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‘Dead Lover’ Attracts a Mate with Her Fetid Funk in Exclusive Clip
Grace Glowicki writes, directs, and produces horror comedy Dead Lover, as well as stars as the rotten-smelling gravedigger desperate to find love.
That stench, the gravedigger’s fetid funk, attracts a potential new mate in our exclusive clip from the shot on 16mm film just ahead of its release in select theaters on March 20 via Cartuna x DWECK.
In Dead Lover, Glowicki stars as a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses. When she finally meets her dream man (Ben Petrie), their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love.
“Dead Lover is a carnal carnival of longing, and its central romance stems from the Lover character’s love for the rank stank of our lonesome hero, Gravedigger. This horndog soliloquy is the first thing we shot, which set the tone aptly for the rest of principal photography,” Glowicki said of the new clip below.
The screenplay was co-written with Petrie and also stars Leah Doz and Lowen Morrow, and is produced by Glowicki, Petrie, and Yona Strauss. Matthew Miller, Olivia Nieuwland, Lexi Tannenholtz, Rhianon Jones, and Tristan Scott Behrends of Neon Heart Productions serve as Executive Producers.
“Dead Lover is pure DIY, playing like low-budget experimental theater with striking gel lighting and sharp contrasts, and minimal set design that lets its wacky characters shine. It’s a film that proudly marches to the beat of its own unconventional drum, all but ensuring it’s destined for cult film status,” I wrote in my capsule review out of SXSW last year.
The filmmaker previously told Bloody Disgusting, “I’d say that the inspiration [for Dead Lover] is probably Monty Python, Mel Brooks, cartoons, exploitation movies, and my love of theater. A mashup of those different inspos.” Glowicki added during our chat, “I’ve become addicted to the freedom that I feel inside this niche genre of practical horror/comedy.”
Glowicki and Petrie also star as lovers in Honey Bunch.
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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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