Tuesday 11 July 2023

The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Tuesday 11th July


Hello once again, I'm writing this on a humid Saturday afternoon, full of excitement as I am off to see my favourite band, Blur, play at Wembley Stadium tomorrow evening. I last saw them around 2005 at Reading Festival, so will be cool to see them again. Not horror related at all, though tangentially they did have a B-side track named 'No Monsters in Me'.

Onto the news. Dinner with the Devil starts production in July, this will be production company Koa Aloha Media's tenth feature film. This will tell the tale of six people who find themselves at a posh dinner party, with their host claiming to be the Devil himself! Three of the guests have already made deals with the figure, while the other three are hoping to make deals. Jason Zlatkus stars as Fenris Black, also featuring Crystal J. Huang (Shameless), Lorelei Linklater (Boyhood), Mike Ferguson (Amityville Uprising), Chris Giese (Impact Even), and Patrick Peterson (The Sound of Waves). Dinner with the Devil is written and directed by B. Luciano Barsuglia, he states "This movie will have plenty of shocking and horrifically bloody moments, but at its core, it's a story about the characters, human nature, and the decisions they make."

From the director and producers of Ash and Bone comes supernatural thriller The Devil's Left Hand. Written and directed by Harley Wallen, this is about a demonic entity that is inadvertently summoned by a spirit medium at a young couple's housewarming party. Feeding on the guests fears as a means to get more powerful, the guests must find a way to fight back. Wallen says of the film "My goal was to make a film that combined the different elements of horror with the focus on suspense and mystery, with a story and character focus. I feel our ensemble did exactly that!" This came to demand and digital on 1st July. I have previously reviewed this movie under the alternate title of Agramon's Gate.


Finally for today, Malice: Nu Gui is an Australian horror film that was inspired by ancient Chinese folklore. The story has a group of students who find themselves cursed by the vengeful Nu Gui. Keo is forced to look back to her past where she discovers a tragic connection to the spirit. This was written and produced by Chaz Fenwick, with directing from Fenwick, Gustavo Diaz and Joshua Evans, and is now showing for free on Tubi.

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