Crimson Films has been producing and distributing motion pictures for over 10 years. With films currently in distribution in theaters, dvd, PPV and television. Crimson Films looks to continue producing high quality independent films. The following include several of our most recent releases, as well as a few titles in production.

Our team, led by Stevan Mena and Vincent Butta, is always on the lookout for new material. If you have a project looking for production elements, or just financing and production management assitance, we can help. Magnetic Media also offers full Post Production services, Post Production Management, and Distribution services.

**Note: Crimson Films does not acept unsolicited Material, so please do not send. If you have a project you wish to bring to our attention, please email a 1 page synopsis letter with attention to our film division. Thank You.

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The Victim (2012)

Directed and written by: Michael Biehn
Starring: Michael Biehn, Jennifer Blanc, Ryan Honey, Tanya Newbould, Denny Kirkwood and
Danielle Harris as Mary
Release date: February/March, 2012

Good time girls Annie (Jennifer Blanc) and Mary (Danielle Harris) find themselves in a life and death situation. Annie’s life is put in jeopardy when she is witness to a violent act at the hands of two Sheriff’s Deputies. Fleeing from attackers (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood) she stumbles across Kyle (Michael Biehn), a recluse living in the middle of the woods.  The ruggedly handsome loner stays far from civilization – that is – until a single knock on his door throws his solitary life into chaos. Two worlds collide in this psychological thriller that will make you question your trust in mankind. WHO IS THE VICTIM?

“It’s effective in all the right ways” –Nording, Ain’t It Cool News
“The Victim is Cool Biehns” – Horrorbound Magazine

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Bereavement (2011)

Starring: Michael Biehn, John Savage, Brett Rickaby, Alexandra Daddario, Nolan Funk and Spencer List
Executive Producer: Vincent Butta
Writer/Director/Producer: Stevan Mena
Co-Producers: Tom Bambard and Tim Bristoll
Associate Producers: Jerry Aurilia and Chris Aurilia

Malevolence: Bereavement is the first chapter in the horrific ten year odyssey of Martin Bristol, a 6 year old child, abducted from his backyard swing, and forced to witness the brutal crimes of a deranged madman.

If a child is taught only to hate, can their violent actions be considered evil?

Malevolence: Bereavement is a wrenching story of nature vs. nurture. A prequel to the original film, it's a dark and frightening examination of the cyclical and long term effects of violence.

Bereavement was shot on Super35mm Kodak Film.

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Malevolence (2005) Now Available
Starring: Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark, Heather Magee and Courtney Bertolone
Writer/Director/Producer: Stevan Mena
Released on DVD by Anchor BayEntertainment

As the cornerstone of the franchise, Malevolence was a winner at several Film Festivals, including Best Feature at the Long Island International Film Expo, and Best Feature at the NYC Horror Film Festival. It was awarded Best Screenplay at the 2004 Internet Choice Awards. 

Malevolence was so well received that Anchor Bay Entertainment, known as a leader for horror in the home video market, decided to make Malevolence its first-ever theatrical release. After a successful limited run in theaters, Malevolence was released on DVD in April 2005. It quickly sold out across the country, with Target and Wal-Mart reporting complete sellouts within hours of the street date. 

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Reviews: (Click links for full reviews)

MovieWeb.com
"Malevolence is a such a well constructed, thickly layered movie and you can tell that it’s creators have nothing but reverence for the genre."

The New York Times
"Malevolence will lead Halloween-inspired viewers into this dark place for some palpitations."

Variety
"Builds a grim atmosphere, every moment tingles with dread."

JoBlo.com
"If this is what Stevan Mena can pull off with $200k on a first feature, I’m
croaking to see what he’ll wing with more dough and added experience in tow!"

Kickasshorrorreviews.com
"Holy Sh**!!, that scared the crap out of me! The most intense and bone chilling directorial debut since Sam Raimi and Evil Dead! Best Horror Film of the New Millenium!"

