With THE DEAD DON’T DIE coming to theaters, let’s remind ourselves where it all began,
with George A. Romero’s Night of The Living Dead.
BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD a documentary about how Romero gathered an unlikely team
of Pittsburghers — policemen, iron workers, teachers, ad-men, housewives and a roller-rink owner —
to shoot, with a revolutionary guerrilla, run-and-gun style, his seminal film.
Two days ahead of the Cannes market opening, IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to Larry Fessenden’s Depraved, a modern Brooklyn-set Frankenstein adaptation.
The film stars David Call (The Sinner), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux (Bushwick), Ana Kayne (Another Earth), Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration), and Addison Timlin (The Town That Dreaded Sundown). Yellow Veil Pictures will launch international sales on the film at the Cannes market and screen it for buyers on Sunday.
Written by Fessenden, Depraved centers on a disillusioned field surgeon suffering from PTSD who makes a man out of body parts and brings him to life in a Brooklyn loft.
IFC Midnight is planning a fall release.
Depraved made its world premiere in March at the IFC Center’s WhatTheFest?! The film will next be seen at the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans and then make its international debut at the Sydney Film Festival.
Fessenden, who heads the indie horror production house Glass Eye Pix, also produced the film, alongside Jenn Wexler and Chadd Harbold. Joe Swanberg, Edwin Linker and Peter Gilbert served as executive producers for Forager Film Co. Andrew Mer was co-executive producer.
No stranger to genre fans, Fessenden has been a producer and actor on several such films from the past decade that have premiered at SXSW, Tribeca, Fantastic Fest and Sundance. Depraved marks his return to the director’s seat.
“I am truly jazzed to partner up again with IFC; they handle my whole canon of films, and it feels like home,” Fessenden said. “I look forward to getting this very personal monster movie out to the public in time for the Halloween season. Let’s do this.”
The deal for the film was negotiated by Adam Koehler, acquisitions coordinator at IFC Films/Sundance Selects/IFC Midnight, and Hugues Barbier, Justin Timms and Joe Yanick of Yellow Veil Pictures on behalf of the filmmakers.
This Mother’s Day weekend, after revisiting mother themed flix such as
Rosemary’s Baby, The Babadook, mother! and Goodnight Mommy,
be sure to add Ti West’s masterwork THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL to the viewing list!
From Overlook: Filmmaker/Author Mick Garris, best known for his Stephen King adaptations and creating the “Masters Of Horror” television series, dives deep into the devious minds of the greatest filmmakers and creators of your worst nightmares to bring their distinctive visions to life. Join him live at the festival with his guest, indie horror maestro Larry Fessenden immediately following our special screening of Fessenden’s newest film DEPRAVED.
Saturday, June 1st – 12:00 PM – Le Petit Theatre
Jenn Wexler’s punk-rock slasher is now featured
on the horror streaming service Shudder.
From 25 Years Later: Recently I had the privilege of chatting with horror producer turned writer-director Jenn Wexler about her hotly anticipated debut film, The Ranger. Jenn cut her teeth producing films with the likes of genre icon Larry Fessenden and Peter Phok at Glass Eye Pix. Check out our wide ranging discussion with one of horror’s best emerging talents before the punk rock meets ’80s slasher influenced roller coaster of a film premieres May 9th on Shudder.
GEP pals HOLY MOUNTAIN PRINTING are shipping this special edition of TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE episode The Grandfather, written, directed, and sound designed by Graham Reznick and starring the incomparable Angus Scrim.
Available in two tone green or Glow in The Dark Vinyl! from HOLY MOUNTAIN PRINTING.
From Reznick’s liner notes: “I wouldn’t ask an audience to spend thirty solid minutes wandering through the foggy head of an elderly man possibly suffering cognitive decline unless they were guided by Angus. Because spending any time with Angus is to be treasured – as anyone who was lucky enough to spend time with him in real life can attest. His consummate congeniality was equalled only by his legendary, terrifying screen presence. I’ve always been fascinated by this contrast, and so The Grandfather is an attempt to have it both ways. An “attempt” only on my part as a writer and director: Angus achieved a pitch perfect blend of charm, sadness, intimidation, and danger. I hope you enjoy letting him into your head. “
The Films of Larry Fessenden: Vol 2
Wendigo & The Last Winter
The Films of Larry Fessenden: Vol 1
Habit & No Telling
The Innkeepers
Limited Edition Blu-Ray
The House Of The Devil
Collector Edition Blu-Ray
WENDIGO Figures
From Glass Eye Toyz
CRUMB CATCHER Blu-Ray
From Arrow Video
BLACKOUT BLU-RAY
From Dark Sky Selects
FOXHOLE BLU-RAY
From Vinegar Syndrome
9 Tales From Beyond The Pale
on Amazon!
THE LARRY FESSENDEN COLLECTION Blu-ray
on Amazon!
BENEATH Blu-ray & DVD
on Amazon!
