midnight.” A band of journos are racing against the clock to persuade their main guest, Adrian Marcato, to expose a conspiracy that ties their corrupt government to an actual coven.
“Mystery, conspiracy and the...
“History of the Occult” was touted as the highest-rated horror movie of 2021 on Letterboxd’s Year in Review roundup, as voted by users of the film rating social platform.
Shot mostly in black and white, the feature debut of Argentine writer-director Cristian Ponce is set in the 1980s during the last broadcast of the leading news show on TV, “60 Minutes Before Midnight.” A band of journos are racing against the clock to persuade their main guest, Adrian Marcato, to expose a conspiracy that ties their corrupt government to an actual coven.
“Mystery, conspiracy and the...
- 8/1/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
“History of the Occult” director Cristian Ponce, “The Trace We Leave Behind” producer André Pereira and “Huesera” producer Edher Campos all have projects at the 3rd Sanfic Morbido Lab, Sanfic’s genre/fantastic film showcase which looks packed with riches.
Also noticeable, three of the six projects are set to be directed by female genre auteurs – Argentina’s Laura Sánchez Acosta, Spain’s Marta Medina del Valle and French-Spanish screenwriter Elisa Puerto Aubel – as women create an ever larger number of the most exciting elevated genre movies coming out of Spain and Latin America.
Appropriately enough, given Sanfic takes place in Santiago de Chile, Chile accounts for two projects at the Lab, Daniel Aspillaga’s “Plasma,” a part body horror mockumentary, and Cristián Grez Donoso’s “Magic Word,” turning on an aged and crazed former amusement park actor.
The potential impact of projects is underscored by recent events. On “A Mother’s Embrace,...
Also noticeable, three of the six projects are set to be directed by female genre auteurs – Argentina’s Laura Sánchez Acosta, Spain’s Marta Medina del Valle and French-Spanish screenwriter Elisa Puerto Aubel – as women create an ever larger number of the most exciting elevated genre movies coming out of Spain and Latin America.
Appropriately enough, given Sanfic takes place in Santiago de Chile, Chile accounts for two projects at the Lab, Daniel Aspillaga’s “Plasma,” a part body horror mockumentary, and Cristián Grez Donoso’s “Magic Word,” turning on an aged and crazed former amusement park actor.
The potential impact of projects is underscored by recent events. On “A Mother’s Embrace,...
- 7/29/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Ventana Sur’s Blood Window genre sidebar, one of the earliest dedicated genre events in South America and undoubtedly now one of the region’s most important events for all things horror, fantasy and science fiction, has shared the 15 titles which will pitch in this year’s official selection for feature projects.
Some of the titles were already known, as they won their right to participate at other events from around the world, while others are newer proposals in early stages of development. This year’s selection features as wide a breadth of projects as ever with traditional horror flicks and ghost stories joined by lo-fi and high concept science fiction proposals as well as several fantasy titles.
Blood Window is also spotlighting four features at this year’s event: “Before the Body,” representing Spain’s Molins Horror Film Festival; “Conceivable,” which was selected by Korea’s Bifan; Biff-Brussels Intl.
Some of the titles were already known, as they won their right to participate at other events from around the world, while others are newer proposals in early stages of development. This year’s selection features as wide a breadth of projects as ever with traditional horror flicks and ghost stories joined by lo-fi and high concept science fiction proposals as well as several fantasy titles.
Blood Window is also spotlighting four features at this year’s event: “Before the Body,” representing Spain’s Molins Horror Film Festival; “Conceivable,” which was selected by Korea’s Bifan; Biff-Brussels Intl.
- 11/5/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In a series of key pacts for Argentine political horror pic, “History of the Occult,” Netflix has snapped up streaming rights to the film for Spain and Latin America, which it plans to drop on Oct. 15, while WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has scooped up all Central European streaming rights.
In addition, Eurozoom took all French rights and plans a first quarter 2022 theatrical release, said Guido Rud, CEO of Buenos Aires-based sales and production company FilmSharks International.
“We believe that high concept horror is hard to find, and high concept with amazing scripts, almost impossible. But miracles happen and we are lucky that we know the right buyers who have the skills and foresight to recognize these gems when we do,” said Rud.
FilmSharks picked up worldwide and remake rights to the genre pic last May. A major U.S. genre producer is eyeing it for a remake, which FilmSharks subsidiary,...
In addition, Eurozoom took all French rights and plans a first quarter 2022 theatrical release, said Guido Rud, CEO of Buenos Aires-based sales and production company FilmSharks International.
“We believe that high concept horror is hard to find, and high concept with amazing scripts, almost impossible. But miracles happen and we are lucky that we know the right buyers who have the skills and foresight to recognize these gems when we do,” said Rud.
FilmSharks picked up worldwide and remake rights to the genre pic last May. A major U.S. genre producer is eyeing it for a remake, which FilmSharks subsidiary,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Let this be a warning to you all. Don't go into the cinematic waters around Argentina, it's got FilmSharks in it. We just got word from Variety that my friend, Guido Rud, of the Argentine sales company FilmSharks, has nabbed the worldwide and remake rights for local horror flick History of the Occult. Filmed in black and white and set in the 1980s, “History of the Occult” takes place during the last broadcast of the #1 news show on TV, “60 Minutes Before Midnight.” A band of journalists are racing against time to convince the lead guest, Adrian Marcato, to expose a conspiracy that connects their corrupt government to an actual coven. Directed by Christian Ponce and starring German Baudino (Abrakadabra) talks reportedly...
