The Brooklyn nightlife is getting dangerous in Killer Unicorn, as a mysterious masked killer is stalking the queer clubs and venues. A teaser for the movie has been released, which suggests this may be a bit of strange film, but it might also be a lot of campy fun. Drew Bolton’s movie also features a lot of NY LGBT nightlife staples, such as BibleGirl, Aja, Rify Royalty and Horrorchata.
To help get the movie finished an Indiegogo campaign has been launched in the hope of raising at least $10,000 to help them finish shooting and pay for post-production.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Danny is your average Brooklyn party boy. This year, he and his friends couldn’t be more excited about the upcoming “Brooklyn’s Annual Enema Party: Where you come to get douched and dance”; as it is one of Brooklyn’s biggest parties. While the night starts out fun, it quickly takes a turn for the worst when Danny is attacked by a stranger. In the end, his fabulous drag queen and queer friends are able to save his life, but not without deadly consequences.
‘A year later, Danny is still going throughout the aftermath of that horrible incident and refuses to go to this year’s “Brooklyn’s Annual Enema Party”, despite the pressure of his close friends Cholata, Collin and Gayson. His friends want Danny to face his fears and go back out into the world. Danny refuses to, but when a new boy, PuppyPup, enters his life, Danny decides to give his social life and the Brooklyn nightlife scene a second chance. It isn’t until his friends start to disappear and get killed in gruesome ways that Danny realizes that his life, and everyone else who helped him that night, are in danger. A man wearing a unicorn mask is killing off Brooklyn nightlife, one queen at a time, and he won’t stop until he has his revenge!’
Bolton, who describes the movie as being as if ‘John Waters topped John Carpenter’, told Out, “I wanted to find a way I could convey my experience in the Brooklyn queer community and showcase the different types artists that are a part of it. It is a community without rules or boundaries, and this is a movie without rules or boundaries, as well.”
Take a look at the teaser below, and if you like what you see, head over to Indiegogo to help out. [Read more…]
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