A novelization of on the cult classic movie Manborg (review) by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie.
About the book:
The Hell Wars ended 10 years ago.
Hell won.
Tonight, a half-human cyborg powers up. He died as an army grunt, but now he rises as a hero named Manborg. He seeks answers about his mysterious origins as he battles the hordes of armed demons that killed him and conquered his world.
He teams up with a gunslinger named Justice and his knife-expert sister, Mina. Number 1 Man, a martial arts master, completes the unlikely squad. Together, they face damn...
About the book:
The Hell Wars ended 10 years ago.
Hell won.
Tonight, a half-human cyborg powers up. He died as an army grunt, but now he rises as a hero named Manborg. He seeks answers about his mysterious origins as he battles the hordes of armed demons that killed him and conquered his world.
He teams up with a gunslinger named Justice and his knife-expert sister, Mina. Number 1 Man, a martial arts master, completes the unlikely squad. Together, they face damn...
- 6/14/2022
- QuietEarth.us
Manborg: The Novelization Blasts Onto Bookshelves From Author Bret Nelson And Encyclopocalypse Publications: "Encyclopocalypse Publications, founded by Saturn and Rondo Award-winning writer/producer Mark Alan Miller is proud to add Manborg to its wildly addicting novelization series.
Manborg is penned by Bret Nelson (author of Lumber and Other Tales) from the original script by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie.
“Whenever I read about the movie, Manborg, it is noted early and often that the team at Astron 6 managed to make it for 1,000 Cad. I’d rather note, early and often, that the budget limitations were overcome by the talent and tenacity of the filmmakers.” Nelson says. “Yes, it has a garage-band feel and it’s rough around the edges. But look deeper. The wide shots of Meganet City feature vehicles and people in the backgrounds, you’d expect a pan across a still image. In dialogue, the usual low-budget,...
Manborg is penned by Bret Nelson (author of Lumber and Other Tales) from the original script by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie.
“Whenever I read about the movie, Manborg, it is noted early and often that the team at Astron 6 managed to make it for 1,000 Cad. I’d rather note, early and often, that the budget limitations were overcome by the talent and tenacity of the filmmakers.” Nelson says. “Yes, it has a garage-band feel and it’s rough around the edges. But look deeper. The wide shots of Meganet City feature vehicles and people in the backgrounds, you’d expect a pan across a still image. In dialogue, the usual low-budget,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
While the rest of the world is seemingly falling apart, there are some constants that we can hold onto. One of these is that Syfy will use St. Patrick’s Day to share at least one Leprechaun-themed movie, and this March 17th they’re doubling down by showing both 2018’s Leprechaun Returns and 2012’s Leprechaun’s Revenge. While the latter film isn’t actually part of the main Leprechaun franchise, Syfy’s theme means that audiences will be able to see the two titles alternate from 8pm to 4am Est.
The Steven Kostanski-directed Leprechaun Returns was the better-regarded attempt to relaunch the long-running series in the 2010s, coming after the mixed reception for 2014’s Leprechaun: Origins. Kostanski, who partnered with Jeremy Gillespie for the excellent 2016 horror film The Void, did a decent job of bringing the Leprechaun franchise back to basics. Although Warwick Davis doesn’t appear as the Leprechaun,...
The Steven Kostanski-directed Leprechaun Returns was the better-regarded attempt to relaunch the long-running series in the 2010s, coming after the mixed reception for 2014’s Leprechaun: Origins. Kostanski, who partnered with Jeremy Gillespie for the excellent 2016 horror film The Void, did a decent job of bringing the Leprechaun franchise back to basics. Although Warwick Davis doesn’t appear as the Leprechaun,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
The unsettling score to The Void (one of the most buzzed-about horror releases in 2016, read our review here) is coming out on a new vinyl from Mondo and Death Waltz, and we have the full details on the release, as well as the remastered Christine score vinyl from Varèse Sarabande.
From Mondo: "Hi all - this week we have a brand new Death Waltz release, The Void. We also have copies of the all new pressing of John Carpenter's Christine soundtrack, along with a restock of Brave Wave's Ninja Gaiden Box Set and a distributed title from our friends at Enjoy the Ride, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Please note Hellraiser will now go on sale 10/11.
As always, all new releases go on sale on Wednesdays at Noon (Ct).
Death Waltz
The Void - Original Motion Picture Score LP. Music by Jeremy Gillespie, Brian Wiacek, Menalon and Blitz/Berlin. Pressed...
From Mondo: "Hi all - this week we have a brand new Death Waltz release, The Void. We also have copies of the all new pressing of John Carpenter's Christine soundtrack, along with a restock of Brave Wave's Ninja Gaiden Box Set and a distributed title from our friends at Enjoy the Ride, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Please note Hellraiser will now go on sale 10/11.
As always, all new releases go on sale on Wednesdays at Noon (Ct).
Death Waltz
The Void - Original Motion Picture Score LP. Music by Jeremy Gillespie, Brian Wiacek, Menalon and Blitz/Berlin. Pressed...
- 10/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
For the past six years, genre moviemakers and moneymen have congregated for long weekends at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, taking part in the Frontières Co-Production Marketplace. Founded in 2012, the market was conceived as a place for horror/fantasy/action auteurs — both established names and newcomers — to pitch projects to potential backers and take part in various networking events.
A highlight of the Market is the opening-day pitch session, in which selected directors, writers, and producers offer multimedia presentations of their nascent features. At the very first Frontières, this event spawned Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s exuberant futuristic actioner “Turbo Kid”; subsequent movies that took their first steps to fruition there include Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie’s cult/monster horror film “The Void”; Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard’s science-fiction thriller “Radius,” which premiered at this year’s Fantasia; and Jenn Wexler’s upcoming punk-slasher opus “The Ranger.
A highlight of the Market is the opening-day pitch session, in which selected directors, writers, and producers offer multimedia presentations of their nascent features. At the very first Frontières, this event spawned Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s exuberant futuristic actioner “Turbo Kid”; subsequent movies that took their first steps to fruition there include Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie’s cult/monster horror film “The Void”; Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard’s science-fiction thriller “Radius,” which premiered at this year’s Fantasia; and Jenn Wexler’s upcoming punk-slasher opus “The Ranger.
