Dante Tomaselli's (Satan's Playground) next feature is titled Torture Chamber. This film was completed in 2012 and recently picked up by Vivendi Entertainment, for distribution on DVD. Torture Chamber releases on this format January 28th, 2014. As well, the film stars Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos"), Christie Sanford (The Ascension) and horror vet' Lynn Lowry. The film's surreal story begins with a young boy. Jimmy (Carmen LoPorto) is possessed by a demon and the Catholic church is tasked with exorcising him. But, the powers that be are unable to help him and Jimmy is soon housed in a mental institution. The surrounding town panics when Jimmy escapes and begins to abduct the locals. Fans of the supernatural can preview more of Torture Chamber below. An official trailer is available for the release. Also, the DVD artwork for the film is hosted above. Release Date: January 28, 2014 (DVD). Director/writer: Dante Tomaselli. Cast: Vincent Pastore,...
- 12/4/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Five years after we first posted about Satan's Playground director Dante Tomaselli's Torture Chamber, the film is at long last headed home. The epic journey comes to an end on January 28, 2014, when Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment releases the film on DVD.
Refresh your memory with the plot crunch and trailer below!
The film stars Vincent Pastore and Lynn Lowry.
For more visit the official Torture Chamber website and "like" Torture Chamber on Facebook.
Synopsis:
Hallucinatory horror shocker about an unholy bond between a mother and her two sons. A Catholic priest, devoted to saving his family, tries to cure his deranged younger brother -- but 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan is possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion. After escaping from a mental institution, Jimmy is back with a vengeance -- and an army of children who follow his every murderous desire. The town trembles in fear...
Refresh your memory with the plot crunch and trailer below!
The film stars Vincent Pastore and Lynn Lowry.
For more visit the official Torture Chamber website and "like" Torture Chamber on Facebook.
Synopsis:
Hallucinatory horror shocker about an unholy bond between a mother and her two sons. A Catholic priest, devoted to saving his family, tries to cure his deranged younger brother -- but 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan is possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion. After escaping from a mental institution, Jimmy is back with a vengeance -- and an army of children who follow his every murderous desire. The town trembles in fear...
- 11/4/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
The Dante Tomaselli-directed feature Torture Chamber is getting a DVD release on January 28th, courtesy of Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment, says Fangoria.
Tomaselli last directed Satan's Playground, released in 2006.
Vincent Pastore and Lynn Lowry star in his latest endeavor. The synopsis goes like this: A shocking family portrait. A boy oozing blood and saliva, bound by ropes and handcuffs, imprisoned in an animal cage. A deeply religious mother who believes her son is controlled by the devil. A Catholic priest devoted to saving his family, who tries to cure his deranged younger brother - but 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan is possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion. You'll find the trailer inside.
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Tomaselli last directed Satan's Playground, released in 2006.
Vincent Pastore and Lynn Lowry star in his latest endeavor. The synopsis goes like this: A shocking family portrait. A boy oozing blood and saliva, bound by ropes and handcuffs, imprisoned in an animal cage. A deeply religious mother who believes her son is controlled by the devil. A Catholic priest devoted to saving his family, who tries to cure his deranged younger brother - but 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan is possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion. You'll find the trailer inside.
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- 10/31/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The trailer for the latest film from Dante Tomaselli, the director of "Satan's Playground", is now available. "Torture Chamber" follows 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan, a boy possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion. Jimmy escapes from an institution and assembles an army of murderous children who will follow his every murderous desire. The youths wreak havoc on their town as they begin to attack and abduct its residents. ...
- 6/1/2012
- www.ohmygore.com/
Indie filmmaker Dante Tomaselli first made a splash with his short Desecration, which he adapted into the acclaimed feature of the same name. His follow-up films Horror and Satan's Playground continued to win him new admirers. And his next film, Torture Chamber, looks like it'll be another horror fan favorite, with shades of The Exorcist and the work of Dario Argento visible in its trailer -- which you can view after the jump. Here's the official synopsis of Dante Tomaselli's Torture Chamber: "A shocking family portrait. A boy oozing blood and saliva, bound by ropes and handcuffs, imprisoned in an animal cage. A deeply religious mother who believes her son is controlled by the devil. A Catholic priest...
- 5/29/2012
- FEARnet
The trailer for the latest film from the director of Satan's Playground has hit the web. Judging from that, Torture Chamber is going to be a visually striking, terrifying, and brutal ride.
Torture Chamber follows 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan, a boy possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion. Jimmy escapes from an institution and assembles an army of murderous children who will follow his every murderous desire. The youths wreak havoc on their town as they begin to attack and abduct its residents.
Tomaselli described the film to us as "You'll think someone slipped you a strange pill." Check back for more from our chat with Dante Tomaselli, in the near future.
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Torture Chamber follows 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan, a boy possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion. Jimmy escapes from an institution and assembles an army of murderous children who will follow his every murderous desire. The youths wreak havoc on their town as they begin to attack and abduct its residents.
