Available on VOD starting today from 1091 Pictures, we have an exclusive clip from When I Consume You that you can watch right now!
"When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York-based filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. All three of his films have been widely embraced and praised both on the festival circuit and upon release, with They Look Like People winning a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival upon its premiere.
Blackshear again teams up with creative collaborators MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake for When I Consume You, who, alongside Libby Ewing, deliver a heartfelt family drama about grief and redemption. Ewing and Dumouchel play brother-sister duo Daphne and Wilson Shaw. Troubled since childhood, the two have struggled to find stability as they’ve grown older,...
"When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York-based filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. All three of his films have been widely embraced and praised both on the festival circuit and upon release, with They Look Like People winning a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival upon its premiere.
Blackshear again teams up with creative collaborators MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake for When I Consume You, who, alongside Libby Ewing, deliver a heartfelt family drama about grief and redemption. Ewing and Dumouchel play brother-sister duo Daphne and Wilson Shaw. Troubled since childhood, the two have struggled to find stability as they’ve grown older,...
- 8/16/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
"You can't break someone more than once." 1091 Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie thriller titled When I Consume You, which first premiered at the Fantasia and Screamfest Horror Festivals last year. When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. His latest is described as: "a gritty, slow-burn urban folktale about family, damnation, and redemption." A young woman and her brother seek revenge against a mysterious stalker. It's a unique urban folktale set and filmed in Brooklyn, confronting the vulnerabilities people struggle with every day through a genre lens to create a chillingly intimate indie horror nightmare. The film stars MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, and Libby Ewing. This reminds me of Kill List in a few ways,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Perry Blackshear’s third film follows siblings who seek revenge against a stalker.
In a deal hatched in Cannes 1091 Pictures has acquired all English-speaking rights from Yellow Veil to Perry Blackshear’s horror drama When I Consume You.
Blackshear’s third film after psychological horror They Look Like People and creature feature The Siren premiered at 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival entry and once again stars MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake. It tells of a woman and her brother who seek revenge against a stalker. Libby Ewing also stars.
1091 Pictures, which is owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment,...
In a deal hatched in Cannes 1091 Pictures has acquired all English-speaking rights from Yellow Veil to Perry Blackshear’s horror drama When I Consume You.
Blackshear’s third film after psychological horror They Look Like People and creature feature The Siren premiered at 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival entry and once again stars MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake. It tells of a woman and her brother who seek revenge against a stalker. Libby Ewing also stars.
1091 Pictures, which is owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ended its 6th edition last Thursday with the sold-out closing night East Coast Premiere of Rob Jabbaz’s The Sadness at Nitehawk Cinema and announced today its jury and audience award winners. Launching on October 14th with the NY Premiere of Mlungu Wam (Good Madam), Brooklyn Horror is proud to have welcomed back an eager and excited audience who packed the cinemas after a one year pandemic related hiatus and hosted a majority of sold-out screenings, with special highlights being the festival’s 35mm projection of Session 9, presented for its 20th anniversary with lead actor and co-writer Stephen Gevedon in attendance, and the US Premiere of local filmmaker Edoardo Vitaletti’s debut The Last Thing Mary Saw, with Rory Culkin and Vitaletti present for the Q&a.
Further highlights of the festival include the world premieres of Adam Randall’s Netflix Original vampire feature Night Teeth...
Further highlights of the festival include the world premieres of Adam Randall’s Netflix Original vampire feature Night Teeth...
- 10/25/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Evan Dumouchel, Libby Ewing, MacLeod Andrews | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear
I was lucky enough to watch and review director Perry Blackshear’s previous movies The Siren and They Look Like People. Both are really impressive movies. Bringing fresh and original ideas to sci-fi and horror I knew he was a director that I would be keeping an eye on in his future projects. Thankfully this year brings his latest movie to Fantasia – When I Consume You.
It feels very much like a Perry Blackshear movie right from the off. This isn’t an issue and I don’t mean it in a way that all his films look the same. They just have that similar grittiness to them, they feel like real life even though you know something supernatural is almost definitely going to be involved. In When I Consume You we meet a brother, Wilson Shaw (Evan Dumouchel) and sister,...
I was lucky enough to watch and review director Perry Blackshear’s previous movies The Siren and They Look Like People. Both are really impressive movies. Bringing fresh and original ideas to sci-fi and horror I knew he was a director that I would be keeping an eye on in his future projects. Thankfully this year brings his latest movie to Fantasia – When I Consume You.
