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Smiling Friends, the animated comedy co-created by and starring Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, will return for a second season on Sunday, May 12, at midnight on Adult Swim.

The series follows the employees of a small company dedicated to bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world.

Adult Swim continued its annual April Fools’ Day tradition this morning at midnight with the unexpected debut of three episodes of Smiling Friends re-created in various styles of puppetry.

This was followed by a surprise airing of the season two premiere episode, “Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition Dx 4k (Anniversary Director’s Cut).”

Smiling Friends fans who missed out on the block can still enjoy the puppet-style season one episodes on YouTube.

In season two, Pim, Charlie, Zongo, Allan, and Glep continue their mission to bring happiness to the world, whether it’s a washed-up retro video game character, a troubled marriage,...

To mark the release of Hellbender on 5th September, we’ve been given a copy to give away on DVD to 1 winner.

16-year-old Izzy (Zelda Adams) lives in isolation with her mother in the quietly eerie mountains of New York State. Cut off from the outside world, Izzy is home-schooled and prohibited from leaving the house because she suffers with a rare auto-immune disease which prohibits her from being around other people. Or so she’s been told…

After befriending Amber (sister Lulu Adams), Izzy questions the reality of her disease. And, when she eats a live worm as part of a teenage game, she develops an insatiable hunger for living things…

The first taste of blood awakens Izzy’s powers, and she soon learns that she and her mother are the latest in a line of Hellbenders, a hybrid of witches, demons, and predatory animals. While Izzy’s mother...

Adult Swim announced two all-new original series on Wednesday morning.

Royal Crackers is Jason Ruiz’s first project with the network. It will introduce fans to the Hornsby family in a new half-hour comedy series. Ruiz previously — along with David A Goodman — created Murder Police for Fox.

Royal Crackers is an animated series that follows two brothers: Stebe, a family man with a wife and child; and Theo Jr., a single, bass guitar player trying to relive his glory days. Together they reside in their comatose father’s house waiting for him to die (which he never does) so they can inherit his cracker company empire. Ruiz serves as executive producer alongside with Seth Cohen. The series is produced by Titmouse and will premiere on Adult Swim in 2022.

The second series is Smiling Friends, an animated take on self-help created by Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel. The pilot for Smiling...

Raven Banner Entertainment announced it has completed production on Rue Morgue Magazine founder Rodrigo Gudiño’s “The Breach,” marking a reunion with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who serves as the film’s executive producer and co-producer of the score.

Based on a book by horror novelist Nick Cutter (born Craig Davidson), with a screenplay co-penned by Cutter and Ian Weird, “The Breach” centers on John Hawkins, who is set to retire from his post as police chief of the small town of Lone Crow that is tucked away in the deep woods of northern Ontario. But following the discovery of a gruesome body with uncanny injuries, he’s pulled into an investigation to solve the horrifying mystery, which evades explanation.

“There’s a reason why Nick Cutter’s stories are terrifying audiences,” Gudiño said. “I am thrilled to be bringing his work to life and couldn’t have...

Exclusive: Fyi has given a 10-episode series order to Big star David Moscow’s From Scratch, which follows the actor, producer and adventurer on a worldwide expedition making meals literally from scratch. It’s set for premiere Sunday, February 16 at 6 Pm Et on Fyi.

In From Scratch, after being presented a recipe from a chef, David must hunt, dive, gather, forage and grow each ingredient to remake the meal, revealing the overwhelming amount of work, craftmanship and passion that brings everyday ingredients into the kitchen. In its first season, Moscow milks a water buffalo for fresh mozzarella, harvests salt from the ocean, presses olive oil, and dives for octopus in rough waters. Along the way he spotlights acclaimed chefs, restaurants and cultures around the world: from crafting a local sustainable Scandinavian feast with Chef Jari Vesivalo in Helsinki, to a statewide wild goose chase for a Northeast fall meal with New York Chef Dan Kluger,...

J.T. Petty, who has penned video games like Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell and Outlast, has written and is set to direct Appetite, a missing-persons thriller to be produced by David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four. The project is moving forward as Productivity Media has come aboard to fully finance the pic. Casting is underway with the a first-quarter 2020 start date being eyed.

The plot centers on a mother who investigates her daughter’s disappearance leading to inexplicable and terrible consequences.

Phantom Four’s Goyer and Keith Levine are producing. CAA Media Finance arranged financing and will rep Appetite’s domestic rights. Celsius Entertainment will sell foreign.

“J.T. has crafted a unique vision that completely upends the missing child genre in a fresh and unpredictable way,” Goyer said in a release announcing the news. “We are excited to help him bring to life this truly original tale.”

