THE ACTIVATED MAN - Makes U.K. Debut at Romford Horror Film Festival

Nicholas Gyeney (Beta Test, Ultra Low) and producer Kelsey Aho of Genie Productions are excited to announce that THE ACTIVATED MAN, Gyeney's deeply personal latest feature, will make its U.K. debut at the Romford Horror Film Festival. The mind-bending thriller will premiere on Sunday, March 3rd at 8:00 p.m. at the Premier Cinemas in the Mercury Shopping Centre in Romford.

“We’re honored to join the exciting lineup of films at the Romford Horror Film Festival,” said Aho. “We’re excited to introduce attendees of this year’s festival to Gyeney’s deeply personal and thrilling feature film that is sure to leave audiences on the edge of their seat.”

Drawing on the universal theme of grief with a twist that Gyeney's work has become noted for, THE ACTIVATED MAN stars Jamie Costa as an everyman who loses his beloved dog. His grief spurs disturbing visions that cause him to wonder if he's dealing with the usual highs and lows of a painful loss, or if darker forces are preying on his mind.

The cast is rounded out by genre icons Tony Todd (Candyman), Sean Young (Blade Runner), and four-time Jason Voorhees actor Kane Hodder, alongside Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You) and longtime Gyeney collaborator Scott Brown as the villainous ‘Fedora Man.’ Director Nicholas Gyeney will be in attendance on March 3rd, and will hold a Q&A after the film’s screening. 

As Ors Gabriel struggles with the grief from losing his best friend and beloved dog to cancer, the trauma brings on strange visions only Ors can see. While he questions whether his mind has fractured or if it's actually real, a mysterious rise in murder-suicides takes hold of the city, and Ors becomes haunted by images of a shadowy figure known as ‘The Fedora Man’. Through torments and terror, Ors must face his fears and confront 'The Fedora Man' as he uncovers dark secrets from his past, while finally embracing who he really is, and what he is meant to do.

View the Trailer on Vimeo.

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For more info on this and other films at the Romford Film Festival, and to buy tickets, visit the festival website at... http://www.romfordhorrorfestival.com/     

  

 

GREEN ROOM gets Limited Edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray Box set release, March

The brand-new Limited Edition release of GREEN ROOM will be music to your fears, as Second Sight Films gives acclaimed director Jeremy Saulnier’s (Blue Ruin) hit horror the physical release it deserves on 18 March 2024, standard editions will also be available.

In a masterclass in casting, national treasure Patrick Stewart gives an outstandingly terrifying turn as a sadistic neo-Nazi and stars alongside stellar cast, the late Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Hearts in Atlanta), Imogen Poots (Vivarium, 28 Weeks Later) Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Whip It), Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Skins) and Callum Turner (War & Peace, Victor Frankenstein), who all give unwavering performances. This, accompanied by a stomping soundtrack and a bucket load of bloody violence makes for ‘A debilitating, white-knuckled thrill fest’ says Starburst Magazine.

Struggling punk band Ain't Rights are in the Pacific Northwest for a gig, but when it’s cancelled, Pat, Sam, Reece and Tiger must find another way of making the money that they desperately need. When an opportunity for a show in the sticks arises, they can’t say no… but what the hell have they walked into

The venue turns out to be a neo-Nazi bar… and when the band witness a brutal murder, things quickly spiral out of control and they find themselves trapped in the green room, with little chance of escape…  Forced to fight for survival using anything and everything at their disposal, can they make it out alive

GREEN ROOM is presented as a dual format edition that includes the UHD and Blu-ray with the main feature and bonus features on both discs. The Limited Edition comes complete with a rigid slipcase, new artwork created by Adam Stothard and is accompanied by a 120-page book. The UHD is presented in Dolby Vision HDR, and the insightful special features include a new audio commentary and new interviews with writer–director Jeremy Saulnier, actor Callum Turner, composers Brooke & Will Blair and much more. 

