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Back in 2019, it was announced that Riverdale‘s Madelaine Petsch had signed on to star in a horror comedy called Clare at 16, which was going to be written and directed by Mark Pavia, the filmmaker behind the 1997 Stephen King adaptation The Night Flier, and based on a novel by Don Roff. That iteration of the project didn’t make it into production, and in 2022 Bella Thorne (Infamous) not only signed on to star in the title role of what was now being called Saint Clare, but she also brought Dying to Play (a.k.a. Braid) director Mitzi Peirone on board to write and direct the film. Saint Clare just had its premiere at the Taormina Film Festival, and during the event Thorne revealed to Deadline that she helped edit the serial killer movie.

The Don Roff novel told the following story: The small town of Pickman Flats offers a...

New month, new horror recommendations from Deep Cuts Rising. This installment’s five selections reflect the month of June 2024.

Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.

This month’s offerings include a father gone mad, deadly dares, and more.

High Desert Kill (1989)

Image: Chuck Connors, Micah Grant and Anthony Geary in High Desert Kill (1989).

Directed by Harry Falk.

Summer officially begins in June, so why not watch a horror movie whose story is set under the hot sun? The TV oddity High Desert Kill seems like it’s about another camping trip gone wrong, with its male cast setting off for the New Mexico wilderness. Indeed they end up being hunted, however, the predator is not of this world.

Both the slow pace and the limitations of television — that orgy sequence could have...

Every Halloween, horror fans curate lists of holiday appropriate horror films and TV specials to immerse themselves in. The genre has given us plenty to choose from. The options range from the obvious – such as the Halloween films to new classics like Trick r’ Treat to beloved family friendly staples like Hocus Pocus and everything in between.

Every year websites publish Halloween movie listicles and social media is awash in personalized lists and recommendations.

But what about horror films that are a bit off the beaten path – horror films that don’t have anything at all to do with the holiday, but give us those special vibes that make them great viewing for the season? Below are three films to seek out if you’re looking for fun and immersive thrills for your Halloween binging.

Fender Bender

Mark Pavia of The Night Flier wrote and directed this straight-to-television slow burn slasher.

Husband and wife Alan B. and Dawn Bursteen are launching a new LA-based production company, Milestone Studios.

They plan to create original content and develop film adaptations from fiction and non-fiction novels, articles, autobiographical works, and other source materials to produce up to 12 films over the next two years through private equity financing with budgets ranging from $5M – $15M per title across genres.

Milestone has been active already, recently wrapping action-thriller Pursuit, starring Emile Hirsch and John Cusack, directed by Brian Skiba, to be distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Milestone also completed three westerns, The Desperate Riders, Last Shoot Out and Catch the Bullet, featuring Bruce Dern, Tom Skerrit, Trace Adkins, Tom Berenger, Cam Gigandet and Peter Facinelli. With a few productions under its belt, it’s formally announcing the banner.

Its upcoming slate includes noir thriller The Minute You Wake Up Dead, directed by Michael Mailer, action feature Vertical,...

We’ve been reporting on Los Angeles-based writer, director and producer Gus Krieger for some time now here at Dread Central, from his 2016 feature directorial review The Binding (you can read about that Here) and Mark Pavia’s 2016 slasher Fender Bender (which Krieger produced) to his prolific and cutting work as a playwright. Often tackling socially relevant issues (as he did in this […] More...

Well, it looks like Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes' hit The Purge franchise is still going as strong as ever. In fact, today we hear that Luke Cage director Everardo Gout's upcoming currently untitled fifth entry in the theatrical film series has just snagged two more actors for the annual anything-goes event. Yes, today we've learned that The Purge 5 has brought in Will Patton (Armageddon) and Cassidy Freeman (The Righteous Gemstones) for undisclosed roles.

Will Patton and Cassidy Freeman will be joining the previously announced cast of Ana de la Reguera (Nacho Libre) and Tenoch Huerta (Narcos: Mexico) in the new Blumhouse/Platinum Dunes horror thriller. It's said The Purge 5 will be ditching its usual city-setting for a more rural tale still dealing with class and race issues.

