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First Look! Dena Hysell's Ascent to Hell Horror Movie

Cannes, France - APL Film has acquired the international sales rights to Rumpus Room Productions and Elpis Film’s thriller/horror, Ascent to Hell. The deal was concluded by Andrew van den Houten of 79th & Broadway on behalf of the producers, with Warren Nimchuk negotiating for APL Film. Sales are currently underway at Cannes Film Market. Here is a first look at the international sales key art.
Inspired by the New York Triangle Factory Fire, which left hundreds of female workers dead, Ascent to Hell is a classic ghost story about this former sweatshop and the ghosts that are trying to escape.
Starring Azura Skye (One Missed Call), Bill Sage (We Are What We Are), John Randall Hennigan (aka WWE’s Johnny Nitro) and Cayleb Long, the film was directed by Dena Hysell.
In the story, Kate (Skye), an ambitious commercial real estate agent has her sights set on a big contract, with a wealthy investment manager (Sage). The deal is lucrative, but it is suddenly on the rocks as Kate and Mr. Browning, and the rest of the people involved in the deal must survive a mysterious supernatural trap. In order to escape with their lives, Kate must find the clues to the building’s past.Director: Dena Hysell. Written by: Golan Ramraz off of a Story by: Isak Borg, Golan Ramraz, & Dena Hysell. Executive Producers: Andrew Van den Houten Nino Conchetta Producers: Dena Hysell and Sirad Balducci. Cinematographer: Will Turner Production Designer: Jonathan Schroeder. Cast: Azura Skye, Cayleb Long, Bill Sage, Taylor Gildersleeve, and John Randall Hennigan.APL Film
Warren Nimchuk and Brian Sweet share the management of APL, a company engaged in international foreign sales and distribution.79th & Broadway
Founded in 2016, 79th & Broadway is a New York based producers’ representation and film financing company that helps filmmakers get their projects sold, financed and distributed globally.
Rumpus Room Productions
Founded in 2012, Rumpus Room Productions is a bi-coastal production company focused on genre films and director driven material.
ContactInternational Sales: APL Film - brian@aplfilm.comDomestic Sales: 79th & Broadway - andrew@tentsquare.comProduction: Dena Hysell - dena@rumpusroomproductions.com

The Exorcist TV Series: Official Trailer

Check out the first trailer for the upcoming FOX TV Series, The Exorcist.

Widely regarded as the greatest horror movie ever made, “The Exorcist” broke box office records and terrified audiences around the world. Now, more than four decades after the Academy Award-nominated film, THE EXORCIST returns as a TV series.

Directed by Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”), THE EXORCIST is a propulsive psychological thriller following two very different priests tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession. FATHER TOMAS ORTEGA (Alfonso Herrera, “Sense8,” “The Chosen”) is the new face of the Catholic Church: progressive, ambitious and compassionate. He runs a small but loyal parish in the suburbs of Chicago. He has no idea that his quiet life is about to change forever. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, another priest finds himself locked in a life-and-death struggle with evil. FATHER MARCUS BRENNAN (Ben Daniels, “Flesh and Bone,” “House of Cards”) is a modern-day Templar Knight, an orphan raised since childhood by the Vatican to wage war against its enemies. Father Marcus is everything Father Tomas is not: relentless, abrasive and utterly consumed by his sacred mission. Caught in the middle is the RANCE family, members of Tomas’ parish. On the surface, they’re a normal, suburban family, but all is not as it seems in this household. The patriarch, HENRY RANCE (guest star Alan Ruck, “Spin City,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”), is slowly but surely losing his mind. Eldest daughter KATHERINE (Brianne Howey, SCREAM QUEENS) has become a recluse who refuses to leave her room. Her younger sister, CASEY (Hannah Kasulka, “The Fosters”), thinks she’s hearing strange noises coming from inside the walls. And mother ANGELA (Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Geena Davis, “Commander in Chief,” “Thelma & Louise”) has been plagued by recurring nightmares, each more frightening than the last. Angela believes there is something in the house, a demonic presence, growing stronger by the day. Desperate, she begs Father Tomas for help, unwittingly setting the naïve young priest on a collision course with Father Marcus. Separately, each faces an insurmountable task, but together they become the only hope against an evil force that has been mobilizing for centuries.

Trailer for upcoming horror movie "Don't Breathe"

Check out the trailer for the upcoming horror film, "Don't Breathe". The film is set to be released in theaters August 26, 2016.

FILM SYNOPSIS: A trio of reckless thieves breaks into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re wrong.

Surprise ! Sleep Hollow is coming back for a 4th season.

Those seven years of tribulation may happen after all: Fox has renewed Sleepy Hollow for a fourth season, TVLine has learned.

The news comes after a season that ended in April with the death of Abbie, played by Nicole Beharie, who along with Tom Mison’s Ichabod was one of the biblically foretold Witnesses at the center of the show. At the time of the finale, showrunner Clifton Campbell told TVLine that Beharie “will not return to the show as Abbie Mills,” but added that there was a “possibility” that “reflections of her will be around.”

The Season 4 cast list, confirmed by Fox on Friday, includes Mison, Lyndie Greenwood, Lance Cross and Jessica Camacho — but not Beharie, and not Nikki Reed, who TVLine has confirmed is no longer with the series.

