HEREDITARY's Milly Shapiro stars in her 2nd film role ever as the lead in THE HALLOWARRIOR a post-apocalyptic horror-thriller. Shannyn Sossamon (A Knight's Tale, Sinister 2) also stars in writer/director Ben Sottak's feature debut which is based on his proof of concept short “Scavenger”.
Production just wrapped on the upcoming film in Syracuse, N.Y., with the filmmakers releasing a first look Halloween orange drenched still of a bloody Shapiro wearing a Halloween sweater above. Love it!!!!
SYNOPSIS: “THE HALLOWARRIOR follows Pumpkin [Shapiro], the last girl on Earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep, led by the fearsome Thalia [Sossamon]. Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night.”
“This is a throwback to the crowd-pleasing genre films I grew up watching every Halloween,” Sottak explains. “The movie is dripping with nostalgic fall atmosphere, cheer-inducing kills and a lovable ‘final girl’ played by the brilliant Milly Shapiro. I can’t wait for this movie to enter horror fans’ annual October viewing rotation for years to come.”
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This November, Horror Remix is back with a brand new tribute to that great, underserved sub-genre — Thanksgiving-themed slasher films.
HORROR REMIX: THANKSGIVING offers up a trio of sliced up, home style horror with a side of sweet potatoes.
First up is HOME SWEET HOME, a 1981 horror film also known as SLASHER IN THE HOUSE. A family’s quiet Thanksgiving gathering at an isolated country home is interrupted by a giggling, PCP-addled maniac. What follows is your standard psychopathic killing spree. Directed by Nettie Pena, the film stars Jake Steinfeld (of “Body by Jake” fitness line fame) and Vinessa Shaw (who many will recognize from the 1993 Disney film HOCUS POCUS).
Up next is BLOOD RAGE, a 1983 slasher film directed by John Grissmer about a pair of identical twins named Todd and Terry. When a teenager is slaughtered at a drive-in theater, Todd is found guilty and locked away in a mental asylum. Years later, Todd escapes and confronts his family on Thanksgiving. And you thought your family get togethers were awkward…
Finally, there will be BLOOD FREAK, a 1972 hippie horror film about a Vietnam veteran (played by Steve Hawkes) who is transformed into a half-turkey/half-man monster addicted to the blood of drug addicts. Yep, this is that kind of movie.
All three films will be recut and remixed to keep all the good parts (sex, drugs and rock and roll) and take out all the boring parts (exposition, . In between, you’ll have a heaping table full of side-dishes featuring more fall-themed horror nuggets plus catty commentary by puppet emcees Thunderclap and Cheesecake.
This is one HORROR REMIX you won’t want to miss — especially if you’re looking for a way to ditch your family this Thanksgiving and see some vintage ‘70s horror cheese on the big screen.
Watch full HORROR REMIX: THANKSGIVING below or at archive.org:
I made a more “Thanksgiving-y” version of (Home Sweet Home) for the Holidays. Featuring new music, a new title, and many corny elements removed. More of a straight-forward Holiday slasher now. You can download “Thanksgiving Massacre” here, as long as you own the original “Home Sweet Home” VHS.
Thanksgiving Cinemadness Mega Mix description from @cinematicvoid:
Looking for something to watch this Thanksgiving? Well, we’re serving up our Thanksgiving Cinemadness Mega Mix on YouTube channel. Featuring commercials and clips to leave you stuffed! 📺
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998) description from bloody-disgusting.com:
A year prior to the release of The Blair Witch Project, this made for TV movie left viewers in confusion and concern thanks to its pseudo-documentary style. As for plot, it begins with a normal Thanksgiving family gathering, complete with drinking and bickering. It’s all ordinary until aliens show up, and things get super creepy. Shot on videotape, the style and eeriness stirred up controversy post-airing; viewers weren’t sure if what they’d just watched was real footage or fiction. It’s a spooky alien abduction tale rendered even spookier with the lo-fi quality, but this rare Thanksgiving genre outing has been stuck on VHS since its arrival.
The Simpsons new Halloween “Treehouse of Horror XXXV” episode will air on November 3, 2024 on FOX and Hulu and once again features three vignettes plus an opening sequence by a guest animnator.
The episode was written by Matt Selman, Dan Vebber and Rob LaZebnik and directed by Timothy BaileyGiant. A recording of the audience screaming from the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 will be used.
Promo:
The opening sequence, called "Cottage of Terror", is a Mexican themed segment directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez that features the characters La Muerte and Xibalba from his film The Book of Life.
Watch "Cottage of Terror" opening below:
EVERY Reference in the new TreeHouse of Horror Intro EXPLAINED!!! Dir. by Jorge R. Gutierrez:
"Cottage of Terror" Stills:
The first segment is called "The Information Rage" where giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart. The segment looks at how divided our country is — in this case, literal red versus blue monsters in a "kind of Pacific Rim style pool", and it talks about how American love partisan politics, and how they're becoming World-destroying kaijus.
"The Information Rage" Stills:
The second segment, "The Fall of the House of Burns" follows a Victorian Mr. Burns (voice of Harry Shearer) as he is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers;
"The Fall of the House of Burns" Stills:
The third and final segment is about Homer (Dan Castellaneta) bonding with a pair of extraterrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called... "Denim". A Venom parody animated by Seth Green and John Harvatine IV from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios but only the talking pants are animated in stop-motion.
DENIM Interview from Austin Film Festival 2024
"Denim" Poster:
"Denim" Stills:
Los Simpson: La Casita del Horror XXXV (2024) | DENIM, MONSTRUOS Y BURNS:
