Indie
‘The Chamber of Terror’ Goes 80s Old School With “Bonkers Practical Gore Effects”
The Bloody Disgusting family is now 20 years strong and one of our very first festival scene writers was Mike Pereira, who attended the Toronto International Film Festival before any other online-only entertainment outlet.
We’re excited to announce today that the Toronto-based Pereira is getting behind the camera for the indie feature The Chamber of Terror, which began principal photography this morning.
“The Chamber of Terror is a horror-comedy where one man’s mission of vengeance against a crime family unwittingly leads to a collision course with something far more sinister.”
Timothy Paul McCarthy (Psycho Goreman) reprises his role of the tough everyman Nash Caruthers character brought to life in director Michael Pereira’s cult short films Deathbox, Zandavi Lives and the Toronto After Dark film festival bumper Nash Caruthers.
Jessica Vano (The Demolisher, Deadsight) and Ry Barrett (The Heretics, The Hoard) also star.
“Pun intended; this film is a chamber piece littered with complex characters, some with their own secret agenda. I love movies where a group of unsavory people are thrown together in an enclosed space and we watch how it all unfolds,” said Pereira.
He adds: “We are going 1980s old school on this one, with the kind of bonkers practical gore effects I grew up loving. The Chamber of Terror will be a surprise-around-the-corner, splatter-packed fun romp.”
Produced by Craig Lobo, The Chamber of Terror is written and directed by Michael Pereira in his feature film debut. Award-winning cinematographer Michael Jari Davidson (SuperGrid, Berkshire County) has been brought on to lens the film.
Fans can follow along on Instagram @chamberofterror and Facebook.
The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
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