Stars: Dino Tripodis, Sharon Klopfenstein, Shanna Thomas, Nick Baldasare, Lee Page, Linnea Quigley, John Dunleavy | Written and Directed by Eric Swelstad
Back in the early 90s Heartland of Darkness, or Blood Church as it was titled then, was one of those films my friends and I all wanted to see, but never seemed to materialize. We read snippets about it in magazines, we knew Linnea Quigley was in it and the plot sounded cool. But for all we kept hearing the only thing that ever emerged was a half hour’s worth of workprint. Now after thirty years on the shelf they’ve finished post-production, added in a few digital effects and it’s getting released by Visual Vengeance. I’m sure one of the extras on the Blu-ray will be a documentary explaining just what happened…
Heartland of Darkness opens with a man fleeing for his life through the woods.
Back in the early 90s Heartland of Darkness, or Blood Church as it was titled then, was one of those films my friends and I all wanted to see, but never seemed to materialize. We read snippets about it in magazines, we knew Linnea Quigley was in it and the plot sounded cool. But for all we kept hearing the only thing that ever emerged was a half hour’s worth of workprint. Now after thirty years on the shelf they’ve finished post-production, added in a few digital effects and it’s getting released by Visual Vengeance. I’m sure one of the extras on the Blu-ray will be a documentary explaining just what happened…
Heartland of Darkness opens with a man fleeing for his life through the woods.
- 10/31/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters from Welbeck Publishing
Godzilla has been the subject of a number of books over the franchise’s 68-year history, but Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters aims to be the ultimate illustrated reference book.
Authorized by Godzilla creators Toho, the 256-page beast explores all 32 Japanese Godzilla films with facts and figures, actors and locations, co-starring monsters, and illustrated material.
Welbeck Publishing will release it in hardcover and e-book on October 25. It’s written by Graham Skipper, who you may recognize for his roles in such indie horror gems as Beyond the Gates, Vfw, and Tales of Halloween.
Heartland of Darkness Blu-ray...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters from Welbeck Publishing
Godzilla has been the subject of a number of books over the franchise’s 68-year history, but Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters aims to be the ultimate illustrated reference book.
Authorized by Godzilla creators Toho, the 256-page beast explores all 32 Japanese Godzilla films with facts and figures, actors and locations, co-starring monsters, and illustrated material.
Welbeck Publishing will release it in hardcover and e-book on October 25. It’s written by Graham Skipper, who you may recognize for his roles in such indie horror gems as Beyond the Gates, Vfw, and Tales of Halloween.
Heartland of Darkness Blu-ray...
- 9/30/2022
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Eric Swelstad’s indie Frank flick, Frankenstein Rising, is taking the Re-Animator approach to its story about a mad doctor and his attempts to reanimate the body of a convicted murderer. Dread Central had the synopsis which goes a little something like this: A “Descendant of Frankenstein” variant, in which a member of the original doctor’s latter-day gene pool becomes obsessed with his/her ancestor’s experiments and proceeds to replicate them, right down to the inevitable blood and gore – Frankenstein Rising (due for release in 2010) plays on the Gothic aspects of the story’s cinema tradition and takes the “Re-Animator” path in terms [...]
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Post from: Screamstress...
- 1/21/2010
- by Alison
- Screamstress.com
Eviscerated bodies? Check. Well endowed chicks? Check. Ultra violence? Check. Heavily modified body of a convicted murderer waiting to be re-animated through the wonders of science? Double check! Yep, all the key components are here. We must be talking about a new flick based upon Mary Shelley's classic tale!
Are you ready for Frankenstein Rising? The film directed by Eric Swelstad and starring Randal Malone as the monster is a very indie production with its newly sewn in heart in the right place. Sure the creature ends up looking like a portly unmasked Darth Vader, but hell, that's part of its damned charm!
Check out the synopsis and trailer below, and head on over to Undead Backbrain for a little behind-the-scenes goodness. Thanks to DC reader Avery for the heads-up!
Synopsis
"A “Descendant of Frankenstein” variant - in which a member of the original doctor’s latter-day gene pool...
Are you ready for Frankenstein Rising? The film directed by Eric Swelstad and starring Randal Malone as the monster is a very indie production with its newly sewn in heart in the right place. Sure the creature ends up looking like a portly unmasked Darth Vader, but hell, that's part of its damned charm!
Check out the synopsis and trailer below, and head on over to Undead Backbrain for a little behind-the-scenes goodness. Thanks to DC reader Avery for the heads-up!
Synopsis
"A “Descendant of Frankenstein” variant - in which a member of the original doctor’s latter-day gene pool...
- 1/21/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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