Our closing film at last year’s epic Grimmfest was Evan Marlowe’s surreal puppet horror ABRUPTIO, and we had the film’s composer Patrick Savage in attendance!
Now comes two bits of amazing news wrapped up in one – Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz are bringing back a new iteration of beloved horror brand Anchor Bay Entertainment with the goal to curate a new library of films for distribution, projects that range from new release genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, remasters and ABRUPTIO is one of the first titles being released!
“We had an opportunity to take the name of a beloved genre film brand, one we feel a personal connection to, for our new company,” says Zambeck in a press release statement. “This is a new venture, unaffiliated with any previous incarnations. We aim to honor the history and spirit of the past as we look for interesting films that break the mold, and will be discovered by new generations for years to come.”
In ABRUPTIO, ““Les Hackel (Marsters) is a guy down on his luck who wakes to find an explosive device has been implanted in his neck. He must carry out heinous crimes in order to stay alive while trying to identify the mastermind manipulating the now twisted and strange world around him. The film is enacted entirely using lifelike puppets.”
The cast includes James Marsters, Christopher McDonald, Sid Haig, Robert Englund and Jordan Peele.
Release date yet to be announced, but expect puppet mayhem this summer!