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Stars: Douglas Smith, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Carrie-Anne Moss, Frank Grillo, Jonathan Cherry | Written and Directed by Lowell Dean

Die Alone is the most recent film from Saskatchewan-based filmmaker Lowell Dean. If you’ve heard of him, it’s probably because of the over-the-top genre comedies WolfCop and Another WolfCop. But he’s done several other films, including the zombie film 13 Eerie and the post-apocalyptic action film SuperGrid, which I was lucky enough to catch along with a Q&a session with him at the Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival a few years back.

Both zombies and a post-apocalyptic setting return in Die Alone, but it’s not a typical tale of the zombie apocalypse, although that isn’t easy to tell from the opening scenes. Ethan and his girlfriend Emma were heading to his cabin when their car crashed. Ethan wakes up to find Emma and most of his memories, are missing.

Are you shocked to learn the author of /Film's three Halloween Horror Nights articles this year is a haunted attraction addict? Invite me to your Halloween mazes, hayrides, docked ocean liners, and Shaqtoberfests. I crave haunt season entertainment. Even better, I crave "Haunt Season Horror" movies. Is that trademarked? Can I coin that terminology?

Haunt Season Horror titles must take place in a Horror Nights-like maze or immersive experience, turning seasonal amusements into slaughterhouse backdrops. Marquee examples would be "Hell Fest," your corporate-branded Six Flags Fright Fest take, or "The Houses October Built," which ventures into the less moderated realm of do-it-yourself haunts. These films prey upon the rational fears of patrons who attend these pop-up "Scarehouses," stripping away the safety of regulated horror experiences. What happens when a killer infiltrates a place where commercial terror is purchased at a premium? It's the ultimate Halloween treat.

Unfortunately, there's a shallow...

Stars: Topher Hansson, Kamarra Cole, Lisa Wilcox, C.J. Graham, Michael Shields, Trent Haaga, Felissa Rose, Warrington Gillette | Written by Vincent Cusimano, Lola Devlin | Directed by Tom Devlin

Teddy Told Me To, the directorial debut of effects artist Tom Devlin is based on a character he created for an episode of SyFy’s makeup show Face Off back in 2011. Teddy was designed to be the villain for a slasher film, and now eleven years later, he’s just that.

The film opens with a YouTuber sneaking into an old haunted attraction, “abandoned since all the way back in the 90s!”, only to meet a bloody end. That video is being watched by Danny and Zoe who are meeting a realtor about that very property.

Of course, they buy it and renovate it with visions of making a killing in the spooky season. When their groundskeeper Ron tells them somebody made a...

“Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Flight Attendant” star T.R. Knight and actress-comedian Arden Myrin have joined the cast of the indie drama “Sydney Vs. Sean.”

From director Gavin Michael Booth, “Sydney Vs. Sean” stars Janel Parrish and Ryan Powers weaves “past and present through surreal styles,” as it examines “what brought a couple’s relationship to the brink.” It begins filming in Los Angeles in late January.

Choreographer Kc Monnie has also signed on to the film.

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“Sydney Vs. Sean” is produced by Booth, Parrish, and Powers, who also wrote the screenplay.

Jeanette Benzie serves as Casting Director.

Knight, who recently starred in HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” is repped b Authentic; Myrin, who starred in horror hit “Satanic Panic” (2019), is repped by Innovative Artists and Vault Entertainment.

Booth, best known for “The Scarehouse” (2014), produced...

Our friends at Parade Deck Films were patiently waiting for me to return from Fantasia this past weekend so I could share their announcement of the release of Gavin Michael Booth's 2014 horror flick The Scarehouse on Blu-ray in North America. The Scarehouse on BluRay The Scarehouse; a film shot entirely inside a working Haunted House attraction, is now available in North American on BluRay via Amazon. The Scarehouse was Best Feature at the New York City Film Festival and has enjoyed limited theatrical in various international markets. The Blu-ray features never before scene features and a commentary track. To celebrate the release, a bonus feature is being released. This “Clapboard Remix” is a unique behind the scenes look at the film...

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It is time to break out the Ouija board with Definition of Fear. This Canadian shot horror feature has released a trailer, recently. As well, the film will have its World Premiere in Delhi, India, on December 4th, 2015. The film stars Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez. Katherine Barrell (The Scarehouse), Mercedes Papalia and Blythe Hubbard also star as three characters trapped with an evil spirit. A preview of the film's theatrical launch is hosted here. The trailer for the film reveals more of the story, than the synopsis. However, protagonist Sarah (Fernandez) has set up an elaborate ruse, to incite her friends' fear. The experiment goes off the rails, when an unexpected visitor attends this girls' night out. The trailer for Definition of Fear, found below, is a good one. It sets up the story, but the clip does not reveal too much. The villain is kept off screen as the...

