Richard Bates, Jr. hit the indie horror scene with his excellently twisted debut Excision, which was a finely crafted slice of horror that was just as nasty as it was funny. Now, in his sophomore effort with Suburban Gothic, Richard Bates, Jr. will explore the lighter side of the supernatural with Matthew Gray Gubler and Kat Dennings leading the way. While I get the feeling that trailer is hiding a lot of the film’s charm, Gubler and Dennings seem like a perfect fit for a film that blends both horror and humor. Horror and humor that apparently works as the early word on this one is that it’s most definitely worth checking out.
Look for Suburban Gothic on VOD this January 30th, 2015.
Raymond has a prestigious MBA, but he can’t find work. He can also channel the paranormal, but chatting with a cute girl still mystifies him. Kicked out of his apartment, Raymond returns home to his overbearing mother, his ex-jock father, and some beer-bellied former classmates. When a vengeful ghost starts terrorizing his small town home, Raymond the city-boy has to recruit Becca, the badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening their lives.
Suburban Gothic also stars Ray Wise, Sally Kirkland, Jeffrey Combs, and John Waters.
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This must be excellent!!!
I really hope so. It’s hard to not get excited about it with this cast and director.
At first I thought it was directed by John Waters…still. I like Mr Gubbler a lot too and looks funny..
It’s definitely on my ”to watch”list with Nightcrawler and the Nick Cave documentary.
This movie looks like so much fun.
It really does. And it comes out soon, too!
Theatrically or VOD?
Both, but on VOD January 30th.
Sweet!!!
I loved ‘Excision,’ so hopefully ‘Suburban Gothic’ delivers! Looks fun 🙂
I really liked Excision as well and I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with this one. Should be a good time!
I saw this at a festival earlier this year. I quite liked it. More of a film to have a relaxing Sunday arvo beer with than anything else. Really charming though. Sort of felt like the pilot for a TV series at times, and I could handle a spinoff show with these two leads doing their thing.
Really glad to hear that and it echoes what others have said as well. Can’t wait to check it out for myself!
I didn’t realise this was the same dude who did Excision. I have had that sitting beside my TV for ages. Seems a very different film.
Yea, man, it looks much different. Excision has a lot of dark humor, but it leans much more on its horror elements. This one looks like a lot of fun, though.