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“MONSTER PARTY” gets U.S. distrib/dates; exclusive actress comments

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Exclusive, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The monsters are human in the new shocker MONSTER PARTY, which just landed North American distribution and co-stars Virginia Gardner from the new HALLOWEEN. Read on for the info and a few exclusive words from Gardner.

RLJE Films has announced that it will release MONSTER PARTY in theaters and on VOD and digital HD November 2. Written and directed by Chris von Hoffmann, the movie also stars Julian McMahon, Robin Tunney (THE CRAFT), Sam Strike (LEATHERFACE), Erin Moriarty, Lance Reddick (FRINGE), Brandon Michael Hall and Diego Boneta.

“That’s a pretty cool one,” Gardner, who discusses HALLOWEEN here, tells RUE MORGUE. “It’s about these three broke teenagers; I play a pregnant stoner, and we trick our way into this rich family’s house and try to rob them for a lot of money. One thing leads to another and it turns out that they’re not who they seem, and it just goes down the rabbit hole. That film is pretty unique; it’s a blend of genres, but it also feels like a movie made in the ’80s, with that Tarantino flair.

“Chris von Hoffmann is a really cool director; I love that guy,” she continues. “He has such a specific vision for everything he does, and he’s a very interesting human being. He knows what he likes, and he has great pacing and action timing, and he’s just a very visual director. It’s gonna be stunning.”

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).