The Lord works in injurious ways in “The Church,” a low-budget indie horror meller that traps protagonists in a house of worship where they’re beset by malevolent spirits. Just what those spirits are — whether they’re working for Yahweh or Beelzebub or both, etc. — is among many key questions left murky in a film that lands squarely on the amateurish end of the scale as both pure genre exercise and faith-based entertainment. Ambitiously opening on 30 U.S. screens, the project is best viewed as a training ground for first-time feature writer-director Dom Frank, who can only do better with the already-announced sequel.
The church in question is a historic inner-city Philadelphia cathedral whose flock has long been tended by Pastor James (Bill Moseley) and his ancestors. Lately, it has fallen into disrepair as a dwindling congregation can scarcely fund renovation and the neighborhood is gentrifying, rendering the building less...
The church in question is a historic inner-city Philadelphia cathedral whose flock has long been tended by Pastor James (Bill Moseley) and his ancestors. Lately, it has fallen into disrepair as a dwindling congregation can scarcely fund renovation and the neighborhood is gentrifying, rendering the building less...
- 10/4/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
WWE.com
Former WWE stars Dynamite Kid along with Hall of Famers Blackjack Mulligan and Koko B. Ware are the latest to attempt to sue WWE due to concussion-related health problems they have suffered from in recent years. The news comes after Vito Lograsso and former developmental talent Evan Singleton filed a similar class action lawsuit in March.
WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt is trying to get a federal judge to block the lawsuits and has filed a motion in order to do so. The company filed the suit in Us District Court in Connecticut (where WWE is based) on Monday, asking that all related litigation be moved to the state.
WWE is also arguing that the current claims are both fraudulent and past the three-year statute of limitation on such claims, as per Connecticut law. Further to that, WWE is claiming that the former wrestlers are being exploited by their attorney,...
Former WWE stars Dynamite Kid along with Hall of Famers Blackjack Mulligan and Koko B. Ware are the latest to attempt to sue WWE due to concussion-related health problems they have suffered from in recent years. The news comes after Vito Lograsso and former developmental talent Evan Singleton filed a similar class action lawsuit in March.
WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt is trying to get a federal judge to block the lawsuits and has filed a motion in order to do so. The company filed the suit in Us District Court in Connecticut (where WWE is based) on Monday, asking that all related litigation be moved to the state.
WWE is also arguing that the current claims are both fraudulent and past the three-year statute of limitation on such claims, as per Connecticut law. Further to that, WWE is claiming that the former wrestlers are being exploited by their attorney,...
- 7/2/2015
- by Lewis Howse
- Obsessed with Film
by Seth Metoyer
MoreHorror.com
Hard Floor Entertainment has unleashed the first teaser trailer for the upcoming supernatural thriller The Church.
I'm always stoked when I hear actor Bill Moseley is in a film, then add Clint Howard and the beautiful Ashley C. Williams, well, I'm already sold.
We have the first look poster, a behind the scenes look and you can watch teaser below the official press release, which is certain to bring you to your knees.
The Church also stars Lisa Wilcox, Keith Stallworth and former WWE star Vito Lograsso.
From the Press Release:
Hard Floor Entertainment has released the first teaser for the Dom Frank written and directed supernatural thriller The Church. The movie stars horror icon Bill Moseley(Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 & 3 , The Devil’s Rejects), Lisa Wilcox(A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5), Ashley C. Williams(The Human Centipede, Julia), Keith Stallworth(Step Up 3D), Clint Howard(Halloween,...
MoreHorror.com
Hard Floor Entertainment has unleashed the first teaser trailer for the upcoming supernatural thriller The Church.
I'm always stoked when I hear actor Bill Moseley is in a film, then add Clint Howard and the beautiful Ashley C. Williams, well, I'm already sold.
We have the first look poster, a behind the scenes look and you can watch teaser below the official press release, which is certain to bring you to your knees.
The Church also stars Lisa Wilcox, Keith Stallworth and former WWE star Vito Lograsso.
From the Press Release:
Hard Floor Entertainment has released the first teaser for the Dom Frank written and directed supernatural thriller The Church. The movie stars horror icon Bill Moseley(Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 & 3 , The Devil’s Rejects), Lisa Wilcox(A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5), Ashley C. Williams(The Human Centipede, Julia), Keith Stallworth(Step Up 3D), Clint Howard(Halloween,...
- 2/24/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today's feature includes release details for One Drop, a look at Evil Lurks in Innocence, a teaser trailer from The Church, a Q&A with Amanda Adrienne from the film Avenged, and much more:
Women in Horror Month and One Drop Release Details: "February is Women in Horror Month, and few women are working harder in the genre than Tricia Lee. The director of the award winning films Silent Retreat and Clean Break has been pounding the pavement to secure financing for her next film One Drop.
