After Dark Films has send us over information and stills for the first that are apart of After Dark Originals 2. The films are "Dark Circles" - Starring Johnathon Schaech, and Pell James, and written and directed by Paul Soter, "Red Clover" directed by Drew Daywalt (Death Valley), written by Anthony C. Ferrante (Headless Horseman) and starring Billy Zane (Titanic, Dead Calm), William Devane (Knots Landing, Payback) and Andrea Frankel (21 Jump Street) and "Asylum" directed by Todor Chapkanov (Vampyre Nation), written by Chris Mancini (The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies) and starring Stephen Rae (Underworld:Awakening), which we also received the trailer for.

Press Release:

After Dark Films announces three of the After Dark Originals 2 films.

The three films thus far are:

· Dark Circles - Starring Johnathon Schaech, and Pell James, and written and directed by Paul Soter. When new parents Alex and Penny retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant has both of them seeing things in the house that may or may not exist. As their fragile grasp on reality spirals into delirium, Alex and Penny find themselves nearly helpless to deal with the horrific truth of what is really going on in this house.

· Red Clover. Directed by Drew Daywalt (Death Valley), written by Anthony C. Ferrante (Headless Horseman) and starring Billy Zane (Titanic, Dead Calm), William Devane (Knots Landing, Payback) and Andrea Frankel (21 Jump Street). Days before the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, Karen O'Hara unwittingly unleashes a vicious Leprechaun upon the citizens of Keening, MA. As the creature runs amuck, killing and eating gold, Karen and her family must find a way to stop it before Karen falls prey to its four-day curse.

· Asylum. Directed by Todor Chapkanov (Vampyre Nation), written by Chris Mancini (The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies) and starring Stephen Rae (Underworld:Awakening). A veteran hostage negotiator’s next call leads him to an overrun insane asylum. He soon finds that dark forces are pushing the patients to commit atrocities, and that he may be the only one that can stop them.

"Asylum": Official Trailer

After Dark Films has send us information regarding "Dark Circles", the first film announced for After Dark Originals 2. The film is written and directed by Paul Soter, a member of the comedy troupe Broken Lizards. "Dark Circles" will be hitting theaters sometime in 2012, as part of After Dark Originals 2.

For more information on After Dark Originals 2, you can visit the official website at: www.afterdarkoriginals.com

Press Release:

With the success of the After Dark Films Horrorfest "8 Films To Die For" brand, and the unanimous success of the first installment of After Dark Originals (ADO), ADF, in conjunction with Lionsgate and IM Global, is proud to announce that they will be bringing another set of 8 terrorizing films to theaters in 2012 -- After Dark Originals 2 (ADO2). www.afterdarkoriginals.com

“We’re very proud of this new line of horror films and DARK CIRCLES is the perfect film to set the tone for our ‘newest brand of fear’.”
-Courtney Solomon, CEO of After Dark Films

After Dark Films kicks off After Dark Originals 2 with its first chilling feature of the new series that will send shivers down your spine. DARK CIRCLES, written and directed by Writer-Director Paul Soter (of Broken Lizard infamy, the team behind CLUB DREAD, SUPER TROOPERS and BEERFEST) and starring Pell James (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do), will have its blood-curdling theatrical release in 2012.

“Hopefully this will serve as some kind of cinematic equivalent of birth control.”
-Paul Soter, Writer/Director of Dark Circles

Synopsis:

When new parents Alex and Penny retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant has both of them seeing things in the house that may or may not exist. Persistent sightings of a strange woman has each of them wondering if they are suffering from hallucinations, or if their new home holds a dark, supernatural presence. As their fragile grasp on reality spirals into delirium, Alex and Penny find themselves nearly helpless to deal with the horrific truth of what is really going in this house.

After Dark Films has made yet another unprecedented commitment to the production of eight original horror films this year under the After Dark Originals “A New Brand of Fear” label, continuing the Company’s mantra of supporting first time independent film writers and directors. The creation of the second AD Originals slate is just another example of the Company’s commitment to the Indie film industry.

Continuing the success of After Dark Originals, the second installment will uphold the tradition of giving After Dark fans the scare they crave. The ADO 2 slate will make the genre proud, with supernatural demons, psychological killers, gruesome mysteries, and even a sci-fi sector fully equipped with aliens and a killer leprechaun. Beware horror fans, After Dark Films is giving the fans exactly the type of horror movies they asked for! Come and see for yourselves. We dare you…