by Ben Bussey Below is the official British poster art for The Dead, the microbudget zombie film from the Ford Brothers already notorious for its hazardous guerilla shoot in Burkina Faso, Africa. It’s set for a UK cinema release on September 2nd, before hitting the US in October. The Dead screened at FrightFest 2010; I was there, and [...]

Gus Pruitt is a survivor. In high school, he survived a brutal massacre & went on to write numerous books on the experience & star in a reality show. Years later, Gus has fallen from best selling author to out of work writer. His once popular show has now become a trainwreck. He hits rock [...]

Interview conducted by Marc Patterson – June 2011 Several days ago we showed off a killer trailer for a new gory exploitation flick called Dear God No! Immediately noticeable was the authentic feeling the trailer exuded. Whereas most modern grindhouse flicks are obvious homages, you’d be hard pressed to look at Dear God No! and [...]

by Cory J Udler Fuck, guys, I’m sorry. It’s been months since I’ve submitted anything to BrutalAsHell.com and I wish I had an excuse for my absence. Oh, wait. I do. I’ve been shooting my latest movie Mediatrix. I’m still planning on a few shoots, just some pickup scenes and insert shots, but the edit [...]

Waldo The Dog (2010) Directed By: Kris Canonizado Cast: Rook Kelly, Jaquelyn Xavier. Review By: Annie Riordan Rape: the most unforgivable crime one person can commit against another. It’s the murder of the human soul, a permanent stain on the psyche, once which forever alters the victim’s ability to trust. However, Jaquelyn seems to be [...]

by Marc Patterson News from Troma and Astron-6 about Father’s Day has been slow and quiet for the most part. Clearly the gents behind this project are working furiously on completing the film while biding their time for the inevitable June 19th release date. What is this ode to the man of the house about? [...]

by Marc Patterson Bunnyman is a new low-budget horror production that, if nothing else, is about to turn a few heads. The trailer starts out innocently enough. A group of friends traveling through the backwoods country get into a confrontation with a trucker. It’s a familiar plot we’ve seen played out in a multitude of [...]

by Marc Patterson It would seem our friends Brandon Slagle and Devanny Pinn never stop working, rolling from one film into the next. They just sent us the new (and first) trailer for their next project, a sci-fi horror film set around area 51, and self-described as “The Blair Witch meets Aliens” The “found footage” [...]

by Marc Patterson The first teaser trailer for a new indie post-apocalyptic horror film, Dead Weight, has just gone live today. Dead Weight is by the Wisconsin based writer/director team of John Pata and Adam Bartlett and while it looks to be a well-produced slice of post-apocalyptic horror, one thing must be made clear: This [...]

by Marc Patterson Our good friend Brian Shirley of Geek Tyrant just dropped a line giving us a quick update on the progress of a new indie film he’s involved with. The project is the latest from Dark Rider Studios, a small production company that from top to bottom is comprised of true fans of [...]

by Marc Patterson For fans of low budget indie horror there is a new bloody bit of brutality to keep a watch out for. The film is called The Killing Games and from what I can gather in the trailer the film exists in a space of pure chaos, where lunacy and violent retribution reign [...]

by Cory J. Udler Yeah, I know it’s been a while. In all honesty, I haven’t had enough time to really sit down and write an article in the last few months and even if I had I didn’t have anything of any importance to say, nothing insightful or helpful, nothing of any use whatsoever [...]

Song of the Shattered (2010) Directed by Wolfgang Meyer Starring: Brandon Slagle, Devanny Pinn, Deneen Melody, Tara Cardinal, Jess Weber, Joe Hollow Review by Marc Patterson There are a tremendous amount of rape and revenge films in the world of horror. Nearly equal the amount that contain graphic rape. Here’s a thought for you: what [...]

by Marc Patterson It was meant to be a day she’d never forget. Now it’s become a night she may never survive. We do enjoy our indie horror around these parts. No, it’s not always highly polished, and many times treads on all too familiar ground, but there’s just something about it that is likable, [...]

The Darkness Within (2009) Written and Directed by: Dom Portalla Cast: Jimmy Scanlon, Michelle Romano, Ken Flott, Stephanie Maheu, Sean Pierce Review by Marc Patterson The best films — the ones that I tend to enjoy most — always come from surprising places. In the case of The Darkness Within, a psychological thriller, that place [...]

by Marc Patterson The greatest trick the devil ever played was to convince the world he didn’t exist. That’s a quote from French poet Charles Baudelaire, one I find particularly appropriate at this moment, though perhaps a bit grandiose for such a pithy post as this one is about to be. Of course, you probably [...]

by Marc Patterson While our friends on the east coast are digging out from our first major snow storm (I spent nearly 4 hours digging, snowblowing, and shoveling) I figured I might as well warm myself up with a nice scotch and some indie horror. We just got news of a new project called Absentia. [...]