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Last Chance to Donate to the ‘Evil Bong’ and ‘Killjoy’ Sequels

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9 years ago

September 17, 2015

If you’re a fan of low budget B-movies the names Charles Band and Full Moon likely mean a great deal to you. For the last 30 years Band has been entertaining genre fans with hundreds of films including the likes of Re-Animator, From Beyond, Trancers, Puppetmaster and on and on to the point of racking up nearly 300 titles. Band has now taken to the crowd funding route for a little help with his next two films, both of which are sequels in popular franchises.

The first film is Evil Bong High-5 which as you may have guessed from that title is the 5th film in the Evil Bong series. This horror/comedy franchise is one of the newer creations under the Full Moon umbrella. The first entry came out in 2006 and starred everyone’s favorite pot head, Tommy Chong.

The next film looking for a little crowd funding love is Killjoy’s Psycho Circus. Trent Haaga, who has played Killjoy in the previous three films, will be back for the 5th film and joining him will be Victoria DeMare as Batty Boop.

Per the IndieGoGo campaign, the money to make the films is already there, but with some help from the fans the movies can be even better:

These films are fully financed and will go into production in Fall 2015, but YOU can make them even better!

More Practical Effects!

More Cameos!

And wild surprises!

Contribute to our IndieGoGo campaign… Become part of this adventure! You’ll get incredible rewards, such as:

DVDs, posters, tshirts

Cast and Crew signature scripts

Props from the films

Visit the sets!

Be in the films!

Be an Associate Producer!

A phone call with Charles Band himself!

And if you’re lucky – we’ll kill you!!!

While crowd sourcing has it’s ups and downs, I’m mostly on board with it. Charles Band has given the horror community a lot of the years, so if there’s a chance I can give something back to him, I’m all for it. Plus the perks-to-donation-price-ratio is quite nice. For a $20 donation you get DVDs of both films? I’ll take it. That’s roughly the same price you’d pay for two DVDs anyway, but in this case your money actually goes to making the movies better.

With that being said the campaign is heading down the stretch run. If you want to donate and get some cool stuff for doing so, you’ll have to do it soon. To donate please click here.

Chris Coffel

Chris Coffel is originally from Phoenix, AZ and now resides in Portland, OR. He once scored 26 goals in a game of FIFA. He likes the Phoenix Suns, Paul Simon and 'The 'Burbs.' Oh and cats. He also likes cats.

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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson

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1 hour ago

April 25, 2024

John Squires

Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.

Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.

Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.

Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.

Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”

“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”

The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.

“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”

Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.

Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.