“This is a movie made by people who love horror movies for people who love horror movies,” our own Meredith Borders raved in her 4-star review of the upcoming horror anthology Scare Package this past October, and the wild trailer that arrived earlier this year (find it below) damn sure whet our appetite for gory horror-comedy mayhem.
How and when can you see it? Well, Shudder announced today that it has acquired all rights in its territories! Scare Package will premiere on Shudder in the U.S., Canada and the UK on June 18.
“We are delighted to introduce a new generation of horror voices in this smart, funny, gory, ode to horror that is Scare Package,” said Emily Gotto, Shudder’s Director of Global Acquisitions & Co-Production.
Created by Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns, Scare Package features seven segments from seven different filmmakers, billed as a “splatter-packed, deviously clever throwback that pays homage to horror classics, exploring—and subverting—different genre tropes. All wrapped around every horror fan’s beloved stomping grounds: an old school video store.”
In Scare Package, Chad, the owner of Rad Chad’s Horror Emporium, recounts a series of bone-chilling, blood-splattered tales to illustrate the rules of the horror genre to his newest employee.
Each story takes aim at different tropes, paying homage to and subverting the timeless clichés of the beloved genre with a cast that includes Noah Segan (Knives Out), Baron Vaughn (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Chase Williamson (Beyond the Gates), Jocelyn DeBoer (Greener Grass), Jeremy King (Camera Obscura), wrestling legend Dustin Rhodes, Toni Trucks (SEAL Team), Hawn Tran (Watchmen) and more.
Led by a diverse group of up-and-coming genre filmmakers, Scare Package features the directorial debuts of actors Segan and Vaughn. Emily Hagins (Netflix’s Coin Heist), Anthony Cousins (The Bloody Ballad of Squirt Reynolds), Chris McInroy (Bad Guy #2, Death Metal), Courtney and Hillary Andujar (Production Designers of The Girl On The Third Floor, Bloodline), and Aaron B. Koontz (Camera Obscura, the upcoming The Pale Door) round out the collection of filmmakers.
Writer in the horror community since 2008. Owns Eli Roth’s prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has three awesome cats. Still plays with toys.