Petty recently co-penned My Only Sunshine,...

Joy to the world, the horror has come. Let earth receive her creep!    The holiday season is now in full swing and those fine folks with The Creepy Christmas Fest are back with another digital advent calendar. For the first twenty-five days of December a new digital Christmas-themed horror short will be unleashed daily. It is the perfect advent calendar for the horror film fan in your life!    Filmmakers contributing to this year's calendar include Glass Eye Pix CEO Larry Fessenden and his band of merry filmmakers, Jenn Wexler (The Ranger), Glenn McQuaid (I Sell The Dead), Graham Reznick (Deadwax), Micky Keating (Psychopaths) Joe Maggio (Bitter Feast), Jt Petty (Hellbenders) and James McKenney (Satan Hates You). There will also be a bevy of...

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Holiday horror was an under-appreciated horror sub-genre in past decades, but that's all changed in recent years with more Christmas-themed horror coming out than ever before. To satisfy your holiday horror thirst this Christmas, Beck Underwood and Glass Eye Pix have teamed up for The Creepy Christmas Film Festival, an online film festival that will serve as a digital advent calendar, providing horror fans with a new short every day in December:

New York City, 26 November 2018 — In 2008, filmmaker and animator Beck Underwood and NYC-based production company Glass Eye Pix attempted the unthinkable - creating a digital advent calendar that offered genre fans a new Christmas-themed horror short every day from December 1st through December 25th. Dubbed "The Creepy Christmas Film Festival", it was a resounding success, featuring a host of contributors including Mary Harron, Sara Driver, Jim Mickle, and Ti West.

Now, ten years later, The Creepy Christmas Fest returns for more yuletide carnage,...

Exclusive: Actor-turned-producer David Moscow (Big), an executive producer on David Robert Mitchell’s Cannes Competition entry Under The Silver Lake, will produce Iraq war drama A Brotherhood, which is currently scouting locations in the Middle East.

Moscow will produce under his UnLtd Productions banner, which has previously produced movies including To Dust, Thirst Street and Hellbenders. Fellow Under The Silver Lake execs Jason Dreyer (To Dust) and Todd Remis (Magic Magic) will serve as executive producers on the project, which is the second feature from writer-director Bandar Albuliwi, whose 2013 debut Peace After Marriage starred Hiam Abbas (Insyriated).

A Brotherhood tells the story of William, a struggling U.S. veteran of the Iraq War, who is forced to return to the Middle East after Isis kidnaps his estranged brother. Albuliwi was inspired to write the film after coming across a 2015 article about a 28-year old former American soldier who travelled from...

The newly formed Overlook Film Festival has announced it inaugural year programming lineup, including 37 films (20 features and 17 short films from 16 countries), along with a bevy of location-appropriate genre-themed parties, interactive events, and live experiences. This year, the festival will also fete director Roger Corman with their Master of Horror Award. The award “was established to honor a living legend who has contributed lasting innovations to the genre throughout a long career, inspiring new filmmakers for years to come.”

The fest is styled a 4-day celebration of horror that runs from April 24 – 30 at the historic Timberline Lodge located in Mt. Hood, Oregon, featured in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” as the location of the infamous Overlook Hotel. The new festival comes from some of the same minds behind the now-defunct Stanley Film Festival, a similar horror-themed gathering based in a hotel in Estes Park, Colorado that inspired Stephen King to write his 1977 “Shining” novel.

Actor Michael Pena is the latest Hollywood talent to don the collar to take on the forces of darkness when Mark Neveldine’s The Vatican Tapes opens in theaters nationwide today. However, Pena’s portrayal of Father Lozano, a Catholic priest tasked with saving the soul of a young woman from satanic forces is just another in a long line of similar portrayals in horror film history. Join us today in revisiting some of the greatest men (and one woman) of the cloth – the saviors you want to have around whenever Satan comes knocking. Clancy Brown: Hellbenders This underseen (and underappreciated) horror comedy follows the antics of The Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Priests – a group of priests committed to blaspheming as much as possible in...

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As someone who grew up watching creature features (usually courtesy of Elvira’s Movie Macabre), I absolutely had a blast with Benni Diaz’s recent killer wasp romp, Stung. Part old-school critter camp, part new-school mentality, the horror comedy features some incredible special effects, tons of great gore and wickedly fun kills, as well as a strong script from Adam Aresty that does an excellent job balancing out the humor and horror of the situation. Stung never strays too far from its B-movie roots and perfectly celebrates everything fans enjoy about these types of films with an infectious enthusiasm.

