Adam robitel i adam robitel graduated from the university of southern californias school of cinematic arts. A conversation with the taking of deborah logan director adam. Based on a true story, the film version arrives with a spec script from adam robitel. Escape room director reveals alternate, darker ending. American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
The last key wrote a spec script for a film about a reallife family known as the bloody benders, who murdered an estimated 20 people in their oneroom kansas inn during. Over a century later, you can still find them in books, tv, and on the big screen people never get tired of their story. Its a very dark book and it deals with abuse and all kinds of dark shit. Adam robitel photo by justin lubinuniversal pictures. A family owns and operates a creepy hotel in the late 19th century where some of the guests who check in disappear mysteriously. The big valley, season 3, episode 6, ladykiller 1967 loosely depicts the story of the bloody benders, as an innkeepers pretty daughter is the bait used to rob and kill visitors. He went on to write the celluloid closet, the first book to critique hollywoods. In all due honesty, i had never heard of the bloody benders so some of my excitement could have come from being introduced to the legend. Adam robitels escape room 2 will now release in december 2020. Horrortowns last great magic trick with adam robitel. Its interesting, i was always terrified of the disease. I did a look book and i did a bunch of animated storyboards and really showed them what.
In the 19th century, kansas was a bloody place, especially before the civil war as freesoilers and slavery advocates duked it out for control of the new territory. Adam robitel browse our archive of articles and posts by topic or tag. The last key adam robitel talks the further universal horror moments of h orror for an e ternity of l ove terror in pastel form horror a rtist chantal handley interviewed youtube horror from bloodbath and beyond dracula ad 1972 hammer b rings kensington gore picking up the chainsaw alexandre. The last key director adam robitel on bringing new demons to the hit franchise by haleigh foutch january 14, 2018. Guillermo del toro to cowrite hotel murder film the. For several years, the benders were believed responsible for a series of grisly murders, killing those who stayed at their inn with a complex system. I first met adam robitel back in 2014 when i discovered the taking of deborah logan which he directed and cowrote with gavin heffernan. Just listened to this podcast while exercising over the weekend.
Sketches from the 19 book the benders in kansas by john towner james the members of the bender family were not named bender, and with the exception of the two women, were not related. And to suggest she was an artist is the understatement of the century. This family of serial killers made national headlines for their horrific crimes committed during. Deadline is reporting that guillermo del toro will, through necropia entertainment, partner with don murphy transformer. The woman who supplied us with the font to use for the bloody benders logo has passed away at age 73. Pa, ma, kate and john bender, or the bloody benders as they became known, were a group of people who lived.
In the film, we learn about elise rainiers abusive childhood as she returns to the house she grew up in to face the demons both literal and figurative that she let loose. The scribe, a protege of bryan singer, based his script on the true story of the benders. Given its box office success earlier this year, we knew it was only a matter of time before a sequel to adam robitel s escape room was ordered up, and deadline reports tonight that sony is. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of. The bloody benders part 1 an american horror story youtube. Much folklore and legend surround the benders, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction. Robitel s followup film, the bloody benders, predicated on the infamous true tale, will be made by guillermo del toro and angryfilms susan montford and don murphy. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family emmynominated producer, writer and director, robitel graduated from the university of southern californias school of cinematic arts, a double major in film production and acting. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
The borden tragedy, the mystery of mary rogers, the saga of the bloody benders, the case of madeleine smith, the murder of abraham lincoln. For any aspiring screenwriters, it has a bunch of good information, not necessarily new but pertinent, to anyone on the outside wanting to break in. The bloody benders, an unholy blend of western epic, horror, and love story. Our conversation with adam robitel, the filmmaker behind the critically.
Oct 05, 2016 in this episode of murder with friends, grace baldridge and amir nikoui discuss the bloody benders. The six most terrifying serial killer families in history. Sep 03, 20 with the benders gone, neighbors searched their property. Then neighbors remembered finding additional bodies on the prairie the past winter that had been mutilated in much the same fashion. I had an uncle and i used to always hear these stories when i was a kid about how they would find him in peoples. Horror movie news and updates from bloody, all things horror since 2001 press j to jump to the feed. I quickly tracked him down and sent him a message requesting an interview which he, to my surprise, eagerly accepted i was brand new to ihorror and this was his first outing as a director so we were basically taking a chance on each other. People often tell me that i shouldnt stand over their bed at night in the bloody clown suit. The bloody benders were the first in the united states. Guillermo del toro has come aboard the bloody benders as a producer, deadline reports.
