Thursday 15 August 2024

The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Thursday 15th August


There are parts of this year that I really am not enjoying that much, though I guess at least time is going fast. With that out of the way, onwards to three more news tales of terror.

Apparently psychosexual sci-fi thriller Mad Droid was successful enough to warrant a second film in the series. Coming from writer/director Rich Mallery is Mad Droid Origins, in which an android (Katie Kay) hides out at the home of the man who created her (Bryan Brewer) after she murders one of her clients. This leads to increasing jealousy from the creators wife (Cassie Ghersi) who feels threatened by his rekindled love for his creation. Mad Droid Origins is due out this Autumn on digital platforms via Cineridge Classics.


The J. Horton directed A Hard Place raised over $120,000 on Indiegogo and stars horror icons Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) and Lynn Lowry (Wolf Hollow), alongside Rachel Amanda Bryant (Craving), Kevin Caliber (Future Man), Ashley Undercuffler (also Craving), Jenn Stone and Scott Allen Ward. The movie is about a group of criminals who get caught up in a battle between monsters of the day and monsters of the night. Currently in post production, A Hard Place is going to be doing a short festival run towards the end of the year, followed by an early 2025 release via 50 Caliber Productions, Gianetti Films and Zapruderflix.


Finally for today, Blood/Stream is a new horror anthology that currently has an Indiegogo campaign running. There are six segments planned, with four of those currently in various stages of production. The wraparound story 'Eye of the Beholder' is about a man with a particular sordid appetite who watches a strange TV streaming service while waiting to be seen at a special place he has discovered. The streaming service is how the other segments are shown. These include 'An Arm and a Leg' that is set out like a mockumentary, featuring two debt collectors seeking to collect payment, and starring Phillip Bailey (Doctor Who TV show). 'Eating Disorder' stars Barbie Wilde (Hellbound: Hellraiser II), it is about a woman with an eating disorder who gets caught up with a masked killer. Finally for now is, 'Fox and the Hen' which is about some hikers on the way to a hen night who are forced to seek refuge in an old farm shed alongside a stranger. That one stars Spencer Wilding (Star Wars: Rogue One, Guardians of the Galaxy).

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