HIGH OCTANE PICTURES' NEW INDEPENDENT HORROR FEATURE IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON!
Fans of MIDSOMMAR may want to check out the directorial feature film debut of Luke Gosling and Sean Brown! BLOOD MYTH focuses on a journalist's desperate attempts to find his missing (and pregnant) fiancee, who may have been kidnapped by an evil cult! (Don't you just hate it when that happens?!)
High Octane Pictures released BLOOD MYTH to both DVD & Amazon Prime Video on November 5th - check out the synopsis, stills, and trailer below before you commit yourself to renting or owning this title. Or, as I often do, go in blind and perhaps you will be pleasantly surprised!
And now we can add ANIMAL AMONG US to the list... or can we? Honestly, I don't quite know for sure. Whatever the creature in this film is, it's big, furry, and fast - it could be a Sasquatch-like beast, or a werewolf, or a secret military weapon gone rogue! I guess the only way to find out for sure is to watch it on DVD or Video on Demand on November 19th!
Synopsis: This November, Christian Oliver (Sense8, HOUSE OF GOOD AND EVIL) and Larisa Oleynik (Mad Men, 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU) come face to face with hirsute terror in John Woodruff’s highly-anticipated horror throwback, ANIMAL AMONG US!
Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed as an animal attack, the camp was condemned, and the killer never found. But something horrific still waits in those woods, ready to kill again.
FRIDAY THE 13TH meets DOG SOLDIERS in John Woodruff's new monster movie, which also stars Don Frye, Christine Donlon, Jonathan Murphy, Erin Daniels, Heather Tom, Jasmine Dustin, and Whitney Davis!
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SIAR SEDIG'S WOODSY HORROR-THRILLER MAKES ITS DVD DEBUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH - CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO RENT OR OWN ON DIGITAL!
After winning multiple awards at various film festivals last year (including "Best Editing," "Best Sound," "Beast Lead Actor," and "Best Horror Feature"), RESONANCE finally makes its way to DVD, just in time for Halloween! While it already did have a digital release on various Video On Demand platforms back on October 11th, fans of physical media can add this to their collections on October 29th!
Synopsis: Written, directed, and produced by Siar Sedig, RESONANCE follows a young couple, Max (Max Croes) and Elena (Nastassia Firestone), who decide to venture off to a remote wooded area for a much-needed break from work and life. However, once there, they discover strange noises - originating from deep within the woods. Elena is in desperate need of a doctor and Max realizes there's no way out but to go straight through the forest in search of help; but something doesn't want them to leave...
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 73 minutes | Region 1
Video - 480p Widescreen (?)
Audio - ?
Extras:
None.
Once again, RESONANCE is available to rent or own on digital (HERE), and will come to DVD on Tuesday, October 29th! The disc is bare bones (as far as I can tell) and will cost around $14! You can order RESONANCE now from AMAZON or BULL MOOSE!
FRESH OFF A LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE, "BELOVED BEAST" IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON DEMAND!
Egads! This may very well be the longest contemporary indie Horror flick of all time Vault Dwellers! Running at approximately THREE HOURS, Jonathan Holbrook's BELOVED BEAST features a murderous antagonist in a bunny mask that escapes from an asylum, befriends a child, and terrorizes a small town.
BELOVED BEAST is currently available to rent or own digitally from AMAZON, GOOGLE PLAY, YOUTUBE, or VUDU! It will be available on DVD at a later date.
Synopsis: Nina (Sanae Loutsis) is only twelve years old when she loses her parents in a car accident. Now living with her aunt, Nina is no longer in the best of company. Escaping into her imagination, and into the woods, she meets a strange masked man. He should not have been brought home. Now, his murder spree is just getting started with Aunt Erma (Joy Yaholkovsky) and the local townsfolk, in this brutally bloody horror film!
This horror feature was directed by Jonathan Holbrook (TALL MEN) and stars: Meredith Binder (THE OREGONIAN), Tabitha Bastien (The Wonderland Murders), Sheila Houlahan, and Lance Carver.
