Stars: Patrik Almqvist, Lisa Henni, Amanda Renberg, Patrick Saxe, Ralf Beck | Written by Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund, David Liljeblad | Directed by Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund
Ida and Albin are thrilled to be setting off for a fun holiday with their friends to a remote cabin in the vast Nordic woodlands. But their carefree weekend comes unhinged when one of them accidentally unleashes a mysterious and murderous creature trapped in the basement. Worse, under the floorboards lurks an evil from Sweden’s dark past. As the savage demon begins its assault, the blood-dredged body count mounts, and with it more creatures of the night out for the taste of freshly killed human flesh. Dazed and very confused the friends mount their own desperate counterattack, one that includes decapitations, dismemberments, copious splatter and axes through the brain.
I was quite a fan of co-director Sonny Laguna’s previous horror flick, Blood Runs Cold,...
Ida and Albin are thrilled to be setting off for a fun holiday with their friends to a remote cabin in the vast Nordic woodlands. But their carefree weekend comes unhinged when one of them accidentally unleashes a mysterious and murderous creature trapped in the basement. Worse, under the floorboards lurks an evil from Sweden’s dark past. As the savage demon begins its assault, the blood-dredged body count mounts, and with it more creatures of the night out for the taste of freshly killed human flesh. Dazed and very confused the friends mount their own desperate counterattack, one that includes decapitations, dismemberments, copious splatter and axes through the brain.
I was quite a fan of co-director Sonny Laguna’s previous horror flick, Blood Runs Cold,...
- 7/19/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Sydney-based Michael Favelle will be acquiring more films for his sales agency Odin.s Eye Entertainment (Oee) as a result of his new deal with Warner Bros Digital Distribution.
.We have been acquiring eight to 12 films per year for the core international business and will now probably pick up 12 to 18 more, many of which will be documentaries,. Favelle told If Magazine.
The Warner deal is for electronic sell through and video on demand distribution of films via cable, satellite and broadband platforms in North America . and this will be front-of-mind when Favelle is considering films because it may suit certain niche titles to be distributed in this way.
All sales agents are watching the changing way people consume films and are also very aware of how quickly a big advance can be quickly whittled away as a result of the distributor subtracting marketing and other expenses.
Favelle sees this deal...
.We have been acquiring eight to 12 films per year for the core international business and will now probably pick up 12 to 18 more, many of which will be documentaries,. Favelle told If Magazine.
The Warner deal is for electronic sell through and video on demand distribution of films via cable, satellite and broadband platforms in North America . and this will be front-of-mind when Favelle is considering films because it may suit certain niche titles to be distributed in this way.
All sales agents are watching the changing way people consume films and are also very aware of how quickly a big advance can be quickly whittled away as a result of the distributor subtracting marketing and other expenses.
Favelle sees this deal...
- 5/10/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
I recently had the pleasure of watching director Brett Anstey's Damned by Dawn thanks to the good folks at of Image Entertainment and really enjoyed it. With zombies, flying skeletons and a banshee whose scream is crazy enough to make you ask for ear muffs this is the hardcore horror fan's can't miss movie. Being the impressed horror fanatic that I am, I was recently lucky enough to ask Anstey some questions and also found out his sense of humor is almost a match to my own. Check out my latest "Versus" with Brett Anstey and be sure to watch Damned by Dawn! This is a fun movie!
Brian S- First off Brett, how'd you come up with Damned By Dawn?
Brett Anstey- Well we were originally developing a Twilight Zone flavoured film. It wasn't an anthology, more just in tone & shared some of the themes as the original series.
- 11/11/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
The quote on the cover of Damned By Dawn boldly proclaims “Sick of waiting for Evil Dead 4? Check out Damned By Dawn.” Umm, Ok. Right from the onset, Damned By Dawn (on DVD and Blu-ray from Image Entertainment) riffs directly from Sam Raimi’s classic creepers—everything from his distinctive camerawork and rapid cuts to the jittery drop-frames and insane fast-motion tracking shots, right down to the fake-looking trees. In fact, Damned By Dawn walks the fine line of cinematic plagiarism.
- 11/10/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (John Nicol)
- Fangoria
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Antichrist" (2009)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Released by Criterion Collection
From its incendiary debut at Cannes to becoming a cult hit defined by the meme "Chaos Reigns," Lars von Trier's psychosexual horror film about a married couple (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) that repairs to a cabin in the woods to grieve over the death of their young son is receiving the Criterion Collection treatment. Video interviews with von Trier, Gainsbourg, and Dafoe, making-of vignettes and a documentary about the Cannes premiere accompany the feature. (Aaron Hillis' interview with von Trier is here.)