While that's really all we have to go on at this point in time, my movie senses have me speculating that this...

After a nearly twenty year hiatus, The Night Flier director Mark Pavia returned to horror back in 2016 with Fender Bender, and he’s headed back to the genre with an adaptation of the novel Clare at 16, the first of a proposed six-book series from bestselling author Don Roff. Pavia will write and direct the horror flick, and Deadline reports that “Riverdale” […]...

Exclusive: Madelaine Petsch, who plays queen bee Cheryl Blossom on the CW series Riverdale, is set to star and executive produce the comedy horror pic Clare at 16, which is based on the upcoming Don Roff novel from Baker & Taylor.

Mark Pavia, who directed Stephen King’s The Night Flier, will write the feature adaptation and direct.

Clare at 16 tells the story of average Catholic high school student Clare Bleecker, who lives with her grandparents after being orphaned. She seems normal, but Clare will do whatever it takes to protect loved ones when confronted by the evil she faces in her small town.

Cassian Elwes will produce alongside Dead Rabbit’s David Chackler and Dave Sereny. Elwes will also rep domestic rights to Clare at 16. Jere R. Hausfater will serve as an executive producer with Nadia Redler and Pavia.

Of all the many sub-genres in horror, the slasher is probably my favorite. There aren’t many good ones, but even the bad ones tend to deliver exactly what we want from the formula. They’re horror movie comfort food, and Shudder is offering an entire buffet this October.

Black Christmas (1973, dir. Bob Clark) In many ways the first modern slasher film, Bob Clark’s holiday horror movie is, to this day, a genre masterpiece. From its chilly Canadian atmosphere to the disturbing obscene phone calls being made to a sorority house, Black Christmas is brilliantly constructed and hugely influential. It’s not just one of my favorite slasher movies, but one of my favorite horror movies of any type, full stop.

Blood Rage (1987, dir. Bruce Rubin) There are slasher movies that are tense and scary and stylish. Blood Rage is not one of them. Shot in 1983 but not released...

He promised that he'd be back, and Space Goat Productions is making good on the T-800's promise with their official board game based on James Cameron's The Terminator, which is now available to pre-order. In today's Horror Highlights, we're also giving Daily Dead readers the chance to win a Camera Obscura soundtrack on vinyl, and we have details on Breaking Glass Pictures acquiring North American rights to Rift and information on how Scream Factory will be celebrating their fifth anniversary.

The Terminator: The Official Board Game: Press Release: "(June 14th, 2017 - Bellingham, Wa) - Space Goat Productions has launched pre-orders for The Terminator™: The Official Board Game, based off of the iconic 1984 film directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Pre-orders will be available via Backerkit and will give consumers access to exclusive discounts for 30 days.

The original Terminator Kickstarter made almost 200% of its goal,...

Though Scream Factory originally made their name by releasing comprehensive special editions of beloved horror titles and some lesser-known cult films deserving reappraisal, after five years the company is diversifying their output more and more. They struck an exclusive deal to release IFC Midnight titles, they’ve picked up a few films and put them out under the “Scream Factory” imprint, and have even developed and produced their very first original feature, Mark Pavia’s Fender Bender, in 2016. In addition to all of this, Scream Factory has begun releasing smaller and lesser-known catalogue titles, nearly bypassing the special features altogether and just giving some older cult titles their high-def debuts. Included in their latest slate of releases is everything from a John Stamos sci-fi action film (Never Too Young to Die) to an unofficial Troll sequel. Let’s take a look at four of these catalogue titles—The Screaming Skull,...

Drag is a something of a legendary post-apocalyptic film. Directed by Mark Pavia way back in the pre-internet land of 1993, the 16 mm zombie short was championed by the master of horror himself, Stephen King, after Pavia sent him a copy in the mail.

When King saw it he was so impressed that he brought Pavia to write and direct an adaptation of The Night Flier, now something of vampire cult classic that premiered on HBO.

