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Kevin Smith Tops ‘Holidays’ Anthology
Between Tales of Halloween and Michael Dougherty’s Krampus, there’s no shortage of holiday-themed anthologies.
The next comes courtesy of indie production and sales outfit XYZ Films, who is teaming with John Hegeman’s newly-launched genre label, Distant Corners Entertainment, to produce feature anthology, Holidays.
Deadline reports that the pic is a group of subversive tales fashioned around globally recognized celebrations like Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Mother’s Day.
Other than the addition of Starry Eyes duo Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch, the band of directors isn’t as exciting. In fact, it’s almost a turnoff.
The other vignettes will be helmed by the god awful Kevin Smith, responsible for trash such as Tusk and Red State; Gary Shore, who helmed the bland soulless Dracula Untold, will tell a story; Then there’s Scott Stewart, director of the scare-less and lackluster Dark Skies; other directors include The Pact‘s Nick McCarthy, Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim), and Anthony Scott Burns. More directors will be announced in the coming weeks.
Following in the wake of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse getting their own horror movies, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is the next to get the twisted treatment.
Originally published in 1837, the original tale of The Little Mermaid is now in the public domain, and MSR Media International presents their own horror version of the tale this year.
The Little Mermaid is being distributed by Grindstone Entertainment Group, and the film has officially been rated “R” this week for “Language, some violence and brief nudity.”
In the film from director Leigh Scott, “Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist, makes a dramatic discovery on a small Caribbean island—proof of an ancient, advanced prehistoric society. While his dig is in progress, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Aurora Bey and falls in love. Her arrival coincides with several mermaid sightings and strange disappearances.
“When Eric’s friend and mentor, Dr. Ashley, arrives on the island, Ashley uncovers the true identity of Aurora and the dangers of the hidden evil inside Eric’s dig site. Will Eric heed his friend’s advice, or will he be blinded by love and the power of the siren, allowing the world to fall to the forces of evil?”
Lydia Helen, Mike Markoff and Jeff Denton star in The Little Mermaid.
You can watch the trailer now over on MSR Media International’s website.
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