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Gierasch Says ‘Night of the Demons’ is “Horny Punk Rock Halloween Horror Extravaganza”
On DVD and Blu-ray October 19 from E1 Entertainment is Adam Gierasch’s Night of the Demons redo that features the banging horror cast: Diora Baird, Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Bobbi Sue Luther, Jonathan Beach, Michael Copon, Tiffany Shepis, and Edward Furlong. We caught up with Gierasch who talks about how this 2010 remake will bring the “demon anal.” Yikes.
Angela Feld is throwing the Halloween party to end all Halloween parties at the infamous Broussard Mansion in New Orleans, where dark events transpired almost a century ago. But when the packed party gets busted by the police, Angela and her friends Maddie, Lily, Suzanne, Colin, Dex and Jason are the only ones left behind. Soon Colin and Angela make a grisly discovery in the basement and inexplicable events start to take place. With the mansion gates mysteriously locked, the seven find themselves trapped for the night…and soon they’re fighting ancient demons for their very souls.
“It’s the movie that I wanted to see when I was 17 years-old,” Adam Gierasch says of his NIGHT OF THE DEMONS remake during our exclusive interview. “It’s my horny punk rock Halloween horror extravaganza. It’s big-breasted chicks being chased by demons in a haunted house on Halloween.”
So, um, will there be lipstick? “Yes, it does have the lipstick scene in it, but I take it a little farther,” says Gierasch. “It’s got everything you want – blood, tits, hot chicks, Halloween costumes and nasty demons.”
Dare I ask what else it has? “We’ve got demon anal,” Gierasch tells BD. “Not too many movies have demon anal.”
If all that doesn’t entice you, I don’t know what will. The consistently excitable Gierasch says he can’t wait for fans to see his take on DEMONS. “I’m just getting started,” says the director with a big smile below his handlebar mustache.
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS will debut at Screamfest this Fall before a limited theatrical release followed by Blu-ray and DVD in October.
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika