Thursday, 24 July 2025

The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Thursday 24th July


At the time of editing I am on day six of my self imposed exile from the world, in which I live in my own pocket dimension for ten days. I am still loving it, the life of a recluse is something I would love to do, but alas, I have to work! Onwards to the news.

The Summer We Died is a new horror film that comes from Tahoe Joe director Dillon Brown. Coming from Horror Dadz Productions, this is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Fawesome and on Kings of Horror's YouTube channel. A sleepy town has a strict summer curfew placed on it after a spate of violent killings, this spells bad news for a group of rebellious girls who like nothing more than to skate. Ignoring the curfew they head out, unaware of just how close to the mysterious killer they are. Described as a '...gritty, glittering, and blood-soaked love letter to youth on the edge', director Brown says of it: "It's 'Saved by the Bell' meets an 80s slasher - with teeth...it's about being young, reckless, angry...and alive".

New stills and a promo clip have been released for Popeye The Slayer Man ahead of its Prime SVOD release. The ridiculous story sees a group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach factory in order to make a documentary about the legendary 'Sailor Man' who is said to haunt the place. They soon discover there is a lot of truth to this legend. With a reliance on practical special effects and the silly set-up, this has the chance to be entertaining. This stars Jason Robert Stephens as the antagonist character, and there is already talk of a sequel in the works.


Finally for today, psychological thriller Half Way Down is set for a shoot in Yorkshire this October. Casting is currently underway and Ryan Patch is set to direct. Written by Patrick Monger, this is described as a character driven thriller that centres on a grieving rural couple whose quiet existence is upended by the arrival of a teenage girl with a likely sinister secret.

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