- 7/27/2017
- by Michael Gingold
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Best in Show (Christopher Guest)
Christopher Guest has had an exceptionally strong ’00s with A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration, and it remains to be seen how his upcoming Mascots will be received, but his arguable peak is still the gloriously funny mockumentary Best in Show. Guest’s other films have lovingly skewered egotistical oddballs and the insanity of subjective or objective criticism, so Best in Show is...
Best in Show (Christopher Guest)
Christopher Guest has had an exceptionally strong ’00s with A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration, and it remains to be seen how his upcoming Mascots will be received, but his arguable peak is still the gloriously funny mockumentary Best in Show. Guest’s other films have lovingly skewered egotistical oddballs and the insanity of subjective or objective criticism, so Best in Show is...
- 7/7/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
We got the chance to sit down with writers/directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski at McM Comic Con in London over the weekend to discuss their horror film The Void (2016) which is out now on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD.
I am talking to you here today because you have recently released The Void on Blu Ray and DVD. What it your inspiration for writing The Void, which is an unusual film and quite in-depth?
Steven Kostanski: It’s a departure from our usual stuff for sure. I think the biggest inspiration is, we wanted to make an actual legitimate, serious horror film.
Jeremy Gillespie: It’s maybe, sort of a reaction to the stuff we had been doing a little bit. So we wanted to try something new and through a series of discussions, I think, that’s sort of the direction we were thinking of going.
I am talking to you here today because you have recently released The Void on Blu Ray and DVD. What it your inspiration for writing The Void, which is an unusual film and quite in-depth?
Steven Kostanski: It’s a departure from our usual stuff for sure. I think the biggest inspiration is, we wanted to make an actual legitimate, serious horror film.
Jeremy Gillespie: It’s maybe, sort of a reaction to the stuff we had been doing a little bit. So we wanted to try something new and through a series of discussions, I think, that’s sort of the direction we were thinking of going.
- 5/30/2017
- by Philip Rogers
- The Cultural Post
Today marks the Blu-ray release of Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie's new horror film, The Void. Regular Screen Anarchy readers will recognize the co-directors as members of the renegade Winnipeg cinema collective Astron-6, but The Void is their first feature outside of that collective and it feels like a whole other beast. When a young cop named Carter (Aaron Poole) picks up an injured man on the side of the road and drives him to the nearest hospital, he has no idea that he's in for the night of his life. Working at the hospital, which is in the middle of packing up to close its doors, is his estranged wife Allison (Kathleen Munroe), and if the tension between them weren't thick enough already, a...
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- 5/22/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Void. “A completely empty space”… according to a quick Google search. Well, not so much, when it comes to art. In fact many an artist, whether it be in words, paint, sound, or pictures, have tried to fill it since mankind slithered out of the primordial soup eons ago. The attraction may be it is the blankest canvas of them all. And possibly the darkest…
The Void is the latest leap into the “empty space”, which lands chin deep in B-movie tentacle stew. Cooked up from the minds of Jeremy Gillespie and Steve Konstanski, both on writing and directing duties, and pretty much everything else. Their backgrounds are in art direction and practical effects, and they deftly handle the practical “Lovecraftian” creatures and blood splatter; lovingly dished up from the pages of a John Carpenter inspired recipe book.
The story begins at the dead of night with police officer Daniel Carter...
The Void is the latest leap into the “empty space”, which lands chin deep in B-movie tentacle stew. Cooked up from the minds of Jeremy Gillespie and Steve Konstanski, both on writing and directing duties, and pretty much everything else. Their backgrounds are in art direction and practical effects, and they deftly handle the practical “Lovecraftian” creatures and blood splatter; lovingly dished up from the pages of a John Carpenter inspired recipe book.
The story begins at the dead of night with police officer Daniel Carter...
- 5/2/2017
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Reviewed by Depressed Satan
MoreHorror.com
A police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a bare-bones, night shift staff. As the night proceeds, 'Illuminati' type figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane.
A Perfectly written screenplay that will keep you hooked throughout! But, The Void is an example to all of those filmmakers who say "Let's fix it in the post production" and want to only use CGI blood instead of actual syrup mixed with whatever.
The characters and the plot that are cooked up for the movie are half-baked, and the actors, while not necessarily bad, are not given enough to rise up to a challenge of doing something more than what their half explained dimensional characters require them to do. The perfect example is the small...
MoreHorror.com
A police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a bare-bones, night shift staff. As the night proceeds, 'Illuminati' type figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane.
A Perfectly written screenplay that will keep you hooked throughout! But, The Void is an example to all of those filmmakers who say "Let's fix it in the post production" and want to only use CGI blood instead of actual syrup mixed with whatever.
The characters and the plot that are cooked up for the movie are half-baked, and the actors, while not necessarily bad, are not given enough to rise up to a challenge of doing something more than what their half explained dimensional characters require them to do. The perfect example is the small...
- 4/18/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Last week saw the premiere of The Void, a quite icky horror film by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski. In it, a small group of people are stuck in an empty hospital, in the middle of a forest. Hooded strangers kill anyone who tries to leave, while inside the building... "things" come alive. Michelle "Izzy" Galgana gave the film a positive review, and mentioned that the film was (directly and indirectly) inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. She is not the only one who noticed this: reviews may vary, but across the board almost everyone mentions Lovecraft, and in the comments sections, this is mostly seen as a good thing. But what does 'Lovecraftian' mean? People will lob the term at you whenever...
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- 4/11/2017
- Screen Anarchy
One of the more action-packed features to come from the current crop of John Carpenter-inspired filmmakers, The Void finds collaborators Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski going much further than many of their peers: Where others might relish an hour or so of slow-build retro mood that leads to a single horrific set piece, these writer/directors graft enough plot for three different varieties of 1980s drive-in flicks into a single film. The result should find admirers among the fanboy crowd, raising the stakes for the team's next feature, even if it has little crossover potential.
