No, not a blind Sherlock Holmes, but a blind Van Johnson, who directs his butler, his girlfriend Vera Miles and the London police to thwart a crime based on something he overheard in a bar. Henry Hathaway directs a complicated murder mystery that plays like a combo of Rear Window and Wait Until Dark, with a cranky Van Johnson as the central character.
23 Paces to Baker Street
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1956 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date February 21, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan, Maurice Denham, Estelle Winwood, Liam Redmond, Isobel Elsom, Martin Benson, Queenie Leonard.
Cinematography: Milton Krasner
Film Editor: James B. Clark
Original Music: Leigh Harline
Written by Nigel Balchin from the novel Warrant for X by Philip MacDonald
Produced by Henry Ephron
Directed by Henry Hathaway
In the 1950s the murder mystery thriller came of age, as creakier older formulas...
23 Paces to Baker Street
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1956 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date February 21, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan, Maurice Denham, Estelle Winwood, Liam Redmond, Isobel Elsom, Martin Benson, Queenie Leonard.
Cinematography: Milton Krasner
Film Editor: James B. Clark
Original Music: Leigh Harline
Written by Nigel Balchin from the novel Warrant for X by Philip MacDonald
Produced by Henry Ephron
Directed by Henry Hathaway
In the 1950s the murder mystery thriller came of age, as creakier older formulas...
- 3/25/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Everyone give a Vulcan salute to the Mr. Spock figurine from Mezco, which is available now for pre-order. Also in this round-up: Contracted: Phase 2 Blu-ray details and a 360 interactive seance video to celebrate the VOD and Digital HD release of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.
Mezco's Spock Figure: From Mezco: "The One:12 Collective is proud to present one of the most iconic and enduring characters in the pop culture lexicon: Spock from the original Star Trek series.
First introduced to audiences in 1966, the Star Trek series was a landmark show that sparked countless fans’ a love of science, space and technology, and inspired many real-world inventions. Spock, powerfully portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in both the TV series and in the film franchises, embodied a new kind of TV hero: calmly logical, and cerebral but not completely devoid of human emotion. Spock has transcended his genre and has been voted...
Mezco's Spock Figure: From Mezco: "The One:12 Collective is proud to present one of the most iconic and enduring characters in the pop culture lexicon: Spock from the original Star Trek series.
First introduced to audiences in 1966, the Star Trek series was a landmark show that sparked countless fans’ a love of science, space and technology, and inspired many real-world inventions. Spock, powerfully portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in both the TV series and in the film franchises, embodied a new kind of TV hero: calmly logical, and cerebral but not completely devoid of human emotion. Spock has transcended his genre and has been voted...
- 12/21/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
In two weeks, vampires, cannibals, Halloween frights and more will grace the screen at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois for Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival. Now a telekinetic kid and and an apocalypse have joined the killer lineup, as both June and JeruZalem will make their U.S. premieres at the festival.
Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.
June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.
Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.
June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.
- 8/6/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One month from now, Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival will take over the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois and they've announced killer lineup that includes Tales of Halloween, a screening of Fright Night with a Q&A from Tom Holland, and Eli Roth introducing Cannibal Holocaust:
"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.
“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”
“With this program we...
"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.
“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”
“With this program we...
- 7/22/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
IFC Midnight and BoulderLight Pictures released the first trailer for "Contracted: Phase II", opening in Theaters, On Demand and Digital September 4th, 2015. Directed by Josh Forbes with a screenplay by Craig Walendziak, "Contracted: Phase II" will star Matt Mercer, Peter Cilella, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Laurel Vail, Alice Macdonald, Anna Lore and Suzanne Voss. Producers J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules says We are thrilled to announce that we've wrapped principle photography on Contracted 2, an all out, bigger, crazier, virus-ier sequel in every way possible. We can't wait to unleash it on fans.Phase II follows the story of Samantha as she suffers from a mysterious and degenerative disease. Picking up directly where the previous film left off, Phase II follows...