Del toro had gone to great pains to secure the rights to the book and did a. Robitel wrote the spec screenplay, which is based on the true story of the bender s, responsible for a series of murders, killing those who stayed at. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas bender mounds, kansas by kathy weiseralexander. Guillermo del toros necropia entertainment and angryfilms susan montford and don murphy are teaming to option the bloody benders, a spec script by adam robitel. Guillermo del toro to cowrite hotel murder film the bloody. Five lost guillermo del toro movies his fox searchlight deal could. Adam robitel associate producer is a filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, and actor. A twisted horror, western, love story, the bloody benders is one of the great untold stories of the american west and americas first serial killing family. The last key, keeps things fresh by changing up the story.
Adam robitel shares his story of coming out and the power. The alwaysbusy guillermo del toro is setting up yet another project hell act as a producer on. Money was certainly part of why the bloody benders decided to start killing their victims. Twenty things you probably didnt know about paranormal activity. Alma decides to enter, but she doesnt know what the mysterious intentions of the shop are. Depicting the arrival of a murderous german immigrant family in rural kansas shortly after the civil war, it makes no attempt whatsoever to analyze its characters actions and worldviews from a contemporary perspective. Filed under breaking news, new posting, upcoming releases tagged with adam robitel, don murphy, guillermo del toro, susan montford, the bloody benders search anything horrors archives search for. The next film that im trying to finance, its called the bloody benders. Guillermo del toro lines up horrorwestern the bloody. Join facebook to connect with adam robitel and others you may know. The director of the upcoming monsteraction film pacific rim will cowrite a movie called the bloody benders with adam robitel, who wrote the project on spec those who remember the lyrics to the eagles classic song hotel california may find this project especially interesting, since it. The bodies were thrown through the trapdoorinto what one book called the slaughterpen where the throats were cut to guarantee death. Adam robitel photo by justin lubinuniversal pictures back in 2012, when he was still primarily referred to as a protege of bryan singer, adam robitel insidious. Inside this issue arachnid scares spider horror cinema examined insidious.
He was probably born in germany or the netherlands. Guillermo del toro teams with angry films on the bloody benders. You can find more contact information by clicking on peoples names if there is a link icon next to it. A movie was released on netflix in 2015 titled parallels, which was written and directed by christopher albvleone, based on a story from leone and laura harkcomparallels, which was written and. Buy a cheap copy of the saga of the bloody benders a. Adam robitel browse our archive of articles and posts by. God bless you miss peaches, and may you rest in peace, at last. Bloody batty lead vocals mari bender bass angy bender drums andrea vamp guitar.
But many of their victims were poor, which suggests that the family simply enjoyed killing. The ghastly discovery of eight bodies, including the corpse of a little girl, plus the bloody, stenchfilled cellar, told the grim tale. Nicknamed the bloody benders, john and kate bender owned an inn at the end of the 19th century in labette county, kansas with their son and daughter, also named john and kate. The last key wrote a spec script for a film about a reallife family known as the bloody benders, who murdered an estimated 20 people in their oneroom kansas inn during the 1870s. The film, written by robitel the bloody benders and gavin heffernan, centers on the supernatural happenings in a small southern community. Robitels latest film, escape room 2019 which he developed and directed for original films and sony pictures studios, opened at number 2 in the domestic box office with a stellar haul of 18 million dollars, twice its production budget. Robitel wrote the spec screenplay, which is based on the true story of the benders, responsible for a series of murders, killing those who stayed at. Most rated movies and tv shows with adam robitel imdb. Adam robitel on creating new demon key face for insidious. Guillermo del toro producing horror script the bloody. Adam robitel apa david saunderszero gravity will allen, the bloody benders. Out on a deserted stretch of road linking newly forming towns, a.
In this episode of murder with friends, grace baldridge and amir nikoui discuss the bloody benders. Aug 24, 20 the consensus was that the killer or killers used a canvas partition to hide behind and a trapdoor to help remove the bodies until they could be buried in what was supposed to be a vegetable plot. The illustrations are far more complex and intriguing. We want to pay you to write horror articles for bloody disgusting. Guillermo del toro is teaming up with angryfilms don murphy and susan montford to produce the bloody benders. Director adam robitel is new to the insidious franchise, but not to the horror genre. Find out everything empire knows about adam robitel. Guillermo del toro, one of the busiest men in hollywood, has just added another film to his plate.