Aaron Poole plays Daniel Carter, a...
Aaron Poole plays Daniel Carter, a...
- 4/7/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lovecraftian horrors lurk through hospital halls in The Void, and with the movie now available to watch in theaters and on iTunes courtesy of Screen Media Films, we've been provided with five theatrical posters autographed by directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (5) Winners will receive (1) The Void poster (see below) autographed by directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
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2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Void Poster Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on April 14th.
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Prize Details: (5) Winners will receive (1) The Void poster (see below) autographed by directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Void Poster Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on April 14th.
- 4/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Fans of Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie's work within the Canadian film collective known as Astron-6, specifically Manborg and Father's Day, are in for a surprise with their latest offering, The Void, which they wrote and directed together. Gone is the tongue-in-cheek, wink-and-a-nod satire of those two previous films, which has been replaced with a much darker and serious tone, all while still paying homage to a bygone era of genre cinema.
It's a typical boring night on patrol for small-town police officer Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole) until a man covered in blood (Evan Ste [Continued ...]...
It's a typical boring night on patrol for small-town police officer Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole) until a man covered in blood (Evan Ste [Continued ...]...
- 4/7/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
Three New Movies May Have Trouble Making Much of a Mark
After a couple impressive March weekends with one new box office record, and a couple impressive openings, we’re now into April, and of the new movies, there just doesn’t seem like anything can defeat last week’s powerful duo of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby--which exceeded all predictions with $49 million, taking the top spot from Beauty and the Beast. Ghost in the Shell didn’t even do as well as I thought it may, opening with just $19 million, those late reviews helping to kill its weekend.
Sony Pictures Animation are giving the loveable blue Smurfs a third go at American audiences with The Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), after two previous movies,...
Three New Movies May Have Trouble Making Much of a Mark
After a couple impressive March weekends with one new box office record, and a couple impressive openings, we’re now into April, and of the new movies, there just doesn’t seem like anything can defeat last week’s powerful duo of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby--which exceeded all predictions with $49 million, taking the top spot from Beauty and the Beast. Ghost in the Shell didn’t even do as well as I thought it may, opening with just $19 million, those late reviews helping to kill its weekend.
Sony Pictures Animation are giving the loveable blue Smurfs a third go at American audiences with The Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), after two previous movies,...
- 4/7/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
This year has already given us a couple pretty great horror movies with “Split” and “Get Out,” and now the producers behind the sensational “The Witch” have a spring treat filled with terror for genre fans: “The Void.”
Written and directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski, and starring Aaron Poole, Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong, Kenneth Walsh, Evan Stern, Daniel Fathers, and Grace Munro, the film unfolds inside a hospital where things get cosmically terrifying.
Continue reading Exclusive: First 2 Minutes Of Hair-Raising Horror ‘The Void’ at The Playlist.
Written and directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski, and starring Aaron Poole, Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong, Kenneth Walsh, Evan Stern, Daniel Fathers, and Grace Munro, the film unfolds inside a hospital where things get cosmically terrifying.
Continue reading Exclusive: First 2 Minutes Of Hair-Raising Horror ‘The Void’ at The Playlist.
- 4/7/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Bfg (Steven Spielberg)
CGI loses the day in Steven Spielberg’s The Bfg, a partly motion-captured, eco-minded adaptation of Roald Dahl’s adored children’s book that leans so heavily on green-screen trickery that even Mark Rylance’s kind eyes — squinting out from that computer-generated abyss — can’t save it from mediocrity. The plotline of a friendly, dream-blowing giant who takes an orphaned girl under his wing has...
The Bfg (Steven Spielberg)
CGI loses the day in Steven Spielberg’s The Bfg, a partly motion-captured, eco-minded adaptation of Roald Dahl’s adored children’s book that leans so heavily on green-screen trickery that even Mark Rylance’s kind eyes — squinting out from that computer-generated abyss — can’t save it from mediocrity. The plotline of a friendly, dream-blowing giant who takes an orphaned girl under his wing has...
- 4/7/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
I was recently comparing directorial culture today with that of the 80s and 90s, referencing how new technology has allowed a disintegration of the old school “pay your dues” mentality. Forty years ago you had artists working their way up under the tutelage of established directors through the more niche technical departments. See James Cameron (matte painter on Escape from New York) and Joe Johnston (visual effects on Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark) as examples. I’m not saying this type of mailroom intern to studio executive evolution isn’t still possible or relevant, just that young filmmakers can currently make a calling card film like the $750,000 budgeted Safety Not Guaranteed and find themselves helming a $150 million blockbuster like Jurassic World in only three years.
Is that talent? Luck? A bit of both, surely. But I still admire the idea of learning before jumping, earning the big...
Is that talent? Luck? A bit of both, surely. But I still admire the idea of learning before jumping, earning the big...
- 4/6/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Following its Frontieres market pitch a few years ago and a successful Indigogo campaign, The Void shot in Canada last year with Aaron Poole, Kathleen Munroe, Kenneth Welsh, Ellen Wong, and Art Hindle. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest 2016 in Austin to a packed house, with producer Casey Walker and directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski in attendance. The Void draws inspiration from a number of horror influences, including Hellraiser, The Beyond, H.P. Lovecraft, and Lucio Fulci. Those expecting the absurd comedic touches of Aston-6 (the filmmaking collaborative of which Gillespie and Kostanski are part) are in for a surprise, because The Void is grim. However, those who have been paying attention know not to expect any funny business here, unless your idea of laughs is a Rob...