- 7/19/2015
- www.ohmygore.com/
IFC Midnight and BoulderLight Pictures released the first trailer for "Contracted: Phase II", opening in Theaters, On Demand and Digital September 4th, 2015. Directed by Josh Forbes with a screenplay by Craig Walendziak, "Contracted: Phase II" will star Matt Mercer, Peter Cilella, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Laurel Vail, Alice Macdonald, Anna Lore and Suzanne Voss. Producers J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules says We are thrilled to announce that we've wrapped principle photography on Contracted 2, an all out, bigger, crazier, virus-ier sequel in every way possible. We can't wait to unleash it on fans.Phase II follows the story of Samantha as she suffers from a mysterious and degenerative disease. Picking up directly where the previous film left off, Phase II follows...
- 7/19/2015
- www.ohmygore.com/
IFC Midnight and BoulderLight Pictures released the first trailer for "Contracted: Phase II", opening in Theaters, On Demand and Digital September 4th, 2015. Directed by Josh Forbes with a screenplay by Craig Walendziak, "Contracted: Phase II" will star Matt Mercer, Peter Cilella, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Laurel Vail, Alice Macdonald, Anna Lore and Suzanne Voss. Producers J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules says We are thrilled to announce that we've wrapped principle photography on Contracted 2, an all out, bigger, crazier, virus-ier sequel in every way possible. We can't wait to unleash it on fans.Phase II follows the story of Samantha as she suffers from a mysterious and degenerative disease. Picking up directly where the previous film left off, Phase II follows...
- 7/19/2015
- www.ohmygore.com/
IFC Midnight and BoulderLight Pictures released the first trailer for "Contracted: Phase II", opening in Theaters, On Demand and Digital September 4th, 2015. Directed by Josh Forbes with a screenplay by Craig Walendziak, "Contracted: Phase II" will star Matt Mercer, Peter Cilella, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Laurel Vail, Alice Macdonald, Anna Lore and Suzanne Voss. Producers J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules says We are thrilled to announce that we've wrapped principle photography on Contracted 2, an all out, bigger, crazier, virus-ier sequel in every way possible. We can't wait to unleash it on fans.Phase II follows the story of Samantha as she suffers from a mysterious and degenerative disease. Picking up directly where the previous film left off, Phase II follows...
- 7/19/2015
- www.ohmygore.com/
With more and more people staying in and firing up movies on VOD, smaller movies now have a chance to find an audience and following. That's the case for the 2013 horror flick "Contracted," which has been green-lit for a sequel after it had a strong showing with viewers on demand. Today we've got the exclusive, intense teaser for the follow-up, "Contracted: Phase II." Eric England has moved on from the director's chair, passing the torch to Josh Forbes who guides the first film's stars Matt Mercer and Alice MacDonald through the next chapter. The story follows follows Riley, one of the last people to come in contact with Samantha, who is carrying a dangerous disease, as he scrambles to track down those responsible for the outbreak. Riley must find them before the highly contagious disease not only consumes his body, but the world as we know it. "Contracted: Phase II" arrives on September 4th.
- 7/17/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Contracted
Stars: Najarra Townsend, Charley Koontz, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Caroline Williams | Written and Directed by Eric England
Contracted, originally screened at Frightfest back in 2013, stars Najarra Townsend as Samantha, a young woman who contracts something nasty after being date-raped at a party. Over the course of a few short days, she begins bleeding from pretty much every orifice and quite literally falling to bits. Her already fragile relationships with her friends, colleagues and mother (Caroline Williams) also start to break down as she refuses to seek help and becomes increasingly isolated.
The body horror elements within the film were really well done – that is to say, very icky. Cronenberg fans will be well satisfied with the deterioration of the flesh on display here. The film’s portrayal of an insular and personal crisis is well done. Samantha is on a self-destructive path in addition to the horrifying illness she finds herself with.
Stars: Najarra Townsend, Charley Koontz, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Caroline Williams | Written and Directed by Eric England
Contracted, originally screened at Frightfest back in 2013, stars Najarra Townsend as Samantha, a young woman who contracts something nasty after being date-raped at a party. Over the course of a few short days, she begins bleeding from pretty much every orifice and quite literally falling to bits. Her already fragile relationships with her friends, colleagues and mother (Caroline Williams) also start to break down as she refuses to seek help and becomes increasingly isolated.
