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"That's no freakin' racoon!" "It ain't a bear!" Lionsgate has debuted the final official trailer for a cult fave horror comedy B-movie called Big Freaking Rat, which is indeed a creature feature flick about this giant frickin' rat. This was actually made & first premiered back 2020, way before Hollywood went on to make Cocaine Bear, it's just only getting a real release now. Ranger Brody believes looking after his teenage niece and nephew will be the biggest challenge of the summer until his brand-new campground is turned into a den of terror by a massive mutant rat. Years of dumping toxic waste into the land have created a monstrous rodent with a taste for blood, and now it’s up to a reluctant band of warriors to exterminate the beast. Oh s&*t! What will they do?! Horror veteran Felissa Rose stars with Scott C. Roe, Caleb Thomas, Nino Aldi, Caroline Abbott,...

Rodents of unusual size? They do exist in the upcoming indie creature feature Big Freaking Rat, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with the exclusive trailer debut today.

Bite into the Big Freaking Rat official trailer below and read on for more!

Experience this hairy tale of horror with a comic twist on VOD outlets April 29, 2025.

In the film from director Thomas J. Churchill, “Ranger Brody believes looking after his teenage niece and nephew will be the biggest challenge of the summer until his brand-new campground is turned into a den of terror by a massive mutant rat.

“Years of dumping toxic waste into the land have created a monstrous rodent with a taste for blood, and now it’s up to a reluctant band of warriors to exterminate the beast.”

Horror veteran Felissa Rose stars alongside Caleb Thomas, Nino Aldi, and Caroline Abbott, with the cast also including Rachel Sterling and Julie Anne Prescott.

Stars: Jose Rosete, Anna Harr, Dustin Leighton, Caleb Thomas, Alaina Laethem, Adam Michael Gold, Titus Covington, Sean Dillingham, Santiago Craig, Becky Jo Harris, Nathaniel Burns, Brandon Hannifin, Rene Barraza Jr., Cathy Rankin, Richard Lipper | Written by Robert Conway, Joseph Mbah | Directed by Joseph Mbah

Frequent collaborators Jospeh Mbah and Robert Conway, the duo behind the likes of Expo and Krampus Origins, retreat for a sci-fi movie that apparently expands on two short “Paradox Universe” films Mbah made in 2018.

Battlefield 2025 tells the story of small-town America, a small town in Arizona to be precise, where weekend campers, an escaped convict, young lovers and a police officer all get entangled in an alien invasion, experiencing a night of terror when a hostile visitor from another world arrives… Did I say arrives? That’s technically true, even if the alien crash lands – as usual in these types of movies!

However the audience has...

"Get ready for the ultimate predator!" Madman Films has released an official international trailer for Big Freaking Rat, a ridiculous B-movie Troma horror special from filmmaker Thomas J. Churchill (also of the B-movies Nation's Fire and The Amityville Harvest). This was apparently already released last fall in the US, but we haven't heard about it until now. So why not give it a look?! Nothing like a gnarly Big Freaking Rat to ruin your day. Ha ha. A ranger is about to open a campground for the season. Everything is in order and the camp seems peaceful until a giant rat, mutated by dumped toxic waste, begins killing the campers and rangers. The film stars Scott C. Roe, Caleb Thomas, Cece Kelly, Nino Aldi, Mark Hoadley, and Theresa Ireland. It is one of those films to stay far away from, unless you want to laugh at how bad it is.

Earth. Fire. Air. Water.

The Legend of Korra, the sequel series to the acclaimed Avatar: The Last Airbender, is getting the SteelBook® treatment! This means all four seasons are available with awe-inspiring artwork by Caleb Thomas. And Den of Geek is hosting a giveaway to celebrate!

On each season (book) cover, is a stunning work of art highlighting a different element in the Avatar universe. Following the footsteps of the previous Avatar, Aang, Korra must master the four elements of earth, fire, air, and water. Only by mastering all four will she be able to bring balance to the world. The four pieces cover this “physical” journey, saving the most difficult element for last, to Korra’s chagrin.

That art alone would be a great item in anyone’s collection, but Thomas takes it a step further by illustrating Korra’s spiritual journey on the back covers. While Avatar Aang...