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- 4/5/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Now only a week away from release, The Void is finally wrapping up its festival run at the 19th annual Boston Underground Film Festival. A masterpiece of “Weird Fiction,” the film introduces us to an indifferent evil intent on invading… Continue Reading →
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- 3/30/2017
- by Drew Tinnin
- DreadCentral.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… It’s Lovecraft by way of The Thing and Alien in this satisfyingly schlocky 80s throwback, complete with practical FX. A genuinely eerie experience. I’m “biast” (pro): big Sf fan
I’m “biast” (con): but not much of a horror fan
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s Lovecraft by way of The Thing (John Carpenter’s) and Alien in this deliberately and enjoyably schlock 80s throwback from writer-directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski, who crowdsourced the construction of their practical (ie, not CGI) monsters. Primarily artists and FX specialists on big-budget Hollywood films — including, recently, Suicide Squad and Pacific Rim — they’ve created an effectively eerie and very, very gruesome homage to old-school body horror and mind-bending science fiction that satisfies in a less-is-more way, granting us only peeks at frightful creatures and leaving the question of just...
I’m “biast” (con): but not much of a horror fan
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s Lovecraft by way of The Thing (John Carpenter’s) and Alien in this deliberately and enjoyably schlock 80s throwback from writer-directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski, who crowdsourced the construction of their practical (ie, not CGI) monsters. Primarily artists and FX specialists on big-budget Hollywood films — including, recently, Suicide Squad and Pacific Rim — they’ve created an effectively eerie and very, very gruesome homage to old-school body horror and mind-bending science fiction that satisfies in a less-is-more way, granting us only peeks at frightful creatures and leaving the question of just...
- 3/29/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Author: Sean Wilson
As if last year’s nostalgia-infused sensation Stranger Things didn’t make it clear enough, the world is currently going mad for all things eighties. Not the big hair or the shellsuits, mind – rather woozy synthpop, blood-rich neon and anything related to the heyday of creepy body horror.
With Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski’s splattery new gorefest The Void out now, one that gleefully mashes up loving homages to H.P. Lovecraft John Carpenter, David Cronenberg and more, here are the essential throwback horror movies that you need to watch in preparation.
The House of the Devil
Writer/director Ti West is at the forefront of recent revival horror and this deliciously slow-burning spooker remains one of his best. Drawing on the ‘Satanic panic’ craze that swept America during the eighties, it’s the unbearably suspenseful story of a young woman (Jocelin Donahue) whose babysitting job at a creaking,...
As if last year’s nostalgia-infused sensation Stranger Things didn’t make it clear enough, the world is currently going mad for all things eighties. Not the big hair or the shellsuits, mind – rather woozy synthpop, blood-rich neon and anything related to the heyday of creepy body horror.
With Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski’s splattery new gorefest The Void out now, one that gleefully mashes up loving homages to H.P. Lovecraft John Carpenter, David Cronenberg and more, here are the essential throwback horror movies that you need to watch in preparation.
The House of the Devil
Writer/director Ti West is at the forefront of recent revival horror and this deliciously slow-burning spooker remains one of his best. Drawing on the ‘Satanic panic’ craze that swept America during the eighties, it’s the unbearably suspenseful story of a young woman (Jocelin Donahue) whose babysitting job at a creaking,...
- 3/29/2017
- by Sean Wilson
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Daniel Goodwin
The “fighting foes from a single location” structure has been utilised in so many screenplays over the years but often makes for exhilarating film-making: from Night of the Living Dead and The Evil Dead to Assault on Precinct 13, Alien and the low budget likes of Stalled and Green Room. It’s a concept that lends itself so well to horror (and low budgets), so provides the perfect basis for Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski’s feature debut, The Void.
Despite seeming unique with its dimension transcending creatures, The Void is heavily inspired by various parts of 1980s/90s horrors such as: Halloween 2, Hellraiser, The Thing, The Exorcist III and Re-animator. But it often also feels hugely energising as the aforementioned facets are inventively melded for a fresh phantasmagorical b-flick which mostly recalls the oeuvre of Clive Barker and Stuart Gordon and makes for eye-blistering cinema.
The “fighting foes from a single location” structure has been utilised in so many screenplays over the years but often makes for exhilarating film-making: from Night of the Living Dead and The Evil Dead to Assault on Precinct 13, Alien and the low budget likes of Stalled and Green Room. It’s a concept that lends itself so well to horror (and low budgets), so provides the perfect basis for Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski’s feature debut, The Void.
Despite seeming unique with its dimension transcending creatures, The Void is heavily inspired by various parts of 1980s/90s horrors such as: Halloween 2, Hellraiser, The Thing, The Exorcist III and Re-animator. But it often also feels hugely energising as the aforementioned facets are inventively melded for a fresh phantasmagorical b-flick which mostly recalls the oeuvre of Clive Barker and Stuart Gordon and makes for eye-blistering cinema.
- 3/28/2017
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When practical effects drive a film’s talking points, I pause. Gruesome monster designs and caved-in prosthetics merely supplement story, yet a film like Harbinger Down piles all its eggs into one blood-soaked basket. Fans yearn for realistic SFX, and filmmakers always aim to dethrone The Thing‘s bar-setting kingship. But at what cost? Take Astron-6’s The Void. Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski create Lovecraftian hellbeasts from synthetic molding, yet a cultist presence could have used more fleshing out. Bodies splatter, character structures crumble and visuals outweigh storytelling.
Good thing the ratio of destruction:emptiness airs on the side of insanity.
In this Assault On Precinct 13 meets The Beyond smashup, police officer Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole) walks into the wrong hospital. Given his bloodied passenger, he doesn’t have much of a choice – but white-hooded strangers who lurk outside aren’t noticed until far too late. Carter, Dr. Richard...
Good thing the ratio of destruction:emptiness airs on the side of insanity.
In this Assault On Precinct 13 meets The Beyond smashup, police officer Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole) walks into the wrong hospital. Given his bloodied passenger, he doesn’t have much of a choice – but white-hooded strangers who lurk outside aren’t noticed until far too late. Carter, Dr. Richard...
