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New Casting And First Image From Werewolf Tale ‘Late Phases’!
Yesterday we got a bit of casting news for Dark Sky Films, Site B and Glass Eye Pix’s Late Phases, which is now filming in NY. Now, we get even more and this is shaping up to be quite the ensemble! Werewolves, when done right, are my favorite out of all the tried and true horror creatures, so I’m definitely looking forward to this one.
Lance Guest (Halloween II, The Last Starfighter) and Tom Noonan (The House Of The Devil, Manhunter) have joined as leads with Karen Lynn Gorney (Saturday Night Fever), Caitlin O’Hearney (Wolfen) and Rutanya Alda (The Fury, The Deer Hunter) rounding out the supporting cast. They join the previously cast Nick Damici (Stake Land), Erin Cummings (“Spatacus”), Ethan Embry (Cheap Thrills) and Tina Louise (“Gilligan’s Island”) in the werewolf pic being directed by Adrian Garcia Bogliano. Cummings and Embry play a married couple.
Penned by Eric Stolze, “Late Phases will tell the story of Ambrose McKinley, a blind war veteran, who moves into a community where the residents have been dying in increasing numbers – oddly, all have supposedly been the victims of dog attacks. But after barely surviving his own attack on his first night there, Ambrose discovers that the assailants are not just canines – they are entirely different and far more terrifying.”
Bogliano also directed Cold Sweat, Penumbra and Magnolia’s forthcoming Here Comes the Devil.
Image via EW (obviously).
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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