Exclusive: Chinese-Kiwi actor Yoson An has signed with Sovereign Talent Group. Sovereign will rep An’s writing and directing work.
An is best known for his breakout role in Disney‘s live-action Mulan. In the pic, he played Chen Honghui, a military recruit, and Mulan’s love interest. Born in China, An migrated to New Zealand as a child.
His other feature film credits include The Meg, Mortal Engines, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. His TV credits include the HBO Asia mini-series Grace, where he played Ricky Wu. He was a series lead on Sbs TV’s crime thriller Dead Lucky. He featured in the Warner Bros. comedy series Fresh Eggs, shot in New Zealand, and most recently played Sook in the BBC’s The Luminaries.
After originally working in theatre, An’s first role on-screen was in the short film Death Note (2012). He next starred in Kiwi filmmaker David Blyth...
An is best known for his breakout role in Disney‘s live-action Mulan. In the pic, he played Chen Honghui, a military recruit, and Mulan’s love interest. Born in China, An migrated to New Zealand as a child.
His other feature film credits include The Meg, Mortal Engines, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. His TV credits include the HBO Asia mini-series Grace, where he played Ricky Wu. He was a series lead on Sbs TV’s crime thriller Dead Lucky. He featured in the Warner Bros. comedy series Fresh Eggs, shot in New Zealand, and most recently played Sook in the BBC’s The Luminaries.
After originally working in theatre, An’s first role on-screen was in the short film Death Note (2012). He next starred in Kiwi filmmaker David Blyth...
- 5/6/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Halloween is the time of year when horror appeals to all ages and backgrounds, but especially so for the young and young at heart. Luckily, there’s no shortage of family-friendly frights on streaming or network TV. If you’ve already grown tired of the familiar staples that include enduring favorites like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, Coraline, Don’t Look Under the Bed, Beetlejuice, and more, here’s the list for you.
This streaming guide is almost entirely dedicated to gateway horror titles released within the last decade, save for one deep-cut gem that’s finally found its way on streaming. Many of them are set on or around Halloween, ensuring proper spooky season viewing.
For those looking for brand new family frights to sink their fangs into this Halloween season, don’t miss these movies and shows.
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting – Netflix
Set around Halloween, A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting...
This streaming guide is almost entirely dedicated to gateway horror titles released within the last decade, save for one deep-cut gem that’s finally found its way on streaming. Many of them are set on or around Halloween, ensuring proper spooky season viewing.
For those looking for brand new family frights to sink their fangs into this Halloween season, don’t miss these movies and shows.
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting – Netflix
Set around Halloween, A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting...
- 10/20/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
August has been a significant month for Screambox, which celebrated the anniversary of Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, took a look back at the classic 1985 Clue in Who Done It: The Clue Documentary, got creature feature crazy with the sci-fi horror Subject, and had a blast with the Ghostbusters-inspired sci-fi horror comedy The Ghastly Brothers.
In addition to the extremely controversial The Woman hitting the streaming service earlier this week, Screambox has now added a trio of classics, including David Blyth’s 1992 My Grandpa Is a Vampire, which stars Al Lewis as a frail old man by day and fanged flyer of the undead at night. But when his visiting grandson discovers Vernon’s dark secret, can they team up to take down a stake-making slimeball?
Also added to the service is Grzegorz Warchol’s 1986 I Like Bats, which combines absurdist black comedy with jolts of...
In addition to the extremely controversial The Woman hitting the streaming service earlier this week, Screambox has now added a trio of classics, including David Blyth’s 1992 My Grandpa Is a Vampire, which stars Al Lewis as a frail old man by day and fanged flyer of the undead at night. But when his visiting grandson discovers Vernon’s dark secret, can they team up to take down a stake-making slimeball?
Also added to the service is Grzegorz Warchol’s 1986 I Like Bats, which combines absurdist black comedy with jolts of...
- 8/25/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The September release slate from Severin Films has been announced and detailed today, this latest batch of new releases headlined by 1980 classic The Changeling on 4K Ultra HD.
Severin Films will be haunting disc players across the continent with a new 4K edition of Peter Medak’s beloved ghost story The Changeling, along with landmark Spanish television series Tales to Keep You Awake, My Grandpa Is a Vampire via the Severin Kids imprint, and the entire Plaga Zombie Trilogy through sublabel Intervision Picture Corp.
As if that isn’t enough, Severin will also be putting out a Blu-ray double feature of Al Adamson’s Dracula vs. Frankenstein and Brain of Blood as a standalone release.
Read on for everything you need to know about Severin’s September slate…
The Changeling: It has been called “remarkable” (Paste Magazine), “utterly terrifying” (Mondo Digital) and “a ghost story guaranteed to freeze the...
Severin Films will be haunting disc players across the continent with a new 4K edition of Peter Medak’s beloved ghost story The Changeling, along with landmark Spanish television series Tales to Keep You Awake, My Grandpa Is a Vampire via the Severin Kids imprint, and the entire Plaga Zombie Trilogy through sublabel Intervision Picture Corp.
As if that isn’t enough, Severin will also be putting out a Blu-ray double feature of Al Adamson’s Dracula vs. Frankenstein and Brain of Blood as a standalone release.