It feels very much like a Perry Blackshear movie right from the off. This isn’t an issue and I don’t mean it in a way that all his films look the same. They just have that similar grittiness to them, they feel like real life even though you know something supernatural is almost definitely going to be involved. In When I Consume You we meet a brother, Wilson Shaw (Evan Dumouchel) and sister,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
When I Consume You Review — When I Consume You (2021) Film Review from the 25th Annual Fantasia International Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Perry Blackshear, starring Libby Ewing, Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, Margaret Ying Drake, Mick Casale, Kiara Jones, Jeff Musillo, Claire Siebers, and Adam Stovall. There’s something to admire about low-budget indie horror, and [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: When I Consume You: Despite Explosive Third Act, Supernatural Family Drama Never Sparks Interest [Fantasia 2021]...
Continue reading: Film Review: When I Consume You: Despite Explosive Third Act, Supernatural Family Drama Never Sparks Interest [Fantasia 2021]...
- 8/19/2021
- by Jacob Mouradian
- Film-Book
Perry Blackshear, writer-director of “They Look Like People” and “The Siren,” has returned with genre bending “When I Consume You,” a suspenseful twist on revenge and courage in the face of helplessness. Siblings Daphne and Wilson Shaw brave the long shadow of childhood trauma together in a fight with a demon stalker hellbent on their destruction.
“When I Consume You” stars Blackshear’s frequent collaborators Evan Dumouchel and MacLeod Andrews as well as new-to-the-crew Libby Ewing. In addition all three served as co-producers on the film, which was shot in lonely side streets of Brooklyn.
Variety spoke with Blackshear ahead of “When I Consume You’s” debut at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival.
The monster in the film nods to Goya’s black paintings, and has the viewer wondering throughout the film whether it is real or an element of psychosis. How did you choose to anchor the soul...
“When I Consume You” stars Blackshear’s frequent collaborators Evan Dumouchel and MacLeod Andrews as well as new-to-the-crew Libby Ewing. In addition all three served as co-producers on the film, which was shot in lonely side streets of Brooklyn.
Variety spoke with Blackshear ahead of “When I Consume You’s” debut at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival.
The monster in the film nods to Goya’s black paintings, and has the viewer wondering throughout the film whether it is real or an element of psychosis. How did you choose to anchor the soul...
- 8/19/2021
- by JD Linville
- Variety Film + TV
Daphne (Libby Ewing) and Wilson Shaw (Evan Dumouchel) didn’t really have anyone growing up besides themselves. The same could be said now. They cut out their parents years ago and did their best to power through the trauma they endured, but it almost came crashing down courtesy the former’s long-lasting drug addiction. They endured it, though. Together. And they have hope again: Daphne dreams of adopting a child to love like they never were, Wilson aspires to turn his janitorial job into a teaching career to give kids the time they were never afforded. When those leaps forward become threatened by adversity, however, old feelings of self-loathing return with menacing yellow eyes in the shadows.
We see the latter early on: two glowing orbs in the blackness of an open closet. Are they a demon? A nightmare? Who knows. Writer-director Perry Blackshear intentionally keeps their origins shrouded in...
We see the latter early on: two glowing orbs in the blackness of an open closet. Are they a demon? A nightmare? Who knows. Writer-director Perry Blackshear intentionally keeps their origins shrouded in...
- 8/19/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
We have a relatively quiet week of Blu-ray and DVD releases to kick off the month of May, but two of the titles are fantastic indie horrors that are very much worth your time—For the Sake of Vicious and A Ghost Waits. Other releases for May 4th include Rise of the Mummy, Why, The Midwife and a re-release DVD for Wes Craven’s Cursed.
For the Sake of Vicious
Romina, an overworked nurse and single mother returns home from her late shift on Halloween night to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descends upon her home, the trio realize the only way out of the situation is to work together and fight for their survival.
A Ghost Waits: Special Edition
An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a...
For the Sake of Vicious
Romina, an overworked nurse and single mother returns home from her late shift on Halloween night to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descends upon her home, the trio realize the only way out of the situation is to work together and fight for their survival.
A Ghost Waits: Special Edition
An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a...
- 5/3/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Happy Thursday, everyone! On tap today is a brand new list of streaming recommendations that I have put together as part of our ongoing Indie Horror Month celebration. This time, we’re showcasing five fantastic films that are available to stream on the Arrow player and are well worth your time. One note: Clapboard Jungle doesn’t arrive on Arrow until the 19th, but I thought it was a perfect title to include here, so you just have to hang on a few days until you can finally check it out for yourself.
Read on for my Arrow indie horror recommendations and happy streaming!
