There's no disappointment quite as confusing as when a film gets canceled. It might happen suddenly, or become inevitable as a passion project suffers delay after delay. Then, when it does happen, it's usually because of shrouded problems behind the scenes or other powers beyond our control, like luck and timing. Suddenly, an exciting project ceases to exist. For hard-working artists and eager cinephiles alike, it's like a rug getting pulled.
Horror films are a unique breed, often made with tiny budgets and by the skin of their teeth. Not all of them are exceptional, but the genre is so boundless in its creative possibilities that any shelved project represents a lost vision. These 11 films, from binned sequels to scrappy original stories, represent films that have all come close to glory but, for a variety of reasons, were kept from audiences' eyes. No matter the reason, we can assure you...
Horror films are a unique breed, often made with tiny budgets and by the skin of their teeth. Not all of them are exceptional, but the genre is so boundless in its creative possibilities that any shelved project represents a lost vision. These 11 films, from binned sequels to scrappy original stories, represent films that have all come close to glory but, for a variety of reasons, were kept from audiences' eyes. No matter the reason, we can assure you...
- 11/4/2023
- by Larry Fried
- Slash Film
The story that began with The Collector and continued with The Collection was set to become a trilogy with The Collected, which had been in production before shutting down back in 2020. It’s now been two years since we’ve heard a peep about the movie, leading us to wonder if it’ll ever be picking back up production. The […]
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- 6/6/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
We’ve collected a handful of brand new stills from the highly anticipated third film in The Collector series, The Collected (The Coll3cted), featuring the return of both Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick! The Collected reunites the duo with director Marcus Dunstan and co-writer Patrick Melton in a sequel also starring Randy Havens (“Stranger Things”, Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Dot-Marie Jones (“American Horror Story”, 3 From Hell) and Navi Rawat (Feast, The Collection). Bloody […]...
- 2/25/2021
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The story that began with The Collector and continued with The Collection finally becomes a trilogy with upcoming sequel The Collected, which will bring back the titular villain as well as the only man who’s been able to stop his reign of terror, Arkin O’Brien. Josh Stewart reprises the role in the new film, which had been in production before shutting […]...
- 12/7/2020
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sales push begins on festival selection H.P. Lovecraft’s: The Deep Ones.
Brady Bowen’s distribution and sales company 123 Go Films has hired Priscilla Ross Smith to head up sales and announced a new title for AFM 2020 Online.
Smith, who most recently served as EVP of sales and acquisitions at Clear Horizon Entertainment, is based in France and participates in the virtual market alongside Bowen.
The sales veteran has been talking to buyers on H.P. Lovecraft’s: The Deep Ones, a horror title based on the Cthulhu writings of 20th century American genre writer Lovecraft that premiered at Sitges this year,...
Brady Bowen’s distribution and sales company 123 Go Films has hired Priscilla Ross Smith to head up sales and announced a new title for AFM 2020 Online.
Smith, who most recently served as EVP of sales and acquisitions at Clear Horizon Entertainment, is based in France and participates in the virtual market alongside Bowen.
The sales veteran has been talking to buyers on H.P. Lovecraft’s: The Deep Ones, a horror title based on the Cthulhu writings of 20th century American genre writer Lovecraft that premiered at Sitges this year,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
If there are two things many horror fans love, they’re elaborate violence and horrific suffering. Both of these can be expected from The Collected, for which the first few images have now been released.
Despite lacking any numerical designation, The Collected is actually the third in a series that began with The Collector in 2009 and continued with The Collection in 2012. Written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and directed by the latter, the movie titles refer to the actions of a masked madman who is a collector of people, taking one person from each place he invades and killing the rest.
The first film follows a handyman who attempts to steal a valuable ruby from his rich employers to pay off a debt to loan sharks, only to discover the family have been imprisoned and their house littered with traps preventing them from leaving and horrifically killing or mutilating the unwary.
Despite lacking any numerical designation, The Collected is actually the third in a series that began with The Collector in 2009 and continued with The Collection in 2012. Written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and directed by the latter, the movie titles refer to the actions of a masked madman who is a collector of people, taking one person from each place he invades and killing the rest.
