THE OCCULT, BRAZILIAN FOLKLORE AND BLACK SLAVERY INSPIRE THIS HORROR FILM, THE DEVIL LIVES HERE

The Occult, Brazilian Folklore and Black Slavery - the Inspiration for the Horror Film, The Devil Lives Here
The film to be released on DVD and VOD December 13, 2016
 

Four teenagers get caught up in the midst of a deadly war between dark, ancient forces in a far away countryhouse in The Devil Lives Here (aka: O Diabo Mora Aqui, The Fostering). The film enjoyed a world-wide festival run (including Sitges Film Festival, Morbido FilmFest, Brussels International Film Festival) and was the winner of Best Foreign Film at the 2016 FilmQuest. According to Scream Horror Mag the film, “Grabs you by the throat and rattles your nerves in a manner not at all unlike a Sam Raimi flick. The Devil Lives Here is the most beautiful nightmare you’re likely to have in a while.”

Three friends, Ale, Magu and Jorge, go on a trip to visit their friend Apolo at his family’s farm for a weekend of fun. At the same time, Sebastião and his younger brother Luciano are getting ready to perform the spiritual ritual their family has been tasked with every nine months, for centuries. On the night the two groups meet, they find out that what they thought were scary tales becomes more than real. It is now up to them to prevent evil to be born and take over the world.

The Devil Lives Here Comes Out December 13, 2016 on DVD and VOD/Streaming  

 

The Devil Lives Here

• Street date: December 13, 2016

• DVD            SRP: $17.99
• UPC:           851597006278 (DVD)
• Directors:   Rodrigo Gasparini and Dante Vescio
• Starring:     Pedro Carvalho, Ivo Müller, Sidney Santiago, Clara Verdier, Diego Goullart, Pedro Caetano, Felipe Frazão, Mariana Cortines
• Country:     Brazil
• Language:  Portuguese with English Subtitles
• Year:           2015
• Run time:   80 Minutes 
• Sound:       5.1 Surround

            

REMAKE OF 1974 CLASSIC "VAMPYRES" IS COMING SOON TO DVD AND STREAMING THANKS TO ARTSPLOITATION FILMS (IMAGES NSFW)

Remake of 1974 Classic Vampyres Coming Soon to DVD and Streaming 

Faithful to the sexy, twisted 1974 cult classic by Joseph Larraz, Vampyres is an English-language tale that pulsates with raw eroticism, wicked sado-masochism and bloody, creative gore. Director Victor Matellano (Wax, 2014; Zarpazos! A Journey through Spanish Horror, 2013) sets his story in a stately English manor inhabited by two older lesbian vampires and with their only cohabitant being a man imprisoned in the basement. Their lives and lifestyle are upended when a trio of campers come upon their lair and seek to uncover their dark secrets, a decision that has sexual and blood-curdling consequences. The film is infused with eloquent and atmospheric cinematography, impressive special effects makeup from master Colin Arthur (The Neverending Story, Conan the Barbarian, 2001: A Space Odyssey) and stars screen genre icon Caroline Munro (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, At the Earth's Core, The Spy Who Loved Me, Maniac, Slaughter High). 

CRITICAL RESPONSE:
“Atmospheric, surreal, and intense…Reminiscent of Jess Franco.”  – Tyler Doupe´,WickedHorror

“Marta Flich as Fran is every inch an alluring seductress, and her lover Miriam, played by Almudena León, exceeds her in malice even as she equals her in pulchritude. This is an exploitation film, after all. You want kissing and sex and blood? You’ve got it in spades. Throats are slit, faces are bitten, and arms are gashed aplenty…Bring on the sequel. – Dave Dubrow, TheSlaughteredBird

“Visually very powerful…full of violence, cruelty and flesh.” – SpanishFear.com

“A blood-infused exploitation horror...disturbing and definitely not for the faint-of-heart.” –Movie-Blogger.com

"A guilty pleasure if ever there was one, and far more enjoyable and to-the-point than Vampyros Lesbos. - Ron Gonsalves, EFilmCritic
 

VAMPYRES will be released October 18, 2016 on DVD and VOD/Streaming  

• DVD: Amazon, Turner Classic Movies, DVD Planet, plus many more...
• VOD: Amazon, Vimeo plus many more...

