Exclusive ‘Spirit Tasting’ Poster Pours a Deadly New Year’s Toast

Dread Central exclusively reveals the theatrical poster for Spirit Tasting, the New Year’s Eve horror/comedy from WNUF Halloween Special filmmaker Chris LaMartina.

Created by Marc Schoenbach of SadistArt Designs, the artwork traps the cast beneath an overturned tasting glass, surrounded by whiskey bottles and party favors. Above them, a shadowy figure holds the glass in place. “It’s almost midnight and everything you want is on the table,” the poster promises.

A Terror Vision Original Production in conjunction with Massive Failure, Spirit Tasting is directed and edited by LaMartina from a screenplay he wrote with Michael Varrati, writer and director of the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

A post-punk riff on The Monkey’s Paw, the film follows three former punks (Sean Doherty, Melissa LaMartina, and Trevor Wilhelms) as they toast their late bandmate at a distillery on New Year’s Eve.

When a strange sommelier (Matt Lake) invites them to a top-shelf tasting, they discover there’s only one catch: Every bottle requires a “wish.”

But as each of their desires twists into doom, these old friends discover that every pour at the Red Bat Distillery comes at a deadly price.

As we previously reported, LaMartina is bringing his latest holiday horror film on the road. Spirit Tasting world premieres at Baltimore’s Senator Theatre on November 12 before touring the United States into January, with the filmmaker and select cast members appearing at each screening for introductions and Q&As.

LaMartina shot the film in just four days for $40,000 to celebrate his 40th birthday, inspired by Roger Corman’s famously speedy productions. A Blu-ray release is also planned alongside the tour, with bonus features including a feature-length making-of documentary.

Matt Baughman, Cate Paris, and also star, with cameos from , , , and . Producers are , , , and , with executive producing.