Indican Pictures presents VALKHN FILMS In Association With PARADIGM FILMS
A ROLFE KANEFSKY Flick LORD OF NIGHTMARES
Starring TIFFANY SHEPIS BLYTHE METZ LUCIANO SZAFIR JAMES FERRIS JACK SWAY
Introducing HANNA PUTNAM
With ROBERT DONAVAN And RICHARD MOLL
Director Of Photography PAUL DENG
Music Composed By CHRISTOPHER FARRELL
Edited By VICTOR KANEFSKY & GEORGE PANOS
Executive Producer ALICE GLENN
Produced By ROLFE KANEFSKY FREDERICO LAPENDA ESTHER GOODSTEIN VICTOR KANEFSKY
Written & Directed By ROLFE KANEFSKY
Indican Pictures 8424 Santa Monica Bl. #752 West Hollywood, CA 90069
The new horror film directed by Rolfe Kanefsky and starring Tiffany Shepis, Blythe Metz, Luciano Szafir, and Richard Moll has horror fans and the internet buzzing with excitement!
LORD OF NIGHTMARES has been generating outstanding reviews and reaction from fans has been excellent as the film enjoys a 200 screen Theatrical Release through Lionsgate! Some of the rave reviews are from trusted sites and magazines like been raves! “Bloody-Disgusting.com” (a leading horror website) declared it “Fantastic” and a highlight of ComiCon, “Fangoria” magazine said it was “fun and delivered thrills”. The leading trailer/poster house in Los Angeles, “The Ant Farm” has created an eye- popping poster and an amazing trailer for the film as well.
Magazines are also jumping on board. “Sirens Of Cinema” just hit newstands with a four page layout on Rolfe Kanefsky and Blythe Metz, DRACULINA magazine gave it a rave review with a four page article on star Tiffany Shepis! In the next issue of “Sirens Of Cinema” will also have a full article interview with THE WOMEN OF LORDS OF NIGHTMARE. And up, JANE magazine will be doing a full article on the number one “Scream Queen” in Hollywood; Tiffany Shepis. A positive review on NIGHTMARE is also expected to be included. JANE magazine is one of the hottest publications aimed at teen girls who are becoming the biggest audience for horror films.
Filmthreat.com, a leading internet site for independent films gave it a 4 ½ star rating! Horror-asylum.com (leading horror site in the U.K.), joehorror.com, terrorhook.com, deadpit.com (an internet radio show), buried.com, sleazegrinder.com, rue- morge.com/forums, racksandrazors.com and many others are all in agreement that LORD OF NIGHTMARES is something special!
Short Synopsis: Ellen and William decide to take a weekend vacation together after she receives an African fertility mask as a gift. With sex on the brain, they are in for way more than they bargained as the Mask invokes an ancient evil – Kalunga, the Lord of the Underworld. Things take a bad turn when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the couple is attacked. Fleeing through the dense woods, they seek shelter in the remote home of Mia who is hosting a weekend party with her friends. Soon they are all besieged by Kalunga, the man of Nightmares. However, the real horror comes when Ellen finally understands that they have unleashed the Underworld on everyone living!
Long Synopsis (by Rolfe Kanefsky)
After receiving a mysterious demonic African mask in the mail, ELLEN MORRIS is attacked by a “being” she refers to as some type of NIGHMARE MAN. Her doctors and husband, WILLIAM believe ELLEN is a paranoid schizophrenic and needs to spend some quality time at a mental facility for further examination.
On the way to the hospital, their car runs out of gas. WILLIAM walks to the nearest gas station as ELLEN waits in the car while the sun sets. Alone once again, ELLEN is attacked by the mysterious being and runs off into the nearby woods but is this MAN/DEMON real or is it all in ELLEN’s mind?
Fleeing for her life, ELLEN stumbles upon a country house where TWO YOUNG COUPLES are vacationing for the weekend. ELLEN barely escapes death by running into their house, claiming there’s a killer outside! The couples call WILLIAM’s cell – he answers having arrived back at the car with the can of gas. He warns them of ELLEN’s condition and tells them to be careful. “She may be dangerous to herself and others.”
The YOUNG COUPLES are now faced with some major questions. Is the threat outside or is it inside with them already? Is ELLEN telling the truth or is she a potential killer? Is the killer a man, woman, or something supernatural? And then the real terror begins!
LORD OF NIGHTMARES- is a surprising horror thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. When the sun goes down, HE comes out to play!