It centers on the true accounts of the benders, a family who ran a hotel on the. I initially started as an actor and its definitely a love of. Apr 28, 2012 now guillermo del toro is going to take a new twist on that, teaming with bryan singers disciple adam robitel, to tell the story of an entire family that hurt people. Guillermo del toro looking to check in with the bloody benders. Guillermo del toro to cowrite and produce the bloody benders. This is not to say that the story of this book s long road to print isnt fascinating, but so are serial killers, so strap in.
Apr 30, 2012 the screenplay is by adam robitel, an actor in the first xmen and the 2001 maniacs films, who seems to be moving into writing, production and fx. The inn is separated by a canvas curtain, from behind which the bleeck family kills visitors seated in a chair of honor with a hammer. The master storyteller, writer, director, producer, author, game maker, and allaround geek god and his necropia entertainment are teaming up with don murphy and susan montford and their angry. It is the first and only comprehensive story of the bloody benders. Guillermo del toro s necropia entertainment and angryfilms susan montford and don murphy are teaming to option the bloody benders, a spec script by adam robitel. Five lost guillermo del toro movies his fox searchlight deal. The director of the upcoming monsteraction film pacific rim will cowrite a movie called the bloody benders with adam robitel, who wrote the project on spec. After the films successes, the studio revealed that a sequel would be moving forward, featuring the return of director adam robitel. The saga of the bloody benders is the final of rick gearys altogether eight graphic novels on various murder cases of the victorian era. Jan 05, 2018 the fourth in the insidious franchise, insidious. The filmmaker chats about putting his stamp on the further. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This family of serial killers made national headlines for.
How the bloody benders made murder the family business. It is believed that the benders killed at least a dozen travelers before their crimes were discovered and the family fled, with their fate uncertain. Five lost guillermo del toro movies his fox searchlight. For any young, aspiring screenwriter, a scenario could hardly be more ideal. Best known for directing horror films, such as the taking of deborah logan 2014, insidious. I find inspiration in the memory of my grandmother she had polio but kicked ass in life. The male benders would wait behind the cloth partitions and when the opportunity presented itself would smash their victims skulls with stonebreakers hammers. A husband, wife, son and daughter run a hotel in kansas on the outskirts of the prairie in 1873. The novel the poet in exile imagines a what if where the doors frontman jim morrison is still alive today. In his next volume, geary takes us out to the wild west and the just opened up prairies of kansas. Laura ingalls wilder biography, bloody benders, wilder book, missed in history, pioneer girl, ingalls family, childrens book awards, childrens book writers, scary houses the younger john bender was considered to be mentally challenged, and the older said little was always stooped over, and always reading his bible. The master storyteller, writer, director, producer, author, game maker, and allaround geek god and.
Now guillermo del toro is going to take a new twist on that, teaming with bryan singers disciple adam robitel, to tell the story of an entire family that hurt people. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. With the film now out on home video, the director confirmed. The list focuses on the new voices and fresh blood hitting hollywood and making names for themselves. Students of the unusual comic cover used with permission of 3boysproductions the mercuri bros. The infamous homicidal family of labette county, kansas treasury of victorian murder treasury of victorian murder paperback a treasury of victorian murder geary, rick on. A family owns and operates a creepy hotel in the late 19th century where some of the guests who checkin disappear mysteriously. May 07, 2007 the saga of the bloody benders is the final of rick gearys altogether eight graphic novels on various murder cases of the victorian era. See more ideas about bloody benders, serial killers and true crime. In the 19th century southeast kansas, in particular, was known as a rough area. I really think that my best work produced or not is the bloody benders.
Mar 20, 2018 once the body was in the basement, the bloody benders, as they later became known, would strip it of any clothes and valuables and bury it in a mass grave. It covers the ongoing investigation into the bloody benders. In 1992, fern morrow wood, a cherryvale teacher, wrote the benders, keepers of the devils inn. On april 27, 2012, necropia entertainment and angryfilms acquired horrorthriller spec script the bloody benders from writer adam robitel. Thats about to change though, since with principal shooting on pacific rim now finished, hes opted to produce the bloody benders, a tall tale of historical serial killers. Other than the bloody benders, what else are you working on. Apr 04, 2018 back in 2012, when he was still primarily referred to as a protege of bryan singer, adam robitel insidious. Guillermo del toro teams with angry films on the bloody. Alma is a little girl whose attention is caught by a toy store with a big collection of dolls, including a doll that looks exactly like her. No, she was not a graphic designer, not an illustrator, she was nothing of the sort. Girl with no mouth is the next nightmarish film from the director of baskin. A twisted horror, traditional western, love tale, the bloody benders is among the great untold tales from the american western and americas 1st serial killing family.
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