Ivan Zuccon is the best thing to happen to Italian horror, arguably to horror cinema in general, in a long, long time. - M.J. Simpson
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May 3, L'Altrove: The Darkness Beyond, Ivan's first feature film, has been released on Region 2 DVD in Italy and is available for purchase here...



May 3, Ivan has uploaded a new video, to his Facebook page, highlighting his visit to New York City during the Colour from the Dark premier! Check it out below...



May 3, Colour from the Dark will screen at the 2010 CVG Fest in Rome, Italy. The screening will take place Saturday, May 8th. Click here for details...

March 26, Colour from the Dark continues to make an impact with its recent DVD release and various festival screenings around the world, including a March 21st screening at Italy's Fantasy Horror Award, where a variety of horror celebrities attended including Mick Garris, Brian Yuzna, Robert Englund and Jaume Balaguero...

Next up for the film is a screening on April 28th at the Cinergia with full HD projection! Ivan's film Bad Brains will also be part of this special presentation...



March 26,
The Indie Horror interview we told you about on March 1oth is now available in English. For another interview with Ivan (this one in Italian), head over to alCinema.Org...

March 10, Head over to indie.horror.it for a new interview with Ivan Zuccon (in Italian)...

March 9, Colour from the Dark, r
eleased February 23rd through Vanguard Cinema, is garnering a great deal of press since its US DVD debut and has been reviewed by a wide range of sites including Movie Outlaw, B Movie Man, Goshzilla, Horror Society and horror heavyweight bloody-disgusting.com. Hit the links for more...

February 24, Colour from the Dark was released on DVD yesterday through Vanguard Cinema! The US release features cast and crew interviews, several featurettes, a photo gallery and trailers...

Colour from the Dark is available through Amazon.com, Bestbuy.com and Netflix...

Head over to Bloody-disgusting.com for a new review of the film...

February 11, Vanguard Cinema's Colour from the Dark DVD, which debuts February 23rd, will contain the following features according to fangoria.com; a 16x9-enhanced widescreen presentation, cast and crew interviews, the "Memories of the Ghost" featurette and "Trevor" featurette, a "I Love NYC Video Club" featurette, photo galleries and four different trailers. Retail is $19.95...

February 6, Check out Ivan's video documentary "My memories of the ghost we named Trevor", narrated by the great Debbie Rochon. The documentary tells the story of the ghost that infested the set of Colour from the Dark...



February 6, The latest Colour from the Dark review is courtesy of Unrated Magazine, and you can check it out here...

"COLOUR FROM THE DARK sets new standards for Lovecraftian filmmakers..."

- Unrated Magazine


January 13, 2010, Colour from the Dark press release, courtesy of Vanguard Cinema...



December 28, Colour from the Dark is featured in the Winter 2009 issue of Sep7ieme Dimension magazine. Details can be found here (in French)...



December 19, Finalized cover art for the Vanguard Cinema Colour from the Dark DVD. The DVD streets February 23rd, and retails for $19.95...



December 15, Below you will find some early artwork for Vanguard Cinema's Colour from the Dark DVD. Look for the DVD to be released in early 2010...



December 12,
Head over to Buried.com for a new Colour review and an interview with director Ivan Zuccon...

December 12,
The December issue of Fangoria (released in January, 2010) will feature the article Scares of a different "Colour" that covers how Ivan made a H.P. Lovecraft scenario his own with Colour from the Dark...


December 12, Colour from the Dark is now available in France as a limited edition (1000 copies) Region 2 PAL DVD from Uncut Movies. Details can be found here (in French)...



November 8, Colour from the Dark was awarded the Brown Jenkin award at the 2009 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival for Best Feature. The film was also nominated for Best Adaptation and Best of Show...



November 4, Colour from the Dark will be released in France this December. Details are forthcoming...

October 24,
Colour from the Dark is now available on DVD in Germany, and can be purchased through Amazon.com...



October 24, There's a new interview with Ivan Zuccon over on the Behind the Couch blog...

"Lovecraft created chaotic worlds that scare all of us. Day by day the real world is becoming more similar to the scary and chaotic worlds of HPL. For this reason his work is even more immediate and appealing to cinema audiences."

- Ivan Zuccon

October 20, Colour from the Dark will screen as part of Gloucester, MA's Shocktoberfest. The screening will take place at the Cape Ann Community Cinema (21 Main Street, 2nd floor) on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10 pm.
Click here for details...

October 14, Fangoria.com reports that the Vanguard Cinema DVD (US, Region 1) release of Colour from the Dark has been rescheduled for March 30th, 2010...

September 9, Details have been released for the Oldenburg International Film Festival (Oldenburg, Germany) screening of Colour from the Dark. The film will screen three times during the festival on September 17th, 18th and 19th. Screening times and location information can be found here...

August 25, The
Vanguard Cinema DVD (US, Region 1) release of Colour from the Dark is scheduled for February of 2010...