Read on for everything you need to know about Severin’s September slate…
The Changeling: It has been called “remarkable” (Paste Magazine), “utterly terrifying” (Mondo Digital) and “a ghost story guaranteed to freeze the...
- 8/15/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Everyone remembers when New Zealand’s Peter Jackson came barreling onto the scene and in quick order brought us Bad Taste (1987), Meet the Feebles (1989), and Braindead (1992) before eventually settling down into Academy Award-winning fantasy films. (I forget their names. Just Google them.) But he wasn’t the first to introduce the world to his country’s nascent splattery talent: that honor goes to Death Warmed Up (1984), a loopy mash-up of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eye, Mad Max, and Looney Tunes, all spit-shined to grimy perfection in a great new Blu-ray from Severin Films.
Remastered by director David Blyth (Red Blooded American Girl) from the only existing materials, this new disc of Death Warmed Up has a ton of gooey goodies that we’ll get to, but first let’s tackle the story:
Dr. Archer Howell (Gary Day – Death Wave) plans on taking his mind control experiments to the next,...
Remastered by director David Blyth (Red Blooded American Girl) from the only existing materials, this new disc of Death Warmed Up has a ton of gooey goodies that we’ll get to, but first let’s tackle the story:
Dr. Archer Howell (Gary Day – Death Wave) plans on taking his mind control experiments to the next,...
- 7/10/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Horror fans have known for a while that New Zealand is a treasure trove of undiscovered horror. Now, an obscure cult classic will be getting a stunning return to the limelight, courtesy of Severin Films. The reissue specialists are delivering a remastered version of David Blyth’s Death Warmed Up (1984), a film Alejandro Jodorowsky described […] The post New Zealand Cult Horror Death Warmed Up Remastered with Special Features from Severin appeared first on Dread Central.
- 3/19/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
I was totally unaware when I sent a message to Karen Ingenthron Lewis on Facebook (after she accepted my friend request) with questions about her role in the bizarro Frederic Hobbs western/horror film Godmonster of Indian Flats that I was… Continue Reading →
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- 3/31/2016
- by John Campopiano
- DreadCentral.com
Stars: Yoson An, Rebekah Palmer, Fiona Feng, Catheryn Wu, Geeling Ng, Charles Chan, Ian Mune | Written and Directed by David Blyth
I get a perverse thrill out of terrible dialogue in movies. You know what I mean – the kind of cliched, hackneyed writing that sounds like it came right out of some washed-up actor’s mouth on a cheap cardboard set in a parody of old Hollywood. The thrilling part, you see, is that it’s more entertaining when the actors reciting the dreadful lines (and usually the filmmakers putting words in their mouths) don’t actually know that what they’re saying is utter tripe.
“You look like you’ve just seen a ghost!” one character exclaims to another at one point. That point being immediately after she’s just seen a ghost. That’s totally my jam.
As you can probably tell, I had rather a lot of fun with Ghost Bride.
I get a perverse thrill out of terrible dialogue in movies. You know what I mean – the kind of cliched, hackneyed writing that sounds like it came right out of some washed-up actor’s mouth on a cheap cardboard set in a parody of old Hollywood. The thrilling part, you see, is that it’s more entertaining when the actors reciting the dreadful lines (and usually the filmmakers putting words in their mouths) don’t actually know that what they’re saying is utter tripe.
“You look like you’ve just seen a ghost!” one character exclaims to another at one point. That point being immediately after she’s just seen a ghost. That’s totally my jam.
As you can probably tell, I had rather a lot of fun with Ghost Bride.
- 1/22/2015
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
Reviewed by Kevin Scott
MoreHorror.com
The Horror Show (1989)
Written by: Alan Smithee, Allyn Warner, Leslie Bohem
Directed by: James Isaac, David Blyth
Cast: Lance Henriksen (Detective Lucas McCarthy), Brion James (Max Jenke), Rita Taggart (Donna McCarthy), Dedee Pfeiffer (Bonnie McCarthy), Aron Eisenberg (Scott McCarthy), Thom Bray (Peter Campbell), Matt Clark (Dr. Tower), Terry Alexander (Casey)
Some films aren’t served very well by their titles. A name is just a name, but then again, first impressions can seal the deal. I didn’t see The Horror Show until about a week ago. My cursor has been looming over it in my Netfix queue for quite some time. The title is so ambiguous, that it could be anything. The key word is anything, and I will see anything with Lance Henriksen in it. He’s become the stuff of legends. He’s one of the few character actors that have...
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The Horror Show (1989)
Written by: Alan Smithee, Allyn Warner, Leslie Bohem
Directed by: James Isaac, David Blyth
Cast: Lance Henriksen (Detective Lucas McCarthy), Brion James (Max Jenke), Rita Taggart (Donna McCarthy), Dedee Pfeiffer (Bonnie McCarthy), Aron Eisenberg (Scott McCarthy), Thom Bray (Peter Campbell), Matt Clark (Dr. Tower), Terry Alexander (Casey)
Some films aren’t served very well by their titles. A name is just a name, but then again, first impressions can seal the deal. I didn’t see The Horror Show until about a week ago. My cursor has been looming over it in my Netfix queue for quite some time. The title is so ambiguous, that it could be anything. The key word is anything, and I will see anything with Lance Henriksen in it. He’s become the stuff of legends. He’s one of the few character actors that have...
