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‘McCurdy Point’ Character Posters Introduce Doomed Campers [Exclusive]
The sketch comedy-to-horror pipeline has yielded such voices as Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger, and now several members of the renowned comedy troupe The Groundlings made a found footage horror film titled McCurdy Point.
Off the success of its latest film festival honors, the team commissioned artist Rafael Araujo to create a series of character posters, which you can see exclusively below.
During a guys trip to a cabin in the deep woods of Maine, four friends are quickly caught up in supernatural forces they don’t understand.
Ryan Gaul (“Superstore”), Kiel Kennedy, Joey Krulock, and Christian Noah Roberts star with Allison Dunbar (“The Sopranos”), Patty Guggenheim (“Twisted Metal”), and Laird Macintosh (“The Mick”).
Jeremy Brothers and Nick Paonessa co-direct from a script by Brothers and Gaul, based on a story by Brothers, Gaul, and Kennedy.
Brothers, Paonessa, Gaul, and Kennedy serve as producers, with Chris Gierowski (Don’t Fuck in the Woods) and Matthew Gudernatch executive producing.
“We all work in comedy, so we were continually explaining why we were making a horror film,” Gaul tells Bloody Disgusting. “There’s a lot of overlap in executing horror and comedy. With both, you’re hoping to create a surprise for the audience — whether that surprise is a scare or a laugh.”
The movie’s festival run kicked off at Motor City Nightmares last year, where it won Best Feature, Best Directors, and Best in Show. It went on to take home awards from Chicago Horror Film Festival, Hollywood Horrorfest, The Freak Show Horror Film Festival, The Tucson Terrorfest, Unnamed Footage Festival, and Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival.
McCurdy Point’s is being represented by First Slate International as a sales agent.
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New Documentaries Explore the Cult Legacies of ‘The Keep’ and ‘Wolfen’; Watch the Trailers Now [Exclusive]
Undersung werewolf gem Wolfen and Michael Mann’s The Keep get the spotlight in a pair of feature documentaries acquired by Antenna Releasing.
A World War II Fairy Tale, which covers the infamous production of and reception to The Keep, will receive a limited theatrical release in October, followed by a TVOD release on Apple/Amazon. The Keep will also screen as a double feature for some showings.
For Uncovering Wolfen, Antenna eyes a limited theatrical release for 2027. Both films are currently available for booking via Antenna prior to their theatrical and digital releases.
Both documentaries are directed by Stewart Buck, who co-helms with Stéphane Piter on A World War II Fairy Tale.
“We at Antenna are obsessed with film history,” said Chief Acquisitions Officer Billy Ray Brewton. “Stewart has done such a remarkable job of really diving into the deepest recesses of how these films were made and, in doing so, has created the definitive histories of both projects.”
“We’re delighted to be partnering with Antenna Releasing!” said director Buck. “It’s refreshing to see a filmmaker-friendly approach to distribution with people who know what it’s like to be in the trenches with independent projects that struggle to find a home in the crowded marketplace.”
Check out our exclusive trailer and poster reveal of both documentaries below.
Released in 1983, Michael Mann’s The Keep was a notorious box office bomb, critically lambasted and all but forgotten for years, save for the fascination with Tangerine Dream’s iconic score. In recent years, the film has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence and is widely considered a cult classic, though director Michael Mann and many cast members refuse to acknowledge it.
Wolfen, on the other hand, was critical success but was overshadowed heavily by its flashier 1981 siblings An American Werewolf in London and The Howling. It’s also a trailblazer for socio-political horror, and the doc will explore that via the craftspeople who made it.
Look for them both in theaters soon. Stay tuned for more as it arrives.
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