‘R.I.P.’ and ‘Mr Ray’ Anthology Series Gain Buzz Before Sitges Pitchbox

event, as organizers Filmmarket Hub and the Sitges Film Festival announce this year’s line up.

Pitching itself as “Penny Dreadful” meets Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,” the series is described as “a love letter to the anthology series” and a tribute to one of its pioneers, the early twentieth century Belgian horror writer Jean Ray. “R.I.P.” meanwhile, is a scripted horror anthology comprising of ten self-concluding episodes penned by film director and writer Caye Casas and produced through Barcelona-based Alhena production.

Casas – who makes his series debut with this project – also made an anthology film earlier this year– the Argentine horror “Asylum – Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales.” Also selected for the event is on-the-rise Demián Rugna’s possession horror “Cuando Acecha la Maldad” which follows hot on the heals of his Argentine paranormal horror hit “Terrified” – slated for a U.S. remake with Another feature, “Precious Blood,” the new film from Mexican director of “Feral,” Andrés Kaiser, also marks another trend among this year’s Pitch Box entries: Fantasy meets period drama.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

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