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Available on VOD starting today from 1091 Pictures, we have an exclusive clip from When I Consume You that you can watch right now!

"When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York-based filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. All three of his films have been widely embraced and praised both on the festival circuit and upon release, with They Look Like People winning a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival upon its premiere.

Blackshear again teams up with creative collaborators MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake for When I Consume You, who, alongside Libby Ewing, deliver a heartfelt family drama about grief and redemption. Ewing and Dumouchel play brother-sister duo Daphne and Wilson Shaw. Troubled since childhood, the two have struggled to find stability as they’ve grown older,...

"You can't break someone more than once." 1091 Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie thriller titled When I Consume You, which first premiered at the Fantasia and Screamfest Horror Festivals last year. When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren. His latest is described as: "a gritty, slow-burn urban folktale about family, damnation, and redemption." A young woman and her brother seek revenge against a mysterious stalker. It's a unique urban folktale set and filmed in Brooklyn, confronting the vulnerabilities people struggle with every day through a genre lens to create a chillingly intimate indie horror nightmare. The film stars MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, and Libby Ewing. This reminds me of Kill List in a few ways,...

Perry Blackshear’s third film follows siblings who seek revenge against a stalker.

In a deal hatched in Cannes 1091 Pictures has acquired all English-speaking rights from Yellow Veil to Perry Blackshear’s horror drama When I Consume You.

Blackshear’s third film after psychological horror They Look Like People and creature feature The Siren premiered at 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival entry and once again stars MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake. It tells of a woman and her brother who seek revenge against a stalker. Libby Ewing also stars.

1091 Pictures, which is owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment,...

When I Consume You Review — When I Consume You (2021) Film Review from the 25th Annual Fantasia International Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Perry Blackshear, starring Libby Ewing, Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, Margaret Ying Drake, Mick Casale, Kiara Jones, Jeff Musillo, Claire Siebers, and Adam Stovall. There’s something to admire about low-budget indie horror, and [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: When I Consume You: Despite Explosive Third Act, Supernatural Family Drama Never Sparks Interest [Fantasia 2021]...

Back in 2015, Perry Blackshear made an impressive splash on the festival circuit with his feature-length directorial debut, They Look Like People, and now he's taking viewers to a haunted lake in his next movie, The Siren. Featuring a supernatural romance between human and haunter, The Siren is coming to Digital and DVD on January 28th from Dark Sky Films:

Press Release: A man searches a secluded lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor in the award-winning The Siren. The new fantasy-horror film from writer-director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People) arrives on Digital and DVD on January 28, 2020.

The Siren is an enthralling, seductive and creepy supernatural tale about cursed star-crossed lovers. Tom is a mute man from a sheltered, religious background who is haunted by the childhood accident that cost him his voice. While on a retreat at a lake house,...

Tagline: "Love Will Haunt You." The Siren is the next horror film from director Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People). This tale of the supernatural and revenge will be released by Dark Sky Film. In the story, a lovelorn spirit draws Tom (Evan Dumouchel) to her watery home. Near this body of water, another character is looking for answers, after a monster destroyed his marriage. The Siren will release in the New Year. And, this title also stars: Margaret Ying Drake ("Devoted") and Evan Dumouchel. More details on the release are hosted here. A few early reviews have gone into more details on the film's story. Jay Seaver at EFilmCritic sees the film's creature as a metaphor: "its title monster all but explicitly defined as a metaphor for being destroyed by a broken heart and lashing out afterward." Emotions are almost always strong after a break-up. Paul Chapinal (Film-news) talks...

Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear

The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.

We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.

Stars: Margaret Ying Drake, MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear

[Note: With the film now available to buy, here's a reposting of our review of The Rusalka, now retitled The Siren for its DVD and Digital release, from the films UK debut at Frightfest earlier this year]

Writer-director Perry Blackshear reunites the cast of his debut feature They Look Like People (2015) for The Siren, ahaunting tale of obsession, love and revenge.

Evan Dumouchel plays Tom, a mute from a sheltered background who rents a remote lake house in order to find himself, away from the influence of his church and his deeply religious family. On his first night, he meets Nina (Margaret Ying Drake), a captivating, mysterious woman who swims across the lake and never seems to leave the water. At the same time, Tom befriends Al (MacLeod Andrews), a local man who believes that a monster in the lake killed his husband. When Al sees Tom with Nina, he becomes convinced that she’s...

Following the successful launch of Phase One and Two, the third wave of titles to be released under the FrightFest Presents banner are now officially confirmed. Which give us the opportunity to revisit a couple of Frightfest preview podcasts and get under the hood of these films before they’re available in the UK

Terror Of Hallow’S Eve

Brace yourself for a gore-filled, twisted and chaotic experience; Terror of Hallow’s Eve is a nostalgic treat for the eyes, set to become a horror cult classic.

