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Emile Hirsch Gets Fried in First Image from Horror-Comedy ‘Lice’
Highland Film Group sent over the first image from the upcoming horror-comedy Lice featuring Emile Hirsch (The Autopsy of Jane Doe), who looks like he’s about to take a dip in a deep fryer.
Hirsch stars in the gruesome throwback to ‘80s high school classics with Justin Long (Barbarian) and Kevin Connolly (“Entourage”).
A gruesome death. A sealed-off high school. Something crawling beneath the skin. When a student’s terrifying breakdown shocks a classroom, an almost invisible parasite spreads through the halls, instantly twisting teens into maniacs. Locked inside with no escape, students and staff spiral into violence and hysteria.
Amid the chaos, Principal Van (Long) struggles to maintain control, drowning his anxiety in alcohol before losing his grip on reality – and his head. Burned-out science teacher Mr. Shanker (Hirsch) steps up as the only adult trying to make sense of the madness, uncovering traces of a government experiment gone wrong.
Outside the quarantined halls, Detective Sikorski (Connolly) races to contain the outbreak before it consumes the entire town. The real horror isn’t what’s under your skin – it’s what it makes you do.
Jonathan Bensimon makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Anthony Musella and Shaun Harris, described as “The Breakfast Club meets Lord of the Flies.”
The cast also includes Joelle Farrow (Here for Blood), Emilie Bierre (“Teacup”), and Annamarie Kasper (“Good Trouble”), the latter of whom is featured alongside Hirsch in the image below.
Connolly, Jeremy Alter (Inland Empire), and Gary Goldman (“Entourage”) produce under Connolly’s ActionPark Productions banner.
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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