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New Images For ‘Frankenstein’s Army,’ ‘Contracted,’ ‘The Dead 2,’ ‘Odd Thomas’ and ‘The Conspiracy’
Included in our announcement for Film4 FrightFest 2013 was a whopping 55 hi-res images for all of the films playing at tis year’s event (take a look at all of the images here).
There were a few highlights hiding within the batch, including your first ever look at Stephen Sommers’ Odd Thomas, which centers on a short-order cook named Odd Thomas (played by Anton Yelchin) who can commune with the dead, a secret only his girlfriend (Addison Timlin) and the local police (Willem Dafoe) chief know.
There’s also a gruesome new pic from Dark Sky Films’ Frankenstein’s Army, arriving July 26 on U.S. VOD, as well as a batch from the Ford brothers’ The Dead 2: India and XLrator’s The Conspiracy, releasing on August 8.
Lastly, check out an infected girl in Eric England’s Contracted, which is for sale here in the States. In the film, “A young girl has a one-night stand with a random stranger and contracts, what she thinks is, a sexually-transmitted disease – but is actually something much worse.“
From Thurs August 22 to Monday August 26, Film4 FrightFest 2013, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
The Conspiracy
Odd Thomas
Frankenstein’s Army
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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