A few days ago, we shared the news that Full Moon is planning to make a new SUBSPECIES sequel as part of their Deadly Ten project, "a bold new experiment in interactive feature filmmaking" that will see "ten original Full Moon feature films produced right in front of your eyes". Now Full Moon has announced all ten films that will be part of this endeavor, with some details on each one.
The one we know about is SUBSPECIES V: BLOOD RISE, which will be directed by Ted Nicolaou, who directed all of the previous films in the SUBSPECIES series as well as the spin-off VAMPIRE JOURNALS. The synopsis Full Moon provided:
Spanning 500 years in the life of the vampire Radu Vladislas, this long-anticipated prequel to the SUBSPECIES series chronicles Radu’s descent from a noble warrior for the Church to a depraved creature of the night. Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, he has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother a demon; father a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic: the Bloodstone. The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, for companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace.
Next up is a film a lot of Full Moon fans will be excited to hear about, a new entry in the PUPPET MASTER franchise that will see one of the puppets going solo for the first time ever. The puppet getting a solo film is, of course, Blade. From director John Lechago and writer Roger Barron comes BLADE: THE IRON CROSS.
For decades the fans have been clamoring for it, and now Full Moon delivers with the first standalone feature debut of one of its most beloved (and most frightful) characters: the hook-handed maniac puppet, BLADE! Charles Band’s PUPPET MASTER series continues as an unspeakable evil from Blade’s past emerges in the form of a murderous Nazi scientist named Dr. Hauser. As Hauser’s heinous crimes are discovered, the psychic war journalist, Elisa Ivanov, awakens Blade, and together the bloody journey of revenge begins. It’s Herr Hauser’s reanimated undead army versus a possessed doll and a beautiful vengeance-seeking clairvoyant! Who will win, and how will it affect the Full Moon Universe? Find out in BLADE: THE IRON CROSS.
One of the most unexpected movies in this project is a sequel to the 1988 cult classic SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA. SLIMEBALL director David DeCoteau is back at the helm for SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA 2, co-directing the film with legendary scream queen Brinke Stevens. Written by Kent Roudebush, the sequel has the following synopsis:
The babes are back! And so is everyone’s favorite wish-grantin’, murder-lovin’ mischievous gremlin, the Imp! The gang’s all here, including the stars of the original film, Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens (who serves as co-director here), and Michelle Bauer! The Tri-Delta sorority house has seen better days, but the girls are intent on gaining some new recruits! With housemother Mama Spider as their guide, the sexy hi-jinks and hilarity begin. Meanwhile though, the Bowl-O-Rama bowing alley has had a break-in… and a break out! With the escape of the magical and murderous Imp, it’s a no-holes-barred fight for survival, with only one mysterious girl holding the answers to the riddle of the Imp’s wish!
Next up is a sequel Full Moon founder Charles Band has been wanting to make ever since his film HEAD OF THE FAMILY was released in 1996; BRIDE OF THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY. Band will be directing this one from a screenplay by Benjamin Carr, and Michael Citriniti and Jacquelin Lovell are confirmed to be in the cast.
The film that was two decades in the making is finally here! The sequel to the hit Full Moon Features' HEAD OF THE FAMILY arrives as part of the DEADLY TEN series! Myron, Loretta, Otis, and all your favorites are back – and they have a really big head about it! Following the events of the original film, the head of the family himself, Myron Stackpool, attempts to rebuild his empire from the ashes of destruction. But finding his lost fortune and missing siblings is only a fraction of his woes, as a mysterious high-powered woman arrives on the scene. Her name is Eugenia, and she sports a BIG agenda and an even BIGGER head! It’s love-at-first-sight for Myron, but before he and his newly betrothed can exchange vows, they’ll have to deal with mad doctors, deformed hit men, sexual orderlies, and more – as they all race to the wedding of – the BRIDE OF THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY!
After a break between films that lasted more than twenty years, the FEMALIEN duology is set to become a trilogy with the making of FEMALIEN: COSMIC CRUSH, written and directed by Lindsey Schmitz.
Surrender Cinema announces a new installment to the classic sci-rotica franchise that’s too hot for planet Earth. Those star-hopping sex-pots the Alterians are back on a cosmic caper of conjugal consequence! When an ancient and erotic hunger is awakened in the far reaches of sexy space, the Alterian High Council sends newly ordained Collector Maxy Prime to investigate with her nimble nympho sidekick, Gabby Minx. There they discover a mad(ly hot) professor and her students in the psychosexual grips of the Thanagarian Pleasure Pod, a mega-parasite who’s giving everyone good vibrations while slowly and seductively sapping them of their very life essence. Will the Femaliens put an end to this tentacle terror, or will they succumb to the beast’s cosmic crush? Strap on to a space opera of interstellar intercourse, with the future of fornication dangling in the balance!
