Stars: Lyndsey Craine, Johnny Vivash, Ayvianna Snow, Fenfen Huang, Juné Tiamatakorn, Michaela Longden, Arron Dennis, Daniel Thrace | Written by Paul Butler | Directed by Stewart Sparke
Well that’s it! We can officially close the book on my number one movie of 2023 because I finally got to see How to Kill Monsters and it’s an absolute belter.
Admittedly I was an adoring fan of Book of Monsters and I do think Lyndsey Craine is a bonafide yet hugely underrated superstar scream queen female lead. Then you throw in a smorgasbord of who’s who in the genre and a metric ton of gore, blood and guts. Safe to say I have been excited for this practical effects-driven low-budget Lovecraftian horror, sci-fi, comedy from director Stewart Sparke and his team at Dark Rift Horror.
How to Kill Monsters starts much the same as many other movies of its ilk… at the end…...
Well that’s it! We can officially close the book on my number one movie of 2023 because I finally got to see How to Kill Monsters and it’s an absolute belter.
Admittedly I was an adoring fan of Book of Monsters and I do think Lyndsey Craine is a bonafide yet hugely underrated superstar scream queen female lead. Then you throw in a smorgasbord of who’s who in the genre and a metric ton of gore, blood and guts. Safe to say I have been excited for this practical effects-driven low-budget Lovecraftian horror, sci-fi, comedy from director Stewart Sparke and his team at Dark Rift Horror.
How to Kill Monsters starts much the same as many other movies of its ilk… at the end…...
- 10/11/2023
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Stewart Sparke is no newbie when it comes to giant rubber monsters and bucketfuls of goo. With two big silly indie creature features already under his belt in past FrightFest favourites The Creature Below and Book of Monsters, you’d think he’d be tiring of this sort of thing by now. Ready to shift gears into a much cleaner romantic comedy, or something that doesn’t involve having to scoop coagulated brain juice out of your work shoes every evening. But with this third effort, he confirms what we probably already knew; not only is Sparke the king of this very specific brand of lovingly batshit micro budget crowd-pleasers, neither he nor his team are going anywhere either. They’re simply having too much fun.
A sort of spiritual sequel to 2018’s Book of Monsters, How To Kill Monsters is another naturally funny, adoringly made stab at the old-school genre nuts-and-bolts.
A sort of spiritual sequel to 2018’s Book of Monsters, How To Kill Monsters is another naturally funny, adoringly made stab at the old-school genre nuts-and-bolts.
- 8/29/2023
- by Ben Robins
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With its world premiere at Frightfest only a couple of weeks away, the first teaser trailer for How to Kill Monsters is now available for everyone to watch. For full transparency, I supported the film's Kickstarter campaign because I was so impressed with their campaign trailer, but I haven't see the film yet and I'm as excited as everyone else to check out all of the practical effects and gallons of fake blood!
"The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to fight off an invasion of monsters from another dimension.
With a menagerie of monsters realised entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure, How To Kill Monsters will scratch the itch of horror fans craving a throwback popcorn horror movie that delivers thrills, kills and laughs in equal measure.
"The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to fight off an invasion of monsters from another dimension.
With a menagerie of monsters realised entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure, How To Kill Monsters will scratch the itch of horror fans craving a throwback popcorn horror movie that delivers thrills, kills and laughs in equal measure.
- 8/10/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The Creature Below and Book of Monsters director Stewart Sparke’s horror comedy How to Kill Monsters is set to make its world premiere at FrightFest on August 25th (tickets to the premiere are available Here), and with just two weeks to go until that date arrives, we’ve gotten our hands on a teaser trailer for the film. Check it out in the embed above!
Coming our way from Dark Rift Horror and Ro Pictures, How to Kill Monsters was scripted by Sparke and Paul Butler. Here’s the synopsis: The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters from another dimension.
A press release promises that, “With a menagerie of monsters realized entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure,...
Coming our way from Dark Rift Horror and Ro Pictures, How to Kill Monsters was scripted by Sparke and Paul Butler. Here’s the synopsis: The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters from another dimension.
A press release promises that, “With a menagerie of monsters realized entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters, the latest splatter comedy from the filmmakers that brought you Book of Monsters.
Ahead of the film’s World Premiere at Frightfest in London on August 25, the official teaser trailer for How to Kill Monsters has been unleashed today. You can check it out below.
Director Stewart Sparke (Book of Monsters) declares How to Kill Monsters a “love letter to the 80s and 90s horror movies that I grew up watching on VHS.”
