Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease)
December 29, 2008 - The Bosko Group and Gravitas Ventures has announced the Video-On-Demand (VOD) release of four new horror films; Desert of Blood, June 9, The Legend Trip and Witches’ Night. The movies will be released January 1, 2009, and are represented by Mark Steven Bosko of The Bosko Group.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for the filmmakers and fright film fans alike,” said Bosko. “The VOD landscape is perfectly suited for giving horror aficionados the kind of unedited, high-quality scares and gore they demand. It is also an amazing way to get the work created by a new breed of storytellers to the masses.”
The four films in the deal include:
• Desert of Blood - A character-driven horror film about a vampire who escapes from fifty years of captivity beneath the Mexican desert. On his quest for vengeance, he is unexpectedly sidetracked when he falls in love with a young woman visiting from the States. His efforts to deny the monster inside him ultimately prove hopeless, as his ever-growing rage finally triggers a bloody terror spree. For more information and to purchase a DVD, visit www.desertofblood.com.
• June 9 - “June 9” tells the story of 17 year-old Derek Boggman and his friends on a search for some harmless fun at the end of the school year. The group of teens, known as the “Boston Mills 5,” carelessly parade along a mischievous journey of caught-on-camera pranks. But on their quest to find even bigger thrills while visiting a legendary haunted and now deserted city, something else finds them first. The teens were never heard from again...until now. For more information, visit the official movie website for "June 9" at www.june-9.com.
• The Legend Trip - A local legend turns into a horrifying reality for a group of young grad students seeking to debunk a Wisconsin haunted house. Written and Directed by Jason Satterfield and shot in Wisconsin, “The Legend Trip” will be available on DVD via Rivercoast Films on February 10, 2009. For more information, visit the official movie website for "The Legend Trip" at www.myspace.com/legendtrip.
• Witches’ Night - Director Paul Traynor modeled “Witches' Night” after the successful fright films in the 70s, with characters to remember and relate to. "To me, the 70’s were the real heyday of horror, and those are the films we hoped to emulate,” said Traynor. He describes his movie as a good, old-fashioned horror tale full of booze, babes, bodies, and blood. For more information, and to purchase a special edition DVD, visit the official movie website for “Witches’ Night” at www.witchesnight.com.
The Gravitas VOD deal will make the package of horror films available to more than 8 million viewers across the continental United States and Puerto Rico. Gravitas programs 15 films per month to dozens of cable, satellite, and telco VOD providers including Charter Communications, DISH Network, RCN and Verizon FIOS.
About The Bosko Group
The Bosko Group is led by Mark Steven Bosko, who has been helping filmmakers worldwide find distribution and promotion for their projects. Widely known in the indie community, Bosko is a regular contributor to IndieSlate and MovieMaker magazines, is a regularly featured presenter at film festivals and other entertainment industry events, and is the author of the best-selling The Complete Independent Movie Marketing Handbook, Top Ten Tips to Distribution and DVD On Demand. For more information, visit www.boskogroup.com.
About Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas specializes in the aggregation of entertainment content for worldwide distribution via established and evolving platforms in the Video On Demand (VOD), broadband, mobile and airline/hospitality viewing windows. The company offers thousands of hours of quality entertainment content including feature films, documentaries, animation, alternative sports, wrestling/mixed martial arts, comedy, poker and music concert programming. The Gravitas Ventures mission is to deliver your ideas to the digital market; bridging the gap between independent producers and cable, satellite, and telco operators. For more information, visit www.gravitasventures.com.
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