Crowdfund This! Tom Savini And Umberto Lenzi Team Up To Remake NIGHTMARE CITY!

Heads up, classic horror fans, because a couple of huge names are getting together to tackle a major title. Tom Savini is aiming to update Umberto Lenzi's Nightmare City with Lenzi himself on board as a producer and with the story updated to reflect recent fears of global pandemics, specifically the recent ebola crisis.

After the outbreak of an unknown virus in the Caribbean the Miami Port Authority receives an SOS from an international aid ship returning from Haiti. TV reporter Dean Miller and his cameraman Charlie are sent to the port where rescue teams are awaiting the arriving ship. At first the ship appears to be deserted, but suddenly the rescue teams are attacked by dozens of deformed people. Infected by a new hybrid of two of the most deadly viruses of our time - Ebola and leprosy; their faces and bodies are covered with welts and sores and they are hungry for blood.

Savini will direct and handle prosthetic effects himself with frequent John Carpenter DP Dean Cundey also on board. Check out the pitch video below and chip in to support the campaign here.