Camp Pleasant Lake: "DeskPop Entertainment will release Thomas Walton's refreshingly indie new horror film Camp Pleasant Lake in select cinemas and on VOD February 27th! The picture, which stars 90s screen icon Jonathan Lipnicki alongside a bevvy of genre film icons, is a loving throwback to the thrilling, violent summer camp slasher films of the 1980s.
In Camp Pleasant Lake, Rick and Darlene Rutherford breathe life into the eerie remnants of an old campsite, unaware of its dark past. Strange occurrences haunt the area, mirroring the tragedies of the old camp, where two decades earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and her parents brutally murdered. Amidst chilling atmospheres and long-forgotten secrets, the couple grapples with a horrifying revelation—they are entwined in the camp's history. And as the shadows of the past collide with the present, the Rutherfords must confront the haunting histories of a sinister crime.
Written and directed by Thomas Walton,...
In Camp Pleasant Lake, Rick and Darlene Rutherford breathe life into the eerie remnants of an old campsite, unaware of its dark past. Strange occurrences haunt the area, mirroring the tragedies of the old camp, where two decades earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and her parents brutally murdered. Amidst chilling atmospheres and long-forgotten secrets, the couple grapples with a horrifying revelation—they are entwined in the camp's history. And as the shadows of the past collide with the present, the Rutherfords must confront the haunting histories of a sinister crime.
Written and directed by Thomas Walton,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Writer/director Thomas Walton’s 1980s-inspired slasher Camp Pleasant Lake has secured a distribution deal with DeskPop Entertainment, Deadline reports, with the plan being for DeskPop to give the film a VOD and limited theatrical release on February 27th. Since that date is only a month away, we should be seeing a trailer for this movie very soon – but in the meantime, a first look image can be found at the bottom of this article.
The story Walton crafted for Camp Pleasant Lake follows Rick and Darlene Rutherford, who attempt to breathe life into the eerie remnants of an old campsite, unaware of its dark past. Strange occurrences haunt the area, mirroring the tragedies of the old camp, where two decades earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and her parents brutally murdered. Amidst chilling atmospheres and long-forgotten secrets, the couple grapples with a horrifying revelation—they are entwined in the camp’s history.
The story Walton crafted for Camp Pleasant Lake follows Rick and Darlene Rutherford, who attempt to breathe life into the eerie remnants of an old campsite, unaware of its dark past. Strange occurrences haunt the area, mirroring the tragedies of the old camp, where two decades earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and her parents brutally murdered. Amidst chilling atmospheres and long-forgotten secrets, the couple grapples with a horrifying revelation—they are entwined in the camp’s history.
- 1/26/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
‘Camp Pleasant Lake:’ Slasher Pic Starring ‘Jerry Maguire’ Actor Jonathan Lipnicki Lands Distributor
Exclusive: DeskPop Entertainment has acquired filmmaker Thomas Walton’s 1980s-inspired slasher Camp Pleasant Lake. DeskPop has set the pic for a release in select theaters and VOD on February 27.
Written and directed by Walton, Camp Pleasant Lake follows Rick and Darlene Rutherford, who attempt to breathe life into the eerie remnants of an old campsite, unaware of its dark past. Strange occurrences haunt the area, mirroring the tragedies of the old camp, where two decades earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and her parents brutally murdered. Amidst chilling atmospheres and long-forgotten secrets, the couple grapples with a horrifying revelation—they are entwined in the camp’s history. And as the shadows of the past collide with the present, the Rutherfords must confront the haunting histories of a sinister crime.
Camp Pleasant Lake stars Lipnicki alongside Bonnie Aarons, Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster 1/2), Michael Paré, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Robert Lasardo (Death Race), Maritza Brikisak, and Greg Tally. Jared Safier produces the film alongside Walton, with Jeremy Hirsch, Matthew Macur, Damien Douglas, Lenny Vitulli, Jackson Everest, and Michael Mahal as its executive producers. Production companies on the picture are Safier Entertainment, PhilaDreams Films, Lux Angeles Studios, Stag Mountain Films, Rmr Productions, and Movies By Misfits.
“Collaborating with the DeskPop team to release Camp Pleasant Lake has been a pleasure. We’ve crafted an intense, frightening, and entertaining experience, and we’re excited for horror enthusiasts to come together in cinemas and VOD and relish the twists and turns we’ve brought to life,” said Walton.