Stung starts off rather innocently, as we follow Julia (Jessica Cook) and her co-worker Paul (Matt O’Leary) who are on their way to cater a swanky backyard party where they’re hoping to impress their upscale clientele. Everything goes as planned until a swarm of mutant killer wasps show up...

For decades, Estes Park, Colorado has been a destination for road-tripping horror hounds, as Stephen King was struck with the idea for The Shining while staying at the Stanley Hotel. But since 2013, fright fans have had another big reason to pay the famous hotel a visit: the Stanley Film Festival.

After screening feature films both old and new and hosting special guests galore in their first two years, the third annual Stanley Film Festival is quickly approaching, and we're teaming up with the festival for live coverage and special opportunities for Daily Dead readers.

Today, we have the first details on the special experiences and events that will be taking place during all four days of the festival, including musical acts, scare zones, trivia, and a special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show:

"March 31, 2015 (Denver, Co) - Set at the historic Stanley Hotel, inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining,...

To mark the release of Blue Ruin on 8th September, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

Dwight Evans (Macon Blair, Hellbenders, Murder Party) is a beach vagrant, living out of his car and scavenging through bins to survive, whose life takes a dark turn when he discovers that the killer who savagely murdered is parents is once again a free man.

Embarking on a bitter revenge quest, Dwight quickly catches up with ex-convict Wade Cleland (Sandy Barnett) and brutally kills him in a public toilet.

Realising that his actions have put his life, and that of his estranged sister Sam (Amy Hargreaves, Homeland) in grave danger, Dwight takes the decision to face the remaining Cleland brothers head-on with a little help from childhood friend Ben Gaffney (Devin Ratray, Nebraska).

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Stars: Clifton Collins, Clancy Brown, Andre Royo, Robyn Rikoon, Macon Blair, Stephen Gevedon, Larry Fessenden, Dan Fogler | Written and Directed by J.T. Petty

Let me begin this review by stating this is most-definitely not your typical horror fare; something audiences will realise a mere five minutes into this raucous, sure-to-be-cult-hit, movie. Written and directed by J.T. Petty, who also penned the graphic novel on which this is based, Hellbenders is a genre-bending horror comedy that is most akin to Don Coscarelli’s recent movie John Dies at the End. If I had to narrow the analogy down I’d say Hellbenders is best described as The Exorcist meets Ghostbusters by way of Don Coscarelli and [early] Kevin Smith…

Sound interesting? Then go out and buy it. Trust me. The rest of you? Let me try and convince you why you should spend your hard-earned cash on this little indie horror that could.

"Walking Dead" kiddies Kennedy Brice and Addy Miller are among the cast in L. Gustavo Cooper's June, which just wrapped production. We showed you a teaser clip a couple months back, and now we've got our hands on a fresh batch of stills to tide you over until the trailer!

Check 'em out courtesy of Twitch Film!

Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Victoria Pratt, Eddie Jemison, Theodora Greece, and Lance Nichols also star.

Gregor Habsburg (Hellbenders) and Duane A. Sikes produced alongside Raven Banner partners Michael Paszt, James Fler, and Andrew T. Hunt.

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Synopsis

June is the story about a nine-year-old orphan who has become the vessel of a supernatural being called Aer. June struggles holding Aer back from lashing out when other kids tease and bully her. Aer leaves a trail of damaged and destroyed foster homes in her wake. June...

Under no circumstances should you mess with a man’s family, and no recent movie echoes that sentiment with more ferocity than Blue Ruin. Introducing a hobo-like character, a mute man obviously decimated by some type of tragedy, it’s not long before our “hero” begins his journey for redemption, revival, and most importantly, grisly revenge. There’s a premium on gut-wrenching emotion and a minimum on backstory explanation, aiding Murder Party director Jeremy Saulnier’s second feature effort. It’s a bit long and tends to drag at points, but lead actor Macon Blair perfectly exemplifies how when you take everything from a man, reducing him to the level of a mentally distraught street-urchin – what’s left to lose? People are nasty, grudge-holding beings who understand that even though violence may not be the answer, there aren’t many other options.

We meet Dwight (Macon Blair) living out of a rusted blue Pontiac,...

Clifton Collins Jr. is the latest actor to take part in our Q&A series and he should be no stranger to genre fans with recent roles in Pacific Rim, Hellbenders 3D, and Transcendence. In this feature, Clifton Collins Jr. talks to us about working with Johnny Depp, researching the technical singularity, his role in Stung, and his upcoming book, 101 Ways to Cook Ramen (Prison Style):

Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today. We’re big fans of your work over here and always look forward to talking with you about your latest project. What was it that initially drew you to Transcendence and the character of Martin?