Tomaselli described the film to us as "You'll think someone slipped you a strange pill." Check back for more from our chat with Dante Tomaselli, in the near future.
Read more...
- 5/26/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Dante Tomaselli is pretty popular among the horror community having directed both Horror and Satan's Playground, and with five years come and gone he's back with his latest horror creation. Now in post production is Torture Chamber, a hallucinatory horror shocker about a possessed 13-year-old boy who escapes from an asylum and discovers an old abandoned castle with a secret passageway to a cobwebbed torture chamber. We've been unloading tons of images as Tomaselli works on the film, you'll find three more inside. "Ominous chiller about an unholy bond between a mother and her two sons. A Catholic priest, devoted to saving his family, tries to cure his deranged younger brother -- but 13-year-old Jimmy Morgan is possessed by an evil too powerful to be exorcised by any religion...."...
- 11/15/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Danny Lopes The Freddie Prinze Jr. of indie horror, Danny Lopes is the actor best known for his roles in all of director Dante Tomaselli's horror films including - Horror, Torture Chamber, Desecration & Satan's Playground. He has also worked as model over the years including his controversial choice to appear in the pages of Playgirl magazine. Danny Lopes strength as an actor is a credibility he brings to playing tortured characters that make bad choices often resulting in disastrous series of events unfolding. With Desecration, Danny Lopes scored his breakout role. With Horror he showed how far he had come along over the years and got to participate in a series of eye popping visuals that left a memorable impression on audiences. Satan's Playground brought a new dimensionality to his work as an actor and allowed him to branch out and show his strengths as an actor. With two new horror films,...
- 5/28/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
The Oscars are this weekend, which means that some of the greatest cinematic accomplishments of 2010 will be celebrated in an elaborate, star-studded ceremony live in Los Angeles (you should stay tuned to MTV News for the full boat of Oscar coverage, including a two hour live stream from the red carpet). The Independent Spirit Awards will also be handed out this weekend, so the world of independent film will also tip its hat to some landmark accomplishments.
But in case you don't care about the prestige attached to "The King's Speech" or the finer points of Natalie Portman's performance in "Black Swan," there are plenty of movies opening this weekend that will satisfy just about any film-going urge you might have. Does the idea of a lot of male nudity-based comedy turn you on? Then you'll need to buy a ticket to "Hall Pass," the Farrelly Brothers' latest gross-out comedy.
But in case you don't care about the prestige attached to "The King's Speech" or the finer points of Natalie Portman's performance in "Black Swan," there are plenty of movies opening this weekend that will satisfy just about any film-going urge you might have. Does the idea of a lot of male nudity-based comedy turn you on? Then you'll need to buy a ticket to "Hall Pass," the Farrelly Brothers' latest gross-out comedy.
- 2/25/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
The horror genre is known for being the genre in which plenty of up and coming talents have been discovered. Why don't we take a look: Margot Kidder and Bob Clark of Black Christmas, Cory Monteith in Killer Bash, Shannon Elizabeth in Jack Frost, Brandon Fehr in Final Destination, and so on and so on.
With this first annual edition, I wanted to bring some attention to slightly unknown talent that's been making waves or has the potential to do so in the horror community. Anybody in this talented lineup has the potential to become a breakthrough star in my opinion and I wanted to highlight that. I fully believe in the talent of each person that's here on this list. These are the ones you might not have heard of yet, but you should be keeping an eye out on them......
Veronika London - For Veronika London it isn't...
With this first annual edition, I wanted to bring some attention to slightly unknown talent that's been making waves or has the potential to do so in the horror community. Anybody in this talented lineup has the potential to become a breakthrough star in my opinion and I wanted to highlight that. I fully believe in the talent of each person that's here on this list. These are the ones you might not have heard of yet, but you should be keeping an eye out on them......
Veronika London - For Veronika London it isn't...
- 1/30/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Dante Tomaselli is the director behind such films as Horror, Satan's Playground, Desecration and the upcoming Torture Chamber. He has worked with such legendary actors as Felissa Rose, Edwin Neal, Lynn Lowry, Vincent Pastore and Ellen Sandweiss. As a director in the horror genre, Dante Tomaselli stands out as the artistic visionary. Each of his films have a strong, stylish presentation and unique visuals & images. Dante has stated that it is his dreams that have influenced his films and that definitely comes across in each film as they all have a dreamlike, psychedelic tone, an ethereal feel to them. Each of his films have shown a director with a wild imagination who isn't afraid to push the envelope in terms of creativity, who isn't afraid to take risks and who isn't afraid to merge aspects of religion and horror. Starting with his very first feature, Desecration, Dante Tomaselli is a...
- 12/26/2010
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Looking forward to Dante Tomaselli's (Horror, Satan's Playground) headsy new film, Torture Chamber? You should be. Tomaselli has demonstrated quite the eye for horror in his previous efforts, and this latest endeavor looks like his sickest yet!
