Wild Eye Releasing has send us information about the upcoming DVD release of "Murder University. The 80's homage slasher film is the latest from director Richard Griffin (Nun of That, The Disco Exorcist). No special features were announced at this time. "Murder University: hits stores on 10/15.

Press Release:

In director Richard Griffin's Murder University, A small New England college is plagued by a series of brutal, cult-like murders that share a similar pattern of killings some twenty years earlier. The lone survivor of a recent attack must team up with a veteran police detective and his daughter in order to uncover the secret behind the killings, revealing a legacy of murder and the occult that has been kept buried for decades on campus. Griffin's previous genre efforts include the cult favorites Exhumed and The Disco Exorcist.

Awards and Film Festival Selections:

Winner Best Actor (Jamie Dufault) - ShudderFest 2012

Winner Best Soundtrack - ShudderFest 2012

Official Selection - Rock and Shock Festival - 2012

Official Selection - Killer Film Festival -2012

"Good vintage slasher stuff" - Fangoria

"Nice mix of frights, gore and funny" - Independent Flicks

"A hilarious splatter-fest" - Hacked In The Head

Scorpio Film Releasing has send us information about the next screening for their latest film "Murder University" Earlier this month, the film sold out its first two screenings. The next screening is set to take place at Cinema World in Lincoln, RI on August 26th at 7PM.

Press Release:

Award winning film director Richard Griffin, and award winning playwright Lenny Schwartz will present an encore screening of their wildly popular feature film, “Murder University”, on Sunday, August 26 at 7pm through Scorpio Film Releasing. The screening will take place at Cinema World in Lincoln, RI, where “Murder University” played to capacity audiences earlier this month at its premiere.

Both audiences and critics are raving about this homage to a genre made popular in the 1980’s. “Murder University” is not only full of gleeful mayhem, but also boasts beautiful visuals, a story full of interesting characters, comedic bits, great performances, and even a flashback musical number.

Director Griffin (“Nun of That, “The Disco Exorcist”) is deeply schooled in the history and technique of Exploitation Cinema. He and partner Ted Marr own Scorpio Film Releasing, which has produced more than 12 feature films, most of which are in world-wide release, or available through Amazon, Netflix or VOD.

Screenwriter Schwartz of Daydream Theatre Company (“Out to Rocky Point”, “Buster Keaton: Fade to Black”) has written and produced his original full-length plays for more than ten years. Schwartz’s work has been produced in both Rhode Island and New York City. His work produced in NYC includes “The Scarecrow”, “Squiggy and the Goldfish” and “The Six Month Cure”.

“We are thrilled that audiences reacted so well to the film”, says Schwartz. “This was the best film premiere I’ve ever had”, adds Griffin. “This is Lenny’s first swing at feature film writing and he hit it out of the park!”

Schwartz and Griffin joined creative forces to bring the 80’s retro classic, “Murder University”, to the big screen. Dozens of area actors were hired for the film including Jamie Dufault, Michael Thurber, Samantha Acampora, Sean Sullivan, Rich Tretheway, Lee Rush, Kevin Killavey, Christopher Ferreira, Nat Sylva and Daniel Lee White.

Tickets will be sold at the door, but advance tickets can be bought online at: http://www.scorpiofilmreleasing.net.

"Murder University": Official Trailer

Scorpio Film Releasing has send us over information for the upcoming world premiere of their latest film "Murder University". The film will be making its world premiere at Cinemaworld in Lincoln, RI on August 5th at 7PM and 9PM. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchase on Scorpio Film Releasing's official website at http://scorpiofilmreleasing.net

Press Release:

Scorpio Film Releasing, creators of THE DISCO EXORCIST and NUN OF THAT are proud to present the official trailer for their feature film MURDER UNIVERSITY. The trailer delivers suspense, thrills, and a bloody good time in the spirit of the 80's slasher genre. A series of brutal, cult-like murders are taking place at a New England college. Josh Greene (Jamie Dufault), a shy freshman,
is the lone survivor of a series of murders that are reminiscent of a similar string of killings some twenty years prior. As he seeks to uncover the secret behind the attacks, he is joined by Detective Forrester (Michael Thurber), who was instrumental in halting the bloodshed before, and his daughter Meg (Sammi Acampora), who had barely escaped being a victim previously.

The film is directed by Richard Griffin (NUN OF THAT), written by Lenny Schwartz and produced by Ted Marr (ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION) and Kristin Kayala (DISCO EXORCIST).

The cast of the film features some of the best talent New England has to offer including Jamie Dufault, Michael Thurber, Sammi Acampora, Sean Sullivan, Rich Tretheway, Nat Sylva, Lee Rush, Kevin Killavey, Christopher Ferreira, Nick Apostolides, Daniel Lee White, Dan Hoffman, Aaron Peaslee, Jocelyn Padilla, Jessie Dufault, Sara Murphy, Tim Bonavita, Bernie Larrivee, Andre Boudreau, Ryan Hanley, Dana Haley, Rob Roy, David Almedia, Mary Paolino, Mary DeBerry, Erin Olson, Tom Lavallee, John Mosetich, Geoff White, Ky Hanson, Theresa Dern and many more.

