We have a special casting announcement just for you Dismembering Christmas friends. Playing the role of Claire, the sweet and lovable younger sister of Katie, will be Jennifer Lenius. Jennifer has lots of experience in the genre having appeared in the horror flicks Bachelors Grove and Dead Girls. We are thrilled to have her as a part of the Slasher Studios family.
Make sure to become a Dismembering Christmas backer and help us get our winter slasher made!
Dismembering Christmas Kickstarter
On a brand new Slasher Studios podcast, our hosts Kevin Sommerfield and Andrew Beirl will be looking at the killer “dream” series A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. This week they will be reviewing part 4-6 in the series. Make sure to stay up late for this one. Wednesday night at 10PM central. Check out the link below to listen in live or to check out an archive.
We are thrilled to offer you two brand new Dismembering Christmas backer rewards courtesy of the great guys behind Body Count Horror Zine and the -kick-ass punk-pop group The Robinsons! Thanks guys!!!
Pledge just $1 or more and receive the following:
The Robinsons, a pop-punk band from Nashville, will be releasing a special edition EP as a tribute to Slasher Studios. The songs included will all be related to Slasher Studios films: Don’t Go to the Reunion, Teddy, Popularity Killer, and Blood Brothers. While the EP is scheduled to be available in late-October, all Dismembering Christmas kickstarter backers will be able to download the complete release for free on August 16th. The Robinsons contributed two songs to the soundtrack for Don’t Go to the Reunion.
Pledge $50 or more and receive this following (limit 50):
The Body Count Horror Zine will be producing a special zine edition focused entirely on Dismembering Christmas and Slasher Studios. This issue will include behind-the-scenes pictures and info, interviews with cast and crew, articles, essays, and more.
This is in additional to all the other awesome backer rewards you’ll already receive! Thanks again for the incredible support. Indie slashers would die if it wasn’t for all of you!
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Dismembering Christmas Kickstarter
Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries) and Kayley Cuoco (8 Simple Rules, The Big Bang Theory) star in this teen comedy-slasher film about a reality show crew filming an underdog hockey team. It changes into an investigative documentary about this small towns more unusual residents after a young high school student is found dead. Suspicions begin to rise as to whether or not the death was an accident. As the crew continue to film the hockey teams progress through the year, members of the crew begin to vanish unexpectedly. Jake (Wesley) and Blanca (Cuoco) realize that the killings wont stop tell the camera stop rolling.
As a slasher fan and a TV fan I was looking forward to watching this film due mainly for the fact that I have been a fan of Kayley Cuoco since her sitcom 8 Simple Rules and still watch her on The Big Bang Theory. And with the addition of Paul Wesley from The Vampire Diaries I was sure that the film would be at least, and decent is the most you can say for this “teen horror flickâ€. Now the film is not bad in any way it just lacked something that you would expect from a semi original plot like this one but sadly this is nothing more than your typical should have been made for TV slasher film.
The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival with a later direct to DVD release in the USA, France and Germany. This may explain the films lack of fans despite the cast. Although it was a mediocre, at best, slasher film I do believe that if the film was made for TV it may have had a better reception. As a Direct to DVD release not only was it limiting the knowledge of the film but the film itself was weak.
There were, however aspects of the film I did enjoy. I very much enjoyed the reality show pieces of the film mixed with the one to one camera talks which many of the characters do throughout the film. As the film went on I found myself becoming more and more interested in the story. The film is pretty slow and I found myself drifting in and out of interest. While the ending is pretty surprising it is still a bit “been there, done that.” If you come across this film in a second hand store for a dollar or two definitely pick it up or if you catch it on Netflix. It might be the perfect rainy day horror film to kick back to.
–Ross Wilcock
On a brand new Slasher Studios podcast, our hosts Kevin Sommerfield and Andrew Beirl will be looking at the killer “dream” series A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. This week they will be reviewing the first three installments in the series with 4-6 to come next week and 7, as well as the remake, the following week. Make sure to stay up late for this one. Wednesday night at 10PM central.
To listen in live:
Slasher Studios Podcast: A Return to ELM STREET
Want something ghoulish for that horror themed Christmas tree of yours? Well, you are in luck. We just added a brand new Dismembering Christmas reward. Anyone who donates $225 or more will receive a one of a kind horror themed ornament created by a Dismembering Christmas cast member. Each one will be different and created just for YOU! This is in additional to all the other perks you will receive.
To become a backer:
Dismembering Christmas Kickstarter
Most hard core horror fans are not exactly big fans of the meta, self aware, late 90’s style of horror movie that “Scream” so successfully ushered in. Movies like “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Urban Legend” were huge hits with the general public but less so with horror fans and critics alike. How dare they create a fun, knowingly mocking type of horror movie? Looking back more than a decade later, it’s easier to see the appeal of these films. They are cheeky, tongue-in-cheek slasher films with hot WB casts gets butchered in interesting ways. Are these great films? That’s debatable. Are they a hell of a lot of fun? You bet. With all that being said, we take a look at the perfect movie to celebrate this Fourth of July, the 1997 slasher hit I Know What You Did Last Summer.
The plot of “I Know” is strictly 80’s slasher fodder. When four friends accidentally hit and kill a man on a road at night, they start to panic and decide to dump the body into the sea. A year later, they all try to settle down again, but one of the friends receives a note in the post, with the words ‘I know what you did last summer’. As each of the friends gains their own reminder, they finally accept the one thing they feared the most; someone knows what happened that night, and now they’re out for revenge.
Tell me you didn’t see THAT coming? “I Know” is silly and the ending has more holes in it than most of the bodies but it’s pleasant enough. This is the kind of old fashioned slasher that we just don’t see today. More emphasis on character and setting (believe me North Carolina has never looked more beautiful) than blood and gore really help this film succeed. Though both male characters played by Phillippe and Prinze Jr. are played as bores, the female characters of Julie and Helen, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar respectively, shine. These girls actually feel like real friends and behave as though real friends would behave. Helen’s chase scene is one of the best I’ve seen committed to film and Gellar screams like a champ. I can’t say “I Know” is groundbreaking or revolutionary but it’s more fun than most horror movies that routinely open today. Plus, the best news? It’s not a sequel OR a remake!
We have another brand new cast member joining the Slasher Studios family for the very first time. The gorgeous Nina Kova will be playing the free-spirited, easy going Lauren in Dismembering Christmas. We are thrilled to have the talented up-and-comer on board the project. Welcome to the Slasher Studios family, Nina!
Joining the Slasher Studios Dismembering Christmas killer cast is the very beautiful Danielle Doetsch. She will be playing the role of the smart & very sassy Katie. Danielle Doetsch has appeared in several horror films already including Bloom as well as the film festival hit Motivational Growth. Welcome to the Slasher Studios family, Danielle!
On this episode of Slasher Studios Podcast, our hosts Andrew Beirl and Kevin Sommerfield will be discussing the horror movies that one of them liked and the other one didn’t. Get ready to defend these horror movies as the hosts go head to head. Airs live Wednesday night at 10PM central.
To listen in live or check out an archive:
Slasher Studios Podcast: You Were Wrong! Edition