Shot in and around Pavia's home town of Lockport, Illinois, Drag was also an early effort by Academy Award winning Dp Mauro Fiore (Avatar)

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Fender Bender is written and directed by Mark Pavia, whose last film was the 1997 Stephen King adaptation of The Night Flier. The film follows Hilary (Makenzie Vega) is just an average high-school cheerleader who wants to get good grades and do right by her strict parents, but she's about to have the worst day of her life. She's discovered that her jock boyfriend is fooling around on her with another cheerleader and then he sees that she's caught them and confronts her. Thankfully, she breaks up with him and drives away. Sitting at a stop sign distraught, she is texting when she gets rear ended by a man who's got an odd affect about him (the terrific Bill Sage). They exchange information and Hilary is smart enough...

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Fender Bender burns rubber on home media beginning October 4th from Scream Factory, and we've been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Fender Bender.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Fender Bender Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on October 9th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.

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Fender Bender Blu-ray: "He stalks the streets. Remorseless. Brutal. Bloodthirsty. When his prey is at its most vulnerable, he appears. And when night falls and all is quiet… he strikes. Prepare for the next driving force in horror… Fender Bender, "a scary,...

Ahead of its home media release on October 4th from Scream Factory, the slasher film Fender Bender is teased in a batch of Blu-ray clips and an official trailer.

From the Press Release: "There are no accidents. He stalks the streets. Remorseless. Brutal. Bloodthirsty. When his prey is at its most vulnerable, he appears. And when night falls and all is quiet…he strikes. Prepare for the next driving force in horror with the October 4th, 2016 release of Fender Bender on Blu-ray, DVD and all major digital platforms from Scream Factory. Just in time for Halloween, this chilling feature also comes loaded with bonus features, including a “Retro VHS” cut of the film, audio commentary with the director, a behind the scenes featurette, a producer’s commentary, a collection of vintage slasher film trailers and more! Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com.

Evocative of the horror-thriller classics of yesteryear,...

In today’s second Horror Highlights, we have preview panels from three of Night of the Living Dead: Revival‘s #5 issues (Rise, Soul, and Slab), as well as details on a shirt from Cavity Colors that gives a new twist to John Carpenter’s They Live. We also have release details for Scream Factory’s Fender Bender Blu-ray / DVD, Shudder’s acquisition of Us rights for Beyond the Walls, info on when to watch the short film Bleed the Night on El Rey Network, and two preview videos from Bb.

Night of the Living Dead: Revival #5 Preview Panels: Night of the Living Dead: Revival #5 issues are now available from Double Take. To learn more, visit Double Take’s website. In case you missed it, check out all ten #5 covers, our impressions of the #5 issues, and our exclusive Q&A with Sr. Story Editor / writer Michael Coast.

“Double...

As someone who has a soft spot in her heart for road-set thrillers like The Hitcher, Joy Ride, The Hills Have Eyes, Splinter, Kalifornia, Breakdown, or even the granddaddy of them all, Duel, I really had a lot of fun with writer/director Mark Pavia’s lean and mean slasher Fender Bender. It has a well-conceived story that (mostly) stays on the rails, characters that don’t feel like they’re trying to insult my intelligence as a horror fan, and a finale that takes us in unexpected directions.

Fender Bender begins by honoring its slasher roots through an opening scene that establishes its killer before picking up with the film’s true heroine, Hilary (Makenzie Vega), a high schooler who is probably having the worst day ever, and she hasn’t even met The Driver (Bill Sage) yet. She snuck out of the house to catch her cheating boyfriend (Harrison Sim) in the act,...

Chiller/Scream Factory original film Fender Bender premieres Tonight, and we recently caught up with director Mark Pavia and stars Bill Sage and Makenzie Vega to get the scoop for you! In the horror movie Fender Bender, there’s a new villain… Continue Reading →

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Premiering on Friday, June 3rd on the Chiller channel is writer/director Mark Pavia’s Fender Bender, a cautionary slasher that explores the darker side of vehicular incidents. The film stars Makenzie Vega, Bill Sage, Cassidy Freeman, Dre Davis and Kelsey Leos Montoya, and it’s the first original production to come from the fine folks over at Scream Factory.