- 3/25/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Screen Media Films. Directors/writers: Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski. Cast: Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong, Kenneth Welsh, Aaron Poole, Art Hindle and Stephanie Belding. The Void is an upcoming horror release, from Canadian filmmakers Astron 6. This team has been responsible for a number of decent horror features, including: Manborg (2011), Father's Day (2011), The Editor (2014) and others. Their latest film deals with the horrors of birth and the possible aftermath of death? The film does not have an answer to mortality, or immortality, though. Much of the film takes place in hell and veteran horror fans will see some of Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987), here. In costume, makeup and setting, this film wears its influences on its sleeve. This viewer enjoyed the practical effects, in the film. But, the film's theme and message comes across as convoluted, for at least one viewer.
- 3/19/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
There's a lot of buzz surrounding 80s throwback horror film The Void, but is it actually worth your time?
The horror scene is currently littered with filmmakers who grew up with classic 80s horror movies. I’m old enough to remember the era (super old) and those films got about as much respect from your more discerning audience as the present horror influx does, i.e. basically none; but it’s still acceptably cool to like old horror movies - they’ve had the time to earn it.
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In 15 or 20 years, there’ll no doubt be a bunch of aging horror fans sitting around in the post-nuclear wasteland,...
The horror scene is currently littered with filmmakers who grew up with classic 80s horror movies. I’m old enough to remember the era (super old) and those films got about as much respect from your more discerning audience as the present horror influx does, i.e. basically none; but it’s still acceptably cool to like old horror movies - they’ve had the time to earn it.
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In 15 or 20 years, there’ll no doubt be a bunch of aging horror fans sitting around in the post-nuclear wasteland,...
- 3/16/2017
- Den of Geek
I've been hearing a lot of great things about this upcoming sci-fi horror thriller called The Void. The movie is a throwback to the classic '80s horror films that many of us grew up enjoying, and it comes completely old-school crazy gory and bloody practical FX. The film is being compared to the classic horror films of John Carpenter and Clive Barker.
The story centers around a group who are fighting to survive in a hospital where people are turning into insane-looking monsters from hell. It definitely looks like the kind of twisted and demented horror film that I'd enjoy. Here's the full synopsis:
Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital. Soon the staff and patients are trapped by a terrifying, otherworldly threat and forced on a hellish voyage into the depths of the building to escape the nightmare.
The story centers around a group who are fighting to survive in a hospital where people are turning into insane-looking monsters from hell. It definitely looks like the kind of twisted and demented horror film that I'd enjoy. Here's the full synopsis:
Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital. Soon the staff and patients are trapped by a terrifying, otherworldly threat and forced on a hellish voyage into the depths of the building to escape the nightmare.
- 3/8/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
As it nears release in a month, after an initial trailer, a new dread-inducing preview has been released for the cosmic horror film, The Void. Being compared to Carpenter’s ageless The Thing for its sheer, claustrophobic insanity and emphasis on practical effects, The Void comes from directing duo Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski, who have worked in the art and makeup departments, respectively, of major blockbuster films. In other words, they know their way around a severed limp or monstrous, ungodly creation.
Seemingly playing well within its confined hospital setting, The Void could be a wonderful callback to a bygone era of horror filmmaking, while hopefully treading forward in some way, too. Coming from the executive producer of The Witch, see the trailer below, along with a poster and synopsis.
When police officer Carter discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a bare bones,...
Seemingly playing well within its confined hospital setting, The Void could be a wonderful callback to a bygone era of horror filmmaking, while hopefully treading forward in some way, too. Coming from the executive producer of The Witch, see the trailer below, along with a poster and synopsis.
When police officer Carter discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a bare bones,...
- 3/7/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
John Saavedra Mar 8, 2017
A creepy cult is the least of your worries in the latest trailer for the 80s-inspired horror film, The Void.
Paying homage to 80s horror is a very popular trend at the moment, thanks to things like Stranger Things, a nostalgia piece about a group of nerdy kids growing up in the age of E.T., Poltergeist, and The Goonies. While that show is infinitely adorable in its approach, there's nothing quite as heartwarming in The Void, a new horror film that nods heavily to 80s gorefests.
Creepy cults, tons of monsters, and an obsession with triangles are only the tip of the iceberg in The Void, which tells the story of a group of people stuck in a hospital during the night shift after a bunch of killer men in robes surround the building.
The new trailer also suggests that there's a lot of blood and guts involved.
A creepy cult is the least of your worries in the latest trailer for the 80s-inspired horror film, The Void.
Paying homage to 80s horror is a very popular trend at the moment, thanks to things like Stranger Things, a nostalgia piece about a group of nerdy kids growing up in the age of E.T., Poltergeist, and The Goonies. While that show is infinitely adorable in its approach, there's nothing quite as heartwarming in The Void, a new horror film that nods heavily to 80s gorefests.
Creepy cults, tons of monsters, and an obsession with triangles are only the tip of the iceberg in The Void, which tells the story of a group of people stuck in a hospital during the night shift after a bunch of killer men in robes surround the building.
The new trailer also suggests that there's a lot of blood and guts involved.
- 3/7/2017
- Den of Geek
It’s a pretty good time to be a horror fan, and it seems no matter where you look, the genre has never been better. From major studio films to arthouse releases to indie flicks, there’s a wealth of really good material out there to scare you silly, and “The Void” is hoping to put a chill down your spine.
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The producers behind the award-winning “The Witch” bring writing/directing team Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski‘s film to the big screen, where unspeakable terrors unfold inside a hospital.
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The producers behind the award-winning “The Witch” bring writing/directing team Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski‘s film to the big screen, where unspeakable terrors unfold inside a hospital.
Continue reading The Producers Of ‘The Witch’ Bring You Into ‘The Void’ In New Horror Trailer at The Playlist.
- 3/7/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"Who are they?" "There is something calling them all here..." Screen Media Films has debuted a brand new full-length trailer for the horror film The Void, which is a gnarly throwback to old school horror from the 80s with nasty practical effects, and gross gore galore. The Void is co-directed by Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski (both from Canadian filmmaking collective Astron-6), and is a mind-bending sci-fi horror thriller about a small town overrun by some "otherworldly threat". The cast includes Aaron Poole, Ellen Wong, Kathleen Munroe, Kenneth Welsh, and Daniel Fathers. We featured two short 30-second teasers last month, and now have a full trailer below to entice horror hounds. I've heard this has some cool scenes, and of course some excellent practical effects, but the rest of it is apparently a mess. Still might be worth a look. Here's the full-length trailer (+ poster) for Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski's The Void,...
