Ahead of the UK premiere of graphic and disturbing supernatural horror film The Well at FrightFest Glasgow 2024, director Federico Zampaglione talks about returning to hardcore horror, working with the late, great Giovanni Lombardo Radice and emerging from the shadow of Italian masters of the genre.
So, Federico, The Well has its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival, as part of the popular FrightFest event. Are you excited?
Frightfest is the place where everything started in 2009 and it’s one of the best festivals in the world. I can’t wait to show The Well to the UK fans.
What inspired you to make the movie?
Wanting to get back on the horror horse! I deeply love this genre, because it speaks to the human soul, investigates our unknown fears and gets lost in deep darkness whilst clinging to a blade of light. The Well pushes at the most extreme emotions,...
So, Federico, The Well has its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival, as part of the popular FrightFest event. Are you excited?
Frightfest is the place where everything started in 2009 and it’s one of the best festivals in the world. I can’t wait to show The Well to the UK fans.
What inspired you to make the movie?
Wanting to get back on the horror horse! I deeply love this genre, because it speaks to the human soul, investigates our unknown fears and gets lost in deep darkness whilst clinging to a blade of light. The Well pushes at the most extreme emotions,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Italian musician turned filmmaker Federico Zampaglione’s Sitges world premiere The Well has inked deals in 24 territories for UK genre specialist Jinga Sales.
Lighthouse Entertainment have acquired all rights for Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Media4Fun have inked for Poland and Pflug for Japan; Star Entertainment will theatrically release in India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Butan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan; and Suraya Filem will theatrically release in South East Asia.
The gothic horror is set in a remote Italian village, with Terrifier 2 star Lauren Lavera playing a young American art restorer hired to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory.
Lighthouse Entertainment have acquired all rights for Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Media4Fun have inked for Poland and Pflug for Japan; Star Entertainment will theatrically release in India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Butan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan; and Suraya Filem will theatrically release in South East Asia.
The gothic horror is set in a remote Italian village, with Terrifier 2 star Lauren Lavera playing a young American art restorer hired to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory.
- 1/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Iperuranio Film is excited to announce that Screamfest LA will host the October 12th 2023 North American Premiere of The Well, director Federico Zampaglione’s latest film, a graphic supernatural horror. The Well will make its World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival before heading to Los Angeles.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera (Terrifier 2), as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory, unaware of the danger that she may unleash. Starring alongside Lavera is Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice (City of the Living Dead), Taylor Zaudtke (Sadistic Intentions), Linda Zampaglione (Time Is Up), Jonathan Dylan King (From Scratch), Lorenzo Renzi (Romanzo Criminale), Gianluigi Calvani (The New Pope), Yassine Fadel (FBI: International), Melanie Gaydos, Stefano Martinelli and newcomer Courage Oviawe.
The Well is an Iperuranio Film production, directed by Federico Zampaglione, written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi,...
The Well stars Lauren Lavera (Terrifier 2), as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory, unaware of the danger that she may unleash. Starring alongside Lavera is Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice (City of the Living Dead), Taylor Zaudtke (Sadistic Intentions), Linda Zampaglione (Time Is Up), Jonathan Dylan King (From Scratch), Lorenzo Renzi (Romanzo Criminale), Gianluigi Calvani (The New Pope), Yassine Fadel (FBI: International), Melanie Gaydos, Stefano Martinelli and newcomer Courage Oviawe.
The Well is an Iperuranio Film production, directed by Federico Zampaglione, written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
The Well: "Iperuranio Film is excited to announce that Screamfest LA will host the October 12th North American Premiere of The Well, director Federico Zampaglione's latest film, a graphic supernatural horror. The Well will make its World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival before heading to Los Angeles.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera (Terrifier 2), as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory, unaware of the danger that she may unleash. Starring alongside Lavera is Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice (City of the Living Dead), Taylor Zaudtke (Sadistic Intentions), Linda Zampaglione (Time Is Up), Jonathan Dylan King (From Scratch), Lorenzo Renzi (Romanzo Criminale), Gianluigi Calvani (The New Pope), Yassine Fadel (FBI: International), Melanie Gaydos, Stefano Martinelli and newcomer Courage Oviawe.
The Well is an Iperuranio Film production, directed by Federico Zampaglione, written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi,...
