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Check out the newest trailer from PJ Starks’ newest horror anthology Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories! This movie is fantastic and I can only hope that all of you indie horror fans out there will hunt it down as soon as it’s available on DVD or VOD. This new trailer builds the suspense slowly and steadily, building until it bursts across your screen like a bloody, puss-filled zit. I love the way the individual tales weave throughout the two minute long tease, sprinkled through with comments from the real estate agent and the house buying couple. After watching this trailer, I take back my previous comment that Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories was not as bloody as its predecessor. It may even be gorier! Check it out!
Evil has a new address!
The official synopsis for Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories is this: A couple plans to purchase an old home, but would like one last tour before the closing. They’re guided around the estate by a creepy realtor that may have more in store than they bargained for. Searching floor by floor, they begin to discover the remnants of its sordid and terrifying past… A popular ’80s franchise gets a modern upgrade, but at what price? On Halloween night, a teen left home alone meets a trick or treater that wants more than just candy. A door to door insurance salesman makes a Thanksgiving house call with monstrous consequences. Andrew and Sara are happily married and plan on spending some quality time together, but something sinister has other plans for their evening. Carol’s Christmas Eve turns into a fight for survival when a vengeful stranger isn’t feeling the holiday spirit. Lastly, a birthday party turns bloody when some unexpected guests drop by at the wrong time. Seven interwoven tales of terror… how many stories does your house have?
PopHorror has already reviewed Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories, so be sure to check out that article for some more in depth insight on the film itself. You may even recognize a few of the names and faces, most notably The Walking Dead‘s Moses Moseley and WWE legend Sir Mo, along with original music from Emmy winner Rocky Gray (Evanescence) and a new single from the death metal band Soul Embraced. Directors for this go ’round are Volumes of Blood alumni Jakob Bilinski (Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh 2014) and Nathan Thomas Milliner (The Confession of Fred Krueger 2015), as well as Sean Blevins (Almost Ruined 2013), James Treakle (Ezekiel’s Landing 2015), John Williams Holt (The Dooms Chapel Horror 2016), Jon Maynard (Nearly Dead 2012), and Justin Seaman (The Barn 2016).
This newest trailer comes at a bittersweet time for the crew of Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories. While the film itself has been receiving a plethora of positive reviews across the board, tragedy struck recently for an integral part of the filmmaking crew. Last week, 21 year-old Brian Storm passed away suddenly, leaving the rest of the Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories team stunned and shaken. Brian had worked on both Volumes of Blood (2015) and Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories in many roles but mainly in the sound department. He did have a cameo role in Horror Stories, working in the car wash in the post-credits scene. An aspiring filmmaker himself, Brian had created and starred in his own shorts. We can only wonder what other creative genius he had in store that the world will never get to see.
