FM favorite Drew Daywalt, the veteran horror writer and director who has worked on a variety of horror shorts (including MEAT, CREEP, and the TALE OF HAUNTED MIKE, and the TV film LEPRECHAUN’S REVENGE), is jumping back into features.
We at FM are pleased to announce that Drew Daywalt has signed a deal with producer Eric B. Fleischman of EBF Productions to direct THE HURTING MAN, based on a script of his own devious devising.
Indie horror guru Larry Fessenden (writer-director of HABIT, WENDIGO, and THE LAST WINTER) will be executive producing this bad boy.
Check out the all-new poster art for the film (above), and here is the official press release for your perusal and enjoyment:
Los Angeles, CA – February 16, 2013
Horror writer/director Drew Daywalt (CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS, DEATH VALLEY, BEDFELLOWS) has just inked a deal with producer Eric B. Fleischman of EBF Productions (RITUAL, TWO-BIT WALTZ) to direct the horror feature THE HURTING MAN, based on Daywalt’s script. Indie horror luminary Larry Fessenden (Habit, The Last Winter) is attached as Executive Producer.
THE HURTING MAN follows the story of a police officer who tragically finds his family murdered after a failed 911 call and now must work to save their souls from a demonic boogieman haunting his childhood home.
“I wrote this script and kept it close to my chest,” says Daywalt, “ because this one was written from my own worst terrors, both as a parent of small children, and also tapping into my own childhood fears of a hideously costumed boogieman. This one’s going to scare the hell out of everyone. I promise. I can say that because it really scares me, and I’m letting my fear guide me on this one.”
Says Fessenden, “There’s a certain kind of genuinely terrifying old-school-campfire scare that Daywalt gets right in his Fear Factory gems and I can’t wait to see him nail those chills in a long form film.”
Film goes into production this fall.
Daywalt, Fleischman & Fessenden are not commenting on cast yet, but promise something wonderful is in store for horror fans as well as everyone else.
While little else is known about the project, we have been informed from close sources that the terrifying boogeyman in this film will inspire iconic halloween costumes for years to come.
You can find out more about HURTING MAN, which goes into production this fall, on the film’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/THEHURTINGMAN
