Ohio’s Nightmares Film Fest Includes World Premiere of Rock Paper Dead from Tom Holland
The schedule for this year’s Nightmares Film Festival is still coming together, but we can share the news that Tom Holland’s twisted thriller Rock Paper Dead will be having its world premiere there. In addition, Adam Green will be at the fest with Victor Crowley, and Leatherface fans will be able to check out the new film that charts his rise.
From the Press Release:
It’s a horror dream-team terrifying enough to make the toughest genre lovers sleep with the lights on: Legendary director Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child’s Play, Stephen King’s Thinner) and beloved Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller have teamed up to create Rock Paper Dead, a twisted serial killer thriller dripping with ‘80s throwback atmosphere.
And now the producers have set a World Premiere: Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio, ranked “among the premier horror festivals in the country, if not the world” (HorrorHound). The fest runs October 19-22, 2017.
The chilling story of Rock Paper Dead follows a woman-killer known as the “The Doll Maker” (Luke McFarlane) and the detective (Michael Madsen) sworn to make him pay. When The Doll Maker escapes justice, Madsen’s Det. Dechert tracks him down to his ancestral home, where the madness is beginning again, this time centered on a new target, young Ashley (Jennifer Titus). The cast also includes icons Tatum O’Neal, Maureen McCormick, and Ari Lehman, the first actor to portray Friday the 13th slasher Jason Voorhees.
Several members of the cast and creative team will be in attendance at the premiere.
“Nightmares Film Festival, with its world-recognized programming, deep respect for horror tradition, and lineup of truly extraordinary filmmakers, is the perfect home for our world premiere,” said producer Amy Williams. “We are thrilled to debut our film where we know the audience will appreciate both the work and the legacy behind it.”
The premiere will take place on Saturday night of Nightmares Film Festival at the renowned Gateway Film Center, named a top 20 North American art house by Sundance and Ohio’s best theater by Cosmopolitan magazine.
“We are so honored to bring Tom’s newest film to Nightmares,” said festival programmer and co-founder Jason Tostevin. “He is a living legend, and every one of the films we’ll be screening from around the world owe Tom’s work a debt.”
Nightmares will open October 19th with director Adam Green introducing his new Hatchet sequel, Victor Crowley, and with one of 10 screenings in the world of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre installment, Leatherface.
Final feature and short selections are still being determined and will be announced the week of September 27th. Festival passes are available at GatewayFilmCenter.org.
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