Halloween Pushes ‘The Cursed XXX’ Into Awards Season

 (Hollywood, CA) Halloween is providing a continued marketing opportunity for the Adam & Eve Pictures’ paranormal thriller The Cursed XXX launching it into adult movie awards season.  With the annual Heaven & Hell Halloween party providing a perfect showcase for what one critic is calling “the best adult horror/suspense movie in years”, the movie that stars Riley Reid and Brad Armstrong is well-positioned for numerous adult industry movie award nominations.

“You have to get the nominations before you get a chance at the trophies,” stated the movie’s writer/director Will Ryder.

“Just hand her the Best Actress awards now, no need to wait around,” stated adult movie reviewer Cyber5 of XCritic.com in praise of Riley Reid in his review of the feature movie.

But like Hollywood and their elaborately expensive marketing strategies, a good exposure plan is crucial to overall success especially with adult feature movies which have a much longer shelf life that other porn movies.

“You have to keep the movie in the press and we think The Cursed XXX is going to get a lot of well-deserved adult movie award nominations because it’s a really great movie and the cast and crew is phenomenal. We also feel the marketing campaign has been wonderfully executed,” stated co-producer Scott David of X-Play.

Social media, the power of Adam & Eve’s websites, numerous news stories, unique advertising and red carpet positioning at a massive Hollywood party were all crucial in getting the The Cursed XXX the type of promotion deserving of one of the year’s marquee projects. The Heaven & Hell party attracted over nine hundred guests and featured live outdoor performances by Faster Pussycat, Orgy and Rob Zombie’s former band, Powerman 5000 in an urban plaza just off Hollywood Boulevard which was perfect for the adult movie industry and fitting of a paranormal thriller about a Hollywood cam house.

“It was an amazing night and the fact that The Cursed XXX was well represented with pop-ups, red carpet exposure and those legendary LA bands kicking ass was amazing,” Ryder remarked.

The party was sponsored by Adam & Eve, Hot Movies, Rock Candy, Red Light District, XBiz,1AM Doll USA, Adult Biz Law, AVN Magazine, CBD Disc, X-Play and Oral Ace and attracted many of the top adult talent agencies including OC Models, Spiegler Girls, ATM/LA, Nexxxt Level, Foxxx Modeling, 360 Models, 101 Modeling, East Coast Talents, Matrix Models, Motley Models, Ideal Image Models, Society Fifteen, X-Agency Models, Hussie Models and Coxxx Models.

Spotted among the nearly one hundred and fifty performers partying the night away were Jill Cassidy, Misty Stone, Katie Morgan, Kagney Lynn Karter, Luna Star, Whitney Wright, Katrina Jade, Kira Noir, Carolina Sweets, Kenzie Taylor, Carmen Caliente, Vienna Black, Britney Amber, Jenna Foxx, Kimberly Chi, Scarlett Sage, Gianna Dior, Della Dane, Alina Lopez, Kirsten Scott, Kenzie Reeves, Savana Styles, Alix Lovell, Emma Hicks, Katya Rodriguez, Lexi Luna, Loni Legend, Nora Nova, Eden Sin, Lucky Starr, Texas Patty, Silvia Sage. Alison Rey, Liv Revamped, Autumn Falls, Souixsie Q., Fallon West, Ashley Adams, Blaten Lee, Riley Nixon, Taylor Pierce, Kinky Gaga, Nikki Ferrari, Brooke Haze and over one hundred others.

“I don’t think we could market a movie any better,” Ryder concluded.  Check out the thrilling trailer for The Cursed XXX at https://youtu.be/wsiCmaMKl9E

“I gave the movie an XCritic Pick as well. It’s an amazing film. I wish I could have been at that party.” stated Apache Warrior of XCritic.

“It is a nice blend of suspense and horror that puts it in a category of its own that is sure to garner numerous major awards,” stated Roger Pipe. “I loved the script and the way the movie is paced. It has mainstream sensibilities and will certainly be talked about at awards time. Plus they really know how to throw a party.”

“A superb production in every way.” remarked Art Koch of NightMoves Magazine who has already honored the movie with a First Choice Award.

The Cursed XXX stars an all-star cast with Riley Reid, Kat Dior, Sarah Vandella, Misty Stone, Holly Hendrix, Nia Nacci, Chloe Scott, Victoria June, Maya Bijou, Ziggy Star, Lucky Starr and Veronica Valentine. The men are Brad Armstrong, Seth Gamble, Chad White, Mike Mancini, Frank Bukkwyd, Connor Kennedy, Eric John and James Bartholet.

“The Cursed XXX is well written, tense, beautifully acted and perfectly sexy. Riley does a great job of playing a sweet looking girl who is clearly hiding something dark and scary behind those big doe eyes”. stated Roger Pipe on the Rogreviews website.

After a fire destroys a women’s shelter killing all but one, the sexy dark truth about a cursed Hollywood cam-house is uncovered when a dead girl is found floating in the pool.  Scared, beautiful cam girls become fearfully obsessed with new resident Abigail (Riley Reid) and when demonic spirits and paranormal activity invade the mansion, even the LAPD is baffled at finding the killer in a sexy who-dunnit mystery.

The Cursed XXX should be one of the most heavily nominated movies of the year and is in stores on DVD and also available on VOD.  Happy Halloween.

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