Eric Stanze Movies

Years after his younger brother Francis was abducted by the elusive predator who hunted his young victims at a local amusement park, Jake Richardson returns to his childhood community of Eidolon Crossing only to discover that the voices of the dead still have something to say. When Jake was just a young boy, Eidolon Crossing flourished thanks to the profits made at nearby Dogwood Park. A modest amusement park on the outskirts of town, Dogwood Park brought outside traffic into town and gave the kids someplace safe to play; until the infamous child murders began, that is. From the moment the body of the first child was found at Dogwood Park, it seemed like a dark curse had befallen this once jovial playground. Over the course of the next thirty-five years, twenty-six more children would disappear from Dogwood Park and the locals grimly christened it Deadwood Park. Eventually, the park went out of business, plunging Eidolon Crossing into financial ruin. Back in 1979, Jake Richardson's younger brother Francis became the last child to fall victim to mysterious Deadwood Park killer. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Jake and his family moved away from Eidolon Crossing. Now, something is calling Jake back to his childhood haunt - something beyond his comprehension. Upon returning to his childhood home, Jake is shocked to find that the victims of the Deadwood Park killer aren't resting quietly. As mysterious shadows splash across the walls of his childhood home and eerie, disembodied voices lead him back to the amusement park where so many innocent youngsters once met their doom, the chilling final chapter in the story of Deadwood Park finally begins to unfold. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

This direct-to-video sequel to the legendary gorefest Savage Harvest begins with a new group of teenagers: Zack (Eric Stanze), Ashley (Emily Haack) and Tyge (Benjamin Gaa). Each haunted by a trauma, the teens decide to return to that ominous cabin where the demon Retlawkoob laid waste to countless adolescents in the first installment. Before long, Retlawkoob's nasty and evil presence surfaces a second time, determined to cut a bloody and gory swath through this new band of valiant fighters. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

A relaxing vacation down a calm river turns into a bloody battle for survival when six friends enter an old town with a deadly secret. Upon first glance, the small town of Old Mines looks just like any other backwoods speck on the map: Lots of open fields, a few ramshackle barns dotting the landscape, and lots of locals who aren't too keen on talking with strangers. But when six longtime friends arrive in Old Springs for a weekend of floating down the lazy river, the local police advise the easygoing vacationers to leave while they still can. Chalking the warning up to little more than small-town xenophobia, the vacationers take to the water just as some nasty secrets about Old Springs begin to surface. Specifically, stories about a deformed, seven foot-tall homicidal maniac whose sole purpose in life is to rid Old Springs of strangers in the most violent manner his mangled mind can dream up. As the mayor releases the psychotic killer known only as "The Boy," the gruesome hunt begins. But where did "The Boy" come from, and how was he transformed into such a murderous brute? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The horror film Last House on Hell Street starts with a demonic force taking over a man named Kyle. The force compels him to kidnap his girlfriend, Jessica, and take her to the titular domicile. There he inflicts upon her a series of mental and physical tortures. The only force that might be able to help Jessica escape a horrible death is the ghost of her possessed boyfriend's mother. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

A sexual psychopath holds a terrified city in the grip of fear, and the only hope to end his reign of terror is a young woman who just may be next on his list of victims in this dark thriller from director Zert Sineca. Scott is an overweight loser who just can't seem to get over being on the receiving end of a nasty break-up. With the weight of rejection swelling deep inside, the disgruntled and increasingly unstable Scott begins breaking into women's apartments -- where he chloroforms them into unconsciousness before arranging their nude bodies for a series of sickening pornographic pictures. When Angie learns of the disturbing crimes, she suspects that the knowledge she possesses may help prevent more women from falling prey to the sexual deviant. Now, with the clock counting down and the list of victims steadily growing, Angie must take action before it's too late and she too falls prey to Scott's perverse compulsion. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A tormented high school student is driven to murder by his callous classmates in this gore-drenched slasher comedy that may have bullies thinking twice before taking out their anger on the local loser. For years unpopular high school outcast Tommy suffered the humiliation of not being part of the cool crowd, but as the Christmas season approaches and the temperature starts to fall, Tommy's blood boils and the mistreated misfit decides that it's time to strike back. Armed with a murderous arsenal of knives, guns, ice picks, and chainsaws, and driven by an appetite for destruction that won't be satisfied until he's swimming in the blood of his enemies, Tommy embarks on a killing spree that will turn his small town's white Christmas blood red. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Though once an average wizard's apprentice, the evil sovereign known only as "The Presence" has the distinct quality of having gained the hatred of heaven and hell alike. Cast aside to rule a bizarre alternate dimension filled with unending violence and bloodshed, those unfortunate to live under his command hire Alison, an assassin, to hunt and destroy him. Soon after her mission begins, Alison finds herself haunted by ghastly visions of death, destruction, and mass chaos. Ice From the Sun was filmed in Super-8 millimeter and directed by Eric Stanze. Featured actors include Ramona Midgett, D.J. Vivona, Angela Zimmerly, and Todd Tevlin. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

In the small town of Dittmer, MO, a group of friends goes to the lakeside home owned by Gary, the uncle of one of them, to help clean out an old shed, but what they don't know is that the property sits on an old Indian burial ground. Gary tells the kids the story of the agony and death of the Trail of Tears, and a Cherokee elder (Wes Robertson) who used black magic in an attempt to help his tribe. The elder was consumed by the evil spirits and turned all the crops to stone. As punishment, he was thrown into a spring-fed hole and covered with rocks, which a recent flood has washed up. These rocks contain demonic spirits, and the legend goes that when a descendant of the elder comes to the land, the demons will arise and possess the living. None of the kids are Cherokee, but one of them had an accident requiring a blood transfusion some time before. Pretty soon, the kids start becoming possessed, grow giant sharp fangs, and the blood starts flowing as the evil dead rise to claim their victims. There's a screwdriver in the head, a demon stabs a kid in the neck with his venomous spiked tongue, throats are ripped out with clawed hands, a zombie is crushed with an old refrigerator, a head is blasted apart with a shotgun at close range, a chainsaw dismemberment, a shovel in the chest, a smashed skull, an electrocution, and a girl is completely torn in half and gorily cannibalized. Eventually, the elder returns through a spiritual barrier as a horned demon named Retlawkoob (Jerry Bates), and that's when the surviving kids really have their hands full. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi