by Marc Patterson I first got introduced to Stevan Mena’s directorial work with Brutal Massacre: A Comedy, a film that I remember to this day for being one of Gunnar Hansen’s most comedic moments. If you don’t mind some self-aware tongue-in-cheek comedy mixed in with your horror you should make a point to check it [...]

by Marc Patterson It was announced today that Global Cinema Distribution and Starz Anchor Bay have collectively acquired North American & UK theatrical rights to the Jon and Howard Ford’s South African zombie film The Dead. They plan to begin distributing the film to cinemas starting with a US theatrical release that is currently slated [...]

Damned By Dawn (2009) Studio:Image Entertainment/Anchor Bay Release Date: November 9, 2010 Directed By: Brett Anstey Cast: Renee Willner, Dawn Klingberg, Taryn Eva, Danny Alder & Bridget Neval. Review By: Annie Riordan Several years ago, I happened upon a lovely website called “The Devil’s Tramping Ground” which features a proverbial ton of ghostly campfire tales [...]

by Marc Patterson Looks like there’s a new vampire in town. Vinnie Jones, Kat Von D, Michael Madson? Sounds like a crazy zany flick. See below for official details, trailer, stills, and more. Anchor Bay Entertainment, in association with Gigapix Releasing and Iron Bull Films, will release the vampire thriller The Bleeding on DVD March [...]

by Marc Patterson That headline just creeped me out. Who writes this stuff? I love the tagline for Sharktopus: Forget Jaws, here comes…SHARKTOPUS! Doesn’t that just say it all? Our own Damon Swindall, in our official review said of it “There are plenty of bikini-clad women to whet your appetite and even a hilarious cameo [...]

by Marc Patterson Regular readers may have caught our recent review of the US Blu-ray and DVD release of Dear Mr. Gacy, an intense true story based on a young man who forges a relationship with John Wayne Gacy, while Gacy awaits his fate on death row. While it’s not your typical blood spurting serial [...]

Dear Mr. Gacy (2010) Directed by: Svetozar Ristovski Screenplay by: Kellie Madison, based on the memoir The Last Victim by Jason Moss Release Date/Distributor: December 14, 2010 / Anchor Bay Starring: William Forsythe, Jesse Moss Review by Marc Patterson Serial killer films don’t excite me in the least. Generally the filmmakers who take on these [...]

by Marc Patterson On December 28th Anchor Bay will be releasing And Soon the Darkness to DVD and Blu-ray. While we honestly haven’t heard much about this film prior to this announcement the good news is we’ll be able to get a look at it soon enough and provide our review. From the trailer it [...]

by Marc Patterson According to the trustworthy folks over at Deadline, Frank Darabont has “let go” of the writers of The Walking Dead. You could say they got their “Walking Papers”. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. I was talking to my fantastico Managing Editor Britt Hayes about this earlier today and she [...]

by Marc Patterson We have just received news from Anchor Bay that Let Me In will have an official release date of February 1, 2011. Matt Reeves’ Let Me In was one of those rare films that had some serious mixed reactions from horror fans. On one side you have the remake bashers who will [...]

Blu-ray Review: Children of the Corn (2009) Studio: Anchor Bay Directed by: Donald P. Borchers Starring: David Anders, Kandyse McClure, Preston Bailey and Daniel Newman Review by: Robert Saucedo Praise be to He Who Walks Behind The Rows. Only a vengeful god could have shepherded the production of a film as mind-numbingly awful as the [...]

by Cap’n Psycho Billy Well here’s something rather unique. Instead of taking a bunch of dumb fuck teens and dropping them in some freaked out cabin in the woods to be cannibalized, or out on a boat in the ocean to die, someone finally sent them on a path to the final frontier. Yep, you [...]

After.Life (2009) Directed by: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo Starring: Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long Studio: Anchor Bay Films Review by: Britt Hayes Anna Taylor (Ricci) is experiencing something strange. She feels emotionally disconnected, especially in her relationship with Paul (Long), she gets a nosebleed in the shower, and as she’s leaving the elementary school where she [...]

by Britt Hayes I hope everyone has their tickets because Texas Frightmare Weekend is only a few weeks away. We’ve just gotten word that Anchor Bay will be on hand to show some footage from director Steven Monroe’s remake of I Spit On Your Grave. In addition to Monroe, stars Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, and [...]

by Ben Bussey March 15th will see the Region 2 DVD release of Not Forgotten, from Anchor Bay. Starring Simon Baker (Land of the Dead), Paz Vega (Spanglish) Clare Forlani (Mallrats), and soon-to-be genre fave Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass, Let Me In), it looks to be very much in the mould of Angel Heart; a hard-boiled [...]

by Britt Hayes Anchor Bay has acquired Cine Tel Film’s remake of I Spit on Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman). You’d think with Anchor Bay’s acquisition we’d only get a DTV release, but that’s not so. Anchor Bay plans on releasing the film in the US, UK, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. The [...]

by Marc Patterson Two contests in one day? What can I say… It doesn’t happen often so you’re welcome. Frozen is a film we here at BrutalAsHell.com are very excited about. I got to catch an advance look at the film just a couple nights ago and will personally attest that I spent half the [...]