The body horror elements within the film were really well done – that is to say, very icky. Cronenberg fans will be well satisfied with the deterioration of the flesh on display here. The film’s portrayal of an insular and personal crisis is well done. Samantha is on a self-destructive path in addition to the horrifying illness she finds herself with.
- 3/9/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Featuring a plot that amplifies people’s fears of STDs, Eric England’s Contracted has done well on VOD, with its potent combination of unsettling decomposition and keen social commentary attracting a steady stream of viewers. The home media response to Contracted has been successful enough for IFC Midnight to move forward with a sequel, Contracted: Phase II, which will follow both familiar and new faces.
Deadline reports that IFC Midnight is developing Contracted: Phase II with Josh Forbes in the director’s chair. The sequel will mark Forbes’ first feature film, working off a script by Craig Walendziak.
Eric England, who wrote and directed Contracted, is not attached to the sequel. The follow-up film will see the return of characters Riley (Matt Mercer) and Alice (Alice Macdonald). In addition to Mercer and Macdonald, the sequel’s cast includes Peter Cilella, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Laurel Vail, Anna Lore and Suzanne Voss.
Deadline reports that IFC Midnight is developing Contracted: Phase II with Josh Forbes in the director’s chair. The sequel will mark Forbes’ first feature film, working off a script by Craig Walendziak.
Eric England, who wrote and directed Contracted, is not attached to the sequel. The follow-up film will see the return of characters Riley (Matt Mercer) and Alice (Alice Macdonald). In addition to Mercer and Macdonald, the sequel’s cast includes Peter Cilella, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Laurel Vail, Anna Lore and Suzanne Voss.
- 12/6/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: After seeing strong VOD returns from last year’s Std horror flick Contracted, IFC Midnight is springing for its sequel, Contracted: Phase II. Writer-director Eric England’s first film was an original low-budget take on the zombie genre about a young woman in rapid decay after picking up an icky, mysterious disease from a one-night stand. The sequel continues where Contracted left off, as newly-infected Riley (Matt Mercer) scrambles to track down those responsible for the outbreak and discovers a larger conspiracy that threatens to infect the world.
England’s not involved in the follow-up, which is already in production in La; he’s currently filming indie comedy Get The Girl. Instead, BoulderLight Pictures producers J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules tapped new blood to helm the sequel, hiring newcomer Josh Forbes to direct from a script by first-timer Craig Walendziak.
Contracted co-stars Matt Mercer and Alice MacDonald are back,...
England’s not involved in the follow-up, which is already in production in La; he’s currently filming indie comedy Get The Girl. Instead, BoulderLight Pictures producers J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules tapped new blood to helm the sequel, hiring newcomer Josh Forbes to direct from a script by first-timer Craig Walendziak.
Contracted co-stars Matt Mercer and Alice MacDonald are back,...
- 12/4/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Do you need a tampon?
When you think you've done a tinkle and you find the toilet looks like the inside of an abattoir, it might not just be a heavy flow. In Contracted (2013), Sam (Najarra Townsend), a budding botanist, is date raped by a shadowy creeper and wakes up with a nasty hangover and some messy sheets. She tries to deny it, but as her symptoms get worse (and worse), no answers present themselves. Somehow, she lets her ordinary problems take precedence, especially her deteriorating relationship with Nikki (Katie Stegeman). Her mother (Caroline Williams) and friends, like Alice (Alice Macdonald), try to steer her towards help, but she might have got something that nobody can help her with.
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When you think you've done a tinkle and you find the toilet looks like the inside of an abattoir, it might not just be a heavy flow. In Contracted (2013), Sam (Najarra Townsend), a budding botanist, is date raped by a shadowy creeper and wakes up with a nasty hangover and some messy sheets. She tries to deny it, but as her symptoms get worse (and worse), no answers present themselves. Somehow, she lets her ordinary problems take precedence, especially her deteriorating relationship with Nikki (Katie Stegeman). Her mother (Caroline Williams) and friends, like Alice (Alice Macdonald), try to steer her towards help, but she might have got something that nobody can help her with.
