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First Look at Gregory Lamberson’s ‘Johnny Gruesome’
Red Hill Movies LLC has released the first official images from Gregory Lamberson‘s long awaited horror thriller Johnny Gruesome, currently shooting in Western New York. Lamberson created the screenplay in 1984, and an award-winning novelization was published in 2007. The story concerns a murdered teenager, Johnny Grissom, who returns from the grave as supernatural creature craving vengeance against those who conspired against him.
Johnny Gruesome stars Anthony De La Torre, Byron Brown II, April Ann and Michael DeLorenzo. The supporting cast includes Chris Modrzynski, Kim Piazza, Richard Lounello and Madison Amey. Lamberson serves as the screenwriter, director and producer, with Tamar Lamberson and John Renna as co-producers and Erin Heald as executive producer. Special makeup effects artist Craig Lindberg designed and applied the Johnny Gruesome makeup. Matthew A. Nardone of NDstudios is the cinematographer.
“We have a fantastic cast and a top notch crew,” says Lamberson. “We’re three quarters of the way done, and we’ve firing on all cylinders every day. I think this is a great step for the Buffalo Niagara region: a film written, produced and financed locally, with total creative freedom and high production values.”
Johnny Gruesome is filming in Akron, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Lancaster and Niagara Falls, and wraps principal photography July 30th.
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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