As I write this I'm on day seven of my self imposed exile from the world, I haven't so much as put one foot outside, and have only seen a friend on two of those days. Coming up to the weekend, so I have three and bit days left before I have to leave this paradise and return to the real world (I so miss that time alone, next time off work isn't until late November). Onwards to the news.
A teaser trailer for Magnificent Motion Picture's Until There Is One has been released. Sounding a bit like an indie Squid Game, this sees a viral billionaire influencer who launches an online event in which hundreds of contestants are locked within a large warehouse, with the last person standing winning a large cash prize.
In a side hustle, the film is hoping to break the Guinness Book of World Records for most on-screen kills in a slasher film. To aid with this, there is currently an Indiegogo campaign running where there is an opportunity to become a victim and join the cast. The cast currently includes Matty Cardarople (Stranger Things), Douglas Tait (Halloween Kills), Douglas Vermeeren (Black Creek), Lauren Marie Taylor (Friday the 13th Part 2), Ron Sloan (Friday the 13th Part V), and Brett Wagner (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). For more details head to the Indiegogo page here.
I've never heard of it, but 2009 award winning comedy horror Dogtooth is set to return theatrically across the UK and Ireland via a 4K restoration that has been overseen by the movie's original director - Yorgos Lanthimos. Coming from Vertigo Releasing, Dogtooth tells the story of a couple that had decided to raise their three children on the outskirts of a large city, within a fenced off property, free from any outside influence. Their peace is threatened with the arrival of an outsider who begins to cause their fragile reality to crack. Dogtooth's new 4K restoration releases from 29th August.
Jared Master's entertaining indie comedy horror film Feral Female is now out On Demand, VHS, and DVD. The film, which concerns a Australian big game hunter who has been hired to capture a feral beast in LA's Griffith Park, received an 8/10 from me, with me saying 'A picturesque location..., fun characters, lots of silly dialogue and a lack of tepid humour...meant that I was drawn into this film world...'
Joe Boi's Code Blue novel is now available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle. The story features PTSD survivor; former army medic Ariel Arcardo. She now works at a hospital where she is unfortunate enough to witness an invasion of a legion of demonic creatures within the hospital walls. Her only escape lies beyond nine floors, each of which is ruled by a different terror.
Mentioned back in my March round-up, the eigth horror feature from Acrostar Productions - Perfect Soul, is now in production, with a new Indiegogo campaign going to raise funds to complete filming. For more details about this horror that stars a woman who is guided by mysterious witches purporting to be her family, check out the Indiegogo page here.
Swine and Dine is a short horror film that comes from Black Ave Films and had its premiere at Smodcastle Cinemas on July 27th. Described as a '...dark, suspenseful short film that delves into the chilling world of industrial farming'.
Heading to festivals soon is Michael Moutsatsos' Camp Slasher Lake, described in the press release as a '...retro grindhouse nightmare...'. This stars Andrew Pierson as Splatter Jack, and the film has been shot as a short-form grindhouse experience. A feature length version of this is in pre-production. Pierson says of the movie "We shot this thing like it was ripped off a dusty VHS and left to rot in a gas station horror bin."!
Dangerous Animals is a shark based horror film that released on digital and physical across the UK and Ireland starting 25th July. The film follows rebellious surfer, Zephyr who ends up captured on a shark obsessed serial killer's boat! Following a world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and a theatrical release on 6th June, Dangerous Animals came to digital on 25th July, with physical editions releasing on 8th September.
Finally for today, David Cronenberg's The Shrouds releases on digital platforms from 11th August. This stars Vincent Cassel as Karsh, a businessman who in the wake of his wife's death invented technology that allows the living to monitor their lost loved ones in their 'shrouds'. After a series of graves are desecrated, including his wife's, Karsh sets out to deliver revenge.
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