The Bloodhound (Directed by Patrick Picard)
I just recently watched The Bloodhound for a discussion happening on an upcoming episode of Corpse Club, and it has just stuck with me over the last 10 days or so now. It’s a movie that I wasn’t even...
Read on for my Arrow indie horror recommendations and happy streaming!
The Bloodhound (Directed by Patrick Picard)
I just recently watched The Bloodhound for a discussion happening on an upcoming episode of Corpse Club, and it has just stuck with me over the last 10 days or so now. It’s a movie that I wasn’t even...
- 4/15/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The spectral romance A Ghost Awaits (2020) will be available on Blu-ray May 4th from Arrow Video
You Are Not Alone.
An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a DIY labor of love years in the making from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews.
Tasked with renovating a neglected rental home, handyman Jack quickly finds out why the tenants keep leaving in droves – this house is haunted. The ghost in question is Muriel (Natalie Walker), herself employed from beyond the veil to keep the home vacant. Against the odds, Jack and Muriel find they have a lot in common… pulse notwithstanding. Having found a kindred spirit in an otherwise lonely existence, they must fight for their newfound affection as pressure mounts for them each to fulfil their ‘cross-purposes’.
From its opening spectral assault to its achingly poignant conclusion – as...
You Are Not Alone.
An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a DIY labor of love years in the making from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews.
Tasked with renovating a neglected rental home, handyman Jack quickly finds out why the tenants keep leaving in droves – this house is haunted. The ghost in question is Muriel (Natalie Walker), herself employed from beyond the veil to keep the home vacant. Against the odds, Jack and Muriel find they have a lot in common… pulse notwithstanding. Having found a kindred spirit in an otherwise lonely existence, they must fight for their newfound affection as pressure mounts for them each to fulfil their ‘cross-purposes’.
From its opening spectral assault to its achingly poignant conclusion – as...
- 3/29/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Arrow Video’s May films include a superbly quirky comedy horror debut, a vintage Japanese comedy classic, the worldwide Blu-ray debut of a provocative Seventies masterwork, and a lavish edition of an offbeat, A-list sci-fi favourite.
As expected, the releases will be superbly packaged, featuring brand new restorations and audio commentaries, rare behind-the-scenes featurettes, revealing documentaries, beautifully designed booklets with new writing on the filmmakers, and reversible sleeves with striking newly-commissioned artwork, collectable limited edition O-cards and exclusive SteelBooks.
First in May, Arrow Video presents “A Ghost Waits,” an ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humour and heart from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews. From its opening spectral assault to its achingly poignant conclusion – as well as a witty depiction of afterlife bureaucracy in the vein of “Beetlejuice” and “A Matter of Life and Death – A Ghost Waits” has shocked and surprised audiences around the world,...
As expected, the releases will be superbly packaged, featuring brand new restorations and audio commentaries, rare behind-the-scenes featurettes, revealing documentaries, beautifully designed booklets with new writing on the filmmakers, and reversible sleeves with striking newly-commissioned artwork, collectable limited edition O-cards and exclusive SteelBooks.
First in May, Arrow Video presents “A Ghost Waits,” an ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humour and heart from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews. From its opening spectral assault to its achingly poignant conclusion – as well as a witty depiction of afterlife bureaucracy in the vein of “Beetlejuice” and “A Matter of Life and Death – A Ghost Waits” has shocked and surprised audiences around the world,...
- 2/27/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
February sees the launch of Arrow – a superb new streaming site for exclusive film premieres, cult and arthouse classics, and critically acclaimed TV from all over the world. It’s an absolute must for connoisseurs of the finest in screen entertainment.
Arrow’s new UK subscription video-on-demand service brings their passion-driven approach to deliver an incredible line-up of titles, hand-picked and curated by the Arrow team, including cult classic Donnie Darko, a season of films from director Lars Von Trier (including
Antichrist and The House That Jack Built), Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy, Spanish chiller [Rec], David Cronenberg’s Crash, and the Hellraiser trilogy.
Arrow will also strive to debut the very best in new releases each month, with the exclusive world premiere of Adam Stovall’s festival smash-hit A Ghost Waits this February. New titles already available include the extraordinary documentary The El Duce Tapes and slow-burn
horror standouts The Bloodhound and After Midnight.
Arrow’s new UK subscription video-on-demand service brings their passion-driven approach to deliver an incredible line-up of titles, hand-picked and curated by the Arrow team, including cult classic Donnie Darko, a season of films from director Lars Von Trier (including
Antichrist and The House That Jack Built), Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy, Spanish chiller [Rec], David Cronenberg’s Crash, and the Hellraiser trilogy.
