Legendary scream queens Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre), Michelle Bauer (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers), Deborah Dutch (Hard to Die), and Courtney Lercara (Slaughterhouse) have joined the cast of writer/director Bobby Canipe Jr.’s upcoming horror project Grandma, a tribute to the shot-on-video horrors of the 1980s and ’90s! In Lercara’s case, this means she will be earning her first screen credit in thirty years, as she last appeared in the anthology Things back in 1993.
To ensure that Grandma will perfectly emulate the look and feel of the shot-on-video movies of the past, Canipe has brought on a dream team of executive producers and creative consultants that consists of multiple Sov filmmakers: Donald Farmer, Dustin Ferguson, Mark Polonia, Joel Wynkoop, Todd Sheets, Gary Cohen, Tim Ritter, Brad Sykes, and Eric Stanze. Scott Appleby will be providing the required original synth score.
Aiming to be “fun, thrilling, scary, and gory...
To ensure that Grandma will perfectly emulate the look and feel of the shot-on-video movies of the past, Canipe has brought on a dream team of executive producers and creative consultants that consists of multiple Sov filmmakers: Donald Farmer, Dustin Ferguson, Mark Polonia, Joel Wynkoop, Todd Sheets, Gary Cohen, Tim Ritter, Brad Sykes, and Eric Stanze. Scott Appleby will be providing the required original synth score.
Aiming to be “fun, thrilling, scary, and gory...
- 12/29/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Wicked Pixel Cinema Press Release – June, 2019 In Memory Of VOD Release In Memory Of, the new film from director Eric Stanze debuted on Blu-ray last year. The award-winning film has now rolled out to VOD and is available via Amazon and Vudu. When a …
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- 6/22/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
2019 has been a very busy year so far for the horror genre, as we’ve been getting a ton of films coming out over the last few months, which can make it hard to keep up. Here’s a look at a trio of projects that I recently had the opportunity of viewing: Mary Harron’s Charlie Says, which arrives in theaters in Los Angeles today, writer/director A.T. White’s Starfish, and In Memory Of from filmmaker Eric Stanze.
Charlie Says: For Charlie Says, filmmaker Mary Harron explores the manipulative spell that the infamous Charles Manson (Matt Smith) cast over his followers, and in this case, three different women—Leslie Van Houten (Hannah Murray), Susan Atkins (Marianne Rendón), and Patricia Krenwinkel (Sosie Bacon)—who were incarcerated for their involvement in the brutal killings that rocked Los Angeles (and the entire world) in 1969. The trio were incarcerated together, kept away from the general population,...
Charlie Says: For Charlie Says, filmmaker Mary Harron explores the manipulative spell that the infamous Charles Manson (Matt Smith) cast over his followers, and in this case, three different women—Leslie Van Houten (Hannah Murray), Susan Atkins (Marianne Rendón), and Patricia Krenwinkel (Sosie Bacon)—who were incarcerated for their involvement in the brutal killings that rocked Los Angeles (and the entire world) in 1969. The trio were incarcerated together, kept away from the general population,...
- 5/10/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
It’s been nearly seven years since Eric Stanze’s indie shocker Ratline was released, but his follow-up directorial effort, In Memory Of, recently made its debut on Blu-ray and is currently available for purchase Here. Starring newcomer Jackie Kelly (who also helped co-write the script with Jason Christ), In Memory Of is a hallucinatory trip straight into Hell, when a young woman named Amber sets out to find the truth behind a horrific experiment that left her suffering and unable to remember anything from her childhood. Confused and in search of a mysterious stranger (played by Christ) who can answer all of her questions, Amber travels cross-country looking to put the pieces of her shattered life back together.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to check in with Stanze and talk about the release of his latest feature, and he discussed working on the script with both Christ and Kelly,...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to check in with Stanze and talk about the release of his latest feature, and he discussed working on the script with both Christ and Kelly,...
- 10/10/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
It’s been nearly seven years since Eric Stanze’s indie shocker Ratline was released, but his follow-up directorial effort, In Memory Of, recently made its debut on Blu-ray and is currently available for purchase Here. Starring newcomer Jackie Kelly (who also helped co-write the script), In Memory Of is a hallucinatory trip straight into hell, when a young woman named Amber sets out to find out the truth behind a horrific experiment that left her suffering and unable to remember anything from her childhood. Confused and in search of a mysterious stranger who can answer all of her questions, Amber travels cross-country, looking to put the pieces of her shattered life back together.
Daily Dead recently caught up with Jason Christ, who co-wrote the script for In Memory Of with Stanze and Kelly, and he discussed their collaborative project, tackling the film’s ambitious scope and story, his experiences portraying the mysterious Simon,...
Daily Dead recently caught up with Jason Christ, who co-wrote the script for In Memory Of with Stanze and Kelly, and he discussed their collaborative project, tackling the film’s ambitious scope and story, his experiences portraying the mysterious Simon,...