World’s first live horror film Fifteen Broadcasts

“Fifteen” is the world’s first live horror film. Broadcast using Twitter’s Periscope app’ on October 29th, 2015, the short film had its debut in front of thousands of horror fans. Completely live, the idea for the film was developed by director Michael Gavin Booth (The Scarehouse) and Ryan Turek (Blumhouse Productions). The live film went ...

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Tagline: “Not Watching Might Kill You” "Fifteen" debuted on the Periscope App', this past October 29th. The film was shot live, by the actors. A short film, "Fifteen" involves a pre-Halloween party and a serial killer. The film starred Neil Napier ("Helix"), Sarah Booth and Hannah Kat Jones. The film was developed from a script by Gavin Michael Booth (The Scarehouse). And, the full film is available here. From the synopsis, two roommates are getting ready for a Halloween party. But, there is an unexpected masked guest. Holding his phone and the Periscope App', this killer films his misdeeds, until he finds out that this is the wrong house to mess with. The full film is approximately 20 minutes long. The camera switches hands a couple times as the killer stalks his prey. The original broadcast included thousands of horror viewers, with some believing the film was actually real. Fans...

Production has completed on Canada’s latest and wildest genre film, Holy Hell – a collaboration between first time writer and director Ryan Laplante, veteran sound designer George Flores (Antisocial, Septic Man, The Collapsed, Monster Brawl), composer Adrian Ellis (The Scarehouse, Out With Dad) and scream queen Alysa King (Berkshire County).

In the vein of recent horror/comedies like Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun, Holy Hell is a modern take on classic action, horror and exploitation film tropes. And best of all? The goal of Laplante’s movie is to break through every limit set by film, taste and reasonable societal behavior: all with anarchic glee! Check out the trailer below:

Holy Hell is the over-the-top, outrageous, sexually-deviant, blood-drenched story of Father Augustus Bane: a priest pushed too far who begins praying to a revolver and hunting down the gangsters who killed his parishioners.

Director Gavin Michael Booth has released a disturbing clip for horror feature The Scarehouse. The clip, titled "Diy Boob Job," is very Nsfw and involves a young woman tortured and eviscerated. A tale of revenge, The Scarehouse follows two sorority sisters as they turn on their former friends. This title has just been released through video-on-demand and the film has been reviewed here: The Scarehouse Reviewed on 28Dla. Fans of horror can view the bloody clip below. As well, The Scarehouse will release on DVD in February. The release will host plenty of scares and the film is recommended to indie horror fans. More details on the film are hosted below. Release Date: January 13th, 2015 (VOD) and February 17th, 2015 (DVD). Director: Gavin Michael Booth. Writer: Gavin Michael Booth and Sarah Booth. Cast: Sarah Booth, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Katherine Barrell, Teagan Vincze, Emily Alatalo, Dani Barker, Ivana Stojanovic and Jennifer Miller. The...

Last week Gavin Michael Booth’s terrifying horror feature The Scarehouse (review) debuted in the U.S. and Canada through VOD (all major providers), iTunes, and other digital outlets such as Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, and many more so the film that… Continue Reading →

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Stars: Sarah Booth, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Katherine Barrell, Jennifer Miller, Teagan Vincze, Emily Alatalo, Dani Barker, Ivana Stojanovic, Brad Everett, Jack Ettlinger, Alex Harrouch, Jonathan Dubsky, Sean Kaufmann, Tanya Bevan, Scott Cavalheiro | Written and Directed by Gavin Michael Booth

The Scarehouse is a solid contained horror film mixed with found footage when away from the main location. Production values are good and performances are commendable when it comes to the “why are you doing this to me?” scenes. Most impressive of all is Jennifer Miller (as sorority sister – Lisa Jenning). She can certainly throw a punch or two and proves to be an ongoing thorn in the side of our anti-heroes Corey and Elaina.

The movie opens up with handheld footage of a group of loud-mouthed, college sorority sisters dressed in their underwear getting ready for a night of initiation with their two newbies. None of these people prove themselves to be likeable.

