Stars: Jessica Lee Keller, Lindsey Sporrer, Greg Evigan, Leslie Easterbrook, Dillon Cavitt, Evan Miller, Sarah Joy Byington, Heath Allyn, Mark Hanson, Craig Nigh, Sam Stinson, Carlton Caudle | Written by Jake Helgren | Directed by Sean Cain
Ok, when you buy a film called Terror Birds you surely know what you getting… A film horror film about a group of people getting terrorised by one or more horrific killer birds. And that’s Exactly what you get! However if you’re a horror fan, and one that pays particular attention to cast and crew on Dtv titles, you’ll also be expecting something special given that Terror Birds comes from writer Jake Helgren – whose previous films Varsity Blood and Bloody Homecoming were both highly enjoyable modern takes on the classic slasher movie.
Maddy Stern’s father, a fanatical birdwatcher, goes missing during a routine birdwatching excursion, so she and her college pals...
Ok, when you buy a film called Terror Birds you surely know what you getting… A film horror film about a group of people getting terrorised by one or more horrific killer birds. And that’s Exactly what you get! However if you’re a horror fan, and one that pays particular attention to cast and crew on Dtv titles, you’ll also be expecting something special given that Terror Birds comes from writer Jake Helgren – whose previous films Varsity Blood and Bloody Homecoming were both highly enjoyable modern takes on the classic slasher movie.
Maddy Stern’s father, a fanatical birdwatcher, goes missing during a routine birdwatching excursion, so she and her college pals...
- 1/27/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Lexi Giovagnoli, Wesley Scott, Debbie Rochon, Natalie Peyton, Blair Jackson, Elyse Bigler, Melody Herron, Jesse Ferraro, Kiarra Hogan, Chris Hlozek, Payton Wood, Fabian Watkins, Elle Lamont | Written and Directed by Jake Helgren
Quick question. This is 2014 right? You wouldn’t guess that from watching Varsity Blood!
It would seem that the trend for producing horror movies that harken back to the 80s and the golden age of the slasher, has officially become the “norm” for modern examples of the genre. Every month there seems to be another slasher movie that hits DVD and/or VOD which looks and feels like the self-referential post-Scream years never happened. But I’m not complaining, oh no! As a Huge fan of slasher movies (even the likes of Iced and Terror at Tenkiller) I relish the opportunity to watch each and every new entry into the much-maligned genre.
Thankfully the quality of modern slashers has,...
Quick question. This is 2014 right? You wouldn’t guess that from watching Varsity Blood!
It would seem that the trend for producing horror movies that harken back to the 80s and the golden age of the slasher, has officially become the “norm” for modern examples of the genre. Every month there seems to be another slasher movie that hits DVD and/or VOD which looks and feels like the self-referential post-Scream years never happened. But I’m not complaining, oh no! As a Huge fan of slasher movies (even the likes of Iced and Terror at Tenkiller) I relish the opportunity to watch each and every new entry into the much-maligned genre.
Thankfully the quality of modern slashers has,...
- 9/8/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Im sad to say that Im completely uncertain of what Jake Helgren had planned to do with this one. You cant release a film on this level directly on the heels of All Cheerleaders Die. Thats never in a million years going to work. If want to see a fun showcase of high schoolers being slaughtered in an assortment of ways were learning that a fine fallback is All Cheerleaders Die a film that actually manages to get a number of laughs during the screening process Varsity Blood doesnt offer those perks.
- 8/22/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
With Varsity Blood hitting DVD today, it's time to bring you an exclusive clip from the Jake Helgren-directed horror film. Lexi Giovagnoli, Wesley Scott, Debbie Rochon, Natalie Peyton, Blair Jackson, and Elyse Bigler star.
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team.
The post Watch an Exclusive Clip from Varsity Blood appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team.
The post Watch an Exclusive Clip from Varsity Blood appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 8/19/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Sporting the tag line “School’s out forever,” I walked into Varsity Blood with preconceived notions of recycled teenage slashers, and those fears were quickly answered once a few jock football players started blabbering on like a bunch of mongoloid cavemen. I was friends with some football players, and I can’t quite remember them punctuating every sentence with the word “bitch” while embodying a constant state of womanizing douchebaggery – despite there always being one or two bad eggs. Jake Helgren’s high school horror flick becomes about as generic as the lettered varsity jackets and nameless light beers tossed about an empty cabin located miles from civilization, and this is all before a masked murder shows up and we find ourselves stuck in an R-rated episode of Scooby Doo. Zoinks!