- 10/9/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
With In Memory Of, director Eric Stanze and his crew at Wicked Pixel Cinema have delivered another nightmarish piece of low-budget psychological weirdness that is highly recommended. Jackie Kelly stars as Amber, a twenty-ish woman recently diagnosed as the youngest victim of an unusual neurological ailment, one which causes hallucinations and other mental issues. It’s a disease that may have killed her mother and in flashbacks it’s revealed that she was raised by her Aunt and was in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend Darren (Adam Ahlbrandt), who cheated on her with a woman named Jennifer (Haley Madison) and forced her into prostitution. But Amber is an unreliable narrator, which becomes more apparent as the story unfolds and her past is revisited. She travels to a grungy bunker to take part in a group study for a potential treatment for her disease. After she wakes up and finds...
- 5/17/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Eric Stanze has taken horror fans on memorable cinematic quests before in films such as Ratline and Deadwood Park, and for his latest movie, In Memory Of, Stanze takes viewers on the road once again, this time immersing them in a mind-bending mystery laced with horrifying hallucinations. As a special treat for Daily Dead readers, we've been given the opportunity to exclusively unveil the trailer for Stanze's In Memory Of.
Written by Stanze, Jason Christ (who also co-stars as Simon Diyor), and Jackie Kelly, In Memory Of is slated for a spring release this year from Wicked Pixel Cinema. You can experience the first trailer below, featuring haunting music by Rocky Gray (who was a drummer for Evanescence), and to keep up to date on the movie, be sure to visit Eric Stanze's official website.
Press Release: In Memory Of is the long-awaited new film from director Eric Stanze, the...
Written by Stanze, Jason Christ (who also co-stars as Simon Diyor), and Jackie Kelly, In Memory Of is slated for a spring release this year from Wicked Pixel Cinema. You can experience the first trailer below, featuring haunting music by Rocky Gray (who was a drummer for Evanescence), and to keep up to date on the movie, be sure to visit Eric Stanze's official website.
Press Release: In Memory Of is the long-awaited new film from director Eric Stanze, the...
- 1/29/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Article by Mark Longden
“The Skid Kid” is a masterpiece. Although I don’t often do this, here’s a trailer for it, produced for a 2015 showing at Cinefamily in La (undoubtedly, the original release never had a trailer), and if you don’t immediately fall in love with it, I’m not sure we can be friends any more.
This is part of our “Made In Stl” season, which is really the “Made In Stl” season of the St Louis Video Society, the fortnightly event where cult movie connoisseurs get together and watch some locally-produced gem. We’ve had “Justice: Ninja Style”, two early movies from Eric Stanze, and “Fatal Exam” (well, they can’t all be winners). There’s plenty more to come, so if you’re reading this and want to come along, get in touch with the Society on Facebook.
This movie features two actors who’d go on to real,...
“The Skid Kid” is a masterpiece. Although I don’t often do this, here’s a trailer for it, produced for a 2015 showing at Cinefamily in La (undoubtedly, the original release never had a trailer), and if you don’t immediately fall in love with it, I’m not sure we can be friends any more.
This is part of our “Made In Stl” season, which is really the “Made In Stl” season of the St Louis Video Society, the fortnightly event where cult movie connoisseurs get together and watch some locally-produced gem. We’ve had “Justice: Ninja Style”, two early movies from Eric Stanze, and “Fatal Exam” (well, they can’t all be winners). There’s plenty more to come, so if you’re reading this and want to come along, get in touch with the Society on Facebook.
This movie features two actors who’d go on to real,...
- 10/15/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Article by Mark Longden
Thanks to the St Louis Video Society and their tireless efforts to unearth the finest independent cinema from our region, we have another couple of gems for you. Eric Stanze is, as far as I can tell, still living in the St Louis area and is still very much involved in the business – he edits documentaries for blu-rays, and also does 2nd unit directing for some fairly mainstream movies; but it’s his 25 years of making low-budget horror that we’re interested in here.
He’s achieved some notoriety in his career for horror movies like “Scrapbook” and “Ice From The Sun”, chock full of unusual imagery and ultra-violence, movies that even have the luxury of their own IMDb pages. But where we’re going we don’t need IMDb or, indeed, any other record of their existence (they’re not even listed on Stanze’s own site anymore,...
Thanks to the St Louis Video Society and their tireless efforts to unearth the finest independent cinema from our region, we have another couple of gems for you. Eric Stanze is, as far as I can tell, still living in the St Louis area and is still very much involved in the business – he edits documentaries for blu-rays, and also does 2nd unit directing for some fairly mainstream movies; but it’s his 25 years of making low-budget horror that we’re interested in here.
He’s achieved some notoriety in his career for horror movies like “Scrapbook” and “Ice From The Sun”, chock full of unusual imagery and ultra-violence, movies that even have the luxury of their own IMDb pages. But where we’re going we don’t need IMDb or, indeed, any other record of their existence (they’re not even listed on Stanze’s own site anymore,...
- 10/2/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Every other Saturday at 5pm in September, The Saint Louis Video Society will show a different action or horror film shot in St. Louis at the Tick Tock Tavern for Free! The venue is located at 3459 Magnolia Ave in St. Louis. The film series, which is being called ‘MadeInSTL Video Night‘, continues September 30th with 2 films by local filmmaker Eric Stanze: Scare Game and The Fine Art. The films starts at 5pm and admission is Free
The Fine Art (1992) – A shy woman with a talent for painting meets a young man with similar attributes. Bad things happen.
