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The Adams Family Announce Apocalyptic Monster Movie ‘The Glorious Dead’
The Adams Family — the DIY filmmaking family consisting of father John Adams, mother Toby Poser, and daughter Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams — have announced their next film: The Glorious Dead.
Poser stars in the apocalyptic monster movie as a small-town sheriff who wakes to find the world she believed in no longer exists. Zelda Adams plays her deputy.
The family unit described the project to Variety as a “new take on what the end of the world might look like — for those still living and those the grave can’t keep down.”
They add, “With practical effects in the form of meaty skin-monsters and the fetid holes from which they crawl, this is a story about Hell on Earth, taking The Word at its very word; told through one very, very bad day in the life of small-town Americana.”
The Glorious Dead will be featured as part of the Buyers Showcase at the Cannes Festival’s Frontières Platform, running May 16-17.
The Glorious Dead comes on the heels of Mother of Flies, which hit Shudder in January. The family unit’s previous indie horror features include Hell Hole, Where the Devil Roams, Hellbender, and The Deeper You Dig.
The Adams Family is also the subject of Blood & Guts, a documentary currently on the festival circuit.
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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