Nick Jongerius and Daniel Koefoed, two of the producers on the 2013 film FRANKENSTEIN'S ARMY, have reteamed for Jongerius's feature directorial debut, a slasher movie called THE WINDMILL.
Written by Suzy Quid and Chris W. Mitchell from a story crafted by Jongerius, THE WINDMILL is described as "a fun and nostalgic throwback to edge-of-your-seat horror classics like FRIDAY THE 13TH and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET". The film's synopsis:
A group of unsuspecting tourists awaken a mysterious evil whilst on a trip through the Dutch countryside. When their tour bus breaks down, the strangers are forced to seek shelter in an abandoned barn beside a sinister windmill where, legend has it, a Devil-worshipping miller once ground the bones of locals instead of grain. As members of the group start disappearing, secrets are revealed that seem to mark them all for doom.
Noah Taylor, Charlotte Beaumont, Patrick Baladi, Tanroh Ishida, and Ben Batt star.
In addition to Jongerius and Koefoed, Guirec Van Slingelandt and Eric Brenner also served as producers on the film.
THE WINDMILL will be making its world premiere at the FrightFest film festival in London later this month, but before that screening the film has already secured a North American distribution deal with XLrator Media. XLrator will be releasing THE WINDMILL through its "MACABRE" genre label in October.
An October release sounds perfect to me, as a movie about tourists being stalked through the Dutch countryside by a devil-worshipping slasher is something I would love to watch during the Halloween season.