Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”
There’s something simultaneously exciting and horrifying about discovering the worst entry of the Amityville “franchise” more than 35 films in. And yet, Amityville Hex truly is *that* bad.
The first of writer /director Tony Newton’s two entries, 2021’s Amityville Hex is a disaster in nearly every way. From amateur acting to a repetitive script to an egregiously long (and unearned) runtime, the film embodies all of the negative qualities that have earned “Amityville” films derision and mockery.
Modeled on the screenlife model popularized by Host and, to a lesser extent Unfriended and Searching, Newton’s film focuses on vloggers who participate in “the Amityville Hex”, which involves reading a chant on camera, then documenting the aftermath.
It’s a fairly simple premise,...
There’s something simultaneously exciting and horrifying about discovering the worst entry of the Amityville “franchise” more than 35 films in. And yet, Amityville Hex truly is *that* bad.
The first of writer /director Tony Newton’s two entries, 2021’s Amityville Hex is a disaster in nearly every way. From amateur acting to a repetitive script to an egregiously long (and unearned) runtime, the film embodies all of the negative qualities that have earned “Amityville” films derision and mockery.
Modeled on the screenlife model popularized by Host and, to a lesser extent Unfriended and Searching, Newton’s film focuses on vloggers who participate in “the Amityville Hex”, which involves reading a chant on camera, then documenting the aftermath.
It’s a fairly simple premise,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Craig Railsback’s “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” Will Screen at the Silicon Beach Film Festival on Sunday, September 10 at 12:00 Pm at the TLC Chinese 6 Theatres in Block Kk in Theatre 4
Craig Railsback’s horror/comedy “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is an Official Selection of the 2023 Silicon Beach Film Festival, and will be screened on Sunday, September 10 at 12:00 Pm Pst in Block Kk in Theatre 4. The screening will be held at the TLC Chinese 6 Theatre at 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. Silicon Beach is home to YouTube, Google, IMAX, Yahoo, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Amazon, Netflix. just to name a few. Thank you to Silicon Beach Film Festival founders Jon Gursha and Peter Green for selecting “Down and Out in Vampire Hills.” Tickets are available on the Silicon Beach Film Festival website at:
https://www.siliconbeachfilmfestival.com/tickets
“Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is a horror comedy short film,...
Craig Railsback’s horror/comedy “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is an Official Selection of the 2023 Silicon Beach Film Festival, and will be screened on Sunday, September 10 at 12:00 Pm Pst in Block Kk in Theatre 4. The screening will be held at the TLC Chinese 6 Theatre at 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. Silicon Beach is home to YouTube, Google, IMAX, Yahoo, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Amazon, Netflix. just to name a few. Thank you to Silicon Beach Film Festival founders Jon Gursha and Peter Green for selecting “Down and Out in Vampire Hills.” Tickets are available on the Silicon Beach Film Festival website at:
https://www.siliconbeachfilmfestival.com/tickets
“Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is a horror comedy short film,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
The Horror Comedy Stars Dawna Lee Heising and Ken May and the Original Score by Dr. Renah Wolzinger and Keith Wolzinger Is in Consideration for a Grammy Award
Craig Railsback’s horror/comedy “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” will have its Grand Premiere at the prestigious Culver City Film Festival on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 4:00 Pm Pst. The screenings for the Culver City Film Festival are held at Cinemark 18 and Xd and the address is: 6081 Center Drive, Culver City, California 90045. We are honored and grateful to have our film premiere at this great Festival and thank you to Festival Producers Jon Gursha and Peter Greene. Tickets are available on the Culver City Film Festival website at:
http://culvercityfilmfestival.com
“Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is a horror comedy short film, written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham (Vampires in the Big Easy), and directed and edited by Craig Railsback. The...
Craig Railsback’s horror/comedy “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” will have its Grand Premiere at the prestigious Culver City Film Festival on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 4:00 Pm Pst. The screenings for the Culver City Film Festival are held at Cinemark 18 and Xd and the address is: 6081 Center Drive, Culver City, California 90045. We are honored and grateful to have our film premiere at this great Festival and thank you to Festival Producers Jon Gursha and Peter Greene. Tickets are available on the Culver City Film Festival website at:
http://culvercityfilmfestival.com
“Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is a horror comedy short film, written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham (Vampires in the Big Easy), and directed and edited by Craig Railsback. The...
- 11/16/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
The Horror Comedy Stars Dawna Lee Heising and Ken May and the Original Score by Dr. Renah Wolzinger and Keith Wolzinger Is in Consideration for a Grammy Award Craig Railsback’s horror/comedy “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” will have its Grand Premiere at the prestigious Culver City Film Festival on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at …
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- 11/14/2022
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
Craig Railsback’s “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” Stars Dawna Lee Heising and Ken May Comedy/Horror Short Is Written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham and the Original Score is by Dr. Renah Wolzinger and Keith Wolzinger “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is a horror comedy short film, written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham (Vampires in the …
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- 9/16/2022
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
Craig Railsback’s “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” Stars Dawna Lee Heising and Ken May
Comedy/Horror Short Is Written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham and the Original Score is by Dr. Renah Wolzinger and Keith Wolzinger
“Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is a horror comedy short film, written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham (Vampires in the Big Easy), and directed and edited by Craig Railsback. The original soundtrack is composed by Dr. Renah Wolzinger of Renzone Music Studios and Keith Wolzinger. Renah is a Voting Member of the Grammy Recording Academy and composed and recorded an original theme song for the film called “Dancing in the Moonlight.” The soundtrack for “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is now being streamed on more than 200 channels, including those listed at this link: https://hearnow.com/settings/fralb02879289#nt_base_menu
The film is produced by Dawna Lee Heising, Heather Joseph-Witham, Renah Wolzinger,...