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- 5/17/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Worldwide and remake rights to Argentine political horror pic, “History of the Occult,” has been snapped up by leading Buenos Aires-based sales and production company, FilmSharks International.
According to FilmSharks’ CEO Guido Rud, advanced talks are underway with a streaming giant while a major U.S. genre producer is eyeing it for a remake, which FilmSharks subsidiary, The Remake Company, handles.
Filmed in black and white and set in the 1980s, “History of the Occult” takes place during the last broadcast of the #1 news show on TV, “60 Minutes Before Midnight.” A band of journalists are racing against time to convince the lead guest, Adrian Marcato, to expose a conspiracy that connects their corrupt government to an actual coven.
Marcato is played by veteran Argentine film, theatre and commercials actor German Baudino whose credits include “Abrakadabra,” 2017’s “Los Olvidados” and “Dia de los Muertos.”
The feature debut of Christian Ponce, whose...
According to FilmSharks’ CEO Guido Rud, advanced talks are underway with a streaming giant while a major U.S. genre producer is eyeing it for a remake, which FilmSharks subsidiary, The Remake Company, handles.
Filmed in black and white and set in the 1980s, “History of the Occult” takes place during the last broadcast of the #1 news show on TV, “60 Minutes Before Midnight.” A band of journalists are racing against time to convince the lead guest, Adrian Marcato, to expose a conspiracy that connects their corrupt government to an actual coven.
Marcato is played by veteran Argentine film, theatre and commercials actor German Baudino whose credits include “Abrakadabra,” 2017’s “Los Olvidados” and “Dia de los Muertos.”
The feature debut of Christian Ponce, whose...
- 5/17/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
The Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil concluded its seventeenth edition near the end of April. Hosting its second digital edition due to the global health crisis the festival was able to reach more viewers than ever, topping last year's numbers with a record-breaking 85,000 virtual attendess. Also important, especially to the filmmakers, this year's award winners have been announced. After screening 160 films from over 40 countries the deliberations were completed. Awards were spread out evenly among all competitive titles with only a couple films taking home two awards: History of the Occult, Nocturna: Side A - The Great Old Man's Night and Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes. A runaway favorite of ours, Jumbo, won best film at the festival this year. All...
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- 5/5/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: The largest genre film festival in South America, Fantaspoa, has unveiled the first half of its program for its seventeenth edition, running April 9-18. Scroll down for the full list.
Like last year, the fest has been forced to run online due to the ongoing pandemic. It will be held completely free of charge with films available to stream in Brazil via a renewed partnership with Brazilian horror streaming service Darkflix. Last year’s event attracted more than 67,000 viewers. While the films are geo-locked, and limited to 3,000 viewers per screening, Q&As and workshops will be available to view anywhere in the world.
There are 25 feature films confirmed to date, including three world premieres, five international premieres, and 10 Latin American premieres. Titles arrive from previous fests including San Sebastian, Rotterdam and Toronto.
This year’s fest has been supported by a special grant from the Brazilian government, which is...
Like last year, the fest has been forced to run online due to the ongoing pandemic. It will be held completely free of charge with films available to stream in Brazil via a renewed partnership with Brazilian horror streaming service Darkflix. Last year’s event attracted more than 67,000 viewers. While the films are geo-locked, and limited to 3,000 viewers per screening, Q&As and workshops will be available to view anywhere in the world.
There are 25 feature films confirmed to date, including three world premieres, five international premieres, and 10 Latin American premieres. Titles arrive from previous fests including San Sebastian, Rotterdam and Toronto.
This year’s fest has been supported by a special grant from the Brazilian government, which is...
- 3/8/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Spain’s Luis López Carrasco picked up the Best International Film prize for his documentary “The Year of the Discovery” (“El año del descubrimiento”) on Sunday at Argentina’s Mar del Plata, the only Latin American film fest granted a Category A status by producers assn. Fiapf, placing it in the same league as Cannes, Venice, San Sebastian and Locarno, among others.
Given the restraints imposed by the pandemic, the festival hosted an online edition and offered free access to all Argentine residents.
Carrasco’s sophomore feature follows his debut film “El Futuro,” which premiered at Locarno and collected numerous awards on the festival circuit. “The Year of the Discovery” portrays the flipside of 1992 Spain, which celebrated hosting the Olympics Games in Barcelona and the World Expo in Seville while in Murcia, south-east Spain, enraged workers from the naval, mining and chemical sectors where companies were shut down, battled alongside students against the police,...
Given the restraints imposed by the pandemic, the festival hosted an online edition and offered free access to all Argentine residents.
Carrasco’s sophomore feature follows his debut film “El Futuro,” which premiered at Locarno and collected numerous awards on the festival circuit. “The Year of the Discovery” portrays the flipside of 1992 Spain, which celebrated hosting the Olympics Games in Barcelona and the World Expo in Seville while in Murcia, south-east Spain, enraged workers from the naval, mining and chemical sectors where companies were shut down, battled alongside students against the police,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
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