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- 4/19/2014
- by Jason Ratigan
- JustPressPlay.net
Ever since it's release via IFC Midnight on March 18, 2014, filmmaker Eric England's indie 'body horror' flick Contracted has been burning up DVD and VOD, and we've got first word on the successful feature's inevitable sequel.
Starring Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Matt Mercer, Charley Koontz, Simon Barrett, Ruben Pla, Dave Holmes and Celia Finkelstein, Contracted revolves around a 20's something Los Angeleno (Townsend), who finds herself infected with a rather potent sexual disease after being date-raped at a party.
"IFC has asked us for a sequel," filmmaker England, whose previously wrote and directed the genre feature Madison County, told us this morning of a potential follow-up to Contracted.
"I told the producers I wasn't interested, because I never envisioned a sequel in the first place, but if I came up with an idea that I felt lived up to or surpassed the first...
Starring Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Matt Mercer, Charley Koontz, Simon Barrett, Ruben Pla, Dave Holmes and Celia Finkelstein, Contracted revolves around a 20's something Los Angeleno (Townsend), who finds herself infected with a rather potent sexual disease after being date-raped at a party.
"IFC has asked us for a sequel," filmmaker England, whose previously wrote and directed the genre feature Madison County, told us this morning of a potential follow-up to Contracted.
"I told the producers I wasn't interested, because I never envisioned a sequel in the first place, but if I came up with an idea that I felt lived up to or surpassed the first...
- 4/17/2014
- by Sean Decker
- FEARnet
By Jennica Lynn Johnson, MoreHorror.com
In college, I remember taking a class in which the professor showed a public service announcement that warned young adults about date-rape. The overall message—like in any stranger-danger warning—was that the effects of the incident don’t end with the morning-after guilt and that there is a fair chance that it could have been prevented all together.
It could be easily said that Contracted (2013) is like an hour and a half-long PSA, but it digs so much deeper than that. It reveals the daily self-consciousness and indignity endured by many women and the great lengths to which they are willing to go in order to achieve love and acceptance.
Written and directed by Eric England (Madison County), Contracted tells the story of Samantha, a young woman uncertain of her sexuality and desperate to rekindle her relationship with her girlfriend Nikki. While at a friend’s party,...
In college, I remember taking a class in which the professor showed a public service announcement that warned young adults about date-rape. The overall message—like in any stranger-danger warning—was that the effects of the incident don’t end with the morning-after guilt and that there is a fair chance that it could have been prevented all together.
It could be easily said that Contracted (2013) is like an hour and a half-long PSA, but it digs so much deeper than that. It reveals the daily self-consciousness and indignity endured by many women and the great lengths to which they are willing to go in order to achieve love and acceptance.
Written and directed by Eric England (Madison County), Contracted tells the story of Samantha, a young woman uncertain of her sexuality and desperate to rekindle her relationship with her girlfriend Nikki. While at a friend’s party,...
- 4/12/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Chicago – We’ve all seen the girl at the party. You know the one who catches your eye as she walks by. She’s beautiful but alone, looks a little lost, and, sadly, almost always winds up with some other guy. Eric England introduces us to such a girl at the beginning of his film “Contracted” and then spends the rest of the movie’s runtime punishing the hell out of her as a mysterious and fast moving Std eats away at all the things that had us looking in the first place.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The genius of England is he’s able to keep us looking as that pretty face disintegrates because the real problem is something else. Sam is subject to a perfect storm of rape culture, personal insecurities and friends and family determined to bring her into line with their own agendas. Where it all ends up is not entirely unpredictable.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The genius of England is he’s able to keep us looking as that pretty face disintegrates because the real problem is something else. Sam is subject to a perfect storm of rape culture, personal insecurities and friends and family determined to bring her into line with their own agendas. Where it all ends up is not entirely unpredictable.