The world premiere of writer/director Gavin Michael Booth's new horror feature The Scarehouse was held back in October of 2014 in Windsor, Ontario, and since then the film has been released wide to some acclaim. The film won “Best Feature” at the New York City Horror Film Festival and indie horror fans have been raving on social media sites.

But while they know a thing or two about scaring folks, the makers of The Scarehouse also know how to have fun.

Just prior to the premier event, Booth pranked his cast by having their limo detour to Scarehouse Windsor, an actual haunted house attraction, which is showcased in the film. The cast were not allowed to attend the world premiere until each one was put through a hair-raising time as they screamed their way through t [Continued ...]...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer for Bloodsucking Bastards, Phantasmagoria, and The Scarehouse, The Boston Horror Show lineup for 2015, Zombie with a Shotgun episode details, a Q&A with Ninjas vs Monsters director, Justin Timpane, and much more:

Bloodsucking Bastards Trailer and Premiere Details: “An Office Space meets Shaun of the Dead action-packed vampire comedy, Bloodsucking Bastards stars Fran Kranz as Evan Sanders, a dutiful and overworked employee stuck at a soul-killing corporation with his beautiful co-worker and girlfriend Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick) and his slacker best friend Tim (Joey Kern). Evan’s world begins to crumble when Amanda dumps him and his boss Ted (Joel Murray) hands his coveted promotion to his nemesis Max (Pedro Pascal). When his officemates start going through disturbing changes and bodies begin to pile up, Evan must...

Director Gavin Michael Booth's The Scarehouse has just released through Video-on-demand (Jan. 13th). This tale of revenge focuses on two sorority sisters. They have turned on their sisterhood, in a bloody fashion. A review of this film has already been posted here: A The Scarehouse Review on 28Dla. As well, to celebrate the film's release, Booth has released a new Prank Video. The clip shows the cast subjected to the Scarehouse Windsor. This real life haunted house attraction hosts a number of terrors, with the cast pushed to their limits. The short video is quite humourous and available here. Also, The Scarehouse is moving closer towards a DVD release date. A DVD release date will be announced shortly and posted here, once available. Release Date: January 13th, 2015 (VOD). Director: Gavin Michael Booth. Writer: Gavin Michael Booth and Sarah Booth. Cast: Sarah Booth, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Katherine Barrell, Teagan Vincze, Emily Alatalo,...

Gavin Michael Booth's The Scarehouse will have its Toronto Premiere in December. The film will play for two nights, on Dec. 1st and Dec. 2nd. Canadian fans of indie horror are invited to take a look, with the film receiving high praise here (The Scarehouse Review on 28Dla). Most recently, a movie clip has been released for the film. The clip is titled "Our Little Sisterhood" and the reel is hosted here. In the short sequence, two sorority sisters take revenge on another. They torture and humiliate a confined young woman. Will this encounter lead to murder? This film was shot in Windsor, Ontario. And, the film involves a night of partying, which leads to tragedy. Revenge is chosen by two of the survivors as seen below. Fans of horror are encouraged to seek this title out as it shows in Toronto and several more upcoming locations. Release Date: December 1st,...

*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by D Films. Director: Gavin Michael Booth. Writers: Gavin Michael Booth and Sarah Booth. Cast: Sarah Booth, Kimberly-Sue Murray and Katherine Barrell. The Scarehouse is a Canadian film from director and writer Gavin Michael Booth (To Hell, with Love). To be released in 2015, The Scarehouse involves a group of sorority sisters and a night of hazing gone very wrong. But, when does hazing ever go right? Elaina (Kimberly-Sue Murray) and Corey (Sarah Booth) are the new recruits and their task involves a lot of drinking and drugging. Their plan goes a little too far. Jail time serves to stir up their feelings of resentment, between the sorority sisters. A tale of revenge and torture, The Scarehouse offers a lot of horror during its female focused runtime. The film begins simply enough. A group of girls get dressed up for a night on the town.

Director and writer Gavin Michael Booth has released the first trailer for The Scarehouse, a bloody tale of revenge in a trap filled haunted house which hosts dark revelations. A Mimetic Entertainment and a Named Viking Entertainment production, The Scarehouse will host its World Premiere in Windsor, Ontario, the city in which the film was shot. The premiere takes place inside an existing Halloween Haunted House attraction. The film will be released across North America in select theatres on October 5th, and through Video-on-demand platforms on October 21st.