Varsity Blood starts by introducing a group of adolescent cheerleaders and football players looking for some spooky, sexy fun in celebration of Halloween.
Varsity Blood starts by introducing a group of adolescent cheerleaders and football players looking for some spooky, sexy fun in celebration of Halloween.
- 8/18/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer and release details for Sledge, Cam2Cam, and Night Guards, a review of Hungerford, plus more below:
Sledge Trailer and Release Date Announced: “He didn’t drown. He didn’t burn. He’s just a psychopath with a sledgehammer.
Sledge, a ‘bloody’ good horror-comedy in the tradition of Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and Shaun of the Dead, premieres on VOD September 2nd and DVD on October 7th.
A spoof of the horror genre, and littered with nods and references to fright flicks of yesteryear, the film fixes on a psychopath who not only believes he’s in a movie and video game but that he’s the hero of this story.
“Sledge is a horror comedy that takes a loving poke to the horror classics we...
Sledge Trailer and Release Date Announced: “He didn’t drown. He didn’t burn. He’s just a psychopath with a sledgehammer.
Sledge, a ‘bloody’ good horror-comedy in the tradition of Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and Shaun of the Dead, premieres on VOD September 2nd and DVD on October 7th.
A spoof of the horror genre, and littered with nods and references to fright flicks of yesteryear, the film fixes on a psychopath who not only believes he’s in a movie and video game but that he’s the hero of this story.
“Sledge is a horror comedy that takes a loving poke to the horror classics we...
- 8/17/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Coming out next Tuesday on DVD via Rlj / Image Entertainment is a new film called Varsity Blood. In preparation for the release, a team got together to reenact a scene using puppets. Poor felt.
Synopsis
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves fighting for more than the winning score as terror becomes the name of the game. Featuring “enough inventive kills to keep even the most rabid gorehound happy,” Varsity Blood is “a supremely entertaining slasher rollercoaster” (Hysteria Lives!).
Varsity Blood is directed and written by Jake Helgren (Finding Mr. Wright,...
Synopsis
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves fighting for more than the winning score as terror becomes the name of the game. Featuring “enough inventive kills to keep even the most rabid gorehound happy,” Varsity Blood is “a supremely entertaining slasher rollercoaster” (Hysteria Lives!).
Varsity Blood is directed and written by Jake Helgren (Finding Mr. Wright,...
- 8/15/2014
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Jake Helgren's slasher flick Varsity Blood is due out on DVD this coming Tuesday, August 19. While some folks are content to show a clip or a trailer for their movie, the makers of this flick decided to reenact one of the kill scenes using finger puppets. It makes it easier to digest because, heck, finger puppets. This football season, Hogeye High's Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they'll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot, armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves fighting for more than the...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
- 8/14/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Varsity Blood is heading our way on DVD in less than a week, and in honor of the occasion Rlj/Image Entertainment has provided us with a little video for you to sink your teeth into. Check out some Finger Puppet Theater!
The film, written and directed by Jake Helgren, stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour from the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills), and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies).
Look for Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves...
The film, written and directed by Jake Helgren, stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour from the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills), and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies).
Look for Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves...
- 8/13/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Rlj Image Entertainment will be releasing Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19 2014. In anticipation for the release they have provided us with a fun trailer made with finger puppets. Varsity Blood is directed and written by Jake Helgren (Finding Mr. Wright Bloody Homecoming) and stars Lexi Giovagnoli (1 Chance 2 Dance 3 Times a Charm) Wesley Scott (Deep in the Heart) Debbie Rochon (Tromeo and Juliet) Natalie Peyton Blair Jackson and Elyse Bigler .
- 8/13/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
The school mascot is supposed to have the backs of the cheerleaders and football players, but someone dressed as the mascot of the Hogeye High Warriors only wants to back-stab them… literally. A post-game party gets crashed by a crazed killer in Varsity Blood, due out later this month from Rlj/Image Entertainment, and we have an exclusive clip of a potential victim being stalked by the slasher in the shadows.