MURDER UNIVERSITY will have it’s premiere at Cinemaworld (622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln RI 02865) on August 5, 2012 with two showing at 7pm and 9pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at http://scorpiofilmreleasing.net

Murder University: Official Trailer

Scorpio Film Releasing has send us over information that they've wrapped production and some bloody new stills. The film recently wrapped production last week in the Rhode Island area. This film is sure to please gorehounds alike. "Murder University" will have it world premiere in July.

For more information on this film, you can visit and Like the film's official Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Murder-University/216457875076489

Press Release:

Scorpio Film Releasing, the RhodeIsland-based production company behind such genre hits as NUN OF THAT and the upcoming THE DISCO EXORCIST, have done it again, wrapping production last week on their 12th feature film production MURDER UNIVERSITY. An homage to the slasher films of the 80's, MURDER UNIVERSITY is the production company's most violent and gory film to date and stars Jamie Dufault, Michael Thurber, and Samantha Acampora.

Director Richard Griffin says "Murder University, which marks Scorpio Film Releasing's 12th feature, is nothing but pure entertainment. Extreme graphic violence, action, sex, nudity, comedy, a musical number... hell, anything and everything we could throw at the audience, we did! The performances are top-notch, and the movie has a scope that most low budget films could only dream of. It's a great testament to my amazingly hardworking crew and my tireless producers Ted Marr & Kristin Kayala."

Acclaimed playwright turned screenwriter Lenny Schwartz adds "It's been an honor and a privilege to work with this cast, crew, producers and director on the film. It certainly is the bloodiest thing I have ever written and it is filled with things I have never done in the theater: blood, sex, extreme violence and nudity. And that positively fills me with glee."

Actor Jamie Dufault says "I've spent nearly every weekend for the past two and a half months engaging in general debauchery with this wonderful cast and crew, and I've loved every second of it. It's an experience I won't soon forget."

Actress Samantha Acampora explains "Murder University was an amazing experience for me. We started filming soon after I returned from a year living in LA, and it was great having this to come home to. I love Lenny's writing, and the crew was so professional and fun to work with. I was really sad to wrap... Richard is a wonderful director, and I got to work with such talented actors like Jamie Dufault and Michael Thurber. I can't wait to see how the whole thing turns out!"

Murder University also stars Sean Sullivan, Rich Tretheway, Nat Sylva, Lee Rush, Nick Apostolides, Christopher Ferreira, Kevin Killavey and Daniel Lee White.

MURDER UNIVERSITY will premiere in late July of 2012, stay tuned for more info on screenings and the upcoming trailer for the film.

Future productions for Scorpio Film Releasing include the upcoming web series PLANET OF THE GORILLA SUIT, a loving homage to the cliffhanger serials of the 30s, 40s and 50s written by Guy Benoit, the dark psychological drama NORMAL, written by Lenny Schwartz, and in early 2013 will be the sequel to THE DISCO EXORCIST titled THE BROTHER OF
THE DISCO EXORCIST, written by Tony Nunes.

Synopsis: A series of brutal, cult-like murders are taking place at a New England college. Josh Greene, a shy freshman, is the lone survivor of a series of murders that are reminiscent of a similar string of killings some twenty years prior. As he seeks to uncover the secret behind the attacks, he is joined by Detective Forrester, who was instrumental in halting the bloodshed before, and his daughter Meg, who had barely escaped being a victim previously.

Scorpio Film Releasing has send us over information and stills for their upcoming film "Murder University", which is currently in production. The film is latest film from Richard Griffin, who has directed such crazy and very entertaining films like "The Disco Exorcist" and "Nun of That" "Murder University" is homage to the slasher films of the 1980's and promises to be very gory.

For more information on "Murder University", you can like and visit the film's official facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Murder-University/216457875076489

Press Release:

Scorpio Film Releasing is currently three weeks into production on their newest feature, the Richard Griffin directed MURDER UNIVERSITY being shot entirely in Rhode Island. An homage to slasher films of the early 1980’s, MURDER UNIVERSITY is on pace to be SFR’s most violent outing. Griffin's past films include NUN OF THAT, ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION and THE DISCO EXORCIST, all tone and style-perfect incarnations of the B-movie trends of their respected eras.

Director Richard Griffin says: "Even though we just past the 1/3rd mark of production, Murder University has turned out to be our most blood-soaked feature to date. It's wonderful having such talented special effects artists as Eric Rodrigues and Jordan Pacheco to create such gruesome works of art. I know horror fans are pretty much fed up to the eyeballs with CG gore and want a return to the hand-crafted artistry of practical make-up effects and Murder University delivers bucketfuls of the gruesome groceries!”

Producer Ted Marr adds: "The entire cast is really top-notch, with our three leads Jamie Dufault, Michael Thurber and Sammi Acampora giving performances that easily rival anything seen in a multi-million dollar blockbuster. It's so important in a horror film that you actually care about the characters you put in harm's way... and our actors really make these people three-dimensional and not just the typical "Dead Meat Characters" you see in most slasher films of this type."

Griffin continues: "For all those horror fans who are sick to death of found footage films and Paranormal Activity riffs, ... I promise Murder University will be a gore-filled, gourmet cinematic cheeseburger you can enjoy with a bunch of friends and your best six-pack!"

MURDER UNIVERSITY is written by acclaimed New England playwright Lenny Schwartz, directed by Richard Griffin and produced by Ted Marr and Kristen Kayala. The film stars Jamie Dufault, Michael Thurber and Sammi Acampora.

For more on Murder University, visit the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Murder-University/216457875076489