The official trailer for ROTARY is here
We may view urban legends today as trite and sentimental. These “friend of a friend” macabre stories, polished or pock-marked over the years with updated, timely details or absurd twists have cemented their place in American canon of folklore.
Kidney heists, Bloody Mary, alligators in the sewer: all resonate because in their lack of specificity they become eerily plausible, and we recognize a familiar predicament—one we’d dread.
Rotary is based on classics The Babysitter and The Man Upstairs. Director and Writer Lorenzo Adams explains his impetus for creating the film, “I’ve always been infatuated with things of the macabre, things that terrify us as human beings and terrors that have a touch of reality. Rotary is based on an urban legend that dates back to the 1950’s. This story, in my opinion, is one of the first kind of home invasion horrors that predates films like The Strangers, Straw Dogs, and Wait Until Dark. It birthed the horrifying reveal that gave many of us nightmares and questioned if we were really safe within our own homes. Reality is one of the roots of true horror.”
Rotary, written and directed by Lorenzo P. Adams was shot over a five-day period in mid-July at Windy Ridge farm house in Galax, Virginia. Director Lorenzo P. Adams shares why he knew Windy Ridge was exactly what he was envisioning the moment he saw it. “I knew that I wanted a house that had plenty of character and embodied a vintage look that would effectively place viewers in the time period of the story that takes place.”
Emma Fawkes makes her debut as the film’s star, 17-year-old Julie Moore. Hunter Ott plays Robert, the young babysitter’s charge. Hunter has previously appeared in Chicago Fire and Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall.
The film is in the the process of being wrapped up and submitted to several festivals throughout 2017. To find out more about Rotary and receive the latest updates on festival screenings, please visit us on Facebook. Twitter, or Instagram @Rotarythemovie.
Slaughtered Bird Films and Dragon Egg Media’s debut film collaboration, Burn, has received its first couple of online reviews, after a preview screening at the Triple Six Horror Festival in Manchester, May 27th.
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It’s not every day you get to speak to the lead actor in possibly your favourite horror film of all time. Especially on a Tuesday. Tuesdays are usually rubbish!
David Naughton should need no introduction to horror fans. Back in 1981, An American Werewolf In London had unprepared cinema goers laughing heartily one second and jumping out of their seats in terror the next. Its tale of two young American tourists coming face-to-teeth with a legendary lycanthropic beast perfectly married a genuinely funny script with razor sharp editing, groundbreaking special effects and a flawless cast to create a monster movie that is still many people’s benchmark today
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REVIEW: The Telephone
- By MovieCritic NextDoor
A deep dark woods has always been a popular setting for thriller / horror movies, but I think there's something even creepier about knowing that you're in a city, surrounded by people, and yet you're still entirely on your own when it comes to fighting the supernatural horror or serial killer that's stalking you. Of course I grew up in the woods and avoid large cities like the plague, so your mileage may vary.
REVIEW: The Triangle
- By Sooz Webb
It’s normally safe to assume that the more people in charge of a project, the easier it is for it to deteriorate into a cacophony of chaos, with egos jostling to brand their creative trademark on proceedings. Not so with The Triangle, which comes with a quintet of writer/directors attached, who work with one vision in mind, to create something dark, unnerving and totally delicious.
BOOK REVIEW: Year’s Best Hardcore Horror Volume 2
- By Dave Dubrow
The overarching theme of YEAR’S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOLUME 2 is quantity over quality. This doesn’t make it a bad book, but many of its stories sacrifice plot for rote, graphic imagery.
INTERVIEW: Ryan Bellgardt, director of Gremlin
Following on from MovieCritic NextDoor's recent Gremlin review, we interviewed director Ryan Bellgardt.
How did you come up with Gremlin's concept?
INTERVIEW: José Pedro Lopes & Daniela Love
- By Chris Barnes
Ten years after producing their first short film, The Bride, a giallo horror short that played in Women in Horror festivals around the world, production company Anexo 82 took the plunge and decided to make their first feature film, The Forest of Lost Souls.
Anexo 82 is the joint effort of Ana Almeida and José Pedro Lopes.
INTERVIEW: Stuart R Brogan
- By Dave Dubrow
Stuart R Brogan is the author of the recently published novel JACKALS, and was kind enough to answer some questions about himself, his writing, and his unorthodox beliefs.
Other than entertainment, tell us what you’d like the reader to take away most from your novel Jackals.
A LIFE NOT TO FOLLOW debuts on digital & VOD July 4th!
Leading independent cinema distributor Random Media and Creepy Kid Productions proudly announce the debut of director Christopher Di Nunzio‘s gritty neo-noir gangster thriller A LIFE NOT TO FOLLOW, on Digital, VOD and DVD, July 4, 2017.
An exciting new film in the dark dramatic style of ‘The Departed’ and ‘John Wick,’ the action-packed feature was a festival award-winner and has been acclaimed for action and authentic noir style.
Count the Clock launches a new indiegogo campaign for THE BALL
The Ball is the next installment in Count the Clock’s "Middleton High" series - an internet series with content on YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, and more (read our reviews of The Cheerleader Trials and I Love Lucy) - about the surreal goings-on at a fictional high school, where strange things constantly seem to happen.
In The Ball, Count the Clock is going to explore Middleton’s past through the eyes of one of its recurring character’s Victorian ancestor.
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