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Exclusive: Toronto-based genre sales specialist Raven Banner has added Neon Noir horror pics Brute 1976 and Garden of Eden to its Cannes Film Market slate.

Brute 1976 from director Marcel Walz is marketed as a throwback to horror classics such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and follows a group of friends who stumble upon the desert town Savage while looking for a spot to set their latest photo shoot, only to meet the depraved, mask-wearing Birdy family, who begin hunting them down one by one.

Sarah French, Gigi Gustin, Dazelle Yvette and Adriane McLean star.

Garden of Eden follows the wealthy and devout Eden family, who choose one lucky guest from each of their parties and give them the opportunity to fulfil their greatest desires. However, a life-changing dream for some may become a nightmare for others.

Walz is the director, and like Brute 1976, was written by Joe Knetter.

From the Creators of Ash and Bone & The Devil’s Left Hand comes “Beneath Us All”- A Viking origin Vampire Tale, yes you heard me right… Sounds intriguing right?

It’s released by Deskpop Entertainment and produced by Harley & Kaiti Wallen, Painted Creek Productions, Michael Alexander, Westside Warrior Films Joseph Williamson and Annette Cama of Cama Productions with Courtney Hamilton Vanloo Executive Producer.

The film stars Sean Whalen (Twister) Maria Olsen (Percy Jackson & the Olympians), Yan Birch (The People Under the Stairs), Angelina Danielle Cama (Ash and Bone), Kaiti Wallen (The Devil’s Left Hand) and Harley Wallen himself as Detective Donovan Booker (Betrayed).

When writer Bret Miller and Director Harley Wallen sat down to concoct Beneath Us All they wanted a creature story but something that felt inspired by Stephen King with a mix of style and influences from Nosferatu, Let the Right One In and a touch of...

Plot: When filmmaker Mason Maestro throws a private party after production wraps on his new slasher flick, someone dressed like the killer in the movie starts knocking off the partiers one-by-one.

Review: After working together on the stalker film Blind (read my review at This Link) and its sequel Pretty Boy (which we’re still anxiously waiting to see), director Marcel Walz, screenwriter Joe Knetter, and star Sarah French have teamed up once again to launch a production company called Neon Noir. Their first production is That’s a Wrap, a giallo slasher that takes both clear inspiration from the works of Italian filmmakers like Mario Bava and Dario Argento – especially due to the fact that Walz and cinematographer Marcus Friedlander have soaked nearly every shot in colorful lighting – and from the Scream franchise, in that it’s a meta film where the characters work in the horror business.

As Terry Alexander...

Stars: Cerina Vincent, Tom Savini, Robert Donavan, Monique Parent, Frédéric von Anhalt, Sarah French, Gigi Gustin, Adam Bucci, Ben Kaplan, Steve J. Owens, Brandon Patricio, Sarah Polednak, Dave Sheridan, Jed Rowen | Written by Joe Knetter, Robert L. Lucas | Directed by Marcel Walz

That’s a Wrap begins with a double cameo as Alexis the victim in That’s a Wrap’s pre-title segment takes a call from her manager before making a bloody exit at the hands, and blade, of a killer dressed as The Mistress, the masked killer from the giallo That’s a Wrap.

Confused? Don’t be, That’s a Wrap is an exercise in meta filmmaking set at the wrap party for director Mason Maestro’s latest film, That’s a Wrap. Mason, his wife Lily, and the film’s producer played by Frédéric von Anhalt, best known for being married to Zsa Zsa Gabor will all be there.

While we keep waiting to hear distribution news for the Blind (watch it Here, read my review at This Link) sequel Pretty Boy, the film’s creative team is continuing to create. Last year, we heard that filming had wrapped on a giallo thriller called That’s a Wrap, the first film from Neon Noir, a production company formed by Blind and Pretty Boy director Marcel Walz, screenwriter Joe Knetter, and star Sarah French. Now production has also wrapped on the second Neon Noir project, a horror film called Garden of Eden!

Directed by Walz from a script by Knetter, Garden of Eden has the following synopsis: The Eden family are devout Christians and do everything they can to live the word of God and set an example of what is right and wrong. They have been very successful in business and are rich beyond their needs. In order to give back,...

Neon Noir, the production company formed by Marcel Walz, Sarah French and Joe Knetter, has wrapped principal photography on their second movie, titled Garden of Eden.

Bloody Disgusting has been told that the film, shot in the LA area, “tackles heavy subject matter that will no doubt lead to some controversy during its planned film festival run.”

Exclusively check out two first-look images plus the poster and expect more soon.

In Garden of Eden, “The Eden family are devout Christians and do everything they can to live the word of God and set an example of what is right and wrong. They have been very successful in business and are rich beyond their needs. In order to give back, the family throws garden parties. Each guest that is lucky enough to find a key gets to have their most wished for dream come true. But a dream for some can be a nightmare for others.

New ‘Neighbours’ As Reprieved Series Prepares Return

The return of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours” will see a new family, the Varga-Murphys, featuring mums, Remi (Naomi Rukavina) and Cara (Sara West) and teenage sons, JJ (Riley Bryant) and Dex (Marley Williams), moving to the iconic Ramsay Street.

West said: “Cara has a bold, impassioned love for her family and I love that her intentions have, so far, always been good. I hope having the Varga-Murphys on telly will help better reflect the beautiful Lgbtqia+ community that I’m proud to be a part of and I can’t wait to share the family with you.”

Rukavina added: “As a stalwart of Australian drama television, the show is on the front foot of showcasing diverse and real representations of Australian families, not in a tokenistic way.”

“Neighbours,” produced by Fremantle, will premiere for free, exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the U.K.

Exclusive: The second feature from Neon Noir, the production house Marcel Walz, Sarah French and Joe Knetter launched last year, will be dark horror drama Garden of Eden.

Billed by Knetter as “super dark and disturbing,” the film will follow the wealthy Eden family, who are devout Christians that have been very successful in business and are rich beyond their needs. To give back, they throw garden parties, in which each guest who finds a key has their dream come true, but “a dream for some can be a nightmare for others,” reads the synopsis.

Robert Rusler (Vamp), Monique T. Parent, Sarah French (Blind), Sarah Polednak, Gigi Gustin (The Last Deal), Sarah Nicklin (The Retaliators) and Dazelle Yvette are starring.

Walz is directing and Knetter is writing. Manuel Suess is the executive producer. Walz, French and Knetter produce, with Marcus Friedlander returning to the team as cinematographer. It’s currently in pre-production,...

Behind The Shadows Podcast with Harvey Guillén: "Podcast network Straw Hut Media has teamed up with What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén for a companion podcast that looks behind the scenes of the hit FX series now in its fourth season. Each episode focuses on stories and insights about the latest episode of the show.

Host Harvey Guillén is the perfect guide for fans that crave the inside stories and jokes that only the cast of such a hilarious show can share. A foundational character, Harvey plays Guillermo de la Cruz, the bodyguard and former human familiar with the vampire Nandor.

As of this week, the first three episodes of the show have been released by Hulu & Fx, and the podcast followed suit with an amazing lineup of guests. Kristen Schaal plays The Floating Woman on the show, and she joins Harvey to talk about the season premiere.