I’d just like to preface this article by stating that I’ve recently become a very big fan of the “anthology concept” for horror, especially when the entire feature is tied together through some creative means. Hence, I’m already a bit excited regarding the new flick heading down the pike called DRIVE-IN HORRORSHOW. Yes, it will be telling five separate stories that are all introduced by “The Projectionist” (above) who owns the broken-down drive-in theater showing each movie. Plus zombies and other creatures work there as the employees. How f*cking fantastic is that?!
Have a look at a brief synopsis of each of the five flicks: PIG, a tale of vengeance involving some cocky frat guys who get taught a deadly lesson; THE CLOSET, about a young boy who thinks he’s found a way to get back at his emotionally abusive family; FALL APART, in which a doctor who treats the homeless is stricken by a strange sickness he catches from one of his patients; THE MEAT MAN, in which a couple of kids think they may be the next victims of a cannibal killer stalking their town; and THE WATCHER, set in a forest where two young couples are terrorized by the titular, animalistic murderer.
Wowzers! That really sounds like some good shit! This flashy piece of genre brilliance is coming to us from director/co-writer Michael Neel who says, “I’m a lifelong horror fanatic. Slashers, monsters, cannibals, zombies, werewolves—the list goes on, and I love them all. Each story has its own tone, and set of challenges: Some are a mix of horror and comedy, like the old Corman films, and others are more oppressive and tense, without much comic relief. For certain tales we wanted to deliberately go over the top and stylize them, and for others we tried to make them seem as real as possible.”
Well, I’m sold. According to Neel, most of DRIVE-IN is already shot and he hopes to have the whole movie done by early 2009. As for the cast, the only names that have some slight form of notoriety are two people who have won SURVIVOR: soccer dork Ethan Zohn and dumb brat Jenna Morasca (below, next to an even dumber blonde). For more info and pics (like the one below) you can check out the official website here.
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