Easter Bunny Bloodbath is a 2010 Canadian horror film written and directed by Richard Mogg (Bangin’ Vengeance!). It stars Shayan Bayat (Bangin’ Vengeance!), Meghan Kinsley, Travis Turner (Mighty Mighty Monsters in Halloween Havoc), Adrian Daniels, Laura Hope, Jessica Hill (Resurrection – short), Chris J. Clements, Halie Hunter, Jim Hunter.

To date, the film has only been available via two limited edition VHS releases.

Plot:

Twenty years ago, young Peter McKay watched his father decapitate his sister on Easter morning. Peter never celebrated the Easter holiday again… until now.

Reviews:

“Black humour can fit superbly when utilised the right way in a scary movie, but how many times do we need to see dumb slapstick failing in the slasher genre before filmmakers begin to realise that it just doesn’t work? Here it feels especially out of place because the tone became quite grim on occasion and I was really impressed by the mixture of mystery and terror. Despite some of the dialogue being amusing and the film having some fun, I felt that Mogg could have got much more out of the concept if he just played it straight.” A  Slash Above…

” … while being marketed as a homage it was really just a way for the director and producer to put together the worst possible thing they could as lazily and cheaply as they could and then manipulate those who, like myself, feel a great nostalgia for the old so damn bad they were good straight to video classics like Truth or Dare, A Critical Madness and Microwave Massacre. But this is far removed from anything like that. If anything it’s a mockery and an insult to such things.” Drew Mead, Best Horror Movies

“Despite not being exactly who the producers had in mind, there was enough to love in Easter Bunny Bloodbath that I really had fun with it. I’m all for Easter themed horror that’s not Passion of the Christ, and giving a film an 80s sensibility, even if it was a late 80s sensibility, always seems like a good idea to me. For the most part Easter Bunny Bloodbath is like a recently unearthed 80s slasher, it just happens to be a slasher where the killer is someone in an Easter Bunny outfit.” Devon B., Digital Retribution

“Nevertheless, Richard Mogg set out to make a great bad movie and that’s what he delivered. It has got fake blood splatter and intentionally cheesy acting and it’s all the better for it. He knew he had limitations and he turned those potential weaknesses into strengths and the end result is the best killer Easter Bunny story you’ll ever see… on your home video system.” Doug Ferguson, Sour Grapes Winery

“Finally, those looking for gory on screen deaths will find them here.  The special effects for these kills are not that great but the kills are still fun as hell making this one fun S.O.V. throwback.  Overall, this is a S.O.V. horror comedy that has tons of blood and tons of laughs. I highly recommend it.” Blacktooth, Horror Society

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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth is a 1992 American-Canadian horror film and third installment in the Hellraiser franchise, directed by Anthony Hickox from a screenplay by Peter Atkins and Tony Randel based on characters created by Clive Barker.

It stars Doug Bradley, Terry Farrell (Legion, Psychic Murders), Paula Marshall (Warlock: The Armageddon), and Kevin Bernhardt. It was the first Hellraiser film to be made outside the UK.

Heavy metal band Armored Saint appear in a nightclub scene. The film featured a metal-rock soundtrack and Barker directed the Motörhead video for “Hellraiser”, featuring Lemmy and Pinhead playing a game of cards.

Plot teaser:

The revelation of his own former humanity in Hellraiser II has resulted in the Cenobite named Pinhead being split into two distinct entities: His former self, World War I British Army Captain Elliot Spencer, and a manifestation of Spencer’s id, which takes on the form of Pinhead. While Spencer ends up in limbo, Pinhead is trapped, along with the puzzle box, amongst the writhing figures and distorted faces etched into the surface of an intricately carved pillar — the Pillar of Souls.

The pillar is bought by the rich and spoiled J.P. Monroe, owner of a popular nightclub called The Boiler Room. During her investigation, an ambitious young television reporter, Joey Summerskill, slowly begins to learn about Pinhead and the mysterious puzzle box. Joey is introduced to the pain the box can bring when she views a teenage clubgoer being ripped apart by the box’s chains in a hospital emergency room. Joey tracks the box and a young woman named Terri to The Boiler Room nightclub. Terri had previously stolen the box from the nightclub.

Video tape interviews are recovered from the Channard Institute of one of Pinhead’s former victims Kirsty Cotton. Joey and Terri learn through the videos about the demonic Cenobites and the power of the Lament Configuration puzzle box and that it is the only means of sending Pinhead back to Hell…

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Reviews:

“Despite its spotty pacing, schizophrenic plot veerings, and frequently unimpressive special effects, there’s still just a few tasty drops of fun to be found in Hellraiser 3 – especially if you’ve already seen episodes four through eight. The commitment to the previous entries is tenuous, but it seems clear that director Anthony Hickox and screenwriter Peter Atkins were at least trying to offer some new mythology while keeping the fans happy … Arguably the weakest of the trilogy, but still packing just enough brains and red meat to keep the Pinfans sated.” Scott Weinberg, DVD Talk

” … there is no trace of the disturbing intersection between the physical and psychological that were the backbone of the first two films, and even though Bradley plays Pinhead in all the same ways, the villain feels much different, and more hollow: he’s just a killer with outré fashion sense. He isn’t actually dangerous, any more than any given movie psycho slasher is dangerous, because he just fills a story role. The old Pinhead represented a coherent and suitably disturbing philosophy, and was an infinitely better villain as a result.” Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

“For all the blasphemies and British accent, Pinhead is just a sub-Freddy goon, and the ambiguities and perversities Barker is so fond of have been neatly tidied-up. This is the sort of picture teenagers in malls in Akron, Ohio might understand — a good horror sequel, and that’s all.” Jack Yeovil, Empire Magazine

” … sundry characters are skinned instantly, sliced with CDs, have drills or cameras rammed through their heads, smoke cigarettes from open wounds, explode in bloody chunks or distort like toffee. In the tradition of sequel-as-spectacle, this is almost as effective and crowd-pleasing a recap of basic principles as A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors (1987) or Evil Dead II (1987).” The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror

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SEPTEMBER 23

Stagefright (Blu-ray): Blue Underground

SEPTEMBER 2

Deadly Weekend: Phase 4

AUGUST 26

Hell of the Living Dead + Rats: Night of Terror (Blu-ray): Blue Underground

Tree walker’s head and arm move when you remove the Blu-ray set from the base!

