the amusement park

AMC’s Shudder Announces Twelve New Original Horror Titles From June Through August

AMC’s premium horror platform, Shudder, is gearing up to heat up your summer with a slate of twelve new original and exclusive films for June, July and August. The list also includes The Amusement Park, horror George A. Romero’s long-lost ageist horror thriller which Yellow Veil Pictures picked up for world sales rights last June. Remarkably the list also includes horror thriller, Caveat, described as “an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller”, which Shudder announced for its streamer On Wednesday, so for those of you itching to have your horror itch scratched this summer, it looks like Shudder’s got you covered… “Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills’ offers something for everyone with a fantastic line-up of new premieres every week, on top of the best library of curated streaming horror films anywhere,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “We’re especially excited to have the premiere of legendary director George A. Romero’s lost film The […]

THE AMUSEMENT PARK: Yellow Veil Picks Up George A. Romero’s Long Lost Ageism Horror

Lee B. Golden III

47 years since turning investors away with 1973 production, The Amusement Park, a print of George A. Romero’s long lost film was unearthed a few years ago by author Daniel Kraus, now bringing to life hopes of reviving the late legendary horror filmmaker’s decades-old horror thriller, with Yellow Veil Pictures announcing its world sales acquisition of the film on Thursday. The Amusement Park stars Lincoln Maazel (Martin) as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented, and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds. Restored by the George A. Romero Foundation and produced by Suzanne Romero, New York’s own IndieCollect took the reigns for the film’s new 4K restoration. The film was originally commissioned by the Lutheran Society to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse, and is described by Romero himself as “perhaps his wildest, most imaginative movie, […]