Varsity Blood will be available on DVD beginning August 19th. Special features include a “Behind the Scenes” look at the film.
“This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe,...
Varsity Blood will be available on DVD beginning August 19th. Special features include a “Behind the Scenes” look at the film.
“This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe,...
- 8/11/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
An exclusive clip from Varsity Blood has landed in our inbox so huddle up around your computer screen, cue the cheerleaders, and watch it. Well, you really don't need all that fanfare to see it, but hey, if you want to...
The film, written and directed by Jake Helgren, stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour from the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills), and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies).
Look for Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves fighting...
The film, written and directed by Jake Helgren, stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour from the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills), and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies).
Look for Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves fighting...
- 8/4/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Jocks, cheerleaders and an axe-wielding killer mascot. What's not to like? Image Entertainment obviously feel the same way as they'll be releasing Jake Helgren's slasher flick Varsity Blood to DVD across the UK on August 11. Check out the trailer right here!
From the Press Release:
They cheer, they fear, they die in Varsity Blood, coming to DVD from Image Entertainment on 11 August 2014.
A pack of muscle-headed small town jocks and their bouncy cheerleader girlfriends share a dark secret – and they're about to share a whole lot more.
It's Halloween, and they've got every reason to go wild. Heading out to a remote farmhouse for a night of booze and bad behaviour, they soon find more than they've bargained for in the shape of their team mascot, an Indian warrior wielding a lethal fighting axe. One by one they will fall victim to a killer who is about to learn:...
From the Press Release:
They cheer, they fear, they die in Varsity Blood, coming to DVD from Image Entertainment on 11 August 2014.
A pack of muscle-headed small town jocks and their bouncy cheerleader girlfriends share a dark secret – and they're about to share a whole lot more.
It's Halloween, and they've got every reason to go wild. Heading out to a remote farmhouse for a night of booze and bad behaviour, they soon find more than they've bargained for in the shape of their team mascot, an Indian warrior wielding a lethal fighting axe. One by one they will fall victim to a killer who is about to learn:...
- 6/20/2014
- by Gareth Jones
- DreadCentral.com
Jake Helgren's first feature as director is the indie title Varsity Blood. The film is a slasher feature, which focuses on a group of friends and an isolated farmhouse. Helgren's feature will release through Rlj Entertainment, this summer (August 19th, 2014) and a trailer for the film is available here. The story is fairly straightforward. Several friends begin to party on the outskirts of town. The local mascot shows up, axe in hand and this group of friends is now on the chopping block. The trailer for Varsity Blood shows the homicidal mascot. Dressed in full regalia, the Native American mascot lays waste to several high-schoolers. The bloodspray is plentiful and fans of horror can view the clip below. Release Date: August 19, 2014 (DVD). Director/writer: Jake Helgren. Cast: Lexi Giovagnoli, Wesley Scott, Debbie Rochon, Natalie Peyton, Blair Jackson, Elyse Bigler, Melody Herron, Jesse Ferraro, Kiarra Hogan, Chris Hlozek, Payton Wood and Manuel Chapa.
- 6/17/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Toward the end of May we got the first word on Varsity Blood, heading our way in August from Image Entertainment, and now we have the film's official trailer to share. Huddle up and check it out!
The film, written and directed by Jake Helgren, stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour from the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills), and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies).
Look for Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves fighting for more than the...
The film, written and directed by Jake Helgren, stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour from the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills), and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies).
Look for Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find themselves fighting for more than the...
- 6/11/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Some killer new artwork is here for Varsity Blood and it's so wonderfully macabre we're jazzed to premiere it! Check it out right here along with the first details. Kudos to the design team on this one!
Rlj/Image Entertainment will be releasing Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th! The film stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour From the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills) and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies) and is written and directed by Jake Helgren.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find...
Rlj/Image Entertainment will be releasing Varsity Blood on DVD on August 19th! The film stars Lexi Giovagnoli, Debbie Rochon (American Nightmare, Colour From the Dark), Elle Lamont (Machete Kills) and Chris Hlozek (Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies) and is written and directed by Jake Helgren.
Synopsis:
This football season, Hogeye High’s Warriors and cheerleaders are out for blood. Unfortunately, someone is out for theirs, and they’ll be forced to take one for the team. After the big Halloween football match, the students are joined by an uninvited guest dressed as their high school mascot armed with a bow and arrow, a battle-axe, and an insatiable appetite for butchery. Soon, they find...