- 11/24/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes first details on Todd & The Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End, a Dark teaser trailer, an announcement for The 2014 Shriekfest International Horror/Sci Fi Film Festival lineup, a trailer for Ghost Bride, release details for Zugzwang, and more:
Animated Sequel to Todd & The Book of Pure Evil: “Having created two amazingly fun, critically-acclaimed, award-winning seasons of the television series “Todd & The Book of Pure Evil”, producers Aircraft Pictures, Corvid Pictures and Frantic Films have announced a feature length animated sequel.
“Our fans rallied and we raised partial funding through an insanely successful Indiegogo campaign,” stated director Craig David Wallace “giving our fans the ending they deserve – a full-length animated feature (with all new metal musical numbers) – that answers the age-old question “Gee,...
Animated Sequel to Todd & The Book of Pure Evil: “Having created two amazingly fun, critically-acclaimed, award-winning seasons of the television series “Todd & The Book of Pure Evil”, producers Aircraft Pictures, Corvid Pictures and Frantic Films have announced a feature length animated sequel.
“Our fans rallied and we raised partial funding through an insanely successful Indiegogo campaign,” stated director Craig David Wallace “giving our fans the ending they deserve – a full-length animated feature (with all new metal musical numbers) – that answers the age-old question “Gee,...
- 9/14/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Yoson An, one of the stars of HBO Asia's new horror series Grace, stars in Ghost Bride out this November. Directed by New Zealand cult filmmaker David Blyth (Wound), Ghost Bride is a dark modern fairy tale intertwining modern cross cultural relationships and ancient Chinese superstition.
The film will be available across the U.S. and Canada on DVD and VOD starting November 4th.
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The film will be available across the U.S. and Canada on DVD and VOD starting November 4th.
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- 9/9/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Headed to Cannes, David Blyth's supernatural thriller Ghost Bride puts a whole new spin on the idea of 'till death do us part,' and we've got the trailer and sales art on tap for ya today, courtesy of Acort International. Dig in, to meet the blushing bride!
The film stars Yoson An, Rebekah Palmer, Fiona Feng, and Ian Mune.
Synopsis
Young Chinese immigrant Jason Chen is trapped between two women; kiwi girl Skye and Chinese bride May Ling, two cultures; modern New Zealand and traditional China, and two worlds, that of the living and that of the dead.
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The film stars Yoson An, Rebekah Palmer, Fiona Feng, and Ian Mune.
Synopsis
Young Chinese immigrant Jason Chen is trapped between two women; kiwi girl Skye and Chinese bride May Ling, two cultures; modern New Zealand and traditional China, and two worlds, that of the living and that of the dead.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
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Meet your bride in the comments section below!
- 5/6/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Stars: Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer, Aron Eisenberg, Thom Bray, Lawrence Tierney | Written by Allyn Warner, Leslie Bohem | Directed by James Isaac
If there was one genre that spawned countless knock-offs (some better than the films they were imitating, others not so much) it was the slasher film. Even some films that were touted as the greats amongst the sub-genre would be still hidden in the shadows of the films they were emulating. There’s a waterfall effect to these films that start with Psycho and fall through Black Christmas onto Friday the 13th. But within the sub-genre, a splintering could be found as well, creating a mutated family hierarchy of slasherdom. Every slasher film had to find some sort of way of setting itself apart from the other, by creating some sort of different villain who was unstoppable and creative in ways that kept bodies in seats.
If there was one genre that spawned countless knock-offs (some better than the films they were imitating, others not so much) it was the slasher film. Even some films that were touted as the greats amongst the sub-genre would be still hidden in the shadows of the films they were emulating. There’s a waterfall effect to these films that start with Psycho and fall through Black Christmas onto Friday the 13th. But within the sub-genre, a splintering could be found as well, creating a mutated family hierarchy of slasherdom. Every slasher film had to find some sort of way of setting itself apart from the other, by creating some sort of different villain who was unstoppable and creative in ways that kept bodies in seats.
- 1/24/2014
- by Nathan Smith
- Nerdly
The Horror Show aka House III (1989)
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart
Writers: Leslie Bohem, Alan Smithee (really Allyn Warner)
Directors: James Isaac, David Blyth (released from duty)
Synopsis (Scream Factory):
116 people are dead at the hands of Max Jenke and his trusty meat cleaver. Now, justice is about to be served as Jenke is sentenced to the electric chair. But from the first high-voltage blast, it becomes clear that Max is no ordinary serial killer. With a blood-chilling laugh from the depths of hell, Max enters our world, transformed into a supernatural force by the high-voltage blast of electricity. Max vows revenge on the cop who captured him. Well-aware of the maniacal killer’s passion to destroy, Detective Lucas McCarthy can only begin to imagine the horror that awaits him and his family.
Review:
I wasn’t planning on starting this review out as a Shocker Vs The Horror Show commentary,...
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart
Writers: Leslie Bohem, Alan Smithee (really Allyn Warner)
Directors: James Isaac, David Blyth (released from duty)
Synopsis (Scream Factory):
116 people are dead at the hands of Max Jenke and his trusty meat cleaver. Now, justice is about to be served as Jenke is sentenced to the electric chair. But from the first high-voltage blast, it becomes clear that Max is no ordinary serial killer. With a blood-chilling laugh from the depths of hell, Max enters our world, transformed into a supernatural force by the high-voltage blast of electricity. Max vows revenge on the cop who captured him. Well-aware of the maniacal killer’s passion to destroy, Detective Lucas McCarthy can only begin to imagine the horror that awaits him and his family.
