Los Angeles, CA (August 4, 2014) – Cracked, one of the United States’ longest running humor institutions has announced its new web series from Cracked Studios entitled Antiheroes. The new 5 episode web series premieres on today.
Antiheroes follows a hilarious, semi-functional group of slackers at a debt collection agency who are inadvertently blessed (cursed?) with superpowers. The Workoholics meets Heroes comedy focuses on this powered group of coworkers going out of their way to not use their powers to fight crime, because fighting crime looks “just, like, way too hard, man.”
Writer Cody Johnston says, “We saw The Avengers and wondered why no one ever tried to take a little nap or just dick around on their phone to unwind, so we made this. We’re hoping Thor is introduced to the concept of ‘vegging out’ in Avengers 2, but in the meantime we hope you enjoy our fun, action-packed series that was made...
Antiheroes follows a hilarious, semi-functional group of slackers at a debt collection agency who are inadvertently blessed (cursed?) with superpowers. The Workoholics meets Heroes comedy focuses on this powered group of coworkers going out of their way to not use their powers to fight crime, because fighting crime looks “just, like, way too hard, man.”
Writer Cody Johnston says, “We saw The Avengers and wondered why no one ever tried to take a little nap or just dick around on their phone to unwind, so we made this. We’re hoping Thor is introduced to the concept of ‘vegging out’ in Avengers 2, but in the meantime we hope you enjoy our fun, action-packed series that was made...
- 8/5/2014
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
After making a killing in the United States, Indiecan Entertainment is releasing Travis Long’s Kill Me Now (written by Cracked.com’s Michael Swaim) on VOD across Canada, today, April 22nd, 2014. The horror-comedy will be available on iTunes, Rogers, Bell, Mts, and more.
Written by Michael Swaim and directed by Travis Long, Kill Me Now was filmed on location in Effingham, Illinois, and stars Michael Swaim, Brett Fancy, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Nick Rutherford, Jacob Reed, LisaMarie King, Brentan Schellenbach, Nick Mundy, Kaitlin Large, Dan Rubiano, Noah Byrne, Katy Stoll, Katie Willert, and Daniel O'Brien.
Synopsis:
In the not-too-distant past, with the help of a windowless van and a jar of chloroform, a group of Internet sketch comedians were hauled off to the backwoods of Illinois to shoot their first movie! The horror comedy features Streamy and Webby Award winner Michael Swaim (“Agents of Cracked”) and the casts of “Those Aren’t Muskets!
Written by Michael Swaim and directed by Travis Long, Kill Me Now was filmed on location in Effingham, Illinois, and stars Michael Swaim, Brett Fancy, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Nick Rutherford, Jacob Reed, LisaMarie King, Brentan Schellenbach, Nick Mundy, Kaitlin Large, Dan Rubiano, Noah Byrne, Katy Stoll, Katie Willert, and Daniel O'Brien.
Synopsis:
In the not-too-distant past, with the help of a windowless van and a jar of chloroform, a group of Internet sketch comedians were hauled off to the backwoods of Illinois to shoot their first movie! The horror comedy features Streamy and Webby Award winner Michael Swaim (“Agents of Cracked”) and the casts of “Those Aren’t Muskets!
- 4/22/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s massive feature includes a review for Nobody Can Cool, first details on The Night Crew, Heir, and a Doctor Who documentary called Who’s Changing: An Adventure In Time With Fans, a new clip from Muck, trailers for Blood Shed, NightBeasts, and Virginia Obscura, and much more:
[Editor's Note: We want to give a big thanks to our Indie Spotlight manager, Tamika Jones, for her constant work on this weekly feature and putting together our largest Indie Spotlight to date this weekend!]
Indie Spotlight Review: Nobody Can Cool
by Heather Wixson
Nobody Can Cool is the rather impressive directorial debut from up-and-coming filmmaking duo Dpyx, Marcy Boyle and Rachel Holzman, who crafted a blisteringly taut and thoughtful indie crime thriller with a palpable sense of tension from start to finish. A gritty and engaging tale of deceit, violence and desperation, Nobody Can Cool is anchored by a breakout performance by Nick Principe (best known from his work in the Laid to Rest series, Madison County and...
[Editor's Note: We want to give a big thanks to our Indie Spotlight manager, Tamika Jones, for her constant work on this weekly feature and putting together our largest Indie Spotlight to date this weekend!]
