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‘Here for Blood’ Brings Pummeling Gore to Limited Theaters, Digital and SCREAMBOX Tomorrow!
Huge news for fans of old-school horror as Here for Blood, an over-the-top gory and insanely fun home invasion slasher that’s no doubt going to gain cult status, opens in limited theaters, on digital & SCREAMBOX tomorrow, just in time for Valentine’s Day! Get all the deets here!
Here for Blood feels like a ’90s video store discovery that’s brimming with gore and jam-packed with laughs, and has become an instant favorite of mine and our team’s as well. We are certain Bloody Disgusting readers are going to fall in love with this indie gem.
Directed by Daniel Turres, Here for Blood follows a down-on-his-luck wrestler (Shawn Roberts; Albert Wesker in the Resident Evil films) and his girlfriend (Joelle Farrow) who are having a hard time making ends meet. When his girlfriend finds herself overwhelmed by exams, muscle-bound wrestler Tom O’Bannon steps in to cover one of her babysitting gigs.
But his chill night of junk food and video games quickly takes a turn for the cult-ish when the home is invaded by a gang of mask-wearing maniacs. Isolated and unprepared, Tom, his girlfriend, and a precocious 10-year-old must survive the night by any means necessary.
Theater Listing:
- Los Angeles: Arena Cinelounge Sunset
- Houston: SMG Pearland
- Dallas: SMG Spring Valley
- Atlanta: SMG North Point
- Orlando: Sunset Walk
Here for Blood is also streaming on SCREAMBOX tomorrow.
The film premiered to rave reviews at last year’s FrightFest in Glasgow. Following a successful festival run, which saw it pick up six awards at Toronto After Dark, Here for Blood returned to Fright Fest for an encore screening, this time in London.
Since its UK premiere, the momentum surrounding the film has only heightened, with Film Threat calling it “a heart-pounding roundhouse punch of a good time.” And Daily Dead adding “when you’re done, you might have to fight the urge to stand up on a folding chair, wave a Canadian flag and yell, ‘hell yeah, brother!’”
Written by James Roberts, the film also stars Maya Misaljevic (“The Boys”), Tara Spencer-Nairn (“Ghosts”) and Michael Therriault (“Reign”); with rocker Dee Snider (Strangeland) lending his voice to a decapitated skull!
Here for Blood was produced by Jacob Windatt and James Roberts, with Christian Turres, Daniel Turres, and Shawn Roberts acting as Executive Producers.
“Blood, gore and so much more, this film is a hell of a lot of fun,” said Brad Miska, Managing Director of Bloody Disgusting/Cineverse. “It’s the kind of film you go into knowing you are in for a ride, and it delivers on every front. It’s funny, outrageous and still completely original. We know SCREAMBOX fans are going to go nuts for this film and we can’t wait to share it with them.”
Writer/Producer James Roberts added: “We are beyond thrilled to be working alongside Cineverse and SCREAMBOX. Partnering with their outstanding team of hardworking visionaries was a no-brainer. They understand and respect the horror genre, and most importantly they understand and respect the horror audience. This absolutely feels like the right home for a film like Here for Blood.”
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NEON has been absolutely slaying the marketing game for their horror output this year, and they’re kicking the Longlegs campaign into high gear with one more month until release.
A cryptic ad in The Seattle Times today (seen below) has led clever horror fans to discover TheBirthdayMurders.net, the brand new official viral marketing website for Longlegs.
The in-universe website details the victims of the serial killer known as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage), described as a “Satan-worshipping psycho” who has terrorized families throughout the Pacific Northwest for nearly three decades.
The website details, “A bloody trail of bodies here in the great state of Oregon attests to the depraved savagery of this one-of-a-kind serial killer. With over three dozen victims that we know of, LONGLEGS is one of the most prolific mass murderers ever to have graced the region, and his gruesome endeavors are the stuff of nightmares. At first, all of the killings appeared to be straightforward murder-suicides: the handiwork of average men who suddenly snapped and slaughtered their wives and children. But a series of eerie coded messages left at the crime scenes indicate that someone – or something – is influencing these horrific crimes. The cryptic letters are signed by someone calling himself LONGLEGS.”
“With thirty-eight kills to his name, LONGLEGS has torn apart the lives of eleven different families throughout the Beaver State. His victims were good people: honest fathers, decent mothers, innocent little children.”
The website is loaded with secrets, clues, and gruesome (faux) crime scene photos, and you might even find a mention of yours truly nestled in there. Poke around. Stay a while.
Longlegs arrives in theaters July 12.
The upcoming serial killer horror movie marks the return of director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel). Nicolas Cage stars alongside Maika Monroe, with Monroe playing an FBI agent and Cage playing a serial killer.
In the film, “FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage). As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
The film is rated “R” for “Bloody violence, disturbing images and some language.”
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