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New trailer and release info: “POLTERGEIST’s” Oliver Robins writes, directs and stars in “CELEBRITY CRUSH”

Thursday, May 21, 2020 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

A child star of the classic ghost epic is now the multihyphenate creator of a story of human derangement, and a new trailer has been unveiled.

Oliver Robins is the writer/director/star and one of the producers (with Michael Baumgarten) of CELEBRITY CRUSH, which sees release next Tuesday, May 26 from Kyyba Films. The cast also includes Alissa Schneider, Melissa McNerney, Jonathan D. Lee, Wade Williams and Eddie Craig. The synopsis: “When the B horror movie CHAIN-FACE CLOWN was released in 1985, no one knew the film would one day become a classic. Well, at least by a select group of horror movie fans. The film’s biggest fan, 29-year-old Emily Lynessa [Schneider], always knew she was going to meet and fall in love with Jonathan Blaklee [Robins], mid-40s, the star of CHAIN-FACE CLOWN. Her plan is simple: Meet Jonathan at an upcoming signing for the DVD and lure him back to her home, where Jonathan will be imprisoned until he realizes Emily is the one for him.”

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).