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Horror Movie ‘The Ladder’ Will Find a Ladder to an Unknown Destination in the Basement of a Church
Adam Mason (Hangman, Songbird) will next be directing a psychological horror movie titled The Ladder for A Higher Standard and Nickel City Pictures, Deadline reports this week.
In the upcoming film, “Emma and her husband Clay move into a converted church in Ireland where they discover a secret hatch in the basement with a ladder headed straight down.
“Desperate to prove what’s down there, Emma throws herself into danger, as she becomes obsessed with finding out where the ladder goes.”
Adam Mason wrote the screenplay alongside Simon Boyes.
Nickel City Pictures’ Mark Fasano and A Higher Standard’s Jeffrey Greenstein will produce with Matthew Goldberg executive producing and Emily Hromin co-producing for Nickel City.
“The market is in desperate need of compelling stories that stand out, and Mason and Boyes have done it again. The Ladder is tense and gripping, based on a legend that is scary enough alone and there’s no better person to bring it to life than Mason,” said Jeffrey Greenstein.
Nickel City’s Mark Fasano adds, “Audiences are responding to horror films more than ever, but they’ve also gotten more sophisticated and more demanding in what they expect from a horror film. The script has to be intelligent, with compelling characters, shocking and terrifying all at the same time and Adam and Simon have hit it out of the park with The Ladder.”
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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