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One night of mayhem, horror, celebration and entertainment for film directors, producers, actors and fans alike is one way to describe horror film festival, Rock and Shock.
The event, which took place in Rhode Island on Oct. 15, was especially significant for director Glenn Ciano and his team of actors and producers at Woodhaven Production Company.
Their new film, “Inkubus,” was featured at the event and turned out to be a huge success. Ciano called it a unique experience — with a packed house, energy in the air and tons of horror film fans everywhere.
The team also produced two horror films last year but “Inkubus” is the first feature film for Ciano and his crew.
The film tells the story of a late night crew of police officers working the final shift at the police station, and when a demon named Inkubus, played by Robert Englund, enters things turn gruesome. The unlucky officers are then left to face the unfortunate fate of participating in and witnessing Inkubus’ slew of murder and mayhem.
Englund, who famously played Freddy Krueger in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” film series, “has the ability to mind freak you,” said Ciano.
Ciano confesses horror is not necessarily his favorite genre but “is fun to make.” “You get to work with cool effects and camera angles, and we had a great cast,” he said.
When Ciano and Verdi found the film through screenplay writer Carl Dupre, they fell in love with it and began collaborating on it with Dupre.
“Inkubus” isn’t your traditional horror movie either, said actor Tom DeNucci. According to DeNucci, the film is a throwback to the more classic style of horror films. The film is also heavily psychological but has also elements of comedy.
“It was nice to see the audience laugh,” said DeNucci.
The eye-catching tagline “everyone must face their demons,” Ciano explained, means that we all have something dark boiling inside of us, and “Inkubus” brings that to light. The film has a definite focus on how people can be their own worst nightmare and the main source of their own problems.
The official release date for the film is Oct. 28, just in time for Halloween. Inkubus will play at Bridgeport’s Showcase Cinemas and in other select theaters in 14 states nationwide.
Ciano said they thought it would be fun to celebrate Halloween with the release of the film, and that they are excited to bring the movie out on Halloween.
The film will also be featured at The Cannes Film Festival this May. Ciano says the attention is exciting, and that it was important to start the film at Rock and Shock, but the real success will come from the true horror fans.
“People who know horror will make or break the success. It’s their movie now,” said Ciano.
And as for the fate of the officers in the film?
“We’ll see who comes out alive,” Ciano said.
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