Press: Interviews available with director Víctor Matellano.

 

Vampyres

• Street date: October 18, 2016

• DVD            SRP: $17.99
• UPC:           851597006285
• Director:     Víctor Matellano
  Starring:     Caroline Munro, Christian Stamm, Veronica Bacorn, Marta Flich, Almudena León
• Country:     Spain
• Language:  English 
• Year:           2015
• Run time:    82 Minutes 
• Sound:       5.1 Dolby Digital

ARTSPLOITATION FILMS TO RELEASE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR THRILLER OBSERVANCE THIS AUGUST

Psychological Horror Thriller OBSERVANCE to be Released on DVD/Blu-ray

With the dread-infused claustrophobia of Polanski's The Tenant, the taut voyeurism of Hitchcock's Rear Window, and the horrific visuals founds in the works of Cronenberg, Joseph Sims-Dennett's Observance is one seriously intense thriller. The psychological horror tale involves a private detective who, hired to watch a woman across the street, begins to experience a violent mental breakdown.

The English-language Observance will be released on DVD and Blu-ray (and exclusive streaming on Vimeo) August 2, 2016, and on most major VOD outlets beginning October 11th.



Critical Response: 

• “Remarkably unnerving…dripping with paranoia and bursts of madness!” — John W. Allman, Blood Violence and Babes
• “Captivates the viewer...with some terrifying moments that would make David Cronenberg proud. — bloody-disgusting.com
• “Sheer ambient dread.” — Indiewire
• “The very definition of psychological horror.” — Thy Critic Man

 

OBSERVANCE

• Street date: August 2, 2016

• DVD UPC: 851597006230 - DVD SRP: $24.99
• BLU UPC: 851597006308 - BLU SRP: $29.99

• Synopsis: Atmospherically creepy and visually unnerving, Joseph Sims-Dennett’s startling feature film debut follows Parker, a young man in the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. His assignment it to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, and as her watches bizarre happenings surrounding her, he slowly becomes aware that the derelict building he is in has a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him. A frightening horror tale of a man spiraling into madness.
• Bonus features: "Preface to Observance" (3 minutes), Artsploitation trailers

IS AMERICA READY FOR A SEXUALLY DEVIANT BUNNY?

             Is America Ready for a Rampaging Sexually Deviant Bunny?

 

 If American did not self-implode when Donald Trump proclaimed his appendage was nothing short of monumental, than sure, America and all its genre film-loving fans will welcome star of BUNNY THE KILLER THING- a six foot tall fucking and killing rabbit with an 18-inch long schlong.

Artsploitation Films, in conjunction with FilmRise, has released the Finnish horror comedy on DVD and Blu-ray March 22nd and the film will enjoy its VOD premiere on most of the prime VOD outlets beginning May 16, 2016.

Filmed mostly in English by promising young director Joonas Makkonen, the bloody hilarious spoof follows a group of young adults who head to a remote cabin for a winter weekend. But soon they are confronted a half man, half creature who is compelled to stick his dangerously large penis into anything that resembles female genitals. Naked women (and men) are forced to flee into the snowy wilderness, Blood is soon shed and all kinds of human orifices are violated as the vocabulary-challenged Mr. Bunny ("Pussy!" is the limit of his words)  wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting vacationers. Equal parts camp, gore, and comedy, Bunny has been described as, “Goofy, irreverent, and delightfully perverted” by cinemaslasher.com 

Artsploitation’s Ray Murray warns concerned parents, cinematic conservatives and sense-of-humor-deprived feminists that Bunny can be seen as a horribly offensive film that wallows in scenes of rape, gratuitous nudity, bloody murders and all forms of sexual depravity. But for amoral genre film fans it is simply a hilarious, inventive and blood-drenched spoof of monster movies...with gratuitous nudity.

