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Breaking Glass Pictures Unleashes Butchers Bluff – A Blood-Soaked 1980s Slasher Throwback – on March 11, 2025
A Brutal and Unrelenting Horror Spectacle from Director William Instone and Thunder Knife Productions
Get ready for a relentless ride into terror as Butchers Bluff hacks its way onto screens March 11, 2025. Breaking Glass Pictures proudly presents this gruesome love letter to 1980s slasher films, helmed by director William Instone and co-director Matt Rifley. With practical gore, chilling suspense, and a terrifying new horror icon, Butchers Bluff is set to carve its place in modern slasher history. Set in the eerie backwoods of Texas, Butchers Bluff follows a group of ambitious college film students investigating the town’s infamous urban legend—the Hogman, a monstrous figure rumored to be responsible for the disappearance of 28 people over the past two decades. What begins as a documentary project quickly turns into a horrifying descent into madness when the legend proves to be all too real.
“William Instone masterfully delivers a relentless slasher experience that fans of the genre will devour. Butchers Bluff pays brutal tribute to 1980s horror, packed with practical effects, eerie atmosphere, and unrelenting tension.”
–Rich Wolff, CEO of Breaking Glass Pictures
“Breaking Glass Pictures immediately understood our vision for Butchers Bluff. Rich Wolff and his team believed in this project and supported us in getting the final polish we needed. I’m excited to bring this passion project to horror fans worldwide.”
–William Instone, Writer/Director
Key Details:
- Directors: William Instone, Matt Rifley
- Writers: William Instone, Renfield Rasputin
- Producers: William Instone, Matt Rifley
- Cast: Michael Fischer, Paige Steakley, Johnny Huang, Paul T. Taylor, Bill Oberst Jr., William Instone, Jeremy London, L.C. Holt, Brinke Stevens, Bill Johnson
- Genre: Horror
- Language: English
- Runtime: 2h 3m
- Production Year: 2023
- Production Country: USA
- Production Company: Thunder Knife Pictures
Festival Accolades & Awards:
- Ethereal Horror Film Festival, Austin, TX
- Winner: Best Score & Best of Fest
- Houston Horror Film Festival, Houston, TX
- Winner: Best FX in a Feature Film
- FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego
- Winner: Best Production Design & Best Slasher Film
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Paul T. Taylor & Bill Oberst Jr.), Goriest Film
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