While Hollywood directors Kevin Smith and Michael Dougherty both have Krampus horror projects in the works, indie director Jason Hull has already filmed his critically acclaimed film Krampus: The Christmas Devil and is in pre-production on a sequel, beating those other films to the punch by a mile! We’ve been covering this film for well over a year now and will continue to support this great indie film. Read on for more details.
Word has come in today from director Jason Hull that ITN Distribution is taking Krampus: The Christmas Devil to Cannes with new sales art to boot. The Cannes Film Festival kicks off on May 14th.
From writer/director Jason Hull (Chasing Darkness, The Four) and Snowdog Studio comes this yuletide tale of terror featuring an ancient creature whose purpose is to punish the naughty children from Santa’s list. Along with Bill Oberst Jr.(Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies, Children of Sorrow) the cast features Rich Goteri (Machine Gun Preacher, Circus of Dread, Goodfellas), AJ Leslie (The Four), Mike Mili (Demon Equation), Jay Dobyns, Erica Soto (Post-Mortem), Annette Lawless, and Brad Weaver (Chasing Darkness) as the Krampus.
Plot Synopsis
Krampus: The Christmas Devil is based on actual mythology dating back to 17th century Alpine/Eastern European lore. Krampus is Saint Nick’s evil brother. However, unlike St. Nick, Krampus brings wrath on children who misbehave. This story follows the life of Jeremy, who escapes the monster as a child, and grows up to become a police officer working to find missing children, only to stumble upon the monster again as an adult. Jeremy learns that the monster is after his daughter, but the plot thickens as Bill Oberst’s character, Brian Hatt, is recently released from prison and is now set on revenge with Jeremy.
Krampus has won Runner-up best horror film at both the 2013 Cleveland Indie Gathering and the prestigious Action On Film Festival in Monrovia, Ca. It is also an official selection in the 2014 Fantastic Horror Film Fest. The film has not yet had a bad review, with matchflick.com giving it 4/5 stars and saying “This one’s for you,” searchmytrash.com saying it’s “enjoyably eccentric,” and a “well paced directorial effort,” “the making of a cult classic” says Guestars, and Dolls of Despair saying “it’s a must see.” It was also named #15/20 on morehorror.com’s “top 20 horror films of 2013.”
Pre-production has already begun on the sequel, Krampus: The Devil Returns!
Watch the trailer for Krampus: The Christmas Devil here,
For more information, visit:
www.krampusfilm.com
facebook.com/krampusdevil