- 3/31/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Tagline: "Not Your Average One Night Stand." Director/writer: Eric England. Cast: Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman and Matt Mercer. Sometimes horror films are morality plays. They warn you away from certain behaviours. Sometimes horror films play on a viewer's fears. Eric England's (Madison County) Contracted is a little bit of both of these concepts. Contracted involves one character's struggle to deal with a sexual infection. Samantha's (Najarra Townsend) devolvement into something monstrous puts the film squarely into body horror, while the consequences of unprotected sex reach a nightmarish conclusion. Contracted is a dramatic indie horror film, which will unsettle much of the film's target audience. The film begins with a scene of necrophilia, but quickly transitions to Sam and her struggles. Sam is a normal girl, dealing with some relationship issues. She is newly bisexual and quickly seduced into casual sex, with the help of intoxicants.
- 12/1/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Eric England’s “Contracted” has the potential to turn into a truly disturbing slice of bodily horror a la some of David Cronenberg’s best work. The tale of a lesbian woman who literally starts falling apart after a sexual encounter at a party could have been a commentary on sexuality, a riff on our national obsession with looking perfect, a cautionary tale about drinking, or even just a twisted slice of grotesque horror.
It ends up all and none of the above thanks to a dull script and style-less direction from England. The filmmaker is lucky that the fearless Najarra Townsend keeps the piece from crumbling entirely.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Townsend stars as Samantha, a girl who seems like she might be on the edge of a mental collapse before the physical one that overtakes her in the film. She’s leaving messages for her girlfriend Nikki (Katie Stegeman) that are...
It ends up all and none of the above thanks to a dull script and style-less direction from England. The filmmaker is lucky that the fearless Najarra Townsend keeps the piece from crumbling entirely.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Townsend stars as Samantha, a girl who seems like she might be on the edge of a mental collapse before the physical one that overtakes her in the film. She’s leaving messages for her girlfriend Nikki (Katie Stegeman) that are...
- 11/28/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Remember all those times where you didn’t use a condom during sex and spent the next few days anxiously waiting to find out if you’d be welcoming an unexpected child into your life? I know, that’s enough of a horror movie right there, thinking about the responsibility of taking care of another life, but Contracted is worse – oh, so much worse. I firmly believe that Eric England’s body-horror flick should be shown in high schools around the world when the importance of using protecting is discussed in Sex Ed classes, because having an Std is one thing, but the thought of contracting whatever the hell this Std is will probably cause any sexually active viewers to carry a whole box of condoms on their person at all times.
Samantha (Najarra Townsend) is a hot young thing currently on the rocks with her bartender “girlfriend” Nikki (Katie Stegeman...
Samantha (Najarra Townsend) is a hot young thing currently on the rocks with her bartender “girlfriend” Nikki (Katie Stegeman...
- 11/19/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The November 22nd IFC release Contracted has an official poster. Its design will certainly make you wince. Thanks to EW (?!) for the debut.
Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night standwith a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.
Eric England writes and directs; Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice MacDonald, Matt Mercer, Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett star.
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Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night standwith a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.
Eric England writes and directs; Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice MacDonald, Matt Mercer, Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett star.
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- 10/24/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Already known for its great weather, luxury hotels, and resort lifestyle, Palm Springs, California, is about to become known for something a bit more sinister: horror movies! Read on to learn about the city's first Feartastic Film Festival.
From the Press Release:
Kicking off on Halloween night, the inaugural Feartastic Film Festival begins on Thursday, October 31, 2013, with Bb’s Monster Rock Halloween Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs and includes five frightfully fantastic film screenings on November 1-2 at the Camelot Theaters, the desert’s premiere theaters. The fest's intense, nail-biting films have been chosen for both their scare factor and their atypical plots and storylines. On deck to kick off the festival are: Contracted, Dead Weight, Delivery, Here Comes the Devil, and The Second Death. Ranging from dark to romantic to downright scary, each film has gained notoriety at festivals both in the U.S. and overseas,...
From the Press Release:
Kicking off on Halloween night, the inaugural Feartastic Film Festival begins on Thursday, October 31, 2013, with Bb’s Monster Rock Halloween Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs and includes five frightfully fantastic film screenings on November 1-2 at the Camelot Theaters, the desert’s premiere theaters. The fest's intense, nail-biting films have been chosen for both their scare factor and their atypical plots and storylines. On deck to kick off the festival are: Contracted, Dead Weight, Delivery, Here Comes the Devil, and The Second Death. Ranging from dark to romantic to downright scary, each film has gained notoriety at festivals both in the U.S. and overseas,...
