Dark Tower Films

03/11/2022

makes it’s debut at ! The absolute

10/09/2022

“Sundance of horror”, here we come!

21/08/2022

Our film in the New York Times! Woohoo!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/movies/horror-movies-streaming.amp.html

19/08/2022

ERADICATION in the New York Times!!!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/movies/horror-movies-streaming.html?fbclid=IwAR30SbAl90B5DWDJipyNwneJB9ecIWx4coNpCnnSy50q1clo7499EEj0WeA

This month’s picks include three found-footage oddities and thrillers about a contagion and a kidnapping that are not what they seem.

18/08/2022

If you've got a minute to show your love for the Dark Tower team, please rate our movie 5 stars on rotten tomatoes! It helps us get more interest and views. And if you haven't seen it - it's free on Tubi!
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eradication

Ravaged by a pandemic, society has collapsed. David Baldwin, an asymptomatic carrier of the disease, has been kept isolated and under study in a remote mountain wilderness for two years. His only contact is via video link with his wife Sam, an epidemiologist studying his blood in search of a cure. B...

14/07/2022

Well well well, that crazy little horror film we shot during the pandemic is officially a Tubi original and premieres in the US tomorrow 7/15. Stream it for free (and rate us 10/10 on IMDb pls pls pls)

30/04/2022

Great article by the Columbia SAO about The Lion and the Firebird!

Groundbreaking Indie 'The Lion & The Firebird' Uses New Technology to Bring Ancient Humans to Life on Screen

27/04/2022

Ancient Worlds Collide! Check out the first official trailer for

24/03/2022

The ancients live! prototyping some of our first Paleolithic for the film! Looking awesome!

10/03/2022

Check out some our behind the scenes video for a sneak preview of the film to come!

This video was created as part of our application to the Unreal Mega Grant for post-production. We’ve already done so much cool stuff with the on this project, and now we’re taking it home. We’re breaking new ground for independent film and virtual production, and we hope they agree and support us!

09/02/2022

Finally, we have our own office!
traded 40 years of his life for it and it was worth every minute.

18/01/2022

Our beautiful and terrifying cast on Day One of The Lion and the Firebird! .joseph and featuring the costumes of makeup of and mask craftsmanship of ! On the amazing volume in Times Square!

08/01/2022

Tech scout at the amazing where we’ll soon be filming our Paleolithic epic, The Lion and the Firebird!

26/11/2021

See Penumbra now on DUST!

https://youtu.be/EKUqwOMYvgs

24/11/2021

My interview with the Empanada Cultural show in Barcelona, talking about Penumbra, why people love horror, Banishment, shorts vs. features, advice to new filmmakers, and more - at Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei! Thanks to Pol for making it fun!

Entrevista realitzada dins el marc del Festival de Terror de Molins de Rei 2021.------------------------------------------------------------FACEBOOK: https:/...

19/11/2021

Penumbra takes the Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Screen Story awards at ! We love this festival and they seem to love us. Thanks, ZedFest!

07/11/2021

FilmQuest baby! This festival is truly a blast, full of kindred spirits and awesome events. Here’s some decor from karaoke night! “Penumbra” was in great company here.

03/11/2021

Penumbra racking up the awards! Thanks and ! Now playing in Utah with !

19/10/2021

Honored to be named a Winner of the Atlanta Horror Film Festival for Best Paranormal Short with PENUMBRA!

12/04/2021

Our short script "The Lion and the Firebird" has been awarded the Sloan Science grant in Anthropology, and we'll be going into production later this year! Get ready for a PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE from Dark Tower Films!

http://www.scienceandfilm.org/projects/774/the-lion-and-the-firebird

02/04/2021

Dark Tower Films has a NEW WEBSITE! Check us out for all our trailers, films and series, updates on screenings, etc.
https://darktowerfilms.com/

31/03/2021

PENUMBRA has been selected for the Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam! It goes live at the virtual festival on April 15! Check it out!
https://www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/film/penumbra/

03/01/2021

Check out the teaser trailer for our latest short film, PENUMBRA!

When Dori's sister Fae returns from a recovery center, Dori begins to suspect someone is stalking her. But what's coming for them is not of this world.

In festivals 2021.Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/491951748

31/10/2020

Happy Halloween! Here’s a Treat for ya: our short film Ice Man is now available for free thanks to the folk at Screamfest! If you have thirteen (spooky number) minutes free and are looking for a bite of some yummy Dark Tower Films horror, check us out!