Review:
I wasn’t planning on starting this review out as a Shocker Vs The Horror Show commentary,...
- 11/26/2013
- by Eric King
- The Liberal Dead
Another Friday has passed and that means two titles never before released on DVD have been announced by the Scream Factory. You may not remember The Vagrant but odds are you remember The Horror Show and have been wondering if it would ever see the light of day again.
The big title of this week’s Scream Factory announcement is unquestionably The Horror Show, or as it is known in some foreign circles, House III. I never understood how anyone came to the conclusion that film could be released as a third installment of the House franchise, but then I also have never understood how a movie about killer radioactive tree roots could be marketed as Troll 3.
In much the same way Hollywood gave us dueling volcano films (Volcano and Dante’s Peak) and dueling celestial doomsday flicks (Armageddon and Deep Impact), 1989 saw the release of dueling fright flicks about...
The big title of this week’s Scream Factory announcement is unquestionably The Horror Show, or as it is known in some foreign circles, House III. I never understood how anyone came to the conclusion that film could be released as a third installment of the House franchise, but then I also have never understood how a movie about killer radioactive tree roots could be marketed as Troll 3.
In much the same way Hollywood gave us dueling volcano films (Volcano and Dante’s Peak) and dueling celestial doomsday flicks (Armageddon and Deep Impact), 1989 saw the release of dueling fright flicks about...
- 11/11/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Wound is written and directed by David Blythe who has worked on a variety of projects, but doesn’t seem to have found his niche. He was attached to House III (The Horror Show) and reportedly fired. He went on to direct several episodes of The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers in the ‘90s and since then has done some video documentaries and somewhat obscure films.
This film struck me as similar to the director’s career path, in that it is a hodgepodge that doesn’t seem to fit together or make any sense.
Going in to it, I had no idea what the film was about. I didn’t get any information with the disc and I didn’t do any research on the film until after I had watched it. Usually, it’s more interesting that way. This was not the case with Wound. I wish I’d had some kind of warning,...
This film struck me as similar to the director’s career path, in that it is a hodgepodge that doesn’t seem to fit together or make any sense.
Going in to it, I had no idea what the film was about. I didn’t get any information with the disc and I didn’t do any research on the film until after I had watched it. Usually, it’s more interesting that way. This was not the case with Wound. I wish I’d had some kind of warning,...
- 4/18/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
*a screener of this film was provided by Breaking Glass Pictures.
*here be spoilers.
Director/writer: David Blyth.
Wound caused some controversy in its native country of New Zealand for using some very disturbing images. Those disturbing images did not stop distribution company Breaking Glass Pictures from releasing this film March 6th on DVD. The early castration scene and later vaginal secretions will likely unsettle most viewers. This is a film that tries to provoke while including elements of Theatre of the Absurd where anything can and will happen.
The story is focused on Susan (Kate O'Rourke) and her loss of mental health. Robbed of her sexuality by her father, Susan went on to conceive his child. The story is ambivalent regarding how many children Susan gave birth to; that does not seem to be the point. The film might be about Susan's last moments and of her regrets, possibly involving matricide and patricide.
*here be spoilers.
Director/writer: David Blyth.
Wound caused some controversy in its native country of New Zealand for using some very disturbing images. Those disturbing images did not stop distribution company Breaking Glass Pictures from releasing this film March 6th on DVD. The early castration scene and later vaginal secretions will likely unsettle most viewers. This is a film that tries to provoke while including elements of Theatre of the Absurd where anything can and will happen.
The story is focused on Susan (Kate O'Rourke) and her loss of mental health. Robbed of her sexuality by her father, Susan went on to conceive his child. The story is ambivalent regarding how many children Susan gave birth to; that does not seem to be the point. The film might be about Susan's last moments and of her regrets, possibly involving matricide and patricide.
- 3/8/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
We’re back with the latest installment of our Indie Spotlight. Each feature includes the latest independent horror news sent our way. If you want to be included in our next spotlight, send us an email.
I Rot: Josef J. Weber had written and directed a short film. Titled, I Rot, the short is in the vein of American Psycho and is currently available to watch online.
“Pete Waterman is on a hunt to find happiness in his rotten world as CEO to the world’s largest cosmetics company. His job is the only aspect of his rotten life that keeps him sane somehow but when his job is threatened to be taken away by the four employees he despises most, Pete takes murderous action. Pete is backed into a corner and the only way out is to slice and dice his way out. I Rot is a gore fest packed with action,...
I Rot: Josef J. Weber had written and directed a short film. Titled, I Rot, the short is in the vein of American Psycho and is currently available to watch online.
“Pete Waterman is on a hunt to find happiness in his rotten world as CEO to the world’s largest cosmetics company. His job is the only aspect of his rotten life that keeps him sane somehow but when his job is threatened to be taken away by the four employees he despises most, Pete takes murderous action. Pete is backed into a corner and the only way out is to slice and dice his way out. I Rot is a gore fest packed with action,...
