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Stars: Stephanie Barkley, Thomas Wilson Brown, Jacqueline Joe, Lila Guimarães, Katie Simmons, Levi Payne, John Henry Richardson, Jiao Xu | Written by J. Scott Worthington, Hugh D’Calveley | Directed by William Hellmuth, Damon Duncan, Gabriel Kalim Mucci, Susie Jones, Lin Sun

Collecting together five short films from various directors, Tales From The Apocalypse connects its differing tales through an Armageddon theme. Considering the many ways that the end of days can occur, this makes for a variety of story ideas which can be collected for this anthology feature.

Opening the feature is Alone, from director William Hellmuth and writer J. Scott Worthington. The lone survivor of a destroyed research ship, engineer Kaya Torres (Stephanie Barkley) finds her research pod trapped as it circles a black hole. She manages to contact Hammer (Thomas Wilson Brown), a cartographer marooned on a planet. Despite a time displacement, the pair exchange messages which provide comfort as...

Available on digital and DVD on July 4th, we have the trailer premiere for the sci-fi anthology film Tales from the Apocalypse!

"Science-fiction anthology, Tales from the Apocalypse, featuring segments directed by the likes of Thomas Wilson Brown, Damon Duncan, and Gabriel Kalim Mucci, has been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment for a July 2023, release.

Stories within Tales from the Apocalypse include one on an engineer circling a black hole in a pod, a 14-year-old girl and her father on the return journey to earth when an explosion cripples their aircraft, and a self-conscious Artificial Intelligence goes to the 4th dimension to fix humans future.

"The sci-fi equivalent of Creepshow or Trick R’Treat, Tales from the Apocalypse is a very imaginative, thrilling, and at times even quite scary assortment of stories from some very talented filmmakers.” said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. "There’s great work here by Brown,...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge 4K Uhd from Full Moon Features

It’s atypical for an old franchise to debut on a new format with anything but the original, but Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge is the fan-favorite installment. Full Moon Features will release the 1991 direct-to-video prequel on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on February 24.

David DeCoteau (Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama) directs from a script by C. Courtney Joyner (Class of 1999). Guy Rolfe, Sarah Douglas, Walter Gotell, Ian Abercrombie, Kristopher Logan, Aron Eisenberg, Matthew Faison, and Richard Lynch star.

Puppet Master III is presented in 4K with Hdr and DTS-hd 5.1 and 2.0 sound options. Special features include a commentary by DeCoteau and Joyner,...

Last month, Shudder served up one last genre gift during the holiday season in the form of Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge, a sequel to the 2020 breakout indie horror anthology. For the follow-up, the story picks up directly after its predecessor at the funeral for Rad Chad (Jeremy King), where those in attendance are forced to play a series of games in order to survive.

Created by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, Scare Package II features segments from Alexandra Barreto, Anthony Cousins, Jed Shepherd, Rachele Wiggins, and Koontz, and it stars an array of talent that includes Rich Sommer, Kelli Maroney, Graham Skipper, Maria Olsen, Shakira Ja'nai Paye, Steph Barkley, Barbara Bingham, Chelsea Grant, Byron Brown, Jemma Moore, Caroline Ward, Zoe Graham, and the aforementioned Jeremy King.

Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Koontz about returning for the Scare Package sequel and the tricky balance...

Back in the summer of 2020, Scare Package gave horror fans a blend of blood-spattered scares and killer comedy to stream on Shudder from the safety of their homes, and now creators Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns are back for more horror anthology fun with Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge, and we have a look at the film's official trailer ahead of its December 22nd release on Shudder:

When horror guru Rad Chad Buckley’s funeral turns into an elaborate series of death traps centered around Chad's favorite films, the guests must band together and use the rules of horror to survive the bloody game.

Created by: Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns

Directed by: Aaron B. Koontz

Segment Directors: Alexandra Barreto, Anthony Cousins, Jed Shepherd, Rachele Wiggins

Starring: Zoe Graham, Jeremy King, Rich Sommer, Shakira Ja'nai Paye, Kelli Maroney, Graham Skipper, Maria Olsen, Steph Barkley, Barbara Bingham, Chelsea Grant, Byron Brown,...

Stars: Jeremy King, Maria Olsen, Joshua Miller, Stef Estep-Gozalo, Shaina Schrooten, Steph Barkley, Chelsey Grant, Jack Hartwig, Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Caroline Ward, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Graham Skipper, Kelli Maroney | Written by Alexandra Barreto, John Karsko, Jed Shepherd, Aaron B. Koontz, Cameron Burns | Directed by Alexandra Barreto, Anthony Cousins, Jed Shepherd, Rachele Wiggins

Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge picks up where the original Scare Package left off at Rad Chad’s funeral. But this isn’t going to be a normal funeral because shortly after Moria wheels in a TV and Vcr, the mourners find out that Chad has a surprise for them, four short films each with a test after it.

