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Movie Review: The Head Hunter (2018)

In a cold, medieval forest, a warrior (Christopher Rygh) stalks the land eternally hunting for one more monster head to add to his collection…but this one will come from not just any random beastie, but rather from the abomination (played by that killed his young daughter (Cora Kaufman). As he battles creature after creature he moves closer to his goal…but will this final stop on revenge road be too much for even our grim hero to overcome? The Head Hunter is everything I crave from genre cinema; unique, inventive, and packed with sweet, sweet creatures! While at it’s heart an absolute exercise in minimalism…to wit; the cast is comprised of two actors (with Rygh being in the entire picture…and boy does he ever deliver a ton of emotion and gravitas with barely any dialog at his disposal), a horse, and a monster performer, and the brunt of the locations are wooded exteriors, but the entire affair seems unbelievably epic due

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DanXIII
Mar 30, 2019
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This April ‘The Head Hunter’ Is Out For Revenge

Vertical Entertainment has unveiled the new trailer for Jordan Downey‘s medieval horror film The Head Hunter ahead of its April arrival. The film centers on a lonely, twisted trek of a bounty hunter (Christopher Rygh) who seeks vengeance on the monster that killed his only daughter. “On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one – the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback, using sorcery to aid in his quest. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined. A heartbreaking fairytale with a black soul, the film is constructed with very few elements, minimalistic and epic at the same time, where fantasy and horror find their more physical and gory incarnations.” The movie screened at the Sitges Film Festival

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2019
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Medieval Horror Film ‘The Head’ Enters Production

‘The Head’, a new Medieval horror film from director Jordan Downey has entered production. The film is a love letter from Downey to horror genre and references the classics, everything from Texas Chainsaw Massacre to A Nightmare On Elm Street. In the film, “a barbarian monster hunter of the Middle Ages is haunted by a decapitated head when one of his slayings returns to life.” Doewney is the man that was behind 2009’s cult horror-comedy classic ThanksKilling and ThanksKilling III. He’s come a long way since those film were released. So far, only one cast member has officially announced, ‘Hello Au Revoir’ actor Christopher Rygh. Jordan Downey, Rick Fosheim and Kevin Stewart are producing. We will update you when we know more about ‘The Head’.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2017

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Movie Review: The Head Hunter (2018)

In a cold, medieval forest, a warrior (Christopher Rygh) stalks the land eternally hunting for one more monster head to add to his collection…but this one will come from not just any random beastie, but rather from the abomination (played by that killed his young daughter (Cora Kaufman). As he battles creature after creature he moves closer to his goal…but will this final stop on revenge road be too much for even our grim hero to overcome? The Head Hunter is everything I crave from genre cinema; unique, inventive, and packed with sweet, sweet creatures! While at it’s heart an absolute exercise in minimalism…to wit; the cast is comprised of two actors (with Rygh being in the entire picture…and boy does he ever deliver a ton of emotion and gravitas with barely any dialog at his disposal), a horse, and a monster performer, and the brunt of the locations are wooded exteriors, but the entire affair seems unbelievably epic due

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DanXIII
Mar 30, 2019
Horror Fuel

This April ‘The Head Hunter’ Is Out For Revenge

Vertical Entertainment has unveiled the new trailer for Jordan Downey‘s medieval horror film The Head Hunter ahead of its April arrival. The film centers on a lonely, twisted trek of a bounty hunter (Christopher Rygh) who seeks vengeance on the monster that killed his only daughter. “On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one – the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback, using sorcery to aid in his quest. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined. A heartbreaking fairytale with a black soul, the film is constructed with very few elements, minimalistic and epic at the same time, where fantasy and horror find their more physical and gory incarnations.” The movie screened at the Sitges Film Festival

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2019
Horror Fuel

Medieval Horror Film ‘The Head’ Enters Production

‘The Head’, a new Medieval horror film from director Jordan Downey has entered production. The film is a love letter from Downey to horror genre and references the classics, everything from Texas Chainsaw Massacre to A Nightmare On Elm Street. In the film, “a barbarian monster hunter of the Middle Ages is haunted by a decapitated head when one of his slayings returns to life.” Doewney is the man that was behind 2009’s cult horror-comedy classic ThanksKilling and ThanksKilling III. He’s come a long way since those film were released. So far, only one cast member has officially announced, ‘Hello Au Revoir’ actor Christopher Rygh. Jordan Downey, Rick Fosheim and Kevin Stewart are producing. We will update you when we know more about ‘The Head’.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2017