“TERROR NEVER SLEEPS”
CAST
Tiffany Shepis (“Mia”) From music videos to commercials to films, there's nothing that's beyond Tiffany's reach. In a career that has spanned over a decade, Tiffany has built an enormous fan base and has grown tremendously as an artist. And she's only in her early 20's! At the age of 15, Tiffany landed a role in Troma Films' Tromeo and Juliet, written by James Gunn (Scooby Doo). This initiated a relationship that would last for years. She hosted a full season of Edge TV for Troma in the United Kingdom. The show became a huge hit overseas.
Her hosting ability caught the eye of the executives at E!.
They promptly hired her as a correspondent for their Sex on the Riviera and Wild on the Riviera programs from 1997- 2001. Never away from the hosting scene for too long, Shepis just completed host work on a pilot for NASCAR.
Tiffany has also found success in the feature film world. At the age of 18, she landed a lead role in Everything for a Reason. This Greek comedy ended up winning the Best Picture award at the Athens International Film Festival. She's also landed roles in Man vs. Woman, Death Factory,Woman in the Woods, The Deviants, Bloody Murder 2, The Vinyl Dolls, The Scarecrow, Delta Delta Die, Home Sick and The Hazing. More recently she has starred in Happy in the Valley, Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula and Wrath of Crows!
Visit Tiffany-Shepis.com for more information.
Blythe Metz (“Ellen”) Blythe is extremely pleased with Lord of Nightmares, calling it her favorite!
She is currently wrapping up production on a new thriller – Lost Angels. Other films on her resume include The Craving Heart, DinoShark, Faceless, Creed and Perception.
Blythe is also in training for an action packed trilogy beginning production on the first film in July. Look for Blythe in the June issues of Femme Fatale magazine, Screen Sirens magazine, and on the cover of Flavor Magazine. Blythe is embarking on her documentary film making debut with husband Indrek Mandmets. The film Going Raw, a Journey Towards Myself, will document the magical happenings of transitioning to a raw plant food diet.
Luciano Szafir (“William”) Luciano was born in São Paulo, Brazil and began his career as a model. He has been working exclusively in Brazil until now. The film marks his US Feature debut. Known primarily for his TV work in Amor e Intrigas and Vidas Opostas, he just completed the Mexican TV Series Rebelde! Other credits include: Mulheres do Brasil, Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio, "Metamorphoses" (TV series), Xuxa e os Duendes 2, "Clone, O" (TV series).
And if that weren’t enough – lucky Luciano has a daughter, Sasha Meneghel, with girlfriend, Brazilian Superstar Xuxa Meneghel.
James Ferris (“Jack”) A graduate of Syracuse University, James quickly starting getting work after working with Stephanie Feury, daughter of the famed acting coach Peggy Feury, his feature work includes Couples Retreat and Stalked at 17, but he is best known for his TV work in Justified, Bones, Castle, Southland and Prison Break. This is his third film with Rolfe and he will be appearing in a comedic play - "Cheyenne."
Hanna Putnam (“Trinity”) Dartmouth grad Hanna worked the boards for several years appearing in productions such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, and Spring Awakening.
Venturing to LA, various student and independent shorts were followed by her feature film debut in Nightmare Man. She did a role in the indie horror flick The Sugarcreek Killer, Pocket Girl: Pretty Cool Too! Before seguing to John Gulager series of great horror fun – Feast, Feast II and Feast III! Hanna became a cult favorite after appearing in NeoWolf! She is currently working on a Theater ensemble piece directed and adapted by Clu Gulager, entitled “Naughty, Naughty Mr. James Joyce.”
Jack Sway (“Ed”) Jack arrived in Hollywood and began booking a broad range of roles from music videos and commercials before embarking into the Indie world with roles in Agatha, Schooled, Love is Love, Bad Habits, Quiet Please and just recently wrapping the Veronica Mars feature!
Richard Moll (“Captain McCormack”) Well known for his comic skill after appearing as the lovable court guard, "Bull" for the series Night Court, Richard is a veteran of dozens of films and television shows: House, Scary Movie 2, Evolution, Loaded Weapon, The Flintstones, Smallville, Angel Blade, Jingle All the Way and many more. You can also see him on the bigscreen in the Indie Hit – BFFS!
He and his wife, Susan Brown have 2 children. Richard is an avid fly-fisherman.
Aaron Sherry (“The Nightmare Man”) Aaron Sherry has been in and around Television and Film his whole life, starting in regional television commercial campaigns as a young boy then joining the Royal Shakespeare Company. While there he starred in the classic "Into The Woods," directed by Alex C. Gemignani, (son of the famous broadway Musical Director who mounted the original production), the Old Globe theatre's "Stage Beauty" and the infamous short film "American Jedi" which resides iFilm.com's all time top 10 list with well over 2 million views online.