Indie Spotlight Review: Nobody Can Cool
by Heather Wixson
Nobody Can Cool is the rather impressive directorial debut from up-and-coming filmmaking duo Dpyx, Marcy Boyle and Rachel Holzman, who crafted a blisteringly taut and thoughtful indie crime thriller with a palpable sense of tension from start to finish. A gritty and engaging tale of deceit, violence and desperation, Nobody Can Cool is anchored by a breakout performance by Nick Principe (best known from his work in the Laid to Rest series, Madison County and...
- 1/19/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Indiecan Entertainment has acquired Canadian rights to Adam Mason’s dark comedy Junkie and Travis Long’s Kill Me Now.
Mason, whose directing credits include The Devil’s Chair, co-wrote Junkie with Simon Boyes about an addict whose psychotic brother tries to stop him going clean.
Andrew Howard, Tomas Boykin and Tess Panzer star. Indiecan will release the title on BluRay and DVD in North America and across multiple VOD platforms in Canada on November 12. Indiecan negotiated the deal with producers Daniel Louis Rivas and Charisse Sanseau.
Cracked.com’s Michael Swaim wrote and produced the horror-comedy Kill Me Now, about a killer who invades a house party in the woods. Indiecan will release across multiple VOD platforms in Canada the first quarter of 2014.
Indiecan negotiated the deal with Ryan Keller at Instrum International.
Mason, whose directing credits include The Devil’s Chair, co-wrote Junkie with Simon Boyes about an addict whose psychotic brother tries to stop him going clean.
Andrew Howard, Tomas Boykin and Tess Panzer star. Indiecan will release the title on BluRay and DVD in North America and across multiple VOD platforms in Canada on November 12. Indiecan negotiated the deal with producers Daniel Louis Rivas and Charisse Sanseau.
Cracked.com’s Michael Swaim wrote and produced the horror-comedy Kill Me Now, about a killer who invades a house party in the woods. Indiecan will release across multiple VOD platforms in Canada the first quarter of 2014.
Indiecan negotiated the deal with Ryan Keller at Instrum International.
- 10/1/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Recently released on VOD is the horror comedy Kill Me Now, directed by first-time filmmaker Travis Long and written by Michael Swaim.
Swaim co-stars in the film as the wisecracking sidekick who must help his buddy and the rest of his friends survive an attack by the notorious "Driller Killer."
Kill Me Now also stars Jacob Reed, Brett Fancy and Beck Bennett and follows a group of recent high school grads who must face off against one of the deadliest serial killers of all time during the party of the year, resulting in a lot of bloodshed and tons of hilarity.
Dread Central recently chatted with Swaim in honor of Indie Horror Month about his first feature film project, what the "Cracked" alum had to say about his experiences writing and co-starring in the indie horror comedy and whether or not he's planning on a sequel to Kill Me Now.
Swaim co-stars in the film as the wisecracking sidekick who must help his buddy and the rest of his friends survive an attack by the notorious "Driller Killer."
Kill Me Now also stars Jacob Reed, Brett Fancy and Beck Bennett and follows a group of recent high school grads who must face off against one of the deadliest serial killers of all time during the party of the year, resulting in a lot of bloodshed and tons of hilarity.
Dread Central recently chatted with Swaim in honor of Indie Horror Month about his first feature film project, what the "Cracked" alum had to say about his experiences writing and co-starring in the indie horror comedy and whether or not he's planning on a sequel to Kill Me Now.
- 3/26/2013
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
We’re back with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for The Black Dahlia Haunting, information on a new episode of Ghost Trek, a review of Vamp U, and much more:
Release and Distribution Details for The Black Dahlia Haunting: “Zeroinside Films and Pinnovating Productions are proud to announce that their paranormal thriller “The Black Dahlia Haunting”, written and directed by Brandon Slagle and starring Devanny Pinn (Hold Your Breath), Britt Griffith (SyFy’s Ghosthunters), Noah Dahl (Bad Teacher), Alexis Iacono, Cleve A. Hall (SyFy’s Monster Man, Troll), Jessica Cameron (Silent Night), and Sarah Nicklin (Alice D, The Disco Exorcist) has signed distribution agreements with Jy Entertainment (China) and the newly-formed Origin Releasing (United States and Canada). The film is also represented internationally by Phoenix Group Releasing.
Additionally, the film was recently selected...
