The Pierce Brothers horror comedy DEADHEADS will continue to make the festival rounds this fall, and Fango got the scoop on a few upcoming playdates, as well as an exclusive clip. See below the jump for the latest on the zombie romp, which we previously reported on here.

“We’ve been officially selected for Spain’s Sitges Film Festival this October, as well as at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival,” says Brett Pierce, who wrote and directed DEADHEADS with his brother, Drew. ”The film has been playing to packed crowds at Film4FrightFest and Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival. The film is also playing in Grimmfest [Manchester, UK], Fantasy Film Fest [Germany] and Slash Fest [Austria]. The cast and crew have been traveling the U.S. and overseas with the film’s festival tour. It’s been wonderful. We have many more fests to announce shortly.”

DEADHEADS follows buddies Mike Kellerman (Michael McKiddy) and Brent Guthrie (Ross Kidder), who find themselves, much to their surprise, undead amidst a zombie outbreak. After Mike discovers an engagement ring in his coat pocket, he enlists Brent to help him search for the long-lost love of his afterlife. You will get to meet the undead dudes in our exclusive clip. Nailing an American company to launch DEADHEADS Stateside may soon be on the horizon, following steady foreign sales. “The film has locked distribution deals in the UK, Germany, Benelux, France, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East,” says Brett. “We are still pursuing distribution in the U.S., but things are looking good.”

In the meantime, the Pierce Brothers have a new horror flick waiting in the wings. “Drew and I are working on a Halloween themed horror/adventure/comedy tentatively titled ALL HALLOW’S EVE,” Brett says. “It’s an EVIL DEAD II style horror/action film about all the classic Halloween myths like Samhain, the Headless Horseman, Jack O’ Lantern, banshees and such. We are so excited about this one.”

Sitges runs October 6-16, while Toronto After Dark takes place October 20-27 (the film was also just announced for Screamfest in L.A.). Stay tuned for more DEADHEADS updates at Fangoria.com. And in the meantime, check out the film’s official website.

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