- 3/7/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Prepare for a fresh slice of terror from the warped imaginations of VFX and design masters Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie. The Void is a highly anticipated new horror following a series of successful and prestigious festival appearances. Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital. Soon the staff and patients are trapped by a terrifying, otherworldly threat and forced on a hellish voyage into the depths of the building to escape the nightmare.
Shocking, haunting and boasting mind-blowing practical special effects, The Void is a new must-see horror event, starring Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Kathleen Munroe (Alphas), Aaron Poole (Forsaken) Kenneth Welsh (The Aviator) and Daniel Fathers. The film is written and directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski (aka Astron-6).
Signature Entertainment presents The Void at UK cinemas from 31st March, on Digital 7th April,...
Shocking, haunting and boasting mind-blowing practical special effects, The Void is a new must-see horror event, starring Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Kathleen Munroe (Alphas), Aaron Poole (Forsaken) Kenneth Welsh (The Aviator) and Daniel Fathers. The film is written and directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski (aka Astron-6).
Signature Entertainment presents The Void at UK cinemas from 31st March, on Digital 7th April,...
- 3/7/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
I had the opportunity to see the The Void early (watch for a full review from Jason later this month) and I can attest to the film's strengths as a psychotropic, Lovecraftian horror film up there with From Beyond or Beyond the Black Rainbow. Canada's Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski (part of the Astron-6 team) continue to impress.
The Void hits Us Theaters & VOD on April 7, 2017 from Screen Media Films.
Synopsis:
When police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hosp [Continued ...]...
The Void hits Us Theaters & VOD on April 7, 2017 from Screen Media Films.
Synopsis:
When police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hosp [Continued ...]...
- 3/7/2017
- QuietEarth.us
"You will become something remarkable." Plenty of eerie body horror is teased in a hospital under siege in the official, full-length trailer for The Void, giving viewers a deeper look into the new film following the teaser trailer released last month.
"The Void, written & directed by Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski, stars Aaron Poole, Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong, Kenneth Welsh, Evan Stern, Daniel Fathers & Grace Munro.
When police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a barebones, night shift staff. As cloaked, cult-like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane. Trying to protect the survivors, Carter leads them into the depths of the hospital where they discover a gateway to immense evil."
Horror fans can enter The Void when Screen Media Films releases the movie in theaters and on VOD beginning April 7th.
"The Void, written & directed by Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski, stars Aaron Poole, Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong, Kenneth Welsh, Evan Stern, Daniel Fathers & Grace Munro.
When police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a barebones, night shift staff. As cloaked, cult-like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane. Trying to protect the survivors, Carter leads them into the depths of the hospital where they discover a gateway to immense evil."
Horror fans can enter The Void when Screen Media Films releases the movie in theaters and on VOD beginning April 7th.
- 3/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The weirdos at the Boston Underground Film Festival (Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, Ma, March 22 - 26) unleashed its first wave of programming for its 19th year today --- and the selections are Fantastic. Features include previous Buff alums, such as Trent Haaga, who returns with his kill-happy 68 Kill and the visceral, intense creature flick The Void (still shown above)from Buff favorites Astron-6 Steve Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie. Other awesome selections include fierce feminist scares from Alice Lowe and her malicious fetus in Prevenge, in addition to Marianna Palka's biting satire Bitch, straight from SXSW. Dave Made a Maze, fresh from Slamdance, offers a look into a maddening and hilarious homemade labyrinth. Homegrown Massachusetts filmmaker Skip Shea will present his first feature Trinity, a semi-autobiographical account of Ptsd from abuse via a clergy...
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- 3/1/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Are you prepared to gaze deep into The Void? When directors Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie boldly declared that theirs was a vision worse than hell in their original pitch material they were, to a certain degree, throwing down the gauntlet to themselves. Have they delivered? Now's your chance to find out with a pair of wildly Nsfw trailers for the film having recently arrived to support the upcoming UK and Us releases. When police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a barebones, night shift staff. As cloaked, cult-like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane. Trying to protect the survivors, Carter leads...
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- 2/21/2017
- Screen Anarchy
With horror recently enjoying an arthouse renaissance, another film that looks to fit the bill will arrive this year. The first teaser trailer for director Jeremy Gillespie’s (Father’s Day) latest horror film The Void has now arrived. Last year, the film stopped by Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas where it made an blood-splattered impression with comparisons to the work of John Carpenter.
This first teaser, although quite brief, packs a punch with no shortage of effective imagery, including some eye stabbings, body horror, and the threat of the Kkk, while also packing some sci-fi elements. Set for a U.K. debut at the end of next month, we’re still waiting a U.S. release, but in the meantime, check it out below with a hat tip to Birth Movies Death.
Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital.
This first teaser, although quite brief, packs a punch with no shortage of effective imagery, including some eye stabbings, body horror, and the threat of the Kkk, while also packing some sci-fi elements. Set for a U.K. debut at the end of next month, we’re still waiting a U.S. release, but in the meantime, check it out below with a hat tip to Birth Movies Death.
Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital.
- 2/18/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
"Indescribably horrific." A short 30-second teaser trailer from the UK has arrived for a "horror event" film titled The Void, a throwback to old school practical effects and John Carpenter horror. The Void is co-directed by Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski (both from Canadian filmmaking collective Astron-6), and is a mind-bending sci-fi horror thriller about a small town overrun by some "otherworldly threat". The cast includes Aaron Poole, Ellen Wong, Kathleen Munroe, Kenneth Welsh, and Daniel Fathers. Based on the marketing pitches, I'm certainly intrigued by this film. I just need to see more actual footage of these practical effects, but this teaser is a nice start. The scalpel in the eye scene is totally disgusting. Enjoy. Here's the UK teaser trailer (+ poster) for Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski's The Void, from YouTube: And here's the Us teaser trailer for Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski's The Void, also from YouTube: Encountering...
