Back at the end of the '00s, director Dave Parker (THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING!, TALES OF HALLOWEEN) teamed up with author/screenwriter David J. Schow (LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III, THE CROW) to craft a really cool, disturbing horror film called THE HILLS RUN RED, a slasher movie that subverts most of the expectations viewers have when they start watching a slasher.
The film stars Tad Hilgrenbrink, Janet Montgomery, Sophie Monk, William Sadler, Alex Wyndham, and Danko Jordanov, and it has the following synopsis:
You heard the story. The one about the goriest, bloodiest splatter flick ever, the one made in the ‘80s but mysteriously lost. Flash forward to now: Young cinema buffs search for the secret location where the movie was shot, hoping to find the film. What they find is that the goriest, bloodiest splatter flick ever is more than a movie. It’s real. And it’s happening to them. The Hills Run Red vaults into a whole new level of horror as the terrified interlopers confront a demented killer who covers his hacked-up face with a baby doll mask. Wait, Babyface is just a character from the movie, right? Wrong. He’s alive. He’s waiting. He’s thrilled to meet fans who will die – slowly, gruesomely, shockingly – for his art.
On June 16th, Scream Factory is going to be giving THE HILLS RUN RED the special edition Blu-ray release it deserves, and this thing will be packed with new bonus features. Here's the list:
– NEW Audio Commentary With Director Dave Parker And Patrick Bromley Of “F This Movie” Podcast
– NEW Audio Commentary With Director Dave Parker And Filmmakers Joe Lynch And Adam Green
– NEW Deep In The Red – An Interview With Writer David J. Schow And Director Dave Parker
– NEW Running To The Hills – An Interview With Executive Producer Erik Olsen
– NEW Musical Terror – An Interview With Composer Frederik Wiedmann
– NEW Friday The 13th, June 2008 – A Tour Of The Set With Director Dave Parker (Never Before Seen)
– NEW The Hills Are Alive… With The Sound Of Improv – Interviews With The Cast (Never Before Seen)
– NEW William Sadler As Wilson Wyler Concannon – An Interview With The Actor From The Set (Never Before Seen)
– NEW Janet Montgomery As Serina – An Interview With The Actress From The Set (Never Before Seen)
– NEW Sophie Monk As Alexa Concannon – An Interview With The Actress From The Set (Never Before Seen)
– NEW Tad Hilgenbrink As Tyler – An Interview With The Actor From The Set (Never Before Seen)
– NEW Alex Wyndham As Lalo – An Interview With The Actor From The Set (Never Before Seen)
– NEW Interview With Producer Robert Meyer Burnett From The Set (Never Before Seen)
– NEW Interview With Production Designer Antonello Rubino From The Set (Never Before Seen)
– NEW Production Scrapbook
– NEW Original Animatic For The Proof Of Concept Trailer
– NEW Proof Of Concept Trailer
– Original Audio Commentary With Director Dave Parker, Writer David J. Schow And Producer Robert Meyer Burnett
– It’s Not Real Until You Shoot It: The Making Of The Hills Run Red
– Trailer
That sounds like a must-buy to me, and I really look forward to listening to the commentary Parker recorded with Joe Lynch and Adam Green.
Copies of the Blu-ray can be pre-ordered through Amazon or straight from Scream Factory.