"The Battle of River Plate" (1956)
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Released by Hen's Tooth Video
Despite being Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's most financially successful film, it has been a rare commodity in America on home video, where people have had to buy the British...
"Antichrist" (2009)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Released by Criterion Collection
From its incendiary debut at Cannes to becoming a cult hit defined by the meme "Chaos Reigns," Lars von Trier's psychosexual horror film about a married couple (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) that repairs to a cabin in the woods to grieve over the death of their young son is receiving the Criterion Collection treatment. Video interviews with von Trier, Gainsbourg, and Dafoe, making-of vignettes and a documentary about the Cannes premiere accompany the feature. (Aaron Hillis' interview with von Trier is here.)
"The Battle of River Plate" (1956)
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Released by Hen's Tooth Video
Despite being Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's most financially successful film, it has been a rare commodity in America on home video, where people have had to buy the British...
- 11/9/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Wow! This is one of the lightest weeks in recent memory for horror title releases on DVD and Blu-ray. But that's fine because after the rush in October, we are still trying to catch up on watching all of those flicks.
This week we have the very controversial and disturbing Antichrist from Lars von Trier, which spawned a Nsfw Motion Picture Purgatory from Rick Trembles. Stephen King's new novel and Call of Duty's new edition, Black Ops (with Zombie mode), also drop, and Steve Austin joins the fray along with Tremors' inevitable Blu-ray release.
Antichrist: (The Criterion Collection)
Directed by Lars von Trier
In this graphic psychodrama, a grief-stricken man and woman retreat to a cabin deep in the woods after the accidental death of their infant son, only to find terror and violence at the hands of nature and, ultimately, each other. But this most confrontational...
This week we have the very controversial and disturbing Antichrist from Lars von Trier, which spawned a Nsfw Motion Picture Purgatory from Rick Trembles. Stephen King's new novel and Call of Duty's new edition, Black Ops (with Zombie mode), also drop, and Steve Austin joins the fray along with Tremors' inevitable Blu-ray release.
Antichrist: (The Criterion Collection)
Directed by Lars von Trier
In this graphic psychodrama, a grief-stricken man and woman retreat to a cabin deep in the woods after the accidental death of their infant son, only to find terror and violence at the hands of nature and, ultimately, each other. But this most confrontational...
- 11/8/2010
- by kwlow
- DreadCentral.com
There are two major releases this week on DVD and Blu-Ray. Danish director Lars Von Trier's Antichrist is making its way onto both DVD and Blu-Ray November 9th. There are a whole slew of extra features on this title including: commentaries, interviews, and documentaries. The second title is Image Entertainment's Damned by Dawn, which releases on the same day. This title will offer a commentary and making of video only. Numerous contacts with Image Entertainment to screen this title have gone unanswered. So, this reviewer will search for a review copy locally, as this title offers both Celtic and Australian ghost themes. Director Brett Anstey has been interviewed (here) on this title and all the special features for both films can be found inside.
The synopsis for Damned by Dawn is here:
"After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to...
The synopsis for Damned by Dawn is here:
"After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to...
- 11/8/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Hey peeps! With Halloween approaching get in the "spirit" of things when Image Entertainment releases the Australian horror import 'Damned By Dawn' November 9th. A riveting rollercoaster ride in the tradition of such chiller classics as The Evil Dead and Drag Me To Hell, Damned By Dawn has already embraced by horror fans at Fright Fest, A Night of Horror International Film Fest and Screamfest. The feature directorial debut of talented Aussie director Brett Anstey, Damned By Dawn is produced by Odin's Eye Entertainment, and pays homage to the classic Hammer Horror films of yore. After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire (Renee Willner), takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. the family reunion begins well enough, but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother's medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night.
- 10/27/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Behold The Dawn Of An All-new Terror…
Image Entertaiment Presents
Damned By Dawn
Coming to Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download November 9
With Halloween approaching, get in to the “spirit” of things when Image Entertainment releases the Australian horror import Damned By Dawn November 9th. A riveting rollercoaster ride in the tradition of such chiller classics as The Evil Dead and Drag Me To Hell, Damned By Dawn has already been embraced by horror fans at Fright Fest, A Night of Horror International Film Festival and Screamfest. Srp for the DVD is a bone-cracking $27.97, while the Blu-ray™ Srp is a blood-curdling $29.97. In addition, the film is also available via diabolical digital download.
