The TORTURE CHAMBER is finally opening up; independent shockmeister Dante Tomaselli is seeing his latest film world-premiere at a prestigious European festival. He also gave us the scoop on what’s up with his next project: his long-planned ALICE, SWEET ALICE remake, which has a member of the Fango team on board.

TORTURE CHAMBER, about a possessed child who literally makes life hell for assorted adults, will be premiering at this year’s Sitges festival in Spain, screening on Wednesday, October 10. Tomaselli is now gearing up for ALICE, a new version of the cult-classic religious chiller directed by his cousin Alfred Sole, with a script co-written by Fango’s own Michael Gingold. “Now that Torture Chamber will be premiering at Sitges, I feel on fire to create ALICE, SWEET ALICE,” he tells Fango. “One baby out of my belly, and a new one kicking. Michael really helped craft a suspenseful horror funhouse in which nothing is as it seems, and Alfred will be production designer [a gig he currently holds on the long-running TV series CASTLE] and producer.

“The film will retain the original’s unique ’70s, Italian/Catholic, Paterson, New Jersey, giallo-esque look,” Tomaselli continues. “It’s definitely a period piece. We’re keeping the famous mask and yellow raincoat, and it still centers on Alice and her religious family stalked by murder…but with some new twists. Yes, I raise my eyebrows whenever I hear of any remake, but this is not just another soulless rehash. Alfred and I have been wanting to work together for a while now, and he knows his bizarre, scary film has influenced me so much, and was a staple of my childhood. ALICE, SWEET ALICE is THE GODFATHER of ambitious indie horror. My relatives were extras in the original, I knew all the locations and my father, who owned a jewelry/bridal store, provided the communion dresses and white gloves.” Trace back through our previous CHAMBER pieces starting here, and keep your eyes on this site for ALICE updates!

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