Buy The Walking Dead Blu-ray Limited Edition from Amazon.com

Buy The Walking Dead Season 4 Blu-ray | DVD from Amazon.com

AUGUST 19

Leviathan (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory

AUGUST 5

Phantom of the Paradise (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory

Without Warning (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory

AUGUST

The Legend of Hell House (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory

Motel Hell (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory

JULY 22

Buy All Cheerleaders Die on Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Destroy All Monsters on Tokyo Shock Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Ginger Snaps Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Godzilla vs. Megalon on Media Blasters Blu-ray from Amazon.com

JULY 15

Buy Deadly Eyes aka Rats on Shout! Factory Blu-ray + DVD combo from Amazon.com

Open Grave

Buy Scanners on Criterion Collection Blu-ray + DVD combo from Amazon.com

Buy SX_Tape on DVD | Blu-ray from Amazon.com

JULY 8

Buy Lake Placid Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Amazon.com

JULY 1

Buy The Final Terror Shout! Factory Blu-ray + DVD combo from Amazon.com

JUNE 24

Dog Soldiers (Blu-ray/DVD combo): Shout! Factory

The Legend of Six Fingers (special edition): Bloody Earth

JUNE 17

Buy Adjust Your Tracking 2-DVD special edition, VHS/2-DVD combo from Amazon.com

Buy Blood Soaked on Wild Eye DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Dark Souls on Eagle One DVD from Amazon.com

Buy A Measure of the Sin on Brinkvision/MVD DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Psychopaths: Sex with Hostages DVD from Amazon.com

JUNE 10

Buy Huh Jung’s Hide and Seek on RAM Releasing DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Robocop on MGM Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD | DVD | HD Amazon Instant from Amazon.com

JUNE

Buy The Monkey’s Paw on Shout! Factory Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Ravenous on Shout! Factory Blu-ray from Amazon.com

MAY 27

Buy Death Spa on Gorgon/MPI Blu-ray + DVD combo from Amazon.com

Buy Ghostquake on MTI DVD from Amazon.com

Buy House in the Alley on Shout! Factory DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Patrick: Evil Awakens on Phase 4 Blu-ray + DVD combo from Amazon.com

Buy Sleepaway Camp on Shout! Factory Blu-ray + DVD combo from Amazon.com

MAY 20

Buy Bloodmarsh Krackoon on Independent Entertainment DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Box of Bigfoot: Snowbeast + The Curse of Bigfoot + Beauties and the Beast on CFS/MVD DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Camp Blood: First Slaughter on Sterling/MVD DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Cannibal Lolita + Cannibal Lolita: A Love Story (2-DVD edition) on Psycho Junkie/MVD from Amazon.com

Buy Chainsaw Killer on SRS Cinema/MVD DVD from Amazon.com

Buy House of Dust on Anchor Bay DVD from Amazon.com

Movies 4 You: Horror – The Vampire + The Bat People + The Screaming Skull + The Vampire Lovers: Shout! Factory

Buy on DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Nosferatu the Vampyre on Shout! Factory Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Sars + Sars: The Dead Plague on Psycho Junkie/MVD 2-DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Shark Attack Pack: Shark Kill + Great White Death + Shark! on CFS DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Tourist Trap on Full Moon Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Way of the Wicked on Image Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Zombie Games: The Knackery on Eagle One DVD from Amazon.com

MAY 13

Buy Cowboys vs. Zombies on Phase 4 DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Evilspeak on Shout! Factory Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Final Exam on Shout! Factory Blu-ray | DVD from Amazon.com

Buy The Zombinator on Inception DVD from Amazon.com

MAY 6

Buy Axeman on Midnight Releasing DVD from Amazon.com

Buy The Birds on DVD + Digital Copy | Blu-ray + HD Ultraviolet from Amazon.com

THE DINOSAUR EXPERIMENT: Phase 4

THE EVIL WITHIN (special edition): Phase 4

4 FILM FAVORITES: COLOSSAL MONSTER COLLECTION (JACK THE GIANT SLAYER, 10,000 B.C., CLOVERFIELD, KING KONG; Blu-ray set): Warner

4 FILM FAVORITES: TIM BURTON COLLECTION (BEETLEJUICE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, CORPSE BRIDE, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY; Blu-ray set): Warner

Buy Godzilla on Monster Island?/Godzilla vs. Gigan on Special Edition Blu-ray from Amazon.com

GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER/EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP (new special edition, Blu-ray): Kraken/Section23

GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER/GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH (new special edition, Blu-ray): Kraken/Section23

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INGLODA: THE POSSESSION WITHIN: Hannover House

JURASSIC PARK (Steelbook Blu-ray/DVD combo): Universal

KING KONG (2005; Steelbook Blu-ray/DVD combo): Universal

MR. JONES (DVD, Blu-ray): Anchor Bay

POE: PROJECT OF EVIL: Brain Damage

666: DEVILISH CHARM: Rapid Heart

APRIL 29

Buy The Black Torment on Redemption/Kino Lorber Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Dead Shadows on Shout! Factory Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy The Demons on Redemption/Kino Lorber Blu-ray from Amazon.com

Buy Devil’s Due on Fox Blu-ray + DVD combo from Amazon.com

GAMERA ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOLUME 1

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GAMERA ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOLUME 2