CREW
Rolfe Kanefsky - Writer / Producer / Director Rolfe has been working professionally as a writer/director in the film business for the last 20 years. With over twenty produced features under his belt. His credits include the cult comedy/horror 1989 feature, There's Nothing Out There, My Family Treasure, starring Dee Wallace Stone and Theodore Bikel, Red Line, starring Michael Madsen. Rolfe teamed up with producer Alain Siritzky, who produced his next few features, including Pretty Cool, a teen comedy in the American Pie tradition and Tomorrow by Midnight, a dark comedy thriller starring Alexis Arquette and Carol Kane. Additionally Rolfe reinvented the EMANUELLE features directing three of them for Showtime.
More recently, Rolfe completed production as both writer and director on a horror/comedy The Hazing starring Brad Dourif, Brooke Burke and Parry Shen. Corpses, a zombie comedy starring Jeff Fahey and Tiffany Shepis, Pocket Girl: Pretty Cool Too! --a sequel to his hit teen comedy Pretty Cool and is currently in pre-production on Mega Foot Lives!.
Visit RolfeKanefsky.com for more information.
Victor Kanefsky- Producer / Film Editor Victor has been a film editor for over fifty years. He runs and owns the post house in New York City, VALKHN FILMS & VIDEO. Some of his feature work includes Ganja & Hess, Tomorrow By Midnight, There's Nothing Out There, Pretty Cool, Identity Crisis, G.I. Executioner, Bloodsucking Freaks, and Just Before Dawn. His documentary work includes Just Crazy About Horses, Style Wars, National Geographic Explorer Series, Distany Harmony, Our Latin Thing, Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing, Frankl's Choice, Tvography: Charlie's Angles- Girls with Guns, Gotham Fish Tales, Carnival Roots and U.S.S. Indianapolis: Tragedy at Sea.
Esther Goodstein - Producer Esther served as Associate Producer on Jacqueline Hyde, released by Warner Brothers, and Secretaries, Esther began producing theatre in 1990. As Producing Director of Casual Theatre, she has mounted live productions in Philadelphia, San Francisco, London England, Edinburgh Scotland and Los Angeles.
Her more recent credits include House of the Rising Sun, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, Emmanuelle in Wonderland, Choker, Noirland and Slay Belles!
Frederico Lapenda - Producer Frederico moved from Brazil to Los Angeles in the late `80s where he studied filmmaking at UCLA and eventually forming the The Combat Channel. He started the worldwide mixed martial arts movement by producing "Vale Tudo" in Japan.
Since 1994 The Combat Channel has produced and promoted over 100 no-holds-barred, mixed martial arts, and cage fighting events in such diverse countries as Brazil, Russia, Japan, Ukraine, Israel, Holland, Jamaica, Ukraine, Belgium, Croatia, and Bosnia.
Lapenda also produced the successful TV show "Combate Mortal" which aired on KWHY channel 22, four highly-rated "Fox Files" investigative reports, "The Smashing Machine" HBO special, three documentaries, six feature films, the World Vale Tudo pay- per-view event, two live concerts (Alanis Morissetti and Ja-Rule), and is currently spearheading broadband on- demand content distribution.
Paul Deng - Director of Photography Paul received an MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute. He started his career in the lighting department on commercials, then moved into camera assistant on feature films before becoming a freelance cameraman.
Paul frequently shoots for ESPN, NBC Sports, Playboy TV, The Learning Channel, and The Dennis Miller Show. He has also been the director of photography for the menus of numerous DVD releases including True Romance, Speed, The Alien Quadrilogy, Gone In Sixty Seconds, Six Feet Under, and Deadwood.
His film credits include Trancers 6 and Song Of The Vampire for Full Moon Entertainment and Ghost Lake for Young Wolf Productions and American World Pictures plus Jacqueline Hyde for Pixie Flicks Entertainment.
Christopher Farrell - Music Composer Christopher is a film and television composer who has scored over twenty independent feature films and has written over a dozen songs for films. His first feature was the low budget sci-fi action film Death Zone, followed by the action thriller Double Threat starring Academy Award winner Sally Kirkland. Chris went on to write the song "Seeing You Again" for the film Swing, starring Jonathan Winters and Jacqueline Bissett.
His most recent projects include Claustrophobia, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Blue Demon. Scoring over twenty feature films, Farrell has long- standing relationships with several directors. Visit ChristopherFarrell.com for more information.