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‘Death Cycle’ – A Motorcycle Riding Maniac Stalks Prey in Exclusive Images from Giallo-Inspired Slasher
One of 2020’s goriest horror films was director Gabriel Carrer‘s For the Sake of Vicious, co-directed withReese Eveneshen. Now, the filmmaker is back with a solo effort, this time with the gory giallo-inspired slasher Death Cycle, and we’ve got exclusive images introducing the film’s maniac and his carnage.
The upcoming horror film is described as “a mix of classic giallo themes with the modern slasher genre.”
In Death Cycle, “After the death of her sister, a woman is visited by a man looking to solve a series of murders by a motorcycle-riding maniac. As their shared fear escalates, the killer’s rampage continues in the city, leaving them both questioning who the real monster is.”
While the fresh batch of images below don’t give away much, they do give us a good glimpse at the motorcycle riding maniac and enough viscera splattered across pavement to indicate an ultra-violent slasher ahead.
Matthew Ninaber (Psycho Goreman), Kristen Kaster (Death Valley), Sasha Ormond (A Knights War), Justin Bott (Hyperborean), James Fler (For the Sake of Vicious), and Wes Hill star in the giallo-inspired slasher. The giallo/slasher will also feature music from Bonnie Trash, the dark, post-punk project by twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina.
Death Cycle was written by Dave McLeod and produced by Latefox, Chronovisor Images & High Rise Studios.
The film has completed post-production and is gearing up for its 2025 festival run and release. Stay tuned for details.
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika
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