Mortuary


About a family that buys a house in Arkham, Massachusetts and Lovecraftian-inspired creepiness ensues.

LATEST NEWS

2/07/06
It looks as though all the negative buzz around the flick (including my review here) didn't help it get a wider theatrical release. Instead, it'll be premiering on the SciFi Channel in March.

1/04/06
You can view the new poster above, and the trailer to your left. Echo Bridge Entertainment is giving this a theatrical run on January 13th at six Fresno, CA locations. Depending on the gross the theatrical release gets, it may go wider before it hits DVD later this year. In the mean time Germany is getting it on DVD in the upcoming weeks. You can view new stills from the DVD here.

8/29/05
I've added some new pics below.

6/03/05
I meant to add the above poster over a week ago, but I entirely forgot about it. Well it's up now for all to see.

4/23/05
The official site has been updated with lots of new goodies, some of which include new photos. You can view some of those pics on your right.

2/10/05
Fango posted the first behind-the-scenes pic for the film. You can check it to your right.

1/26/05
There's a nice set visit for the film here.

1/06/05
Denise Crosby (Pet Sematary) is set as the female lead. She plays the mother, who apparently gets a lease with an option to buy this mortuary, and decides to go into business for herself.

1/05/05
Shooting for the film begins today at Pomona, CA.

9/06/04
There's a nice interview with Tobe Hooper located at the Shock and Roll section, where he went over a little on the project and what we can expect from it. Check it here.

8/11/04
I've added the official site.

5/12/04
Casting is currently underway, while filming will begin at a set summer date.

4/14/04
Scripter Adam Gierasch contacted Fango about the film, saying... "It’s not not a zombie movie, but it isn’t a zombie movie in the traditional sense of the word either. There are zombies in it, but it’s based more on the Cthulhu mythos. It’s a Lovecraftian horror tale, based on his writings but not any specific story. It’s about a family whose dad buys a cemetery/mortuary in Arkham, Massachusetts, and spooky hijinx ensue." His statement's confusing enough for me to keep the film still under the Zombie category for now.

Gierasch then added... "There’s a wonderful company called Captive Audience [run by Greg Cannom and Keith Vanderlaan, which did the FX for THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST among others] that’s co-producing the movie and doing all the FX for us—and there are a lot of them. Evan Katz [writer/producer of the indie shocker HOME SICK, coming soon from Synapse Films] is a producer on it also. It’s going to be shot by Steve Yedlin, who did TOOLBOX and MAY. There are so many FX, it’s so high in both special makeup and digital FX, that all that has to be planned before we ever think about casting."

DETAILS

- Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.
- Echo Bridge Entertainment owns the worldwide rights.
- Also produced by Evan Katz (Home Sick) and Peter Katz
- This film reunites director Tobe Hooper with producer Tony Didio (Toolbox Murders) and screenwriters Adam Gierasch and Jace Anderson (Toolbox Murders, Crocodile).