Arrow will also strive to debut the very best in new releases each month, with the exclusive world premiere of Adam Stovall’s festival smash-hit A Ghost Waits this February. New titles already available include the extraordinary documentary The El Duce Tapes and slow-burn
horror standouts The Bloodhound and After Midnight.
- 2/2/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
A handyman cleaning up an empty house falls for a ‘spectral agent’ sent from the afterlife to scare away new residents
Chock full of delightful narrative surprises, imaginative genre tweaks, and warming performances from its two leads, this low-budget romcom-horror story is worth seeking out. Director Adam Stovall, who co-wrote the script with the film’s star MacLeod Andrews, makes an impressive feature debut with an obviously teensy budget. It’s smartly deployed to cover essentially one set, some theatrical makeup and kit for some fetching black-and-white cinematography that simultaneously recalls vintage-era spooky movies of the 30s as well as too-cool-for-school early Jim Jarmusch films such as Stranger Than Paradise.
Andrews’ protagonist Jack is a handyman who works for a property management company. His job is to check over houses for damage and do some light cleaning after tenants move out. However, it looks as if the former residents of an ordinary looking,...
Chock full of delightful narrative surprises, imaginative genre tweaks, and warming performances from its two leads, this low-budget romcom-horror story is worth seeking out. Director Adam Stovall, who co-wrote the script with the film’s star MacLeod Andrews, makes an impressive feature debut with an obviously teensy budget. It’s smartly deployed to cover essentially one set, some theatrical makeup and kit for some fetching black-and-white cinematography that simultaneously recalls vintage-era spooky movies of the 30s as well as too-cool-for-school early Jim Jarmusch films such as Stranger Than Paradise.
Andrews’ protagonist Jack is a handyman who works for a property management company. His job is to check over houses for damage and do some light cleaning after tenants move out. However, it looks as if the former residents of an ordinary looking,...
- 1/26/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
"This one... is not afraid..." Arrow Video has released an official trailer for an indie horror sensation called A Ghost Waits, a big breakout hit from the genre film festival circuit last year. This super low budget indie flick is a cute horror romantic comedy of sorts. An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a DIY labor of love years in the making from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews. A man's job requires him to clean a house, which turns out to be haunted. In the course of trying to exorcise the ghost, he falls in love with her. Starring MacLeod Andrews, Natalie Walker, Sydney Vollmer, and Amanda Miller. This is very creative and amusing to watch, but not great overall, in my opinion. Still worth a look if you're curious about this. You are not alone.
- 1/25/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
- 10/10/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Screamfest is celebrating its 20th anniversary of screening the latest and greatest genre cinema and they've announced their lineup of features and shorts for this year's fest. The drive-in-based edition of the festival will take place from October 6th through October 15th and will open with Books of Blood!
"The 20th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival today announced their lineup of features and shorts, kicking off with a drive-in screening of Hulu’s Books of Blood. The festival, which will run from October 6-15, 2020, is the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. This year the festival will move entirely to drive-in screenings with a lineup of ten back-to-back nights of fright, each showcasing a feature film paired with a number of shorts. Tickets can be purchased here: https://screamfestla.com/
Screamfest LA will kick off on October 6 with the Opening Night screening of Books of Blood,...
"The 20th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival today announced their lineup of features and shorts, kicking off with a drive-in screening of Hulu’s Books of Blood. The festival, which will run from October 6-15, 2020, is the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. This year the festival will move entirely to drive-in screenings with a lineup of ten back-to-back nights of fright, each showcasing a feature film paired with a number of shorts. Tickets can be purchased here: https://screamfestla.com/
Screamfest LA will kick off on October 6 with the Opening Night screening of Books of Blood,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The Screamfest Horror Film Festival has unveiled the lineup of films that will be featured at the 20th annual drive-in edition. Kicking off the fest, which runs from October 6-15, is Books of Blood, the Hulu original film based on Clive Barker’s horror anthology.
From director Brannon Braga and executive producer Seth MacFarlane, Books of Blood is slated to premiere on the streamer on October 7. Starring Britt Robertson, Anna Friel, Rafi Gavron, and Yul Vazquez, the pic takes a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Also among the list of screenings are Thirst, the first-ever Icelandic gay splatter vampire flick, psychological horror Sweet River (making its North American debut), and social media teen slasher Initiation from Screamfest alum John Berardo, which was recently acquired by Saban Films
“2020 has been challenging for everyone and certainly not how we planned on celebrating Screamfest’s 20th edition,...
