The Orphan Killer, Horror's Latest Franchise

"The Orphan Killer" rips through a stellar year in the horror film market. The Matt Farnsworth created film and character was honored by the Sitges Film Festival, received the Antonio Margheriti Award at Tohorror, Italy, and took the "Best Picture" award at Terror Molins Dei Rei, Spain.

The independent slasher film starring Diane Foster and David Backhaus has only been marketed virally on its Facebook fan page. The popularity online has created the first ever horror icon born of social media with over 108,000 fans. Hailed by fans and critics as the new horror icon of the 21st century, The Orphan Killer's bloody revolution is attracting major attention from Hollywood.

During a meeting about the film with hugely successful executive producer Joe Roth, Farnsworth received a piece of good advice. Roth said, "Studios make movies everyday and they do not know if anyone is going to care about them. The Orphan Killer has already proven people care." With this and a call to several studios, Farnsworth opted to sell the film in a limited market test on Blu-ray and DVD directly to The Orphan Killer's Facebook fans. The result has become a global genre sensation.

The worldwide popularity and critical acclaim has landed the new franchise the cover of major horror magazines abroad. The Orphan Killer will grace the cover of Shock Horror Magazine (UK) 2012 first edition. Scream Magazine (UK) will also feature The Orphan Killer on the cover of their 2012 first edition. Previous covers of Shock Horror Magazine have featured horror heavyweights Rob Zombie and Vincent Price. Inside the magazines, Farnsworth is interviewed in depth about how he has taken the horror world by storm. The Orphan Killer movie and merchandise can only be purchased on the films official website www.theorphankiller.com