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The House Of Evil From Veteran Filmmaker Max Cerchi

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The House Of Evil is looking for funding to get the project off the ground. Visit IndieGoGo and contribute what you can to get this unbelievably freaky horror movie underway.

SUMMARY: To be directed by director/producer Massimiliano Cerchi (Hellinger, Holy Terror, Carnage Road & many others).

Dark Mountain Pictures flagship production THE HOUSE OF EVIL will be a gore combination of Haunted House movie and a Demonic Slasher film.

Shot in 3D on location in Colombia, South America with Practical SFX provided by Steve at GutRot Effects & Matt Valentine (SyFy’s Face/Off).

Featuring Camden Toy (Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel) as Zoltar & Starring Elske McCain (Jessika Rabid, Gimme Skelter, Killer Biker Chicks) as the voluptuous female lead! Introducing a talented newcomer, Brik Baker.

Original soundtrack will be created by the well known veteran horror composer, Mars Homeworld.

NOT a remake, NOT an English version of a foreign film, NOT a short film & in spectacular 3D!

SYNOPSIS: What do you do when your dream home becomes an absolute nightmare? Behind every window lies a shadow, behind every door lies a secret. Between reality and the paranormal, deep within the foundations of the most seemingly placid facade lies the intermediate gates to Hell…. Meet Brik and Melanie, a couple in love, out to build a bright future for themselves. Their newly bought villa where their affections should bloom…. now becomes… their tomb…. From day one since they entered the house, the doomed sweethearts notice something terribly wrong; within their diabolical domicile, within each other. Seeking desperate aid from a renowned occultist, they hope to free themselves from the damnation evolving and surrounding, seeking to devour them like a ravenous, bloodlusting beast. How do you escape from something you’ve already become a part of since the day you moved in? Behind every corner lies a shattering truth, down every staircase exists an evil so shocking your blood will run cold as you witness one of the most shocking films ever to grace the screen…. Horror Master Massimiliano Cerchi (Hellinger, Carnage Road, Holy Terror,Hellbilly,etc..), Scream Empress Elske McCain (Jessicka Rabid, Splatter Movie, Incest Death Squad), Veteran Horror Nemesis Camden Toy (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Chromeskull: Laid To Rest 2, The Vortex) and newcomer Brik Baker have designed the definitive Gothic horror masterpiece of 2013 and it turns the tables on every haunted house film you have ever witnessed up til now. You will hear floorboards and walls creak around you. You will feel a demonic presence surround you, and rise from within yourself. You will wake up screaming! This film is best not to be watched… in the dark… because you don’t just watch this film… this film… watches you. House Of Evil 3D… Going to Hell never became so terrifying as going home.

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Night Drive Review

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Night Drive Cover PosterMovie: Night Drive
Year: 2011
Studio: The Film Factory
Director: Justin Head
Language: English
Length: 102 Minutes
Sub-Genre: Slasher, Thriller, Animals

Plot: Night Drive is a gritty South African thriller/horror, set against the backdrop of the beautifully romantic African Bush, where an eclectic mix of tourists is left stranded during a night drive. It is only when they realize that they are being hunted by a group of poachers that the terror truly begins.

Review: The opening scene of Night Drive really captivates the imagination. You get glimpses of African tribesmen doing bizarre things with body parts, bullets and this unknown juice that it drank. There are glimpses of gore, bloody machetes, internal organs and hyenas all rolled into one.

After the beginning montage of random things it jumps to a cop somewhere in South Africa. The story unwinds at a slow pace, he is chasing after a drug lord and events happen that cause him to lose his job. From there we are taken to this so-called “Night Drive” where vacationers are taken on a wildlife excursion through the deadly terrain of South Africa, in search of expanding their horizons, with peace, tranquility and the hopes of seeing wild animals.

The story finally starts to unfold about 45-50 minutes in. The basic concept to Night Drive is; poachers are not killing animals but humans, they need fresh, internal body parts to perform their cult-like rituals involving hyenas. After the brutal killings, the bodies are left for the hyenas to munch on.

As you can see by the summary, the story is wild, very hard to follow at times, especially since they go back-and-forth with transitional scenes, and most of the time the camera is not fixed, causing jerkiness during the action scenes. The acting was surprisingly good for a horror movie of this type. The music and sound effects were engaging, not scary, but more of a riveting type. There are many machete scenes, that gets a point right there! But actually, there was only one effective kill scene in this whole movie and it was done extremely well.

The story is the biggest downfall along with the quick cutaways of the most gruesome scenes. There is a handy little twist in the end I enjoyed and never seen coming. I was never bored, but then again I never thoroughly could see what was happening, so we have a mixed bag. I wouldn’t go out of my way to seek it out, but if you come across Night Drive online or at a local movie rental shop, pick it up, I think you will get something out of it.

Reviewer: BillChete
Date: 01/05/2012
Rating: 5½/10
Recommendation: Rental		 Trailer: Watch
DVD: DVD Empire
BluRay: N/A
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