Scare Game (1992) – Six people become players in a deadly interdimensional game run by an evil wizard’s apprentice.
The Saint Louis Video Society’s Facebook page can be found Here
A Facebook invite for the Scare Game screening can be found Here
https://www.facebook.com/events/1441203192629033
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The Fine Art (1992) – A shy woman with a talent for painting meets a young man with similar attributes. Bad things happen.
Scare Game (1992) – Six people become players in a deadly interdimensional game run by an evil wizard’s apprentice.
The Saint Louis Video Society’s Facebook page can be found Here
A Facebook invite for the Scare Game screening can be found Here
https://www.facebook.com/events/1441203192629033
The post ‘MadeInSTL Video Night...
- 9/27/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director Ron Bonk, who has been in the B-Movie business since 1992 and was responsible for distributing some of St. Louis’ own Eric Stanze’s work onto VHS, is trying to get some money together to make an homage to Jaws called House Shark. Not to crib from the campaign of Pieces but, it’s exactly what you think it is. Sure, Burning Bright had a family trapped in a house with a tiger (Awesome flick, if you haven’t seen it) and even Bait, starring You’re Next’s Sharni Vinson, where people are trapped in a supermarket with a shark. House Shark is something entirely different. Instead of taking it seriously like the two previous movies I’ve mentioned, this one is going straight for the absurdity. Hear his pitch below:
Bonk has an IndieGoGo campaign where he is trying to raise $15,000 to get this film made, with a...
Bonk has an IndieGoGo campaign where he is trying to raise $15,000 to get this film made, with a...
- 2/5/2016
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Weldonkrieg screens Sunday, July 19 at 4:00pm at the Tivoli Theater as part of this year’s St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase. Ticket information can be found Here
The hobby of World War II re-enacting started in Weldon Spring, Mo., in the mid-1970s, and this documentary by Rhineland director Chris Grega takes a look at the origins of the event — called Weldonkreig — and chronicles its triumphant return in 2014.
Chris Grega took the time to answer questions about his film for We Are Movie Geeks in advance of it’s screening at the St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase.
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman
We Are Movie Geeks: Tell me about your interest in WWII history before you started this project?
Chris Grega: Oh, I’ve pretty much been into history, and WW2 in particular, since I was a kid. Two of my uncles were in the army during the war,...
The hobby of World War II re-enacting started in Weldon Spring, Mo., in the mid-1970s, and this documentary by Rhineland director Chris Grega takes a look at the origins of the event — called Weldonkreig — and chronicles its triumphant return in 2014.
Chris Grega took the time to answer questions about his film for We Are Movie Geeks in advance of it’s screening at the St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase.
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman
We Are Movie Geeks: Tell me about your interest in WWII history before you started this project?
Chris Grega: Oh, I’ve pretty much been into history, and WW2 in particular, since I was a kid. Two of my uncles were in the army during the war,...
- 7/17/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As someone who is a horror fan that lives in St. Louis, it was only inevitable that I would come across Wicked Pixel Cinema. My history of the local company goes back to high school when my drama teacher showed me her scene in Savage Harvest. She wouldn’t show the rest of the film but I knew the local video store supported the local movie studio’s work so I rented Savage Harvest along with The Fine Art on VHS. I was fascinated that someone local could make films and get them released in video stores. This was a time where VHS, especially genre films on VHS, would sell regardless. The product was in demand. I then explored the distributor, Sub Rosa (known then as Salt City) via b-movie.com. I later started buying some VHS tapes from Ron Bonk’s company like Strawberry Estates and the latest entry...
- 2/13/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Indie filmmaker Eric Stanze is back with a new project called Stoplight, and we have the artwork and a whole bunch more for you to dig on right here. Whattaya waiting for? Go! Never mind the red lights! Friggin' go already!
From the Press Release
Jason Christ (pictured) emerged on the indie cinema scene playing a supporting role in Eric Stanze's trail-blazing film Ice from the Sun. Christ's subsequent appearances on screen spanned small cameos to leading roles in numerous indie films.
He also played a supporting role in Stanze's award-winning and critically-acclaimed Deadwood Park. Most recently Christ starred in (and co-wrote) Ratline, which has received a landslide of glowing reviews from around the globe. PopMatters.com called the film: “One of the most original horror experiences of the past decade.”
Christ will play a starring role in Stoplight, a road-trip odyssey, a stark thriller, and a harrowing descent into madness.
From the Press Release
Jason Christ (pictured) emerged on the indie cinema scene playing a supporting role in Eric Stanze's trail-blazing film Ice from the Sun. Christ's subsequent appearances on screen spanned small cameos to leading roles in numerous indie films.
He also played a supporting role in Stanze's award-winning and critically-acclaimed Deadwood Park. Most recently Christ starred in (and co-wrote) Ratline, which has received a landslide of glowing reviews from around the globe. PopMatters.com called the film: “One of the most original horror experiences of the past decade.”
Christ will play a starring role in Stoplight, a road-trip odyssey, a stark thriller, and a harrowing descent into madness.
