Pics From The Premiere of THE DEVIL'S CANDY!

I can honestly say that Sean Byrne's Loved Ones followup, The Devil's Candy is one of my favourite Midnight Madness selections in years. Every twist and turn and burning guitar in Byrne's new film, fresh from post-production which only wrapped last Thursday, kept a rabid audience at the edge of their seats. With Devil's Candy writer/director Sean Byrne and star Ethan Embry in the house, as well as a big surprise outside the theatre, Ian Goring was there to capture all the excitement!

Some of you are probably thinking 'throwing up the horns at a movie called Devil's Candy is a little on the nose, huh?' to which I say SATANNNNN!!!

Ethan Embry enters a fugue state thinking about his next painting

YEAHHHH METAL!

You'd never suspect that good pals Ethan Embry and Sean Byrne are being controlled by the dark lord.

Hooray for these guys!

Tired of being constrained by worldly concepts like gravity? Try SATAN today!

Byrne and Embry talk about Devil's Candy with programmer Colin Geddes

Ethan Embry and Sean Byrne answer some questions from the audience.

Tee hee! Hail Satan!

Ethan Embry provides a visual reminder of how much of his soul he had to sell to make such a chilling, brilliant movie.

Ethan Embry pays homage to the Ryerson's dark lords.

A very very big surprise awaited the Ryerson audience outside the theatre.

Imagine seeing this after walking out of a movie at 2am. Yikes!

Woo hoo! Evil!

Bawwww!

A day later and that painting still gives me the skeeves.

Byrne and the satanic painting from Devil's Candy were both hits after the WORLD PREMIERE screening!

Colin Geddes and Sean Byrne pose with some fans.

You have two more chances to see Devil's Candy and by gum, I think I might go see it again.  Don't miss this one!

THE DEVIL'S CANDY Screening Times:
Sun, Sept 13, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Tue, Sept 15, 6:45 PM SCOTIABANK 9
Sat, Sept 19, 1:15 PM SCOTIABANK 14

A Very Sparse First Look At THE DEVIL'S CANDY!

Details about Sean Byrne's new haunted house feature are pretty hard to come by, but let's just say it's one of the most anticipated movies of the Festival for me. Byrne's last Midnight Madness entry, 2009's The Loved Ones, was the winner of the Midnight Madness People's Choice Award that year and is one of my all-time favourite horrors. I can't wait to see what he does with Devil's Candy.

This is literally the only image we have for Devil's Candy, and it's certainly intriguing:

Smart money says to keep Byrne's creepy candy on your Midnight Madness shortlist!

The Devil’s Candy screens:
Sun, Sept 13, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Mon, Sept 14, 10:45 AM SCOTIABANK
Tue, Sept 15, 6:45 PM SCOTIABANK
Wed, Sept 16, 9:45 AM SCOTIABANK
Sat, Sept 19, 1:15 PM SCOTIABANK

Take a Ride With SOUTHBOUND!

One of the best things about Midnight Madness, and TIFF in general, is that you often get to see a cut of a film, or a film itself, that is off everyone’s radar.  That’s the case with Southbound, the new film from the creators of V/H/S.  I don’t have a trailer, a poster, or much of anything besides a couple of screenshots to convince you that this is going to be one wild ride, but I like to think that you and I have something of a rapport, Midnight Madness fan, and I wouldn’t lie to you would I?

A creepy hallway! This is one of the only images we have from Southbound.  

Anyway, we do have a few scant details about Southbound which should convince you to come on this gnarly road trip with us.  We know that, like V/H/S, this is an anthology piece and all the segments of the film take place on a dusty stretch of highway. We also know that here’s an intriguing slate of directors on board. Here’s the rundown:

The lovely leading lady from Bruckner's Amateur Night

David Bruckner - Though he wrote and directed the chilling "Amateur Night" for the first V/H/S anthology, a lot more people have learned Bruckner’s name since he’s been tapped to direct a new installment of Friday The 13th.  There’s also the feature-length version of "Amateur Night" called Siren which should see release next year. If there are horror director’s rookie cards, I’d hold onto my mint-condition Bruckners.

Roxanne Benjamin is a producer on the creepy cult movie, Faults

Roxanne Benjamin - Benjamin is making her directorial debut here, but has been a producer on V/H/S, Midnight Madness 2015 feature Devil’s Candy, and on Faults, one of my favourite films from last year. Her entry into this anthology is a complete unknown, but if you’re watching an anthology horror, or a Midnight Madness movie in general, and aren’t expecting to be surprised, you’re doing it wrong, friends.

One of Patrick Horvath's surreal illustrations. No followup questions, please

Patrick Horvath - If 2012’s harrowing Entrance didn’t convince you that Patrick Horvath is the real deal, his sequel to The Pact from last year should have. Also under Horvath’s belt is one of the only films, horror or otherwise, whose title alone has made me spray beer out of my nose. Horvath is also a hilarious, awesome illustrator who often tweets out his creations.

Radio Silence's bizarre pregnancy horror

Radio Silence - The directors of the "10-31-08" segment in V/H/S as well as last year’s haunting pregnancy horror Devil’s Due are back with...Well, we don’t really know what they’re back with. Like I said, details are scant, but you’re not going to want to miss whatever they’ve come up with this time around.

Not gonna lie, I don't see this road trip ending well.

With the talent at the helm of Southbound, there’s all the makings of a solid anthology that, like this post, will keep the Midnight Madness crowd guessing at every turn!

Southbound screens: Wed, Sept 16, 11:59 PM RYERSON Thu, Sept 17, 9:30 AM SCOTIABANK Fri, Sept 18, 12:45 PM SCOTIABANK Fri, Sept 18, 6:00 PM SCOTIABANK Sun, Sept 20, 3:30 PM SCOTIABANK