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A Killer Stalks The Trailer For ‘The Nights Before Christmas’

The holiday season is here. Christmas is coming and holiday-themed horror films are beginning to be released, including director Paul Tanter’s The Nights Before Christmas. “In the run-up to Christmas, a murderous Santa and Mrs. Claus rampage their way through a series of gruesome killings. FBI Special Agent Natalie Parker is tasked with tracking the pair of psychotic serial killers and discovering what links their victims. With the body count rising, she discovers the couple met in and escaped from an asylum for the criminally insane. As Christmas day nears, the psychotic couple slaughters their way through their special naughty list, playing a cat and mouse game with the FBI and leaving a trail of gruesome bloody bodies in their wake.” Simon Phillips, Sayla De Goede, Kate Schroder, Keegan Chambers, and Anne-Carolyn Binnette star. It’s been described as “fantastic,” “gory, brutal and nasty” and “a fun holiday horror gift” by horror festival-goers who also said, “Santa and Mrs. Claus are

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 30, 2020

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Ambitious Anthology ‘The United States Of Horror’ Will Feature 50 Short Films

Dystopian Films, the production company behind Amazon’s “Age of the Living Dead” and the upcoming film The Nights Before Christmas, has launched its largest and most ambitious project to date, a trilogy of horror anthologies titled The United States of Horror. Funded by an Indiegogo campaign, the production will feature 50 short horror films, one from every state in the US. Perks include everything from pre-order copies to executive producer credits. It also provides a way for you to get in touch with producers include Simon Phillips, Paul Tanter, and Ken Bressers if you are interested in directing a segment. Promoting the production Simon Phillips said “This is a personal passion project for Paul, Ken and I – we all love the horror genre so much and the horror community is like no other! I want to ensure that the trilogy we make this fall is something bigger than the sum of its parts, and we look forward to scaring

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 21, 2020

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Sink Your Teeth In ‘Age Of The Living Dead’ Now Streaming On Amazon Prime

Hunting for something to watch? Sink your teeth into the vampire series “Age of the Living Dead“, now streaming on Amazon Prime in the UK and US following its initial premiere on Fox in Asia. In the series, an America quarantined by the rest of the world, humans and vampires co-exist on opposite coasts thanks to a peace treaty, while each side plots to destroy the other. Nicola Posener (Mythica), Eve Mauro (The Oath), Bill Oberst Jr. (Criminal Minds), William McNamara (Copycat), Simon Phillips (No Easy Days), Deji LaRay (Bosch), Julia Farino (Veep), and Estella Warren (Planet of the Apes) star in the series directed by Paul Tanter who co-wrote the series with Simon Phillips, and Christopher Jolley.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 5, 2019

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‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’ Coming To Theaters And VOD This May

Acadamy Award-winning actor Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) gives a terrifying performance in Gehenna: Where Death Lives, in theaters and On Demand this May. Special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri (Jurassic Park III, Pacific Rim) makes his directorial debut with the film which he described as “unique, scary, and interesting” during our interview. Gehenna: Where Death Lives also stars genre icon, Lance Henricksen (Aliens), Eva Swan, Simon Phillips, and Justin Gordon. Gehenna centers on five people who enter a hidden bunker from WW2 and realize it’s way more than a bunker. Some fates are MUCH worse than death. Spectral Motion, known for award-winning work on such films as Hellboy and Looper, did the makeup effects on the creature played by Jones. Gehenna: Where Death Lives opens in theaters across the U.S and arrives on digital Friday, May 4, 2018, from Uncork’d Entertainment. SCREENING IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES FROM MAY 4 Los Angeles – Laemmle Monica Philadelphia – PFX Roxy Theater

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 23, 2018

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Uncover The Trailer For ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’ From SFX Master Hiroshi Katagiri

Discover the new trailer for the highly-anticipated horror film ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’, from special effects and makeup master Hiroshi Katagiri. The film has just been acquired by High Octane Films. Hiroshi Katagiri is known for his work on films such as ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘R.I.P.D.’ ‘The Hunger Games’, ‘Pirates of the Caribean: On Stranger Tides’, ‘Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem’, ‘The Cave’, ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Blade: Trinity’. Katagiri produced, directed and co-wrote ‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’, which stars Doug Jones, Lance Henriksen, Patrick Gorman, Simon Phillips, Katherine Wallace, and Eva Swan. From the Press Release: Burbank, CA : Highly-anticipated creature-feature Gehenna: Where Death Lives, directed, produced, and co-written by makeup and special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri, has been acquired by High Octane Pictures. High Octane Pictures is a newly-minted shingle, founded by industry vet and CAA Alum Galen Christy. It has acquired the international sales rights for the film, which boasts high-end sets and spectacular effects work from director Hiroshi Katagiri

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 17, 2016

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