- 7/1/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
A new cast addition has been made on the upcoming Wicked Pixel Cinema production Stoplight. Jason Christ officially joins the cast. He’s a familiar face and was recently seen in the production company’s previous film Ratline. Read the official press release below!
From the Press Release
Jason Christ emerged on the indie cinema scene playing a supporting role in Eric Stanze’s trail-blazing film “Ice From The Sun”. Christ’s subsequent appearances on screen spanned small cameos to leading roles in numerous indie films.
He played a supporting role in Eric Stanze’s award-winning and critically-acclaimed “Deadwood Park”. Most recently, Jason Christ starred in (and co-wrote) “Ratline”, which has received a landslide of glowing reviews from around the globe. PopMatters.com called the film: “One of the most original horror experiences of the past decade.”
Christ is the director of the short films “Vision”, “Blurred”, “Victim”, and “The Quiet Place...
From the Press Release
Jason Christ emerged on the indie cinema scene playing a supporting role in Eric Stanze’s trail-blazing film “Ice From The Sun”. Christ’s subsequent appearances on screen spanned small cameos to leading roles in numerous indie films.
He played a supporting role in Eric Stanze’s award-winning and critically-acclaimed “Deadwood Park”. Most recently, Jason Christ starred in (and co-wrote) “Ratline”, which has received a landslide of glowing reviews from around the globe. PopMatters.com called the film: “One of the most original horror experiences of the past decade.”
Christ is the director of the short films “Vision”, “Blurred”, “Victim”, and “The Quiet Place...
- 6/30/2014
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Eric Stanze is someone that I have known for some time now, maybe almost a decade. He has always been someone I have looked up to when it comes to independent filmmaking. The Scare Game, The Fine Art and Savage Harvest were the first truly independent films I rented on VHS. Stanze’s films introduced me to the world of B-Movie.com which was run by Salt City Home Video, a company that is still in business today under Sub Rosa Studios, which left quite an impression with me in my formative teenage years as a budding horror film fiend.
In this day & age, independent genre films seem to be getting more buzz than what you see at the mulitplex. This is good news for Eric as he has worked very hard for his art and the time is now for him to benefit from it. This is just my...
In this day & age, independent genre films seem to be getting more buzz than what you see at the mulitplex. This is good news for Eric as he has worked very hard for his art and the time is now for him to benefit from it. This is just my...
- 6/16/2014
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
We will be running a interview with director Eric Stanze a little later today where I ask him about his upcoming film Stoplight but we wanted to quickly relay this announcement.
From the Press Release
Adam Ahlbrandt will play a major role in Eric Stanze’s upcoming feature film, Stoplight, produced by Wicked Pixel Cinema. Within the past month alone, Ahlbrandt was hyped up in the pages of both Fangoria Magazine and Gorezone Magazine, further indicating his rapidly expanding notoriety. He is the director of indie horror hits Cross Bearer and The Cemetery. Currently, Ahlbrandt is directing and acting in two new feature films, Hunters and The Sadist.
Wicked Pixel Cinema’s Stoplight is a road-trip odyssey, a gritty thriller, and a harrowing descent into madness. The film is directed by award-winning indie film veteran Eric Stanze, who helmed the critically-acclaimed movies Ratline, Deadwood Park, China White Serpentine, Scrapbook, and Ice From The Sun.
From the Press Release
Adam Ahlbrandt will play a major role in Eric Stanze’s upcoming feature film, Stoplight, produced by Wicked Pixel Cinema. Within the past month alone, Ahlbrandt was hyped up in the pages of both Fangoria Magazine and Gorezone Magazine, further indicating his rapidly expanding notoriety. He is the director of indie horror hits Cross Bearer and The Cemetery. Currently, Ahlbrandt is directing and acting in two new feature films, Hunters and The Sadist.
Wicked Pixel Cinema’s Stoplight is a road-trip odyssey, a gritty thriller, and a harrowing descent into madness. The film is directed by award-winning indie film veteran Eric Stanze, who helmed the critically-acclaimed movies Ratline, Deadwood Park, China White Serpentine, Scrapbook, and Ice From The Sun.
- 6/16/2014
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
I caught up with director Jim Mickle a few weeks ago at Fantastic Fest while he was there promoting his newest film, the remake of the 2010 Mexican film of the same name, We Are What We Are.
Read Our Review!
We talk about his approach to remaking the film along with casting, why he and his writing partner, now for their third collaboration, Nick Damici work so well as well as sneak in some questions about St. Louisian Eric Stanze and his next film Cold in July, an adaptation of the Joe R. Lansdale novel, starring Michael C. Hall.
Note: I apologize about some of the sound issues. It was abnormally windy for Austin and I didn’t have my wind filter on my microphone.
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We talk about his approach to remaking the film along with casting, why he and his writing partner, now for their third collaboration, Nick Damici work so well as well as sneak in some questions about St. Louisian Eric Stanze and his next film Cold in July, an adaptation of the Joe R. Lansdale novel, starring Michael C. Hall.
Note: I apologize about some of the sound issues. It was abnormally windy for Austin and I didn’t have my wind filter on my microphone.
