Small town punk rockers The Brain Deads have their first out of town gig. But there are a few problems: The venue is totally deserted, the promoter is a creep, their bass player has gone missing, and the only kids in the audience are bloodthirsty monsters from hell. It’s gonna take a lot more than a few power chords and teenage angst to survive this night.
NIGHT OF THE PUNKS is a 19 minute horror-comedy short film in the vein of fun 80’s classics like The Return of the Living Dead and Night of the Demons. It features face melting guitar solos, tongue-in-cheek humor, brief nudity, and a heavy dose of blood, ooze and gore. Get ready for a truly killer show.
NOTP is an OFFICIAL SELECTION of SCREAMFEST, Los Angeles’ largest and most influential horror genre film festival taking place Oct 8-17 in Hollywood, CA. As a loyal attendee for over four years, it’s a huge honor to actually be a part of this festival. The short screens on FRIDAY, OCT 15th at 10 PM before French feature THE PACK. Tickets are $10.
The short will also screen eight more times around the country in October. We’ve got screenings lined up in: Big Bear CA, Sacramento CA, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Knoxville TN, Peterborough NH & Meridian MS.
NEW OCTOBER TRAILER:
https://www.vimeo.com/15489674
SCREENING/FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
https://www.screamfestla.com
https://www.nightofthepunks.com (all other screening info here)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR DAN RIESSER AND FILM:
I’m a 28 year old filmmaker in Los Angeles. I work as a television producer for E! Entertainment’s THE SOUP and NOTP is my third horror short film.
The film was shot in 6 days in Los Angeles, CA for a self-financed budget of around $8,000. Shot on the Canon Mark II 5D, post production done in Final Cut. The film stars Luke Edwards, 80’s child star of films such as The Wizard, Newsies and Little Big League. It was recently a finalist for “Best Horror Comedy” at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA.
REVIEW BLURBS:
“A wild and raucous good time. Director Dan Riesser brings the party back to rock n’ roll horror!” – BrutalAsHell.com
“A throwback to the glory days of punk horror cinema.” – Killerfilm.com
“A fun-filled slaughter fest that will make you double-check your calender that it’s not the late 1980s.” – Bloodsprayer.com
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