Buy Blu-ray from Amazon.com

APRIL 22

Buy Ancient Demon Succubi on Chemical Burn DVD from Amazon.com

Buy Dark Satanik Magick on World Wide Multi Media/MVD DVD from Amazon.com

15 MURDERS: INSIDE THE MIND OF A SERIAL KILLER: World Wide Multi Media/MVD

Buy 15 Murders DVD from Amazon.com

GILA! (special edition): Polyscope

Buy Gila! on DVD from Amazon.com

THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW: Scorpion Entertainment

Buy The House on Sorority Row Blu-ray from Amazon.com

INSANE (special edition): Eagle One

THE LEGEND OF THE PSYCHOTIC FOREST RANGER (special edition): Level 33

LONG LIVE THE DEAD (special edition): Wild Eye

MAKING OFF: Apprehensive

PANIC BUTTON: MASSACRE AT 30,000 FEET: Phase 4

SCREAM PARK (special edition): Wild Eye

UNSEEN EVIL: Sterling/MVD

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THE VISITANT (special edition): Eagle One

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YETI: GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY: CFS/MVD

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APRIL 15

BLOOD SHED: Phase 4

Buy Blood Shed from Amazon.com

CAMP DREAD: Image

Buy Camp Dread on DVD from Amazon.com

DEATH DO US PART (special edition): Anchor Bay

Buy Death Do Us Part on DVD from Amazon.com

PLAYDATE: MTI

Buy Playdate on DVD from Amazon.com

RIPPER STREET: Season Two (3-DVD, 3-Blu-ray sets): BBC

Buy Ripper Street on US 3-disc BBC Blu-ray Disc from Amazon.com

APRIL 8

DEAD ON APPRAISAL (special edition): Brain Damage

Buy DVD from Amazon.com

FIELDS OF THE DEAD: Viva Pictures

Buy DVD from Amazon.com

HOLLISTON: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray): Image

Buy Blu-ray from Amazon.com

THE JEKYLL AND HYDE PORTFOLIO + A CLOCKWORK BLUE: Vinegar Syndrome

Buy Vinegar Syndrome DVD from Amazon.com

LUST OF THE DEAD 3: Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters

Buy Lust of the Dead 3 from Amazon.com

Buy Nurse on Lionsgate Blu-ray | DVD | HD Amazon Instant from Amazon.com

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (DVD, Blu-ray/DVD combo): Paramount

APRIL 1

KING KONG ESCAPES (Blu-ray): Universal

Buy King Kong Escapes on Blu-ray from Amazon.com

KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (Blu-ray): Universal

Buy King Kong vs. Godzilla on Blu-ray from Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.com

666: KREEPY KERRY: Rapid Heart

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FUTURE UNDATED
AMERICA’S DEADLIEST HOME VIDEO (special edition): Camp Motion Pictures
ANIMOSITY: Bloody Earth
AT MIDNIGHT I’LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (new special edition): Synapse
THE BATTERY (special edition, Blu-ray): Shout! Factory
BURIED ALIVE (2012): Hannover House
CALL GIRL OF CTHULHU: Camp Motion Pictures
CAULDRON OF BLOOD: Olive
COUNTESS DRACULA (Blu-ray/DVD combo): Synapse
COWBOYS & VAMPIRES (2012): Hannover House
CURTAINS (special edition): Synapse
DEADLY EYES (Blu-ray/DVD combo): Shout! Factory
DR. FRANKENSTEIN’S WAX MUSEUM OF THE HUNGRY DEAD: Wild Eye
DR. TERROR’S HOUSE OF HORRORS: Olive
FALLS THE SHADOW: THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (2012): Hannover House
THE FINAL TERROR (Blu-ray/DVD combo): Shout! Factory
GINGER SNAPS (Blu-ray/DVD combo): Shout! Factory
GRINDHOUSE TRAILER CLASSICS VOLUME 1: Severin
A GUN FOR JENNIFER (special edition): Mondo Macabro
HELLHOLE (Blu-ray/DVD combo): Shout! Factory
HOMICYCLE (special edition): Camp Motion Pictures
THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (new special edition): Severin
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS (special edition): Scorpion
I WILL NOT DIE ALONE: Synapse
LAKE PLACID (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory
LORD OF ILLUSIONS (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory
THE MACABRE SARCOPHAGUS: Camp Motion Pictures
THE MAN IN THE MAZE: R Squared/MVD
MY FAIR ZOMBIE (special edition): Camp Motion Pictures
NOSFERATU IN BRAZIL: Camp Motion Pictures
100 TEARS (new special edition): Unearthed
PATIENT ZERO (DVD, Blu-ray): Hannover House
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (Blu-ray): Shout! Factory
PHENOMENA (new special edition, Blu-ray): Synapse
POPCORN (special edition): Synapse
PROM NIGHT (special edition): Synapse
THE RETURN (1980; new DVD): Scorpion
ROOMS FOR TOURISTS: Synapse
THE SCARLET SCORPION: Camp Motion Pictures
SECRET OF THE MUMMY: Camp Motion Pictures
THE SEVEN VAMPIRES: Camp Motion Pictures
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS (Blu-ray/DVD combo): Synapse
SUSPIRIA (new DVD, Blu-ray): Synapse
TENEBRE (new special edition, Blu-ray): Synapse
THIS NIGHT I’LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (new special edition): Synapse
THUNDERCRACK! (special edition): Synapse
VIDEO NASTIES—THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE (3-DVD set): Severin
VIOLENT SHIT Collection (VIOLENT SHIT 1-4; DVD box): Synapse
WATCH ’EM DIE: Synapse
A WEREWOLF IN THE AMAZON: Camp Motion Pictures

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The Scarehouse is a 2014 Canadian horror film written, produced and directed by Gavin Michael Booth (To Hell, With Love). It stars his wife Sarah Booth (Werewoman TV series), Kimberly-Sue Murray (Crimson Peak), Katherine Barrell (Poe), Teagan Vincze (Dead Genesis, Fortune Cookie Prophecies), Emily Alatalo, Dani Barker, Ivana Stojanovic, Jennifer Miller, Brad Everett, Jack Ettlinger, Alex Harrouch. 

D Films will release The Scarehouse theatrically in North America and Universal will handle ancillary. D Films also handles international sales. 