Chris Alexander is set to direct NECROPOLIS: LEGION, a re-imagining of the 1986 Empire Pictures release NECROPOLIS. Written by Brockton McKinney and Alexander, NECROPOLIS: LEGION
tells the tale of satanic vampire sorceress Eva, whose sexually-charged midnight rituals are interrupted when God-fearing local villagers burst into her lair and murder her. A century later, motorcycle-riding writer Lisa moves into the same cabin where Eva was executed, with the intent to write a book about the supposedly haunted spot's history. Soon, Lisa is having vivid, perverse dreams and slowly, surely, Eva begins taking over the young woman, using her body as a vessel to commit even more atrocities in the name of resurrecting an ancient monster from the underworld.
Among the sequels, spin-offs, and remakes, the Deadly Ten will also feature four original films – HALLOWEED NIGHT: MEET THE WEEDJIES, THE HOURGLASS, THE SHADOWHEART CURSE, and THE GRIM RAPPER.
Directed by Danny Draven and written by Shane Bitterling, HALLOWEED NIGHT: MEET THE WEEDJIES will tell the following story:
It’s the eve of Halloween in Las Vegas and three enterprising young ladies are throwing a massive 420 gala. But little do they know, they’re also going to unleash a freakish gaggle of party-loving nightmare-creatures from beyond! In the tradition of Empire Pictures classic horror comedy GHOULIES, the DEADLY TEN presents a new, original tale that’s destined to become an instant Full Moon favorite! When a midnight scavenger hunt for a rare bud of weed known as the "Golden Nug" brings a group of party-hungry stoners to a haunted hotel, it seems like it’ll be the greatest night ever. But when the enigmatic owner, Madam Haze, introduces them to the Weed-G-Board, they open a portal beyond our world, and unleash The Weedjies! This group of ghastly hysterical creatures has only one mission: Party ‘till you die. Before Halloween night is over, the unwitting guests will have to fight for their right to party, and put The Weedgies back in the board – or end up sucked into the netherworld forever!
The synopsis for THE HOURGLASS, directed by Ryan Brookhart and written by Roger Barron:
Trapped within a Hell-spawned hourglass lurks the soul of Malik, an ancient, vengeful and powerful genie, condemned to serve whoever turns the glass and frees him…for one single hour only. The one who turns the glass willl become Malik’s master, and thus become a master of life and death, love and hate, space and time. And woe to any Man who dares to wish for more time, because they will belong to Malik…forever! Small-time Hood Danny Wells is in a lot of trouble. In the aftermath of the biggest heist of his career, he’s been betrayed by his gang. The money’s gone, he’s been mortally wounded and his girlfriend Katry has been killed. But he does have one thing going for him – Danny just accidentally turned over Malik’s lamp, releasing the sinister Genie, who’s now become Danny’s slave – and now Danny’s got just one hour to figure out how to get his money back, get his girlfriend back, get his life back – and somehow make all of it last beyond the time when the last grain of sand falls through THE HOURGLASS!
THE SHADOWHEART CURSE doesn't have a director attached yet, but here's what writer Karilyn Bentley has in store for us:
An all-new Full Moon Gothic horror film in the vein of MERIDIAN!! When a powerful psychic discovers a cursed spirit in her grandfather’s home, she must decide if he is ultimately evil or the love she has always desired. After a bad psychic reading that leads to her client’s unfortunate death, New York City’s most famous medium, Adrianna Sinclair, packs her tarot cards and leaves for her beloved grandfather’s estate in Italy. There, she senses an otherworldly presence that is so strong she cannot ignore it. When she finally speaks with the spirit of Luca Fausto, she finds that his brother, the demon Marco, has cursed him to this place. Luca tells her that she, and the crest that she wears, might be able to finally break the decades-old spell! But watching from the shadows, the demon Marco has other murderous intentions in mind for them! Beyond Life. Beyond Death. There is Another Place…
And finally, the William Butler / C. Courtney Joyner collaboration THE GRIM RAPPER:
The year is 1996. After the East-Coast West-Coast hip-hop war leaves a notorious L.A. gangsta rapper shot dead, the resurrected thug returns as a relentless killing machine, hellbent on revenge! He's "The Grim Rapper", determined to wipe out the posse that did him wrong by executing his targets with his gruesome weapon of choice: a massive skull-laden boom-box that obliterates anyone in its path with deadly beats blasted straight outta Hell! As the bodies pile up, the streets run red and everyday hustlin' turns into a hip-hoppin' horrorshow!
That's a hell of a production slate, and all ten of these movies will be filmed back-to-back beginning this summer. During production, "fans will have an exclusive, all-access virtual pass to watch them being produced here (on DeadlyTen.com), in real time." There will be two live streams showing every minute of the filming of all ten movies.
All ten movies will premiere exclusively on Amazon on February 14, 2020.
I'm excited to see almost every one of these ten movies, and look forward to following the making of them on the Deadly Ten website.