- 2/18/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Have you ever wished to save someone beyond saving?" Following its world premiere at Fantastic Fest last year, Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie's The Void is teased in a new trailer that features a diverse range of horrors lurking within the shadowy confines of a hospital.
Screen Media Films will release The Void in theaters and on VOD beginning April 7th. The teaser trailer premiered exclusive on EW and can now be viewed below.
In case you missed it, check out our own Heather Wixson's Fantastic Fest review of The Void and her interview with filmmakers Kostanski and Gillespie, as well as producer Casey Walker.
"In The Void, officer Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole) happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road while he’s in the middle of a routine patrol. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew,...
Screen Media Films will release The Void in theaters and on VOD beginning April 7th. The teaser trailer premiered exclusive on EW and can now be viewed below.
In case you missed it, check out our own Heather Wixson's Fantastic Fest review of The Void and her interview with filmmakers Kostanski and Gillespie, as well as producer Casey Walker.
"In The Void, officer Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole) happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road while he’s in the middle of a routine patrol. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew,...
- 2/17/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler are betting “The House.”
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for its comedian-studded farce, directed by Andrew Jay Cohen from a script he co-wrote with “Neighbors” collaborator, Brendan O’Brien. The movie stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a married couple who start an illegal casino in their basement in order to raise money to send their daughter to the college of her dreams.
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The trailer shows Jason Mantzoukas (“The League,” “Enlightened”) promising the desperate couple a way to make “four years’ tuition in one month” with an underground casino. “You wanna make money like Vegas, you’ve gotta look like Vegas,” he says, as he enthusiastically guides the couple through a nail salon, massage parlor, and even a strip club. The trailer features cameos from comedy favorites such as...
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for its comedian-studded farce, directed by Andrew Jay Cohen from a script he co-wrote with “Neighbors” collaborator, Brendan O’Brien. The movie stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a married couple who start an illegal casino in their basement in order to raise money to send their daughter to the college of her dreams.
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The trailer shows Jason Mantzoukas (“The League,” “Enlightened”) promising the desperate couple a way to make “four years’ tuition in one month” with an underground casino. “You wanna make money like Vegas, you’ve gotta look like Vegas,” he says, as he enthusiastically guides the couple through a nail salon, massage parlor, and even a strip club. The trailer features cameos from comedy favorites such as...
- 2/16/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Want to see some wonderfully grotesque and gory horror? I've got a crazy teaser trailer here for an upcoming film called The Void, which is an '80s throwback horror film. The story centers around a group who are fighting to survive in a hospital where people are turning into insane-looking monsters from hell.
Some critics who have seen the film are praising it and are comparing it to the classic horror of John Carpenter and Clive Barker. The Void looks like it could be a lot of fun to watch, and it seems like there are a lot cool practical blood and gore effects used to make the movie!
Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital. Soon the staff and patients are trapped by a terrifying, otherworldly threat and forced on a hellish voyage into the depths...
Some critics who have seen the film are praising it and are comparing it to the classic horror of John Carpenter and Clive Barker. The Void looks like it could be a lot of fun to watch, and it seems like there are a lot cool practical blood and gore effects used to make the movie!
Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital. Soon the staff and patients are trapped by a terrifying, otherworldly threat and forced on a hellish voyage into the depths...
- 2/16/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Void trailer is not safe for work, but if you’re at work, go ahead and watch it anyway. It’s only 40 seconds of joyously grotesque horror. The teaser goes by so fast nobody in the office will notice you’re watching a new look at Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski‘s ’80s-set horror movie, which features a quote […]
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- 2/16/2017
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
The team behind Canadian filmmaking collective Astron-6 is best known for making slightly tongue-in-cheek genre throwbacks like Manborg, but Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie’s The Void is one of the more serious films to come out of the Astron-6 family. Set in a rural hospital where some pretty crazy shit is doing down, the film seems to be going for a sort of John Carpenter’s The Thing-style cosmic horror vibe, right down to the grotesque creatures and brutal violence. This trailer is more about setting the tone than explaining the plot, but it certainly features more than its share of spooky imagery. Plus, it has a super awesome logo (if that counts for anything).
The Void will be in theaters on March 31 and on DVD/digital on April 24.
The Void will be in theaters on March 31 and on DVD/digital on April 24.
- 2/16/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
We've had our eyes on writer/directors Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie's horror offering The Void since the pair launched an IndieGoGo campaign in early 2015 when they were raising funds for the creature effects for their debut feature film.
Established practical effects gurus, Kostanski and Gillespie showed great promise and since that first preview of The Void, the pair have now finished and unleashed their vision of horror onto the world.
The movie premiered at Fantastic Fest last year and has completed a successful festival run and with a release imminent, we're now starting to see what exactly the pair have in store for us.
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Established practical effects gurus, Kostanski and Gillespie showed great promise and since that first preview of The Void, the pair have now finished and unleashed their vision of horror onto the world.
The movie premiered at Fantastic Fest last year and has completed a successful festival run and with a release imminent, we're now starting to see what exactly the pair have in store for us.
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- 2/16/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Having worked together in big productions such as “Suicide Squad” and the “Hannibal” TV series, design and FX veterans Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie are ready for their writing/directing duo debut with “The Void.”
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“[We’re] committed to introducing audiences to a unique horror-mythology,”Kostanski and Gillespie told Empire Online. According to the duo, this film “combines the aesthetic attitude of modern horror cinema as it emerged in the 1970s with the splatter and sophisticated practical special effects that ruled the creature features of the 1980s and early ’90s.”
The indie horror film follows the story of officer Daniel Carter, who, in the middle of a routine patrol finds a young man soaked in blood limping down a deserted road. When he rushes the man to the hospital, he discovers that some...
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“[We’re] committed to introducing audiences to a unique horror-mythology,”Kostanski and Gillespie told Empire Online. According to the duo, this film “combines the aesthetic attitude of modern horror cinema as it emerged in the 1970s with the splatter and sophisticated practical special effects that ruled the creature features of the 1980s and early ’90s.”