Iceman had its world premiere at Screamfest 2019. In a frozen, post-apocalyptic world, a man unwittingly rescues a woman from cannibals. Directed by: Daniel ...

14/09/2020

The final sound mix, score, and VFX are finished on our latest Dark Tower short film, PENUMBRA! I'm really excited for this one and can't wait for the 2021 scifi/horror festival season to begin!

03/09/2020

Check out Columbia University's new article about Banishment!

After establishing safe production protocols including quarantining, mask-wearing on set and social distancing, the feature film Banishment, co-written and directed by Daniel Byers and produced by Werner Traut, shot in Upstate New York.

31/07/2020

Bloodyback will be on TV - tomorrow night - as part of "Monster Movie Night!"

The show will air Saturday night (technically the early hours of Sunday) on RETRO TV - 11pm-1am Central Time; midnight-2am Pacific and Eastern Times; 1am-3am Mountain Time.
Here's a list of Retro affiliates: https://www.myretrotv.com/affiliates

Saturday night is also when it will go up on the horror hotel website here: http://horrorhotel.net/watch-the-show.html, as well as on their Roku channel. (Just search "Horror Hotel" in the channel store; it's a free channel.)

If you're in the mood for some great horror, check it out!

If you would like your local TV station to carry "Horror Hotel", please email the station and tell them they can contact us directly at horrorhotel.net to get the show.Enjoy the show

06/06/2020

Miss that lovely Dark Tower logo at the beginning of films? Check it out here, and maybe stick around to see our socially distanced experiment of a play.

24 hours only!

Password is:

Salem

Welcome to our 24 hour presentation of “The Crucible”! Filmed via Zoom with an international cast of actors over the course of a month, this is an experiment…

27/05/2020

The Crucible Online is live! Join us over there for updates, behind the scenes vignettes, and more!

25/05/2020

Art cannot be contained!

It's time for an experiment. Several months ago, we had an idea to have an online reading of The Crucible. An international group of actors from five time zones, from Boston to Birmingham to Brisbane, assembled.

It was a stunning read-through, and the talent involved was too great not to share. We realized it was important. We've spent the past month recording scenes, reshooting, capturing audio, fighting with technical issues, and trying to find some means of combining it all together such that it's not just a bunch of faces staring at a Zoom screen.

It's learning process. It's an experiment hoping to find a means of capturing and sharing performance in a self-isolated world. A collaboration between theater and film, between the visual and the auditory. An attempt to capture something of a staged show while all the actors are thousands of miles apart, in a bedroom or an office. It's a challenge, but it's the future for now!

We are incredibly fortunate to have acquired the rights to share the recording of this show, but only for 24 hours. Hope to see you June 6th!

We'll have a fan page up by Wednesday (5/27) if you'd like to follow the process and stay informed about how to watch it.

Here is the teaser trailer/the opening minute and a half of the show. Might I suggest headphones?

19/12/2019

Bloodyback can now be seen in Ultra HD quality & for free on Hyvio! Check it out along with some other great horror!
https://hyvio.com/fourthieves/VzDTNIzU

In the bloody heart of the French and Indian War, an undead plague strikes! Former enemies must join and fight to survive the horde. Winner: Outstanding Directing & Outstanding Screen Story, Zedfest 2017 Winner: Best Zombie Short, Atlanta Horror Film Festival 2017 Official Selection: Screamfest 2017...

26/11/2019

Ice Man takes best Directing at Zedfest 2019! Whoever says cannibalism is in poor taste, munch on this!

26/09/2019

Here's our screening block for Screamfest! Join us Saturday the 12th if you're in LA!
https://screamfestla.com/2019/film/ice-man

Student Shorts – 112mins Sat. 10/12 11:30AM | In a frozen, post-apocalyptic world, a man unwittingly rescues a woman from cannibals.

17/09/2019

We just took the cinematography award at Atlanta Horror Film Festival for ICE MAN! Congrats to the team!

13/09/2019

Check out this article on Ice Man and if you’re in Atlanta, come by the shorts block tonight to see it!

How do you follow-up the zombie hordes of Bloodyback? With cannibals, of course! Daniel Byers explains his latest gory project…

21/08/2019

New laurels are in!

01/07/2019

16K views already on our first few days of releasing Bloodyback to the public! Bloody beautiful! Check 'er out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8w3EFd0dxg&list=PLB1BNQQl2Js9EfVr92Aa1o-5FDVc8doVq

In the bloody heart of the French & Indian War, an undead plague strikes! Former enemies must join and fight to survive the horde. Bloodyback premiered in Sc...