Plot teaser:

When two friends open a Halloween fun house on Devil’s Night it is all fun and games until their former sorority sisters begin to arrive. These six sisters are confronted by their past as the night spins out of control…

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Lost After Dark is a 2014 Canadian slasher horror film directed by Ian Kessner from a screenplay co-written with Bo Ransdell. It stars Robert Patrick (Asylum; From Dusk Till Dawn – TV series; Hellions), David Lipper (Bug Buster; Ghost Whisperer), Elise Gatien (R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour; Supernatural – TV series), Eve Harlow, Stephan James, Kendra Timmins, Sarah Fisher, Justin Kelly, Alexander Calvert, Jesse Camacho, Rick Rosenthal (Halloween II; Halloween: Resurrection), Lanie MacAuley (Scarecrow).

Raven Banner Entertainment will be selling this homage to 80′s slashers at Cannes.

Plot teaser:

A group of teenagers looking to party get stranded when their bus breaks down, and end up being stalked by a cannibalistic killer…

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‘Welcome to the family’

Torment is a 2013 Canadian thriller horror film directed by Jordan Barker. The film had its world premiere on October 11, 2013 at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival. It stars Katharine Isabelle (American Mary; 13 Eerie) as a woman who must try to save her step-son from an insane family. In the U.S., Phase 4 Films will be releasing Torment onto VOD on June 10th.

Plot teaser:

Sarah (Katharine Isabelle) and Cory (Robin Dunne) have decided to go on vacation, taking Cory’s young son Liam with them. They’re hoping that the vacation will help ease some of the issues that Cory has with Sarah, as he resents that his widowed father remarried. The destination seems idea, a luxurious house in the middle of an idyllic wilderness, but upon their arrival they discover that someone has been living in the house. The local sheriff assures them that the intruders have probably moved on, but this soon proves to be false as Liam goes missing that same night. Sarah and Cory now have to try to fight an insane family for not only Liam, but also their very lives…

Reviews:

” … what Torment lacks in scintillating plot originality it makes up for in solid performances (Robin Dunne and Katherine Isabelle provide strong work, plus Stephen McHattie pops up for a few scenes, and he’s always the man), a professional sheen, and — most importantly — a fast-moving and consistently well-edited narrative that moves forward so expeditiously you’ll barely mind dealing with some familiar stuff. If a home invasion/slasher story can be called “enjoyably old-fashioned,” then this flick certainly qualifies.” Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

“The atmosphere alone was chilling and through subtle flowing plot twists you have yourself a film that you will not forget anytime soon.” Ross Wilcock, Slasher Studios

“The Strangers may also come to mind, but here’s where the film differs greatly from that one – the killers have a motive and explain why they are targeting this guy. It’s not a terrible concept, but unfortunately the villain speaks with a voice not unlike Bane’s fromThe Dark Knight Rises, and thus it’s almost impossible to keep up that level of tension when I keep having the instinct to burst out laughing. I’m sure the thinking was that it would be creepy and unsettling, but it’s just kind of goofy…” Horror Movie a Day

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Horns is a 2013 Canadian horror film co-produced and directed by Alexandre Aja (High Tension; The Hills Have Eyes remake; Piranha 3D) from a screenplay by Keith Bunin, based on Joe Hill’s novel (Hill is Stephen King’s son). It stars Daniel Radcliffe (The Woman in Black), Max Minghella, Juno Temple, Joe Anderson, Kelli Garner, James Remar. Horns is a Red Granite Pictures and Mandalay Pictures production.

The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and is set to have its North American theatrical release in late 2014. The UK release date is for October 31, 2014.

Speaking to Indie Wire in Toronto, Daniel Radcliffe dexcribed the story as having “real horror and slasher horror elements but then has this incredible emotional love story in the middle of it.”

Plot teaser:

Ig Perrish (Radcliffe) is the number one suspect for the violent rape and murder of his girlfriend, Merrin (Temple). Hungover from a night of hard drinking, Ig awakens one morning to find horns starting to grow from his own head and soon realises their power drives people to confess their sins and give in to their most selfish and unspeakable impulses – an effective tool in his quest to discover the true circumstances of his late girlfriend’s tragedy and for exacting revenge on her killer… 

Reviews:

” … a Dogma-style mash-up of grim comedy and religious satire”. The Guardian

“Predominantly a failure of tone, “Horns” has plenty of admirable traits and yet dooms itself from the outset. It’s an admirable conceit stuffed into far less subtle material”. Eric Kohn, IndieWire

“While this all begins as a kind of supernatural black comedy … the tone grows darker with each revelation”. John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter

” … benefits from the helmer’s twisted sensibility, but suffers from a case of overall silliness”. Peter Debruge, Variety

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Avalanche Sharks is a 2013 Canadian horror film directed by Scott Wheeler from a screenplay by Keith Shaw (The Thing Below; Malibu Shark Attack; Ice Road Terror). It stars Kate Nauta (Fear Clinic), Emily Addison, Alexander Mendeluk, Mika Brooks and Jack Cullison.

Following upon the success of Sharknado, Syfy announced a sequel and the internet was flooded with suggestions toward similar fantasy-shark topics. In October 2013, they announced a film with a working title of Sharkalanche as a sequel to Sand Sharks.

Avalanche Sharks debuted on Syfy in the USA on July 1, 2014. It will be shown on Syfy UK on July 28, 2014.

Plot teaser:

After a snowboarder inadvertently starts a major avalanche, the moving snowfield uncovers and wakes a prehistoric “snow shark” which had been trapped beneath. The shark develops an appetite for human flesh and the staff at the Twin Pines Ski Resort begins getting reports of missing people and a strange finned creature moving under the snow.