The first film follows a handyman who attempts to steal a valuable ruby from his rich employers to pay off a debt to loan sharks, only to discover the family have been imprisoned and their house littered with traps preventing them from leaving and horrifically killing or mutilating the unwary.
- 6/23/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
We’ve collected the first official photos from the highly anticipated third film in The Collector series, The Collected (The Coll3cted), featuring the return of both Josh Stewart and a bloodied-up Emma Fitzpatrick! The Collected reunites the duo with director Marcus Dunstan and co-writer Patrick Melton in a sequel also starring Randy Havens (“Stranger Things”, Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Dot-Marie […]...
- 6/22/2020
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
More than 35 years after taking on the Silver Shamrock corporation (and their relentless robot henchmen) in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Tom Atkins returns to the festive atmosphere of All Hallows' Eve to defend his small town against a masked murderer in Trick, his third collaboration with director Patrick Lussier and co-writer Todd Farmer.
With Trick now in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD from Rlje Films, we recently had the pleasure of catching up with the legendary actor to discuss reteaming with Lussier and Farmer, going up against the evil slasher known as "Trick," filming a scene featuring a Night of the Living Dead screening at a church, and he also shared some insights on his character in The Collected, the upcoming third film in The Collector series from Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton.
Congratulations on Trick, Tom. You can add it alongside Halloween III to your list of Halloween movies.
With Trick now in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD from Rlje Films, we recently had the pleasure of catching up with the legendary actor to discuss reteaming with Lussier and Farmer, going up against the evil slasher known as "Trick," filming a scene featuring a Night of the Living Dead screening at a church, and he also shared some insights on his character in The Collected, the upcoming third film in The Collector series from Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton.
Congratulations on Trick, Tom. You can add it alongside Halloween III to your list of Halloween movies.
- 10/26/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning Danish director Bille August (Pelle The Conqueror) is teaming up with U.S. producer David Brown’s fledgling outfit Clear Horizon on historical drama A War Of Their Own about two of the first women to serve as ambulance drivers on the front lines during WWI. Clear Horizon will co-produce and handle world sales at the Afm.
The film is inspired by the remarkable story of British women Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker, who became nurses and ambulance drivers during World War One. The duo won numerous medals for bravery and saved many soldiers on the Western Front in Belgium. Chisolm first got the job as ambulance driver when she was spotted making hair-pin bends on her motorbike in London as a courier. After the war, despite failing health as a result of her exploits on the front, she briefly took up car racing.
The film is inspired by the remarkable story of British women Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker, who became nurses and ambulance drivers during World War One. The duo won numerous medals for bravery and saved many soldiers on the Western Front in Belgium. Chisolm first got the job as ambulance driver when she was spotted making hair-pin bends on her motorbike in London as a courier. After the war, despite failing health as a result of her exploits on the front, she briefly took up car racing.
- 10/22/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sales slate includes Thunderbird, Gringa.
David Brown’s Los Angeles-based sales and production company Clear Horizon has hired Priscilla Ross Smith as executive vice-president of international sales and acquisitions.
Smith is based in France, and attends Toronto alongside Clear Horizon president Giulia Prenna with a slate that includes new title Thunderbird, a sci-fi from Nicholas Treeshin about a fisherman who encounters the eponymous First Nations legend, coming-of-age tale Gringa starring Steve Zahn and Jess Gabor, and The Collected, the third entry in The Collector horror franchise.
Smith previously served as president of worldwide sales at Archstone Distribution and sold in...
David Brown’s Los Angeles-based sales and production company Clear Horizon has hired Priscilla Ross Smith as executive vice-president of international sales and acquisitions.
Smith is based in France, and attends Toronto alongside Clear Horizon president Giulia Prenna with a slate that includes new title Thunderbird, a sci-fi from Nicholas Treeshin about a fisherman who encounters the eponymous First Nations legend, coming-of-age tale Gringa starring Steve Zahn and Jess Gabor, and The Collected, the third entry in The Collector horror franchise.
