We just received the schedule for this year’s TORONTO AFTER DARK line-up; the even goes down this August, from the 14th to the 21st. Let’s not waste any time and get to it; read on for the deets!
TRICK ‘R’ TREAT/Michael Dougherty, USA, Toronto Premiere/Four creepy crowd-pleasing stories intersect in this hugely anticipated feature, set on the night of Halloween. From Producer Bryan Singer (X-MEN, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, VALKYRIE) and starring TRUE BLOOD’s Anna Paquin and Brian Cox (MANHUNTER, BOURNE SUPREMACY).
GRACE/Paul Solet, Canada, Toronto Premiere/From Producer Adam Green (HATCHET) comes this creepy and shocking tale of one very desperate woman as she tries to satisfy the needs of her very special newborn baby, that will only eat…. human blood!
VAMPIRE GIRL VS FRANKENSTEIN GIRL/Yoshihiro Nishimura, Japan, Toronto Premiere/
Hysterical and bloody, this one of a kind romantic horror comedy about two dueling dead girls at a high school is from the same deliriously warped Japanese minds that gave us last year’s Toronto After Dark Festival hit TOKYO GORE POLICE and the upcoming ROBOGEISHA whose recently released trailer has become a viral video sensation!
FRANKLYN/Gerald McMorrow, UK, North American Premiere/A stunningly original feature that blends three tales of human drama in present day London with another set in a fantastic futuristic steampunk world. Stars Ryan Phillipe (CRUEL INTENTIONS) and Eva Green (CASINO ROYALE).
THE FORBIDDEN DOOR/Joko Anwar, Indonesia, Canadian Premiere/From the genius mind of Joko Anwar (DEAD TIME: KALA) Indonesia’s current master of genre cinema, comes this dark hypnotic thriller about an increasingly mentally unstable artist trying to uncover several dark secrets including what lurks in his new house, behind a mysterious door.
EMBODIMENT OF EVIL/José Mojica Marins, Brazil, Toronto Premiere/
After a 40-year hiatus, José Mojica Marins returns to direct and portray the character that has made him a Brazilian horror icon, the notorious Coffin Joe. In this latest tale featuring the psychotic undertaker, Joe is released after many years in prison, only to continue with his eternal, bloody rampage to find the perfect woman to carry his seed.
BLACK/Pierre Laffargue, France, Toronto Premiere/A crowd-pleasing action-packed throwback to cult classic Blaxploitation cinema, BLACK follows one charismatic criminal’s quest to steal a horde of African diamonds against impossible odds that include Russian mercenaries and a supernatural witch doctor! Starring MC Jean Gab (DISTRICT B13).
SOMEONE’S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR/Chad Ferrin, USA, Canadian Premiere/
In this hypnotic throwback to psychedelic horror from the 70s, a group of medical students find themselves facing a double-peril on campus: fending off a depraved serial killer while dealing with terrifying hallucinations caused after ingesting experimental drugs. Stars indie genre rising star Noah Segan (BRICK, DEADGIRL).
FRANKLYN’s Eva Green
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