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Movie Review: Artik (2019)

Comic book addicted mountain-man lookin’ mother fucker Artik (Jerry G. Angelo) spends his days hunting the bleak town in which he lives and it’s outskirts for fresh victims for his serial killer proclivities helped by his “son” Boy Adam (Gavin White)…a viscous feral lad, though one with an introspective side. Also on hand is Artik’s woman Flin Brays (indie horror darling Lauren Ashley Carter) and a cadre of farmhand children that live in their barn. Soon Boy befriends a troubled young man named Holton Shudcase (Chase Williamson) who learns that things are fucked up six ways to Sunday in that lil’ dude’s life, and when he tries to intervene it’s nearly certain that death will come a callin’ …you know, because Artik is a complete deranged lunatic with a hair-fucking-trigger for the ol’ murder biz and all! Artik on the surface seems like something the horror biz has brought us a bazillionty times…psycho hillbilly family lives on a farm where

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DanXIII
Sep 6, 2019
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New Brutal ‘Artik’ Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Release

We’ve got the new trailer and stunning poster for Artik, from award-winning filmmaker, Tom Botchii. In the brutal trailer, we meet a killer and a very disturbed young man. In the film, “a comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.” Written and directed by Tom Botchii, Artik stars Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End), Lauren Ashely Carter (Imitation Girl), Matt Mercer (Contracted), Gavin White (14 Cameras), and Jerry G Angelo (7 Faces of Jack the Ripper). Artik slashes its way onto Blu-ray and VOD on September 10th, from Epic Pictures and Dread.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2019
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A Serial Killer Spills Blood In The First Batch Of Images From ‘ARTIK’

Award-winning filmmaker, Tom Botchii, is gearing up for the World Premiere of his horror-thriller, ARTIK. With Popcorn Frights just weeks away, we have an exclusive look at brutal stills from the film to share with you. In the film, “a comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.” It sounds funny but making ARTIK, a film about a murderer, was actually, kind of healing. Truth is, the character himself is loosely based on my dad and the character of Holton was based around an ex-girlfriend,” says Botchii. “So from the moment that I started writing, it felt like the story was just pouring out of me and releasing a lot of pent up emotion. And that was the original goal, do something that gets this off my chest, but also works as a small, independent horror production. Then,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2019
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The Hunt Is On In The ‘Artik’ Trailer

The hunt is on in the trailer for writer-director Tom Botchii Skowronski‘s horror thriller Artik. Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo, Lauren Ashley Carter, Matt Mercer, David Robbins, Gavin White, Nathan Lee Livingston, and Cyrus Dodson-Sands star. Set in rural farm country, “the film centers around a family-run sunflower farm, where comic-book obsessed serial killer Artik (Jerry G. Angelo), his life partner Flin (Lauren Ashley Carter), and their family of foster kids are on the hunt for the ultimate comic-book hero until Holton (Chase Williamson), an Al-Anon attending straight-edge, punk purist, comes between them.” Jerry G. Angelo and Kodi Saint Angelo produce with Erik Bernard and Courtney LeMarco executive produced. Artik arrives in theaters this September.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2018
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Lauren Ashley Carter And Chase Williamson Set To Star In The Dark Thriller ‘Artik’

Actor Chase Williamson, who has appeared in films such as John Dies at the End, Siren, and The Guest, has signed on to co-star opposite Lauren Ashley Carter (The Woman, Jug Face, Darling) in Tom Botchii’s dark action-thriller Artik. From the Press Release: Actor Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End, SIREN, Bad Match) will be joining forces with veteran indie actress, Lauren Ashley Carter, (Jug Face, Darling, The Women), rising star Jerry G. Angelo (Warfighter, The Rambler, Fright Night) and indie horror favorite Matt Mercer (Contracted, Contracted: Phase II & The Mind’s Eye), in Tom Botchii’s dark hybrid, action-horror-thriller, Artik. The story centers around a family-run sunflower farm, where comic-book obsessed serial killer Artik (Angelo), his life partner Flin (Carter), and their family of foster kids are on the hunt for the ultimate comic-book hero. Until Holton Shudcase (Williamson), an Al-Anon attending straight edge, punk purist, comes between them. Artik is writer/director Tom Botchii’s feature film debut and will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2017

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Movie Review: Artik (2019)