- 10/8/2013
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Eric England's new horror thriller 'Contracted' is certainly going to ensure a whole generation takes safe sex very seriously indeed. It tells the tale of Samantha, a young girl whom following a one-night stand with a random stranger contracts, what she thinks is, a sexually-transmitted disease. Unfortunately for Sam it's much worse than that! IFC Midnight will be releasing the flick onto VOD stateside on 22 November. 'Contracted' stars the gorgeous Najarra Townsend (below), Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Matt Mercer, Charley Koontz and Simon Barrett ('You're Next'). Check out the trailer below....
- 9/26/2013
- Horror Asylum
IFC will release Eric Englands Contracted on November 22 2013 most likely on VOD and DVD. You can check out the sales trailer below. Contracted revolves around a troubled young woman has a one night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std but it is actually something much worse. The film is directed and written by Eric England and stars Najarra Townsend Caroline Williams Alice MacDonald Matt Mercer Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett.
- 9/24/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Eric England's Contracted is due to arrive November 22nd from IFC and a sales trailer hit the web within the last week. You can find it after the jump.
Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night standwith a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.
England writes and directs; Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice MacDonald, Matt Mercer, Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett star.
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Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night standwith a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.
England writes and directs; Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice MacDonald, Matt Mercer, Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett star.
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- 9/23/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Eric England’s horror film and will release in November following a deal with Xyz Films.
Contracted centres on a young woman who catches what she thinks is an Std after a one-night stand but in fact carries something far worse.
Najarra Townsend, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Simon Barrett, Charley Koontz and Caroline Williams star.
Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures produced.
Contracted centres on a young woman who catches what she thinks is an Std after a one-night stand but in fact carries something far worse.
Najarra Townsend, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Simon Barrett, Charley Koontz and Caroline Williams star.
Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures produced.
- 8/15/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Tagline: "Don't touch anyone." Director Eric England (Madison County) has recently completed the horror thriller Contracted. Starring Najarra Townsend (The Dawning), Contracted plays on fears of sexually transmitted infections, based on the film's plot and promotional material. Now, the film has a second movie poster, which can be seen here. Details on the film's story are sparse. But, the film centrally focuses on the character Samantha. Samantha comes down with a mysterious illness after a brief sexual encounter. Has Samantha contracted an Sti, or something much worse? The second poster for the film (above) shows Samantha and a bio-hazard sign. The graphic alludes to a more deadly infection than a simple Sti and a trailer for Contracted is sure to be released soon. Director/wrtier: Eric England. Cast: Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald and Katie Stegeman. *no trailer available. Source: Contracted at the Film Catalogue ...
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- 5/23/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Madison County director Eric England’s poster for his new film Contracted features a haunting image of star Najarra Townsend who plays a woman with a mysterious illness. According to plot details, she’s a “young girl that has a one night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std... but is actually something much worse."
Simon Barrett who also wrote segments for V/H/S, The ABCs of Death and V/H/S/2 stars alongside Caroline Williams, Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, and Lionel D. Carson.
England said his movie may make you think twice about going home with that cute urban lumberjack from your neighborhood bar and told Bloody Disgusting it “will do for hooking up with random strangers what Jaws did for going to the beach." I can’t wait to see who plays Brody.
Simon Barrett who also wrote segments for V/H/S, The ABCs of Death and V/H/S/2 stars alongside Caroline Williams, Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, and Lionel D. Carson.
England said his movie may make you think twice about going home with that cute urban lumberjack from your neighborhood bar and told Bloody Disgusting it “will do for hooking up with random strangers what Jaws did for going to the beach." I can’t wait to see who plays Brody.
- 3/13/2013
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
Fresh off his successful premiere of Roadside at CineMayhem, Madison County director Eric England has unveiled a first look at his latest infectious tale of terror, Contracted, and we have the stills and the artwork for you right here.
Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Najarra Townsend, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Simon Barrett, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, Lionel D. Carson, and Caroline Williams star.
Synopsis
A troubled young woman has a one-night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std... but it is actually something much worse.