In the film, two friends take revenge on their former sorority sisters. Rejected, characters Corey (Sarah Booth) and Elaina (Kimberly-Sue Murray) have set-up an elaborate haunted house attraction – The Scarehouse. Inside, they will stalk their prey, awaiting the opportunity to confront the six sisters, while revealing a troublesome past. Do Corey and Elaina have what it takes to mastermind their assault? Do...

Director Gavin Michael Booth has just released the first trailer for The Scarehouse. The Scarehouse involves a group of sorority sisters and a duo's desire for revenge. The clip shows two former sisters: Corey (Sarah Booth) and Elaina (Kimberly-Sue Murray) plotting something tortuous. The trailer also shows a dark interior setting, which is an actual Haunted Halloween attraction. As well, The Scarehouse stars: Katherine Barrell, Teagan Vincze, Emily Alatalo and Dani Barker. The trailer awaits below. For more on the story, Corey and Elaina believe they have been rejected by their sorority house. Now, they have planned an elaborate revenge, which takes place on Devil's Night. They lure their former sisters in a haunted Halloween attraction, The Scarehouse! Here, the sisters will get their comeuppance. Will anyone live to tell their tale? Also, The Scarehouse will begin to release in October. The film is slated for a World Premiere in Windsor,...

Director and writer Gavin Michael Booth is releasing the first trailer for The Scarehouse to fans. The clip features a primarily female cast and a bloody tale of revenge. As well, a trap filled haunted house hosts dark revelations. A Mimetic Entertainment and a Named Viking Entertainment production, The Scarehouse is set to thrill audiences, in select theatres and through Video-on-demand.

On October 5th, The Scarehouse will host its World Premiere in Windsor, Ontario, the … Continue reading →

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The trailer for The Scarehouse made its debut today in anticipation of it's October 21st VOD/itunes release from Universal.

The film follows two former sorority girls, Corey and Elaina, who set up a Halloween fun house on Devil’s Night for the local college crowd. When the scaring commences their motivations are revealed to be far more sinister as the fun house is bait for a more specific prey: their six former sorority classmates. Once lured inside, their collective history is unraveled as the pair inflicts a terrifying brand of sisterhood.

Sarah Booth, Kimberley-Sue Murray and Dani Baker star in this Gavin Michael Booth-directed production.

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Director Gavin Michael Booth has released two clips for his upcoming film The Scarehouse. This film, which was shot in Windsor, Ontario, involves a group of sorority sisters and revenge. This film has recently been completed. D Films will distribute this title in Canada and the film will have its World Premiere in Windsor, this October 5th. The two clips, titled "I Can Still See Some Fat" and "Try More Clothes" are below. This tale of revenge begins with six sorority sisters. These friends show up at a haunted attraction, which is being run by a couple of their former club members. And, this attraction has been rigged - for murder! Understandably, this film has a large female cast. The cast includes a few regulars of the horror genre. The film stars Sarah Booth (Deadfall) and Kimberly-Sue Murray (The Colony). As well, Dani Barker and Teagan Vincze star. Fans of...

FRONTIÈRES International Co-Production Market has announced it’s official selection for it’s return to this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Frontieres is the first and only co-production market to connect North America and Europe in an environment focused specifically on genre film production. The initiative began in 2012 with 14 projects selected including works by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (Resolution), Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and Bruce McDonald (Pontypool). This fourth edition will bring together 12 projects hailing from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, the UK and the United-States.

Frontieres will take place from July 24th to 27th. This group of filmmakers in particular presents a high volume of fresh filmmakers, many of whom will be presenting their debut feature length films. This is rounded off by a handful of internationally known filmmakers.

The official Frontières selection of Frontières @ Fantasia 2014 consists of the following projects:

Dead Noon (Luxembourg)

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Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, has just announced the official selections of the fourth edition of its Frontières International Co-Production Market.

Read on for a complete listing of all the titles being pitched at the event!

From the Press Release

Montreal, Thursday May 15, 2014 – Just over a month after its first European edition in Brussels, the Frontières International Co-Production Market has selected the official line-up of Frontières projects for its 4th edition.

For its return to Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, from July 24 to 27, 12 Frontières projects have been selected, hailing from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, the UK and the United-States.

This project selection boasts a higher-than-usual concentration of fresh talents, many of them presenting first feature film projects after many award-winning shorts, or second features following debuts that traveled extensively on the festival circuit.

Our International Sales Agent (Isa) of the Day coverage is back again for this year's Cannes Film Festival. We will feature successful, upcoming, innovative and trailblazing agents from around the world, and cover the latest trends in sales and distribution. Beyond the numbers and deals, this segment will also share inspirational and unique stories of how these individuals have evolved and paved their way in the industry, and what they envision for the new waves in global cinema.