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CLOWN set for June 7, 2016 release in theaters and VOD

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (April 14, 2016) – Dimension Films and Anchor Bay Entertainment are proud to present the theatrical and On Demand release of the Eli Roth (Knock Knock, Hostel franchise) produced horror/thriller CLOWN.  Directed by Jon Watts, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Ford, the film stars Peter Stormare (Fargo), Laura Allen (TV’s “All My Children,” “The 4400”) and Elizabeth Whitmere (The Last Hitman).  “CLOWN is a must see bloodbath,” Shaun Huhn, Horror-Movies.ca.

 
A unique, frightening and disturbing take on evil clowns, Dimension Films will distribute CLOWN in theaters on June 17, 2016 and simultaneously On Demand through Starz Digital. 

 
CLOWN is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his son’s sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costume – red nose and wig included– will not come off and his own personality changes in a horrific fashion. To break the curse of the evil outfit, the father must make grim choices with his own family facing danger.

 
To learn more about the film, please visit www.twcpublicity.com.    

Post-apocalyptic Thriller The Tribe Reveals a Hostile World in this First Trailer!

The Tribe, a post-apocalyptic thriller from director Roxy Shih and writers Ian Paxton and Chris Manask, is set for an appearance at Cannes - with Empress Road Pictures handling worldwide sales. The film starts its prestigious run with a showing at the Nice International Film Festival, with nominations for seven awards, including Best Picture. The film stars: Jessica Rothe (Parallels), Michael Nardelli , Anne Winters (Tyrant), and Cokey Falkow (Penny Dreadful).

After a global pandemic, few survivors remain in the world. On a remote ranch, three sisters fight to survive in the arid wasteland, equipped with the lessons their father taught them. When strangers in search of refuge come knocking, Sarah (Winters), Jenny (Rothe) and Danika (Chloe Jones) must fight back against growing intrusions, if they hope to survive. In a world where the lines between friend and enemy are blurred, the sisters struggle to decipher whom they can trust...even among their own family.

The Tribe is now complete and the film starts its film festival run with an international debut in Nice, France. Afterwards, The Tribe will continue to make appearances at renowned film events throughout 2016. Soon, the film will be available to many more fans of thrillers as Rumpus Room Productions and Tomato Sunrise Films bring The Tribe to global audiences.

More info on the film is available here: More info on the film is available here: https://www.facebook.com/AllisVanityFilm/ The film’s trailer is available now! Check it out!

Zombie Book of the Day: The Horde Rises by TW Gallier

Kyle is awakened out of an amazing dream by his friends, Ralph and Olivia. They are all frantic, saying it's the end of the world. He thinks the dumb computer geeks are crazy and he just wants to go back to sleep, but then they turn on the TV news and his world changes.

Zombies are running amok. There was a full-scale nuclear exchange overnight, followed up with a biological weapon attack.

He just wants to get home to his family. The three of them are convinced the skills they learned playing the video game Zombie Hunter will serve them well. It quickly proves nothing like the game, and there are a lot of zombies between them and home.

Kyle fights his way through the undead and other survivors, with his friends by his side. Their desire is to get back to their small home town before the zombies get their families. And then the next wave of attacks hit and the lights go out.

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Horror Movie "Bite" now on VOD

The horror movie BITE was released may 6 on VOD. Check out the synopsis, trailer and where to see the film below.

While on her bachelorette party getaway, Casey, the bride to be, gets a seemingly harmless bite from an unknown insect. After returning home with cold feet, Casey tries to call off her wedding but before she’s able to, she starts exhibiting insect-like traits. Between her physical transformation and her wedding anxiety, Casey succumbs to her new instincts and begins creating a hive that not only houses her translucent eggs but feeds on the flesh of others. As her transformation becomes complete, Casey discovers that everything can change with a single bite.

VOD and On Demand viewing options

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Slender Man movie in the works

Screen Gems, the studio behind the Resident Evil film franchise, is currently in negotiations to produce a Slender Man feature film.

The horror film will be developed in collaboration with Mythology Entertainment. The character, who originated as an Internet horror meme, is depicted as a tall, thin figure with really long arms and a featureless face.

Read more: SLENDER MAN: SCREEN GEMS DEVELOPING MOVIE BASED ON HORROR MEME

Support the Zombie with a Shotgun movie project!

Hilton Ariel Ruiz creator of the web series Zombie with a Shotgun and is now ready to produce a full length movie based on that series! help support getting this movie getting made by donating to this project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1343487411/zombie-with-a-shotgun. Check out more about the project below!

Are you guys tired of the same old zombie projects where the humans need to survive the zombie apocalypse or when humans fight each other and the story isn't about the zombies at all???

Zombie with a Shotgun is going to be that zombie film where all the rules we know about zombie films go right out the window.

In this Zombie film, the zombie will be the hero and it will have others (zombies) to help out on the war against the humans. The story follows Aaron who isn't sure if he is infected with the zombie virus or some other infection. He takes this journey with his girlfriend Rachel and his shotgun where they both find out the deep secrets among the zombie virus and their love life.

This project will have what Zombie and Horror fans been waiting for...

We love to tell you more, but we need your help to raise at least $50,000.00 to have the movie made and delivered to you guys.

We love for you to see how this all started when Zombie with a Shotgun was first created into a web-series. Please take a look and I hope you all can enjoy and help us reach this goal.