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Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Najarra Townsend, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Simon Barrett, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, Lionel D. Carson, and Caroline Williams star.
Synopsis
A troubled young woman has a one-night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std... but it is actually something much worse.
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- 3/12/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
To the left you'll find some early sales art for Eric England's latest film, Contracted. And, inside, you'll find some images offering a first look at the thriller from the director of Madison County and Roadside.
Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.
England writes and directs; Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice MacDonald, Matt Mercer, Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett star.
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Contracted concerns a troubled young woman has a one night stand with a random stranger and contracts what she thinks is an Std… but it is actually something much worse.
England writes and directs; Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice MacDonald, Matt Mercer, Katie Stegeman and Simon Barrett star.
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- 3/12/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The forever lovely final girl of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (the real one, not that lame The Beginning bullshit) is thankfully still stretching her legs in the horror business, and word has come that she's just landed a role in Madison County director Eric England's new flick, Contracted!
Bloody Disgusting reports that Caroline Williams has joined the previously announced cast, which includes Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Najarra Townsend, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Simon Barrett, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, and Lionel D. Carson.
"Contracted is really a product of all the promiscuity that goes on in the world and the lack of understanding for which the consequences carry," England told us in an earlier interview. "There are shows that glamorize promiscuous sex like 'Teen Moms' and 'Jersey Shore', and I just wanted to take that and kind of spin it on its head. Contracted is definitely not...
Bloody Disgusting reports that Caroline Williams has joined the previously announced cast, which includes Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Najarra Townsend, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Simon Barrett, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, and Lionel D. Carson.
"Contracted is really a product of all the promiscuity that goes on in the world and the lack of understanding for which the consequences carry," England told us in an earlier interview. "There are shows that glamorize promiscuous sex like 'Teen Moms' and 'Jersey Shore', and I just wanted to take that and kind of spin it on its head. Contracted is definitely not...
- 5/13/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Over on IMDb the full cast for Madison County director Eric England's new flick, Contracted, has been unveiled. Or you can just read about it here, thereby negating the risk of getting into a flame war with one of the site's many loony users.
The full cast includes Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Najarra Townsend, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Simon Barrett, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, and Lionel D. Carson.
"Contracted is really a product of all the promiscuity that goes on in the world and the lack of understanding for which the consequences carry," England told us in an earlier interview. "There are shows that glamorize promiscuous sex like 'Teen Moms' and 'Jersey Shore', and I just wanted to take that and kind of spin it on its head. Contracted is definitely not a 'preachy' movie by any means. It doesn't get on a soapbox about anything; it's...
The full cast includes Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Najarra Townsend, E-Kan Soong, Matt Mercer, Simon Barrett, Alice Macdonald, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ruben Pla, and Lionel D. Carson.
"Contracted is really a product of all the promiscuity that goes on in the world and the lack of understanding for which the consequences carry," England told us in an earlier interview. "There are shows that glamorize promiscuous sex like 'Teen Moms' and 'Jersey Shore', and I just wanted to take that and kind of spin it on its head. Contracted is definitely not a 'preachy' movie by any means. It doesn't get on a soapbox about anything; it's...
- 5/7/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Eric England has cause for celebration this week. His directorial effort, Madison County, hits stores tomorrow, and, he has a cast for his latest film, Contracted - a bizarro hyper-sexual thriller he begins shooting in Los Angeles next weekend.
Shock has learned Najarra Townsend (pictured, Me And You and Everyone We Know), Charley Koontz (Community), Katie Stegeman (Madison County), Matt Mercer (Madison County), Simon Barrett (writer of You're Next), Dave Holms (Reno 911), E-Kan Soong (Larry Crowne), Alice MacDonald, Ruben Pla (Insidious) and Lionel D. Carson (Roadside) will star.
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Shock has learned Najarra Townsend (pictured, Me And You and Everyone We Know), Charley Koontz (Community), Katie Stegeman (Madison County), Matt Mercer (Madison County), Simon Barrett (writer of You're Next), Dave Holms (Reno 911), E-Kan Soong (Larry Crowne), Alice MacDonald, Ruben Pla (Insidious) and Lionel D. Carson (Roadside) will star.
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- 5/7/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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