Release and Distribution Details for The Black Dahlia Haunting: “Zeroinside Films and Pinnovating Productions are proud to announce that their paranormal thriller “The Black Dahlia Haunting”, written and directed by Brandon Slagle and starring Devanny Pinn (Hold Your Breath), Britt Griffith (SyFy’s Ghosthunters), Noah Dahl (Bad Teacher), Alexis Iacono, Cleve A. Hall (SyFy’s Monster Man, Troll), Jessica Cameron (Silent Night), and Sarah Nicklin (Alice D, The Disco Exorcist) has signed distribution agreements with Jy Entertainment (China) and the newly-formed Origin Releasing (United States and Canada). The film is also represented internationally by Phoenix Group Releasing.
Additionally, the film was recently selected...
- 3/17/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Word has come across our desks that the new horror comedy Kill Me Now is gearing up for a VOD run on March 21st so make a note of it! You're always looking for something to do, right?
Written by Michael Swaim and directed by Travis Long, Kill Me Now was filmed on location in Effingham, Illinois, and stars Michael Swaim, Brett Fancy, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Nick Rutherford, Jacob Reed, LisaMarie King, Brentan Schellenbach, Nick Mundy, Kaitlin Large, Dan Rubiano, Noah Byrne, Katy Stoll, Katie Willert and Daniel O'Brien.
Synopsis:
In the not-too-distant past, with the help of a windowless van and a jar of chloroform, a group of Internet sketch comedians were hauled off to the backwoods of Illinois to shoot their first movie! The horror comedy features Streamy and Webby Award winner Michael Swaim (“Agents of Cracked”) and the casts of “Those Aren’t Muskets!,” “Good Neighbor,...
Written by Michael Swaim and directed by Travis Long, Kill Me Now was filmed on location in Effingham, Illinois, and stars Michael Swaim, Brett Fancy, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Nick Rutherford, Jacob Reed, LisaMarie King, Brentan Schellenbach, Nick Mundy, Kaitlin Large, Dan Rubiano, Noah Byrne, Katy Stoll, Katie Willert and Daniel O'Brien.
Synopsis:
In the not-too-distant past, with the help of a windowless van and a jar of chloroform, a group of Internet sketch comedians were hauled off to the backwoods of Illinois to shoot their first movie! The horror comedy features Streamy and Webby Award winner Michael Swaim (“Agents of Cracked”) and the casts of “Those Aren’t Muskets!,” “Good Neighbor,...
- 3/13/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
If you’re in the mood for some comedy and horror, we’ve got the film for you! Michael Swaim (“Agents of Cracked” & “Those Aren’t Muskets!”) brings his horrifically funny film, “Kill Me Now,” to theaters starting December 5th with premiere Tugg screenings in Los Angeles and New York City! Kaitlin Large (“Claire”) will be in-person to host the New York screening, and Michael Swaim will be in-person at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena. Want to go to a screening of the film in Pasadena? ShockYa is proud to offer two tickets to a lucky winner via our “Kill Me Now” Twitter Giveaway. Entering is easy! Just follow @ShockYa and [ Read More ]
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- 11/30/2012
- by monique
- ShockYa
Next Wednesday, December 5th, horror comedy Kill Me Now begins rolling out in theatres via the Tugg platform, and we have three pairs of tickets to give away for the Pasadena, CA, premiere, which will be attended by the film's writer/co-star Michael Swaim.
The screening begins at 7:30pm at Laemmle Playhouse 7. To enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest and send the winners an email with info on how to get their tickets on Monday, December 3rd.
Synopsis:
In the not-too-distant past, with the help of a windowless van and a jar of chloroform, a group of Internet sketch comedians were hauled off to the backwoods of Illinois to shoot their first movie! The horror comedy features Streamy and Webby Award winner Michael Swaim (“Agents...
The screening begins at 7:30pm at Laemmle Playhouse 7. To enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest and send the winners an email with info on how to get their tickets on Monday, December 3rd.
Synopsis:
In the not-too-distant past, with the help of a windowless van and a jar of chloroform, a group of Internet sketch comedians were hauled off to the backwoods of Illinois to shoot their first movie! The horror comedy features Streamy and Webby Award winner Michael Swaim (“Agents...
- 11/29/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Tamika Jones returns for this edition of the Indie Spotlight, bringing readers the latest in indie horror news sent our way. Today, we have information on Kill Me Now‘s theatrical release, a new trailer for Bad Kids Go to Hell, a look at haunted house Horrorgami, and much more!