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BILL OBERST JR. AND BILL MOSELEY STAR IN THIS UPCOMING INDIE KILLER PUPPET FLICK!
Most movies that feature an evil ventriloquist dummy usually only have one puppet (e.g. MAGIC, MAKING CONTACT, TRILOQUIST). DEVIL'S JUNCTION: HANDY DANDY'S REVENGE, which was directed by Jeff Broadstreet (who also created the infamous NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D) apparently has a whole mess of 'em! This upcoming indie Horror film is being distributed by Midnight Releasing, and will get a two-night theatrical premiere in Los Angeles on October 18th and 19th, before finally coming to DVD & VOD on November 8th!
Synopsis: Returning to the abandoned Detroit television station where they once delighted a generation of children viewers, master puppeteer Mister Jolly (Bill Oberst Jr.) re-incarnates his puppet minions for a final performance, to settle an old score with Richard Crane (Bill Moseley). The rare blood moon casts an ominous glow as Mr Jolly unleashes his puppets, lead by the infamous Handy Dandy to seek his revenge!
Further complicating Richard’s dilemma is the unexpected arrival to the Studio of his son Steffen (Jake Red) and his friends. The group become entangled in the thrilling pursuit by Mr Jolly and Handy Dandy throughout the old studio building. They soon realize that they are in a new version of “Mister Jolly and the Handy Dandy Show” - where pain is the game!
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DEVIL'S JUNCTION: HANDY DANDY'S REVENGE is playing in Los Angeles next weekend (Oct. 18th & 19th) in select theaters. The film is then set for a DVD & VOD release on November 8th - you can pre-order it now (for between $12 - $14) from AMAZON or BULL MOOSE!
ROBERT BRONZI HAS A WILD WEST SHOWDOWN WITH MICHAEL PARE IN RENE PEREZ' INDIE WESTERN!
Last year I posted about DEATH KISS (which I still have yet to see) and was bewildered by its leading man Robert Bronzi (formerly Robert Kovacs) because he is a dead ringer for the late and great Charles Bronson. This fact was clearly not lost on Uncork'd Entertainment, who hired Bronzi as their leading man for ONCE UPON A TIME IN DEADWOOD, a new action-packed Western that was apparently filmed at some of the same locations that Sergio Leone utilized for ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST! I guess the era of Brons-ploitation has truly begun!
Synopsis: A notorious gunslinger who is slipped a slow-acting poison by an heiress and told he has three days to track down and rescue her sister, who has been kidnapped by a band of hoodlums and holds the antidote. Rene Perez directs from his screenplay, with Jeff Miller (THE TOYBOX) also contributing.
Robert Bronzi (DEATH KISS) plays the gunslinger and Michael Pare (STREETS OF FIRE, BAD MOON) plays the main villain. The remaining cast is rounded out with Karin Brauns (PLAYING WITH DOLLS series), Lauren Compton (CLOWNTOWN), actor-model Chris Matteis, J.D. Angstadt, Jose Varela Garcia, Justin Hawkins, Tony Jackson, and Sierra Sherbundy.
The movie was filmed in California as well as in Western Leone, near Almeria, Spain, site of much of the filming of the famous Sergio Leone/Charles Bronson western ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST!
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN DEADWOOD will be available to rent or buy digitally on October 1st, with a DVD release set for November 15th! If you want to indulge in Uncork'd Entertainment's continuing Bronzi cinematic universe, get a copy of this epic indie Western from AMAZON!
FORBIDDEN LOVE AND CREEPY CRAWLY THINGS COLLIDE IN THIS NEW RELEASE FROM UNCORK'D ENTERTAINMENT!
This new movie looks like it's going to be quite icky Vault Dwellers! The film apparently contains some sort of tentacled/spider-legged menace, offers up a dash of body horror, and tops all that off with some good old-fashioned incest! All that aside, SEEDS doesn't look too shabby, and has been receiving positive reviews despite its discomforting subject matter. It had a limited theatrical release last weekend, and makes its DVD (and VOD) debut on September 24th!