From director Brannon Braga and executive producer Seth MacFarlane, Books of Blood is slated to premiere on the streamer on October 7. Starring Britt Robertson, Anna Friel, Rafi Gavron, and Yul Vazquez, the pic takes a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Also among the list of screenings are Thirst, the first-ever Icelandic gay splatter vampire flick, psychological horror Sweet River (making its North American debut), and social media teen slasher Initiation from Screamfest alum John Berardo, which was recently acquired by Saban Films
“2020 has been challenging for everyone and certainly not how we planned on celebrating Screamfest’s 20th edition,...
- 9/21/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Sometimes a film come along that takes a simple idea and plays it out with such sweetness and sincerity, even through the medium of comedy, that it's impossible not to like. Adam Stovall's directorial début A Ghost Waits was a massive hit with the audience at this year's Glasgow Film Festival and it was no surprise when it was selected to play as part of the Frightfest main event. It's proof that horror doesn't always need to focus on thrills, chills or gore. There's room for a little playfulness and even for romance.
Jack (MacLeod Andrews) is not a man who has had a great deal of luck when it comes to romance. Perhaps it's his itinerant lifestyle that does it, as he travels from place to place to deep clean houses in preparation for sale, or perhaps he's just never met the right woman. The house he's been.
Jack (MacLeod Andrews) is not a man who has had a great deal of luck when it comes to romance. Perhaps it's his itinerant lifestyle that does it, as he travels from place to place to deep clean houses in preparation for sale, or perhaps he's just never met the right woman. The house he's been.
- 8/30/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
It’s Frightfest time again, and this year’s line-up ranges from romcoms to revenge to cannibal feasts. These are five of the films that will really give you something to chew on.
The Columnist Photo: Fantasia International Film Festival
The Columnist
Do you believe in freedom of speech, no matter what? Femke (Katja Herbers) does. Do you think people on the internet should be able to say whatever they like about you and your loved ones? Femke most certainly does not. After a light-hearted column about the joy of a soft boiled egg prompts a particularly nasty wave of misogynist comments, she decides she’s going to do something about it. Ivo van Aart’s deft black comedy chronicles her bloody revenge spree whilst making smart observations about power, class and hypocrisy.
A Ghost Waits
A Ghost Waits
The audience favourite when Frightfest visited the Glasgow Film Festival in March,...
The Columnist Photo: Fantasia International Film Festival
The Columnist
Do you believe in freedom of speech, no matter what? Femke (Katja Herbers) does. Do you think people on the internet should be able to say whatever they like about you and your loved ones? Femke most certainly does not. After a light-hearted column about the joy of a soft boiled egg prompts a particularly nasty wave of misogynist comments, she decides she’s going to do something about it. Ivo van Aart’s deft black comedy chronicles her bloody revenge spree whilst making smart observations about power, class and hypocrisy.
A Ghost Waits
A Ghost Waits
The audience favourite when Frightfest visited the Glasgow Film Festival in March,...
- 8/26/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
FrightFest, the UK horror festival that was forced to move online this year because of pandemic disruption, has unveiled a lineup for its 21st edition (August 27-31) including seven world premieres.
The event opens with the UK premiere of Sky Sharks, which features Nazi zombie-piloted airborne killer sharks.
World premieres include Logan Thomas’s There’s No Such Thing As Vampires, Patrick Rea’s I Am Lisa, Ruben Pla’s The Horror Crowd, G-Hey Kim’s Don’t Click, Toby Watts’ Playhouse, Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly’s They’re Outside, and Francesco Giannini’s Hall.
Industry-focused events will include a panel hosted by Den Of Geek’s UK editor Rosie Fletcher about how the horror genre has been affected by the pandemic.
All online film screenings will be geo-locked to UK audiences and available through FrightFest’s website.
“We will desperately miss seeing all of you in person...
The event opens with the UK premiere of Sky Sharks, which features Nazi zombie-piloted airborne killer sharks.
World premieres include Logan Thomas’s There’s No Such Thing As Vampires, Patrick Rea’s I Am Lisa, Ruben Pla’s The Horror Crowd, G-Hey Kim’s Don’t Click, Toby Watts’ Playhouse, Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly’s They’re Outside, and Francesco Giannini’s Hall.
Industry-focused events will include a panel hosted by Den Of Geek’s UK editor Rosie Fletcher about how the horror genre has been affected by the pandemic.
All online film screenings will be geo-locked to UK audiences and available through FrightFest’s website.