Stars: Scott C. Roe, Dave Sheridan, Caleb Thomas, Cece Kelly, Vincent M. Ward, Felissa Rose | Written and Directed by Thomas J. Churchill

How the can you not watch a horror film called Big Freaking Rat? Give your film a title that involves a oversized creatures and I’m there. Though after the disappointment of last years Dead Ant I’m approaching these kinds of films with a bit more trepidation these days… On the plus side, Big Freaking Rat comes from director Thomas J. Churchill, who’s only other film I’ve seen is Checkpoint, the Goldberg-headlining action movie that – despite some issues – said a lot about divisions in society being exploited by those in power, be it political or financial. But I very much doubt there’ll be any political talk in a film about a giant killer rat?!

Big Freaking Rat tells the story of Ranger Brody who,...

Stars: Jose Rosete, Anna Harr, Dustin Leighton, Caleb Thomas, Alaina Laethem, Adam Michael Gold, Titus Covington, Sean Dillingham, Santiago Craig, Becky Jo Harris, Nathaniel Burns, Brandon Hannifin, Rene Barraza Jr., Cathy Rankin, Richard Lipper | Written by Robert Conway, Joseph Mbah | Directed by Joseph Mbah

Frequent collaborators Jospeh Mbah and Robert Conway, the duo behind the likes of Expo and Krampus Origins, retreat for a sci-fi movie that apparently expands on two short “Paradox Universe” films Mbah made in 2018.

Battlefield 2025 tells the story of small-town America, a small town in Arizona to be precise, where weekend campers, an escaped convict, young lovers and a police officer all get entangled in an alien invasion, experiencing a night of terror when a hostile visitor from another world arrives… Did I say arrives? That’s technically true, even if the alien crash lands – as usual in these types of movies!

However the audience...

In today's Horror Highlights we have a Nsfw gory clip from Battlefield 2025, details on the acquisition of The S.H.U, and a look at the trailer for Browse:

Exclusive Clip from Battlefield 2025: "Weekend campers, an escaped convict, young lovers and a police officer experience a night of terror when a hostile visitor from another world descends on a small Arizona town."

Written by Joseph Mbah and Robert Conway. Jose Rosete, Anna Harr, Dustin Leighton, Caleb Thomas, Alaina Laethem, Adam Michael Gold, and Titus Covington star in a Joseph Mbah film, releasing July 7 on digital from Uncork’d Entertainment

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Peg Acquires Rights to The S.H.U: "Los Angeles, June 30, 2020 – Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg), a Los Angeles-based sales, production and financing company, has acquired worldwide rights to psychological horror-thriller The S.H.U., or Segregated Housing Unit, starring Edi Gathegi. Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan, Tony Amendola, and James Jagger round out the key cast.

Presents Battlefield 2025 From the makers of The Covenant and Eminence Hill, Battlefield 2025 available this summer On Demand. Written by Joseph Mbah and Robert Conway. Jose Rosete, Anna Harr, Dustin Leighton, Caleb Thomas, Alaina Laethem, Adam Michael Gold, and Titus Covington star in a Joseph Mbah film, releasing July 7 on digital from Uncork’d …

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Another sci-fi film to stream at home is on the event horizon.

From the makers of The Covenant and Eminence Hill, Battlefield 2025 will be available this summer On Demand on July 7.

Weekend campers, an escaped convict, young lovers and a police officer experience a night of terror when a hostile visitor from another world descends on a small Arizona town.

Written by Joseph Mbah and Robert Conway, Jose Rosete, Anna Harr, Dustin Leighton, Caleb Thomas, Alaina Laethem, Adam Michael Gold, and Titus Covington star in a Joseph Mbah film.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender is hands down one of the greatest animated series ever made. And this year, the celebrated series gets to enjoy its 15th anniversary in style. Nickelodeon’s critically-acclaimed, Emmy award-winning series receives the SteelBook treatment as Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Complete Series Blu-ray 15th Anniversary Limited Edition SteelBook Collection, and it arrives today! The 3-book collection features stunning new artwork by artist Caleb Thomas, with each book featuring a different element and the covers combining to form a beautiful triptych. Thomas was handpicked to design the collection’…...

New York – November 20, 2019 – Nickelodeon’s critically-acclaimed, Emmy® award-winning series receives the SteelBook® treatment as Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Complete Series Blu-ray 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Collection arrives on February 18, 2020. The 3-book collection features stunning new artwork by artist Caleb Thomas, with each book featuring a different element and the covers combining to form a beautiful triptych. Thomas was handpicked to design the collection’s covers after series co-creator Bryan Konietzko became a fan of Thomas’ art style on social media. The collection’s production run will be limited to 20,000 units.

