REinvent International Sales has boarded Howard J. Ford’s “River of Blood,” a psychological thriller that’s about to start shooting in Thailand. The company will unveil the project to buyers at the American Film Market.
The cast comprises of Joseph Millson (“Casino Royale”), Louis James (“Help”), Ella Starbuck (“Witch”), David Wayman (“The Ledge”) and Sarah A. Marks (“Witch”).
Penned by Tom Boyle, the film follows two young couples on a luxurious holiday at a jungle resort who go on a kayaking tour through the jungle and see their guide, Ritchie, disappear mysteriously.
As they search for Ritchie, the couples unwittingly wander into the perilous territory of an Indigenous tribe of cannibals known for their gruesome rituals. Their dream-vacation soon transforms into a nightmarish fight for survival on sacred land.
Ford’s credits include “The Dead,” “The Ledge,” “Never Let Go” and the horror thriller “The Lockdown Hauntings.”
Rikke Ennis,...
The cast comprises of Joseph Millson (“Casino Royale”), Louis James (“Help”), Ella Starbuck (“Witch”), David Wayman (“The Ledge”) and Sarah A. Marks (“Witch”).
Penned by Tom Boyle, the film follows two young couples on a luxurious holiday at a jungle resort who go on a kayaking tour through the jungle and see their guide, Ritchie, disappear mysteriously.
As they search for Ritchie, the couples unwittingly wander into the perilous territory of an Indigenous tribe of cannibals known for their gruesome rituals. Their dream-vacation soon transforms into a nightmarish fight for survival on sacred land.
Ford’s credits include “The Dead,” “The Ledge,” “Never Let Go” and the horror thriller “The Lockdown Hauntings.”
Rikke Ennis,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Multi-talented actor & horror queen Ayvianna Snow returns with a raft of hotly anticipated new films, including How To Kill Monsters, Punch & Wrath of Dracula.
Ayvianna stars as Velma in the award-winning How to Kill Monsters, a film described as a love letter to the 80s and 90s horror movies the Director Stewart Sparke (Book of Monsters) grew up watching. The movie delivers thrills, kills and laughs in equal measure, as the sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre teams up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters from another dimension. With a menagerie of monsters realised entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure, it scratches the itch of horror fans craving a throwback popcorn horror movie!
Director Stewart Sparke says, “Ayvianna brings a sinister allure to the role of Velma,...
Ayvianna stars as Velma in the award-winning How to Kill Monsters, a film described as a love letter to the 80s and 90s horror movies the Director Stewart Sparke (Book of Monsters) grew up watching. The movie delivers thrills, kills and laughs in equal measure, as the sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre teams up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters from another dimension. With a menagerie of monsters realised entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure, it scratches the itch of horror fans craving a throwback popcorn horror movie!
Director Stewart Sparke says, “Ayvianna brings a sinister allure to the role of Velma,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Horror Asylum
- Horror Asylum
Amicus Relaunch Bid Smashes Crowdfunding Goal in Less Than 24 Hours: "An ambitious campaign to revive the iconic British horror studio has reached its £60K funding goal in just 11 hours as fans from around the world rally around the project.
Thanks to this hugely successful funding drive, Amicus is now set to return with its first film for decades, ‘In the Grip of Terror’, a portmanteau feature harking back to the company's best-loved titles such as 'Dr. Terror's House of Horrors' (1965), 'Tales from the Crypt' (1972), and 'Asylum' (1972).
Since the announcement last month of the rebirth of Amicus, the team behind the project has received an incredible outpouring of support from the horror community, culminating in the launch of their record-breaking Kickstarter campaign. The team is seeking funds to produce 'In the Grip of Terror', and in return offering various perks, from Collector's Edition physical copies to exclusive merchandise,...
Thanks to this hugely successful funding drive, Amicus is now set to return with its first film for decades, ‘In the Grip of Terror’, a portmanteau feature harking back to the company's best-loved titles such as 'Dr. Terror's House of Horrors' (1965), 'Tales from the Crypt' (1972), and 'Asylum' (1972).
