Anchor Bays next hit : Malevolence?

Malevolence is a rarity in 2004--a horror film for horror buffs, which Brian Smolock of The Horror Report gave "four weapons of mass destruction out of five" and about which Fangoria declared, "There's more scream than Scream to this horror homage."

The audience will brace for a film that Film Threat sums up best as a horror film wherein "once the scares start, they don't stop. Malevolence is relentless in its pursuit to frighten the hell out of you, and it succeeds. By creating a killer that is so demented, yet human, Mena has also refined the modern horror tale by ridding it of all the superfluous teenaged sex romps and alcohol–induced dream sequences. This film is pure terror, pure unadulterated fear."

Like many horror pioneers before him--from John Carpenter to Sam Raimi--Mena put the experience he gained, as a fan of classic horror films, to good use, writing, producing, scouting locations, financing, casting, catering, directing, editing, scoring his own music and even creating the official website for Malevolence. The result is an independent horror film unlike any to come out of Hollywood in decades.

Synopsis
Created as the middle section of a three-part trilogy, Malevolence takes place ten years after the unspeakable crimes of a deranged madman. When a bungled bank robbery intersects with inhabitants of the Pennsylvania farm country, a raw and edgy descent into terrifying madness unfolds.

Malevolence is presented theatrically by leading independent video distributor Anchor Bay Entertainment in association with New York-based distributor, Painted Zebra Releasing, planning an August roll-out national theatrical release. Anchor Bay Entertainment (Evil Dead, Halloween, Dawn Of The Dead, Highlander®, and thousands of titles in library) is dedicated to releasing outstanding films to the home video and DVD market. 

"Anchor Bay Entertainment has become synonymous with excellence in presenting classic films within the horror genre," commented Tom Bambard, Sr. Brand Manager for Horror films at Anchor Bay.  "We have released hundreds of DVDs within this genre and built a tremendous fan base always eager with anticipation for our next project.  We are very excited about our relationship in the theatrical release of this completely new horror film and we think the fans of Anchor Bay will be too. This is a perfect case of classic horror meets new classic horror as Anchor Bay adds Malevolence to its family of fright."

Malevolence makes its theatrical debut in Long Island, New York, August, 2004. Cities currently slated for midnight premieres and initial runs of this award-winning thriller, include Portland, OR; Minneapolis, MN; Worcester, MA; Boston, MA; Wilmington, NC; Long Island, NY and Salt Lake City, UT. Contact Joe Venegas at 714-469-7261 for more details or to discuss potential story ideas for this unique opportunity. For more information on Malevolence, go to www.malevolencemovie.com.

Thanks to Joe Venegas for sending us this, and stay tuned for more on this film.