Really appreciate that, nothing better than good folks who appreciate ones work! I think that’s what keeps me working as hard as I do, so thank you for that!

Johnny Depp for starters. I’ve been...

The Stanley Film Festival has announced that Alexandre O. Philippe’s Doc of the Dead has been selected as the opening film for their upcoming event and they’ve also revealed a number of special events that will be taking place, including a special edition of Tales From Beyond The Palen and Dead Right Horror Trivia:

“The Stanley Film Festival will open Thursday, April 24, with a Gala Presentation of an original documentary from EPiX, Doc of the Dead. Directed by Colorado filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe (The People Vs. George Lucas), the film explores the evolution of the zombie genre in film, television, and literature as well as its impact and influence on pop culture. The film features footage taken at the 35th Starz Denver Film Festival’s “George Romero’s Zombie Town Hall Meeting.”

“We are thrilled to open this year’s Festival with a locally-produced film. The Denver Film...

The amazing crew behind the Stanley Film Festival, which runs at the iconic and historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Co, April 24-27, has selected Doc of the Dead as its opening night film. Read on for details and more!

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The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), produced by the Denver Film Society and presented by NBC Universal's Chiller, announced today its Opening Night film and several special event highlights and experiences taking place at the four-day event (April 24-27, 2014).

The Stanley Film Festival celebrates the best in independent horror cinema at the hotel that inspired The Shining. The Festival will host a full slate of films, panels, competitions, and special events - all at the beautiful and historically haunted Stanley Hotel.

The Stanley Film Festival will open Thursday, April 24, with a Gala Presentation of an original documentary from EPiX, Doc of the Dead. Directed by Colorado filmmaker...

Just one week after learning that Casper Van Dien would be beating off a supernatural being in an upcoming film entitled June, a clip from the flick has already come across our desk here at the Dread Central offices. How's that for speedy reporting?!

Check out the very first teaser clip, which promises Carrie-inspired thrills and chills!

Kennedy Brice, Addy Miller, Victoria Pratt, Eddie Jemison, Theodora Greece, and Lance Nichols round out the cast.

L. Gustavo Cooper (Velvet Road) directs from a script he co-wrote with Sharon Y. Cobb. Gregor Habsburg (Hellbenders), Jacquelyn Frisco (Tell-Tale), and Duane A. Sikes produce with Raven Banner Entertainment partners Michael Paszt, James Fler, and Andrew T. Hunt.

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June is the story about a nine-year-old orphan who has become the vessel of a supernatural being called Aer. June struggles holding Aer back from lashing out when other kids tease and bully her. Aer leaves...

Unfortunately, I live in one of those areas of the United States that is slow to pick up channels like Chiller, FearNet and even Robert Rodriguez’s new network El Rey. One carrier might carry the network or maybe every carrier except for mine. Regardless, Scream Factory – the best in the business in genre home entertainment – is eliminating the obstacle of seeing Chiller’s original content by bringing last year’s The Monkey’s Paw to Blu-Ray & DVD. The film is directed by Brett Simmons (Husk) and has a screenplay by Macon Blair (who is amazing in Blue Ruin but you’ve seen his acting abilities in Murder Party and, more recently, Hellbenders) based off of W.W. Jacobs’ original short story. We have the full details on when you can get your paws on The Monkey’s Paw.

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Around these parts we love us some Casper Van Dien. We've had a soft spot for him since his days as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers. We know the guy has the goods, and hopefully he gets a chance to stretch his legs a bit with the new feature June!

Variety reports that Van Dien and Addy Miller (“The Walking Dead”) have joined supernatural thriller June, shooting later the month in Louisiana.

Victoria Pratt, Eddie Jemison, Theodora Greece, and Lance Nichols have also been cast.

Kennedy Brice (“The Walking Dead”) stars as a 9-year-old orphan who shares her body with an ancient supernatural being whose mission is to destroy mankind to allow nature to prevail on earth.

L. Gustavo Cooper (Velvet Road) will direct from a script he co-wrote with Sharon Y. Cobb. Gregor Habsburg (Hellbenders), Jacquelyn Frisco (Tell-Tale), and Duane A. Sikes will produce with Raven Banner Entertainment partners Michael Paszt,...

Im not entirely certain of who this film is actually going to appeal to. It goes without saying that thats a big problem. I suppose those who find a very very easy laugh or lean toward offensive material may see the sheen through the thick layer of rust. If youre an avid film watcher or a horror buff in particular youre likely going to view Hellbenders just I do. Its decent in spots (watch for the more subtle humor as thats where writerdirector J.T. Petty really wins) but at the end of the day when all is said and done its also a forgettable film that manages little more than neglecting the capabilities of a pair of legitimately amazing performers. Bummer.