Set on New Years Eve 1989, “Welcome to the 90s” written and directed by Alexandra Barreto (Lady Hater) is a spoof on slasher films that sees Tony the Killer pass up the ladies of Sure...

Watch the Trailer for I Need You Dead!: "After a moment of total teenage angst, a young punk finds himself at odds with a psychedelic monster of his own creation."

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Watch the Trailer for The Canyonlands: "Five contest winners and their troubled guide struggle to survive their rafting trip in the canyonlands."

Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media Theatrical Release Date: March 5, 2021 VOD Release Date: March 9, 2020 Production Company: Sadieland Productions Director/Writer/Producer: Brendan Devane Starring: Stephanie Barkley, Marqus Bobesich, Wayne Charles Baker, Dennis Connors, Sheldon Brown, Ariana Anderson, Jesse Buck-Brennan, Lauren Capkanis, Larry Yazzie, Linda Villanueva Run Time: 99 minutes

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Watch the Trailer for Stand Off: "Stand Off is a zombie horror film (With plenty of action) about four survivors who attempt to work together in order to survive an infection outbreak and uncover it's strange super human effects.

When a mysterious epidemic enters the city, four strangers must...

Brendan Devane’s new horror/thriller The Canyonlands – featuring an original score by the hit jam band Umphrey’s McGee – in which five river rafters go on a camping trip that takes a deadly turn once they discover an evil presence in the remote, rugged canyon lands. The film hits theaters & VOD/digital on March 5th, followed by VOD/digital platforms on March 9th. Check Out the Terrifying New Trailer:

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American rights to the horror film The Canyonlands. Written, Directed, Produced by Brendan Devane of Sadieland Productions, the film stars Stephanie Barkley, Marqus Bobesich, Wayne Charles Baker, Dennis Connors, and Sheldon Brown. The film hits theaters in major US markets on March 5, 2021 and will be available to rent and own on North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms as well as DVD on March 9th,...

Freestyle Digital Media has secured the North American distrubtuion rights to On Thin Ice, a social justice-themed sports documentary featuring athletes Allyson Felix, Evander Holyfield, Robbie Rogers, Apolo Ohno, Michael Sam, Aimee Mullins, and Greg Louganis. Directed by Keli Price, the film will be available to rent and own on February 2. The doc calls attention to athletes who have struggled for acceptance due to race, religion, sexual orientation, and other prejudices. The film chronicles the life of filmmaker Keli Price’s Great-grandfather Jack Brooks, who escaped the anti-Jewish pogroms in Eastern Europe in 1923 and went on to become one of the premier speed skaters of interwar America. He skated with the U.S. Olympic team, and traveled to Lake Placid in 1932 for the III Olympic Winter Games. But his dream was cut short. Singled out because of the religion he practiced and the place he called home, the “speedster from...

Stars: Christine Ko, Michael Lee Joplin, Vincent Van Horn, Dusty Sorg, Carla Valentine, Scott Subiono, Landry Allbright, Paula Jai Parker, Chase Joliet, Stephanie Barkley, Steve Sobel, Alex Dobrenko | Written by Tyler Savage, Dash Hawkins | Directed by Tyler Savage

Blinders is directed by Tyler Savage (Inheritance) and written by both Savage and Dash Hawkins. It introduces us to Andy, played by Vincent Van Horn, who moves from Texas to Los Angeles after his long-term relationship dissolves. He quickly meets a girl named Sam (Christine Ko) at a dive-bar and they start to hang out and see each other, but it also isn’t long before Andy meets Roger (Michael Lee Joplin), a ride-share driver, and things start to swan-dive for the new LA resident.

Andy, fighting against the feeling of rejection from his family and buddies back in Dallas and the isolation and loneliness of this new gigantic city, decides to...

Exclusive: TheMachine, the Los Angeles-based management and production company run by former Gersh agent Kevin Herrera and Maker studios co-founder Rawn Erickson II, has named its first VP of Talent with the hiring of former Fullscreen and Mgmt manager Blake Reading.

Reading has been in situ for a few months now after leaving his post at Fullscreen Media, where he worked with talent including actors and social media influencers. At TheMachine, he will drive the company’s growth into repping on-screen talent.

He is bringing with him a roster including: The Beza Bros (writer/actors Dingani abd Zondwayo Beza); writer/director Sam Macaroni who recently wrapped production on the film Guest House; Confess actress Stephanie Barkley; Jason Faunt and William Shewfelt of Power Rangers fame; actress Sarah Kozlowski, who most recently appeared in Agent on Netflix; and actress/writer Rachel Paulson.

Also on his list are musician and YouTuber Danny Padilla,...