Created by Konietzko and Michael Dante Dimartino, Avatar: The Last Airbender aired on Nickelodeon from February 2005 through July 2008, garnering both critical and audience acclaim while also winning Annie®, Genesis®, Primetime Emmy®, and Peabody® awards. The series features an iconic blend of anime and traditional animation, alongside a talented voice cast including Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena,...

From director and writer Josh Hasty, the new Fall season slasher flick Candy Corn makes for a fun Halloween treat. Set on the October holiday and featuring several familiar faces from popular slasher movies from the past, the movie is clearly a love letter to some of our favorites from the genre dating back to the '70s and '80s. At a time when the horror genre is filled with nonstop reboots, prequels, sequels, and re-imaginings, it's always great when an entertaining original movie enters the scene, and that certainly applies to the fun popcorn flick that is Candy Corn.

Like every truly great slasher movie, the plot for Candy Corn is fairly simplistic, focusing on a paranormal murderer seeking vengeance on a small town on Halloween night. It follows social outcast Jacob Adkins, who has been made the target of a group of bullies for some good old-fashioned hazing.

After filming the extensive behind-the-scenes documentary In Hell Everybody Loves Popcorn: The Making of 31, writer/director Josh Hasty takes viewers to a small town haunted by a vengeful soul on Halloween weekend in his next film, Candy Corn. Ahead of the movie's VOD and Blu-ray release on September 17th from Epic Pictures and Dread, we've been provided with the film's official poster and trailer to share with Daily Dead readers.

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA, August 16, 2019 – Epic Pictures and Dread are thrilled to release the brand new poster and trailer for Josh Hasty's feature film, Candy Corn, releasing on VOD and Blu-ray on September 17th!

It’s Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he’s resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.

Candy Corn is written & directed by Josh Hasty (In...

Epic Pictures has unveiled the trailer for Candy Corn. Director Josh Hasty, perhaps best known for his cult favorite In Hell Everybody Loves Popcorn, is back with a scary new Halloween thriller that is sure to be a big hit with horror fans this fall. This creepy spookshow spectacular is coming to select theaters this September, and today with have a first look at the terrifying madness hidden within. Epic Pictures has given us the trailer, poster and a number of images. Along for the ride are Candyman himself, Tony Todd and a number of other horror icons.

The trailer kicks off with a pretty brutal attack on a seemingly innocent man by a group of unfeeling thugs. It's shockingly sadistic. This bullied individual then gets a second chance at something resembling life, thanks to a creepy guy in clown makeup and a ritual of sorts. As one might expect,...

Stars: Caleb Thomas, Jt Neal, Annie Read, Juliet Landau, Eric Roberts, Doug Jones, Sarah Lancaster, Christian Kane | Written by Ronald L. Halvas, Todd Tucker, Zack Ward | Directed by Todd Tucker

Growing up is hard and for fifteen-year-old Timmy Stevens it’s no exception. Scrawny and nerdy, he’s relentlessly tormented by the town bullies. His only escape is his love of horror and the creatures he creates. A chance run-in with his tormentors in a convenience store parking lot on Halloween leaves Timmy brutally beaten. Walking home he stumbles upon a mysterious pumpkin. Despondent from the vicious attack he escapes to his private world and begins carving the pumpkin, wishing for revenge. Unknowingly, Timmy summons the Trickster, an ancient evil, who offers to grant his wish: scare the bullies to death.

I’ll be honest, out of all the films screened at Frightfest over the years there are still some...

Stars: Erica Sturdefant, Jonathon Buckley, Jarrid Masse, Terra Strong, Jumarcus Mason, Caleb Thomas, Peter Stickles, Troy Castaneda, Adam Meredith, Ashley Alva, Jaime Nungaray, Himanshu Prasad | Written by Scotty Mullen | Directed by Glenn R. Miller

Who would have thought that The Asylum’s seemingly quick cash-in on the hype around Zombeavers, Zoombies, would actually get a sequel. Well it has… and it turns out its a damn good one too. Oh and it also turns out this “sequel” is anything but. In fact Zoombies 2 leads directly into the events of the first film!

Zoombies 2 follows a group of poachers who, in the midst of being arrested by a park ranger, end up in the middle of a zombie animal attack in a wildlife consevation preserve! However instead of arresting the poachers, the ranger ends up saving them and eventually forges an uneasy alliance wth the group in order to...