J.T. Petty’s newest entry into the genre is the horror comedy hybrid Hellbenders (review), a lightweight but surprisingly warm-hearted adventure focusing on a group of debaucherous exorcists who stay in a constant state of sin in order to trap demons more effectively before being sent down the elevator to hell.

Petty enjoyed some success with 2008’s The Burrowers, and it isn’t hard to tell that the same set of eyes was behind the camera for Hellbenders. The director spoke to us briefly about the film, which is now available on Blu-ray in glorious 3D.

DC:i remember first meeting you at Fangoria Radio years ago when you were promoting The Burrowers, which I first saw at Fantastic Fest back in 2008. That film was a genre twist on a western, and Hellbenders is a twist on religious horror. Is the fresh take on an old idea what first gets you excited about an idea?...

From the psychopathic, Christopher Lambert-bothering Kurgan in Highlander to tyrannical prison warden Byran Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption through to new recruit-maiming drill sergeant Zim in Starship Troopers, it's safe to say that I am one of the many movie fans who have more than just a handful of favourite Clancy Brown roles.

Brown joins an impressive cast that includes Anne Heche and James Tupper for Nothing Left To Fear, the first horror film to come from former Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash's production company 'Slasher Films'. Akin to Seventies horror classics The Wicker Man and Rosemary's Baby, Anthony Leonardi III's debut feature channels fears of the occult, secret societies and the supernatural with a modern twist.

We snapped up the chance to get the first word from Clancy himself on his latest role as the ominous Pastor Kingsman, head of a mysterious Baptist church...

We previously interviewed J.T. Petty, Clancy Brown and Clifton Collins Jr. to discuss Hellbenders, but with the movie hitting Blu-ray/DVD today, we were given another chance to catch up with J.T. to discuss the movie. Continue reading to learn about his favorite moment on set, the chances of more Hellbenders, and his work on horror video games:

We spoke with you, Clancy, and Clifton during the VOD release for this movie and you said that it’s a script and project that came together very quickly. Were there any major changes from what you initially had in mind or did the movie stick pretty closely to the script?

Jt: We stuck pretty close to the script. I wouldn’t have minded improvising a bit more, but between the 3D and our budget, we had to move fast.

It can be very difficult to get the comedy, horror balance right,...

There’s a new gang of exorcists in town: the Hellbenders, in J.T. Petty’s outrageous horror/comedy, coming to 3D Blu-ray and other formats tomorrow. We’ve got an exclusive clip of Petty discussing the movie from one of the discs’ bonus features past the jump. Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases Hellbenders in a 3D Blu-ray/2D Blu-ray/digital HD combo […]...

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He chopped Sean Connery's head off in Highlander. Saved the human race in Starship Troopers. And was really mean to pretty much everyone in The Shawshank Redemption. His name is Clancy Brown – Clarence J. Brown III if you want to get specific - and he is awesome.

Menacing tough guy, loveable nice guy, he's voiced a merman, Sasquatch, Lex Luthor, plus a character called Mr. Krabs. He even squared up to The Statham in last year's Homefront and lived to tell the tale.

In short, he's the best kind of supporting actor. Any film he's in gets better whenever he's on screen. That's certainly the case with Nothing Left to Fear, the film he's on the other end of a phone to promote.

The horror comedy, Hellbenders arrives on 3-D Blu-ray (includes 3-D and standard version of the film plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet) and Digital HD on February 18 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. An official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hellbenders was written and directed by Jt Petty (The Burrowers). Clifton Collins Jr. (Pacific Rim), Clancy Brown (Cowboys and Aliens) and Andre Royo (HBO’s “The Wire”) star in this … Continue reading →

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Fending off walkers is one thing, but battling the supernatural? Unless you're Sam and Dean Winchester, that can be a real bitch. Still, somebody's got to do it, and as proven in the past, the devil and his minions don't care how young or old you are.

The word has come that "The Walking Dead's" Kennedy Brice (pictured) will be starring in the supernatural thriller June. L. Gustavo Cooper (Copiii: The 1st Entry and Velvet Road) will direct based on a script by Sharon Y. Cobb and Cooper.

Gregor Habsburg (Hellbenders) and Duane A. Sikes are on board to produce alongside Raven Banner partners Michael Paszt, James Fler, and Andrew T Hunt.

Shooting is scheduled for early spring.

