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First Look At Indie ‘Ditch’, Wich Settles A Score With An Ax!
Fresh from post-production comes the first screen captures from Ditch, a feature length horror film starring Katy Foley and Bill Oberst Jr. In the film, Katy plays Jenny, a girl with a dark and disturbing past. As well, actor Bill Oberst Jr. plays a man from Katy’s past who has a score to settle – with an axe!
Ditch‘s lead cast includes Bill Oberst Jr., Katy Foley and Zach Silverman, with a special appearance from horror cult icon Lynn Lowry (Cat People, The Crazies).
Ditch is directed by Joe Hendrick, who is also considering helming Oberst’s 2014 demon project Lord Bateman, with a screenplay by horror author Daniel P. Coughlin (Farm House, Lake Dead) and Ryan Coughlin. The producer for Ditch is Megan Waters, with gore effects handled by Josh Russell (Dance of the Dead, Yellow Brick Road).
“Jenny Bilson, a high school senior, is the perfect student, a wonderful daughter to a veteran police detective and an all American Dream. But the one mistake she made, which she doesn’t even know that she made, is about to haunt her in a very violent way. Throwing a high school ‘ditch party’ will end up being one HELL of a mistake! Her past returns to exact revenge on Jenny and anyone else who might get in the way.”
Visit the film’s official website here.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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