VIDEO NASTY Comic Book Writer Working on Feature Film Shocker OVERTIME
There are more horror movies based on comics and graphic novels than you might realize. Some examples include From Hell, 30 Days of Night, The Scribbler, The Crow, Constantine, and Hellboy among many, many others. Indeed, comic book universes can be terrifying and the writers and artists behind these creepers are an asset to genre filmmakers.
Mario Covone [pictured right] is the writer behind the comic series Video Nasty; set in 1983, it uses the backdrop of the Video Nasty movement in England to explore censorship and other hot-button issues. The actual Video Nasty list reads like a must-watch checklist for horror fans! We’re getting word today that the horror-minded auteur is now working ion his first feature film, a shocker called Overtime!
Here’s the full scoop from today’s press release:
Mario Covone, writer of 2014’s critically acclaimed Reaper Comics horror series, Video Nasty, will make his feature film directorial debut helming horror movie Overtime.
Overtime centers on a teacher working late into the night at school, seemingly alone. But a presence is watching him from the shadows. Stalked through the winding corridors and trapped within, a sinister secret holds the key to his survival.
No stranger to political subtext within his work, Covone’s movie, which he has also written, explores the real-world issues of violence in schools, and the dangers of media scaremongering, whilst maintaining a traditional horror backdrop with twists and turns aplenty.
The cast and creative team will be revealed soon, as will the poster artwork, being designed by horror industry legend Graham Humphreys. Humphreys also painted the covers for Covone’s Video Nasty comic book run.
After the success of Video Nasty, Britain’s biggest selling independent comic series of all time, Covone set up his production company, Miracle World Productions, which is producing the film, due to start shooting in Jan 2019.
Covone said today: “Comics will always be a passion of mine, both reading and creating. But I feel the urge to test my metal in a new medium, one that I’m equally passionate about”.
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