The beginning of Exists echoes those many other horror films set in the deep woods. Hapless folks encounter an unusual threat, likely after trespassing or offending the locals. And as this well-used formula commands, the characters then die in gruesome fashion. Eduardo Sánchez’s 2014 film is, admittedly, derivative of most body-count horrors with rural backdrops, yet it contains at least one novelty to set it apart: a Bigfoot. Hardly five minutes into this film and the young cast hits something on the road. As they assess the damage to their car and figure out what they struck, the characters get the sinking feeling that they are being watched from the nearby woods. Someone finally states the obvious: “That wasn’t no deer, bro.”
On average, found-footage horror films delay their strangeness in an effort to establish a semblance of normalcy. Make everything hypernormal and deliberately tedious so that the bizarre bits are more persuasive.
On average, found-footage horror films delay their strangeness in an effort to establish a semblance of normalcy. Make everything hypernormal and deliberately tedious so that the bizarre bits are more persuasive.
- 3/4/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Sean Sisson, Krystal Millie Valdes, Ernesto Reyes, Isabelle Muthiah, Jesse Tayeh | Written by Jon Garcia, Zach Carter | Directed by Jon Garcia
Summoning the Spirit opens on an odd note as a couple of would-be pyromaniacs get attacked and beaten unconscious not by pissed-off park rangers but by some oddly dressed cultists. When they come to it’s just in time to be finished off, not by the cultists, but by Bigfoot.
It’s In these same woods that Carla and Dean buy a house to get away from the city and start a family. Unfortunately, Carla miscarries putting both of them in an emotionally bad place.
And, as is often the case with emotionally despondent people, they attract the attention of The Mountain People a local cult that claims to have a bond with a large hairy creature that lives in the woods. Carla hits it off with Celeste...
Summoning the Spirit opens on an odd note as a couple of would-be pyromaniacs get attacked and beaten unconscious not by pissed-off park rangers but by some oddly dressed cultists. When they come to it’s just in time to be finished off, not by the cultists, but by Bigfoot.
It’s In these same woods that Carla and Dean buy a house to get away from the city and start a family. Unfortunately, Carla miscarries putting both of them in an emotionally bad place.
And, as is often the case with emotionally despondent people, they attract the attention of The Mountain People a local cult that claims to have a bond with a large hairy creature that lives in the woods. Carla hits it off with Celeste...
- 8/9/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Dark Star Pictures have released supernatural sasquatch horror Summoning The Spirit on Digital and DVD.
The film, written by Jon Garcia and Zach Carter and directed by Garcia, premiered to rave reviews at the Miami Film Festival with outlets calling the film “captivating” (Film Factual), saying it “revels in its atmosphere and it is thick with paranoia” (Reel Reviews); further, Blair Witch Project producer Greg Hale says of the film, “Sts is a great addition to the sub-sub-genre of Bigfoot horror. The film turns convention on its head with a fresh take on Sasquatch while still delivering on the fun and the scares.”
Summoning The Spirit follows Carla (Krystal Millie Valdes) and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly...
The film, written by Jon Garcia and Zach Carter and directed by Garcia, premiered to rave reviews at the Miami Film Festival with outlets calling the film “captivating” (Film Factual), saying it “revels in its atmosphere and it is thick with paranoia” (Reel Reviews); further, Blair Witch Project producer Greg Hale says of the film, “Sts is a great addition to the sub-sub-genre of Bigfoot horror. The film turns convention on its head with a fresh take on Sasquatch while still delivering on the fun and the scares.”
Summoning The Spirit follows Carla (Krystal Millie Valdes) and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly...
- 8/8/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
A city couple relocating to a home in the forest discover a commune on the neighbouring land is home to a cult of sasquatch worshippers harbouring sinister secrets.
Directed and co-written by Jon Garcia, Summoning the Spirit is a strange beast: part meditative melodrama reflecting upon the effects of grief on a relationship, and part solemn eco-horror creature-feature with a strong message about the impact of mankind’s meddling on nature. At the outset it appears to be an intriguing blend of Midsommar meets the likes of Willow Creek, Exists, or The Legend Of Boggy Creek, but to label it as such isn’t fair. While there are parallels with Midsommar – a grieving protagonist struggles through the aftermath of unspeakable loss while being slowly drawn into the ritualistic practices of a strange cult – Garcia’s film is very much its own thing, with its own things to say. ...
Directed and co-written by Jon Garcia, Summoning the Spirit is a strange beast: part meditative melodrama reflecting upon the effects of grief on a relationship, and part solemn eco-horror creature-feature with a strong message about the impact of mankind’s meddling on nature. At the outset it appears to be an intriguing blend of Midsommar meets the likes of Willow Creek, Exists, or The Legend Of Boggy Creek, but to label it as such isn’t fair. While there are parallels with Midsommar – a grieving protagonist struggles through the aftermath of unspeakable loss while being slowly drawn into the ritualistic practices of a strange cult – Garcia’s film is very much its own thing, with its own things to say. ...
