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Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Return to Shudder on May 15th
The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are back here in 2022, with voting taking place online these last several weeks. This year’s event airs on Sunday, May 15 exclusively on Shudder!
Look for the awards at 7pm EST on Shudder’s live-stream feed, Shudder TV. If you don’t catch the show live, it’ll begin streaming on Shudder the following day.
Fangoria.com has announced this afternoon that David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad, Dune) will once again be hosting the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, with presenters including Joe Dante, Jim Cummings, Bryan Fuller, Harry Manfredini, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Radio Silence, Felissa Rose, Josh Ruben, Tiffany Shepis, Dee Wallace, Tracie Thoms and many more.
“Last year’s Chainsaw Awards were not only a highlight of the year in horror, but a testimony to the very spirit of the genre, as ingenuity and resourcefulness won out over the challenges of production during lockdown,” said our very own EIC Phil Nobile Jr. “We’ve upped the ante this year and added some new categories, and we’re excited for fans to tune in to once again celebrate an amazing year for horror and its fans.”
“Shudder is proud to once again join forces with FANGORIA to celebrate the best in horror, as voted on by the horror community itself,” said Shudder General Manager Craig Engler.
Head over to Fangoria.com to learn more about the Chainsaw Awards!
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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