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June is a horror story about an innocent 9-year-old orphan girl who shares her body with Aer, an ancient supernatural being whose mission is to destroy mankind to allow nature to prevail on earth.

"I'd forgive you if you were crazy, but you're not..." Radius-twc has finally debuted a full trailer for Blue Ruin, the slow burn revenge thriller that has received endless praise from critics at numerous film festivals. It premiered in Cannes, played at Tiff, and is currently playing at Sundance. I saw it at Tiff and called it "one of the best damn revenge films of 2013." Macon Blair (Gretchen, 7 Couches, Hellbenders) stars as a "mysterious outsider" whose life life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. It's brutal and bloody, but a sleek thriller, one of the best I caught last year. This trailer gives a good impression of the tone of the film, but there's much more to it than it shows. Take a look. Here's the teaser trailer for Jeremy Saulnier's Blue Ruin, direct from Apple via...

We have your first look at the key art for the adaptation of the graphic novel Sparks. Along with that we also have a number of stills from the flick to share with you. The film stars Chase Williamson (John Dies At The End), Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism), Clancy Brown (Hellbenders), Clint Howard (Nobody Gets Out Alive), Jake Busey, William Katt (The Greatest American Hero). The adaptation was written by Christopher Folino who also directed along with Todd Burrows. After a radioactive meteor strikes Earth, a genetically altered group known as The Rochester 13 gain astonishing, superhuman powers. Ian Sparks (Chase Williamson, John Dies at the End) doesn't feel remotely super... but after his parents' death, he throws himself into battle against the criminals plaguing the...

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After taking parts in studio fare like Kung Fu Panda, Take Me Home Tonight, Love Happens and Fanboys, funnyman Dan Fogler has been more low key in indie releases like Hellbenders and Scenic Route. Now he's back with another indie, but this one he co-wrote and directs. Don Peyote stars Fogler as Warren Allman, a man who takes a steep descent into madness as he attempts to unravel the fabric of status-quo society. What's cool is that Fogler got friends and previous co-stars like Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, Topher Grace and Josh Duhamel to pop up, and you can see them in the first trailer. Watch it below! Here's the first trailer for Dan Fogler's Don Peyote, originally from Yahoo: Don Peyote is directed by Dan Fogler (star of Take Me Home Tonight, Fanboys, Scenic Route) who co-wrote the script with Michael Canzoniero (Wedding Bros.) The film follows Warren...

The second audition of David Moscow's career involved Penny Marshall, Robert De Niro, and a script about a 12-year-old Jersey boy who wishes "to be big." Though De Niro passed on the role made iconic by Tom Hanks, "Big" became the most recognized film on Moscow's career resume. "Personally and professionally, it was a complete change," Moscow said in a recent interview marking the classic comedy's 25th anniversary. "At that period of time I was 12, and my mom would be scolding me for being bad on the street, and then suddenly people would come up to me and be like, 'Hey, can I have your autograph?' ... It was a wild time, it was a wild way to be introduced into the business."  Moscow has since turned his focus from acting. He produced indie horror comedy "Hellbenders" ("'Ghostbusters meets 'The Hangover'"), which premiered during Tiff 2012's Midnight Madness screening series,...

Director J.T. Petty’s horror/comedy “Hellbenders” is finally hitting home video next year. Although it’s arriving a little later than some fans had hoped, at least they can now mark an official date on their calendars. I have a hunch that this one might be worth the wait. However, that’s not a money-back guarantee. Sorry, folks. Fans who decide to pick up the flick on Blu-ray can enjoy the 3D version of “Hellbenders.” If you haven’t made that jump to high-definition just yet, then you’ll have to settle for the two-dimensional edition. Depending on how you feel about 3D, that’s either a really good or a really bad thing. The choice, for what I understand, is entirely yours. Here’s what the film is all about: An official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hellbenders was written and directed by Jt Petty (The Burrowers). Clifton Collins,...

Jt Petty's comedy horror 'Hellbenders' is coming to Blu-ray and DVD next February. In case you haven't the time or inclination to head onto VOD right now to check it out then this home entertainment release will help. Lionsgate will be releasing the movie about a group of highly-trained exorcists, onto 3-D Blu-ray (includes 3-D and standard version of the film plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet) and Digital HD on 18 February. The release comes complete with audio commentary from writer/director Petty along with two featurettes. 'God's Dirty Work - The Making of Hellbenders'and a 'Fly on the Wall' behind-the-scenes feature too. Clifton Collins Jr. ('Pacific Rim'), Clancy Brown ('Pet Semetary 2'), Andre Royo, Robyn Rikoon, Macon Blair and Dan Folger ('Balls of Fury') all star. Head below for the artwork....

The horror comedy, Hellbenders arrives on 3-D Blu-ray (includes 3-D and standard version of the film plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet) and Digital HD on February 18 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. An official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hellbenders was written and directed by Jt Petty (The Burrowers). Clifton Collins Jr. (Pacific Rim), Clancy Brown (Cowboys and Aliens) and Andre Royo (HBO’s “The Wire”) star in this twisted tale of … Continue reading →

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Lionsgate has announced plans for a Hellbenders Blu-ray / DVD release in February. Here’s a look at the official cover art and the list of bonus features:

“Pray that you’ll never need the professional services of the Hellbound Saints of Brooklyn Parish. Resembling members of a raucous fraternity rather than the Catholic Church, this ragtag group of priests lives in a constant state of debauchery: smoking, drinking and philandering as if in a contest to top each other’s efforts in breaking the seven deadly sins as flamboyantly as possible. Fronted by Angus (Clancy Brown of Highlander and The Burrowers), their dysfunctional leader, they are the Church’s last best hope. When a regular exorcism just won’t do the trick, they’re called in to trap a demon and drag it down to hell with them.

However, in order to be ready for fire and brimstone, the men...

Jt Petty's Hellbenders (review) is one of those horror flicks we've been waiting for far too long. It originally premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and has now finally been dated for home video release.

Read on for all the details, fresh out of Hell!

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The horror comedy Hellbenders arrives on 3D Blu-ray (includes 3D and standard version of the film plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet), and Digital HD on February 18 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. An official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hellbenders was written and directed by Jt Petty (The Burrowers). Clifton Collins, Jr. (Pacific Rim), Clancy Brown (Cowboys and Aliens), and Andre Royo (HBO's "The Wire") star in this twisted tale of rebel ministers who drag the worst demons back to hell. Shot in state-of-the-art 3D, Hellbenders includes an audio commentary with the director, a "making of" featurette,...

If you're a fan of b-movie tribute creature features such as 'Eight Legged Freaks' or 'Slither' then we reckon that upcoming Benni Diez helmed horror 'Stung' will be right up your street. A few new behind the scenes images from the now wrapped project have appeared over on it's official Facebook fan page featuring Matt O'Leary ('In Time') and hottie and former model Jessica Cook in the action and well bloodied up. Clifton Collins Jr. ('Hellbenders'), Lance Henriksen ('Aliens') and Peter Stormare ('Fargo') also star. Head below for the new images....

A stack of new stills have materialised from Benni Diez's new directorial debut creature feature 'Stung'. For those who enjoy a good old fashioned giant insect yarn will be in their element when this bad boy is unleashed onto audiences next year. The new stills focus mainly on our two main leads Paul and Julia, played by 'Brick' and 'In Time' star Matt O'Leary and the stunning model turned actress Jessica Cook. They also feature co-stars Clifton Collins Jr. ('Hellbenders') and a very aged looking Lance Henriksen ('Aliens'). Diez directs from a script provided by Adam Aresty and you can check out the new images below....

While I’ll admit the idea of turning clergymen and women into lying, cheating, cursing, fornicating, debaucherous sinners generates quite the image, Hellbenders 3D unfortunately couldn’t follow through with the goods. Starring a cast comprised of the best “Hey, I’ve seen him before!” type actors, writer/director J.T. Petty somehow missed the target with his religious shocker, delving into a secret team of “hellbound” men of God without much interest.

It’s a one trick pony that presents some pretty hilarious moments if handled as a short, but without establishing any real type of threat, and simply hinting at intense amounts of gore-latent satanic happenings, we spend far too much time watching our team of demon killers simply sitting around and lazily slugging whiskey. If that’s what you consider entertainment, you have a free invitation to my Tuesday night activities.

You know those secret government agencies who carry out the dirtiest,...

Director, writer, producer, and actor Larry Fessenden has slogged his way to becoming a prominent force in the horror genre over the course of more than two decades. His first film to really start turning heads was the provocative thriller No Telling (1991). He secured his place on the horror film map by writing, directing, and starring in the gritty vampire nightmare Habit (1995), which was followed by Wendigo (2001) and The Last Winter (2006).

His acting roles have ranged from brief glimpses in films like Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out The Dead (1999), Brad Anderson's Session 9 (2001), Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers (2005), and Neil Jordan’s The Brave One (2007), to leading roles in Glenn McQuaid's I Sell The Dead (2008) and Chad Crawford Kinkle's Jug Face (2013). Fessenden can also be spotted in this year's You’re Next, directed by Adam Wingard, Hellbenders, directed by J.T. Petty, and We Are What We Are,...

Exorcism movies don’t get anymore audacious (or fun) than J.T. Petty’s latest, Hellbenders 3D, which arrives on VOD platforms everywhere today. The story follows a group of priests known as the “Hellbound Saints” whose jobs it is to rid the world of demonic forces, even if it means they must drag them down to hell themselves.

During a recent press day for the horror/comedy hybrid, Daily Dead spoke with Petty and the film’s co-stars, Clancy Brown and Clifton Collins Jr., about their experiences working on the project, what inspired Petty to take such an off-beat take on what’s usually a very traditional world, and much more about Hellbenders 3D.

Daily Dead: This is definitely one of the more unique exorcism films I’ve experienced. What inspired the story and your approach to creating the Hellbound Saints?

J.T. Petty: Right around the time I had the idea for Hellbenders 3D,...

Not many interviews I attend take place at a bar.  That needs to change.  

Imagine the setting: An empty Irish pub.  Director J.T. Petty sitting at a table with actors Clancy Brown and Clifton Collins, Jr.  And lurking nearby, a handful of assistants, studio reps and publicist.  Want liquor?  Sure, they'll make that happen. Anything to make the interview go smooth.  But even without the whiskey that floats my way, the interview would have rolled along just fine.  Petty, Brown and Collins are terrific guys to chat with.

They've come together to discuss Hellbenders 3D, which is getting a limited theatrical run and a VOD release starting today (October 18th).

The horror-comedy follows the Order of Hellbound Saints (Brooklyn Parish), a highly secretive and profoundly blasphemous men of God, as they battle demonic forces too terrible to be cast out by traditional Vatican-approved methods.

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“The Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, a team of blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery, work to drag the worst of demons back to Hell.” Hellbenders, which stars the likes of Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown and Bubbles from The Wire (Andre Royo), seems like the exact sort of just right release for the October VOD season. While attending the midnight selection at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, our own Nathan Adams said that Hellbenders “ends the reign of generic exorcism movies by injecting some raunchy jokes and sickening gore into its proceedings. No movie with a sex rabbit could be bad, could it?” No, my dear Nathan, it couldn’t. So with Hellbenders set for a VOD release this weekend, we’ve arranged a little taste of the foul-mouthed priests hunting demons-palooza for you, our ever-discerning and passionate readers. In the clip below, you’ll see as this Order of Hellbound Saints...

Hath No Fury: Petty’s Latest a 3D Misfire

Serving as a glaringly obvious example of the degradation of the horror genre via raunchy slapstick is J.T. Petty’s latest effort, the dismal, dull and doltish Hellbenders. Petty, an up and coming talent over the past several years, having cut his teeth on horror sequels and showing promise as a sort of poor man’s Ti West, here provides us with a regression of talent, ridiculously employing the use of 3D technology and only showing us that it’s simply a gimmick that merely masks the lack of substance on screen.

A down and out group of Catholic priests known as the Hellbound Saints of Brooklyn Parish specialize in exorcism and live like nasty, dirty fratboys in a house of extreme squalor and debauchery. Led by an extremely foulmouthed and dysfunctional Father Angus (Clancy Brown), the group abides by engaging...

Not many interviews I attend take place at a bar. That needs to change. Imagine the setting: An empty Irish pub. Director J.T. Petty sitting at a table with actors Clancy Brown and Clifton Collins, Jr. And lurking nearby, a handful of assistants, studio reps and publicist. Want liquor? Sure, they'll make that happen. Anything to make the interview go smooth. But even without the whiskey that floats my way, the interview would have rolled along just fine. Petty, Brown and Collins are terrific guys to chat with. They've come together to discuss Hellbenders 3D , which is getting a limited theatrical run and a VOD release starting today (October 18th). The horror-comedy follows the Order of Hellbound Saints (Brooklyn Parish), a highly secretive and profoundly blasphemous...

"I'm a woman, and you're a Catholic. Everything I do is a sin." -- A taste of the in-your-face comedy on display in J.T. Petty's Hellbenders. Based upon the writer-director's own graphic novel, and pitched somewhere between The Evil Dead and Ghostbusters in tone, it follows a bunch of 'special-operations' Catholic priests who handle the exorcisms and hell-on-earth related anomalies that crop up in New York City from time to time. This motley squad, played by Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy "The Kurgan" Brown, Andre "Bubbles from The Wire" Royo, and Dan Fogler, are the 'nuclear option' for the the church when various dead-ites and demon-spawn walk the earth. If the demon cannot be conventionally exorcised, then the priest takes on the possession themselves, sacrifices their...

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