The deal was negotiated between Mat Levy for DeskPop Entertainment and Jared Safier and Thomas Walton of Safier Entertainment.
Written and directed by Walton, Camp Pleasant Lake follows Rick and Darlene Rutherford, who attempt to breathe life into the eerie remnants of an old campsite, unaware of its dark past. Strange occurrences haunt the area, mirroring the tragedies of the old camp, where two decades earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and her parents brutally murdered. Amidst chilling atmospheres and long-forgotten secrets, the couple grapples with a horrifying revelation—they are entwined in the camp’s history. And as the shadows of the past collide with the present, the Rutherfords must confront the haunting histories of a sinister crime.
Camp Pleasant Lake stars Lipnicki alongside Bonnie Aarons, Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster 1/2), Michael Paré, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Robert Lasardo (Death Race), Maritza Brikisak, and Greg Tally. Jared Safier produces the film alongside Walton, with Jeremy Hirsch, Matthew Macur, Damien Douglas, Lenny Vitulli, Jackson Everest, and Michael Mahal as its executive producers. Production companies on the picture are Safier Entertainment, PhilaDreams Films, Lux Angeles Studios, Stag Mountain Films, Rmr Productions, and Movies By Misfits.
“Collaborating with the DeskPop team to release Camp Pleasant Lake has been a pleasure. We’ve crafted an intense, frightening, and entertaining experience, and we’re excited for horror enthusiasts to come together in cinemas and VOD and relish the twists and turns we’ve brought to life,” said Walton.
The deal was negotiated between Mat Levy for DeskPop Entertainment and Jared Safier and Thomas Walton of Safier Entertainment.
- 1/26/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
More than three years have passed since an IndieGogo campaign succeeded in raising funds for the vampire movie Bloodthirst, starring Tara Reid (Urban Legend). That project has since made its way through production, and now it’s ready to be set loose into the world. Bloodthirst is set to receive a digital and VOD release on October 31st, and you can check out the trailer in the embed above!
Directed by Michael Su from a screenplay written by Massimiliano Cerchi and Adrian Milnes, the film has the following synopsis: After the apocalypse, only two tribes remain: desperate humans and the roving vampires that feed on them. Across the desolate West, John Shepard seeks the aging head vampire, hoping to destroy him and free mankind. But when Shepard and his posse of native sons and farmer’s daughters joins forces with a local militia, they learn that they’re closer to the Master than they think…...
Directed by Michael Su from a screenplay written by Massimiliano Cerchi and Adrian Milnes, the film has the following synopsis: After the apocalypse, only two tribes remain: desperate humans and the roving vampires that feed on them. Across the desolate West, John Shepard seeks the aging head vampire, hoping to destroy him and free mankind. But when Shepard and his posse of native sons and farmer’s daughters joins forces with a local militia, they learn that they’re closer to the Master than they think…...
- 9/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Richard Grieco, Angela Cole, Tom Sizemore, Robert Lasardo, Jessica Morris, Bj Mezek, Denny Nolan | Written by Rolfe Kanefsky, Michael Mahal, Sonny Mahal | Directed by Michael Su
There are not many times that a dynamite blast opens a film, yet that’s true of the latest feature from Mahal Empire. In the 1870s, miners are shown blasting within a cave in search of gold. While one of the group worries about a cave-in, another says the real danger is Tommyknockers – mythical creatures compared to Leprechauns, but “six feet taller and nastier.” As the group split up, the gold is discovered while many meet a grisly end at the Tommyknocker’s hands.
The Western then shifts focus to the Dirk Gang, a brutal group led by the eponymous Dirk (Richard Grieco). These wanted figures rob a bank, showing their force through murder and shooting off a civilian’s ear. They take a hostage,...
There are not many times that a dynamite blast opens a film, yet that’s true of the latest feature from Mahal Empire. In the 1870s, miners are shown blasting within a cave in search of gold. While one of the group worries about a cave-in, another says the real danger is Tommyknockers – mythical creatures compared to Leprechauns, but “six feet taller and nastier.” As the group split up, the gold is discovered while many meet a grisly end at the Tommyknocker’s hands.
The Western then shifts focus to the Dirk Gang, a brutal group led by the eponymous Dirk (Richard Grieco). These wanted figures rob a bank, showing their force through murder and shooting off a civilian’s ear. They take a hostage,...
- 6/14/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Stars: John Wells, Sarah French, Tom Sizemore, Noel Gugliemi, Victor V Gelsomino, Sheri Davis, Jackson Everest, Wesley Cannon, Bill Victor Arucan, Isabelle Urganci | Written by Michael Mahal, Sonny Mahal, Robert Thompson | Directed by Adam Werth
For his feature-film debut, director Adam Werth throws audiences into the action on the Los Angeles streets. A sting operation results in FBI agents arresting arms dealer Diego Montalban (Noel Gugliemi). He is escorted onto a plane by armed federal officers, although a freak storm causes the flight to crash-land onto the titular island. As the plane-crash survivors separate into factions and grapple with the mysterious island’s inhabitants, the spectre of the TV series Lost looms over the film. While the show was notable for having the most expensive pilot episode at the time, costing 14 million, their catering would likely eclipse this film’s budget.
Early scenes are spent following Diego to give the...
For his feature-film debut, director Adam Werth throws audiences into the action on the Los Angeles streets. A sting operation results in FBI agents arresting arms dealer Diego Montalban (Noel Gugliemi). He is escorted onto a plane by armed federal officers, although a freak storm causes the flight to crash-land onto the titular island. As the plane-crash survivors separate into factions and grapple with the mysterious island’s inhabitants, the spectre of the TV series Lost looms over the film. While the show was notable for having the most expensive pilot episode at the time, costing 14 million, their catering would likely eclipse this film’s budget.
Early scenes are spent following Diego to give the...
- 2/13/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
eOne Making TV Adaptation Of Janice Hallet’s ‘The Twyford Code’
eOne is prepping an adaptation of Janice Hallett’s The Twyford Code – the first fruits of the studio’s deal with BAFTA-winning writer-director Paul Andrew Williams. The book is written via automatic transcriptions of recordings made by a former prisoner determined to discover what happened to his teacher. eOne will co-produce with former Sky Studios drama boss Cameron Roach’s Rope Ladder Fiction, with Williams directing and eOne handling global rights. “Janice Hallett’s ingenious second novel has rightly gained a fanbase of epic proportions,” said Sharon Hughff, eOne’s Creative Director, Scripted Television, UK. Deadline revealed eOne’s deal with Williams last year and the Broadchurch director is forging scripted TV shows for all platforms.
Gary Neville Takes ‘The Overlap On Tour’ For Sky Max
English footballer turned pundit Gary Neville is taking his YouTube series The Overlap...
eOne is prepping an adaptation of Janice Hallett’s The Twyford Code – the first fruits of the studio’s deal with BAFTA-winning writer-director Paul Andrew Williams. The book is written via automatic transcriptions of recordings made by a former prisoner determined to discover what happened to his teacher. eOne will co-produce with former Sky Studios drama boss Cameron Roach’s Rope Ladder Fiction, with Williams directing and eOne handling global rights. “Janice Hallett’s ingenious second novel has rightly gained a fanbase of epic proportions,” said Sharon Hughff, eOne’s Creative Director, Scripted Television, UK. Deadline revealed eOne’s deal with Williams last year and the Broadchurch director is forging scripted TV shows for all platforms.
Gary Neville Takes ‘The Overlap On Tour’ For Sky Max
English footballer turned pundit Gary Neville is taking his YouTube series The Overlap...
- 1/31/2023
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Greg Tally takes on one of his most interesting roles as Midnight in the upcoming Mahal Empire film, Bermuda Island. Greg stars along side Tom Sizemore and John Wells. Bermuda Island is directed by Adam Werth, and produced by Sonny and Michael Mahal. Passengers on their …
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- 1/13/2023
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
Greg Tally takes on one of his most interesting roles as Midnight in the upcoming Mahal Empire film, Bermuda Island. Greg stars along side Tom Sizemore and John Wells. Bermuda Island is directed by Adam Werth, and produced by Sonny and Michael Mahal.
Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island. Desperate to survive the elements and infighting between survivors, they find that the island has more in store for them than they could ever imagine.
Greg Tally has also recently been in Night of the Tommyknockers, Slice!, Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas, Arena Wars, and the upcoming Mahal Empire film, Alien Storm.
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Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island. Desperate to survive the elements and infighting between survivors, they find that the island has more in store for them than they could ever imagine.
Greg Tally has also recently been in Night of the Tommyknockers, Slice!, Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas, Arena Wars, and the upcoming Mahal Empire film, Alien Storm.
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- 1/9/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Sam Raimi was attached to direct a sci-fi thriller set in the Bermuda Triangle for quite a while – then when he went off to replace Scott Derrickson as the director of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Derrickson stepped in to take the helm of Bermuda. That was almost three years ago and we’re still waiting to hear further information on that Bermuda Triangle project. In the meantime, Mahal Empire is set to release a creature feature called Bermuda Island on January 20th, and you can watch the trailer for the film in the embed above!
Producers Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal crafted the story for Bermuda Island, which was directed by Adam Werth (Rancher’s Kin) from a screenplay by Crossbreed writer Robert Thompson. The film has the following synopsis: Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island.
Producers Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal crafted the story for Bermuda Island, which was directed by Adam Werth (Rancher’s Kin) from a screenplay by Crossbreed writer Robert Thompson. The film has the following synopsis: Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island.
- 1/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire), Michael Pare, Bonnie Aarons, and Mike Ferguson (Amityville Uprising) currently filming new horror movie, Camp Pleasant Lake.
Bonnie Aarons plays Esmeralda and her sons are Mike Ferguson as Lou and Robert Lasardo as Angel. Also included in the cast are DeVanny Pinn as Harper.
The cast also features Raf Adame, Peter Newman, Rudy Ledbetter, Sajid Ali, Greg Tally, Jeff A. Cooper, Jeffrey Bele, Jason Van Loo, Timothy Skyler Dunigan, Carissa Goble, Denny Nolan, and Marcus Spencer for making this film possible.
For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/CampPleasantLakeMovie
It’s Scream meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre and filming starts on August 29, 2022 from film production companies: Safier Entertainment, PhilaDreams Films, Lux Angeles Studios, and Mahal Empire.
Synopsis:
An enterprising couple, ‘the Rutherfords’ who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her...
Bonnie Aarons plays Esmeralda and her sons are Mike Ferguson as Lou and Robert Lasardo as Angel. Also included in the cast are DeVanny Pinn as Harper.
The cast also features Raf Adame, Peter Newman, Rudy Ledbetter, Sajid Ali, Greg Tally, Jeff A. Cooper, Jeffrey Bele, Jason Van Loo, Timothy Skyler Dunigan, Carissa Goble, Denny Nolan, and Marcus Spencer for making this film possible.
For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/CampPleasantLakeMovie
It’s Scream meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre and filming starts on August 29, 2022 from film production companies: Safier Entertainment, PhilaDreams Films, Lux Angeles Studios, and Mahal Empire.
Synopsis:
An enterprising couple, ‘the Rutherfords’ who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her...
- 9/8/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Camp Pleasant Lake has launches a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo. The film stars Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) and Mike Ferguson (Amityvile Uprising) with more names to be announced.
Synopsis:
On Halloween weekend, 20 years ago at Camp Pleasant Lake, little Echo Meadows was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered. In the aftermath, the camp was shut down and left abandoned. Now 20 years later, an enterprising couple, the Rutherford’s, have purchased the property and turned it into a horror camp. The theme for their grand opening is “Camp Of Terror”, where with the help of the counselors, who were the little campers 20 years earlier, they will be retelling and reliving the brutal murders. For an exorbitant sum, adults can come and witness the events that unfolded that fateful night. To lure in the new clientele, the Rutherford’s have been spreading a rumor that Echo comes back every year to get her revenge,...
Synopsis:
On Halloween weekend, 20 years ago at Camp Pleasant Lake, little Echo Meadows was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered. In the aftermath, the camp was shut down and left abandoned. Now 20 years later, an enterprising couple, the Rutherford’s, have purchased the property and turned it into a horror camp. The theme for their grand opening is “Camp Of Terror”, where with the help of the counselors, who were the little campers 20 years earlier, they will be retelling and reliving the brutal murders. For an exorbitant sum, adults can come and witness the events that unfolded that fateful night. To lure in the new clientele, the Rutherford’s have been spreading a rumor that Echo comes back every year to get her revenge,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
“You cross paths with at least 20 killers in your lifetime and don’t even know it”
Well, this time you will…
David Perry of Scream Legacy joins the cast of Camp Pleasant Lake along with Felissa Rose, best known for the 1980’s cult horror classic, Sleepaway Camp and Mike Ferguson from Amityville Uprising and ShadowMarsh.