DVDTalk.com
"No-budget Malevolence has a lot more going for it than many of the
big budget horror coming out of Hollywood"

Moviesonline.ca
"...shames other cult classics that can not even touch what this film offers.
Top notch, kick ass, take it to the bank and CASH it!"

TheZreview.co.uk
"Scared me almost too much...I was Terrified!"

The Michigan Journal
"Low budget Malevolence is HIGH on the Fright Meter!"

TV GUIDE
"a straightforward throwback to old-school slasher movies that wears its influences on its bloody sleeve and delivers a solid ratio of suspense to shocks. "

Creature-Corner.com
"3 out of 4 stars. Malevolence represents a very promising debut for Stevan Mena."

HorrorReview.com
"Malevolence is an instant horror classic joining the likes of such greats as "The Evil Dead", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Halloween". Horror films from first time directors don't get any better than this. You'd only be cheating yourself by not going to see this film. By far the best horror film I've seen this year."

The Epoch Times
"the whole time I was thinking “Oh gosh, is this really happening!”

Horrortalk.com
"Not since the original Halloween have I felt so uneasy sitting in my seat at a theater! I predict we'll see some of the best horror films of the decade from Stevan Mena."

Entertainment Insiders
"Mena’s one objective is to get audience members to jump, yell, and grab each other, and he does it. Again and again. He manages to make you jump out of your chair left and right."

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Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2008) Now Available

Starring: David Naughton, Brian O'Halloran, Gerry Bednob, Ellen Sandweiss, Vincent Butta,
Ken Foree and Gunnar Hansen
Executive Producer: Vincent Butta
Writer/Director: Stevan Mena
Producers: Stevan Mena, Tom Bambard and Tim Bristoll
Associate Producers: Jerry Aurilia, Chris Aurilia , Samantha Dark
Released on DVD by Anchor BayEntertainment

Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up.

Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture. Brutal Massacre becomes just that, as the cast and crew find themselves battling one mishap after another as Harry struggles to keep his sanity against overwhelming resistance to finish the picture and find himself at the top once again.

Winner: Best Director, Stevan Mena - Long Island International Film Expo 2007.

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Reviews for Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (Click links for full review)

The Horror Review
"Strong performances, great directing and a wonderful script, what more can you ask for? Brutal Massacre is a cult masterpiece, that is sure to please the greatest of horror and comedy fans alike."

Fangoria
"I enjoyed the hell out of BRUTAL MASSACRE. A SPINAL TAP for horror filmmakers, a hilarious gift to genre fans."

Colonel’s Crypt
"Easily David Naughton’s best role since AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Brutal Massacre is going to be a cult classic enjoyed for years to come."

Kick Ass Horror Reviews
"Brutal Massacre is creative, original, witty, hysterical, intelligent and one hell of an entertainingly funny movie that works for both horror fans and non horror fans alike."

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COMING SOON

Transience

Executive Producer: Vincent Butta
Writer/Director: Stevan Mena
Producers: Stevan Mena, Tim Bristoll


Homicide Detective jack Ridge is dying. But that isn’t stopping him from trying to solve a kidnapping. Concealing his illness, he stays on to continue the struggle to solve the case.

Several girls who’ve gone missing have turned up dead, and Jack knows he doesn’t have much time. But the case has dragged on for months, and Jack has all but given up hope when 9 year old Rebecca provides the clues which can catch the killer.

Unaware of the secret that she’s carrying, Rebecca is tormented by nightmares and vision she can’t understand. While undergoing therapy, her psychiatrist uncovers the root of her fear, the memory of a horrific murder. But the identity of the victim is the most shocking of all. When Jack learns how the girl’s story was acquired, it challenges everything he believes.

Jack dismisses her account until an incident reveals her story to be irrefutable. The events that follow will change Jack forever, and prove to him that there’s a reason and purpose to every life.

