Troma Films acquires film rights to James Glickenhaus cult classics Maniac Cop, Exterminator, Frankenhooker and more

Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma Entertainment announced today that the indie cult label will be exclusively distributing James Glickenhaus’ Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment film library, which includes Maniac Cop, Frankenhooker, Basket Case 2 and 3, The Exterminator, Shakedown, McBain, Red Scorpion and more, comprising some of the most iconic cult films of all time. New York-born James Glickenhaus began ….

Win a free copy of Sorority Party Massacre on DVD

Anchor Bay Entertainment has just unleashed the college coed horror Sorority Party Massacre on DVD, The film features a master class in girls, gore, carnage and comedy, with beautiful sorority babes, an isolated island with nowhere to hide, and a crazed killer targeting them one-by-one. To celebrate the DVD release of Sorority Party Massacre, Film ….

Win a grindhouse prize pack including a Bitch Slap movie poster signed by stars Kevin Sorbo, Zoe Bell and cast, plus a collectible card set

Thought I’d start the new year off right, with a fun new contest for you guys. This Friday, January 8th, Freestyle Releasing, IM Global and Epic Slap are releasing the action flick Bitch Slap in theaters and VOD. Bitch Slap pays homage to classic grindhouse and cult cinema, and is described as a post-modern, thinking ….

Paradox comic adaptation coming from Arcana

Canada-based Legacy Filmworks and comicbook publisher Arcana Studios have teamed to produce a slate of five films based on Arcana’s comic titles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The first will be the sci-fi thriller Paradox with Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Andromeda), that will be helmed by Brenton Spencer (Stargate: Atlantis). Sorbo will play ….

Details on Swamp Devil

Filmmaker David Winning (Andromeda, Stargate: Atlantis, Blood Ties) directed the Canadian feature film Swamp Devil, starring Bruce Dern which premiered on Sci Fi last Sunday. The film previously won the Best Foreign Feature film award at this year’s Big Island Film Festival in Waikoloa, Hawaii and the director was also honoured there with a Special ….