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- 10/13/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
One film that I have been looking forward to this year is Jim Mickle’s We Are What We Are. I have been so impressed with Mickle’s work since I have seen Mulberry Street and my admiration continued with Stake Land. While We Are What We Are is a remake of Jorge Michel Grau’s 2010 film, from what we have been hearing, Mickle takes a different approach. Add in the fact that some St. Louis flavor were involved in this film including underground cult director Eric Stanze and Aaron Crozier.
IGN premiered the trailer last night. The film looks pretty somber, which is what I would expect from Mickle based off of Stake Land. “Gothic Americana” is a term I used when describing Stake Land and it looks like that might even more fitting to what I can see here.
Trailer
Synopsis
In We Are What We Are, a seemingly wholesome and benevolent family,...
IGN premiered the trailer last night. The film looks pretty somber, which is what I would expect from Mickle based off of Stake Land. “Gothic Americana” is a term I used when describing Stake Land and it looks like that might even more fitting to what I can see here.
Trailer
Synopsis
In We Are What We Are, a seemingly wholesome and benevolent family,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Jim Mickle’s tale of human-munching family the Parkers was picked up for distribution by eOne after premiering in Sundance’s Midnight screenings. Deadline reports that We Are What We Are was courted by Magnolia, Lionsgate and, Drafthouse, but the final seven-figure deal was made with eOne on the flight back to L.A.
“That premise is not some slasher film, it’s far more stylish and the buyer crowd and audience at the premiere screening ate it up and feel they’ve found a director with a voice worth hearing. The film has gotten strong reviews beyond the genre crowd, and it gives eOne a good theatrical offering,” Deadline said.
eOne will put it out in a platform theatrical release. Read Eric Stanze’s account of directing 2nd unit on the film in the Surviving Cinema blog.
via Deadline...
“That premise is not some slasher film, it’s far more stylish and the buyer crowd and audience at the premiere screening ate it up and feel they’ve found a director with a voice worth hearing. The film has gotten strong reviews beyond the genre crowd, and it gives eOne a good theatrical offering,” Deadline said.
eOne will put it out in a platform theatrical release. Read Eric Stanze’s account of directing 2nd unit on the film in the Surviving Cinema blog.
via Deadline...
- 1/23/2013
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
It's Christmas eve, and you are waiting up for Santa. Distract yourself from those shiny presents that await you with some of FEARnet's holiday-themed horrors from Christmases past...
Even horror's greatest villains take the time to celebrate Christmas.
Santa is an anagram of Satan. Doesn't this worry anyone else? It worried us, and garnered a list of evil Santas, plus a history of the legend of Krampus.
Holliston Christmas Special - Extended Cut
Our interview with Jill Tracy on her "accidental" Christmas album
Tim Sullivan dreams of a black Christmas with John Saxon
Eric Stanze ponders overlooked and underrated holiday horrors.
Enjoy a gallery of nightmarish Christmas trees
Halloween Before Christmas
Christmas is a special time... which calls for special implements of murder.
We have interviews from the new Silent Night sorta-remake: Malcolm McDowell on keeping the Christmas traditions alive, and director Steven C. Miller on why the holiday horror is so important to him.
Even horror's greatest villains take the time to celebrate Christmas.
Santa is an anagram of Satan. Doesn't this worry anyone else? It worried us, and garnered a list of evil Santas, plus a history of the legend of Krampus.
Holliston Christmas Special - Extended Cut
Our interview with Jill Tracy on her "accidental" Christmas album
Tim Sullivan dreams of a black Christmas with John Saxon
Eric Stanze ponders overlooked and underrated holiday horrors.
Enjoy a gallery of nightmarish Christmas trees
Halloween Before Christmas
Christmas is a special time... which calls for special implements of murder.
We have interviews from the new Silent Night sorta-remake: Malcolm McDowell on keeping the Christmas traditions alive, and director Steven C. Miller on why the holiday horror is so important to him.
- 12/24/2012
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
So there are two movements peacefully coexisting within the horror community regarding the quality of video you’re watching at home on your oversized television screen. The first movement involves a thing called a “blu ray” (not a death ray so don’t feel threatened by it). It provides beautiful high defintion picture, crystal audio, plenty of space for rad extra features, usually, more special features than your brain has room for. On the other side of the spectrum, there’s shot-on-video movies. By shot-on-video or Sov for short we mean movies that are shot on or made to look like they’ve been shot on camcorders on VHS tape or other similar medium. I believe the word you’re looking for is dichotomy or maybe something more philosophical like yin and yang. Today we’re here to talk about the Sov varietal with which you may be slightly unfamiliar...
- 9/23/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
Without a doubt, independent filmmaker Eric Stanze is one of the more seasoned and exciting storytellers working today. Ever since opening the doors on his production company Wicked Pixel Cinema in 1995, he's produced 20 different projects, and out of those he's directed 9 as well as lending a hand in other capacities for the rest.
Stanze also recently served as the Second Unit Director on Jim Mickle's Stake Land (which is how we found out about this indie superstar), and his latest directorial effort - Ratline (review here) - recently made its way to DVD this past September and since its release has landed on many Top 10 lists of 2011 as well as nabbing a few awards during the 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival.