Stewart promises that the movie will inject “a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream to deliver genre fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that feels both nostalgic and fresh.”
Here’s the official synopsis…
The...
Ahead of the film’s World Premiere at Frightfest in London on August 25, the official teaser trailer for How to Kill Monsters has been unleashed today. You can check it out below.
Director Stewart Sparke (Book of Monsters) declares How to Kill Monsters a “love letter to the 80s and 90s horror movies that I grew up watching on VHS.”
Stewart promises that the movie will inject “a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream to deliver genre fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that feels both nostalgic and fresh.”
Here’s the official synopsis…
The...
- 8/10/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Polish filmmaker Jan P. Matuszyński is deep in production with Minghun. Screen Daily reports that Marcin Dorociński leads the cast. Originally set for an early 2022 shoot, the cast includes Natalia Bui and Antek Sztaba, Ewelina Starejki, Wiktoria Gorodeckaja, Fenfen Huang, Kwong Loke, Yuk Han and Daxing Zhang – he plays a pivotal supporting player here. The idea here for the film’s producers in Wonder Films’ Krzysztof Rak, Klaudiusz Frydrych and Inga Kruk is to be ready for a Venice showing – this is where Matuszyński showcased Leave No Traces in competition back in 2021. This is shot an English, Polish and Chinese language film.…...
- 3/30/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Project is targeting an autumn festival premiere.
Polish star Marcin Dorociński will lead the cast for Minghun, the latest feature from Leave No Traces director Jan P. Matuszynski.
Dorociński’s credits include The Queen’s Gambit, Vikings: Valhalla and the forthcoming Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One.
The cast also includes Daxing Zhang, young actors Natalia Bui and Antek Sztaba, as well as Ewelina Starejki, Wiktoria Gorodeckaja, Fenfen Huang, Kwong Loke and Yuk Han. The script was written by Grzegorz Łoszewski.
The project, which is currently shooting, is targeting an autumn festival premiere (with Venice a potential destination) and will be...
Polish star Marcin Dorociński will lead the cast for Minghun, the latest feature from Leave No Traces director Jan P. Matuszynski.
Dorociński’s credits include The Queen’s Gambit, Vikings: Valhalla and the forthcoming Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One.
The cast also includes Daxing Zhang, young actors Natalia Bui and Antek Sztaba, as well as Ewelina Starejki, Wiktoria Gorodeckaja, Fenfen Huang, Kwong Loke and Yuk Han. The script was written by Grzegorz Łoszewski.
The project, which is currently shooting, is targeting an autumn festival premiere (with Venice a potential destination) and will be...
- 3/30/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
The team that created Book of Monsters and The Creature Below are back with a new project that is sure to pique the interest of Daily Dead readers! Inspired by 80s classics and with the promise of being practical FX-driven, How to Kill Monsters is now on Kickstarter and we have all the details:
"The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters.
Dark Rift Horror is thrilled to release the Kickstarter Trailer and Poster for How to Kill Monsters, an entirely practical FX driven horror comedy movie from the people that brought you Book of Monsters and The Creature Below.
Inspired by genre classics like Evil Dead 2, Gremlins and Hellraiser; How to Kill Monsters is a feature length movie made for fans of 80s horror.
"The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters.
Dark Rift Horror is thrilled to release the Kickstarter Trailer and Poster for How to Kill Monsters, an entirely practical FX driven horror comedy movie from the people that brought you Book of Monsters and The Creature Below.
Inspired by genre classics like Evil Dead 2, Gremlins and Hellraiser; How to Kill Monsters is a feature length movie made for fans of 80s horror.
- 9/16/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre must team up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters, the latest splatter comedy from the people that brought you Book of Monsters and The Creature Below.
Dark Rift Horror today launched a hilarious and immersive promo trailer for the horror comedy that’s being partially funded through Kickstarter. This practical FX-driven horror looks well worth a donation.
Inspired by genre classics like Evil Dead 2, Gremlins, and Hellraiser, How to Kill Monsters is a feature-length movie made for fans of 80s horror.
“With a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream, the film will deliver horror fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
Dark Rift Horror today launched a hilarious and immersive promo trailer for the horror comedy that’s being partially funded through Kickstarter. This practical FX-driven horror looks well worth a donation.
Inspired by genre classics like Evil Dead 2, Gremlins, and Hellraiser, How to Kill Monsters is a feature-length movie made for fans of 80s horror.
“With a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream, the film will deliver horror fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
- 9/8/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
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