The Third Saturday in October
Director: Jay Burleson | 2022 | 99 mins | Horror/Thriller/Comedy | USA | English
Official Selection – Chattanooga Film Festival 2022
Official Selection – Fantastic Fest 2022 2022
Official Selection – Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2022
Official Selection – Skyline Indie Film Fest 2022
Official Selection – Cine-Excess 2022
Official Selection – Sidewalk Film Festival 2022
Official Selection – SoHo Horror Film Festival 2022
Official Selection – Make Believe Seattle 2023
Official Selection – Panic Fest 2023
October 1979. Ricky Dean is a man on a mission. Years ago, he lost a child at the hands of a psychopathic killer named Jakkariah Harding. When Harding escapes Death Row, Ricky Dean throws himself into the line of fire to stop him from killing again as Harding preys upon a group of friends gathered to watch a college football game.
An authentic throwback to the golden age of the slasher genre, THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER is both a loving tribute to the films that created the horror franchises we know and love as well as an effectively creepy chiller for the modern age.
“A NEW SLASHER FRANCHISE MASQUERADING AS A FORGOTTEN GEM THAT PAYS LOVING TRIBUTE TO THE SUB-GENRE WITH BLOODY SUCCESS.”
– KILLER HORROR CRITIC
“OUT TO ENSURE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME.”
– BLOODY-DISGUSTING
“A FANTASTIC SLASHER THAT CHANNELS THE ORIGINAL MOVIES IN THE GENRE PERFECTLY.”
– SPLATTERPUNKREVIEWS
Jay Burleson (The Nobodies) – Director
Darius Willis (Benched)
K.J. Baker (Uncorked, A Christmas Surprise)
Allison Shrum (Yes, God, Yes)
Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects, The Walking Dead, The Endless)
Antonio Woodruff
Casey Aud
Kate Edmonds (Secrets On Sorority Row, Root Letter)
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