Fender Bender follows a teenager named Hilary (Vega), who gets into an unexpected collision with a mysterious stranger (Sage) right after getting her license. Once her parents find out that their new car has been damaged, Hilary is left home alone while they head out for a relaxing weekend, and the teen must soon contend with a masked leather-clad maniac who wants nothing more than to spill her blood and move on to his next victim.

Daily Dead recently caught up with Vega—who some horror fans may remember as the daughter of Dr.

Writer/director Mark Pavia’s latest film, Fender Bender, premieres this Friday night on the Chiller channel at 9:00pm Est, and to get you guys ready for all the slaughter-filled mayhem that awaits you, Daily Dead recently caught up with one of the film’s co-stars, Bill Sage, to hear more about his experiences playing Fender Bender’s mysterious and leather-clad killer known only as “The Driver.”

During our interview, Sage discussed what attracted him to Fender Bender, his love for the world of indie filmmaking, how Jim Mickle, another great genre filmmaker, has impacted him both personally and professionally, and how his involvement with American Psycho would end up influencing his performance in Fender Bender over a decade and a half later.

Let’s start at the beginning and talk about how you got involved with Fender Bender.

Bill Sage: The producers, Carl Lucas and Joshua Bunting,...

In noting that Fender Bender is Shout! Factory’s first producing credit, I wish the following words were a bit more positive.

Spoiler alert: they aren’t.

What I’ve noticed over the years is that horror movies are easy to make (hence the quantity), yet deceptively hard to execute (hence a massive genre quality gap). Anyone can recreate deaths on-screen, but it takes skill to avoid driving in the same circles as so many filmmakers before. Take Fender Bender as your latest example, where filmmaker Mark Pavia dilutes an original idea with stale, musty slasher generics that have been dominating too many of my reviews lately. A select few moments shine – mostly involving gnarly gore effects – but the sum of this creepy driver’s rampage is nothing but a bland home invasion/slasher wannabe told through a weak, timid voice.

Young Hilary (Makenzie Vega) is a brand-new driver, out...

Actor Bill Sage muses on his role in high-octane slasher flick Fender Bender. Premiering on Chiller on June 3rd is writer/director Mark Pavia’s Fender Bender, a muscular, lean and no-nonsense slasher potboiler, the first original film developed and produced by beloved home video imprint Shout! Factory, and one sporting a rather neat twist. Set in…

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Edward, the pale, lovable creature with scissors for hands can be in your home—in statue form anyway—by the end of this year courtesy of Hollywood Collectibles Group. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: a Dementia Blu-ray clip, details on the L.A. screening of Fender Bender, Monsterland DVD / Digital release details, and a Q&A with The Curse of Sleeping Beauty director Pearry Teo.

Hollywood Collectibles Group’s Edward Scissorhands Statue: From Hcg: “From Tim Burton’s Gothic masterpiece, we are proud to present Edward Scissorhands!

Presented in 1:4 scale, Edward features an amazingly detailed costume and scissor hands, capturing every intricate detail of this incredible outfit.

Edward stands an impressive 24” tall on his elaborate movie themed display base,

As with all Hollywood Collectibles pieces, this Museum quality statue is constructed from heavyweight poly stone and mixed media and then individually hand painted to the finest detail.

This...

Exchanging information after an accident on the road is usually the responsible, smart thing to do… except when the car you collided with belongs to a killer. Ahead of Fender Bender’s June 3rd premiere on the Chiller channel, the official trailer for Scream Factory’s new horror film teases the deadliness of the Driver.

Written and Directed by Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s The Night Flier), Fender Bender stars Makenzie Vega (The Good Wife), Dre Davis (Pretty Little Liars, Scavenger Killers), Cassidy Freeman (Smallville, Longmire) and Bill Sage (American Psycho, We Are What We Are). Evocative of the horror-thriller classics of yesteryear, Fender Bender brings you back to a time when the boxes on the shelf at your local video store beckoned you with masked, knife-wielding maniacs and a twisted sense of morals.

