action horror

Kaya Scodelario Takes Aim In A New Still From TIGER HOUSE

Looking to make his transition from the theatre scene to film is director Thomas Daley for his newest action horror production, Tiger House. The latest reports mentioning the film are now hosting the first still of the film currently shooting in Cape Town, South Africa produced by Tiger House Films SA, and also marking the first production from Glass Man Films. Starring Skins actress Kaya Scodelario, Tiger House sets the story at a home in the U.K. where she plays Kelly, an injured gymnast who is ultimately forced to fight back after a gang of armed intruders force their way in and take her boyfriend and his family hostage. The film’s plot is already gaining recognition for bearing a resemblance to that of Adam Wingard’s recent theatrical release, You’re Next. , which could be a good thing Wingard’s film became a runaway smash hit earning well over $26 million dollars […]

Martial Arts And Evil Spirits Collide In Peter Cornwell's Upcoming Thriller, MINION

Lee B. Golden III

Fans of horror movies like the 2009 feature thriller, The Haunting In Connecticut may already be familiar with the directorial style of award-winning filmmaker Peter Cornwell, who has another title headed our way in the form of Mercy to further appease the horror film viewing public. However, if you enjoy the genre with a nice little martial arts twist, then screenwriters Eric Gable and Ben Bostik may have something in store for those interested with the planned production of Cornwell‘s latest film, Minion. The film centers on a supernatural event that takes place during a farewell party for a martial arts coach when a party game reveals he is possessed, forcing the guests to fight for their lives as they undergo a reverse exorcism ritual as their only chance of victory against the forces of evil. The news came on the heels of this year’s European Film Market in Berlin […]

301 TROOP: ARAWN RISING: Hitting The Reset Button For British Action Cinema

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Lee Bennett is ready to make 2014 his banner this year with the forthcoming production of his action horror directorial debut, 301 Troop: Arawn Rising. The project marks the first film for Bennett’s new production banner, Only The New Breed, since its launch a year ago led by Bennett, a three year veteran actor and action performer with a proven intense love for film and a passion to reinvigorate the current state of the U.K. action cinema with a fresh vision that harkens back to the glory days of hardcore action cinema for today’s audiences. 301 Troop: Arawn Rising introduces an original tale of two longtime friends – soldiers rejected after failing their commando selection examination, who find themselves in their biggest fight for survival the U.K. Northern wilderness against a clan of possessed Druids performing blood sacrifices in the name of an ancient Celtic underworld god. The film, […]

Well Go USA's Release Of THE WRATH OF VAJRA Gets A Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

In light of the news of Iceman 3D helmer Law Wing-Cheong‘s forthcoming Hong Kong release of the dark new kung fu action thriller, The Wrath Of Vajra, Twitch delivered the exclusive official trailer for the film on Friday which you can check out at the bottom of the page. The film comes home on March 18, 2014 and features Kung Fu Hustle and Flash Point actor Shi Yanneng (a.k.a. Xing Yu) debuting in his first lead role. Also starring are actor Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, actress Zhang Yamei, actor Tony Liu, international action legend Yasuaki (David) Kurata, actor and K-pop artist Steve Yoo, 7-foot tall actor Jiang Baocheng and actor and b-boy dancer Poppin Hyun-joon. The film was produced by Hong Pang with action choreography by Peng Zhang. You can currently pre-order the film at Amazon or wherever DVDs are sold. SYNOPSIS: Before the West entered World War II, a Japanese death […]

The Streets Go Up In Smoke In The New Teaser For THE PURGE: ANARCHY

Lee B. Golden III

Do you remember all the good the annual Purge has done? Well, Universal remembers. The first film became a runaway hit under writer and director James DeMonaco last year, and this summer, the terror spills onto the streets once more with the June 20, 2014 release of The Purge: Anarchy, with Frank Grillo, Michael K. Williams, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez and Keith Stanfield starring. From Blumhouse: The New Founding Fathers of America invite you to celebrate the annual Purge. The sequel to 2013’s runaway sleeper hit will be released on Friday, June 20, 2014. Returning alongside writer/director/producer James DeMonaco to produce the next chapter of the thriller are Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity and Insidious series), alongside Sébastien K. Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13, Four Lovers) and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay (Pain & Gain, Transformers franchise), Brad Fuller (The Amityville Horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street) […]

DEAD SNOW 2 Will Rise From Its Grave In North America Soon!