The feature directorial debut of talented Australian director Brett Anstey, Damned By Dawn is produced by Odin’s Eye Entertainment, and pays homage to the classic Hammer Horror films of yore. After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother,...
Image Entertaiment Presents
Damned By Dawn
Coming to Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download November 9
With Halloween approaching, get in to the “spirit” of things when Image Entertainment releases the Australian horror import Damned By Dawn November 9th. A riveting rollercoaster ride in the tradition of such chiller classics as The Evil Dead and Drag Me To Hell, Damned By Dawn has already been embraced by horror fans at Fright Fest, A Night of Horror International Film Festival and Screamfest. Srp for the DVD is a bone-cracking $27.97, while the Blu-ray™ Srp is a blood-curdling $29.97. In addition, the film is also available via diabolical digital download.
The feature directorial debut of talented Australian director Brett Anstey, Damned By Dawn is produced by Odin’s Eye Entertainment, and pays homage to the classic Hammer Horror films of yore. After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother,...
- 10/19/2010
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Bridget Neval gets her scream on in a brand new featurette ingeniously entitled 'Scream' to help promote the upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray release of Aussie horror 'Damned By Dawn'. Bridget is joined by fellow antipodean performers Renee Willner, Dawn Klingberg, Danny Alder, Taryn Eva, Mark Taylor, Peter Stratford, Nina Nicols and Trent Schwarz. You canc check out the new featurette below. 'Damned By Dawn' is directed by Brett Anstey, his first feature. 'During a violent thunderstorm, a family is awoken by piercing shrieks which summon the dead to rise again. Their lives explode in a blood soaked fury as they battle malevolent spirits, whilst fighting to save their souls from eternal torment with...The Banshee.' 'Damned By Dawn' arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray in the Us on 9 November...
- 10/6/2010
- Horror Asylum
The Evil Dead inspired Aussie horror-fest from the Krypto Brothers, Damned by Dawn, has finally gotten itself some artwork to go along with its DVD and Blu-ray release on November 9th! Care to take a peek? Of course you do!
From the Press Release
Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to Damned By Dawn from Australian-based sales & production company Odin's Eye Entertainment (Oee). The seriously fun, first feature film from talented Australian director Brett Anstey (The Amazing Krypto Bros.) pays homage to classic Hammer horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise.
“Damned By Dawn is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic, and we’re proud to be adding...
From the Press Release
Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to Damned By Dawn from Australian-based sales & production company Odin's Eye Entertainment (Oee). The seriously fun, first feature film from talented Australian director Brett Anstey (The Amazing Krypto Bros.) pays homage to classic Hammer horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise.
“Damned By Dawn is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic, and we’re proud to be adding...
- 9/8/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Damned by Dawn DVD ArtThe Australian horror flick Damned by Dawn will have a North American DVD premiere through Image Entertainment. The film takes on the deadliness of family reunions, with some ghosts and banshees thrown in for fun. This film uses many images of CGI and one of the graphic images from the film can be seen left; this is the film's official DVD art. To release November 9th, Damned by Dawn is one to look out for.
The film's synopsis:
"After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother's medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. Later that night, the family is awoken by piercing shrieks and Claire's worst fears become a...
The film's synopsis:
"After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother's medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. Later that night, the family is awoken by piercing shrieks and Claire's worst fears become a...
- 8/23/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Chatsworth, CA — Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to Damned By Dawn from Australian-based Sales & Production company Odin’s Eye Entertainment (Oee). The seriously fun, first feature film from talented Australian director, Brett Anstey (The Amazing Krypto Bros.) pays homage to classic Hammer Horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise. “Damned By Dawn is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic and we’re proud to be [...]...
- 8/20/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
One flick we've been looking forward to for a while now is the Evil Dead inspired Aussie horror-fest from the Krypto Brothers, Damned by Dawn. In a world where so many cool looking flicks go without distribution, it's bitchin' to see one actually nail the ever elusive beast down.
From the Press Release
Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to Damned By Dawn from Australian-based sales & production company Odin's Eye Entertainment (Oee). The seriously fun, first feature film from talented Australian director Brett Anstey (The Amazing Krypto Bros.) pays homage to classic Hammer horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise.
“Damned By Dawn is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic,...
From the Press Release
Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to Damned By Dawn from Australian-based sales & production company Odin's Eye Entertainment (Oee). The seriously fun, first feature film from talented Australian director Brett Anstey (The Amazing Krypto Bros.) pays homage to classic Hammer horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise.
“Damned By Dawn is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic,...