Since the announcement last month of the rebirth of Amicus, the team behind the project has received an incredible outpouring of support from the horror community, culminating in the launch of their record-breaking Kickstarter campaign. The team is seeking funds to produce 'In the Grip of Terror', and in return offering various perks, from Collector's Edition physical copies to exclusive merchandise,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Stars: Hannah New, Vince Lozano, Tom Malloy, David Josh Lawrence, Jamie Scott Gordon, Gordon Holliday, Megan Tremethick | Written by Tom Malloy, David Josh Lawrence | Directed by Lawrie Brewster
When we reviewed Trauma Therapy: Psychosis it was mentioned the fillm was a reworked version of The Vance Institute. A was originally shot with the intent of being released in black and white with a few colour scenes. Instead, it was released all in colour.
There was also new footage added featuring Tom Sizemore as the host of The Tom Sizemore Show interviewing Victor, one of the characters from the 2019 film Trauma Therapy. After Sizemore died this made a centrepiece of the film’s publicity as his last film despite there being several more of his films yet to be released.
This was shot and edited in without the participation of the original director, Lawrie Brewster who says he was assured he would have the final cut.
When we reviewed Trauma Therapy: Psychosis it was mentioned the fillm was a reworked version of The Vance Institute. A was originally shot with the intent of being released in black and white with a few colour scenes. Instead, it was released all in colour.
There was also new footage added featuring Tom Sizemore as the host of The Tom Sizemore Show interviewing Victor, one of the characters from the 2019 film Trauma Therapy. After Sizemore died this made a centrepiece of the film’s publicity as his last film despite there being several more of his films yet to be released.
This was shot and edited in without the participation of the original director, Lawrie Brewster who says he was assured he would have the final cut.
- 9/6/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Tom Staunton, Michael Brewster, Megan Tremethick, Alexander Zorn, Richard Pate | Written by Tom Staunton | Directed by Lawrie Brewster
Tom and his cameraman Mike are The Ghost Crew, a paranormal investigation team try, without much success, to get some footage for their next show. In the middle of this, they encounter Sandy wandering around in a daze. She can remember being at a hospital in the woods and walking until she encountered Tom and Mike but not why she was there or how she got there.
Like most ghost hunters in films like this, they’re one step away from being cancelled and Arnold, their producer, is demanding better footage or else. Desperate to save their show they latch on to Sandy’s case.
Staunton and director Lawrie Brewster get Ghost Crew off to a somewhat shaky start due to just how awkward and out-of-touch Tom seems to be. The...
Tom and his cameraman Mike are The Ghost Crew, a paranormal investigation team try, without much success, to get some footage for their next show. In the middle of this, they encounter Sandy wandering around in a daze. She can remember being at a hospital in the woods and walking until she encountered Tom and Mike but not why she was there or how she got there.
Like most ghost hunters in films like this, they’re one step away from being cancelled and Arnold, their producer, is demanding better footage or else. Desperate to save their show they latch on to Sandy’s case.
Staunton and director Lawrie Brewster get Ghost Crew off to a somewhat shaky start due to just how awkward and out-of-touch Tom seems to be. The...
- 3/15/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Sophie Rankin and Sarah Marks in Escape
Howard J. Ford, one of the UK’s most creative genre filmmakers, marks his 10th career movie with brutal kidnap thriller Escape, which will be launched by Gfm Film Sales at the forthcoming EFM in Berlin. The film stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Sophie Rankin, Sean Cronin, Angela Dixon, Louis James & Glenn Salvage. Co-produced by Tamara Orlova, executive produced by Amir Moallemi & Fred Hedman. Ford describes the film as:
“…a total outlandish blast. I wanted to go back to films and filmmakers that had an impact on me growing up like Sergio Leone’s classic westerns with echoes of ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ but with a completely modern twist.
2023 also sees the release of Ford’s Darkgame, which centres on a Portland private detective, played by Ed Westwick, who heads up a task force investigating the case of numerous captives forced to play out...
Howard J. Ford, one of the UK’s most creative genre filmmakers, marks his 10th career movie with brutal kidnap thriller Escape, which will be launched by Gfm Film Sales at the forthcoming EFM in Berlin. The film stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Sophie Rankin, Sean Cronin, Angela Dixon, Louis James & Glenn Salvage. Co-produced by Tamara Orlova, executive produced by Amir Moallemi & Fred Hedman. Ford describes the film as:
“…a total outlandish blast. I wanted to go back to films and filmmakers that had an impact on me growing up like Sergio Leone’s classic westerns with echoes of ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ but with a completely modern twist.
2023 also sees the release of Ford’s Darkgame, which centres on a Portland private detective, played by Ed Westwick, who heads up a task force investigating the case of numerous captives forced to play out...
- 2/17/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Directed by Howard J Ford, the film is in post-production.
UK-based Gfm Film Sales will launch worldwide sales on Escape, the latest film from British director Howard J Ford, at next week’s European Film Market.
Gfm Film Sales has released a first look image from the film, above; promo footage will be available to distributors at EFM.
Escape is currently in post-production after a shoot on location in Spain’s Canary Islands.
The film follows 10 young women imprisoned in a makeshift dungeon. The criminal gang preparing to ship them overseas are caught unawares when some of the women break free.
UK-based Gfm Film Sales will launch worldwide sales on Escape, the latest film from British director Howard J Ford, at next week’s European Film Market.
Gfm Film Sales has released a first look image from the film, above; promo footage will be available to distributors at EFM.
Escape is currently in post-production after a shoot on location in Spain’s Canary Islands.
The film follows 10 young women imprisoned in a makeshift dungeon. The criminal gang preparing to ship them overseas are caught unawares when some of the women break free.
- 2/10/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Reunites director Howard J Ford with Gfm Film Sales.
Post-production is underway on Howard J Ford’s latest thriller Darkgame starring Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick.
Gfm Film Sales has boarded world sales rights on the film through its genre label Evolution Pictures. It will launch sales at Toronto Film Festival this week, sharing footage with buyers.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at the film, above.
From a script by Gary Grant and Niall Johnson, Darkgame centres on a Portland private detective heading up the task force investigating the case of six people forced to play out a...
Post-production is underway on Howard J Ford’s latest thriller Darkgame starring Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick.
Gfm Film Sales has boarded world sales rights on the film through its genre label Evolution Pictures. It will launch sales at Toronto Film Festival this week, sharing footage with buyers.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at the film, above.
From a script by Gary Grant and Niall Johnson, Darkgame centres on a Portland private detective heading up the task force investigating the case of six people forced to play out a...
- 9/9/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Ayvianna Snow continues to embrace her dark side with two exciting new film releases. She says, “I have always been drawn to the dark side; Sci-Fi and horror are such versatile genres; there really are no limits”. Lola, directed …
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- 8/27/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Ahead of FrightFest’s UK premiere of The Ledge at the Glasgow Film Festival, director Howard Ford talks about how he nearly lost his life to a mountain fall, reviving The Dead and playing ‘Russian Roulette’.
Your latest film, The Ledge, is receiving its UK premiere at FrightFest Glasgow 2022. Excited, nervous?
Well it’s always an exciting time with FrightFest and I do love the big screen with a crowd as that’s why I got into making films in the first place. With ‘The Ledge’ I have tried to frame it to work well as cinema in its traditional manner as I wanted the shots and mountain scenery to breathe. So it’ll be exciting to share that immersive experience.
The Ledge has been described as a “suspense-filled, deadly cat and mouse game thriller set on a mountain”. Happy with that?
I’m more than happy with the description.
Your latest film, The Ledge, is receiving its UK premiere at FrightFest Glasgow 2022. Excited, nervous?
Well it’s always an exciting time with FrightFest and I do love the big screen with a crowd as that’s why I got into making films in the first place. With ‘The Ledge’ I have tried to frame it to work well as cinema in its traditional manner as I wanted the shots and mountain scenery to breathe. So it’ll be exciting to share that immersive experience.
The Ledge has been described as a “suspense-filled, deadly cat and mouse game thriller set on a mountain”. Happy with that?
I’m more than happy with the description.
- 3/4/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Hello, dear readers! Before those of us in the States get ready to gobble down our Thanksgiving dinners later this week, we have a brand new batch of horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases to look forward to first. One of this writer’s favorite films of all time, Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) is getting the 4K treatment from Kino Lorber this Tuesday, and Arrow Video is resurrecting both The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch and Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge on Blu-ray as well (this is also very exciting news in my world). Arrow is also re-releasing a handful of other titles—The Cat O’ Nine Tails, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and C.H.U.D.—and the first season of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery is headed to Blu-ray as well.