Synopsis: After a night of debauchery spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. His solitude is disturbed when his brother asks Marcus to look after his estranged nephew and niece. As days pass, solace escapes him; he feels baited by a dark force. Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him? Incubating. Waiting until the climate is right. Haunted by his deepest fears, Marcus struggles not to succumb as he fights to protect Lily, his beloved niece from a monster that lies in wait.
Director Owen Long’s SEEDS is a gothic horror about a man
haunted by his dark past while pursuing some self-care on the New
England coast. The film was written by Steven Weisman, and also stars Trevor Long (star of Netflix drama Ozark), Andrea Chen, Garr Long, and Kevin Breznahan.
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SEEDS arrives on DVD and VOD on September 24th, but I cannot seem to find it listed at any major online retailers. I'll keep my eyes peeled, and update this post once that changes!
A NEW INDEPENDENT FEATURE DRAGS MISSOURI'S VERSION OF BIGFOOT INTO THE SPOTLIGHT! "MOMO" COMES TO DVD & VOD ON SEPTEMBER 20TH!
Growing up, I was a big monster movie fan (still am!) which of course led me down the path of believing in, and studying, cryptids like The Loch-Ness Monster, Bigfoot, Mothman, etc. While I don't put much stock in those legends any longer (but still secretly hold out a hope that we'll find living dinosaurs hiding somewhere in the world!) it's still fun to learn more about the folktales about hairy humanoids lurking in the wilds!
Synopsis: The year was 1972 and the place was a tiny, quaint, riverfront town called Louisiana, Missouri. On a warm summer evening, two local kids saw a creature in their own backyard holding a dead dog. Before you could say the word "Bigfoot," local media and police officials had pounced on the story. Overnight Louisiana became "monster central" with creature seekers and monster hunters combing the woods to look for "the thing" that the newspapers had dubbed "MOMO."
One particular family was at the center of this whirlwind of activity and as the Missouri Monster sightings began to increase, so did the negative impact on the Harrisons. In 1975, a film crew set out to tell an over-the-top, filmic version of the MOMO sightings. Due to one reason or another, this should-have-been-cult-classic was never released. Until now.
Additional Info: Small Town Monsters, the production company behind last year's best-selling documentary ON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT, proudly presents MOMO: THE MISSOURI MONSTER, which seeks to tell the true, and truly strange story of the Missouri Monster. The hair-covered, three-toed monstrosity was said to have prowled the forests of Star Hill, near Louisiana, Missouri during the summer of 1972 where it was spotted by terrified citizens for weeks!
The case gained national media attention during the '70s and remains one of the largest tourist draws for the tiny town on the banks of the Mississippi River. The latest release from Small Town Monsters and director Seth Breedlove, MOMO: THE MISSOURI MONSTER is told in both narrative and documentary form.
The narrative sections appear as a lost b-movie from the 1970s, inspired by Breedlove's lifelong fascination with grindhouse movies and creature features. The horror film depicts the widely accepted details of the MOMO legend and is eventually contradicted and corrected by the actual survivors who lived through the events. Breedlove describes MOMO: The Missouri Monster as "RASHOMON meets THE CREATURE FROM BLACK LAKE or THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK."
The film stars Adam Duggan and Sara Heddleston, as well as Animal Planet's Cliff Barackman and James "Bobo" Fay with special appearances by Janet Jay and Elizabeth Saint (Ghosts of Shepardstown).
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MOMO: THE MISSOURI MONSTER (read my review HERE) comes to DVD and Video On Demand on September 20, 2019! The DVD currently sells for $14.99 and comes with a nearly hour-long behind-the-scenes featurette as an extra! You can currently order a copy from SMALL TOWN MONSTERS' ONLINE STORE, and will be able to procure the DVD and watch instantly on AMAZON as well!
