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[TIFF Spotlight] ‘The Final Girls’ Goes Meta-Horror!
We told you that Todd Strauss-Schulson’s festival smash The Final Girls will be making its way to limited theaters and on VOD platforms October 9th, 2015 via Stage 6 Films with Vertical Entertainment. Now, we have a brand new batch of imagery from the pic said to be a hilarious meta horror comedy with heart.
Our very own Patrick Cooper raved about it in his review out of the film’s premiere at the Stanley Film Festival. It will also be screening at this September’s TIFF Midnight Madness program. In fact, it’s the closing feature!
In the film, “Max (Taissa Farmiga) and her friends find themselves trapped in the famous 80’s slasher flick that made her late mother a scream queen. The millennial gang joins the throwback camp counselors with raging libidos (Adam DeVine) to battle the psychotic killer.“
Nina Dobrev, Adam DeVine, Alexander Ludwig, Angela Trimbur, Alia Shawkat, Tory N. Thompson, and “Silicon Valley” star Thomas Middleditch also are featured in The Final Girls.
The 40th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 10 to 20, 2015.
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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