Special Features
- Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
- UHD presented in Dolby Vision HDR
- New audio commentary by Reyna Cervantes and Prince Jackson
- Audio commentary with writer–director Jeremy Saulnier
- Going Hardcore: new interview with writer–director Jeremy Saulnier
- Punk Rock: new interview with actor Callum Turner
- Rocking Out: new interview with Composers Brooke & Will Blair
- Going Green: interview with production designer Ryan Warren Smith
- Nazi Punks F*ck Off: Thomas Caldwell on Green Room
- Archive featurette: Into the Pit - Making Green Room

Limited Edition Contents
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Adam Stothard
- 120-page book with new essays by Eugenio Ercolani and Gian Giacomo Petrone, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Josh Hurtado, Jolene Richardson, Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Thomas Watson
- Six collectors' art cards 

Pre-order the UK Limited Edition 4K UHD/BD box set from Amazon.co.uk
 

Action horror BULLET PROOF JESUS - On Amazon Prime

BayView Entertainment have released the action horror BULLET PROOF JESUS (Director’s Cut), which is now available to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and US.

BULLET PROOF JESUS (Director’s Cut) will arrive on AVOD Digital Platforms worldwide on 30th March and is available to pre-order on Blu-ray (Region Free) in the US ahead of its 27th February 2024 release.

Synopsis:
Jesus, on a self-imposed sabbatical in the modern mortal world, is warned that the warlords of the Apocalypse are assembling their armies for the final overthrow of humankind. This Christ is a conflicted man, a master of combat and martial arts who assembles a group of mercenaries to battle the forces of Lucifer.

BULLET PROOF JESUS (Director’s Cut) was Directed and written by William Lee. The film stars William Lee, Johanna McGinley and Hayley Sunshine.

View the Trailer on YouTube.  

View the film on Amazon.co.uk (UK)

View the film on Amazon.com (US)

Pre-order the US BD from Amazon.com

Fear-filled period feature FRANKENSTEIN LEGACY - On Digital, March

Beware FRANKENSTEIN LEGACY as director Paul Dudbridge (Fear the Invisible Man) reanimates the legend with a brand-new fear-filled period feature, that stars a stellar cast of acting talent and is brought to life on digital this March thanks to 101 Films.

England, 1875. A century after Victor Frankenstein’s doomed experiment, his journals have traded hands for decades. Stolen at knifepoint, traded in shadowy back alleys and chased by a shadowy cabal who want them destroyed. Now, in the hands of gifted scientist Millicent Browning (Juliet Aubrey - Middlemarch, The Constant Gardner, Primeval), what darkness is set the befall her? 

Millicent’s beloved husband (Philip Martin Brown - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Sleepy Hollow, Peterloo) is desperately ill with a degenerative disease and she will stop at nothing in her determination to find a cure before it’s too late.  Their son William (Matt Barber - Downton Abbey, Dracula), a doctor in the local asylum, voices his concerns but she pays no heed.

When her husband kills himself, she finally snaps, disappearing into an unhealthy obsession that sees her spending every waking hour devouring the journals for answers. Driven by a desperate need to keep her husband by her side forever, she digs up his body and must find new flesh to restore him... but with her son’s suspicions increasing, will she find the bodies she needs to create her Monster?

If she can bring him back to life – what will he become in a body without a soul?

FRANKENSTEIN LEGACY is a disturbing take on a twisted tale that will chill you to your very bones. Available on Digital from the 4th March from 101 Films.

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

 

Francesco Gabriele's BEHAVE - Screening at this years Romford Horror Festival

Thespian Films are pleased to announce that the feature film BEHAVE directed by Francesco Gabriele has been selected for this years Romford Horror Film Festival and will be screened on Sunday 3rd March at 2.00 p.m. in Screen 7.

The Horror Mystery tells the story of a group of eccentric young adults taken to a villa on the outskirts of London following the death of their friend, they are shocked to discover a mysterious entity appears to have followed them to their luxurious getaway. 

Villa Helen contains a deep mystery that the group must explore to discover the reasoning for the strange happenings during their ‘relaxing’ holiday. A creepy Gardener, a world-famous TikTok star and a lonely old Landlord all come into question as the entity starts to make its presence known to the group. 

Follow Keira, Andrea, Callum, India, Lily, all chaperoned by Andrea’s mother Polly, as they aim to survive their mysterious surroundings. Brought here to learn how to behave in modern society, the group must learn about each other, and who not to trust. 

