The latest project from writer/director/actor Ryan Barton-Grimley comes in the form of horror-comedy Hawk & Rev: Vampire Slayers. This gut busting dark comedy is premiering at the Dances with Films festival this fall and it looks like a riot. Slay time is just beginning for this dynamic duo of vampiric vanquishers.
Synopsis: Philip “HAWK” Hawkins doesn’t just dream about killing vampires… He eats, sleeps, drinks and freakin’ breaths it. After getting kicked out of the Army for staking a fellow soldier with a blunt two by four, Hawk almost dies of boredom working as a night security guard at a deserted warehouse in his hometown of Santa Muerte, California… USA. Just when it looks like all Hawk’s options in life have expired, filthy blood-sucking vampires appear and of course… Nobody freakin’ believes him! With his back up against the wall, his sweaty Karate Kid headband tied on tight, real tight, and hordes of blood-thirsty vampires closing in, Hawk enlists the help of the one person who kind of believes him… Revson “REV” McCabe, a dimwitted, vegan-pacifist groundskeeper. Together they join forces to save the whole entire freakin’ world. Well… At least their hometown anyway.
Crazy, kooky, spastic, and totally fun. Hawk & Rev: Vampire Killers is heartfelt and it is clear this is a passion project. When commenting on the film Grimley said, “Vampire Slayers is quite simply a love letter to my childhood and a more innocent and clueless time when everything seemed possible and like it would turn out okay. It’s a love letter to goofy weirdos with big dreams and ridiculous ideas. It’s just plain old fashioned escapism.” And that is EXACTLY the kind of film the world needs right now. Fun dialogue paired with lighthearted
Written and directed by Ryan Barton-Grimley, Hawk & Rev: Vampire Slayers also stars Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, and Richard Gayler. This much-anticipated film will be making its world premiere at the Dances with Films film festival in Losa Angeles later this month. It will be the ‘midnight movie’ on the opening night (August 28) and closing night (September 5) of the festival.