“We will desperately miss seeing all of you in person...
- 7/28/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in 2015, Perry Blackshear made an impressive splash on the festival circuit with his feature-length directorial debut, They Look Like People, and now he's taking viewers to a haunted lake in his next movie, The Siren. Featuring a supernatural romance between human and haunter, The Siren is coming to Digital and DVD on January 28th from Dark Sky Films:
Press Release: A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People) arrives on Digital and DVD on January 28, 2020.
The Siren is an enthralling, seductive and creepy supernatural tale about cursed star-crossed lovers. Tom is a mute man from a sheltered, religious background who is haunted by the childhood accident that cost him his voice. While on a retreat at a lake house,...
Press Release: A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People) arrives on Digital and DVD on January 28, 2020.
The Siren is an enthralling, seductive and creepy supernatural tale about cursed star-crossed lovers. Tom is a mute man from a sheltered, religious background who is haunted by the childhood accident that cost him his voice. While on a retreat at a lake house,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear
The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.
We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.
The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.
We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.
- 7/11/2019
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
They Look Like People Photo: Signature Entertainment
Christian (Evan Dumouchel) and Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) are childhood friends who haven’t see each other for years. When they meet again by chance, Christian invites Wyatt to stay with him. What he doesn’t know is that Wyatt is convinced that the world is about to be taken over by aliens who are invading the bodies of people around him. Is he mentally ill? Could he have stumbled onto something real? Could both these things be true? They Look Like People is a film suffused with paranoia but brightened by the friendship between the two men, which both try to preserve even after the dramatic difference in their worldviews emerges.
It’s the first film made by Perry Blackshear, whose second film, The Siren, screened at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival. Four years after it was initially released in the Us,...
Christian (Evan Dumouchel) and Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) are childhood friends who haven’t see each other for years. When they meet again by chance, Christian invites Wyatt to stay with him. What he doesn’t know is that Wyatt is convinced that the world is about to be taken over by aliens who are invading the bodies of people around him. Is he mentally ill? Could he have stumbled onto something real? Could both these things be true? They Look Like People is a film suffused with paranoia but brightened by the friendship between the two men, which both try to preserve even after the dramatic difference in their worldviews emerges.
It’s the first film made by Perry Blackshear, whose second film, The Siren, screened at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival. Four years after it was initially released in the Us,...
- 7/3/2019
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Stars: Margaret Ying Drake, MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear
[Note: With the film now available to buy, here's a reposting of our review of The Rusalka, now retitled The Siren for its DVD and Digital release, from the films UK debut at Frightfest earlier this year]
Writer-director Perry Blackshear reunites the cast of his debut feature They Look Like People (2015) for The Siren, ahaunting tale of obsession, love and revenge.
Evan Dumouchel plays Tom, a mute from a sheltered background who rents a remote lake house in order to find himself, away from the influence of his church and his deeply religious family. On his first night, he meets Nina (Margaret Ying Drake), a captivating, mysterious woman who swims across the lake and never seems to leave the water. At the same time, Tom befriends Al (MacLeod Andrews), a local man who believes that a monster in the lake killed his husband. When Al sees Tom with Nina, he becomes convinced that she’s...
[Note: With the film now available to buy, here's a reposting of our review of The Rusalka, now retitled The Siren for its DVD and Digital release, from the films UK debut at Frightfest earlier this year]
Writer-director Perry Blackshear reunites the cast of his debut feature They Look Like People (2015) for The Siren, ahaunting tale of obsession, love and revenge.
Evan Dumouchel plays Tom, a mute from a sheltered background who rents a remote lake house in order to find himself, away from the influence of his church and his deeply religious family. On his first night, he meets Nina (Margaret Ying Drake), a captivating, mysterious woman who swims across the lake and never seems to leave the water. At the same time, Tom befriends Al (MacLeod Andrews), a local man who believes that a monster in the lake killed his husband. When Al sees Tom with Nina, he becomes convinced that she’s...
- 5/23/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Following the successful launch of Phase One and Two, the third wave of titles to be released under the FrightFest Presents banner are now officially confirmed. Which give us the opportunity to revisit a couple of Frightfest preview podcasts and get under the hood of these films before they’re available in the UK
Terror Of Hallow’S Eve
Brace yourself for a gore-filled, twisted and chaotic experience; Terror of Hallow’s Eve is a nostalgic treat for the eyes, set to become a horror cult classic.
On Digital HD June 10
Director: Todd Tucker (Watchmen)
Cast: Doug Jones, Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight)
Synopsis: When 15-year-old Tim is brutally beaten up by High School bullies, his intense yearning for revenge unintentionally summons up evil supernatural forces offering to scare his despised enemies to actual death.