Trailer for Bad Kids Go to Hell: “Six private school high school kids find themselves stuck in detention on a frightfully dark and stormy Saturday afternoon. During their 8 hour incarceration, each of the six kids fall victim to a horrible “accident” until only one of them remains. As each of these spoiled rich kids bites the dust, the story takes on a series of humorous and frantic twists and turns. Is one of the kids secretly evening the school’s social playing field? Or have the ghosts of prestigious Crestview Academy finally come to punish the school’s worst (and seemingly untouchable) brats?...
Trailer for Bad Kids Go to Hell: “Six private school high school kids find themselves stuck in detention on a frightfully dark and stormy Saturday afternoon. During their 8 hour incarceration, each of the six kids fall victim to a horrible “accident” until only one of them remains. As each of these spoiled rich kids bites the dust, the story takes on a series of humorous and frantic twists and turns. Is one of the kids secretly evening the school’s social playing field? Or have the ghosts of prestigious Crestview Academy finally come to punish the school’s worst (and seemingly untouchable) brats?...
- 11/25/2012
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
In December horror comedy Kill Me Now will begin rolling out in theatres via the Tugg platform, and we have info on screenings already scheduled as well as how you can bring the film to your own town.
You can join in on the following showings already booked (get more info here):
December 05 - New York City, NY, 7:30pm at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema
Co-star Kaitlin Large ("Agents of Cracked" & "Tyson the Mad Poodle") presents Kill Me Now
December 05 - Pasadena, CA, 7:30pm at Laemmle Playhouse 7
Writer/co-star Michael Swaim ("Agents of Cracked" & "Those Aren't Muskets") presents Kill Me Now
December 06 - Chicago, Il, 7:30pm at AMC River East 21
Director Travis Long presents Kill Me Now
December 06 - San Diego, CA, 7:30pm at Landmark Hillcrest Cinemas
Ike Films, Those Aren't Muskets! and Ketchup Entertainment presents Kill Me Now
December 27 - Houston, TX, 9:00pm at Studio...
You can join in on the following showings already booked (get more info here):
December 05 - New York City, NY, 7:30pm at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema
Co-star Kaitlin Large ("Agents of Cracked" & "Tyson the Mad Poodle") presents Kill Me Now
December 05 - Pasadena, CA, 7:30pm at Laemmle Playhouse 7
Writer/co-star Michael Swaim ("Agents of Cracked" & "Those Aren't Muskets") presents Kill Me Now
December 06 - Chicago, Il, 7:30pm at AMC River East 21
Director Travis Long presents Kill Me Now
December 06 - San Diego, CA, 7:30pm at Landmark Hillcrest Cinemas
Ike Films, Those Aren't Muskets! and Ketchup Entertainment presents Kill Me Now
December 27 - Houston, TX, 9:00pm at Studio...
- 11/20/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Cracked: After Hours is a casual argument between fanboy/girl friends taken to logical and logistical extremes. The second season of the original web series from Cracked and its parent company Demand Media debuted earlier this month and provides viewers with its familiar, critical take on iconic video game, movie, and/or comic book characters by way of sometimes witty, other times aggressive, and all times insightfully geeky conversation. The season opener, for instance, discusses whether or not Mario, every child of the Nes Generation's favorite Italian plumber, is actually a complete d-bag. The program features a foursome comprised of Craked regulars - Dan O’Brien, Katie Willert, Michael Swaim, and Soren Bowie - who sit around a table at the Los Feliz Cafe in Los Angeles, and serve up dialogue over cutaways to quick clips, photos, and/or short animated scenes, which further articulare their arguments. The online original...
- 3/27/2012
- by Chris Landa
- Tubefilter.com
.Agents of Cracked. was created by and stars Michael Swaim and Daniel O.Brien. Originally an extension of the American humor magazine, Cracked.com has established itself as an award-winning, smart comedy destination known for its witty informative lists and analysis, non-fiction and cultural commentary. .Agents of Cracked,. the Telly Award- and Streamy Award-winning web series from Cracked.com will air the a new episode, .Operation Obligatory,. at 8:00 Am Et / 5:00 Am Pt on July 7. Fans of the series have pleaded since Season 1 for the mild-mannered Michael and outlandish Dan to switch places for an episode, and .Aoc. has finally obliged with a body switch .Aoc.-style. In their ode to Freaky Friday, 17 Again, and Like...
- 7/7/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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