Home Video
FrightFest Plans Horror DVDs with Wildbunch
The credibility FrightFest has built up within the horror fraternity (both talent and fans) has given it the confidence to extend its brand into the homevid arena. The fest team is in advanced negotiations with French producer-distributor Wild Bunch to launch a DVD label in February with the intention of releasing 12-15 titles a year in the U.K.
The partners are looking to acquire pics jointly, which has strengthened the festival’s hand when trying to persuade producers to release pics for the event.
“It gives us a bit of a presence in the market,” says Ian Rattray, one of fest founders and a film booker-distrib with 20 years’ experience. “It opens doors. Suddenly films become available that might never have been.”
The festival also plans to launch a film market next year, focused on its Discovery strand. The move came after the fest learned that foreign distribs were using the event to seek fresh blood for their slates. “There’s no such thing as a dedicated horror film market,” Rattray says. “Horror films tend to get lost at film markets like Cannes.”
Home Video
‘In a Violent Nature’ Gets Official VHS Release With Standard Edition and Book Box Edition
While we wait for the sequel, the fan favorite slasher movie In a Violent Nature is back this week with a brand new VHS release from Broke Horror Fan and Witter Entertainment.
An official partnership with Shudder, In a Violent Nature is now available on limited edition fully functional VHS, with a Standard Edition and a special Book Box Edition.
Witter previews, “The 2024 Shudder Original slasher arrives on VHS with two variants: A standard slipcase with art by The Boland Design Company, and a book box edition with art by Gary Pullin + a gatefold cover and green VHS tape! Book boxes are limited to 200.”
Each tape includes exclusive introductions from director Chris Nash and cast. And a behind-the-scenes featurette is even included, which will play after the feature itself.
For optimal VHS viewing, the film is presented in its original 4:3 full frame aspect ratio.
Pre-order your copies from Witter Entertainment today!
All pre-orders will be shipped out later this year.
In the Shudder slasher, “When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it.”
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