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You’ll Need Uggs and a Tasteful Scarf for This ‘Umbrella Corps’ Trailer
The Umbrella Corporation really needs to get it together. They may be frighteningly effective at creating living weapons, but they’re terrible at containing them. To their credit, not that they deserve any, they are skilled at finding the most isolated and often uninhabitable parts of the world for their mad scientists to commit unspeakable atrocities against nature.
The secret facility they built in Antarctica in 1969 would certainly qualify. I like to imagine they chose that spot just so they could burrow through the core of the earth and into Santa’s house — he’s a rich white guy, so it’s probably an estate — to experiment with his wee jolly slaves while the old fat man spies on little kids. Okay, I know Umbrella is evil, but Santa is too, in a creepy sort of way. Which side am I supposed to be on in this strange scenario I’ve concocted? I’m seriously asking.
Anyway, Umbrella done goof’d and filled the antarctic base with zombies, so it’ll appear, sans the elevator to Santa’s elf plantation, as a map in the upcoming Resident Evil multiplayer centric spin-off Umbrella Corps.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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