The indie horror film follows the story of officer Daniel Carter, who, in the middle of a routine patrol finds a young man soaked in blood limping down a deserted road. When he rushes the man to the hospital, he discovers that some...
- 2/15/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
“There is a hell. This is worse.” Welcome to The Void, Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski’s indie horror flick that has today conjured up its first, truly unsettling teaser trailer.
Even for a 30 second promo, The Void crams in just enough bloodsoaked nightmare fuel to leave us wanting more, and if the footage shown evokes memories of John Carpenter, it should. Before blazing a trial of their own, Gillespie and Kostanski worked in design and VFX across such high-profile productions as Pacific Rim, RoboCop and the Hannibal TV series, and the creative duo are “committed to introducing audiences to a unique horror-mythology” with their latest project.
It follows a small town sheriff (Aaron Poole) who finds himself in over his head after escorting an unassuming stranger to the local hospital. From there, things go from weird to downright bizarre, and the teaser above crams in a shotgun blast of...
Even for a 30 second promo, The Void crams in just enough bloodsoaked nightmare fuel to leave us wanting more, and if the footage shown evokes memories of John Carpenter, it should. Before blazing a trial of their own, Gillespie and Kostanski worked in design and VFX across such high-profile productions as Pacific Rim, RoboCop and the Hannibal TV series, and the creative duo are “committed to introducing audiences to a unique horror-mythology” with their latest project.
It follows a small town sheriff (Aaron Poole) who finds himself in over his head after escorting an unassuming stranger to the local hospital. From there, things go from weird to downright bizarre, and the teaser above crams in a shotgun blast of...
- 2/15/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Sweding aficionados Brian Harley and Roque Rodriguez have created a shot-for-shot, low-budget homemade remake of the teaser trailer for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” which hits theaters on May 5. Watch the clip below.
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For those who are not familiar with the term, sweding is the faithful, shortened remake of a film or trailer, which is usually done by fans who have lots of creativity and a very low budget. In sweded versions of films and trailers, most of the props are made out of cardboard, for example.
The term originates from the 2008 comedy “Be Kind Rewind,” starring Jack Black and Mos Def. They play two incompetent video-store clerks who mistakenly erase the footage from all of the tapes in the shop and then scramble to recreate all the...
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For those who are not familiar with the term, sweding is the faithful, shortened remake of a film or trailer, which is usually done by fans who have lots of creativity and a very low budget. In sweded versions of films and trailers, most of the props are made out of cardboard, for example.
The term originates from the 2008 comedy “Be Kind Rewind,” starring Jack Black and Mos Def. They play two incompetent video-store clerks who mistakenly erase the footage from all of the tapes in the shop and then scramble to recreate all the...
- 2/15/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
“Betting On Zero,” the documentary that has D.C. lobbyists buying tickets to keep people from seeing it just released its thrilling new trailer.
Writer/director Ted Braun (“Darfur Now”) tells the story of controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, an activist investor on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history. Meanwhile, Herbalife executives claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.
The trailer plays like a bona fide corporate takedown thriller, pitting Ackman against Herbalife CEO Michael O. Johnson and investor Carl Icahn. It also features interviews with countless people who have lost their life savings. “They took my dreams, my hope to be successful,” says one man interviewed in the film. One woman wipes tears from her eyes before the trailer cuts to Johnson telling a large, smiling crowd: “You,...
Writer/director Ted Braun (“Darfur Now”) tells the story of controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, an activist investor on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history. Meanwhile, Herbalife executives claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.
The trailer plays like a bona fide corporate takedown thriller, pitting Ackman against Herbalife CEO Michael O. Johnson and investor Carl Icahn. It also features interviews with countless people who have lost their life savings. “They took my dreams, my hope to be successful,” says one man interviewed in the film. One woman wipes tears from her eyes before the trailer cuts to Johnson telling a large, smiling crowd: “You,...
- 2/15/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center has today announces their complete lineup for the 46th annual New Directors/New Films (Nd/Nf), running March 15 – 26. Dedicated to the discovery of new works by emerging and dynamic filmmaking talent, this year’s festival will screen 29 features and nine short films. This year’s lineup boasts nine North American premieres, seven U.S. premieres, and two world premieres, with features and shorts from 32 countries across five continents.
The opening, centerpiece, and closing night selections showcase three exciting new voices in American independent cinema that all recently debuted at Sundance: Geremy Jasper’s “Patti Cake$” is the opening night pick, while Eliza Hittman’s “Beach Rats” is the centerpiece selection and Dustin Guy Defa will close the festival with “Person to Person.” Other standouts include “Menashe,” “My Happy Family,” “Quest” and “The Wound.”
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The opening, centerpiece, and closing night selections showcase three exciting new voices in American independent cinema that all recently debuted at Sundance: Geremy Jasper’s “Patti Cake$” is the opening night pick, while Eliza Hittman’s “Beach Rats” is the centerpiece selection and Dustin Guy Defa will close the festival with “Person to Person.” Other standouts include “Menashe,” “My Happy Family,” “Quest” and “The Wound.”
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- 2/15/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“The Void,” a mysterious new horror movie taking the internet by storm, has received a delightfully bloody teaser. The jam-packed trailer flaunts a blend of gory practical effects with tones of cerebral science-fiction. Check out the extremely Nsfw trailer, but just make sure your boss isn’t standing over your shoulder.
Art department masters Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie whose work includes “Suicide Squad,” the “Hannibal” TV show and the upcoming “It” movie, take on the writing-directing duties here.
Continue reading Discover The Brutal Cosmic Dread In The Red Band Trailer For Horror ‘The Void’ at The Playlist.
Art department masters Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie whose work includes “Suicide Squad,” the “Hannibal” TV show and the upcoming “It” movie, take on the writing-directing duties here.
Continue reading Discover The Brutal Cosmic Dread In The Red Band Trailer For Horror ‘The Void’ at The Playlist.
- 2/15/2017
- by Jay Hunter
- The Playlist
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