- 8/19/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A slight change has occurred to the lineup of the UK's popular horror film festival Film4 FrightFest due to the withdrawal of Kaboom by its director Gregg Araki. But no worries; Plan B is now in effect, and writer/director Brett Anstey's Damned by Dawn will be screening in its place.
Here's the skinny straight from the Film4 FrightFest website:
We were keeping Brett Anstey’s Damned By Dawn for our special Halloween extravaganza because it’s not going to be released in the UK until spring 2011. But we’ve been given special permission to show this gory Australian goodie in August instead by our friends at Odin’s Eye Entertainment, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Damned By Dawn concerns a Banshee on the loose and is the nearest thing you’ll see to an Evil Dead 4, its clear Sam Raimi influences making it a remarkably effective piece of visual spookery.
Here's the skinny straight from the Film4 FrightFest website:
We were keeping Brett Anstey’s Damned By Dawn for our special Halloween extravaganza because it’s not going to be released in the UK until spring 2011. But we’ve been given special permission to show this gory Australian goodie in August instead by our friends at Odin’s Eye Entertainment, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Damned By Dawn concerns a Banshee on the loose and is the nearest thing you’ll see to an Evil Dead 4, its clear Sam Raimi influences making it a remarkably effective piece of visual spookery.
- 7/31/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Call me crazy but I'm willing to bet Damned By Dawn director Brett Anstey has perused Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy a time or two. The crazy camera angles, the throwback design aesthetic, the loopy energy ... they're all in there. Sure, the non-horror bits included in the Damned By Dawn trailer look as though they may stumble a bit but all the money shots are bang on. Very fun stuff, this.
After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother's medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. Later that night, the family is awoken by piercing shrieks and Claire's worst fears become a waking nightmare as the Screaming Banshee and her army of...
After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother's medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. Later that night, the family is awoken by piercing shrieks and Claire's worst fears become a waking nightmare as the Screaming Banshee and her army of...
- 4/30/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Brett Antsey's Damned By Dawn made its U.S. premiere at the L.A. ScreamFest on Monday night. From the title alone, Damned By Dawn seems like it's a knock-off zombie movie, where survivors must somehow make it to sunrise in order to survive a post-apocalyptic nightmare, but actually, it's for more original than that.
The movie follows Claire (Renee Wilner) who brings boyfriend Paul home to meet her family: father Bill, sister Jen, and the slowly dying grandmother Nana (Dawn Klingberg), otherwise known as Dawn (get it?). Nana has sent Claire a present, something Nana has to keep far from the house (which she hasn't), and warns Claire that the Banshee is coming for her and not to interfere (which she does). After that, Claire and family must survive the night (and part of the next day and then more night) against armies of the dead that the Banshee has arisen.
The movie follows Claire (Renee Wilner) who brings boyfriend Paul home to meet her family: father Bill, sister Jen, and the slowly dying grandmother Nana (Dawn Klingberg), otherwise known as Dawn (get it?). Nana has sent Claire a present, something Nana has to keep far from the house (which she hasn't), and warns Claire that the Banshee is coming for her and not to interfere (which she does). After that, Claire and family must survive the night (and part of the next day and then more night) against armies of the dead that the Banshee has arisen.
- 10/21/2009
- by (Fulci)
- HugAZombie
In the works for several years, the low-budget Australian horror/fantasy Damned By Dawn has finally emerged from the depths of postproduction to begin making appearances at genre film festivals across the world. The U.S. premiere took place at Screamfest this past Monday, with more no doubt soon to follow; keep an eye on the movie’s official website for updates.
Presented by The Amazing Krypto Brothers in Kryptovision, Damned By Dawn takes a traditional and serious approach to its horror, melding traditional supernatural tropes with present-day concerns. Announcing its intent with a quote about mournfully wailing a song of death, with a senior female voice intoning, “The line between reality and legend is thin,” Damned By Dawn then gets down to the business of putting a family in an isolated farmhouse under siege by a banshee and a small army of maniacal, scythe-wielding, flying skeletons. It seems that...
Presented by The Amazing Krypto Brothers in Kryptovision, Damned By Dawn takes a traditional and serious approach to its horror, melding traditional supernatural tropes with present-day concerns. Announcing its intent with a quote about mournfully wailing a song of death, with a senior female voice intoning, “The line between reality and legend is thin,” Damned By Dawn then gets down to the business of putting a family in an isolated farmhouse under siege by a banshee and a small army of maniacal, scythe-wielding, flying skeletons. It seems that...
- 10/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Helms)
- Fangoria
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