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This was inevitable: “ANGRY ASIAN MURDER HORNETS” begins shooting

Thursday, May 7, 2020 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

But are they practicing social distancing while they make it? The latest screen shocker taking advantage of a scare headline is being rushed for release next month, and the poster has been unveiled.

Director Dustin Ferguson (AMITYVILLE: EVIL NEVER DIES, LOS ANGELES SHARK ATTACK, 5G ZOMBIES) has gotten rolling on ANGRY ASIAN MURDER HORNETS in Los Angeles, and it’s already set for VOD and DVD release June 1 from SCS Entertainment. Shawn C. Phillips, Sheri Davis, John R. Walker and Jarad Allen star, and according to the official synopsis, “The plot involves a fictional invasion of giant, mutated ‘murder hornets’ in Southern California, and it’s up to the local anthropologist to find a way to destroy them before it’s too late, in this modern throwback to the 1950s-era giant-critter flicks.”

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).