FANGORIA’s FrightFest (see previous item here and go to www.fangoriafrightfest.com for more details) is nearing its summer debut, and one of the films yearning for your votes to win a theatrical release in the on-line sweepstakes is the haunted-attraction flick DARK HOUSE (see exclusive DVD art below the jump), written and directed by Darin Scott (producer of TALES FROM THE HOOD, THE OFFSPRING and STEPFATHER II) and starring horror vet Jeffrey Combs of RE-ANIMATOR fame.

Special features on the DARK HOUSE DVD, out August 6, will include a commentary track by Scott and producer Mark Sonoda, the 8 FANGORIA FRIGHTS cable special and the eight FrightFest trailers.

To vote for DARK HOUSE’s theatrical release (and automatically be entered to win a trip to Las Vegas and a free three-year FANGORIA subscription!), visit the FrightFest site linked above between June 21 and July 19 and view/rate the trailers and other video features on all eight Fango movies. Your vote could secure DARK HOUSE a big-screen berth this July! The entire film series will also be previewed in the 30-minute special 8 FANGORIA FRIGHTS (available free on Time Warner, Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon FIOS and other cable systems; check with your provider), hosted by CABIN FEVER star Cerina Vincent and featuring interviews with many of the eight films’ directors, clips and featurettes. 8 FANGORIA FRIGHTS will be available continuously beginning June 21 and can be found by accessing your On Demand menu.

“I’m thrilled that FANGORIA is partnering with Lightning Media on DARK HOUSE’s release,” Scott says, “because I have an over-20-year history of reading Fango, having coverage for my films in the magazine—including three appearances on the cover—and attending their conventions. FANGORIA have been big supporters of my career over the years, and the love definitely flows both ways.”

In DARK HOUSE, a young acting troupe arrives at the titular haunted attraction to begin work, only to encounter real spooks and bloody violence after getting trapped inside. Combs plays colorful Walston Rey, builder of the haunt, whose showbiz ballyhoo echoes the style of gimmick impresario William Castle. The scream house boasts state-of-the-art holographic FX and also happens to be the site of a nasty children’s massacre from 14 years prior, committed by the demented Ms. Darrode (Diane Salinger from the REST STOP movies). Scott says DARK HOUSE boasts topnotch FX and a heavy dose of gory fun, plus, he adds, “an incredible cast mixing awesome genre vets like Jeff Combs and Diane Salinger with rising stars like Meghan Ory [DECOYS], Bevin Prince, Matt Cohen [SUPERNATURAL’s young John Winchester], Danso Gordon, Shelly Cole, Scott Whyte [REEKER] and Ryan Melander. I think we’ve got acting many cuts above the horror norm.”

Check out more DARK HOUSE coverage in FANGORIA this summer, and stop by this site Monday, June 7 for the film’s exclusive trailer debut.

 

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