The Well stars Lauren Lavera (Terrifier 2), as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory, unaware of the danger that she may unleash. Starring alongside Lavera is Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice (City of the Living Dead), Taylor Zaudtke (Sadistic Intentions), Linda Zampaglione (Time Is Up), Jonathan Dylan King (From Scratch), Lorenzo Renzi (Romanzo Criminale), Gianluigi Calvani (The New Pope), Yassine Fadel (FBI: International), Melanie Gaydos, Stefano Martinelli and newcomer Courage Oviawe.
The Well is an Iperuranio Film production, directed by Federico Zampaglione, written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Evil has new depths in Federico Zampaglione‘s dark supernatural thriller The Well, which puts Terrifier 2 star Lauren Lavera into another bloody battle for survival.
Screamfest LA will host the October 12th North American Premiere of The Well, which will make its World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival before heading to Los Angeles.
The Well at Screamfest:
Tcl Chinese Theatre, Screen 4
Thursday, October 12, 9:00 Pm Pst
Check out a bloody gallery of Not-safe-for-work first look images below, along with the official poster for The Well, the latter of which is being debuted by Bd this morning.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera (Terrifier 2), as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory, unaware of the danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
Starring alongside Lavera is Claudia Gerini,...
Screamfest LA will host the October 12th North American Premiere of The Well, which will make its World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival before heading to Los Angeles.
The Well at Screamfest:
Tcl Chinese Theatre, Screen 4
Thursday, October 12, 9:00 Pm Pst
Check out a bloody gallery of Not-safe-for-work first look images below, along with the official poster for The Well, the latter of which is being debuted by Bd this morning.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera (Terrifier 2), as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory, unaware of the danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
Starring alongside Lavera is Claudia Gerini,...
- 9/29/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Evil has new depths in Federico Zampaglione‘s dark supernatural thriller The Well, which is currently on a 4-week shoot in locations around Rome. Today brings our first look.
Check out three images above and below and expect more soon.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in Bloody Disgusting and Screambox’s box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory.
“Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.”
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, this gripping journey into the depths of evil also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel.
Zampaglione commented: “Here I am…...
Check out three images above and below and expect more soon.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in Bloody Disgusting and Screambox’s box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory.
“Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.”
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, this gripping journey into the depths of evil also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel.
Zampaglione commented: “Here I am…...
- 3/20/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Federico Zampaglione is returning to the horror genre with dark supernatural thriller The Well, which commenced a 4-week shoot from March 6th, in locations around Rome; the principle location being a haunted house in Sambuci.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in the box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, The Well, a gripping journey into the depths of evil, also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel. Check out the first images from the film below:...
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in the box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, The Well, a gripping journey into the depths of evil, also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel. Check out the first images from the film below:...
- 3/20/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Federico Zampaglione is returning to the horror genre with dark supernatural thriller The Well, which commences a 4-week shoot from March 6th, in locations around Rome; the principle location being a haunted house in Sambuci.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in the box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, The Well, a gripping journey into the depths of evil, also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel. Zampaglione commented:
Here I am…back on the horror horse!
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in the box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, The Well, a gripping journey into the depths of evil, also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel. Zampaglione commented:
Here I am…back on the horror horse!
- 2/17/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
I didn’t enjoy Terrifier 2 very much, but I was very impressed by the performance delivered by heroine Lauren Lavera, who came off as a star on the rise – and who seemed like such a badass in her confrontation with Art the Clown, I could see her becoming a major force in the action genre, if that’s a path she’s interested in taking. As she continues on her way to stardom, Lavera has signed on to star in a supernatural thriller called The Well – and our friends at Bloody Disgusting were able to dig up some exclusive details on the project.
Federico Zampaglione (Tulpa: Demon of Desire) will be directing The Well and has also written the screenplay with producer Stefano Masi. The film will see Lavera taking on the role of Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to...
Federico Zampaglione (Tulpa: Demon of Desire) will be directing The Well and has also written the screenplay with producer Stefano Masi. The film will see Lavera taking on the role of Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to...
- 2/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Evil has new depths in Federico Zampaglione‘s dark supernatural thriller The Well, which commences a four-week shoot from March 6, in locations around Rome, with the principle location being a haunted house in Sambuci, Bloody Disgusting learned exclusively.
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in Bloody Disgusting and Screambox’s box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory.
“Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.”
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, this gripping journey into the depths of evil also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel.
