APRIL BILLINGSLEY

April 28, 2020

"April Billingsley (The Walking Dead) absolutely slays as lead character Sybil. Billingsley serves up a layered and dynamic performance that endears the audience to her almost instantly. She brings Sybil to life with a sense of fragility that suggests..."

March 16, 2020

"April Billingsley is The Dark Red’s not-so-secret weapon, giving an absolutely transfixing performance as (Sybil) a traumatized, unstable grieving mother." "There’s a real catharsis to how Sybil wields her physical, psychological, and psychic power."

March 17, 2020

In this episode writer/director Dan Bush (The Signal, The Vault) and actress April Billingsley call into the podcast. These two are chatting it up about their new flick The Dark Red, which is available right now on VOD.

March 07, 2020

"The acting is phenomenal..." "There's a lot of twists and turns and it will keep you on your toes throughout the entirety of the movie..." "I'm recommending it..."

March 07, 2020

"In this one-on-one interview, April reveals her passion for acting and the challenges she faced in bringing the complex character of Sybil to life." 

March 06, 2020

The Walking Dead's April Billingsley meets a sinister family in EXCLUSIVE clip for "The Dark Red"!

March 06, 2020

"Billingsley, an alum of THE WALKING DEAD currently seen in THE OUTSIDER, is flat-out fantastic in THE DARK RED, showing incredible range, breaking your heart even as she gets your fist pumping in the air."

March 06, 2020

THE DARK RED, starring APRIL BILLINGSLEY is available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play, Xbox Entertainment, Play Station, Vimeo, Direct TV NOW!

March 06, 2020

"This week regular guest Dan Bush joins his lead actor April Billingsley to discuss the perils of making their independent horror mystery, The Dark Red. You'll also hear a great conversation about the nuts and bolts of acting and directing."

March 04, 2020

"What it has going for it is Billingsley’s dazzling horror pic star performance." 

March 03, 2020

"Billingsley’s Sybil is a highly sympathetic character. In fact, it will be hard for any audience members to disbelieve the passionate woman, as Billingsley delivers the role with the utmost of subtle finesse." 

March 01, 2020

Movies Opening in LA this week, 'The Banker', 'The First Cow', 'The Dark Red' and more...

February 28, 2020

"“The Dark Red” has a story of trauma, psychological danger and thrills that keeps us on edge every step of the way."

October 17, 2019

Special guest April Billingsley offering selfies and signed autographs at Darkwood Manor this weekend!

September 02, 2019

"Protective Mothers and Outstanding Performances Drive Horror Chiller ‘The Dark Red’ and Crime Thriller ‘A Good Woman Is Hard to Find'"

August 29, 2019

The Dark Red topped our list of Arrow Video FrightFest favourite films and I still can’t stop telling everyone I meet about it...

August 28, 2019

Entertainment Focus' #1 film of the fest, The Dark Red!

The most gripping film shown at this year’s festival features a breakout performance by April Billingsley who plays central character Sybil..."

August 28, 2019

"The Dark Red proves to be a well-made lo-fi drama/thriller with an intriguingly twisty plot and a convincing central performance from April Billingsley."

August 24, 2019

"Billingsley’s entire performance is noteworthy. Typically an actor would only have to play hysterically erratic and emotional, or kick-ass warrior, but she has to convey both within the same character, in the one film." "The Dark Red may just have birthed the next screen Sarah Connor..."

August 25, 2019

Oh, don't mind us, just popping some pills on the red carpet for The Dark Red at Arrow Video's FrightFest 2019!

August 24, 2019

"It’s strength is that it is genuinely addictive and with a star-making turn from Billingsley, the film is elevated..."

August 24, 2019

"The Dark Red is about blood, both literally and metaphorically: the kind that stops flowing with pregnancy; the kind that pours from wounds; the kind that transmits the legacy of mental illness (or of miraculous genetic mutations)..."

August 17, 2019

"Billingsley is terrific in a demanding role that includes a lot of gritty interaction as well as full-on physicality."

August 12, 2019

Signature Entertainment in the UK has unveiled the first official trailer for a cult thriller, psychological horror film titled The Dark Red, the latest from genre filmmaker Dan Bush...

August 12, 2019

“A tour-de-force piece of genre cinema that deserves to become much more than just a cult classic”

5 stars

ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS

July 18, 2019

As previously revealed, genre icon Dario Argento and The Soska Sisters will be attending and other returning alumni include... Dan Bush with THE DARK RED, accompanied by lead actress April Billingsley

October 27, 2018

"That Sybil (April Billingsley) had a long history of trauma before she lost her baby makes it very unlikely that her shrink will believe her when she says that she didn't miscarry..."

October 10, 2018

 "With questionable sanity being the status quo, The Dark Red manages to escalate the narrative through all levels of crazy and intense as they make their way through a genre gamut."

September 12, 2018

Deadline announces the world premiere of "The Dark Red" at the 25th Austin Film Festival

Starring: April Billingsley, Kelsey Scott, Rhoda Griffis
A young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital and claims her newborn was stolen by a dark cult.

December 08, 2017

At the American Filmatic Arts Awards April Billingsley wins her second Best Actress award for her title role in 

"The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle".

April 29, 2017

April won this year's best actress award at the MIlledgeville Film Festival for her outstanding work as Sissy Caryle, the title character in the indie Feature, The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle...

October 02, 2017

The Golden Film Awards had nominated April Billingsley for their Best Actress Award for her role in "The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle"

March 21, 2017

“I realized if I didn’t make a feature now, I would never do it,” Burst-Terranella says of her new Georgia-made film, “The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle,” which will have its world premiere on March 27 at the historic Plaza Theatre. “I’d done literally more than 700 projects, but I’d never done a feature.”

March 15, 2017

Don’t be surprised if you see your favorite local bar or college in “The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle,” a comedy/drama starring April Billingsley making its world premiere later this month at the Atlanta Film Festival.

February 16, 2017

April Billingsley played Theresa on The Walking Dead. Check out the interview about her character and shooting experience here.

January 09, 2017

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