Comedy/Horror Short Is Written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham and the Original Score is by Dr. Renah Wolzinger and Keith Wolzinger
“Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is a horror comedy short film, written by Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham (Vampires in the Big Easy), and directed and edited by Craig Railsback. The original soundtrack is composed by Dr. Renah Wolzinger of Renzone Music Studios and Keith Wolzinger. Renah is a Voting Member of the Grammy Recording Academy and composed and recorded an original theme song for the film called “Dancing in the Moonlight.” The soundtrack for “Down and Out in Vampire Hills” is now being streamed on more than 200 channels, including those listed at this link: https://hearnow.com/settings/fralb02879289#nt_base_menu
The film is produced by Dawna Lee Heising, Heather Joseph-Witham, Renah Wolzinger,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Stars: Brinke Stevens, Mel Novak, D.T. Carney, Eric Prochnau, Alana Evans, Sheri Davis, Jennifer Nangle, Raymond Vinsik Williams, Geovonna Casanova, Ken May, Shawn C. Phillips | Written and Directed by Dustin Ferguson
Writer and director Dustin Ferguson (Zombi VIII: Urban Decay) is an incredibly prolific filmmaker with 110 directorial credits (so far) on IMDb, churning out dozens of films in a year be it under his name or his “Dark Infinity” moniker – which is the name under which he directed The Beast Beneath. This film also features a couple of now-regular performers that Ferguson works with: scream queen Brinke Stevens and Game of Death‘s Mel Novak.
The Beast Beneath sees an earthquake some 20 miles from San Diego awaken a prehistoric beast that starts to feed on the locals, with only the Sheriff ((D.T. Carney), scientist Charlene Brinkeman (Brinke Stevens) and her brother Aaron (Eric Prochnau) willing to stop it. Meanwhile,...
Writer and director Dustin Ferguson (Zombi VIII: Urban Decay) is an incredibly prolific filmmaker with 110 directorial credits (so far) on IMDb, churning out dozens of films in a year be it under his name or his “Dark Infinity” moniker – which is the name under which he directed The Beast Beneath. This film also features a couple of now-regular performers that Ferguson works with: scream queen Brinke Stevens and Game of Death‘s Mel Novak.
The Beast Beneath sees an earthquake some 20 miles from San Diego awaken a prehistoric beast that starts to feed on the locals, with only the Sheriff ((D.T. Carney), scientist Charlene Brinkeman (Brinke Stevens) and her brother Aaron (Eric Prochnau) willing to stop it. Meanwhile,...
- 8/5/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Jennifer Nangle, Erik Anthony Russo, Ronnie Angel, Mel Novak, Shawn C. Phillips, John R. Walker, Ken May, Noel Jason Scott, Pat Kusnadi, Ashley Morgan Kilbride, Julie Anne Prescott, Ricky Egan | Written and Directed by Dustin Ferguson
I’m not going to lie, I had absolutely no idea this film even existed, or was part of an unofficial offshoot of the Zombi series first started by Lucio Fulci. That film was an unofficial sequel to George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and had its own sequel, Zombi 3 some years later. And whilst the Italians released some unrelated films as Zombi 4 and 5, it would seem John (Sleepaway Camp superfan) Klyza’s Retrosploitation label has put out not one, not two, but Four “Zombi” films prior to this, which is part Eight of their series… Like I said, I had zero idea this film was even a thing until...
I’m not going to lie, I had absolutely no idea this film even existed, or was part of an unofficial offshoot of the Zombi series first started by Lucio Fulci. That film was an unofficial sequel to George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and had its own sequel, Zombi 3 some years later. And whilst the Italians released some unrelated films as Zombi 4 and 5, it would seem John (Sleepaway Camp superfan) Klyza’s Retrosploitation label has put out not one, not two, but Four “Zombi” films prior to this, which is part Eight of their series… Like I said, I had zero idea this film was even a thing until...
- 6/4/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Dustin Ferguson new dinosaur film Ebola Rex starring Mel Novak now available on VOD & DVD Prolific filmaker Dustin Fernwood ( Angry Asian Murder Hornets), new dinosaur film Ebola Rex starring legendary Genre Star Mel Novak ( Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death) now available on VOD and DVD exclusive on Scs Entertainment. Ken May, Mike …
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- 9/9/2020
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
New promo images have been released for filmmaker Dustin Ferguson’s forthcoming sci-fi thriller Robowoman, featuring the film’s stars Dawna Lee Heising (Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance), in the title role of Robowoman, Sue Price (Albert Pyun’s Nemesis franchise), Mel Novak, Vida Ghaffari (The Mindy Project) and Brinke Stevens. Check them all out below.
RoboWoman follows career woman Vivica Stevens (Heising) on her last night at a temp agency as she accepts a date with a pushy co-worker, played by Jonathan Nation (Elvis Lives). Soon she finds herself cornered in a dark park at night and brutally attacked, raped and left for dead by her date and his deranged friends. She’s found barely alive by her concerned roommate, Carlenee, played by Sue Price and undergoes illegal, experimental “cybernetic” surgery where she is given a replacement robotic arm and visor to correct her vision. However, the cybernetic surgery causes havoc to her brain,...
RoboWoman follows career woman Vivica Stevens (Heising) on her last night at a temp agency as she accepts a date with a pushy co-worker, played by Jonathan Nation (Elvis Lives). Soon she finds herself cornered in a dark park at night and brutally attacked, raped and left for dead by her date and his deranged friends. She’s found barely alive by her concerned roommate, Carlenee, played by Sue Price and undergoes illegal, experimental “cybernetic” surgery where she is given a replacement robotic arm and visor to correct her vision. However, the cybernetic surgery causes havoc to her brain,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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