Fearing financial loss on what is their busiest event day of the year, the Bikini Snow Day, the Twin Pines management tries to hide news of the missing skiers and sightings of strange creatures. Disaster strikes as, one-by-one, the bikini-clad snow bunnies  become meals for the shark. The avalanche has cut off the roads trapping all within the Twin Pines Valley. The local sheriff allies with snowboarders to track down the monster…

Trailer review:

“There are lots of fins sliding weightlessly across the surface of the snow, and lots of women in bikinis getting eaten. The lead actor is best known for playing “Fratboy” in a Twilight film. The whole thing looks as if it was made on a budget of 15p. It’s exactly what you’d expect from a film about sharks in this post-Sharknado world.” Staurt Heritage, The Guardian

More sharks on Horrorpedia: 2-Headed Shark Attack | Cruel Jaws | Ghost Shark | Great White | Jaws | Jaws 2 | Jersey Shore Shark Attack | Jurassic Shark | Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus | Piranha Sharks | Psycho Shark | Sand Sharks | Shark Attack 3: Megalodon | The Shark is Still Working | Shark Week | Sharknado | Sharktopus | Snow Shark | Super Shark | Swamp Shark | Zombie Shark

Cast:

• Kate Nauta as Diana
• Gina Holden as Nurse
• Emily Addison as Jenna
• Charles Evans, Jr. as Operator (voice)
• Abby Francis as Skier
• Richard Gleason as Sheriff
• Benjamin Easterday as Lars
• Eric Scott Woods as Dale
• Kelle Cantwell as Madison
• Jack Cullison as Ted
• James Ouimet as Duffy
• Nicole Helen as Carol
• Michael Dostrow as Mayor
• Mike Ruggieri as Randy
• Erin Ross as Lacy
• Patrizia Cavaliere as Karla
• Mika Brooks as Lola
• Amy Ninh as Hiro
• Jack Cullison as Ted
• Ericka Jordan as Barb
• Eric Scott Woods as Dale
• John Hundrieser as Ross Hamilton
• Haley Stewart as Beca
• Richie Million Jr. as Mike

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‘Sh!t just got surreal’

Septic Man is a 2013 Canadian horror film directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Scarce; Monster Brawl) from a screenplay by Tony Burgess (Pontypool). It stars Jason David Brown, Molly Dunsworth (Hobo with a Shotgun), Tim Burd (Saw 2 and 3), Robert Maillet (Pacific Rim), Julian Richings (Survival of the Dead), Stephen McHattie.

Plot teaser:

Jack (Jason David Brown) is an average sewage worker who has been asked to investigate a water contamination in his hometown that has forced everyone else, including his pregnant wife Shelley (Molly Dunsworth), to evacuate. He decides to investigate the local sewage plant but ends up getting trapped in a septic tank by Lord Auch (Tim Burd) and his brother Giant (Robert Maillet). They refuse to let Jack out despite his pleas and the toxic sewage eventually begins to transform Jack into the hideous mutant Septic Man…

Reviews:

“Some might be put off by its seemingly nonsensical narrative and distinct lack of a straightforward plot, but with solid performances from Maillet, Richings, and Burd, a pulsing yet ambient score by Nate Kreiswirth, exceptional special effects, and, of course, Burgess’s tendency to keep you thinking long after the credits roll, Cook’s Septic Man is destined to be a divisive yet damned intriguing film.” Brad McHargue, Dread Central

“Burgess and Cook’s decision to not let their monster roam free leaves SEPTIC MAN spinning wheels. The movie rarely goes anywhere. If there’s an underlying social commentary about the crap the working class must take, it’s not clear, and Stephen McHattie’s televised cameos as a seedy mayor feels superfluous—more a fun acting choice than larger point. When Septic Man begins to accept his fate as something transformed, shouting cult-ready proclamations, it all feels unearned.” Samuel Zimmerman, Fangoria

“Even at a mere 82 minutes it felt padded (complete with unexplained precognitive dream scenes), and (spoiler) the script doesn’t even go through with the full on tragic ending, opting for something that seems to be setting up a sequel (or positioning itself as a stealth prequel to The Toxic Avenger) instead. On the plus side, Jack’s makeup is terrific; he’s completely covered in a mostly practical design aided by some minor CGI flourishes, with a few stages of deterioration like any good monster movie of this sort (The Fly being the benchmark). Brian Collins, Badass Digest

Filming locations:

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

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“Three Desperate Killers. Two Terrified Captives. One Wrong Turn. No Chance In Hell’

Devil’s Mile is a 2014 American/Canadian horror film written and directed by Joseph O’Brien. It stars David Hayter, Maria del Mar, Casey Hudecki, Amanda Joy Lim, Frank Moore, Adrienne Kress, Samantha Wan, Shara Kim, Craig Porritt.

The film premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 26, 2014 and is scheduled for release on DVD and VOD on August 12, 2014.

Plot teaser:

A trio of kidnappers take an ill-advised detour en route to deliver their hostages — two teenage girls — to their mysterious and powerful employer. When they accidentally kill one of the girls during a botched escape attempt, their simmering mistrust explodes into shocking violence. But what they thought was their worst case scenario is only the beginning when their deceased hostage returns from the dead as a terrifying, rage-filled demon, resurrected by the hellish forces that haunt the road — a road they realize they cannot get off of. Now captors and captive have to fight together to escape the monstrous creature pursuing them and somehow survive…

Reviews:

“The acting was convincing and consistent, and the cast meshed together very well in their respective roles; each portrayal, despite seeming somewhat cookie-cutter in the first few minutes, had subtle touches that instilled beliefs and perceptions about the characters without dialogue-heavy exposition.” Andrew Thompson, Legless Corpse

“While some of the film felt a little rushed and a bit rough around the edges, for a first movie done on a budget, I was most impressed by what O’Brien and his team have achieved. Additionally, I found the performances good and I really enjoyed the complicated story with all its twists and turns. All I expect from any film is to be kept entertained for its duration, and Devil’s Mile managed to do just that.” Nav Qateel, Influx Magazine

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The Pyx (also known as The Hooker Cult Murders and La Lunule) is a 1973 Canadian supernatural thriller film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Karen Black and Christopher Plummer. It is based on the 1959 book of the same title by Montreal author John Buell.