- 2/5/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the March 6 DVD release of the carnage-packed horror film Wound (Srp 24.99). Director David Blyth takes audiences down a twisted rabbit hole where unimaginable horrors become reality. Wound hits hard and shows that the only way to survive is to Beware the Beast!
Legendary director Ken Russell (Oscar-winning Women in Love, The Devils, The Who’s Tommy, Altered States) hailed Wound as a “romantically charged Gothic psycho-sexual horror tale.” He… More...
Legendary director Ken Russell (Oscar-winning Women in Love, The Devils, The Who’s Tommy, Altered States) hailed Wound as a “romantically charged Gothic psycho-sexual horror tale.” He… More...
- 2/3/2012
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Director David Blyth’s sexually-charged horror endeavor “Wound” hit DVD in the UK on October 24th, but this is the first I’m hearing of it. As a fan of strange and unusual genre outings, this one is certainly intriguing, though whether or not that amounts to anything remains to be seen. After all, weird doesn’t always translate into cinematic entertainment. Here’s a quick rundown of the plot: Susan is a woman whose horrific history of abuse refuses to release its tormenting grip on her. Tanya is a lost child searching for the mother she has never known. As the two seek reconciliation with their pasts, their paths become intertwined resulting in a surreal nightmare they won’t wake up from until some form of blood soaked absolution has been exacted. When you’re ready for the Nsfw trailer, it’s hanging out below. Want a preview of things to come?...
- 10/26/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Director: David Blyth. Review: Adam Wing. With a CV that includes Red-Blooded American Girl and Death Warmed Up, not to mention TV work like White Fang and Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, it’s fair to say that director David Blyth’s career has been anything but ordinary. That statement isn’t going to change anytime soon if his latest psychosexual horror movie is anything to go by. With a taste for the kind of absurd imagery Takashi Miike would be proud of - a birthing scene in particular echoes one of his most celebrated images - David Blyth is about to take you on one hell of a joyride. Maybe we should start by getting our heads around the plot. Susan (Kate O’Rourke) has a history of horrific abuse, which refuses to loosen its grip on her. Tanya (Te Kaea Beri) is a lost girl searching for the mother she never knew,...
- 10/25/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: David Blyth. Review: Adam Wing. With a CV that includes Red-Blooded American Girl and Death Warmed Up, not to mention TV work like White Fang and Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, it’s fair to say that director David Blyth’s career has been anything but ordinary. That statement isn’t going to change anytime soon if his latest psychosexual horror movie is anything to go by. With a taste for the kind of absurd imagery Takashi Miike would be proud of - a birthing scene in particular echoes one of his most celebrated images - David Blyth is about to take you on one hell of a joyride. Maybe we should start by getting our heads around the plot. Susan (Kate O’Rourke) has a history of horrific abuse, which refuses to loosen its grip on her. Tanya (Te Kaea Beri) is a lost girl searching for the mother she never knew,...
- 10/25/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Well it’s the start of another week, so you know what that means – yet more DVD and Blu-ray releases hit the high street, ready and waiting to swallow up all your hard-earned cash! Not as many Halloween-themed releases this week but no matter, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, October 24th 2011.
Pick Of The Week
Mother’s Day (DVD/Blu-ray)
After a bank robbery goes seriously wrong, three sadistic, bloodthirsty, criminal brothers find themselves on the run. Their childhood home seems like the safest place to hide out. But a few things have changed, their mother has been evicted and the house is now occupied by a young couple and their birthday guests. Taken hostage, the new owners and friends are forced to endure a night of blood-drenched hell. Because mother’s coming home to roost and her maternal instincts involve extreme torture and a taste for terror.
Pick Of The Week
Mother’s Day (DVD/Blu-ray)
After a bank robbery goes seriously wrong, three sadistic, bloodthirsty, criminal brothers find themselves on the run. Their childhood home seems like the safest place to hide out. But a few things have changed, their mother has been evicted and the house is now occupied by a young couple and their birthday guests. Taken hostage, the new owners and friends are forced to endure a night of blood-drenched hell. Because mother’s coming home to roost and her maternal instincts involve extreme torture and a taste for terror.
- 10/24/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
It's not often a trailer drops and makes us speechless. However, the trailer for the new film Wound certainly hits the mark. After all, it's not often that a trailer includes female face masks, throat slitting, Bdsm and pig masks (all with a trippy soundtrack).
New Zealand filmmaker David Blyth (Angel Mine, Death Warmed Up) returns to form with his new "psycho-sexual horror film" Wound, opening theatrically in Toronto on August 12th. Blyth promises to combine his favorite themes of mental illness, depraved violence and sexual deviancy all into Wound.
If you doubt us, just check out the trailer.
From the Press Release
“A two-headed doll! Iron-phallused pig-man stealth! Birthing your own twin! The nightclub of dream-wandering! If your family of origin doesn’t kill you, you may just make it. You will love Kate O’Rourke as she encounters her delirious, incestuous monsters of the id in this romantically...
New Zealand filmmaker David Blyth (Angel Mine, Death Warmed Up) returns to form with his new "psycho-sexual horror film" Wound, opening theatrically in Toronto on August 12th. Blyth promises to combine his favorite themes of mental illness, depraved violence and sexual deviancy all into Wound.
