Columbus, Ohio – October 6th,
2007
The independent film
‘Horrors of War’ will be
released from Maverick
Entertainment on DVD
November 6th,
2007 in North America. The
DVD will have a commentary
track, behind the scenes,
and other special features.
The
film has already been an
official selection at 20
film festivals and has won
awards for the filmmakers at
the Columbus International
Film Festival, Fright Night
Film Festival, and other
genre festivals. Horrors of
War was shot entirely in
Ohio with an all Ohio cast
and crew.
“We made a ‘Grindhouse’
style movie, like PLANET
TERROR, or a ‘B’ Movie you
would have seen on a
Saturday matinee,” says
Peter John Ross, co-director
of the film. “We’re excited
that it’s finally coming out
on DVD in the U.S.”
Horrors of War takes place
in Europe in World War II,
centering on a group of
soldiers that encounter
science fiction and
horror
based phenomena
in battle. Crossing genres
of shows like “X-Files” and
“Band of Brothers,” the
storyline follows Lt.
John Schmidt as he comes
face to face with a horde of
Nazi
secret
weapons.
“Horrors of War” was made in
a B-movie style, yet with a
dramatic grounding and an
eye for bigger production
values.
“It’s rare for a feature
film to be entirely shot and
made in Ohio” says Phil
Garrett, the films producer.
“We even did our post
production here with all
local companies. We have all
the resources to make movies
here.”
Several fixtures from
Columbus’ burgeoning film
scene contributed to the
making of ‘Horrors of War’.
From local production
companies either donating or
lowering rates to
accommodate the low budget
production, to people of
every level of experience
giving their time to help
the production, the film
benefited from the
community.
“There’s no way we could
have done this movie
anywhere else”, says John
Whitney, co-director and
co-writer of the film.
“Everyone got behind this
ambitious project and I
think we made something
special. It’s not everyday
you get to make a period
World War II movie with
zombies and werewolves and
have this much fun.”
The DVD will be released
through traditional retail
outlets like Best Buy, and
is already available for
pre-order on Amazon.com. The
Blockbuster chain is also
set to have copies for rent.
The filmmakers have also put
for sale on Amazon.com the
Illustrated Screenplay
featuring storyboards and
production design for the
film, emulating the
marketing of bigger budget
Hollywood films.