Check out the trailer and poster below for writer/director Josh Hasty’s Halloween-set horror Candy Corn, which is set for release, via Epic Pictures, though their “Dread Presents” banner.

When the annual hazing of a local “freak” goes too far, a traveling carnie takes matters into his own hands and seeks vengeance. He creates a monster hungry for blood. One by one the boys involved in the heinous crime are viciously murdered… and revenge never tasted so sweet.

The films, which stars genre legends Courtney Gains (Children of the Corn), Pj Soles (Halloween) and Tony Todd (Candyman), alongside Sky Elobar, Caleb Thomas, Madison Russ, Cy Creamer, Jimothy Beckholt, Nate Chaney, Patrick Ryan, Justin Mabry, Matt O’Neill, and Jaime Gallagher, is set for a Us release this Autumn.

We've received word that Candy Corn, from Josh Hasty, has been picked up by Epic Pictures and will be distributed through their Dread label. A fall theatrical release is planned for the Us, while the movie is being taken to Cannes next week to seek international distribution. Here's what Josh Hasty had to say about his project being acquired:

"For the last three years of my life Candy Corn has been a labor of love that’s consumed my every waking moment. I had the most incredible team of filmmakers that stood behind my ambitious goals through a very trying and stressful production. When you spend this much time with something you had to consistently keep alive against all odds, the thought of handing it off to a distributor can be horrifying.

I spoke with a lot of interested distributors, but the conversations ended after my first call with the...

After filming the extensive behind-the-scenes documentary In Hell Everybody Loves Popcorn: The Making of 31, writer/director Josh Hasty's next project, Candy Corn, will take horror fans to a creepy carnival on Halloween Eve, and the full cast for the new horror movie has now been revealed, including Tony Todd, Pj Soles, and Courtney Gains.

Press Release: Horror film icons, Courtney Gains, Pj Soles, Tony Todd, and newcomer Pancho Moler, join the previously announced cast: Sky Elobar, Caleb Thomas, Madison Russ, Cy Creamer, Jimothy Beckholt, Nate Chaney, Patrick Ryan, Justin Mabry, Matt O'Neill, and Jaime Gallagher to round-out the full cast announcement of “Candy Corn”

The suspense thriller, “Candy Corn,” is Written, Directed, and Produced by auteur filmmaker, Josh Hasty (Director of “In Hell Everybody Loves Popcorn” and the acclaimed feature length documentary on the making of Rob Zombie's “31”).

The film is produced by Courtney Gains alongside Matt O...

Kelly Hu is set to star in Becoming Ginger Rogers, an indie film, which is being directed by Anna Chi. The romantic comedy is based on the memoir Becoming Ginger Rogers: How Ballroom Dancing Made Me a Happier Woman, Better Partner, and Smarter CEO by New York publicist Patrice Tanaka. In the wake of 9/11 and faced with a personal crisis involving her beloved Afghani husband, the Hawaiian-born Tanaka turned to ballroom dancing as an escape. Against all odds she became a sensation on the competitive circuit, rediscovering her true self in the process. Beverly Kopf and Gary Goldstein optioned the novel and will pen the screenplay. Hu, who recently was seen in The Orville on Fox, is repped by Buchwald and Mainstay Entertainment. Chi is repped by Summit Talent & Literary Agency.

Courtney Gains, who...

Tagline: "Careful What You Ask For." The Terror of Hallow's Eve is an upcoming indie horror film. From director and make-up effects guru Todd Tucker, the film was written by: Zack Ward, Ronald L. Halvas and Tucker. In the film, a teenager is savagely beaten by a group of bullies. He summons a dark entity for revenge as seen in the official trailer. As well, The Terror of Hallow's Eve had an appearance at Morbidofest earlier this year. Now, the film is slated for a DVD release, through Mti Home Video. Details on the release are hosted below. The trailer shows Tim (Caleb Thomas) infatuated with a young girl. However, she is already dating another. When the two young men meet, one is nearly crippled in the encounter. Now, Tim is ready for revenge and makes a pact with a dark entity. It is only a matter of time until...

Stars: Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams | Developed by Salim Akil

Black Lightning’s second episode brings Jefferson Pierce and his family into an even more complicated and dangerous world than Pierce wanted for his family. After using his powers for the first time in nine years, Pierce is in physical pain and only Lynn, living in the same house but in separate bedrooms, can comfort him back to health. Lynn admits it was selfish of her to make Pierce become Black Lightning again in order to save their daughters but Pierce promises his superhero activities were a “one night only” and he rather have a future with Lynn than be a superhero. The pieces of the Pierce family is coming back together, at least for a bit.

During a school assembly, Pierce learns from a former student’s mother, Lawanda (Tracey Bonner), Black Lightning’s attack...

As a lifelong Monster Kid, the only thing better than a good horror movie is a good horror movie that’s set on Halloween. Despite the fact that the entire month of October is devoted to horror, there are surprisingly few movies actually set on our favorite holiday—and even fewer when talking about the really good ones.

The Terror of Hallow’s Eve, the new movie from accomplished makeup effects artist and director Todd Tucker, is a celebration of Halloween, of monsters, of everything we horror fans love about the season. It begins as an autobiographical story about Tim (Caleb Thomas), a 15-year-old kid obsessed with monsters, who gets bullied by some douchebag classmates on Halloween. When left alone to pass out candy by his doting single mom (Sarah Lancaster), a nurse who has to work the night shift, Tim conjures up the spirit of The Trickster (Doug Jones...

Anna Harr (Stasis, Bethany) and Caleb Thomas (Chase Champions, Highway to Havasu) have joined the cast of writer/director Robert Conway’s (The Covenant, Krampus: The Reckoning) latest Rhea.

The year is 2037 and a brilliant and charismatic scientist has created what looks the perfect educational facility for brilliant teens from around the world. As the newest addition to the Institute, Rhea (Harr) finds that not everything is what it appears. Follow Rhea and her classmates as they uncover a mystery that leads to a thrilling confrontation between the students and the faculty.

Sci-fi thriller Rhea will be released next year.

Stars: Caleb Thomas, Jt Neal, Annie Read, Juliet Landau, Eric Roberts, Doug Jones, Sarah Lancaster, Christian Kane | Written by Ronald L. Halvas, Todd Tucker, Zack Ward | Directed by Todd Tucker

Growing up is hard and for fifteen-year-old Timmy Stevens it’s no exception. Scrawny and nerdy, he’s relentlessly tormented by the town bullies. His only escape is his love of horror and the creatures he creates. A chance run-in with his tormentors in a convenience store parking lot on Halloween leaves Timmy brutally beaten. Walking home he stumbles upon a mysterious pumpkin. Despondent from the vicious attack he escapes to his private world and begins carving the pumpkin, wishing for revenge. Unknowingly, Timmy summons the Trickster, an ancient evil, who offers to grant his wish: scare the bullies to death.

I’ll be honest, The Terror of Hallow’s Eve was The film I was anticipating the most at this years Frightfest.

He's known as Billy from Hocus Pocus, Abe Sapien from the Hellboy films, and Pale Man to name a few, and in the new horror film The Terror of Hallow's Eve, Doug Jones plays Scarecrow, and you can watch him and actress Sarah Lancaster discuss what attracted them to Todd Tucker's latest film in our exclusive behind-the-scenes video.

From Illusion Industries Inc., The Terror Of Hallow's Eve will premiere at London's FrightFest on August 28th. Below, we have full details on the film, as well as the trailer and our exclusive behind-the-scenes video.

Press Release: Los Angeles, California – (July 17, 2017) Leading Special Makeup FX studio Illusion Industries Inc. will premiere horror feature The Terror Of Hallow’s Eve at this year’s FrightFest, which takes place in London, UK, August 24 - 29. The Terror Of Hallow’s Eve combines mind bending practical effects, 1980s nostalgia and a relatable story with a...

One of my most-anticipated from of this years Frightfest offerings is Todd Tucker’s The Terror of Hallow’s Eve which stars Caleb Thomas, Jt Neal, Annie Read, Juliet Landau, Eric Roberts, Doug Jones, Christian Kane, and Sarah Lancaster. Why, you may ask, is a generically titled film, about a wish-granting demon is so high on my must-see list for this years festival? Because Todd Tucker is the man behind one of this decades Best kids movies… Monster Mutt – which is an old-school family film in the most traditional sense: there’s no swearing, no violence and no sex, it really is the epitome of a family movie. Oh and did I mention that it features practical effects thanks to Tucker’s “other” job in SFX?

Given the fact I adored Monster Mutt I have high hopes for The Terror of Hallow’s Eve. Check out the poster and trailer below!