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UPDATE 07/16/10

AFTER DARK FILMS SHOWCASES IT'S "ORIGINALS" SLATE AND TALENT

AT 2010 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

For Immediate Release

Los Angeles, CA (July 16, 2010) - After Dark Films will be attending San Diego COMIC-CON (Booth #4035) from Wednesday, July 21 through Sunday, July 25th promoting AFTER DARK ORIGINALS: "A New Brand of Fear". Building on the success and global awareness of the Horrorfest: 8 Films To Die For brand, After Dark Films has created the new AFTER DARK ORIGINALS (ADO) line-up in cooperation with Lionsgate and NBC Universal's SyFy.

AFTER DARK ORIGINALS' eight cutting edge horror films span the genre. Titles include Husk, Fertile Ground, Scream Of The Banshee, Prowl, The Task, Re-Kill, Seconds Apart and 51. Notable directors and writers include Brett Simmons, whose short film Husk took Sundance by storm several years ago, Steven C. Miller of Automaton Transfusion fame, and previous After Dark writer/director Adam Gierasch (Autopsy). All ADO films were shot in the US and Bulgaria.

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ADO's 2010 TALENT SIGNINGS AT COMIC-CON

After Dark Films has scheduled talent signings over three days: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. During the events, fans can collect FREE After Dark signed posters. Additionally, fans can stop by Booth #4035 anytime throughout the convention to get free decals and other ADO branded merchandise. After Dark will also sell After Dark Originals branded backpacks. The signing schedule is as follows:


Thursday 7/22, 1:30 pm at After Dark Booth # 4035, SD Convention Center

Adam Gierasch, writer/director of "Fertile Ground"

Rachel Miner, star of "51"

Steven C. Miller, director of "Scream of the Banshee"

 

Friday 7/23. 8:30 pm, The Haunted Hotel, 424 Market Street, (Gas Lamp District)

Orlando Jones, star of "Seconds Apart"

Edmund Entin, star of "Seconds Apart"

Gary Entin, star of "Seconds Apart"

 

Saturday 7/24, 1:30 pm at After Dark Booth #4035, SD Convention Center

Orlando Jones, star of "Seconds Apart"

Edmund Entin, star of "Seconds Apart"

Gary Entin, star of "Seconds Apart" 

To set up an interview with talent before or after the signings, please contact Sara Finder - Office: 310-270-4260 X223 or Mobile 323-646-4552

Be sure to stop by After Dark booth #4035 for an exclusive look at the Originals trailers, which is not on www.afterdarkoriginals.com.

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WIN A FREE 32 GIG iPAD

Log on to www.afterdarkoriginals.com for a chance to ENTER TO WIN a 32 Gig APPLE iPAD. Entries are open from Wednesday, July 21st through Tuesday, July 28th. Must be 18 years or older to play. You do not need to attend Comic-Con to enter to win.

 
UPDATE 04/05/10

AFTER DARK FILMS TO PRODUCE ITS FIRST EVER SYFY SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIE, SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE, STARRING LAUREN HOLLY AND LANCE HENRIKSEN
 
 
UPDATE 03/31/10

AFTER DARK FILMS ROLLS-OUT NEW SERIES!

Prowl Creeps center stage as one of EIGHT FILMS in the new 
"AFTER DARK ORIGINALS" SLATE.

Los Angeles, CA (March 30, 2010) — After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon announced the first of eight movies in the AFTER DARK ORIGINALS series in partnership with Lionsgate & Syfy, and in association with Dobre Films. A new take on a classic creature, PROWL is written by Tim Tori (Hysteria, Trespassers) and directed by Patrik Syversen (Manhunt). Bruce Payne (Bernard), Courtney Hope (Amber), and Saxon Trainor (Veronica) star.

"Amber dreams of escaping her small town and persuades her friends to accompany her apartment-hunting in the big city. When their transportation breaks down, Amber and friends gratefully accept a ride in the back of a semi. But when the driver refuses to stop and they discover the cargo is cartons of blood, they panic. Soon, panic turns to terror when the truck disgorges into a dark, abandoned warehouse where blood-thirsty creatures learn to hunt human prey, which the friends realize is what they have now become..."

Prowl was Executive Produced by Courtney Solomon and produced by Chris Milburn, Borislav Ranghelov, Lucy Mukerjee, Michael Klein, Christopher D’Elia & Zachary Bryan as a United Kingdom/Bulgarian co-production. Release dates for all eight After Dark Originals are scheduled for Fall, 2010.

"Dobré Films jumped at the opportunity to produce PROWL with a company that has set the bar for branding and creating unique and great horror films. PROWL and all the new Originals will be a great addition to an already celebrated brand and won't disappoint" states Dobré Films CEO Christopher D'Elia.