If you doubt us, just check out the trailer.
From the Press Release
“A two-headed doll! Iron-phallused pig-man stealth! Birthing your own twin! The nightclub of dream-wandering! If your family of origin doesn’t kill you, you may just make it. You will love Kate O’Rourke as she encounters her delirious, incestuous monsters of the id in this romantically...
- 7/13/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
It’s lucky 13 for the Boston Underground Film Festival as they celebrate their raucous 13th annual edition this year. Opening with the much buzzed about bloody feature film Hobo With a Shotgun starring Rutger Hauer and directed by Jason Eisener, the fest then barrels on for eight wild nights and days from March 24-31.
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
- 3/10/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Director Tammi Sutton's Eye Candy - 2010 - Year of the Film Geek! I like the way she says that!
2010 was truly an incredible year for film geek! There were countless fantastic films this year, and a great many diverse films, something in every flavour, and something for everyone of all ages. I cannot remember a better year for such rich offerings for filmgoers. I feel privileged to have gotten to see so many great films, it started with late night whispers at Cannes, murderous feats to get to Telluride through Durango, to rushing an early, juvenile, cut of my own film "Isle of Dogs" at Fright Fest, and down to the wire fighting with a stranger's child in Los Angeles over the last DVD copy of 'Toy Story 3' hours ago.
1. The American – directed by Anton Corbin. "Sex on Celluloid" - I've said this before and sticking...
2010 was truly an incredible year for film geek! There were countless fantastic films this year, and a great many diverse films, something in every flavour, and something for everyone of all ages. I cannot remember a better year for such rich offerings for filmgoers. I feel privileged to have gotten to see so many great films, it started with late night whispers at Cannes, murderous feats to get to Telluride through Durango, to rushing an early, juvenile, cut of my own film "Isle of Dogs" at Fright Fest, and down to the wire fighting with a stranger's child in Los Angeles over the last DVD copy of 'Toy Story 3' hours ago.
1. The American – directed by Anton Corbin. "Sex on Celluloid" - I've said this before and sticking...
- 12/31/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Wound is a seriously messed up film. So messed up in fact, I genuinely worry about its creator David Blyth. Confusing, conflicted, disturbing and disgusting, Wound takes a lot of taboo topics and strings them together. It can best be described as David Lynch and Dario Argento's love child for it has all those elements. It has the nonsensical weird dialog, the ultra bright violence and the deepening madness.
The 'plot' follows Susan (played maddeningly well by Kate O'Rourke) a single middle aged nut case who is also a telemarketer, ah now that profession makes sense! She works from home, living day by day, crapping into foil and storing it in a freezer, killing her dad, engaging in strange masochistic rituals with a magician that wears sneakers, you know the usual. The idea is essentially that Susan is mad, the majority of the film is questionably in her head,...
The 'plot' follows Susan (played maddeningly well by Kate O'Rourke) a single middle aged nut case who is also a telemarketer, ah now that profession makes sense! She works from home, living day by day, crapping into foil and storing it in a freezer, killing her dad, engaging in strange masochistic rituals with a magician that wears sneakers, you know the usual. The idea is essentially that Susan is mad, the majority of the film is questionably in her head,...
- 11/9/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The 9th annual Lausanne Underground Film Festival may just run for a mere five days in Switzerland on Oct. 20-24, but it hits with the force of a 10p-ton megaton bomb over that time period, packing in so much mind-boggling underground madness it’ll make your head explode.
Every year, the fest feels like 5 or 6 festivals crammed into one. There’s the fest that pays homage to the history of experimental filmmaking, there are the retrospectives of several cult festivals, a feature film competition section, a short film competition section and more.
Three filmmakers are especially getting major retrospective love this year. First, there’s legendary Canadian experimental filmmaker Michael Snow who will be in attendance at screenings of his classic films Wavelength, <–> and La région centrale, plus several of his other short films.
Also being feted are German extreme horror filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit, who will attend screenings of his classic Nekromantik,...
Every year, the fest feels like 5 or 6 festivals crammed into one. There’s the fest that pays homage to the history of experimental filmmaking, there are the retrospectives of several cult festivals, a feature film competition section, a short film competition section and more.
Three filmmakers are especially getting major retrospective love this year. First, there’s legendary Canadian experimental filmmaker Michael Snow who will be in attendance at screenings of his classic films Wavelength, <–> and La région centrale, plus several of his other short films.
Also being feted are German extreme horror filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit, who will attend screenings of his classic Nekromantik,...
- 10/18/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
This years FrightFest seems a more somber affair than last year, possibly due to the A Serbian Film and I Spit On Your Grave controversies, or possibly due to a rather lacklustre start to the proceedings – on my travels around the festival I’ve spoken to many that have said there’s just something missing so far… Yet no-one can put their finger on what exactly.
Day One
It’s not like FrightFest didn’t get off to a fantastic start – Adam Green’s Hatchet II opened the festival on Thursday night to whoops of applause, laughter and plenty of “ewwww”. Green took to the stage before the screening, giving a hearfelt speech as to why he does what he does, then he returned to the stage post-screening with Kane Hodder, Tony Todd and Danielle Harris – who, next to the huge behemoths that are Hodder and Todd, looked positively tiny.
