Anchor Bay grabs "Monster Slayer"

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Anchor Bay Entertainment has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Jon Knautz’s horror comedy “Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer” in a mid-six-figure deal with a theatrical commitment.

“Slayer” premiered Saturday at Slamdance, a growing market for edgier fare than that other Park City fest. The film (featuring “Nightmare on Elm Street” star Robert Englund) tells the story of a teen (Trevor Matthews) who is haunted by the murder of his parents. As his rage builds, he accidentally awakens an ancient evil, prompting chaos in the vein of ’80s horror-comedy creature features.
Matthews also produced the film with Patrick White through their Brookstreet Pictures, along with Neil Bregman of Sound Venture Productions. “Slayer” marks Knautz’s feature debut.
Other Slamdance titles gaining some distributor interest include the ghost-filled “Paranormal Activity,” the comic book adaptation “Trailer Park of Terror” and the murder investigation docu “Dear Zachary.”

Haven’t seen MONSTER SLAYER, but PARANORMAL ACITIVTY deserves a distribution deal. I saw the film at Screamfest. It’s not perfect, but it does a great job of slowly building up to some very convincing scares. 

Check out the MONSTER SLAYER trailer below:

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