The official Torture Chamber website opened its doors today, and though there's not much on it right now, bookmark it and keep your eyes glued. From what we hear, lots of cool shit is on the way! In the interim dig on another couple of stills below.
The peaceful New England town of Smithville trembles in fear as Jimmy and his deadly young followers attack and abduct its residents -- innocent and guilty alike -- dragging their victims to an abandoned castle and subjecting them to grisly torments deep within its underground tunnels. Those who discover the terrible secret behind the disappearances and deaths don't live long enough to tell it. The teacher,...
The official Torture Chamber website opened its doors today, and though there's not much on it right now, bookmark it and keep your eyes glued. From what we hear, lots of cool shit is on the way! In the interim dig on another couple of stills below.
The peaceful New England town of Smithville trembles in fear as Jimmy and his deadly young followers attack and abduct its residents -- innocent and guilty alike -- dragging their victims to an abandoned castle and subjecting them to grisly torments deep within its underground tunnels. Those who discover the terrible secret behind the disappearances and deaths don't live long enough to tell it. The teacher,...
- 12/22/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
One flick we've had our eyes on for a while is Dante Tomaselli's ((Horror, Satan's Playground) headsy new film, Torture Chamber. It's been a long road (as it usually is for indie productions), but word came in today that we're nearly there.
From the Press Release
Chamber Productions, LLC, a New York based production company, today announced that director Dante Tomaselli is putting the finishing touches on his fourth occult feature, Torture Chamber, which is in its final stages of sound mixing. Tomaselli's hallucinatory horror shocker is about a possessed 13-year-old boy who escapes from an asylum and discovers an old abandoned castle with a secret passageway to a cobwebbed torture chamber.
The peaceful New England town of Smithville trembles in fear as Jimmy and his deadly young followers attack and abduct its residents -- innocent and guilty alike -- dragging their victims to an abandoned castle and subjecting...
From the Press Release
Chamber Productions, LLC, a New York based production company, today announced that director Dante Tomaselli is putting the finishing touches on his fourth occult feature, Torture Chamber, which is in its final stages of sound mixing. Tomaselli's hallucinatory horror shocker is about a possessed 13-year-old boy who escapes from an asylum and discovers an old abandoned castle with a secret passageway to a cobwebbed torture chamber.
The peaceful New England town of Smithville trembles in fear as Jimmy and his deadly young followers attack and abduct its residents -- innocent and guilty alike -- dragging their victims to an abandoned castle and subjecting...
- 12/16/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The first two episodes of Ellen Sandweiss' new horror/comedy web-series The Occulterers have debuted on-line over at the Babelgum website. The actress of course is known by genre fans for making her screen debut in The Evil Dead . She's also appeared in Satan's Playground , My Name Is Bruce and Brutal Massacre: A Comedy as well as the Dangerous Women web-series earlier this year. In episode one, The Occulterers begin their overnight stay in Count Vampire - where things go bump in the night. In episode two, Herve channels the spirit of a burned kitchen maid; Chelsea finds herself alone with Kevin in the bedroom. Join the Facebook group right here .
- 10/27/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Earlier this week Fango gave you a look at 6 brand-new installments of Fangoria Slices featuring Japanese director Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi The Killer) discussing his new projects. Tonight we're re-introducing the series in which your favorite genre stars and creators sit down with Fangoria for exclusive interviews and insight into their lives and work - each presented in 60-second bite-sized clips. We're getting things kicked off right, with 60 Exclusive Interview clips, that you'll only find right here on Fangoria.com!
With much thanks to our friend Bill Hall, we've been mining the Fango Archives to uncover an incredible selection of rare and unreleased video from Slices first run, and we've begun filming new installments as well. The process is a time-consuming labor of love, and in the coming weeks we'll be posting further installments of Slices along with other rare video from the Fango vault.
This initial selection includes appearances by:
Elizabeth Banks - Slither,...
With much thanks to our friend Bill Hall, we've been mining the Fango Archives to uncover an incredible selection of rare and unreleased video from Slices first run, and we've begun filming new installments as well. The process is a time-consuming labor of love, and in the coming weeks we'll be posting further installments of Slices along with other rare video from the Fango vault.
This initial selection includes appearances by:
Elizabeth Banks - Slither,...
- 2/14/2009
- Fangoria
It seems like forever since there was a Dante Tomaselli movie. That's because "Satan's Playground" came out several years ago and his oft-mentioned "The Ocean" didn't get the financing it needed. But "Torture Chamber" is happening -- and from the sounds of it, the film will be vintage Tomaselli. The New York director recently spoke to HorrorNews.net about the production, and here's what he had to say: It has an all encompassing sense of gloom throughout. Children are not what they seem. A crumbling abandoned castle with an underground medieval torture chamber is the film's main setting.
- 1/20/2009
- ESplatter.com
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