Day One
It’s not like FrightFest didn’t get off to a fantastic start – Adam Green’s Hatchet II opened the festival on Thursday night to whoops of applause, laughter and plenty of “ewwww”. Green took to the stage before the screening, giving a hearfelt speech as to why he does what he does, then he returned to the stage post-screening with Kane Hodder, Tony Todd and Danielle Harris – who, next to the huge behemoths that are Hodder and Todd, looked positively tiny.
- 8/28/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
A slight change has occurred to the lineup of the UK's popular horror film festival Film4 FrightFest due to the withdrawal of Kaboom by its director Gregg Araki. But no worries; Plan B is now in effect, and writer/director Brett Anstey's Damned by Dawn will be screening in its place.
Here's the skinny straight from the Film4 FrightFest website:
We were keeping Brett Anstey’s Damned By Dawn for our special Halloween extravaganza because it’s not going to be released in the UK until spring 2011. But we’ve been given special permission to show this gory Australian goodie in August instead by our friends at Odin’s Eye Entertainment, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Damned By Dawn concerns a Banshee on the loose and is the nearest thing you’ll see to an Evil Dead 4, its clear Sam Raimi influences making it a remarkably effective piece of visual spookery.
Here's the skinny straight from the Film4 FrightFest website:
We were keeping Brett Anstey’s Damned By Dawn for our special Halloween extravaganza because it’s not going to be released in the UK until spring 2011. But we’ve been given special permission to show this gory Australian goodie in August instead by our friends at Odin’s Eye Entertainment, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Damned By Dawn concerns a Banshee on the loose and is the nearest thing you’ll see to an Evil Dead 4, its clear Sam Raimi influences making it a remarkably effective piece of visual spookery.
- 7/31/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Yesterday saw the official announcement of the line-up for the London Film4 FrightFest 2010 and whilst the FrightFest gang had already announced Hatchet II, The Last Exorcism, Eggshells, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and we exclusively revealed the appearance of Burning Bright, and Red White & Blue at this years festival, there was still some surprises amongst the bunch.
So after reading up on each movie that is due to play the festival I thought it would be a good idea to breakdown just which movies I’m looking forward to seeing, and which ones I’m not… As always let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Highlights:
The real highlights for me this year include Simon Rumley’s Red White & Blue, the infamous A Serbian Film – which should test the FrightFest audiences metal! Of course I’m looking forward to Hatchet II – since when has Adam Green ever let FrightFest down?...
So after reading up on each movie that is due to play the festival I thought it would be a good idea to breakdown just which movies I’m looking forward to seeing, and which ones I’m not… As always let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Highlights:
The real highlights for me this year include Simon Rumley’s Red White & Blue, the infamous A Serbian Film – which should test the FrightFest audiences metal! Of course I’m looking forward to Hatchet II – since when has Adam Green ever let FrightFest down?...
- 7/3/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Wound Movie PosterDirector David Blyth (Death Warmed Up) is a New Zealand based horror director who is no stranger to controversy. His film Angel Mine challenged censorship standards and his feature Death Warmed Up incorporated themes of matricide and patricide. Now, after a six year pause, Blyth returns with another shocking film piece entitled Wound.
This latest film takes some material from Greek myth and modernizes the work for a new audience. The film tackles abuse and abandonment issues as character Susan (Kate O'Rourke) confronts some family problems in a very disturbing manner. A second photo for the film is available below, but here is a warning before you proceed; the still below is graphic, gorey and not safe for work. Have a look at all the available material on Wound, here, before these elements of Greek tragedy make an appearance on the big screen at Frightfest August 29th.
The...
This latest film takes some material from Greek myth and modernizes the work for a new audience. The film tackles abuse and abandonment issues as character Susan (Kate O'Rourke) confronts some family problems in a very disturbing manner. A second photo for the film is available below, but here is a warning before you proceed; the still below is graphic, gorey and not safe for work. Have a look at all the available material on Wound, here, before these elements of Greek tragedy make an appearance on the big screen at Frightfest August 29th.
The...
- 7/2/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film4 FrightFest has released what could very well be another one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place from Thursday the 26th of August to Monday the 30th of August, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
- 7/2/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The complete lineup for the 2010 edition of the Film4 Frightfest has just been announced and, as usual, it is a quality selection of the best in horror film from the UK and around the world. The program splits into two programs - the main lineup and sidebar Discovery program - and you'll find both below!
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
- 7/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Several press releases went out today featuring some huge news coming out of Canada's Fantasia Film Festival including the first batch of films that will be populating this massive three-week long event. Pull up your chair, kids! You're gonna be here for a while!
Dig on the wealth of information below from today's releases and look for more announcements and of course full coverage soon!
Spotlight: Between Death And The Devil
Recent times and crimes have seen extraordinary levels of disillusionment with organized religion, particularly with the Catholic Church, and genre cinema has mirrored this anger with startling impact. In the face of this, we’ve put together this troubling spotlight focused on the abuse of faith, the horrors of ideology and the corruption of Godliness. Several of these films will absolutely stagger you.
Black Death (UK) Dir: Christopher Smith – North American premiere. Hosted by Director Christopher Smith
With the Black Death sweeping across England,...
Dig on the wealth of information below from today's releases and look for more announcements and of course full coverage soon!