In a small New Mexico town, a 17-year-old high school girl who just got her driver...

Sometimes accidents happen… Chiller and Scream Factory released a new trailer for their original movie Fender Bender, which will premiere Friday, June 3 at 9 Pm Et. Written and Directed by Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s The Night Flier), the movie stars Makenzie Vega (The Good Wife), Dre Davis (Pretty Little Liars, Scavenger Killers), Cassidy Freeman (Smallville, Longmire) and Bill Sage (American Psycho, We Are […]...

Tagline: "A Crash Course in Terror." Fender Bender is a horror film from Mark Pavia (The Night Flier). To be shown on Chiller TV this Summer, a tale of tragedy begins with a small car accident. Soon, a silent, imposing driver is chasing one woman around the neighbourhood, while killing most of her friends. Makenzie Vega, Dre Davis and Cassidy Freeman star in this film. As well, a television spot for the film is available here. The story mentions an oncoming storm. A high school girl gives her address and other personal details to a bad driver. Then, this driver takes it upon himself to validate her address. But, this is no ordinary man. A wandering serial killer, this stalker is out for blood! Fender Bender is set for a Summer launch. The film will be shown on Chiller TV this June 3rd. Afterwards, it is possible that the film...

*Updated with the official press release.* “It’s just a fender bender, right?” Scream Factory announced a June 3rd premiere date for Fender Bender, their first original horror film that’s written and directed by Mark Pavia (The Night Flier). Ahead of its debut on the Chiller network, a new teaser trailer and poster offers a look at the movie that might make you think twice about exchanging information after a car accident.

Press Release: New York, NY – April 29, 2016 – Chiller and Scream Factory™ announced today that original movie Fender Bender will premiere Friday, June 3 at 9 Pm Et. Written and Directed by Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s The Night Flier), the movie stars Makenzie Vega (The Good Wife), Dre Davis (Pretty Little Liars, Scavenger Killers), Cassidy Freeman (Smallville, Longmire) and Bill Sage (American Psycho, We Are What We Are). Evocative of the horror-thriller classics of yesteryear, Fender Bender brings you back...

Chiller and Scream Factory announced today that original movie Fender Bender will premiere Friday, June 3 at 9 Pm Et. Written and Directed by Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s The Night Flier), the movie stars Makenzie Vega (The Good Wife), Dre Davis (Pretty Little Liars, Scavenger Killers), Cassidy Freeman (Smallville, Longmire) and Bill Sage (American Psycho, We Are What We Are). Evocative of the horror-thriller classics […]...

Plus… Scream Factory and Chiller unveil cast on Fender Bender and The Orchard acquires DemonBlack Mass star Johnny Depp will receivethe renamed Maltin Modern Master Award at the 31st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 6, 2016. Shout! Factory genre label Scream Factory and the Chiller network have unveiled cast on Mark Pavia’s thriller Fender Bender. Makenzie Vega, Dre Davis and Cassidy Freeman head the cast and shooting has begun in Albuquerque, New Mexico.The Orchard has acquired North American rights to Demon by the late director Marcin Wrona. The film, about a haunted plot of land, premiered in Toronto and will open in 2016.Fairway Film Alliance has added Where The Road Runs Out to its Afm sales line-up. Isaach De Bankolé,Juliet Landau and Stelio Savante star in the drama about a professor who finds love after he returns to the jungles of Africa following the death of a friend.Streaming service...