- 8/6/2023
- by James Gracey
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Dark Star Pictures will release supernatural sasquatch horror Summoning The Spirit on digital and DVD this August. The film, written by Jon Garcia and Zach Carter and directed by Garcia, premiered to rave reviews at the Miami Film Festival with outlets calling the film “captivating” (Film Factual), saying it “revels in its atmosphere and …
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- 7/8/2023
- by Janel Spiegel
- Horror News
Dark Star Pictures is set to give the supernatural Sasquatch horror film Summoning the Spirit a digital and DVD release on August 8th, and with that date just one month away we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for the movie! You can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Jon Garcia, who also wrote the screenplay with Zach Carter, Summoning the Spirit follows Carla and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean are forced to uncover the terrifying truth of the cult’s prophecy.
Directed by Jon Garcia, who also wrote the screenplay with Zach Carter, Summoning the Spirit follows Carla and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean are forced to uncover the terrifying truth of the cult’s prophecy.
- 7/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The legend of the Sasquatch gets a folkloric, supernatural twist in Summoning the Spirit, the new film from director Jon Garcia and co-writer Zach Carter. A brand new trailer highlights the tense, cult-in-the-woods setup that introduces a new take on the familiar cryptid.
Dark Star Pictures will release supernatural sasquatch horror Summoning the Spirit on Digital and DVD August 8, 2023.
Get a glimpse of the Sasquatch and cultish intensity in the trailer below.
Summoning the Spirit follows “Carla (Krystal Millie Valdes) and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean...
Dark Star Pictures will release supernatural sasquatch horror Summoning the Spirit on Digital and DVD August 8, 2023.
Get a glimpse of the Sasquatch and cultish intensity in the trailer below.
Summoning the Spirit follows “Carla (Krystal Millie Valdes) and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean...
- 7/6/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Production recently wrapped on a Portland-based Sasquatch horror movie called Summoning the Spirit, which is coming our way from Dark Star Pictures, Lake Productions, and Silk Road Entertainment. The film was written and directed by Jon Garcia, who previously worked with Dark Star on the prison drama Luz and the romance Love in a Dangerous Time. Dark Star’s Michael Repsch told The Hollywood Reporter, “It is such a joy to be working again with Jon Garcia on his foray into genre filmmaking, after reading the script we knew this was a project we could really get on board with. This is more than your typical creature feature — it explores the depths of the human psyche, thirst for power and desire to control… all alongside some incredible practical effects and a creature audiences will not soon forget.“
The official synopsis says that Summoning the Spirit follows a couple who move...
The official synopsis says that Summoning the Spirit follows a couple who move...
- 11/23/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Bigfoot is coming to the AFM. LA distributor Dark Star Pictures and Lake Productions have now wrapped principal photography on Summoning the Spirit, the newly-announced Portland-based “Sasquatch Horror,” which is set to make is debut in the American Film Market with Silk Road Entertainment.
Written and directed by Jon Garcia, who previously teamed with Dark Star on LGBTQ prison drama Luz and Covid-shot romance Love in a Dangerous Time, Summoning the Spirit follows a couple (played by Krystal Millie Valdes and Ernesto Reyes) who move to a home in the remote forest to escape the bustle of the city. Although they have big plans for their new quiet life, they find something much more sinister and soon realize that they are on land occupied by a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them.
Bigfoot is coming to the AFM. LA distributor Dark Star Pictures and Lake Productions have now wrapped principal photography on Summoning the Spirit, the newly-announced Portland-based “Sasquatch Horror,” which is set to make is debut in the American Film Market with Silk Road Entertainment.
Written and directed by Jon Garcia, who previously teamed with Dark Star on LGBTQ prison drama Luz and Covid-shot romance Love in a Dangerous Time, Summoning the Spirit follows a couple (played by Krystal Millie Valdes and Ernesto Reyes) who move to a home in the remote forest to escape the bustle of the city. Although they have big plans for their new quiet life, they find something much more sinister and soon realize that they are on land occupied by a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them.
- 11/3/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"I came for you... You know that." Dark Star Pictures has revealed the official trailer for an intimate, indie drama titled Luz, one of the latest films from filmmaker Jon Garcia. Ruben Gonzales is a young Latino man who's fallen into the world of the mafiosos. When an accident leads him into incarceration, his relationship with the cartel and with his family is strained. While in prison, he falls in the complex hierarchical system until his cellmate and eventual lover Carlos, comes to his side and helps him find emotional and financial stability. When the men are released from prison 2 years apart, they again meet on the outside and while dealing with the circumstances that had them incarcerated in the first place, they ponder whether what they once had was real or just 2 people hoping to seek light in a dark place. Starring Ernesto Reyes as Ruben, and Jesse Tayeh as Carlos.