After recently checking out Ratline- Stanze's incredible Nazi occultism/love story/crime thriller mash-up- Dread Central caught up with the filmmaker to hear more about what inspired his ambitious...
Stanze also recently served as the Second Unit Director on Jim Mickle's Stake Land (which is how we found out about this indie superstar), and his latest directorial effort - Ratline (review here) - recently made its way to DVD this past September and since its release has landed on many Top 10 lists of 2011 as well as nabbing a few awards during the 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival.
After recently checking out Ratline- Stanze's incredible Nazi occultism/love story/crime thriller mash-up- Dread Central caught up with the filmmaker to hear more about what inspired his ambitious...
- 3/5/2012
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, and the madman behind the scenes, Chad Clinton Freeman, checked in with Dread Central to share with us exclusively the winners of this year's fest.
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
- 10/27/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Eric Stanze must be one of the hardest working fellas in indie horror films today, having produced, since 1994, twenty titles through his company Wicked Pixel Cinema. An even more impressive number considering Stanze directed nine of these titles, and lent his writing, editing, acting, and cinematography to numerous others (while still finding time in recent years to blog for FEARnet). His latest work is Ratline, a stark thriller that couples the truly-life story of the Nazis' obsession with occult ritual to that of two women on the lam after killing their boss. (The film is now available on DVD from WickedPixel.com and on Amazon Instant Video.) I caught up with Stanze recently and asked him just how much of Ratline was based in...
- 10/11/2011
- FEARnet
The 2nd annual PollyGrind assaults Las Vegas during an epic length film festival that runs Oct. 8-17 at Theatre 7 with enough sleaze and violence to make Sin City residents feel right at home.
Actually, the fest does open up on the 7th with a concert at Neon Venus with local acts like Monster Zero, Creepersin and many more.
However, the film portion of the fest opens on the 8th with Stuart Simpson‘s acclaimed Australian gorefest El Monstro Del Mar!, one of the best Russ Meyer/Roger Corman mash-ups with a Down Under twist. Read the Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film review of this gem here.
Other Bad Lit favorites in the lineup are Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s The Taint, which is still completely grossing out audiences on the festival circuit, and The Uh-Oh Show, the splatter-filled horror comedy by the Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Actually, the fest does open up on the 7th with a concert at Neon Venus with local acts like Monster Zero, Creepersin and many more.
However, the film portion of the fest opens on the 8th with Stuart Simpson‘s acclaimed Australian gorefest El Monstro Del Mar!, one of the best Russ Meyer/Roger Corman mash-ups with a Down Under twist. Read the Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film review of this gem here.
Other Bad Lit favorites in the lineup are Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s The Taint, which is still completely grossing out audiences on the festival circuit, and The Uh-Oh Show, the splatter-filled horror comedy by the Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis.
- 10/6/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
We have had a good history with Wicked Pixel Cinema. They are one of the few film companies in St. Louis and as a fan and a long time follower – ever since Savage Harvest – we will support anything that the Wpc crew does. Wicked Pixel will be having a DVD Release party this weekend in St. Louis and Destroy The Brain & Wicked Pixel are hoping you can make it out! Check out the full details for the party beyond the break.
From the Press Release:
The Koken Art Factory (2500 Ohio Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri) will host the Ratline DVD Release Bash on Saturday, September 17th, 2011.
Ratline is the new motion picture by award-winning director Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook). The DVD of Ratline will be released officially on September 20th, but you will be able to purchase your copy (at a discounted price) at this show on the 17th. This...
From the Press Release:
The Koken Art Factory (2500 Ohio Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri) will host the Ratline DVD Release Bash on Saturday, September 17th, 2011.
Ratline is the new motion picture by award-winning director Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook). The DVD of Ratline will be released officially on September 20th, but you will be able to purchase your copy (at a discounted price) at this show on the 17th. This...
- 9/14/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
We recently told you about the upcoming PollyGrind Film Festival, one of the premiere grindhouse film festivals, that's set to celebrate all-things B-Movie style in Las Vegas this October. The madman behind the festival, Chad Clinton Freeman, announced today this year's PollyGrind line-up and it looks pretty sweet!
And not only is PollyGrind celebrating films, the fest is also celebrating several indie music acts slated to perform during the fest, a Zombiepalooza celebration and a whole lot more! Read on for all the details for the Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival!
From the Press Release:
It's been called "the key festival for indie cult filmmakers to land distribution deals." Its founder and programmer has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze." Those praises might seem a bit outlandish, but with the official announcement of the PollyGrind Film Festival's schedule, it's easy to see where they come from.
Chad Clinton Freeman...
And not only is PollyGrind celebrating films, the fest is also celebrating several indie music acts slated to perform during the fest, a Zombiepalooza celebration and a whole lot more! Read on for all the details for the Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival!
From the Press Release:
It's been called "the key festival for indie cult filmmakers to land distribution deals." Its founder and programmer has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze." Those praises might seem a bit outlandish, but with the official announcement of the PollyGrind Film Festival's schedule, it's easy to see where they come from.
Chad Clinton Freeman...
- 9/2/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Drug dealers, serial killers, Satan worshippers and immortal Nazis are some of the ingredients of the bloody stew that is Ratline, a tough, well-made shocker from St. Louis-based regional filmmaker Eric Stanze. Ratline is not a “boo!” sort of horror flick. It’s not about stalkers in dark corners or monsters under the bed. It’s about the evil that men often do, if not necessarily in real life, then certainly within really nasty horror flicks like Ratline. It;s an angry, humorless film filled with sex and gore, but writer/director Stanze is not one of these independent filmmakers who;s simply in love with his own nihilism. He’s working from his own smart script that attempts to say something important about the murderous energies at loose in society. Ratline is not without flaws, but it’s an aggressively low budget piece of horror weirdness that defies expectations and is remarkably accomplished.
- 8/11/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Contamination, St. Louis. second annual convention billed as our city.s first and only .Horror, Sci-Fi, and Pop Culture Convention. was last weekend and We Are Movie Geeks was there to cover all the action (and to drink). The con took place at the Westport Sheraton Chalet and Hotel in West St. Louis County. Contamination is put on by Dyer Straits Productions who, according to their website .is constantly thinking outside the box trying to bring you the best and the most unusual in Horror, Sci-Fi, Music and Pop Culture.. The guests last weekend included Tony Todd (who played Candyman!), Kane Hodder (played Jason in three Friday the 13th Films), Brad Loree (played Michael Meyers in one of the Halloween films), and the cast of the never-aired 1994 TV movie The Fantastic Four. Headline guests Eric Roberts and Norman Reedus (of Boondock Saints and The Walking Dead fame) were no-shows but...
- 7/4/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Filmmaker and FEARnet blogger Eric Stanze has a special Valentine's treat for us with the premiere of the first (and very not safe for work) trailer for his latest film, Ratline. Our pals over at Dread Central nabbed the exclusive on this one, but you can check it out below. In a flash of blood-drenched violence, Crystal Brewer's life has taken an unexpected turn. On the run from the law for her part in a gruesome drug money heist gone wrong, she has become seduced into a seedy underworld of death and betrayal. Escaping into the night with her half-sister, Kim, Crystal seeks refuge in a small Midwestern town to make sense of her life-threatening ordeal. However, any plans for solace are soon derailed when she crosses...
- 2/14/2011
- FEARnet
As promised here's the official trailer debut for Eric Stanze's upcoming feature film, Ratline! We mean, honestly, what's better than a little carnage on the most love filled and completely manufactured holiday of the year?
Ratline, directed by Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook) and written by Stanze and Jason Christ, stars Emily Haack (Scrapbook, Savage Harvest 2: October Blood), Jason Christ (Deadwood Park, The Undertow), Sarah Swofford (Sugar Creek), Amanda Pemberton (alt-model “Apnea”), Alex Del Monacco (Playboy video and pin-up model), and DJ Vivona (Ice from the Sun, China White Serpentine). The film is produced by Jeremy Wallace, Eric Stanze, Jason Christ, and Jessie Seitz.
Check out the goods below courtesy of Wicked Pixel Cinema!
Synopsis
In a flash of blood-drenched violence, Crystal Brewer's life has taken an unexpected turn. On the run from the law for her part in a gruesome drug money heist gone wrong, she has...
Ratline, directed by Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook) and written by Stanze and Jason Christ, stars Emily Haack (Scrapbook, Savage Harvest 2: October Blood), Jason Christ (Deadwood Park, The Undertow), Sarah Swofford (Sugar Creek), Amanda Pemberton (alt-model “Apnea”), Alex Del Monacco (Playboy video and pin-up model), and DJ Vivona (Ice from the Sun, China White Serpentine). The film is produced by Jeremy Wallace, Eric Stanze, Jason Christ, and Jessie Seitz.
Check out the goods below courtesy of Wicked Pixel Cinema!
Synopsis
In a flash of blood-drenched violence, Crystal Brewer's life has taken an unexpected turn. On the run from the law for her part in a gruesome drug money heist gone wrong, she has...
- 2/14/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Looking for something sinister to spice up your Valentine’s Day? In appreciation of all your love and affection, Wicked Pixel Cinema and Dread Central are teaming up to give you a truly demented gift. On February 14th, 2011, Dread Central will exclusively premiere the first preview trailer for Eric Stanze’s upcoming film, Ratline.
Writer/director Stanze is enthusiastic about the partnership with Dread Central for the exclusive unveiling of the Ratline trailer. Stanze stated: "We've been working our asses off on this movie for a while now, and it's cool to finally have a trailer to show everyone what we've been up to. Not only am I happy to give horror fans our twisted version of a Valentine's Day gift, I'm honored that this first look at our first trailer is being presented by Dread Central."
Ratline, directed by Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook) and written by Stanze and Jason Christ,...
Writer/director Stanze is enthusiastic about the partnership with Dread Central for the exclusive unveiling of the Ratline trailer. Stanze stated: "We've been working our asses off on this movie for a while now, and it's cool to finally have a trailer to show everyone what we've been up to. Not only am I happy to give horror fans our twisted version of a Valentine's Day gift, I'm honored that this first look at our first trailer is being presented by Dread Central."
Ratline, directed by Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook) and written by Stanze and Jason Christ,...
