News

Welcome to the latest edition of our (semi) regular crowdfunding feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Greenlit and Kickstarter. In this edition, we’re spotlighting a new horror comedy, Marriage Bites, which features a cast of familiar genre-film favourites!

What’s the film about?

Marriage Bites is a …”one-of-a-kind film that seamlessly combines elements of horror, comedy, and social media theories [Indiewrap]”. The film, written by Ashley Hargrove who also stars in the film as Linda – one half of the married couple at the centre of the film which follows Martin and Linda (Hargrove) who, while rebuilding a stale marriage, face an unexpected challenge when Martin is bitten by a vampire, leading them to test various vampire theories and protect their town from the undead.

The film also stars a slew of genre actors including,...

It’s a big news week for our old pal Swamp Thing. DC Studios head James Gunn announced that a Swamp Thing movie will be part of the first slate of DC films he will be producing as he reboots the DC Universe. The next day, we heard that Logan director James Mangold is in early talks to direct the Swamp Thing movie. This morning, we released a Revisited episode that looks back at director Wes Craven’s 1982 version of Swamp Thing (you can watch that in the embed above). And now Mvd Entertainment is gearing up to give the 1989 sequel The Return of Swamp Thing a 4K Uhd release! The release date is February 7th, and copies can be pre-ordered at This Link.

Directed by Jim Wynorski from a screenplay by Neil Cuthbert and Grant Morris, The Return of Swamp Thing has the following synopsis: After her mother’s mysterious death,...

Nestled at 7,800 feet above sea level in Estes Park, Colorado, The Stanley Hotel sits in the snowy mountains with an air of regality. This is where BruceFest, the definitive Bruce Campbell film festival, returned for its second year from Dec 1st-3rd. This time around, it featured the exciting addition of fellow horror icon Ted Raimi as co-host of honor.

Tickets were sold as three-day passes for access to events in various buildings on the hotel grounds for a blend of immersive Arg, screenings, trivia, tabletop games and prop exhibits. Attendees referred to the Eventzee app for schedule updates and participated in challenges that would award a special prize to the highest scorer. Ways to up your points included self taped submissions of Campbell impressions, photos of swag you brought to get signed, answering S-Mart questions and then some. This also tracked your progress on the scavenger hunt, where you...

Debtor Entertainment’s Myra Loves Monsters, from writer/director Daniel Emery Taylor launches crowdfunding campaign, features horror legend Birmingham, Alabama – Debtor Entertainment today announced the launch of the crowdfunding campaign for their second feature film, Myra Loves Monsters, from veteran writer/director/actor Daniel Emery Taylor. Daniel is known for his role as Darryl in the campy 80s …

The post Press Release/Teaser for Myra Loves Monsters appeared first on Horror News | Hnn.

Wild Eye Releasing acquires It’S Just A Game for October, 2020 release Coming This Halloween This Halloween, a teenage girl is kidnapped by a bizarre theatre cult intent on summoning an ancient witch in the bloodcurdling It’S Just A Game. >From writer-director Daniel Emery Taylor, and starring Hannah Cohen-Lawlor, Sarah Kopkin, Leah Hudspeth, Rachel Marshall, …

The post Official Trailer – It’S Just A Game- Coming Halloween 2020 appeared first on Hnn | Horrornews.net.

[To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the cult classic Heathers, we're celebrating all week long with "Heathers of Horror" special features highlighting our favorite horror performances by women with the same name as the iconic clique from the 1989 dark comedy! Check here to catch up on all of our Heathers Week special features!]

Zoom! Pow! Zap! These are the familiar utterances of my childhood, as comic book heroes on the screen were given over to the less ethereal and the more pragmatic: diamond thieves, bank robbers, maybe the occasional mad scientist to remind you of the fantastical origins of the material. Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing (1982) had certain campy elements, but didn’t completely reach that sugar-coated rush I was looking for. Jim Wynorski’s The Return of Swamp Thing (1989), however, is overflowing with teeth-rotting material that my inner 10-year-old craves.

Let’s be clear: I’m down with the grittier iterations of comic books that have boomed at...

The first film from Debtor Entertainment is also the solo directorial debut of Daniel Emery Taylor (Deviant Pictures) and today we have It’s Only a Game‘s first-look trailer to share with you guys. Not only that, but you can also check out the movie’s poster to the right and the trailer below. Also below you […]

The post First-Look: Paranormal Slasher Thriller It’S Only A Game appeared first on Dread Central.