Verotika

Verotika (2019)

An anthology in which the erotic and horrific combine to create multiple ghoulish tales of bloodlust, murder, the occult and the forbidden.

Date of release
2019-06-13
TMDB
3.3 / 10 (58)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Horror
Director
Glenn Danzig

Casting

Interesting facts

Verotika is a 2019 American anthology horror film written by Glenn Danzig, Bridgid Ryan, and Greg L Smith, and directed and scored by Glenn Danzig. Based on a line of comic books published by Danzig's company Verotik, the film stars Rachel Alig, Alice Haig, Natalia Borowsky, Sean Kanan, Scotch Hopkins, Ashley Wisdom, and Kayden Kross. Verotika was panned by critics.

Production and release

Verotika is based on comic books by published by Verotik, a company owned by writer-director Glenn Danzig. Danzig has referred to Verotika as a tribute to horror anthology films such as Black Sabbath and Trilogy of Terror. The third segment in the film, "Drukija Contessa of Blood", has been described as "a take" on historical figure and murderer Elizabeth Báthory.

Verotika premiered on June 13, 2019 at the Cinepocalypse film festival in Chicago, Illinois. Throughout the screening, the film elicited laughter from the audience. In a Q&A session following the showing, Danzig asserted that he did not intend for the film to be comedic, stating that viewers laughed at parts that "[he] wouldn't have".

The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in March 2020.

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