Panic Button: Horror Channel UK TV network premiere

Panic Button, the acclaimed horror/thriller feature film I co-wrote with John Shackleton, David Shillitoe & Chris Crow, gets its UK network telly premiere this Friday 15th January at 22:45.

Watch it on Sky channel 319, Virgin TV channel 149, Freeview channel 70 and Freesat channel 138.

And for more social networking scares read Panic Button – The Official Movie Novelisation by yours truly!

Praise for ‘Panic Button’ – the novel:

“A chilling commentary on the modern phenomenon of social media…I highly recommend reading this book, after which you really should go and see the film as well” (Jim McLeod, Ginger Nuts of Horror)

“More than competes with anything the creators of the original Saw could dream up” (Hellnotes)

“Frazer Lee explores the real dangers of putting our lives online and, through his characters, shows the real-life consequences of cyber-bullying, privacy, identity theft and the dangers of hiding behind the internet” (Malysa Stratton Louk, Digital Journal)

This is an intelligent and propulsive book, pressing all the right buttons – panic or otherwise – as a standalone piece of fiction even if you’ve not seen the movie version” (Paul Mount, Starburst Magazine)

Praise for Panic Button: The Movie

“The best British horror in years” ☆☆☆☆ (Adam Stephen Kelly, Ain’t It Cool News)

“The Social Network of Shocks” ☆☆☆☆ (Alan Jones, Film4 Frightfest)

“This is British horror at its bloody best” ☆☆☆☆ (Sky Movies)

“Nail-bitingly terrifying” ☆☆☆☆☆ (Abertoir Film Festival)

Panic Button listed in Best Horror Movies of 2014 #panicbuttonmovie

About.Horror lists PANIC BUTTON in its Top 25 Best Horror Movies of 2014: DTV/Limited Theatrical Releases.

It’s an honour to be included alongside some great titles. Top o’ the pile is everyone’s #1 favourite THE BABADOOK.

Check out Mark H. Harris’s full list here! What were your faves of 2014?

Don’t Panic (1 week until April 22nd)

Just 1 week to go until Panic Button‘s USA/Canada release (April 22nd, 2014 from Phase 4 Films)

About the movie
Trapped at 30,000 feet aboard a private airplane, four helpless friends are forced to fight for their lives and the lives of their loved ones by participating in a horrific and twisted in-flight entertainment game. Behind the terror, a mysterious and unpredictable captor cruelly punishes those who do not follow his rules.

Director
CHRIS CROW

Screenplay
FRAZER LEE, JOHN SHACKLETON

Cast
SCARLETT ALICE JOHNSON, JACK GORDON, MICHAEL JIBSON, ELEN RHYS

Pre-order PANIC BUTTON – Region 1 USA DVD here.

And – Canada DVD release here.

(note: Amazon currently has the slightly later release date of May 13th)

Praise for ‘Panic Button’:
“…a great cast, and some genuine talent behind the camera” (Dread Central)
“Constant tension…that will take viewers through a nightmare and back” (28 Days Later)
“The best British horror in years” ☆☆☆☆ (Ain’t It Cool News)
“The Social Network of Shocks” ☆☆☆☆ (Film4 Frightfest)
“This is British horror at its bloody best” ☆☆☆☆ (Sky Movies)
“Nail-bitingly terrifying” ☆☆☆☆☆ (Abertoir Film Festival)
“Just excellent” ☆☆☆☆ (Screenjabber)
“Totally terrifying!” (Shock Horror)

 

 

Panic Button: USA dvd cover art & release date

My debut feature film (screenwriter) ‘Panic Button‘ is unleashed on DVD in USA/Canada April 22nd 2014 from Phase 4 Films.

Pre-order PANIC BUTTON – Region 1 USA DVD here.

And the Canadian DVD release of PANIC BUTTON here.

(note: the distributor has the release date set for April 22nd, Amazon currently has the slightly later street date of May 13th)

Here’s the cover art:

‘Panic Button’ is also available on DVD/Blu-ray in the UK, Germany, Australia, Japan and more.
Check out my Facebook Page for a gallery of Panic Button cover art from around the world – which is your favourite cover?

What the critics say – praise for ‘Panic Button’:
“The best British horror in years” ☆☆☆☆ (Adam Stephen Kelly, Ain’t It Cool News)
“The Social Network of Shocks” ☆☆☆☆ (Alan Jones, Film4 Frightfest)
“This is British horror at its bloody best” ☆☆☆☆ (Sky Movies)
“Nail-bitingly terrifying” ☆☆☆☆☆ (Abertoir Film Festival)
“Just excellent” ☆☆☆☆ (Screenjabber)
“Totally terrifying!” (Billy Chainsaw, Shock Horror)

PANIC BUTTON USA VOD premiere

As reported on DreadCentral, PANIC BUTTON makes its VOD debut in the USA this month. If you live in the U.S. of A. and fancy watching four strangers being terrorised by their mysterious captor aboard a private jet plane, then read on…

From distributor Phase 4 Films:

Make sure to watch Panic Button on VOD this month!

Four young people win a trip of a lifetime to New York City. On board the private jet, they are invited to take part in the in-flight entertainment – a new online gaming experience. But this is no ordinary game. Trapped at 30,000 feet, they are forced to play for their lives and the lives of their loved ones by their mysterious captor.

This (USA) Premiere can be found exclusively on Comcast, Cablevision, Cox and Insight

Use the following mapping to find Panic Button:

Cablevision
New Releases

Comcast
Top Picks > Movie Collections > World Premieres
Movies > Movie Collections > World Premieres

Cox
Movies on Demand > Early Screening > World Premieres
Movies on Demand > New Releases

Insight
Movies > World Premieres

Enjoy the movie and as always, love to hear your comments!

News: Panic Button Distribution Deals

Newsflash just in from Cannes 2012 that sales agent Kaleidoscope has closed distribution deals on several of their titles including horror/thriller Panic Button. To paraphrase:

Panic Button went to Germany (MIG), Japan (Interfilm), Korea (Focus & Company) and CIS (Big Movie)… Spencer Pollard, CEO of Kaleidoscope commented: “…We have many more deals in play currently and should be able to announce further deals shortly.”

More details at ScreenDaily and Hollywood Reporter.

Congrats to all at Movie Mogul Films, the cast and crew on this excellent news.

Panic Button is out now on DVD/Blu-ray, along with my movie novelization (based on the screenplay which I also co-wrote, and which held the #1 amazon.co.uk horror/thriller spot for over 2 months).

 

Panic at the AFM

Here’s wishing the Panic Button production team lots of sales ops at the American Film Market where the movie screens today.

Check out the movie’s official site for this and other screening details, and a new poster created especially for the AFM:

Panic Button AFM poster

Still on topic, the folks over at the Panic Button’s Facebook just posted this photo, which made me smile:

smell the fear! the Panic Button team check out the movie novelization

Yes folks, the proof copy of the Panic Button movie novelization has arrived at their offices! More about the book soon, meantime I urge you to check out viral site All2gethr.com for some social networking satire and a few treats and surprises. All2gethr.com could well become your alternative to that other well-known social networking site, which is allegedly under threat from hacking group ‘Anonymous’. Hmmm, wonder who ‘Anonymous’ might be? And are they on Google+….?

Meantime, Panic Button releases on DVD and Bluray in the UK via CineBritannia, November 7th. It will be available as VOD on Sky Movies Box Office from Nov 7th.

For more info about Panic Button, check out my new page dedicated to the movie and forthcoming novel.