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Terror Vision Original Productions said A taste of the soulHorror comedy from Chris LaMartina (WNUF Halloween Special), which will be touring America as a road show from November to early January before arriving on Blu-ray. The film was officially announced at Variety.
A post-punk riff A monkey’s pawThe story follows three ex-punks as they toast a deceased bandmate on New Year’s Eve at a distillery. A quirky sommelier invites them to a top-shelf tasting with one tap: every bottle demands a wish. When every wish is doomed, the old friends learn that every pour at Red Bat Distillery comes with a deadly price.
Lamartine shot the film in just four days for $40,000 to celebrate his 40th birthday, inspired by the legend of Roger Corman making features Little Shop of Horrors and terror in one week. He directed and edited from a script he co-wrote with Michael Varatti. The cast includes Sean Doherty, Matt Lake, Melissa LaMartina, Trevor Wilhelms, Matt Baughman, Kate Paris and Tatiana Nia Ford, with cameos by Grady Hendricks, Clay McLeod Chapman, Peaches Christie and Henry Zebrowski. Melissa LaMartina, Chris LaMartina, Michael Varat and Ted Joghegan are producing, with Ryan Graveface serving as executive producer.
The filmmaker and cast members will appear at each roadshow screening for introductions and Q&As. Dates include November 12, 2026 at the Senator Theater in Baltimore; Nov. 20 at The Music Box in Chicago; Dec. 5 at Los Feliz 3 in Los Angeles; December 28 at The Twisted Spine in Brooklyn; and December 31 at the Salem Cinema in Salem, Massachusetts. Additional stops include Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Red Bank, Seymour, Providence, Catskill, Wind Gap and Ashburn. The Blu-ray includes a feature documentary.
The dates and locations of the SPIRIT TASTING road show are as follows:
Thursday, November 12 – Baltimore, MD (Senator Theatre)
Friday, November 20 – Chicago, IL (The Music Box)
Saturday, November 21 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN (The Heights)
Saturday, December 5 – Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz 3)
Saturday, December 26 – Philadelphia, PA (PhilaMOCA)
Sunday, December 27 – RED BANK, NJ (Base Center Cinema)
Monday, December 28 – Brooklyn, New York (The Twisted Spine)
Tuesday, December 29 – SEYMOUR, CT (Strand Theatre)
Wednesday, December 30 – Providence, RI (AS220)
Thursday, December 31 – SALEM, MA (Cinema Salem)
Friday, January 1 – CATSKILL, NY (Community Theatre)
Saturday, January 2 – WIND GAP, PA (The Gap Theatre)
Saturday, January 6 – ASHBURN, VA (Alamo Drafthouse One Loudoun)