After years of providing viewers with high-definition upgrades of beloved fright films, Scream Factory has teamed up with Chiller for an original horror movie called Fender Bender, which began production today with a newly announced main cast:

Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA – November 4, 2015 – Scream Factory™, Shout! Factory’s horror genre entertainment imprint, and Chiller announced today the principal cast for the upcoming original horror thriller Fender Bender, written by writer/director Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s The Night Flier). Makenzie Vega (The Good Wife), Dre Davis (Pretty Little Liars, Scavenger Killers), Cassidy Freeman (Smallville, Longmire), Steven Michael Quezada (Breaking Bad, Element) and Bill Sage (American Psycho, We Are What We Are) are starring in the film. The studios also announced that principal photography has commenced on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Pavia is directing the film from a screenplay he has written. Carl W. Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions are producing,...

From Halloween II to The Return of Count Yorga, horror fans have enjoyed the new life given to beloved fright films by Shout! Factory's imprint, Scream Factory. Now the company will begin creating original content, beginning with the horror film Fender Bender from writer/directorMark Pavia (1997's The Night Flier).

Press Release: Los Angeles, Calif., October 20, 2015 – Shout! Factory, a multi-platform media company, has acquired all rights to the script Fender Bender, a horror-thriller feature written by writer/director Mark Pavia (Stephen King's The Night Flier). The film is being developed, financed and executive produced by Shout! Factory for Shout’s horror genre entertainment imprint, Scream Factory. This announcement was made today by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos.

Pavia will direct Fender Bender from a screenplay he has written. He and Nadia Redler (Fear X) will also executive produce the film with Shout! Factory. Shout...

Plus… Moon River lines-up James Brown doc; Adaptive hires ex-Paramount exec; Chez Upshaw filmmakers to self-distribute; and more.

Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold all foreign rights (excluding North America) to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like.

Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.

Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia. The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday. Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later this year in New Mexico.

Moon River Studios is lining up a documentary about soul...

In other news, Shout! Factory dips its toes into feature production, Moon River Studios lines up a James Brown doc, Gravitas Ventures picks up Actor For Hire and Adaptive Studios hires Grady Gamble.

Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold UK rights to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like.

Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.

Shout! acquires ‘Fender Bender’

Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia.

The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday.

Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later...

In other news, Shout! Factory dips its toes into feature production, Moon River Studios lines up a James Brown doc, Gravitas Ventures picks up Actor For Hire and Adaptive Studios hires Grady Gamble.

Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold UK rights to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like. Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.

Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia. The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday. Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later this year in...

Shout! Factory has acquired the horror feature script Fender Bender from writer-director Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s The Night Flier), which will be developed and financed through the company’s horror genre label Scream Factory. Pavia will direct the film, which is in preproduction to go before the cameras in the next three months. Fender Bender, which marks the company’s first original feature, is said to be “a return to a more classic style of horror film.” No other…...

Miguel Ferrer is a tabloid reporter on the trail of a vampire with a pilot's license in Mark Pavia's The Night Flier. Bibbs and Ryan tell you if that's good or not on Kings of Horror.

Kings of Horror a month-long series in which ShockTillYouDrop.com's Ryan Turek (@_RyanTurek) and CraveOnline's William Bibbiani (@williambibbiani) reflect on the big screen theatrical offerings of Stephen King's works.  31 days, 31 films, 31 reviews!  

The series began with Carrie and will end with the Carrie remake.

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Based on King's 1988 short story about an airport-hopping vampire serial killer, The Night Flier was sadly overlooked for theatrical release and has become a cult favorite since its debut on HBO in 1997 and the home video releases that followed. But the recent discovery of more than an hour of behind-the-scenes footage reveals what we've been missing all these years.     A YouTuber calling himself Dwight Renfield recently posted a clip containing nearly 70 minutes of video shot during the making of the film, showing director Mark Pavia chatting with stars Miguel Ferrer and Julie Entwisle on set, the crew maneuvering the killer's eerie black Cessna airplane, and of course the Night Flier himself in full monster mode, with many practical effects on display. Check it out!   Stephen King's The Night Flier - Never Before Seen Footage!   Renfield has launched an online campaign petitioning New Amsterdam Entertainment to release The Night Flier on Blu-ray,...

