Oct. 31st 2013. Have you guys seen this?
HHSE FULL REPORT
Encouraged by strong retail response to the upcoming home video release of "Amityville Asylum," Hannover House, Inc., (OTC: HHSE) has extended its distribution pact with London-based Northbank Entertainment, LLC to cover two additional direct-to-video productions. "Valley of the Witch" and "Midnight Horror Show," both of which are now in production in the U.K. by special purpose entities related to Northbank, will be released by Hannover House in the United States and Canada next year.
"Andrew Jones and his team at Northbank have proven their commercial instincts, and we're confident that their next two films will also be well received," said Eric Parkinson, C.E.O. of Hannover House. "The domestic home video and V.O.D. markets are always open to quality, independent horror films of the caliber that Andrew's team has been delivering."
"Midnight Horror Show" has been described as a cross between 'The Unholy Three', 'The Funhouse' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. The Moreau Family travels around the United Kingdom putting on the Midnight Horror Show: an underground variety act for an adult audience. Doctor Diemos Moreau is the father and host of the show. His sons are Trinculo (the clown), Apollo (the magician), Janus (the ventriloquist) and his dummy, Epimetheus. Deimos' daughter Venus is also in the show as a burlesque dancer. But behind the curtain there is something more sinister going on than simple entertainment. Dar you enter the Midnight Horror Show? You'll pay to get in, and pray to get out!
"Valley of the Witch" contains thematic elements of 'The Wicker Man' and 'The Lords of Salem'. Recently divorced Kristen Matthews moves from London to a small village in Wales in search of a fresh start. She settles into her new surroundings, makes friends with her neighbors and all appears well. But a series of unexplained suicides occur in the village, leaving the local police baffled. Kristen begins to experience vivid nightmares and the local priest suffers supernatural attacks at church. Dormant spirits have been re-awakened. Can anyone stop the manifestation of ancient evil? Or is the village fated to pay for its dark history?
The first picture from Northbank Entertainment under license to Hannover House is the suspense-thriller, "Amityville Asylum," set in an abandoned and haunted mental institution in Amityville, New York. Hannover House will release "Amityville Asylum" to the domestic home video and V.O.D. markets on Jan. 7, 2014. Key accounts for Hannover House include Walmart, Redbox, Netflix, Best Buy, Blockbuster and most major Video-on-Demand portals.
Entertainment distributor Hannover House, Inc. will celebrate two milestone events today, as the company’s 20th anniversary corresponds to the cumulative unit sales achievement of ten-million (10,000,000) home video units. Formed in September, 1993, Hannover House began as a book publisher, but added home video products ten years ago and now owns or controls the distribution rights to more than 180 feature films and video programs. A historic video sales review - completed last week in compliance with ongoing audit requirements - revealed that the company’s September shipment of Zombie Warz to Walmart pushed the cumulative sales for home video units to 10,004,150 (inclusive of DVD and Blu-Ray units, and until 2005, VHS videos).
We are very pleased to have reached two milestones today that few independent studios ever achieve, said Eric Parkinson, C.E.O. of Hannover House. The completion of twenty years of continuous operation is both rare and notable. But the consistent sales performance over these years, and the company’s ability to adapt to both changing market and media conditions is more meaningful to me. Our strength has been in identifying and predicting commercial concepts and trends, and providing programming that addresses these needs. As consumer tastes have changed, so have our titles, and as the market continues to mature, Hannover will adapt our programming to maximize success.
Top selling video releases for Hannover House cover more than forty independent suppliers and releasing labels, and include (alphabetically): American Bullfighter, American Fighter Pilot, Animal Clinic, Antonio Aguilar Colecion, Black Male, Boggy Creek, Classic Comedy Collection, Classic TV Comedies, Come Away Home, Dawn of the Living Dead, Deceptz, Delivering Milo, Devil in the Flesh, Fathers of the Sport, Fun Park, Future Shock, Grand Champion, Great Souls, Humans Vs. Zombies, Gotta Go, Magic Voyage, Martial Arts Action Pack, Mind Your Manners, My Brother The Pig, Oxygen, Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart, Patient Zero, Pink Skies, Samurai Action Pack, Savage Land, Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box, SWAT: The Real Story, Teen Yoga, Televisa Spanish Classics, Toys in the Attic, Turtle: The Incredible Journey, Twelve, War Eagle Arkansas, Wrangler and Zombie Warz: Falls the Shadow.
Upcoming home video releases for Hannover House include these items currently in solicitation: Amityville Asylum; Blues for Willadean; The Coffin; Frankenstein 2014; Ingloda: The Possession Within; Sunshine and To.Get.Her: The Spring Break Murders. Three international titles are slated for limited theatrical release in Q4 prior to a Q2 home video launch: The Weather Station (Russia), Asalto Al Cine (Mexico) and Borrar de la Memoria (Mexico).
In addition to the company’s achievements with home video, Hannover House remains active in book publishing, and is expanding efforts to grow its Video-On-Demand business.