They Look Like People
A stressful, chilling yet beautiful horror experience that will give you goosebumps,...
Terror Of Hallow’S Eve
Brace yourself for a gore-filled, twisted and chaotic experience; Terror of Hallow’s Eve is a nostalgic treat for the eyes, set to become a horror cult classic.
On Digital HD June 10
Director: Todd Tucker (Watchmen)
Cast: Doug Jones, Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight)
Synopsis: When 15-year-old Tim is brutally beaten up by High School bullies, his intense yearning for revenge unintentionally summons up evil supernatural forces offering to scare his despised enemies to actual death.
They Look Like People
A stressful, chilling yet beautiful horror experience that will give you goosebumps,...
- 5/7/2019
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Stars: Margaret Ying Drake, MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear
Writer-director Perry Blackshear reunites the cast of his debut feature They Look Like People (2015) for The Rusalka (aka The Siren), ahaunting tale of obsession, love and revenge.
Evan Dumouchel plays Tom, a mute from a sheltered background who rents a remote lake house in order to find himself, away from the influence of his church and his deeply religious family. On his first night, he meets Nina (Margaret Ying Drake), a captivating, mysterious woman who swims across the lake and never seems to leave the water. At the same time, Tom befriends Al (MacLeod Andrews), a local man who believes that a monster in the lake killed his husband. When Al sees Tom with Nina, he becomes convinced that she’s a Rusalka (the film’s former title), a mythical creature who’s compelled to drown anyone she encounters.
Writer-director Perry Blackshear reunites the cast of his debut feature They Look Like People (2015) for The Rusalka (aka The Siren), ahaunting tale of obsession, love and revenge.
Evan Dumouchel plays Tom, a mute from a sheltered background who rents a remote lake house in order to find himself, away from the influence of his church and his deeply religious family. On his first night, he meets Nina (Margaret Ying Drake), a captivating, mysterious woman who swims across the lake and never seems to leave the water. At the same time, Tom befriends Al (MacLeod Andrews), a local man who believes that a monster in the lake killed his husband. When Al sees Tom with Nina, he becomes convinced that she’s a Rusalka (the film’s former title), a mythical creature who’s compelled to drown anyone she encounters.
- 3/4/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Margaret Ying Drake in The Siren Photo: FrightFest
Down by the lake, a troubled man (MacLeod Andrews) searches for his husband’s killer, increasingly convinced that his quarry isn’t human. He meets a stranger, Tom (Even Dumouchel), a kindly, mute young man who has taken up lodgings there, and a tentative friendship forms. But in this dangerous place, is Tom also at risk? Why have so many people drowned, over the years, in what appear to be calm waters, and who is the mysterious young woman with whom Tom seems to be falling in love?
Perry Blackshear’s second feature film, The Siren, was originally titled The Rusalka and draws for inspiration on the creatures often said to haunt lonely waterways in Eastern Europe. The spirits of girls who have faced heartbreak or betrayal, they pray upon unwary men, dragging them to their deaths – yet they’re relatively little-known in the West,...
Down by the lake, a troubled man (MacLeod Andrews) searches for his husband’s killer, increasingly convinced that his quarry isn’t human. He meets a stranger, Tom (Even Dumouchel), a kindly, mute young man who has taken up lodgings there, and a tentative friendship forms. But in this dangerous place, is Tom also at risk? Why have so many people drowned, over the years, in what appear to be calm waters, and who is the mysterious young woman with whom Tom seems to be falling in love?
Perry Blackshear’s second feature film, The Siren, was originally titled The Rusalka and draws for inspiration on the creatures often said to haunt lonely waterways in Eastern Europe. The spirits of girls who have faced heartbreak or betrayal, they pray upon unwary men, dragging them to their deaths – yet they’re relatively little-known in the West,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Ahead of the UK premiere of The Rusalka at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, director Perry Blackshear tells us about the joys of collaboration, his love of fairy tales and finding romance in horror.
Can you give us some fun facts about your background and why you wanted to direct?
Our family got a little webcam when I was I think 11. It could record at about 5 frames per second, and it had a 6-foot cord from the computer so your camera setup options were pretty limited. And I just loved it so much. I made probably hundreds of minor epics in that one room. I think my most infamous was about a toy panther who defeats a trio of evil triceratops. My parents still believe it’s my best work.
How did you gather together your repertory company of producers/actors Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, and Margaret Ying Drake, the trio...