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ABADDON

Executive Producer: Vincent Butta
Writer/Director: Stevan Mena
Producers: Stevan Mena, Tim Bristoll


Following the death of two co-workers under mysterious circumstances, hundreds of contractors renovating a defunct Pennsylvania Steel Mill refuse to re-enter the building, claiming it to be possessed by supernatural forces. To prove the building is safe and suppress the worker's irrational fears, Roland Industrial hires world renowned skeptic and paranormal debunker John Turner to lead an investigation into their claims and prove once and for all there’s no such thing as ghosts.

John is joined by a team of paranormal researchers, eager to finally investigate what looks like a real haunting. It doesn’t take long for John’s skepticism to be put to the test, as he comes face to face with horrifying evidence of the supernatural, and for once has trouble coming up with a rational explanation. Nothing will dissuade him from attempting to uncover the truth behind the disturbances, but even he couldn’t possibly have conceived of what lies within these walls, as he goes from hardened skeptic, to terrified believer!

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Malevolence 3: Sorrow

Executive Producer: Vincent Butta
Writer: Stevan Mena
Producers: Stevan Mena, Tim Bristoll


Malevolence 3 is the final, terrifying chapter of the franchise written and directed by award winning director Stevan Mena. Malevolence 3 documents the journey of Martin Bristol back to where it all began, the place he was kidnapped from many years ago.

Malevolence 3 closes out the trilogy with a frightening and tragic script, bringing to a close the final chapter of Martin Bristol, and his odyssey from kidnap victim at age 6, to a ruthless, mindless killer.

Malevolence 3 follows Special Agent Perkins in his pursuit of the whereabouts of Martin Bristol, believed to be responsible for multiple murders and on the loose. Perkins tracks Martin down to where it all began, the home he was kidnapped from.

The family that currently resides in the home has no idea of the terror that is lurking just outside their window. Martin returns home, but he isn’t the same person that left. Gone is any comprehension of the difference between good and evil. Can Perkins find Martin before it’s too late, and he kills again?

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Eavesdrop (2010)

Written and directed by Matthew Miele. starring Ted McGinley (Married With Children)
Released on DVD by Osiris Entertainment March 9th, 2010
* Associate Producers (Sean Tiedeman and Scott Krycia)
* On-set Still Photography
* Filmed and edited the Making-of-Featurette included on the DVD
* Designed the official website (www.eavesdropfilm.com)
* Created the end title crawl

Like pieces of a puzzle falling into place, a top line ensemble cast comes together in a crowded and smokey New York City bistro.

Friends, lovers, strangers, intellectuals, artists … their conversations cloaked in the safety of candlelight and wine … their words silently and keenly observed as they intertwine and drift, like the melody of life.

From the poignant to the banal, from the apparent to the clandestine … young romance, love lost, anger, fear, camaraderie, regret, denial, anticipation, seduction, betrayal, secrets, confessions and … murder?

If one pays more attention to their surroundings than themselves, life is all quite a spectacle.


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Everything's Jake

Written and Directed by Chris Fetchko - Starring Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters)
Released by Warner Bros. Home Video September 25th, 2007
* Associate Producers (Sean Tiedeman and Scott Krycia)
* Created the opening and closing credit sequences
* Designed the official website (www.everythingsjakefilm.com)
* Authored the DVD and created the DVD box artwork

Like pieces of a puzzle falling into place, a top line ensemble cast comes together in a crowded and smokey New York City bistro.

Friends, lovers, strangers, intellectuals, artists … their conversations cloaked in the safety of candlelight and wine … their words silently and keenly observed as they intertwine and drift, like the melody of life.

From the poignant to the banal, from the apparent to the clandestine … young romance, love lost, anger, fear, camaraderie, regret, denial, anticipation, seduction, betrayal, secrets, confessions and … murder?

If one pays more attention to their surroundings than themselves, life is all quite a spectacle.

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