- 2/11/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Last Friday was the second annual Tweet Like a Zombie Day, as well as the 71st birthday of maestro of the undead George A. Romero. Now that the dust has settled and we've had a few days to get all the #brrraaaaaaaaiiiiinssss out of our system, we've looked back over the Tweeting hordes to pick out a few our favorites. Did yours make the cut? Find out after the jump. First, let's get a few ringers out of the way. This bit of undead doggerel was courtesy of horror director and FEARnet blogger Eric Stanze: And our friends at sister networks G4 and Versus supplied these: Some of you authored miniature zombie fables, in 140 characters or less: Many of you shared the wisdom of...
- 2/9/2011
- FEARnet
Wicked Pixel Cinema and director Eric Stanze have released the first ever clip for their upcoming film Ratline, and we've got the goods for you right here!
Ratline, starring Emily Haack, Jason Christ, Sarah Swofford, DJ Vivona, alt-model/former Suicide Girl Amanda "Apnea" Pemberton, Alex Del Monacco, Ryan Bax, and Joseph R. Engel, is director Eric Stanze's follow-up to his critically acclaimed and award-winning horror film Deadwood Park.
Check out the clip below courtesy of FEARnet.
Synopsis
"Before the fall of Nazi Germany the most sacred relic of the Nazi party, the Blood Flag, went missing. This cherished object possessed supernatural powers, infused by the occult experimentation of the SS Paranormal Division. The flag's current condition and whereabouts are unknown. Today the search for the Blood Flag is on, and one man - with diabolical intentions - is getting closer to its hiding place."
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Ratline, starring Emily Haack, Jason Christ, Sarah Swofford, DJ Vivona, alt-model/former Suicide Girl Amanda "Apnea" Pemberton, Alex Del Monacco, Ryan Bax, and Joseph R. Engel, is director Eric Stanze's follow-up to his critically acclaimed and award-winning horror film Deadwood Park.
Check out the clip below courtesy of FEARnet.
Synopsis
"Before the fall of Nazi Germany the most sacred relic of the Nazi party, the Blood Flag, went missing. This cherished object possessed supernatural powers, infused by the occult experimentation of the SS Paranormal Division. The flag's current condition and whereabouts are unknown. Today the search for the Blood Flag is on, and one man - with diabolical intentions - is getting closer to its hiding place."
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 7/12/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
This first glance at Ratline is from the film-within-the-film, fashioned after Top Secret U.S. Military films of the 1940's. This exclusive Ratline clip from director (and FEARnet blogger) Eric Stanze and Wicked Pixel Cinema is just a portion of the Ratline back-story. Hit the jump to check out our exclusive clip from Wicked Pixel Cinema's Ratline. Before the fall of Nazi Germany, the most sacred relic of the Nazi party, the Blood Flag, went missing. This cherished object possessed supernatural powers, infused by the occult experimentation of the SS Paranormal Division. The flag's current condition and whereabouts are unknown. Today, the search for the Blood Flag is on, and one man - with...
- 7/12/2010
- FEARnet
Low budget New Jersey filmmaker and musician Jimmy Creamer (better known in some quarters as ScreamerClauz), known for his experimental videos and animated shorts that combine some of the strangest computer graphic effects and weird music, brings us a feature film that uses all elements from his shorts and music videos by using creative computer effects and incorporating them into a live action film with sick gore and make-up effects. All these elements combined give us what is quite possibly the best experimental mindfuck done on a miniscule budget since Eric Stanze’s Ice From the Sun and Andy Copp’s The Mutilation Man.
- 5/18/2010
- by Mario Dominick
- HorrorYearbook
In the wake of Night Of The Living Dead and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, horror has long been the favorite genre of a first-time filmmaker. Independent directors achieving enormous success and career-long legacies from features with all the polish of industrial films has been practically synonymous with horror. It seems hard to fault fledgling filmmakers for being drawn to the genre. The assumption prevails that if film is a gamble, horror is the safest bet; if it fails as art, it can still make money.
These days, theatrical box-office expectations for independent films have lowered while a breakout hit still requires costly marketing pushes. Direct-to-dvd proves lucrative but hardly christens household names. When some of the best-reviewed horror films of the past ten years are denied a theatrical run, the genre now seems less like a stepping-stone to the mainstream.
As film production went Diy in the decade since The Blair Witch Project,...
These days, theatrical box-office expectations for independent films have lowered while a breakout hit still requires costly marketing pushes. Direct-to-dvd proves lucrative but hardly christens household names. When some of the best-reviewed horror films of the past ten years are denied a theatrical run, the genre now seems less like a stepping-stone to the mainstream.
As film production went Diy in the decade since The Blair Witch Project,...
- 1/29/2009
- Fangoria
Producer-writer-director Eric Stanze is getting behind the camera once again with his latest horror flick, Seizure, an ultra low budget horror film that already has Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist films), Adrienne King (Friday the 13th 1 and 2) and John Saxon (Black Christmas, Enter the Dragon, A Nightmare on Elm Street) attached to star. Shooting in St. Louis, Missouri this September, the film carries a pretty hefty synopsis, which can be found inside.
- 4/18/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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