A video has emerged that contains over an hour of unseen footage from "The Night Flier". It is a 1997 film based on the short story which was written by Stephen King. It was directed by Mark Pavia and stars Miguel Ferrer and Julie Entwisle. It is a flick that doesn't come up very often, but is very well done and it is worth checking out for sure. Some people regard this film as the best King movie ever made. The video awaits you below the plot.…...

Easily one of the most overlooked horror films of recent memory is the Mark Pavia directed adaptation of Stephen King’s The Night Flier. Featuring a great performance by Miguel Ferrer and some kick ass FX work by Knb. It has always kind of lingered in horror no mans land and I’ve never understood why.

Well, apparently neither has another fan going by the name of Dwight Renfield this fan has posted up over an hour of never before seen coolness from the film. He states he is doing so in hopes of generating interest in a Blu-ray release and I can tell you he’s definitely got my attention as well as my vote.

If you’ve never seen The Night Flier well, what the hell is wrong with you. Go get the damn thing and watch it then come back here and check out this extra footage.

The 1997 film, The Night Flier, may not be the most famous adaptation of a Stephen King story, but it still has its loyal fans that will be happy to learn of an hour long video that has emerged with never-before-seen footage.

The video multiple features aspects of the filmmaking process, from set preparation to the visual effects behind the airplane sequences. The film’s writer and director Mark Pavia can be seen interacting with the cast and crew, which was perhaps the last time he was on a film set as a director, as we haven’t seen any new features from him since. You can see what it was like on the set of The Night Flier by checking out the video below.

The Night Flier follows journalists Richard Dees (Miguel Ferrer) and Katherine Blair (Julie Entwhistle) on the hunt for a vampire who leaves behind a trail of murder.

The Night Flier has garnered a peculiar fanbase.  I see it on Facebook fan pages and they're a persistent bunch, but at least their love is going to a film that deserves recognition.

The Stephen King adaptation hit in 1997 and was directed by Mark Pavia.  Miguel Ferrer and Julie Entwisle (who never went on to appear in anything else, sadly) starred in this tale of a reporter stalking a vampire.  And, today, an email from a "Dwight Renfield" (cute) floated our way touting a YouTube video that contains over an hour of "never before seen" footage.

If you're a fan of the film, definitely worth your while...

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The anthology horror film is back in the wake of the success of chapter-style horror films like The Theatre Bizarre (2011) and its announced follow-up, V/H/S (2012), the soon-to-be-released sequel V/H/S 2 (2013) and The ABC’s of Death (2012).

While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of the 1960’s and 1970’s like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967), The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) and Asylum (Roy Ward Baker, 1972) among others, the comparison is not exactly accurate across the board.

While the segments of V/H/S are unified by shared visual style and a wraparound story, The Theatre Bizarre and The ABC’s of Death come off as collections of essentially unrelated horror short films loosely bound by a flimsy wraparound segment in the case of The Theatre Bizarre or a basic concept as...

Paramount Pictures announced they’re moving the Brad Pitt zombie film World War Z from December 21, 2012 to June 21, 2013. It’s possible that their moving the film from an already crowed holiday season -away from such films as The Hobbit and Django Unchained and The Great Gatsby among others- because they see it as a summer film? Meanwhile, the studio has a set a Christmas Day 2013 release date for their Jonathan Liebesman-directed live action reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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It’s been over two decades since we’ve had a theatrically-released anthology film based on Stephen King stories (Cat’s Eye and the two Creepshow films were released way back in the ‘80s), but that’s about to change. Mark Pavia is hard at work on an all new anthology film featuring tales of terror from the master of horror, and blog The Fire Wire has the inside scoop on what titles we can expect when the film is finally released. The new project, entitled The Reaper’s Image, is set to feature a little something for everyone. Packing in four of King’s tales, the goal is to mix the author’s modern work with stories from earlier in his career. Two of the featured spine-tinglers were chosen by Pavia, two by King. Here are the selections...

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Looks like we're going to get a new Stephen King anthology horror film! The movie will be called Stephen King's The Reaper's Image, which is the title of one of the stories. Mark Pavia (The Night Flier) is set to direct the movie, which will include four different story adaptations from the master of horror. Those stories include, The Reaper's Image, Mile 81, N., and The Monkey. Two of these were chosen by Pavia and two were chosen by King. Below, you'll find a description of each of the stories.

