[Trailer] New Retro Horror-Comedy Brings 'Vicious Fun' Back to the '80s

Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films have provided us with the first trailer and poster art for Vicious Fun, a new horror-comedy they made in partnership with Particular Crowd, the original movie banner of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Latin America.

Vicious Fun follows Joel (Evan Marsh), a caustic 1980’s film critic for a national horror magazine, who finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming their next victim.

The film features an incredible ensemble cast that includes David Koechner (Anchorman, Cheap Thrills), Evan Marsh (Shazam!, Riot Girls), Amber Goldfarb (TV’s "Bad Blood"), Ari Millen (TV’s "Orphan Black", I’ll Take Your Dead), Julian Richings (TV’s "Supernatural", Man of Steel), Robert Maillet (300, Immortals), and Sean Baek (TV’s "Killjoys").

Shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Vicious Fun is directed by Cody Calahan, produced by Chad Archibald and Calahan and written by James Villeneuve.

The film is the first collaboration between Particular Crowd and Breakthrough Entertainment.

"Vicious Fun was hands-down the most entertaining set I’ve ever been on," explains director Cody Calahan. "It was an extremely collaborative process right across the board, from the talent on the screen to the talent behind the scenes. We wanted to make something nostalgic, hilarious, and a film that was just flat-out fun. I think we accomplished that."

Vicious Fun is set to have its much-anticipated world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain this October. The film will open up the festival’s Panorama Fantastic section on opening night.

"We’re incredibly excited to unveil Vicious Fun as part of this year’s Sitges lineup," states Breakthrough Entertainment’s Feature Film Coordinator Chris Benn. "When you can take an eclectic cast such as this one and drop them into a world full of neon hues, generous blood splatter and 80s synth rock – well, that’s just a cool time at the movies. Vicious Fun is a blast!"