Zampaglione commented: “Here I am…...
The Well stars Lauren Lavera, fresh from her lead role in Bloody Disgusting and Screambox’s box-office smash Terrifier 2, as Lisa Gray, a budding art restorer, who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory.
“Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.”
Written by Zampaglione and Stefano Masi, the film’s principal producer, this gripping journey into the depths of evil also stars Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Linda Zampaglione, Jonathan Dylan King, Lorenzo Renzi, Taylor Zaudtke, Gianluigi Calvani and Yassine Fadel.
Zampaglione commented: “Here I am…...
- 2/16/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Graham Skipper, Jeremy Gardner, Taylor Zaudtke, Rigo Garay | Written and Directed by Eric Pennycoff
Father David (Graham Skipper) is a devout priest who lives by the bible’s doctrine to be a Good Samaritan at all times. So he is more than happy to welcome a struggling homeless couple Terry and Lexi, played by Jeremy Gardner and Taylor Zaudtke respectively, into his house during the season of goodwill. But what begins as a simple act of kindness and Christmas charity quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardised…
Sadistic Intentions writer-director Eric Pennycoff returns with actor Jeremy Gardner for The Leech, which could easily have been titled Good Intentions – for that’s what our lead character Father David has but – of course – there are those in the world who would prey on people’s goodwill and that’s certainly the case here.
Father David (Graham Skipper) is a devout priest who lives by the bible’s doctrine to be a Good Samaritan at all times. So he is more than happy to welcome a struggling homeless couple Terry and Lexi, played by Jeremy Gardner and Taylor Zaudtke respectively, into his house during the season of goodwill. But what begins as a simple act of kindness and Christmas charity quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardised…
Sadistic Intentions writer-director Eric Pennycoff returns with actor Jeremy Gardner for The Leech, which could easily have been titled Good Intentions – for that’s what our lead character Father David has but – of course – there are those in the world who would prey on people’s goodwill and that’s certainly the case here.
- 12/2/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Graham Skipper, Jeremy Gardner, Taylor Zaudtke, Rigo Garay | Written and Directed by Eric Pennycoff
Father David (Graham Skipper) is a devout priest who lives by the bible’s doctrine to be a Good Samaritan at all times. So he is more than happy to welcome a struggling homeless couple Terry and Lexi, played by Jeremy Gardner and Taylor Zaudtke respectively, into his house during the season of goodwill. But what begins as a simple act of kindness and Christmas charity quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardised…
Sadistic Intentions writer-director Eric Pennycoff returns with actor Jeremy Gardner for The Leech, which could easily have been titled Good Intentions – for that’s what our lead character Father David has but – of course – there are those in the world who would prey on people’s goodwill and that’s certainly the case here.
Father David (Graham Skipper) is a devout priest who lives by the bible’s doctrine to be a Good Samaritan at all times. So he is more than happy to welcome a struggling homeless couple Terry and Lexi, played by Jeremy Gardner and Taylor Zaudtke respectively, into his house during the season of goodwill. But what begins as a simple act of kindness and Christmas charity quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardised…
Sadistic Intentions writer-director Eric Pennycoff returns with actor Jeremy Gardner for The Leech, which could easily have been titled Good Intentions – for that’s what our lead character Father David has but – of course – there are those in the world who would prey on people’s goodwill and that’s certainly the case here.
- 9/2/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Writer/director Eric Pennycoff’s 2018 film Sadistic Intentions uses metal and mayhem to tell a story of romantic deceit. The film stars Jeremy Gardner and Taylor Zaudtke and a big part of the movie’s appeal comes from the onscreen chemistry of the duo, who are now married in real life. Pennycoff’s new film, The Leech, had its World Premiere as the opening night film of this year’s virtual Chattanooga Film Festival, and stars Gardner, Zaudtke, and Graham Skipper. The Leech is a frenzied Christmas horror comedy about a couple who test a priest’s faith to its limit, and it has already been picked up for release by Arrow Films Video.
The Leech opens with Father David, played by Graham Skipper, a priest who continues to faithfully preach to an almost nonexistent congregation. His church pianist, Rigo, played by Rigo Garay, comes to see him after the...
The Leech opens with Father David, played by Graham Skipper, a priest who continues to faithfully preach to an almost nonexistent congregation. His church pianist, Rigo, played by Rigo Garay, comes to see him after the...
