Get ready to experience a horror blast from the past as filmmaker Jay Burleson (The Nobodies) unveils a long-lost franchise from the peak of the slasher era. The Third Saturday in October: Part V and The Third Saturday in October: Part I are two chilling films that have been rediscovered and restored for the first time in years, and they're coming to VOD + Digital Platforms from Dark Sky Films on May 5th.
Imagine unearthing a lost horror franchise that had been buried in the annals of time. Burleson's visionary mind brings to life this terrifying tale of The Third Saturday in October, a spine-chilling saga of murder and mayhem that will leave you on the edge of your seat. But there's a catch – only two of the films could be restored, adding to the mystery and intrigue surrounding this obscure franchise.
Are you ready to dive headfirst into the macabre world of The Third Saturday in October? Mark your calendars for May 5th and brace yourself for a hair-raising ride that will keep you up all night.
What if a lost horror franchise made during the peak of the slasher genre was unearthed today, but only two of the films could be restored? Filmmaker Jay Burleson imagined just that with THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER: PART V and THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER: PART I coming to VOD + Digital Platforms May 5th from Dark Sky Films.
A double feature of terror, THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER Part V sees unstoppable killer Jakkariah Harding once again stalking and butchering the football-loving residents of a small Alabama town, this time finding a treasure trove of victims after he chances upon a football watch party. And then get ready to see how the horror began in THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER Part I, which tells the story of Harding's death row escape and ensuing slaughter as two survivors of his initial attack hunt him down.
Aiming to recreate the by-gone video store days when horror fans might have had to watch a franchise out of order, the filmmakers intended for viewers to start with Part V and then go back to Part 1.
Twice the scares, twice the laughs, and a world-building start of a franchise that’s as outlandishly clever in its deception as every gore set piece it throws on screen, THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER films are a red-blooded American slice of southern gothic infused with a deliciously twisted sense of humor.
THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER: PART V
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It's Part V. Unstoppable killer Jakkariah "Jack" Harding is back in town after seven years, as he stalks and kills at random before chancing upon a football watch party. The game is, of course, between longstanding rivals the Alabama-Mobile Seahawks and Tennessee A&M Commonwealth. Chaos ensues, in increasingly ridiculous fashion, with inventive murders and multiple love triangles. Hearts are broken and appendages are torn.
THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER: PART V
Directed & Written by: Jay Burleson (The Nobodies)
Produced by: Frank Crafts & Ian J. Cunningham
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller/Comedy
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Run Time: 89 minutes
Cast: Kansas Bowling (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Christmas Bloody Christmas), Poppy Cunningham (The Death of Dick Long), Taylor Smith (Angels on Earth the Light of Faith), Bart Hyatt (The Nobodies), Autumnn Jaide (Deathless), Tom Hagale (Dormant), Parker Love Bowling (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER: PART I
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A lost slasher film from the golden age of the slasher genre. October 1979. Ricky Dean is a man on a mission. Years ago, he lost a child at the hands of a psychopathic killer named Jakkariah Harding. When Harding escapes Death Row, Ricky Dean throws himself into the line of fire to stop him from killing again as Harding preys upon a group of friends gathered to watch a college football game.
THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER: PART I
Directed & Written by: Jay Burleson (The Nobodies)
Produced by: Frank Crafts, Lauren Musgrove & Ian J. Cunningham
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller/Comedy
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Run Time: 97 minutes
Cast: Darius Willis (Benched, The Dead Center), K.J. Baker (The Starling Girl), Allison Shrum (Ozark), Lew Temple (The Devil's Rejects, Unstoppable), Antonio Woodruff (He Got Away), Casey Aud (Love Incidental), Kate Edmonds (Root Letter), Veanna Black (Echoes, Single Drunk Female)
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