August 19,
Colour from the Dark will screen at the 2009 Oldenburg International Film Festival in Oldenburg, Germany. The festival runs from September 16th through the 20th. Details can be found here (in German)...


A limited run of theatrical screenings are also being planned for October in Detroit, Salem and Gloucester, Massachusetts. Colour star Debbie Rochon will attend some of the screenings...

August 5, Colour from the Dark will screen at this years H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival! The festival, which is held in Portland, Oregon, takes place October 2-4...

July 28, Writer/director Ivan Zuccon sends word that Colour from the Dark will be released in the United States through Vanguard Cinema.
Look for the DVD to be released later this year...

July 19, The film review blog Behind the Couch reviews Colour from the Dark here...

"...Zuccon's take on the short story really hits the mark and effortlessly transfers Lovecraft's tale of insanity and other-worldly intrusion upon humanity from page to screen."

- Behind the Couch

July 9, Germany's Epix Media will release Ivan Zuccon's Colour from the Dark on DVD in August! DVD details can be found here (in German)...

Read buried.com's review of the film here...

June 21, Colour from the Dark will screen as part of the 2009 Fantafestival in Rome, Italy. The festival runs from June 23rd through the 28th. Details can be found here...



June 10, A very positive review for Colour from the Dark has appeared over at horror-fanatics.com...

June 1, Below you will find cover art for Germany's Epix Media Colour from the Dark DVD to be released later this year. Details are forthcoming...



June 1, Lovecraftian composer and founder of Dead House Music MARS (Lovecraft: Fear Of The Unknown, Nyarlathotep) reviews Colour from the Dark here...

May 16, There's a new Colour from the Dark review over at Fabio Marangoni's L'Abitatore del Buio blog. Check it out here (in Italian)...

April 12, Colour from the Dark will screen at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival in Whitby, England. The festival runs the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th of October...



March 28, Fangoria.com reviews MTI Home Video's NyMpha DVD (released in 2008) here...

"Shepis shines in her lead role, taking a softer turn than usual and making Sarah incredibly sympathetic; the audience really feels for her plight."

- fangoria.com

March 11, Ivan Zuccon sends word that Colour from the Dark will be released on DVD in France and Germany soon! The film will also appear on Russian TV. Details are forthcoming...

March 1, A new Colour from the Dark poster has appeared on the Wonderphil Productions website (the company handling sales for the film)...



February 15, Cast and crew before the Colour from the Dark UK premier in January...



From left to right: Michael Segal, Ivan Zuccon, Marysia Kay, Eleanor James and Gerry Shanahan (outside the Prince Charles Theatre)...

February 15, Below you will find the new official poster for Colour from the Dark...



February 4,
You can find Ivan's latest interview here. The interview was conducted by Dread Central contributor David W. Bostaph sometime before the New York premiere of Colour from the Dark...

January 18, Horror.blogosfere.it covers Colour from the Dark here (in Italian)...

January 16, The high quality Colour from the Dark trailer can now be seen above, or on the Colour from the Dark downloads page...

January 16,
Colour from the Dark UK Premier!

A reminder...

For Immediate Release:

Colour from the Dark UK Premier
Luxury seating, West End Venue, London

Time and Place
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Location: The Prince Charles Cinema
Street: Leicester Place (off Leicester Square)
City/Town: London, United Kingdom

Special one off screening of Ivan Zuccon's latest film, the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Colour from the Dark. Previously screened only at its worldwide premier in New York and at the Torino Horror Festival in Italy.

Starring Debbie Rochon, Michael Segal, Marysia Kay, Eleanor James, Gerry Shanahan, Emmett J Scanlan, Matteo Tosi and Alessandra Guerzoni.

The event will be held in the new Prince Charles luxury screening room (upstairs) with reclining leather chairs. Ivan Zuccon, Michael Segal, Marysia Kay and Eleanor James will be attending.

A small number of tickets are available to the general public for £10. You can pay via paypal if you add a booking fee of 50p to cover extra charges. Please contact Marysia Kay at marysiak@marysia.com to book tickets.

Press; please contact Marysia for more information...

January 14, The latest Colour from the Dark trailer is now online! Look for a higher quality video soon...



January 14, There's a new Colour from the Dark review over at horrornews.net...

"One of the most chilling films I've seen this year!!!"

- horrornews.net


January 14, Here's the UK premiere poster for Colour from the Dark! Screening details can be found in the news archive, on November 19th...



January 14, Ivan's 2007 feature NyMpha made FilmArcade.net's Top 10 Horror Films of 2008...

"It is very cold and empty, ultimately becoming very draining as it is more difficult to watch as it goes along."

- filmarcade.net


January 4, A trailer for the official Death SS magazine, featuring an article on Ivan and his films, is now online...



January 4, Below you will find E-Asylum's exclusive interviews with Ivan Zuccon, Debbie Rochon and the cast of Colour From The Dark...





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