- 2/21/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Can Brie Bella convince brother JJ Garcia to reconnect with his roots? In this clip from Thursday's all-new Total Bellas, Birdie Joe Danielson's mom tries to get her brother interested in their Mexican heritage. This excitement for their heritage stems from Brie and Nikki Bella's trip to Mexicali, where they reconnected with their estranged father Jon Garcia. "You look so much like dad, by the way," Brie informs her sibling. "He does, everyone tells me it. They're like, 'Holy wow, your brother is your dad.'" While JJ seems disinterested in this topic, Brie continues on about the reunion, touting that she "had an amazing time in Mexicali." Furthermore, as the...
- 5/1/2020
- E! Online
Mother knows best—or does she? On tonight's all-new Total Bellas, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella found themselves at odds with their mom, Kathy Colace, over their decision to reunite with their estranged father. Though the sisters were ready to embark on a new chapter by visiting dad Jon Garcia, his wife and their two half-siblings in Mexicali, Kathy wasn't eager to hear about the experience. However, talk of the reunion was hard to avoid, as Kathy had accompanied Nikki and Brie on their trip since they also wanted to stop to see their grandmother, Kathy's mom, who lived near Jon in Brawley, California. "I thought I had closure," Kathy explained in a...
- 4/17/2020
- E! Online
Kathy Colace has reached her breaking point. In this clip from Thursday's all-new Total Bellas, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella's mom attempts to shut down talk of the twins' recent visit to Mexicali. Why? Well, the trip was a part of their reconciliation with their estranged father, Jon Garcia. As was shown on last week's episode, Kathy struggled to embrace her daughters' desire to reconnect with their dad. Although Kathy eventually gave her blessing, it appears she's hit her breaking point on hearing details about the reunion. "Let's get all the talk out about Mexico and Mexicali, so I don't have to hear it for four hours," Kathy remarks to the Bella...
- 4/16/2020
- E! Online
Awkward! Twin sisters Nikki Bella and Brie Bella are writing a co-memoir about their early lives, and when Brie tries to deliver the news to their estranged father on the all-new Total Bellas, it doesn't exactly go over well. When their dad, Jon Garcia, asks what the book will be about, Brie says "our life—childhood to kind of, like, now." "We all have a past but we're living for today and the future," Jon responds. "And I'm not that man [I was] 18 years ago. I'm a whole different man today." Brie reacts to the remark in a confessional, explaining that she almost immediately regretted mentioning the memoir. "Being here at...
- 4/10/2020
- E! Online
Putting the past in the past? On tonight's all-new Total Bellas, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella decided it was time to reconnect with their estranged father as they were finishing up chapters for their memoir, Incomparable. Although Brie had already begun to rebuild her relationship with dad Jon Garcia, Nikki was nervous about the reunion, especially since she knew mom Kathy Colace wouldn't be happy about it. "My sister and I have been through a lot of s--t. What's hard about that is, sometimes, you have to share those stories, even if you've forgiven people," Nikki shared in a confessional. "But, the last time I saw my dad it was five years ago. We've been in and out of each...
- 4/10/2020
- E! Online
Can Artem Chigvintsev handle Nikki Bella's "smart-ass" dad? In this exclusive clip from Thursday's all-new Total Bellas, Nikki and sister Brie Bella reunite with their estranged father, Jon Garcia. And, if this meet-up isn't already nerve-wracking enough, this marks the first time Artem has met Jon. "I just feel like, I'm in the time zone right now and I don't know, it's just…my dad's the biggest smart-ass ever," Nikki nervously states in a confessional. "It's kind of where I get my no filter from. And he also loves to give people a hard time and, sometimes, people don't know how to take that." Thus, it isn't surprising to see Jon grilling...
- 4/9/2020
- E! Online
Daddy drama! In this sneak peek clip of Thursday's episode of Total Bellas, Brie Bella finds herself in a heated confrontation with her mother, Kathy Colace, when the retired WWE star reveals that she's reconnected with her father. The news comes as Brie and her twin sister Nikki Bella are casually chatting with their mom. Nikki broaches the subject of her and Brie's dad Jon Garcia at the beginning of the clip, explaining that she believes "people can change." "A part of me feels like maybe dad is in a better place now," Nikki says. I haven't seen him in, what? Over five years." Brie, on the other hand, admits that she's seen him at least...
- 4/7/2020
- E! Online
NewFest, the New York-set Lgbtq film festival that is celebrating its 30th year, has unveiled its full linuep of movies ahead of its run October 24-30. As previously announced, the fest opens with Yen Tan’s AIDS drama 1985 starring Gotham‘s Corey Michael Smith, The Gifted‘s Jamie Chung, Aidan Langford, Virginia Madsen and Michael Chiklis.