The 8 Originals represent After Dark’s unwavering commitment to emerging writers and directors as the focus of its creative vision. The creation of the Originals slate is yet another example of After Dark’s belief in the economics and artistry of independent film production.

 
UPDATE 01/28/10

RED CARPET & PREMIERE EVENT:

FEATURES BRIAN PULIDO’S THE GRAVES & KEVIN HAMEDANI’S ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Event open to the public! Get your tickets now!

Hollywood, CA January 26th 2010 –After Darks 4th Installment of 8 Films to Die For opens in theatres throughout the country Friday January 29th 2010. THE GRAVES, written & directed by Brian Pulido and Kevin Hamedani’s Horror Comedy ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction’s Red Carpet Premiere takes place on Saturday January 30th at the Beverly Center Cinemas in Hollywood, CA. The event is open to the public.

THE GRAVES is about two sisters whose visit to Skull City Mine turns into a mind bending fight for survival against menaces both human, and supernatural, starring Clare Grant (MTV’s $5 Cover), Jillian Murray (Wild Things), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects), Tony Todd (Candyman) and D. Randall Blythe (Scream, Lamb of God).

In attendance: Clare Grant (Masters of Horror), Jillian Murray (Wild Things), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre II), Tony Todd (24), Shane Stevens, Brian Pulido (Writer / Director), Brian and Dean Ronalds (Producers/Co-Stars), Francisca Pulido (Production Designer/Producer), Jim Casella (Composer), Barbara Glover (Mama).

ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION takes place in an idyllic island town that goes under attack by the most invasive of pests: zombies starring Janette Armand, Doug Fahl, Cooper Hopkins, Ali Hamedani, Victoria Drake, Director of Photographer John Guleserian and Director Kevin Hamedani.

In attendance: Janette Armand, Doug Fahl, Cooper Hopkins, Ali Hamedani, Victoria Drake, Director of Photographer John Guleserian and Director Kevin Hamedani.

Special Guests: Matthew Lillard (Scream), Chris Wylde and Abraham Benrubi (ER), Director Mike Milion (Tenure) and Director Nicholas Jasenovec (Paper Heart).

WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010

Press Arrivals: 6:00 p.m.

Celebrity Arrivals: 6:30 p.m.

Film Screening: 7:30 p.m. THE GRAVESFilm Screening: 10pm ZMD: Zombies of Mass DestructionWHERE: Beverly Center 13

8500 Beverly Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90048-6201

(310) 854-0070

Get directions 

BUY TICKETS HERE:

http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=16501&rdate=1%2F30%2F2010

The Graves & ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction are part of After Dark Horrorfest 4. After Dark Films is a leader in independent film finance, production and acquisition of genre films for theatrical release.

NOTE: Both films are rated R by the MPAA for strong bloody violence and gore.

THE GRAVES Trailer: http://www.horrorfestonline.com/?p=534

ZMD Trailer: http://www.horrorfestonline.com/?p=767

Check out www.thegravesmovie.com and www.zmdthemovie.com for more info.

For more information about After Dark Films visit www.horrorfestonline.com

 
 

The Reeds

In THE REEDS, a weekend boating trip through the Norfolk Broads becomes a deadly ordeal for six 20-something year old friends who lose their bearings in the vast reedy tidewaters. Chances of escape and hopes for survival diminish as inexplicable forces terrorize the lost and terrified group.

THE REEDS was written by Chris Baker and Simon Sprackling from a story by Chris Baker. Nick Cohen directs a cast of young actors, including Anna Brewster, O.T. Fagbenle, Will Mellor, Danny Caltagirone, Scarlett Johnson and Emma Catherwood. Geoff Bell appears as Mr. Croker. The film was produced by Simon Sprackling, with Charlie Gauvain Co-Producing. Screen East, Silverstream Productions, Altadena Films, Delacheroy Films and DI Dragon financed the picture.

 
 
 
 

This lesson won't be learned in the classroom...

In the scenic and remote county of Rocky Branch, Texas, the Workley ranch house would become the infamous scene known internationally on the internet as “The Final.”

Dane, an awkward student with a deadly vendetta and suicidal tendencies, leads a group of outcasts who plot to avenge the years of humiliation they faced by the popular students at Hohn High School. Employing ideas inspired both from their classes as well as from horror films they watched, the outcasts turn the tables on the popular students who made sport of them.

After receiving a lake house granted to him in his uncle’s will, Dane and his friends, Jack, Ravi, Andy and Emily prepare for a single night that will leave their tormentors scarred for life… physically and emotionally.
 