Other releases for November 23rd include Chupa, Lair,...
Other releases for November 23rd include Chupa, Lair,...
- 11/23/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Saint Maud: "Experience the terrifying film that Esquire calls “a mesmerizing horror masterpiece” when Saint Maud arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD November 30 from Lionsgate. Saint Maud stars Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle. Saint Maud will be available on Blu-ray™ + Digital and DVD for the suggested retail price of $17.99 and $14.98, respectively.
Official Synopsis
The debut film from writer-director Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a chilling and boldly original vision of faith, madness, and salvation in a fallen world. Maud, a newly devout hospice nurse, becomes obsessed with saving her dying patient’s soul — but sinister forces, and her own sinful past, threaten to put an end to her holy calling.
Blu-ray / DVD Special Features
Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Rose Glass A Higher Calling: The Rapture of Saint Maud"
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Lair: "Synopsis: When Ben Dollarhdye is accused of murder, saying he was possessed by a demonic force, Steven Caramore investigates his friend's claims,...
Official Synopsis
The debut film from writer-director Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a chilling and boldly original vision of faith, madness, and salvation in a fallen world. Maud, a newly devout hospice nurse, becomes obsessed with saving her dying patient’s soul — but sinister forces, and her own sinful past, threaten to put an end to her holy calling.
Blu-ray / DVD Special Features
Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Rose Glass A Higher Calling: The Rapture of Saint Maud"
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Lair: "Synopsis: When Ben Dollarhdye is accused of murder, saying he was possessed by a demonic force, Steven Caramore investigates his friend's claims,...
- 10/12/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Ahead of the UK digital release of his latest film The Lockdown Hauntings on May 3rd, director & writer Howard J Ford talks about being a one-man crew, casting Tony Todd, his do-it-yourself SFX kit and losing his uncle to the pandemic.
You shot The Lockdown Huntings during the UK’s first lockdown. Was the Covid-19 outbreak the inspiration? If so, why a ghost story?
It absolutely was. I am a believer in using what you have as an indie film-maker and I had a global pandemic! There was a sudden influx of fear, isolation and anxiety. I wondered, could I do anything cinematic with that? I then heard that the virus is not even alive, yet this not-living thing was out there taking lives and not only that, it was Invisible! None of us knew how close this deadly thing was to them… I wondered, could I weave that into a plot,...
You shot The Lockdown Huntings during the UK’s first lockdown. Was the Covid-19 outbreak the inspiration? If so, why a ghost story?
It absolutely was. I am a believer in using what you have as an indie film-maker and I had a global pandemic! There was a sudden influx of fear, isolation and anxiety. I wondered, could I do anything cinematic with that? I then heard that the virus is not even alive, yet this not-living thing was out there taking lives and not only that, it was Invisible! None of us knew how close this deadly thing was to them… I wondered, could I weave that into a plot,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to the latest installment of Trailer Park, our semi-regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This edition features a gaggle of trailers for forthcoming movies, including The Lockdown Hauntings, The Boys From County Hell, Daughter of the Wolf, Great White, Pipeline and more!
The Lockdown Hauntings
During a global lockdown the streets are empty, free from activity of humans, it is not just nature that takes advantage of this unprecedented time. Spirits are free to roam, some with evil intent and one, a notorious serial killer, is back from the dead. Can the paranormal experts and detectives piece together how to prevent more young women, isolated and alone during lockdown, from becoming another victim of The Lockdown Hauntings?
The Lockdown Hauntings will be released on 3rd May on digital platforms.
Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1
Inspired by the iconic mid-1990s DC story from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale,...
The Lockdown Hauntings
During a global lockdown the streets are empty, free from activity of humans, it is not just nature that takes advantage of this unprecedented time. Spirits are free to roam, some with evil intent and one, a notorious serial killer, is back from the dead. Can the paranormal experts and detectives piece together how to prevent more young women, isolated and alone during lockdown, from becoming another victim of The Lockdown Hauntings?
The Lockdown Hauntings will be released on 3rd May on digital platforms.
Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1
Inspired by the iconic mid-1990s DC story from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale,...
- 4/23/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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