This year’s slate includes the New York Centerpiece screening of the Matt Smith-starring Mapplethorpe; the Telluride-bowing Boy Erased starring Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Lucas Hedges as the U.S. Centerpiece; and the International Centerpiece Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu’s pic that has been banned in its native Keyna for centering on a relationship between two women.
Also on tap is the Documentary Centerpiece film Dykes, Camera, Action. The fest will close with Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon’s Making Montgomery Clift.
This year’s lineup features programming from 32 countries, with 46 feature films,...
This year’s slate includes the New York Centerpiece screening of the Matt Smith-starring Mapplethorpe; the Telluride-bowing Boy Erased starring Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Lucas Hedges as the U.S. Centerpiece; and the International Centerpiece Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu’s pic that has been banned in its native Keyna for centering on a relationship between two women.
Also on tap is the Documentary Centerpiece film Dykes, Camera, Action. The fest will close with Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon’s Making Montgomery Clift.
This year’s lineup features programming from 32 countries, with 46 feature films,...
- 9/21/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Although it might seem like a case for the FBI, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella's relationship with their biological dad, Jon Garcia, isn't all that complicated. They are simply just not that close, and haven't been ever since he and the girls' mother, Kathy Colace, separated when Nikki and Brie were very young. The connection Jon has to his twin daughters intensified during the most recent episode of Total Bellas. The storyline centered around the dilemma of who would walk Nikki down the aisle as her wedding to fiancé, John Cena, was back on. Would it be her brother, Jj? Would it be her sister, Brie? And who exactly is Johnny Laurinaitis on Total Bellas? Because he was in the running as well! The questions are tricky, but ultimately John thought Brie would be the best option. A post shared by Nikki Bella (@thenikkibella) on Jun 20, 2018 at 12:28pm Pdt However,...
- 6/25/2018
- by Alex Riccardi
- Life and Style
Great news for fans of Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys—an auction of Dwayne's leather jacket and costume is going on right now and will continue until February 26th. Also: a Q&A with Refuge director Andrew Robertson and release details for MST3K: Vol. Xxxv, Venom, and The Hours Till Daylight.
The Lost Boys & Other Entertainment Memorabilia Auction: Press Release: "Prop Store is pleased to bring vampire Dwayne’s (Billy Wirth) Death Scene Leather Jacket and Costume from the 80’s classic The Lost Boys to their online auction site. Joel Schumacher’s 1987 vampire classic pitted a deadly group of vampires against a pair of brothers in a battle to save their family. The Dwayne vampire jacket on offer comes from the character’s death scene in which Sam (Corey Haim) shoots the vampire with an arrow, sending him back into a stereo which electrocutes him. Resembling a heavily worn biker outfit,...
The Lost Boys & Other Entertainment Memorabilia Auction: Press Release: "Prop Store is pleased to bring vampire Dwayne’s (Billy Wirth) Death Scene Leather Jacket and Costume from the 80’s classic The Lost Boys to their online auction site. Joel Schumacher’s 1987 vampire classic pitted a deadly group of vampires against a pair of brothers in a battle to save their family. The Dwayne vampire jacket on offer comes from the character’s death scene in which Sam (Corey Haim) shoots the vampire with an arrow, sending him back into a stereo which electrocutes him. Resembling a heavily worn biker outfit,...
- 2/18/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The 8th annual Portland Underground Film Festival is back with a vengeance and under new management! Superstar Portland filmmaker Bob Moricz has assumed total control of Puff and promises to keep the fest’s traditional raucous spirit, but covered with a more artful sheen. The shenanigans will once again take place at Puff’s beloved home, the Clinton Street Theater.
Things kick off on June 29 with a live Skype appearance by none other than sex guru Annie Sprinkle as part of the “Ecosex Symposium,” a frank celebration of sex in the natural world. This will be followed with the traditional “Bike Smut” program of short films celebrating the power and the glory of the bicycle.
Then, on June 30, there will be a selection of short films by some of the most notorious names in underground film today, including Carey Burtt, Neil Ira Needleman, Greg Hanson and Jim Haverkamp, plus filmmakers Jenn Keyser,...
Things kick off on June 29 with a live Skype appearance by none other than sex guru Annie Sprinkle as part of the “Ecosex Symposium,” a frank celebration of sex in the natural world. This will be followed with the traditional “Bike Smut” program of short films celebrating the power and the glory of the bicycle.
Then, on June 30, there will be a selection of short films by some of the most notorious names in underground film today, including Carey Burtt, Neil Ira Needleman, Greg Hanson and Jim Haverkamp, plus filmmakers Jenn Keyser,...
- 6/28/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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