Exclusives

Screen Media Acquires VOD Rights to ‘Coffin Joe’ Films!

Published

11 years ago

March 13, 2013

Screen Media will be showcasing the Premiere release of the Coffin Joe Cult Collection on VOD in North America.

The Coffin Joe Cult Collection includes the most widely known films by Director Jose Mojica Marins – widely regarded as the Luis Bunuel of Auteur Horror. Featuring the maniacally evil character Coffin Joe, first introduced in Brazil in the 1960s and 70’s, the Coffin Joe films broke out to a worldwide audience following both critical acclaim and the embrace of genre fans.

The release includes At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1963), This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (1967), and Embodiment of Evil (2008).

“We are delighted that Screen Media will be handling the VOD release of this unique Collection, now available for the first time with new HD re-mastering,” says Betina Goldman Director of London based ONE EYED FILMS who negotiated the deal with Screen Media.

“Screen Media has a wide reach and great relationships in the digital space. We are extremely confident in their ability to position the Coffin Joe Cult Collection and to reach both the hardcore fans and the new generation that might be unfamiliar with the Coffin Joe films. Marin’s brand of horror continues to draw new audiences worldwide and we are delighted that Screen Media shares our vision of the films’ enduring potential”

“The Coffin Joe films are notorious among fans for their surreal mix of horror and the bizarre” says Gary Delfiner, President of Screen Media Digital, a division of Screen Media. “The showcasing of this cult collection on our horror platform Frightpix will make the channel even more of a destination for genre fans.” continues Delfiner. “We’re thrilled to be adding the Coffin Joe Cult Collection to our exclusive digital catalog and will also be rolling them out to iTunes and all the major digital channels.”

Exclusives

Daniel Roebuck Has Joined the Cast of ‘Terrifier 3’! [Exclusive]

Published

4 days ago

April 12, 2024

Alex DiVincenzo

Daniel Roebuck has been cast as Santa Claus in Terrifier 3, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report.

Writer-director Damien Leone is currently wrapping production on the highly-anticipated sequel, in which Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

“I’ve been holding this secret for a long time!” Roebuck tells Bloody Disgusting. “I’ve been really excited about it. I’m actually entering into the movies that I watch. It’s extraordinary. This is Terrifier bigger, badder, best.”

Roebuck appears in Terrifier 3 alongside returning cast members David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot Fullam, and AEW superstar Chris Jericho.

No stranger to iconic horror properties, Roebuck has squared off against Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, played The Count in Zombie’s The Munsters, succumbed to The Tall Man’s sphere in Phantasm: Ravager, and investigated death in Final Destination.

A distinguished character actor with over 250 credits, Roebuck has also appeared in The Devil’s Rejects, 3 from Hell, Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies at the End, The Fugitive, Lost, Agent Cody Banks, and The Man in the High Castle. Incidentally, he’s also playing Santa in the family drama Saint Nick of Bethlehem, due out later this year.

Terrifier 3 will be released in theaters nationwide later this year via Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting in conjunction with our partner on Terrifier 2, Iconic Events Releasing.

Terrifier 3 comes courtesy of Dark Age Cinema Productions. Phil Falcone Produces with Lisa Falcone acting as Executive Producer. Co-producers include Mike Leavy, Jason Leavy, George Steuber, and Steve Della Salla. Brad Miska, Brandon Hill, and Erick Opeka Executive Produce for Cineverse. Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor also Executive Produce.