2007 After Dark Horrorfest - Lineup of 4 out of the “8 Films to Die For”

THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE

DIRECTED BY: Dario Piana

WRITTEN BY: Brendan Hood

CAST: Mike Vogel, Jamie Murray, and Christina Cole

SYNOPSIS: On an otherwise ordinary night, the young Ian Stone encounters a mysterious creature and is forced him into the path of an oncoming train.  Rather than facing certain death, Ian finds himself reborn into a new life that feels strangely familiar.  After his second death, it becomes apparent that Ian is being hunted by an evil presence, and will be forced to die every day until he can solve the mystery of his own life.

FRONTIERS

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Xavier Gens

CAST:Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Patrick Ligardes, David Saracino, Maud Forget, Samuel Le Bihan, and Estelle Lefébure  

SYNOPSIS: When a small gang of criminals takes refuge in an isolated country inn, their welcome is less than warm.  As the evening wears on, the young outlaws are subjected to a macabre nightmare where blood flows and screams flood the night.

NIGHTMARE MAN

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Rolfe Kanefsky

CAST: Tiffany Shepis, Blythe Metz, Luciano Szafir, James Ferris, Hanna Putnam, Jack Sway, and Richard Moll.

SYNOPSIS: When a woman orders an ancient fertility mask to help her conceive, her quest for motherhood turns into a quest for survival as it becomes clear the mask is possessed by a demonic spirit. Will anyone survive the NIGHTMARE MAN?

UNEARTHED

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Matthew Leutwyler

CAST: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Luke Goss, Beau Garrett, Charles Q. Murphy, Tonantzin Carmelo,

Whitney Able, Tommy Dewey, M.C. Gainey, Russell Means, and Miranda Bailey

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SYNOPSIS:  After a sinister crash occurs off the highway of a small desert town, things take a horrific turn for its residents.  As people vanish and nature dies, the local sheriff investigates, only to discover that the fate of her town rests just below the earth.

AFTER DARK HORRORFEST - 2007 ANNOUNCES TOP 8 FINALISTS IN THE

MISS HORROFEST COMPETITION IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUTUBE

YouTube Users Have The Ability To Watch Contestants As They Live Together In A House

And Vote For Their Favorite Scream Queen Online

October XX, 2007 – Los Angeles - After Dark Films’ CEO Courtney Solomon announced the top 8 finalists in the 2007 Miss Horrorfest Competition, the official spokesperson for After Dark Horrorfest - 2007, today. The women competing for horror’s most illustrious crown will be Melissa Jones, Lorrisa Julianus, Erin Nixon Kerrigan, Shannon Lark, sisters Molly and Bonnie Morgan, Jeanette Roberts and Rainey Welch. The contestants will live in a house and compete in a series of chilling competitions, all of which will be broadcast on YouTube over the next week, giving viewers the chance to vote for the next Queen of Scream. The top 3 finalists will be announced on YouTube by October 19th. Log on to http://www.youtube.com/horrorfest [1] and cast your vote today.

Last year the Miss Horrorfest contest proved to be the most successful contest in YouTube history. Over the last month, contestants have submitted 90-second videos on YouTube and participated in live auditions across the country in the hopes of winning $50,000 and the coveted title of Miss Horrorfest 2007. YouTube users have the ability to influence the selection of Miss Horrorfest by viewing the entries and ranking them with stars leading up to the Miss Horrorfest crowning, which will take place live on national television in New York City. 

Along with its partners AMC, Regal and Cinemark, After Dark Horrorfest -2007 runs over the course of one week (2 weekends) on over 300 screens across the United States from November 9 – 18th, making it the largest film festival in the world. This unique festival is the first of its kind, premiering “8 Films to Die For,” celebrating the horror genre by showcasing films that run the spectrum of horror from thrillers to gore to the supernatural. Earlier this year, After Dark‘s COO Laura Ivey and EVP of Creative Affairs and Acquisitions Stephanie Caleb locked The Deaths of Ian Stone, Frontiers, Nightmare Man and Unearthed to screen as part of this year’s festival. After achieving groundbreaking success in its inaugural year, now After Dark Films is back with an even bigger and better Horrorfest.

In 2006, After Dark Horrorfest - became the first film festival in history to break into the top 10 at the national box office, grossing over 2.5 million dollars, on only a quarter of the screens of any other film in the top ten that weekend.  The “8 Films to Die For -” package, released on DVD by partner Lionsgate Films, has reached great success with 1.8 million DVDs in circulation.

For more information on After Dark Horrorfest - 2007, including how to purchase tickets and all access passes to this hair-raising national event, please visit the official website at http://www.horrorfestonline.com/