Dread's Upcoming Slate Looks Pretty Stellar
Take a look at some of the upcoming horror films that Epic Picture’s boutique label DREAD is releasing in 2019 and early 2020.
They’re Inside
COMING SUMMER 2019
Trapped in a secluded cabin in the woods, Robin, and her sister, Cody, must overcome their dark past while battling threats from deadly masked strangers. They will need to work together if they want to make it out alive.
Directed & co-written by John-Paul Panelli, co-written by Schuyler Brumley, starring Karli Hall, Amanda Kathleen Ward, MacLeod Andrews, Matthew Peschio, Alex Rinehart & Jake Ferree.
Assassinaut
COMING SUMMER 2019
In the near future, aliens have invaded Earth and declared a galactic war resulting in thousands of human casualties. To save Earth, a team of four teenage astronauts brave the alien wilderness of a distant planet to stop an assassin from changing the course of history forever.
Written & directed by Drew Bolduc, starring Shannon Hutchinson, Vito Trigo, Jasmina Parent, Yael Haskal & Johnathan Newport.
Hoax
COMING SUMMER 2019
An investigative team travels deep into the remote Colorado wilderness after a group of young campers are viciously murdered by what may be Bigfoot. While the highly specialized crew searches for evidence, they find themselves in a fight for survival against the legendary beast. What they encounter turns out to be more unexpected and dangerous than anything they could have ever imagined.
Directed & co-written by Matt Allen, co-written by Scott Park, starring Cheryl Texiera, Ben Browder, Max Decker, Shoshana Bush, Brian Thompson, Hutch Dano, Brian Landis Folkins, Adrienne Barbeau, Karen Slack, Christopher Soren Kelly & Shawn Rickel.
Artik
COMING FALL 2019
A comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man, Holton, who threatens to expose their horrifying family secret. As Holton gets closer to the truth, he must not only fight for the young boy’s life, but for his own.
Written & directed by Tom Botchii, starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Jerry G. Angelo, Chase Williamson & Gavin White.
Candy Corn
COMING FALL 2019
When the annual hazing of a local “freak” goes too far, a traveling carnie takes matters into his own hands and seeks vengeance. He creates a monster hungry for blood. One by one the boys involved in the heinous crime are viciously murdered… and revenge never tasted so sweet.
Written & directed by Josh Hasty, starring Courtney Gains, Pancho Moler, P.J. Soles & Tony Todd.
Red Letter Day
COMING FALL 2019
A typically quiet suburban community descends into chaos and paranoia after the delivery of mysterious red letters containing deadly instructions.
Written & directed by Cameron Macgowan, co-written by Scott Park, starring Dawn Van de Schoot, Hailey Foss, Kaeleb Zain Gartner, Roger LeBlanc, Peter Strand Rumpel & Tiffany Helm.
The Fare
COMING FALL 2019
When a charming fare named Penny climbs into his taxi cab, Harris, her world-weary driver, finds himself engaged in the only kind of courtship he can have with a passenger -- one that lasts as long as her trip. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace.
Directed by D.C. Hamilton, written by Brinna Kelly, starring Gino Anthony Pesi, Brinna Kelly & Jason Stuart.
Automation
COMING FALL 2019
When a prototype automated worker robot named Auto has proven successful on the night shift at Alert Insulation, plans are put in motion to replace almost all the human employees with the next generation of robots -- but to Auto's dismay, he is also to be replaced by the new and improved robots -- something he refuses to accept, and takes murderous action to prevent.
Directed and co-written by Garo Setian, co-written by Rolfe Kanefsky and Matthew L. Schaffer, starring Sadie Katz, Parry Shen, Elissa Dowling, Sarah French, Graham Skipper, Jeff Rector & Jeff J. Knight.
Harpoon
COMING EARLY 2020
I’ve reviewed this one and you should already know it needs to be on your radar. Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances.
Directed and co-written by Rob Grant, co-written by Mike Kovac, starring Munro Chambers, Emily Tyra & Christopher Gray.