Spotlight: Between Death And The Devil
Recent times and crimes have seen extraordinary levels of disillusionment with organized religion, particularly with the Catholic Church, and genre cinema has mirrored this anger with startling impact. In the face of this, we’ve put together this troubling spotlight focused on the abuse of faith, the horrors of ideology and the corruption of Godliness. Several of these films will absolutely stagger you.
Black Death (UK) Dir: Christopher Smith – North American premiere. Hosted by Director Christopher Smith
With the Black Death sweeping across England,...
- 6/29/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
You want the best of genre film from Canada, the Us and around the globe? Fantasia is the place.
Montreal, June 29, 2010 - For its fourteenth edition, the Fantasia Film Festival is proud to present over 50 titles from Asia. Once again, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China are widely represented, demonstrating the great quality and diversity of their industries. And, as always, the programming team is also dedicated to exposing several hidden gems hailing from emerging national cinemas. Through these, audiences can discover new visions and new sensibilities. Therefore, the public will be privy to works hailing from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and - a first for the festival - Indonesia. The filmic multicultural feast prepared by the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival promises to satisfy film lovers of all kinds.
Fantasia's 2010 occidental lineup of World Cinema is once again on fire with an astounding kaleidoscope of styles and sensibilities.
Montreal, June 29, 2010 - For its fourteenth edition, the Fantasia Film Festival is proud to present over 50 titles from Asia. Once again, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China are widely represented, demonstrating the great quality and diversity of their industries. And, as always, the programming team is also dedicated to exposing several hidden gems hailing from emerging national cinemas. Through these, audiences can discover new visions and new sensibilities. Therefore, the public will be privy to works hailing from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and - a first for the festival - Indonesia. The filmic multicultural feast prepared by the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival promises to satisfy film lovers of all kinds.
Fantasia's 2010 occidental lineup of World Cinema is once again on fire with an astounding kaleidoscope of styles and sensibilities.
- 6/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The first film from David Blyth, known for low end horror, in 6 years is quite a trippy look at depravity. Really, don't let the poster fool you, check this one out folks.
A shocking supernatural tale of mental illness, bondage, incest, revenge and explicit graphic violence. A reinterpretation of the Demeter-Persephone myth (mother tries to rescue her child from Hades), it features a vengeful daughter searching for the mother who gave her up for dead after being abused by her own father.
Nsfw Trailer after the break.
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A shocking supernatural tale of mental illness, bondage, incest, revenge and explicit graphic violence. A reinterpretation of the Demeter-Persephone myth (mother tries to rescue her child from Hades), it features a vengeful daughter searching for the mother who gave her up for dead after being abused by her own father.
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- 6/17/2010
- QuietEarth.us
During the last edition of the Fantasia Film Festival, New Zealand filmmaker David Blyth was in Montreal to host a special presentation of his documentaries on fetishism. While in town, the director behind cult favorites Death Warmed Up ! and Red Blooded American Girl was nice enough to give me a copy of Angel Mine, his first feature film, a strange and unique love story he produced at the tender age of 22 years old. ...
- 8/3/2008
- by Simon Laperriere
- Screen Anarchy
I’m baaaack. Not since four years ago, the first time we started the Fantasia blog has anyone had to do the coverage solo, so props to McCannibal for keeping the train rolling last week. It’s a tough job fitting in two, three, and sometimes four films a day, choking down a grease laden meal, drinking the skuzzy yeasty swill that is all you can get after leeching a beer ticket or two off of Mitch, and heading home at midnight to start writing. That said, I couldn’t wait to hit the festival after arriving back in Montreal on Friday. We say it every year, but if you’ve never been to Fantasia, what the hell are you waiting for? There’s still ten days left so get your ass out here!
I started off by contacting Simon Laperriere, one of Fantasia’s up and coming programmers, to...
I started off by contacting Simon Laperriere, one of Fantasia’s up and coming programmers, to...
- 7/12/2008
- by EvilAndy
- DreadCentral.com
Remember the 1985 flick Death Warmed Up? About a kid who was hypnotized to kill his parents, then grew up to take revenge on the scientists who ruined his life? Some may have wondered what happened to Death director David Blyth after that film, and if you’re one of ‘em, we have good news: He’s coming to this year’s Fantasia so you can ask him yourself!
When the official Fantasia 2008 schedule goes live tomorrow, on it you will see two films from Blyth as part of Fantasia’s Documentaries From the Edge series: Transfigured Nights (about webcam mask performance(?)) and Bound for Pleasure (focusing on New Zealand’s suburban B&D scene). As the titles should tip you off, the docs focus on the strange yet fascinating world of fetishism, and Fantasia’s newest programmer, Simon Laperriere, brought both to Montreal for their North American premiere.
To celebrate...
When the official Fantasia 2008 schedule goes live tomorrow, on it you will see two films from Blyth as part of Fantasia’s Documentaries From the Edge series: Transfigured Nights (about webcam mask performance(?)) and Bound for Pleasure (focusing on New Zealand’s suburban B&D scene). As the titles should tip you off, the docs focus on the strange yet fascinating world of fetishism, and Fantasia’s newest programmer, Simon Laperriere, brought both to Montreal for their North American premiere.
To celebrate...
- 6/25/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
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