Double Dutch International is an international sales company based in Toronto, Canada and was established in 2010 by principles Jason Moring and Ron Moring. There are not many Canadian sales companies, so Double Dutch strives to help Canadian producers get representation a global scale.

Double Dutch recently acquired International sales rights to the horror feature The Scarehouse, written and directed by Gavin Michael Booth. Double Dutch will begin selling the title at the 2014 Cannes Marché du Film. Principle Jason Moring says, "We're excited to team with D Films and A Named Viking to bring the film to buyers in Cannes in time to capitalize on the Halloween theme this fall."

Jason Moring recently took the time to speak with SydneysBuzz.

How did Double Dutch International start?

My entire career has been in the movie business, and worked almost backwards. I started in retail, and got into distribution. Now I'm involved as the sales agent and also have started to produce and executive produce content. I've lived my whole career in the chain of movie making. My partner has been involved in the industry since the early days of VHS, so we kind of both lived the movie world our entire careers.

Our history was in domestic North American distribution, where we ran and operated a distribution company called Morning Star Entertainment for 12 years. We represented such prestigious brands as Criterion, The Canadian Broadcast Company, Scholastic and bought from a variety of Isa’s. We sold that company in '07.

Double Dutch started as a Canadian licensing company, licensing content in Canada and the U.S. In 2011, after the demise of Blockbuster and all those rental outlets in 2010, we started up the foreign sales arm. That's been our focus for the last two and a half years.

In the end, we're here to service producers--that's our goal, to make sure that producers' content is being seen and that they're being treated fairly.

What kind of content are you looking for?

We're open to most content. For us, it's about the story and the production value of the content. We want something that we feel will resonate with buyers on a global scale. Obviously budget and cast are big considerations. We've done four or five films that have been represented at Tiff (Toronto Film Festival). We've done foreign films. We've done low budget genre projects. We run the gamut. Moving forward, we're getting involved in development and production and helping producers at earlier stages. Current projects in development include Lockport, Killer Odds, The Blue Mauritius and Asher (See our blog on the producer of Asher, Erika Olmos).

Who are your buyers?

We sell to every distributer around the world, both domestic and foreign. For our higher-level content, we talk to the bigger studios. For our mid and lower level content, we're talking to the smaller and midrange distributors.

We deal with Europe, which is common in the industry, but we've had some good success in Latin America. Domestic is our highest grossing market, followed by Europe and Latin America.

How are sales?

Sales are great, actually. We're in a unique position where we came into foreign sales while sales were declining, so we never really were involved when sales were at these massive peaks that everyone was used to. For us, it's been a consistent upturn, year after year, when some of the other guys are feeling a little bit of the crunch of numbers being lower and sales being down.

Learn More about Double Dutch Media Inc's lineup for the Cannes Film Festival

More About Double Dutch:

Double Dutch International (Ddi) is a globally recognized sales company, representing high level, cast driven features with strong commercial viability worldwide, across all media platforms. Ddi's brings a fresh look to sales, uniquely blending experience with the flexibility to adapt in today's market reality. We find enthusiastic and creative distribution partners for our producers ensuring maximum exposure and return for each film. Double Dutch will be located in the Riviera stand H12 during the Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes has yielded a new piece of sales art for the upcoming horror film The Scarehouse. The film went into production last year under the direction of Gavin Michael Booth and is set against one of my favorite backdrops: A funhouse. Sarah Booth, Kimberley-Sue Murray and Dani Baker star. The Scarehouse​ follows two former sorority girls, Corey and Elaina, who set up a Halloween fun house on Devil’s Night for the local college crowd.

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Exclusive: Toronto-based Double Dutch has acquired international rights to the horror feature from D Films and A Named Viking Entertainment.

Gavin Michael Booth wrote and directed The Scarehouse, about two former sorority girls who lure six old classmates into a Halloween funhouse.

Sarah Booth and Kimberly Sue-Murray star alongside Katherine Barrell, Emily Alatalo and Teagan Vincze.

The director also produced with Mike Carriere and Sara Booth.

D Films will release theatrically in Canada later this year, while Universal handles Us digital sales.

“We all remember the fun of being scared inside a funhouse,” said Double Dutch president Jason Moring. “They were always safe. But what if they weren’t? What if you didn’t know what you were walking into?

