Bloody Disgusting is an American independent multi-media company, which began as a horror genre-focused news website specializing in information services that covered various horror media. The company expanded into other media including podcast networking, entertainment, and streaming media.
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| Website | bloody-disgusting |
History
editBloody Disgusting was founded in 2001 by Brad Miska (under the pseudonym "Mr. Disgusting") and Tom Owen,[7] who run the site along with current managing editor John Squires. By 2007, the site had 1.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month.[8] In September 2007 a minority stake was purchased by The Collective, a Beverly Hills–based management company.[9] In 2011 Bloody Disgusting began distributing and producing films[10] that have gone on to win awards and spawned the successful V/H/S franchise.
In 2011, Bloody Disgusting partnered with The Collective and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. to create a distribution company named Bloody Disgusting Selects. The new subsidiary specialized in providing a wider release for independent filmmakers. The company purchased distribution rights from movies that were initially released at film festivals, with locations at AMC Theatres handling exclusive theatrical release. After this, the movies were distributed by the conglomerate through The Collective's partnership with Vivendi Universal and on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD platforms.[5][11]
In October 2021, Cineverse (then named Cinedigm) purchased Bloody Disgusting from co-owners/co-founders Brad Miska and Tom Owen, business partners Peter Lutrell and Heather Lutrell, and part-owner Michael Green whose company The Collective had previously owned a large stake in the company. Cinedigm intends to expand Bloody Disgusting on a large scale.[6] In October 2021, Cinedigm assigned management of their subsidiary streaming service Screambox, to the Bloody Disgusting team. The collaboration will reinvent the streaming service, with intent to expand its content and original releases.[2] In November 2022, the relaunch of the new "Bloody Disgusting approved" Screambox was announced. The streaming service included a redesign, change in cost, increase in variety of content, and accessibility changes. Upon its launch, the streamer included over 700 available titles. Bloody Disgusting's original streaming service, Bloody Disgusting TV, was moved into Screambox navigation.[12]
Film production
edit- V/H/S – premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
- V/H/S/2 – premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival
- V/H/S: Viral – premiered at the 2014 Fantastic Fest film festival
- V/H/S/94 – premiered at the 2021 Fantastic Fest film festival
- V/H/S/99 – premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
- Kids vs. Aliens - premiered at the 2022 Fantastic Fest film festival
- V/H/S/85 - premiered at the 2023 Fantastic Fest film festival
- V/H/S/Beyond - premiered at the 2024 Fantastic Fest film festival
- Under the Bed – premiered at the 2012 Fantasia International Film Festival
- A Horrible Way to Die – premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It also played at Fantastic Fest where it received three major awards: Best Screenplay for Simon Barrett, Best Actor for AJ Bowen and Best Actress for Amy Seimetz.
- Southbound – premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
- Honeydew – premiered at the 2020 Nightstream Film Festival
Bloody Disgusting Selects
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bloody Disgusting: The #1 Entertainment Destination for Horror". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Miska, Brad (October 20, 2021). "Horror Streaming Service SCREAMBOX Relaunches With Bloody Disgusting In the Driver's Seat!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (September 14, 2007). "The Collective buys genre website Bloody-Disgusting.com". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steve (October 14, 2011). "Horror site Bloody Disgusting now a movie producer, distributor". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Barton, Steve (March 10, 2011). "Bloody Disgusting, The Collective, and AMC Launch Film Series". Dread Central. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Spangler, Todd (September 21, 2021). "Cinedigm Buys Bloody Disgusting, Taking Bigger Cut at Horror (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Site of the Week: Bloody-Disgusting". AMC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ Hefflinger, Mark (13 September 2007). "The Collective Buys Horror Film Site Bloody-Disgusting.com". DMW Daily. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ Graser, Marc (12 September 2007). "Collective nabs Bloody-Disgusting". Variety. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steve (2011-10-14). "Horror site Bloody Disgusting now a movie producer, distributor". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ Donato, Matt (2012). "Bloody Disgusting Selects: This Is Only The Beginning". We Got This Covered. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Miska, Brad (November 4, 2022). "The Bloody Disgusting Era of SCREAMBOX Has Begun!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.