Plot Teaser

A motorist witnesses a woman falling or jumping from a tenement building. Police arrive on the scene and find a crucifix and a small metal container (a pyx). While investigating the death, a detective in the city of Montreal enters the world of prostitution, drug addiction, conspiracy, and the occult. As the investigation continues, it is revealed that the dead woman is Elizabeth Lucy, a prostitute and heroin addict. Suspects in Elizabeth’s death are soon murdered one by one, and evidence of occult ritual begins to surface, leading to a confrontation with a cult leader who may be possessed by Satan himself.

The music was composed by Harry Freedman, with actress Karen Black lending her vocal talents.  Karen Black used a body double for all the nude shots of her filmed from behind.

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Reviews

“A unique and chilling ’70s obscurity, The Pyx is a terrific little film that well deserves rediscovery. Complex and disturbing, it’s not your typical fright film. Don’t let the less-than-outstanding tech scare you off, this one is definitely worth seeking out.” DVD Verdict

“Though the direction is well handled and at times very atmospheric, this production is not without its fare share of flaws, with its pacing being its most glaring shortcoming. There are far too many moments that tend to drag and this prevents any momentum that does occur, from sustaining.” 10K Bullets

“A slow, complicated thriller with an intelligent storyline – and some intriguing insights into Catholic guilt – The Pyx is structured like a film noir (a main character is found dead at the onset with the action constantly shifting back and forth in time). Not for all tastes, but for the right fans, this is a wonderful mystery that’s well worth finding.” The Terror Trap

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The Editor is an upcoming comedy horror film from Canada’s Astron-6 (Father’s Day) collective. It stars Udo Kier, Laurence R. Harvey and Tristan Risk.

Plot Teaser

Once revered as the greatest editor of all time, an editing accident reduced him to a ridiculed amputee.  When his co-workers are murdered one after another, the editor is the prime suspect!
Has he lost control of his psycho-sexual subconscious like a modern day Dr. Jekyll or Wolfman?  Not even he knows for sure!

Astron-6 co-founders Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy and Conor Sweeney will attend the Celluloid Screams festival in Sheffield this year as special guests and present The Editor as opening film. There will also be a retrospective screening of Astron-6 short films, both of which will be followed by Q&As.

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‘Lock up your fathers’

Father’s Day is a 2011 American-Canadian action-horror comedy film directed by Adam Brooks, Jeremy Gillespie, Matthew Kennedy, Steven Kostanski, and Conor Sweeney, aka the Astron-6 collective (The Editor). Along with several of the directors it stars Amy Groenig and Mackenzie Murdock. Originally made as a short horror film, the feature length version had its world premiere on October 21, 2011 at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, where it received multiple awards.

Plot teaser:

Ahab, a man obsessed with exacting a brutal, violent revenge on the man who murdered his dad, joins John, an eager priest, and Twink, a hot-headed street hustler, on an epic quest to find and defeat this mythical monster known as Chris Fuchman AKA The Father’s Day Killer…

While passed uncut in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Classification, Father’s Day was banned in its uncut form and in a censored form in Australia by the Australian Classification Board before a second censored version was eventually passed with an R18+ rating.

Despite being produced and distributed by Troma Entertainment, it bears no relation to Mother’s Day or its 2010 remake.

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 Reviews:

“As crass as it is crazy, Father’s Day certainly isn’t a film for all tastes but it is one that shows some seriously impressive creativity and ambition. More than just a throwback to seventies drive-in pictures it’s a trip to the lunatic fringe and a ridiculously entertaining one at that.” Ian Jane, Rock! Shock! Pop!

“Father’s Day is exquisitely grotesque creation that is occasionally too bonkers for its own good, however Astron-6 and Troma have still created a better grindhouse homage than Rodriguez or Tarantino ever could. It’s gleefully gory and sickening, whilst at the same time adept at taking the piss out of the genre it so clearly loves.” Digital Retribution

“Father’s Day will not be for everyone. Those who are easily grossed out or offended (hell, even those of hardened sensibilities will find themselves cringing) will most likely avoid it. For me though, this is one of the best exploitation tributes I’ve ever seen, and is a must for fans of Troma or warped comedy in general.” Talk of Horrors

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Evil Feed is a 2013 Canadian action horror comedy film directed by actor/stuntman Kimani Ray Smith from a screenplay co-written with Aaron Au and Jana Mitsoula, based on a story by Ryan Nicholson. It stars Laci J Mailey, Terry Chen, Alain Chanoine, Alyson Bath, Derek Gilroy, Bishop Brigante, Curtis Lum, Sebastian Gacki, David Milchard, Carrie Genzel, Johnson Phan.

Plot teaser:

Steven spent his entire life being the good son, dedicated all his time to the family business, The Long Pig Restaurant, known in the underground world for cannibalistic cuisine. When Steven hears that his father would rather sell the business to a stranger than pass it down to his own son, Steven has no choice but to chop off his head. With his father’s head safely displayed in a cabinet, Steven and his nymphomaniac girlfriend have big plans for The Long Pig. They capture elite MMA fighters and force them to battle in the restaurant’s new “Pit of Gore” where blood thirsty customers get to watch their meals being tenderized. Steven calls this, “Tendertainment!”

Meanwhile, Jenna returns to her father’s karate dojo and discovers him missing. Calling on the help of his students, they set out to find their Sensei, kicking ass and taking names. Their quest takes a turn for the worst when Jenna is kidnapped by the Triads. She awakes in a holding cell at The Long Pig Restaurant only to discover what Steven serves for dinner…

Reviews:

“This film could easily be the by-product of a focus group of stoned teenaged male horror fans, such is its pungent mixture of martial arts, gleefully over-the-top gore and titillation. To once again labour the food comparison, this is the perfect Friday night takeaway movie. Undemanding, a touch predictable, but entertainingly so. All in all there’s not much not to like about Evil Feed if you have a craving for something more substantial to accompany that post-pub kebab.” Matt Harries, Brutal as Hell

“It’s not an idea without potential – though perhaps not as a comedy, and certainly not the sort of comedy where the height of wit is in naming a character Phat Phuk. In any case, whatever hope you may have had from reading a synopsis is abandoned in the first five minutes, when we’re already getting bogged down in terrible dialogue, racial stereotyping, desperately ‘cool’ set ups (this is the sort of film that introduces characters in slow-mo, as if that wasn’t an idea done to death) and poor visual set ups – however much this cost to make, not a lot went on lighting.

