Korean Horror DEATH BELL Inaugurates Terror-Cotta Imprint In The UK This October

There's a new name for horror in the UK: TERROR-COTTA!  That's right, one of our favorite independent distributors of fine Asian films, Terracotta Distribution, is launching a sub-label this October to specialize in Asian horror.  The first release is already named, and it is 2008's box office success, Death Bell (Goza, 고死: 피의 중간고사).  This release should be a good one, if Terracotta's past record is taken into account.  They are already actively seeking out more, newer, and more horrific films to fill this line.  On their blog today they also mentioned a second title that is still in production, but that one is still in the works. 

Terracotta is really a wonderful label and they put out great product, so we'll be supporting them in our own way as much as possible.  When we get more news about these and other newer releases, you can bet you'll be the first to know!

This was posted on their blog this morning:

Lot's been going on behind the scenes at Terracotta and we have been working hard to get new and exciting things to you.

First up - in October (Halloween time) we will launch a new imprint label: TERROR-COTTA (see what we did there!?).

Our first release will be the Korean horror DEATH BELL. It's like HOSTEL meets 90210 - students at an elite school get trapped there and subjected to a series of sadistic games and quizzes, and one student dies for every incorrect answer.

Secondly, to enhance our intern programme, we have been putting together a series of talks by leading industry figures. Tonight we had a talk from Cathy Ma who headed up Community Building at Yahoo! and is currently at IPC Magazine group, leading the social strategy there. What this means for us is that we will benefit from this industry knowledge to help reach more people and effectively communicate with them about Far East cinema, honing what people like/dislike so we can bring the right product to you.

Finally, as part of the TERROR-COTTA label, we are super super excited to announce a new acquisition - the film has not yet been finished and stars Hong Kong legend Lau Ching Wan investigating a serial killer who mimics fairy tales. Tentatively, we have called this film FAIRY TALE KILLER and we will release this when it's finished and bring the LATEST films to you so you don't have to wait ages for a film to travel from Asia to the UK.