On Digital HD June 10

Director: Todd Tucker (Watchmen)

Cast: Doug Jones, Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight)

Synopsis: When 15-year-old Tim is brutally beaten up by High School bullies, his intense yearning for revenge unintentionally summons up evil supernatural forces offering to scare his despised enemies to actual death.

They Look Like People

A stressful, chilling yet beautiful horror experience that will give you goosebumps,...

Stars: Margaret Ying Drake, MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear

Writer-director Perry Blackshear reunites the cast of his debut feature They Look Like People (2015) for The Rusalka (aka The Siren), ahaunting tale of obsession, love and revenge.

Evan Dumouchel plays Tom, a mute from a sheltered background who rents a remote lake house in order to find himself, away from the influence of his church and his deeply religious family. On his first night, he meets Nina (Margaret Ying Drake), a captivating, mysterious woman who swims across the lake and never seems to leave the water. At the same time, Tom befriends Al (MacLeod Andrews), a local man who believes that a monster in the lake killed his husband. When Al sees Tom with Nina, he becomes convinced that she’s a Rusalka (the film’s former title), a mythical creature who’s compelled to drown anyone she encounters.

Margaret Ying Drake in The Siren Photo: FrightFest

Down by the lake, a troubled man (MacLeod Andrews) searches for his husband’s killer, increasingly convinced that his quarry isn’t human. He meets a stranger, Tom (Even Dumouchel), a kindly, mute young man who has taken up lodgings there, and a tentative friendship forms. But in this dangerous place, is Tom also at risk? Why have so many people drowned, over the years, in what appear to be calm waters, and who is the mysterious young woman with whom Tom seems to be falling in love?

Perry Blackshear’s second feature film, The Siren, was originally titled The Rusalka and draws for inspiration on the creatures often said to haunt lonely waterways in Eastern Europe. The spirits of girls who have faced heartbreak or betrayal, they pray upon unwary men, dragging them to their deaths – yet they’re relatively little-known in the West,...

Ahead of the UK premiere of The Rusalka at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, director Perry Blackshear tells us about the joys of collaboration, his love of fairy tales and finding romance in horror.

Can you give us some fun facts about your background and why you wanted to direct?

Our family got a little webcam when I was I think 11. It could record at about 5 frames per second, and it had a 6-foot cord from the computer so your camera setup options were pretty limited. And I just loved it so much. I made probably hundreds of minor epics in that one room. I think my most infamous was about a toy panther who defeats a trio of evil triceratops. My parents still believe it’s my best work.

How did you gather together your repertory company of producers/actors Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, and Margaret Ying Drake, the trio...

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to bring the best and most provocative of horror cinema to local screens and we're thrilled to announce wave one of our program today! Join us October 11th - 18th in venues across Brooklyn as we screen films from around the globe, along with our brand new Head Trip block spotlighting films that push the boundaries and expectations of the horror genre as part of our most expansive and diverse curation yet.

"It's an amazing time to love horror, with the genre being as diverse and challenging as it's ever been, and our programming this year exemplifies the best of where the genre is currently at as well as the daring new directions in which it's heading," says Matt Barone, Bhff's senior programmer. "Our mission remains to buck the genre's conventions with forward-thinking films. Ranging from Knife + Heart's modernization of classic slasher vibes to Luz's reinvention of exorcism tropes,...

If you want to see the next wave of independent talent in genre cinema, look no further than the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, which just announced it's first wave of programming for the 3rd edition of the festival that will take place this October. We have the full announcement below, which includes new movies that have been generating buzz, such as Cam and Luz, along with other special events and retrospective screenings.

The festival takes place from October 11th - 18th and festival badges are already for sale. Individual tickets will be available, starting early September. For more information or to pick up a badge, visit:

http://brooklynhorrorfest.com/badges/

Thursday, August 16th, New York, NY - The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to bring the best and most provocative of horror cinema to local screens and we’re thrilled to announce wave one of our program today! Join us...

Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear

The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring into the face of his sleeping partner, but through clever lighting, her face is shrouded in blackness. Or is it a lighting trick…? The camera lingers and unease builds.

We are introduced to two men, the aforementioned Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel), an old friend. They bump into each other at random and as it becomes apparent that Wyatt is seemingly in a bad patch and ‘between homes’, he ends up crashing at Christian’s flat. Christian, though outwardly more together, is a similarly damaged bag of neuroses, exercising compulsively and listening to motivational audiobooks.

The Fantasia Film Festival has, over the years, gained a reputation among genre fans as one of the places on the festival circuit with a large selection of genre films, making it one that attracts fans of horror and fantasy features, among others. The 2015 incarnation of the festival is no different in this regard, with one of the films set to be screened there being They Look Like People. The film marks the feature directing and screenwriting debut of Perry Blackshear, who takes on both roles for the movie. The synopsis is as follows.

Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.

Having made its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Narrative feature, the film stars MacLeod Andrews,...