As it goes on, we jump from the restaurant to the antics of the martial artists, while the viewer tries to decide if everyone involved is supposed to be a complete loathsome dick or if that is just a problem with the writing – the latter I assume, but you never know. There’s gore a-plenty, all delivered excessively but without having any impact, and sex scenes that are too clumsily handled to be at all sexy.” David Flint, Strange Things Are Happening

“The action is good, but there could have been more of it. The filmmakers had great martial arts talent, but seemed more interested in gore than great action. It would also have been nice if there was a single female character who wasn’t either entirely helpless or naked most of the time.” Trista Devries, Toronto Film Scene

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Territories (original title: Territoires) is a 2010 Franco – Canadian horror film co-written and directed by Olivier Abbou and starring Roc LaFortune, Michael Mando and Cristina Rosato.

Plot teaser:

Five friends returning from a marriage in Canada return home to the United States. Not far from the border, two customs officers stop them to check their identity. Suspicious, they take their time especially with Jalil, a man of Arab origin. The situation worsens when a customs officer finds a small bag of marijuana in the luggage. Then things degenerate rapidly: a customs officer grabs the little dog that’s part of the group and slits open its belly to be sure it’s not a mule. When Gab makes a move, he’s shot. The customs officer orders the surviving friends to undress and put on orange coveralls. Gradually, it dawns on the four tourists that they are in the hands of former torturers from Guantanamo…

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Reviews:

“Territories isn’t as violent as you might expect, and it even manages to throw in some unsettlingly cruel humour, but it is a deeply upsetting experience that transcends simple ‘torture porn’ pigeonholing as well as predictable politicized posturing. A difficult watch but a worthwhile one.” Eye For Film

“Horror fans will delight in a handful of impressive gore scenes by make-up artist C.J. Goldman (Orphan), captured with handheld verve by cinematographer Karim Hussain (Hobo with a Shotgun). But Territories is ultimately less about the bloodletting than about revealing torture (and torture porn) to be a by-product of Bush-era extremism – an idea that seems worn out following Hostel and its many rehashes.” Hollywood Reporter

“The film is beautifully shot and the acting is fantastic all around. A creepy tension slowly builds and once it has taken hold it doesn’t let go. I found the final act of the film unrelenting and at times surreal. This is a film that stands very clear of others and will grip you to the very end. It will also leave you with something to think about for a long time afterwards.” Screen Jabber

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End of the Line is a 2007 Canadian horror film written, produced and directed by Maurice Devereaux (Blood Symbol; Lady of the Lake; $lasher$). It stars Ilona Elkin, Nicolas Wright, Neil Napier, Emily Shelton and Tim Rozon.

Plot teaser:

Karen (Ilona Elkin), is a traumatised woman who suffers from horrific nightmares involving a subway train. Flashbacks show her trapped in a subway.

A Christian doomsday cult, which has been consuming and distributing hallucinogen-laced muffins that make people see visions of demons.

On a texted signal, they take over services and begins massacring non-believers throughout the city, believing it is their mission to “save” the souls of humanity for God, which can only be accomplished by killing people with swords and daggers…

Reviews:

“Anyone who is a fan of Christian Mythological horror (movies like Fallen, Stigmata and their ilk), or anyone who is just tickled by the idea of a zombie movie with Christians in place of the living dead, owes it to themselves to write this in pen on their schedule. It is one of the few films I will have already seen that I will be watching again at the fest just so I can see it on the big screen with an audience. A truly inspired original effort that comes Highly Recommended.”C. Robert Cargill, Ain’t It Cool News

“why has Maurice Devereaux‘s hair-raising subterranean shocker taken so long to surface from the festival circuit? Maybe it’s because this sick satiric tale—in which religious zealots conduct their own Rapture with cross-shaped daggers on a stalled subway—pushes sensitive buttons about fundamentalist hysteria. Then again, maybe it’s because the movie raises the even more subversive possibility that the zealots are right. Either way, this is scary as hell and impressively unrelenting.” Jim Ridley, The Village Voice

“The filmmakers are good at screwing with our minds. Likewise the ending. The technicals are terrific, and the camerawork pushes the intensity meter while the cast do everything demanded of them with utter conviction. There is no winking at the audience, and the panic factor gets higher with every scene. No wonder the film won several awards, such as the Audience prize at the Dead by Dawn Festival and the Special Jury Prize at the Fantastic Festival. It was also in the official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival.” Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

Cast:

• Ilona Elkin as Karen
• Nicolas Wright as Mike
• Neil Napier as Neil
• Emily Shelton as Julie
• Tim Rozon as John
• Nina Fillis as Sarah
• Joan McBride as Betty
• Danny Blanco Hall as Davis
• John Vamvas as Frankie
• Robin Wilcock as Patrick

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‘Revenge is a bitch’

The Scarehouse is a 2014 Canadian horror film written and directed by Gavin Michael Booth. It stars Sarah Booth (Werewoman; Hemlock Grove), Kimberly-Sue Murray (The Colony; Crimson Peak), Katherine Barrell (Poe; Definition of Hell), Teagan Vincze, Emily Alatalo, Dani Barker, Ivana Stojanovic, Jennifer Miller, Brad Everett, Jack Ettlinger, Alex Harrouch and Tanya Bevan.

Prior to its VOD and iTunes release on October 21, 2014 (USA and Canada), The Scarehouse has its world premiere on October 5th at the Lakeshore Cinema in Windsor, Ontario.

Plot teaser:

Two friends open a Halloween fun house on Devil’s Night, an elaborate party for their former sorority sisters. As these six sisters arrive one by one, they are confronted by a troublesome past. When their hosts’ true intentions are revealed, everyone inside the Scarehouse will find out that, indeed, revenge is a bitch…

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Haunter is a 2013 Canadian supernatural horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali (Splice), written by Brian King, and starring Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Nolden and Stephen McHattie. The film premiered at the 2013 South by Southwest Film Festival, and was picked up for U.S. distribution there by IFC Midnight.

