News Round-Up - Trailers, Crowdfunding and More!!!


A new round-up of releases, news and other tidbits related to the genre announced in the past week.

Trailers-
Let's look at some recent trailer releases:

Artik-The trailer for the upcoming serial killer thriller, the debut feature film from Tim Botchii.

Between the Darkness-The full trailer for the upcoming horror/thriller, originally titled "Come, Said the Night" and starring Danielle Harris and Lew Temple.

Bliss-The upcoming trailer for the full Italian vampire film, said to be filled with a high splatter feel.

The Exorcism of Clarita-The full trailer for the upcoming possession film, supposedly based on real events.

Haunt-The full trailer for the upcoming thriller, from the writers of 'A Quiet Place' and producer Eli Roth.

Investigation 13-The new trailer for the upcoming found-footage thriller, starring genre icon Meg Foster, coming later in the year from Uncork'd Entertainment.

Nightshift-The teaser trailer for the upcoming morgue-set genre feature coming soon.

Mary-The official trailer for the upcoming horror on the high-seas effort, starring Gary Oldman.

VHS Violence 2: VHS and Kill-The first teaser trailer for the upcoming sequel, directed by indie master Dustin Ferguson.

New Posters-
Let's take a look at some brand new artwork for upcoming releases:

Artik-

New Releases-
Let's take a look at some new releases for you, with physical and streaming variations.
Physical-
Alice Sweet Alice-

Cleavers: Killer Clowns (DVD)-

The Curse of La Llorona-

Schramm (UK Blu-Ray)-

The Sideling Hill-

Streaming-
American Killing-
The Pining-

Skin Creepers-

Theatrical-
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark-

Crowdfunding-
Let's look at some upcoming films looking for your help to get made:

The Headmistress
Take a creepy, abandoned nunnery…mix in a great cast & crew…and add filmmakers with experience & vision…and what do you get? Indie horror magic! The Headmistress is the second film from filmmakers Glenn Chung, Christopher A. Micklos, and Jay Sapiro, the creative team behind the award-winning indie horror film "The Nursery," which critics called “chilling”, “awesome”, “creepy as hell”, and “one of the best horror films to come out of 2018!” You can check out the pertinent info on the campaign here:
Indiegogo
The Surprise Party
The Surprise Party is a throwback to 80's horror films like "Halloween," "Friday the 13th" and the 90's hit "Scream." In 2019, the horror genre shows no sign of slowing down with the success of the new "Halloween" film as it's clear that these type of films are here to stay for many years to come. You can check out the pertinent info about the campaign here:
Indiegogo

Torture the Flesh
The third project from Cheevies Film Productions and director Derek Braasch, this new film promises to be in the same vein as their other ventures including numerous music videos and past feature films Murder with Pleasure and The Icing. You can check out the pertinent info about the campaign here:
GoFundMe
Facebook

Other News-
-Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are reuniting again for a new TV series 'Truth Seekers' playing ghost hunters.

-Director Adam Wingard has signed on to direct a TV series adaptation of cult favorite "Event Horizon."

-Independent film Beneath the Old Dark House has completed filming.

-CML Entertainment has started a casting call for the next entry in the Paranoia Tapes series, tentatively titled "Jack Hunter's Paranoia Tapes 666."

-Full Moon Features has launched a channel and app which si now currently available on all streaming devices such as iOS, Google Play, Amazon Fire Stick, Xbox One, ROKU, Fire TV, Apple TV and all Microsoft devices.

-Due to controversy from several recent mass shootings and other political outrage, the theatrical release of "The Hunt" from Universal Pictures has been pulled.

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