David Perry is hot of the fan film, Scream Legacy, which has racked up over 700k views.
Camp Pleasant Lake production begins August 29th, 2022 in Los Angeles. The film is directed by Thomas Walton, produced by Jared Safier with associate producer Michael Joy and executive producers Jackson Everest and Michael Mahal.
For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/CampofTerror/
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Well, this time you will…
David Perry of Scream Legacy joins the cast of Camp Pleasant Lake along with Felissa Rose, best known for the 1980’s cult horror classic, Sleepaway Camp and Mike Ferguson from Amityville Uprising and ShadowMarsh.
David Perry is hot of the fan film, Scream Legacy, which has racked up over 700k views.
Camp Pleasant Lake production begins August 29th, 2022 in Los Angeles. The film is directed by Thomas Walton, produced by Jared Safier with associate producer Michael Joy and executive producers Jackson Everest and Michael Mahal.
For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/CampofTerror/
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- 7/9/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Stars: Richard Grieco, Jolene Andersen, Douglas Tait, Robert Lasardo, Tara Reid, Paul Gunn, Gerardo de Pablos, Clay Trimble, Robert Donavan, Johnny Huang, King Jeff, Rich R. Rendon, Elizabeth Noelle Japhet | Written by Brandon Slagle, Michael Mahal, Sonny Mahal | Directed by Brandon Slagle
After apprehending vicious crime syndicate boss Hades (the always awesome Robert Lasardo), LA Swat team leader Vernon (Grieco) and his team are transporting him to his final location – county lock-up. However Vernon and his team find themselves trapped inside of the county detention centre, the world burning around them as an alien invasion engulfs Los Angeles. With no communication with the outside world Vernon, his team, And crime boss Hades, must band together to escape the bloodthirsty alien forces attacking them.
Yes folks, we’re in Assault on Precinct 13 territory once again with Attack of the Unknown… Only this time the invaders are other-worldly bug-like aliens out to suck the blood,...
After apprehending vicious crime syndicate boss Hades (the always awesome Robert Lasardo), LA Swat team leader Vernon (Grieco) and his team are transporting him to his final location – county lock-up. However Vernon and his team find themselves trapped inside of the county detention centre, the world burning around them as an alien invasion engulfs Los Angeles. With no communication with the outside world Vernon, his team, And crime boss Hades, must band together to escape the bloodthirsty alien forces attacking them.
Yes folks, we’re in Assault on Precinct 13 territory once again with Attack of the Unknown… Only this time the invaders are other-worldly bug-like aliens out to suck the blood,...
- 11/11/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Headlining today's Horror Highlights are release details for Art of the Dead, which focuses on evil artwork that forces people to commit deadly deeds. Also: preview pages for Monster World: The Golden Age #4 and Blumhouse's Prey release details.
Art of the Dead Release Details: "Los Angeles, CA — October 13th, 2019 — ITN Distribution, Inc. is proud to, Inc. is proud to announce the North American release of Rolfe Kanefsky’s film Art Of The Dead, an engaging and entertaining supernatural horror film starring Tara Reid (American Pie series), Richard Grieco, Jessica Morris (“One Life to Live”), Lukas Hassel (The Black Room), Robert Donavan, Alex Rinehart (The Black Room), and Tania Fox (Puppet Master: Axis Termination).
The DVD release rolled out on October 1st, 2019, in stores nationwide, including Walmart, and online at Amazon.com. It’s currently available for purchase or rental through VOD channels, such as Amazon, Comcast Xfinity InDemand, Charter, Cox, TWC,...
Art of the Dead Release Details: "Los Angeles, CA — October 13th, 2019 — ITN Distribution, Inc. is proud to, Inc. is proud to announce the North American release of Rolfe Kanefsky’s film Art Of The Dead, an engaging and entertaining supernatural horror film starring Tara Reid (American Pie series), Richard Grieco, Jessica Morris (“One Life to Live”), Lukas Hassel (The Black Room), Robert Donavan, Alex Rinehart (The Black Room), and Tania Fox (Puppet Master: Axis Termination).
The DVD release rolled out on October 1st, 2019, in stores nationwide, including Walmart, and online at Amazon.com. It’s currently available for purchase or rental through VOD channels, such as Amazon, Comcast Xfinity InDemand, Charter, Cox, TWC,...
- 10/23/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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