Plot teaser:

15-year-old Lisa (Breslin) lives with her father Bruce (Peter Outerbridge), mother Carol (Michelle Nolden) and little brother Robbie (Peter DaCunha). However, she is the only one in her family who realises they are repeatedly living out the same day in 1985 – the day before her 16th birthday. As she investigates, she learns that she and her family were killed and and are trapped in the day of their death. She manages to make contact with Olivia (Eleanor Zichy), a girl from a family presently living in the house, who helps Lisa discover that previous occupants of her home have met a similar fate. Can Lisa find a way to put a stop to the murders in time to save Olivia and her family?

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Reviews:

“As most ghost stories do, Haunter winds up becoming a murder mystery as well, and its creators carry off the combination smoothly and pay off both sets of expectations satisfyingly. There are a few good jolts along the way, though for the most part, Haunter aims and succeeds at keeping you caught up in its atmosphere and guessing, along with poor Lisa, about what will happen next and why.” Fangoria

“Vincenzo Natali’s films are always a pleasant surprise. The director tends to bring an enormous amount of depth and subtle visual pageantry to his films that we can easily acknowledge. Haunter is carefully constructed by Natali for audiences to absorb in an engaged and thought-provoking fashion.” Canadian Film Review

“Haunter is one of those films that I want to love. Its cast is great, its premise is solid, and its execution sturdy, but the result is less than the sum of its parts rather than greater than them. That’s not a terrible criticism, so fans of Breslin or McHattie will certainly want to check this film out, as will fans of Natali’s other films. Haunted house fans will especially find something to love in the slightly offbeat take on the genre.” DVD Verdict

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Tucker and Dale vs Evil - promoted as Tucker & Dale vs. Evil – is a 2010 Canadian comedy horror film directed by Eli Craig from a screenplay he co-wrote with Morgan Jurgenson. The film stars Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine and Katrina Bowden.

Tucker and Dale vs Evil 2 is reportedly in development…

Plot teaser:

A group of “college kids” are going camping in the Appalachian mountains. While at a gas station, they encounter Tucker and Dale, two well-meaning hillbillies who have just bought the vacation home of their dreams: a run-down lakefront cabin, deep in the woods. On Tucker’s advice, Dale tries to talk to Allison, but because of his inferiority complex and appearance, he only scares her and her friends.

Tucker and Dale arrive at their decrepit cabin and begin repairing it. Nearby in the woods, Chad tells a story about the “Memorial Day Massacre”, a hillbilly attack which took place 20 years ago. The college kids go skinny-dipping where Tucker and Dale are fishing, and Allison, startled, hits her head. Tucker and Dale save her, but her friends think she was kidnapped.

When Allison wakes up in Tucker and Dale’s cabin the next day, she is initially scared but befriends the two hillbillies. The other college kids arrive at the cabin to save Allison from her “psychopathic captors”, and Chuck runs away to get the police. While Dale and Allison are inside the cabin, Tucker angers some bees and frantically waves around his chainsaw, which the college kids misinterpret as hostility. They scatter through the woods, and Mitch accidentally impales himself on a broken tree. After finding Mitch’s body, Chad persuades the others that they are in a battle for survival…

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Reviews:

Despite a deeply uninspiring title this is a mocking inverse-expectations comedy horror that succeeds where many others haven’t so ignoring complaints from some mainstream critics that it’s a one-joke movie, horror fans are definitely enjoying that slapstick splatter jokiness and at 84 minutes it doesn’t grind it’s point into the ground. Supposed backwoods folks with a knowledge of the allergic effects of camomille tea may be stretching the teasing humour, yet it works. The romantic element is more difficult to swallow than certain specialist teas but its the film’s one weakness. Visually engaging and with a strident score by Michael Shields and Andrew Kaiser, this refreshingly likeable film has found a perceptive audience via the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime where it seems perennially popular in the audience horror picks.

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“What keeps this so amiable is that it honors the simple pleasures of bloody horror without really vilifying anyone: screenwriters Morgan Jurgenson and Eli Craig devise most of the grisly deaths as elaborate slapstick mishaps. Aside from the good cheer, however, there isn’t much to distinguish this from the low-rent slasher movies it parodies; if you’re not a fan of the genre, you’ll likely find this pretty thin.” Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader

First time director Eli Craig gets that troublesome mix of horror and comedy dead right, aided in no small part by having charming leads and a central joke that’s original, smart and, above all, funny … As with most single-joke movies the plot runs out of steam, but it’s still a fun and memorable ride.” Phelim O’Neill, The Guardian

“At its heart, it’s really just a one-idea premise stretched out to feature length, but the lovable duo of Tudyk and Labine and an endearing layer of sweetness under all the blood make it a fully enjoyable comedy of (t)errors.” Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly

“Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is an immensely likable horror-comedy and easy to recommend, but also full of missed opportunities. While movie has terrific performances and is certainly filled with more than its fair share of gore and mayhem, its repetitive nature does detract from the overall experience.” Cinema Blend

“A salutary, very funny and pleasingly moral movie”. Philip French, The Observer

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Choice dialogue:

“You’ve gone hillbilly on me, Allison. Now I’m willing to forgive you but you’re gonna have to pay!”

Cast:

• Tyler Labine as Dale Dobson
• Alan Tudyk as Tucker McGee
• Katrina Bowden as Allison
• Jesse Moss as Chad
• Chelan Simmons as Chloe
• Philip Granger as Sheriff
• Brandon Jay McLaren as Jason
• Christie Laing as Naomi
• Travis Nelson as Chuck
• Alex Arsenault as Todd
• Adam Beauchesne as Mitch
• Joseph Allan Sutherland as Mike
• Karen Reigh as Cheryl
• Tye Evans as Chad’s Dad

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