Trailer roundup: TO JENNIFER, HAMMER OF THE GODS, and V/H/S 2!

Here's a trio of trailers to start your afternoon off right! First up is the latest indie film directed by James Cullen Bressack (MY PURE JOY; HATE CRIME) called TO JENNIFER. This one revolves around a guy named Joey who thinks that his girlfriend of two years (the titular Jennifer) is cheating on him. To prove this, he and his cousin Steven take a road trip to film a video diary that is supposed to culminate in Jennifer getting caught in the act, but most likely ends in disaster since this is a found footage film.

Filmed entirely on an iPhone5, TO JENNIFER is going to eventually hit DVD but will mainly find its audience via iTunes and Zoovision. The official digital release date has yet to be announced, so while you wait on that info, why not give the trailer a look below?


Yep, things most definitely do not go well for Joey if the search for his girlfriend brings him to a crime scene....

Next up is a new Viking epic called HAMMER OF THE GODS coming to us from Magnet Releasing. Set in Viking Britain in 871 AD, the film follows Steinar (Charlie Bewley), a young viking warrior that is sent by his father, the king, on a quest. His mission? To find his estranged brother, who was banished from the kingdom many years before. Steinar’s epic journey across terrifyingly hostile territory gradually sees him emerge as the man his father wants him to be – the ruthless and unforgiving successor to his throne!


Looks watchable but it is so predictable and cliched. Steinar is not on the way to find his bro to make him a king; he's obviously been tasked to go on a quest and kill his crazy bro to become king himself. Plus all the Vikings naturally speak with a bit of an English accent... really makes me pine for the alleged Viking film Mel Gibson is working on. It doesn't look bad, but I'm worried that 90% of the gore will be CGI.

HAMMER OF THE GODS hits Video On Demand & iTunes on May 30th; look for it at select theaters on July 5th!

Finally, here's a trailer that some of you have probably been eagerly anticipating: It's the red band trailer for V/H/S 2 (formerly S/V/H/S)! I STILL haven't watched the first one, but now it looks like I should because this looks pretty bad ass! Give the new red band trailer a quick glance below.


Seriously, this looks really cool, though it's a bit more polished than you'd expect a found-footage anthology shot on "VHS" to be. Looks like we get some crazy suicidal Asians, alien abductions, doggy-cam point of view shots, murders, and monsters, so I'm down with this! Also, a really solid group of indie horror directors collaborated on this, so I have elevated expectations for this new anthology.

V/H/S 2 comes to iTunes & Video on Demand on June 6th (the Vault's 13th anniversary! Yay!) and will screen in select theaters on July 12th!

TREASURE CHEST OF HORRORS 2 - DVD ARTWORK, RELEASE DATE, & T-SHIRT!

Click to enlarge bloody cleavage.

I recently received a press release from James Cullen Bressack (director of MY PURE JOY and HATE CRIME) about his recent production of TREASURE CHEST OF HORRORS 2, an indie horror anthology that boasts "Six Sick and Twisted Tales of Terror." It's coming out on DVD in a few months and should be a real treat for fans of ultra low-budget horror flicks!

Synopsis:
From Executive Producers James Cullen Bressack (My Pure Joy, HATE CRIME) and Jarret Cohen at Psykik Junky Pictures and directors Doug Waugh, Shawn C. Phillips, and Alex Powers, comes the second installment in the TREASURE CHEST OF HORRORS ANTHOLOGY series starring Penthouse Pet Veronica Ricci (Bloody Mary 3D) Shawn C. Phillips (Don & Murph), James Cullen Bressack, Nick Clarck (Hate Crime) Joseph Frantz (CKY & VIVA LA BAM), and Miles Dougal (Detroit Rock City & Chillerama).

Sexy, sinful horror host Mona Screamalot (Penthouse Pet Veronica Ricci) and her crazy backwoods family invite you to take a seat on the couch as they serve up six sick short films from their secret stash of horror trash. Featuring the work of emerging genre directors, this is a bloody and brain-numbing buffet of the bizarre.

TREASURE CHEST OF HORRORS 2 hits DVD on April 23rd, for the low low price of $9.99, and you can PRE-ORDER IT AT AMAZON.COM right now! Also available is a cool TREASURE CHEST OF HORRORS 2 t-shirt courtesy of Fast Custom Shirts. It's $14.99 and can be purchased HERE.

For more info, updates, and some behind the scenes photos from the film, be sure to visit the OFFICIAL TREASURE CHEST OF HORRORS 2 FACEBOOK PAGE!

To get a taste of what to expect, take a glimpse at the teaser trailer below:

First details and poster for James Cullen Bressack's TO JENNIFER.

That thar poster to the left (click on it for the full size) is for James Cullen Bressack's next film, TO JENNIFER. Bressack, as you may recall has previously directed MY PURE JOY and HATE CRIME (read my review HERE), and returns to the found footage sub-genre with his latest cinematic journey into madness.

Synopsis:
Joey suspects his girlfriend of two years, Jennifer, is cheating on him. He is so convinced that he enlists the help of his cousin Steven to create a Video Dairy of his attempt to catch her in the act as well as to document the heartbreak she is putting him through. He intends to give this tape to her after catching her, in an attempt to make her feel guilty.

Additional Info:
James Cullen Bressack makes a surprising return to the found footage sub-genre after his last film HATE CRIME, which was also a found footage film that met much critical acclaim and received many awards. He promises his new film, To Jennifer, will offer something different for the genre. This will be the first feature film in history to be Shot, Edited, and Distributed all on the Iphone 5.

Details at this point are scarce but Bressack promises the entire film will be available directly to your phone. "We are working in conjunction with some great companies to deliver the first film directly tailored to mobile devices." Bressack states. The film stars Chuck Pappas, Jody Barton (Hate Crime), James Cullen Bressack, among others and features a cameo from American Mary's Tristan Risk. The film is being produced by James Cullen Bressack, Chuck Pappas, and Jarret Cohen under the Psykik Junky Pictures umbrella.

I'm totally digging the poster; it's simplistic but so damned effective. And I have to admit that I'm curious to see the final product after it is shot, edited, and distributed via an IPhone 5. After seeing HATE CRIME, I have a feeling that this next Bressack film may be less controversial, but just as vicious. Bring it on man!