The Reaper’s Image:

This story was first published in Startling Mystery Stories in 1969 and collected in Skeleton Crew in 1985. The story is about an antique mirror haunted by the visage of the Grim Reaper, who appears to those who gaze into it. This was King’s second professional sale and commercially published story.

Mile 81:

A novella by Stephen King,...

For whatever reason, we didn't report on a new anthology horror film directed by Mark Pavia with stories from master of horror Stephen King. At the time, there was no word on what stories might be utilized for the project, so that might be why we held off. Now we have a full slate of information thanks to Dread Central (via The Film Stage) who has learned that the film itself will be titled The Reaper's Image, and it also stands as one of the short stories being adapted into a vignette as well. The others include Mile 81, The Monkey and N. with all four being handpicked by King and Pavia themselves. More details below! Here's the rundown of each short story: The Reaper’s Image - This story was first published in Startling Mystery Stories in 1969 and collected in Skeleton Crew in 1985. The story is about an antique mirror...

Back in January, we reported on a Stephen King anthology horror film directed by Mark Pavia, but had no solid confirmations on which of the prolific author’s stories would be adapted for the screen. Thanks to Fire Wire [via Dread Central] we’re finally able to deliver some updates.

The film will include interpretations of two stories chosen by King, and two stories chosen by Pavia. According to the director, those selected were meant to reflect a range of King‘s work, from “his pulpiest to his most introverted and introspective character pieces.” It was also announced that the title of the project would be Stephen King’s The Reaper’s Image, which was taken from one of the featured vignettes.

See the story summaries below:

The Reaper’s Image:

This story was first published in Startling Mystery Stories in 1969 and collected in Skeleton Crew in 1985. The story is about an antique...

Earlier this year we reported on Mark (The Night Flier) Pavia's new anthology film based on several Stephen King tales, and now we know which stories are being included as well as what the film will be titled. Read on for the details.

The Fire Wire confirms that the film will be named Stephen King's The Reaper's Image after one of the stories (The Reaper's Image) and along with that tale will include Mile 81, N., and The Monkey. Two were chosen by Pavia with King himself picking the other two. Descriptions of all four follow below:

The Reaper’s Image:

This story was first published in Startling Mystery Stories in 1969 and collected in Skeleton Crew in 1985. The story is about an antique mirror haunted by the visage of the Grim Reaper, who appears to those who gaze into it. This was King’s second professional sale and commercially published story.

Earlier this year, we reported that director Mark Pavia (The Night Flier) was working on a new Stephen King anthology movie. We now know the title, as well as the four stories that will be featured in the film:

The movie will be called The Reaper’s Image and takes its title from Stephen King’s short story of the same name. The four segments of the anthology are all adaptations of previously released King stories:

The Reaper’s Image: “Jonathan Spangler investigates a mirror with a unique history. The DeIver looking glass is one of just five created by John DeIver, and Spangler is interested in its authenticity, not its historical rumors that those people that see the Reaper in the reflection disappear forever.”

Mile 81: “By the time Pete Simmons wakes up from his vodka nap, there are a half a dozen cars at the Mile 81 rest stop.

It seems like Stephen King publishes books more often than the average person changes a Brita filter, and the big screen adaptations are coming just as fast.

Along with an upcoming Carrie remake (which just a nabbed a director in Stop Loss helmer, Kimberly Peirce), it also was reported that writer/director Mark Pavia plans to collaborate with the Master of Horror on a Creepshow-like feature film based on four of the author’s short stories.

This is the second King work Pavia has brought to the big screen, the first being the 1997 vampire tale, Night Flier. Though there’s no word yet on which stories will be showcased, Pavia said that two of the stories will be chosen by him, while the other two will be chosen by King.

But how does one choose from such an insanely large literary canon? On the story criteria, Pavia said that...