- 6/25/2022
- by Michelle Swope
- DailyDead
Sadistic Intentions filmmaker Eric Pennycoff is back with his next genre offering, a Christmas-set horror film that dabbles in religion. Set to World Premiere at this week’s Chattanooga Film Festival, The Leech reteams Pennycoff with Sadistic Intentions stars Jeremy Gardner and Taylor Zaudtke, alongside genre favorite Graham Skipper (Almost Human, Sequence Break, Dementia Part II, Vfw, Bliss) and Rigo Garay. Bloody Disgusting learned today that Arrow […]
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The post Arrow Films Unwraps Christmas Thriller ‘The Leech’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
- 6/22/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Eric Pennycoff has wrapped production and is heading into post on his new religious horror comedy called The Leech. His sophomore film stars a couple of perennial favorites of ours, Jeremy Gardner and Graham Skipper. Here is the official synopsis. A devout priest welcomes a struggling couple into his house at Christmas time. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardized. Skipper and Gardner are joined by Taylor Zaudtke and Rigo Garay. Gardner and Zaudtke have already worked with Pennycoff before, on his feature length debut, Sadistic Intentions. Then she joined Gardner on his horror film After Midnight, which he made with Christian Sella. Skipper and Gardner were both...
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- 2/9/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Stars: Jeremy Gardner, Michael Patrick Nicholson, Taylor Zaudtke, Larry Fessenden | Written and Directed by Eric Pennycoff
A psychotic musician lures a fellow band-mate, Stu (Gardner) and an unsuspecting woman to a remote mansion for a night of romantic deceit and grinding metal mayhem. However, tensions arise between them as one of the musicians falls in love with Taylor (Zaudtke) the soon-to-be victim. Tangled in a web of violence and deceit, the shell-shocked Taylor is forced to fight for her life in order to escape the confines of a deadly band practice…
Between the opening, which sees the audience present at the end of a brutal family massacre by musician and weed dealer Kevin (Nicholson) and the title Sadistic Intentions, Eric Pennycoff’s film Really lays its cards on the table early And with good reason. To create tension. Long drawn out tension. The kind of tension that has audience’s questioning not if…...
A psychotic musician lures a fellow band-mate, Stu (Gardner) and an unsuspecting woman to a remote mansion for a night of romantic deceit and grinding metal mayhem. However, tensions arise between them as one of the musicians falls in love with Taylor (Zaudtke) the soon-to-be victim. Tangled in a web of violence and deceit, the shell-shocked Taylor is forced to fight for her life in order to escape the confines of a deadly band practice…
Between the opening, which sees the audience present at the end of a brutal family massacre by musician and weed dealer Kevin (Nicholson) and the title Sadistic Intentions, Eric Pennycoff’s film Really lays its cards on the table early And with good reason. To create tension. Long drawn out tension. The kind of tension that has audience’s questioning not if…...
- 8/23/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Eric Pennycoff’s Sadistic Intentions is set to have its UK Premiere at FrightFest on August 23rd; and to celebrate the occasion the film has got a new poster from artist Christopher Shy – check it out below.
A brooding and vicious portrayal of grand ambitions gone awry, delve deep into the fragmented psyche of two band mates hellbent on achieving greatness. Desperate for success and quickly losing their mental grip, a pair of metal musicians lure a young woman to a remote mansion in hopes of inspiring their next album. However, tensions arise between them as one accidentally falls in love with their soon-to-be victim. Tangled in a web of violence and deceit, the shell-shocked Taylor is forced to fight for her life in order to escape the confines of a deadly band practice.
Starring Jeremy Gardner, Michael Patrick Nicholson and Taylor Zaudtke; with a special cameo from modern horror icon Larry Fessenden,...
A brooding and vicious portrayal of grand ambitions gone awry, delve deep into the fragmented psyche of two band mates hellbent on achieving greatness. Desperate for success and quickly losing their mental grip, a pair of metal musicians lure a young woman to a remote mansion in hopes of inspiring their next album. However, tensions arise between them as one accidentally falls in love with their soon-to-be victim. Tangled in a web of violence and deceit, the shell-shocked Taylor is forced to fight for her life in order to escape the confines of a deadly band practice.
Starring Jeremy Gardner, Michael Patrick Nicholson and Taylor Zaudtke; with a special cameo from modern horror icon Larry Fessenden,...
- 8/15/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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