Director Cory J. Udler is a man who I respect tremendously. He is a man who enjoys the finer things in life like heavy metal and sleazy films. Now, while on the topic of sleazy films, Udler has recently released all his films to Vimeo for their on demand service along with this lengthy press release.
“Udler, who has not gone with an established distributor for any of his films, wanted to embrace the new opportunities for rent and download capabilities for his movies on the hosting site VIMEO for a variety of reasons.
“First and foremost”, Udler said, “this is the way people are watching movies. Everyone’s busy, on the run, and instead of having to order a DVD and wait for it to arrive and then have to watch it in front of the TV, people want to snag a movie any way they can when it’s convenient for them. In addition, I have a great bunch of fans of the movies overseas and the shipping costs as of the first of the year have made me have to ask those folks for more money for shipping. The shipping costs more than the movies! So this is a very exciting way for me to reach more people at a lowered price and a more convenient viewing option for them as well.”
Udler’s first feature in 2009, “Incest Death Squad”, was celebrated by underground film fans and panned by critics making it a “cult film”, a title that Udler denies.
“I don’t decide if the movies are “cult” or not. An audience decides that. But I’ve had everything from people tattooing “IDS” on their bodies, to people telling me that my movies are a sort of “test” for their friends, to see if they are worthy of hanging out with. It’s pretty wild for a no budget movie that, as I look back on it, seems disjoined and strange, but yeah, people love it, so if they say it’s a “cult” movie, then great. I just think it’s a weird no budget movie”.
The movie stars Lloyd Kaufman in a cameo role along with “Night Of The Living Dead” sheriff George Kosana, Elske McCain, Tom Lodewyck, Greg Johnson, Melissa Murphy and Carmela Wiese.
Udler followed in 2010 with a direct sequel and calls that film his “favorite of any films” he’s made.
2011 saw the release of “Mediatrix”, a departure from the horror genre to a “Christsploitation” movie.
“Mediatrix was based off a true story. There was a woman in Wisconsin in the 40’s and 50’s who claimed to have been visited by The Virgin Mary. She said she suffered stigmata, all kinds of wild unsubstantiated claims. Paula Duerksen (star and writer of “Mediatrix”) and I took a trip up there when we were filming her scenes for Incest Death Squad 2 and on the way back we basically decided to make an amped up rock n roll version of that story”.
The movie stars Viscera Film Festival founder and horror luminary Shannon Lark as the Virgin Mary. It also stars Kaylee Williams and Joe Hollow, along with Lodewyck, Johnson, Ukena, Katzenberger and Heather Renkin.
2012 saw him return to the “IDS” series and complete the trilogy with “IDS Rising”.
“Honestly, I just wanted to really slam the book shut on the “IDS” movies with that one. I wanted to give the people who supported me and the cast and crew one more look inside this bizarre little no budget horror world we all created. Some fans said it was the best of the series, and I’ll take that”.
Udler says there is “no chance in hell” of a 4th movie saying, “I have no idea how I’d dig these characters up again for a 4th movie. After the first one I said no sequel. After the sequel I said no third movie. So, basically I’m a horrible liar. But honestly, from the bottom of my heart, I have no desire to do a 4th movie in that series. It’s over!”
All four movies are available for rent ($3.00 for 2 nights) or purchase ($6.00 for direct download) at INCESTDEATHSQUAD.com now.”
So make sure you head over to INCESTDEATHSQUAD.com to watch some real indie splatter and support indie horror!