 
 

Dread
 

Logline:

Dread, the second in the Book of Blood franchise is a stylish horror/thriller about three college students working on a documentary for school focusing on what others dread in life.

Synopsis:

Red-hot young star Jackson Rathbone, fresh from the smash film TWILIGHT SAGA and the upcoming THE LAST AIRBENDER, stars in the stylish horror/thriller DREAD. Stephen (RATHBONE) and Cheryl (Laura Donnelly, INSATIABLE) are college students making a documentary about what people dread in life. But they have no idea that their partner Quaid (Shaun Evans, BOY A, TELSTAR), witnessed his parents being murdered by an axe-wielding lunatic and wants to make others experience his own personal horror. The three set out to document people revealing their life’s most terrifying moments. But Quaid quickly grows bored with mere interviews and decides to take the study to a much more visceral level, causing all three to become vulnerable as they reveal their fears in front of the camera. Just as Stephen and Cheryl realize they have partnered with a madman, they also find themselves subjects of the hideous experiment they brought to life… learning more about fear and dread than any human mind can stand. Clive Barker, the Godfather of modern horror/fantasy and the creator of the Hellraiser and Candyman Series, produced DREAD. His protégé Anthony DiBlasi, co-producer of the upcoming HELLRAISER and executive producer on BOOK OF BLOOD and MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, masterfully directs DREAD, the second film in the terrifying BOOK OF BLOOD franchise, with mind-blowing special effects from Artem (TROY, TOMB RAIDER 2). For millions of horror fans worldwide, there will be no greater dread than missing this landmark of terror.

Cast:
Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans, Laura Donnelly, Hanne Steen

Director:
Anthony DiBlasi
 

 

 
Hidden


Pål Øie (Dark Woods) directed from a script he co-wrote with Brio Flint. The film stars one of Norway’s most prominent actors Kristoffer Joner (Next Door and upcoming Pax) who leads a cast including Cecilie Mosli, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bjarte Hjelmeland and Karin Park. Jan Aksel Angeltvedt of Alligator Film produced the film.

Hidden is the story of Kai Koss who upon the death of his cruel mother unwillingly returns to the small town he ran away from 19 years ago. He is left in charge of the family home and the dark secrets that come with it. Kai soon finds himself tangled up in a series of murderous events that are beyond anyone’s control and his troubles begin to overwhelm him. He has spent the past two decades trying to forget a tortured past only to find that there are some things that you just can’t run from.
 

 
The Graves

Written & Directed by Brian Pulido

Synopsis:
On their last weekend together, Megan and Abby Graves are lost in a remote part of the Arizona desert where they are lured to Skull City Mine, an abandoned mine town. But they soon learn Skull City is anything but abandoned — and there’s no way out.

The sisters are now prey, forced to unleash their most primitive instincts in a desperate, all-out battle for survival against unspeakable horrors — both human and supernatural.

Can they unlock the terrifying secrets of Skull City in time to save themselves or will they become the latest in a long line of victims?

Stars:

Clare Grant, Jillian Murray, Bill Moseley, Lamb of God singer D. Randall Blythe and Tony Todd.

 
 

 
Lake Mungo

In Lake Mungo, sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer drowns while swimming in the local dam. When her body is recovered and a verdict of accidental death returned, her grieving family buries her. The family then experiences a series of strange and inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Profoundly unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of psychic and parapsychologist, Ray Kemeny. Ray discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. A series of clues lead the family to Lake Mungo where Alice’s secret past emerges.

The supernatural mystery is written and directed by Joel Anderson making his feature debut. Talia Zucker, Rosie Traynor, David Pledger and Martin Sharpe star. Georgie Nevile and David Rapsey produced.

 
 

 
Zombies of Mass Destruction

SYNOPSIS:

An idyllic island town is under attack by that most invasive of pests: zombies! Port Gamble is being overrun with braineaters, and the people seem powerless to stave them off. But wait, a rag tag band of rebels is trying to turn the tide and push the invading hoards of undead back. It sounds familiar, sure, but this time stereotypes are on parade (and parody) in a retake on the zombie thriller. We have the full compliment of cinematic shorthand, including the closeted small town boy who has gone to the city and returns with his pushy boyfriend in tow; the angry, hard-working, heavy-accented, immigrant from a Muslim country who is overprotective of his beautiful daughter; the hippie peacenik environmentalist; the fire and brimstone reverend who hates everything you’d expect him to, and many more. Enter the zombies. Gore abounds (really abounds) and the current events-based hits keep coming. Gore abounds (really abounds) and the current events-based hits keep coming in this send-up of zombie movie clichés where no subculture escapes unscathed. --Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival