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Exclusive clip, plus release info: A shower of blood in giallo-esque chiller “THE LAST LAUGH”

Friday, September 4, 2020 | Exclusive, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Dying is easy and makes comedy hard in an upcoming fright film homaging the Italian greats.

High Octane Pictures releases THE LAST LAUGH, written and directed by Jeremy Berg (the producer of AYLA and HUNTING GROUNDS), on VOD September 15. It stars Steve Vanderzee, Eric Stone, Angela DiMarco, Lowell Deo, Meranda Long, Marcus Leppard and Jeffrey Arrington; the synopsis: “A stand-up comedian on the verge of breakout success must make a terrible choice when he discovers a murderer on the loose in the theater where he’s about to perform his biggest show.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).