We have some massive news heading into Halloween weekend that we’re insanely excited about. Bloody Disgusting has partnered with Dark Star Pictures to distribute up and coming horror films, starting with the festival hit Honeydew, which calls back to classics like Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Deadline first made the announcement this afternoon.

The acclaimed backwoods horror feature, written and directed by Devereux Milburn, boasts the acting debut of Sawyer Spielberg, son of director Steven Spielberg(!), with Malin Barr and Barbara Kingsley.

Honeydew, which Nerdist called “a hallucinogenic nightmare of a movie”, tells the story of a young couple (played by Spielberg and Barr) who are forced to seek shelter in the home of an aging farmer (Kingsley) and her peculiar son, when they suddenly begin having strange cravings and hallucinations taking them down a rabbit hole of the bizarre.

Originally set to screen at Tribeca prior to its cancelation, Honeydew ended up having its World Premiere at the Nightstream Film Festival where Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro reviewed the film, calling it an “idiosyncratic and deranged backwoods voyage.”

She added: “…for those willing to take an insane trip to a hallucinatory and hellish night of terror, Honeydew makes for one depraved mood piece full of warped humor and shocking violence.”

Slashfilm also wrote that Honeydew is “sinister, shocking, and unlike its title, far from sweet.”

Devereux Milburn was awarded “Best Director” out of the UK FrightFest premiere.

Dark Star and Bloody Disgusting are planning a theatrical release for March 2021 with a VOD/Digital release and DVD to follow in April.

From the press release:

“I’m so excited that Honeydew has found its home with Dark Star and Bloody Disgusting, two pre-eminent forces in the horror genre,” says Devereux Milburn. “The film has truly been a labor of love, and I cannot wait to release it into the world and watch audiences eat it up.”

“Writer/director Devereux Milburn has expertly crafted a macabre vision oozing with style that will have genre fans and cinephiles salivating for what he brings next,” added Michael Repsch, President of Dark Star Pictures. “There could not be a better film to launch our new partnership with the Bloody Disgusting team, who have been and continue to be a staple of the genre community.”

The acquisition marks the first release in a new collaboration between Bloody Disgusting and the burgeoning distribution company, which will be overseen by Dark Star Creative Director Josh Goldbloom. Dark Star and Bloody Disgusting are planning for a quarterly new release under this new brand in a continued effort to place a spotlight on unique horror content.

“Dark Star is an exciting young company and we know they’re the perfect partner for the Bloody Disgusting brand,” said Bloody-Disgusting co-founder Brad Miska. “Together, we’re going to unleash hell on the horror community with an onslaught of fresh genre releases.”

Dark Star Pictures President Michael Repsch negotiated the deal with Yellow Veil Pictures on behalf of the filmmakers.