Smith previously served as president of worldwide sales at Archstone Distribution and sold in...
- 9/7/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Fledgling La-based sales and production outfit Clear Horizon has appointed former Cmg, Epic Pictures and Bleiberg sales exec Giulia Prenna as president of sales and production.
As we revealed during Cannes, the company has been launched by independent producer David Brown, an executive producer on Sundance opener After The Wedding. Reporting to Brown, Prenna will lead the sales push at upcoming festivals and markets including Tiff and Afm.
Clear Horizon’s production and sales slate includes coming-of-age comedy-drama Gringa, which will be directed by E.J. Foerster and star Steve Zahn. The company has also acquired all rights to The Collector franchise, with the next project being The Collected, the third in the genre trilogy. The film is currently in pre-production with Clear Horizon producing and repping world sales.
Prior to joining the company, Prenna was a sales and acquisitions consultant at Cinema Management Group. In 2018 she won the Best...
As we revealed during Cannes, the company has been launched by independent producer David Brown, an executive producer on Sundance opener After The Wedding. Reporting to Brown, Prenna will lead the sales push at upcoming festivals and markets including Tiff and Afm.
Clear Horizon’s production and sales slate includes coming-of-age comedy-drama Gringa, which will be directed by E.J. Foerster and star Steve Zahn. The company has also acquired all rights to The Collector franchise, with the next project being The Collected, the third in the genre trilogy. The film is currently in pre-production with Clear Horizon producing and repping world sales.
Prior to joining the company, Prenna was a sales and acquisitions consultant at Cinema Management Group. In 2018 she won the Best...
- 7/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Marcus Dunstan’s The Collector series is one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated franchises in the modern horror genre, so it was somewhat of a pleasant surprise when a third installment was officially announced earlier this month. Now, just a few weeks later, the upcoming threequel has an official title and a brand new poster.
Initially teased as The Coll3ctor, the film’s new one-sheet actually reveals a much cleaner title: The Collected. Not much else can be learned from the poster, but we do know that Dunston and his writing partner Patrick Melton have returned to write the script, which aims to start production this fall. The Collected will also bring back Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick as Arkin and Elena, their respective roles from the franchise’s previous movies.
Released in 2009, the original Collector film, which features a twisted killer who traps his victims in elaborate devices,...
Initially teased as The Coll3ctor, the film’s new one-sheet actually reveals a much cleaner title: The Collected. Not much else can be learned from the poster, but we do know that Dunston and his writing partner Patrick Melton have returned to write the script, which aims to start production this fall. The Collected will also bring back Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick as Arkin and Elena, their respective roles from the franchise’s previous movies.
Released in 2009, the original Collector film, which features a twisted killer who traps his victims in elaborate devices,...
- 5/22/2019
- by Mike Lee
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Independent producer David Brown, an executive on Sundance opener After The Wedding, has formed international sales and production venture Clear Horizon.
The new banner has acquired world rights to The Collector horror franchise, with The Collected, the third film in the trilogy, being the first project out the door. Franchise director Marcus Dunstan is returning for the third film, as will leads Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick, who are reprising their roles from the previous two. Pic was written by Dunstan and Patrick Melton and is produced by Brown and Brett Forbes. It is due to go in front of cameras this September, with Brown and his sales team presenting the film to buyers in Cannes this week.
The first two films, The Collector and The Collection, were released on more than 1400 screens theatrically. The rights were acquired from Ld Entertainment. Dunstan and Melton are also the writers of Saw IV,...
The new banner has acquired world rights to The Collector horror franchise, with The Collected, the third film in the trilogy, being the first project out the door. Franchise director Marcus Dunstan is returning for the third film, as will leads Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick, who are reprising their roles from the previous two. Pic was written by Dunstan and Patrick Melton and is produced by Brown and Brett Forbes. It is due to go in front of cameras this September, with Brown and his sales team presenting the film to buyers in Cannes this week.
The first two films, The Collector and The Collection, were released on more than 1400 screens theatrically. The rights were acquired from Ld Entertainment. Dunstan and Melton are also the writers of Saw IV,...
- 5/15/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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