A new feature from S&Man and The Burrowers’ J.T. Petty is always an exciting event, and we’re very much looking forward to his new take on the possession sub-genre, Hellbenders. Fango spoke to the film’s makeup FX artist, Brian Spears, who dropped some hints about what to expect from the flick.
“It’s about rogue priests who fight evil and do exorcisms—sort of like The Hangover meets The Exorcist,” Spears, who previously contributed FX to Petty’s on-line Burrowers prequel Blood Red Earth, tells us. “I guess you would call it a horror/comedy; when I read the script, it read straight, but it’s definitely funny and off-kilter. When the horror comes, it’ll be horrific, but there are also lighter moments.”
Variety reported this morning that Clancy Brown (from Burrowers), Clifton Collins Jr. and Dan Fogler are starring in the film, so that definitely...
“It’s about rogue priests who fight evil and do exorcisms—sort of like The Hangover meets The Exorcist,” Spears, who previously contributed FX to Petty’s on-line Burrowers prequel Blood Red Earth, tells us. “I guess you would call it a horror/comedy; when I read the script, it read straight, but it’s definitely funny and off-kilter. When the horror comes, it’ll be horrific, but there are also lighter moments.”
Variety reported this morning that Clancy Brown (from Burrowers), Clifton Collins Jr. and Dan Fogler are starring in the film, so that definitely...
- 3/14/2011
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Hey FEARnet fans, want to get dirty? Tonight, April 16th at 9:00 pm (Et), FEARnet will broadcast a never-before-seen, extended preview of The Burrowers (due out on DVD next week, on April 21st) while we host the first-ever live chat with the film's acclaimed director, J.T. Petty. Petty will also chat with fans during a live broadcast of Blood Red Earth, his short subject prequel to The Burrowers. And fans will not need to pre-register for the chat and sneak preview, since both events are free! To prepare, be sure to check out Blood Red Earth below the jump and then hit up our Jt Petty chat page! Blood Red Earth details what happens when mysterious creatures stalk a band of Native Americans,...
- 4/16/2009
- FEARnet
Los Angeles, CA - April 14, 2009 - FEARnet.com, the web’s #1 entertainment site dedicated to horror, suspense and thrillers, will host the site’s first-ever live chat with acclaimed film director J.T. Petty on Thursday, April 16 at 9:00 pm (Et). Petty will treat fans to a never-before-seen four-minute online preview of his latest feature film “The Burrowers,” which will be released to DVD from Lionsgate on April 21. In addition, Petty will be chatting with fans as - together - they view the sneak preview as well as “Blood Red Earth,” the director’s short subject prequel to “The Burrowers.” Fans need not pre-register for the chat [...]...
- 4/15/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
We've just dug up 5 copies of The Burrowers on DVD, directed by J.T. Petty (Mimic: Sentinel, Blood Red Earth) on DVD and we're ready to shell them out in our latest contest! The long awaited title (described as The Searchers and Tremors' love child) is about a Wild West rescue party that falls prey to underground creatures that feast on the town's inhabitants. Want one? We got ya covered. To enter to win 1 of 5 The Burrowers DVDs check out our official rules page and email fearnetfeedback@gmail.com with "The Burrowers DVD Sweepstakes" in the subject line. And if you just can't wait for The Burrowers to hit DVD, tide yourself over and watch The Burrowers prequel Blood Red Earth only on FEARnet. The...
- 4/10/2009
- FEARnet
In writer/director J.T. Petty’s The Burrowers, carnivorous creatures roam under the soil of the young American frontier, creeping up on unsuspecting settlers and burying them alive, left to rot in the dirt. Lionsgate appears to be taking a similar tactic with The Burrowers itself, as this cleverly plotted and delightfully sinister film has been dumped into the vast graveyard of the direct-to-dvd market (streeting April 21) with a middling package that can’t even be bothered to list the correct running time on the back cover (it’s a half-hour off the mark). It’s inexcusable treatment for any movie, but practically a crime when the victim is capable of holding its own next to the best of the genre.
Actually, make that “genres,” because The Burrowers isn’t just a great horror movie; it’s a great Western as well. There was always a powerful lurking fear in...
Actually, make that “genres,” because The Burrowers isn’t just a great horror movie; it’s a great Western as well. There was always a powerful lurking fear in...
- 4/6/2009
- Fangoria
Los Angeles, CA - Monday, March 9, 2009 - Critically acclaimed director J.T. Petty’s newest film, “Blood Red Earth,” is now available for viewing - absolutely free - at FEARnet.com, the world’s premiere online and on demand destination for horror, thriller and suspense. “Blood Red Earth” is the 18-minute prequel to Petty’s feature film “The Burrowers,” which launches on DVD in April. “Blood Red Earth” takes viewers on a harrowing journey of death, survival and mystery in 19th Century America. Filmed in a rich and sweeping cinematic style, “Blood Red Earth” begins as one Native American Lakota brave, Red Earth (played by Malachi Tsoodle-Nelson), takes his younger brother, Waiting [...]...
- 3/7/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
The buzz on the upcoming DVD release The Burrowers has been generally positive so it’s very cool that director J.T. Petty is giving horror fans a taste of what happened before his acclaimed full-length Western-themed creature feature with an 18-minute short film called Blood Red Earth.
Blood Red Earth is set to debut for free on FEARnet starting Monday, March 9th. FEARnet is famous for giving genre fans some of the coolest web-based series including Devil’s Trade, 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails and its sequel 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust.
Make sure to check out Blood Red Earth before The Burrowers hits DVD shelves on April 21st. Pre-order below.
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Blood Red Earth is set to debut for free on FEARnet starting Monday, March 9th. FEARnet is famous for giving genre fans some of the coolest web-based series including Devil’s Trade, 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails and its sequel 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust.
Make sure to check out Blood Red Earth before The Burrowers hits DVD shelves on April 21st. Pre-order below.
- Heather Wixson
Check Out Dread Central’S New Poster Store!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Burrow yourself deep within in the Dread Central forums!
- 3/7/2009
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
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