One Drop tells the story of Ellie, a drug addict who overdoses and wakes up in the basement of a medical facility. Everyone around her is dead, and she is suddenly nine months pregnant.
With a strong creative team including long time partner in crime,...
Women in Horror Month and One Drop Release Details: "February is Women in Horror Month, and few women are working harder in the genre than Tricia Lee. The director of the award winning films Silent Retreat and Clean Break has been pounding the pavement to secure financing for her next film One Drop.
One Drop tells the story of Ellie, a drug addict who overdoses and wakes up in the basement of a medical facility. Everyone around her is dead, and she is suddenly nine months pregnant.
With a strong creative team including long time partner in crime,...
- 2/16/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a clip from Alice D, a call for submissions from the London Horror Festival, trailers for Fractured, Too Young to Die, and Ghostline, first details for Imaginapped and Grimmerson Manor, and a Q&A with Jacqui Holland:
First Clip from Alice D: “In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice’s ghost, and was eventually abandoned.
More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner; the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.
First Clip from Alice D: “In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice’s ghost, and was eventually abandoned.
More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner; the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.
- 4/6/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes news on an art exhibit dedicated to Guillermo del Toro, release details on supernatural thrillers The Cloth and The Church, and an interview with Standards of Living‘s Aaron Mento to discuss his horror feature shot entirely on an iPad 2:
New Trailer for Theatre of the Deranged II: ”This is the second installment from Executive Producers James Cullen Bressack (My Pure Joy, Hate Crime, To Jennifer) and Jarret Cohen at Psykik Junky Pictures not only feature’s Bressack’s film “Unmimely Demise”, and Dustin Mills (Puppet Monster Massacre, Zombie A-hole) Segment is entitled “Plate Face” also Shane Ryan (Amateur Porn Star Killer) segment entitled “Tag” Shawn Burkett (The Sleeping Soul) with his segment entitled “Panty Raid” and Lastly Christopher Leto (The House Wife Slasher) with his segment...
New Trailer for Theatre of the Deranged II: ”This is the second installment from Executive Producers James Cullen Bressack (My Pure Joy, Hate Crime, To Jennifer) and Jarret Cohen at Psykik Junky Pictures not only feature’s Bressack’s film “Unmimely Demise”, and Dustin Mills (Puppet Monster Massacre, Zombie A-hole) Segment is entitled “Plate Face” also Shane Ryan (Amateur Porn Star Killer) segment entitled “Tag” Shawn Burkett (The Sleeping Soul) with his segment entitled “Panty Raid” and Lastly Christopher Leto (The House Wife Slasher) with his segment...
- 7/7/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Writer/director Dom Franklin's new supernatural thriller 'The Church' has headed into post-production. The project features 'The Human Centipede' star Ashley C. Williams (below) along with Bill Moseley ('The Devil's Rejects'), Clint Howard, Lisa Wilcox ('A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child'), Matthew Nadu, Keith Stallworth, Kenneth McGregor, Holly Zuelle, Jae Greene and Vito Lograsso. Check out the teaser one-sheet for 'The Church' below and expect a release date announcement any time now....
- 6/24/2013
- Horror Asylum
Churches have long been considered places of refuge for the troubled masses looking for a safe haven on the long road of life. Sacred ground that can repel dark forces. However, some places, no matter how holy, do nothing but breed evil after evil. Case in point...
The Dom Frank written, directed and produced supernatural thriller The Church. Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Devil’s Rejects), Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5), Ashley C. Williams (The Human Centipede), Keith Stallworth (Step Up 3D), Clint Howard (Halloween, Cinderella Man) and former WWE superstar "Big" Vito Lograsso star.
Synopsis:
The plot of The Church revolves around a church that is being targeted as the location for a new high-rise complex by a local developer played by rising star Matthew Nadu (Nobody Gets Out Alive). The pastor rebuffs the developer initially but finally gives in thanks to some clever and...
The Dom Frank written, directed and produced supernatural thriller The Church. Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Devil’s Rejects), Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5), Ashley C. Williams (The Human Centipede), Keith Stallworth (Step Up 3D), Clint Howard (Halloween, Cinderella Man) and former WWE superstar "Big" Vito Lograsso star.
Synopsis:
The plot of The Church revolves around a church that is being targeted as the location for a new high-rise complex by a local developer played by rising star Matthew Nadu (Nobody Gets Out Alive). The pastor rebuffs the developer initially but finally gives in thanks to some clever and...
- 6/19/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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