“That’s the fun of Scarehouse. We’re excited to team with D Films and A Named Viking to bring the film to buyers in Cannes in time to capitalise on the Halloween theme this fall.”

Moring...

Tagline: "Revenge is a bitch." The Scarehouse is a new horror film from production companies Mimetic Entertainment and A Name Viking. Recently, this production began shooting in Ontario, Canada. And, the film stars Sarah Booth (Deadfall), Kimberly-Sue Murray (The Colony), Dani Barker and Jennifer Miller; Gavin Michael Booth is directing. This mostly female cast play sorority sisters on Devil's Night. Now, the film's first concept poster is here, along with a tagline: "Revenge is a bitch." The Scarehousee will release later in 2014. D Films Corp will release the film in Canada, while NBC Universal will release this title in the United States. A trailer is coming soon and horror fans can find more cast and crew info below. Release Date: Summer 2014. Director: Gavin Michael Booth. Writers: Gavin Michael Booth and Sarah Booth. Cast: Sarah Booth, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Dani Barker, Jennifer Miller, Teagan Vincze, Emily Alatalo and Ivana Stojanovic. *a trailer has not been.

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes photos from Utero, The Last Halloween, and Phantasmagoria, release details on The Horror at 37,000 Feet starring William Shatner, casting news for The Divine Tragedies, and much more:

First Details on Utero: “Writer/Director Bryan Coyne’s (Harvard Park and Incarnate) new film Utero started production this week in Los Angeles.

Independently financed by Coinopflix, the movie stars Jessica Cameron who is also producing along with her Truth or Dare partner, Jonathan Higgins. Former Platinum Studios Exec (Cowboys and Aliens, Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night) Richard Marincic also serves as a producer on the film.

Utero is about “an agoraphobic unwed mother who finds her psyche unraveling as she becomes convinced that her unborn child is more monster than human.”

Cameron’s latest film Truth or Dare, is playing...

The Scarehouse, directed by Gavin Michael Booth, has wrapped principal photography and we've got a few images to share with you.

D Films is planning to release the project in the first quarter of 2014.

Described as "Saw meets Mean Girls," The Scarehouse plot goes like this: 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. 

"I think audiences will be equally thrilled and offset by the level of revenge these girls go to.  It was an absolute blast to portray such a wicked character," says star Sarah Booth.

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Machina

"Evil Dead" remake director Fede Alvarez has sold the sci-fi action pitch "Machina" to Mrc. Rodo Sayagues will co-write the script, while Alvarez is also attached to direct. [Source: Heat Vision]

The Exes

Andy Fickman is on board to direct the romantic comedy "The Exes" for CBS Films. Kelly Bowe adapted the script from Jane Moore's novel.

The story follows a groom’s ex-girfriend, who reluctantly agrees to attend his destination wedding for closure and for friendship — only to find herself trapped with all of the exes. [Source: Variety]

Black Friday

Darin Beckstead is attached to direct the holiday action thriller "Black Friday" for Mammo Media and Zero Gravity. Damon Lane and Jeffrey Belkin are producing.

John Sullivan penned the script about a man’s fiancée who is kidnapped inside a giant mall on the busiest shopping day of the year, and he is forced to perform a series of dangerous tasks to save her.

Get ready for a new blast of Canadian chills to be headed your way as D Films has announced that their new thriller The Scarehouse has begun pre-production and will start principal photography on August 20th in Windsor, Canada.

The flick will be directed and co-written by up-and-coming Canadian filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth. The project was fast tracked following the success of Booth’s latest short film, To Hell, With Love, which has generated significant buzz and positive critical response from the Canadian film festival circuit.

The film will receive a North American theatrical release in Q1 of 2014 by D Films with Universal distributing the film subsequently in North America through physical and digital Home Entertainment channels. D Films is handling international sales.

Synopsis

When Corey and Elaina open a Halloween fun house on Devil’s Night, it’s all fun and games until their former sorority sisters begin to arrive.

D Films announced on Monday [29] that pre-production will begin on Aug 20 on thriller The Scarehouse in Windsor, Canada.

Co-writer Gavin Michael Booth will direct and D Films serve as executive producer with the support of Telefilm Canada.

The Scarehouse is the story of six sorority sisters in a Halloween funhouse who must face their past.

D Films will release The Scarehouse theatrically in North America in the first quarter of 2014 and Universal handles ancillary. D Films also handles international sales.

“I am ecstatic to be working with D Films and Universal in bringing my vision for The Scarehouse to the big screen,” said Booth.