Director Francesco Gabriele is an Italian Award winning Film Director based in London and the founder of the production company Thespian Films Ltd. With a career spanning over a decade, he has directed and produced several films that have been selected and awarded in prestigious International Film Festivals. Francesco is an alumnus of the London Film School and of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, a member of Directors UK and the Screen Acting Programme Lead at St Mary’s University London.

For more info on this, visit the Director's website at...
https://www.thespianfilms.co.uk/

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V/H/S/94 comes to Blu-ray, DVD & Digital, 26 Feb

SEMINAL HORROR franchise V/H/S takes us back to the nineties with its fourth wicked instalment, V/H/S/94, that will have you taped to the telly. Dubbed a 'grisly, gory Gem' by The New York Times, this acclaimed Shudder Original promises more hair-raising, old-school entertainment and gruesome good fun with this new collection of bone-chilling tales of found footage terror.  

 

V/H/S/94 arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on 26 February 2024, courtesy of Acorn Media International.

 

The year is 1994 and when a mysterious VHS tape is found, a ruthless police SWAT team raid a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy... all will be revealed in the creepy compendium of horrors that follow.

 

The twisted tales are written and directed by an impressive line-up of horror talent, including Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest) and Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes For Us, May the Devil Take You Too) and newcomers Jennifer Reeder, Ryan Prows and Chloe Okuno.

 

In Chloe Okuno’s Storm Drain, a reporter (Anna Hopkins – The Expanse) and her cameraman enter a drain to capture footage of a legendary creature known as The Rat Man, who has reportedly been spotted in the city’s sewers. Once down there, they soon get way more than they bargained for... 

 

In Simon Barrett’s The Empty Wake, a young woman named Hailey is assigned to host the evening wake for a man named Andrew Edwards, but there’s a strange request: that Andrew’s casket be filmed for the whole night. What exactly is Hailey in for?

 

In Timo Tjahjanto’s The Subject, a deranged but skilled scientist, Dr James Suhendra, wants to create a successful mechanical-human hybrid and has started kidnapping humans to use as guinea pigs. Can they escape before falling victim to his violent experiments?

 

Finally, in Ryan Prows’ Terror starring Christian Lloyd (The Handmaid’s Tale), a white supremacist extremist group known as the First Patriots Movement Militia is plotting to blow up a government building and take back America... but at what cost?

 

Prepare to have your nightmares rewound by V/H/S/94 – a bloodcurdling, eerily entertaining, graphically gory and at times darkly funny descent into the depths of horror.

 

Special features include: 

- Behind-the-Scenes of V/H/S/94 

- San Diego Comic-Con Panel Interview

- Commentary with Filmmakers and Producers, Hosted by The Boo Crew 

- “The Empty Wake” Commentary with Simon Barrett 

- Deleted & Extended Scenes 

- V/H/S/94 Special FX with Patrick Magee 

- “The Empty Wake” Visual FX

- Full-Length Veggie Masher Commercial

- Behind-the-Scenes Images

- HAIL RAATMA!

 

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

 

Horror anthology DEATH 4 TOLD - On Digital platforms worldwide from VIPCO & BayView

VIPCO & BayView Entertainment have released the horror anthology film DEATH 4 TOLD, which is available now on Digital platforms worldwide.

DEATH 4 TOLD will arrive on AVOD Digital Platforms worldwide on 30th March 2024.

Synopsis:
Four fantastic tales of fright: A writer and his wife move into their new house, only to find it’s already been inhabited. College couples outdo each other with spooky stories around the campfire, but truth can be deadlier than fiction. A TV crew filming their show, “World’s Most Haunted Places” isn’t prepared for the tale of the tape. A phony psychic never sees the terror ahead coming.

DEATH 4 TOLD was Written by Bo Buckley, Andrew Jones and Jim Palmquist. Directed by Bo Buckley and C. Michael Close. 

The film stars Alicia Goranson alongside genre favourites Tom Savini and Margot Kidder.

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

For more info visit.... https://www.vipcovaults.com/