The City of the Dead


No official plot yet, but the original followed a student who travels to a small New England town to research witchcraft, where she finds herself the target for a sacrifice by a coven of witches.

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No official plot yet, but the original followed a student who travels to a small New England town to research witchcraft, where she finds herself the target for a sacrifice by a coven of witches.

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RELEASE DATE
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CURRENT STATUS
In Development
LANGUAGE
English
PRODUCED BY
Pillay-Evans Productions
Adam Stephen Kelly
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OFFICIAL SITES
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DIRECTED BY
S.J. Evans
WRITTEN BY
S.J. Evans
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PROJECT DETAILS
  • Producer Adam Stephen Kelly was quoted saying: "It's our intention to take British horror back to its roots. With our film, we're going back to what made the genre we love great. Over the last year or so, we've seen attitudes towards the genre changing and audiences are growing tired of being grossed out. They're after the next big scare. With The City of the Dead, we aim to make a film that evokes emotion from the audience because of its characters, atmosphere and tension, rather than how much blood is spilled. We're going to combine classic genre tropes with a classic story to create something that will take a 21st century audience for a ride."
  • Writer/director S.J. Evans was quoted saying: "The remake of The City of the Dead will stay true to the original and concentrate on atmosphere and good old fashioned storytelling, instead of relying on gore or CGI to move the plot along. I grew up watching the classic Universal horrors and was inspired by how the likes of James Whale created this sense of dread and unease with just a look. I want to bring that style of filmmaking back to the big screen instead of another music video, quick-cut horror film. We are all very excited by the prospect of bringing one of the greatest witchcraft films ever made to a new audience and know that fans of the original will be satisfied with the effort we are making to honour this classic."
  • A remake of the 1960 UK film with Christopher Lee, which was known as Horror Hotel in the US.
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