Lee B. Golden III

Writer and director Tommy Wirkola will wrap up the screening slate for his newest film, Dead Snow: Red Vs. Dead this Friday at midnight. However, fans of zombie action and horror will be pleased to learn that Well Go USA has acquired the North American rights to the Norweigian bilingual follow-up film, which they will distribute theatrically entirely in English-language with a release date now pending. The film is the latest collaboration between XYZ Films, Tappeluft and The Fyzz, and follows up the events from its 2009 predecessor, actors and co-writers Vegar Hoel and Stig Frode Henriksen returning for the sequel which now sees its lead character, Martin (Hoel) back and ready to brawl with undead Nazi scum, with a littlen extra help. Martin Starr, Ørjan Gamst, Ingrid Haas and Jocelyn DeBoer round out the cast. The official IMDb page for Dead Snow: Red VS Dead currently dates the film’s […]

Alex Chung's WEREWOLF ASSASSIN Goes Hunting Later This Year

Lee B. Golden III

Independent filmmaker and Eclipse Stunts team member Alex Chung recently launched a Facebook page to promote his newest upcoming film, Werewolf Assassin. Starring Kyle Stewart, Jermaine Carty and Celine Lolos, the new project is best described Chung‘s own tribute to Grindhouse-style action horror, featuring its own fair share of over-the-top violence, cheesy one-liners, and lots of gore. The idea for the project originally began as an idea for a test fight clip, which evidently revealed its potential to Chung for something greater to expand on. Chung, who last appeared in Fernando Huerto’s comedic action short last year titled Do The Damn Thing: In Canada, explained his inspiration to Film Combat Syndicate in a recent conversation this week. “I’ve always wanted to do a Grindhouse-type film. I spent one evening binge-watching a bunch of trailers for various exploitation films (mostly horror) and I was inspired to shoot something finally.”, he says. […]

It's A Devious World In A New Clip From RAZE

Lee B. Golden III

Bloody Disgusting forwarded a brand new clip and poster for director Josh Waller’s new contained action horror thriller, Raze, coming off of its successful film festival run last year. The new poster and clip come ahead of the latest announcement by IFC Midnight for the L.A. premiere of this weekend with a panel featuring Waller and Bell attending. You can checkout the poster for that event below the clip. Raze, starring Zoë Bell, Rachel Nichols, Tracie Thoms, Sherilyn Fenn, Doug Jones, Tara Macken and Amy Johnston is releasing simultaneously in select theaters, as well as on VOD today. SYNOPSIS: Stuntwoman-turned-action-star Zoe Bell (Death Proof) headlines this sly subversion of the women-in-prison genre. When Sabrina is mysteriously abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocents for the amusement of unseen spectators. Each of these reluctant warriors has something to lose, but only one will […]

The Latest Teaser For DEAD SNOW: RED VS. DEAD Takes You Down With One Swing!

Lee B. Golden III

While Halloween isn’t for another ten months, it’s never too late for moviegoers to check out a zombie flick on the big screen-a point made invariably with the forthcoming four-night Park City At Midnight premiere of writer and director Tommy Wirkola‘s sequelized Norwegian Nazi zombie slasher gem, Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead. Following up the events from its 2009 predecessor, actors and co-writers Vegar Hoel and Stig Frode Henriksen return for the sequel which sees its lead character, Martin (Hoel) back and ready to brawl with undead Nazi scum. Martin Starr, Ørjan Gamst, Ingrid Haas and Jocelyn DeBoer round out the cast. The film is reportedly set to hit the U.S. on February 14, 2014. SYNOPSIS: If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified […]

Watch The Final Trailer For KILLERS!

Lee B. Golden III

Ahead of its four-night run at this year’s Sundance Film Festival premiering January 20, 2014, we have a final trailer for the “Mo” Brothers’ upcoming thriller, Killers. The latest collabroation between Nikkatsu, Merantau Films, Guerilla Merah Films and XYZ Films, Killers presents a bone-chilling international story of two men from different areas engaged in an online bromance made in murderous, bloody hell. Set for a theatrical release in Japan and Indonesia on February 1 and 9, respectively, Killers stars Kazuki Kitamura and The Raid 2: Berandal‘s Oka Antara, with Rin Takanashi, Luna Maya and Ray Sahetapy. The film was written by Takuji Ushiyama, and produced and directed by Kimo Stamboel, and co-writer Timo Tjahjanto. SYNOPSIS: Mr. Nomura is an eerily handsome, sharply dressed, sociopathic serial killer who preys on the women of Tokyo. In Jakarta, a world-weary journalist named Bayu finds himself unexpectedly falling into vigilantism after brutally killing two […]

A New Poster Teases The Upcoming Release Of Sci-Fi Action Thriller, JINN!

Lee B. Golden III

Live For Films forwarded a new poster which has already gone viral for the long-awaited release of the supernatural action thriller, Jinn from writer, producer and director Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, and producers Benjamin Dresser and Alan Noel Vega. A production of Detroit-based studio Exxodus Pictures and Freestyle Releasing, the film’s progress has been highlit over with the unveiling of a brand new teaser poster which you can now view below the next paragraph. Ahmad also gave the film its early popularity in 2010 with the celebratory unveiling of the hero car known as The Firebreather, (a car which he himself also designed) making Jinn the first film in motion picture history with a limited edition muscle car available to the public. The film is also marked by another of firsts, boasting a story that observes the origins of three ancient races, one being the long forgotten Jinn, a race born […]

Jordan Cann Battles The Supernatural In The Crowdfunder For VAMPIRES RAGE

Lee B. Golden III

Halloween may be well over for another year but that hasn’t stopped 17-year veteran dancer and martial arts practioner, actor and independent filmmaker Jordan Cann from putting his best foot forward in crowdfunding his brand new action horror feature film, Vampires Rage. Based on proud inspiration driven from the likes of Wesley Snipes‘s commanding lead performance in the Blade trilogy, Cann looks to take the genre in a slightly different, faith-based direction, with an urbanized story centered around a failing dancer whose life takes a remarkable turn after a fateful crossing of paths with a Vampire who turns him, forcing him to choose between the life that he wants, and the life he may have been meant for. A self-proclaimed action junkie in his own right, Cann hopes to work with some of the biggest names in action cinema someday, which include none other than Snipes, and even Tony Jaa, […]

The Zombie Apocalypse Is Abound In New Webseries Trailer For HIDDEN PEAKS

Lee B. Golden III

Just in time for Halloween, the creative minds behind the early 2013 indie action Girls With Guns martial arts comedy short, Hit Girls have switched gears with their new digital sci-fi action horror webseries, Hidden Peaks. The new webseries began production in early 2012 from a story and screenplay from lead actor Laurent Boiteux who takes you in a world flooded in deapair, where the guns are big, but the screams get bigger, and only a handful of armed survivors must solve the mystery behind this new age of darkness, if they can stay alive long enough. The official first teaser aired on the Fideo Films YouTube channel in November of last year, then joined earlier this year by a two behind the scenes featurettes in March and April with the cast and crew, including cinematographer/producer, Justin Gong. A second trailer was posted online this week, which you can view […]

Knights Battle The Zombie Apocalypse In The New Trailer For KNIGHT OF THE DEAD

Lee B. Golden III

2014 will see the release of writer/director Mark Atkins’s upcoming period fantasy zombie swordplay action horror adventure, Knight Of The Dead. The guys over at The Action Elite were contacted recently by actor Jason Beeston who stars in the film along with Dylan Jones, Lee Bennett, and Vivien Vilela. The film is based on a screenplay co-written by Jeffrey Giles, featuring a genre-bending, gory, sword-wielding, bonecrushing and zombie killing thriller that takes everything you love about knights and chivalry, and feeds it to the zombie army waiting behind your backdoor. Fan favorites like George R.R. Martin, George A. Romero, Yudai Yamaguchi and Ryuhei Kitamura will love this film. So be sure to keep your antennas up for more info. SYNOPSIS: Hunted by assassins, a band of crusading knights escort the Holy Grail through a forbidden valley of black death. What they discover is far more terrifying than the plague. Overrun […]