- 5/22/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
The cast for the adaptation of Eric S. Brown's Bigfoot War series is taking shape, and leading the way is C. Thomas Howell. Read on for more details, and start prepping, kids. When Sasquatch comes a knockin', he's not gonna be of the Harry and the Hendersons variety!
From the Press Release
Origin Releasing is proud to announce the principal cast for its in-production feature film Bigfoot Wars! The film - based on the series of best-selling Bigfoot War books by Eric S. Brown - tells the story of a small town that becomes the focal point of a brutal clash between man and a legendary beast.
Joining the cast are C. Thomas Howell (pictured; The Outsiders, "Criminal Minds," The Amazing Spider-Man), Danny Boaz (Anna Nicole, Supernatural Activity), Juli Erickson (Pawn Shop Chronicles, Bernie), Frederic Doss (Transformers, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Holt Boggs (The Prodigy, The Cursed), Elyse Bigler...
From the Press Release
Origin Releasing is proud to announce the principal cast for its in-production feature film Bigfoot Wars! The film - based on the series of best-selling Bigfoot War books by Eric S. Brown - tells the story of a small town that becomes the focal point of a brutal clash between man and a legendary beast.
Joining the cast are C. Thomas Howell (pictured; The Outsiders, "Criminal Minds," The Amazing Spider-Man), Danny Boaz (Anna Nicole, Supernatural Activity), Juli Erickson (Pawn Shop Chronicles, Bernie), Frederic Doss (Transformers, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Holt Boggs (The Prodigy, The Cursed), Elyse Bigler...
- 7/29/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Origin Releasing recently acquired film rights to the Bigfoot War book series by Eric S. Brown. Production on Bigfoot Wars is expected to begin next month and the main cast has just been announced. Brian Jaynes (Humans Versus Zombies, Boggy Creek) is directing from a script by Andrea Doss, Frederic Doss, and Jacob Mauldin.
Joining the cast are C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders, Criminal Minds, The Amazing Spider-Man), Danny Boaz (Anna Nicole, Supernatural Activity), Juli Erickson (Pawn Shop Chronicles, Bernie), Frederic Doss (Transformers, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Holt Boggs (The Prodigy, The Cursed), Elyse Bigler (Varsity Blood), Taylor Weaver (Littleman), Jackey Hall (Chrome Angels, Biohazard: Patient Zero), Mindy Raymond (DC Universe Online), Carl Savering (Heebie Jeebies), Billy Blair (Machete, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For), Larry Jack Dotson (Bernie, Humans Versus Zombies) as well as Monica Harmse, Chandler Allen and Audrey Ellis Fox.
A release in 2014 is...
Joining the cast are C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders, Criminal Minds, The Amazing Spider-Man), Danny Boaz (Anna Nicole, Supernatural Activity), Juli Erickson (Pawn Shop Chronicles, Bernie), Frederic Doss (Transformers, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Holt Boggs (The Prodigy, The Cursed), Elyse Bigler (Varsity Blood), Taylor Weaver (Littleman), Jackey Hall (Chrome Angels, Biohazard: Patient Zero), Mindy Raymond (DC Universe Online), Carl Savering (Heebie Jeebies), Billy Blair (Machete, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For), Larry Jack Dotson (Bernie, Humans Versus Zombies) as well as Monica Harmse, Chandler Allen and Audrey Ellis Fox.
A release in 2014 is...
- 7/29/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Writer/director Jake Helgren has revealed three stills from his new slasher horror project 'Varsity Blood'. It's the classic tale of bullish jocks and hot cheerleaders doing all they can to survive a rampaging mystery murderer. The flick is in post and stars Lexi Giovagnoli ('Bloody Homecoming'), Wesley Scott, Debbie Rochon ('Bikini Bloodbath Car Wash'), Blair Jackson, Elyse Bigler, Natalie Peyton, Melody Herron, Jesse Ferraro, Kiarra Hogan, Payton Wood and the gorgeous Elle Lamont -below ('Machete Kills'). No word yet on a planned release or in what format but our guess would be around Halloween time and likely a direct to DVD offering. Check out the new pics below....
- 2/5/2013
- Horror Asylum
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.