Can you give us some fun facts about your background and why you wanted to direct?
Our family got a little webcam when I was I think 11. It could record at about 5 frames per second, and it had a 6-foot cord from the computer so your camera setup options were pretty limited. And I just loved it so much. I made probably hundreds of minor epics in that one room. I think my most infamous was about a toy panther who defeats a trio of evil triceratops. My parents still believe it’s my best work.
How did you gather together your repertory company of producers/actors Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, and Margaret Ying Drake, the trio...
- 2/27/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear
The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.
We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.
The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.
We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.
- 8/30/2015
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
The Fantasia Film Festival has, over the years, gained a reputation among genre fans as one of the places on the festival circuit with a large selection of genre films, making it one that attracts fans of horror and fantasy features, among others. The 2015 incarnation of the festival is no different in this regard, with one of the films set to be screened there being They Look Like People. The film marks the feature directing and screenwriting debut of Perry Blackshear, who takes on both roles for the movie. The synopsis is as follows.
Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.
Having made its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Narrative feature, the film stars MacLeod Andrews,...
Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.
Having made its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Narrative feature, the film stars MacLeod Andrews,...
- 7/14/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
While the Sundance Film Festival is the better known film festival located in Utah that runs in January, it is not the only one, as the Slamdance Film Festival has been running in the same place during the same month for over 20 years. The unique aspect of the Slamdance Film Festival, however, is its Narrative Features and Documentary Features program, which restricts its selection to films that are directorial debuts, made for under $1 million, and don’t have Us distribution. The 2015 incarnation of the festival is set to run from January 23rd to the 29th, and ahead of the festival’s premiere next month, organisers have unveiled the lineup for the aforementioned categories. The lineup is as follows.
Narrative Features Program:
Across The Sea (Turkey/USA), making its North American Premiere
Written and Directed by Nisan Dağ and Esra Saydam
Starring Damla Sönmez, Jacob Fishel, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Hakan Karsak,...
Narrative Features Program:
Across The Sea (Turkey/USA), making its North American Premiere
Written and Directed by Nisan Dağ and Esra Saydam
Starring Damla Sönmez, Jacob Fishel, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Hakan Karsak,...
- 12/2/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Festival top brass announced the 19 films that will screen at the Slamdance Film Festival, set to run in Park City, Utah, from January 23-29.
The 11 narrative and eight documentary selections include 13 world premieres. All competition films are feature directorial debuts budgeted below $1m without Us distribution.
“It’s very exciting to bring this dynamic lineup to audiences in Park City,” said festival director Anna Germanidi. “We are proud to help launch these filmmakers’ careers and celebrate the success we all believe these films deserve.”
“Our success in showcasing emerging artists is most obviously linked with American talent, but increasingly at Slamdance, we want to also support new international talent,” said co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
All synopses below provided by Slamdance.
Narrative Features
Across The Sea (Turkey-usa)
Dirs Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam
Young, beautiful and pregnant, Damla has to confront her first love in a Turkish summer town before she can fully embrace her new life in...
The 11 narrative and eight documentary selections include 13 world premieres. All competition films are feature directorial debuts budgeted below $1m without Us distribution.
“It’s very exciting to bring this dynamic lineup to audiences in Park City,” said festival director Anna Germanidi. “We are proud to help launch these filmmakers’ careers and celebrate the success we all believe these films deserve.”
“Our success in showcasing emerging artists is most obviously linked with American talent, but increasingly at Slamdance, we want to also support new international talent,” said co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
All synopses below provided by Slamdance.
Narrative Features
Across The Sea (Turkey-usa)
Dirs Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam
Young, beautiful and pregnant, Damla has to confront her first love in a Turkish summer town before she can fully embrace her new life in...
- 12/1/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Film Festival dominates Park City in late January, but there is also the upstart Slamdance Film Festival. We’ve not really highlighted that fest or its program, but I always stay at Treasure Mountain Inn where Slamdance is headquartered and they’ve kind of grown on me. Last year they brought Christopher Nolan to speak (the fest had the good sense to program his first film) and Joe Mangianello came to vamp his male stripper docu. This year, there’s every chance of seeing Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant former rebounding machine and Bff of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, for the docu Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang In Pyongyang. So let’s all root for an international incident! Here are the films they’ll be playing from January 23-29:
Narrative Features Program
Across the Sea – Directors & Screenwriters: Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam. (Turkey/USA) North American Premiere.
Narrative Features Program
Across the Sea – Directors & Screenwriters: Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam. (Turkey/USA) North American Premiere.
- 12/1/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
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