                   
                            Bunny the Killer Thing - Teaser Trailer from Black Lion on Vimeo.

BUNNY THE KILLER THING POUNCES INTO ARTSPLOITATION'S 2016 LINE-UP!

 

Finland, a land known for its fjords, saunas and Aki Kaurismäki will soon be famous as the home of one sexually ravenous killer rabbit. Toronto’s Raven Banner and US-based distributor Artsploitation Films announced today an all-rights deal for Joonas Makkonen’s Bunny the Killer Thing for the United States. The decidedly un-pc horror/comedy had its North American premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in July and Artsploitation plans to release the film on Blu-ray/DVD in early 2016 with FilmRise handling the film's VOD release.

A rabbit is very cute; a killer rabbit is kind of scary; a 6 foot tale killer rabbit is pretty frightening; and a perpetually horny 6 foot tall killer rabbit with an abnormally long penis and only a one-word vocabulary (“Pussy!”) is absolutely terrifying. 

The bloody hilarious spoof follows a group of young adults who head to a remote cabin for a winter weekend. But soon they are confronted a half man, half creature who is after anything that resembles female genitals. Blood is shed and bras are shredded as Mr. Bunny wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting vacationers. Equal parts camp, gore, and comedy, Bunny has been described as, “Goofy, irreverent, and delightfully perverted” by cinemaslasher.com

Artsploitation’s Ray Murray said, “Depending on your view, Bunny is either a horribly offensive film wallowing in scenes of rape, nudity and sexual depravity or is a hilarious, inventive and blood-drenched spoof of monster movies. We hope most will side with the latter.” Sonia Lowe of Raven Banner commented, “We are proud to partner with Artsploitation for U.A. distribution with assurances that Bunny the Killer Thing is in good hands!”

                 
                         Bunny the Killer Thing - Teaser Trailer from Black Lion on Vimeo.

ARTSPLOITATION FILMS NEWEST SENSATION COULD EASILY BE A SEVERED HAND!?!?!

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ARTSPLOITATION UNVEILS PIONEERING EROTIC FILMMAKER'S NEWEST OPUS (NSFW)

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CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT ARE BEING LET LOOSE THANKS TO ARTSPLOITATION FILMS

 

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ARTSPLOITATION FILMS' DER BUNKER DEBUTS NEW TRAILER AND POSTER

Artsploitation Films' DER BUNKER debuts new trailer and poster artwork on eve of Fantastic Fest Premiere!

 

 

As posted yesterday on TwitchFilm, the Artsploitation Films release of the German oddity DER BUNKER now has a new trailer and poster on the eve of its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest!  Trailer and poster are below, Fantastic Fest screening times are as follows: Friday, September 25, 1:50 PM + Monday, September 28, 5:00 PM.  Writer/Director Nikias Chryssos will be in attendance at the screenings and is available for interviews throughout the festival.

 

 

 

 

                 
                DER BUNKER | Official Trailer | Artsploitation Films from artsploitation on Vimeo.

REVIEW: CUB (2015)

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THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL HORROR MOVIE!??

Warning: THIS IS NOT THE TYPICAL ARTSPLOITATION HORROR FILM!
We here at Artsploitation Films love international horror and thrillers. It is our cinematic bread and butter. But we also watch and like art films and controversial films. And this is where THE SUMMER HOUSE lies. It is a thoughtful and ultimately devastating psychological thriller about a married man's sexual obsession with a young boy. Think American Beauty, Lolita, and most of all, Death in Venice.

The storyline definitely makes for uncomfortable viewing. But the acting is exceptional and the film offers a devastating conclusion. An intriguing film for adventurous film-goers not put off by its indelicate theme.

Not for you? Skip it, we have some amazing horror films coming in September!

