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Exclusive NSFW clip from “HAPPY HUNTING” whips up the bloodlust

Friday, September 22, 2017 | Exclusive, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The latest entry in the humans-as-sport genre, HAPPY HUNTING opens today in select theaters and on iTunes from Vertical Entertainment. We’ve got an exclusive clip (with NSFW language) setting up the hunt.

Released by Vertical Entertainment, HAPPY HUNTING was written, directed and edited by Joe Dietsch (who was also the cinematographer) and Louie Gibson. The cast is headed by Martin Dingle Wall, Ken Lally, Kenny Wormald and Connor Williams, and the plot concerns “an alcoholic drifter [who] must battle withdrawal and psychotic rednecks after he becomes the target of a deranged sporting event,” according to the official synopsis. Follow HAPPY HUNTING on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).