Comic book addicted mountain-man lookin’ mother fucker Artik (Jerry G. Angelo) spends his days hunting the bleak town in which he lives and it’s outskirts for fresh victims for his serial killer proclivities helped by his “son” Boy Adam (Gavin White)…a viscous feral lad, though one with an introspective side. Also on hand is Artik’s woman Flin Brays (indie horror darling Lauren Ashley Carter) and a cadre of farmhand children that live in their barn. Soon Boy befriends a troubled young man named Holton Shudcase (Chase Williamson) who learns that things are fucked up six ways to Sunday in that lil’ dude’s life, and when he tries to intervene it’s nearly certain that death will come a callin’ …you know, because Artik is a complete deranged lunatic with a hair-fucking-trigger for the ol’ murder biz and all! Artik on the surface seems like something the horror biz has brought us a bazillionty times…psycho hillbilly family lives on a farm where

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Sep 6, 2019
Horror Fuel

New Brutal ‘Artik’ Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Release

We’ve got the new trailer and stunning poster for Artik, from award-winning filmmaker, Tom Botchii. In the brutal trailer, we meet a killer and a very disturbed young man. In the film, “a comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.” Written and directed by Tom Botchii, Artik stars Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End), Lauren Ashely Carter (Imitation Girl), Matt Mercer (Contracted), Gavin White (14 Cameras), and Jerry G Angelo (7 Faces of Jack the Ripper). Artik slashes its way onto Blu-ray and VOD on September 10th, from Epic Pictures and Dread.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2019
Horror Fuel

A Serial Killer Spills Blood In The First Batch Of Images From ‘ARTIK’

Award-winning filmmaker, Tom Botchii, is gearing up for the World Premiere of his horror-thriller, ARTIK. With Popcorn Frights just weeks away, we have an exclusive look at brutal stills from the film to share with you. In the film, “a comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.” It sounds funny but making ARTIK, a film about a murderer, was actually, kind of healing. Truth is, the character himself is loosely based on my dad and the character of Holton was based around an ex-girlfriend,” says Botchii. “So from the moment that I started writing, it felt like the story was just pouring out of me and releasing a lot of pent up emotion. And that was the original goal, do something that gets this off my chest, but also works as a small, independent horror production. Then,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2019
Horror Fuel

The Hunt Is On In The ‘Artik’ Trailer

The hunt is on in the trailer for writer-director Tom Botchii Skowronski‘s horror thriller Artik. Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo, Lauren Ashley Carter, Matt Mercer, David Robbins, Gavin White, Nathan Lee Livingston, and Cyrus Dodson-Sands star. Set in rural farm country, “the film centers around a family-run sunflower farm, where comic-book obsessed serial killer Artik (Jerry G. Angelo), his life partner Flin (Lauren Ashley Carter), and their family of foster kids are on the hunt for the ultimate comic-book hero until Holton (Chase Williamson), an Al-Anon attending straight-edge, punk purist, comes between them.” Jerry G. Angelo and Kodi Saint Angelo produce with Erik Bernard and Courtney LeMarco executive produced. Artik arrives in theaters this September.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 6, 2018
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Lauren Ashley Carter And Chase Williamson Set To Star In The Dark Thriller ‘Artik’

Actor Chase Williamson, who has appeared in films such as John Dies at the End, Siren, and The Guest, has signed on to co-star opposite Lauren Ashley Carter (The Woman, Jug Face, Darling) in Tom Botchii’s dark action-thriller Artik. From the Press Release: Actor Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End, SIREN, Bad Match) will be joining forces with veteran indie actress, Lauren Ashley Carter, (Jug Face, Darling, The Women), rising star Jerry G. Angelo (Warfighter, The Rambler, Fright Night) and indie horror favorite Matt Mercer (Contracted, Contracted: Phase II & The Mind’s Eye), in Tom Botchii’s dark hybrid, action-horror-thriller, Artik. The story centers around a family-run sunflower farm, where comic-book obsessed serial killer Artik (Angelo), his life partner Flin (Carter), and their family of foster kids are on the hunt for the ultimate comic-book hero. Until Holton Shudcase (Williamson), an Al-Anon attending straight edge, punk purist, comes between them. Artik is writer/director Tom Botchii’s feature film debut and will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2017