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THE SUMMER HOUSE

• Street date: 8/25/15

• DVD UPC: 854555004934

• DVD SRP: $24.99

• Synopsis: The architect and head of the family Markus Larsen secretly lives out his bisexual tendencies while his wife Christine and their 11-year-old daughter Elisabeth drown in unbearable loneliness. When Markus gets to know the 12-year-old son of a colleague, he feels an immediate affection for the boy. Slowly, Markus begins to approach Johannes and creates an intimacy of which he increasingly loses control. While his wife and daughter are damagingly affected by their symbiotic relationship, Johannes is playing his own secret game which, in the end, leads to disaster for every family member.
   
• Bonus features: Deleted scenes, Cast and crew interviews, Trailers

"An intense look at the unraveling of a man...impossible to turn away from."
-- DVD & Blu-ray Release Report

"Subtlety, complex characters, enormous tension, a clever psychology and great actors distinguish the very remarkable German drama The Summer House."
-- Fipresci, The International Federation of Film Critics
 

                     
THE SUMMER HOUSE | Official Trailer | Artsploitation Films from artsploitation on Vimeo.

IT WAS ONLY SUPPOSE TO BE AN INNOCENT CAMPING TRIP FOR A GROUP OF CUB SCOUTS...BUT SOMETHING WENT WRONG!

It was only a weekend camping trip for a troop of innocent cub scouts and their older teen chaparones. What could go wrong? Well, start with a evil psychopathic killer, add his ferel young protoge, have them place some ingenious traps in the woods and the results are kind of violent and bloody. This imaginative fairy tale draws on such influences as Lord of the Rings, Friday the 13th and The Devil’s Backbone as it tells the story of 12-year-old outcast Sam who, along with his fellow cub scouts, are forced to confront unspeakable evil!. A wildly entertaining “killer in the woods” actioner that has been a hit in it festival run.

“Kinetic and brutal, gory and graphic with comedic beats in-between.” – Bloody-Disgusting.com

“A brutal new spin on standard camp horror fare.” – Dread Central

“CUB is a rock solid piece of genre entertainment presented bluntly and without irony.” – Fangoria


CUB

• Street date: 8/18/15

• DVD UPC: 854555004989
• BLU UPC: 854555004996

• DVD SRP: $24.99
• BLU SRP: $29.99

• Synopsis: This dark, bloody, imaginative fairy tale about a camping trip that turns into deadly carnage draws on such influences as Lord of the Rings, Friday the 13th and The Devil’s Backbone. The story follows 12-year-old outcast Sam who, along with his troop of cub scouts and their teenage supervisors, camp in woods rumored to house a mysterious and deadly werewolf. Inquisitive Sam, certain the woods are inhibited by something evil, soon stumbles upon a feral young boy and, eventually, his evil psychopathic mentor. But convincing the others of the danger falls on deaf ears, and soon ingenious traps begin to take their violent toll on the group. A wildly entertaining “killer in the woods” actioner.
   
• Bonus features: Deleted scenes, SFX reel, Short film (Blu-only), Music video (Blu-only), Trailers

                      
CUB | Official Trailer | Artsploitation Films from artsploitation on Vimeo.
Coming on Blu-ray and DVD on August 18, 2015 from Artsploitation Films.

This dark, bloody imaginative fairy tale about a camping trip that turns into deadly carnage draws on such influences as Lord of the Rings, Friday the 13th and The Devil’s Backbone. The story follows 12-year-old outcast Sam who, along with his troop of cub scouts and their teenage supervisors, camp in woods rumored to house a mysterious and deadly werewolf. Inquisitive Sam, certain the woods are inhibited by something evil, soon stumbles upon a feral young boy and, eventually, his evil psychopathic mentor. But convincing the others of the danger falls on deaf ears, and soon ingenious traps begin to take their violent toll on the group. A wildly entertaining “killer in the woods” actioner.

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GERMAN ANGST FINDS ITS HOME WITH ARTSPLOITATION FILMS!!

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FORGET AMERICAN CRIME! MOVE THE WIRE OUT OF THE WAY! PREPARE FOR THE TREATMENT!!!!

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REVIEW: THE HOUSE WITH 100 EYES (2013)

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